*sigh* Someone is _going_ to have to teach me the days on the week! Let's see Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Thursday . Wednesday . *joke* sorry for not updating on Monday, I just couldn't think of how to end this chapter.

A Cry for help: Can someone _please_ tell me how to get bold and italics to actually show up on fanfiction.net, it's driving me crazy.

Does anyone want a plot-bunny, I'm going crazy, it seems like everything I do gives me an idea for a story, like today, I was in physics and all I could think about was how The String theory could be used in Potterverse. I swear I'm going to go crazy, it's the third one I had today.

Oh, one more note before I forget, I'm beginning to think I need a beta- reader . any volunteers?

And also, I'm introducing my mate into Potterverse and I know that she likes 'action/adventure' and 'drama' . and 'Dark!Harry' stories the most. Can suggestions? All I can think of are: 'Ancestor's Call', 'The Dragonmaster's', 'The Other Side of the Mirror', 'Harry Potter and the Rebirth of Salazar Slytherin', 'Elemental Genesis', 'The Tattoo'. Can anyone think of any others that are well written, a decent length, and enjoyable to read? I swear, they are all the ones that I can think of and it's driving me nuts, there must be more .

. Anything more I need to say??? Well I don't think you want to hear _that_ particular rant that's in my head, I'll shut-up so the few of you that are reading this can move on.

. Sorry I'm in this weird mood where I can't stop writing crap, my mates reckon I'm high on coke and sweets . but I'm not! . Anyone else ever suffer from this?

. Last thing, Thanks for the reviews!!! I loved 'em . and so did my dogs: Lucifer and Salazar . don't you just love virtual pets, you don't have to clean up after them and they don't hound you for food (pun _not_ intended).

Disclaimer: Never was, not now, nor will Harry Potter ever be mine.

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*~ mind conversation between Harry and Draco ~*

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...:: Chapter Twenty-Five ::...

"Harry! Wait up!"

Harry turned around and saw Hermione and Neville hurrying towards him.

"We need to talk," Hermione said and then the two dragged him into the Gryffindor Common Room and up into Harry's prefect room.

They settled themselves down on the sofa by the fire and Harry waited for them to speak.

"So?" He prompted.

"Harry, I had this, er, dream last night," Hermione began.

"And so did I," Neville said. "It was exactly the same and you were in it."

"But it can't have been a dream because we were given these in the dream and they were still with us when we woke up," Hermione said holding out a necklace with a raven pendant on it.

Neville pulled out a similar necklace but with a snake pendant.

Harry sighed, "You both know full well that it wasn't a dream. Don't worry everything will be explained tonight."

"But how do you know that?" Neville asked weakly, "I mean me and Salazar Slytherin?"

Harry laughed, "Calm down mate, you make it sound like the two of you are engaged." Neville looked horrified at the thought, causing Harry to laugh again. "Relax, he's a happily married man with children . and descendants."

Hermione was staring at him, "How, exactly, do you know them?" She asked.

"That will be explained tonight. Try not to think on it, you can back out after you get the full picture." Harry replied.

"And what if we go to Professor McGonagol? I'm sure she'd love to know that you are helping a former Dark Lord into the castle." Hermione said sharply.

Harry sighed once more, "One, you couldn't tell her about Salazar. There's a secrecy spell on you two, Bill and Snape. Two, I'm not helping Sal, he's perfectly capable of getting himself into the castle without any help. And three, I have an issue with the whole 'former Dark Lord' thing." Harry paused, "Don't judge any of them until tomorrow morning. It will all make sense tonight, I promise."

They still looked reluctant, "Do you trust me?" He asked, they nodded, "Then know that I won't lead you into danger."

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The four equals appeared suddenly in a grand corridor.

"Any ideas on where we are?" Bill asked, quite cheerfully.

"Not a clue, but Harry said there was no danger to us," Hermione said and Neville nodded his agreement.

Snape snorted. "And you expect me to walk blindly in the faith that Potter wasn't lying?"

"I'm sorry, but I don't believe that Harry would let anyone harm us intentionally. Besides, the, er, founders said that we'd be working with them to help defeat You-Know-Who." Bill said logically.

Snape snorted once more something that sounded strangely like "Bloody Gryffindors".

"Hey, look, there's someone there." Neville whispered.

They all looked at the tall figure that was walking towards them.

Messy black hair and glasses. "Potter" Snape spat, "Where exactly are we?"

"We're here," the man motioned around him. "And yes Potter is my name, but I normally go by the name of," he paused and looked Snape directly in the eye, "James."

Stunned gasps and then silence settled on the group as they tried to process the man.

Snape kept opening and closing his mouth as he tried to say something.

"Stupendous impression you do of a goldfish Sevvie, would you like to see me do an impression of a stag?"

Without waiting for an answer, James transfigured himself into his stag form and then back, "Good impression, d'ya reckon?"

"But - but - you died!" Hermione burst out.

James grinned, "Oh My God! They were right - you are a Know-it-All." He then turned his head to the side and listened, he nodded seemingly to the air and then saluted them, "Catch ya later," he called as he took off down the corridor.

The four exchanged looks of astonishment.

Harry and Draco saw the looks as they approached and Harry said, "I take it you met my father."

"He looks quite well for someone who's been dead fourteen years," Bill said.

"Indeed he does." Harry agreed.

"C'mon," Draco said, "You don't want to keep Shadow Thing waiting."

"Shadow Thing?" Neville asked squeakily.

"Yeah, the leader of this group," Draco said.

"And he isn't the sort of person you want to get angry with you if you can help it," Harry said.

"And these two know all about his temper," a female voice quipped at their side.

Chaos and Order looked affronted as they glared at the newcomer. "Oh come off it Sassy, you get into as much trouble as we do." Harry said.

Draco said to the equals, "Sassy here is responsible for many of the modern day pranks on the world. It's amazing that someone who has been dead for hundreds of years can cause so much trouble in the living world."

Harry added, "Yeah, you know that whole UFO business," they nodded, "I give you the creator of that nonsense." He motioned to his ancestor who smirked.

She leaned closer to Harry and Draco and said, "Your friends look kinda dumb." And then she apparated out of view.

The two fighters looked at each other and shook their heads.

"She's, er, yeah, well-" Harry said intelligently.

"Come on," Draco said grabbing Harry's hand, "You really don't want to keep Shadow Thing waiting if you can help it."

The six walked into an ornate room.

"Wow." Bill and Neville whispered.

"Nice, huh?" Harry said. "Come on, I'll introduce you," He said waving vaguely at the assembled crowd.

"Everyone," Harry said addressing his ancestors, "I present to you Hermione Granger, Bill Weasley, Neville Longbottom and Professor Severus Snape."

Harry turned back to his friends. "This is Shadow Thing." He said pointing at the man in light blue robes.

"Or," Draco said, "As you might know him by, Merlin, the leader of the generations of Chaos and Order warriors."

The old man smiled at them, "Everyone in this room is here to help you as learn how to control the powers of Hogwarts. They are also the ones primarily involved in the fight against Lord Voldemort," Merlin said.

"Ella and Daniel Potter, closer friends of Albus Dumbledore, former Chaos and Order of the battle of the Lakes, died before they could defeat Grindelwald." Harry said motioning to his great-grandparents. "They will be the ones interacting with Professor Dumbledore."

"Saskia and Matthias D' Estiny, first Chaos and Order," Draco said, "They watch over the Order of Phoenix."

"Federico and Francesco Falconer, former Chaos and Order." Harry said, "They watch the Death Eaters."

"Lily and James Potter, former Chaos and Order," Draco said, "They mainly act as guiding angels to those suffering because of Voldemort. A ray light in relentless darkness."

"Serpias and Emilai Slytherin, former Chaos and Order," Harry said, "Our resident specialists in all weapons, magic and muggle."

"Selena and Serena Tsuski, former Chaos and Order," Draco said, "Healers."

"Kalika and Patrick Black, former Chaos and Order," Harry said, "They are the ones who associate with the human-like beasts: vampires, centaurs, unicorns, mer-folk."

"Eliza and Dennis Stansbridge, former Chaos and Order," Draco said. "They ones who watch Lord Voldemort."

"And lastly, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw, Godric Gryffindor and Helga Hufflepuff." Harry said, "Source of knowledge on magic, Hogwarts, totem animals and magical transfers."

Serpias stepped forward and said, "And not forgetting Harry and Draco Potter, er Malfoy-"

Emilai laughed and continued, "Chaos and Order of this generation."

"Who really need to get married," Serpias muttered.

"Oh hush up," Emilai scolded, "They've only been together since the summer, if I recall _you_ waited almost ten years before you asked me to marry you."

"Well- It's not like I didn't want to- It just slipped my mind- I just thought we-" Serpias spluttered

"You might wanna stop there, Serp," Sassy said, the others laughing lightly.

Hermione looked thoughtful, "What's up, Granger?" Draco asked.

"How come, you were chosen to become Order and Chaos? And why did Harry's parents become them?" She asked.

"I was actually thinking, how everything?" Bill said.

Draco looked at the others and then back to Hermione, "Well I was chosen because of Harry-"

"And I was chosen cos of my father," Harry said.

Merlin cleared his throat. "Each of my descendants has been either the Keeper of Chaos or the Keeper of Order, their soulmate becomes the other warrior and together they keep the Balance between the two extremes."

"Or more commonly known as the Warriors of Opposites," Helga said.

Hermione gasped and a lot of laughs could be heard.

"Yes Hermione, the people that stand before you today are either descendants or ancestors of the great Black Panthers," Rowena said with a smile.

Neville and Bill then gasped, while Snape looked mildly shocked.

"You mean-," Neville started, and then promptly fainted.

A quick 'enervate' later and James said, "I thought you said he was like you in many ways Salazar, and not just in magical signature," to Salazar.

Harry, Hermione, Lily and Salazar scowled.

"James, congratulations, you're challenged to a dual-duel," Salazar said, smirking.

"Congrats Dad, I'm seconding Sal," Harry said with a smirk of his own.

James gulped dramatically and turned to his wife, who said, "Not a chance buster, I may love you, but was as bad as what you did to Snape in-" James covered her mouth with his hand and shook his head vigorously.

"Well considering that my equal was the victim of a certain prank, I'll have to insist on a tri-duel," Godric said.

James glared at his wife; "You've got to help me now, seeing as though I'm stuck in a tri-duel now, instead of that dual-duel." Lily sighed and nodded her head.

Serpias Slytherin stepped forward, "And I'll be the third, I can't have you losing to my dearest grandfather."

James nodded and turned to Salazar, "You challenged, state the time and place."

Merlin interrupted before anyone could speak, "Now, in the Forest Room." He sighed, "It will help our new friends see how we train and fight. Ultimately helping in the decision of whether they join us in the fight or stay as they are in life."

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The six fighters were currently in the middle of the forest, some in combat. The on-lookers were above them on a cloud that allowed them to have a birds-eye view of the fight below.

Hermione gasped, "How can Harry fight his mum?"

"Easily, we're all trained. Lils _is_ _trained_ to fight. When she was alive, she would have had many a skirmish like this in her day as Order," Rowena said.

"It's almost mandatory that at least one person challenges the present Chaos and Order," Draco said.

"She can give as good as she gets," Sassy said with admiration, "Although she doesn't like the idea of fighting as much of some of us."

"I think it's a 'Chaos' thing," Serena said. "They all seem to love fighting that he enjoy throwing sharp objects at each other."

"I beg to differ, I'm Order and yet I love to challenge 'Ric and Salazar," Draco said, "It just mainly depends on the personality of the warrior."

Sassy said, "And there's the insanity of being Chaos. People tend to stereotype all Order's as being stuffy, snot-nosed snobs-"

"Were you trying to use alliteration to describe me?" Draco said, looking too innocent.

"Stuffy, snot-nosed, snobs, when really, as Draco and Lils prove, you _do_ know how to pull a good prank," Saskia finished.

"But still, it is Harry's mum that he's going hand-to-hand with, no wait, that he's using a tree branch to defend himself from her . magic blasts," Bill said.

"But everyone here is someone's mother or father," Hermione said.

"Well actually not completely true," Francesco said. "Harry and Draco are no-one's parents."

"Yet," Fran's partner, Federico said with a smirk and a challenging look at Draco.

"Everyone stereotypes someone." Patrick said.

"Vampires and werewolves are thought to be extremely dangerous, it's just that they are hard to approach," Kalika, Patrick's other-half said. "Women can fight successfully, they just normally choose not too."

"Unless they're called Saskia D' Estiny and are clinically insane," Draco said, staring straight at Saskia. Draco clutched his arm where Saskia hit him. "You know it's not nice to hit your betters."

"And you know what? I didn't hit my betters," Saskia said as she walked around him in a circle.

Draco growled and reached for a small dart and tried to tranquillise his friend.

"You're getting slow my friends, you really are," She laughed as she got him stuck in a head-lock.

"Urgh!" Draco growled, I forgot it's a bad idea to get in a fight with you."

Matthias, Sassy's soulmate laughed, "Dray, I worked that out a long time ago."

Merlin stood quietly pondering the young boy stood next to him, Neville Longbottom. "Why did Salazar start the duel?" The young Gryffindor student asked, almost inaudibly.

"Because, his background is so similar to yours, he remembers how he felt when everyone put him down for the way he acted." Merlin sighed, "Salazar 's parents were tortured to their deaths when he was five. His younger sister and older brother were tortured too, but they didn't die. The children in his childhood picked on him until he ran away and met his three friends, Helga, Rowena and Godric. They brought him out of his shell, the magic hidden in him was unlock and he become the wizard he is now. As I said to him then, Let the magic guide you down your path." He clapped the younger boy on the shoulder and rejoined the larger group.

"So what I want to know is where Granger heard about the Warriors of Opposites, the Great Black Panthers?" Draco was saying, "I mean she's muggle-born-"

"Dray!" Several indignant voices cried in shock.

"I didn't mean it like that, I mean that Harry hadn't heard of them until he came here. It's kind of a pure-blood myth that's passed down through the generations, not written about in many books." Draco protested.

Selena sighed, "He does have a point, I can't think of any books that actually talk about my fathers."

"Your- your fathers?" Bill gasped.

"Yep, the great men that they were," Selena said proudly.

"Hey, hey, looks like they're finishing," Kalika said leaning down. "And looks like it's the insane ones."

Voices chorused with either:

"Harry, Sal' and 'Ric?"

"James, Lils and Serp?"

They all laughed, "Yeah, Harry, Sal' and 'Ric triumph." Patrick laughed. The six fighters apparated to the cloud and Harry automatically wrapped his arms around Draco.

Draco waved his hand in front of his face and scrunched up her nose, "Damn Harry, you smell."

"And aren't the loving boyfriend who always has a pleasant greeting to give," Harry said with a pout.

"Don't you know it," Draco said replied and lightly kissed him on the nose.

Loud fake retching and gagging sounds could be heard and Harry took the opportunity to pull Draco in for a deep kiss.

The two pulled out of the kiss quite drenched and glaring at all those around them. Fingers automatically pointed to people randomly around the cloud.

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