Chapter 10 is here folks and with this story reaching over 3500 views and Belldandy55555's review helped me decide what to write in this chapter. We get to see what Dumbldore has been doing during this whole time Harry has been absent. Harry Potter though is not owned by me otherwise everybody and their grandma would have been shown in their animagus forms.

Dumbledore's Office

After a little over 2 weeks of Harry being absent Dumbledore was frustrated beyond belief. He knew he should have put some spell on Harry to prevent him from leaving the Dursley's house this summer but thought he would be too wrapped in his mourning of Sirius's death to do anything rash as this. He was able to figure out through questioning the rest of the order that Harry had indeed try to become an animagus like he originally thought when he heard about the panther who was locked in Harry's room and Harry missing at the same time, but was able to confirm his suspicions after hearing from Lupin that Harry had requested some animagus books to read. The day after Harry left he was able to track Harry to where he went to Diagon Alley the night before but he vanished with what looked like an apparition but knew it couldn't be Harry's because it wasn't his magical residue left from the apparation and Harry did not yet know how to apparate. Dumbledore decided it must have been side-along apparation but no one Harry knew knew where Harry was now, and it did not look like Harry was taken by force, and believed Harry was smart enough to not apparate away with somebody he did not know. At the end of the week and no new leads on Harry's location, he was forced to tell the rest of the order what had occurred. That meeting did not go over well

Flashback moment

Dumbledore and the rest of the order was sitting around the dining room table at 12 grimmauld place with a few member, including Snape, deciding to stand near the walls.

"We are gathered hear today with some disturbing news, Harry had gone missing from his relatives." Dumbledore said which caused an uproar to occur throughout the room and some members to look horror stricken and a few to, like Mrs. Weasley, to burst into tears. "From what I can tell he was not taken out of his house by force and was only kicked out by the Dursley's home because of a small misunderstanding that occurred" Dumbledore continued.

"What do you mean?" asked Mr. Weasley.

"Harry I believe has attempted to transform into an animagus this summer and has at least been partially successful. When Harry went missing a black panther cub was found in his room and scared for his family, Mr. Dursley took the panther out of his house." Dumbledore replied leaving out the part that he did so by gunpoint and had shot at the cub.

"So the prat turned himself into a cat for all eternity? Wonderful" Snape grumbled mostly to himself.

"I do not know if Harry is stuck as panther for any given amount of time or if he is stuck at all, the only thing I know is that after Harry was kicked out of his house, Harry went to Diagon alley and then disappeared. It would appear his side-along apparated with somebody but for the life of me I can not understand why, with who, and to where." Dumbledore concluded.

"So we can do nothing?" Mrs. Weasley said as she looked to burst into another round of tears.

"All we can do is be on the lookout for any panther cubs that we see or anybody resembling Harry. If anybody sees one of them they are to report back to me and we will think about what to plan from there." Dumbledore said which concluded the meeting.

End Flashback

As Dumbledore paced his office trying to think of what to do about Harry, Snape busted into his room.

"Ah Severus, what a pleasure to see you. Lemon drop?" Dumbledore said to Snape.

Ignoring the question about lemon drops, Snape began to speak "I found out where Potter is"

Dumbledore perked up at this "And, pray tell, is Harry at?" He questioned. Snape then told Dumbledore all he knew about Harry's predicament. "Hmmm...it seems that Harry has defied the rules yet again and did something marvelous once more" Dumbledore said to which Snape snorted at.

"I doubt we will be able to wrestle Harry away from Draco before term starts so we will wait until then, maybe Harry will have some good influence on Draco and help him come out from his father's thumb once and for all" Dumbledore said mostly to himself. Snape then excused himself and Dumbledore went back to his pacing and his planning.

There you go guys, a few people were probably wondering how Snape figured out how it was Harry so I put this chapter together for you guys. No Harry or Draco in this one but that will happen next chapter and since it is shorter then normal I will probably be putting another chapter later tonight since I am excited to get that part started.