Albus Dumbledore finds a dying Harry Potter next to the shards of the philosophers stone. Choosing to put his fate into the young boy, he starts a alchemic ritual to save his life.

Leaving behind a desperate future, Harry Potter sets out to build a better past, two goals firmly locked inside his mind - extinguishing every little piece of the Dark Lord Voldemort and keeping all of his precious friends and family save. Things start off well, but Harry knew that his infamous "luck" would strike sooner or later. He had just hoped it would be later. Harry/Multi

It had been a gamble. It had been a desperate, foolish idea. It had been the last resort of a broken man. Honestly, he hadn't really expected it to work. He would have embraced death if only to flee from the horrors of reality. But it had worked, and now he was back inside his cupboard with a manic grin plastered onto his face. This time, things would unfold very differently.

It had been more than a gamble. It had been a desperate, foolish idea. It had been the last resort of a broken man. Honestly, he hadn't really expected it to work. He would have embraced death if only to flee from the horrors of reality. But somehow, it had worked. He was back, and he would make sure not to let history repeat itself.

The death of one boy changes Harry Potter's life forever. With an uncle trying to rectify his mistakes, a both wonderfull and threatening world of magic at his fingertips, and a Dark Lord looming in the background, a normal life seems out of question.

Trust is a fragile thing. But what if Dumbledore was a bit more trusting in the people close to him? What happens if, the day Harry Potter starts his first year at Hogwarts, Dumbledore confides the secret of Harry Potters Horcrux to Snape, hoping he would be more civil to Harry?