Chapter 1: New Beginnings
AN: Hey there guys, welcome to the story Outsider Intervention. I'm a new writer so if you see anything wrong please either PM me or leave a review. Please do not flame. I know that this may be a bit cliché, but I wanted to try to write a story where Harry has someone there for him at the beginning. This was inspired by my recent bout of binge reading. Without further rambling, lets get this show on the road.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter in any way, shape or form. JK Rowling in all her supreme Mugwumpness owns it. I as a lowly wizard am just writing this story for my own fun and for any who wish to read it. I make no moneys from it.
It was a quiet night in Privet Drive in Little Whinging, England. The road and lawns had a small amount of snow. This would have been the perfect description of a peaceful night had a blinding flash of light appeared from the nearby playground. As the light receded the sound of crunching snow could be heard.
"It just had to be winter, didn't it?" asked a distinct male voice. As soon as the man was done speaking he decided to take in his surroundings, noticing that where he had appeared was a quaint suburb.
The man was 6' 7", had chin length light blue hair, dark blue eyes and was wearing a large red trench coat, a black vest, black sacks and combat boots. The most unusual part of his ensemble was the large sword strapped to his back. The sword appeared to be a claymore that was 5 ft. in length.
The man started to walk down the street to understand just where he was, mainly what dimension.
'Seriously, when they said that I would be going into a completely different world, I thought for sure that they meant a parallel world. Not this weird place' thought the man.
His inner thoughts were put on hold as he saw a child of no more than five years shoveling the sow form the driveway of a house with little success.
'Why the hell is there a child shoveling snow at this late a time?' thought the man. He decided that he would ask the child as soon as he was closer to try and understand just what sort of person would do this to him.
He slowly walked closer to the child to not scare him and to give him time to observe the child. The child was of average height had a thin sweater that appeared to be a few sizes too big, as well as raggedy sweats, torn mittens, and had glasses that were close to falling off. The worst of it though was that he had neither a hat nor a scarf to keep his head warm.
As soon as the man was within a few feet of distance spoke to the oblivious child.
"Child what are you doing shoveling snow at this hour? It is too cold for someone as young as you to be braving this weather" said the man in a concerned tone.
As soon as the man spoke the child leaped before turning to the man.
"I-i-I'm just do-i-i-ing what my u-u-u-ncle told me to do" stammered the child, "He told me that I had to fi-i-n-n-ish this bef-f-f-fore I could go back inside".
As soon as he heard this the man became enraged at the thought that the child's own uncle would be so heartless as to do this to him.
"What is your name child? Mine is Asura" said the now revealed Asura to the child in a soft voice.
"My name is Harry sir, Harry Potter" said Harry. Harry wondered why a person that he had never seen before would worry about him. Nobody on Privet Drive had ever shown concern for him like the man before him.
"Well Harry, I think I should speak to your uncle about his unjust treatment of you" Asura told Harry before continuing, "By any chance do any of your other relatives in this house have, how should I say, powers?"
As soon as Asura finished his question Harry looked up at him like if he was crazy. It was quite possible that Asura possibly did not have all his marbles.
"What are you talking about sir? My uncle and his family are all normal" said Harry, clearly confused as to what the man was talking about.
Asura turned from Harry to stare at the house before speaking. "The reason that I asked you that question Harry, is because I can feel a lot of power emanating from the perimeter as well as some power from you."
While Asura was busy studying the house, Harry began to consider his words. 'Do I really have hidden Powers? Is that why they tell me that I'm a freak? Does every-' Harry's doubts were put on hold as soon as he saw Asura start to walk closer to the door.
"Well I think that I need to have a chat with your Uncle so maybe wait here to not get in trouble" said Asura as he stopped at the door.
All Harry could do was nod back to Asura, not trusting his voice now. This was the nicest that anyone had ever been to him, not even the local children cared this much or showed sympathy to him.
Knock-knock-knock
As soon as he finished knocking Asura heard muffled sounds coming from the inside. He suspected that it was Harry's relatives.
The door opened in a violent rush. Clearly the walrus of a man was enraged at having someone knock at his door this late at night. The man-walrus was 5' 9" with dark hair, wearing what appeared to be green (possibly blue) striped pajamas. His face was so red that one could mistake it as a nasty case of sunburn.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TO BE KNOCKING AT THIS HOUR?" the man practically bellowed out. As he finished bellowing he huffed trying to calm his breathing down as well as to study the man before him. However, as he got his breathing in order the man began to speak.
"Sir the reason that I am knocking at this time is because I saw your nephew out here in flimsy clothes shoveling snow. I don't mean to question you on how you raise children, but this labor is for someone that is older or perhaps for the job to be finished in the morning" spoke Asura to Harry's uncle, staring at the man before continuing, "Before we continue can you please calm down so that we can talk like civilized adults?"
As Harry's uncle continued to breathe deeply to lower his blood rate, Asura expanded his power to check on the protections that the house seemed to have. What he found was that while they were once powerful the barriers, no other way to describe them, were weak. This could mean one of three things, A) the power source was dying out, B) they had a time limit, or C) the barriers needed all the people to think of this place as home and possibly one of them did not.
As Asura finished his examination he spoke to Harry's uncle, "May I enquire your name sir, so I can at least know who I am speaking to."
"My name is Vernon Dursley and who the bloody hell are you?" spoke the now revealed Vernon.
"Well Mr. Dursley, my name is Asura. And yes, I know my name is odd to you but where I come from it is quite normal. Now sir can you please tell me why I should not call the police for child negligence" asked Asura as his dark eyes bore into Vernon's own brown eyes to see if the man would cower in his presence. As expected, Asura saw realization flash in Vernon's eyes before rage overshadowed that fear.
"Now see here Mr. Ashora or whatever the hell your name is. That boy was dumped on me and my wife by strange people. We have tried to get rid of him but as soon as we succeed this old man in gray robes returns him before telling us that we must take him in, saying that we are his last known relatives. If I am going to be forced to care for him then I am going to make sure that he earns his keep" spoke Vernon before standing straight to show Asura that he was not intimidated.
"Well I cannot say that I fault you for your actions Mr. Dursley. However, have you thought of asking for the will of these relatives. If the will shows that you were not considered for guardianship, then you should not have to take care of him. Was this old man the one who put the barriers surrounding your home in place? Because they are weak at this point" said Asura trying to gain as much information as possible.
"What the bloody hell are you talking about, your barmy man. There are no barriers here" said Vernon while looking at Asura as if he was an escaped convict.
Rather than speaking Asura raised his hand before a light blue light enveloped it. As soon as the glow reached that of a light bulb, Asura let loose a bullet of energy towards the sky before it impacted with an invisible wall.
"That Mr. Dursley is the barrier that I was talking about. Furthermore, if you do not want to care for the child then would you mind if I took him in. I sense something great in him, untapped potential that in the wrong hands could be devastating." Said Asura before motioning Harry to come closer.
As soon as Harry was close Asura kneeled, so he was staring at Harry's emerald eyes. "Well Harry, would you mind if I took you in? I know that we may not know each other well however, I promise that I will take care of you and will help you to grow with your power."
Before Harry could respond, Asura looked up at Vernon to see what the man had decided. Vernon was a ghostly shade of white and staring at Asura in fear. However, Asura extended his power towards Vernon with a calming effect to prevent the man from doing something he may regret.
"So, what do you say Mr. Dursley? If you want I can also get rid of the barrier that seems to keep you from moving away" said Asura as he stood up to his impressive stature.
"Take the boy and leave us alone. Have your kind not done enough damage to us? First dropping that freak on us, then taking our chances of having another child, now your telling me we can't move." As soon as he was finished speaking, Vernon looked on the verge of tears. It seems that even he was forced to suffer.
"I am sorry that I had to tell you those news Mr. Dursley. You also have my sincerest apologies for what happened to your wife. However, I am new to this place as such I am not the one who did this to you. If anything, the old man who continues to drop off Harry here is the one to blame." Once he finished speaking he again raised his hand before it lit up once more. The only difference was that the glow was a light gray as apposed to the earlier light blue.
Asura suddenly turned to face the street before loudly yelling "Repellam" and launching the light projectile at the barrier. As soon as he finished speaking a gust of wind erupted from where the bullet impacted with the barrier. What happened next shocked both Harry and Vernon. The barrier became completely visible before being sucked into the bullet.
After a few minutes it appeared that the barrier had been completely absorbed. Smirking at his handy work Asura turned to Vernon before saying "Well Mr. Dursley, I hope that you can enjoy the rest of your life in peace and quiet."
Asura then turned and ruffled Harry's hair before walking away. Just before he reached the street he called out "Well Harry would you like to join me in my adventures? I can promise you that I will treat you better than your relatives."
Before Asura could turn around to look at Harry, he felt a small body impact with his legs. He could also hear small sniffles coming from Harry as the little boy held on to his legs as if he was going to disappear if he let go. All Asura could do was turn around and hug the boy close to his chest.
"Don't worry Harry, I'm not going to go away. Your life is going to be better now that you can move away from your relatives. We're also going to go on different adventures soon ok" said Asura to try and console Harry. After hearing Asura speak all Harry could do was nod and hope that this was not a dream.
"OK Harry now please move so that I can greet our new guest" said Asura before turning to face the way he had come. "You know trying to eavesdrop on a conversation is very rude old man."
"Well young man, I did not want to interrupt such a touching moment. To me that is ruder than if one were to eavesdrop. My name is Albus Dumbledore young man. And who might you be" said the now revealed Albus.
As Asura pushed Harry behind him he studied the man before him. Albus stood at 5' 11", had long silver hair and a long silver beard. While Albus may carry himself as just a regular old man, Asura could sense the raw power that the man standing before him contained.
"Well Mr. Dumbledore, my name is Asura. What I would like to know is why is someone who holds as much power as you do here in an otherwise normal neighborhood?" Asura questioned Albus. As soon as he finished the question, Asura noticed that Albus' eyes quickly flickered to where Harry was peeking.
"Ah, I see. So, you must be the one that dropped off young Harry with his Aunt and Uncle" said Asura before continuing, "Well Mr. Dumbledore, if you were stated to be the guardian of young Harry in his parents will then I can say that by leaving him on the doorstep you abandoned him. This means that you no longer have a say in where he goes. Especially since his Uncle told me that I can take him away from here."
During his explanation, Asura started drawing his sword until he finally held it with the tip pointed towards Albus. Now that the sword was fully drawn everyone could see that there was a guard that looked like a demon skull.
"Well Mr. Asura, young Harry here must remain here for his own protection. There are powerful blood wards here that would protect him from people who would want to cause him harm" said Albus before continuing, "I do not know if you understand the concept, but Harry is the safest here."
"I understand what a blood ward is Mr. Dumbledore. I also know that for it to be operating at maximum efficiency, the occupants of the house must all see it as a home. All occupants must feel safe within. However, when I inspected the wards they were weak. Harry here was shoveling the snow with barely anything to cover him. That shows that Harry is not happy, meaning this place is no home to him Mr. Dumbledore. The blood ward would have failed sooner or later, and he would have been in danger" Asura finished by stabbing hiss sword in the ground.
After hearing what Asura said, Albus began to ponder if perhaps he had been wrong in his judgement of the Dursleys. As he looked to where Harry hid, he noticed that the young boy was looking at Asura with pure joy in his eyes. 'Maybe this could work for the best' thought Albus.
"Well Asura, I can tell that we will not leave this place without a fight if we disagree. However, I can tell that Harry holds you in high regard, so I will step aside and let you raise the child. Though I do ask that you come with me so that I can explain to you the world that we live in" said Albus as he gestured for Asura and Harry to come closer.
As the minutes passed by, Asura reached out with his power to see if Albus was lying. When he reached the conclusion that Albus was sincere, Asura placed his blade back in its scabbard before enveloping Harry in a hug and holding him close to his chest.
"All right Mr. Dumbledore, we will follow you. But do not believe for a moment that I will not strike back if I sense danger. Harry's safety is my priority now" said Asura as he closed the gap between him and Albus.
"That is understandable Asura, to let your guard down is like inviting someone to stab you in the back. Also, you can call me Albus. Now just grab my hand and we can get going" said Albus before extending his hand. Asura stared at the outstretched hand with wariness before finally taking it. As soon as he did, Asura felt the sensation of being pulled harshly to one side for a moment before it finally stopped.
Once he started looking around, Asura noticed that they were in what appeared to be an office. The office was lavish with two staircases to either side of a desk and two large bookcases where the staircases went. As soon as he was done marveling at the office, Asura noticed Albus moving behind the desk. As he sat down Albus gestured for Asura to sit down in the chair. Once he sat down Asura noticed that Harry was still awake and looking at everything. Deciding that Harry needed to be entertained Asura reached towards his waist and removed a small sphere before pressing onto and enlarging it. As soon as the red and white sphere was enlarged he threw it in the air before it burst into light and released a quadrupedal creature that had ash grey fur with light blue circles in various spots on its body. Its facial structure and ears were reminiscent of a fox while its body was built like that of a dog.
The creature looked around before spotting Asura and running towards him. However, it stopped from launching itself once it noticed the child that clung to its master's body.
"Thanatos, would you be willing to play with Harry here? Me and Albus over there have to discuss some things" said Asura before speaking to Harry, "Harry this here is my friend Thanatos and I want you to play with him while I talk to Albus."
When he finished speaking Asura put Harry down before taking one of his hands and guiding it to pet Thanatos. Harry was wary to touch Thanatos but thought to himself that if Asura believed it would not harm him then Thanatos was safe. As soon as he started petting Thanatos' head, Harry heard a purr coming from Thanatos before marveling at how soft the fur felt.
"Well Thanatos can you keep Harry here company?" asked Asura before hearing "Um! Umbreon!" from Thanatos in confirmation. Thanatos moved closer to Harry before moving closer to the fire place. Harry wanting to play with the strange creature followed it before continuing his earlier petting. Satisfied that Harry would be occupied for a while, Asura turned to Albus before sitting down on one of the two chairs.
"Now that Harry is occupied, can you explain just why you had the poor child suffer at the hands of his Aunt and Uncle Albus? You better have a good reason, or I am going to make you suffer" said Asura with a straight face. Albus noticed that Asura's eyes had darkened, showing that he was serious about his threat.
"Well Asura, I cannot give you the full details as I do not trust you yet. I can however tell you that young Harry is being targeted by the followers of an evil man to seek vengeance for something that was out of Harry's control. The blood wards were meant to hide his presence from anybody searching for him. It was my hope that he would grow up like a normal boy, away from all of this danger" said Albus while reaching for a tray that held what looked like mints.
While Albus reached for his sweets, Asura was deep in thought. The news that a child was being targeted for something that he had no hand in irked him, but it was just the way the world worked. 'Well, I was afraid that this new journey was going to be boring. But it seems that I'm going to have my hands full with all of this bullshit' thought Asura.
"Well Albus, what you have told me does worry a bit and even pisses me off. I can safely say that we are going to have to at least work with each other if we want to make sure that Harry survives" said Asura before reclining in his chair. "I need to find someplace where I can exchange some of the jewels that I have so that I can have cash on me."
"Well I know that our magical bank, Gringotts, exchanges galleons for precious jewels. However, if you would like I can help set you up with a place to live" said Albus, "I would suggest that you live in the muggle world to not draw attention to Harry. His scar is a dead giveaway as they know that their 'savior' was marked with it."
Asura pondered on whether it would be a good idea to live away from people who could help Harry before concluding that people would talk about it and the information of where he was would eventually get to those who wanted to arm him.
"Ok Albus, if you can get us a place to stay at the I will leave you to it. I would prefer if the dwelling that you provide us would be close to a record label" said Asura before continuing, "Also what is a muggle? I have never heard that word before."
Albus looked at Asura closely, as if trying to understand something that he said. "Well to answer your second question, a muggle is someone that has any magical power. They are regular human beings. Could you please tell me what a record label is? Like you I have not heard that term before."
"Ok well a record label is a company that employs musicians to make money. They offer bands contracts for signing with them. These contracts are made to prevent musicians and record labels from taking advantage of one another" said Asura before checking to see if Harry was still playing. As he looked back, Asura noticed that Harry was using Thanatos as a pillow indicating that the little boy was fast asleep.
Turning to Albus he then continued, "Well it won't be hard for me to blend in with normal people. Where I come from, there is only a small amount of people who can wield the power that I wield. Even then, I am stronger than any of them. And before you ask, Thanatos is not a mythical creature. He is one of the more common ones that inhabit my home."
As Asura finished his explanation, Albus looked more intrigued about the sort of place that Asura had come from.
"Well Asura, if you feel that you can blend in then I will help you acquire a living space. However, if you are going to be focusing on your music how will you care for young Harry? I need to be assured that he will be in good hands" said Albus before motioning for Asura to take one of his sweets.
"Don't worry about me not taking care of Harry in favor of my music. One of the powers that I have is that I can create a, I guess you could say, semi sentient double. Basically, it will look and talk like me, but it will only act out any orders that I give it. Which means that I could be in two or more places at once and once I take back the energy from my doppelganger I get the memories of what it did" explained Asura to Albus before reaching forward and taking a sweet from the plate.
Albus looked shocked at the information that Asura gave him. If what he said was true, then Asura could have an army of himself and be able to conquer anyone. The most troubling part was that Asura said it with such a calm composure, almost like saying that it was easy.
"*Cough-cough* Well that is a very, um, handy skill. I must ask, where exactly do you come from? I can sense power from you, but it is very different from what I wield. It does not feel like any power that I have felt" said Albus while keeping his eyes on Asura.
"I come from a different dimension, one where the world is inhabited by humans and creatures called Pokémon. Don't ask me where the name came from, that is what they have been called for as long as I can remember. Pokémon come in various shapes and sizes while also wielding tremendous power. Most humans have no powers, which means that we rely on Pokémon to help us accomplish hard tasks" said Asura with a completely straight face while looking at Albus' eyes. "Pokémon can control the elements very easily, which is why we try to have a peaceful coexistence. Now the humans who have the potential to wield powers like mine go their entire lives without using them. The reason for this is because nobody other than a select group of people and Pokémon who know the secret do not wish to share it."
As soon as he finished his explanation, Asura took the candy in his hand and started eating it. "I know it may seem farfetched but what I speak is the truth. And trust me Albus, what I have shown and told you about is just the tip of the iceberg."
Albus listened to every word that Asura spoke carefully trying to determine if the man before him was truthful. After a moment's deliberation he concluded that he was being truthful. It helped that Asura had called forth a creature that even he had not encountered in the wild. With everything that he had heard, Albus felt that it was imperative that he recruit Asura in the fight against Voldemort.
"Thank you for sharing this information with me Asura. I cannot begin to imagine what would happen if the power of these…Pokémon were to be used for evil purposes. I will of course help you to find a dwelling and have someone investigate where the nearest record label is. All I ask is that you take care of young Harry and have him grow up like a normal child" said Albus. While ha may have failed earlier, the appearance of Asura was a saving grace. It also gave the Light side an unknow advantage in their war against the Dark side.
"Now Albus, you do not need to ask me to watch over Harry. Even if we did not agree after this meeting I would have still raised him. I know what it is like to grow up without the love and support of a family. And while I may not be a pure soul, I have still retained my sense of morality. That is the wisdom that I will impart on him later, to know when to show compassion and when to steel your heart" said Asura before standing up and moving to where Harry and Thanatos were laying.
"Where will we sleep tonight though? I could try to open a portal to one of my friend's home, however, I do not believe that the portal will be stable" said Asura while picking up Harry and hugging him to his chest. Once he had Harry he pulled the same sphere as before and recalled Thanatos.
"You can rest in one of the apartments that we have here at Hogwarts. While I cannot offer it to you for the entire year, I can at least ensure that the both of you will have a roof over your heads until we can get you your own place" said Albus before he too stood up and approached the duo. "Now let me call an elf to show you the way to the apartment. Fleecy!"
As soon as he finished calling out, there was a small pop and suddenly standing before Albus was a small creature with a large head and big floppy ears. It was wearing what appeared to be a towel in a toga like fashion and nothing else.
"Yes, HedMstr Dumblesdor sir" said the creature in a soft voice.
"Fleecy, I want you to show my companion and his young ward here to one of the apartments. I would also ask of you to prepare something for him if he wishes to have dinner. Is that understood dear" said Albus while gesturing for the elf to look behind.
As the elf nodded her head, she turned to where Albus had indicated. As she saw the boy sleeping she spoke, "Mister folows Fleecy. Fleecy shows way to aprtmnt."
And suddenly the little elf started heading towards the door of the headmaster's office before gesturing for Asura to follow.
"I will see you tomorrow Albus. Thank you for at least believing that I want what is best for Harry. I hope you enjoy the rest of your night." And with his words said, Asura followed the little elf as she guided him through different twists, turns and up a stair case as they arrived at the door of the apartment.
"This be the aprtmnt Misters. If youse like, Fleecy whip up dinner for youse" said Fleecy before opening the door and revealing the inside. It was a fully furnished apartment with two bedrooms and a kitchenette.
"Thank you for the kind offer but I would just like to rest. Sorry for having to wake you up to show me the way to the apartment" said Asura before moving towards one of the bedrooms.
"It be no problem Misters. We elves here to help all in castle" said Fleecy before popping away.
With Fleecy gone, Asura tucked Harry into the bed before removing his sword, trench coat, vest and pants. As soon as he was in his shirt and underwear, he climbed into bed and covering himself to rest.
'Well, looks like I just got myself involved in one hell of an adventure' thought Asura before falling asleep after an eventful night.
AN: Well that was the first chapter. I hope that you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I will say that the next one might be out by next week. No promises. Just know that I will try and update every two weeks. Until next time, The Disturbed King signing out. Peace.