Sirius won't take no for an answer when Hagrid tries to take Harry to the Dursleys, instead stealing him away and raising Harry himself. Harry is a changed child because of this and not in the ways you would expect. Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and all I gain from this is writing practice. On permanent hiatus.

Andromeda never needed rescuing. Ted on the other hand... Disclaimer: I own nothing. JKR however, does. AN: This story is unconnected to my previous works.

People had the oddest ideas about how Andromeda and Ted's relationship got started. However no-one ever believed it started when she began stalking him. One-shot I'm trying to turn into a larger story. Every review helps.

When Harry saves a goblin's life from Quirrell before beginning his first year, he sets off a chain of events that brings the war to a head early. With an unstable, intelligent and desperate enemy facing them, how will the Wizarding world react? And how will an amoral mentor and ally affect Harry and his caretakers? This story is dead. Original planned ending included for closure.