A/N. For those of you reading this for the first time, you have my many thanks for you time. For those of you reading once again, you may notice that I have rewritten many parts, and have added to the story. Which of course made me redo where the chapters ended. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for your patience. Vbollman.

Disclaimer- don't own them, don't want them (except for Snape) Just like playing with them.

Thanks to Kei and Sandra for their Betaing job. Much luv to both of you.

Chapter Four.

"Lucius Malfoy." Harry snarled, pulling himself up off the floor.

"Mr. Potter." he returned coolly.

"Ah Harry. It's good to see that you made it safely. Is Severus on his way?" Dumbledore asked, drawing Harry's attention away from Lucius Malfoy.

"Yes Sir. He was right behind me and was just giving me time to pick myself off the floor." Harry said just as the flames turned green and Professor Snape stepped out of the fire.

"I see you managed to keep yourself in one piece Mr. Potter." Snape said, all his masks back in place as soon as he saw that someone else was in the Headmaster's office

"Yes Sir." Harry replied following his lead.

"Headmaster, if that is all? I have things I need to do." Snape asked while already moving towards the door.

"Severus, I need you and Harry to remain here for a few moments. There are a few things that need to be discussed. Most especially, living accommodation for the next school year for four of our students." Dumbledore told him. "Harry, if you would be kind enough to call the twins and ask them to bring young Draco up as well.

Yes Sir." Harry said resigned. He had an awful suspicion that he knew what was coming.

:Galahad Tristan, and Morgan-Ann Rose! Just what the hell did the two of you do during the past few hours?: He yelled

:Kitten? Are you back?: Morgan asked, totally ignoring the question.

:What's wrong?: Galahad added.

:I don't know what in Merlin's name is wrong, but the Headmaster wants you and Malfoy in his office right away. The two of you are to bring him with you.:

:I didn't do anything to him Kitten. I swear.: Morgan half pleaded.

:Just get yourselves and him up here. Your father is with me, along with Mr. Malfoy.:

:Alright. We're on our way.: Galahad said. :Be there in a few minutes.:

Harry opened his eyes and gave the three men a shrug of the shoulders. "They're on their way."

Mr. Malfoy gave Harry a considering look. "You have a mind link with the twins?"

"We have a trust bond between us deep enough to have developed a mind link." Harry explained. Knowing by the looks he was being given by the Headmaster, that if he didn't answer fully, Dumbledore would.

"I see. This should be a most interesting conversation."

"Indeed." Severus replied.

The four of them waited in silence for the other three to make their way up. The only sound in the room was the sound of Fawkes singing softly in the background. A few minutes later and the three of them came through the open door.

It was then Harry received the second major shock in as many days.

"Uncle Luc." The twins called out in unison.

"Uncle Luc?" Harry questioned.

Galahad gave Harry a wide smile. "Is this going to be a repeat of yesterday morning Kitten. You know, when you found out about Father?"

Harry managed to close his mouth and proceeded to shake his head. "No Gali, this is worse then yesterday. Would the two of you like to tell me anything else, before you manage to kill me?"

"Aw Kitten. It's really not that bad." Morgan replied.

"I should have turned around and walked away from the two of you yesterday." Harry mumbled.

"Why didn't you Potter? It would have made all of our lives easier." Draco sneered.

"Shut it Malfoy." Harry snarled, but was stopped from saying anything else.

"Harry. Do you regret anything at all from yesterday?" Severus asked dropping all notions of keeping their friendship( if you wanted to call it that) private.

"No Severus I don't. I told you that this morning." he sighed.

"Good, then you must also trust me now."

"Alright. I'm listening."

"Thank you."

"Kitten are you tell us that the two of you actually talked this morning after we left?"

"Yes Gali. What's your point?"

:Oh nothing at all. I just expected something else out of last night: he said in Harry's mind.

"Galahad Tristan!"

"Ouch. I take it that means I should keep those thoughts to myself?"

"Indeed." Severus replied for Harry.

"What's going on here?" Mr. Malfoy demanded.

"Nothing at all Mr. Malfoy."

"Lucius, Harry, his name is Lucius." the twins said together.

Harry didn't even bother to answer, instead he just shrugged his shoulders and turned to the Headmaster, who was once again twinkling at full force. "Why are we all here? I would like to know where I will be staying this year so I can unpack."

"And that My Boy is exactly what we are here for. It seems that when Lucius changed his alliances over the summer, being in Slytherin became unsafe for Draco, which he found out last night, when he was attacked in his bed. It has also been brought to my attention that you have been kicked out of Gryffindor Tower, and the twins refuse to stay there unless you are allowed back in." Dumbledore started.

"In other words Sir, it is no longer safe or possible for reasons beyond your control, for any of us to stay where we are supposed to be. Which means in your mind that we must stay together." Harry said.

"But of course My Boy. What better way to keep you all safe?"

"Right. And how do you purpose that we get around the idea of killing each other?'

"By enlarging Severus's quarters." Dumbledore said with his twinkle going full blast.

"You should have expected that one Harry." Severus snorted.

"Yes, I should have." Harry sighed.

"Is there anything else you would like to know Harry?"

"Nope that about covers it."

"Wait a minute Potter. Are you just going to agree to this?" Draco demanded to know.

"When you've dealt with the Headmaster as many times as I have over the past few years, you learn that there is really no use in arguing with him. He always gets his way."

"Indeed I do, Indeed I do." Dumbledore agreed. "Did you want to know why Lucius is here?"

"I figured you would get to that in your own time. And asking you for that information before you are ready to tell us is just pointless. Besides I have the distinct feeling that he will be staying with his son for awhile, more then likely as this years Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor."

"And exactly how long did it take you to figure that out Mr. Potter?" Mr. Malfoy asked.

"Harry, Uncle Luc. His name is Harry."

"Drop it you two. It's not going to be like yesterday. And to answer your question Mr. Malfoy, I pretty much had it figured out when Headmaster Dumbledore asked me to inform the twins and your son that they where needed up here."

"Kitten?"

"What?" He snarled, and catching the look on Severus's face apologized, "Sorry Gali."

"Right. Have you had lunch yet?"

"No."

"Did Father make you eat breakfast?"

"Yes."

"And you did get enough sleep last night right?"

"Go away Galahad. Your starting to piss me off."

"Aw Kitten. That hurts."

Harry just sighed and looked at the Headmaster. "Sir are we done?"

Albus couldn't help but laugh he knew what was coming. "Yes Harry, you have my permission to do what ever needs to be done at the moment."

"Thank you Sir. I promise not to kill him."

"When your done with him, you can deliver him to my office. I'm sure I can find a few things for him to do there." Severus told him.

"Right, thank you Severus. Just call Dobby and he'll take my trunk wherever it needs to go. Galahad, are you still here?" was all the warning Galahad got before he was being chased out the door by Harry.

Morgan watched with amusement as Galahad ran down the stairs, before turning back to her father. "Papa, are you really going to punish Galahad for that?"

"Yes, I do believe I will."

"Why? It's not like we're being mean about it?"

"Morgan, put yourself in Harry's place. How would you feel about being teased about it all the time. Pretty much everything that Galahad has said to him today, has to do with the circumstances around the nickname the two of you gave him. And all of it while Harry has been trying to figure out what else could go wrong in his life.

"I never thought about it that way. And I don't think Gali did either." Morgan said with a small voice.

"I don't think that the name or how he got bothered him. It's just the two of you bringing it up at the wrong times.

I'll talk to Gali."

"You do that."

hpss

Harry was in time to see Galahad disappear around a far corner as he exited the Headmaster's office. Pacing himself so not to tire out, he set out after him and was just about to turn the corner when a voice behind him made him stop.

"Mr. Potter. I hope you have a good reason to be running in the school, especially since you where not here when you where supposed to be." Professor McGonagall's voice rang out.

Harry sighed as he skidded to a stop and turned back to his Head of House. "Yes Ma'am I do. But it's not something I can really explain." He said.

"I see. Can you at least tell me why you where not here yesterday?"

"I had business in Gringotts."

"That, Mr. Potter, is not good enough. You had time over the summer to do any business there.

I'm sorry Professor, but yesterday was the first chance I had to be in Diagon Alley."

"Not another word out of you. I'm sure the Headmaster is just as interested as I am to here your reasons."

"Yes Ma'am." Harry sighed once again, and trudged back towards the gargoyle guarding the Headmaster's office, and preceded her up the revolving staircase.

"Ah, Mr. Potter. Back so soon." Dumbledore called out when he caught sight of Harry.

"Yes Sir, I was detained before I reached Galahad." Harry explained with a glance over his shoulder.

"Minerva, what brings you here at the moment?"

"I found Mr. Potter running through the halls. When he could not give me an appropriate reason as to why, I brought him here, so he could explain to both of us."

"Harry will you ask Mr. Annerson to rejoin us."

"Yes Sir." closing his eyes Harry focused on finding Gali.

:Gali, where are you?:

:Kitten? I don't know. I got turned around. Where are you?:

:I got caught by our Head of House. She dragged me back to the Headmaster's office.:

:Tough luck.:

:Tell me about it. Can you give me landmarks on where you are?:

:Not really. All I can tell you is that it's dark. I was running down a hall, not paying attention and turned into a side hall. I can't even tell you if I'm in the dungeons. All I can see is blank walls.:

:Damn. Alright I'll see what I can do from here. Can you do a point me spell with your wand?:

:I don't have it on me. I left it in my trunk.:

:FOOL!! You never leave your wand behind.:

:I know. Kitten I don't like it here, this place is creepy.:

:Alright, stay put. I'm working on it.:

Opening his eyes Harry gave the Headmaster a concerned look. "He's lost, afraid, and without his wand. He cannot even give me which direction he in, or if he's in the dungeons or not." he said, and heard Severus muttering about foolish children.

"This place is huge, how the hell are we going to find him." Morgan said in a panic.

Albus sighed. "I can call in the ghosts to help search, and alert all the Professors. But it's going to take time."

"Not really Sir. Has Remus left anything here for me?" Harry asked.

Albus got up and retrieved a wrapped bundle from one of the many cupboards in his office. "He delivered this a few days ago." He said, handing it to Harry, figuring out what was in the package.

"And how is that going to help my son?" Severus sneered, trying to mask his concern.

"First you are going to take a deep breath and relax." Harry stated and waited for Severus to do just that. When he had he asked him a question. "Do you remember the Zonko's product you tried to take from me in third year?"

"Yes."

"It's actually a map of Hogwarts. It shows everyone in the castle regardless of concealing spells, polyjuice or animagus form." Harry explained opening the package and pulling out the map.

:Kitten?:

:Just a few more minutes Gali. Just try to relax.:

:I'll try.:

Harry unfolded the map, and pulled out his wand. "I solemnly swear that I'm up to no good." he said and tapped the map.

Spreading it out over a table, he started searching for Galahad, but could not see him. "Damn." he muttered.

"Language Mr. Potter." McGonagall snapped.

Ignoring his Head of House, he tapped the map once again. "Show me Galahad Annerson." he commanded. The map blanked itself, and then moments later refocused on a older section of the school. "Got him." he announced.

:Gali, I need you to walk to your left.:

:Alright.:

The dot labeled Galahad Annerson, moved further away from the more traveled parts of the school and Harry was quick to stop him.

:Gali, stop. I've got your directions worked out now. All you just need to follow all of my instructions to bring you back to the land of the living.:

:How are you doing that?:

:I have a map of the school that my father and his friends made years ago. It shows everyone on the school grounds on it. It will lead me right to you. Or in this case it will lead you right to me.:

:Alright Kitten, I trust you.:

:Of course you do. If you didn't, you would be in real trouble.: Harry snorted.

:Just so you know, I am really sorry. Morgan has already given me shit over teasing you. It seems Father chewed her out for it.:

:Don't worry about it at the moment. We'll talk after I kick your ass for being an idiot.:

:Deal. So which way do you want me to go?:

:You need to turn around and go to your left. You'll come to an intersection and you need to go left when you get to it.:

:Alright. Are you going to meet me?:

:Would you like me to?:

:Yes. You and Father both.:

:Alright. We're on our way.:

Harry turned to face Severus. "Severus, he would like the two of us to meet him."

"Good. I have a few words to say to that boy."

"I know. I've already given him hell."

"Lets go." Without waiting for an answer he stalked out of the room.

Harry looked at the others and sighed. "How long before he figures out that without me and the map, he's not going anywhere?" Harry asked the others waiting in tense silence before following him out.

Harry found Severus waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs. "Which way?" he asked.

"We go down towards the dungeons. Just follow me and you won't get lost."

"Aren't you the cocky one."

"No. I'm the one with the map. And I know who made it, and that it can be trusted."

"Who did make the map?"

"The Marauder's."

"And you expect me to trust a map that they made?'

"No, Severus. I'm asking you to trust me."

For the next ten minutes the two of them walked in silence. With Harry giving the occasional direction to Galahad. Finally Harry stopped at a blank section of wall. With Galahad directly across from him.

:Gali, I need you to start looking for a etched snake. When you find it, put your hand on it and let me know.:

:Why?:

:Because if I'm right. The password for this wall will have to be in parseltongue.:

:And you plan on inviting the Dark Lord in here just to get me out?: he asked incredulously.

:NO. I'm a parselmouth. As soon as we find the snake, I can let you out. Now stop panicking and start looking.: Harry commanded.

"Severus, we need to look for a carving of a snake. If I'm right, the password will be in parseltongue."

"Can't you just command it to open without finding the snake?"

"I might be able to. But I'll still need a snake. I need it to focus so that I can actually switch languages. I don't realize when I do go between English and parseltongue." Harry explained while searching the wall.

:Kitten? I think I found it.:

:Alright Gali, give me a minute to check where you are, and I'll concentrate from there.: Harry checked the map, and moved so he was directly opposite Galahad. :How far up the wall?:

:About half way:

Harry started looking around the halfway mark until he found the small snake. :I got it Gali. It will only be another few minutes.:

:Hurry Kitten: Gali replied, the strain he was feeling clearly showing in his mind voice.

Harry blocked everything else from his mind, and focused on the small snake. When it was all he could see, Harry started to speak.

In the name of Lord Salazar Slytherin, I command you to open! he hissed.

Harry held his breath and waited. For a moment he was afraid that it didn't work, and then the wall dissolved, and a very pale Galahad fell into his arms.

Harry wrapped his arms around the shaking teen and slowly lowered him to the floor, cradling him against his chest. Severus joined them, and wrapped his arms around them both, and together they comforted Galahad as he finally fell apart.

"That's right Gali, let it out. We've got you." Severus whispered to his son.

"Harry, let the others know we have him, and tell them to wait for us in my office." Severus said.

Harry nodded his head. :Morgan?:

:Kitten. Did you find him?: she asked worry strongly coloring her mental voice.

:Ya, we have him. Your Father says to take the others and meet us in his office.:

:Thank Merlin: She breathed. And Harry could clearly hear her start to cry. :We'll be there in a few minutes.: she managed to say.

Harry looked up at Severus and gave him a small smile. "They'll meet us there in a few minutes."

Severus released his hold on both teens and stood up in order to gather his son in his arms. When Harry stood beside him, he leaned over and placed a light kiss on Harry's forehead. "Thank you My Harry." he whispered, and then waited for a dumbfounded Harry to lead them back to the dungeons.