Imaginary

Summary: Harry is sent to live with the Dursleys. The neighbor works for a U.S. Research Center…oh and Petunia is granted her biggest desire…to become a witch. How would becoming a witch change Petunia's feelings and actions towards Harry? What about Vernon and Dudley?

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Evanescence.

Chapter 21: You Poor Sweet Innocent Thing

Evan frowned, he hadn't heard from his brother in a few days. In fact, Harry and his friends seemed to be disappearing somewhere. It was sad he couldn't find his father's map in Flinch's office. Someone obviously got to it first and he was betting the Weasley Twins. Those two always managed to sneak around without getting caught. If only he could see what his brother was up to...

The younger Potter child decided to confront his brother later.

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Harry played with his yo-yo not disturbed by his two best friends planning. They would retrieve the Stone. It was a given really and Leila's insane idea about what to do with the Stone was worst. The plan on how they would do so was dangerous and Hermione nearly backed out when Petunia had emailed Harry her idea. Leila was more than amused to be helping pull one over on the 'Greatest Wizard Since Merlin' also known as Headmaster Dumbledore.

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The house elves in the kitchen were completely surprised when they were asked to help prank the entire school. The elves eagerly helped the older Slytherins put potions into all the food. In the kitchens, Leila sat at a table contently eating a hamburger. The elves had freaked out when they realized they didn't know what food the American girl had been talking about, so of course a few disappeared to find out what hamburger, pizza and french fries were.

Flint and LeStrange sent the first year a glare once they were done tricking the elves into drugging the school. Leila merely waved to them a smirk on her face.

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"This is completely illegal. If anyone finds out we had anything to do with it~"

"Do shut up." Leila whispered to Hermione as they roamed about the extremely quiet castle. They weren't worried about coming across anyone, everyone had been given a powerful sleeping drought at dinner. If all went well, everyone would think it was a stupid prank. An idea reinforced by the fact everyone would wake up with the colors of the Hogwarts houses with glittery animal accessories. "Hermione you're gonna have to sing to that beast."

Harry pulled the invisibility cloak, taken from Evan's trunk, closer around them. "It doesn't matter what song, alright Mione? You can do this."

"Or we'll be eaten by that thing." Leila said causing Harry to roll his eyes. Hermione glared and when they reached the third floor door, the Gryffindor witch unlocked it. The beast inside started growling until Hermione started singing Power of One from the Pokemon movie. Leila watched as the three headed dog started to fall asleep. Harry, however, was staring at Hermione in surprise. He knew she could sing, but he didn't she could sing that well. "Harry we have to move the foot off the trapdoor."

Snapping out of his stupor, "Sure." Harry threw the cloak to a corner of the room and moved to help Leila push the paw off the door. The dog only shift and moved the paw, before going still again.

"That thing's breath stinks." Leila mutter as Hermione reached the end of the second verse. "Hope you got another song Princess!"

Harry pulled the door opened, causing Leila to glare at him. "What?"

"There could be alarms on it. That you set off without thought, you're such a Gryffindor." Rolling his eyes, Harry lit his wand and aimed it downward. He couldn't see anything at the bottom of the hole. "Be careful blockhead." Leila muttered as she knelt down and peered into the hole. Harry nodded as he jumped down.

Hermione's voice appeared closer to Leila, still singing. "There's a plant down here, I'd say this is Sprout's contribution. Its not that far down." Harry called up.

Leila turned to Hermione and grinned nerviously. "See ya down there." The girl closed her eyes and jumped. Hermione finished the last line of the song and jumped as the three headed dog started to wake again. The three first years found themselves on a giant plant.

Hermione spoke first,"This looks familiar."

"Devil's Snare." Harry said. "I don't think its meant to kill anyone though."

Leila looked at the veins holding onto her legs. "Still, I'd feel safer without it on me." With that the Slytherin drew her wand and cast the first fire spell that popped into her mind. The plant immediately dropped the three onto the floor.

"Pyromaniac," Harry mumbled, "Didn't your dad say you were banned from messing with fire?"

"Look what happened to that Barbie was not my fault. I didn't think it'd melt that quickly." Leila replied with a glare as she and Hermione lit their wands with a quiet, lumos. Harry followed suit and they followed the pathway to a large door, where a faint buzzing sound was heard. "Do you think there's bees in there? Or wasps? I hate bugs."

Hermione glanced back at Harry and the only boy of the group rolled his eyes and pulled the door open. "Its just keys with wings." That caused the two girls to exchange looks and step into the room.

"Are you kidding me? To guard the stone there's a plant first years know about. Now flying keys? Who does Dumbledore think he's hiding it from? A toddler?" Leila ranted. As Harry inspected the three brooms floating around. "He's seriously not trying to stop a Dark Lord."

"That requires common sense. Haven't you realized most wizards haven't got a lick of common sense? So logically using REAL powerful enchantments to stop a really powerful and feared wizard probably didn't cross his mind." Hermione's voice joined in, as she examined the next door's look. "A big key."

"Definitely brass." Leila replied as she examined the lock and then glanced at the flying keys. "Alright you seeker, go for it." Harry rolled his eyes as he mounted a broom and took off. He flew in a circle just to get the feel of the broom.

"You guys should look for it down there and be careful." Both girls nodded as they looked at the tiny keys and then the huge lock. "I know Dumbledore's up to something with these crappy guard measurements." Harry said as he flew around looking at the keys that would fly off if he got to close. "I mean, three first years got through here. I can imagine what Voldie would do to all of these 'traps'. Ah, there it is. Get ready to grab it and open the door. I don't think Flitwick would leave the keys that harmless."

Leila sent him a glare mumbling something about people jinxing them. Hermione rolled her eyes and approached the door ready to help the other girl intercept the key. It was fast, Harry grabbed the key and flew towards them and the other keys tried to attack the airborne broom. Leila grabbed the key and turned it, with Hermione's help she pulled the door open. Harry flew through and the girls slammed the door on the keys. "Just had to jinx us didn't you?"

"Look." Hermione stated looking at the giant chessboard in front of them.

"Bloody hell." Leila mumbled, none of them were that great with Wizarding chess. Harry was examining the room. "We have to play across don't we?"

Silence was the reply. Harry tilted his head and then finally spoke. "Is it a coincidence that a giant chessboard is the next challenge and that the 'best' chess player in Gryffindor happens to be friends with my brother?"

"Blooody hell. No wonder all of these things were easy! It was meant for first years." Leila exclaimed looking scandalized. "What kind of game is the Headmaster playing?" Hermione looked just as angry as her best friend, but Harry was the one that replied.

"Isn't it obvious? We're staring at it." Looking at the giant chessboard, Leila winced. She didn't think the Headmaster really considered her to be part of the game he was playing.

Hermione examined the board with just a hint of fear. "We have to cross the board, but if its like Wizarding Chess then that means we could end up injured. Not to mention we wanted to hide our presence down here."

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"Let's get to bed." Harry said as they left the forbidden corridor an hour later. They weren't that worse for wear. Getting pass the giant chessboard was the biggest obstacle until they reached the troll. At that point Leila had frozen up and became extremely useless until it was knocked unconscious. Snape's logic puzzle was easily solved by Hermione. Harry had traveled pass the flames to get the Stone, since it was in a mirror he looked at it and felt his eyes widen. His parents were smiling at him and they looked proud of him. His Aunt Petunia had her arm wrapped around Darryl's and there was a ring on her finger. Leila was in the mirror as well next to Hermione, both smiled at him...looking around he didn't see either of his best friends. His mirror counterpart smiled and winked at him before pulling out a Stone and showing it to him. Harry had blinked at the sudden weight in his pocket. Pulling out the Stone, Harry examined it critically before pulling out the rock he'd picked up earlier and put his inherited transfiguration skills to use. The false stone then disappeared into the mirror with another wink from his mirror counterpart. After that he left the room and went to meet up with Hermione and Leila, both of whom were getting rid of the smashed chess pieces. All of Hogwarts living residence were still asleep and the ghosts weren't seen as they traveled around. They didn't pass many portraits with awake occupants in them. "We are really lucky."

"Indeed." Leila replied before covering a yawn. "I best be going my separate way. Theodore for some reason thinks he's my keeper." The Gryffindors frowned. "He won't say anything, he doesn't even know what's going on. Besides I thought it was best to have one student was awake in case we weren't around in the morning."

Hermione bit her lip, "Be careful though. Don't trust him too much."

"He's a boy. Of course not."

Harry glanced over at Leila, "What about me?"

"You're a boy?" She asked before giggling.

Hermione smiled as they reached the separating point for them. "Be nice to him." The bushy haired girl hugged her Slytherin friend and Harry found himself holding Leila.

"Nite-Nite girly boy, Mione. Don't let Peeves get ya."

Leila headed towards the Slytherin common room entrance and took all the shortcuts she knew. Whispering the password ("Politics"), inside the common room was Theodore working on an essay. That hadn't surprised her, what did was her Head of House. Professor Severus Snape looked at his wayward charge and inwardly frown. Obviously she, along with Mr. Evans and Miss Granger had gotten pass the Troll. "Mr. Nott go to your room, now." Leila gulped, she really hoped the Potions Professor didn't think about expelling her. She knew he went on about expelling Evan all the time, not that she blamed him. Theodore sent her a worried look, Leila really hoped he hadn't said anything to the Professor.

"Miss Brown, perhaps you can explain to me what you were doing in the Forbidden Corridor? Mr. Nott refused to answer my questions and I found that intriguing." The girl wasn't sure what was so intriguing about her year mate not telling on her. Unless the Professor threatened to give him detention.

The look leveled on her made her glance around the green and silver common room. "I plead the fifth." Unfortunately that only made the Professor raise an eyebrow, unamused.

"I believe that notion is American. Currently you're in Scotland, under British and Magical British laws. Try again."

Leila bit her lip, "How are you still awake?" He merely showed a potion that made the girl wince. Of course the POTIONS MASTER would have the antidote to their sleep potions. Why was she even surprised? "Fine, the stupid Stone wasn't safe and so I went to move it somewhere else."

"I see, and why pray tell would you not inform an adult?"

Hazel eyes stared straight at her nails. Snape, however, frowned as he realized that the girl had. Just not one that was in the castle. Lily's sister was always in touch with the girl. Petunia had no reason to even know that the Philosopher's Stone was in Hogwarts. So how had she...the Head of Slytherin knew how.

Dumbledore was playing a dangerous game trying to endanger Lily's son in the castle. "Miss Brown, how much information did Potter have?"

"A lot more than he should have. Also Hagrid informed a stranger in a pub how to get pass Fluffy. Potter found out when he went to ask how Hagrid got a dragon egg." Professor Snape nodded at the information.

"A decoy is in place I assume?" Leila looked up for the first time and nodded. "Miss Granger and Mr. Evans know to keep their mouths shut?" Another nod from the first year. "I won't ask where the Stone is. Dumbledore is under the effects of your potion and I believe this is something he doesn't need to know."

"Sir?"

"The Headmaster is not as 'all-knowing' as most would believe Miss Brown. The Stone is safer in your hands than in the reach of the Dark Lord. Do not have my faith in Petunia and yourself be misplaced." The Potion Master knew that as annoying and jealous that Petunia was when she younger, she had to grow up at some point. Besides he could see Lily, that his perfect image of her was a mirage made up in his mind. Not that he would ever stop caring for her or wishing her husband to drop dead. Severus glared down at the first year. "Be sure that you keep it safe and warn Miss Granger about looking certain adults in the eyes."

Leila watched as her teacher disappeared in a swoosh of his cloak through the portrait hole. Had her Head of House just agree to not reveal that the Stone was gone? What did Snape get out of keeping that information from Dumbledore? The girl really hoped her father's girlfriend knew the answer.

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"Come on Hermione, I know you want to eat the book. It's your favorite!" Hermione turned away from her history book and glared at Leila and Harry, who were holding a large pan filled with a platter of books. Much to their amusement, she started to drool at the amount of books presented before her.

"Just because I was so engrossed by a book and didn't realize I tore a page from Hogwarts, A History and began chewing it, doesn't mean I eat books!"

Leila took the chance to pull out a book from the pile and waved it in front of her. "If you don't want them, then Harry and I can simply return them, like this book about magical creatures and their origins you've been wanting." Harry had to admit, the blush on Hermione's face was as bright as Ron's hair.

Hermione yanked the book from Leila and stood up. "I'll deal with you two later."

"I hear that page 453 is delectable with romance and misery!"

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Silver: This chapter was kind of hard to write for me...but I'm pretty satisfied with it. And special thanks to Kazikamikaze24 for her mini-plot submission. It was pretty amusing to read and she didn't mind if I posted it. So any other mini-plots my dear readers get please submit them. I'll reply to reviews via PM. So if you submit one make sure you accept PM's otherwise I won't be able to post it. 4-5 chapters left in this story. (Surprising I know.) Please review!

Also am I doing years 2-7 in this story or what? (Your input please)

Side note: All you Luna/Nevilla shippers...CONGRATS YOU WIN IN THE MOVIE-VERSE!