Harry never could have predicted how much his life would change after making a surprising discovery at the Dursley household the summer before Second Year. The young wizard returns to school looking for answers, and ends up finding a whole lot more. Snape/Harry mentor fic. No slash.

Have you ever wondered why, in all Harry's Occlumency lessons, Snape never realized how bad Harry's home life was via his memories? Well, you should. Because things would have gone a little differently...

To Harry Potter, Fifth Year seemed like the same as any other. Classmates, homework, new dangers, Voldemort risen in the shadows… the usual, even with a Dementor attack kicking things off. But how long can he maintain the illusion that everything is under control? As hope for a normal life slips away through his fingers, will Harry bear the weight of it all... or will it crush him?

The odds were stacked against him: a child from a blended home with no friends, no social skills to speak of, and a terrible secret. Yet slowly Remus Lupin began to discover there was a place for him in the world, if he could find the courage to claim it.

When a time traveling accident lands an eleven year old Teddy Lupin (up to no good, of course) at the feet of a newly thirteen year old Harry Potter many things become uncertain ...

Harry has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, making it difficult for him to learn, pay attention, and act "Normal." However, he is far from stupid. Not a parody. Begins with first year. See inside for notes.

At first the only person you see is a little girl standing there, her long blonde hair in braided pigtails. Then you finally see who is standing with her. Brittany nervously shifts her weight from one foot to the other, "Uh, hi Santana."