30 parts Ongoing Harry flees the Dursley at age 8 after an accident happened with the heater in Dudleys room which caused a slight fire. Trying to extinguish the fire to no avail, Harry goes outside Dudleys room only to have someone hit him with a bat repeatedly. After being left for dead amidst the fire Harry's magic activates turning him into an animal and bringing him to his fated Home: Hogwarts.
From there on, Harry studies and let's Hogwarts guide him through the Wizarding World, in return, Harry as a shape-shifting animal protects the students from harm which Hogwarts couldn't ever since all those years ago.. where Dumbledore turned a student into a new dark lord just for fame ignoring the tortured child that Tom Marvollo Riddle was.
Grey!Harry, bad!Dumbledore, bad!Weasels, good!Slytherin, good!Tom, OP! Harry, guardian!Harry