Did I ever tell you?

The Dark Lord Voldemort marked me as his equal so I have been as powerful as him since he marked me with my scar.

Disclaimer:

All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners i.e. J.K. Rawlings, etc. the original characters and plot are the property of their author i.e. J.K. Rawlings, etc. this work is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended. Not for sale or profit but at least I can give it away, maybe? With over 775,000 Harry Potter stories out there I have probably stepped on someone's toes, for that I apologize. P.S. this Harry and associated characters can be downright nasty and the story does not follow the original timeline, it tries. Also Character deaths are abundant.

Chapter 1

It's been days and they're still at it, enough...

"I'm quitting the Quidditch team," I said, as if I needed these jerks.

"You can't do that, you owe us for still being on the team and you owe us an explanation!" Katie yelled.

The team somehow felt they had an inside track for me to tell them how Cedric died but didn't believe that Voldemort was back. Ron was the worst repeating some of the garbage that was listed in the Daily Profit. Actually he wasn't the only one but he was supposed to be my friend. Others in the school whispering I had killed Cedric Diggory to get his girlfriend. I wasn't as much mad as I was depressed over my life, the tri-wizard tournament and its aftermath.

/Scene Break: later that week/

I wonder what Dumbledore wants with me this time as I sat in the chair across from his desk. I survived the maze only to be port-keyed out of the school grounds and forced to watch the rebirth of Lord Voldemort, the man who had killed my parents. Since then the Daily Profit has portrayed me as a attention seeking liar. The other Hogwarts students haven't been much better; my only friend has been Hermione that redheaded Ron had turned on me right from the start of the tournament. I don't know how much more I can take of this crap before I curl up in the dungeons to get away permanently from the entire world.

Dumbledore hasn't been on my good people list since the end of the tournament. Dumbledore has been going downhill in how he has been treating me since I arrived here four years ago. All of his little tests from the philosopher's stone through this lousy tournament. What really hurts was after all the nice words about how he cared for me yet at the end of the tournament he dragged me up to his office to tell him what had happened. I should have been sent to the hospital wing with my leg all busted up like it was from that spider and the cut on my arm from Wormtail. Dumbledore should have made sure that I was all right and then gotten his answers there in the infirmary. It's not like I did not announce Voldemorts return in front of the stands when I returned with Cedric Diggory body. That's not to mention that I was suffering the after-effects of the cruciatus curse and then the fake Moody tried to kill me. Every teenager should have a maniacal murdering fanatic trying to kill them every few minutes and have people surrounding him who don't care and called you a liar to your face. ? This entire world wants to step on me like a bug and heaven help me if I don't take it and ask for more.

I have not been sleeping good or at all since then, as my nightmares keep replaying the events. Even during the day I see Cedric being hit with the green AK curse. Now Dumbledore is telling me a prophecy that I have to kill and that he is going to...? Send me back to the Dursleys? The ministry is going to have a trial over me murdering Cedric Diggory.

Watching his weapon closely Dumbledore knew this wouldn't sit well with Harry. However, Harry didn't seem to react; it was as if he Dumbledore hadn't spoken at all. Dumbledore expected Harry to be shouting, break things, and screaming at him. He would be returning to Privet Drive regardless. Harry would do what he was told as Potter had no other choice. With his letter he had sent to Vernon, Vernon should ensure a really downtrodden Harry starting this next school year.

Dumbledore froze in shock as Harry burst into an insane hysterical laughter. Within seconds the laughter died, suddenly Harry stilled and sat in the chair motionless.

"Harry my boy are you feeling all right?"... No answer.

"Harry, answer me!"

Dumbledore walked around his desk noticing that Harry was staring blankly off into space.. Roughly shaking the boy Dumbledore received no response. Walking to the fireplace...

"Madame Pomfrey your assistance is needed, please come through to my office immediately."

Madame Pomfrey levitated Harry Potter through the floo connection and into the infirmary. This time if Dumbledore wanted answers he would have to go to the infirmary for them. And so he did.

After much fussing and wand waving Madame Pomfrey had her diagnosis, "Albus, I warned you that Mr. Potter needed to have mental counseling after all he's been through. Mr. Potter now needs to be sent to St. Mungo's long term care ward; Mr. Potter is no longer mentally with us. Mr. Potter is catatonic but it appears to be an unspecified catatonia, therefore no recovery.

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/Scene Break/

Harry lost consciousness as his world faded, unable to take any more or fight any longer he had given up. Finally Harry was free of the turbulent emotions that had followed him for so long. The wizard world could deal with the Dark Lord without Harry Potter.

/Scene Break/

"Hello Harry Potter, my name is Evelyn and it's nice that you could join us. How would you like to start your life all over again?"

"Huh?" Who is she and how did she get here... I thought I was safely hidden away?

"Your life was going nowhere so we can offer you two choices. The first is to return and be killed by your friend Voldemort in a couple of years. The second choice is to be sent back to an earlier time in your life where you can make your own choices.

"Will I be able to change things or do them differently or do I have to live the same miserable life?"

"Yes and no. There are some things that cannot be changed and will not regardless of what you do. While this may not sound fair but you will also not remember this life and will start your new life all over again. However, I will be there to guide you and yes you will be able to change many things. While many things will be difficult it will be your choice on which path you decide to travel. Once you're done with training all your choices will be your own. So why don't take my hand let me lead you to your new future.

I was not going back! But why not take up her offer, did she just say training? Maybe in this next life Cedric Diggory doesn't have to die. I took Evelyn's hand...

Harry Potter's new life:

Not only have I had enough but I'm pissed!

Well I best calm down and see if any this I just learned makes any sense. Actually it doesn't. As I run over the highlights of what I was just told I want to kill somebody, cry and run away. Of course all of this is running around in my head as I would never express any of this openly least I get my head caved in by Vernon. I've been a passive slave in this house at Privet Dr since I can remember. Just about everything has been beaten out of me except a will to survive. But after Hagrid showed up and I got my wand and I get moved out of my bedroom, which was a cupboard under the stairs, my spirits had raised. My treatment has not improved but I was looking forward to go to the magical school and then she shows up, like she materialized into my room out of thin air.

Flashback:

"Mr. Harry Potter you may call me Evelyn. I'm not from those who currently rule this world or control you but you and I have a lot to discuss this evening. After we have finished talking you have the choice of one of four options. However, first we should have something to eat and drink."

I would've thought this was a funny dream or nightmare as a funny little creature popped in and laid out a feast. Not being one to look a gift horse in the mouth but no dream or nightmare tasted as good as the food did that evening.

She went on to explain that I have been under Dumbledore's control and it was he who had stuck me with the Dursley's since my parents were murdered by Voldemort. Dumbledore's meddling in my life has affected Sirius Black, my godfather who had died in Azkaban, yet Dumbledore did nothing as a powerful person in the government to get the innocent man a trial. Those wards around the Dursley's home were news to me but are another of this Dumbledore's machinations and there were more lies to be given to me later by my master manipulator, at least according to Evelyn. The magical government doesn't care as their prime purpose is to line their pockets with gold and maintain their power. They would use my name to advance themselves and would have used me if he they could find me. Dumbledore had manipulated things so he could keep me hidden but also control me.

"Why?" Was all I could utter? I knew nothing of the magical world until that huge guy Hagrid showed up and told me I was a wizard. While he had mentioned Voldemort and Hogwarts and his great admiration of Albus Dumbledore, I still had no in-depth knowledge of anything. Dumbledore may have kept me from the government's control but I would never forgive him for putting me in the Dursley household.

"Mr. Potter I know this is a lot to take in and you only have my words. Let me show you some of your current future." She suddenly produced a bowl like object which she called a pensieve that contain the visions of different seers' visions. Before I could ask what a seer was she pointed her finger and suddenly a swirling white cloud appeared above the pensieve but there in the middle, images started to show. It was like a cloud like TV show but it was definitely me being in the starring role.

What was becoming clear was it was a war between two dark lords, one incompetent government, and I was caught in the middle. Evelyn showed excerpts of my future from a huge snake in a cavern, which I faced with a sword, to scenes from what she called a tournament which brings back to the ass called Voldemort. The graveyard scenes she showed was terrifying. However Voldemorts return is ignored from the newspapers to the Minister of Magic. However I am the brunt of all the ridicule and classified as a liar and a possible murder. I hope the Minister will enjoy the AK from Voldemort minions in the Ministry when Voldemort goes looking for some prophecy. By this time I would've thought there couldn't be more but...

After Voldemort shows up at the Ministry and waxed the Minister…now I am the Boy-Who-Lived, the Chosen One of a prophecy, now claimed be the only one who could vanquish the Dark Lord Voldemort. Apparently the entire magical world is looking up to me to save their butts. This headed to an Odyssey to collect horcruxes only to have to die to get rid of something called a horcux that Dumbledore said was in my scar. I couldn't believe the number of people that were dying over this lunacy and the self-proclaimed Lord Voldemort and the greater good of Dumbledore. About that time the TV cloud disappeared along with Evelyn without showing me how this story ended or who won.