Harry Potter - The hope of two worlds

Chapter 2: First day

"Ugh!" Harry tried to open his eyes, but the light was just too bright. 'Am I dead?' He opened his eyes slowly, making his eyes get used to the light. Dumbledore was standing right in front of him, smiling. "Am I dead?" Harry asked. His throat was still sore. Dumbledore just chuckled. "No, dear boy, but you are not in your world anymore." "What do you mean?" Harry was confused. 'Not in my world?' "You did survive the avada kadavra curse, Harry. But the curse pushed you through the portal into this dimension. I am not the Dumbledore you used to know, but I think we act mostly the same. It is, however, not possible for you to return to your world. Voldemort made sure of that. You saved that world, maybe you can help with this one too?" Dumbledore's eyes were twinkling merrily.

Harry just gave a weak smile, before all his memory of the battle returned. "Everyone except the teachers is dead, are they not? In my world I mean." Harry asked, choking a little. "I'm afraid so, but if I know them well enough, I would say that they would think it was worth it, and that they do not blame you." Harry just gave a weak nod.

"What year are we in?" Harry asked, assuming that it was 1995 still. "It's the summer, 1981, my boy." Dumbledore answered. Harry's eyes snapped back open. "Doesn't that mean that I'm born?" Dumbledore shook his head sadly. "No, Lily and James are not able to. Voldemort hit Lily with a spell in her 7th year, which made her unable to bear any children. This dimension is not exactly like yours." "You just said 'are'. Not 'were', or 'was'. Does that mean that they're.?" Harry didn't even dear finish that sentence. "Ah. yes Harry. They're alive. Who did you think you where going to live with? Lily and James fell in love with you even before you fell through that portal." Dumbledore said chuckling.

'This is amazing. My parents are alive and well, and so are Sirius and Remus. My friends have just been born though, but just now life can't get much better.' Harry thought for himself. Tears of happiness were sliding down his cheek. Dumbledore's face softened at this. "You'll meet them soon, Harry. They fell asleep some hours ago. All three of us got your life into the pensive, and watched it Harry. We had to know something about you, if we were to help you." Dumbledore replied.

Harry's face went in to one filled with fear. "Did. did you guys see everything?" Dumbledore nodded, his face saddening again. "We had too. But don't worry. Everything will stay with us. I took the liberty of telling Sirius and Remus some things about you, too. Not any big parts, though, except your fight against Voldemort, and that you won in the end."

"What about Wormtail. I mean, Peter Petegrew?" Harry asked, slightly alarmed. Dumbledore got angry with that. "You were right. He worked for Voldemort. I got him taken away by aurors this morning. At least the same thing that happened to you won't happen here." Harry nodded, relief spreading through his body. "Now, I think that I need a cup of tea. I will see you later Harry. You'll stay in the hospital wing for a couple of days." Harry nodded, and made himself comfortable in the soft sheets, and fell fast into sleep.

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"Do you think he'll accept us? I mean. we are technically not the parents that gave birth to him!" Lily said. They where all in the hospital wing, waiting for Harry to wake up. "I'll assure you he will. He was extremely happy when I told him you two was alive." Dumbledore said. "Will he live with us?" James asked.

Before anyone could answer the question, someone ran into Lily and James and gave them a hug. "Of course I will!" Harry said. Harry never tore his arms away from them, much to Dumbledore's amusement. His eyes were closed, and he had one arm around Lily's waist, and one around James. They both hugged him back, before James lifted him up in his arms, to bring him back to bed. Truth be told, he expected the kid to be heavier. "You need to eat, kid. Can't have you blowing away when playing Quiddish, can we?"

Harry blushed at this, and Lily and Albus chuckled at him. After putting him down into the bed, Dumbledore left. Lily and James took their place on each side of his bed, in a chair. Lily smiled softly at the nervous kid that was laying and waiting for someone to talk. It was James that opened his mouth first.

"Strange situation you are in, huh?" Harry just lowered his head and nodded. "Harry, look at me!" Lily said softly. He raised his head looking in to her eyes, with a replica of the emerald green eyes. "Would you like to become our son?" She asked.

Silence followed, and James was worried that he would say no. Tears began to slide down his cheek, before he threw himself into Lily's arms, hugging her and crying at the same time. "Did you really. expect me to say no?" Harry choked out. Lily just smiled along with James, not saying a word.

After some minutes, Harry had fallen asleep. Lily just took out her wand, and expanded his bed. Both she and James lay down in the bed with Harry in the middle. Lily kissed him on the forehead before falling asleep, shortly followed by James.

No one noticed Dumbledore standing in the doorway with a smile playing on his lips. He had always felt like a father to Lily and James, since the death of their parents. Now he had a grandson too. He was happy now. Happier than a man could normally be.