It had been a few days since his birthday party and he had been avoiding Ron and Hermione by hiding out in an alcove of the library that Hermione didn't know about. Harry sighed, why had they been so cruel about it, Harry could understand Hermione because she was from the muggle world. Ron he didn't know, maybe it was a prueblood thing. Either way Harry was upset and just was not ready to face his friends that didn't know because Snape had obiviated them. Harry was going to but he guessed he seen that he was just too upset to do it properly, but still didn't understand the full reason as to way he had done it.

Sitting in the alcove where he'd been sitting more of the day hiding under the invisible cloak that once was his fathers. He was reading the book again with the spell in it, that would turn him into a female for good, forever. Harry felt that it would be a good change for him, but he could not come up with a name that he liked, nor had he asked what Remus nieces name maybe. Biting his lip, he heard someone calling out his name in the library it had caused him to hold his breath. Thinking that it may have been Hermione or Ron, or even better Ginny. The girls crush on him was sickening, coming from a girl that was and had been in love with him since before she truly met him. His skin shuttered at the thought of how many little girls had once thought of or had crushes on him. But that was also making him wondered how boy's would fair when they found out that he'd turned himself into a girl.

It made him wonder if he would be hounded as in just wanting to have as 'arm candy' as it was called, because of his status. He already knew that there were people out there that only wanted to know him because of that status, and it made him wonder about Ginny and Ron as well as Hermione. Had someone promised them fame for befriending him? Or were they truly his friends like he hoped. If not it made his skin crawl at the thought of someone doing that, and the only person that could have done that was Dumbledore. Harry knew just how manipulative that man could be, he knew that those so called lemon drops were laced with calming potions, after having ate so many over the years and never tasting very lemony. It was just something that made you wonder, was all.

His thoughts wondered away from him, wondering just how well Remus was fairing at Hogwarts with the Headmaster and pulling it off.

As Remus walked up to the gates from Hogsmeade, it was a quiet walk where there were no students wandering back and forth from there and it usually was quiet in Hogsmeade when there was no students. It was a quiet little place with one of the best places to get chocolate that Remus was snacking on as he stood taking out a handkerchief to wipe the chocolate that had melted to his fingers. Remus felt that he needed something to calm his nerves for he was too go speak to the Headmaster, about his niece coming over from Salem Academy For Witchcraft and Wizardry. Which in reality it would be Harry, but the story was going to go till all the Death Eaters were caught, and for the school year Harry Potter would be in and exchange program. Remus had already planned ahead and spoke with Salem and they seemed alright with the idea, along with his 'family', and they were alright to house Harry for the school year.

By this time Remus had already made it inside of Hogwarts, heading towards the Headmaster Office. Only thing was that he would have to guess the password, because he had forgotten to write ahead and let the Headmaster know he was coming to speak with him about something. Even though Remus could not be Harry's legal magical guardian, he could advocate for Harry. Remus really did believe that this would be best for Harry, even though Harry wasn't really leaving at all it was all just a ruse for now.

"Cockroach clusters?" Nothing changed with the gargoyle. "Frozen Pops?" Nothing yet again. This was the annoying thing with the Headmaster it was always a game when called to the Headmaster usually. "Gummy Bears?" Once more there was nothing. "Wartheads?" It was some type of sour candy in the muggle world he didn't care for, but it seemed right up the Headmaster's alley because of all the lemon drops the man ate. "Finally." He muttered when the watched the gargoyle moved, but as Remus walked up to the stairs to Albus' office who he seen coming out of his office straightening their clothes. It was Filius, and the smell of arousal was still high in the air, he fought the shudder that was trying to rock his body. The thought was odd, but to each their own.

As Filius passed Remus he nodded and as did himself back to him. The thoughts that gathered in his mind was just odd, and he tried to shake them away the best he could and this was one of those times he got sad because this would've been on of those things he'd share with Sirius, but Sirius was no longer with them. Shaking all sad and awkward feelings away, he knocked on the office door of the headmaster's. Remus heard the call to come in, and he turned the knob to open the door, "May I offer you a lemon drop?" Remus shook his head, "No thank you sir." Albus nodded as he straightened out his cloak before sitting behind his desk.

"What can I do for you, Remus?" Albus asked, "Well sir, its about Harry." Remus said, and the Headmaster seemed interested, "But what about Mr. Potter?" He asked Remus, "Well I thought, and had brought it up to him. Maybe about doing an exchange program with Harry at the helm of it, for maybe for his safety til the other Death Eater are caught." Remus watched Albus think about it, "I've already spoke to the Headmistress there, and with my family that moved to the states. They had be happy to take Harry for the school year, as long as we take my niece as an exchange student." Remus said handing everything over to the Headmaster that he had collected.

He sat waiting on an answer from the Headmaster, he bit his lip. "Also think it may be something Harry needs also after loosing Sirius." He added as well as he still waited. When the headmaster finally spoke, "And you've already spoken to Harry about this and agrees?" Remus nodded, "I think he'd be up for anything to try to stay out of the public eye, and in American Wizardrying World, they were much more lacks about the Dark Lord and him taking over the world and all. So Harry would not, and shouldn't have to worry about this celebrity status bothering him there." Remus explained. "Let me thinkg about it, We have a week or so by this letter to decided." Remus nodded, "I'll send you letter in a day or so, and I'll contact Salem with my decision as well." Remus smiled brightly at the Headmaster. "Thank you, sir." Albus nodded, "If there's anything else please feel free to discuss it." Remus shook his head 'no' "I have nothing else to discuss with you, sir. If I may can I use the floo to go back to Grimmauld Place to inform Harry." Albus nodded, "Although I think Severus left an hour ago to begin Mr. Potter's lesson, sit and have tea with an old man." Remus nodded, "Alright sir." Saying before sitting back down and watched as the Headmaster called a House elf for some tea and biscuits.

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It was only the first week of August, and there was two other weeks to go before the start of the school year. Although Severus was Hogwarts Potions Professor, he had to help Poppy restock her shelves for the upcoming year due to the demands of the students coming in sick, injuries from classroom work backfiring in the first years. Severus grumbled putting the potion that had to age a day before finishing which it was a burn cream.

He placed the potion under a timer spell along with a prolonged stasis charm in cause he was not able to return in time for the next ingredient or just to be taken off the flame. It was time to head over to Grimmauld Place to meet with Potter over his Occlumens lesson. If what Potter wanted was to be a female he would need to master this, so he could go unseen by those like himself being a powerful with both types of study. It would be easier for Potter to master one before the other. Although Severus lack the confidence in Potter with either of them.

His mind still weighed heavily on why he had obliviate Weasley and The Know It All, maybe it was because of the reaction of Lily's when he called her the god awful name, Mudblood. He wish he could've taken it back, but again that's what Severus was use to pushing everyone he cared about away. It was just easier than getting hurt, and which he did get hurt in his own process. He lost the only person he called his friend just because of one awful name. Severus shook his head from the memory, he needed to get going.

He floo'd into 12 Grimmauld Place, and walked towards the kitchen of Grimmauld Place because it was were most everyone could be found, mostly because of Mrs. Weasley's cooking. "Ah, Severus, sit sit. You must be hungry, far to thin. Sit, eat I'll make you a plate." Molly said to him, not giving him any word edge wise. "I must decline, I'm here for Potter's lesson." Severus was trying not to be rude nor cold like he normally could be. "Well, good luck finding him. I haven't seen him since before everyone else was up." 'Ah, Potter was evading everyone.' Or at least Weasley and the Know It All, for after how they reacted to what he told them. "Thank you." He nodded before leaving the kitchen.

Potter seemed to be spending time up in the Black Library, so that might have been the best choice. He stalked up the stairs towards the Black Library. Severus cloak bellowing behind him as he walked down towards it, he slammed the door open and closed waking even the dead if anyone of that sort was there. "POTTER!" His voice carried over the library. "You better be in here. I will not hunt you down." Harry stretched with books in hand, that of the one Severus gave him to read up on mediation techniques as well as Occlumency. "Alright, let's get this over with." Sighing, Harry knew that this would not go over well, as it hadn't in the past.

"Potter, put the books down." Pointing to the table as he cast locking charms on the doors, watching as Potter put the books down. "Sit." He pointed towards a seat, before walking over towards the one in front of Potter. "Wands, to the side where they can be seen." Placing his on the table in front of Potter off to the side. "Why are we doing it like this?" Harry asked doing the same, "Because it went over so well last time." Speaking with deep sarcasm that came from Severus. "I would like to hope that you can learn this, this time without the loom of a Dark Lord." Snape spoke looking right at Potter from across the table.

"Now I want you to close your eyes, and listen to nothing but my voice. We need you to place your focus else where than inside that idiotic head of yours." Harry glared, but did was told to do he understood what Severus meant, because when the last time he 'tried' to learn this he didn't truly want to learn and his head was else were with it. He hoped that this would work this time, if he was to transform his body into a female one for permanent then he'd need something to cover up his past for as long as he could. "Soft even breathe Potter, there's no need to be huffy." Severus knew how truly intimate a task learning Occlumency could be, and as happy that Albus had avoiding making it that way with him. Their intimacy of their lessons had been more of a father and son relationship, and he was thankful for that. He looked at Potter, who was far to trusting with his emotions. Just wearing it all out there where people could just toy with every one of them.

"Hands on the table – palms up." Harry confused by it did it anyways. It was then that he cracked his eyes open to see what was happening. He felt the coarse and callous fingertips of Snape's hands placed at either radial point on his wrists. "Slow your heart rate – your pulse, Potter. Keep your eyes closed, and listen to my voice." These were simple tasks, but Potter's pulse was erratic and all over the place. After saying what Severus said, he felt a slowing in Potter's pulse. "Good, now clear the thoughts from your head. Place anything you don't want seen behind a wall, or door, or place it into a box. Ready?" Severus spoke never taking his fingertips from Potter's radial pulse point. "No, calm down Potter. I haven't even done anything, and your pulse and your breathing is spiking. You need to stay calm." Trying to calm down, "It's not a race to be one, it shouldn't be easy to access any memory you don't want me to see, and with you wanting to be a woman you're going to have to fragment memories. Things like half truths and such. But if caught in a room with a powerful Occlumens like myself or the Headmaster. You may need to make up memories to be shown, like what the Dark Lord did to get you to come to the Department of Mysteries." He felt a spike in Potter's pulse, "And when people bring up painful memories, they may find a weak point always keep calm even when you think its impossible." Harry nodded.

"Now, are you ready to try?" Harry nodded, but never felt Snape move his hand away from his wrists. What was Snape doing? It made Harry wonder, but he didn't open his eyes. He had Snape's voice going over and over in his head to try to stay calm and even breathing. It was then did Harry felt magic tingle over him and a pressure pushing onto the wall he'd created to try to keep whoever or whatever was trying to attack his mind.

It was then that Severus saw, a memory of a young Potter the boy could not be much younger than four, but looked more like a two year old. "Boy! Get in here and fix my break-" Harry pushed the pressure out. Harry glared at Severus, and then looked away embarrassed. "Alright again Potter, you have to do better than that." Harry nodded, he would get this. He had to get this, everything depended on it. Harry had few to little words on the matters of his so called home life. Even if you could call that place a home, thankfully he'll never have to live there again.

Next Chapter: Lesson contuines and ends, with a very tiresome Harry and Remus returning to tell Harry the news. The week goes by and we get word from Dumbledore.

A/N I hope you all enjoy the length. I'll get a new chapter of We're What up as soon as I can, and maybe a rewrite on Hurt and Healing, and another chapther one Spy Me Love.

Hope everyone had enjoyable weekend.

- Sly