Lair of Serpents
By The Night Is My Friend
Summery- The five Potter children. All the same year of age. Three girls, two boys. Boys identical and two girls identical. The third girl was thought to be the prophesized. The others were sent away. One prophesized, or was it four?
Disclaimer- I own nothing except Kelsey, Faith, Fay and Harlan and maybe some others no one has ever heard of.
A/N- I know it's been sooooooooooooo long since I put up the last chapter, I honestly have no excuse, and anyway, here you go. Just one small alteration, the quadruplet are 4 years old.
For those of you who asked about Kelsey being two months older just assume that it was by magic, I might have something about that later on.
"ARGH!" Yelled Snape as he stepped out of his bedroom. The Four scattered from the living room and hid. Snape thundered through to the living room dripping in freezing water and fuming. How he managed that when he was freezing was anyone's guess.
"WHICH OF YOU DID THIS!" Then he realized that the four were nowhere to be seen. Snape growled and shook his head as he went to take a hot shower. The shower was charmed to change temperature instantly when the nozzle was turned. He put it to his temperature and stepped in.
"AAAAAAH!"
Eventually the family was bathed and dressed and in a carriage with Severus glaring across at the four children. When they grinned innocently back he rolled his eyes in a clearly 'why me' manner.
They were going to get supplies at Hogsmede. Mainly clothes and toys but maybe a pet also.
As Severus got lost in his thoughts he didn't notice Silian whispering to Silias who, in turn, passed on to Dalas who passed on to Darian. They kept up this conversation for a while then grinned and nodded to each other. Severus didn't notice as Silian discreetly pulled out a lifelike bat or as he set up his prank.
A few minutes later they had arrived. Severus opened the door and let out a very unbecoming shriek as a huge bat shot down in front of his face. Then he realized. He ran after the brats who had sprinted off with a magical video recorder which also recorded sound.
Several minutes later the group had bought clothes and toys and was looking around the pet store. The children were particularly drawn to a cage that had four puppy like creatures. They were a pure black except for the white streak from their nose to the top of their heads. The sign said they were Panther Dogs, creatures that had to choose a master and would attack anyone who tried to claim them who weren't their masters, bonded by soul.
These strange puppies were pawing and jumping at the bars where the children where. Then Silian reached a finger in and one of the puppies stopped and sniffed the finger before licking it thoroughly. The others followed Silian's example and each had a puppy nibbling at their fingers.
When Severus saw this he groaned and put his head in his hands. If he knew these Panther creatures, which he did, they would stop at nothing to get to their true masters which Severus was sure they were.
When four pleading eyes turned to him he fiercely cried out,
"No!"
Several hours later showed the family in a carriage with Snape trying to pull two puppies away from his face.
"SILIAN! SALAS! GET THESE CREATURES OFF ME BEFORE THEY LICK ME TO DEATH!" Still laughing hysterically the two pulled away their puppies.
"Dan, Izzy, you can stop now," The two puppies instantly pulled away and settled on their owners laps and relaxed. Severus gave his famous death glare to the two. They just looked at him innocently.
When they got back to their rooms they gave the Panther Dogs some food and toys which had been bought after the dogs. By that time it was getting late so Severus sat in an armchair and read a book while the children curled up with the puppies at his feet. Silian's puppy was called Izzy, Dan was Salas', Darian's was Ann and Dalas' was Jeff.
When Severus next looked up from his book the quadruplet were all asleep, lying curled up together on the floor. Shaking his head with a smile he slowly stood and carried the children and their puppies to their beds one by one.
End.
Ok, just a few questions. What other strange abilities should the four have? I'm thinking that maybe everyone assumed that the fast birth was the magic inside Lilly but maybe the four could not be the children of Lilly and James. Maybe Snape or Lupin or maybe the offspring of something that isn't human? You decide. Review.