...Lucius was able to fire one more hex at Harry, but Harry dodged and put a redacto right between Malfoy's eyes, exploding his head. Unfortunately he didn't have time to celebrate. The Death Eaters had been working on some experiment with the sands for Time-Turners. Malfoy's hex hit the sands. The resulting explosion fully ended the battle but the only remains of Harry were some of his robes and the remains of his wand.
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Harry woke up with at headache as big as a hippogriff. Harry hadn't had that nightmare in years. It was the night his parents were killed. The night all his troubles began. He woke up expecting to see the laboratory he had been battling in. Instead he found himself in an empty field. He looked around and tried to get his bearings. He got to his feet and began searching for his wand. When he couldn't find it he checked for his spare. Fortunately it was there. He took several moments to heal the wounds he had accumulated. He walked to the closest town, hoping that it was a wizarding town.
As he walked, because he was too uncertain to try apparition, he thought of the fight with Malfoy and what it had entailed. Lucius Malfoy was spared on his recommendation. Sure Narcissa had helped him fool Voldemort for the final battle, but that only covered her and maybe Draco. He spared Lucius due to his mentor Albus Dumbledore. Dumbledore always gave them a chance to redeem themselves. Harry had followed in his mentor's footsteps and done the same. He had even named one of his children after the man. Even when others looked for the most severe punishments, Harry had done like Dumbledore and shown mercy. It had been futile. It had cost him everything. He continued to the town and found a store. He found in his pockets his wallet, and thankfully there were some pound notes. He found and bought a newspaper. It was early June, 1987.
He made his way to Godric's Hollow where he grabbed supplies and took residence in the remains of his parents' home. As he ate he began a plan. Anger fueled his mind. Gone was the merciful Harry, student of Dumbledore. Dumbledore and his greater good had cost him too much. The current Harry was suffering the tender mercies of the Dursleys. Older Harry could help him. Since he was in 1987, perhaps he could prevent some of the mistakes, like letting Malfoy live and the horcruxes. He tweaked his plan and before he went to sleep, knew what he wanted to do.
He awoke with a purpose. First Harry searched the house. He wanted a trunk, an auror trunk. His father was an auror so maybe he had one. Harry found it in the basement. It had a bedroom, bathroom, and a small kitchen for living and a potions lab/ library for preparing when on a stakeout. It was old and out of date, but beggars couldn't be choosers. He would have killed to have this during the horcrux hunt. Harry then began preparing the trunk for use. After it was stocked and clean, Harry began filling vials with memories. He would give his younger self a chance even if he failed. There were memories of events, spells, potions, occlumency, and most importantly, the horcruxes. He also left a journal of his plan. If he was lucky, he would complete most of his plan, but the journal would tell his younger self what to do if he failed. When he finished, Harry headed for Gringotts.
Gringotts, later that day
At Gringotts, Harry decided to begin removing the control Dumbledore had placed on him. He sought an audience with the Director of Gringotts. He turned out to be Chief of all the goblin clans, Ragnok. When he explained the horcrux, Ragnok was appalled that such dark magic had been brought into Gringotts. Harry explained who created it and how Belletrix was ordered to store it in the vault. This protected the money in the vault. Harry had not forgotten how the goblins treated him after he and his friends broke into and out of the bank. Only his status among wizards kept them from trying to seize his vaults for crimes against the goblin nation. This act today would spare Bellatrix for now, but it protected Harry for much longer.
Once the horcrux was destroyed, Harry explained who he was. Who he really was. He and Ragnok developed an elaborate plan. They created a new identity for the older Harry. He would now be known as Hunter Jameson. He would be able to identify himself without falsifying any oaths. He was James' son and he had been known as hunter. A blood test had confirmed Harry's identity and had also identified him as the heir of several other families. Gryffindor, Potter, Peverell, and surprisingly, Slytherin. No matter the outcome, there was proof that he and Harrison James Potter were related. The goblins would process the paperwork and by Monday morning, Hunter Jameson would be Harry Potter's guardian.
It was mid afternoon when Hunter came across one of his nightmares in action. Dudley and his gang were beating on a small boy. They had been "Harry Hunting" and finally caught their prey. The rage took him and Hunter saved his younger self. Piers Polkiss was thrown against the wall hard enough to crack his ribs. Hunter then began using an open hand to slap or back-hand the rest until only Dudley remained. Even at seven years old, Dudley was enormous. He was a heart attack waiting to happen. Unfortunately he was also stupid, and lunged at the man that stopped him beating on his cousin. Harry side-stepped the boy and clouted him as he passed. Dudley went into the wall head first and was knocked out.
This was when a couple of local police officers came by. Hunter had charmed his wallet and the officers saw his auror badge and identification as that of a muggle detective. Dudley's little gang was arrested and taken into custody for their parents to collect. Harry showed the officers his younger self and stated he was taking the boy to a hospital for his injuries.
At the hospital young Harry was examined and Hunter got a copy of all the reports. The Dursleys were NOT going unpunished anymore. The hospital kept the young Harry for a few days, so Hunter proceeded with a little revenge. He filed the reports from the hospital with the police report of the officers that took Dudley in, and also a child abuse report of Vernon and Petunia.
He also used his badge at the Ministry. The security at night as worse than nothing with Fudge in charge. He replaced the real prophecy with one he created and set a few wards on it. If he failed, this booby trap would kill that snake Nagini in the process. He then went to Hopkirk's office to disable the tracking of magic at Privet Drive. It would look like a malfunction and be fixed but that point, his work would be done.
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It was a week later that Harry was returned to the Dursley's home on Privet Dr. Hunter had accepted that the wards on the property were good for now and this would also keep Dumbledore out of their business. He and young Harry walked up to the door and entered. Young Harry was afraid but his older self had promised to protect him.
Vernon flew into a rage when Dudley pointed out Hunter as the man that beat up he and his friends. Vernon attacked Hunter but was quickly subdued. Hunter broke Vernon's arm (right where young Harry had been broken) and choked the bulbous man out. Petunia tried to hit him with a frying pan and Hunter took it from her mid-swing. Normally he would not strike a woman, but he saw Petunia as a muggle version of Bellatrix Lestrange and slammed her head into the wall. Dudley soiled himself and ran to his room. After moving young Harry to the smaller bedroom and setting up the room properly. Harry herded the Dursleys and explained how life was going to be from now on.
Over the next few years, life vastly improved for Harry Potter. His "cousin" a man named "Hunter Jameson" lived with him at Privet Dr. with the Dursleys, not that he was ever seen. Harry was allowed and encouraged to do his best in school and was proving to be an excellent student. Various potions had corrected most of the damage Harry had. He was slightly above average in height. His muscles were strong and toned, and his vision was almost perfect. He didn't need glasses unless he was reading. His reputation in the community was impeccable now. This also had an effect on Dudley. The presence of "Jameson" squashed the boy's temper tantrums and general horrid attitude.
Harry was also educated in magic. After his school work was done, Harry joined Jameson in the trunk to learn magic. When Harry would enter Hogwarts he would far exceed the others. Harry was quick to learn Potions and DADA, and only slightly less adept at Charms and Transfiguration. Snape was going to have a heart attack when he met this Harry. Hunter also explained what happened to James and Lily. Harry was furious at Vernon and Petunia but Hunter kept him calm. There was no difference in his opinion, but he knew the boy had to keep his temper in check.
It wasn't all studying for Harry. Hunter also gave Harry movie nights or took him to movies. He saw classics like the Dirty Dozen and Officer and a Gentleman, and more modern films like the Star Wars series. There were comedies and dramas. Harry was very interested in the Untouchables, and found movies like The Karate Kid and Indiana Jones to be outstanding. His reaction to Batman was perfect. Hunter was hoping this new Harry would react as he had and was not disappointed. Harry related much of the Star Wars saga and the "force" to his own use of magic. This forced Hunter to explain Voldemort. He likened Darth Vader (with a mix of the emperor) to Voldemort so that Harry could get a good feel, but he also added the similarities to Hitler to fully explain the bigotry. In the end, Harry had a solid knowledge of what he would someday face, and why Hunter worked him so hard.
Harry asked about Hogwarts, and Hunter explained various people he would meet. The professors were easy to explain, and their philosophies. When he explained Dumbledore, Harry lost control again. Hunter calmed him down and continued. "Dumbledore is an educated idiot Harry. He thinks his way is the best way. That his greater good is a trump to anyone else's opinion and should not be questioned. This is wrong. There are always more than one point of view. Dumbledore thinks everyone can be redeemed, that everyone can be brought back to the light. He believes that there is no need to kill someone. I disagree. I believe that there are those who cannot be saved and that true evil must die. What do you think, Harry?"
Harry had to think. He began to review the movies he had seen, the books he read, and the beliefs of his favorite characters. Elliot Ness didn't look to kill, but when he was pushed, he did. Ness wasn't evil, he was a good guy. Luke Skywalker was a Jedi, the ultimate light warrior, but he had to kill. Soldiers killed. The dirty dozen killed all those Nazi generals because they were evil. Batman didn't kill, or did he? Harry thought hard and remembered that he had killed some of the bad guys when they fought in the bell tower. Police killed sometimes. Soldiers killed also. Only when they had to but they did. Superman even killed General Zod. He didn't want to but he was left with no choice.
Harry looked to Hunter. "Am I a soldier?" Hunter smiled. Harry had come to the conclusion he had been guiding him to all along. It would help Harry survive and remove the guilt. He would be able to do what was necessary even if he didn't want to. "Unfortunately Harry, you are. You shouldn't be but yes. I have been guiding you to this so you could survive. I took away a part of your childhood so that you could be ready. Voldemort isn't dead, and because you live, he will try to finish what he started. If we had followed Dumbledore's plan, when Voldemort or his minions attacked, you would be unprepared. They will try to kill you, and you would be trying to stun and capture." Harry cut him off. "Yeah and get killed for my trouble. Like Jim Malone told Elliot Ness, the first rule of police work, at the end of your shift, go home alive."
