One shots pt 11

by phoenixgirl26

Another lot of one shots. Warning: the stories are mixed with some strong language, slash, time travel with some bashing of favourite characters thrown in.

5. Chapter 5

The complicated plan:

Harry Potter was frustrated but also angry. Ron and Hermione had said they would be at Privet drive to work on their plans. Neither of them turned up. That's why he was angry. He was already disappointed with his two friends, now it seems like they were turning their backs on him again. He was frustrated because it took almost a week before he got an idea.

Harry wanted to know how the order of the phoenix planned to move him from Privet drive. He sent a letter to Mr Weasley only to receive a letter in return saying they were keeping the plans a secret so no one could find out. Harry kept the little owl so Pig could take his response back.

Harry wrote again. "If I don't receive a letter by tonight on how you lot plan to move me, then there would be no use doing anything because I will be gone. I will not be kept in the dark any longer," Harry sent Pig back with the letter then made sure he had everything he wanted in his backpack. He kept his wand in his pocket and his invisibility cloak was in another pocket. Everything else went into his bag, including his broom. He had found the spell to cast on his bag which would give him unlimited space. He also found another spell to make the bag weigh next to nothing.

Harry waited until it was close to dinner time before he slipped his invisibility cloak on then quietly left the house. He sat against the wall of the house and waited. He told Hedwig to sit in the tree and wait.

Harry wasn't sure if anyone would take his letter seriously so he was just going to wait until it got dark. If the letter arrived, he would decide what to do once he read it. If no letter arrived by the time it got dark, he would slip away from Privet drive but also sneak away from Surrey. He wasn't going to use the night bus, he was going to catch a normal muggle bus. If there were death eaters around, they wouldn't even think to look at a muggle bus. Harry also knew that those pure-bloods didn't know how to negotiate the muggle world. They were also easy to spot. Harry would see them long before they saw him.

Just as Harry thought the order weren't going to respond, he saw Pig. He caught the little owl, held him while he read the note.

'Blimey, wizards complicate things. Seven Harry's all going different directions. It's not only complicated, it puts everyone in danger.'

Harry gave Pig a drink before he told the little owl to head home. He wrote his letter then he tied his letter to Hedwig's leg. He told her it was to go to Remus Lupin. He stood with the owl in her arm then nodded to her. He made sure his owl got away before he quietly left Privet drive, for the last time.

Harry got a bus, a train and another bus before he found a place he could get some food.

Remus looked up when Harry's owl flew towards him. He put his arm out so Hedwig could land on his arm. He removed the letter before he moved so Hedwig could jump onto the back of the chair.

"Why do all magical people complicate things. Reading the letter with the plans to move me made me laugh, it was so stupid, it also puts others in danger where there is no need. Just so you know, I've snuck away from that house and now I'm somewhere that no one could find me, unless I want to be found. Just so you know, I won't be going to the Burrow, I've finally said enough when it comes to those two people who keep turning their backs on me. They will not be involved in the plans Dumbledore told me but I know I will need help from someone. I figured you knew my parents, you know they were willing to die for me as they wanted to give me a chance to live. If you honour them in any way, you will not involve the order or anyone else. But I would like to believe you would help the son of James and Lily Potter. I want to trust you but at the moment, I don't trust anyone and haven't since Sirius died as he was the only person I did trust. It's up to you now Moony, honour my parents by putting me first, which means aiding me but also, keeping my secrets. If you will, meet me in front of Buckingham palace on Sunday at eight in the morning. You can let the order know not to bother picking me up since I've already left. Harry."

Remus stared at the name of his friends son, 'I did wrong by you already Harry. It's time I did the right thing by you.'

Remus wrote his letter to Mad-eye, attached it to Hedwig's leg.

'Take that to Mad-eye Moody. If you can't find him, then take it to Arthur Weasley before heading back to Harry.'

Remus waited until the owl left before he began to look through some of his books. If Harry has some type of job given to him by Albus, then it could mean Harry needs some help with spells.

Harry stood in front of Buckingham palace, waiting. He knew if Remus told the order, he would see them easily and none of them would recognise him. He didn't have glasses anymore, he didn't have green eyes, he didn't have black hair and he didn't have a lightning shaped scar on his forehead. His scar was still there, just hidden, like his his green eyes. Harry had light brown hair and brown eyes thanks to muggle hair dye and muggle contact lenses. A bit of makeup covered his scar. Remus might find him straight away and that is only because Harry knew the wolf in Remus could recognise his scent. It was getting close to eight o'clock so he pretended to read a small book on the palace, like many other visitors did when they came to Buckingham palace. He knew he could have used his cloak, but he wanted to see if Remus could spot him with his muggle disguises. If Remus couldn't spot him then Harry knew he would be able to get around without death eaters or Voldemort finding him.

Harry saw Remus walking towards him but so far the man had not spotted Harry. He was standing near a few other people so he wouldn't stand out like he would if he was alone.

Harry waited for fifteen minutes before he stepped behind the people and stared right at Remus. He needed to see if anyone followed Remus or if he brought anyone with him. When he didn't see anyone else, that's when he decided to show himself.

Remus smiled as he walked towards the young man that didn't look like he should.

'It's not magic,' Remus whispered, 'so you went with what normal people would do.'

'I figured if there was one around, they could easily show up that I used magic,' Harry whispered back, 'I'm glad you came Remus, I could really use some help and advice.'

'Then we need to go somewhere so we can talk and not be overheard.'

'We can go to my hotel room,' Harry and Remus moved right away from everyone until they came to a secluded spot where they could apparate safely. Harry told Remus where to go and the room number, that way they could both apparate straight into the room.

Harry got them both a drink they went into the explanation about the horcruxes and how Dumbledore only told him. He said Harry could tell his friends but after they had turned on him before, he wanted to see if they would do it again. He planned to tell them when they turned up at Privet drive. Since they didn't, Harry didn't want them involved.

'He had the whole order at his disposal and only tells you. Also, with the poor education at Hogwarts, he didn't even bother to have you trained to fulfil the prophecy, which confuses me the most. Also, he told you what he believes they are, not where they are or how to destroy them. I'll have to head to Grimmauld place and search the library in there. It's bound to have information on horcruxes. The Blacks were a very dark family.

'I thought the same but I didn't want to be spotted. But Remus, this may be impossible. For all we know he dropped those items into the ocean or a loch, or both. He could have buried them deep in some forest, maybe in another country. If he did any of those, we'll never find them.'

Remus sagged, 'You're right. He would have made it impossible to find. We probably won't have any hope. Will you allow me to talk to Tonks and Kingsley, maybe Mad-eye as well. Between us we can work out what to do if we can't find them.'

'Well, Tonks and Kingsley are aurors and Mad-eye was an auror. They would know more than most what could happen if we can't find them. Alright, talk to them but make sure they are away from everyone else and make sure it's really them. Even though most of the order are trustworthy, for all we know one of them could be like Dumbledore and trust Snape.'

'It'll be just them. I'll go to Grimmauld place soon, research a bit and send them an owl in the morning. Actually, send Hedwig to me around lunch time, I should know more by then. I just don't get why he only told you. I get the prophecy which means you have to be involved, but he could have used the order to find the items. Okay, tell me what he believes they are?'

'Okay, the diary was the first one. It was used by Ginny Weasley to open the chamber of secrets and that's when he finally figured it out. He had four years from the time he found out yet he only found one. Anyway, I stabbed the diary with a basilisk fang and the young tom screamed before he disappeared. I told Dumbledore that, yet he never mentioned basilisk venom. I could have gotten some before leaving Hogwarts.'

'Yes, but he should have gone down there with you to get some. Right now might be the only chance to get back in there. We've heard rumours that he plans to put Snape as headmaster. Right now, only Minerva, Hagrid and Filch are at the castle.'

'I might get you to tell McGonagall I'm sneaking in.'

'I'll tell her, you just have to tell me when, but it better be within the next couple of days. Keep going on the items.'

'He found a ring that belonged to Tom's grandfather. It's also what cursed his hand. The idiot put the damn thing on. He found that a few months before he died, four years after he figured it all out. Anyway, he destroyed it with the sword I used on the basilisk, again, he could have given that to me to use. Okay, so there is a goblet that belonged to Helga Hufflepuff that he had no idea where it was. The diadem or tiara that belonged to Ravenclaw, again, he doesn't know if it's the diadem or something else, he also doesn't know where it is. There's the snake, Nagini, which is always with Voldemort and a locket that belonged to Slytherin. Now the goblet and the locket belonged to the same woman that Tom killed not long after he left Hogwarts as a student. That was more than fifty years ago so they could be anywhere. Anyway, he took me with him to get the locket the night Snape killed him. The locket turned out to be a fake, someone with the initial took the real one to destroy and replaced it with the fake.'

'Have you got that or did it get left in Albus' office?'

Harry dug into his pouch and pulled out the locket, 'From the memory Dumbledore showed me, this looks like the one he used,' Harry opened the locket and pulled out the bit of parchment and handed it to Remus.

Remus read the note, 'I know of a death eater with those initials. He died not long before your parents. Well, we believe he died, no one knows for sure what happened to him. But he was young when he joined and his parents pushed him to join.'

'It seems you know this person more than he was just a death eater.'

'Regulus Arcturus Black, Sirius' younger brother.'

'Wait,' Harry's brow furrowed, 'There was a locket a Grimmauld place. We all tried to open it and couldn't. I think, but I'm not positive but I think it had an s made of some green gem on the front. I could be confusing it with what I saw in the memories.'

'I'll look around Grimmauld place but Molly did get rid of a lot of stuff.'

'Mundungus also stole a lot of stuff Remus, remember. I caught him with that stuff in Hogsmeade. We know why he steals, so he's bound to have sold it by now. That locket could be anywhere.'

'Damn, Albus should have watched him more closely. It does look like this is going to be impossible. We can question Mundungus but if he sold it, whoever bought it might have sold it, or put it in a Gringotts vault or maybe he supported Tom and now it's back in his hands.'

'Now you see why I believe this is impossible. He can't die without those being destroyed, yet there's no way we can find them. Say one ended up in a Gringotts vault, that means we'll never get it. We know the goblins won't help as it would show they were supporting us which would have Tom after them.'

'Yes, that's why they stay neutral. But you're right, there is no way to get one if it was in a vault. You've had a few weeks to think about all this so you might have thought of ways to try to find them. Now you know it's pretty much hopeless. I still believe you need to get some venom or the fangs in case we end up lucky. He had four years from the diary to when he died and only found the ring. He had resources most of us will never have and he was able to talk anyone into anything, yet he still only found one.'

'Exactly. It means he wins and all of us could be killed. I'm not sure it's worth staying.'

'Let's give ourselves a couple of weeks. We can go over everything Albus told you, I'll research at Grimmauld place and I'll get Mad-eye to question Mundungus. I'll speak with Minerva, see if she will allow me to take the memories and the pensieve to Grimmauld place. We'll know more then. Since I didn't recognise you, maybe we should all use muggle means to change our appearance. I also think you should empty your vault but change some into muggle money since you'll probably have to buy in the muggle world. But now, how about you stop wasting money and stay at Grimmauld place.'

'I was thinking about it but I didn't want to be forced to go to the Burrow. I really don't want Ron or Hermione involved in any way. I've forgiven them too many times, it's time to say enough. Plus, they never stop arguing and Hermione, blimey, she can't stop going on about Dumbledore. She thought he could do no wrong and she won't allow anyone to argue with her about the old man.'

'We'll talk it over with Tonks, Kingsley and Mad-eye but no one can force you from Friday. You'll be seventeen and an adult in the wizarding world.'

Harry knew that he would be an adult in a couple of days, he could refuse, he just wasn't sure if anyone would try to force him. He didn't think they would but if they did, he would even fight Mad-eye if that happened. He knew Mad-eye wouldn't force him but he wasn't sure if any of the others would try. He just hoped no one did. He was safer where he was even if he did decide to stay at Grimmauld place.

'Is there anyway that me, the owner can redo the fidelius charm?'

'Yes, as the owner only you can cancel the one on it now, then you have to cast it with the secret keeper standing beside you.'

'Well, I can be the secret keeper. I heard that Bill is his own secret keeper.'

'You can, if you want. It would be best because Snape could get in there.'

'Yeah, he's the reason it needs to be changed. But I had a thought. It's close, we know he will have control soon. It could be today or tomorrow. The wedding, I think they should cancel it or just do a quick ceremony but not a reception. Having all of them, relaxed, drinking, that's going to make them easy targets. The rat lived there for ten years, he could easily lead the death eaters there. He could be there to see if anyone has a routine. Also, old Voldy might believe I'm there so he could turn up as well.'

Remus realised Harry was right, he was going to contact them straight away. He would make sure to write the things Harry said. He would also make sure the letter went to Arthur so he would realise just how dangerous it was right now. It was not the time to put on a wedding, or a celebration of any kind. He realised a letter would take too long.

'I'll make a quick trip now and try to get them to realise how dangerous it is,' Remus said, 'You can help research once you get to the house.'

'I will once I'm an adult.'

'I should mention that Tonks and I got married.'

Harry grinned then hugged the man. He knew Tonks had like Remus, he just hadn't known they got together.

He had liked Tonks from the first time he met her, when she came with some of the order to pick him up from the Dursley's. Harry also liked the fact that she thought Dumbledore had been wrong to send Harry to the Dursley's after seeing Cedric die and Voldemort return. Harry had overheard her talking to Sirius about it. Those two thought Harry should have been taken straight to Grimmauld place.

Remus and Harry spoke for a bit longer before Remus headed to the Burrow. He figured it would be best to speak with Arthur, Bill and Fleur personally than write a letter. Harry said he would be at the house early the morning of his birthday. He did say since Remus didn't recognise him, he would use these disguises to get to Gringotts on Friday morning, in case Voldemort ends up taking over completely. He would empty his vaults, both vaults, change most of it into muggle money and open a muggle bank account.

While Remus and Harry were talking, Mad-eye had spoken to Arthur to explain that Harry had left Privet drive, safely and was now hiding. No one knows where he is so he was safe. Arthur instantly knew Molly would go off about finding Harry and bringing him to the Burrow. Mad-eye handed the note he got from Remus to Arthur. The man realised that Harry would never stay at the Burrow, not now he said he didn't want Ron or Hermione involved. Mad-eye also reminded Arthur that Harry would be legally an adult in three days time. Mad-eye also said that Molly was not related to Harry so she could not make him do anything and it could cause more trouble. Right now, they had to work together and work with Harry, not alienate him. Arthur said he would use the head of house to get his wife to understand.

Bill and Fleur's wedding never went ahead but they did marry with just their immediate families with them. The Delacour's were going to help set up some safe houses in France for when people like the Weasley's if they needed to escaped. They had given Arthur, Bill and Fleur some portkeys in case they had to leave quickly.

The night before Harry's seventeenth birthday was the day the order planned to move Harry from Privet drive to the Burrow. What the order didn't know was that just outside the wards around Privet drive were death eaters, many death eaters along with Voldemort. They were going to fight the order while Voldemort killed Harry. By the time the wards fell and there was still no sign of the order of the phoenix or Harry Potter, Voldemort was furious, he had been lied to. He also realised this could be a trap. No one was there so he wasn't sure what was going on. He gave the order to return to the manor. He had a spy to deal with.

Voldemort was furious. When he got back to the manor, he instantly turned his wand on Snape.

'You lied, did you expect some type of trap Severus.' The man didn't have a chance to reply before he was placed under the cruciatus curse.

All Severus did was continue to scream in pain. A few minutes later, when the curse was lifted, he planned to tell the dark lord he hadn't lied, he saw the green light heading towards him. He knew all was lost now, he would not be alive to pass on the information he had to give Harry Potter.

'At least now we know who the real spy was. I would say the stupid old man worked on a plan since your children explained about his hand. He was dying, he used his death for Snape so I would believe he was loyal.'

When Harry woke the morning of his birthday, he worked on some fake identity papers to open a bank account in the muggle world. He didn't want anyone who was loyal to Voldemort that might know the muggle world to find out he had a bank account. Harry used a fake name, Orion James Evans and put his age up a year so he was a legal adult in the muggle world. Harry did go to Gringotts after he finished in the muggle world. No one recognised him but he kept his hand on his wand inside his pocket. The goblins had been suspicious but since Harry handed them his key, they could not prevent him going to his vault even if he didn't look like Harry Potter.

When Harry left Gringotts, he went straight to the muggle bank and deposited some of his money into the account. He planned to do more over the following weeks. He would wait to see if they stayed or if they decide to leave the country. He didn't want to leave a lot of money in the bank in case he never returned. Once he was finished, he returned to the hotel, had a leisurely breakfast before paying his bill then left the hotel. He made it look like he was getting his bags but he used the room so no one would see him apparate away.

Harry appeared on the front step of Grimmauld place. He hurried straight inside to find Remus, Tonks and Mad-eye sitting at the kitchen table, which was covered in books.

'Looks like you lot have been working.'

'Wotcher Harry,' Tonks said then got up and hugged him, 'Happy birthday.'

'Thanks Tonks and congratulations on catching your wolf.'

Remus and Tonks laughed, 'Took a bit but I did catch him.'

'Alright there Mad-eye.'

'Always Potter. I never saw it before Potter, but your smarter than you made us believe. That plan was complicated. I actually suggested that you along with Remus leave the house together and use muggle transport and do that a week before the wards fell.'

'I just figured death eaters wouldn't be looking for people on muggle buses, then there is the amount of buses and trains. They would never find the one's I used.'

'You're right. None of them would know how to navigate the muggle world.'

'Mad-eye questioned Mundungus about the locket and the plan to move you.' Tonks said.

'He said the locket was taken by a woman who wears pink and looks like a toad.'

'Umbitch,' Harry growled.

'We're working on a plan to get her and the locket Harry. Let's just concentrate on the others,' Remus said, 'Anyway, back to what Mad-eye found out about the plan to move you.'

'He said it just came to him. He does nothing unless it earns him money. I got suspicious, went into his mind and found out it was Snape. He put dung under the imperius curse then told him the plan.' Mad-eye said.

'So they would have all been there waiting. I had a feeling some would be which is why I decided to leave before it was planned to pick me up. I wasn't going to risk all your lives when it wasn't necessary. Now I'm glad I did since we know it was a trap.'

'That's why you did the right thing, the smart thing,' Tonks said.

'You could be right about how impossible this is. We've made some basic plans. We're going to Hogwarts soon, not just to get some of that venom but to get the pensieve and memories. We need to see them before we will know if there's any hope. But we also worked out to try to kill him even with those items out there. If he's back to just spirit, he won't be able to kill,' Mad-eye said.

'I thought the same it's just getting a shot at him. Also, all he would need to do is that ritual again. We can sabotage that by removing his father's bones, or bone dust.'

Remus smiled, 'You never showed how intelligent you were before Harry. We thought the same and plan to do that after going to Hogwarts.'

'We could split up you know. I have to go to Hogwarts since I'm a parselmouth. What if me and one of you go to Hogwarts, the other two to the graveyard.'

'Smart,' Mad-eye said, 'You and Remus head to Hogwarts. Dora and I will head to the graveyard. We can use my cloaks in case he has anyone watching.'

'Minerva has left the floo open just for us,' Remus said. 'We thought you should do the fidelius charm straight away, in case Snape comes calling.'

'Then you just need to explain how to do it.'

Before any of them left the house, Remus showed Harry the charm from one the books that had been on the table. It was a simple charm especially when you were making yourself the secret keeper of your own home. Harry wrote the permission note out first, then he became the secret keeper for number twelve Grimmauld place. Remus, Tonks and Mad-eye read the note straight away.

One thing Harry knew he was going to do, was strip the house of anything of the Blacks, but especially the elf heads and the portraits. If Snape ended up at Hogwarts, they did not want the portrait of Phinius Nigelus Black to tell Snape anything that was going on inside the house. They would remove the portraits no matter what but if they ended up leaving the country, he wouldn't bother with the rest of the house.

Once the charm was done, Remus and Harry went to Hogwarts while Mad-eye and Tonks went to the graveyard.

The moment Harry and Remus arrived at Hogwarts, Harry told Remus about the room of requirement but he wanted to get in there to get the book he hid. They decided to do that first before getting the pensieve.

'See that cabinet?'

'Yes, do you know something about it?'

'That's the cabinet that I told Mr Weasley about. It's how Draco Malfoy was able to get the death eaters into Hogwarts. They come in pairs and the other one is in Borgin and Burkes. You step into one and come out the other.'

'Why hasn't it been destroyed?'

'I thought the same Moony. For some reason no one bothered. It's why I don't think McGonagall will do any better than Dumbledore, unless the old man didn't tell her about it. I know Snape wouldn't have. Do you want to destroy it while I get the book?'

'Yes, meet back at the door.'

By the time Remus walked up to Harry, he noticed that the young man was holding more than a book. He was holding a bag.

'What's with the bag cub?'

'I'm not sure if it's the one we need but it's a very elaborate tiara with Ravenclaw's inscription inside it. I found it sitting on the cupboard I put the book into. I actually used this to mark the spot where I hid the book.'

'How did Dumbledore not know one of them was at Hogwarts?'

'I finally came to the conclusion that he was going senile. Nothing he did made sense. He told me about the prophecy, which he knew about from before I was even born, yet he didn't give me any type of training so I could fulfil the prophecy. Anyway, we'll get the venom, fangs then the pensieve.'

They spoke with Minerva for a minute, but one thing Harry asked her to do, as she was headmistress at that moment. For her to write to all the muggleborns, half-bloods raised in the muggle world and anyone that was considered a blood traitor by Voldemort. They should know how dangerous Hogwarts could be if they returned. It would be best if they stayed away but also worked on plans to move or stay safe. Minerva thought it was a good idea and was going to send the letters out as soon as Remus and Harry left. She was also going to take the book that names all the new students, along with the files of all the existing students. If Voldemort ended up taking over, Minerva was going to make sure he would not be able to get their information. If he found the information on the muggleborns, he would have his death eaters kill them straight away.

Remus also spoke to her about the cabinet that Harry told him about and how he destroyed it. Both men realised Minerva hadn't been told. She said Remus did the right thing. She also said she hoped one of those death eaters might have been about to use it when Remus destroyed the one at Hogwarts. Even though Remus and Harry were surprised to hear the woman basically say she hoped the death eater died, they realised they shouldn't have been. They also realised Albus was wrong. He basically left the cabinet there which put not just the students in danger, but also the staff. They also realised there were more that thought like them, they believed it was kill or be killed. Albus wanted to give everyone a second chance.

Remus almost fainted when he saw the size of the basilisk. Minerva had gone with them just to see the famous chamber. She ended up falling but Harry caught her before she hit the ground. Remus conjured a chair for her to sit in and it would give her time to get over the shock. Remus and Minerva stared at Harry because they realised he had been twelve when he killed the basilisk. Both of them realised that there was definitely more to Harry Potter than they knew, or anyone knew. Both of them also believed that Harry should be given the order of merlin. He had killed something so dangerous that it could have killed every student and teacher inside Hogwarts. Both of them were determined that if the war with Voldemort was ever over, they would make sure Harry was awarded for his bravery.

Before Remus and Harry left Hogwarts, Minerva had told them that her and Hagrid have portkeys in case they need to escape. Hagrid plans to head to France and stay with Maxime. Minerva would be heading to the families home. Minerva knew that very soon Voldemort would have control so there was something else Minerva decided to do, was move all of Albus' books along with all the books in the library, including the books from the restricted sections. She used her personal house elf to take them to her family home, one that hadn't been lived in for more than a hundred years. She never told anyone that she had a home as she spent all her time at Hogwarts. She never lived there, it was her grandparents who had last lived there. Minerva knew those old books would be safe away from Hogwarts. Her home was also under the fidelius charm with herself as secret keeper. She did that when Voldemort first began to rise to power. She wrote a note and handed it to Remus in case they needed to contact her. That note will allow them to get into her home.

Harry wrote a permission note for Minerva in case she needed to contact them at the old headquarters of the order of the phoenix. She could apparate onto the top step inside the charm which would keep her safe. Snape would have explained about the park across the street. So even if the death eaters couldn't see the house, they knew roughly where it was. After she read it, she destroyed the note. She would not risk Severus finding it and getting into the house.

Mad-eye and Tonks were back at Grimmauld place only an hour later. Harry and Remus arrived more than an hour after them.

Remus went into details about the basilisk, including it's size. Then he explained that Harry found one of the horcruxes. Apart from being shocked at hearing Harry had killed a giant deadly snake, now they heard he just came across a horcrux. Mad-eye said he believed that age had been catching up with Albus. So many things he did just didn't make sense. He decided that the four of them should be together when they destroy it that way they can protect the others but also see what it's like when one is destroyed. They decided to use the basement. Mad-eye thought Harry should be the one to destroy the horcrux because of the prophecy. Mad-eye, Remus and Tonks would cast the shield charm.

All of them flinched at the scream when the horcrux inside the diadem was destroyed. They decided to have a drink before they got to the memories. Harry had brought muggle beer but he also bought bourbon. Remus already had Firewhiskey there in case anyone wanted it.

'I really don't want to watch those memories again but I'm sure you'll want to know what Dumbledore told me while we were watching them.'

'It would be best if you go in with us,' Remus said.

'Okay, now even though Dumbledore took almost the entire school year to show them to me. It would probably take about four hours maximum to watch all of them.'

'Then how about we watch a few, say two hours worth. We have a break and some lunch before we continue?' Mad-eye said.

That's what the group did. They spent two an a half hours watching memories before Harry made them some lunch.

'You seem comfortable in a kitchen cub,' Remus said but everyone heard the unasked question.

'The Dursley's made me cook for them. I can pretty much cook anything.'

'With how thin you are, I would say you didn't get to eat much,' Tonks said.

'No, not much,' Harry really didn't want to talk about it and the other three realised that so they changed the subject.

'Do any of the memories mention how many he made?' Mad-eye asked.

'Only one, Dumbledore just knew it was more than one. He gave me the job of questioning Horace Slughorn. That memory should be here as well. See, Sluggy gave Dumbledore a modified memory of when he spoke to Voldemort as a student. He wanted to ask Sluggy about horcruxes. Dumbledore thought I would have more chance of getting the real one. I ended up using the Felix Felisus when my first few tries failed. He asked about making seven.'

'Seven, the diary, the ring and the tiara are gone, that leaves four left to find,' Tonks sighed.

'The goblet that belongs to Helga Hufflepuff. We need to get the locket off Umbridge and the snake. That's three, not four,' Mad-eye said.

'Did he mention anything else Harry?' Tonks asked.

'No, he said he wasn't sure if it was the diadem, maybe something that belonged to Gryffindor. We worked out that there are only two items that belonged to him left and both are at Hogwarts. The sorting hat which would have been discovered straight away. Dumbledore said he put the hat on to determined if it was one, it wasn't. The other is the sword but it had been lost for centuries until I pulled it from the sorting hat to kill the basilisk. Dumbledore had asked the hat about the sword and said it was three centuries since it had been removed from the hat and used. I've had a lot of time to think about this. If there isn't one then the seventh piece is the piece inside of him. I'm not sure if that's right or not. If he made a seventh then there is only one thing he would turn into one and it's something he always keeps with him.'

'Then explain,' Mad-eye said.

'His wand.'

'Damn, there's no way we could get that off him,' Tonks said.

'This may be impossible so we plan to send him back to a spirit and plan to take out as many of his supporters as possible, take them out completely.'

Harry stared at Mad-eye, 'So your not against getting rid of them?'

'We tried to tell Albus they should be dealt with, permanently. He believed they should be captured and sent to Azkaban so they could learn how wrong they are,' Remus said.

'He refuse to listen to us. They won't learn anything because to them, they are doing the right thing. All of us could be killed which could mean our world ends up dying. They need to be kissed or dead. The dementors are on his side now, so killing them is what we have to do. If they went to Azkaban, he would just break them out again. Hopefully if we do send him back and get rid of some of his death eaters, the dementors will return to Azkaban,' Tonks said.

'I always thought the marked ones should be killed. Look how Malfoy had been controlling Fudge and the moment Voldemort returned, Malfoy joined him. That wouldn't have happened if they had been dealt with properly the first time. But what about the ones that aren't marked, yet they support him?' Harry asked.

'If we can capture them, we use veritaserum. I've got a cauldron full but we're going to need more. We just have to work out where to keep the prisoners once we have them.'

Harry held up the book, 'With this, I can make any potion and I proved that when I had Sluggy teaching. Sirius explained how good mum was with potions, I showed I was the same, it was just Snape. He made sure none of us could learn. This used to belong to Snape. He made corrections which I followed. I didn't know it was his when I began using it. All my potions turned out perfect, better than anyone's. Also, there are spells in here that he invented. The one I used on Draco Malfoy is in here and only Snape knows how to counter it. If we use that when Snape is not around, they will die, painfully. I would rather use that then the killing curse. It might be instantly but I would rather not use it.'

'Then use what you're comfortable with. Tonks is an auror, she can use the killing curse if her life is in danger and she is facing more than two death eaters. Now we know he's bound to have control soon, so anything we do will be considered illegal. We have to do whatever we can but do it quickly. We can't afford to be captured. If we take a month, see if we can find the cup and maybe the snake. If we can't, then we speak to everyone about leaving the country,' Mad-eye said, 'Tonks, talk to your parents. They either come here or use the fidelius on their home. But they will have to stay away from any place where wizards will see them. Also, talk to them about what Potter's done about disguises using muggle methods. Your mother does resemble that crazy bitch. Make sure to tell them they might need to leave the country and quickly.'

'I'll go there soon. We should also stock up so we don't have to go out too often. Now would be the perfect time.'

'Let's plan that for tomorrow. Harry and I can go to Diagon alley and stock up on potions equipment and ingredients. You two could do the same at Hogsmeade but we'll also get a lot of food, from the muggle world. Also, we might send Minerva a note telling her to get ready to clean out Hogwarts of anything in the potions room. We don't want Snape using potions on students, if they end up there. She also has to know that leaving might be the only way we'll survive.'

'Even though McGonagall said she would write to them, I'm planning on writing to a lot of students I know to tell them to stay away. It would be too easy for someone like Malfoy to slip people portkeys which could take them to Voldemort. Snape could order the house elves to put potions in all the drinks or food. No muggleborn should return to Hogwarts, along with many half-bloods,' Harry said.

'Let's finish watching the memory to see if there might be something that will give us a clue to what the seventh one is in case it's not his wand. And like Harry said, the seventh could be the piece of soul inside him. But I think you're right, it's his wand, it makes the most sense. We also have to hope there is something that tells us where they are, or it is hopeless,' Mad-eye said.

Remus and Tonks also agreed with Harry and Mad-eye. They believed Voldemort's wand was also a horcrux. It was already connected to him, the horcrux would make that connection stronger. But even if they found proof that the wand was a horcrux, they still had no idea where the other item is. They also knew getting the wand off Voldemort would be impossible.

The following morning, Tonks used her metamorph abilities to turn into Dolores Umbridge's' secretary. The moment she followed Umbridge into her office, Tonks stunned her, took the locket from around her neck. She had transfigured a cheap locket she had bought into the one that she had just taken. Once that was done, Tonks removed the last ten minutes of her memory before waking her and quickly leaving the ministry.

The moment Tonks got to Grimmauld place, they took the locket down to the cellar where Harry was about to destroy it. This time, nothing happened.

'It's Slytherin's locket and it does open,' Harry shrugged.

'Try it Harry,' Remus said.

'just in case, I think Mad-eye should destroy this. I would hate for the piece of soul to get away,' Harry stared at the locket, making sure he could see a snake, then using parseltongue, he said open. The locket sprung open and Voldemort's face appeared. Mad-eye didn't hesitate, just stabbed the locket with one of the fangs.

'That leaves the goblet and snake, unless his wand is the seventh,' Remus said, 'We all agree that it probably is even if there was nothing in the memories that mentioned his wand.'

'We'll get back to researching soon, let's stock up on everything we need,' Mad-eye said.

'We get a few things, but I really believe we'll be leaving before long so I don't think we should buy a lot, only what we can take with us,' Tonks said.

'I believe the same lass. All his supporters are positioned inside the ministry. He would make sure that we're all considered criminals. We'll either end up in Azkaban, killed outright or kissed. None of us want that. We need to leave soon. We plan to use things like portkeys but we also make plans to leave using muggle methods in case they block all magical travel. They would never believe people like us would use a muggle plane or train,' Mad-eye said.

'I don't really care, but where would we go?' Harry asked.

'I know some countries are right against the dark arts but like here, they have some people that hide it,' Mad-eye said.

'Maybe we shouldn't all go to the same country. Say a dozen or so go to one, same to another. If too many turn up in one country, he might find them then get his death eaters there,' Tonks said.

'I think Tonks is right, we shouldn't all go to the same place,' Remus said.

'What if we get some distance between them and us. Let's say America, Hawaii or even go as far as Australia and New Zealand. America and Australia are large countries, so if everyone wanted to go together, those countries could easily hide all of us,' Harry said.

'America has a large population but they have had trouble with dark wizards, just as we have. They could recognise any of us and tell him. Hawaii doesn't really have a large population but there is a small magical community. All I know of Australia is it's a large country but a young country so it would only have muggleborns and probably a few half-bloods. I don't know anything about New Zealand except it's small,' Tonks said.

'Australia is the furthest away but Hawaii is quite a distance as well. If we choose Australia, all of us could go, but spread out. It might be worth trying to get together and work on some plans,' Mad-eye said.

'What if we do get together but say have Bill and Arthur and not the whole family come to the meeting. We have just Minerva who could represent Hagrid, Flitwick and the other staff that we know will be in danger. Tonks could be the one for her family, apart from Remus being here as well.'

'That's a good idea. We'll make a list and begin working on who will come to a meeting. But Harry, I think it's time you actually send some letters. You can sneak back into Hogwarts to use more owls, your owl could be used but you'll need more.'

'Yeah, I'll do that now,' Harry went into the drawing room. He pulled out all his parchment, ink and quill. He would only need to write one letter then use magic to make multiple copies. He just hoped the owls could find all the people he planned to write to.

When Harry finished writing his letter, he used the floo to Hogwarts. He went straight to the owlery and sent all his letters off. He did write that they shouldn't contact him, letters can get intercepted. They could stay if they wish but they should not go near Hogwarts or any magical town.

'I know something's on your mind Harry,' Remus said.

'I've been thinking about something. I know we'll probably be leaving but there's something I want to do before we leave.'

'Your parents,' Remus said simply but kindly.

Harry nodded, 'Yeah. At first I thought of just visiting their graves, just to say goodbye. But we know he could dig them up or wreck their coffins just to get me to retaliate. I want to move them, hide them somewhere. Even if it's just in a forest, like Sherwood or the Forest of Dean. We could even bury them here but make sure it doesn't look disturbed.'

'If you want to do this and I think it's a good idea, then I believe a forest would be best. For all we know the muggles might develop this area in a few years. It would mean they would be dug up and might end up destroyed by those big tractors the muggles use to dig.'

'I never thought of that, but you're right. This area is in bad condition that they might since it is close to the city of London. The Forest of Dean. We can even make a small marker out of stone without making it stand out.'

'Then we plan it for either tonight or tomorrow night.'

'I think tonight, the sooner the better.'

That's what Harry and Remus did. They used the invisibility cloaks and snuck into Godric's hollow. Just as they levitated the two coffins from their resting place, Remus's wolf senses made him turn. He instantly sent a cutting hex at the large snake that had been sneaking up on them.

'That was Nagini,' Harry said.

'Let's hurry,' Remus instantly levitated one coffin, held onto and turned on the spot. Harry did the same thing. They arrived in the Forest of Dean only seconds apart.

'I don't know why Voldy's snake was there but it must have been waiting for me,' Harry said as he lowered his mother's coffin onto the ground.

'Even though we know we might still leave, it only leaves the goblet and maybe the wand.'

'So we'll give ourselves a few weeks, then decide.'

'We will. While I'm digging the graves, you find a couple of stones we can use as markers.'

Harry nodded then began to look around. By the time he found two similar size stones, Remus had dug the two holes. Harry took his time but he was able to carve his parents names into the stone, then the date of their birth and death. On the back, he carved a flower, a lily, along with a stag. Harry stared at them for a minute before he summoned another stone. He wrote Sirius' name along with the date of birth and date of death. He turned it over then did a picture of Padfoot.

'There nice cub.'

'Yeah,' Harry then levitated his mother's coffin into one hole while Remus did James' coffin. They covered them with dirt before placing the stones but the stones where their names were etched were facing down. The rocks showed Prongs, Padfoot and a Lily. He then put a permanent sticking charm on the stones which will hopefully keep them from being moved. They moved some twigs and moss to make it seem like the stones had always been there. Harry and Remus decided to mark a few trees as well, now they will know that Lily and James' coffins were in the centre of the trees.

'I don't think anyone will pick up what this place really is.'

'No, it looks natural. They'll be safe here. If he ends up gone, we can make sure they are returned to Godric's hollow. If we do leave, maybe we can see about having them moved in a few years.'

'If we leave, it will mean he has control. I don't think it would be safe to return here. They are safe Moony and this forest will never be developed. I think it's safer if we leave them here.'

'It's your call Harry.'

Remus watched as Harry knelt down at the two hidden graves of his parents. Both Harry's hands were on the dirt covering James and Lily's resting place and his eyes were closed. All Remus could do was watch but he felt for Harry. The young man never got to know just how nice James and Lily were. Remus was determined that he would find time to tell Harry all about his parents. He will make sure this time.

Harry and Remus walked into the house to see Mad-eye, Tonks along with Kingsley, Aberforth, Minerva, Arthur, Bill and Hestia. Kingsley was representing the few good aurors who know they might need to leave. Arthur and Bill were there for their family. Hestia was there for the few like Alphias Doge and Dedilus Diggle. Minerva was there to represent the few teachers she knew would probably leave with them. Minerva wasn't sure if she would leave, but if she did, she may leave later than the rest. Her old home was very protected. She would have a portkey on her to take her to the country that they end up going to.

'You two have dirt over you. What have you been up too?' Tonks asked.

'We moved my parents bodies and hid them,' Harry said.

'While we were there, Voldemort's snake snuck up on us. It's dead.'

'So there's a chance the goblet is the only one left, yet we know there could be another, his wand and it's going to be the hardest to destroy,' Mad-eye said, 'But that was a smart thing you did. He knew you might turn up so he had the snake keeping watch. He probably planned to use them to lure you out if you didn't go there.'

'Don't tell anyone where they are, just in case any of us get captured,' Kingsley said.

'Did you come up with that Harry?' Arthur asked.

'Yeah, I just figured he would know I would do anything to stop him destroying their bodies. So whether we stay or leave, they are well hidden.'

'Let's get this meeting underway,' Mad-eye said. 'Oh, just so you know, everyone was questioned using veritaserum. We couldn't take the chance that one had been taken so they could use polyjuice potion.'

'At least we all know where we stand,' Remus said then sat beside Tonks.

Harry got himself a beer, drank the whole thing before getting another. Only then did he sit down.

Remus and Mad-eye explained about the horcruxes. Then they explained what they believe was the last, or could be the piece inside him. There was also the chance that his wand might be the seventh.

'Seven is the most magical number. If you think about this logically, then six horcruxes with the last piece in him. If he made seven horcruxes then the eighth would be the last piece inside him,' Bill said.

'Either way, if we can't find the goblet then we either have to get his wand and destroy it straight away or Harry gets a shot at him.'

'Why Harry?' Arthur asked.

'The prophecy,' Harry said.

'There is a prophecy about Harry and Voldemort. One of them has to kill the other. It's why he went after Harry as a baby,' Remus explained.

'It was Snape that told Voldemort the first part of the prophecy,' Aberforth said making everyone gasps, except Harry.

'Did you know that Harry?' Remus asked.

Harry nodded, 'I found out the night the old man died. I ended up trashing his office again.'

'I heard something but I haven't confirmed it yet,' Aberforth said, 'Two new death eaters that were in the pub having a drink were talking about Snape setting up a trap. When they didn't see Potter or the order when the wards fell, Voldemort killed Snape.'

'Since Snape was the one to tell Dung the plan, it would make sense that he would believe Snape set him up,' Mad-eye said.

'It was a smart thing you did Harry. All of us were picked by Albus to either turn into you or escort one of the ones turning into you. I was not happy that my wife or brothers would be put so directly in harms way. We all know he wants to kill you, Fleur, Ron, Fred, George, Hermione and Dung could have been killed,' Bill said.

'The moment I read the letter with the plans I knew it was to dangerous. I left straight away, which was a week before the wards fell. It was easy. I got to Liverpool, got a hotel then sent a letter to Remus.'

'So now we need to make some decisions. Harry, Remus, Tonks and I have been doing a lot of talking. We've stocked up on some supplies but we believe we will have to leave the country. We've been talking about whether we all go to the same country and if we did, it would need to be a large country and far away.'

'My parents said they will leave with us, I just have to let them know what we decide,' Tonks said.

'Apart from me and my partner, there are two aurors who are completely trustworthy that will need to leave. One is a muggleborn and the other is a half-blood who was raised in the muggle world,' Kingsley said, 'They've already mention that they might have to leave.'

'Just make sure it's them and if it is, they can join us,' Remus said.

'Have you worked on which country?' Hestia asked.

'We believe for safety, Australia. It's very large even if it doesn't have a large population, not compared to England. It has around twenty five to thirty million people and there is a magical community. But I can't tell you how many witches and wizards there are. It's also very far away,' Remus said.

'It takes about sixteen hours to fly on a plane to get there,' Harry said.

'How did you know that?' Tonks asked.

'Hermione, she researched Australia before sending her parents there. She picked it because of how far away it was and her parents had been talking about moving overseas. She also said there are about twenty five million people, most live around the coast but there are a lot of small inland towns. They are English speaking and they are still part of the muggle commonwealth, which is part of Great Britain. The queen of England is still the head of state of Australia. It was colonised by prisoners from here a couple of hundred years ago. Most of those prisoners were poor people who stole bread to feed their families,' Harry noticed how everyone looked curious, 'In school, before going to Hogwarts, we had history lessons. I remember about this because I felt sorry for all those people sent to the other side of the world who would never see their families again.'

'Harry, Remus, Tonks, her father along with Connie and Tim are very comfortable in the muggle world. We could have them get as much information on Australia but also a few other countries. There could be some of us that want to go somewhere else,' Kingsley said.

'We can do that tomorrow. It's easy to find information on other countries from the muggle world,' Tonks said.

'If any of you have idea's, let us know. But for now, you need to talk things over with your family and friends. But please be careful who you tell. This could mean all our lives if you tell the wrong person. We're going to need to know if we're heading to the same country or different countries. Anyone that has trouble paying for muggle transport will be helped. Harry is going to use some of the money Sirius left him to make sure all of us can get away. Also, we've made emergency portkeys that will bring you here, to the top step, if you have to leave quickly. Make sure you charm some bags and pack things you do not want to lose. Things like clothes and books can be replaced. Only pack what is absolutely necessary and the bare essentials when it comes to clothes. Sorry Arthur, that means you leave your muggle stuff behind.'

'I already plan to leave it. Apart from our normal clothes and a few old books that has been passed down through the family, there is a few personal items we do not want to lose, like Molly's clock.'

'Then I suggest you all take a portkey and go make some preparations. If you do decide to go somewhere else, send me a note but also make sure to tell us if you need money. We can give you enough to get settled. The password for the portkey is Prongs,' Mad-eye said.

'Where did you dig up that word from?' Kingsley asked.

Harry flicked his wand and prongs leapt forth, 'I named him Prongs after my dad's animagus stag.'

'James called his stag Prongs,' Remus said, 'Not a lot of people know that.'

'Ron, Hermione, Fred and George, Dumbledore, Remus and Tonks were the only ones to know about that, until now.'

'Unless they told others but it would only be people they trusted,' Arthur said, 'I would say my daughter knows and maybe the twins friend, Lee.'

'I think it's safe enough to know. So each of you take a piece of rope and go work out what you want to do. We're going to give ourselves another few weeks but we know that could change quickly where we have to leave straight away. The faster you work out what you want to do, the faster we can work out if we leave the muggle way or we take portkeys,' Mad-eye said. 'We would like to know if anyone wants to travel the muggle way or the wizarding way. Just let us know.'

After they left Remus turned to Harry, 'Okay, Australia and we can go by plane. We're used to being in the muggle world. Mad-eye will have to use a portkey.'

'I think the Weasley's should also use portkeys. I'm not sure about Bill and Charlie but the rest of them couldn't help but show how different they are. They would stand out. For all we know he has another half-blood who knows how to navigate the muggle world that could easily spot people like the Weasley's,' Harry said.

'I believe the same, the Weasley's have to use a portkey, for their and our safety. If they want to stay together then Mad-eye can go with them,' Remus said.

'I can do that with any that need to go by portkey and to the same country,' Mad-eye said.

'We'll go by plane. Mum will just copy what dad does and leave him to do the talking or organising. But she has been to the muggle world and she does know how to dress like them.'

'Everyone that decides on a plane has to make sure their wands are hidden and no robes,' Mad-eye said.

It took only four days before Voldemort had control of the ministry. Aberforth sent word that Voldemort also went to Hogwarts. He chucked a big tantrum when he found it empty, not just of people but of books, artefacts and lots of other items. Mad-eye had sent his patronus to Minerva so they would know how dangerous it was right now, in case she wanted to leave with some of the other staff.

Since Remus taught Harry how to send messages with his patronus, they used those to send emergency messages to everyone. It was time to leave, quickly. Remus dropped money off at the ones going by plane, those were the ones related to muggles or spent time in the muggle world. Mad-eye got together with the Weasley's and a few other pure-bloods that wanted to escape and they were using portkeys.

Harry, Remus and Tonks had packed up everything. They transfigured their clothes into expensive muggle clothes before they apparated to Heathrow then Remus used a confundus charm on some of the muggles working there. Ted and Andromeda appeared not long after, along with a dozen more. Remus made sure all of them had seats on the next flight to Australia and while he was at it, he made sure they all had first class. Anyone that was booked on that flight were bumped to another flight.

They only had to wait an hour before they could board. None of them spoke or relaxed until they were in the air.

'I noticed you writing a letter and didn't use Hedwig,' Remus said.

'I told Hedwig to take her time and fly. She hates being locked up or taking by apparition. Anyway, I decided to send info to the prime minister. I figured he should know what they could be up against. I put in everything about Voldy, his death eaters, inferi, giants, trolls, werewolves like Greyback and dementors.'

'Smart, hopefully, they might be able to stop them,' Tonks said.

'Okay, now we're on our way, where are we going to stay?' Remus asked.

'I had an idea or two idea's. The first was if we found an abandoned building or large house. The other idea was magical tents. Australia is a warmer country than England. Also, it only snows in the snowy mountains. If we pick Queensland, it's going to feel like summer in winter and summer will be extremely hot to us. Now New South Wales can get warm, depending on which part. I mean all of it will be warm to us until we acclimatise which will give us time to find somewhere to live if we use tents. If we do use tents they will have to be charmed to keep us cool but also to protect them and us from the severe storms they get.' Harry explained.

'We'll go with tents first. It will take time for us to learn our way around then to find some building that is abandoned.' Remus said.

'There are also very old hotels and towns that ended up deserted. We might be lucky to find one of those,' Ted said, 'I did some research the moment Dora talked about leaving. Now because we're from England, we will want to stay away from the outback, it would be too hot for us. I believe the best place to start would be at the top of new south wales. There are plenty of places that we could hide using the fidelius charm. There are farms and just a lot of properties that belong to the government that we could use for a long time.'

'Once we land, we split so some will get the information on the place we need to go while some get tents and supplies. I also want to check out the Australia ministry of magic to find out what it's like. Being a young country would not have laws that favour pure-bloods so we won't have to worry about that.' Remus said.

'We'll need to work on a place for everyone to meet up as well. We can send out patronus's once we are all there,' Dora said.

The group continued talking about their plans but when the stewardess brought food, they all fell silent. They could not take the chance of using magic on a muggle plane in case the magic affected the electronics.

It was a long flight and even though all of them did get some sleep, they couldn't help working on plans. They all believed using tents to begin with would be best until they could find an abandon building. Since most of them wanted to stay together, for now, they just had to work on where they would put their tents. Harry and Ted were going to head straight to the nearest magical town and buy a few big tents straight away while Connie and Tonks were going to the local council offices to find somewhere they could pitch their tents. Remus planned to apparate to the others after finding out where they were using his patronus. They all had to meet up but it would probably be a few hours. Mad-eye, the Weasley's, Aberforth and Hermione would already be there but Hermione knew the muggle world so she could easily get them food and find a place for all of them to stay and stay hidden until they heard from the other group.

Remus and Mad-eye made a few portkeys so the groups could get together. It was late by the time everyone ended up together, but Harry didn't greet his ex-friends, he stayed with Remus and Tonks, working on plans. Between Ted, Connie and Tonks, they found a lot of places that they could stay and put up tents until they could check out some of the old abandoned buildings, which there were a lot. The fidelius charm and a few spells to make the muggles forget, then some more spells to fix the places and they could have a decent place to live. That would be their short term plans. It would be up to every person to decide what they wanted to do once they were settled and knew more about the country along with the magical community. They planned to give themselves a couple of months, minimum, to get to know more about the country then settle in.

By the time everyone ate and got the tents up, all anyone wanted to do was sleep. Harry decided to take one of the rooms in the tent with Remus and Tonks. He thought Ron or Hermione might annoy him if he was in a tent alone. He would eventually get his own place, but since they were going to stick together, for now, he would stay with Remus and Tonks.

Harry was the first one up the following morning and begun to make breakfast for everyone. He had transfigured things to make a big BBQ along with some tables and long benches. He then cooked plenty of food and made pots of tea and coffee. Remus, Tonks, Mad-eye, Aberforth, Kingsley were the first to join Harry, then others began to join them. Everyone but Remus, Tonks and Mad-eye were surprised at how good the food was that Harry made, he didn't elaborate, just ate his own breakfast and drank his coffee.

'Tonks, Kingsley and Connie are heading to the ministry today, just to see what they are like and to make sure none of his lot has turned up. He would know by now that a lot of people has left the country so he's bound to send some spies out to different countries,' Mad-eye said.

'We don't believe they will even look at this country since it is so far away,' Kingsley said.

'Harry and I have some things we need to do, we'll be gone most of the morning,' Remus said but didn't elaborate.

That was what they did over the next week. Tonks, Connie and Ted were able to find and inspect a few places that had been abandoned. They did as much research as they could before they decided what could make a good permanent home and basically, a new community. Ted and Connie were going to the muggle world to find out if any of these places were about to be renovated or if anything was planned for the land. Once they were finished with that, they headed to the Australian ministry to find out what it was like.

It took another week but Ted, Tonks and Connie had all the information on the few places they looked at. They had also taken pictures so everyone could see what they looked like.

The following day, everyone remained at their camping site. It was time to pick a place they could make their home. Many hoped one day they could return to England, but there were some who had already decided to remain in Australia, Harry was one of them. Remus and Tonks knew they would be staying and their main reason was they don't have any restrictions on werewolves as long as they take the wolfsbane potion. Ted and Andromeda were leaning towards staying in Australia but they still wanted to see as much of the country as they could before they decided. Connie was going to stay. She had already seen just how much better the Australian ministry was compared to England and the other few countries she had visited over the years.

It took another week before Hermione finally cornered Harry and asked why he had been ignoring them. Harry instantly went on about how they deserted him again when neither of them turned up at the Dursley's. He said it was the final time. He was walking away from that friendship. The most they would be now is people who know each other but that's all. Harry turned and walked away leaving Hermione to huff in annoyance. She was angry that Harry wouldn't let her explain. It was Tonks who finally spoke with her then had a go at Hermione for not using muggle post, a phone or even apparate to tell Harry that Molly refused to let Ron go. It didn't mean she couldn't go tell Harry what was happening. He was once again left alone so he had to work on plans himself. But now, he had left them. Tonks said Hermione needed to grow up or she would end up a very lonely person.

Ginny had been trying to speak with Harry but he was always busy and always with someone. She hated seeing Harry spending time with the beautiful blond auror. Whenever Harry was with Remus and Tonks, the blond was there also. Ginny had seen Harry stare at the blond, especially at her overly large chest. It made her realise that Harry liked big boobs on a girl, she had small boobs. It was the one thing she had been hoping to get from her mother, but didn't. She knew she could use magic to enhance her breasts but she also knew that most boys prefer the natural breast as they all said enhanced ones didn't feel the same.

It only took a month before the large group from England moved to an old abandoned town. Once they arrived, Mad-eye, Kingsley, Aberforth, Tim, Harry, Remus, Tonks, Connie, Bill and Fleur worked together to cast a very powerful fidelius charm. Tonks and Connie had already removed all information on the town from the government offices. Now the charm was done, they finally had a place they could turn into a home. One thing they all liked, it was within walking distance to the beach. Many of the younger ones spent time at the beach. The older ones had begun to find out about work.

The name of the town wasn't important but everyone ended up chipping in with names. It was Harry's suggestion that got the vote.

Their town was now known as Orionshire. Orion for Sirius and Orionshire to keep their connection to their home country since a lot of towns in England ended with shire.

Harry had been sitting on the sand staring out over the water as the sun set behind him. He was trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life now he didn't have to worry about Voldemort. If he wanted to get his newts, he would have to work on that. He wasn't sure if he could get them unless he went to the wizarding school in this country or they had a way for students to do them if they couldn't go to school. Even though he would be keeping a listen out for any sign of Voldemort coming to Australia, none of them believed he would so he it was time to think of a life where Voldemort wasn't involved. He just couldn't figure out what to do with his life. He still had to be careful, the name Harry Potter was known around the magical world. The name Harry and the name Potter was pretty common but adding the scar and his looks, just might have the wrong person notice him which meant Voldemort could find out where he was. He didn't want that as it could put everyone in danger.

'You know Harry, after getting to know you and after speaking with Remus and Tonks, I can't see you as an auror. Oh you could do the job, your powerful which is always good if your an auror and you've got a good head on your shoulders. I don't believe you would be happy chasing dark wizards for a living,' Connie said as she sat beside him, then handed him a beer. She had one for herself.

'It's not the life I want. Crouch, when he was impersonating Moody, he said I would make a great auror. At the time, I still didn't know what type of careers there were in the magical world. I picked auror during my careers advice with McGonagall but I only did because I figured it would help with him around but I also wanted to annoy Umbitch. Now we're here, no, I know it's not the life I want. I just don't know what I want to do.'

'One good thing about having money, you can take your time. You're an adult now, you can still learn what you need then take your newts as a home schooled student. There are enough here to help you if you need it. Is there anything that has caught your interest either before or after we came here?'

'First, I didn't know if I could do my newts as a home schooled student, if I wanted to. And to your question. There are some things have gone through my head. Some I dismissed outright. Okay, well, healer is one, quidditch is another but I also thought of broom designer. Another was wand maker. I also thought of teaching but that's for when I'm older. So far, they are the only ones I keep going back to.'

'Then it would make sense that you do one of those. I heard how good you are at quidditch but it's not a long career so you would need to work on what to do after you hang up your broom, if that's what you end up doing. That could lead into a broom designer, so it's something to think about. I could see you as a teacher. Remus told me about your D A and how all of them passed their defence against the dark arts. It was thanks to you that they did. But as you said, when you are older as you would need a lot more studying to be ready to take on something like a teacher. Now as to a healer, you do care for people and you do not like seeing people hurt. If you can, you are the type to take the pain yourself instead of allowing someone to get hurt. I'm not sure if that could help or hinder you being a healer. You would really need to study some books on healing to see if you could handle seeing someone in so much pain yet you could not do much for them. If it was a child, how would you handle that?'

'I would want to do everything to stop that child hurting,' Harry nodded, 'I get what your trying to say. I will think and study before I make up my mind but I already have a feeling that healing is out. I still get amazed at what healers can do but I think it's because I see some of what they can do is the reason I was leaning towards healer. It is good to have money so I can take my time. I know Hermione, Ron and Ginny are going to be starting or re-starting their education soon. I wasn't sure Ron would but Hermione wouldn't stop learning no matter what. I suppose I could go to the ministry and find all the information on careers that are offered here. It might help me make a decision.'

'You just have to remember to cover that scar before you do.'

'I'm actually thinking of seeing a muggle doctor about having it removed. Muggle healing takes longer but they can do stuff our healers can't.'

'That's true but once they release you, then potions will finish the healing. Being a muggleborn I do know about plastic surgery. To stay hidden, I think the scar needs to go. I know many would not like it, but I don't know about the people here, I mean the ones here with us now. But this will always be your decision, no one else has the right to tell you what you can and can't do with your body.'

'I wouldn't let anyone, not after how Dumbledore controlled my life. But I would also like to have another scar removed. It would mean using magic on the muggles that do it,' Harry held out his hand to the woman beside him, 'I got that due to that bitch, Umbridge.'

Connie took Harry's hand and saw instantly the words etched into it.

'She made you use a dark artefact?'

'I didn't know it was dark at the time. I found out weeks later. By then I had ten four hour detentions with her. Then had a lot more through the year. That's why it stands out to much. The muggles can't see that it's words.'

'Well, there is a way if you can lie but make it look like your uncomfortable.'

'What do you mean?'

'You could use part of your history. Your parents died when you were a young child, you were placed in foster care where they did that by cutting those words into your hand. You could say you were removed only a few weeks later after the foster parents had an anonymous complaint about how they treated the children in their care.'

Harry couldn't help smiling, 'Clever and it would work. All doctors in the muggle world are taught how to identify abused children. They are supposed to report it. This time, I just need to work on a fake file with a story they would believe. Thanks Connie, you've just helped me out, more than you know.'

'Any time. But I had to admit that I have been hoping to talk to you, alone. This was once I got to know you as a person.'

'Oh, is something wrong?'

Connie smiled, 'Oo and you have to stop thinking that something is always wrong or there's danger around.'

'I suppose it's just been part of my life for years now that it will take a while before I realise my life has changed, a lot.'

'It has and I hope we can change it a bit more.'

'Um, I'm not sure what you mean, change what?'

'Change you from being a cute single man to a man with a girlfriend.'

It took Harry a minute before he realised that Connie was talking about herself and not some other girl, like Ginny. He couldn't help blushing then smiling before he nodded.

Remus looked around for his wife and saw her standing staring at the water. He joined her and slipped his arms around her waste. It was then that he realised she wasn't watching the ocean, she was watching her friend Connie and Harry, snogging. They were lying together on the beach, wrapped around each other. It looked to Remus like Connie was basically lying on top of Harry.

'Did you know?' Remus asked.

'I noticed a few looks from Connie when she stared at Harry. I also noticed he would glance at her, more often than normal. I spoke to her about Harry's life and those muggles. I explained that Harry could be in love with her but because of how they treated him, it left him with little or no confidence. He also didn't learn about normal relationships. If she wanted to find out if they would work, it would have to be up to her to approach him.'

'I saw Harry watching Connie but I wasn't sure why so I didn't say anything. I know some people thought us being together might not be right, due to the age difference. It's less for them but there is still an age difference.'

'We're only eleven years apart. Connie is only seven years older than Harry.'

'True but it's the fact that she's the older of the two. To me, Harry suits someone older. From the time I met him, he just seemed a lot older than his years. He has an old soul. I know Ginny likes him and they did date but she was just too young in the mind for someone like Harry.'

'I agree with you. I like Ginny but she's a young teenage girl where Harry's older soul makes him a lot older than her. He would not be able to deal with a young teenage girl like Ginny. I also think Harry's attracted to Connie for another reason. You always said you couldn't help staring at my butt when I was in jeans. I've noticed Harry seems to have trouble lifting his eyes from her boobs. Ginny sure didn't get those from her mother which put her out of the running with Harry.'

Remus blushed, 'That's what I did notice, so I figured it was just a teenage boy, who is uneducated with girls, staring at a young woman with overly large breasts.'

Remus and Tonks wasn't the only people to see Harry and Connie snogging. Hermione had and at first she wanted to yell at him for such a display, then she realised they were both adults, it had nothing to do with her. Arthur and Bill had seen Harry kissing the beautiful young auror and they knew they would have to talk to Molly and Ginny so they would both know that Ginny should turn her sights to someone else. She can do that when she returns to her education.

They didn't know it but Ginny had seen Harry kissing the blond. She was angry but she was also resigned. After seeing the way Harry looked at the woman, she knew she had no hope of getting Harry back. She hoped there was some boy at the Australia school who was right for her. She had seen a few boys at the beach and she liked the look of some. Now she just hoped she found a wizard boy that would take an interest in her.

That evening, after dinner, a few people noticed that Harry followed Connie into her tent and not the tent he had been staying in, which was Tonks and Remus's tent. Many of the ones that did noticed were pleased that Molly hadn't noticed. She would be the only one to say something about Harry going into a tent with a woman who was older that he was. It had nothing to do with anyone what Harry and Connie did, they were both adults.

Connie showed Harry spells that would help keep anyone from hearing them or seeing them. If there was a light inside a tent, the people outside could sometimes see. Now thanks to a few spells, no one would see or hear anything. Harry was nervous but he listened to everything his girlfriend told him. He had never thought he would meet anyone, especially not someone as beautiful as Connie. He was happy that she actually like him for him and it had nothing to do with the-boy-who-lived.

They had been getting to know each other since they arrived, but it was mainly talking about their plans and getting settled in a new country. Now they were really getting to know each other in a personal way.

Only once a few days later that Molly said something about Connie dating young Harry. Apart from Harry glaring at Molly Weasley, many others did as well. It was Arthur that finally got through to his wife. He had to remind Molly that she was not Harry's mother, nor was she related to him. Remus was the closest to family Harry had and he approved of Harry and Connie's relationship.

When they began to build their homes in their new town, Molly made sure it was further away from everyone else. She did not want to see Harry with Connie as she always hoped Ginny would end up with Harry. Now Ginny would have to forget about Harry and find another boy.

Even though Harry and Connie only just got together, they decided to build a home together. They already spoke and knew they might not make it, but they might. For now, they wanted to be together. There house was not far from Remus and Tonks' home. Andromeda and Ted knew they had to give their daughter some space, so they built their home further away but they could still walk when they wanted to visit.

Most of the adults had begun working. Connie, Kingsley and Tonks joined the Australian aurors. Mad-eye stayed in retirement but he was always going to keep a listen out to make sure none of Voldemort death eaters turned up in their new country. Harry helped Aberforth out by loaning him some money to open another pub, but this time it would be just for their small town. He liked the atmosphere of a pub but he also knew that the ones they left England didn't want to be recognised so going to a small pub in their small town would work for all of them. They also knew that more could arrive within the year.

Hermione, Ron and Ginny returned to their education. Harry decided for now, he would see if he could play quidditch. He decided that if he couldn't, he might see about designing brooms. First, he planned to have his scar removed that way no one would associate the name Harry Potter with the-boy-who-lived.

The day after Harry had his operation to remove his lightning bolt scar from his forehead and the scars on his hand, Connie had worked some magic on the hospital staff. Harry would heal at home using potions and creams that Connie made.

By the time the bandages came off, there wasn't a sign of either scar and Harry couldn't stop grinning which made Connie, Remus and Tonks laugh. They knew how much Harry hated those scars but it was also a risk if anyone saw them. Now he was scar free which meant he could go see if would be able to have a quidditch career.

Harry was instantly picked by the Hawksburry Hawks they told him that they never had an untrained person who was as good as Harry. He became the starting seeker, he just needed a few months training to get used to a professional team.

It was only six months after the English witches and wizards arrived that another group arrived to join Orionshire. Minerva McGonagall, Poppy Pomfrey, Pomona Sprout, Filius Flitwick, Aurora Sinistra, Septima Vector and Bathsheba Babbling and they brought some of their students and their families. They were either muggleborn or half-bloods with a muggle relative. They now lived in the small town that was made up of refuge's who escaped Voldemort and his death eaters. They did bring some good news. All the half-bloods and muggleborns escaped before Voldemort found them. There was basically only pure-bloods left and those were the ones that supported Voldemort.

While Harry was training, he was also learning, with the help of Connie, Remus, Tonks Mad-eye and some of his former teachers. He still wanted to sit his newts and now he was scar free, he knew he could without being recognised.

The younger ones that arrived with their families and teachers were now back at school. They were from three of the Hogwarts houses.

Everyone in the town along with the students all went to Harry's first game. It ended up a long game, over five hours but Harry did get the snitch, winning his first game. The people in Orionshire ended up having a party that night before the students returned to finish off their year of schooling.

Harry was relaxing on the beach after a long day of training when Remus sent him his patronus, to come to the Hogs Head pub. There had been a meeting called.

Harry took one more dip in the water before walking back to town. As soon as he entered he was surprised to see ever person who lived in Orionshire, even ones like Ginny and her boyfriend, Dean Thomas. But Hermione was there as well, normally she would still be at work.

'So what's with the meeting?' Harry asked as he sat beside Connie.

Mad-eye stood in front of everyone, 'I got word from one of my contacts who is still in England. It seems that many of the muggleborns that left due to the prejudices by pure-bloods join the military and that had been going on for years, more than fifty years. Since the prime minister knew of our world, he organised to have them put into a special squad. With their help, they were able to get a large part of the military into places like the ministry and Diagon alley.'

Tonks nudged Mad-eye to make him hurry up and finish explaining.

'Fine, they blew up the ministry, which had all his death eaters inside. He happened to be there as well. He is once again a wraith. He went straight to the graveyard to wait for one of his followers to help resurrect him again. What he didn't know was that some of those that joined the special squad found a way to encase what is left of him in a crystal. They plan on keeping him like that, forever, hidden and only known to a few. The queen and the prime minister have already spoken with a few that had been hiding so they know they will be in charge from now on but our people will be basically running the ministry and school again. There will be changes though, especially in regards to who can work there and things like the truth potion will be used, all the time now. Not just for trials or crimes, but to make sure the right people are hired. Minerva, they wish to speak with you and your staff to see if you wish to return and run Hogwarts. It will take a while before all the changes are in place but they would like the new headmistress to be involved in the meetings.'

When Mad-eye took a drink, everyone began talking but many also knew they were not going to return. They had made a home in their new country.

That night ended up as a party. They celebrated that Voldemort was taken care of but also that the ones that did want to return could and it would be safe.

None of them were surprised that the Weasley's planned to return, so was the teachers, but what surprised Harry was Hermione was going to stay. She had a job she loved, she was dating a muggleborn and her parents were in the same country.

The Tonks' along with the Lupin's were staying along with the Perks family. Mad-eye, Hestia, Tim, Aberforth, Harry and Connie were also staying. There were a few others that had joined them that decided to remain, but they also said it was good to know that if they changed their minds, they could return to England.

'We might be a lot smaller, but all of us here have made a good life for ourselves. Now we know it's safe, I believe we can finally relax more and see more of this country and more of the wizarding community,' Remus said.

'I never got to see anything of England, this time I'm going to make sure I get to see and know my country,' Harry said but he stared at his girlfriend, 'We've found a great place to call home.'

'We have, but we also know that if we ever want to visit England, we can without worrying about him or his followers. Right now, I'm happy here, settled. We've all doing what we want and we've got the lives we want,' Connie said.

'We do, we might be small but we've all made a great town but now we can at least be part of the wizarding community, be part of this country without having the worry,' Tonks said.

The group sitting in the pub all raised their drinks. They had found a home, one that suited them and one that made them feel like they belonged.

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