Empty Jaded Emerald eyes

Chapter 21

Ron and Hermione try their luck and the money is gone

"When are we to try?" asked Hermione, they had been told to try and get Harry back. They were getting desperate now, because nothing had worked. They had tried Dumbledore, which was a huge failure, and then they had tried Sirius the one person Harry is supposed to love. Only to have that plan thrown back in their faces, now their only hope to get Harry back as their pawn was to try his best friends. If this doesn't work, they didn't know what to do, for they had tried everything and everyone that Harry cared about.

"As soon as possible," said Dumbledore, he was unaware that Harry was pressing charges against them for stealing.

"Ok, we will try today" said Hermione nodding her head.

"Good, you will have to use the fire at the Burrow, we can't have Harry guessing what we are doing" said Dumbledore, if he did then he would just treat them the same. After hearing Sirius giving him an account of what happened, he didn't want them to be anywhere near him - just in case Harry hit's the roof. He didn't want the boy to know he was behind his friends trying to get in touch with him.

"Ok" said Hermione, both her and Ron grabbed some floo powder, the others all apparated, they were not old enough to apparate yet unfortunately.

The only reason they could apparate in Hogwarts, is because the Headmaster control's the wards. He had taken them down, only with enough time to let them apparate out, before they were zapped in place again.

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"Can I ask Fred and George over?" asked Harry looking like it had taken him a lot to ask.

"Only for a few days, I don't want you bunking of training," said Severus, letting Harry someone to talk to.

"Thanks Sev, I'll go and tell them" he said smiling brightly.

"Good and it will be twelve noon, that's when I will lower the wards for them" said Severus calling out.

"Ok" Harry shouted back, sounding exited.

Fred, George.

You said you have something wrong? Are you forgetting I'm living with a potions master? Let him have a look at you, he may be able to tell you what is wrong with you right away. And don't worry he is not as horrible as people make him out to be.

Come at twelve, the wards will be down, just imagine yourself next to me. You can stay for a few days, I have permission so don't worry.

Goodbye for now, I hope I will see you, tell no one your coming,

Harry.

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"Fred, Elms is inviting us over, to the bats cave" shouted Fred.

"Really cool" said George, understanding what his brother was saying, Harry had invited us to Professor Snape's house. They didn't say it out loud in case there was listening devices on them or their shop.

"When do we go?" asked George coming in, and taking the letter.

"Twelve, there is still a while to go before its time, we are allowed to stay for a while. Lets pack some things, we need to go to the burrow, there is some things I want, I wont be going back there, not after what they done to Harry" said Fred.

"Come on then, lets shut up" said George, going to the front of their shop, putting the closed sign up they went up the stairs to their apartment.

Gathering things they would need for two days or so, they put them in a back that was lying around. Satisfied they had everything they would need; they apparated to the burrow. Into their old room, they began getting absolutely everything, so they would never have to come back.

"Fred George, what are you doing?" asked Molly shocked; she had her wand at the ready. She had heard apparition, going into the twins room, she was shocked to see them gathering everything they owned and putting it into a bag. It was as thought they didn't attend on coming back.

"Goodbye mother" said Fred and George before apparition out; their mother watched them wide eyed. Wondering why her son's were leaving, and by the looks of it not coming back. Had they found out? If so why hadn't they spoken to her about it? With a sad sigh she left their room swearing to speak to them soon.

They then wandered around Diagon Ally for a while; they had nothing to do until twelve. However, they knew they needed to apparate at twelve on the dot; otherwise they could be hurt by the wards, so they kept their eye on the time.

"Why were they treating Harry like that? And to think we were in an organization like that" said Fred shaking his head.

"For money, you know that, and I know that it's wrong, I won't get on the wrong side of Harry. They must not have seen him seriously angry, like us" said George.

"Yeah, really" said Fred.

"Really angry" said George.

"Come on, it's nearly time, we need to get to the end of the apparition wards otherwise we are going nowhere" said Fred sighing as they ran for the ending of the apparition ward.

"Right ready George?" asked Fred.

"Ready Fred" said George, their watch struck noon and they apparated.

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"Snape's manor" shouted Hermione.

Harry didn't even have time to move, Severus had to make him invisible, sighing he was annoyed. He had had more floo calls this month than he had ever received before- ever. He was wondering if Dumbledore was here to try again, he knew he was in for it when he got back to Hogwarts but he didn't care. The headmaster could not tell him what to do, he was his own person and that's that.

"Professor Snape?" asked Hermione through the flames.

"Miss Granger care to tell me why you are floo'ing your professors during summer? And how you got your hands on my floo address?" asked Severus smoothly, inside he was bristling with anger, how dare the old man give out his floo address he was just glad that it was not fully connected, and that he was only accepting floo calls.

"Well I sent a letter to Professor Dumbledore, he told me Harry was here, I would like to speak to him please" asked Hermione kindly.

"So you can try and persuade him into going back to Hogwarts?" asked Severus smirking.

He saw her shocked look before it was covered up, Severus now knew why she was there, and so did Harry.

"No, he is my best friend I just want to make sure he is ok" said Hermione.

"What do you think I've used him for potion ingredients and hid what's left of his body in the dungeons?" asked Severus sneering, looking amused more than anything.

"I…Can I speak to Harry please Professor Snape" said Hermione coughing gently.

"You can, if he wants to talk to you" said Severus; he knew how Harry felt about the betrayal of his best friends.

"Of course he will want to talk to me, I'm his best friend" said Hermione looking confused, a small frown on her face.

"Very well, Harry do you wish to talk to her" asked Severus looking at the wall.

"Professor, are you ok?" asked Hermione concerned, he was talking to a wall was he off his rockers?

"I don't want to talk to her" said Harry, taking off the spell Severus had on him wandless once again.

"Very well, you heard him Granger now get out" said Severus.

"What, Harry we are at the Burrow, I came to Ron's I was worried about you, please talk to me!" said Hermione looking hysterical, they both had to hand it to her, she was a great actress.

"Unless you have come to explain why you were taking money from my vault I don't want to hear anything" said Harry sharply to his friend.

"What do you mean; I haven't taken anything from your vault! You only have one tiny vault anyway!" said Hermione looking shocked and insulted that Harry would think that of her.

"You really think that would work Hermione, you have to sign your name when you take money out of my vaults. A quill that records your magical signature on the name so you cannot fake who you are" said Harry.

"I never go to Gringotts unless it's with my parents! Ask them I didn't go to any vaults!" protested Hermione her mind working furiously to come up with excuses.

"I also know you have not spent all the money, the money you had transferred into an account every month is now back where it rightfully belongs" said Harry smirking.

"What?" asked Hermione wide eyes, that money was for her collage and University education.

"That's right, so if it was not you then there is no problem" said Harry smiling at her, but his eyes were glinting dangerously.

"You stupid…." shouted Hermione looking mad, she quickly took her head out of the floo. She then got in the floo and shouted, "Diagon Ally".

She quickly got up, brushed the snoot from her clothes before she ran to Gringotts. Ron was hot on her heals all the way there, Hermione out of breath walked over to the Goblin and said.

"I demand to see my vault, the number is seven nine eight" said Hermione.

"I'm sorry the vault has been closed, and the money transferred back to where the money originated from" said the goblin. His long ugly gangly hand making sure he had it correct.

"Well I want it all put back" snapped Hermione self righteously.

"I cannot do that, unless I have permission from Mr. Potter," said the goblin.

"You will do it right now" snapped Hermione.

"Leave before I have my guards escort you from the building" snarled the goblin looking angry.

"Come on Hermione" said Ron dragging his friend from the bank, he knew the guards were horrible. Who had floo'ed behind her wondering what was going on, wondering if they had gotten Harry back. It looked like it wasn't true, if anything he had just heard was anything to go by.

"My money for my collage and University was in that account I need it! Otherwise it will be years before I get to Collage! I will need to get a job" snapped Hermione tears in her eyes.

"It's fine, just apologize to Harry, then go on about not having enough money, he will pay it, everything will be fine" said Ron.

"Thanks Ron, I don't know what I would do without you" said Hermione smiling softly. Grimacing in disgust on the inside, why had she picked him instead of someone else? Someone with a bit more money? Nothing she could do now.

Severus Snape 3 - Dumbledore 0 lol how far will Dumbledore go to regain control of his tool? does he know about Harry being Merlin's Heir? R&R