Harry was hoping for a life of anonymous normality after defeating the Dark Lord for the final time. Still believing in Dumbledore's nonsense, he paid no attention to the Ministry and its corruption. A figure from the future offers Harry a do-over.
What if Harry's upbringing by the Dursleys had been more normal and accepting? How would his relationship with Dumbledore be different?
This one off comes from the new "Twilight Zone" series, Season 3, #16 (Original date: 7 Jan, 1998) It was based on a hideous short story that was published in one of those sci-fi anthology 'zines in 1954. Even at the time, it got the horrible reviews it so richly deserved. so I fixed it.
I don't generally do Harry Potter fic, but they just had a big Harry Potter movie marathon, like they do this time every year. Anyway, I saw something in the Prisoner of Azkaban that gave me an idea...