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here is chapter 2!
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They spent that evening at grim place, coming up with a new plan. Deciding together that they needed to bring in more brains, they wrote to their old professors. Lupin, Snape and McGonagall.
"Why do we have to bring in Snape?" Harry growled at Hermione. "He killed dumbledore."
Hermione sighed again. "I just told you Harry. Something is not quite right with that. There is something more going on. The elves told you that he was helping the students. And he knows more about the dark side then anyone we know. We at least need to give him a chance. We have the elves that have agreed to help. We need him Harry." Hermione pleaded.
Harry agreed and watched as the elves popes away to the owl post office.
"I still don't like this." Harry sighed, rubbing his for head. Hermione just shrugged and smiled at him.
They received replies the next morning in the form of three figures coming out of their fireplace in three bursts of green fire.
Professors Snape and Lupin immediately started brawling. Lupin shouting at Snape and throwing punches.
"Did they forget they were wizards." Harry snarked. Calling on his two elves to stop the fighting.
Once the two grown wizards were frozen and seated at the dining room table, with the help of elves magic, the two teens lead a silent McGonagall in and to her seat.
"Thank you for coming." Harry started before looking at Hermione. Hermione cleared her throat and told their tale, starting with leaving the Weasley wedding, and ending with the goblins.
By the time the tale was done, the elves magic had faded from the two male professors and there was tea and biscuits being eaten.
"I knew there was something he did. But never would I have thought this" professor Snape let out a shuddering breath.
"Fuck cub." Professor Lupin said.
" ya, so we need your help." Harry said with a nochulant shrug.
Hermione turned to look at professor McGonagall, who had yet to say a word to anyone.
"Professor?" Hermione asked timidly, looking into the tearful eyes of her favorite professor.
"I should have done more. Why didn't I do more." She finally whispered, tears pouring down her face.
Hermione and harry exchanged worried glances, while professor Snape quickly took out his wand and started running it over the transfiguration mistress. He frowned, before muttering something, and another wave of diagnostics latter he quickly looked at the three others in the room.
"A memory block has been removed, likely upon entering the house. Her mind is taking some time to digest the information." Professor Snape sighed slightly.
"How long will it take?" Hermione asked, her voice full of concern.
"Hard to tell, we just need to wait. Luckily, it is the weekend and my presence will not be missed at the school." He said stiffly.
"While we wait, we need to talk about why you two invited him here." Professor lupin looked at the two teens, eyes flashing golden. "Did you forget he killed dumbledore?"
"Its not that easy pro-" Hermione started to be cut off by the professor.
"Call me Remus. I have not been your professor in a long time." Remus said running a he and over his face and sitting down heavily.
"Remus." Hermione nodded. "We, Harry and I, that is. When we completed the blood bond, we felt something in us break, and now I have perfect memory recall, and Harry's magic is easier to reach."
Professor Snape quickly picked up his wand and scanned the two teens, ignoring the low growl that irrupted from the wearwolf beside him. "You had a block on your magic Mr. Potter, and Miss Gran-".
"Its actually potter now professor." Hermione inturupted with a grin, ignoring the slight twitch on professor Shapes face, and the small choking laugh that left Remus.
"Right." Professor Snape cleared his throat. "As I was saying. Miss Potter, you had a block on your editic memory. And that has been broken."
Hermione's eyes widened. "Thank you Professor Snape."
The said professor sighed loudly, and ran his hand through his hair in exasperation. "Call me Severus. We will need to be on a first name basis to work with each other." He grumped.
Hermione grinned. "And you may all call me Hermione."
"Harry." He waved with a small grin.
"That's all very we'll! And good. " Remus interrupted, "it I will not work with him until you explain what is going on." His eyes flashed yellow again.
And so the two teens explained to the two listening ma!es, and the unresponsive female adult, just why they wanted to give Severus a chance.
"As much as it pains me to admit it." Severus started. " they are correct. Albus was dieing. His arm was cursed, now I suspect he was trying to do what you two are doing . and it cost him his life. I needed to reconfirm my loyalties to the dark tosser, and save my godson from distroying himself."
"He is correct." Professor McGonagall's voice croaked. After a drink of tea she continued. "I remember so much. Damn that man." She shook her head. "Albus told me everything before he passed, then with my agreement, placed a block on my memory, to be released when I stepped foot inside this house again. He told me about the horcrux and that young harry here was one. That severus was oathbound to kill him before the young malfoy could damage his soul. He told me that there was a horcrux in the castle, but he didn't know where, and the snake needed to be killed. .that there were 7 prices of soul"
Hermione quickly pulled out her paper and brought it close to her. Writing down a new itamized list.
1. The diary - located in malfoy mannor. - killed with basalisk venom
2. The locket -located in cave, stolen by RAB, - taken in additional H and C horcrux.
3. ring - located in maternal family home - distroyed by dumbledore with?
4. Cup - located in Bellatrix gringots vault. - cups horcrux transfered to locket by goblin magic
5. Snake -never leaves LV side. - how to distroy?
6.harry - located behind scar, in front of skull. - broken by locket and horcrux absorbed by locket
7. ?
Hermione then turned the list to everyone else.
"Wait." Remus said quietly, " 7 pieces of soul outside his body? And what about the ritual that brought him back? He had to have used one of those, right?"
"He used his snake." Severus said quietly, looking over the list. "He could have put the piece back in her already, so I think we should kill her still. Dumbledore used the sword of gryffindore to cut the ring. It was infused with basilisk venom when it was used to kill the one that guarded the school."
"It wouldn't hurt to use the locket to try to find the one at the school. You would have to use the cloak, but you could manage it. The locket should pull you in the direction of a horcrux if it is close." Severus continued after a short pause.
"The cloak will only fit one of us. " harry said quietly.
"That's okay harry. I will go to the professors room with her, and dobby can be with you." Hermione said getting up and ushering everyone to the fireplace.
At the sound of his name, dobby popped into the room. "You were in need of dobby." He said in his squeaky voice.
"Yes." Hermione said quickly. "We need you to go with harry. You will need to hold onto his back and stay quiet under the cloak. Keep him safe. "
Dobby nodded enthusiasticly.
Another pop was heard. "How can kreature help?" He said as he wrung his hands together.
"You can talk to the elves at Hogwarts. Tell them all about what the evil man has done." Remus said quietly, kneeling down to kreature. "Remember, you are of earth, and the Dark one has gone against her."
Kreature stood up quickly, eyes determined. With a hurried nod, he popped out again.
"Let's go Pot- Harry." Severus sighed.
"I m going to talk to Kingsley. And see what we can do about the snake. Let me know if you find something." Remus said, stepping into the green flames and disappearing in a swirl.
Severus and harry left together, harry giving his new sister a kiss on the cheek before disappearing under his cloak.
Hermione and McGonagall were last, leaving grim place moment before the door was thrown in and an angry Ron weasly stomped into the house.
The moment they crossed the threshold into Severus office, Harry felt the pull Of the necklace. It was working. The other horcrux must be near.
Harry slipped out of the office as the spiraling stair case was bringing up two unfamiliar people in teaching robes.
Harry did not stick around to hear what they wanted as the pull of the necklace was getting stronger.
The necklace led him to a blank wall, across from the dancing trolls tapestry. The room of requirement.
Just as harry was going to start walking, the outline of a door started faddinng into the stone wall. Harry watched as a boy who looked remarkable ly like Neville longbottom stuck his head out.
"Who's there." The boy hissed.
Harry threw off his cloak, and almost laughed at the startled look in the other boys eyes.
"Merlin. Harry. What are you doing here?" Neville question, quickling ushering harry into the room.
The room had taken on the look of a guient chamber, hammocks hanging from the ceiling and couches by a large fire place. There must have been around 50 kids in here, from all four houses. Harry was even mildly surprised to see some green in the sea of black robes.
" I'm sorry to do this for you neville, everyone. But I need this room." Harry sighed, running a hand through his hair nervously. He reallyt didn't want to get into the reason he was here, preferring not to talk about horcrux.
"We are so close to taking down voldemort. But I need something only this room can provide." Harry finally said, getting the hint he wouldn't get this room without a fight.
Nevile slumped, defeated. "It is coming to a fight, isn't it?"
Harry just nodded.
"Do you have a timeline?." A fairy light voice said from the crowed.
Harry turned and watched the blond walk through the parting crowd.
"Luna." He said warmly, giving her a ssmile, which she returned. " I dont." He did sadly.
"It will be soon." She said quietly, eyes ffocused on something far away. "Within a for night. You must pick the location to win harry." She said with finality. Eyes turning to stare straight at Harry's soul.
Harry nodded in shock. Then watched as Luna grabbed Neville's hand, starting the exodus of the room.
Harry was the last out, shutting the door, then concentrating on why he needed, a smaller, more forbidding door appeared.
Haary opened the door , and was shocked to see piles and piles of things. Some brand new, and some very old. He swore he even saw one of Nevile's lost socks. The necklaces pull was getting stronger, so harry did not stop to looks round.
He stopped in front of a beautiful tiarra on an ugly stone head. Gentally reaching out, he picked up the crown and put it on the floor.
Harry sighed, putting the necklace beside the crown, he could see both vibrating. Harry quickly looked around for something to break the stone with and just happened to see a little sledge hammer just a few feet away from him. With a quick swing the hammer struck the crown, sending pieces of metal and Jewels shattering around the small area he was in. The black smoke he saw from the cup, rose from the shattered remains and was immediately sucked into the necklace, which stopped vibrating. Harry took a deep breath and put the necklace back in his pocked.
All the horcrux pieces are now either distroyed or in this one necklace. They were finally getting somewhere.
Harry quickly made his way back to the headmasters office after giving Luna and Neville a hug and wishing them luck. He was shocked to see the office distoryed and the two people he had seen while he was leaving laid out on the floor.
"Severus." Harry cried seeing the man slimmed in the headmasters seat, blood dripping from his hairline
"I am fine harry." He sighed in pain. "But my covor is blown. Severus held up his arm, which harry finally noticed was gushing blood.
With a gasp harry sent a patronised message to Hermione, asking her to come quick.
Hermione and professor McGonagall burst into the office in a flash of green fire. The two witches immediately going to the downed man while harry checked the two unknown people from before.
They looked very similar, one male one female.
"Who are they are why is your covor blown?" Harry asked , proddin the two with his wand.
"The carrows ." Severus said from his chair, eyes never leaving the wands of the two witches who were healing the bloody dark mark on his arm. "This is proof. If I was loyal the spell wouldn't have done a thing "
"Its not working." Minerva hissed frantically.
Hermione grabbed onto the wound , causing the man to hiss in pain. "Brother, I need you power. I can feel the link, but dont have eough magic to break it."
Harry nodded and placed his hands on his new sister, channaling his magic through her.
"It won't work." Severus gasped in pains. "The mark will kill me."
Hermione, her new memory working over time, remembered a vauge mention in a book,and worked to separate the modified protein charm from the dying man.
An hour later and the two teens collapsed against each other gasping or breath.
"Its done." Harry said wiping sweat off his forhead.
"It worked." Severus whispered, lookin at his bloody mark free arm.
"I'll get Poppy." Manervia gasped and ran from the room.
Severus immediately got up and sliced his hand, pressing it into the stone wall behind the desk. The wall opened to reveal a large glowing diamond. The teens watched as Severus manipulated the multicolored lights that swirled around the stone. A large tremor shook the castle, and the three heard various screams as the castle stilled.
"The death eaters in the castle are gone. And anyone who wishes harm is as well." Severus panted, collapsing into the chair as the two older witches came into teroom.
"You have to plan. He knows, and will look for you. I have locked down the castle. Its now up to you." Severus stated, lookin harry in the eye.
It didnt take long for the two teens to get their strength back. Harry was determined to end this. It would soon be spring, a dawning of a new season. Harry cast his potronis and sent his buck to voldemort with a short message.
"We will fight. 3 days. Forbidden fields."
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chapter 2 finished.
still looking for a beta, it is badly needed!