Harry had always realised he was different if it wasn't turning his teachers hair blue, teleporting to the roof to escape from my whale of a cousin or talking to snakes. My relatives who use me as their servant, punching bag or the blame for why Vernon didn't get his job promotion, have shown that me that humans are rarely if ever rational, especially when they fear what is different to them. I see it everyday when I wake up in the cupboard under the stairs a place where the average person places either cleaning items or storage for unneeded items or in my case unwanted.

So the day when I woke up as usual to the ranting of my aunt petunia to "Get up boy make the breakfast" I put on my mask of indentured servant, "yes Aunt Petunia". I quickly changed into overly large hand-me-downs of Dudley the whale, tying the trousers up with rope to make sure it didn't fall of my malnourished form. Escaping from the cupboard I made my way to the kitchen to make the extremely greasy breakfast for two pigs on two legs and a fruit bowl for the long necked ostrich.

Time passed, soon breakfast was finished and the servant was allowed his toast. Hearing the mail box I made my way to collect it, quickly going through mail to ensure all junk was thrown away, I found myself facing something I had been waiting for proof of there being others different like me, as the letter stated; Mr Harry Potter, The Cupboard Under the Stairs, 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey. Calmly I walked towards the kitchen, I placed the envelope to me under my cupboard door which willing that only I can find it.

I then entered the kitchen to carry on the rest of my day as servant, knowing soon it will be a new world and maybe even a new start?

Once the day had ended, I was once again locked into the cupboard. I then sat on the mattress in the corner, meditating and entering my mind palace going through my routine of sorting my memories of the day, knowledge for the library, unpleasant memories for the dungeon, then the rest placed throughout the palace some hidden away carefully in hidden nooks, while others hidden in plain sight as furniture or plants. Outside my palace was a constant mist hiding away my own peaceful and safe home. Beyond the mist the mask of servant hiding this sanctuary as a piece of dust, nondescript, unnoticeable, and forgotten by all but me.

A short while later out of my sanctuary I returned to the cupboard. Grabbing the envelope from earlier, using the light from under the door I quickly read the letter.

HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore

(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc.,Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Mr Potter, We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.

Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress.

HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

UNIFORM

First-year students will require:

1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)

2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear

3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)

Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.

COURSE BOOKS

All students should have a copy of each of the following:

The Standard Book of Spells(Grade 1)

by Miranda Goshawk

A History of Magic

by Bathilda Bagshot

Magical Theory

by Adalbert Waffling

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration

by Emeric Switch

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi

by Phyllida Spore

Magical Drafts and Potions

by Arsenius Jigger

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

by Newt Scamander

The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection

by Quentin Trimble

OTHER EQUIPMENT

1 wand

1 cauldron(pewter, standard size 2)

1 set glass or crystal phials

1 telescope

1 set brass scales

Students may also bring, if they desire, an owl OR a cat OR a toad.

PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS

ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICK

Well isn't this oh so surprising, well not really but I hoped they wouldn't be so useless. Well now how to get the supplies, I can't get there even if I knew how to as I can't bloody escape this place as I always wake up the following day in the cupboard as if the day never happened, I gave up after my tally under the bed reached twenty. Well lets just make things simple, grabbing the first letter, flipping it over quickly grabbing the only crayon left over from my stash. I quickly wrote ; Dear Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, I write to you for some help as there seems to be some misunderstanding I have no idea what most of this letter is about, I can guess its in relation to my abilities that have occurred through out my life so far but my relatives have made it clear throughout my life that any requests will be punished. So I have no idea how I will be able to convince them to get these items. Yours faithfully Mr Potter of The Cupboard Under the Stairs. I then waited till my relatives went to bed.

Time passed I soon heard the telltale signs of snoring, willing my cupboard to open I silently crept to the back door, open the door ajar I willed the letter to go to the Headmistress, soon an owl swooped past grabbing the letter and off it went. I quickly returned to the cupboard looking forward to the morning to come.