Disclaimer: J. K. Rowling and any companies she has sold rights to own Harry Potter; books, movies, plays, soundtracks, merchandise, ect... Original ideas, however, are my own.
AN: This is a plot bunny I came up with while plotting out a dark! Harry story. It will explore the idea of White Magic being just as nefarious as Black Magic, where Neutral Magic is the only legal magic. In this story, Tom Riddle is a practitioner of White Magic and pro-Muggleborn. Dumbledore is a practitioner of Neutral Magic and supports wizarding tradition and Pure-Blood preservation, while also supporting legitimate magical being equivalence under Ministry law. As the plot demands, this story's characters and world setting is not canon compliant. The Ministry of Magic is just as questionable as ever, nonetheless. I hope you like it, please review with your thoughts.
HADRIAN PEVERELL, ALL SET FOR HOGWARTS BUT NOT THE WIZARDING WORLD!
Hadrian James Peverell, son of the late James William Peverell and Lilith Meredith Peverell nee Greengrass, the only known survivor of the Killing Curse, defeater of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, was seen earlier today, by those fortunate enough to be in Diagon Alley from the afternoon hours of one o'clock to thirty-five minutes past the third hour, where he was buying his school supplies for his first year at Hogwarts. He was escorted by Hogwarts's Gamekeeper, who first took him to Gringotts before shuffling him from shop to shop. He was notably dressed in over large, tattered Muggle clothing, seeming not to understand wizarding traditional dress, as is expected of an Heir-In-Waiting of one the oldest and most powerful Pure-Blood bloodlines.
Frankford and Abigail Greengrass, as was declared upon the ending of the Blood War, have custody of Mr. Peverell's two younger cousins, Daphne and Astoria. Frankford Greengrass wrote into our evening staff to clear the air about Hadrian's neglect to dress appropriately for his first outing in the Wizarding World, after having been sent to live in the Muggle World with his squib aunt, nearing ten years ago.
"My niece, Petunia, unfortunately is simplistic in mind, like any non-magical with mediocre talent in the Muggle World, who has left the Wizarding World and all its traditions behind. She married into the Muggle's middle class for love. - Once more, I question Hadrian's placement with the Dursley family. Hadrian is not at fault for his state of dress today. Petunia and her husband obviously are. - I intend to, again, petition for Hardian's custody!"
Those are but a few choice words of Mr. Greengrass. He insinuated that the Dursleys lack the funds and knowledge to raise an Heir-In-Waiting. He also insinuated that he believed the ruling of Mr. Peverell's custody all those years ago was not justly examined. Though Petunia Dursley was the only adult living descendant of Jerome and Pragratina Greengrass's line at the end of the Blood War, Frankford Greengrass has stated that he was certain all those years ago that he had a greater case of custody over Hadrian.
"I've taken in my granddaughters after the attack upon my father's estate left them orphaned of their father, my son, Howard and their mother Serephina. Hadrian would have fit in well over the years at my estate and would have understood by the time he is to attend Hogwarts that he is an Heir-In-Waiting, that there are standards of appearance at the very least he is to adhere to."
Mr. Greengrass wrote further of a heavy heart, picturing Hadrian and the girls playing and growing up together. Daphne, the older of the two cousins, will in fact begin Hogwarts with Hadrian this year.
"If the Chief Warlock had not ordered that Hadrian be allowed a childhood free of the pressures of being the Boy-Who-Lived, I would have demanded time with my great-nephew. Regrettably, I was never even able to establish contact with Hadrian, even through a letter."
The sadness of Mr. Greengrass's words is clear. We at the Daily Prophet will be following up with what appears to be the start of another custody battle. Mr. Greengrass is not the only one to be outraged at Hadrian Peverell's appearance in Diagon Alley. Lord Malfoy has written a similar letter to Mr. Greengrass's letter, on the behalf of DMLE Agent Black, who is Hadrian's godfather. Black is yet again "out of country" and could not be aware or write in himself. Lord Malfoy stated his own intention to petition for Mr. Peverell's custody.
We wish to write that outside of a shabby Muggle appearance and the apparent lightning bolt scar on the Heir-In-Waiting's forehead, Mr. Peverell appeared to be in over all good health and of a light, happy mood. As today is July 31st, we wish him well on his eleventh birthday and hope he'll find his way back home to us here in the Wizarding World after so long spent in the Muggle World, that perhaps a change of custody will bring him the knowledge and understanding of our world that he seemed to lack today here in Diagon Alley, deep blue eyes as intelligent as his mother's wide with wonder at a simple color changing charm.