HARRY POTTER AND THE LOST CHANCES.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter doesn't belong to me.
SUMMARY : This is a brother who lived story. In this story, Lily and James had Harry as a firstborn and then 2 years later had Michael. Then at the Halloween, when Michael is nearly an year old and Harry is 3 years old, Voldemort attacks Godric's Hollow and Michael is announced as the Boy-Who-Lived by Albus Dumbledore. And thus, the Potters slowly but surely neglect Harry.
Dumbledore/Weasley/Granger bashing. A lot of Potters bashing as well.
Pairing: Harry/Daphne Greengrass. (Romance in 3
rd year and after)
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'…' thoughts
"…." Talking
"spells/parseltongue"
Chapter 8: Year 1 : The End.
At the end of Year 1:
"accantus!" Harry whispered and watched as the dummy was blasted off to the wall and destroyed completely. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and turned to leave. He had found the Room of Requirement in his 3rd week at school when he had been searching for a good place to practice. The work at school had been too easy for him and he had searched for a way to practice advanced spells. Till now, he had not started practicing Dark spells but he had gone far away in light and gray magic. His power was better than most but even he could not last if he used the advanced spells too much. He was trying to increase his stamina so that he could use advanced spells as much as he wanted. He wanted to be completely free in a battle.
He reviewed his progress at classes. He had not given his best at classes because he did not want to attract attention especially from Dumbledore. After that first day he had become more restricted in classes and acted as if he didn't knew the stuff and did it after a few tries.
He exited the Room and headed towards his common room. Today was the Ending Feast before the students left for their summer vacations. He thought about his allies. First was Daphne Greengrass, he considered her as his first friend. She had kept contact with him every day and they had grown to be friends. At first Harry had been restricted towards her but after a while he started considering her as a friend. Next was Roger, not exactly a friend (he was too annoying), but he could be considered as a ally. He had received invitations from both of them for the summer vacations. He had considered Daphne's invite and told her that he would be going at his own home at first but he might come to her home in the middle of the holidays.
He packed his stuff within a few minutes using a few spells. He then exited the dormitory and headed towards the Great Hall where the Feast was to take place. It was decorated splendidly and he made his way towards the Ravenclaw table and sat down alone. Roger occupied the seat beside him after a while.
"Did you pack your stuff already?" He asked.
"Yes, did it a while ago." Harry replied.
"Damn! I have started packing but I haven't completed it yet, will do it after the Feast." He said. Harry just rolled his eyes. Couldn't he just use a spell and be done with it? Well, who was he to say anything to him. Dumbledore came and gave a grand speech about the year with the Slytherins winning the House Cup and bade them farewell for the upcoming holidays. They were dismissed after the dessert.
Harry went to his dorm and fell asleep in a few moments. His last thoughts were whether the things were still the same back at the Potter Manor.
Harry had quickly entered the train and taken a compartment which he had found entry at the end of the train. A Hufflepuff student whose name Harry didn't know joined him and sat at the window staring outside. Harry was immersed in his own thoughts until the end of the journey. He stepped outside the train and was met by Daphne who bade a warm good bye to him and told him to visit her at her home. She took him to meet her parents. Harry immediately walked forwards bowed to the man.
"Lord and Lady Greengrass, a pleasure to meet you. I am Hadrian James Potter." Harry said to the man.
The man was surprised but quickly gained his composure and held out his hand to the young boy.
"Indeed Mr. Potter. I am Daren Greengrass and this is my lovely wife." He gestured towards his wife. Harry turned towards the beautiful blonde woman.
"Lady Greengrass. I can see who Daphne inherits her looks from." Harry kissed her offered hand. Behind him Daphne felt her face heat up but quickly composed herself. This didn't go unnoticed by her mother, though.
"Mr. Potter. Thank you for the kind words." She said to him.
"I'll be leaving now, it was very nice meeting both of you. Have a nice summer Daphne." Harry nodded towards Daphne before leaving.
"He's a nice boy with manners. I am surprised I haven't heard of him except for your letters Daphne. Oh, and what a gentleman too." Daphne's mother commented. Daren stayed quiet. He observed the quiet boy moving easily through the crowd of people. He liked this quiet boy with manners and what was important was that he was to inherit the Potter Inheritance when he would become of age. He knew of the proper pureblood traditions of how to greet others. He nodded towards his family and they left the platform.
Harry apparated to the ground of Potter Manor. He entered the house and quickly headed towards his own room. He could hear voices coming out of the Dining Room. He entered his room and found everything as he had left there. So, nothing had changed over here for the months he had been absent. His parents still didn't remember him and Harry liked things the way they were right now. Harry sat on his desk and wrote a letter to Gringotts telling them that he would be visiting them in a few days. He then settled down on his bed and reflected on his school year.
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Severus Snape was sitting in his quarters thinking about the school year. He had found Harry Potter to be a quiet and mannered boy. He was not as outgoing and lively as Lily and not as famous as James Potter. He was completely different from his two parents. He had inherited only some qualities from his parents. One, was obviously his looks from James Potter and his eyes from Lily. Second, was his skill. He was skilled in all subjects as far as Severus knew. Any spawn of James and Lily Potter would be talented, that was quite obvious. They were both powerful wizards and their children would be too. What shocked Severus was that how he had never heard of the eldest Potter child, either in newspapers or from anyone else. There was something going on with that boy, Severus knew it.
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Filius Flitwick also sat in his quarters reflected about the same boy, Harry Potter. This boy, by far outclassed his classmates in terms of power and skill. Filius felt that the boy had been holding back after his first class and always completed his task after a first few tries. Filius felt the surge of power that just threatened to show from the boy. It was as if the boy was deliberately doing his task after a few tries. Why? Maybe to stay with his classmates and not attract too much attention, that much Filius did not know. What he knew, was that how much powerful the boy was, he was far more powerful than Filius himself and maybe more powerful than Dumbledore himself. What Filius could do, however, was to help the boy harness the power. Filius had remained a Champion when he had been young so he could help the boy go far. He would talk to the boy when he came back to school next year or maybe he could mail the boy in the summer sometime.
A/N : Here you go another chapter!~~ Harry has finished his first year and the vacations have started. I will write a couple of chapters for the vacations. There is a poll going on that should I continue from year 2 or write from year 4 when his brother would be arriving at Hogwarts. Please vote and let me know.
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