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A/N: I know it takes me awhile to post and I do apologize, but caring for 4 kids and reading well, you get the picture. I post as I can and write when I am inspired. Now on with our story shall we. Toni thanks for bugging me; you know I love you. ~~Minerva.
Chapter 20: Malfoy's Plan
December was screaming by too quickly for Draco. He had a plan and it would work provided that Voldemort went along with it.
Master,
I have come up with a plan that should help our cause. Please let me know if you agree with it and if it will happen. If so it needs to happen soon. The plan is as follows. I take Polly juice potion and change into Ronald Weasley. I go into the Gryffendor tower and get Ginny to follow me. Once in the common room, I give her a port key, which takes her to you. We make sure Potter finds out as soon as possible. If this is agreeable to you, I will need the Polly juice potion as well as a port key, preferably jewelry. Please let me know as soon as possible.
Your Servant, Draco Malfoy
Voldemort read this and he laughed a sinister laugh. "You know Nagini, I think young master Malfoy is a good servant for us." The snake hissed back at him. "So Nagini, what type of Jewelry should we use to get Ms. Ginny Weasley here? How about a pretty ring that activates as soon as she puts it on? Yes a ring it is." He fixed a silver ring to be a port key into the 'throne room' of the Riddle house. He sent that and called for his beloved potions master, Severus Snape to come to him. He would be in class so he would have to wait until the evening for the potions master, which was fine.
Severus was teaching his class and felt his arm burn. 'What now?' he thought to himself. 'It's going to have to wait until classes are done for the day, he knows that so I am in no trouble.' He continued with his classes. When they were done, he informed Albus that he had been summoned.
"Be careful Severus, he is up to something." Albus stated.
"I always am careful Albus, I'll find out what I can and report back to you when I get back." With a swoosh of his robes he was gone.
When he arrived at the riddle house, he was the only one there. 'Oh great I'm in trouble, but for what?' Severus opened the door and headed towards the throne room, which it had been dubbed. When he arrived, he was in fact the only one there. He got down on his knees and kissed the hem of Voldemort's robes, "you summoned me master. What can I do for you?"
"You my dear potions master can give me a Polly juice potion. I know you carry several kinds of potions on your person at all times and if I am not mistaken you carry Polly juice." He held out his hand expectantly towards Severus, who pulled out 2 vials of Polly juice potion.
"Is this enough master, it is all I have on me at the moment. Each vial will last for an hour. Is there anything else I can do for you my master?" Severus was back on his hands and knees.
"Yes, Severus there is something. Be ready to celebrate our victory over the demise of our dear young Mister Potter. You may leave. Keep me advised of any of the school dealing with Mr. Potter when you find out where he is you tell me immediately. You're dismissed." Severus stood and walked out of the room.
'This is not good' Severus thought to himself. 'Not good at all, what is he planning on doing to my son. I have to get back and let Albus know what I know.' He apparated back to Hogwarts and recited the meeting to Albus.
"Albus I don't like this, he isn't telling me anything and it has to do with my son. Granted he doesn't know Harry is my son but still, he IS my son." Severus was pacing madly. "I don't know when this is to happen either, he just told me to be prepared." Severus flopped down into the chair. "Albus, I know Harry is very strong magically but I am still very worried, if anything happens to him...AHHHHHHRRRRRGGGG!" Severus screamed.
"Severus, calm down, I believe the display was saw the other day is not even the tip of the iceberg. Harry will be able to handle himself. Very well for that matter. You should be concerned for Voldemort if anything, I pity him for what Harry will do. Harry has suffered many loses because of him. To coin a muggle term, paybacks are a bitch" Albus said, his normal twinkle in his eye. Voldemort nor anyone in this schools knows about Harry's powers, so it will be very shocking to Voldemort when Harry 'goes off' on him. Harry will be fine; you need to trust that Severus. Now, go try and get some sleep, you have classes tomorrow morning then you go do your classes with Harry." Albus returned to his paperwork and Severus left the office.
Severus returned to his rooms and was still very worried. He knew Albus was right but it was still his son they were talking about. Yes, he was very powerful but he was still Severus' son.
That night there was an owl in the Slytherin dorms delivering a ring and 2 vials of Polly juice potion. All Draco had to do now was get some hair from Ron's head, Care of magical creatures was tomorrow, so that would due for the timing. Two days would mark the start of the Christmas holidays; this plan was going to be perfect.
The net morning Draco had Care of Magical Creatures and was able to get 3 hairs off of Ron. This was perfect.
Severus classes went well, and he returned to the Manor that afternoon for Harry's potions lesson. That went on as normal, he stayed for dinner that night which was unusual. He had to tell his mother and Sirius what he knew. They took it well, both knowing Harry could hold his own, but they couldn't figure out the Polly juice. No one knew where Harry was outside of the people that were sitting there, no one but Albus. But everyone knew he would rather die then expose Harry to Voldemort just yet.
Christmas Eve came without a hitch. Harry would be coming back that evening to remain for the school year. Early that morning, Ginny was awakened by her 'brother'. "Ginny come on, I have something I want to give you. It's important." Ginny got up got dressed and followed her brother out of the common room. They went down by the lake. As they walked, 'Ron' started to talk. "Ginny you know I love you and you know I approve of Harry, but I want you to wear this ring always. It's a ring of protection; it will protect you from hexes and some curses. When news gets out about you two, he won't be able to protect you all the time, and you know half of Slytherin house is out to get him, which will include you too." He held the ring in his hand and she jumped up and hugged him.
"Ron, you may be a prat most of the time, but you are still a wonderful brother" Ginny said taking the ring and she placed it on her finger and disappeared. 'Ron' waited by the lake until he was Draco again, which was about 10 minutes later. It was still pretty early so he headed back to his dorm to catch a nap.
The real Ron woke up about an hour and a half after his sister left with whom she believed was Ron. He went down to the common room and waited for her. Hermione came down and asked where Ginny was. "In her dorm still sleeping" Ron replied kind of irritated that Ginny wasn't up yet.
"Oh, she is normally up by now, I'll go get her and make sure she is ok" Hermione bounced up the stairs. She got to Ginny's dorm room opened the door and the room was empty, so she went over and checked the bathroom, which was empty. She shrugged mentally and went back down stairs. "She's not there Ron; maybe she went down to breakfast without us."
Ron and Hermione got to the great hall and Ginny was no where in sight. "Maybe Snape knows where she is; maybe she went to the Manor early to help Harry get ready to come back" Ron said hoping that he was right.
"Professor Snape, did my sister go the Manor this morning to help Harry?" Ron asked with some desperation in his voice.
"No Ron she did not, she can't get there without my help or someone from there since the wards are very strong, are you sure she didn't just sleep in?" Severus wasn't really concerned yet.
"She isn't in Gryffendor tower at all professor, we looked already." Hermione said matter-of-factly.
"I see, let's go talk with the headmaster and see what we can find out there." Severus said and his robes billowed behind him as he walked briskly to get to the headmaster's office, he didn't like this at all. "Lemon Squirt" the gargoyle opened. Dumbledore was pacing, with worry in his eyes. He looked up and saw Severus with Ron and Hermione behind him. All was looking at him. He knew why they were there; he had to tell them. He had already sent an owl to the Weasley house to inform them of the situation.
"Severus, Ron, Hermione, I know why you are here. She is gone. Someone used Polly juice to get her out of here using a port key. That is all I know. She would not have gone with anyone any other way. Ron, I have already owled your parents informing them of the situation. Severus, I need you to go tell Harry she is gone. Maybe with his powers he can find her. We have no other choice in the matter." Albus hated having to tell them that but what else could he do.
"Albus, I understand but what about Ron and Hermione, are they safe here?" Severus asked.
"Ah Severus, that I can not be aware of, therefore they are going to floo to the Weasley house. I need you to talk to Harry, you know how upset he was when I tested him, this is not a test so he will be as angry if not angrier then he was during the test." Albus looked down; this was not going to be good. Just after Albus said that Severus' mark started to burn.
"Albus, Voldemort" that is all he had time to say before he ran out of the room.
"Ron, Hermione, you two need to floo now, Mrs. Weasley is expecting you, and I'll inform Harry personally."
Ron grabbed some floo powder and threw it in, stepped into the fire and said "The Burrow" Hermione followed suite. Albus did the same only for Snape Manor.
Harry was walking by the hall in which the floo network was connected and almost ran into Albus. Harry looked up and knew right away that something was wrong. "Something's happened hasn't it; or else you wouldn't be here."
"Come Harry we need to find your grandmother and Sirius, do you know where they are?"
"They are in the dining room for breakfast" Harry sped off to the dining room Albus followed him. Harry knew Albus knew where it was that is why he didn't wait for him. He entered the dining room not out of breath; he wasn't far from it anyway. "Something has happened Dumbledore is here to tell us what it was." Harry said and waited for Dumbledore, which wasn't long at all.
"Harry I need you to sit down, please." When Harry heard Albus say this he knew it wasn't good.
"Where's my father, why isn't he here, something's happened to him hasn't it?" Harry was highly upset, he just knew something had happened to his father. Sirius lay a comforting hand on Harry's shoulder.
"Harry, your father is fine, he was summoned this morning to go see Voldemort, nothing out of the ordinary for him. However, Miss Weasley.." That was all he got out of his mouth before Harry's eyes started to glow and Harry had blocked everything out. Albus put a hand on Harry's other shoulder looking him straight in the eyes. "Harry, I need you to listen, I need your help. Ginny is gone, disappeared; we need you to find her. Someone port keyed her somewhere. I need you to find her can you do that." Harry nodded, closed his eyes in concentration. They flashed open one word flew out of Harry's mouth.
"Voldemort" Harry said, and disappeared himself.
A/N: I know it takes me awhile to post and I do apologize, but caring for 4 kids and reading well, you get the picture. I post as I can and write when I am inspired. Now on with our story shall we. Toni thanks for bugging me; you know I love you. ~~Minerva.
Chapter 20: Malfoy's Plan
December was screaming by too quickly for Draco. He had a plan and it would work provided that Voldemort went along with it.
Master,
I have come up with a plan that should help our cause. Please let me know if you agree with it and if it will happen. If so it needs to happen soon. The plan is as follows. I take Polly juice potion and change into Ronald Weasley. I go into the Gryffendor tower and get Ginny to follow me. Once in the common room, I give her a port key, which takes her to you. We make sure Potter finds out as soon as possible. If this is agreeable to you, I will need the Polly juice potion as well as a port key, preferably jewelry. Please let me know as soon as possible.
Your Servant, Draco Malfoy
Voldemort read this and he laughed a sinister laugh. "You know Nagini, I think young master Malfoy is a good servant for us." The snake hissed back at him. "So Nagini, what type of Jewelry should we use to get Ms. Ginny Weasley here? How about a pretty ring that activates as soon as she puts it on? Yes a ring it is." He fixed a silver ring to be a port key into the 'throne room' of the Riddle house. He sent that and called for his beloved potions master, Severus Snape to come to him. He would be in class so he would have to wait until the evening for the potions master, which was fine.
Severus was teaching his class and felt his arm burn. 'What now?' he thought to himself. 'It's going to have to wait until classes are done for the day, he knows that so I am in no trouble.' He continued with his classes. When they were done, he informed Albus that he had been summoned.
"Be careful Severus, he is up to something." Albus stated.
"I always am careful Albus, I'll find out what I can and report back to you when I get back." With a swoosh of his robes he was gone.
When he arrived at the riddle house, he was the only one there. 'Oh great I'm in trouble, but for what?' Severus opened the door and headed towards the throne room, which it had been dubbed. When he arrived, he was in fact the only one there. He got down on his knees and kissed the hem of Voldemort's robes, "you summoned me master. What can I do for you?"
"You my dear potions master can give me a Polly juice potion. I know you carry several kinds of potions on your person at all times and if I am not mistaken you carry Polly juice." He held out his hand expectantly towards Severus, who pulled out 2 vials of Polly juice potion.
"Is this enough master, it is all I have on me at the moment. Each vial will last for an hour. Is there anything else I can do for you my master?" Severus was back on his hands and knees.
"Yes, Severus there is something. Be ready to celebrate our victory over the demise of our dear young Mister Potter. You may leave. Keep me advised of any of the school dealing with Mr. Potter when you find out where he is you tell me immediately. You're dismissed." Severus stood and walked out of the room.
'This is not good' Severus thought to himself. 'Not good at all, what is he planning on doing to my son. I have to get back and let Albus know what I know.' He apparated back to Hogwarts and recited the meeting to Albus.
"Albus I don't like this, he isn't telling me anything and it has to do with my son. Granted he doesn't know Harry is my son but still, he IS my son." Severus was pacing madly. "I don't know when this is to happen either, he just told me to be prepared." Severus flopped down into the chair. "Albus, I know Harry is very strong magically but I am still very worried, if anything happens to him...AHHHHHHRRRRRGGGG!" Severus screamed.
"Severus, calm down, I believe the display was saw the other day is not even the tip of the iceberg. Harry will be able to handle himself. Very well for that matter. You should be concerned for Voldemort if anything, I pity him for what Harry will do. Harry has suffered many loses because of him. To coin a muggle term, paybacks are a bitch" Albus said, his normal twinkle in his eye. Voldemort nor anyone in this schools knows about Harry's powers, so it will be very shocking to Voldemort when Harry 'goes off' on him. Harry will be fine; you need to trust that Severus. Now, go try and get some sleep, you have classes tomorrow morning then you go do your classes with Harry." Albus returned to his paperwork and Severus left the office.
Severus returned to his rooms and was still very worried. He knew Albus was right but it was still his son they were talking about. Yes, he was very powerful but he was still Severus' son.
That night there was an owl in the Slytherin dorms delivering a ring and 2 vials of Polly juice potion. All Draco had to do now was get some hair from Ron's head, Care of magical creatures was tomorrow, so that would due for the timing. Two days would mark the start of the Christmas holidays; this plan was going to be perfect.
The net morning Draco had Care of Magical Creatures and was able to get 3 hairs off of Ron. This was perfect.
Severus classes went well, and he returned to the Manor that afternoon for Harry's potions lesson. That went on as normal, he stayed for dinner that night which was unusual. He had to tell his mother and Sirius what he knew. They took it well, both knowing Harry could hold his own, but they couldn't figure out the Polly juice. No one knew where Harry was outside of the people that were sitting there, no one but Albus. But everyone knew he would rather die then expose Harry to Voldemort just yet.
Christmas Eve came without a hitch. Harry would be coming back that evening to remain for the school year. Early that morning, Ginny was awakened by her 'brother'. "Ginny come on, I have something I want to give you. It's important." Ginny got up got dressed and followed her brother out of the common room. They went down by the lake. As they walked, 'Ron' started to talk. "Ginny you know I love you and you know I approve of Harry, but I want you to wear this ring always. It's a ring of protection; it will protect you from hexes and some curses. When news gets out about you two, he won't be able to protect you all the time, and you know half of Slytherin house is out to get him, which will include you too." He held the ring in his hand and she jumped up and hugged him.
"Ron, you may be a prat most of the time, but you are still a wonderful brother" Ginny said taking the ring and she placed it on her finger and disappeared. 'Ron' waited by the lake until he was Draco again, which was about 10 minutes later. It was still pretty early so he headed back to his dorm to catch a nap.
The real Ron woke up about an hour and a half after his sister left with whom she believed was Ron. He went down to the common room and waited for her. Hermione came down and asked where Ginny was. "In her dorm still sleeping" Ron replied kind of irritated that Ginny wasn't up yet.
"Oh, she is normally up by now, I'll go get her and make sure she is ok" Hermione bounced up the stairs. She got to Ginny's dorm room opened the door and the room was empty, so she went over and checked the bathroom, which was empty. She shrugged mentally and went back down stairs. "She's not there Ron; maybe she went down to breakfast without us."
Ron and Hermione got to the great hall and Ginny was no where in sight. "Maybe Snape knows where she is; maybe she went to the Manor early to help Harry get ready to come back" Ron said hoping that he was right.
"Professor Snape, did my sister go the Manor this morning to help Harry?" Ron asked with some desperation in his voice.
"No Ron she did not, she can't get there without my help or someone from there since the wards are very strong, are you sure she didn't just sleep in?" Severus wasn't really concerned yet.
"She isn't in Gryffendor tower at all professor, we looked already." Hermione said matter-of-factly.
"I see, let's go talk with the headmaster and see what we can find out there." Severus said and his robes billowed behind him as he walked briskly to get to the headmaster's office, he didn't like this at all. "Lemon Squirt" the gargoyle opened. Dumbledore was pacing, with worry in his eyes. He looked up and saw Severus with Ron and Hermione behind him. All was looking at him. He knew why they were there; he had to tell them. He had already sent an owl to the Weasley house to inform them of the situation.
"Severus, Ron, Hermione, I know why you are here. She is gone. Someone used Polly juice to get her out of here using a port key. That is all I know. She would not have gone with anyone any other way. Ron, I have already owled your parents informing them of the situation. Severus, I need you to go tell Harry she is gone. Maybe with his powers he can find her. We have no other choice in the matter." Albus hated having to tell them that but what else could he do.
"Albus, I understand but what about Ron and Hermione, are they safe here?" Severus asked.
"Ah Severus, that I can not be aware of, therefore they are going to floo to the Weasley house. I need you to talk to Harry, you know how upset he was when I tested him, this is not a test so he will be as angry if not angrier then he was during the test." Albus looked down; this was not going to be good. Just after Albus said that Severus' mark started to burn.
"Albus, Voldemort" that is all he had time to say before he ran out of the room.
"Ron, Hermione, you two need to floo now, Mrs. Weasley is expecting you, and I'll inform Harry personally."
Ron grabbed some floo powder and threw it in, stepped into the fire and said "The Burrow" Hermione followed suite. Albus did the same only for Snape Manor.
Harry was walking by the hall in which the floo network was connected and almost ran into Albus. Harry looked up and knew right away that something was wrong. "Something's happened hasn't it; or else you wouldn't be here."
"Come Harry we need to find your grandmother and Sirius, do you know where they are?"
"They are in the dining room for breakfast" Harry sped off to the dining room Albus followed him. Harry knew Albus knew where it was that is why he didn't wait for him. He entered the dining room not out of breath; he wasn't far from it anyway. "Something has happened Dumbledore is here to tell us what it was." Harry said and waited for Dumbledore, which wasn't long at all.
"Harry I need you to sit down, please." When Harry heard Albus say this he knew it wasn't good.
"Where's my father, why isn't he here, something's happened to him hasn't it?" Harry was highly upset, he just knew something had happened to his father. Sirius lay a comforting hand on Harry's shoulder.
"Harry, your father is fine, he was summoned this morning to go see Voldemort, nothing out of the ordinary for him. However, Miss Weasley.." That was all he got out of his mouth before Harry's eyes started to glow and Harry had blocked everything out. Albus put a hand on Harry's other shoulder looking him straight in the eyes. "Harry, I need you to listen, I need your help. Ginny is gone, disappeared; we need you to find her. Someone port keyed her somewhere. I need you to find her can you do that." Harry nodded, closed his eyes in concentration. They flashed open one word flew out of Harry's mouth.
"Voldemort" Harry said, and disappeared himself.