A crash brought Harry back to the reality of his room in the Gryffindor Tower. He looked around and saw that a large owl was trying to get in. He got out of bed and ran to the window. After allowing the large bird in, he took the scroll that was tied to its leg. He opened it and began to read.

In the night, you shall be

sent to me.

In the night, you shall be

like me.

In the night, you shall be

me.

No longer good, the night will turn

you dark

No longer light, the good will turn

bad

No longer right, all will be

black.

Your eyes show your true colors

Your hair shows your true form

Your worse fear will be reality

Your reality will be there fear.

Harry read and reread the message but didn't seem to get it. What did it mean. He laid the scroll on the table next to his bed and then went back to sleep. As the night wore on he found himself walking into an unfamiliar room, with green covered beds and snake accents. He walked on and then stopped abruptly when he saw a picture of his parents on a table near one of the beds. The picture showed them standing looking lovingly at one another. When he picked up the picture, the inhabitants frowned and shook their heads. Then they went back to their approving glances of one another.

Next he found a picture of Ginny Weasley, she was smiling and blowing a kiss at him. He looked at the rest of the room and found another picture of Ginny on the table of another. Next to it was a picture of a pair of richly dressed blondes, one was Lucius Malfoy and the woman must be Narcissa. She was extraordinarily beautiful. Harry noticed that the table where his parents picture sat was a smaller picture of the Malfoy family, with Ginny and him all standing very proud and pure. He couldn't believe how Ginny looked, she was not the sweet girl he had rescued from Tom Riddle, this Ginny was a malicious creature, beautiful but the evil seeped from her. Harry looked at his own face, he nearly dropped the picture. The same attitude that Malfoy and Ginny showed was also on his own.

While he was reeling from the picture he began to look through his trunk. He found many odd things, one was Neville's remembrall. He came across some letters addressed to him, but the address was in care of the Malfoy Manor. He opened and began to read.

Dearest Harry,

Well here I am again. Stuck in this house of fools and idiots.

I wish I could spend the summer with you and Draco. I envy you having such

a beautiful home. How are dear Lucius and Narcissa. Tell Lucius I really liked the

pendant he helped Draco pick out. Oh and Harry thank you for the wonderful

bracelet.

Love always

Ginerva

The letter made Harry feel a little sick, but he managed to pick up and read another.

Hello Mate,

Thought I'd let you know that it well be another week before

I can meet up with you. My Da and Mum are raking me over the

coals again for getting stuck in Slytherin. I got fed up and told them

to bugger off and they grounded me so I won't be comin for another week.

Bye

Seamus.

Harry shook his head, Seamus told his parents to bugger off.

The next letter really caught his eye. It was a purple envelope.

Dear Harry,

Just a note to let you know that I do not blame you for ending our

relationship. I knew it was over. The shock of you actually telling me

is what caused me to be so mad. Forgive my foolish attitude.

Love Always

Cho Chang

Harry was really stumped by that one.

He decided to keep looking through his trunk. Soon he found the photo album with the picture of he, Ron and Hermione. Instead when he opened the cover he saw

himself, Malfoy, Ginny and Pansy Parkinson. Harry couldn't take any more he threw every thing back in and stalked out into the hallway that led to the stairs. As he headed toward the Great Hall he ran into Malfoy. The blonde boy clapped him on the shoulder in an act of friendship, just then Ginny walked up and squeezed in between them and they all walked back to the Common room. After listening to Malfoy and Ginny going on about causing a couple of first year Gryffindors to run to McGonagall crying they looked at Harry and seemed to be puzzled.

"What's the matter?" Ginny asked trying to get Harry in a better mood, as she grabbed his knee and squeezed lightly. Harry had to admit, Ginny was very accustom to her living conditions. She only wore richly accented robes.

He also noticed that he and Malfoy were not the only ones who had pictures of dear Ginny, Seamus and Blaise also. He wondered who else had one.

"Aren't you packed yet?" Malfoy asked as he was walking by with his two lackeys Crabb and Goyle pulling his trunk along with their own.

"Huh?" Harry looked puzzled.

"Home, stupid. Father will be here to get us at any moment." Draco turned and walked towards the entrance. "What are you doing! You better not scratch that trunk!"

Harry heard Malfoy yelling at his so called friends.

"Harry, hurry Lucius will be here soon. I don't want to make him wait. He promised me a trip to London." Ginny stated to Harry as he drug his trunk into the common room.

"Please hurry!" She ran out her trunk being carried by a sad looking pair of house elves.

"Hey mate, see you in a couple of weeks, my parents said I might as will go to the Malfoy's since my mom got her appointment with the ministry." Seamus smiled as he pulled his trunk past.

"Yeah, okay. I'll be right there." Harry tried to make something of all the strangeness, but the only thing that came to mind was that he had been cursed. But by whom.

Harry started feeling sick, he got up and ran to the bathroom. He turned on the water and splashed his face and as he ran his wet hands through his hair, it drew the hair away from his scar. The scar, he looked closer at his scar. Where was the scar?

Harry went to get his trunk and started walking with it. He felt more then sick he felt lost. He felt as if his life wasn't worth anything.

As he walked into the great hall he saw a very strange sight, Draco and Neville dueling. No this wasn't possible, not Neville. Neville was not the dueling kind.

But there he was in the perfect stance. He let a curse go and down went Draco. Next Draco sent his curse and it hit Neville sending him flying backward. Then Dumbledore came in and gave Harry a I know exactly what you're thinking look. Then he went and stopped the fight. Dumbledore took Neville aside and talked to him gently almost fatherly. Then as though knowing what Harry was thinking for real, Dumbledore moved Neville's hair enough for Harry to see it. A jagged lightning bolt scar etched deep on Neville's forhead.

Draco walked over to Harry and sneered back toward Neville. "Someday, someday he'll pay for this." Then he walked angrily out of the Great Hall, Harry turned to follow him and noticed Ginny giving Seamus a good-bye snogging in the corner. Then she smiled and headed for the main entrance. She and Harry walked out and Harry saw the three carriages standing by waiting for them. Lucius had sent them. Harry looked back the castle then climbed into the second carriage. After a couple of hours they stopped and the doors were opened by servants. They all got out and hurried in while the servants took care of the trunks. Harry looked around the enourmous mansion and was awed by the lush richness of it.

"Children!" A husky feminine voice called out to them. Then Harry saw her, Narcissa. Very beautiful, tall and elegant. She walked up and gave Draco a hug, Ginny a kiss on both cheeks and Harry she hugged very close. This really got to him. He looked at her as though she had two heads. He almost felt violated. Next Lucius walked over and put a hand on each of the boys shoulders then walked over to Ginny, who threw

her self into his outstretched arms. He then held her at arms' length so he could appraise her.

"Just look at her Narcissa, she's turning into a fine young woman." Lucius smiled at the young girl and Harry felt like balling up his fist and strike the letch in the face.

"Come my dear, let's let the men talk among themselves, we'll go to the solarium and have tea and crumpets." Narcissa grabbed Ginny's hand and they started walking toward the east wing of the huge house. Narcissa looked back and winked at Harry while the two Malfoy's were talking. A bitter taste seemed to rise in the back of Harry's throat. Was she making, was she suggesting something. Uck! Harry cringed.

"Well, some things have changed since you were last home boys. Now instead of living in the west wing with us, you three have your own wing. Also your own servants and they have been told that they are to cater to your every whim. Mark my words, if they falter they will be severely punished." Lucius stated as he walked with the two boys toward their new dwelling.

As they walked to the large addition, Harry witnessed a horrid sight, on the wall were the heads of a large number of house elves, and one of them was Dobey. Harry thought he would die right then and there. How had that happened, hadn't he made sure that Dobey was free. Oh no, he wasn't in Gryffindor, he was a Slytherin.

Poor Dobey. Harry felt as though he couldn't walk any farther, his legs were feeling wobbly and his stomach wanted to heave.

"When did that last house elf die, Mr. Malfoy? I keep forgetting." Harry asked the tall blonde man.

"Oh, sometime during your fourth year, I think. But what does that matter, they're just little nasties." Lucius stated then opened a pair of very large double doors. Inside was the biggest bedroom Harry had ever seen.

"Mr. Malfoy, what ever happened to my muggle relatives?" Harry asked.

"Oh, I wouldn't worry about them, they haven't been around for quite sometime. They were never interested in taking care of you after you came to Hogwarts. You have been my ward since you were put into Slytherin.

Now if you will excuse me, I'll go get the women and show young Ginerva her new room." Lucius walked off and Harry and Draco went to there own rooms. Harry's was silver with green trim and had a huge four poster bed in the center. Draco's was green with silver trim and the same bed in the center of the room. When Ginny arrived, Lucius opened her door and she squealed with joy. Her room was very feminine and very white, white lace ruffles were everywhere. She had a very frilly canopy bed and matching curtains. After the three of them got situated they had dinner then went to their rooms. Harry crawled into his huge feather bed and drifted into a fitful sleep. As the night wore on he thought he felt the bed shift with someone's weight. He rose slightly and found Narcissa sitting smiling at him.

"How are you feeling my dear?" She asked in her husky voice.

"Fine." Harry stated feeling like a trapped animal.

"Oh dear, have you forgotten our little intrigues. That hurts my feelings." Narcissa pouted prettily.

"I'm sorry, but I don't want to make Mr. Malfoy angry." Harry was grasping at straws now.

"Yes I understand, but remember if you should change your mind you know where to find me.

"Ye...Yes ma'am." Harry nearly fainted from relief when the older woman exited his room.

Finally around four in the morning Harry was able to fall asleep. His dreams were full of laughing moments with Ron and Hermione, sad moments looking back at his losses and proud moments on the Quidditch pitch. As he slept he smiled at a memory of Seamus and the exploding feather. Then there was a loud crash and he woke up with a start. He wiped the sleep from his eyes and put on his glasses. As he looked for the reason for the noise he saw a very embarrassed Neville Longbottom holding a

broken piece of a vase. Harry couldn't believe his eyes. He was back at Gryffindor. He wondered suddenly if anything had changed. He ran to the door and down to the common room. Nothing had changed, thankfully.