Disclaimer: All characters and places featured in this story that relates to Harry Potter are the Property of J.K. Rowling, various publishers, and Warner Brothers. I am not profiting from writing this story. The only things that are mine are the characters and storyline not featured in the books.
A/U. The Potters are neutral, along with the Longbottom's. Dumbledore attacks the Potters; Voldemort attempts to protect them but is reduced to a wraith form. Hadrianus is left with his biological Aunt and Uncle, who are magical. Raised with love. Starts school at 6 years old. Is highly intelligent and smart. Very Powerful, has creature blood from the Potters side. Powerfully Politically and Financially, Royalty, Creature Fic. Dom!Draco M/OMC/OMC/Sub!Harry.
Chapter One - Godric's Hollow, Private Drive, Hogwarts
Hadrianus (Harry) James Potter was born on 31 July 1990 to James Potter and Lily Potter nee' Evans. Both Lily and James were excited and overjoyed when they were able to bring Hadrianus home for the first time to the Marauder Flat. The flat was located within the City of London, England, which allowed the Potters to stay close to the magical area of London and St. Mongos. The flat was designed with neutral colors that made the flat look bigger than it actually was. The flat had six bedrooms and four bathrooms. It also had a den, library, study, family room, a media room that was warded off to allow non-magical technology to work, a kitchen, and a laundry room. The master bedroom had the color scheme of light red and gold with some green and silver mixed into the mix; however, Hadrianus room consisted of murals of animals from both the magical and non-magical world. Lily, James, and Hadrianus stayed at the flat for the first six months until January 1991. When James, Lily, and Hadrianus moved to Potter Manor they thought that they would stay within the manor till Hadrianus was old enough or had started Hogwarts; However, this changed when Albus Dumbledore requested to have a meeting with them and there was a sense of urgency on Dumbledore's part. James and Lily knew that something was wrong with the way that the meeting was requested, but before they would make any decisions, they wanted to have all the information available to them. James had agreed to the meeting to take place at their cottage at Godric's Hollow on the weekend after they were settled, which would limit the number of people who knew about the Manor.
James, Lily, and Hadrianus arrived at the house a day earlier then Dumbledore, which was their house in Godric's Hollow. The house is a two-story home was your typical house with four bedrooms, two baths, a basement, library, and study; the basement had been converted to a potions lab for Lily and research area on new ideas or just making adjustments to the current potions available. James had Jispy the house elf start to prepare the house for guests and to prepare refreshments and food for when Dumbledore arrived at 11 am. Not even five minutes after Jispy brought the food and drinks back, Dumbledore arrived at the door and knocked.
"Welcome Albus to our home," stated James as he opened the door with a smile on his face.
"Thank you, James, hope everything is going well for you and the family," replied Dumbledore with a twinkle in his blue eyes as walked through the door and made his way to the living room where the discussion would take place. The two walked to the room and continued to talk.
"Everything is going wonderfully for us. Would you like something to drink and eat while we have this conversation", questioned James as they walked into the room?
"That would be lovely, thank you. We are just waiting for Alice and Frank Longbottom to arrive because this issue also includes their family," stated Dumbledore. They only had to wait about 10 minutes more before Alice, Frank, Augusta, and Neville showed up for the meeting. James greeted the Longbottom family as everyone took a seat to listen to what Dumbledore had to say about the situation.
"It is wonderful to see you again Alice, Frank, and Augusta. I see you brought Neville with you, Alice, why don't we place him with Hadrianus and let them take a nap for a bit. Does that sound alright with you," asked Lily happily to see her longtime friend again.
"That sound like a reasonable plan. I and Frank would like to talk to you and James after all of this is over and done with about another matter," replied Alice with a smile as she walked over to where Hadrianus was sitting on a matt in the middle of the room. She sat Neville down who was still napping and Hadrianus just sat there looking at everyone who had come to their house with wide eyes.
"Sounds good, after we are done here," stated Lily with a smile. After everyone had sat down, the tension in the room was high and everyone was wondering what was going to be said.
"Well, I think that I should start by saying that, what I found out at the end of last year was mildly disturbing. I held interviews for multiple positions and one was the Divination course. During the interview, the applicant gave a prophecy, which could bring down the current Dark Lord. The prophecy is as follows:
'The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches. Born to those who thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies. And the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have the power the Dark Lord knows not. And either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives. The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies.'
This is the reason that I have asked both of your families to be here. This prophecy is only related to either Neville or Harry. There is no one else that it could relate to because both were born at the end of July," stated Dumbledore
Both families were thinking about the information presented to them. However, the Potters spoke up first. "Knowing this information now and how it could impact the possible future, we should all prepare to go into hiding or at least make an effort to stay neutral in all future events. I am sure that Lily would agree with me on this that we should stay here under some form of protection," replied James, which was a total lie because they knew Dumbledore was trying to manipulate them to gain access to their money and among other things.
"I do agree with James on this matter; however, what about the rest of you that are involved in this situation. There has to be something that can be done to protect everyone involved," stated Lily
"We also agree with you and James, hiding is our best option; however, we will stay at Longbottom Manor it has the best protections we need than anywhere else that we could come up within a short time frame," stated Frank along with Alice nodding her head in agreement.
"Good that is all that I wanted to discuss with you today. I believe that I will take my leave and allow you to your business. Have a pleasant day." Stated Dumbledore who left via floo. After he left the rest in the sitting room let out the breath, they were holding.
"Thank the gods that he left, now we can make our own plans on how to tackle this issue," stated Lily
"What do you mean by that Lily," asked Alice with a questioning look.
"There are a lot of things that Dumbledore does not know about the family or about Hadrianus. One if you noticed he only referred to Hadrianus as 'Harry' not 'Hadrianus' this shows that he does not know our son or the way that we named him. Harry is just a nickname that is all. After Hadrianus was born, we wanted to make sure everything was in order for later on. We went to Gringotts and spoke with Ragnok who is our manager for our accounts. Yes, you heard right, we did say accounts. We took a heritage and lineage test, the results were shocking, to say the least. Hadrianus will be well set if something does happen to us. He will also have the added protection that comes from this. We cannot provide any more specifics other than that. Albus does not know or realize that he will lose a lot more if something happens to us," stated Lily to three shocked Longbottom's. Everyone got quiet once again and they were thinking about the information that was presented to them from Albus along with what Lily had spoken about. Then Alice finally broke the silence and asked, "What was it you wanted to ask us, Lily?"
"As you know, it has been five months since Hadrianus has been born, we wanted to ask if you Alice would be Hadrianus's Godmother. We have already asked someone to be the Godfather, and that person will be here later this afternoon so we can perform the ritual to make it official. The Godfather is Sirius Black, he is also performing the heir ritual to make Hadrianus his Heir to the Black lordship." stated James in a serious tone that made the others in the room look at him more closely. "I would be honored to accept the responsibility of Godmother to Hadrianus if you would do the same to Neville," replied Alice with a smile and happy tone to her voice.
"You know I would be honored to do that, Alice," stated Lily with a smile.
"James, we would like for you to be Neville's Godfather," asked Frank.
"Frank, you did not even have to ask me, I would be honored to be his Godfather," stated James. It was already a little after one in the afternoon. Therefore, James asked Jispy to start to prepare dinner for them, which would include Sirius and Remus. While waiting the two couples watched the children playing on the floor. The two kids were quiet and acted like brothers above everything else, despite the fact that they were only going on six months old. After a few hours, the fireplace flared to life and Remus and Sirius stepped out. Remus walked over and hugged both James than Lily.
"It is good to see you guys again. How is everything going for you and Hadrianus," asked Sirius
"It could be going better, we have some things that we need to tell both of you. Then we will have dinner, then perform the ritual for you and Alice to become the Godparents to Hadrianus," stated James. After that James, Lily, Alice, Frank, and Augusta showed Sirius and Remus the memory of Albus Dumbledore and allowed them to ask questions.
"Well, first of all, most prophecies are rubbish in my opinion. Divinations were not my strong suit at all, but from what I could understand some prophecies do not happen at all and the others are self-fulfilling. The other factor is the information you found out at Gringotts. I am presuming that you also did the test on Hadrianus as well and it showed some surprising information," asked Remus
"Yes Remus, the information we found out was very shocking, to say the least. You are also right about some prophecies being nothing but rubbish. It is our opinion that if this should come to pass, then the individual who attacked Hadrianus would be in a world of hurt. Hadrianus would have the backing of many within the Magical World, not just the Witches and Wizards, but the Magical Beings and other creatures. This would also include the muggle population as well," stated Lily
"That is understandable and good to know. We also know that many purebloods do have some form of Magical Creature in their bloodlines. I presume that Hadrianus has this and it is active and will make an appearance when he is of age or is powerful enough," replied Remus
"Again you right Remus, it is active", stated James, which surprised the others listening to the conversation.
"Master James, dinner is ready for you and the guests," stated Jispy
"Thank you Jispy, we are on our way to the table. Well everyone dinner is ready, we should go and eat so that we have the strength to perform the ritual's," stated James.
Everyone enjoyed the wonderful dinner that was prepared for the family and guests. The group talked more about the necessity to protect the children along with what could happen in the future. There were aspects that both Lily and James could not tell the others about because it could change later on. They all agreed that they should take the necessary measures to protect each family to ensure everyone is safe. However, they also knew that something could happen to them.
Lily and Alice prepared for the ritual with white candles and blood making the circle, which the children would be in. The first in the center was Hadrianus. James and Lily started to recite the ritual.
"Mater Magia rogamus vos testor lecitio de Patrini pro-Hadrianus James Potter," stated James and Lily together. (Mother Magic we ask that you witness the selection of the Godparents for Hadrianus James Potter). The magic in the room responded to the requests and flared to life.
"Mater Magia reversis exhibe Remissionis Sirius Orion niger ut Patronus to Hadrianus James Potter placet accipere", Asked James. Not even a second later there was a white light surrounding both Hadrianus and Sirius. The two could feel the powerful connection between Godfather and Godson. (Mother Magic we present Sirius Orion Black as Godfather to Hadrianus James Potter please accept)
"Mater Magia reversis exhibe Remissionis Alicia Longbottom ut Godmother to Hadrianus James Potter placet accipere", Asked Lily. The same happened with Alice and Hadrianus. (Mother Magic we present Alice Longbottom as Godmother to Hadrianus James Potter please accept.) The magic accepted both Alice and Sirius as the Godparents for Hadrianus. Sirius moved into the center circle and picked up Hadrianus and walked to the outer area, while they prepared for Neville. Neville was placed in the center circle and they performed the same steps to make James and Lily his Godparents. The one thing they were not expecting was the light encompassing both Hadrianus and Neville making them brothers in everything but blood. This was completely unexpected but very welcoming to both sets of parents. With the burst of magic, all of the documents related to everyone in the room changed to reflect the change to the Godparents.
After the ritual was done, they left the chamber and headed to the sitting room to relax. During this time, Sirius took the chance to speak up about the blood adoption and making him his heir to the Black family line.
"Lily, James, I would like to formally adopt Hadrianus into the Black family through blood adoption. He would still be your son and my Godson but he would also be heir to the Black family along with the Potter line," asked Sirius
"That would be acceptable. Do you know what other families come from the Black family," replied Lily.
"From what I have found out the Black family may have some Slytherin blood in there. However, this is only a speculation. If this is the case he could become the Heir to the Blacks," stated Sirius
"Either way it is acceptable, do you already have the potion with you." Asked James
"Yes, I do have it with me," replied Sirius
"Good, add the required four drops of blood to the potion." Stated Lily as Sirius cut his hand and allowed four drops of blood to flow into the potion, which he then corked and shock. After the potion was mixed thoroughly he handed it to Lily. Lily then moved over to James who was holding Hadrianus and uncorked the vial, put it Hadrianus mouth, and coaxed him to drink the potion. Hadrianus started to change, his hair straightened out but he still had the emerald green eyes he got from Lily. When it was done, everyone just relaxed.
During the next 10 months, the entire group got together on the weekends and on the kid's birthdays. This helped to create a bond between Hadrianus and Neville. The new addition to the group was Severus Snape. Lily and James could remember the day they invited him over so that they could talk.
Flash Back
Severus was shocked to receive an invite to Potter Manor from both Lily and James in late June. When he arrived, Lily greeted him.
"Welcome Severus, to Potter Manor. Please have a seat," stated Lily
"Thank you, Lily, I am just a bit curious about this meeting you and James have requested," asked Severus
"I know and first of all, I would like to say that I forgive you for calling me that name when we were in school. I could never be upset with you. After all, you were my first friend before we went to Hogwarts. I do not know what I would have done without you being part of my life," Lily stated to a shocked Severus who was on the verge of shock.
"Additionally Severus, I would like to apologize for everything that Sirius, Remus, and I did to you in school. You did not deserve what we did to you," stated James. To say Severus was completely shocked and surprised would be an understatement.
"T-Thank you both for that, it weighed heavy on me when I thought I lost you as a friend Lily, and James I accept your apology. We may not be friends but I think we can get to know each other better than we have in the past," replied Severus with a little more emotion showing thru his well-created mask.
"That would be acceptable as well. We need to ask you something very important. We believe Dumbledore is trying to set up something to happen to Hadrianus and Neville. We know that you are working for the Dark Lord. We need to know if he has been given any information that could put our children in danger," stated James quietly and a little bit of fear in his voice.
"That does not surprise me at all. Dumbledore has been less than honest lately. As to your question about the Dark Lord, he has been going on about a prophecy that was spoken sometime last year. He only knows the first part of it. Unfortunately, he has focused on you and the Longbottom's in relation to this", stated Severus in a serious tone.
"We were afraid of this happening. What we need you to do is talk to your Lord and take this information to him. Hadrianus and Neville are no longer a threat to him. We have stayed neutral in the war between him and Dumbledore. That is how it is going to stay even if we do not make it through this war. We also found out some unique information that even Dumbledore does not know about. It is written on the parchment along with the lineage and heritage information from Gringotts that is in relation to all of us. We are also going to need protection from Dumbledore. All that man wants it to manipulate and use people to gain what he wants and all he wants is power over the Magical World. We will not allow this to happen. Even if we do not survive this war, Hadrianus will and will make the necessary changes to the world by force if necessary. He will have the power to make everything happen in one motion. Please look at his lineage and heritage Severus and you will understand," Stated James, as Severus looked at the lineage and heritage information. To say Severus was shocked with the information would be an understatement. He sat there looking like a fish out of the water as he read the information.
"I will get this information to the Dark Lord," replied Severus
"Please do, also we would like to ask you something else. This is important, Severus. I would ask that if something does happen to us that you protect Hadrianus. He means the world to us. I would hate to know that something happened to him and there was no one looking out for him in the future," stated Lily with sincerity and admiration.
"I promise Lily that I will do my best to protect him," stated Severus in a serious tone that made everyone understand that he would do just that.
"That is all that we can ask, Severus. In addition, the other parchment has more information for your Lord. We know that he may require more information, but for now, we believe that this will help to explain everything. We do want to thank you again for coming here to talk with us," replied James, at which point Severus stood up and hugged Lily, shook hands with James. Severus departed the manor and headed straight to the Lord Voldemort. He gracefully walked to his Lords study and knocked on the door.
"Enter," Voldemort said and Severus entered the study and bowed to him.
"Severus, I am surprised to see you today, what is on your mind," asked Voldemort
"My Lord, I just got done with a meeting with Lily and James Potter. They gave me some information that you should take a look at immediately," stated Severus, as he handed the information over to him. The first he looked at was a letter from Lily and James.
"Lord Voldemort,
We know that this might come to you as a shock that we are writing to you on this matter; however, we needed to let you know about certain information that may help your final decisions.
The first is Heritage and Lineage tests that we took. Ragnok at Gringotts obtained the results. They did test Hadrianus and the results were shocking, to say the least. When Hadrianus is old enough he will be able to take up the Magical thrown.
This brings up the next thing; the Potters are neutral in this war. Dumbledore has contacted us repeatedly but we have not taken a side in the war and do not forsee us actually taking one. Even though I am an Aura, we are still neutral in this war. Another thing we should mention is that Neville Longbottom is Hadrianus God brother.
We plan to go into hiding, to resolve the issue between you and Dumbledore. However, Lily and I know that things do happen. The only thing that we ask is that you help to protect Hadrianus and Neville. They are the most important ones right now. Alice and Frank know that we have reached out to you, they along with us do not trust Dumbledore, so this is the only thing we can do right now.
Below are Hadrianus's heritage and Linage information. Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Lord James Charles Potter and Lady Lily Evelyn Potter nee' Evans
Hadrianus James Potter-Black
Father: James Charles Potter (Pureblood)
Mother: Lily Evelyn Potter nee' Evans (Pureblood)
Heir to:
Father's side: Potter, Gryffindor, Perevell, Pendragon
Mother's side: Evans, Ravenclaw, Ravenswood
Blood Adopted Heir to Black
Magical Heir to Le Fe and Emrys
Creature status:
Kitsune (father's side) Active
Inactive: Veela (mothers side Royal)
"Well Severus, this information does change things for both sides. I would probably go as far to say that the prophecy that was said is false. We will protect the Potters and Longbottom's. Too much is at stake not to protect them. You are to deliver a message to the Potters letting them know that we will aid them. You are dismissed Severus," stated Voldemort with a tone that made Severus understand that there would consequences if he did not follow through with the order.
Severus followed the command from his lord and notified James and Lily about what his lord had said. The Potters were happy to hear that they had changed a little of the future for their son and godson.
End Flashback
It was now the second to last week in October and the Potters were preparing the home in Godric's Hollow to go under the Fidelus Charm, which would protect the family from the outside. The only requirement for the charm to be successful was a secret keeper, who would hold the secret for the location in Godric's Hollow. In addition, this would allow one person to provide the information. Lily and James had many arguments about which the secret keeper would be, Lily wanted Sirius, but James thought that would be too obvious and mentioned Peter Pettigrew. Lily did not like this idea, but after she thought about it more, she conceded that Sirius would be too obvious to be the secret keeper. After they made their choice, they started to put things into motion, which included finalizing their last will and testaments, which would be stored at Gringotts. An additional copy was sent to Petunia Dursley nee' Evans in case something did happen to both James and Lily along with the family tree for both the Potters and Evans family. By the end of the week, everything was finished and they were ready to complete the Fidelus Charm. Everyone had arrived to do the charm, which included Dumbledore, Pettigrew, Sirius, Remus, and the Potters. After the charm was in place everyone but the secret keeper forgot where the Potters where located. Most everyone had left the house except Peter Pettigrew and the Potters.
"Peter, what you need to make sure of is that you do not give out our location to anyone and I mean no one. Can you do this," asked James in a serious tone.
"O...of course James, I won't give out your location", replied Pettigrew while looking very nervous and scared.
"Good that means that we are safe from anyone who would want to harm us and the family," stated Lily. Neither Lily nor James was under any delusion that something could go wrong. This was proven right the night of Samahan.
James, Lily, and Hadrianus were having a quiet night on Samahan when things changed drastically for everyone in the house that was hidden in Godric's Hollow. While the three of them were settling down for a nice dinner, James felt the wards shift, which meant that someone knew about their location. He immediately sent off a Patronus to notify both Severus and Voldemort about the breach in the Fidelus. Once that was done, he turned to Lily.
"Lily take Hadrianus and leave. We have been betrayed, I love you both very much." Stated James as Lily was picking up Hadrianus and making her way to the nursery and attempt to make it out of the house safely; however, this did not work because whoever knew about their location had put Anti-apparition and port key wards around the house to prevent anyone from leaving. Therefore, Lily started to apply wards to the nursery door that could buy her some time to think of what she could do to keep her son alive. While Lily was doing this in the nursery she heard, a 'Bang' and a crash from down below near the front door.
James watched as the front door to the house was blown apart off its hinges and saw the individual walk right into the house. He was not surprised in the least to see Albus Dumbledore with his wand in his hand pointing it at directly at him.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT ALBUS! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!" yelled James angrily.
"What I want is for the prophecy to be completed and with you in the way that can never happen. Therefore, I am eliminating you and Lily from the picture so I can get what I want. I will ensure that Harry is taken care of personally before he enters Hogwarts. Avarda Kadava," stated Albus as the spell left his wand and hit James in the chest before he could even do anything. James fell to the ground dead. Albus turned and started to head up to the bedroom Lily entered. He started to dismantle the wards on the door. After the main wards were off the door he cast, a simple 'Reducto' and the door blew open. He stepped through the door to find Lily standing in front of her son.
"Why are you do this Albus, Please just answer me this question", asked Lily very calmly.
"It is the only way to defeat Tom, and you are in my way of completing this goal. The Prophecy must be completed and your child is the one that will make that happen. Avarda Kadava", stated Albus as the green spell left his wand and struck Lily who did not show any fear of dying just fear of her child dying.
Hadrianus even as a 15-month baby knew that he would never see his parents again as he watched the green light his mother and saw her fall to the floor, no longer moving. Hadrianus turned his head back to the man with a white beard, he felt his own magic within his body come to life and was a little scared for what was going to happen next. Hadrianus watched as the man moved over to Hadrianus and picked him up. Albus was getting ready to perform the next step in his plans when someone unexpected showed up.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE OLD MAN", snarled and yelled Voldemort at Dumbledore.
"I have done what you should have done, instead of not believing in the prophecy. You are meant to die Tom, and it will happen this night," Dumbledore stated with the twinkle in his eye.
"Not if I have anything say about it," replied Voldemort who started to cast spell after spell at Dumbledore; However, Dumbledore was also holding Hadrianus and Voldemort was trying to be as careful as possible by not using the more deadly spells to take Dumbledore down. One second Hadrianus was in his hands the next he was gone, so Voldemort took the chance and cast the 'Avarda Kadava' at Dumbledore, but before the spell could hit him, he saw Hadrianus and his worst fears cropped into his mind. The spell was about hit Hadrianus but a solid gold shield appeared and it reflected a majority of the spell back to Voldemort, but Voldemort had a sad look on his face. The only thing that Hadrianus obtained was a lightning bolt scar on his forehead. However, Voldemort was struck full force with the spell and his body disintegrated into wrath. He then left the house in more pain then when he showed up therein.
After Voldemorts wraith left the house Dumbledore placed Hadrianus back in the nursery and left the house. He apparated back to Hogwarts, waited a few minutes then summoned the Order of the Phoenix. He advised them of what happened and asked Hagrid to go pick up Harry from the house and take him to his aunt's house on Private Drive.
Sirius found little Harry safe up in the nursery and he wrapped him up in his blanket and started walking out when Hagrid showed up.
"What are you doing here Hagrid?" Black said with a hint of trepidation in his voice.
"I am here for young Harry, supposed to take him to his muggle relatives," Hagrid said
"You mean Petunia and Vernon Dursley is who he is going to, who decided that?" Black said now with a hint of fear for what was going to happen to his godson.
"Yes, and it was Albus Dumbledore who made the decision to send him to his muggle relatives. Now, no more, hand little Harry over to me so I can be on my way" Hagrid said in a demanding voice.
"Pa'foot no go, no go" Harry cried out
"Fine, I will find him again anyways," Black said to Hagrid.
"I am sorry Prongslet, you must go with him for now, but I will find you when the time is right. Remember I love you" whispered Black to Harry before handing him over to Hagrid.
"Please take care of him Hagrid and make sure he is safe, also take the bike as it will help you get there faster," Black said
After Black left with a CRACK, Hagrid moved Harry to the bike and left for Private Drive where Dumbledore and Harry's relatives were waiting. During the flight on the bike, Harry fell asleep, which provided for a quiet flight to Private Drive.
At Private Drive
Albus Dumbledore appeared out of nowhere with a silent crack of apparition. As he was walking up the street to #4, he was gradually turning out the lights on the street to make it pitch black. Upon arriving at #4, he spotted a grey striped cat sitting very stiffly on the ground.
"Professor McGonagall, a pleasure to see you this evening," Dumbledore said
The cat started to shift into an older woman.
"Pleasure to see you as well, Albus. So it is true about what happened then, the Potter's are gone and the only one left is Harry now," McGonagall said trying to control her emotions about losing two of the closest people that she thought of as family.
"Yes, it is very true, Minerva. They are gone," replied Dumbledore with a smile on his face.
Off in the distance, the two could make out a light getting brighter and brighter. Dumbledore looked up and smiled at the bright light, all the while his eyes giving off the most obscene twinkle that would drive anyone mad.
"Who do you have bringing Harry and why did you decide to put Harry with his muggle relatives?" McGonagall asked
"I have Hagrid bringing little Harry and the reason for Harry staying with the muggles is because they are the last of his blood family. He needs to stay here so that he is protected from the death eaters who are still running free." Dumbledore said
"This family is the worst kind of muggle's, I have watched them for the past few days, and they are the worst. Why would you want Harry to be with them even though they are the last of his blood family?" McGonagall proceeded to ask
"I do not have to explain my reasons, but they will do what is necessary to ensure Harry is safe and that is the most important thing right now," Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eyes. Minerva looked at Albus as if he was insane, but knew that she could not do anything to stop him from leaving Hadrainus with these people.
"I still do not like it but you have your reasons and I know you will not back down from them," McGonagall said sternly
After the conversation, ended Hagrid showed up with Harry and handed him over to Dumbledore. Dumbledore conjured a basket and placed little Harry in it, attached was a note explaining the situation to the Dursley's and the reason that Harry has to stay with them.
Petunia Dursley,
It is sad that I must inform you that a dark wizard that goes by Lord Voldemort murdered Lily and James Potter on this night. Your nephew Harry Potter is the only survivor of the attack and is the one to destroy Voldemort. You are the last blood relative of Lily's, which means that you are the next one in line to be responsible for Harry.
Please take care of Harry and keep him safe.
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
McGonagall watched as Dumbledore placed the note on top of Harry inside the basket and then proceeded to place him on the doorstep of the house. After placing Harry on the doorstep of the house both McGonagall and Dumbledore apparated away from Private Drive, while Hagrid flew off on the bike.
What no one knew was that the Dursleys were already aware that they were on their property. Both Petunia and Vernon Dursley possess magic, which allowed them to be aware of everything that was going on. After everyone left both Petunia and Vernon went to the door and found little Harry on the doorstep right away. Petunia picked up Harry, cradled the boy in her arms, and carried him inside the house where it was warm and comfortable. Vernon read the note first and discussed it with Petunia.
"This is bad Pet, why would Dumbledore do this to Hadrianus? I thought your sister had everything set up just in case this type of situation occurred." Vernon asked showing concern for what was happening.
"I am not sure, most that I can tell you and you know from personal experience is that he is manipulative and likes to get his own way. I also know that Hadrianus does have a godfather and he should have been the next one to take him, but since he is here, we should just make the most of it and raise him like our own son. I also know that Lily sent me some documents related to both hers and James's last will and testament that is at Gringotts and the Ministry of Magic. I believe it is time to open them and see what is there," Petunia replied
"You are right Pet, we will raise him like he was our own son. That will teach Dumbledore not to mess with the Dursley's or the Potter's in the future." Vernon said
"I would also think that his Godfather should be contacted before he does something stupid like getting arrested, which could happen if Dumbledore wants it to happen. I believe Hadrianus's Godfather's name is Sirius Black," replied Petunia
"Yes, we should do that before we head to bed. How is Hadrianus doing now, does he need anything before we head in for the night?" questioned Vernon
"He is healthy, but a little tired even though it would seem he slept for a short while, and magically exhausted right now. For the most part, he is doing fine. He is going to be strong magically when he gets older. We just need to keep him away from Dumbledore at all costs," replied Petunia.
"That is good, I will write the missive to his Godfather right now," replied Vernon
Sirius Black,
This is Vernon and Petunia Dursley. We have obtained custody of your Godson Hadrianus James Potter. The shocking part was that Albus Dumbledore placed him on our doorstep and then left without any warning. I know this may come as a shock to you, but please do not do anything that would jeopardize the chance to be with your Godson. Pet and I both know that you would likely be searching for the individual who betrayed James and Lily, but right now, you need to take into consideration that you are important to Hadrianus. Also, consider this, if you do go after the one that betrayed James and Lily, Dumbledore could blame you for the whole thing.
Please consider this. In addition, this parchment has a portkey directly to this house. Please use this to get you out of this situation and so you can be near your Godson. The activation phrase is "Harry". Please come as soon as you get this.
Vernon and Petunia Dursley
After writing the missive, Vernon called his personal house-elf to him to have the letter sent.
"Jack" Vernon called and everyone heard the 'Pop' as the elf showed up into the room.
"What can I do for Master Vernon?" replied Jack
"Jack, I need you to take this letter to Sirius Black. Please make sure he gets this. Thank you" answered Vernon
"Jack is doing so" replied Jack as he took the missive and popped away.
While Vernon was writing the letter and sending the letter, off. Petunia was making a bottle of formula for Hadrianus to eat. Petunia took Hadrianus up to the nursery that Dudley was in and feed Hadrianus while rocking back and forth in her chair. After feeding and burping Hadrianus, Petunia placed Hadrianus in with Dudley so that he could sleep through the night. This was the scene that Vernon saw when he went up to let Petunia know the missive was sent off.
"They look adorable don't they Vernon," asked Petunia
"Yes they do Pet, I am glad that Hadrianus is safe and sound. It is going to be tough on him when he gets older, but he will have us there no matter what happens along with Dudley" replied Vernon who was smiling and trying to hold back the tears that were attempting to form from the loss of family even though he did not know Lily or James that well.
A short while later, a pop was heard along with another one. Both Vernon and Petunia moved from the room to the living room to find Jack and Sirius Black. Sirius looked like he was on the verge of a complete meltdown over the whole situation. He looked up from where was at and saw both Vernon and Petunia walking towards him.
"Are you alright Sirius?" Petunia asked with concern.
"Could be better, if only I understood why this happened and what to do next," replied Black between cries
"We both understand that it is tough right now, more so on the ones directly involved. We have a lot of explaining to do and we would also like if you stayed with us so that you can be with Hadrianus," replied Vernon
"Alright, yes an explanation would be nice because I understood from Lily that you both were muggle eh non-magical" replied Black
"Not exactly, both Petunia and I are like you, James, and Lily we do have magic. The difference is that we went to a completely different school than you did. Another thing is that we opted to come to the non-magical part of the world and wait for the right time to go back. We never thought that it would be this day that we would have to make an appearance to the Wizarding World again," replied Vernon
"So, you're saying that you have magic, but neither Lily nor James knew about? Why" questioned Black
"Yes, we were not allowed to say anything to either of them because we have been undercover as muggles, but as a witch and wizard, we work in a location that is a complete secret that not many know about. Let's just say that we work for a higher authority than the Ministry of Magic," replied Vernon
"Ok, that does make some sense. So, you want me to live here with you and Hadrianus?" asked Black
"Yes, we do, because then you get to see Hadrianus all the time and you will not get into trouble or blamed for something that you did not do. We do not want you to miss any part of your Godson's life. Not only that but we have prepared the documents that Lily sent me so we can get Hadrianus ready for major changes when he starts school at five," answered Petunia as she gave Black a cup of tea.
"Thank you, Petunia, both of you have already done more than anyone else has so far. There are several people who already think that I was the one, who betrayed Lily and James, but the real secret keeper for the Fidelus Charm was Peter Pettigrew and Dumbledore knew this; However, I think he is shifting the blame to me because he does not want me in Harry's life." Replied Black
"That makes sense and also answers the questions of why Hadrianus was placed in our care instead of yours. I also believe that Dumbledore thought that since we were muggles we would not accept Harry and take the opportunity to make Hadrianus more pliable and moldable to what he wants. That is not going to happen, Hadrianus is going to grow up strong and healthy along with a full understanding of the magical world along with the muggle world. This will allow him to make his own choices in life instead of the ones that are forced onto him by that damned old coot of a headmaster. For now, we should get to bed because tomorrow is going to be a long day" Petunia responded and everyone headed to bed. Sirius was lead to the room next to the nursery and was left to go to bed.
The following day Vernon and Petunia went to their jobs and talked with their boss about the possibility of placing extra protections on their home. Due to their positions within the local government, false images were in place both of them. The Dursley's jobs related to the protection of the royal family in England. The Queen and the royal family were completely aware of the magical world and had many witches and wizards on the protection detail for the family.
The following day Vernon and Petunia got ready for their jobs. They left the house and arrived at the main Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) building. When they walked in, they showed their badges and proceeded through the security checkpoints. The chief of the SIS was waiting for them after the final checkpoint, which shocked both them.
"Vernon, Petunia. How are things going for you," asked Sir Colin McColl?
"Sir, things could be going better. We need to speak to Her Majesty about something important that came up late last night. This is a matter to National Security, sir," stated Vernon as calmly as he could while keeping his emotions in order.
"Alright, I can have a meeting set up within a few hours with Her Majesty. Why don't we go to my office and you can brief me on what happened and we can see if we can figure everything out before we make our appearance in front of Her Majesty," stated Sir McColl? The three of them went to his office and both Vernon and Petunia told him everything that they knew and what happened the other night.
Sir McColl was shocked and upset about what he heard. He immediately got on the phone and contacted Her Majesty. He had the meeting set up within the hour. When the group arrived at the Palace, they were lead to the Queen.
"Your Majesty, we have a situation that came up overnight and my family and I need some additional protection added to our home for our nephew's protection," stated Vernon to Queen Elizabeth
"What happened to your nephew Vernon? In the past, you and Petunia have mentioned having other family members, but you never elaborated about that family much. I believe Petunia mentioned about having a sister named Lily and she was married to James Potter. Please explain from the beginning what happened and how the Crown can help in this endeavor to protect your nephew," replied Queen Elizabeth
Vernon and Petunia explained the situation along with everything that happened last night to the early morning. They provided Queen Elizabeth with the letter that was left with Hadrianus and that his godfather is living with them to help with the boys and showed her the documents from Lily. To say the Queen was upset was not the right term to use.
"YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT THIS ALBUS DUMBLEDORE PLACED YOUR NEPHEW ON YOUR DOORSTEP AND LEFT HIM IN THE COLD, WITH ONLY A LETTER TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION. On top of that, he expects you to not love and care for him as if he was your own child. That is the most despicable thing a person could do. What do you need from the Crown to ensure your families protect?" exclaimed Queen Elizabeth
"We would like to place our home on Private Drive under the Fidelius Charm. This would allow us to hide the home from unwanted people with at least two secret keepers, which would have the ability to provide the location to individuals that are trustworthy and on a need to know basis. Additionally, this would wipe the location of the home from individuals who already know, but the secret keepers could provide the location to them if needed. We would like you and Prince Charles to be the secret keepers. No one would expect us to use you two as the secret keepers and you would not put anyone's lives in danger," stated Vernon
"I will talk to Charles about this and we will have a decision before the end of the day for you. However, we will also include some high-level security for you and your family when you are out in public. You will no longer travel alone; you will be picked up at home and brought to work every morning to ensure your safety. When your son and nephew begin school, they will have protective details to ensure they are safe. If what you say is true then there will many people after him and we will not allow anyone near your nephew who does not pass our inspection on both sides magical and ours. I hope that this will help." Stated the Queen.
"Yes, those are satisfactory for us to ensure the safety of our family. Thank you, Your Majesty," Replied both Vernon and Petunia before they were dismissed to go about their normal duties for the day.
The day progressed normally after the meeting with the Queen. Later that day before they were ready to leave both Petunia and Vernon were summoned to the Queen and Prince Charles. They were waiting all day for this moment. Now to find out their decision related to their request.
"Your Majesties, You requested our presence," asked Vernon
"Yes Vernon and Petunia, we have. We would like to let you know our decision related to your request. We wanted to you let you know that we will become your secret keepers for your home. We discussed it and it is the most viable option and it would ensure that your family would stay safe no matter what. Additionally, we have looked into all the other options we provided for you and you will have them at your disposal. The reason we are willing to do this is that you both have been with us and protecting our family for so long that you have become a part of our family as well. We are taking this threat upon your family seriously and you have all the protection needed that we have at our disposal to you. When do you want to place the charm on your home?" replied Queen Elizabeth
"We would like to put the charm on the home as soon as possible. If we could do it within the week that would allow us to get everything situated for everyone involved", answered Vernon
"That works for the both of us, we can go to your home on Friday this week so that the charm can be placed upon your home," stated the Queen
"Thank you, that works just fine. Thank you again, Your Majesties," replied Vernon
The end of the week proved to be successful with the charm in place by noon, along with those individuals with the location helped to keep the family secure and safe for the near future. After the charm was in place both the Queen and Prince had a chance to meet the boys and fell in love with them and told the family that they were happy to help. Sirius Black had a chance to talk to with Queen and Prince, they determined that we could be a valuable asset for the Crown. They had him show up with Vernon the following Monday for a job in the protection details. Sirius was placed as the primary protection for the boys.
At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Albus was having a wonderful morning, for it being Friday and the first week that Harry Potter was placed at his Aunt and Uncles. He was cheerful and had that bright twinkle or spark in his eyes that drove most people crazy when looking at him. The rest of the staff was just happy that the war was over and everyone has a chance to recover. However, the cheerful mood that Dumbledore had was gone when noon came around. Everyone was wondering why he was upset and angry. Minerva McGonagall was most concerned when she could not remember where Hadrianus's Aunt and Uncle lived so she approached Severus during lunch.
"Severus, do you have a moment to talk?" Minerva asked as soon as she reached the main table in the great hall.
"Yes, I have a moment. What seems to be the matter, Minerva, you look like you lost something important, and now you are worried," stated Severus after he put up a silencing charm so they could talk privately.
"You would be right. Can you remember where Hadrianus's Aunt and Uncle live? I was there the night we dropped him off, but now I cannot recall their address at all. I also believe that is what has Albus upset at the moment," replied Severus
"No, I cannot recall the address at all. I know Lily told me the address once, but now I do not know what it is at all. It is as if it no longer exists along with all the information is gone. When you were there did feel off or out of place at all?" Severus asked quietly so that it would not draw attention to either of them
"Now that you mention it, yes every time they left the whole family left. I saw them twice and it seemed like they were under a glamour, which should be impossible since they are muggles. Then there was what felt like wards on the house, which could only mean that the house was already protected. Another thing was that after Albus and Hagrid left, I moved away from the house just so that I could watch over little Hadrianus to make sure that he was ok. The shocking part was that even though he was sleeping, Petunia was right at the door and picked him up and brought him into the house as if she was just waiting for everyone to leave. Based on these assumptions, I would conclude that both Petunia and Vernon Dursley are Magical. However, they never went to Hogwarts at all during their childhood," stated Minerva
"I would have to agree with you on your assumptions. I know that Lily showed magic at a young age. However, Petunia did not, but then again she did go to a private school and was away during the normal school year like Hogwarts students do. On top of that, Lily did mention that she started at this school at around age five. There are no magic schools that I know that would start that young. Unless, it is a school for the gifted and they incorporate a muggle education into it, which is the only explanation that I can come up with. Additionally, with the address disappearing as it did, the only conclusion is that they went under the Fidelius Charm," replied Severus and Minerva nodded her head in agreement, which concluded their conversation. The two looked at each as Dumbledore stormed into the great hall. The twinkle in his eyes was gone and he was radiating anger and rage.
"Albus, what seems to be the matter?" Asked Minerva
"I have no idea where Harry Potter is located. The address for his Aunt and Uncle do not seem to be anywhere at all. I do not know what happened," stated Dumbledore angrily
"That is not good, what are you going to do now?" Asked Severus with a grin on his face
"We will have to keep the whole situation quite for now. Additionally, we will have to wait until he is 11 years old and he comes to school. Other than that there is not much else that we can do at this point due to the fact that no one knows the location of his Aunt or Uncle's home," stated Dumbledore
"That we will, the best thing right now is to hope and pray that he is still alive so that everything works out," replied Minerva
Everything was quiet and relaxed after their discussion. However, Albus Dumbledore was still plotting how he was going to resolve the situation and turn the situation in his favor.