Prologue

Prologue

Harry Potter has been everything in his sixteen years of life but normal.  It's all he's ever wanted, but the one thing he could never have.

But what if he could.  What if, one day, a twist of fate made the infamous Harry Potter a normal, muggle boy?  No, that could never happen.  Harry could be nothing but Harry Potter, the boy who lived.

His life is full of a crude aunt and uncle, not loving parents.  He goes to Hogwarts and plays quidditch, not high school and soccer.  He gets confusing messages from owls, not friendly emails from the Internet.  And death has always been a part of Harry Potter's life.

Harry lives in a world of change, a world he has little control over.  A cruel dark lord has come to power, striking fear into all those around him.  Chaos is all that reigns over the wizarding world now.  Harry would love nothing more than to leave it all behind.  But he can't.

A person can't just erase his past and start over.  Or can he?

Now the tables have turned, and Harry Potter might just get his wish.

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A/N:  I decided to possibly peak your interest a bit.  No, this is not going to turn out to be a what-if fanfic. (Though those can be very interesting indeed.)  This is simply Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts, a year unlike any other…

            -Ady