Bewitched:
Harry Potter was a lucky boy, and he thought back to when the Stephens family of Darrin and Samantha Stephens had moved from small town America to England for Darrin's job. He was helping open a new branch of the Madison Avenue advertising agency out of London as his boss, Larry Tate. They were older as they had grown children but did not look really old but then Harry knew Samantha was a witch and Darrin was not quite a mundane like his stupid aunt and uncle but close enough.
He was six when Darrin and Samantha moved in, and Samantha was the perfect suburban housewife. Though American she knew how to fit in well and soon had nearly everyone loving her on the street. She did not look in the least like the witch she was. She had seen the tiny six year old Harry working in the yard, heard his aunt yelling at him and knew his uncle was beating him. So she set to work and headed over with Darrin to have tea with Petunia and Vernon. Harry never did know what she said but his aunt and uncle gave him his cousins second bedroom, and had him all but living with the Stephens who lived next door. Really all he had to do was sleep at his aunt and uncles each night to keep the protections up to keep them alive.
"I got my letter." Harry said walking into where Samantha was at her mother Endora and father Maurice, "hello Mr. and Mrs. Kind."
"Hello Harry dear." Endora said, "you are turning into a fine young man."
"He should be, our Samantha knows how to raise children right." Maurice added and at a pointed look from Samantha, "and our Darrin as well."
"I wish you could stay." Harry replied.
"Well, I got a new contract." Darrin replied, "five more years."
"Brilliant!" Harry beamed.
He headed to Diagon Ally with Samantha and Darrin, Darrin was not wizard but he loved Samantha and celebrated her powers. Their children were a witch and wizard and were grown now, both were married and had children too. Harry thought both Samantha and Darrin too young for grandchildren. They looked far too young even for his young eyes. He had a fun time in Diagon Alley and found his parents were wise and had provided nicely for him. They had a trunk with most of his books along with a telescope, vials, a cauldron, quills, ink and parchment. All he had to buy was potions ingredients, a wand and uniforms.
On September First it was Samantha and Darrin disguised as his aunt and uncle that saw him off and he was off to Hogwarts. He met and sat with Ron Weasley who seemed put out that he had so many amazing bothers and he was the youngest male. Harry told him he could make his own path and he was going to Hufflepuff as he liked that house. Malfoy showed up at this time to taunt Harry.
"So the great Harry Potter wants to be a duffer?" Malfoy said, "father was right, you don't belong in our world."
"And why would you say that?" A young woman who reminded Harry of Mary Poppins said walking in, "Hufflepuff is a fine house, just as fine as Slytherin."
"Who are you?" Draco asked.
"I am Professor Rose Hunt." Rose replied, "and you are?"
"Draco Malfoy."
"A pleasure to meet you, I am the defense professor."
"I have met you, at Samantha's house." Harry said, "my aunt and uncle were ever so kind to allow me to go there, they don't understand magic."
"Filthy muggles." Draco said, "I bet you were their slave."
"As if, no they took care of me, saw me off today." Harry said giving the cover story, "they learned who Samantha was and were ever so relieved, I had rather lot of accidental magic you see and that does not go well in a muggle neighborhood."
"Samantha Stephens, she comes from an ancient and extremely powerful line, and that is due to breeding out, it's why she married a squib." Rose said. "I would stay but I must do my rounds, if you will excuse me."
She left and was happy this world had someone like Samantha. Harry's relations were just the worst and it was not as if in this world she could just take him away. So many wanted him dead, well now they did not but that had taken a lot of work for her. Voldemort was gone as were his followers, no not dead, not this time. Rather they forgot how to be evil at all. Lucius was all for the magical culture classes at Hogwarts and MacNair was all for protecting innocent animals. It was very nice and so she decided to stay and teach a few years. It had not been nice when she first came and saved one Severus Snape from his parents causing him to grow up with strict but loving grandparents. Then she had ended up years in the future and took care of one Voldemort. She was going to stay for a bit and see what else she could to help this world.
"I love the sound of happy children that I can torment later." Severus said popping up on cue looking dangerous.
"You are horrible, your godson is a bit spoiled and said some unkind things." Rose replied.
"I will speak to him, why is Kind coming to teach? Surely anyone else could teach muggle studies?"
"You mean you want me to teach that." Rose replied, "well I wanted to teach Defense and you enjoy what you do."
"I do, very well." Severus replied.
Rose liked Severus, she had met this one as a young boy in the care of hateful parents. She had not killed them but sent them somewhere that was suited to those who were cruel and hate minded. She was sure the teletubbies would get them to see reason, someday. They had got the former death eaters do so after a few years in their realm. Severus remembered her and respected her dearly and saw her as his rescuer. She had been and he had grown up to be a fine man and good head of house when Slughorn retired. Rose knew that it was not Endora who would be teaching but Samantha as her work was not done here and she knew it. Samantha knew exactly who and what Rose was and knew she could really do some good here in this world.
She was right, Rose had helped cleanse this world of evil and turned it into a bright and cheery place. In return Rose learned about Endora and her people, most actually never got married at all. Those that did nearly always married mortals and as such after a time those spouses gained magic themselves, of a sort, they would not age and would live as long as their spouse. That is if they survived the visit to the 5thdimension which Darrin and his children had. He would "age" as would Samantha and at a normal time "die" and live on. I was an interesting and fun universe. Rose had learned much from Endora and really liked her, they had met when Rose first came to this world.
"So you are the guardians of the multi-verse?" Rose asked, "and that is why I can do what I do? Why is AK allowed to do what he does?"
"Well, he did make an oath." Endora said, "so he gets to do what he wants now."
"He is an annoyance." Rose countered.
"Agreed but useful." Endora replied. "He amuses us so much."
"We are not gods, well you might want to call us that with the power we have, but we are not." Samantha said popping in.
"Then is there a god?" Rose asked.
"Oh yes, but we are only small in his grand universe." Samantha replied. "And do enjoy your stay, you get to be here for ten or more years."
Rose smiled, this was like a vacation for her. A well earned one as she had not had a vacation for a long time. She loved to teach and would do well here and gain the love of her students even one Draco Malfoy. When done at the end of those ten wonderful years, she left with a poof to a new universe.
OMAKE
AK took a drag off his cigarette, or would have if it had not disappeared and glared at Rose who was enjoying a small slice of cake. She was setting on a patio that overlooked the ocean in a summer natural form gown of the late 1880s Victorian era. It was light cotton cream with blue, violet and orange wild flower print on it. AK was in his combat gear.
"That was a lame universe!" He complained, "you didn't do anything I mean the tellitubies areā¦"
"You want to go there?" Rose asked taking a sip of lemonade to go with the rich cake.
"No!"
"Then kindly don't complain when my idea or the powers that be idea is a vacation for me. It was, now go away."
"No" AK vanished and reappeared, "stop that!"
"I don't think I shall."
This time AK was not able to come back and Rose got to enjoy the English seaside in a pretty gown in peace.
