Ever since Odysseus was born, his parents never paid much attention to him. He remembered asking his grandmother why his parents didn't like him when he was five and it wasn't until years later that he realized she never said why they didn't like him just why he wasn't raised by them.
"your parents were young and they made a mistake, they were drunk and slept together without protection. When your mother found out she was pregnant, it was far too late for an abortion. As a fifteen year old girl, she didn't want to be a mother and neither did your father so your grandfather and I took you in and raised you."
Before the birth of Harry, he couldn't care less if the people he saw once every blue moon didn't like him. He was happy with his grandfather and his grandmother and that was what mattered. Until his parents came to the manor to announce his mother's pregnancy.
After Harry's birth, his parents became the targets of the Dark Lord terrorizing Britain and so they went into hiding. From time to time, his grandparents and he would go to his parents house to babysit Harry so his parents could spend some time alone and October 31st 1981 was one of those times.
Around 8 pm Harry started crying so Odysseus went to his room to comfort him while his grandparents were talking in the living room and that was when everything went downhill.
He heard an explosion then his grandfather screamed something and his grandmother ran in the room. She did something and cut her hands while shouts and explosions resounded from downstairs then everything went silent. She stood in front of the crib as steps echoed from the stairs, a shadow slowly appeared under the door before the door was blasted open.
He cried out as shards of wood cut his face and arms, he remembered hearing his grandmother plead but the man laughed coldly and a green light shot from his wand to his grandmother who collapsed to the ground. He screamed and ran to her side but when she didn't move he stood up and the last thing he remembered from that night was being blasted to the wall and hitting his head hard.
He woke up in the hospital, alone and scared when memories of what happened surfaced.
He would forever be marked by that night, the shards of wood dug too deep in his skin to avoid leaving scars behind. Thankfully they were thin and pale against his tanned skin. One went from his forehead to his brow, cutting it in half, another went from his jaw to his neck and his forearms were littered with scars from where he protected himself.
After that day, his parents and Harry moved into the manor and Odysseus officially became a ghost.
Thank Salazar for house elves and his ancestors' portraits because without them he was sure he'd have died, they took over his education and made sure he ate, bathed and dressed correctly when his parents didn't bother looking at him. He spent most of the next 6 years in the library, his nose stuck in a book, to avoid the member of his family or talking with the portraits who taught him the history of their house and his duties as Heir and future Lord, etiquette and everything he needed to know to be a successful member of Britain's nobility.
When his letter came, he did his Hogwarts shopping alone, took his Heirship with his father none the wiser and being well aware of what his father planned to do when Harry fifteenth birthday came, he opened a vault under his name and made a yearly transferred, as the vault was replenished every first of January, of the money in the Heir vault to his so he wouldn't be moneyless once Harry was made Heir. He also transferred the money his grandparents left him so he had all his funds in one vault.
On the first of September, he left for Hogwarts with only a house elf for company.
He was sorted in Ravenclaw and easily became the top of his year, he became friends with Percival Weasley and Penelope Clearwater and most of his time was spent buried in books.
His second year was the same, he left the manor alone and was top of his year.
In third year, he took Ancient Runes, Arithmancy and Care of Magical Creatures as his electives and was once more top of his year. It was soon discovered that his level in Ancient Runes far surpassed what was taught in third year so the professor made him complete a placement test and the results were clear, he could already pass his O.W.L.s. He joined the sixth year class and took his Ancient Runes O.W.L. in December at the Ministry. When his results came, he wasn't surprised to see O+ but he was surprised to have set a new record.
In his fourth year, he became friends with Callen Fawley and Alexander Yaxley and lost his virginity to some of his Slytherin upperclassmen both males and females. He didn't have any preferences to be honest, he simply slept with whoever asked him. He was once again at the top of his year. He also passed his Ancient Runes N.E.W.T. and got O+, once again creating a new record
His fifth year was different from the others, it was Harry's first year and the day of departure for the school was chaotic at the manor. Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Frank Longbottom, his wife Alice and their son Neville all came to the manor so they could leave together.
At 10.30, he shrank his trunk and put it in his pocket before leaving his room. He came down the stairs and walked to the parlor where the floo was and he wasn't surprised to see the Longbottoms, Black and Lupin already waiting. They, however, seemed to be surprised by his presence. He nodded at them in greeting as he walked to the fireplace but before he could take a bit of floo powder in his hand, a hand turned him around. His wand was at the throat of whoever touched him, a curse at his lips when he was released.
"Whoa, easy there !" Sirius raised his hands "I just wanted to talk"
"Next time, open your mouth instead of grabbing people" Odysseus put his wand back in his holster
"Yeah, that wasn't really my best idea but I wasn't expecting you to nearly curse me"
"I'm a wizard, what did you expect ?" the teenager raised a brow
A cough stopped Sirius from answering "Well, Odysseus right ?" the Longbottom Lord asked
"Heir Odysseus Potter, Lord Longbottom" he greeted
"Call me Frank" he smiled "This is my wife Alice and our son Neville"
"Enchanted" he nodded to the Lady and Heir
"Are you going to the platform ?" Alice asked
"Yes, it's already 10.35 and my friends are waiting for me"
"Aren't you waiting for James, Lily and Harry ?" Remus frowned
"Why would I ? I have no desire to be mauled by journalists"
"True but it's your brother first year" the werewolf crossed his arms
"And ?"
"What do you mean 'And ?' ? It's tradition to go with your siblings in their first year !" Sirius raised his arms in the air
Odysseus scoffed "Tradition ? Do you honestly think they bothered to come with me at the station in my first year ?" he rolled his eyes "They don't even know how old I am and I don't know the last time any of them talked to me. Anyways, I have to go. Goodbye" he turned around, took a handful of powder and threw it in the fire just as his parents and Harry entered the room. He quickly joined his friends in their compartment and sighed when he sat down.
'This is going to be a long year'
And what a long year it was. As a prefect he was in charge and had more responsibilities than before and on top of that he had to pass his O.W.L.s and his Ancient Runes N.E.W.T. From trolls in the castle to pranks, passing by Harry bullying others people and insulting professors and ending with Gryffindor winning the House Cup without any reason for the additional points, Odysseus was glad to see the year end.
That year, he was invited by Alexander to go on vacation and stay with him for the summer which he gladly accepted. They left for Greece two days after they came back from Hogwarts and they stayed at one of his family manors for a month and a half. During those six weeks, Alexander and Odysseus spent most of the days on the beaches and the nights drinking and sleeping around. Thank Salazar for Hangover potions.
The last weeks of summer were calmer as they mostly stayed at his manor in Britain or they visited their friends. They also got their exams results and Odysseus was rather proud of his :
O.W.L.s Results
Charms O
Transfiguration O
History of Magic O+
Potions O
Herbology O
Arithmancy O
Care of Magical Creatures O
Defence Against the Dark Arts O+
He did his Hogwarts shopping with Alexander and his parents who paid for him as a gift for his excellent grades, he grumbled but at the look in their eyes he knew that he either let them pay or he'll get a very very expensive gift instead so he stopped his protests and let them pay.
His sixth year was even more chaotic than the one before. Between a joke for a DADA teacher, students found petrified in the hallways, Harry being discovered as a parselmouth and accused of being the Slytherin Heir and dealing with his housemates bullying a first year, Odysseus was more than ready to finish school.
He didn't go back to the manor in the summer that year either, he joined the Lovegoods in their tour of Asia in search of creatures who may or may not exist. Xenophilius Lovegood, the father of Luna Lovegood the first year bullied by his housemates before he put a stop to it, invited him as a thank you for looking after his daughter. Odysseus wasn't going to refuse, his goal was to travel the world and what a better start than visiting Asia with people who knew what they were doing ?
He spent many nights in the cities and villages while little Luna slept and Xenophilius wrote for his newspaper, some days he simply visited and some days he went to bars then spent the night with anyone who caught his eye. He also got various tattoos done all over his body, he got a dagger with thorns on his ribs under his heart to honor his grandmother Dorea who was as sharp as a dagger and as prickly as a rose and tangled with the bottom of the dagger he had flames tattooed for his grandfather Charlus who was as warm and dangerous as fire. He got various tribal ones as well and a few piercings on his ears. He rather liked his new look.
He came back for his last year in great spirits and wasted no time telling his friends all about his travels.
His last year went as peacefully as a N.E.W.T.s year could when all you did was study. The only thing of importance was the escape of Peter Pettigrew from Azkaban but besides the fury of his grandparents killer being in the wild, he didn't look further into it.
When the year came to an end, he still didn't go back to the manor. He spent the time until his N.E.W.T.s results at Callen's house, discussing his travel plans with Callen and his parents and playing with his two little sisters. He was sure he did good and he wasn't disappointed :
N.E.W.T.s Results
Charms O
Transfiguration O
History of Magic O
Potions EE+
Herbology EE+
Arithmancy O
Defence Against the Dark Arts O+
Then came graduation day, all the parents and the families of the Seventh year students came to Hogwarts to see them receive their diplomas. Odysseus wasn't surprised that his family wasn't there but it still stung to know his parents couldn't care less about him. That night, Percy, Penelope, Alexander, Callen, Odysseus and many of their yearmates organized a party and Odysseus didn't watch his alcohol intake and drank to forget the hurt from his absent family, to celebrate their success.
The day before he left Britain for good, Odysseus went to Gringotts. He wanted to take an inheritance test to see if he had any family members left that he could visit for a while.
He waited in line patiently and followed a goblin to the Inheritance Office after he explained his request.
"7 drops of blood on this parchment" the goblin demanded
Odysseus took his wand and cast a weak diffindo at his fingers, he let 7 drops fall on the parchment before healing the cut. It took a few minutes for the words on the parchment to stop moving.
"Tell me if something is amiss in the results" the goblin said before looking through the paperwork on his desk
Inheritance Test
June 28th 1994
Name : Odysseus Helios Potter
Date of Birth : 27 December 1975
Parents : James Charlus Potter (Father), Alive
Lilian Rose Potter nee Evans (Mother), Alive
Relatives : Harry James Potter (Brother), Alive
Charlus Henry Potter (Grandfather), Deceased
Dorea Violetta Potter nee Black (Grandmother), Deceased
Petunia Hyacinthe Dursley nee Evans (Aunt), Alive
Dudley Vernon Dursley (Cousin), Alive
Title(s) : Heir Potter, Claimed
Lord Potter, Unavailable
Heir Peverell, Unclaimed, Available
Lord Peverell, Unclaimed, Available
Vaults : Potter Heir Vault, Empty
Potter Main Vault, 7 876 213 galleons, 11 980 sickles, 6 210 knuts
Peverell Heir Vault, 10 000 galleons, 1 700 sickles, 2 900 knuts
Peverell Main Vault, 85 492 574 galleons, 45 756 sickles, 97 304 knuts
Peverell Artifacts Vault
Odysseus Potter Private Vault, 23 974 galleons, 3 290 sickles, 5 783 knuts
Properties : Charleas Cottage, Newport, Wales (Odysseus Potter)
Hector's Cave, Glasgow, Scotland (Odysseus Potter)
Valley Penthouse, New York, United States (Odysseus Potter)
Maison au bord de mer, Nice, France (Odysseus Potter)
Potter Manor, John O'Groats, Scotland (Potter Family)
Potter Cottage, Godric's Hollow, England (Potter Family)
Château Peverell, Loire, France (Peverell Family)
Manoir Mortimer, Bruges, Belgium (Peverell Family)
Châlet en bord de mer, Calais, France (Peverell Family)
Peverell Castle, York, England (Peverell Family)
Peverell Manor, Edinburgh, Scotland (Peverell Family)
Mansión de la Muerte, Alicante, Spain (Peverell Family)
Casa Mortimer, Salamanca, Spain (Peverell Family)
See portfolio for more
"oh" Odysseus blinked at the results "This is unexpected"
"what is ?"
"it seems I am eligible for the Peverell Lordship"
"Peverell you say ? I will call the Account Manager and you will follow him"
"thank you, take the fee from the Potter Main Vault. May your enemies fall to your blade"
"and may your foes tremble in fear at your feet"
Odysseus Helios Potter, Heir Potter now Lord-Heir Odysseus Helios Peverell-Potter walked out of the bank four hours after he walked in. After the Peverell Accounts Manager collected him from the Inheritance Office, they sat in his office to talk about finances. As there hadn't been a Lord for a while, the accounts had been mostly left alone, Gorlnuck couldn't do much besides keep an eye on the investments and sell them if they were losing money. So they talked about the best way to invest his money and Odysseus gave Gorlnuck permission to manage the accounts freely, thrusting him with his fortune, much to the goblin's surprise.
Odysseus also had a talk with the Potter Manager, informing him of his intention of leaving the Heirship to Harry. After explaining his reasons, that he'd rather step down from the Heirship on his own free will than being stripped of his title and become the laughing stock of Britain Nobility, while sad to lose such a promising client, IronFang accepted the ring back.
He went to the Apparition point and apparated to Potter Manor, he walked through the door and to his room before packing everything in it. He put everything in a multi-compartment trunk and did a last check to see if he missed anything then he left the note he wrote on his bedside table. He went to his grandparents' bedroom and packed their things as well, James and Lily weren't going to use them and would rather sell them or throw them away. Then he walked around the house and packed anything of importance then he went to say goodbye to the house elves. They were sad to lose their little master but happy he was going to live his life and be happy. He told them to find him if they were in need of a new master and he'll take them in a heartbeat.
On his way out of the house, he stopped at his great-grandfather Hector's portrait.
"great-grandfather" he greeted
"Odysseus, it's been a while since I last saw you in the manor"
"indeed and it's also the last time"
"what do you mean ?"
"I am leaving Britain and I don't know when or if I'll come back"
"what about your duties as Heir of House Potter ?"
he gave the portrait a dry look "you, I and every portrait in this house know Harry will become Heir Potter at fifteen whether I want it or not. James wouldn't hesitate to strip me of the title and in doing so, I'll become the laughing stock of Britain. In stepping down, I avoid the shame and I can live far away from here and cut all contacts with them"
Hector sighed "I'm sorry Odysseus"
"there isn't anything you can do about it" Odysseus rubbed his hand on his face "I have some good news however"
"oh ?"
"yeah, first I got O on all 8 of my O.W.L.s, well 9 if you count the one I did in third year"
"that's great !" Hector smiled proudly
Odysseus smiled back "I also got 6 O and two EE+ on my N.E.W.T.s"
"that's impressive"
"also, I went to Gringotts this morning and decided to do an Inheritance test. You can't imagine my surprise when it said I was eligible for the Peverell Lordship"
"the Peverell Lordship ?" Hector's eyes widened
"yes" he showed his ring "I'm officially Lord-Heir Odysseus Helios Peverell-Potter, at least until Harry's fifteen birthday then I'll be Lord Odysseus Helios Peverell"
"well, that's a surprise. I hope the accounts aren't in disarray after all this time ?"
"no, Gorlnuck did a good job and kept an eye on the investments. To be honest, the Peverell accounts are doing better than the Potter ones. I did what I could for the past 8 years but with how James spend the money and doesn't do anything to increase the gold, there wasn't much I could do but authorize IronFang to sell the bad investments and invest the maximum I could with the limited control the Heir has on the accounts" he sighed "I'm glad grandfather and grandmother were in charge of the accounts during the war because James drained his trust vault dry to support Dumbledore little vigilant group. I can't imagine the state they would have been otherwise"
"is it really that bad ?" Hector winced
"I looked at the records, in October 1981 we had a fortune of approximatively 38 000 000 galleons. Can you guess what it is now ?"
"20 000 000 ?" the portrait said hopefully
"7 800 000 galleons is all is left"
Hector opened his mouth but nothing came out, after a few moments he croaked "what ?"
"James spend 80 percent of the fortune in 11 years, so more or less 2 660 000 galleons per year"
"are you kidding me ?!" Hector exploded, attracting the attention of all the portraits in the hallway "The brat spend 30 000 000 galleons in 11 years ?!" he closed his eyes in a futile effort to regain his composure "I dread to think what would be left if you didn't have access to the accounts"
"probably 1 000 000 or less"
"maybe you could challenge James for the Lordship ?" Elleanor Potter proposed hopefully
"no" Odysseus denied "I won't take the Lordship even to save the fortune, let them sink in debt and maybe they'll realize what a mistake they did in abandoning me"
"then I'm afraid the Potter family is going to lose everything in 3 years" Ralston Potter announced
"I made a deal with IronFang before leaving, it's only a matter of time before they spend everything so I will buy Potter Manor when they'll sell it to pay their debts and in exchange for informing me before anyone else, I'll give him 5 goblin made artifacts I have in my vaults. I have taken everything of importance from the main vault and the manor so they won't be selling Potter heirlooms any time soon" he added the last part when he heard a few portraits grumbles about losing the heirlooms
"so the Potter family will still lose everything but as you are a Potter as well as Lord Peverell, our history and heirlooms are still in a Potter's hands" Cecily Potter, his Grandaunt, summarized
"exactly"
"thank Hecate we have a descendant with a brain" Charlotte Potter, Ralston's daughter exclaimed
He chatted for a few more minutes but when he heard the floo network, he said goodbye and left the house for the last time.
Callen, his parents Bastian and Malia, Alexander, his parents Evander and Selene, his two sisters Iris and Phoebe, Percival and Penelope all stood in front of Odysseus as he waited for his portkey to go. They all came to say goodbye and wish him safe travels.
"don't hesitate to send us an owl if you need something or if there's a problem you can't solve by yourself" Malia took his face in her hands
"you can also send a letter to talk about your travels" Selene squeezed his hand in hers
"enjoy your freedom because once you have children, you'll be stuck in place" Evander joked, avoiding the slap of his wife
"you are always welcome at home" Bastian smiled
Iris and Phoebe tackled him in a hug "you have to send us pictures, okay ?"
"we'll be waiting for them"
"don't waste all your money in the first week" Callen smirked "I won't be here to lend you some money"
"don't come back with a pregnant girl, yeah ? I don't want to see what menace will come out of you" Alexander leered, eying him from head to toes
"I would love to hear about the different traditions around the world, don't forget to write" Penelope hugged him tightly
"take care" Percival nodded
"I will, see you later, everyone !" he waved, walking away from them. He heard the announcement for his portkey so he put his hand on it and a few seconds later, Odysseus Peverell disappeared from Britain