Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters.

A/N: This idea came to me after reading the latest chapter of "Harry Potter and the Death Eaters of Hogwarts" by Mentally Impaired. HBP compliant until Harry finds out about Snapes roll in his parents death.

Heroes Divided

It was Snape who had overheard the prophecy. It was Snape who had carried the news of the prophecy to Voldemort. Snape and Peter Pettigrew together had sent Voldemort hunting after Lily and James and their son…

Nothing else mattered to Harry just now.

"Harry?" said Professor Trelawney again. "Harry — I thought we were going to see the Headmaster together?"

"You stay here," said Harry through numb lips.

"But, dear… I was going to tell him how I was assaulted in the Room of —"

"You stay here!" Harry repeated angrily.

She looked alarmed as he ran past her, round the corner into Dumbledore's corridor, where the lone gargoyle stood sentry. Harry shouted the password at the gargoyle and ran up the moving spiral staircase three steps at a time. He did not knock upon Dumbledore's door, he hammered; and the calm voice answered 'Enter' after Harry had already flung himself into the room.

Fawkes the phoenix looked round, his bright black eyes gleaming with reflected gold from the sunset beyond the window. Dumbledore was standing at the window looking out at the grounds, a long, black travelling cloak in his arms.

"Well, Harry, I promised that you could come with me."-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K.R.

"We aren't going anywhere until you tell me why you have that murdering son of a bitch in the school."

To say that Harry's words shocked Albus Dumbledore would be an understatement, but he was even more shocked to see the look of malice the young man was now giving him.

"There is no need to take that tone with me Harry. Now what are you referring to."

Although calm on the outside Dumbledore could feel that this conversation would not be pleaseant.

"SNAPE"

"Prof..."

"DON'T."

With that one word Albus was silenced as Harry's magic began to swirl, and lashed out shattering the chair in front of the Headmasters desk. His robes were swaying about him, and an overbearing pressure began to weigh down on Albus as Harry's anger swelled up.

"Don't you dare correct me. Not about him. Not now or ever again. You knew what he did all this time, all these years, and you protected HIM."

Again with Harry's last word his magic lashed out this time causing the stones around him to crack. Fawkes trilled sadly from his perch sensing that no good could come of this. Albus for once felt all the years weighing down upon him. He couldn't fathom how Harry knew or how much he knew, but felt he had to regain control quickly.

"Harry, you must calm down. I Tru.."

Again whatever Albus was going to say was exactly what Harry did not want to hear.

"TRUST. You trust him. Well no wonder the Death Eaters think they can do whatever they want. They see that you'll let them get away with murder."

"THAT IS ENOUGH.'

Albus Dumbledore may be calm man, but he was not about to be questioned by a boy more than a century younger than him.

"I trust Severus with my life, and will not be questioned on his loyalty."

"Your a fool."

"Excuse me? I think you are forgetting just who you are speaking to. Now you will calmly tell me what it is that has you so angry."

For all that had been going on Harry's magic had not lashed out again, but it was still swirling around him like an ethereal wind, but his magic was not the only thing that was swirling as Harry's mind was running through all the times Snape had bellittled him. All the times he mocked Harry about his father, and it was with this in mind that he spoke with more venom than the Headmaster had ever hear from him.

"That Death Eater was the one who heard the prophecy. He is the reason my parents had to go into hiding. The reason my parents were murdered, and you let him in a school with children."

While part of what Harry had said was true it was the way that it was said that felt like he had run a knife through his heart. It was for this reason that he couldn't bring himself to look Harry in the eye as he responded.

"Professor Snape made a mistake"

"It wasn't a mistake he was LISTENING AT THE DOOR."

"I will not ask you to calm yourself again. Now let me finish. Professor Snape was a Death Eater, and when he heard that prophesy he did take it to his master, but he did not know who it was about. He.."

"It doesn't matter who it was about. It could have been anyone, what matters is you let a murderer roam free in a school of children. Why?"

"If you will kindly let me finish Mr. Potter. He regretted his actions."

Albus stopped talking as he heard something he did not expect. Laughter. Harry was laughing, but it not come from joy. No, Harry was laughing out of pity.

"Well now I know how to get ahead in life."

"What do mean Harry?"

"Oh, I don't know. I think instead of becoming an Auror I'm just going to torture, rape, and murder a bunch of mudbloods. Then tell you how sorry I am. I could use a good teaching job. Why not hire Lucius Malfoy as well or Bellatrix Lestrange. Are you really that fucking stupid?"

After living for aver 150 years Albus Dumbledore had heard a great many things, but he had never in his life been spoken to in this manner, and his anger finally began to show as his magic now began to fill the room. Fawkes couldn't bring himself to sing at this point as the amount of anger pouring from his wizard, and the loathing he felt coming from Harry brought tears to his eyes. This would not end well.

"Because you are angry I will pretend you did not just say that to me. This discussion is over I trust Severus, and will waste no more time arguing over this. We have a task that to do. I have found another Horcrux, and I am still willing to allow you to come under stipulations."

"I am not going anywhere. Draco Malfoy just attacked Professor Trelawney in the Room of Requirement. He's trying to fix something in there something dangerous, and from the sound of things he succeeded. I am not about to leave here until something is done to stop him either by you or if I have to I will do it myself."

"We have spoken about Mr. Malfoy before, and do you really think I will leave this school unprotected?"

"If you had asked me that any other day I would have said no, but now..."

Harry shook his head to clear his thoughts. It was obvious now that speaking to the Headmaster would do no good. He looked at the man he once respected more than any other and for the first time saw not a great wizard, but and old man to set in his ways. As their eyes met Harry steeled his resolve.

"If...If you do nothing to stop this I will let the world know that every death is on your head because of you arrogance and blind faith that known murderer can do no wrong."

"Are you threatening me? I am not someone you want as an enemy."

"I think you said it best Sir. Voldemort is my enemy so long as he is yours we are on the same side, but I can't trust a man who will let two death eaters walk around a school of children."

Without another word Harry left through the door that he had came through only a short while ago, but he left behind a man whose heart broke as is favorite pupil walked away. Neither saw the tears that other man held in their eyes. One for the loss of his mentor, and the other for the knowledge that a young man he cared for as family no longer trusted him. Albus knew he had to make a choice, but regardless of what he did he could see no way to mend this rift. Fawkes his faithful companion watched with tears in his eyes as well as the heroes of the Wizarding World now stood divided.