Game of Humans

Chapter 1: Meeting Death!

Disclaimer - Harry Potter, other characters and situations are owned by J.K. Rowling and her licensees. This is a work of fan fiction, produced solely for enjoyment. No infringement of rights is intended.

Summary – Post DH. EWE. No slash. After dying at the end of Book 7, Harry Potter is invited to play a game. A game, where he is the main character. Video Game fic. Gamer!Harry.

Pairings – This story will have pairings. All suggestions are welcome. No slash request please. Personally, I am leaning towards HP/DG/FD.

Chapter 1 – Meeting Death!

Harry Potter took a deep breath, squared his shoulders, and looked as calmly as he could at Tom Riddle, self-styled Lord Voldemort.

"Avada Kedavra" Riddle snarled. The jet of green light rushed forwards, and Harry knew no more.

When Harry regained his senses, he saw that he was in a small room that was in a word – plain. There was nothing remarkable about it. It was sparsely furnished with just a small table, two chairs and to Harry's surprise, a TV with some kind of Gaming console attached to it. A bean-bag was placed in front of the TV.

"Welcome, Harry Potter", Harry jumped a bit at the unexpected greeting. A man dressed in a plain black cloak with a hood covering his face, was seated in one of the chairs. The man gestured for Harry to take the remaining chair, but Harry ignored him.

"Who are you? Where am I? and What do you want?", Harry questioned in rapid succession while trying to draw his wand. He suddenly realized that he didn't have it and was completely defenseless in an unknown place with an unknown person. 'Just my luck', thought Harry.

"Please have a seat. I will endeavor to answer all your questions. I am known by many names, but you may know me as Death", hearing this Harry gulped and promptly sat down, not wanting to anger Death unnecessarily. "You are presently in my domain, where humans arrive after they die to be judged. If they were Good in their life, they are reborn on earth as someone else. If they were Evil, they seize to exist."

"What about an After-life? Heaven and Hell? Does this mean that I won't be able to meet my parents again?", Harry asked, feeling angry and disappointed.

"There is no such thing as after-life or Heaven and Hell, Harry. Those are things that have be propagated by Humans without any basis. Yes, as your parents were Good people, they have been reborn as different individuals on Earth. Even if you had met them, they would not seem like your parents as their souls are completely erased before being reborn." answered Death.

"Is that what is going to happen to me? Am I going to be reborn now that my previous life is over?", Harry inquired, still processing the information supplied by the mysterious entity, Death.

"No, for you we have decided something new. You see Harry, this universe was created a long time ago by six supernatural entities – Fate, Time, Nature, Good, Evil and me, Death. We created everything in it, Humans, animals, plants, everything. But soon we became bored and watching Humans became our source of entertainment. But as Fate always knew what was going to happen, she decided to create a mechanism that will decide the future without her knowledge. Now, we have got bored with it as well, so we all decided to try something new.", explained Death.

"What! Is that all I am to you guys? A form of entertainment. So all of my life, all of my sufferings were just for your entertainment!", Harry was getting extremely annoyed as Death started explaining. By the end of it, he was ready to explode. 'What do they think of themselves? Have I suffered everything, just to amuse some old people who have nothing better to do?' Harry was nearing the end of his patience and continued to glare at Death.

"Don't get me wrong Harry, as I explained we don't decide your future anymore. Everything is pre-written. And not just you Harry, every Human is a source of entertainment for us. Is it so wrong? Isn't it same in humans as well? Children are always a source of entertainment for their parents. And as the creators, all humans are like our children.", clarified Death in a very calm manner.

Seeing that Harry was still looking annoyed, Death continued, "We all agree that you have faced numerous hardships through your life, and yet managed to remain true to your ideals and morals. Taking this into consideration, we wish to grant you a boon."

"What boon?", asked Harry, managing to calm down a bit.

Death elaborated, "We will allow you to determine your own destiny. As soon as you are reborn in a specific time in the past, you can decide what you want to do. From that moment on wards, nothing will be pre-written regarding your life. Your actions will determine your course. This has never been done before Harry. This will be the first time, that a human is deciding his own fate."

'That does sound good. I can go back and change things, I can save Sirius, Cedric and everyone who did in the war. Plus it is not like I have any other options. Starting a new life as someone else without my current knowledge is a very scary prospect.', mused Harry as he considered Death's offer.

"Okay, I accept your boon, how do we get started?", Harry asked.

"Excellent! As for getting started, all you have to do is play a Game!", smiled Death.

"WHAT!"

Author's Note –

I am willing to freely admit that my English is not the best out there. Though I think it is sufficient to get my point across. This fic will feature Harry playing a video game centered around his life. The game mechanics are based on those of World of Warcraft. The entire story will be set in the Harry Potter-verse, without any crossovers.

Reviews are greatly appreciated. Don't mind flames as well, so long as they are about the story and not the English.