-- Red and Green Glass --
Author's Notes: I'm so sorry, I know its been ages since I last updated but trust me if exams weren't so important I would have much preferred to have been writing. Anyway here is the next chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.
Dumbledore walked aimlessly through the halls of Hogwarts caught up in his thoughts. The old wizard often found that he had a lot on his mind, but after the return of Voldemort, Dumbledore was finding that he had little time to think about the smaller problems in this war.
Fudge was a prime example. The power corrupted Minister of Magic was still trying to convince the wizarding world that Voldemort had not returned and turned a blind eye to events, such as the attack on Hogsmede, that had convinced many that the powerful dark wizard had returned.
Fudge though was still being considered a small matter by the Order as everyone seemed to work around him, including many of the Ministry's departments. Dumbledore sighed, 'But it will not work forever' he thought to himself and he was right. Eventually the Minister of Magic was going to do something that was going to cause trouble. 'And we will have to deal with it' Dumbledore thought.
Kiara Snape was another of the small matters that he had little time to ponder. While her part in the future of this war was obviously going to be significant, she was after all making it impossible for either side to solve the mystery of the Staff of Flames. Dumbledore frowned, 'The Staff of Flames is going to play an important role in this war as well' he thought but he was unsure how.
Kiara had always puzzled him, while he and she had been good friends once, he honestly had never trusted her motives as much as he had her brothers. There was something about her willingness to sit on the fence and watch the war as it occurred before her that unnerved him.
Dumbledore sighed, Kiara hadn't always been like that, as a girl she'd held so much belief in the side of light, in their cause, but she had changed that day. Voldemort stole the light that the little girl had placed her trust in, and now she hardly trusted anyone.
'Lily had opened her up' Dumbledore thought as he remembered the day that Kiara had come to him about working for the Order. 'She learnt to trust Lily, then Lily was taken away from her' Dumbledore sighed.
He stared out the window over the grounds and shuddered slightly as the cold wind blew in the room from the north. Dark clouds danced in the sky, and Dumbledore could tell that rain was heading their way.
He chuckled quietly at the thought. The potion's master loathed the rain, and it looked as though he was going to spend yet another night out in it. 'Severus' Dumbledore thought quietly, 'When will you realize that you have not disappointed me, nor let me down'
The man, he knew, was still brooding over the fight where he had chosen to help Harry fight the death eaters. Severus knew that the decision may have caused his death but he made it none the less, and while it had set them back slightly, it was possibly one of the best decisions that the Potions Master had ever made.
Though Severus could not understand this, and as a result he continued to punish himself, 'For letting me down...' Dumbledore thought quietly and he shook his head. 'Perhaps the return of his sister will take his mind of that for a while' but some how he doubted that.
"Albus?" A steady voice said quietly, interrupting the old mans thoughts.
The old headmaster turned slightly to face Remus Lupin. The man had wore a serious expression that told Dumbledore that there was reason to be worried.
"Severus is not doing to well, I'm not sure how he found out that Kiara was at the Riddle House, but as he entered some sort of trap charm has been set of and reacted with the dark mark." The young man paused letting his words sink in.
"Sirius explained to Poppy what it is and that Voldemort often used it in the past to torture death eaters that betrayed him, but Sirius also said that this charm had to be constructed to work on Severus alone, otherwise he would have thought that Kiara would be suffering the same thing."
Dumbledore frowned and started walking towards the staff quarter where all the staff slept, and where Severus was currently being cared for. The younger man walked behind him and while he had obviously noticed he did not mention the speed at which they strode through the halls.
"Would it be possible that it didn't work with Kiara because she has chosen to join Voldemort" Albus said. 'I doubt it, but perhaps, perhaps she has'
"Sirius did start to say something about that but then he seemed to remember something, and began muttering something about protection. Then he left the room telling myself and Poppy that he had an idea and would be back."
"If I had known that Severus was going to pretend to be a death eater... I would have never given him permission to go"
"Albus it's not your fault if that's what your thinking" Remus said, "He, he's always believed that he owes his sister for what he did... he would of gone without your permission, although I'm sure it would have tortured his soul more if you had said no"
Albus frowned. Silently he had to agree, Severus had always blamed himself for the change in his sister, and while Albus had always told the poor man that it was Voldemort's fault... he knew that Severus had never believed him, and never would.
The two men arrived at a huge portrait of the four founders. "Riddle me this" Dumbledore said and the portrait swung open letting Albus and Remus enter.
The two stepped into a beautiful old circular room which had two floors and a number of doors leading to other rooms The room had polished wooden floors and was furnished with purple couches and armchairs. Portraits of past professors hung on the walls some of which were lightly snoozing in their frames, some that were chatting to other paintings and something that were missing from their frame completely and were obviously roaming around the portraits of the school.
Dumbledore strode straight towards an old oak door. The old door creaked as the headmaster pushed it open a bright blue light came rushing at Remus and him, blinding them both momentarily until they adjusted to the harsh light.
Sirius rushed over to them. "Sorry about that, I meant to wait outside and warn you" He said quickly as the two blinked as their sight returned.
"What's happening?" Remus asked his best friend.
"Minerva is placing a protection spell on him, it should react with the properties of the trap charm causing it to breakdown. I'm pretty sure that's what happened with Kiara, that's why she wasn't hurt."
"Hold on, which protection spell are you using?" Dumbledore said urgently, "Kiara just told me that the protection spell that Mundungus gave her has worn of, that's why she was caught in the first place."
Sirius nodded, "I know, I felt the spell weaken, Minerva is giving the protection as a gift."
The old headmaster looked physically relieved as he looked on where a bright blue sphere of light surrounded the deputy headmaster and the potions master. "Sirius, I'm not sure how long Kiara is going to..."
"Hang around?" Sirius interrupted, "I'll go talk to her after this is finished. I doubt that I'll be able to get anywhere, but I'll have a go." He said then turned around and began to walk out of the room. Just as he made it out of the door he stopped and looked back at Remus and Dumbledore. "Don't tell him that it was me" Sirius said with an urgency in his tone.
Both Dumbledore and Remus laughed as the ex-convict turned into a great black dog
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Author's Notes: I'm so sorry, I know its been ages since I last updated but trust me if exams weren't so important I would have much preferred to have been writing. Anyway here is the next chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.
Dumbledore walked aimlessly through the halls of Hogwarts caught up in his thoughts. The old wizard often found that he had a lot on his mind, but after the return of Voldemort, Dumbledore was finding that he had little time to think about the smaller problems in this war.
Fudge was a prime example. The power corrupted Minister of Magic was still trying to convince the wizarding world that Voldemort had not returned and turned a blind eye to events, such as the attack on Hogsmede, that had convinced many that the powerful dark wizard had returned.
Fudge though was still being considered a small matter by the Order as everyone seemed to work around him, including many of the Ministry's departments. Dumbledore sighed, 'But it will not work forever' he thought to himself and he was right. Eventually the Minister of Magic was going to do something that was going to cause trouble. 'And we will have to deal with it' Dumbledore thought.
Kiara Snape was another of the small matters that he had little time to ponder. While her part in the future of this war was obviously going to be significant, she was after all making it impossible for either side to solve the mystery of the Staff of Flames. Dumbledore frowned, 'The Staff of Flames is going to play an important role in this war as well' he thought but he was unsure how.
Kiara had always puzzled him, while he and she had been good friends once, he honestly had never trusted her motives as much as he had her brothers. There was something about her willingness to sit on the fence and watch the war as it occurred before her that unnerved him.
Dumbledore sighed, Kiara hadn't always been like that, as a girl she'd held so much belief in the side of light, in their cause, but she had changed that day. Voldemort stole the light that the little girl had placed her trust in, and now she hardly trusted anyone.
'Lily had opened her up' Dumbledore thought as he remembered the day that Kiara had come to him about working for the Order. 'She learnt to trust Lily, then Lily was taken away from her' Dumbledore sighed.
He stared out the window over the grounds and shuddered slightly as the cold wind blew in the room from the north. Dark clouds danced in the sky, and Dumbledore could tell that rain was heading their way.
He chuckled quietly at the thought. The potion's master loathed the rain, and it looked as though he was going to spend yet another night out in it. 'Severus' Dumbledore thought quietly, 'When will you realize that you have not disappointed me, nor let me down'
The man, he knew, was still brooding over the fight where he had chosen to help Harry fight the death eaters. Severus knew that the decision may have caused his death but he made it none the less, and while it had set them back slightly, it was possibly one of the best decisions that the Potions Master had ever made.
Though Severus could not understand this, and as a result he continued to punish himself, 'For letting me down...' Dumbledore thought quietly and he shook his head. 'Perhaps the return of his sister will take his mind of that for a while' but some how he doubted that.
"Albus?" A steady voice said quietly, interrupting the old mans thoughts.
The old headmaster turned slightly to face Remus Lupin. The man had wore a serious expression that told Dumbledore that there was reason to be worried.
"Severus is not doing to well, I'm not sure how he found out that Kiara was at the Riddle House, but as he entered some sort of trap charm has been set of and reacted with the dark mark." The young man paused letting his words sink in.
"Sirius explained to Poppy what it is and that Voldemort often used it in the past to torture death eaters that betrayed him, but Sirius also said that this charm had to be constructed to work on Severus alone, otherwise he would have thought that Kiara would be suffering the same thing."
Dumbledore frowned and started walking towards the staff quarter where all the staff slept, and where Severus was currently being cared for. The younger man walked behind him and while he had obviously noticed he did not mention the speed at which they strode through the halls.
"Would it be possible that it didn't work with Kiara because she has chosen to join Voldemort" Albus said. 'I doubt it, but perhaps, perhaps she has'
"Sirius did start to say something about that but then he seemed to remember something, and began muttering something about protection. Then he left the room telling myself and Poppy that he had an idea and would be back."
"If I had known that Severus was going to pretend to be a death eater... I would have never given him permission to go"
"Albus it's not your fault if that's what your thinking" Remus said, "He, he's always believed that he owes his sister for what he did... he would of gone without your permission, although I'm sure it would have tortured his soul more if you had said no"
Albus frowned. Silently he had to agree, Severus had always blamed himself for the change in his sister, and while Albus had always told the poor man that it was Voldemort's fault... he knew that Severus had never believed him, and never would.
The two men arrived at a huge portrait of the four founders. "Riddle me this" Dumbledore said and the portrait swung open letting Albus and Remus enter.
The two stepped into a beautiful old circular room which had two floors and a number of doors leading to other rooms The room had polished wooden floors and was furnished with purple couches and armchairs. Portraits of past professors hung on the walls some of which were lightly snoozing in their frames, some that were chatting to other paintings and something that were missing from their frame completely and were obviously roaming around the portraits of the school.
Dumbledore strode straight towards an old oak door. The old door creaked as the headmaster pushed it open a bright blue light came rushing at Remus and him, blinding them both momentarily until they adjusted to the harsh light.
Sirius rushed over to them. "Sorry about that, I meant to wait outside and warn you" He said quickly as the two blinked as their sight returned.
"What's happening?" Remus asked his best friend.
"Minerva is placing a protection spell on him, it should react with the properties of the trap charm causing it to breakdown. I'm pretty sure that's what happened with Kiara, that's why she wasn't hurt."
"Hold on, which protection spell are you using?" Dumbledore said urgently, "Kiara just told me that the protection spell that Mundungus gave her has worn of, that's why she was caught in the first place."
Sirius nodded, "I know, I felt the spell weaken, Minerva is giving the protection as a gift."
The old headmaster looked physically relieved as he looked on where a bright blue sphere of light surrounded the deputy headmaster and the potions master. "Sirius, I'm not sure how long Kiara is going to..."
"Hang around?" Sirius interrupted, "I'll go talk to her after this is finished. I doubt that I'll be able to get anywhere, but I'll have a go." He said then turned around and began to walk out of the room. Just as he made it out of the door he stopped and looked back at Remus and Dumbledore. "Don't tell him that it was me" Sirius said with an urgency in his tone.
Both Dumbledore and Remus laughed as the ex-convict turned into a great black dog
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