Eye of the Storm
Chapter 7 Intervention and Betrayal
All eyes were on Harry as he looked over the letter again.
"How do you know that Harry?" Dumbledore asked looking at the letter himself. Harry, in turn, looked at the adults like they were mental.
"What do you mean? It says so right here."
McGonagall moved in to get a closer look but what she read was all jibberish. "Do you mean you can read this?" She asked, Harry nodded.
"Well, what does it say?" She pushed and Harry began to read out loud.
"Dear Professors,
Dark houses with no light can radiate the brightest sunshine. Man, woman, and child bring on the flames of life or death. Secracy is for the gifted, not the foolish..."
Suddenly the door burst open and Snape stood there, wand at the ready. "Accio letra."
The letter flew out of Harry's hands and into Snape's. When he had the letter he floded it and set it on fire. Harry grabbed his forehead and gasped in pain. Dumbledore helped him to the couch before turning to Snape.
"Please explain yourself Severus."
"When I heard that Minerva and Hagrid had come running in with some sort of parchment I knew it was from the Dark Lord. When I was called for a meeting he told me and a few others that he was going to use it."
Harry's eyes were set on Snape and his mouth was open. His potions professor was a death eater? Dumbledore seemed calm but McGonagall and Hagrid looked confused.
"What exactly was that, Severus?" McGonagall asked looking at the ashes of the letter then back at Snape.
"If the boy would have finished reading that, the Dark Lord would know exactly where we are."
Dumbledore looked sich at just the thought of it. Walking over to Snape, he put a hand on his shoulder and lead him out of the room. Harry sat in silence.
McGonagall closed her eyes and sighed before turning to her student.
"I'm sure, Mr. Potter, that you have a few questions."
Harry looked from his transfiguration teacher to Hagrid, they obviously both knew of Snape's other 'job'.
"Why is Snape here? I mean, shouldn't he be in Azkaban or something? Why is he allowed to teach when he's a death eater?"
"Severus was a death eater when he was younger. Since then he has become a spy for the order." McGonagall explained then added, "Professor Dumbledore trusts him completely."
"He's too trusting." Harry said and walked out of the room.
Hagrid stood by the fireplace and watched the flames as his threw the ashes of the letter in. "So close professor. He could get so close with jus' a letter."
Minerva shook her head and left the room.
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Dumbledore and Snape entered the room at the end of the hall. "What is Voldemort's condition Severus?"
"He is weak, I would assume death eaters would have arrived, if I was a stupid man."
Dumbledore took a moment to analyze Snape's words.
"You think Voldemort himself would have come?"
Snape nodded, "Yes, he may be weak but he still would have been here. I don't think he would want to miss it. What I suggest we do is..." But he was cut short as the door burst open and Hagrid stood there.
"Death eaters, there are death eaters on the street. Headmaster, they know where we are! They must know!"
Snape left the room at once while Dumbledore stood looking toward the window. Possibilities of how they knew where headquarters was located, all seemed impossible. The one that made any sence to the headmaster was the fact that there was a traitor in the Order.
"Get everyone together." He said and the order was no sooner out of his mouth then Hagrid was already gone. The first priority on Albus's list was to get Harry to safty. Walking out of the room he saw the teenager standing in the middle of the hall.
"Harry, come with me please." He said calmly and extended his hand towards the younger wizard.
"What's going on professor?"
"There are death eaters on the street, we must get to safty."
Harry's eyes darted to the front door where he was sure a death eater would be waiting to take him to Voldemort.
"What about everyone else, do they know? Will everyone get out?"
"Yes, yes my boy, no need to worry."
Harry thought that this was the perfect time to worry; he was going to say so but Dumbledore took his shoulder and guided him into a fireplace. "Now Harry, grab a handfull of this powder and speak very carefully the place you want to go."
Harry took the handfull and said 'Hogwarts' before disappearing in a flash of green fire. Not too long after he left headquarters did he land on the floor in the great hall. He was all alone in the huge castle he called home. Smiling at his surroundings his face grew grim as he looked toward the fireplace, no one else was coming.
TBC
I hope I still have some people out there who will read this. I was reading a Snape fanfiction the other day and I knew I had to finish this one. It will be finished...Some day.
Steph