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Chapter 2
"Potter! Weasley! Granger! Slow down, I said that at least six times," yelled Snape dragging his luggage behind him. Walking up the path to Hogsmeade village to meet Dumbledore was starting to be a challenge in itself.
Harry and Ron looked at each other and smirked looking at their once cruel Potions Professor, who is behind the path having difficulty keeping up with the three teenagers. Ron looked ahead and saw Hermione was well out of ear shot, carrying her own suitcase and her cat, Crookshanks. Ron smiled and thought, 'This should be fun. It will be the perfect opportunity for a little revenge.'
Ron slowed and Harry knew what he was up to, so started to slow down as well. "Sorry Professor, forgot that now you have to run to keep up. Must have slipped my mind," said Ron, which they were now side by side with Snape, who is in the middle of the two.
"Slipped your mind my arse. You were both doing that on purpose. Wait until I get back to normal, the two of you will have detention for a week," said Snape as he tried to make his voice threatening.
"That's kind of weird, you keep talking about setting detention for Ron and me, but what about Hermione, she's way further up than us," complained Harry.
"Well Potter, if you haven't forgotten back at Hogwarts, Miss Granger had said that she will stay ahead to make sure the path is clear and for the two of you to CARRY MY LUGGAGE. No wonder that the both of you dunderheads are useless in potions. Can't even follow a simple step of instructions," said Snape with his face red from both anger and exhaustion.
Harry and Ron looked at each other, finding that this is certainly the time to get back at him for all of the abuse they had to put up with over the years. It was not their fault that their potions marks were low. If only Snape would do his job and grade properly.
Ron saw the perfect opportunity to get his revenge for all the hard work in potions he had to do and only get a barely passing grade. Not planning to tell Harry he simply said, "Oi Harry, carry the little man's luggage. I mean he looks so helpless."
"What was that Weasley?" yelled Snape.
Harry didn't know what Ron was up to but did as Ron told him. He braced himself for what was about to happen.
"Well Professor, you see, me and Harry had a really stressful year, what with all the homework and classes, and just trying our very best to succeed. But your class Professor, we both felt is extremely unfair. We did our homework, we did the potions, but our marks are still not as satisfactory to get accepted to an aurors course," explained Ron calmly, "We've noticed a certain amount of favoritism in your class, the Slytherins, especially Malfoy, so care to explain?"
Snape looked up to see Potter and Weasley looking down at him, waiting for an answer. "There is nothing to explain, Mr. Weasley, my first comment was perfectly clear, THE BOTH OF YOU ARE IDIOTS!" he screamed.
Blinded with anger both Ron and Harry picked up Snape and brought him off a little ways off the trail, knowing a brook was there, since they did travel to Hogsmeade whenever they get the chance.
"PUT ME DOWN! NOW!" yelled Snape at the top of his lungs.
"Sure. As you wish Professor," said Harry with a smile. Both Harry and Ron let go of Snape's arms and he fell face first into the brook. Mud and bugs were all over Severus Snape as he tried to get out but kept slipping back, making him even more covered with mud. Harry and Ron were both laughing so hard that they did not see an angry Hermione behind.
"What do you think you are doing?" said Hermione with her arms crossed. She didn't let them answer as she saw her Professor trying desperately to get out of the brook. "I can't believe you two," she said as she took out her wand saying Windgadium Leviosa, lifting Snape out of the brook and placed him on his feet in front of her.
"Professor, are you alright?" asked Hermione.
"NO MISS GRANGER I'M NOT ALRIGHT! Those two brainless idiots you call your friends are pushing me to the edge of sanity," said Snape as he is wiping the mud off his face. He turned to Harry and Ron and said, "I'll make the two of you suffer for this, mark my words."
Snape's threat did not affect Harry and Ron. They were more concerned of what Hermione is going to do to them. Hermione did a cleaning charm on Snape and they all started on the path again, staying all close together, but neither saying a word.
The sight of Headmaster Dumbledore ahead of the path at the beginning of Hogsmeade Village brought relief to Snape, Hermione, Ron and Harry. The four of them dragged their luggage with them, looking exhausted.
"Ah, I'm glad that you could make it," exclaimed Dumbledore with a gleam in his eyes. "I have everything prepared for you. You will be taking this Portkey," he said pointing to the empty potato chip bag that is lying on the ground in front of him, "It should lead you to your temporary house."
"How long exactly are we going to be staying there Professor?" asked Hermione.
"Until I believe that the danger is over or that Professor Snape will return to normal so he can return to being a spy to lock away any remain Death Eaters," explained Dumbledore.
Hermione, Ron and Harry all looked at each other while Professor Snape was shooting daggers at Dumbledore.
"Now onto important matters, Hermione, I believe it will be a good idea that you will handle the funding. There will be a deposit amount of 1000 Pounds a month made to a Muggle account. All the information will be there once you arrived. Just take a look in the kitchen," Hermione simply nodded at Dumbledore, acknowledging that she understood. "And to stop neighbors from being too suspicious, I have found employment for both Mr. Weasley and Harry here at a Muggle store called Wal-Mart. I had charmed a false copy of a resumé to make yours look the best choice available," said Dumbledore looking to one set of eyes to another. Neither looked happy that they are all unwillingly going to be staying together for what seems to be at the moment a long period of time.
"You will all follow this cover up story of being all siblings, by the names of Alice," said Dumbledore indicating to Hermione, "Steve," pointing to Ron, "Alex," he said to Harry, "and Drake," he said with a smile to Snape.
"Ridiculous," muttered Professor Snape under his breath.
Professor Dumbledore chose to ignore his comment and continued, "Just remember to call one another by those names when in Muggle public to not arouse suspicion. Miss Granger, you will be the oldest sister, and you will be staying at the home so these Social Workers know that you are of legal age and are taking care of everything. Now all of you are orphans, whose parents have died in a car crash and all of you moved due to your old home was too expensive to keep up. Mr. Weasley and Harry will go to Muggle school once the summer has ended and Severus," he paused for a moment then resumed what he is about to say, "Will go to elementary."
The trio fought hard to keep from bursting out loud with laughter. Hermione was biting her bottom lip hard that it almost bled, Harry was simply holding his breath, and Ron let a chuckle pass his lips.
After Snape gave a glare to each of his students, he said, "Really Headmaster, sending me to an infantile school is not what I consider a good time to waste, while I could be researching. I'm a Potions Master. Going to a children's school will surely make me lose my mind. There must be a better solution," said Snape, starting to sound desperate.
"If there is Severus, there isn't enough time. This is the only solution at the moment I can come up with at the moment that will keep you all safe," explained Dumbledore with some pity in his eyes. "Now there isn't anymore time to waste, you must all get going. All together touch the Portkey and you will be at your new home."
Dutifully, they all went to the Portkey and crouched downed with their luggage in their hands.
"Ok, on the count of three we'll all place our hands on it. Everyone ready?" asked Harry.
Hermione and Ron nodded while Snape had a look on his face that read, 'Do not tell me what to do.'
"Good luck to all of you," said Dumbledore.
"Thank you for your help Professor," replied Harry.
"Harry?" said Ron all of a sudden.
"Yeah Ron?" asked Harry.
"Just hope there's enough food, mate," said Ron with a grin on his face.
Harry laughed while Hermione said, "Oh brother." And Snape just rolled his eyes.
"One….Two…..," all readied there hands above the chip bag, "THREE!" A familiar tug all latched on to their hands.