Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of its characters. These fine characters are owned by the ever-talented J.K. Rowling. I am writing this for personal purposes not to gain money in any way. The only character in here that is mine is characters in the later chapters…but let's gets through the earlier ones first.
Summary, possible Dark Harry! Voldemort never killed Harry's parents and then Harry gets sorted into Slytherin instead of Gryffindor, He loses the five friends he made on the train and instead befriends Draco Malfoy. The two are inseparable, will it stay that way? Or will the two boys be ripped apart? Will Harry go to the Dark side or bring Draco to the light? It tells all here.
Harry was sitting at the table in the dinning room at his parent's house. He stared at a bowl of oatmeal in a bowl in front of him.
"Harry what is wrong with you today?" His mother Lily said from the counter where she was washing the dishes from hers and James'' breakfast.
Harry just shrugged and pushed his chair away from the table. "I guess its just nerves." He answered.
His mother opened his mouth to reply but Harry just walked away and made a dash for his room.
'I guess I was nervous my first day.' She thought, 'not badly though, maybe its cause his father wont be there to see him off.' She shook her head and cursed at the fact that James was always away on important days.
She hurriedly finished what she was doing and walked into her room to find some decent clothes. Once she was dressed and freshened up she walked to the base of the stairs. "Harry dear we have to leave now or we're going to be late." She shouted up. After hearing no response she walked up the stairs and rapped on the wooden door. "Harry are you in there?" She asked.
The door opened and she took a startled leap back. "Yea I just remembered something." He said holding out a muggle one strapped backpack that he had saw on a trip.
"Journals?" Lily asked taking the bag. He nodded, "Harry are you taking Theo?" she asked looking at the small cage.
Harry beamed at his mother. She shook her head and grabbed another one shoulder bag and levitated his trunk to follow them down the stairs.
"Please just stay out of trouble," She said as they made their way to a port key that would transport them to an alley not even a block from platform 9 and ¾. "I know it's a bit much to ask seeing you are your fathers son and all but please."
Harry laughed, "Don't worry mum there shouldn't that many reports sent home about me."
Lily rolled her eyes as they were port keyed into the alley, their house elf followed shortly with Harry's trunk and Theo his snake.
Lily shrunk Harry's trunk and put it in her pocket, "I'll fix that when we get there alright?" She said looking at her son.
He nodded and they rushed toward the station, Lily was right they were going to be late.
They got there in time to see a group of five red heads entering the platform that his mother had told him about, they had to run through a solid wall. Harry was surprised at first when he was quiet small at all that a wizard could do. He wasn't as much now he knew many spells and charms, he knew how to play quiditch extremely well now because of his father.
They walked quickly through the barrier and were greeted to the sound of a train whistle.
Lily quickly returned his trunk to its normal size and tried to load it onto the train. "Get on Harry dear I'll get it." She levitated the trunk into the luggage compartment and Harry stepped onto the train bumping into a platinum blonde boy.
"I'm sorry." He mumbled embarrassedly. The blonde turned to glare at him but stopped after looking him over.
"Well at least you're not a Weasly." He said coolly, "Draco Malfoy." He extended a hand, "And you are?"
"Harry Potter." Harry said quietly, "Pleasure." He added in a slightly more Malfoy-ish voice.
Draco smirked, "I like you Potter you have class." He said. He then grabbed Harry's arm and pulled him down the train's corridor and into an empty compartment.
"Those idiots are Vincent, and Gregory. I guess they're bodyguards of sorts." Draco said pointing to the shadows outside the door.
Harry nodded, "So they aren't your friends or anything then?" He asked looking at the hulking shadows in front of the compartment.
"No my Father," Draco spat the word like it had a bad taste to it, "asked them to watch me because they are bigger and I'm slightly smaller then some our age." He crinkled up his nose and Harry laughed.
Draco looked quizzically at his new best friend, he was his friend right? "What's so funny?" He asked, "Is there something on my face."
Harry shook his head, "I'm sorry when you crinkled your nose like that you looked like the little ferret that I saw at the pet store it was kind of cute." He said smiling.
Draco smirked, "What me or the ferret?" He asked then instantly blushed, "I'm sorry." He said sincerely, "I didn't mean anything by it."
Harry wore an equal blush to Draco's, "I don't mind I mean I'm not disgusted by it or anything, I really can't be." He said quickly.
"Why?" Draco asked, "Why can't you be disgusted by it?" Harry blushed and shook his head.
"No reason, my uncle is gay, scratch that bi." Harry said shyly, "So it never really bothered me." He stood up out of his seat, "I'll be right back I'm going to go to the bathroom."
Draco nodded stiffly, "hurry back please." He said in a softer voice then normal.
Harry nodded and rushed from the compartment running straight into the back of a girl with bushy hair, "I'm sorry." He mumbled.
The girl turned around, "No matter," She said helping him up, "Hermione Granger." She said offering him her hand.
"Harry Potter." He said shaking hers, "Pleasure." He added, "So are you in your first year too?" He asked shyly.
She nodded looking along the floor, "Yes, Have you seen a toad?" She asked continuing her search.
"No I haven't, would you like me to help you look?" He said scanning the floor.
"It's alright," She said, "Would you like to meet my friends?" She asked politely.
Harry thought of Draco back in the compartment, "Sure but only for a little bit." He said, "I have to be getting back to someone."
She nodded happily and grabbed his hand to drag him down the hall and into a compartment a bit down.
She opened the door to reveal a red headed boy and a somewhat pudgy kid. "This is Ron Weasly and Neville Longbottom." She said, "Ron has three older brothers in school, watch out for the twins."
"Did we hear?"
"Someone talking about us?" Came two voices from the hallway and in stepped to redheaded twins.
"Those two are Fred and George Harry." Ron said, "My mischievous brothers."
Harry smiled and greeted everyone, and then the whistle blew, "I'm sorry to cut it short but I have to get back to my friend, see you at the school." He turned shyly and ran back to where Draco was sitting, now with two people added to the group.
"Um do you want me to leave?" Harry asked shyly, looking at Draco who had his face in his hands.
The girl spoke up, "He thought he scared you away with the ferret comment." She said quietly, "I'm Pansy by the way, and that's Blaise." He gave each of them a nod and then plopped down in the seat Pansy had vacated.
He smiled happily at the blonde, "See Dray you didn't scare me off I'm right here."
Draco lifted his face, "Where were you so long?" He whispered, "You couldn't have just been in the bathroom."
Harry quickly told the story about how Hermione took him to meet Neville and Ron and the twins and his search for a toad.
Draco wiped a hand under his nose, "You were taken away to go meet people?"
Harry nodded rubbing the boys back, "See I'm not running away." He said gently.
Blaise shot Pansy a look and they quickly made an excuse to go get their robes changed.
"We need to do that too." Draco said, "You want me to leave?" He asked seeing Harry's blushing face.
"No just turn around." He said pulling the robes and Theo's box out his stuff.
He quickly pulled on the robes Draco doing the same.
"So what's in the box?" Draco asked moving to look through on of the holes in the lid.
Harry shook his head and put a finger to his lips, "Its Theo my snake." He said quietly, "Mom says he isn't supposed to go to school but let me anyway." He said smirking.
Draco smiled, "Can I see him?" He asked just as quietly. Then the door burst open to reveal a read headed prefect.
"Time to get off you two," He said smiling, "you missed the first bell." He then walked down the hall.
Harry frowned and took Theo out of his box to show quickly to Draco. "Isn't he gorgeous?"
Draco nodded and laughed as Harry slipped Theo into his pocket, "Let's go." He said grabbing Draco's hand and pulling him off his seat.
They ran to the boats getting into one with Pansy and Blaise. "So did you guys have fun on the train ride?" Pansy asked, Harry noticed that she placed a mask over her emotions as did Draco and Blaise.
Draco looked at him expectedly and he covered all facial emotions making his face neutral.
Draco let a small smile slip before returning to his form, "It was interesting Pansy, Harry showed me Theo."
Harry smirked as the snake popped its head out of his pocket at hearing his name.
'Stay in there you little brat.' Harry said laughingly to Theo who looked like he was frowning.
Draco looked surprised, "Harry you just talked to Theo, like hissing talking not the way we are." He whispered.
Harry smirked, "Dad told me I was a parsletongue." He said quietly, "I think he was angry about it."
"No wonder only really powerful dark wizards like the he-who-must-not-be-named can speak it." Pansy whispered as they stepped onto the bank.
"Well I guess I'm evil then huh?" Harry joked walking up the stairs into the school.
"Hello Harry!" Ron said happily, "Who's your friends?" He asked looking between Harry, Draco, Blaise, and Pansy.
He opened his mouth to speak but was taken away from the group by Draco, "You aren't supposed to talk to Weasly or Granger. They are muggle worshippers." He said quietly.
Harry nodded not quiet understanding when a stern looking lady walked into the hall, "We will be sorting you now, come along." She said.
All the first years followed her into the great hall and were met by a bunch of older students.
Draco got that kind smile on his face, "Nervous Harry?" He asked. Harry nodded and Draco patted his back once, "Don't worry, so am I. I just don't show it so much."
Harry nodded putting his mask back into place. He saw Ron waving at him but he pretended that he didn't.
"The sorting will begin now!" Said McGonagall, She began to read off names, Hermione Gryffindor as was Ron and Neville. Pansy and Blaise and Dray had been but into Slytherin, and this weird girl name Luna was put in Ravenclaw.
"Harry Potter!" McGonagall read out, Harry walked forward and sat on the stool.
"You're quiet brave and loyal too you have a good mind, you could go anywhere you would do well in Slytherin." The hat said.
"Then put me in Slytherin." Harry thought, "I have friends there that I don't want to lose."
The hat seemed to be thinking, "If that's what you wish…SLYTHERIN!" The hat yelled.
Harry jumped down off the stool and made his way to the Slytherin table. Draco clapped his hands loudly and patted him on his back as he sat down.
"You have two different personalities you know." Harry whispered into Draco's ear.
Draco nodded, "I'll tell you about it later." Harry nodded and tucked into the feast that was in front of him.
He never noticed Ron and Hermione glancing sadly at him from their house table.
A/n Sooo what do you think about this one? Review please, and you'll get gold stars and cookies.