BRAVERY

by MarbleWolf

On the night of Halloween, 1981, three souls were to leave this world and pass on to the next. But they never did, and Harry's life is changed forever. Follow Harry through his time at Hogwarts with more than just him inside his head.

1. Chapter 1

BRAVERY

Disclaimer- I do not own Harry Potter. I make no profit off of this. It's all in good fun.

MY VERY FIRST STORY!

Chapter One-

What is Bravery? It is not to live without fear, but the refusal to give into such fears. To fight a constant battle within one's self (or many selves) to continue through fear. No one lives without fear. If they say otherwise, they are kidding themselves.

My name is Harry Potter. Please don't call me the Boy-Who-Lived. I don't care for that title. I'm just Harry, sometimes, I am 1 of 4 people who live in my head. I'm famous for something I don't really remember. I was only a baby after all. Anyway, here I am now. Alone in my new common room, or as close to alone as I can get. I'm eleven years old and I'm being jeered at for things I have no control over. Such as, my clothes, hair and glasses. Or talking to voices in my head. And the fact that I'm not living up to everyone's expectations. So what I'm not in my parents' Hogwarts house? Slytherin seems just fine…

"The greatest house." Purrs the high voice of Riddle.

"Shut up, Riddle" a male voice whispers in my head.

"You are just mad that I put us in the House of Snakes." This voice always seems to be mean and hisses insults often.

"You put us in the house with Snivillus!" the man yelled back. I wish I could cover my ears to them! An echo of a slap sounds and the man yelps. "Lily!"

"James, don't call Severus, that name!" the beautiful voice says. I sigh and lay back on my new bed, unable to fight off the bickering, I try to sleep over them.

My classmates around me are already asleep. I didn't even hear them come in. My first real school day begins tomorrow and I'm no closer to getting to bed than I am to being alone in my own head. Sighing, I sit up and begin reading. One thing that Lily, Riddle and I have in common is the love for our books. James is awful annoying over it sometimes but it's easier to tone out than 3 voices at once. I shut my eyes and listen to Lily read the first chapter of Hogwarts A History. The soft murmur of voices lull me to sleep and my head falls back.

So did I mention I have dead people in my head? I thought not.