After an awful summer in between his fourth and fifth years, Harry finally decides that he's done being meddled with. Every important witch or wizard he's met has tried to control him or manipulate him in some way. But he's decided to just take it in stride and go his own way. Rated M for language, alcohol, and some adult situations.

Alone and neglected, Harry Potter finds a friend who understands what he has gone through in a way no one else can. But when he receives a letter on his eleventh birthday, Harry's world changes forever. Will his new friend be able to weather a magical world where no one will take her seriously?