As Harry goes through his career in Hogwarts, he meets several different friends. They do want something in return though. A perfect plan in the mind of a Slytherin.
As life moves on, Fate exacts its price on a once innocent hero... Note: response to onoM's Plot Bunny story.
Harry, Ginny, and Charlie are framed for murder and are sentenced to Azkaban for life. But they break out and discover the wizarding world is in its worst shape ever.