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Chapter 10 – THE POWER

Harry was dreaming. He knew he was dreaming because he was awake and standing naked in an empty, white void. But it didn't feel like a dream. His mind couldn't comprehend what his senses were telling him. In the distance there was what appeared to be an armchair. For the lack of something to do Harry walked towards the chair and was pleasantly surprised to find solid ground under his feet. Once he reached the chair he sat down. "Now what?" He said out loud. "This is the strangest dream I have ever had."

"AND THAT'S SAYING SOME THING." A disembodied voice said.

"True that!" Harry said, before realising. "Wait, who's there?" he asked suddenly embarrassed by his nakedness.

"I AM THE KEEPER AND NO THIS IS NOT A DREAM." The voice told him.

"And, where are you?"

"EVERYWHERE." The voice said, somewhat mockingly.

"Could you be here?" Harry asked, covering himself with his hands.

"OH, VERY WELL." Keeper said. Smoke swirled all around Harry until a figure shrouded by a hooded robe appeared. "I AM THE KEEPER."

"Keeper of what?" Harry said. "What is this place?"

"I AM THE KEEPER OF EVERYTHING." Keeper said smugly. "THIS PLACE IS NO PLACE; IT IS A MEETING PLACE. IT IS NO WHERE AND EVERY WHERE."

"Do you always do this?" Harry asked.

"DO WHAT?"

"Talk nonsense." Harry replied.

Keeper seemed to think about that for a moment. "YES." He said.

"Ok. So why am I here?" Harry asked.

"AH, AT LAST!" Keeper exclaimed. "THE RIGHT SORT OF QUESTION. YOU, MISTER POTTER ARE HERE BECAUSE FATE WILLS IT SO. THERE IS A LOT WRONG WITH REALITY RIGHT NOW AND FATE WANTS YOU TO FIX IT!"

"Why me?" Harry demanded.

"WHY NOT YOU?" Keeper countered.

"I'm just a kid." Harry shrugged.

"ARE YOU?" Keeper asked. "INDEED, PERHAPS I HAVE BEEN MISSINFORMED? DID YOUR GOD FATHER NOT PRESENT YOU WITH A DOCUMENT EARLIER THIS DAY? A DOCUMENT THAT EMANCAPATED YOU? A DOCUMENT WHICH MADE YOU AN ADULT!"

"Fucking hell!" Harry swore. "That was just to stop me from being forced to go back to the Dursleys." Harry explained.

"AND I CAN GUARANTEE, YOU WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE DURSLEYS" Keeper told him.

"Ok. So, what is it that fate needs me to do?" Harry asked.

"OH, THAT?" Keeper said. "SIMPLE REALLY. FATE WISHES FOR YOU TO DEFEAT TOM RIDDLE AND RIGHT THE WRONGS WITHIN THE MAGICAL GOVERNMENT."

"Is that all?" Harry asked chuckling. "And how am I supposed to do that?"

"YOU WILL HAVE HELP." Keeper said. "AND POWER. EVEN NOW IN THE PHYSICAL RELM YOU BODY IS UNDERGOING A SURGE IN POWER."

"So, who will be helping me?" Harry asked.

"YOU WILL HAVE SPIRIT GUIDS." Keeper told him. "AND YOU WILL HAVE PEOPLE IN THE PHYSICAL RELM. THEY WILL MAKE THEM SELVES KNOWN TO YOU THOUGH MOST OF THEM YOU ALLREADY KNOW."

"I am so confused by all of this." Harry said.

"THEY ALWAYS ARE." Keeper sighed. He waved his arm and Harry realised there was no arm in the sleeve when two more chairs appeared. "YOUR SPIRIT GUIDS WILL BE ALONG IN A MOMENT. I MUST TAKE MY LEAVE OF YOU HARRY POTTER, BUT WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN." Keeper or rather the cloak that Harry was speaking to, faded from view.

"Fucking hell." Harry exclaimed.

"I know right?" A familiar male voice said. A shadow began to form, and James Potter appeared before his eyes. "Hello Son."

"Dad?" Harry said, blinking. Tears starting to fill his eyes.

"But wait." James said. "There's more!" another shadow began to take shape.

"Hello Harry." Said Lily Potter.

"Mum?" Harry asked. "You're my spirit guides?"

"Of course." Lily said. "We have a lot to talk about, but before we do, I want to tell you how sorry we are. Sorry for everything that happened."

"We're sorry you have suffered so much son." James said. "You should never have gone to those god forsaken muggles."

"No, Albus knew we didn't want you any where near Petunia." Lily confirmed. "But he didn't think he had any choice. He has asked us for forgiveness several times since you started at Hogwarts."

"You can hear us?" Harry asked.

"Naturally." James said. "Those who are dead are never truly gone."

"All right so what happens next?" Harry said.

"Your emancipation has started a chain of events that will leave you with the resources of the Most Noble and Antient House of Potter." James told him.

"What does that mean?" Harry asked.

"Spoilers." Lily smiled. "But there are some things we can tell you…"

In Voldemort's lair the Dark Lord was thrashing on the floor screaming.

"Someone fetch Snape." Peter Pettigrew called.

Several moments later Snape came into the room robes billowing behind him. "What is going on?" He demanded.

"It's the Master." Pettigrew snivelled. "He is fitting."

"This is no fit Wormtail." Snape said. "He is being attacked magically and remotely."

"What can we do?"

"Nothing." Snape said. "We must wait for it to end."

"Immobulus." Someone cast from behind Snape. The spell hit Voldemort and he stopped thrashing.

"Who did that?" Snape demanded.

"It was me!" Bellatrix Lestrange announced.

"You bloody fool!" Snape spat. "The Dark Lord is being attacked from outside magical forces the likes of which we have no hope of being able to understand and you add MORE magic?"

"I took action while you panicked like a washer woman." Lestrange snapped back.

"You could have killed him!" Snape said before turning to two other death eaters "You two, take him to his chambers. Wormtail, go with them. Bellatrix, if you would be so good as to find Lucius and join me there in one hour."

"Where are you going?" Lestrange demanded.

"I must go and fetch supplies." Snape said. "I cannot trust anyone else to fetch me the right ingredients for the restorative draft I must brew to save the master's life."

"You need to run off to Dumbledore." She accused.

"No!" Snape persisted. "I must go to an Apothecary I know and replenish my stores." He moved to leave but Lestrange stood in his way. "Look, I do not have time to argue with you. Send someone with me if you must but I must go now!"

"Very well." Lestrange conceded and motioned to Crabb. "You go with him and keep him close." She ordered.

Snape marched off with Crabb struggling to keep up.

Cornelius Fudge strode into his office dressed in his pyjamas, bottle green bowler hat on his head. Percy stood behind his desk. "What is going on Weasley?" he demanded.

"Harry Potter has been emancipated." Percy told him handing Fudge the scroll.

"What is this rubbish?"

"It's the Writ of Emancipation." Percy explained. "It was received by the Hall of Records and filed away some time after midnight."

Fudge fished a pocket watch out of his dressing gown pocket. "Why, that was nearly two hours ago. Why did it take so long for me to be informed?"

"I sent you an owl as soon as I received the message from Mr Compton, the wizard down there on the night shift." Percy explained. "It took him twenty minutes to climb all the way up here."

"Has this been filed already?" Fudge demanded,

"Yes Minister, Mr Compton did so before bringing me that copy." Percy confirmed.

"And has it been enacted?" Fudge asked.

"I can only assume so Minister." Percy said. "If I understand the magic correctly."

"Damn!" Fudge swore. "Very well. Get yourself down to the Improper Use of Magic office and see if Potter is still registered as under age."

"Yes Sir!" Percy nodded.

"And Weasley?" Fudge said stopping Percy at the door. "You haven't told anyone else about this have you?"

"No, Sir." Percy lied.

"Good. Good." Fudge nodded. "When you get back fetch me a cup of tea."

Remus stood at the door of Harrys room, wand in his hand, he ran it over the threshold then turned back to Hermione. "We can't go in." He warned. "There is so much magical energy in there it would be very harmful to either of us." He said gravely. "And it could be potentially fatal to your parents."

"I will tell them." Hermione responded. "What should we do?"

"I'm afraid we are going to have to go to Dumbledore." Sirius said from behind them. "You better go Remus. The old man doesn't like me much right now."

"He will like you even less once he finds out about Harrys emancipation." Remus said heading downstairs.

"I must admit, Sirius," Dumbledore said, appearing in a gout of flame "I am most put out with you." He went on. "But I am afraid we will have to discuss this anon." The elder wizard pulled out his wand and cast his own diagnostic spells. "Curious." Dumbledore muttered. "Very curious."

" Please sir. " Hermione asked. "What is going on?"

"If I am not very much mistaken this appears very much like a maturas magicas."

"What is that?" Remus asked.

"Perhaps miss Granger can tell us?" Dumbledore said and turned his attention back to Harry.

"The maturas magicas is a rapid maturation of a witch or wizards magic. But is extremely rare. The last recorded wizard to undergo one was…" Hermione thought a few moments. "Why it was you, Professor Dumbledore."

"Indeed." Dumbledore nodded. "Do you perhaps remember the year Miss Grange?"

"Erm…" Hermione thought for a moment. "1899?"

"Correct, I was quiet young. Younger In fact than Mr Potter." Dumbledore confirmed. "If we were at Hogwarts, I would award you 15 points to Gryffindor." Dumbledore's mobile phone began the ring again. "It never rains. It pores." He sighed.

"Arabella hello." Dumbledore listens intently for a few moments. "I see. Very well. This is indeed a grave situation. I will send someone to you immediately."

"What is it Albus?" Remus asked.

"Trouble in Surrey." Dumbledore said. "Remus I must ask you to go to Arabella Figs House. Petunia Dursley may remember you."

"Of course." Remus said and turned to Hermione. "I will be back soon."

"Are you still with us Sirius? Dumbledore asked.

"How can you ask me that? "Sirius demanded. Dumbledore arched his eyebrow slightly. "Fair play." He considered. "What do you need?"

"If I may prevail upon you to go to Headquarters. I believe young Nymphadora is on duty there. Ask her to prepare the muggle safe house. Then if you would be so kind as to join Remus and offer him some support. I fear the Dursleys may cause trouble."

"What about Harry?" Sirius asked.

"He will be under for several hours yet." Dumbledore assured him. "You have my word if there is any change in his condition, I will inform you immediately."

"All right." Sirius nodded finally. "Any change…" Dumbledore nodded.

Sirius left and Dumbledore turned to Hermione.

"I assume, Miss Granger," He said countering two armchairs. "That you intend to join me in my visual?" Hermione merely nodded. "Then perhaps you would be so kind as to make some tea? We may as well be comfortable whilst we wait."

"So, you see Harry." Lily explained. "You will take command of the Order of the Phoenix and the Order will help you fight the Death Eaters."

"But when it comes to Voldemort?" Harry began.

"It has to be you, son." James said gravely.

"And he is gunning for me?" Harry asked.

"You know he is." James confirmed gravely.

"So, it's kill or be killed." Harry stated simply.

"That's about the top and bottom of it." Lily said.

The lights around them began to flicker.

"We're running out of time." James said.

"So, is this it?" Harry asked. "Will I never see you again?"

"No. We will see you again." Lily told him. "Remember when you wake up you will know what needs to be done."

"We love you son." James said. "We are so very proud of you."

The lights flickered again. Lily and James pulled their son into a tight embrace and for one perfect moment the Potter family was united.

Authers Notes:Thank you for joining me once again in this chapter. I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it.

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