So far their plan was working. Sirius hadn't liked to make Harry spy on Voldemort but they needed to know. So as soon as James let Sirius know that they had laid the trap to Peter, Harry took a sleeping potion and lowered his Occlumency shields. Now they had to make sure to lay a trap to Voldemort that would cause the minimum possible number of people to get hurt. They had to have Order Members prepared because Voldemort wouldn't come alone. Also because if their theory was right all the time-travelers will disappear as soon as Voldemort loses his powers leaving their side outnumbered. They decided that the best spot would be by the Shrieking Shack. That was a remote location and this way the villagers wouldn't be harmed. Also because that was a plausible story. Harry and Ginny would go there for some alone time. The trusted Order Members plus Sirius, Tonks and Remus would be hiding in the Shack ready to act. The other kids would be in Hogsmead, they needed to be seen or they would arouse suspicion. This way they could also protect the other students in case something went wrong. This all would happen in the next Hogsmead trip. Dumbledore didn't like to risk the students but that was the only way. They had time to prepare, that would only happen close to the end of term, until then Harry was safe in the castle. Dumbledore was also relying on Snape to let him know how Voldemort planned on attacking.

Training intensified, they had to be ready in less then a month. That was also the time they had left with James and Lily. If everything went as planned they would live in this timeline but in theirs they would still be dead. Harry was having mixed feelings. He wanted to go back. He missed the elder Weasleys and he knew he had a job to do there, but he didn't want to leave his parents. He had just got them back and he didn't want to let go of them so soon. He threw himself on the training so he wouldn't have to think.

He wasn't the only one with mixed feelings. Remus and Sirius also didn't want to let go of their friends, but something in them told them that this was not the same as having their friends back. They had grown, they had gone through so much that James hadn't yet. Their relationship wasn't the same.

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As always when you are dreading something, the month flew in a second and the plan was set. James had let slip to Peter that Harry and Ginny would be alone on Hogsmead by the Shrieking Scheck next Saturday. It wasn't difficult, just a father bragging about his son. He wouldn't be part of the team in Hogsmead. He didn't like that but he understood the need for him and Lily to protect little Harry in case the plan failed. They would go under the Fidelius charm with Dumbledore as their secret keeper on Friday night, until then they were staying at the castle. Remus, Sirius and Tess were part of the Order Members that would be assigned that day. Dumbledore only assigned trusted ones like the Prewett brothers, Moody, Frank and Alice Longbottom, Kingsley Shacklebolt and a few others that Remus and Sirius guaranteed were faithful. They would be told the whole truth and plan. They couldn't risk anyone they were not sure of. Snape had informed that Voldemort planned on taking only Malfoy, the Lestrange brothers and Bellatrix, Crabe, Goyle, Macnair and himself. He hadn't given them a motive only requested their presence. But Dumbledore thought best to be prepared for more.

This was the last night the time-travelers would be there and they decided to have a big dinner in their quarters to say farewell to everybody. The Potters, the younger Sirius and Remus, Tess, Dumbledore and Molly and Arthur Weasley were all there.

They laughed , they joked and they mostly tried to forget that they never would be seeing each other again. They tried to make the most of the time they had.

Harry observed his family. That's what they were. Family, he had realized that in the time here. Yes, he missed and would miss again his parents, but he had a family, a family that loved him. He knew his parents had loved him and the knowledge that little Harry would grow up with his parents made him feel better. He would always cherish the memories he made with his parents.

Too soon for their liking came time to say good bye. Harry hugged his mother.

"I love you mum, so much."

"I know baby, never forget that we will always be looking out for you wherever we are. And you can always find us here," she touched his chest, "and here." She kissed his forehead. "I love you."

She released him and he was promptly engulfed by James.

"I am so proud of you son. I know you can do this. I love you."

"I love you too dad. And I am proud to be your son," Harry said. James kissed the top of his head and turned to his friends. James hugged Sirius and then Remus and putting a hand on each's shoulder said, "Take care of him for me. Thank you."

"No, thank you. The thought of Harry kept me going in Azkaban. I owe you that." Sirius said in a chocked voice.

"Me too. He's the best gift you ever gave us, Thanks" Remus said and the three gave a group hug and were joined by Harry, Lily and Tonks.

"Take care of this old man for me Tonks," James told her and was rewarded by a light punch from Remus. They watched the Potters go with Dumbledore and waved feeling like a part of them was staying behind.

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That night all the time-travelers slept in the staff wing thinking of the battle ahead. On Saturday morning they had a subdued breakfast and prepared their things. They gave their pets sleepless dream potions, put them on their cages and shrunk cages and trunks to fit in their pockets. Theoretically everything that didn't belong in this timeline should go back with them once Voldemort's powers were stripped, but they didn't want to take their chances. Their pets were their friends and none of them wanted to lose anyone else. Harry also had his most prized possessions in his trunk that he did not want to lose, his father's invisibility cloak, the Marauders Map, his photo album and his firebolt. They also put in there their new things but they didn't know if they would go with them, they wished they would to have something to remember this by. Especially Harry, who was now wearing on his neck a locket his mother gave him the night before that had a picture with him and his parents which was taken on Halloween. There was another photo album that Tess had given him with pictures taken on various occasions during their stay there which he put in his trunk.

They went to Dumbledore's office where the Order Members were waiting and where Dumbledore would give the last instructions. After that the kids separated from the group and went with the rest of the students to Hogsmead while the adults went to the Shrieking Shack using the passage under the Womping Willow. The kids went to Zonko's and Honeydukes. They tried to keep the best appearance of students on a Hogsmead trip. After a while Harry and Ginny said goodbye to the others by The Three Broomsticks and went towards the Shack. When they arrived by the fence of the isolated house there was no one in sight but Harry knew better than trust his sight, so keeping his wand tucked in his sleeve and held by his slightly bended wrist him and Ginny, who was doing the same, started kissing. Right on cue came a hissing voice, "So you are the Chosen One," Harry turned to see Voldemort and his Death Eaters surrounding them.

"Tsk, tsk, Tom all this just for little old me?" Harry sneered. Voldemort was furious.

"You dare call me that name, don't you know what's best for you boy."

"Well, since you're going to kill me I don't see why not have a good time."

"Stop this nonsense boy and tell me what I want to know, how does a baby kill Lord Voldemort."

"He doesn't, I just broke your powers, I think Peter gave you the wrong info," Harry said with a smirk and right on cue the Order members started attacking the Death Eaters.

Realizing what was happening Voldemort hissed furiously, "This was a trap? You dare entrap me? You'll pay for this," he pointed his wand at Ginny and said "Avada Kedrava" at the same time that Harry yelled "Espelliarmus" and just like before the wands connected by a golden beam of light. Voldemort wasn't expecting this but didn't lose his ground. Harry on the other hand, who was just waiting for this, raised his left hand and said, thinking of his parents having a chance at life, "Good Bye Dark Lord, Hello Tom Riddle, Exuo Potestas"

Voldemort was engulfed by a bright light and levitated for a few moments. At the same time the time travelers were engulfed by a red light and disappeared.

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Back in 1995

Voldemort was laughing in triumph as Harry and the others vanished. He was so intent on his glory that he did not notice Dumbledore's arrival, or the strange object the wizard was carrying. Dumbledore was waving his wand over the object and muttering, the fading light of Voldemort's spell was absorbed by the object and then returned in another color. Voldemort only took notice that something was happening when a red dome started forming where previously there had been a green one. His laughter died as the dome faded and the people that only seconds before had vanished turned up on the exact same spot. But Harry wasn't down any more, he was standing straight and facing Voldemort, hand pointed at the Dark Lord, and with a smile, concentrating on all the people he loved, Harry uttered the incantation for the second time.

"Exuo Potestas"

Voldemort had no time to react as he was engulfed by a bright light and levitated for a few moments. All the Order members and Death Eaters stopped the fight to watch what was happening to the Dark Lord. The light started fading and Voldemort was laid down, on his feet, on the same spot he was before. He started laughing.

"Is that the best you can do Potter?"

"Yes, Tom. I've just vanquished Voldemort," Harry said lowering his hand very calmly.

"No, you haven't, I'm still here, but you won't be for long," and he raised his wand pointing at Harry and uttered "Avada Kedrava." But nothing happened, Voldemort stared at his wand. Harry did not move from his spot, wand still lowered, and Voldemort tried again "AVADA KEDRAVA", and again nothing happened. Every one around was rooted to their spot shocked. The time travelers just laughed.

"As I said, Tom," Harry continued calmly, "I just vanquished Voldemort. I don't need to kill you to do that. Unlike you, I'm not a murderer. You're a muggle now."

"NO!" Voldemort shouted and lunged himself to Harry but was hit by a full binding spell shot from Arthur Weasley. At this the Death Eaters, realizing Voldemort had no more powers, started trying to escape, but the Order members were able to stop most of them, and the ones that were able to flee, were identified and later on would be chased. Molly ran to her children in sobs and started hugging them.

"Oh, for a moment there I thought I lost you."

"Be glad that that was just a moment, we spent months not knowing if we'd come back," Tonks said.

"Months? How? What?" Molly asked confused.

"I'm sure they will tell us everything that happened, Molly. But first I've got to take care of Tom," Dumbledore said pointing at Voldemort's still form on the floor, "and I want to hear this tale." He turned to Voldemort but then turned his head around and with a wink said, "I knew you could do this Harry."

Harry smiled and turned to his godfather who was smiling at him. "Now, can we have a normal home, Sirius?"

"What do you call normal?" he asked back.

"Ah, you know, the convict Godfather, werewolf uncle and Metamorphmagus semi step mum," Harry answered.

"Yes, we can," Sirius answered ruffling Harry's hair.

Harry smiled holding his locket.