Disclaimer: I own the plot and Saerry Snape. Everything else is JKR's.
Harry Potter and the Dark Defenses
Chapter 25 ***Close-Calls and Disappearances***
Harry dodged a group of Aurors entering the castle and pelted across the grass towards the gate. On top of the gate Hedwig hooted shrilly and flapped her wings.
"STOP RIGHT THERE LADDIE!"
Harry cursed and kept running. He knew that voice. Throwing a look back over his shoulder he cursed again.
It was Mad-Eye Moody.
Ducking his head, he kept running, pulling out his wand at the same time.
"STUPEFY!"
Harry threw himself to the side as soon as the words left Moody's mouth. The spell flew past him and hit a tree. He rolled along the ground then got back to his feet and sprinted towards the closet thing to him.
Which was the Forbidden Forest.
Unfortunately as he was rolling the invisibility cloak slipped and now he was being pursued.
Harry jerked the cloak off and shoved it into a pocket.
"STOP!"
Harry almost laughed at them. Like he was really going to stop.
Reaching quickly into his other pocket he pulled out his Firebolt.
"IMPERIO!"
Cursing, Harry fought the caster of curse as he ran.
Stop.
Why?
Stop now.
The little voice he'd grown accustomed to said, No.
STOP.
"NO."
The curse's hold on him shattered and he hissed out a spell and tapped his broom. It instantly returned to its normal size.
As the trees of the Forbidden Forest loomed ahead Harry leapt onto the broom and kicked off.
"CRUCIO!"
Harry turned quickly, dodging the curse by a few inches. He quickly put on speed, leaning close to the broom handle to get as much as he could. The voices of the Aurors and Hogwart's were quickly left behind as zoomed off through the treetops.
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Dumbledore sat behind his desk, listening to Mad-Eye Moody tell him about spotting Harry on the grounds.
"- He was right here on the grounds. I suggest you get some security Albus," growled Moody.
Dumbledore frowned and said, "Come now Alastor you don't really believe.."
"He's got the mark, that means its true."
"And what if Harry joined Voldemort because he wanted to protect everyone else?"
Moody considered that for a moment then growled, "No excuse."
Dumbledore sighed and said, "I will do something about what happened today."
"Good."
With that Moody turned and left the office.
Or almost did as when he opened the door Snape was standing there.
"Severus Snape," was all Moody growled.
Snape blinked and said, "Moody. Out of retirement?"
Moody only glared at him then moved past him and on down the stairs.
Dumbledore asked, "What is it Severus?"
Snape closed the door and said, "Minerva refuses to help."
"Oh my.."
"And Harry almost got caught just now. I saw him being chased by Aurors as I walked here."
Dumbledore nodded. "It was very close."
Snape nodded and turned to leave.
Hermione burst into the room and cried, "Professor!"
Dumbledore blinked and stood up. "What's wrong?"
"Its Sirius. He's gone!"
Dumbledore blinked again and Snape looked half shocked and half glad.
"Come. We must do something about this," said Dumbledore. Hermione and Snape nodded and the three walked out of the office.
A/N: Sirius is gone! Who will be next? You'll just have to wait and see… *evil grin*