Legacy of Harry Potter

November 1994

Diagon Alley

Dumbledore's little 'secret' was followed by a stunned silence.

"Headmaster," it was Remus who broke the silence. His voice was almost trembling.

"Is this all what you said true?" He asked.

Dumbledore sighed 'painstakingly', "It pains me more than you all, Remus."

"But avoiding this any longer won't change the facts," he added. "All signs point only in this direction… I am not able to see any other justification."

"My Harry," it was molly who now sobbing with tears flowing down the rivers.

Another wave of silence followed her outburst while Arthur tried to calm her down.

"Albus," said Moody. His fake eye was rotating wildly and the other real eye was full of suspicion.

"Firstly, why should I believe you? It could well be, you weaving all the lies…"

He continued, "From the beginning of term, Harry has only opposed you and stripped you of al the political power that you were unwilling to give."

"Other than that, I don't see him ever committing an atrocity," he added. "His methods may have seemed harsh but he was not entirely at fault."

"Secondly," Moody was still not over. "Why would then Harry kill the other Voldemort?"

"We have all seen that battle ourselves… and if both of them were really Voldemort then they could have joined hands and wiped out everyone last one of us in moments."

"With that kind of power at his disposal and the political power behind him, why go through all the trouble?"

Albus though frustrated from inside shook his head calmly.

"It is not as you see, Moody," said Dumbledore. "From the first war, Voldemort understood one thing. Mere power cannot help him rule the world."

"People like Lily and James Potter would always rise in defiance and one mistake could vanquish him properly."

Dumbledore continued, "I can say with full confidence that all what happened in front of our eyes was nothing more than a show. A mere display."

"I do not even know, if that Voldemort was even real or not."

"That display," continued Dumbledore. "Have gotten immense respect in the wizarding Britain."

"Although, a lot of people fear his power, everyone would still acknowledge Harry's role in dealing with Voldemort not once but twice," said Dumbledore. "He protected those people when Voldemort's death eaters were about to go on an indiscriminate killing of the innocent."

"All that display granted Harry an immense prestige," added Dumbledore. "He had just devised hi path to his goal. The goal remains the same."

Dumbledore added further, "And I am saying again and again… I do not see any other reason for Harry gaining that kind of power in such a sort period of time."

Although, Moody was still not sure and trustful of Dumbledore, he remained silent.

"Do we have any solution for this?" Sirius asked after few moments. "There must be something we could do… something to bring back Harry."

He was also on the verge of crying. Tears were falling rapidly down from his eyes.

Dumbledore took a deep breath, "Yes…"

He continued, "There is a certain ritual… even though it is tough, I believe with enough effort, we can accomplish this."

"But the problem lies not in performing the ritual," he added in a dramatic voice. "The problem lies in how are we going to perform this ritual on Harry… or whoever is controlling him."

"I do not see a reason, he would listen to us," Dumbledore added. "And to make him go through the ritual forcefully does not seem plausible, considering his strength."

"Maybe I can talk to him," interjected Sirius.

Dumbledore shook his head, "That is not an easy task, Sirius."

"But I have a plan…" he added with a small glint in his eyes.

"What?" Molly questioned.

"Soul and its connection with its physical body is a very intricate relationship," began Dumbledore. "And I believe that Harry's soul has not been destroyed. For if it had been destroyed, I believe that his physical body had not fared better."

"His soul, in all probability has just been suppressed and had lost control over his physical body. I believe, he could see, hear and observe all what is happening around him."

"With some methods and by executing some plans, we can weaken Voldemort's soul and that would give an opportunity for Harry's soul to take over his physical body again."

"Using this period, we can perform the ritual and permanently free of his curse," said Dumbledore.

"What methods are you talking about, Albus?" Moody asked with a grunt.

"Well," replied Dumbledore. "The method would be to systematically weaken Harry or Voldemort."

"From the moment, Voldemort have taken over, he only seen victories," continued Dumbledore. "Be it gaining multiple lordship, then the trials in the Wizengamot, torturing the 4 students or be it getting me removed from the post of headmaster."

"We need to give him shocks… consecutive shocks of setback so as to put pressure him."

"Perhaps, then we can create the slim chance," said Dumbledore. "At such a point, Sirius, your persuading Harry… the real Harry might help."

"What is the specific plan, Headmaster?" Snape asked prompting Dumbledore to now lay bare what he really wanted to do now.

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