Harry hit the floor with a crack. He stumbled back and slammed into the table. The room was super quiet. He felt his hip throbbing as he gripped the table. He looked up and his eyes met Snape. Snape took a step back. Could he see the change? He would bet his life he could. Harry smirked at him. Snape arched his eyebrow and moved to him.

"So, Mr. Potter, always causing chaos in class."

"Snape." Harry spoke quietly. "Looks like you are going to assign me detention."

"Everyone out." Snape snapped.

Everyone began to move quickly seeing Snape beginning to snap.

Harry leaned against the desk and knocked Neville's cauldron off the desk. Snape looked at him furious. Harry frowned. "Looks like, Neville was clumsy."

"Longbottom, you stay."

Harry looked back to Malfoy. "Sir, it would be unfair for us to stay and you not keep Malfoy. This was his fault after all."

"Draco, is not at fault."

Harry looked back to Snape and smirked. "I would hate to go to Dumbledore and demand him to look into this entire incident."

Snape snarled getting up in his face. Harry grinned and looked directly in his eyes. Harry opened his mind two simple words rippled through to Snape. "Trust me."

Snape didn't flinch. "Malfoy, stay."

The rest of the room watched Harry and Snape. Snape snarled again looking at the other students. Everyone packed and filed out of the room quickly. Harry waited until everyone had left then turned back to the door and lifted his hand causing the room to lock and made sure no one could hear what he was about to say.

Harry turned back to the room. "Is it gone? Is the tracking spell gone?"

Snape's mouth dropped open. He raised his wand and flicked his wrist. He took a step back when he found whatever his wand movement had uncovered.

"You're seventeen. You are of age."

Harry breathed in a sigh of relief. He looked around the room at the people around him. "I only trust the people in this room."

Malfoy broke the silence by laughing. "Are you insane, Potter?"

Harry moved to him. Malfoy took a step back. Harry grabbed his arm as Malfoy tried to pull away. Harry jerked his wrist forward and whipped his other arm out holding him by the neck. Snape moved to them and Harry turned giving him a look challenging him.

Harry turned back to Malfoy and ripped his shirt away to look at Draco's mark. He wrapped his hand around his arm and Malfoy dropped as Harry burned the mark away. Draco stood as ash began to fall between them.

"What did you do?"

Harry released Draco's arm. "Giving you another option."

Malfoy snarled. "There are no other options."

Harry leaned against the desk. "I'm leaving after I confront Dumbledore. I'm going to the Order of the Phoenix Headquarters and kicking everyone out. I'm going to fight this without Dumbledore or his bullshit. Let's face it Draco, Dumbledore doesn't give a damn about you or me. I went to him earlier this year saying something was wrong with you. He blew me off. I understand what he wants and I'm not going to do it his way." Harry turned back to Snape. "The question is, are you both coming or staying here to be pawns?"

Snape looked at him. "That is your plan, leaving."

Harry snorted. "No, I need your help along with a few others. Does your fireplace connect to the floo network?"

Snape moved going into his office. Everyone followed them. Harry threw in powder and called Fred and George at the shop. George popped his head into the fire. "Harrykins. Why do you look different? I'm lovin the hair."

"George, focus. I need you and Fred to sneak into Hogwarts and create a diversion in two hours in the grand hall. I need you to make as much noise as possible. Anything that won't kill people. I need Dumbledore out of his office. Can you guys help me out?"

George grinned grabbing Fred behind him and pulling him into the fire. "You got it partner."

Harry grinned. "I'm going to contact you soon. Don't tell anyone you are still talking to me including the rest of your family. I no longer trust Dumbledore. Do not trust Dumbledore."

Fred and George looked worried. "Harry, we trust you."

"Good, two hours."

Harry stepped out of the fire.

"In or out, I need to know so I can plan accordingly."

"How could you trust any of us?"

Harry looked around to the three men. "Neville, is more than you give him credit for. Malfoy has been screwed by his family and let's be honest. Snape, do you feel like you have any control? Do you feel like you are anything but a pawn?"

"There is more that you don't know about."

"I'm sure there is. In or out?"

"I'm in." Neville spoke first.

"I'm in." Malfoy finished.

Snape cursed and looked at all three of them before he turned to them. "Fine, what is your owe so brilliant plan."

"I'm going to Dumbledore's office. I'm going to confront him and walk out of here. I'm going to meet Malfoy outside at the gate. We will go to the Grimmauld Place. By the time you get there, it will be empty."

"Dobby!"

Dobby popped into the room. "Dobby get Kreacher out of the house until I take back Grimmauld place. As soon as everyone leaves, I want you to take Kreacher back and get the house ready. We will be coming soon."

Dobby nodded.

Harry handed him his trunk. Dobby took it and with a pop was gone. Harry pulled two potions from his pocket and handed one to Snape and one to Neville.

"Drink this. It will protect your mind. I only have enough for two. Malfoy shouldn't need it since he is leaving with me. Neville, I want you to stay here and spy on everyone here. Most people are stupid and look past you. You can watch Ron and Hermione. They are completely under Dumbledore's thumb they will do whatever he wants. Snape you will be here when Dumbledore starts freaking out. He will demand to know what we talked about while we were here. Tell him you gave me and Neville two weeks of detentions. I'm sorry Neville. When Fred and George do whatever they are going to do, I want you to sneak into Dumbledore's office and steal all of his pensive memories. Meet us back at Grimmauld place. Dobby is going to be our secret keeper. I trust no one else."

"This is your plan?" He scoffed.

Harry walked over to him placing his hand over Snape's arm and removed his mark. Snape flinched but didn't make any noise.

"Welcome to the new age."

Snape stared down at his arm then looked back to Harry. "Tell me one thing and I'll do this. Do you know what Dumbledore has planned for you?"

"I have to die." Harry spoke quietly.

Snape nodded. "I'll wait until Dumbledore summons me to his office. Malfoy, go back to the dungeons. Pack your stuff discreetly and sneak out to the gates. Potter will meet you and we will go with this insanity."

Malfoy nodded and walked out of the room. Neville stayed behind. "Harry, how will I get a hold of you?"

"Dobby, I will have him check in with you. Don't do anything that is suspicious. Just listen. Ron and Hermione will be talking in the common room and just watch to see if Dumbledore does anything."

Neville nodded and left the room.

Harry looked at Snape again. "I know the end game but there has to be more. Dumbledore was showing me things about Voldemort's past and his family. We need to know what he has been collecting in those memories. Without the pensive memories, we will be walking around blind."

Snape nodded. "Potter, you're asking me to follow you. You are a child."

"Now, after one potions accident, I'm an adult."

Harry walked past him to the door and followed the path that would lead him to Dumbledore. The passageway to the office was open as Harry walked. He moved up the stairs and into Dumbledore's office.

Dumbledore was smiling at him his eyes twinkling. Harry hated him.

"Expelliarmus."

Dumbledore's wand flew into Harry's hand and sparks shot out of it. Harry grinned.

"I guess I have your wand now." Harry moved a few feet to the chair and sat down. "I'm coming here as a courtesy. I'm leaving. I will no longer go to the Dursley's and I will not be walking the path that you have pushed me into."

Dumbledore was shocked enough his twinkle was gone. It gave him some satisfaction to see it gone. He'd given up everything he wanted. Steve and Bucky were dead now. The years between them and the war they had fought were stories in a book experience by men dead or almost dead. Steve probably died as his health deteriorated with age and Bucky hopefully survived the war. Maybe, they ran away together and had a life. He would like to think they had. He just wanted to go back. Merlin, he felt his heart was still in the forties. He wanted his heart back.

"Harry, you are still a child. I am your magical guardian and to keep you safe you have to go back to the Dursley's and I can't let you leave school."

"Look harder, old man. I'm seventeen. You failed. I will not sacrifice myself as easily as you thought I would. I'm going to do what it takes but it will not be how you wanted. I am not your little lamb to lead anymore. If I've learned anything, I've learned you are not our savior and you are not the man I thought you were. I am Harry James Potter. I am the current heir to Black and Potter and as an adult; I revoke all invitations to my properties to anyone not known by my secret keeper. I refuse, as heir, for Albus Dumbledore to step on any of my properties and make him forever more an enemy of the house of Black and Potter. I revoke all claims made by Albus Dumbledore to the houses of Black and Potter."

Dumbledore stood. "Harry, you don't know what you are doing?"

Harry laughed. "I'm a horcrux and you've known I had to die for how long now? Secrets Dumbledore, you did this to yourself. I've picked my side. I'm going to fight. I've accepted my mission. I'm leaving the school away from all your little sycophants and your horrible teachers. I was abused by my family, then came here and was abused by your staff. I tried to warn you about the death eaters here and now you are worried because you can't control me anymore."

Harry lifted Dumbledore's wand. "And now I have your wand."

Harry saw the snitch sitting on Dumbledore's desk. Harry waived his hand and the snitch flew into his hand. "Game over, Dumbledore."

Harry turned around and walked out of Dumbledore's office. He walked out of the school without looking back and headed for the main gate. He heard several people screaming for him and ignored them. He heard McGonagall, Ron, and Hermione among them. He moved to Malfoy. Malfoy turned to him as he moved past the wards, he hugged him and pulled them to the yard at Grimmauld Place. Dobby was waiting for them. Dobby showed them a piece of paper and the flat began to show itself. Draco and Harry moved walking inside.

Draco was shaking as they stood inside the house.

"Malfoy."

"Just give me a minute, this hasn't sunk in yet."

Harry moved through the room looking around. No one was here. The house had been cleared. He was officially seventeen. His inheritance was official. He moved up the stairs and saw his trunk sitting in Sirius's old room. He dropped down on the bed looking at his trunk. He sat there for what seemed like hours, looking at his trunk. He moved walking to it and opened it.

The smell that hit him had him doubled over. It smelled like the fire from the apartment and Bucky's cologne, Steve's ink. He picked up a jumper and inhaled it. He wanted to cry. Let the tears fall. He wanted them back. He didn't want to be strong. He didn't want to do any of this. He just wanted them back. He wanted with everything just to have stayed and said fuck everyone. Why didn't he stay?

He heard his door open and he turned to it. Draco took in his face and looked confused. Harry tried to wipe it away and sealed his trunk again after pulling out two of the books and resizing them. Draco moved sitting on his bed.

"Why did you even help me?"

Harry moved trying to walk away from the trunk and the familiar smell of what he desired most.

"Malfoy, you more than anyone should understand. We never wanted any of this. I didn't want to be a savior. You didn't want to be a death eater. We were pushed into corners. I'm getting out of the corner. You are safe here. No one can get to you stay here, leave, fight, don't fight. It doesn't matter. It's your choice now. You have a clean slate. You can do whatever you want."

Malfoy turned to him. "We aren't even friends."

Harry held out a hand to him. "Draco Malfoy, will you accept my friendship."

Malfoy looked at him for several minutes. His silver eyes stared at Harry looking for Merlin only knew. He finally nodded and took Harry's hand.

"Call me Draco."

"Call me Harry."

Draco scrunched his nose. "I think Potter suits you."

Harry snorted. "Well, Draco. How about I let you see something as a sign of friendship."

Harry handed him the two books. Draco took them watching Harry and not looking down. "This is so strange."

Harry grinned. "Look."

Draco looked down and jerked in his seat. "Is this real, oh Merlin, two of them. You have two of Salazar Slytherin's books." He screamed. "His potions book." His eyes whipped back to Harry's "How long have you had these?"

"Long enough. I can only brew some of them. You and Snape will have a much easier time with them. I exploded so many cauldrons. I don't have the gifts you and Snape do. I ask you to help me learn in exchange for letting you have access to it while you stay. Will you stay?"

Draco nodded looking through the books. "I'm not going anywhere."

Harry laughed. "Well, before we do anything. We have to fix this house. Can you help me with that? Burning it down would work better but we don't have that option and I can't go into Gringotts and find my other holdings without Dumbledore finding out. I think we will be safe here."

Harry looked back to the trunk. He had to do this. It was too late now to change anything. They were gone. Draco caught him looking at the trunk.

"Potter, are you all right?"

Harry turned back to him but couldn't speak so he nodded.

Snape arrived three hours later. Dobby immediate went outside to grab him and get him safely inside. Harry and Draco had been cleaning. The house was a fucking nightmare. Dark objects were everywhere and shit was living in the furniture and walls. They were both a little terrified and refused to be far from each other. Harry was already planning to trick Draco into sleeping with him until the house was habitable.

Snape walked into the house and collapsed on the couch in the front room. Draco and Harry ran for him the minute they heard his entrance. He looked shaken.

"You need to put your house under the charm until we figure everything out. Everyone will think you are hiding there."

Snake nodded and called for Dobby making him his secret keeper.

"How did it go?"

Snake looked shaken then laughed. Harry and Draco just started at one another.

"The terrifying twins gave Hogwarts a run for their money. They blew up half the grand hall. It was absolute chaos. I got all the pensive memories and ran back to the hall then snuck out when the fireworks hit. The ministry was showing up as I ran into the forest."

Harry snickered.

"Never doubted them. Chaos is their nature."

Snape just nodded. Draco ran out of the room and came back with the books Harry had given to him earlier. He dropped on the couch shoving them in Snape's face.

Snape took one look and all color left him. "Where did you get these?"

Harry just grinned. "I have another one of spells but they are all in parcel tongue."

"I would have come for this alone."

Harry slid down farther in the chair. "Well, you can help us clean this place for the trade of knowledge. The potion I gave you earlier. It came from this book. It took me nine cauldrons blowing up to get it right."

Snape looked at the book again his eyes peered around the house and he lifted an eyebrow. "I don't think even this book is worth what is going to take to fix this house."

Draco snarled. "Then give it back."

Snape snarled right back at him. "No."

Harry laughed for the first time since he came back and meant it. "This feels like home."

Both men's eyes turned to him. Draco was the one respond. "You are some kind of fucked up Potter."

"You have no idea."