Chapter Thirty-Three

"Draco?"

"Hm?" Draco looked up from the Return of the King.

Harry looked him straight in the eye. "Where did you hide the dagger?"

"Wh…what? Wh-what dagger?"

"Do I have to summon it, Draco?" Harry glared at him.

"No," the Slytherin sighed, getting up. He walked to the bookshelf and retrieved the blade. Harry held out his hand, and the blonde reluctantly handed it to him.

"Draco…why?" Harry looked up at him with slightly teary eyes.

"I can't help it, Harry," Draco blinked back his own tears. "I've tried to stop, but I can't!"

"Why didn't you tell me?" Harry asked him, weighing the knife in his hand.

"Because, I knew you would be disappointed in me," Draco looked down at his hands. Harry put down the blade and stood shakily. He wrapped his arms around the blonde in a hug.

"I am only disappointed in you because you didn't tell me," he whispered. "You can stop, Dray, you just need a little help. You stopped me from doing that, so I know that I can help you."

"You're going to help me?" Draco looked up at him.

"Of course, you dumb prat," Harry glared at him tiredly. "Friends help each other."

"Thank you, Harry," Draco hugged him tightly.

"Now, come on, let's get rid of this dagger," Harry coughed, turning.

"All right, but as soon as we do, you're lying down," Draco glared at him.

"All right, mother," Harry teased, to lighten the mood.

***

Severus put on a scowl and knocked on the door to Harry's godfathers' room. The werewolf answered, and the mutt was in his animagus form.

"Where's Potter?" the Potion Professor asked, sneering as Black growled at him. He held up the goblet of potion to his college. "I've got his potion."

"I walked him to Draco's room last night, and haven't seen him since. I told him to use the fireplace if he needed anything, but he hasn't yet. Draco did earlier though, and said he was throwing up."

"I asked where he was, not how he was," Severus glowered at him. "All I care is that he gets the potion so I'm not responsible for him dieing."

~Sev, you're a liar!~ his voice had returned.

"Well, do you want me to take it to him? Lupin asked him.

"I'll take it. Potion Masters are to administer their potions themselves," Sev sneered. The D.A.D.A. professor smirked and shut the door when the Slytherin walked off.

***

Draco looked up as Severus came in with a goblet, most likely full of a potion for Harry.

"Is he asleep?" Severus asked. Draco nodded and stood. The two Slytherins walked into the bedroom; Sev sat the goblet on the night table. He reached down and laid his hand on his lover's cheek. The older man knelt beside the bed slightly and woke his Harry up.

The Boy-Who-Lived blinked several times, but didn't appear to be waking up.

"Harry, wake up." Draco watched on with a faint smile, though it was somewhat frightening to see his godfather acting in love.

The Gryffindor groaned and weakly swatted at the hands gently shaking him away from the land of slip. Sev kept shaking him, but Harry wasn't waking up.

Severus turned to Draco. "He's not waking up."

"Poppy never misdiagnoses; he's just really tired," Draco said adamantly. He walked to the bed. "Harry! Wake up!"

Harry whimpered and kicked the covers away.

"Harry! Wake up!" The Boy-Who-Lived turned on his side and made scared noise.

"See? If he was in a coma, he wouldn't respond in such away. He's having a Voldemort nightmare you can't wake him from those," Draco told him sombrely. He winced when Harry screamed. Severus had a desperate expression on his lover continued to cry out painfully.

"Make it stop," Harry whimpered in his troubled sleep. At those words, Severus began shaking the seventh year, trying with all his might to release him from the nightmare.

***

{Harry screamed as Voldemort cursed another of his Death Eaters.

"In an hour, we will attack Hogwarts. Attack everyone but Harry Potter! He will be useful to us in the near future. Leave Dumbledore for me. Lucius, you have permission to kill your son. He is of no use to us anymore."

"Thank you, my lord," Lucius bowed.

"Go Death Eaters!" Voldemort ordered. "We will travel to Hogwarts!"

The Death Eaters cheered raucously. The one that had been cursed sat up slightly, and Dream Harry could see a silver hand.

"Wormtail," Harry spoke. To his surprise, the entire group turned to him.

"Harry Potter," Voldemort said. He had a strange look upon his face..

"Voldemort," Harry spat. The strange look disappeared.

"Harry, come join your master."

Harry raised an eyebrow. "You know, before, I knew you were bonkers, but now I just think you're fucking nuts."

"Get him!" Voldemort yelled, realizing that Severus Snape was a traitor, and hadn't given the Gryffindor the liquid imperious.

"Sorry, Tommy, but I've got to go." Harry smirked before he disappeared.}

***

Harry screamed and clamped down on his scar as he shot up in bed.

"Harry!" Severus and Draco cried out in relief.

"Damn. I think I just pissed Voldie off." Harry groaned. He leaned against Severus's chest as the older Slytherin pulled him into a hug.

"What did he say?" Draco asked, petting the back of Harry's head.

"I don't remember," Harry sighed as the scar throbbed. "All I remember is that I saw Wormtail getting cursed. And that it hurt."

Draco snorted." Of course it hurt, you Gryffindork."

Harry and Severus glared at him.

"What?"

"Never mind," Severus shook his head. He unwrapped his arms from around Harry and picked up the goblet of potion. "Drink this, Harry."

His lover instantly complied, knowing that it would help him. The instant Harry swallowed, the ground shook and the attack alarms blasted through out the school.

"Fuck!" Draco shot up. Harry dropped the goblet and stood as well. Severus pushed Harry down onto the bed.

"You stay here! Both of you," Severus growled, stalking past them. "It's for your own safety!"

The Professor sent a regretful look at Harry and put a locking charm on the door. Harry sat up as he realized what the older man was planning on doing.

"No!" Harry yelled, but Severus had already shut the door behind him. The Boy-Who-Lived stood, but slumped to the floor as his scar burst with pain. Draco immediately went to offer comfort to his friend.

***

Severus ran down the hall, his cloak billowing out behind him. He turned a corner and saw and Black running to the Great Hall, as well. Severus caught up with them easily, and Remus nodded in greeting, and the animagus barked.

"Did you give Harry his potion?"

Severus nodded. "I locked Potter and Draco in their room so they wouldn't try anything stupid.

The D.A.D.A. teacher heard the unspoken words as they continued to the Great Hall: 'And to protect them.'

***

When the two men and dog reached the Great Hall, the order had assembled at the head table. The few students left were all trembling with fear.

"He is here. We must fight him. I have already sent word to the ministry, but I do not know if it will make it. With as few fully trained wizards and witches we have here, the best we can hope for is to keep them away from the children. We have little chance of defeating him, even if the Aurors get here in time," Dumbledore spoke with honesty as he looked around the large room at the people most loyal to him. "Let us go now, my children, my friends, my family. Let us defend our home."

Everyone cheered slightly, and trooped out of the Great Hall.

***

The Order of the Phoenix (or what few of the members were there at the moment) strode out of the castle with their wands raised and as much courage as they could muster. The grounds were in ruins. It looked as if Hagrid had been the first casualty; his house was beyond repair, and he in the rubble.

"Tom Riddle, you have gone too far this time!" Dumbledore yelled at the snake faced man.

And the battle for Hogwarts began.

End Chapter Thirty-Three

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