Disclaimer: I hereby state that J.K. Rowling and the publishers of the books have all rights to the characters and plots in J.K's wonderful books. Only the idea for this story is mine, and I am making absolutely no profit from the writing of this story.

Q&A: Please remember, if I don't have an answer that you were looking for, it is because I do not want to reveal the plot. Some answers will come sooner than others when you read my story, especially because I have written the answers into the plot.

Does he know who he's going to be paired with?
This is difficult, I suppose, because I will be trying to not assume anything about the last two books. This will actually leave room for the sixth book, when it comes out, if I am still writing at the time. I can say that he knows about Cho.

I have an idea for your story. I think that Snape should have a major part in the story. Well, here's my idea: Harry is alone in the streets when car nearly creashes into him or something else life treating but Snape saves him and teaches him some magic before Hogwarts. Mind you, Harry still lies on the street and he doesn't get to see Snape very often. You can even make it that Snape doesn't know Harry's last name untill he gets to Hogwarts!
Thank you for this suggestion, but I have actually read a story like this, only Harry was still at the Dursley's. I would rather create something that is a bit more my own. There is an idea I am playing with that will involve either Snape or Dumbledore, but that will come when it comes, and yes, it will be before Hogwarts.

What's going to happen to wormtail?!
I know that everyone is wanting, or many are, to see Harry reveal Wormtail long before it appears in the books. At the same time, though, this is something that helps to create a mental conflict for Harry that I think he needs. It provides a basis for Harry to learn that there are certain things that he has no control over, or that he should not attempt to have control over. Every person has a breaking point, though. It just depends when Harry reaches his.

Are there going to be chapters going into detail about what happens from now through to Hogwarts, or will there only be a few scattered paragraphs metioning the fact?
Oh, definitely. In my story, Harry is going to be maturing mentally a whole lot faster than the average child, especially knowing what he knows because of the books. He may also drag Ron into maturing a little. No worries, though, they will not be completely new characters.

Is he going to be getting more Slytherin throughout the story? I mean like using Dark magic to defeat deatheaters?
I definitely think he will be more Slytherin. The question is, will he try and have the hat not put him there or not. Harry has to be more Slytherin to survive in his new environment. He also wants to avenge his parents by destroying Voldemort, and Sirius by destroying Wormtail. He knows, thoough, that if everyone found out what he knows or will know, then he will not have an advantage. He may be eight, but his need to find answers, especially without anyone to truly help him, forces him into these realizations. As for using dark magic, I'm not certain yet. There are certain aspects of this story that are driven by reviewers answers to some questions for this story (that are on my bio).

Dumbledore will know about Jamie, won't he?
Hmm. He will know Jamie, but I'm not certain as to whether or not he will know Harry is Jamie. I'd think that Harry would prefer to be Jamie, but that does not mean Dumbledore will or will not find out.

Harry found himself walking alone as he headed towards the abandoned factory, knowing it would be a little warmer than some nook somewhere. He hurried himself along as he didn't want anyone to catch notice of him. It was dark and he knew that a child on the streets would catch someone's notice. Still, as he took note of all his surroundings, he also took notice of how full he felt, even after an hour of him eating supper at the Weasleys. Mrs. Weasley had made certain he had his fill, and then some. Harry could not remember the last time he was so satisfied. As a matter of fact, he didn't think he ever was so satisfied, not even with Mrs. Newton. The Dursleys certainly were not ones to make certain that he was filled.

Looking at his surroundings once again, he saw he was passing a martial arts building. It really was a pity he could not learn there, especially as he had no money. It would be nice to know he could properly defend himself, especially on the streets. He continued on to the factory and thought about the open offer that Mrs. Weasley had made. She had even offered to pick up his schooling, stating that if it were alright with his aunt, he could learn with Ron, Ginny, and the twins as she taught them. She had stated that they were home schooled and that while a muggle education was good and well for muggles, there were things about the wizarding world that were obviously not taught in the muggle world, and she would be more than willing to teach him. She said it would also do well for Ron to have a friend learn with them. Percy had a friend named Oliver Wood that learned with them. While the two of them were not close friends now that they were at Hogwarts, she felt that it would do for there to be another that joined in their family school. The only problem was, Mrs. Weasley wished to meet with the aunt Harry supposedly lived with, despite Harry's small protests that that would not be possible.

Anyhow, tomorrow was Saturday and Harry was hoping to make his way over to Mrs. Newton's house for a late breakfast. He had only taken up her offer every once in a while, or more like three or four times a week, but she kept him well fed.

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"I had a feeling that you would turn up around this time. Come on in, Jamie. How are you?"

"I'm well. Thank you." Harry put his bag on the floor and shrugged off his jacket.

"I do hope you like pancakes. The batter is all ready."

"I do."

"Wonderful. Come in to the kitchen, then, and we'll fix up those pancakes. How was day, yesterday? You weren't at the library."

Harry sat down at the kitchen table as Mrs. Newton made her way over to the stove. "I think I made a friend."

"Oh? What's his name? Or her?"

"His name's Ron. He was with his mum and dad, picking up his brothers from King's Cross, yesterday."

"You must tell me more!" She was obviously excited for her young friend, and in need of a bit of child's gossip.

So Harry did, leaving out anything that had to do with magic and how they managed to get to St. Ottery Catchpole, or even that that was where the Weasley's lived. At the end of the narration, Mrs. Newton placed a stack of three pancakes in front of him, while she had two.

"Mrs. Newton?"

"Yes, love?"

"I have a question."

"Go on, then." She smiled.

"It-it's a hard one, kind of...I think. What do you do if you know things others don't? And you know it because you know some of the future! The problem is, you already changed it and telling someone the things you know would change it more and telling would help someone! What do you do?"

"That is more of an odd and theoretical question than anything. Lets see if I've got this straight. You know the future," he nodded, "but you've already changed some." He nodded again. "Because you know this future, you know things others don't. Something specific?" Again, he nodded. "You think by telling someone what you know of the future, it will help someone."

"Yes."

"Hmm. Well, I suppose the first thing you should realize, Jamie, is that the future is always subject to change. For example, what would happen if I had decided to make eggs instead of pancakes this morning. Let's say that decision led to the two of us having food poisoning for some reason or another. Because of this, we had to go to the hospital, avoiding one of us being run over by a car that would have otherwise happened if we were not in the hospital for a few days. We ended up dying because of that accident. That's the problem with changing time. You change one thing, and you could end up changing everything. As for you helping someone because of that information, what happens if no one believes you? What if what would have happened is the way it has to happen...the way it needs to happen? What if someone traveled back in time and changed the fact that World War II ever happened? There would be heavy ramifications for such a thing. They could be good or bad. Do you understand?"

"What if you really want to change something?"

"In real life, Jamie, you can't. There is no way to know the future or travel into the past. Why are you asking? A story?"

"N-no. Ron had a comic book."

Mrs. Newton nodded. "You can't change anything as it only happens to you once. You don't know where something would lead you. If you could change the bad, what is to say something worse won't happen?"

"Even if you really, really, want to change something? What if you already changed some things?"

"Then don't change anymore, I suppose. Even trying to fix things back to the way things were before could be just as bad. You could end up messing up somewhere and have it much worse."

"Oh."

All Harry could to was think about Peter Pettigrew. What would happen if he told someone? Would anyone believe him? What if they did find out about Pettigrew but believed whatever Peter said? What if they just threw Peter into Azkaban and kept Sirius in Azkaban as well? Maybe he could just not tell anyone until Sirius actually escaped? Not Fudge, but maybe the headmaster of Hogwarts. All he knew was that he had to think about this a lot. It would not do for him to make a mistake and cause things to change for the bad. He could wait. He could not even remember Sirius from when he was a baby, so he could not really feel the loss. That was a small comfort.

"Are you looking forward to Christmas? It's on Monday, two days away."

Harry shrugged. "It's just another day."

Mrs. Newton stood up from her seat. "Just one moment." She left the kitchen, only to return moments later with a large rectangular package. "This is for you. You can open it now if you'd like."

Harry smiled at the woman and pulled the red package toward him. He struggled with the ribbon before he was able to tear the paper away from the box. Opening the white box, he found some clothes.

"Thank you."

"You look like you need new clothes. Why don't you go try them on, hmm?"

Harry gladly took the clothes with him into the bathroom and put them on. They were a pair of jeans and two sweaters. One sweater was a dark green and the other a dark blue. Putting them on, he found that they were a bit big, but not obscenely so, like the rest of his clothing. The second sweater was the same. He walked out of the bathroom with them on to show Mrs. Newton.

"They look nice on you. They are a little big, but that just means you have room to grow, I suppose."

"Thank you, Mrs. Newton. They're nice."

"You need someone to look after you. Besides, I like you."

Harry could almost hear the insult that was geared toward his imaginary aunt (even if she was real as well). It made him feel bad for lying to Mrs. Newton.

"You come over whenever you need or want, Jamie."

"Y-you don't..."

"You are one of my youngest friends, but a friend nonetheless. The offer would be open for anyone."

"You don't want me as a friend. I'm horrible."

She grabbed him by the shoulders and made certain he was looking straight at her. "You listen here, James Black, you are not horrible. I don't care what anyone has said or will say, you cannot honestly believe that. I happen to think myself of being a good judge of character, so nothing you say will dissuade me from the fact that you are not horrible."

"There might be some things."

"No. There most definitely are not." She let go of the boy's shoulders. "Now, why don't you finish those pancakes."

"Thank you, Mrs. Newton."

"Think nothing of it." She gave him a smile.

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"Hello Arabella. How are you this fine morning?"

"Worried, Albus. I have researched every boarding school that I can find to see if there is any Harry Potter residing there, at least those that speak English, and nothing. I cannot find Harry at any of them and the Dursley's refuse to tell me the name of the school. On top of that, he has not even come home for Christmas holiday."

"It is worrisome." The headmaster rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"What has Petunia said about this?"

"Just that the boy would not be returning for holiday. I don't understand, though. Doesn't she know of the protection that she affords him?"

"Of course she does. I'm also afraid she understands a bit too much. She obviously realizes that he does not need to be there year round, especially as he would be attending Hogwarts. But yes, it is still very worrisome."

"Could we not cast a tracking charm?"

"I am afraid not. Before I had young Mr. Potter placed in her care, I made certain that there were charms placed on him to make it impossible for anyone to track him, at least for ten years. I could not risk a follower of Voldemort", Arabella shuddered, "finding him in such a manner. This was necessary especially because there are only protections around the house and not the whole of Little Whinging. Try to find the name of the boarding school from his aunt. While this whole thing is worrisome, we also must remind ourselves that there is no reason that Petunia should lie. There is also the matter that the blood protection surrounding the house is still functioning. It is a good sign. Continue working on finding his exact location, though.

Arabella nodded before she flooed back to her home in Little Whinging. Albus Dumbledore, on the other hand, popped a lemon drop into his mouth before thinking deeply and looking toward the phoenix in his office.

"What do you think Fawkes? Do we need to worry?"

Fawkes trilled a few notes.

"You aren't certain, either, hmm?" He walked up to the proud bird before stroking its beautiful plumage. "Perhaps you could find him for me, and make certain he is all right. Just a small trip. I just need to be certain."

Fawkes immediately took off to obey the wishes of his master and friend. Fawkes decided to bring the boy back to Albus if he was found to be in any trouble.

Whatdaya think? If you would like, answer some questions found in my bio. Thanx for reading.