Beyond Twilight

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters, or the contents of the book. Those belong to J.K. Rowling.I also take no profit from this story. I personally own my self created chracters.

Summary: After thinking that he could just run away from his past entirely and start a new life, he is thrown new challenges and starts to question his new life and decisions.

Pairings: Harry x OC, Ron x Hermione, George x OC, Snape x OC, OC x OC

Rating: R

Categories: Romance, Some Dark/Angst, Some Sensuality and Sexuality, Violence

Notes:
I know what happened in last book but, I wanted to do this and to pull this off I had to kill Ginny (sorry Ginny fans) and make Harry want to leave. Also, this story dose not consist around Harry but all the other characters, I thought it be a nice change.
I have pushed all the characters as far as I could so, if you do not like it, then please do not read this story. Though I think your missing out. Enjoy!
It’s been a while sense I updated this story and I’m sorry, life has been very busy. Thank you to l1nk1n-p4rk-4-3v3r for helping to kick my butt back into gear with this story, otherwise this story mat have collected dust for another couple of months. I am also trying to stay updated on this for jessygrl, who has been interested in this and for girlhero whom has been my muse for so many years.

*Notes about this chapter – I know that I stated that this story does not revolve around Harry bout I do have start it off somehow and I promise he will becoming a shadow in the corner soon. This is more of a kicker chapter and may be boring, exciting things will happen in the chapter I promise.

Beyond Twilight
Crystal Moon


Chapter 1 Years have swept by

“I’m sorry; according to you credit report there is no way for you to get a business loan.” Turning away from the computer Harry looked at the distort woman in front, he always kept a box of tissues on his desk for this exact reason. He hated telling people that there was no way for them to move forward with their lives, he only bent the rules a couple of times when he found ways to. Standing up the woman didn’t say anything to him just walked away calling him nasty names and almost ran a by standard into the doorframe of his office. Harry started to file the paperwork away and didn’t notice that his friend was standing in his office now.

“Another happy customer?” Harry jumped in his chair and then relaxed when he saw his close friend sitting down in the chair in front of his desk. Sighing all Harry could do was shake his head and laugh a little, sometimes this felt like karma to him.

“As always, I don’t even know what I’m still doing here.” Leaning back in his chair he stared Jess. “What are doing here?” Jess frowned at Harry’s question.

“Came to see you, since I had to come ere’ anyways and I thought you should take a lunch.” Gesturing towards the clock on the back wall, Harry could see that it was past noon and that he should be taking his lunch. Jess stood up and waited for Harry to make up his mind on whether or not he was coming. Grabbing his coat and checking for his keys Harry walked out of his office with Jess and locking the door behind them.

“Jesus Harry, quit this danm job and go work in a fucking hotel or somethin’.” Jess stopped in front of car and waited for him to open it, Harry caught up to Jess and glared at him.

“What happened to your bloody truck?” Jess rolled his eyes at Harry’s question and tried to open the locked door.

“It’s in the fucking shop again, remember?” Staring at him suspiciously he shook his head and unlocked the car. Once they were inside the car, Harry started it up and pulled out of the parking lot and into the streets.

“Where are we eating and it has to be somewhere fast.” Harry thought about what he said and looked at Jess. “And no bloody McDonald’s again.”

“What’s wrong with them, their cheap and fast.” Pulling out a cigarette, Jess rolled down the window and lit the cigarette. “Also it is just a few blocks away.” The smoke wasn’t going out the window like Harry would have wanted but it was better then it staying in his car. Jess always did whatever he wanted and acted like the laws and boundaries never applied to him. He had always been like this even when he stayed at Hogwarts for those few years, he never cared if he fitted in, he was content with himself and never made excuses for who he was.

“Ok fine, how about … Izzy’s?” Jess handed half of the cigarette to Harry who gladly took. Since being in America, he had developed some bad habits, smoking being one of them and of course the occasional drinking. Harry shook his head the idea of eating at Izzy’s and pulled into the Carl’s Jr. drive through. Harry sighed and rolled down his window while they waited in line. He could still remember the day he first came to this country and started his new life.

~*~*~*~*~

~Seven years ago~

Harry looked around JFK and already knew that he had no intention of living in New York for very long. It wasn’t easy faking your own death and leaving an entire lifetime behind but, he had to do it, he wasn’t leaving too much behind. Ginny was killed right in front after Voldemort was killed, he couldn’t stop that deatheater in time and when he finally reached her she had taken her last breath while he held her. The Weasley’s had to mourn the loss of two of their children and Harry’s “death” added to their grief. Ron and Hermione didn’t deserve to be put through his death and Ginny’s but, if he had not he would been used for political reasons by the Ministry and hunted down by every deatheater left, even as they were being hunted down by the Ministry.

Harry waited patiently for Jess to come and pick him so they could go to his hotel and they head for wherever Jess was staying now. If Harry remembered correctly from his letters it was New Orleans, which sounded interesting. After waiting an hour Jess showed and looked tired or stoned he still couldn’t tell the difference.

“Where were you?” Harry grabbed his book bag, backpack and bags or at least what he could grab. Jess picked up one of Harry’s bags to help a little. Of course Jess grabbed the heaviest one and acted like it was nothing, sometimes Jess surprised more then he’d like to admit.

“Sorry the tunnel was jammed packed and then the freeway was packed. Do you want to go to a hotel to rest or just go strait for the road?” Jess opened the back of his pick up truck and started to throw Harry’s bags in the back and waited for him to make up his mind.

“Um, don’t I need to set up a bank account and get a phone?” thinking about it, Jess nodded and got into his truck and waited for Harry to get in. Getting into the truck Harry sighed and stared out the window as Jess drove through Manhattan to look for a good cell company to put Harry with.

This was to be his life now, an average muggle, blending in and having job to support himself. The thought changing his identity had crossed his mind more then once but he didn’t want to burden Jess more hen he already was.

“I already set up your account through Washington Mutual, you’ve got all your in savings and about two hundred dollars in you checking, thanks for your information. Otherwise I would not have pulled it off. Oh yeah, your bank card is in the glove box.” Harry couldn’t help but laugh at this; he never thought he would have to have a muggle debit card. Opening the glove box, Harry pulled out the open envelope and saw two cards. Curious why he had two cards, he took out the cards and looked them over. The first one had the logo of his bank on it with the VISA logo and said debit in the corner, his name was in the middle of the card; Harry J Potter. The other card was the same except it said credit.

“Why get me a credit card too?” He lifted himself up so he could get his wallet out of his back pocket. The leather still smelled fresh he opened it and tucked the cards behind his new ID card, the claims he is both a US citizen and British citizen, Harry still wondered how Jess pulled that one off but, he was not about ask just yet.

“Ya know, emergencies, or if you run out of money. Like that will ever happen to you.” Jess smiled and looked at Harry. “Can I keep some of the money I ‘inherited' from you?”

“No, I will need it.” Now Harry felt frustrated and he definitely had to learn how to manage money, Jess had been around for a while and he knew he would help him learn. Jess looked at Harry out of the corner of his eye and tried to think of something to talk about to kill the awkward silence.

“So, welcome to America, what would ya like to know?” Harry looked at Jess and sighed.

“Um … what should I know?” Jess had to stop and think about this one, he almost forgot that not only was Harry sheltered but he was also kept from the ‘real world’ cause of the wizarding world, this could prove challenging.

“OK, first off, here be very weary of the girls. They will try to either take your money or expect sex. I’m not saying that all the girls here are bad but you do have to learn how to weed out the ones who are. Hold onto your money tightly and budget, do you know how to use a computer?” Harry had to think about what it was first, he may have seen Uncle Vernon use one but he couldn’t remember. Shaking his head, he looked at Jess to see if this was a bed thing or not.

“I just have to take ev’rythin from scratch.” Harry turned back to look out the window, he wasn’t sure if he would ever be use to living in America but he had no other option, Jess was his only friend in this country and he has already done more for him then was needed.

“So where will we be going after we leave New York?” Jess sighed and glanced at Harry.

“Astoria, it’s in the state of Oregon. There’s a man named Lucas who lives there and he has agreed to help you get a job and an apartment.” Glancing over at him, he knew better than to take him to New Orleans at least at this point, maybe he’d have better luck in Portland where lived.

~*~*~*~*~

Harry dropped off Jess at his home after they got lunch and Harry drove as fast as he could legally to make it back to his work on time. The tires of his car made skid marks as he parked in an available space in the parking lot. Not even bothering to put his parking brake on, Harry grabbed his coat and ran inside the bank, trying not to run into anyone that was coming out of the doors. His manager was on the other side of the bank talking with a customer, Harry carefully walked to his office and tried to avoid another talk from him. Being too preoccupied with sneaking around Harry failed to notice a woman waiting for at his office door.

“Mr. Potter?” Harry jumped at the sound of her voice and looks at the woman, breathing he calms himself down.

“Yes?” Standing up she looked at Harry and suddenly felt like he was being judged.

“I was told I could talk with you.” She was beautiful, sometimes he hated himself for always looking when he had a girlfriend but it just couldn’t be helped. It didn’t help that she was a wearing a very low cut blouse and a semi short skirt. Turning around to unlock the door, he tried to ignore his hormones as she walked past him to take a seat. Shutting the door behind them, he walked around to sit behind his desk and start up his computer.

“So, what can I do for you?” Looking at Harry and at his manner she had decided to cut right to the point.

“To be perfectly honest I am here to offer you a job.” He felt speechless, this had to be some kind of a joke, but she looked so serious. Clearing his throat and fixing his glasses he was not going to take this seriously unless he had proof.

“Really? And what type of job is it?” Smiling she looked at him and spoke with confidence.

“Teaching position, in a field that I feel you is most qualified in.” Harry raised an eyebrow at that comment and was starting to feel anxious at this.

“What am I qualified for? I’m a loan officer and I have been with this bank for over 4 years, I can’t be a teacher.” His voice was raised and she could sense his anger and decided to slightly back off.

“I’m sorry, my name is Julia Kauffstein and I am a principal at a school for let’s just say the gifted and I have been looking for you for quite some time.” This was going to be more difficult then she originally thought.

“Gifted?” Harry rubbed his face and stood up, feeling more angry about the fact that he had been found out. “Don’t feed me this rubbish!” Sighing at the way this was going, all Julia could think of doing was to prove without giving herself away that she wasn’t making this up. Looking at Harry and not taking her eyes off of his, she concentrated on what to move. Just when Harry was about to throw her out of his office, he noticed out of the corner of his eye, his pens moving from one side of his desk to another and a business card floating towards him. He felt like all the breath had left his body, he hadn’t seen magic since he was 17 and here he was with a witch offering him a job. Taking the card cautiously, Harry swallowed hard and looked at her.

“Are you from Hogwarts?” He couldn’t go back, everyone thought he was dead, or so he thought.

“No, this is different then Hogwarts but the same idea.” Getting up she walked over to Harry in hopes that he would now listen to her.

“Now can we talk?” Nodding to answer her question, Julia smiled and sat back down, motioning with her hand for him to sit as well. Harry felt at a loss, but at the time this may be what he’s needed for some time now.
“Anyway, I am the headmistress shall we say of the Magic School here in America. Most of the children that come to our school are young natural magic users, that are either coming with or without their parents knowledge. We do have some Wand users in the school and we do what we can for but mostly it’s a mixed group. Each student is unique in both talent and abilities, the Wand users are all pretty much the same, oh no offense.” Julia felt horrible for saying that now, remembering that he is a wand wizard. Harry held up his hand and gestured for her to continue.

“The students do have a choice, they can live on the school property, in dorms or they come from their homes, to which we help supply them a doorway to get to our school and of course that includes teachers.” Harry was trying to think of questions for her but he could was open his mouth and then close it.

“The position I would like you to have is our Defense Class, basically it’s like Defense against the Dark Arts and I heard rumors that you do have experience.” Reaching into her briefcase, Julia pulled out a thick packet and handed it to Harry.

“No, I don’t have experience teaching but I do in just experiencing.” He felt sheepish and didn’t feel like he was qualified to teach other kids how to defend themselves.

“Well, luckily what matters is that I think you have more then enough experience and I want to hire you, as soon as next week.” She tried not to laugh at Harry as he blinked at her time table that she had just laid before him.

“Four days?” Julia nodded to his question and got up out of her chair.
“That packet has everything that you need to know on it and my card has all my information so, call me in the next couple of days to let me know whether you accept or not.” Walking toward the door Julia turned and looked at Harry.
“No one at this school will judge on anything that has happened to you or on what you have done. Not all of my teachers are Saints Mr. Potter and I do get the best of the best.” With that said and done Julia walked out the door leaving Harry to his thoughts and hoping that he’s not too attached to his current job.

Trying to figure out exactly what just happened, Harry look down the information packet that Julia had left and the card. This should be a hard decision for his to make, he is suppose to be in hiding, no one is suppose to know that he’s still alive and now someone has found him out. Julia didn’t seem to care that he had faked his death or that he was trying to pretend to be a muggle, she just wanted him to teach and still continue with his life. There seemed to be no real strings attached to this offer. Not thinking a second longer on this Harry stands up from his chair, grabs his things, packs his desk and hunts down his manager to anounce to him that he’s quitting.