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"Yes, I'll come live with you Uncle Jack…but why do you want me?"

Jack smiled, "You're a very special boy Harry. You have so much love and potential in your heart. Your parents are so caught up in your image of being a savior that they are blind to who you truly are. I'll have you homeschooled and you'll live with people who love and care about you."

Harry smiled, "Thank you uncle."

Jack gave him a hug, "Wait here while I speak to the headmaster."

After about fifteen minutes or so, Jack returned. "It's all taken care of, your coming to live with me."

Harry was so elated that he didn't see the smirk on Jack's face.

Uncle Jack lived in a small estate in a house by the ocean. The house had two stories, a large porch, and beautiful flowers dusted the grounds around the house. Harry's eyes brightened when he saw the house, it was like something in a dream.

Harry's room overlooked the sea and had a large window with a cushioned seat on it so he could sit on the window sill and look out at the ocean. There was a large bed with fluffy pillows and a soft blanket. A dresser full of clothes his size, a desk with a lamp on it as well as pens, pencils and a few blank notebooks he could write in, a bookcase stacked with novels and spell books of all kinds, a small closet for his robes and for his broom. Finally there was a small glass cage for his pet snake, pan.

He was in complete shock; this room had everything he liked. He always wanted a large window to sit in to read. On the floor was a rug with a nature theme and the small chandelier hanging above the room was green with vines like from a tree. The lights came from small glowing orbs decorated on the vines.

He had tears in his eyes; this was everything he loved, nature, books, his pet snake and the ocean view. Jack ruffled his hair, like a parent.

That thought made Harry frown, his parents….

"Don't think about them anymore Harry, you don't have to worry about them anymore."

Harry nodded and they took the rest of Harry's things they brought from the boarding school to put away.

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After several months, Harry had a large range of tutors and even Jack himself teaching Harry from magical arts to muggle studies. The lessons were advanced since Harry had already proven himself to be an above average student in the boarding school.

To avoid any press and anyone who would bother him about his "celebrity" status, Harry changed his last name to Harry Smith and used glamors to hide his scar and contacts to make his eyes look blue. Luckily the town they were was small and also pretty cutoff from the rest of the Wizard world in England.

Harry spent very little time away from his home but was not naïve to the events in the wizard and muggle world. For one thing, the Potter's had covered up much about their famous son by saying he was at a special boarding school for advanced students when he was really sent to a reform school. On the daily prophet, Harry saw their "happy" faces with picture frames in their hands of him and their family. In the papers they seemed to be loving parents and wanted the best for him.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Harry at this point, wanted nothing to do with his parents. Still the memories of them being happy together when he was kid would bring tears into his eyes. They were so perfect together. Like when his dad would teach him how to fly and give him kisses on the forehead and tell him how proud he was. When his mom and him would bake together and always give Harry a bigger piece of cake after finishing.

He couldn't understand why all of the sudden he was such an outcast. Was it the "evil" wand, him not getting into Hogwarts, or was it something else?

He wanted to forget his parents and move on but it was so hard to watch his sister be coddled and loved in the many pictures from the press while he was left to rot away in a boarding school. He was so thankful to be out of there and with someone who cared.

Despite his isolation from the world, Harry did have friends. Uncle Jack had Harry join a violin class in the town just down the street from his house. His new friends, Jane and Luke, became really close and soon everyone in the class of seven become like a club after several lessons together.

They went to birthday parties, plays, movies, sleepovers, and did so many things together that there was hardly a time you didn't see them together. Jane, Luke, and Harry were the closest of course.

Jack was so happy to see them getting along so well and that his "nephew" was happy at last.

However, when Harry turned seventeen, many years later, everything changed once again.

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At this point, Harry was going to graduate from the academy. The Potters and Dumbledore went to pick him up from the school…only to find that Harry was gone

"WHERE IS HE" demanded James. The headmaster looked in all his files, but couldn't find anything on a "Harry Potter" or anyone under that name who went to the academy.

"I'm so sorry, but you must be mistaken…your soon never went here."

"HOW CAN THAT BE? YOU TOOK HIM IN WHEN HE WAS ELEVEN!"

The Headmaster was taken aback, he never had him at the school…he didn't remember anything like that happening.

"Mr. Potter, there are NO records and NO one here named Harry Potter. Look in the files yourself."

The Potters and Dumbledore checked every paper and every file…nothing. Dumbledore even searched the man's mind…nothing.

"That…that cannot be" said Dumbledore dumbfounded and shocked.

They left the school and not too long after that, the papers read this following headline

"Harry Potter is MISSING?"

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Back in Harry's home, Jack left the house to attend to some business while Harry was busy with is studies, late one night. He apparted himself to the end the forbidden forest, not too far from the Hogwarts School.

There he saw the infamous black spirit of the one called Lord Voldemort. The spirit looked at Jack with distain until Jack gave him a glimpse of his true form.

"So you're the one a lowly spirit now I see, ah Tom Riddle."

The spirit whispered something that only Jack could hear. "No fear not, you have done your part well, and soon the next stage will begin. As part of our deal of course. I'll give you a body as promised but remember in the end you must fill the end of the bargain if you want to keep it and have immortality.

The spirit spoke again and Jack smiled, "Alright then, your followers have already been prepared as I done my part as well."

Jack waved his hand and slowly, the black shadow become and man. Lord Voldemort had returned.

Jack smiled and apparated back to the house.

At this point it was late out and Harry was asleep in his bed. Jack smiled warmly at his darling nephew and sat down at the edge of his bed.

"You know…I've always wanted a child of my own Harry…but that dream is forever out my reach due to some…unfortunate circumstances. But know this Harry, I do you see you as my child. When all this is finally over…I'll finally have the family I dreamed off."

He left the sleeping harry after kissing his forehead, "Goodnight."

The mark on Harry's shoulder glowed a bright red.

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