CHAPTER 1- Arrival in Elysia

Pain shot through the back of his eyes like red hot cannon shot, and Harry cursed and closed them under the glare of what had to be the brightest light he had ever seen. It was like a sun had exploded in front of his face.

"Bollocks! That bloody hurt." Harry thought as the pain subsided to a dull throb and the kaleidoscopic colors slowed their psychedelic spinning on the insides of his eyelids. Images began flashing in front of his closed eyes as he shook the cobwebs from his head. Shaking ground, the crashing of thunder, trees groaning in the wind, brilliant flash first time, the silken fabric that wrapped him in the bed and that made up the tunic that covered his slight frame. His eyes resembled Dobby's in short order, as he took in his surroundings with disbelief.

"Bloody hell….," his voice trailed off as his head turned to take in his room, if it could be called a room. The first thing he noticed was the walls. They were a shimmering blue shot through with white that reminded him of waterfalls. And on the left of his bed, there was a huge open balcony through which Harry could see a vast forest and beautiful gentle mountains with white peaks rising in the distance. He heard the calls of birds drifting through the windows as they chirped a9s in short order, as he took in his surroundings with disbelief.

"Bloody hell….," his voice trailed off as his head turned to take in his room, if it could be called a room. The first thing he noticed was the walls. They were a shimmering blue shot through with white that reminded him of waterfalls. And on the left of his bed, there was a huge open balcony through which Harry could see a vast forest and beautiful gentle mountains with white peaks rising in the distance. He heard the calls of birds drifting through the windows as they chirped a melodious harmony. Harry started as he heard a roar of what he though, was a dragon. He shuddered as he remembered his last encounter with a dragon, the Hungarian Horntail. His room was furnished with rich wooden furniture with what looked to be soft green upholstery. Vibrant tapestries hung from the walls depicting nature scenes from all around the world, and Harry was forced to hold in a chuckle as he noticed the tapestry showing penguins tottering around what appeared to be a small rocky atoll. His bed was formed in what appeared to be the branches of four large trees. Spanish moss hung everywhere in the room and flowers were in bloom in pots as far as the eye could see giving the air an intoxicating scent of wildflowers. The floor was covered in lush green moss and opposite his bed a small stream wound through in archway into what appeared to be a bathroom. It felt like he was in the middle of some mythical forest. Twittering song birds flew through his room and he even though he heard a Phoenix song from out his balcony door. His trunk stood in a corner under the shade of a small tree.

"Where in Merlin's name am I?" Harry muttered to himself.

"I think I can answer that." Harry's head whipped around with a couple of popping vertebrae as Harry took in the new arrival to his room with a wince. A woman in diaphanous robes walked through the archway into hid room, if you could call it that.

"Who are you? Why did you take me from the Dursleys! Do you work for Voldemort! What happened…?" Harry asked getting louder and angrier with each word.

A look of amusement grew on the woman's face as Harry's outburst continued to rise in volume. Done with his shouting, Harry resolved to glare at the woman from his bed. He couldn't help but notice, however, the twinkling in her eyes which annoyed him to no end as it reminded him of Dumbledore, his once so 'Perfect' mentor.

She smiled at Harry as she seemed to flow across the room and said with a musical voice, "Calm down young Harry. No harm shall be able to find you here. As to my name, it is of little importance as I go by many. But you probably know of me as Gaea. And I took you from the Dursley's to return you to your home, your true home to live among your brothers and sisters."

Harry felt his body relax as the woman spoke no matter how mad and on edge he wanted to be. A tray with food and a bottle of what appeared to be potion materialized in his lap with a wave of the woman's hand. With a hunger borne of starvation at the Dursley's Harry tore into the meal without a second thought. His first thoughts consisting of, 'Oh thank the gods, food. If she wanted me dead, I wouldn't have woken up.' He paused however when he came to the potion sitting next to the food.

Noticing Harry's reticence directed towards drinking the potion Gaea chuckled and said, "Fear not Harry. It is simply a basic nutrition cordial. It will help make up for the years of negligence that you suffered at the hands of those beings you were forced to live with. You will also need to take up an excercise regimen. But this cordial will go a long way towards your recovery. Can't have you so frail when we start your training."

'Training? Hmm, training would be a pretty good idea considering what I've got hovering over me now. Maybe I can learn how to defeat Moldyshorts here, wherever here is. Good enough for me.' Harry took the potion without further hesitation. Before he could put the glass down, his head fell backwards and he was out like a light.

"Oh, there is also a mild sleeping draught included." Gaea chuckled "It looks like we will have to put off the tour and further introductions until tomorrow."

With a wave of her hand, curtains of Spanish moss grew to cover the windows and she closed the door behind her, leaving a dreaming Harry Potter laying in his now dimly lit chambers.

AN- This chapter is short, I know. They will get longer. But seriously, Harry is in shock, malnourished, and more than likely still mourning for Sirius. Therefore he hasn't gotten much sleep.

Next chapter…. Harry meets his 'brothers' and 'sisters.'

Thank you to: Blood of an Authoress, Gyre, evon2evon, FeigningInocence, Lilbuckaroo, Slytherins Phoenix, VFPC, Old-Crow, and JuMiku.

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