11 yr old Harry misses the Hogwarts Express. Snape is sent to find out why. What he finds changes any preconceived notions he might have had about the Boy-Who-Lived. AU, manipulative!Dumbledore, DE's, Voldy, but no horcruxes.

When Harry gets a letter from the top school in the world how will his caring twin brother deal with the pain of going to school without his older twin to help him out? Will Harry ever forgive Lily and James? Is Hogwarts going to survive a war against you-Know-Who? Read to find out. Warning this has very slow updates! In my defense each chapter is like 6000 words so don't tell me to update if I don't for a long period of time (that includes writing the chapter, editing it, and rewriting it if necessary).