10
Disclaimer: I own nothing…I'm just a poor college student trying to become a teacher…..
A/N: So this has just been one week from hell for me, it started with a ticket, than my computer crashed, and than last night my battery in my car died……Sorry for the long wait, but the next chapter should be out in about 2 days……Now for the next chapter….Don't know how this is going to work FFnet is being stupid….
Thoughts are in italics
1Chapter 10
The week went by basically normal for Harry. Every morning he went down to Snape's to do his working out, than spent his day in classes; finally at night with the help of his friends began planning lessons to teach to the DA.
There are so many thing that everyone needs to learn, I just hope that the bastard gives us enough time
Was his last though before going to bed the night before the whole DA would gather and their decision already have been made...
The day progressed very slowly for Harry, finally after dinner the five friends left the Gryffindor table, and met up with Luna in the main hall; together the six friends headed to the Room of Requirements to get everything ready for the meeting.
To them it didn't matter if only one person returned or if everyone and extra showed up, but to Harry it meant the world to know that he wasn't alone in this war. Since the adults just were not doing their jobs, it was up to the kids.
As the clock got closer to seven, members started wandering in; some bring new people with them. Although the moment that someone entered the room they were required to sign a piece of paper that Hermione had pinned up right inside the room, everyone had to sign; Harry's name was right at the top for an example.
With the seventh bell toll every member of the DA was present, along with about ten recruits. The entire 6th and 7th years were there, with the exception of Slytherin house, the 5th year was close to being all present as well, but they did have OWLs that year too.
Harry looked out among his fellow students and for the first time since this whole war was dropped in his lap did he think that the light had a chance to win, it was not the adults who were going to win this war, it was the kids.
"I would like to welcome you to our first meeting of Dumbledore's Army since we got split up last year. " Hermione started, "this group was originally formed because we were not being taught how to defend ourselves against the evils in are world. Now we are going to use this group to prepare ourselves for the war which we are in. This group is a secrete, we ask that you do not talk about what goes on here with anyone outside of these rooms, if you chose to leave, all we ask is that you respect us and do not tell others of are existence. Now those who were here last year still have their coins, those who are new will get theirs at the end of the meeting now we…."
"I'll take if from here Hermione," Harry told her as he stood on top of a chair that he was just sitting on,
"In coming here, you have shown that you want to fight. When fighting you need a leader, and since I guess I'm the one standing up here you want me, if you don't say something now."
No one said anything, everyone looked around at everyone else, and no one said a word...
"Very well, since I am your leader, I need a way to protect each of you, and those coins are not going to help us. I have been doing a lot of research on this, and if you are willing, I would like to mark you, let me make myself clear; THIS WILL BE NOTHING LIKE THE DARK MARK! First of all it will go on your right shoulder blade. It also will be a way for me to call you although you will be able to call me and each other as well. Only I will know if you are hurt though, and be able to tell where you are incase you need me help. I ask that all the 5th years and up get marked, though if the younger years wish to get marked as well I will allow that, but the 1st and 2nd will NOT get marked, they will still have to coins to go by. If you wish not be too marked, than all I can ask is that you keep your coin on you at all times. We are training for war, I do not want any more death to accrue; you are my responsibility now. I also know that everyone in here has one way or another be affected by this war; some have lost parents, other family members, some house-members, and still others friends. As I have said before, this is nothing like the Dark Mark; in the end it will help us all as fighters. If you wish to get marked line up over here,"
He said pointing towards his left,
"And 1st and 2nd years and though not wanting the mark over here"
He told them pointing to his right.
Slowly the group began to split up, the only people on Harry's right were 1st and 2nd years; everyone else was inline to get marked.
O0o0o0o0oo0o0o0o0o0o0o0o
"Would have been nice if he would have told us," Ron said.
"He didn't, so get over it," Neville told him standing tall, proud that he was going to be a part of this.
"Oh yea, I forgot so you know what it will look like, ummm it will be a phoenix by the way,"
Harry said as he took his shirt off to show his own mark that he did on himself, than cat whistles began to sound out….
"We want one too," the two identical red heads shouted from the back of the room.
"When did you two…never mind, how did you two get here…"
Harry shouted back, most of the people in the room were amazed; the two in the back were Hogwarts Legions.
"Do you really want to know," Fred yelled as the twins made their way up to the front.
Shacking his head, "sure you two can get marked, Umm alright than, Ron, 'Mione, would you two mind going first so you can work with the younger ones and the others once they're done, just a reviewing from last year"
Ron nodded his head, and Hermione said of course, as if there were no other options.
Ron walked over to his best friend, "Me first mate"
"Alright, I just need you to take your shirt off, and turn so your back is facing me"
Cat calls issued from the twins as Ron's ears went red.
Harry took his hand and placed it flat on Ron's shoulder blade.
"Amious, Fides, Procliator, Patronus, Frater,"
Harry said three time, than he moved to Parseltongue, repeating the same phrase, three times, finally he ended up back with,
"Amious, Fides, Procliator, Patronus, Frater."
Slowly Harry opened his eye's and took his hand off his friend's back, now on what was unmarked skin laid a beautiful golden phoenix. Everyone looked at Ron's back in awe. Hermione conjured a mirror so Ron could see what everyone was staring at,
"WOW! Harry it's awesome mate, I fell different, I mean it's like I know your there and I know that if I need you I just have to call, but I mean how is that….this is amazing…" he managed to get out, before Hermione was running up and pushing him out of the way to get her own mark.
She started by conjuring a divider, "Oh yeah, sorry I forgot about that" Harry said with a blush creeping up his checks.
"I'm ready," Hermione said as her eyes closed.
Again Harry began the spell. When it was all over she had a beautiful golden phoenix on her shoulder blade too.
"I…I can fell you 'Mione, its like I know your close"
"Yeah, well, I can't tell its you that I feel, but I just know that there is an ally around"
"And that is what it will feel like whenever you are by someone else with this mark, no matter what anyone has on; if they have this mark they will be your Allie. Over time though I believe that each mark feels different, and with practice and time you will be able to tell who is around you from the feelings in the mark. Its going to take a little while to get used to it….Ummm so I guess we can just start and a go from youngest to oldest…."
One by one each member walked into the screened off area, got their mark, than went over to review and help with the younger students. As each person got their mark, the ones already with them felt someone else added on to their realization. Overall Harry marked 25 fellow students. Since each person was now ready, Harry began the group going over a basic review splitting up so that one of each year was in each group. The students helped each other that way, and the houses got to mix more even though there was still a problem with the Slytherin House.
As the meeting began to wined down, Harry called all the groups back together,
"Alright there is just one more thing I want to check, everyone just follow what your mark tells you what to do"
Certain student started walking over toward him, once everyone he called was present he continued,
"What I just did was call you to me, this is how we will be getting together for meetings, besides the coins, also if I ever need you or you need me or another members of your team just concentrate of them. I am warning you now, DO NOT ABUSE THE PRIVLIGE of getting to call your fellow members; I can and will take it way if you do…."
He warned everyone in a dead whisper.
"Very well, you may ask your friends who got called what it feels like because that is the only thing I can tell you, although I can say that it will not be pain, more like a tickling sensation I believe. It is time to head back to your common room, would those of you who I did call please stay behind for a minute."
Slowly the different groups departed, soon leaving just the six who where called.
O0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o
"That went well Harry, most of the members are in the tops of their classes and their years, we should be a good force," Hermione said sitting down on one of the now vacant couches.
"She's right mate," Ron said sitting next to her, "with work and training are group is going to be better than the order, cause of who we all are. No one in the order had to go threw any of this at an early age, this is going to give us an advantage."
"Thanks for all that," Harry said sitting down on the last couch open, next to Ginny,
"Sorry I didn't tell you about the mark though, I wasn't sure I was going to do it tonight, but than it just felt right….anyway I have some different things I want us to work on separately. Ron you are amazing at chess, and at planning strategies, that is what I want you to do here, for me, plan are fighting strategy."
"Anything you need Harry, I'm here" Ron said walking over to the bookcase to see if anything there could help him.
Next Harry turned to face Neville, "You are amazing in Herbology, there is not a plant you don't know something about, I would like you to work as are healer, learn everything you can about healing, and healing on the battle field."
"Sure Harry, I can do that," Neville said as he went to join Ron at the bookcase.
Than Harry turned to Hermione, " 'Mione you are the smartest witch of are age, you have skills and memory I dream of having, so I would like you to stay with the research part of everything, looking threw old books, trying to find answers to help with what ever we need."
"That should be fun," she said walking over to join the two boys.
Finally Harry turned to Ginny and Luna, "I need both of you to work with the younger students and get them up to par, and help anyone else who might need the help."
"We shall exceed with that," Luna said heading over to the far bookcase away from everyone else.
"At least it will help me review for my OWLs," Ginny said, going to join Luna on the other side of the room
Harry watched all his friends move around the room, bouncing ideas off of one another.
All of them so young, only kids, but here in this room they sound like people who have seen and fought many times before, and in many ways they each are...
We lost are innocents a long time ago...What kind of God does this anyway, puts teenagers on the front lines...
"Harry...Harry..."
"Oh sorry Ron, I a was thinkin"
"Knut for your though" Ginny asked, but before Harry had a chance to reply,
"Harry, Snape is heading up this way," Ron said looking down at the Marauders Map.
"Alight, go on back to the common room, I'll deal with Snape, just someone make sure that Luna gets back to Ravenclaw"
"I'll walk back with her," Neville said as everyone headed towards the door, "I'll go with you, don't feel like dealing with the love birds," Ginny whispered so only the 4 of them could hear.
O0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o
Harry watched as his friends left, than turned his attention back to the map waiting to see where Snape was heading.
Once Harry figured out that it was the Astronomy tower that Snape was heading to, he quickly left the room and took 2 different shortcuts that got him there before the professor.
Lighting up his first cigarette of the night, Harry sat back and watched the stars, waiting to be found, hoping he would be found. For some reason he had started liking his conversations with the starkly potion master, someone cared, even if that person was your most hated professor, he still cared.
The doorway to the tower opened, and out stepped exactly that person," I should have known I would find you here." he said walking over to the edge opposite Harry.
"Yeah well, you know, I just need a fix at night to calm my nerves after such a fun day of classes."
"You are becoming more and more arrogant Potter, and this is out of bounds, I have told you that many times before."
"I now but it is the only place I have some peace and I can smoke...Can't we just ignore each other?"
"You know you should not be smoking at all right Potter"
"It does not say anywhere in the school rules that I'm not allowed to smoke on the school grounds, professor..."
"Yes well that is because it is something that is muggle and civilized witches and wizards do not do such things, do you know how many poisons you are putting into your system, Potter"
"Yes Sir, I do know, but does it really matter, it is the only thing that helps the shaking and my nerves"
"POTTER, you must tell me when you are out of potion, WHY can you not do such a simple thing, the Dark Lord must have done more damage than everyone things when that green light hit you, finish that than get to your dorm...you have a 530 work out tomorrow because you forgot about the potion...Damn-it Potter when are you going to learn, there are people dieing trying to protect you and this is how you treat their memory, you are no savior..."
Snape finished, with a crack of his cloak.
Opo0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0
Snape was off the tower and heading down the stairs, although his spy induced hearing did allow him to hear Potter screaming after him, "I never asked to be your fucking savior, Snape..." before the tower door closed. He was mumbling to himself the rest of the way to his dungeon about golden boys and hero complex. Once he reached his lab, he began making Harry a new batch of potions, knowing that tonight's meeting was going to be a hard one, and come morning Harry will need some help.
O0oo00o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0
As Harry watched Snape storm off he shouted after him,
"I never asked to be your fucking savior, Snape, why the Gods fucking chose me I will never know, but I rather die right now, than have anyone else I love die protecting me, I'm not a fucking child anymore..."
He finished yelling up to the stars, looking down at this hands he saw that his cigarette had burned out, with one final look Harry head back towards his own tower, and bed.
Once he was back in the dorm, Harry went right to his bed, again he striped down to his boxers and took up the knife, he cut only two long deep lines on his thigh before bandaging his leg back up. With that competed, Harry turned onto his side, trying to get some sleep.
The nightmares quickly took over...
O0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o09o0oo0oo0o0o0o0
"Step forward Wormtail, what have you brought me tonight,"
"Mmmyyy, Lord, weeeee ffoound the ssspy in yourr raranks sssir."
"Very well, issss it who SSSSeverussss told ussss it wassss"
"YeYes mmmyyy Lord," Wormtail said stepping aside to revile a man bound and gagged.
"Wormtail remove the gage," obediently he did as he was told
"Jugson, why did you betray me, you know that the punishment is death and torture"
"It was not me, my Lord, I am being set up, I am loyal to you" the man begged well he tried to get to his knees.
"The proof of your betray is more than enough," Than the Dark Lord turned to the rest of the room, "My loyal followers, this is what will happen to anyone who betrays me, Crucio," after about a minute that Dark Lord stopped the curse,
"Teach Jugson here what it means to be a loyal Death Eater..."
And so it started, everyone in the circle got their turn with the traitor, more than once for many, the Dark Lord watched on from his thrown, throwing in his own curses in when Jugson wasn't screaming loud enough. In the end death was the only human thing left for the man, who at one point in time was a strong fighter.
"Everyone did well tonight, that was entertaining, although Lucius, I believe it is you who brought Jugson into are ranks, for that, Crucio..." again after about a minute the Dark Lord stopped the spell, "Dismissed"
Quietly everyone who was present walked out to the grounds to that they could apparate away.
0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o
Harry woke up with a start, that has been one of the worst so far...climbing out of bed, Harry got dressed in his clothes for the workout, gathered everything that he would need, and made his way to the common room,
I might as well finish my potions homework...one thing about not sleeping; it gives me a hell of a lot more time to do work…
Harry though at he settled down in front of the fire, pulling out everything that he would need...
O0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0
With a crack Severus Snape landed outside the wards to Hogwarts, walking quickly up the path and into the castle he headed for the headmaster's office. Walking in, Albus looked up from his desk,
"How did it go Severus?"
"Everything went to you plan Albus, Jugson is no longer a problem, and my status is still secure, I believe my ranking has actually gone up, now if you will excuse me, I left some potions cooling that should be completely ready to bottle now."
"Very well Severus, although do try and sleep some my boy."
"What ever you say Albus, I shall see you in a few hours."
With parting words that potions master head back towards his dungeon to finish Harry's potion and try to sleep.
Although the nightmare would keep him up as well...