The months passed quickly, Severus thankful that the false memories were accepted as being reality, and both sets of parents showering their child with love and caring. Then the fateful night happened, the Potters were killed and Harry was taken to be placed with Lily's sister. When Severus had asked Albus Dumbledore, the leader of the Light and his boss, why he had done that, the old coot had said that it was due to Lily placing a blood protection on him. That had Severus laughing to himself at the idiocy of the excuse, there was no blood familiarity between them so there could have been no protection placed. Albus knew what Harry was and wanted him for himself, something that Severus would be damned to see happen.

As he had been doing since first placing them, Severus watched over the pair, making sure that they were safe and cared for, though it took more work with the Dursleys than with the Grangers. He was just grateful that Albus was too arrogant to place wards around the house he had left Harry at, it meant that Severus could get in and personally assist the boy, and punish the other three by interesting means, not that the trio stopped their treatment of the demigod.

By the time school came around, Severus was already called in by the Grangers to handle the obvious magical talent their daughter had, which the man was pleased about. He knew that Harry was having the same things happen to him; his hours of watching had revealed that. As for schooling, due to how close the two houses were, Severus planted the idea of choosing a school between them for the children, so that they could meet and perhaps become friends. Unfortunately, Petunia had also chosen to enrol her tub of lard child in the same school, a frustrating turn of events as the boy would constantly bully his supposed cousin before that and this would just give him more time to continue.

Regardless, it was the first day of school and Severus was invisibly watching his two wards get dropped off.

Hermione was very excited, she loved learning and for some reason she had this feeling that something wonderful was going to happen today. Turning to wave at her parents, the bouncy brunette girl walked into the school grounds and found somewhere to sit, try to read some more before they were all called in, but not doing very well.

Harry's arrival was somewhat different. Excited about school as he too enjoyed learning, the boy was mainly pleased that he wouldn't be stuck in the house day after day with his abusive relatives; this was an escape and salvation. Running from his uncle's car before it had completely stopped, the boy didn't watch he was going and ran into a bench.

"Oomph," Harry groaned lightly as he landed on the ground before muttering to himself in his secret language, "Stupid, stupid, stupid, make a complete freak of yourself before even starting. Great work Harry."

Unknown to him, the girl sitting on the bench he had run into had heard him and gasped lightly. Grabbing his arm, she pulled him off, finding a secluded area behind some shrubs, "Oh my god, you can speak like this too? I thought I was the only one who could. This is great, I can't believe this, this must be the good thing to happen to me today. I knew it would be big but I never thought it would be this."

Harry was in shock from having been dragged off and then the girl who dragged him speaking in his language, very fast too. Placing a hand on hers, he stopped her talking for a second and said with a smile, "You were talking way too fast. I'm Harry Potter."

"Hermione Granger, it's so great to meet you. Are you a student here too?"

"I start today. How can you speak this way?"

Hermione shrugged, "I always have, ever since I can remember. My parents were concerned until they spoke to a friend and he said that it was normal, so they stopped worrying. I can't believe there's someone else like me out there, we can be friends! I've never had a friend before."

The boy was stunned to hear that, "Why?"

"I've just never had one before, one person told my parents that I was anti-social and recommended I go to therapy," shrugging, Hermione then grew quizzical, "So what do friends do?"

That made Harry blush deeply, "I don't know, I've never had any either. My cousin has friends and they would go beat up the younger kids and me but I don't think that's what friends are supposed to do. How about we sit together in class and at lunch?"

"Ok," the bell rang then and the pair hurriedly rose from their spot to race inside, wanting to get seats together.

From his spot, Severus had heard everything, and understood courtesy of a translation charm, a large smile on his face at what had occurred, "Not exactly how I had hoped but hell, it worked." The man then apparated away, he had a potions class to teach in an hour and couldn't be late again.

Inside of the school, things were going great for the young friends until they were asked to read something from the board. To the laughter of their fellow students neither could successfully read what they were asked to, and their teacher didn't stop them, she just tutted and led them both from the room, "Sit here until I return."

Once alone, the pair sobbed softly, "Why can't I read properly? Mummy teaches me every night and I still struggle to get simple words."

Harry hugged his new friend, his own tears falling, "Uncle Vernon calls me a freak; maybe he's right if I can't read a word off the board."

Both got the shocks of a lifetime though when two distinct voices spoke in their minds. In Hermione's the man said, "Do not cry my daughter, the gods of Greece do not sire simple minds."

Harry heard a different man say, "My son, you are not a freak, you are a brave hero. We will find you both, we never forgot."

As quickly as they appeared, they left again, leaving the children scared out of their minds, clinging to each other, "Hermione, what did yours say?"

"He, he said he was my Daddy and that the gods of Greece do not sire simple minds. What about you?"

"It was my Dad too, he told me that I wasn't a freak, I was a brave hero. He also said that they would find us, that they never forgot. What was that?"

The girl shrugged her entire body, "I don't know, I just don't know. We shouldn't tell anyone about it though, they may think we're nuts. Do you know anything about the Greek gods?"

Harry shook his head but was interrupted from answering as their teacher and another woman approached, "Miss Granger, Mr Potter, this is Miss Williams and she is your new teacher. Go with her."

Following the teacher's instructions, the two friends found themselves in front of the Special Educational Needs, or SEN, classroom, "Miss Williams, why are we here?"

"For extra help dears, come along, test time"

By the end of the day both kids were diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD, and letters were given to them to give to their guardians. The friends were annoyed but knew that as 5 year olds, there was very little they could do, and at least they weren't getting laughed at anymore.

At the school gates, they hugged, "See you tomorrow Harry."

"Bye Hermione," the boy said back, both of them heading off to their very different houses.