When Harry was 17 years old, he defeated the Dark Lord Tom Marvolo Riddle aka Voldemort. When he was 21 he took up his seat in the Wizengamot and began to make sweeping changes in the world. He also initiated a project that was known only to a select few. That project was codenamed Project New Path.

THE NEW PATH PROJECT

Prologue

August 1st, 2001

21 year old Harry Potter woke up on the morning of the 1st of August happier than he'd been in a while. Then he remembered why. Last night he'd finally proposed to his almost 3 year long girlfriend, Daphne Greengrass. And as he smiled he remembered how they met.

May 3rd, 1998

Harry was walking the halls of Hogwarts, damaged though they were, when he heard the scream. Wand in his hand in a flash, he raced down the corridor and rounded the corner. There. A group of Death Eater Wannabe's had a young woman tied up and were attempting to pull her clothes off her and themselves at the same time. "Expelliarmus!" He shouted, catching them all in a large blast. In quick short strokes of his wand they were unconscious, bound, gagged and hanging up in the air. He then made the ropes binding the girl disappear and conjured some clothes for her. "Miss, it's okay I'm not gonna hurt you."

"Why? Surely you are aware of who I am?"

"I'm sorry should I?" Harry asked her with a grin, covering her with a blanket and picking her up from the floor.

"My father is Daniel Greengrass. He was arrested our sixth year as being one of the biggest supporters of Voldemort simply because he had some unexplained expenses."

"Was he? Did he support the Dark Lord?" Harry asked the still unknown Greengrass girl. "No. He had a mistress he was paying expenses for. He didn't even get a trial because he didn't want to admit it to my mother. Not that it matters now, she's dead. She was killed in the battle last night."

"I'm sorry for your loss Miss Greengrass. And I'll speak to Kingsley, we'll get your father taken care of don't worry."

"Daphne."

"I'm sorry?"

"My name is Daphne."

"Hello Daphne, call me Harry." they smiled at each other and suddenly, it seemed that despite the destruction around them things really could be better.

end flashback.

She'd been there for Harry when 2 months after the battle Harry and Ginny had broken up.

Begin Flashback

July 1st, 1998

Harry sat looking forlornly at his girlfriend Ginny Weasley. After the battle he'd thought they would be able to make things work but they had changed too much during the course of the year Harry had been on the Run.

"I'm sorry Ginny. It's not what I wanted."

"I know. I still love you, but I'm no longer IN love with you. We're too different now. Both of us were forced to mature way to fast. You're a soldier-no you're a warrior. And I'm just not capable of handling it. We want different things now. I'll always be your friend though."

"Thank you Ginny. I hope you find someone who makes you happy."

"You too Harry." She kissed his cheek and walked out the door of his Godfather's House.

End Flashback

Harry just lay in bed for a minute longer. He knew that today he would have to go to Gringotts to take up his Lordships for his Houses of Potter Peverell and Black, then the Wizengamot seats in a week. He was lucky that he had already cultivated many alliances through his actions as boy who lived and his relationships with the last heirs of various houses. That he had gone to school with. With a groan he got up and began his day.