Harry flashed into Potter manor with a vague idea of what he was going to do. He was going to work in the background and guide his alternate self away from the Potters. He knew that Potter senior was going to disown Harry and that was the beginning of the spiral down onto darkness for the boy. He planted the seeds in their minds so that instead of locking harry up like they planned to and then getting rid of him at eleven they would send him away now. Harry had been shown y Chaos the tings James Potter did to the child. It wasn't that he had suddenly become evil but it was the way he knew squibs were treated apparently it forced the magic out of the child in self defense. To him it was normal The worse the treatment the better chance of the magic coming out. But this was no longer him trying to beat the magic from his son he hated how it didn''t work and how he was ridiculed in the pureblood circles especially as he had married a muggleborn. A part of him resented his wife for it and he too it out on Harry.

Lily Potter and James Potter were busy preparing for a birthday party. There was a banner that read happy eighth birthday Alexander in the middle of a huge room which was most likely used for entertainment purposes in the manor. The way things were done no-one would know there was another child in the house.

Lily was using her wand to put up balloons as she talked "James I agree with you but he is still my son, magic or no. Sending him away to Petunia is a bit much. She might not be receptive to him and could harm him."

James scoffed and said "Lily as soon as we tell her that he has no magic she will sympathise with him. You worry too much. You know that as part of an ancient house I cannot have a squib in the house. It's worse now that it is common knowledge because I have to disown him and pass the title of heir to Alex besides Alex is going to need all the advantage he can get when he goes to Hogwarts, you know what the pureblood children are like. He will have protection against being seen and treated like a second rate citizen by his status as an heir. It's the right thing to do hun and besides it's a choice between an orphanage and your sister."

Lily did not say anymore after that, it was clear that she probably did care about Harry but she didn't fight for him.

Harry was just about to leave the library, when another boy identical to him but with red hair walked past and pushed him back through the door and said "Move, can you not see your betters are walking by?"

Harry fell down on his bottom but didn't say anything. It was clear that this was a usual thing for him. As soon as the other boy was gone Harry got up and continued walking toward what was his room. He walked into the bathroom and began to take a shower. His little body was covered in scars. Tears fell from his eyes but they were covered by the water. He knew it was only a matter of when he was going to be sent away. He had been preparing for a while now. He knew if he ran away now they would have a better chance of finding him with magic but as soon as he was away from them he would be able to cast the spells he had been teaching himself to hide without them even knowing as he doubted they would look back after ditching him.

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Harry finished his shower and got dressed. He didn't understand why his parents treated him the way they did or when he performed magic why they assumed it was his twin brother Alex. The only magic Alex ever did was a few days ago when he turned their dad's hair yellow because they would not allow him to go ride his broom after hours. He had stopped doing any magic in front of his parents because all they did was praise Alex and take him to the doctors to poked and prodded like an animal. They had even taken him to Oliveanders despite the fact that he was eight and most likely not have a stable enough core for a wand and tested him for one. Harry didn't match any of the wands and while Alex managed to make a few sparks with one of them. That convinced them that he was a squib and the beatings had started. His mother was always out of the house when they happened. The last one his father had used a really painful spell that felt like a thousand knives were digging into his body while he burned as well. His father had told him that he was a shameful stain on his name and that he was no son of his. As soon as he can arrange it he was going to be removed from the manor and he was not to come back as this was no longer his home.

The next couple of days Harry had been unable to move much but as soon as he was able he had gone to the library and shrunk as many books as he could and packed the inside his bag. He left an illusion of books on the shelves where he removed the books, not that it would matter the only person who used that library was him. He then packed all of his things in his bags including the furniture. He knew that wherever his parents were planning to send him was not going to be nice especially with the way he was being treated. The furniture would not be missed none of them ever came into his room now he doubted they even knew what it looked like.

He was just glad they had not started to starve him he just had to eat alone in his room. Harry spoke to his personal elf Dwinky and asked her if she could pack food for him to last a while. Dwinky actually brought a trunk from the attic with a small apartment inside. It had originally belonged to his grandfather and no-one in the family had even noticed it. Harry was glad for it. He put everything he had packed away inside the trunk and shrunk it. Dwinky filled the little kitchen with food and drink and everything else Harry might need.

Shrinking the trunk and placing it in Harry's pocket he said "Master Harry, you's father is going to take you away tonight. He wants yous gone before master Alex's birthday party tomorrow."

Harry hugged the little elf and said "Thank you Dwinky, I am going to miss you."

Dwinky had tears falling down too. As he said goodbye to his young master before popping back to his duties.

Harry was not taking any chances. His plan was to disappear and find somewhere else to live for himself as soon as he was away from the magical world. The books he had taken were on wards with his magic he was sure he could cast them himself.

Xxx

Dwinky was right, as soon as it was six o'clock he heard his father calling him. Telling him to come down immediately. Harry quickly put on a hoody over his t shirt and jeans and grabbed his new trunk and placed it in his pocket then made his way downstairs. He found James Potter standing there a scowl on his face before he was grabbed and shoved into the fire place and then a shout of Leaky cauldron before the fire place spun him through it and spat him on the other side. It wasn't long before James Potter came through and pulled him up berating him for being unable to get through the floo without embarrassing himself. Once they were outside James apparated them both to a neighboughood that had houses identical to each other. Harry didn't say anything as James brought him outside number four privet drive and said "They are expecting you. Just knock on the door this is your new home."

James apparated away with a look of disgust on his face leaving Harry standing there alone. Instead of doing as James said Harry walked away from the place and into the woods that were by a park. He couldn't believe how easy it was. Instead of dallying he walked further into the woods until he found a tree big enough for what he had in mind. It was an oak tree with huge thick branches that went in every direction. He climbed the huge tree until he got as high as he could go then began to draw some rune that would help keep his trunk on the branch as well as hide it from sight. He took out his trunk and enlarged it and smiled as he watched the runes take hold. Taking out one of the books on wards Harry began to cast them around his tree. He smiled as he felt them take hold. He would add more as he learned.

As Harry went into his new home he did not notice someone watching him with a smile on his face. That someone was responsible for the ease which he found getting away from his tormentors and was also the same one who was helping him settle and learn all he needed to protect himself and move away from a path he would have taken had he remained in the hands of his so called family.

Xxx

It had been almost two years since Harry had been living in his tree house. He had made vast improvements in his home as he learned about his magic. Harry had expanded his space around the tree further into the forest. The space would not be missed as no-one really ventured that far into it and most of his companions were the animals. Needing someone to talk to Harry tweaked a translation spell he found in on the library books he had taken from Potter manor and cast it on himself. He could now understand the animals and was never short of conversation. That was why he was not shocked when a snake came to him and told him he needed to go to Gringotts and get a heritage test done.

Harry changed the past two years. He grew taller and his hair longer taking on a dark hue that looked almost blue in the sun. He had gotten rid of his glasses and his scars were now pale lines on his body that would disappear in time. The diet he acquired while living alone was mostly fruits, nuts and vegetables. He did occasionally eat other foods but he had completely become a vegetarian when he began to speak to animals and befriend them. The snake had left after telling him to go to Gringotts so placing a cap on his head Harry apparated to the Leaky cauldron.

The place had not changed much. He had a moment of panic when he saw James Potter arrive with Alex putting on a show of a loving father. Harry looked away as the pain of his old family's treatment of him returned. For a second he wanted to run away but he didn't. Instead he pulled down his cap and walked right past them. Harry was happy to note that he was now taller than Alex. Alex had not lost any of his baby fat yet, had freckles on his face and not the cute ones either. His hair was just as messy as James' hair sticking in every Harry

Harry had been to Gringotts a few times with the Potters so he knew his way there. He walked into the building and felt a little intimidated by the little creatures. He walked up to a teller and asked for a heritage test to be done. The little creature didn't even look up when he said "First door on your right."

Harry walked to the door and knocked, it wasn't ong before he was ushered in and a deep gravel voice said "You better be sure you have something to be tested boy this test will suck you dry if you don't."

Harry was not sure what the goblin was talking about but he didn't back off and said "Go ahead."

Without warning the goblin grabbed Harry's hand and sliced his palm open then told him to poor the blood in the bowl with a blue potion in it. The blood and the potion's colour changed to a brilliant white that had both Harry and the goblin cover their eyes. Harry felt something tugging at his magic and he finally understood what the goblin had been trying to say. He was relieved when it stopped and he could breathe again.

When the glow was gone the goblin placed a big green feather inside the bowl and the potion and blood were soaked into it. He then too the feather and placed it on a clean sheet of paper and it began to write.

Hadrian James Peverell previously Potter.

Father – unapplicable disowned

Mother – unapplicable disowned

Heir of the ancient and noble house of Peverell

Of course Harry had known that he would be disowned for being a squib but it still hurt to know that his parents only considered him worth something if he had magic. Without it he was nothing to them. It was why he had chosen not to tell them that he did have magic and hid it from them. He couldn't wait to see how they would react when they found out that all the magic they assumed was being done by their precious Alex was actually done by him.

Harry could tell his ex brother was magically weak. He might have enough magic to get into Hogwarts but he would struggle. Harry didn't want to go to Hogwarts He couldn't face the people who disowned him every day and not react. They of course taught at the school Harry and Alex had spent most of their year there while their parents taught although they were not allowed to interact with the students they had to stay in specific part of the castle. Of course that rule only applied to Harry and not Alex.

The goblin gave Harry a file and told him to follow another goblin who arrived in the room. They made their way to a fancy office and Harry was ushered to a comfortable seat. The goblin sat opposite him and said "Wecome to gringotts Heir Peverell. I am Bloodaxe and I am the account manager for the Peverell estates. They have been shut down for the past eighty years since the last lord passed on and would have been claimed today by the Potters as they are the closest kin it is strange but somehow the Peverell magic adopted you after you were disowned. The only time family magic works in such a strange way is when there has been an injustice by the head of house.

Now do you take the lordship ring now or wait until you are older?"

Harry was flabbergasted he just nodded his acceptance to taking the lordship ring now. He had studied up on how things worked. He knew that without a guardian if he was found he would most likely be returned to the Potters or if they didn't find out about his magic he would be sent to an orphanage.

Harry had no intention of placing his life in someone else's hands again. The lordship ring was brought out and Harry put it on. He watched as it resized itself to fit before an onslaught of information was downloaded into his head leaving him with a heck of a headache. Blood axe gave him a potion for the headache which he accepted gratefully. The information from the ring was on his rights as a lord and how the wizamgamort worked. He sighed in relief as he knew did not have to join them if he did not wish to. He had to seats on it and they could only become active if he decided to use them.

It didn't take long for Blood axe to show him his vault contents

Peverell vault #20

Galleons 968 476 559 442

Jewells – seven trunks "only head of house can open them"

Precious stones – twelve trunks "only head of house can open them"

Books – twenty seven trunks

Furniture – thirteen trunks

Family heir looms – thirty seven trunks

Relics – goblin made weapons, elven made weapons, dwarf made weapons as well as armour.

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Harry spent the next fortnight going through everything he inherited. He found he was most happy when he saw the books and scrolls which were much more than was indicated on the inventory. He supposed it would not be possible to write everything down as there was too much. Blood axe told him that it had taken the last Peverell lord almost fifty years to get everything into trunks and in order, something Harry was grateful for as he would not have relished going through all that stuff.