Harry potter fan fiction

Disclaimer: I do not own harry potter.

(A/N: I might add small things that happened before even if they didn't to suit my story line. Umbridge won't be teaching Lupin will be coming back,)

Harry potter couldn't be bothered any more. He didn't want to pretend he was someone he wasn't. He didn't want to be the golden boy a part of the golden trio cant he be a normal be with normal friends. These thoughts came to Harry the summer after fourth year. People said seeing death often changes the way you see life. After seeing Cedric die he decided that life was too short to spend it pleasing people. He'd done it all his life, he did whatever his relatives asked with no questions so he wouldn't be a burden to them he didn't act over smart in primary school because it would gain extra attention if people knew he could get 100% on all his tests and exams.

When he got into the magical world he had been quiet and accepting so he didn't bother anyone. He'd made sure he was in Gryffindor because that's what they all wanted and from there on he had been the perfect golden boy, but he was tired of it. Harry potter wanted to gain knowledge he didn't want to float by in school he wanted to know everything and get good scores on exams. Harry potter wanted to be able to say no to all the people wanting him to save them. Harry potter wanted to do what he wanted and not what was expected of him because no one knew him.

Not even Ron or Hermione knew him because he hadn't been acting himself since he met them. But you could say that because he had acted a certain way for all these years it was himself but it didn't feel like that because no matter how he acted what was going on in his mind was always the same no matter what he said he was always thinking of saying something else that people wouldn't accept. Well no more Harry was going to act as he wanted and maybe give Hermione a run for her money on exams.

Harry got up from his bed with a plan. First he would talk to his aunt and uncle about being treated like a house elf then he would go get a job. Until he knew how much wizard money he had he may as well earn some muggle money. Harry got showered and dressed in the best fitting cloths he owned of Dudley's so he would make an impression on his hopefully future boss if he gets a job today. After he was smartened up as much as possible in his cousins oversized cloths Harry went down stairs to make breakfast for the Dursley's for the last time, hopefully.

Harry set the table with four plates and sat waiting for his relatives. They entered the kitchen one by one with petunia in the middle of a very large Dursley sandwich. They all sneered at him as was the daily routine and started to gobble down their breakfast. Harry decided to wait until they were full of food and less cranky when he talked to them to avoid as many unpleasant rows as possible.

"Aunt Uncle I have a proposition for you" Harry told them after they had finished eating and Vernon sat rubbing his disturbingly enlarged stomach. Harry's uncle look as if he was about to talk so Harry quickly continued.

"here's the proposition I think you'll find fair, today I'm going to go see if I can find a job this will give me money, I will pay you money to let me stay here but I will no longer be doing the cooking or cleaning but I might help out in the garden occasionally if I have the time" Harry finished with a smile "how does that sound" Vernon looked as if he was going to protest and was increasingly going red in the face until he stopped sat back in his chair and thought. 'Probably thinking about the money' thought Harry. After a tense moment where petunia looked as if she was worried of Vernon's reaction and Dudley looking as if he was also thinking what this would mean for him, Vernon nodded to himself as if confirming his own thoughts.

"very well boy that works for me once you get this job of yours you will tell me how much you are getting paid then you will give me 25% of what you are paid in return you will not have to do as much house work but I think its only fair you make some meals and the gardening is up to petunia" Vernon's beady eyes were peering at Harry as if daring him to refuse. Harry just turned to her aunt who gave a sharp nod and started clearing the dishes.

"Very well uncle" Harry got up from the table leaving a satisfied Vernon a disgruntled petunia thinking of all the food she would now have to cook and a confused Dudley who clearly didn't understand what was going on.

Once out side Harry decided to go wondering into the town nearby they would probably have shops along there. Walking their was a nightmare it was a good 4 miles from privet drive so if he did get a job he'd need some kind of transportation. The town was a bit busy when he arrived there were many people walking up and down the main street. This street had loads of shops on it from cloths shops to food shops to book shops.

Harry decided to be methodical about it first he walked all the way up the street looking for shops he liked then ordered them as top to bottom of where he'd want to work. No point working some place he didn't like thought Harry. Once his mental list was finished he started at the book store. It was only a small book store but it was full to the brim on myths and fantasy novels. Sadly for Harry they were looking for someone to work all year round so when Harry said he could only work summers he was declined.

Harry went down the list when he got to number three. It was the shop next to the book store so he could still browse the books on his breaks if he got the job. It was a tattoo and piercing place with many stud belts and chain hung on the wall as well as a small corner with you basic black cloths. Harry thought this was cool because you could by the plain black cloths and decorate them with all the accessories.

"Hey im looking for a summer job I was wondering if there was any here" Harry asked the girl behind the desk. She looked really cool she had bleached blonde hair with loads of black mascara and eyeliner as well as having patterns running across her face. Harry couldn't tell if they were real tattoos or drawn on. She had a real tattoo of a bird on her collar bone thought and piercings in her eyebrows ears and he saw one on her tongue when she spoke to him.

"sure thing ill just go get the boss man, my names Karishma by the way" she beamed a big smile at Harry which didn't look out of place with all the dark cloths, Karishma seemed like a happy person to Harry.

"nice to meet you Karishma my names Harry" he smiled back and waited as she went to get 'boss man' while he was waiting Harry looked around he'd always liked tattoos they way they could mean something or act as a reminder of something important he'd found himself doodling tattoo designs on his parchment at Hogwarts and pieces of scrap paper after he'd seen this man with a dragon tattooed onto his back in the muggle world when he was nine. 'Maybe I could design and sell some tattoos if their any good' thought Harry. Harry was looking at the stud belts when Karishma came back from the door behind the counter followed by a really buff man he had tattoos up his arms and one on his face his hair was on the longish side and a dark brown. No piercings surprisingly though.

"Are you the one looking for a summer job" his voice was not harsh in fact it was pretty relaxed as if nothing bothered him. He had his arms crossed over his chest though; he was wearing a white top with a black hawk on it. Looking around it was almost the only white thing in the shop apart from small bits on accessories and the white paper the tattoo designs were printed on. Karishma was wearing white as well she had on a long plain white t shirt over a black puffed out netted skirt with netted tights underneath. Her boots were black biker boots. The large t shirt made it look as if she was only wearing white because she had to and that she had some other top ready for when she left but the top did looked nice it made her look smaller like she could fit in his pocket because Harry had grown a bit since school let out two weeks ago during his depression and he was now almost 5ft 9.

"Yes I am I was wondering if theirs one available here?" this placed looked cooler by the second to Harry.

"there is but why should you get the job, don't get me wrong you'd suite the part with you hair just so long as you dressed up correctly maybe a bit of eyeliner to make your eyes pop the girls would probably love you. But do you know what to do?" Harry didn't really mind dressing up he thought the cloths were pretty cool anyway.

"well I could learn the till real fast and im good at cleaning up im real good with money as well I don't have a license to do tattoos or piercings but I could give you the equipment you need or something, I can also draw some tattoos I guess, not sure if their any good though" Harry talked calmly listing off everything he could think of. Boss man looked considering.

"ill give you a shot theirs something bout you which seems ok, you can start tomorrow since its Monday today the uniform is mostly black just make sure you've got a white top on and the pay is eighty pound a week if these designs of yours are any good ill pay you a bit of money for each to use them and ill tell the clients who drew them the amount will depend on quality and size, oh an my names Shane" Shane nodded at Harry then walked back into the back store. Karishma turned to Harry grinning from ear to ear.

"Guess were work buddies Harry, you should bring in some designs tomorrow for Shane to look at" she danced back behind the counter, to Harry she looked like a little pixie but she was definitely older than him.

"Yeah ill does that see you tomorrow" Harry waved then left the store. Breathing fresh air after breathing in the incense felt weird making Harry pause for a second to get used to it. Walking home his mind wondered to what he'd wear. After all he'd only have £60 with uncle Vernon talking £20. He could get a bit of money from his designs but that wasn't definite. So until he could work up the money he'd be stuck in Dudley's hand downs as usual.

When Harry got home he could tell uncle Vernon had been waiting for him. He was sat on a couch staring at the door to the hall way. When he saw Harry walk past without glancing his way he shouted.

"BOY get in here!" Harry back tracked a few steps until he was stood in the doorway. "Did you manage to get a job then boy? If it wasn't for the gruff tone he said it or the greed in his beady eyes Harry could have thought he cared. Harry walked over and sat in a chair opposite his uncle figuring it would be best just to get down to business.

"I got a job its £80 pound a week so that's £20 for you I need to be there at 10:30 AM- 3:00pm Monday to Thursday, that suitable?" Harry really didn't care what his uncle thought Harry liked the job and would keep it even if is uncle protested but his uncle just nodded and turned on the TV with thought of the new money he would be getting. Figuring this was as much of a dismissal he'd be getting Harry left to search his cloths for something that wouldn't look overly bad on him.

Wanting to start on the gaining knowledge part of his past he thought he should start with what he should already know. Between Hermione acting as if she knew everything and Ron always nagging him to play wizard chess or goof of with him Harry never actually managed to study at school. Even more so with his time occupied with the mysteries which seemed to revolve around him. But it was ridiculous looking through the books he kept from all his school year so far there was so much he'd missed he was surprised he hadn't failed out of Hogwarts.

Harry had always been a good studier with nothing better to do he could probably rival that of Hermione. So by dinner time he had gone through first and second year and was working on 3rd year. It felt like an out of body experience when he was called down for dinner by his aunt. His aunts cooking was very out of practise not having to of cooked since harry was seven so it was a large down grade from Harry's practised culinary skills so much that he could see Dudley glaring at him.

The next day harry woke at nine and had a quick shower afterward putting on the smallest pair of black jeans he owned on as well as a white t shirt. He had to roll up the sleeve because the arm holes were too big and looked ridiculous. He figured he'd wait for Karishma to show him how to apply eye liner so he wouldn't look like an idiot. Before he left he grabbed the portfolio he had put together of tattoo designs he'd done the night before. He'd even re drawn a couple which had been on magic home work or enchanted to move to make them muggle friendly.

When harry arrived at the store Karishma was sat on the counter swinging he feet back and forth. Today she had on an orange and yellow converse with black skinny jeans and a long band t-shirt tied at her side.

"Hey harry got you designs?" Karishma jumped down from the counter. Harry smiled and indicated the folder in his arms which was filled to the brim. Harry still felt out of place in the store with its classy darkness and light which were slightly dimmed and looked like gothic candles with band badges everywhere and there he was stood in Dudley's old cloths. Wiping that from his mind because he knew it wouldn't last forever he went over and placed the folder where Karishma had been sat.

"Shane's in the back working on a customer, he's a regular I think this is his twentieth tattoo from here" Karishma went to lean next to the designs as she explained. "We'll look over these when he gets done."

"sure thing, so about this eyeliner stuff I relay don't know how to put it on so I was wondering if you could help me?" harry was trying his hardest not to look embarrassed but it wasn't every day he asked for makeup tips. So Karishma got out and eye pencil and spent a couple of minuets showing him how to put it on so it looked alright. Harry had to admit looking in the mirror it did look good and it'd give his aunt a heart attack. While he admired his makeup in the mirror Shane came out with a large bolding man who had many tattoos up and down his arm. They both came over to the till to pay for his tattoo.

"Hey harry meet Dan the man, he's a regular" harry smiled and said hello he was surprised when Dan gave a big grin and patted him on the back. He'd really have to start looking past the outer layer and judging people by looks. "He's got some new designs I might be buying of him so if you want to take a look with us you might like one" so they all crowded round the file to look at designs.

The first few paged were filled with dragons then it went through an assortment of other striking animals. When he was ten he liked patterns so there was a few of them, then he started Hogwarts. There was owls and quills an octopus and many others the magical world inspired.

"Wow what that one, don't you think that'd look cool on the back of my head?" Dan the man was indicating the last design from first year it was a pair of dark red blood thirsty eyes.

"Defiantly you'd scare the pants of any one behind you" Shane belly laughed with Dan while harry just chuckled thinking of the eyes he'd seen at the end of the last school year in the grave yard. So they went through them all with Karishma manning the till occasionally but she did love the threstal harry had drawn right before fourth year ended when he saw them in the forest. Shane mentioned his dragons got better that year to. Harry couldn't help smirking and thinking wonder why.

"Hey man if you don't get those eyes I will protest with signs and chains the whole lot. Dan the man threatened jokingly at the end.

"Yeah me too I need that black winged horse" Karishma piped up.

"here's the deal harry these designs are really amazing there's about 150 designs I here right so ill give you £1500 for rights to all these and I can look at any others you do this holiday or away at school you can send them by post and if I think there good ill send more money" Shane had gob smacked harry that was more money than he'd thought he'd get all summer and here he was offering it within hours of his new job. Uncle Vernon would not be hearing about this.

"Defiantly have them all" Harry's eyes were still wide causing Karishma to giggle. "but I want to keep this one for myself you can use the others like it but I want this one as unique" harry showed them to the page in 3rd year on dementors he'd drawn them in lots of different styles and colours some were just hands other he drew faces the one he was pointing to was a dementors face with its mouth open.

"Sure man that's cool ill do it for free if you want, think of it as advance payment for future designs." Harry just kept thinking 'this job gets better and better'.

Shane went into the back room to get Harry's money with Dan the man talking about when he could get the eyes done. It was decided they would all get Harry's new tattoos the next week.

That week could have been the best week out of all of Harry's summers together. He was finally able to act like him self and he gained a big brother and sister in Shane and Karishma. They talked about all sorts and harry even mention his school in code a few times. They were really good at giving advice.

With the money from the designs Harry's had gone on a shopping spree of course Karishma demanded to come and they bought him a whole new closet. With black jeans tight t shirts studded belts chains braces and lots of converse and arm bands. She also got him to buy gel for his hair and eye liner. She showed him how to cover his scar as well but harry did like his scar when people weren't gawking at it so he saved those tips for Hogwarts.

Karishma was 16 and Shane was 18 he was looking after the store for his dad who was out of the country but was basically the owner of the shop.

When harry walked into the shop on Wednesday he was pounced on by a jumping Karishma. Without a word she dragged him into the back room and threw him onto the chair. She went to stand by Shane who was trying to look as menacing as possible.

"The time has come" Shane said in his spookiest voice. Harry couldn't help it, he burst out laughing. No matter how hard Shane tried he could not be spooky or menacing harry he knew him to well now. And Karishma wasn't helping stood their cackling as menacingly as possible. When she noticed harry laughing she went full on pouting.

"Im sorry Kari it's just, your not that scary" harry was still chucking. Shane stepped forward and rolled his eyes at the pouting Karishma

"So where do you want it?" in the end harry had the dementor on the right side of his upper back. It looked as if it was constantly sucking out his soul. After him Karishma had the threstal drawn on he lower back and harry got an eyebrow piercing. Throughout all of this he only thought hat everyone in the wizarding world would think of their golden boy now but it was gone as quick as it appeared. why should he care.

The summer went on and harry came more and more into his own with his honorary siblings help. Thanks to Shane harry now new how to be completely calm on the outside whilst wanting to blow something up on the inside. This would help with accidental magic because things often shake or get smashed when he got angry. Harry could also wield sarcasm as a powerful weapon thanks to all the teasing from Karishma. Harry had become a bit of a cynic as well but he figured that was more from the ordeals he'd been through. Why look for the good in people when it was s much easier to see the bad.

When he wasn't at his job or hanging out with Karishma and her friends climbing the trees in the park or out at night seeing how far they could antagonize the neighbour hood police. He could be found practising the books on magic he owned; now he could probably get Hermione like scores on all his tests. He was a smart sarcastic calm cynical person with hair that now looked purposefully messy and a lanky but muscular build. He could have a scar or not and he wore eyeliner almost all the time now as well as being 5ft 11 he often wore mostly black and he found out green suited his eyes he even occasionally wore black nail polish and he thought his braces were cool. Along with all other changed he now wore contacts. Overall harry thought his Gryffindor friends and many others probably wouldn't approve.

A week before September the 1st a letter came y owl.

Dear harry

You will be moved to headquarters at exactly 6pm today we will answer any question you have when we get there. Be ready in time to be picked up and don't get into any trouble

Professor Dumbledore

Well hat was it what if he didn't want to go there was no invitation. He'd probably be kidnapped if he refused. What was headquarters anyway?

It was Thursday so harry got ready and went to work as normal but bearing the weight of the news of his departure. Wanting to scare whoever cam to pick him up harry dressed in black skinny jeans with white converse he had a tight black shirt on with a green Chinese dragon he wore white braces and a black form fitting open cardigan. He had a silver necklace on with multiple black silver and leather writ bands and was wearing contacts. As an after thought he covered his scar, maybe they couldn't find him so they wouldn't take him.

When he told Karishma and Shane the news they closed up the shop and all went out to the park to spend their last day together trying to get to the top of a tree they hadn't managed t concur yet. For a few hours they managed to forget why they were skipping work and just have fun joking and laughing together as usual but a few minuets after they reached the top of the tree and were all sat on the branches with their names carved into the bark harry head foot steps approach.

"Get down here boy we don't have much time, CONSTANT VIGULANCE." Oh great moody harry thought.

"Drat I thought they wouldn't find me up here" harry whispered to Karishma and Shane which made them try to stifle laughs "hang on im coming down I have friends with me to" harry shouted trying to tell them to put wand and magical things away.

Once they dropped down harry was happy to see his warning was successful because they looked as muggle as they ever would. When they caught sight of him they all did a double take looking at how he was dressed and how his friend were dressed.

"I guess this is goodbye guys but I promise ill write" harry gave a very manly hug to Shane and hugged a crying Karishma whose drawn on swirl patterns were streaking down her face.

"Ill miss you Har it wont be the same without you" Karishma sobbed into his chest he was easily taller than her even if she was older than him.

"I know Kari but ill be back next summer and maybe I could visit at Christmas" Karishma gave a snively nod and went over to Shane who wrapped a comforting arm around her

"Well see you mate" Shane said and they walked away. When harry turned back to moody he found a wand pointed at his nose and harry went cross eyes looking at it.

"Where was I all last year?" moody was scowling heavily at harry looking at his clothing and covered scar.

"You were locked in a trunk in the defence against dark arts office at school" harry drawled as if he was completely at ease with a wand up his nose. Moody back up but held onto his wand. With moody out of his way he could see who was with him. Lupin was stood of to the side looking at harry as if working out a puzzle and the other person was a witch with bright pink hair she was dressed a bit like harry but was toned down a bit to blend in. "hi im harry its nice to meet you" harry stuck his hand out to the witch with a cheeky wink.

"Im Tonks and an Auror im also 22 so no funny business, the chaperones wouldn't appreciate it" Tonks replied shaking his hand giving him a grin.

"Cant hurt a guy for trying, hey moony nice to see you" harry went over and wrapped the man in a hug surprising him. But he returned the hug anyway.

"So you've been good harry then no problems" harry could see concern in the wear wolf eyes causing him to smile and reassure Remus that all had been well

"Best summer ever" harry told him. Moody seemed to be getting restless so he followed him over to where a tooth brush was sat in the middle of an alley.