Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling does. I just own the plot.
Preface
Albus Dumbledore sat in his office, his eyes glittering behind half-moon spectacles as he stared at the five Weasleys – Arthur, Molly, Percy, Ron, and Ginny – that currently occupied his office.
"Everything is going according to plan," Dumbledore said smugly. "Harry will soon be completely under my control."
"What is the whole plan again?" Ron asked. "I just know from when I was supposed to befriend him."
"Well, you know Voldemort was a failed experiment of mine," Dumbledore said, pressing the tips of his fingers together. "I knew I had to find a way to get rid of him. So I had Professor Trelawney meet me at the Leaky Cauldron. There she made a fake prophecy, when we knew Severus was listening. We knew he'd tell his master about the prophecy and that Voldemort would seek out the person it told of that would kill him. I knew, of course, that there were two candidates; Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom. I waited until I heard news that Frank and Alice Longbottom had been tortured to lunacy, and made absolutely sure that Voldemort would go after Harry. I knew the boy would be the best candidate because of his magic hating muggle Aunt and Uncle. So, when Sirius Black came to me and said that he wanted Peter Pettigrew to be the secret keeper on Lily and James's hiding place, I jumped at the chance; of course I knew Peter was one of Voldemort's followers.
"I knew that Peter would leak their hiding place to Voldemort, and that Voldemort would kill Lily and James. I also knew that Lily would protect Harry and cause the Killing Curse to backfire when Voldemort tried to kill Harry. I knew, with Sirius's hot temper that he would go after Peter, and that Peter would do something drastic to get away. That took care of Sirius being able to take care of him. I also made sure those werewolf restricting laws were out of the way so that Remus Lupin couldn't take care of the boy. This way, he absolutely had to go to his Aunt and Uncle. There, he would be treated badly, and when he came back to the magical world, he would be completely vulnerable. When he met me, I would be a grandfatherly figure to him so that he would completely trust me.
"Then I put your mother in place, so that Harry would meet her and your family, and would undoubtedly become friends with you and see you Weasleys as family.
"This year, I plan on ignoring him, so that his visions will eventually lead him into a sticky situation that will get Sirius killed. I'll also have to figure out a way for Remus to die as well, so that he is completely reliant on me. Also, Dolores Umbridge will be coming to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts this year, so that they will be restricted on what they can learn. This way they have to go off and learn things on their own. And Dolores will provoke Harry by calling him a liar about Voldemort. She also has a thing against half-breeds, which is why I asked specifically for her. I need Harry to be as provoked and vulnerable as possible, so that it is easy for Voldemort to get into Harry's mind and trick him.
"I will then show him how to destroy Voldemort's horcruxes, and have him kill Voldemort. Then Miss Ginny will marry him. We will then find a way for Harry to die, whether we make it look like a suicide or revenge from the Death Eaters that will still be at large. You will get Harry's money, as promised, and I will rule the Wizarding World from the shadows."
"But what about Hermione?" Ron asked. "She's pretty intelligent; are you sure she won't figure it out?"
"We have given Miss Granger no reason to suspect a thing," Dumbledore said, waving a hand dismissively. "She will follow Harry. Everything will go according to plan."
The conversation broke off and they began talking about other things, not knowing that there was an eavesdropper that had heard everything.