I'm certain there are stories on FF and other places which have variations of this theme (if you know of good ones let me know). However, I wanted to put this forth and see what everyone thought about it. I did not find a similar challenge in the forum.

Summary:

The DOM, learning of Harry's importance via the prophecy, acquire Harry at a young age (either through kidnapping or consent) and begin to train him as an Unspeakable. In time Harry will become a Sam Fisher/Splinter Cell like character, being a master of infiltration, spying, and assassination. Using these skills he will try to infiltrate and destroy Voldemort and his death eaters.

Specifics:

Harry must be taken before he gets to Hogwarts, preferably in the moments after he destroys Voldemort before Hagrid finds him.

The DOM, unlike most wizards, keep close tabs on the muggle world and what they are capable of. In this case they probably have a few operatives in various government agencies around the world like the CIA, NSA, and MI6. Therefore they would have access to muggle technology and know how it works. While Harry would be mostly trained in offensive magic and ward breaking, he would be given access to some modified muggle technology to make him more efficient.

Whether Harry goes to Hogwarts, is known to be alive by Dumbledore, etc is up to the writer.

For those who say "how would the DOM know the prophecy?"; they are the ones who recorded it in the first place or at least have access to the contents when placing them in the spheres. Therefore they would have access to it before placing it on the shelf.

 

Sounds good (not that anyone will write it - no one ever picks up these challenges).

I only have 2 problems:

That's a bit of a narrow education. No transfiguration? No charms? Sounds a bit dull to me, those two subjects are the meat and potatoes of magic.

Harry Potter is a story about magic. Let's try to keep it that way, can we? Muggle technology is full of lose, and is certainly not as efficient as magic.

 

I mainly used those two as examples. He would of course be learning a lot more then that.

As for the muggle technology, there is a line from Steven Brust that I'm fond of: "No matter how powerful the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style". The more weapons he has in his arsenal, the more effective he will be. Harry would not use a lot of technology but he would know about it and perhaps use a few pieces of it to his advantage. After all, it would be useful to know how to fire and use a pistol if he lost his wand, would it not?

 

I've actually already started writing a fic along these lines. World, BMM and Element have already read the basic outline and the beginnings of a chapter that I've written in the past 3 months or so.

Bleh...I guess there are differences, but the basic premise of what I've got is exactly the same as this one. I'm even calling it SplinterCell!Harry until I think up a better name for it.

>_<

 

Sounds cool. I can't wait to see it.

 

Oh, yes. I am sure that American wizards won't have any problems with some British agents running inside their federal agencies - well, they are muggle agencies, but they are ours. And of course the muggles won't know anything. Come on people. The muggles can't be so stupid. Personally I think that the chief executive officer of any of the more important intelligence agencies would know about the wizarding world.

No. Dumbledore recorded it and he give it to the DOM. And as was said in the OotP, only the ones that are mentioned in the prophecy can take it from the shelve.

 

Since I have been mentioned, I'll agree to post.

Yarrgh! has indeed written a chapter and a (detailed) outline for a story in which Harry is trained by the DOM. Just without the annoying technic angle. Which is more or less useless, since magic and electronics don't mix.
But anyway. Few challenges get picked up around here, if you need to take one, I suggest to choose another.

 

I don't think so. I agree that DUmbledore recorded it and gave it to them. But I think that the prophecy balls or whatever are charmed for protection, which is why only the ones mentioned can take them. I mean if Magic was a sentient being, then wouldn't it have made sure that no-one else could have heard to prophecy the first time? Or it would have transported Trelawney to the DOM, where she would have recorded it herself.

Since she said it out loud the first time in front of Dumbledore, I see it as being heard by a recipient who then has the choice to send it to the DOM. So if the prophecy-containers are charmed, then there must be a way of getting rid of the charm. And in any case, the containers are labeled, so someone must know the prophecy in order to decide who it applies to.

 

This has basically been done but with a far FAR more capable and Badass Muggle.

http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showthread.php?t=3731