Harry Potter and Beginning of the Future

Characters belonging to Harry Potter book series are sole property of JK Rowling. Other character appearances are purely fictional.


Previously

Just before he apparated, he turned to Harry with a mischievous glint in his eyes, he said "Oh Harry, I almost forgot, §§Take care Harry. I will sssee you sssoon§§" and with that he apparated away leaving a gobsmacked Harry behind.


Chapter 2 : Preparations and Revelations

Harry stood there blinking for a few seconds before a small smile made its way to his face. Smiling softly at the antics of his newly discovered uncle Harry made his way to his relative's house. When he was about to cross the road he remembered that his relatives are still probably on the way and he still have around two hours of time before they come home. With that, Harry started to park to play peacefully with his cousin out of picture for the time being.

It was about three hours later that Harry made his way to his relative's house. As soon as he opened the front door his Aunt is upon him demanding him where he was and what he was doing till now. Harry smoothly replied "You left me at the zoo Aunt Petunia. I searched the entire zoo for you. Not finding you there I went to reception area and waited there hoping you would 'remember' that you forgot me at the zoo. As for how got here, a law enforcement officer at the zoo took pity on me and dropped me here. He wanted to come inside the house and talk to you as to why you left me behind but I convinced him that it was not your fault and that Dudley has a medical emergency, and so you had to leave me behind".

Enraged by his answer Petunia slapped him in his face and said "How dare you say my Duddlykins has some disease. It is you who has the disease of your freakishness". With that she dragged him to his room (cupboard) and slammed the door and shouted from the outside "For your lies, No food for you today".

Inside his room, sitting on his makeshift bed, Harry rubbed his cheek where his Aunt hit him and thought 'Well, that went better than I thought'. With that he laid his back on his bed and started thinking about the events that has occurred that day. His thoughts drifted to his new found ability to speak to snakes and from there to his newly discovered uncle and his revelation about Magical world and about his mother and the wards placed on this house. Then his thoughts shifted to the blonde haired blue eyed girl that he rescued and what a girl she is. He thought about the promise they both made to meet again at Hogwarts. When he thought about the kiss she gave him, his cheeks gained little colour. With that last thought, he drifted to sleep, his mind full of anticipation about what his uncle is going to teach him three days from now.

The next three days are some of the most slowly moving days in our young Harry's entire life and his mind are a whirlwind of thoughts. There were questions like what his uncle will teach him? How he will perform? And most importantly, will his uncle actually show up and keep his promise? Harry squashed that last thought though. He mostly kept to himself during day time other than his usual daily chores around the house. Finally, one day left before the day of their appointed meeting and Harry is full of excitement. Not even his Uncle's glares and Aunt's berating cannot dampen his mood.

26th June, 1987

Finally, the day has come and Harry is awake still half-an-hour to the actual appointed time of meet. Harry changed his clothes and slowly made his way out of the house, taking care not to cause any sound while closing the front door. He made his way across the road to the place where they are supposed to meet and started waiting for his uncle to make true of his promise.

§§I had a feeling I would ssseee you earlier than we agreed to meet§§ said a voice, creeping the hell out of boy causing him to yelp in surprise.

Harry turned to find the smiling face of his uncle. Dusting himself, Harry scowled at his uncle and said "That is not funny uncle" who is still smiling at his obviously frightened (honorary) nephew.

"Oh but it is. Seeing your face is well worth of getting up this early in the morning", said a still smiling Raj choudary.

"I will get you for that"

"I'm sure you will. Now let's get on with your education. First-of-all, we need to create a schedule for us to follow. I will not be able to teach you every day since I still have work to do at embassy. So you will have to do a lot of self-study. Is that alright with you Harry?" said his uncle.

"I don't mind self-studying uncle. All I know today, I had to teaching myself. So it is not a new thing to me".

"What do you mean you had to teach yourself? What about the teachers at your school? Didn't they teach you anything?" asked Raj hotly.

"At my first school they taught me like the rest of the students. Then they gave me an IQ test. After I got the results they called my Uncle and Aunt and told them that I have a high IQ and recommended me for advanced studies. My Aunt and Uncle quietly excused themselves along with me and locked me up in my cupboard for the next two weeks and fed me the left over scrapes. After that they transferred me to my present school whose Headmaster is my Uncle's golf buddy. So, they punish me there even though I did not do anything wrong by sending me out of the class. So I had to learn everything from the books in library and sometimes by sneaking into classes when the teacher is not watching", said Harry.

By the time Harry is finished Raj is almost red with anger. If it weren't for the wards placed around the house he would have ran up to the house and hexed the hell out of his relatives. After a few minutes of cooling down, Raj turned to Harry and said "Don't worry Harry. Now that I am here you don't have to put up with these maniacs alone any more. If I have my with them, you won't have to deal with them for any longer strictly necessary". Harry hugged his uncle tightly and started shaking and between hic-up's he said "Thank you uncle. That means a lot to me uncle. Thank you so much".

Raj hugged him back and rubbing the back of his head he said "It's ok Harry. Now let us get on with your Wizarding world education" and with that he beckoned Harry to follow him. Harry followed his uncle to a secluded clearing in the park which is surrounded by bushes. On reaching the place Raj took out his wand and waved it in random directions chanting some words which Harry could not make heads or tails with. He completed his chanting within a few seconds and started to unpack his bag. He took a few sticks and canvasses clothing and started spreading it around and then pointed his wand at the tent. The canvass clothing and sticks started arranging themselves and after a few minutes a small tent is made in the clearing. Raj turned to an obviously stunned Harry and said "This is where we will be continuing your studies Harry. I cast a Wizard and Muggle Notice-me-not charms around this clearing, and this tent is charmed so that any small scale magic performed inside this tent will not be picked up by the Ministry of Magic. There is a rule in Wizarding world, at least in Wizarding Europe, that a child under the age of 17 should not perform Magic outside his/her school or unless you are under life threatening situations. It is known as 'Reasonable restriction of Underage Sorcery'. Also, even if you are of age, you should not perform Magic in front of Muggles unless you are in a life-threatening situation. This rule is the same for the entire Wizarding world. It is called the 'International statute of secrecy' which officially came into effect in 1692. We will continue about all those things and a lot more during our time together. Now let us continue". And with that Raj entered the tent and beckoned Harry to follow.

Raj felt Harry enter and turned around, only to find a slack-jawed Harry looking around in wonder. He chuckled at Harry's expression and said "Don't you love the wonders of Magic. This is a magically enchanted tent. The inside of this tent is magically expanded using space-expansion charms. You will learn all these things at Hogwarts. I will cover all the basics about Wizarding world, things such as etiquittes, culture of different Wizarding communities, traditions, history and all that other stuff. Before we begin, I want to tell you something important". Harry nodded signalling him to continue.

"I want to tell you your real name Harry. The name you are being called right now is just a sort of nick name and not your real name. Every child of a Most Ancient and Noble house is given a name based on his/her time of birth and the placement of planets and several other things. The important thing is that 'Names have power Harry'. And your given name, which you will be known throughout the world, is 'Hadrian James Potter'.Never let anyone call you by anything other than your given name without your express permission. Your name has a power 'Hadrian James Potter'. You are the Lord apparent to the Most Ancient and Noble House of Potter. Calling you by any name other than your given name is considered an insult on your entire house and a severe offence punishable by family blood feud. We will discuss about blood feuds and ancient houses later but the important thing is never let anyone call you by any other name".

"Wow...I never thought I would be someone important, certainly not a lord thingy" said Harry still sinking the information given to him then asked "What is your real name then? And which house do you belong to?"

"My real name is Raja Mahindra Choudary, second in line to the Lordship of the Most Ancient and Noble house of Choudary and as you know I'm from India. Now that that is out of way, let us continue with your studies. What would you like to learn about first about?"

"If you don't mind I want to know more about my parents. How did they die and what were they like when they were alive? Do you mind?" asked Harry his voice with little hope.

"Of course Harry. But are you sure you want to learn about how they died? Sure I will say about them when they were alive but I'm not sure you are ready to learn about their deaths yet".

"But I want to learn about them uncle. I want to know what they stood and fought for. And most importantly, I want to know if my last seven years of suffering is worthy of their sacrifice and that if I can ever live up to name" said Harry vehemently.

"Never question their love for you Harry. You are the most precious thing in the entire world to them. They would gladly give anything away just to have a few more moments with you if they can. So, never ever question their love for you Harry" said Raj in an intense tone full of grief and emotion. "Alright, since you seem so adamant knowing about your parents I shall comply with your request".

"By the time your parents graduated from Hogwarts, a war was already going on between the light and dark factions of Wizarding Britain. The dark faction led by the Dark Lord Voldemort wanted to gain control over the entire Wizarding world, promoting their pureblood propaganda. The other group was led by Albus Dumbledore. Two years after graduation your parents had you and they were very happy about that Harry. Your mother was especially ecstatic about the news. But for reasons unknown, eight months after your birth, the Dark Lord has taken a special interest in your parents. Fearing the Dark Lord for your life, your parents went under the fidelius charm. Then something happened and the Dark Lord gained access to your house, then, proceeded to attack your parents. Just before he cast the killing curse on you, something happened and the killing curse rebound and hit the Dark Lord finishing him and ending the war. That is how you gained the scar on your head Harry. That is no ordinary scar on your forehead. That is the reason you are so famous not just in Wizarding Britain but the entire Wizarding world. You are the only person in the known existence who is known to have survived the killing curse. That scar is the proof that you have been touched by the most evil form of magic and that you are protected by the most benevolent of magics against it"

"The Dark Lord came after me and my parents died protecting me and I'm famous in a world I don't know existed till yesterday. Talk about irony. I wish I could remember them uncle. Remember them holding me and loving me" said a teary eyed Harry.

"I'm sure they feel the same way Harry"

Changing the topic "Is there anything else you want to know about?" asked Raj

"How did I survive the killing curse uncle?" asked Harry.

"I don't know Harry. In fact no one really knows how you survived, just that you survived and that the Dark Lord perished in the process. But I think your mother performed some sort of protection ritual on you but that is just a speculation on my part" Said Raj.

"But how did the Dark Lord gain access to my parents hiding place? I thought only the secret keeper can let you enter the house."

"That's the thing Harry. I don't know what happened. The official story is that your Godfather, Sirius Orion Black is the secret keeper and that he betrayed your parents and led the Dark Lord to your parents and then proceeded to kill one of his friends Peter Pettigrew, who supposedly went after Sirius after discovering his betrayal, in the process getting himself blown-up. After that, the aurors caught Black and threw in Azkaban."

"But you don't believe that story?" asked Harry a little peeved by the information.

"I don't know what to believe Harry. I met Black only a few times, but I can tell you that he is no betrayer. The way he spoke with James and Lily and the way he played with you, the happiness I found in his eyes when he was playing with you, the antics he did to make you laugh, those things cannot be faked Harry. After he was incarcerated , I tried to look up for his case files but it was all so hushed up by the minister that he threatened me to complain to my Ministry of Magic and demand my transfer. So no, I don't believe that story" Said Raj.

"Now, enough of these sober stories. When you come of age and take the Lordship of your house, you will have the power to re-open the case and find the truth yourself. Now coming to your parents, I'm afraid I don't know much about your father. The only thing I can tell you about him is that he loved pranks, flying and very easy to anger. In fact you look just like him other that your high cheek bone and your eyes. You have your Mother's eyes. Emerald green and is very scary to watch when she is angry. I met him for the first time just the day before their wedding. After that I met him only a few times along with you and your mother. But you're Mother on the hand I can tell you about her for days on. Your mother is one of a kind, Harry. She is as much kind as she is stubborn. Once she fixates on something she can be as stubborn as a rock. Never had I ever seen such a stubborn woman. But let me tell you something Harry, she has a very hot temper. Once you fall victim to her temper you will never see her in the same light ever again. One such situation is where she…" And so on they continued for the next few hours. It was almost half past eight when either of them got up from their conversation and started to get ready to leave.

Just before they left Raj turned to Harry and said "Oh Harry, I almost forgot. I have a theory to test. I want to see if outside Magic will work inside your relative's house. Stand here and don't move". With that he walked over to Harry, took out his wand and started weaving it around him chanting some words. "I cast a Muggle Notice-me-not charm on you. Now I want you to go inside your house, do something to get the attention of your relatives like make some sound in kitchen or something. Do not speak to them. Just stay silent the entire time. Come to me after 5 minutes Ok?" said Raj. Harry nodded to what Raj said and left the tent.

After 5 minutes Harry came running to Raj who is waiting for him just outside the tent and with a bright smile he said "It worked uncle. I threw a steel plate and glass on the floor. My aunt came running to kitchen, looked around, then placed the plate and glass back in their places and left without noticing me standing just beside the entrance to kitchen."

"Good then, from now on you will not be going to your school anymore. I will meet you here at 10AM and we will continue your studies. And before you ask, I will take care of your absence at your school. Now, off you go and make sure you don't attract attention to you. That charm I placed on you will work for around at least an hour. So keep your head low and don't do anything to get your relative's attention towards you. I will leave this tent here and you can return here at any time you want".

With that both of them went their separate ways for the time being. Harry being the ever enthusiastic boy he is, is back at their meeting place at half-past nine o'clock and went inside the tent and started exploring the inside of the tent. After a few minutes of exploring he found that the tent is larger than he first anticipated. It has 3 bedrooms, a kitchen, and 2 bathrooms along with hall/sitting area. There are some books placed on a shelf in hall. One of the books named 'Hogwarts: A History' caught his attention. He took the book and started reading while waiting for his uncle to show up. A few minutes after 10 Harry heard a rustling sound and looked around finding nothing out of ordinary, he went back to reading his book.

Just as Harry started reading about the houses of Hogwarts he heard §§I think you will be placed in housssse Gryffindor§§ making the boy shriek in surprise. Harry looked around found only to find his uncle shimmering to appearance before him out of nowhere.

"Wow uncle. That is so cool. How did you do that? I didn't even see you coming into the tent. How long have you been standing there? Can you teach me that? Can you…." Harry continued until Raj lifted his hand indicating him to stop and said "Breathe Harry. What you saw is a disillusionment spell. It is used to make the person who the spell is cast up to become invisible for a few minutes. I can maintain it for 10 mins. Mine is still not perfect. If you had observed keenly earlier, you would have seen a slight disturbance at the edges of my figure. Only a Master Sorcerer can cast the spell without any disturbances. If you have an invisibility cloak, using it will be a better option. If I recall, your dad used to have an invisibility cloak. I think it will be inside one of your family vaults at Gringotts Wizarding Bank". Harry nodded smiling sheepishly at his uncle.

"Now that you are here, let us get started with our first agenda of the day. Did you have your breakfast Harry?" Seeing his trepidation, Raj tried to control his anger over Harry's relatives. After a few minutes of controlling his anger, he said "From today on you will be having all your meals here. I will teach you cooking so that when I'm not available, you can cook for yourself. Is that alright with you Harry?" Raj asked.

"You don't have to go to the…" Harry was cut off before finishing that sentence by Raj saying "That is not up for discussion Harry. I asked you if you don't mind learning how to cook or should I arrange for some alternative".

"I already know how to cook uncle. I cook every day for my relatives. I don't mind learning any new dishes though" Harry said.

"Well at least some good came out of it. Before we start today, I want you to take these potions. These are nutrition potions. They will help you undo the damage done to your body due to the years of malnutrition" said Raj, dishing out 3 different coloured vials.

"The purple and blue ones, you are supposed to take before at least one hour breakfast. The black one, you will take before sleeping."

Harry took the first two potions making various faces while drinking them. After taking the potions he turned to his uncle and asked" What are you going to teach me today? Will you teach me how to cast that invisibility spell you used before? Or you can teach me that notice-me-not charm or that bubble face thingy or you can teach me more about that snake language" almost out of breath by the last question.

Smiling at the kids enthusiasm, Raj said "Since you are still only a seven year old kid, teaching you any advanced spells is out of questions. Your magical core has still not stabilized to attempt such high-level spells. As for the snake language, it is known as 'Parseltongue' and the people who have the ability to speak that language are known as 'Parselmouths'. Ability to speak to snakes comes naturally to Parselmouths. There is nothing to teach about it. But doing magic using Parseltongue is a completely different aspect altogether and I'm afraid I'm not the right person to teach you that. When we can get out of this place I promise to take you to the masters of Parseltongue for you to learn. But today we will start with History of Wizarding World till lunch. After that we will start with basic potions as they do not require any magic. We also need to continue your Muggle studies too. I want you to take your end of the year exams at your school so that nothing seems to be out of place by the time your Hogwarts letter arrives".

Seeing the sour look on Harry's face, Raj chuckled at him and said, "Don't underestimate history Harry. If you don't know your History, you are prone to make the same mistakes your ancestors did and will stay stagnated instead of advancing. So we will start with your family history and proceed onto other things".

And with that, they continued to the rest of the morning with Raj explaining about various Wizarding wars, legislations, and their effect on both Muggle and Wizarding world. Before they knew it, lunch is upon them. During lunch Raj explained about Diagon alley and how things work differently in Wizarding world. After lunch Raj ran him with the rules and safety precautions needed to be followed during brewing potions. After that, he gave Harry some books on basic potions 'Beginner guide for Potions Brewing' and 'Little steps for fledgling Potions Brewers'.

They continued this routine for the next 2 years, changing his subjects with basics in transfiguration, charms, defence against dark arts and Muggle studies. Since Harry did not have a wand, all of his studies are completely theory except for potions. Raj also started Harry on physical make out training. Every morning Harry ran about 3 miles and then proceeded to do 30 push-up's, 20 squats and 20 pull-up's. But the most physically tiring exercise is dodging. Since they cannot use any high level Magic, Raj used to send low powered stinging hexes at Harry who dodged as many hexes as he can.

On Harry's 9th birthday, Raj surprised Harry by giving him a wand.

"This is an oak wood wand with the tail feather of a Garuda, a magical Eagle native to Himalayas, as its Magical core. I know this is not your wand Harry but I want you to take care of it as if it is your own. Can you do that for me Harry?"

"Of course I will uncle. This is the best birthday gift ever. I will cherish it for the rest of my life" said Harry hugging his uncle. "But whose wand is this? I thought you are not supposed to have more than one wand".

"That is not my wand either Harry. It belongs to someone very dear to my heart. I will tell you who that wand belongs to when the time is right. But for now I want you use that wand and start practicing practical transfiguration, charms and some potions for which you will need a wand. Your defence against dark arts will have to wait until you join Hogwarts. Now let us start with a simple transfiguration. Change this match stick into needle. You already know the required spell. Practise the wand movements and then try it." And with that Harry set on to practise practical Magic for the first time in his life.

Timeskip 2 years (July 24st1991)

Near 4 Privet Drive 10AM

A five foot boy with deathly green eyes and raven coloured hair came running with a piece of parchment to a six foot man wearing casual t-shirt and jeans and started shouting in excitement "I got it. I got it. I finally got it".

"Whoa…whoa…Harry…harry…cool down a little bub. Why are you shouting like you had an overdose of pepper-up potion? What did you get?" asked an amused Raj. Gone was the scrawny looking boy wearing a pair of round spectacles and in his place stood a man in making with high cheeks and deathly green eyes full of excitement. Those malnutrition potions had done wonders to his body. He lost all his baby fat, if there was any to begin with and in its place is a well packed muscle he gained from all the work-out's he does every day.

"I just got my Hogwarts letter uncle Raj. It was with the other mail Dursley's usually receive. Now I can finally visit the Wizarding world" said an obviously excited Harry.

Raj concentrated on his occlumency for a minute then turned to Harry and said" I'm sorry Harry. But the protections placed on you and the house is still strong. I don't think I can take you anywhere"

Harry looked devastated by the news and asked "But how will I get there if you cannot take me there?"

"I don't know Harry" he said and took the letter and started reading it. After a few minutes of reading he turned to Harry and said" Here it says you need to reply before July 31st. So we will reply by saying that you do not know how to enter the Wizarding world and that you need assistance using my owl. If my estimation is correct then we will receive an uninvited guest and we need to be prepared for him" and they did just that.

Timeskip 2 days (July 26th, 1991)

Harry is brewing a 'Cure for boils' potion when an elderly looking man with long white beard and moon eye glasses entered the tent and looked around.

Harry looked up from his cauldron and asked the old man "Who are you sir? And how did you get in here?"

"Harry! Is that you my boy! I'm joyed to see that you not harmed by whoever has kidnapped you. Do not fret my boy, I shall rescue you and return you to your family. I'm sure they are worried sick about your disappearance" said the old man.

"Good morning Headmaster Dumbledore. I'm delighted to see you here", said a voice. Dumbledore turned around and came face to face with a brown eyed man who is looking with an amused expression on his face.

"Mr Chaudary! What is the meaning of this? What are you doing here? And what is Harry doing here? He should be inside his Aunt's house where he is safe and taken care of. If it gets out that you are holding Harry against his wish, then there will be a possible war between our countries. So I suggest you leave from here quietly before I decide to report your criminal actions to the ministry" said Dumbledore his twinkle in his eyes lessening a bit.

"If you are quite finished with your 'empty' threats professor, then we can start to discuss important things such as to why a hero of Wizarding world is left with his relatives in an abusive environment and why no one bothered checking with him" said Raj a not so friendly voice.

"I'm afraid this is an internal matter of Magical Britain and I do not need to explain anything to you. As his guardian I have the authority to decide where he lives." with that he turned to Harry and said "Let us be off Harry. I'm sure your Aunt will be worried sick about you".

"My name is Hadrian James Potter, Headmaster. I did not give you permission to call with such familiarity. And I'm not being held here against my will. In fact this place is a safe haven for me from the abuse of my Aunt and Uncle. So you can leave now. Oh and before you leave would you kindly lift the compulsion you placed on me against Wizards please" said Harry coolly.

"I'm sure you are exaggerating about your Aunt and Uncle. They may not love you as their own son but I'm sure they love you nonetheless. Those wards are placed for your own protection. The Wizarding world is dangerous for you and if any dark wizards know about your location it will endanger your life. Now let us be off. I do not want to repeat myself", said Dumbledore losing his cool composition.

Harry fumed on listening his word and tore open his shirt, buttons flying everywhere, revealing several cuts, belt marks and a cross sign on the right side of his chest and said to Dumbledore "You call this love you sadist bastard? Do you know how many days they have starved me? Do you know how many times they hit me just because I came across Uncle Vernon whale-faced Dursley when he was in a bad mood or Aunt Petunia horse-faced Dursley? If you are not going to take off those so called 'protections' on me, then I don't care about going to Hogwarts. I'm sure uncle Raj can find a way to get those protections off me and get me placed in Taxila University of Magical Education. Now if that is all, you can leave us Headmaster and I wish we will not meet again" before storming out of the tent leaving a dumb-stuck Dumbledore.

Dumbledore turned to Raj who is looking at him with a grim expression and asked "Is what Harry said is true? Did they really abuse him?" in a voice little more than whisper.

"It is true professor. When I met him, he was ready to go with me, just so he can get away from his relatives. What 7 year old kid gets ready to leave with a relatively stranger if he has a good family? He did not just ask me professor, he almost begged me to take him away. Now you can imagine how his life is" said Raj in a grave voice.

"I'm sorry Harry had to endure all this. I will talk to his relatives. I'm sure they will see reason. Harry has to stay with Dursleys for his own protection. Please, I implore you to see reason with me" said Dumbledore in his grandfatherly voice.

"For whose protection are you asking Mr. Dumbledore? Harry's? or Yours? I may not be able to able to speak to others about Harry's present location or his living conditions but I can and will raise concern over the protection of a Wizarding world's hero on international forum. Maybe you forgot, but Lily Potter used to be a close friend to the daughter of his Majesty of Magical India and when she does learn of the situation of her friend's son, she will not even hesitate to even wage a war against your country to get him. In fact, I don't even need to go that far, what do you think will happen when news gets out about the treatment of their National hero here in Wizarding Britain? How do you think the public will react? If you want to avoid all these things to happen Headmaster, I suggest you do as Harry asked you and relax those compulsion charms around him allow him to move freely and interact with other Witches and Wizards" said Raj in a threatening voice.

With a flick of his wrist, Dumbledore pointed his wand at Raj's face and said" Harry cannot have contact with the Wizarding world yet. He is not yet ready for all these things. He needs to have a normal childhood. I'm sorry I had to resort to this Mr. Choudary, but Harry has to stay with his relatives. All I do is for greater good" and said 'Obliviate'. With that a green light flashed from his wand and hit Raj across his face.


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