AN: Welp guys here's another chapter! Now I feel I should explain some things. This is a Slytherin Harry story along with manipulative Dumbledore, bashing of the light side, gray Harry, powerful Harry(eventually ), and smart Harry. If any of these categories bother you sorry about that guys. Also, there WILL be some good obvious abuse from the Dursleys but nothing too, onto the story!


Harry stared at the beautiful pinto horse grazing in the field with his has been 2 weeks since Harry's escape from the Dursleys the six-year-old had pumped his time into gathering supplies for the upcoming money to buy things to better suit his needs such as, buying a mattress(because moss and grass are well and good but doesn't protect you from the hard ground), seeds for his garden, clothes that actually fit, a knife and simple bow, and finally a fishing rod.

Most of those things he just teleported into the stores to get his supplies then teleported right out again without setting off any watched as the men talked about selling the foal to slaughter when he got older because of how weak and useless he eyes narrowed into slits that most certainly won't waited until The men left before approaching the horses slowly.

He stopped once he was within a meter of both horses watching them gazed at the pinto horse foal eyes narrowed at the thought of what he planned to had been frequently visiting the horses when he discovered them after coming back from a had seemed the foal had warmed up to him immediately the little thing had followed him the whole had simply looked at him for a moment before feeding him and watching him play around the pasture.

Now, Harry had absolutely no intention of letting these men sale his friend to slaughter oh no, he was going to complete his greatest feat yet: he was going to steal the had spent a whole week planning this he would come take some bales of hay each day to his home then come back to steal oats and other horse supplies like brushes and a hoof pick now all he needed were the actual horses.

Harry crept into the barn went to the storage room to pick bitless bridles for the horses then went outside to put them on the gentle Harry was putting on the bridle on the momma horse he said ''Don't worry momma I won't let anything happen to you or your baby'' he said with fierce mother horse threw her head back and neighed like she understood what he was saying. After securing the bridle to the mom Harry tossed a single rope over the baby's neck everyone, ready Harry started the long walk back to his clearing.

45 minutes later

Harry had finally arrived at his clearing not even winded from his long walk running from bullies can have its benefits. After taking the rope and bridle off Harry addressed the horses. ''Now that I've efficiently stolen you I'll keep you here as long as you like but-'' here he paused then said sheepishly ''I have a habit of adopting strays so don't be surprised if I take more pets into our little dysfunctional family'' he finished. The mother and baby snorted with the youngster coming to nuzzle into his chest.

Harry laughed as he went to water his the course of the week's Harry got adjusted to having companions with him, companions he could take care of and who would take care of him in return.''You know you need a name'' Harry commented young foal lifted up his head then put it back in Harry's lap where he resumed running his fingers through his recently combed mane.

The young foal so full of life yet faces a wall of ultimate fighter, who rises above all else who triumphs over everything life throws at him."Kane" Harry breathed,"my fighter".The foal newly named Kane, flipped his head up and down as if approving the name. Harry smiles as he ran his fingers through his foals mane. And he was he was his HE was the one who saved Kane and his mother HE was the one who protected them feed them and made sure they were healthy. Kane would make sure that his human was handed the world for it was what he deserved and more.

Meanwhile in Hogwarts Castle

Albus too many names Dumbledore sighed tiredly with his head in his hand. He was doing paperwork in his office when his little trinkets monitoring Harry Potter started going wards had gone down at Dursleys house they also had no idea where their nephew was. Severus nor Minerva appreciated being lied to. They had heard all the horrors the boy had suffered at his "relatives" hands and didn't like it one bit. Severus was furious when he learned that the son of the person he once cherished above all else had a childhood like himself if not worse. While Minerva, on the other hand, was absolutely livid because of the fact she had warned him they were the worst sort of Muggles.

"How could you not even check in on the boy Albus?" Minerva asked frustrated. Severus was silently watching the headmaster with an emotionless face but on the inside, he was reeling from his discoveries. From what he could tell the boy was pure Slytherin the way he had disappeared must have been in the works for some time as he couldn't just disappear without a trace."As far as I can tell the boy has been planning this for a while" he finally chimed in. Two Heads turned towards him "What do you mean Severus?" the Transfiguration Professor questioned." Well, Harry must have known he wasn't well liked it was clear as day, but he couldn't just up and leave without money and supplies" Severus said. "What exactly are you trying to say Severus?" the headmaster asked him. The Potions Master turned to glare at him finally letting some emotion through his mask of indifference "What I mean to say is that he had absolutely no adults to help him through his life all he knows is abuse and scorn either from his relatives, school teachers, or neighbors!" he hissed fuming. "When it became quite clear he wasn't going to get any help from any adult he took his safety into his own hands now we have a highly intelligent child out there all alone because of your foolishness Albus" he raged. If he had just known he had been put with Petunia he would have snatched him himself. For he knew EXACTLY what she was like and she certainly didn't like his kind as she put it.

"And not only have the blood wards been down for years but you had NOBODY there to watch him!" Minerva yelled. That's when Albus jumped to defend himself " Now that's not true I had Figgs watching him she would give me monthly reports on home and reported nothing wrong" he said to them with a twinkle in his eyes. Severus groaned as he pinched the bridge of his nose silently counting to one hundred to percent him from yelling at the man."YOU HAD A SQUIB WATCHING HIM?!" apparently Minerva had no such qualms. "Are you bloody senile in your old age? Of course, she wouldn't notice anything if the child was abused he LITERALLY HAD IT BEAT INTO HIM NOT TO SAY A WORD!" What started out as a seething hiss ended in a furious roar. " It was for the great-" Dumbledore started but was cut off by Potions Master." By Merlin so help me Dumbledore if you say it was for the greater good I will take you by your bead and hang you by it in the rafters!" he fumed. Dumbledore for once wisely shut up for he knew the former Death Eater didn't make idle threats. Severus then turned on his heel and started to stalk towards the office door." Where are you going, Severus?" Dumbledore asked him. He paused for a second before leveling a terrifying glare on the man " I'm going to start looking for him but I'd imagine I won't have much luck according to his relatives if he doesn't want to be found he won't be" He said before leaving the office to hopefully find the potter boy before something terrible happened to him. Severus was really starting to question his loyalty to the light.

Meanwhile in the forest with Harry

Harry was hunting. You would think that a child such as himself would be struggling out in the wild but Harry was thriving. Not having to look over his shoulder for bullies or walking on eggshells around his uncle to avoid a beating and finally no cupboard. Harry was crouched in the underbrush spying a deer since it was now summer in full bloom they had started steadily coming back to the forest. During the months Harry had become quite proficient in him bow and daggers he could now fire an arrow to make a fatal wound then he would finish it off with his dagger. Harry spied a limping doe at the back of the herd he readied his bow notched an arrow then waited for the perfect moment to strike.

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Harry let loose an arrow and watched if hit his intended target. Right in the Does leg. Since Harry didn't yet have the muscle strength to hit another target and wait for as long as he needed to he opted to go for the legs. Harry approached the wounded animal and stared a moment before stroking her head " Your life will not be in vain thank you for the meal you will provide" he said solemnly before driving the knife home in her heart. He watched as she took her last breath with her body going limp. Harry started to stand up from where he kneeled by the body before freezing when he heard a growl. He slowly turned to see a type of fox-like wolf? It had orange-red fur with a black snout and long black legs. Along with a short tail with fox looking ears on top it's head. Harry pulled out his other dagger and readied himself for the inevitable fight. The dog lunged at Harry jaws open looking for all intents on ripping him apart. Harry ducked and rolled underneath the dog as it landed then quickly whipped around to face it once more but he was a second too late. In the time that Harry was recovering from his duck and roll, the dog had quickly gotten up to close the distance and clamp its jaws on Harry's arm.

Harry screamed in pain as he tried to jerk his arm free of the bone-crushing grip. Despite his efforts, the grip had only gotten tighter. Harry glared at the animal before lifting up his arm and driving his elbow straight into the thing's skull. It yelped and staggered as it tried to recover from the strong blow. That's when Harry took his chance while it was disoriented Harry tackled it to the ground before driving his dagger into the things chest. It gave a rather loud yowl/howl before going limp as it fell to his back panting in pain and exhaustion when he heard a quiet whimpering. He painfully rolled to his feet wincing all the while as he followed the sound. After walking for five minutes Harry came upon a quite saddening scene. There lying there on the forest floor was another one of those strange dogs with a pup nudging it whimpering which Harry could only assume that was its mother. The female dog was dead obviously with scratches and cuts all over her body and her throat looking like it was crushed all in all she looked like she'd been through hell. Harry came up with a deduction soon enough as it was the end of the mating season the other dog which had to be a male must have sought out the female to mate but as she already had a cub he tried to kill it as a means to force her back into season. After giving him one hell of a fight(which was natural as he looked at the male body which had the same injuries as the female but much worse) the male finally succeeded in killing her however when he was and was about to kill the cub to when he must've heard Harry and went to investigate and here we are. Harry started to slowly approach the cub while keeping his hands in sight the cub caught sight of him backed up starting to growl.'' Shh shh I'm not going to hurt you you've just lost your mother and are now all alone I know the feeling of being alone with no parent to take care of you'' Harry spoke to the cub while approaching arm outstretched when he was about close enough to touch the cub he stopped.''You're not alone anymore now will you let me take care of you? you'll never be alone ever again''

The cub looked at the hand considering before nuzzling his hand. Harry scooped up the baby tucking it into his chest. When he got back to his kill he put the baby down a moment before dragging the carcass to a handmade sleigh made of branches and leaves. After securing the dead doe Harry tied the vines on the ends to himself and picked the baby back up who had been following him as he was moving." Looks like I've adopted another stray'' he said in amusement as he walked with the baby pup in tow.


AN: Alright guys that's chapter two outta the way! Review to tell me what you think I think it'll be one more chapter before the major time skip I have planned comes about in which he gets another familiar till next time guys Dark out

(The den the mother and the cub were by)