AN: Hi guys sorry about the terribly long wait but i've had tons and tons of exams and a major writers block :( which simply will not do, so here we are with hopefully a new chapter :) enjoy :) much love xxx
Chapter 2
Hermione helped Harry all the way out of the hospital wing and into the Griffindor common room. It was 7pm so they still had 2 hours to kill before they went to Dumbledore's office. They pulled 2 chairs up to surround the fire as Hermione cast a "notice me not" spell at the same time as Harry cast a privacy charm. Harry was the first to speak as he cleared his throat.
" Well that was all very unexpected..." He trailed off as he wasn't sure what to say next. However hermione dived right into the problem at hand with ease.
" Well Harry basically, Professor Snape saved you from a particulary nasty curse, i haven't had time to look up what curse it was exactly but i can guess from the Professor's reaction, it was one mean curse."
" Hmmm yeah, Snape did save my arse back then didn't he, but what the hell is up with Ron? What on earth did we do to him? Ahhh i'm so frustrated Hermione! It was like he was a different person or something!" Harry shivered as he remembered the dark look that crossed Ron's features before he cast that spell.
" I got it!" Harry said, jumping from his seat all the while. " He was under the imperious!" exclaimed Harry with a look of trumph on his face.
" Oh Harry, Harry, there is no possible way that it was the imperious curse that was cast upon Ron. I don't think there was a curse actually making Ron do the terrible thing that he did today." Hermione said her eyes starting to fill with tears of anger and slight betrayal.
Harry sighed. What were they supposed to do? Ron was one of their best friends, he knew everything about the two of them and if that information got into the wrong hands it would prove fatal, but Ron would never do something like that. Would he?
Hermione seemed to be thinking the same thing as she leaned over to Harry and placed her hand over his.
" Harry don't worry, i'm sure this meeting is nothing serious. Ron probably just lost his temper a bit too much today." She said though she felt like she was lying through her back teeth, which she hated doing to her friends, well friend.
They sat pretty much in silence, apart from the odd 5 minutes of idle chatter before they both slipped back into a comftable silence. Hermione looked up at the clock and noticed that it was 10 minutes to 9.
" Harry it's time for our meeting with Professor Dumbledore." She said, smiling weakly at him, trying to be strong for her friend. Harry's head snapped up to the clock as she has said that, and she immediatley felt guilty for destroying his peace of mind.
Harry stood up and looked at her giving her a weak smile in return. " Well we better get going then, hadn't we?"
Hermione nodded and they linked arms as they started there terribley long walk to the Headmasters office began, the linked arms providing the strength they both needed to reach Dumbledore's office without the endless worries floating through their minds.
As they reached the entrance to Dumbledore's office they both had stopped and hadn't realised that they were both holding their breath. They released it slowly and unsteadily as they whispered the password to the statue and stepped onto the staircase as it stated to curve upwards to the door in which they didnt not want to enter.
Harry breathed in deeply as he knocked on the heavy oak door, silently hoping that their was no one there and that they could just run back to the warmth of their common room. Hermione seemed to be having simular thoughts as she was staring into space her facial expressions changing from a one of joy, to a one of great worry. It would have been quite comical if it hadn't of been for the issue at hand.
Hermione cursed silently as they heard the bold but friendly sound of the headmasters voice telling them to enter. She pushed the door open slightly as she and Harry gasped at the sight before them. The whole order, apart from a few who has auror duties, were sitting in the office drinking tea, even a select few were sucking on lemon drop.
" Ah Harry, Hermione, thank you for coming please have a seat."
They took their seat looking very uncomftable as half the order was staring at them. Harry looked at Hermione as she stared straight ahead, he knew she was wracked with worry so he placed his hand ontop of her's and offered her the best smile he could muster. The headmaster noticed this innteraction and decided to put them out of their misery on why they were there.
" Right everyone, now that the final 2 guests have arrived we shall begin the meeting." he said with a very grave look upon his face. " Today as you know Mr Potter was attacked by one Mr weasley on the way to potions." Half of the order started to mutter furiously while their eyes kept darting towards Harry and Hermione. " Now Harry my boy, i would appreciate it most gratefully if you could fill us in on the details about this morning, you too Miss Granger." Dumbledore said with a smile as harry opened his mouth to begin to recount the episode that happend that morning.
10 minutes later...
" ...and that's when Ron fired this curse at Harry, which i have no idea what it was." Hermione said looking frustrated.
Harry gave a small smile at Hermione knowing she hated not knowing things and decided to finish the story.
"...And that is when someone pushed me out of the way of the curse and i banged my head and was knocked out, who i later learned to be Professor Snape." he said, offering Snape a small smile who, to Harr's suprise actually gave a small smile back.
" Now Harry, Hermione, the reason you 2 are hear tonight is this, you are not safe in hogwarts." Harry and Hermiones mouths dropped open and were about to speak when Dumbledore held up his hand and continued to speak.
" As i was saying, I know that Hogwarts is know as the most safe place in Britian however it is not now. The school is to be closed and the whole order, including you hermione and Mr Weasley will be staying at Snape Manor, even i myself shall be staying."
" School closed.., snape manor..., Ron Weasley, ...Ron! Headmaster he cannot stay there as well he is a danger and..."
" Now now Miss granger do calm yourself, i can assure you that you will be fine at Snape Manor as it is extremley heavily warded and also there are ancient blood protection wards that you can all be keyed into. ..And as for Mr Weasley this incident shall not be forgotton, however he needs to be there under our supervision, hence the reasoning for him staying at the Manor. " Snape said completley calmly.
" Severus is right you two. Now i need you two to pack your bags and be ready to leave this castle in 2 hours. Mr Weasley is already packing and is waiting for you in the common room. But do not fret, he will totally friendly to the both of you, he has been warned and threatened with a howler from his mother." The headmaster finished with a small smile.
Harry and Hermione grined at the memory of that very embarressing howler for ron in his second year after the flying car incidinet, ahh the good old days.
" Oh also you two before you leave. I need everyone to respect where they are living from now on. Professor snape has a family and they are well and truly involved in all of this so do try to get along everyone, we need to draw together in these dark times."
Harry and Hermione nodded at the headmaster and offered small smiles to Snape , which were returned before Professor Mcgonagal exclamimed loudly " What!! little nat cannot be involved in all of this mess she is far too young!, Severus surely you havent' allowed this!"
"Minerva of course i didn't allow it but it still happened!, you know the prophecy." Snape hissed glaring at Minerva before turning to Harry and Hermione and saying " Be ready for 11pm tonight we need to leave exactly then. " and with that he stormed out of the office slamming the door behind him.
Harry and Hermione then took his example, turning and leaving the office, quickley packing all of their belongings before re-entering the empty griffindor common room. they then found out that everyone had been sent home while they were in the office apart from Ron whom was sitting on one of the sofa's staring at harry.
He stood up and closed the distance between he and Harry before saying " Harry i'm really sorry mate for what happened today, i didn't mean it, i just kinda lost my temper, if you know what i mean." he said with his head down lookin embarressed. Harry looked at him closley then nodded at him accepting his apology.
" Alright everyone, it's time to go to the main entrance." Hermione said, as she shrank her trunk, Harry and Ron following her example. They walked slowly to the main entrance silently, no one knowing what to say to each other. As they reached the main entrance the tension broke slightly as they saw everyone already there waiting for them. The Headmaster smiled at them as they reached the bottom of the stairs and stood in front of him.
" Alright everyone, they have arrived pick up you belongings and start to apparate to the manor" he said as he held out his arms to the three now adult griffindors who could not apparate as of yet. They all felt that horrible tug in their stomach as they were sent through a whirlwind and landed in front of some very impressive gates. They were midnight with a silver S engraved into the middle of them.
Slowly the gates started to open as the group trudged along a gravel path, which was across a very impressive set of grounds. Harry wondered how they kept a garden this big well looked after, then he though " oh magic".
It felt like they had been walking when they reached a door which reminded Harry of the main entrance door of hogwarts, it was a massive door, made of oak, with yet again an S engraved on it. Snape knocked on the door and it opened to reveal a house elf, whose name was " Mimfy" and a woman who looked in her late thirties early fourties. She miled at the all and gave professor snape a kiss before moving out of the way to let in her guests.
When everyone was settled in the massive living room she stood up and introduced herself.
" Hello everyone, as most of you know, and as some of you don't, " she looked at the trio in this statement " My name is Madison Snape and i'm the wife of Severus, Mother of two." Everyone laughed at her introduction of herself, even Severus did the trio did, which they had never seen him do before and it shocked them greatly. Madison was a lovely looking lady and reminded Hermione of the Mafoy's, as she had the beautiful blonde hair and the mesmirising eyes that belonged to a malfoy but also to a one Albus Dumbledore, Hermione was extremley confused.
Madison then chose that moment to come over to Hermione to chat and she noticed the puzzled look on Hermiones face and she laughed, her eyes slightly twinkling. this snapped Hermione out of her thoughts and she looked up at madison and said " Oh hello Madison, sorry about that you startled me."
Madison was smirking as she said " Oh sorry hermione dear i didn't mean to scare you, but you did have a very puzzled look upon your face before, care to share your thoughts?" Madison smiled as hermione explained what she was thinking and as Hermione reached the end of her rant of being confused the rest of the room was listening and Madison was practically crying ith laughter.
" Well my Hermione, i am indeed related to both of the families. Professor Dumbledore is my father whom is the father of me and lucius, and yes i know your wondering where the Malfoy name came from, that is the name we use to protect ourselves as all the generations of Dumbledores have done before, however it is shown in the history books as Malfoy." Madisons eyes twinkled as Hermione mouth went to form and "o" shape and ron and Harry's mouths dropped open.
" Your related to Draco?" Harry asked looking a bit uneasy.
" Yes Harry we are, but don't worry we are all totally different in private as to how we act in public, that includes me and Draco and Lucius etc..." Severus said smirking slightly as Ron paled at the news of Snape being related to Malfoy.
All of sudden a loud whirring sound filled the manor, as Madisons head snapped up and ran into a room across the hallway from where ther were sitting. She came running back out looking pale and extremley panicked and worried. " Mum what is it?" A young man about 20 came running into the living room and looked the double of Severus except looking a lot younger and he had the blue eyes of his mother. he looked slightly panicked but not as much as his mother. Severus was starting to look uneasy as the whirring sound continued. " Alex darling it's your sister, Natalia...her school ..."
" Yes mum what about it." Alex stated lookin more and more worried by the second.
Madison turned to the whole order who was lookin slightly worried and she said " Natalia's school, Greenwood academy, it's under attack!"...
AN : oooooooooooo...cliffhanger ...i know i'm evil, i'm sorry...cookies?...sorry for not updating for ...ever basically i apologize most sincerly :) i was planning to give up on this sory when inspiration sparked :)...so hopefully you like :)
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