Hi guys ! I know it's been a long time since the last update, sorry about that. I have lots of chapters ready to be typed so don't worry.

I received a comment about someone thinking it was an AU, and who was a little disappointed I didn't war you but no, don't worry, it isn't. She was confused by my use of the expression 'another timeline'. Let me clarify. I borrowed those words from Doctor Who, and I use them simply to express that things have changed, compared to what should have happened (as they happened in the book). It doesn't mean I'm going to change everything or that Harry ended up in a parallel universe, just that things are a bit disturbed from how they might have been. But I really like the challenge of playing around canon events and building the story with this boundary in mind. So don't worry, I'm sticking to the books :)

Thanks for reading me, it means a lot (I konw, I repeat myself al LOT, but that's incredible how many of you actually read this, I genuinely can't believe it !), and as always, feel free to comment, positive AND negative feedbacks are appreciated. Also, sorry for the shortness of this chapter, I promis I won't make you wait too long for the next one.

Here's a little reminder of the past chapters.

After the war, Harry decides to go back in time to be friends with Snape, as he didn't have the chance before and regrets it. He borrows the time-turner from McGonnagall and goes back to 1992 (his 2nd year at Hogwarts).

The first few week are a bit weird, but he ends up being friends with Snape, and lives with him, hidden in the dungeons. Unfortunately, as the Weasley twins posess the Marauder's map, they discover him, so he has to reveal everything.

He also starts (again!) to learn Legilimency, with Snape as a teacher, and thankfully does much better than in his previous attempts, and manages to be able to roughly communicate feelings through his mind.

Eventually, his feelings for Snape grow into something more, and they end up sharing a kiss.

Soon, the end of term was there, and the students left the castle. It was very new for Harry to be in such silence in this massive place.

Now that the corridors were deserted, he could walk about freely, still cloaked just in case he stumbled across Filch or one of the busy house-eleves already cleaning and preparing everything for the year to come.

Harry had decided to write regularly to the twins. Not that he was really happy that they knew about his relationship with Severus, but he couldn't lie to them anymore, since they still had the Marauder's map. Besides, it was nice to have someone else to talk to. He did love to spend time with Severus, but living in the dungeons and reamaining constantly hidden could be quite depressing at times, and he needed other people to talk to if he didn't want to lose his sanity.

And there was still the problem of the said map. The younger Harry would own it very soon, and if he were to discover another occurrence of himself on it, it would break the n°1 rule that came with time-travel. Moreover, this was also going to be the year when Hermione would be given the time-turner by Mrs. McGonnagall, and Harry could absolutely not take the risk to be so many times at the same place. He didn't even know if time itself was ready to allow that.

Plus the fact that Lupin would be regularly visiting Snape for his potions, and running around in the Forbiden Forest at full moon.

No, Harry could definitely not stay in or even near the castle next year. And with Sirius's escape and all the Dementors and Aurors chasing him, the outside wizarding world would be equally dangerous. The only place Harry could think of was the Muggle world. No-one would find him there. Living as a homeless was off the table, though. Being on the run for almost a year had been enough, thank you very much. More importantly, Muggles were not really fond of homeless people, and it would most certainly draw attention, and that was exactly what he was willing to avoid.

The main problem was that he didn't have many acquaintances in the Muggle world, apart from the Dursleys, and something was telling him they would not be very keen to welcome him in their home. He had never had any friends either, before going to Hogwarts, and even if he had, he couldn't break the Wizarding Secrecy law.

He finally came up with an idea. A crazy idea, but it might very well work.

He wrote a short letter, briefly explaining the situation and asking if he could seek refuge for the year to come. But before sending the letter, he had something very important to do. He had to tell Severus, and also... Dumbledore.

'You are going to do WHAT ?! ' Snape choked when Harry explained his plan to him.

'Look, lots of things are going to happen this year, and the Wizarding world will be way too dangerous for me. The Muggle World is the only place in which I will be safe, and Miss Figg is the only person apart from my aunt and uncle that I know there. Besides, she's a Squib, so she will be able to understand the situation.'

'But... This woman, are you really sure you can trust her?'

'I'd trust her with my life. Well, in fact, I already have. Anyway, there's still a tiny problem. She's working for Dumbledore.'

'And you call that a tiny problem ?!' Snape said, bewildered. 'You can't expect her not to tell him !'

'Exactly. That's why I have to tell Dumbledore first.'

Snape sighed loudly, rolling his eyes and shaking his head in disapproval.

'I know, this is all beginning to be a little more complicated than I expected' Harry admitted.

'Indeed. You have to be really careful about the people that get involved with this. Especially when the Dark Lord will come back...'

Harry shivered at the name. I was always a bit hard for him to remember that his friend had served alongside the Death Eaters, and would be doing it again in a few years. Not that it frightened him, as he knew he could trust Severus, but it painfully reminded him of all the self-sacrifices he had done and would have to make just to protect Harry. At this thought, the young man curled up against his friend's chest and softly kissed him on the jaw.

'What was that for ?' The older wizard asked, surprised, gently wrapping his arms around him.

As an answer, Harry simply invited him into his mind, sharing his feelings of worry and remorse. The slender wizard tightened his embrace and kissed him on the forehead. 'Don't worry about me' he whispered.