A/N: Thank you everyone for the reviews, I will try to post the chapters up as quickly as possible, because I am on holidays, hopefully it will be done before I have to go to school.

Three years had past since Harry was sent to an orphanage because his only family did not accept him. He was also known as Harry Smith, this came about because from the letter Dumbledore had sent it was only possible to tell the baby's first name. The orphanage therefore found one of the most common names and gave it to Harry (1).

Harry had changed dramatically over the past three years.He was about two times taller, but his biggest change was his mentality. Harry was a very intelligent child, he could read, write and do some basic maths. Harry's views on life were also very different to from those of all the other children. Just like them he wanted to leave the orphanage, but he knew that his wish was unlikely, and understood that if he wanted to get anywhere in life it would come through hard work, which he was used to.

One day at the orphanage that seemed rather ordinary began as usual; Harry got up early in the morning and read. Harry's favourite pastime was reading. This was because he did not get along with many of the other children. In fact Harry only had one friend. He was a boy who was ten, and to Harry's disappointment he was leaving for a school that was north of London. However, his friend never mentioned the name of the school, and whenever the topic of the school was brought his friend, Jeremy Rams, always sidetracked to a different topic.

Harry's daily routine changed when he got to breakfast on time. This was unusual for him as Harry always read until one of the staff came to his room and told off him off for missing most of breakfast and sent him to the dining hall. When Harry got to the dinning hall on what he already recognised as a strange day he saw that most of the children were sitting at a table and in front of them stood a tall man. He was around thirty-five years old with a boy who looked about fifteen-years-old.Both of them were tall and lanky and had flaming red hair.

When Harry got to his seat all the noise died down, and the older man stepped forward and began to address the children.

"Hello, I am Mr Weasley, and this is my son. We are here because we are looking for a boy called Harry Potter; he would be four-years-old and after breakfast we ask that all boys aged three to five years come forward and that everyone else leave. We also ask that Jeremy Rams and Jenna Perkins stay behind too. Thank you, ". Just like that everyone left except those he had asked to stay behind.

After all the children had left, which they were ment to do, Mr Weasley asked Jeremy and Jenna to take a seat because the first part didn't involve them. Mr Weasley then began to address the children. "As you know we are searching for Harry Potter. If anyone here is Harry Potter please come forward." The room was silent, and no one moved or made a sound.

"Well, we expected this, and therefore we have got all the information that is available about you and are going to examine each person one at a time. We will be in the headmaster's room, everyone please stay here and Bill you were right " he pointed to his son "will come and call you by in alphabetical order, and can Jeremy and Jenna be please come and help me in the examinations." Mr Weasley left the room and Jenna and Jeremy promptly followed him. Bill look looked at a list he had in front of him for about thirty seconds and called "Adams, Alex." Bill and Alex then walked out of the room in the direction of the office.

Once there were only children left in the dining room, they began to talk and wonder who this Harry Potter could be and why there were people looking for him. They also began to hope that they were Harry Potter and they could be taken away from the orphanage, and be reunited with their real parents. Their creativity amazed Harry, all that he said was that "I wouldn't want to see my family if they could put me in a place like this." After hearing this, some of the other children calmed down a bit, but after a few seconds, they forgot what Harry said and continued hoping and imagining.

After about 5 minutes Bill came back with Alex and called the next child and walked off with her. When the children were left alone again, they all ran to Alex and began questioning him on what happened; however, the only reply they received was that they he couldn't remember, and he began to cry and ran out of the room. The children then continued to talk amongst themselves and forgot about Alex. This was not because they didn't have compassion but because crying was a normal thing at the orphanage, as all the children had been punished before, and the punishments were incredibly harsh and to cry over forgetting something was seen as nothing that bad.

The cycle of people leaving the dinning hall and coming back not being able to remember anything continued. When there was only five people left in the dinning hall of the original fifty, Bill came in and called "Smith, Harry". Harry was shocked but then walked with Bill, but he felt like he was in a trance. When after walking for what Harry thought was and a hour, they arrived at the office. Inside was a desk, at the back of the room where Mr Weasley sat. Harry was sent to a chair in the front of the room and saw Jeremy and Jenna standing near the wall.

When Harry sat down Mr Weasley began to address him "Hello Harry. From what I see on your records your past seems very uncertain, and therefore we might have to talk a little longer". Mr Weasley put down the stick that he was holding and said very gravely "do these two words mean anything to you: Avada Kedavra?" When Harry heard the words, he saw sparks fly out from nowhere and they hit all the people in the room, except Mr Weasley who picked up his little stick and blocked the spark. The others all fell, and Harry realised that he was now in the attic, crouched in the corner.

Harry sat in the dark room for about half an hour, and he didn't understand what was happening, or why he was so scared. His mind was replaying a flash of green light and a high pitched cruel and evil laugh. Harry was in a fantasy world that he created in his mind. He was cold and more scared than before any of his attempted beatings, and only retuned when he saw Mr Weasley and Bill with little sticks pointed at Harry. The next thing that he knew he was tied up with ropes and on a stretcher that looked like no one was carrying.

Harry was brought back to the office and Mr Weasley came up to him and removed the hair of his forehead, and said in a knowing voice "You are Harry Potter"



A/N: (1) - I don't know about Britain but when people speak about the average person they are Mr and Mrs Smith

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