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**Notes: Hope you all are enjoying it, here is a bit more. Thanks for the reviews and keep them coming .~~Minerva.
Chapter 13: Malfoy, Malfoy, Malfoy, you bad boy.
The following day went by as any other normal day at Hogwarts. Harry was still curious as to what Malfoy was doing out the night before. It had been painfully clear though that he had no idea what was going on with Harry and his father. Which for now was a good thing. Still Harry wanted to know what the slimy Slytherin was up too. Severus was actually quite curious as well though he never let on to anyone.
Harry had decided that he would find out, so at 9 he wrapped himself up in his cloak and left the Gryffendor common room. Harry made his way quietly down to the Slytherin gargoyle. As Harry waited, he looked around. He saw a shadow move, he looked closely and it was his father. He thought to himself he must have the same idea that he did. Harry thought it best not to let his father know he was there, he didn't want to get himself into trouble. All of a sudden the gargoyle opened. It was about 10 and Severus let a sneer cross his face and thought to himself 'what on earth is Malfoy doing'.
Malfoy looked around to see if anyone was there. He saw no one and started on his way up the stairs. Harry and Severus followed as quietly as possible, Harry knowing about Severus and was careful to not bump into him as they followed Malfoy. Harry didn't have to hide behind statues along the way, which helped out a lot. Malfoy finally stopped in front of the Gryffendor fat lady portrait, and he waited. He waited there for quite awhile. When 11 finally hit he said quietly so no one could hear him even though he was alone. "I'll catch you Potter. Whatever you're up too, I'll catch you." He went back to his dorms. Harry went into Gryffendor since now he knows what Malfoy was up too. Severus however had managed to 'catch' Malfoy and deduced another 50 pints from Slytherin. The house was not going to be happy to learn that in 24 hours Malfoy had gotten 100 points taken away.
Malfoy was not at all happy when he got to the great hall for breakfast and every last Slytherin was leering at him with death looks. If looks could kill he'd be 6 feet under in a matter of seconds. There was no way he figured he'd be able to get his father to buy his way out of this one. Malfoy's best bet was to lay low for a few days and try and get their attention on something else. He had no choice and he did.
Harry had continued to see his father on the prescribed days. It was nice knowing that Malfoy was out of their hair for awhile although Severus didn't know that Harry knew about Malfoy snooping around.
In the first week of October came the announcement that Harry, Ron Hermione and Severus had waited for. Dumbledore silenced the room and stated. "October 30th will be the first Hogsmeade weekend. I hope you all have fun." Harry looked at Severus as soon as the announcement was finished and nodded to his father slightly informing Severus that they would set their portion of the plan into motion.
They waited about a week and in potions class they made sure the spoke loud enough for Malfoy to hear about the picnic. "I can't wait till the Hogsmeade; I am so looking forward to our picnic, just the three of us." Stated Hermione.
"Yes, I'll stop by the Three Broomsticks and pick up some butter beer for us to drink, what are we going to be eating? Asked Harry
"I think I can get me mum to send us some fudge and cake for dessert" said Ron dreamily, he was actually getting into the picnic idea. This worked out for them too; they all really needed to get into it.
Snape flew in through the door as he always did, and started scribbling on the blackboard the ingredients they needed for a new potion they were working on. Harry made one last comment and made sure his father could hear it. "The picnic is going be great, we'll have a lot of fun" Severus snapped around and sneered at Harry.
"Something you care to share with the rest of the class Mr. Potter?"
"No sir" said Harry trying his best to be scared, but it was hard now that he knew his father did in fact care for him.
"Very well, kindly get back to your lesson and 5 points from Gryffendor for speaking out of turn." Severus hated to do that to Harry, but he had to keep up appearances to keep him and Harry safe.
That night, Severus went to the dark manor in which Voldemort was in, and 'reported' his new findings. Not more then 5 minutes after Severus briefed Voldemort the elder Malfoy came in and reported the same thing. Voldemort was pleased that Severus had reported it first. Voldemort looked at Malfoy and spat "why are you telling me things I already know Malfoy" and turned and left the room. Severus sneered at Malfoy, but thought to himself the plan was working so far.
The next day was Saturday, and Albus called Severus and the kids into his office. Once everyone was there he asked how everything went. Severus told him of what happened at the dark manor the previous night and that it looked like it was going very well, the plan was in fact in motion.
"Professor Dumbledore, how many people have you gotten together for your part?" Asked Hermione
"Miss Grainger, as of today's date I have about 20 people as well as a waiting list in case anyone cannot come for any reason. Mr. Potter's safety is most important to us, as he is part of the prophecy. He must live at all costs. Many people are aware of this and are willing to lay down their life for this young wizard." Albus stated most matter of factly.
"Prophesy? What prophesy?" Asked Harry. He really did hate having this type of burden on himself. He just wanted to be Harry. Not 'Harry Potter the-boy-who-lived'.
"Harry, it was started many hundreds of years ago that there would be a boy who lived, and that he would be the savior from the dark. I know you do not like the attention but it is your destiny Harry." Stated Albus resting a hand on Harry's shoulder. Harry put his head down in his hands; he really did hate all the attention. He needed to get past that for now. He had to get this plan to work, it had too. He wanted all his family together, which includes his godfather Sirius.
They all then headed down to the Great Hall for lunch. Which went as it normally did luckily. Harry didn't like surprises during mean times, which was understandable. Harry Ron and Hermione actually got into planning this picnic they were going to have just outside of Hogsmeade. They had planned what type of food they were going to have and the fact they were going to have butter beer.
**Notes: Hope you all are enjoying it, here is a bit more. Thanks for the reviews and keep them coming .~~Minerva.
Chapter 13: Malfoy, Malfoy, Malfoy, you bad boy.
The following day went by as any other normal day at Hogwarts. Harry was still curious as to what Malfoy was doing out the night before. It had been painfully clear though that he had no idea what was going on with Harry and his father. Which for now was a good thing. Still Harry wanted to know what the slimy Slytherin was up too. Severus was actually quite curious as well though he never let on to anyone.
Harry had decided that he would find out, so at 9 he wrapped himself up in his cloak and left the Gryffendor common room. Harry made his way quietly down to the Slytherin gargoyle. As Harry waited, he looked around. He saw a shadow move, he looked closely and it was his father. He thought to himself he must have the same idea that he did. Harry thought it best not to let his father know he was there, he didn't want to get himself into trouble. All of a sudden the gargoyle opened. It was about 10 and Severus let a sneer cross his face and thought to himself 'what on earth is Malfoy doing'.
Malfoy looked around to see if anyone was there. He saw no one and started on his way up the stairs. Harry and Severus followed as quietly as possible, Harry knowing about Severus and was careful to not bump into him as they followed Malfoy. Harry didn't have to hide behind statues along the way, which helped out a lot. Malfoy finally stopped in front of the Gryffendor fat lady portrait, and he waited. He waited there for quite awhile. When 11 finally hit he said quietly so no one could hear him even though he was alone. "I'll catch you Potter. Whatever you're up too, I'll catch you." He went back to his dorms. Harry went into Gryffendor since now he knows what Malfoy was up too. Severus however had managed to 'catch' Malfoy and deduced another 50 pints from Slytherin. The house was not going to be happy to learn that in 24 hours Malfoy had gotten 100 points taken away.
Malfoy was not at all happy when he got to the great hall for breakfast and every last Slytherin was leering at him with death looks. If looks could kill he'd be 6 feet under in a matter of seconds. There was no way he figured he'd be able to get his father to buy his way out of this one. Malfoy's best bet was to lay low for a few days and try and get their attention on something else. He had no choice and he did.
Harry had continued to see his father on the prescribed days. It was nice knowing that Malfoy was out of their hair for awhile although Severus didn't know that Harry knew about Malfoy snooping around.
In the first week of October came the announcement that Harry, Ron Hermione and Severus had waited for. Dumbledore silenced the room and stated. "October 30th will be the first Hogsmeade weekend. I hope you all have fun." Harry looked at Severus as soon as the announcement was finished and nodded to his father slightly informing Severus that they would set their portion of the plan into motion.
They waited about a week and in potions class they made sure the spoke loud enough for Malfoy to hear about the picnic. "I can't wait till the Hogsmeade; I am so looking forward to our picnic, just the three of us." Stated Hermione.
"Yes, I'll stop by the Three Broomsticks and pick up some butter beer for us to drink, what are we going to be eating? Asked Harry
"I think I can get me mum to send us some fudge and cake for dessert" said Ron dreamily, he was actually getting into the picnic idea. This worked out for them too; they all really needed to get into it.
Snape flew in through the door as he always did, and started scribbling on the blackboard the ingredients they needed for a new potion they were working on. Harry made one last comment and made sure his father could hear it. "The picnic is going be great, we'll have a lot of fun" Severus snapped around and sneered at Harry.
"Something you care to share with the rest of the class Mr. Potter?"
"No sir" said Harry trying his best to be scared, but it was hard now that he knew his father did in fact care for him.
"Very well, kindly get back to your lesson and 5 points from Gryffendor for speaking out of turn." Severus hated to do that to Harry, but he had to keep up appearances to keep him and Harry safe.
That night, Severus went to the dark manor in which Voldemort was in, and 'reported' his new findings. Not more then 5 minutes after Severus briefed Voldemort the elder Malfoy came in and reported the same thing. Voldemort was pleased that Severus had reported it first. Voldemort looked at Malfoy and spat "why are you telling me things I already know Malfoy" and turned and left the room. Severus sneered at Malfoy, but thought to himself the plan was working so far.
The next day was Saturday, and Albus called Severus and the kids into his office. Once everyone was there he asked how everything went. Severus told him of what happened at the dark manor the previous night and that it looked like it was going very well, the plan was in fact in motion.
"Professor Dumbledore, how many people have you gotten together for your part?" Asked Hermione
"Miss Grainger, as of today's date I have about 20 people as well as a waiting list in case anyone cannot come for any reason. Mr. Potter's safety is most important to us, as he is part of the prophecy. He must live at all costs. Many people are aware of this and are willing to lay down their life for this young wizard." Albus stated most matter of factly.
"Prophesy? What prophesy?" Asked Harry. He really did hate having this type of burden on himself. He just wanted to be Harry. Not 'Harry Potter the-boy-who-lived'.
"Harry, it was started many hundreds of years ago that there would be a boy who lived, and that he would be the savior from the dark. I know you do not like the attention but it is your destiny Harry." Stated Albus resting a hand on Harry's shoulder. Harry put his head down in his hands; he really did hate all the attention. He needed to get past that for now. He had to get this plan to work, it had too. He wanted all his family together, which includes his godfather Sirius.
They all then headed down to the Great Hall for lunch. Which went as it normally did luckily. Harry didn't like surprises during mean times, which was understandable. Harry Ron and Hermione actually got into planning this picnic they were going to have just outside of Hogsmeade. They had planned what type of food they were going to have and the fact they were going to have butter beer.