Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Potter characters, not being paid, just having a little fun with my take in the world and adding my own little bit of flair to it.

Authors note: I will be going back and fixing chapters along the way. This story does not have a beta. You have been getting my rough draft, one to two scenes at a time. So be forewarned. Take a seat and sit back and I hope you enjoy the ride.

Summary: The heir of Merlin, the wakening of a dragon, and one potion master. When the three converge they change history and untold realities.

The Dragon of Hogwarts

Our story starts four hours before the start of the first term that Harry Potter comes to Hogwarts….

The school founders long ago had a fifth and silent partner. He had taught for a few years while the school was being built. One day while sitting among the four, after the other teachers left, he told them he felt it was time to go back to sleep for awhile. The founders knew, at some point in the future, their silent partner would eventually awake; but to be on the safe side they gave the school a motto:

Draco domiens numquan titillandus

They had hoped that the motto would be upheld because awaking Silvanus before his time would not be very wise.

Severus Snape, the Potion Master of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, stood in his normal spot in the teachers lounge leaning against the wall. His black silk hair and sallow skin had given the Potion Master quite a few nicknames among the students, git, greasy bat, vampire of the dungeons. His favorite had always been the vampire comments though he never let it show, but he did enchant his robes to billow out after his first year of teaching when he walked. Yes, he had encouraged the dunderheads of the school with these silly names; it had gone on for some years now that some believed he actually was a vampire. He was in his element when he was teaching or brewing in his lab, but the headmaster of the school always insisted that he never miss the final teachers meeting before the start of term. So here he was looking at the headmaster waiting for him to start the meeting so he could get back to his lab for the last three hours of peace and quiet.

Professor Quirrell, the bald headed Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher had been second to last to enter. Severus scowled at the wizard as he tried to come over and make small talk and eventually Quirrell found a seat. The last teacher floated through the door, Professor Cuthbert Binns, the only teacher who even after his death still taught classes, History of Magic, which even according to Severus was the most hated class in the school. The man was a bore and dreadful. One of the facts he had learned from this dry and reedy rasping ghost was that he had taught with the four founders. Binns was the longest running Professor in the history of the school.

"Ah, Cuthbert," Albus Dumbledore, the current Headmaster of Hogwarts, said. "So glad that you could join us."

"Carry on Albus." Binns told him.

Albus Dumbledore peered over his half moon glasses with his blue twinkling eyes at the ghost. Severus held his face in a perfect mask of showing no emotions as he caught the look the Headmaster had given to the pearly apparition. Not to many would tell Albus Dumbledore to carry on, but this was Binns after all. The ghost wasn't fazed by much and he surely wasn't fazed with anything that was in the physical.

"Why thank you Cuthbert." Albus said. "Now that we are here and accounted for I shall begin. I want to remind everyone that the third floor corridor on the right side will be out of bounds for all students. House points and detention should be enforced if someone should forget and actually live through the ordeal."

Severus gave a small snort from his corner. He had seen the monstrosity of a pet that Hagrid had brought into the school a week ago. Any student would be lucky to not become dog food for the three headed Cerebus.

Albus had continued with his normal on the Heads of House speech he gave every year that Severus tuned him out. He felt the wall he was leaning on give and quickly moved away to his two feet as he pulled his wand out. It was when he head the deep rumble and felt the vibrations of the room as it expanded and snapped back that bothered him. The walls of the school never moved on their own like that without a good reason. He looked at the Headmaster who had stopped his speech.

Albus now stood with his wand drawn looking about the room. The deep rumble came again as the walls expanded and popped back in place once more.

"Albus?" Minerva McGonagall, the Deputy Headmistress and Transfiguration Professor questioned. The normal stern and sharp look that she always had on her face was no longer visible, she now sported a concerned and leery look.

"I don't know." Albus said slowly with a curious look more than a frightened one. It happened for the third time that Severus heard the guess he gave for the sudden movement the castle was doing. "It's almost like the castle is breathing."

Severus moved about the room with careful deliberation as he scanned the walls. It was on the fifth breath he noted the school banner that hung in the room appeared different. Deftly he moved toward the banner which contained the school crest upon it with his wand drawn toward it. The banner emanated a soft faint silvery glow and expanded with each breath the castle took.

"Headmaster," Severus said as he watched the banner in fascination.

The letter H, that normally graced the middle of the shield was missing from the crest. Hogwarts was still written on the banner for the shield at the top. The lion with the red background was still on the left top corner, the snake with the green background in the top right, the badger bottom left on a background of yellow, and the eagle bottom right on the background of blue. The four animals that represented the four houses of the school.

Albus came and stood beside Severus, while Minerva took the place to Severus on the right. Severus was doused with ice cold through his very core as Binns decided he had the best spot. Severus was about to respond when another breath was taken by the castle and the crest changed again. Now in the middle where the letter H had been was a silver dragon that stood out on a background of purple.

"About bloody damn time he woke up." Professor Binns said.

Severus who was now shaking and his teeth chattering asked. "Wwww…who?"

Professor Binns moved back, "Sorry Severus, didn't mean to do that lad. Gave you a stutter almost as worse as Quirrell." Professor Binns patted his head.

"Who woke up Cuthbert?" Albus asked.

"Silvanus of course. That is the symbol of his house, he'll be taking up his old post. After all, I was only saving his spot for him." Professor Binns said.

Severus had turned around and he watched along with the others as Professor Binns started to fade.

"Cuthbert who is Silvanus?" Albus asked.

"Silvanus has always been on the shield, the school motto. Never tickle a sleeping…." Professor Binns said this and with each word he was leaving, with each word it was harder to hear what he had said.

"Dragon." Albus and Severus said in unison.

First chapter revamped. Fixed a few sentences for better flow.