A Switch in Reality's ~ (drarry)

Chapter 1

The cupboard under the stairs?

How'd he get there? He was just in the corridors a second ago. How'd he even fit in there, and why did he look so much smaller? Harry was freaking out. He felt like he was going crazy. He even thought he heard his Aunt Petunia call his name. "Get up, get up Harry, now!" his Aunt called. Then there was banging on the cupboard door. It all felt too real for it to be a dream. He then heard stomping on the stairs and knew immediately who it was. Harry made his way out of the cupboard but was pushed back in by Dudley. Harry sat on his butt bemused. Dudley looked..... younger? But how is that even possible? Harry then remembered the time turner back in the hallways. Had he traveled back in time?! Harry frantically looked around for the necklace, but it was nowhere to be found. He was stuck there. He had a mix of emotions cause he missed his old life, but this also was a chance to change everything he did wrong.

He heard his Aunt yell for him again and he realized he had to make them breakfast. He's been away from the Dursley's for so long he almost forgot. He got out of the cupboard and went to the kitchen to make them eggs, like usual. "What took you so long, boy? Get my coffee." Vernon yelled at Harry. "Yes, Uncle Vernon," Harry replied. He thought about talking back but thought better of it. As he gave them their plates he heard the mail slot and went to go get the mail. As he went through the mail he noticed a letter with a familiar wax seal. He turned it over and audibly gasped. It was his Hogwarts letter. He started walking back to the kitchen but remembered what happened last time he had the letter in front of them. He quickly put the envelope in his pocket and went to the kitchen. He gave Vernon the mail and went back to the cupboard. As he was reading the letter, he was thinking about how he would get to Hogwarts. The last time he got his letter, well letters, the Dursley's took him to an island for christ's sake. He had to think of a different plan.

*****

It was later that night, and everyone except Harry was asleep. Harry quietly left the cupboard and headed to his Uncle's home office. He sat down at the desk and looked around for a pen and paper. When he found one, he got to work on a letter for McGonagall.

"Dear Professor McGonagall,

I'm not supposed to be writing to you. My Uncle would kill me if he found out. Anyways, what is this Hogwarts I've been accepted into and I couldn't possibly be a wizard."

This was a lie. Harry obviously knew he was a wizard, but 1st year Harry didn't. He had to make this believable.

"And even if I was a wizard, my Uncle would never let me go supplies shopping, let alone go to a whole school. I'd need someone to help me escape them. If that's possible then I would love to go to this Hogwarts.

Sincerely, Harry Potter"

Harry looked over his letter and then folded it up and closed it with a wax seal. He addressed it to McGonagall and headed back to the cupboard. He made sure to hide the letter well just in case someone went snooping and headed to bed.

*****

"Here's your chore list. It better be done by dinner or else you'll be staying in the cupboard all day tomorrow." Aunt Petunia said, handing Harry a list of chores. One of the chores was yard work. Before going outside, he headed to the cupboard to grab the letter he wrote. He put it in his pocket and went outside to do the yard work. He looked around for an owl, certain that there had to be one around watching him. He looked on street signs, on top of cars, on top of houses until he finally found one behind a mailbox. He walked up to it, making sure no one was watching him and asked the owl if it was from Hogwarts. The owl nodded once in return and Harry smiled. He handed the owl his letter and asked it to deliver it to McGonagall. The owl nodded once again and flew off. Harry went back to the yard work so he didn't get stuck in the cupboard all day. Now all he had to do was wait and hope that someone would come to get him.