As Albus, James, and Rose boarded the Hogwarts Express, Harry thought about the talk he just had with Albus.
He had reassured him that even if he was put into Slytherin,
that the house would have gained a great wizard. That talk had cheered Albus up sufficiently, and now he was off to Hogwarts.
As the Potters and Granger-Weasleys watched the Hogwarts express start to move and pick up speed, Harry couldn't help but remember his first year at Hogwarts. "It's still strange to see it leave without us." Ron said. "Yea you're right." Harry replied. As the end of the train revealed the wall on the other side of the platform, What Harry saw nearly made him pass out in that moment. He stumbled and Ginny and Ron barely caught him. "Are you okay Harry?!" Hermione said,
"I, I just saw.." he trailed off.
"What did you see?" Ginny whispered worriedly. Harry's mouth felt dry, but he croaked, "I just… just saw Dumbledore."
"But Harry, Dumbledore is-" Hermione said before she was cutoff. "Yes, I know he's dead Hermione! But he looked so, real." Harry said, he felt clammy, like he had just come out of cold water.
"Are you okay daddy?" Said Harry's daughter, Lily. "I'm fine Lily, you and Hugo go say hi to your uncle Percy." Harry said hoarsely, and they left to do just that. "You know, I probably just imagined it, but he smiled at me. But it was him, I just know it."
He said, getting to his feet. "We should go home now Harry, this has never happened before and you need to rest." Ginny replied shakily.
And that was that, but over the next few weeks Harry saw Dumbledore multiple times. Reading the paper, talking to people at the ministry, even in his own home, but every time he tried interacting with Dumbledore, he mysteriously disappeared from sight. He wondered if he was going mad, but when he was in his living room one night and he saw Dumbledore in the chair next to him reading the paper, the talk that followed made Harry sure that he wasn't mad.
A/N: I'll try to get chapter two to you as soon as possible! But I go back to school tomorrow and I won't have a lot of time. ;)