Harry Potter and the World of Magic

Summary: A magical block was placed on Harry as a baby to stop the magic hurting Harry as a baby. It was supposed to be removed after his second birthday but other events got in the way...

Prologue

"Lily? Where are you?" James called out to his wife as he entered the front door.

"In the living room," came the reply.

James couldn't help but smile before quickly heading to the living room where he saw his wife sitting on the sofa, looking rather worried.

"Lily? Whats up?" James asks, sitting next to his wife and taking hold of her hand.

"It's Harry," Lily said softly causing James to pale slightly.

"Whats the matter with him? He's alright isn't he?" James asked in a rush, wanting to know what the matter was.

"Well it's the magical blocker we placed on him to stop the magic from burning him out. The healers had to use an extra powerful one and it did something to his hearing," Lily said, trying not to let the sobs take over her.

"What did it do?" James asks, not sure that he wanted to know.

"While the block is in place," Lily said blowing her nose, "Harry won't be able to hear but he will be fine after the block is taken off when he is older."

James sat there rather stunned, barely taking in the news. "So when is the block coming off? Its rare that theres a block in place after all."

"I know its rare, but Harry has so much extra power that he can't handle it yet. But the healers said any time after his second birthday would be fine to remove the block and that his hearing would return soon after," Lily explained.

James breathed a sigh of relief. "Thats good then, are we going to keep the block quiet? I don't think its worth spreading round, especially with that leak in the order, we don't know who we can trust any more."

"True, lets keep it quiet for now, we don't really want to make Harry more of a target," Lily replied.

FIFTEEN MONTHS LATER

"Albus, is it true? Is you-know-who really gone?" Minerva asked on a dark autumn night.

"Yes Minerva, but at a terrible cost. He attacked the Potters and couldn't kill young Harry. A form of ancient magic yielded itself and saved young Harry's life while killing Voldemort," Dumbledore said, causing Minerva to flinch.

"And what of young Harry's parents? Did they survive the attack?" Minerva asked.

"I'm afraid not. They refused to let Voldemort anywhere near Harry and were killed because of it," Albus said, looking sadly at one of the Muggle houses they were standing by: Number Four Privet Drive.

"So what will happen to baby Harry now?" Minerva asked, wiping her eyes with a hanky.

"He is going to stay with the only family he has got – right here," Albus said, indicating Number Four.

"You can't be serious! I've watched these Muggles all day and they're the worst sort. They really are..." Minerva said before she was interrupted.

"The only family he has got," Albus said with finality.

Minerva glared at Dumbledore for interrupting. "Did James and Lily have a magical block on Harry? Perhaps their power levels passed to him."

"They did not inform me of a magical block, and even of there were, it would be nearly undetectable and only removable by the caster," Albus said sadly.

"What if a magical block is left on and not removed? Perhaps Lily and James had one..." Minerva pondered.

"Harry does not have a block on him, Lily was keeping me fully apprised of young Harry and she has never mentioned a magical block. She would have mentioned privately if something like that was needed, either to me or to Madam Pomfrey. Even if young Harry did, then it would have been Lily who put the charm on Harry, that is the way it is done as it allows parental bonding to take place and also allows for them to see any healer who can instruct Lily how to remove the bond at the correct age," Albus said, "Now here is Hagrid with Harry."

"You left Hagrid to get Harry?" Minerva nearly shrieked.

"I trust Hagrid with my very life," Albus stated simply.

Minerva was about to reply when there was a loud rumble of an engine. A motorbike to be more precise. But this was most certainly no ordinary motorbike. This motorbike was owned by Sirius Black and had many enchantments on it, including one to make it fly.

Hagrid flew the motorbike and landed it next to where the two professors were waiting. Albus with a smile while Minerva with a glare – a glare which Hagrid did not spot.

"No problems I assume Hagrid?" Albus asked.

"None whatsoever Professor Dumbledore Sir, little tyke fell asleep just as we were passing over Bristol," Hagrid replied.

"Good," Albus replied as he took the sleeping baby with messy black hair and a lightening bolt scar and made his way over to the doorstep of number four and placing Harry on the step before reaching inside his robes and pulling out a letter and placing it next to Harry.

Albus looked at Harry for a few moments, feeling Minerva's glare and hearing Hagrid's sniffles of disappointment.

Albus turned to his colleagues. "Time for us to go before we are discovered here, young Harry will be fine."

"For your own sake Albus, I hope that you are right," Minerva said before Apparating away...