AN: Greetings everyone. Welcome to my next official story. As I stated before this is a xover between SMT Devil Survivor 2 and Harry Potter. There will be splashes of PCJ in there but it won't be a dominant force in the story. It took me a while to decide which SMT character Harry would be. I was stuck on MC from DS 1, MC from DS2 and Fumi Kanno from DS2. After much thought I think MC from DS2 will fit my needs the best. I will be using the game version of DS2 but I will also include a few things from the anime.
This is going to be an abandon Harry fanfiction so the Potters will be bashed slightly. But similarly to The Forgotten doctor I won't take it overboard. I am also planning on bashing the British Wizarding Society some (But hey it's almost impossible to not). As well as the BWW, I will slightly bash the BWL and Ronald Weasley.
Also to avoid confusion I'll talk about the time frame of the story and the ages of the cast. Harry is born during the civil war vs voldemeort, two years before the prophecy predicted the fall of Voldemort. Therefore, Harry is two years older than the canon caste.
Disclaimer: I do no way and form own Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2, Harry Potter, or Percy Jackson.
Warnings: Abandonment, demons, blood, and all that good stuff.
And with all that out of the way, welcome to my second story and I hope you all enjoy :)
The Sorcerer
Chapter 1:
Prologue:
The Boy with Green Eyes
It is year 1993, the civil war in Magical Britain had plagued the country for nearly a decade. The Death Eaters had been contained within Britain by the Intercontinental Confederation of Wizards, or the ICW. However, they did not consider Voldemort enough of a threat to intervene within the country. Unfortunately for one family, this was the worst time possible for them to have a child.
Harry James Potter was born in 1993, to Lily and James Potter. And that is where this story begins.
(Britain 1993)
James Potter stared softly at his wife as he comforted the crying woman. Only two weeks ago she had birthed her first child. And now they were forced to abandon him at an orphanage to keep him safe from the war.
He walked up the steps of the orphanage and placed the basket on the top step and enchanted the basket to not be affected by the cold. He took out a note and placed it on top of the basket and with one last mournful look, walked back to his wife.
As they walked away he activated a portkey on him to take them back to Potter Manor. When they arrived James hugged his wife and spoke softly "It is alright, he will have a much better childhood than what we can provide right now. He will be safe. I am sure of it." Lily nodded through her tears, only consolidated by the fact that he would be safe.
If only they knew that their son would be the lynchpin that decides the fate of the world.
(Wool's Orphanage)
Wool's Orphanage had lasted for a long time. They had survived both world wars and were stronger for it. As Brittan's oldest orphanage they had the best funding and the most orphans. Many of their children ended up with a home. It was grueling work for the Matrons but none of them would ever claim they regret taking the job.
They had come a long way since WWII, the walls were no longer falling apart and the place that once spawned one of the worst dark lords in centuries, was now a place to allow unfortunate children to grow up.
It was a chilly day on October 13th that the Matron of the Orphanage, Lucie Heart, opened her door to be surprised by a baby looking up at her with vivid green eyes.
(11 years later)
It has been 11 years since harry had been dropped off at the orphanage. The note never gave a full name to Harry so the matron decided to give him the last name of Peterson. The now named Harry Peterson would grow up un-adopted in the orphanage until he was eleven years old. To say he had a simple life to his current age would be a very large lie. At a very early age Harry demonstrated that he was different from the other children. He was more mature than them, and did not partake in their childish past times. The matrons of the orphanage would have been worried if he was autistic if it weren't for the fact that he would speak with people who sought to engage with him. Eventually they learned that he was simply ahead of the children around him mentally. The boy learned to read startlingly fast, and began learning from the first year textbooks provided by the orphanage long before the other children even realized what school was.
Eventually the Matrons decided that he would be allowed to skip a few grades since he obviously was learning faster than the normal pace. This earned him few friends but Harry never worried about the opinions of the people around him. He made it abundantly clear when he had simply stared off several bullies who wanted to antagonize him due to his age or intelligence. Whenever asked, the bullied would claim that there was "Something off about that freak!" or other vulgar language to describe the boy.
Despite how many decent adults scoffed at the bullies words, they could not help agree with them that there was something strange around the silent toddler. He never seemed to take off his white, rabbit eared hoodie. Whenever someone would try to convince him to part with it, for cleaning or because it was hot outside. They would be surprised to find that it was always clean, and that Harry never seemed to get hot while wearing it.
There were many mysteries surrounding the boy, but it was not until he was eleven did the matron of the orphanage learn what was the mystery behind those vivid green eyes.
(Harry's Room)
The boy simply known as Harry sat in a chair by the window reading a book. A few days ago they had celebrated his 11th birthday and he was given a few new books he had wanted from the matrons of the orphanage. The book was about the history of Asia and its many countries. He had always been fascinated by Japanese and other Asian cultures. He had taught himself Japanese and had already made plans to save to attend college in Japan.
He was distracted from his reading by a pecking sound at his window. Turning to look for the source of the noise his eyes widened as a large barn owl tapped on his window while holding a letter in its beak. The 11 year old stared at the owl in incomprehension before the owl tapped the glass again and jerked the letter forward. Realizing its intention he opened the window and accepted the letter. The owl puffed up in what seemed like pride that it accomplished its task before flying away.
Still looking a bit confused Harry looked down at the letter and read the address:
Harry Peterson
Wool's Orphanage
London
Room 13
Looking down at the oddly specific address he slowly opened the wax seal and read the letter:
Dear Mr Peterson,
The Ministry of Magic has detected that you have displayed signs of magic. A representative will be sent later today to discuss your options. We recognize you must have many questions, but they will be answered by our trusted representative.
Sincerely,
Magitha Tawling
Head of the office of Muggleborn Detection
Harry stared at the letter. Was this some sort of joke? He would believe so if the letter had not been delivered by owl. He doubted anyone that knew him would go that far for a prank. He would just have to wait and see.
Just as he finished his thought he heard the matron from down the hall speaking "Harry is very nice boy. Scarily smart, but sweet. He is a bit odd but I know he will do well in your school program." School? He had never signed up for any scholarship programs yet. He was too young.
Soon after this thought the door was opened by the matron who peaked her head in "Harry? You have a visitor, a Professor Dumbledore. He is from a school that is interested in your education. Isn't that wonderful?"
If this was an anime he would have sweat dropped at the matron's nativity, despite her kind nature the head "mother" of the orphanage was a bit of an airhead. Despite his inner thoughts of this being some sort of scam he nodded and put down his book. The matron smiled and left and in her place a very old man in a purple suit and yellow polka dotted tie walked in. Despite his eccentric outfit he certainly radiated that air of being a professor.
(McGonagall's POV)
It had been a normal day for the transfiguration professor. At the start of each year she would observe as the enchanted quill wrote down the names and locations of each of the muggleborns to send to the ministry. There an official would debrief the child and their parents of his or her magic and provide a number of options for the family.
These options included going to Hogwarts or some other school to learn magic. As much as she was loathe to give up any student, it was the child or the parents decision of where they go to school. However as she observed the latest child's location she frowned. Wool's Orphanage. Orphanages were always tricky business. They could not inform the matrons of the child's magic because they were in such public positions and often under scrutiny by the government.
She sighed, it seemed like she would have to go herself to this child. The ministry would never be subtle enough to convince the orphanage that something was not off about the acceptance letter. She wrote a quick letter to the Ministry explain she would personally take care of this child before heading to Dumbledore's office to explain this development.
(Dumbledore's POV)
Dumbledore finished with some paperwork before pondering the current situation of the world. Hadrian Potter was now seven years old. Four years before he would come to Hogwarts. Many plans swirled around his head on how to use the boy against Voldemort. He would much rather not involve any child in the now subtle war between him and Tom, but with the prophecy his hands were tied. All he could do was ensure that the boy lived through the ordeal by any means necessary.
He of course remembered the Potter's first child. But it seems the Potters did not. After the death of the Longbottom couple who sacrificed themselves to protect young Hadrian, they seemed to forget their first child all together. He assumed that the grief in combination with the elation that their child was alive and Voldemort was apparently dead, drove all thoughts of their abandoned child from their minds. Then with Hadrian's fame it continued to remove the thought of Harry until they could not remember him at all. It pained him to not inform the Potters of their lost child, but he knew it was for the best in the long run. Voldemort was not dead, and any child related to Hadrian would be in grave danger. He would not let any child go through with living their life with Voldemort using them to get at their family. Even if he must split apart one of his favorite families to do so.
It was with these thoughts that his door opened and Minerva stepped through holding a letter. He smiled grandfatherly at the transfiguration profession "What is it Minerva? A problem with one of the new students?"
Minerva smiled back at the Headmaster "No Albus, but there is a slight situation. The boy lives in an orphanage so the proper channels of inducting a Muggleborn students won't work. So I assumed I would go and inform him of his magic."
Dumbledore took the letter and immediately looked at which orphanage the child lived and paled slightly. He then looked at the name of the child and sighed softly 'Poor child, not only can you not know the love of a family but you grew up in the same orphanage as the one who tore you from them.' Looking up at the woman he smiled again and spoke "If it is not too much trouble Minerva I would rather introduce young Harry to the world of Magic. It has been a long time since I have been able to do so and I miss informing young ones of the wonder of magic."
Minerva nodded, smiling slightly "Of course Albus. I will inform the other professors that you will be gone for the afternoon."
(Wool's Orphanage)
Albus Dumbledore walked down the street he had hoped never to walk down again. It had been fifty years since he was last here. He only wished that the young boy he was here for would not be anything like Tom. With a heavy heart he walked to the admittedly better looking orphanage.
(Matron's Office)
Dumbledore smiled pleasantly at the Head Matron of the orphanage. He had already explained the school opportunity and was delighted that he would not have to use magic to convince the woman. He always hated using magic on the unaware. He smiled his signature grandfather smile before speaking again "Yes, Harry has been chosen to attend a program that allows him to attend High School in a prestigious boarding school."
Lucie nodded and looked over the fake documents about the program "Yes, but I'm afraid Harry would most likely not like to attend a boarding school in Scotland."
Dumbledore frowned slightly, Tom was very eager for any chance to get out of the orphanage, it would be interesting to see how Harry Potter, or Peterson now, was different "Why would he not wish to attend, does he like it here?"
The matron looked slightly affronted "Of course he likes it here! He just wishes to attend school outside of Britain. Poor boy, he works so hard to save money to attend school in Japan."
Dumbledore's brilliant mind processed this information and came up with a rather ingenious plan. The perfect way to keep Harry safe would be to send him to another country. There were rather prestigious magic schools in Japan after all. It was only an added bonus that the child himself wished to attend school abroad. He once again felt guilt that his actions would permanently separate the family but perhaps after Voldemort was dead he would reveal the truth to the Potters. They would hate him, but it would be worth it to ensure that they all survived. He smiled kindly at the woman "Well in that case I may have a solution…"
Lucie looked interested "I am listening."
Dumbledore continued "Well, as it turns out our program is global, usually we award students a scholarship into a school in their respective country. However, it would not be too much trouble to offer him a scholarship in Japan."
Lucie's eyes brightened, this was a once in a lifetime opportunity for one of her wards "In that case I am sure he would be very interested!"
Dumbledore nodded, pleased at how the conversation was going "That is wonderful, now do you mind if I ask some questions about the boy?"
Lucie shook her head "Of course you can! I can assure you he is a very sweet boy."
Dumbledore inwardly sighed in relief, if such an honest and pleasant woman claimed that the boy was kind then who was he to dispute it. It seems he would not have the second coming of Voldemort after all "I am pleased to hear that, is there anything I should know about him? Any eccentrics?"
Lucie tapped a finger on her chin before speaking "Well…he never takes off his hoodie. I think it is sentimental to him somehow. But the peculiar thing is that it never gets dirty. And the thing is white! But he has worn it for nearly five years now and it has never received so much as a smidgen of dirt!"
Dumbledore nodded, it seemed the boy was very attached to the article of clothing for accidental magic to repeatedly clean it for him "I see, is there anything else? Anything troubling?"
Lucie looked slightly hesitant before speaking "Well…I think he intimidates the other children. He is so smart you see. Other kids get jealous of his academic prowess and maturity and try to bully him. But every bully has quickly backed down from him. He has never bullied or even insulted the other children, but he always prefers to stay alone in his room, reading a book."
The aged headmaster nodded, while it was slightly worrying that the child does not have any friends, but without meeting the boy he could not tell anything "I see, well then why don't we meet the boy?"
Lucie nodded and smiled happily "Oh! Yes we should he will be in his room. It was his eleventh birthday a few days ago so he must be holed up reading again."
(Room 13)
Dumbledore waited patiently outside of the room as Lucie spoke to Harry before walking in and studying the boy. He could not help but draw comparisons to the last time he met a similar boy. Harry sat by the window with a book not far away on a side table. He noticed the hoodie right away, the boy had the hood pulled up so the rabbit like extensions were made apparent. He also noticed the spark of intelligence those green eyes contained. He was sure that if the boy ever went to Hogwarts he would be destined for Ravenclaw merely from observing the books arranged neatly on a nearby bookcase. Pulling himself out of his thoughts he smiled at the forgotten Potter "Hello young man, my name is Professor Dumbledore. I am sure you read your letter from the Ministry. I am here to give you a demonstration of magic and explain about our world."
Harry raised an eyebrow behind his hood "So it was not a prank then? Could you prove that magic is real before we continue?"
Well, that was much more polite than Tom, internally separating the boy further from Riddle he whipped out his wand and transfigured the bed into a small housecat. He watched in amusement as the boy tried to hide his shock and awe at seeing magic for the first time. It always made his job worth it to expose children to the wonder of magic.
The boy looked at his wand appraisingly "I assume that is much harder than you made it look."
Dumbledore chuckled at that comment. Once again very different from Tom Riddle "indeed my boy that was an example of transfiguration, the art of transforming one object into another. It is one of the main subjects that any magic school teaches their students."
The young orphan clearly struggled to contain his questions before asking one that was on the forefront of his mind "What are the other subjects?"
Dumbledore smiled and began to explain the many intricacies of the Wizarding World. He explained the many branches of magic, the Ministry, the many magical schools, and some other common facts. After nearly half an hour of answering questions the headmaster posed one of his own "Now, I have learned from the Matron that you are interested in studying in an Asian country, specifically Japan. The best magic school in Japan is Kotodama. It is widely renowned as one of the best schools to learn about runes and defense against the dark arts."
Harry looked very interested in the school and read over some of the documents Dumbledore conjured on the different classes Kotodama offers to its students. Frowning slightly he looked up at the headmaster "But sir, I have no money to pay for this. The tuition costs for out of country students is far outside of the money that I have."
Dumbledore smiled sadly at the boy "Do not worry, I will pay for your education."
The boy's surprise was clearly shown on his face as the headmaster chuckled "Do not worry my boy. I have more money than I know what to do with. Consider it an investment. I know you will do great things my boy. Great things indeed."
Harry nodded, lost for words but managed to say a small "Thank you." To the person who was fulfilling his lifelong dream.
Dumbledore said his farewells after giving him in depth instructions of where to go to Diagon Alley and the portkey station to get to Japan. There one of the school professors would pick him up and get him settled in the new country. As he left the orphanage the small smile that had stayed on his face throughout the entire discussion faded. He truly regretted what he was doing to the boy. His manipulations would cost him in the future he knew that clearly. But it was for the best. Paying for his education was the least he could do to repay his debt to the boy. He only hoped he would find happiness and peace within his new home.
How wrong, yet right he was.
AN: And that is it for the first chapter of my latest story. I am really excited for this. It has been on the back of my mind slowly forming forever. Now, there will be a few time skips in the story. The first one will be through his education years 1-7 until he is 17. I will have some flashbacks to how he meets Daichi but I do not want to make up a whole new HP series in Japan. Then I will get to the SMT DS2 arc. After that will be the HP arc with some Percy Jackson interwoven in. If you have any questions or recommendations, please let me know and I will answer you as soon as I can.
Have a great day everyone!