Harry Potter: A Different Tale

James Potter is the man who held back Voldemort so mum and us could escape, Lily Potter is the woman who stood up to Voldemort for us. Those two are far more deserving of your respect than Dumbledore, Dumbledore is not a god and he's not the current Merlin either. He's just a headmaster with government positions and is more powerful than the average person. We worship Dumbledore now but how long until someone stronger comes along, will we worship him instead?"

"W…why are you asking me this?"

"Because it's time for you to grow up" Harry spoke softly "you have all the potential to succeed yet you're fine with hiding behind that title you got for something you can't even remember. That title will carry you a long way but what do you think will happen the day that people no longer care? You're a hero today, but in the eyes of the people you could easily be a villain the next day. Malfoy plans to get by on his father's name and moneybut we all know that he's worth nothing without it.

I'm not telling you to abandon everyone and just focus on studying, Granger does that and she is about as liked as athlete's foot. She may succeed in Hogwarts but the real world would chew her up and spit her out faster than you could blink. I want you to actually try, actually try and be someone worth more than a million to one fluke that happened when he was a baby."

Harry stood up, his brothers eyes were still on him. Harry picked his wand up, he then placed it against his own chin.

"Avada Kedavra" Harry said, Adrian jumped to his feet to snatch the wand out of Harry's hand but stopped when he realised nothing had happened.

"Are you crazy?!" Adrian demanded

"Little bit" Harry admitted as he removed the wand from his chin "the thing you should know about magic is it's based off emotion, if I didn't want to kill myself then that spell never would've worked. You and Dumbledore could both fire that spell at me and nothing would happen unless you actually wanted to kill me. That's all for my lesson today" Harry walked away but stopped in-between the door frame.

"Harry?" Adrian asked, confused as to why Harry had stopped

"You know, you should do some thinking" Harry said without looking at him "are all Slytherin's evil? Are all Gryffindor's good? Is all dark magic bad? Is Dumbledore always the best bet? Who are you? And who do you want to be? This world, it'll tear you up and spit you out if you keep going the way you're going. I know we haven't always gotten along, but you are my brother, and my family. Grow up, if not for me then for mum and dad. They deserve better than us fighting."

"Harry!" Adrian said quickly when he saw Harry was about to leave "I…I am sorry….about the boggart thing….I didn't think it would attack you. I just wanted to embarrass you a little, I didn't mean to hurt you"

"I know" Harry looked at him "that's why I haven't broken your legs"

"Right" Adrian let out a little laughter "what…what was your boggart anyway? It looked like a person"

"It was a person, I don't know what it is anymore" Harry looked down for a brief second before looking back up at Adrian "what about you? You had some guy in a grey jacket?"

"He saved my life" Adrian answered "I know I should be thankful but I've always wondered what would have happened if he turned on me, because frankly that guy was scary."

"Hmm, I don't know how to respond to that but I think you'll be pretty safe from him"

"What makes you think that?"

"Mum's here and anyone with sense knows not to mess with Lily 'The Dragon' Potter, plus there's dad and then there's me"

"You?"

"Like I said, you're my brother, like it or not. And even though you've spent the last few years pissing me off. I will make sure nobody hurts you…permanently at least."

"Th…thanks" A stunned Adrian replied

"You're welcome, by the way, what exactly did Daphne do to you over the boggart thing?" Harry watched as Adrian visibly shuddered

"Rather not talk about that" Adrian shook his head "and while we're talking, I was wondering what the hell is wrong with your friend Rose? She's afraid of everybody"

"People…haven't been kind to her" Harry said, trying to think of an answer "she's been through a lot and it's not really my story to tell. Is there anything else before I go to sleep?"

"No…uh goodnight"

"Goodnight brother, and at least think about all I've said. Do it for me, and mum and dad" Harry turned and left. Adrian finished his drink and slowly left as well.

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