Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Death Note, nor do I make any money from writing fanfics.
A/N: Yes, I'm taking artistic license by making Harry smarter than he is.
-Death Spells and Death Notes-
Chapter 2
by AzulCeleste14
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No one ever said much about the strange occurrences that happened around L. They figured odd things were bound to happen around such and unusual, genius of a child. No one commented on how he made his toys fly around the room, or on how he often spoke with the snakes found in the orphanage's garden. When he gained the ability to literally 'pop' from one place to another at age five, the most that was said was a few swearwords or yells when he 'popped' right next to a person. He soon gained control over his peculiar talents, to the point that by age eight, he could do a vast amount of out-of-the-ordinary things.
Then, of course, there was his intelligence. From the time he arrived at Whammy's House, he stood out among the many clever and talented students. At three years of age he could speak complex sentences like 'Because of its sweetness and ability to help me think, I prefer candy over vegetables.' He finished high school when he was seven, and college (with a master's degree in criminology) when he was ten.
When he was nine he discovered the magical world. On a trip to London with Wammy he noticed many oddly dressed people going in and out of a single pub on Charing Cross Road, and dragged Wammy (despite his protests) along to investigate. He followed a witch into Diagon Alley and was amazed at what he saw. He bought a wand, several books on magic and laws of the magical world, a very young snowy owl he named Yuki, and a beginner's potion kit.
He was just making his debut into the detective world when his Hogwarts letter came. He considered the offer for a few minutes, weighing the pros and cons, before deciding that, if he was to be a detective, he would need to be able to move around more than a boarding school would allow. Instead, he placed an ad in the Daily Prophet for a tutor who is willing to move around in a muggle environment. He then sent an owl to Hogwarts declining their offer.
His ad was soon replied to by several muggleborn students (seems it's hard to find a job in the magical world) and after a few interviews, he picked the best to teach him.
A few days after his declination letter was sent, an old bearded man named Albus Dumbledore showed up in front of the orphanage to try and convince L to go to Hogwarts. He argued with both Wammy and L for several hours (revealing L's actual name was Harry James Potter and his parents were Lily and James Potter) before trying to stun him, being stunned himself (obviously not expecting retaliation) and escorted off the orphanage premises. After waking up in next to a dumpster in a tiny alley somewhere in London, and afterwards receiving a letter with the warning that next time L would file charges, he backed off, but secretly erected several wards over Wammy's House.
L looked into his 'real' name and past and found he was an extremely famous character in the so-called Wizarding World. He learned about Sirius Black (and how he had never had a trial) and visited him in prison. He then sent a letter to the Wizangamot asking them for a trial for Sirius (and hinting that he would kick up a fuss if they didn't give him one). Black was found innocent by Veritaserum, and L spoke to him at length about his parents. He also contacted one Remus Lupin, who sent him several pictures of them and also a few good books on magical defense.
At thirteen and fifteen respectively, he sat his OWLs and NEWTs, finding there were no rules prohibiting taking them early. He then found a second 'Watari' (this one called Porthmeus) to serve as an in-between in the Wizarding World and soon became a famous detective in both Muggle and Magical worlds.
Then a man calling himself Voldemort came into play. Using his detective skills and working with the ever-infuriating Dumbledore (if he ever heard he was too young one more time, he was going to make sure the man choked on his lemon drops), he located the Horcruxes, invented a spell to rid the one in his lightning bolt (which required several months of observing dementors…he never wanted to see one again), and managed to defeat the man.
Then, after several years of (mostly) quite detective work, the heart attacks began….
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A/N: And some more setting…but the interesting stuff should start soon!
I'm considering making a second story were L/Harry does go to Hogwarts and has to defeat Voldemort. I didn't like having to breeze through so much of L/Harry's life. You readers tell me if you are interested.
Sorry about the short chapters! Then again, I'm cranking these out like a madwoman, so don't complain ;) . I won't usually update this fast, though I'll try.