INTRODUCTION

Harry is lives with the Dursleys up until the age of eleven when he is taken away for his first year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little does Harry know that things in his life will change in ways beyond anything he could have ever imagined. Snape will play a huge role; but this relationship will take a while to build. This will (In a long while and very many chapters in the future,) become a Snape guardian piece; eventually, this may lead to a potential adoption…

These pieces will both loosely follow the events from the books, up to book 4, however they will be vastly different at the same time. The current timescale will begin at the beginning of book 4. Disclaimer however, I own nothing!

There will be very violent, graphic and mature aspects, however warnings will be issued at the end of the previous chapter and the beginning of the chapter in question. Should the content be seriously graphic ect, then I will also endeavour to place markers around that content, allowing readers to miss those select areas should they wish.

This is my very first submissions, so no flaming or harsh berating please - if content is wrong (I know aspects of the films and books contradict each other as well) then let me know, but it may not be an issue, or it may be something I wish to put in for a reason. Reviews welcome however, and I will also endeavor to run a points system for all reviewers. (Each reviewer tells me their house allegiance when they review and I give metaphorical points out. At the end of each chapter (starting in chapter two - from reviews in chapter one,) the house with the most points will win for that chapter and names of those in that allegiance will be named at the beginning of the proceeding chapter. (confused? Yeah me too….)

Chapter 1 - Mini Me

Looking back at that fateful night in October when Harry was only a year old. It was dark and Harry was laid awake in his baby blue crib, staring intently at the little mobile that hung securely above his head, waving gently; the little animals, the giraffes and elephants rotating soundlessly, gradually inducing a peaceful sleep in the little boy. A soft lullaby was emanating from a little blue lamp, that sat atop a bedside table, next to a little fishy night light that, other than the window, was the only source of light throughout the room.

There was a sudden burst of noise, a crack that immediately interrupted Harry's reverie of sound slumber. That was no usual noise, there was a sinister sound to it that even the one year old Harry himself could distinguish. He waved his little arms around, and gurgled helplessly. He looked to the doors; the door where mummy and daddy came through to come and see him, to tend to his every need and comfort him noon until night. Harry reached for his mobile, little arms waving once more, but in a more delightful gesture, as he tried to catch the giraffe that was swirling around his head. He babbled at it to stop, but it didn't; yet before he could make another attempt to reach the dangling animal, another bang could be heard from the door this time - It was Lily, his mummy.

"It's okay sweetheart.." she assured Harry with a smile, but Harry knew, it was not the characteristically warm, comforting smile that she normally wore.

"Dada?" Harry tried again, with very little understanding of what was happening. Then a scary man, in black wavy clothes came in, they had pointy hats with gold masks. Teeth could be seen at the mouth of this mask. This was no time to play with the mobile any longer, the monster had come to eat him!

"Silence child!" One man scolded. He swished a stick towards his mother. "The Order of the Phoenix will be no more" he threatened.

"You can take me but you must leave my child!" Lily panicked, Harry had never heard her use that particular tone of voice before. His fear increased tenfold as Lily reached inside the crib and held him close, tighter than she ever had before, in the warmest guarding embrace imaginable, regardless of the terror that was unfolding before them.

"Goyle, Malfoy!" Another, larger man, and a somewhat portly man suddenly walked in, wearing green, one sporting a really lengthy nose, that would almost suffice as a coat hanger!

"Yes my Lord" they chorused.

"Round up a few others and instigate our next trip to the Longbottom's" The other two men in black cloaks responded immediately.

"At once my Lord."

Harry's memory was non-functional at that age, but he remembers this, including the sudden burst of bright green light and the haunting scream that has remained with him to this very day. Harry also remembers, even at that age, awakening on the floor. The lullaby wasn't playing any more, why had fishy turned off? It was all dark! He mustered the strength to crawl over to the now motionless Lily. He could see her bright green eyes, now radiating only a dull emerald glassy finish. He cradled himself to her tight, yet she never moved a muscle. That man had hurt his mummy. Where was daddy? Harry needed to find daddy, mummy wasn't moving, cuddling him to her like she normally did when he woke in the night and was scared. Crying didn't work, sitting with her didn't work, and holding her in an embrace failed also. After a terryfying wait for Lily to awaken, which never occured, Harry waddled away. He was now an accomplished walker, or so he and mummy and daddy thought, at such a young age. Daddy was nowhere; little did he know, that James, similarly to Lily, was lain on the back lawn, completely motionless and lifeless.

"'Allo 'Arry!" said a cheerful yet slightly gruff voice from behind a botanical garden of facial hair. "S'alright young fella, we'll 'av ya at y'relatives soon." Who was this big man? He was scary too!

Daylight had fallen upon Little Whinging and Harry found himself awakening to this man before him. He tried to crawl away, that was faster than walking at the moment. But the man reached for him and picked him up. Harry began to cry, cry for his mummy and daddy, and this scary man that was taking him away, like that other man tried to do.

"S'okay little one" cooed the soft voice from this huge bloke. "We'll get yer ter safety laddy." Something within that voice was soothing Harry and he immediately fell at ease, albeit remaining a little confused.

After a few more minutes of the big scary man in a big brown coat telling him that everything would be alright, Harry was no longer worried, and allowed himself to be carried outside without a struggle, where, at only a year old, he met the eyes of Professor Minerva McGonagall, and Professor Albus Dumbledore for the very first time.

After a treacherously long journey on the hairy man's flying motorbike, the youngster was dropped outside the home of his only living relatives. It was necessary for protection, whatever that is…

The man with the forest around his face was chatting heatedly to a man with a large puffy face and a profoundly gruff voice.

"I have nothing to do with this kid, and I refuse to take it!" Vernon barked, doing his best not to appear as if he was fearing Hagrid's presence on his spotless doorstep

"But Mr Dursley" Hagrid continued, "There's no other way for him that's safe, 'ee needs blood wards f'er protection y'see."

"That will not change my mind, now if you don't mind I really must…"

"But Mr Dursley Sir, you'll get all t'finance you'll need, you'll be given re'glar sums er money to pay fer' im." Vernon grunted, but halted, clearly in thought.

"Well" he said after a brief pause, "We'll take it then, but it will be of great devastation to the finances and care we'll be able to offer my Dudley, this one'll play second fiddle mind."

"But Mr Dursley…" However Vernon was already heading inside without so much as a false; polite goodbye, and the door was slammed on it's heavy oak frame into Hagrid's shocked face.

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