Author's Note: Sorry about the long wait between the chapters. I'm very good at procrastinating. I like to thank my two reviewers Duchess Ravenheart and panther73110. I appreciate all feed back and constructive criticism. I like Border Collies and Marge is going to be a bit ooc for this story so I'm allowed to tweak things.

Disclaimer for all chapters: Anyone who thinks I own anything related to Harry Potter obliviously need their head check as I definitely am not J.K. Rowling.

Chapter 1 – A letter from Dumbledore

Mr and Mrs Dursley were never proud to say that they were perfectly normal thank you very much. No matter what their neighbours would say.

For what is normal? Mr. Dursley was a successful businessman and he taught self-defence courses in his spare time and had a loving older sister whose passion in life was breeding border collies. While his wife Petunia Evans Dursley was a former primary school teach who had taken maternity leave in order to raise her newborn baby son, Brendan Dursley.

However even their belief system would be shattered by the events of November 1st, 1981.

It was 5am and Petunia was just heading back to bed having changed and fed Brendan when she heard crying coming from just outside her front door. So like most people would she decided to check it out as she knew of no other babies currently living on Privet Drive.

She opened the door and looked down to pick up the milk that the milkman was supposed to deliver that day and let out a surprised shriek. In front of her very eyes was her baby nephew Harry who was supposed to be in hiding with his parents. Tucked into the bassinette was a letter addressed to Mr & Mrs V. Dursley.

Petunia picked Harry up and went inside to feed him and wake Vernon up so that they could find out what was going on.

After Harry had been put to sleep and Petunia and Vernon had finished eating their breakfast they opened the letter.

Dear Petunia and Vernon,

It grieves me to be the one to tell you this but last night the Dark Lord Voldemort discovered where your sister and her husband were hiding. He attacked them killing James first before heading upstairs where Lily gave up her own life in an attempt to save her son.

Her attempt was successful as you can see. Harry is now the boy-who-lived as when the Dark Lord Voldemort tried to kill him the curse was reflected back onto him and he died. It is likely that he will be back as he has taken many steps along the road to immortality.

It is for this reason that Harry can not be raised in the wizarding world. The fame he would have would give him a swollen head and there are no appropriate guardians. Please do not tell Harry too much about his parents and nothing at all about the wizarding world. 11 will be soon enough just before he goes to Hogwarts.

Yours truly,

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, (Headmaster of Hogwarts, Supreme Mugwump, International Confederation of Wizards etc. etc.)

"Vernon, I don't like this at all. You know that Lily wanted him raised in wizarding society. Of course we were to see them all the time but Lily didn't want to burden us with all the politics and discrimination that is common in wizarding society. How could he tell me that my sister is dead in a letter?" With that Petunia burst into tears.

"I know Pet, I know. We need more information from this Dumbledore person as Lily and James's wishes deserve to be honoured. We'll draft a letter and send it off with an owl when I return from work tonight. I love you Pet and everything will be okay eventually, I promise."