Huge thank you's to all reviewers and a special thank you to mambajama! Thanks to mambajama I got an idea for the story that hopefully you will like.

The short overview of the prequel shall help to understand what had happened in case you missed something.

During the winter holidays of Harry Potter's fifth year Severus Snape had deaged himself by a potions accident. The 5-year-old boy was given into Sirius Black's care, but unfortunately the man had let his hatred for his childhood nemesis override his sanity and started abusing the younger. However while in his younger self, Severus Snape had two minds: one of his younger self and one of his older. His older self's mind was stuck, just watching. But during the abuse, Severus had found comfort in Sirius Black's godson, Harry. Sometime after Sirius had been exposed of his behaviour and by the godsons request, Sirius never saw Harry ever again. Severus and Harry became close friends. By the end of the school year, Harry had found himself a new house to live in. Severus was returned to his rightful age.

Chapter 1

A boy named Emerald-Shadow Hadrian Flame, formerly known as Harry Potter, was sitting in front of his fireplace, reading a book. Outside, it was already dark and rain was pouring down from the sky.

Despite the fact that it was summer, it was cold and windy. Somewhere in the distance, a lightning bolt struck.

But Harry didn't hear that.

The sound of thunder was followed by a man shouting and a horse neighing. Only then did Harry look up.

The shout seemed to have been very close. Slowly, Harry got off his sofa and walked towards a window. But that had been useless. All he saw was a part of his garden and a high white wall.

Harry went into his hallway and pulled his boots and cloak on.

Then running out of his house, Harry headed to the stables, where he saddled Devil. Then, walking against the wind, he and Devil reached the gates and opened them. What they saw made them both speed up.

A caravan had turned over and one horse had almost pulled free from it, but the other lay on the ground nearby, not moving.

Harry jumped off from Devil and ran to the fighting horse.

"Please refrain shouting!" shouted Harry to the man, trying to 'calm' his horse.

Harry managed to take the horse from the bridle and stood there, trying to calm him. Eventually the horse did, but the storm didn't. Leading the horse, gently stroking him, Harry made it to the stables. Harry closed him in a box and promised to return.

Devil had stayed on Harry's command and watched over everything else.

"Is there anyone in the caravan?" Harry shouted over the storm.

"No, sir," said the other man.

Nodding his thanks, Harry went to the horse, who was laying there, unmoving. A quick test later, Harry understood that the horse was in a dire need of medical help.

His instincts taking over, Harry made sure that the horse was conscious.

"Come on boy, I need you to get up," Harry said. "Come on, you can do it. Come on, up!"

With Harry's help the horse slowly and painfully stood. Then even slower, they began making their way to Harry's stables, Devil and the man following them.

After taking care of all three horses, Harry invited the man in.

"I don't know, how could I thank you, Shadow," said the man, who called himself Bretan, sipping the warm tea, Harry had supplied him with.

"You don't have to thank me," said Harry a bit uncomfortably.

"No, I have to. I shall always be in your debt."

Harry blushed and Bretan chuckled at the young man.

The next day, Shadow went to the stables early. Giving Devil a pat, Harry moved over to the other two. The first one, Harry had brought to the stables last day was called Hermes, but the almost unconscious one had been Comet.

Entering Comet's box, Harry began taking care of the horse's wounds. It was obvious that the horse would not heal within a few days, so Harry had offered to Bretan that Comet would stay with Harry for a few days to heal and Bretan had accepted.

Waving goodbye to the muggle and Hermes, Harry released Devil into the pasture.

In a few days, Comet was no longer the scrawny, weak and sick horse and Bretan, amazed by Harry's talent with animals, gave Harry some money in an envelope to 'cover Comet's food'. Inside Harry found more money that was needed to cover 'Comet's food'.

Shaking his head, Harry went to his room.

Over the next few days, Harry found some dogs and cured them. As soon as they were cured, Harry went to Mat's and asked him if anyone had lost a dog. Some time later, Harry had visitors looking at his dogs to see if any of them were theirs. Those that were left, lived with Harry until someone wanted to take them in. They all stayed in one of the bedrooms, that Harry had taken a bed out.

He placed some dog-baskets in with warm sheets and a lot of bowls of water. He fed them two times a day.

Basically the entire village was full of posters that offered dogs, but there was no need. Everyone had heard about 'The Shadow', who cured and looked after animals. A legend said that Shadow even had a snowy owl!

Soon only two dogs were left in the room, but in a few more days, even they had found a home. Only by then Harry already had a wolf with him, two cats, 4 foxes, a squirrel, an eagle, a falcon, a rabbit and a young, lost foal.

Each one of them got cured and were treated equally at Harry's. Those that would need human help were found a home, but those that could live in the wild, were set free when healed.

Somewhere in the beginning of August, a strange man came in. He had a beard and long, messy hair. At his side was a stick-thin, huge-eyed woman that hung onto the man's arm.

"Hallo," said the man. "I'm 'ere for the wolf. I'll pay fer him...20 pounds."

Arrow, the wolf was looking pleadingly at Harry. Harry, who had grown fond of the wolf said: "I'm sorry, for a wolf that's a low price."

Harry mostly gave away animals for free and took money only if someone asked him to train them, but he somewhat didn't trust the man with Arrow.

"40 pounds."

"No."

"45."

"I was already offered 100 for him." That of course was a lie.

"110!" roared the man. Harry looked at Arrow. The wolf was looking dejected. Turning back to the man, smiling, Harry said: "I'm sorry, but I forgot. He was already taken."

With a snarl the man and the woman left the house, banging the door closed. Harry walked over to Arrow.

"Maybe you would like to stay with me forever?" Harry asked stroking the white wolf's head. Arrow lifted his head.

"I'll take that as a yes," Harry laughed.

A/N

I'm sorry I changed the plot. But I will write another HP fanfic with the first plot as soon as I have finished this fanfic. I'll try to update as soon as possible, but my time will be limited since I have 8 exams sprouted over next two weeks. After that updates will be very often.

When I'm finished with the update I will rereading everything I wrote from the beginning and vanish the mistakes, unless I find a beta.

If anyone's interested, please let me know!