An: A thousand thank yous to my guest reader, Autumngold. I had completely forgotten I was going to put in this short intermission chapter covering things going on outside Harry and Theo that occur at or around the same time.

This is going to be a bit jumbled since it will be jumping around a bit.

Also Sorry I made a mistake and said Dumbledore was only a Noblemen after making him a Lord. My bad, I skipped over his name on my list. I'll go back and change it later.

Much love to my beta dianemalfoy, who turns my rambling into my longest most loved fic.

Gellert not Gilbert

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Hogwarts just after Harry came to the chamber

Dumbledore was not a happy camper. He had plans to make the world a better place. Where a chosen few who were capable to rule, would be groomed and tested by him to take over once his long life finally came to an end. He had thought the night Sybil gave her that prophecy that it not only spelled the end to his last failed successor but pointed to the new leader of the light.

Everything was going smoothly. Just like with Tom, Harry had been beaten into a vulnerable state. Tested by stress and fire as a child, just as he was with the attack on his dear sister. Tom went off the rails of his plan when Minerva hadn't been able to befriend the boy on the train like he'd hoped leading him into Gryffindor so he could be properly molded and monitored.

Harry had followed his plans to a tee. He'd been befriended by the Weasley's. Molly was so simple and loving, if not for her temper she could have easily been a Hufflepuff. Her husband too now that he thought about it.

That led to him befriending Ronald who like Gellert had far more ambition than sense. He was going to stage it so that the boy was pushed to the brink with jealousy there by pushing Harry into the arms of the Granger girl or little Ginny, either one would suit his plans. The woman would then be attacked by a Dark wizard during childbirth, the stress killing her.

Therefore the Potter line would continue and Harry would be properly motivated to do whatever the current leader of the light, Dumbledore, told him to.

Then the boy had to go and break out of his set mold. 'How dare he go to those goblins? Coming into this school like he owned the place. Making demands of ME, Albus Dumbledore. I'll show him when school is back in session. He won't have me as a buffer between him and Severus anymore.'

Dumbledore spent over a week to himself, reformulating his plans and thinking of what would need to be done to get things back on track.

He finally did come down to eat a meal with the others that stayed at the castle year round.

"I've been thinking Filius," Minerva started, "last week when Mr. Potter came here. He accused me of acting just as immature as Severus."

Dumbledore listened in with interest, wondering if they could tell him anything to add to his plans.

"Having thought on it, I'm afraid he was correct. I looked at him and saw James and Charles Potter instead of Harry Potter. Both were such pranksters and matured late in life. I suppose I was just seeing him always getting into something like his family did. I should have given the child the benefit of the doubt. I fear I've been doing the same with several other students as well."

"Huuh." the charms professor hummed thinking about what she had said. "Minerva, I agree that when I first saw Mr. Potter I too thought of his parents, but not their mischievous ways. I was thinking of how brilliant his mother and father had been. I was hoping for a prodigy and I think I pushed him a bit too hard and soiled our chances of a close relationship. Like I shared with Lily."

Minerva sighed. "I wonder if there is anyone on the staff that hasn't failed him?"

"Pomona and Aurora are the only two who have had him that treated him fairly as far as I know."

"Yes even Rolonda mentioned not paying as much attention to him since Potters are known to be great flyers." Minerva admitted. "Only two members of the staff. I have to wonder if any of the elective teacher will be able to. I know Hagrid won't, he loves the boy like a son and couldn't stop himself from showing favoritism."

"We'll have to keep a close eye on things and do our best to show him that we want to change and are here for him and every other student in the castle." Filius said with convection.

"I couldn't have said it better myself." Albus said with a smile. "The best way to show Harry that is to treat him just the same as everyone else. Which means no more protecting him from his mistakes or special treatment. I know you gave him his position on the team without a fair trial, so I will be suspending all Quidditch teams until every position can be retried out for."

Minerva smiled. "What an excellent idea Albus. Then all the children will see that Mr. Potter truly deserved his position. I'm sure Wood will be thrilled to see his team prove themselves."

Albus smiled kindly at her all the while planning on making sure Harry didn't make it back on the team. A little embarrassment would do the boy good, he could use being humbled.

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The Granger Home after the fight between Harry and Hermione.

Hermione stormed through the house in anger. How dare Harry tell her it wasn't her business? She was his friend. She was just trying to help and there he is taking that Slytherin's side over hers. She bet he had Harry under some kind of spell.

"Hermione dear." Her mother said from the doorway. "Is something wrong? Did you not have a good time with your friend?"

"Well we did up until I dared to question his little boyfriend." Hermione replied.

"Boyfriend?"

"Yeah, this little snake. He looks cute but I think he has Harry under a spell. I mean they never even talked before this summer. There is no way he could be taking that boys side over mine after such a short period of time."

Her mother chuckled. "Oh I see. Now we get to the heart of the problem."

Hermione looked at her mum in confusion. "What do you mean the heart of the problem?"

"Hermione dear. Harry and Ron were your first real friends, and you are jealous."

"WHAT!?" She shouted. "I'm not jealous. Why would you even say that?"

"Because it's the truth." She replied in that tone of voice that clearly said don't argue with me. "Harry has a boyfriend and is giving him more attention. He and his boyfriend have secrets that they don't want to share, and you are jealous. If you had a boyfriend would you want to tell Harry or Ron everything about what you did together?"

"Well no." She said with a blush. "But this is different. It's not just about their relationship but Harry's now a Lord and all this stuff is happening and I don't know what is going on."

"Hermione, Harry is growing up. That doesn't have to mean you two are growing apart. I don't know how Lordships work in the magical world but you wouldn't go up to a Member of Parliament and demand they tell you all their secrets, even if you were their friend. Trying to force Harry into telling you every little detail about his life will do nothing but push him away."

Hermione was silent for a long time thinking about what her mother had said. "Maybe, but I still don't understand Theodore."

"Perhaps, since his is a Lord and your magical world is a bit archaic, it is an arranged marriage and Harry is trying to make the best of it."

Hermione turned scarlet. She hadn't even thought of that. "Maybe. That would make sense and explain why he didn't want to talk about it, especially if Theodore is from a dark family."

Hermione and her mum chatted more on the subject. Her mum helping ease out all the hurt feeling and show her where she was wrong and where Harry hadn't handled the situation very well. By the time they were done talking though, Hermione was willing to forgive. Harry hadn't meant to hurt her feelings, she could see that now. He was just a 12 year old boy that hadn't had any friends before either.

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Back at Hogwarts mid-July.

Dumbledore was eating with the others at the table once again when two regal owls flew in. One landing before him and the other in front of Minerva.

"It seems there is a new Lord Perciville here in Britain." Minerva said glancing through the letter.

"Probably the death eaters rallying allies. I won't be a part of stroking their egos." he said penning a short rejection note making sure they knew he frowned upon what they were trying to do.

"I think I'll attend." Minerva said. "Better the enemy you know. I'd like to at least know what face to look for if there is a new player on the field."

He nodded. "That seems reasonable."

Still Hogwarts after the ball.

"Albus you won't believe who the new Lord Perciville is." Minerva said with a smile.

"Who?" he replied focusing on a trinket he was trying to fix so that it would once again track Harry Potter.

"Harry Potter. Thought now it's Lord Potter."

"What?! How come I wasn't made aware? How did this happen?" He shouted.

Fawkes made a noise of displeasure at the shout.

Dumbledore turned to the bird and grabbed his tail. "You will take me to Harry Potter and I will sort this all out." He demanded.

The bird squawked and tried to swish his tail away in refusal.

"I am the headmaster and you will do what I say." He shouted again pulling on the tail feathers.

Fawkes screeched and flew at Dumbledore racking his razor sharp talons down his face in retaliation for having his tail pulled so violently. When Dumbledore screamed in pain and released him, the phoenix flashed away.

"Albus, what has gotten into you?" Minerva asked taking his arm and leading him down to the infirmary.

His mind was racing with ways to salvage what he could of his plans but there was no hope. He was going to have to get rid of Harry just like he had Tom, and Gilbert, only this time he wasn't going to wait for the boy to get strong enough to oppose him.

"I don't know what came over me. I suppose fear that Harry was turning dark. He and Tom have so much in common it is a constant worry of mine." He said planting the first seed.

"I highly doubt the boy is going dark Albus. If anything he's dragging the dark families into the light."

"We can only hope so. I pray for all our sakes you're right." He said as they entered the infirmary.

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AN: Alright I know it's a short one but I thought it needed to be added. Yes Dumbledore is bat shit crazy but he's pretty good at hiding it. Before you ask NO Voldemort/Tom is not good in this one. Maybe once but he's lost his mind and is now an insane dark lord.