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Chapter 8: Not a very happy Harry

Harry looked at the old man as he walked into the trial room and sat down in a chair Harry, nor the other, had not seen before.

"Before you complete this trial I would like to intervene" the old man said.

The Minster of Magic, Amelia Bones, looked gob smacked as she nodded.

"I have always known that if I were to die the ones around me would grieve but then become stronger in my absence, however it had not ever occurred to me that the one student I was helping would react in that way also. So when a professor, a very trusted one at that, came to me at the beginning of the year and relayed to me that Narcissa Malfoy had forced him into an Unbreakable Vow, I was quite amazed. He then told me that The Dark Lord had given his newest recruit a mission; this mission was to kill me. If he was not able to then it would be this professor who would have to do the deed. So Professor Snape and I concocted a plan; a plan that would allow me to hide and Mr. Potter to step up and find a way to destroy Tom Riddle. So that Amelia is my story, as you can see I am not dead" Albus Dumbledore said.

Amelia nodded and looked around her and then rested on Harry.

"Mr. Potter, were you aware of this little plan"

"Does it bloody look like it?" he almost yelled.

"Apparently not" The Minister said. Beside the three Gryffindor students sat one Minerva McGonagall, who at this moment looked as if she could tear off the head of the man she had loved her entire life and had lived without.

"Mr. Dumbledore, are you saying that Professor Snape is innocent of these charges and is in fact not a Death Eater?" the Minister asked.

"Again, I declare that this man is innocent of the crimes if which he stands. But he was a Death Eater, for many years before becoming a spy for the Order of the Phoenix. He has done his time so to speak and has reformed. I ask him to be released into my custody and I promise I will take care of him"

"We will hold a session to discuss this matter, however there is one more Death Eater we must deal with. Auror Tonks, please escort Mr. Snape to the side bench."

Draco Malfoy was then brought into the room and placed in the seat where the Professor had just occupied.

"Mister Draco Malfoy, is there anything you would like to say before we administer the needle?"

"I would like to apologize to those who were hurt by hand or the hand of my father, they did not deserve death and I shall forever be sorry." The man said quietly.

He sat back and watched as the long needle filled with a clear liquid was stuck into Draco Malfoy's veins and he quietly died. Draco used his final breath to say on last thing.

"At least I wasn't alone"

Harry and his friends stood amazed that in his final seconds Draco Malfoy would reveal his ultimate fear.

Once Draco had been carried away the Minister and the Wizardgamot held a session in a back room, when they re-entered the trial room they were smiling slightly.

"Albus, we have decided that if Severus Snape is under your custody and you know where he is at all times then we will allow him to leave. You do understand that if he makes only one in fracture he will be put to death as a Death Eater or he will be stripped of his magic and sent into the muggle world?"

"Yes, I completely understand, thank you" he grabbed Severus' arm and disappeared with a silent pop. Harry looked furiously at the space where the two men had been and then with his own little pop also disappeared.

"Oh Dear, we should all return to the castle." The Headmistress said worriedly. They all nodded and in turn disappeared back to the castle apparition wards. When they entered the castle Harry was no where to be seen so Hermione and Ron ran to the common room to find Ginny, Aidan and Holden sitting playing exploding snap on the floor.

"Have any of you seen Harry?" Ron asked quickly.

"No, sorry mate" Holden said.

"Ron, the Headmistress' office" Hermione yelled behind her as she jumped out of the portrait. They ran to the Heads' office and saw that the Gargoyle was safely in place, which meant that Harry either was not there or he had guessed the password.

"Jelly Beans" Hermione yelled and then ran up the moving staircase as the gargoyle stepped aside. They burst into the office to find Harry yelling at Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape.

"YOU BOTH FUCKING LIED TO ME… YOU LET ME THINK YOU WERE DEAD… AND YOU; YOU FUCKING BETRAYED OUR TRUST!" Harry yelled before Hermione grabbed his arm and tried to calm him down.

"NO HERMIONE… THEY FUCKING BETRAYED US ALL" Harry said while pulling his arm away from her grip. Hermione then did what she had never really done to any on her close friends. She silenced Harry with a wave of her wand and turned to their old Headmaster.

"Professor, Harry does have a point. You did betray us all. You could have counted on Harry to find out how to destroy Voldermort if you had stayed and now that you have revealed your plan it makes us all uncomfortable with the fact we've been played with. And you Professor Snape, could you have not taken anyone into your confidence… could you not have told one person your troubles and let them help you?"

"No Miss Granger, I couldn't" he said simply.

Hermione turned toward Harry when she felt someone tugging on her robe.

"What is it Harry?"

He pointed to his mouth and scowled at her.

"I'm only letting you speak if you stop yelling and start acting your age not your bloody IQ"

Harry nodded and was then released.

"I'll have you know that my IQ is a three digit number" Harry said before turning toward Dumbledore.

"Because of you I have finally decided what I am going to do once I've graduated. I will be moving to an undisclosed location and spending the rest of my life away from you and your bloody ideas. I will not tell you where I am going and do not try and pry it from my head Professor. I am going to finish my year and leave the wizarding world for good. Have a nice evening and a fantastic life. Goodbye" Harry said and walked from the room. The two older men watched in complete awe and frustration as their saviour walked out of the door and out of their lives for good.

When the Golden Trio entered their common room Hermione stopped Harry with a light touch on his shoulder.

"Did you mean that Harry, you'll leave us all… for good?" she asked with tears shining in her eyes.

"Yes Hermione, don't worry though. You'll know where I am" Harry said and went to sit down beside Ginny. He kissed her on the cheek and she turned to him.

"What ever is the matter Harry?"

"He's back"

"Who?' Ginny asked.

"Dumbledore" Harry said quietly.

"WHAT?" Ginny yelled drawing attention to her.

"Well, we were waiting for Snape to get what was coming to him and all of a sudden he walks in healthy as can be and says that Snape's innocent and that it was a part of the plan to make sure I killed Voldermort" he said.

"Oh Harry, I'm sorry. I know you were upset when he 'died' and now that you know it was a hoax you must be angry. You know what, lets take a walk around the lake" she suggested and pulled him up after her as she led him out the door.

"That ladies and gentlemen, was not a very happy Harry" Ron said when he was sure that the portrait was closed and his best-friend was out of hearing range.

"Not a very happy Harry indeed".