Disclaimer is the same as always, I don't own it. Thanks for the reviews guys, you have some awsome ideas.


Last time……..

"So kid, what's your name?" The man asked.

"H….Harry sir."

"Hello Harry, I'm Gavin, the answer to your problems…….."


Eight year old Harry Potter threw another punch at the older girl, trying to break through her defenses, she quickly countered with a block. A swift kick was also blocked….barely. Harry knew she was weakening. He faked an upper-cut, and when the girl moved to block it, he caught her unaware, and swept her legs out from underneath her with a fluid movement. Harry lightly placed his small foot on the girl's throat as she lay stomach up on the floor. "Yield?" Harry questioned, breathing heavily.

"I yield," the girl said reluctantly, and then took the hand offered to her from Harry and was pulled to her feet. The girl, whose platinum hair, thrown back into a ponytail, was soaked with sweat, her sapphire eyes danced as she knocked the small boy down to the floor, which was covered in mats and began tickling him.

The boy's gleeful shrieks rang out over the training room as the girl, Jenna, also known as Creide, got her revenge for being beat in a training spar by an eight year old.

Harry, after accepting Gavin's offer of answering his problems, was taken to Eden, also known as Gavin's house somewhere in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.


Flashback……

"Harry welcome to Eden." Gavin said as they walked through a large gate which led up to a lavish mansion. The gardens surrounding it were beautiful; fanning out for what seemed forever to the youth.

When the tour reached the meadow a girl was riding a horse at a gallop, her long sable hair streaming behind her. She wore blue jeans, and a pink t-shirt, when she got closer, he saw that the t-shirt also matched her eyes and the streaks in her hair, which surprised him, and still amused him even to this day, to no end. Her name was Kaylee, affectionately called pink, rose, and princess of all things pink. She was also known as Freya. Her steed was Rose, an albino mare, with, who would have guessed, pink eyes. Kaylee was protective of Harry as he was of her, they were close in age so it was kind of a brother sister relationship after awhile.

Later Harry met the rest of the inhabitants of Eden. That consisted of all together, three girls, three guys, Gavin, his wife, Carla, and now Harry.

The girls were Kaylee, Jenna, and Mariah. Mariah had short ice-blue hair, and matching eyes. She was short, just about as tall as Harry at the time, but she was all muscle, unlike Harry who was all skin and bones.

The boys consisted of Glen, who had fair hair, and a complexion to match it. His eyes though where almost black, and twinkled almost constantly. His sense of humor never failed to make you laugh. Ian was another, his amber hair always flopped around, causing him to have to flip it back almost constantly out of his eyes or tie it back. His eyes almost matched his hair, but they were flecked with crimson. Finally there was Noah, the intelligent one. His black hair was short and spiked up and tipped with silver, the girls always said he looked like he had stuck his finger in a light socket.

Carla was blond, perky and blue-eyed. Her long mass of curls were all over the place. Her husband, Gavin, though had chestnut hair which was almost down to his shoulders; he always had it tied back in a pony-tail. His steel grey eyes always softened whenever he looked at his surrogate kids, but when angered, hardened up to cold steel. His personality was unlike his wife, he was tough and strict. He was playful though, in his own ways, and was quite the jokester.

End Flashback…..


Harry began his training with Gavin as his teacher, after awhile, he began to put on some muscle, though, unlike the other boys, refused to take his shirt off while training, only Gavin and Carla knew about the large scar on Harry's back.


Flashback….

It had happened when Tyler had broken into the cabinet before dinner and ate all the chocolate. He had blamed it on Harry, when confronted by James, he denied the claims, saying Tyler was lying; James pushed him down the stairs where he broke his left arm and badly cut his back. He was left to lie in pain on the floor until after dinner when Lily insisted James take Harry to Hogwarts Infirmary to get treated since, being a Potter, made him a target, and an easy way to get to Tyler, if brought to St. Murgos. Also at St. Murgos they would ask about the bruises on Harry's body. Those were questions the Potters didn't need.

James reluctantly flooed Harry to Hogwarts, but not after threatening him and giving him a story to tell to the Headmaster and Madam Pomfrey. Once there, James played the part of a concerned father, Harry told his 'story' and was allowed to go home the next day. As Harry's punishment, he had to scrub ALL the floors in the house, even though Pomfrey gave explicit instructions for him to remain lying on his stomach in bed, and have a potion put on the cut every two hours. He was to receive a pain potion ever four hours as well, needless to say he didn't. The Potters took Tyler out to go shopping, by the time they got back; Harry had finished the floors, and was almost passed out on the floor in the dining hall. Harry's back never properly healed, leaving it badly scared. The scar on his back, thankfully, was noticed more than the scar on his forehead. Only Gavin, Carla, and the kids knew the truth about Harry, that he was the real boy-who-lived.

End Flashback…..


Harry sighed and climbed the stairs to his room in the east wing, where all the boy's rooms were located. The girls were located in the East wing, and the master Bedroom and living quarters were located on the second floor, as well as the library and study. The training rooms were on the third floor, and the equipment rooms were too, as well as the armory. On the first floor were the dining hall, indoor pool, kitchens, and infirmary.

Harry's room was decorated in mostly emerald green, black, and white. He had a breathtaking view of the mountains which stretched as far as the eye could see. It took Harry a few weeks to open up, and enough reminding from Gavin and Carla not to call them sir and m'am, but after that, they found out Harry had a heart of a lion, cunning of a fox, and the agility of a feline.

His training was based around his swiftness on his feet, and his quick thinking. His planning skills and spur of the moment ideas were always welcome. All in all, he was fitting in well with the odd 'family.' He finally felt relatively normal, especially compared to some of the other kids.

Just after Harry changed out of his sweat-suit and changed into blue jeans and a red t-shirt, there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Harry questioned, as he went to open the door.

"The man on the moon, kiddo," Gavin joked, he was in a rare good mood, meaning someone was recently pranked.

"Hey Gavin, whats up?" Harry chirped, looking up at the older man.

"It's time for you to begin some magic training, by the time the wizarding world realizes their mistake, you'll be the best wizard there is, even better than me." Gavin led Harry down to the basement where the dueling rooms, potion rooms, and classrooms were located.

"Today we're going to learn to find your magical center, muggles do this, but they only find their soul's center, but magical people, even squibs have both." Gavin sat down on a cushion that was laid out on the floor in a class room. His legs were crossed and folded in an 'Indian style' position. He motioned for Harry to copy him.

"Now, close your eyes."

Harry closed his eyes.

"Good, next search for your soul guide. It should appear in a moment." Gavin shut his eyes and his soul-guide came to him in the form of a hawk.

After a moment, Harry spoke up, "I don't understand."

"It's something we aren't meant to understand, it's just something we know, an instinct. Your soul is where you feel strength, where you feel comfort, where you feel whole." Gavin opened his eyes and looked at the boy in front of him; it was as if a light bulb just went on.

"He's a panther, a black panther, his name is……..


HAHA Cliffie. Well, I need all your votes on the names before I can continue. So far I have...

Raiden - 4

Loki - 2

Osiris - 1

Aidan - 3

Enki - 1

Seth - 2

Anubis - 2

If you want to vote, just look at the poll on the first chapter and pick out the name that you like for Harry the most. That will be his spirit guide's name as well. The guide is actually part of him, and is his animal form. The name chosen will be Harry's name in training (sometimes)and in battle.

Thanks for the reviews:

sleekwolf18

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Crystal- no, but I think pranks and revenge are in order though

Leaci

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Bob the cow- not the first but not the last, thanks;) Ra, hmmmm it's not quite what I'm looking for, thanks for your input anyways, I like to hear anyone's ideas.

CrimsonReality

Never Odd Or eveN

somon244- I e-mailed you so if you didn't get it please tell me and I'll try again