Harry and aunt Petunia told his uncle that Harry had been accepted to a prestigious private school in Scotland on full scholarship.
Uncle Vernon was a bit annoyed, but let it go rather quickly as Dudley was going Smeltings, so they would have both of their children in different private schools, a mark of prestige.
Harry was glad that his uncle had accepted their explanation so quickly, and he began to study his books.
Harry found that the wizarding world was both insular, and ignorant, but they were also arrogant and rather powerful. He knew that anyone who knew what they were doing could probably change the world with relative ease.
In fact, the Dark Lord that killed his parents had been trying to do just that, he was simply moving it in the wrong direction.
What interested Harry the most however where the books on runes and spell crafting. Runes were a language, and after working with ancient Egyptian and Kush, Harry was able to read, write, and translate runes without much difficulty. Harry thought that he would be fluent in the magical runic language within a few months, as he already knew other languages that were similar.
The spell crafting however was even more interesting. Spells were apparently a combination of wand movements, and Latin based intonations. Harry studied this language extensively in the weeks before attending Hogwarts hoping that it would give him an advantage to be able to speak in this magical language. What upset Harry was that the books he purchased in Diagon Ally gave him the vocabulary, but not the grammatical context needed to learn the language fluently, or verbally.
Finally, the night of August 30th Harry packed all of his cloths, manuscripts, and his spell books into his trunk and locked it.
While Harry knew some spells (and indeed already invented a few of his own theoretically) he was also all too aware that using magic outside of Hogwarts would get him expelled before he got there (not strictly true, if you remember Hermione practiced magic before the express).
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On September first Harry was dropped off by his Uncle at Kings Cross station while his uncle and cousin went on to Smeltings.
Harry walked over to the area where platforms nine and ten met, and then looked around.
He immediately noticed that the platform was nine and specifically three quarters. Thus, Harry concluded that three quarters of the stone columns that divided platforms nine and ten were entrances to the magical platform. This of course led to the problem that Harry didn't know which of the columns were entrances, and which were actual stone.
So Harry watched carefully and saw a family of red heads walk through the first column between the platforms.
After they went through, Harry walked through the illusion himself and quickly boarded the train.
He sat in an empty compartment, and waited for the ride to begin.
Harry had been on only a few train rides in his life, so he was more than a little exited by the train itself. The fact that it was taking him to the heart of a medieval culture that he could study was even better.
As the train sounded its last call whistle, a boy from the red headed family he had followed onto the platform opened the door.
"Do you mind if I sit here? Everywhere else is full." The boy said.
Harry frowned for a moment, he was sure that there were many open compartments, but still he nodded and said "Sure have a seat."
"Thanks" the boy said as he sat down.
"Ron Weasley" the boy said introducing himself.
"Harry" Harry replied, knowing that if he said his last name the boy would probably become star struck.
Ron nodded and the two struck up a conversation about quidditch. Or more accurately, Ron thought that Harry was a muggle born who had never heard of the sport, and sought to convert him to the quidditch faith.
Harry had never had much of an interest in sports, so he just nodded at all the right places and gradually tuned out the rant that was rapidly reaching the twenty minute mark.
As Harry began to tire of Ron's continual chatter, a girl with bushy brown hair opened the compartment.
"Have either of you seen a toad? A boy named Neville has lost one." She said quickly.
Ron shook his head but Harry asked "What's its name?"
The girl and Ron both looked confused but she answered "Trevor I think"
Harry nodded, drew his wand and concentrated on his magic. "Accio Trevor" Harry called out.
For a moment nothing happened and then a toad flew into the compartment.
Hermione caught it, and said "Was that a summoning charm? I thought they were fourth year material, where did you learn? Are you normal? Am I that far behind?" she asked rapid fire.
Harry grinned "No, your not behind, I'm just a bit advanced because I studied my books and a few extra ones over the summer. That was really the first spell I've actually tried to cast, I've just studied theory mostly."
The girl nodded and left to return the toad to it's owner.
"Bloody hell, I hope that girl's not in our house" Ron said "She's a bloody nightmare."
Harry frowned for a moment, but then let it go; the boy was obviously immature and rather stupid if he thought that insulting one scholar would get him into the good graces of another, either that or he was just to stupid to realize that he had insulted someone very similar to his companion.
Harry and Ron sat in the compartment for nearly another hour with Ron going on about quidditch team stats and players before the trolley arrived.
Harry browsed through the cart and picked out a few things that looked interesting like sugar quills and chocolate frogs and paid for them.
Harry offered Ron a few pieces of candy and Ron accepted them very quickly.
The two of them changed into their robes and left the train going to the boats where a giant man was ordering the first years into boats.
Harry assumed that the boats were some sort of tradition, and so complied.
Ron followed Harry into the boat and they were joined by the girl who was looking for the toad and a small shy chubby boy.
The girl introduced herself as Hermione Granger and the boy as Neville Longbottom.
When Ron heard Neville's last name he snickered and Harry resolved then and there that he wanted nothing to do with the immature brat.
The four of them began discussing Hogwarts houses on the boat and Ron began expounding the virtues of Gryffindor.
Harry replied that he thought Ravenclaw sounded better as they were more academically inclined.
Hermione noticeably perked up at that, but Ron was to busy trying to tear down Slytherin to notice. Harry and Hermione shared a small smile as they both realized that they were the academics of the boat.
Neville was far to shy to say anything, and he got more hunched over as Ron's bashing of the other houses continued.
After a short boat ride, the first years where escorted to the entrance hall.
The strict teacher that met them there ordered them to freshen themselves up and told them that she would be back momentarily.
Harry and Hermione had drifted off to one side of the room while Ron wasn't looking, and Harry noticed that both he and a blond haired boy were now searching the room for someone.
Harry had the funny feeling that they were both looking for the famous Harry Potter, Boy-Who-Lived, and not Harry Potter, normal looking student, so he was safe for the moment. Just to be sure thought, Harry made sure his hair covered his scar. After a few moments the teacher returned and led them into the Great Hall.
Harry was surprised by the ceiling, and Hermione said "The ceiling is enchanted to look like the sky outside, I read about it in"
Harry and Hermione spoke at the same time "Hogwarts a History"
The two of them shared a grin before the Sorting Hat began singing.
Harry was very interested in the song, and paid very close attention to the words and their meanings.
He personally thought that sorting people by personality was rather stupid; they should be sorted by their ability to contribute to society by academics, labor capability, intelligence, or better yet not sorted at all. The wizards seemed determined to splinter their society from the very beginning. Something that Harry found down right insane.
When Hermione's name was called she stepped up and was placed in Ravenclaw rather quickly.
Neville was placed in Gryffindor, and Harry's name was called. Whispers broke out around the hall. Harry stepped forward ignoring Ron's whispered "Bloody hell" when he realized who his companion had been on the train.
When the hat was placed on his head Harry heard the voice of the hat within his brain.
'Interesting, very interesting, you have plenty of knowledge, and you could easily fit into Ravenclaw, but you are also fair and loyal, making you a possible Hufflepuff.
You have ambition, my oh my, what ambition, but you are not currently ruthless enough for Slytherin, so you have a choice, Slytherin where you will become powerful, but will always need to watch your back, Hufflepuff where you will make friends, but will not have power, or Ravenclaw, where you will have knowledge without many friends.'
Harry considered for a moment, and then thought to the hat
'I would prefer Ravenclaw if you don't mind'
The Hat seemed to agree with him because it shouted out "RAVENCLAW!"
Harry took off the hat and moved to the cheering table. As he sat next to Hermione, Harry glanced up at the head table and saw the old headmaster looking shocked and a teacher with greasy hair glaring at him.
Harry shrugged and began talking with Hermione.
After Weasley and Zabini were sorted (one to Gryffindor, the other to Slytherin) the Headmaster stood and said "I have a few words before we begin our feast, and here they are, nitwit, blubber, oddment, tweak, thank you."
As the plates filled with food Harry said to Hermione, "I think that man is a bit daft."
Hermione, considered it for a moment before saying "It's possible, but I don't think they would let a crazy teacher lead the school."
Harry nodded in agreement before asking "Whose they?"
Hermione frowned, and then stared at him, "That's a very good question Harry" she said with a bit of surprise.
Harry grinned, "I live to serve your worshipfulness"
Hermione giggled.
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Harry and Hermione got settled into their dormitories rather quickly, and with Lisa Turpin, they began studying in the library together.
Whispers followed Harry around for the first few weeks, but after it became obvious that he was not going to perform miracles in the hallways most people stopped caring about him.
The two exceptions were Ron Weasley, and Draco Malfoy. Both kept trying to get Harry to commit to friendship with them, but not Hermione or Lisa. Harry had no intention of dropping his very intelligent friends for a couple of idiots, so spent a good percentage of his time avoiding the two dumbbells.
The thing that was rather ironic is that while everyone was watching Harry for miracles, they didn't notice when he delivered.
Within a few weeks, Harry had mastered Runes, and was beginning to use the spell language fluently.
What was more; he was inventing spells and taking Lisa and Hermione along for the ride.
The three of them were the only ones who knew what Harry was doing, but even the teachers noticed when Harry started to change the wording of spells and get better results.
An example was the simple match to needle transfiguration. Harry changed a single syllable in the incantation and got a needle faster, and harder than anyone else in the class.
Harry, Hermione, and Lisa were soon using Harry's modified spells in most of their classes.
Harry also was using runes; he had carved space expansion runes on his trunk, and now had five times the space in his trunk. It was the size of a good sized closet.
In Charms, Flitwick watched Harry and his friends closely, and was quietly amazed when they began using modified spells.
It usually took months to modify spells safely, and it seemed like Harry Potter was modifying them in a matter hours, if not minutes. It was quite simply amazing.
Potions however were another matter. Harry liked cooking, and he had studied some chemistry, so he thought that he would be at worst decent in the class. Unfortunately the teacher Snape seemed to hate Harry's guts for no appreciable reason.
Harry and Lisa partnered in Potions, and almost every class Snape found an excuse to dock them points.
Harry was getting tired of it, as was Lisa, but neither they, nor Hermione could figure out a solution.
Finally Harry asked Professor Flitwick to observe the class without being seen. The professor was understandably curious about the request, and so he disillusioned himself and observed the class.
At the end of the class Flitwick was furious.
He confronted Snape, and told him in no uncertain terms that he was to stop unfair punishments.
Snape of course sneered and refused. Flitwick gave a feral grin and said "Wrong answer."
The next day the Slytherins and Ravenclaws were shocked when Flitwick started taking points from the Slytherins for virtually no reason while awarding Ravenclaws hundreds of points practically for showing up.
The Slytherins complained to their head of house and Snape stormed over to Flitwick's classroom to confront him.
Flitwick however sneered at Snape and told him he wasn't interested in playing fair, using the exact same words Snape had used the day before.
Furious Snape brought the matter to Dumbledore, but Flitwick resolutely stated that as long as Snape was allowed to punish Ravenclaws for doing their work, he could do the same thing to Slytherins.
When Flitwick revealed that all of this mess started after he secretly observed a potions class at the request of one of his students Snape blew a gasket.
"By what right do you invade my classroom and watch me! I am a teacher and a head of house!"
"From what I saw in that class, Peeves is a better teacher than you are, at least he gives lessons on where and what to avoid, you aren't even competent enough to do that!" Flitwick retorted.
Dumbledore tried to diffuse the situation, only for McGonagall to support Flitwick and announce that she would be doing the same thing unless Snape's excesses were reigned in.
When Dumbledore refused, the rest of the teachers announced their own plans to weight the house point system and walked out.
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Over the next few days a record number of points were given and lost in every class. By the end of the week the students no longer cared about house points as hundreds of points were being given and taken for things like breathing and blinking depending on where you were.
Snape was furious that his point abuses were now no longer considered unfair (it made him happy that he could bring the other houses down) but instead he had to keep growing more excessive just to keep up with the new norm.
Harry, Hermione and Lisa meanwhile continued with their education, unaware that they were the ones who started the points war.
The three of them were thus studying in the library on Halloween and missed the feast (they were working on modifying the lumos spell and an essay assigned by McGonagall.)
The three of them walked back to their common room when they heard a growling sound around the corner.
Not paying it any attention the three walked around the corner and froze. In front of them a mountain troll was also frozen in the process of walking towards them.
The three of them screamed as one and turned to run.
The troll also broke out of it's stupor and chased them. The three ravens ran onto a moving stair case and then onto another. They were lucky that the troll was stuck on a different stair case that led into the third floor corridor.
As it started to lumber in there, Harry and the girls began sending every offensive spell they could think of at the thing.
Nothing they did seemed to phase it until Harry banished the troll's own club into its head. Realizing that this was effective, Lisa levitated the club and let it drop on the beasts head.
When that dazed the creature, Hermione tried it and dropped it from much higher. This time the club split the troll's skull.
Not that the three of them realized this, they were to busy shaking after their near escape.
The three of them ran back to the common room and were confronted by a prefect.
"Where have you three been? Don't you know there is a troll on the lose?" the prefect yelled.
Harry replied "When we left the library we didn't, after it chased us and we knocked it out, we kind of figured it out ourselves."
The prefect and most of the common room stared at them in shock.
"y-you knocked out a mountain troll?" the prefect asked in disbelief.
Hermione spoke up. "Actually we might have killed it; the club hit its head pretty hard."
The Ravenclaws gasped in shock and the three first years (who hadn't realized just how hungry adrenaline makes you) decided to grab something to eat from the common room tables that were now piled high with food.
Whispers of "bloody hell" and "That's Harry Potter" whipped around the common room.
(AN)
This is the longest single chapter I've ever written (I know, I write short chapters) so I hope you'll enjoy it. Now to answer a few reviews
Jesagon- I hope this chapter satisfies your urge for detail
mudbloodpotter05- I do intend to time skip at some point, but Harry will not be spending seven years at Hogwarts, that much is certain.
JanusGodOfPossibilities -What his wand is missing will be revealed later in the story.
04farrellr- no this will not be a Harry/Elizabeth pairing (she's old enough to be his grandmother for Merlin's sake) but he will interact with her (especially when he ends up on Atlantis).
I just didn't want to post it as Harry/ Sheppard or Harry/McKay or everyone would think this is a slash story. For the record, this is not a slash story.
Now, there have been a few questions regarding the timeline, yes I will be tweaking the timeline a bit as it was pointed out to me that there was very little online activity going on in 1984. Not sure how much tweaking I'll be doing.
Now, because I'm writing this as I go I have two options for how this story eventually evolves and I want your opinion. Should Harry become Daniel Jackson, or should he be his own character at the SGC? At the moment I'm leaning towards independent character, but if enough people want him to be Daniel then I'll go that way.
So just leave a review stating your preference and I'll go from there.