Disclaimer:: Things did not change much. So, I still don't own anything related to Harry Potter.
Chapter
2
After three years
"POTTER, Get up
this instant and make us breakfast"
A small boy aging around 5 years came out of a small room, came to a kitchen and started doing breakfast.
"Today is your first day at school, don't do anything rubbish and make them call us. IF I GET A COMPLAINT LIKE PREVIOUS YEAR, THEN YOU ARE IN FOR A BIG TROUBLE." said a voice behind news paper
"Yes Uncle Vernon"
After some time came a thunder of steps and the kitchen door flew open and in came a boy almost age of Harry, fat to his age.
"Ah, my Dudekins woke up early this morning. Ready to go to school." said his mother
"But I don't want to go ... "
There was chuckle from Harry
"Shut up Potter" then turned to his son and said "You will make new friends and I'll get you new gifts"
After some time they were all in the car taking Harry and Dudley to their school
"No funny business boy or else there will be no food for you for a week" said his uncle while his mother was coddling his son after convincing him for school.
Harry always gets these type of warnings from his relatives. Its not like he has anything to do with so called 'funny business'. Its like things just happen around him. What could he do if his hair decided to grow overnight after his aunt decided to make him 'bald Harry' or it is not his fault that his relatives starve him so much that he was blown away by wind when his cousin and his gang decided to play 'catch and beat Harry'. He always received punishment for things which are not in his hand. And because of his cousin he don't have any friends at school.
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Lucky
for him, his cousin and he were in separate classrooms.
He was in
class with teacher telling history about Hitler or something like
that.
Most of the class was sleeping behind the back of their friends and even Harry being in first bench trying desperately not to sleep.
"Harry Potter, come to my office immediately" said the headmaster beside him. Everybody was looking at headmaster wondering when he came into class and some were sighing in relief that he did not see them sleeping.
Harry with frightened look on his face followed headmaster into his office and saw an old man but quite fit.
"Ah, Good Morning Mr.Potter" said the old man
"mmm... Good Morning sir"
"Ah... don't worry about class you are not in trouble. Even I used to have trouble listening to those history classes" said headmaster with a laugh.
Then turned to old man and said "I'll give you
some time alone"
Harry looked confused as his headmaster left
them.
"Don't worry Harry ... you are quite safe. I just wanted to talk to you a bit and offer something"
"Don't take me wrong, but Who are you and what do you want to talk with me"
"Ah, very eager I see, just like your mother and you also got her eyes. Take a seat" said the old man
"You know my ... mother" said Harry
"ya, I know her very well as well your father. Both of them were my students, my favorites to tell you frankly.
"By the way my name is Merlin.
"You are a wizard Harry"
"Excuse me?" said Harry unsure of what he heard.
"What you heard is right. You are a wizard,just like your father and mother. A wizard is a person who can do things magically to define briefly"
"There is magic in this world?" asked Harry looking him as if he is making a fool of him
"I think a demonstration is required, lets see mmm..." said taking some stick in his hand and moved it as if he is sweeping and pointed it to the chair and surprisingly it started moving up.
Harry couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise.
"You could also do these things with little practice. We live in secrecy around the world from these muggles ... I mean non-magical people"
Harry shook himself as if he came to his sense
"So, you mean I can do these things. Oh, I want to learn. Will you be teaching me. You said you know my parents, can you tell me how they were? I always thought about flying things, unusual things but my uncle used strike it off. So this is real..."
"HARRY, calm down. You will learn everything in coming time. I am not leaving. OK" said Merlin
"I will take you tomorrow to a place when you come here. Don't tell anyone about this, got it?" seeing Harry nod he continued "OK then, I will meet you tomorrow. Good day Harry"
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Harry did not sleep that night, he was so excited about everything. Even his uncle got suspicious that he is up to something, but didn't push it on.
He replayed the total events that happened.
Finally, he slept sometime around midnight
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"Come in, Mr.Potter" said his headmaster
"Ready to go Harry." said Merlin
Seeing him nod and bit nervous, Merlin took a dirty newspaper from his pocket. "Touch this Harry"
Harry was looking him like he has gone mad, but touched it never the less and felt a sensation like he has never felt. He felt like he was being thrown by navel. As soon as he felt it, it finished but felt a pain on his head. He has fallen on his head, but soon forgot about it when he looked at his surrounding. He was in a new place and this looked like a place he has seen in some detective movies in Dursley's home, but also with some of things he cant explain, maybe its because of magic he thought.
"You see, this is a secret place even to the wizarding world. No one knows about this except the members those work here. We check and see to it that we maintain the peace around the world."
"Then why did you came for me?" asked Harry afraid that this whole thing is a mistake and he will be taken back
"Well you see here we recruit members those who we think are capable enough of doing this job. We actually used to take members around age of 17 or so, but recent events in past 20 years, the evil which threatened the world made us take members who are younger, smart, capable and based on lot of characters. You have all these characteristics." said Merlin
"You sure you didn't make any mistake in checking me" asked Harry a bit enthusiastic and a bit nervous about this whole thing
Merlin gave a small laugh. "Yes absolutely and you would be the youngest member ever to be taken in" and continued with a serious expression "Hope you consider it seriously."
Harry nodded in response. "Very Good, now i'll take you to get somethings you'll be needing through your training." said Merlin
"Here we change our appearance and name when we are here. So, I will change you a bit before we move on and what name do you want to address yourselves among your peers" waving his hand over Harry. He could see his once black hair change brown on his body. He still cant help but be surprised at display of magic.
"How about James. It is my middle name and also mostly used. So, no one will recognize" said Harry coming out of stupor
"Good"
"What about school and Dursleys" asked Harry
"You will be coming here only thrice a week, so as not to make any one suspicious at school. You will come to the headmaster and he will handover portkey to you till you are capable of coming on your own. That is other business. Now for shopping, there is a place in here where everything is available. Come On."
They made their way to a wall and Merlin took his wooden stick and kept it in the place provided for a moment then removing it and surprisingly the wall opened to revealed a beautiful imaginary place. There were lot of separate divisions with lot of displays like books, guns, swords, animals like owls, eagles, cats, and many more. Merlin led him into one of the division where there was a old man with age around 70 years.
"Ah, Good Morning Director and Good Morning young Mr..." said the old man
"James" said Harry
"Ronald, He is new entry. See to it he gets a nice wand" said Merlin
"James, this is Ronald, he is working as member for 40 years. One of fine wand provider. He has a shop in Diagon-ally" said Merlin
"Wand?? Diagon-ally??"
"It is a means through which a wizard or witch can do magic. And Diagon-ally is a place where you get everything, its like a market"
Ronald can back with some of the boxes and took a wand out and asked Harry to take and wave it telling him it is made of some-------
"NO, definitely not" said Ronald taking it away.
He is given some more wands and asked to repeat the process but none were approved by Ronald. Then he had gone inside muttering he has one last wand
He was asked to the same and Harry suddenly felt a very warm sensation on touching it and there was glow of light brightening the whole room. Then Ronald muttered "Curious, very curious"
"What is curious Ronald"
"Every wand consists of core from animals. Yours core is a Phoenix feather. Once a feather is given then that animal does not give other but your phoenix gave other feather for other wand and they are brother wands. The curious thing is your brother wand is with the person who gave Harry Potter the scar. He was a powerful wizard, Evil but powerful"
Harry had learned about his parents and him some how destroying Voldermort - who killed his parents when he was one year old and about scar when he could not kill him.
"I don't think he is dead, Harry but he is not powerful enough to strike back. OK. You got everything right - wand, some history books for some knowledge about wizarding world, basic spell books, potions books. Well, that should be enough for now. You go home and have a look over them. Your classes will be every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Don't worry about your school work too much but don't neglect them. We don't want to raise any doubt. I have put some wards around your house, so Ministry cannot detect any magic done in your house. So, you can practice a bit. Also I have taken care of your Aunt and Uncle, so they wont be interfering with you much. Take this portkey and you'll be at your headmaster's room. See you tomorrow then."
With a touch of portkey, Harry was gone.
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AN:: I guess you have figured who this Ronald is. If you didnt, I'll give you a clue I rearranged his name. He is not important anyway.
