AN: I have a few of your point out in the previous chapter that I said Harry was going to change the password to the chamber for 'his girls' and his friends. I didn't realize until later about this mistake. I meant it as him talking about Fleur and Gabby, but the wording was a touch horrible seeing as they aren't really 'his girls' yet. I have made the correct changes and thanks to those who pointed it out. I have also tasked my beta to go over the first six chapters of this story as I had no beta when I originally wrote them. It is my hope that she will be able to clean up some of the cliches as I am sure there were quite a few as this was my first attempt at writing a story. Anyhow here is Chapter 10, I hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: I own nothing about the world of harry potter except for my enjoyment of it. J.K. Rowling owns all rights to Harry Potter; I am just playing in her world.

Harry and his girls spent the weekend with each other hanging out. By Tuesday he was heading to his first Ancient Runes class with Professor Vector. He may have been a year behind the other technically but he was more advanced then any of the students in his year, other then Daphne, by far. Of course he would still need to study and get help with his Illusionary runes. He entered the room, to find Daphne already there waiting for him, and he grabbed a seat next to her.

There were only a small handful of students taking this class. There were Daphne and her friends Blaise and Tracey from Slytherin, him and Hermione were the only Gryffindor's in the class, and from Hufflepuff there were Hannah Abbott and her friend Susan Bones. From Ravenclaw there was only Lisa Turpin. There were only seated for a few minutes before Professor Vector walked into the class, shutting the door behind her.

"Good morning class. This year we are going to be working specifically on understanding Norse and Celtic runes, while learning the different rune clusters involved within each of those sets." she began telling the class. "Now who can tell me the difference between rune singlets and rune clusters and can you give an example of each? How about you Mr. Potter?"

He figured she was just trying to determine whether or not he really belonged in her class after missing all of last year, but luckily for him this was an easy question to answer. "Rune singlets are simple runes that contain only one rune at a time. These runes can be used for many simple things such as locking doors, protecting items, or something like keeping your floor protected from dirt. Of course there are very few singlets that are very powerful, for example, my ancestors from the Peverell family were able to invent a singlet which opened a gate to the afterlife. 'The Veil' as it is called today, is still housed in the Death Chamber in the Department of Mysteries."

Most of the people were confused about his last comment, having never even heard of 'The Veil', but their professor and Daphne at least had heard of it before. "As for clusters, they are a design of multiple singlets used in combination to achieve greater or larger abilities. For example, the ceiling in the great hall was created by strong enchantments placed upon a very complex set of rune clusters that were created by Lady Ravenclaw herself. Of course, the cluster itself to accomplish this has been deemed lost to the ages."

Professor Vector seemed impressed. "Very good answer Mr. Potter, take 20 points for Gryffindor. You wouldn't perhaps want to share the singlet your ancestors created would you?"

"Unfortunately I think will keep it as a family secret. The dead are best left where they are, and interfering with the afterlife isn't something people should have knowledge of." Harry replied.

"Of course Mr. Potter." the professor replied.

The lesson itself went by with relative ease. Both him and Daphne were at Newt level and 4th year material really didn't present them much of a challenge, so Harry decided to use his time reading his books on Illusionary Runes.

Classes for the next few weeks were, while busy, not very hard anymore since he had gained all of Voldemort's knowledge. It was towards the end of September before Harry was able to sneak the goblins into the school to harvest the basilisk. He decided to sneak them in, as he didn't want Dumbles to know he was doing anything with the Chamber itself.

"Thank you for coming today master Flingorth." Harry greeted the old goblin.

"You as well Lord Potter. I must say this is by far the largest basilisk we have ever had the pleasure to harvest. Do you have any restrictions on the beast before we begin?" he asked.

"Yes, there are a few things I want to personally keep once it is harvested. I want to keep all of the blood, venom, and hide for myself. Sell all of the organs, teeth, and bones; and for the troubles of the goblins, I bet the meat would be very tasty, so I would like to sell it to the goblin nation for half price for your work. Are these terms acceptable?" Harry asked knowing that the goblins love the taste of meat from magical creatures, and that they wouldn't likely turn down the chance at basilisk meat as it is a rare commodity.

"I think these terms are agreeable to the both of us Harry." Flingorth answered. "Are you wanting your items stored into your vaults I take it?"

"I need a jar of the blood and venom here for a project of mine, and the rest can be stored in the Slytherin vault under stasis charms. Also if it is agreeable I would like to contract your finest tailor to make me a set of battle robes and cloak of the finest quality you can from some of the hide, complete with every protection and enhancement you can provide. You can get my current measurements from Madam Malkins, and charge it to my personal vault."

"Very well Harry, we will inform you when it is completed. It should be sometime after the new year." Flingorth wrote down his instructions and the goblins got to work on harvesting the great beast, while Harry went around the chamber doing his own work.

Dobby had already had the place spotlessly cleaned, and Harry was now in the process of adding rune clusters to the walls, ceiling, and floors that would be used to keep them impervious to any dirt, dust, or grime. Next he worked on a blueprint of where everything was going to go, including; the light fixtures, the furniture, as well as where he would be adding a personal office and bathroom.

There were no other rooms available other then inside of the statue, which was being saved for the bedroom. So Harry decided he would transfigure some permanent walls and make some rooms out of the plethora of space that was available. On either side of the statue of Salazar's face, there would be two rooms; one on each side. They would extend out from the walls about fifteen feet, creating a ten foot wide hallway of sorts that led up to the entrance to his future bed chambers.

The doors to the room would be located on the hallway side instead of the chamber side for slightly more privacy. The room on the right would be his personal office and the room on the left would be the bathroom. He would need Dobby to help with the piping in the bathroom for the water to drain in and out of the room. He would then send him out to fetch him a few catalogs, so as to order the bathroom fixtures and have Dobby deliver and install them.

He of course would also need furniture for the 'common room' and his office. He also had plans to go muggle for his bed in the bedroom, as he had a great idea to surprise his girls. He planned to install the most expensive and comfortable carpet he could find to the chamber and have it charmed to keep it clean.

Thankfully by the last day of September the goblins had the basilisk harvested and completely removed, other then his jar of blood and venom that he needed, from the chamber and for the parts he was keeping, stored in his vaults. He still hadn't told Daphne and Astoria that he was going to be sneaking out of the castle today to run some errands and decided to inform them when they sat down for breakfast.

"Hey Daph, Tori?" he said, giving them each a kiss as he sat down.

"Hey Harry what's up?" they answered returning his kisses.

"I just wanted to let you two know I would be sneaking out of the castle once my classes are over today. I have some business to attend to as Lord Slytherin, and need to pick up some toads and chicken eggs if you catch my drift." he said in hushed tones as to not be overheard.

"So you are finally starting your little 'pet' project for us?" Astoria asked excitedly.

"Yes today is exactly the seven week mark from the full moon in November, so if I do not get it started today I will have to wait for another two months, as we will likely be too busy with the Christmas holidays to hatch them in December." he answered her.

"Makes sense I guess. The earlier the better, as they aren't as powerful while still young until they can grow bigger and their hides thicker to provide more protection from magic." Daphne commented. "Just be careful in Knockturn, never know who you will see down there."

"Of course love." he said giving his girls a kiss before getting up from the table to head to his dorm to grab his books for double potions class with Snape.

He met up with Daphne in the dungeons on their way to potions. Snape had been as expected during his first class, and seemed close to having a heart attack when he saw him and Daphne sitting together. Of course now that Harry could easily wipe the floor with the greasy git it turned into a class to remember...

Flashback

Harry and Daphne had just entered the potions classroom about five minutes before class was to start. Harry had already put Draco in his place a few minutes prior and was not in the greatest of moods. He took a seat on the 'Slytherin' side of the room with Daphne beside him and they were holding a quiet conversation waiting for the overgrown bat to make an appearance. As soon as the bell rang he entered the classroom with a slam of the door and made his way to his desk and began to take roll call.

When he finally made it to his name and sneered out "Potter!", he was taken aback for a moment when he realized it had came from the Slytherin side of the dungeon. "Potter, what are you doing there?" he spat.

With a slight grin he answered. "Obviously professor I am here for potions class. I would like to know exactly why you are here, as teaching has seemed to be something you have been incapable of these last three years that I have been here."

The Gryffindor's were all laughing and even a few Slytherin's had a small grin on their face. Daphne was doing her best to keep her mask up and not burst out laughing. "10 points from Gryffindor you insolent little brat! You are just like father." he spat.

"Just like my father?" Harry asked playing dumb. "So does that mean you are going to run off to your old pal Voldemort and get me killed too? It's a good thing that I am not married to a muggleborn, so at least I don't have to worry about you trying to steal her away like you did my mother." at this Snape's face went pale although his eyes told the story of his rage, but Harry continued, "Yes Snivellus, I know all about how you ran off to Voldemort, spewing the false words of a charlatan and a fraud. How you were so...gleeful...when he told you he would spare my mother for you while taking care of me and my father."

The class had long sense gone dead quiet. Snape meanwhile apoplectic with rage, and Harry thought, close to foaming at the mouth. "GET OUT! GET OUT NOW YOU LYING WORTHLESS LITTLE BRAT!" he shouted.

"Tut tut. Sounds like someone doesn't like having the truth thrown back in their face. You really should calm down before your face heats up enough to catch that greasy hair of yours on fire." Harry chided. "You know what I find most curious? That my father has been dead for almost 13 years, and yet you are still too immature to let a childish grudge go." he launched a legilimency probe into Snape's mind to deliver his last message. 'One day soon you are going to die a very long and painful death. Since you like holding a grudge over my dead father, I am going to hold one over the soon to be dead you! We shall see how much like my father I am when I am standing over you as the light leaves your eyes!'

Snape eyes widened at not only the fact Harry had threatened him, but the fact he was able to slip a probe behind his mental shields to do it. Clearly something had changed with the brat and he didn't like it one bit. With a wave of his wand to the blackboard he shouted to the class "Instructions are on board, begin. NOW!" with that he went through the door behind his desk to his personal chambers to have a strong drink.

End Flashback

Snape hadn't since said a single word to him. Of course his teaching didn't improve either. He would merely put his instructions on the board and harass the Gryffindor's at every turn.

It turns out today was no different in potions. Snape hadn't once even looked his way, nevertheless spoken to him. He had harassed Ron and Neville enough to get Neville's potion to meltdown and spill everywhere. Thankfully for Harry, with him on the Slytherin side he wasn't covered like most of the Gryffindor's were.

Harry met up with his girls outside of the one-eyed witch statue as they wanted to see him off. "Be careful out there today and keep your hood up." Astoria said giving him a quick peck on the lips.

"And you better not get yourself hurt or into trouble while you are gone!" Daphne added also giving him a kiss, albeit a much deeper one.

"I promise I will be fine. Why would I get myself killed or arrested when I have two extremely beautiful witches to look forward too when I get back?" he gave each of them a cheeky smile and another quick kiss before muttering, "Dissendium" and climbing into the now open hump of the statue.

Once he reached the end of the wards he threw his hood up and apparated to the entrance to Knockturn Alley. He quickly made his way into the heart of the alley until he came upon Oddrick's Exotic Emporium. Making his way into the shop he spotted many different types of rare and exotic animals. There were many types of birds, reptiles, and other rare magical creatures. He made his way over to the counter where he was greeted by the shopkeeper. "Can I help you Mr...?"

"Lord Slytherin actually." Harry told him harshly. "I am in need of some magical toad's and chicken eggs. What do you have available?"

The man looked over a ledger for a few moments before answering. "We do have some Kihansi Spray Toad's. They are a very magical and rare toad found in Tanzania. They are one of the only known species of amphibians who give birth to live offspring instead of laying eggs."

This sounded perfect for what he needed, he only hoped that he had enough of them. "How many do you have in stock?" he asked.

"It appears we have seven in stock at the moment." he replied

"Perfect I will take five of them along with five chicken eggs."

The shopkeeper took a moment to gather his order and tally up the bill before replying. "That will be 72 galleons."

Harry dropped 100 galleons on the counter and pocketed his merchandise before responding. "If you know what is good for you, I was never here. Got it?"

The man nodded his head and Harry left the shop, apparating back into the passageway he left from.

He slowly made his way back through the passageway and snuck his way to the second floor bathroom and down into the chamber. The chamber itself was coming along perfectly. He already had, with the help of Dobby, the bathroom and his personal office complete. He had the chamber proper set up with one half a common room of sorts and the other side had a small potions lab in the back corner and the rest of it was a dueling area. He just had to put the last of the rune clusters together to make it safe to use the more dangerous spells without them exiting the dueling area. The bedroom too was finished except for the Illusionary runes that he was almost done learning. He would have them taken care of on the next Hogsmeade weekend.

He made his way into his personal office, which was guarded with a parseltongue password. He had originally decided to take out the parseltongue passwords, as only him, Daph, and Tori could speak them, but had since decided against it. If one of the three of them weren't going to be down here to open the chamber, he didn't really want anybody else having access down here. Although he would still be adding his own security measures just to be certain.

Inside of his office there was a small bookshelf on one side with a large gilded mahogany desk on the back wall. The other side had a small work table where he could work on special projects, such as the one he was about to work on right now. He knew the normal procedures to create the basilisk's but he wanted to do some experiments on the eggs by imbedding runes into them to hopefully give them a small boost in protection and growing. That was the main reason he chose magical toads. Their are small amounts of magic that radiate off of all magical beings and he was going to use the small magical discharge from the toads to power and sustain the runes.

He set the five Kihansi Spray Toads and chicken eggs onto the table and went to his desk. He pricked his finger and applied a drop of his blood to the drawers on the left side of the desk that held the blood runes locking it, and pulled out the jars of basilisk blood and venom once it had opened. He poured a small amount of the blood and venom into a lead pestle and mixed it together with a lead quill. He immediately started to draw runes into each egg. He added runes for protection, strength, growth, and loyalty.

Once he had the runes carved into all five eggs he drew his wand and began to pour raw magic into the runes to activate them. While the magic that leaked off of the toads would sustain the runes they still needed to be activated first. After a few seconds each the runes burned themselves into the eggs and had a faint glow to them. Next he took the largest of the eggs and began to bath it in the basilisk blood/venom mixture. Once he had completed this, he took each egg and placed them into their own separate jars. He put on gloves before grabbing a toad and lowering it down and onto the egg, repeating this process five times. The jars were small enough that they toad wouldn't be able to leave the top of the egg, but large enough he could slip in water and insects to keep the toads alive. Finally he placed the lids on the jars after puncturing small holes in them to give the toads fresh air to breath.

He would have to check on them every few days to make sure they still had plenty of food and water, but it was only for the next seven weeks. Once he was finished he left the jars sitting on the table and locked his office once again before heading back out of the chamber and going to find his girls for dinner.

It only took him about fifteen minutes to head up to Gryffindor tower and find Daphne and Astoria together in the library using his Marauder's Map. Making his way down, he was greeted with a kiss from his girls while receiving a cold glare from the librarian Madam Pince. Of course he chose to ignore the old crone. "So how did it go today love?" asked Astoria.

"Everything went just fine Tori. I have everything ready and stored in my office. All that is left now is to wait for the next seven weeks." he told her.

He put his arms around both girls shoulders and led them towards the exit, intending on getting to dinner a few minutes early. "So speaking of this office, when do Tori and I finally get to see the new chamber?" Daphne asked.

"As soon as we have our first Hogsmeade trip love, I will have everything ready except for the Illusionary runes by then." he gave her a kiss on the cheek as she put on a fake pout.

"Well since you are making us wait for almost two months, it better be a good surprise Potter." she said with a fake scowl.

Astoria decided to play along with her. "Yes, it had better be nice if you expect to stop waking up by yourself Mister!"

Harry just grinned at his two girls know that it was going to blow them away once they saw it for themselves. "Well, in that case if you do like it, then I get to wake up next to you two gorgeous ladies for the rest of our time here."

Both girls shared a look before smiling up at him coyly. "You have yourself a deal then Mr. Potter." He gave both girls another toe curling kiss before they entered the great hall, and made their way over to the Gryffindor table where they would be enjoying dinner for tonight.

AN: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I will announce it in the next AN, after she is finished, that the first six chapters have been beta'd for those of you who would be interested in going back and re-reading them. I'm sure my beta SpiritHolly will be able to make things much more pleasant to read. Next chapter should be up withing the next week or so, and will take us to the arrival of our favorite french girls. That chapter should end with the start of the demise for our resident moronic ginger Ron. Don't forget to comment or review I love to hear feedback from you guys, and I hope you have enjoyed the story so far.