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All characters are adults

Summary: It’s the year 2025, and Lord Voldemort rules magical Britain in a silent dictatorship, and everyone seems happy about it, except for Harry Potter, a magical inventor who sees the truth behind this fake happiness, he has one purpose now, if he wants the world to progress, he needs to tear the system down even if it puts his life in danger.

Pairing: Harry/Tonks

Tags: Modern AU, Harry's parents live, Harry's older brother OC, drama, crime, mystery, science-fiction, older woman/younger man, no prophecy.

Chapter #1: A golden cage.

Magical Britain is a peaceful country run by Lord Voldemort, a country in which only those who can hold a wand are allowed to live their normal lives, and everyone is happy about that rule.

“This is pure bullshit,” a young man said as he slammed a newspaper on a table.

“Harry!” Lily, an older red-haired woman said scandalized.

A younger man older than Harry named Henry just smirked on the other side of the table, meanwhile, an older man named James, who looked almost like Harry but with a different color of eyes just snickered as he chewed on his bacon.

“Sorry mother, I just…I can’t keep going like this,” Harry said with an angry tone.

Lily and James shared a look full of worry, they had a bit of suspicion of what was troubling their youngest son. The relationship between Harry and his family was complicated, not that they disliked each other but it was clear that they had different priorities in life.

While his parents and his brother Henry are happy with the way their lives are, Harry is a dreamer who wants more, he doesn’t like being trapped in this cage of lies that is the government Voldemort, everyone has tried to gaslight each other to believe this was the best thing ever.

Eighteen years ago, just the day Harry was born, magical Britain was shocked because of an announcement, Lord Voldemort, an unknown wizard alongside his gang, the Death Eaters took over the country with the promise to make Britain the greatest magical country ever.

That day Dumbledore died mysteriously alongside many other important and strong wizards and no one questioned this but Harry knew, he knew that all those who opposed Voldemort or who could be a threat were annihilated, it was clear that someone from the ministry helped them achieve this.

That’s the day people thought they were going to lose their way of life, everyone was fearing for what was going to be of them, however, Voldemort took everyone by surprise when he declared that he was going to make magical people his priority, regardless of their blood status.

At first, people were taken aback by that decision, however, considering that the dark lord only seemed to want to conquer but also, to get many outdated traditions to come back, well, it didn’t take too long for him to gain the support of those who weren't bigots but who were traditionalists at heart.

Others simply didn’t want to get in trouble and wanted their lives to keep on going, so, they accepted their fate and celebrated Voldemort as the new leader, it’s been almost twenty years since that and everyone seems happy, everyone but Harry.

“It’s the year 2025, and yet…It feels like we’re stuck in the Middle Ages,” Harry couldn’t help but snicker.

The whole family stopped eating as they looked at the youngest member, it’s clear that the young man was in his rebellious phase, so, it was normal for him not to want to conform to the way things are, however, in this world if you want to keep your head on your shoulders, it’s better to just conform and accept the way things are.

“Harry…What you’re saying could be considered treason…The dark lord’s regime has been the best thing that has happened to this country,” James said and Harry had a hard time believing this was real.

Harry couldn’t help but bury his face in his palms trying to make himself get back to reality, a reality in which no one lives in this cage that has been imposed on them, he knew that his brother, his parents, everyone’s just feigning ignorance to the horrors of this regime.

Because for there to be peace for some, there must be hell for others, Harry knows very well that, after all, he has grabbed his father’s invisibility cloak to sneak out of his home during the night, something that is a crime as Lord Voldemort has made it illegal for people to go outside after 10:00 PM.

That’s the day when Harry saw them, the death eaters were torturing and killing people, before he witnessed that, Harry was a normal person, happy with the life he had lived at that point and why shouldn’t he?

Even if his parents pay more attention to his older and talented brother: Henry who also happens to work on the Auror forces with his father while his mother works at Hogwarts he doesn't hate them and neither hate him but they're not pleased with his career choice, he’s a magical inventor, in a nutshell, he creates magical artifacts.

However, he has always been limited by the ministry as they have to approve his inventions, after all, they’re the ones who finance his projects, it’s clear that the government wants to stop the progress, at first Harry thought they were doing it because they cared about the public.

How wrong he was, after investigating further and seeing how other inventors were silenced forever and their inventions were destroyed when they were trying to make a change, that knowledge made Harry realize something about this government, either you subdue to their demands or you die.

Everyone just lives in this cage of ignorance, where everyone pretends that everything’s alright but they’re just deluding themselves, they’re in denial and that’s something Harry can’t help but feel sad about it, he was glad he was able to see the death eaters in action because that event opened his eyes.

“You know what…Mother, father, brother…All you three are right…I just let myself go because…My inventions have been rejected and I’m afraid I’m going to lose my job,” Harry couldn’t help but admit.

That was the truth, the government had standards, they indeed tried to paint themselves as wanting to support the citizens and his case the inventors but they demanded usefulness in retribution, recently the ministry released a ‘request’ from inventors but it was far from a request, it was a demand.

They demanded inventors to create a magical artifact that could help them kill magical creatures from afar, or at least that’s the excuse they used, after all, the country recently had an invasion of giant magical mosquitos, of course, everyone would be delighted to kill all those creatures.

However, Harry knows their true motives, they want to use that invention to kill those who are still resisting inside the country and outside because before the country was fully taken, some people managed to escape, they want to use that device to get rid of their enemies.

Harry can’t help but feel envy towards those who were able to escape, they don’t have to pretend they’re happy and the most important thing is that they don’t have to be followed every time they visit the muggle world. Every time Harry visits his muggle grandparents, or he wants just to hang out and have a date with a muggle woman, he can’t unless he’s being guarded by a death eater.

“Don’t worry, if you get fired, I’ll get you a job in my department, we’re always in need of people who can serve coffee and doughnuts!” Henry said mockingly before he received a slap on the head from their mother.

“Henry!” She said with an annoyed expression.

However, before they could continue this conversation, someone knocked on the door.

“Oh, it must be your lady…Tonks,” Henry mocked him once again.

Harry couldn’t help but blush, that was true too, Tonks was Harry’s brother's best friend, she and Henry had known each other since they were five, they went to Hogwarts and were in the same house, Harry never paid too much attention to her because his brother always used her to prank him.

Her ability to morph and change her body was something his older brother never hesitated to use to annoy him, he always thought badly of the older witch because of this, however, the moment Harry opened the door he couldn’t help but blush.

There she was with her long purple hair, wearing black boots, blue jeans, and a short red shirt that hugged her curves and big breasts, the shirt ended way before reaching her waist letting her stunning abs out in the open, she was also wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.

“Wotcher Harry, you're looking good,” Tonks said before she winked at him.

But before Harry could say anything they were joined by his father and older brother, everyone except for Harry worked in the Auror department, his father insisted on him looking for a career in the Auror department but Harry wasn’t interested in that, still, the four of them were ministry coworkers so, they usually went to the building together, Harry had no idea why but his father and brother insisted and he didn't want to reject them.

The day went as normal as usual for Harry, he was trying to work in a device that worked like a cellphone but with magic, however, he made little to no progress today, so, he decided to leave early, he needed to think of something else as he knew this idea was going to get rejected.

He arrived at his place but he was surprised by the sight, all his things were scattered everywhere, but before he could say anything, he felt something pinching his back.

“Well, well, if it isn’t Potter…The pathetic inventor!” That voice Harry knew too well who it belonged to.

“Malfoy!” Harry said as he gritted his teeth.

Just when he thought the day couldn’t get any worse, a death eater decided to visit him, this wasn’t a good situation at all.