This chapter is the work of three hours. I was rushed and just wanted to get the words out of my head. It might have mistakes.

The room she was taken to was lavishly decorated. The four-poster bed was large enough for four people to lie in. The bedspread was a soft lilac, which went nicely with the cream decor of the rest of the room. There was a large fireplace and there were two comfortable chairs placed In front of it. The fire was burning brightly and the room was warm and toasty. Snape led her to the bed and helped her sit down. Evanna was so lost in taking in the beauty of the room that the almost missed Snape's next words.

"Call Mipsy once you have made yourself comfortable and settled down, she will lead you to the Master Study. We need talk about your inheritance and what we plan to do with Dumbledore."

Evanna was apprehensive about parading her suffering about and looking vulnerable in front of Riddle of all people. So, she presented a condition, "I want Remus to be here. He is the only one I can trust right now. Mom said in her letter that he knows the truth about my inheritance and now that Sirius..." Evanna's voice broke. She was still grieving for her godfather, and talking about was difficult.

Severus could see the Evanna was uncomfortable and decided to spare her the agony. "I will send him a patronus and then go to get him so that he is alone when I reach there. This way we won't garner suspicion."

An hour later, after putting on her shirt with much difficulty because of her wings, Evanna called Mipsy.

"What can Mipsy bes doing for Young Miss?" The hyper elf asked.

Evanna showed a small smile at her enthusiasm. "Can you please lead me to your Master's study, Mipsy?" Evanna was led through winding hallways, the paintings were following her movement. Most were looking disainfully at her threadbare clothes, and she was starting to feel self conscious. Evanna was squirming by the time she reached the study, but when she saw Remus standing there awkwardly with Snape and Riddle, everything else disappeared and she jumped at him with a cry of "Moony!" Remus didn't even stumble under her sudden weight and caught her deftly in his arms. She buried her head in his shoulder and started sobbing.

"Hush now, cub. I'm right here and I'm not going anywhere." Remus said while rubbing soothing circles on her back. His shirt was soaked with her tears by the time she stopped crying. So many incoherent words were falling out of her mouth that none of the wizards could make any sense of it. Remus' voice was soothing as he said,"Cub, cub speak slowly. I'm not going anywhere."

"Moony,love you. Missed you. Don't go. Never leave me again."

Evanna's sentences were still broken, and it broke Remus' heart. His cub, the last of his pack had been in so much pain for so long and he hadn't done anything. For the first twelve years of her life, he had never tried to contact her. Tell her that someone cared. Dumbledore had so easily influenced his decisions, kept him away from his cub. Years of lies, telling him that Evanna was fine, even as she suffered at the hand of her relatives. When Severus had told him who Evanna was with, he had almost blown a fuse. But Severus scented of nothing but honesty and determination when he told him the reason for his request. For Evanna, he would face Death himself.

Fifteen years of hurt, not having anyone to talk to had taken its toll on her and now she was fed up of everything. She just wanted to die, but Evanna knew that if she died, Remus would be left without a pack and it would drive him insane. Remus had told Evanna that the only reason he remained sane after James and Lily's death was because he knew that Evanna was safe and he would meet her again. After he found out that Sirius was innocent, he found another reason to live. Now Sirius was gone again and Remus and Evanna only had each other once again.

Severus and Tom were feeling very awkward and guilty, witnessing the two people take comfort in each other's presence. They had both played a part in destroying this family. It may have been Dumbledore's fault but the blame lay with them too. Dumbledore was going to pay. And that was that.

After the teary reunion, Severus had let Evanna and Remus read Lily's letter. Right now, both of them were absolutely furious. Now the four people were discussing a proper course of action, to get rid of Dumbledore's influence in the Wizarding world. This was going to be difficult, mostly because he was hailed as a hero. His actions could be brought to light but, it could have an adverse effect. If the cards were not played right, Dumbledore would appeal for sympathy from the masses. His secrets had to be revealed in the most brutal way possible.

"So we need to contact the goblins, and Rita Skeeter. But the goblins first, Tom will need a new identity and only goblins can forge those documents. We have to find out if Dumbledore has been withdrawing money from the Potter accounts, because Evanna's vault key was with him before Hogwarts. Evanna you need to take a heritage test to claim your headship, and any dormant ancestral vaults. Rita Skeeter will publish the articles that we give her permission to, and reveal what has been going on in school for past five years." Severus was noting down the things that had to be done.

Evanna had been quiet till now because she couldn't bring herself to talk in front of the former bane of her existence. Even knowing that it was due to the Imperius curse that Riddle killed her family, it was difficult. She decided that he was also a victim. After all he had been forced to rip apart his soul on Dumbledore's whim. She didn't have it in her heart to hate him anymore. So she decided to work with him to take down a common enemy.

Remus posed an important question, "Why would Skeeter listen to us? She could just as easily use the information against us." The three males were surprised at the small giggle that escapes Evanna's lips. Her smirk seemed out of place on her sweet face, yet strangely fitting. Evanna had let her inner snake out to play.

"Oh she will she doesn't want to end up in Azkaban that is."

A simultaneous "What?" escaped the mouths of the other occupants of the room. Evanna decided to enlighten them. "Rita Skeeter is an illegal animagus. A water beetle to be exact. If she doesn't want that particilar information to come out, she will do exactly as we say. We can even get a magical oath out of her. She loves her gossip too much to let this opportunity go. And Luna Lovegood will help getting it published in Quibbler. Most people don't read it, but enough do to get the word out there. And backed up with enough facts, no one will be able to dispute it." Evanna was very happy with herself and let a small genuine smile grace her face. Meanwhile two Slytherins and one Gryffindor were staring at her in surprise. This caused Evanna to blush slightly.

Severus and Tom were looking at her with unabashed adoration. It seemed like their mate was a closet Slytherin. Severus decided to ask Evanna a question. "You are quite intelligent Evanna. So why don't you apply it in your studies?" Evanna's answer infuriated the three men.

"I was never allowed to do better than Dudley at Primary school, so I just stopped trying. After coming to Hogwarts my first friend was Ron. I didn't want to push him away so I studied with him and he his very lazy."Evanna's voice was small, she was ashamed of her habits, but it had been so ingrained in her that she never tried to get out of it, even when there was no fear punishment from her relatives regarding her Hogwarts grades. "Defence was a necessity with all the... attacks that happened at school." Tom winced at the last part, it had been beacuse of him.

Remus and Severus exchanged glances. They came to a silent agreement that they would tutor Evanna in everything from scratch. They told her as much. "You will have to work hard. Once we are at school we will continue to teach you." Evanna nodded her head, and then got a look of contemplation on her face

"Can we get Lucius Malfoy into the plan? I have been friends with Draco and Blaise for a long time now. Blaise will remain neutral in the war, but I want Draco to know that I am against Dumbledore. He wouldn't have to go behind his father's back to talk to me anymore and Mr Malfoy will be quite the asset with how much influence he has in the Ministry. It will only benefit us and make our work easier. He can get into the Ministry to get us old records on Dumbledore, because that old coot must have had some darkness in his past. If we can get our hands on it, we will be able to bring him down easier." The three males were staring at her, amused. No one had seen this side of her before and her plans were very thought out.

Severus decided to interrupt her thoughts and asked," Since when were you friends with Draco?"

"Since our second year. He found out about the Pol.. something and decided to confront me alone. I apologised for deceiving him and he accepted. Then he complemented me on my 'very Slytherin' approach on the matter. Since then we just pretend to fight each other, and pass notes when we face each other. I banish the note to his pocket with the time and place and he and Blaise come to meet me and we talk. He even coached me on the manners of an heiress. I had known about my headship because he told me that Potters were an old family and I would be head after my seventeenth birthday. The old coot was probably going to kill me off and take all the money and the Potter heirlooms, properties and everything else.." While Evanna was ranting about Dumbledore, Tom was writing a letter to the goblins about a visit, as they would have to meet the director of the bank and that won't be possible without an appointment.

Tomorrow, the downfall of Albus Dumbledore would begin.

AN: I don't know when the next update will be. PM me with ideas and any criticism you have to offer. Reviews are my life blood and flames are welcome. Words will never hurt me!

clicheluver