A/N: Hi everyone, this is the third installment of my three pronged ripple effect. Meaning I'm going to be writing three different fiction each resulting in a different house (leaving Gryffindor to Canon)as a result for Harry in each hopefully novel series. So please read and review and let me know what you think of Harry Potter and the Call of the Snake Book I

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James had been happy to give Lily a break for tonight, she was off at the order's impromptu headquarters being debriefed on a recent raid that had shed some light on the Krieve's murders. What he wasn't happy about was the fact that the order had stuck him with Severus as a guard. Inside his own home no less, it was painful trying to make small talk with the man he had tormented during his Hogwarts years, but he had deserved it, the slimy git had found a way to get him in trouble every other day.

"So…" James had felt the need to break the awkward silence of just sitting in the living room, "I heard that Dumbledore was thinking about offering you a teaching job at school… congratulations?"

Snape just looked up at him from the mug of coffee he had in his hand, "Not that it's is any of your business Potter…" God, James hated the way Snivellus always chose to add dramatic pauses in his sentences, "but yes, Dumbledore feels that I have come a long way since school, even though I can see your maturity hasn't changed much"

He saw the oily haired man eye a can of Zonko's Fart-In-A-Can that was on top of the table, he never could take a joke… If James was being honest with himself though, if not one of the marauders he was happy that it was Snape with him tonight. He knew that no harm would come to Harry with him there, however questionable his behavior with his wife had been. He was just about to bring up a potion question when the wards had gone off. He looked up at the man across the table, no… Peter wouldn't have.

"Potter!" James snapped back into it, "He's here, go run and protect Harry, I will hold off the dark lord as long as I can" James seriously doubted that but he didn't have time to argue. He ran up the stairs, hearing the sounds of the door blowing off its hinges downstairs. He couldn't worry about that right now, he had to get to his son.

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The door and the surrounding wall had been blown to bits. Severus hated the situations he had a habit of getting himself into. Always had his life been run by bullies, James, Sirius, Lucius, and now Voldemort, it was always an endless cycle, well… this was it, he had promised Lily that he would protect Harry with his life, and he was a man of his word.

"Hello Severus." The dark lord grinned at him, he hated that look, demonic, he wondered how much man was left in this monstrosity standing before him, "I wasn't expecting to see you tonight"

"The old coot had sprung me with guard duty for the boy and his father" He had to keep this conversation going if the other two would get out alive. Himself, well he was resigned at that moment he was doomed.

"Well then, we can't have it seem like you just let me walk on through, my apologies Severus"

Severus highly doubted he was sorry. He watched the dark lord raise his wand to him, shit, this wasn't going well… but he would be damned if he was going to die here. If he moved fast enough he might be able to catch him by surprise.

"Reducto!" his aim was true, at least he would be able to tear a part of him to pieces…

It all seemed to happen in slow motion, the dark lord glaring at him, but reflecting the spell back towards its caster. He sighed inwardly, and he had just been offered a job, this was not the way he wanted to celebrate. His blasting curse hit his own shoulder, blasting him across the house through the kitchen window and into the neighbor's yard… The neighbor's yard! Severus realized this was his chance, he apparated quickly to order headquarters to get some help, leaving his left arm on the ground where it had fallen after being hit with his rebounded curse.

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James heard the sounds of dueling in the living room, and cursed under his breath, Severus Snape was a man of his word after all. He picked up his son and turned to retreat the room, coming face to face with someone he had hoped was still in the living room… "But Severus…"

"Is as good as dead, now, hand over your son and I may let you live"

"Never!" he put his son back in his crib, grabbing the wand he had stashed there when he had first come up, "I love you Harry… Daddy loves you" The first marauder turned around and raised his wand, only to find one in his face…

"Avada Kedavra"

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Lily ran into her house, the front door blown off its hinges, the kitchen itself seemed to have been blown up by a bomb, but that wasn't what she was worried about. She bound up the stairs, taking them three at a time, and ran down the hall, stopping only at the nursery door. No… she fell to her knees and cried over her husband's dead body for what seemed to be hours, only brought to her senses by a young voice.

"Mama."

A/N: So if you might have been able to tell from the title, this novel will feature Harry as an ambitious Snake in the Slytherin house. If this plot intrigues you feel free to check out the "call of the Badger" and the "call of the Eagle" on my author page. I plan to update these hopefully once a week and have all of the plots run parallel to each other and see what changes in each house. Also, the Krieve's are just a family I made up to get Lily out of the house. Please remember to review! Thank you!