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WARNING. (still the same old) BORING DISCLAIMER: No money made for me. Nope. I also don't own anything to do with Harry Potter. Writing this story is entirely for my own enjoyment, and very little else.

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-G

Harry bit his lip. "Heello?" Harry called out hesitantly, edging closer, trying to see through the darkness beyond the grate. The stone floor was cold on his knees.

". . . Harry?" he heard Sirius call, an odd note in his voice as he hurried back into the room.

Harry looked away from the grate towards Sirius, about to ask if any of the creature's they'd been studying in Defence class had escaped, when suddenly the floor lurched out from under him. Crying out in alarm, Harry's arms shot either side in an attempt to find a solid surface. Anything to hold onto. He found nothing.

"Harry!" he heard Sirius call. It was the last thing he heard as he suddenly tumbled into darkness.

Harry screamed.

Chapter 30: Lord Voldemort

Harry's POV -

Harry groaned, slowly fighting his was back to consciousness.

As green eyes opened they saw nothing but darkness. The small Slytherin strained to see, wincing as he registered a sharp pain around his eyes. Reaching up with shaky hands, Harry's brow crinkled as his fingers brushed across fractured glass and . . . blood? Why were his glasses broken? And when had he been injured? He struggled sit up, trying to pull forth his last memory. It was blank.

As his mind whirled desperately, his shaky hands pulled the glasses from his head, cursing quietly as one end became tangled on his ear. His fingers ran blindly across the frames, trying to feel the damage. Harry huffed, mouth twisting. He could feel one damaged lens. He reached into his cloak pocket, searching for his wand so that he could cast the reparo charm, when he heard a loud dragging sound on the floor to his right. His head whipped around, his body flooding with adrenalin.

Harry realised he was scared.

". . . hello?" he called out, voice tremulous. The raven haired boy's heart pumped in his chest, a rushed and erratic sound that filled his ears.

The quiet rasping sound dragged closer along the hard stone tiles. Suddenly Harry's eyes widened in recollection.

It was the sound from the walls.

Green eyes widened, darting desperately around to try and hone in on the position. He'd been in Sirius' office. How had he ended up here? Where was he? What had happened?

"Haarrry Pootteeer" a voice hissed from the darkness, rattling closer.

Harry's jolted, pressing his lips tightly together to hold back a scream. His hands fumbled hurriedly to place the glasses back over his eyes, praying his vision would come back. He tried to be as quiet as possible, but even he could hear the sound of his clothes moving in the still air. His chest felt so tight, compressed to bursting. Why had he spoken?! He tried to maneuverer himself onto his wobbling feet, but had to suck in a pained cry at the sharp pain from his left ankle.

"H-Hello?" Harry, couldn't help himself. The word tumbled out, as though he was still hoping for reassurance. But the churning in his gut told him to shut up and run. "W-who is it?" he asked in a strangled voice.

The rasping sound paused, then suddenly shot closer through the darkness, sliding along the tiles. Harry jolted back, green eyes wide with terror. He eyes had adjusted. He could see his surroundings.

He could see the slitted pair of eyes shooting towards him out of the darkness.

Severus' POV – Hogwart's Dungeons

Severus heard the sound of his Floo activate as someone came through into his Office.

"SNAPE!" the unmistakable voice of Sirius Black bellowed from his office into the classroom where he currently stood. Scarcely moments later his door exploded open, slamming against the wall. The sound reverberated as icy grey eyes darted around the room.

Severus turned in surprise towards the unwelcome intruder, his own alarm carefully concealed.

"Black." Severus replied shortly, body tense as he paused beside his open storage cupboards. The Potions Master had been part way through casting the complicated long-term stasis charms on the potions ingredients, necessary to ensure they'd last the summer break, before Black had burst in. Severus' eyes were hooded as he took in Black's appearance, his years as a spy had him habitually cataloguing the man's numerous signs of distress: pale face, severely out of breath, clenched fists and wand in hand. Severus' eyes tightened at the corners, scowl lines spanning outward. His own pale hand curling tightly around his wand.

It was the expression on Black's face that made the Potions Master feel as though he had a bezoar suddenly lodged in the back of his throat. His gut roiled uneasily with dread.

Black's arms were flailing through the air, sparks shooting from the Defence Professor's wand "H-HE'S GONE! I CAN'T FIND HIM! NONE OF THE CHARMS ARE EVEN WORKING AND THE WALL - !"

Severus moved like a striking snake, his wand pressing sharply against the man's pale throat. "Explain." His voice was low and crisp as a gunshot. Severus' eyes were black as pitch, and his chest constricted tight with unaccountable fear.

He knew what he was going to hear.

"-He was there!" Black was difficult to understand at the best of times, but now he spoke pure nonsense.

Had known the moment the Mutt had exploded through the door.

"- uddenly disappeared. I tried to break through the wall but - "

But he had prayed to Merlin that he was wrong.

"-Need to go find Minerva, get him out of there-!"

Just this once.

"- op standing there you great bat, and help me find Har-!"

Severus' wand was rammed harder into Black's neck.

"Where's Harry." Severus snarled murderously. "What did you do to my son!"

Harry's POV -

The pair of red slitted eyes slid closer along the floor.

"Whhhho aaare yooou?" Harry asked again, trying to subtly scramble backwards. His hands slid over the dusty stone floor, scratching his palms slightly in the process. Harry didn't notice.

The snakes eyes were lidded as it drew closer, scales rasping along the floor. The hair on the back of Harry's neck prickled at the sound.

The long black snake didn't reply, and Harry found himself squirming under its gaze, edging back further across the room.

"Yooouu sssspeeeak paarrssssseeltoonguee" the snake hissed lowly, drawing closer to Harry's heels.

Harry let out a strangled scream, jolting back awkwardly. "W-whhat? I-I'm . . . wwhat?" Harry stammered, heart pounding. His hand fumbling around for his wand, panicked when he was unable to find it in the darkness, not with his glasses broken like they were.

Desperate, he tried again to rise to his feet, just barely managing this time. He couldn't hold back the pained whimper that escaped his lips as he put pressure on his injured ankle. Harry's eyes watered. It felt as though his leg would give way if he attempted to move on it. Deliriously, he wondered if it was broken.

Harry scrambled backwards, not daring to take his eyes off the snake. He stumbled blindly through the dark.

The snake slithered slowly forward, and Harry realised it was playing with him. Like a cat with a mouse.

Harry rounded a corner, using his hands on the cold stone wall to guide him. He glanced over his shoulder, hoping desperately to find a way out when the snake struck. Harry stumbled back, barely missing it's fangs as it shot out towards his leg.

"Yoouu caaan caaall meee, Naaggiiinnii." The reptile slithered closer.

Harry's mouth opened to babble. "Wwhat'ssss paaarrssssseeltoonnguee?" he asked, voice wobbling, wildly hoping that he could somehow distract it from coming closer.

Harry flinched as his scar suddenly burned, barely registering the snakes furious reply. His hand curled up to grasp his forehead. "Ssssnaakee toouunnnge. Aa taaaleeennt paasssseed doownn fffrroomm Sssaallaazzaarr Ssslytthheerrin hhhiiimssseellfff."

Harry's eyes widened. "B-buut Iii'm nnoot. Iii caan't bee - " Harry cut himself off as his scar flared again in agony. He stumbled, falling back to the ground with a pained gasp, his leg twisting oddly beneath him.

The snake shot forward, it's heavy coils suddenly draping over his body. He tried ineffectually to scramble out from underneath the snake. "Yooouu aaarre not Sssssllytttheriiin'ss heeeir!" the snake hissed, tongue flicking sharply near Harry's neck. Harry whimpered, cringing away.

Suddenly the snake froze. The raven haired boy didn't move; hardly dared to breath.

"Hhoorcrruux" the word was barely audible.

Harry scrunched his eyes tightly shut as the snake coiled itself around his body. He whimpered in fear as the tongue flickered against his scar. Harry cried, his scar burning again, causing tears to leak from his eyes.

The snake shifted further, holding Harry immobile.

"W-what? Wwhhaat?" Harry stuttered, cowering his head away from the snake.

The coils constricted, robbing his breath from his lungs.

Harry found himself face to face with the red slitted eyes of the snake.

"Yooouu hhooolldd aa piiieeecccce ooooff mmyyy sssssoouul."

Severus' POV

Severus was terrified.

Sirius had disappeared to go find Minerva, but he had found himself racing to the Floo, travelling straight towards Black's office.

Flitwick had notified him of a breach to the stone's wards just half an hour before Black had come barrelling into his room. And now Harry, now his son, was missing.

Dark eyes were unseeing as he tumbled out of the grate. He could feel magic humming in his hand, spreading up his forearm from the fingers clenched tightly around his wand.

It had only taken moments, but it felt like an eternity before he stepped through the door into the Defence classroom.

With nothing but intent, his magic wove around the room, silver trails wandering then condensing on a grate off to the left hand side.

Severus' eyes darkened, magic crackling dangerously. He strode forward, shoes clicking sharply on the flagstones. Without breaking stride, or even stopping to consider other courses of action, Severus' magic exploded from his wand. The bricks and mortar of Hogwarts shattered, hailing around the room save for the small bubble of space around the wizard.

With a sharp flick of his wrist, the cloud of dust and debris was siphoned away. With the dust cloud cleared, a short dark ventilation chamber was revealed, dropping down out of sight. Severus moved sinuously forward to cast a cushioning charm down into the heart of the darkness.

Then he stepped over the edge.

Harry's POV –

The snake's next sentence cut off as a loud crash sounded from somewhere above them. The black scaled head darted around, looking behind them as it's tongue flicked out to taste the air.

"Ssseeveeerrrusssss." The displeased hiss was loud enough to be heard by the dark haired boy.

"Daaad?" Harry repeated, then his eyes started darting around. "Dad!" he called pleadingly, voice breaking.

The snakes head whipped back. "wwwhhaat!" it hissed dangerously, coils crushing Harry's ribs.

Harry cried out, trying to curl in on himself in pain.

"Ssstoop! P-plleeeaaasssse! Yooouu'reee hhhuurrtinng mmeee!" Harry sobbed.

Suddenly a familiar voice was calling out through the darkness. "HARRY?!" he sounded worried, and so very close.

Harry's head shot around, squinting. Desperately trying to see his Dad.

"HARRY?" Severus called out again, voice growing agitated. His footsteps drew closer.

The snake hissed in fury as silver streaks of light shot around the corner, rushing towards Harry. A location spell.

"Yoouu ssshhall reegreet tthhiisssss, mmmyy ssseervvaanntl" the snake hissed venomously, with red slitted eyes.

The coils tightened, preventing Harry from drawing breath or even making a noise at all. Harry fought weakly against the coils, his head feeling oddly light and dizzy as he struggled to draw in oxygen. Suddenly the coils constricted. Harry heard a sharp crack and felt splintering pain bloom in his chest. Moments later his world went dark.

Voldemort's soul, currently inhabiting Nagini slithered away from Harry's body. Slipping silently into a patch of inky darkness, red slitted eyes awaiting his prey.

Silver magic illuminated Severus' fury darkened face as he raced around the corner, dark eyes wild.

After that, the potions master had only a moment.

A moment to see Harry's lifeless body on the ground, his shirt blood stained.

A moment for his heart to seize in horror and pain, before a sharp fanged serpent shot out towards his neck.

A moment before his wand raised, his eyes pitch black as he opened his mouth.

A moment before he cast the spell.

"Avada Kedavra!" Severus cried, unable to tear his eyes away from his son.

ANNNNNND . . . . TO BE CONTINUED IN BOOK 2 . . . . ;D (see you all next time!)

-G