A New Start Keeperoliver Chapter 1- A Bad Ending

The sun rose over the mountains and it spread it's light across the fields giving the possibility of a beautiful day. As the rays spread further along, things began to look darker as the light uncovered a scene of destruction. A small village was laid to ruins and dead bodies covered the ground. Pools of blood spread from the bodies of most of them.

As the rays moved further along, more scenes of destruction were shown as a sporting arena was in complete ruin and more bodies and blood were seen. If any one was there to see it, then they would hear that sounds of battle could still be heard.

The rays finally made their way to where the battle was taking place. However, the combatants were few in number, while the bodies surrounding them were greater in number than in the village and the arena combined.

The few left fighting it seemed were four. Three figures were standing against one. Two male and two female fighters were all that was left of two large armies.

Harry Potter had Ginny and Luna stay to the rear of him while he battled Tom Riddle, or Lord Voldemort as he liked to be called. Ginny was not one to stand by and watch as her boyfriend fought this evil. Luna tried to fight as well. But Tom was too powerful for either of them, while Harry was doing admirable against him. He has fought him to a stand still so far.

Then, Tom hit Luna with a cutting curse that cut her wand in two, and a large gash across her right thigh. She fell when hit, and Ginny stood in front of her to protect her. Harry put up a massive shield and turned to Luna and lifted her with a levitation charm and carried her to the last remaining tower of what use to be Hogwarts. Harry and Ginny could hear Luna complain about what Harry had done, but there was nothing she could do about it.

She watched as the fighting continued between the three remaining warriors. Then she cried as she saw Ginny take the Killing Curse and fall dead at Harry's feet. She watched as Harry cried for his beloved and then turn to Tom and said loud enough for Luna to hear, "You have taken your last life from me Tom. My mother and father. Cedric Diggory. Sirius Black. Hedwig, Alastor Moody. Dobby, and everyone here. The Weasleys, the Longbottoms, Hermione, everyone I knew and called friends. Luna is all that is left, and by Merlin you shall not take her. I will die here today, but I will take you with me. Avada Kedavra!" Harry shouted at the same time that Tom yelled the same thing. Both spells stuck the intended target and Harry and Tom collapsed to the ground. The battle of Hogwarts was now over and Luna was the only one there to see the final outcome.

Luna tried to leave the tower, but the stairs were destroyed, leaving a gaping hole that you could look down and not see a bottom. Luna moved around the tower trying to find a way down, but there was none. She was going to die here, stranded and alone.

She sat with her back against a stone and went over the events of the evening of death, crying the entire time. It all began with Fred and Percy Weasley. They had been fighting Pious Thickness, when the outside wall exploded inward taking out all three. Next was Remus and Tonks as they were surrounded by seven Death Eaters. They managed to take out five before Bellatrix took out her own cousin Tonks, and Rudolphus took out Remus. The two died together with Remus able to grab Tonks hand before he finally died. Bellatrix victory was short lived as Molly Weasley saw what she was doing to her daughter and her friends Luna and Hermione. When Ginny was nearly hit with the killing curse, Molly stepped between the the girls and Bellatrix shouting, "That's my daughter bitch. You will take no more of my family from me." and Bella who started the fight laughing was soon retreating from the onslaught of Molly Weasley. Molly had her cornered and when Bella hit the wall, she tried to defend herself but Molly was not to be denied. Bellatrix was hit with a blood boiling curse and died a most horrible death. Molly was protected from Tom's fury by a shield. She turned to see Harry throw of his invisibility cloak and began to fight Tom. She watched as their fight made it's way outside. She began to follow when she was hit with a Sectumsempra curse from Fenrir Greyback. Greyback was then taken out by Bill Weasley, Molly's oldest son.

The list of names went on and on in Luna's mind. She saw how Ron ran from the battle when his mum and brother died. He ran through the gates and was never seen again. Luna watched as Hermione shed tears while fighting for her life. She could not believe Ron's cowardice. Her tears blinded her momentarily and that was all it took for Albert Runcorn to hit Hermione with the Killing Curse. Hermione died there feeling betrayed by the person she thought she loved.

Once the battle was taken outside, the destruction was more noticeable, and the death toll for both sides unimaginable. Until all that was left was her, Harry and Ginny. Now all there was, was her, and she would soon join the rest as she died from thirst. She stood back up and once again walked the edge of the tower to look for a way down. She looked down the stair case and saw something this time that she did not see before. A light was shining below, but did not display any features that she could recognize.

As she stepped closer to the edge, the weakened ground of the tower gave way, and Luna fell forward into the hole left by the missing staircase. She wasn't going to die of thirst after all. Her death would be swift, and she could join the others on their last great journey.

Luna was waiting for that final sudden stop, but it never came. On and on she fell and with no light, she could not tell what she was passing. There were no sounds to tell her where she was or what she missed.

Luna closed her eyes, knowing that her end surely had to be near, but still she fell.

Then she didn't know how or why, but the sensation of falling was no longer felt. She opened her eyes and felt her way around where she laid. It was soft and warm. It was still dark, but at least she knew she was alive. Or at least she thought she was. Having never experienced death before, she didn't know what it actually felt like.

She needed to find out where she was, so she did the only thing she could do, "Hello, is anyone out there? Please answer me. Oh Poo, I wish I had some light." and she could not believe that a light came on because of her asking.

She thought on this a minute, then said, "I wish there was someone here that could answer my questions."

"So, you have figured it out. Brilliant girl. You would not believe how many people never figure it out and moved on from this room into oblivion. Once you leave here there is no returning. So, you have questions you need answered. Well what might they be?"

Luna asked right away, "Who are you and where are you?"

"Finally you have brought me someone worthy of my work. Thank you almighty one. Luna, I am the spirit of Hogwarts, and I am all around you."

"And where is that exactly?"

"Right here." and the figure of an elderly woman appeared before Luna. She looked tired and weak.

Before Luna could ask another question, the lady stopped her. "Please let me explain why you are here and what is going to happen. Many mistakes were made by someone who was the leader of the light. He kept many things to himself that should have been shared so that if anything happened to him, it would become known to the one who needed the information. Instead, he gave only enough to one he trusted, and what he knew, he passed on to the one that would need it. But this one who needed it, needed much more in order to complete the mission he was on. You knew this one. Yes, it was Harry Potter."

Luna interrupted the lady here, "But Harry did defeat Tom. It would seem that Professor Dumbledore did pass on enough to get the mission accomplished."

"But at what cost? The school was destroyed, the village was destroyed. Many hundreds killed that did not need to die. All because Albus took too much upon himself. He was old and tired. He was not able to carry on what he started by himself. It was not until the end that he finally realized this and asked for Harry's help. By that time it was all too late. What could have ended in any of the first five years of Harry's schooling was wasted. Do you call this a mission accomplished?"

"Well, when you put it like that, then no I suppose not. But what has that to do with me?"

"Before I get into that, would you like something to eat and drink?"

Luna noticed that she was hungry and thirsty. "That would be nice, thank you."

"Then join me for a meal and some refreshments. After this, I feel you might need a little rest before I get started, as it will be a long, long talk. Or it could be a very short one, depending on you."

And with that, a table filled with all of Luna's favorite foods was before the two and they ate in silence. After the meal was finished, the table and the remaining food disappeared and Luna fell back onto her bed.

She did not how long she slept, but she felt rejuvenated when she awoke. She looked around but did not see the lady. "Hello, are you here?"

'Excellent, you are finally awake. You look good, Luna. I am glad you slept well. Would you like something else to eat and drink before we begin?" When Luna shook her head no, the lady asked again, "Luna it may be quite awhile before you get a chance again to eat. I suggest you take this chance as it will only take fifteen minutes, or three days, depending on where you are."

Luna smiled and accepted this one more meal. The meal seemed to pass quickly for Luna, but she could not tell if it took fifteen minutes or three days as there was no way of telling time here. Once again the table disappeared, and in it's place were two very comfortable arm chairs and a table with tea and lemon, cream and sugar on it.

The Lady sat back with a cuppa, and began her long talk. "Luna, I brought you here because you are the last one remaining of the battle. But it was the way you became the lone survivor that allowed me to bring you here. It was because of the sacrifice of Harry and Ginny. You see Luna, Hogwarts was the only place Harry considered home. The Burrow was close, but it was not Hogwarts. What Albus did to him was felt throughout the school. The ghosts, the portraits and even the poltergeist. They all approached me and me ask to help him if I could. Unfortunately it was beyond my control at that time, because Albus still lived. Then when he died, I never had the chance to speak to Harry and set him straight."

"How could you have helped Harry?"

"By releasing his true power and giving him the full information he needed."

"True power? You mean Harry could have been more powerful that he was? How could that be. He was already the strongest student in Hogwarts."

"That may be true, but when Harry's mum died, and Tom tried to kill him, he left something with Harry that acted as a dimmer on Harry's magic. It blocked nearly forty percent of his strength. Now another thing you need to know. When Harry's mum died, she passed on to Harry her magic as well. Now you know why Harry was so powerful. But with that dimmer in place, he was using barely more than half his strength. He was capable of so much more."

"Did the Professor know of this?"

"He knew most of it, but I don't think he knew of Harry's mum passing on her magic to Harry. It is not an easy spell to use, and it is not known to many. Her working in the Department of Mysteries helped her there as she had access to many volumes of work not accessible to others. If Albus had known this, I would hate to see how he would have handled Harry after that. It was bad enough as it was. Now if Harry had been given his true power earlier, he could have defeated Voldemort at any time. That is if Harry had done his search earlier as well."

Luna thought on this then she remembered when Harry, Hermione and Ron came back to Hogwarts to look for something, "Harry's coming back was to find something in the school. What was it he was looking for?"

"Horcruxes. Voldemort made seven of them and three had already been destroyed and a fourth one found. Harry returned to find the fifth and destroy it as well as Voldemort's snake. He didn't know that he was the seventh until the end. If all of this had been released to him, he could have received help to find and destroy them earlier. There were other things that could have been released to him that would have saved time and lives if he had been told of them much earlier."

"If all of this is too late to do anything with, why are you telling it all to me? What have I got to do with this?"

"I'm coming to that child. You may not wish to hear it though."

"Why should it affect me if there is nothing I can do about it?"

"Once again I thank the ones above for sending me you, Luna. I have had others here before you, but they could not comprehend the fact that they were being asked to help. You at least recognize the fact that I am asking you for it. You see Luna, I am offering you the opportunity to go back in time and help Harry become who he was meant to be. If you accept, I will tell you all that needs to be changed and how to accomplish it."

"You wish me to go back in time and help change Harry? How far back are we talking?"

"A fair question, but one that you may not wish to hear the full reason."

"Would I be saving Harry from that dreadful family?"

"Yes, but you will learn something that may upset you."

"Enough to make me refuse to do this time travel?"

"Knowing you no, it would not, but it may be upsetting enough for you to regret doing it after wards."

"Then how far back are we talking?"

"To when you are eight years old."

Luna's eyes opened to their fullest at this, "You mean I could save my mum?"

"That would be your second challenge. Your first would be to save Harry from the Dursleys."

"How will I be able to do that? I am sure that Professor Dumbledore would not allow this."

"He will have no say in the matter once it is learned why he was being removed from the Dursleys."

"And why is that?"

"Because your mum was Harry's godmother."

Luna smiled at this. "I knew there was a reason why Harry was so protective of me. He was my brother in truth and not trust. Harry considered Hermione and I as sisters."

"I know this Luna. Another reason why I am glad you were chosen by Harry and Ginny. That is another point you need to make known. Harry and Ginny must be together by his second year, her first year. You will have Harry meet her before he starts school. Ginny will have a complex about being around Harry if she does not meet him soon after he is with you. Then you have the to keep Ron and Harry from being close friends. Ron will try his best to keep Harry and Ginny from being together."

"Why is that. Harry and Ron were good friends during this time frame?"

"Luna you know as well as I that he was not a good friend. He turned his back on Harry and Hermione on numerous occasions. The very end was the worst as it got Hermione killed. Oh, if you wish to know, Ron also died when he deserted everyone. He ran into a field that Voldemort put up to kill any who tried to run, to include his own men. Another thing you must know is that there were families that sided with Voldemort that were not all followers of his ways. Some were forced to be there because a family member that took the mark. It does not mean they were evil, but they were forced to act in a certain way or they could be tortured or killed."

"Will I know these families?"

"I cannot tell you who they are for fear of them being killed if you asked about them. You may find out sooner, but don't count on it."

"OK, so far you told me that Harry and Ginny need to be together. Is there anyone else that needs to be together?"

"You are a shrewd one Luna. OK, first Hermione and Ron must not be together, nor you for that matter."

Luna's face looked like it was about to explode, "Thank Merlin for that. Ughhh, just the thought makes me want to puke. Ron is a complete arse. I don't know how Ginny put up with him all though those years."

The lady laughed at Luna's response, "Well I'm glad to see we cleared that up. Now as for who she should be paired with is strictly up to her. However, if Harry should make friends with Fred and George, then that would make things a whole lot easier. They are a handful, but right brilliant as well. They could be quite helpful for Harry and you. You might like to let it slip before they start school that Harry is related to a Marauder. They may not think much of it before school, but they will change significantly once they start school. Trust me on this one."

"Well, that's two down. Now can you tell me about me?"

"Two down? I only stated Harry and Ginny."

"Yes, but you also wish Harry to get to know the twins, so it only stands to reason that Hermione will be paired with on of them. Does that mean I will be paired with the other?"

"I think maybe you are too smart, Luna. Things will happen as they should, so don't try and force them."

"Just a thought. So, if I decide I wish to go back, when do we do it?"

"There is much more you need to know before we try it. But for me to continue, I have to hear it from you that you wish to go back, and not I think I wish to go back. It is either yes or no right now."

It took no time for Luna to answer, "I will go back. I have no other choice."

"There is always a choice Luna."

"Not when it means I can save so many people if I do. So you tell me I have another choice."

"The other choice will still put you with all your friends."

"But on the wrong side of the tracks. I wish to see them alive and not as spirits. I enjoy talking with you, but I can't hug you and feel the love like I can on the other side of the tracks. No thank you. I will go back."

"Then let us talk as there is much you need to know. Like I said some of it will upset you, and even hurt you. But in the end it will be better for you. You must trust me on this."

Once again Luna had no idea how long they had just talked, but the time they spent after this was far longer. Luna learned things she never dreamed possible, and things she felt she didn't want to happen. However, she was told it had to be that way or she could not go back.

Luna shed many tears during this part of the plans because of things that had to happen. Not all of them were from grief. Many were from joy. In the three years leading up to school, many things had to be accomplished, and Luna promised the Lady that she would get them done.

Once the plans were done, Luna was given a chance to rest and prepare for her travel. She was told it was like her trip to where she was currently. Like falling into a hole. Luna remembered a story her dad told her of Alice in Wonderland. Was she going to become like Alice? The cast of characters were in place already.

Luna became anxious and found it difficult to sleep. She wished to start her trip now and begin what she thought would be the start of a new beginning. A new start to what she hoped would be a much better ending.

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A/N: I am sorry if this disappoints two of my readers, but I am lost with the WBWL story. I don't know what I was thinking back then, and this one was fresh in my mind. I still hope you take an interest in this one. Also, updates may not be as fast as they were with Death's Life Debt. Just to let you know. As always, Ollie the Keeper.