TITLE: Blind Sight

SUMMARY: Maybe if things had been different he could have lived a normal life, but they weren't. No one had bothered to check the aftereffects of the killing curse, and so no one noticed that little Harry Potter was blind.

DISCLAIMER: I own nothing but my ideas. Anything you recognise belongs to JK Rowling

AN: Wow, I was so surprised by all the positive responses, also glad that people want the pairings to be the same as the ones occurring in my head, it would look a little odd if I just ignored every pairing suggestion and went with my original thoughts… Also… someone reviewed in Spanish… and the person who wanted to borrow this idea you wrote an anon review, which isn't conducive to replies…

Rewritten as of 9/06/2014

WARNINGS: minor swearing

Italics – Harry's thoughts

"Italics with speech marks" – French

Chapter 2

"Name, Harry Potter, purpose, win Triwizard Tournament," Harry stated with a smirk, causing the great hall to erupt into shouts and yells, drowning out all else.

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Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Six purple fireworks coming from Dumbledore's wand was all that was required to return order to the great hall. "Welcome to Hogwarts Mr Potter."

Centre stage, oozing magical power… must be Dumbledore

"Wish I could say it's a pleasure, but it really isn't. I'm only here to ask about the escape clauses in this tournament," replied Harry coldly.

"Escape clauses? Why would we need escape clauses?" asked a man from the head table

"Can I ask your name first sir?" asked Harry

"Bagman, Ludo Bagman," he replied

"Well, Mr Bagman –"

"Ludo Please,"

"Mr Bagman, the reason you have escape clauses is to prevent situations like this one, where I am forced into this tournament without my consent and because I can't leave decide to sue the arses off both the ministry organising this tournament, and Hogwarts, for failing to provide the adequate defences like they were sworn to in the contract between the three schools," explained Harry smugly, "So, I'll ask again, how can I not participate in this tournament without losing my magic? Or would you rather I ask the question, how much money can the ministry lose before they go bankrupt?"

"Now see here Mr Potter, this is not the fault of the ministry, we did everything we could, unforseen things happen, there is no reason to start suing people," started another person at the head table

"Well, Mr?"

"Mr Crouch, surely you've heard of me?"

Crouch… signed consent to me going to Dursley's… organised this tournament

"Yes, Mr Crouch. I recognise the name you organised the tournament didn't you? Which means you would obviously know all about it then, so how do I leave this tournament?" Asked Harry

"You can't leave, you must complete the tasks or lose your magic," replied Crouch tensely

"Well then, I guess I'll be competing, do expect a visit from my lawyers though. Now then on to accommodation, I expect my own quarters with a potions lab, gym and duelling ring, please arrange them for me," demanded Harry

"Arrogance just like his father, are you,-" started a man to the left of Dumbledore. Harry observed the heavy amount of loathing from the man, as well as trace amounts of magic lingering on his fingers and hand, suggesting that he was either a potioneer or a herbologist.

"Now, Harry my boy, you certainly don't want your own quarters, come up here, we'll get you sorted into a house for you to stay in," said Dumbledore

"Sort me? I'm sorry, I wasn't aware I was a student attending Hogwarts. Do tell me, did you miss the reply letters I sent every year saying I was completing my schooling elsewhere?" asked Harry smirking

"Sorry Mr Potter, I never received these letters. Perhaps it would be best if you stayed in one of the house dormitories to meet some people your age," replied the headmaster tersely

"This is really no way to treat a guest, since I am here as a guest of the school and against my will, I will make this clear to you. I will be staying in private quarters inside the school or I'll be bringing my own quarters like the other schools. I am also not a member of Hogwarts, don't treat me as one. Am I clear?"

"100 points from Gryffindor for your insolence Potter!"

"Obviously someone needs to clean out their ears," said Harry sarcastically

"Now see here Mr Potter, this is the most prestigious school in Europe," started the lady to the right of the headmaster as a grey mist descended over her, ignoring outcry from the other schools, "You are privileged to be enrolled in the school of your parents. It would dishonour them not to continue their legacy and attend this school."

"IT WOULD DISHONOUR MY PARENTS!" Harry bellowed, magic rolling off his body with such strength the ground started shaking, before cynically continuing, "You'd know all about that wouldn't you? Was leaving me on a doorstep as a baby honourable? Was it honourable to steal funds from the Potter accounts? Was it honourable to force me to participate in this tournament? Don't you dare talk to me about honour."

"Was that really necessary my boy?"

"I am not your boy. To you headmaster, it is Lord Potter. Now I do hope you'll have that room ready for me by the time I've finished eating dinner. It has after all been a long day. If you wish to negotiate on any of the terms I've given you please talk to my layer Mr Johnathon Noble," said Harry, smirking as he 'saw' the headmaster's mood change when he heard the name, before he moved to the table to his left and sat down to eat.

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The rest of the night passed rather quickly, after dinner Harry was directed to his private quarters where he promptly made his way to his bed and fell asleep after casting a spell to wake him at 5. Getting up quickly when it went off Harry quickly dressed himself and made his way back through the castle to where he entered the previous day, while noting that his mage sight was strengthened due to the ambient magic in the school. Making his way outside he started to run around the school grounds. Since he'd been adopted by the Flamels Harry had begun running, it enhanced his muscles and allowed him to enjoy the natural smells and sounds that his heightened senses allowed him to experience.

When he'd got older Nicolas had suggested he do some strengthening exercises as well, and quickly his morning run had turned into a full on workout consisting of running, push-ups, sit-ups and various other muscle strengthening exercises as well as some meditation for magical awareness.

Two hours later Harry had finished his workout routine, showered was walking around the castle creating a map in his head so he would know where to go for his classes when he noticed one of the magical signatures he recognised from yesterday's meeting in the great hall in the classroom down at the end of the corridor. Noticing the person start moving towards the door the young wizard debated whether or not he should leave, or confront the person who had insulted him the previous night.

"Mr Potter," the person interrupted his thoughts

"Yes Professor -"

"McGonagall, Professor McGonagall," stated before continuing, "Would you like to join me in my office for a few minutes, I would like to discuss your timetable for your stay, and I would like to apologise for my behaviour last night."

Noticing the regret that the woman in front of him was showing Harry hastily agreed, also eager to discover if he'd be allowed to do the classes he wanted to at the level he wanted. He quickly followed the professor through her classroom to her office, and taking the seat she offered him.

"Mr Potter, I would like to apologise for saying not attending Hogwarts would be dishonouring your parents. It was wrong of me to say such things about them, they were some of my favourite students when they were here, and I'm sure they would be proud of you. I just wish they'd had a chance to see the person their son had grown into, James would've been proud of you standing up to Professor Dumbledore like that" said the professor before she wiped her eyes with a cloth

"Its ok professor, I understand that you were not in full control of your actions last night, and I in turn would like to apologise for my actions last night, it was not your fault I ended up with the Dursleys like I did," replied Harry

"Thank you Mr Potter. Before we talk about your subjects can I ask why you wear that band of fabric around your eyes?" asked the McGonagall

"Why do I wear this band? That is an interesting question professor, and one of the reasons I was annoyed last night. I wear this band around my eyes to hide them, most people find looking into my eyes an unpleasant experience."

"Why would it be an unpleasant experience? And how can you see if you keep your eyes covered?" asked the confused professor

"I can't see professor, I'm blind. One of the effects of being hit by the killing curse was that I lost my sight. As for why people don't like looking into my eyes, it would be best to show you," explained Harry as he removed the band from his head to show his eyes a pure killing curse green, which gave the witch across from him the chills, and around his eyes the skin a dark blue, almost black colour, signifying that it was almost dead.

"Oh my," McGonagall gasped as Harry returned the band to its previous position, "I'm so sorry, I can't imagine what it would be like to live without being able to see."

"Its ok professor, I've learnt to live with my disability. I can still see using my magic instead of my eyes. It works like a muggle sonar radar, have you heard of them?"

"No, what are they?" asked the professor

"They send out sound waves, and when the wave hits an object it bounces back to the original point from where the waves originated, and from how long it takes the waves to return to their source they can calculate the location of objects. Similarly I send out my magic and when it hits an object it tells me where that object is and I can avoid it, furthermore I am able to tell where other magical objects are, be it people of artefacts due to my magic picking up the magical signature of the object," explained Harry omitting some information, "Anyway, that is enough on my way of seeing, can we work out my timetable now?"

After a moment composing herself McGonagall agreed and asked, "What is your prior experiences with magic? What have you studied and what would you like to study?"

"My adoptive father has been teaching me magic since he adopted me when I was 8. He has taught me Charms, Transfiguration, Herbology Potions, Alchemy, Runes, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Duelling. I would like to continue with all of these whilst I'm here, although I may be slightly ahead of the curriculum here due to the fact that my father was only teaching me," said Harry

"I can put you in classes for Charms, Transfiguration, Herbology, Potions, Ancient Runes and Defence Against the Dark Arts, however we don't have a Duelling or Alchemy class. I will ask you to come with me after breakfast today and the various professors will test your skills to see which class level you will be attending. How do you do Ancient Runes if you can't see?" she finished

"When you write different runes you imbued them with a certain amount of magical power for them to work, and in doing so it allows me to see the different runes," Harry quickly explained

"Ok, thank you for your time Mr Potter, if you come and see me after breakfast I'll take you to meet the other professors and we'll test your skills."

"Thank you professor, I'll see you after breakfast," said Harry, before raising himself from the chair he was in and leaving the room, heading down towards the great hall to catch the end of breakfast.

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Knock knock knock

"Come in," came McGonagall's voice from inside the staff room, prompting Harry to open the door and walk inside where the staff of Harry's selected subjects were assembled. "Mr Potter, we are going to go through and assess your skills in the various subjects which you want study during your stay at Hogwarts. You may not know, but I am the Transfiguration professor. Professor Flitwick is the charms teacher, Professor Babbling is Ancient Runes teacher, and Professor Moody is the Defence Against the Dark Arts Teacher. Both Professor Sprout and Snape, Herbology and Potions professors are busy patrolling the halls at the moment, you will be put in your age group for those classes. Now please, show me your Transfiguration skills."

A hour later Harry had satisfied the four teachers and it had been decided that he would take Charms with the 7th year Ravenclaws, which was combined with the Beauxbatons delegation, Transfiguration with the 6th year Gryffindors, Runes with the 5th year Gryffindors, Defence Against the Dark Arts with the 6th year Hufflepuffs, Potions with the 4th year Hufflepuffs and Herbology with 4th year Gryffindors.

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There we go chapter 2. R&R please.