Well, it may seem very confusing, but it will make more sense when I post the next two or three chapters.Lucky you, I decided to tell you a bit about what I'm going to write.

Due to an accident #cough# Neville #cough# Harry's transported into the year 1970, looking like a ten year old. He is thought to be an orphan and is adopted but imagine his surprise when he finds out that they named him Severus Snape! I still haven't decided about the rest, but Harry will probably have to live as Snape for the rest of his life, until the potions accident that sent him (Harry Potter) into the past happens... And when his friends find out...oh, all the possibilities...

Disclaimer: Am I making money? Well, yes, but not with this story.

Chapter 1

Harry stared at his book looking at the picture of the potion he and Neville were supposed to brew. He looked at the cauldron and sighed. The potion that was supposed to be green was actually pink. Of all people in the class Snape just had to make him work with Neville. The boy that started shivering whenever Snape even looked at him must have added too much belladonna. And it just had to be now, when Harry was trying to prove to Snape that he wasn't so hopeless at potions. In fact, Harry even enjoyed them though most Gryffindors thought he was losing it when he told them…He looked up just in time to see Neville adding some porcupine quills…Wait, porcupine quills? But this potion didn't even need those! »No, Neville! Wait!«

It was like watching a scene in slow-motion. Harry saw Neville's hand slowly opening and the shocked expression on his face turning into horror. In an attempt to correct his mistake Neville tried to stop the porcupine quills from falling into the already botched potion but somehow managed to knock over a small bottle of dragon blood with his elbow. The whole bottle fell into their cauldron, the blood quickly mixing with the potion. The last thing Harry saw before the potion exploded was Snape looking at him, a sad smile on his face. He felt the hot liquid on his skin and suddenly the ground seemed to be getting closer and closer. The students saw him falling, but before his body had the chance to hit the floor there was a bright green flash and Harry Potter disappeared.

Snape quickly emptied the classroom and called the headmaster. After telling Dumbledore what happened he went to his office and sat in his favorite chair in front of the fireplace with a glass of whisky in his hand. He stared at the warm fire, deep in thought. »It has started…« he quietly whispered.
Harry landed on cold and muddy floor. He opened his eyes and instantly regretted his decision as the sunlight blinded him. He slowly got up and looked around. Everything around him seemed…bigger than what it was supposed to be. He tried to remember what Neville's potion would do to a human being and realized that if it wasn't for the porcupine quills they would have brewed a highly illegal Youthfulness potion. It used to be really popular among middle-aged witches before it was banned in the 18.century. Really, it wasn't that much of a big deal as it only made you about 5 to 8 years younger, depending on the amount of knotgrass added to the potion.

A quick look at his body confirmed Harry's suspicions. He looked about 6 years younger. He was still worried , while the Youthfulness potion could be reversed with some (OK, a lot) Aging potion, the porcupine quills could have caused some side-effects. As he was in a small clearing in a forest he decided to follow a narrow path. Soon he came to a small village that looked a bit strange to him even though he couldn't decide why. He decided that it was the cars. They all seemed…well, old fashioned. They looked like the cars from the late 60s that he saw on TV once. He saw a dirty old newspaper lying on the grass. With a strange feeling in his stomach he picked it up and read the first page. His eyes widened as he read the date. 13.8.1970

please remember, I still go to school and English isn't my first language (more like third, actually) so I probably won't update frequently and if you see any grammar and/or spelling mistakes PLEASE tell me.