Summary: Harry blows up his aunt, ends up in the streets, gets a ride on The Knight Bus and picks up something. Something that could change a lot of things. Something that would lead him to meet someone. Just what is that thing?

Summary applies to the first few chapters only.

A/N: this is my first attempt at a fanfiction. You should know that English is not my mother tongue/ first language. So I'm sorry if there are mistakes in spelling, grammar, tenses,etc.. I haven't found a beta yet if you're interested please include it in your review.. thanks..

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter Characters nor the books and its story. I am merely writing stuff for fun..


Time is Everything

Chapter One

Boy-who-lived lives no more

This morning we received news that our hero Harry James Potter was found dead on one Magnolia Crescent by muggles. The said incident was right after the boy's accidental burst of magic which led his muggle aunt to getting blown up……..

"Yup, that could be the one". Harry sighed. He was thinking of the consequences of what he had done earlier that night. His musings ranged from him being divinely rescued from the place he was currently at to the one he was just thinking about. He of course knew that that being divinely rescued won't happen even if he was in Magical Britain; this was just one of his more creative musings as he recently found out that the mind could do a whole lot of wonders. He never knew how fun it was to imagine, he was never creative or anywhere near that because a decade with the Dusleys thought him that. Creative thinking or just plain thinking was very much discouraged. The first time he thought of something and voiced it out it meant a whole week of being stuck inside that cupboard with only one meal a day. This just added to a whole lot of things he was discouraged to do. Harry discovered early in life that to the Dursleys discouraged means do it and you'll get punished, don't do it and nothing will happen.

Harry sat there shivering; thinking what else could possibly go wrong. His summer couldn't possible get any worse. He summed up everything that happened and divided it to. Good and bad. Almost everything went to Bad; he still wasn't sure which side Aunt Marge's blowing up belonged to. He was tempted to classify it as good but the consequences sure weren't good. Then and there realization hit him. His never going to see the castle again, his never going to play quiditch on Hogwarts Grounds, he won't see his best mate anymore, and he won't see the brightest witch in their year who just happened to be his best friend, all because of that stupid incident. He had nowhere to go, no means of contacting his friends and no way of going to Magical Britain. He was pretty sure he was now expelled from Hogwarts and the Dursleys would never accept him back which pretty much leaves him homeless.

It was now a very depressed and exhausted Harry who was looking for his invisibility cloak. He at least has the energy to think that it would not be good to be seen late at night alone with a trunk full all kinds of things about magic and an empty birdcage. If a muggle sees him he was sure he'd end up in a police station. Not only was he out late at night but he was a minor with a trunk and a cage out late at night. Now wouldn't that look suspicious? Thinking that nothing else could get worse he brought out his wand and cast the light spell to aid him in his search for the cloak. Just as he got his cloak he heard a loud bang which led his butt to meet the pavement.

A startled Harry stood up searched for the origin of the sound. His eyes landed on a bizarre purple triple-decker bus with a gold lettering on its windshield saying The Knight Bus. He wasn't sure if this wasn't normal or not, for he has not been exposed to such cars before. He swore that bus wasn't there a minute ago and there's only one answer as to how it got there, Magic. Unsure of what to do he flung his invisibility cloak on top of his things and approached what seemed to be the door when suddenly the door flew open with its conductor jumping out. He started on an intro which to whoever was listening knew that it was rehearsed.

"Mmm, sir does it really go anywhere?"harry said trying to distract the guy from looking at his scar. One look at it and anyone from the wizarding world would know who he was.

"Yep, anywhere on land that is. Can't go underwater though" he answered suspiciously

"Ah, how much would I have to pay to get somewhere? Is there a fixed rate or something?"

"Yep, there is a fixed rate and the pay depends on where you go" stan answered followed by an inquiring look.

"Sorry, it's my first time see. So I'm sorry if I ask stupid questions" harry said a bit embarrassed

"Ah, that explains the lack of knowledge. Its okay – uhh"

"It's Neville" harry inserted knowing he hasn't given his name. He didn't say his real name because he knew that whenever that name was mentioned things always gets complicated even when it shouldn't be.

"Right, as I was saying it's okay I'll tell you all you need to know about our dear Knight Bus. Why don't you come in? I assume you need to go somewhere?"

"I guess I do. I'll just get my stuff" he said rushing of to where he left his things. Just as harry pulled of the cloak Stan came to help. Harry stuffed the cloak in his trunk before he and Stan carried it to the bus. Harry was placed right behind the driver's seat and near the door, so it would be easier for him to ask his questions to Stan. He was introduced to Ern, the driver and they continued from where they left awhile ago. They continued on for about an hour, his question were not only limited to the Knight Bus but he asked question about the wizarding world as well. Stan answered most if not all of his questions. Stan thought that these questions were very basic and should have been explained by parents. Being a conductor of the only magical bus in Britain he was bound to pick up on things. Harry now knew more about the wizarding world than his two years of stay in Hogwarts. The subject of Sirius Black was also mentioned and Stan recounted everything he knew about Black, then gave Harry the news paper and left to get a lady from the upstairs for her stop was nearly there. An old lady that looked like she was disturbed from her sleep was now making her way to the door followed by Stan who was holding her bag. As the lady went down from the last step of the bus' something fell, Harry was going to say something when Stan threw her bag out and the bus moved on. Stan went up again to get another old lady. Harry went to where the thing fell; it was a necklace, it looked normal except for the fact that it had an hour glass as its pendant. He was moving back to his bed when Ern spoke "woss that you got there?"

"uhm, it's a necklace and I think it belongs to the old lady who just got off." Harry said while showing the necklace to Ern

"We can't go back now and I think she won't miss it anyways. Now go back to your bed, were going to stop soon and it won't be good if you're still standing when that happens"

Harry did as he was told and went back to his bed. He held out the necklace out to look at it more closely. It didn't look special or anything like that, but he was a bit sure it was not cheap. The gold chains must quite a bit in the muggle world that is. He wasn't sure if the wizzarding world held the same value to gold as the muggle world. Seeing that Stan was approaching he stuffed it deep inside his pocket, making sure there is no possibility it would fall, and left it there for now.

"Harry, were at London now. Any particular destination in mind?" Stan asked as he was making his way to Ern.

"Diagon Alley" Harry replied. It is the only magical place he knew other than Hogwarts

"Were almost there, fix your stuff." Stan said as he looked out the window. It was as if he memorized all the streets. At the rate the bus was going he can still discern where they were.

After a few moments Stan said "Here we are, Diagon Alley"

Harry made his way out, Stan helping him with his trunk. As soon as Harry hit the landing he saw the Minister there waiting for him. He didn't know what to do or say because he was pretty sure the minister was there about his 'accidental use of magic'.

Harry was about to say goodbye to Stan but he wasn't there anymore. Harry guessed he must've gone to get other passengers. He was greeted by Fudge and was steered to go in the pub.

Stan was giving the old man his bag when Neville came running towards him.

"I've changed my mind. I want to go to an orphanage" Harry said a bit out of breath.

Stan just looked at him and motioned for him to go in. Stan was wondering what made the kid change his mind. He also wondered where the necklace around his neck came from, he was quite sure it wasn't there a minute ago.


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