Title: Light in the Shadow

Summary: AU Harry has lived his life over shadowed by his sister, neglect forced him into himself and his mind crossed the barrier into another world. He now has access to people just like him and how will he survive when everyone sees him as a shadow to the supposed girl-who-lived?

Rating: R (For dark and unfriendly content)

Status: 4 chapters written, 4 chapters posted

Review count: 33 (7 reviews thanks everyone)

IwishIbelieve - Thanks

Loki40766 - Not just elemental my friend, there will be many more surprises

zidanesky - um..okay

Summerkins - Yeh she is, but where would the story be if she wasn't? Michael will get a lot cuter in later chapters, I was listening some random songs, mostly the Tigger song, anyway, here's the update! :-)

KillerLily - Thanks, I think they're overdone aswell, anyway, here's the update

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Slytherin Prankster - Lol, yeh maybe, I think snape might win actually

Pairings: Harry x ???

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Harry x Draco : 8
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Harry x Cho : 1
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Harry x Sirius : 7
Harry x Remus : 1
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Harry x George : 0
Harry x Pansy : 6
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Harry x Tom : 1
Harry x OC : 2
Harry x Neville : 1
Harry x Fleur : 1

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Notes: This chapter contains implications of potential rape, if this offends you skip it.

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Harry looked around him as he stood at the gate to the local park, the swing chains creaked and some leaves slid down the slide. Harry then turned to the road and stuck out his right arm, he'd seen his father do it loads of times on his way to work. Soon enough the three stories tall purple bus came to a stop in front of him and he found himself looking up at a teen with messy blonde hair and his shirt hanging out. His tie was wonky and slung loosely around his neck, one sleeve of his jacket was rolled up and there was a tear in one trouser leg.

"Hello, I'm Stan Shunpike and I'll be your conductor this evening," the man read from a piece of paper, Harry didn't look up, he didn't need anyone seeing him now when he was so close to getting away. "Where do you want to do?" Stan asked.

"Diagon Alley," Harry replied as he climbed on bored, when they arrived he didn't wait for anyone to say anything, just three some coins he had in his pocket at Stan and got off the bus. The streets of London were disserted and lit only by the evenly placed street lamps that lined the roads. There were some brightly lit windows and some that were shielded by curtains and blinds.

Harry looked behind him and saw the normally invisible Leaky Cauldron pub, he ducked into an alley though as a large family came out of the pub. They were all red haired, one slightly plump woman, a tall willowy man and several children. One had long hair and a fang earring; the other had shorter hair and had a few burn scars on his arms, there was a pompous looking one reading a book and wearing glasses. There were also two curly haired twins that were laughing at another boy beside them who was glaring at them.

Trailing at the back there was a small girl, probably only a year younger than Harry, she stopped to press her hands and face to the glass window of a shop. Harry watched her family move away obviously drunk and oblivious, he was about to go and tell the girl when five robed figures appeared behind her. She saw their reflections in the glass and spun around pressing her back against the window.

She was starring wide eyed and biting her lip, "Don't scream girlie and this'll be a little easier," one the black robed figures laughed. Harry's eyes narrowed, he didn't like bullying, especially since he had to put up with so much of it.

"Please don't hurt me," the girl whimpered; her blue eyes wide and shining with fright.

One of the men reached forward and hit her across the face sending her to the ground and into a pile of dirt, "We said shut up bitch," he then laughed coldly and bent down. He grabbed the front of her shirt and ripped it open, "Now we'll show you what we do to little girls who don't do as their told," he sneered.

Harry dropped his back and then moved over to just behind the men, the one on top of her had just pushed her skirt up, "Leave her alone," Harry snarled.

The turned to look at him and some of them laughed, "Well look at this, who are you, the brother of the slut?" the man asked as he dragged the sobbing girls panties down her legs.

"More like you're worst nightmare," Harry snarled and then the wind picked up and a fiery circle surrounded them all, the death eaters looked around in horror. The girl was in too much shock already to really notice.

"What the hell are you doing kid?" Harry didn't reply, he instead focused all his energy into great balls of fire that encased the death eaters. There screams were muffled by the roaring of the flames, the girl pulled her cloths back on and kneeled before him. She looked up at him with big, frightened eyes.

The flames began to calm and she whispered, "Who are you?"

Harry didn't answer for a moment, "Nanashi," he finally answered.

The tears in her eyes cleared, "Thank-you Nanashi, for saving me," he nodded but he looked in fear as he heard loud voices coming this way. "It's my family," the girl cried joyously climbing to her feet and looking in the direction the sounds were coming form. When she looked back, Harry was gone, she looked around even when she was glomped by her brothers and Harry just walked away.

---Four days later---

Harry had been dodging people in Diagon alley for three days straight, he had no money, no friends and no food. He was beginning to feel week and ill cobbled roads were not the most comfy place to sleep. He was passing silently down Diagon alley when he saw the latest edition of the Daily Prophet, he picked it up, the front headline was, 'Mysteries Hero Saves Young Girl'

'Ginny Weasley, after getting separated from her family after a celebratory meal was accosted by Death Eaters. Miss Weasley states that they tried to kill her but they were stopped by someone in a red flaming cloak. Outside The Leaky Cauldron was found the charged remains of five, now identified, death eaters. Pub landlord, Tom, says that he did hear muffled screams that night but didn't think to go and check.

Apparently this figure was only 5 foot tall and wearing a dark red cloak with flames around the bottom and went by the name Nanashi, if anyone has any more information concerning this incident or this 'Nanashi' then please contact head office.'

This brought a grin to his face, sure he had information, he looked at the article again and saw that there was a small reword of between ten and twenty galleons dependant on the size of the information. Well Harry told them he'd seen the death eaters and he'd seen Nanashi and the boy had used fire powers. The fact that this hero was an elemental was a good paper selling fact so Harry earned himself ten galleons.

Harry also looked through the rest of the paper and saw, on page 3 something on his sister and then a small note saying he'd disappeared. Suddenly he heard voices, his parents voices, a baby giggling and that annoying whine he recognized all too much. He ducked into the shop he was by and watched his family approach, Elizabeth picked up the Daily Prophet and stared in horror. She leafed through the pages and her jaw dropped when she herself on third page.

"Dad," she yelled waving it at him, "dad, why am I not on the front page." The photographers were around them in a minute, Lily put Michael down and held onto the end of his leash which was attached to a body harness. Michael walked a few steps before he fell, while James tried to calm Elizabeth Harry watched a dark cloaked person snatched Michael.

Lily yelped as the rough material of the leash was torn from her grip and she screamed as she watched her screaming baby carried away by the figure. Harry's blood began to boil, that was his brother, the man Aparated but Harry could sense he hadn't gone far. He drew his cloak hood over his face and took off in the direction from which he sensed his brother and the man.

A lot of people were giving the pair odd looks, what with a guilty and shifting dark looking man holding a wailing baby an arms length and shouting at it to 'Shut the fuck up!' Harry skulked beside them in the shadows waiting for the right moment, when everyone looked he walked out and stepped up to the man, he held out his arms, "Thank-you for finding my brother sir, it was very careless of me to let him wonder off."

The man looked affront, "What the hell are you on about kid?" the man demanded, "this is my son Jason," the man lied through his teeth.

"I beg to differ, that boys name is Michael Potter," everyone stopped and looked when they heard that name, the man began to sweat, then the baby giggled and reached out to Harry.

"'Arry," he gurgled.

Harry didn't react noticeably but he knew he couldn't afford to be caught now, "Oh, so it is, sorry, my mistake," the man shoved Michael into Harry's arms, and left in a hurry. He pushed through the disgruntled crowd who glared after his retreating back. Harry looked around at the people who were starring at him; he ran into a nearby alley and went back to where he saw his parents reporting the disappearance to an Auror.

He waited until the Auror was alone before he stepped out of the shadows, "Is this what you're looking for?" Harry asked.

The Auror gaped on me, "Nanashi," he gasped," Harry pushed the baby into the Aurors hands.

"Take him back to his family," Harry said before slinking back into the shadows, the Auror could only stare and sure enough the incident was in the papers the next week.

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So it's shorter, so sue me. Anyway hope you enjoyed it :-) Next chappie will get written soon...reviews might help with the inspiration hint hint