Harry and his friends were gathered in the rec center of Windmere, playing a game of Monopoly. Other than the play money being changed to read as Galleons, it was otherwise identical to the American edition. While Ron took his turn, Arista said, "I almost can't believe that in two week's time it'll be Orientation Week and we'll be at Nightwind School. Ron, I own Baltic Avenue and have one house on it, so you owe me twenty Galleons."

Ron handed over the appropriate money, while June, who was acting as banker, gave him his two hundred Galleon salary for passing Go. "Draco, it's your turn," he said. "Anyway, it'll be interesting being at Nightwind School. We'll get to learn magic spells, and meet new people."

Draco nodded as he rolled a seven and moved his car token to the Just Visiting section of the Jail space. "Our group is great and all, but expanding it could be useful. We could do what your parents and their friends did, like you suggested, Harry, and be the second Phoenix Club. Arista, it's your turn."

"If our roommates are fine with it, then we'd have sixteen people in it like in the original group," said Harry. "By the way, do any of you know anything about our roommates? All I know is that Anthony Goldstein is Jewish and Muggleborn, because Uncle Kurt told me about going to give him his letter. And that Frank Chung is of Chinese descent, from California, likes science-fiction, and is pretty good friends with Peter O'Hagan."

"Well, Hermione Granger is Muggleborn too," said Eileen. "Mum was the one to give her the letter and explain the wizarding world to her."

"All I know is that Kalea Allen is Native American," said Neville. "And where the others are from. Veronica Gatti is from Italy, Mikhail Fedorovich is from Russia, I mean the Ukraine, Dean Thomas is British like Hermione and Anthony, and apparently black, and Leilani Roxas is from the Philippines."

"Right, Ukraine recently split off from Russia and became its own country," said June. "Mr. Sato mentioned that during geography class. Anyway, we'll just have to get know our roommates. I'm sure they'll be nice people, and we'll learn more about other countries and cultures."

There was a knock on the door and Stella called, "Come in!" The door opened and two women stepped inside. One was Headmistress Nakamura, while the other they recognized as one of their upcoming first year teachers, Professor Chavez.

"Hello," said Headmistress Nakamura. "We're sorry to interrupt your play, but we need to speak to you. It's mostly about you, Harry, but what we have to discuss can affect your friends as well."

The two teachers sat down on the couch, while the eight preteens straightened up from their places on the floor. "Harry, I take it you know about what happened with your parents and why you're famous in the wizarding world?" Professor Chavez asked.

Harry nodded. He had known, ever since he was old enough to understand what death was, that his parents had been killed by an evil wizard, which was why he lived with Aunt Petunia and Uncle Tau. After he'd turned nine, however, when he was presumably old enough to fully understand, his godparents had sat him and June down and explained about the Voldemort, the war, and why and how his parents had been killed.

"Well, so far, you have had little exposure to your fame," said Professor Chavez. "Your main exposure to the wizarding world has been through what your parents' friends have told you and the goings-on in Windmere, where the people here know better than to make a fuss over your fame. Your friends know the real you and don't treat you any differently from any other person of their age that they like."

"And when you have visited the wizarding areas of other countries, or been to Diagon Alley, the people around you didn't know who you were," added Headmistress Nakamura. "But once you start school, that is secondary school, that is going to change. The other students will be aware of who you are, since your survival of the Killing Curse and appearing to be the main cause of Voldemort's defeat is known worldwide, at least among witches and wizards. Even the Muggleborns will know, since the war against Voldemort, and you in particular, comprises a couple of chapters in Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century, which is given to every Muggleborn student to read upon being notified about the wizarding world."

"So I'm going to have a lot of people gawp at my scar and ask me for autographs?" Harry asked.

"Students wanting to a glimpse of your scar is a great possibility," said Professor Chavez. "And I'm sure there will be whispers about you. But I doubt you will get many people asking for your autograph, except maybe among the other first years that don't know any better. The older students should know better, and the prefects and Head Boy and Girl won't pester you and do what they can to help prevent students from bothering you."

"You don't have to worry about your roommates," said Headmistress Nakamura. "When doing the room assignments, we made sure that yours were sensible people that wouldn't make too big a fuss of your fame and can get to know the real you, not the image presented in history books. The same goes for your friends, since the staff figured that you'd want to be friends with your roommates, like pretty much every student at Nightwind School has done."

"But how would you know if they were sensible people, Headmistress Nakamura?" asked Arista. "All right, you might be able to tell with Dean Thomas, Hermione Granger, and Anthony Goldstein, because they had to be met and told about the wizarding world, but the others are different."

"We do know who their parents are," Professor Chavez pointed out. "Therefore, we have some idea as to how their children will be raised. Mikhail Fedorovich, for example, has a father that is well-known in Russia, since he played on the Russian National Team before retiring a couple years ago. Therefore, Mikhail has some idea of what it's like to fussed over due to fame, and knows not to act that way to another that is famous, or a child of a famous person. Kalea Allen is half Native American and half native Hawaiian, and both cultures are known for not making as a big a deal over famous people compared to other cultures. Yes, they have legends of great heroes and respect those that are well-known, but they don't unnecessarily fawn over them."

"The point is that we want you to be prepared for some hero-worship among the other students, Harry," Headmistress Nakamura said. "At least until they get to know you, or it's explained to them in history class that it was your parents' sacrifice that enabled you to survive. Now, are you aware of the prophecy that was made about Voldemort's possible defeat?"

Harry nodded. "Uncle Sirius and Aunt Fiona told me about it. Me, Neville, Eileen, or Stella could have fit the prophecy, but Voldemort decided to go after me. Uncle Lucius says it's because Voldemort thought a boy would be more able to defeat him, and out of me and Neville, I was a halfblood like him and still in Britain. Aunt Amina also told me about a prophetic dream she had, where Voldemort would mark the person fated to defeat him once and for all, baring something bad happening to me that would prevent it."

"Well, from what we've gathered, along with Headmaster Dumbledore and few others that were part of his group that fought in the war, Voldemort was defeated, but he's not dead," said Headmistress Nakamura. "At some point his spirit will regain a body and he will return to power, unless we manage to find out and destroy every single thing he made to try and prevent death."

Harry and his friends looked confused. After the two teachers exchanged looks, Professor Chavez explained, "There is a ritual that can be done that allows a person to split their soul and place the soul fragment in an object. It is a very Dark ritual, since it requires the person to commit murder in order to fragment their soul. Headmistress Nakamura and Headmaster Dumbledore was able to come into possession of one of Voldemort's soul objects and was able to destroy but, but from what we have been told, more than one or two was made. We have been searching, but so far only found one more and destroyed it."

Harry, June, and Arista looked shocked, while the others had various looks of horror or disgust on their faces. "How many could have been made?" Eileen asked.

"We don't know, except that it was more than two or three," said Headmistress Nakamura. "We do have a theory that he made six, so that his soul would be in seven pieces, as seven is a significant number. But we don't know exactly where he would have hidden them all, or what they could all be. The first one Headmaster Dumbledore and I destroyed was a diary that Voldemort had bought while he was in school, and the second one was a ring that we found hidden in the remains of the home that his mother's family had lived in. Incidentally, we also discovered the ring was one of the Deathly Hallows, but apparently Voldemort had no idea, and from what we've figured out, his mother's family apparently had no idea either and just saw it as a family heirloom."

"The ring was the Resurrection Stone?" June asked, looking rather shocked. Her friends had similar looks on their faces.

Headmistress Nakamura nodded. "After I destroyed it with a goblin-made dagger I had borrowed from the goblins at the Windmere Bank, Headmaster Dumbledore and I examined the ring and saw the symbol of the Hallows on it. I was able to summon the shade of my mother, and Headmaster Dumbledore summoned the shade of one of his dead relatives, which confirmed it. In any case, we are actively looking for the other soul objects, but it is highly likely that we not find them all before Voldemort finds some way to return to power. Therefore, you could end up fulfilling the prophecy, Harry."

Harry made a face. "So I've got to either kill Voldemort, or he could kill me. Stupid prophecy. If Uncle Lucius hadn't been asked to spy on an interview, then Voldemort wouldn't have found out about the prophecy and none of this would have happened."

"Uh, Harry, if Voldemort hadn't gone after you, then the war might still be going on," Ron pointed out hesitantly.

"You're right," admitted Harry. "I'm glad the war is over for now, but that still doesn't mean I want to be an orphan, even if Aunt Petunia and Uncle Tau are great and like parents to me, or that I have to kill Voldy or be killed by him."

"I'm very sorry that such a burden was placed on you," said Professor Chavez sympathetically. "But since it was, Headmistress Nakamura and I felt that you should at least know what's going on, and your aunt and uncle and godparents all felt the same. Since your friends are important to you, and based on what Professor Freeman, one of the Divination teachers, Saw years ago, they would help you, we decided to let them know as well. However, none of you are not to tell anyone else about any of this, other than your roommates if you become friends with them and find them trustworthy. Professor Freeman saw a group of sixteen people that were friends, the potential prophecy children among them, working together to defeat Voldemort."

Instead of looking pleased, Harry looked horrified. "I am not having my friends be involved! It's bad enough that my parents died because Voldemort decided to target me, and all those other people in the Order died fighting him, including Ron's uncles and Aunt Fiona's sister. There's a reason why Arista's middle name is Bridget. I don't want my friends dying, or getting hurt, because they want to help me defeat Voldemort."

"Harry, you're not going to talk us out of it," Eileen said firmly. "Have you forgotten that my grandmother, my namesake, died because of a Death Eater attack on Diagon Alley? Just for that, I'd want to fight against Voldemort and his followers."

"Regardless of what happens, we're standing with you," said Neville bravely. "Remember, I was one of the prophecy children, and if my parents hadn't decided to move to Windmere and take teaching positions, I could have been in the same position you're in."

"Don't forget about all those books we read," Draco added. "The hero may be the one to face the bad guy and defeat him, but the hero's friends helped him get there, and fought the underlings. You remember the Redwall books that Mr. Sato had us read. Matthias may have been the one to defeat Cluny by dropping a large bell on him, but Matthias's friends and allies fought the vermin that Cluny had gathered under his banner."

Harry had to admit that his friends had a point. "Fine, but I really wish you would stay out of it."

"That's not happening, Harry," said Stella. "Like Nev said, we're standing with you no matter what happens. I bet our future roommates will say the same once we've become friends with them."

"All right, all right," said Harry in defeat. "You're all your own people and can do what you want. Thank you for bringing us up to date, Headmistress Nakamura and Professor Chavez."

"You're welcome," said Headmistress Nakamura. "We'll let you return to your game." The two teachers rose and left the room.

Harry and his friends resumed their Monopoly game, but this time they talked about what had just been revealed to them.