When going into hiding under the fidelius charm, Lily Potter, with help from her husband, prepared a surprise for any unwanted visitors.

What if an inherited item came to Harry on his sixteenth birthday, but he didn't let anyone know on the recommendation of the ancestors he got it from? Something to make the exit from Privet Drive so much safer than polyjuice, brooms, thestrals, and a flying motorbike?

Dark Lords always seem to have an informal competition; Who can be the most evil man in history? Voldemort, being a dark lord, decides to honor this tradition when Harry comes to him in the forbidden forest during the battle of Hogwarts. Fortunately for Harry, this may just be enough to grant him a loophole and power the dark lord knows not; once in Limbo, time is meaningless...

Exploring his Gringotts vault during his time alone before third year, Harry comes across something from his family's past that might just help his future.