Legends, myths, stories, folklore. Words, phrases and tales that shape civilization. From Mother to daughter, from Father to son. These things are passed for many reasons. To inform, entertain, regulate and scare adults and children alike.
Every culture has them. From the Greeks and Romans, to Celts and English, to the scattered tribes of Africa. You live your life knowing that these are false. But what if the truth was wrong?
That is where our story lies, in a young man's journey from the realization that these stories are true, to his end in a not so far but distant utopia. A boy, whose beginning is filled with death and danger and ends with life and peace.
This boy is none other than Harry James Potter, The-Boy-Who-Lived, the Fourth Triwizard Champion, The Heir of Slytherin.
A boy, with raven hair and striking emerald eyes sit on the shore of Hogwart's Black Lake. His eyes are filled with a deep sadness and a burning anger. It had been a day since the Goblet of Fire had spit his name out. Now he is hated and envied by almost all the people he knows. It is not so much the schools reaction to the events, living through his second year and the Chamber of Secrets/Heir of Slytherin ordeal, but at the reaction of his two best friends. Ronald Weasley was once again jealous of Harry being the centre of everything whilst he was left out and disregarded. Hermione Granger, a girl who was his sister in all but blood, was furious and expressed disappointment that Harry refused to admit that he tricked the Goblet, as much as he tried to deny it she had already jumped to the conclusion. This left Harry feeling betrayed as if a dagger had been shoved into his back and a part of him had been removed and would never return.
The Hufflepuff house, represented by Hogwart's true champion, Cedric Diggory, hates Harry because they feel he is stealing their moment of glory. Ravenclaw is caught between siding either as neutral or supportive of Hufflepuff due to prior bonds. Slytherins are primarily glad for the other houses to be in conflict. Gryffindor is just happy they have a champion, not caring for Harry's opinion or safety.
To be honest, Harry wasn't too surprised that something like this happened. The year was going too quiet before the tournament was announced. Every year, something dangerous and mysterious manages to find Harry. This has become a yearly ritual with the big climax taking part at the end of the year.
In his first year, at Halloween, a mountain troll was released into the castle and it was Harry and Ron who defeated it, to save Hermione. Later in the year, the Gryffindor golden trio entered the forbidden forest with Draco Malfoy and Harry witnessed the Defense Against the Darks Art professor drink the blood of a unicorn. At the end of the year, the trio faced obstacles that led Harry to the Philosophers stone and a face to face with Lord Voldemort, his parent's murderer. Through Lily Potter's sacrifice, Harry was able to defeat Voldemort by killing Quirrell.
During an incident in his second year, people shunned Harry, believing him to be the Heir of Slytherin. For months all of the students feared that any moment, he would snap and send Slytherin's beast to attack. At the end of the year, he fought the monster, a thousand year old basilisk and the enchanted diary of Tom Riddle or Lord Voldemort as he's known to most. In the process he saved Ginny Weasely and Hagrid from Azkaban.
After blowing up his Aunt like a balloon, and finding out that Sirius Black was looking for him, Harry returns for his third year. He met a Dementor on the train searching for Black and discovered he was weak against them. The new D.A.D.A professor, Remus Lupin, repelled the creature and later taught Harry the charm to do so. Over the year Harry was exposed to large amounts of new information. That Sirius Black was his godfather and the reason that his parents were dead.
The climax of the third year at Hogwarts was Sirius, Lupin and Ron's rat Scabbers, revealed to be Peter Pettigrew, the true traitor to the Potter's meeting and having Lupin turn to a werewolf. Harry and Hermione involved themselves in time-travel resulting in Harry saving Sirius from a hundred dementors and helping his godfather escape with Hagrid's hippogriff, Buckbeak.
This year death eaters attacked the quidditch world cup, in which the dark mark was cast. Harry's dreams of Voldemort, Pettigrew and another man only grew stronger as time passed. It was announced that the Triwizard Tournament would take place this year. Representatives from the three top schools of Europe would be chosen and it resulted in Victor Krum from Durmstrang, Fleur Delacour from Beauxbatons and Cedric Diggory from Hogwarts.
However, through a cruel twist of fate a fourth champion was selected, Harry Potter. Someone had placed his name in to draw him to danger. This is why Harry now sits alone, and bitter towards his home, Hogwarts. After his reflection of life, he stands and brushes the dirt from his robes. As he turns to leave, a presence draws him.
He moves towards the other side of the lake to a small area surrounded by trees. The only indication someone had been here was the faded drawings in the dirt. He could feel the place overflowing with magic, spreading a warm feeling across Harry's body and into his very core. The Lake shimmered with the dying sunlight and Harry's subconscious need for help and companionship seemed to cause his magic to pour into the drawing in the ground.
A circle lit up and shone brightly. Magic swirled and the wind whipped as a figure began to materialize from the circle. The form radiated power and it took all of Harry's self control not to fall and pass out. The magic was so thick in the air that his breathing was labored. As the circle dimmed and the figure turned, the raven haired boy fell on his arse, eyes wide. Emerald eyes met jaded emerald ones. Staring directly at him, the figure asked,
"Are you my Master?"
Authors Note: So here it is, the first chapter of the King of Knights remake. I would like to first thank Druidfwy for being the beta for this chapter. This story will have more background, more laid out story line and will continue through Harry's life at Hogwarts. Characters from the Nasuverse will be included and for this story the timeline has changed. The events of Fate has been rewritten which will be explained later on and takes place 7 years earlier. The events of Tsukihime have also been changed and will later be explained too. The events take place 5 years earlier so characters birthdates have been changed for the most part. In Harry's fourth year, The 5th Grail War and Shiki's hunting are both happening at their normal time just years earlier.
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