Harry Potter and the Crisis Core-HP/CC cross

The title says it all! I wrote this back when Crisis Core first came out. I had a thought after reading upon a dozen stories of Harry being raised by someone other than the Dursleys, and the person who came to me was Sephiroth, then it all came out at once. Please, enjoy.


Prologue

A boy with silver hair and neon colored eyes was walking around an empty lab room, trying to look for something in particular. Young Sephiroth was looking for an item that the crazy scientist Hojo often used for experiments, but apparently he couldn't find it. He heard something going on at the door and opened it to find a tiny baby boy with raven black hair wrapped in a deep green cloth with a letter upon it outside the door of the room.

Wondering what happened and how it got here, Sephiroth picked up the baby, who was crying loudly. He held the baby gently, saying, "Sshhh, little one. I'm here for you."

He sat down and read the letter that was attached to the cloth.

To whoever finds this letter,

This baby is the sole survivor of the Potter family. His parents, James Potter and Lily Evans-Potter, died in defending him from the evil wizard, Voldemort. You'll find a scar on his forehead; the baby's name is Harry James Potter. He's a wizard, but don't tell him any of this until he reaches the age of eleven, when he can go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I, Sirius Black, friend of the descended James and Lily, brought Harry here so he can live a better life than staying at his only relatives, the Dursleys. Please, protect Harry, whoever you are.

Sirius Black

Sephiroth wasn't sure how much of the letter was true, but he smiled at the now sleeping baby in his arm. Then he began to think where he had heard the name 'Potter' before, but Hojo entered the room and saw the baby in Sephiroth's arms.

Sephiroth tried to hide the baby from the twisted scientist, the look he often saw from these black beady eyes made him want to protect the baby more.

"What is that, a new sample?" Hojo asked, a crocked smile appeared on his face.

Walking up to Sephiroth and Harry, he grabbed the cloth and pulled out a needle. Harry started to cry loudly again, Sephiroth tried to stop Hojo from putting the needle in the tiny baby's body.

But it was too late, Hobo placed the needle on the upper part of the right arm, Sephiroth watched in shock as the liquid in the tube went down. Once he was done, Hojo simply handed Harry back to Sephiroth and walked away. Sephiroth stared at the ground, his eyes wide in shock.

“Don’t worry, Harry….†He whispered. “I’ll protect you from Hojo. I promise.â€

Sephiroth took Harry to the doctors and asked them if they could take care of the baby. They agreed, Sephiroth gently smiled and hoped the best for the baby as he grew up.
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Four years later

“Harry, where are you?†Sephiroth called out. “C’mon, can you quit this?â€

It had been four years since Sephiroth found Harry, and he took care of him as a brother. A shy boy with short raven black hair and bright emerald green eyes appeared from behind a corner; he walked up to Sephiroth and tagged at his finger. Sephiroth felt the tag and smiled, seeing the five year old black haired boy standing behind him, holding onto his finger.

Harry was growing into a fine child, his raven black hair was getting messy almost every day, and his bright emerald green eyes became neon when he got his daily dosage of mako. But Sephiroth saw him as a little brother; he wrapped his hand around Harry’s hand and walked off somewhere. Two boys were waiting for them in another room.

“Harry, remember Angeal Hewley and Genesis Rhapsodos,†Sephiroth introduced, kneeling at the raven haired boy.

“Glad to see you, Kit,†Angeal said, waving at him and laughed. He gave Harry the little nickname because of his green eyes looked identical to a kitten’s then Sephiroth’s eyes. Genesis stepped toward Angeal and hit him over the head. Harry let out a little giggle after Genesis hit Angeal, the three of them smiled at the smile he was giving.

“Hey, Sephiroth, why we have to go?†Harry asked his older ‘brother’.

“Hojo…..†He said in barely a whisper.

Harry’s eyes grew wide in fear; he clung to Sephiroth’s leg and started to cry. Angeal and Genesis both sighed, a few days ago the three of them found out that his real father, James, used to work for Shin-Ra, both him and his wife, Lily.

They were both partners with Hojo, but James quit after Lily became pregnant with Harry. Sephiroth closed his eyes and lifted Harry into the air, surprising him, Angeal, and Genesis. A small smile appeared on his face as he placed Harry onto his shoulder, he laughed lightly.

“From now on, Harry,†he said, “you’ll have to breathe the air of higher places.â€

Harry smiled, he placed Harry back on the ground and he ran off. Both the raven-haired boy and the red-haired boy ran after him, Sephiroth laughed as the two boys running after his little ‘brother’, then thought back to the time he first introduced Harry to Angeal and Genesis, looking up to the sky.

Three year old Harry ran to Sephiroth, he grabbed him and put him on his back. He started to walk, getting used to the tights holds Harry gave onto his shoulders. Harry had never been this far from the factory before and he had no idea where Sephiroth was taking him.

Sephiroth stopped for a moment, Harry looked at who was standing in front of them. It was two boys; one had shoulder length black hair and dark blue eyes and another with short bright red hair and bright blue eyes. As Sephiroth held Harry in his arms, he shoke at the sight of them, because the boys noticed them. Sephiroth kneeled down and set Harry on the ground, but he grabbed onto his pant leg.

“Who’s this, Sephiroth?†the black haired boy asked.

“His name is Harry, an orphan so I’m raising him,†Sephiroth answered.

The red haired boy stood up and walked up to Harry; he kneeled down and smiled at him. He ruffled his hair, the black haired boy and Sephiroth smiled, Harry seemed confused but was also happy. He reached out his hand and grabbed a strain of hair that fell into his face, but immediately let go when he saw the confused look of his face.

“Why did he do that?†the black haired boy asked again.

“Harry has never seen any colors than those he has seen in the Shinra Building,†Sephiroth said as he kneeled next to Harry, who was starting to cry. “It’s okay.â€

“So, he must have thought my hair was something burning bright, huh?†the red haired boy said, holding the strain of hair he grabbed. Sephiroth nodded as he wrapped his arms around Harry, comforting him as tears started to roll down his cheeks. The two boys smiled at Sephiroth and Harry, the black haired boy said, “So, Harry, time to introduce ourselves, I’m Angeal Hewley.â€

“Genesis Rhapsodos,†the red haired boy introduced.

Harry turned to Genesis and Angeal, nodding, a smile appeared on his face. Sephiroth let go of him and stood up, Harry timidly walked to Genesis and Angeal, looking at both of them. He pointed to himself and said shyly, “My name is Harry Potter. A bad man took my parents away.â€

Angeal looked like he felt sorry for Harry, and took the three year old boy in his arms. Sephiroth and Genesis smiled as they watched Angeal swing Harry around, hearing the boy laugh. They watched the two play together and that know Angeal was showing Harry to have a good time.

“He has….. mako energy in him,†Genesis said softly to Sephiroth. “I can feel it.â€

“You do have the ability to sense what people are, Genesis,†Sephiroth said. “Know if they’re human, Cetra (or Ancient), or if they have mako.â€

“Heh, but still Sephiroth,†Genesis said. “You’re a better person than I am. You’re a good brother to Harry.â€

Sephiroth laughed a bit, but he knew Genesis was right about him. While he watched Harry play with Angeal, he knew to Harry, he was always like his big brother, no matter what happened.

“Harry….†Sephiroth stood up and walked to Harry, who was on Angeal’s back. Sephiroth smiled, and ruffed Harry’s hair. “Harry, I have to go away for awhile.â€

“You’re leaving to apart of that terrible war, aren’t you?!†he said, tears streaming down his face. “Don’t leave me, Sephiroth!â€

“I’ll be leave once the war is finished, Harry. Til then, Angeal and Genesis will take care of you. Alright?â€

“When you come back, I’ll be a SOLDIER! Promise me!†Harry had his pinky finger out to Sephiroth to seal the promise he just proposed to his big brother. Sephiroth smiled and wrapped his pinky finger around Harry’s pinky finger, “I promise…..â€

He watched Angeal take Harry to the room he needed to go to become a SOLDIER. Angeal took Harry to an empty room, but it wasn’t really empty. A boy around twelve years old with short raven black hair like Harry’s and bright purple eyes was standing in the room, he ran to Angeal and Harry, a smile on his face.

“Hi, I’m Zack Fair, and I want to be a SOLDIER,†he introduced.

“Hello, Zack, I’m Harry, who wants to a SOLDIER, also, right Angeal nii-san?†Harry turned to Angeal, a huge smile on his face.

“Right.†Angeal smiled at Harry, and he taught Harry and Zack, who became close friends as they trained to be SOLDIERs.
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Four years later

Nearly four years had passed since Harry’s promise to Sephiroth, he missed his brother terribly, but he made a great friend who wanted to be like Sephiroth, which made him happy. Zack Fair, who turned sixteen on the same day Harry turned nine, was a really good friend. On the day they met and became friends, they had always been together, and what Harry made happier, Angeal was their supervisor.

“Harry, where are you?†Angeal looked around with Zack to find Harry to give him something. In his hand was a wrapped package for Harry, a gift from Sephiroth. Nine-year-old Harry Potter ran toward Angeal and Zack, wearing his new 2nd Class SOLDIER uniform, he bumped into Zack. He smiled and laughed with Zack as he turned around to face him.

“Yeah, Angeal-sensei?†Harry turned to Angeal, bowing as he turned to face his other ‘brother’. Angeal handed the package to Harry, which he opened to hold a brand new katana in his hands. He looked up at Angeal, who mouthed to him, ‘It’s a gift from Sephiroth, for you now that you’re a SOLDIER.’

Harry hugged Angeal and cried tears of happiness, now that he knew his brother was thinking about him. Angeal smiled and stroked Harry’s head; Zack also smiled and gave Harry a thumbs up at his friend’s new weapon. Letting go of Angeal, Harry turned to Zack and gave him a thumbs up as well.

Angeal cleared his throat, Harry and Zack stood straight and saluted Angeal, who told them that they had a mission to save a captured train from Wutai soldiers. Harry thought about what he and Zack were told, Wutai, that’s where Sephiroth was, stilling fighting in the war.

“Alright, Angeal-sensei, let’s get ready!†Harry said, clapping his fist into his hand.

Smiling, Angeal nodded and led the two 2nd Class SOLDIERs to a chopper they were going to use to get the captured train. Harry and Zack smiled at each other and put their fists together, something they always did before they did an exercise or a training assignment together. They got in with Angeal, and waited for the chopper to start.

‘I hope to see you soon, Sephiroth,’ Harry thought to himself as the chopper flew into the air.

Hope you like it!