I yawned tiredly as I finished organizing the last of the potion ingredients for Severus. I would likely not see him until late tonight since the dark lord was throwing a huge party in the upper part of the castle. I was happy Hirato didn't require me to attend with him as his prodigy and a child of airship two. I guess for once my mentor had taken pity on me. I snorted at the thought. Hirato was probably saving it for later as I would owe him a favor. It wasn't that I didn't want to be his side it was that outside Circus I was considered a squib. I had one friend and a guardian that didn't belong to Circus. As if summoned by my thoughts a platinum blond haired boy came into the dungeons half scaring me to death.

My hand had gone straight to the bravely I always wore in preparation for battle until I saw Draco. I growled out," Don't do that Draco. Do you know how angry Sev would be if I broke any of these vials for ingredients? He would kill me." Draco snickered and said," Don't worry about it Harry. Besides you should be having fun up there with everyone else."

I sighed. I knew this was coming it happened at every party because I was his best friend. I was considered a squib so I wasn't allowed to go to said parties unless under my Circus name Kit. I drawled, " You know as well as I do squibs are not allowed in such parties. The Dark Lord is supposed to be here tonight and I would rather not die for breaking his rules thank you." Draco said his excitement getting the better of him," But Harry the United Nation's Defense Force will be there. They are supposed to have some of the best acts in the world."

I froze at the thought of my friends who I had not seen in over half a year. While I had regular contact with Hirato I rarely got to see the others. Severus said it was too dangerous for me to leave Hogwarts on my own. That tended to be true if I didn't leave the castle with Severus or Hirato trouble seemed to find me. I snapped angrily at Draco," For the last time Draco! I WILL NOT go to some pompous party and risk my neck." Draco actually flinched at my words looking hurt before he spun on his heel and left. Damn it now I felt like an ass. Draco, I thought wearily. I shouldn't have snapped at you like that. Now how to get out of this mess?

I went to the quarters I shared with Severus and straight to my room. I opened my wardrobe dispelling my inner animal's illusions on the back of the wardrobe. I grabbed one of my nicer grey dress shirts and slacks. As a squib I was required to where the color. There was a silver number two barely visible on my shirt sleeve while my clothes were supposed to be all gray each shirt, jacket, or robe had a number two visible somewhere. I changed into the gray dress clothes looking at myself carefully in the mirror to make sure that I didn't give my position away. Only those trained to spot it would notice the signs of I being a member of Circus.

With that I turned on my heel and left the dungeons hoping against hope that this wasn't a mistake. I walked towards the Great Hall narrowly avoiding several Death Eaters until I found Draco. I snuck up on him and murmured so only he heard," I'm sorry Draco. I know you mean well." I watched in amusement as my friend jumped a foot in the air surprise by my sudden appearance. He swore," Potter you bastard! Did you have to sneak up on me?"

I smirked and said," Yes." Draco still looking angry took deep breaths to calm himself. Once he was calm he actually looked happy to see me. We talked the rest of the way inside the hall where there was pureblooded wizards everywhere. In less than 30 seconds I had already spotted Yogi in his mascot costume and smiled softly. Out of all the members of Circus he was the most childish. A war! feeling flooded my veins as a hand landed on my shoulder. Knowing exactly who it was even without the awe struck look on Draco's face. I turned and whispered," Hirato I..."

The tall black haired man with kind but strict eyes shuck his head and whispered," We will talk later Kit." With that he disappeared back into the crowd. There was an astounded look in Draco's eyes that the Captain of Airship two had talked to me but ignored him. I knew the reasoning but there was no way in hell I was sharing that. I tugged my shirt sleeve down more making sure it completely covered my Circus id bracelet. I followed Draco around trying to blend in with wizards that were talking.

A singsong voice that grated on my nerves drew my attention to three approaching ones," Little icky Draco there you are. Aunty Bella was wondering where you were? Oooh and you brought a squib toy for us to play with. And here I thought this party would be boring." Shit I groaned in my head. It was Bellatrix Lestrange one of the top death eaters and completely insane. She was watching me with an almost predatory look. As slowly and inconspicuously as I could I reached over to my right wrist where my Circus bracelet lay. She continued to talk in her loud annoying voice while I flipped the bracelet activator on.

I saw several heads belonging to members of Circus jump up at feeling the activation searching for their comrade. I blinked in surprise before jumping out of the way of a Crucio. I should have been at least somewhat listening to Ms. Crazy. Oh well too late now. Draco was giving me a sad look knowing that there was little he could do to stop her. I looked at her companions immediately noting Severus disapproval and the elder Malfoy's interest. Only Severus knew of my connection to Circus but if this kept up the whole damn school would know. I could see Hirato edging around so that he could aid me if necessary. All members of Circus had stopped their acts to watch. Ready to intervene if necessary.

As it turned out it wouldn't be necessary a cold voice that sent shivers down my spine said," Bella I didn't know that you thought my birthday party was boring." Fuck my life I thought fearfully. The Dark Lord had arrived.

Voldemort's POV

He had just walked into the Great Hall when he noticed how quiet it was. He spotted several tense members of the United Nations Defense Group known as Circus. It was almost like one of their own was under attack. He also noticed the Airship Two Captain edging around a circle trying to get closer to something. He moved closer to get a look as well only to have to dodge a crucio. He growled angrily ready to kill the one who threw it. When he saw Bellatrix he almost groaned until he spied the one she was trying to curse. His hair was midnight black and his reflexes were sharp almost battle trained sharp. Almost imprecptably the person shot a look into the crowd.

Voldemort decided now was the time he would intervene. This person had obtained his curiosity. He said coldly," Bella I didn't know you thought my birthday party was boring." He watched curiously as the one that had been dodging suddenly froze. He pointed his wand at Bellatrix and said," Crucio."

While he held her under the spell he took a good look at the other one. The other one was a squib by his clothes and was a young male maybe 15 or 16. He noticed there was a bulge on his right wrist of something hidden under the shirtsleeve. The most noticeable feature was his eyes. The boy had killing curse eyes and was watching him closely. He lifted his curse on Bellatrix but kept his focus on the boy. He noticed how the boy's eyes continued to shift back to t crowd giving warning glances to someone. He asked," Who are you child? I thought I knew all the students in the school. Especially one who is so close to graduating." There was a flinch before he answered," I am not a student my lord. My name is Harry Potter and I am Severus Snape's assistant. I am a squib."

There was an amused snort from someone in the crowd that made Potter glare at the person. Voldemort said menacingly but this time the boy didn't flinch instead looked at him with an unreadable expression," Ah yes I heard about you young one. It is very rare that Severus allows anyone to assist in his work. You must be very talented. Now tell me do you know that it is illegal for a squib to attend this party?" Potter shot the Malfoy heir who was a little aways away a dark look before nodding. Voldemort said after a moments thought," I suppose you wanted to see the fireworks tonight then. Yes that you did. Well I will allow you to watch them this once."

He saw the boy's eyes light up before his face becoming a mask again. This child would have done well in Slytherin if he wasn't a squib. He continued smirking," But you owe me a birthday present as well. How about you owe me a favor I can call in at anytime?" The boy gave him a carefully guarded look and after a long moment nodded. Voldemort smiled menacingly and clapped his hands together saying," Excellent now follow me."

A\N this idea came to me after I watched Karneval. I must say that Harry is like both Nai and Yogi. Please review but if you flame you will be blocked.