Number four Privet Drive

31st July 1992

"Don't worry Hermione. I am sure everything is ok with Harry. I will ask him tonight why he didn't reply to any of our mails when I am visiting his Family with my Parents. It's probably the fault of his relatives. They absolutely hate magic." Calmed Matthew he was currently talking over the Phone with.

"I hope it's just that and nothing worse." Said the Girl on the Other line.

"Don't worry. Everything is fine. I am sure the Headmaster has monitoring spells on the House that will alarm him if Harry is in Danger." Explained Matthew, "Well it was nice to hear from you, I still have a bit to do today."

"Okay have a nice Day Matthew."

"You too Hermione. Bye." Said Matthew as he hung up his family phone.

'So Dobby is stealing Harry's Mail. Perfect. That means the events of the Chamber of Secrets are happening and another Horcrux will be in Hogwarts.' Thought Matthew as he returned to his room.

Matthew is thinking for a while now about ways to surpass Wizards like Voldemort, Dumbledore, or Flamel. His Potions are a nice shortcut that saves him a lot of time but it seemed that Wizards have a limit they can grow naturally in Power. Thanks to his recent contact with the Flamels he was able to see where the limit was. A Rank 5 Wizard the level of Voldemort and Flamel was the natural limit of Wizardkind, the "Bloodline Shackle" if you want to make the comparison to Warlock of the Magus World. Even after living for over 600 Years, the Flamels were unable to break into the next level naturally.

He wasn't even sure if there was a next level at the moment since beings like Nightmare weren't Humans or even Mortals. Yes, he still had a lot of growing space until reaching Rank 5, but at this point, it was only a matter of time for him. That's why he was already looking for ways to transcend that level or even just to gain an advantage over other Wizards.

Absorbing and Infusing the Horcruxes of Voldemort were such a method. There wasn't any longer much Knowledge for him to gain from most Horcruxes maybe only the ones inside Harry or in the Future Nagini would add something to his Database, but a Horcrux still could strengthen his Soul, and with that his Magical Energy reserves and the boost he gains through using Soul Power. So Horcruxes were definitely of interest for him, the only other one he could get to at the moment was the one in the Gaunt Shack. But he already knew what kind of protections were around it, and only a Parselmouth had a chance of getting it relative safely. That's why he decided to leave it be for now after all he still had time.

Tom Riddles Diary was the next Horcrux he could get to now. But he would at first let things play out and let the Diary awake the Basilisk. He was pretty confident he could slay it, and he would legally gain Ownership over the Corpse. In the Wizarding World, there was really a law called the law of Conquest, that amongst other things let the slayer of a magical creature or beast, as long the kill was in order to protect oneself or others, gain ownership over the remains.

And damn, a basilisk was rare. He could gain a few million in Galleons if he sold the parts, but more importantly, he could directly trade it with others for rare objects that you couldn't buy with money. So the plan was clear, let events play out until the situation becomes dire enough, save the day. Profit. Oh and absorb the Horcrux in the Diary, then stab it with a Basilisk tooth and give the useless remains to Dumbledore. So the Old man would have something to do besides focusing on a powerful Student who just slew a Basilisk.

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"They can't be that bad." Said his Father as they pulled into the driveway of 4 Privet Drive with their family car.

"You will see. They probably will pretend that Harry isn't even living with them or exists. While he is probably in his Room pretending that nobody is there." Said Matthew as he had just explained Harry's situation to his Parents.

"If that's true, then I will try to make it clear that the Business deal will only happen if they treat that poor boy decently." Decided his Father.

"Yeah, that's what I hoped for. How about you suggest that he can also visit us sometimes during the Summer breaks. Although probably not this year since I heard that the Weasley's are planning to invite him." Said, Matthew.

"That's a good idea dear." Allowed his Mother as they stepped out of their car and approached the house. The neighborhood consisted of a number of boring, boxy houses with gardens at the front and back, these were almost exact replications of each other. A perfect ordinary non-magical street in Little Whinging, Surrey.

Number four Privet Drive is a large and square house with two floors. It has a low garden wall in front, a garden behind with flowerbeds and a greenhouse, and several chimneys.

His father rang the doorbell. A fat boy opened the Door with a foul, simpering smile. "May I take your coats, Mr. and Mrs. Mason? And yours too?" began Dudley.

'Damn, this is too funny.' Thought Matthew as he watched the act the Dursleys put on for them. They stepped into the House and Matthew instantly recognized the famous Cupboard under the Stairs. Besides that, the place was unnaturally clean, without a speck of dust. 'So that's where Harry lived in for the first eleven years of his life.'

As the elder Dursleys began to greet them and lead them further into the House, Matthew began to wandless cast a few low-powered scanning Spells, so that they wouldn't trigger the trace monitoring Harry's home. The result was that all of Harry's School things were locked inside the Cupboard. On the top floor were two magical signatures. 'So this world follows the Harry Potter books since in the Movie he had his stuff in his room. And Dobby is already here.'

As he followed them into the Living Room. The living room is also decorated in pastel tones of beige, salmon pink, and peach. It had a boarded-up fireplace, in front of which sat an electric fire. There were currently a lot of nice dishes prepared amongst them a masterpiece of a pudding, which would originally land on the head of his mother.

As the Dursleys entertained his Parents, Mr. Dursley was just telling some Japanese Golfer joke as they got disturbed by yelps and hits from upstairs. "Dudley must have left his television on again, the Little tyke!" explained Mr. Dursley a bit flustered as he left the Living Room heading Upstairs.

Once he was downstairs again he pretended that nothing has happened, while Matthew threw his parents a knowing look who nodded in response. Matthew decided to stand up, "Excuse me where do I find the Bathroom?" he asked politely.

"Just the first left-hand door upstairs." Explained Petunia with a sickening smile but some worry in her eyes. As Matthew left the Living Room he approached the Cupboard door and opened it with a wandless unlocking charm. It was small and dusty, with some spiders inside. Currently, there was a trunk with Harry's belongings inside beside some cleaning utensils. Matthew quickly opened it and replaced the fake Invisibility Cloak with the Original, which he took out of his original Trunk that he still carries everywhere with him. Once that was done he closed and locked the Cupboard again, before heading upstairs.

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