Order of the Fallen

Ch. 1

Speaking: normal

Thoughts, flashbacks, com-link/mobile devices, and notes: italicized

Author's notes: bold

Parseltongue and spell casting: bold italicized

Summary: On that fateful day at the zoo, Harry meets a boy who can understand snakes as well. With a new family at his side, watch this young wizard take his place in the world as well as the upcoming war. This story will involve slash pairings.

Disclaimer: Harry Potter is the property of J. K. Rowling. Seeing as how I am clearly not her, I do not own Harry Potter.

Warnings: Future slash and femslash, Weasley bashing, Dumbledore bashing, and some bashing on Dudley. The Dudley bashing might change later depending on how I feel.

Note: Seeing as how Harry isn't introduced as a Parseltongue until the second movie, his conversation with the snake will be in normal text for this chapter.

On the night that Voldemort was supposedly vanquished, Harry Potter was placed with his relatives, the Dursleys, by a wizard named Albus Dumbledore. On that night, a witch named Minerva McGonagall protested Albus's decision of placing the savior of the wizard world with a family of muggles who were known to hate anything and everything magical. However, this story doesn't begin on that night. This story begins just over ten years later at a zoo…in the reptile house of all places.

Story start…

Harry had just watched in disgust as his porker of a cousin annoyingly tapped on the glass of a python's cage. Despite Dudley's enthusiastic tapping, the snake would not move.

Eventually, Dudley got bored and moved away from the snake exhibit. Harry just sighed and said, "Sorry about that. My cousin can be a handful sometimes. It's a good thing that you're asleep. At least you won't have to deal with him later. Still, it must get tiresome watching people shove their faces into the glass almost every day. You're from Burma, aren't you?"

He then looked at a plaque that said 'raised in captivity'. Harry gave the snake a sad smile. "That's my life as well. The only difference is that you get steady meals and proper care."

Suddenly, the snake rose up from its resting position and looked at Harry. The young boy looked closer at the snake and asked, "Can you understand me?"

Just as the snake started nodding, Harry heard a giggle from behind him. "Of course he can understand you. He would've kept ignoring you if he couldn't."

Confused, Harry turned around to see a black British child smiling at him. The boy's skin was a slightly darkened caramel color; his eyes were a shining gold color, and his hair was black with a white streak going down one side and reached the top of his waistline.

The boy looked at the snake and said, "You'd rather live in a jungle without so many people staring you down, wouldn't you?"

Again, the snake nodded its head. Harry tapped the boy on his shoulder and said, "Pardon me, but how can a snake understand us? And who exactly are you?"

Before the boy could answer, Dudley rushed over to the snake exhibit and knocked Harry to the floor. As a woman helped him to his feet, the other boy ran over to a pair of males in blue jeans and black shirts who were holding hands.

At first glance, the pair looked young enough to be the boy's older brothers. One man had light brown skin, brown hair that stopped at his shoulder blades, and bright violet eyes. He had a small silver stud in one of his ears and wore a silver ring with a hawk etched into it.

The second man's skin tone was slightly darker than his companion. His hair was a shocking silver color and stopped at the small of his back while his eyes were a bright gold.

The young boy pulled at their hands and whispered, "Guys, I found a boy who can talk to snakes. I think he's one of us."

That had the boy's companions interested in what he was saying. Apparently, their son had stumbled upon a child wizard.

The two men decided that the matter was worth looking into. As they made their way back to the snake exhibit, they saw something that made their blood run cold.

In a moment of anger, Harry's magic caused the glass on the snake exhibit to vanish as if it had never been there. Dudley, who had been pushing against the glass to look at the snake, toppled into the water while the snake slithered out.

Just before leaving to enjoy his newfound freedom, the large python turned to Harry and said, "Thanksss.

At that moment, things took a turn for the worse as Petunia and Vernon showed up. Petunia quickly went to work at pulling her son from out of the water while Vernon had roughly grabbed Harry and said, "What happened to my son, boy?"

Harry quickly shook his head and said, "I don't know. One minute the glass was there and then it just vanished. It was like magic."

Vernon cuffed Harry over the head and said, "I should've known that you did something. After everything I've done for you, you repay me by almost getting your cousin eaten by a bloody snake!"

Vernon was about to strike Harry again when a small hand grabbed him by the arm. The whale of a man turned in time to see a foot make contact with his face.

Harry watched in awe as he was defended by the same boy he had conversed with moments ago. "If your blob of a son would've left the snake alone, he wouldn't be soaking wet right now," the boy chided.

The boy then extended his hand to Harry and said, "By the way, my name is Michelangelo Jason Stone, but everyone calls me Angel or Angelo for short. The two men with me are my parents. The man with the brown hair is Airyn and the one with silver hair is Nicolai."

Harry slowly shook Angel's hand and said, "My name is Harry, Harry Potter."

Angel did a double take and brushed Harry's hair away from his forehead to reveal his scar. "Wow, you really are Harry Potter. Here I was thinking you were just some random wizard kid trying to get attention by throwing the name around."

Harry gave the boy a strange look. "I'm sorry, but I can't be a wizard. I'm just plain old Harry."

Nicolai just laughed and said, "Trust me, little one. You are very much a wizard. In fact, Airyn and I went to school with your parents."

At the mention of Harry's parents, Vernon quickly said, "Now I don't know who you think you are, but I will not be allowing any more of this nonsense to continue. For eleven years, I've been trying to beat the freakishness out of that ungrateful little whelp. I'll not have my efforts squandered by some weirdoes. He'll not be associating with any of your lot and that's all I have to say on the matter."

Petunia nodded and said, "It's bad enough that my sister and her husband went off and got murdered by some raving loony of a dark wizard, I won't have the boy following them to the grave."

Now let it be known that Petunia Dursley never actually hated her sister. While she was always jealous of her sister's magical abilities, that didn't mean that she never cared about Lily.

Also, unlike Vernon, Petunia only treated Harry with a cold indifference. She tried not to acknowledge him for who he was, as it would only remind her of her sister.

However, Harry was stuck on the concept of his relatives lying to him for so long. "The two of you knew," he said, "and you never told me anything. You told me my parents died in a car crash!"

Nicolai frowned and said, "The thought alone of a car crash killing James and Lily Potter is completely absurd. Harry, your parents died to protect you from a very dark wizard named Volde…"

Airyn placed a hand over his mouth and said, "Don't go saying that name in front of the muggles, you twat."

Petunia lowered her head and said, "So it really is true, then. He really did kill my sister and her husband."

She then looked at Harry and said, "Now you know the truth, Harry. I don't hate you. It's the magic in you that I loathe. I had prayed you would never find out about magic because I thought it would lead to your end like it did to Lily and James."

Angel frowned and said, "You shouldn't hate magic because of what happened. If anything, you should hate the ruddy tosser who killed your sister."

Petunia looked at Angel like he had grown a second head. She was about to question him when Vernon said, "Listen to me, you little punk. You've got some nerve speaking to people like that. Now, I'll be taking this little abnormality back where it belongs."

Angel whispered something to Nicolai, causing the man to say, "I think I have a proposal that will suit everyone. If you allow us to adopt Harry, we'll be out of your hair and will never darken your doorstep again."

Petunia glanced at Vernon once before nodding. "If he wants to live with you, you can have him. The less magic in my life, the better off I'll be."

She had absolutely no idea how much of a backlash that would cause. Nicolai crouched down to Harry and looked him in the eye. "Harry, how would you like to come live with us and learn about who and what you really are?"

Harry's eyes lit up as he nodded with enthusiasm. Airyn smiled and said, "We'll be in touch about the legal documents soon. Harry, let's get you to your new home."

Angel grabbed Harry's hand and said, "Just wait until you see where we live. Our house is huge! By the way, the trip home is gonna be pretty wild so you're gonna wanna take a deep breath and hold it in."

Harry didn't even have time to register what his new brother had said as Nicolai picked him up. "Hold on as tight as you can, Harry," the man said.

Without warning, Harry's world turned dark. He felt like he was being pushed into a small space while the world was pushing in on him.

Fortunately, the feeling only lasted for a brief second. When the pressure ended and the light returned, Harry found himself coughing and gasping for air.

Angel smiled and said, "I warned you to take a deep breath. That always happens to people on their first trip."

After catching his breath, Harry looked at Nicolai and asked, "What exactly was that!?"

Nicolai just smiled and said, "That Harry was the magical art of instant teleportation called apparition. Wizards and witches apparate to get from one place to another in just the blink of an eye. But enough about that. Welcome to your new home, Harry."

Harry looked at the house and realized that Angel had undersold its size. This wasn't just a house. It was a very large mansion with a beautiful garden out front.

Once inside, Harry saw that the main hall was decorated in a silver and blue design. Angel grabbed his arm and dragged him through the different rooms.

One room in particular that Angel gushed on about was a very large room with a soft and thick mat that covered the entire floor. However, the thing that Harry surprised was that the room was actually one giant laser field.

Airyn walked up to the two of them and chuckled. "I see you've found Angel's personal room. If you're lucky, you might get to see what he uses this room for."

Angel just stuck out his tongue and said, "Thanks for almost ruining the surprise element."

Airyn just ruffled Angel's hair and said, "It was no problem. Now, both of you come to the dining hall so we can eat."

The two boys followed their father to the dining hall where Nicolai had just finished setting the table. As the four of them sat down to eat, a strange creature appeared out of thin air and handed Angel a goblet of thick red liquid. Harry looked at Nicolai and said, "Papa, what is Angel drinking?"

Angel placed the goblet down and said, "I'm drinking blood, Harry."

Harry frowned and asked, "Why are you drinking blood? Are you a vampire?"

Nicolai just giggled before being elbowed in the side by Airyn. "He's not a vampire," Nicolai said. "He's what's known as a Parselmouth. A Parselmouth is a person who can speak to snakes like the two of you."

Harry seemed to understand, but some parts were still vague to him. "So, do all Parselmouths drink blood?"

His reason for asking was that the glass of blood was strangely starting to look more and more appealing. Angel shook his head in disagreement. "Only pureblooded Parselmouths get blood cravings. It's all because the very first Parselmouth was born when a magical being known as a Naga married a very powerful vampire who could walk under the sun without burning."

Nicolai nodded as he lowered his glass of wine. "However, a regular Naga could not have created this magic to occur. The Naga in question was born from a basilisk. The basilisks are known as the kings of snakes."

At that point, Angel took another gulp of blood and sighed in happiness. "The blood cravings usually start close to the eleventh birthday and get worse until the Parselmouth turns fifteen. Mine started last month when I turned eleven on the fourteenth of the month."

As Harry listened to his new brother in awe, he noticed that Angel's golden eyes were slit like those of a snake. He then turned his attention back to the half empty glass in Angel's hand.

Angel looked at his brother and saw that he had unknowingly started drooling. Following Harry's line of sight, he noticed that his brother had been staring at the goblet of blood.

To test his theory, he slowly waved the cup around and watched as Harry's eyes intently followed the cup. Finally, he sat the cup down and pretended to drop his fork.

After leaning down to retrieve it, he smiled as he saw Harry drinking the blood with gusto. As soon as Harry finished, Angel cleared his throat and said, "Mara."

Without warning, the same creature from earlier appeared. Angel smiled and said, "Bring me another goblet of blood. My craving is strangely high today."

The creature bowed and said, "Of course, Master Angel," before vanishing.

A few seconds later, the creature named Mara reappeared with another goblet of blood.

While Angel was sating his cravings, Harry turned to Airyn and said, "Dad, what was that strange creature?"

Airyn just smiled and said, "That was a House Elf. House Elves are creatures who are most commonly found working for a wizard family. When a House Elf finds a family to work for, it will bind itself to that family. Also, you should take special note that a House Elf's magic is different from a wizard's magic. They are not bound by the laws that wizards adhere to."

Harry nodded and said, "Can you give me an example?"

Nicolai took his glass and sat it in the middle of the table. "Imagine that this glass is somewhere that a wizard cannot apparate to. A House Elf can easily apparate to the glass because their magic is different from ours. Also, you should know that a House Elf's magic is determined by the wizard it binds itself to. If the wizard is strong, the elf will be strong as well."

Angel just giggled and said, "You'd be shocked if you saw how strong Mara's magic is," before returning to his drink.

Harry slowly realized that his thirst for blood wasn't completely gone as he watched Angel slowly drain his goblet.

Finally, Harry lost his self-control when a small stream of blood started to flow down the side of Angel's mouth. Before anyone could react, Harry had actually licked the lingering blood from Angel's cheek.

Angel gave him an amused look and said, "I was wondering when you'd crack. Something told me that you hadn't had enough."

Airyn suddenly cleared his throat and said, "Alright, you little pipsqueaks, it's time to hit the hay. We're going out to Diagon Alley in the morning."

Angel grabbed Harry by the hand and led him to a large upstairs bedroom. "This is where you'll be sleeping until we can get a decent room ready for you. I left you a pair of pajamas you can borrow on the bed."

Before leaving the room, Angel quickly kissed Harry on the cheek and said, "That was for the blood you licked off my cheek. Goodnight, little bro."

Harry could only blush as Angel left the room. Somehow, he had always known that he preferred blokes over ladies and Angel's kiss only served to confirm that feeling.

After calming down, he quickly changed into his pajamas and jumped into the bed. For the first time in a while, he fell into slumber with a smile on his face.

Fin~

Angel: That's all for this chapter. Next time, we take a trip to Diagon Alley and Harry gets to meet Hagrid.

Airyn: Also, we see a little bit of what ole' Dumbledore has planned.

Nicolai: Airyn, you weren't supposed to tell them that.

Airyn: Bite me, Nicolai.

Nicolai: Are you offering?

Harry: Angel, what are they talking about?

Angel: Something you don't need to know about for at least another year.

Everyone: Bye for now! (Everyone waves to the audience)