The New Order
Chapter 4
Confessions
"Of course I do," Harry said, shaking his head. Had Snape not listened to him?
"I see… and how is it that you have not joined the dark side? My childhood was enough to get me joining him," Severus said emotionlessly. Yes, he knew Potter knew of Severus' own status as a Death Eater. There was no point in trying to think otherwise.
"Maybe it's the fact that it's his fault as well?! If he had just fucking finished the job properly, or not gone after my parents, I would either be alive and happy or dead and not having to put up with this fucking world!" Harry snarled.
Severus had the urge to shout 'Language' at the boy, but he resisted. After all, he was not the boy's teacher at the moment. He had no control over what the boy said or did at all.
"Indeed," Severus said. "So what do you plan on doing?" he demanded.
"Why did you come in the first place?" Harry asked adamantly, not answering the question. Severus knew by the look on Harry's face he would not get his answer until he answered Harry's question, so he answered him.
"Because you found Pettigrew," Severus said.
"Dumbledore didn't tell you to get me?" Harry asked, sounding resigned and not at all surprised.
"No," Severus said, not lying just to make Harry feel better. He rather liked the fact that he was not the only one that didn't completely trust Dumbledore. But he could hardly say that out loud until he really knew that Harry was against Dumbldore. Best not to even think like that, really. He could not in any way go against Dumbledore, or it was off to Azkaban with him.
"Hm…well, I own Grimmauld Place, right?" Harry asked.
"Yes, you own everything that was Black's, as well as your family's, the Potters, and perhaps the Evans'," Severus said.
"The Potters? They don't have that much money," Harry said, looking at Severus strangely.
"Who told you that?" Severus asked, looking amused.
"No one; I've seen my vault. While it may seem like a lot right now, I would be lucky if it lasts me two years out of school," Harry said.
"Don't you know all Purebloods are rich?" Severus asked, sounding less than amused now.
"Well, I'm not pureblood, I'm a half-blood" Harry said with a snarl.
"Strictly speaking that is true, but your father is a pureblood, as his only son you recieved his fortune," Severus said, as if he was speaking to a wit-lacking first year.
"And?" Harry asked.
"Well, your father was obviously rich, Potter, so that means everything he had belongs to you now, including the Potter vaults!" Severus said, finally losing control over the anger he always carried around.
"Well he's not anymore!" Harry exclaimed. But then he thought on it more. "I mean, I've seen my vault, But you said 'vaults'. As in more than one?" Harry curiously asked.
"Potter, didn't the Goblins ever take you to a vault where you had to step through wards and go alone?" Severus asked in irritation.
"No, they unlocked it, I didn't feel any wards, and I wasn't alone, I was with Griphook, that's the Goblin by the way," Harry said.
"Then you haven't seen the Potter vaults, you most likely have been using the one any parent sets up for their child before they turn seventeen and take control over the main vaults. However, since you are the last heir and your parents are gone, you should have been told when you were eleven, and a Goblin would and should have helped you deal with your accounts," Severus said, rubbing his eyes tiredly as if it had taken a lot out of him just to explain this to the boy.
"I see," Harry said, his eyes darkening.
"Finally," Severus said sarcastically.
"So Dumbledore has been keeping something else from me?" Harry asked. His eyes were now the colour of the darkest Emerald you could ever find. They seemed to sparkle more, in power and anger. It was pretty impressive, better even than what Dumbledore could do.
"Only he would have the power to do that, to stop the Goblins from telling you," Severus confirmed.
"So if I went to them and asked to see all my vaults, what would they do?" Harry asked, his nostrils flaring in anger.
"Take you to your vaults, of course, they cannot say or do anything else," Severus said.
"But some of them are knowingly keeping it from me?" Harry asked, wanting to make certain that he understood the situation correctly.
"Obviously, nearly all the Goblins will, no doubt. They may be ugly, but they are far from stupid," Severus sneered.
"Good; well, they are in for a shock soon, that's for sure," Harry declared, his eyes alight with malice and satisfaction. The air around him seemed to darken and his face was set in a grim line.
"What are you planning, Potter?" Severus asked almost warily; he had seen that look many times on Lily Evans when she wanted something impossible to happen.
"Nothing," Harry said, his face back to its normal angelic look.
"Don't give me that; what are you going to do?" Severus asked more forcefully.
"Do you really want to know?" Harry asked curiously.
"Yes," Severus snarled, getting impatient.
"Fine, I'm just going to tell the goblins I will move my money elsewhere. Of course I'm not really going to do it. But too lose Famous Harry Potter and the Potter's money would be a blow to Gringotts. Then I'll threaten to tell the press what they did. They would be finished if this sort of thing got out, Right?" Harry asked curiously.
"Of course," Severus said, smirking now.
"Perfect," Harry chortled, rubbing his hands together gleefully.
"When are you going?" Severus asked.
"Probably tonight, but you can deal with Pettigrew first. I'd like to look around Grimmauld Place, I've never had the chance to explore before," Harry told his professor.
"Indeed," Severus said, "Hand him over."
"Here," Harry said, smirking also.
"That looks painful, what is it?" Severus asked, smirking nastily upon seeing the Muggle device clamped down on the captive rat. Opening the jar, he was looking as if one of his dreams had come true.
"It's a rat trap; suitable for him and very painful; leave them in one long enough and they will die," Harry smugly explained.
"Best decision you've ever made, Potter," Severus said, poking at the rat gleefully. This was the Marauder he hated the most. Yes, he hated him even more than James Potter now. Sirius Black was gone, yes, so now it was time for him to get revenge on that rat.
"I thought so too," Harry said, smugly still.
"I better get this to Hogwarts," Severus said, looking at disgust at the rat stuck in a trap inside a glass jar which had wards stopping Pettigrew from changing and escaping.
"Yeah; suppose I'll see you later. Just don't bother telling Dumbledore I'm here or I will run away to America for the rest of the summer," Harry warned, his face showing how terribly serious he was.
"I may like playing with the grim reaper, but I'm not suicidal," Severus retorted bluntly. The grim reaper, Harry knew instantly, was Voldemort, and possibly Dumbledore in this case. He'd also implied that if he was to tell
Dumbledore, he would be asking for death. It was obvious he was on Harry's side for now and was not happy with Dumbledore. It was something Harry had waited a long time to happen.
"Good," Harry said, smirking.
"Don't damage the place while I'm gone," Severus said, sneering disdainfully before quickly getting out of the house. He thought he would have the last say; he was wrong. Just as he was about to apparate Harry shouted, "Don't worry, I will." A smirk was definitely apparent in his voice for any blind man to spot.
Severus walked up to Hogwarts from the edge of the wards, the rat still in the jar. Severus was amusing himself by casting the Crucio curse every few minutes and lifting it after about five seconds. He didn't want Pettigrew insane, unfortunately. But he was getting his revenge, so who was he to care? This was probably why he had gone straight to Potter's. Now he was double glad he had, he'd gotten more information than he planned on ever getting. Even better, he found out he was not the only one to distrust Dumbledore. Brilliant.
"Severus, what is that?" Flitwick asked curiously, grimacing at the state of the rat.
"Nothing," Severus sneered.
"Poor thing; another one of your experiments, no doubt" Flitwick said, shaking his head and leaving.
'If only you knew,' Severus thought, smirking in a way that would annoy anyone.
Edited 12/06/15 by Jake and Jordre thank you guys