DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER AND ASSASSIN'S CREED

A/n: I would like to thank the very first person who reviewed my story. Though I have to admit I was expecting a full flamer dispite the warning at the beginning.

As many of you can guess I am skipping years till Harry comes of age for his first year so you have to excuse me for skipping along.

But oh well on with the story.

THE BLACK EAGLE

Chapter 2: Rooftops

Severus Snape stood up on top of the Gryffindor Tower. His feet in the perfect position to keep him from falling to his death while standing at the very tip of the flag pole. His arms spread out wide for balance as he looked down at the moonlit grounds below. Relaxing his position he was on the hunt for any misbehaving students. Since he started his teaching job as Potions Master. One he dreaded dearly since the job he really wanted he could not have. Defense Against the Dark Arts was a hobby of his and a dream to be a teacher of it. However he was denied that position because of the recent retirement of Professor Horace Slughorn who's age and ailing mental health has him cowering in his home. The Defense Teacher at this time was a man named Nathan Gumblehere, a former Auror.

Severus sighed in exaggeration as he used his eagle-vision to see if he can find any escapee children heading off into the wrong parts of the school. When he spotted the wrongdoers he shook his head before spreading his arms out wide and leaped off the tower. Letting gravity drive him in his fantastic leap of faith he felt the wind rush through his face as he dove.

At the very last minute his form shifted to that of his animagus form just seconds before he reached the lake's surface. Taking off towards the forest he flapped his wings into the shadows after the wayward students.

Flying low towards the forest he quickly landed on a branch in his human form not missing a heartbeat. He started running along the branches leaping or spinning around tree trunks locked onto his target as he ran quickly around obstacles.

Quickly sighting his students he leaped onto a nearby branch and listened in on the conversation.

"Come on Edwards it is not far now!" said one student.

"Really? How much fruther we have to go before we are there?" asked the student Edwards.

"Just around the bend," the first student said

"Really? You know if any of the teachers caught us we would be in so much trouble!" Edwards replied

"Don't be such a chicken! Who is going to catch us? That new teacher what was his name? Professor Snake?" the first student replied.

Severus smirked as he looked down at the students five of them in total. On the first two one he recognized as a Hufflepuff student named Edwards who was in his fifth year. The other four one in Gryffindor, two in Ravenclaw and one from Slytherin. The one who spoke was the one from Gryffindor. Severus smirked as he watched the boy Edwards walk further into the forest followed by his four followers.

The direction they were heading was indeed full of trouble as they are nearing the Centaur Village which was forbidden to students. Shaking his head he leaped across another bunch of branches and perched himself onto a rather particular branch. This one was high enough that it hid him in the shadows but kept him within hearing range.

If this was one of his targets they would be in perfect position for an aerial strike.

But such as it was they are innocents and therefore should not be killed for such actions.

"Alright here we are?" said the first.

They came to a small hill overlooking the village. From Severus's view the Centaurs were busy with gazing at the stars. It was something that Severus admired about the race.

Unfortunately the students did not think so.

One of them raised his wand up as if to strike at the centaurs. Without Thinking Severus took out a stone from his pocket and threw it at the student.

"Ow!" the said student said.

"What?" asked Edwards

"Something hit me!" said the student.

"Are you sure?" asked another.

"Yeah," said the first.

"Alright lets try this again," said the first and raised his wand.

SMACK! "Ow!" he said again clutching his wand.

"What?" said another.

"I swear someone is out throwing stones at us?" the first said.

"Are you sure?" Edwards asked.

"Yes!" replied the first.

"Let me try then?" said the third student he one Severus recognized as one of the Ravenclaw students.

As he raised his wand Severus once again threw a rock from his pocket at the kid.

"Ow!" he said.

"Ok now I am getting spooked something or someone is here," said the other Ravenclaw student.

"You think it might be Professor Snake?" asked one student the Slytherin.

"Nonsense! How could someone like him find students like us?" said the first student the Gryffindor.

"I've heard stories that he can climb up walls like a cat and then disappear into shadows like a vampire," he said.

"Those are just stories! There is no way that one professor can cause that much ruckus from climbing walls." said Edwards.

"Actually they are true to a point but the vampire part I hate to say that I don't suck blood," a new voice said.

All the students looked around trying to spot the figure that just spoke.

"Who said that?" they said to each other.

"That sounded like Professor Snake," said another.

"Actually it is Professor Snape and you are all looking in the wrong direction," the voice said and it was then that all the students looked up into the trees.

Severus was having way too much fun tormenting these students as he once again performed a leap of faith and did a slow front flip before reaching the ground. Landing in a crouch he shocked the students before him. The lights from the student's wands illuminated his face to show that he had indeed landed from ontop the trees.

"Professor Snape? Umm we were just..." Edwards said.

"You were just on your way to detention with Mr. Filtch now scat!" he said and they ran for their lives back towards Hogwarts.

Smirking to himself he turned to see one of the Centaurs approach from behind.

"Students do try to be brave now don't they Professor?" he said in greeting.

"Yet they always try to test our patience and good evening to you Felicia," Severus replied as he put a hand over his heart and bowed low in respect.

"When word gotten around that an Assassin was teaching at Hogwarts I nearly had a heart attack. But here you are Assassin teaching a school full of rambunctious teens," Felicia replied with a smile on his face.

Indeed Felicia and sometimes it pays to be an Assassin to keep these students in line," Severus said.

"Well I better let you off then my friend Safety and Peace," Felicia said bowing.

"Safety and Peace my friend," and with that Severus changed back into his animangus form and flew off after the students.

HOGWARTS

The five students raced back towards the main gates and the entrance they used to exit the building. When they neared they were shocked for find Professor Snape standing there with his arms crossed over his chest. He had a stern look to him as they all gulped at being caught.

"This way please," he said opening the main gates to the school.

The students filed one by one into the hallways towards the Headmaster's Office. When they had gotten to the gargoyle Snape said the password, "Popsicle Sticks," he said and the gargoyle moved to the side.

When they entered the office already all of the heads of house appeared before them. Professor McGonagall for the Gryffindor student along with Professor Sprout, Professor Flitwick and since he is the new head of house for Slytherin Professor Snape.

"You have a lot of explaining to do!" Professor McGonagall growled to the students.

They lowered their heads in shame at being caught.

A FEW HOURS OF SCREAMING LATER

Severus had just gotten through escorting his student back to the dormitory and directly to his rooms. The young wizard was not too happy to be escorted back and the month long detention with the said Professor. Severus had then returned to his chambers to finish his own work before going to bed himself. Luckily for him it was Saturday so there was no school till Monday and his night on Patrol was over.

Feeling drained he walked over to the steaming bath that awaited him in the bathroom area. Seeing as the elves has prepared the bath for him he took a shower and then soaked himself within the hot tub. He let his muscles relax after a tiring day of teaching and patroling the school. Each of the Professors thought it fit enough to punish their own students for that horrendous deed. As he felt himself grow tired and sleepy he came out of the tub to dry himself off and headed towards the nearby clothes wrack where his sleeping attire was held.

Putting on his sleeping clothes he made his way towards the bedrooms for a much needed rest.

For running on rooftops, leaping off castle towers and running through the trees is tiring work for an Assassin.

TBC

A/n: Wow Ten followers already wow! I feel so good to have Ten followers with only two chapters COOL!