THIS IS NOT THE FIRST CHAPTER
This is where I'll be posting revisions, shout-outs and the like concerning this story, rather than putting fake chapters later on labeled as Author's Notes or the like. So before you start reading, here are a few things you should know:
AU WARNING
There will be big changes in the story. That is a given. This is not canon friendly, as I do not like what happened later in the series. Hence this work of fiction.
OOC WARNING
A good number of characters will not be acting like they did in the books/ movies.
CROSSOVER WARNING
Elements and characters from other sources will be present in the story. Their impact to what happens in the story is not minor, so be warned.
IQ WARNING
The Harry Potter in this story will not be the naive ignorant shut-in from canon. To balance this, Dumbledore would not be the secret master manipulator found in some fandoms. He'll still be a meddling old coot though. Expect them to butt heads in the future.
SUPER WARNING
Some of the characters would seem to be overpowered. It's just you. They won't be instant-supers. Why? Read below.
BOOTCAMP WARNING
There will be tor-err, training scenes in the future. Yes. And the characters will in all likelihood be cursing my name for subjecting them to so-called training. One of the things I hated about the books is that Harry and Co. just sort off bumbled off against their enemies. The DA idea was great, but would it really take a person 4 years, 2 hostile DADA professors (Lockhart doesn't count), Dementors, a basilisk, several Deatheaters and multiple murder attempts by a not-so-dead Dark Lord to convince a person that yes, maybe some training would help increase their survivability at least until they graduate. Even a person with the survival instincts of a moth in a roomful of lit candles would get a clue.
Thanks to those who reviewed the story.
Story Version 1.02
Mods page added.
Chapter 2 Reconstituted.