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Luck was still on my side after Christmas break. It seemed the headmaster was called away for important business in London and wouldn't be back for about four days or so. This meant that the headmaster's tower would be empty. One of the house elves that were helping me saw that he had sour snaps in his office the day he left the office. It was about five in the evening when this was reported to me, thus I only had till midnight until the password would change.

It was after dinner that I snuck down to the chamber, where my new invisible cloak was being kept safe. I told Tom about the cloak and he was so elated that I finally had a break through.

I got the cloak on and the serpent wished me luck as well as Tom then I left the chamber quickly but quietly.

The chamber was located on the other side of the school so I had to be careful not to make too much noise. I decided to wait in a closet until most of the students still wandering the halls and lounges would leave for curfew. It was about seven when most of the students left, the upperclassmen left to go to their common rooms. Perfects were still wandering about on patrol until midnight. Also I had Flich and his cat Mrs. Norris to worry about.

I left the closet at about seven thirty, when the hall was quiet and dimly lit. I even took off my clattery shoes and replaced them with muggle sneakers since I knew they would be quiet against the stone floors of the castle.

I made my way down many corridors and halls. Past the main hall of the school, the great dining hall, many classrooms, and even the walkway around the great courtyard that was still covered with snow and ice.

Finally I was close to the headmaster's tower. The clock read about eight twenty, I had to hurry.

Then as I crept down a hall, I heard footsteps. To my horror it was Flich and his cat. I quietly went into a dark hall nearby and stood very still, even with the cloak, the cat would still sense my presence if I moved too much around it.

I stood very, very still as they turned to the hall was in and passed by me. They seemed oblivious lucky and continued down the hall to inspect some of the classrooms nearby. Then I bolted quietly of course to the statue that marked the entrance to the Headmaster's office.

"Sour snaps" I whispered. The statue moved silently and I walked in and it closed behind me. I silently sighed in relief.

I made my way up the spiral stairs and saw the headmaster's office. In the corner of the room, I saw the phoenix I was after. He was silent and asleep on his perch. To my surprise there were feathers on the floor already so I didn't have to disturb the bird by plucking one. I took several just in case and packed them in a special bag I made that would shrink down into my pocket. I looked around the office momentary and saw papers all over the desk. One stood out to me, one was a file with my name on it. I quietly looked into the file. To my horror it was statement made by my parents that if they died, the Headmaster was my legal magical guardian. I looked further and found several packets and broachers of children homes, run by the Ministry of Magic. He wanted to get me away from my relatives. But why.

This didn't bond well, I can't leave my family. I won't be locked up in some orphanage for magical children. Was this someway to cut me off from my relatives and maybe my friends? As I looked at the letters from the owners of these places to the headmaster, they sounded like wardens for a prison not a place for children.

This only proved that the headmaster was NOT to be trusted. I had to find a way to make my relatives my permanent guardians and knock Dumbledore from the picture.

Maybe Tom could help me or my friends…maybe professor Snape. He has shown great kindness to me in the last several months and even sent me a Christmas present of potion books.

Yet, I needed to know why the headmaster was so interested in controlling my life. Then I looked at the time.

Eleven thirty, I had to leave.

I rushed out of the office and down the hall. I ran to the Ravenclaw dormitory and sunk in with my cloak. I would bring it back to the chamber tomorrow.

I quietly when into the boys dorm and put the cloak into my trunk and locked it. I went to sleep with a smile on my face. Another ingredient to cross off the list.

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When I returned to the chamber the following night, Tom wrote on the pages with excitement.

"Thank Merlin you made it without getting caught and you got a feather, several feather I might add."

I laughed, "It was easy but I wouldn't have been able to do it without this cloak, I still wonder who sent it."

"An ally, that for sure."

I nodded in agreement.

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Not too far from the school, a lone shadowed figure was watching the school. He knew that the student he sent the cloak to would be able to accomplish was he needs to help the dark lord once again continue his war on the Wizard world and claim it for his own rule. He had done his part and know he must wait for the proper time and moment to finally meet Harry Potter.

He disappeared into the night as the shadows swallowed it figure into the trees of the Forbidden forest.

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