Hullo!

My wonderous readers, you've returned! Heh, so I gather from all the reviews that its going well? =D . Good. I'm glad. I worked hard for it to get that way. Anyways. I'm ALL better, no more drastic bad moods (I invested in some cheesecake and LOTS of Ranma 1/2), so thats good news since I'm gonna need all of my mental stength to battle through the next two chapters. Ok, enough of my blather. ONTO SACRIFICES!!

skittles-07: Haha, I told you Harry was in good hands. Did Skye betray Harry and Co.? Hmm, interesting question. I guess you'll have to wait and see...MUHAHAHAHAHA! Anyway..Yes! Go Nevvy! YAY! I happen to really love Neville, he's such a good character and people don't write him in enough. Atleast, a SMART Neville who does more than just cower or fall in love with Ginny... And about that "Kill Jimmy" thing. ::loads up on rotten tomatoes:: I'll take your permission into consideration though. ( LMAO=laugh my ass off)

Heart and Mind: I can't either! WEEEEEEEE!!! ::inhales some more sugar::

HoofsTails Gal: ::bows:: Well, sorry for how Voldy talks...He's just obnoxious, with or without the way he talks. Anyways, thats how I always imagined him speaking. Very thick and...slippery. Serpentine. ::grins::

Harry winced as a rather powerful Diffindo spell came whizzing past his face and slashed at his cheek. He felt the security of Jimmy's back against his, so at least he knew his brother was still alive and kicking.

In their battle against the Death-Eaters, the two had attempted to just knock them out with their feeble death curses, but the wizards' determination teetered on insanity. Even with severed limbs, they kept on coming, which thoroughly unsettled the twins. In the end, Harry and Jimmy had no choice but to perform the Death Curse at its fullest power, dredging up both hatred and fury the two had buried deep within their souls; Harry's coming from the Dursleys and losing his first love to possessed best friend, Jimmy's coming from being kept in the dark from his true identity.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!"

Jimmy leaned into his brother as the last of the mad-eyed wizards dropped to his knees and slumped over. With a silent exhale, he turned with Harry only to get the breath knocked from his lungs once again.

Harry instinctively latched onto Jimmy's arm, preventing him from straight on charging forward.

For at the Dark Lord's side, adorned in fresh black robes, was Skye. Her blood-red eyes stared steadily out at them through half-mast eyelids. Her pouty mouth was slack and her posture was disturbingly perfect.

Jimmy made a vain attempt to jerk out of Harry's grasp and run to her, save her, do anything to wipe the god awful blank look on her face.

Voldemort smiled," I sssee sssubtletiesss are not lossst on you, Jamesss Potter."

"You sick BASTARD!" Jimmy screamed, struggling against his brother's grip.

"I would have assssumed thisss a mossst pleasssant sssurprissse. Am I to believe you do not enjoy my daughter'sss company? " Voldemort inquired, his face as cold and impassive as ever. "After all the sssnogging and groping you two have done, I would think you'd be pleasssed."

Harry had to admit, this was low, even for the Dark Lord. So he hissed out venomously, "Leave them out of this. Its just between you and me."

The sinister wizard regarded him with a brief moment of astonishment, then replied calmly, via Parseltongue as well, "Oh, I don't think so. All's fair in love and war."

Jimmy stared outright horrified at his brother, then struggled harder than ever, trying desperately to free himself of his twin's grasp. All that could run through his mind was 'Skye's trapt, Harry's a Parselmouth, Skye's trapt, Harry's a Parselmouth.'

Voldemort gave a casual flick of the hand, a smirk crossing his thin, pale lips. Harry and Jimmy paused for a moment, expecting a terrible event to happen. From the look on the old man's face, they knew something had gone wrong. He flicked his hand again, nothing. Voldemort's face contorted in rage, erupting a slight groan from Harry's throat as his scar burned straight through his skull. The red-eyed sorcerer rounded on his daughter, throwing her to the ground with a mighty shove.

"You insssolent fool!" He roared as the girl slowly sat up." How DARE you, you ssstupid girl!"

Harry frowned, pulling Jimmy close against him, despite the boy's protests.

"What happened?" He whispered cautiously.

Jimmy shook his head, watching avidly as Skye got to her feet, staring steadily at her father.

"You will pay for your insssubordination," Voldemort spat viciously, his crimson gaze burning dangerously. His eyes were nothing to the resilience and hatred in Skye's own.

"What angers you more, Father? That I disobeyed or my reason for disobeying?"

Voldemort glared," We ssshall sssee, daughter, just how ssstrong your reassson really isss. Can it withstand the tessst of pure sssuffering?"

Harry had no time to react, he was too blinded by the searing pain in his forehead. His hands had weakened instantly, allowing Jimmy to leap forward and catch Skye before she crashed into the wall besides them. How could he do that? How could he...?

"Skye!"

The Slytherin just stared, her head a throbbing mess and her vision a big blur. She heard voices somewhere, but they were so far away...So far away...

"God damn you!" Jimmy bellowed, clutching the dazed girl tightly to his body.

"Your emotionsss deccceive you, dear boy. You both could have reccceived a quick execution, but becaussse you were ssstubborn and tried to def y me, you will sssuffer. Essspecially you, Jamesss Potter. Your fool of a heart fell in love with the wrong girl." Voldemort seemed to be radiating concentrated anger, his knuckles turning pure white as his gripped his wand tighter." You and your ssstupid hopesss, your ssstupid faith, they killed my daughter...And if I'm not missstaken, her mother asss well."

"What are you talking about? We don't even know who her mother is, " Harry growled, feeling control over his body returning to him.

The dark man's eyes trained on the boy hunched over his offspring," You came acrossss her not too long ago, I believe. How would my poor Ssskye react when she dissscoversss her one 'true love' ...murdered her mother?"

Jimmy held Skye closer to him, feeling his stomach turn and bile rising in his throat.

"Bellatrix Lessstrange wasss Ssskye's mother. And you killed her."

Harry could only blink. Lestrange? The one who tortured Neville's parents? Who pushed Sirius through the Veil? Who escaped him during his fifth year? It was like something out of a warped movie. THAT Bellatrix Lestrange? SHE was Skye's mother?

"I didn't kill her, though I wish I had. Skye doesn't need people like that in her life," Jimmy answered through gritted teeth.

"But you could do better?" Voldemort quipped, gaining satisfaction at the flush that graced Jimmy's face.

"At least I'm willing to try, unlike her parents," Jimmy spat the last word out of his mouth, as if its taste was bitter." We'll kill you and free Skye from the curse you and that devil of a woman forced upon her."

The dark wizard's face faltered for the slightest moment. Harry felt his stomach flip with sudden panic, which wasn't coming from him.

"Yes, I know all about the curse you passed onto her. I saw it with my own eyes how it took place... An induction into the Death-Eater order when she was only a child; your specialized version of the Dark Mark, just for her; The poision that lives in your veins, that turns your soul black, your skin white and your eyes red...You passed it onto her during that ceremony. But I found out it can be reversed-"

"I would like to sssee you try." Voldemort cut in, his eyes flashing dangerously." Ssskye isss my daughter, and ssshe will follow in my footstepsss, whether willingly or not."

"no..."

Jimmy looked down to see Skye start to stir, her eyes still glazed and unfocused. An overwhelming urge to protect her flooded the boy's body then, making his courage peak," I will NOT allow you to rule Skye's life any longer. She will be free to live her own existence in peace, and love whom ever she chooses."

"Then maybe that isss my problem," The Dark Lord sneered. "I ssshall take away the only thing keeping her from my ssside: You."

Jimmy faltered as Harry immediately sprang to his feet," Don't you touch my brother!" Harry blanched. He hadn't meant to speak Parseltongue then...His control on his emotions and thoughts must be slipping.

Voldemort smiled the most darkest of smiles," You will sssuffer mossst horrifically before it isss your turn, Mr. Potter. In the meantime, enjoy while I dissspossse of the lassst of your family."

His body slammed into the wall after quite a toss. Through the searing fire shooting through every cell in his body, ripping it apart, Jimmy could barely muster the will to scream.

Yeah, it was short. So sue me. I LUBS MY CLIFFHANGERS!! ;D

-Emerin