Invisus Veritas Part 2, Chapter 3, a harry potter fanfic

Part 2 Invisus Veritas

A/N: Hello. This is the longly anticipated Part 2 of Invisus Veritas, and I hope everyone enjoys it. It took me a long time to type up part one, and I hope I have the fans still interested and I also hope I have new people looking for some entertainment. This is actually my first attempt at writing a long HP fanfic that is somewhat on the serious side. I think it turned out pretty good, but I do wish some things could be changed, but I will edit it with your comments, so please give me comments about it, review, e-mail, phone, whatever, just contact me! Now, here's my disclaimer:

Disclaimer: Did I own HP last year? Did I own HP last month? Did I own HP last week? Did I own HP yesterday? Did I own HP this morning? Did I own HP when I finished Part 1? Do I own it now? Yes. J/k. I do not own HP. I have never owned it. Only I own the love in my heart for it and this fic (And in the Ashii Black world, I am a Metamorphmagi and actually DO own Harry Potter, but in this one I do not.). So don't sue me. I am a good person (readers all cough and laugh at the remark) Okay, I'm a bad person, but has a good heart. On with the fic.

Oh, and for those of you who are clueless, the bold means author's notes throughout the fic. Just little tidbits of info and my opinion on how it's going.

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Severus Snape woke up to a loud noise coming from his bedroom door. He slowly moved towards the door and opened it.

What he saw there made him yell out. It was none other than Lily Potter.

"Lily!" Snape gasped.

"Severus, your son is in trouble. Serious trouble."

Snape narrowed his eyes. "Lily, we all agreed that I had no son. Or a daughter, for that matter."

"Look, I only have a little time to talk to you, so please listen to me."

"How did you get here? What are you?"

"I concealed my memory in a diary, much as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did during Harry's second year, in case this ever happened. A Dark Power has risen, and it plans on destroying both Harry and Sylvia. The two play a key part in its destruction. It will also kill anyone who gets in its way, Severus. And it knows that you are here.

"Now I am warning you, the moment Dumbledore leaves the school, save them all. You will know when and where when the time comes."

"Lily, I don't understand."

She shook her head, red curls flying everywhere. "Then don't. Just memorize the words that I have told you and be a father. I think Sylvia things more highly of Draco Malfoy than you do. So does Harry, for that matter."

"What do you mean? Harry hates Draco more than he hates Potions."

"The two performed the Dark Arts ritual, Animus Socius Semper. You remember what happened to the Marauders."

Snape blinked. "So Potter and Malfoy now have that connection? Do they realize the consequences of that ritual and what they will end up feeling?"

"No they don't, Severus. Which is why more than ever you need to be a father to them all, including young mister Malfoy. He's going through a lot of problems right now. And you might as well be a father to Malfoy, knowing who his father was."

"But Lily, how do I-"

"Just be there for them! You don't need to love them to bits quite yet. Just give them someone more experience than a student would." Lily smiled. "I need to go now. Remember my words, Severus."

"I love you, Lily."

She looked at him sadly. "It never would have worked out."

Snape nodded. "I know."

"I'll be watching you, Severus." She said, and then disappeared.

Snape then did something that he hadn't done in a very long time.

He cried.

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Sometime before winter break in December

"Harry, can I talk to you?" Hermione asked.

"Sure."

"Okay, well, what's going on with you? Is it Clara again?"

Harry shrugged. "Somewhat. There's just a bunch of things that are going on."

"Well, you can tell me, you know."

Harry sighed. Why not try? "Okay. Snape is my half-father."

Hermione laughed. "Okay Harry. I realize that you may be going through a hard time, but you need to talk to someone!"

"So I talk to Malfoy and Sylvia Epans." Harry replied earnestly.

She smiled. "You are such an oddball, Harry."

"Did you know that I am half Draco Malfoy and Sylvia's my half twin sister?"

Hermione nodded. "I also knew that your new favorite subject is Potions. I actually wanted to talk to you about something a little less important than your well-being. Ron and I are together."

"That doesn't seem to surprise me."

"And the only reason we didn't tell you sooner was because you seemed really out of it for the past 3 months."

"You would be too. How long have you two been together?"

"Since November 3rd, during Charms exam. Ron asked me to Hogsmeade and I said yes, and then we started being more and more together. Where have you been lately?"

"The prefects bathroom."

"I haven't seen you there when I am there."

Harry laughed. "That's because there's a secret passageway that leads to Sylvia's room." Which was true.

"So you're okay with this?" Hermione asked, uncertainly.

"Of course! It's great! Now I can hang out in Sylvia's room with her and Malfoy and listen to Snape whine about my mum and have cake."

"Honestly Harry. You have such a great sense of humor. I was worried you may have liked me and guessed what had happened to Ron and me and got mad. Now if you'd like to talk with me, I'll be there." She smiled. "Now, I have to go to Ancient Runes and be in Sylvia's group and study Ancient Egyptian wizard charms and cruses." Hermione then walked off, laughing to herself. "Malfoy and Harry friends!"

"So much for telling the truth." Harry said aloud.

"What truth?" asked Neville Longbottom.

Harry hadn't seen Neville much because he was taking different classes than Harry did, and even though they shared a dorm, he just hadn't seen him all that much.

"Oh, hullo Neville. How have you been?"

Neville looked at him. "I've been avoiding you."

Harry frowned. "Really?"

His face fell. "You didn't notice?"

"No. I've been busy."

"Yeah, with Malfoy."

Harry practically fell over. "What?!"

"I saw you two talking with Epans. I thought you three might be- plotting against us all."

Harry laughed. "No, nothing like that. I've been busy."

"With your girlfriend Clara? She doesn't even exist. I'm taking Remedial Potions with the fourth year Ravenclaws." Neville said smugly. "If you tell me what's going on, I promise I won't tell Ron or anyone else."

"I can tell you some of it."

"Okay." Neville looked at him expectantly.

"I have a twin and a half father."

"What?"

"I have two biological fathers. Not sure how that works, but it happened. I also have a twin."

"You re not joking?"

"Why does everyone think I'm not joking?!"

"I haven't the slightest idea."

"Well, that's my story."

"Can you tell me who the other father and twin is?"

"No." Harry replied so sharply, Neville took a step back.

"Well, at least it isn't Snape." Neville shuddered.

With Harry's newfound abilities to lie easily, he also shuddered and laughed. He walked away to meet Malfoy and Sylvia in her room.

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The three of them had become best friends, but in secret, because people would think much like Neville. It was easy, really. All Sylvia had to do was pick on Harry, and Malfoy would join in on the taunting and pretend to curse Sylvia and everyone thought of it as a normal day. The three thought it was hilarious at how easy it was. Harry had started to feel things that he hadn't felt before, and had been pretty confused. The feelings were about Malfoy.

"So Malfoy, what are we going to do tomorrow? I beat you in Quidditch today- I'm sorry if I hurt your nose- and everyone is expecting a fight." Harry said, plopping down on Sylvia's bed next to Malfoy. Sylvia was late.

Malfoy frowned. "Well, I was thinking of ragging on your scores in Potions. Then I choreographed it as to where you attack me with Jelly Legs, but end up hitting Sylvia, which naturally sends her on a raving fit and she makes both of our ears grow huge. This'll take place tomorrow morning before Defense Against the Dark Arts. Sound good? But I have something more important to talk about, once Sylvia gets here."

"Sounds good to me." Harry said as Sylvia ran into the room, panting.

"Harry! Draco! Father's coming! Hide under your cloak!"

Harry and Malfoy threw on the Invisibility Cloak around them and moved into a corner of the room. Then Harry saw Snape, his half father stride into the room. "Epans, what have you been doing these past few months?" he asked coolly.

"Me? Just doing homework and kicking Potter's ass."

Snape flared up at her. "Yes, you've been doing that quite well. Too well. Now tell me, why am I hearing Potter's voice n this room?"

Sylvia's face paled for a brief moment and then changed back to her normal pale face. "No idea. Father, you might be hallucininatttitialn…..Um, yeah, that word."

"I am not hallucinating!" Snape glared at her.

N/A: That little part is for people who actually remember that there was a scene where Harry said practically the same thing to Snape and he said the same thing back. Just to kinda show that they really are brother and sister.

She rolled her eyes. "Fine then. You are not hallucinating. What do you want? You don't come into my room unless there's something wrong with me….Wait, you always come into my room."

"I'd be happy if you showed me some respect."

"Oh I will, Father. As soon as you started treating me like your daughter."

Every time Sylvia called him her father, Snape seemed to grow paler and less calm. "I told you to hush up about that."

"All I want is a father."

"Well this man here will NEVER be your father."

Harry and Malfoy could see Sylvia's rage. "I wish James Potter were alive. At least he wouldn't have hated me."

That did it. She had gone too far. Snape grabbed the scruff of her neck, holding rage that only Harry had been able to bring him to.

Malfoy nudged Harry and quickly whispered, "Door. I need to help her."

They walked towards the door quickly and then Malfoy took off the cloak and acted like he just passed by and saw Snape and Sylvia. "Professor Snape! Do you need any help?" Malfoy called out, causing Snape to release her.

"No Mister Malfoy, I am okay now. I just lost my temper." Snape replied calmly, though he was still shaking.

"That's for sure." Sylvia muttered, rubbing her neck.

Malfoy nodded. "Professor Snape, I need to speak with Sylvia about a homework assignment. Is it okay if I stay here?"

Snape looked at Sylvia. "Yes, I am finished speaking with her. Remember what I said, Epans. If I find out anything about the things that you have been doing behind my back, I will make sure you wish you were never born."

"First of all, I do wish I never had been born, and secondly, if you didn't want me to be born, you shouldn't have made good with my mum." Sylvia said with a little smile playing at her lips.

Snape couldn't seem to find a response to that, and then pivoted out of the room (He seemed to do a lot of that in the fifth book, and I am only continuing the trend, okay?)

"Damned bastard." Sylvia muttered, shaking her head. "Harry, you can come in here now."

But Harry didn't come out.

"Harry?" Malfoy called out. "You there?"

No answer.

"Harry?"

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But Harry was long gone. Snape had run into him and caught him red-handed.

"Ah-HA!" he exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"

Harry looked much like the way a deer looks at an oncoming train. "I-I-I-uh-um-er…yeah."

"Ohhhh, I've waited so long to get rid of you! I can expel you for this, Potter. You broke big time rules; going into a female's room, especially since she is forbidden to invite any guests, male or female." Snape added cruelly.

Harry made a bit of a whimpering noise and suddenly, the "Malfoy" soul and "Snape" blood started to churn. "Why do you hate me so much?" he asked as they marched forward.

Snape stopped dead in his tracks, hearing that from Sylvia so many times. "Anything that has to do with James Potter I despise. You being his kin….well, too bad for you."

Harry looked straight at him, not saying anything, but talking with his own eyes. Snape stopped and also stared at him, seeing his own defiant face in Harry's. And that was when Snape knew that Harry knew. He wasn't sure how much, but he knew.

"Come on, Potter. I have to get you expelled sometime tonight."

"And what about Sylvia?"

"As soon as you are on the train home, she will also be expelled from the school. Why you care is beyond my reasoning."

"And where will she go?! She has no other home! Don't you care?!!" He asked, almost in tears. How he hated this man that was his own father!

"Why should I?" Snape challenged him.

"Because you're her- head of House. You are like a father to her!" Harry said with uncontrollable rage.

Snape had had it. "What has she been telling you?"

Harry, whose temper had gone out of sight, screamed, "EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!"
Silence. Then the entrance to Dumbledore's office opened. "Harry! Severus! In here immediately!" Dumbledore said in a calm voice, but fuming tone.

The two quickly straightened up and followed Dumbledore up the stairs.

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N/A: This part may not seem very important to you guys at the moment, but loose ends WILL be tied up later at the end of this part and throughout the third part. This part just kind of explains how it all happened and stuff, just interesting stuff like that. You may or may not get bored, but do not skip this. This info is vital! So just breathe, and we will be okay. *Bursts into song* "If I just breathe, everything will be okay, you'll see! Everything is alright! I've been driving for an hour, just talking to the rain….." Sorry, Michelle Branch song there…….Um…..on with the fic!

Harry had never seen Snape so much like a child as he was now. He sat in the chair as straight as he could, looking quite terrified at his outburst.

"Now Severus. What has been going on?"

It suddenly occurred to Harry that Dumbledore might not have any clue about him being Snape's son.

"Potter has been seeing Sylvia Epans. In her room." He added hastily.

Dumbledore looked at Harry. Is this true?"

Harry nodded, but then said, "It's nothing as dirty as you may think, Professor Snape."

Snape looked furious as Dumbledore asked gently, "Did you realize that it was not allowed?"

"No, Professor. I saw Snape and Sylvia arguing one day, and after he left, she was crying. I just talked to her, and she talked to me. Nothing more."

Snape looked at Dumbledore. "Perhaps we should use Veritaserum."

Dumbledore looked at Harry, then at Snape, but his lip, twinkled his eyes and smiled. "Yes Severus. We shall use it. Bring me a large flask of it. And bring Sylvia and Mister Malfoy, too."

Snape left and Harry stared at Dumbledore. "Sir, you aren't going to expel me, are you?"

Dumbledore sighed. "Most likely not. I am more shocked at Professor Snape's behavior than your own."

A few minutes later, Snape returned with Sylvia and Malfoy and with a rather large flask of Veritaserum.

"Now Severus, give that to me."

Snape did as he was asked to.

"Now, all four of you will be taking this, and I need the entire story. We will start with you, Draco."

Dumbledore poured some of the perfectly clear liquid into a glass and handed it to Malfoy. He drank it quickly and then blinked and stared straight ahead.

"Draco Malfoy. Why do you help Professor Severus Snape with Sylvia?"

"My father puts Severus up to it. He threatened him about killing him. Voldemort is not pleased with him, so had me help him out with Sylvia and report back to him."

"And why is that?"

"Severus had a child with a Muggle-born. Two children, for that matter. And when Severus found out that Voldemort was going to kill his children and kill Lily Potter to get to him, he got upset."

"Why?"

"Lily is the mother of the two children."

"Very well. Did you have any involvement in this little get together Harry and Sylvia have been having?"

"Yes. It was because of me that Harry and Sylvia found their long lost friendship. After Harry watched Sylvia and Severus fight, Harry and I made a truce. We did the Animus Socius Semper Ritual. We bound and poured our soul out to each other through the tattoos we share."

"Do you realize the consequences of that spell?"

"No."

"Alright then. You and Harry-"

"We became friends. Sylvia stuck around and we all became best friends. We used Sylvia's room as a meeting place and Harry and I used the Invisibility Cloak in case Severus came into the room to yell at Sylvia for some imperfection that she had done that day."

"Very well, Draco. I have heard enough." Dumbledore snapped his fingers and Malfoy came out of his trance.

"Harry, you're next."

Harry took a drink of the Veritaserum and immediately felt relaxed. He was floating away, and then suddenly, he was back.

Snape was looking shocked, and even Dumbledore looked very surprised. It even looked as if that twinkle was gone and was replaced with an evil, hateful glint. Harry blinked, and then saw that it was gone. Sylvia shrugged with a slight grin playing at her lips. Malfoy was looking down guiltily.

"What happened?" Harry asked. "How long was I under the potion's power?"

"Over a half an hour." Sylvia quickly replied, still looking at him with a grin on her face.

"And now Sylvia, you have a chance to say what you've been longing to say and not get yelled at, as Harry put it while he was under the potion's spell." Dumbledore said, the twinkle back in his eyes.

Sylvia sighed and drank the potion like a pro.

Her yes rolled up and then Dumbledore spoke, "Sylvia Epans, is that your correct name?"

"No sir. It is Sylvia Claire Snape-Potter."

"Why was it changed?"

"Epans is Snape spelled backwards, and it also sounds like Evans, my mother's maiden name."

"How did you get here to Hogwarts? Do you live here? How long?"

"I've been here ever since I was born. My mother gave birth to me, and my father took me away for safety reasons. He could not get James Potter to let go of Harry, not matter how much my father pleaded."

"And how did you get this information?"

"Ever since I have been able to read, I have been stealing me father's diaries and letters. That and getting information from Father himself."

"Now tell me, Sylvia: Have you and Harry ever done anything that a brother and sister should not do?"

"Before he knew who he was, we kissed once. Nothing more than that."

Harry blushed, remember that the kiss wasn't just a kiss, but it was a kiss.

"Now I ask you this, Sylvia Snape: How do you feel about your father?"

"Which one?"

"Severus Snape, your- actual father."

She took in a breath. "I love him deeply, and I only wish that he felt the same about me." She said, eyes starting to fill with tears.

"What's going on? I thought you couldn't feel when you were under the Veritaserum." Harry asked.

"That question drained up most of the potions." Dumbledore replied.

"You mean-"

"It's running quite low. Very well, Sylvia. You may return to your normal state."

Sylvia snapped out of her trance and stared at the four in the room, terrified at what she had just said half consciously.

"Now Severus. I want you to drink the remaining Veritaserum to complete my decision in this."

Snape held his tongue. Wondering why his family history had anything to do with Harry getting expelled, he drank the ruminants of the potion, which was quite a lot of potion to drink.

"Severus Snape. I want you to tell me the whole story on how Sylvia and Harry were conceived and what was the consequence of it."

Snape looked at him blankly. "Ever since I was at Hogwarts, I was attracted to Lily Evans, a very intelligent Muggle born James Potter had his eye on. James and I despised each other from the moment we met, and he was everything I wasn't. Lily never hated me like she hated him. I was grateful for that. After school had ended, I joined a group in Voldemort's inner circle called the Death Eaters. There was no one else for me to turn to: My dad abused me and wanted nothing to do with me. My mother committed suicide after I graduated Hogwarts and I had no other friends besides the ones in the Death Eaters. I had met them in school and they were good friends of mine, so I tagged along, unaware that this was a cult and not more of a club.

"I grew powerful and killed people for Him. I felt so powerful, I thought I could get Lily to be interested in me. My ego growing, I told her that I knew where Voldemort was and she was completely unaware that I was a Death Eater. She was overjoyed and invited me to dinner with her and James so I could tell them the location.

"That night, when James found out what Lily had done, he went on a rampage. The two of us dueled. He saw right through me, knowing clearly that I was a Death Eater. If Lily hadn't stopped us, we may have ended up murdering each other.

"I had nothing else to do, so I ran away, like I have been doing all my life. That night, Lily Apparated in my house to apologize for what had happened earlier. It turned out that she was actually attracted to me, and we did a lot more than apologizing.

"We never spoke of it again. But two months later, she found out that she was pregnant. We both agreed that I she was pregnant with my child, then she would say that I raped her. It was the only way that she could ever still be happy with James and oh, how I wanted her to be happy, even though it didn't mean with me.

"Lily informed me of her progress in secret. She told me that it was going to be twins: a boy and a girl. They were going to name the boy Harry and the girl Sylvia. We were all positive that they were James' children.

"Lucius Malfoy and Barty Crouch read one of Lily's letters and confronted me. I had committed a horrible sin: I formed a relationship with a Muggle-born. Lucius was a friend and he managed to keep this a secret, making a deal with Crouch: I would pass the information about the Order of the Phoenix to the Death Eaters in return.

"The prophecy was made, and Voldemort told me that I had to get as much information about the Potters as possible. He also told me that he would kill Lily, James, and the remaining daughter.

"I was devastated and confronted Albus Dumbledore, telling him that I could give as much information to him about the Death Eaters and that I no longer wanted to be a part of it, as it involved Lily's death. He knew about my crush, but he does not know about Harry being part of my son.

This is where Sirius Black came in the picture. He was eavesdropping on us one day and heard that I had a crush on Lily. He tormented and threatened me and I had to tell him finally. He had been following me around, and people were starting to suspect that I was a traitor to both sides. That is also why people started thinking about Sirius being on Voldemort's side.

"When Lily had the twins, I made myself invisible so I could be there at the birth. Harry was first and course, he looked just like his father with his mother's eyes, but had my anger when he started to cry. They thought nothing of it. Sylvia however, had Lily's deep facial features, but looked a lot like me. James realized this and asked Lily about it. She was forced to tell him our backup plan and James came bursting on my doorstep, wand in hand.

"I was very unlucky that a few other Death Eaters were with me, as I was acting as a spy on both sides. They found out that I had been passing information to Dumbledore and they almost killed the two of us. They took us to Voldemort to see what they should do to us.

"He was ready to kill me and James, but we got away. He hated me for what had happened and said some words to me that were not very nice. Dumbledore advised me to take Harry and Sylvia to Hogwarts and stay in a room down by the dungeons. It ended up being Sylvia's room for the next 17 years of her life. James refused to let Harry go, disobeying Dumbledore's orders because of the grudge he held against me.

"That same night I took Sylvia away, James and Lily were murdered. I tried to take him from Hagrid while they were flying over Bristol and Sirius tried his hard too. I was the father and Sirius was the godfather and they gave him to the people who would love him the least! I still do not understand the logic that Dumbledore had that night. And I've been raising Sylvia ever since." Snape finally finished.

"And Severus, what exactly are your feelings for Sylvia and Harry?"

"I love them as much as any other parent does, despite what I say to them. I wish I could show them, but I really don't know how to do it now."

"Very well, Severus. Go back to normal."

Snape jumped up. "What the hell did you do to me, Albus?!"

Dumbledore looked at them all coldly. "I got the truth. For nearly eighteen years, you kept a lie. Now that I know the whole story, I have no interest in you four knowing what I did to you. Obliviate!" he hissed and the four were knocked from their seats and passed out.

Dumbledore flicked his wand and suddenly, the office began to spin as they went back in time to a few hours before.

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"Sounds good to me." Harry said as Sylvia ran into the room, panting.

"Harry! Draco! Father's coming! Hide under your cloak!"

And so the same thing happened, except when Snape was about to run into Harry, Dumbledore walked right in front of Harry. "Severus! I've been meaning to talk to you! Do you think that you can step inside my office really quick?"

Snape glared at Sylvia's door, and then followed Dumbledore. Harry heaved a sigh of relief. "Harry! Are you okay?!"

"I'm fine, Sylvia. I almost got caught by Snape!" Harry said, still looking terrified as he took off his Invisibility Cloak.

"Harry, why won't you call him Father?" she asked him.

"Because I don't think of him as my father. He never has been one to me, why start now?"

"Well so-rry to burst your little bubble, hon, but he IS your Father and you really should start acting like it. See what he does." She cackled.

Harry gave her a Look, and Malfoy sighed. "Sylvia, Harry, break it up. We need to discuss something really important."

They looked at Malfoy in unison. As he stared at the two of them, he started thinking: So much like brother and sister and they hardly even realize it.

"Okay you two. There's a problem on our hands. The Death Eaters are getting out of Azkaban. The dementors somehow got it rigged. They are to 'accidentally' be let loose. I am not sure when this is to happen, but they are aiming at your death, Harry. But Mother has been telling me that they want me to help with your fate. I am planning half of what is going on." He grinned devilishly.

"What do you mean by that?" Sylvia asked.

"Let's just say that there'll be a backfire as the spell hits Harry."

"You mean your going to kill your father?"

"Hell no! My mother would kill me and Harry would go to Azkaban. I discovered a little something that will help us win this battle. Sylvia, you know what I'm talking about. Harry, this is how we are managing to beat the Death Eaters and I think that this will really help everyone out. I've never really done this completely, so I hope this works. It should work."

Sylvia stared at him wide-eyed. "What are you planning on doing, Draco? That place-"

"SHH!!! Harry, come with me."

Malfoy led Harry to the Slytherin Common Room and then up the stairs to his room. "Malfoy, what are you doing?" Harry asked, alarmed as he picked up a rater large basin that was very dirty, completely covered in blood.

The two stared at each other for a little while, not sure of what was going to happen next. "Trust me. Trust yourself." Malfoy said as he pulled Harry closer to him.

They got closer and closer. Malfoy took Harry's hand. Harry then realized that Malfoy had a knife in his hand. But it was too late.

Malfoy opened Harry's hand and put the knife between their hands, and squeezed their hands together, the knife digging into their flesh. Blood ran down their arms and Malfoy directed their hands to the basin and began to chant in a language that Harry did not recognize."

"Lulta I unaquale alya." He chanted over and over again.

The basin suddenly filled to the brim with a bright light. "Go on Harry. Touch it." Malfoy said.

"Wait What's going on?"

Malfoy looked at him, longing to go with him where he was about to go. "I don't know much of it, but here's what I do know" When I went to Hogwarts, my father gave me this basin. I was to take Sylvia there when she got to be too much for Professor Snape. It is a land of some sort, I'm know sure what. It needs the spellcaster's blood and the blood of the host. I did some research and the only way that you cannot ever come back is if you run out of blood to drip while you are walking. I can call you back when you want me to. Take the knife, you'll need it for two people." He said and shoved the knife into his hands, re-cutting Harry in the process.

"Two-" Harry started to ask.

"Go!" Malfoy said, pain filling his chest as he shoved Harry face first into the basin.

Harry then was sucked into the basin and disappeared.

As he fell, he remembered thinking one thing and one thing only: The veil! I am inside of the veil!

And indeed, he was.