Okay guys this is an author's note. Please read for a better understanding.
First thing first, this is an AU story. It will not follow the books exactly because I am rewriting them from the beginning. Yes the book is the basis of all Harry Potter fiction and will have some references, but it's not the same as me starting straight from book 6 or book 5.
It will contain some flashbacks to things that I didn't feel was important enough to make a whole chapter out of, but I will be sure to let you know when they begin and when they end.
In the books Vernon never actually was as abusive to Harry as I have him in this story. I say no sexual abuse! But he is a little worse to Harry in my story.
The prophecy will be used but Dumbledore will be a bit different.
Hermione made the plan to pretend to be on the Dursleys side. I wrote it like that so that they can get him out of there and have a plan set before they just snap at the Dursleys. Remember, Harry is still very timid. He won't stand up for himself unless he gets a little push (or a surge of bravery *snickers*).
I also had a lot of questions about there being a muggle orientation. I can only stress the fact that this is an AU story. Harry didn't know he was a wizard. He probably would not have believed it if it weren't for a huge, fat man putting a pig tail on his cousin. I didn't think her parents would believe it since she never showed any sign of magical ability (in here she didn't).
I do have two jobs and full time school. I am rebuilding a Play Station 2 and my sister's computer, and I just dropped a class because it's too much. I barely get to write so my chapters seem rushed. It's absolutely true. I just can't get in all that extra detail. If I did you may get an update every 2 months. And I love to write even though I get a little writers block, but not much.
I was going to have Harry emancipated, but with the supervision of the Grangers. He wants help, but I thought it would be better if he was legal, because I didn't want them dating and he was legally their son. Someone pointed that out, and I already had that planned, but thanks for letting me know again because I know I'm not the only one that can see it that way. Plus I know from experience that children who have been emotionally abused (or physically) mature a lot faster. I have on friend who was a rape victim; she is 10 and I hold conversation with her like she is one of my friends my age. I was emotionally abused to a certain extent and I am very goofy. BUT I am a 19 yr old girl who could be on the same level as a thirty year old business woman LOL. I know when it's time fore my goofiness to settle down. I have always been tall, so at age 13 people who spoke to me would think I was 18 until I told my age.
And last and most importantly, this story is from my imagination. I'm not saying it in a snobby way. I'm saying it to say a lot of the morals will be from my own experience.
Someone asked if Harry was too young to be out past 10 o'clock? I was born and raised on the south side of Chicago. At age 10, ten o'clock was my curfew in the summer. During the school year I was in earlier, but not the summer. I remember being out with my parents until midnight at Navy Pier, the local carnivals, or just a long day out. And further more I had a boyfriend at 12. Not a boyfriend, boyfriend. But a boyfriend. As in kiss, hold hands, maybe even make out. And when I say make out for a twelve year old, I mean without all the groping and extra stuff in making out that didn't come until 16 LOL. I mean a kiss that was passionate enough to make you blush like crazy and you call it a make out because you didn't feel like it was just a kiss. And I'll explain some other thing that will come up soon in reviews.
So overall, I respect reviews and opinion. I would gladly take grammar and spelling or other ideas for later chapters. But I felt I should explain my reasoning for some of the thing I did.
If your review was mentioned please don't take it badly. I was only using them because they were good points that I feel I should have clarified and I didn't. more than likely someone else thought the same thing so just to be safe for everyone.
Thanks for reading this,
Monisa
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