Okay people, calm down! It's finally here! It's been a couple of months but I've finally managed to get the next chapter up. You probably all hate me now, which is okay because I hate myself too! I've have this chapter bouncing around in my head for a while but I have never been able to sit down and write it.

One thing to say though. I'm sorry about my grammar and spelling. Honestly I really don't care about them so I am not going to go back and check them! I really haven't got complaints on this story but others have commented. :(

Disclaimer: I own many things…. But not this.

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The Slytherin common room was loud and rambunctious. The few quiet people sat in a little circle of couches. It had been a month since the confrontation with Ron and things had not gotten much better. More and more of the other three houses had started to reject of hassle Harry and subsequently Draco. The two in question were lounging with the quiet group. Draco was reading a book while Harry tried to sleep with his head in his lap.

Across from them Pansy was leaning over Luna's shoulder reading the Quibbler. Luna had become part of their group shortly after the incident in the great hall. Pansy was just glad there was another girl that she could tolerate. Blaise was draped over an armchair writing a letter to his mother.

"Hey Harry?" Pansy called out.

"Yeah?" Harry called back, opening his eyes. Pansy fidgeted nervously.

"You know you never did tell us how you got like this." She tried to lead on. Harry looked at her confused.

"Like what?"

"Well you curse, sleep around and you admitted to underage drinking. A year ago you would've never..." She trailed off, motioning to the couple.

"Oh, that. Well that's a long story." Harry sighed. Draco carded his fingers through Harry's hair.

"It's Saturday and we've all finished our homework. Spill it." He joked sternly.

"Well it really started with Aaron. Though, not the way he said. We actually met years later. When I was in third year I tried to run away from my Aunt and Uncles. There were rare times that they would allow me out of the house when I finished chores. I was wandering aimlessly until I passed in front of a park that had a huge bonfire. Aaron recognized me and pulled me over.

"I was given a plate of food and a beer and demanded to drink. I did. I got so smashed, the next morning Aaron had to explain why I was at the bottom of the slide without pants on." He chuckled with everyone."Soon I would hang out with their group every chance I got. They would drink and fuck like they were going to die the next day. Of course, being thirteen, it seemed absolutely fantastic to me. I felt so stressed in the wizarding world that I tried to only have fun in the muggle world." Harry paused a moment, deep in thought. The rest of the common room had quieted down to listen to his story.

"As they got older they started to sneak into clubs and I was brought with them. Soon the basement parties turned into serious clubs. I spent the summers from then on drinking, sleeping around and running from cops. Before I knew it I had completely changed. I felt more at home cursing and drinking then acting like the Gryffindor I was supposed to be. I hid it of course, even if I wanted to everything I did was illegal." He stopped. A lot of people were staring at him. It was a stunning story for the one they thought was so pure and naïve.

"Harry?" Luna, the only person not stunned by the revelation, asked.

"Yeah?"

"Have you thought about it?" She continued vaguely.

"About it? What is it?" Harry leaned up to look at the girl. She was looking at him intently, playing with the mini gourd she wore as a necklace.

"How you are going to defeat the Dark Lord." Most of the people in the room hissed at the name. It had quickly come to light that absolutely none of the Slytherins wanted to join him and they all admitted to wanting protection. Still no one wanted to hear him mentioned.

"I don't know. I was thinking about a sneak attack. Catch him unexpected." (A/N: sorry but nor horcruxes. Just evil man)

"And if I had an idea?" Luna whispered. Harry frowned. Draco looked at her like she offered to shove an egg in her ear.

"You have an idea . . . to defeat the dark lord?" Draco stuttered. Luna nodded but didn't look at him. She was still staring at Harry.

"Snakes can slip through the cracks better than cats can slink in the dark." She smiled. Harry sat stunned. After a moment a strange look passed over his face. He was off Draco's lap in a second and swinging Luna through the air.

"Luna girl I love you! You are simply the best… sorry Draco." He turned back to his lover with a smile. Draco was too surprised to reprimand him.

"It's alright. Just tell me what is going through that think head of yours. Damn Gryffindor's." Draco mumbled.

"Hey I'm not a Gryffindor anymore apparently. Anyway Luna just gave me the best idea." Harry gushed.

"Don't forget that bats hang on the rafters." Luna smiled. Harry just laughed.

"Well let's go see if he will right now! Come on Draco!" He pulled Draco off the couch and out of the room. Blaise, Pansy and Luna followed behind.

"I think your boyfriend is crazy." Blaise laughed as they marched through the dungeons.

"Apparently… Harry where are we going?" Draco asked, trying to get his hand out of the vice grip.

"We are going to Snape's room." Harry stopped in front of a portrait of a wizard making a potion. "Hello Salazar!"

"Ahh, Harry. Are you back to finish our debate?" The man stopped his brewing.

"Your Salazar Slytherin?" Pansy interrupted.

"A Parkinson? Interesting, and a Slytherin too." Salazar eyed her critically.

"Why is that interesting Sal?" Harry pried.

"Well in my time Parkinson's were all HufflePuffs'. Now don't get affronted girl, it's not a bad thing." He brushed away the angry look on Pansy's face.

"Mr. Potter, please tell me you have something more useful to do than idle prattle with my portrait." Professor Snape sneered from behind the group. "Of course sir!" Harry said with a smile. The relationship between the two had changed drastically. At face value it still looked like Snape hated Harry and Harry was stubborn and ornery. To the trained eye it they had shifted. A great deal of respect had grown between them and small mental sparring had become a past time for the two.

"Well you might as well come in, since I assume that's why your here." He opened the door and everyone streamed in with passing thanks. They all say and waited for the Professor to sit. Harry was shaking so much in his seat that he was vibrating the chair.

"Potter! Desist!" Snape barked the command. Like a puppy Harry stilled. "Now why are you here on one of my few reprieves from the student body?" Snape sneered.

"I know how to defeat Voldemort and I need your help!"

There was a pregnant pause as everyone stared at the excited savior. He glanced around as if to say 'what's wrong? Did u say something weird?'. Draco, in impulse, leaned over and smacked him roughly in the back of the head.

"OW! Draco!" Harry whined.

"Mr. Potter... Are you serious about this? Or is this an asinine way to piss me off?" Snape growled as he got over his shock.

"I'm serious! Luna gave me the idea and I think it'll work!" Harry yelled.

"So what is this wonderful plan?"

"We use the Slytherins." There was another pause.

"You want to put students, the ones you offered protection, on the front line?" Snape hissed. Harry smiled goofily.

"No!"

"Then what you irritating child!"

"Voldemort would never expect his snakes to betray him, right? So we get the polyjuice potion. Ask Voldemort for an audience with the "Slytherin students" about getting the mark. We use the potion to disguise them as the students. That way when we do the surprise attack he will never see it coming." He panted as he finished the statement.

The others were again stuck Ina state if shock. Except for Snape. He began to rub his chin in thought. I suppose that would work. But how do you expect them to kill the Dark Lord?" He questioned.

"That's my job. I go in as Draco and offer to be the first to get his mark. When he gets close I stab him with a basilisk fang, even he can't get an antidote because each basilisk has its own type of poison."

"And you plan to get the fang how?" Snape asked disdainfully. Harry waved a hand.

"I'll just go to the girls bathroom."

"What?" Pansy asked.

"I think Harry means to go to the chamber of secrets and take it from the basilisk he slayed in second year." Luna airily answered.

"You mean that rumor was true?" Draco asked. Harry nodded. Within a second he was holding his arm where Draco struck him.

"Ow," He moaned.

"I will get you to stop risking your life if it's the last thing I do!" Draco spat. Harry looked at him with puppy dog eyes. He sighed and kissed him.

"Well the plan does have merit Mr. Potter. I will discuss it with the Order at the next chance. Now leave my office before your idiocy seeps into the ingredients and makes them useless!" Snape snapped and shooed them out of the room.

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DONE! It took my nearly three months but I did it! I don't know why I'm on a writing kick but I love it all the same. I had to go to the gym like five times just to finish it (I write more when I go to the gym)

My sanity has decided to rejoin me for the time being, but we will see where it's going in the near future. If you have any input on what I should include in the ending of the story tell me. I have the basic idea but that doesn't mean crap.

Toodles!