Chapter 8
A Failed Warning

BWHAHAHAHAHA! ITS WORKING! JUST IN TIME!
Microsoft Word was being a brat and wouldn't let me into it until TODAY
*sighs*
now if you excuse me... I'm going to save all of my stories onto notepad now...
WHEEEEEE!
Okie now the real author's notes are up!


Yes, with the Remus look alike.
Yes, another plot twist.
Yes, I am a pyromaniac so Flames don't effect me!
Yes, the Remus look alike is a death eater.
Yes, I have plot bubbles I need to fix… *gets out her super glue*
Okie… Reviews welcome.
On with the story!

Snape's robes billowed around the corner as he hurried to the Headmaster's office. He was walking quickly as he was swearing repeatedly under his breath. He had just gotten back from the Malfoy Manor where Narcissus let it slip of what she heard her husband and some other death eaters were up to while trying to seduce him. It happened often enough so he was immune to her antics.
He reached the stone gargoyle guarding the Headmaster's office and said, "Pumpkin Pastry." The stone gargoyle hopped aside and Snape stalked up the stairs and looked around the room and saw that the Headmaster was not there. He went over to one of the snoozing ex-headmasters and poked him with his wand. "Where's Dumbledore?" he demanded of the portrait.
"Leave me alone," grumbled the portrait. "I was having a wonderful dream about one of the Weird Sisters." He closed his eyes and started to snore softly.
Snape tapped the slumbering sorcerer again and said, "I don't care if you are having a 'Wonderful Dream about one of the Weird Sisters' I want you to tell me where the bloody hell Dumbledore had run off to. If you don't tell me I'll burn your bloody portrait."
The wizard woke up quickly. "He said something about the Hospital Wing and checking in with… what's her name? Madam Parrot? Madam Popper? MADAM POMFREY! Yes Madam Pomfrey about Harry Potter's condition," the wizard supplied.
Snape rushed out of the room without another word while the old wizard called after him, "YOU'RE WELCOME!"
Snape rushed down the hallways and Peeves popped out of a classroom. "Ooooh! Why if it isn't the Sissy-Boy Slytherin who couldn't take his beatings!" Peeves loved to remind him of that but underneath the threat of exorcism he refrained from hinting at Snape's past during the school year.
"I'm not in the mood Peeves," Snape growled pushing his way through the hallway with Peeves pelting chalk at him.
"Awe… did Ickle Seviekins get beaten again?" Peeves jeered.
Snape pointed his wand behind him and cursed Peeves and continued on his way. He got to the Hospital Wing to see Professor Sprout there instead of Pomfrey. "Where's Dumbledore?" he demanded.
(If found Sprout's first name) eyes were red with worry. "He sent for me to look after the hospital Wing. He and Poppy went to the Burrow, something is wrong with Harry," she said.
"Oh BLOODY HELL!" he exclaimed and rushed out of the Hospital Wing and made a beeline towards the nearest Hogwarts border so he could Apparate to as close as to the Burrow as he were aloud. He went into the trees and a tree branch whipped across his face.
He flinched, a memory long buried forcing its way through the cracks in his mind.
~~~~ FLASHBACK ~~~~

Alexander McDaniel took out his whip looking down at the five year old Severus Snape, his new stepson that he was going to have to beat out all of the reminders of his no good father that left his mother heartbroken and poor. Who could do that to such her was a mystery to him, but he was determined to stomp out any nonsense his stepson's father put into his head.
"Who am I?" Alexander asked of the young boy.
"My mommy's husband," Severus replied.
Alexander whipped him. "That is not what you are going to call me is it? You are not going to call me Mommy's husband are you?" he glared at the five year old.
"N-n-n-no," Severus whimpered.
"Then what are you going to call me?" Alexander glared.
"Alexander," Severus whispered.
His stepfather again whipped Severus. "NO! You will call me Father, or Dad! Do you understand?" Alexander asked.
"B-b-b-but… you aren't m-m-my daddy," Severus replied.
"I AM MARRIED TO YOUR MOTHER! I AM YOUR FATHER!" Alexander yelled whipping the boy three more times.
"Y-y-yes, Father," Severus whimpered to get the man to stop.

~~~~ END OF FLASHBACK ~~~~

Snape Apparated to just outside the Apparition barrier. He quickly went into the Burrow, surprising everyone there. Everyone was crammed into the small kitchen except for Harry, Sirius, and of course the Remus-look-alike.
"Severus," Dumbledore said looking at him. "What are you doing here?"
"Where's Potter?" he demanded.
"Upstairs, in Ron's room, with Sirius and Remus," Mrs. Weasley replied.
"NO! GOD DAMN IT!" he exclaimed rushing up the flights of stairs, with about 5 Weasleys, Dumbledore, Pomfrey, and Hermione following him. He flew up the stairs and crashed through the door that said, 'Remember to wash your hands before entering,' and after Snape crashed through it, 'IS HE DIEING AGAIN?' Madam Pomfrey had charmed the door to remind people wash their hands before entering. Unfortunately that charm gives some sentience to the door, which was becoming as annoying as a Mirror on a bad hair day.
Snape started swearing up a storm as soon as he looked in the room. There was no Harry, Sirius, or Remus.
"Where are they?" Ron asked.
"Lupin was captured," Snape said simply. "Who ever LOOKED like Lupin was not him. And now Potter and Black are probably sharing a cell with him. At least the full moon was two nights ago… they have 26 days before becoming a werewolf. That's of course assuming Voldemort hasn't killed them by then."
Dumbledore looked as if he wanted to curse himself. "I'll call an emergency meeting tonight, you can make it can't you Severus?" he asked calmly.
"Probably," he replied.
"Good, midnight, my office… the regular meeting place has been compromised. They have vertisism do they not?" he was still calm.
"Yes."
"Good, then I'll be off. I have much to do," he said going down the stairs, with Snape following him. Madam Pomfrey stayed just long enough to make a batch of calming potion and then she too left. Later that night a grief stricken Hermione was found forcing different Wizard Weasley Wheazes into a certain turtle's mouth.



*bangs her head repeatedly against the desk*
Short chapter… I know, I'm sorry,
BBL is going to kill me for this chapter…
And I'm actually starting to feel sorry for Snape! That can't be right!!!
BTW the explanation why Harry wasn't in his body is either in the next chapter or the one after that… *sighs*
At the moment I'm going to respond to everyone who reviewed chapter 7 because this chapter is short… It will make it look longer!
I've decided that I'm going to occasionally respond every so many chapters to everyone who reviewed the previous chapter individually…
Not every chapter, but this chapter seems like a good candidate because it's so short…

Tempest Princess: Thanks for the compliments! And don't worry about not updating for a while… some of my other posted fics have yet to be updated once… *sighs*

Centra-gal86: Of COURSE I'm not going to kill Harry off… He's my third favorite character! (My order: Hermione, Dumbledore, Harry, Ron…) I must agree with you. H/H ROCKS! But… yes, there's a but… if they get together in this fic, it won't be until AFTER I have Hermione and Ron go on a date and realize that they love each other as a brother loves as sister and visa versa. BUT I don't know how long this fic is going to be… Plus as I said in my ordinary AN Homework is my life now… *starts cursing homework*

Slytherin Angel: *sighs* Yes, as you can see, OCTOBER! I'm TRYING to write my graduation project as fast as possible but seeing as I'm doing THAT, this gets put on the side burner. BTW, I don't mind Howlers unless they blow up my pc :)

Emmasj: yes, HARRY LIVES! And this chapter explained the Remus-Look-Alike situation.

anaticulapraecantrix: Really? You like the word Slumberomous? Okay. I know I know that 10/07/02 was too far away… but I have a lot of homework and writing besides this fic… besides the fact my friends keep bugging me to update Boxers or Briefs?… :)

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__________: To the anonymous one! The chapter above explains the Remus-look-alike thingy. Harry's starting to hate Polyjuice potion… :)

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Sinne: ACK! Nearly perfect??? You are going to give me a big head! And my friends have to shrink it enough as it is! But I have to agree with you on the 'Hermione pointed at Harry (who said, "Hello.") and fainted.' part. That was my favorite scene too! Thanks for the review! BTW if it slips out of character, its your fault cause you jinxed me! :)

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hayna: Yes, its October 7th! and Word is actually works now! YAY! I don't like Percy either, but he's done nothing in this fic that warrents him being pushed off the cliff except for being a whimp and not being able to stand the sight of blood. *sighs* I probably won't kill him off... The Weasleys are going to be too depressed now that Harry's kidnapped to stand the loss of a son... (even if that son is not worthy to be a part of their family...) *grumbles*

Shiann: I'm glad you like my story!

valeries26: Now if I told you what happened it wouldn't be much of a story now would it??? :)
But don't worry, Harry will tell what James told him to say!


I don't think that this chapter is up to my usual standards, but as I said, Word was down for about three weeks keeping me from adding to any of my existing stories...

Thanks to anyone who has reviewed any of these chapters! The next chapter should be up soon!
Now REVIEW, and you won't suffer my horrible, horrible wrath… :)