A/N: I TOLD you all, there's a wait for the next chapter!!!!! Besides, I refuse to spoil your Christmas Present!!!!!!
Christmas in July, that is! Here it is, the Sequel!!! I'M BACK!!!!!!!! Lioncourt, on a side note, I LOVE YOU!!!!!! All my reviewers, I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!! You make writing the sequel easy! This one is definitely going to be a much stronger horror than humor, but hopefully it won't start for another couple chapters... expect to see Alanna's history with Clautius woven tightly into the story... gruesomeness... but it'll all make sense.... I hope.Chapter 1
Harry!
Harry awoke slowly, encased in a cloud. Mmmmm, he purred softly, burrowing deeper into the heavenly softness all around him.
Harry, wake up, a voice called teasingly. Harry growled at the intrusion on his slumber and stretched.
Harry James Potter, let me into this house right now! Harry jolted awake.
That's better. Why the hell didn't I get included in the wards?
Draco? Harry stumbled out of bed.
I'm standing on your front door step and the bloody wards won't let me in! What the hell is going on?
Oh, it's a locking charm. Apparently, my Mum sleepwalks after giving birth. She did it after she had me, too. It's weird. Anyway, it's so she can't wander outside. Two nights ago she wandered all the way into the next town over before falling asleep in the middle of the town square. We had a hell of a time explaining that one to the Muggle Authorities.
That's really nice, now would you let me in? It's cold!
Well that's what you get for showing up on my doorstep at- Harry checked the time, bloody five in the morning! He Apparated to the front door. Lily lay curled up against the door jam, fast asleep. With a muffled curse, Harry released the lock and opened the heavy door.
"Finally!" Draco exclaimed, stalking inside. Harry grinned at his impeccably dressed soul mate.
"Shhhh!" Harry hissed, gesturing to his mother. Draco's mouth opened in an 'oh' of surprise. Harry gently picked Lily up and Apparated her into the master suite. He laid her quietly next to his father, tucked her in, kissed her forehead, and walked to the next to room to check on his brother.
Gareth peered up at him with sleepy eyes as he gently picked the one month old and expertly made a bottle with a flick of his wrist. Humming softly as he fed his brother, he made his way downstairs to the waiting Draco.
Draco was tapping his foot impatiently as he watched Harry carry the tiny infant down the massive, spiraling staircase. "Having fun?" he asked, smirking as Harry gently rocked Gareth back to sleep.
"Surprisingly, yes," Harry said with a gentle smile. "So what brings you here with," he cocked an eyebrow at the multitudes of trunks sitting in the foyer, "all your luggage at five in the morning?" He waved his hand and banished the trunks to his room.
"Well, for one, Father isn't too happy with you, Harry. I do believe he was roaring about making you promise to keep those events with the Venus Fly trap a secret." Harry grinned. "I'm serious! He was swearing up a storm every time Mother mentioned it... forty times a day."
Harry let out a snort of laughter and Gareth shifted in his arms. "Shh," he soothed the waking baby. "What else happened?" Harry snickered.
"Well, he was so mad that he left and went to Italy, to our summer home. Anyway, Mother wanted to go to Italy too, it's a tradition, so she left. I didn't want to be in the Manor all by myself, so I decided to come here!" Draco chirped eagerly, following Harry back up the stairs. He led Draco past his room and to the Master Suite.
"Wait here while I put Gareth down," he whispered. Softly, he padded into his parent's sitting room and into the nursery. Laying Gareth down, he heard soft voices coming from the other room. Mum? Dad? he called softly, not wishing to disturb anything if he could help it.
Come on in, Harry, James called back. I'm the only one awake.
Harry slid into his parent's room. "What are you doing awake?" he wondered aloud.
"I thought I heard Lily leave but when I woke up she was right here. Maybe she's stopped sleepwalking."
"Actually, I found her and carried her back," Harry said with a twisted grin. "She was curled up next to the front door."
"You think she's trying to tell us something?" James asked, grinning fondly at his sleeping wife.
"I'm trying to tell you that if you don't stop this infernal racket, I'll walk my cute, asleep self outside and back down that road and let you explain to the Muggle police why I'm curled up in the middle of the road wearing nothing more than my underwear," Lily growled, her eyes still closed.
Harry laughed quietly. "I have to get back to Draco. See you in a couple hours."
"And what is Draco doing here?" Lily asked a bit sharply. "I saw the trunks."
"Apparently, he's staying here until his parents come back from Italy. He just showed up on the doorstep fifteen minutes ago. Oh, and Gareth has been fed so go back to sleep for a few hours," Harry said with a melodramatic sigh.
James snickered. "Well, don't do anything stupid," he warned.
"No dear, we leave the stupidity to you," Lily said with a smirk.
"Right, I'm- HEY!" James yelled mock angrily. Pouting, he crossed his arms.
Harry beat a hasty retreat to find Draco. It's time to get him shagged- I mean, settled in, Harry thought with a smirk.
He found Draco standing outside the door, grinning. Shagged? Is that a promise?
Harry grinned and led him down the hall, pausing every few feet to remove an article of Draco's clothing or kiss him senseless... or both. Draco was returning the favor every chance he got. They barely made it into Harry's room before completely losing it and Apparating into bed.
Two hours later, Lily and James stared at the hallway with wide eyes. It looked as if there had been a battle in a textile factory. Buttons, zippers, and pieces of torn clothing littered the floor, statues and even a slow burning oil lamp. They followed the path of clothing pieces right to Harry's door and stared at the door with extreme amusement. "Do we dare go in there?" James asked with a smirk.
Lily started to chuckle and James joined her. Within seconds, they were sitting on the floor rolling with laughter. "You do realize that we have to do something about this," Lily gasped through unceasing giggles.
"Yes, but what? I remember doing something very similar when we were first bonded..." James laughed helplessly. "It's not like we can punish them, anyway. Draco is seventeen and Harry will be in two months time."
"But they have to be a bit more discrete," Lily snickered.
"What if someone else had seen this?" James asked, tears of laughter falling down his face as he gestured to the material strewn hall.
Harry paused in his mapping of Draco's skin. "Oh, shit," he muttered.
"Wha... Harry don't you dare stop!" Draco hissed; his eyes springing open as Harry's lips left his chest.
Harry stared at the door, certain he had put silencing wards up. "What the hell?" he muttered. "Do you hear that?"
Draco scowled and then cocked his head. "It sounds like laughing. Who's out there? I thought- oh shit, our clothes!"
Harry started laughing so hard he fell off the bed. "Whoops! You think they found my pant leg on the lamp?"
Draco started chuckling and waved his hand. "There, that's better. Now, where were we?" he asked, tackling Harry and dragging him back up onto the mattress. Harry gladly returned to what they had been doing.
Lily and James watched, fascinated, as the articles of clothing mended themselves and disappeared.
"Well, that was odd," James said; staring at the space the clothing had just occupied.
He stood up and helped Lily to her feet. "Well, I guess I should see Sally about breakfast," Lily said with a grin. "I'm so hungry!" Lily and James walked off, in search of the head House Elf with almost maniacal glee.
They found the tiny elf in the Kitchen. "Sally, would you be a doll and whip up some pancakes?" Lily pleaded; pouting in what James felt was absolutely adorable.
"Maybe some eggs and sausages too," James mused.
"Oh, yes, Lord Potter, Lady Potter, I would only be too happy to make breakfast!" Sally squeaked and dashed off.
Harry and Draco emerged almost an hour later to the delicious smell of breakfast permeating the air. "Mmmm, smells like sausage and pancakes," Harry groaned. "I think Mum is trying to fatten me up."
"God knows you need it," Draco snickered. Playfully, he pinched Harry's side. "See, not an ounce of fat anywhere!"
"Oh shut up." Harry pulled on a pair of black drawstring pants and a tee shirt, Draco doing the same. They stumbled out of Harry's and now Draco's room and Apparated into the dining room and scrambled into two of the eighteen seats around the table.
Lily and James sat at one end with Gareth in between them, grinning at the two teens. "Did you two have fun?" Lily asked, her eyes sparkling.
"Oh yes," Harry smiled happily at his parents.
James started to laugh while Lily picked Gareth up and held him. "Thank you for bringing me back to my bed, Harry."
"Sure, no problem. I was up anyway," Harry said, mock glaring at Draco who was staring at the ceiling with an innocent expression on his face and whistling.
Lily grinned and was about to start laughing when the Floo roared to life in the next room. "Lady Potter?" Narcissa called. "Oh, drat it all, Lucius go away! Lily! I need to speak with you!"
Lily stood up and walked into the other room, followed by very curious James, Harry and Draco. "Oh, there you are, Lily .Oh, and you have my darling son with you! I was wondering how long he'd wait before showing up on your doorstep," Narcissa smiled, her head sticking out of the fire.
"Try five in the morning," Harry muttered sourly, mock glaring at Draco.
"What?" Draco protested. "I wanted to see you!"
Narcissa stared at Draco with amusement. "You actually woke at five in the morning? Harry you're a wonderful influence! He NEVER gets up that early!"
Harry rolled his eyes. "Apparently, neither do I," he said with a smirk.
Narcissa shook her finger at Draco. "You know better than that. I do apologize, Lily and James. I did teach him better than to wake people up at an ungodly hour of the morning."
Draco pouted, crossing his arms. "Mother..." he whined.
"Don't you Mother me, young man. Apologize."
"Mother..."
"Now, Draconis."
Draco rolled his eyes. "Sorry, Harry. I didn't mean to wake you at such an ungodly hour."
You know you did, and if we hadn't put up the wards you would have woken me another way, like jumping on my bed. Harry smirked at his rapidly blushing soul mate.
No, I would have licked and kissed you awake, at least, that was the plan, Draco grinned as Harry turned bright red.
"Now, Draco, Harry, someone is going to apologize to you two. It seems my husband has made some comments I feel need to be reconciled. Lucius!" She disappeared briefly, her voice growing quiet as she ran out of the room, looking for her husband. "Lucius, get back here! Lucius Malfoy, get back here or you're sleeping on the couch!!"
"Yeah right," Draco muttered. "Like THAT will ever happen."
Lily and James had a coughing fit as they heard Lucius yelling through the Floo.
"Unhand me, woman! I have nothing to apologize for! He broke his promise to me, HE should be apologizing! Ouch! You Harpy! Oh no, don't you DARE! Watch where you put your claws! Ouch, Harpy! Get off of me!"
"Lucius, get your head in that fireplace and apologize unless you want me to grow claws," Narcissa growled. Draco burst into hysterical laughter.
"Oh no," Draco giggled. "Mother's going all Veela on Father."
"Your mother's a Veela?" Harry asked incredulously.
"Quarter. She gets claws when she's angry. Sharp teeth, too." Draco winced at the yelp of pain that was filtered through the Floo. "Oooh, I think she went for the gold with that one."
Harry and James groaned and winced at the thought as Lucius appeared in the Floo, his normally impassive face strained and white. "Harry, I realize now that I said some uncharitable things about you and as my future son in law, were highly inappropriate. I'm-" He squeezed his eyes shut, almost biting through his lip. "Dearest, move your claws," he managed to say through a locked jaw.
"I accept your apology," Harry said quickly. "You can tell Lady Malfoy I have no hard feelings and I apologize for any- ah- discomfort my words may have caused you-" he broke off as Lucius moved out of the fire.
"Damn it, Cissa, he accepted! Move your claws, Harpy!" Lucius yelled.
"He's called her Harpy several times," Harry said, stating the obvious.
"He calls her that all the time. I think it's a pet name," Draco said, wrinkling his nose.
James winced and Lily raised both her eyebrows.
Narcissa reappeared in the Floo. "Anyway, Draco, behave yourself while we're gone, and thank the Potters for their hospitality. Thank you, Lily, James, Harry. Ta-ta, dears!" She ducked back out of the Floo. "Lucius! Did you get rid of the people on our private beach yet? I want to go tanning!"
"Yes Dearest, now we have to hide the bodies," Lucius called back. They heard her sever the Floo connection with a Pop.
James and Lily turned to Draco. "Were they serious?" Lily asked, a look of abject horror on her face.
Draco shrugged.
Sirius and Remus arrived an hour later while Harry and Draco faced off Seeker to Seeker, shooting around the Manor and all over the seventy acres that was the Potter Ancestral grounds. Get the Snitch, get the Snitch, Harry chanted to himself as he wove in and out of trees, bushes, and statues, Draco hot on his heels.
Damn, you have a one track mind, Draco snickered, swooping in front of Harry. Harry watched as the sunlight glinted off of Draco's hair, picking up gold and silver threads.
Nice... Draco, your hair looks like a halo... Harry cocked his head, staring. The Snitch flew right in front of his face, yet he didn't see it. He kept flying, staring at Draco's hair as it sparkled and shimmered in the sunlight.
Harry? Harry! HARRY! Draco yelled, staring at his soul mate with concern and horror as the Gryffindor flew straight into an ancient, solid oak. CRASH! Swearing, he dove and caught the falling Gryffindor. "What have I told you about not watching where you're flying?" Draco snapped while checking for any physical damage.
Harry groaned and rubbed his forehead. "Watch out for trees," he muttered.
"And what didn't you do??" Draco yelled.
"Watch for the trees," Harry said softly, still rubbing his forehead. Draco moved his hand to examine the goose egg that was beginning to form.
"Harry, what the hell was so important that you weren't watching where you were flying?" Draco groaned, soothing the bruise with his magic.
Harry blushed. "Ummm," he groaned. "Do I have to answer that?" The sunlight playing in Draco's hair caught his attention yet again and he stared, his eyes wide. Unconsciously, he licked his lips.
"Harry," Draco snickered. "What the hell is going on?"
"Hmm?" Harry reached up and traced the edge of the blonde's hair with his fingertips.
Draco shook his head, causing the silver and gold to shatter into a million pieces. Deftly, he guided the both of them to the ground as Sirius and Remus strolled outside. Seeing the two on the broom, Harry's godfather strolled over, arm in arm with Remus.
"Hey, you two, don't you know it's dangerous to do it in midair- Harry?" Sirius yelped, noticing the enormous bruise on Harry's face. He sprinted, panic clouding his mind. "What happened?" he gasped, skidding next to Draco.
"Dumb ass ran into a tree," Draco snapped, pressing a glowing hand to Harry's forehead.
Harry glared at him. "Fine, if you must know, I was distracted by something incredibly beautiful," he yawned suddenly.
Draco rolled his eyes. "What in the world could hold your attention beyond flying?"
"You," Harry snapped, his eyes closing. "Now if you don't mind, I'm going to lie down." Without warning, he Apparated.
Sirius stared at the place where Harry had been only seconds before. "What the hell just happened? Draco, when did you get here?"
Draco sighed. "Come on, I'll tell you about it on the way in." They walked back into the Manor and Draco summoned Harry's broom.
Severus and Laurel stepped out of the Floo in Potter Manor. "Is anyone home?" Severus called, looking for his favorite... well, his two favorite nephews and his favorite Godson. Is anyone home? he sent mentally. Lily ran into the living room.
"Sev!" she yelled, hugging her brother. "Hello, Laurel," she greeted her brother's soul mate, giving her a hug. "Come on and sit down, do you want anything to drink? Eat?" They declined and sank into the overstuffed, incredibly comfortable couches.
James walked in, carrying Gareth. "Severus, Laurel," he said by way of greeting. "How are things going?"
"Oh, just fine. We're adjusting well," Laurel said softly.
"Something tells me this isn't a social visit," Lily said with a grin. "So, what's going on?"
"Well," Severus said with a smile. Laurel held up her right hand proudly.
Lily's jaw dropped. "That's the Snape Betrothal Ring," She said, her eyes wide. She held Laurel's hand up to the light, admiring the way the woven Celtic white and yellow gold band with intermingling Australian Fire Opals and diamonds nestled in the spaces sparkled in the light.
"So when's the ceremony?" James asked, grinning.
"Well, that's what we need help with," Severus frowned slightly. "Midsummer Eve's only twenty four days away, but it would be nice to do it then. We only want a small ceremony, after all."
Lily grinned. "We're demigods and demigoddesses, Sev. We can have the ceremony tomorrow, if you two wanted that. So, where do you want this to take place?"
Severus's cheeks turned slightly pink. "Um, Stonehenge?" he asked hopefully; chewing his lip as he silently begged his sister with enormous puppy eyes.
Lily grinned at his pleading expression. "That would be beautiful, and as Harry and I happen to own that piece of property, I don't see why not."
Severus grinned. "Thanks, Lils. You're the greatest."
"May I ask what kind of ceremony?" James asked rocking Gareth.
"We're both pagan, so I thought a traditional Pagan Wedding, since we have the elements here already. I was going to ask if Alanna would let Mother officiate and speak through her." Severus grinned, his arm around Laurel's shoulders.
"What's going on?" Sirius asked, he and Remus walking into the room and promptly sinking into a couch. Draco walked in after them, scowling.
"Hi, Uncle Sev, Aunt Laurel," Draco said by way of greeting. "You haven't seen Harry, have you?" he asked everyone in the room.
"Nope, why? You two didn't have a fight, did you?" James asked, raising an eyebrow.
"No, nothing like that. The dumb ass wasn't watching where he was flying and flew into a bloody tree." Draco's scowl deepened as he sat down. Severus choked on a laugh.
"He did what?" Lily gasped.
"He was too busy looking at me and flew full force into a tree. I'm going to go look for him." Draco stood back up and Apparated.
"So what's going on?" Sirius asked, putting his feet up on an armrest and lying on Remus's lap.
"Sev and Laurel are getting married!" Lily exclaimed happily. "Isn't that wonderful?"
"That's nice," Sirius grinned. "You bagged yourself a good catch, Laurel... as greasy Potions Masters are in this year," he chuckled.
Severus scowled and suddenly, Sirius was transformed into a black bunny rabbit with a big pink bow around his neck. "Oh look, Remus," Severus chuckled evilly. "I gave you a new chew toy."
Lily burst into laughter while James and Remus scowled. "That isn't nice, Severus," Remus said softly. "Would you please turn my soul mate back into his annoying yet lovable self, and not something that I think would make a tasty snack?"
Laurel grinned and wrinkled her nose, staring at the bunny with amusement. Severus crossed his arms. "Nope, I'm not going to. He insulted me."
Draco Apparated into the room, dragging a protesting Harry behind him. "You shouldn't be lying down and sleeping with a concussion, Pothead," Draco snapped, exasperated.
"I don't have a concussion! You healed me, remember?" Harry whined. "I'm sleepy, dumb ass! You woke me up at five in the morning!"
"I'm not a dumb ass! I didn't FLY into a tree because I couldn't keep my eyes off your hair!!! And I didn't hear YOU complaining you were tired at five a.m.!" Draco dragged Harry over to an overstuffed armchair and sat down, pulling Harry onto his lap. Harry pouted and, with a sudden burst of inspiration, snuggled into Draco's shoulder, closing his eyes. Draco looked at everyone. "Oh, good morning," he greeted them.
They continued to stare at him incredulously.
"What?"
"Oh nothing, you just look funny," Harry said from Draco's shoulder.
"No I don't!" Draco conjured a mirror and started checking his appearance. "I do not!"
Laurel rolled her eyes and resumed eyeing the bunny. Aha, I've got it! She snapped her fingers discretely and the bunny transformed back into Sirius Black, but something was definitely different. He was wearing black fishnet stockings, a black bikini bottom with a white fuzzy bunny tail, and a pink bow tie on a pink collar with a pink satin leash attached, and white bunny ears with pink linings.
Severus yelped and hid his eyes behind Laurel's shoulder. "I'm scarred for life! I'm blind!"
Harry and Draco stared at Sirius speculatively. Looks like fun, Harry muttered, envisioning Draco in the getup. Draco punched him.
I will NOT wear pantyhose! he thought, as his thoughts threatened to rebel and actually imagine the feeling of silk against his- NO!
Sirius stared at Severus. "What?" Then he looked down and screamed. "Why am I in a Playboy Bunny outfit!!!!" he shrieked at the top of his lungs. He looked up to see Remus's pupils dilate and lick his lips, growling softly in the back of his throat. "Um, Remmie?" Sirius asked nervously. Remus only grinned, showing slightly elongated teeth. His eyes glowed solid amber. Without a word, the Werewolf grabbed the pink satin leash and Apparated them back to Black Manor.
The last thing they heard was Sirius screaming "HEEEEELLLLLPP!!" at the top of his lungs and then, an equally loud "NEVER MIND!!!"
"Is it safe to look?" Severus asked timidly from his hiding spot behind Laurel's shoulder.
"I don't see what you're complaining about," James said sourly, "considering that you did that to him. That was a side I NEVER wanted to see," he grumbled.
"I didn't do that! I'm straight!" Severus protested vehemently. "Why would I want to see Black cross-dressing, especially as THAT??"
Lily and Laurel exchanged a look before they both burst into laughter. "It's NOT funny!" James and Severus exclaimed, glaring at each other.
"Yes it is!" Laurel and Lily yelled back, giggling madly.
"No it isn't!" the two of them protested again.
No one noticed Harry put Draco under a modified Imperio and Apparate them to Harry's bedroom.
You WILL wear the bunny costume, Harry ordered, giggling like a madman.
Draco grinned at him. Yes, Master, he chirped, his inhibitions gone with the wind. He knew what Harry was doing, and wasn't going to fight this in the least. It sounded like too much fun.
Two days later, the invitations were done. Of course, Severus's favorite students, Harry and Draco's friends, were invited along with their families, as were all the Demigods and Demigoddesses. At the last minute, Lily had remembered Claudette and Lucas and their family, and then the rest of the rulers of the various nations had to be invited as well. As the last envelope was sealed, Lily sighed and sat back. Within seconds, the invitations had disappeared, appearing instantly in front of their intended recipients.
Within a minute of the letters being sent, Alanna and Xander appeared next to Lily. "We're here!" they chanted in a sing song. "We want to help!"
Within an hour, the rest of the Demigods and Demigoddesses had arrived, taking over the East Wing of Potter Manor, all eager to help set up the ceremony. Now that Laurel and Sirius were back, it was time to party, true Immortal style.
"Now," Alanna asked three hours later, all business, pacing in front of the soon to be bride and groom, who were seated in the living room. "What kind of ceremony is this?"
"Pagan, of course," Laurel said with a grin.
"I knew that, but what kind? Old school, new age, clothing, no clothing, Elvin, Druid, Wizarding? What kind of Pagan?"
Severus and Laurel just looked at Alanna with a lost expression on their faces.
Alanna sighed. "This is going to take some work."
Severus brightened. "Oh, would you and Mother officiate?"
Alanna blinked and a tear dripped down her cheek. "Do you know what kind of honor it is to be asked that?" she sniffed, wrapping them in a bear hug. "Thank you! I would be honored and I'll ask Mother right away!" she hurried out the door and Apparated mid step.
"That was weird," Severus remarked.
"I think Wizarding, and clothes," Laurel said. "I want the Elements represented. Either that or Druid. We'll have to ask how they differ."
Harry and Draco stood in the center of Stonehenge, basking in the ancient power that thrummed around them, soaring through their blood. This is incredible, Harry said giddily, spinning in a circle on the stone altar in the center. Lily and James stood off to the side, talking quietly. Without warning, a bolt of lightning struck, enveloping Harry.
"HARRY!!" Draco screamed. Lily and James walked over calmly. "Help him!" Draco yelled, gesturing to the brilliant white light.
"Don't worry," Lily said calmly. That's how Merlin's palace is opened. Either that, or it's how Mother knocks some sense into us while we're in mortal form. He isn't hurt."
Draco watched as the light receded, flowing into the ground and the stones arranged in a circle, leaving Harry panting on the altar stone. Stonehenge rumbled and the ground began to sink. Laurel and Severus appeared just as they sank underground.
Harry gaped at the alabaster stone columns filigreed with gold leaf and precious gems the stones became once underground. He hesitantly walked out of the circle, Draco at his side, and into the smooth, domed cavern that was the foyer of Merlin's underground palace. "Oh, wow," he gasped, staring at the ceiling, charmed to look like the open sky. "I know where Hogwarts got the idea."
Draco stared at the obvious, almost obscene statements of incredible wealth literally covering the walls. He traced the gold leaf vine running over the satiny wall to emerald leaves and ruby and diamond flowers. "Harry, can I strip the walls?" Draco wondered aloud accidentally.
Harry glared at him. "No."
Draco winced. "I said that aloud, didn't I. Oops."
Harry rolled his eyes and walked further into the glowing palace, muttering about materialistic, conniving Slytherins. Severus heard him and started laughing.
"What did you say to him THIS time?" he asked a glowering Draco.
"I accidentally asked if I could strip the walls," Draco grumped.
"Oh, that's nothing. I actually tried the last time we were here."
Lily walked over and smacked him. "Don't you dare think I forgot! Turn out your pockets!"
Severus sighed and turned them out. A pair of tweezers, a chisel and a flat scraper fell from his left pants pocket.
Lily picked them up and started swearing at him in fourteen different languages, eight of them dead for over a thousand years. Draco started laughing, holding his stomach.
"Lily, you don't need to swear," Severus sighed. "Besides, it's not like you can't replace the gems with ones in the Vault down here."
"How do you make the stones look like this when they're up top?" Laurel asked. "That would be nice to have, especially in the open air."
Lily paused mid obscenity. "Oh, that's simple. Harry or I could do it. Gareth will be able to as soon as he's old enough." She went right back to swearing at Severus with gusto. Severus rolled his eyes and tuned his sister out.
Gaila and Olivia skipped up and down the halls of Potter Manor with their arms linked. "Exploring, exploring! We're going exploring!" they sang merrily, poking their heads into all the rooms. After almost twenty minutes, they stumbled into the largest library they had ever seen. "OOOH" Olivia squealed, running up the stairs to the floor marked 'Fiction- Muggle and Wizarding'.
Gaila stared at the directory. "Where's the Anime?" She looked again. "OOOH! Third floor!" She sprinted up the stairs. "I'm COMING, ANIME!!!!!!"
Olivia stared at the Fiction books and pulled out Peter Pan. She opened the first page, and out tumbled a boy, wearing green tights and what looked like leaves sown together to make a tunic. He brandished a small gold dagger at her. "Where am I?? This isn't Neverland! Where's Wendy!"
"What the hell? Where did you come from?" Olivia gasped, staring at the boy with undisguised curiosity.
"I'm Peter Pan and I came from Neverland. Who are you?"
"I'm Olivia. How did you get out of the book?"
"I don't know- wait, what book?" Olivia shrugged and opened the next page. A blond girl wearing a light blue nightgown tumbled out, landing on top of the boy.
"Peter! she yelled, hugging him. "You just disappeared!"
Olivia grinned evilly as she flipped even more pages, pulling John, Michael, the Lost Boys, Tinker Bell, several Pirates, and Captain Hook out of the book. This is gonna be so much fun! She skipped down the hallway, pulling books out at random and opening them, ignoring the fact that Peter Pan, Wendy, and the Lost boys had jumped on Captain Hook and were beating him to a bloody pulp while the Pirates danced around, singing drunkenly.
Soon, Aslan, Legolas, Aragorn, Frodo, The Wizard, Dorothy, Toto, Lestat, Queen Akasha, Louis, Claudia, Ariel, King Triton, Belle, the Beast, and hundreds of other characters were running through the halls of the Manor, wreaking havoc.
She grinned when she found a book called Pirates of the Caribbean. "Oh, Gabby," she called out.
On the third floor, Gaila wandered into Anime Heaven. "SHWEET!" she yelled, grabbing a random comic book off the shelf. She opened the book, Vampire Game, and Duzell, in Kyawl form, bolted from the pages. Princess Ishtar stumbled out after him.
"Duzie! Come back!" she yelled, chasing him through the isles. Darres and Yujinn came stumbling out after her.
"Princess! Get back here! It' isn't safe! PRINCESS ISHTAR!!!" Darres yelled, racing after her. Yujinn muttered a curse under his breath. Gaila opened Mars, and watched as Kira and Rei tumbled out of the pages, half of their clothes gone.
"Oops, what issue was that?" she muttered seeing the number 11 on the side. "Whoops." She heard Olivia yelling her name and Apparated to her side. "Livvie, I can't deal with your problems! I let a Vampire Lord into this world!"
"Look what I found!" Olivia said, a maniacal grin on her face. She held up the book.
Gaila stared at her, her eyes wide. "Jack!!!" she screamed, tearing into the book. An arm appeared on the page, and she pulled. A flabbergasted Will Turner stared at her and she groaned, shoving him back into the pages. Several hands reached out of the book and she grabbed the one with a sparrow tattoo on the wrist. Captain Jack Sparrow stumbled out of the book. Gaila kept a tight hold on his wrist, and with an insane grin, Apparated away. Olivia watched as Will Turner and Elizabeth stumbled out of the book, staring at Olivia.
"Excuse me," Will asked Olivia. "Where are we? How did we get here?"
Olivia shrugged, mentally licking her lips at the incredibly hot Will Turner. "I honestly have no idea what's happening."
Raphael appeared next to Olivia. "What did you do to my soul mate??" he cried, his face pale. "She's got a bloody pirate in our bedroom!"
Olivia stared at him. "It's Jack Sparrow," she said with a grin. Raphael started to cry. "What? Come on, Raph, you know she has the hots for him."
"But I'm supposed to be her fantasy!" Raphael cried, a tear trickling down his face. "I even dressed up in the pirate costume for her!!!
Olivia grinned. "So what are you waiting for? I'm sure she'd like two pirates..."
Raphael brightened up considerably. "Hmmm... I hadn't thought of it that way.... Threesome... YAY!" He Apparated, an enormous grin on his face.
"Great, that problem is solved. Now should I do about the storybook characters?"
A book fell from the shelf and landed in front of Olivia, falling open to a random page. A small boy with a sling hopped out of the pages, followed by a giant. "Oh shit," Olivia muttered with wide eyes as David and Goliath ran around the library, trying to kill each other. Following them was the Philistine army, as well as King David and the Israelites, waging war on their enemies.
"I give up!" Olivia threw her hands into the air and went to find Legolas, Will Turner as well as her soul mate Michael and Elizabeth for some well deserved relaxation.
After exploring the Foyer, Lily pulled Harry aside. "We are the only two that can get any further on our own, and I don't particularly want to lead a grand tour to everyone else. Severus has already been here, as has James. It's up to you. Remember this- Draco must be touching you at all times if you are to go further, or if you change the wards to accept him. If he isn't, it might kill him. I know it'll kill an ordinary wizard. Understood?"
"Question. How do I change the wards?" Harry asked curiously.
"It's a long, involved process that I've done once in my life to include James and Severus in the Wards. It took me almost a week to recover from that and I don't want to get into it now as it requires memorizing several long incantations."
"Are they written down anywhere?" Harry asked, wondering what was wrong with his mother.
"Yes, it's back at the Manor, and something is wrong. I feel like all hell is breaking loose and I don't know what's going on."
Harry cocked his head to one side. "Is it because you and Dad carry the wards for the Manor? Is something happening there?"
"Yesss, something isn't right," she hissed, her eyes emerald slits. "What the- how the hell do books come alive???" she snapped, her eyes suddenly wide.
"What?" Harry asked, almost laughing from the absurdity of it all. One look at the fear on his mother's face sobered him immediately. "Right, let's go, then," he said, ushering everyone back into the circle of columns. He could see his father gesturing wildly to Severus and Laurel. He feels it too.
"What's going on?" Draco asked. "I wanted to see Merlin's Palace! Harry, come on!" He ran over to the solid gold door along the wall.
"Draco, get back here!" Harry yelled. "Someone of Merlin's Blood has to be with you at all times!"
"Then get over here!" He reached the intricately carved door and grabbed the handle. Harry watched, eyes wide, as Draco flew backwards through the air.
"Oh shit, oh shit," he muttered, slamming out his hand, emerald green shooting from his fingers. Draco stopped in midair and gently floated down to chest level. Harry ran forward and cradled Draco to his chest.
"Ohh, my head," Draco groaned. "What the hell was that?"
"That was the wards around Merlin's Palace," Lily said with a twisted grin.
"Man, he packs a punch," Draco grimaced. He rested his head against Harry's shoulder wearily, his energy completely drained.
"Well, that's the beauty of those wards. It finds your power, takes it, and uses it against you." Draco stared at Lily incredulously, but couldn't muster enough strength to do more than look.
"That's really nasty," Harry said softly. "Love, you're really drained. I can feel it." Slowly, he pushed energy through their bond, replenishing his soul mate. Draco sighed and leaned back.
They stood inside the circle of stones. Harry watched, intrigued, as his mother stood on the altar stone, her body glowing white. Slowly, the ground shook again and they returned to the surface. They stumbled out from the circle and Apparated back to the Manor immediately.
The appeared inside the Front Hall and were almost trampled by the Israelites storming after the Philistines. Harry watched, entranced, as a half naked girl and incredibly hot guy ran across the Hall and disappeared into the dungeons. "What the hell?" Draco muttered, staring as a girl with dark hair and eyes danced a slow, revolving waltz with an enormous, shaggy monster straight from the pits of hell.
A tall man with a sword was standing on the staircase, arguing with a midget with huge feet about some ring the midget had on a chain around his neck. Harry wandered up the staircase and further into the Manor, almost tripping over a dropped sword in the middle of the walkway. "Bloody hell!" Harry swore, at last coming to his room. He pushed open the door and walked to his bed, gently depositing Draco in the incredibly soft surface. "Get some rest, Love," he said softly, watching Draco's eyes flutter closed. Turning back around, he stopped and stared.
Standing in the doorway was an Arabian girl wearing scarlet harem outfit with scarlet and gold veils covering her face. Gold bracelets wrapped around her wrists. She carefully held a lamp between her delicate hands. "Are you my master?" she asked softly, her enormous dark eyes shining with hope.
"What?" he asked, his eyes huge. Oh my God, this is bad... or good, what to do?
Draco sat up, instantly awake. He stared at the genie with wide eyes. "Harry, what the hell did you do?" he asked aloud.
Harry stared at Draco. "I have no idea," he groaned. "Go back to sleep." Draco closed his eyes, exhausted. "Come with me," he ordered the Genie.
"Yes, Master!" she chirped, putting the lamp in Harry's hands. Harry strode into the hall, closing the door behind him and warding it so Draco would not be disturbed while he slept. "Is he my other master?" the genie asked, staring at the door. At Harry's blank look, she put her hands together, strengthening the wards almost four fold.
Harry raised his eyebrows. "Maybe having a Genie isn't so bad. What's your name?" he asked the girl.
"Genie!" she said promptly, with a smile.
"Oh, well, Genie, where did you come from?" he asked, and, with a thought, Apparated the both of them into the Dining Hall where Lily and James sat with Severus, Sirius, Laurel and Remus. Lily cradled Gareth in her arms, cooing at him happily.
"I came from Arabian Nights, Master," she said, bowing slightly.
Severus's, Sirius's, Remus's and James's eyebrows disappeared into their hairlines. "MASTER???" they yelled.
"Well, she is a Genie named Genie, for I'm guessing the book Arabian Nights," Harry said with a grin. "Does anyone have any idea how they got out of the books?" he asked, staring at Beauty and the Beast, who had snatched some food from the Kitchens and were happily chowing down at the other end of the table.
"Not a clue. Hello, Alanna," Lily greeted as Alanna appeared next to the table.
"Hello, Lily- what the hell is going on here?" Alanna asked, completely bewildered as a snow white pig ran under the table and out the door, followed by a pack of dogs.
"How is Mother?" Harry asked brightly.
"We have a problem," Alanna grimaced.
"What's wrong? Can't she make the wedding?" Laurel asked anxiously.
"No, it's not that. She'd love to co officiate. It's just that Clautius is alive, and he's rebuilding Hell, even worse than before. We're in deep shit."
A/N: And so ends chapter one. I hope you liked it. Would you believe I shelled this out in three days? I decided not to wait to update... hope you don't mind too much. I just couldn't leave everyone without their beloved chapters for too long! Thank you, everyone who reviewed. On to chapter 2!
B/N: Yay, good times! And I gave her the book idea! But if you are angry about it, then it is entirely her fault! And wouldn't it just be great to have those little Kyawls running around? If you don't know what we are talking about, go to your nearest Borders, go to the Graphic Novel section, and look for the books that we mentioned!