Chapter 19: Love and Truth
Harry went straight up to bed once they reached the dormitories. "What's up with him?" Ron asked sitting by the fire doing his homework.
"He's probably just tired. I was helping him learn some advanced magic so he can defeat you-know-who." Darla said sitting down next to Ron totally exhausted.
"How did he do?"
"Very well. He needs to keep practicing though. Well, I must go and talk to Dumbledore adn cranky pants." Darla got up and headed towards the staf room. Luckily Dumbledore was there also.
"Yes Lea can I help you?" Professor McGonagall asked opening the door.
"I need to speak to Snape and Dumbledore about Harry's training tonight." McGonagall lead Darla into the room and over to the professors.
"So Lea how did it go?" Snape asked moving over so Darla could sit down. He always felt like Darla was his kid.
"It went very well, he's very advanced. He got time alteration very quickly and the unforgivable curse was extremely powerful. I think if he trained harder than he ever has he'll be unkillable. Snape I've never seen anyone pick up that potion quicker than I did." Darla couldn't help but smile.
"Very good, excellent actually.So what does he need to learn next?" Snape asked Dumbledore.
"He needs to learn how to summon the weapon in the Department of Mysteries. He needs to learn ot play love to his advantage."
"I understand. There's a spell on love and it's very complex. You need to summon a dead loved one to help you find inner love, because of the whole having to love yourself before you can love anyone else thing. After they help you find inner love another guide this time a stranger or another loved one helps you find outer love. After you've been able to find both you need to learn to channel both loves at the same time. When you do a spell you cast on someone it grows ten times stronger." Sarla started to pace the room. "Harry's going to need a lot of time to work on it, and it could be a while before the spirit guides are done with him. On top of all that I still need to find both spells before I can teach him it."
"How's this I cancel end of the year exams for both you and Harry, so he can focus on these spells. Curfews will be changed for you both also so you can be out until 1. That's as much as I can do." Dumbledore calmly got up and stopped Darla from her pacing.
"Lea, every other Potions class you can pull Harry out if you need to. Please try to do it before class or it will look highly suspicious." Snape grabbed hold of Darla's arm and helped her sit.
"Lea, Albus, Severus, I'm sorry to interrupt but if it will help, Harry can skip a few of my lessons also, as long as he tries extra hard in the classes he's in and on his homework, and the work he needs to make up." Professor McGonagall sat down next to Dumbledore.
"Thank you all so much. I'm very very grateful. If there is anything I could do to repay you all don't hesitate to ask." Darla went to get up, at the same time Snape handed her a piece of parchment.
"What's this?" Darla said taking the parchment.
"A note allowing you to look in the restricted section and the name of the book you will need." With that Darla ran to the library.
"Severus, you really do care for her don't you?" McGonagall asked.
"Truthfully Minerva, I consider her my daughter. She's taught me more than I ever thought I could learn. If anything happens to her in the end I don't know what I will do."
"Severus she's a very powerful, smart, young lady. She'll make it through." McGonagall tried to assure Snape as best she could.
Snape got up and headed towards his office, leaving McGonagall alone in the staffroom, as Dumbledore had disappeared.
