Summary- Harry made a huge mistake at the end of his second year. One that followed through for the year stealing nearly everything from him, but once given a chance to get it all back Harry quickly takes it. However not everything turns out like Harry would have expected it to. Now how will Harry deal with being in the world of the Walking dead, even if being there did give him back what he lost? Will he find it worth it? Or will he attempt to go back to the world he was in before even when he knows what is waiting for him there?
Disclaimer- I do not own Harry Potter, or the Walking dead.
Chapter two
It had been a month and a half since Harry had first gone through the veil. Since then there had been quite a bit that had happened and all of it had been rather good in Harry's opinion; at least for the most part it had that is.
Then again considering this looked to be a rather normal world, that held no wizarding world, or at least not one that Harry could locate, he figured that was a given. Especially when you consider what type of world he could have ended up in, had prepared to end up in for that matter.
However, since it seemed that he hadn't ended up in a world like that, and better yet in a world that seemed so similar to the one he had left; excluding the apparent lack of a wizarding world. However, to be on the safe side Harry had spent the majority of the last month and a half gathering the information he felt would be needed.
Looking for both what was similar and what was different between the world he was in now. Or at least different and similar in comparison to the world he had just left. As he knew there had to be more difference between the world he was in, then the fact this world apparently didn't have a magical world hidden among it.
Something Harry did, and made sure to be as thorough as he possible could while doing it, because Harry knew just how much having certain bits of information could affect things. Or to be more precise, he knew just how bad the lack of information could really be; especially when it came to make a decision based on said information gathered.
At the same time, not only was Harry gather information, but he was also doing what he could to better settle into the world he found himself it. Like finding out just where he was, what kind of people were around him, watching to see how people behaved around others, and doing his best to blend in with the others.
So as to not stand out too much like he would have otherwise, as no matter how hard he tried Harry wasn't sure how to behave around what most would consider normal people. Hell, even with everything he was doing Harry knew he still came off as really standoffish and anti-social to most of those around him.
But in the end, Harry knew that while he wasn't doing the best in blending in, he also wasn't standing out enough to truly draw any unwanted attention to him. So, he knew that it was safe for him to spend all the time he could to find out how to best make the new world his home; something Harry could never really recall having before. Not really. Though that didn't stop him from getting the information he wanted.
Seeing as one of the very first things that stuck out to Harry about the differences between this new world that he had found himself in, was that it was about five years, maybe even six years, behind the world he had left; in both terms of technology and actual years.
Which might have been really helpful, and beneficial to him, If Harry had any more recent muggle knowledge, like on sports or anything similar to, from his old world. Unfortunately, he didn't, so Harry really wasn't able to use the information he didn't have to become both immensely popular and extraordinarily rich in the gambling circles. That or the stock market; which if Harry did have information on would have proven to be more profitable in the long run the gambling would have been. Even if he really didn't need said money to begin with.
Harry lack of information, or at least on the more recent modern mundane information, was solely due to the fact that he hadn't really been allowed anywhere but Hogwarts. Along with were ever else the order had decided he needed to be trained during the summer after Hogwarts; which didn't often include in the muggle world.
Well, except when it came to learning more of hand to hand or more muggle weapons, and even then, he hadn't necessarily had to go to the muggle world to learn that as his 'teachers' often just had someone brought to him to teach him.
Most of the time with several spells on them to ensure Harry learned everything he could in the harshest ways possible and to ensure his 'teachers' didn't remember him or anything about the wizarding world after said training had been deemed finished by the Headmaster.
Harry had first found about the time difference when, on the third day of his stay, he had ventured down the cliff and into a nearby town and had saw the actual date. Luckily, Harry hadn't made a scene about this. Having too much emotional control forced on him to do so and had instead had simply done a double look to check if what he was seeing was correct.
Not to mention making sure that the newspaper in question wasn't an older one or gag like newspaper. Which upon seeing it was the actual days newspaper Harry had become all the more determined to find out just what else may be different or the same about this world.
Another thing that Harry had noticed, or to be more honest had felt when he had finally relaxed his magic, was the fact that there was no wizarding world here; not at all. And if the way the magic currently felt now there never had been a magical world; at least not any time recently.
Because Harry as soon as he relaxed enough to join his magic with that of the earth's, which was a large step in making wards or at least setting them, there was only what felt like a large storage of wild magic that seemed to be begging to be used in some way. Wild magic that Harry could now literally feel humming beneath the ground under his feet welcoming him of all things.
But at the same time there had been no echo of what Harry knew wizarding magic felt like within the wild magic that he was feeling; nor where there the feel of the magical creatures he was so used to either.
Something that he knew was completely different from the world he had just left. Where honestly the feel of wizarding magic had nearly completely covered the wilder feeling of the earths magic; making it feel almost weakened and a bit tainted now that Harry thought about it.
When Harry had first felt this, he could admit to having rather mixed feeling about all of it; all things considering. On one hand, it meant that there were no wizards or witches out there trying to control him, no magical wars to be forced to fight in, and none of the sheer drama or prejudiced that ran rapid in the wizarding world he had just fled from. All of which sounded rather amazing to Harry; who wanted nothing more than to escape from all of that.
But, at the same time, and on the other hand this meant that Harry was truly on his own, that he was truly the only wizard in this world. Literally the only magical being in this world if the feel of this worlds magic meant anything.
While that was something he had wanted, to finally at long last have his own choices matter; and not have anyone trying to control him. But it was finding out what that could actually mean was a lot more different then thinking about it. Especially, when finding out that it could mean that there weren't any others that could use magic in this world out there, had only truly began to hit him days after he had found out about that 'little' fact.
Along with that the fact that he now had to be really careful not to let anyone else know about his magic, least he wants to end on someone experiment table was also hitting him. Because there would be no one there to help cover his back if he accidently exposed his magic to anyone else. Like there would have been back with the wizarding world, or anyone else who had magic for that matter. Now there would be no sudden memory erased, no one to double check if he made a mistake, or anything like that.
Something Harry felt that he should have thought about happening when he went through the veil in the first place. After all, if there had been a chance he could have lost his magic, then there had to be a chance that the world he landed in either didn't have magic in it or if not that didn't have a wizarding world. Lucky, his situation was the latter and not the first one, or he felt he may have really lost his magic otherwise.
Still, at the same time, Harry could not find it in him to actually regret going through the veil, and he felt that he never would regret it. Because who would regret making it, so he wasn't collared and turned into a slave for whatever the Headmaster's whims where.
Which was exactly what would have awaited him if he hadn't taken the leap when he did. Besides, in the end Harry could see how not having a wizarding world around him was a good thing. Seeing as it honestly gave Harry the fresh start, he wanted all along. A complete one without the fear of meeting something like a counterpart from his old world in this new one.
The lack of a wizarding world, or the timeline that he was now on, wasn't the only information that Harry had managed to gain in that month and a half. As Harry had been trying to gain as much information as he could gain.
As Harry had long since learned the value of hording and gather as much information as he could in the fastest time possible. Because of this, Harry had managed to gather a lot more information than what most others would have if they had been in his shoes.
Both from exploring the lands around him, researching everything he could think of, not to mention from listening in on conversation of the other people in town; all of whom seemed to think that Harry was a lost tourist of some sort. Which was something Harry actively encouraged seeing as it would only help him in the long run when it came to settling down.
After all, if he played the lost tourist, who was both friendly and harmless, who just so happened to fall in love with the place he had gotten lost in. Well there were plenty of people in the town who would believe it, and not only that but seemed to actively encourage it at the same time.
But other than that bit, what Harry had been able to find out was that he was currently near the city of Atlanta Georgia. Making Harry rather curious about the fact he had ended up in America of all places; when originally, he had been in England. Though at the same time Harry couldn't help but be grateful he hadn't ended up in in the exact place he had jumped through in his old world.
Because Harry knew if he had appeared from the exact location, he had jumped from in the wizarding world. That it wouldn't be on an isolated cliff, that others didn't visit often, that he would have appeared on.
In fact, if he had appeared in the exact location he had jumped from it was most likely that he would had ended up landing in a rather populated or important place; where someone would have seen him arrive.
Or something similar to that; which was why Harry was glad he had appeared where he had. As the isolation of the area he had landed in helped him a lot more than landing elsewhere would have hindered him.
Another thing he had found out was, that there was something called the Control Disease Center, or as was more commonly known the CDC, nearby the town he was in and that the town seemed to be rather proud that they lived so near it. Something that confused Harry a bit, seeing as his paranoid mind couldn't think of why it would be good to live nearby a disease center, but at the same time caused him to shrug; that was their choice after all. And it wasn't like he absolutely had to stay there if he didn't want to.
Though he did admit there was something about the CDC did make him curious; and wondering if he should attempt to get information from there was well. But upon seeing how well guarded it was put the idea aide for now. As he knew that he wouldn't be able to even try anything like that until he was way more comfortable with how things were and had a good back up plan if he did get caught.
After all, Harry had learned that while made on the edge of your seat plans where amazing, having a fall plan or a backup plan was golden for when things go wrong. And like with most plans more information was always the best way to go.
As he was getting all of this information, Harry had also managed to find out just where his medical education had ended and what he needed to do further it along. Which as it turned out required for him to go through another year or so of school to do so. Something that was causing Harry quite a few headaches as he thought of this.
Because that would mean that Harry would need a way to somehow get his name in the system; something that he had no idea how to do himself. Seeing as he had never been taught how to use computers or anything like that in his whole life; except perhaps the ridiculously small amount he had learned school before he had gone to Hogwarts.
But that wasn't nearly enough to do what he felt needed, or really helpful in any case; considering just how long ago that had been. Even when you consider the fact this world was a little behind the world he left; it wasn't that far behind. Not when you take into account just what he would need to do, and how protected the systems he would need to go through would be.
Not only that but he would also need to somehow get to the right levels that he was supposed to be at when it came to his medical knowledge, and then somehow get all the school levels before it as physical prove to say he was where he said he was. Like say a high school diploma, so he can even get into the medical school he needed to.
And that honestly was only the tip of the iceberg as Harry began to plan what he needed to do. Which seemed to only build up more and more as Harry began to consider everything that he was going to have to do if he wanted to succeed in anything that he was planning on doing.
So, let's just say it was going to be a lot of work that he needed to get done if he wanted to really much of anything in this world. And that was even with the help of his magic. Even then, Harry wasn't completely sure that he would be able to even go and do any of it anyway; at least not in a fool prove way at any rate. There were just too many things that needed to be done, and too many chances of it going wrong for that to happen.
Worst yet, Harry knew he wasn't even in the American system at all, or any system in this world for that matter, and was pretty much what could be called a ghost. Because he had absolutely no papers; no birth certificate, not social security number no nothing that would help identify him. In any country whatsoever, making it just that much more difficult to get things done. Or at least as far as Harry knew it was going to be.
Harry knew that he would need these papers if he wanted to do anything with his life other than somehow be deported back to whatever country they thought he was from; and then most likely shipped off again because he doesn't truly belong anywhere in this world.
So, unless he wanted to be held captive in some government or become someone who wasn't wanted anywhere, and constantly shipped off. He somehow needed to get his hands on some type of paperwork. To at least say he did belong somewhere.
Which was something Harry had learned from both his uncle's rants when he was younger and listening in to conversations around him. However currently it was that knowledge, as well as the lack of skills to do anything about it, that was bothering Harry the most.
After all, for the last couple of years he had been trained to always do his 'missions' to perfection and currently he couldn't do so, no matter what training he had; which was bothering Harry something fierce. Even if he really didn't want to admit it, as it was leaving him feeling rather flat-footed and helpless in a way he hadn't been in a long time. a feeling he really didn't like and wanted to get rid of as soon as possible.
In an attempt to keep his mind off of the upcoming, near impossible, battle that he was going to have to undertake, Harry quickly began to look elsewhere for different information he could find helpful. That might make his oncoming task easier than it would have been otherwise.
Some of the other information Harry had been able to find out was that currently the value of gold was on the raise. Which was or would be extremely helpful to Harry once he got everything sorted out.
Or if anything else would be helpful in his in sorting everything out; even if that wasn't completely legal to do. After all, in both this world and the world he had escaped from there was one really large thing they had in common, this was that Money talks. Hell, in some case it spoke better than any other paper did.
But this was something that Harry was slightly weary about doing if only because there was a chance, he could be caught doing it. Or if not that, have the person he bribed holding it over his head as blackmail in the future for doing so.
Which was something Harry wouldn't put past someone, who accepted money to do another illegal task, to do to him. Hell, considering just what they were doing for him they could hold it over his head bad enough that he would find himself in a situation similar to the one he had just escaped from; only with a collar of his own making.
Though, at the same time Harry knew that, if he did have to do that, if he did have to rely on someone else to get himself all the paperwork, or electronic documents, that he would need, that if worst came to worse he could his magic to help with that.
After all, it wouldn't be as risky in being caught if he did use his magic on the person doing it in the first place. Seeing, as if he did it right, no one would actually be remembering doing anything for him in the first place and then they would have no reason to try use something like that against him in the end.
Something Harry was very much willing to do as it would grant him the freedom he needed, and added to the fact his training had gotten Harry to see in shades of grey instead of purely right or wrong, made it so his morals weren't too against what he was doing. After all, it wasn't like Harry was going to truly hurt the person if he did this, and it wasn't like Harry wasn't going to leave some money for the person either; if it came down to that it is.
Currently Harry was still staying out on the cliff in his tent; pretending to be a camper just trying to get a bit of relaxation done. Which was what Harry was planning on continuing to do so.
At least until he got everything settled and found a way to make everything he had planned to run as smoothly as possible. Because even after a month and a half Harry wasn't completely sure and comfortable with the work he had done so far; not yet anyway.
Though at the same time Harry knew that he would have to move some time real soon; either relocated to a different place or if not, that move into a more semi-permanent residents in the city. Seeing as he was starting to get some looks from certain people in town and had overheard some others speaking about how weird it was that he was staying up on the cliff as long as he had. Meaning he was starting to really catch some unwanted attention, and if he didn't want it to get worse then he would have to figure out something to do about it real soon.
Luckily, Harry had found someone who could help him get the papers he needed. Even if it was for a rather high price that is, and after a memory wipe, as well as a thorough search and destroy of all the information the guy had on him.
Which as it turns out was quite a bit, letting Harry know without even check that yes, the man in question had been planning on blackmailing him later on. However, after this was done Harry had been real quick in kick starting with plans beginning with working on finishing his education. As he felt that was one of the largest, most important parts of his plans.
Or at least had gone and taken his GED and was on his way to an accelerated Medical degree; using the knowledge he already had to reach the levels he should be at. Not the greatest plan but one that Harry could work with for now.
If he had to Harry could make it look better at a later date; with a little bit of magic to help it along. After all Harry may like having a good plan already in place but if he had to, he was equally as good at planning on the go.
However, at the moment Harry didn't feel like it was necessary to do so. Currently, he felt that how he did in whatever collage he chose to go to would be the real decision maker out of everything. That, those grades, would reflect on how his life would turn out, just like nearly every other student out there. Something that had had some part of Harry warming up and almost perking up at the idea of for once being like everyone else.
Though exactly were Harry was going to go to get this medical degree he hadn't been completely sure about. As he never thought about what collages he was going to go to due to being part of the wizarding world. And the fact that before he had gone to Hogwarts in the first place, he had been more focused on surviving that day then to worry about so many years into the future.
Though at least at the moment Harry knew that he had the grades as well as the had the money for pretty much any school he wanted go to, and then some; so at least in that regards he was good. So that was a comfort for him if things did start to take a turn for the worst.
Hell, Harry had even set a good chunk set aside for a house to be built for him. A place that would be all Harry's and a sanctuary from all his troubles; something that Harry had longed for, for a long time. At least he hoped it would be.
He was thinking of having it somewhere around here, where he had originally landed, seeing as Harry was really starting to like this place. What with him actually knowing his way all around it; all the little back allies and all the best hiding places. Not to mention it was also the place where he had finally got his first taste freedom; so it just seemed right to Harry.
Plus, it wasn't like Harry couldn't afford to go to the school of his choice while at the same time live wherever he wanted with the money he had. Hell, if Harry wanted to, he could have several houses build on any chunk of land he deiced to purchase, and then just live off the money he still had left.
That is if he felt like it. Because with how much money he could own if, and when, he decided to turn all the gold he currently had, into actual cash. Because if he did so, then he would end up sitting on a rather large fortune; more so then he currently was at least. And that was without adding all the jewels either cut or uncut, he owned along ide all of his gold, silver and bronze coins; all of which he had in his trunk.
Seeing as, he had been able to find out one single Gallon was worth at least three hundred sixty-four dollar and eighty-two cents, maybe a little more than that; depending on just where he sold it.
Then add to that that he had over a million Gallons in his trunk, with just golden gallons alone. Would mean that when he did sale them off, he'd have at least a good four hundred million dollars, to half a billion dollars, if he wanted. Not including what it would be added if he decided to sell his other items or found a place that pay him more for his gold.
At the same time Harry didn't, and wouldn't, hesitate in the least bit when it came to spending money. Not, if it could get him the things he needed, and the things he had lacked while growing up. As well as the things that would help him keep the freedom, he had fought so hard to finally get. That he had plans so long and given up so much to final have the simple chance of having it after being caged for so long.
So, when Harry did at long last get everything together and finally get the home, he had wanted all his life. He was going to do the best he could to make it be just what he wanted; not to mention the safest and most likely as isolated as Harry could get it.
Say what you will, but Harry honestly wasn't a people person in the least bit; having learned not to trust people the hard way. So, if he had it his way there wouldn't be too many people around his house. Or even know said house was even there if he had the choice.
Honestly, what could he say after everything he had been through Harry want a home that was just his, and his alone. He'd get his socializing, what he had to that is, by his medical school, and then by whatever he decided to do with that education.
Currently, Harry was debating if he wanted to go work at a hospital somewhere nearby or maybe somehow get into this CDC everyone seemed so proud of; after all those really did seem to be the best choices that he had at the moment.
