By the end of the week, Dumbledore had informed Professor McGonagal and Professor Snape of Harry's infliction and of the fact that he was indeed Remus' son. Harry wasn't sure he wanted Snape involved but it turned out Professor Snape brewed a potion that would allow Harry to not become a complete monster on the next full moon. Besides, now Snape almost seemed... nice to Harry. Harry figured it had a lot to do with the fact that Harry was not related to James Potter and therefore no longer resembled him.

Harry figured it had a lot to do with the fact that Harry was not related to James Potter and therefore no longer resembled him. Remus had explained to Harry the way James had treated Snape and Harry didn't blame the man for disliking the child who looked like him. Apparently, James arranged for Snape to meet Remus during the full moon and had nearly gotten him killed. After hearing that, Harry wasn't he liked the man whose face he shared for the first thirteen years of his life.

Harry was sitting in Remus' office and trying to figure out what was off about Ron's rat. Harry's sense of smell had increased drastically and he could now distinguish the difference between human and animal scents. But Ron's rat smelled human. Harry had come to recognise Remus' scent as being close to human but not exactly. But this rat smelled human and human only.

When Remus entered the room, he found Harry, sitting on the floor poking something. When he got a closer look he saw that Harry was poking a rat.

"There's something off about this rat. I don't know how or if I'm completely mad but it smells human?" Harry stated as he poked the sleeping rat in the face. The rat didn't even budge upon being poked. Remus stared at the rat with an expression Harry had never seen before. Harry watched shocked as Remus warded the room so no one could leave and told Harry to step away from the sleeping rat.

Remus sent a message to Dumbledore using the floo network and within a matter of minutes, Dumbledore, Snape and McGonagall were standing with Remus staring at the rat.

Before any of the confused professors could ask Remus why they were there, he took out his wand and cast a spell at the sleeping rat. But laying in front of them was no longer a rat but a face rat-faced man. Harry was shocked to see a rat turn into a man but even more surprised when Snape grabbed Harry by his robes and pulled the young boy safely behind him. Harry found himself wondering if they expected this man to attack; more importantly, he found himself wondering just who this man was. He got the feeling that his professors all knew who the man was.

"This is why you've asked me to bring Veritaserum potion?" Professor Snape said as he retrieved a vial of cloudy white potion and a potion dropper. Harry watched as the potions master slipped a few drops of the potion into the man's mouth and then stepped back with the other professors and Harry.

When the man stirred awake, Harry couldn't believe how rat-like he was awake. From the way his face moved to the way his beady eyes zoomed around the room. Harry found the man left him with a deeply uncomfortable feeling and was glad Professor Snape had wanted Harry behind him.

"State your name," Dumbledore said in a firm voice that Harry had never heard from the old man. The voice was close

"Peter Pettigrew," the man replied in a voice that was void of any kind of emotion or thought. Like the words were slipping out but the man had yet to acknowledge what he was saying. It's like the man wasn't fully there or even aware of his surroundings. He certainly didn't acknowledge the fact that almost everyone in the room had a wand pointed at him.

"Why are you alive? We were under the impression that you were dead, that Sirius Black had murdered you," Dumbledore said.

"I framed him; it was easier than you'd expect. I knew he'd been seeking me out because he was upset that I gave James and Lily's location away to Voldemort. All I really had to do was kill a few muggles, cut off a finger and shift into my animagus form and make a large enough explosion and everyone turned to blame Sirius. It helped my case drastically that everyone assumed that he was the Potters' secret keeper."

Harry found himself really confused by what the rat-faced man was saying and even more confused when Dumbledore placed a body-bind curse on the man. The only thing he understood was that this man was the reason his mother and adopted father had been murdered.

"I believe there has been a mix-up, I will see to it that Peter is placed in Azkaban and that the wizarding community is informed of Sirius' innocence," Dumbledore said as he bent down to grab Peter's shoulder. With a loud crack, both Peter and Dumbledore disappeared leaving Harry alone with his professors.

The next morning, Harry was still confused about what had happened but had agreed to remain silent about it until told otherwise. Remus had explained the whole thing to Harry but Harry still had questions to ask. But that wasn't why Harry had been called to Professor Dumbledore office on that morning.

Harry found himself feeling lost and confused lately. Since his potion had worn off, he'd lost a lot of his characteristics that had defined who he was before. His personality had changed drastically; Harry suddenly felt more inclined to study and investigate things thoroughly. He had quickly become an academic rival to Hermione who actually appreciated having some "proper competition".

He found that he still enjoyed quidditch but not with the same passion as before. It was like his whole personality had changed and he had no idea how to handle it. It was almost like Harry had become a different person. When he expressed this to Dumbledore, the headmaster frowned.

"I almost figured something like this would happen. This is common with children who have had a paternity spell placed on them," Dumbledore explained. "They take on certain personality traits from the secondary parental figure and once the spell wears off, they find their personality alters to match their true biologic parents. I believe the best course of action now would be to have you resorted."

"Resorted, sir?" Harry asked, confused. He'd never heard of students being resorted before.

"Yes, Harry. You are sorted into your houses based on personality traits and as you mentioned before, you have noticed your personality changing and we want to make sure you are in the house that best nurtures your new personality," Dumbledore said as he stood up and collected the sorting hat from a stool in the corner of his office. Before Harry could object, the hat was placed on his head.

Hmm, I remember you but you've changed! Your mind is different; you're different. You've finally come to into your true self. I must say, it took you long enough. But where to put you. You still have your ambitious ways and a thirst to prove yourself. And from what I can tell you've become quite resourceful and clever. I stand by my previous guess for you and I am even more certain that you belong in SLYTHERIN!"

Please don't hate me for that but it had to be done for the story to move on. Believe me, I have good reasons for doing this.