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This chappie is longer, as you can see. (I also left it on a cliff hanger.)

Harry eyes snapped open when he heard the door open. He gripped his wand tightly, and pointed it at the closed curtains surrounding the bed. A hand reached out to move the curtains aside, and Harry jabbed his wand into the face of Serverus Snape. The potions master paled slightly and bowed, "I apologize for disturbing you my lord, but I was told to inform you that dinner was ready."

Harry lowered his wand, "I'm not really sure I can eat right now." He muttered. He took a second to realize what he had said, "Wait, lord?"

Serverus nodded, and gave Harry a look that clearly said 'Isn't it obvious?' "As Voldemorts heir, you have equal authority over his Death Eaters." He explained, "If you are not hungry then your father wishes to speak with you." He walked to the door, "There should be clothes on the chair. A house elf will show you the age when you're ready." Thanados reared up from the bed in menacing position.

"It ok Thanados, he's leaving." Harry said soothingly. He stroked his head, and the snaked relaxed slightly.

Serverus raised an eye brow in surprise, "You're snake is very loyal to you."

Harry shrugged, "I gave him a place to stay, and he's good company." Serverus left with another quick bow. Harry finally noticed the clothes draped across the back of the over stuff chair. Thanados followed Harry as he slid off the bed to inspect the new clothes. The shirt and pants were a basic black, with silvers snakes twined around the cuffs. The vest was made of green dragon hide, the scales all still intact. And the shoes were made out of what almost looked like snake skin, but Harry instantly knew it wasn't. He shrugged, "Perhaps I'll ask Voldemort about it later." He decided. When he was fully dressed, he felt something in the pocket of his pants. He pulled out a silver ring emblazed with the Slytherin family crest. He slipped it on, and was surprised when it fit perfectly. He jumped back when a house elf appeared in front of him.

"Blinky is sorry for scaring Master Luther." The house elf squeaked, "But Master Riddle told Blinky to get you." The house had brown eyes, and ears larger than Dobby. The pillow case she wore seemed a little to large for her, but she seemed fairly clean. What really interested Harry was the fact that she didn't seem to be afraid when she metioned Voldemort.

Harry smiled, "You just caught me off guard, that's all. So, are you going to show me the way then?" Blinky nodded furiously, and looked slightly terrified at Thanados. Harry almost laughed, "Thanados isn't going to hurt you, I promise." He gave Thanados a stern look, "Your not allowed to eat the house elves. Got it?"

"Well, what else am I supposed to eat?" Thanados asked, agitated.

Harry shrugged, "You should ask Nagini." Blinky walked out the door, and Harry followed. Thanados slithered after him, mumbling something about Nagini having a nasty attitude. Harry eventually found himself in front of a familiar door. The silver snake was set in the wood.

"What are you?" Harry asked, remembering when it talked before.

"I am the guardian of the castle of Salazar Slytherin." It replied. The door opened before Harry could ask anything else. He instantly noticed a change in the décor. The room was much smaller than before, and much brighter. Torches lined the walls. A desk sat on one side of the room, stacked with parchment and broken quills. Sitting at the desk, scribbling furiously was Voldemort. He didn't look up when Harry entered.

"Trying to rule the world comes with a lot of paper work." He sighed. Harry was shocked. The Voldemort he knew would have been sitting in a high backed chair Crucioing Death Eaters. Voldemort must have sensed his surprise, "Even evil dark lords can't be mean and nasty all the time, it's tiring."

Harry gave a polite cough, "Was there something specific you wanted?"

Voldemort smirked, "You do tend to get to the point. I wanted to tell you that at least one thing Dumbledore told you was true."

"What?"

"He actually got the right date for your…birthday." Harry almost fell over.

"You asked me here to tell me happy birthday?!" He choked out.

Voldemort looked up from his writing, "Is it uncommon for a father to celebrate his son's birthday?"

"No." Harry admitted. The words 'father' and 'son' kept ringing through his head. The crushing silence was interrupted when the doors crashed open. A large black owl was carrying a package while being chased by some incompetent Death Eaters. They were trying to stun the poor creature until Harry stepped in.

He pointed his wand at them, "Leave the owl alone!" He demanded. The Death Eaters all lowered their wands.

"Our most humble apologies my lord." They chorused. They all looked pale, completely expecting him to cast the Cruciatus Curse. The owl dropped the package at Harry' feet, and settled at the back of Voldemorts chair. Harry looked at the now frozen Death Eaters.

"Er, its ok. But I would appreciate it if you let me know about anymore unknown owls. Ok?" The Death Eaters all nodded, eyes wide. Harry smiled, "Thanks." One of the Death Eaters fainted from shock, while the others were reduced to whimpering on the ground. Harry blinked, and walked over to the fallen Death Eater. He gave him a curious poke with his wand. "This is what happens when you say thanks? Enervarte!" The Death Eater finally stirred, "He'll be ok then." Harry sighed. He narrowed his eyes at Voldemort, "And what's the matter with saying thanks?" He added in parseltongue.

Voldmort chuckled, "If I were to say things like that, they would either expect me to kill them, or think I'd gone crazy." Harry decided he would see how far he could get before Voldemort decided to Crucio him.

He rolled his eyes, "They already think your crazy."

Voldemort sighed, "Yes, but that ensures loyalty. Besides, I prefer to think of it as the good kind of crazy." Harry snorted inwardly, but didn't say anything else. The Death Eaters had fled, leaving the one who had fainted. He stood, trembling.

"M-my lord, there were at least ten more unfamiliar owl that we rounded up. They seemed to congregate at your room." The Death Eater was addressing Harry. Harry blinked a few times.

"Er, good…um I'll go check that out then and…er…your dismissed." Harry managed to say. He had never really had to give orders before. The Death Eater bowed, and left. "Thanados." He called.

"Yes?" Thanados perked up slightly, eager for a chance to go do something.

"Can you go find Sirius for me?" The snake didn't answer, as he slithered out the door. Harry smiled, and turned back to the package the owl had dropped. "Its from Mad-Eye!" He said excitedly. He was about to open it, when he heard someone scream.

Sirius burst in, Thanados close behind him "That snake tried to bite me!" He pulled out his wand, as Thanados advanced, "Back off you stupid reptile!" Thanados didn't stop, but went over to Harry, who was laughing madly. Sirius narrowed his eyes, "It wasn't funny! He tried to kill me!"

Harry sighed, "He's not going to kill you, I wont let him." He looked at Voldemort, "Though he was complaining about being hungry earlier."

"He could hunt in the forest, that's what Nagini does anyway." Voldemort answered. Harry realized with slight shock, that he almost felt comfortable around the dark lord. He was actually acting human. He smiled slightly, and looked at Sirius, "It seems that everyone has sent me gifts from my birthday." He held up the one from Mad-Eye Moddy, "Moddy sent this one to me." Sirius smiled back.

"Well, then lets see what you've got!" Harry eagerly ripped to package open, inside it was what looked like an ornate matchbox, and a letter. He read the letter first.

Dear Harry,

I hope you like your gift, it's a trunk in case you didn't realize it. It shrinks to match box size, and expands when you tap it twice with your wand and say the proper password. You can change it, but the current password is 'Sugar Quills'. Happy Birthday!

Alastor

He handed Sirius the letter, who read it quickly, and passed it to Voldemort. Harry tapped his wand on the box twice, "Sugar Quills." It stretched until it actually looked like a trunk. He opened the first compartment to find another piece of paper.

This trunk currently has two bedrooms, one study, two vaults, and a small library.

Harry looked to Voldemort and Sirius. He handed them the paper, "What does that mean."

Sirius shook his head, "No clue." Voldemort looked at the trunk curiously, and opened the next compartment to reveal a set of stairs.

"It mean exactly what it said." He answered, "It's enchanted to be the size of a small house."

Sirius grinned, "So, are you going to change the password?"

Harry nodded, "I think I have the perfect one. But what's your gift?"

Sirius shook his head, "That's for later."

Harry sighed, clearly agitated, "Then lets go find out what the others got me." He raced Sirius to his room, while Voldemort followed silently behind him. Thanados followed complaining about them going to fast. When Harry reached his room, he was panting. He almost lost his breath completely at what he saw. Ten owls were perched in various places throughout the room, while various packages were piled on his bed. He almost giggles he was so happy. He sat down on the edge of the bed. He picked up the first one, "This one's from Ginny." He said. He read the letter.

Dear Harry,

Dumbledore gave this to me last year, and I thought you should have it. I'll always be grateful for what you've done for me.

Love Ginny

Harry looked at the letter confused, and opened the small package. He let out a small gasp, and reached a slightly trembling hand to pull out a fang. "The Basilisk fang." He said quietly.

Voldemort looked at it and narrowed his eyes, "When did you get into the Chamber of Secrets?" He asked sharply.

Harry felt uneasy suddenly, "Second year. I rescued Ginny from your diary, and killed the Basilisk. I almost died when it bit me, but luckily Fawkes showed up."

Voldemort almost looked sad, "So she's dead."

Harry looked at him confused, "She? The Basilisk was a she?"

Voldemort nodded, "Yes, her name was Angelus."

"Oh." Harry said quietly. There was a slight pause before he went back to his gifts. He picked up the next one, "Ack!" He cried. He almost dropped it on the ground, "Its from Fred and George." He said to Voldemort as if that explained everything.

"The next generation of Hogwarts Marauders!" Sirius added happily.

Harry handed the package to Sirius, "Why don't you open it." He suggested. Sirius frowned suspiciously, but took the box. As soon as he opened it, there was a loud bang, and a flash of blue light. Harry started laughing so hard, he almost fell off the bed. Sirius had a black stripes on his face, and cat ears. He looked behind him, and saw a black tail as well. Voldemort chuckled as Harry read the letter.

Dear Harry,

Hope you like your new look! We couldn't think of a better gift than this, I hope you send us a picture.

Gred and Forge

Sirius let out any annoyed growl, "I just hope that Lucius doesn't see me like this." Harry finally noticed a camera in the box. He grinned, and hoped Sirius didn't notice. It was already loaded, and he snatched it. Sirius wasn't fast enough before he took the picture.

"Perhaps I should send a copy to Lucius." He teased, waving the photo in front of him. Sirius let out a string of unfamiliar curses, but didn't move.

Voldemort smirked, "It suits you Black. I always knew you were a cat person." Harry laughed harder, and Sirius cursed some more. Harry took a few deep breaths before returning to the remaining gifts. The next once was enough fudge to last him years. He didn't need to guess to know who it was from.

Harry

Happy Birthday.

Hagrid and Grawp

Hermione was next.

Harry

Hope you find this book useful, I saw it and thought you would like it.

Hermione

It was a book call 'Fight Techniques: Wizard and Muggle'. Mr. And Mrs. Weasly sent him a green shirt with a dragon embroidered on it, and Ron sent him a lengthy letter about what was happening during his summer. There were also letters from Remus and Professor McGonagal.

"If that's it, then you should send these owls back." Voldemort suggested. He opened a window Harry hadn't even realized was there. It was made of blue and red stained glass, and depicted a setting sun. Suddenly, there was a burst of wind, and all the owls were quiet. The largest owl Harry had ever seen was sitting on the sill. It was an ash gray, with startling amber eyes. Its wings had white feathers highlighting it. In its beak, it was carrying a long black box. It landed majestically on the footboard of the bed, and hopped over to Harry. It dropped the box in his lap, its amber eyes stared into Harry's as if to acknowledge that he had made his delivery, before spreading its wings and flying out the window. The owls hooting resumed, and Sirius shooed them all out the window. Harry opened the box slow. Inside was a wand. Somehow, he felt drawn to it. He picked it up to examine it. On the handle, there was an exact carving of the silver snake from the door. He looked at it further, and noticed a name carved in Parseltounge. It said Slytherin.

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