10 years later…
Harry walked downstairs rubbing his eyes. He was still thinking about the dream he had last night. There was a flash of green light and screaming, but it wasn't the first time he had had this dream. He knew it was connected to the odd scar on his forehead because whenever he asked his parents about the dream or his scar they would pretend not to hear him and quickly change the subject. He eventually just stopped asking.
He sat down at the table and poured himself some cereal. He heard a chuckle next to him and looked up to see his little sister Kat barely holding on her laughter. It was then he realized the huge banner in the kitchen that read "Happy Birthday Harry!" Harry almost smacked himself. He had completely forgotten it was his birthday.
"Happy Birthday." Kat said with a smile. She was only two year younger than Harry and looked remarkably like Lily, only she had black hair, though not as unruly as Harry's or James'. But besides the hair, she had Lily's exact eyes, hair thickness, and didn't inherit her father's boniness but rather her mom's curves. For that she was glad.
"Thanks." Harry replied. He was glad he and Kat got along relatively well, minus the few pranks here and there. Just as Harry was about to take another bite of his cereal, when his mom and dad came in.
"Happy Birthday sweetie." Lily said, "We'll open presents after breakfast." Then, she noticed Harry's soggy cornflakes and said, "We'll get you a proper breakfast." And started making pancakes for him and Kat.
"Wow, Eleven…big year." James said, ruffling his son's hair. Harry was ecstatic about going to Hogwarts and was waiting for the owl to arrive.
Lily finished making pancakes and separated them onto two plates and served them. She smiled, but the smile didn't really reach her eyes. She looked at James at signaled him to step out of the kitchen. He did and Lily cast privacy charms on the door.
"James, I think we should tell Harry."
"But Lils, he doesn't need that burden yet, he's only eleven.
"What about when he goes to school and everyone knows his name, and knows who he is? What about that burden? We can't protect him forever James."
"Okay, but what about Kat?"
"We'll tell her too." And with that, James nodded and agreed to tell them after presents.
Harry loved all of his presents. He got a stuffed lion that roared every time you said Gryffindor, a broom servicing kit for his Comet two-sixty, some chocolate from Honeyduke's, (Harry had never been there, but had heard about it) some books for school-from Lily of course- and a promise to pick out any pet he wanted from Diagon Alley.
"We have something to tell you guys something." James said, "Harry, it's about your scar and those dreams you have sometimes. Kat should hear this too." Harry's attention was immediately caught. He was going to find out how he got that peculiar scar. As James started to tell the story, with Lily picking it up where James didn't know what happened, both of the children's eyes just got bigger and bigger. When the story was finished, James and Lily looked at Harry apprehensively.
Harry couldn't believe it. All this time and that was what really happened. Suddenly, everything made sense. The scar, the dreams, the fact that his parents wouldn't let him out in any crowded wizarding area. He wasn't mad, just confused and to be honest a little scared of his first year at Hogwarts.
"Wow." was all he could say right now. There was an awkward silence that was broken by two loud cracks announcing the arrival of Sirius and Remus. They both smiled and handed Harry their gifts.
"Happy Birthday." They both said, and when they realized the tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife, they looked at James and Lily quizzically.
"We just told them what happened." Lily said. They understood right away.
"Are people going to think I'm weird at school?" Harry asked his parents, but it was Sirius who answered.
"Weird? No way! They'll think it's awesome!" And when Lily gave him a look he added, "But don't let it all go to your head. Just be yourself." And then grinned at Lily who smiled.
Harry was about to laugh when Kat suddenly said, "Look! And owl!" and sure enough heading right towards their house was a barn owl with a letter in its beak. Harry opened the letter and read through quickly before handing the booklist to his mother.
"Well," She said, "Looks like its time for a trip to Diagon Alley."
When the Potter family got to the Leaky Cauldron everything became silent. Then, all at once people came and swarmed around Harry, shaking his hand and introducing themselves. Lily and James tried their best to get Harry through the crowd until they reached a very large man with a tangle of a black beard.
"Hello Hagrid. Nice to see you again." James said.
"Hello James, Lily. An' this mus' be young Harry and Kat." Hagrid said. "Here fer yer firs' trip to Diagon Alley?"
"Yes we are" Lily said, "How about you?"
"Hogwarts business. Yer know." Both Lily and James nodded understandingly. While they made their way through the crowded pub, they met a stuttering Professor Quirrel who taught Defense Against The Dark Arts at Hogwarts.
Harry was amazed by Diagon Alley. He got all the books he needed for school and then some, a cauldron, robes, and a snowy white owl before he made his way to Ollivader's. Harry tried most of the wands in the store before Ollivander came across a wand that was "Curious." Apparently, the phoenix feather in that wand came from the same phoenix who supplied the feather for the wand that gave him his scar.
Harry left Ollivander's with a sense of pride at his new wand, but also a feeling of curiosity about the other wand.
"Well, I expect it's about time we head back." Lily said when she saw both Harry and James try to sneak off to Quality Quidditch Supplies again to look at the new Nimbus Two Thousand. They flooed back home and Harry immediately went up to his room to look through all of his new school books to get an idea of what he was going to do on this new adventure that was to start on September 1st.