Disclaimer: - I don't own any character in this story, everything belongs to JK Rowling (Harry Potter) and Marvel.
"Harry Potter" – Normal talking.
'Charles Xavier' – Talking with Telepathy
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Chapter 1
The Beginning
The young boy smiled as he finished the book he was reading on Human brain, it was very unusual for a 7 year old boy reading such a high standard book but Harry Potter wasn't a normal boy by any means. Harry had an eidetic memory and as a result he could remember every thing that he had seen even from the time he was a child but for some reason he couldn't remember anything before the day an old looking man left him in the doorsteps of his maternal uncle. Harry remembered as how his relatives were wary of him for unknown some reason and barely took care of the 15 months old him but all that changed due to an accident.
The Dursley's left Harry inside the cupboard under the stairs in their house and left to attend a party but unfortunately in a road accident Vernon Dursley, Petunia Dursley and Harry's cousin Dudley Dursley met their unfortunate death. When the local authorities came to their home they found a 2 year old boy in the cupboard sleeping peacefully, they searched the Dursley's home and found Harry's birth certificate. Harry was transferred into an orphanage since the Dursley's were his last living relative.
Harry was a bright and intelligent kid who was always ahead of his peers, his eidetic memory helped him to learn at much faster rate than other in his age group but his life took another turn when he was just five years old. Harry knew his birthday and his parents name from his birth certificate but no matter what he tried he couldn't seem to remember beyond the day he was left in Dursley's doorstep, he couldn't remember the face of his parents. It was Harry's fifth birthday and Harry was sitting on in his bed meditating while the other children's were out playing, he would have joined them but he wanted to try the meditation technique that he saw on TV.
Harry was trying to blank his mind by thinking about nothing when he found himself floating in sky, Harry knew that he was actually inside his mind as he could see many clouds that were showing what he had learned in his life. He strolled around in his mind sky when he came across a big black cloud which looked like a sore spot in the sky, Harry frowned and delved inside the cloud but what he found scared the shit out of him.
A man with pale face and snake like features rose from a black smoke and dashed at him but just then a white smoke rose and took form of a beautiful woman with red hair and green eyes just like Harry. For some reason Harry knew instinctively that this was his mother, his mother stopped the snake like man from reaching Harry but Harry was thrown back out of his mind. When Harry came out of his mind he shouted loudly as the lightning bolt scar on his head was hurting like hell, and his head seemed to be in some kind of furnace.
The orphanage matron came running inside to see who was shouting so loudly and found Harry thrashing the bed in pain while screaming loudly, his lightning bolt shaped scar was also bleeding. The matron thought that Harry was having a nightmare and tried to wake Harry up but to no avail, after few moments of screaming Harry finally stopped and passed out.
When Harry woke up he felt a big headache, it felt like he was in the middle of a big crowd that was shouting different things. Harry put his hand on his head and looked around, the orphanage matron was sitting beside him while many children were looking at him. Harry tried to decrease the noise that was hammering his head and looked at the matron.
'Poor boy, he must have a very bad dream.'
Harry frowned, he was pretty sure that the orphanage matron Miss Jenny didn't open her mouth but the voice he heard in his head was definitely hers. Harry looked at the other children who are looking at him and he was bombarded with more noises.
'What happened to Harry?'
'Will there be a birthday party if Harry is not good?'
'I am bored.'
There were many more noise but Harry quickly held his head tightly to make the noises go away. Miss Jenny saw Harry holding his head in pain, "What's the matter Harry?"
Harry sighed and replied while still holding his head, "I don't know Miss Jenny, it's just my head is aching badly."
Jenny nodded and gave Harry a headache pill from the nearby first aid kid, Harry quickly gulped down the pill with a glass of water but the headache wasn't going down. Harry looked at Miss Jenny and he heard another thought in his head, 'I think it'll be better to cancel Harry's birthday party, he is not well to attend a party.'
Harry frowned, it seems like he was hearing other people's thought like he did just now with Miss Jenny. Harry quickly concentrated and closed off mind, the voices in his head too stopped. Harry smiled in relief, "Thanks Miss Jenny, I feel fine now."
"You sure Harry." Jenny asked sceptically and Harry nodded in reply, "What made you cry out so loudly, was it a bad dream?"
Harry knew that telling Miss Jenny that he saw his mother inside his head and a snake like man evil make him sound insane, so he lied. "Yeah, I was trying to meditate just as I saw on TV but I fell asleep, I don't remember what I saw but it scared me a lot."
Jenny smiled, "Most people who try meditation for first time tends to fell asleep, still you tried meditation is a very good thing in itself. Now, go and get ready for your birthday party, your friends are getting impatient."
Harry nodded with a smile but inside his head he was thinking of the possibilities of his powers and what he could do.
That was the day Harry's power manifested, after that day he tried many times to get rid of the black cloud in his mind but he was never successful, thankfully he didn't pass out screaming every time he went for the black cloud in his head. Harry was smart enough to know that with his powers he was now a mutant, the normal people were still wary of mutants so Harry decided to keep his power hidden. Harry experimented with his power and what he found was mind blowing to say the least, he had the power to read someone's mind or thoughts, he experimented further to find that he can control and influence anyone with his powers by getting inside their head. But his powers were still growing and as a result he found his second power, telekinesis.
Harry gave another try to get rid of the black cloud and he knew that he was getting closer to get rid of it, he came out of his mind extremely tired and as a result he didn't have the strength to go for the water bottle nearby. Harry jokingly raised his hands and tried calling the water bottle into his open palm, he wasn't expecting anything but to his shock the bottle flew across the room right into his hand. For a moment Harry looked shocked bit then a grin formed in his childish face, "So, I am a telepath and a telekinetic. That's so cool."
After that day it seemed like Harry hit some jackpot, he secretly used his powers to gain as much knowledge he could get. He kept honing his powers repeatedly, he was able to fully read and control any person within a mile radius and he knew that he still hasn't reach his limits. What young Harry didn't know was that his magic was aiding him with his mutant powers, Harry's magic was stretching the limits of his power and if Harry continued like this he could reach a human mind as far across half of the planet earth within a few years. Harry's telekinetic power were also aided by Harry's magic unknown to Harry, who was just happy to experiment with his powers.
Harry started browsing through everything there was on human brain through the local library and internet, it was shocking for the old librarian to see a 6 year old boy reading thick books that even the adults feared to read due to its size and thickness. Harry wasn't much interested in reading fictions but Sherlock Holmes changed that and Harry became a big fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the story of Sherlock Holmes introduced him to the idea of mind palace that Harry wanted to have at any cost. Unfortunately, the same black cloud inside his mind didn't let him do what he wanted to do, Harry knew that he needed help to get rid of whatever the black cloud was.
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Charles Xavier also known as Professor X was using the Cerebro to search for mutants that may need his help, Charles created the school and the X Men to protect all mutants and make everyone believe that humans and mutants can co-exist. While strolling through the minds all around the world he came to abrupt halt as he sensed the frustration of young mutant living in England. Charles tried to connect with the young mutant's mind but he was shocked when the young boy sensed him.
'Who are you? Why are you trying to get inside my head?'
Charles was shocked to sense a telepath like him, he quickly replied back, 'Hello young man, my name is Professor Charles Xavier, I am a mutant like you with the power of telepathy. I was using a machine named Cerebro that helps me connect with all mutants in the whole world.'
There was a long silence but finally the young boy replied, 'Are you the Charles Xavier that wrote the thesis on 'Human Genetics And Mutation'?'
Charles was widened in shock, understanding a high level thesis at such a young age was truly incredible, even for him or someone as smart as Howard Stark. Charles thought that whoever he was talking to must be a young age belonging to the age group of 10 to 15 but no 15 year old boy was smart enough to understand the thesis on human mutation. 'Interesting, it seems like you have read my thesis paper. Aren't you a too young?'
There was chuckle as the young mutant replied, 'I have read it completely and I can understand most of it, there are few topics that were a bit above my level but still I don't think knowledge follow any age barrier.'
Charles smiled, it wasn't everyday you get to have such conversation and that too with a young man, 'True, but our mind also develops with our age. It would be hard for a small child mind to understand calculus mathematics in comparison to an adult mind.'
'I guess but if the young child mind could understand calculus then the mind will be much more developed as an adult, a adult mind who has no idea about mathematics will have a much harder time to learn calculus in comparison to a child.' The young man replied after some thinking and then he finally decided to reveal his name, 'My name's Harry Potter by the way.'
'So, Harry. What are your powers?', Charles asked. 'I could guess that you are a telepath like me but still I would like to confirm.'
'You guessed correctly, I am a telepath but I have telekinetic powers as well.' Harry replied,'By the way, there are many mutants all over the world so how did you pin point me?'
'You see Harry I run a school for mutants, where young mutants learn to control their powers. I was searching for any mutant that may need our help or could be a new member of our school, that's when I sense your frustration and tried to reach you.'
Harry remained silent for a few seconds, 'A school for mutants huh, that's really interesting. I would love to see your school.'
Charles smiled, 'If you want, I can bring you to our school and you can be a new student here.' Charles was hoping that Harry would accept his offer, he always loved to talk to intelligent and smart people like Harry. From what Charles could gather Harry with his Telepathic and Telekinetic powers, he would be a powerful mutant and a good addition to his school and maybe the X Men in future.
Harry replied after a bit of thinking, 'Not now, I am happy to live here now and I have some friends that I'll miss if I go to your school but I may need your help. You know, we could have small talks like this periodically and when I need your help I'll tell you.'
Charles was happy with Harry's suggestion, 'Very well Harry, I'll be happy to help with whatever you need.'
'It was good to talk to you Prof Xavier but I need to go now, my friends are waiting for me to play Hide and Seek.'
Now Charles was confused, normally 15 years old don't play Hide and Seek. 'One last question Harry, how old are you?'
'Oh, I just turned 7 yesterday. Goodbye Prof Xavier.' With that Harry ended the telepathic connection.
Charles reeled back in shock, he was talking to a 7 year old boy and didn't even know it. Charles tried to find Harry again but his efforts seem to be futile, Charles sighed and turned off the Cerebro. Charles went back to his office in his automatic wheelchair to find Dr Hank McCoy waiting for him, "Hello Hank."
"Hey Charles." Hank replied, "You took more time in Cerebro than usual today, did you find something interesting?"
Charles nodded with a smile, "Yes, today I came in contact with a young mutant named Harry and he is just 7 years old."
"That young, is he in any kind of danger?"
Charles shook his head in negative, "No, he has the power of telepathy as strong as me or maybe stronger, he is also a Telekinetic."
"Really?" Hank asked in shock, Charles was one of the strongest mutant in the world and if a seven year old boy could surpass him then that boy must be something special.
Charles nodded, "Yes, but that's not all. Harry has read my thesis paper on Genetic Mutation and he understand it as well, not completely but still for a seven year old to understand a thesis paper is beyond anything I have ever seen. Young Harry could give a challenge to my godson Tony Stark as well and Tony is one of the smartest child in the whole planet."
Hank mouth was wide open in shock, "Wow, really wow. Will this Harry join our school?" Hank really wanted to meet this Harry Potter, the way Charles described him definitely piqued his interest.
Charles replied with a sigh, "Unfortunately no, he said that I can talk to him periodically and he may need my help in the near future for something but he has no plans of joining our school for now." Hank nodded and both men sat in their chairs for a long time in silence, "Do you have anything on Erik?" Charles asked hopefully.
Hank frowned, "No, he has just vanished. I know that Raven was with him but that's all I could find on him, he is completely off radar now and his helmet stops Cerebro from finding him."
Charles closed his eyes sadly and nodded, Erik was never in the support of co-existing with humans and even after the small disagreements between them the two friends stick together although barely. The two friends fought recently for a matter about a young female mutant named Jean Grey that Charles bought into the school recently, after that verbal fight Erik took off and has been missing since. "Keep looking Hank, I don't know why but I have a feeling that Erik is heading on a very dark path from where there is no return and Raven is following him blindly."
"Don't worry Charles, we'll find them."
Hank tried to console Charles but Charles just gave a sad smile, a side effect of being a telepath was that he knew that Hank was trying to give him false hope. Charles sighed, "Let's go, it's time for class."
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Harry was very shocked and giddy when he first came in contact with Prof Charles Xavier, it wasn't everyday you meet a mutant and someone with powers just like yours. Harry got the idea that Prof Xavier may be able to help him with the black spot inside his mind but he needed to be sure that he can trust Prof Xavier so he periodically talked with him by a telepathic link, the conversations varied from science to philosophy and Harry enjoyed it very much. Harry was about be a 9 year old in a week time but he had already completed his Secondary Education, 7 years before he should and that made him quite famous in few circles. Harry wanted to go to MIT but unfortunately the MIT had an age limit of minimum 13 so he had to wait for 4 more years, Harry was automatically added to the list of the brightest children in the world where he joined the likes of Tony Stark and Emma Frost.
Harry was happy with what he has achieved till now, his powers were steadily growing and he had access to every piece of knowledge on any subject but still he wasn't able to clear out the black Cloud in his mind. Sometime Harry felt like he was instinctively trying to hold on to the black spot because it always shows him the face of his mother Lily Potter, Harry didn't know how but he was slowly getting addicted to the black cloud just to see the face of his mother again and again. But it was finally time to get rid of the black cloud and free his mind of whatever that is, he needed help and there was only one person who could help him, Prof Charles Xavier.
Harry was musing on how to contact Prof Xavier when luckily for him Charles Xavier contacted Harry, 'Hello Prof Xavier, I was just thinking of how to contact you.'
'I know young Harry, when I started the Cerebro I felt your wish to talk to me. So, how can I help you?' Charles asked.
Harry replied a bit nervously, 'Well Prof, I think it's time that I get the help I need. I want your help with something, I can explain it better if you can come here to England.'
'Ah, so it's finally time. I was hoping that you would tell me about your problem but no worry, I'll be there in England tomorrow. You can tell me what you need my help with and I'll gladly help you to the best of my abilities.'
Harry smiled, 'Thank you prof, I'll be waiting for you.'
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Harry was waiting in the orphanage for Prof Charles Xavier signal, both of them had decided to meet in a local hotel room rather than Harry's orphanage. Harry was fidgeting nervously when he got a telepathic massage from Prof Xavier, 'I am here Harry, I'll be waiting for you in the hotel we decided on.'
Harry stood up and sent back a massage of his own, 'I'm on my way prof.'
Harry was about to head out when one of his friend stopped him, "Hey Harry, where're you going? Come play with us."
"Sorry Maya but I have to meet someone really important."
Maya pouted, "You know, you should spend some time with us playing rather than holding those big books."
Harry laughed, "Books are important Maya just like playing. I have to go Maya, I can't keep my guest waiting but I promise that we'll play tomorrow." With that he ran away without bothering to listen to Maya's grumbling about geniuses and their idiotic books.
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Harry arrived at the local hotel and went straight for the room where Prof Xavier was currently staying, when Harry knocked the door a man with blue skin and bear like fur opened the door.
Hank McCoy aka Beast looked at the young boy in front of him, he had an average height with raven black hair that looked like a bird nest but the most interesting feature was his green eyes and he was also wearing round spectacles. "Are you Harry Potter?" Hank asked.
Harry nodded, "Yes, I'm Harry Potter."
Hank let Harry inside where Charles was waiting for him, "Hello Harry, it's nice to finally meet you face to face."
Harry shook hands with the prof and replied, "Same here prof, thank you for coming."
"No problem Harry, I'm always happy to help." Charles said with a smile and then indicated toward Hank, "This is Dr Hank McCoy, one of my old friends and a teacher at my school. He is the member of X Men, he goes by the monkier Beast."
Harry smiled and shook Hank's hand, "Hello Dr McCoy, I have read your papers on genetics and they were quite an interesting read."
Hank smiled, "Thank you Harry, it's good to know that young people are interested in the field of science and research."
"So Harry, what is it that you need my help with?" Charles asked getting to the topic that they were here for.
Harry sat down on the couch, "I already told you about me prof but I'll repeat it just to make sure that you remember everything. I have an eidetic memory and thus I remember everything I see including the time I spent as a baby, I remember an old man leaving me on the doorsteps of my maternal aunt house and I remember how my relatives were wary of me for some reason. When they died in the car accident the local police shifted me to the orphanage here in Surrey, they found my birth certificate which mentioned my date of birth, my name and my parents name."
Harry look at the two elder men who were listening to him attentively so he took a deep breath and continued, "Nobody knows how my parents died and I have no other relatives, the problem is I have no memory of my parents or anything before the day that old man left me in my aunt doorstep. On my 7th birthday I tried to use a meditation technique I learnt from TV and I found myself inside my mind which looked like a sky, while strolling around I found a completely black cloud which looked like a sore spot. When I tried to enter it, a black smoke rose and took shape of an evil looking man who charges at me but then a white smoke appears out of nowhere and take the figure of a red haired woman with eyes just like me, the woman shielded me from the evil man and somehow I know that the woman was my mother."
Charles frowned, in all his years he had never heard of any case like what Harry was describing. He would have thought that it was just Harry's nightmare as he was still a young child but Charles knew better, "Continue Harry."
Harry nodded, "That day I screamed like a mad man and passed out, when I woke up my head felt like someone hit me there with a hammer repeatedly.
Charles knew that feeling very well after all he himself felt it when he was young, "I would guess that your telepathic powers activated and you were hearing every thing going on inside the head of the people surrounding you."
Harry nodded, "Yeah, it was hard but I was able to shut down my powers and get rid of the headache."
Charles smiled, "Lucky you, I screamed for nearly a day when my powers activated."
Harry continued on, "I went back to the black cloud inside my head again repeatedly but the result was always the same no matter what I tried, I was inspired by the Mind Palace concept from Sherlock Holmes stories and I want to have a mind palace of my own but that black spot is hindering me. I tried a lot of ways to get rid of it but with no success, I think that with another telepath as strong as you I could do it and that's what I need your help with."
Charles nodded in understanding, "I see, I have built defences to protect my mind but I never thought of mind palace. Your case is certainly unique and I have never heard of anything like it, still I'll do what I can. Make yourself comfortable Harry, I'll be going inside your head."
Harry nodded and leaned back on the couch, he could feel prof Xavier trying to get inside his head and Harry let him in, both Harry and Charles were now inside Harry's mind floating in the sky.
"I have never seen a mind like this before." Charles commented.
Harry just smiled, "This way prof." Harry led Charles to the black cloud which looked like a sore spot in the nice scenery.
Charles looked at the black cloud and he could feel the evilness oozing through it, it was making his skin crawl. "I see what you meant Harry, this is definitely something foreign but I have no idea how it came inside your head. We could try and get what ever information this has or we can get rid of completely, it's your choice completely."
Harry frowned, "I want to get rid of it prof, if this is something foreign then I don't want to dilute my mind with it. If I decided to keep what information it holds it may affect me, that's something I definitely want to avoid."
Charles nodded, "Well then, let's attack it together." Harry nodded in reply, "In the count of three then. One. Two. Three."
At Three both Harry and Charles pushed at the black cloud with all their might, a bone chilling sound came as the black cloud was slowly being pushed out. The cloud took the form of something akin to a man and snake which charged toward the both of them. Charles and Harry looked up in horror as the Snake man came close but just then from all the white clouds around a white smoke came and took the shape of a red haired woman, the black Snake Man was unable to pass through the red haired woman.
Charles shouted at Harry, "Push now Harry." Harry quickly thrust all of his powers and tried forcing the black cloud out, with the barrier from the red haired woman and prof Xavier's power the black cloud was thrown out of Harry's mind.
Both Charles and Harry were left panting heavily, the red haired woman turned around and crouched down near Harry. "Mom." Harry said staring at her.
The woman nodded, "It's time for me to go Harry, be safe and be happy."
Harry had tears in his eyes, "Please don't go, please." He pleaded to his mother.
Lily smiled and kissed Harry on his temple, "Remember this always Harry, 'The One That Loves You, Never Leaves You'." Lily put her hand on Harry's heart, "I'll be always here with you just like your father."
Lily started fading away in a sparkle of red dust, Harry shouted beggingly. "No, No." Harry broke down sobbing hard as the figure of Lily was gone forever. Charles who was watching all of this in shock tried to consolidate Harry but just then a shockwave ran through Harry's mind that threw Charles out of Harry's mind.
When Charles opened his eyes, he saw Harry screaming loudly and thrashing on the couch while Hank was trying to hold him in place, a black ooze was getting snuffed out of Harry's lightning bolt shaped scar which was bleeding heavily. After a minute the black ooze was completely out and it was destroyed once out of Harry's mind, Charles looked at Harry who was completely passed out.
"What was that Charles?" Hank asked while shock was written all over his face, Charles informed Hank of everything that happened inside Harry's head and that left a shocked Beast who was staring at Harry akin to horror, "Wow, I have never heard anything like it. Poor boy." Charles couldn't disagree.
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Harry woke up abruptly to find himself lying on the couch he was sitting on earlier, he looked around to find Prof Xavier and Hank staring at him but their figure was blurry, Harry took out his glasses and rubbed his eyes and looked around. To his shock, he could see perfectly without the need of the spectacles.
"Something wrong Harry?" Charles asked looking at Harry's shocked expression.
"Yeah, I don't need my glasses anymore." Harry said while conforming that his eyes were perfect now.
"Maybe whatever that black ooze led to your eye problem, since it's out your eyes are better as well." Hank suggested.
Harry nodded, "Maybe, my father used to wear glasses. I remember him now, I remember what happened before that day when that old man left me at my aunt's doorway."
"Would you like to tell us?" Charles asked.
"Sorry prof, I don't think I can tell you what I remember." Harry replied, "I have to confirm a few things myself, there are some things that's confusing me as hell."
Charles nodded, "No problem Harry, it's your personal matter. But, do you have any idea what that black ooze was?"
Harry shrugged, "Not really but I think I know who he was, I think he was the same man that killed my parents. I don't know how he got inside my head but at least I could see my mother." Tears started filling his eyes as he remembered the last words his mother said to him.
Charles moved near Harry and put his hand on Harry's shoulder to console him, "I don't know how your mother was there for you but she was, remember what she told you Harry. She'll always be with you, that's how much your mother loved you."
Harry wiped away his tears and nodded, "Thanks for helping me prof, I couldn't have gotten rid of it without your help."
"No problem Harry, I was happy to help." Charles replied with a smile, he had made his life goal to help all mutants in need and Harry was one of them. "Well, we should be going now Harry. I hope you could come with us but I think you want to stay." Harry nodded in confirmation, "I'll talk to you through Cerebro like we did."
"See you later Prof."
Charles nodded, "We'll meet again Harry but until then toodles."
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AN: - The idea for this story was bouncing in my head for some time so I decided to work on it, comments and suggestions are welcome. Flamers can go F*K themselves. Hope to see you in the next chapter, until then toodles.