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Chapter 18 Aug 3 through Aug 16 - Day 32 through Day 45

Something is Brewing

Parseltongue is in italics

Last Chapter:
"Harry," said Severus.
"Yes?" said Harry.
"Thank you for putting the past behind us."
Harry said, "It's no problem Father." He then left the room.
Snape stared at where Harry had left and whispered, "He called me Father."

The first half of August flew by fairly quickly for Harry. He finally completed his metamorphagus training and was able to hold a form for several days. He learned the basics of martial arts and was progressing fast. He was doing well in all of his training. He was especially excelling in dueling and had even beat Remus once, although it most likely was a fluke.

He didn't have any dreams about Voldemort and he was thinking about seeing what he could do with their link. However, he decided to not try this until he ran the idea by Dumbledore. Dumbledore had visited the Manor a lot and helped Harry with some of the spells that Harry was learning. After they had cleared all of their problems, they had gotten along a good deal better. Severus and Harry were getting even closer and were starting to bond as father and son.

However, Harry had been getting restless. He hadn't gone out anywhere since the trip to Aberfeldy. Severus and Remus had both noticed a change in his behavior. Finally, on the morning of the 16th, Severus decided to do something about it.
"Harry, could you come here for a moment?" he called from the sitting room.

"What's wrong?" asked Harry as he walked in.

Snape raised an eyebrow and said, "You tell me."

Harry stared at his father for a moment before saying, "Pardon?"

"You have been gazing out the windows for days now and you are constantly pacing around. Now tell me, what is your problem?" said Snape sharply.

"It's nothing really." said Harry, "I just feel, um, well..."

"A little restricted and cooped up?" suggested Snape.

"Well, a little." said Harry. "But it's no big deal. Honest."

Snape regarded him for a minute before saying, "I believe that you should be allowed a little more freedom now that you can effectively disguise and defend yourself. Would you care to take a trip down to Aberfeldy today? I will take you there, however I have other business today, so you will be on your own for the day. Is that suitable?"

Harry smiled and said, "That's perfect! Thank you Father."

"Now, go and get yourself ready. We will be leaving shortly. Oh and remember to hide your scar."

Harry nodded and raced upstairs to get ready. A few minutes later he returned. Snape pulled out a candy wrapper and said, "This will be our mode of transportation."

"A portkey." said Harry uncertainly.

"Yes, you have to get over your insecurities eventually. Now grab hold and I'll activate it." said Snape holding the wrapper out.

Harry took it and soon felt the familiar pull. He closed his eyes and almost immediately felt them drop. He opened his eyes and saw that they were at the edge of the town. With a sigh of relief that it was over, he got up off the ground. Snape cast a cleaning charm to rid Harry's robes of the dust that they had gathered.

"Thanks," said Harry as the dust disappeared.

"I really must be off now, however, you will meet me back here at 3:00." said Snape, he drew a bag out of his pocket, "Here is some money to buy lunch and whatever small trifles that you wish to purchase." He tossed the bag at Harry and before another word could be said, he was gone.

"Goodbye to you too." grumbled Harry as he set off into the town. He truly had no idea where to go. Especially now that he looked completely different. He had moved his scar to his back, so he ran no risk of anyone knowing of his identity as the boy-who-lived. Harry finally had the joy of insignificance. Well, at least for today.

He was passing by a row of buildings when he heard someone call out, "Harry!" He turned around and saw Luna Lovegood running toward him. At first he thought that he had been recognized by her, before he remembered that they had met at a bookshop the previous month.

"Hi, I wasn't sure if it was you at first. You look a little different." she said as she caught up with him.

"It's me." said Harry nervously as he searched for an excuse about his appearance, "A friend had practiced appearance charms on me the last time we met. This is actually what I look like."

"Okay," said Luna accepting his flimsy excuse.

Harry gave a mental sigh of relief and said, "So what have you been doing this summer?"

"I've actually been helping my Dad move into our new place," she said.

"What do you mean?" asked Harry, "I thought that you said you lived here."

"I do live here." said Luna, "Well, actually my father and I just moved here from Ottery St. Catchpole. So, what are you doing here? I thought you said that you lived somewhere else."

"I do, my Father just dropped me off here this morning. He apparently had some business somewhere else." said Harry with a sigh, "I suppose I'm just going to look around today."

"Why don't you come over to my house and maybe we can hang out." suggested Luna.

"Okay," said Harry, "Where do you live?"

"You'll see," she said with a wink before running off.

"Wait up!" shouted Harry as he took off after her.

After a minute of running through town, they reached a two story building with a brightly painted sign out front, proclaiming it to be 'The Quibbler'.

"Here it is." said Luna, "This is the newspaper my Dad runs. We live in the area upstairs."

She opened the door and they walked in. The building's inside was clean and Harry was in awe at how different the printing equipment was from muggle equipment. There were several sheets of parchment on rolls that went across a table. There was an enchanted quill writing the news down as the parchment came under it.

Luna noticed Harry staring at the quill and said, "What to write in each issue is put into the quill with this really complicated charm. My Dad refuses to teach me the charm, but I plan on learning it anyway. It's pretty cool though."

A man with dirty blond hair was sitting at another table looking over a pair of charmed scissors as they cut the parchment to the proper size. Small, round spectacles were perched on his nose and he was wearing a white smock stained with black ink.

"Daddy?" said Luna quietly, "Is this a good time?"

Mr. Lovegood looked up and said, "Yes, everything is fine. I'm simply running off the next issue." He then noticed Harry, "And who are you?"

"I'm Harry." said Harry a little nervously as Mr. Lovegood inspected him closely.

"Do you live around here?" he asked.

"Well kinda, I live several miles away from town. I think to the North of here." replied Harry.

Mr. Lovegood appeared to be in thought as he continued to inspect Harry. "If I can recall correctly," he said slowly, "The only wizarding home that I know of that is North of here is Snape Manor." He paused before continuing, "Yes, that's right because there are only two wizarding homes in this area outside of town. The Ogden Place is west of here and Snape Manor is North."

Harry's mind was reeling, although he kept a calm exterior. What should he say? He then decided to simply tell the truth, after all, Luna could be trusted.

"Yes, I do live in Snape Manor. You see, my name is Harry Snape. My Father is the Potion Master at Hogwarts." said Harry skimming over the facts.

"I didn't know he had a son." said Luna, "How come you don't attend Hogwarts?"

"Well, I used to live with my Aunt and Uncle for safety. However, it was decided that I should live with my Father for now. As for why I don't attend Hogwarts, it's because I am homeschooled by our family's house elf." said Harry making things up from the top of his head, "I don't learn well in a group environment."

"Well, that's understandable." said Mr. Lovegood.

"We are going upstairs to hang out." said Luna.

Mr. Lovegood nodded and Luna preceded to drag Harry upstairs. "So Professor Snape is your Father?" asked Luna after they sat down in the living area. "You look a little like him. I'm surprised I didn't guess it earlier."

"Yeah, well I didn't get his nose, so it's understandable that I would look a little different." said Harry.

All of a sudden a little puppy ran in and jumped up on to the couch were Harry was sitting. It was black with a white patch on it's nose, a white tip on it's tail and a tubby, white belly. The puppy circled around a couple of times and then went to sleep.

Luna laughed at Harry's startled expression. "That's my little puppy. I just got him last week. His name is Charlie. My Dad found him on the side of the road in London. Someone must have abandoned him. My Dad felt sorry for him and brought him home. He's a very good little dog thought, and he's very smart."

Harry relaxed and soon Luna and Harry were talking about different subjects. Harry continued to hang out at Luna's for most of the day.
Snape activated the Portkey again and left Harry in town. He reappeared right outside Number 12 Grimmauld Place. He tapped the door once with his wand and it opened. He quickly entered and was greeted by Arthur Weasley.

"The meeting is about to start." he said to Severus. Severus nodded sharply and glided into the meeting room. All of the Order members minus Arthur were sitting around the room. A seat beside Albus was empty, so he went over and sat in it. Albus nodded to him in greeting before returning to his conversation with Minerva. Soon, Arthur entered the room and closed the door.

Albus then stood up and said, "Welcome everyone, I am glad that you were able to make it here safely. Arthur, how is everything on the Ministry front?"

"The Aurors have been checked for the Dark Mark and luckily none have it. However, we are still unsure if any of them might possibly be sympathetic to the Death Eater cause. Diagon Alley's wards have been strengthened and we have stationed Aurors at every other store." he reported before sitting down.

"Very well, thank you Arthur. I know that you are very busy right now with your job." said Albus, "Do you have anything to report Severus?"

"No," replied Severus, "All of my contacts report that the Dark Lord has been very quite for the past two months."

"I see." said Dumbledore, "Thank you Severus. Does anyone else have anything to report?"

"Albus," growled Mad-eye Moody, "Where did you move Potter? Is he really safe?"

"He is perfectly safe Alastor." replied Albus, "I even saw him the other day. He is doing very well in his training. Now is that all?" When everyone nodded Albus continued, "I believe that we should start inviting a few former students to join the Order."

"Who do you have in mind?" asked McGonagall.

"Several people, however, I believe that will keep the names quiet for a little while. I simply brought up the subject so that you are not surprised when you see new faces during the next meeting." said Albus, "If that is all, then this meeting is adjourned."

Everyone then got their belongings and left except for Albus and Severus. "I don't like the Dark Lord's silence. It's never a good sign. He's planing something." growled Severus.

"You know it and I know it," said Albus, "All we can do is wait until he makes his move. I just hope that we learn what it is before he makes it."

Severus and Albus shared a look before Severus turned and left.
Voldemort glared at Wormtail, "Have you found what I want?"

"Y..y..y..yes, My Lord," stuttered Wormtail as he groveled at Voldemort's feet.

"Good," hissed Voldemort, "Give it to me."

"Here it is my Lord." said Wormtail, producing a book from his robes and giving it to Voldemort.

Voldemort took it and flipped through the pages until he found what he was looking for. "Here it isss. The item that will give me unlimited power! Wormtail, gather Lucius and Bellatrix. There are plans to be made."

Voldemort cackled evilly as Wormtail bowed and left. "Yes, soon the world will be mine and not even Harry Potter will be able to stop me!"
Vision walked down a stone corridor in anger. She reached a pair of stone doors and shoved them open. "What in the BLOODY HELL were you thinking!" she shrieked at the two people inside.

Libba, also known as the lady in red, and a cloaked man were sitting at a large table. The man was sitting in one of the chairs, reading a book and Libba had her feet propped up on the table and appeared to be sleeping. At Vision's impressive entrance, Libba opened one eye and said,
"What are you screaming about? Shesh! Can't a person get some rest around here?"

Vision glared at the younger woman and turned to look at the cloaked man. "You!" She pointed at the man, "This is all your fault! You practically handed him the information!"

"I did no such thing." said the man, "It was always there, I simply cleared his memory. Besides, I talked to Des and he said that the order of events must happen. We must keep destiny on track. I simply did what I had to."

Vision glared as the man took out a piece of candy and plopped it into his mouth.

"I still can't believe you did that! You might have won this time, but next time I will make sure nothing like this happens again!" she shrieked before turning on her heel and leaving.

The cloaked man turned back to Libba, "That went well, didn't it?"

Libba rolled her eyes and said, "Sure it did. I'm out of here." She then got up and left.

A dark skinned woman with glasses then entered the room, "Where was she off to in such a hurry?" she asked in a Jamaican accent.

"I believe that she was looking for somewhere peaceful." said the man.

"Well, I do believe that she would have been in the right place normally. This place is usually empty. You are the third person I've run into around here." she said, "Do you know why it is all of a sudden so busy?"

"I believe it is the simple fact that the war is starting." said the man.

"What war are you talking about Tru?" said the woman.

"Now my dear Wisdom, surely you know of the war that I am speaking about. Surely you pulled your head out of those books when that Voldemort fellow rose again."

"Oh! Yes, of course, I remember now." said Wisdom, "Of course I don't really look into those kind of things. That is War's department after all."

"That is correct, however, this one will affect all of us. Vision has sensed it, Destiny has seen it, Death has even felt it and she is still learning her abilities. War has been gaining more strength, this fight is going to be one of the largest we have ever seen. I believe that even Sin has felt it even though she refuses to say." said Tru as he looked at his book.

"What about Purity and Life?" said Wisdom, "Do they know what is going on?"

"Purity is weak and has been in hiding. I do not know about Life. No one has seen him for 20 years now. I asked Destiny though, and he said that Life will be coming soon and a meeting will be held when he returns."

"A meeting?" gasped Wisdom, "But there hasn't been a meeting in 100 years!"

"Indeed." said Tru, "Dire times are coming."
In a forest far away near the ends of time, an ancient figure stood in a small clearing. He was dressed in brown, ragged robes and his long gray beard and hair was dirty and tangled. He was tanned and had a middle-eastern appearance. He reached into his robes and pulled out a rusted pocket watch. He flipped it open, looked at it, and then closed it. He then looked up at the sky and his green eyes took an eerie glow.

"It is ready." he growled in a low voice.
Harry fell back on his bed. He had a great time with Luna and hoped that they could hang out again. He soon fell into a deep sleep as the book under his bed began to pulse a black haze.

-End Chapter 18-

A/N: Oooo.... what's going to happen next? Who are these two new men? Why is the book pulsing and what is Voldemort up to? You'll find out sooner or later, but most likely later. After all, I've started back to High School and I'm taking Calculus and AP Biology. So, my schedule is pretty tough. I don't know when I'll update, but I'll update whenever I can. Thank you for your reviews and support and sorry for the delay! (PS: To the person who emailed me, I really appreciate your telling me to update. It finally got me writing.)

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