Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters. I am not making money or profit out of writing this story.
Author's note:
Before I start, I have put together some ideas and would like readers to give me some ideas. You can PM me or write it in the review section.
This is not another cliché where Harry goes to Gringotts and becomes powerful overnight, and the goblins love him. He may receive only the title Lord Potter, and that's it. He may be exempt from underage magic restrictions, but I want to know what you think about this idea?
Where will Harry be sorted? PLEASE, not Gryffindor or Slytherin. I have read too many fics and wrote a few of those where he is in Gryffindor. What about Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw? I haven't read many fics where Harry gets sorted into either of the two. Please review or PM me and let me know what you think.
There will be no 'Harry finds out from the goblins that Dumbledore stole from his family account' and so on. There will be no manipulative Dumbledore or Dumbles bashing, and no Weasley bashing, except for some light Ron bashing here and there.
What if Harry befriends Draco and the Slytherins in his year, and the seventh year snakes don't like it? What would be your thoughts about Harry befriending Draco, and Draco telling him that they both have Black family blood and are distantly related?
Harry will save a number of witches from evil clutches, bullying and would-be rape throughout his school life. Many witches want in, and join Harry's Harem, but his number one and two lovers will be Susan and Hannah. You can suggest who you want Harry to 'save' or 'rescue' in his years at Hogwarts, but I have a rough idea. It will not follow the canon, e.g. I will not have Harry saving Hermione from the troll, or saving Ginny from the Chamber. He will save those two, but by another method.
It looks like some reviewers want Harry in Hufflepuff. The sorting won't take plae until at least chapter 4. The chapters will be about 3000 to 4,000 words each. I have read so many fics where Harry is too powerful and rich and is in Ravenclaw, so I propose to make Harry only Lord Potter. I am aware that he is related to the Peverell family, but again, too many fics have Harry as being very powerful. I don't even think that JKR mentions that he took over as Lord Potter, but correct me if I am wrong.
I think I am done with the ramblings, so I will leave it to you, dear readers. In light of the 'purging' of sex scenes on this site, I will post this fic on other sites such as hpfanficarchive dot com and adultfanfiction dot net.
As always, please review. Thanks for suggestions so far.
CHAPTER 1 – WIZARD AND SNAKE
The house at number 4 Privet Drive in Surrey seemed to be a normal house near London. However, one Harry Potter resided there in a cupboard under the stairs. The first 10 years of his life was so miserable that he was poorly fed and looked after. His relatives, namely his aunt Petunia, were his only blood and family, along with her son Dudley. Vernon Dursley was a proud figure, but overly obese, and their son Dudley was a miniature version of him. Petunia and Vernon defended that by stating that the boy is growing to be like his father, and they were proud of that. Petunia however, deep inside, still had feelings for Lily and Harry Potter, but didn't show it because of fear for her husband. She would not yell at her nephew or call him a freak, but would not do anything if Vernon or Dudley did anything to him, except of course killing him.
Flashback when Harry turned ten years old
"YOU!" Petunia screamed at an old man and an elderly woman.
These two in question were Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster at Hogwarts, and Minerva McGonagall, the Deputy to Dumbledore. They rang the doorbell at the Dursley home one morning. "Long time no see Mrs Dursley. May we come in and see Harry?"
"Be quick!" she said composing herself. "Vernon is not here."
"Good," said the elderly woman. "We want to deliver a letter to my godson Harry Potter and check on him, if you don't mind." Petunia knew the letter and what it was about.
Petunia let them through and when professor McGonagall got to Harry she was shocked at the poor sight that she received. Harry was very thin, wore baggy clothes that belonged to Dudley, and had a number of bruises. She was furious when she learned of his living arrangements in that small cupboard.
Dumbledore was sad and stared at Petunia, "I thought you would treat him well Mrs Dursley, but we were wrong. This boy is the saviour of our world and by treating him so poorly I am this close to getting the wards down!"
"NO! PLEASE! Let me explain," she said crying.
McGonagall looked at her sternly and said, "You have five minutes to explain yourself muggle!"
Petunia told them about her fear of Vernon and what she was led to believe about Harry and those 'freaks'. She told them about a number of school incidents where Harry changed the teacher's hair accidentally and they could not prove it was him. McGonagall laughed at that, and when she told them about Harry escaping Dudley's gang and finding himself on the school roof, Dumbledore found himself laughing as well. She told them that she tried to look after him, but didn't want Vernon to find out. McGonagall decided to take Harry to be treated and looked after, and Petunia told them that she was willing to pay for it.
Professor McGonagall gave him the letter and when Harry read it, he said, "You have to be joking ma'am?"
Dumbledore smiled and said, "Harry my boy, you really are a wizard. Your parents were great magical people and attended Hogwarts, and on 1st of September next year, you will be going there."
"How am I to pay for this?" he asked.
McGonagall said, "I will take you to Diagon Alley on your 11th birthday Harry, and will show you that you have sufficient money to pay for your school fees." Looking at Petunia, she said, "You will not tell your oaf of a husband about this." Petunia just meekly nodded.
A few months later saw Harry in good shape for a ten year old boy, going onto 11 years, and starting his first year at Hogwarts. Petunia treated Harry fairly, but didn't get close to him, as she knew what he could do, even though it is accidental magic. Vernon would just yell at him to do work, but he was smart enough not to beat him around, but whenever Dudley tried to beat him, Harry found that his magic prevented that, and Dudley was too afraid to go near that 'freak boy' as he puts it.
End of flashback
Petunia kept to her word and after an argument with Vernon, they offered him Dudley's second bedroom, which was still pretty small, but he was not complaining. A few weeks before Harry turned 11 years old the Dursleys took their son to the zoo for his birthday. Vernon threatened Harry about doing anything freakish, but Petunia glared at him and mouthed 'sorry' to her nephew. They were going to leave Harry with Mrs Figg, the elderly lady neighbour, but Petunia told Vernon that the boy needs to get out and enjoy his childhood and nature, as warned by those professors. Vernon grunted because he never liked any freakish things or people, but he gave in to his wife. Harry was excited at seeing all of the animals and how they behave. He could swear that they looked at him in a different way than the other human beings. He made a mental note to speak to Dumbledore or his godmother McGonagall when he gets to school. The most interesting place was the reptile house. Dudley wanted to see the snakes especially, and when they got to a particular snake, he shot a glare at Harry and said, "Make him move!"
Vernon tried to knock gently and said in his thick voice, "Move you lazy bugger!"
Dudley however, took it too far and banged on the glass, "I SAID MOVE YOU SLIMY SHIT!" The snake didn't move but eyed him suspiciously. "Let's go," said Dudley.
They left Harry with the snake and Harry decided to speak to it gently, "Sorry about my fat arse of a cousin." The snake looked at Harry and winked smiling (I don't know how snakes can wink or smile). Harry was surprised and decided to hiss to the snake.
The snake was surprised and said, "Hello youngling, I sssee that you are a ssspeaker. Can I be your familiar? I want to get out of thisss shit hole!"
Harry chuckled and hissed, "What isss your name?"
The snake replied, "You can call me Sssylvie. I am a female cobra but I will not kill at your command massster."
Harry focussed on the glass but Dudley ran and pushed him down with force. "Hey look! He's moving!" Harry decided to play a game with Dudley and with his wand-less magic he made the glass disappear. Dudley screamed and landed in the water, but at Harry's command, the snake didn't bit him. Everyone who saw the incident was horrified especially when the snake slithered up to Harry and hid in his skin.
Harry chuckled and said to them, "Don't be afraid, she wants to be with me." The people couldn't believe that a snake liked a human, let alone a kid.
Vernon was distressed when he found Dudley inside the glass and quickly glared at Harry. The snake came out of Harry with a venomous glare at Vernon and the big man cowered away.
They decided that enough was enough and went back home. Dudley kept blaming Harry and his freakiness for causing the incident, but Petunia told him that she would have words with her son about his behaviour. Vernon looked alarmed that his wife was siding with the boy. Once in the house, as Vernon was about to strike Harry, the snake came out hissing madly, which made Vernon think twice and back away. Finally when he calmed down, he yelled, "WHAT HAPPENED THERE BOY!"
Petunia didn't intervene, but Harry decided to play and said, "I don't know what you mean dear Uncle?"
Petunia smirked and thought to herself, 'cheeky boy' and Vernon went purple. "HOW DARE YOU USE THAT TONE BOY! YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL THE FREAKINESS THAT YOU DISPLAYED AT THE ZOO!"
Harry held his hand and said, "My dear Vernon, things are going to change here. Firstly, if you ever beat me again, I can go to the police and have you arrested for child abuse, or my snake can kill you. You see, she is very protective of me and is ready to strike at my command. You will leave me the freedom to move around the house and make my own food and sit wherever I wish, otherwise these wards will go down."
Petunia looked horrified and sent a death glare to Vernon. He finally said, "Very well boy, but you will continue cooking and gardening?"
Harry replied, "I will do that provided you stay out of my way. I like doing exercises and I like cooking as well, but you will not treat me like a servant. Do I make myself clear?"
"You're pushing it with your tone Harry," chided Petunia, "but I think we can come to an agreement."
Harry turned to Dudley and calmly said, "As for you, if you know what's good for you, you better stay the hell away from me."
Dudley was about to fight back but when he saw the snake, he backed away. He said aggressively, "Fine freak, as long as you keep away from me!" Petunia glared at Dudley, who muttered something and left.
Harry said, "Oh, and one more thing. When people ask what school I go to, you will tell them that I go to a special private school and my godmother pays for my tutoring. Got it?" they nodded and from that day forward, a truce was in place.
The days and weeks went by and found Harry having a normal life, enjoying communication with his pet snake. He looked after her, fed her and played with her, much to her delight. The snake loved Harry and treated him as her hatchling. When Vernon was at work and Dudley with his gang of friends, Petunia found herself at home and speaking with her nephew. She apologised to him about the way she let things go when he was ill-treated and she would kindly ask him to prepare the meals or do some gardening. He was free to move around the neighbourhood park and enjoyed the nice warm days. Petunia was not too friendly or close with him, but when she spoke to him, it was not harsh like Vernon's way.
Harry thought about all of the past events, and as soon as he found out that he was a wizard, he still went to the muggle school in the new year and made a few friends of whom were female students. One day, Dudley and his gang were picking on a few females and Harry stepped in. he yelled out, "Leave them alone! You do not pick on or bully girls!"
Dudley was scared shitless but his mate Piers said, "Well if it isn't the freak boy Potter. Let's get him!" Piers was taller and had a bigger build than Dudley and students were afraid.
Harry calmly stepped forward and said, "If I were you, I would not take a step further."
Piers laughed and said, "Are you threatening me Potter? Let's see what you have, oh saviour of the girls." Little did Piers know about Harry's ability to use wand-less magic.
The others started laughing and when Piers made his way to punch Harry, he was struck and fell backwards. "How did you do it Potter?" yelled one of the gang members. The girls looked at each other and snickered when they saw Piers flying backwards. They swore that Harry used some kind of magic, but were glad anyway that the bully was put in his place.
"I told you that it is in your best interest to back away," said Harry.
"Did you mutter a hocus pocus spell freak?" one of the others said.
"Alright, that's enough," declared the school's vice-principal. "What's going on there?"
Harry said to him, "Sir, these boys were pushing and bullying the two ladies there, and I wanted to help the girls."
The girls in question nodded and confirmed the truth. The vice-principal said, "I expected better of you lot," pointing to Dudley and his gang. "I will contact your parents and have you lot in detention. You do not bully any student! This is just unacceptable behaviour!" Turning to Harry, he said, "Thank you for standing up for the young ladies Mr Potter, I'm sure they appreciate it."
When he left, the girls went to Harry and said, "Thank you so much for saving us Harry."
He smiled at them and said, "That's what friends are for." They kissed him on the cheek and he blushed furiously.
The names of the girls were Stacey Brown and Lauren Smith. They were often found together and at times chatting with Harry. They were as tall as him and were already 11 years old. They were just a few months older than him. When he told them that he is a wizard, they believed him and were amazed at his scar. He told them about his ability to do wand-less magic and they understood what happened when Piers was about to attack him. Stacey had long blonde hair and a petite figure, few freckles on her face, but they were small. Her size was right for an 11 year old girl. She was looking healthy, and looked pretty with hazel eyes. Lauren was a nice, lovely brunette also with long hair, no freckles, and also a petite girl. They lived in Surrey, not too far away from Privet Drive. They visited Harry during the summer break when Vernon was at work, and they played together in the local park. He was allowed to visit them as well, and their parents took a real liking to him. He showed them his pet snake, and they were stunned when they heard Harry and the snake hissing to each other. The snake liked the girls and loved it when they patted her. Petunia knew about Dudley's association with his group of gangs, and was disgusted at the way they treated the two girls. She welcomed the girls into her house and gave them freedom to move around. She commended Harry for defending them, and lectured Dudley about the wrongness of bullying girls. She was glad that Dudley served the detention so that he can learn from his doings and bad behaviour.
Harry turned 11 on 31 July, 1991. His two female friends from school visited him and gave him birthday cards and presents. He thanked them especially after they kissed his cheeks. It was a private party with just the three people, and it was the first time he experienced something like that. They went shopping and ate together to celebrate his birthday. Petunia just wished him a happy birthday but was afraid to do something for him because of Vernon. She was glad that the girls cared for him and did something with him on his birthday. The girls loved him and were very sad that he was going to Hogwarts in September. He told them that he wanted to keep in touch, and they had two more months to spend together. All they did was a bit of hugging and kissing on cheeks. He made a mental note to ask his godmother if his two friends can accompany them to Diagon Alley. He got a birthday card from professor McGonagall and a note saying that she will come by tomorrow morning and take him to Diagon Alley.
A/N: Here is the first chapter. Hope you liked it. Next chapter Harry visits Diagon Alley and makes some new friends. The sorting will be in chapter 4, so feel free to make suggestions.
I have changed the form of the snake from basilisk to a cobra, mainly to avoid cliches.