When Harry arrives back in Surrey after his fourth year, he struggles to come to terms with Cedric's death and his own crushing guilt. An unexpected new addition to Number 4 Privet Drive starts an unusual chain of events that promise to make Harry's fifth year memorable.

While hiding from Dudley and his gang, eight-year-old Harry crosses paths with someone who is just as starved for love as he is. Orphaned while in her teens, Bethany Richman is struggling to break free of her loneliness while trying to make it as a young adult. And where does Sirius Black fit into this?

The Veil is the divide between life and death. You cannot come back once you've passed through. It is impossible. Or is it? Try telling that to a Maurauder.

What if Neville was detained when the Death Eater was trying to strangle Harry in the Department of Mysteries? The effect of one simple action could dramatically alter the course of the future... But for better or worse?