Foreword; This chapter is setting up for a massive time skip, to when Harry gets his letter. It might be a little long but I want to make sure to cover all my bases because I really want this story to be the best it can be with as few plot holes as possible. Special thanks to the members of DebsTheSlytherinSnapeFans Facebook group for helping me think of side effects for Petunia.
November 1st 1981
Petunia looked down at the small child that had been left on her doorstep. Hadrian Potter.. If he was here then that meant that Lily was… Petunia's eyes welled with tears. The child was asleep, while Petunia tried to figure out what to do. When she and Vernon got married, he was the sweetest man she had ever met, but after he saw Lily do magic at their wedding, he became fearful, and violent. He was scared Dudley was going to be a freak like Lily, and it made him angry. The first time Vernon hit Petunia he accused her of secretly being a freak like her sister, and it was the first time she had felt genuine fear in the muggle world.
Petunia knew if she brought her sister's beloved son into her home Harry wouldn't live to adulthood. She had also grown fearful for Dudley, she had no idea if he would turn out magical or what Vernon would do if he was. Nowhere in the muggle world would be safe, but could she even move to the Magical World? She was a muggle, even with her knowing about the magical world, she might not be able to. She needed to go to Gringotts before Vernon got home from his business trip. She pulled Hadrian close to her chest, this was the first time she had seen him since he was a month old. Lily had made her pretend to despise her and magic when she interacted with a magical person because she felt it would keep her safe from The Dark Lord. She never imagined that this would be how she saw her nephew again. She hadn't even read the letter Dumbledore left with him.
Dear Petunia Dursley,
As you can probably gather by Harry being on your doorstep, James and Lily were killed at Potter's Cottage in a raid performed by Lord Voldemort himself. They were betrayed by their secret keeper. But there is a bright side, Lily, due to her great sacrifice, created a powerful magic that will protect Harry as long as he is in the care of blood family. I know you dislike magic, but for the greater good you must take him. The Blood Ward will protect you too, as long as Harry considers your house home. You might even be able to prevent him from being magical with a stern enough hand. The child who defeated Voldemort is in your hands, I have full faith you will do what needs to be done for the good of all.
-Headmaster Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
Supreme Mugwump of The ICW, Chief Warlock
She kissed Hadrian's forehead, and let the tears fall. She sobbed until the sun came up, overcome with grief over the loss of her darling sister. She decided to go ahead and go to Gringotts, because Vernon was supposed to be home the next day, and she hoped to be gone by then. She put Dudley and Harry in the car, and headed towards The Leaky Cauldron. She put Dudley in the stroller and had Harry in the baby swing. She knew if she couldn't buy a house in the magical world she could count on Sirius or Remus to take them in. She couldn't believe Peter had betrayed them. She still remembered how brave Sirius was by pretending to be secret keeper knowing he would get attacked for information. If it were not for Remus Sirius would have died.
She walked into Gringotts with her head held high, she knew she looked out of place in jeans and a sweatshirt but she would not let herself be cowed. She walked up to the goblin at the front desk.
"C-can I talk to the goblin in charge of the Potter estate?"
"Name and relation?
"Petunia Dursley, the legal guardian of Hadrian Potter"
"Ragnuff has an opening, please follow me."
The Goblin led her to your standard bank office, where Ragnuff was digging out the Potter documents.
"Hello I am sorry for my disheveled state, I was not in the mood to dress up after learning of Lily and Jame's death. I know a little about this world, Lily taught me all she could, but not nearly enough to raise a magical child without help. I have questions that I really hope you can answer."
Ragnuff could smell her genuine sorrow, and decided to help as much as he could despite it not technically being his job.
"Ask away Madame Dursley."
"Please call me Petunia."
"Alright, Petunia."
"I am going to be frank. My husband poses a threat to the children and I, especially Hadrian. He despises all things magical, and I fear if I remain in the muggle world, Harry will not live long enough to go to Hogwarts. I was wondering if I could purchase a home here, so Harry is not in danger."
Ragnuff took a deep breath as he thought about magic law.
"No I am afraid you can not purchase a house due to being a muggle."
Petunia's face fell.
"However as Heir Potter's legal guardian, you are in control of the properties owned by The Potters until Heir Potter can take up his lordship."
"What can be done about Vernon? If I disappear with Dudley and Hadrien, he will not stop until he finds us. Spells do not work on him, that was Lily's gift to us at our wedding, she made us immune to magic."
Ragnuff's eyes narrowed. He was familiar with that spell, and it was not the type of magic those associated with Dumbledore used. Blood magic was classified as one of the darkest magics, the only magics that were legally considered darker were soul magic and Necromancy.
"I have a solution. I can commission Master Knott to make Golems in the forms of you and Dudley, however I recommend you also let me have one of Heir Potter made. It would also be for the best you inform no one of you leaving the muggle world with Heir Potter. There have been whispers that Dumbledore wants him to be in the muggle world to protect him from The Dark Lord's followers and will do whatever is needed for that to happen. I fear if he believes you have moved to this world, you will lose custody of Heir Potter."
Petunia felt her throat tighten with fear at the thought of losing Hadrian. The only other muggle who could get custody was Vernon.
"Do whatever you think is necessary, Idk how I will get the money but I can not risk losing Hadrien."
"Petunia, You know that Hadrien is Lord of The Noble and Ancient House of Potter right? You have more than enough funds. Should you wish we can perform a lineage ritual which will show whether or not Harry is magical or squib and will enable him to take up his heirship which will come with his heirship ring that will protect him from poisons, and most malevolent magic. I understand you do not know if Young Dursley is magical?"
"Yes, I have no idea what to expect, I was too afraid to find out to be perfectly honest. Vernon was barely containable with us not being magic, If Dudley turned out to be a wizard I feared he would kill us."
Ragnuff knew he was jumping from topic to topic too quickly but he had to. He had a meeting in an hour so he needed to get her set up quickly.
"A lineage test would reveal whether or not Young Dursley is magical. If he is not, it will not work but at least you will know."
Petunia felt overwhelmed. None of this made sense and it was all happening so fast.
"Will knowing help? They can't do magic until Hogwarts right?"
"Those who live in a magical district and are able to afford it can hire magical tutors once the wizard turns five. Heir Potter will be expected to have had tutors as he is nobility, and if Young Dursley is a wizard, he could benefit from it too. It will also reveal any special magic they might have. Should you wish we can do one on you first so you know what it entails. Your results will be inconclusive as a muggle but the process is the exact same.I must warn you, this ritual is technically illegal, so you should keep this to yourself. If you are ready, we can begin."
Petunia readily agreed, she wanted to ensure her precious boys would not be in any discomfort.
"Put a drop of blood on this rune"
Petunia complied, curious as to how it would feel, and what it would do. The rune glowed, but Petunia felt nothing.
Inheritance Test
Name: Petunia Dursley Nee Evans
Born: September 7th, 1958
Age: 23
Blood Status: Halfblood
Magical Core: Dark
Father: Ryan Evans (Deceased)
Mother: Rose Evans (Deceased)
Sister; Lily Potter (Deceased)
Godfather(s): N/A
Godmother(s) : N/A
Titles:
Percival Heir (Via Squib Line)
Vault :
Percival Vault
Balance; 17,492,609
Potter Trust Vault (due to guardianship)
Balance; 155,000
Properties :
Percival Manor (Unplottable)
Soulmate:
Severus Snape
Abilities, Blocks, and Current Potion Effects :
Divine Protection
Cast By; Lily Potter Nee Evans
Core (completely blocked)
Soulmate (completely blocked)
Magic (completely blocked)
All blocks keyed to Albus P.W.B. Dumbledore
Compulsion Charm Leading to personality changes (Fearful, Proper, Stuck Up, Self Conscious, Vain, Anger and Envy)
Cast by; Albus P.W.B Dumbledore
Hate Potion (subjects; Severus Snape 100% effective, Magic 10% effective)
Love potion keyed to Vernon Dursley
Potions Administered by; Albus P.W.B Dumbledore
Petunia stared in shock at the scroll in front of her. Her mind could barely comprehend the words.
"How is this possible? No, NO, It isn't true. I'm not a witch. There was NEVER anything special about me. Lily was the special one, I don't want it. How can I be special now? I used to want this, to go to Hogwarts by Lily's side. I don't want to be special without her."
Ragnuff handed Petunia a Calming Draught from his emergency stash of potions and urged her to drink it. Binding someone's magic was a serious offense but sadly this was the only ritual that could uncover bindings, making proving it impossible without being arrested yourself.
"We can give you a purging potion that should break all binds, spells and potions you are currently under. I will not lie and say it won't hurt, it will be excruciating. However it will also remove the spell Lily cast."
"I am an adult, can I even learn magic anymore? How will my magic being bound affect me?"
Ragnuff telepathically asked his assistant to cancel his meetings for the day, the new Lord Malfoy would not be too happy, but this took precedence.
"If we unbind your magic now, you can still learn magic, however.. I don't know what the side effects of having your magic unbound will be. Magic Bindings are reserved for criminals and are never unbound, this is uncharted territory."
Petunia took a deep breath, grateful for the calming draught.
"Will knowing magic help me protect my family?"
Ragnuff gives a sharp nod.
"Can it be done while you give the boys their tests? If they have bindings or potions on them, can they even take the purging potion?"
"Yes on both accounts. It will hurt them but have less lasting effects than if they have bindings on them until they are older. Do I have your permission to administer the potion?"
Petunia gives her permission and he pulls two runes stones out while a goblin healer takes Petunia to their healing. He put a drop of blood from the boys on each stone. Ragnuff had a feeling today was about to get ten times worse.
Inheritance Test
Name: Hadrian Charlus Potter
Born: 31 July 1980
Age: 1.3 years old
Blood Status: Pure-Blood
Magical Core: Dark
Father: James Fleamont Potter (deceased)
Mother: Lily Marie James Potter née Evan (deceased)
Blood-Adopted Father: Sirius Orion Black (incarcerated)
Adoption: 07 May 1994
Godfather(s): Sirius Orion Black (Incarcerated)
Godmother(s) : Alice Longbottom (unfit guardian)
Titles:
Heir of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Potter (Paternal)
Heir of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Black (Blood-Adoption)
Heir of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Gryffindor (Paternal)
Heir of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Slytherin (Paternal)
Heir of The House of Hecate (Gift from Mother Magic)
Vault :
Potter Trust Vault
Balance; 155,000
Potter Family Vault
Balance; 250,000
Potter Vault
Balance; 1,170,893,980
Black Family Vault
Balance; 1,908,345,982
Gryffindor Vault
Hecate Vault
Balance; Unknown
Balance; 98,429,914,879
Slytherin Vault
99,529,871,991
Properties :
Potter Manor (Unplottable)
Potter Cottage(Godric's Hollow, England)
Potter Summer House (Hogsmeade)
Black Manor (Wiltshire, England)
12 Grimmauld Place(Unplottable)
Black Cottage (Cairo, Egypt)
Black Beach House (Unplottable)
Gryffindor Manor (Unknown)
Slytherin Castle (Unknown)
Abilities, Blocks, and Current Potion Effects :
Parseltongue (70% blocked)
Parselmagic (100% blocked)
Natural Occlumency (completely blocked)
Eidetic Memory (completely blocked)
Core (75% blocked)
Blood Magic (100% blocked)
Metamorphmagus; (95% blocked)
Soulmate (completely blocked)
Glamoured in the image of James Potter
Compulsion Charm leading to Personality Change (Laziness, Rashness)
Loyalty Potion (Subjects: Molly Weasley, Ronald Weasley, Ginevra Weasley, Hermione Granger, Albus P.W.B Dumbledore)
Hate Potion (Subjects: Slytherin House, Malfoy Family, Severus Snape)
Inextinguibilis Amor Potion keyed to Ginevra Molly Weasley
All blocks keyed to Albus P.W.B. Dumbledore
Soulmate: Tom Riddle
Ragnuff stared at the list in mild shock. Mother Magic had not blessed anyone since Merlin himself. None of the goblins alive had even seen the Hecate Vault, it only appeared when a heir of Lady Hecate's was chosen. He called for a healer to take Heir Hadrian to be purged. He was beyond livid as he reread the blocks and potions he had on him. LOVE POTION?!? Even the most mild love potions were dangerous for adults, but Inextinguibilis Amor was the worst. Once ingested, its effects were permanent unless purged. It was unfathomable to think that it was used on a child. Ragnuff scowled at the name, Ginerva Weasley was less than 2 months old. He took a deep breath as he turned to look at Young Dursleys results, he had no hope it would be any better. Dumbledore had surprised him, he knew he was not a good guy but had no idea just how bad he really was.
Inheritance Test
Name: Dudley Dursley
Born: June 23, 1980
Age: 1.4
Blood Status: Halfblood
Magical Core: Dark
Father: Vernon Dursley
Mother: Petunia Dursley
Godfather(s): N/A
Godmother(s) : N/A
Titles:
Percival Heir (Maternal)
Vault :
Percival Vault
Balance; 17,492,609
Properties :
Percival Manor (Unplottable)
Soulmate:
Luna Lovegood
Abilities, Blocks, and Current Potion Effects :
Core (completely blocked)
Soulmate (completely blocked)
Magic (completely blocked)
All blocks keyed to Albus P.W.B. Dumbledore
Compulsion Charm Leading to personality changes (Cruel, Spiteful, Jealousy, Greed, Vain, Anger and Envy)
Cast by; Albus P.W.B Dumbledore
Hate Potion (subjects; Harry Potter 100% effective, Magic 100% effective)
Potions Administered by; Albus P.W.B Dumbledore
He had compulsions on them all. As the healer took away Young Dursley, Ragnuff laid his head down on his desk. A few hours later, Petunia came in with her boys in her arms. Her hair went from dull brownish red to a red a few shades darker than Lily's, and her eyes were less of a mud brown and more the color of wild ashwood. It seemed the magic binding had been draining her vitality.
"I would recommend claiming your lordship, but am legally required to inform you if you do then your muggle marriage will no longer be upheld in the wizarding world. A Lord or Lady can not be married to a muggle. It will still be valid in the Muggle world so no one would be any wiser. Plus it would give Heir Dursley better opportunities, he would be regarded as a future lord, which will help him a lot. You would also have a seat on the Wizengamot, as well as a Lady Ring, which acts the same as Heir Hadrian's. I would recommend changing Heir Dursleys name. Dudley is not a wizard name, and if Dumbledore sees a Dudley on the roster for Hogwarts, who knows what he might do."
Petunia agreed to claim her Lordship, and received rings for the three of them.
"The magic of the rings ensures no one can remove them other than the owner of the ring. I can set you up for some magic tutors so you can take your OWLs. Do you wish to change the new Heir Percival's name?"
"Yes, I never liked the name Dudley anyways. Vernon picked it, and I was too afraid to protest."
She signed the documents Ragnuff handed her.
"Congratulations Lady Percival, you are now the mother of one Rowan Edgar Percival. There's nothing else I can do for you at this time, but I am available any time you need anything. I will let you use my floo, I would recommend using any of the unplottable or unknown properties, just to ensure extra protection. You are very weak right now I can tell, but the house elves can help until you are recovered. To use the floo say where you want to go, as clearly as you can, and step in."
Petunia could not bring herself to read what Dumbledore had done to Hadrian and Rowan, and stepped towards the floo fireplace.
"Percival Manor"
The flames turned an elegant silver and she looked afraid for a moment before stepping into the flames. When she came out of the fireplace, she sat down, pulled out a pen, and began to write.
Severus was staring at the wall of his new potions lab. He had sworn an unbreakable vow to protect Harry Potter, he owed it to his Lily, so he was forced to teach until he got here. He loved her so much it hurt, so much that he had risked his lord's anger by begging him to spare his flower. An owl flew into the window carrying a letter.
He took it, sighing when he saw it was unmarked in everything except his name. He opened it after making sure it was cursed.
Dear Severus Snape,
You probably don't know who I am, but I know you. I beg to go to Gringotts and get an inheritance test. It is of the utmost importance. If you do, then you will know who I am. I know this makes no sense, but please listen to me.
-Your Soulmate
His eyes narrowed. He did not believe he had a soulmate as Lily was the only woman he had ever considered for a relationship. However, if He did, He wanted to know who it was. He quickly apparated to Gringotts and asked to speak with his goblin manager. His test went by faster as his manager did not have to explain everything to him. His results had him furious, and a lesser man would kill Dumbledore for what he did. Snape found out he was the rightful Lord Prince, that he was under a love potion, and that his memories of his soulmate, Petunia Percival, had been altered, while his soulmate bond had been blocked entirely. Dumbledore had told him only a pureblood could be Lord Prince.
He knew he could not go against Dumbledore, not even with the dark sects support. He claimed his lordship, and wrote to Petunia. Everything was finally looking up.
Author's Note;
The Time Skip will be the next chapter, I want Harry to be Dark, but he might be neutral, I guess we will see. 3k is a lot of words, more than I usually write at a time due to writing on a phone but I am proud of what I have put out. Please RR
-Dean Cade