Timeline Clarifications

Hello my readers!

There seems to be confusion regarding what I have selectively chosen from canon. Without giving too much away I think I will spell it out strictly from what I have chosen from canon.

Anything from OotP and beyond is dismissed. I ship Harry/Hermione and I love/determined Sirius/Dobby/Hedwig never died in my imagination :-). Yay for FanFiction being a fantastic platform for our plot bunnies, huh?

PS/SS: Basically everything happened here in this storyline.

CoS: I think Harry being a Parselmouth is awesome and undervalued. Something I am going to rectify in this FanFiction. Yes, Harry slayed the Slytherin Basilisk. Yes, he saved Ginny.

Differences:

How Harry fought the Basilisk is different from canon (more on this later).

Dumbledore took more of an active interest in Harry (for the worse).

Harry is still being harassed for being a Parselmouth despite saving the school. He is very skittish and always has Ron and Hermione by his side due to his exceptionally low self-esteem.

PoA: This is my favorite book in the series and I was charmed by with no Voldemort and the mystery of Harry's parents' deaths/Sirius/the Marauders. Pretty much true up until Harry accepts Sirius' innocence and helps him escape. (Practically the whole book with some AU modifications.)

Differences: Dumbledore placed several misdirection charms on Sirius.

Dumbledore more or less made certain Sirius would not be a threat to him back in 1981 since he

a) is the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot and

b) was the de facto leader Sirius followed during his time in the Order of the Phoenix against Voldemort.

Also, Sirius is an Auror (he trained with Mad-Eye as one of his best cadets) coupled with the fact Sirius knew Dark magic from the cradle and actually received several promotions. He was also highly feared and hated by Death Eaters as having a large kill count second to Mad-Eye's.

GoF: I liked the concept of the Triwizard Tournament and frankly this is where Ron really started to make my shit list so this part of the book is interesting and I will exploit it for my usage based on Dumbass, BellaBitch, Moldypants, the Traitorous Rat and of course my Dark Witch. And that is all I will take from this book.

OK, I have strived to faithfully report the actual dates from canon in my references section at the end of each chapter.

ALL CHERRY-PICKED SCENES FROM CANON HAPPENED WHILE HARRY WAS 11-YEARS-OLD AND INTO THE SUMMER BEFORE STARTING HIS SECOND YEAR.

I know it is confusing but I chose that so Harry could have some 'childhood' for Sirius to enjoy.

Much of the other stuff I will go into like: the different echelons of being an Auror, Harry's furthered Parselmouth ability, Harry's strange magic based on essentially dead Basilisks inside him, Dursley/Dark Witch abuse etc. will be discussed in further detail as I get farther along in the story. Like I said, this is my epic storyline and will be more than 40 chapters. It is the most complicated thing I have ever written and to keep the characters straight is a big challenge. However, I am committed. This story has been in my head for too long and is begging to be written. So thank you, dear readers. Y'all make it worthwhile with your enthusiastic and constructive reviews. I write this for us :-).