A/N- Sorry for the delay. I have been out all weekend and I have been
studying for exams. 3 down 2 to go. I have Spanish tomorrow and I didn't
exactly study so wish me luck! I saw Big Fish the other day. I don't think
I liked it. It was a little too freaky for me. Anyone else seen it? What do
you think? I hope you all like this chapter. I am posting review responses
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Deatheating
~!~!~ It was a cold and foggy night and there were many people dressed in black robes wearing masks gathered around in a large crowd. After years of following the darkest lord of the time, every single person's eyes looked stone, hard as a brick and obsidian and endless. They looked black and empty, even if there original eye colors were aqua blue or fiery emerald green. There was no sound to be heard by the participants of the crowd. It was a silence so deadly that no person should ever be in the middle of.
Severus Snape stood stiffly in the middle of the group of deatheaters at the front next to a former friend, Lucius Malfoy. Next to him on the right side was a former Gryffindor enemy and marauder, Peter Pettigrew. Of course both of those two men were still Snape's enemy but the spying got in the way of that. No one around him knew that of course. Soon the scum of all creatures.. no, you couldn't even call it a human. It wasn't and hadn't been for a while. Voldemort hovered over everybody it seemed. All in front of him knelt down and almost kissed the hem of his robe. Snape hated that. It was disgusting that anyone would do that but it had to be done.
Of course Severus was one of those loyal deatheaters. Thank Merlin he was a spy now.
"My loyal followers," Voldemort hissed. Snape had to struggle not to flinch at the sound of the piercing voice. It was hoarse and powerful but it was extremely loud. If Snape had flinched he would have definitely been questioned and punished and it would have been painful.
"What news do we have?" The dark lord spoke.
Severus stepped forward as a hand beckoned him.
"Any news about Potter?"
Severus thought not but a second about what he was going to say. "No my lord," Severus said slowly with his mask muffling his voice. "Potter is at Hogwarts as usual. He hasn't been allowed out of the castle because he has been skipping classes. Dumbledore gives him detention," Snape lied easily. He stepped back after practically being shoved by the dark lord's wand.
"Potter skipping class?" Voldemort's dried up slug-like lips started to turn up into an evil smirk that could frighten even the most powerful wizard. "That's interesting. Make sure he is allowed in Hogsmeade and out of Hogwarts."
Snape bowed his head down and then took another step back.
"You," The dark lord hissed quickly, "step forward." It was Nott.
"Yes my lord?" He said bowing his head.
"You will go with Goyle and Crabbe to Edinburgh. It is a muggle village in Scotland. Secure the area and get ready for an attack in seven days," he said in a sharp and piercing demand.
"Of course my lord. We will get right on it."
The quietness stung the air like millions of bees swarming and striking their stingers into everything in sight.
"Ahhhhhhh, my loyal Pettigrew," Voldemort hissed.
Peter Pettigrew scuttled forward but avoided his master's eyes. No one would ever want to look in the creature's eyes if they had a choice.
"M..m..master, I have a p.plan for P.Pot..Potter,"
"What is it Wormtail?"
"Snape, Malfoy a..and others tr.trick him my lord."
Voldemort started to get angered at that stupid idea, really agitated. It was never good to anger an evil dark lord.
"Crucio!" Voldemort yelled causing Wormtail to shrivel up in an unbelievable amount of pain. The fat little man felt like knives were slicing him everywhere, glass was shattering all over his body, and molted lava was burning him. The worst part about it was.. Harry had seen and felt the whole thing despite being a master at Occlumency.
Harry woke up with the Cruciatus curse after effects still coursing through his veins. He couldn't sit up. He couldn't move. All he could do was scream and that is exactly what he did. He screamed bloody murder. His screams rang through the dormitory waking everyone one up. Ron was by his side in mere seconds.
"Harry, Harry!" Are you okay? What's wrong?" Ron said in a panic. Harry finally felt a little better and he spoke.
"I have to go see Dumbledore," Harry croaked.
Without question Ron helped him to his feet. Harry didn't even care about getting caught out of the common room after curfew. The worse that would happen is Flitch spotting them but then they would just get to Dumbledore faster. They made there way slowly to the headmaster's office. Ron wasn't sure whether he was doing the right thing. Maybe Harry should have gone to the hospital wing first. When they reached the gargoyle in front of Dumbledore's office Ron began shouting all kinds of different candies. He needed to know the password. Soon he was face to face with a tired looking Albus Dumbledore.
"Mr. Weasley," the headmaster began calmly but then he rested his eyes on Harry. The boy looked terrible. He looked as if he would pass out any minute.
"Harry," the headmaster exclaimed surprising Ron, "What happened?"
"I am not sure sir," Ron said nervously. "Harry woke up screaming and shaking. He said he had to see you so I helped him here."
"Vision," croaked Harry.
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows but Harry didn't see.
"Thank you Mr. Weasley. Will you please help Harry in my office? The password is 'candied frog lips' so you won't have to guess from now on. Harry, I have some potion for you in my office."
Harry nodded his thanks as Ron helped him up the stairs and into a plush chair near the fire. Ron then went back to his common room to tell all of his dorm mates Harry would be fine.
"Here Mr. Potter, drink this." Dumbledore told him as he handed him a light blue liquid filled vial. Harry drank it in one gulp and felt extremely better immediately. He still felt the after effects of the Cruciatus curse but it was lessened incredibly
"Professor," Harry started, "I had a vision. How did I have a vision after I supposedly mastered Occlumency?"
Dumbledore contemplated the thought but he shook his head.
"I am not sure. Why don't you tell me what happened in your vision?"
"It was a deatheater meeting. Voldemort cast the Cruciatus curse on Wormtail and I felt it. He sent some to secure Edinburgh for an attack in a week and..and. and I can't remember what else happened," Harry sighed.
"That is alright Harry. I am sure Professor Snape will be able to tell you why you are having visions. Do you want to go see Madame Pomphrey?"
Harry shook his head.
Suddenly Dumbledore's fireplace made a loud noise and out came Professor Snape in black robes and a deatheater mask. He brushed himself off and threw the mask to the side. Snape plopped down in a chair beside Harry. He hadn't even noticed Harry was even in the room. Severus looked at Dumbledore.
"I just got back Albus. He is planning more attacks. We should send some order members to Edinburgh. He also asked me about Potter but I told him you gave him detentions because he skipped class so he couldn't leave the grounds."
"Thank you Severus. Mr. Potter was just telling me all of this."
The potions master then noticed Harry and looked accusingly at him.
"It seems that Harry had a vision of tonight's meeting. Can you tell us why?" Dumbledore asked.
"Damn," Severus swore. "I need to see how your blocks are holding up Mr. Potter. It has to be done immediately."
"But I mastered Occlumency I thought." Harry questioned.
"This is different," Demanded Snape.
"Mr. Potter should go to the hospital wing. He is most likely feeling the after effects of the Cruciatus curse."
"You felt that?" Severus asked sharply and Harry nodded. "Fine, come to my office. I have potion there."
"You may use my fireplace if you want." Dumbledore said.
Snape nodded and pulled Harry up by his shoulder making sure not to hurt him. They were in Snape's quarters in less than a minute.
"Sit there," Snape said pointing to a green chair.
Snape got him two potions and Harry drank them both without questioning his professor. The after effects were now unnoticeably as the potions coursed through his body. Snape pulled out a smaller chair and sat directly in front of Harry.
"Why did I have a vision?" Harry asked after a few seconds.
"After everyone masters Occlumency a couple of months later there is a short period of time where you do not know Occlumency. You must learn it again and this time quickly. If you ignore it then you will never be able to learn Occlumency again."
"I have to learn it all over again?" Harry asked hoping that he wouldn't.
"Like I said, it will be much easier and it will probably only take an hour each day for a week. Legglimens!"
Harry was hardly surprised to see that Snape's spell had worked. The memory was a recent one of Harry telling Hermione and Ron that he was in Sirius' room instead of his own. In reality it was because of the full moon that he wasn't in the common room. Harry soon saw Snape coming back in focus. Harry wasn't on the floor this time like he had been the first time he learned.
"You did as one at your stage is expected. Was that the night after a full moon? Is that why you said you were in Black's room?"
Harry nodded. Where was Snape getting with this?
"Why don't you tell Miss Granger and Miss Weasley that you are a werewolf? It has been along time."
Harry shrugged. "I guess I just don't want them to worry," Harry said looking down at his nails.
"Don't you think someone who knows will eventually?"
"What?" Harry said misunderstanding that for an implication. "You told someone?" Harry yelled.
"No stupid boy."
"Then who?"
Snape didn't answer for several seconds making Harry very suspicious and worried.
"I never said anyone told anyone and do not use a tone like that with me or it will be detention for a month"
Harry glared.
"Fine," he sighed.
"Potter, what if your friends don't even care? I am sure they wouldn't even mind. They might be a little surprised," Snape said rolling his eyes at Harry.
Harry misunderstood him. He thought Snape was saying no one cared about him. Of course that is not what the professor meant. More people then Harry realized loved him and cared about him,
"I just don't want anyone else to know. For.for the same reason you don't want people knowing about you being a former deatheater!" Harry shot.
Snape whipped his head up quickly. He had a very intimidating scowl on his face.
"I would not say such stupid things if I were you Potter."
"Why? Are you going to hit me?" Harry asked sarcastically.
"No idiot boy. I would never hit you."
"I know," Harry said surprising himself.
Snape raised his eyebrows.
"Lets do this one more time. Legglimens."
Harry pushed Snape out of his mind immediately and his potions professor came back into focus.
"Potter, just come every night for a week at 10:00 p.m for an hour and you will be fine."
Harry nodded and left.
A/N- how was it? I hope it was good. It sure took me a long time to write. I have a couple questions..
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Deatheating
~!~!~ It was a cold and foggy night and there were many people dressed in black robes wearing masks gathered around in a large crowd. After years of following the darkest lord of the time, every single person's eyes looked stone, hard as a brick and obsidian and endless. They looked black and empty, even if there original eye colors were aqua blue or fiery emerald green. There was no sound to be heard by the participants of the crowd. It was a silence so deadly that no person should ever be in the middle of.
Severus Snape stood stiffly in the middle of the group of deatheaters at the front next to a former friend, Lucius Malfoy. Next to him on the right side was a former Gryffindor enemy and marauder, Peter Pettigrew. Of course both of those two men were still Snape's enemy but the spying got in the way of that. No one around him knew that of course. Soon the scum of all creatures.. no, you couldn't even call it a human. It wasn't and hadn't been for a while. Voldemort hovered over everybody it seemed. All in front of him knelt down and almost kissed the hem of his robe. Snape hated that. It was disgusting that anyone would do that but it had to be done.
Of course Severus was one of those loyal deatheaters. Thank Merlin he was a spy now.
"My loyal followers," Voldemort hissed. Snape had to struggle not to flinch at the sound of the piercing voice. It was hoarse and powerful but it was extremely loud. If Snape had flinched he would have definitely been questioned and punished and it would have been painful.
"What news do we have?" The dark lord spoke.
Severus stepped forward as a hand beckoned him.
"Any news about Potter?"
Severus thought not but a second about what he was going to say. "No my lord," Severus said slowly with his mask muffling his voice. "Potter is at Hogwarts as usual. He hasn't been allowed out of the castle because he has been skipping classes. Dumbledore gives him detention," Snape lied easily. He stepped back after practically being shoved by the dark lord's wand.
"Potter skipping class?" Voldemort's dried up slug-like lips started to turn up into an evil smirk that could frighten even the most powerful wizard. "That's interesting. Make sure he is allowed in Hogsmeade and out of Hogwarts."
Snape bowed his head down and then took another step back.
"You," The dark lord hissed quickly, "step forward." It was Nott.
"Yes my lord?" He said bowing his head.
"You will go with Goyle and Crabbe to Edinburgh. It is a muggle village in Scotland. Secure the area and get ready for an attack in seven days," he said in a sharp and piercing demand.
"Of course my lord. We will get right on it."
The quietness stung the air like millions of bees swarming and striking their stingers into everything in sight.
"Ahhhhhhh, my loyal Pettigrew," Voldemort hissed.
Peter Pettigrew scuttled forward but avoided his master's eyes. No one would ever want to look in the creature's eyes if they had a choice.
"M..m..master, I have a p.plan for P.Pot..Potter,"
"What is it Wormtail?"
"Snape, Malfoy a..and others tr.trick him my lord."
Voldemort started to get angered at that stupid idea, really agitated. It was never good to anger an evil dark lord.
"Crucio!" Voldemort yelled causing Wormtail to shrivel up in an unbelievable amount of pain. The fat little man felt like knives were slicing him everywhere, glass was shattering all over his body, and molted lava was burning him. The worst part about it was.. Harry had seen and felt the whole thing despite being a master at Occlumency.
Harry woke up with the Cruciatus curse after effects still coursing through his veins. He couldn't sit up. He couldn't move. All he could do was scream and that is exactly what he did. He screamed bloody murder. His screams rang through the dormitory waking everyone one up. Ron was by his side in mere seconds.
"Harry, Harry!" Are you okay? What's wrong?" Ron said in a panic. Harry finally felt a little better and he spoke.
"I have to go see Dumbledore," Harry croaked.
Without question Ron helped him to his feet. Harry didn't even care about getting caught out of the common room after curfew. The worse that would happen is Flitch spotting them but then they would just get to Dumbledore faster. They made there way slowly to the headmaster's office. Ron wasn't sure whether he was doing the right thing. Maybe Harry should have gone to the hospital wing first. When they reached the gargoyle in front of Dumbledore's office Ron began shouting all kinds of different candies. He needed to know the password. Soon he was face to face with a tired looking Albus Dumbledore.
"Mr. Weasley," the headmaster began calmly but then he rested his eyes on Harry. The boy looked terrible. He looked as if he would pass out any minute.
"Harry," the headmaster exclaimed surprising Ron, "What happened?"
"I am not sure sir," Ron said nervously. "Harry woke up screaming and shaking. He said he had to see you so I helped him here."
"Vision," croaked Harry.
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows but Harry didn't see.
"Thank you Mr. Weasley. Will you please help Harry in my office? The password is 'candied frog lips' so you won't have to guess from now on. Harry, I have some potion for you in my office."
Harry nodded his thanks as Ron helped him up the stairs and into a plush chair near the fire. Ron then went back to his common room to tell all of his dorm mates Harry would be fine.
"Here Mr. Potter, drink this." Dumbledore told him as he handed him a light blue liquid filled vial. Harry drank it in one gulp and felt extremely better immediately. He still felt the after effects of the Cruciatus curse but it was lessened incredibly
"Professor," Harry started, "I had a vision. How did I have a vision after I supposedly mastered Occlumency?"
Dumbledore contemplated the thought but he shook his head.
"I am not sure. Why don't you tell me what happened in your vision?"
"It was a deatheater meeting. Voldemort cast the Cruciatus curse on Wormtail and I felt it. He sent some to secure Edinburgh for an attack in a week and..and. and I can't remember what else happened," Harry sighed.
"That is alright Harry. I am sure Professor Snape will be able to tell you why you are having visions. Do you want to go see Madame Pomphrey?"
Harry shook his head.
Suddenly Dumbledore's fireplace made a loud noise and out came Professor Snape in black robes and a deatheater mask. He brushed himself off and threw the mask to the side. Snape plopped down in a chair beside Harry. He hadn't even noticed Harry was even in the room. Severus looked at Dumbledore.
"I just got back Albus. He is planning more attacks. We should send some order members to Edinburgh. He also asked me about Potter but I told him you gave him detentions because he skipped class so he couldn't leave the grounds."
"Thank you Severus. Mr. Potter was just telling me all of this."
The potions master then noticed Harry and looked accusingly at him.
"It seems that Harry had a vision of tonight's meeting. Can you tell us why?" Dumbledore asked.
"Damn," Severus swore. "I need to see how your blocks are holding up Mr. Potter. It has to be done immediately."
"But I mastered Occlumency I thought." Harry questioned.
"This is different," Demanded Snape.
"Mr. Potter should go to the hospital wing. He is most likely feeling the after effects of the Cruciatus curse."
"You felt that?" Severus asked sharply and Harry nodded. "Fine, come to my office. I have potion there."
"You may use my fireplace if you want." Dumbledore said.
Snape nodded and pulled Harry up by his shoulder making sure not to hurt him. They were in Snape's quarters in less than a minute.
"Sit there," Snape said pointing to a green chair.
Snape got him two potions and Harry drank them both without questioning his professor. The after effects were now unnoticeably as the potions coursed through his body. Snape pulled out a smaller chair and sat directly in front of Harry.
"Why did I have a vision?" Harry asked after a few seconds.
"After everyone masters Occlumency a couple of months later there is a short period of time where you do not know Occlumency. You must learn it again and this time quickly. If you ignore it then you will never be able to learn Occlumency again."
"I have to learn it all over again?" Harry asked hoping that he wouldn't.
"Like I said, it will be much easier and it will probably only take an hour each day for a week. Legglimens!"
Harry was hardly surprised to see that Snape's spell had worked. The memory was a recent one of Harry telling Hermione and Ron that he was in Sirius' room instead of his own. In reality it was because of the full moon that he wasn't in the common room. Harry soon saw Snape coming back in focus. Harry wasn't on the floor this time like he had been the first time he learned.
"You did as one at your stage is expected. Was that the night after a full moon? Is that why you said you were in Black's room?"
Harry nodded. Where was Snape getting with this?
"Why don't you tell Miss Granger and Miss Weasley that you are a werewolf? It has been along time."
Harry shrugged. "I guess I just don't want them to worry," Harry said looking down at his nails.
"Don't you think someone who knows will eventually?"
"What?" Harry said misunderstanding that for an implication. "You told someone?" Harry yelled.
"No stupid boy."
"Then who?"
Snape didn't answer for several seconds making Harry very suspicious and worried.
"I never said anyone told anyone and do not use a tone like that with me or it will be detention for a month"
Harry glared.
"Fine," he sighed.
"Potter, what if your friends don't even care? I am sure they wouldn't even mind. They might be a little surprised," Snape said rolling his eyes at Harry.
Harry misunderstood him. He thought Snape was saying no one cared about him. Of course that is not what the professor meant. More people then Harry realized loved him and cared about him,
"I just don't want anyone else to know. For.for the same reason you don't want people knowing about you being a former deatheater!" Harry shot.
Snape whipped his head up quickly. He had a very intimidating scowl on his face.
"I would not say such stupid things if I were you Potter."
"Why? Are you going to hit me?" Harry asked sarcastically.
"No idiot boy. I would never hit you."
"I know," Harry said surprising himself.
Snape raised his eyebrows.
"Lets do this one more time. Legglimens."
Harry pushed Snape out of his mind immediately and his potions professor came back into focus.
"Potter, just come every night for a week at 10:00 p.m for an hour and you will be fine."
Harry nodded and left.
A/N- how was it? I hope it was good. It sure took me a long time to write. I have a couple questions..
Do you read the review responses at my live journal? Should I keep posting them?
**** What are some orange animals besides a fox??????!!!!
PLEASE REVIEW! I LOVE U ALL LOVE MY REVIEWERS!! REVIEW RESPONSES AT MY LIVE JOURNAL! LINK IN BIO!