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Author's Note: When I made this story, I realized that an alien couldn't just suddenly have magic. I had 2 ideas about how it happened, but I can only choose one. This chapter will explain to you what I chose.

Btw, is there any real timeline in Smallville? I mean what year it is? If there is, this fic follow Harry Potter's timeline, not Smallville's.

I was almost writing chapter for Lack of Motivation when I decided to write this instead. Enjoy!

Chapter Three

Potter's Secret

Harry and Gartough climbed down the cart and stood on the platform. In front of them was an iron gate with P symbol and 2 griffins on each side of it above the gate. The goblin instructed him to put his hand on the handle. There was a jolt when he touched it, and then the gate opened slowly. Gartough told him that there should be a jade table with drawers inside the vault where documents were put. The letter should be there. The goblin waited outside the vault.

Harry disregarded all the wealth around him. His mind was focused on the task of searching the table. He quickly found it since it wasn't hidden. A stack beside the table aroused his curiosity. He looked at it in wonder.

It didn't look like a magical artifact, because: one, it was too big, two he has never seen a metal artifact, three, it looked highly…technological. Infact it resembled a space ship he had seen in science fiction movie. Harry ran his fingers on the smooth surface of the cold metal. A hexagon (AN: yes, I know it isn't hexagon since it has 5 sides not 6, but I don't know the English name and I couldn't find it on dictionary) with a symbol like 8 or S was carved on the surface.

It looked…familiar. Harry couldn't place where he had seen it. He left it alone and went back to search the letter. The first drawer contained a pensieve while the 2nd drawers was full of investment lists. He found the letter in the fourth drawer.

Written neatly on the envelope was his name. Harry opened the envelope carefully, not wanting to damage his parents' letter. There were 2 papers inside it. He unfolded the letters and read the first one.

Dear son,

My son (There was an inkblot there, indicating that one of his parents, presumably Lily because the writing was neat, was nervous when she was writing it, as if she didn't know what to say and had to think first) I-We have something to tell you. A secret that none but us, your parents know about, not Dumbledore, not your grandparents, and not even Sirius knew it. We'd like to tell you ourselves, but as you know it couldn't happen because we must be dead by now. At first we'd like to keep the secret to our grave, but we thought that it was important for you to know. (Harry frowned, wondering just what was the secret that was so important that no one know about it except his parents)

On 18December 1980, a meteorite crashed near our house. At that time, the Fidelius charm was already in place, so no one knew about the meteorite. Our baby was 5 months old right then. James and I investigated the crater only to find that it wasn't a meteorite at all but a small metal ship. You can imagine our surprise when we saw it. James braved himself and went inside the crater to observe the ship when we heard a baby cry inside it. When he came back, there was a baby boy with black hair and brown eyes on his arms. He was probably the same age with our Harry. We hid the ship inside the family vault (Harry whipped his head to the metal ship with wide eyes). We decided to keep it a secret and cared for the baby boy as our own. (Harry wondered why he didn't know about the baby's existence. Was the baby died when Voldemort attack them?). The baby's face resembled James, so we thought that we could say that it was our dead relative's baby incase someone asked us.

The problem was…the baby wasn't human although he had the same physic as human baby. ("WHAT!) There was a ball inside the ship and it had hologram—you know what it is, don't you? It activated when the baby touched the ball. According to the man in hologram, his name was Jor-El and the baby was his son, Rei-El. They were from planet Krypton. Indeed…the baby was an alien baby. It was hard to swallow that there was actually another life in another galaxy, but we had to admit that it seemed to be the truth. Jor-El sent his twins, Rei-El and Kal-El to Earth because Earthians have the same physic as his people so they could blend in. We didn't know where Kal-El was since apparently he used different ship. It didn't matter though. Alien or not, we want to take care the baby with our Harry (Harry wondered why his parents wrote him as 'our Harry' and not 'you', certainly it would be easier and not so confusing. They were talking about him in 3rd person. And again, he wondered about the fate of the baby). There were also green and red stones that came with the ship. We kept it inside the 2 boxes in 5th drawer for remembrance.

Rei-El was as normal as muggle baby, when our Harry has started to do accidental magic at 6 months old. Then suddenly when he was 8 months old, our Harry started to convulse. It seemed that a disease that killed magical babies got him. We didn't know what to do. There wasn't any cure yet. St. Mungo couldn't help and we feared our safety when Voldemort was still trying to find us. We found a temporary cure or at least what we thought as a cure inside an old tome. It tied the life force between 2 babies temporarily, so we would have enough time to search for another cure. Since Rei-El wasn't a magical baby we thought that it was okay because the disease only attack magical baby. 5 days later we were ready to give up, when James found another tome about a ritual. It was an ancient ritual binding the 2 babies' lives and combined them into one (Harry's eyes widened. A dread feeling crept his stomach).

We performed the ritual and the result…was you. (Harry dropped on his knees, his body trembled in disbelief and shock)

Our Harry and Rei-El was one now. You're our Harry, but at the same time you're Rei-El too. Harry's body was absorbed by Rie-El. His face changed a bit and his brown eyes turned into green just like our Harry's eyes. His hair stayed the same shade of black though, unlike James' or Harry's brownish black. We were anxious for weeks about you, wondering if there was side effect, but you have the same magical capability like our Harry and always performed accidental magic, so we thought it was okay. We put the tomes we researched inside this vault if you want to know more.

We felt that you're old enough to understand our decision to perform this ritual and what it meant. We didn't know what this would make you, a combination between an alien and a wizard, but we hoped you could forgive us. We love both our Harry and Rei-El as if he was our own son and with this ritual Rei-El would be truly our son and our Harry wouldn't completely die. We thought that it was for the best.

Your Parents,

James and Lily Potter

PS: if you want to see the ritual for yourself, you can search it in the pensieve in 1st drawer.

Harry sat on the floor. His legs were still weak and he didn't think he could stand on them for some time.

So, he wasn't even Harry James Potter.

Then, what and who was he?

Harry with alien body?

Rei-El with magical capability?

Or was he just a nobody?

That X-ray vision…was that Rei-El's ability that manifested?

How could he fight Voldemort when he didn't even know who he was?

The letters fell on his lap. Apparently the 2nd letter was his emancipation paper, signed by his paren—NO! Harry's parents, not his. If only he knew of it before the dementors attacked him in Surrey…(James and Lily asked the goblin to give it to Harry when he was 15 or above, remember?)

Harry stood up. His eyes were transfixed on the space ship. This was the ship that brought Rei-El to Earth. Why did Jor-El send his twins to Earth? And where was Kal-El? Harry's hand was on the symbol when the ship suddenly hissed and opened its lid. His breath was caught when he saw it.

The space inside was fit only for a small kid, a baby. This was most probably where Rei-El was placed on. It looked pretty comfortable. He noticed the ball the Potters mentioned on their letter. Harry took it. It glowed, revealing an Earth globe before it was changed into a red planet. He suddenly got information send to his brain.

This was planet Krypton. It had exploded. Jor-El and his wife, Lara, who weren't able to convince the other Kryptonians of the danger, sent their twins to Earth. First, they sent their eldest, Kal-El, to Earth. It seemed that Krypton still has time until it would explode, so they built the next space ship for their second son. A week later, Rei-El was sent to follow his brother. The planet exploded. Jor-El and Lara didn't have the time to build their ship. They died along with the other Kryptonians.

Harry's eyes were brimmed with tears. Rei-El wasn't abandoned afterall. His parents died to protect him, just like James and Lily protected their son. But where the hell was Kal-El?

A hologram appeared above the globe.

"My son, Rei-El," the one who must be Jor-El said.

"I'm not Rei-El," Harry said dejectedly. "I'm no one."

"You're my son. The only way to activate this is that you, my son, touch the ball I left you with," he insisted. "You need to fulfill your destiny on Earth."

Harry laughed harshly. "My destiny? I have had enough of destiny! Hell, the fuckin' prophecy shouldn't be able to apply itself on me since I'm not even Harry James Potter! I wasn't born by Lily Potter."

"You were born by your mother, Lara," Jor-El agreed.

"You mean this body. Face it, I'm not Rei-El and neither am I, Harry James Potter. I'm someone completely different. I'm a freak. To think that the Durselys were right," he shook his head in anger.

"You're most definitely NOT a freak!" Jor-El said. "You're still my son, just a bit altered," he added the last part as he scanned the young man in front of him perplexedly, wondering how and why his features were altered.

Harry scowled. "Fine! What is this destiny you're talking about? Might as well get on with both friggin' destinies," the young man snapped.

"You're destined to save this planet—"

"Old news! Harry James Potter already destined to do that," the wizard grumbled under his breath. Why was it always him who got the bad luck of receiving this kind of destiny?

"By conquering the Earthians," he said finally.

"By WHAT!" Harry asked incredulously, wondering if there was something wrong with his hearing.

"By conquering the Earthians," the Kryptonian's scientist repeated.

"Are you crazy or something? Or is this a joke?" Harry asked blandly.

"I'm not crazy and neither it is a joke," Rei-El's father said patiently.

"Yes, I'm sure," Harry said sarcastically. "Whatever. I don't care about it. This planet isn't worth the trouble and how can I conquer it anyway? You think that lightning will emerge when I ask it to strike down my enemies?" he laughed dryly.

"No, but you have some power."

"Magic isn't part of Rei-El's power I'm sure, except if aliens have magic too. And even if I have magic, I doubt it will work. My enemy, the one who have more magical power and experience than me can't even conquer a country."

"You sure you don't have other power aside from this…magic?" Jor-El appeared to be confused by the revelation.

"No," Harry paused. "Well I have this kind of X-ray vision just today. I can see through wall and human body."

"Just that? And you are only developing it now?" the scientist asked, now more confused than ever. "That's strange…"

"No more strange than seeing people's bones," Harry muttered, feeling quite annoyed. "Do all Kryptonians have this ability? And what other abilities you're talking about?"

"Well, you only have this ability on this planet or at least on the planets inside a system with yellow sun. Kryptonian's sun's color is red. Somehow yellow son affects us and gives some abilities, at least that was according my calculation. You should be developing these abilities when you're younger…" the hologram tapped his chin.

"Wait a second, if you're a hologram, how can you reply to my answer as if you're not, well… a hologram."

"Hm? What do you mean? Every hologram is like me, able to speak freely."

"Ugh, nevermind. Anyway perhaps whatever change happened to me alter them, slowing down the development perhaps. But I still don't want to conquer Earth even if I can."

"Then, you have to help your brother, Kal-El."

"Listen," Harry said exasperatedly. "How can conquering Earth mean saving the Earthians?"

"The Earthians are in the process of destroying themselves. You must guide them from that destruction."

"Yea, right." Harry rolled his eyes. "Does Kal-El know his heritage? And do you know where he is?"

"The other me haven't been activated yet, so I assume he doesn't know of it yet. And I don't know his location. Does this mean you agree to conquer Earth?"

"No bloody way. Anything you want to add before I deactivate you?" the Boy-Who-Lived growled in annoyance.

"Yes. You must seek for the 3 stones of knowledge. You will understand everything when you've collected them and put them on Kawatche cave. The cave shouldn't be far away from Kal's crash site. Find your twin and reunite with him. At least that's what you should do as a member of El family."

"What are these stones of knowledge?" another hologram materialized. It was a 3 parts metal that formed the same symbol carved on his space ship.

"The symbol is our family's crest. It is intended for Kal actually. We didn't know that we have time to build the second ship when Kal's ship was launched to Earth. Thankfully, unlike Kal, you're better equipped in the form of me. I have more knowledge installed than the other me. Your reunification with your brother unfortunately would be a bit…difficult."

"Difficult?"

"Yes. The other me didn't include your existence to its database. Kal won't know that he has a twin. We thought that it was the best at the time, Kal will mourn your death if he knows his twin was dead, instead of following his destiny and now yours too."

"Well, that's bloody fantastic," Harry glared at Jor-El. "Kal doesn't know Rei exist because you thought it was the best? Everyone thinks they know the best for me. Dumbledore, Mrs. Weasley, Remus, Harry's parents and now you. Congratulation father, I feel like a puppet. Good day!" he threw the ball back to the space ship.

First the identity crisis and now this! He couldn't believe it! He hasn't even finished sorting who he was yet!

Was everyone out there trying if not to kill him then to control his life? He wasn't a pawn, god dammit!

Harry dropped on the floor and leaned on the space ship.

As Harry James Potter he was destined to fight Voldemort to save others, while as Rei-El he was destined to conquer the Earth to save its people. Same destiny, but 2 completely different methods. It was just too much even for him!

Whose parents he had to obey?

Harry's?

Rei-El's?

Or should he just forget all of this and not give a damn to anyone?

TBC…

R&R!

The other idea was to get the Potters adopted Rei-El by using ancient blood ritual or something, enabling him to get magical power, while the real Harry was already dead. But I realized that meant that he wasn't born by Lily. Using a binding ritual to bind Harry and Rei-El on the other hand, making the prophecy still come in effect.

By the way, these are important questions so please answer the questions!

Is the real stone of knowledge made of 3 parts or 4 parts? I read in a fic that beside the 3 parts there is also another part for the central part.

The name of the cave is Kawatche, isn't it? And I kinda confused how it was there in Smallville, is it via meteor shower? The only one who can open the secret part of the cave where the stone should be put is Clark, isn't it? I wonder why Jor-El had the time to build the so-called cave when he could use the time to make a space ship for him and Lara.

How can the witch (what's her name again?) that posses Lana know about the stone of knowledge's existence? It sounds like she is a witch in ancient time, so how can she know it?

What's the real use of the stone? Is it to open another secret base like the base in Artic (or is it Antarctica?) like in Superman episode? Or does it have other use? The episode on Smallville 4th season when Clark put the 1st stone he got from Dr. Swann only has Jor-El telling him of his so-called destiny.

Is Kal-El a split personality of Clark? Because it seems so, or was it only because the red kryptonite?

Where's the last part of the stone placed? The 1st part is in Dr. Swann's hands (though how he can get it, I don't know) and the 2nd part is in Shanghai, China.

What's Clark's age in 4th season? 17? 18? From what I know, he doesn't have the ability to fly yet. It manifested when he was 18 years old, right?

I will be grateful if you can answer my questions. I need them to understand Smallville more to make this fic better. Or perhaps you can direct me to a good smallville site. But don't write the web address directly cuz it won't appear in your review. If you want to write the address, one of the correct examples is www(.)fanfiction(.)net

I know that I said that I'd post this chapter I finish writing chapter 4, but I think the faster I can the answers to my question the better it will be. I haven't written anything for chap 4, so please wait until I can update.

Oh, and my exam is finished. Now back into the busy days again. Sigh!