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Chapter 33

Severus felt the burn on his arm and hissed it was rare that he would be called out this late, but not unheard of. He grabbed his robe and mask and headed to the edge of the apparition wards, he felt the burn pulling him and apparated to where it led. The clearing was full of Death Eaters, he had a bad feeling he was never the normally the last to respond, he swallowed against the bile that was rising in his throat.

"Ah Ssssssssssssverusssssssssss my not ssssssssso loyal Potionsssss Massster" the voice chilled Severus to the bone he knelt down and kissed the my robe

"My Lord I have always been loyal" he felt the creature lean down and a bony finger caress his cheek

"You lied to me Ssssssssssseverusssss Crucio" he felt his blood boil and his nerves erupt, a scream was torn from his throat, he didn't know how long the cures lasted until it was lifted, but when it was he was aware of the blood leaking from his mouth he gasped for air

"I know your sssssecretsssssss Sssseverusssssssss you sssssssspawned that child, that abomination that would desssssssssstroy me! You are the sssssssssssspy the fool sssssssssent and you will sssssssssssssssuffer asssssssall ssssssssspies do!" he nodded to those gathered and they all pulled their wands. Curse after curse fell on Severus. Harry my son I am so sorry I won't be there for you, he thought of his son growing up truly alone he asked whoever would listen to keep him safe.

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Harry was in the infirmary when his body convulsed and he screamed again, he felt the crucio his father was under and writhed in agony with him. All that were gathered stood and stared unable to do anything to relieve the pain. Albus watched a tear in his eye tonight he may lose Harry and Severus they still didn't know where the meeting was. At that moment a fully dressed and combat ready Outkast stormed in, she didn't notice the protests from the staff as she reached the bed. She placed her hand on Harry's head and muttered a charm; the boy lay still but didn't wake. She glared at Albus he felt the emotions coming off her in waves

"Watch him, do not let him wake up with just the werewolf here" she snarled and stormed off, Lupin's voice stopped her

"And what are you going to do" She smirked

"I'm going to gatecrash a party" and with that she was gone

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This is it I'm going to die Severus thought as the Death Eaters were called off, he couldn't move, he saw the hem of that robe approach

"Avada…" Severus closed his eyes and waited for the light….

"Hey Tom you didn't tell me you were in town" an familiar and cheerful voice cut through the din, Oh great what the hell is she doing here? Was the last thought Severus had before surrendering to the blackness. Voldemort turned sharply to see Outkast she was leaning on her sword and grinning at him, she held his gaze and the grin turned to a smirk then a snarl

"Go home children mummy and daddy need to talk" The Death Eaters didn't move she sighed and glared at her twin

"Must we go through this every time I show up?" Voldemort didn't answer

"Go away" he sneered, she just shook her head, as she did she caught a movement off to her left, a wand being raised. Moving faster then anyone thought was possible she took the sword by the hilt, sending the scabbard flying, she bought it round in a smooth arch taking the Death Eaters arm off at the elbow. Then it began, the start attacking not waiting for the order. Voldemort swore under breath, he knew his followers didn't stand a chance but he waited for the really stupid ones to die at her bladed rather then his curses. Before calling them off, he raised his wand and froze all of them, Outkast looked at him mildly amused

"Wow you have some real prats this time" she sighed and summoned the scabbard

"Yes, well do you mind we were in the middle of something here?"

"Yes I do mind and I told this lot to go home" she clicked her fingers and all the Death Eaters – including Severus disappeared. She stood staring at her brother for a long moment with remorseful eyes,

"What have you done to yourself Tom?"

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Harry was resting peacefully in the infirmary, Albus, Remus and Minerva in silent vigil around his bed when they heard a 'pop' coming from the next bed. A very battered Severus suddenly appeared

"Poppy" Remus shouted and the medi-witch appeared and started assessing the damage to her newest patient. Minerva studied Albus

"What just happened?"

"I believe Outkast sent him to us"

"But the wards that should be impossible!" Albus nodded

"Yes as rule that is true, however when there is a rule invariably Outkast is the exception to it." 

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"It wasn't me it was that stupid brat that did this to me" Outkast raised an eyebrow

"Oh come on you aren't seriously blaming a baby are you?" Voldemort went to respond and then also saw the stupidity of it. She shook her head and worked a kink out her neck from the battle, sighing she conjured a couch in the middle of the clearing and a create of Firewhiskey. She sat down and cracked open a bottle

"Care to join me?" she asked the most dangerous wizard on the planet.

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Poppy sighed the list of damage Severus had injured was extensive, she fed him the counter crucio potion while he was unconscious and hence more co-operative. The moment he came round she had to threaten permanently sticking him to the bed before he'd stay there, and he only agreed on the proviso he could see his sons bed.

"Albus we have to get her out of there"

"And how would you suggest that? I am still confused as how she found you in the first place" Severus sighed, it was useless he could only pray she was alright; it ate him up to think he wouldn't see her again. Wait did I just think that? He asked himself, what's wrong with me? His inner voice answered you're in love with her stupid he rolled his eyes I was wondering how long it would be until you popped up. 

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Voldemort sat next to his sister and accepted the whiskey.

"Lose the hood Tom" she said grabbing a glass for herself, he snarled but acquiesced, she nodded and looked at him,

"I think you looked better before Tom" the figured snarled

"I am NOT Tom" She shrugged

"Then I wasn't talking to you" she said smugly. The red eyes flared once more before turning brown, the face didn't change but it smiled

"Hey Ash, it's been a while"

"Yeah you've changed"

"You haven't" she smiled this was her brother, not the monster he carried on his back

"I'm so sorry" she whispered looking into those eyes,

"What for?"

"It's my fault you're like this" Tom pulled his sister close,

"No it's really not I killed him I didn't have to"

"You were protecting me"

"Irrelevant I didn't have to kill him, and if I hadn't then things may have been different.

For both of us" she nodded leaning in to the hug, she felt him stiffen and turned to look at him, she saw red encroach on the brown eyes

"I haven't got much longer Ash" he whispered she nodded

"Tom I need a favour"

"What?"

"The Rat, Pettigrew give him to me?" Tom smiled but it was more of a sneer

"Why?"

"Please I've never asked you for anything" she whispered, Tom nodded and waved his hand. The snivelling man that was Peter Pettigrew appeared,

"My Lord it is an hon…honour my Lord" he knelt snivelling his worship, Tom rolled his eyes

"Transform" immediately a rat was there. Outkast stunned it and picked it up

"Thank you" she whispered, just as the red engulfed the brown and Voldemort was back

"Get out of my sight" He sneered she smiled

"You wish is my command, oh and thanks for the rat it will make Harry's day" she apparated back to Hogwarts as the Dark Lord screamed into the night in anger at her, but somewhere deep within him, Tom was smiling.

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Outkast appearing in her quarters, she put rat in an unbreakable box and dumped her weaponry before heading to infirmary to check on the two most important men in her life.

She opened the door and was almost immediately lost in embrace of a tall thin black haired man. After a few seconds of this ridiculous show of affection she called him off

"Ok sweetie this is nice and all but your image is going to suffer a set back" Severus dropped her like she was the Gryffindor banner, and turned to see amused looks on the staff he sneered at them and went back to his bed.

"I'm glad you ok" she said simply and went to check on Harry, unfortunately Poppy was doing the same she took one look at Outkast and ushered her to another bed despite the protests of 'I can heal myself thank you very much'. Outkast had sustained a few minor cuts during her skirmish but didn't like the fuss that was being made.

"What happened?" Albus asked in his fatherly way coming over to her as Poppy cleaned the wounds, Outkast shrugged

"Not a lot I turned up had a bit of a rough and tumble with the Death Munchers got bored, sent them home and then sat down and discussed old time with Tom" Albus ignored her last comment putting it down to sarcasm.

"Very well, we are in you debt" she shook it off

"Not for this you're not I did it for Sev not you" she said pointedly looking at him, Albus nodded.

"Speaking of Severus I believe we have a small problem…" at that moment Severus arched on his bed and screamed

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Back a riddle mansion the Dark Lord was far from happy

"Of all the bloody sssssstupid, idiotic things to do! And why? Why now? Why doessss sssssshe decide that tonight isssssss the night to reaffirm her exisssssssstence?" He was ranting and the few Death Eaters present were very worried, when he did this everyone normally ended up in a lot of pain. The bravest one came forward

"Would you like us to rid you of this burden master?" he was subserviently

"CRUCIO!" the Death Eater writhed in agony for a good few minutes before Voldemort removed the curse

"Let that be a lesssssssson to you no one issssssss to touch my SSSSSSSISSSSSTER" he shrieked. All the Death Eater's heads were downcast, if they had been looking up maybe they would have seen the slight browning of his eyes as he spoke. Voldemort laughed evilly

"Oh Ssssssssssssseverus you think you have esssssscaped, you are very wrong" he used the mark to send his former servant into pain that rivalled Crucio.

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Outkast was off the bed in instant, she grabbed Severus' arm and yanked the sleeve up, the dark mark was glowing green.

"Shit" she muttered and clamped her hand over the mark. She began to chant first in English then in Latin before finally in Parseltongue she continued for five minuets, white light surrounded her and Severus, getting impossibly bright, and then in a flash it was over. Severus lay gasping on the bed. Outkast collapsed to the floor, Severus looked at his arm, the former dark mark was now white. His only hope was that the price of his freedom wasn't too high.

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AN: I know I'm evil but at least I didn't leave you hanging for two chapters in a row! I'll post again soon. I promise!