NOTE: I would like to point out that only Sirius escaped. Remus is still in Azkaban. I would like to say that Harry knows his father's name because Severus has told him. He did not tell him, any

details, so Harry only knew the name. No, he did not remember it from before. As someone pointed out, he was only 15 months old. But, he is capable of living a double life in my story. I know that it's not exactly realistic, but to him, Nigel is a sort of nickname if you will. Hope that answers questions.

Hahaha!! No one guessed

Inside the cage were three dogs. Three sleeping dogs. Their fur was perfect for withstanding cold weather, and was pure white to match the whitest of snows. The closest one to the bars was white all over, not a speck of other color. The one next to it was white as well, but there was the lightest of gray all four of its paws, making it look as though it had run through light smoke and some of it stayed on. The last was exactly like the first: not a speck of other color. As one, the three dogs opened their eyes and stood. Their identical deep blue eyes shone slightly, as they looked first at Sev, then at Harry. These dogs were big: each reaching Severus' knees. You could see that they were still young, so they would become much bigger. Their bodies were packed with muscle, ready to run, fight, or anything else that came their way. The three seemed to work as a team. When one moved, so did the others. They were loyal. You could see it in their eyes. These were the kind of dogs who would give their life for their master.

"These are the ones," said Harry, looking up at Sev to catch his reaction.

"These dogs are…wild," Sev said weakly.

"They have been here since they were a few weeks old, everyone seems too intimidated to take them in," said Susie sadly.

"Imagine that."

"Well, Sev? Can we please get them? Please?" Harry's eyes went big and shone with silent pleading. Unbeknownst to Harry, Sev had taken a liking of the monsters.

"They will stay with you."

"Yes"

"They will not bother me."

"No."

"I will have to take no part in taking care of them."

"You won't."

"It'll make you happy."

"YES!!!"

"We'll take the monsters," Severus smiled inwardly at the reaction he was about to get from Harry. Though he didn't admit it to anyone, he thoroughly enjoyed making the child happy.

"Ooh!! Thank you thank you thank you thank you!! You're the best! I knew you'd love them Sev. Now I just need to figure out their names. Did you know that they are triplets? They're just like George and Fred, except there's three of them and one is a bit different. I promise I'll take real good care of them. Wait till I tell everyone!" Severus walked back into the main part of the store, and told Susie to hold the dogs for a few more minutes while they shopped a little more.

What am I getting into? I just love creating more madness for myself don't I?

Well think of it this way, now he'll always have someone to play with, and the dogs will protect him.

You're right. This is going to be great. And since he promised to take care of them, I won't have to do much with them.

Harry is very responsible for his age isn't he?

In the dog section of the store, Severus chose many chew toys that looked extra strong. He would of course put an unbreakable charm on everything in their chambers when they got back, but the dogs should have something to tear at all the same. He then bought a small bag of dog food. The house elves could create more of this is they have an example. Then he and Harry picked out three identical collars, white of course, and suspended on each of them, there was a golden circle on which they would later engrave their names with magic. After some thought, Harry grabbed a book on dog care and showed it to Sev who gladly added it to their purchases. The rest of the things that they would need could be easily created with magic or gotten from somewhere else, so they headed to the register for the second time that day.

When the dogs were shut in three separate crates, Severus motioned Harry to follow and quickly strode out of the store and into an alley next to it.

"Damn it these dogs are heavy," Sev said at he shrunk all their items, and put a charm on the crates to make them feather-light.

One of the dogs did not appreciate the sudden wave of magic, and started to bark madly. When Sev tried to do a silencing charm, the dog fell silent, but the others became frightened, and started to whine. Harry found this all extremely amusing, and began to laugh.

Severus then silenced all four of them, and made his way to the Leaky Cauldron. Going to the fireplace, he gave Harry one of the dogs and sent him through. The boy seemed to be worried about something, but could not say a thing under the influence of the silencing charm. Severus shrugged it off, and stepped into the fire. Instantly he realized what had troubled Harry. They two dogs were terrified of the fire around them, and were thrashing around in the confined space, trying to escape the flames. They seemed ignorant to the fact that the fire was not burning them. Twice the crates almost fell out of Sev' hands from the thrashing of the 'puppy' inside. Between trying to hold on to his load, and making sure he had everything, Severus barely had the time or breath to gasp out "Hogwarts, Snape Rooms". The fire completely surrounded them, and the dogs were even more terrified than ever. For a moment Severus wondered how in the world Harry was to make it to his destination in one piece. Suddenly, the fire chucked Severus out next to Harry and the other dog, nowhere near Hogwarts. In fact, it was probably not even in Britain.

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Harry stood up and looked around. Everything around him looked as though it has been ripped to shreds by an adult version of his new pets. The windows were boarded up, and vaguely reminded him of the Shrieking Shack that stood near Hogsmeade village, except this place was much smaller. There was a tiny couch, probably not even big enough for two adults to squeeze on to. The door was hanging off its hinges, leaving an open view of the jungle-like out doors. Most things were covered with a two-inch layer of dust, and the only other furniture besides the couch was a small table, with the remnants of a chair near by.

The dog that Harry had been carrying started to make small noises as the charm slowly wore off. This was the pup with the smoke-like coloring on its feet. When Harry set the crate down, the pup became even more restless and started to literarily bounce off the walls. The small crate was obviously not designed for so much activity. A few ferrets or a dozen hamsters maybe, or even a small poodle, but not this dog. After a few moments, it stood still, rose to full height, and shrugged the crate away, making the walls fall in their respective directions. Harry now stood, the dog almost coming way above his waist, and onyx eyes met blue ones. At that moment, Severus, alone, came hurtling out of the fireplace looking very shaken.

"Harry, you're here. Where are we? Are you all right? Why is that dog out of it's cage?" questions came out of Sev's mouth, panic clearly shown in his features.

"I don't know, yes, it just got out," Harry replied, also very scared.

"I have no idea what happened, why we are here, or where the other two dogs are, but we're both together, and that's always good. Right?"

"Sev, did you hear that? Harry asked, and looked at the door. The dog, Sev noticed, was doing the same. For a moment, Sev could not hear a thing, but then, both Harry and the dog winced, and Severus heard the tiniest of cracks, announcing the presence of some one. Now why did they hear it before me, the dog I understand, but Harry?

"Lils? Come on! Fay and I are waiting. It's her birthday we have to celebrate!" a voice came a short while later. Sev took a second to put two and two together, and then sharply drew his wand and closed off the entrance to the hut so that they could not be seen or heard.

How in the world did we get here? This place is supposed to be unreachable! Maybe Dumbledore opened the Floo network to allow people in and out for a short while. But what am I supposed to say to Harry?

Um…the truth maybe?

I wasn't talking to you!

Of course you were, you were talking to yourself, and so that means that you were talking to me. See, it's all quite simple. Now about all of this…

We have to get out of here it's that easy. I have an emergency portkey, and I can use that to get us back.

I'd really like to see you try and get past the wards.

Well that just means that we have to sneak into wherever they are residing, and portkey from inside. That way we'll be free of the wards.

Just keep telling yourself that, and maybe one of these days, your plan will work.

Oh shut up!

"Harry?"

"What is it?"

"I have something really important to tell you, so pay very close attention alright?"

"If you say so."

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Ohh SUCH a good place. But anyway. I know this isn't as long as I planned it would be (this is 1567 words), but it's not bad. Thank you so much for those who have reviewed, and I promise not to keep you waiting.

~Miki

Preview of next chapter:

Sev took a very deep breath and began. "Harry your family is alive all of it. Your mother, father, and twin sister…