It may be true that if you imagine that your world is not out of the ordinary, or maybe if it truly is, you can go about life happily oblivious to the other side. It may also be true that the other side is much greater, as you may not be so bored then. Or, it may also be true that to one on the other side, they are ordinary and your side is not.
Or, it may be true that these are all true statements depending on who you speak to. And it is certainly true that there are a million other truths and they are all valid to somebody.
For Harry Potter, it's the third. You may know his story one way and that's your truth, but to him in this particular retelling, yours is odd and very much against his truth. And that's perfectly fine.
In this truth, Harry Potter shook Draco Malfoy's hand that first day and joined what you may call 'the Dark Side'. To Harry, this is 'the Right Side', but that doesn't mean it's not dark. You see, this truth is very different from yours, so I must outline some very important details that this particular Potter finds boring and commonplace but in fact are not, if you so think so.
Lord Voldemort came to power much quicker in this truth, and when he did, he laid down a few rules: one, every Death Eater must create at least one horcrux to prevent unnecessary and tiring deaths; two, the group must work in a pack formation to ensure security; and three, each Death Eater must be trained in bringing souls back via the horcruxes. These are the three basic rules, though there is also the Dark Lord's Code, a set of basic manners that is not necessarily important here.
The Pack formation is very simple. Of course, Voldemort is the leader. Potter is the deputy, and therefore second-in-command. He reports to the leader and takes care of alliances when required. Next is Lucius Malfoy, who is the Command Officer. He gets his basic orders from Potter and figures out the best way to go about them. These orders are performed by the basic Death Eaters who report to the three in command. Then, of course, there are the civilians under Voldemort's rein, who only do what 'normal' townsfolk do. Their purpose, as Voldemort once said, is to keep the economy up and going.
Of course, there are also the rebels. Yes, your truth is 'correct' here; the Order of the Phoenix is around. The formation's the same, only Harry is not there to help them, expectedly. However, they are doing fine, always searching for horcruxes and destroying them. Hermione Granger is a key part of the operation, acting as the main brains. Her leg is permanently disfigured however, bending backwards instead of forwards sometimes and sticking out at different weird angles all the time, but it has never stopped her.
And there you have it; the world that will be the truth as you read. You should also know that Draco's parents took Harry in like a son, and that is where he is as this story begins. I do hope you stick around; there are many interesting characters to come, and before you begin, a word- this truth need never be repeated by you if you do not agree with it, or it with you.
But please remember: you may find things odd in your life as they are so different from you, but perhaps they are not so strange. Perhaps they're merely curious, and perhaps you're merely curious to them too, in mutual curiosity that has potential to bring everyone together.
Hello, and welcome! A disclaimer, I don't own Harry Potter in any way, and I'm glad I don't because trust me, Jo did so great and no one could do better.
A bit of background, this will include Drarry and a Dark!Harry AU, so be prepared. This should be the only chapter in 2nd Person unless I write an epilogue and decide to do so again. This is also a super short prologue and each chapter should be at least 2000 words and about 5 chapters. All that being said, I hope you enjoy!
