A/N: You asked for longer chapters. You are in for such a big surprise. I mean, I was running out of ideas about a third of a way through this chapter and I just let the words come out, so this chapter is by far the strangest thing I've ever written…seriously. Harry dying and coming back to life seems like a pile of dust compared to this mountain of a chapter.








"I'm not saying you have to stop dating her." Sirius said flatly. "I'm just telling you to slow down.

"You never complained when you caught me and Cho kissing." Harry said flatly.

"She wasn't my daughter." Sirius pointed out.

Harry mumbled under his breath about something being jammed up Sirius's butt. Sirius heard and laughed hard.

"Fine, if we slow down, will you stop bugging us?"

"You have my word. Deal?"

"Deal."

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"Harry where are we going?" Katherine asked one night as they snuck out of the castle. "Whoa! That's the Whomping Willow."

"Good job...d'you want a cookie or something?"

"Shut up!"

"Only if you promise to." He hissed. "We're going to the shrieking shack."

"Why?"

"A meeting." He took a deep breath. "Close your eyes."

"Why?"

"You'll see later. Stay right there." The boy grabbed a long stick and prodded the huge knot in the tree that made its branches freeze. Keeping one hand on the knot, he grabbed Kat's sleeve and urged her into the passage. "You have to keep your eyes shut Katherine!"

She didn't see Harry's eyes recede into an ugly red or his nose lengthen and flatten. She didn't see him grow a good three feet and she certainly wasn't prepared for his attack. Katherine screamed and writhed when Voldemort pounced on her like a cat and he stayed on until she was rendered unconscious.

Voldemort laughed heartily and picked up her limp body and carried her down the dark, dank passage. "One down, one to go." He said and laughed again.

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A shaky voice came through Harry's mind in the middle of the night. ~* Harry, if you can hear me, help me! I'm- I'm in the Shrieking Shack I think. I've been captured by- by him. My head hurts a lot but other than that I think - oh he's coming again. Harry help me. ~* There was a loud crashing noise in his mind.

Harry sat strait up in bed, so quickly that Sirius woke up.

"It's Katherine." Harry said and jumped out of the bed. "I think she's been taken." And he ran down the stairs four at a time and then up to the girls dorm.

Her bed was empty.

"No." Harry's voice came out as a croaky moan. "No. No-no-NO! Oh Fuck!" He collapsed onto his knees, a few tears escaping his eyes.

"Harry?" Lavender asked, sitting up in bed and rubbing her eyes. "What's wrong?"

"She's gone. Katherine's been captured."

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"Well Harry," Dumbledore cleared his throat. "You seem to be right. Katherine is gone. I have a ransom note from Voldemort right here."

"Did it say where she is?" Harry asked.

"No."

"She told me she was in the Shrieking Shack." Harry said.

"How could she tell you that?" Sirius asked sharply. "If she was captured and you were half asleep?" The three were sitting in the Headmaster's office having a grim meeting.

"We're telepathic. We can talk without talking." Harry began to explain.

When Sirius didn't seem to understand, Dumbledore took over. "Katherine is Cyrena's Heir. Harry is Merlin's Heir. All important heirs have strange powers and sometimes you can find the Telepathy."

"Oh, and I thought we were just special." Harry muttered half-heartedly.

"Harry you told me about the Shrieking Shack last night when we talked. I had it searched. It is empty."

"Damn." Harry cursed. "Well did you check his father's old house? They room there quite a lot."

"The one in Little Hangleton?" Dumbledore asked. Harry nodded. "We had the place knocked over this summer, I thought you knew."

"No."

"I'm sorry. All the hit wizards have been assigned towns and all the Aurors are working more than overtime. We will find her."

"I hope so." Sirius and Harry chimed.

A long silence and then-

"You haven't checked one place yet!" Harry said, eyes lighting up.

"Where?" Dumbledore asked.

"The Chamber of Secrets." Harry said. "They could easily be in there."

"Out of the question." Sirius said. "As his guardian I refuse to let him enter that place."

"Harry's right, Sirius." Dumbledore said after a moment of thinking. "I over rule your decision as his second guardian."

"SECOND guardian?" Harry almost shouted. "What the-"

"Yes, second guardian." Dumbledore said. "I had to sign some legal documents when you stayed here this past summer."

"Point taken." Harry said.

"Good. We can discuss this later then, okay?" Sirius said. "I want to find my daughter."

"Daughter?" Dumbledore looked surprised for the first time Harry had even seem him.

"Yes daughter." Sirius said.

"Oh." Dumbledore blinked, thinking. "I suppose..."

"Chamber of Secrets?" Harry prompted.

"I don't think-" Sirius said.

"Voldemort would hide out there. It's his origins and he would know that he was the only one who could get into it. He most likely never heard that Harry could enter it." Dumbledore said fairly. "He was still away from his body when Harry entered the Chamber."

"Only a fool would go in there! It's almost certain death!" Sirius pointed out.

"A. How would you know? B. I thought you wanted to FIND Kat. And C. I could take the sword with me. I know how to use it fair enough, plus the monster is dead. Voldemort might not even be in there." Harry said loudly.

"Touché." Sirius sighed. "I agree. As long as I accompany you."

"I would like to come to." Dumbledore ventured. "It's always been a dream of mine to see every inch of this castle. Seeing the Chamber will complete my task."

"It's really nasty." Harry said. "A bunch of algae is in there and blood probably to. The passages might be blocked off because of an earthquake…"

"Are you afraid, Harry?" Sirius asked lightly.

"Yes." Harry said comfortably. "I certainly am."

"Well all the more reason to go and check it out." Sirius said looking very businesslike. "When shall we go?"

"Now." Dumbledore said. "Minerva!"

Professor McGonagall appeared at the door. "Can I help you Dumbledore?"

"Yes Minerva. I would like you to call classes off for the day. No student is to be out of their common rooms."

"Wha- I mean, of course, sir." She said and stormed off. They heard her announcement shortly and departed in silence as students went to their common rooms with confused looks on their faces.

Moaning Myrtle's bathroom was as dreary as Harry remembered it. Moaning Myrtle greeted them mournfully as they entered.

"Harry this is only a girl's toilet." Sirius said with a grin when Harry entered. His walking was slow because of the heavy sword hanging on his waist.

"You'd think so, wouldn't you?" Harry said flatly and headed over to the tap.

"Are you dawdling Harry?" Dumbledore asked. "We don't have time for this."

"Please be quiet." Harry said. "It's hard to get the damn thing open."

"Oh." Sirius said. Harry concentrated hard on the little scratched out snake, willing his mind to believe it was real.

"Open up." Harry said as quietly as he could manage. The hiss echoed around the bathroom and Sirius gasped.

"Well I wasn't expecting that." He said faintly as the sink sank into the floor, leaving the pipe wide open to all that wanted to enter. Harry was surprised to see how clean it seemed to be.

"Who first?" Harry asked as naturally as he could.

"What is it?"

"A pipe. You have to slide down it." Harry said.

"You go first, I don't know where to go." Sirius said to Harry. He shrugged.

"I suppose. See you at the bottom." Harry slid in.

"WHY IS THIS SO FUN?" Sirius called up from behind Harry on the slide.

There was no answer.

Harry popped out of the pipe tumbling out on the floor. Sirius came out in the same manner shortly afterward. Dumbledore on the other hand glided carefully out of the slide, as if he had done this many times before.

Harry gaped at him. "How did you do that?" Dumbledore landed on the ground with grace.

"It's simple Harry." Dumbledore said mysteriously. Harry watched in horror as Dumbledore morphed into Voldemort. He clutched his wand and aimed it at Voldemort. "I've been in here before."

"But- but- how?" Harry asked. He looked over at his godfather. "Sirius?"

"Not Sirius." Came the cold reply. Harry yelled as Sirius turned into Lucious Malfoy.

"Why do you want with me?" Harry asked and began slowly backing away to the slide.

"You?" Voldemort laughed. "I thought your all knowing powers would have warned you about me coming. No?"

"I don't know all." Harry retorted, ignoring the searing pain in his forehead.

"Well, Prince of Darkness, I want you and your little girlfriend on my side. She didn't accept my offer. She faced the consequences."

"What did you do with Katherine?" Harry yelled, a ball of fire glowing bright in his outstretched hand.

"She isn't harmed." Voldemort continued. "She's been converted to my way of believing-"

"You brainwashed her." Harry said flatly.

"Brainwashed is a strong word, Harry." Lucious sneered.

"Shut up Malfoy." Harry and Voldemort chimed. Harry shuddered.

"So do you go peacefully?" Voldemort asked after surveying Harry.

"Go where?"

"To the winning side, of course." Voldemort said. "My side. The Sorcerer's Royal Court."

"And why the hell would I do that?"

"Because you know where you belong, Prince."

"WHY DO YOU KEEP CALLING ME A PRINCE?"

"Not only a prince," Lucious said. "The Prince of Darkness. You are Merlin's heir."

"No shit Sherlock. My being Merlin's Heir has nothing to do with you."

"Oh but it does!" Voldemort said calmly. "Merlin is the most powerful wizard to date. Or rather, he could have been if he had channeled his powers correctly. You are his heir-"

"Yes, I believe we covered that." Harry said waspishly.

"And since you are his heir, you have that power. I will teach you to channel it. Towards my cause."

"No."

"You will, whether you want to or not." Lucious said. "You'll just be like the girl. Converted into thinking our way."

"Lucious is right, Harry. What will you do?"

Harry looked around him. He had no idea how get out of the chamber, so that was out of the question. His fire would only do him so much, and he guessed Voldemort would block it anyways and Lucious was fingering his own wand so he couldn't stun them either. The odds were definitely not in his favor. The fire in his hand grew larger.

"Do I even have a choice?"

"No, I'm afraid you don't." Voldemort said. "Put away your child's tricks Potter and join me."

"Never!" Harry cried and threw the giant ball of fire towards the two men. Just before it hit Lucious, it separated creating a wall of flame. Harry used the time he had won to figure out the slide. "Turn into stairs, you goddamn slide!" He hissed at it. At once, it did as it was told. Harry, very surprised, jogged up them.

"NO YOU DON'T!" Voldemort bellowed from behind him. "You're mine!"

Something tackled him from behind and Harry smashed to the stairs with a nasty crack.


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Students gaped open mouthed at the bewitched ceiling in the great hall. The sky was not showing on it, as it usually did, letters replaced it.

The Prince of Darkness Has Arisen!



"Who is the Prince of Darkness?" Ron asked Hermione meekly at dinner. Hermione thought for a minute.

"Well..." She said as she let it sink in. "Merlin! Merlin was called the Prince of Darkness!"

"Yes," Ron said, turning green. "I know."

"Then why do you ask?"

"Hermione?"

"Yes?"

"Where's Harry?"

Hermione blanched and whispered, "Katherine disappeared. Then Harry is gone. OH SHIT THEY'VE GO HARRY!"


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A/N: SOOOOOOOO...surprised? Hehehe. I'm glad. So anyways, nobody has struck me as dedication worthy this week, except maybe um- well let me see here…Coqui is always more than nice, along with Jackie. I would also like to apologize to Katy Burrito for having a lot of the story spoiled. Thanks again for reviewing people, I love that!!!