A.N this story was written in collaboration with ravenscross we hope that you all enjoy it.

Harry's life for want of a better word has been shit. His life with his relatives shit. His two previous years at Hogwarts shit. He has always been alone growing up with the beatings of his relatives and it changed his view on people, to begin he thought that there were good people out there he just had to find them.

But after 11 years he knew there were no good people only people who wanted something from him and he decided on his 11th birthday when the half-giant Hagrid had arrived in the house they were staying at out in the middle of some godforsaken rock that he would be no one's plaything. So when he went to get his school supplies he found out everything he could from the Witches and Wizards about the school, how to get there, the houses and also what they taught.

At Ollivander's he received his wand 11 inches made of Holly with a Phoenix core which had caused the wand seller a little bit of worry as he explained about how the brother of that wand had given him the scar that was on his forehead but would tell him no more, so Harry had gone to Hagrid to tell him the story of Voldemort who had left him to go and get Harry an owl.

To say that Harry was intrigued would be an understatement the man hunted down his family why? When Harry asked Hagrid the man simply said that they had crossed paths in there lives and had escaped Voldemort's pride could not allow that insult to go unrepaid so he had personally hunted them down and killed every member of the Potter family except Harry.

When Harry returned to his "loving" family he made it quite clear to them that their past actions would be repaid soon which had them start throwing gifts at Harry in the hope to save themselves and while Harry accepted everything they gave him he never forgave them and would never forgive them for as long as the scars on his body remained.

Harry had arrived at the station to get to platform 9¾. Finding the entrance point he slipped in with an hour to go before the train left allowing Harry to find a spot near the back all to himself. After he had put his luggage away he grabbed a book and began to read his textbook so that he could get ahead in a world he had only just found out existed. He was interrupted shortly before the train left by a redhead boy who asked if he could sit with him before Harry could respond the boy walked in and sat down.

Harry did not like this boy he seemed lazy and stuck up but he pretended to listen to him as he went on and on about how he was going to be in Gryffindor and how all Slytherin's were evil and would become dark wizards after they left school, as if to prove his point a blond-haired boy opened the door flanked by two gorillas and demanded to know if we knew where Harry Potter was, before Harry could say anything the redhead said that Harry wouldn't be caught dead with him and told him to bugger off which caused the blond boy to turn red as he insulted the boy's clothes and then left.

The rest of the trip was uneventful for the most part a brunette haired girl came and asked if they had seen a toad as another student had lost their pet. Before Harry could say anything the redhead spoke up again and said no piss off which just made Harry even angrier at him but he kept silent as the girl huffed then left.

Harry glared at the boy before informing him that he did not like his attitude and the way he kept speaking for him and that if he continued then Harry would ask him to leave the carriage which caused the boy to go red before crossing his arms and shutting up allowing Harry to return to his book.

Once the train stopped Harry quickly left the boy behind and exited the train he looked around before hearing Hagrid calling for the first years to come to him. When all had assembled he led them to the boats. Harry quickly hopped onto a boat that had three people in it and when the redhead found him he demanded that one of the others got off the boat to which Harry said piss off causing the redhead to go as red as his head before leaving.

When they reached the castle Hagrid led them to an elderly woman with a stern expression who thanked him and then after a short speech about how the house would be like your family and other such nonsense had turned around and left them for a bit. The blond hair boy was looking around and spotted Harry and said in a loud voice that Harry had come to Hogwarts causing all the students around him to look at him. The blond walked up and introduced himself as Draco Malfoy with his hand reached out which Harry just looked at it.

"I don't need you as a friend," Harry said looking at the boy which caused him to clench his fist.

"You'll regret that Potter, you'll wish one day that you had taken up my offer," Malfoy replied

'Doubtful' Harry thought as the Professor returned and ushered them into the hall. Harry overheard one of the other first-years saying that the roof was bewitched to be see-through and with a lookup, he saw that it was indeed see-through, as they approached the end of the hall they found a stool with an old hat sitting on top of it which started to sing. (A.N not putting the song in we all know it)

After the song ended the Professor pulled out a scroll and began to read off names. As one by one the students went up and had the hat placed on there head then would shout out what house they were in the redhead boy went to Gryffindor, the brunette as well and Malfoy and his two gorillas went to Slytherin. People he didn't recognize went into Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. This carried on until.

"Potter, Harry,"

Harry stepped forward the whole hall went silent as the hat was placed on his head. He felt the hat stiffen to a point before it whispered.

"Slytherin,"

Harry removed the hat and moved away but not before he heard.

"What did you see that scared you so much?"

"You know I cannot tell you, Minerva, all I will say is Dumbledore made a mistake," Hearing this Harry glanced over to the head table to see Dumbledore frozen his hands about to clap as he watched Harry move to the Slytherin table. He heard a few of his new housemates whispering but that soon stopped as food appeared on the table.

After the feast the Headmaster stood up and gave a speech, the forest was forbidden as was one of the third floor corridors and the caretaker had a list of forbidden items for as to look through on the door to his office but Harry wasn't really paying attention he was focusing on Malfoy who he could see was planning something with his pet gorillas.

Harry followed the prefect for Slytherin and headed down into the dungeon after a few twists and turns they came up to a wall with a snake on it. The prefect turned to everyone and said that this was the entrance to the Slytherin common room where we would be staying until we graduated he then turned around and gave the password to the wall which slides away revealing then room beyond.

Once we had all gathered inside the prefect directed us to where the dorms were saying they we would each get a room for ourselves before he turned and left.

"So, Potter," Malfoy said standing in front of him and while Harry couldn't see them he felt the two gorillas Harry knew what was about to happen so he did the only logical thing he stepped forward and punched Malfoy in the stomach and as he fell forward because of the impact Harry then smacked him on the back with both hands causing him to fall to the floor then he proceeded to head off to the dorms without looking at the other students.

Harry walked down the corridor and decided to take the last room entering it when he heard Malfoy shouting for him he locked the door behind him as pounding began but he ignored it as he went to his new bed and sat down his luggage appeared next to him but he was too tired to put anything away so he just fell asleep.

Harry's life at Hogwarts was nothing special the Defence against the Dark Arts teacher was incompetent so Harry started to self teach himself in his free time, Potions was slightly better although the teacher tried to have him answer questions that Harry wouldn't if known the answer to if he hadn't of studied ahead of the class, History was boring as the teacher spoke in a monotone voice and just read from the book, Transfiguration was interesting but the teacher paid more attention to her own house of all the classes he liked Charms the most as the teacher didn't seem to play favourites.

A few weeks into the year and Harry started noticing something the women of his house were being "invited" into the male dorm area. In the beginning Harry didn't think too much about it until one day when he was doing an essay for Transfiguration he heard a smack and looked up to see one of the seventh years boys dragging one of the fifth year girls to the dorms at that point Harry realised what was going on but when he looked around he saw all the boys in the common room were smiling and seemed to be perfectly happy with what was happening while the girls were silent and looking scared but did nothing to help the girl. Harry's hatred for them all grew to a level that had until that point had been reserved for his relatives Harry got up and went to his room disgusted with them all.

Harry began to throw himself more into his studies to keep away from his housemates and the others in the school and everything seemed to be going fine until Halloween. Harry hated this day everyone celebrating him defeating some Dark Lord but for him, it was the day he entered hell, the day he lost his parents.

To begin Halloween was relatively normal until Charms we were learning the wingardium leviosa spell which Harry was able to do quite quickly and got ten points for being the first to get it not that he cared about the House Cup but as he watched the other students his eyes were drawn to Ron Weasley from Gryffindor as he tried to do the spell and failed so the person sitting next to him tried to help him and when she did the spell to prove her point instead of thanking her he just sulked Harry knew that look, that boy was about to explode but was too much of a coward to do it in front of the teacher.

As they left the class Harry overheard Ron talking to his friends that the one who helped him was an insufferable know it all which she heard as she barged past him and his friends and while no one else saw it Harry did see the smirk that flashed across his face. The boy was the worst kind of bully as he was also a coward.

After all the class and everyone was in the Great Hall for the feast Harry was wandering the corridors of the first floor when he came face to face with a Troll. The teacher arrived later to find harry beating it over the head with its club.

"Mister Potter what are you doing?" cried Professor McGonagall causing Harry to lose concentration and dropping the club on its head

"What am I doing? What is a Troll doing here?"

"You were told to go to your house dormitories," Dumbledore said moving closer to the Troll as he inspected it.

"Really when?"

"When word of the Troll was reported during the feast," McGonagall said giving Harry a stern look.

"I wasn't at the feast," Harry replied with a hint of anger in his voice.

"Why not?"

"Why would I want to celebrate today?" Harry asked with so much venom in his voice that it made all the teachers stop and look at him.

"Mister Potter today is-"

"The day I became an orphan, I hate this day and would like to be away from people," Harry said turning to leave but stopped when he heard a new voice behind him.

"What happened?" Harry turned to see the Gryffindor had just exited the bathroom slightly down the hallway.

"Miss Granger, what are you doing here?" McGonagall asked in surprise.

"I was-"

"Hiding from a cowardly bully in her house," Harry finished for her causing all the teacher to gasp.

"Mister Potter there is no bullying in this school," Dumbledore said looking slightly angry at the accusation of bullies.

"Yeah that's what all school say it's never true," Harry said turning around and leaving.

"Hey wait," the girl said as she took off after him, Harry did not slow down but she soon caught up, "I'm Hermione Granger. Thank you if you hadn't of dealt with that Troll I might have died,"

"Don't mention it," Harry said still moving.

"Do you want to be friends?" she asked causing Harry to stop in his tracks she looked in his eyes as a whole host of emotions flew across his face, fear, sorrow, happiness, hope, before ending with a look of resignation.

"I would advise against us becoming friends," Harry replied before moving again this time she did not follow.

"The offer stands if you change your mind," she called after Harry as he returned to his house dorms. The rest of the year was uneventful until near the end when it was revealed that one of the teachers had died. No one knew how his body when they found it down the third-floor corridor just seemed to have decayed away leaving him an empty husk.

Harry's second year at Hogwarts was just as great as the first Malfoy tried again to get him to bend to his will which resulted in him being found unconscious with his friends tied upside down and hanging from the ceiling. When asked they would tell who did it how could they admit that one lone boy had taken down four other students without even trying.

Harry returned into his usual life at Hogwarts until Halloween came around this time Harry was exploring the second floor of Hogwarts when he was walking past a bathroom and heard a hiss of Parseltongue coming from it causing him to stop as far as he knew he was the only Parselmouth in the school so he went to investigate and found the younger sister of Ron holding some old book standing in front of the sinks which had moved to reveal a hole.

"What are you doing?" he asked causing her to spin around.

"Potter," she said with such hatred in her voice however Harry noticed her eyes were glazed over.

"Who are you?" Harry asked as he drew his wand which she also did.

"I am Lord Voldemort," came the reply.

"Really? No offence but I thought you were a guy,"

"Insolence, I possess this little girl for now but soon I will have my true form back," she/he said as they started throwing spells. Harry quickly dodge the spells however the spells hit the wall creating a loud noise which drew the attention of the resident ghost.

"What's going on?" she demanded as a spell flew through her that Voldemort threw on instinct.

"Could you kindly inform the nearest teacher that this young lady is being possessed by Voldemort," Harry called as he dodges another spell, the ghost stiffened before she disappeared.

"The teacher can't save you, boy, I will kill you,"

"Yeah that would sound more threatening if it didn't come out of the mouth of a little girl who is slowing down," Harry said as he dodges another spell.

"What is going on," came the voice of the new Defence teacher.

"Oh great the incompetent buffoon," Harry muttered as a spell headed towards the voice giving Harry an opening to jump on her and wrestle her to the ground.

"What is the meaning of this," cried McGonagall who arrived with the ghost, "Mister Potter get off her this minute,"

"No Professor, she attacked him she's possessed," the ghost said.

"Very well until this is sorted both of you relinquish your wands,"

"Never you filthy half-blood," the girl spat. Professor McGonagall pointed her wand at the girl and a red light shot from her wand and the girl fell silent.

"You may get up Mister Potter."

"Yes ma'am," Harry said getting up.

"What were you doing in here young man?"

"I heard hissing I thought there was a snake so I came in to check," Harry lied, "I found her next to the sink that had moved," He gestured to the sink which had returned to its original place, "when I asked her what was going on she claimed to be Voldemort," Harry paused as the teacher flinched before continuing, "Then she attacked me,"

Harry moved from beside the girl and noticed she was still holding onto the book in a vice-like grip.

"I think you should take that book to the Headmaster I think it is what is possessing her," Harry said as he left walking past the unconscious Defence teacher Harry shook his head thinking to himself how had this idiot get the job as he went back to the Slytherin dormitories to sleep.

The rest of the year was uneventful although Harry did hear that Malfoy's dad was upset about something not going their way not that he cared about the little arsehole but it was nice to hear that something bad had happened to him.

The third year started badly he ran away from home after blowing up Vernon's sister then he found out some madman had escaped the Wizarding prison and was supposedly after him and to make matters worse he was supposed to have been his parents best friend.

On the train ride to Hogwarts Harry had sat next to a new teacher who was asleep for most of the trip and only woke up when they were attacked by a Dementor which seemed to really like Harry but was driven away by the Professor, who then went to check the train out.

"Well at least this one seems to know what he's doing," Harry muttered as the train began again soon the Professor returned and found Harry sitting in his robes.

"Why did it seem to focus on me?" Harry asked

"Because you have had such horrors happen to you that they are drawn to you," came the reply

"Can you teach me to defend myself from them?"

"Do you think it is necessary?"

"If they are around Hogwarts then yes,"

"Very well I will teach you a spell later in the year," Harry nodded and then got up and left as the train stopped. This year was slightly different as Malfoy and his friends didn't come near him although Harry realised they were just planing something so he kept out of there way and when he noticed any of them following him he would use the invisibility cloak he had been given during his first year. This kept going until Halloween.

Harry woke to bang on his door, "Come on Potter open up you coward," Malfoy shouted, Harry, stood up and moved to the door opening it quickly he punched Malfoy in the stomach with his left hand while his right hand held his wand and cast a body-binding curse on the others behind Malfoy.

"You never learn do you Malfoy," Harry said as he grabbed him by his hair pulling him up before punching him again in the stomach he collapsed to the floor where Harry started kicking him.

"This pathetic piece of shit is the one you follow," Harry said looking at the three frozen people, "Crabbe, Goyle, Nott, Parkinson I would rethink my decision if I were you he is useless and can do nothing without running to his father."

Harry then turned and left them all I'll get you, Potter," Malfoy said as he got up.

"Keep telling yourself that," Harry said as he entered the common room to find Professor Snape standing there waiting for him, "Professor,"

"A word Potter,"

"Of course sir,"

"With Sirius Black on the lose the Headmaster would like for me to inform you that this year you are to attend the feast,"

A scowl came over Harry's face," of course sir,"

"I know you hate today and would like to be alone but this is for your safety,"

"Yes sir," Harry said walking past he headed to the Great Hall which was packed full of students. Harry moved to the end of the Slytherin table and sat down when Dumbledore stood up with two students standing next to him.

"If I may have your attention students," the room was instantly quiet, "Thank you today I am happy to announce that we have two new students joining our school," a murmur started as the students took note of the two students standing next to him, "They come from a family that moved to Bulgaria after the war with the Dark Lord but they have now decided to return to their ancestral home and join Hogwarts," this caused a stir among the students, "They have had a private sorting and are both in Slytherin their names are Daphne," one of them stepped forward and gave a little bow. She looked to be in her sixth year with straw blond hair and had an air of elegance that surrounded her, "And Astoria Greengrass," the other one stepped forward and bowed, this one was a brunette and looked like she was in her fifth year with the same air around her as her sisters.

After being introduced the two girls walked down the Slytherin table ignoring all the people offering them seats and sat across from Harry which surprised everyone included Harry.

"It is not wise to sit with me," Harry said without looking up from his meal.

"And who said we were wise?" Astoria asked causing Harry to look up at them. When he looked at them he noticed their robes shimmered a little revealing a crest of some family on their right shoulder.

"Who's crest is that?" Harry asked which seemed to surprise them as the two sisters looked at each other before the crest vanished.

"It's not important," Daphne said.

"Fine, bye," Harry got up and left as he was leaving Malfoy and his group walked in, Malfoy was holding his side but said nothing as Harry passed him by and went to his class.

In Defence, they were dealing with a Boggart as Professor Lupin had found one they had spent most of their class planing on what the Boggart would turn into and what they would turn it into.

The first student up the Boggart turned into Professor Snape who then got his clothes turned into that of an old ladies clothing.

Weasley went next his turned into a giant spider which he gave roller skates causing the thing to slip and fall.

Harry went next and the Boggart turned into a Dementor, Harry pointed his wand at the creature and after saying the spell the Boggart became a multi-coloured overweight Dementor. As Harry moved away he noticed the teacher was gripping his wand tightly.

"Scared of the Dementor Potter," Malfoy sneered from his place in the line.

"Yes, and what are you afraid of Daddy not being proud of you?" Harry retorted causing Malfoy to go red with rage.

"That's enough you two five points from Slytherin for antagonistic behaviour," Lupin said before Malfoy could retort.

After that the day ended normally except Harry was forced to go to the feast, Harry didn't eat any of the food in front of him and much to his surprise the two new students again sat across from him, a glance down the table told Harry that some of the other Slytherin's did not seem happy that they were next to him and Malfoy, in particular, was looking at the two girls with lust in his eyes.

"I thought I told you not to sit near me," Harry said

Daphne looked up from her food," You said it was not wise you never ordered us not to Lord Potter,"

"I am not a Lord," Harry snapped which caused both girls to look at one another in surprise.

"You don't know?"Astoria asked

"Don't know what?" Harry asked Astoria opened her mouth to answer but her sister cut her off.

"Not here Tori,"

"Yes, sister,"

After Diner Harry decide he wanted to be alone but soon found he was being followed by the two sisters so Harry slipped into an unused class and threw on his cloak and vanished as they entered the room. Harry stood behind the door and closed it with a bang causing them to turn around with their wands drawn but couldn't see anyone.

"I think we should talk about boundaries," Harry said