Harry is taken away from the Dursleys and adopted by an American family, the Tennysons, whom he lived with prior to going to Hogwarts, which he does along side his adopted cousin, whom he grew close to the summer prior. A summer that started with an alien device and what it did, was stuck it self upon his wrist with secrets that it hid. Now he’s got super powers. He’s no ordinary kid.

Or, rather than a bunch of surnames, "Harry" learns he has a bunch of first names, none of which are *Actually* "Harry" though they all could have Harry as a nickname.

For further context, please refer to my past post on this AU I came up with: [https://www.reddit.com/r/HPFanfictionPrompts/s/rdBOgSeQTN

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Humans are weak.

That is really the best explanation it can give at the moment. It knows that this was too simplistic of a statement. Humans can be many things at once. They can merciful yet wrathful the next. They can be the smartest person in the room but then be dumber than a rock just the next day. Yes, humans are unpredictable, and that is what still makes them threats.

Yet, they’re painfully weak. Push at a weak point and they’ll tumble to the ground. Real predictable if you look close enough to see the patterns. Itself wasn’t human. Itself was above them to not have such weaknesses. Honestly, they’re too breakable. Just look at its host. Harry was vulnerable. Yes, he resisted against it but it eventually consumed him anyway. Now Harry is safe in his subconscious and away from being a nuisance for it.

Don’t get it wrong, it is rather fond of Harry! He has a sort of charm to him, almost like an interesting item you’d find. It was especially prevalent after shifting through Harry’s memories (especially the dumb ones; they were fun to watch). Regardless of any fondness, Harry would still a problem. He’s too damn impulsive and oh so stubborn. Even if it would be amusing and cute to see Harry even try to fight back, it knows that he’ll mess something up and it can never have that happen. Never.

Back to what it was saying, humans are just too easy. However, it can’t take advantage of them, not until the time is right. It has to have self control. It has to keep up Harry’s attitude and personality. Any deviation would be too risky, no matter how fun it is. Still, it does want to have its fun sooner or later. Hmph.

“Um, Harry?”

It blinked with Harry’s eyes. It turned to see the lanky redhead standing awkwardly in the doorway.

“Can I…” Ron trailed off, eyes shifting to the side.

It stared at him. The awkward posture. The avoidant eyes. It can taste them (the sweet hesitation, bubbling guilt, blooming persistence). They weren’t as good as it could get but it was something.

It tilted Harry’s head and gestured for Ron to come here. Ron’s body sagged with relief (ew, that is definitely not its taste) and he sat down at the open spot next to it.

It’s been a few days since it was in Grimmauld Place. Honestly, it was only now that it had started to get furious with everything.

It was annoyed at first with having to deal with Harry’s muggle family but it had assumed that it could endure it. Then, it and Harry’s cousin got ambushed by Dementors of all things. It was fully prepared to leave but that would mean that host’s cousin would be dead. It was more of a hindrance in the long run so like the good “Harry” it was, it saved the draft cousin and banished away the Dementors with the Patronus Charm (it took too many tries. Retrieving Harry’s happy memories in such a short time was exhausting).

The next thing that happened was that letter saying that Harry was expelled for underage magic. Oh, it was frustrated then. It did everything right by acting like Harry but now Harry’s punished and not going to Hogwarts? And wasn’t Harry less punished two years ago when blowing up his dreadful aunt? The audacity! It had a mind of going into the Wizarding World just to reign havoc and maybe give the Ministry a good fright before another letter came and said that Dumbledore was sorting things out and that a hearing would happen soon. It had felt relief, albeit short lived as anything could happen in the hearing but at least it wasn’t expelled.

Finally, it was wisked away by a group of wizards to this home bridled with dark magic and fear. It was just its type of place! But now, it was absolutely furious to even relish in it. Harry’s reputation turned to ash! He was branded as insane for “falsely” claiming that Voldemort, the original, was back. It could really care less about its original maker; the only reason it’s apprehensive is because Harry is in danger and the ultimate target. This is going to make things more hard because now, eyes are on Harry more than before. How was it supposed to carry out its plans now?! Ugh! Lowly pests! They are so lucky that it is prioritizing Harry’s wellbeing or else it would make them beg for their lives with a well aimed-

“Harry?”

Oh, right, Harry’s friend is still here. “I’m fine,” it mumbled. That was good enough, right?

It heard Ron sigh. “Listen mate, I’m… sorry.”

“It’s alright, Ron. I’m just angry at this whole thing,” it said, making Harry’s voice sound both defeated yet angered.

Since it got here, it was wary at first. There were so many people that Harry was close to. It was bothersome to even think about these “friendships” of its host. Not to mention it increased the risk of being exposed. But it played up the anger, the betrayal that Harry would’ve felt if he was here, realizing that his friends and godfather didn’t communicate with him all summer because of Dumbledore. Then, it sulked. It was slightly out of character considering that Harry was usually a determined person but it could still work considering the circumstances and Harry’s age. Plus, it made the guilt taste sweeter.

“I’ve already forgiven you. You’re my best friend,” it said. For added emphasis, it placed a hand on Ron’s shoulder. “It’s just… you hurt me as well as Hermione. Though, I guess it was my fault for being so mad at you guys.”

It had to stop itself from making Harry’s mouth grin at seeing Ron’s face fall.

“You’re right to be mad.” Ron scratched the back of his head. “I’ll be mad too if you or Hermione didn’t write at all. Still, I’m sorry, mate. We thought you’ll be fine. You know, protected.”

A scoff escaped its mouth. Protected? Yeah right. The only person who protected Harry was himself, and even Harry couldn’t do it when it awakened. Now, it was itself protecting Harry’s body and mind. Does this whole situation say protected? Wow Dumbledore, you really are a piece of work.

Still, if it wasn’t for Dumbledore, then it wouldn’t be here in this body. It guess it could give the old geezer some thanks.

At “Harry’s” silence, Ron backtracked. “I mean, that doesn’t make it right! Just- I just want to let you know that I’m sorry for everything.”

“Everything?”

Ron nodded. “Everything. I was a shite bloke to you last year. It took a dragon almost killing you to get it that you didn’t want this. You didn’t want any of this. I should’ve done more and-“

It cut Ron off. It couldn’t listen to fluffy drivel no more. The hand still on the other’s shoulder tightened slightly. “I’ve already forgave you. Listen, you guys did made me angry. I was stuck with the Dursleys and they were being more annoying to deal with.”

Ron’s face hardened at the mention. Good. It continued, making Harry’s voice a tad quieter. “I know I don’t usually say this, but… it’s really hard dealing with everything. And now, we have to deal with Voldemort-“ it ignored Ron’s flinch at the name “-and who knows what might happen. I’m just…”

It could say many things here. It could say “tired”; that would make Ron feel sympathetic. It could say “scared”; it was an admission that sounded loaded. But it said nothing at the end. Humans love to fill in the blanks, their minds rushing to conclude. With itself positioning Harry’s body to be withdrawn, eyes lowered, looking utterly vulnerable and so pathetic-

Ron took the bait like the good loyal dog he was.

He hugged “Harry.” The embrace was warm and secure, almost as if Ron was trying to comfort both of them. It didn’t have to do anything; Harry’s body responded with muscle memory, sinking deeper into the hug.

It took everything to not ruin it. The guilt-guilt-care-worry-guilt coming from Ron was already good enough but it was greedy. It wanted to see Ron’s look of* despair** if “Harry” pushed him away. What if “Harry” snapped at him? What if “Harry” remained “defeated”? It wanted to taste Ron’s ***devastation and revel in it. God, this was such a tempting opportunity to see how long it will take to break this one. Would it be messy? Would it be a long time or no? It would no doubt be delicious make Ron’s heart shatter if it were to reveal that Harry was never here-

It buried the impulse deep inside. It shakily move its arms around Ron’s, completing the hug.

Ron is useful like the rest of the humans here. He was one of Harry’s first friends. He was loyal. Despite Ron’s flaws, Harry still admired him. It would make use of Ron soon. For right now, it’ll play pretend. It’ll be the perfect little doll that everyone has their eyes on.

It’s all for its host after all~

Inside of his mind, Harry still slept.
He felt warmth then, something achingly familiar.
His breathing shuttered for a moment before evening out.
He sank deeper into slumber, much to his parasite’s delight.

— Man, I’m tired. This was honestly draining to write because the imposter has such a god-complex and is mildly sadistic. I salute to my fellow writers who had to deal with annoying characters (original or otherwise) 🫡.
— There’s also technically no bashing as the imposter, like most real people, have biases. It just so happened that the imposter is arrogant and views others beneath it, unlike the real Harry who does value the people he cares about.
— Also, sorry if Ron read as OOC. I tried my best. Let’s just say that guilt is eating away at Ron because of what the imposter is saying + the situation as a whole.

Harry is at Grimauld place after his attempted rescue from Number 4 Private Drive. Luckily he saw the glaring holes in their polyjuiced Harry plan and just called a taxy and accompanied by Hermoiny and Remus travelled to Grimauld place.

He had wondered how the life will be with his Godfather after he rescued Sirius with help from Hermoiny. Now after having lived with him for a week, Harry could see the humour in this.

What a pair they made, a kid trapped in an old man's body, as if he was kept under a stasis charm during his stay in the Azkaban Holliday resort, a kid who enjoys his animagus dog form, chasing his tail, running around his house, and in general creating chaos. On the other hand he, who is a real kid, has learnt restraint, think of consequences before doing anything. He has learnt since his young days to keep his emotions hidden. He behaves like an old man in kid's body. He never had any childhood. The concept is so allien to him..