Harry decided he wasn't going to let Snape get to him anymore
" If he doesn't want to act like any thing changed since that year, well then... nothing has changed" Harry said to his Dorm Mates
" But Mate, are you sure that's a good thing?" Ron asked
" Hey, he wants it to be the same as it was before... it took me a while but I'm finally over it, we can hate each other again, I don't care anymore" Harry said stubbornly
" But what about Draco?" Ron asked
Harry thought about it and said" If he wants to be friends with us still, then ok, but if not... then Draco goes back to being Malfoy"
" So are you not returning to the Parenting class?" Ron's doll Seeker asked
" No I'm not" Harry said to the doll
Seeker sighed" I'm going to miss Junior"
Harry smiled at that, the doll was so innocent
A few more weeks passed and Draco still wanted to be Harry, Ron and Hermione's friend, even though he's a Slytherin and they're Gryffindor. Harry kept to his word and everything went back to normal for him and Snape, well except for the dark mark and Harry stunning Severus so he doesn't go to a Death Eater meeting
" Potter I would like a word with you after class" Snape said
Harry groaned but said, " Yes sir"
Snape nodded and class resumed
After class Harry waited in his seat until they were alone. Harry went up to the desk
" Yes sir?" Harry asked
" Potter I would appreciate it if you stopped stopping me from returning to the Dark Lord" Snape said
Harry was surprised they were talking about this but it didn't show on his face
" I'm not stopping you" Harry said
" Don't lie to me, you've been stopping me for longer than a year now" Snape said
Harry glared at Snape, " Let me put it in words you would understand... I don't care if you go to Voldemort or not, I'm not stopping you"
Harry was lying but he didn't want Severus to know that he still cared for him, he didn't want anybody to know
" Well then if you're not, then who is?" Snape asked
" No idea" Harry said, " Can I go now?"
Snape sighed, " Fine, go, get out of here"
Harry nodded and turned around and headed out of the dungeons
" Now I'm going to need help stopping him" Harry thought to himself on the way up from the dungeons
That night he wrote a note to Draco and asked Ron, Hermione, Neville, Seamus, and Dean if they could meet him in the Room of Requirement at 7:00
Everybody showed up, they wondered what this was all about
" Well, I feel special, I'm the only Slytherin and everybody else are Gryffindors" Draco said with a smirk
" You're the only Slytherin I trust" Harry said, " No offense"
" Non taken" Draco said and waved it off, " So what is this about?"
" I called you all here tonight because I don't want Snape to return to Voldemort... I just know he will be found out as a spy, but I cannot tell Snape that" Harry said
" So what do you want us to do?" Seamus asked
" For a while now, I've been intercepting Snape's plans and every time he was leaving the grounds because of his dark mark, I would stun him and return him to his quarters, I asked Dumbledore about this and he likes the idea, he doesn't want Snape to return to Voldemort either" Harry explained
" How will we know when he's leaving the grounds to go to... you know who?" Lavender asked
Harry took out fake galleons that the DA used during their fifth year, " With these... I get visions of when Voldemort is contacting his followers, I will activate the galleon and if yours goes off, then you are the one who needs to stop Snape, without letting him see you do it"
Neville looked very scared at that and Harry saw
" Neville it won't be that bad, just stun him and contact me and I will bring him to his quarters... I know his password to them"
" Neville if you want, when it's your turn, I'll come with you" Hermione said
Neville smiled and nodded his thanks
" Are you sure you should be doing this? What if Uncle Sev finds out?" Draco asked
" He kind of already knows that I do it, even though I deny it" Harry said, if we do this together then it wouldn't really be lying when he asks me, he won't suspect any of you to help"
" Harry does have a point, I think we should help" Ron said, " Well as long as we don't get caught"
" If you do get caught... I will take the whole blame" Harry said, " So... will you guys help?"
Everybody agreed to help keep Professor Snape from going to Voldemort
" Another secret and another way to use these galleons" Ron said with a smile, " I love doing this kind of stuff"
The Gryffindors smiled and nodded in understanding
A couple of months passed along with Christmas break and everybody who knew about stopping Snape were doing a very good job, Snape never knew who was going to stop him, he thought it was Harry for the longest time, but three times his mark burned during dinner and he saw that Harry wasn't getting up to stop him. After a few times being stopped but not by Harry, Snape began looking around the corridors before he left but every time he was stopped and he didn't know by who
One day Severus stormed to Dumbledore's office
" Headmaster I must ask you to tell that whoever is making it so I cannot go to Death Eater meetings stop" Severus said, " I thought it was Potter but it is not, please if you know who is keeping me from doing my other job for the order, please tell me and I can deal with them myself if you cannot"
" I'm sorry my dear boy, but I do not know who stops you" Dumbledore said
Severus glared at Dumbledore, " Are you sure you're telling the truth?"
" Severus I most certainly am... and if I did know who was stopping you, I will not stop them because I too think it is dangerous for you to return to your role as a spy" Dumbledore said
Severus glared, " And why pray tell do you think it is dangerous for me to return now then it was previous years?"
" Because you've been away for far too long" Dumbledore said, " I fear that Voldemort will use more than just the cruciatus on you for not returning"
" He has too few followers, he will not kill any" Severus said
" Unless he finds out that you're a spy for the light" Dumbledore said
" He will not" Severus said, " My shields are stronger than what he can penetrate through"
" That is true... but you've been in Harry's care for about a year and he will be very suspicious about where your loyalties lie"
" Everybody knows how I treat Potter in class, Death Eater's children tell their fathers how I treat the boy, by now the Dark Lord will know I am not loyal to Potter" Severus said crossing his arms
" Please Severus, don't go back" Dumbledore said
" I must Albus, I am part of the order and I must give you information" Severus said firmly
" We'll find another way to do it without puting your life in danger" Dumbledore said
" It is my life to do with what I wish, and I do not want you or Potter or any of the people who keep stopping me to meddle with it, I'm a grown man and I will go to a Death Eater meeting and I will bring back information, everything is going to be how it was before I was deaged" Severus said raising his voice a little and leaving the office without saying goodbye
Dumbledore sighed tiredly, " Only one person can save Severus now"
After classes were over for the day Harry got a note from Dumbledore and it said for him to come to Dumbledore's office
Harry headed up to Dumbledore's office and once invited in, he took his seat
" Yes sir?" Harry asked
" Harry it's time to confront Severus" Dumbledore said getting to the point
" Confront him? But sir, he'll be very mad if we do that" Harry said with wide eyes
" I know, but he will not listen to me and I'm afraid he'll do something to make sure he goes to the next meeting, and I'm afraid Tom is going to use more than the cruciatus curse" Dumbledore said
" You mean..." Harry started
" Yes... the killing curse" Dumbledore said
" What do you want me to do?" Harry asked
" You need to interfere again, not your friends which by the way were doing an excellent job, but you" Dumbledore said
" He's not going to listen to me, he hates me" Harry said
" No... he only thinks he does... he knows deep down that he does not hate you, he's just trying to to be strong" Dumbledore said
" How do you know sir?" Harry asked
" Because Harry... he has kept that stuffed snake he went everywhere with while he was deaged" Dumbledore said
Harry gasped, " Hissy"
Dumbledore nodded, " I believe if you take control of the situation, he will back down... because he still thinks of you as his father figure"
Harry thought about it, it all made sense... Severus was rebelling against him, trying to push his buttons... just like all kids do to their parents
Harry nodded and said firmly, " I'll confront him"
Dumbledore smiled and said, " Thank you Harry"
Hmm, I'm getting sad, this is almost the end. There's still a few chapters left though. I hope everybody is loving this story as much as I am. :)
