Chapter Ten

Harry felt himself reel backwards as the spell him in straight on. Harry couldn't dodge it, there was no time, Dumbledore clearly was a powerful wizard. Harry's stomach rolled as the curse tried to take effect. He couldn't feel his fingers or his toes, Harry shook his head to rid himself of the buzzing feeling building in his ears, which, he realised were words;

You are a Gryffindor, You will go to Gryffindor Tower tonight and stay there.

Harry's mind raged back at the sudden interference and started to react back at the unfamiliar Magick being propelled into his thoughts.

Dumbledore staggered back as he felt an ice cold blast hit him, knocking him almost off his feet, Harry twisted on his feet and managed not to fall over by grabbing hold of the bookcase beside him. His glasses were knocked off by the force of the blast and shattered upon the floor. Harry dove for them in vain, picking up the shards as he turned his face back towards the headmaster, his eyes shielded by his hand, closed lids
"you have no idea what you've just done" he practically growled, getting up, a hand planted over his eyes against the sunshine that was streaming in through the huge bay windows.

Dumbledore gathered himself to his feet as Harry sped from the room, he had barely got a glimpse of the boy's eyes, but the emeralds he had seen were furious. Dumbledore hesistated, before sitting at his desk with a grimace, wondering how the hell he was going to get out of this mess.

Harry had made it out of the winding staircase and half-way down the corridor before he collapsed, his body shook with barely supressed anger and pain at the Imperius curse had done on him, especially within such close quarters. Harry grimaced, forcing his legs to stand up in an effort to go to the dungeons, his head was pounding, he was sure he had black spots across his vision with the amount of pain he was suffering.
"Easy...." a voice beside him made Harry start "Don't open your eyes, just take my hand"
"WH-"
"Don't ask questions Addams!" the voice brooked no argument, Harry groped for the hand and was helped to his feet.

He stumbled a little , leaning against the wall for support
"here" he felt something being tied round his head "that will help a small amount until I can get you back to the Dungeons" Harry lifted a hand to his face, he felt it being covered by a jumper, or a smiliar material. The other hand was guiding him down the staircase. The voice of the owner of his hand was talking to him quietly, easing his panic

It was a slow walk, but ten minutes later, Harry felt the air around him change to the coldness of the dungeons, he visibly began to relax as his feet hit the stones a little more than he would have liked, but Harry had no choice.
"Head to the Potions classroom" He said quietly
"We're almost there, I took a short cut" the voice replied.

A few moments later, the hand guided him against the wall
"Wait here, I'll get Professor Snape" the voice told him gently "I wont be a second" it added. Harry nodded, content to stay against anything that would keep him upright. He heard someone knocking on a door and a few moments later he heard Severus' voice calling his name
"Professor?" he felt oddly confused, he felt arms around him, guiding him through a doorway into a room, Harry was guided into a chair and the cover removed from his face
"its alright Harry, i've removed the light, can you open your eyes for me?" Severus' voice was soft and concerned.
"My head hurts...." He commented, willing his eyes open slowly, He grimaced, looking at his shaking fingers.
"Look up at me please Harry" Severus said, again in the soft voice

Emerald blood-splattered eyes locked with his Potions Master for the first time, Severus' coal ones glittered with suppressed emotions
"Can you see me?" he asked
"I can, the black dots have nearly gone" Harry nodded "I dont know who brought me here but they've possibly saved my sight..."
"You can thank her in a few moments" Severus replied "take this.. it will ease the shakes and the pain...What did he do to you?"
"He tried to Imperius me into Gryffindor....but my magick fought back, my glasses got smashed when i fell, i think he tried to remove them or something, i got out of there as soon as i could" Harry replied, taking the potion Severus had handed to him
"I see.....Your parents are on the way, as are your siblings, no doubt Draco too" Severus told him as the fire flared to life.

Harry shrank back from the veridian flames for a moment until he saw his mother appear, He visibly relaxed as soon as she was through the flames with her husband.
"Harry" She enveloped him in her arms "What did he do to you? where are your glasses?" she smoothed her hand across his face and pushed his hair out of his eyes, Harry fell into her embrace, giving up the last portion of energy, Morticia shared a look with Severus, who sighed.
"They were broken in the fight...." Harry swallowed "I'm sorry mother..... can they be fixed?" he turned his head into her shoulder
"Let me see them" Gomez outstretched his hand, Harry handed him the empty framess, a few fragments of the lenses still stuck to them
"I'll see what I can do son" he smiled slightly.

"Harry...... what happened?"
"I can explain" Severus replied "shall we give him a moment?"
"as you wish" Morticia replied, adjusting her hold on her son
"Harry tells me Dumbledore tried to Imperius him into going to Gryffindor, it had bad consequences, I have given him a calming draught laced with pain reliever for the aches and the pains with the shakes he's suffering but i was unsure what else to give" Severus replied
"That will be enough for now, he needs darkness to recover" Morticia replied
"of course" Severus replied
"Who found him?" Gomez asked

"I did" a small voice made the couple turn
"And who might you be?" Morticia asked
"Hermione Granger Lady Addams" The young witch bowed her head "I was passing the Library corridor when i heard a loud crash, it was followed by a surge of ice cold energy that seemed to pull at me, so i took off at a run and found Harry collapsed in a corridor, his eyes were bleeding, so i grabbed my jumper and tied it round his eyes to shield them from the light and brought him to the dungeons"
"come closer child" Morticia beckoned, Hermione took a few tentative steps forward and found herself in front of Morticia, Harry was sat next to her on a chair
"Raise your head child" her voice was soft yet commanding

Hermione looked up at her slowly, bringing her dark brown eyes up to Morticia's black orbs
"Who did this?" Morticia raised a hand slowly to her face, Hermione looked away, involuntarily taking a step back, she bumped into Gomez and hurriedly apologised.
"Hermione?" Harry got the young girls attention, although she wouldnt look him in the eyes
"Hermione?" Harry tried again "Thank-you for helping me" He began "if you hadn't have been there I would be a lot worse than I am now....I thank you" He outstretched his hand

Unsure, Hermione gently took her hand in his, Harry shook it firmly
"I dont believe we've met, I'm Harry James Fester Potter-Addams" he smiled, She chuckled a little
"Hermione Ann Jane Granger" She replied
"I'm glad you were there to help my son Hermione" Morticia cut in "You certainly saved his sight"
"Im sure anyone else would have done the same" She hurriedly replied, again not meeting her eyes, Morticia shared a look with Severus, he nodded and she got up from the chair, Harry shuffled a little to get comfortable and leant into his father who had changed seats with his wife
"Come with me" Morticia spoke softly to Hermione, who looked hurriedly at Harry, he nodded
"its alright, Mother wont hurt you" he replied with a slight smile, the door opened and his siblings ran in, covering him in hugs in a very rare display of affection. Hermione was a little sent of kilter by this, and the hand on her shoulder made her jump.

Morticia guided her to a room off the main office and requested she sit on one of the chairs. Hermione sank into a chair, her eyes glued to the floor. Morticia studied her for a long moment, a movement behind her signalled Wednesday walking towards her, a question in her eyes, Morticia nodded.
"Hermione?" Wednesday spoke quietly "Harry just told me what happened, We're all very greatful for your timely actions"
"I guess theres one thing for being a know-it-all" Hermione looked at her "Spending so much time in the library paid off"
"Well I'm glad it did" Wednesday moved towards the girl, her movements slow and precise. Morticia watched the by-play between her daughter and the strange young girl in front of her
"You haven't been to the medical wing yet have you?" Wednesday said, Hermione shook her head
"it'll be gone in a day or so" She replied
"I told you to get it seen to" Wednesday's tone was slightly annoyed "Who did it?"
"I dont want to get into it"
"Child" Morticia cut in "My daughter will not let this rest, neither will I, You saved my son today, now let us help you, if only to return the favour"

Hermione looked up
"It was Ron Weasely Ma'm" She replied
"Weasel!" Wednesday's reaction made her jump
"Wednesday!" Morticia chastised "Who is this boy?"
"He's a Gryffindor Ma'm" Hermione replied "He and I got into an altercation on the train, he punched me in the face because I told him off for boasting about how he would befriend the Boy Who Lived"
"I see" Morticia eyed her "Wednesday will sit with you while I have a word with Severus" She got up from the chair in one fluid motion, disappearing from the room.

Dumbledore was sat in his office, calmly eating a lemon drop when the door exploded in a cloud of black flame.
"ALBUS DUMBLEDORE!" Morticia's voice thundered through the opening, Dumbledore shrank back in his chair a little as the Addams Matriarch stormed towards him, surrounded by black fire
"Mrs Addams how-"
"cut the crap!" Morticia snarled "How DARE you use an unforgivable against my Son! He has been in your care for not fourty-eight hours and this is the sort of stunt you pull?! My husband and I warned you last year to leave him well alone and we would send him here! I am very close to pulling my family out of your so-called school, as i am sure is Lucius Malfoy and many of the other Pureblooded families!"
"Surely-"
"I dont care what you have to say" she cut him off with a slash of her hand, Dumbledore blanched as he realised his voice had been taken from him "be sure I will be speaking to the Govenors about this, for now I warn you once more. Leave Harry Be or suffer the consequences of your actions! I shall be moving the children within the week to Durmstrang if that is Harry's wish" She turned and walked out of the office.

Dumbledore coughed silently for a moment, staring at the hole in the wall that used to be his office door. He wondered how the hell things had gotten so out of hand, Fawkes gave a trill that could only be described as a laugh, Albus glared at the bird for a moment
"You were right.....I'm an idiot" He muttered to himself, he jumped, hearing his voice.

Severus poured some FireWhiskey into some tumblers and a glass of red wine for Morticia, After assuring Harry was alright, Gomez sent the children back to their dormitories with the warning to Harry to keep on his newly-repaired glasses until he was in the darkness and to rest up. Harry had mentioned that he would like to see how his classes went as long as he didnt have to see or speak to the Headmaster for the remainder of his first term, Morticia agreed, if only reluctantly.
"Severus" Morticia swirled the wine in her glass "I am concerned about the Granger girl"
"Minerva has mentioned her" Severus replied "She is withdrawn, especially for a Gryffindor"
"I have a feeling she is a Dark" Morticia replied "Her Magick felt Harry, it wasn't as though she heard a yell, She felt his magick and it pulled her to him"
"Indeed, i was drawing the same conclusion....I shall speak to some of my Slytherins and place her under our Protection, hopefully I can get her moved to Slytherin within a week or so"
"Allow Wednesday to talk to her, She seems to reach out to her in a way her fellow Lions wouldn't understand" Gomez replied "I think she will be able to convince her, i felt her power when we arrived, i think she has a disrupted homelife....I couldn't sense too much without alerting her to what i was doing, but something definitely needs doing to Ronald Weasely"
"And thats a fact" Morticia replied, raising her glass and taking a delicate sip.