Ch3. 4 Privet Drive + The One Above All

4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging

"Get Up!" Aunt Petunia screeched. Harry woke up with a jolt as she thumped on the cupboard door.

Get up! Now!

Harry sat up, suddenly wide awake. He dressed as quickly as he could and quickly got out of his cupboard. His cupboard? Sure, it was dark and had spidey's. But it was his? Wasn't it? No one else went in. So he liked to think it was his.

As he walked towards the kitchen, Harry groaned as his ribs still hurt from yesterday's 'Harry Hunting' by Dudley and his gang. Summer had only begun. It's going to be a long one...

He saw his aunt put a frying pan on the stove. He walked over to the stove and started frying the bacon.

"Don't you dare let it burn" his aunt snarled at him. Harry took over as his aunt gave him a dark look.

"Do something about your hair, boy!" Aunt Petunia snapped as she left the kitchen.

Harry knew it was going to be a long day. His birthdays were never exactly fun. He looked to the table to see if the Dursley's left him any 'presents'. Last year, he did get a piece of tissue paper. Hopefully he will get a better present this time around, right?....right?

He liked to dream about how his life would have been if his parents had never gotten into that car accident. Not that he knew them. After all, he couldn't even remember his parents. Did they look like him?

Harry hoped they did not look like the Dursley's. Uncle Vernon was not exactly pretty-looking. His mom might look like Aunt Petunia; they are sisters after all. Maybe his dad looked like him? Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon never actually spoke about them. He knew better than to ask them.

He wished someone would take him away from the Dursley's. Maybe his dad had a brother? What if his uncle came today? It's his 7th birthday after all. He had a strange feeling that it was significant in some way.

As Harry was dreaming about how his life could have been. He never noticed the burnt bacon or the danger he was in. After all, it was a fabulous dream.

So lost in his dream, Harry never noticed the arrival of an angry Aunt Petunia or her heavy blow to his head with the soapy frying pan.

Everything went dark for our little Harry.

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Realm of The One Above All

One moment he was asleep; the next, he was awake.

Harvey opened his eyes to see the endless oceans of golden clouds everywhere. Is this heaven, he wondered? Where is his family, then? It's not 'his' heaven, he concluded.

"Harvey Miller of Earth, I have been expecting you."

As Harvey turned around, he saw a being made of pure light.

'Who is this?' Harvey wondered.

"I am the One Above All. I am responsible for the existence of all life you know and beyond."

Harvey was not easily surprised. Yet he was now. Did the being just read what was on his mind? If he was who Harvey thought, was this God? So many things were on his mind. He wanted to ask many things. He needed to know about Sarah and little Cathy. Where are they? Why was he here? ...

Before he spoke,

"I am known by many names throughout the universe. 'God', 'Above-All-Others', 'Supreme One'… I have been called all of them from time immemorial. All you see is my realm. As for your family, they too are part of my kingdom.

You are here because I wanted you to be. To be a variation. To cause changes, that may be worth observing. The mysteries that it will make intrigue me," the being said serenely.

Harvey contemplated what was said to him.

The One Above started moving away from him. Harvey found himself moving along.

"I will make a bargain with you that you may not be able to refuse. A need has arisen for me.

A young human far away made a bargain with me. To stop the unstoppable. You see, I find myself quite partial when it comes to love. She gave up everything she had so that her baby could live.

Even though the bargain was completed. Her child is now at risk of being preyed upon by the same person.

I find myself at an impasse. After all, the sacrifice of Mrs. Lily Potter must not be in vain when it was done out of such love."

Harvey stumbled when he heard the name. His mind was struggling to process the new bit of information he received. Mrs. Lily Potter? Lily Potter?? As in the Harry Potter series? Those were real? What does that mean for the rest of literature? Harvey was finding it hard to get his head around the sheer number of possibilities.

"Mr. Miller, The reality is not what we often think or want it to be. I think you know that."

Harvey knew that. Better than most, in fact. Harvey found himself lost in his thoughts about what his life could have been.

What do you want from me? Harvey finally asked after what seemed like an eternity.

"When the time comes, you will know what to do.

In return, when you are done with your duties, You shall reunite with your family, which you honestly otherwise never would have. My kingdom has many parts after all," The One Above All told Harvey calmly.

"What say you, Harvey Miller of Earth? Do you fully agree to my arrangement?"

Harvey, who longed for his family back more than anything, did not need to be told twice. It didn't matter to Harvey if it took him days, years, or decades to fulfil his duties to the One Above All. He would do it.

Harvey could be back with Sarah and little Cathy. That's all that mattered to him.

"I agree to the arrangement," Harvey readily agreed, wondering what it meant.

"So Be It!" The One Above All spoke loudly.

The One Above All and the realm around Harvey Miller flashed in radiant lights...