"Men to war is what the king ordered, men to war was what the king got but for the sake of many O men of war don't come back."

Harry Potter: Man to War Don't come back, but please stay with me

A Harry/Ginny fanfic

Summary- Harry is 25 and married to Ginny, he works as a Bounty Hunter hunting down dark wizards and many other foul creatures. On his last year he comes across an easy mission but this mission will forever change things in the life of Harry Potter…Time travel

Dream world

The wind blew in the dark, not even a shred of light could be seen. Grasping out slowly reaching for some physical contact with something, anything. I looked around wildly hoping if there was a light anywhere. I turned one final time and saw a flash of red, purple, and silver shooting at me. Time seemed to go on forever before I was eventually consumed by this multi colored light.

I awake and see myself in a new room I had never seen in my meager yet short life. I go to the mirror and gaze upon the figure staring back at me with those same green eyes. Those haunting eyes I see every day looking as dead as the ones I received them from. I go on and see the wild raven colored hair. It never does seem to want to stay no matter what I did anyway. The most interesting thing was on my face though, it was a lightning shaped scar on my forehead not just any scar a cursed scar, for that was what I was… cursed.

Real world

I woke up still in a cold sweat from last nights dreams. It seems I tend to have the most unpleasant dreams quite often.

I turn in bed to look at my alarm clock to see that it was still 3 A.M.

'Damn I got to remember to do Occlumency next time because this waking up so early is getting on my bloody nerves' was my immediate thought.

Still getting up with the usual morning daze, I took my wand and set to making the coffee and bringing out the new book I got.

Looking up a few hours later I see it's time to get to work seeing as how a bounty hunter's job never starts too early which I think is bull. I wonder most of the time why I ever took the job and then I remember all those five long years ago when I had just turned 20, I still remember the faces of everyone I lost that day.

Flashback npov

It was a normal day, well normal if you considered it was one Harry Potter's birthday.

Harry was just turning twenty and was hopefully going to propose to his girlfriend that very day. It was it was mostly a private birthday due to Harry wanting to keep it to just friends. The party was just now finally heading into the evening when Harry finally worked up the nerves to do what he had wanted to today. 'Ginny, uhm, there is something I need to ask you,' Harry said with as much Gryffindor courage he could muster.

'Uhm, okay yeah hold on' Ginny replied thinking this was another one of Harry goes into puppy dog pout mode again.

Ginny turned around to end the conversation she was having with Hermione and turned back to Harry. The next thing Harry did not only shocked Ginny but the rest of the company there. Harry kneeled down in front of her, rose petals fluttering down all around them, he took out a small box and opened it to reveala ring inside, the ring was a gold band with an emerald centered by two diamonds on both sides.

'Ginevra Molly Weasley, I have known you for so long now it's still amazing every time I think about it, about all the times we've shared together, all those snogs in the broom closets(everyone takes a couple of chuckles) but the best thing you did for me was be there every minute of the way, all the way to face Voldemort and back. I love you and always will so that is why I ask for your hand in marriage,' Harry finished with a kiss to her hand.

Ginny stood there stunned her lips started to form her answer when there was total darkness everywhere. There were many shouts and screams that ensued when the flashes of deathly green from the Avada Kedavras and many other ghostly looking spells shot out and hit many people there. Eventually Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione and a few other people were left by the time half of the attackers were dead. The attackers stepped out into the light and there stood what remained of the DeathEaters from after Voldemort kicked the bucket.

'Well, well, well look who I found boys looks like Harry Potter is still here. Oh I know what why not kill his muggle loving friends first,' the man who said this had blond hair all slicked back, the man in question was Draco Malfoy himself.

'Malfoy what the bloody hell do you and your slimey Deatheater lackeys want now,' Ron red from furry yelled.

'Hahahahahaa like I'd answer a blood-traitor like you but I will tell Potter seeing as he killed my father, come on Potter have at it now I came here to kill all you care about and finally you,' Draco sneered at Harry.

Thus the bloodshed truly began as both sides casualties added up more and more.

'Harry on the left hurry,' Ginny's voice shouted over the chaos only to get Harry's attention to see Draco striking down Ron with a killing blow from a Sectumsempra to the neck causing a spray of blood and gore to fly onto Draco's sneering face. Forever haunting Harry was the jeering voice of Draco, 'Well Potter one traitor down let's see what we can do about the rest.'

Most of the rest of the battle was a blur to Harry as white hot anger took hold of Harry and he unleashed hell upon the deatheaters that remained leaving Draco by himself in the end. Draco trying to hide his fear tried one more time to taunt Harry only to be silenced by a difindo to his neck from a crying Hermione.

After the fight was over Harry calmed down enough to hear the sounds of mourning in the air for everyone that was lost on what was supposed to be a happy turning point in their life.

Out of all the death's the immediate closest friend they had lost was Ron and his brother Percy, who had just returned to the family finally after Voldermort was vanquished.

'Harry,' Ginny said after she was done mourning walked up to stand by Harry, 'Yes I will marry you.'

End of Flash Back

Harry's pov

I still remembered that day but then again how could I not since things from there things got better of course I'm still married to Ginny I'm just at work right now, and my job allows me to protect my precious Ginny.

I left my hotel room and arrived at the main complex building in the restricted area of the Ministry of Magic, even though a bounty hunter really isn't part of the ministry like all the other departments we were still there just like the Unspeakables. Bounty Hunters basically went after people too dangerous for the regular ministry Aurors, we are the elite of the best there is, we mostly go undercover for most if not all the jobs so it requires us to move a bit on the job.

This was my final year of work here though and then I was to be able to quit after my agreed five year service agreement.

I arrived at work and went straight to my office not bothering to say hello or good morning to anyone seeing as others didn't need to know I was there, imagine how hard it was to get away from the fan girls after me and Ginny were married, bloody hell.

I went in and looked at the list to see who I was to go after next. 'Ahh finally a break this one shouldn't take long says it's only an Abyss class dark wizard, easy enough, now lets see here, hmmm, goes by the name of Lord Agamemnon hmm strange we have a mythology wanna be here,' I thought to myself that this was going to be a not so long day and you never know I might be able to go back home today and see my wife.

Teleportation room of travel for the quicker wit

'Ok their signs for this room just keep changing everyday before you know it won't even have teleport in the name.. great,' I sigh, oh well might as well get this over with.

I entered the room and took the portkey for Germany to go after this Lord Agamemnon.

Germany 12P.M.

I landed a bit nauseous from the portkey over here. I eventually got my bearings and went to the nearest information agent from HQ I could find which happened to be in the more shady area of the city I had landed in.

'Gin what you got for me,' I casually said to the rag dressed man in front of me.

'Well Crimzon I found out that your guy is currently residing in the upper 363 district I also found out he is at least one level higher than what the info. Sheets at HQ have he is a class type Beta dark wizard so hopefully you came prepared,' Gin said this all through mental talk it would be best not to have any of the hags and other slum folk listen in.

'Ok Gin thanks for the heads up,' I turned and left apparating to my next destination.

I couldn't help but think back to another time when I had come here to Germany

Flash Back normal pov

It was cold, and yet this was normal for the people here in Germany.

A lone man stood out wrapped in a cloak for whatever warmth it could provide, this man of course was Harry, a seven year younger Harry that is. He had recently been assigned a mission for the Order of the Phoenix seeing as McGonagall was the new leader they were becoming more active in the fight finally. This mission involved a group of high class dark wizards that were going to be asked by old Tom himself to join his cause, so he was to go and take them out as quick as he could and get the hell out of there as McGonagall so well put it. So here he was outside the ware house in Germany waiting to ambush some twenty plus high-class dark wizards. He saw a phoenix flash out above the river and knew that was the signal to begin so he shot a few well aimed spells at the wizards killing 2 while the rest ducked for cover. Harry ran in a shield put up and started dueling the rest of the wizards.

The battle went on for hours it seemed till eventually the last dark wizard went to his blazing death. Harry lay there bleeding from multiple wounds on his body some that would hurt worse than the crucio ever could. Sometime later a few Order members found Harry and brought him back for immediate care in the medical Wing at the base of operations.

End of Flashback

Back to Harry's pov

I arrived at the building a few odd skulls and bones lying on the ground, the building itself though had that dark dank look to it that made people muggles and wizards alike want to get away from as quickly as possible. 'Looks like Tommy had an admirer,' I muttered to myself. Just looking at the building I wondered if they were getting an even lower IQ now a days than they used to have since this one didn't have any wards or protections set up on the outside at all.

Going inside I found a few dead bodies any sure sign some evil being was sure to be living here or maybe that was just what it felt like at least.

I walked on with a few silencing charms on my body and magic signature eraser spells on my persona.

I came to a lighted room and spotted my target preparing a power up ritual. I sneaked up into the room and shot a few Confundo spells at Agamemnon and when he realized he could no longer chant the words to the ritual he began to panic and I saw why a growing black vortex of underworldly energy was beginning to build up and that literally spelt trouble.

I hurriedly offed Agamemnon but it was too late to escape and the black vortex took hold of me and I was knocked out from the conscious world.

So for most this is a revised version of this chapter I went through it and was thinking while this is crap what was my younger self publishing here? so after 6 years it is revised.

Next chapter Harry awakes for the shock of his life