Chapter 1

"BOY!" came the yell of Vernon Dursley, echoing around the house, reaching the ears of Hadrian Potter. Now, Hadrian was no normal ten nearly eleven year old. You see, even before his 7th birthday, Hadrian had read all the books in the school and public library. Not only that, he could remember and understand what he had read. By the age of 9, he had built himself a computer from the parts that the Dursley's had thrown out and he had enrolled in an online university and gotten a degree in engineering, physics and psychology. On his tenth birthday, he hacked into NASA and upgraded the blueprints for their rockets. Harry opened the door to his cupboard and looked out.

"Yes uncle?" He replied. "Don't you speak in that tone to me boy!" came the answering shout from his uncle. "You'll be heading off to that freak school of yours now won't you?" Harry rolled his eyes. His uncle had only asked a couple hundred times in the last half hour. "Yes, I am going, and the school is called Hogwarts" came the by now standard response from Harry. Doors slamming behind him, Vernon Dursley stomped off through the house, seemingly trying to make as much noise as possible. "We're leaving soon, you had better be ready be then or we'll leave you behind!" he yelled as he stormed away. Harry had already packed, and so was waiting, sitting on his trunk in his room. Granted, his room up until a couple of weeks ago had been the cupboard under the stairs, he now had Dudley's second bedroom.

The Dursley's dropped Harry off at Kings Cross Station, leaving him to fend for himself. If they were lucky, he might even get himself killed. Harry grabbed a trolley and loaded his trunk and owl cage onto it. He had told Hedwig to fly ahead, as he didn't want her to get shut in the Dursley's boot. He awkwardly shuffled towards the entrance to Platform 9 and ¾, well aware of all the strange looks he was getting. Passing by a family of red heads, he made his way through the barrier and stopped in awe of what he saw before him. He saw a scarlet steam train, and families that looked happy and loving. He quickly made his way onto the train and grabbed the first empty compartment he saw.