Hey, peoples! Long time and no see, right?

Snape;*groans* She's back *again*!

Dumbledore; Now, now, Severus, the girl has done very well so far. I quite enjoy my part in her story, is it impossible for you to do the same?

Snape; I do enjoy some things...*smirks*

Dumbledore; *beams and eyes twinkle* That's a good start, now what parts did you like?

Snape; The parts where I was particularly vicious.

Dumbledore; ...

"You're mean, you know that?"

Snape; And you are a swot who takes classes during the summer.

"I hate you."

Snape; I have yet to hear any real malice in that statement.

*Growls*

Dumbledore; Children, play nicely.

Snape; I'm forty-effing-two, old man! I'm not a child!

"You're acting like one."

Snape; Shut up and write the damn disclaimer already before you get accused of plagarism and get us all in knee-deep dragon dung.

"I own nothing."

They were all seated in a circle in Todd's barbershop. Gandalf was positioned in the very middle so that he could have a clear view of his fellow Canon characters and a certain female post office employee. "We have come through many of the Canons.." He began solumnly. "We have fought many Sues and faced numerous hardships-"

"Isn' tha' th' gospel truth." Muttered Jack as he munched a meat pie given to him by . He grinned at her. "These are excellen', love. How do ya make 'em?"

Nellie smiled demurely. "Oh, it's a family recipe...all full of spices and such things like being careful with your Coriander."

"Well, wha'ever yeh did, i' sure is good!" He took another huge bite.

Gandalf glared at him and cleared his throat. "As I was *saying*, we've been through quite a lot of trouble, but we've also picked up many allies. So many, in fact, that I propose that we consider Mr. Todd's Canon our last."

Marie spoke up. "How about we got to just one more Canon? After that we can get ready for war and bring everyone who has joined the fight into the Fellowship's Canon. It couldn't hurt to have more people on our side."

Snape, who sat across from her, stroked his chin thoughtfully. "As much as I despise admitting it, Miss Radcliffe has a point. She owns my vote."

Marie grinned, got up and hugged him fiercely. "I do believe your temperment is very much improved." She said happily.

"Don't count on it." Snape replied stoicly, however he smirked and gave her a brief squeeze in return. "I'm just ecstatic that I could get away from Potter."

Hatter was sitting next to Snape and began to seem a bit put out. "I'm on her side, too!" He smiled a gap-toothed grin when she moved from Snape to him. Then she went back to her seat.

Edward crossed his arms. "I might as well vote for her,too." His golden eyes twinkled mischieviously. "Though I doubt I'll recieve the treatment you two did." Marie grimaced and stuck out her tongue at him. "Told you." He said, laughing quietly.

Willy rose and began to pace back and forth, causing the floorboards to squeak in a nerve-racking fashion. "But what if there is a limit on how many people a portal can transport at once? How do we know that if we try to move on to the next Canon or even back to the first on, that the portal won't collapse on us? If it did, we would all, theoretically, be thrown into a black, endless place outside of time and space."

"Whoa, that's heavy news, man!" Austin interjected uneasily. "Where would this endless black place outside of time and space be located?"

"In teenagers' closets." Willy replied gravely. "How do you think they manage to fit everything except the kitchen sink into one?"

Jareth gave both of them a strange look. "*Anyway*, back to the portal collapsing. That shouldn't be a problem if we were to transport a few of our group at a time or even through more than one portal in the same place." He glanced in Marie's direction. "I think she has the right idea."

"One of the few she's ever managed." Snape said to the ceiling. "Merlin help us all."

Willy sighed. "I guess I second that motion."

Thing hopped up on Marie's shoulder and pointed at her and made the 'O.K.' symbol. Sweeney, who was sitting on the side of Marie that Gimli was not occupying, nodded his head. The others in the group soon followed, making the vote unanimous. Gandalf stood. "It is decided then. One more and then.." He narrowed his eyes and raised his staff. "WAR!"

With the most force he could muster, he slammed it down and a portal spread out in a silvery pool from it. It was a metallic silver that was not unlike Sweeney's razors. This was a little strange and forboding for all of them. Marie gulped down her sense of dread and plastered a fake smile on her lips. "Well..who..ah..wants to go first?"

Unsurprisingly, no one vollunteered.