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letter

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The next day (August first, for those of you unable to keep track) Harry went to Diagon Alley. He sent the letter to Dumbledore first. Then, putting up a glamour so that he looked like he used to, he went to Gringotts. After showing his new look and explaining that he didn't want anyone to know, the goblins brought him to his vault, promising to take him there however he looked. (A/N obviously alone if he didn't look like 'Harry Potter') He also told them his alias (Coranth Zyth) so that they would know what to call him when he came in looking like that.

Leaving Gringotts, he headed to Madam Malkins to get some new robes. (A/N he's going out without the 'Harry Potter' illusion. When he looks like his true self, I'll call him Coranth. When he looks like his false self, I'll call him Harry, that way you all know what he looks like at any given time) After that he headed to Ollivanders.

"Ah, Mr. Potter. I didn't expect to see you here again so soon."

"Yes, well, I plan on hiding in this look. Dumbledore thinks I've gone off for training while Coranth Zyth is hopefully entering Hogwarts for his seventh year. However, Coranth can't have Harry Potter's wand."

"I see. Well, Mr. Zyth, lets see if I can find you a wand."

After half an hour (and going through practically every wand in the place) they finally found one.

"Ah, ebony with a core of basilisk skin and venom. Powerful wand. As I said when you got your first wand, we can expect great things from you."

After paying for the wand, Harry Coranth (A/N ...need to get used to calling him that now...) was accosted by an owl on his way out the door. Dumbledore was letting him into Hogwarts, but wanted to know more about him.

Har-er-Coranth (A/N I'll get it right at some point) stopped at Florean Fortescues to write his response.

Headmaster Dumbledore,
I should have put that information in my last letter. Sorry about that.

I was born and raised in England. I was home schooled up until this point. My parents were recently killed by You-Know-Who. As I have no other relatives that I know of, my only option to finish my schooling was to go to a wizarding school.
I would rather not talk about my parents for now, as their recent deaths are still painful to think about.
I took the OWLs even though, being home schooled, I didn't have to.
The important ones (s I plan on taking these classes) are these:
Transfiguration - E
Potions - O
Care of Magical Creatures - O
Defense Against the Dark Arts - O
Charms – O
If you could send me a supply list and any summer assignments that were given for those classes I would be most grateful.
Thank you for letting me go to your school.
Coranth Zyth

Coranth sent off the letter, and stayed in Diagon Alley, figuring that he'd get the letter with enough time to at least begin getting his stuff.

As it was, it came back so quickly that he was able to get everything he needed.

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The month before school started seemed to fly by. All too soon Coranth was standing on Platform 9 ¾, ready to board the Hogwarts Express.

He had been told to go with the first years when he got to Hogwarts, as he was to be sorted with them.

Coranth got onto the train and settled down in an empty compartment. After a couple of minutes Remus Lupin sticks his head through the door.

"Mind if I sit here?"

"Not at all. I'm Coranth Zyth."

"Remus Lupin. I'm the DADA teacher this year."

"Really? Cool."

"I don't believe I've seen you before."

"You wouldn't have. I was home schooled. I'm coming to Hogwarts for my seventh year because my parents were killed."

Remus understood that this was a bit of a taboo topic at the moment and let it drop. They sat in companionable silence until Ron and Hermione poked their heads through the door.

"Mind if we sit here? Everywhere else is full," said Hermione.

"Not at all. I'm Coranth Zyth."

"Hermione Granger."

"Ron Weasley."

"Professor Lupin, are you teaching again this year?" asked Ron.

"Yes I am."

Ron, Remus, and Hermione talked about a lot of different things over the course of the ride. Coranth would have joined in, but he wasn't supposed to know about the secret exploits of Harry Potter.

When they got to the station, Coranth went off with the first years in the boats. When they got their first view of the castle he made sure to look suitably awed. Once inside, McGonagall told him to stay behind all the first years, as he would be sorted last. Then they went to be sorted.

Coranth looked out at the other students while the first years were getting sorted. Ron was getting fidgety, definitely impatient for this to be done so he could eat. Hermione whispered something to him that made him sit still for about a minute before he started again.

Once 'Zedan, Abigail' was sorted, Dumbledore stood up.

"We have a new seventh year, this year. He has been home schooled up until this point, and is joining us upon the murder of his parents by Voldemort. I ask that you respect his privacy, and treat him as though he has been here with you from the start."

He nodded to McGonagall and sat down.

"Zyth, Coranth."

Coranth put the Hat on his head.

Back again, are we?

I get to have people like me for who I am, if just for one year.

Yes, well, I can't put you with your friends, and even if I wanted to, you're more suited to Slytherin now that you were your first year.

Well, I'm not about to fight you on it this time.

Very well. Better be...

"SLYTHERIN!"

Harry took off the Hat and made his way to the Slytherin table. The only free seat was next to Draco Malfoy.

"Draco Malfoy."

"Coranth Zyth, as you've heard."

This time he didn't ignore the hand Draco held out to him.

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As the next day was Saturday, they had no classes.

Coranth, knowing his change in looks didn't come from his magical inheritance, decided to use a potion to show him who his parents were, as they obviously weren't Lily and James Potter.

He was actually good at Potions when nobody was sabotaging him, so he made the potion himself. Done correctly, when a few drops of his blood were added it would show the faces of his parents, one at a time.

When Coranth finished the potion it was the pearly white color it was supposed to be. Coranth cut himself and let some of his blood fall in to the cauldron. It was at this point that Severus walked into the room that Coranth was using.

"Mr. Zyth, what are you doing?"

"Waiting for my Parental Potion to give me results."

"And why did you make that potion?"

"Because I need to know who my parents were...I know that I wasn't my mother's biological child, but I don't know if I was my father's."

Severus went to stand next to Coranth and watch the potion.

"You did well on this potion."

"Thank you, sir."

Then the potion started showing a face.

"Professor Lupin? And...Tom Riddle!"

Coranth's eyes bugged out.

"Another! The Headmaster? James Potter...and..."

As Coranth got a view of the last face his eyes bugged out even more.

"You! How-that's not-I can't be-what the hell? Was my potion wrong?"

"The potion was perfect. Apparently Lily did not miscarry like we thought she did. You, Mr. Zyth-or should I say Mr. Potter?-are that child."

"What child?"

/He knows who I am! What am I gonna do/

Severus dragged Coranth to his quarters. Looking around, he pulled out a book and flipped through it. After finding what he wanted he read through the passage to himself twice.

"And this is why I told Albus he should read through the entire thing before performing the ritual. You were created using the blood from each of your fathers. A spell decided what you got from each of us, which finally activated with your magical inheritance. Lastly, there was a spell to place you in a woman's womb, in this case, Lily Potter's. According to this, after about two months the woman appears to miscarry so that the fact that she is pregnant with the child until exactly a year after the ritual is performed is obvious. This ritual is illegal, however Albus insisted we do it when he realized that he would be unable to kill the Dark Lord."

"I...I see."

:Harry? Issss ssssomething wrong:

:No, my heritage issss jusssst sssstrange. Thissss man issss one of my five fatherssss. One issss dead, one issss Voldemort, one issss my DADA teacher, and one issss the Headmasssster. The only part the woman I knew assss my mother had in thissss wassss that sssshe carried me.:

:That issss sssstrange. But at leasssst you have a family.:

"What-?"

"Hagrid gave me a magical snake for my birthday. Kiritsu was just wondering if anything was wrong, so I explained the situation to her."

Severus nodded and took a good look at Coranth.

"You can't let the Headmaster know about this. He was trying to create you to be the ultimate weapon against Voldemort. Which you are, but that is beside the point. If he knows that you are the child, he will try to use you for that again."

"Oh, like he didn't when I was Harry Potter."

"True. If you wish, we can say that you are a distant cousin of mine, as you look enough like a Snape to pass as one."

"Sounds good. The only other father I look much like is Tom, and there is no way I'm going to advertise being at all related to him. So, we tell the Headmaster that I did a Family Tree Potion to see if I had any living relatives, and found out that we're distantly related?"

"Yes. Now, off with you, it's time for lunch. I'll tell Albus our...'discovery'."

With that, Coranth went off to the Great Hall, while Severus headed up to talk to Albus.

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Just thought of this-Harry charmed all his old books. They now say 'Coranth Zyth' instead of 'Harry Potter', not that anybody is going to see them, but it's still a little detail I forgot to mention earlier.

I'm trying to make the chapters longer, 'cause I know it's annoying to be reading something that only has a few short chapters. If I can't manage it, forgive me, it's just the way the story went.

I know Sev is kinda OOC for finding out that Coranth is Harry. Honestly, I could care less. I like my OOC Sev.

Next chapter-I've only got a bit of the next chapter written, so it's gonna be a while before I manage to update again. So far, I've got Coranth and Sev telling Rem that Coranth is Harry/ultimate weapon child.

Reviews keep me going, so help me out here, will ya?

Kiritsu