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@@ -1,60 +1,34 @@
-\section{No Mouth But Some Serpent's}\label{no-mouth-but-some-serpents}
-
-\textbf{Story:} No Mouth But Some Serpent's\\
-\textbf{Storylink:} \url{https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2612486/1/}\\
-\textbf{Category:} Harry Potter\\
-\textbf{Genre:} Adventure/Horror\\
-\textbf{Author:} Lightning on the Wave\\
-\textbf{Authorlink:} \url{https://www.fanfiction.net/u/895946/}\\
-\textbf{Last updated:} 11/08/2005\\
-\textbf{Words:} 169197\\
-\textbf{Rating:} M\\
-\textbf{Status:} Complete\\
-\textbf{Content:} Chapter 1 to 33 of 33 chapters\\
-\textbf{Source:} FanFiction.net\\[2\baselineskip]\textbf{Summary:} AU of
-CoS, Slytherin!Harry. Harry goes back to Hogwarts, determined to protect
-his brother Connor, the BoyWhoLived, and stay in the shadows. But last
-year two people learned the truth about Harry\ldots{} and this year, two
-more will. COMPLETE
-
-\subsection{*Chapter 1*: The Scabbed
-Summer}\label{chapter-1-the-scabbed-summer}
-
-\textbf{Title}: No Mouth But Some Serpent's
-
-\textbf{Disclaimer}: The recognizable characters, settings, and events
-in this story do not belong to me, but to J. K. Rowling. I am writing
-this story for fun and not profit.
-
-\textbf{Notes}: Hello, and welcome to the second installment of the
-Massive Freaking AU I find myself in the process of writing.
-
-This is the sequel to \emph{Saving Connor}, and will probably make no
-sense at all if you haven't read that story. This is the version of
-Harry's second year at Hogwarts, in a world where his parents are alive,
-Peter was sent to Azkaban, and his brother Connor is believed to be the
-Boy-Who-Lived, thanks to a heart-shaped scar he bears. Harry is Connor's
-guide, guardian, and protector, and proud to be so, despite being Sorted
-into Slytherin and picked at to be more Slytherin by both Draco and
-Snape.
-
-That's enough, I think. You already know what to expect if you've read
-\emph{Saving Connor}, and if you haven't, no summary's going to be
-enough.
-
-\textbf{Warnings:} Language, violence, eventual HP/DM slash in fourth
-year and beyond. Also, beyond this point, \textbf{multiple character
-deaths}, including ones that do not happen in canon. \textbf{No one is
-safe.} If you find it very hard to read a story like that, bail now.
-
-This story is also considerably darker than first year, and the series
-will go on getting darker from this point on.
-
-That's it, I think. Here we go.
-
-\textbf{No Mouth But Some Serpent's}
-
-\textbf{Chapter One: The Scabbed Summer}
+\documentclass[10pt,oneside]{book}
+\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
+\usepackage[english]{babel}
+%%% Opening
+\title{No Mouth But Some Serpent's}
+\date{November 8, 2005}
+\author{Lightning on the Wave}
+\begin{document}
+\maketitle
+\tableofcontents
+
+\chapter{No Mouth But Some Serpent's}\label{no-mouth-but-some-serpents}
+
+% \textbf{Story:} No Mouth But Some Serpent's\\
+% \textbf{Storylink:} \url{https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2612486/1/}\\
+% \textbf{Category:} Harry Potter\\
+% \textbf{Genre:} Adventure/Horror\\
+% \textbf{Author:} Lightning on the Wave\\
+% \textbf{Authorlink:} \url{https://www.fanfiction.net/u/895946/}\\
+% \textbf{Last updated:} 11/08/2005\\
+% \textbf{Words:} 169197\\
+% \textbf{Rating:} M\\
+% \textbf{Status:} Complete\\
+% \textbf{Content:} Chapter 1 to 33 of 33 chapters\\
+% \textbf{Source:} FanFiction.net\\[2\baselineskip]\textbf{Summary:} AU of
+% CoS, Slytherin!Harry. Harry goes back to Hogwarts, determined to protect
+% his brother Connor, the BoyWhoLived, and stay in the shadows. But last
+% year two people learned the truth about Harry\ldots{} and this year, two
+% more will. COMPLETE
+
+\chapter{*Chapter 1*: The Scabbed Summer}\label{chapter-1-the-scabbed-summer}
 
 ``Harry, are you all right?''
 
@@ -109,7 +83,7 @@ he would be ready to do something about it.
 
 For now, he would run through his array of wandless spells.
 
-"\emph{Wingardium Leviosa}," he said, concentrating, and when he pulled
+``\emph{Wingardium Leviosa},'' he said, concentrating, and when he pulled
 his hand back, his wand floated in the air. Harry smiled and glanced up
 at the bright crackle of isolation wards that surrounded their house and
 separated it from the rest of Godric's Hollow, somewhat dimming the
@@ -151,7 +125,7 @@ Harry closed his eyes and thought of a different spell, \emph{Diffindo}.
 He was about to try it when a voice spoke from the grass beside him,
 startling him badly.
 
-"\emph{What are you doing? The magic is disturbing my sleep."}
+``\emph{What are you doing? The magic is disturbing my sleep.}''
 
 Harry whirled around and gathered his magic into a single focused point,
 calling the \emph{Protego} shield up. That would defeat most hexes, and
@@ -169,7 +143,7 @@ joke to come sneaking up in the darkness and scare Harry like that.
 ``Very funny, Sirius,'' he called back. ``You can come out now. You
 caught me. I was bored and practicing my magic.''
 
-"\emph{Who is Sirius}?"
+``\emph{Who is Sirius}?''
 
 Harry saw a movement at the edge of his \emph{Lumos} spell this time. He
 stared as the grass parted and a small snake slithered out of it,
@@ -195,40 +169,40 @@ didn't want it anywhere near Connor.
 readying his magic in an attempt to put all his will behind the Blasting
 Curse. ``Just go away.''
 
-"\emph{Why should I? I just arrived here. And I am rather enjoying your
-company.}" The snake slithered a few inches nearer. "\emph{It is not
+``\emph{Why should I? I just arrived here. And I am rather enjoying your
+company.}'' The snake slithered a few inches nearer. ``\emph{It is not
 often that one finds a mortal who can speak to serpents. I knew one,
 once, but she and I did not have much in common. She spat at me and told
-me to leave after less than three seasons around me."} The snake lifted
+me to leave after less than three seasons around me.}'' The snake lifted
 her head and twined back and forth in dancing patterns, which made the
-skull shine forth from her all the more strongly. "\emph{Am I not
-beautiful?}"
+skull shine forth from her all the more strongly. ``\emph{Am I not
+beautiful?}''
 
 ``I don't know what you're talking about,'' said Harry. ``I can't talk
 to snakes.'' The fact that he was, and understanding this one right
 back, was beginning to bother him. He tried not to let it. The important
 thing, as always, was to protect Connor.
 
-"\emph{Oh, yes, you can,}" said the Locusta, sounding amused. She
+``\emph{Oh, yes, you can,}'' said the Locusta, sounding amused. She
 lowered her head and blinked her eyes at him. They were a stunningly
-bright green, like Lily's when she was angry. "\emph{You could some time
+bright green, like Lily's when she was angry. ``\emph{You could some time
 ago, at least, when your battle disturbed the Forest I was living in,
 and I watched you fight the other one who talks to serpents. He gave an
-order to his snake."} The Locusta gave a small angry hiss which Harry
+order to his snake.}'' The Locusta gave a small angry hiss which Harry
 thought meant the same thing as an offended pureblood matriarch's sniff
-of disdain. "\emph{Degraded creature. That she lets him so command her!
-I would die before submitting to such control.}"
+of disdain. ``\emph{Degraded creature. That she lets him so command her!
+I would die before submitting to such control.}''
 
 ``You saw Connor's battle with Voldemort?'' Harry breathed. He
 remembered Voldemort speaking to Nagini, ordering her to attack,
 but---``He talked in English.''
 
-"\emph{He did not,}" said the Locusta, and inched a bit nearer.
-"\emph{He commanded her in Parseltongue. You understood him. You speak
+``\emph{He did not,}'' said the Locusta, and inched a bit nearer.
+``\emph{He commanded her in Parseltongue. You understood him. You speak
 Parseltongue even now, but to your ears it sounds as your own language.
-I do not know why that is.}" She did not sound very interested in it,
-either. "\emph{I followed you because I was curious about you, and from
-what I have seen, you will do very well.}"
+I do not know why that is.}'' She did not sound very interested in it,
+either. ``\emph{I followed you because I was curious about you, and from
+what I have seen, you will do very well.}''
 
 ``Do very well to do what?'' Harry kept his wand leveled at her, and
 remembered other things he'd heard about Locusta snakes. They struck
@@ -246,13 +220,13 @@ on the edge of hysteria. \emph{Only Dark wizards have that talent, and
 I'm not Dark. I'm not. The Sorting Hat put me in Slytherin, but Connor
 said I was still good. I must be.}
 
-"\emph{Take care of me,}" the Locusta said, pulling his attention back
+``\emph{Take care of me,}'' the Locusta said, pulling his attention back
 to her. Harry scolded himself for having lost it in the first place.
 Whether or not he was a Parselmouth, it was not as though he was ever
-going to use the gift, so he would not worry about it. "\emph{I require
+going to use the gift, so he would not worry about it. ``\emph{I require
 someone to care for me, to burnish my scales and tell me I am beautiful
 and feed me the choicest bits of their food. I like eggs. And milk. And
-the flesh of birds. And sweets. And---}"
+the flesh of birds. And sweets. And---}''
 
 ``I am not going to take care of you!'' Harry hissed back at her, and
 for a moment, he thought he heard his voice the way she must be hearing
@@ -262,9 +236,9 @@ certainly not speaking English.
 He blocked the thought from his mind. He was \emph{not} evil. He would
 not let himself be.
 
-"\emph{Yes, you are,}" said the Locusta. "\emph{I've watched you. Your
+``\emph{Yes, you are,}'' said the Locusta. ``\emph{I've watched you. Your
 dearest possession is that lump of a boy who shares your nest. If you do
-not take care of me, I will bite him.}"
+not take care of me, I will bite him.}''
 
 Harry swallowed. He knew she could do it. There was no way he could
 watch Connor every moment of the day and night, and unless he destroyed
@@ -592,7 +566,7 @@ she thought and dared not say. \emph{When you hold me like this, then I
 can believe that everything's going to be all right, and I don't have to
 believe in Dark Lords.}
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 2*: Old Family
+\chapter{*Chapter 2*: Old Family
 Rivalries}\label{chapter-2-old-family-rivalries}
 
 Wow, thank you very much for the warm reception! Responses to reviews
@@ -669,7 +643,7 @@ Hogwarts this year.'' Ginny ducked her head and flushed, hard enough to
 make her face compete with her hair. ``These are our twins, Fred and
 George---'' She pointed, a trifle uncertainly.
 
-``Wrong again, Mum,'' said the twin on the left. "\emph{I'm} George."
+``Wrong again, Mum,'' said the twin on the left. ``\emph{I'm} George.''
 
 Molly Weasley ignored him, to her credit, Harry thought, and indicated
 the older Weasley boy who'd just stepped up behind Arthur, his hands
@@ -709,7 +683,7 @@ When he glanced back at Mrs. Weasley, her face had cleared a bit.
 ``Percy was the same way as a child,'' she confessed, in that whisper
 that was never a whisper.
 
-"\emph{Mother}," said Percy, in long-suffering tones. Harry regarded him
+``\emph{Mother},'' said Percy, in long-suffering tones. Harry regarded him
 again. His face was still strained, and his cheery smile emphasized that
 instead of hiding it. Harry supposed it was family problems, which
 everyone else knew about and was ignoring. There was no law saying that
@@ -752,7 +726,7 @@ waited until they were almost out of sight, then turned to James.
 James snorted lightly. ``Of course. He didn't work as an Auror for
 nothing, Lily.''
 
-"He didn't \emph{stay} an Auror," said Lily, with a tartness that Harry
+``He didn't \emph{stay} an Auror,'' said Lily, with a tartness that Harry
 had never heard in their mother's voice before. Of course, he thought,
 when Connor was behind the wards at home, his safety didn't depend on
 Sirius alone.
@@ -811,8 +785,8 @@ the Death Eaters. James had his wand out, and was trembling with the
 need to strike. Lily had her arms folded. Harry knew she could be ready
 to hurl spells in an instant from that position.
 
-``Don't you hurt my son,'' James growled. "Don't you \emph{dare} hurt
-him, Malfoy."
+``Don't you hurt my son,'' James growled. ``Don't you \emph{dare} hurt
+him, Malfoy.''
 
 Lucius blinked. Harry had the feeling that he was truly discomfited, and
 tucked that odd fact away for future reference. However, it turned out
@@ -827,9 +801,9 @@ Harry winced. The backhanded compliments weren't \emph{that} cutting,
 compared to some of the things Lucius had said at the Manor, but James
 had a hot temper.
 
-James actually pointed his wand and began, "\emph{Diff}---"
+James actually pointed his wand and began, ``\emph{Diff}---''
 
-"\emph{Expelliarmus}!" Lily said clearly, and her husband's wand soared
+``\emph{Expelliarmus}!'' Lily said clearly, and her husband's wand soared
 into her hands. She frowned at him. ``Honestly, James.'' She turned back
 to Lucius and Narcissa, and while her manner was no warmer than it had
 been, at least Harry felt sure she wasn't about to hex them. ``Please
@@ -849,11 +823,11 @@ Harry stared openly. ``Mr. Malfoy,'' he managed to say after a moment,
 ``thank you, but that's really not necessary---''
 
 ``Of course it is, Harry,'' said Narcissa, her smile widening across her
-face. Her voice was gentle, the exact opposite of her eyes. "Draco has
+face. Her voice was gentle, the exact opposite of her eyes. ``Draco has
 talked about your birthday for most of the summer, until we are quite
 excited about it ourselves. I would feel \emph{so} remiss if we did not
 give you a gift. Please, will you come with us and let us have the gift
-of presenting you with a small token of our esteem?"
+of presenting you with a small token of our esteem?''
 
 Harry knew of absolutely no way to refuse something like that without
 the most appalling rudeness, so he managed to duck his head and murmur,
@@ -869,15 +843,15 @@ Flourish and Blotts when you're done.''
 ``All right, Mother,'' Harry said.
 
 Draco waited until they had rounded the corner before he burst out with,
-"That's \emph{appalling}, Harry. Do they always treat you like that? And
+``That's \emph{appalling}, Harry. Do they always treat you like that? And
 what about family friends? Do they always stare at them as if they were
-something the Kneazle dragged in? As if---"
+something the Kneazle dragged in? As if---''
 
 ``Draco,'' said Narcissa, in the mild way she had, and Draco cut off. He
 fumed, red-faced, for a moment, and then brightened.
 
-"Wait until you see what we bought you, Harry! It's \emph{wonderful}.
-And you can't guess what it is! Go on, guess!"
+``Wait until you see what we bought you, Harry! It's \emph{wonderful}.
+And you can't guess what it is! Go on, guess!''
 
 \emph{Why does he think that you can guess what it is when he just told
 you that you couldn't?} Sylarana hissed into his mind. \emph{This one is
@@ -932,8 +906,8 @@ never seen my son so happy as he was this summer.''
 Harry blinked. ``And you think I had something to do with that, Mrs.
 Malfoy?''
 
-``Quite the contrary,'' she said. "You had \emph{everything} to do with
-it." She tossed her head at Lucius, who had remained near the front of
+``Quite the contrary,'' she said. ``You had \emph{everything} to do with
+it.'' She tossed her head at Lucius, who had remained near the front of
 the shop. ``My husband knows so, too, and that is one of the reasons
 that we agreed on this gift.''
 
@@ -991,7 +965,7 @@ didn't give other wizards headaches when he lost his temper, but that
 hadn't worked so far.
 
 And right now he wasn't concerned about it. He focused on the cameras
-aimed at the stage and whispered, "\emph{Obscurus}!"
+aimed at the stage and whispered, ``\emph{Obscurus}!''
 
 The cameras continued to click, but no flashes came from them anymore.
 Lockhart's smile dropped away. He took a few steps forward and waved
@@ -1005,8 +979,8 @@ Harry smiled, then paused. \emph{Was that a smirk?}
 home. I want food, and I don't want to bite someone just yet.}
 
 Draco chuckled beside him, and thumped Harry on the back. ``Good
-spellcasting,'' he said. "I hope that utter \emph{prat} isn't really
-going to be our Defense teacher."
+spellcasting,'' he said. ``I hope that utter \emph{prat} isn't really
+going to be our Defense teacher.''
 
 ``Draco,'' said Narcissa. ``You will show respect to your professors.''
 
@@ -1045,22 +1019,22 @@ Harry. ``I see that you boys found---''
 
 Arthur's gaze snapped to him, and he reacted much the way James had,
 though he didn't actually draw his wand. ``Malfoy,'' he said, face
-clouding. "What do you want? Come to practice your sneer in warmer
+clouding. ``What do you want? Come to practice your sneer in warmer
 surroundings? I suppose one can't stay in a Manor packed full of Dark
-artifacts \emph{all} the time."
+artifacts \emph{all} the time.''
 
 ``Your Aurors' latest search found nothing, Weasley,'' said Lucius.
 ``And that's the way it will remain.'' He shook his head slowly, sadly.
 ``You cannot let grudges go from the war. Tsk, tsk, Weasley. We are on
 the same side now.''
 
-"You were never on anyone's side but your own, Lucius, you
-\emph{snake}," said Arthur, and took a step forward.
+``You were never on anyone's side but your own, Lucius, you
+\emph{snake},'' said Arthur, and took a step forward.
 
 ``I am, at least, on the side of my own family,'' said Lucius. He looked
 at Ginny, who seemed to be trying to will herself out of existence, and
-raised an eyebrow. "For example, I can afford to buy them robes that
-\emph{fit.}"
+raised an eyebrow. ``For example, I can afford to buy them robes that
+\emph{fit.}''
 
 Arthur lunged at Lucius, shoving him into the bookcase behind him. Harry
 jumped out of the way, checked to make sure Connor was all right, and
@@ -1069,7 +1043,7 @@ Ginny's face was pale when he stood up, but she nodded that she was all
 right when Harry asked her.
 
 Lucius rose, brushing dust off his robes, his face carefully controlled.
-"You will \emph{pay} for that, Weasley," he said. ``Be assured. Come,
+``You will \emph{pay} for that, Weasley,'' he said. ``Be assured. Come,
 Draco, Narcissa.'' He completely ignored his son's half-formed protest,
 and Draco gave Harry a disconsolate look and one final hug before
 trailing after his father.
@@ -1117,7 +1091,7 @@ their way back to the Leaky Cauldron and the nearest Apparition point,
 \emph{than to have it in such a child's hands. At the very least, the
 results will be interesting.}
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 3*: A Touch of
+\chapter{*Chapter 3*: A Touch of
 Sirius}\label{chapter-3-a-touch-of-sirius}
 
 Wow. I am shocked by the enthusiasm for this story. Hopefully I'll
@@ -1234,7 +1208,7 @@ Tom gave a different kind of smile, a quirk of his mouth that made him
 seem younger than before. ``I think that's wrong,'' he said softly. ``I
 wouldn't talk to `nobody very special.'\,''
 
-"Who \emph{are} you?" Harry asked.
+``Who \emph{are} you?'' Harry asked.
 
 ``I live in the diary,'' said Tom.
 
@@ -1266,7 +1240,7 @@ the grass. I will hunt mice, and you will make up stories to amuse me.}
 ``Why did you talk to me?'' Harry asked.
 
 Tom clapped his hands. \emph{That gesture doesn't fit,} Harry thought.
-\emph{He's too old for it.} "Because \emph{you're} interesting, Harry,"
+\emph{He's too old for it.} ``Because \emph{you're} interesting, Harry,''
 he said. ``I don't know very much about you, but what I can feel of your
 thoughts intrigues me. I think we're a lot alike.''
 
@@ -1310,11 +1284,11 @@ screamed when Harry made a sweet float into the air. Harry had been very
 glad that he \emph{wasn't} going to meet any more Muggles, not if they
 were all like that.
 
-``See?'' Tom said, and his face and voice softened. "You know it, too. I
+``See?'' Tom said, and his face and voice softened. ``You know it, too. I
 think that's another thing I already know about you. You're lonely, and
 you're powerful, and every so often you look around and see that
 everyone else is just so \emph{ignorant} and full of themselves, and you
-want to do something about it."
+want to do something about it.''
 
 Harry hesitated. It was true that he felt that way sometimes, but---
 
@@ -1344,7 +1318,7 @@ Harry opened his eyes, and found himself lying in his bed. Connor snored
 in the other one. Sylarana was awake, slithering onto his chest so that
 she could stare him in the eyes and speak aloud.
 
-"\emph{Mice and stories! Now!}"
+``\emph{Mice and stories! Now!}''
 
 ``I know,'' Harry said, not caring at the moment if he spoke in English
 or Parseltongue, and glanced to the side. Sure enough, the diary lay on
@@ -1378,8 +1352,8 @@ hung around his shoulders.
 still watching him expectantly. ``I didn't know you were coming today.''
 
 Sirius grinned and winked, tilting his head towards the house. ``Neither
-did your parents,'' he whispered. "\emph{Or} Connor. This is a
-surprise."
+did your parents,'' he whispered. ``\emph{Or} Connor. This is a
+surprise.''
 
 ``It is?'' Harry blinked. Usually, Sirius brought Remus along on his
 ``surprises.'' ``Is Remus going to be here, too?''
@@ -1455,8 +1429,8 @@ back from Harry and started yelling.
 Coming through the wards! Run!''
 
 Harry stared at him as shouts erupted from inside the house, but Sirius
-was paying no attention. He waved his wand and said, "\emph{Praestigiae
-Draconigena!}"
+was paying no attention. He waved his wand and said, ``\emph{Praestigiae
+Draconigena!}''
 
 A green smoke boiled from his wand, forming itself into the illusion of
 a dragon that Harry recognized as a Common Welsh Green. It turned
@@ -1466,8 +1440,8 @@ towards the house on Sirius's low-voiced command and roared.
 mouth. ``Run, Harry, run!''
 
 The door to the house flew open with a bang, and James charged out, his
-wand already spitting sparks. "Sirius, if this is a prank, \emph{I am
-going to}---"
+wand already spitting sparks. ``Sirius, if this is a prank, \emph{I am
+going to}---''
 
 Sirius, laughing, grabbed Harry around the waist, sprang onto the
 motorbike, and kicked it into life. The dragon illusion foamed up around
@@ -1494,7 +1468,7 @@ maneuver Harry wouldn't have tried on a broom, and turning them half
 upside-down. He ended up facing Harry's father, holding Harry securely
 in his lap. ``Little children have big ears.''
 
-James snapped "\emph{Finite Incantatem!}" and the dragon illusion broke
+James snapped ``\emph{Finite Incantatem!}'' and the dragon illusion broke
 apart and melted away. He steered the broom forward, fuming. Harry held
 grimly onto the bike's handlebars. He was sure that he would fall off
 before his father could rescue him, with the way Sirius was howling with
@@ -1567,7 +1541,7 @@ needed him to be.
 
 \begin{center}\rule{0.5\linewidth}{\linethickness}\end{center}
 
-"Come \emph{on}, Sirius! We're going to be late!"
+``Come \emph{on}, Sirius! We're going to be late!''
 
 Harry studied his brother closely as Connor ran on ahead through King's
 Cross Station, now and then turning to shout impatiently at his
@@ -1668,8 +1642,8 @@ anything but solid brick. He turned back to his parents and Sirius, who
 had noticed something was wrong and sped up a little.
 
 Sirius reached them first, dashed a hand into the barrier, and stared
-for just a moment before smiling. "Well, I \emph{am} going to be
-teaching at Hogwarts," he said, ``and it's my responsibility to insure
+for just a moment before smiling. ``Well, I \emph{am} going to be
+teaching at Hogwarts,'' he said, ``and it's my responsibility to insure
 that all the students get there on time.''
 
 ``Yes, it is,'' said Lily, her eyes icy. ``That means that you have to
@@ -1695,7 +1669,7 @@ my own sons, if I had any.''
 face tighten when he said it. ``I promise I'm all right to drive it,
 Lily. I brought James and Remus back from our drinking bout our last
 night at Hogwarts safe and sound, didn't I?'' He grinned at James.
-"Drank you under the table \emph{that} time."
+``Drank you under the table \emph{that} time.''
 
 ``You spiked my Firewhiskey,'' said James, but he was smiling, too. He
 nodded at Lily. ``Let them, love. This might be the only chance that
@@ -1712,7 +1686,7 @@ pleading look.
 can follow the train once we're past the barrier,'' he added, playing
 what was obviously a trump card.
 
-"\emph{Fine,}" said Lily, with an explosive sigh.
+``\emph{Fine,}'' said Lily, with an explosive sigh.
 
 Connor almost squealed and hugged her around the waist. ``Thanks, Mum!''
 
@@ -1760,7 +1734,7 @@ on.
 
 \emph{Yes,} Sylarana agreed, her tone not nearly so complimentary.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 4*: Snape Baiting}\label{chapter-4-snape-baiting}
+\chapter{*Chapter 4*: Snape Baiting}\label{chapter-4-snape-baiting}
 
 Thank you for the reviews! Responses will be in my LJ.
 
@@ -1788,7 +1762,7 @@ appeared to be a black horse, but bat-like wings spread from its
 shoulders, and when it slewed its head around and looked up at them,
 Harry caught a glimpse of glowing white eyes.
 
-"What is \emph{that}?" he managed to say, strangled. If Hagrid brought
+``What is \emph{that}?'' he managed to say, strangled. If Hagrid brought
 such creatures out to play when Connor was with him, Harry had never
 heard of it, and he would certainly have to reevaluate how dangerous it
 was for his brother to visit the gamekeeper. Perhaps he could arrange to
@@ -1907,14 +1881,14 @@ Slytherin's mascot.
 \emph{But not to me,} said Sylarana smugly from under Harry's jumper.
 \emph{No one hisses better than I do.}
 
-"But \emph{I'm} his godfather," said Sirius, He shot out an arm and
+``But \emph{I'm} his godfather,'' said Sirius, He shot out an arm and
 grabbed Harry's shoulder, pulling him in close against his body. Harry
 stumbled and then turned to make sure he could draw his wand, should he
-need it. Snape's fury was such that he thought he might. "And I don't
+need it. Snape's fury was such that he thought he might. ``And I don't
 intend to let you hound him and ride him like you were doing last year,
 either, Snivellus. Harry should have been in \emph{Gryffindor.} He'll
 take lessons in courage and fairness from me, since he's hardly going to
-learn them with your little vipers."
+learn them with your little vipers.''
 
 Harry blinked, then relaxed. This was special treatment he would hardly
 have dared to ask for, since Sirius was here to protect Connor, but he
@@ -1975,7 +1949,7 @@ Sirius nodded. ``Accepted.''
 ``And if you lose,'' Snape said, ``then you will step aside as Potter's
 godfather, and relinquish all control of him.''
 
-Sirius stopped smiling. "That is \emph{not} accepted."
+Sirius stopped smiling. ``That is \emph{not} accepted.''
 
 ``Your stake matches my own,'' Snape said. He paused, then, and taunted,
 ``What are you afraid of? Not losing the bet, I hope?''
@@ -1993,9 +1967,9 @@ though he'd raked a hand through it. His fists were clenched in front of
 him now, and his eyes blazed with a force that Harry thought would have
 made James step back from him.
 
-``You don't have the right to do that!'' Connor said. "He's standing
+``You don't have the right to do that!'' Connor said. ``He's standing
 right there. You can't make bets about him as if he were---as if he were
-a \emph{thing}, a Galleon!" He turned around and glared at Sirius. ``How
+a \emph{thing}, a Galleon!'' He turned around and glared at Sirius. ``How
 could you do that?''
 
 Sirius knelt down, instead of exploding or trying to defend himself with
@@ -2076,12 +2050,12 @@ have understood it before, or excused it.
 
 ``You hate my godfather,'' he said quietly. Snape turned and looked at
 him, but did not relax the glare on his face. Harry had not really
-expected him to. "You hate our father. Of course you're going to do
+expected him to. ``You hate our father. Of course you're going to do
 this. It doesn't really matter to you, whether I act more Slytherin than
 Gryffindor. What matters is that I'm \emph{Sirius Black's godson}, and
 \emph{James Potter's son}, and \emph{the brother of the Boy-Who-Lived.}
 You're only making this bet to get back at people who've wronged you, in
-real or imagined ways." Harry paused, thought about trying to articulate
+real or imagined ways.'' Harry paused, thought about trying to articulate
 everything that he was feeling, and in the end shook his head. ``You
 don't care,'' he said, and was startled to hear a wistful tone in his
 voice. Had he \emph{wanted} Snape to care?
@@ -2373,21 +2347,9 @@ true.
 Slytherin. When he finally takes his place as the Boy-Who-Lived, he will
 be} ours. \emph{No one will dare call him a Gryffindor then.}
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 5*: Like A
-Gryffindor}\label{chapter-5-like-a-gryffindor}
-
-Thanks again for the reviews! It seems I'm making people \emph{feel} a
-lot more with this story than I ever expected to. Review responses will
-be up in my LJ in a short time.
-
-Um. Yeah. This chapter is entirely new. It was not in the original
-outline. I hope it works, since it's just ripped the story in the
-direction of Harry being more disturbed than I ever thought possible.
-Here we go.
+\chapter{Like A Gryffindor}\label{chapter-5-like-a-gryffindor}
 
-\textbf{Chapter Five: Like a Gryffindor}
-
-"\emph{How could you let him do that to you?"}
+``\emph{How could you let him do that to you?}''
 
 Harry shook his head and closed his eyes as he leaned on the wall of the
 common room. There were two seventh-years asleep on one of the couches,
@@ -2398,14 +2360,14 @@ from his shoulder, nor the swimming confusion in his own head.
 How \emph{had} Snape caught him? Why hadn't Harry come up with some way
 to resist Snape's insinuations?
 
-"\emph{I know,}" Sylarana announced, making Harry jump.
+``\emph{I know,}'' Sylarana announced, making Harry jump.
 
 ``How?'' he asked, once again checking the seventh-years. They didn't
 look any closer to waking up. Harry relaxed a bit. He preferred the
 moments when he didn't have to worry about whether he was speaking
 English or Parseltongue.
 
-"\emph{You aren't sleeping well enough.}"
+``\emph{You aren't sleeping well enough.}''
 
 Harry blinked at nothing, then shook his head and made for his bedroom,
 despite the fact that he would have to stop talking to Sylarana aloud
@@ -2417,12 +2379,12 @@ was dissolving. He was pleased.
 \emph{I} am \emph{pleased}, he thought. \emph{Just not happy. And I
 don't want to have this conversation with Sylarana.}
 
-"\emph{Think about it,}" she said, poking her head out from under his
+``\emph{Think about it,}'' she said, poking her head out from under his
 sleeve to look up at him. Her eyes actually shone in the dim light of
-the common room, which Harry found unnerving. "\emph{You spend your
+the common room, which Harry found unnerving. ``\emph{You spend your
 dreams staring at dark figures who do nothing interesting, or talking to
 the equally boring Tom Riddle. Then you wake up and you fly, or you
-practice spells, or you talk to me.}"
+practice spells, or you talk to me.}''
 
 ``I'd be happy to stop talking to you,'' Harry muttered as he reached
 his door. He touched it lightly with his fingertips, but didn't open it
@@ -2506,12 +2468,12 @@ Harry sighed and met Draco's eyes. Snape had ordered him to make up his
 friendships, after all. The trick would be doing it on the outside while
 leaving the core hollow. ``What do you want, Draco?'' he asked.
 
-"I want to know what the \emph{fuck} is going on," said Draco, his voice
+``I want to know what the \emph{fuck} is going on,'' said Draco, his voice
 all the more impressive for being low, level, almost conversational. He
 moved his wand so that Harry could see only his face, all piercing gray
-eyes and set jaw. "I want to know why the \emph{fuck} you're ignoring me
+eyes and set jaw. ``I want to know why the \emph{fuck} you're ignoring me
 and acting like a---like a Gryffindor. I was your friend all last year,
-Harry. We spent Christmas together." He paused, then said, wielding the
+Harry. We spent Christmas together.'' He paused, then said, wielding the
 words like a whip, ``You accepted a life debt from me. That creates a
 bond between wizards. I deserve an answer.''
 
@@ -2557,11 +2519,11 @@ deprived, not blessed.}
 ``So. Why?'' Draco asked.
 
 Harry realized he had sat in silence for a moment, and Draco might think
-he was going back on his resolve to tell him. He hastened ahead. "I want
+he was going back on his resolve to tell him. He hastened ahead. ``I want
 to be closer to Connor. I don't really want to be a Slytherin. I'm tired
 of having my brother think that I'm a Dark wizard, that I don't support
 him or that I'm going to wake up one morning and say \emph{Avada
-Kedavra} to him. My duty is to protect him, Draco. It always was." That
+Kedavra} to him. My duty is to protect him, Draco. It always was.'' That
 last was a risk, since he had promised their mother to keep \emph{that}
 secret---there were too many people outside the family who wouldn't
 understand the importance of Harry's mission and might try to stop him
@@ -2575,10 +2537,10 @@ for the both of them, if he let Draco's rage sever their friendship.
 ``If Connor thinks you're Dark, that's his bloody problem,'' Draco said,
 leaning close enough that Harry felt spittle hit his cheek. Sylarana
 made a prim comment from under his jumper that Harry didn't bother
-paying attention to. "I \emph{know} you're not, Harry. And I \emph{know}
+paying attention to. ``I \emph{know} you're not, Harry. And I \emph{know}
 that you're a Slytherin. And I don't \emph{care} that you want to
 protect him more than you want anything else. You're not losing me as a
-friend, Harry."
+friend, Harry.''
 
 Harry blinked. Somehow, acting like a Gryffindor wasn't going the way he
 had planned.
@@ -2615,12 +2577,12 @@ I wanted to know. I'm staying your friend.''
 Harry shifted his hand to intertwine his fingers with Draco's. ``It's
 not fair to you,'' he said.
 
-``I'll choose what's fair,'' said Draco. "And I think fair is your
+``I'll choose what's fair,'' said Draco. ``And I think fair is your
 apologizing to the rest of our House, and---and doing whatever you have
 to do to prove that you're some kind of bloody Gryffindor-Slytherin
 hybrid, whatever you are. It doesn't matter. I \emph{know} you're
 Slytherin, so your little missteps along the path to reality don't
-concern me." He smiled. It wasn't quite like any smile Harry had seen
+concern me.'' He smiled. It wasn't quite like any smile Harry had seen
 from him before. ``You're being honest with me, telling me that Connor
 matters more to you than I do. I know that. I accept that. I'm still
 here. And Connor means more to you than the whole bloody world does, so
@@ -2810,8 +2772,8 @@ lapping them all in its embrace. Harry found himself breathing more
 easily. The pressure of the stares no longer seemed as disorienting as
 before.
 
-"\emph{What is he doing in your head?"} Sylarana said. "\emph{I don't
-like him there."} There was the feeling of a scuffle, as though someone
+``\emph{What is he doing in your head?}'' Sylarana said. ``\emph{I don't
+like him there.}'' There was the feeling of a scuffle, as though someone
 had bounced a stone off the inside of his skull, and Harry winced.
 
 Then the calm faded, and he threw himself to his feet, gasping, wanting
@@ -2840,8 +2802,8 @@ hurried forward, as though Dumbledore's statement were the final answer
 he was waiting for. He enveloped Harry in a tight hug, and Harry let the
 \emph{Protego} fade, his arms shaking as he clutched Connor back.
 
-"\emph{You may do that, since everyone has admired me,}" said Sylarana.
-"\emph{And I threw the other one out of your head.}" She twined through
+``\emph{You may do that, since everyone has admired me,}'' said Sylarana.
+``\emph{And I threw the other one out of your head.}'' She twined through
 his hair in a small victory dance.
 
 Harry swallowed. The mere thought that Sylarana was so deeply embedded
@@ -2904,16 +2866,16 @@ a stir.''
 Harry winced. ``I know, sir. I'm sorry, sir.''
 
 ``Nothing to be sorry for,'' said Connor fiercely, and gave him a
-one-armed hug. "I'm glad you told me. I'm glad you told \emph{all} of
+one-armed hug. ``I'm glad you told me. I'm glad you told \emph{all} of
 them. They can think you're a Dark wizard, but I can say that my twin
-never lies to me!"
+never lies to me!''
 
 Harry swallowed.
 
 ``There is the matter, of course,'' said Dumbledore in a considering
-voice, "of your being a Parselmouth. And having a Locusta on school
+voice, ``of your being a Parselmouth. And having a Locusta on school
 property, Harry. She \emph{is} quite a dangerous pet, my boy. I would
-not advise keeping her."
+not advise keeping her.''
 
 ``I know,'' Harry whispered. ``But she keeps threatening to bite people
 if I don't keep her. And---well, sir, she was on school property last
@@ -2978,10 +2940,10 @@ Connor flinched again. Harry had to stifle a growl. \emph{Must he bring
 up Connor's most painful memories?}
 
 Dumbledore touched a hand to his temple as though it hurt, briefly, then
-pulled it away. ``In our school,'' he said, "unity is represented by the
+pulled it away. ``In our school,'' he said, ``unity is represented by the
 Houses. Most students think in terms of their own House. Few look
 outside them. And, in \emph{some} cases, the rivalries linger even when
-one has left Hogwarts.
+one has left Hogwarts.''
 
 ``It will be up to you to change that, Mr. Potter.''
 
@@ -2991,7 +2953,7 @@ Dumbledore nodded. ``Yes. You must learn to see the good in Slytherins,
 in Ravenclaws, and in Hufflepuffs as well as Gryffindors.''
 
 Connor bit his lip and plucked at his robes with his free hand.
-"But---some of them \emph{are} Dark wizards, Headmaster."
+``But---some of them \emph{are} Dark wizards, Headmaster.''
 
 ``Yes,'' Dumbledore acknowledged. ``That is very true, Mr. Potter. But
 your own twin is a Slytherin who acts like a Gryffindor. He has had you
@@ -3074,7 +3036,7 @@ There was another wizard he must speak to, about choices and sacrifices
 and how he could help the Light, given that he was in a unique position
 to do so.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 6*: Moons and Wouldbe
+\chapter{*Chapter 6*: Moons and Wouldbe
 Stars}\label{chapter-6-moons-and-wouldbe-stars}
 
 Ah, good, the last chapter worked in with the rest of the story instead
@@ -3100,7 +3062,7 @@ ignore his Housemates.
 
 ``I could hex them,'' Draco, walking beside him, offered in a low voice.
 
-"\emph{All} of them?" Harry asked dryly. They were passing a group of
+``\emph{All} of them?'' Harry asked dryly. They were passing a group of
 fourth-year Ravenclaws, who hooted loudly and hailed the ``Snake
 Prince.'' Harry fought the impulse to hunch his shoulders. ``Then you'll
 have three-quarters of the school reeling around with boils on their
@@ -3129,12 +3091,12 @@ about the broom yet.
 \emph{There hasn't been a right time to tell him,} Harry defended
 himself.
 
-"\emph{Of course there hasn't,}" said Sylarana. Since his show in the
+``\emph{Of course there hasn't,}'' said Sylarana. Since his show in the
 Great Hall, she'd taken to hissing aloud more and more often, not caring
 if anyone heard her. Draco, as always, tried to peer under Harry's
 sleeve at her; he never seemed to understand that a Locusta was both
-highly dangerous and highly unpredictable. "\emph{Keep telling yourself
-that, if it makes you feel better.}"
+highly dangerous and highly unpredictable. ``\emph{Keep telling yourself
+that, if it makes you feel better.}''
 
 Harry didn't respond. He didn't feel like arguing in his head, and
 speaking with Sylarana in Parseltongue in the halls made him feel
@@ -3143,13 +3105,13 @@ That only made Harry mind more.
 
 They walked past two older Ravenclaw students, who half-turned towards
 Harry and smirked at him. ``Maybe he keeps the snake on his pillow,''
-one of them whispered, voice low and vicious. "\emph{There's} some
-pillow talk."
+one of them whispered, voice low and vicious. ``\emph{There's} some
+pillow talk.''
 
-``He's touched in the head,'' said the other one, and snorted. "Thinking
+``He's touched in the head,'' said the other one, and snorted. ``Thinking
 he can control that beast at \emph{all.} I bet the snake's just waiting
 until a certain point in the year, and then she's going to devour
-everyone in the school."
+everyone in the school.''
 
 The return laughter had a nasty edge that made Harry more concerned than
 usual. Joking about him was one thing. Spreading rumors that Sylarana
@@ -3196,7 +3158,7 @@ friends.
 ``I'll keep it safer than someone who believes in Hellpaths or whatever
 you call them.''
 
-"\emph{He}-lio-path," said the girl, carefully enunciating each
+``\emph{He}-lio-path,'' said the girl, carefully enunciating each
 syllable. ``And it's true that they exist. Just not often in Britain.
 But the Ministry keeps an army of them. They don't want you to find out,
 of course. It's all very hush-hush.'' She turned and looked at Harry,
@@ -3235,7 +3197,7 @@ that. And for the boys to use that to \emph{tease} her\ldots{}
 And she'd defended him.
 
 Harry narrowed his eyes at the boys and whispered a spell he'd never
-tried wandless before. "\emph{Apis Occaeco.}"
+tried wandless before. ``\emph{Apis Occaeco.}''
 
 The Ravenclaw holding the wand shrieked and abruptly dropped it,
 clutching his hand. Harry nodded. The Invisible Bees hex was a mild one,
@@ -3246,15 +3208,15 @@ the girl.
 ``Thank you,'' she said gravely, taking the wand from him and tucking it
 behind her left ear. ``My name is Luna Lovegood. What's yours?''
 
-Harry blinked. "You were standing up for me, and you didn't even know my
-name?'
+Harry blinked. ``You were standing up for me, and you didn't even know my
+name?''
 
 ``We haven't been properly introduced,'' said Luna, and extended a hand.
 
 Harry shook it, ignoring the stares he could feel behind him. ``Harry
 Potter,'' he said. ``Pleased to meet you.''
 
-"I am going to \emph{mess you up}," snarled a voice behind him, and then
+``I am going to \emph{mess you up},'' snarled a voice behind him, and then
 the Ravenclaw not whimpering over his stung hand grabbed Harry on the
 shoulder and swung him around.
 
@@ -3263,11 +3225,11 @@ knew the words came out in a hiss. ``Can you come out of my sleeve and
 just coil on my wrist, not attacking them? I only want to remind them of
 you.''
 
-"\emph{There is an audience?}"
+``\emph{There is an audience?}''
 
 ``There is.''
 
-"\emph{I am coming.}"
+``\emph{I am coming.}''
 
 Sylarana poked her head out of his sleeve and coiled on his wrist, in a
 perfectly lazy motion that Harry had to admire. She opened her mouth in
@@ -3285,7 +3247,7 @@ trained on the Ravenclaw, ``because I'm going to hurt you first.''
 student sagged to the floor, half-screaming, as if Sylarana had already
 bitten him.
 
-"\emph{Stop this at once!}"
+``\emph{Stop this at once!}''
 
 Harry winced as Professor McGonagall rounded the corner and bore down on
 them. Only Dumbledore would have been worse. The Head of Gryffindor
@@ -3297,7 +3259,7 @@ narrowed.
 
 ``Mr. Potter,'' she said.
 
-"\emph{Professor McGonagall}," said Sylarana, her intonation a
+``\emph{Professor McGonagall},'' said Sylarana, her intonation a
 near-perfect mimicry of the woman's voice.
 
 Harry had never been more glad that there wasn't another Parselmouth at
@@ -3339,7 +3301,7 @@ picture of innocence.
 McGonagall sighed, then murmured, ``Well, that is certainly true,'' and
 stabbed Harry with a glare. ``Why did you interfere, Mr. Potter?''
 
-Harry blinked. "They were \emph{teasing} her," he said. ``She didn't
+Harry blinked. ``They were \emph{teasing} her,'' he said. ``She didn't
 deserve it.''
 
 McGonagall glanced at Luna. ``And this is true, Ms. Lovegood?''
@@ -3356,10 +3318,10 @@ Harry didn't understand \emph{that}, and resolved to ask him about it
 later.
 
 McGonagall turned abruptly on the Ravenclaws. ``Forty points from
-Ravenclaw for fighting in the corridors,'' she said. "Twenty points from
+Ravenclaw for fighting in the corridors,'' she said. ``Twenty points from
 Ravenclaw for harassing a student younger than you are. You should be
 \emph{ashamed} of yourselves, Mr. Gorgon, Mr. Jones. Casting aspersions
-on a student in your own House?" She shook her head in clear disgust,
+on a student in your own House?'' She shook her head in clear disgust,
 while Gorgon and Jones gaped at her.
 
 Harry had just let his breath out when she turned to him. ``Mr.
@@ -3378,10 +3340,10 @@ suggest that you hurry.'' She turned and swept away up the corridor.
 
 There was a long, stunned silence, and then Flint said, in the voice of
 someone trying not to question a miracle lest it turn out to vanish when
-looked at too hard, "That means we came out ten points on top.
-McGonagall? \emph{She} just gave ten points to Slytherin?"
+looked at too hard, ``That means we came out ten points on top.
+McGonagall? \emph{She} just gave ten points to Slytherin?''
 
-"She gave ten points to \emph{Harry}," said Draco, and nudged Harry with
+``She gave ten points to \emph{Harry},'' said Draco, and nudged Harry with
 one elbow. ``I think that's important.''
 
 ``You'll pay for this, Potter,'' said one of the Ravenclaws---Gorgon,
@@ -3545,8 +3507,8 @@ then frowned, as though he hated having to admit this. ``Er---what is
 it?''
 
 ``A paste to help you take care of your skin and hair, Professor,'' said
-Harry earnestly. "I noticed that you were looking just a \emph{bit}
-peaky at breakfast this morning. I hope this helps."
+Harry earnestly. ``I noticed that you were looking just a \emph{bit}
+peaky at breakfast this morning. I hope this helps.''
 
 Lockhart turned faintly green. ``Peaky? Really? Thank you, Mr. Potter. I
 will certainly apply it.'' He walked back to his desk, already dipping a
@@ -3566,8 +3528,8 @@ leaned back on the table, ready to be pleasantly bored until the end of
 class as he watched Lockhart apply the paste liberally.
 
 A mutter behind him warned him, but didn't give him \emph{quite} warning
-enough. A voice that wasn't Slytherin said, "He hexed Gorgon! I
-\emph{know} he did."
+enough. A voice that wasn't Slytherin said, ``He hexed Gorgon! I
+\emph{know} he did.''
 
 ``This ought to teach him, then,'' said another voice, and Harry turned
 in time to see a brilliant green spell flying towards him. He panicked
@@ -3614,8 +3576,8 @@ special ones. Just take---er---Margaret to the hospital wing,
 Miss---er---''
 
 ``Turtledove,'' sobbed the girl crouching beside Margaret. She shot
-Harry a look of sheerest hatred. "Professor Lockhart, aren't you going
-to do anything to punish him? What did he \emph{do} to her?"
+Harry a look of sheerest hatred. ``Professor Lockhart, aren't you going
+to do anything to punish him? What did he \emph{do} to her?''
 
 ``Er, well, I don't know,'' said Lockhart, and turned to Harry,
 attempting to look brave and heroic and failing miserably. ``What did
@@ -3681,7 +3643,7 @@ grown up around Dark magic and then fought it as an Auror.
 
 \emph{After lunch,} he decided. \emph{I'll go and talk to Sirius then.}
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 7*: Lessons In
+\chapter{*Chapter 7*: Lessons In
 Courage}\label{chapter-7-lessons-in-courage}
 
 Thank you so much for the reviews! I'm happy that so many readers are
@@ -3736,9 +3698,9 @@ She just chuckled at him, which was an unexpected reaction. Harry went
 back to listening.
 
 ``He's not going to get away with this,'' said Sirius, voice like a
-growl. "The Ministry has \emph{no} reason to sack your father, Ron, and
+growl. ``The Ministry has \emph{no} reason to sack your father, Ron, and
 surely not over something as mild as an altercation with Lucius Malfoy
-in a bookshop."
+in a bookshop.''
 
 Ron spun around again, and Harry could see that his face had turned
 almost entirely red, obscuring his freckles. ``But what if they do?'' he
@@ -3767,14 +3729,14 @@ he said. ``So what you need is another pureblooded wizard with money to
 fight for you.''
 
 Ron just blinked, but Connor leaped up and threw his arms around Sirius.
-``Sirius,'' he whispered. "You would? You \emph{really} would?"
+``Sirius,'' he whispered. ``You would? You \emph{really} would?''
 
 Sirius messed up Connor's hair, affection in that gesture that made
 Harry smile a little, despite the way that the news of Lucius Malfoy
 going after Arthur Weasley had wound up his nerves. ``Of course, brat,''
-he said. "I still have my contacts in the Ministry, and I have a Black
+he said. ``I still have my contacts in the Ministry, and I have a Black
 fortune lying around and not being used very often. Did you think I was
-going to spend it \emph{all} on gifts for irresponsible godsons?"
+going to spend it \emph{all} on gifts for irresponsible godsons?''
 
 Connor grinned at him. Ron caught on. ``Oh, sir, no one would expect you
 to---''
@@ -3929,7 +3891,7 @@ from a bump on the head, then I am afraid I must---''
 
 ``No, his scar,'' Sirius whispered. ``It's red. Why is it?''
 
-"I'm sure \emph{I} don't know," Madam Pomfrey said. ``Now if you will
+``I'm sure \emph{I} don't know,'' Madam Pomfrey said. ``Now if you will
 clear out of the way so that I can run a few scans, Sirius\ldots{}''
 
 Sirius backed off, though he didn't stop holding Harry's hand. His
@@ -3972,8 +3934,8 @@ shrill.
 
 Sylarana shot away from the cage as though it were charmed to sting her
 and slithered up Harry's chest, coiling around his neck. She was
-demanding, "\emph{Where did you go? I couldn't find you. I couldn't}
-feel \emph{you. Where did you go}?"
+demanding, ``\emph{Where did you go? I couldn't find you. I couldn't}
+feel \emph{you. Where did you go}?''
 
 ``I don't know,'' Harry said, and saw from the minute flinches of the
 adults that he'd spoken Parseltongue. He sighed and turned back towards
@@ -3995,21 +3957,21 @@ happened?''
 Harry shook his head, dazed. ``But Sylarana should be able to tell
 us---''
 
-"\emph{I can't,}" she insisted. "\emph{You put me down and told me to
-leave you alone. And the memories aren't in your head. They're gone.}"
+``\emph{I can't,}'' she insisted. ``\emph{You put me down and told me to
+leave you alone. And the memories aren't in your head. They're gone.}''
 
 ``What's there instead?'' Harry asked, turning towards her and not
 caring if he did hiss.
 
-"\emph{Nothing. A hole.}" Sylarana tightened the hold of her tail around
-his neck a bit. "\emph{It was disturbing."}
+``\emph{Nothing. A hole.}'' Sylarana tightened the hold of her tail around
+his neck a bit. ``\emph{It was disturbing.}''
 
 ``But no sign of Tom Riddle?''
 
-"\emph{Nothing,"} said Sylarana. "\emph{I can't feel him anymore."} She
-paused a long moment, then added reluctantly, "\emph{Perhaps he grew
+``\emph{Nothing,}'' said Sylarana. ``\emph{I can't feel him anymore.}'' She
+paused a long moment, then added reluctantly, ``\emph{Perhaps he grew
 frightened at the dog's suggestion that we examine his first home and
-fled.}"
+fled.}''
 
 Harry let out a slow breath. So that was one danger averted, then---the
 main one, that Tom Riddle would possess him again and let fly a
@@ -4054,11 +4016,11 @@ exclamation and waved her wand once, moving a basin over to the side of
 the bed for him just as he threw up.
 
 Sylarana, meanwhile, was hissing like a dragon disturbed on her nest.
-"\emph{The degraded one who forced the snake to obey his commands? The
+``\emph{The degraded one who forced the snake to obey his commands? The
 one you fought last year? He could have controlled me. He was trying. I
-am glad he is gone.}" And then her tail tightened enough to force Harry
+am glad he is gone.}'' And then her tail tightened enough to force Harry
 to pay a bit of attention, if only because she was choking off his air.
-"\emph{You are not dirty.}"
+``\emph{You are not dirty.}''
 
 Harry rubbed a hand over his mouth and gave a weak nod to Madam Pomfrey
 in thanks, wishing he could agree with Sylarana. He did feel dirty,
@@ -4105,7 +4067,7 @@ perhaps seeing a shadow in Harry's eyes. ``Young Connor already knows
 about the possession itself, I take it?''
 
 Harry nodded. ``And so does Ron Weasley. They've both promised to keep
-it quiet, Headmaster,'' he said. "They \emph{promised.}"
+it quiet, Headmaster,'' he said. ``They \emph{promised.}''
 
 ``I did not think they would break their words, Harry,'' Dumbledore said
 gently. ``But it is extremely important that no one else find out. I am
@@ -4115,9 +4077,9 @@ find that a student had come into possession of an artifact to which a
 shred of his soul, or a memory of him, clung\ldots{} they would demand
 your expulsion, and I am afraid many of the teachers would join them.''
 
-Harry swallowed. "Why aren't you \emph{pushing} to expel me, sir? For
+Harry swallowed. ``Why aren't you \emph{pushing} to expel me, sir? For
 that matter, why didn't you do it after I revealed that---that I can
-speak with serpents?"
+speak with serpents?''
 
 Dumbledore reached out and gently patted his head. Harry shivered. There
 was a weight to the older wizard's hand, a feeling of immense strength
@@ -4142,7 +4104,7 @@ Sylarana started to unwind from his throat.
 
 ``No,'' Harry told her firmly. ``Don't bite him.''
 
-"\emph{You don't control me,}" Sylarana snapped at him.
+``\emph{You don't control me,}'' Sylarana snapped at him.
 
 ``Then I'll force you to leave,'' said Harry. ``If nothing I can do
 keeps you from biting anyone, then I don't want you around.''
@@ -4188,13 +4150,13 @@ Headmaster's face and lowered her gaze.
 right to know.'' Harry didn't need to look up to know that Snape would
 be watching him again.
 
-``Really?'' Sirius said, with that bark-like laugh. "In \emph{your}
+``Really?'' Sirius said, with that bark-like laugh. ``In \emph{your}
 care? When you didn't even know that he was a Parselmouth, or that he
-was being possessed?"
+was being possessed?''
 
 ``And did you know those things before he came to school, Black?''
-Snape's voice had gone soft and eager. "Did you know that your
-\emph{godson} possesses Salazar's talent? Or that---"
+Snape's voice had gone soft and eager. ``Did you know that your
+\emph{godson} possesses Salazar's talent? Or that---''
 
 ``Severus. Sirius.''
 
@@ -4282,17 +4244,17 @@ else, unless compelled to legally.'' He turned and met Snape's eyes.
 
 ``I will,'' said Snape, with no hesitation.
 
-"\emph{I won't allow it!}"
+``\emph{I won't allow it!}''
 
 Harry yelped as Sirius jumped to his feet, tugging viciously on his arm.
 He pulled his hand free, shaking it. Sylarana hissed, but once again
 said nothing in the hiss. Harry didn't know what to make of her.
 
-"Harry is \emph{my} godson," Sirius snarled, leaning forward. "He's also
+``Harry is \emph{my} godson,'' Sirius snarled, leaning forward. ``He's also
 a twelve-year-old boy who's just been possessed, and needs rest and good
 food and the company of his friends. You are \emph{not} going to go
 poking around in his head, you slimy, greasy-haired, yellow-toothed,
-sniveling, \emph{Death Eater}!"
+sniveling, \emph{Death Eater}!''
 
 Snape did not smile. He merely watched Sirius with cold disdain, then
 turned to Dumbledore. ``Headmaster?''
@@ -4314,7 +4276,7 @@ towards being Slytherin. He had to try something else.
 
 It was a shame that he was no longer sure \emph{what} he should try.
 
-"\emph{Sleep}," said Sylarana forcefully.
+``\emph{Sleep},'' said Sylarana forcefully.
 
 Harry sighed. She was right. No one would blame him for going to sleep,
 and it might help relax him and give him ideas when he woke in the
@@ -4340,7 +4302,7 @@ Two memories burned clear as day in his mind: the night he'd force-fed
 Harry Veritaserum, and the words that Dumbledore had spoken as he warned
 Snape what he would probably see in Harry's mind.
 
-"\emph{Tom Riddle is here, Severus. And his diary is now missing.}"
+``\emph{Tom Riddle is here, Severus. And his diary is now missing.}''
 
 Snape knew what it meant. He'd barely let the thought enter his mind,
 though, before he shut it away.
@@ -4388,7 +4350,7 @@ You stand not alone.}
 
 \emph{The trouble, of course, will be making you see it.}
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 8*: Interlude: Lily's
+\chapter{*Chapter 8*: Interlude: Lily's
 Letter}\label{chapter-8-interlude-lilys-letter}
 
 Thank you for the reviews! Review responses up in my LJ in a little
@@ -4447,7 +4409,7 @@ I love you, my son, and know that you will make the right decision.
 
 \emph{Lily Evans Potter.}
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 9*: What A Tangled Web We
+\chapter{*Chapter 9*: What A Tangled Web We
 Weave}\label{chapter-9-what-a-tangled-web-we-weave}
 
 This chapter is part of the reason that I see the book definitely
@@ -4457,7 +4419,7 @@ getting darker.
 
 ``Someone's coming,'' rasped a low, urgent voice from ahead.
 
-"Oh, shit, it's \emph{him}," said someone else, and then the noise of
+``Oh, shit, it's \emph{him},'' said someone else, and then the noise of
 pounding feet grew stronger. Harry stepped around the corner just in
 time to see two taller students hurrying away from him, giving him a
 distrustful glance. Harry found it funny until he looked sideways and
@@ -4469,7 +4431,7 @@ face, and her robes, and twisted her mouth shut.
 We're going to be late for Potions---''
 
 Harry gave him a look that shut him up entirely. Turning around, Harry
-pointed his wand and murmured, "\emph{Finite Incantatem.}"
+pointed his wand and murmured, ``\emph{Finite Incantatem.}''
 
 The web vanished. Luna dropped to the floor and shook her head, then
 stood. Her wand was still behind her left ear, Harry noticed, the long
@@ -4528,10 +4490,10 @@ Harry tried to smile, though he was afraid it didn't come out exactly
 the way he would have liked. ``Why, yes, then. That feels like something
 I've been experiencing a lot of lately.''
 
-Draco clutched his arm. "Are you \emph{blind}?" he hissed.
+Draco clutched his arm. ``Are you \emph{blind}?'' he hissed.
 
-"\emph{What he said,}" said Sylarana. "\emph{And tell him to kindly take
-his hand off me.}"
+``\emph{What he said,}'' said Sylarana. ``\emph{And tell him to kindly take
+his hand off me.}''
 
 Harry shook his arm free and watched as Luna drew a clacking necklace
 from the pocket of her robe. It had small silver charms on it, including
@@ -4550,7 +4512,7 @@ Draco spluttered, but didn't actually manage to say anything, which was
 most gratifying. Harry nodded to Luna. ``I think I can feel the
 Wrackspurt fading away already.''
 
-"\emph{No, that's your stupidity coming back,}" said Sylarana.
+``\emph{No, that's your stupidity coming back,}'' said Sylarana.
 
 ``You're welcome,'' said Luna. ``Now, I have to go to class. Someone
 might miss me, and then they would think Heliopaths had taken me.'' She
@@ -4575,18 +4537,18 @@ Harry looked into his eyes.
 unusual, and always will be.''
 
 Harry smiled slightly. ``Thank you, Draco,'' he said, and stepped around
-him. "Now, as you pointed out, Snape \emph{will} be furious with us if
-we're late." He started down the corridor, and Draco followed
+him. ``Now, as you pointed out, Snape \emph{will} be furious with us if
+we're late.'' He started down the corridor, and Draco followed
 obediently.
 
-"\emph{Do you like Luna more than me?}" Sylarana was obviously sulking.
+``\emph{Do you like Luna more than me?}'' Sylarana was obviously sulking.
 
 Harry looked down at her head poking out of his sleeve and responded in
 what he was sure was Parseltongue. ``Of course not. I would think you
 would be happy about my helping her, in fact.''
 
 Sylarana turned her head and fixed him with brilliant green eyes.
-\emph{"Why would I be}?"
+``\emph{Why would I be}?''
 
 ``Because sometimes I might think you should bite a stupid Ravenclaw,''
 Harry pointed out.
@@ -4675,9 +4637,9 @@ Harry?'' he whispered. ``Did you really want to work with me?''
 Harry blinked. ``Of course I do. Why wouldn't I?''
 
 ``I melt all the cauldrons,'' whispered Neville, as he began to copy
-down Snape's instructions for the Calming Draught. "And I'm just not
+down Snape's instructions for the Calming Draught. ``And I'm just not
 very good at Potions. You're \emph{really} good, or P-Professor Snape
-wouldn't have given you points last year."
+wouldn't have given you points last year.''
 
 Harry shrugged. ``Then I should work with you, since I am good at
 Potions. Besides, I like you.''
@@ -4725,7 +4687,7 @@ fight the lessons actually taking place.
 ``Yes, sir. Eight-o'-clock in your offices. I'll be there,'' he said.
 
 Snape eyed him once, then turned away. Neville let out a shaky breath.
-"How do you \emph{stand} him?" he whispered.
+``How do you \emph{stand} him?'' he whispered.
 
 ``I don't, really,'' said Harry, dropping in the first pinch of
 shrivelfig. ``He stands me.''
@@ -4763,7 +4725,7 @@ thought he understood the purpose of answering his question like that.
 He stiffened his shoulders, and Sylarana took up her guard position in
 his mind.
 
-"\emph{Legilimens!}"
+``\emph{Legilimens!}''
 
 Harry felt as though someone were pushing at him, stepping through his
 eyes and into his mind. He fell through a tumbling chaos of impressions.
@@ -4789,9 +4751,9 @@ each time, then he might be out of danger in a few weeks.
 
 ``On your feet, Potter,'' said Snape quietly.
 
-Harry stood. Snape's face was utterly blank. This time, he said, "I am
+Harry stood. Snape's face was utterly blank. This time, he said, ``I am
 going to seek out a memory you do not wish me to see.
-\emph{Legilimens!}"
+\emph{Legilimens!}''
 
 Harry grimaced as the force pushed into his mind again. He tried to
 stand to face it, and it was too strong for him.
@@ -4879,7 +4841,7 @@ yours?''
 finding humiliating memories of James Potter, sir.''
 
 Snape's eyes narrowed. ``So anxious to protect your father, are you?''
-he whispered. His wand came up. "\emph{Legilimens}!"
+he whispered. His wand came up. ``\emph{Legilimens}!''
 
 Harry tried to avoid the push of the spell, but he was too late. Snape
 was in his head again, and this time he was hunting memories of James.
@@ -5072,7 +5034,7 @@ any bloody Potter.}
 It was not entirely true, but he made it be true for right now, and
 turned to his own preparations before bed.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 10*: That Sharp Spark of
+\chapter{*Chapter 10*: That Sharp Spark of
 Betrayal}\label{chapter-10-that-sharp-spark-of-betrayal}
 
 Thank you for the reviews on both the Interlude and Chapter 9! I'll put
@@ -5107,7 +5069,7 @@ Then Flint grinned, an expression that made him look like a bulldog, and
 said, ``We're going to pound the Gryffindors into the ground next
 Saturday.'' His gaze traced around the team. ``We've got the toughest
 Beaters, the fastest Chasers---of course---the meanest Keeper, and the
-best Seekers.'' His eyes came back to Harry. "\emph{Don't} we, Potter?"
+best Seekers.'' His eyes came back to Harry. ``\emph{Don't} we, Potter?''
 
 Harry looked back calmly, undaunted now. He hadn't worked out exactly
 how he was going to throw the next game back to Connor, but he knew he
@@ -5115,10 +5077,10 @@ was. Connor was flying beautifully. Harry knew he wouldn't have to do
 much to make it look as though Connor had beaten him on sheer skill
 alone.
 
-Then Flint leaned forward and said, "It's obvious now, the way that you
+Then Flint leaned forward and said, ``It's obvious now, the way that you
 were holding yourself back in the first game last year. I know you
 didn't do it in the other matches, Potter, but this time you're not
-going to do it in \emph{all} of them. Slytherin plays to \emph{win.}"
+going to do it in \emph{all} of them. Slytherin plays to \emph{win.}''
 
 Harry figured it was best to back down for now. He bowed his head, as
 though Flint had managed to convince him, and murmured, ``Of course.''
@@ -5146,15 +5108,15 @@ Harry sighed. ``The day of the Gryffindor-Slytherin game, if I could.''
 you weren't going to lie to me about anything any more.''
 
 ``It would have caused a lot of arguments during the summer,'' said
-Harry. "And you had enough happen to you then. We \emph{still} don't
+Harry. ``And you had enough happen to you then. We \emph{still} don't
 know who sent that house elf, do we? And I know about the other things
-now," he added. ``You should have told me if you felt you couldn't
+now,'' he added. ``You should have told me if you felt you couldn't
 sleep, Connor. I could have helped.''
 
 Connor stared at him for a long moment. ``What are you talking about?''
 
-``Ron told me,'' said Harry. "That's how concerned he was, that
-\emph{Ron} willingly talked to me without you around."
+``Ron told me,'' said Harry. ``That's how concerned he was, that
+\emph{Ron} willingly talked to me without you around.''
 
 ``He likes you---'' Connor began defensively.
 
@@ -5168,18 +5130,18 @@ were only sweets in them.''
 Connor lowered his eyes. ``I didn't want to disturb you,'' he muttered.
 ``And the potion handled the nightmares. I slept without dreaming for
 most of the summer.'' He abruptly raised his head and stared Harry down.
-"And what about \emph{you}, anyway? Why did you wake up and sneak
-outside so many times at night?"
+``And what about \emph{you}, anyway? Why did you wake up and sneak
+outside so many times at night?''
 
 ``To play with Sylarana,'' said Harry. ``That was when I didn't think
 you could stand to find out that I'm a Parselmouth.''
 
-Sylarana stirred lazily on his shoulder. "\emph{He} can't \emph{stand
-it,}" she said. "\emph{He never looks at me.}"
+Sylarana stirred lazily on his shoulder. ``\emph{He} can't \emph{stand
+it,}'' she said. ``\emph{He never looks at me.}''
 
 \emph{You're under my robe right now,} Harry pointed out.
 
-"\emph{That is no excuse.}"
+``\emph{That is no excuse.}''
 
 Harry glanced up and surprised a disgusted expression on his brother's
 face. Harry shook his head. ``Is she really any different from the
@@ -5198,8 +5160,8 @@ And---well, he probably would like to get a look at a real live version
 of that thing,'' he said, glancing at the arm that Sylarana wasn't
 coiled around, an expression of distaste twisting his mouth.
 
-"\emph{Would he like to look at a real live Locusta bite}?" Sylarana
-asked. "\emph{That can be arranged.}"
+``\emph{Would he like to look at a real live Locusta bite}?'' Sylarana
+asked. ``\emph{That can be arranged.}''
 
 Harry gave his own shoulder a light smack to shut her up, and then
 nodded at Connor. ``Let me get changed, and then---''
@@ -5254,8 +5216,8 @@ Draco didn't sneer at him, but gave him such a cold and piercing look
 that Connor's smile faded and Harry felt a snake of uneasiness coil in
 his belly.
 
-"\emph{Another snake?}" Sylarana half-unfolded herself from his
-shoulder. "\emph{Where? You're my human. Don't forget that.}"
+``\emph{Another snake?}'' Sylarana half-unfolded herself from his
+shoulder. ``\emph{Where? You're my human. Don't forget that.}''
 
 \emph{It was a metaphor,} Harry explained, and then looked at Draco.
 ``Do you want to explain what you mean by that?''
@@ -5267,10 +5229,10 @@ it, and Harry winced and was glad that there were no potential allies
 around, to see Connor looking as bad as that. ``Hagrid doesn't like
 you!''
 
-"He's never \emph{met} me," said Draco, all aristocratic iciness.
+``He's never \emph{met} me,'' said Draco, all aristocratic iciness.
 
-"You're a \emph{Malfoy}," said Connor. "You're \emph{impossible} to
-like."
+``You're a \emph{Malfoy},'' said Connor. ``You're \emph{impossible} to
+like.''
 
 ``My father's influence at the Ministry argues otherwise.'' Draco curled
 his lips in a smug smile. ``As does my friendship with Harry.'' He moved
@@ -5304,7 +5266,7 @@ seemed that Hagrid really did love magical creatures, no matter how
 dangerous, no matter how unpredictable. The half-giant looked up,
 beaming. ``What does she say abou' me?''
 
-"\emph{That he had better not stop doing that,}" said Sylarana, arching,
+``\emph{That he had better not stop doing that,}'' said Sylarana, arching,
 as Hagrid stroked her behind the head.
 
 ``She really likes being petted,'' said Harry, feeling a sense of
@@ -5331,8 +5293,8 @@ complete his thanks properly. The other hand remained occupied with
 Sylarana, who now uttered the sort of crooning hiss that Harry had heard
 in the past only when he offered to let her bite something. ``Don' be
 silly, Harry. Yer Connor's brother. And yeh were sick.'' He leaned
-forward abruptly and peered at Harry. "What \emph{did} yeh get into,
-anyway? I never did get the chance to ask."
+forward abruptly and peered at Harry. ``What \emph{did} yeh get into,
+anyway? I never did get the chance to ask.''
 
 Harry coughed a bit. Connor had told Hagrid about You-Know-Who, as
 Hagrid would put it, but not that Harry had suffered \emph{Crucio} at
@@ -5374,10 +5336,10 @@ Harry. And yeh, too, Connor,'' he added, with a nod to Connor. Then he
 looked back down, and a goofy, blissful smile widened across his face.
 ``Would the beautiful Locusta like some eggs?'' he crooned at her.
 
-"\emph{Tell him the beautiful Locusta would indeed like some eggs,}"
+``\emph{Tell him the beautiful Locusta would indeed like some eggs,}''
 Sylarana instructed Harry, turning so that the sunlight falling through
-Hagrid's window glinted off her scales. "\emph{Phrase it exactly like
-that.}"
+Hagrid's window glinted off her scales. ``\emph{Phrase it exactly like
+that.}''
 
 Harry shook his head and phrased it exactly like that, determinedly not
 looking at Connor and Draco again. At least the afternoon was a success
@@ -5398,21 +5360,21 @@ their fight in September.
 And now, this.
 
 ``But he really should have been in Gryffindor,'' Connor was saying.
-"\emph{Everyone} knows that."
+``\emph{Everyone} knows that.''
 
 ``Someone forgot to tell the Sorting Hat,'' said Draco, his voice smug.
 ``And Headmaster Dumbledore. And Professor Snape. And me. And---''
 
 ``Whatever, Malfoy,'' said Connor. Harry didn't need to look back at him
 to know he would be waving his hand, as he did whenever he wanted to
-clear away what he thought was a stupid line of argument. "I saw the
+clear away what he thought was a stupid line of argument. ``I saw the
 broom that your parents bought for Harry today. Do you really think
 it'll make \emph{that} much difference when it comes to the match next
-week?"
+week?''
 
-``Of course it will,'' said Draco. "But that's not why they bought it,
+``Of course it will,'' said Draco. ``But that's not why they bought it,
 you halfblooded \emph{prat}. They bought it for Harry because he's my
-\emph{friend}, and because it was his birthday, too, not just yours."
+\emph{friend}, and because it was his birthday, too, not just yours.''
 
 ``I'm wondering just how much longer he should stay your friend,''
 Connor said, and lowered his voice. Harry, pausing near Hogwarts's front
@@ -5438,8 +5400,8 @@ that.'' He darted a glance back at Connor, who flushed. He particularly
 hated being called younger than he was, one reason Harry had chosen this
 line of reasoning. Harry looked back at Draco, whose face was burning
 with unshielded fury and who still had his wand up. ``I said I was your
-friend,'' said Harry. "I meant it. And I said Connor was my brother, and
-I meant it. What part of this don't you \emph{fucking} understand?"
+friend,'' said Harry. ``I meant it. And I said Connor was my brother, and
+I meant it. What part of this don't you \emph{fucking} understand?''
 
 His rage left him breathless. He shook his head. He \emph{had} to calm
 down, or he would say something he really regretted, and not just
@@ -5449,9 +5411,9 @@ He stuffed this anger into the box, too, and sighed at how that cleared
 his head. He looked back at Connor, and found his brother's cheeks even
 more flushed. He opened his mouth to speak.
 
-Harry shook his head again. ``I don't want to hear it,'' he said. "I'm
+Harry shook his head again. ``I don't want to hear it,'' he said. ``I'm
 your brother, Connor, and that's not \emph{ever} going to change. You
-know it, so stop acting like an idiot around me." He glanced at Draco.
+know it, so stop acting like an idiot around me.'' He glanced at Draco.
 ``And Draco, I'm your friend. We've been over this before. You know the
 limitations and the necessities of our friendship. Have I ever lied to
 you about that?'' he added quietly.
@@ -5465,7 +5427,7 @@ he asked.
 
 He never got to find out what Draco would have said---at least not right
 then---because someone came flying out of the school screeching at the
-top of his lungs. "\emph{Malfoy!}"
+top of his lungs. ``\emph{Malfoy!}''
 
 Harry swung around. It was Ron, and he had his wand out and pointed at
 Draco. With a small groan, Harry reversed himself, so that he got
@@ -5484,10 +5446,10 @@ knew what was wrong. This round had almost certainly gone to the
 Malfoys.
 
 ``You want to know what's wrong, Malfoy?'' Ron bellowed, halting a few
-feet away from Harry. "You want to know what's \emph{wrong}?" He was
+feet away from Harry. ``You want to know what's \emph{wrong}?'' He was
 breathing hard now, and his hand was clenched so tightly around his wand
-that Harry feared it might snap. "Your father got mine \emph{sacked}!"
-Ron yelled at last. "That's what's \emph{bloody wrong}!"
+that Harry feared it might snap. ``Your father got mine \emph{sacked}!''
+Ron yelled at last. ``That's what's \emph{bloody wrong}!''
 
 ``Ron!''
 
@@ -5498,10 +5460,10 @@ come to hexes.
 ``Ron,'' he began soothingly, ``if you think about it, that was Lucius's
 fault. He must have---''
 
-Ron wasn't listening. "\emph{Tarantallegra!}" he shouted, and the spell
+Ron wasn't listening. ``\emph{Tarantallegra!}'' he shouted, and the spell
 flew from his wand and towards Draco.
 
-Harry brought up a hand. "\emph{Haurio!}" he said, without much time to
+Harry brought up a hand. ``\emph{Haurio!}'' he said, without much time to
 make the decision. He couldn't use \emph{Protego}; that would reflect
 the spell right back at Ron, and there were no professors around to
 shield students from the effect of the hexes this time.
@@ -5511,14 +5473,14 @@ there. The light of Ron's hex hit it and vanished. Harry let out a short
 breath. \emph{Haurio} worked as he'd read it would, then, absorbing the
 spell instead of bouncing it back.
 
-Ron didn't give him much time to congratulate himself. "\emph{Petrificus
-Totalus!}" he tried this time, and the Body-Bind Curse also made
+Ron didn't give him much time to congratulate himself. ``\emph{Petrificus
+Totalus!}'' he tried this time, and the Body-Bind Curse also made
 excellent food for Harry's shield. Ron huffed out a breath. ``Drop the
 shield, Harry!'' he screamed. ``Let me at him!''
 
-``No,'' Harry said, and then felt slight movement behind him. "Draco, if
+``No,'' Harry said, and then felt slight movement behind him. ``Draco, if
 you fire a spell at him, I \emph{will} drop the shield, and then
-\emph{I'll} hex you," he added.
+\emph{I'll} hex you,'' he added.
 
 Draco stopped moving. Harry glanced backward briefly to make sure he was
 all right, and found Draco, oddly, \emph{smiling} at him.
@@ -5528,13 +5490,13 @@ all right, and found Draco, oddly, \emph{smiling} at him.
 Harry rolled his eyes and turned to face Ron. Ron was aiming his wand,
 but Harry saw something he didn't and relaxed.
 
-"\emph{Expelliarmus!}"
+``\emph{Expelliarmus!}''
 
 Ron's wand soared through the air and settled firmly into Hermione's
 hand. Ron swung around. ``Hermione!'' he yelled, his rage appearing to
 change direction mid-flight. ``You were supposed to---''
 
-"\emph{Calm down,} Ron," said Hermione. She'd come up beside him and was
+``\emph{Calm down,} Ron,'' said Hermione. She'd come up beside him and was
 panting. Harry imagined her chasing Ron all the way from Gryffindor
 Tower and winced. ``It'll be all right,'' she added softly, rubbing
 Ron's back. ``We can go to talk to Professor Dumbledore. I'm sure
@@ -5555,9 +5517,9 @@ taking command if he was going to save and lead the wizarding world.
 Harry really, really wished that Connor hadn't decided to be commanding
 \emph{now}.
 
-``Harry,'' said Connor. "Step out of the way and let Ron have him. What
+``Harry,'' said Connor. ``Step out of the way and let Ron have him. What
 Malfoy's dad did to Ron's dad was \emph{horrible.} You have to see
-that."
+that.''
 
 Harry closed his eyes. He felt Draco's hand touch his shoulder.
 \emph{Where are the prefects when we need them?} Harry thought.
@@ -5593,7 +5555,7 @@ vengeance. You've got to see that. And Draco had his wand out first.''
 classes!'' Hermione tried to intervene.
 
 Connor raised a hand. ``Well, Harry?'' he asked, calm and implacable.
-"What do you think? \emph{Should} you have been a Gryffindor?"
+``What do you think? \emph{Should} you have been a Gryffindor?''
 
 Harry was breathing fast, his thoughts near to being caught up in the
 maelstrom again. If Connor said something about him, it was true. He
@@ -5667,13 +5629,13 @@ Harry turned blindly towards the Slytherin common room, Draco's arm
 around his shoulders. He \emph{did} want to sleep, he thought. He waited
 for Sylarana to make a comment on that.
 
-"\emph{I want him} dead," Sylarana said.
+``\emph{I want him} dead,'' Sylarana said.
 
 \emph{You can't}, said Harry wearily. \emph{That would make me hurt
 worse.}
 
-"\emph{I know,}" said Sylarana. "\emph{I did not promise that I was
-going to kill him. I promised that I wish to.}"
+``\emph{I know,}'' said Sylarana. ``\emph{I did not promise that I was
+going to kill him. I promised that I wish to.}''
 
 Harry thought about questioning her on that point, but in the end, let
 it go. They made it through the Slytherin common room and up to their
@@ -5693,8 +5655,8 @@ hair. Then he gently drew the curtains and walked out of the room.
 Harry lay where he was, breathing, for a moment. Sylarana crawled out
 and coiled on his chest.
 
-"\emph{Can you weep?}" she asked. "\emph{I think it would make you feel
-better if you could.}"
+``\emph{Can you weep?}'' she asked. ``\emph{I think it would make you feel
+better if you could.}''
 
 ``I can't afford to,'' Harry muttered, and set about the long process of
 tucking up all the anguish, all the pain, all the exhaustion, and
@@ -5706,22 +5668,22 @@ Harry blinked and woke. He didn't know how much later it was, though
 judging from the cramped state his body was in, he'd slept without
 moving for a good long time. On his chest, Sylarana hissed at him.
 
-"\emph{I didn't know you could do that,}" she said.
+``\emph{I didn't know you could do that,}'' she said.
 
 ``Do what?'' Harry asked as he stretched. He had to admit, he felt
 refreshed, more than he usually would after a session with the box. That
 let him function, but did not give him his strength back.
 
-"\emph{Put me to sleep like that,}" said Sylarana, arching her neck
-luxuriously. "\emph{I admit, I needed it, but I'm the one who influences
-your thoughts. Not the other way around.}"
+``\emph{Put me to sleep like that,}'' said Sylarana, arching her neck
+luxuriously. ``\emph{I admit, I needed it, but I'm the one who influences
+your thoughts. Not the other way around.}''
 
 Harry lazily stroked her neck. ``Do you want to go see what's left of
 the Feast? Or we can go to the kitchens and beg food from the house
 elves if you want.'' Sylarana had sniffed out the way to the kitchens
 the second week of school.
 
-"\emph{Let's}," said Sylarana. She slid under his jumper, and Harry
+``\emph{Let's},'' said Sylarana. She slid under his jumper, and Harry
 stood, smoothing as much of his hair as possible. He wondered if putting
 Sylarana to sleep was part of the reason he'd slept so well. He really
 \emph{had} needed to rest.
@@ -5739,12 +5701,12 @@ He froze and glanced around carefully. There was a strange---sensation
 in the air. That was the only word Harry could think of for it. It felt
 like a mixture of Dark magic and a powerful earthy scent.
 
-"\emph{I smell it,}" hissed Sylarana, and once again, there was no humor
-in her voice. "\emph{Coming from upstairs.}"
+``\emph{I smell it,}'' hissed Sylarana, and once again, there was no humor
+in her voice. ``\emph{Coming from upstairs.}''
 
 Harry hurried. He had reached the second floor when Sylarana poked her
-head out from under his sleeve, swinging like a compass. "\emph{To the
-left.}"
+head out from under his sleeve, swinging like a compass. ``\emph{To the
+left.}''
 
 Harry turned the corner. Then he halted, fighting hard to keep from
 crying out.
@@ -5757,7 +5719,7 @@ beware!}
 Beside the puddle, just under the writing, lay the motionless body of
 Luna Lovegood.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 11*: Fugitivus
+\chapter{*Chapter 11*: Fugitivus
 Animus}\label{chapter-11-fugitivus-animus}
 
 Thank you for the reviews, especially on the last chapter! Many were
@@ -5809,8 +5771,8 @@ and Harry heard the burgeoning whisper of the message being passed back.
 
 He knew what would happen next. He watched in detachment as Percy knelt
 beside Luna and cast a simple Life-Sensing Charm on her. He closed his
-eyes and sighed in the next moment. ``She's Petrified,'' he said. "Not
-dead. \emph{Finite Incantatem}!"
+eyes and sighed in the next moment. ``She's Petrified,'' he said. ``Not
+dead. \emph{Finite Incantatem}!''
 
 Luna lay there, unaffected by the spell. Harry nodded. The fading traces
 of Dark magic in the air argued that this was nothing as ordinary as a
@@ -5848,8 +5810,8 @@ Harry shrugged slightly. He would have answered her, but Connor stepped
 forward and spoke then.
 
 ``I don't understand,'' he said, his voice shuffling to a halt as he
-stared some more. "Harry---did you \emph{always} hate me and want me
-dead? Or did you just start serving Voldemort this year?"
+stared some more. ``Harry---did you \emph{always} hate me and want me
+dead? Or did you just start serving Voldemort this year?''
 
 Ron jumped at the mention of the Dark Lord's name. Other students piling
 around the corner flinched. Fred and George Weasley were silent, looking
@@ -5899,9 +5861,9 @@ noticed Harry watching, he gave him a glance that \emph{burned}. Harry
 looked away.
 
 ``Proceed to the Tower immediately,'' McGonagall was telling the
-Gryffindors. "You are to stay there for the rest of the evening, unless
+Gryffindors. ``You are to stay there for the rest of the evening, unless
 you are a prefect specifically summoned by a Professor. \emph{No}
-side-trips," she added, her gazing lingering darkly on the Weasley
+side-trips,'' she added, her gazing lingering darkly on the Weasley
 twins. One of them put his hands in his robes, while the other began to
 whistle in an innocent manner. McGonagall did not look impressed. ``Yes,
 Miss Granger?''
@@ -6023,7 +5985,7 @@ run? Why didn't you come and get a Professor?''
 \emph{I like her,} said Sylarana. She \emph{has sense.}
 
 ``Because I thought that would look suspicious,'' Harry whispered.
-"Everyone was going to suspect me \emph{anyway}."
+``Everyone was going to suspect me \emph{anyway}.''
 
 ``That much is certainly true,'' Dumbledore murmured. ``And was there
 anything else after that, Harry?''
@@ -6110,8 +6072,8 @@ time.
 
 ``No, Headmaster,'' said Harry. ``I wish there was.''
 
-``Thank you, my boy,'' said Dumbledore, and gestured to the door. "If
-you need to speak with me, the password is \emph{persimmon beans.}"
+``Thank you, my boy,'' said Dumbledore, and gestured to the door. ``If
+you need to speak with me, the password is \emph{persimmon beans.}''
 
 ``Thank you, sir,'' Harry said, and stood, Professor McGonagall keeping
 close at his side, as they exited the office.
@@ -6163,9 +6125,9 @@ Professor McGonagall, though, it felt safe to embrace Draco. He
 tentatively stuck his arms out and hugged him back.
 
 ``I thought something had happened to you when they said someone was
-lying there Petrified,'' whispered Draco. "I thought you were in the
+lying there Petrified,'' whispered Draco. ``I thought you were in the
 hospital wing, that your brother had done something to you, that you
-were \emph{dead}, oh Harry\ldots{}"
+were \emph{dead}, oh Harry\ldots{}''
 
 Harry patted his back gently, and felt an echo of sadness, that so few
 people cared about Luna her name had not even survived the exchange of
@@ -6234,7 +6196,7 @@ I don't want to feel.''
 ``Resentment,'' said Harry. ``Jealousy. Envy, sir. Anxiety. The
 unattractive emotions.'' He shrugged. ``The box contains them all.''
 
-Snape hissed air in and then out. "Are you aware, Mr. Potter, that
+Snape hissed air in and then out. ``Are you aware, Mr. Potter, that
 keeping so many of your emotions closed off from the rest of your mind
 is extremely dangerous? The theory of Legilimency and Occlumency
 explains why it should be so. The mind is a moving thing by nature, with
@@ -6243,7 +6205,7 @@ constricted---as by an \emph{Obliviate} spell, or by the Imperius
 Curse---then that part cannot move as it should. It will settle into
 place, and do, potentially, massive damage when disturbed. The rush of
 returned memories after someone has been Obliviated, for example, has
-driven some wizards insane."
+driven some wizards insane.''
 
 Harry blinked. ``But that's only if the constructs are disturbed, sir,
 isn't it?''
@@ -6278,14 +6240,14 @@ that does mean---''
 ``I'm sorry, Professor, but I can't do that. I would have to stop using
 the box in the future, wouldn't I?''
 
-"That is precisely the \emph{point} of this exercise," Snape began.
+``That is precisely the \emph{point} of this exercise,'' Snape began.
 
-``I can't,'' said Harry firmly. "I don't \emph{want} to be angry with
+``I can't,'' said Harry firmly. ``I don't \emph{want} to be angry with
 Connor. If I really were above all the petty emotions, then I shouldn't
 feel it, and that would be the best solution. But since I keep failing
 to do that, due to defects in my training or defects in myself, then the
 box is the best solution. That way, I can protect my brother without
-fearing that I'll suddenly break out in hostility towards him."
+fearing that I'll suddenly break out in hostility towards him.''
 
 He breathed more easily as he pronounced the words. Yes, this was the
 best solution, the first time he had ever justified it aloud to himself.
@@ -6299,17 +6261,17 @@ Harry blinked and dragged his attention back to his Professor. Snape had
 his wand out and a bone-deep rage on his face. Harry stepped back
 warily.
 
-``If you do not drain that box,'' Snape whispered, "it \emph{will} burst
+``If you do not drain that box,'' Snape whispered, ``it \emph{will} burst
 open someday. Some crisis will come upon you, or you will attempt to
 tuck one fury too many into it, and it will break. I will not have that.
 I will not see you broken beyond repair. And what if it happened in
 Hogwarts, Potter? Would you see your precious Boy-Who-Lived in such
-danger?"
+danger?''
 
 Harry recoiled. ``I---I can't be a danger to him, Professor,'' he said.
 ``I have to be there, with him, beside him---''
 
-"\emph{Legilimens!}"
+``\emph{Legilimens!}''
 
 Harry found himself staggered, thrown, whirling hard. Snape pushed into
 his mind and turned in the direction of the box.
@@ -6337,19 +6299,19 @@ stood very still, his head tilted back to accommodate the snake. His
 face wore an expression of utter disdain. Only the sweat on his forehead
 betrayed his fear.
 
-"\emph{I want to kill him,}``said Sylarana. Her voice lacked the teasing
+``\emph{I want to kill him,}''said Sylarana. Her voice lacked the teasing
 tone that Harry had heard her use every other time she said that.
-''\emph{He should be dead now. What he did was stupid and dangerous.}"
+``\emph{He should be dead now. What he did was stupid and dangerous.}''
 
 Harry swallowed and shook his head. ``Don't kill him,'' he whispered,
 and heard Snape draw in a sharp breath. It probably sounded like
 hissing. Harry didn't care. ``Come back, Sylarana, please.''
 
-"\emph{You are sure}?" She was already uncoiling, however, and making
+``\emph{You are sure}?'' She was already uncoiling, however, and making
 her way gracefully across the floor to him. Harry knelt and put out his
 left arm. She coiled around his wrist and laid her head out along the
-back of his hand. Her eyes stared directly into his. "\emph{I would have
-killed him.}"
+back of his hand. Her eyes stared directly into his. ``\emph{I would have
+killed him.}''
 
 ``I know,'' Harry whispered back, and glanced up at Snape.
 
@@ -6442,7 +6404,7 @@ right. Every move he made was anticipated, tracked, and turned aside.
 He needed to figure out some way of keeping his vows, and until he came
 up with a better one, the \emph{Fugitivus Animus} spell was it.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 12*: Threats and
+\chapter{*Chapter 12*: Threats and
 Throws}\label{chapter-12-threats-and-throws}
 
 Thank you once again to all my reviewers! Questions and such will be
@@ -6475,9 +6437,9 @@ them, at least, with no emotion more complicated than bitterness.
 her, Snake Prince?'' one of them asked as he headed to Charms. ``Was it
 fun?''
 
-``Not fun enough for him,'' said a seventh-year Ravenclaw knowingly. "I
+``Not fun enough for him,'' said a seventh-year Ravenclaw knowingly. ``I
 heard he forced poison down her throat while she screamed for mercy, and
-then cast \emph{Crucio} while she was still recovering from that."
+then cast \emph{Crucio} while she was still recovering from that.''
 
 ``He probably bit her himself,'' said another.
 
@@ -6491,20 +6453,20 @@ taunts.
 On Tuesday, Ron stomped up to the Slytherin table. Draco bristled. Ron
 ignored him entirely, though, and spoke to Harry through clenched teeth.
 
-``This isn't over,'' he said. "I know there's some kind of, of
+``This isn't over,'' he said. ``I know there's some kind of, of
 \emph{plot} afoot. There's no way that my dad could get sacked and his
 brother betray Connor in one week unless there was a plot. We'll stop
-you. You just wait."
+you. You just wait.''
 
 ``Oh, very good, Weasley,'' said Draco, leaning forward until he had
-almost shoved his face into Ron's. "I had no idea that you knew the word
-\emph{afoot.} Picked it up from Granger, did you?"
+almost shoved his face into Ron's. ``I had no idea that you knew the word
+\emph{afoot.} Picked it up from Granger, did you?''
 
 Ron turned red in the face, but Harry asked quietly, ``Why was your
 father sacked? What was the charge?''
 
-"That \emph{git's} dad said that if he couldn't control himself in a
-bookshop, he couldn't control himself in the Ministry," said Ron,
+``That \emph{git's} dad said that if he couldn't control himself in a
+bookshop, he couldn't control himself in the Ministry,'' said Ron,
 through clenched teeth. ``They did an unfair review of him, and he got
 sacked.''
 
@@ -6513,15 +6475,15 @@ have been forced from his job long since, Weasley. What my father did is
 a favor to the Ministry, the rest of the wizarding world, and humankind
 in general.''
 
-"I'm going to \emph{kill} you," said Ron, and reached for his wand, at
+``I'm going to \emph{kill} you,'' said Ron, and reached for his wand, at
 which point Hermione came up to him and slapped him on the side of the
 head. Harry stared in shock. Hermione met his eyes for a fleeting
 moment, and Harry blinked at what he saw there. She looked sorrowful,
 tired, but not contemptuous, nor as if she had decided he were the
 source of evil.
 
-"Ron Weasley, you are going to come sit down \emph{right} now and
-\emph{shut up} before you lose Gryffindor points," she hissed at him.
+``Ron Weasley, you are going to come sit down \emph{right} now and
+\emph{shut up} before you lose Gryffindor points,'' she hissed at him.
 
 Ron opened his mouth to protest, but Draco said, ``Oh, come, come,
 Granger. He was just showing us his new vocabulary, weren't you,
@@ -6622,11 +6584,11 @@ about how high he was allowed to fly on his broom.
 
 ``A beautiful, bright, sunny day,'' said Remus. Harry glanced up from
 beneath his fringe to see that the werewolf's amber eyes had chilled
-slightly, but he was looking at Sirius, not Harry. "A day for Quidditch
+slightly, but he was looking at Sirius, not Harry. ``A day for Quidditch
 games, and a day for families. There will be many parents here to see
 their children fly, I imagine. And godparents, too. I'm sure that true
 \emph{godparents} wouldn't abandon their godchildren without even
-talking to them, would they?" He leaned back and turned a grim smile on
+talking to them, would they?'' He leaned back and turned a grim smile on
 James. ``Or parents, either.''
 
 There was a long, long pause. Then James said, between his teeth,
@@ -6682,17 +6644,17 @@ would listen to me.}
 Locusta's thoughts had a sulky tone that would have made Harry smile at
 any other time. But this was a conversation with his parents.
 
-``And you were being possessed by You-Know-Who,'' said James. "Or, at
+``And you were being possessed by You-Know-Who,'' said James. ``Or, at
 least, his younger self. I don't \emph{understand}, Harry. I thought the
 private lessons old Snivellus is giving you were supposed to help with
-that?"
+that?''
 
 He paused, and this time he clearly expected a verbal answer. ``They're
 helping,'' said Harry quietly. ``And I don't think I Petrified Luna,
 sir. I was asleep when it happened, so I don't know who did, but I don't
 think Tom Riddle possessed me.''
 
-"So he's possessing someone \emph{else}?" James asked. ``But why?''
+``So he's possessing someone \emph{else}?'' James asked. ``But why?''
 
 ``James.''
 
@@ -7051,8 +7013,8 @@ could, riding the cresting wave of his utter surprise. He hissed out
 loud when Flint embraced him and jostled his broken arm, though.
 
 Flint blinked at him, then said, ``Come on, Potter, hospital wing for
-you.'' He gave Harry a large wink. "Madam Pomfrey should be able to fix
-you \emph{right} up."
+you.'' He gave Harry a large wink. ``Madam Pomfrey should be able to fix
+you \emph{right} up.''
 
 Harry closed his eyes as they escorted him back down like a gaggle of
 geese. All his good intentions were \emph{gone} again, burned to a crisp
@@ -7104,7 +7066,7 @@ Harry told himself that he hadn't expected them to.
 When the anger would not go away, he relegated it to the box, without
 waking Sylarana, and then went back to sleep, levelheaded and serene.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 13*: Paralysis}\label{chapter-13-paralysis}
+\chapter{*Chapter 13*: Paralysis}\label{chapter-13-paralysis}
 
 Thank you very much for the reviews for the last chapter! Review
 responses in LJ this afternoon as per usual.
@@ -7216,8 +7178,8 @@ sure both survived.
 yelling abruptly, and tried to rein in his voice. Madam Pomfrey had told
 him that if she found him making too much noise, his visit with Harry
 would be over. ``It doesn't, Harry,'' he went on after a moment, lower
-but no less intense. "\emph{Nothing} could, not even if you owed him a
-life debt and this was the way you were repaying him."
+but no less intense. ``\emph{Nothing} could, not even if you owed him a
+life debt and this was the way you were repaying him.''
 
 Harry shook his head. ``You don't understand,'' he said. ``She told me
 that you wouldn't.''
@@ -7225,10 +7187,10 @@ that you wouldn't.''
 Draco blinked. ``Who?'' For some reason, bizarre visions of his own
 mother telling Harry such a thing filled his mind.
 
-``Our mother,'' said Harry. "Lily. She told me that no one outside the
+``Our mother,'' said Harry. ``Lily. She told me that no one outside the
 family would understand why I had to protect Connor. Or no one else
 \emph{in} the family, even, except me and her. She told James and my
-godfather yesterday, and they didn't take it well." He shook his head
+godfather yesterday, and they didn't take it well.'' He shook his head
 and sighed. ``It doesn't matter, though,'' he went on after a pause so
 brief that Draco had no chance to fit in a word in edgewise. ``I'll keep
 doing what I have to do. I hardly need anyone's approval to do so. That
@@ -7246,10 +7208,10 @@ Draco---''
 
 Harry just waited. When Draco closed his mouth again, he went on,
 patient as the streams that Draco had watched running on the edges of
-the Malfoy estates. "But \emph{I} know what it looks like from the
+the Malfoy estates. ``But \emph{I} know what it looks like from the
 inside, and no one else except Lily does. I was trained to be a guard
 and a protector to Connor. That's what I am. Yes, I've suffered
-setbacks, and I've betrayed him." He closed his eyes for a moment,
+setbacks, and I've betrayed him.'' He closed his eyes for a moment,
 wrinkling his nose. Then he opened them, and his gaze cut through Draco.
 ``I betrayed him the moment I was put into Slytherin, in many ways,''
 Harry said, his voice so detached that it made Draco want to weep. ``But
@@ -7263,9 +7225,9 @@ something about being grateful that Draco was here to take care of
 Harry, just in case any more ``mysterious hexes'' manifested themselves.
 Maybe she'd meant it.
 
-``Damn it, you shouldn't have to do that,'' said Draco. "Harry, don't
+``Damn it, you shouldn't have to do that,'' said Draco. ``Harry, don't
 you \emph{understand} this? Just because you're in Slytherin doesn't
-make you evil. Do you think I'm evil?"
+make you evil. Do you think I'm evil?''
 
 Harry paused, a faint shadow on his face. ``Of course not,'' he said.
 ``But---it's different for me.''
@@ -7282,7 +7244,7 @@ relative, and---well, your father was a Death Eater---''
 
 ``Under Imperius---''
 
-"\emph{Not} under Imperius. I have the evidence---"
+``\emph{Not} under Imperius. I have the evidence---''
 
 Draco recognized the diversion tactic for what it was, then, and had to
 smile. ``Very Slytherin of you, Harry,'' he said. ``Change this into a
@@ -7290,9 +7252,9 @@ different argument. But I'm not letting you. Not this time. We've had
 the other argument often enough to satisfy me. We haven't had this one
 yet. Tell me how it's different.''
 
-``I'm his brother,'' said Harry. "His \emph{twin}. It would be too easy
+``I'm his brother,'' said Harry. ``His \emph{twin}. It would be too easy
 for people to compare us, Draco. I don't \emph{want} them to compare us.
-I want to be ordinary." Sylarana apparently said something. Harry
+I want to be ordinary.'' Sylarana apparently said something. Harry
 ignored her, or at least gave no reply that Draco could hear. ``He's the
 Boy-Who-Lived. He's going to have to unite and lead the wizarding world
 someday. He needs to be set higher than he is. If I can do things that
@@ -7307,13 +7269,13 @@ having to share my toys!}
 
 ``Yes, but your brother wouldn't have been the Boy-Who-Lived,'' said
 Harry, giving him a smile of such patience that Draco wanted to slap
-him. "That's the difference, the grand difference that I don't think
+him. ``That's the difference, the grand difference that I don't think
 you'll be able to get past. Our mother would never have asked me to do
 this if Connor was anyone else, or even if he was important to the war
 but not in the way he is. But he \emph{is} the key to defeating
 Voldemort. I know it. That's the central truth of my life, Draco. I live
-to serve him." He took a deep breath and watched Draco carefully. "You
-\emph{still} don't understand," he added a moment later. ``I can see it
+to serve him.'' He took a deep breath and watched Draco carefully. ``You
+\emph{still} don't understand,'' he added a moment later. ``I can see it
 from your eyes.''
 
 Draco was shaking with anger and disgust. Of course, if he yelled out
@@ -7335,9 +7297,9 @@ persuade me otherwise. I know them all. I know the counters to all of
 them. If I can defeat my own doubts, then I can surely defeat someone
 who doesn't know that first thing about me.'' For a moment, a pensive
 look crossed his face. ``She never did tell me why someone would be so
-eager to convince me otherwise,'' he added in a whisper. "That's the
+eager to convince me otherwise,'' he added in a whisper. ``That's the
 part I don't understand. Can you tell me, Draco? Why anyone would
-\emph{care}?"
+\emph{care}?''
 
 Draco laughed hollowly. \emph{I'm not the only one who can't understand
 something, Harry.}
@@ -7381,10 +7343,10 @@ away. He wanted to punch something.
 harder. I haven't tried hard enough yet.''
 
 Draco turned back. ``And so you don't care about that at all?'' he
-asked. "Tell me, Harry. What's your \emph{first} reaction to hearing
+asked. ``Tell me, Harry. What's your \emph{first} reaction to hearing
 Connor say something like that? To know that you've worked so hard not
 to betray him, as he sees it, and still he thinks that you have, because
-you won a game for your House?"
+you won a game for your House?''
 
 Harry opened his eyes. Maybe it was the question. Maybe it was the fact
 that he'd obviously been feeling strong emotion a moment ago, and so was
@@ -7432,11 +7394,11 @@ glass, then turned and stared at Harry.
 Harry Potter is---is like this?''
 
 ``I'm powerful, if that's what you mean,'' said Harry, his voice full of
-command. "And now I want to know why you tried to hurt my brother. I
+command. ``And now I want to know why you tried to hurt my brother. I
 \emph{know} that you threw that Bludger at Connor yesterday, and come to
 think of it, you probably prevented us getting through the barrier at
 Platform 9¾ too. So tell me what you thought you were doing. Why were
-you trying to hurt Connor?"
+you trying to hurt Connor?''
 
 Dobby abruptly began to wail and sob again, beating his head and his
 hands on the glass cage. It didn't break. Draco cautiously took one hand
@@ -7462,13 +7424,13 @@ himself. He wouldn't be allowed to. He had to address the master who
 commanded him, and he had to be in good enough shape to do that.
 
 Dobby sat up at last, and wiped at his streaming mouth and nose. Then he
-looked Draco in the eye, sniffled, and said, "Dobby---Dobby has heard
+looked Draco in the eye, sniffled, and said, ``Dobby---Dobby has heard
 Masters talk about Mr. Connor Potter. Dobby has heard them say that
 there is danger at school this year for Mr. Connor Potter. Master went
-and fetched a book. An \emph{evil} book." Dobby shivered. ``Master put
+and fetched a book. An \emph{evil} book.'' Dobby shivered. ``Master put
 it at school here to harm Mr. Connor Potter this year.'' He looked up,
-eyes large and pleading. "So Dobby tried to keep Mr. Connor Potter safe.
-Dobby is a \emph{bad} elf."
+eyes large and pleading. ``So Dobby tried to keep Mr. Connor Potter safe.
+Dobby is a \emph{bad} elf.''
 
 Draco stared, as shocked as if the house elf had flung a Blasting Curse
 at him. \emph{An evil book.}
@@ -7482,9 +7444,9 @@ shook his head as if he knew exactly where Draco's thoughts were going.
 ``That book did come from your father,'' he said quietly. ``He was going
 to put it into Ginny Weasley's cauldron at Flourish and Blotts. I took
 it instead. I didn't know exactly what it was, but I knew it was
-probably Dark.'' He shrugged as Draco stared at him. "I took the risk. I
+probably Dark.'' He shrugged as Draco stared at him. ``I took the risk. I
 don't blame you, Draco. Will you \emph{please} stop looking at me as if
-I should?" He squirmed under Draco's gaze and turned his face away.
+I should?'' He squirmed under Draco's gaze and turned his face away.
 
 ``My father hurt you,'' Draco whispered.
 
@@ -7507,8 +7469,8 @@ get into trouble, Draco. Please. I promise. I took the risk. I don't
 think he knew.''
 
 ``Master knew the book was evil,'' Dobby volunteered from his cage, and
-then began beating his head on the floor again. "Dobby is \emph{bad}! So
-\emph{bad}!"
+then began beating his head on the floor again. ``Dobby is \emph{bad}! So
+\emph{bad}!''
 
 Draco just shook his head back at Harry. He wanted to scream and cry
 now, but for different reasons. His father had put Harry in danger, even
@@ -7530,10 +7492,10 @@ meant Harry had let Dobby go.
 Harry stared at where Draco had been, and then closed his eyes.
 \emph{That did not go well.}
 
-"\emph{The boy had to know about his father,"} said Sylarana, and then
+``\emph{The boy had to know about his father,}'' said Sylarana, and then
 she crawled up his chest towards his face, and laid her head on his
-chin. "\emph{He should know his father is loyal to the one who degrades
-snakes to do his bidding, and what his loyalty means.}"
+chin. ``\emph{He should know his father is loyal to the one who degrades
+snakes to do his bidding, and what his loyalty means.}''
 
 ``But I didn't want him to find out like this,'' Harry muttered. He
 rubbed his head. It ached, probably from lack of food. ``I didn't want
@@ -7687,7 +7649,7 @@ darkness.
 
 ``Tom Riddle is hiding in the box.''
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 14*: A Grim Hope}\label{chapter-14-a-grim-hope}
+\chapter{*Chapter 14*: A Grim Hope}\label{chapter-14-a-grim-hope}
 
 Thank you for the response to the last chapter! I'm so glad that so many
 people liked it. Review responses will be up in my LJ later.
@@ -7740,16 +7702,16 @@ wrapped around his neck again, as he suspected she would be if she
 thought for one moment that he was not doing everything possible to help
 Harry.
 
-"It \emph{is} my concern," said Draco. ``And take him to your private
+``It \emph{is} my concern,'' said Draco. ``And take him to your private
 rooms, not your offices. I'll come with you.''
 
-"You dare to order \emph{me}?" Snape swung around. Harry was in danger,
+``You dare to order \emph{me}?'' Snape swung around. Harry was in danger,
 but he could not allow such disrespect to go unpunished. ``I will not
 hesitate to give you a detention.''
 
 ``I have to firecall my father,'' said Draco, his face perfectly calm.
-"He was the one who gave the book that held the Dark Lord to Harry. And
-Harry didn't tell anyone. He \emph{protected} him." There was some
+``He was the one who gave the book that held the Dark Lord to Harry. And
+Harry didn't tell anyone. He \emph{protected} him.'' There was some
 intense emotion behind his voice, but Snape could not tell what it was
 yet. ``My father owes Harry a debt of honor. He is going to pay it,
 right now.''
@@ -7789,7 +7751,7 @@ paid. And there was no price he would not pay at the moment to be free
 of Tom Riddle. Snape suspected that, if he had shared the boy's
 memories, he knew about Snape's betrayal. He himself was in danger.
 
-"\emph{Legilimens}," he whispered.
+``\emph{Legilimens},'' he whispered.
 
 He sank into a mind gone far too still. Snape glanced about, and
 recoiled. The reaction was one of instinctive shock, fear, and disgust.
@@ -7815,44 +7777,44 @@ extensive, and he could feel the touch of Dark magic on the locks that
 was not Harry's. Tom Riddle had been here. He was indeed hiding in the
 box. Snape steeled himself. He would have to force it open.
 
-"\emph{Do not.}"
+``\emph{Do not.}''
 
 The voice was cold, and everywhere, and beat on his skin like sunshine.
 Snape turned. The golden thread had moved towards him. For the first
 time, he heard the Locusta's voice wash over him.
 
-"\emph{If you open the box now, you destroy him. Tom Riddle is waiting.
+``\emph{If you open the box now, you destroy him. Tom Riddle is waiting.
 He would prefer not to fight you now, but open the box and he will,
 desperately. At the very best, that would tear Harry's mind apart at the
 seams. At the worst, Riddle would gain command of Harry's magic and
-possess him completely."}
+possess him completely.}''
 
 Snape considered that, or tried to consider it; the thought sent up one
 long scream in his mind. He shook his head. ``But if we leave the box
 intact, then Riddle can hide and grow stronger.''
 
-"\emph{I know.}" The Locusta arranged herself in front of said box, her
-head half-lowered. "\emph{But there is no choice. At least Harry is
-alive now, and while he lives, he can fight."} The voice acquired a tone
-of flat amusement. "\emph{While he has me, he} will \emph{fight."} Her
-head swung towards him again. "\emph{But if you crack the box, you break
+``\emph{I know.}'' The Locusta arranged herself in front of said box, her
+head half-lowered. ``\emph{But there is no choice. At least Harry is
+alive now, and while he lives, he can fight.}'' The voice acquired a tone
+of flat amusement. ``\emph{While he has me, he} will \emph{fight.}'' Her
+head swung towards him again. ``\emph{But if you crack the box, you break
 his safeguards. You bring Tom Riddle. You bring the emotions that Harry
-has been hiding. You bring out darkness.}"
+has been hiding. You bring out darkness.}''
 
 Snape did not like the way she said that last word. ``You do not speak
 of Dark magic.''
 
-"\emph{I speak of Harry's unattractive emotions} blended \emph{with his
-magic, and released all at once, and under Riddle's control.}" The
-Locusta sounded impatient. "\emph{Think of that, Snape, if you will.}"
+``\emph{I speak of Harry's unattractive emotions} blended \emph{with his
+magic, and released all at once, and under Riddle's control.}'' The
+Locusta sounded impatient. ``\emph{Think of that, Snape, if you will.}''
 
 Snape let out a slow, shaky breath. ``But then what do you suggest we
 do?''
 
-"\emph{Ask Harry. It's} his \emph{mind. And he's waking up now, so he
-will want to talk to you anyway.}" The Locusta lowered her head and
-twined herself about the box like a second lock. "\emph{I will prevent
-Harry from putting any more emotions into this thing.}"
+``\emph{Ask Harry. It's} his \emph{mind. And he's waking up now, so he
+will want to talk to you anyway.}'' The Locusta lowered her head and
+twined herself about the box like a second lock. ``\emph{I will prevent
+Harry from putting any more emotions into this thing.}''
 
 The webs around Snape abruptly contracted, flinging him outward and to
 his knees. He opened his eyes. Harry was gazing back at him, wild-eyed
@@ -7929,7 +7891,7 @@ dropped the book into the youngest Weasley brat's cauldron and he chose
 to pick it up. I would have weathered the storm. I fear no wrath of
 Potters.''
 
-"He \emph{chose} not to," said Draco. ``Dumbledore knows about this
+``He \emph{chose} not to,'' said Draco. ``Dumbledore knows about this
 possession by the Dark Lord, and Harry still concealed you from him. Do
 you really think that you could have stood up to Dumbledore, Father?''
 
@@ -7942,18 +7904,18 @@ moment. ``This is not disrespect, Father. This is honest truth. Harry
 Potter has gone out of his way to grant the Malfoy family his protection
 and patronage---''
 
-"\emph{Patronage?}" Lucius repeated the word in his shock, and then
+``\emph{Patronage?}'' Lucius repeated the word in his shock, and then
 clamped his mouth shut. A faint blush touched his cheeks. Snape dimly
 remembered that such a flinch would lose him a step in the pureblood
 dance. As if to confirm that, Draco gave a smile as faint as the blush,
 as cold and distant as the moon.
 
-``Yes, patronage,'' he said, as if savoring the word. "He has protected
+``Yes, patronage,'' he said, as if savoring the word. ``He has protected
 you from Dumbledore, Father. He has protected me, first from the wand of
 Ron Weasley and then \emph{from his own brother.} The Boy-Who-Lived
 ordered him to stand aside, Father, and he would not. He tried as hard
 as he could to prevent me from finding out that you were the one who had
-given him the book in the first place. And do you know why?" Draco's
+given him the book in the first place. And do you know why?'' Draco's
 head rose enough that Snape could see his pulse. It beat slow and
 serene, a definite contrast to the pulse he could feel racing against
 his chest.
@@ -8005,14 +7967,14 @@ Harry nodded. ``I don't need anything from you, Mr. Malfoy---''
 Petrified, which I assume must have happened from the state you're in,
 they'll try to expel you. My father is among the governors of the
 school. He can keep them from doing it.'' Draco looked up at his father.
-"He can \emph{persuade} them otherwise."
+``He can \emph{persuade} them otherwise.''
 
 Snape held his breath. He feared Draco had gone too far. But, after a
 long moment, Lucius smiled, and actually knelt down and embraced his
 son.
 
-``If I must be out-danced by someone,'' he murmured, "I would rather it
-were my son. Well \emph{done}, Draco."
+``If I must be out-danced by someone,'' he murmured, ``I would rather it
+were my son. Well \emph{done}, Draco.''
 
 ``Thank you, Father,'' said Draco, and embraced him back. Snape shook
 his head. Despite devoting himself to their ideals for a time when he
@@ -8104,11 +8066,11 @@ knew Harry would ordinarily have put in his box. He breathed deeply.
 Harry was frightening, but not as frightening as Riddle, and if he
 contemplated one without fainting, then he could face the other.
 
-``I know what has to be done,'' Harry told Snape. "I don't know
-\emph{how} to do it. But you'll teach me, won't you?"
+``I know what has to be done,'' Harry told Snape. ``I don't know
+\emph{how} to do it. But you'll teach me, won't you?''
 
-Snape lifted his head. "I will. I will \emph{not} see Voldemort
-returned." He heard Draco gasp softly, and wondered if it was at this
+Snape lifted his head. ``I will. I will \emph{not} see Voldemort
+returned.'' He heard Draco gasp softly, and wondered if it was at this
 final declaration of his loyalty or because he had spoken the Dark
 Lord's name. He did not care. He could see nothing at the moment but
 Harry's eyes, the fury in them, and the need to answer that fury.
@@ -8154,7 +8116,7 @@ Slytherin, to at least one person besides his brother. I wonder if he
 noticed that?}
 
 But the important thing at the moment was doing what Harry asked of him,
-so Snape met his eyes and intoned, "\emph{Legilimens.}"
+so Snape met his eyes and intoned, ``\emph{Legilimens.}''
 
 In moments, he was back among the foul, fluttering webs, but this time
 Harry was with him, urging him forward, parting the barriers that would
@@ -8237,8 +8199,8 @@ have the box to put my emotions in any more.''
 
 ``That's not good enough,'' Draco demanded, and Snape opened his eyes to
 see the boy move over in front of him. ``Professor Snape,'' Draco said,
-"is there a way that you can connect me to Harry's mind? Can you let me
-watch over the box? Can't I help \emph{somehow}?" That last was the
+``is there a way that you can connect me to Harry's mind? Can you let me
+watch over the box? Can't I help \emph{somehow}?'' That last was the
 closest to a child Snape had heard him sound in an hour.
 
 ``Since you are not an Occlumens, it would take deep trust---'' Snape
@@ -8273,8 +8235,8 @@ and nodded shortly. ``Then there is a way that I can link Mr. Malfoy to
 your mind, and myself as well,'' he said. ``There will be three
 guardians on the box, then, with your snake and ourselves---''
 
-``Four,'' said Harry quietly. "It will be hard, I know, but I
-\emph{will} do this."
+``Four,'' said Harry quietly. ``It will be hard, I know, but I
+\emph{will} do this.''
 
 Snape had to turn his head away. He was liable to show an entirely
 embarrassing reaction if he continued to look at Harry.
@@ -8298,7 +8260,7 @@ had taken Harry to his office and Draco had not stopped him.
 But, he was inclined to think as he tried not to feel hope, the way they
 had fallen out was better.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 15*: Paying the
+\chapter{*Chapter 15*: Paying the
 Piper}\label{chapter-15-paying-the-piper}
 
 Thanks again for the reviews! Look in LJ later for my review responses.
@@ -8427,7 +8389,7 @@ set you off? I don't know, and it's} wrong\emph{, and it} hurts---
 
 He halted the flow of his thoughts as he realized Connor was backing
 away from him. His brother had actually drawn his wand before McGonagall
-said, "Mr. Potter! That is \emph{quite} enough. Why are you here?"
+said, ``Mr. Potter! That is \emph{quite} enough. Why are you here?''
 
 ``I have to see the Headmaster, Professor McGonagall, ma'am,'' said
 Connor, looking as if he wanted to glare at Harry around her robes
@@ -8467,9 +8429,9 @@ Then Connor spoke again.
 teacher chiding a student for an oversight. ``Does that mean that I was
 right? Does that mean that he was the one who's the next Dark Lord?'' He
 nodded his head. Harry saw it as a glimpse of blurred motion in the
-corner of his eye. "I knew it. No one could have \emph{that} many Dark
+corner of his eye. ``I knew it. No one could have \emph{that} many Dark
 traits by coincidence. Be Sorted into Slytherin and be a Parselmouth,
-maybe, but not stand against the Boy-Who-Lived."
+maybe, but not stand against the Boy-Who-Lived.''
 
 The flood of his rage was instant. It didn't help that neither Sylarana
 nor Snape and Draco, though his sense of their presences had faded with
@@ -8478,7 +8440,7 @@ distance, objected to the flood.
 Harry swung around and glared at Connor. This time, Connor blinked and
 fell silent. Then he smirked and opened his moth to add something else.
 
-"\emph{Silencio}," Harry snapped at him. Connor blinked one time and put
+``\emph{Silencio},'' Harry snapped at him. Connor blinked one time and put
 a hand over his mouth. His resulting wail---apparently it was a
 wail---made no sound at all, of course. Harry stepped back and let his
 shoulders rest against the wall, never taking his eyes off his brother.
@@ -8489,8 +8451,8 @@ his fists, to make Connor hurt as much as he'd hurt Harry that week.
 But he couldn't. There was a professor here with him, a professor who
 was looking at him strangely.
 
-"I did not realize that you actually \emph{could} perform wandless
-magic, Mr. Potter," she said.
+``I did not realize that you actually \emph{could} perform wandless
+magic, Mr. Potter,'' she said.
 
 Harry nodded. He hadn't meant to reveal that, but it was revealed now,
 and there was no turning back time. He just watched his brother instead,
@@ -8506,9 +8468,9 @@ consequences of such an act.
 happen.}
 
 McGonagall spoke at last. ``Ten points from Slytherin for hexing a
-fellow student, Mr. Potter,'' she said at last. "And ten points from
+fellow student, Mr. Potter,'' she said at last. ``And ten points from
 Gryffindor for accusing a fellow student without proof, Mr. Potter.
-\emph{Finite Incantatem.}"
+\emph{Finite Incantatem.}''
 
 Connor let out a loud, angry breath, and stood staring at Harry for a
 moment. Harry just looked back. He didn't think his brother knew how to
@@ -8610,9 +8572,9 @@ his younger and more innocent self, the one that had trusted the
 Headmaster because he had been a Gryffindor and was the leader of the
 Light side.
 
-\emph{He doesn't share my goals,} Harry answered, and then said, "It
+\emph{He doesn't share my goals,} Harry answered, and then said, ``It
 \emph{was} Tom Riddle, sir. I felt his presence this time. There's no
-doubt that he's the one who's managing to Petrify those students."
+doubt that he's the one who's managing to Petrify those students.''
 
 Dumbledore went still for a moment. \emph{Which didn't he expect?} Harry
 thought, shocking himself with his own cynicism. \emph{The information,
@@ -8722,7 +8684,7 @@ disfigure a student for months or years.
 He swallowed them all. Rage, good as it felt to entertain it, would not
 serve him right now.
 
-"Do you really think you \emph{can} cage my magic, sir?" he asked
+``Do you really think you \emph{can} cage my magic, sir?'' he asked
 quietly.
 
 Dumbledore's gaze came knifing to his face. This time, Harry met it full
@@ -8897,7 +8859,7 @@ change. Given that, I can handle it, surely.}
 He ignored the part of him that hummed and sang in his magic, that
 enjoyed the emotions, and wanted to make the change more permanent.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 16*: No One Ever Notices a
+\chapter{*Chapter 16*: No One Ever Notices a
 Hufflepuff}\label{chapter-16-no-one-ever-notices-a-hufflepuff}
 
 Reviews up in LJ later this afternoon! Thank you again!
@@ -9077,8 +9039,8 @@ primly. \emph{He rattles the box when he's talked about. He can hear us
 or sense us doing it, though imperfectly. And I want some treacle tart.}
 
 Harry shook his head. There was no treacle tart at breakfast, but he
-soothed Sylarana with promises of a sausage. "Sylarana says to stop
-talking about \emph{him}," he murmured aloud. He had to keep reminding
+soothed Sylarana with promises of a sausage. ``Sylarana says to stop
+talking about \emph{him},'' he murmured aloud. He had to keep reminding
 himself that the link between the four of them was temporary. Draco
 seemed quite at home in Harry's head, speaking mentally even when he
 didn't need to. Harry would move it back to audible conversation
@@ -9116,15 +9078,15 @@ at Harry's hands as if Harry could save him from drowning.
 
 ``Harry,'' he whispered. ``Harry, forgive me.''
 
-Harry blinked. "\emph{What}?" he said after a moment. Most of his
+Harry blinked. ``\emph{What}?'' he said after a moment. Most of his
 emotions had melted away in the sheer shock of confronting Sirius, and
 the only one left was surprise.
 
-``Forgive me,'' Sirius whispered, nodding earnestly. "I should never
+``Forgive me,'' Sirius whispered, nodding earnestly. ``I should never
 have said the things I said. I should never have let the problems
 between us go unreconciled for so long. I'm your \emph{godfather.} What
 kind of godfather have I been, always believing other people before my
-godson?" He shook his head. The gesture just alarmed Harry more. It
+godson?'' He shook his head. The gesture just alarmed Harry more. It
 didn't look like ordinary negation, but as if Sirius had palsy. ``I've
 been wrong, so wrong, and I want the chance to make it up to you. You
 have every right to refuse me, of course.'' He tightened his grip on
@@ -9138,12 +9100,12 @@ But his love for Sirius, which was older than the wounds in his mind,
 prompted him to ask at last, ``Sirius, what's wrong with you? You don't
 look good.''
 
-Sirius uttered a hollow laugh. ``No, I don't, do I?'' he muttered. "But
+Sirius uttered a hollow laugh. ``No, I don't, do I?'' he muttered. ``But
 it's no more than I deserve, Harry. Moony sent me a---a \emph{very}
 stern letter. You wouldn't \emph{believe} what it said. And I think he
 talked to Lily and James, too, because their next letters to me were
 more subdued. You know how Moony can be, all those soft words that turn
-hard just when you're least expecting them?"
+hard just when you're least expecting them?''
 
 ``I suppose,'' said Harry doubtfully. When their father told tales of
 his time in school, he usually said that Remus was the most reluctant
@@ -9153,7 +9115,7 @@ Peter, of course, who had wound up a traitor, but still with not such a
 strict sense of right and wrong that Harry would imagine him writing
 Sirius a stern letter.
 
-``He is,'' said Sirius. "He \emph{is} like that." He was almost
+``He is,'' said Sirius. ``He \emph{is} like that.'' He was almost
 babbling. ``And then---then, Harry, I realized that I hadn't thought at
 all about what Lily told us, that you were trained to protect your
 brother.'' Harry glanced around nervously, but Sirius's voice had calmed
@@ -9206,20 +9168,20 @@ know why this happened so suddenly. Why could you not forgive me for a
 week, and it only happened now?''
 
 ``Because it took that long for the full impact of what Lily said to hit
-me,'' Sirius whispered in a brooding tone, eyes fixed on Harry. "You
+me,'' Sirius whispered in a brooding tone, eyes fixed on Harry. ``You
 trained to sacrifice your childhood, Harry. You gave up everything for
-Connor. I \emph{know} that I couldn't have done that."
+Connor. I \emph{know} that I couldn't have done that.''
 
 ``You never had a brother,'' said Harry gently. ``It's different for
 only children, Sirius.''
 
 Sirius's lip trembled, and he looked as if he were about to say
 something for a moment. Then he shook his head, and his lip firmed
-again. ``And I'm sorry about that stupid bet,'' he said. "I should never
+again. ``And I'm sorry about that stupid bet,'' he said. ``I should never
 have made it. Not only was I going to lose, you wouldn't let Snape win,
 either. You would do whatever you had to do, Slytherin or Gryffindor, to
 protect your brother, wouldn't you? And you're so devoted to him, and of
-\emph{course} he's the Boy-Who-Lived."
+\emph{course} he's the Boy-Who-Lived.''
 
 Harry nodded. ``Of course he is,'' he said.
 
@@ -9237,8 +9199,8 @@ Harry nodded, hesitated, and then hugged his godfather. That soothed
 some of his less attractive emotions, especially when Sirius hugged him
 back, his arms catching Harry's shoulders in an almost desperate clutch.
 
-``Of course,'' Harry whispered. "You were only doing what you thought
-best, Sirius, and sometimes that \emph{isn't} the best." He was thinking
+``Of course,'' Harry whispered. ``You were only doing what you thought
+best, Sirius, and sometimes that \emph{isn't} the best.'' He was thinking
 of the way that their father had told him the story of Sirius's prank on
 Snape in their school days, when Sirius had acted as if Snape wouldn't
 have \emph{died} confronting Remus in his werewolf form. ``Just come and
@@ -9317,14 +9279,14 @@ past him to set the Mandrake carefully in its new place in the
 greenhouse, ``what makes you think I wouldn't do it to you?''
 
 ``Well, I don't know, really,'' said Justin amiably, following him down
-the rows. "But, see, that's one of the nice things about being a
+the rows. ``But, see, that's one of the nice things about being a
 Hufflepuff. The Ravenclaws think that you have some deviously
 intelligent plan that your every motion is part of. The Slytherins
 think---or would, I assume, if any of them were aligned against
 you---that you're just lying about everything. The Gryffindors are sure
 that you're Dark, and they're in an agony trying to make everyone else
 see it. But Hufflepuffs rely more on common sense. So I thought I'd ask.
-\emph{Are} you evil and Petrifying people?"
+\emph{Are} you evil and Petrifying people?''
 
 ``Everyone thinks I am,'' said Harry, and carefully packed the soil
 around the Mandrake. This far along towards winter, the plants were
@@ -9336,7 +9298,7 @@ his fingers to keep from getting angry at Justin. ``So that should be
 enough for you. After all, everyone knows that what everyone says is
 true.''
 
-``That's the problem,'' said Justin. "Everyone says that you're the next
+``That's the problem,'' said Justin. ``Everyone says that you're the next
 Dark Lord in training, and that you must be near the end of your plans
 to take over the world, or you wouldn't be running around Petrifying
 people in the open. On the other hand, \emph{I} think Headmaster
@@ -9346,7 +9308,7 @@ random people in the halls when you could Petrify the whole school at
 once, or kill them? It doesn't seem like a very efficient plan. At the
 very \emph{least}, you could sneak out here and sabotage the Mandrakes
 some night, so that we can't wake up the people you Petrified and hear
-whatever it is that you don't want them telling us."
+whatever it is that you don't want them telling us.''
 
 Harry shot a sidelong glance at Justin. ``You're really not afraid of
 me, are you?'' he asked, finally. No one else in his head was commenting
@@ -9359,17 +9321,17 @@ boots. That's fear, of course, and not cold.''
 ``Why?'' Harry asked.
 
 Justin cocked his head to one side and assumed a pensive expression.
-``You're the evil House, you know,'' he said. "Everyone always tenses up
+``You're the evil House, you know,'' he said. ``Everyone always tenses up
 when there are Slytherins around. And they relax with Gryffindors, or
 the Gryffindors think they do, and the Ravenclaws get asked for help on
 homework. But we just get \emph{ignored.} It's \emph{weird.} But I like
 it, sometimes, because it means that I can get close enough to
-conversations to overhear them without anyone paying attention to me.
+conversations to overhear them without anyone paying attention to me.''
 
-"And I heard your brother talking in the library yesterday to Weasley
+``And I heard your brother talking in the library yesterday to Weasley
 and the know-it-all. I sat at the table right next to them. They gave me
 these \emph{looks} that said, `Oh, it's just a Hufflepuff,' and I was
-able to listen to them. And do you know what they said?"
+able to listen to them. And do you know what they said?''
 
 ``No,'' Harry admitted. ``That spell keeps everyone out, even my
 brother.'' He yearned to know what they had said.
@@ -9393,9 +9355,9 @@ least a little afraid.
 \emph{Well he should be,} Sylarana said. \emph{I am a Locusta.}
 
 ``And then there were---other things,'' said Justin, his lips quirking
-in a smile that Harry didn't quite understand. "That you beat him at
+in a smile that Harry didn't quite understand. ``That you beat him at
 Quidditch, and that you cast \emph{Silencio} on him, and that you were
-ignoring him instead of coming to him and apologizing." Justin shook his
+ignoring him instead of coming to him and apologizing.'' Justin shook his
 head. ``That's just stupid. I have a younger brother, and I do the same
 things to him. Well, okay, he's a Muggle, so I beat him at football
 instead, but you know what I mean. That's just sibling stuff. I think
@@ -9410,24 +9372,24 @@ better, eventually. And I know that you go and see them in the hospital
 wing every few days, and Madam Pomfrey trusts you to come in and sit
 with them.''
 
-"How do you know \emph{that}?" Harry asked before he could stop himself.
+``How do you know \emph{that}?'' Harry asked before he could stop himself.
 
-``No one tends to notice Hufflepuffs, I told you,'' said Justin. "You
+``No one tends to notice Hufflepuffs, I told you,'' said Justin. ``You
 Slytherins lose something swaggering around and \emph{proclaiming} that
 you're above the other Houses with every breath. We Hufflepuffs just
-\emph{know} we are." He assumed a densely superior expression cracked by
+\emph{know} we are.'' He assumed a densely superior expression cracked by
 a smile in less than three seconds.
 
 Harry laughed before he could stop himself. Then he touched a hand to
 his mouth, and blinked. Justin gave him a different kind of smile and
 nodded.
 
-``I don't really know what to think about you, Potter,'' he said. "But I
+``I don't really know what to think about you, Potter,'' he said. ``But I
 know that I don't want to think what your brother thinks about you,
 because he's being a \emph{brother}, and not the Boy-Who-Lived, when he
 goes around proclaiming that you're this and that and the other thing
 just because you beat him at Quidditch. Well, the whole school's not his
-parents."
+parents.''
 
 Harry nodded once. He had wanted to hear those words, or something like
 them, he thought. Connor's perceptions about good and evil were quite
@@ -9457,7 +9419,7 @@ He sauntered back to his Housemates. Hannah and Ernie finished asking
 their questions, and Professor Sprout swept on around the greenhouse,
 carefully adjusting her hat on her head.
 
-"What was \emph{that}?" Draco asked then, pouncing on him, upset enough
+``What was \emph{that}?'' Draco asked then, pouncing on him, upset enough
 to speak aloud---at least in a whisper, though, since Professor Sprout's
 glance briefly flicked towards them.
 
@@ -9473,7 +9435,7 @@ his shoulder and smiled at the Hufflepuff, who was watching him. Justin
 nodded back and then leaned over to whisper to Hannah. Hannah glanced
 back at Harry, her eyes speculative, wary but not angry.
 
-"He's a \emph{Hufflepuff,}" said Draco. "And a \emph{Mu}---"
+``He's a \emph{Hufflepuff,}'' said Draco. ``And a \emph{Mu}---''
 
 Harry's hand was near Draco's arm. It was a simple thing to reach over
 and pinch Draco on the shoulder, hard enough that his arm went dead.
@@ -9509,7 +9471,7 @@ Riddle.
 He found himself smiling, and ignored the bubbling curiosity from Draco
 and Sylarana for right now. Sometimes, it was nice to have a secret.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 17*: Battle Plans}\label{chapter-17-battle-plans}
+\chapter{*Chapter 17*: Battle Plans}\label{chapter-17-battle-plans}
 
 Thank you for all the responses on the last chapter! Review responses up
 in LJ later.
@@ -9550,8 +9512,8 @@ Sylarana made a small suspicious sound under her breath, but accepted
 the praise and the petting. Harry looked back at Snape, who had his head
 on one side and had already stood up from behind his desk.
 
-"You \emph{think} you know a way, at least, Mr. Potter," he whispered.
-"Can you keep thinking of it even as I attack? \emph{Legilimens!}"
+``You \emph{think} you know a way, at least, Mr. Potter,'' he whispered.
+``Can you keep thinking of it even as I attack? \emph{Legilimens!}''
 
 Harry rolled his eyes and leaped aside in his mind as Snape started to
 probe it. Their training lessons were always like this, now. Snape
@@ -9600,16 +9562,16 @@ achieve.''
 
 ``I believe it can work,'' said Harry, meeting and holding his eyes. The
 fact that Sylarana had not objected to it gave him hope. Her support
-would probably be the most important element of this. "No, we can't do
+would probably be the most important element of this. ``No, we can't do
 anything about \emph{his} growing restlessness, but we can make sure
-that I defeat him."
+that I defeat him.''
 
-Snape leaned forward across the desk. "That it requires---a \emph{depth}
+Snape leaned forward across the desk. ``That it requires---a \emph{depth}
 of magic that you do not have yet, Harry. Strength, yes, of course, but
 you cannot fight the Dark Lord on the grounds of magical strength alone.
 He knows more. He knew more even when he was his present age, and he may
 have drawn more of your magic through the box. It is impossible to know
-that without venturing past the shields, which I will not do."
+that without venturing past the shields, which I will not do.''
 
 Harry nodded. ``By depth, sir, do you mean something like this?'' He
 closed his eyes and brought his magic up around him, the way he had in
@@ -9805,7 +9767,7 @@ running alongside it, and yet he did not think he could have kept
 himself from speaking if he had tried. ``That's an interesting slip of
 the tongue, brother.''
 
-"Shut \emph{up!"} Connor yelled, and then began to read hastily. ``We
+``Shut \emph{up!}'' Connor yelled, and then began to read hastily. ``We
 have reason to believe that Harry James Potter is responsible for the
 Petrifications occurring in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
 One victim was Luna Lovegood, a pureblood Ravenclaw first-year whom the
@@ -9838,15 +9800,15 @@ again to see the paper flickering and flashing and falling to ashes.
 his eyes never straying from Connor's face. His magic trembled around
 him, raised wings, wanting to strike. Harry ignored that impulse. He was
 always going to defend Connor, never hurt him, even if right now his
-brother would have a hard time seeing how Harry defended him. "Beating
+brother would have a hard time seeing how Harry defended him. ``Beating
 you at Quidditch. Not letting Ron hurt Draco. Speaking to snakes.
 Casting \emph{Silencio} on you. Not trusting you as much as I should
-have." He paused, then added, ``Being Sorted into Slytherin. Did I get
+have.'' He paused, then added, ``Being Sorted into Slytherin. Did I get
 all of them?''
 
 Connor's face drained of blood. ``How did you---''
 
-Harry sighed aloud. "Has it occurred to you that only possession and
+Harry sighed aloud. ``Has it occurred to you that only possession and
 Parseltongue are Dark traits out of those, Connor? I could defeat you in
 Quidditch and still not be Dark. I prevented Gryffindor from losing
 massive House points by protecting Draco from Ron and not hexing Ron
@@ -9854,7 +9816,7 @@ myself---or you. I cast \emph{Silencio} on you because you were being a
 prat, and you know it, ordering Professor McGonagall around. I didn't
 trust you because I thought you would probably do something like this,
 something that's going to damage your reputation with adults and
-Slytherins alike." He let out a soft breath. ``And if being Sorted into
+Slytherins alike.'' He let out a soft breath. ``And if being Sorted into
 Slytherin means I'm Dark, why were you telling me last year that I was
 still good, still part of the Light, still a potential Gryffindor?''
 
@@ -9873,8 +9835,8 @@ Quidditch, though,'' Harry pointed out.
 ``That's not true,'' Connor argued. ``I was upset about Luna's
 Petrification.''
 
-"But the first thing, the very \emph{first} thing, even before that, was
-about my not moving out of the way so that Ron could hex Draco," said
+``But the first thing, the very \emph{first} thing, even before that, was
+about my not moving out of the way so that Ron could hex Draco,'' said
 Harry. ``You were telling me to give up my friends for you. What kind of
 brother does that make you?'' The other students were being very quiet,
 he noted. Not even Ron and Hermione looked as if they would interfere.
@@ -9897,10 +9859,10 @@ forgiveness, or striking out with Dark magic to slay them all.
 
 ``But I'm the Boy-Who-Lived,'' said Connor, and then flushed.
 
-``I know,'' said Harry. "But even the Boy-Who-Lived doesn't have the
+``I know,'' said Harry. ``But even the Boy-Who-Lived doesn't have the
 right to demand everything from his brother that he likes. He
 \emph{certainly} doesn't have the right to demand that his brother let
-him hurt other people." He swallowed, since he would have argued with
+him hurt other people.'' He swallowed, since he would have argued with
 that if Draco or someone else brought up it to him, but they weren't
 speaking of Harry and Connor here, a Harry who had been trained to serve
 his brother that way and a Connor worthy of being served. They were
@@ -9911,7 +9873,7 @@ what it would cost him now, then he would not go mad. ``The
 Boy-Who-Lived is shining forgiveness and compassion, Connor. Where has
 that gone with you?''
 
-"But you---you're a \emph{Slytherin,"} said Connor.
+``But you---you're a \emph{Slytherin,}'' said Connor.
 
 ``The Boy-Who-Lived should reach out and unite all the Houses in the
 school,'' said Harry. \emph{Breathe. Breathe. Think of the future. Don't
@@ -9964,9 +9926,9 @@ Harry sighed and glanced at Ron and Hermione. Ron's eyes were wide, and
 he couldn't seem to say anything. Hermione glanced away from him.
 
 ``You should have known better,'' Harry said, speaking mostly to her.
-"If you were going to accuse me legally, then you should have made sure
+``If you were going to accuse me legally, then you should have made sure
 it was \emph{legally}, and that all the proper forms and procedures were
-followed."
+followed.''
 
 Hermione nodded once, her lips pressed together.
 
@@ -10036,8 +9998,8 @@ the very picture of a concerned mentor. ``You would be in danger,
 still.''
 
 Harry decided abruptly that he wanted to know something. He raised his
-eyes fully to Dumbledore's and asked, "Sir, you know what my mother
-raised and trained me to be, don't you? You \emph{must}."
+eyes fully to Dumbledore's and asked, ``Sir, you know what my mother
+raised and trained me to be, don't you? You \emph{must}.''
 
 Dumbledore's eyes widened in brief surprise. Harry felt his mind pass
 effortlessly into his thoughts. His Occlumency technique was different
@@ -10074,17 +10036,17 @@ to do that.''
 Harry leaned forward in his seat. His emotions had let him have too much
 peace, apparently, as they were now returning with a vengeance. Anger
 and worry and something perilously close to hatred choked his voice as
-he spoke. "Then why didn't you \emph{tell} him that, sir? Why did you
+he spoke. ``Then why didn't you \emph{tell} him that, sir? Why did you
 let him go around spouting this nonsense that I was Dark and that
 Slytherins were evil? For that matter, why do you let the other students
-say that so often?"
+say that so often?''
 
 ``Because Connor must be the one to unite them, and not I,'' said
-Dumbledore, and his face became ancient and sad. "You know that many
+Dumbledore, and his face became ancient and sad. ``You know that many
 people follow me, Harry, but I will not last forever. Connor must take
 my place as the leader of the Light. It will do no good if someone else
 earns that loyalty and then transfers it to him. It \emph{must} be him.
-I have done what I can and remained out of the way." He turned his head
+I have done what I can and remained out of the way.'' He turned his head
 and fixed his eyes to Harry's face. ``But rest assured, I would not have
 done so if he were attacking students who could not bear it, true
 innocents. You know far more about the world, Harry, and you are
@@ -10167,7 +10129,7 @@ often twelve years ago during the height of the First War with
 Voldemort. As the Second War began, it was only natural that he would
 begin dreaming of them again.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 18*: Comes the
+\chapter{*Chapter 18*: Comes the
 Test}\label{chapter-18-comes-the-test}
 
 Review responses up later! Thank you for so many responses, and such
@@ -10261,8 +10223,8 @@ surprise.
 
 ``I'm sorry,'' he said. ``Did that frighten you?''
 
-Draco glared at him. "I was frightened \emph{for} you, you prat. This
-plan of yours is insanely risky."
+Draco glared at him. ``I was frightened \emph{for} you, you prat. This
+plan of yours is insanely risky.''
 
 Harry shrugged. ``I know, but it's the only one that has a chance of
 succeeding.'' He glanced up as the curtains on the other side of his bed
@@ -10275,7 +10237,7 @@ obviously driving him mad. ``Nightmares?''
 ``Yes,'' said Harry calmly.
 
 Blaise blinked for a moment, the wind taken out of his sails, and then
-winked at Draco. "Yes, of course it's a \emph{bad} dream," he said.
+winked at Draco. ``Yes, of course it's a \emph{bad} dream,'' he said.
 ``That's why it requires Draco to be in bed with you.''
 
 Draco flushed and sputtered out a denial as he scrambled from Harry's
@@ -10348,8 +10310,8 @@ he fought the need to be sick.
 you to the dungeons, and---''
 
 ``No,'' Harry said, pulling away and drawing his wand. He wasn't sure
-that he could perform the spell that he needed to without his wand. "We
-\emph{discussed} this, Draco." Every word came harder and harder through
+that he could perform the spell that he needed to without his wand. ``We
+\emph{discussed} this, Draco.'' Every word came harder and harder through
 the haze. He could hear Riddle's voice now, as he hadn't heard it in
 months, whispering and laughing, promising Harry rewards if he set him
 free and pain if he didn't. ``You have to go back to the dungeons and I
@@ -10382,7 +10344,7 @@ his brother actually offered one.
 
 He did, bringing up the battle-trained well hardened to steel in the
 last months by his struggles with his emotions and his training with
-Snape, and whispered, "\emph{Fugitivus Animus Cogitatio.}"
+Snape, and whispered, ``\emph{Fugitivus Animus Cogitatio.}''
 
 The air stirred, and he felt the spell rush away from him in one long,
 cool purl of strength. It hit Connor, and to Harry's eyes, he acquired a
@@ -10455,8 +10417,8 @@ and his eyes flashed dark lightning. He extended one hand towards Harry,
 a gesture that was menacing enough in and of itself, never mind the
 words he said.
 
-"Do you know what I am going to do to you for keeping me cooped up in
-there? Do you know what I will \emph{make} you do?'
+``Do you know what I am going to do to you for keeping me cooped up in
+there? Do you know what I will \emph{make} you do?''
 
 ``I can make a fairly good guess,'' said Harry. He spared a brief moment
 to wonder what was happening to his body, if he had fainted or stood
@@ -10660,7 +10622,7 @@ The snake started to come around the corner.
 
 Harry swung to face the shadow. He held up one hand, and pushed both
 down and out with his magic---down on Riddle, outward to the waiting
-basilisk. "\emph{Stay}," he said, and knew it was in Parseltongue, and
+basilisk. ``\emph{Stay},'' he said, and knew it was in Parseltongue, and
 heard Justin gasp, and did not care.
 
 The shadow continued moving forward.
@@ -10674,19 +10636,19 @@ squeaked. \emph{Thank you for telling me that, Tom.}
 
 He tore Riddle's voice out and forced it through his own mouth, the same
 way that Riddle must have before, when he used Harry to open the Chamber
-and command the snake. "\emph{Back! Back to your nest. Wait there until
-I, and only I, instruct you to come forth again.}"
+and command the snake. ``\emph{Back! Back to your nest. Wait there until
+I, and only I, instruct you to come forth again.}''
 
 The basilisk responded in a voice nothing like Sylarana's, a voice of
-mindless hunger. "\emph{I want to rip. Tear. Grind bones. Crunch. Blood.
-Kill.}" The basilisk's shadow grew a flickering appendage that Harry
-suspected was its forked tongue. "\emph{I can smell the Mudblood. Want a
-proper feast.}"
+mindless hunger. ``\emph{I want to rip. Tear. Grind bones. Crunch. Blood.
+Kill.}'' The basilisk's shadow grew a flickering appendage that Harry
+suspected was its forked tongue. ``\emph{I can smell the Mudblood. Want a
+proper feast.}''
 
 Harry felt his lip curl, and wasn't sure if that was his own reaction or
-Riddle's. He decided it didn't matter right now. "\emph{Back to your
+Riddle's. He decided it didn't matter right now. ``\emph{Back to your
 nest. You have no choice. Slytherin raised you, made you, tamed you.
-Obey me.}"
+Obey me.}''
 
 The basilisk whined for a moment longer, and then turned and slithered
 back down the hallway. Harry waited until the shadow faded and stuck his
@@ -10755,10 +10717,10 @@ dungeons and Snape making his way swiftly along the corridors, but it
 was Justin who stood over him now, one hand extended and his face
 solemn.
 
-``I saw the monster's shadow,'' he said. "And I know that something was
+``I saw the monster's shadow,'' he said. ``And I know that something was
 wrong, that you were fighting---something. The possession that your
 brother talked about, maybe, assuming that he isn't \emph{always} full
-of shit. Thank you for my life."
+of shit. Thank you for my life.''
 
 ``I'm sorry for endangering it in the first place,'' said Harry,
 clasping the hand and letting Justin shake it. He couldn't stand yet.
@@ -10812,7 +10774,7 @@ Snape's cold voice, ``I will escort Mr. Potter to the hospital wing.''
 
 \emph{More like carry,} Harry thought, and then he was gone.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 19*: Recovery}\label{chapter-19-recovery}
+\chapter{*Chapter 19*: Recovery}\label{chapter-19-recovery}
 
 Thank you for all the reviews! I'm glad that most people enjoyed the
 chapter as much as I did. Review responses up in my LJ later.
@@ -11072,7 +11034,7 @@ Sirius messed up his hair. ``It doesn't matter, Harry. I'll probably
 visit Godric's Hollow in a little while. I don't know if Dumbledore will
 let you go with me yet, but---''
 
-"\emph{Harry!}"
+``\emph{Harry!}''
 
 Harry looked down resignedly. Draco was standing in the snow beneath
 them, so bundled up it was nearly impossible to tell who it was---except
@@ -11094,8 +11056,8 @@ as though his reunion with someone else who claimed to care about him
 was not going to be nearly so happy.
 
 Sure enough, Draco began shouting again just as the motorbike landed.
-"\emph{Harry!} Why didn't you wake up while I was there? I come back
-from the Feast, with some treacle tart for you and that damn snake---"
+``\emph{Harry!} Why didn't you wake up while I was there? I come back
+from the Feast, with some treacle tart for you and that damn snake---''
 
 \emph{Treacle tart!} Sylarana sounded delighted. She stuck her head out
 of Harry's sleeve, then shivered as her neck met the edge of the warming
@@ -11105,11 +11067,11 @@ charms, but didn't withdraw. \emph{Where, where, where?}
 Draco in fascination. He wondered if Draco realized how much he sounded
 like his mother, or if that was just coincidence.
 
-"---and, and, and you were gone, and no one could tell where, and
+``---and, and, and you were gone, and no one could tell where, and
 Professor Snape's running around the school thinking you've been
 kidnapped, and I finally came out here and you were flying like a
 \emph{prat}, and I decided to stay here and miss Christmas at the Manor
-for \emph{this}, and---"
+for \emph{this}, and---''
 
 ``Draco,'' Harry managed to cut in. Sirius was coughing, the way he did
 on the (rare) occasion when he didn't want to laugh aloud at someone.
@@ -11146,10 +11108,10 @@ help you heal the damage. Professor Snape was telling me about it. You
 could have wounds from your battle with Riddle. I could help fill them
 in.''
 
-``Occlumency will do that,'' said Harry firmly. "And I thank you for
-wanting to share my thoughts, but \emph{I} don't want you to."
+``Occlumency will do that,'' said Harry firmly. ``And I thank you for
+wanting to share my thoughts, but \emph{I} don't want you to.''
 
-"Why \emph{not}?"
+``Why \emph{not}?''
 
 ``You would tell me to do things differently,'' said Harry. ``Not just
 try to help me heal the wounds or protect Connor. You would tell me that
@@ -11339,7 +11301,7 @@ Very much.''
 Draco flushed again, then leaned forward and hugged Harry. ``Merry
 Christmas,'' he said.
 
-"If you are \emph{quite} finished, Mr. Malfoy," said Snape, ``I should
+``If you are \emph{quite} finished, Mr. Malfoy,'' said Snape, ``I should
 present Mr. Potter with his potion.''
 
 Draco nodded, whispered a farewell, and slipped away. Harry turned to
@@ -11360,12 +11322,12 @@ that I made a long time before I came here.''
 Snape snorted at him. ``You cannot tell me that you expected to be
 possessed by Tom Riddle.''
 
-``Of course not,'' said Harry. "That was an unpleasant surprise. But I
+``Of course not,'' said Harry. ``That was an unpleasant surprise. But I
 expected that I would face Voldemort. And learn Dark spells, before you
 can ask about the \emph{Fugitivus Animus Cogitatio.} I really did get it
 from a book. I'll use it again if I have to, and others like it, to make
 people pay attention to Connor. I assume it dissipated when people
-finally did leave the Great Hall and escaped Connor's presence?"
+finally did leave the Great Hall and escaped Connor's presence?''
 
 ``Yes,'' said Snape grudgingly. ``It worked as you expected, Mr. Potter.
 But that is not the point. You have dozens of new wounds in your mind
@@ -11379,17 +11341,17 @@ your potion-making skills.''
 ``I promise you that I'll study to get them back.''
 
 Snape shook his head and dragged in a breath. When he spoke again, his
-voice was rough. "Why are you \emph{doing} this? There is no reason to.
+voice was rough. ``Why are you \emph{doing} this? There is no reason to.
 Others can protect Mr. Potter---that is to say, your brother. I was
 under the impression that Black was here for the express purpose of
 doing so. And he must face the Dark Lord on his own terms sooner or
-later."
+later.''
 
 ``Of course he must,'' Harry said calmly. ``And when he had to do that
 last year, he did very well, and burned Quirrell to ashes. I'm here to
 handle the other threats that might come his way, lesser ones---''
 
-"Tom Riddle is hardly a \emph{lesser threat,} you idiot child!"
+``Tom Riddle is hardly a \emph{lesser threat,} you idiot child!''
 
 Harry waited a moment, just to be sure Snape wouldn't interrupt him
 again, and shook his head. ``Yes, he is. He's only a fragment of
@@ -11460,7 +11422,7 @@ Besides, Snape had to do \emph{something} to keep up appearances now
 that he had decided the bet with Black had also been a mistake on his
 part.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 20*: Coterie}\label{chapter-20-coterie}
+\chapter{*Chapter 20*: Coterie}\label{chapter-20-coterie}
 
 Thank you for the reviews! Review responses up later.
 
@@ -11510,12 +11472,12 @@ table, squeezed his arm. ``I'll be right behind you,'' he whispered.
 ``Only if you promise not to talk,'' Harry muttered out of the corner of
 his mouth.
 
-"Would \emph{I} say anything to mess this up?" Draco said back. His face
+``Would \emph{I} say anything to mess this up?'' Draco said back. His face
 was the picture of shining innocence when Harry looked at him.
 
-``Yes, you would,'' said Harry darkly. "Well, fine then. You can come
+``Yes, you would,'' said Harry darkly. ``Well, fine then. You can come
 with me, but if you annoy him in \emph{any} way then you're not getting
-your Christmas present."
+your Christmas present.''
 
 Draco perked up. ``You got me a Christmas present?'' He said it loudly
 enough that heads started to turn---including, Harry saw, heads among
@@ -11537,9 +11499,9 @@ talked, it might as well not even have existed. Harry swallowed bile,
 which burned all the way down. \emph{Not this time, brother. This time,
 you are going to acknowledge me.}
 
-``I care about fair,'' Draco insisted. "When it applies to my family, at
+``I care about fair,'' Draco insisted. ``When it applies to my family, at
 least. And why are you watching that prat \emph{now}? You're supposed to
-be talking to me."
+be talking to me.''
 
 Reluctantly, Harry shifted his attention back to Draco. ``I got your
 mother a swan,'' he said. ``It's made of crystal, and enchanted to act
@@ -11547,8 +11509,8 @@ as a mirror when she, and only she, speaks her name to it. Saying her
 name twice will cause it to animate and fly to you or your father as a
 message if she's in danger.''
 
-Draco looked impressed. "That's a paranoid gift, Harry, even if it
-\emph{is} brilliant."
+Draco looked impressed. ``That's a paranoid gift, Harry, even if it
+\emph{is} brilliant.''
 
 Harry shrugged. ``I thought it would work,'' he muttered. ``And I got
 your father a triangular piece of ebony, cut like the ice on my ring.''
@@ -11657,9 +11619,9 @@ their brothers are taking just to try and stay alive. Prats don't visit
 their brothers in the hospital wing. Yes, I think Connor fits all the
 characteristics of a prat perfectly.''
 
-Harry spun around and glared at him. "It wasn't his fault! He's just a
+Harry spun around and glared at him. ``It wasn't his fault! He's just a
 child, and I kept the measures from him, and, well, I'm sure he had a
-good reason for not visiting me in the hospital wing! He \emph{must}."
+good reason for not visiting me in the hospital wing! He \emph{must}.''
 
 ``Harry,'' Draco said, catching and holding his eyes, ``has it occurred
 to you that you think about him a lot more than he thinks about you?''
@@ -11696,14 +11658,14 @@ you?''
 
 That brought Connor spinning around, and Harry saw the mask on his eyes
 and face shatter, the anger and jealousy spewing forth in the next
-instant. "\emph{You} lot?" he spat. ``I should have known that you've
+instant. ``\emph{You} lot?'' he spat. ``I should have known that you've
 given up wanting to be in Gryffindor, Harry. Getting all nice and
 comfortable in the viper pit?''
 
 ``Oh, no, you don't,'' said Harry, his voice so fierce that Connor
-stared at him and blinked. "We aren't talking about me now. We're
+stared at him and blinked. ``We aren't talking about me now. We're
 talking about you. Why didn't you come and visit me in the hospital wing
-when I was sick? Were you too proud? Too nervous? Too \emph{afraid}?"
+when I was sick? Were you too proud? Too nervous? Too \emph{afraid}?''
 
 Hermione turned a horrified gaze on Connor. Ron gave him a puzzled
 glance. ``What's that, mate?'' he asked. ``You told me you visited him.
@@ -11722,15 +11684,15 @@ Harry a lot of Sirius in his Animagus form.
 
 ``I didn't visit him because I couldn't stand to be in the same room
 with him!'' he yelled, looking back and forth between Ron and Hermione.
-"For eleven years, he's always been there for me, and then---then he
+``For eleven years, he's always been there for me, and then---then he
 just \emph{turned} on me, started acting like other people were more
 important, started acting like \emph{he} was some big important
 \emph{someone}! He should have been expelled, you know that! Any other
 student who went around Petrifying people would have! But no, not Harry
-Potter." Connor whirled, and his eyes were filled with loathing. "We
+Potter.'' Connor whirled, and his eyes were filled with loathing. ``We
 were the ones who went around trying to save the school, just like last
 year when we guarded the Stone and defeated Voldemort. And my brother's
-trying to \emph{ruin} it all."
+trying to \emph{ruin} it all.''
 
 ``Bollocks,'' said a very loud voice behind Harry, before Harry could
 say anything.
@@ -11762,7 +11724,7 @@ his shock had closed his throat off. ``The monster was right around the
 corner. I saw its shadow. And then he shouted at it and made it back
 off. And since then he's been fine. He beat the possession. I've asked
 Professor Black about it. You should have, too,'' he added, eying
-Connor. "He's \emph{your} brother, and I'm just his friend."
+Connor. ``He's \emph{your} brother, and I'm just his friend.''
 
 Connor worked his mouth, but apparently couldn't think of anything else
 to say.
@@ -11779,9 +11741,9 @@ That's my duty.''
 ``Oh, good,'' said Justin, giving him a fierce smile. Harry was reminded
 that, while snakes and lions might be more purely dangerous, angering a
 badger was a really bad idea. Also, a badger was much harder to detach
-from one's leg. "I was \emph{hoping} you'd say that. That means that we
+from one's leg. ``I was \emph{hoping} you'd say that. That means that we
 have an excuse to stay around Harry and protect him from the kind of
-ambushes that your little friends will engineer." He glanced over his
+ambushes that your little friends will engineer.'' He glanced over his
 shoulder at Harry. ``Sorry about this, mate, but I think it's the best
 course. Merlin knows what he'd try, otherwise. I know that you were
 ambushed and beaten once already.''
@@ -11872,21 +11834,21 @@ instinctively?
 That put a different light on things. Harry stopped trying to move
 forward.
 
-``Let Zacharias do this,'' Justin whispered. "He's the best I've ever
+``Let Zacharias do this,'' Justin whispered. ``He's the best I've ever
 heard at this. He's skeptical of \emph{everything.} He even talks back
 to Professor Snape if he doesn't think the potions are made right. And
 people will take it better if they see it coming from someone who's not
-the person he's accusing, or a Slytherin."
+the person he's accusing, or a Slytherin.''
 
 Harry let Zacharias do it, but it was still painful to watch. He kept
 coaxing Connor to speak loudly, until Connor erupted in a burst of anger
 and humiliation, and then nodded like a wise parent.
 
-"So you heard that your brother was possessed in confidence and then
+``So you heard that your brother was possessed in confidence and then
 repeated it aloud for the whole school to hear? Tsk, tsk, Potter. That
 imaginary brother I don't have would have received my full support. I
 can't \emph{imagine} having You-Know-Who in my head, and I don't want
-to, either. I'm sure it's not hygienic." Zacharias shuddered
+to, either. I'm sure it's not hygienic.'' Zacharias shuddered
 fastidiously. Someone laughed. Harry thought it was Millicent. ``And
 then Harry beat him, and saved Justin's life,'' Zacharias went on, his
 voice effortlessly sliding into scorn. ``That rather makes you look bad,
@@ -11905,9 +11867,9 @@ proof, since you're the one making the accusations.''
 ``Because the Sorting Hat sat on his head and put him there,'' said
 Zacharias. There came some more open laughter from the gathering crowd
 at that. Harry could see his brother biting his lip until it turned
-bloody. "Slytherin isn't the evil House, you know, and Gryffindor isn't
+bloody. ``Slytherin isn't the evil House, you know, and Gryffindor isn't
 the good one. Try again, Potter. I \emph{am} interested in seeing what
-you come up with next." He looked it.
+you come up with next.'' He looked it.
 
 ``He beat me at Quidditch!'' Connor tried.
 
@@ -11948,7 +11910,7 @@ you mind?''
 ``Of course not,'' said Justin. ``Like I said, yours for tonight. We'll
 work out the guard schedule later.''
 
-"I don't need a \emph{guard} schedule---"
+``I don't need a \emph{guard} schedule---''
 
 ``Yes, you do,'' said Ernie. Harry had always thought of him as pompous.
 He had forgotten that pomposity could hide immense seriousness. ``You
@@ -11958,10 +11920,10 @@ you get your stupid brother under control. The Ravenclaws are being
 idiots about it, still. The professors won't do anything because they
 don't know enough. We're coming along with you.''
 
-``We really don't mind,'' Hannah said, giving him a soft smile. "Justin
+``We really don't mind,'' Hannah said, giving him a soft smile. ``Justin
 told us how you saved his life. That \emph{matters} to us, Harry.
 Justin's our friend. So you're our friend. And you saved a friend's
-life."
+life.''
 
 ``Hufflepuff loyalty,'' Draco muttered.
 
@@ -11987,12 +11949,12 @@ hair. She caught his eye, then looked away from him and flushed.
 possibility. ``What's wrong?''
 
 Hermione folded her arms and glared at him, her nervousness apparently
-dissipated. "Not him. Don't \emph{worry} about him. He got exactly what
+dissipated. ``Not him. Don't \emph{worry} about him. He got exactly what
 he deserved. Harry, I wanted to say---that I'm sorry. I don't know why I
 went along with Connor for so long. I just felt \emph{compelled}. On the
 other hand, I let him mess everything up with that legal document that I
 prepared against you. I knew it had to be read to the Headmaster to be
-legal, and I let him read it in the entrance hall anyway." She closed
+legal, and I let him read it in the entrance hall anyway.'' She closed
 her eyes. ``And he said there weren't any Gryffindor Death Eaters, and I
 thought of Peter Pettigrew, and didn't say anything. I was being stupid,
 or making myself be stupid, because I think there's something good in
@@ -12008,15 +11970,15 @@ want to stay friends with Connor, Hermione?'' he asked. ``I don't think
 he would like you coming to me and talking to me like this.''
 
 Hermione huffed and put her hands up. ``You're just like him
-sometimes,'' she said. "And like Ron. \emph{Boys.} You tell girls what
-to do, and you don't even realize you're doing it." Her glare this time
+sometimes,'' she said. ``And like Ron. \emph{Boys.} You tell girls what
+to do, and you don't even realize you're doing it.'' Her glare this time
 was more pointed.
 
 Harry felt himself flush. ``Sorry,'' he muttered. ``I didn't mean it
 that way---I mean, I didn't mean it the way it sounded. I meant that I
 thought your friendship with him was important to you.''
 
-"It \emph{is}," said Hermione, and for the first time, Harry detected a
+``It \emph{is},'' said Hermione, and for the first time, Harry detected a
 slight red puffinessa round her eyes, as if she'd spent some time crying
 about it. ``But it's not more important than truth and sense! I'd break
 all the school rules to help Connor if he wanted me to. But he's
@@ -12112,7 +12074,7 @@ understand Draco anyway, and started reading again, while the light in
 the bottle alternated steadily between green and gold. Draco never took
 his eyes off it.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 21*: Lockhart's Very Special
+\chapter{*Chapter 21*: Lockhart's Very Special
 Idea}\label{chapter-21-lockharts-very-special-idea}
 
 Thank you again for all the reviews! Review responses up in my LJ in a
@@ -12126,7 +12088,7 @@ Still not the end of the good stuff. Hee!
 hoping it would stop the spiraling, out-of-control mania that his
 brother seemed to have developed.
 
-"\emph{No!}" shouted Connor, and stamped out of Sirius's office. For
+``\emph{No!}'' shouted Connor, and stamped out of Sirius's office. For
 good measure, he slammed the door behind him, making one of the banners
 hung on the wall sway and collapse across the chair beneath it.
 
@@ -12188,7 +12150,7 @@ up to Sirius, and stood there staring at him.
 ``What is it, Ron?'' Sirius asked, but he was trying to conceal a smile.
 
 ``You got my dad his job back,'' said Ron, in a voice flat as his face
-with shock. "You got my dad his \emph{job} back." He reached out
+with shock. ``You got my dad his \emph{job} back.'' He reached out
 abruptly and hugged Sirius, mashing his face into his chest. Sirius
 chuckled and stroked his hair. Harry smiled inwardly for the way this
 happiness lit up his godfather's eyes. Sirius hadn't been sleeping well
@@ -12213,14 +12175,14 @@ way that said he knew about a \emph{really} good prank the victim would
 never see coming.
 
 ``I was an Auror, you know, before the misunderstanding that caused the
-Ministry and I to part ways,'' he told Ron casually. "But a lot of
+Ministry and I to part ways,'' he told Ron casually. ``But a lot of
 people underestimated me, since they assumed I drank \emph{all} the
 time. And there might, possibly, just with the smallest tiny smidgeon of
 a chance, have been secrets that one drunken Auror could overhear and
 remember in the aftermath of Ministry parties. And there might, also
 just possibly, have been Ministry officials who would cover up their
 oily reputations by making sure that said drunken Auror's friend got
-what he wanted."
+what he wanted.''
 
 Harry blinked. That smacked more of Slytherin manipulation than
 Gryffindor courage to him. But Ron's eyes had lit up.
@@ -12241,7 +12203,7 @@ anything wrong.''
 Harry had pointed out that that did not mean they never \emph{did}
 anything wrong, and Draco had pouted at him for the rest of the evening.
 
-"\emph{Brilliant}," said Ron, an almost deliriously happy smile on his
+``\emph{Brilliant},'' said Ron, an almost deliriously happy smile on his
 face. ``Wait until I tell Connor!''
 
 He ran out, still not seeming to notice Harry. Harry shrugged. It was
@@ -12280,13 +12242,13 @@ his eyes were solemn. He held out his arms. Harry leaned forward and let
 himself be hugged, noting the way that Sirius's hands barely paused on
 the bulge of Sylarana under his jumper any more.
 
-``I know it's hard,'' Sirius whispered. "But you'll win him over, I have
+``I know it's hard,'' Sirius whispered. ``But you'll win him over, I have
 no doubt of it. There's such \emph{loyalty} in you, Harry. I never knew
 it until Lily explained everything to me, those days that I was home for
 Christmas in Godric's Hollow. Then I understood the full extent of your
 sacrifice. And I want to say thank you, and to assure you that your
 brother will come around someday. He has to. He's a Gryffindor. It's not
-in our nature to stay away from our friends forever."
+in our nature to stay away from our friends forever.''
 
 Harry closed his eyes, let himself soak in the warmth from his
 godfather's body, and tried to believe it.
@@ -12320,14 +12282,14 @@ along the walls of the Great Hall, and the small floating hearts jogging
 in circles near the ceiling, and the stones crawling with pink and red
 spells for the occasion, ``is Valentine's Day.''
 
-Draco rolled his eyes and mouthed, "No \emph{shit,}" with just the right
+Draco rolled his eyes and mouthed, ``No \emph{shit,}'' with just the right
 intonation. Harry put a piece of sausage in his mouth to keep from
 laughing.
 
-"Because I've been \emph{Witch Weekly's} Most Charming Smile
-award-winner five times in a row," said Lockhart, beaming at them while
-his mouth winked on and off and on, "I've decided to do something today
-at Hogwarts that will put a smile on \emph{everyone's} face!" He turned
+``Because I've been \emph{Witch Weekly's} Most Charming Smile
+award-winner five times in a row,'' said Lockhart, beaming at them while
+his mouth winked on and off and on, ``I've decided to do something today
+at Hogwarts that will put a smile on \emph{everyone's} face!'' He turned
 to the doors of the Great Hall and clapped, once.
 
 The doors opened, and a swarm of fairies flew in, all of them beating
@@ -12362,7 +12324,7 @@ said, in a timid voice, ``I wished that for you, Draco. I just
 thought---I just thought you'd be so pretty, with your golden hair and
 your silver eyes---''
 
-"My eyes aren't \emph{silver}," said Draco, as though horrified by the
+``My eyes aren't \emph{silver},'' said Draco, as though horrified by the
 mere thought. Harry glanced up to see him glaring at a stunned Pansy
 Parkinson. ``And you aren't my true love. Sod off.''
 
@@ -12377,7 +12339,7 @@ knew why he and Connor still weren't getting along. Harry was fairly
 certain that that was shit. She would have spoken outright by now if she
 really knew something incriminating.
 
-"How do you get fairy dust \emph{off}?" Draco whimpered. Harry looked up
+``How do you get fairy dust \emph{off}?'' Draco whimpered. Harry looked up
 to see him rubbing frantically at his face with two fingers. The silver
 dust stayed. It looked to be caking as Harry watched.
 
@@ -12426,14 +12388,14 @@ him speaking Parseltongue now. Harry would have been more grateful for
 the change if he wasn't currently bloody furious with his Locusta. ``Put
 her back!''
 
-"\emph{Yum,"} said Sylarana.
+``\emph{Yum,}'' said Sylarana.
 
 ``She's a fairy!'' Harry tried. ``An intelligent creature!''
 
-"\emph{About as intelligent as one of those fat little dogs that Muggles
-keep for company,"} Sylarana disagreed as she slithered up to his
-shoulder. "\emph{The stupid ones die, and the smart ones survive. And I
-am much smarter than she is. Yummy.}" Harry heard a series of small
+``\emph{About as intelligent as one of those fat little dogs that Muggles
+keep for company,}'' Sylarana disagreed as she slithered up to his
+shoulder. ``\emph{The stupid ones die, and the smart ones survive. And I
+am much smarter than she is. Yummy.}'' Harry heard a series of small
 popping sounds that he assumed were the distinct cracks of fairy wings
 bending as Sylarana swallowed the poor thing headfirst.
 
@@ -12493,7 +12455,7 @@ yet, at least. Let's see what he wants.}
 That seemed to satisfy his Locusta, who calmed down. Harry met
 Lockhart's eyes and asked, ``What's all this about?''
 
-"I traced your magical signature on the \emph{Obscurus} charm," said
+``I traced your magical signature on the \emph{Obscurus} charm,'' said
 Lockhart. His voice sounded different, Harry realized, lacking the
 round, full tones that made it melodramatic. It reminded him of
 Quirrell, and Harry had the brief urge to close his eyes and groan.
@@ -12502,9 +12464,9 @@ who weren't hiding some kind of secret? ``I know that you've been the
 one dimming my beauty for the past several months. You're probably
 jealous of my monumental good looks. Remove the charm.''
 
-Harry blinked at innocently at him. "But, professor, you're a great
+Harry blinked at innocently at him. ``But, professor, you're a great
 wizard, and I'm just a schoolboy. I'm certain that you could remove the
-charm yourself if you \emph{really} wanted."
+charm yourself if you \emph{really} wanted.''
 
 Lockhart's wand wavered for a moment, and then his face recovered its
 mask of arrogance. ``Of course I could. But I don't want to. I want you
@@ -12517,7 +12479,7 @@ wasn't doing anything to make Connor's life miserable any more. He was
 too busy doing that himself to notice even if Lockhart had been, Harry
 thought, his mind recalled to its preoccupation with his brother.
 
-He shrugged. "All right. \emph{Finite Incantatem.}"
+He shrugged. ``All right. \emph{Finite Incantatem.}''
 
 Lockhart's eyes and teeth began sparkling again, and the Christmas
 lights effect vanished. Harry was sorry to lose it, but it would have
@@ -12543,7 +12505,7 @@ the door. He did turn around as Lockhart called out, ``One more thing.''
 
 He saw the determination on the other wizard's face, and suspected
 something even before the wand was pointed at him and the word
-"\emph{Obliviate!}" was muttered.
+``\emph{Obliviate!}'' was muttered.
 
 Harry felt the spell coming at him and reacted instinctively---not by
 moving away, but with Occlumency. The moment the spell struck the outer
@@ -12562,12 +12524,12 @@ old cheese.
 
 ``You resisted it,'' he said.
 
-``Yes,'' said Harry. "And you had no need to \emph{Obliviate} me at all,
-except that you tried." He could hear Sylarana's angry hissing and her
+``Yes,'' said Harry. ``And you had no need to \emph{Obliviate} me at all,
+except that you tried.'' He could hear Sylarana's angry hissing and her
 pleas to be let at the man who had threatened Harry, but his own mind
 was racing, trying to come up with ways to use this situation to his
-advantage. "Were you \emph{that} worried that I would tell someone about
-that silly charm?"
+advantage. ``Were you \emph{that} worried that I would tell someone about
+that silly charm?''
 
 But he knew the answer even as he asked. No, Lockhart wasn't that
 worried about being embarrassed, certainly not enough to produce the
@@ -12586,10 +12548,10 @@ corpse of whatever monster he killed at his feet.}
 \emph{Unless he didn't really kill them, of course.}
 
 Harry looked back narrowly at Lockhart. ``You let other people kill
-those Dark creatures,'' he said. "And then you \emph{Obliviated} anyone
+those Dark creatures,'' he said. ``And then you \emph{Obliviated} anyone
 who could have told differently, didn't you? Those were other wizards
 and witches, actual brave heroes, who did the dirty work. You just
-showed up and claimed the credit."
+showed up and claimed the credit.''
 
 Lockhart became even paler. He tried to say something, but the only
 thing that would come out of his throat was a strangled noise.
@@ -12599,10 +12561,10 @@ a month, the last time he'd really had hope that a confrontation with
 Connor would go as planned.
 
 ``You know that a secret like that would get you sacked from the
-school,'' he said. "And more than that, no one would ever trust you
+school,'' he said. ``And more than that, no one would ever trust you
 again. You'd get laughed at and smeared by the \emph{Prophet}. And
 \emph{Witch Weekly} would never choose you for their Most Charming Smile
-award again."
+award again.''
 
 Lockhart gave a little gurgling cry and put his hands over his face. He
 was shaking badly.
@@ -12633,9 +12595,9 @@ Briefly, he wondered if Lockhart had been a Slytherin when he was in
 school. Draco would say that he wasn't a proper one, of course, since he
 got caught.
 
-``Anything you like,'' said Lockhart, leaning forward. "Would you like a
+``Anything you like,'' said Lockhart, leaning forward. ``Would you like a
 photograph, autographed, that would usually go for a hundred Galleons?
-An advance copy of \emph{Run-ins with Runespoors?} A cream that---"
+An advance copy of \emph{Run-ins with Runespoors?} A cream that---''
 
 ``None of those,'' said Harry. ``I want you to assign me a detention
 with my brother, some time next weekend.'' He thought that was the best
@@ -12650,17 +12612,17 @@ wanted such a thing, but then he nodded. ``I can do that.''
 ``Do it,'' said Harry, ``and I'll forget about this.'' He paused,
 wondering if the man needed another reminder, and then decided that it
 wouldn't hurt as Lockhart's eyes slid sideways to his wand again. He was
-entirely too dependent on Memory Charms. "As long as you don't try
+entirely too dependent on Memory Charms. ``As long as you don't try
 another \emph{Obliviate.} Then I'm afraid I would have no alternative
-but to go to Dumbledore."
+but to go to Dumbledore.''
 
 Lockhart nodded. ``Of course.'' He studied Harry for a long moment, then
 said, ``Why?''
 
 Harry raised his eyebrows at him.
 
-``You're a powerful wizard,'' said Lockhart. "I knew it when I couldn't
-remove the \emph{Obscurus} myself." Like this, his face was almost
+``You're a powerful wizard,'' said Lockhart. ``I knew it when I couldn't
+remove the \emph{Obscurus} myself.'' Like this, his face was almost
 pleasant. Harry wondered if the git persona was part of the act, too.
 ``Why would you want to make up with your brother instead of just
 blasting him into oblivion?''
@@ -12714,7 +12676,7 @@ Harry took great delight in pointing this out, and even greater delight
 in running down the dungeon corridors while Draco chased him yelling
 threats.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 22*: A Renewal of
+\chapter{*Chapter 22*: A Renewal of
 Bonds}\label{chapter-22-a-renewal-of-bonds}
 
 Thank you for the reviews on the last chapter! Review responses up in a
@@ -12734,9 +12696,9 @@ understand that his grin came from the nonverbal Levitation Charm he'd
 performed on both the bottle and the ink simultaneously, to insure that
 it went in all the right directions.
 
-``Mr. Potter!'' Lockhart exclaimed as he swooped down on them. "That is
+``Mr. Potter!'' Lockhart exclaimed as he swooped down on them. ``That is
 a \emph{very} naughty mess that you have just created! What is your
-explanation for it?"
+explanation for it?''
 
 ``Sod off, Professor,'' said Harry pleasantly, and then bent down to
 pick up his books. There was silence for a long moment, save for
@@ -12916,7 +12878,7 @@ Quidditch victory back, and you can't make it so that you never
 Petrified Luna or Neville.''
 
 Harry held onto his temper. He was not going to let Connor turn this
-argument onto those overtrodden paths. ``Connor,'' he said quietly, "I
+argument onto those overtrodden paths. ``Connor,'' he said quietly, ``I
 want to know why you're afraid of me. I want to know why you lied and
 told Ron and Hermione that you came to see me when you never did. I want
 to know why, every time I've tried to repair our arguments in the past
@@ -12924,7 +12886,7 @@ several months, you've never listened, but always run away like a hurt,
 spoiled child. That's not who you are. I \emph{know} that's not who you
 are. The brother you are is the one who welcomed me even when he found
 out I was a Parselmouth, who said I was good even after I was Sorted
-into Slytherin. What's wrong with you? What's the root of all this?"
+into Slytherin. What's wrong with you? What's the root of all this?''
 
 The terror in Connor's eyes was growing. He turned away from Harry and
 wrapped his arms around himself, shivering.
@@ -12943,9 +12905,9 @@ Connor gave the tiniest of nods.
 fists clenched and his eyes blazing. Harry recognized another attempt to
 move their argument back in the direction of old, familiar territory,
 territory where they would \emph{both} be screaming too hard at each
-other to speak. "It's nothing, it's nothing you would understand, you
+other to speak. ``It's nothing, it's nothing you would understand, you
 wouldn't even \emph{care}, you're too busy betraying me and hurting me
-to notice!"
+to notice!''
 
 Harry held onto his temper again. He wished now that he still had the
 box, since his anger was boiling and shifting about under the surface,
@@ -12976,9 +12938,9 @@ Connor stared at him, eyes narrowing. \emph{You're not following the
 script,} his gaze said. \emph{I don't understand.}
 
 ``I may sometimes have betrayed what you wanted of me,'' said Harry, his
-gaze firmly on Connor's. "But that doesn't matter. I've never betrayed
+gaze firmly on Connor's. ``But that doesn't matter. I've never betrayed
 the Boy-Who-Lived. And that \emph{is} who you are, Connor, even though
-you haven't been acting like him these past few months."
+you haven't been acting like him these past few months.''
 
 Connor paled more than before. He choked out something, then immediately
 put a hand over his mouth, as though he hadn't meant to say that.
@@ -12996,7 +12958,7 @@ with self-loathing and self-doubt. Harry gently stroked his brother's
 hair back so that he could see the heart-shaped scar on his forehead
 more fully.
 
-"You \emph{are} the Boy-Who-Lived, Connor," he said. ``Who else could
+``You \emph{are} the Boy-Who-Lived, Connor,'' he said. ``Who else could
 have defeated Voldemort when he was a baby? Who else could have defeated
 him last year? I don't know where you got the ridiculous idea that you
 aren't. You are.'' He hugged Connor close, fiercely, and shut his eyes
@@ -13005,7 +12967,7 @@ as he did it.
 \emph{No wonder he's been acting like a prat. He thought he'd had his
 entire identity ripped away.}
 
-"No one---no one \emph{told} me," Connor whispered. His words were
+``No one---no one \emph{told} me,'' Connor whispered. His words were
 barely intelligible, choked with months of pent-up anguish, but Harry
 had trained to understand this voice since they were both a year and a
 half old. He could make out what Connor was saying. ``I just
@@ -13016,10 +12978,10 @@ more, now. And then I thought about how long you fought V-Voldemort last
 year, and how you saved me from the troll, and the Lestranges. And I
 thought about how fast you fly. I thought it was your new broom that let
 you beat me in Quidditch, but it wasn't, was it? It was your own
-talent.'' He put his arms around Harry, holding him desperately. "And
+talent.'' He put his arms around Harry, holding him desperately. ``And
 V-Voldemort attacked \emph{you} this year, not me. Maybe he really wants
 \emph{you} dead. Maybe \emph{you} were the Boy-Who-Lived, Harry. You
-even have a scar, too."
+even have a scar, too.''
 
 Harry shook his head. He felt warm, and strong, and more certain than he
 ever had been of anything. His brother was holding him again.
@@ -13032,22 +12994,22 @@ The world was the way it should be again. If only Harry had known that
 this was what was bothering his brother, he could have reassured him
 long ago.
 
-``Power doesn't matter,'' Harry continued. "Voldemort is strong, and
+``Power doesn't matter,'' Harry continued. ``Voldemort is strong, and
 look at \emph{him}. He's a Dark wizard, Connor, unable to love, unable
 to live. You defeated him the moment he approached you. Power doesn't
 make someone born to do something, not the way that love does. I may be
 strong, but it would mean nothing if I didn't love you. I'd turn to the
 Dark as easily as Voldemort did if I didn't have some kind of anchor
-holding me to the human side. More power just means more temptation."
+holding me to the human side. More power just means more temptation.''
 
 Connor had stopped moving. Then he said slowly, ``But Headmaster
 Dumbledore is even more powerful, and he's of the Light.''
 
-``Headmaster Dumbledore is one in a million,'' said Harry firmly. "He
+``Headmaster Dumbledore is one in a million,'' said Harry firmly. ``He
 knows all the temptations, and when a Dark Lord appeared, he defeated
 him. That's because he knows that he wouldn't have been happy serving
 the Dark, that he would have been defeated eventually. He has
-\emph{wisdom}, and that's better than power." He paused for a long
+\emph{wisdom}, and that's better than power.'' He paused for a long
 moment. ``Do you know who the next strongest wizard in the school is,
 after Professor Dumbledore and me?''
 
@@ -13074,10 +13036,10 @@ Connor slowly nodded. ``And the Seeker talent?'' he asked.
 Harry snorted. ``Do you really think being a good Seeker has anything to
 do with being the Boy-Who-Lived?''
 
-``Well, no, I guess not,'' Connor said. "But I thought---I don't know. I
+``Well, no, I guess not,'' Connor said. ``But I thought---I don't know. I
 thought I was supposed to be the best at everything because I was the
 Boy-Who-Lived, and I was letting everyone down if I wasn't. And I
-thought I \emph{was} a better Seeker than you were." He leaned back and
+thought I \emph{was} a better Seeker than you were.'' He leaned back and
 stared steadily into Harry's eyes.
 
 Harry grimaced. He supposed that if he had to shed one of the gentle
@@ -13101,7 +13063,7 @@ in a minute. First, tell me more about why you don't think that you're
 the Boy-Who-Lived. Voldemort attacked you, not me.''
 
 ``Because he knew that would be the best way to make you miserable,''
-said Harry sharply. "And it \emph{worked}, didn't it?"
+said Harry sharply. ``And it \emph{worked}, didn't it?''
 
 Connor stared at him with wide eyes.
 
@@ -13118,9 +13080,9 @@ Connor closed his eyes and began to cry.
 
 Harry rocked his brother against his chest, and felt Connor's arms crush
 him frantically closer. ``Voldemort did that because he knew it would
-hurt you,'' Harry whispered. "He knew that it would hurt you to make you
+hurt you,'' Harry whispered. ``He knew that it would hurt you to make you
 think your own brother was capable of Dark things, and he \emph{made}
-you doubt me, because you're so naturally of the Light." Connor
+you doubt me, because you're so naturally of the Light.'' Connor
 stiffened in his arms, but Harry pretended not to notice, though he knew
 they would address it in a minute. ``You can't let him get to you like
 this, Connor. Everyone needs you strong and shining. You've lived
@@ -13131,31 +13093,31 @@ everything in his original list needed to be addressed before they could
 move on.
 
 Harry snorted again. ``Didn't you ever listen to Mum?'' he scolded.
-"They came back after you defeated Voldemort. They know that you were
+``They came back after you defeated Voldemort. They know that you were
 the one who had the curse scar, Connor. They could \emph{feel} that.
 They knew that a piece of ceiling had fallen and carved my head up.
-That's all."
+That's all.''
 
 ``If yours was an ordinary wound, then it should have healed without a
 scar,'' Connor whispered stubbornly.
 
-``Then so should yours have,'' Harry pointed out mercilessly. "Besides,
+``Then so should yours have,'' Harry pointed out mercilessly. ``Besides,
 Mum told me about this, the first time I asked her why I had a scar at
 all. She \emph{did} try to heal me, but she was scared and shocky.
 They'd thought we were Voldemort's captives, thanks to Pettigrew's lies,
 and then come back to find us bleeding. She tried to help one of her
 children instinctively, but she's never been the best at medical magic,
-and she only healed it partially." He shrugged. ``It's been the same for
+and she only healed it partially.'' He shrugged. ``It's been the same for
 so long now that it would do me serious damage to have someone try to
 heal it again.''
 
 ``And they tried to heal mine, too?'' Connor whispered.
 
 ``Yes,'' said Harry, on firmer footing now. Lily had told him this part
-of the story, too. "They tried, but it wouldn't get further down than
+of the story, too. ``They tried, but it wouldn't get further down than
 the heart mark it is right now. And then they realized it was a curse
 scar. You \emph{are} the Boy-Who-Lived, Connor, and I don't want you to
-hear you doubt yourself again without coming and telling me about it."
+hear you doubt yourself again without coming and telling me about it.''
 
 Connor gave a little sob, and abruptly started trembling. Harry held him
 closer. ``What is it?'' he asked.
@@ -13166,14 +13128,14 @@ whispered. ``And what if I'm not?''
 Harry frowned in perplexity. \emph{What can possibly be bothering him
 now?} ``What do you mean?''
 
-``I---I learned that I have a magical gift,'' Connor whispered. "A Dark
+``I---I learned that I have a magical gift,'' Connor whispered. ``A Dark
 one. Worse than Parseltongue. I don't know what to do, Harry. I didn't
 know I was using it at first, and then I tried to quit, and then I tried
 to hide it, and it \emph{hurts} knowing everyone would blame me for it
 and hate me, and I couldn't tell anyone if I couldn't tell you, and I
 was already angry and upset with you because I thought maybe you knew
 you were the Boy-Who-Lived and were just lying to humor me, and then I
-tried to forget about it---"
+tried to forget about it---''
 
 ``Show me.''
 
@@ -13198,12 +13160,12 @@ Then it vanished, and he found himself taking a step forward that he
 hadn't known he was going to take. He blinked.
 
 ``You see?'' Connor whispered. ``I wanted you to take that step forward,
-so you did. It's compulsion, Harry.'' He looked sick with himself. "I
+so you did. It's compulsion, Harry.'' He looked sick with himself. ``I
 didn't even realize I was using it to compel Hermione and Ron to go
 along with me at first, and then I let it go, and Hermione stopped
 believing in me. So did a lot of other people. Ron just stays with me
 because he's my friend, and that's wonderful, but---I used it! I have
-it! It's Dark, and I don't know what to \emph{do.}" With a wail of
+it! It's Dark, and I don't know what to \emph{do.}'' With a wail of
 distress, he sat down hard on the floor of Lockhart's office.
 
 Harry shook his head, smiling. Then he knelt down and hugged Connor, who
@@ -13214,11 +13176,11 @@ accept all that you are, Connor, even when you are acting like a prat.''
 ``But it's Dark,'' whispered Connor.
 
 ``Of course it is,'' said Harry, and ignored Connor's sudden attempt to
-break free from him. "\emph{Untrained}. If it's untrained, then you're
+break free from him. ``\emph{Untrained}. If it's untrained, then you're
 going to go around influencing people's minds for selfish purposes, and
 they won't know it. But if you're trained, then you can choose when to
 use it and when not to, and you'll know when it's best to use it and
-when it's not, too." He gave Connor's shoulders another little shake.
+when it's not, too.'' He gave Connor's shoulders another little shake.
 ``I can't believe that you were so worried about this that you ran
 around trying to hide it. Dumbledore has that ability, too, you know.
 You remember how he calmed down everyone in the Great Hall after they
@@ -13231,10 +13193,10 @@ off a spell meant for you and hit someone else.''
 
 ``Very good,'' said Harry, and restricted the dry tone to his voice and
 the sarcastic things he wanted to say next. Connor wasn't really ready
-for that kind of humor yet. "It \emph{can} be a good thing, Connor, just
+for that kind of humor yet. ``It \emph{can} be a good thing, Connor, just
 the way that I could have used Parseltongue to restrain Sylarana or
 command her to attack other people. It's Dark if you just let it run
-around untrained."
+around untrained.''
 
 ``Oh,'' Connor murmured.
 
@@ -13267,10 +13229,10 @@ Connor's eyes were big and earnest, and he appeared willing to listen
 for the first time. Even this summer, Harry remembered, he'd fussed and
 sighed over the wizarding history their mother tried to make him learn.
 
-``You need to be a leader,'' said Harry softly. "You need to lead
+``You need to be a leader,'' said Harry softly. ``You need to lead
 \emph{everybody}. That means that you need to lead Slytherins as well as
 Gryffindors and Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs, and that you need to lead
-pureblooded wizards as well as halfbloods and Muggleborns."
+pureblooded wizards as well as halfbloods and Muggleborns.''
 
 ``But I don't see why,'' said Connor, blinking at him. ``I mean, when
 the Boy---when I defeat Voldemort, that will be it, won't I? They just
@@ -13294,10 +13256,10 @@ the eyes upon him.
 Then he broke it. It was time to show Connor just who he really was, how
 much of the Light was in him.
 
-``I know that you can forgive anyone,'' Harry whispered. "I know that
+``I know that you can forgive anyone,'' Harry whispered. ``I know that
 you can unite \emph{anyone}, once you put your mind to it. And that's
 what you'll need to do. The other Houses here distrust you. You'll have
-to put your mind to reassuring them and calming them down."
+to put your mind to reassuring them and calming them down.''
 
 ``Even the Slytherins?'' Connor asked, with a sharp moue of distaste.
 
@@ -13307,7 +13269,7 @@ pressure enough, you may swing even the Death Eaters to your side.''
 
 ``What makes you so sure?'' Connor scowled at him.
 
-"Because you \emph{are} the Boy-Who-Lived," said Harry. He knew his own
+``Because you \emph{are} the Boy-Who-Lived,'' said Harry. He knew his own
 faith on this score was absolute, and he let it shine through his eyes.
 ``You were chosen for that because you have such purity and love. Let it
 shine through, and they'll see and accept you for who you are. Who could
@@ -13380,7 +13342,7 @@ others would question.
 in Slytherin, but I belong with Connor, too. They're just going to have
 to learn to accept each other.}
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 23*: A Gryffindor Among the
+\chapter{*Chapter 23*: A Gryffindor Among the
 Slytherins}\label{chapter-23-a-gryffindor-among-the-slytherins}
 
 Thank you again for the reviews! I'm glad that so many people liked that
@@ -14037,7 +13999,7 @@ sooner or later.}
 
 And, abruptly, he knew what the next step was.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 24*: Two Snakes in the Lions'
+\chapter{*Chapter 24*: Two Snakes in the Lions'
 Den}\label{chapter-24-two-snakes-in-the-lions-den}
 
 Thank you very much for the reviews! Responses up in my LJ later.
@@ -14738,7 +14700,7 @@ Harry threw that thought through one of the holes in his mind not yet
 filled with the Occlumency fog. There were some things he refused to
 think.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 25*: The Past Comes Home to
+\chapter{*Chapter 25*: The Past Comes Home to
 Roost}\label{chapter-25-the-past-comes-home-to-roost}
 
 Thank you for the reviews! Responses will be in my LiveJournal (which is
@@ -15389,7 +15351,7 @@ He scowled as what Harry had said about Dumbledore's words returned.
 ``Old friend,'' he whispered as he opened the first book,
 \emph{Side-Effects of the Dark Arts.} ``What have you done now?''
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 26*: Over Easter
+\chapter{*Chapter 26*: Over Easter
 Holidays}\label{chapter-26-over-easter-holidays}
 
 Thank you for the reviews on the last chapter! Review responses up in LJ
@@ -16035,7 +15997,7 @@ unmistakable.
 her friend, \emph{it does not mean anything else. We chose rightly how
 to raise both Harry and Connor.}
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 27*: Father and
+\chapter{*Chapter 27*: Father and
 Son}\label{chapter-27-father-and-son}
 
 Thank you for all the reviews! Responses in my LJ later.
@@ -16605,7 +16567,7 @@ really important, and was sorry for what truths and ethics had to fall
 between the cracks. That was just the way it was. That was the way he
 had to live.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 28*: Home Is The
+\chapter{*Chapter 28*: Home Is The
 Hunter}\label{chapter-28-home-is-the-hunter}
 
 Thank you for all the reviews! Responses on my LJ later. Sorry this
@@ -17197,7 +17159,7 @@ pray.
 
 \emph{Tom Riddle.}
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 29*: Walk These
+\chapter{*Chapter 29*: Walk These
 Roads}\label{chapter-29-walk-these-roads}
 
 Sorry about the problems with updating yesterday! Hopefully everything
@@ -17825,7 +17787,7 @@ of Harry's scar, and the serpents dropped out of sight. Draco came
 forward slightly so that he stood at Harry's shoulder, and they walked
 into what waited for them.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 30*: Fang to Fang}\label{chapter-30-fang-to-fang}
+\chapter{*Chapter 30*: Fang to Fang}\label{chapter-30-fang-to-fang}
 
 Thank you for the reviews! Now that I can access them, I can post review
 responses on my LJ.
@@ -18402,7 +18364,7 @@ Then the magic roared out of him and into the heart of the sky, and
 called down a storm. Harry closed his eyes and let himself be swept
 away.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 31*: The Heart of the
+\chapter{*Chapter 31*: The Heart of the
 Storm}\label{chapter-31-the-heart-of-the-storm}
 
 Thank you so much for all the reviews! I'm glad that chapter didn't
@@ -19124,7 +19086,7 @@ Harry---not least, where Harry should go over the summer.
 Somewhat to his surprise and confusion, Snape found that he was quite
 looking forward to making them.
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 32*: The Boy Who
+\chapter{*Chapter 32*: The Boy Who
 Survived}\label{chapter-32-the-boy-who-survived}
 
 I'm very, very happy that readers liked the last two chapters so much.
@@ -19837,7 +19799,7 @@ crystalline around him suddenly. He looked up and saw Narcissa Malfoy
 standing in the doorway, ready to carry him if he couldn't walk. ``Let's
 go home.''
 
-\subsection{*Chapter 33*: Interlude: Two
+\chapter{*Chapter 33*: Interlude: Two
 Letters}\label{chapter-33-interlude-two-letters}
 
 This is the end of {No Mouth But Some Serpent's.} The next story begins
@@ -19898,3 +19860,5 @@ I see no need for a name. You do not know who I am, and that is the way
 it will remain. Know only that I stand high in our Lord's councils.
 
 The Dark Lord \emph{will} return.
+
+\end{document}