Chapter 11

Flashes of green light went through Harry's mind, he dreamt of the same green light hitting him and feeling his scar carved into his forehead, he heard distant voices but he couldn't tell what they were saying. Harry didn't know what was going on, he wasn't sure where he was, all he knew was that he'd hear distant voices before a flash of green light restarted it. Harry suddenly started to hear a new voice, it sounded quiet but was slowly getting louder until he heard it was calling his name. He doesn't know why but the voice sounded familiar and comforting until it brought him out.

Harry felt exhausted as he slowly woke up, he felt he was laying in bed and there was something in his hand. He tried to squeeze what it was and felt it was someone's hand before he heard "Harry!"

Harry slowly opened his eyes and saw everything was blurred but he saw a familiar blurred brown figure to his right, the figure put his glasses on him and he saw a clear view of a worried but happy Hermione. Harry smiled when he saw her before Hermione hugged him and said "I've been so worried, you've been unconscious for three days, I-I thought you were d-dead!"

Harry could hear the worry Hermione had and was able to put one arm around her and say "I'm fine Hermione, are you ok?"

Hermione sat back on her chair and said "You prat, you don't get to ask me that when you're the one who almost died!"

Before Harry could say anything he felt someone approaching and soon a familiar white owl landed on his left. Harry had to raise his hand to defend himself as Hedwig started to peck at him as she said "Stupid, stupid, stupid, do you have any idea how worried I was, I felt our bond almost break, what did you do while I was gone!?"

Harry could tell Hedwig wasn't trying to hurt him but she was mad at him for almost getting killed, he spoke through the bond "Hedwig I'm sorry I worried you, I'm ok now." Hedwig stopped pecking him before she nuzzled him as she felt relieved to see Harry was ok, Harry started to pet her as a way to help her calm down.

Harry felt Hermione was still holding his other hand so he gave it a squeeze and it seemed to calm her down a bit, especially when he smiled at her, Hermione took a deep breath and said "I'm alright Harry, it's you who got the worst of it, when you-know-who tried to possess me but entered your body he caused your magic to go crazy as it tried to force him out. Madam Pomfrey said your magical core was severely depleted and you were suffering from severe magical exhaustion, thankfully there was no permanent damage done."

Before Harry could say anything Madam Pomfrey appeared and said "I'm glad to see you're awake Mr. Potter." She cast a few diagnostic spells on Harry before saying "Your magical core is still recovering so you are not allowed to do any magic for the rest of the week, other than a few minor cuts and bruises, that I've already healed, you should be fine, you were also lucky you didn't suffer longer under the cruciatus curse so the damage was still minimal. I'd recommend you still rest in here until dinner then you may return to your dorm."

Harry thanked the healer as she walked away, once she was gone Harry turned to Hermione and asked "What happened to the stone?"

Before Hermione could speak they heard "You don't need to worry about the stone anymore." They turned to see Dumbledore enter the hospital wing, he continued "I've spoken with Nicolas and we've agreed that the stone is too dangerous to allow it to remain so we have agreed to have it destroyed."

Harry and Hermione were surprised to hear this, Harry asked "But doesn't that mean he'll die soon?"

Dumbledore nodded and said "Yes but that is not necessarily a bad thing, you see death is the next great adventure and Nicolas and his wife decided it was time for them to move on to theirs, they still have enough of the elixir to allow them to settle any unfinished business." Dumbledore stood next to the bed and asked "How are you feeling Harry?"

"I'm fine sir, I still feel tired but Madam Pomfrey said I should be ok."

Dumbledore smiled and conjured a comfortable chair and sat down, he then spoke "That's good to hear, Madam Pomfrey had kept you monitored in case something were to happen but in any time she wasn't monitoring you these two were here to look after you."

Dumbledore pointed to Hedwig and Hermione, Harry turned to Hermione to see her blush and turn away. Harry was surprised to hear Hermione was by his side the entire time, Hermione tried to explain "I-I was worried so I asked if I could be here."

Dumbledore chuckled and said "I seem to remember Professor McGonagall almost had to drag you away from the hospital wing until I allowed you to stay." Hermione's blush deepened even more before Dumbledore continued "In any case I would still like to hear from you what had happened, when your owl caught up to me with a note I came back to the school just as Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall were running to the third floor. Would you mind explaining to me what had happened?"

Harry started to explain what had happened from them first suspecting Snape or Quirrell all the way up to when he arrived in the final chamber. Harry stopped to ask how Neville and Ron were doing and he felt relieved to hear they were both ok and while Ron's arm was broken it was fixed now. Dumbledore did stop the story to check the time before asking Hermione if she could go and get dinner for Harry since he hadn't had anything to eat. Once she was gone Harry continued the story of facing Voldemort however Harry left out his use of wandless magic, Harry thought Dumbledore would be upset with him because he shattered the mirror of erised but he relaxed when Dumbledore said it was for the best that the mirror was destroyed so it wouldn't drive anyone insane again.

Once he was done Harry asked "Professor is what Voldemort said true, did he really come to our home to kill me?"

Harry knew Dumbledore knew about the prophecy and wanted to see if Dumbledore would tell him, once Dumbledore nodded saying it was Harry asked why to which Dumbledore responded "I'm afraid I cannot tell you Harry, at least not now, knowledge can be a burden on many and you should be allowed to enjoy your childhood while you still can, when the time is right then I will tell you everything."

Harry saw Dumbledore was keeping secrets from him, he put up his shields before looking Dumbledore in the eye and asked "What if he comes for me again, he said he wants to kill me so what if he comes back?"

Harry felt an almost unnoticeable push on his shields before it vanished, if it wasn't for all the times Snape and Voldemort looked into his mind then he might not have noticed it but he knew Dumbledore just tried to read his mind, Dumbledore spoke "You would not have to worry about that Harry, you see Voldemort would not be able to harm you as you are still protected, when your mother sacrificed her life for you she used a powerful magic that most have forgotten, it is love. When your mother willingly gave her life to save you her love for you prevented Voldemort from being able to kill you, that is why even when he tried to touch you the love your mother used to protect you burned him so he can't touch you."

Harry seemed to think about it before he then asked "Professor I want to ask, is it possible I could remain at Hogwarts for the summer?"

"I'm afraid that would not be possible Harry, I'm sure your family will miss you and will want you to return for the summer."

Harry resisted the urge to scoff at that, he knew the only reason the Dursleys would miss him is because they can't torture him anymore. Harry felt his time would be better spent practicing new spells during the summer to prepare for when Voldemort returns, he was about to speak but Dumbledore spoke first "There is another reason why you must return Harry, you see since it was your mother's protection that saved you it is tied to your blood so as long as you live with a blood relative to your mother then the protection will continue to keep you safe. I had added blood wards to your home that must be recharged every year to keep the protection going so as long as you live with her then Voldemort will be unable to touch you."

That seemed to stop Harry as he looked down and thought about what happened with Voldemort, if it wasn't for the protection then most likely he and Hermione would be dead right now and Voldemort would have returned. As much as Harry wished he could get away from his relatives he couldn't risk losing the only thing that saved their lives, if it meant he could keep his friends safe then he would return to the Dursleys. Harry nodded and told Dumbledore he understood and would return to his relatives. Dumbledore seemed to accept this and said his farewells but before he left he pulled out Harry's invisibility cloak and handed it back to him and told him not to lose it again since it belonged to his father, Harry realized Dumbledore was the one who had the cloak.

Dumbledore was gone and Harry was sitting in bed alone as he thought back to the fight, Voldemort saw him as nothing more than a first year so he didn't take the fight seriously, he wanted Harry to feel afraid by showing him all his spells were useless, Harry now knew he'd need to push himself in his training if he wanted to survive. Harry thought back to the wandless magic he saw Voldemort perform but it seemed he still relied on using a wand to fight, Harry glanced down at his own hands and knew if he wanted any chance of defeating Voldemort he'd need to master wandless magic.

Thankfully he was distracted when Hermione returned and was followed by Neville, Ron, and the quidditch team. Madam Pomfrey was not happy about having so many people in the hospital wing but since the year was almost over and Harry was her only patient she allowed it. While Harry ate he realized none of the team knew about Voldemort since the news spread around the school that Quirrell was trying to steal something from the third floor so Harry decided to play along as he didn't want to cause any panic. Harry apologized to Oliver for missing the game and losing them the cup but Oliver said it didn't matter since there was still next year, although Harry did laugh after Oliver told him Cormac tried to play as their seeker but Oliver kept his promised and refused to let him be their seeker.

Hermione had pulled back the curtains from the bed on his left and Harry saw a bunch of get well gifts his friends got him, he even saw some were from his Slytherin friends. The team soon left after talking to Harry and making sure he was ok, Harry was left alone with Hermione, Neville, and Ron and he found out they knew the truth about Voldemort trying to come back. Harry felt nervous about what he was about to do but he felt they deserved to know the truth, he told them how Voldemort said he swore to kill him, Harry could see the look of shock on their faces and he worried they would end up leaving him.

Neville was the first to speak "Harry, we are going to need to push our training if we want to be prepared for when he returns, I'll ask my gran if she has any books with more dangerous spells we can use."

Harry looked surprised before Hermione said "I'll look through the library for better spells and maybe we might even need to search the restricted section so we can learn how to at least defend against some of the deadlier spells."

Harry asked "Don't you know how dangerous this could be?"

Ron was the one to speak up "Of course we do and it's bloody terrifying but if you-know-who is going to keep coming back to kill you then we need to be prepared, I'll write to my brother Bill and ask if he might know any useful spells and I think Charlie has some spells that they use on dragons so I'll ask him."

Harry cut in "It's me he's after not any of you."

Hermione stepped closer and said "Harry, do you remember what I said before you went through the flames, I told you that you make me a better witch just like how you told me before I make you a better wizard, we promised we'd make each other better so I'm not leaving your side, if he comes back I promise I'll stand by your side ready to help you."

Harry looked at Hermione surprised by what she said but her words made him feel reassured, he thought they would abandon him after learning how dangerous it is around him but they agreed to stand with him and help him, Harry smiled and agreed.

For the rest of the week Harry mostly enjoyed his time, since he couldn't practice any magic he decided to spend that time looking over the journal and writing down stronger spells to learn once the next school year started. Harry found the summoning charm and realized how useful it could be and why Voldemort practiced that spell enough to cast it wandlessly however as he still used the wand movement and incantation it meant he did the bare minimum so Harry intended to learn that spell. The news of Harry and his friends stopping Quirrell from stealing something valuable from the third floor was spread around the school and now everyone knew, because of this many Gryffindors stopped blaming Harry and Hermione for losing the house cup although Cormac and a small group still hated Harry. Professor Flitwick had spoken to Harry and congratulated him on stopping Quirrell but said there wouldn't be any more dueling lessons since he was still recovering but they would start their dueling lessons again next school year, he gave more good news when he said he talked to McGonagall and they agreed to let them use the dueling room again.

Harry and Hermione didn't sleep in their dorm for the remainder of their year, just as Harry thought they both kept having nightmares about seeing Quirrell die although for Hermione her nightmares were about Harry dying. The two practiced their occlumency to try and push the nightmares away and bring up happier memories and they once again pushed two couches together so they could find some comfort in each other while they slept. Harry had decided to tell the rest of their friends the truth so he had gotten them to meet up again in the abandoned classroom where they studied and Harry decided to tell them the truth that Voldemort was still alive.

Harry told them the story of what happened and as he gave the details he could see many of them that were trying to deny it started to believe him, even if it terrified them he'd rather they know the truth and can prepare for it. To Harry's surprise Daphne and Susan agreed to push their training in the dueling room so they could be prepared, Susan explained how a group of death eaters attacked her home and she only survived because her aunt was visiting that day and escaped with her. Daphne told Harry how during the war even though her family was neutral in the war many death eaters were making threats to them. Blaise and Lilian agreed to keep an eye on the children of death eaters since most likely if Voldemort returned their families would follow him without a second thought. Harry didn't know when Voldemort would return, it could be next year or even after graduation but at least he knew his friends would help him.

The day before the leaving feast the teachers had finished grading the exams and had posted them for the students to see, the four friends rushed to find their grades, soon Harry found his name and read the results

Transfiguration- O

Defense- O

Charms- O

Herbology- EE

Astronomy- EE

History- EE

Potions- A

Harry felt proud of himself after seeing his grades, for once he didn't have to lower his grade so he wouldn't be punished, although he was upset Snape gave him an acceptable at least in his other classes he did far better. Neville pointed out his grades to Harry and Harry saw he got two O's four EE's and one A so Harry congratulated him. Ron saw he had gotten mostly EE's and A's, he expected himself to do worse but he guessed all the times Harry and Neville made him do his own work helped him out. Hermione seemed disappointed in her grade but when she pointed it out to her friends they saw she got O's in everything except potions where she got an A, once Harry pointed out their grade in potions were the same she became upset at how unfair Snape was being. The Gryffindor first years looked excited at seeing they all managed to pass and were going to be second years next year.

The day of the leaving feast finally came and all the students came down to the great hall where they saw everything was decorated in green and silver showing Slytherin had won. Harry had been one of the last students to arrive since he had made a quick stop in the dueling room, Madam Pomfrey told him his magical core was back to full strength and he could cast magic again, Harry had attempted to try and cast wandlessly with his left hand and while he succeeded he saw the spell was incredibly weak. The area the spell hit felt more like a wet floor so he was able to move carefully on it, he guessed his spell only succeeded that day because it was a desperate situation. Harry practiced once more and was able to cast a few spells wandlessly although he still needed the wand movement and incantation but he felt determined to lose those by next year.

Arriving at the great hall the students got to witness how many points they had before Slytherin was announced the winners of the house cup, however the cheering was interrupted when Professor Flitwick had stood up an announced he was awarding Harry fifty points for having carefully observed a trap and thinking of a plan to snatch his target. Professor McGonagall stood and awarded Ron fifty points for having played an excellent game of chess where he carefully planned every step and made the right choice in the end. Professor Sprout stood and awarded Neville fifty points for knowing to remain calm while in danger and using the right spell to save a friend. The Gryffindors cheered for them and how now their points were tied up with Slytherin, to the shock of everyone the last person to stand was Professor Snape, while scowling he could tell the other heads of houses were glaring at him so he announced for properly examining a clue and identifying the right potion he was awarding Hermione five points.

In all the years Snape had worked there he never awarded a single point to a Gryffindor, once the shock wore off the Gryffindor table exploded in cheers and many were congratulating Hermione for winning them the cup. The four friends were still left stunned but they saw the decorations switch to Gryffindor colors, while many Slytherins were complaining those that were friends with the four were quietly congratulating them. Harry glanced over at the Slytherin table to see Malfoy looked angry, turning back to his table Harry saw most of Gryffindor was cheering however he saw Cormac and his friends were the only ones who looked upset, Harry ignored them and even though he felt Hermione deserved more points he ignored Snape's last attempt at being petty and congratulated Hermione for winning them the cup while she was being hugged by Fay and Sally-Anne.

Once the feast was over the students were led out to the carriages that would take them back to Hogsmeade station, on the way there Hagrid had stopped Harry and told him he contacted some people that knew his parents and asked for photos of James and Lily. Hagrid gave Harry a photo album full of photos of James and Lily, Harry saw the first photo was his parents holding him as a baby and he started to smile before hugging Hagrid and thanking him. Harry closed the album and said he'd look through it on the train.

When they arrived at the carriages Harry and Hermione were cautious when they saw the black winged skeletal horses pulling the carriages. When they pointed them out Ron said he couldn't see them but Neville admitted he could see them too and explained they were thestrals and only those who witnessed death could see them. The two thought back to Quirrell as Neville explained he could see them because he saw his grandfather pass away. Once the carriages arrived at the station the four friends found an empty compartment they could sit in but they were soon joined by Sally-Anne, Fay, Susan, and Hannah.

McGonagall was sitting in her office drinking a glass of firewhiskey as she thought about the last week. Filius had woken her up and informed her that students were in danger and someone was trying to steal the stone, at first she thought Harry and his friends were causing trouble but when Dumbledore showed up and said an alarm charm he placed in the final room was triggered it meant someone was trying to steal the stone. The three arrived to the chamber to find a sobbing Hermione over an unmoving Harry and she felt her heart stop for a moment as she thought Harry was dead, thankfully Albus told them Harry was still alive and they rushed him to the hospital wing. When Poppy examined Harry she told them what had happened and Minerva felt her heart drop at hearing Harry had been tortured by that horrible curse, she realized Harry was telling her the truth and she didn't believe him because she thought he was acting like James.

Minerva had heard Severus complain about Harry saying he was just like his father and many times she told him Harry isn't his father but she ended up doing the same thing. She hadn't been able to approach Harry during the last week as she felt ashamed of herself, Hagrid had come to her during the last week to tell her the unicorns were safe now and the dead one Harry and Hermione found had been properly handled by the centaurs. Minerva questioned what he meant and was horrified at hearing Harry and Hermione were sent into the forest to find what was killing the unicorns, when Hagrid had asked to handle their detention she thought he was going to have them help with some of his creatures, not take them into the forbidden forest. She scolded Hagrid for his recklessness and asked why he asked to handle their detention to which he explained he felt responsible for them getting in trouble after they helped him get rid of Norbert.

Minerva questioned him about who Norbert was and she learned they had a real dragon, she thought about how much trouble Hagrid would have been in if he was caught and she realized Harry and Hermione were helping him. Minerva drank more of her firewhiskey as she felt overwhelmed with guilt at realizing how badly she must have messed up, Harry had trusted her earlier in the year but after she thought they were pulling a prank on Malfoy she started to compare him to James, when Harry came to her for help she basically called him a liar and threatened him with detention and it almost cost Harry his life.

Minerva could tell Harry lost all trust in her and she couldn't blame him, she should have at least checked on the stone just to make sure. She promised herself that she would try and do better next year and hopefully she could regain Harry and Hermione's trust. While she would never admit it to anyone she saw those two as her favorite students and hoped she'd be able to earn their trust again.

Severus had been in his dungeon organizing many of his ingredients but he kept having one person come to his mind, the spawn of James Potter. He had seen that Potter acted a lot like his father, he knew fully well that he was the one who wrote on Draco's back since he had seen that spell before. He remembered how during his fourth year he had walked around with that hated nickname Snivellus on his back, once he learnt more about that spell he knew James Potter was the one casting it on him. That damn nickname would always appear on his back after he had done something to those four or any muggleborn and the spell was usually followed by pranks from Black.

He remembered how earlier in the year he almost saw Harry as Lily's son when he helped Blaise but after finding out Potter was spending time with Dunbar after she punched Draco he shook that thought from his head and saw Potter as the bastard he really is. He couldn't look Potter in the eyes anymore since they were Lily's eyes, it was the one thing of Potter that reminded him of her but to see the rest of Potter and remember who his bastard of a father is filled him with anger. Snape decided next year he would keep an eye on the four Slytherins that spend time with Potter, he's sure sooner or later Potter will turn on them.

Dumbledore watched from his office as the carriages left, he started to think about how many things hadn't gone as he had planned. Severus had informed him that when he tried to look into Harry's mind he saw Harry had used occlumency to shield his mind, he didn't know how Harry knew about occlumency since he removed all the books about it from the library and according to Hagrid none of Harry's books were about the subject and Harry hadn't gone to Diagon Alley again. He first felt relieved to see Harry and Ron were friends, ever since Hagrid told him he forgot to tell Harry how to get on the train he decided to ask Molly to arrange for Harry to meet her family so they could grow close to him but he had been informed by Molly that they couldn't find him. Dumbledore felt relieved to see Harry and Ron had become friends but he saw Harry was also friends with two more students and one of them was Neville. He didn't want Harry to know about his family and the power they have but that plan was ruined when Hagrid informed him about Harry talking to his account manager, he felt Harry should enjoy his childhood before he must deal with the responsibilities he has.

Thinking of the goblins made Albus remember how as Harry's magical guardian he gave permission for those books about Harry's life to be written but as it involved the last Potter the goblins were able to contact a lawyer and were able to receive part of the profit those books made. Albus had hoped to use all the money they made for the Order so they could be prepared for when Voldemort would return. Albus had hoped with Ron as Harry's friend he'd keep Harry from becoming friends with students from Slytherin but after his duel with Draco when he announced he wanted to make friends from Slytherin it caused some of them to approach him. A part of Albus felt happy that Harry was uniting the houses but another part wanted to keep them apart as they would likely inform Harry about his house, at least it seems Harry had chosen more trustworthy friends that don't support the dark.

Albus once again wondered how much does Harry really know, when he heard Harry mention what he saw in the mirror he had been able to identify his grandparents, he thought Harry would at least be able to tell who his parents were but how did he know about Fleamont and Euphemia. Towards the end of the year it seems Harry had ordered a book for Ms. Granger to learn occlumency and because of this they can't keep track of what Harry is doing, at least Ron's mind is still an open book even if the boy doesn't realize it but they haven't been able to learn how Harry knows so much about magic since he knew Petunia wouldn't know much about magic to teach him.

Lastly was another failed plan involving Voldemort, he had been able to look into Ms. Granger's mind and see what happened to Harry and felt happy to see the protection from Lily was keeping Harry safe and he thought maybe the spirit of Voldemort would pull out the dark magic in Harry's scar with it but when he examined Harry he saw the dark magic still remained so he had to charm Poppy to not look closely at any of Harry's old injuries. Albus sighed as he had hoped this was one way Harry's life could be spared but after it failed he realized Harry would one day have to die so Voldemort could finally be killed, while he still hoped there was a way to save Harry he thought if it came down to it then Harry would have to die so Voldemort could finally die. Albus knew Voldemort needed to be stopped at all costs or the wizarding world would fall into a darkness unlike any before, he stood up and felt his old bones struggle so he knew he didn't have much time.

Albus walked over to a cabinet and opened it to pull out a vial with a golden liquid in it, before the stone was destroyed he used it to make the elixir of life to restore some of his years and give him more time to stop Voldemort. As long as he was alive then Voldemort wouldn't dare make any move to take the ministry, the wizarding world still needed him to be the leader of the light. Albus drank the potion and prepared for the process of his body being made younger, before he passed out he thought about the many difficult choices only he could make for the greater good.

Back on the train Harry was looking through the photo album Hagrid gave him and he got to see many photos of his parents, Harry felt a mixture of sadness and happiness when he saw them again. In some of the photos he saw his grandparents again, one photo showed how much his dad loved his mum when he saw she was asleep on the couch and James was holding up a piece of parchment that had an arrow on it pointing at Lily and it read 'The love of my life'. Harry smiled at seeing how happy his parents were, another photo caught his attention as it was of his parents' wedding. In the photo Harry saw three men standing next to his dad and he recognized two of them as the two men he saw in the mirror. Harry realized they must be his uncles however he didn't recognize one of them, the third man looked meek, pale, unhealthy compared to the other two, and was balding. Harry wondered why he didn't see him in the mirror but he was distracted when Hermione looked at the photo and said "Your mother looks really beautiful in that dress Harry, your father looks really handsome too."

Harry thanked her before Neville looked at the photo and pointed out two of the people standing next to Lily and said "There's my parents, gran told me they were there at the wedding, I think we have a few photos too."

Harry asked "Can you show me some of the photos?"

"Yeah, I'm hoping to ask gran if you could come visit during the summer, if that's ok."

Smiling, Harry answered "Of course, I'd be glad to visit your home!"

Ron asked "Hey Harry do you think you'll be able to come visit the Burrow, I think my parents would be ok with you staying for a few days."

Nodding, Harry said "Yeah that sounds great!"

While the three boys were talking and Harry told them his address Fay decided to whisper in Hermione's ear "You do realize everyone tells Harry he looks just like his father so you just called Harry handsome."

Hermione seemed to realize what she did before blushing, Fay chuckled before asking "Hey Hermione, I was hoping you wouldn't mind if I could come visit you during the summer?"

Her blush vanished and Hermione seemed surprised before she happily answered "Of course you can visit, I'll let my parents know!" She was excited to finally have a friend come visit.

The door slid open and everyone saw Oliver Wood showed up, Oliver greeted them before saying "Ron, can I talk to you for a second?"

Ron seemed surprised but agreed, he got up and walked out into the hall before Oliver asked "Ron, are you hoping to become the keeper once I graduate?"

Ron nodded and said "Yeah, I've been practicing with my brothers at home!"

Oliver smiled and said "Good, starting next year I want you to come join our practices."

Ron's eyes widened as he asked "What?"

Oliver explained "You see, Harry told me that you want to become the keeper after I graduate so he suggested I invite you to our practices so I can train you, once I graduate I want you to become the new Gryffindor keeper."

Ron looked like he had been told Christmas came early before he happily agreed, however Oliver said "But, don't think this is going to be us just playing games, I need you to be serious about practicing and if you want to make the team then you need to get your grades up too, I may be hoping to go pro one day but that doesn't mean I'm going to neglect my grades, you better do the same too, got it?"

Ron nodded and thanked Oliver before he left, Ron reentered the compartment and asked "Harry, you asked Oliver to invite me to join the team?"

Harry smiled and said "Yeah, you've always talked about wanting to play as keeper so I suggested it to Oliver, I'm glad to see he took my suggestion seriously."

Ron thanked Harry and said he was looking forward to when they could play their first game. The train ride quickly passed as the friends continued to talk, at some point each of their Slytherin friends dropped by to wish them a good summer before quickly leaving before they were caught. Daphne gave Harry a letter to read once he was home before she quickly left.

They soon arrived at platform nine and three quarters where many of the students were reunited with their families. Harry got to meet Fay's mother and saw she looked almost exactly like her mother, the only difference was Fay's eyes were blue instead of brown and her black hair was shoulder length instead. Harry got to meet Ron's mum, Harry thanked her for the sweater and she was about to hug Harry but Neville's grandmother interrupted and introduced herself to Harry. Harry had been invited to the homes of his two friends and he said he'd contact them during the summer, soon he and Hermione went through the barrier and returned to the muggle world. Hermione spotted her parents however before she could introduce Harry to them Harry was approached by a large man demanding to leave now. Harry felt any joy he had leave once he saw Vernon, before he left he was able to say a quick goodbye to Hermione before following after his uncle.

Hermione watched Harry go and felt she was already missing him, she greeted her parents and followed them to their car before they drove off. She had told her parents about having a friend visit during the summer and they agreed Fay could visit. Hermione was happy to be with her parents again but a part of her couldn't wait until she could see her friends again next school year.

Harry was in the car as his relatives were driving back home, he did notice they were avoiding the topic of magic and Harry felt he had one advantage this summer, since his relatives didn't know he wasn't allowed to do magic he intended to use that as a way to hopefully make this summer better. Harry made sure his trunk was locked and the anti-muggle charm he paid to have placed on it would make sure anyone without magic would be unable to open it. Harry spoke through his bond to Hedwig "Hedwig, I think this summer will be one of my best, I'll be counting on you to help me stay in contact with my friends."

Hedwig responded back "Of course, you can count on me."

That's the end of year one, I intend to go back and fix my earlier chapters and correct any mistakes I can find along the way, if I finish soon enough then hopefully next week I can post the beginning to year two.

Thank you to ArcVal for pointing out the mistake I made in the last chapter, I have corrected it already. Thank you to everyone who has commented on this fic, your comments mean a lot to me and I enjoy reading them.

I had trouble deciding if I should bash some characters in this story or not since I do find those stories entertaining but in the end I flipped a coin and decided I'm going to try and be fair to the characters (Maybe in the future I'll write another fanfic and this time bash many characters). There will be moments where they deal with the consequences of their actions but I'm going to try to be fair and help some of them grow (hated characters will suffer in this story).

With Ron I'm hoping that now that he has more friends and Oliver is going to be a mentor to him it'll make him become less of a prat in future chapters, he will still make mistakes and he will deal with the consequences of those mistakes but I'm hoping it'll help him grow.

Snape will be seen as a necessary evil since he's their only connection to Voldemort and the death eaters, that doesn't mean his actions won't have consequences and I'm hoping what I have planned for him will go well.

Dumbledore will see himself as the only one who can do what's right, he will make choices for others without even talking to them about it as he thinks he knows what's best for everyone, he will make mistakes and those mistakes will eventually come back to bite him.

Now romance, the pairings won't be official until third year, it will still build up over second year until they become official during third year.

Finally I do have a question I'd like to ask the readers, originally this story was pure harmony but some have tried to convince me to give Harry a relationship with another girl, I have thought of an idea for how Harry could have a future second wife (Lady Black) and even a future third wife (Lady Peverell) but I'd like to hear from the readers, do you want this story to have a multi-pairing (not just for Harry) and if you do who would you like to see him end up with?

Thank you for reading and please comment and let me know what you thought of the chapter.