Disclaimer: I own the plot and Saerry Snape.  Everything else is JKR's.

A/N: WOOOHOOO!  I'M ON A ROLL!!!

Harry Potter and the Dark Defenses

Chapter 35 ***Choices Made***

Dumbledore frowned at the two figures sitting in front of his desk.  He worriedly asked, "Severus, Harry, are you sure you want to do this?"

Severus nodded and Harry replied sullenly, "We have no choice Professor.  Its either us – or Sirius, Ginny, and Saerry."

Severus jumped in and said, "And we'd rather it be us."

Dumbledore looked at the two of them then asked, "Are you sure about this?"

The two nodded their heads.  Harry said, "We're going to make sure they get out.  Even if we don't."  Severus nodded and said, "Exactly.  And nothing you can say will stop us Albus."

The Potions Master fixed Dumbledore with a glare, followed quickly by Harry.  Dumbledore was forced to relent under their almost equally stern gazes.

"Do what you must."

The two ex-Death Eaters rose and made to leave the Headmaster's office.  Harry slung his invisibility cloak about his shoulders as Severus opened the door.  Just as they began to leave, from behind them Dumbledore's voice said, "Be careful."

Severus turned and said, "Yes, Albus," and Harry's disembodied voice said, "Yes, Professor."

With that the door closed and Dumbledore let his head fall into his hands.

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As Harry and Severus walked out of Dumbledore's office, Harry softly said, "Here we go."

Severus nodded glumly, his skin looking paler than ever.  "Here we go indeed Potter."

"Worried?"

"Terrified."

"Wonderful."

"Ha ha."

"Oh, so now its funny?"

"Yes."

"And why is that?"

"Because, we're going to risk our lives and we don't even know if we can save our lives, let alone those we're going to save."

"You're a real nice guy to hang around with you know that?"

Severus chuckled.

"Yes."

"Give me more than a one word answer here!"

"No."

"Ugh . . ."  Harry sighed and slapped his hand against his forehead.  "Should've known better."

"Yep."

"Okay, now your messing with me."

"Yep."

"Oh shut up."

"You."

Harry gave an exasperated sigh and grumbled, "Where the hell did you learn to be so annoying?"

Severus grinned slightly and replied, "Lucius."

"Sweet Merlin.  You must be joking."

"No."

"Good grief . . ."

"Oh shut up."

"Now who doesn't want to talk?"

"Shut up Potter."

"No."

"Potter . . ."

"Snape."

"Agh!"  Severus threw his hands up in the air.

"Why thank you."

Severus threw a punch at the air beside him and was rewarded by a small ow!  He gave a triumphant little ha!

"Ow . . ."

Severus walked ahead as a voice from behind him said, "I tink you bwoke my nwose."

"Oh, get over it Potter."

"Howwa bout I bweak your nwose?"

"Go on and try."

"I would buh we do have to fwace Voldemort."

"And there goes my cheerful mood."

"Cweerful mwood?  You have swuch a thing?"

"Yes."

"Wow."

"Shut up."

"No."

"I will shove a silencing potion down your damned throat if you don't shut up Potter."

Harry smirked under his cloak and said, "Then how would I sway the spwells?"

"I don't know.  Sign language?"

"Yea.  Rwight."

Snape sighed and fell silent.  Harry followed his lead as they walked down to the Potions classroom to gather up the invisibility potion.  They made a quick stop by Severus and Harry's quarters (which were left alone after he was found out) then headed out of the castle down to Hogsmeade so they could Apparate.

"So, where exactly is he Potter?"

"A castle."

"That's all you know?  Well then this is a damned good waste of time."

"Oh, stop grumbling.  He'll probably call us in a minute."

Sure enough both their marks burned a second later.  Harry grabbed his left arm while Severus clenched his fist, the muscles in his face twitching.

The two looked at each other then touched their marks.  A second later they were gone.

A/N: Will they die?  Will Sirius, Saerry, and Ginny survive?  What about Wormtail?  And what will happen to Voldie?  Why you'll just have to wait and see!  *evil grin*