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Chapter #36: Lost and Found.

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It’s been a week since the truth was revealed, Harry wasn’t surprised about what some of the Horcruxes were, he was more taken aback by their locations, Nagini and the locket were in the same place as in his universe, however, in this reality, Regulus never tried to retreat the locket and instead Kreacher died without him knowing why, in this case, protecting his role as a spy was more important than anything else.

Dumbledore dealt Nagini with a killing curse before they interrogated Voldemort, in fact, that was his mission while the rest were fighting. The cup was in the Lestrange vault in France, the Diadem was in the room of requirement, but in Durmstrang, the diary was in an abandoned shack in Albania where he was recovering before his resurrection.

The ring was surprisingly hidden in the moon and a team of experts from the Astronomy section of the Department of Mysteries was sent to bring it back now that the ministry has been taken over by the order and James Potter was chosen as temporary minister.

Now it was turn to get the objects that are original of this universe's Voldemort, and those were:

7.- Gryffindor’s sword: Placed in the headmaster's office in Hogwarts.

8.- Merlin’s staff: Hidden in Scandinavia in a place really close to the North Pole that was filled with volcanoes and it's guarded by dragons.

9.- Morgana’s wand: Hidden in an ancient cursed Egyptian tomb.

10.- The Potter family emblem: It's a golden shield with a wand and a flower pot carved onto it, it was stolen after the attack on Godric Hollow and it was hidden in some ruins in the north of China in a place filled with even more deadly dragons than the one in Scandinavia.

11.- The goblet of fire: hidden in the United States in the Pacific Northwest close to Canada in a supernatural area used by wizards and witches to practice magic on muggles (they make them believe they're aliens).

12.- The Dumbledore family crest: It's a simple painting with a poem made by the founder of the Dumbledore family, it was hidden in the depths of a magical Mexican jungle filled with strange creatures.

Harry was part of the expedition alongside many people from the ministry and the ICW. It’s been a week since he last spoke with his family from this universe, he was ashamed of himself, he knew he was a monster and that they would never feel safe if he were around them, and he didn't blame them if they currently hated him.

Right now Harry was in Hogwarts in the great hall, but he wasn’t alone, Dumbledore was there too, and soon, they were joined by the people who traveled with him to retrieve the objects that the monster used to become immortal.

All the objects were on the staff table and it was difficult to keep them in check, luckily Harry knew how to handle them, he had the sword of Gryffindor from his universe, and he was ready to take care of the objects, however, before they could even start, the temporary minister Potter alongside his family and friends decided to join them.

Harry wanted to run away, he didn’t want to see them, he felt so ashamed, the faster he got rid of these objects, the quicker he was going to get rid of Voldemort, hopefully, he was going to come back to his universe soon.

Turns out that the prophecy was almost the same and it was in his universe, in this case, the prophecy was speaking about the son of James and Lily Potter, however, there was something that confused the hell out of Dumbledore at the time. “…He’ll be and won’t be at the same time the son of those who defied him trice…”

Now the prophecy made sense, of course, Harry was the son of James and Lily Potter, but the ones from this universe weren’t his parents, no matter how much they tried to pretend, Henry was his counterpart from this universe and the original son of the couple.

“I think I should—” Harry tried to escape but Lily Potter took him by surprise.

She was faster, in less than a second she was already behind him hugging him tightly, he was taken aback by her sudden approach.

“Please don’t go,” she begged him but still refused to look at her.

However, he knew he had to take care of this, it was time to get done with it, he couldn’t help but sigh, he decided to finally look behind him and once he did, his eyes widened, Lily Potter, his mother from this universe was crying silent tears.

He didn’t know what to do, this was the first time he was in this position, not only he has never been in front of his crying mother, but he had never dealt with a crying woman in his life.

“It’s alright…I’m staying but…Why would you want to associate yourself with someone like me? I’m a monster, I don’t deserve to be loved and your family well…They’re lovely, they’re not dirty, they’re not corrupted like me,” Harry said with a calm tone.

His words made everyone feel voids in their throats, this young man, not even the most hard-hardened criminals felt like this about themselves, and yet, even if what he did saved tons of lives, he still felt remorse in some way.

“Harry…Listen to me…I don’t know if it’s magic or something else but…I feel the connection between you and me…When you’re in my arms I feel the same way I’ve always felt every time I held Rose and Henry throughout their lives,” Lily said with a teary smile as she caressed one of Harry’s cheeks.

His eyes widened after hearing that, he couldn’t believe what he was hearing, he tried to protest but his mother shut his lips with a finger, it seemed like it was wise to let the woman take the lead this time.

“I don’t care about what you did…Your life…It has been nothing but people making decisions for themselves, using you for their own means without caring about you, they only cared about having the perfect human weapon…And they succeeded at it,” Lily tried to hold back her tears but it was so difficult.

If for some reason Harry had appeared in this universe when he was a boy way before his purpose in life was decided she wouldn’t have hesitated, she would’ve accepted him and raised him as if she carried him inside her.

“I know you have a mission, and I don’t know for how long you’re going to be able to stay here but…I want to get to know you and appreciate every moment we have left,” Lily said in a more relaxed tone.

Harry couldn’t believe what he was hearing, throughout his life, he always envied the normal kids who had their parents, he was also a subject of mocking and bullying for being an orphan, something he couldn’t control.

He always envisioned how this scene would play out, how would he react if his mother suddenly appeared in front of him and told him everything that Lily had said, and yet, no matter how much he practiced, he was speechless.

Suddenly, the rest of the Potter family joined Harry and Lily but alongside them, there was also Lupin, Sirius, Hermione, Tonks, and Bellatrix who was surprisingly nice in this universe.

“If that’s what you want them…I guess one should honor their parents, right?” Asked Harry with the biggest smile he had ever displayed in his life.

He was used to giving fake smiles and sometimes not even smiling at all, it was a rare sight for him to sincerely smile and this time, there was no doubt that there was nothing but honest happiness on his face.

“Well, I guess I should better get to work,” Harry said with a cheerful tone.

Seeing the Potter family and their friends, the ones Harry knew very well from his universe motivated him to get over with the Horcruxes and finally destroy Voldemort, it’s true that once that happens, he’s going to be back in his universe, but he didn’t care, as long as they can live safely after this, he’s more than happy to sacrifice his happiness.