Harry took an immediate liking to the staff and at the same time took the chance to learn more. Fillius was most delighted to learn that the boy can control his young magic enough to do something akin to wandless magic. When Albus questioned the strangeness in Harry's magical signature during dinner a few days later, Severus explained to them about Harry's living arrangement. It took them a couple of days to digest the knowledge that the boy was raised by the Two Brothers themselves and that he was currently under the guardianship of a well-known child murderer.

But all things aside, the boy showed a bright mind and brighter imagination though he was also a realist when it called for it. Albus can have a very easy conversation, even about dark magic since the boy has a deeper understanding and his moral standing for better or worse depended on the situation at hand. Albus told the staff that the boy was like a reed, bending to the flow of the wind yet his root grew ever deeper and ever stronger the older he grows.

Minerva on the other hand, taught the boy much about discipline but not even all her threat, scolding, and bribery could made the boy cut his hair. Harry spends many hours with her learning the basics of Transfiguration. Pomona on the other hand taught him how to make his garden even more beautiful. Somehow, she managed to help Harry with his grocery and followed the boy home one evening. Since then, the staffs have been dropping by with all manners of excuses.

Severus supposed it was understandable since Harry's many skills drew them to him like bees to honey. Pomona was delighted by the garden and vegetable patch outside the kitchen. Fillius was delighted to see so many works of arts though Harry pointed out that most of the wooden carving was by Slendy's bored hands. Minerva on the other hand was having a fun time helping Harry with the more complicated recipes meaning they will often drop by at mealtime. Meanwhile Albus was helping Harry with his piano lesson, which to everyone's surprise by Harry's revelation was really the Slenderman's piano. Harry played the violin mostly.

After the first summer with the staff, they will often visit every other time during summer; sometime in pairs, sometime alone. Most of the time it was to annoy Severus. At the same time, Pomona mentioned to them that it might have been unwise to indulge Harry with all their attention since the boy was more advanced in his magical study than the fifth year theory wise. But, they all quietly admitted, that it was their guilty pleasure since the boy was so attentive even if the subject was brought up as simple discussion between friends.

Then, during their ninth summer over, meaning Harry was ten, they all started a debate and bet on which house the Sorting Hat will sort him in. At one point, it has gotten so bad that Severus grumbled that Albus should just take the boy in as apprentice. But since the senile old wizard was much too important in the political circle, he can't possibly take Harry to each Mugwump's Grand Gathering or meetings. Thus cited yet another verbal war among the staff on who will take the child in as apprentice.

Amusingly down the years, somehow other professors managed to gain wind of 'the Brilliant Harry Grossmann' and took it to themselves to acquaint themselves to him. Sinistra truly immersed in space and astrology topic with the boy as the banter continued until late in the night and soon, it seemed like no one remembered that they should already head home.

It was only a deep voice interrupting the Staff Debate of the Year that they remembered the other occupant of the house; a very hungry Slenderman.

Slendy certainly didn't expect that Harry's friends would stay long after dark so he cleared his throat, a little off put, "Excuse me?"

All the faces turned his way in unison would seem funny for he would expect it of children Harry's age not people beyond their thirties. Silent reign the room and Slendy wondered if he should back up slowly pretended that he had never come up front and jump out through Harry's window to start hunting. So he most certainly didn't expect the stern witch to come up to him, all tense and determined. She extended a hand in the human gesture of handshake, "Well, good evening, Mr Slenderman. We are so sorry for imposing on your home this late at night. A very pleasure to meet the one who raised Harry into such a brilliant young man," She ended her small 'hello' speech with a smile.

Slenderman warily grabbed her hand in his larger one and shake before smiling. It was only when her eyes grew large and her skin paled a little that he noticed the others expression. His smile disappeared…until Harry started to laugh.

It was so hard to make the boy smile; much less laugh so it was very sudden and welcoming distraction as he slowly let the witch's hand go. Yep, no need to look at the socially stumped Slenderman in the room. Harry gasped before stopping as abruptly as he started, "I'd never thought I'll see the day the Great and Terrible Slenderman all stumped….and nervous too…" He crossed the room and grabbed one of his tendrils in his small hand, "Don't worry, as long as you don't kill them or kill anything in front of them, they'll get you like I do….though you might want to smile with a closed mouth instead of that predator one that you are so used to…"

Harry bravely pulled the tall creature to the middle of the room and started to introduce his friends one by one while explaining their occupation. By the time Slendy left the room to hunt with a humbled conscience, since he has never been in a present of a human who didn't; i.e. scream, beg, cry, run or faint, much a less a room full of them, the tense air cleared by Harry's bluntness. It helped that Hagrid was in the room. The half-giant was so happy to see someone that he needs to look up at instead of looking down.

But on the Slenderman's part, he truly didn't want to have a repeat of that anytime soon…

Harry and Slenderman would have left that final year but Harry had grown attached to the house so with a help from Severus, Albus and Minerva, they managed to make the area they lived in 'Unplottable', successfully a worldwide brainwashing as to their existence. It helped that Slenderman's presence in the forest make it less attractive to any potential woodland backpackers at the same time making it Personal Property of one Mr Grossmann.

Thus Harry has a permanent home in the forest that he grew up in instead of going back to Azkaban which, despite his immunity to the Dementors, not exactly a place where potential friends can come visiting. As a bonus, Slenderman managed another shack far from their home on the other side of the forest to hunt though he was often spotted in other parts of the world outside of Britain…especially in the United State and Canada just for an extra kick of being outside Europe altogether. It was actually a tactic to stray any thoughts of him inhabiting the forest near Spinner's End…

Thus Harry waited for his letter in that same house that has been expanded to accommodate more books and which now included his own room of astrology and space charts for his study in Astrology and Star Gazing as well as scientific study of space. There was also a laboratory in which he practiced his Potion Making skills and his Chemistry/Biology science experiments.

Each of the additions to the house was a thoughtful gift on the Professors part since they all learned that Harry preferred knowledge over any materialistic possession. Thus other than the constantly stuffed shelving that lined the walls of the house, Harry has the home all to himself with a study made for studying runes and charms, the expanded art room shared space with transfigured objects, the Potion lab shared space with his science lab since both studies complimented each other while the green house connected to the lab that Pomona gave him filled with mundane and magical plants shared their space with astrology and astrophysics.

The vegetable patch was still located outside the kitchen and the dining hall has been expanded to accommodate more art works as well as a whole wall dedicated to wood carving and plaster carvings that lined the wall thanks to the shelves there.

The living room was still the same, only expanded to add more space for books. There was another room filled with curiosities that was really Harry's room for alchemy. It was the one subject that Harry has yet to fully grasp unlike the others. It so happened that Nicholas was visiting Albus and in an excited chatter, Albus took him to see Harry and they two became fast friends and just as easily Nicholas decided to teach Harry his knowledge which the boy happily absorbed. It was the best gift that Albus has ever given him aside from the culinary texts on sweet processing. After all, alchemy was known as a dead knowledge and not many have the chance to study beneath the best alchemist of all ages!

So Harry was in the art/transfiguration room painting a magical portrait of a butterfly that has a 3D-like effect when the letter arrived. Since Slenderman claimed the basement as his room, he was shocked out of his bed when Harry did something he had never done before; being a normal eleven years-old and jump up and down, screaming at the top of his lungs. Opening the door leading to his room, Slendy had just managed to peek out only for Harry to fly right into him which caused him to fall down the stairs clumsily, which due to his height, was really a LONG way down. On his defence, he just woke up!

Somehow he managed to stop Harry from gaining any injury and looked at the boy, his eyes the brightest he has ever seen that it practically glowed at him with the widest grin he has ever had on his face while shoving the letter to Slendy's…blank 'face'. Suffice to say, Harry was excited to go to Hogwarts.

Now, to get it without causing mass panic at his appearing to buy Harry's school things…

Thankfully though, Severus offered to help Harry get his things in London. They went to buy his school things a little earlier than most since Albus was there himself to receive Harry's reply. The Headmaster was so excited that Harry will go to Hogwarts. However he was also there for a confusing matter. For some reason Harry's name was listed as 'Harry James D Potter-Grossmann'.

Harry looked at the address on his letter, "Well, that explain the letter," He showed them his name on the letter, written as 'Harry JD Potter-Grossmann'.

Albus hummed, "Well, that is odd since Harry Potter has been listed as one of the dead,"

Severus was quiet on his side, glaring at the letter as though it will combust by his will alone. He then grumbled, "Well, they never did saw the bra-baby's body," He was about to say 'brat' but quickly caught himself. To be honest, he truly like Harry and the boy does remind him a lot of Lily and nothing of Potter Sr. So does this sudden discovery change his mind regarding Harry Grossmann?

After several debates with himself, he chirped warily, "Perhaps a test?"

Albus looked at him, "You mean to test him for his ancestry?"

Severus nodded before looking at Harry, "Did the Dementor ever mentioned to you on how they adopted you?"

Harr shook his head, "Nothing, actually. As for my name, Harry is such a common name world over so I didn't think anything about it," He looked at the two Professors, "To be honest, I don't think they know that either and Slendy certainly don't know about it because I don't and we met when I was three winters old,"

What a twist…