#harry verse

[aheroic]

Verse: Together

Dudley Dursley, at the tender age of four, did accidental magic. There was no denying that it was him. Somehow, over the years, the Dursleys adapted and became a real family. Harry and Dudley were in it together, even when it came time to go to magic school.

Nobody was thrilled about the idea of Hogwarts and neither of the boys wanted to leave their parents behind, but they worked it out.

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Verse: Atlantis

Newly healed scar, new name, new country. Harry, 17 years old and a newly-minted war hero, fled Britain. He couldn't take being reminded of everything every day, and without a complete education, he had basically no prospects. So, with the help of some discreet and sympathetic people, Harry starts over in America. As John Sheppard.

Flying is and always will be his truest love, so he got a degree in applied mathematics and then he joined the air force. Then he went to war. Then he didn't follow orders and got banished to transporting people back and forth across Antarctica.

Then John sat in a chair. He was more than a little alarmed when it did things no one else seemed to be able to make it do, very visibly and in front of a lot of very important scientists responding to his magic. But they didn't assume magic and they said they needed him and without enough time to really even consider saying 'no', he was dragged along on an intergalactic journey to the city of Atlantis.

And then, he somehow started another war.

(this verse pushes back the hp timeline by a decade)

(Harry was adopted by Natasha during his fourth year (he didn't notice) so Umbrige didn't last long, Remus was Defense professor again for most of that year, Sirius was killed in a separate scuffle with Voldemort's crew, and Harry killed Voldemort with a gun.)

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Verse: Star Trek

Hari was born in a hidden colony of augments. A group of extremists were gaining strength in the colony, preaching their superiority and proposing that the community rise up and take their place as leaders of humanity. His parents left to plead for Star Fleet's help in fighting these extremists, but were killed before they could meet with the representative. Left an orphan on a star base in the middle of nowhere, Hari was raised by a family who knew he was an augment and hated him for it, but neglected to inform him. When he found out as a teenager, he ran away. As an adult, Hari becomes an activist and fights for the rights of augments who had no choice in the matter of their own genetic manipulation and for more practical regulations to prevent parents from immorally modifying their children.

[enoughtroubleforalifetime]

Verse: Darkness Within

There's a horcrux in his head. There's a part of someone else's soul. Inside his head. That has to manifest somehow. Harry, in a hysterical twist of fate, despite all appearances pointing to him living with his mother's sister, was raised by the man who had murdered his parents. Or at least by a part of him.

Voldemort, mostly out of boredom and frustration, made certain that Harry was abnormally powerful and in control of his magic. He pushed Harry to be ambitious, suspicious, and vicious. Harry was only seven when his cousin was found dead and he was placed somewhere far away from his only remaining relatives.

[enoughtroubleforalifetime]

Verse: Turncoat

Harry might have been the prophesized savior of the wizarding world, but was that really the most important thing? Harry had lived all but a year of his life with a part of Voldemort's soul pressed up against his. When it comes down to it, is it any surprise that that wins?

Harry defects, offering himself to Voldemort rather than sacrificing himself for people who don't seem to have a moment to spare for worrying about his safety or wellbeing. Surely, being on the Dark side can't actually be worse.

[aheroic]

Verse: Poly Parents

James and Sirius were inseparable. Lily and Severus weren't much better. Really, James and Lily's was a marriage of four and they all knew it. So, little Hari with too many last names was born to four parents. Mum and Dad, of course, but also Pad and Aba. He grew up in a beautiful mess of conflicting religious and cultural beliefs and practices, which lead to so much trouble at primary school that he was almost kicked out. But more importantly, he grew up surrounded by love from so many different sources that he could never doubt it.

(This works because Sirius made an accidental vow to Regulus before leaving for Hogwarts, instead of just a promise. They vowed to never abandon their little brother, which meant Siri was more careful not do anything that would inspire worse than anger from their parents or that might put Regulus in danger from members of his own house. Thus, they were significantly less of an impulsive ass and didn't cause Severus any horrific lifelong trauma.)

Variant: James and Lily were still killed, leaving Hari behind, but Severus and Sirius stepped up and made the best of things.

[aheroic]

Verse: Something Wrong

It was easy to ignore when he had so little information and only saw Harry in uniform, but after seeing him in his cousin's castoffs over winter break, there was only so long he could stay in denial. Severus Snape obtained guardianship of Harry before the end of his first year.

From there, Harry got new glasses of the correct prescription, his own room, a rose garden that was totally his, a whole room to practice magic in, therapy, clarinet lessons, dual citizenship, and basically everything he should have had all along. He also found himself immersed in a new culture that he desperately wanted to be a part of.

Harry told Neville at the beginning of second year, Hermione found out just before third, and Ron found out after the second time Sirius broke into Gryffindor tower. It takes Harry a while to be open about his new family only because he hates talking about his old one. But by the time he leaves home, Harry's happy. He's converted to Judaism and he's attending medical school with the intent to become a mortician, making his papa very proud.

(with @afflantesmusae 's Severus)

[aheroic]

Verse: Carpenter

“If I’d seen a kid like this in Chicago, I’d have taken him straight to Forthill and made the man place him somewhere where at least he’d get a square meal or three a day.”

The Dursleys, as settled as they were, made a decision to move to Chicago for a better job opportunity.  Very shortly after that, Harry was seen and bundled off by a scruffy-looking wizard to Saint Mary of the Angels church to see Father Forthill.  Not long after that, Harry found his place in the genuinely loving home of the Carpenters. 

Michael and Charity Carpenter treat Harry like their own child, and his six (later eight) siblings accept him almost as quickly.  When he comes into his magic in a way that can no longer be ignored, they ensure he receives the proper training.  Through everything, he is under the fierce protection of his father, a Knight of the Cross.  That is until he takes up the mantle himself.