A/N: I do not own Harry Potter. But you knew that.
A/N2: Ok, I assuaged my inner geek with a Batman Reference and a Spiderman reference, however, no matter how many ask for it, there is no way I'm going to do a Green Lantern reference… True, the GLs of Earth have the coolest oath of any fighter of evil, however if Harry had access to the universes Ultimate Weapon™ he wouldn't use it to make giant boxing gloves nor would he tell everyone and their little brother that the Ultimate Weapon's ™ was powerless against anything colored yellow.
A/N3: Oh, all right.
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might, beware my power, Green Lanterns light!" And to make it Harry-Centric add the verse, "By all the magic, dark or shiny, I'm gonna kick Tom Riddle's Hiney!"
Thank you, it's a gift.
A/N4: I've had a lot of emails (come on people, if you care enough to email me, post it as a review. My ego wants ChemProf level review numbers. I know that my stories aren't as good as his, but in reviews you could tell me that.) Any way a lot of emails asking how this analog of the Potterverse got so screwed up, and how the people got so different. Here (while I battle a bad case of writers block… Well not really block, the Harry meets Ron keeps getting written in my head, but first I need to get there) here is a time line for this reality.
Harry Potter and Merlin's Reaper
Chapter Twelve – Answers and Timelines
October 31, 1981. – Point of divergence of the Realities.
James and Lilly Potter, as well as their son, 15 month old Harry are killed by Voldemort at their home in Godric's Hollow.
He was over the threshold as James came sprinting into the hall. It was easy, too easy, Potter hadn't even picked up his wand ...
"Lily, take Harry and go! It's him! Go! Run! I'll hold him off!"
Hold him off, without a wand in his hand! ...
"Avada Kedavra!" The green light filled the cramped hallway, James Potter fell like a marionette whose strings were cut ... He could hear Lilly Potter screaming from the upper floor, trapped, but as long as she was sensible, she, at least, had nothing to fear ...
Voldemort climbed the steps, listening with faint amusement to her attempts to barricade herself in ...
He forced the door open, cast aside the chair and boxes hastily piled against it with one lazy wave of his wand ... and there she stood, the child in her arms. At the sight of him, she dropped her son into the crib behind her and threw her arms wide, as if this would help, as if in shielding him from sight she hoped to be chosen instead ...
"Not Harry, not Harry, please not Harry!"
"Stand aside, you silly girl... stand aside, now."
"Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead --"
"This is my last warning --"
"Not Harry! Please ... have mercy ... have mercy ... Not Harry! Not Harry! Please -- I'll do anything ..."
"Stand aside. Stand aside, girl!"
He could have forced her away from the crib, but it seemed more prudent to finish them all ... The green light flashed around the room and she dropped like her husband. The child had not cried all this time. He could stand, clutching the bars of his crib, and he looked up into the intruder's face with a kind of bright interest.
"Avada Kedavra!"
And the boy joined his parents.
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March 5, 1982 – The ministry falls to Voldemort
The Minister of Magic remained seated at the desk of his office as his protective detail died. Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange burst into the office as the last of the Aurors fell. They aimed their wands at him as Voldemort swept into the room.
"I believe you are in my chair."
"Dumbledore will stop you!"
"You put far too much faith in an old man. Avada Kedavra!"
The minister slumped from his chair. Voldemort turned to his lieutenants, Sweep the building, no survivors!"
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May 2, 1983 – The fall of Hogwarts
The death of Albus Dumbledore – Minerva McGonagall and Filius Flitwick join the resistance.
Minerva's scream echoed though out the castle. That bastard Riddle had pulled Albus' heart from his chest with some horrible black curse. She gathered her self, and rose from where she had fallen when the cutting curse had hit her in the face. Maybe she was going to die, but the bastards would find out why the name McGonagall was feared to this day in the Highlands. She turned to face the two Death Eaters running toward her, and watched as they fell before she could even raise her wand.
She felt a hand take her right wrist.
"Minerva, it is time to go."
"They killed Albus Filius."
"I know that Minerva, we can't do anything about that. If we stay, we die. If we leave we can kill them at our leisure."
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December 5, 1983 – The Fall of the Muggle Government of the UK
Prime Minister, under Imperius Curse, commits suicide during National Televised Announcement
The Queen swears Fealty to Voldemort, abdicated to allow his succession to the Throne as Voldemort the First. Dies w/ family 2 days later.
Muggle Government and Military heads under imperius curse.
Prince William (18 months) secreted away from Balmoral to the highlands of Scotland, by rogue SAS squad and his nanny when his mother and father and murdered. A charred body of a toddler left behind.
"Where did you find the baby Sergeant?"
"This is Jimmy, me son Major. The bastard hit housing, me entire family was…" the man shuddered "We need the decoy, We've got to protect the Prince."
"The King." Major Llewellyn corrected. "Good thinking" He turned to the woman with the toddler in her arms. "Are you ready to go Ms. Lawrence?"
"We are Major. We must protect the crown."
"Indeed." He turned to his troops "Move out men. We're going to ground!"
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February 28, 1984 – Night of the Knives
The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Austria, USSR, PRC, US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil all fall to mixture of imperius controlled politicians and military leaders and polyjuiced imposters.
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December 25, 1986 – Bones family attacked, Susan's parents killed, Susan raped. Rescued by Amelia Bones and her resistance cell.
The last of the three stood up from the sobbing little girl. He extended his wand to snuff out her life when "Crucio" rang out in the small house.
The three Death Eaters fell to the ground screaming in pain.
"Fry the bastards" spat Amelia Bones as she scooped her niece from the bed. "It will be ok Susy, they won't hurt you any more." She saw her brother and his wife lifeless on the floor. "These bastards won't hurt anyone any more."
She turned to her team "Keep it up until they don't feel it anymore. I'll see you at camp." And she apparated away.
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June 10, 1987 – Consolidation of all governments to Voldemorts rule.
Massive culls of population. Total elimination of all Muggle educational facilities, medical facilities,
In the three years between the Night of Knives and the consolidation of governments, world population has gone from 6 billion to 800 million.
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April 1, 1991 – Lovegood family captured and tortured. Xenophilius and Selene killed, Luna taken as sex slave
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November 22, 1993 – Luna kills her rapist, escapes to the resistance.
"Welcome home Master" 12 year old Luna welcomed the man in her life back to his home. "I made you dinner."
"Thank you Pet." He waved his wand over the plate of food she placed in front of him. No toxins, no poisons. "It never hurts to check Pet." He ran his hand over her ass, she wiggled into him as he began to eat "After dinner tonight, something special for you to do for me."
"Ooh Master, you tease me"
He laughed and drank from his wine glass. He immediately began to choke.
"Oh don't you like it Master? I made it just for you. A special binary poison. Part in the gravy, part in the wine. Individually harmless so your scan would show nothing. You really shouldn't have left your potions books lying around 'Master', they gave me so many ideas."
She picked up his wand and put it behind her ear. Then she got a claw hammer from the kitchen. "The Poison won't kill you 'Master' It paralyzes you. I'm going to kill you. One bone at a time."
She started on the toes of his left foot. The poison prevented him from screaming, but Severus Snape died in agony.
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January 4, 1994 – Accidental discharge of Magic during food foraging gives Hermione Granger and her family away.
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June 3, 1997 – Harry James Potter translates into this reality.
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A/N the last: Ok, I know its short. I've got severe blockage for the next chapter, and may just strike it from the outline. Here's a chaplet that I was planning on putting on the next chapter, but I'm going to use it now to pad out this one.
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Harry apparated just outside the village of Godric's Hollow. The town its self was empty, the population lost to the cullings, the only people in miles lived on the farms that still provided food for the cities.
Flitwick suggested to him that he might be able to find his parents home despite the Fidelius still being in effect because he had lived there when it was cast. He had second hand accounts of how his analog had been found in his crib, but the house was untouched, unlike the devastation that his reflecting the curse back on Voldemort had caused.
He followed the directions given him by Minerva, and there it was. The Path to the door was over grown, unlike the well traveled path that ran along the fence line. He approached the door, and it opened to his touch. The house was over run with magical pests, much like his memories of #12 Grimmauld place. This was going to take a lot of work, and it wasn't the kind of work he was any good at. Cleaning a normal house, no problem, cleaning a magic house, he had no idea. If only he had….
Dobby! He could go and try to free Dobby. While he was there he could deal with Lucius at the same time.
He gathered his staff and cloak from his bag. Pulled the cloak on, and apparated to Malfoy Manor.