7 Years Later.
Albus Dumbledoore was sitting in his office, listening to Severus Snape and Hermione Grangers' bickering.
"MISS. Granger, might I remind you that I, not you, am the resident Potions Master and I should think that I should be more than sufficient to do my own research!"
"Well. PROFESSOR, if you would SHUT UP for just two seconds and let me tell you my idea MAYBE you would realize that you are not perfect and even Potion Masters make mistakes!"
"I assure you, you insuffer-"
He was cut off by the office door being slammed open by a quite harrassed looking Draco Malfoy. Albus looked up with a smile.
"what can I do for you my boy? Lemon drop?
"no..thanks Headmaster. I have some rather bad news." Draco caught his breath.
"Well?!" snapped Snape. Ever since Severus had been discovered as a spy 2 years ago Draco had been the Orders main source of information of what Voldemort had planned.
"I'm getting to that Sev." He cleared his throat. "He..the Dark Lord is starting to move. He plans to retrieve the Dementors from Azkaban the day after tomarrow."
"Are you sure?" Hermione bit her lip. If the Dark Lord succeeded.
"Of corse I am" Draco snapped. "But that's not all. He is planning on taking an heir, someone to be at his right hand, to succeed him when the time comes. Someone he says will be ten times as powerful as he is."
"Do you know who?"
"Potter. He says that he will be willing to join him now."
Albus' eyes narrowed. "We cannot let that happen. If Harry was to join him, I am afraid that there would be little that we could do."
Draco's eyes narrowed. "Well.we could..just go to Azkaban and kill him."
Albus sighed. "Yes, that may be necessary. I'd rather not, but if he refuses to join the Order-"
"WHAT?!" Hermione shrieked."You would let our fates rest in that.that..murderers hands?!"
"I am afraid that it would be our only choice. It seems that Harry is most likely the only one who has the power to defeat Riddle." Albus sighed.
"Surely he is mad by now? It has, after all, been 7 years." Severus pointed out.
"Yes" said Albus. "That very well may be the case, if it is, I am afraid that he is no use to us, and we would have to kill him."
Severus' eyes narrowed. He knew that Albus was only thinking of what was best for the Wizarding World, but he also felt a twinge of. something. when he heard Potter being talked about like some kind of pawn. The Boy Who Lived was nothing more than a tool. Ironic, really, how the once worshipped Saviour of the Wizarding World was now looked apon as worse than Tom Riddle. Granted, he himself had treated the boy like scum, but he had been shocked to hear he had killed Weasley. He hadn't seen that coming, that much was for sure. Potter had seemed so.gentle. His jade colored eyes, Lily's eyes, so innocent, like an-he quickly cut off that train of thought and turned his attention back to Albus, who was making plans for Potters recovery from Azkaban.
"Sirius and Remus would be best for the job, I believe, Sirius will know how to handle him." He turned to the grand fireplace behind him, threw in some powder and cried "Remus Lupin!" A few minutes later, Remus was in the office, dusting the ashes off his robes, followed closely by Sirius."
Albus quickly briefed them of their mission, and after some whining from Sirius, they were off to the little fortress in the middle of the sea.
Albus Dumbledoore was sitting in his office, listening to Severus Snape and Hermione Grangers' bickering.
"MISS. Granger, might I remind you that I, not you, am the resident Potions Master and I should think that I should be more than sufficient to do my own research!"
"Well. PROFESSOR, if you would SHUT UP for just two seconds and let me tell you my idea MAYBE you would realize that you are not perfect and even Potion Masters make mistakes!"
"I assure you, you insuffer-"
He was cut off by the office door being slammed open by a quite harrassed looking Draco Malfoy. Albus looked up with a smile.
"what can I do for you my boy? Lemon drop?
"no..thanks Headmaster. I have some rather bad news." Draco caught his breath.
"Well?!" snapped Snape. Ever since Severus had been discovered as a spy 2 years ago Draco had been the Orders main source of information of what Voldemort had planned.
"I'm getting to that Sev." He cleared his throat. "He..the Dark Lord is starting to move. He plans to retrieve the Dementors from Azkaban the day after tomarrow."
"Are you sure?" Hermione bit her lip. If the Dark Lord succeeded.
"Of corse I am" Draco snapped. "But that's not all. He is planning on taking an heir, someone to be at his right hand, to succeed him when the time comes. Someone he says will be ten times as powerful as he is."
"Do you know who?"
"Potter. He says that he will be willing to join him now."
Albus' eyes narrowed. "We cannot let that happen. If Harry was to join him, I am afraid that there would be little that we could do."
Draco's eyes narrowed. "Well.we could..just go to Azkaban and kill him."
Albus sighed. "Yes, that may be necessary. I'd rather not, but if he refuses to join the Order-"
"WHAT?!" Hermione shrieked."You would let our fates rest in that.that..murderers hands?!"
"I am afraid that it would be our only choice. It seems that Harry is most likely the only one who has the power to defeat Riddle." Albus sighed.
"Surely he is mad by now? It has, after all, been 7 years." Severus pointed out.
"Yes" said Albus. "That very well may be the case, if it is, I am afraid that he is no use to us, and we would have to kill him."
Severus' eyes narrowed. He knew that Albus was only thinking of what was best for the Wizarding World, but he also felt a twinge of. something. when he heard Potter being talked about like some kind of pawn. The Boy Who Lived was nothing more than a tool. Ironic, really, how the once worshipped Saviour of the Wizarding World was now looked apon as worse than Tom Riddle. Granted, he himself had treated the boy like scum, but he had been shocked to hear he had killed Weasley. He hadn't seen that coming, that much was for sure. Potter had seemed so.gentle. His jade colored eyes, Lily's eyes, so innocent, like an-he quickly cut off that train of thought and turned his attention back to Albus, who was making plans for Potters recovery from Azkaban.
"Sirius and Remus would be best for the job, I believe, Sirius will know how to handle him." He turned to the grand fireplace behind him, threw in some powder and cried "Remus Lupin!" A few minutes later, Remus was in the office, dusting the ashes off his robes, followed closely by Sirius."
Albus quickly briefed them of their mission, and after some whining from Sirius, they were off to the little fortress in the middle of the sea.