Avada Kadavra Riddle screamed out. A sickly green light flew towards Harry. No attempt was made to avoid it.

When He was next aware he was standing in King's Cross Station. A white foggy King's Cross. He started walking towards the white clad figure in the middle distance. Mum. Towards her he ran. Stopping in front of her he gave her a hug.

What the feck were you thinking she loudly admonished him. Walking up to the Dark Tosser like a lamb to the slaughter.

Mum, Professors Snape and Dumbledore agreed that I had to sacrifice myself.

Harry, Did Snivelous or Dumblewanker ever give you a reason to trust them? Before Harry could respond Lily continued. The first ten years under Dumblewanker's care you trained to be a Shitefoy house elf – without magic. Summers once at Hogwarts it was the same thing. That Weasley bint even had you taking down doxie nests without magic for Merlin's sake. How about at Hogwarts? How many competent defense professors did you have? Two. Two competent ones in six years. One of those was a poly-juiced death eater. How about potions? Not only was Snivelous an incompetent teacher, but he was also an incompetent human being. History, divination? Did Dumblewanker give you private tuition – not counting the mind rape passed off as occlumency -nor the recollections which should only have taken an afternoon or two. It took him the whole term to get through those recollections.

Then he allowed Draco Shitefoy to bring a tribe of death eaters into a school full of children. Luckily, he was the only casualty that time.

Mum, I thought you would be happy to see me.

I am sweetheart. It's just that I am so upset with the adults in your life. They failed you miserably.

Mum, professor Snape sacrificed himself for me.

Sweetheart, Snivelous only gave you that memory hoping you could save him. What did it show? It showed him bursting into your nursery right after the Dark Tosser was destroyed. Did he try to comfort the hysterical infant? Or did he waste his emotions on my dead body?

Harry, do you think I would have done anything but curse him after my family was dead? Snivelous only loyalty was to himself. I would have been force fed loyalty, love, and lust potions. Then once he tired of me I would have been passed around to the other death eaters.

Sweetheart if you were staying I would not be burdening you with all this. You would have been welcomed with open arms.

Huh? What do you mean I am not staying?

You are going back. Back to earth, and back in time – unless you want to pass on. Do you want to pass on?

When will you send me back?

I was thinking the Chamber of Secrets after the basilisk was killed.

Ok

You will need a girlfriend. Luna, Hermione, and Fleur are good choices. Ginny is not so good. She is a good person, but without serious mind healer intervention – which her family cannot afford – she is not a good option for you. The Chamber of Secrets really screwed with her. With Hermione and Fleur, you would have to return to the Dursleys for several years. With Luna you could escape Durskaban this summer.

Is Luna ready for a boyfriend?

Likely not, but she is ready for a friend.

Ok Luna then, but just as a friend. For now…

AN: Thank you to a number of authors I borrowed snippets from.