Wizard Switch
Chapter
7
Snape
and the Professors Get a Shock
A/N:
Hiya. I suggest u guys skim through the last chapter if u can't remember
exactly what happened. Or else you won't understand. Thanks!
The professors stared in
silence at Harry and Dumbledore. Harry had no clue at all on what to say. If he
explained the truth, then everyone would know about the switch. The intruder of
course, was Harry in Dumbledore's body. The alarm recognized a different person
from inside. But they couldn't possibly tell everyone that- could they?
Especially since Harry secretly enjoyed being the headmaster!
Well, he thought, at least
things can't get any worse.
Suddenly
they heard a shout and angry footsteps from outside. "POTTER!!!! THIS TIME
YOU"VE REALLY DONE IT!"
Harry
groaned. Apparently I was wrong.
Snape
came charging into the room.
"Severus!"
exclaimed McGonagall. " I thought you were supposed to be supervising in the
corridors!"
"Well
I was," spat out Snape bitterly. "Until our dear friend here came
along." He pointed to Dumbledore.
McGonagall
sighed. "What did Potter do?"
"Wait,"
said Dumbledore. "Before anything else, this needs to be done."
Snape
started to interrupt, but Dumbledore took no notice. He walked over to the
yellowish white wall, held out his wand, and whispered something. The wailing
siren, which had been droning on and on, stopped suddenly as though it had
never started.
The
professors gaped at him. "Potter!" exclaimed Sprout. "How on earth did you do
that?"
"Only
Albus is supposed to know how to do that," agreed Mcgonagall. She cast an
accusing glance at Harry.
"You
didn't teach him did you Albus?"
"EXCUSE
ME!" bellowed Snape. "You all seem to have forgotten the fact that POTTER has
attacked a TEACHER! Specifically ME! He has STUNNED me!"
"Potter?"
said McGonagall sharply. "Is that true?"
"Yes
and no," said Dumbledore quietly.
"It
wasn't me who attacked Professor Snape," said Harry, who had realized that
Dumbledore had done so but had no idea when or why.
"Of
course not, Albus," said McGonagall. "No one accused you anyway."
Harry
looked at Dumbledore. The question was clearly imprinted on his face. Should
we tell them?
Dumbledore
nodded grimly.
"Can
someone please explain what's going on here?!" sighed Flitwick exasperatedly.
"First that bizarre alarm, then Mr. Potter stops it, then Mr. Potter attacks a
teacher!"
"Professor,"
began Trelawney, "If you paid attention to the fates and made use of your inner
eye, you would perhaps_"
"Enough
with the damned Inner Eye!" screamed Snape. "I want Potter punished. NOW!"
"Calm
yourself, Professor Snape," said Harry. "If you'd only let me explain_"
The
room went quiet. Harry took a deep breath. Then he turned to McGonagall.
"Professor, you said no one accused me of attacking Professor Snape, but they
did."
"How
so?"
"I-
I think Professor Dumbledore was the one who attacked him."
Everyone's
jaws dropped.
"You'll
forgive me Albus," began McGonagall sweetly, "but HAVE YOU GONE MAD?! YOU ARE DUMBLEDORE. How can you speak as
though you're someone else?"
"All
right. That's enough," said Dumbledore.
"You
shut your mouth Potter!" (Snape)
"
I'll make it short and sweet, Severus."
"HOW
DARE _"
"I,
Professor Dumbledore, have turned into Harry, and Harry has turned into me."
There
were four What?!s from the Professors.
"It's
true," said Harry.
"You're
in on this too, Albus?" gasped Snape.
"I
AM HARRY!"
McGonagall
was shaking her head. "They're mad, both of them," she said under her breath.
"No
we're not," they said in unison.
"Minerva,
I believe you forgot my extraordinary performance in Transfiguration the other
day? Or you, Professor Trelawney, the prediction you made about my mind not
being the same?"
Both
Professors went white.
"Or
you, Snape. Do you actually believe Harry would stun you like that? That was I
of course."
"
He has done it before," said Snape through gritted teeth. "And I don't believe
a word of this. It's a mad joke – that's what it is. And don't dare talk to me
like that Potter!"
"Severus,"
began McGongall quietly. "They- they may be right, you know. Perhaps if they
explain the whole story?"
"You
want proof?" said Harry. "Alright. Professor Dumbledore said that the alarm
would sound if anyone but he attempted to enter the secret passage. Well I did.
And it sounded the alarm. If I really am Professor Dumbledore, the alarm wouldn't
have sounded- am I correct?"
"Perhaps,"
muttered McGonagall.
"And,"
continued Harry. " You were surprised that Harry, which is me, was able to shut
the alarm. Well that's because it was really Professor Dumbledore."
"I
see……………" said Sprout. "But-considering what you're saying is correct- how did
you switch?"
"That,"
said Harry, "begins with Professor Snape." And he and Dumbledore proceeded to
explain the whole story. The professors were still gaping at them when they
were done.
"So-so.."
began McGonagall frowning, "You both laid your hands on a potion-supposedly
consisting of Polyjuice Potion and Brain Potion- and you turned into each
other."
They
nodded.
"Bizarre.
Completely bizarre," was all McGonagall could say.
"Wait
a moment,' started Snape, "So all this time I've been talking to POTTER
thinking he was Dumbledore!"
"That
would be correct," said Dumbledore.
Snape
looked completely baffled.
"Professor,"
said Harry, "What was that thing that jumped out on me when I opened the secret
passage?"
"Oh
don't worry about that," replied Dumbledore airily. "Just part of the alarm to
trap the intruder. You see, the secret passage includes hundreds of secrets and
secret items that I own, items I don't like anyone to see. So I placed that
alarm."
"This
is strange," muttered Professor Flitwick. "Hearing you say what Albus would say
but looking at Harry,"
"But
what are you going to do?" asked McGonagall. "You can't stay like this forever,
you know."
"As
a matter of fact, we were thinking Severus could fix us a Reverse Potion," said
Dumbledore.
Everyone
looked at Snape. "I- well, I suppose I'll give it a try." He still looked
shocked and there was an angry note to his voice.
"You
know Albus, Potter should definitely be punished don't you think? After all, it
was he who knocked over the two potions and created all this trouble."
"Yes,
Severus. And if you want to dwell on faults, perhaps you should take into
consideration that you were the one who left Harry alone in the classroom.
Frankly, your attitude has been clearly disappointing from the whole start of
this escapade. Talking to Mr. Longbottom like that- why, I don't know what to
say Severus."
Snape
turned paler than usual and pursed his lips. Harry couldn't help grinning
widely.
"Now,"
said Dumbledore. "No one else has been informed of this except Mr. Weasley and
Miss Granger. I suggest we keep it that way and go on with classes as though
everything's normal until Severus discovers the reverse potion. Or perhaps-
yes, Minerva, would you mind informing – shall we say- only Remus and Hagrid?"
"Of
course."
"Right.
That's enough excitement for one night. I'm going to bed. Oh and – Harry,
sleeping robes are in that closet over there," he said, pointing.
Harry
nodded. "Thanks."
Slowly,
the professors left and Harry was alone again. He put on some sleeping robes
and finally went to sleep.
* * *
"As
I was saying- an enlarging potion consists of…."
Dumbledore
blinked, trying to keep his eyes open in the Potions class. It was hard though,
considering his complete lack of sleep the previous night. He managed to stay
awake though, for he had a feeling it was going to be quite an enjoyable
lesson.
"Who
would like to tell me the consequences of an enlarging potion?"
A
number of Slytherin hands went up, and so did Dumbledore's.
"Er-
Mr. Mr. – Potter?"
Everyone
stared at Snape in shock. Not only had Snape picked "Harry" over the
Slytherins, but he had addressed him politely; the usual tone of hatred in his
voice was not there.
Smiling
to himself, Dumbledore said, "An enlarging potion causes any object, living or
non living, to grow ten times its usual size. If the antidote is not used to
reverse the potion within twenty four hours, the object or living thing will
remain giant forever."
"R-right,"
said Snape.
"Why,"
said Dumbledore. "No points for Gryffindor??"
"Of
course. Um, five- ten points to Gryffindor."
The
whole class gasped.
"Profes-
er- Harry!" whispered Ron as Snape turned back to the blackboard.
"Hmmm?"
"How
come he's being so nice to you? He doesn't know does he?"
Dumbledore
smiled knowingly. "Perhaps," he said, winking at Ron.
"Professor!"
exclaimed Malfoy. "Potter and Weasley are talking again, sir! They're not
letting me concentrate!" He smiled smugly, obviously waiting for Snape to tell
them off.
"Mind-
mind your own business Malfoy. One more word and five points from Slytherin.
Malfoy
and the rest of the Slytherins looked astounded. The Gryffindors began
laughing.
At
that moment, the bell rang. The students started filing out. "Mr.Potter- wait a
second," called Snape. "I'd like to have a word."
Dumbeldore
stayed and made sure that everyone was gone until he said, "What is it
Severus?"
"
Albus- I think I've discovered it."
"The
reverse potion?"
"Not
only that. Professor- I've discovered the way to finally defeat the Dark Lord."
A/N:
Maybe it's not funny anymore, but I think the exciting part is just beginningJ
Let's
see- hmmm… I was gonna say something… oh yeah! I'd like to point out to
Kelzery, if you're reading this, that I read The Fear Evil Brings a long time
ago, I loved it and was wondering why u didn't continue it.
That's
all, I think.
Oh
wait- stupid me! THANKS for all the reviewers!!!!!!!!
