CHAPTER VIII
"What did you say about good and evil Harry?" Snape asked, suddenly crouching in front of him.
"I...I said that there was a balance. That Dumbeldore was the light and that Voldemort was the dark. I told him that with Voldemort's army and Dumbeldore's lack of support from the Ministry the dark was overruling the light and that a balance had to be reached. I said something about a grey area being neither light nor dark, killing when necessary to bring back the balance. Professor, I told him that I was the grey."
"Come along Potter." Snape said before rising and continuing back the way they had come. He led them into a comfortable den with leather sofas and chairs.
"Have a seat." Snape said pointing to a chair across from him.
I had talked to Dumbeldore early this morning about Harry. Although I had promised the boy I would not, the headmaster had to know his whereabouts. After telling Dumbeldore his story, he had explained to me the destiny before Harry. I was surprised, but not overly. I am sure many others had guessed the same thing about Potter, his father being the previous grey.
The younger generations had no idea about it though. It was not taught to them, because sometimes there is not even one to carry on the peace. However after Harry defeated the evil lord on Halloween night, it left many suspicious that he was the next heir. I had not planned on telling Harry about this, I was going to allow Dumbeldore to do it. However, it seemed that the boy's curious nature had gotten the best of him and if I just waited, there was no telling what the boy would do.
"You will be turning fifteen in two days, am I right?" Snape asked.
"I'm not even sure what today is sir. Being locked away in a cupboard will do that to you I suppose." Harry replied.
"Well today is July the 29th." Snape said.
"Then you are right professor."
"Are you aware that a wizard comes into their full powers on their fifteenth birthdays?" Not waiting for an answer Snape continued. "Many can't even tell a difference in their powers. Few may gain a little more, but that is about it. However there are some, your father and Dumbeldore among them, whose true potential is blocked until their 15th year. If they were good before, they are great afterward. However they did not gain an enormous amount of power but it made them very strong.
"We, as in the order members have suspected for quite some time now that you are one of these few. Your father was the last and unless there are any this year besides yourself then you are the grey that your spoke of. The grey, isn't actually a person that is pre-determined, it's a person who's power exceeds both the dark and light sides, one that evens out the balance." Snape explained.
"That, we suspect is the reason you survived the killing curse by Voldemort." He said.
"Then why did my father die so easily if he was the grey in his time?" Harry asked confused.
"Your father was the grey at the time but he never learned how to control his extra power. He probably did not even realize that he gained much extra. Everyone was convinced that Dumbeldore was still the grey, the one to even the balance. But his time was over, his extra power diminished as he got older and he became the opposite of Voldemort." Snape said.
"So are you saying that if I can learn to use the powers I will get on my birthday, I will be able to defeat Voldemort?" Harry asked.
"I'm not saying anything for sure yet. We will not know anything until your birthday. And even if you are, you still will have much to learn before you can go face to face with Voldemort with the hopes of destroying him for good.
"Professor, how will I learn what I need though? Hardly any of our defense teachers have taught us anything that will be of use. I might know how to get rid of a Bogart but I don't know how to protect myself against an evil wizard." Harry stated.
"Like I said, I will tutor you while you're here. Once we are at Hogwarts, well I do not know. What happens will happen." Snape stated.
"Okay, well what are we waiting for professor, lets get going." Harry said.
"I wish you were this adamant about learning in your potions class." Snape whispered.
"Well maybe I would be if the professor wasn't so horribly abysmal." Harry shot back.
"What did you say about good and evil Harry?" Snape asked, suddenly crouching in front of him.
"I...I said that there was a balance. That Dumbeldore was the light and that Voldemort was the dark. I told him that with Voldemort's army and Dumbeldore's lack of support from the Ministry the dark was overruling the light and that a balance had to be reached. I said something about a grey area being neither light nor dark, killing when necessary to bring back the balance. Professor, I told him that I was the grey."
"Come along Potter." Snape said before rising and continuing back the way they had come. He led them into a comfortable den with leather sofas and chairs.
"Have a seat." Snape said pointing to a chair across from him.
I had talked to Dumbeldore early this morning about Harry. Although I had promised the boy I would not, the headmaster had to know his whereabouts. After telling Dumbeldore his story, he had explained to me the destiny before Harry. I was surprised, but not overly. I am sure many others had guessed the same thing about Potter, his father being the previous grey.
The younger generations had no idea about it though. It was not taught to them, because sometimes there is not even one to carry on the peace. However after Harry defeated the evil lord on Halloween night, it left many suspicious that he was the next heir. I had not planned on telling Harry about this, I was going to allow Dumbeldore to do it. However, it seemed that the boy's curious nature had gotten the best of him and if I just waited, there was no telling what the boy would do.
"You will be turning fifteen in two days, am I right?" Snape asked.
"I'm not even sure what today is sir. Being locked away in a cupboard will do that to you I suppose." Harry replied.
"Well today is July the 29th." Snape said.
"Then you are right professor."
"Are you aware that a wizard comes into their full powers on their fifteenth birthdays?" Not waiting for an answer Snape continued. "Many can't even tell a difference in their powers. Few may gain a little more, but that is about it. However there are some, your father and Dumbeldore among them, whose true potential is blocked until their 15th year. If they were good before, they are great afterward. However they did not gain an enormous amount of power but it made them very strong.
"We, as in the order members have suspected for quite some time now that you are one of these few. Your father was the last and unless there are any this year besides yourself then you are the grey that your spoke of. The grey, isn't actually a person that is pre-determined, it's a person who's power exceeds both the dark and light sides, one that evens out the balance." Snape explained.
"That, we suspect is the reason you survived the killing curse by Voldemort." He said.
"Then why did my father die so easily if he was the grey in his time?" Harry asked confused.
"Your father was the grey at the time but he never learned how to control his extra power. He probably did not even realize that he gained much extra. Everyone was convinced that Dumbeldore was still the grey, the one to even the balance. But his time was over, his extra power diminished as he got older and he became the opposite of Voldemort." Snape said.
"So are you saying that if I can learn to use the powers I will get on my birthday, I will be able to defeat Voldemort?" Harry asked.
"I'm not saying anything for sure yet. We will not know anything until your birthday. And even if you are, you still will have much to learn before you can go face to face with Voldemort with the hopes of destroying him for good.
"Professor, how will I learn what I need though? Hardly any of our defense teachers have taught us anything that will be of use. I might know how to get rid of a Bogart but I don't know how to protect myself against an evil wizard." Harry stated.
"Like I said, I will tutor you while you're here. Once we are at Hogwarts, well I do not know. What happens will happen." Snape stated.
"Okay, well what are we waiting for professor, lets get going." Harry said.
"I wish you were this adamant about learning in your potions class." Snape whispered.
"Well maybe I would be if the professor wasn't so horribly abysmal." Harry shot back.
