A/N: Finally got around to rewriting this XD The original was written in March of 2006. This is the rewritten version from 2007-8. Hehe.

Disclaimer: I do no own them, thus why it is referred to as FANfiction. If I owned them, I'd write out all my potter-fantasies in an eighth book of doom. Which noone would publish. And noone would read. And it'd be NC-17. Tehe.

Warnings: This story of course contains slash; the act of two boys being in love. It'll also have a nongraphic sex scene later on, and MPreg, though I PROMISE I have a better excuse than "it's magic!" lol.

AU: Sirius, Remus, and Dumbledore are alive, Harry is in 7th year, and Harry lives with Sirius and Remus, who are married. This could ALSO be seen as a potential alternate ending of Canine Affinity/Lupine Attraction... for those who really wanted a happy ending, but didn't get one, because I'm a huge cow. :D

From Within - Prologue

"The time is approaching..." Voldemort smiled, leaning back in his seat. Nagini slithered around him, laying her head gently in his lap. "The spell will take effect soon. And then... then, Harry Potter will be mine." He laughed his most evil laugh, and hissed lovingly to Nagini.

"Yes, my sweet. The time is coming." He cooed to his pet, then turned to Wormtail.

"The plan is in action, Wormtail. I want you to fetch me the Instrument."

"Yes, master." Wormtail said, and then scurried off, to fetch the Dark Lord's greatest weapon against Harry Potter.

"The time is soon. Potter will be helpless against me, when I'm done with him." He laughed an evil, high cackle, Nagini hissing along as though agreeing.