Empty Jaded Emerald Eyes
Chapter 37
Dumbledore's Going To What?
Tonks, Harry, Sev, Severus were in the Dungeons waiting on Zach. He had split up from his father and Severus had come down here. They just hoped that he was alright, they were sure Zach knew to come down here. It was where they had come to spend all their free time after all.
"What's wrong asked Harry seeing the state of Zach who looked like he had just run a marathon - Hogwarts castle marathon to be more precise.
"Dumbledore" said Zach told them looking worried, gasping for breath hardly able to breathe for the stitch in his side.
Severus looked worried at that, what could the old man have done to upset his son? To make him look so shocked and worried? That he would run the entire length of the school to get to them? He didn't like it at all something was up. Severus wasn't sure if he wanted the answer or not, but he guessed he would be finding out pretty soon.
"Dumbledore's going to Voldemort" said Zach softly as he slowly but surely got control of his breath. It was easier to do with all the training Zach had been though with his brothers and father.
"WHAT?" said Tonks her eyes going very round would have put a house elf to shame.
"Yeah, I overheard a conversation with McGonagall and Dumbledore. When Dumbledore left he said and I quote 'Voldemort will help me'" said Zach.
"Are you sure?" asked Severus going pale, he hated the old fool but for him to actually go to Voldemort seemed a bit extreme. Then again Dumbledore knew Voldemort was the only one who could have a chance of beating Harry. Now that Dumbledore knew Harry was Merlin's heir he was going to stop at nothing to see him dead.
"Yes!" said Zach looking queasy and so he should be their plans were pretty much smoked.
"This is not good," said Harry wide eyed.
"I know" said Severus worried more so for his son than anything Voldemort and Dumbledore could be doing.
"What are we going to do?" asked Tonks.
"Our element of surprise is out of the window" sighed Severus sadly.
"Yeah, he will tell Voldemort about us no doubt" said Zachery.
"There's nothing we can do," said Harry. "Apart from just try and hope we get lucky."
"But two of them together…they will be unstoppable!" said Tonks petrified.
"No, I am or supposed to be Voldemort's equal which means I'm supposed to be more powerful than Dumbledore. Which is probably why he never told anyone the prophecy" said Harry.
"That doesn't help! Them combined could kill you in seconds HARRY!" shrieked Tonks.
"Calm down!" shouted Harry sounding very agitated.
"There's nothing we can do" sighed Sev.
"We have to tell the students! We don't have a chance" said Tonks.
"We do, remember the American division as well as the Auror ranks are at my side" said Harry. "When the time comes anyway"
"Your going to force them to fight?" asked Severus softly.
"No, they are getting a choice; they can fight to protect their country and home as well as school. Or they can back out and be branded a coward, one way or another I'm going to win this war!" said Harry adamantly.
"What do we do?" asked Tonks.
"Act as if nothing happened, people will be watching Hogwarts, and a few inside Hogwarts are no doubt spies for Voldemort." said Harry pensively.
"How can we do that?" said Tonks sarcastically.
"Who can we appoint as Headmaster? Someone that's not on either side?" asked Harry without answering Tonks.
"Alisha Zabini" said Severus.
"Isn't her husband a Death Eater?" asked Harry curiously.
"It's said he is, I've never seen him at any meetings but she isn't she's a very fair woman and well respected" said Severus cautiously.
"Are you willing to stake your life on it?" asked Harry seriously.
Severus thought for a second or two before replying "Yes."
"Fair enough, I will appoint her as Headmistress of Hogwarts in the main time, have you got the prefect guy in mind Tonks?" asked Harry.
"I have," she said morphing into someone else, a man that looked exactly what Harry had been looking for.
"Perfect!" said Zach, wording what Severus, Sev and Harry all thought.
"Yeah, it is" said Harry nodding his head, Tonks went red with the praise, Dumbledore had never praised her. She knew they all thought of her as a stupid klutz.
"Ok you aren't needed until dinner Tonks, so you can do whatever you like until then," said Harry softly.
"Have you decided on a name to give us?" asked Severus sarcastically. Noticing one problem, they couldn't introduce a new Potions teacher without giving the man a name.
"Um…nope" said Tonks looking slightly embarrassed.
"Well we need to think up one then" said Sev.
Tonks nodded meekly how could she have been so stupid? Of course they would need a bloody name to go with the fucking person.
"Samuel Kelsey?" asked Severus coolly knowing it was a very neutral pureblood name. Tonk's wasn't going to be pretending to him long enough for them to suspect or accuse her er…technically him of anything.
"That sounds quite cool actually," said Tonks. She didn't see the significance of it, and neither did Sev and Zach.
"Then this is what we shall use, Samuel Kelsey" said Harry. He knew why Severus had picked it; it was the name of the Wizard that merged the Prince and Ravenclaw line. If it had been a woman he would have used the wives name Nephitite. It was a good job Tonks truly was going for the male she wouldn't have been able to live it down a name like that.
"Right lets get going, we have things to do," said Severus.
"What will we do?" asked Zach.
"Go to Slytherin common room just act natural and make sure no one suspects anything. I have a feeling the war is coming fast" said Harry solemnly.
"Ok" said Zach, Sev nodded.
"What are you two doing?" asked Tonks out of pure curiosity.
"We are going to the Ministry, we have people to see" said Harry gravely.
"I'm going with him, I wont let him go alone" said Severus, he didn't want Harry to do it alone.
"Ok then, see you both at dinner," said Tonks under no illusion that they would be back any time soon.
"Yes you will," said Severus curtly.
"Bye! Cya" said Zach and Sev leaving their fathers quarters.
Tonks went with them, after morphing into her natural form, she couldn't go in as Tonks and leave as a strange teacher. People knew she could change her appearance and it would be a dead give away that it was only Tonks.
"Well let's get this over with" sighed Harry looking slightly worried.
"What will come will come Harry, we can only meet it head on in the end!" said Severus softly.
"You know Hagrid said something like that to me when I was leaving after fourth year" said Harry smiling.
"Well it's the only decent thing that man has ever said to you," said Severus.
"Yes I know" said Harry smiling sadly. He didn't realize Rubeus Hagrid was trying to negotiate with the Giants on behalf of Albus Dumbledore. Not much good its going to do him doing it Dumbledore was no longer there. Would Hogwarts be there when Hagrid got back? Well we can only wait and see, as that piece of information it will have to remain to be seen.
Will Hagrid Get Back And End Up Loosing The Giants To The Dark? Will Hagrid Survive the war? Will Hagrid have been remorseful for not belieeving in Harry? will Hagrid ever learn of Dumbledore's deceit? the whole chamber thing sixty years ago...knowing he didnt do it and not bringing foward the evidence so he could be a real wizard again. R&R plz