Chapter 2 - What Happend?
"Harry, what happened to at your aunt and uncle's house?"
"Ummmmm...Well I don't really know..." Harry answered truthfully
"Sir, Mr. Potter was clearly acting the hero...again. How on earth do you explain their deaths!" Snape sneered. He then noticed the pale complection on Harry's face. "Oh Shit you didn't..."
"Nice one Severus! Shock the boy into coma why don't you!" Dumbledore's eye's flashed with anger. Snape looked down in shame. Harry was shocked. He never seen that expression on Snape's face, concern.
"What do you mean dead...I saw Aunt Petunia go down from the killing curse...Oh God! I killed more people! More innocent people are dead because of me!" Harry cried
"...uh Harry..." Everyone turned to the next hospital bed to see Dudley looking deflated and worn, "Harry what happened?"
"I don't know." Harry said again, rattling his brain for memories of the night before.
"What do you mean you don't know what happened! You were there!" Snape, the look of loathing back in his face, accused him.
"Tell us what you remember, Harry." Dumbledore asked quietly.
Harry thought back to the night before, "I remember hearing my uncle yelling and Aunt Petunia yelling for Dudley to run. I grabbed my wand and opened my door with it...I saw Malfoy...I saw him kill Aunt Petunia...(sniff)... He turned his wand on me. Then I saw Dudley sitting on Belletrix Lestrange"
"Sitting on her?" Dumbledore and Snape turned to Dudley, shocked.
Dudley blushed, "She started to shoot sparkly stuff at me saying she was gonna curse me or something so I threw my mothers Waterford vase, I always hatted that thing, when she wasn't looking and it hit her in the head. She fell down and I sat on top of her. I know it's not easy to move me so I thought I would try...well l didn't do much...I only sat on her..." Dudley trailed off. He had tears in his eyes.
"It's not your fault Dudley..." Dumbledore said, "You most likely saved both your lives."
"Um...Professor. I though Malfoy was in Azkaban?" Harry said
"Well obviously not, since he was at your home last night then." Snape said, looking pissed.
"Continue Harry." Dumbledore said with a mild look of contempt for Snape.
"Well...we got on to the Knight Bus and well that's all I can remember...sorry." Harry said sheepishly.
"That's alright, Harry. Dudley, can you tell me what happened before Harry came down the stairs?" Dumbledore said
Dudley was quiet for a moment before he said, "The doorbell rang and dad went to go answer it. I heard him yelling so I went threw the house and I saw a green light shining. Mom went past me and told me to run, so I ran past her to the front door. A tall woman with a ugly, pale, kinda drawn face came at me so I ran into the living room. She said something that I couldn't understand but a red light flashed by me. I grabbed the vase and threw it at her. It smashed into the side of her head and she fell down. I sat on her when she tried to get up. I think she couldn't breathe but I didn't care at that moment."
"Very well done Mr. Dursley. I commend you on your bravery. Harry, are you sure it was Lucius Malfoy?" Said Dumbledore
"Yes Sir. I'm not going to forget his face any time soon. It was definitely Lucius Malfoy's face." Harry said with a hint of disgust in his voice.
"Ok. Thank you Harry. Madame Pomfrey would like you to stay here overnight again just to make sure your alright. We will discuss your living quarters for the rest of the summer for you and your cousin tomorrow. Sleep Well."
Snape followed Dumbledore out of the hospital wing and down the hall.
"Albus, do you think he told us everything?" Snape said with a strained and tired voice.
"Yes I think he is. I do not think he knows why he was attacked so early after he was home. I have no knowledge why there would be any reason to attack now. Well other than the pure hatred of Voldemort for Harry." Dumbledore said, ignoring Snape's flinch at Voldemort's name. "For now Harry can stay in the castle but under your care Sevreus."
Snape's head whipped around, "what do you mean, under my care...you can't possibly think...Albus...I. No...it is not possible. I can not, I refuse to look after a spoilt boy who constantly gets into trouble just like his obnoxious father!" Snape roared.
Dumbledore calmly turned to Severus. The twinkle in his eye was bright but due to his anger. "You will look after him Severus. Have you forgotten about Lily?"
Snape blanched, "I have not...you can't possibly...Lily I...shit. FINE!" Snape swept away down the hall in the direction of the dungeons lightly but viciously swearing all the way.
Albus stood there and watching Snape until he turned the corner. Albus then turned and walked toward his office. His incessant twinkle shining to it's original splendor.
