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Chapter 49 **New Terror**

"Harry!"

Ron and Hermione waved at Harry from the Gryffindor table as Severus, Saerry, and Harry entered the Great Hall.  Harry said goodbye to them and walked over to join his friends.

Severus and Saerry continued on up to the Head Table and had just sat down when a loud whistle blared out.  Saerry clamped her hands over her ears and bit her lip to keep from crying out.  Severus muttered something and pulled her hands down.  The whistle was less now, more like a buzzing in her ears.  Turning, Saerry asked, "What is that?"

"Alarm.  Means there is a Dark Wizard trying to get onto the school grounds."

Several students tried to run out of the hall but Dumbledore shot blue sparks into the air, catching their attention, and yelled, "All students remain here.  House Heads, follow me!  Everyone else stay here and protect the students."  With that he strode out of the hall.

Severus squeezed Saerry's hand then ran out of the hall after him.  McGonagall and the other two House Head's followed him.

Immediately after that the hall doors began to close and a green and silver streak shot through them.  It made a crash landing on the Gryffindor table and produced screams when it was found to be a snake.

"Saeln!"

Harry scooped the Aeyr up off of Parvati Patil's plate and sat the limp creature on his shoulder.  The shimmering green coils wrapped about his neck as Saeln hissed a weak "Thank you."

Suddenly something banged against the doors and the students ran as far away from them as they could.  Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny made their way over to Saerry and stood by her.

A second later the lights in the hall went out and the doors burst open.

Saerry heard a startled hiss from her right and Harry's surprised yelp.  She lunged blindly and found herself clutching a squirming Saeln, who hissed angrily and flapped his wings against her hands.

There was a commotion from the doors as several voices cried, "Lumos!"

Saerry could see Severus as he shoved his way over to her.  He was scowling furiously and Saerry could see what looked like a cut on the side of his face.  She reached out to touch it but Severus jerked his head away.

"Just a cut.  One of them knew how to throw daggers."

He looked around and suddenly saw Saeln in Saerry's hands.

"Where's Harry?"

Saerry lowered her eyes and said, "They got him."

Severus' eyes widened.  "No.  Oh Merlin, no."

Ginny asked from the side, "Professor?"

Severus ran a hand over his face and sighed.  He said, "Voldemort.  It was Voldemort.  They've got Harry."

Ginny and Ron's jaws dropped while Hermione sank to the floor in tears.  Saerry went to the distraught girl and hugged her close.  Turning, she looked at Severus, who looked lost.

Saeln gave loud, spiraling hiss and flew out of the hall.

Harry was gone.

A/N: *hides*  Please don't kill me now!