Snape exited the manor and immediately took notice of the car parked on the side of the building. He walked over but before he could tap on the window the door opened. Kyle got out of the car and flashed a smile.

"Miss me?"

Severus nodded. "Yes I did and I take that Holmes was unable to convince you that we had taken the polyjuice potion."

"You should have known I would have realized it. Do I not know you better than most?"

"I should have taken that into account but I must ask you to get back in the car."

Before Kyle could respond the front drivers side door opened.

"Come on Sev. The woman came here to party."

"Puck...I should have known. Still eavesdropping on human affairs?"

"Enough to know that you guys needed some serious help."

Sherlock had enough of being the only one still in the car and immediately got out.

"Why are we standing around doing nothing?"

Severus frowned and waved his hand. "We are talking about how best to proceed in this situation. The Dark Lord has spies everywhere and he knows that you were on the train and my wife has caught his attention."

A concerned look came over Kyle and she took one step closer to her husband. "What does he know?"

"He knows nothing of importantance. He actually appears to think that you are a lady companion of Sherlock here."

"I should get going then. I don't want to endanger the mission."

A wolfish grinned came across Pucks face and he removed his hat.

"You seem to be forgetting that you have a very powerful fairy here."

Kyle smiled. "You would help us?"

"I would just have to perform a simple glamour. Sev and Sherlock here take the potion and make the switcheroo and then I use a glamour to descise both you and me."

Severus raised his hand to his chin and seemed to be intrigued by the idea.

"That would work."

"Are you sure Russ? I don't want to be a burden."

"As long as I live you will never be a burden to me."

Sherlock began to walk away.

"Can we move this along please?"

Severus looked over at Puck but instead of his normal appearance he now appeared a little bit shorter and his silver hair was replaced with brown hair. When he looked at Kyle he noticed that her appearance had been changed as well. He nodded his approval to Puck and motioned for Sherlock to walk over. Once Sherlock was a few feet away Snape handed him the polyjuice potion.

"Why don't you two propose a toast?"

Snape shook his head and took the potion as Sherlock did the same. it only took a few minutes for the polyjuice potion to take affect. Sherlock began to walk away but Severus once again stopped him.

"Remember everything I told you. If for some reason someone suspects you I want you to find Puck and Kyle and leave. Don't tell me where you are going."

Sherlock nodded and made his way towards the manor. Once he reached the front door he gave one last glance in the direction of Snape, took a deep breath and opened the door. When he entered he was greeted by a disturbing looking man and he noticed that it was Wormtail.

"What were you doing outside?"

Sherlock cleared his throat and frowned.

"How is that any concern of yours Wormtail?"

"I was simply asking because the Dark Lord was looking for you."

"I should not keep him waiting then."

Wormtail watched as Sherlock made his way up the grand staircase and raised an eyebrow. He thought something was a little off but shook his head and went about his business. When Sherlock reached the top of the stairs he looked back down to see if Wormtail was still there. Before he could turn back around a man approached him.

"Where have you been Severus?"

"What concern is it of yours Lucius?"

"The Dark Lord has been looking for you."

"Well then..Let's not keep him waiting."

Lucius scowled and began walking toward the room Voldemort was using. Sherlock followed closely behind to ensure that he wouldn't have to lead the way at any point. When the two reached the door Lucius opened it and motioned for Sherlock to go inside. Holmes entered and his eyes immediately went to the giant snake. He watched as the snake slithered and made its way across the floor to a chair in the center of the room.

"You wanted to see me Dark Lord?"

"Yes. I was thinking about our talk earlier and I think you are hiding something from me."

"I would never even think of doing such a thing."

"I know. Afterall..besides Bellatrix you are the person I trust most. I simply had another question about the woman."

"What is it you want to know?"

"Is she a wizard? I know Dumbledore sent you to help Sherlock but I wouldn't put it past him to send someone else as well."

"Dumbledore trusts me so I doubt he would send another Wizard."

"There's just something about that women that seems off."

"I will look into it and report back to you once I know something."

"Very well Severus. You are dismissed."

Sherlock left the room and made his way back to the grand staircase. He looked down and saw that Severus, Kyle and Puck were all in the foyer. He was about to make his way down the stairs when Lucius once again stopped him.

"What did the Dark Lord want?"

"If he wanted you to know he would have told you."

"Exactly. That's why I am asking you."

Sherlock gave Lucius a stern look and frowned. "If you really want to know ask the Dark Lord yourself."

Lucius looked agitated but still walked away. Once Lucius was gone Sherlock began to make his way down the stairs when someone grabbed him.

"Long time no see."

Sherlock turned around and was shocked to be face to face with Irine.

"What are you doing here?"

irine gave him a blank look and smiled.

"Did you forget our encounter so quickly Severus?"

"No. How could I forget?"

"Tell me something. If Sherlock solves the case which I believe he will..Are you really going to kill him?"

"Of course I am."

"I would be eternally greatful if you didn't. Sherlock may rub some peopled the wrong way and come off as a real pain in the ass but he is a good man."

"Whether he's good or not makes little difference to me."

"I suppose that's true. I would ask that you do your best to stop him from solving the case."

"I'll take your concern under advisement."

Irine leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek.

"What more could a girl ask for?"

She walked away and Sherlock was completely confounded.

"I imagine a girl could ask for quite a lot."

Holmes shook his head and descended the stairs. When he reached the bottom Severus joined him.

"Well?"

"I get the distinct impression that you haven't been completely honest with me."

"What does that mean?"

"I just ran into an old friend and she asked that I not kill you or rather asked you not to kill me."

"Irine is here?"

"Yes. Were you not expecting her?"

"No..but that is not important. What did the Dark Lord want with you..I mean me."

"He asked me more about the woman I was with on the train. He thinks Dumbledore has sent another Wizard to shadow you."

"Hmmmm..This might work to our advantage...It's best we split up now..We don't want to be seen too much with each other."

Wormtail watched the exchange from afar and raised an eyebrow.

"What is Severus up to?"