Ch.2 Realization

Today was Harry's special day. The day he was to turn eleven and the day that he was to receive his Hogwarts letter.

Harry had just woken up in a strange room at a mansion that he never knew had existed. Harry was laying in a king sized bed trying to get his bearings on what he saw around him. Then as if in a bad dream it came to him. Time. He sat up in the bed that was just as unfamiliar as it was familiar. Reaching back into his memory he tried to figure out what was going on. Then it hit him. When the dark lord died one of the many minions that Harry hadn't known of must have escaped. The death eater must have turned back time to change the future. He had probably gone to the dark lord and told him of the things to come. In a desperate attempt to save his own life and have a chance of conquering the Wizarding World, he didn't try to kill his one true enemy, Harry.

Just at that moment a very tall and beautiful red headed woman entered the room. It was Harry's mother Lilly Potter. At the sight of the person he had wanted to meet for so long, he gasped. The sudden pain of emotions that had begun to grip him. "Harry, darling...? Why are you gasping? Did you have a bad dream or something? Are you all right? Harry, speak to me please! You're scaring me!" Lilly said looking on fearfully.

After being momentarily stunned by the appearance of his mother, Harry finally found his voice. "Morning mum," Harry said, unable to keep the sounds of his emotion out of his voice.

"Harry, are you all right? Do you want me to get your father or even better a doctor?" Lilly asked.

"No, mum I'm fine. I was just so out of it from this dream I had." Harry said quickly making up an excuse.

"All right Harry, but don't scare me like that again." With that Lilly kissed her son and left.

Harry sat on his bed for awhile trying to sort out his predicament. All I really know is that I'm stuck in the past where everything I know has been changed. My parents are alive that can only mean that the dark lord never attacked my parents and making sure that I never become the chosen one. He must have attacked someone else, but who…

As if struck by lightning it hit him. The dark lord did attack another instead of him. The only other person he would have gone after that the prophecy fit. Neville Longbottom.