I made a small change so that I could continue, I was going to make Dumbledore the bad guy, but, well that's not fare everyone does that, so instead here it is.

Changes! (if your not in the mood to reread chap one) is that Dumbledore had mentioned he would try to do something. I will be altering the chapter one, when I feel like it (actually when I can, hard-pressed for time and its SO hard for me to ever re-read my work, near impossible really, my eyes just don't focus on the words, its awkward.). Another change, Dumbledore told harry he'd send someone to stay with Harry.

AS I said before, I own nothing, not even these shoes Im still wearing, you know something strange? Stolen shoes are ALWAYS comfier then your own...

Chapter 2

It had been three hours since all the children had gone home, Snape came out of his office, and nearly ran straight into Dumbledore.
"Headmaster," Snape said with a respectful nod.
"Just the boy I wanted to see. I've been looking for you." Dumbledore said, opening the door behind Severus who chose to ignore the word 'boy' of which he found so much insult that if it had been any other men... but no, it was Dumbledore and so he said nothing.

"Shall we?" Dumbledore said, skimming past him, Snape accepted being invited into his own office grudgingly.
"So where were you off to?" Dumbledore started conversationally.

"Stretching my legs, why?" Snape said darkly.
"Well I just wanted to know if I was keeping you from something important." Dumbledore said, as though he knew something Snape did not.
"You were not." Snape said calmly.
"This is an urgent matter, and must be seen to immediately," began Dumbledore, "recently it has been drawn to my attention-" He was abruptly cut off by a shout in the hall.
"Floo to your office Headmaster." Snape had a sneaking suspicion that the crash was not something to be ignored, and if he had learned anything as a spy, it was not to ignore such feelings. Without hesitation the Headmaster did as he was told.

Snape had his wand out, quickly he went to the door and with an exhale, pulled it open as fast as possible. To his surprise it was three deatheaters, well he wasn't that surprised, he shot off three stunner incantations in record timing but only two struck their intended targets, the other one managed to escape the assault.

"My apologies I did not recognize you as a fellow member." Snape said, wand still out.

"Well then Ill come out." He actually did come out, wand once again hidden, but Snape had his wand out, he hit the deatheater square in the chest wordlessly. Then he went to all three and obliterated their recent memory. He left them on the first floor, after levitating them there so there would be no ties to himself. He then began a sweep of the common areas but was surprised to find, nothing. There had only been the three Deatheaters sent, but wait, his every instinct said that made no sense. He checked all of the secret passages and rooms he knew of, it was only a matter of moments and in came the aurors.
"I left three on the first floor." Snape began but stopped, her expression was sad, even her hair was black with no odd colours to be seen.
"Its Dumbledore."

Snape pushed through the office door so fast it banged against the wall Lupin stood by the fireplace. What he was standing over was blocked by Dumbledore's desk and chair.
"Must have been as soon as he came through. There had to be more then ten. Hit him like a firing squad."
Snape went around the desk numbly, all thoughts of emotional walls gone from his thoughts. Dumbledore lay dead on the floor, his eyes closed and someone had turned him over, but not yet cleaned him off, there was a gash on his head that hadn't quite bled out before he'd died, in fact there was no blood to be found looking around. His skin had lost all colour and was a pale white. He hadn't gone down without a fight, there were four death eaters laying as though there had been an explosion. They lay all around him one was even slumped onto the chair in the corner, all were dead.

Snape fell to his knees next to Dumbledore, he didn't cry, tears just, were not enough. He knelt, heartbroken and lost as to what to do. He looked at Dumbledores face, pale, his spectacles were off and probably laying around somewhere. He picked the headmaster up, the gash on his head streaked small rivers of blood down his face.

"Minerva was caught as well, she's in the hospital wing now but being transferred..." Snape heard their muttering behind him but couldn't care. He didn't know who Lupin was talking to and could not gather himself enough composer to turn around. But slowly he felt his walls coming back up, realizing they were down he was putting them back into place, like constructing a maze.

He lay Dumbledore down and was just about to get back up to his feet when he saw the blood on his hand. He tested it by rubbing his fingers together curiously. Then a dawning occured like the night had ended and the hope had shined at last.
"He's alive!" Snape called, he checked the head wound and indeed it was bleeding. He checked for a pulse and could not feel anything but he knew sometimes pulses become too weak to be felt. He did not bother with those around him but flood straight to the infirmary.

"He's not dead," Poppy came forward and checked Dumbledore still in Snapes arms.
She nodded, "Put him in a bed, quickly now." He did as he was told and stepped back to allow the medical team full access to anything they required. He wanted more then anything to be right next to Dumbledore, holding his hand, but he knew they needed space to work. The large fireplace in the corner of the infirmary glew green drawing Snapes gaze. Minerva was laying on a bed that was quickly wheeled out. He did not get to see much accept for the billow of green robes but if he could judge her injury by the amount of wizards and witches working on her, it was bad.

Snape chose a chair against the wall and sat down, there were chairs all along the wall but he chose the one closest to his friend and mentor. Currently he could see them working on Dumbledore, countless spells and potions being spelled, he tried to keep track but with so many working on him it was too confusing. The curtain was pulled closed, for which he was almost grateful and he saw no more of what they were doing.

"What are you doing here?" Demanded a ministry official who had come up to him boldly, Snape chose not to answer and so he continued. "Isn't it bad enough that you allowed Deatheaters in, now you sit like your gloating and mock?"
"Do you have any proof that I was involved?" Snape asked silkily. The official blushed Scarlett.
"All I need is one ounce of proof and youll be seeing yourself in Azkaban for life!" With that he turned and left.
"And who was that?" The healer asked.
" Junior, Percy some called him." Snape answered.
Her eyebrows went up but he doubted the name held any importance to her. She then went on to tell Severus, as he was listed next of kin, how Dumbledore was doing.

Harry lay on the ground, his head swam in an odd daze, his back was on fire, from his position on the floor he saw a sideways Vernon exit out of his room's door, he slammed the door hard which despite watching the action, made Harry jump. He peeled himself off the floor and into the bed. Not bothering with sheets or changing.

After a time, Harry pulled his slide towards him, on top of it's wooden flat surface were his writing equipment and a half finished letter to Ron, Hermione's was underneath, already complete. He rolled expertly off the bed, which was close enough to the ground that the jarring didn't hurt very much, and limped to Hedwigs case, he's tripped on the stairs on his way up, he didn't want to see the state his leg was in right then, but it hurt like a bad sprain.

He opened the cage and put Hermione's letter onto Hedwig's leg, than he went to the barred window and, after silently listening to ensure no one was coming, twisted the loose bar. Hedwig was indignant to being forced to 'squished' but she fit right out, she shook herself off at the tip of his outstretched arm then dove off, the midnight moon glistening across her wings.

It was only after he's sent the letter that he considered perhaps that it was too early to write a letter just yet. Well it was too late to cancel it. He put the bar back where it belonged, testing it in case Vernon came in and checked the bars, which he did almost every night, almost like checking in on your child really. Or so Harry liked to think of it as.

Dumbledore had said he'd send someone, that Harry would only have to stay two weeks and then he'd be able to leave, if he could only make it two weeks. But so far, no one had come. Perhaps Dumbledore was sending someone to arrive later that night. Harry closed his eyes and allowed himself to drift to sleep, thoughts of McGonagall coming in and obliterating the Dursley's filled his head, but then he thought 'nah, I know just the person evil enough for this task...' His mind changed it to Snape, of course Snape wouldn't ask any questions or even notice when Harry was injured, he'd just demolish the Dursley's without question because that's the kind of person Snape is. That's the kind of warrior, fighter, whatever you would call it, that Harry needed, and with these thoughts Harry went to sleep.

Pounding woke Harry the next morning and he crawled out of bed as fast as he could. He was sore all over and his muscles screamed protest but his heart was skipping beats with excitement. He opened the door, a look of hope on his face, and then disappointment, it was only Petunia.

"Up! Breakfast isn't going to make itself." She went into the washroom where she would proceed to do her daily makeup routine, she'd come out in an hour just as breakfast was ready. He began making the breakfast, wondering all the while what Dumbledore was doing, was he truly sending someone? Why was it taking so long?

I think I went overboard with the story, adding way to much for the one-shot, I just made a really, REALLY sugery tea and I think I went into a sugar-induced writing frenzy it was practically insane!

Anyway, the third chapter is done as well, Ill take my time putting it out because, well the end is nearly complete as well but this may be a five chapter story, Im not sure... Anyway Ill post the third chapter in a few days, Im trying to space out everything Im submitting to about one per 2-3 days that way Ill have something all summer long to post, which should be fun.. anyways please

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