A Family for the Dragon
Chapter 17: Vision
By: Madame Moony
Albus quickly and efficiently hurried everyone back to Hogwarts including Remus who was still frozen. Arabella was crying as she held onto Remus' hand.
"Don't worry Arabella, he will come back to you soon," said Katrina soothingly.
"What happened to him?" asked Harry worriedly.
"We can't tell you exactly what happened to him right now, but we can tell you that he will be okay," replied Albus. Suddenly Harry clutched his scar as a shooting arrow of pain went through him.
"Harry, what's wrong?" asked Katrina worriedly.
"Headmaster, vision," said Harry before fainting into his vision.
~Vision~
Harry opened his eyes nervously looking around. He was in a Death Eater meeting like usual except it was a private meeting for just the Inner Circle, instead of the usual massive death eater meetings. They were in a clearing in a forest with Addler Trees all around them.
"I have found out that we have a traitor among our midst. Does anyone know who it is? If you wrongly accuse someone, you will die instead of the one who you accused," hissed Voldemort evilly. Harry's heart jumped as he remembered that Prof. Snape was a spy.
"No one?" smirked Voldemort as no one vole entered. The death eaters looked nervously around watching their shoes instead of their master.
"Severus? Come forward," ordered the half human thing that called itself the Dark Lord.
"Yes, my master?" said Severus bending down to kiss Voldemort's robes. Voldemort kicked him across the clearing.
"Do not touch me, you traitor. Stand up," hissed Voldemort. Severus slowly stood up and tried to talk, but Voldemort hexed his mouth shut.
"Now, let's have some fun with you, before I kill you. Wands out," ordered Voldemort. The death eaters obediently pulled out their wands.
"You can kill me, but the Light will win, Tom. Remember you are one of them, the muggle-born," said Severus wildly.
"You are all allowed to use the crutacious curse once on the traitor, you are not allowed to kill him!" hissed the Dark Lord.
"Crucio!" smirked Malfoy (Lucius). Severus convulsed and twisted with pain, but refused to scream. Harry shuddered and moaned as pain continued in his scar.
"My turn. Crucio!" said Avery flicking his wand at Severus. Severus continued convulsing and twisting, but never screamed. Harry wondered how he did it as Harry tried to look away, but found it impossible.
"Enough, Avery. Let me tell the traitor what I think of him," said Macnair. Severus was bleeding every where as the curse had given him physical wounds.
"Crucio!" said Crabbe stupidly. Severus thrashed underneath the doubled curse.
"Stupid, Crabbe! You are not supposed to double team, it will kill the traitor," said Macnair taking off his curse.
"Stop, Crabbe. My turn," said Goyle idiotically.
Severus by this time lay scrunched up on the ground blood pooling around him. Harry wished that he could get out of this with all his heart.
"Give me a chance before our master wants to kill the traitor," said Nott eagerly. Even though Harry hated the potions professor, he just couldn't watch the torture. He saw Voldemort watching eagerly as the death eaters cast their curses.
"Finally, Traitor, it is my turn. This is for being stupid," said Wormtail casting another crutacious curse.
"Now, Wormtail, step aside. Severus, what do you have to say now?" asked Voldemort dangerously.
"The Light will win," whispered Severus sickly as blood gushed out of his mouth.
"Crucio!" yelled Voldemort madly. A sharp pain went through Harry as he fell back into the real world.
~End of Vision~
"Headmaster, Prof. Snape, tortured…" whispered Harry.
"Where?" asked the Headmaster calmly. Katrina and Hermione started crying.
"Some forest like where we went," said Harry before fainting.
"Katrina, can you connect to him" asked the Headmaster. Katrina tried, but unfortunately couldn't.
"No!" said Katrina.
"Minerva, Edward, and Marthie!" called the Headmaster into the school speakerphone system. Those called ran into the hospital wing where Katrina and Albus were.
"Yes?" asked Minerva breathless.
"We need to save Severus," said Albus grimly.
"Where do we apparate to?" asked Edward.
"Dark Horse Forest. Shields before we apparate, I will get him, and then we leave. In and out, no more. I need you to cover me and him," said Albus.
"Uncle Albus, let me come," begged Hermione.
"No! You will stay here with Remus and Arabella," said Albus.
"I am coming, Remus would go, but he can't. Severus deserves to be protected as our spy," said Arabella grimly.
"Let's go," said Marthie frowning. The group walked off as Hermione cried sitting on the edge of Remus' bed for her three friends.
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Albus and company apparated into the middle of Voldemort's circle. Voldemort raised his wand and sent a familiar green light at Severus.
'NOOOOOOOOO!' cried Albus and Katrina. Suddenly a red shield protected Severus and the curse was deflected for the second time in history. The curse headed back to Voldemort who ducked and the curse hit Lucius Malfoy who died instantly.
"Go!" yelled Albus as he grabbed Severus and apparated back to the edge of Hogwarts. The rest of their group apparated instantly joined Albus.
"He needs to go to the Hospital Wing," said Albus. He pointed his wand at a rock and murmured a spell so it was turned into a portkey.
"Hold on," said Katrina as the portkey transported them into the hospital wing. Madame Pomfrey gasped and instantly floated unconscious Severus onto a bed. She started healing him with as many spells as she knew.
"Get me the anti-crutacious potion he brewed!" snapped Poppy at Edward. Edward summoned the potion and handed it to her.
"Hold his neck, Katrina," said Poppy softly pouring the potion down Severus's throat. Hermione who had been on the other side of Hospital Wing rushed over.
"Severus? What did they do to him," cried Hermione as tears rolled down her tear-stained cheeks.
"Hermione, come with me," said Marthie gently leading Hermione out.
"Love?" asked Minerva gently to Albus.
"They hurt him so much! He will make through this, right?" asked Albus, like a child, staring at his best friend.
"Of course, he will," soothed Minerva.
"He is like a son to me, if he dies..." said Albus, his voice cracking with emotion.
"Come, love, let Poppy do her work," said Minerva as she struggled to not cry. Minerva and Albus slowly walked out only to collapse in Albus' office holding each other crying. Back in the hospital wing, Poppy and Katrina worked hard both using spells and potions to help Severus.
"Katrina, I am sorry to say this, but you know that the possibility of him surviving is quite rare," Said Poppy gently. Katrina nodded and held Severus's hand tightly as Poppy continued her spells.
"I am going to perform the Amora Guarrie spell," said Katrina suddenly.
"You can't! You can die," said Poppy shocked by this young chit of a woman proclaiming that she would do a spell fatal to the caster for Severus.
"I don't care," said Katrina.
"But…" started Poppy.
"No! Clear back, I need space," said Katrina drawing a circle of protection with her wand. Sitting down on the floor next to Severus's bed, she prayed to Lady Rowena to help her.
"A le il mio amore, io da il mia vita, il mio corpo, ed anima di guarire e protegge lei per sempre, amore prevarra!" cried Katrina. A bright white light surrounded her and surrounded Severus. Both their bodies lifted into the air as Poppy watched. Suddenly the light flashed and Katrina hit the floor with a sickening thud as Severus floated down on to his bed. Poppy raced over to Katrina checking her vitals. They were extremely low, Katrina would die very soon. Severus woke up and looked at Katrina crazily.
"Love! Nooooo! You didn't!! Love, don't go please I need you," begged Severus picking Katrina up in his arms.
"I will always love you, Severus. Never forget that, take care of Albus, Draco, Hermione, and Remus for me. Most of all, take care of yourself. I love you, I always will," said Katrina weakly.
"I love you, I love you, don't leave me!" cried Severus tears rolling down his face.
"I will always be with you in your heart, I love you," said Katrina and she slumped in Severus's arms.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" cried Severus trying to revive his love. Severus watched as Katrina's life force drifted away.
"alei iio ritorna il sua vita, amore, ed anima, il mio amore" shouted Severus. This time a soft blue light consumed both Severus and Katrina. It slowly grew brighter and brighter before another flash of light. Poppy broke the protection circle and rushed to Severus and Katrina as tears streamed down her face.
"Severus? Katrina?" called Poppy dispelling the fog with a wave of her wand.
"Poppy?" answered two weak voices from the beds. Poppy saw Katrina and Severus thankfully both alive and well, just exhausted and a little weak.
"If you ever do that again, I will tan your hides!" yelled Poppy hugging Severus and Katrina close. Albus and Minerva ran in the hospital wing.
"What happened here?" demanded Albus. "This young chit of a woman here used the Amora Guarrie spell and almost killed herself in the process," reported Poppy angrily.
"But there was two bursts of power," asked Minerva confused.
"She put up an impossible to break protection circle and when she was dieing, Severus used the restore spell to save her. I couldn't get to her until a few moments ago," said Poppy glaring at both Severus and Katrina.
"What? Thank you" whispered Albus hugging Katrina close. He then walked over to Severus and hugged him lightly looking down lovingly at the son he never had.
"Stop being mushy, Albus, it is underneath your status" retorted Severus even though his eyes were full of happiness as he gazed at the only father he had known.
"We can see that Severus is on the road to recovery, his temper is back!" joked Albus.
"Yeah, if anything is connected to Severus's health more than his temper, I will eat my hat!" joked Minerva walking over to Severus and giving him a hug.
"Now, I think it is time, my two patients go to sleep! Out Albus, Minerva! Out!" said Poppy shooing Albus and Minerva out. All this time, Arabella had been sitting with Remus caught in her thoughts. As she prayed for her love, not even Severus and Katrina could shake her out of her trance. She continued her vigil as the rest of the members of the hospital wing slept or rested.
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Wow! Two chapters in a day! I actually finished the last chapter and this chapter in a day!! Wow and it's a school night! Talk about efficient work!! What do ya think? Good, bad? Please oh please review!
~Madame Moony