Harry Potter the Clockwork Mage

Harrison James Potter = Harry James Potter

James Charlus Potter = Vernon Dursley until Harry left for Hogwarts

Lily Marie Potter nee' Evens = Petunia Dursley until Harry left for Hogwarts

Steven Brand = Sirius Orion Black

Simon Tiberius Prince = Severus Tobias Snape

Narcissa Prince nee' Black = Narcissa Malfoy nee' Black

Drake Centauries Prince = Draco Scorpios Malfoy

Xenophilius Goodelove = Xenophilius Lovegood

Clair Goodelove = Celeste Lovegood nee' Olivander

Luna Goodelove = Luna Lovegood

Isabella Regina Brand= Bellatrix Black

Hermione Jane Brand = Hermione Jane Granger

Richard Lawrence = Remus John Lupin

Patricia Lawrence = Petunia Evens

Douglas Lawrence = Dudley Dursley

I do not own Harry Potter, JK Rowling does and anyone she has sold the rights to. I am not any of those. I just write because I love the Potterverse. This is an AU story and many characters will be OC.

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Chapter 15

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A/N: this is the first new chapter I will have written since I got sick. I am going to try and explain the two months for Ron and also James and Lily.

Flashback 1

When the kids left to go to Hogwarts, James and Lily still using the array's to appear to be the Dursley, they quickly moved away and made it look as if they had left Britain.

James still looking like Vernon looked at the home they had lived in for so long, "I never thought I'd miss this place … but I am finding it that I do." 'Vernon' looked at the house and smiled he'd already left his job, it wasn't needed.

'Petunia' looked at 'Vernon' and then the small but well cared for home, "Well we knew this day was coming, so leaving is what we needed to do. 'Petunia' took 'Vernon's' arm and headed over to the taxi that would take them to the airport.

James and Lily used mundane means to disappear, traveling via commercial air-travel to Australia and established themselves as the Dursley's. The trip was long and in many ways fun as it allowed the two too slowly start becoming themselves.

It took a few weeks but using another set of manikins they made it look as if Vernon and Petunia died in an automobile accident. The authorities were able to confirm it was just an accident that caused the two to die.

Contacting Joshua Bennet they were able to gain access to an international Portkey. This allowed them to travel via magic to the United States and establish themselves once again as James and Lily Potter. It took time but with the help of the Goblins of the American Embassy and the Bennet clan to prove they were who they claimed to be.

James and Lily would return to Britain on November 1, 1991. This would be one more part of the ultimate prank.

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Flashback 2

The morning after the sorting, Arthur and Molly Wesley made it to the school to try and have Ronald resorted. "Arthur, Molly;" the headmaster using every trick he knew to keep the harridan known as Molly Wesley under some kind of control, "I know why you are here but I have gone over the rules and Ronald will have to wait at least until next year to be resorted." Dumbledore smiled and used the grandfatherly look and twinkle to max effect.

"Headmaster," Arthur looked at Molly and knowing he had to keep her under control used family magic to do so, it wasn't something he would normally do but at this time it was required, "No Wesley has been Slytherin for over two hundred years, and you telling us that we have to wait till next year to have Ronald re sorted, I don't like it but have to accept it."

Dumbledore smiled, "Arthur please understand that in the end it might be the best for young Ronald to grow stronger being sorted into Slytherin."

Molly looked at Arthur and then Dumbledore and with a hateful look, "I don't care what you say I will not have a snake as one of my children." Looking at Arthur, "You will remove our so called son from this family; I will not allow this excuse of a son to ever be under my roof."

Arthur looked at Molly and knew at long last he had the means to finally get rid of her, she'd never allowed him to raise his children as he wished, she'd finally said one thing that not only allowed but forced him to act.

Arthur stood tall and looking at Molly he smiled, "Molly Wesley; I as master of the house of Wesley remove you as a member of this family, you have violated the one rule that all Wesley's live by … family is always family. You are no longer my wife or mother of our children." Arthur was smiling as he spoke. "I shall send those things that are yours to your aunt, you hall never ever be allowed to return to the Burrow."

"You have been for a very long time one to stop me from raising my children as I knew they needed, you're no longer welcome, so leave and do not try to return to the burrow." Arthur as master of house Wesley was not required to be in the burrow to remove anyone from the wards; removed her access to the home and land around it. She could never return to the burrow and never would.

It was then that the majority of the school heard a blood curdling sound that echoed though out the school.

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Flashback 3

Ron Wesley had had a long day after he had Drake Prince offer him a way out, he couldn't understand why a former son of a Malfoy whose parents had both been Slytherin. It was so very hard for him to understand, he wasn't and would never be known for being smart, but he was cunning, which was how he'd survived the days in the snake pit.

It hadn't helped that he lost his mother due to his sorting, it didn't help his mind to know it was his mother's own action that removed her from not only him but the rest of the family. He had had a long talk with his father and brothers and it wasn't pleasant, he'd ranted and yelled but eventually came to understand his mother had said she'd never wanted him in her home and this meant she didn't want him as a son. This didn't help the way he was feeling but at the same time it forced him to do something he didn't do much of … think before speaking or acting.

Ron spent a lot of time alone as he wasn't well liked in his Slytherin, but he did find a few in the house of the cunning, that didn't treat him as a total outcast, but they still didn't treat him as a true member of Slytherin house. Daphne Greengrass and Tracy Davis didn't treat well but they also didn't go out of the way to insult him, they seemed to be the only two that did this.a

Drake and the others took time to reach out to Ron, but only Drake seemed to make any connection to him. Ron found it confusing, he'd try to figure out what was Drake's play … he knew if it where he doing this it would have a hidden plan that would hurt him in the end.

So over the two months he spent a lot of time alone and tried to figure out what he should do? Ron tried planning many different ways to figure out what was going on in his life.

Flashback's end …

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Halloween came and Ron had decided to not to go to the feast, he had needed time to finally decide what he would do. Smiling to himself he decided to accept Drake's and the others offer of friendship … it was just his bad luck to be at the wrong place at the wrong time … running into a 12' mountain Troll has a very bad effect of your life.

A/N: This un-beta'd Slytherin so forgive me for any weirdness. I do plan on going thru this weekend and reworking it as its really rough, but I wanted to get something down so I could post my thoughts on this.

Now I still have to figure out if Ron lives or dies …

Plus I know I need to write the ramifications of what Arthur did …

Please read and revive as I know I need help on this chapter.

1614 EST

13/10/2016

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