Chapter 1
Beta: Darklord331
The pain in my head came fast and hard like a hot iron pressed up against my skin. Whatever it was borrowed through my skin and made my brain turn to mush. I grunted in pain holding it, trying to hold it, clenching my teeth to avoid screaming in pain.
"Argh!"
And then suddenly, I realized I was somewhere else.
Looking at a hand that was massaging my head I noticed something different, my skin was pale, small and skinny, while staring at my hand I felt glasses on the bridge of my nose.
"Mr. Potter, are you okay?!" someone called out.
What the hell?" I asked myself unbelievingly.
My head stung, and I reflectively moved my hand to massage it.
"Mr. Potter? Mr. Potter?!" someone shook me.
I blinked as I looked up and found a crowd of children looking at me. They were all looking at me like a caged exotic animal, and right before me was a woman that looked to be around fifty with black hair greying at the sides.
A name popped into my head, Mrs. Williams, that was her name, she was a teacher, my biology teacher. I blinked, that's not right. I've never met her before in my life!
"Mr. Potter!" Mrs. Williams called out once more. "Are you okay?"
"I-I yeah, I am," I responded in reflex, suddenly a sharp pain ran through my hand and I flinched, my hand was hurting badly.
"Better make sure," she whispered. "Go to the nurses office and come back immediately."
"Okay." I replied gingerly, as I made my way out of the room.
Finding the nurses office due to the sign, I went in. A young woman looked at me with something in her eyes. Ms. Natalie.
"What seems to be the problem Harry?" She asked, gently.
"Headache," I said, as I slowly made my way into the room.
"Come here," she said, sighing as she helped me get on the infirmary bed.
"Here," she said, after coming back holding an ice pack. "Where does it hurt?"
"Right here," I said, pointing at the left side of my forehead.
She flinched before putting the ice pack on it, feeling the cold and slight moisture, as she gently pushed me to the bed.
"Just stay there while I get some medicine." She said, as she walked away to the backroom.
The moment my head hit the pillow my eyes went shut, even though I could still feel the cold of the ice.
Memories came into my head, feeling like a dream. I could recall so many events in my head that weren't a part of my life.
There was a cupboard, a kid being treated like shit. A house of which it seemed like he did every single chore. A kid going to school wearing nothing more than oversized clothes and a hungry stomach despite cooking breakfast. Then there were the weird things, things like the teacher's hair going blue, suddenly appearing on a roof.
And then finally I was hit with a name.
Harry James Potter.
With that realization I sat up with a gasp, the ice pack falling towards the floor.
"Harry! Are you okay?" Ms. Natalie said, as she rushed to the room.
She called me that earlier. I thought absentmindedly.
"Y-yeah," I said, trying to sound convincing. "Just had a thought."
"Okay," she said, not sounding convinced. "Here, drink this." she continued, putting one hand on my back and one handing medicine.
Assimilation Complete
Welcome Gamer!
What? I could only stare at the words that appeared as everything around me suddenly turned gray and stopped moving.
Name – Harry James Potter
Level – 1
[Exp – 0/50]
HP – 100 [20 per minute]
SP – 100 [20 per minute]
MP – 100 [20 per minute]
STR – [10] – 10
END – [10] – 10
DEX – [10] – 10
INT – [10] – 10
WIS – [10] – 10
CHA – [10] – 10
LCK – [10] – 10
What?
– Time Skip –
So let me get this straight, I died and the system, you, latched on my soul, and now I'm living as Harry Potter.
You skipped details but yes, that is what happened
It's only been a few minutes since I was sent back.
I restrained my frustration as I carefully answered the mock test, in preparation for the final exam in a few days.
You latched onto my soul, what happened to the original Harrys?
Both of you are now combined
That doesn't really explain anything, can you do it again but with… actually explaining? I thought as I angrily gripped the pen.
His soul, more subconscious is currently in you, and he can react with emotions, and they may affect you
Okay, so he's not gonna be mad that I stole his life.
No, he is going to be mad, he just can't do anything but react
That doesn't make it better! I yelled in my mind, gripping and nearly breaking the pen.
Focusing on the text, I bit back a scowl as I read the questions again.
It was frustrating, it seemed like a simple answer and I knew it and yet… I couldn't answer it, like the knowledge was gone from my mind.
You share Harry's memories now and his knowledge is restricted to what you know now too
Scowling, I glared at the paper as the class ended.
"Time's up, please hand in your work and kindly exit the classroom." Mrs. Williams said, as the rest of my classmates handed in their papers and ran out the door. Glaring, I passed the paper as I made my way outside.
Thought you'd be more happy at the fact that you now have the power to become a god
What power?
Oh right, you haven't seen it yet
Perks gained
[Gamers Mind]
Your mind will calm itself down when needed.
You are immune to psychological attacks.
[Gamers Body]
Your body will behave similar to a game character.
Does not regenerate your limbs and you are not immune to scarring.
Skill gained
[Observe]
Gain a bit of information about the target
That's it? I thought as I continued walking the school hallway.
Well what did you expect? You're only level 1 after all, and besides you can gain bonuses with books
I made myself inside the school library, a room colored a pastel cream and filled with book shelves.
Scanning the available books, I pick a book about stars. I proceeded to sit at one of the tables and read the book, feeling some sort of nostalgia as I read the basic book.
After a while a ding sound startled me.
Due to reading a book you've gained +1 INT
Interesting.
A few hours later after getting yelled at by Petunia for being late, I was in the backyard practicing magic.
Focusing on my magic, I focus on letting it travel across my arms, feeling a warm pulse, travelling to my arm and stopping at my hands.
Frowning at the barrier, I push the magic forwards, being stopped again.
Taking a deep breath, I focus again on my magic, spotting a lone leaf on a tree, I focus my magic trying to affect it in any way.
Forcing my magic to escape my hands, the leaf was suddenly violently blown away, as the rest of the trees stayed static.
Skill Created!
[Telekinesis] (Novice)
Cost: MP Varies
Allows the user to control and move small objects without touching them
I can create skills?
You can also hide items in your Inventory
Staring at the screen, I release a long sigh.
And Novice?
Proficiency levels:
Novice
Apprentice
Adept
Expert
Master
– Time Skip –
Putting the trowel down as I looked at the hole, I made on the ground.
Carefully taking out the petunia flowers that were propped up on the wall, taking care not to destroy the plastic on the dirt.
I carefully plop them down the hole and cover the rest with the dirt.
Quest Completed!
House Chores: Gardening
Plant the petunia flowers underneath the kitchen window sill
Reward:
200 Exp
Sighing, I took a look at my stat sheet.
Name – Harry James Potter
Level – 3
[Exp – 250/300]
HP – 110/110 [22 per minute]
SP – 75/110 [22 per minute]
MP – 130/130 [22 per minute]
STR – [11] – 11
END – [11] – 11
DEX – [12] – 12
INT – [13] – 13
WIS – [11] – 11
CHA – [11] – 11
LCK – [11] – 11
This was my second quest, the first one was to clean the living room pushing me to level 2.
Grabbing the gardening tools, I put them away in the shed before making my way into the door to the kitchen.
"I'm done aunt Petunia," I said, as she stopped cooking dinner.
She leaned out the window and looked down to observe the flowers. She put her head back, and turned her nose.
"Clean up, don't drag any dirt in here." She said, not even acknowledging my work. "Clean yourself using the hose, and you better make sure you're dry."
Clenching my teeth, I made my way to the hose and started spraying my hands before continuing to my feet
Feeling a bit vindictive, I used my new skill to move the ladle to fall off the pot, I felt a brief tug on my hand as I pulled and the ladle dragged the bowl to fall into the kitchen, spraying soup everywhere.
I hid my smirk as I heard Petunia suddenly yell, and Dudley screamed in the living room.
That was a lot stronger than I thought.
Of course it would be, you're a Gamer after all
I frown as I see the screen, making itself known again.
You again, what do I call you?
Just call me Game
You said something about being a gamer?
A Gamer, very important
You keep throwing that word around as if it meant something other than people who play games.
Well duh, this is the Game, the screens, the stats, the quests to level up
Okay and being a Gamer is important because?
Because you can become the most powerful being in the universe, well… this universe
And I become that by just levelling up?
Well… yeah, it ties in with you being so powerful and knocking over a pot filled with soup is nothing when you can literally destroy worlds with a sneeze, if you get strong enough
You said A Gamer so there's more than me right?
Well color me surprised you actually got that one correct, but yes, there are other Gamers out there
I felt a brief sense of panic, my heartbeat feeling uncomfortable inside my chest, my lungs taking uneven breaths, and then a sudden calm.
Beings capable of wiping me out with a sneeze...
Calm down, they won't bother a small fry like you, not until you get stronger anyway
So most of them wouldn't bother with me then?
Nope, maybe when you get stronger, here
Quest Alert!
[Getting there]
Objective:
– Get to Level 10 before Hogwarts
Optional Objective:
– Reach Level 15
– Reach Level 20
Rewards:
– ? exp
– ?
(Accept/Decline)
I don't exactly have a choice do I?
Nope
– Time Skip –
Its been two weeks, and I would have liked to say that I made some progress.
Name – Harry James Potter
Level – 3
One level, I only levelled up once and that was due to chore quests. Not only that but I haven't made any progress trying to make other spells.
So that's what I've been doing, practicing telekinesis.
I scowled as I ran around the schoolyard, avoiding my cousin and his flunkies.
And honestly, I'm starting to hate him. I wanted to give him a chance, but honestly I can't think of doing that now.
Why?
I was running around the courtyard, avoiding the other children. I see someone catching up to me, I turn to look at them and Someone crashes onto my side and I get dragged to my feet and my hands held behind my back. Damn this weak body.
As I look up I'm surrounded by four kids, with another that I knew to be Piers keeping me in place.
Dudley went forward and tried to punch my face, but I dodged by shifting my weight.
Dudley's fist slammed into Piers' nose as the boy cried out in pain, his hands going to his nose in pain, dropping me from his hold.
I dashed the second he let me go, and ran towards the school building, ducking behind a door to a classroom.
I laid with my back against the wall as I breathed to calm my beating heart.
Quest Alert!
[It's only fair]
Objective:
– Get back at Piers Polkiss
Rewards:
– 500 exp
– ?
(Accept/Decline)
Was I really going to say no?
I can get the rest of them back in class, and I can keep torturing Dudley for next few years.
Later that night, when I was sure everyone was asleep. I grabbed the outside lock of the cupboard, twisting the lock carefully before being opened with a quiet click. Pushing the door open, I went outside the cupboard, stretching.
Taking a look at the clock revealed that it was nine pm, still too early so a bit of practice, before burglary.
Carefully sneaking into the kitchen, my worn-out shoes were in contact with the tiles as I slowly unlocked the back door with a click.
Leaving the house, I immediately headed for the woods, which was more like a park with lots of trees, choosing a spot which was covered by other trees and bushes.
Lifting my hand, the tree branch lifting up simultaneously before being suspended in mid-air.
Focusing on making the branch still, I use my other hand to try and physically push it, meeting a barrier.
Frowning, I split my attention between trying to push the branch and forcing said branch to stay in the air.
Stepping away, I focused on the branch again, which was levitating harmlessly in the middle of the forest, and my breath hitched as I clenched my fist, the branch snapping in half immediately.
Exhaling, I telekinetically grabbed a nearby tree and pushed.
The tree shook as the trunk seemed to give way, inch by inch moving backwards, the leaves making noise by rustling, some falling, and after a few moments of struggling the tree seemed to be bent at an angle, the roots seemed to have been uprooted.
Breathing heavily, I check my MP.
MP – 120/150
I'll wait until it fills up before going robbing.
A few minutes later, I used telekinesis on the lock of the window, I slowly opened the lock and slid the window open.
As I sneaked around the house taking their valuables as I passed them and putting them in my inventory, I passed a room before taking a look inside, and getting an idea.
I entered the room and was not impressed. It was just the typical room of a 10 year-old, filled with broken toys mostly. Ignoring the other items and heading straight towards the bed, I looked at what I came inside the room for.
Looking down at him he was asleep, and snoring softly.
Name – Piers Polkiss
Level – 8
Rolling my neck, an idea formed. I carefully levitated his body and made it follow me.
The quest to get him back, not keep him alive, at least he'll die giving me better knowledge.
Carefully walking through the streets into the park, and deeper into the woods, as Piers' body levitated behind me, him still sleeping.
A few minutes later walking in the woods, I deemed it far enough to wake him up.
"Hello." I said, as his eyes that were unfocused, looked at me in panic.
Waking up in the middle of the forest in his pajamas, with his entire body unable to move, must have sucked, the cold air wasn't doing any help for him either.
"P-potter," he said, stuttering. "Let me down."
"Aren't you feisty," I said.
"Just let me down!" Piers said, shouting.
"You know," I said, walking around Piers. "I never like you, you're too… much of a rat." I finished, and he honestly did remind me of Pettigrew, a leech that followed the popular kids, and screwed everyone else over.
The same person that took my family away, who betrayed years of friendship to appease someone who would have killed them regardless.
Piers kept his mouth shut even if his eyes started to frantically look around, and he started breathing faster.
"I don't like rats, annoying vermins." I continued, my smile morphing to a slight frown. "And you know what people do to rats?"
Shivering, Piers started breathing harder.
I motioned to Piers' hand and with a resounding snap. A scream reverberated through the forest.
Whimpering, Piers' eyes started to water as he thrashed mid-air.
"Scream all you want, we're far from anyone," I said, a dark feeling in my chest. "Now let's continue our… experimentation."
Grasping his hand and making him put it forward, even as he continued his whimpering, I went forward and observed the hand.
Poking the hand, doing nothing more than incite new resolve as Piers suddenly started begging, tuning him out, I focused on the hand laying limply, as the rest of the body was thrashing.
Annoyed, I grip his other hand out, and telekinetically pull one of his fingers, releasing another scream to the woods.
"Please stop moving around, it's very annoying."
I was about to continue when I noticed it.
Lights.
Red and Blue.
Eyes widening, I kept Piers suspended in the air, hidden in the tree's leaves as I hid around one of the trees.
Keeping my breath steady, I listen to the crunching noises of feet meeting the leaves. Eventually two officers arrived and started looking around, they were too far to hear but they seemed to be following Piers' noise.
They were here due to Piers' screams… thought I was far away enough.
Speaking of him, he was making a noise as he desperately tried to inform the police who were looking around. I levitated him far away from me and hid him behind a tree that was easily seen from my spot.
The officers broke apart and surrounded the tree, where Piers' whimpering and begging was coming from. Looking behind the tree, I carefully grabbed their bodies and slammed them to one of the trees.
As I looked at them, I saw two men around their thirties, wearing police uniforms, they were currently on the ground groaning in pain, one of them was starting to stand up. I telekinetically grabbed their bodies and slammed them to one of the trees, head first.
As I stepped up to their bodies, I couldn't help but look down at the blood seeping from their heads.
Turning, I levitated Piers in front of me, his eyes staring afraid at the two bodies on the floor.
"This is why you don't, no, you know what?" I grabbed his head and made it twist. "Fuck this."
His lifeless body dropped to the floor, unceremoniously, as I looked around.
What a sight this must be.
Two police officers, and a ten year old kid, at the feet of another child.
What a fucking sight this must be.
Swallowing thickly, ignoring the beating of my heart, I quickly searched their pockets, finding their wallets and after some aimless searching, found their police car, with food inside.
Quest Completed!
[It's only fair]
Objective:
– Get back at Piers Polkiss
Rewards:
– 500 exp
– 1 Gacha token
I will deal with this later. At this point, I'm tired and hungry, so I was thankful that they had bought food, junk food, but deliciously greasy.
There was something powerful about eating a burger, with one hand and pushing a car, albeit telekinetically, with another bag of junk food floating slightly in front.
Stopping mid-bite, I had a revelation.
I can steal stuff.
I'm officially an idiot. I could have just stolen food, and hid them in my inventory.
Live and learn, I can't go to a grocery now, since it'll be pretty suspicious when a kid enters at around ten, I think it might be midnight now though.
Or… alternatively, sneak in the back and steal from the storage.
Quest Alert!
[It's for a good cause!]
Objective:
– Steal food from a grocery store
Rewards:
– 1000 exp
(Accept/Decline)
Blinking at the new screen, I sigh as I choose to accept. The amount of laws I'm breaking should be enough to send someone to at least 40 years in prison.
Finishing my burger and with one last push, the car finally was close to the three dead bodies.
Popping open the trunk spotting some gasoline, I took it and levitated the dead bodies to a neat pile and poured some gasoline and spotting a convenient lighter in the glove compartment, began lighting up the body pile as the flames consumed the corpse.
I sat inside the car as I stared into the pile of flames, absentmindedly throwing some branches and sticks on the fire, as I started to eat my second burger.
As I was eating I thought back on what to do to the car. They haven't called in the fact they were going into the forest, because if they did back up they would have arrived already.
In the end, I decided to cut my losses and destroy it. But I had to put the car further away to not gain attention, again. And after using the rest of the gasoline on the seats and setting it on fire, I went on my way.
It was laughably easy to sneak in the building, then again magic was literally Deus ex machina.
Destroying the door, slowly worked. And now I'm here, all alone, in a grocery store. Part of me was worried about the security cameras but there seemed to be none at any corner, so I was virtually alone. In a store… with an inventory that seemed to have no limit.
I came into that store at 1 am, I left at 4.
It was a good night, sad to say every night wasn't that exciting.
It was a few days later and it was still the talk of the town, two officers, and a child dead and burned, an entire store stolen.
Normally gossip wouldn't have stopped me, if it wasn't for the fact that police started patrolling near the neighborhoods. Making it harder to sneak out.
It was fine, at least I had food with me. And a far more pressing problem...
Name – Harry James Potter
Level – 8
[Exp – 0/1800]
HP – 180/180 [36 per minute]
SP – 160/180 [36 per minute]
MP – 310/310 [58 per minute]
STR – [16] – 16
END – [18] – 18
DEX – [17] – 17
INT – [31] – 31
WIS – [29] – 29
CHA – [15] – 15
LCK – [16] – 16
It was going to be hard levelling up to level 20
– Time Skip –
"Up! Get up!"
Fucking bitch.
"Now!" Petunia gave one more wack to the door before storming off to the kitchen.
I slowly sat up and placed my glasses over my face. I could hear Dudley running up and down the stairs. My hair became dusted with wood as he yelled about the zoo.
It's been a few weeks later, and I still hate the Dursleys. I went outside the cupboard only to be pushed back in by Dudley.
You'll get your revenge later today.
Entering the dining room I was instantly thrown into the kitchen to resume cooking. Dudley's birthday, gotta make sure little Dudders' special day be super duper awesome.
"Hurry up! Bring my coffee, boy!" Vernon yelled as I hurried over with a pot of coffee. "And where's my breakfast?"
"Right here, Uncle Vernon." I placed his plate of bacon and eggs before pouring his coffee in his mug.
"How many are there?"
Spoiled little shit.
"Thirty six, counted them myself."
"Thirty six?! But last year I had thirty seven!"
Once they finished eating and I did the dishes until they were sparkling. I was given a minute to scrub my face raw before I had to put on my shoes and was pushed into the car next to Dudley.
"I want to see all the big animals!" Dudley slammed his fist into my arm to prove his point. "And you better not get in my way today!"
"Whatever you say…" I said, as I leaned to look at the window.
"Whatever you are thinking boy, you better quit it," Vernon growled, as he gripped the steering wheel tight.
"I wasn't thinking of anything." I said, as I ignored him.
We entered the zoo with little hassle minus a few threats headed my direction, so a very normal day, minus being outside. With nothing interesting happening other than me eating Dudley's leftover ice cream.
Dudley got bored of the reptiles almost instantly and made his displeasure known, by banging on the door. Barely any of the animals moved and he had no way to make the workers feed them live prey.
"Make it move!" Dudley said, continuing to bang the glass. "Move!"
"He's sleeping! Go bother something else!" I snapped at him as he proceeded to wander around.
"Sorry about them, I can't do much though." I said, hoping the snake could understand me. "I'm sorry you're stuck in there but you're fed and cared for in here, better that than a purse right?" I said, smiling lightly.
The snake seemed to push itself up to meet me at eye level.
"Dad! Dad! Look at what the snake is doing! Move over, freak!" Dudley yelled, pushing me to the ground as he started banging on the glass.
What a fucking asshole.
AN: New fic, I didn't like the mistakes I've made in the original, it bothered me enough to make this.
I'm sorry but my laptop is broken and I've written this chapter using my phone, I even surprised myself by pulling out 4k words using it.
I'm also cross posting this on FFN, ao3 and QQ.
Forgot this during posting but join SGO: /wd3tUYWVCd