Deaged to 12 and sent to Grimmuald Place for the winter holidays, Severus struggles to stay out of the way of the people he shares a mutual hatred with, but certain nosy Gryffindors and manipulative Slytherins aren't letting him. With war on the horizon, Severus must decide where his loyalties lie and who to trust if anyone. After all no one truly cares for him, right?

Harry is sent to a child's prison after accidentally setting Uncle Vernon on fire while the man was "punishing" him. While there Harry hones the survival skills he developed at the Dursley's. Powerful, smart, and fairly neutral Harry. Warnings: Mentions of child abuse.

While hiding from Dudley and his gang in the school library, Harry meets a strange boy. A boy who claims not to be a boy at all, but a different species altogether, and is determined to to be Harry's guardian whether or not Harry wants him to be.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione accidentally get sent back in time to the founders era where they are immediately confronted by a group of hostile muggles who plan on burning them alive. They are then saved by four teenagers who will show the golden trio what lies beneath the legends that have been spun about the four of them.