Chapter 42

Author's Notes: Hello everyone who are enjoying this great Memorial Day weekend! As I have promised here is my latest update. Also please remember that anyone who has suggestions for naming the Lord and Lady Hex's invented potions, charms, hexes, curses can place them in their reviews for my decision with promise to give them credit in future chapters.

Disclaimer: No I do not own the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling does; only a select few characters are from my own creation.

Chapter 42 THE SPECIAL SURPRISETHE INVESTIGATION, THE FIRST PREMONITION

In the last chapter where we left off, Harry told Ron that they had work to do after everyone went to bed for the night after promising his twin sister Hally that they would start the search while watching Dumbledore walk towards the teachers table…

Harry watched Ron turn pale after giving him the news on what they will be doing, Fred and George Weasley sniggered at their little brother along with several Slytherins who over heard him.

"Harry come on…," "You heard me Ron. We promised Hal that we would start to research after she left and that is what we are going to do! If you want to chicken out now, then go ahead and do so, but there will be some sort of consequences when you do," Harry lectured the red head with an evil grin while he heard Hally yelling out threats inside his head.

'Easy Hal, let's see what he does first before I let you do any harm to Ron,' Harry thought to Hally waiting for Ron's reaction.

Ron blew out a long sigh, "Fine Harry, what time do we start?" Ron asked quietly,

"After Filch does his nightly rounds, Midnight," Harry answered in a low key.

Ron turned his head away from Harry, pouting as usual, "Like I said Ron, you can back out now, but you have to face the consequences," Harry stated pointedly, his evil grin widened a bit more, watching Ron toy with his pouting emotions.

"And if I do back out?" Ron asked him suddenly

"Let's just say that you'll get a great big surprise Ron," Harry spoke at last.

Ron's twin brothers, who were listening in on their conversation, noticed Harry's left hand waving while their little brother kept his eyes away,

"I think that Lord Hex is telling his sister to wait for it," Fred whispered to George.

"I agree with you there. Lady Hex is about to explode on our little Ronnikins," George whispered back with a grin.

Five minutes had already elapsed when Harry started to get annoyed from waiting for Ron to respond his reply, "Come on Ron! What is it going to be?" Harry questioned the red haired boy in irritation.

"I really don't want to do this Harry, but I'll do it," Ron answered at last with a small gulp that was still heard by Harry, Fred, and George.

"Wise choice Ron," Harry told him before filling his plate up with his favorite breakfast foods, eggs, potatoes, a few slices of bacon, ham, and a hefty portion of sausage before grabbing two slices of toast and marmalade.

SNAPE MANOR…

Hally sat down in her usual chair with the rest of the Slytherins that were present, waiting for Severus, and the Malfoys to show up along with the Crabbe's, and the Goyle's.

Flint noticed that something was wrong immediately when he saween Hally masking her emotions, not to mention the tone in her voice when she announced that they would start to serve when everyone was present inside the big dining room.

Flint gave out a whistle to get Hally's attention, "Hey, what's wrong?" Flint asked, leaning forward slightly.

"Take a wild guess," Hally replied arching her right eyebrow up, she worewith a stone face while making the facial feature.

"Let's see…Malfoy again right?" He pressed watching her face change quickly.

"You guessed right Flint," Hally answered with a sigh of anger.

"What happened this time?" Flint enquired wanting to know what Draco did to set Hally off once more when he saween her shake her head at him, then jerked her head towards the doorway just as Severus came inside with the Malfoy's, Crabbe's and Goyle's.

Severus took his seat at the head of the table, clearing his throat. He took a glance at Hally realizing that the girl was still angry, not to mention quite upset over Draco's remark from the living parlor. Lucius sat down at the other end of the table while Draco took a seat beside Hally, they soon heard Hally giving let out a warning growl,

"Raven enough, calm it down," Severus ordered the girl, Hally stopped the growling abruptly.

Lucius tapped his fore finger onto the table getting his son's attention, "Son, do you have anything to say to Miss Potter?" He questioned sternly.

Draco looked down at the table be responding, "Do I have to?" He asked with a groan.

"Yes you do…,"

"Save the fake apology for someone else that is stupid enough to take it," Hally sneered.

"Raven!" Severus warned the girl.

Hally flung her napkin down, getting up from the table, "Fine, I'll behave for your sake. But I refuse to sit beside this…this Slytherin jerk for another day. I'll have breakfast in my room. Excuse me," Hally stated in a huff leaving the dining room in anger.

"Now what did you do this time Malfoy?" Flint questioned in anger after watching Hally leave the dining hall.

"Leave it son," His father told him "My son made a remark towards her about her brother being left at the school," Lucius announced stiffly.

Draco let out a sigh, "Alright, I'll apologize to her," Draco replied getting up from the table to leave.

"I wouldn't do that just yet young man," Severus told him.

"Why not? He knows what hehe's done was wrong," Lucius stated.

"I know this, but you do not know Raven like I do, if you want your son in one piece, then I suggest that he stays put to allow Raven to cool down her temper," Severus explained while pouring hims self a cup of coffee into his cup from his families silver café.

Lucius rose up an eyebrow in surprise, "Son take your seat. I certainly don't want to lose my only heir from an angry female," Lucius ordered his son seeing Draco sit back down quickly with the look of sheer fear upon his face.

Draco kept his eyes down wards, 'I got to apologize to that girl before I become rat bait!' He thought to him self.

Meanwhile Hally stood just outside the dining room, her back against the wall, muttering curses under her breath. "Rotten, conniving, blonde haired jerk!" She seethed quietly.

'Just leavet it alone Hal. He isn't worth the time of day from that remark,' Harry told her in thought.

'Yes, but still…,' 'let it go sis. Any way there will be a surprise outside just for you when you go sleighing with the others, Heh and dad knows,' Harry thought to her tweaking her mind suddenly.

'What is it?' Hally asked to him inside her mind full of interest.

'Not telling Hal, you'll find out after breakfast, now go back in there and eat,' Harry ordered her inside her head.

Hally without notice, obeyed his order walking back inside the dining room while drawing everyone's attention, pleading to her brother,

"Come on Harry please tell me," She begged out loud sitting down in between Severus and Draco.

"Oh good lord," Severus muttered figuring it out swiftly.

'No Hal, I promised not to tell…,'

"Harry I'm your sister, tell me what it is…,"

"Don't you dare Connor!" Severus warned with a smirk.

Hally turned his way, "Aww come on dad," Hally whimpered slightly.

Lucius watched the scene with amusement, "Reminds me of someone else," He simply said looking at his son with a smirk.

Draco sank a bit in his seat with a slight blush creeping up to his cheeks.

HOGWARTS…

Dumbledore took a glance at his watch, waiting patiently for Harry to meet up with him inside his office. There was a knock on his door…

"Come in Harry," Dumbledore gleamed watching the raven haired boy come inside, closing the door behind him.

"I have all that I need sir," Harry grinned.

"Good. Now remember that this is only for the afternoon, You will be returning after lunch…you didn't say a word to Hally did you?" Dumbledore enquired with a twinkle in his eyes.

"No Professor, although Hal tried to get me to tell her," Harry sniggered.

Dumbledore gave out a warm chuckle, "Ah! That sounds exactly like your sister," He replied holding out an object for Harry to take hold.

Harry took hold of the object remembering the last time he went with Severus and Hally to Diagon Alley for their dueling robes, feeling the pull from the inside of his navel. The next thing he knew, the surrounding had changed to a open field with trees going around the land. Harry turned around to see a huge manor in the distance, Dumbledore put his hand upon Harry's shoulder…

"I believe that your time awaits Harry my boy," Dumbledore smiled.

Harry looked up at the Headmaster of Hogwarts with a grin on his face before they headed towards the manor…

INSIDE SNAPE MANOR…

Hally had just grabbed her warm cloak, gloves, and scarf getting ready for the sleigh ride when she suddenly heard the doorbell ring. Hally stood still hearing Screech answer the door as usual until she heard Dumbledore's voice.

"Must be important," Hally muttered before continuing her task until she could have sworn that she heard her twin brother's voice next, jolting her head up.

"No, it can't be," Hally uttered going to investigate.

Conversations arose from the hall when they seen saw Hally come their way moving aside. The Slytherins, except for Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle grinned at her. There in front of the door was her big brother Harry, standing there with a grin on his face.

"Hey Hal, ready for that sleigh ride?" Harry asked with a grin.

"B-but, h-how, w-why…," Severus looked down at her with a grin, "This is your surprise Raven," Severus informed her.

Hally started to smile before hugging her twin brother, "Hal, I can't breathe," Harry gasped for air.

"Oops, sorry Harry," Hally told him

Lucius peered out from the parlor noticing Harry's presence, narrowing his eyes with hateful eyes. He quickly hid from view after seeing Hally lead her brother out the back way for their sleigh ride.

A/N: That is all for chapter 42 everyone. I know that this is short, but there is a reason and here it is…I will be giving everyone another chapter this week just for the holiday weekend, however it will be posted later on this week. Bye for now.