Harry woke up a couple of hours later. He was on a couch in a living room that was decorated in warm browns, blues, and greens. " You feel better now?", Severus asked from the opposite chair. Harry sat up. " Yes.", he said shyly. " Good. Do you still want to do the magical test tonight? We can do it later if need be. It's only 9 in the evening right now, so that gives you an hour before curfew.", Severus said. " I would rather do it now if that's alright.", Harry replied. Severus nodded before pointing to the two cups on the table next to two pieces of parchment. " We add three drops of blood, then pour the potion onto the paper."

They both added their blood, waited a moment, then poured it on the paper. They read Severus' first.

Creature Inheritance;
Dark Angel / Veela / Shapeshifter / Draconian
Magical Abilities;
Healing / Shadow Porting / Fire Elemental / Wind Elemental / Metamorphmagus / Shifter

Severus sat there stunned. " What are these creatures?", Harry asked. " Dark Angels were born a long time ago when Fallen Angels mated. True Shapeshifters are rare. They can turn into any living thing. It doesn't surprise me that the Metamorphmagus ability stems from them as that ability lets you change your appearance at will. Draconians are Dragons that can shift into human form. Veela appear human, but have a bird form and can throw fireballs.", Severus answered. " Let's read yours now."

Creature Inheritance;
Dark Angel / Veela / Shapeshifter / Draconian / Necromancer / Elven / Fae
Magical Abilities;
Elemental Mage / Metamorphmagus / Healing / Necromancy / Shifter / Beast Speaker / Parselmagic / Seer

Wow. " Alright Harry it looks like you have Death magic from your Necromancer blood, can speak to any creature, control the elements, shift into any animal, see the future or past and change your appearance at will. I already figured you would be able to use Parselmagic since you speak Parseltongue. Any questions?", Severus asked. Harry shook his head. " Well then off to bed with you and I will try and find books to help us understand our gifts. I have never heard of shadow porting, although I imagine it consists of teleporting using shadows.", Severus said. Harry hugged him and left.

Harry couldn't believe that he had so many gifts. If he had had control of these gifts last time he wouldn't have had to come back. But as it was he did like this reality better. He stayed lost in thought as he went inside the Slytherin common room after absently giving the password, Unity. The guys were waiting for him and started bombarding him with questions. He gave the same answer as he gave Severus and then, still tired, went to bed.

The next morning Harry could hardly contain his excitement. Today he had DADA and could finally speak to Remus. He got up as usual, but this time woke Draco as well so they could exercise. Neville met them outside. A hour and a half later Draco and Neville were spent, but happy. They all cleaned up and went down to breakfast where Dumbledore's announced that History of Magic was canceled for the rest of the week. Breakfast went by quickly after that and Herbology passed by in a blur. Harry was the first one to arrive at DADA. Remus was sitting at his desk looking over his lesson plans. He looked so much younger than Harry remembered. Remus looked up immediately when he caught Harry's scent.

" Moony.", Harry whispered, tears pooling in his eyes. Remus' eyes glowed amber for a moment. " Cub.", he breathed. Harry ran over to him and hugged him hard. After a moment he pulled back and composed himself just in time for other students to arrive. " We can catch up later.", Remus promised. Harry nodded and went to find a seat.

The class definitely went better than last time. Remus talked about what they would be learning this year. Simple shield charm, disarming spell, simple jinxes, etc. They would also touch on some of the low level dark creatures. Harry stayed behind when class was over.

" You're a brilliant teacher Professor Lupin.", he said smiling, Remus smiled back at him. " Thank you Harry. I have to admit I am surprised you remembered me.", Remus said as they walked to lunch. " I have a really good memory. I remember Mooey and Pa-foo playing with me outside.", Harry said. He did too. He remembered more of his childhood this time around. " I wanted to see you cub, but...", Harry interrupted. " I know about your condition. I know you probably thought I would be safer away from you.". Remus nodded at the true statement. " Well I have you and Uncle Severus now. Hopefully Padfoot too, once he gets his trial. I need to eat now. We have all year to get caught up.", Harry said before joining his housemates.

" Hey Draco, I know you said your father worked at the ministry, but what about your mother?", Harry asked as he filled a plate with salad and strips of chicken and steak. He added some fruit as well and topped the whole thing with some ranch dressing.

" She doesn't work. At first I think it was so she could stay home with me, but now I don't know. Why do you ask?", Draco said as he dug into his own chicken salad sandwich. " Maybe she could teach History of Magic until someone is found or maybe teach it permanently.", Harry suggested. Draco's eyes lit up. " I'll go floo her right now.", he said excitedly before running out of the Great Hall.

When lunch was over Harry and his friends went to the library. Draco told him that his father would be talking to the Headmaster about his mother working here. Harry had Neville join their group and Daphne convinced Hermione as well. Harry was able to finish all the homework he had so far. That evening Astrology went by without a hitch and Harry found himself actually interested in it this time around.

The weeks flew by and before he knew it it was Halloween. Harry was really enjoying himself this time. He was still learning loads even though he had done all this once before. This time it was much easier to stay focused. One thing that had changed was that Harry wasn't seeker this time. Really what were they thinking last time anyway? Put an 11 year old muggle raised, malnourished boy on a broomstick in a dangerous competition? They were simply mad! No, Harry made sure not to show off at all when they had flying lessons. Besides, now that they had competent teachers, classes were more enjoyable. Especially History of Magic. Mrs. Malfoy really knew her stuff and her class was always exciting.

So he was happily starting to eat at the feast when he remembered what happened last time. He quickly scanned the hall for Hermione. Just like last time she wasn't there. At least there wouldn't be any trolls this time. Still Hermione didn't need to waste time over what somebody stupid said. Harry got up and quickly made his way to the high table where he whispered to Severus that he was going to get Hermione. He had had a " vision" of her crying in the bathroom. Severus got up and accompanied him.

She was in the same bathroom as last time. He had just coaxed her out when a horrible smell made itself known. He looked up at Severus in horror and saw that he too recognized the stench. There was a troll that just made its way around the corner and was now only 10 feet away. Severus immediately got in front of the children and started firing hexes at it. Hermione whimpered and curled herself into a ball. Harry took Severus' hand and time seemed to slow down for a moment.

" How can Hogwarts assist you My Lord?", Hogwarts said into their minds. " We need to get the troll out of the school and back where it belongs.", Harry thought. " Focus on the troll being with its' own kind.", Hogwarts told them. Severus and Harry did and with a loud pop, the troll was gone. " Thank you Lady Hogwarts.", Severus and Harry said. They felt a light caress against their cheeks and then the link was gone until they needed it again. Since there wasn't much of a ruckus this time, no one came to their aid. They took a shaking Hermione to the Hospital Wing and then told the Headmaster what happened. It wasn't until later that night, before he went to sleep, that Harry realized Dumbledore hadn't been present when he went to let Severus know where he was going.

AN: My hours at my first job have increased, so I haven't had too much time to work on this. I'll update when I can. Thanks for the support! Also I got a review I couldn't write back to because they had it blocked, so I'll just answer as best I can here. If the story sounds rushed sometimes I am sorry. My brain usually has a hundred different ideas running through it when I write plus this is only my second story. I'm still not used to sharing my work either. Anyway enjoy and please R/R