So before you click of right now, just hear me out. This was an idea that came from another person, unsurprisingly, for the concept at least. That story was "Royal Alicorn Siblings" by Dark Priestess666 (id: 9773750). The only idea that I am taking from it is the following: Lily Potter, the mother of Harry Potter, was an ambassador and a princess prior to her death at the hands of Voldemort for a reclusive nation saturated in magic that is hidden from the world. In the story that I kindly cited Lily is an alicorn princess and niece of Celestia and served as an ambassador to Earth, primarily magical Britain, prior to her untimely death to which she was survived by her two children, a son, and a daughter. The only similarity that my story will share with hers is that Lily was an ambassador and niece of Celestia. The rest of the differences? Well, they're listed down below. I'd say prepare for trigger warnings, but I'm losing respect for that phrase so... content advisories below!

Human!Dimensional rift!AU!Equestria – So this is something that I've explored in another pilot that I've written for a Naruto story, well the dimensional rift one. As for the human and AU tags, I'll get to those. So basically Equestria can only be found by those that know how to get there. All characters inside of the rift are humans. The AU tag covers anything that differs from what is seen in the show.

Humanized!characters – As stated above, the characters inside of Equestria aren't going to be ponies, but humans. This is specifically how my work differs from Dark Priestess's. All of the character race names as they'll appear, which I have listed right below this paragraph, will have specific physical traits that only that "race" embodies.

Triumvirate = alicorns, as they embody all three races.
Fliers = Pegasus.
Mages = unicorns. While naturally physically weak, they make up for this shortcoming with magic which they cast willing it with their hands (foci may be used to make casting easier) which are shown by glowing "tattoos" on their dominant arm colored the same as their eye color.
Dalish = earth ponies; the ONLY similarity they share with the Dragon Age universe is their name, nothing more. Due to a lack of wings or magic, this race is naturally hearty and strong in comparison to their counterparts.
This is a similar concept that I've done inside of one of my stories and side of The Scrapyard called "Bailing Out" (id: 12270226). This is a concept that I have used before and I will more than likely use it again in the future should I revisit a Humanized pony character story idea.

A couple of justifications right off the bat. Now, after doing some logical thinking and watching the movie "Equestria Girls" it appears as though Twilight is at least 14 to 16 in that movie based on the rest of the characters. Therefore, using that logic it would be reasonable to justify that Twilight is at least 13 when she enters Ponyville for the first episode of the first season and therefore 16 when she ascends in the season 3 finale. If I am wrong, then I am ignoring it for the sake of this story and will implement that new information in any future stories or continuations of pilots, especially this one. Running with this logic established, Harry will be one year younger than Twilight.

Rating: K+ - T as the content more than likely won't pass beyond a T rating.

Disclaimer: I own nothing other than my laptop and my copy of MS Word (and original characters). Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic belongs to the Hub, Hasbro, and DHX. See the foreword for the full disclaimer.

NOTE: There are no horse based puns in this chapter. You're welcome.

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"Talking."

'Thinking.'

'Letter reading.'

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Lily knew she didn't have much time. She had ten minutes at the most until her husband fell to Voldemort's wand. While it was quite pessimistic to think that, Voldemort is a powerful wizard and none had stood up to him and won, save for Dumbledore himself who had fought him several times to a standstill. She had to finish the ritual circle before Voldemort got here, for her son. There was only one place that she trusted her son to grow up strong and raised as she would have done, with her aunt Celestia in the land of Equestria. She could trust Sirius, but he was prone to childish antics and quick to make hasty decisions that could backfire. Remus could be trusted as well, but he was in the debt of Dumbledore for his childhood education, something that Lily did not like. Dumbledore himself was sketchy; he claimed to care greatly for the Wizarding World but allowed the Order to do squat against the Death Eaters, and they killed indiscriminately for their master.

No, the best for her son was with Celestia, a millennia old and very powerful Triumvirate that could handle any threat below her level. It would be suicide for Voldemort to face a demigod who could wield the power of the sun with ease. She was kind as she was beautiful.

She finished drawing the final rune in the array with her right hand as she mentally drew another one with her magic. She heard a thud as the door refused to open from the hallway. The door started to glow red as her runic trap activated. Lily knew that she would have a minute or so before Voldemort would overpower it and enter the room. She pulled out an envelope that she had prepared months ago in the case she was about to meet her end, primarily at the hands of Voldemort as he and his followers have been hunting them down all because of a prophecy that may or may not be true. Lily cast a sticking charm and attached the envelope to little Harry's back.

She kissed her son's forehead and said, "Sweetheart, no matter what happens remember that your father and I will always love you." She then stood up and stood in front of Harry, her wand at the ready down at her side. The red glowing rune on the door flashed brightly once before fading permanently. As soon as it faded Voldemort came walking into the room.

"Lily Potter," he said as he walked into the room, "you are most impressive when it comes to runes."

The array wasn't quite ready, she needed to stall for a little bit. "I am unsure whether I should take the word of a murderer at face value," Lily replied.

"Oh, you're being too modest. You are worthy of receiving the title of Runes Mistress. You interlaced a reinforcement array with an intent array placed within it, brilliant!" Lily noted that it was extremely rare and uncommon for the Dark Wizard to complement anyone. "It would certainly be a waste to kill you. Stand aside and give me the boy and I will let you live."

She still needed another thirty seconds for the array to power up. "How do I know you won't go back in your word?" Lily asked with false interest.

"If you desire assurance then I would be willing to swear a Wizard's Oath to complete our deal."

While it was abhorrent and terrible to think these thoughts, the deal was enticing. However, this was Voldemort she was talking about; he could say the Oath in such a way that she could be killed by one of his underlings and his hands would be clean, and his magic would recognize that. There was a tingling in her arm that told her that the array was fully powered and ready, it just needed the catalyst. "No deal," Lily firmly said. She had fully accepted what would happen next (1).

Voldemort frowned, simulating some form of emotion. "That's… disappointing," he said as he raised his wand. "You could have been so much more than... this in my New World Order. After all, I know your origins." He sighed in faux disappointment, "Oh well, Avada Kedavra." The acrid green lance of magical energy emerged from his wand and slammed into Lily, killing her instantly without pain; although, the shock was still on her face as her body reacted to the spell.

Her body slumped into a predetermined spot that she had intended all along and the runes etched on the floor began to softly glow. Voldemort walked over to the crib and looked at the child within it. "You're not much to look at, are you?" he commented. "Prophesied to be my downfall. Given enough time you could have certainly been my equal." He then pointed his wand at the child who was just comprehending that his mother was on the ground and not moving, "Avada Kedavra." As he muttered the second word of the incantation the runes glowed at a blinding light level as the spell raced towards the infant and stopped right in front of him, right before coalescing into a ball of acrid green spell energy. Voldemort stared in abject curiosity and horror as it did, milliseconds later the spell raced immediately towards Voldemort and slammed into his chest causing him to explode into dark spiritual energy.

The wraith that was the remnants of Voldemort raced out of the house and into the night. The house was completely destroyed, only ruins of a once happy home left in its wake. It would be hours later that Sirius Black would arrive at the home and would later chase after Peter Pettigrew. Hagrid would also arrive just as Sirius was leaving, discovering that the house only had two occupants, dead parents Lily and James Potter. When this was reported to Dumbledore only one thought ran through his mind: "Where is Harry Potter."

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Canterlot Castle, Throne Room. Twelve years before Luna's return. Mid-afternoon.

Princess Celestia sat in her throne room listening to another one of her many lords of the country complaining about one inane thing after another. It was times like this she wished she could clone herself and said clone would take care of audiences with subjects while she did other things. Then that clone would get the same idea and within a week the entire nation would be overrun with Celestia clones. She was about to pass judgment in this arbitration when she felt the static buildup of magic starting to permeate the room. Her guards were immediately standing alert as they felt it shortly after their ruler did as she was more in-tune with magic than they were.

There was a green tinted, white flash that appeared right in Celestia's lap. When the flash had dissipated she felt a small weight in her lap. She looked and saw a child sitting in her lap with a letter attached to his back. The baby looked familiar to her, especially those eyes. The child looked up at her and started to reach for her face, cooing cutely. She picked up and started to read the letter.

'Dear Aunt Celestia,
'If you are reading this, that means both James and I are dead and my contingency plan worked to save Harry from Voldemort. I have sent him to you so that way he will remain safe and will grow up the way I always wished he would, with love and understanding. If I did not send him to you I have no idea where he would have gone. I can trust no one here other than James and Sirius right now as Peter Pettigrew was our secret keeper for the Fidelius charm and the only way to give up the secret is to willingly tell someone else it. The only reason we could even trust Sirius was because he was a false flag all along; he would be the obvious choice, but no one would expect cowardly Pettigrew to be the secret keeper.
'I have no idea if we can even trust Dumbledore. He's a powerful wizard and I would like to believe that he is a good man, but many of his actions during this war have been making us think otherwise. You would think that allowing us to strike back with force after being attacked with lethal spells would be reasonable, but we have been only able to use stunners on our enemies while they slaughter our friends and allies.
'I already know that with our deaths that there will be many true allies and those with less than honorable intentions will be vying for the Potter family fortune and vaults. Therefore James and I, after I had spent a lot of time convincing James, have given you Power of Attorney of the Potter accounts and fortune so that you can take care of Harry without dipping into the Royal coffers.
'I regret few things in life, one of which is not being able to see Harry growing up. I also regret not coming to you first, but Dumbledore insisted that we were safe in the family home, much good that did. I humbly request that you take care of him like I would have. I don't know if Dumbledore or others will be able to find Harry in Equestria or not; I don't know if the owls that Hogwarts has will be able to track Harry there or not. After all, he is both Equestrian as well as being the heir of a noble and ancient house in Britain. I also regret not being able to welcome back Aunt Luna when she does eventually return. I pray that it will all go well for you in that regard.
'I love you and will certainly miss you and Harry.
'Love,
'Lily Potter, the emissary of Equestria to Britain.'

Celestia folded the letter and placed it in one of the many hidden pockets in her pure white gown. "This court is now in recess," Celestia commanded as she picked up Harry and stood up.

"But your highness," one noble complained, "I haven't presented my case yet!"

Celestia was annoyed and let it show as she summoned her 'Royal Canterlot Voice,' (2) something that she only used during large gatherings where she had to address the entire crowd, "You will wait until I return." Those not ready for the loud, magic enhanced voice were deafened for a short while. Celestia excused herself as her subjects got the ringing out of their ears.

Celestia carried the child out of the throne room and entered the private quarters of the Princesses and their guests. "Captain," she addressed her shadow, "please summon the royal doctor to my private chambers."

"Of course, your highness," the mage saluted before running off.

Celestia walked into her private chambers and set her niece's son on the bed gently. It had been a while since she had taken care of an infant, but like a bicycle, it was hard to forget. Using her magic she conjured up a stuffed dog plush doll and made it dance in front of the infant. The infant giggled as the doll danced in front of him.

A few minutes later the Royal doctor arrived in the Royal Bedchambers looking slightly confused, and rightfully so. "Your highness, you summoned me?" he asked as he bowed to his princess.

"I did. Whom you are about to examine needs to stay between us for now," she ordered. The doctor simply nodded and stepped forward to the bed. "This is my nephew. He recently came into contact with some dark magic and I want for you to examine him."

"Of course, your highness." He stepped forward and with a flick of his wrist activated his magic. Celestia knew that this was his unique quirk on how he used magic. His right hand glowed with light yellow magic and not a moment later the same magic field surrounded Harry as well. A few moments later the aura subsided.

"Your findings, doctor?"

"Everything seems to be normal except for one thing."

"Oh?" Celestia asked calmly as though she were asking about the weather.

"I found what seems to be the echo of a runic based spell used for transmitting someone or something long distances, allowing it to breach the dimensional wall even!"

'That would explain how Lily sent Harry here,' Celestia thought.

"That's not all, though. I also found something written underneath all of it. I also found the remnants of a protection spell, an ancient one at that."

"What else can you tell me about it?"

"Other than both spells were cast by his mother, based on the resonant magic, I can say nothing else for certain."

"Thank you, Doctor Feelgood (3). You are excused." As the doctor left Celestia contemplated what she was going to have to do to raise the child right.

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Five years later. Canterlot castle.

Harry knew from since he was the age of three that he was not Celestia's biological nephew, similar to Prince Blueblood who was also her nephew. He also knew that Cadence was also her honorary niece as well, similarly to how his mother was before he was born. Cadence even babysat him every once in a while with another mage girl named Twilight Sparkle. It's not that Harry didn't like her, but she got so engrossed in her books that sometimes she didn't realize what was going on in the world.

Harry walked through the 'empty' castle with his shadow Vigilant Watch, one of the Royal Guards. She was one of the many mages that worked inside the castle on a daily basis; she was also his impromptu magic tutor as well. After all, when your aunt runs a country she has little time, unfortunately, to spend time with anyone else unless she makes time for them. That happened to be the case with Cadence before she ascended to being a Triumvirate a year or so ago, right before Twilight passed some kind of magic test for Celestia's School for the Gifted. Now she was showing Twilight as much time as she needed as she was now Celestia's newest apprentice; an honor reserved for a select few over the last millennia. Harry was slightly jealous of this, as this random girl from Canterlot was getting more attention from his aunt than him. Luckily, though, while Twilight got Celestia during the day, Harry got his aunt in the evening after Twilight went home for the day.

Harry walked into the private dining hall that was well hidden in the castle, primarily for defensive purposes when the castle was used as a stronghold. Celestia was seated at the center of the table on the longest side, allowing her to have many guests both in front and beside her.

"Harry, my beloved nephew," she greeted as he entered. Harry bowed as it was customary, and how he was taught by his etiquette teacher. "Oh, please, none of that," she said while waving her hand dismissively. "Please, have a seat." Vigilant Watch pulled out Harry's chair which was right next to Celestia's and he took his seat. "So, how was your day?"

The table was made from ancient mahogany and skillfully carved and shaped until it resembled what it was today. "It went fine, auntie," Harry replied as he placed a napkin on his lap.

"Oh? And there wasn't a certain mage that gave you trouble?" Celestia teased.

Harry groaned in annoyance. He knew exactly what she was talking about. "Twilight wouldn't stop asking me how I levitated her books during class," Harry sighed. "It was annoying."

"You've managed to conjure a telekinetic field? I'm so proud of you!" Celestia shouted as she glomped her nephew.

"I didn't. I just got surprised and they levitated for a split second," Harry admitted grumpily.

Celestia knew that this was what some of the wizards would call 'accidental magic,' or as Celestia called it: magical discharge. Mage children, especially those who didn't practice magic enough to keep control of it occasionally let out a small stream of magic to relieve the 'pressure' inside them, usually during times of stress or when something unexpected happens, like getting surprised by a classmate.

"Oh well, don't worry about it. These things happen to all mage children your age until they learn how to control their magic," Celestia reassured him. She messed up his hair and said, "You'll have to learn how to do that soon, ok?"

The dinner progressed without a hitch, even when Blueblood came in and made a fuss about not wanting to eat what Celestia explicitly ordered for the young mage. It was an hour later and Celestia had already settled Harry into bed and was about to read him a bedtime story, but before she could he asked, "Auntie, could you tell me a bit about my mom?"

She took a moment to blink, processing what he had just said before smiling at him, "Of course, what did you want to know about her?"

He snuggled deeper into his covers and asked, "What was she like when she was younger?"

"She was much like you when she was younger. She was curious, she asked a lot of questions, she liked playing pranks on the guards when they weren't paying attention, and she liked exploring the castle. A lot like you, now that I think about it," she giggled.

Harry laughed too. He then asked, "Auntie, why did mom leave Equestria?"

"There's... no easy way to answer that question, my little Harry. There were a lot of factors to be taken into consideration," she sighed. "There had been talks for ages for us to open contact with the outside world. It was then when Lily slipped through a dimensional rift that had randomly appeared mid-transit during a routine teleport that she met Dumbledore. After intense negotiation, it was decided that Lily would be the first mage in Equestria to become a student of Hogwarts in its history and that she would represent our country as a student there."

"The magic school?"

"The same."

"Why didn't mom come back when the bad wizard was going around hurting people?"

"It was a dangerous time and they couldn't make it back to the hidden rift without exposing themselves, as well as you, to those that they once called friends and those that wanted to hurt you."

"Me? Why? What's so special about me?"

"That is something that I will tell you when you get older; when you have been properly taught how to use our magic," she said sternly, right before ruffling his hair once more. "I will tell you one day, that I promise you. But right now you need to get to sleep." She tucked him into bed and turned out the magelights (4) that were in the room. She kissed him on the forehead and said, "Good night, sweet prince. I love you."

Harry yawned a reply of, "I love you too, auntie."

Celestia walked out of the room and quietly closed the door behind her. Once she heard the latch catch she leaned against the door and said quietly, "Oh Lily, I wish you were here to see your son grow up."

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Canterlot castle. Five years later. T-minus one year till Luna's return.

Today was a special day for Harry. What day was it? His eleventh birthday! Later tonight he was going to have a party to celebrate it in which he would invite all of his friends and even some of the children of those that were considered 'high society' would attend as well. The best part? The presents and cake! Oh don't get him wrong, he didn't like getting presents because they were fancy or anything; he just liked getting them from his friends to which he would then get them something awesome for their birthday.

Harry walked into the Royal Dining Hall skipping without a care in the world, his personal guard still keeping close to him and was always within arm's reach. Well, except in three places. The dining hall, his bedroom, and the bathroom or bathhouse; there really wasn't a need when in one place the Princess herself was there and could deal with any substantial threat, the second he slept in, and the third he was allowed his privacy.

When he arrived he saw his aunt sitting at her usual place, but this time there was a guest. An owl.

"Auntie, why is there an owl in here?" Harry asked.

Celestia sighed, "I was afraid that this day would come. Harry, please take a seat."

Harry did as he was told and took his seat next to his aunt. "What's wrong?"

"Harry, you know that you are only half Equestrian, correct?"

"Yes."

"Do you remember what I told you of your father's side?"

Harry took a moment to remember what she had taught him about his family. "Only that dad was a Pureblood member of a noble and ancient house on the outside."

"There's a bit more, however." Celestia took the envelope that the owl was holding and presented it to Harry. "You see, when children on the outside, primarily in Britain, turn eleven they receive a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Think of it like my School for the Gifted. That letter which you're holding is your acceptance letter to that institution. My question to you is, do you wish to go?"

"Why would I want to go?" Harry asked casually.

"Well, first of all, you'll get to learn more about your father's side and his magic that he possessed, something that you have as well. You may even make some new friends there."

Harry thought for a while and then asked, "Can I think more on it?"

Celestia smiled. "Of course you can. This is your decision of course. But remember that if you do decide to go you'll have to keep up on your studies from school here as well."

"Ok, auntie," Harry replied.

They ate breakfast while talking about the events of later tonight. Meanwhile, in the back of Celestia's mind, she needed to talk to Dumbledore and make specific demands of him and his school if Harry was going to attend. She wanted her favorite nephew to be safe to learn and explore his life.

To be continued...?

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And that's all I got for ya this time around. And before I get to all the good, juicy post chapter notes and announcements, numbered notes!

1. Seriously? Did you really think that Lily was going to sell out her own son? What kind of monster would I be to do that?

2. Think the Sonorus charm but you don't need a wand to use it.

3. Your obligatory Motley Crue reference, ladies and gents.

4. Think of the Magelight spell in Skyrim but can be controlled like regular electrical lights can.

Alright, that wasn't so bad, was it? I bet a few of you aren't too happy with the MLP pilot chapters I've put out; but hey, that's what this repository is for: random ideas that wouldn't fit elsewhere.

Before I get to my little Q&A segment I'm going to address why this isn't a fic or a planned one at this point in time. Well, first of all this completely rewrites Harry's early life and I would have to plan for every interaction that he would have at Hogwarts with every student that we see, and maybe a few OCs as well, and I would also have to consider whether or not I want Harry to be a Gryffindor instead of another house as his upbringing would have made him more socially conscious of the political house that Slytherin is pre-Year 5. Another thing is that Harry's presence will change things from the very beginning of FiM as his first year takes place one year before Luna/Nightmare Moon's return; I will have to plan that all out as well.

Now that that's out of the way, the Q&A!

Q: Why humans?
A: Because I can and I like to think outside the box.

Q: Will you be pairing up Twilight and Harry together?
A: I am not planning on it, but it could happen should the cards/stars be aligned.

Q: Will Harry become an alicorn/Triumvirate?
A: IF this happens it will be something akin to how Twilight ascended where she went through trials and tribulations to ascend. If I am going to make Harry one of the four (then five if it happens) most powerful, mortal beings on the planet it would be through something like that.

Q: This was a short pilot compared to your other one.
A: And? I thought it was an appropriate place to stop for a pilot chapter. I'm not building a huge world building thing here for this one. If that happens it will be in the final release.

Q: Will a multi chaptered, saga-like series come out of this?
A: Meh, I don't know. I'll play it by ear.

And that's all I have for hypothetical questions. If you have any others that these didn't answer then I'll get back to you via PM as it's easier.

Please note that there will be at least one more FiM related fic that will be posted here and it... will be a surprise but hopefully a good one.

Until next time!