Chapter 11
Down in the dungeons Severus treated the patients the bare minimum before gathering around with Harry and Minerva to discuss a plan. After being flooed Tonks joined them inside the dungeons. Sometime later she asked the question that was being avoided.
"What happens if he wants to sleep with me, or shall I better say Hemione?"
Severus couldn't help but smirking at the thought of Tonks being forced to sleep with that dreadful man. "Well, I guess you'll have to find a way to avoid it at best. However, if you can't avoid it maybe we will get the evidence needed to force him to give Hermione a divorce." Severus smirked again as Tonks paled at his response.
"I'll do anything to help Hermione, even, even, even that." though her face turned green at that thought.
Half an hour later Tonks was making her way to Hemione's chamber with enough polyjuice potion in her system to last her five days. Severus was glad that he invented a long lasting polyjuice potion. Taking the right amount you can keep another person form for five days at a time. However, if you ever did want to take your original form again it was do-able with the right spell and you can use the same spell to put you back into the other person's appearance. It worked well in the war considering that he was disguised as Harry during most of the battle so people would attack him keeping the real Harry safe for the most part. When he did reach Voldemort he showed his true form luring him away from the battle until he was able to weaken him enough to be able to levitate him towards Potter who destroyed him. It was a wonderful sight to behold and a brilliant plan if he said so himself.
The next day, using the polyjuice potion Severus transformed himself into a mad looking old wizard. He told Minerva to announce to the teachers, and tonight to the students as well, that the school has taken on a new mediwizard who will be teaching potions while Snape was taking a Sabbatical. Minerva laughed at his appearance. "Where on earth did you get the hair to turn you into that?"
"Dumbledore always kept jars of hairs that he collected. This appearance is a mix between two different people. I want to make sure nobody recognizes who I am. I duplicated the properties of both hairs so if need be I should have enough to last me the entire year." After pausing for a moment he continued. "I'm glad that Tonks agreed to take on Hermione's appearance."
"Do you really think it is necessary for us to use Tonks though?"
Yes, I do, she can prove to the ministry that he is dangerous if we can do that we can keep Hermione and Rose safe. Any ways she is smart enough to keep herself out of any real trouble and she is someone that we can trust."
"That is high praise coming from you."
Severus ignored the comment and continued. "By the way we have to find a way to work out a way to hide Tonks when the classes are in place. You know that you are also going to have to take a polyjuice of Hermione to teach. Her husband might get suspicious if you go in to teach transfigurations yourself, since Tonks can't teach for the life of her. You two are going to have to find a way to change places without anyone noticing." Checking the time he added, "I've done all that I can do for the two of them so far, I won't be able to heal them yet until they are at least semi conscious. I already gave both Hermione and Rose some potions it would last then until around eleven o'clock tonight the effect of the potion still won't wake them up by then but I still need to administer the next dose of potions to them then, so you must excuse me if I leave early."