Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Enigma

summary: Harry's parents were killed by a dark lord before he himself somehow surviving. Rather than interfering, Dumbledore let Harry get taken by the right couple to raise him. Harry Potter/Daphne Greengrass, Slytherin Harry, Actually Caring Dumbledore, changed up plotlines. Better summary in AN

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So this is my first fic, so please be patient and understanding. I'm planning on doing an entire universe AU, keeping certain aspects as are while changing the game majorly. There's not gonna be any real bashing, maybe disagreements or fights with main characters, and certain characters will be more and less important than in the books. In this universe Sirius was still sent to Azkaban and Harry was raised by James' close friend Cyrus Greengrass in a loving, caring, and most importantly wizard environment. I hope you'll enjoy the story.

Chapter 1: Bad Dreams

Stress.

That's the only thing that was on James Potter's mind. They'd been forced into hiding by the only wizard alive to rival their mentor and leader, Albus Dumbledore. He sighed in frustration as he took a sip of his firewhiskey, staring into the fireplace before him. His only solace in these times were his family. With his two month old son sitting upstairs in his room with his beautiful wife Lily Potter taking care of him.

James chuckled, remembering Harry's birth. Sirius and Cyrus had a running wager as to who would give birth first, Lily Potter or Victoria Greengrass. Of course, Cyrus had won, saying that his wife would give birth first and she had. His first born daughter, Daphne was brought to the world mere hours before Harry had. He recalled the smug and proud look on Cyrus' face as he beheld his first daughter while Sirius handed him a pouch of a hundred galleons.

A sudden explosion rocked the house and James from his reverie. His wand was in his hand in an instant and he saw Lily slowly coming from the top of the stairs. As the dust settled, James paled. Before him stood none other than the Dark Lord who had been hunting them. Lord Voldemort had found them.

James didn't stay still for long, jumping away from a killing curse heading at him. "LILY! GO, I'LL HOLD HIM OFF!" He shouted at his wife. She nodded and ran, stumbling a step as a second killing curse shot overhead. James growled and shot blasting spells at the monster attacking his family. Voldemort blocked and reversed the curses with swipes of his wand, moving on the offending Potter.

James tried to avoid another barrage of curses and jinxes shot at him, before a cutting curse severed his leg at the hip. He screamed out in pain as he fell, bleeding out. Voldemort approached quickly, an annoyed look on his snake-like face. He pointed his wand at the fallen Potter, unleashing a green flash. James Potter was no more.

Lily was up in Harry's room, crying and shaking while her infant son watched quietly. The loud noise had shook him awake, but rather than crying, his infantile curiousity had peaked. The door was blown off its hinges, missing her and her son by inches. The Dark Lord walked in, disarming Lily before her wand was fully drawn. She moved before her son, blocking him from the evil man standing in the doorway.

"Move aside, silly girl," his voice hissed, "You needn't die. It is your son who must die." Lily's eyes grew wide. She wouldn't allow it. "N-No," she stuttered, trying to sound brave, "I won't let you hurt my child!" Her voice grew with each word. Voldemort sighed. Severus had wanted this...girl...alive. She was pretty, he thought, but couldn't see why Severus would go to such lengths to keep her from being injured. "Avada Kedavra" he said lazily. He aimed his wand a few inches to the right, right into where Lily would move to. Her body fell with a thump as he silently stepped closer to the wide-eyed brat. He put his wand to the child's head, and a flash of green was the last thing he saw.

Harry woke up suddenly, his messy, jet-black hair drenched in sweat. That same nightmare he always had. He fell back in bed with a long drawn sigh. Harry was a bit tall for his age, ten, for now. Tall and lanky, if it wasn't for the fact he was getting three meals a day, he might look underfed. His emerald green eyes shown clearly in the moonlight that came from his open window. He got up and walked to the window, staring out at the crescent moon. His door opening made him whirl around.

The young girl standing there made his heart beat speed up a bit. She was a bit paler than he was, with icy blue eyes. Her long blonde hair draped het angelic face as she stepped in and closed the door behind her. "Are you alright, Harry?" Asked the girl in her soft voice. Harry nodded, slightly embarrassed. He must have been making noises in his nightmares again. "Yeah, Daphne. Just a bad dream." He said shyly. He wasn't sure why he acted so shyly around her. They'd been living together basically their entire lives.

Daphne looked at her friend, walking over by him and looking out to the moon. On their late nights, after her parents were asleep, they'd sit out on one of the balconies and watch the stars, sometimes talking, others not. She smiled at the cool night breeze, the moon giving enough light to see the surrounding estate of Greengrass Manor. Harry, however was more interested in the girl next to him. After her birth, there had been certain...complications. Victoria Greengrass had been unable to conceive any more children. They'd been close friends since they were brought together, basically since birth.

They stood there quietly, both lost in their thoughts. They glanced at each other, sure the other wasn't looking. They giggled as they saw their best friend look back at the same time. Harry yawned, making Daphne laugh. "Let's go back to sleep, Harry. Our Hogwarts letters should be arriving in the morning and mother wants us ready to get our supplies early." Harry nodded with a smile. He'd been looking forward to this for years, listening to uncle Cyrus' stories of him and his friends back at school. "Let's." He agreed. He walked her to the door and gave her a small hug. "G'night Daph" said Harry. "Good night, Harry" she said. With a smile, he closed the door and went to bed.

-so there you go, chapter one in this story I have planned. Let me know what you think, reviews and the such are much appreciated.