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Of all the things that she could learn in life, including all those that you learn in school, even after so many books, and so experiences, nothing could've prepared Hermione for what was happening right now.

The minister of magic was on her knees looking at something that resembled her best friend and the worst thing is that it managed to look the same the same way he looked the day he disappeared.

- Who are you? What happened to Hogwarts? – Asked the supposed young figure of Harry Potter who was standing awkwardly in the middle of the scene.

And the other adults didn't know what to do or say, all of them looked at each other for a few seconds, after a few moments they nodded, and then, everyone except Hermione raised their wands to point them toward the green-eyed young man.

- Minister… Come on! Call the Aurors! – The blonde woman with a dreamy but serious expression said trying to get the older woman from her shocked state.

- Oh… Fuck… Luna's right! – Hermione mumbled before she conjured a known signal in the sky.

It was just like a red flare in the sky, only used for emergencies, and in just a matter of seconds, an older, short-haired muscular woman with purple hair appeared and alongside her, there were a lot of men and women pointing their wands at Harry.

- Well, fuck me… You guys didn't even act like this towards Voldemort! – The green-eyed man said as he let the wand he was holding fall on the floor.

- We saw everything, Hermione… But this—The purple-haired woman said as she stared at the figure in front of her – No… It can't be, this is—The muscular woman tried to say but Hermione quickly stopped her.

- Wait, Tonks… Let's not get quick conclusions… This could be a trap, we all know Harry died that day, this could be an illusion or something sent by Voldemort's supporters as a cruel joke! – Hermione tried to reason but she couldn't find many logical explanations to what was happening right now.

- What!? Voldemort is indeed dead… I can assure you that, I witnessed the moment he finally died, he's gone and he's not coming back – The figure said with a serious expression – Also I can assure you I am me… I'm Harry James Potter! – He said in an angry tone – I know it's hard to believe but if you get my friends, I'm sure they—He tried to argue but he was suddenly stopped by the minister of magic.

- How do you expect us to believe that? It's been more than twenty years since that day… It's weird for you to look just the same as he did back then! – Hermione was getting desperate.

And the figure in front of her couldn't believe what he was hearing, it didn't make sense for him to hear those news.

- What? More than twenty years? What are you talking about? After we were sucked by that portal the battle only lasted for a few minutes, there's no—Harry tried to argue with them to make them understand and he then suddenly realized something.

He looked at the adult figures in front of him and even the one he was standing all over, the blonde guy under him looked familiar, well, his hair, this guy really reminded him of a coward he has known ever since the first day he came to the magical world, this guy reminded him of that guy but older.

- Malfoy… - He mumbled as he stared back at the other adults.

There was a blonde woman with a calm expression and a beautiful pair of eyes who really reminded him of someone, but her scrawny body was long gone, there were clear signs that adulthood did her body right, she has bigger breasts, wide hips, a good rear and long legs.

- Luna – He said in a low tone before he moved towards an angry tall guy.

The tall guy looked confident about his position as he holds and points his wand against him, he then looked at the purple-haired woman who is as confused as him, and the realization suddenly hit him.

- Neville… Tonks! But—I thought you died! – Harry said not believing what he was seeing.

And finally, he couldn't help but look at the bushy-haired woman whose expression it's hard to decipher, she looks stunned, but also there was a hint of sadness and melancholy, and overall, there seems to be something, like… Hope? That's what Harry asks himself as he looks at the way her hair looks like, her eyes, and her face, and even if time has been graceful to her it's obvious she has changed, however, he knew who she was.

- Mione? – Harry finally said with a shocked expression and Hermione couldn't hold the tears anymore.

- This is too weird, I think we better take him to the castle… And let's tell all students to leave – Tonks said with a worried expression, and even if she looked like the strongest one amongst them, she was fighting hard to her tears take control of her eyes.

- You're right Tonks, let's do that, I have a theory about what's going on – Luna said with a serious expression – If this turns out to be true it's going to be hard to tell everyone about this… Especially Ginny – Luna added.

It sure was going to be a mess but something like this needed to be studied in deep, Hermione and the rest were taken to the hospital to check if they were right and the supposed Harry Potter was also taken without any complaints.

- Look at this… A figure I thought I'd never see again – Said the nurse nervously.

- Hello Poppy – Harry said with a weak smile.

- Take off your shirt! – Poppy demanded him and the scared boy did it as fast as possible.

The nurse was checking everywhere on his body, she was analyzing some details that she needed to know as she checked his vital signs and everything, and when she finished she ordered him to get dressed again.

- Look, I don't know if this is an imitator but there's something for sure, if this is it, they clearly made their homework right… He has all the scars, all the marks, everything it's here, this is really terrifying, of course, there are some new details but I guess that's something that has to be related to the last battle in case he's actually the person he's telling everyone he is – The nurse told everyone before she gulped.

Poppy suddenly opened the door of the hospital and other important people joined the room.

- Professor McGonagall, it's good to see you… I see you became the headmistress, you deserve it to be honest – Harry said with a smirk at the older witch – Hagrid you still look great… Have you finally gotten a dragon? – He said to a very tall man – Oh, who is that beauty? – He said as he looked at an older blonde woman who blushed.

- It's Professor Daphne Greengrass for you – The blonde said with a blush on her face.

- What the fuck Daphne? What happened to the plain-looking girl? – Harry couldn't believe it – Professor Sinistra… Just like the stars you haven't aged a day – Harry smiled at his attempt at a joke and the professor just rolled her eyes – And it's that… No way! Fleur is that you!? – Harry said with a smirk on his face.

The younger man couldn't help but laugh, he was starting to believe that he actually died and this was some kind of purgatory where he needed to resolve his sins or something like that to finally ascend to heaven.

- This doesn't make any fucking sense! – Harry was starting to go insane, he didn't know else to expect from this situation.

- It actually makes sense – Suddenly a voice of reason appeared, it was Luna.

- Oh right, you had something in your mind, right Luna? – Asked Hermione with a serious expression.

- Okay… Care to tell us what's happening and why we have a carbon copy of Harry? – Fleur was the first one to question the obvious.

- Well, this boy here… He claims he's Harry James Potter, the hero of the wizarding world and our dear friend... – Luna said with a smile on her face.

The rest of the new guests gasped at that information, they couldn't believe what they were hearing, this sounded more like a cruel prank, but there couldn't be anyone so evil to do that.

- What? This can't be true, he must using a Polyjuice potion or something like that! – Professor Sinistra said but Mcgonagall quickly intervened before she could harm the young man.

- The people from Gringotts are on the way… With that, we will know if he's being authentic or if this is just a lie – The headmistress said with a serious but calm expression.

- I'd like to hear Luna's idea… I'm still as confused as you guys, I just disappeared for like ten minutes and then, when I come back turns out I find out all of you looking older and depressed – Harry was confused about this whole situation – It seems like adulthood really hit you all hard, right? – He asked trying to get an emotion from them.

- First of all, Harry, if that's really your name, I'd like to hear what happened after you disappeared – Luna encouraged him to tell his story.

- Well, a portal appeared and sucked us both Voldemort and I, and we landed on a very dystopic place – Harry said before gulping – It was a complete mess of a world… There were constant earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, it seemed so desertic, and it seems like it was too close to other planets, to make a comparison, we were able to see the nearby planets just in the same way we see the moon and they were getting cleared little by little… That's how close the planets were to us! – He added as he tried to remember what happened in the last ten minutes for him.

He scratched his chin as he collected his thoughts, he knew that this was an important part.

- We didn't care too much about that though, the only thing that mattered for the two of us, was the fact that we were fighting and we needed to end this now… It was him or me and there didn't seem to be a way to defeat him… But I remembered what I was fighting for and I couldn't help but think about those who sacrificed themselves for this… That gave me an extra boost, enough to disarm him, and finally take the elder wand to destroy him – Harry said with a furious expression.

The people in the room were surprised, even in that situation he was able to think about everyone and not just about himself even though he was in a very confusing place, it must've been scary for him, but he managed to overcome and defeat that bastard.

- And that's what it was of Ryddle… He's gone forever, he cursed me as he disappeared into the nothingness of the universe, I saw him disintegrate and disappear forever, even if he somehow managed to survive I don't think he'll be able to come back as everything started to explode… - He remained in silence for a few moments - The stars, the moons, the planets, everything, it was like fireworks and that's when I thought I was going to die too, still, I was satisfied with dying because I managed to defeat him, at least there was going to be a future for everyone and even if it was going to cost me my life I was happy for that, but then… The spiral appeared again – Harry smiled as he thought about that moment.

He stared at all the people present in the room it seems like they were having a difficult time trying to grasp what they were hearing, they were trying to see if he lying but surprisingly, he looked sincere.

- So, that's what happened – Another person said as she entered the room, she was behind all the people that were hearing his story.

It was an older red-haired woman with pale skin, her body clearly tells you that she works out, but she wasn't alone, there was a young man that if Harry could compare, surely reminded him a little bit of someone from the past, he was taller than the woman and he has a serious look on his face.

- Ginny… Is that you? – Asked Harry before he ran towards her.

But he was stopped by the man who was with her just before he was about to hug her, her companion has his wand pointed at Harry and he was looking at him with hatred.

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