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chapter 2

Light was filtering through Harry's eyelids as he lay on what felt like a bed of clouds. His eyes flitted open to see a naked baby staring down at him. He nearly screamed but instead jumped up and backed away. He felt taller but thought it was just because he'd been asleep. Harry realised that the naked baby was just part of a massive painting far above him on the ceiling and now he took in his surroundings. The King sized bed sat in the middle of the average sized room but there was nothing average about the decor. The bed had the tallest head board he had ever seen covered in golden materials like the silk linens covering the bed. The room looked old, very old. All the furniture could have been from the eighteenth century along with the paintings and tapestries lining the walls.

Harry let his feet fail him, letting him fall to the floor which took longer than he expected. He had been kidnapped but he had no idea who had done it. It wouldn't be Voldemort this wasn't his style. If it was he should be dead or dying in a dungeon somewhere. No. Definitely not Voldemort. He looked down at what he was wearing, suddenly feeling uncomfortable. He was not expecting navy-blue silk pyjamas that were multiple sizes too small. He rapidly stripped off the shirt chucking it to the other side of the room, he didn't know what he was thinking but he did it anyway. Harry stood up and looked down at himself to check nothing else had changed while he was transported in the back of a car to where ever this is and dumped into this room. He looked down and saw something he didn't expect to see. He had abs, like a six pack that he didn't have a few days ago. He knew something about biology and knew that this wasn't possible naturally. He knew now that it was the wizarding community that took him. Maybe it was some in between group that just wanted to stop and all our war between the light and dark.

One of the two doors in the room suddenly burst open a girl ran in and jumped on the bed making as much noise as possible but she soon noticed she was being watched on the sidelines.

"Good your up. Hi, I'm Meredith, resident witch to the monarchy, teacher, governor, babysitter. You name it, I've done it even at the age of sixteen which I'm told is just like yourself. May I just say, I did a good job with that potion. I was told not to tamper with it but I did you a favour. I enhanced the sexy gene but if you want to keep that body you'll have to work for it. Your hair is on point, perfectly undone. Why are you over there anyway?" She was wearing boots with black stockings and a black skirt with a grey top and burgundy scarf. She had long brown wavy hair with golden highlights that shined in the light.

"A naked baby was staring down at me when I woke up, kind of creeped me out." He tried to act normal so that he could get information.

"Yeah that probably happened to me when I first stayed here. Don't remember it to be honest." She replied, looking up at the ceiling.

"Um...is there a bathroom I could use anywhere?" He asked, suddenly realising his need for the toilet.

"Don't you want to know why you were kidnapped off the street?" She said grinning, getting up of the bed.

"I'm more used to being told to ask no questions and stay quiet while the kidnapper tries to kill me." He answered, still standing in the same place, not taking his eyes off of her.

"Don't worry. They definitely don't want to kill you. Only that psycho, son of a bitch, Voldemort who should probably be tried for treason, does. Liz doesn't want the fuss though." She was strolling around the room, touching surfaces with her fingers but heading towards the door.

"Well, that's reassuring. Is that all I'm getting because I really need to pee and if nothing else useful is gonna come up in our delightfully scintillating conversation I would rather not make a puddle on the floor."

"Right, bathroom's through the door behind you." Meredith was lent up against the frame to the door as Harry took steps back going into the bathroom. He was about to close the door when she called out to him.

"Hey, your highness, you're in Buckingham Palace because your family wanted to meet you and get to known you for a few weeks before it was announced that the Prince of Wales and his wife had a child before they were married and you are second in line for the throne. Oh and look in the mirror." Harry heard the door slam shut after Meredith before he had the chance to ask her what she was going on about.

"My families dead. She's probably joking. This is just improbable." He entered the bathroom backwards mumbling to himself and closing the door. Harry turned around to see a bathroom that really didn't go with the bedroom. Yes, it was golden but modern and the same size as the bedroom with a bath in the middle and separate small rooms with a shower and toilet. He walked around, exploring all the different things he could turn on or open when he turned and saw himself in a mirror. It wasn't Harry Potter staring back at him. It was a boy much taller than he was with blonde/brown hair ruffled up on his longer and less square head and he had a six pack. His eyes were green though just a slightly lighter colour. Harry could see this all clearly and he didn't have his glasses on.

Harry lifted his hand and so did the person in the mirror. He concluded that he had been given poly juice for some reason in that car and it had been replenished through the night. That's what Meredith meant about the potion.

He was surprised he didn't have a headache with all this. He still didn't know why he'd been taken but knew all he'd been told was made up. It couldn't be true, everyone knew Prince William was second in line for the throne.

Harry noticed his essential toiletries next to the sink and used them without considering that they could be poisoned or could harm him and was soon in the shower washing off all that had happened since he had got off the train. But not one thing; the only good thing that had happened to him was Hermione. He didn't realise how much he loved her until he kissed her on instinct. He didn't want her to leave the platform without doing it. Now he didn't know when he was going to see her again and he didn't like that. He said he was going to write her a letter as soon as he could. Surely, she would known something was wrong when she didn't get one in the next few days.

He got out of the shower and put a towel round his waist while he looked for his trunk. He was pretty sure he wouldn't find it but there was no harm in trying. He didn't find it but he did find a wardrobe filled with clothes that weren't his. All he could think was that anything was better than silk pyjamas. Although it was only shirts and trousers which were rather uncomfortable when put on which he found out when he put a pair on.

When he was dressed with a pair of shoes on that were by the door, he heard a knock from the same door.

"Um...come in?" He called, not knowing what to expect. Meredith once again opened the door to see Harry standing there.

"You know, I didn't think you'd be dressed yet or have found the clothes but here you are. You surprise me. Well if you're ready, you're mother and father are in the sitting room." She turned around and started walking out.

"Wait a second, my parents are dead. They can't be 'in the sitting room'." Harry didn't move and just stared at the back of her head.

"You didn't believe me earlier did you?" She replied.

"Who would? It's absurd."

"Can you tell Diana and Charles, I'm telling Henry and to bare with me for an hour or more." Meredith said to a guard who was apparently standing outside of the door. She closed the door and waved her hand over it, creating a slight sparkle. "Right, sit on the bed. You have a question, I will do my best to answer it." They both sat on the bed next to each other but not looking.

"Why did you call me George?"

"It is your birth name. Prince Henry John Alfred Edmund."

"My name's Harry James Potter. I'm not a Prince, am I?"

"Your mother and father are Prince Charles and Princess Diana but you were born before they were married so they had to give you up."

"Who are my parents then?"

"I just said Char..."

"No, the Potters."

"James and Diana were good friends in their childhood and carried on to be. James and Lily Potter volunteered to take you in until you were sixteen in the knowledge that you are a Prince. They loved you like you were their own, I was told."

"Why now?"

"Because you are going to be sixteen soon."

"Why not before? Have you seen what I've had to go through my whole life. I could have used parents." He sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the wall.

"That's a question you'll have to ask them. I've seen what you've gone through. I would have picked you up the first night at those Dursley's."

"Am I going to be King?"

"Most likely, Charles doesn't want to take the throne after his mother, which means you will be next in line."

"That's not for years though, right. The Queens got a good decade or two left in her, hasn't she?"

"Yeah, I think your grandmother will last longer than Victoria."

"I have brothers don't i?"

"Yeah, William's fourteen next week and Edward is twelve in September."

"Do they know about me?"

"Yeah, they've known since they were old enough to understand."

"What about the prophecy? Does this mean I'm not the person in it."

"Sadly not. You will still have to battle against Voldemort, the name on the prophecy will have changed by now. Names on these things are usually what you acknowledge to be your name which has been Harry for as long as you can remember."

"I am still a wizard, aren't I?"

"Yes, as are Wills and Eddie. I teach them all they need to know as well as muggle teachings."

"I'm not leaving Hogwarts just because I'm a Prince, you know."

"That's something you're going to have to discuss with your parents."

"It's not up for discussion. I'm not leaving Hermione after only being together for five minutes." He stood up and paced along the side if the bed.

"Ah Hermione. She'd be welcome here or to where ever we're staying at the time."

"She'll be at Hogwarts for most of the year."

"I can't say anything else."

"Course you can't because there isn't any other option, Meredith. I'm going to Hogwarts and that's final." He turned and looked at her for the first in their conversation. "Has a letter come for me from her?"

"Yes, late last night. Maybe it's time we go down to breakfast and you can meet your brothers and parents. Your letter will be there when we get there." She jumped up and straightened her clothes.

"Wait William and Edward. Do you think I could meet them first without Charles and Diana there? If they wanted to of course."

"That can be arranged if you want it to be."

"I don't think I could meet them all at once. Also I'd rather have the letter to read alone."

"Probably a bit overpowering, I agree and yes, you can have the letter now." She handed him the letter and opened the door, leading him out into the corridor which was lined with massive windows onto the streets of London. She spoke to the guard outside of the door and he rushed off, going in the opposite direction to where Meredith was leading Harry. He had tucked the letter away when she was talking to the guard.

"I thought I'd give you a bit of a tour to give them time to tell Charles and Diana. We won't get around a quarter of the building but it's a start." Smiled Meredith.

"Cool. I'm sure the tour will be...fun." Laughed Harry.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I just didn't imagine that the monarchy would have a resident witch."

"I've had this job since I was born. The last one chose me to tutor until I turned sixteen. I've recently taken over from him. It's only been a few months. You may have heard his name. He was the seventh Merlin. Can you believe it, I'm the first girl which is why I named myself Meredith. Sexism has finally gone now were going into the twenty first century."

"Your Merlin?"

"That's what it says in my birth certificate. No second name needed apparently. Not like you, Mountbatten-Windsor."

"But how can you be the eighth Merlin? You can't live in different bodies. What don't I understand."

"Right, the name Merlin means a lot more in the wizarding world. Well, the original Merlin pledged himself to Queen and country for eternity and he did all he could to preserve it. He sent all his powers slowly into a orphaned baby sixteen years before he was going to die and that's how it all works. Merlin seven was born in Queen Victoria's reign. He had a lot of children to tutor, even if they weren't magical." Explained Meredith.

"It all makes sense now." Replied Harry, sarcastically but smiling. "So I guess you would beat me in under three minutes in a duel?"

"Probably but I've never competed in a duel before but I read about it. Merlin seven didn't believe in violence." She said, nonchalantly

"You mean you couldn't fight if someone came at you? Not even self-defence?" Harry said surprised.

"Nope."

"That's why Hogwarts is a good idea. You could come with me. It may be in a bad way right now but they do teach us some stuff." He laughed.

"It's not my decision."

"It should be..." He mumbled. She was sixteen and hadn't had parents since a young age by the sound of it. Like him... And he had been making his own choices for years.

"We're here!" Harry was still thinking about life, like he seemed to be doing all the time recently, when they arrived at the room where his brothers were.

"How can I not make this awkward? Is there a specific way?" He whispered so the guards wouldn't hear.

"You'll be fine. Both parties know each other's situation. They'll be nice to you." She smiled knocking on the door.

"Come on in, big bro. It's been a while." Someone shouted from within. It didn't sound like the voice of a prince but he didn't say anything. Maybe they went to school in the east end of London.

"That's Eddie. He's going through a phase. He doesn't usually speak or sound like that." Said Meredith, following the new prince into the room.

"Ignore Ed, Harry. He's been speaking in that stupid voice for a month or more." Said William.

"Thanks for the advice, Will."smiled Harry. It was still a bit awkward but it was the first meeting.

"I'm still here you know." Waved the twelve year old.

"We're aware of that fact but our dear brother will soon realise how annoying you are and I will have one less job to occupy my days." Replied William, lounging around on a sofa.

"Stop your arguing. They love each other really, Harry; they're just playing up to you." Reassured Meredith taking a seat in the corner.

"I'm glad I've made a good enough first impression." Laughed Harry, sitting down into a different chair. The room was filled with places to sit even if they weren't the comfiest. It was Buckingham Palace so they were probably a few hundred years old, similar to the room he slept in, he concluded.

Their conversation kept on in a light-hearted fashion until Harry asked his first serious question.

"So you're happy them?" He asked as the others laughed at their antics.

"Why wouldn't we be?" Said Will, sobering immediately.

"You're in the spotlight all the time. No breaks, always having to keep up an image."

"Not all the time. When we have our lessons with Meredith, we can be ourselves." Replied Eddie, looking at Harry in a confused manner.

"You don't have anyone your own age to...hang around with. Don't you want to?"

"Harry, don't bring this up now..."

"Just let me get this out, Meredith. Will, Ed?"

"I get annoyed by Ed constantly, of course someone my own age would be appreciated but we have you know so it is a bit of a change."

"The same pretty much but Will's the annoying one."

"See! They would love it at Hogwarts!" Harry had lost the only family member he thought had only a week ago but now he was being handed a whole new one and he wanted these two boys around him for as much time as possible and was very excited about the prospect. He directed his comment towards Meredith, who he liked but she did have a thing for following the rules, a bit like Hermione but he didn't like her like he liked Hermione and never would.

"What's Hogwarts?"asked Will.

"It the magic school I attend in Scotland." He replied proudly with Meredith in the corner. He was sure he could hear her saying. 'Diana and Charles are going to kill you...'

"There's a magic school!" Exclaimed Edward.

"There are loads all over the world. France, Bulgaria. I wouldn't be surprised if Antarctica had a school." Smiled Harry looking at his younger brothers excited faces.

"And your parents won't let you go to any of them." Interjected Meredith, crossing her arms.

"They're not stopping me. No one will know where I've gone, I look totally different. When my girlfriend finds our about this, she's going to kill me."

"You've got a girlfriend?" Questioned Will.

"That's what you take from that? But yes, I do. Her name's Hermione."

"When's she coming to visit?" Asked Eddie, with a cheeky smile on his face.

"I've not even told her about this yet. But I have a letter to open in my pocket..."

"Open it! It's bound to have some dirty stuff in it. You only got together yesterday!" Said Meredith, breaking out of her serious stature.

"Hermione's not like that. She wouldn't. She Just said she'd write as soon as she got home." Brushed off Harry.

"Open it and we'll find out." Encouraged Will. Harry opened it as he was instructed.

Dear Harry,

I, of course, just wanted to check you got to the Dursley's safely and that they are treating you correctly but overall I wanted to make sure that you are okay with what happened on the platform. I'm quite aware that we were quite open about our...actions when we started so a lot of people probably know by now, even if you did pull us into the shadows. I certainly don't regret it. It was wonderful...you are wonderful. I can't wait to see you again and maybe go a bit further...

"And that is where we stop, the last part is private." Said Harry pulling the letter to his chest.

"It was just getting interesting though." Groaned Meredith.

"For me and never for you and on that note I suppose it's time to meet the parents."

"We should probably give you some advice. Father is quite strict while mother is firm but can be worn down and then mother will persuade father. They are nice people." William told Harry.

"That's actually a good piece of information for what I want us to focus on today." Harry thought aloud.

"Let's go they've been waiting for a few hours now. They deserve some time today." Said Meredith jumping up.

"They have a lot of explaining to do at the same time, I believe." Said Harry, suddenly sounding angry

"Great! Your one of the few people who can get away with shouting at them so go ahead we'll follow on afterwards." Harry did as he was told and stormed out of the room with the young princes and Meredith running behind him, telling him where to go. He slowed down as they went and walked with the others.

"Storming in's not gonna solve anything. I should know. So I will listen to their reasoning be suitably upset about it then breach the question of Hogwarts. Good way to approach it right? Oh and I've got to tell them about Hermione. How did you know about Hermione?" He asked Meredith. Earlier on she had known exactly who he was talking about.

"As resident Merlin. I was told to keep an eye on you. Merlin seven did it for the first fifteen or so years and for the past few months it's been me. I didn't know you were dating but that's got to be a very recent development, although I knew it was coming. Everyone did." Replied Meredith.

"I'll question you later about that." He pushed the door and strode in.

"Hen...Harry! How are you?" Cried Diana jumping out of her seat with Charles following.

"It's Harry, not Henry and always will be."

"Don't be so rude, Henry!" Shouted Charles.

"I think I deserve to be rude right now, Father. I wasn't told I had a proper family for over fifteen years and losing the people I thought were my parents and my godfather in those years. Not to mention my supposed aunt and uncle using me as child labour my whole life and you knew about it. How am I supposed to forgive someone who left me with the people that abused me my whole life? Someone has tried to kill me every year since I found out I was a wizard and that would probably have still happened if it was common knowledge that I was a prince but I would have been protected more. I am well aware of the securities you've had your whole lives and the luxury. No one would have cared if you had a baby before you were married. Your lucky I haven't left already." He sat down, breathing heavily, after his emotions had taken over.

"I'm sorry Harry. We have no excuse for what happened to you. What can we do?" Cried Diana, coming over to sit with him.

"I just needed to get that out so I didn't explode at a later date. Of course, it is shock but there's nothing we can do now. One thing I want to tell you is that I will return to my school." He waited for their response.

"Your a prince now, Henry. That's not what's done." Reasoned Charles

"I don't care what's done, father. My girlfriend's there and I'm not leaving her after five minutes." Harry insisted, glaring at him.

"You have a girlfriend?" Questioned Diana, trying to get off the tension-filled topic.

"Hermione. We got together yesterday but she's been my best friend since I was eleven. I still have no idea how I'm going to tell her about all this." Replied Harry, smiling at his mother.

"She'll have to come over and visit at some point. Was your school a good one?" Asked Diana, tentatively getting back onto topic.

"Hogwarts is amazing. It may have it's problems but every school does. James went there, I'm sure you know and I would like to show my new family. Especially my brothers." Raved Harry, directing it at his mother, following Will's advice.

"School is a thing for the public. They don't have to be educated in half the stuff you do." Interrupted Charles.

"Charles, why don't we just listen to him and then decide?" Requested Diana, glaring at her husband. He motioned for Harry to continue.

"If we only interact with people within our family how are we going to be able to rule over people that have a totally different view point than we do. School's a good idea because then we can mix with our people and won't be all and high and mighty about our titles. Hogwarts could use a bit of sunshine after the events at the end of the year." Said Harry.

"What happened at the end of the year?" Asked Charles suspiciously.

"You don't know and you've been keeping track of me. Come on! Voldemort's back and the whole of the wizarding world knows it. Expect destruction to come soon. My fake godfather died in that battle and it's been...hard. This has been a good distraction actually. As well as Hermione at the station." Explained Harry.

"Meredith. Why weren't we told of this?" Asked Charles, seething under his facade.

"I didn't want to upset your plans with Harry and this was certainly something that would have made you postpone. He shouldn't have to go back to them vile people after what he had just been through." Meredith tried to reason.

"I appreciate what Meredith did to help me. I wouldn't have parents and I'd be holed up in a dark and dingy room all summer feeling sorry for myself if she'd said anything. Now I have a distraction to help me get through it all. It's already helped." said Harry, supporting her decision.

"Let's leave this for today. It's time for some lunch. Elizabeth and Phillip has been on stand by like us to meet you today as well and they specifically made sure nothing important was happening." Started Diana, getting up and pulling Charles with her.

"Lead the way. I could do with something to eat but first there is the small matter of my wand and it's whereabouts along with my school things." He stood up along with his parents and folded his arms.

"We had security look over it to make sure there wasn't anything out of the ordinary." Replied Charles.

"What wards are up around the palace, Meredith?"

"Anti-Apparation, inhibere magicae deprehendatur, it stops magic detection. Couldn't have people knowing..."

She stopped mid-sentence when she saw Harry lift his arm and think for a second and within a minute his wand was in his hand with his school thing neatly placed on the floor in front of him.

"In the future, I'd rather people didn't look through my personal belongings." He shrunk all of his school things and placed them into the pockets of his rather uncomfortable trousers. Probably something suitable for a Prince not a teenager.

"Noted. Shall we eat now before anything else happens like that show of high level magic?" Asked Diana, leading the group towards the door.

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13/6/15

editted. I realised that Harry Potter is a Harry and not a George so changed it back making Prince Harry to an Edward instead. He'll be exactly the same just with Ed as his name.