A/N: Sorry didn't get another chapter out last week, I'm making up for that by doing three this week. This is part two of the last one, and a brief summary of major events that have happened since, at the end of this it is the year Harry will start school if found, and after this we go to Harry once as a youngster, then five years later and finally up to right before the letter to Hogwarts. I want to get into the action, romance, and mystery. This chapter also has a twist one of which I'm almost positive has not been done before. Also voting for Harry's and Terra's house starts this chapter. Next chapter one more will be up to vote for. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews. Next chapter I'll answer ant answerable questions. Hope you enjoy please read and review

Disclaimer: Disclaimer: Harry Potter does not belong to me, it belongs to J.K. Rowling and this is for fun only, nothing belongs to me, except a few characters, and the plot. Some belongs to T.A. Barron as well.

Age of Darkness: Year One

Day After pt 2

"Mr. Dursley?" The man said in a rich, but somewhat saddened voice, which Mr. Dursley would half bet 200 pounds that it was normally cheerful.

"Yes?" Mr. Dursley asked nervously. He rubbed his two beefy hands together and felt them beginning to sweat. Only people he should be nervous and worried around made him do this.

"Mr. Dursley, my name is Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore."

Albus watched the expression on the face of the man and realized he didn't realize anything. He watched as Petunia wiping her eyes went over and whispered something in Vernon's ear. Vernon's face seemed to change in a second, it started turning red with a slight tint of purple and he stepped closer to the man anger etched in his facial expressions and before his frantic wife could say one more thing the man exploded.

"YOU! You're the cause of the dratted boy! You're one of them freaks. Well I won't take it! We said we would watch over the boy, but no longer you can take the worthless freak back with you! Now get OUT of my house!" Vernon hollered at Albus.

Albus sighed outwardly, but inwardly was beginning to fume, so this was what it was like here, Harry was treated as a worthless freak? If it weren't for the blood protection, and the minor fact that Harry Potter had vanished, he would have taken him away from there at that very moment. However some things are not to happen.

"Mr. Dursley, surely we can be calm and reasonable men about the reason I-" Albus's calm voice was caught off as the man started hollering again.

"Calm! You want me calm! You just come barging in here like you own the place, you leave the boy with me, and you want calm! I'll show you calm, as Vernon rushed at Albus fists swinging, almost hitting the black beetle that neerly got in his way. Albus just stood there, watching as Mr. Dursley fell to the ground unconscious. Albus sighed once more and thought that today would be a long day. Too long for him and his good friend and Potions Master Severus Snape.

(Severus)

"Mr. Dursley, do you promise not to attack me again?" Vernon awoke with a splitting pain in his head and hearing voices. He had just had the strangest dream, a freak had just entered his house, and was telling him to be calm! Then he was hit by something and there he was, now awake from his dream, no his nightmare. He briefly noticed he was lying on the floor, and tried to get up to realize he was paralyzed. He could move his body, beginning to panic he opened his eyes and almost immediately wished he had not.

Standing above him was the reason he should fear wizards. A very tall man with a sallow or almost pale complexion, long, hooked nose, greasy black hair that went to his shoulders stared back at him a sneer on his face. He wore long billowing black robes, and the worst of all, his eyes were black. Not a warm loving type of black, or even a normal black, but cold and empty, seeming to peer into the deepest and most treacherous times of your past, into your very soul. Mr. Dursley thought he heard a whisper of some nonsense word, Levicorpus.

Before Mr. Dursley knew what was happening he was carelessly picked up by the ankle by an invisible force, which brought him closer to the tall pale, almost vampire like man, albeit upside down. As he was brought face to face, he could feel the breath of the other man on him as he spoke.

"Muggle." The man said the word with venom, spraying Mr. Dursley with spit. "You would do well not to threaten the most powerful wizard of our time. Trust me, if you so much as glare at him, you'll wish you hadn't. I know many ways to punish one such as yourself. All it would take is a flick of the wand, or even worse a flask of unimaginable liquid forced down your throat. The outcomes are endless, of that I assure you." The man sneered at Mr. Dursley again and this was said with such intense hate and malice, that Mr. Dursley realized that it was time to shut up and listen.

"Well, now that your up, I have a few things I need to go over with you, if you would be so kind as to take a seat?" Albus said voice still depressed, but slightly more cheerful. Mr. Dursley gave a fleeting glance of pleading at the old man and a moment later Albus realized what he was trying to do.

"Ah, of course. Severus, would you care to let Mr. Dursley down?" Albus asked the tall pale man whose name was now known as Severus.

"Yes, Albus." Wordlessly with a wave of his wand Mr. Dursley fell to the ground hard. Petunia shrieked and walked over to Vernon before glaring hatefully at Severus. When she looked however, something seemed to light up in her head and she fearfully backed away, watching from afar as Vernon picked himself off the ground glaring hatefully at Severus, and quickly averted when the empty eyes did the same to him.

"Now Mr. Dursley, I would like you to be able to keep your temper at a minimum until after I explain who I am and why I'm here. Care for a lemon drop?" Albus asked the terrified muggle, who looked at him like he was senile before slowly nodding his head yes. "Good. Now as said before my name is Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, I'm Headmaster of Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The man next to me is the Potions Professor, Professor Snape. Don't mind him, he doesn't really like muggles, especially when they threaten me." Albus continued to chat cheerfully, yet Mr. Dursley felt that whatever the reason they were here for, was not for pleasantries, most of what was said went over his head. Key word most.

"Moogle?" Mr. Dursley asked nervously.

"Muggle." Corrected Albus. "A muggle is a non-magic folk, which is wizards and witches name for people like yourself."

"I can think of a few other names we'd call you as well." Severus Snape said icily.

"Uh, yes. Well, as you're here and I don't want to be a bad guest, would you care for something to drink or possibly a snack?" Mr. Dursley said which translated meant 'Since you barged into my house without warning, and have powers I do not, and the fact I don't want to be turned into anything unnatural here's a peace offering.'

"I'll pass." Severus said coldly. The man was beginning to get on Mr. Dursley's nerves, but he couldn't do anything about it.

"I'll take a glass of water if you please." Albus said and watched as Petunia hurried away to get drinks. She returned later and handed the glass of water to Albus. Albus took the glance with a thanks before taking out a lemon drop and dropping it into the glass, much to disgust of Mr. Dursley.

"Right. So, would you mind telling me the real reason you are here?" Mr. Dursley asked or more like pleaded before mumbling under his breath, "so you can leave".

"I suppose you're right. Would you mind grabbing Harry and Dudley?"

"Why?" Mr. Dursley asked confused, why Dudley?

"If the Headmaster tells you to do something you do it. No questions asked. Understand?" Severus told the quaking muggle.

"S-sure." Mr. Dursley managed to squeak out, before heading upstairs to get Dudley. On his way up, he finally realized that he would have to get the 'boy' from the cupboard, they shouldn't see that, or he'd be in big trouble.

Mr. Dursley got to his son's door and knocked, loudly. He was extremely surprised when there was no answer, he knocked again, louder. Still nothing, he finally opened the door to yell at Dudley, only to discover no Dudley.

Mr. Dursley although not the brightest, but he could definitely plot, in all actuality he was very cunning, if he had gone to Hogwarts he would have been placed into Slytherin without hesitation. As soon as he realized Dudley wasn't there he put two and two together. If Dudley was gone, people from the 'boy's' school in his house, and a sad Petunia, he realized Potter must be gone as well. The better Mr. Dursley thought, now he wouldn't have to worry about the sniveling brat. He may have been frightened of the wizards, but he'd be damned if they took him without a fight, hopefully it wouldn't resort to that.

Mr. Dursley was angry, who would dare take his son from him? But in a way he was also happy, no more freaks, he could live a normal happy life away from the abnormalities of the world. Dudley was gone, so was Potter, perhaps now was the break he had been looking for. He had long dismissed the atrocities of magic, yet he remembered some, including that of apparating. The time had come, it was time to escape, escape before it was no longer possible.

(Albus)

Albus waited patiently and sipped his drink that Petunia had brought him. Mr. Dursley was taking far longer than he should be, and the whole time he had been in the house he had seen no sign of another child living with them. It didn't encourage him and something about the man sent warning signals in his mind, like he had seen him before, then again he was old and any of the times he had gone into muggle towns and villages could have been when he had been seen. Something about the man reminded him of someone, perhaps related to someone he knew. He shook it off as Petunia came back in the room, finally no longer teary eyed. Albus gave Severus a quick glance and a wink, causing the man to stop looking at her and blush profusely. It was no secret that Severus had had a crush on Lily's sister. She didn't attend Hogwarts, yet she was slightly magical, yet that potential never fully realized. She had decided not to go, and in a way she was better off for it. Severus and Petunia had hit it off almost right away when they first met, surprising quite a few people. Unfortunately nothing ever happened between the two because after they had finally decided to go on a date her parents had been killed. She closed herself off completely from the wizarding world after that. In her pain she somehow met Vernon and eventually they married, whether it was true love, Albus thought highly doubtful.

Albus was still busy brooding on the past trying to remember where he had seen a resemblance to Mr. Dursley when a small weak voice penetrated his thoughts.

"S-Severus?" Petunia asked the vampire-like professor. Severus said nothing and seemed to look at the ground. Albus took note that this was probably one of the only times Severus seemed unguarded.

"Petunia, call me Professor Snape. After all you said you wanted nothing to do with the wizarding world." Severus then lowered his head and whispered mainly to himself "or me."

"Severus. I-"

"It's Professor Snape to you." Severus snapped at her. Causing her to become teary eyed again.

"Severus I'm so sorry." Petunia whispered.

"That sorry is too late. Now you already heard that we believe your son was kidnapped along with Potter, but what we don't know is why. The how, however is quite simple. Albus will take over from here." Severus said as Dumbledore looked on questioningly. Something must have happened between the two that he was unaware of. He shook it off again and began to speak.

"The kidnapper, for yes it was only one, was definitely of the magical kind, and we believe the fiasco over at the Mentri shopping district was the cause. I know you heard about that, but what you nor we knew was that it was the work of the kidnapper. Remus ended up detecting the unfamiliar scent at the shopping center and after I give him this half eaten piece of turkey, which as you know is the last of your food. Then afterwards we'll be able to figure out who kidnapped them. I know your feeling dreadful about this, but it's time to put the past aside, we'll have your son back to you eventually. Now a few more thin-" Albus suddenly cut off in mid speech. He felt a wave of extremely powerful magic occur from upstairs, before it vanished ans broke through the wards surrounding the house.

"Albus. Did you feel that?" Severus asked the Headmaster softly.

"Yes. You felt it too?" Albus asked questioningly at Severus. Severus nodded in reply.

"I felt something as well." Petunia said nervously.

"Really?" Albus asked surprised. "This is unexpected. It appears someone just broke through the wards surrounding your house."

"Broke through? You mean one of them Death Eaters are here? Or the kidnapper has returned? How could someone break in, I thought you said we were well protected here?" Petunia said becoming hysterical.

"That is normally the case, however this breaking of the wards came not from the outside, but from within. Someone just apparated out of the house, and I have a feeling I know who."

"Who? Could Vernon be hurt?" Petunia asked, sounding almost wistful,

"If it is who I believe it was, then I doubt it. Now come sit here, I need to discuss to you what you are to do now, and the cautions we must take. For the time being you shall stay at Hogwarts, if this was a Death Eater kidnapping then you'll be in danger for just being related to the boy who downfallen their master. If it wasn't a Death Eater, then Hogwarts will still be the safest place for you to go. For whomever just broke out is extremely powerful, and could easily come after you. No I believe it is best if you stay at Hogwarts." Albus said solemnly, although he had to admit he was surprised he didn't think she would agree.

"Very well. But who do you think it is that just broke the wards?" Petunia asked Albus.

"If I'm not mistaken, although I shall check, if I'm not wrong then the person who broke the wards is a wizard and one that you know."

"Who?"

"Your very own husband Vernon Dursley." Albus said gravely. Petunia looked at him in shock.

(Daily Prophet)

A small beetles with an outline of specks surrounding its eyes flew into the thirty-fourth window of the Daily Prophet building. A flash of light and suddenly where the beetle was, was now a blond curly haired woman with large jeweled(fake) spectacles, and a crocodile skinned handbag. She had large almost mannish hands, fingernails painted red, and ready at a moments notice a quick quill pen ready to write trash about people. This woman was one of the Daily Prophet's best journalists, and she had just discovered the story of a life time. She began writing, and wrote for a very long time, before finally having everything edited and almost complete. She handed in her writings to her editor, and was raised quite a substantial amount, her pay had been enlarged, her story selection was better, and she got the perks for being the best journalist. She went to bed happy and smirking, thinking of how she had once again extracted information under Dumbledore's nose.

(Hogwarts)

Early the next morning the daily prophet was sent throughout the wizarding world, Albus Dumbledore was currently in his study looking over teacher resumes, when the owl swooped in. He paid for it and cast it aside, he would read it later. Petunia had come with him and Severus back to Hogwarts and was currently staying in the den room right next to Severus's as it being the only open room. He hoped whatever happened in the past would be able to become resolved by doing this. Perhaps she could learn to comfort and be comforted, it was something the both of them needed. Albus had called the Order together right away after the incidents of last night and currently their best lead was Vernon Dursley. Although Remus was almost positive that it wasn't him, he was their best lead and also powerful enough to being looked for anyway. Albus continued checking over the paperwork and finally finishing heading down for breakfast. Thus it was he never saw the headlines of the Daily Prophet in shining red and silver letters in very large font,

"THE-BOY-WHO-LIVED KIDNAPPED!"

(through the years)

Not long after this news was spread the Death Eaters who had escaped went on one last raid and still not being caught caused the deaths of over a hundred muggles and twelve wizards and witches. Also during this who escapade, the Longbottom family mainly Frank and Alice who had been tortured into insanity, disappeared, sometime later their one and only son Neville also disappeared and the Grandmother was found dead at her house. As time went on The Weasley family's only daughter vanished without a trace, as well as the Zabini's one and only son. The former muggle, now most wanted wizard Vernon Dursley who it had been discovered was actually descended from the former Dark Lord Grindelwald had been see only twice and each time someone ended up dead, no one had seen him since however. The mass murderer Sirius Black also escaped Azkaban Prison from which he was being held, and was now the wizarding world's number one most wanted with Vernon Grindelwald tied with him. More deaths continued happening and the culprit had yet to be caught, the Order of the Phoenix had finally given up on searching for Harry Potter and Dudley Dursley and it looked like a new war was just beginning, although they had no idea who it was this time. Severus Snape and Petunia Evans ended up looking pass the past and starting over, they were currently married and had two daughters. Petunia had been taught under the supervision of Severus and was now an adept potions maker, as well as the Muggle Studies professor. Time went on and eventually the boy-who-lived passed into that of only history believed to be forever dead. Soon everyone would learn otherwise.

A/N: Any questions next chapter is when I answer them. Please vote as well, this story can have Harry in any house, although I have a slightly different idea for each. Hope you enjoyed please continue to read and review, thanks.