Sorted into Slytherin with the whisper of prophecy around her, Hermione refuses to bow down to the blood prejudices that poison the wizarding world. Carving her own path forward, Hermione chooses to make her own destiny, not as a Muggleborn, a halfblood, or as a pureblood... but as a New Blood, and everything the mysterious term means. ((Short chapters, done scene by scene))

Aurora Sinistra spends most of her time watching the stars. In the summer of 1991, she has a plan redeem the reputation of Slytherin House, and some of the people inside it. Recruiting Severus Snape to help her, the two teachers undertake a gambit of their own that leads the Boy-Who-Lived and the Brightest Witch of Her Age into Slytherin House and friendships with Draco Malfoy.

Harry has the ability to learn the history of any object he touches, whether he wants to or not.

Hermione is approached with a time-travel safeguard to right the wrongs of the wars. Sent back in time to the first year of the Marauders schooling, Hermione is given a De-Aging potion to begin Hogwarts over again only this time she must get herself sorted into Slytherin to befriend Snape and some other 'at-risk' students. Can she save Snape without falling for him?