Disclaimer: I own Saerry, the twins, Aeyr's, the Serpent, the Hydra, Ron's girlfriend Amara Binks, the portraits, and Arx Serpens.  Everything else belongs to JKR.  Though I would really like to own Sevi…

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Twin wolfing's born under crescent light

Born of wizard kindred with wolf's on their right

Kin to Serpens and Fornax

With the Dragon linked to them

They shall bring down the heavens

And break apart the earth

If darkness lays a hold

Upon their souls at birth

Two years may pass

Before they are free

Of darkness shadow

And live, as they will be

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"HAROLD JAMES SNAPE!"

"WHAT?!"

"GET DOWN HERE!  NOW!"

Harry stormed down the stairs, eyes flashing.  He charged into the library where his father stood impatiently tapping his foot, arms crossed across his chest.  Instantly Harry's scowl vanished and he began to laugh.  Severus' scowl deepened and he growled something about laughing seventeen-year-old's and toads.

The reason for Harry's laughter?

Why, Severus' hair was a lovely shade of magenta and his eyes a bright periwinkle blue.

Severus growled, "You fix this now."

"Me?" said Harry incredulously.  "I didn't do that!"

"Well if it wasn't you, then who was it?"

Harry shrugged and Severus bellowed, "DRACO!"

"OI!"

"LIBRARY!  NOW!"

The blond appeared in the doorway a second later, his reaction exactly the same as Harry's.

"Oh, Merlin, who did that to you?"

"You didn't do it either?" asked Harry.

"Nope.  Though I'd love to congratulate who did."

A vein in Severus' forehead throbbed as he glared at the two of them and Draco decided to hide behind Harry.

"What the hell are you doing?"

"Hiding behind you incase he starts hurling spells."

"Oh, how bloody brilliant you are."

Severus glared at the two of them for a moment longer than snarled, "If you two didn't do this then WHO DID?!"

"Sev, do you…  oh, my."  Saerry walked into the library, Deirdre perched in the crook of her arm, and froze, staring at her brother.  She bit her lip to keep from laughing but couldn't keep it out of her voice or dark eyes.

"Sev, why do you have magenta hair?"

Severus growled in reply and Saerry looked to her nephew and adopted nephew while Deirdre poked out her tongue at Draco.

"Neither of you did it?"

The two boys shook their heads.

"And I didn't do it."

"Definitely not," said Harry.

"Why on earth would you?" added Draco.

"So," said Saerry, ignoring them, "who DID do it?"

Severus growled, "We had better find out who before we go back to the school tomorrow."

Harry suddenly clapped his hands together and said, "Well, now that we've got things settled here, I'll just be off."  He turned and started back upstairs to his room, Saerry's voice calling after him.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm Flooing over to Arx Serpens to talk to Anderius."

"Is it that interesting to talk to a portrait?" asked Draco as he exited the library.

Harry paused on the stairs and turned to look down at the blond Slytherin.  He said, "Yes, it is, brother."

"Oh, well, then be off.  It'll be fun to have the house to myself."

"You won't have the house to yourself."

"I know.  I'm just trying to fool myself into it.  Although next year I'll be living in Malfoy Manor."

"Aw, leaving us so soon?"

Draco smirked and started up the stairs towards Harry.

"What are you talking about?  You're the one who's planning to move into Arx Serpens."

"I think Dad wants it first."

"Oooo.  Battle."

Harry rolled his eyes and went into his room, picking up the knapsack on the bed and grabbing the Seeker from the corner it was propped up in.  As he came back out onto the landing, Draco asked, "What exactly do you do over there?"

"Talk to Anderius and the other portraits mainly.  Sometimes I wander about the castle."

"Dungeons, too?"

Harry closed his eyes and shook his head slowly.  His hair moved and Draco could see the pale scar standing out on the other boy's temple.

"No.  I don't go down there."

"Did something happen down there?"

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Alright," said Draco.  "See you later then?"

"For dinner."

"Where else?"

Harry smirked and shouldered his knapsack before heading back downstairs and into the library, which was empty now except for Saeln snoozing in one of the chair.

"Saeln," hissed Harry.

The Aeyr blinked and opened his gleaming eyes, flicking his tongue out at Harry.

"Yesss, Harry?"

"I'm going to Arx Serpens.  Want to come with me?"

"I am afraid not.  Sssaerry asssked me to sssearch for Conall."

Harry smirked and said, "He's wandering about again?"

"What elssse doess the boy do?" asked the Aeyr.  "Where isss Fawkesss?  I thought he would go with you."

"Far as I can tell, Fawkes is in the Owlery."

A bright flame appeared on top of one of the bookshelves and the phoenix swooped down to land on Harry's shoulder.

"Then again, I could be wrong."

Saeln laughed and Harry batted him playfully with the handle of the Seeker before walking over to the fireplace.  He took down the jar of Floo powder and threw a pinch of it into the empty fireplace.  Instantly green flames erupted and Harry turned to Fawkes.

"Are you Flooing or flying?"

Fawkes fluffed up his feathers and glared at Harry before disappearing from his shoulder.  Harry sighed and shouldered his knapsack again.

"Guess that answers my question."

He hissed a goodbye over his shoulder at Saeln then stepped into the flames, yelling out, "Arx Serpens!"

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"I hate Floo travel."

"Harry?  Is that you?"

Harry stood up from the stone floor of Arx Serpens, unconsciously performing a Scouring Charm on his clothes.

"Yes, Anderius.  Its me."

"Well, come in here, boy.  I haven't seen you in a month."

Harry picked up his knapsack and walked into the chamber off the main hall where the portraits of his ancestors hung from the walls.  Another wall was lined with bookshelves and at the other side was the large throne made of the strange blue-black crystal shot through with veins of silver.  Harry still had no idea what type of crystal it was and he had no want to know.  He stayed as far away from the chair as he could when he visited the ancient castle and had sworn to Anderius the first day he had returned since they had left it the year before that he was going to get rid of the throne.  The memory of Salazar Slytherin sitting in the chair after he had led him to the castle was still fresh in his mind.

Harry shook his head and looked at the tapestry behind the throne, which was of the Snape/Slytherin crest.  He tossed his knapsack into one of the chairs sitting in the center of the room and flopped down on the couch.  Anderius peered at him from his painting and said, "You look tired."

"I feel tired, Derius."

"It is your seventh year this year, isn't it, dear?" asked Aerie.

"Mmm-hmmm," said Harry, closing his eyes.  Fawkes suddenly flew into the room and landed on the back of the couch along with a minute owl that hooted loudly as it flew around the room.

"What in Merlin's name is that?" asked Alexander Snape, looking up from his book.

"A very good question," said Severus I.

Harry opened one eye and glared at the owl.  He held out one hand and Summoned the owl to it.

"Hello, Pig."

Pigwidgeon hooted happily and Harry shook his head, untying the letter from the owl's leg before releasing him again.  The minute owl began to fly about the room again, earning glares from the majority of the paintings.  Sadiron eyed the owl for a moment then looked back at Harry, inching over into Anderius' frame.

"Who's it from?"

"Ron," replied Harry.

Harry,

How are you, mate?  Good?  How are the twins?  Gin, gimme the quill.  Anyway, I was wondering if you could come over and stay the last two weeks with us.  Gin and me are going to be staying at the Leaky Cauldron.  Herm says she's going to be there too.  Tell Draco to come to.  MALFOY?  Ron.  Fine, fine.  Can't believe my sister is going out with Malfoy.  RON!  I'm going to tell Amara!  Your evil.  I learned from the best.  Nuts.  My sister has gone nuts.

Anyway, see you then if you can come.  If you can't, see you at school.  LAST YEAR!

Ron and Ginny

Harry smiled and said, "I correct myself.  Its from Ron and Ginny."

"As your smiling it must be good," remarked Amalia."

"Yeah."

"What's it say?" asked Lucas.

"Ron wants me to come to the Leaky Cauldron two weeks before school starts back."

Anderius frowned and asked, "Aren't you all heading back to the school tomorrow?"

"Yeah.  That's why I came today."

"Ahhh.  Anything else?"

"Gin wants Draco to come.  Ron's calling her nuts."

Anderius snorted while Aerie sighed and dreamily said, "Ah, young love."  She then turned to Harry and asked, "Is Miss Granger going to be there?"

Harry nodded, smiling at the thought of seeing Hermione again.

Lucas suddenly yelled, "You can do it!"

Sheyne Snape stormed over to her younger brother's frame and slapped him upside the head, snapping, "Get your mind out of the gutter, Lucas!"

Lucas rubbed the back of his head and mumbled, "Ow."

"I'll make you say 'ow' for real if you make another comment like that."

Harry chuckled and folded the letter then tucked it into his pocket.

"You are in a better mood now, I presume?" said Anderius.

Harry smiled at his ancestor and closed his eyes in content.

"Yes, Derius.  I am in a much better mood now."

Da da da!  Prologue for Prophecy Bound!  Took you long enough.  Me?  ME!?  YOU'RE my muse.  YOUR supposed to give me ideas.  Hey, PB was Saer's thing.  I've got NM.  Turning the blame on me, aye?  You can bet your life on it.  *sigh*  Nevermind you two.  Anyway, kudos to the Waterboy for the quote.  I am certain everyone knows which one I'm talking about?  If you don't and you've seen the movie and read this chapter really well, SHAME ON YE!!  Shame!  Shut up, Atra.

Anyway, that's it.  There is no more here.  Now click that liiiiittle button at the bottom left of your screen.  Yes.  You see it?  Click it.  REVIEW!!  *rattles a tin cup*