Well, I'm really sorry I didn't update for such a long time (and that this chapter isn't as long as it should be ^_^;;). I got many very interesting reviews for the last chapter and I expected many of you to say that they weren't pleased about what I've written.

This is very important for me to get better, so please don't hold back your criticism (as long as it's constructive and helpful). Thank you very much and Merry Christmas!!

Disclaimer : I think you know that stuff...

Chapter 6 : Mystery

A green flash of light was hitting Snape hard.

But he didn't shout, he didn't do anything, he didn't move.

Harry looked at him, but didn't think.

He was just standing there in the hardly illuminated office.

Then, suddenly, the door burst open.

Harry wasn't shocked at this, he just turned calmly to see what had happened.

In the doorway stood Dumbledore, trying to catch his breathe.

"Harry...", he said weakly, "What did you do?"

Harry looked back at Snape for a short moment, then he lifted his shoulders.

"He tried to kill me...that git!", Harry answered without any emotion.

"Oh Harry.", Dumbledore sighed, shaking his head slightly, then he went over to Snape.

"Still alive.", he muttered, his face was lightening a little bit, "I'm going to bring him to the hospital wing, Harry, go into my office and wait for me. The password is 'Berty Bott's Every Flavour Beans'."

Dumbledore muttered a spell, pointing his wand at Snape, then he left with Snape flying after him.

Harry stood there for another minute or two before he left Snape's office and made his way to Dumbledore's. He was acting absolutely normally, as if nothing had happened. But was that normal?

He started thinking. Had he really done the right thing? Did Snape deserve it? Did he worth it?!

And why wasn't he feeling anything?

Suddenly Harry realized he was standing in front of the gargoyle, though he didn't remember he how he had come here.

"Berty Bott's Every Flavour Beans.", he said coldly.

The gargoyle jumped aside and Harry stepped on the staircase that was screwing up to Dumbledore's office. When he opened the massive door leading into the office he saw Lupin sitting on a chair beside the table, but the moment he heard Harry enter the room, he jumped up from his chair and ran towards him.

"Harry!", Lupin ,grasping Harry's shoulders, shouted in a worried sounding way, "Glad you're here. What happened?"

"Almost killed Snape.", Harry said with a cold voice that didn't belong to him.

"You did what?!", Lupin almost yelled in his hoarse voice.

"I almost killed Snape.", Harry answered again, as untouched as before.

"But – But – you can't -.", Lupin stammered.

Then they heard the door opening again.

"Dumbledore...", Lupin sighed with relief, "How's Severus?"

"Well, not as fine as he should be, as both of you can imagine. Poppy's doing everything to help the poor fellow, but, you know, she can't promise anything, she says Severus needs rest, but perhaps Severus has to stay at St. Mungo or is even going to-"

"Die.", Harry interrupted him.

"Yes, Harry, he could even die, your curse was strong, I'm afraid to say." Dumbledore continued,

"Sit down you two. I think I've to explain some things to you."

Harry was wondering why Dumbledore wasn't yelling at him, at least he had tried to kill Snape of whom Dumbledore thought that he was innocent, obviously.

Harry fell on a chair at Dumbledore's desk, that was the first time he noticed that he was tired and weak. It was a feeling like waking up in the morning without any sleep.

"Well.", Dumbledore started again, "I'm really sorry, Harry."

Harry looked at him, slightly surprised and so did Lupin.

"I couldn't beware you of the great mistake you've done."

'Great mistake!', thought Harry, 'He tried to murder me!', but he said nothing.

"You've just cursed an innocent man, Severus has never tried to murder you, neither in the past nor now."

"Maybe you believe that!.", Harry snapped, "I know better, I've seen him! I've seen him with Voldemort, talking about me, saying he was going to kill me."

"I thought you'd knew better by now, Harry, Voldemort has many ways to make people believe what he wants them to, he's a Legimentor."

"But that was so...so...real, even more real than last year, you know, he looked at me, it was Snape! Really! He said 'I'm going to kill, Harry Potter.'! And at that moment I could feel it was him, at first I wasn't sure at all, but that feeling came over me more and more clearly!", Harry tried to explain.

He was despaired, had Voldemort fooled him?...Again?

"That was because it was Snape, Harry."

"What?", Harry asked unbelievingly, "But you said-"

But Dumbledore interrupted him.

"I said Voldemort fooled you and that's right."

"But you said that it was Snape, you said it was him!", Harry yelled.

"And so it could've been.", Lupin muttered suddenly, he looked as if he had been thinking hard.

"Ah, you're getting to it, Remus, I knew you would.", Dumbledore said.

"Harry.", Lupin started, "Exactly this might have happened around 20 years before. But Voldemort has obviously changed little details..."

Harry looked at him, completely puzzled.

"Sure he said 'Harry Potter'?", Lupin asked.

"Yeah, why?", Harry said.

"Well, 'cause I'd have expected him to say not 'Harry'...", Lupin explained darkly, "but 'James'."

O_O That was short...sorry again.

R&R please.