Challenge: 7th year AU

Challenge: 7th year AU. Harry overhears a conversation between two high rank order members. He decides he need answers, and gets more than he bargained for. After finding out that Dumbledore is alive he realizes extent of his manipulations he finally snaps out. Betrayed by some, used and manipulated by others he discovers that dark isn't synonymous to bad, the end doesn't always justifies the means and light has tendency to blind. Bewildered Harry turns to only person that never lied to him.

New players seems to join the game. Who is Elias Marius Snape? The 'Black Knight' that seems to be Voldemort's closest confidant.

Additional requests

Severitus. Lily was forced by Dumbledore to marry Potter, Harry is Severus son but none of them know this. Harry will be informed by Riddle who wanted to find out how come that Harry was parselmouth since gift was tied to Salazars blood

Parseltongue is a gift from his mother – Lily was Tom's love child. Killing curse was reflected by Slytheirin rite that prevented kinkillers to go unpunished, Lily died because she was of age thus capable of protecting herself (added the fact that she was given chance to save herself)

Harry is a dreamseer his visions weren't send by Voldemort but a glimpses of most probable future, his seer gift makes mastering of mindarts nearly impossible without subjugating his sight

Mentions of neglect and mild child abuse – the Dursleys never touched Harry more than necessary since they didn't want to risk that his 'freakishness' might be contagious (no rape, torture or extensive corporal punishment)

Manipulative Dumbledore,

Dumbledore, MacGonagall, Pomfrey, Ron and Ginny bashing

For Dumbles Potters, Longbottoms and others are casualities for "the greater good"

Dumbles used golem to fake his death without Snape's knowledge. He used the same method to destroy the ring (creating golem is similar to creating inferi but in requires corpses of a person that just died and polyjuce potion)

Pureblods are quite educated bunch and need something more than torturing muggles and badass tattoo to join someone. The dark order has actual political program that includes solving dark creatures issue, popularization of wizarding culture, instead of muggle influence (which effected i.e. in prejudice against werewolves and according law restrictions) and care of magical children among others

Elias Marius Snape is Harrys true name.

Not a HarryGinny fic. Please pair him with someone somewhat intelligent and from canon