A/N: Thank you to Silverscale and the rest of the people who reviewed this chapter. I have tried to comment about the reviews I got and tried to answer your questions without giving too much away. I love getting reviews with questions and comments, so thank you again to all those below that did give their opinions in their reviews.

Jollander: You're absolutely Harry should be untrusting (which by the way is a word) of both sides. However since Serena only comes to him in his dreams he doesn't know what to make of her. As for Lord Rettop's lady servant there is something about her that made him trust her. Maybe it was her kindness, or maybe it was the fact that he was just feeling alone. Either way he trusts her enough to call her a friend, but also he has to worry about being manipulated by her too since most people in his life have used him.

Swoobleswirl: I agree I did make Uncle Vernon over the top, and he is way off his normal character, but as you said it is for the purposes of the story. I hope that you can over look him being out of character, as this story will probably show a lot more characters out of their canon character forms. This story is AU after all, so changes have been made where needed to make the characters fit the story better.

Yes Lord Rettop is Potter backwards and I am glad that a few readers that reviewed noticed that. I assure you all will be explained in later chapters, so just continue to read the story and you will see how important it is.

For the purpose of this story I did make Serena Ravenclaw Rowena Ravenclaw's sister, because I needed a character that would be recognized and because I believe that Ravenclaw best fit the character I needed.

Minnie-Mae: You are correct Lord Rettop is Potter backwards and yes it is more than a coincidence. You will have to wait until a later chapter to find out what it all means, but I assure you that it will be explained.

Slash&Burn: You're absolutely right Serena did say "come to power again" now the question is what did she mean by that? Well if you think about it Serena showed Harry a battle that could have happened in the future in his dream, so that could be what she meant. It could also be one of your relative theories; the thing is you wont find out until it is revealed. You have a lot of good theories, and you will be a bit surprised when you find out all the facts.

I would like to say thanks to Chelanzar for beta reading this chapter.

Chapter Six: Gifts or Not?

Harry awoke from his dream, but this time it was not as bad as it had been. Though it left him a bit confused, but he hated the thought of being awake. He knew that today would be just like every other day. He would once again suffer at the hands of his uncle, and wonder how long it would take before Vernon actually did manage to kill him. 'No, that fat fuck can't kill me because of that prophecy, but damn, one never knows what you can live through until you dealt with my Uncle.' Harry thought as he looked at the clock and saw that it was six in the morning. "I best get the bastard his breakfast." Harry said as he stood up and quickly dressed in his hand-me-down clothes.

Harry was shocked as he entered the kitchen and found that his relatives' breakfast was already made on the stove being warmed by a low flame. 'How is this possible?' Harry wondered as he looked over the breakfast that was all cooked up for them. Then Harry spotted a note on the counter and he quickly grabbed it and read it before anyone entered.

Dear Harry,

Today is the first day of your life and I decided to help you out by preparing the meal for those muggles that brutally abuse you so damn much. Soon those muggles will pay for their crimes, but for now enjoy the breakfast I made specially for you, before those muggle bastards wake up.

A Friend

Harry wasn't sure who had made the meal, but he had a sneaking suspicion that it was the woman dressed in the red robe with the golden mask. 'She must have come early this morning and made this, I must thank her for this when I see her again.' Harry thought as he took the plate that was set up for him. He sat down and quickly ate it all and then quickly washed the dish so his relatives wouldn't know he ate such a large amount of food.

Harry set up the food on plates for his relatives and then made his way to his room hoping to avoid a confrontation early in the morning. As Harry walked into his room he was a bit shocked to find that his room was a bit different then the way he left it. His bed was made perfectly, and sitting in the center of the bed was a large black book, a few smaller books, and what appeared to be notes. Harry didn't know what to make of it, as he walked over and sat down on his bed and started to look at what was on it.

Harry picked up the note that was on top of everything and just looked at it for a moment. There was a seal on the note; it was a red circle with gold trim that had a black phoenix in the center of it.

Harry,

I thought that it was time that you started to learn more about what power you could have. I hope that you enjoy the books that I left for you, because they are from my personal library and I found them rather enjoyable.

The large black book contains numerous Dark Arts in it that I am sure you have never even heard of. It has offensive and defensive spells inside it, so I am sure that it will serve you very well.

The blue book that I left for you, is a special book that I know you will find very useful. Inside it are rituals that can be performed to block the Ministry from knowing what you are doing, if you get my point.

The red book is a more complex text than most you have seen, because it contains a lot about blood magic. Read this book and be cautious of how you use the information inside.

The gray book has a list of magical items inside that has been used by wizards throughout the ages. A lot of the magical relics inside are lost to the known world, but can be found if you know where to look for them.

Finally the white book will teach you how to speak German, Latin, and French. I know it seems a bit weird right now, but I assure you that some day this knowledge will come in handy since some of the spells are written in those languages.

The final gift I left you is the Black Phoenix pendant on the gold chain. This is a very special pendant in that it will aid you in your reading. It will help you read ten times faster than normal and you will remember everything you read. It will come in handy when you dive into the book on the Dark Arts.

I hope that you enjoy the gifts I have left you.

A Friend

Harry sat down the note, picked up the black phoenix pendant and examined it carefully. A small voice in Harry's mind started up as he was looking at it. 'How can you trust that the pendant does what the note says? How do you know it isn't some sort of a trap to kill you or something?'

Harry didn't listen to the voice in his head, as he placed the pendant around his neck. Harry didn't feel anything at first, so he figured that his voice was wrong. He then hoped that the note was correct about what the pendant did.

Harry wanted to test it out, so he picked up the blue book and opened and instantly remembered every word on the first page just after glancing at it. "Wow it works!" Harry said as he continued to read the book at an alarming rate of speed. Within a half hour, Harry knew the book on the ministry word for word.

Harry jumped off his bed and pulled out his wand and looked at it for a moment. "I hope that this works." Harry said as he started to perform the ritual that would block the ministry from seeing him using underage magic.

After finishing the ritual, which took fifteen minutes, Harry held his wand in his hand wondering if it worked. "Lumos." Harry said quietly and watched as the end of his wand lit up. Harry quickly put it out and then waited to see if he got a notice from the Department of Underage Magic.

After an hour of waiting, no letters came, so Harry assumed that the ritual had worked. "Now that bastard will learn a thing or two when he tries to attack me again." Harry said as he put his wand back in his pants and then went back to his bed.

Harry grabbed the white book and started to read it, which was surprisingly easy with the aid of the pendant that he wore around his neck. After an hour and a half of reading, Harry finished the book and was able to speak fluently in German, Latin, and French. "This is amazing! I can't begin to thank whoever gave me these gifts, because they are truly great."

Harry picked up the gray book and started to read about magical items that were used. He only managed to get a third of the way through it before the door of his bedroom burst open.

Vernon stood there with a very red face looking like he was about to explode. "Boy, it is nearly lunch time and you haven't even started on it! Get your no good ass downstairs and start cooking."

Harry stood up and looked at Vernon as he had his wand aimed right at his chest.

"Don't point that at me boy! You know you can't use it, or you will be expelled from school." Vernon said in a stern voice as he stepped towards Harry.

"Let them expel me then! Stupefy!" Harry said as the stunner left the wand and nailed Vernon directly in the chest. "That will shut you up for now."

Harry quickly started the ritual that prevented the ministry from detecting the use of Unforgivable Curses, as he didn't want anything to prevent what he had planned for Vernon or any of his family.

After completing the ritual Harry revived Vernon and looked at the man with insane delight in his eyes. "You see, Vernon, I don't care about what happens to me anymore, as long as you are punished for what you have done."

Vernon was irate as he stood up off the floor. "Boy I am going to make you wish you never did that!"

"That is where you are wrong Vernon, because it is time that you bow before me!" Harry said as he aimed his wand again at Vernon. "Crucio!" Harry poured all his hate and anger into the curse as he watched his uncle shake on the ground in agony, and listened to his screams of pain.

After a minute or two Harry releases the curse off of Vernon and looked down at him. "Hurts don't it, and that is only a small portion of the pain I can give you!" Harry grinned as he kept the wand aimed at Vernon. "Now I think it is time you learn how it is to be someone's slave! Imperio!"

Once Harry had Vernon under the Imperius Curse he instructed him to go down and make lunch for him, and to make sure that he got more than Dudley or Vernon did. He didn't want them pigs eating all the food, when he was starting to get hungry. Vernon obeyed, not like he had a choice, and left Harry's room to start on lunch.

"I am starting to see why Voldemort likes those spells; they work great for my horrible family!" Harry said as he walked back over to his bed.

"Time to find out what other interesting dark spells I can learn." Harry said as he picked up the large black book and started to read it, waiting for Vernon to finish making his lunch.

"Milord, why did you want to give Harry all those books and that pendant? Aren't you afraid that he will become stronger than you?" A man asked his lord as he kneeled before him.

"Are you questioning what I have done?" The lord asked as he looked at the man.

"Sorry milord, but I am afraid that you have not thought about what will happen if Harry gains more power then you." The man said in a scared tone.

"Crucio!" The lord said as he aimed his wand at the man. The man falls to the ground in pain. "Does anyone else wish to question my choice?"

No one said a word as the man under the curse screamed out in pain from the curse that he was under.

Their lord released the curse and looked at the man. "Never question me again or you will surely die. I want my inner circle in my throne room for a meeting, the rest of you are dismissed!"

Their lord walked into the throne room and waited for his inner circle to come in. as they surrounded him he grinned under his mask. He wanted until his most loyal servants were knelt in front of him before he started.

"All of you are too smart to question my actions, but I want to know do any of you believe that I was wrong?" Their lord asked in a tone that showed he did not have any anger in it.

The female member that had visited Harry and helped heal him stood up. "Milord I do not disagree with healing Harry, but I do have to ask if it is wise to teach him so much before we attempt to kidnap him?"

"You make a good point my pet." Their Lord says as he stands and walks over to the woman. "However I want Harry to grow in power because he is the key to everything that will happen. As my most loyal followers you know what has happened in our time, and you know that Voldemort is more powerful than I am. Now if I can train Harry in a way to make him even more powerful then he will be able to destroy Voldemort."

"Milord he may become powerful enough to destroy Voldemort, but he could take you down as well." One of his followers said from his position on the floor.

The Lord grinned again, but remained quiet to scare his follower for a moment. "You are quite right Harry could be a threat, but I have thought about that. That is why I made sure to give him the Black Phoenix pendant. The more he reads on the Dark Arts the darker he will become, and once the pendant's eyes turn pure blood red, then he will be totally consumed by darkness! Also he believes me to be a friend, so as long as he believes that I can keep him under control until he is ready to become the next, and the greatest, Dark Lord!"