Chapter 1

A new beginning

Pain. That was what Harry woke up to. His back felt as if it was on fire. He started to remember last night. He had scored slightly higher than Dudley on a test. Even though harry was tutoring Dudley and they were only one point off at 94 and 95 his uncle had decided that if Dudley couldn't reach the grades that harry had had last year then he must be trying to sabotage Dudley and must therefore be punished. Ya, that was bullshit he just wanted to hurt harry.

"boy get up, NOW" his uncle raged while pounding on the door to the cupboard obviously hungover. Getting out of his cot and into the hallway was quite painful but after a minute he was in the kitchen. Starting a breakfast of eggs hash browns and bacon along with a pot of dark coffee. Cooking, while another chore taht he was forced to do, was something that harry found very fun and relaxing. His aunt and cousin Dudley then entered the room.

"Hi harry" Dudley greeted cheerfully while his aunt just coldly ignored him. Harry gave him a small smile and took the plates to the table and put them down in front of his cousin aunt and uncle. He then walked back to the stove where he made a small bacon sandwich which was smaller than all of his relatives' food but not unsubstantially small.

"Boy get the mail "Harry's uncle commanded him. harry walked to the door and started picking up the mail on the floor when he saw a blob of red wax. "huh that's weird" harry thought as he picked it up. When he turned it over he saw that it was not only sealed in wax it was also addressed to him. Him! Sliding the letter under his cupboard door for later he thought about who would be writing to him. No, he couldn't really think of anyone.

"boy what is taking you so long, checking for letter bombs?" uncle Vernon called while chuckling at his own joke. Quickly picking up his pace he walked back into the kitchen and put the letters on the table.

"boy here are your chores finish them or no dinner for you" his aunt petunia told him while giving him a list. Looking down saw that the list consisted of a couple menial house chores and some gardening chores. He walked out of the room to do the dusting upstairs and heard his cousin excuse himself. As he reached the top of the stairs his cousin caught up to him and dragged him into his second bedroom.

"happy birthday Harry "Dudley exclaimed as he closed the door. He then reached into his pocket and took out a watch that had a black metalic strap and a dark green frame with black watch hands and a button on the top and bottom.

"thank you" Harry breathed as he studied the watch there was a main face and then another small circle in which the watch hands weren't moving. He wondered why only one wasn't working and how he could get it to.

"The person at the shop was really weird about it and told me that there was a secret compartment that could be opened and would have an entirely different purpose" Dudley told him looking proud of his gift "but I could never figure it out" he continued looking slightly crestfallen.

"I will do the best I can to find it Dudley, thank you" harry stated while wrapping Dudley up in a sort of bear hug "I love it" and he was telling the truth. Even though he wouldn't wear it around the house out of fear he would cherish it as both his first gift that he could remember and the first gift that Dudley had ever given anyone else.

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Harry was working in the garden when he heard a very peculiar sound

"micey micey mice I want a mouse" something half chanted half sang looking around harry asked "who's there?" he waited for half a minute and was about to give up when "Speaker?" the voice called looking down harry saw a black and green snake looking straight at him. Curios and slightly afraid harry asked "can you understand me "even though he had just heard it speak he didn't really believe it could respond him until it shocked him by saying "si amigo you are speaker" as if that explained everything. Harrys mind was racing a mile a minute with questions like how? What? Huh? And, why is there a Spanish snake in England?

Taking his silence as permission to continue the snake asked "do you have a snake for me?" jolted out of his shocked stupor Harry responded

"no but you can stay in these gardens and eat all of the mice and gophers in the garden or yard for me" at the end of his sentence the snake seemed to consider and then responded "we have an agreement mi amigo" with that dealt with harry stumbled inside to finish his other chores and to make sure that he wasn't having a pain induced hallucination.

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Harry was finally back in his cupboard and he was finally getting the chance to see what his letter said without being interrupted or getting it confiscated

The address said

Number 4 privet drive

The cupboard under the stairs

Harry potter

"ok" harry thought "all good so far."

Opening the seal, he read

Dear Mr. Potter

You have been formally accepted into our prestigious school known as Hogwarts witchcraft and wizardry-

"Wait the absolute fuck up" Harry thought "MAGIC? As in like abra kadabra? This had to be a prank." even though he thought that his subconscious remembered his talking to the snake or the fact that most of his injuries healed in less than a week leaving just scars behind. Harry kept reading

-your father has already paid for your education and will be picking you up to get your supplies in one weeks' time. A list of the required materials is given below.

Sincerely

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

"ok" Harry thought "this is definitely a prank my father is dead and there is no way that there is such a thing as a wand or pewter cauldron like on the list." harry did believe this to. His relatives had told him that his parents were killed while driving drunk. "no" He thought "This must be faking" with that final thought he turned off the one light in his bedroom and promptly fell into a fitful sleep dreaming of flying motorcycles and a strange green light.

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Even though Harry had strongly refuted the possibility of his father coming the following Saturday he dressed in his best clothes which consisted of jeans and a blue t shirt that Dudley had bought just to give to him when his mother had dragged him to the mall. He had made breakfast with his ears perked to hear the doorbell done the dusting and laundry ready to answer the door and he had even taken twice as long on the gardening just to keep his clothes clean. When he was walking back to the kitchen to make lunch heard it.

"Ding Dong" Harry rushed to the door screaming "I'll get it." opening the door he saw a man that looked much like him but taller and broader with messier hair. They stared at each other for a good 10 seconds before the man opened his mouth and said,

"Hi Harry"

_ there is chapter 2 done. Yes his relationship with dudley is much better than it is in the book. To accomplishment I just made dudley a year younger making it so Dudley didn't bully harry and they could get closer through him tutoring dudley. Also this is the first gift he got anyone because he was ten and this is just the first time he spent his own money.

Until next time R&R criticism is fine

-TheWriteGoneRogue