Mine

Chapter 1 - Inheritance

A/N
Sorryyyyyy, but I wanted to say hello :)
This is my first story like this and I hope you enjoy! Suggestions and criticism are welcome.
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Harry's POV
I cover my head feebly with my hands as I feel the walrus man pull back for another blow. I hear a sickening *crack* echo through the small room as my ribs submit to his kick. The tears welling in my eyes now start to fall uncontrollably, leaving streaks down my bruised cheeks.
"Crying boy?" He says as he holds my chin up to face him. He's wearing a nasty smirk, the alcohol on his breath wafting toward me.
He doesn't have to be drunk to beat me, but when he is, it's a guarantee.
I just close my eyes and will myself to stop although the unbearable pain in my chest makes this nearly impossible.
Six more kicks to my ribs and I feel a scream gathering in the back of my throat. 'Why has no one saved me? I'm going to die here, alone and discarded.' I think bitterly, causing more tears to spill over my cheeks which only angers my "uncle" further.
He continues to berate me with more and more force until my body can't take it anymore and I see black.
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I wake again on the floor, the heavy smell of blood piercing my nose as I struggle to move. I honestly can't believe that I'm still alive. I thought for sure that this time would kill me, but clearly not as I strain to see the clock through my mangled glasses.
It reads 11:53, seven minutes before my 16th birthday.
I think through all the suffering I've had to endure through the years...
My uncle...
Voldemort...
11:55
The tournament....
Losing Cedric...
Sirius...
My parents....
Why does everything always lead back to them?
I'm abruptly pulled from my thoughts as the clock strikes 12.
Happy birthday to me....just another year of misery to come for the boy who just won't die....
Just as this thought passes, I feel a searing pain rip through my head and body. I clasp my hands to my head and hold back as a scream threatens to break past my gritted teeth and sealed lips. I've clearly felt pain before, but this was a different pain.

3rd person POV
His whole body burned as though lightening was running though his veins.
Just as the pain started, it suddenly ceased, leaving the bruised and broken boy alone with his thoughts once more.
A moment passed and there was a sudden tap on the window, distracting Harry from his thoughts about the sudden, strange pain.
Who has sent me an owl? He thought as he pulled himself off the floor, grimacing from the searing pain in his chest.
He slowly opened the window to the unfamiliar owl still curious if it's origin until he noticed the Gringotts emblem. It was stamped into the wax seal on the letter the flustered owl was carrying. He gave the bird a treat and felt a pain within him remembering how Vernon killed Hedwig in front of him. "You deserve nothing!" He'd said, stamping the life out of his only companion, his first friend.
The owl impatiently clicked its beak waiting for the treat he held, and he was once again pulled from his thoughts.
He took the letter after giving the bird the treat it had been waiting for and it left, vanishing back into the night.
As he unfolded the letter, he was surprised to see its contents. It read:
Dear Mr. Potter,
It has come to our attention that you have received your creature inheritance early. Your presence is required to formally establish what your inheritance entails and to discuss your vaults. This letter is a portkey; to activate say "gold" clearly and you will be transported directly to Gringotts.
Griphook is awaiting your arrival.

Harry's POV
I hesitantly opened the letter and began looking through the contents when I saw the words "creature inheritance".
Woah...I've heard of people having these when they turn 17, but never 16...
My mind raced as I limped to the bathroom, my body still sore from Vernon's abuse. I looked into mirror and saw that my eyes had changed to a silvery gray color. Nothing else had really changed except...ears?
I stood back from the mirror, astonished.
"I have cat ears?!?"
They were black like my hair, but with white dusting the tips. I just stood gaping at my appearance for a moment before realizing an uncomfortable bulge in my pants (in the back you perverts 😉😉).
I had a tail! It was black like my ears with the same white part on the end.
I felt the world start to swirl and firmly held the counter to keep from fainting.
"I can't believe it" I said out loud before remembering that I wasn't alone in the house, and my "family" could wake up.
I quickly dashed back into my room after cleaning the dried blood from earlier off of my face. I quickly read the rest of the letter that I had neglected the first time.
Realizing that I'd be in public if I used the portkey, I quickly changed into a sweatshirt, pulling the hood over my ears to conceal them. I then changed into some sweatpants to keep my tail from being strained and said "Gold".