"It is rather irresponsible to leave a child of not two years alone on a doorstep."
Despite the words of Minerva McGonagall, Hadrian Regulus Potter-Black, infamous boy-who-died, was left on the steps of his magic-hating relatives. Not that he stayed there for long. By the time he was eleven and old enough for magical schooling, he had a new identity.
Upon entering the magical world, he quickly learned not everything is as it seems. How come his supposed 'people' hated him and no matter what he did he couldn't understand their logic?
He did, however, make some quick decisions about how their negative opinions would affect him. He decided to play the part they wanted. But what started as a gag, a quick trick, a fun game, soon turned real. He went dark. It was surprisingly fun!