Disclaimer: I own the plot and Saerry Snape. Everything else is JKR's.
Harry Potter and the Dark Defenses
Chapter 29 ***Good and Bad News***
Dumbledore, Snape, Ron, Remus, and Draco all sprang to attention as Cornelius Fudge charged in, followed by Mad-Eye Moody, who eyed Snape suspiciously. Snape didn't even bother to give the old Auror his habitual glare.
Fudge growled, "Where is he?"
Dumbledore affected a puzzled look and asked, "Who?"
"Where's Harry Potter, Albus! He was right down in the entrance hall, under Auror supervision not to mention the Full-Body Bind and he disappeared. How?"
Dumbledore shrugged. "I'm sure I don't know Cornelius."
Fudge took a step towards Dumbledore, lifting a fist as if to his the headmaster but Draco got in the way. He crossed his arms over his chest and glared at Fudge, his gray eyes cold and snapping with anger.
"I suggest you leave Minister Fudge. As Potter is on the loose again you'll want to catch him. Or would you rather let a Death Eater roam loose?"
Fudge glared at Draco for a second, his face red, before he turned with a little huff and stormed out of the office. Moody fixed them all with a suspicious look from his good eye then walked out after Fudge. Ron shut the door after them then turned to the others.
He asked, "What the hell just happened?"
Dumbledore sat back down in his chair and replied, "I believe Harry has just made his escape Mr. Weasley."
Ron sighed and sat down in a chair. A second later Hermione came back in, her wand out and a rather determined look on her face. Ron and Draco blinked at her and both asked simultaneously, "Herm, what did you do?"
The two glared at each other then blinked as Hermione grinned. A second later she grasped thin air and gave a strong tug.
Seconds later, Harry appeared out from under his invisibility cloak, still in the Full-Body Bind and floating in the air. He looked around the room and gave a little hmphf.
Remus lifted his wand and uttered the counter spell as Hermione set Harry back on the ground. Harry stooped to picked up the invisibility cloak and slung it about his shoulders. Ron started to rise from his seat but Harry pushed him back down. He smiled at his friend and said, "Don't worry Ron. I think I'll stick around the school this time. What did I miss?"
Ron shook his head in disbelief and asked, "How can you be so cheery?"
"I just got out of going to Azkaban. Wouldn't you be cheery?"
Draco growled, "And you almost got my wife sent there Potter."
Hermione cried, "Draco! You know I can be very careful. So leave Harry alone." At the glum look on her husbands face she added, "Please?"
Draco frowned.
"Fine." He glared at Harry and snarled, "But if they find out Herm helped you get away, I will personally kill you before Voldemort gets a chance to. Got that Potter?"
"I've got it memorized Ferret."
As Draco turned red, Harry looked over at Snape, who was staring sullenly at the wall.
"What's going on?"
Snape turned his head towards him and replied, "I found Voldemort."
"What? Where?"
"London. An old warehouse."
Harry made a move toward the door and cried, "Well, then, let's go!"
Dumbledore lifted a hand and said, "We need a plan Harry."
"Bloody hell to a plan! That…slimy git…has Sirius ("And Saerry," injected Snape.) and Saerry Snape and I intend to get him before he takes someone else!"
Harry glared at those in the room, his eyes taking on a frightened look as they fell on Ron and Hermione, his two best friends, who could very well be next.
Remus looked up and said, "We still need a plan Harry."
Hermione nodded and Ron said, "They're right Harry. Its not like we can just charge in."
"HE HASN'T GOT ANY FOLLOWERS," roared Harry.
Snape suddenly rose from his seat, fixed Harry with a glare, and bellowed, "AND THAT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE IF YOU GO IN ANGRY, AS HE EXPECTS YOU TO, YOUR GOING TO DIE ANYWAY! WHETHER HE HAD FOLLOWERS OR NOT!"
Everyone blinked at the Potions master's outburst then whirled about as the door banged open. Harry threw himself against the wall, pulling the hood of the invisibility cloak up. But he needn't have, as it was Professor McGonagall that came in.
She went straight for Dumbledore's desk and leaned on it. As she did she gasped, "Ginny – Weasley – gone – missing – the Dark Lord."
Finished, she fell back into a chair that appeared out of nowhere. Everyone in the room was shocked. Ron had turned a pasty white and appeared to have been frozen. Hermione was sobbing into Draco's shoulder, who was looking half concerned and half angry. Remus, Snape, and Dumbledore looked concerned as well. But Harry looked scared half to death. It was his fault they all were being taken.
As he bowed his head against his chest, eyes closed tight, he thought, And its my fault if they get killed.
A/N: 11:16…. Mmm, chap 29 got finished fast. *yawn and stretch* Shingy-bongy. Anyway, I'm kinda thinking of adding in a little H/G but I'm not sure as of yet. I don't think I will but then again you never know. *shrug*
A/N2: And a thank you to all of my wonderful reviewers. *throws roses to the reviewers* ^-^