AN: Alright arc 1 is done. This is the first chapter of Arc 2, the Hogwarts Arc. I am planning on only doing years 4 and 5. I hope I do not disappoint anyone since there will be less action in this arc. I am not planning on bashing anyone too severely. However, there will be no "golden" trio. I am also trying to lengthen my chapters a bit, so there may be more wait time than before. I hope everyone enjoys this story!

Chapter 9:

The Aftermath and The Quidditch World Cup

In the aftermath of the "Battle of the Ministry" we find our four heroes at the Hospital wing of Hogwarts, under the strict care of Madame Pomfrey. It had been four days after the battle with Envy. The ministry was going crazy with accusations, rumors, and uncertainty. In order to explain the situation, Harry had a long discussion with the Headmaster. It was also in this meeting when he finally met his godfather, Sirius Black.

(Flashback: Dumbledore's Office)

It was only around four hours after the battle that Dumbledore had created a portkey for Lilith and Hermione to the Hospital wing. The headmaster had requested they talk at his office. I agreed because he would probably be the best person to tell the real story of what happened here. After another (illegal) portkey, they were both sitting in the large office. Dumbledore cleared his throat and began to speak, "First off I would like to mention that your friends will be fine. Mr. Gai has already woken up and is predicted to be able to walk around by tomorrow afternoon. Miss Granger's shoulders were a bit trickier. The sword wounds were covered in a type of paralyzing poison we have never encountered before. However, our healer Madam Pomfrey was able to flush out the poison and restore her shoulder muscles. Miss Malfoy, on the other hand, is in serious condition. The nerves in her legs were pierced by the swords and Madam Pomfrey cannot do the same treatment for her as she did with Miss Granger because she is a squib. You may not know this but the stronger healing spells only work if the recipient is magical as well. I am afraid that Miss Malfoy will never walk again.

I sat there awhile absorbing this information, I felt guilty for allowing Lilith to go against an unknown opponent. I pushed my guilt to the side for now and focused back on Dumbledore. "Do you know what the ministry's response is to all of this? All of the squibs should not be punished for the actions of a few."

Dumbledore nodded gravely and responded "I, along with the more light and neutral affiliated families will make sure nothing happens." Dumbledore's eyes seemed to twinkle even more as he continued "I am sure even the darker families will be grateful that two of their saviors are squibs after all." Harry nodded in agreement, frowning. "One member of the Seven Sins, claimed that Voldemort was not truly dead and was manipulating the organization to hide his movements."

Dumbledore's twinkle died down as he nodded gravely "Yes, Voldemort is not truly dead, I have many theories of how he did not die that night, I have not been able to prove any of them yet. My sources claim he is somewhere in Albania, biding his time. You may have heard from miss Granger that Voldemort has attempted to resurrect himself twice in the past three years here at Hogwarts. She, along with several other students have done a remarkable job of preventing him from doing so."

Harry contemplated this information for a bit, "How likely will it be for him to regain a new body?"

Dumbledore looked thoughtful and commented, "There are many ways for one to recreate a body, however Voldemort's problem is that he needs a container strong enough to support his magical energy, but also not be weakened by his corrupted presence. This is the reason why normal possession will not work for him, only his own body, built with his, or blood of one as strong as him magically could contain his presence. There are currently only four people in Britain that have enough magical energy to contain his spirt. Myself, Madame Bones, Madame Longbottom, and you."

Harry scowled a little as he contemplated this information "And the one person on that list that he will most likely target is myself. Since I'm the so called "Boy-Who-Lived."

Dumbledore nodded gravely, "Yes, and it is for this reason that I would request that you attend Hogwarts this semester, despite doing excellently in your magical studies as proven in the ministry, Hogwarts could offer you much more protection."

Harry considered the offer "I was planning on transferring into Hogwarts in my 5th year for my OWLS, however I do not see why I cannot join the school one year early."

Dumbledore's eyes went on twinkle overdrive "Excellent! I must say many of our professors were disappointed when you opted to homeschool for your first four years. Professor McGonagall will be happy that the son of her favorite two students will be attending. Your letter will arrive with the school list on your birthday, which I believe is only in a couple of days."

Harry stood up leave but waited a couple of seconds and asked one more question, "Professor Dumbledore, why did you leave me at the Durslys? I do not blame you for their behavior but I would like to learn your reasoning for placing me with them."

Dumbledore's eyes lost their twinkle entirely and he looked every year of his 147 years "It is one of my many regrets that I placed you with them. When I discovered they had been arrested for child abuse, I rushed to the orphanage where you were sent but you had already left. The reason I placed you into the hands of the Durslys is because of you aunt. When your mother sacrificed herself she gave you a protection, from what I have been able to discover about this protection is when you are with a blood relative, no force who would due you ill can find you. All of Voldemort's supporters could be in Number 4 privet drive but they would not find you. Since the fidalius failed to protect you I felt as if that was my only option."

Harry nodded and started to leave but stopped at the door "I forgive your mistakes Professor, no one is a perfect being."

(Albus Dumbledore's POV)

When the remarkable young man stepped out of his office, he sighed wearily. He had made many mistakes in his life. He had failed so many people: Grindelwald, Ariana, Abbaforth, Tom Riddle, Lily, James, and now Harry Potter. As he has said before, the more powerful the person the more their mistakes affect others. He is simply glad that Harry did not turn out like Tom Riddle or Grindelwald. He hoped that Lily and James could forgive him in the next great adventure. He knew the prophecy foretold Harry defeating the dark lord, and he hoped by sending him to the care of muggles he would not turn out selfish and spoiled like young Mr. Malfoy. Instead he now has a hero, known throughout the world as the Masked Phantasm, Hero of London. He does not believe his illusions are "The Power He Knows Not" since he knows Tom has a considerable number of them under his belt. He could only hope that young Harry can find the answer before it is too late.

(Harry Potter POV)

However before Harry could leave the office it was slammed open and Sirius Black ran into the office and said quickly, "Is Harry here? I heard about the Ministry attack and when I arrived I heard he already left with you!"

Dumbledore seemed slightly amused as the door opened to reveal Harry with a red mark on his forehead and responded "Yes he is Sirius, I believe you just slammed the door into his face…"

Sirius spun around and gripped Harry in a hug and started to chatter excitedly "Harry! I am sorry for not being able to raise you like James and Lily wanted! I was wrongly accused and never betrayed you to Voldemort!"

Harry felt a little overwhelmed by the energetic man but reciprocated the hug, he had not known that Sirius had been his godfather when he was cleared of all charges. Sirius seemed to come to his senses a bit and coughed awkwardly before releasing harry and saying "I know we just met, but if you want to, you can come live with me?"

Harry thought for a second, he didn't mind his apartment at 13 Grimmauld place, but it would be nice to finally have an adult figure in his life. Gai is an adult but he seemed younger than him at times "Sure, I will live with you, I have my own place but it would be nice to live together."

Sirius grinned and asked, "Where is your house, we can get your stuff to move to my home?" Harry nodded and told him the address "It's at No. 13 Grimmauld Place." Sirius looked shocked for a few seconds before laughing loudly, "Hahahaha! I live in No. 12 Grimmauld Place." Harry smiled, knowing he finally had a fun parental figure in his life.

(Flashback End)

Harry was now sitting at the edge of Lilith's bed, cutting an apple for the now disabled girl. She was currently sketching designs for her next project. He could not help but admire her determination to surpass her injury. In fact it seemed as if she welcomed the challenge. He was just finished telling Lilith and Gai about his battle and his talk with Dumbledore and Sirius.

Lilith looked up from her sketchpad and commented "I'm surprised that you are going to school, I figured that you would return to vigilante work. But with you at school that gives me enough time to finish my solution for my legs, can't do hero work without using your legs you know."

Harry winces at the mention of her legs "Are you sure there is nothing we can do to fix your legs?"

Lilith sighs and responds "No, the doctors say that if they pump my legs with their spells designed to fix nerves, they could make my legs explode with the sudden influx of magical energy. Since I am a squib I can't handle that much magic in my legs at once. But don't worry, when I'm done with this baby I'll be ten times as strong" She grins confidently as she continues to draw designs for what she calls "The Super Wheelchair of Awesomeness."

Hermione who is reading next year's potion textbook responds "I think it is a great idea that Harry is attending Hogwarts, there is only so much you can learn without a teacher. Despite being good at Illusion magic you are lacking in other areas."

Gai nodded and commented "Yes! In order to not diminish your youth you must expand your mind as well as your body!"

Harry looked at Gai and Lilith "What are you two planning on doing when I am at school?"

Gai whipped out a postcard that had an image of Mt. Everest out of nowhere and said enthusiastically, "I will climb to the top of Mt. Everest!"

Lilith looked at Gai deadpan for a second before turning to Harry and stated her plans "I am planning on going to America, I have a couple of contacts there that can hook me up with some of the parts I need for my wheel chair."

Hermione suddenly spoke "did any of you see the paper this morning?"

Everyone shook their heads and Hermione whipped out a paper from her book bag and started to read out loud.

Squib Rebellion! Boy-Who-Lived Saves Ministry!

Yesterday evening three squibs who called themselves Envy, Sloth, and Lust attacked the ministry with their special powers. The ministry proved incompetent that they couldn't apprehend three people without magic. It was not until thirty minutes into the massacre that the Boy-Who-Lived, Harry Potter and his allies saved the ministry by defeating the three powerful squibs in single combat. Harry Potter was not available for comment but Minister Fudge had this to say, "I would like everyone to know this was an isolated incident. I would like to personally thank Harry Potter and his associates for protecting the Ministry. However I am sure that our aurors could have defeated them." I was also able to get a comment from Lord Malfoy, "The actions of these squibs is exactly the reason they do not belong in the wizarding world. They were judged unworthy to wield magic." When I questioned the rumors that his daughter, Lilith Malfoy, was a member of the team that saved many lives he responded simply, "I do not have a daughter." I will make sure to keep everyone informed as this story develops."

More information on The-Boy-Who-Lived on page 3

More information on Squibs page 4

Rita Skeeter – Premier Correspondent for the Daily Prophet.

Harry snorted quietly as he heard the article, they didn't even mention Hermione and Gai. It must be because they are a squib and muggleborn. He was about to initiate a new conversation when Pomphrey came bustling over and pushed Gai and I out saying that visiting hours are over.

(Four days later: Diagon Alley)

Harry was walking down the street in a black jacket with a white fur collar, jeans, combat boots and a baseball cap to hide his scar from fans as he headed to Gringotts to withdraw some money to buy school supplies. He walked to an open goblin and spoke calmly "I am here to withdraw from my vault." The goblin nodded and after a crazy cart ride later he withdrew enough galleons to get his supplies. He decided to stop in the bookstore first. As he perused through an interesting transfiguration book he heard a loud voice yell "Harry!" he turned around and saw Hermione with her parents. Her mother looked to be an older version of Hermione with blue eyes instead of brown. Her father had blond hair and Hermione's brown eyes. He smiled and walked up to them and said "Hermione, I'm surprised to see you here and you must be her parents, it's nice to meet you, my name is Harry Potter."

The parents shake his hand and introduce themselves "Hello, My name is Dan Granger and this is my wife Jean Granger. We have heard much about you from Hermione for the past few days. We were very proud when we heard she saved many lives last week."

Harry nodded and commented "Yes, she was invaluable during the battle of the ministry, without her my friend Lilith could have died.

Dan checked his watch before saying "Well were here for Hermione's school supplies, It was nice meeting you and I hope you have a nice time at Hogwarts this year."

Harry nodded and went to the counter to buy his books.

(No. 12 Grimmauld Place)

Harry had moved in over the past two days into No. 12 grimmauld place with Sirius. Lilith had already taken a plane to Metropolis U.S.A to build her wheelchair and last he heard from Gai is that he was in training to climb Everest. As he entered the door he was suddenly shocked when large streamers and balloons popped out and Sirius yelled "Happy birthday Harry!" He was shocked for a few seconds before he smiled, he had rarely celebrated his birthdays before, never finding a real need to. They celebrated for a while, eating a badly cooked cake that Sirius baked (You try keeping your cooking skills up after twelve years in prison!). When it was time to open presents he received training weights from Gai and a phone able to work in a magic saturated environment from Lilith. When it was time for Sirius's gift he cleared his thought as if he was about to give a speech "Now Harry for your birthday Present I have acquired something more precious than gold and more valuable than my very soul!" Harry sweatdropped at that comment and wondered what the gift is "I have acquired two tickets to the top box of the Quidditch World Cup!"

My eyes widen slightly, tickets to the top box can cost more than a small house. Sirius continued happily "The game will be next week, I already scheduled a portkey and a tent for us to stay in, it will be Bulgaria against Ireland!"

(One Week later, 3 Months before Hogwarts Starts)

Sirius and I are holding a newspaper as we wait for the portkey to activate and Sirius counted down slowly "3..2…1!" Harry decided he does not like portkeying, it felt as if he was being pulled by his nose down a whirlpool. When they finally landed he saw one of the largest stadiums he had ever seen surrounded by many wizard tents. After they set up their tent they explored the grounds for a bit, trying out some foreign wizard foods, bought some souvenirs, and met quite a few of his future classmates. When night was approaching everyone made their way to the stadium and took their seats. Harry and Sirius were greeted by many of the higher ups in the ministry and society. Harry was introduced to Ludo Bagman (Who seemed a bit too energetic), the entire Weasley family (Who seemed like pleasant people), the Malfoy family (Who he did NOT get along with), the Bulgarian Minister of Magic (who he was quite amused when he discovered he was pretending not to know English), the Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge (Who he personally thought was an idiot).

Eventually near 7 pm Ludo Bagman bounced up to the stage and raised his wand to his throat and started the event "Good evening! Welcome to the four hundred and twenty second Quidditch World Cup! It is time to announce each teams mascots! From the Ireland's national team! Across the field streaks of green revealed to be synchronized leprechauns who showed the stands in fake gold. Harry picked on up and studied the coins, it was quite a good illusion, a combination of touch and sight illusion. As the leprechauns settled on one side of the field Ludo announced the next mascots "And I'm pleased to announce the Bulgarian team mascots!" Almost as one, every straight male over 13 years old sighed as the Veela magic washed over them. Harry was quite amused at seeing his fellow males in the box react to the magic, as a practitioner of the illusionary arts he was not affected by the Veela allure, it made it quite amusing to see everyone else swoon over the mascots.

After shaking off the allure Ludo continued "I would l like to announce the Irish national team! Please welcome (I forget the names of the teams so imagine the most Irish sounding names you can think of). And please welcome the Bulgarian national team! (same deal, except for Krum I can't remember the other name.)

The game was highly impressive, even to someone who did not have much experience with Quidditch games. Every player appeared to be flying without a broom as they played each of their roles skillfully. Harry used his newly acquired Omnioculars to see each of the players, memorizing their techniques if he ever played the game. Eventually the game grew more brutal as the Irish chasers kept scoring. It was quite clear that the Irish national team were much more skillful than the Bulgarian team. The game progressed until Krum managed to catch the snitch, but still lost the game as the score was 170-160 to Ireland.

It was approaching 1 AM as the after parties were still in high swing that Sirius and Harry heard screams from their tent. As they ran outside one of the passing wizards screamed out, "DEATH EATERS!"