Disclaimer: I do not own HP at all this is merely what I hope is a creative 'spin off''

Changes in OOTP plot: Lupin dies after Sirius but before Harry's possession by Voldemort. During Harry's possession by Voldemort, Harry is left with an insight on how Dumbledore works and unintentionally how Voldemort. Has no effect on his character.

Pairings: HPGW, RWHG, NLLL, SSDM

Set after OOTP ignores some of OOTP and all of HBP and DH.

Please Note (PN): that the story begins after Harry leaves Dumbledore's office.

Chapter 1 Epiphany

He needed some time alone; to think and plan, before returning to the Gryffindor dorms.

Harry headed straight to the Room of Requirement, pacing back and forth three times before entering and closing the door behind him. Upon looking around the room he noticed a blazing fire, a comfortable black leather lounge, a dark green carpet and a small table laden with a frothy mug of hot chocolate, parchment, quills, small glass vials and a plate of double chocolate biscuits.

Before sitting down Harry threw a couple of strong locking, silencing and notice me not spells at the door he'd come through.

Harry reclined with parchment in his lap. As he remembered what he'd learned at the ministry he wrote it down.

Flashback

He could feel Voldemort in his mind urging the headmaster to kill. Then suddenly Harry found himself in Dumbledore's head viewing memories about him

Fawkes was watching Dumbledore with disdains he talked "….the dursley's despite being told in Lily and James's will not to place Harry with them, will make harry uneasy to trust adults due to their hatred of magic, when he reaches eleven we can send hagrid in my place to ''rescue'' him making him grateful and setting up his hatred of magic. Black is in jail for something he didn't do, Lupin is a werewolf which takes care of things on its own and I blocked Snapes memories making him forget his position as ''uncle sevwus''……….."Hagrids collecting the fake stone from Gringotts, not telling harry about all the potter vaults....sorted into gryffindor no matter what….. its for the greater good"

"…. I didn't expect him to kill the snake I was going to follow and do it myself to put the image of me as a saviour in his head…. He has to return to the Dursley's they help keep me as a person he can turn to and trust. It's a good thing Severus is still under my thumb but he's fighting it, noticing things he has to stay under yhe thumb ……..The greater good …."

"….Black escaped damn and I had to hire the werewolf that causes a few problems….. the two of them actually saved Black, the patronus was powerful but there should be a block on Harry's magic……. The blocks still there…''

harry noticed that Fawkes never looked comfortable

"….. voldemort returning well I knew that would happen. I didn't stop Crouch Jr's plans throughout the year… Harry had to see Cedric die and Voldemorts resurrection… the greater good lives will be lost its enevitable…"

"… this years been going perfectly… I hired Umbridge to keep the students inline and she also helped the Slytherin vs Gryffindor rivalry I've instilled in the school scince I arrived… the Black died and onmy way here I saw Lupin go down too… the prophecy was smashed so I can tell him my modified memery version instead of

"The Leader born as the seventh month dies,

born to those who have thrice defied him,

He will mark him as his equal,

with the allies high in numbers, the gaining of heir titles and inheritences for both himself and other seven adopted family members

with the power he knows not…..

born to those who have thrice defied him

born as the seventh month dies"

this is almost better than my plans, One spy Lucious is going to Azkaban for being a death eater, my other, Severus is still doing his job. Now I just have to get Tom out of my pawns head before Tom shows him anything….." before leaving Dumbledore's mind he saw a chess board of black and white.

then Harry watched as Dumbledore spoke "I wont kill him Tom" before he was thrown quickly through memories of young Tom Riddle's life right up until his attemped shot at killing him. Through being bullied in an orphanage to becoming the bully and leader in his years at Hogwarts, past further evidence of Dumledore's manipulations, then Voldemorts first rise; killings, torturing, beatings, raping… every single step the transition from child to self titled Dark Lord.

Harry's mind reeling he was brought back to the present as his mouth was used by another; thoughts swelled with love for his friends, parents, Remus and Sirius, his respect for his peers, his like/ dislike towards Snape and Malfoy; all his positive emotions coiling together then exploding, pushing Voldemort out.

End Flashback

Harry blinked and looked down at his parchment. It was covered with a detailed account of all that had happened including the scene in the almighty Dumbledork's office.

He, Ron and Hermione had been suspecting something of Dumbledore (or as they called him Dumbles) for a year or two as the three best friends recalled and wrote down everything that had happened over the years. They'd colour coded the notes, originally written in black ink the notes had been expanded as each added their own actual views in a different colour (Ron in dark red, Hermione in navy blue and Harry in dark green).

The past year they'd invited Neville, Luna and Ginny to join their little group. The group meetings they'd covered with the running of another illegal group; the DA.

Each of the six were wearing masks to hide everything; the 'Gryffindor golden boy', the 'know-it-all' and the 'slightly dim-witted quidditch enthusiast' made up the 'Golden Trio'. Ginny was 'the little sister and sometimes promiscuous'. Neville was 'really clumsy and a near squib. and Luna is 'Loony ' Lovegood.

Harry summoned his invisibility cloak and the marauders map. Looking at he marauders map he saw that Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Luna and Neville were all in the hospital wing recuperating from the department of Misteries. He headed in their direction looking out for wandering tteachers and students. He waved his wand infront of the infirmary door removing the monitoring spells, stepping through the doors and with another wave of his wand they were replaced.

He took off his cloak, stuffing it in his pocket with his map before waking forward. He knew that Poppy was asleep and would awaken unless her patients were at critical.

He stepped up to Ron's bed quietly before tapping him on the forhead three times; as was their way of waking their group up. He waited a minute as the tall red head stirred before opening his sharp blue eyes all signs of sleep nonexistent.

"Harry what are you doing here?"

"A lot has happened in a short amount of time I have a lot to tell you guys, but I need your help. First duplicate this for everyone. Second start reading as I wake the others. Third as the others come over give them a piece of parchment to start reading. Fourth make views as you go. The parchments will all show each others notes as you writes." Harry pulled six colour coded self inking quills then waved his hand silently expanding Ron's bed making it bigger, more comfortable bed. Ron looked down and started reading as Harry walked towards Hermione's bed. Tapping her forehead her intelligent hazel eyes opened, he pointed to Ron, she nodded and then he continued on to the other beds. Next were Ginny's chocolate brown eyes, then Luna's silvery blues and Finally Neville's warm brown ones.

As Neville walked over to Ron, Harry paused and collected his thoughts before following slowly.

Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny and Luna finished reading and taking notes before looking to Harry who was sitting in his meditative state; one which they all achieved but not as well as Harry.

Ron cast a silencing and notice me not spell around them as Hermione put up the shield and Neville and Luna cast an illusion spell making it look as if they were all still in bed.

Harry opened his eyes as he felt the spells go up.

Despite Harry being an unofficial spokesperson among them Ron spoke up conveying their notes to him.

" well we all felt he was up to something although we didn't expect it to be that…. Monumental. It's quite disheartening, I mean we haven't really trusted him for a long while but to know everything is was so black and white and chess like to Dumbles is astounding….." He paused and Hermione carried on,

" it's the wrong, it's life, not a game especially chess. Chess is two different sides against each other, the pieces all have certain rules they have to abide by and they are commanded and dictated by two differing parties. He sees it too simply for our taste…" harry nodded agreeing before Ginny followed on from Hermione

"Dumbles seems to dictates the light side or the white pieces just as Tom does with the death eaters and his dark side or the black pieces. Each persons pieces do as they say

Both have discarded changes in personality, situations; any minute event, emotion and action that can be made by a person or being. Dumbles 'guides' his army through the Golden Boy. He forgets, they both do, Snape is as Grey as he is both light and dark, spying for each side…."

Luna's dreamy voice took over "He forgets how many variables life throws…" Neville nodded, knowing there was no more to say at the moment.

Harry looked at his friends; his family. He nodded his eyes alight with determination and fire, his jaded emerald green eyes sparkling in the dim lighting they'd conjured in the dark of the infirmary.

" I agree with you as you probably knew I would. I have a plan for us; for now, the summer and the coming years. Firstly I need the sorting hat…"

He paused and they waited as a ball of flames appeared in the middle of their circle. Fawkes dropped the hat in their circle before winking and disappearing again.

"Now…" Harry stopped before addressing the old hat, "Sorting Hat, we need your assistance…"

The Sorting Hat hmmed and arrrred before the rip spoke.

"And what may I do for you ?"

he raised that 'eyebrow'

"I am offering you the chance to right a wrong" Harry looked first at the hat and then at his friends waiting for them to understand and the hat to answer. He pointed to where his house crest should have been and their eye lit with understanding.

The hat spoke up. "…and what wrong shall I be putting right Mr. Potter?"

Harry raised an eyebrow before smirking, "Well Mister Hat I know you already know what I'm asking but I tell you slowly so you can understand… i..would like…you to put me …in my rightful house "

"How and why would I do that Mr Potter?"

"Why?...To get your way, to right the decision Dumbledore made for you and me, to have a little fun. The how is simple, all you need to do, is after sorting the first years at the feast in September announce that you mis-sorted three students and felt that they should reside in their rightful places" the hat regarded Harry .

"That's quite Slytherin of you Mr. Potter"

" It is where I belong" Harry smiled mischeiviously.

"All right I shall do as you say… are Miss Granger and Miss Weasley the others for resorting?"

Harry looked at the two mentioned as they nodded in agreement.

"Yes they are Sorting Hat. I shall see you on September first, I'm sure our talk will be of the most interesting in nature. I'm sure Fawkes will be here to return you in a moment", as he spoke Fawkes appeared.

That hat was returned and Harry continued with his plan. "Next, we need to create the third option. Do you agree that fire need be fought with fier?"

They nodded

"I think that we become the Grey. We learn languages, magic's, magical languages; we expand our knowledge further. We learn the light magic's and discover and learn the dark arts. We fight fire with fire."

Each of his friends contemplated his idea. Over the years each of the group had thought over both sides of the war. They'd all read a book that Harry had found describing the 'dark arts'. Which had led to the change in their beliefs.

They all looked at Harry their eyes alight with fire like his, and as one they agreed.

They saw Harry let out the breath he'd been holding and smiled.

He grinned "Next we need alliances and new friends. I think that we need to speak to the goblins, the lake and forest inhabitants including the accromatula, centaurs and merpeople, the slytherins, hufflepuffs, gryffindors and the Ravenclaws"

They all watched as Harry then pulled out piece of folded parchment and an intricately designed wooden box housing a number of labelled vials each with silvery threads swirling.

He looked up at them and placed the two items in the centre of the circle, the letter tied to the box. Each could see a name written in neat green cursive script on the front.

Professor Severus Snape

"This is a letter I wrote to Snape apologising for the pensive incident and as a peace offering am giving him those memories. We will need him to teach us everything he knows especially the dark arts. I need an adult that we can trust and more importantly that I can trust. I think that he will help and become what I and we need and want.

A lot of the memories in that box are from the years before Hogwarts, the transition from the cabin with the Dursleys and Hagrid to Diagon Alley and the train and then to Hogwarts. It shows what we've been through over the years, the conversations with Dumbles, my summers and also the entire Department of Misteries and Ministry of Magic incident.

The memories don't reveal our true selves, but the letter asks to be listened to and the memories watched. It finally asks for a rescue because I have a feeling the Dursleys are going to get a letter from Dumbles and it will make things three times as bad. Dumbles knows it too he thinks he's loosing his pawn. Who can blame him I trashed his office" Harry looked at the others and then they laughed at the thought of all those broken instruments in Dumbles office.

They decided that sleep was needed and the rest of the plan could be organised the next day. Harry pocketed his wand, map, cloak, letter to Snape and the memory vials and whispered a goodbye, leaving the same way he came.

Sleep came for all of the group more relaxed than normal as things were removed from their shoulders and their loads were lightened.