Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter in anyway. All the characters belong to J.K. Rowling except for Corben Brooks. Him I made up.

Warning: This chapter is unbeta, for which I am still currently looking for one. So if you would like to help me out, please let me know.

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"Headmaster," Harry called out. When he received no reply from knocking, he opened the door to Professor Dumbledore's office. That's strange. I thought he wanted to see me. Harry thought as he walked further into the office. Fawkes suddenly flew from his perch in a flutter of feathers and back Harry into a corner. "Fawkes stop! What are you doing?" Harry asked the phoenix that was now perched on his shoulder.

"Stay still," a voice sounded in Harry's head, "There is something you must see."

Harry felt a strange tingle go through his whole body and he and Fawkes disappeared from view. Harry looked toward the door when it opened. Dumbledore entered closely followed by Professor Snape.

"Not yet," the voice said in his head before he could open his mouth.

Harry watched as Dumbledore waved his wand. "We are safe now Corben."

Harry was shocked as he watched the appearance of Snape shrink about five inches. His black hair grew into his skull and turned to dirty blonde, and his deep black eyes changed to a reddish brown color. Corben's skin turned darker and his shoulders filled out. His whole stance seemed to shift to that of a stalker, was the best term that Harry's mind came up with. Corben was balanced on the balls of his feet, ready to flee or go in for the kill. Shivers swept over Harry as he watched the man walk the short distance from the door to the headmaster's desk.

"You wanted to talk Master," Corben sat down in the chair facing Dumbledore. Harry absentmindedly noticed that the headmaster did not offer Corben a lemon drop.

"Yes, it has been a while since we have talked. I wanted to congratulate you on doing an excellent job. You have pulled off Snape well for all these years, especially now that Voldemort has returned."

"It has been…fun. There have been a few incidents before I was able to gleam most of Severus Snape's knowledge from him."

"No one expects a thing?"

"There have been a few, but they were easily dealt with."

"Have you seen Voldemort?"

"Yes, but he does not expect a thing. He does not know that I am not whom I say I am."

"Has Peter said anything?"

Corben smiled slowly sending shivers down Harry's back, "That won't be a problem. I put a spell on him that will make sure he won't be able to tell anyone at all."

"Good. Now, can you get close to Voldemort again to be able to poison him?"

"Unfortunately not."

"That's okay. We will think of something else, if Potter does not pull through."

"As long as he does not find out the truth. I think this has been one of your more successful plans, but Voldemort might change that. The poison that was in his system, when he dies, is still there, but not for long. It might have changed him enough as long as no one expects and gives him an antidote to completely heal his mind. As long as he is not quite in his right mind, then we are all right."

"Yes, things could have turned out worse that night. Though if I do say so myself, events have worked out effectively since then. Only a little while more and we should have control of the ministry."

"And Harry Potter?"

"Ron and Ginny Weasley are keeping track of him for me."

"Ah, the Weasley's! How are they doing? I haven't seen Arthur in a while."

"They are doing very well. Percy is my operative against the minister and Charlie is collecting dragons, but it is Bill and the twins that worry me."

"They have not been brought in?"

"No and I think it will stay that way. Ah, but I am afraid that we have no more time to talk. You have a class to teach soon, Professor."

"So I do Headmaster," Corben inclined his head and pulled his disguise of Severus Snape back on before leaving through the door. Dumbledore stayed in the office for a bit longer before leaving himself.

"Young one?" Fawkes' voice sounded in Harry's head again.

"So that's not Snape?" Harry did not have any idea of what to say.

"Yes, I am afraid Snape has not been living among us for fifteen years."

"But that's as long as I have been alive for!"

"Yes," Fawkes simple said, "and Dumbledore deceit as been going on for a great deal longer."

"But why tell me now?"

"Because I have finally broken free of the spell Dumbledore," Fawkes voice spit out the name with malice, "put on me with out him noticing. Do you want to know what really happened that night your parent's were killed?"

"Yes," Harry answered before Fawkes could finish the question.

"Very well, but lets go elsewhere," with that Harry was engulfed in a blinding-bright light. When he opened his eyes, it was to a room that he had never seen before.

"This is a guest room that has not been used for several centuries," Fawkes informed Harry, "Come, sit on the bed."

Harry slowly made his way over from the fireplace to the bed, to slowly sink upon the surprisingly soft mattress. "I'm ready."

"As you well know Dumbledore has been fooling people for a long time. He didn't take the minister hob, but the job here at the school. Here he could influence more people, especially those of the next coming generation. He has been collecting followers for years and Tom Riddle was the first one to oppose him. Dumbledore did not like this, so he started getting operatives into his group of followers. Most were found out, until he sent Peter Pettigrew. No one expected his true motives, though he was still not trusted fully. Dumbledore wanted someone close inside, just like Tom did. So when Dumbledore approached Severus Snape and he in turn went to his leader, Riddle told him to except so he could spy. What they could not see was that Dumbledore would not use the really Snape."

"Where is the real Professor Snape?"

"Locked up in his house. Now please do not try to interrupt."

"Okay."

"Corben Brooks is Dumbledore's most loyal follower. He excels at charms, especially disguise and confusion charms. He also has a incredible knowledge of poisons. Now, Corben couldn't outright poison Voldemort to cause his death, so he poisoned Tom Riddle's mind. Tom slowly went crazy with none knowing the real reason. His followers called him lord out of respect, but as he lost his mind it became mandatory and the use of master came into play too. Voldemort had never used the unforgivables on his followers unless you were found out to be a traitor. When he started using the curses for punishment he lost a lot of followers. Dumbledore gladly took them all in. Harry your parents found out what Dumbledore was really doing and they tried to get to Voldemort. Your parents did have a secret keeper, but it was against Dumbledore. That is why they switched to Peter, but what no one knew was that Peter was really working for Dumbledore. That night, your parents were killed by Dumbledore who had disguised himself as Lord Voldemort. Corben got to rough Peter up, who in turn went to Voldemort claiming that Dumbledore had found him. Now Voldemort did not know why the Potter's were defecting to his side, he just knew he was getting two 'light side' followers and he was going to snatch them up. By the time he got there, Dumbledore had just killed your mom. In the battle that ensued between the two of them a stray killing curse did hit you and bounced off and hit Tom who was standing close by. What Dumbledore told you about surviving the curse is true, but your connection to Voldemort is not true in what he told you. Both you and Voldemort were almost killed by the same curse; there in lies your connection. I do not know more about it because no one has seen anything like it before. You know how the rest of the events played out."

Harry's mind was racing with questions. The information was just too much to take in. "So Peter still betrayed my parents?" Harry decided to ask the first question that came to mind.

"Yes, when your parents contacted Voldemort and told him they needed to talk to him and that they were in danger, because Dumbledore did not want Tom to know what they had to say. Lord Voldemort sent Pettigrew to be their secret keeper until he could talk to them."

"But what about hiding from Voldemort? Was Dumbledore lying about that?"

"No, Peter went to Dumbledore and let him know that the Potters were trying to see Voldemort and the headmaster rigid up a plan."

"My parents needing to hid because it wasn't safe."

"Yes, and then he manipulated Sirius into telling your parents that he wouldn't be a good keeper, to obvious. That was fine with Lily and James, because Peter had contacted them by then for the Dark Lord."

"But no one knew that Peter really worked for the Headmaster," Fawkes' head bobbed affirmative. "Did Sirius know anything about this at all?"

"No, your parents wanted to talk to Voldemort before they told anyone else."

"Who exactly was that other man with Dumbledore?"

"That was Corben Brooks. He has worked for the headmaster since hi sixth year here at the school. He was a Ravenclaw and several years older than your parents. No one had rivaled him in charms before your mother came to school. Corben outshines in disguises. He can hide things very well, even his thoughts, which he needed since he could never form a wall that Occulemency requires."

"So why didn't they kill the real Prof…Severus Snape? I guess he isn't a professor."

"Corben needs him alive so that he can have access to his thoughts all the time."

"What about the Weasley's?"

"They all work for Dumbledore except the twins and Bill."

"Even Ron and Ginny?"

"Especially them. Dumbledore needed someone close to you to help manipulate you. Even some of the Slytherin's are being manipulated by Corben."

"What about Hermione?"

"Dumbledore is working on her, but has yet to bring her in."

"What am I going to do?"

"Finish what your parent's started. Now that Voldemort is fully alive again, go to him."

"How? I just can't walk up to him."

"Draco Malfoy."

"Malfoy?"

"Let him know what is going on. He already knows more than most. He can help you."

Harry sighed in defeat, "If you say so."

"Trust me Harry," Fawkes said with convection, "Now I will eave you to think. Your friends will be coming shortly." With that Fawkes disappeared in a flash of blinding light leaving Harry behind this time.

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End Notes: So what do you think? Yea or nay? Oh, if you couldn't tell this takes place during 5th year. I'm stilling trying to decided if I just want to make Harry and Draco friends or if I want to try and attempt a pairing. Let me know what you think and I'm opened for ideas. And I will give credit where it is due, so could you help me with a title for this fic? Also, thanks Jjinks for encouraging me to go ahead and write this.