*Please note throughout the Prologue and Part One (year one) there are some chapters that may or may not be from the original Author and Book; Twins: A Different Life By Jessiikaa15, on Fanfiction.net.*

Harry found that November past in a blur with everything he had going on, Slytherins were busy training for the up coming games, he had finally tested his sedative; it was a success. Harry was now walking back from the library, since he was finishing with packing for break, when he heard the Gryffindor trio speaking in hushed tones and he immediately ducked behind the closest statue to listen to them.

"No I've heard of him before I just can't think." Granger muttered irritated.

"Well whoever he is he has something to do with whatever is hidden on the 3rd floor."  Evangeline said.

"Yeah and Snape's after it," Ron growled.

"He will just have to keep looking for this Flamel guy, he has to be somewhere." Evangeline sighed.

"Nicholas Flamel, I know I've read it somewhere." Granger whisper exclaimed, sounding incredibly frustrated.

"Come on, we have to finish that Transfiguration essay." Evangeline reminded them.

Harry remained perfectly still as they passed his hiding spot, not even breathing until they had turned the corridor and silently ran back to tell Draco and Theo. He found the blond pouring over a Charms text for his homework and Theo working on his potions paper.

"Put that down we have someone to search for." Harry told then sitting down his satchel falling to the ground. 

"Just let me finish, I'm nearly done and if I don't do this my father is going to kill me, my grades are not what he expects them to be." Draco sighed, Harry looked alarmed.

"Dray why didn't you tell me your father was on to you about your grades I would of helped you." 

"Its nothing he's just picky." Draco tried to push it off but Harry wasn't having it.

"What is he complaining about?" Harry demanded in a tone that held no room for arguments.

"Its because of that damn Mudblood and her need to live in the library, I'm 3rd in the year but she just won't quit and when he found out that she was a Mudblood with no prior wizarding knowledge there was a clear warning for me to sort it out." Draco burst out. Harry frowned, understanding the dilemma, some purebloods often felt that during a Mudblood's first few years in to the wizarding world it was their right to guide them, and they didn't particularly like when they were showed up by new corners. Harry found it mind-blowing that they wouldn't care if the Mudblood had been in the world for quite some time, believing that their success was because they had fully accepted their role in the wizarding world, but hated it if they shone in the beginning. Harry shook his head, grinning at his best friend.

"Well your not having the top spot sorry, that's all mine and if your father has a problem with that he can write to me and I'll explain that as someone who can produce successfully cast all of our curriculum spells wandlessly and wordlessly, as well as recite what they are and what they do, I deserve it." Harry said to him, snickering when Draco rolled his eyes, "Granger is an easy one to overcome, she's all theory. Her starting influence in to our world was the worst possible choice so she'll suffer when it comes to practical. You, on the other hand, are great at practical casting, and are much more advanced, meaning you just need to strengthen your theory based work. I know both of you can. Either of you study Occlumency?"

"Yes all traditional Purebloods teach it to their children to help the stability of our core growth."

"We will have both of you just below me by tomorrow and then we have some work to do."

They went and sat in the empty dorms, Harry placed his fingers on Draco's temple then follow to do on Theo.

Both of their mind scape was remarkably ordered for an 11 year old but there were flaws, Harry ordered them to create a room and store all magical study and knowledge in there in ordered files, going through each section as they did so. They set it in subject categories and placed it for easy access; when Harry came out of the trance with Theo at the end they had been in for four hours.

"What's the basic water charm?" 

"Aquamenti." They both shouted instantly answered immediately they grinned. 

"Wow this is amazing!" The blonde exclaimed. "It just came to me instantly."

"It's because your mind had re-evaluated all it's information and you have properly sorted through it. What you'll have to do, each time you meditate, is to add each bit of learned knowledge in to your files and eventually your mind will do it automatically, becoming so accustom to the subconscious feel of the magics you learn and connecting them with the similar feeling ones already in your mind."

"That's incredible. Is that a further branch of Occlumency?"

"Sort of, you have to fully master your mind for it to do so, but it also happens faster the more in tune you are with magic."

"Thanks, really." they both told him sincerely, and Harry nodded.

"Just tell me next time, remember I'm amazing." Harry said seriously. Draco punched him in the arm.

"So what did you rush in here about earlier?"

 "The 3rd floor I have a lead, who is Nicholas Flame?" 

"Flamel, I've heard of him."

"Same, I've read it somewhere this year and for the life of me I cannot think where, its taking too long to go through all of the things I've read." Harry shook his head, "I may remember everything, but sometimes that's the problem: I remember everything."

"I'll write to father and ask, he should be pleased when uncle Sev gives him my new update." Draco suggested. 

"Well when we find him we find out what's hidden on the 3rd floor." 

The next day Harry was sitting in the Slytherin common room reading when- "Harry!"Draco flew over to the other Snake, grabbing his arm and dragging him back up to the dorms he had just come through much to Harry's bewilderment.

"Take a breath, Dray!" Harry told him, "What's going on?"

"I've just received a letter from my father," He answered, his eyes alight. "Nicolas Flamel is a famous alchemist" 

"Oh my Mother Magic." Harry breathed, his eyes going huge, "I know what they are keeping in the third floor."

"Well?"

Harry snapped his fingers, bringing an old tome to his hands and flipping it open to the right page before handing it to the two.

"Nicolas Flamel is the only known maker of the Philosophers Stone..." Theo trailed of in awe. 

"They are keeping that in a school full of children?" Draco asked shocked by why it would be at a school in the first place.

"It makes you wonder why its hidden here now, doesn't it? I mean, Flame' has recently celebrated his 665th birthday, I'd have thought he knew how to hide things by now." 

"That is true, which means there must have been a direct threat against it, someone he, and Dumbledore, seeing as the old man is hiding it here, must believe could actually steel the Stone." Draco pointed out and writing a letter to his father

 "I wonder who?" Harry mused. "Stuff that. I want to know what they have guarding it."

"We, Three musketeer, are going to find out this evening." Harry told then, grinning when Draco and  Theo smirked. The trio went to dinner feeling excited for the night a head, Harry had them both practice the disillusion charm repeatedly until they had mastered it and they went to bed nervous but excited about what they were about to do. When they were sure everyone was asleep, the trio got up and disillusioned themselves silently, making sure to keep hold of each other's arms to be on the safe side. They crept out of the common room, Harry ever-so-slightly twisting the alert ward Snape kept there, which all Snakes took as a challenge rather than a deterrent; Harry wasn't sure which one Snape intended either, and silently up to the 3rd floor, dodging Flitch and Mrs Norris as they did so. They stopped outside the door to the corridor and took a deep breath. "Wands at the ready?" Draco asked.

Harry unlocked the door with a flick of his wrist, sensing no other magic there, allowing them to slowly push the door open and enter with extreme caution. Harry turn to shut the door, feeling Draco freeze behind him and knowing whatever it was it wasn't going to be good. He turned to see what the problem was and felt his blood run cold. There, stood in front of them, with six rolling black eyes, three sets of gleaming white teeth and a body that made them look like ants in comparison, was a very angry Cerberus. 

"So we leave now and come back when we have a full plan?" Draco suggested, his voice much higher than normal.

"I knew you were smart, Dray," Theo agreed, his voice also higher than it should be. The animal's growling was bouncing around the room and it took a step towards them, they bolted, throwing open the door and slamming it shut and running all the way back down to the Slytherin dormitories.

"Well I think it's safe to say they have some protection on the stone." Harry stated brightly, being the first one to recover; Draco threw the raven head a dirty look.

"You don't say?" They both retorted. 

"So all we need to find out is how to get past that thing and who's after the stone." Harry pointed out, ignoring the sarcasm.

"I have a book on magical creatures we can look when I get to my house but we'll still have to work out who's after it." Theo said and Harry sighed.

"The wonder group think its Snape." Harry told him and Draco snorted

"Please, if Snape wanted to steal something no one would know until it was gone." The blond declared, and Harry had to agree; that man was way too sneaky for his own good. 

"We need a plan because if people see us studying and the chaos stops they will all know it's us, so we need to find time to do homework, cause chaos, see Sirius and my dad plus Snape, watch all suspicious behavior and figure out the Cerberus. When we get back from break." Harry listed, causing the other two to groan.

"Why do I have the suspicion we are going to be sneaking out a lot over the next term?" Harry just grinned in reply.

"But guys we need to get our last prank ready." Theo reminded them.