Harry Potter and the Raven's Shadow

by AssassinUzumaki

By a twist of fate, Daniel Potter was named as BWL and Harry was sent to live with his Aunt. Now Harry is back but not as a clueless child but as the King of Shadows, Master of Ravens, The Raven's Shadow. How will his family react to it?

3. Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Albus Dumbledore was the premiere light wizard, the leader of the organization Order of the Phoenix, the only person Voldemort ever feared, the Chief Warlock of Wizengamot, the Supreme Mugwap of ICW and the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. At this moment though, he was frowning at the recent letter he received from the Ministry of Magic. Last year, Lord Voldemort had resurrected himself using Daniel Potter's blood during the third task of the Triwizard Tournament. Despite Dumbledore's best efforts in trying to convince the Ministry of Voldemort's return, Cornelius Fudge refused to believe him and even begin to start a smear campaign against him and Daniel. Not only that, but Daniel showed the Order a very shocking memory afterwards. He still felt sad at the memory.

Daniel's Memory

Voldemort slipped one of those unnaturally long-fingered hands into a deep pocket and drew out a wand, white as a bone. He caressed it gently too; and then he raised it, and pointed it at the bleeding man, who was lifted off the ground and thrown against the headstone where Daniel was tied; he fell to the foot of it and lay there, crumpled up and crying. Daniel caught sight of his face, illuminated by the light of the fire and recognized him as Peter Pettigrew, the one also known as Wormtail, the very same wizard that had betrayed his family's trust to Voldemort almost fourteen years ago. The Dark Lord turned his scarlet eyes upon Daniel, laughing a high, cold, mirthless laugh.

"Daniel Potter." Voldemort said, his tone mocking. "I have been waiting for this moment for so long and yet, you won't even look at me!" Daniel remained unmoving, his eyes facing the ground.

"Come on, Potter!" The Dark Lord spat, his patience running low. "Are you too scared to face me?"

Sufficiently incensed, Daniel did just that. Voldemort's red eyes widened as they connected with the hazel gaze of the elder Potter twin. Daniel was hurt and bleeding but returned the gaze unmoving, not catching up on Voldemort's confusion.

"Crucio!" The Dark Lord yelled, and Daniel was screaming before Harry managed to do anything. The spell held on for a few seconds, before Voldemort jabbed his wand forward violently, an invisible force causing Daniel's head to collide with the marble of the tombstone behind him. The screams stopped as he lay there unmoving almost unconscious.

Daniel heard Voldemort yell to Wormtail," What is the name of this boy? Who did you bring me?" He bellowed.

"Daniel Potter, my Lord!" Wormtail squealed, extending the bleeding stump that was his hand towards his master. "I did all you asked! Mercy, my Lord!"

"This," Voldemort screamed, pointing at the unconscious teen, ignoring Wormtail's pleas, "this is Daniel Potter?"

"Yes, my Lord!" Wormtail said, as Voldemort screamed, the terrible sound leaving his mouth and resonating around the cemetery.

"If this is Daniel Potter," the Dark Lord asked, grabbing the sobbing mess of a wizard from the collar of his robes, "then who is the boy with the green eyes? Who is the wretched boy that caused my fall?" Daniel froze; his parents had told him about his younger brother. He had a younger brother named harry who looked just like him but had his mother's eyes. All the years he had lived as The Boy-Who-Lived and now, his supposed arch nemesis tells him that his younger brother was the one responsible for his defeat. And to think that his parents gave Harry to their abusive uncle and aunt. At that one moment in his life, Daniel felt lower than scum.

Wormtail stuttered, not quite understanding what his master asked of him," G-green eyes? His name was Harry Potter, my Lord?" At the sound of Harry's name, Voldemort let go of Wormtail, the man whimpering as he collapsed on the floor once more, left hand trying to stop the bleeding on his right.

Looking at Daniel, Voldemort spoke in a mocking tone, "So I have the worthless son of the Potters. Even as a kid, you showed little promise to me for the short duration I saw you. I stood there and you simply cried and whimpered in fright; your brother on the other hand showed me a lot of potential. He faced me with a bored expression but bright, aware eyes. I was so sure of him when I used the curse on him, and he proved me right by reflecting it with a black shield. You on the other hand are simply dead-weight and it would be a favor to the Wizarding World to let you die."

Daniel frantically looked around and spotted the Tri-Wizard cup. Fueled with his desperation, his magic pulled the Cup towards him and he disappeared before Voldemort could cast the Killing Curse at him. He doubted that he would survive the curse like his younger brother.

End Memory

Albus Dumbledore felt as if he had suddenly aged by two hundred years. He had unknowingly sent the Savior of the Wizarding World to live with Muggles and he had disappeared before they could even meet him again. He still remembered the memory of the first time they found out that Harry had left the home of Dursley family. It was one of the saddest days for the Potter family.

Flashback

James, Lily and an eleven-year old Daniel Potter excitedly waited for the Hogwarts Letter for Daniel and Harry. Today was the eleventh birthday of the Potter twins and the family was going to get Harry back from the Dursley family. They were waiting for his letter so that they can give it to him themselves. The Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was beaming at the family as he tapped the Hogwarts Charter to create the Hogwarts Letter for the First Year students and separated the students with the surname starting with P. As they searched through the pile, they found Daniel's envelope quickly and handed it to the excited boy who gave a whoop of joy to finally get the letter he had been waiting for his whole life. His parents held proud expressions and decided to search for the letter belonging to Harry. They searched a little but no other envelope turned up. Frowning, Dumbledore searched through the other letters but no letter for Harry Potter turned up.

Lily was concerned; why was there no letter for Harry? She knew that he was not a squib as they had gotten a magical test done on the twins before and after Voldemort's attack. Her younger son was a wizard without any doubt. Lily said," Albus, why is the letter for Harry absent? We both know that he was magical so he should have a Hogwarts Letter here."

Dumbledore answered in a serious tone," I know Lily. The Hogwarts Charter never makes a mistake. Let's find his name. It should be with Daniel's; then we can sort out any problems."

As the family looked into the book, the found Daniel's name in a golden ink and Harry's name was just below it, but unlike a glowing golden, it was written in blood red ink. The family got worried at the change and Dumbledore was surprised as he had not seen this color before. Soon enough, the red colored name of Harry James Potter faded into nothingness, making the four wizards and one witch panic.

James asked frantically," What has happened Albus? How can my son's name disappear without a trace? It could not mean something bad, could it?"

Albus Dumbledore frowned before saying," Maybe we should check on young Harry before doing anything else."

Quickly using the floo, they left for the house of a squib that lived in that area, a middle-aged woman named Arabella Figg. Thanking her, the left to find Harry. With quick steps, they reached the front door of the house that belonged to Lily's sister Petunia before Lily knocked in a desperate movement.

The door opened to show Petunia with a fake-looking polite smile on her face. The smile quickly evaporated and was replaced by a sour look as she saw the wizards who had darkened her doorstep. She spat," What are you freaks doing here? Leave before I call the police."

Lily however was not in a mood for her games and she turned red with anger as she snarled at her sister," Where is my son Petunia?"

Petunia paled at once, her sour look turned into a look of dread as she looked at the angry visage of Lily. She hastily replied," He is not here and he will never be here. The last time I saw him, he said that we would never see him again."

That was the wrong thing to saw as Lily drew out her wand and pointed it at Petunia's throat, pushing her inside the house at the same time. James and Dumbledore quickly used some soundproofing charms before Lily exploded with anger.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HIM? YOU MEAN TO SAW THAT YOU HAVE NOT SEEN MY SON FOR A LONG TIME." yelled Lily.

Petunia stuttered," Well, it had been almost seven years since he left this home. Vernon kicked him out when he was four but the boy returned once before leaving on his own accord."

Lily grew angrier at her statement as she shrieked," YOU HAVE NOT SEEN YOUR OWN NEPHEW FOR SEVEN YEARS? WHAT KIND OF AUNT ARE YOU? AND WHERE IS THAT FAT TUB OF FLESH YOU CALL YOUR HUSBAND? HE WILL ANSWER FOR HIS CRIMES."

Petunia winced before replying in a scared tone," We had only kicked him out for the night after he burnt the dinner. Vernon had a bad day at work and the burnt food made him even angrier. After a few blows, he kicked the freak out of the house for the night. He would have let him back in the following morning so that the freak could cook the breakfast."

The Potters and Dumbledore listened to the horrifying tale with wide eyes. How could someone be so cruel to their own family member? Thinking back, they understood that it was a really bad idea to leave Harry with Dursleys. Lily could do nothing as tears slid down her cheeks as she thought of all the hardships her child had to face. She hoped that he would forgive her if they ever meet again. With a heavy heart and tearful eyes, they returned to Hogwarts.

Flashback End

While the Potters were saddened by the disappearance of Harry, they did not dwell on it for long and did everything to keep Daniel safe. Things took a turn for worse when the Philosopher's Stone was kept at Hogwarts for safekeeping. The teachers at Hogwarts came up with the protections for the Stone but three talented first years, Daniel Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger were able to get through the obstacles and faced the shade of Lord Voldemort possessing the DADA Professor Quirell. Thank Merlin that the children were safe.

The second year was a terror with the Heir of Slytherin and the Chamber of Secrets fiasco but thankfully, the enchanted diary was discovered by Daniel and quickly ended with Dumbledore before it could kill Ginny Weasley who was being possessed by it.

The third year saw the first escape from Azkaban, Peter Pettigrew arriving at Hogwarts and threatening the life of Ron Weasley by kidnapping him at the end of the year. The Marauders nearly captured him but Remus Lupin forgot to take his dose of Wolfsbane Potion and Peter escaped in the commotion. The Dementors only added more trouble to the mess.

The previous year was the worst and it went down when Daniel's name came out from the Goblet of Fire. It was a struggle to make sure that Daniel survives and get him through the tasks. Daniel ended u winning at the last stretch when Diggory accidently slipped on the final race to the Cup. It was a blessing in disguise for Diggory and a curse for Daniel when he had to fight the newly resurrected Dark Lord. And now, the Dark Lord was back but lying low, the Ministry of Magic refused to believe Daniel and initiated a smear campaign and the Ministry was trying to put their person on the cursed DADA post. Thankfully, Dumbledore was able to prevent that, but the Minister had given a serious instruction; put a teacher in the DADA post by September 1 or the Minister would put his teacher on the post. The Minister also warned any available teacher against applying for the post and now, Albus Dumbledore was unable to find a single teacher for the post.

'This is looking like the same situation that I faced in the second year. I would have never hired Lockhart if someone else had applied for the post.' thought Dumbledore.

Just when he had given up all hope of finding a suitable teacher that could prepare the students for the coming war, a raven with blood-red eyes flew through the open window. Albus looked at the bird with a curious expression when he saw the bird clutching a letter in its talons. Taking a look at the waiting bird Albus asked," Are you waiting for my response?" to which, he received a nod in return. Smiling a little, Albus reached for the owl treats he kept for the owls that brought him letters when he saw the raven fly towards a dish on the table and help himself with some lemon drops that the Headmaster kept for himself.

The Headmaster beamed and spoke," After all the people rejecting my offered candy, a raven helps himself with it. Well, let's see what the he got for me."

The headmaster opened the letter which was written in thick paper instead of parchment and unfolded the letter. He started reading it after adjusting his glasses on his nose.

Headmaster Dumbledore

From what I was able to find out, you are having some difficulty in finding a good Defense Teacher in light of the news of Lord Voldemort's return. Unlike others, I believe the story of his return and would like to help you prepare your students for the coming war. While I cannot tell you everything in this letter, I can tell you that I have the skills to teach the students of your school. As a result, I wish to submit my candidature for the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

I do not have OWL or NEWT scores as I learned in a foreign institute but I have their equivalents. I have also served in the Japanese Army for two years and fought in a war before. I can meet you on the last day of August and give detailed information on my skills

Yours truly

Harrison James Potter

As soon as Albus read the last line, his eyes bulged and threatened to pop out of his sockets. The young boy who was missing since he was four and was probably fifteen at the moment was applying for the post of Hogwarts Professor. He did not know what to do and wanted to immediately rush to the fireplace to inform Lily and James that he had found Harry but a look at the raven sitting on his desk threw that thought out of the window. The little bird glared at him with red eyes and his talon tapped the desk as if saying,' Reply to this letter before you do anything else or the consequences would be dire.' Laughing nervously, Dumbledore quickly penned his reply and gave it to the bird who seemed to relax before it took the letter and flew to his master.

At the same time, Moscow, Russia

A figure ran frantically through the streets and back alleys of Moscow. He stumbled around the corners and kept gazing behind his back with scared red eyes. His features, with pale skin, red eyes and smooth blond hair, showed him to be a vampire. His name was Luke and he frantically ran to his coven. Many who saw him did not know why he looked so scared and those who knew him wondered,' What could scare a vampire as skilled as Luke Sanguis of the Noctis Coven.'

Quickly entering the lair of his coven, Luke screamed at the top of his voice," Close the door, hide the entrance and don't let anyone in."

The younger vampires quickly did as they were told, the stronger ones gathered around Luke, asking him questions, while the elders came out of their rooms, wondering at the commotion.

Luke's brother Jack tried to calm his elder brother and asked," What has happened Luke? Why do you look so scared?" And truly, Luke seemed to be scared of his own shadow.

Shaking with fear, Luke stuttered," My friends were on a hunt with me. We had just encountered some young girls and had just subdued them to drink their blood when He came. Holding a sword as black as night, he asked me the name of my coven. Once he heard the name, he started attacking. He moved faster than us and before we could understand what's going on, our group was reduced to fourth of its original size. He said that if we led him to our coven, he would spare our lives. I was at the back of the group when Nathan, my best friend yelled that he would never sell out our coven. He just smirked and said the hard way it is then. Before I could even blink, we were surrounded by black feathers. Before my companions could even move, they were sliced to ribbons by the feathers. I ran as fast as I could and I did not see him following me, but I am so scared."

Vladimir, one of the Elders of the coven looked at Luke with disgust and mild apprehension. He spat," What you did could have endangered the complete survival of the coven. It was irresponsible and reckless. Are you sure he did not follow you?"

Dmitri, one of the more arrogant Elders laughed," Even if he did, there is no way he would be able to come. We have the most powerful blood protection in the entirety of Russia. There is no way he could enter our coven premises."

"Oh! But I did enter your premises." spoke a clear voice with a hint of amusement.

The vampires of the coven stiffened and Luke started to shiver in fright. The shadows in the room started to gather and a figure materialized from the shadows. He had a black trench coat over a black shirt and trousers. The figure had hair as black as a raven's feather and slightly pale skin. The most distinguishing features of the figure were the emerald eyes that glowed with power and the black katana that the figure had behind his back.

Dmitri looked at the child before him and laughed," HAHAHA, a child. Luke, you were afraid of a child? Ha, leave now boy, you are centuries too young to fight us."

The raven-haired kid laughed a little," Don't worry old man. I do not need to fight us. After all, you fight with your equals. I just want to ask, have you seen a child named Irene? I was looking for her and I know that you must know of her. Her father is worried about her."

Dmitri laughed again," Yes I have seen her. She is going to be a sacrifice for our blood ritual, which is why you would have to leave her with us."

The figure did not even look fazed," Then I guess I would have to kill you to get her. Pity, we could have avoided any conflict."

Dmitri laughed and addressed Luke," I think that your companions were weak. My subordinates would make a short work of him."

All the vampires froze. Out of all the Elders, Dmitri had the most vicious, bloodthirsty group of vampires under him. Eight heavily muscled vampires surrounded the figure, with glinting red eyes and dripping fangs. The figure simply smirked and placed his hand on the hilt of his katana. As the vampires came near, the figure drew his sword and quickly sliced the nearest vampire in a single motion. As the other vampires came near, the figure ducked under the attacks before slicing the head of the second vampire. The others tried to attack, the figure smirked and the sword separated into links joined by shadowy threads. Moving a little, the figure pulled on the handle as the chain like sword moved in a circle around the figure, slicing the remaining six vampires with ease.

The various vampires gaped at the ease with which the figure took care of Dmitri's group. Even Dmitri had his jaw on the ground. The stranger could only smile at the expressions of the various vampires and asked them," Well, if the games are over, hand me the girl and I will leave you unharmed."

The vampires regained their composure and the elders angrily looked at the whelp who had threatened them. Dmitri yelled," NEVER, I would never do something like that, you would die and I would drain your blood myself."

The figure smirked and said," Well, I guess I won't leave without killing you all." Without any delay, the figure pointed his katana at the coven of vampires and spoke a command," Chire (Scatter)."

The sword separated into pieces and millions of black raven feathers flew at the coven, slicing the vampires into pieces. The Elders who were looking smug a few minutes ago looked at the stranger in horror. The bodies of various vampires kept piling up and the stranger did not even seem fazed by the death left in his wake. Dmitri got angry and charged at the stranger himself but the stranger ducked under the first strike. Quickly turning to attack again, Dmitri turned but saw the stranger pointing a finger at him.

The stranger smirked and said," Byakurai."

A light blue colored lightning emerged from his finger and pierced Dmitri right where his heart was. The Elder vampire choked and fell on the ground. The other elders were scared as the stranger defeated an Elder with ease.

"ENOUGH" yelled Vladimir.

The vampires stopped attacking and the stranger recalled the shadowy feathers that were cutting the vampires. The vampires looked at Vladimir for a command and the stranger looked curiously.

Vladimir sighed and said," Why are you attacking us stranger? We never harmed you so why do you harm us?"

The stranger replied with annoyance," You think I enjoy killing you. When I talked to you before, I had a simple demand, hand me over the girl and no harm would come to your coven. It was your Elder who initiated the attack and I simply retaliated. Now, the easy way is that you return the girl, I leave and you can rebuild the coven with the remaining number. The worst case would end up with your annihilation and I would still leave with the girl. Now, it's your call." With that, the stranger hefted his katana and placed the still unsheathed blade on his shoulder.

Vladimir slumped a little and spoke to a nearby female vampire," Bring the girl Selene. Make sure she is not harmed."

The vampire quickly ran and brought the little girl who was a little scared. She looked around at the vampire corpses when she heard a voice.

"There you are little girl. Do you know how worried your father was? It was fortunate that I owed him a favor. Now, let's bring you to your father." spoke a black clothed stranger.

The girl looked at him in wonder and asked the question," Who are you mister?"

The stranger grinned," I am known by many names kid, but my real name is Harrison James Potter. You can call me Harry."

The vampires however stiffened. They had heard the name and their eyes widened. Only a fool would not recognize that name. They had faced the youngest person with the title of Shinigami in the Japanese army, the person who defeated an army of Russian wizards alone during the magical Japan-Russia war. They had just faced the famed Raven's Shadow.

The stood there in shock while Harry departed through a nearby shadow.

No. 12 Grimmauld Place, Black Family Home

The Order of the Phoenix was a vigilante organization first established by Albus Dumbledore in order to combat his best friend turned Dark Lord Gellert Grindelwald. When Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald, the organization became inactive until Lord Voldemort rose to power. Now, with Voldemort's resurrection, Albus Dumbledore saw it fit to activate the organization once again. The members of the organization included the Potters, their friends Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, the Weasleys, and several volunteers like Nymphadora Tonks, Kingley Shacklebolt, many teachers from Hogwarts and other trusted people. The current Headquarters was the Black Family Home in London where the Order was having a meeting. Surprisingly, the children were included in the meeting this time by Dumbledore's request. Apparently, the children needed to hear the announcement Dumbledore had to make.

Molly Weasley, the Weasley matriarch shrieked at Dumbledore in an outraged voice," What are you saying Albus? The children should not concern themselves with war and should enjoy their childhood. Why should they sit in the meeting?"

Lily Potter looked grim. She was a shadow of her former self after Harry became missing and broke even further when Daniel showed her the memory last year. Albus hated seeing her like this as it reminded him of his own failures. Thankfully, the news he brought was a happy one.

"Lily, this news concerns not just the adults but also the children." replied Albus.

Lily huffed and said," This better be good Albus."

Albus Dumbledore started his announcement," Today, I received a curious letter."

Moody interrupted," I hardly believe that a letter would warrant the attention of the entire Order. We should be keeping an eye out for Voldemort's activities. We must maintain CONSTANT VIGILANCE." Moody yelled in the end.

Albus Dumbledore replied with annoyance," The curious thing about this letter was that it was from Harry Potter."

Immediately, the Order exploded into cacophony as the people wanted to know more about the Chosen Savior of Wizarding World. The Potters were making the most noise, followed by the Weasleys and Sirius Black. Dumbledore raised his hand and everyone was silent now, waiting to hear what the Headmaster had to say.

Headmaster spoke," I know you have questions and I would answer it later. I was thinking about the threat from Fudge when a raven came to my office bearing a letter from Harry Potter. The letter stated that he wants to join Hogwarts."

Before the Headmaster could say anything, Severas Snape spoke with disdain," So another arrogant and foolish Potter will be studying with the other dunderheads in my class. I just know that he would be a menace."

James Potter bristled a little," Why you slimy snake…"

Before James could speak any further, the Headmaster laughed a little and said," Unfortunately Severas, you won't be teaching young Harry at all." This made everyone perk up as Headmaster continued," Harry Potter is not joining Hogwarts as a student but rather as a teacher."

Everyone gaped at that. Harry Potter, who for all intents and purposes was sixteen years old, was going to teach at Hogwarts. However before anyone could ask any other question, Dumbledore continued," Harry will be meeting the rest of the staff on the last day of August, before the start of the new term. He will give more detailed information of his skill in a meeting with the entire Hogwarts staff. I don't know much, but he claims to have served the magical Japanese army. They are considered the best in the whole world so I have sent my response to him. However if he is not hired, Doleres Umbridge will take the post."

Everyone tried to take in the information when Lily spoke in a timid voice," Albus, can I keep Harry's letter?"

Albus understood; this was the first letter from Harry. Even if the letter was not for her, she deserved to keep the first letter Harry had ever written to them. Without speaking anything, Dumbledore handed the letter to Lily, who sobbed while being comforted by James.

Moscow, Russia

After sending the girl to her father, Harry started walking through the streets of Moscow, admiring the various structures and monuments around him. This was how Corvo found his master. Flying down, Corvo sat on his master's shoulder and handed him Dumbledore's letter. Harry read the response and a grin stretched on his face.

Harry grinned at Corvo," Let's go Corvo; we have a job to do."

AN- And done! It has been a while, but finally I'm back. Please Review

AN- I have finally decided on the young and beautiful Nymphadora Tonks. Thanks for the suggestions and the suggestions could work for the future stories I publish. I have always liked Daphne and others but I think that Tonks would be better suited for the personality I crafted for Harry.