Morning Glory
Gidius Grey Thomas

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.

A/N: I will only post the disclaimer once so don't go looking for it in the next chapters. Also, most of my characters will be OOC. If it bothers you, I'm afraid that I cannot do anything about it. Now on with the story...

Prologue

Dumbledore looked outside the large window that oversaw most of Hogwarts. His mind was wandering. And it was somewhere thousands—well, maybe hundreds—of miles away, near a small orphanage run by nuns.

"Headmaster," Severus, the Potions Master, said as he dropped himself on one of the chairs near the Headmaster's desk.

Dumbledore absentmindedly glanced at Severus before returning his gaze to the window. "What brings you here, Severus?"

"What brings me here, you ask?" Severus growled. He crossed his arms. "You and I are both well aware of the fact that Mr. Potter has been left—once again—by his aunt and uncle in an orphanage. Do you still believe that giving Harry to them will be for his own good when it is quite clear that they do not wish to take care of the boy?"

"That's why I have decided to leave Harry at the orphanage instead of returning him once more to the Dursleys."

"Are you sure that's a good idea?"

Dumbledore sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Severus, I assure you that—"

"That what? That Mr. Potter is in perfectly good hands? That he is safe there? That this was all part of your stupid plan?"

"Severus, please calm down." Dumbledore said and turned to the enraged Potions Master. "This may not be part of my stupid plan, or so you call it, but I assure you that I have given a lot of thought on this subject and have decided that it would be best for Harry to ensure that he gets a good childhood."

"A good childhood?" Severus asked and stood up. "Do you really think he can get that there? And what if someone adopts him? How will we keep track of him?"

"Severus, listen to me. Harry will have a good childhood because he will be with kids his own age. He will be far away from the wizarding world; far away from the fame that I fear might make him conceited. If he remains modest and obedient then it will be easier for me to teach him when the time comes."

"You mean to manipulate him? Is that your plan? So that by the time you teach him he will not protest or complain against you because of gratitude? And what if he becomes another Voldemort?"

"Severus, I only wish to see him grow up to be a nice boy with a good childhood."

"And what if the kids corrupt him there? What if he became rebellious after spending some company with them?"

"I know I am taking a big risk here but I believe that Harry will be different. Please, Severus, have faith."

Severus sighed in defeat and sat once more on the chair. "And the possibility of adoption?"

"It is already taken care of."

Severus slowly nodded as he thought about what the Headmaster had said. He had always cared for Lily and even if James had been a nuisance in his life he couldn't just abandon the child of his two friends. He hated to think that Harry would not have a normal family. He wanted to adopt Harry himself but he knew that it would be against Dumbledore's wishes. He decided to keep an eye on the child instead. Dumbledore wouldn't say no of course, because Severus wouldn't tell him.

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