"Alright, let's go!" Severus yelled as he woke the house up.
Harry glanced at his clock: 5AM. He only had 2 hours of sleep. He groaned and then proceeded to roll over and fall back asleep.
Too bad for him, because Sylvia flung the door open and flew onto the bed. "
COME ON!!!! We're going to the Mnika Islands with no intentions of coming out alive!!"
"That's comforting." He muttered as Sylvia shook him violently. "How can you be so…perky?"
"Father's making us dress up like Muggles and go to a doughnut shop for breakfast! The we…" she trailed off from the excitement. "We-we- are going to ride an airyplanet!" she screeched, lost in her happiness, unaware of her mispronunciation.
"and you're excited about this?"
"Duh! Muggle clothes are fascinating and I've always wanted to see Muggle ecelectrica!"
"You mean electricity."
"Yeah, that thing." She replied.
See? For all of the people who actually kept track of the author's notes in the Sequel finally got the part!!!! YEA!!! Ashii kept to her word! I just hope the ending makes you cry!!! Cry, readers, cry!
Harry laughed. "What are you goind to wear?"
Sylvia frowned. "I think I'm wearing a dark blue tee-shirt and something called khaki pants."
"You got it right." Harry replied.
"I wonder what Father'll wear."
Harry couldn't help but smile as he tried to imagine Severus dressed up like a Muggle. Now THAT was a funny image.
"And Sirius, what will he wear?"
The two were falling over in laughter when Draco walked in the room. Sylvia stopped laughing immediately as she gazed at Draco in his Muggle clothes.
He wore a dark red button-up shirt and baggy black jeans. He had slicked his hair back to the fullest and had a more sincere sneer on his face. Was it just Harry, or was Sylvia looking at Draco with interest?
He felt a strange pang in his stomach when he realized that Draco was looking back at her with the same face. Why would that be happening?
"Well, I'm going to change. Can you two drool over each other out of my room?" he asked loudly (with a strange hint of jealousy!)
Sylvia snapped out of it. "Huh? Oh, shut up." She left the room, pouting.
Draco stayed. "You're not going to be naked, are you?" he asked.
"No, but-"
"Then I need to talk to you real quick."
"What about?" Harry asked
"Tell me- about you and Dumbledore's meeting. Sylvia spied on you and everyone else got the truth but me."
He sighed. "That's because you were off stealing Sirius' stuff. Plus, only Severus-"
"Bloody hell, just call him Father! You two did have a talk." Draco said impatiently.
"True. I called him Professor and Snape, then I call him Severus, and now everyone wants me to call him Father. Give me some time, okay?" he smiled.
Draco gave him a strange look. "I heard you talking in your sleep last night. It wounded as if someone was dying and the person who killed him was quickly gaining power. You started crying; crying my name. Why was that?"
Harry shook his head. "I don't know. All I know is that Dumbledore is a murderer and a dangerous one at that."
So as he got dressed, Harry told him about his encounter with Dumbledore and his feelings about it after ward. "I want to hurt him again. I wish I could." Harry said with a smile that was not his own.
The door flung open. Severus came in, Sylvia, and Remus following him. "He's here. Let's go." Severus said, looking rather stressed.
Draco smiled at Harry. "Guess you got your wish."
Harry nodded. "Guess so."
Remus quickly jumped out of the window, putting fluffy pillows beneath him to break his fall. "Come on!"
Draco and Sylvia quickly jumped, and Sirius looked at Harry and Severus. "I'll be down there. Hurry, won't you?" he asked and immediately jumped.
"Go. I can hold him off." Severus said to Harry.
"No."
"I don't want-"
"You want to die? No! I just found out you were my father! I lost James and I almost lost Sirius and I WON'T LOST YOU!" Harry roared.
The door began to open. "Go, Harry! As your father, I order you to go!" Severus said with his teeth gritted as the two made their way to the window to get out.
Just as they started to climb out, it shut and locked.
"Thought you could run away, Harry? You used two Unforgivable Curses on me. Why don't you use the thi-"
"CRUCIO!!!!!!" Harry screamed.
Severus did a double-take, as that was a word that was considered a sin to say. Dumbledore was knocked off of his feel and screamed at the pain.
"So, Harry Potter thinks he's a big, bad wizard with his new found powers?" Dumbledore mocked.
"I don't care about power, I-"
"Everyone wants power, whether they know it or not!" Dumbledore hissed. "A part of the Unforgivable Curses is wanting power over the other."
Harry narrowed his eyes. "So I want power."
"Yes you do. Much like myself and the dead man lying in the Albanian forest right now."
"Just how much power do I have?"
"Enough to hurt me. And you saw how hard that was."
Severus stared at the two. How could his son be that powerful and be so young??
"Oh, hello Severus. Are you here to protect the world from destruction, too?" Dumbledore asked.
He opened his mouth to say something more, but a loud booming voice interrupted him. "AVADA KEDAVRA!"
The jet of green light hit Dumbledore squarely in the chest. He was knocked off of his feel, and feel to the ground. Harry had his eyes wide open, mouth moving with no words coming out, and was shacking like mad.
"Is he- dead?" Severus asked.
Harry swallowed and finally spoke. "N-n-no. He doesn't have a soul. You can't die unless you have a soul."
Severus nodded. "Well, you can't say that doesn't give us time. Let's go!"
"Alohomora!" Harry said. The lock didn't budge. "Dammit!"
Now that it was quiet, they could hear Remus and Sirius' loud yells. "ARE YOU TWO OKAY?! We can't get in; the door's locked!"
"No duh." Severus muttered.
Harry suddenly felt as if he was flying, something was trying to talk to him.
"Harry..." the voice whispered. "Use the power inside of you."
He felt as if he was floating on water, not realizing he was merely walking towards the window. He pointed his wand out and said in a cold voice, "Open."
And it opened. Severus stared at Harry as if Voldemort had re-risen in him.
Maybe he did. And maybe that's not a bad thing. Yet. Harry though to himself.
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What kept you?!" Remus asked as they got off the pillows (This is not a dirty story, and I can see your little smiles at these words. This is rated PG-13 for language (lots), adult content (a few references), violence (not much), themes (ish), and some adult humor (mostly the gayness of Sevvy and Siri).
"Dumbledore." Severus muttered. "Let's go. Remus, are you joining us?"
"Naturally." He replied, smiling.
"Alright. Let's go."
They got on the Muggle bus. The seating arrangements looked somewhat like this: Sirius and Remus, Sylvia and Severus, and Harry and Draco.
"So, what happened?" Draco whispered to Harry.
"What do you mean, 'what happened?"
"I heard you shouting, loud thuds, and then silence." Draco said. What happened in between those points?"
Harry sighed. "I'm powerful, Draco. Very powerful. Dumbledore told me this."
"The Harry inside of me tells me that you're leaving something out. Half your soul betrayed you."
"Corrupting it, already?" he smiled. Then it disappeared. "I used Avada Kedavra."
Draco's mouth dropped open. "You're kidding me."
"No. I wish I was." He replied.
"Did you-kill-"
"No. Dumbledore can't die unless he has a soul. Which he does not." He added.
"Soo…wow." Draco commented.
"I know. I couldn't believe it. It was if I was a totally different person. Something opened up inside of me and once it came out, it wouldn't go back in. I've never felt that before. It was as if I was back in the Albanian forest, staring at Voldemort's dead body on the ground…only worse. I saw everyone there, Draco. Everyone was dead and I wouldn't let it happen. I can't explain it."
"Maybe you shouldn't." Draco said, his eyes burning into Harry's.
For a brief moment, it looked as if they would kiss. But like Severus and Sirius, they were interrupted. Naturally, by Sylvia.
"So, what are you two doing?" Sylvia asked. "Father's jealous." She whispered.
"Of what?" Draco asked, smiling.
"Remus."
"Oh, god Sylvia. I was just joking. It was funny!" Harry said, rolling his eyes at Sylvia's observations.
Draco shook his head. "No. Well, we're not. We saw the look on their faces before. It's like two dogs in heat. Or in love. Whichever comes first."
"The heat," Sylvia replied. "You men should know that."
"Men?" Severus asked, joining in on their conversation. "These are merely boys."
Sylvia nodded. "True. So Harry, have you ever been on an airyplanet?" she asked.
"No. And it's airplane."
"Who cares?" she tossed his comment quickly aside. "You lived with Muggles, for Voldemort's sake!"
"Don't use that term." Severus warned his daughter. She gave him that look he had given her countless times and then turned back to Harry. "WELL?!"
"The furthest place I went for fun was at the zoo, which was only a couple miles away." Harry replied, rather embarrassed. "But, at school, we made our own airplanes…I never got to fly mine."
"Why not?" Sylvia asked.
"Dudley sat on it."
"Oh."
And then there was a brief interlude of silence.
They soon arrived at the airport. Sylvia and Draco were shivering in excitement, Severus, Remus, and Sirius were all talking about tickets and how to pay, and Harry was joining both groups ever once and a while (to shake or to help pay for tickets….)
When they went inside of the airport, Sylvia started examining the radios and fans and such electric she had never seen before (as she lived at Hogwarts all of her life). "Hey! This is music!" she exclaimed and then frowned. "Bad music…"
Harry laughed. "They call it rap."
I hate rap. I love rock. So naturally, Ashii enjoys it when HP characters hate it too. Even the ones who are famous rappers like 20 Sickle (READ THE SEQUEL!!!!)
"Father, if I don't die, can we go to America?" Sylvia asked, looking at the ads for Disneyworld.
"If I don't die, I'm going with you." Draco said, grinning. Harry quickly agreed.
"Who says we will die?" Sirius asked rather disapprovingly.
"Dead or badly injured." Draco said, shrugging.
"We got spirit, yes we do." Sylvia sang.
"How about alive, healthy and madly successful?" Severus suggested, actually lightening his mood.
"Now there's spirit." Sirius commented as they walked onto the plane.
Sylvia gave Harry and Draco an "I told you so! They are in love!"-look.
The airplane was rather nice for middle class. Not too many people were on it, either.
"Let's see… seats 26-32B…" Severus said, examining the tickets and the chair numbers.
"Same seats like the Muggle bus?" Remus asked.
Severus looked at the two adults. "As long as one of you switch eats with me halfway through the flights so I don't have to hear three 16 year olds gossip in my ear, I'm okay with that."
"Yes, she does annoy one with her constant tittering." Draco muttered.
Sylvia ignored Draco's comment and said, "I told you so!"
"Told who what?" Sirius asked.
Sylvia smiled. "Nothing." She coughed.
Harry and Draco exchanged looks, shrugged, and sat down.
The flight attendant's voice came on through the speaker next to Draco, and he nearly wet his pants. "Attention! Please fasten your safety belts tightly and sit in an upright position. When the safety light goes off, you may turn around or use the restroom and walk around. Have a nice flight."
And they lifted off. Draco clutched Harry's arm tightly and asked, "Is this supposed to happen?"
(N/A: I tried picturing this image and I cracked up so hard, I fell off my bed. I hope you feel the same way…don't sue me if you get injured.)
"Yes. Don't worry."
Sylvia was doing much the same to Severus, and Sirius' face held pure
terror. Severus and Remus looked as if
they were enjoying much of the flight.
"Um, Draco?"
"What?"
"Can you get off of me? Please?" Harry asked as nicely as he could.
Draco sat up, beet red. "Sure."
"Father, what exactly do you intend on doing while we're on those islands?"
"They hold the power of Invisus Veritas. I did some research on it last nigh. Dumbledore is likely to go there. He can't do anything unless he has a soul. Not sure where he'd get one, though. I was to destroy the power if Invisus Veritas, to finally rid of all of the hurt and pain in this world. The book says that it is destroyable to the person who knows how to destroy it."
"And who might that person be?" she asked.
"With a bit more than a hunch, I think its Harry."
"Oh yes, our Savior Harry Potter at our defense." Sylvia muttered, looking at Severus with a smile.
Meanwhile, Sirius and Remus were having their own conversation.
"Sirius, do Harry and Draco have any idea as to what is inside of their bodies after that ritual?" Remus asked.
Sirius sighed. "I don't think so. All I can say is thank God it didn't work for us."
"You don't believe in God." Remus replied.
"I need to thank someone, don't I?"
Remus ignored Sirius' reply. "But-this could end so badly."
"Tell me about it. If one of them gets hurt-I couldn't bear to watch the other one suffer like that."
"What if one of them dies?"
"Then we'll lose the other within a day." Sirius replied grimly.
"Is there any way to undo that part of the spell?"
"Not unless they-"
"Which is supposed to happen, right?" Remus asked him.
Sirius nodded. "If the bond if close enough, yes. It just may break the spell, because then they wouldn't need a spell. They would already be true soulmates."
Remus bit his lip. "Is there any way out of the-erm-consequences?"
"Only if they hate each other enough. Otherwise, the spell will work forever. But I don't think they hate each other. Just look at them now." Sirius pointed to Harry and Draco, who were talking to each other with serious looks on their faces.
(And so we flash over to where Draco and Harry are talking together.)
"Harry can I ask you something?"
"No, I won't give you any money."
"No, nothing like that." Draco replied.
"Alright then. Ask away."
"I'm scared. I'm scared of dying. I don't want to die, but I know that while we're in those islands, some one is going to die from whatever is in there and I think that it's me."
"Draco, no one will die if you don't let them die. Always keep trying to live, even if you are an inch apart from death."
"But it comes naturally for you! Voldemort even told you why; you were a gift from heaven itself! How am I supposed to live, competing for that living spot when you are already there? I mean, how did you survive that fights you had with people; specifically the emotional ones? If I was in your shoes, I'd probably commit suicide."
"There have been times when I have wanted to do that myself, but listen to me, Draco. You are not in my shoes. You are in your own. You are brace, strong, and will live through this fight. I know you well. I share your soul." Harry said, staring straight into Draco's eyes.
"What if I do die?" he asked.
"And what if you don't? You'll never know until it happens!" he said with confidence.
"But if I do die, I'll be alone."
"No. You'll be with me, because if you die, I'd kill myself right then and there." Harry replied with a serious face.
Draco looked at him in surprise and then to say something more, stopped himself, and then said, "Thank you."
Harry smiled. "Not a problem."
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They arrived at Norway within an hour and a half.
"I still don't get why we didn't use brooms or a Portkey" Sylvia grumbled after the turbulence.
"Because I thought you might be interested in flying Muggles style. Broomsticks out on a cloudless day are not a good idea. Then, I didn't feel like taking those complicated steps to make my own Portkey." Severus replied.
"Why wouldn't the Ministry make one?" Draco asked.
"Because wizards being on that island is prohibited." He replied.
"You could have asked Father. He would have made one for you really fast." Draco said, grinning.
"Okay, now we use our brooms to fly to the islands. It's a short trip, so don't worry about that."
So they went into a slightly more private area, mounted their brooms, and flew off, high above the clouds.
The ocean was beautiful, Harry noted as they began to fly towards two very large islands.
He also noticed that the islands were almost all green trees with yellow sand. Despite the beautiful color, he saw that there was something foreboding down there. "Are we going in there?" he asked, pointing at a cave he had discovered, hoping that the answer was no.
"Yes." Severus replied, landing near the cave. "Alright. I've been thinking. Someone should really keep watch. In case something happens, you know? Lupin, would you be willing to do that?"
"What do I have to do?" Remus asked.
"Just stand outside the cave and if anything happens, holler really loudly. As I remember, it's a full moon tonight. And I don't think that you took your potion this morning. So that means in a few hours, you won't be a harmless wolf." Severus added.
Remus' eyes widened. "I didn't take it. I need a cage-or something. My god, what am I going to do?"
Sirius' face stayed calm as he said, "I'm the only one here who might actually have a chance at holding him off in werewolf form. I'll be in the back of the line. That way, if he does come after us, we'll be somewhat okay."
Remus nodded. "Alright. Dammit, I really wanted to be there when you kicked his ass."
Sylvia smiled. "We'll videotape it. Harry, did I say that word right?" she asked as she took out a camcorder.
"Yes you did. How'd you get that thing?"
"I nicked it."
Draco high-fived Sylvia and Severus rolled his eyes. "Good luck on working that thing."
"So Sev, what's the plan?"
"Draco, I never want to hear you call me Sev ever again."
"Okay then, Sniv?" Sirius suggested playfully.
Severus spun around. "Am I the ONLY adult here?"
"No, I'm here." Remus smiled.
"Oh, right. The rest of you are children." Severus glared at the four.
"But we're almost seventeen!" Harry, Draco, and Sylvia chimed in.
"And I'm 18!" Sirius proclaimed.
"You wish." The three Snapes said in perfect unison.
"Woah, that was cool." Draco said, grinning.
""Alright, here's the plan." Severus said more seriously. "I am going in front, Sirius, in the back, Harry, Sylvia, and Draco? You three in the middle. We will walk until the cave ends. Remus, you stay right here.
"They say that there is a shrine in the middle of the space; it's almost like a room. And the shrine should be glowing. If so, then that is Invisus Veritas. In order to take power of it, one must know how to take it. They must have the power that they need. Now, I'm not sure what that means, but I am sure one of us will know when the time comes. Once we have the power, we use it to destroy Dumbledore. I'd also like to see if we can destroy it so nothing like this ever happens again."
Draco and Sirius were looking at him open-mouthed., Sylvia and Harry were looking at each other with amazement, and Remus just kind of stood there, smiling.
"And what kind of danger might there be, Severus?" Sirius asked with great respect.
"If Invisus Veritas isn't properly taken, it will destroy everything within a mile of this place. And since Dumbledore's coming, he could kill us too. Other than that, this place is completely safe."
"What about traps?" Draco asked.
Severus broke his posture. "I'd call them more than traps…perhaps curses."
"Curses?" Sylvia gulped.
"The usual. Poison, exploding, instant death, falling to your death, knives, swords, rocks, lifelong stupidity, you know."
""Exploding?" Sylvia asked in a small voice.
"Yeah. Well, let's go. We need to beat Dumbledore there."
"Good luck!" Remus said, quite relieved he wasn't going in the cave. "And please don't die."
"We'll try not to." Draco said sarcastically.
Harry had been pretty silent this entire time, just thinking. Would he be able to survive against the most powerful person on the Earth? Maybe Draco was right. Maybe one of them would die. And that person would be him. Harry Potter-Snape.
As they entered the cave, Draco noticed a rather large drop in the temperature. He shivered.
"Draco, are you cold?" Sirius asked from behind him.
"What do you think?"
"Yes."
"Yeah."
"Well, why don't you get in front of Sylvia? She was smart enough to wear a jacket."
"But she's in front of Harry."
"So? You three can move." Sirius' face held a smile that looked phony.
"Draco, do you want my jacket? It doesn't match your outfit, but its warm." Sylvia offered.
"Sure" Draco took her jacket and put it on. At least it wasn't fluffy.
As they moved onward, Severus suddenly stopped at a narrow passageway.
"What?" Sirius asked.
"The first of many traps. These are the flying sword and knives traps. Sirius, you'd better set these ones off. As a dog, you're quick and smart enough to dodge most of the blows. There are some low ones, so watch out."
"Most of the blows?" Sirius muttered, and turned into a dog, running across the passageway, very much like Indiana Jones as knives and swords and poison darts flew across the wall and hit the other wall. Sirius jumped a fair few times and now was on the other side.
"Alright. Harry, Sylvia, Draco, go on." Severus commanded. "Be sure to watch the walls, just in case Sirius missed something."
They ran across the passageway, but nothing happened. Severus quickly strode across and looked at the next room. "This is either falling to your death or instant death." Severus checked the room out. "This is the falling one, so watch your step."
"How do you know that?" Draco asked uneasily.
"Because in the last passageway, there were skeletons with knives in their sides. If this room was instant death or poison, then there'd be skeletons around. Oh, and if it was exploding, there'd be parts. It could be a dissolving solution chamber, so e careful."
"Dissolving???" Sylvia stared at him in horror.
"Yes. There are certain potions that turn into gas. The gas hits the victim's lungs and they immediately dissolve. There'd be nothing left of there. But, if you hear hissing or see any type of colored gas, stay low and follow my lead."
"You should be a professional optimist." Sylvia grumbled as they walked into the room.
"Whatever happened to being a Logic teacher?" he asked.
Almost instantly, the room crumbled beneath their feet. Severus, Harry, and Sylvia made it across immediately, but Sirius was clutching the side of the ground and Draco was beginning to fall. Sirius grabbed his hand, and the two hung for their dear lives. Harry and Severus helped them up, Harry taking Draco's hand a little longer than he should have. The two stared at each other, and then Harry looked away and dropped his hand.
(N/A: SEE?!?! There is gonna be slash in here!)
"Severus, Draco, Sylvia, go ahead of me and Harry real quick. I'd like to speak with him." Sirius said rather quickly.
Severus looked at Sirius and they spoke with their eyes for a few moments. Severus got his drift and told Sylvia and Draco to follow him, because he knew that they wouldn't want to miss the sudden death trap.
"Harry, are you-attracted to Draco?" Sirius asked.
Harry looked up immediately. "If I was…"
"Then I'd tell you that it was only the spell making you think that way. That's what powerful Dark Magic does. I just hope you're smart enough to know that."
"The soul mate spell-"
"Yes, it does that. Those are the consequences. I'm sorry this had to happen to you."
"But why are you sorry about it?"
"Because you shouldn't-be that way, with a boy you hate."
"But we don't hate each other! I don't think we ever did. It was more of just not understanding each other."
"But you disliked him. You should be in love with someone who is more suitable."
Harry's eyes flashed. "Sirius-I appreciate what you've done for me, and don't you ever forget that. Its just-maybe you shouldn't-judge things like that."
"Maybe I shouldn't, but I am. I want what's best for you."
Harry's eyes softened. "Maybe this is best for me. I mean, the only person I've ever been truly attracted to was Cho. And she's…well, she's a crybaby.
Draco slunk away from Sylvia and Severus and started listening in on Sirius and Harry's conversation.
"I need someone brave, not someone who wants to get all mushy."
"I understand that, but don't you think Cho would be more suitable than Draco?" Sirius asked him gently.
"Maybe."
Draco had heard enough. His feelings were quite wounded and he walked towards Sylvia, who was poking a rock with her wand. She claimed that it would explode if poked enough.
"-But I wan him more." Harry said, and began walking towards Sylvia, Severus, and a very hurt Draco.
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And so they passed through the traps easily, finally coming upon a door. A locked metal door. Draco had been pretty silent and Sylvia was left to cheer up the party, as Severus, Harry, and Sirius were concentrating on other things.
"So what's this?" she asked.
"The door to Invisus Veritas." Severus replied, looking slightly nervous.
"And how do we get through it?"
"That's what I'm trying to figure out."
"Oh." She replied.
"A spell?" Sirius suggested.
So the three all argued what to do, while Harry continued thinking. Should I talk to him? Tell him how I feel? What if he doesn't feel the same way? That'd be awful and I can't just ignore him the rest of my life. We share souls. Dam, this sucks.
Meanwhile, Draco was pondering his own thoughts. He doesn't think I'm brave. He thinks I'm mushy. And to top it all off, he likes Cho. But does he like me? I mean, an hour ago, on the airplane, and on the bus, it seemed like he did. Stupid mixed signals. I wish I had listened to mother talk about mixed signals people give you. Of course, she also warned me that if it were a guy, I'd curse him straight away. Damn, this sucks.
"Uh, are you two gonna help us or put on stupid faces until we all grow old and die?" Sylvia asked, completely oblivious to their obvious confusion.
"Huh? Oh yeah. Sure." Draco said automatically.
"Which one?"
"The second one?" Draco asked.
"You weren't listening, were you?"
"No." he replied.
"Well, you'd better listen! Oi! Harry! Do you think you can help! I mean, you're all Dark Magicy and stuff."
"Any wizard would have known Sylvia belonged somewhere other than Slytherin. No loyal Slytherin would have used the term ,"Dark Magicy and stuff.
Harry looked over at Sylvia. "I can try."
"Alright, clear the way! The oh-so powerful-evil-but-good-famous-wizard Harry Potter coming the save the day, so please boys, step aside." She said, bowing sarcastically at Harry's feet, and telling Sirius and Severus to do the same.
Harry thought for a moment and then simply said, "Open."
Nothing happened. Because what was on his mind right now (Draco), he began to get angry. He needed to get to Invisus Veritas and Dumbledore. Come on, stupid evil! You're supposed to be inside of me! Where the FUCK ARE YOU?!?!?!?
Harry felt a sudden shadow pull at him and his posture changed. Sylvia gave a little yelp when she saw his face, for his eyes had turned quickly flashed red, and now shadowed. "OPEN!" he demanded, pointing his wand at the lock.
The door opened, and Harry's normal face came back, exhausted.
Inside the room, right in the middle, was a white concrete stone. Sand surrounded it. It was completely dark in there, except for one blue light that shone directly on the stone.
"Invisus Veritas is a –" Sylvia started.
"I think it's a stone. Or at least, that's where its power is." Severus answered.
"Do you just take it?" Draco asked.
"No." Sirius replied. "It has to be harder than that."
Harry had been staring at the stone for a while, and then heard a young girl's voice ask, "Your name?"
"Huh?" he asked out loud.
"Everyone looked at him. "What?" they asked.
"A voice-she asked me for my name."
"Your name?"
"Um, Harry Potter."
"Is that your full name?"
"No, it's Harry Potter-Snape."
"Your business here?"
"To defeat Dumbledore and destroy the power of Invisus Veritas."
The girl chuckled. "Right. Well, just go up to the stone. Your paperwork is all in order. You'll know what to do. Good luck, because if you mess up, you'll get a slight jolt and the image of your dead body will haunt your friends' memories for life."
"Thanks for the reassurance."
"No problem" she replied
So Harry walked towards the stone. He was curious, so he stuck out his hand into the light. His hand turned to bone. He gasped and took it out. It was perfectly fine.
He then proceeded to try and pick up the stone, but because it was so heavy, he was clearly unsuccessful.
He pondered about how to gain this power, as Sirius, Severus, Sylvia, and Draco started to discuss what they should do next.
Then, suddenly, Harry straightened up and yelled, "I'VE GOT IT!"
But it was too late. For Albus Dumbledore strode into the room at that very moment.
Sylvia screamed, Severus and Sirius stood their ground, and Draco whipped out his wand and bellowed, "Expellairmus!"
Dumbledore hit the spell with his own wand and it absorbed the spell. "Nice spell, Mr. Malfoy. Very quick too. If I wasn't me, then you would have properly disarmed me. But don't worry, I'm not here to kill you. At least, not intentionally. I came here to kill Harry and Sylvia and take the power of Invisus Veritas."
"Why me?" Sylvia asked.
"Because you should have never been born. And you also have the power to use Invisus Veritas. I don't want any rebels once I'm ruler of everything."
"You've misinterpreted its power, Dumbledore." Harry said quietly.
"What was that, Harry?"
"Invisus Veritas is the Hated Truth, not Make me Ruler of this World. If you gain the power, things will happen to you."
Sylvia smiled proudly at her brother. "There are times when I truly love him."
Dumbledore smiled. "Invisus Veritas is the most powerful object on this earth. If I gain power on that, then I will be able to gain power of anything I want."
"Harry grinned. "For once, you shouldn't be a Logic teacher. That statement is completely false. Only are you true when both the antecedent and the consequent are true. Which they are not." Harry said, smiling at a seething Dumbledore. "Go on. I dare you. Take the power of Invisus Veritas. I don't want it."
"Harry, if he-"
"Shut up for once Sirius. I know what I'm doing and I finally understand what Voldemort meant."
"Sirius was silent. Dumbledore laughed. "You're believing a dead fool? Tell me, Harry, how did you get so stupid?"
"Voldemort was evil, and we both wanted to kill each other. But he was on another side: the Powerful. He knew what he was talking about, and now, so do I."
Dumbledore walked closer to the stone.
"Go ahead, do it!" Harry said mockingly.
Dumbledore took at chance and placed his hand on the stone and closed his eyes, transferring his energy to the stone.
His eyes suddenly jerked open, and the blue light went out. It was pitch black for a while, and then two blue lights came out from Dumbledore's eyes. Wind picked up and the sand blew everywhere. Harry could not see until finally, the wind stopped and actual light came into the room.
The first thing he noticed was Dumbledore on the floor, whimpering. "The pain of these people. They can't stand it. Oh, how it hurts!" He cried.
"See what it does? You have to carry the burden of Invisus Veritas!" Harry proclaimed triumphantly.
Dumbledore grinned cruelly and stood up. "All of you have a little Invisus Veritas in you. If I kill you, then my pain will be lessened."
"What do you intend?" Draco screamed. "BLOW UP THE EARTH?!?!?!"
Sirius stared at Draco. "DRACO! DON'T GIVE HIM ANY IDEAS!!!"
Dumbledore nodded. "Yes, actually. But first, I want to kill you. Let's see, stand in a line and I'll silence you all once by one. Do it, or I won't make your death quick and painless."
They all moved into a line, completely terrified at what he would do next. "You too, Harry. Or rather, no. I want to give you that famous spell I killed Voldemort with. So your soul won't come back to haunt me."
"Wait. How did you get Invisus Veritas? You have no soul." Severus said.
Dumbledore laughed. "You really don't pay attention toy uor children. I got it from your beautiful daughter, Severus. Quite the pure soul, despite her father." He said cruelly.
Severus ran over to Sylvia's limp body. "Sylvia." He muttered before he began to sob.
Harry was already in tears, and as hard as he tried to move to Sylvia and Severus, Dumbledore held the power over him and would not let him move. Draco was fighting his tears, and Sirius was sniffling.
"Sylvia, I love you. And I'm sorry I wasn't a good father to you. I just wish you knew that." Severus said between sobs.
Dumbledore took in a deep breath. "Now, now, let's be calm about this. In a few minutes, you'll all be dead with her. You'll-"
Before he could finish, Draco lunged at Dumbledore and tacked him to the ground. "HOW COULD YOU?!" he screamed. "She was my closest friend! Why hurt her?! I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!" he screamed as loudly as he could, punching Dumbledore squarely in the chest.
"You know Draco, you are REALLY starting to bother me. Avada, Ked-"
Before he could kill Draco, it was Sirius' turn to save him. Sirius threw a piece of the now cracked stone at Dumbledore's head.
"My god." Dumbledore muttered. "Can't I kill anyone in peace?!"
"Not if its Draco or anyone else in this room." Sirius replied, breathing heavily.
"You mean every person in this room who is alive." Dumbledore hissed.
It was silent for a moment, but Harry broke the silence by screaming, "CRUCIO!!!!!"
Dumbledore felt the pain and it hurt him, but he kept a normal face and did not scream.
Damn, that spell hurts. Now, why would you do that?"
"YOU KILLED MY SISTER!" he bellowed. "I LOVED HER SO MUCH!"
And it was true. He felt as if a part of him had been torn.
"You did now?" Dumbledore asked, showing no emotion.
"Yes I DID! And now she won't ever come back! I hate you, you bastard!!!!!"
"Now, now Harry. Be calm. If you are as powerful as they say you are, let's duel."
And so they dueled, both taking pretty good damage. Dumbledore had tied up the others, so they wouldn't get away or try to fight him. Soon, he and Harry were screaming Dark magic curses they didn't know they knew, and awful things were happening to both.
As they dueled, Harry thought of what Voldemort had told about the prophecy. Only will he be defeated at the time of his defeater's death. I have to die., Harry realized.
Dumbledore took his sudden shock as an opportunity, and threw him to a corner of the room.
Harry could hear screaming, but he could only hear half of what they were screaming about. All he could see was Dumbledore talking, but he couldn't what he was saying. He heard Sylvia talking side his head, telling him that it would be okay, and just keep his eyes open. I'll try, Sylvia. I'll try
He saw his life flash before him Hermione, Ron, his father, his mother. He'd be seeing his parents soon. He'd see Cedric again. Harry continued remembering everything that had ever happened to him. Goodbye Dudley. Goodbye Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon. Goodbye McGonagall, goodbye Sirius, goodbye Father, goodbye…Draco.
Harry saw a flash of dark green and blood red light and then knew it was over.
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::A few moments before::
Dumbledore took his sudden shock as an opportunity, and threw him into a corner.
"HARRY! GET AWAY!" Sirius and Draco were screaming. "YOU CAN MOVE!!! PLEASE!!"
But Harry was frozen in terror. A glazed look was on his face and he was muttering to someone.
"So, the famous Harry Potter is finally cornered by th famous Albus Dumbledore. Oh, how I've longer for this moment since you were born. Now, both the Snape spawn will be dead and I can live again."
"YOU GODDAMN MOTHER FUCKER!!!!" Sirius screamed.
Draco looked at him in shock at the sudden cussing, and then screamed, "IF YOU KILL HIM, I SWEAR! I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!!!"
Severus was silent, tears streaming down his face.
And that was when he saw his wand on the ground. Since he was tied up in a sitting position, he moved towards it, and picked it up with the back of his hands. He muttered a spell and the wand cut through the ropes. Dumbledore was busy taunting Harry, so he did not notice Severus moving around.
"Alright then. Since you're not going to answer me, I'd better kill you! Excessum abolesco semper infinitas, infinito, caedo te!" he roared as a jet of green and blood red light came from his wand.
It seemed like everything went in slow motion. Severus stood up and began to run to the light, screaming, "NO!"
The curse hit Severus, and his eyes opened wide. It took forever for him to hit the ground, his lifeless body crumpling beneath his feet. He spoke only three words before he died. "I love you."
Dumbledore screamed as his body was lifted up into the air.
Draco and Sirius were now sobbing hard, staring at Severus' dead body. Harry had his eyes wide open, still unaware of what was happening.
Dumbledore's mouth opened and something flew out of it. It hit Sylvia and her body jolted and twitched.
Then the room went pitch black, except for Dumbledore's body, which was now turning into a blinding light. The light suddenly left and Dumbledore's skeleton fell to the ground.
The silence was broken by Sylvia's loud gasp as she took in a breath. "Oh my god. What happened?"
"Sylvia?" Draco asked in amazement. "You're alive?"
"Haven't I always bee?"
"No." breathed Sirius. "You died."
"What happened?"
"Dumbledore too your soul and just before he performed a killing curse on Harry, S-Severus got in front of it and saved us all."
"Oh my god, are they okay?"
"Harry is a little frozen right now and Severus is-is-gone."
Sylvia stared at Sirius. "You're kidding me. Father isn't dead."
"I'm afraid he is." Harry finally said, coming back to reality and staring at what was once his father.
Sylvia looked over and saw Severus. "Oh my god!" she screamed and ran towards the two.
"Father, FATHER! Wake up! I'm alive! You should be too! Why are you dead?!" she broke into tears.
Harry put his arms around her and the two sobbed. "I loved him and he never knew it! Why didn't I ever tell him that straight out? Why Harry, why him???"
Only will he be defeated at the time of his defeater's death.
"You never know you'll miss someone until they're gone." Harry said, staring at Sylvia's face.
"But why him?" she cried. "Why him." She stated.
"Because he was the one who deserved it the most. And he is finally forgiven."
"What about Draco?" she whispered.
"He was not meant to die. Plus, he kicked Dumbledore's ass when he found out you died, so we're all even."
"I just wish I could have said goodbye."
"Me too. I loved him so much. I want him back with us."
And the twins burst into a fresh round of tears.
Draco and Sirius were still tied up, looking at each other. "Will they ever help us?" Draco asked.
"Give them a moment. I'm sure they'll realize that we are still here."
"Someday."
Sirius carried Severus' dead body and they all ran our, arrows and death gasses and all, completely unscathed.
"Remus was waiting for them. Naked.
That cheered Sylvia up quite a bit. She bit on her lip and grinned at him, and Harry grabbed her face and covered her eyes. "But I want to look," she insisted.
"Here Professor Lupin. Take Sylvia's coat." Draco smiled.
"Professor?"
"Yes."
"Call me Lupin or Remus, not Professor. I'm not a teacher anymore."
"What about Werewolf?" Draco asked.
"No." Remus then looked at Sirius, holding Severus. "Oh my god."
"That was my reaction too." Sylvia muttered coldly.
"What happened?"
"He died to save Harry."
"Can't we bring him back?" Sylvia asked.
"No, we shouldn't. It was his time to die, apparently, and he knew it." Sirius said gently.
"But it felt that it was my time to die." Harry said. "It was so weird. People were talking to me, telling me to keep my eyes open."
Draco laughed. "Don't you think they meant as in, for an opportune moment? I doubt they meant it literally."
Harry blushed slightly.
"So, what do we do now?" Remus asked after they all had gone through a moment of silence.
"I think we need to ride off into the sunset and just to spite Severus, go back to Hogwarts on our broomsticks and not on a flying Muggle thing."
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No, this is not the end! The Epilogue still needs to be typed up, as I know you would like to know what happens to Harry and Draco and all of our friends! Epilogue is coming soon! R&R and tell me if you liked it!
And yes, I cried when writing this.
~Ashii Black