Unsurprisingly, Draco wasn't in the best of moods in the morning but after a few cheering charms, headache potions and reassuring words from his friends he felt a lot better and the day passed without incident. They didn't mention the marriage issue that Draco had bought up last night, but decided to wait until he was ready to talk about it. Though they did immediately did ask about the Voldemort thing.

Draco had told them over breakfast in the tower all about his conversation with his father and how he was positive the deatheaters weren't behind it. This left everyone completely lost for theories. There was no point going to Malfoy Manor because they now knew they weren't there, but they decided to check at Snape Manor seems they had went to so much effort anyway. And Snape was bound to have a book on soul expressions.

The friends really didn't speak to each other in the first part of the day. And when it got to lunch, only Draco and Harry turned up in the tower. Ginny had pounced her brother in the corridor, then 'pertrificus totalus'ed him so he would listen to what she had to say. Pansy had detention with Professor Malfoy because she and Draco had sung 'Hey big Spender' to him in Transfiguration, and of course, Pansy's expression wasn't singing so she got in trouble. Crabbe and Goyle had gone down to the Slytherin dorms to pick up their potions ingredients so they could make some more energy potions, but they had been gone for 20 minutes. This left Harry and Draco curious to why everyone was taking so long. No-one had seen Blaise all day but he often wandered off by himself doing God-knows-what.

They were sat on the couch, pointedly ignoring the completed map of Snape Manor that was on the fire place behind a photo of Blaise and Pansy with their tongues stuck out.

"Do you think it's really finished?" Draco asked as casually as possible.

"Oh yeah, I mean, maybe we should like check if it is."

"Yeah, just to save everyone else doing it." Harry and Draco looked at each other both plotting then ran to the map and plucked it off the mantelpiece.

"Yeah, I think it is." Harry nodded and they both looked at each other slowly. Draco picked up the silver envelope.

"Yeah, look there's hardly any of the powder left, maybe we should just go. Save Lupin a few galleons." Draco said slowly, staring pointedly at Harry; only one thing on his mind, saving Hermione and Snape.

"Oh yeah, good deed of the day." Harry nodded slowly at him. They both climbed inside the fireplace.

"Yeah, I mean… Pansy and that wouldn't want to come anyway." Draco said licking his lips and feeling a little guilty.

"No, not really there thing is it?"

"No…"

Silence.

"So, should we go then?" Harry asked taking a handful of floo powder. Draco nodded and grabbed a handful of the powder and pocketed the rest. "You got the map?" Harry nodded.

"And wands." Both their hands went instinctively to their waists.

"We should go now. I think that would be the best thing to do. Saves dragging everyone else with us doesn't it?" Harry didn't give Draco the option because at that moment he threw the powder into the ashes and Draco followed shouting 'SNAPE RESIDENCE' after.

When they arrived, they both tumbled out and was slightly horrified to see the fireplace that they had used was actually in use so the bottom of their trousers set on fire and half the map got singed.

"What a waste of time!" Harry fumed over the map. "It's cut off the second floor."

"Where are we now?"

"Second floor." Draco sighed, taking the map.

"And were not labeled. Shit. We missed something." His eyes scanned the map. "Maybe we should just go…"

"We're here, don't chicken out. We might find something." Harry hissed at him. "We just need to get Crookshanks and search the house for deatheaters. I don't think there here, there are not enough dots. That's if, we are dealing with deatheaters."

"I know, but either that or they are all on this floor."

"Don't be morbid. Let's go." Harry tip toed to the door wand raised and put his ear against it.

"Do you hear anything?" he whispered to Draco who had also pressed his ear against the door.

"No, but we really should have researched some spells before doing this." He complained. Harry nodded.

Draco carefully twisted the handle and pulled open the door enough for them to slip through, thankfully, the hall was empty. They practically sneaked against the wall, wands still raised. The map was useless on this floor.

As they walked around the corner cautiously, little did they know that someone else was coming around the corner wand raised as well. And as they turned it, the three off them bumped into each other.

"ARHHHH!"

"ARRHHH!"

"AARRHHHHHH!"

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!"

"SNAPE!"

"Malfoy?"

"SNAPE?"

"Potter?" Snape said in confusion and disgust, it was an interesting facial expression.

"MALFOY!" Harry yelled. " I thought he was missing?"

"Missing! I'm not missing and why are we yelling?" Snape screamed.

"Calm down I don't know!" Draco was still staring shocked at Snape before he too, raised his wand.

"EXPELLIARMUS!" Harry bellowed disarming Snape then snapping his wand.

"POTTER! YOU'RE PAYING FOR THAT!"

"Shut it Snape, if that's who you really are." Draco said ramming his wand into Snape's chest.

"Oh my lord, the world is officially insane."

"Answer me! I've got a wand and I'm not afraid to use it!"

"Draco, calm down, Potter, lower your wand."

"Tell him to lower his wand!"

"Draco lower your wand."

"No. Prove you're not an impostor?"

"I'm in my house with my wife and children Draco, they too, happen to have the last name Snape, maybe that might give you a clue?"

"But you got kidnapped!"

"Draco, I don't have time for your games, what is it that you want? Do you need help with your soul expression, have you established what you need to do?"

"Oh my god, it was you!"

"What was me? What are you accusing me of now? Taking time off work, because I did say I was going to!"

"YOU IMPOSTER! YOUR NOT SNAPE, SNAPE GOT KIDNAPPED WITH HERMIONE AND MCGONNAGOL!"

"Yes I am!"

"PROVE IT!"

"Erm, I'm Severus Acayon Snape, son of…"

"That's all bullshit, tell me something only we would know. You can get that out of books!"

"Draco lower your wand or I'll hurt you. Your scaring my children, the alarm went off."

"But you're not Snape, what are you doing with his kids? PHEODOPHILE!" Snape looked disgusted.

"That is wrong on so many levels, I can't believe you just said that."

"YOU'RE NOT SNAPE, PROVE IT! YOU'RE KIDNAPPED! I'M GOING TO SAVE YOU!"

"Draco, I didn't get kidnapped I'm right here, you assaulted me, I came home and I never left, I sent you a letter explaining I would be here a few months and that I was still helping. Then you wrote back saying that was fine, and I haven't spoke to you since, but that doesn't mean I've been kidnapped."

"You liar!"

"I'm not lying, I don't lie I simply rearrange the truth."

"Well, stop doing that then."

"I'M NOT, DRACONIS WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS ANYWAY? YOU CAN'T BARGE INTO MY HOME AND SCARE MY KIDS LIKE THAT AND-"

"No, seriously prove you're Snape or we'll kill you!" Harry dropped his wand a little and gave Draco a questioning look.

"No you won't." Snape tutted, folding his arms and taking a step closer.

"No, I won't, but Potter will." Harry nodded and shrugged raising his wand again. Snape immediately took a step back and held out his hands defensively, just before a cruel smirk crept onto his face.

"So, I tell you something that no-one else but you and I would know and you will believe me." Draco nodded. "Okay fine Draco, but don't say I didn't warn you… You used to wet the bed."

Silence.

"HE'S AN IMPOSTOR KILL HIM KILL HIM!"

"You liar."

"I'm not lying I'm rearranging the truth!"

"Draco shut up and tell me why you've broke into my house with Potter of all people!"


Fanfiction is by Faith Valconbridge . This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.