Chapter 0: Author's Pre-notes!

*(AN: 1) * Before we get started, I want to use this "Prologue" of sorts to give some background on my idea for this Fanfic. First off, from here on out there is a trigger-warning in effect for abuse and some language of which will be unfit for children, though that won't be until MUCH later in the story. The abuse itself will only be mentioned and later on, Harry will explain what happened. But I will never have the actual scene in this fic.

*(AN: 2) * Now, onto Harry Potter himself. His time at the Dursleys was a lot less tame than it has been in either the books, the movies, or even some of the other fanfics. In my story Harry's "family" didn't just mentally abuse him, they did occasionally beat him. While it wasn't as extreme as flogging, it certainly wasn't just spanking either. He will have some scars, both mental and physical. Eventually, people who care about him later on in the fic talk to him in-depth about his time with his relatives and he explains to them in-depth about what all they did to him. I will put a trigger warning at the beginning of that chapter in order to protect any of those who might have negative reactions to reading such things.

*(AN: 3) * With that out of the way, I would like to go more in-depth about some of the bashings that will be a part of this fic. First and Foremost, Dumbledore. I've always, personally, never agreed with the whole evil dumbles way of thinking. In my opinion, he has always fought for the good of the Wizarding World. He has fought in two magical wars and has been the leader of the Light for a very VERY long time. His mind is almost permanently in the big picture and tends to forget about the small one in the process. He does care and he is a good guy. But he is manipulative in his pursuit for a better world and often is perfectly fine with stomping on Wizarding tradition in order to bring mass progressive change to Wizarding Britain. Very similar to how Franklin Delano Roosevelt was to The United States in the Great Depression and World War Two. He's good at heart, just stuck in his ways is all. Now the next big one, the Weasleys. They will all be primarily good with only Molly and Ron being bashed slightly. Molly because she is trying to force Ginny and Harry together, and Ron because he's a bit arrogant, pig-headed, gluttonous, and incredibly jealous of everyone in even a slightly better position than he. Eventually, he might grow up… but not anytime soon that's for sure! The last two to discuss will be Severus Snape and James Potter. Being bullied as a kid, I know what it looks like. James was a bully, and Snape has every right to hold a grudge. There will be a little bit of James bashing but eventually, I think Snape will drop it because James is dead. Severus will be a bit more repentant in this and will see a bit more of Lily in Harry than James, but I won't spoil that part in the prologue!

*(AN: 4) * And for the last bit of extra information before the Prologue starts in earnest, will be the Politics of the Wizengamot, my OC's that will be making appearances in the story, and the references for information that I will be using for everything in between, I will explain them in order. As was mentioned in the summary for HPBR, politics will be a semi-big part of this fic. I will be including quite a few sessions where debates will occur in full. Partially due to wanting to try my hand at it, and because politics has always fascinated me. Each House present in the Wizengamot will have a number of seats to their name and will have importance for the amount. When a debate chapter comes up, I will include the numbers of seats per faction (Light, Pureblood, and Neutral) at the top of the page under the name of the Chapter. In addition, I will also include a role-call in the first debate in order to put names to each of the numbers in the perspective factions. Leading handsomely into my next point, in order to fill up the Wizengamot with more people/families, I have, in collusion with my co-writer, created a number of families with different seat values into both the Light and Neutral factions. As the Pureblood Bloc was pretty decently outlined in the books as well as research into the Wiki for the Prince of Slytherin fanfic on the Wizengamot seats. For more information on the Wizengamot, or at least my version of it, please read into that wiki. As such, most of my OC families will have kids in Harry's year and I will have made it so that you can most certainly figure out which are mine and which are not. Lastly, but certainly not least, a huge thank you to "The Sinister Man" for his work on the Wizengamot rules and seat meanings as I will be taking huge inspiration in that field, the rest will be modeled after the US Congress and UK's Parliament. Not to mention the biggest reference I can possibly make in a Harry Potter Fanfic, J.K. Rowling. Thank you for creating this wonderful world and allowing us mere mortals to play with your sandbox. As well as my beautiful co-writer, editor, moral support, and love of my life, TheWoman1114. You're always on my mind and in my heart!

*(AN: 5) * Also before I forget, there will be some pairings… but not till 3rd year, at minimum! Magic kisses may or may not be involved :3… Now… onto the Show!