'Author's Notes'

J. K. Rowling wrote a series of books that captivated my interest as much as Jack London's 'White Fang' did for me when I was ten years old. Harry appeared to just be a normal boy growing up in a magical world, but there was always something new and foreboding that captured our attention in reading these books. Everything seemed stacked against Harry having a normal life, but he had a big heart, made his own choices, and could depend on help from his friends.

Mrs. Rowling is the originator of the Harry Potter Universe and any profits are due her, but many of us have decided for years to write our own revisions, side adventures, and stories that occur in the future. I have read a number of stories written in this world by others that I felt met the standards that she has set. However, in reading these I have never found a story that I felt brought a good close to the Harry Potter saga.

My premise for writing this set of stories is that the first seven books were just the beginning of Harry's story. Using what Canon has left us, I have continued his life shown through his eyes. I began the story during the final battle in order to set up the premise for the story. The story will now expand to include both the wizard and Muggle worlds but is still meant to follow Canon as J. K. Rowling has given us.

This is meant to be a continuation of Harry's adventure as he begins to share his life with Ginny. DH Epilogue will fit as its own chapter later on in the third story and with no changes to it. I have limited writing experience but I wanted to add my own story to the Harry Potter Universe.

For all the new readers, what I consider to be Book Eight has been written with much filler. It was done purposely this way. It shows the reader just how busy Harry's life would have been in the first two weeks after the Battle.

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Harry Potter and the Ancient Shrine of Providence

The Rest of the Story of the Boy that Lived

Book 8 'Prologue' and Chapter 1 'Containment'

We now begin with Book Eight that continues the story: 'Harry Potter and the Ancient Shrine of Providence'

'Prologue'

For most British Citizens, the evening of May 1st was beautiful. For others who were involved, it almost became a nightmare. The largest National Emergency that ever happened in the British Isles happened while under the watchful eye of our governments of both worlds. Sadly, due to National Security, this situation will probably never find its way into regular history books.

-Tony Blair-

-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom-

Chapter One: 'Containment'

It was May 2nd, and special charter flight 1645, inbound from Seattle Washington was descending to 10,000 feet on approach to Glasgow International Airport. Captain Jim McDow was really glad that this flight was about over. They had been scheduled to land at nine o'clock the night before. Due to severe weather in the Seattle area and then problems with a faulty engine sensor, the flight was six hours behind schedule.

Once in the air, the flight had been uneventful. He had noticed the sky around the British Isles was extremely clear for this time of year. His flight attendants had reported that most of the passengers were now awake, and they were preparing the cabin for the landing.

As the plane was now slowly descending over eastern Scotland, he was just getting ready to go over his final landing checklist. Suddenly something caught his attention outside his port side window. As he looked out to the southeast over Scotland, he noticed a tremendous number of coloured flashes on the ground. At first, he was concerned about a possible surface-to-air missile, but then realized that that was not the case. After watching for about ten seconds, he called ahead to Glasgow and reported on what he was seeing. He was told to continue on his current heading and they would advise him shortly, so he just went back to his landing preparations. A few seconds later, he received an order to turn to the northwest and proceed for an emergency landing at the Kinloss Royal Air Force Base. He called back to verify, and was told to immediately turn and to leave this area as soon as possible. They then told him that the government had grounded all air traffic in this area.

As he turned the wide body jet and started into a rapid decent, he and his co-pilot just looked at each other, knowing that their passengers were not going to be happy. As the plane landed, he was told to expect about a five-hour delay before the passengers and luggage would be bussed to their destinations. The passengers were allowed off and each was questioned individually on what they had seen. By the time they all left for their original destinations, for some reason, none of the passengers or crew could remember why they had to land in the first place.

It was very early in the East of Scotland. By a clear, cold loch, the noises of the battle between the forces of good and evil had finally come to a halt. In its absence, the cries and moaning of many distraught people and families who had lost their loved ones were beginning to be heard.

That morning, the local people who had heard the terrible sounds in the night were talking. Some were listening to the wireless and the telly to find out what had happened during the night. As the sun had begun to rise that morning, a few of the people were amazed when they saw that a huge castle complex had suddenly appeared overnight, in what previously had been a large ruin in the countryside.

As they began to talk to each other and call their friends and families, they soon found that all phone lines were out and even cellular phones were not working. As some started to leave for work, they were blocked by units of the Royal military. They were told that for the next day or so they would be required to return to their homes until the area had been cleared. The soldiers advised them that they would be checked on for any needs and that as soon as the situation was contained, they would be allowed to carry on their normal ways. For the ones that asked what had happened, they were told that a large terrorist organization had been put down overnight, but the government was still searching the area for anyone that could have escaped. They were assured that it was most likely all had been captured, and a minimum threat was thought to exist but the government was taking no chances.

The night before all of this happened, certain events took place that most people and even the news media did not pick up. Six regimental reserve units, which would normally not be activated, were called up by the Minister of Defense. The news media reported that this was only a test to see how fast inactive units could be put into service. In truth, this was to hide the large amount of rapidly mobilizing units as they were being rushed into eastern Scotland at breakneck speed.

Around nine-thirty the night before, a coded priority message had been sent to the French President and the British Prime Minister that said, 'We are positive the event will be taking place tonight where we always expected it would be.' The Prime Minister then initiated an emergency response of a scale that Britain had never seen before. This rapid response occurred in a time frame that soon showed how carefully the planning had been done.

Over the next several hours, special hidden elements in the British government suspended all air traffic over this area. Suppression of all news media, local communications, and any information on the events that were happening that night and into the next day became top priority for the government. They then helped to coordinate the specially trained units that were rapidly being deployed to handle the expected situation. It was known that the possibility of unplanned problems and situations would arise, but most felt that everything, including some very strange procedures and responses, had been planned for.

Every army unit that could be rapidly mobilized in Scotland was being deployed. In most cases, solders were in transport in less then one hour. Whatever was happening, the soldiers could tell the government was proceeding with what appeared to be a well-planed reaction to some terrible event that the government had already known about and planned for.

Around ten-thirty that night, the first military units had begun to arrive. It wasn't long before large numbers of the military were making their presence known on all the roads that lead into the area. By eleven o'clock, foot patrols carefully and silently slipped forward as they now approached slowly from all directions. Within the hour, the soldiers were told to stop as they began to hear the sounds of explosions and saw flickering lights in the low horizon. At times, they even looked like coloured flares across the sky.

The officers told all their men that this was a very dangerous situation and for national security reasons they could never tell anyone what happened here tonight. The solders were warned that anybody that could not be identified and refused to not keep their arms up over their heads until they were disarmed would probably try to kill them if they had a chance. The use of deadly force had been authorized, and all solders were told to be ready to use it if necessary. They were also told that many of the terrorists were British citizens, but to treat them all as enemy combatants and not give any liberties to any of them. They were finally told that they had very special weapons that were very dangerous and would appear to look like sticks. They were told to hold them at bay and report their location, until the Special Force units could arrive and properly disarm them.

Later that night a strange quiet began for about two hours. The events started again about one hour before sunrise, and then slowly faded as the morning sun began to rise. Around six-thirty that morning, it had become eerily quiet again. The solders were told to dig in and not let anyone cross their lines. By then, an almost secure perimeter had been formed in a four kilometers circle around what most had no idea they were actually surrounding. Inside this perimeter, Special Forces units were carefully patrolling the entire other perimeter. Each unit had been given French-speaking civilians, that didn't look like they were in an army but did appear to have some strange type of police training. All officers were given special instructions to follow their orders, even if they seemed to be out of the ordinary.

Areas that were in the sight of an old looking castle along the loch were cordoned off about two thousand yards from it, and then all movement was blocked by the regular soldiers. This also helped prevent the possibility of outside surveillance by others. All people that could possibly see the castle were being sequestered by the government and were being told that terrorists with large amounts of explosives had been headquartered at the old castle grounds.

During the battle, one chartered airliner had been overlooked, because of its being a special charter and its arrival six hours behind schedule. The pilot had reported seeing the events taking place on the ground while on its landing approach. Responses from London had the plane routed to an Air Force base under an emergency order. The passengers were all told they would be released after all backgrounds were checked on the plane.

By eleven o'clock that following morning, the government was sure that only a few hundred civilians on the ground had actually seen the event. In all, the British government, the Order of the Phoenix, and a detachment from the French Magical Ministry, were confident that all possible information on this event was going to be contained.

At noon that day, a man appeared in a flash of green flame and walked out of a fireplace in the Muggle's Prime Minister's office. As he walked over to greet the Prime Minister, he said, "Good day, Prime Minister. Due to the solemn events of last night, it seems I have been appointed the temporary Minister of Magic."

"Congratulations are certainly in order for you, Kingsley. I feel you were the best man for the job," replied the Prime Minister. Both men shook hands and sat down to talk at a table that had already been laid out with lunch.

The Prime Minister then started the conversation by saying, "It appears that with all the undisclosed planning done in the last year, we were able to contain this event. I am glad that you and Bill Weasley were able to give enough details on what we had to expect and on what could happen. My security detail said that Mr. Weasley supplied just about all the possible situations and also suggested many of the operational details that were used. His wife's contacts with the French Magical Ministry gave the military the support required to be able to stop Voldemort's followers.

"As you know, Kingsley, when Voldemort came to power last year, he had severed almost all relationships to my government. I feel that only with you two risking your own lives and feeding us the true information on what was going on, we prevented not only a British, but also a worldwide, disaster between our worlds. Kingsley, you and Bill have not only earned a thank you from myself but from all the British people."

Kingsley smiled and then started to tell the Prime Minister, "Sir, I think it is time that I give you a simple overview on just what has happened on the ground in the last twelve hours.

"From the onset, the French wanted to maintain a very low profile in case Voldemort was victorious. If he had won, then it had already been decided that it would best for the Muggles and the French Auror forces to not engage or be there at the time of the battle. Because of this, these units were placed over a mile from the castle grounds. Once the battle had restarted toward sunrise and additional forces had joined the battle on the defense of the Hogwarts side, then the final commitment was made to engage by the French Aurors. Once this occurred, Minister, everyone knew that we would have a very good success in being able to capture most of the fleeing Death Eaters this morning.

"The Death Eaters had no knowledge about the international help, and just before the final duel, the French Wizards were able to create a huge Anti-Disapparation Jinx for approximately four miles around Hogwarts. The French Aurors, along side the Muggle Special Forces, continued to keep a low profile and waited before any engagement would be attempted. Then as most of the fleeing Death Eaters tried to apparate, they had a very nasty surprise when nothing happened."

"You can actually stop them from disappearing in such a large area, Kingsley?" interrupted the Prime Minister.

Kingsley nodded and continued, "Many of those that did not give up at first were then chased by a large number of angry house-elves. When the Death Eaters tried using magic on the house-elves, many responded with magic of their own. Along with the house-elves, around twenty five students, Aurors, faculty, and members of the Order of the Phoenix were pursuing the Death Eaters. Soon, many surrendered, laying down their wands and giving up on the spot.

"About ninety of the most hardened and loyal of the Death Eaters and supporters then made it into the area that the Muggle Special Forces and French Aurors were patrolling together. This was something that caught most of the Death Eaters by surprise, and many were captured quite easily. About fifty made it to the outer perimeter that was held by the Muggle troops. When the Death Eaters started using deadly spells, the Muggles were ready and released their own firepower in overwhelming force. It appears that far more Wizards died then your men, Prime Minister. Finally, with the Special Units advancing behind them, most of Voldemort's remaining supporters surrendered. About thirty of them decided to fight it out, and we believe that about seven may have made it through the containment line and escaped."

Then Kingsley gave him a written report that outlined the facts.

May 2

11:00 AM

To: The Prime Minister

From: The Minister of Magic

Subject: Initial Assessment Report on the Loss of Life at Hogwarts.

54 Wizards and Youth that were protecting Hogwarts

169 Death Eaters and supporters

1 Dark Lord (Tom Riddle), also known as Voldemort

6 Muggle Solders

5 French Auror Wizards

40 Magical Creatures (House Elves, Centaurs, Giants, Etc.)

Other Important Facts:

5 other Wizards that came to help from other Nations.

110 French Wizards and Aurors that came to our support

180 Death Eaters and supporters captured

As the Prime Minister looked over the initial report, Kingsley gave a short pause before he continued, "The losses on the perimeter edge were four Muggles from the regular army and two Muggles from the Special Forces that were killed due, mostly, to their lack of understanding about magic and wands. Even with the training the French had put them through, they thought their guns were more powerful than a wand. We also had five French Aurors killed and that was more in trying to defend the Muggles soldiers as they were trying to contain the Death Eaters along the containment line. It appears that most of the Death Eaters and Voldemort's active supporters have now been captured and are under arrest, awaiting trial.

"The Order of the Phoenix brought in over a hundred wizards and witches from abroad, and they were used with the specially trained Muggles Special Forces to make sure that the Muggle army could have a chance to help contain this event."

Kingsley looked at the Prime Minister for a response and when he did not reply, he finished with, "Sir, we have given both the magical world and the Muggles world a chance to work together on this terrible event. I feel this has helped bring together both worlds, and this understanding and appreciation for each other will go a long way to form better relationships for all of us. The only sad thing is not being able to let the general Muggle population be able to celebrate. They have no idea that one of the worst and most terrible humans of all time has been permanently removed from this world."

"Kingsley, I truly agree with you, and I wish my people were ready to let your people rejoin the World community. In time, we will figure a way, but a slow reopening of relations, I fear, is the only proper choice we all have for now. My people and most of the world are just not prepared to find out about you yet. When I tell them about a separate society, that has lived hidden within our own for thousands of years, I am not sure what the overall reaction by mine could mean to your people. So for today, I think this is all we should say about it." The Prime Minister looked at Kingsley with a face that showed his true feelings of remorse and the fact that neither of them could really do anything about it for now."

Kingsley nodded his head in understanding and then went on to finish the report and told him, "Sir, my personal belief is that we will have just about all of Voldemort's major supporters in confinement tonight. But now we have to worry about the ones we did not get. We will be passing new laws that should help limit the main reasons why someone was able to raise such a following, but that will not be enough. Both of our governments must be on the watch for the reasons that helped to foster this tyrant in the first place."

"But we got them, Kingsley; we won! The worst is over, and we will know how to handle this situation in the future."

Kingsley then looked at the Prime Minister and said, "I mean no disrespect to you, but as a friend, I must be blunt. The final outcome could have gone either way. All of our success was really due to one seventeen-year-old boy. As I think you already know, some have even called him the Chosen One. For all of his life, and in fact before he was even born, he was the only one who could ever end Voldemort's reign of terror.

"For the last year, he and his two friends had to go into hiding. They knew what they had to do, and most of the time they were on their own. Over the years, Harry Potter has shown to many of us that he can be a very resourceful and a determined person. But even with knowing him well myself, I am just amazed at what he did. Sadly, most of the British people will never be able to know his story but he alone is the true hero that deserves the thanks and adoration's from all of us in our country."

"And what of Harry Potter? Did he survive in the battle?" asked the Prime Minister.

Kingsley replied, "Yes, he did. We are a little concerned on some physical damage, but we think he will make a complete recovery. He was so exhausted that he is now currently sleeping, because he had been up for much of the last sixty hours. Even myself does not know on most of the enterprising and exciting adventures he has been through. But I do know of at least one other event in the last several days that was spectacular. I am indeed waiting to hear his story. He has truly seen and gone through some extraordinary events by even our standards, and I hope that his ordeal is finally over."

"Then I hope he recovers completely," replied the Prime Minister. "It seems you have a real national hero for your people."

"Harry is truly a hero in our society, but many more have helped, and will be recognized by us. At least for Harry, the nineteen year-old Prophecy is concluded, and hopefully he can finally enjoy what the last seventeen years has prevented him from doing; in him having a normal life. The boy has earned it, and now that he has become a young man, I think it is time for him to finally enjoy what life is supposed to be."

The Prime Ministry nodded his head and then asked. "Kingsley, how is the work going on fixing your magic spells and preventing my people from being able to see the castle?"

Kingsley replied, "They are currently cleaning up the major damage that is in and on the outside of the castle. Once that is done, they will be addressing the repairs of the damaged spells. They are sure that by sometime tonight the outer protections will all be addressed, and the Invisibility and the Confundus Muggle-repelling charms will be operational by early tomorrow morning. All they should see is the old castle ruins again Prime Minister. All the Muggles in the area that need to have their minds adjusted to think this was just a terrorist attack should have that done by noon tomorrow."

The two enjoyed the rest of their meeting and as the time for Kingsley's departure drew near the Prime Ministry suggested they have lunch on Thursday. Kingsley agreed and as he was leaving the Prime Minister added, "Do you think you could bring Harry Potter to have lunch with us? I would like to meet and thank him for all that he has done. He seems like he would be a wonderful person to meet, and I really don't get to meet many real heroes these days. I have several nice, secure locations in London that would be a good place to have lunch."

Kingsley replied, "I know he is going to be very much in demand in the next few weeks, but I'm sure Harry will be happy to make the time to meet you for lunch."

Next Chapter: 'Exhaustion'

6/27/2009 WBW-FB 'Pottercomplete'

Betaed by: 'Potterworm'