Disclaimer: Everything in the Harry Potter world belongs to JK Rowling and no money is being made from this story.
Title: To Become something different
Author: girly devil
Summary: Harry goes through an unusual transformation and is taken back to Hogwarts to discover himself. Slash HPSS mpreg and mentions of child abuse
Warnings: Slash HPSS mpreg and mentions of child abuse. Creature fic
A/N: This is my first fanfic so feel free to review and give me comments, suggestions or constructive criticism. Also as I don't have a beta I don't mind if you tell me about spelling or grammar either. I will try to update often so go ahead and enjoy the story. Thanks to Dawlish for telling me that the UK doesn't have blocks I have now changed it to streets, thank you.
To Become something different
Chapter 1 – Discovering the Problem
Harry Potter woke slowly, the first thing he noticed when he opened his eyes was that he could see very clearly, better than he could when he was wearing his out of date prescription lenses. The next thing he noticed was the clock which said 2.00, looking outside he noticed that it was still dark. Oh, it was his birthday then and that thought brought back the memory of the pain that had swept through him when the clock struck midnight. He wondered what had caused it. He stood up to head over to the window and immediately looked down; it seemed that when he had tried to stand that he had somehow ended up on this hands and knees. He saw his hands and promptly fainted.
Harry awoke again and his first thought was 'I did not have paws for hands, did I?' screwing up his courage he looked again and yes he did indeed have paws; they were a golden/black spotted colour. He realized he was some sort of animal so he leapt gracefully off the bed, or tried to anyway. He landed in a heap on the ground because of his treatment from the Dursley's and the resulting weakness and injuries. While on the ground he got a good look at himself, he was long and lean; he also had quite a long tail which was flicking back and forth, even while he was on the floor. Harry came to the conclusion that he was some sort of feline, which type he wasn't sure nor was he sure how this had happened. He resolved that once he managed to turn back and had hands in which to write he would write a letter to Dumbledore and see if he could shed some light on this situation which was just one more thing in the weird life of Harry Potter. With that Harry curled up and went to sleep. He only woke when the sun rose and he painfully shifted back into a human.
When he had recovered from the shift he pulled out parchment from under the floorboard and grabbed a muggle pen from the table; no ink troubles that way.
Professor Dumbledore,
I went through an unusual transformation last night and ended up as some kind of animal. It was quite painful. I was wondering if you could tell me what I was and/or what caused this please.
Awaiting your answer,
Harry Potter.
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Professor Dumbledore was sitting in his office playing a game of chess with Severus Snape; he was winning too, when they were interrupted by a tap on the window. "Isn't that the owl that belongs to Potter?" Snape inquired
"Yes I hope nothing is wrong"
"What could go wrong, he is after all the saviour and is living with muggles that no doubt treat him like royalty" Snape said scathingly.
Albus frowned "I really wish you would get beyond your hate and see Harry and not James, you do Harry a disservice by not treating him as himself"
Snape scowled.
"Despite the aforementioned hatred I need you to go and retrieve him from his relatives" Albus said reading Harry's letter
"Why?"
"Because he seems to have gone through some sort of transformation and we need to discover what it is"
"Fine," Snape spat, knowing there was nothing he could say to avoid doing so "but not today, I have already put off my potion to play chess with you, potter can wait till it is finished tomorrow"
"Alright Severus, but please go as soon as you can"
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Harry went to bed the night after his birthday feeling worse than he had all holidays. He had been working out back when Vernon and Dudley had cornered him to give him his birthday 'present' and he was now finding it difficult to breathe. To make matters worse he hadn't heard anything from Dumbledore; maybe Vernon was right and no one could love him or even care about him. Harry cried himself to sleep for the first time that night in seven years, since before he received his Hogwarts letter.
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Snape apparated to Privet Drive early the next morning. He sneered in disgust at the box-like quality of the street; how could muggles live like this?
He knocked on the door and asked the horse-faced woman who answered the door if he might talk to Harry Potter.
"Harry Potter? There is no one of that name here" she shrilled
"This is number 4 Privet Drive is it not?" She nodded "then I am in the right place. I am one of his professors and must talk to him a matter of some importance; I will also be taking him back to the school for the remainder of the summer."
"Oh, well if you are taking him away" she invited Snape inside and called Potter to her.
"Yes ma'am?"
Snape's eyes rose in surprise; he called his own aunt ma'am
"Your teacher" she hissed and walked out of the room.
Harry looked in surprise at Snape. The first thing he noticed was that Snape smelled nice, like herbs. The next thing was that he looked good in muggle clothes. Harry choked a bit at that thought; he knew he was gay but Professor Snape?
"Potter I am here to collect you for the Headmaster who suddenly felt a need to see you, so pack your things we are leaving and we won't be coming back"
"yes sir" that was as far as Harry got before he was interrupted by searing pain at the base of his spine as a tail lengthened from it until it was the same as it had been the night before the only difference being that the rest of him was fully human.
Snape was surprised to see Harry's face contort in pain but it wasn't long before he saw why as a spotted tail crept forward to wave over Harry's shoulder.
"Ok then, I believe I can see a part of your problem Potter, we will leave as soon as you get your things"
Harry went upstairs to get his trunk; once it was packed he dragged it to the top of the stairs and pushed it down trusting that Snape would protect him from Vernon's rage at any damage or noise. When it landed at his feet Snape sneered and shrunk it before handing it back to a panting Potter and stalking out of the house expecting Harry to follow.
By the time Snape had walked the three streets required to be able to apparate Harry was nowhere in sight. Snape folded his arms and waited impatiently. After a while Snape got fed up with waiting and stalked back the way he had come, ranting in his head about insufferable brats all the while. He came across Potter a street away, what he didn't expect though was to find him collapsed on the ground struggling to breathe. Quickly casting a levitation charm Snape hurried back to the apparition point and jumped to Hogwarts where he made his way quickly to the hospital wing where he left Potter in Madame Pomfrey's capable hands while he went to get the Headmaster.
When Snape returned to the Hospital Wing with the Headmaster in tow, Harry was asleep on the bed and Madame Pomfrey was looking murderous.
"I have just had to heal many bruises on that boy; some of them were even on his neck! Someone tried to strangle him Albus. It looks like abuse that finally turned physical," she observed "his lungs are also damaged beyond repair"
"What do you mean Poppy?" inquired Albus with absolutely no twinkle in his eye.
"I mean that damage to his lungs, which I have no idea how it happened by the way has destroyed the lining of his lungs affecting performance and capacity, of which that means that he will neve breathe normally again as far as I can tell. The most ordinary things for you and me will leave him breathless and he will take longer to recover his breath. He will also be prone to collapsing because of his breathing difficulty. As it stands at the moment there is nothing to help him and I can't do anything until I know more about how it affects him, so as much as I hate to do so he will have to suffer for a while if not forever."
"Oh dear" Albus said. Snape just looked at the boy. Everything he thought he knew about the boy looked as though it might not actually be true. He still didn't like he boy but he couldn't hate as had before anymore.
After telling Poppy to let him know when Harry woke Albus and Severus left the Hospital Wing heading in different directions; one to his office high enough to watch over everything, the other to his dungeons hidden away from the rest of the world.
A/NWe will find out what Harry is in the next chapter I just wanted to set the scene first, besides what is a bit of anticipation?