Harry just cried. And cried until his tear ducts had nothing more to give. When it passed, he noticed his hand clutching someone else's on his shoulder.

Strange. He hadn't even realized when it happened. He turned around to thank the person and was greeted by dark eyes and that black ethereal cloak. Oh. Death. He had been so engrossed in his misery that he had forgotten about the immortal's presence.

"I am sorry. I shouldn't have. I didn't realize.. I...." Harry stammered. Death just smiled." It's alright master. Sometimes exhausting your tear ducts doesn't mean you are weak. It just means that you have been strong for too long."

Harry blushed crimson at the words 'exhausting your tear ducts'. But then he realized what the immortal being had just addressed him as. Master.

"Master?" He asked, bewildered. Death nodded. "Master." He replied. Harry's jaw hung open. "But why. I mean. If it's about the hallows, then I never had them together. I had the cloak with me for the entire seven years but the stone, I got it only after my seventeenth birthday. And the elder wand? I never even held it except when I placed it in the headmaster's office and I did not have resurrection stone at that time. I left it in the forbidden forest."

"You are right except the wand has been yours since you disarmed Draco Malfoy and being the descendant of Ignotus you have the invisibility cloak. Moreover, doesn't matter if you opened the snitch at the last point, you had the stone with you all along."

"So I am your master now? Meaning I am immortal?" Harry asked. Death smiled slightly, nodding. Harry couldn't stop the smile from spreading on his face. But he deflated just as soon. "What has been happening on the earth now? How long have I been out? And does this mean Voldemort is alive? Which shouldn't be possible considering I destroyed all his horcruxes. And what does it mean for me?"

Death looked at his master fondly. He was just too innocent and precious. "Well, let's just say everything's not very good. Hogwarts is under the control of Death Eaters. Hogsmeade is the property of your ' best friend' Ron while the Ministry runs at the orders of 'the most brilliant witch' of your year. You have been out for almost 5 years now. Yes Voldemort is alive. I will explain that later. This means you have to go back to the Earth soon enough to end him seeing you are the only one who can."

"Hmmmm" Harry said. It was a lot to process now. He did not fail to notice the bitterness in his newly found friend's voice when he spoke of Ron and Hermione. Wait. Friend? Oh you idiot Harry. He had just learnt what happened when he rushed to make friends. It hadn't been more than a few hours and he was already calling this being his friend?

Being lost in his reverie, he didn't notice Death smiling and shaking his head at him.