Prologue
In an alternate universe, a world in which Voldemort had chosen Neville Longbottom instead of Harry Potter to be his formidable foe. Which Augusta Longbottom, Neville's grandmother, had sacrificed herself in order to let her son and daughter-in-law run away with her 4 month old grandson, her sacrifice in the name of love being so powerful that the curse rebounded and Voldemort's soul latched onto the retreating infant in which his eyes had been upon moments before he disappeared into a state of barely being. A place in which Lily and James Potter lived long and happy lives with Harry, raising him without the knowledge what it was like to live in a cupboard under the stairs and feel the emptiness of starvation. No, Harry grew up surrounded by the love of his parents, godfather, and the rest of the Marauders.
After the believed defeat of Voldemort everyone settled into a peaceful life, James Potter and his best friend, Sirius Black, became Aurors in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and whilst Lily became the head of the Muggle Liaison Office. On some days, Harry was even allowed to come into work with Lily, occasionally running off to play tag or other magical games with the other children in the Ministry of Magic lobby. Whenever others looked upon the children. they'd only see a small boy with black, unruly hair and glasses bobbing next to a pale, blonde boy and other assorted children.
At age 7, Harry began to play quidditch with his father in the backyard, yelling in triumph every time he won a match (that James secretly let him win) only to have Lily come out and tell them to keep the noise down, a smile on her lips. At age 9, Harry mastered riding on his broom and had even beaten his father at seeking in a serious game, leaving Sirius and Remus in a fit of laughter as James muttered something about getting old.
Finally at 11 years old, Harry Potter had gotten his Hogwarts letter and was sent off to school, his father, Sirius and Peter transforming into their animagus forms to chase the Hogwarts Express as it began to take off, leaving everyone onboard in fits of giggles. Harry met up with one of his childhood friends, Ron Weasley, and they befriended the ambitious Hermione Granger and together they were all placed in Gryffindor. The same house as the The-Boy-Who-Lived, Neville Longbottom. The years went by pretty peacefully, news of Neville Longbottom's adventures with his best friends Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas, protecting the Philosopher's Stone in year one and discovering the Chamber of Secrets year two, year 3 gone by peacefully for everyone, right up until shit hit the fan when Neville was forced to join the Triwizard Tournament and appeared from the final challenge clutching Cedric Diggory's lifeless body and yelling that Voldemort had, indeed, returned to power.
And so the story continues...