Chapter 1:

Lilly Potter could only watch helplessly as her husband was murdered in front of her. She knew there was nowhere to run but was determined to keep her son Harry safe until the end. Voldemort fired a killing curse at Harry and she dove in front of him. In her final moments, Lilly Potter wished with all of her will and magic for her son to by safe and cared for.

Meanwhile, thousands of realities away:

Life had been peaceful for Zoroark ever since the incident with Kodai many years ago. She'd watched fondly and proudly as her little Zorua had grown and finally evolved. Sometime later he'd gven her a warm goodbye and left to travel the world in search of adventure. A few months later, Zoroark was walking by some ancient structures that humans called "The ruins of Alph" when she felt something powerful but was unsure of what it was. Images flew through her head of a red headed woman with an imploring look, a human baby with a scar on his forehead, and finally a cold cruel laugh before suddenly everything stopped. Zoroark found herself in an unfamiliar looking human village next to a nearly destroyed house. The area didn't smell familiar and that alarmed her, so she took the form of a Ratatta and hid. From her hiding spot she saw an unnaturally large human go into the house and retrieve something hidden in a blanket, before having a talk with another human and finally leaving with the bundle via a flying motorcycle.

Over the next few years, Zoroark adjusted to this strange new world she found herself in. It seemed to be devoid of other pokemon and that made her sad. There were plenty of humans but some groups of them seemed different. She could sense an unknown energy from them. It seemed that the ones with the energy only associated with others who also had that energy, and preferred settings and styles of clothing that seemed dated compared to the other group. Occasionally she would have dreams about the human baby from her vision. In each dream she'd feel his fear but also deep down his desire to be loved. Zoroark stealthily explored this new word and after exploring many countries and not finding a single pokemon she started to worry. Eventually she steeled herself to sneak aboard a ferry bound for somewhere called "Japan".

Later, Zoroark was wandering by a deserted shrine in the guise of a male human when she heard an old but wise voice say, "I've been expecting you". Zoroark jumped, then she turned and saw an old woman who gave off the same unknown energy she'd noticed in others before. Strangely, the woman had addressed her in English. "Don't be afraid," The woman said, "I foresaw your arrival in my gazing water." Zoroark went inside the shrine and the woman sat down at a table and beckoned her to do the same. The woman began to explain: "I saw a vision of a mother protecting her child and of a creature I'd never seen being pulled from its world. Then I learned that someday you'd come here." Zoroark replied, "Did this child have any distinguishing features?" The woman replied, "He had a scar on his forehead shaped like a lightning bolt".

Zoroark was surprised, she thought that maybe someone could explain why she was in this strange world but before she could reply the woman continued, "You don't need to hide your true form from me, though I have to say that illusion is very impressive." Zoroark dropped the illusion and asked via telepathy rather than an illusion of a voice, "Since you foresaw my coming here, do you know the meaning behind it?" The woman replied, "My vision told me that you were summoned by a mother's final wish." Zoroark contemplated, then replied, "That explains the vision I had when I arrived." She continued, "This world's humans seem split into factions of those who have strange energy as you do and those who don't. I don't understand how that works". Zoroark stayed with the women who introduced herself as "Claire" for the next few years. Claire gave Zoroark an explanation of the wizarding and muggle worlds and since she'd lived abroad for a lot of her life she knew a lot about magical Britain. One day suddenly Claire became very ill. "I foresaw this day," she rasped, "I'm glad I got to meet you before I pass on. In the chest in my room you will find my will. Never forget that the future is yours to create."

Zoroark cried for her first companion in this strange new world before eventually opening the chest. It seemed to have the weird energy she'd sensed. "It's called 'magic'" she corrected herself. She felt as if the magic had tested her before letting her open the chest. Claire's will proclaimed Zoroark heir to her savings as well as the rightful owner of the contents of the chest. Inside were a few useful artifacts including a pouch with a powerful expansion charm and a necklace made by kitsune that would foil any tracking spell that was cast by someone younger then the maker of the necklace was. When Zoroark finally fell asleep that night, she had another dream. She saw the boy from her vision and previous dreams. After waking up with a start she knew he needed her. Zoroark also noticed that she could track the boy, though she wasn't sure how she could. Zoroark set off to find the boy, whom she already thought of as her son, without even thinking about getting more sleep. She'd once questioned why she felt the way she did about this boy, but she had a feeling that this was what his biological mother wanted for him.

Harry Potter woke from a strange dream. It showed a black bipedal fox traveling the word as if searching for something. He was sure that he'd had the same dream more than once before. Some would describe the creature as fierce looking, but Harry's dreams always portrayed it as kind and caring. Harry liked these dreams even if he couldn't share them with anyone. He didn't have any friends and the Dursleys seemed to act even worse to him if he mentioned anything even close to supernatural. Sighing to himself, Harry got out of bed and started cooking his family's breakfast. It was almost school vacation week though that didn't matter much to Harry.

Zoroark had just arrived back in Britain while tracking her son's "magical beacon", for lack of a better word, when the "signal" vanished. This didn't worry her since it happened sometimes. However, when it didn't re-appear after a few days she became worried. Suddenly the signal came back for a few hours, during which Zoroark tracked it to a county known as Surrey, before vanishing again. Zoroark would be lying to herself if she said she wasn't worried.

Harry resumed school after a week of spring break. He'd had the dream about the fox creature again last night though it seemed more desperate then in his other dreams, though he wasn't sure what it was desperate about. Spring break hadn't been enjoyable for Harry since it never was, though getting to go to an arcade with Dudley was an improvement even if he wasn't allowed to play any of the games there. The teacher handed back their most recent tests and Harry noticed that he'd scored a decent grade. He also noticed that Dudley was being held back after class. Harry momentarily thought that his obese cousin was going to be punished for bullying him last school week. However, he dismissed that idea. Dudley never got in trouble for some reason. Whatever had happened caused Dudley to be in a very bad mood for the rest of the day though.

Classes had just let out for the day when Harry sensed danger. He saw Dudley rounding up his gang and quickened his pace on the off chance that he could get home and hide in his cupboard or something. Harry broke into a full run trying to escape Dudley's gang. Unfortunately for Harry they managed to corner him against the wall of a building. Pierce held Harry's arms behind his back and Dudley started punching him. "Your ruining my schooling freak!" he screamed, "I got held back after class because of you!" Harry knew that wasn't true but decided it wasn't worth mentioning. Dudley continued to rant and hit Harry who was having trouble staying conscious because the beating was going on for longer than usual. However suddenly Harry felt Pierce's arms being ripped away from him, then he heard a loud thud. Harry opened his eyes to see the back of some sort of black and red bipedal animal standing between him and Dudley's gang. Pierce was on the ground as if he'd been knocked over. The animal let out a menacing roar and Dudley ran away with his gang quickly following suit. The animal turned around and looked at Harry. Harry started to sway on his feet and then he fell. The last thing he noticed was his fall being broken by something as he passed out.

A few minutes earlier, Zoroark had sensed a feeling of intense fear from her son's magical signal. Realizing that the boy was most likely in danger, she dropped her transformation of a nondescript human female and ran toward the signal's source. She bounded over cars, fences, and anything else in her way and eventually came upon her son and a gang of delinquents attacking him. Zoroark freed her son from the delinquent holding him before throwing the delinquent onto the ground. Then she quickly positioned herself between her son and the gang and let out a menacing roar. The gang ran away, and she considered giving chase to ensure that they were scared off but dismissed the idea since she knew her son was injured. Zoroark turned and saw her son swaying on his feet. She quickly moved closer and caught him as he passed out. Zoroark picked up her son and ran for a nearby forest where they would be safe from others.

By the time Zoroark reached the forest, night was falling. She set her charge down on the grass in a clearing and examined him. In addition to the injuries, the boy wore clothes that clearly the wrong size and he looked malnourished. Once the moon rose she could see the lightning bolt scar that she'd seen in her dreams of him. Zoroark concentrated on the moonlight, willing it to heal her son. His injuries began to fade, and his breathing became more even. Zoroark lay down, pulled her son into her fur to keep him warm, and rested, though she kept her ears alert for any intruders.