AN JK hinted that the Ministry created Dementors. The story progresses…
Chapter 7 Intent
Severus followed Kingsley discretely as he followed the tall black wizard to his house and stopped short watching the man walk in and waited thirty minutes before walking up the path and knocked at the door.
The door opened and found an Aurour waiting for him to speak. "Professor Snape to see the Minister. It is of the upmost importance."
The Aurour closed the door not saying a word and he stood waiting finding the door opened back up and the Aurour motioned that he should follow and led Severus to a door and opened it to allow him inside before closing the door.
"Severus what is so important that you call on my residence?" Raising up from a thick leather chair and held his hand out.
Severus shook the offered hand and sat down in the chair that Kingsley motioned to him. "It is about what I tried to discuss with you at the Leaky Cauldron. Perhaps the subject was too sensitive?"
Kingsley looked back to him confused. "I don't remember you at the Leaky Cauldron Severus."
"I met with you and then you left right away saying everything was in order and everything checked out before you gave me a chance to explain my concerns. I scheduled the meeting and you are always true to your word. I suspect that you are under Imperious or something else."
Kingsley moved to a light brown desk and turned open his appointment book and noticed that he did have a scheduled meeting with the Potions professor. He sat back down and looked to Severus, a troubled expression showing. "I see that I have it scheduled and I do remember being there but I do not remember meeting with you. What did you want to talk about?"
Severus thought for a moment. "I'll tell you but I need a witness in case you dismiss me. Is the Aurour assigned to you trustworthy?"
"Baines is loyal and will tell no one of what we speak of." Kingsley opened the door and called for the Aurour and watched him walk in. "Baines Professor Snape suspects I have been Imperio'd or something more. I want you to observe and not say a word to anyone of this meeting."
The Aurour nodded and stood waiting.
"We have a witness Severus so tell me what you want to discuss."
"Minister there is a danger to our world at this time. Not just the Wizarding world but all of humankind."
"Go on Severus but I'm skeptical as all seems in relative peace at this time." Kingsley rumbled out.
"It is about the Dementors Kingsley. The official numbers are wrong and they plan to wipe us out for a wrong."
Kingsley jumped up and spoke in the odd voice of before. "Severus all is well and the Ministry controls them. Baines escort him out."
Baines looked to Kingsley in confusion before motioning Severus out of the study.
Severus stopped him outside the door. "Aurour Baines did you hear his strange voice? Something is not right with the Minister. Let's wait a few minutes and then you go back in and tell him I am here to discuss an important matter like before."
Baines looked to him unsure but he did notice something was wrong. He waited five minutes and then opened the door. "Minister Professor Snape is here and wishes to discuss something of importance."
"Don't wait Baines bring him in at once." Kingsley rumbled out.
The Aurour motioned Severus in and heard the visitor demand that he stay.
"Kingsley I was talking to you about something and you demanded Baines to escort me out. Do you remember it?" Asking he placed his hand in his robes and grabbed his wand.
Kingsley frowned. "You have not been here tonight. Are you sure?"
Baines spoke out. "He speaks the truth Minister as I was called by you to witness the conversation. You spoke in an odd voice and demanded he be escorted out."
"What did you speak of Severus?" Kingsley rumbled out troubled. He knew that Baines was loyal to him and would not lie.
"I do not want to say for I know what the catchword is now and do not want to be escorted out again. Kingsley I suspect you have been programmed to forget things about a certain subject. I must get to the bottom of this for our world is in jeopardy. Do you trust me to go into your mind and find out why you do not remember?"
Kingsley looked to Baines. "I trust this man with my life. You will not interfere in anything. Do you understand?"
Baines looked to the two wizards. "I understand your command Minister and I will observe."
Severus knelt down in front of Kingsley and pulled out his wand. "Legilamins." He whispered and found himself in his friend's mind. Moving through he realized that Kingsley did this to himself to protect something hidden. He felt fear and resistance when he tried to push forward as everything was sealed up in a programmed Obliviate that had a release date for a phial. He worked his manipulation for three months was too long to wait to reveal whatever it was he hid about the Dementors. He fell out of his friend's mind leaving him unconscious and stood up holding his wand. "Baines I have found what it is. He casted a programmed Obliviate against himself to protect something concerning Dementors. I'm afraid we'll have to wait as I could not overcome it."
Baines breathed out in relief. "So not Imperio then Professor Snape?"
Severus twirled and pointed his wand as he caught the Aurours eyes and growled out "Obliviate!" Working to remove the memory of all that the wizard observed tonight.
He watched the wizard slid to the floor and stepped over the Aurour before leaving Kingsley's residence.
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Severus sat in his study two weeks later enjoying the conversation with his ever logical Apprentice as she tried to dispel the written the warnings of using yew wood with potions.
"Think upon it Apprentice. Tell me the history of it and as you babble back the word for word views of the books that you've read and I'm sure you will realize why it is not used."
Hermione looked to him flustered. "Yes it is the tree of death and planted in graveyards and used to create poisons for assassins to use and the wood used for bows Master but I think there is more to it. There are many legends around it."
"Apprentice almost everything about that tree is unusable as it is poisonous. Care to tell me why you defend it as something more?"
"Muggles have extracted Taxol from it and looks as an anti-cancer agent….."
She broke her train of thought as a loud knock sounded out and watched Severus stand. "Hold that thought for a moment Apprentice while I see who it is at my door and send them away. God's help whoever is at that door if they waste my time."
Severus strode to the door and slung it open growling out and found Kingsley looking to him. "Severus I must have a word with you."
"Of course Kingsley." Motioning him inside.
Kingsley noticed Hermione sitting in a chair. "Severus this must be private."
Severus glanced to Hermione. "Apprentice go to the Library and look for the book that I requested of you. I will join you when I am finished with the Minister."
Hermione left the room smiling to Kingsley as she passed by.
Kingsley watched her leave. "I have a phial here with a warning from me from a few weeks ago. My parchment told me that I must not look at this and to come to you. I told myself that I was in danger." Holding a phial out in his hand
Severus took it. "I will view it and let you know what it contains if I can. What excuse did you use to come here for someone is tracking your movements if you felt the need to warn yourself."
Kingsley chuckled. "I still remember deception Severus. I told my secretary that Hogwarts have not had the required Minister's review since the Final Battle and that I would do it today. I've already completed the review with Minerva and will say a few words at dinner and be on my way."
Severus nodded. "I need to continue Miss Granger's study. There is enough time before dinner for me to view the phial. You need to start surrounding yourself with members of the Phoenix Kingsley."
"I've already started Severus. I pulled Arthur from his job and made him my assistant. I trust my bodyguard and offered Harry Potter to shadow him and begin Aurour training. He was going to wait until the break to join the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and told him it would be best to come now to so he would have a step up when he went to the Academy."
Severus moved to the door of his chambers opening it. "I'll meet with you after dinner then."
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The Head of the Department of Mysteries called his second to his office. "The Minister is at Hogwarts and I told you to watch him. Why is he there?"
"He is visiting for the required Ministry Review disturbed that has not been done in a number of years when his new assistant told him of it. I bumped into him as he left his office and able to glimpse into his mind for a brief moment. He was focused only on the review and the fact that it has not been done."
The Head slid a phial of potion to him. "You are going to Hogwarts to seek the book out ... All I know that the book is bound in red. The phial will change you into the age of a Sixth year for six months. I have sent the Headmistress a note that you are a transfer student from Drumstag. Take the classes and do not allow notice to you as you will be able to pass anything that they teach you with no problem. Go now and do as I command for no one must know of what we seek to hide."
The Second nodded and left.
The Head watched him leave. His forefathers and the Ministry never tracked what became of the Representative. He would have to find out who it was and kill him, giving relief until he found the Covenant and destroyed it.
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Severus walked down the halls and entered the Library finding Hermione with a pile red bound books looking to one intently. Approaching her he growled out. "Gather what you have and check them out."
She picked up the pile and moved to the desk and watched Madame Pince begin to protest before being silenced with a glare from Professor Snape.
Leaving the Library they walked down the halls, students moving out of the way. Walking next to him was a really efficient way to travel around the castle not having to push through throngs of students.
They walked entered his chambers and she watched Professor Snape Snape pull out Dumbledore's pensieve from a shelf and placed it on his desk. "Hermione, Kingsley performed a controlled Obliviate on himself to hide something and I found a way to release it two weeks ago and trigger his safeguard to release it now. He left a parchment commanding himself not to view the memory but to enlist me. Here is his memory and we will view it together."
Hermione moved to stand beside him. "I know that you do not trust anyone Master Snape and thank you for the trust."
Severus looked to her. "You saved me after the battle and I learned afterword that you believed in me when others did not. For some reason that I cannot fathom I revealed my true self to you and have drawn you into danger. I am Severus when no one is around." Holding his hand out.
Hermione took it. "It's Hermione Severus. I'm not sure of anything but I feel pulled to you. I always have."
Severus held her small hand in his hand for a moment before releasing it. "Let's see what memory Kingsley has, forcing him to remove it from him and Obliviate himself to reveal it to me."
They lowered their face into the Pensieve and came out ten minutes later.
He watched her sit down. "The wizard's Council controls the workings despite whoever is the Minister. But how can they do that?"
Severus sat down across from her. "You know that they created the Dementors from my memories. We have a two front battle now. Unexpected but the two are bound together it seems."
"What do we need to do Severus.?" Hermione asked.
Severus closed his eyes and thought for a few moments before opening them. "They will be searching for the book now as Percy; despite his caution has drawn notice to their true purpose. We continue with the search for the Covenants."
She watched him sitting in his worn brown leather chair. The man dealt with both the Council and the Ministry in the past and his eyes reflected worry. So many lives, influences and personalities he held forgotten and not, wondering what he truly was before the deception.
"We're one step ahead for the moment Severus. But I wonder if they ever kept track of you." Hermione spoke before she stood to leave picking up the red books with powder blue writing.
