Harry sat in the back of his uncle's car as he sped along the highway not paying any attention to where Vernon was headed having sunken into his own depressing thoughts.
At the wheel Vernon was fuming how dare those freaks threaten him. He smiled grimly he would show them he would dump their little golden boy and send the letters himself no use alerting them unnecessarily.
Harry was startled out of his thoughts when the car came to an abrupt halt and looked around not recognizing anything. Suddenly Vernon was there dragging him from the car and throwing him to the ground along with his trunk and Hedwig.
"Now freak welcome to your new home. You'll not be fouling up my home any longer have a nice life." And the engine revved and he was gone.
Harry sat there looking around him it was a dense forest in every direction with only the small road Vernon had come on in sight. I slight crackle of the undergrowth had him tense and on his guard. Hastily he jumped to his feet and scanned for the intruder. He saw nothing.
Then out of the haze a figure appeared walking towards him a bow in hand arrow at the ready "who are you what are you doing in my forest in my home well next to it anyway."
Harry started at the stranger in astonishment the guy had pointed ears and his clothing was seriously out of date. "Um I'm sorry sir my uncle just abandoned me here it really wasn't my choice. I'm Harry Potter."
"Really well I've heard of you and I must say I'm very impressed but lad you've really got to get over that depression. I guess you can stay with me for now any way's I've been waiting for you a long time."
"But I didn't even know I was coming here how did you. And I'm working on getting out of the depression but I did just lose the only father I have ever known. Well since you know my name tell me yours."
"My name is Legolas Greenleaf and I am a long lost relative of yours way down the line and as such I am allowed to adopt you for the time being in doing so I am going to bring in the name your mother gave you Raven Greenleaf. You will be staying here for three years though in your world it will only be three months. I will be training you in archery, swordsmanship, knife fighting, and elf magic. That is if you accept."
Harry was stunned not only had he found a grandfather but a teacher as well. "I accept sir or shall say grandpa." Legolas smiled it was time to get cracking.
The three years had almost passed and Raven was now Legolas's equal in everything the two spent many happy hours sparring and casting spells on one another.
Harry now stood five foot eleven his skin was a deep tan from being outdoors all the time his black hair now hung past shoulders and thanks to Legolas's gift he was now able to call himself an elf. He now had all the features of an elf the prominent sharp facial features and pointed ears along with the natural grace.
The gift that he spoke of was priceless for Legolas had somehow been able to transfer his immortality and race to his grandson. It was the day before Hogwarts was to start and the two were saying their goodbyes.
"Goodbye Raven remember no matter how far you fly I'll always be right their beside you" Raven smiled and hugged the elf before him "and no matter how far I fly I'll always return home."
The two then parted and as soon as Raven was out of his grandfather's sight he transfigured his clothing to black baggy pants and a tight green shirt the crest of his family hung from one pierced ear and his long hair was tied in a loose tail. He seemed unarmed but in reality he had not one but two wands six daggers and one shrunken bow and quiver on his person.
Hedwig he had left with Legolas to keep the old elf company as he was leaving him for quiet a while. He then teleported to Diagon ally and gathered all of his school supplies and a few extra trying to ignore the looks he was receiving from the girls around him. That night he stayed at the leaky cauldron but as his luck would have it overslept and missed the train.
He quickly gathered his things and shrunk them running out of the ally knowing only one way to get to Hogwarts through the forbidden forest. And so he ran teleporting randomly until he at last reached the forest and the castle came in sight and he then ran up to the doors and opened them sprinting to the great hall.
The teachers inside had just finished the sorting when all of a sudden the doors banged open and a young man came flying in. He wore all brown and forest green in a style that they had never before seen a long black cloak engulfing him and hiding his face.
Dumbledore stood his voice was cold as he pointed his wand at the man "what is your name remove your cloak." Slowly one hand reached out and pulled down the hood revealing the elven features beneath as a soft musical voice rang through the hall "Raven Greenleaf at your service headmaster."
Dumbledore was shocked the elves were supposed to have died out long ago yet here stood one in the center of the hall. "Mr.Greenleaf would you please state your business or reason for being at this school."
Startlingly green eyes turned on him piercing "Albus you pretend to know all but yet you do not know me do you? No you don't you know a golden child a pawn in the game of chess yet here before you I stand a major playing piece and yet you do not know me.
I am here to resume my education but I would like to be resorted."
Dumbledore's eyebrows furrowed "you've been sorted before?" the elf before him laughed "yes I have Albus now if you please let's get this over with."
Dumbledore nodded and the sorting hat was placed on the elf's head. "Well well so back again are we didn't Gryffindor work well enough for you? No well lets have a look here ah the skilled warrior you will still do well in Slytherin," the hat shouted for the hall to hear.
Raven looked at Dumbledore "do you know me yet?" at the shake of the old mans head he looked around the hall "do any of you know me?" It turned out one person did.
Ginny Weasley stood at the Gryffindor table pale as a ghost as those eyes turned on her and then threw herself across the room and latched on to the young man. Ron was outraged and yelled for the hall to hear "Ginny get off of him he's a slimy snake."
The eyes of that slimy snake turned on him cold and piercing "I thought you of all people would know me yet you show yourself a fool I thought you a friend never to betray shows how much I knew then." Ron took a step back involuntarily taking in the appearance of the young man and he too paled "Harry" his voice was a whisper but the whole hall seemed to hear it and suddenly stilled.
The elf looked at him sadly "not anymore Ron the Harry you knew is dead his spirit having long been torn to shreds I am what has become of that spirit a person who knows and does what he want's with his own life" here his eyes turned to Dumbledore "not what others want me to do with it. The pawn is off the board but the knight remains the game has shifted."
The twinkle had left Dumbledore's eyes as he spoke "I should have known that the depression would do this to you but I thought not of it I'm sorry child."
Raven or Harry's eyes were blazing as he tore from Ginny's grasp "depression is that what you think has done this to me I've known far more than probably anyone of you here except perhaps Severus Snape."
Snape stood and sneered at the elf before him "Potter you've seen not a quarter of what I have or felt a quarter of what I've felt." He stopped as the elf transferred his gaze from Albus to himself.
"Its Greenleaf to you Snape" he sneered back "tell me have you lived in cupboard for eleven years? Been beaten all your life alongside being a personal house elf? Have you witnessed every foul deed of Voldemort and felt the pain of his screaming victims? Have you watched the only father figure you ever had torn from you by a simple curse a curse that should never have been cast upon him if you hadn't been foolish? Have you wished yourself dead thousands upon thousands of times because the weight of a world lay on your shoulders? And have you wished that friendships you declined had been accepted?" here he stole a glace at a surprised Draco Malfoy and then looked at Snape.
The man stood their paler than death as he listened to what the child in his opinion had to say and then he realized this was no child he might as well be an adult with the maturity he had taken things with. Raven seeing this had only one thing to say "I shouldn't have said that." People looked at him curiously and then at Dumbledore who he had been looking at who looked ready to keel over.
The old man slowly stood and his eyes were full of fire "abuse Harry you never spoke of such a thing to me, and you know that the deaths of those people were not your fault."
"Don't call me Harry my name is Raven I never spoke of the abuse because I couldn't handle it ok think of it from my point of view. Widzarding world's savior can even take care of a muggle he's not the perfect golden boy is he. I've never been golden all you people ever saw of me was a mask well its off now and I'm were I truly belong" he then stalked over to the Slytherin table and sat down in the only available seat right beside Draco Malfoy.
Dumbledore looked stricken "well then let the feast begin I believe we've all waited long enough" he chocked out and the plopped into his seat.
Snape sat watching his new student as he conversed with his fellow students clearly at ease. His movements were graceful and muscles played beneath the skin at every one. His face was ethereally beautiful making the luminescent green eyes seem in place. The boy really was handsome.
Suddenly he shook his head no this was potter he couldn't think that potter looked good besides he was a student one side of him protested. The other side laughed at him this was no potter not any more he had changed and besides there were no rules against student teacher relationships.
But then there was the age difference as well Snape was old enough to be the boy's father. The other side once again kicked in but he's an elf he'll live for centuries it won't matter to him. Snape finally gave up and returned to his food.
Down at the Slytherin table Raven had felt his teachers gaze and smiled to himself the old bat was finally looking at him for more than to insult him.
Draco also noticed the gaze and snickered "It seems like my godfather is stricken with you Raven" he waited for the expression of disgust that never came.
"Really hmm well I must say he is quite good looking as well." Draco started "you mean you um swing that way?"
Raven laughed and looked at him "so what if I do does it matter to you?" Draco looked nervous "no its just nice to know I mean I'm that way and I always like to know who's eligible."
Raven raised one eyebrow "well who would have thought the silver prince of Slytherin swings for the other team. Don't worry I won't tell anyone just to let you know I do to."
Draco smirked he knew what to do this year he was going to play matchmaker. Suddenly Raven got up from his seat staring intently at the door and smiling and then began to yell at the top of his lungs.
"Legolas Greenleaf you know your not supposed to be hear can't you leave me in peace for a week at least. You know your not supposed to join the wizarding world to many might know you."
His rant finished he walked over to the doors and flung them opened to reveal a rather white Legolas Greenleaf trunk at his side. With an abrupt change of attitude Raven smiled "Grandpa" he said giving the man a hug which caused many to stare he looked to be about twenty not old enough to be a grandfather.
Raven noticed that his grandfather was staring and when he looked to see what was so interesting he stifled a laugh Legolas was looking at Draco with a look of rapture on his face. Raven smiled this year would be fun he would get to play matchmaker.