AN: Okay, just so everybody knows, this is my first fanfic so it may be a bit… Weird. Or in other words complete and utter shit. Now I do warn you this is a Harry/Severus slash fic so if you don't like stuff like that press backspace right now. There will be warnings if anything is going to happen in a chapter. Okay. Hope you like it.

Pairings: Harry/Severus, Neville/Luna, George/Draco/Fred. More pairings later on. Maybe.

Disclaimer: Really? Do I look like an awesome blond author that is rich? No? Then I obviously don't own.

Love For A Snake

Prologue

It had been two months since the end of the final battle and things had finally sunk in for one Harry James Potter-Black-Peverell-Gryffindor-Slytherin. The supposed Saviour of the Wizarding World.

The Chosen One.

The-Boy-Who-Lived.

The-Man-Who-Conquered.

The-Boy-Who-Just-Bloody-Well-Won't-Die.

The-Man-Who-Lost-Everything.

He had lost so much during the war. Arthur died for him by taking a killing curse aimed for him. Remus and Tonks died protecting a bunch of scared Muggle children from a pack of werewolves. It turns out Tonks was pregnant, but they couldn't save the baby. Andromeda died from a broken heart when she heard the last of her family was gone. Everyone else abandoned him or turned the back on him. Some even thought it would be a good idea to lock up the next Dark Lord to protect themselves and their reputations. Morons. The lot of them.

During the war he had had no time to think of those who had died. He couldn't even find the time to mourn properly. He was too busy hunting Horcruxes, running from Death Eaters and the Ministry Officials trying, and failing, to lock him up. And he spent more time than not trying to bloody well stay alive to pay much attention to those who had passed. But even after the war he was still too busy for it all to sink in. He was roped into helping the Ministry round up all of the rogue Death Eaters, even if he knew they would lock him up when the Ministry had finally gained some organisation, and being offered multiple high up positions in the Ministry. All of which he turned down. I mean, seriously, Minister for Magic? Him? Or head of the Aurors. Hadn't he fought enough without being made to go after wannabe bad guys when he had fought the Dark Lord and his stupid followers and survived? After that anyone else would just be way too easy to deal with. At the moment you could see our young saviour wondering around the ruins of Hogwarts. The war had not been kind to the old castle. She is now just a shadow of what she once was.

"Harry! Wait up!" Harry turned to see those he still counted as true friends. Ron and Hermione abandoned him the second old Moldiewarts was dead. Molly and Dumbledore tried to marry him off to Ginny with a false marriage contract supposedly signed by Sirius. Most of the Weasley's had been against it but were placed under compulsion spells so that they couldn't interfere. All his Gryffindor mates had all abandoned him saying that one day they knew he would go dark and didn't want to be associated with him when it happened seeing as it would ruin all of their reputations. They wouldn't even have those reputations if it hadn't of been for him. He taught all of the new trainee Aurors. He taught all the Scholars. He taught all the Unspeakables. He even taught the Minister for Magic a thing or two. But in times like these you really find out who your true friends are. And they certainly weren't who he expected them to be. Even Dumbledore turned out to be lying and using him. Looks like he was being kept in the dark about his inheritance and his multiple accounts. Looks like saved him that night he killed Dumbledore. It seems he found out about what Dumbledore was trying to do and killed to save Harry. He was a true hero in this war. He was killed by Voldiemort when he destroyed two of the Horcruxes.

"Hey Luna, Neville, Draco, Forge, Gred. How is everything?" they all can see the depression and sadness lurking in his eyes, behind all the bravado and false happiness, and instantly know that it had all finally sunk in. As one they surround him and give him silent support. He asks them why it's always him getting screwed over by fate. Does the universe really hate him that much?

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As he finally broke down Fate saw what her influenced had caused. She saw the one she favoured mourning for those he had lost and loved. She saw his path ahead and saw she had made a grave mistake. She saw only one solution. She would send him and his only remaining family to another dimension. An alternate one to this one. She would send them to the dimension where his soul mate was. She would alloy her champion the love he deserved. But first she had to do something.

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"Thanks guys. I needed that. Now I'm sure you are wondering why I've asked you all to come here. Well…. I know we already see each other as family but I wanted to make it official. I want to blood adopt you all into the Potter family. Would you all be willing to do that? You don't have to. It was just a thought." Harry was nervous. You could tell. But this was an improvement from the last two months where it was hard to get any emotion out of him.

"Harry, our very…."

"Dear little brother…."

"We would be…"

"Honoured to be officially…."

"Called your brothers."

"To us it is…"

"Already done."

"We accept." Fred and George stated in their own way. Smiling Harry nodded to them and looked towards Luna.

"Harry, you are my brother in all but blood. But that can be changed. I accept your offer." Luna stated in her own dreamy way.

"Me too Harry. You gave me the confidence to do things that I never imagined I could do. You are my brother in arms, my brother in war and my brother for life. Now let us make it brothers in blood as well. I accept." Stated Neville in his quiet new found confidence. Everyone turned to look at Draco who had a look of surprise on his face but a sliver of hope in his eyes.

"You would want me as a brother Harry?"

"Of course Draco. Why wouldn't I? You helped me find my Slytherin side and helped through the tough times when Weasley and Granger abandoned me. You were more of a true friend to me they ever were." Draco's eyes turned misty, though he would strongly deny that later on whenever it was brought up, and nodded his head.

"It would be an honour to be your brother Harry." Grinning in what seemed like years he walked towards the seventh floor and the room of requirement. Pacing in front of the wall three times clearly thinking, I need a place where I can perform a blood ritual. I need a place where I can perform a blood ritual. I need a place where I can perform a blood ritual. A simple wooden door shimmered into existence and the small family made their way inside. Harry grabbed one of the books and set to work looking for the ritual.

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For the next couple hours they searched through all the books the Room could provide. Finally they found it. They sat in a circle and chanted the words for the ritual.

"Animo volo vinculo cor et anima ab anima, mens animi. Di, precor, ut nos benedicat tibi. Peto ut nos bonded ut familia. Quattuor Conditorum rogo ut in familia reserare nos implere plena potentia magica sacra. Fata nos ducunt et peto, da nobis auxilium fratribus suis et immortalis. Ut ipsam obligare tantum distare familias mors omnia sæcula sæculorum. Sic fiat.*"a bright flash of pure white light and they were gone. Fate smiled and hoped that her decision was the right one. She saw a glimpse of their future and smiled. Things would be hard that she could tell, But everything would work out for the best. They deserved it after the life they suffered. Fate smiled as she got back to her duties. She had no clue how tough it would be for them and how much hardships they would have to face. But in the end all would turn out all right…..

Wouldn't it?

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Ok. So how was that? *Here are the translations by the way: I wish to bind us heart by heart, soul by soul, mind by mind. Gods, I pray to thee to bless us. I ask that we be bonded as family. I ask the Founders Four to unlock our full potential as a family in order to complete this magic ritual. I ask Fate to guides us, and give us the protection of her and her immortal brothers and sisters. Make it so only Death can separate us in order to bind this family now and forever. So mote it be. Any criticism is welcome, but it has to be constructive. No flames! Sorry for the butchered Latin. Hope you enjoy this. By the way I only update on Wednesdays so if I miss a week I'm sorry. Wow. 1,607 words not bad. See ya next week. Maybe. Oh and please review. I will try to reply to any reviews I get.

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