1.Sadly, I own nothing except OC characters and the plot. Also, Parseltounge will be written underlined.

Harry Potter was exhausted. There was no use denying that he was having trouble juggling his dramatic life.

Snape and he had grown into a truce. But Harry sometimes noticed an almost comradely atmosphere, due to their joint effort in helping Serena escape from the dreaded basement of the Dursley house. Looking into the Gryffindors mind and feeling the protectiveness, seeing the endearingly personality and beauty of the girl through the boy's eyes had made Severus feel slightly more protective over her before he had even met her. Though, he did not think anyone could refrain from melting at seeing her, no matter the horrors that surrounded her.

They soon spent evenings in Snape's office, talking of the sweet Serena, the goods and bad points. Despite the fact she could speak many magical languages, though she favoured Parseltounge, she could never understand English, despite Harry's efforts. But after a while, Harry decided it was for the best she couldn't, for why would she want to be able to understand the hateful words thrown at her?

Harry could see the parental bond forming in Snape's eyes, but he hadn't realised that this was directed at him as well. Severus stopped seeing Harry as his father, but instead, a young boy who had been through so much in his short life.

It took many failed ideas and plans before they finally came up with the perfect solution. One that even the Dursleys could not escape from, at least without, bad consequences for them that they knew the muggles would not risk happening.

By the end of October, the plan was set in motion. Severus Snape came to the headmasters office, step one.

'Come in Severus.' Albus Dumbledore's voice came through the door.

With the perfect timing they had planned, Snape walked into the room that was full of other teachers of Hogwarts, sitting down for tea, something that Snape refused to participate in.

'Headmaster, I was wondering if I could make a proposal for the end of the Christmas holidays.' This grabbed the people in the rooms' attention. The brooding man was actually making a suggestion for the holidays. Inwardly, Snape cringed. Well, there goes my reputation Potter.

'Please, go ahead Severus.' What once Snape that to be the grandfatherly look, now just looked like a lie to the former Hogwarts Student. Schooling his facial features to be the mask of the trade-mark sneer, he went into the plan.

'I have noticed the muggles parent's and family's ignorance to our world and this is affecting the students.' Snape thought of Lily and Petunia. 'Some have voiced discrimination and mild cases of emotional abuse. This will affect their education.' There, still maintained his air of indifference for the incompetent imbeciles that were the students. 'Of course, mainly the muggle-borns of this school.'

Teachers nodded gravely, though Severus doubted they did not even notice, he could see the hints of shock and bewilderment in their eyes. Dumbledore looked as if he were to say something, so leaping into the role he was to play, he beat him to it.

'I suggest the course of action is to make a compulsive visit to arrangement to have all family members who live with the students to encourage a different outlook on their brats.'

He inwardly smirked as he saw the teachers all eagerly agree, falling easily into their role, unbeknownst to them, like he knew they would.

Now he knew what to look for, Severus saw the slip of fear that flitted across the headmasters face, cementing and finalising Snape's resolve to save the two Parseltounge speakers from their family. Dumbledore was truly the manipulative old man that he couldn't truly believe as until now.

'Excellent idea Severus. I can see this proving to be most fruitful in our cause in making sure students have the easiest time they can get.' Minerva spoke first, looking pointedly at Dumbledore to agree. Judging by the face of said man, Snape knew he had trapped him.

'Hmmm, I will see if this is possible with Cornelius.' But Snape was already shaking his head, stopping Albus.

'I have checked. I do not just go around spouting some ideas without fully having some idea of the limits.'

'Well... umm... well, we shall send letters out immediately to the parents, give them notice. I should think that they will not take kindly to short notice.' Minerva moved to start waving her wand towards the desk that sat at the side and paper flew in from goodness knows where and a quill attacked the paper and started to scribble on the pages with its loopy writing. Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry is hosting a new event for a compulsory vis-

Snape exhaled slowly and swiftly made his exit, step one was complete.

Harry Potter could not describe the elation that came when Snape gave a nod to him during the feast. A euphoric and beautiful feeling. His angel and he will be soon safe. Serena will have finally the thing she had never experienced. Freedom.

Christmas break was approaching fast, and nerves were bubbling up in his stomach. The thought of this plan not working made him feel a sense of despair, which Severus soon caught and tried to sooth. But both knew that he felt the same way and the only way for it to truly be gone was when Serena would finally be safe from the muggles.

Harry's friends had noticed the lack of the boy's presence over the last few weeks, and confronted him about it.

'Mate, where you been?' Ron had cornered Harry in the common room as he was about to leave to the DADA classroom. The youngest Weasley son grinned nervously and the reason behind soon came in the form of Hermione Granger.

'Harry James Potter!' She yelled, drawing the attention of the rest of the Gryffindors present, much to Harry's annoyance. 'Where have you been?'

'Hermi-.'

'We are your bestest friends and I demand that you tell me where you are lurking off to!' She screeched.

'Please be quiet!' Harry dried to hide the embarrassing blush from the interested eyes that were trained on him, the hunger for gossip clear. He could see Lavender Brown and Patavi Patil leaning eagerly to listen. He really did not need this. He could almost hear Severus' sneer that he was such an idiot at being less subtle about his disappearances.

Hands on hips, brown eyes narrowed in a glare, prefect badge glinting on her robes, Hermione was the spitting image of a bushier haired Molly Weasley. Ron only watched quietly, leaving Harry to the monster of a student.

Sighing, Harry knew that he could not deal with this.

'I don't think this is any of your business. Try maybe asking nicer.' Oops. Had not meant to snap, he knew that he had unleashed the bossy storm that was Miss Granger.

'Not any of my-.'

Seeing only one way out, he flew out of the common room, an escape that was received by a shout of anger by Hermione.

Harry had drifted away from them during the summer, where Dumbledore had dropped him off at the Burrow. He saw that whilst he had to grow with his dangerous and demanding life, the two friends had stayed in their immature personalities. Hermione, arrogant in her blindness, ignorant and had an unmanaged thirst for knowledge. She had clearly yet to realise that there was more to life than what was written in books, believing every written word she saw. Hermione did not have original thinking.

Ron Weasley was a difficult character to remain friends with. With being in a huge family, Ron seemed to have an identity crisis and was easily jealous and prejudice to things different from his set outlook in life. The triwizard tournament was the perfect example of these very things.

Hermione Jane Granger and Ron Billius Weasley were people that were not the best choice of friends to have, adding to the fact that they both had the most clashing personalities possible.

He thought of this as he made his way swiftly to Snape's office. If only he had someone to count on besides Serena and Severus. At least an ally outside his circle of acquaintances to have his back in helping protect his angel. Because his angel was what mattered most, and his ex-best friends were incapable of understanding and doing this.

He sighed as he finally entered the classroom to hide away from the rest of Hogwarts population. In a week's time, he would be going back to the Dursleys to take his muggle guardians and angel to Hogwarts, where he hoped to finally find safety.