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!!!!!!!!