The Forgotten Hero Part III

14th June 1993

"And making his debut on the International Duelling Circuit… Harry Potter" shouted a male Wizard stood in the centre of a long dark blue duelling platform.

He was around 50 years of age dressed in black and white wizard robes.

Harry walked up onto the platform in the huge arena to mild cheers and applause.

He was dressed in a dark green shirt and jeans with his wand holster on his right arm.

"And now his first opponent on the circuit, former champion Isobel Larkin" said the Wizard.

A short long black haired girl around 13 years of age walked up onto the opposite end of the platform. She was dressed in a crimson blouse and tight jeans with a glare directed at Harry.

The two walked up to the Wizard.

"The rules are simple, no illegal or lethal spells, the first one to incapacitate or disarm their opponent is the winner" said the Wizard.

The two nodded their heads at him.

"Contestants, take your places" said the Wizard.

Harry and Isobel bowed to each other before walking towards opposite ends of the platform.

Harry flicked his right wrist summoning his wand to his hand.

The Wizard stepped down from the platform and pointed his wand into the air.

He silently cast a spell which made a loud noise resembling a gunshot.

The two started trading various spells back and forth including stunners, impediment spells and bombardment spells. Isobel frequently tried to catch Harry of guard by firing minor hexes at him but he managed to evade all of them. This went on for a good 10 minutes with Harry struggling to find away past her defence.

Harry remained focused on her as he continued to block or dodge her spells and smirked.

"She's tiring slightly" thought Harry as he blocked another stunner.

As her latest stunner shot towards him Harry span around to his left dodging it and pointing his wand at Isobel.

"Stupefy, Stupefy, Stupefy" shouted Harry.

She kept up her shield charm as the stunners battered into it eventually breaking it.

He shot two more stunners at her hitting her in her chest knocking her back to the floor.

"Accio Isobel's wand" shouted Harry.

This caught her by surprise causing her wand to shoot out of her hand towards Harry who caught it.

The Wizard cast the gunshot spell again.

"Incredible, Harry Potter beats the former champion Isobel Larkin on his debut match" said the Wizard as the crowd cheered and clapped for him.

Harry walked over to where Isobel was getting back to her feet.

He gave her wand back to her and held out his empty hand.

She looked at him sternly before shaking his hand.

"Impressive" said Isobel plainly.

"You too" said Harry nodding his head at her.

He walked off the stage and over to the front row seats where Lily, Dorea, Sirius, Remus, Daphne, Tracey, Blaise, Astoria and James were sat clapping and cheering for him.

He sat down in the empty seat in between Daphne and Dorea with the latter giving him a hug.

"Well done Big Brother" said Dorea.

"Cheers Rea" said Harry.

"You did really well Harry" said Daphne.

"Thanks, that was a really tough duel against a really good opponent" said Harry as they watched another duel take place.

"Ever so modest" said Daphne chuckling.

Harry smiled as they watched the duels.

His next opponents got more and more challenging as he went along but he managed to get past them. Before he knew it he was in the final against the current Champion Demetrious Krum.

Harry was slightly nervous as he walked up to the platform.

"Okay Harry, take a deep breath, its the final, no need to be nervous" thought Harry.

Demetrius Krum was around 13 years of age with a hard face resembling a vulture and very short brown hair. He was dressed in a black sleeveless shirt and jeans.

He and Harry walked towards the Wizard in the middle of the platform.

"Incredible, what a final we have here, our tournament debutant vs the Champion, Harry Potter vs Demetrius Krum" said the Wizard causing the crowd to clap and cheer.

"Duellists, prepare, the winner of this fight will become the Under 14's International Champion" said the Wizard.

Harry and Demetrius bowed to each other before walking to opposite ends of the platform.

They turned around fixing each other with glares pulling out their wands.

The Wizard cast the gunshot spell starting the duel.

Demetrius Krum quickly went on the offensive casting spells rapidly and precisely forcing Harry to dodge and block them as quickly as he could before he was able to return some of his own spells.

The duel went on for a good ten minutes before Harry was knocked to the floor losing his wand.

"Incredible, Demetrius Krum retains his championship title, the debutant Harry Potter put up a brilliant effort but was defeated in the end, I hope we see another match between these two some day" said the Wizard as the crowd cheered for Krum.

Harry got back to his feet and made his way over to where Krum was stood.

He held out his hand.

Krum looked at him with a serious look before managing a small smile.

"Vell done, Mr Potter, ve vill have a rematch one day" said Krum with a heavy Bulgarian accent shaking his hand.

A few photographers had them pose for pictures before leaving them.

Harry bid him goodbye before returning to where Sirius and the others were stood applauding him. They congratulated him before sitting back down to watch the trophy ceremony.

25th June 1993

Harry was sat at the table with Lily and Dorea eating their breakfast when a brown owl flew through the window with a copy of the Morning Prophet attached to its legs.

Lily removed the paper and placed two Knuts in the pouch attached to the owl's leg before it flew away.

Lily opened the paper and began skimming through the pages.

"Here you go Harry, something that will please you" said Lily holding out the paper to him.

Harry took it and thanked her before looking at the paper and reading.

Potter impresses at International Duelling Tournament

Harry Potter, aged 12, twin brother of the Boy Who Lived Charles Potter and Order Of Merlin First Class, made his debut at the Under 14's International Duelling Tournament over a week ago and caught the eye of many professional duellers at the event.

Mr Potter beat several opponents including former champion Isobel Larkin on his way to the final against the retaining champion Demetrius Krum. Unfortunately Mr Potter lost to Mr Krum in the final. Will we see another match between these two at the next tournament? Will Mr Potter be victorious in the rematch if it ever happens?

This also begs the question to how magically powerful Mr Potter is. His actions in defeating the Basilisk inside the Chamber Of Secrets a few months ago further add to these questions. How does he fare against his brother Charles who defeated He Who Must Not Be Named as an infant?. Is he more powerful than his brother?. These are some of the many questions surrounding Harry Potter.

Harry smiled and handed the paper back to Lily.

"Well that was a lot better than the trash Rita Skeeter wrote about me a few days ago" said Harry.

"The one about you trying to upstage Charles by entering duelling tournaments for fame and glory" said Dorea.

"Yeah, how that woman is allowed to write for the Prophet is beyond me, she twists the truth at every turn just to make a profit" said Harry.

"Your Father has had problems with Rita Skeeter in the past, namely when we got married, something along the lines of the Potter's marrying those of lower class" said Lily sarcastically.

"Couldn't he do anything about that, some would call that slander?" said Harry.

"Unfortunately not, while it was considered an attack on the Potter Family, no one could legally stop her from writing things like that" said Lily.

"Well you know what they say, what goes around eventually comes around, Skeeter will get her punishment for her actions some day" said Harry.

"Hopefully" said Lily.

10th July 1993

Harry and Dorea were staying at Grimmauld Place for a few days when the bad news arrived.

Harry, Dorea, Tracey, Sirius, Beth and Remus were sat eating breakfast when the morning paper arrived.

Sirius took one look at the front page before going white for a few seconds and then snarling shocking everyone in the room.

"What is it Padfoot?" said Remus.

Sirius handed the paper to him causing Remus to growl.

"What's wrong, how bad is it?" said Harry.

Remus looked at Sirius who nodded before he handed the paper to Harry.

Harry took one look at it before snarling in anger.

PETER PETTIGREW ESCAPES FROM AZKABAN

Pettigrew aged 33 escaped from Azkaban prison sometime between the late hours of yesterday evening and the early hours of this morning. It is unknown how Pettigrew escaped but it is believed he used his rat annimagus form to sneak out of his cell and past the Dementors before fleeing the island.

Pettigrew was arrested by Auror's at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry on the 5th January 1992 and sentenced to life in Azkaban for charges of being a known Death Eater and for betraying the Potter Family to Voldemort on the 31st October 1981. Pettigrew confessed to being a spy for Voldemort for nearly two years before his defeat by the Boy Who Lived Charles Potter.

Anyone who spots Peter Pettigrew is asked to contact the Ministry immediately. Be advised you are not to approach him as he is considered to be highly dangerous.

For more details on Peter Pettigrew turn to page 3.

For the statement from the Minister For Magic Cornellius Fudge turn to page 7.

Underneath the headline there was a large picture of Peter Pettigrew taken in the last few months.

His once rat like face had become sunken with wrinkles and heavy eyes. His brown/blonde hair had grown out to his shoulders and was thinning on the top and sides. He was dressed in a grey and black striped jumpsuit and was holding a chain and identity plate in his hands.

Harry showed it to Tracey and Dorea who gasped in panic before turning to page 3. He skimmed over the details of Pettigrew's life before turning page 7.

Cornellius Fudge revealed his plans for the protection of Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the next year.

"The Dementor's will be stationed at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the entirety of the next school year. This has been done for the protection of suspected targets of Peter Pettigrew who cannot be named for security reasons. The Dementor's have been given a kiss on sight order for Pettigrew and will be able to provide the necessary protection for the school and its students. Finally I would like to assure all of the magical community that we will be working tirelessly to ensure that the situation is resolved as quickly as possible" said Fudge.

Is stationing the Dementor's at Hogwarts the right way to go about things. If you are worried about the possible consequences of these actions I urge you to contact the Ministry as quickly as possible to voice your complaints.

Harry handed the paper back to Sirius who looked at it in shock.

"Has Fudge gone insane, the Dementor's are more likely to attack other students than search for Pettigrew, not too mention he already slipped past them once" said Sirius.

"This isn't going to end well" said Beth.

"How many high ranking Pureblood Witches and Wizards are going to be okay with their children attending Hogwarts with Dementor's around?" said Tracey.

"Barely any, there'll be an uproar about this" said Remus.

"The next Wizergamot session is tomorrow, hopefully we'll get this resolved then" said Sirius.

"Unfortunately there may not be much we can do, Fudge seems to have made up his mind already, he won't change it" said Harry.

"Suspected targets of Pettigrew… he thinks he will go after Charles" said Tracey.

"I'm not surprised, he might think of targeting Charles so he can get back into Voldemort's good graces" said Harry before Beth cleared her throat.

Harry and the others turned to look at her.

"Enough of that, myself and Sirius have some good news for you as well" said Beth squeezing Sirius's hand which was on the table.

"What is it?" said Dorcas.

"We are engaged, I proposed to her last night, we have set our wedding date for New Years Eve" said Sirius.

Beth held out her hand showing them the small diamond ring on her finger.

Tracey smiled and gave her Mother a hug while Harry and Remus clapped Sirius on the back and Dorea gave him a small hug.

"Its about time you settled down Padfoot" said Remus smiling slightly.

Sirius chuckled as they talked about the engagement for the rest of breakfast.

31st August 1993

Harry and Dorea approached the barrier with Lily.

"You ready for this Dorea?" said Lily placing her hand on Dorea's shoulder.

Dorea looked at her and nodded.

"Go on then, I'll follow you" said Harry.

Dorea smiled at him before she and Lily rushed towards the barrier disappearing through the entrance.

Harry followed them shortly after.

The two were waiting for him on the other side of the entrance where they walked towards the train together.

Harry helped Dorea load her trunk onto the train and the two found an empty compartment. They placed their trunks on the overhead rack and walked over to the window.

As they were stood in the window the compartment door opened.

Daphne and Astoria dragged their trunks in and placed them in the overhead rack helped by Harry.

"Hey guys" said Astoria giving Harry and Dorea a hug.

"Hey Tori, you ready for Hogwarts" said Harry.

"Ready as ever, I've been waiting for this for years" said Astoria.

"She wouldn't shut up about it ever since she got her acceptance letter" said Daphne giving Harry a hug before moving over to hug Dorea.

"I didn't talk about it that much" muttered Astoria.

Harry and Dorea chuckled.

Lily greeted Daphne and Astoria before walking up the platform to find Charles.

The four chatted for a while before Tracey and Blaise entered the compartment.

"Hey almost champion, how was your summer, aside from the obvious" said Blaise jokingly.

"Very funny Blaise, but it was really good, though it is good to be going back to Hogwarts" said Harry.

"Yeah, I always miss the place every time we go home for the summer, its almost like a second home" said Tracey.

"At least now we can go with you" said Dorea.

"Instead of being stuck at home" said Astoria.

"Told you it would arrive quicker than you think, instead you spent all summer waiting for the day to come" said Daphne.

"Not my fault, I used to get so bored being stuck at home while you were at Hogwarts" said Astoria.

The others laughed slightly as the horn sounded announcing their departure.

Harry and the others stood in the window waving goodbye to Lily, Cyrus, Beth and Cecilia as the train pulled out of the platform.

After the train had left Kings Cross they all sat down talking to each other about the upcoming year.

The trolley lady gave them their usual supply of sweets before leaving them to eat.

"I can't wait for the Hogsmeade visits, then I can buy as many of these as I want" said Harry popping a Jelly Slug in his mouth.

"I know, I can't believe we finally get to go to Hogsmeade, its going to be a blast" said Tracey.

"No fair, you guys get to go there, but we can't" said Dorea.

"We know the feeling, we had to wait for two years as well" said Daphne.

"Luckily for you we can bring stuff back for you, we didn't have anyone to do that for us" said Blaise.

"So you'll get stuff from Hogsmeade for us" said Astoria.

"Of course, there's also plenty of stuff for us to do there, I want to go and see the Shrieking Shack, Padfoot told me all about their adventures on the specific nights" said Harry.

"Do you reckon we could use the secret entrance?" said Tracey.

"I wouldn't personally, the Whomping Willow is nasty" said Harry.

"Didn't it destroy Arthur Weasley's car after Weasel and your Brother flew it to Hogwarts?" said Daphne.

"Yeah, they never got it back" said Harry.

"So we stay away from the Whomping Willow then?" said Astoria.

"Yeah, we don't want you two anywhere near it" said Daphne.

"Lest you want to lose your head" said Blaise.

They all laughed as the train continued onto Hogwarts.

The rain picked up as they were pulling into Hogsmeade Station.

Harry and the others ran through the rain towards the carriages covering themselves with their cloaks.

Later that night Harry and the others were sat with Flint at the Slytherin table.

Harry gasped in shock when he spotted who was sat at the teachers table.

Remus Lupin.

He was dressed in shabby brown wizard robes and was looking around the hall with a smile on his face as though remembering good memories.

"He never told us he would be teaching here" said Harry in shock.

"I know, he never mentioned it back at home" said Tracey.

"Well, we'll at least have a good DADA teacher this year" said Daphne.

"Yeah, we'll actually learn some decent spells this year" said Harry.

"And not the rubbish that Flopheart tried to teach us" said Blaise.

The doors opened cutting their conversation short.

The new first years entered the Great Hall.

"So Harry, where do you think your Sister will end up?" said Daphne.

"Ravenclaw, she takes after our Mum with the studying, what about Tori?" said Harry.

"Same, I think she'll follow your Sister as well, she's closer to her than anyone else, I wouldn't be surprised if the two stuck together" said Daphne.

"At least she won't be a foolish Gryffindor like your Brother" said Flint.

"Thank god" said Blaise.

"Greengrass, Astoria" shouted Mcgonagall.

Astoria walked up to the stool with confidence sitting down as Mcgonagall placed the hat on her head.

The hat thought for a few moments before shouting.

"RAVENCLAW"

The Ravenclaw table stood up and cheered along with Harry and the others at Astoria went and joined the Ravenclaw table.

Five minutes later the hat reached the second person who they were interested in.

"Potter, Dorea" shouted Mcgonagall.

Dorea walked up to the hat slightly nervously.

The Hat made its decision rather quickly.

"RAVENCLAW" shouted the Hat.

Harry and the others clapped along with the Ravenclaw table and Charles.

Dorea went and sat down next to Astoria who smiled at her before turning back to watch the rest of the sorting.

After the sorting was finished they ate their dinner and desserts.

After the meal was finished Professor Dumbledore stood up.

"Welcome, welcome, to another year at Hogwarts, now that were all fed and sorted I have a few announcements to make, firstly to remind you especially first years that magic is prohibited in the corridors and that the Forbidden Forest is strictly out of bounds to all students, and a few of our older years should know that by now" said Dumbledore.

"We also have two new teachers joining us this year, firstly our Care of Magical Creature Professor Kettleburn has chosen to retire in order to spend more time with his remaining limbs, however I am delighted to announce that his place will be taken by none other than out own Rubeus Hagrid" said Dumbledore clapping his hands together as most of the Gryffindor's and Hufflepuffs as well as a few Ravenclaws applauded.

Harry and the others looked at each other in slight shock.

"And secondly allow me to introduce our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Remus Lupin, good luck Professor" said Dumbledore as Remus stood up and gave them a small bow.

Harry, Daphne, Tracey and Blaise joined in the applause that came from all of the other house tables and a few parts of the Slytherin table.

Dumbledore held his hands up as the applause died down.

"Now I have one final announcement, and this is very important so pay attention, as most of you are aware, a very dangerous criminal named Peter Pettigrew escaped from Azkaban this summer, due to this the Ministry has stationed Dementor's at Hogwarts for our protection" said Dumbledore.

Gasps and whispers were heard throughout the Great Hall.

A voice from further up the Slytherin table caught Harry's attention.

"Potter, is it true you fainted?" said Malfoy looking at Charles.

Theodore Nott did a fake feint gesture.

"I mean you actually fainted" said Malfoy amusedly.

"Shove of Malfoy" said Ron angrily before he and Charles turned away from him.

"What do you suppose that was about?" said Daphne.

"No idea" said Harry as Dumbledore called for quiet.

"Listen carefully, while the Dementor's are here for our protection, you still need to be extra careful, Dementor's are vicious creatures, they will not distinguish between the one that they hunt, and the one who gets in their way, so I implore all of you to give them no reason to harm you, it is not in their nature to be understanding or forgiving, now that ends the announcements, off to bed all of you" said Dumbledore.

Harry and the others stood up with the rest of the Slytherin students and left for the Slytherin dormitories.

A/N: Updated version of C1. Chapter two will be uploaded in the next few days.

I thank WhiteElfElder who pointed out the mistakes with the date and mentioned that there was no incident with the Dementors which I forgot to include details of. These have now been added.