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/…blah…blah/- Harry's thoughts
[…blah…blah]- Remus' thoughts
{…blah…blah}- Severus' thoughts
"…blah…blah" Everyone speaking
--…blah…blah-- Harry's mind
A.N- Thanks to you all for reviewing I'm so happy! So happy in fact that I'm here again with my new chapter!
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Why Me?
Chapter three- Last resort
Severus almost jumped out of his skin when he heard a whisper from behind him.
"Somebody…"
"Potter?" He asked in shock.
"Help me…"
"Help you? How can I do that Harry?" Severus asked, {oh please let him wake up, please!} Harry couldn't hear the potions master, this was clear because Severus received no answer. He was about to start shaking the boy, when his Dark Mark began to burn.
"Shit!" Snape cursed aloud, "Harry, fight what's inside you! I must go now…" He grabbed his for-arm and spoke again through gritted teeth, "You are a born fighter Harry…please pull through." He turned and ran to the dungeons, once there he wrote a quick note to Dumbledore,
He's calling, must go, will try to keep him away from Potter.
S. Snape.
He sent the letter and grabbed his black cloak and white mask, he ran to the apparation point, cleared his mind…and left.
Riddle Mansion
Severus appeared in front of the old Mansion and rushed inside. The place was still covered in dust and smelled as though it was rotting away. Severus could swear that one day the house would collapse on them.
He reached the old Ball room of the house and quickly took his place in the circle. After about five minutes of waiting Voldemort walked in, in all his 'glory'. As he walked past the Death Eaters kissed the hem of his robe he walked past Severus, who kissed his robe as well, he could feel the snake trying to push into his mind. He quickly cleared anything incriminating and focused on letting a little information on Potter slip.
"So?" Voldemort hissed, an insane smirk playing at his lips. "The boy was in shock when you found him? Tell me…is he still in that state?"
"I'm afraid not my lord, he quickly recovered when the fool took him back to Hogwarts." Severus lied.
"Ah, well then we'll just have to send another reason for him to slip into shock again wont we?" Voldemort clicked his fingers and Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange dragged a bloody and broken Remus into the room. All the Death Eaters sniggered at the werewolf. Lucius dropped him at Voldemort's feet.
"Here you go my lord." He quickly backed away, whilst still bowing.
"Thank you Lucius, now then, my inner circle you remain, the rest…I've told you your next mission go and fulfil it!" He spat to the crowd. Many of the Death Eaters nodded and scurried off.
"Please, you are most trusted Death Eaters, remove your masks." Voldemort ordered.
The remaining removed there masks. Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, Macnair, Crabbe and Goyle. One remained with his mask on and Voldemort summoned whoever it was forward.
"Ah yes, this is our new recruit, he made it straight here because he has been at school with Potter since the beginning and provides, very, very valuable information regarding my nemesis." Voldemort introduced the new person.
{Please, not Draco…please?} Severus let the thought slip, but quickly regained his barriers and his face remained impassive.
"Remove your mask." Voldemort ordered, the new Death Eater obliged, it was…
{No!}
Hogwarts Hospital Wing
--Harry sat staring straight into the eyes of Remus Lupin,
"I'm going to die because of you Harry." He kept on whispering the same words, whilst Harry shook his head saying nothing.
"Yes Harry because of you. Didn't I tell you this would happen?" The mocking voice had returned.
"Yes, yes, yes…Harry Potter, the-boy-who-lived…"
"…To kill…" Harry finished tonelessly.
"Ah yes you see, you do learn, even though it is the hard way you seem to choose all the time."
Harry closed his eyes, not that it made much difference, he could still hear Remus' accusing voice and the mocking laughter of the other.--
Albus sat on the end of Harry's bed, staring into the unseeing eyes. He couldn't see anything. The boys face was set in the same expression all the time, as though he were carved out of stone. His eyes were like glass…the brilliant fire that used to sparkle there had been taken down to a mere flicker. Albus just sighed and began to walk towards the apparation point to wait for Severus.
Riddle Mansion
What could he do? There stood the new Death Eater…who had been entrusted with his secret and who no doubt already told him…and Remus lay there unconscious…
{Grab him and apparate away…} This was Severus' last resort…but if he'd been found out he could save at least one more life.
{Oh how very Gryffindor of me.} Voldemort smirked and ordered the Death Eaters forward. He raised his wand and pointed it at Remus' body.
"Avada…" Severus acted quickly, he put Crabbe under the 'Impervious' curse and made him jump at Voldemort, grabbed Remus' arm and apparated away. Voldemort smiled at his new Death Eater and spoke,
"Well, it seems as though you spoke the truth, welcome to the Death Eaters." The new Death Eater held out his arm and received the Dark Mark.
Hogwarts
Dumbledore had just sat down when Severus apparated with a very battered Remus. The quickly got him on a stretcher and took him to the Hospital Wing.
Severus spared a glance at Harry…he was a little upset to see him in the same state. After he'd tried to help him.
{Oh well, cant win them all} He thought as he turned back to Remus.
"You'd better appreciate this werewolf…" He muttered as he watched Pomphrey do her routine check over and then began administrating different potions.
--Harry felt another familiar presence, he felt the one that made him determined…but he also felt a presence that made him warm, almost happy…he then noticed the accusing voice of Remus had died away and he was left alone again…
"You'd better appreciate this werewolf…" Harry heard a new voice, not accusing just there.
"Who's that?" He asked the darkness…no reply… "Damn!" he felt more determined to find the light again.
"Stop it Harry…you'll just hurt everyone again…"
"No…I need to see if it's Remus!"
"It wont be, remember you killed him as well?"
"But he could have gotten away!"
"Remember Harry hope is a delusion…pain is the reality!"
"NO!"
"What?!"
"No…hope gets people through the darkest of times!"
"Still…you killed all of them…remember."
"I…I did…" Harry began to slip again when he heard the new voice again,
"I have some bad news Headmaster…Voldemort has a new follower…no not Draco…Ron Weasley."
Harry felt a pang of emotion…not sadness…nor did he feel lost…he felt angry.
"What? He dare betray us? His family…they are in danger…everyone is in danger!"
"All the people you care about are either dying or leaving you, just give in!"
The new voice spoke again,
"I'm sorry Headmaster, but he knew I was the spy…so I saved Remus…as a last resort really…it's the last thing I could do to save somebody, now I'm useless to the order."
"Remus…" Harry fought to become conscious to the real world again.--
Harry groaned and began to open his eyes. Neither adult noticed, they were deep in thought about Ron.
Harry couldn't see properly.
/My glasses aren't on…/ He could just make out two figures…one that was obviously Dumbledore and the other was…
"P-professor…S-snape?" He croaked out. The two adults whirled around to see a squinting…but definitely awake Harry Potter.
"Yes?" Snape asked…trying not to crack a huge grin.
"Thank…you" Harry let a small smile play his lips as he began to fall asleep.
"For what?" He was genuinely confused.
"You, saved me." Harry drifted to sleep the smile still there.
A.N There we go! Please R&R