Okay, for all of you who HAVE seen the new Harry Potter movie... did you LOVE IT or what?

Anywho, I needed to write something off of the movie...I've seen it twice now and I wanted to play off something Tom Riddle said when he was a boy. The part where Dumbledore came to see him... he said 'You're the Doctor aren't you?' Now... who else do we know with that name?


Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot in the story that will come immediately after these words.

As Dumbledore sat looking at the young boy in front of him, he couldn't help but wonder what the child meant by "The Doctor." Certainly, this orphanage doesn't have enough money to pay an actual psychiatrist to come in and see the children. After a short pondering session, Albus let it alone and left to carry out the rest of his day.

What the old wizard didn't know was that someone else had visited Tom that earlier that week. The person had come with such stealth that no one had known that he had even been there.

He was a dark looking person, who told Tom he was different, just like Dumbledore would at a later date.

The person told Tom that he should be a good boy and follow the 'Light' (whatever that was) for the rest of his life. The man called himself the Doctor, and explained to Tom that one day, he was going to come back, looking different than he did then, but he would come and take Tom away from all the hate and wretchedness in the world.

When he saw the man at the door, who told him he was named 'Mr. Dumbledore', Tom thought back to the dark man, the Doctor, and assumed that Mr. Dumbledore was him. He was sadly mistaken, and never mentioned the man to anyone again.

See, the Doctor had seen the future of one Tom Marvolo Riddle, and wanted to change the way the child turned out. He rarely associated with the Wizarding World, but at that time he knew that drastic action needed to be taken to assure that the Dark Lord never come to rise.

Unfortunately, his attempt failed, and the Doctor never again did see Tom Riddle. What he did monitor, though, was the life of one Harry Potter.

He didn't know exactly why he watched over the young man. Maybe it was because he felt partially responsible for his parents' deaths because he couldn't change their killer from childhood. Maybe it was because the young man intrigued him with his extraordinary luck and odd way that situations seemed to always end up in his favor.

'It must be Karma. The boy had an entirely horrible childhood, the universe makes up for that stuff somehow.' the Doctor told himself once, when Harry was eleven. The young boy had just beaten a troll in a bathroom.

By the time Harry hit his fifth year at Hogwarts, the Doctor had been getting regular updates from Dumbledore himself. The Headmaster knew who the Doctor was, and had dealt with the cheerful alien on occasion before taking his post at Hogwarts. He would frequently call the Time Lord with helpful tidbits of Harry's day, any new relationship news, and his grades.

On one such afternoon, while Harry was at a Quidditch match, Dumbledore sat the Doctor down to speak to him.

'So, Harry's doing well, I assume? Albus, I must say, I love what you've done with the place.' With a cheeky grin, the Doctor let his friend speak.

'Doctor, I called you here today to tell you of... a new teacher here at Hogwarts this year.' Albus tried to begin explaining the Dumbledore's Army meetings in the shortest, most concise matter possible. There was so much to say, and the Doctor wasn't known for his long attention span.

'I assume you're speaking of Umbridge, that stupid old bird. What was she thinking when she came here? 'Let's see if I can spy on Hogwarts and gain the upper hand for the Ministry!' She's a rotten egg, she is.' The Time Lord's laughter filled the office for a moment.

'As I was saying, Doctor. Harry has been participating in a rather unorthodox form of rebellion. He is using a special room, called the Room of Requirement, to teach some of the spells that the students aren't learning in Umbridge's class. He is calling it Dumbledore's Army. I, however, actually have no affiliation with it whatsoever. I thought you'd ought to know since you have been keeping such a close eye on Harry lately.' Dumbledore raised an eyebrow.

'Why is that, Doctor? Why have you been so keen on watching over Harry's well being?' The Doctor sat back in his chair and folded his arms across his chest.

'Albus, I don't know why, but I do know that I need to watch over this young man. You know the steps I took to try and stop Tom Riddle before he started. That failed, and now, I don't know... There is a feeling deep within me that says to keep tabs on Harry. I feel like I know him. I feel that he could be family, even. He is like a son to me, Albus, and I think I need to watch over him for a while.'

Dumbledore, truthfully, felt the same way about Harry, and knew the feelings that the Doctor spoke of. The Headmaster continued to update the Doctor throughout the year.

During Harry's struggle through sixth year, the Doctor finally introduced himself to the Savior. It took more convincing that the Doctor would have thought possible...

'You believe that McGonagall can change into a tabby, but time travel is a 'no-no'? Didn't you travel with Hermione Granger in third year? These things shouldn't be new to you, Harry.'
...in the end, though, Harry opened up to the Doctor. They became very close in the span of only a couple weeks, and Harry was glad to talk to someone who didn't always look at him to be the Chosen One.

'Doctor, I need to talk to you about something.' Harry said one day during his study period. Dumbledore had gotten the Time Lord a room that he could stay in if he wanted to spend any extended time in the castle. They sat in the suite on a cold Monday when Harry struck up a conversation.

'What would this 'something' be, Harry? Girls, is that it? You are getting old enough for girls, I know." Harry's face had blushed a dozen shades of red when his friend mentioned that.

'Actually,' Harry hid his eyes from view, 'it's about... a guy.' Harry blushed again, and waited for the Doctor's reply. When none was given, Harry looked at his friend, hurt shining in his eyes.

'I was waiting for you to go on, Harry. Aw, don't cry, pet, I'm not mad at you. Which bloke you talking 'bout anyway? It's not Ron or Dean is it? I would hate to see Hermione or Ginny on you about those two." The Doctor shook his head and smiled at Harry.

'Its Draco. Malfoy." Harry blushed bright red, and grinned.

'Well...' the Doctor scratched his head, 'that's certainly unexpected.'

The Doctor left Harry in the middle of that year...

'Harry, I must go. There's this thing that's happening in the future... the bees are disappearing, and I need to be there to figure it out.' The Doctor tried.

'I still don't want you to leave! I tell you everything! How can I go through the rest of this year without you? Who will I talk to about Draco or Dumbledore or... arrg!' Harry huffed in frustration for an hour before the Doctor left. When his friend finally stepped inside the TARDIS, Harry broke down and gave the Time Lord a hug.

'I'll have people that will check up on you for me. His name is Jack and he will make sure you are okay. He is probably the only other man in the universe, and you know I know a lot of other men, that I trust with this world more than I trust myself. We've been to the end of the world and back, and I think you and he will get on very well.' The Doctor smiled at Harry and hugged the teen tightly to his chest.

'Will you be back anytime soon?' Harry asked against the Doctor's blue suit.

'Anytime you want me to be, I'll come back. After I save the world... again.' Grinning, the Time Lord stepped into his ship and went off into the future to save unsuspecting planets from a horrible fate.

Harry wouldn't encounter the problem the Doctor solved for another 10 to 12 years, but he thanked his friend as soon as he left for saving the Earth another time. All the stories he heard from the Time Lord made Harry respect the man more and more. That seemed to, partially, be the reason that Harry wanted to spend so much time with him.

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Jack soon met with Harry. The wizard didn't tell Cap. Harkness much about him, and Jack didn't seem to mind. Harry didn't want to get close to another person that he thought would leave him again. Harry was still upset that his closest confidant left him, and the teen wasn't ready to let him go, no matter how perfect his replacement's cheekbones were.

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So, this was probably the longest first chapter I've written for anything. I guess it was just because I needed to set everything in line. This IS a TW/HP/DW crossover and I will be getting the rest of the Torchwood crew in here eventually. This is all coming from different time-lines, so please just bear with me on this. Hopefully we'll figure it out.
Thanks, guys.


---Dark Cascade