Sorry about the confusion of switching around the story. I thought this
would make a better sequel since the story was starting to get long. I am
no where near done with the story but I am writing again since my muse
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working on the story. Please read and review the newest chapter!!
Chapter 6
"And you're certain that Scott has joined forces with Voldemort?" Dumbledore asked, from sitting behind his desk. The following morning, Snape had gone to his office to let him know of the conversation that had transpired the night before.
"I would not doubt him for an instant, Headmaster. Given his past history, I am surprised no one suspected him of it before." Snape explained. That and the man is positively mental! Anyone with two eyes could see that.
"I see. Well that does present quite a predicament." Dumbledore remarked, leaning back in his chair. The situation worried him, but it did prove that Voldemort no longer suspected Snape of disloyalty.
"Well what should we do about it? The United States Ministry of Magic should be notified of the deception. " Snape said, looking forward to outing Scott and getting him far away from Alex.
"Ah Severus, I am afraid that is not in our hands." He replied. Before Snape could reply, there was a knock at the door and Alex stepped into the office.
"You wanted to see me, headmaster?" Alex asked, slightly surprised to see Snape in the office as well. She knew instantly something was wrong by the serious looks on both their faces. Alex was just about to go talk to Lia when she received word that she was needed in the headmaster's office.
"Please Alex, have a seat." Dumbledore said indicating to the vacant chair next to Snape.
"What's wrong?" she asked, sitting down warily. Dumbledore's eyes were void of his usual twinkle and Snape's emotionless mask was fixed firmly in place. Yes there was definitely something wrong.
"It has come to our attention that someone on your team is not what they seem to be." Dumbledore explained calmly. As soon as his words registered, the first person that popped into her mind was Scott. She closed her eyes for a moment to get her emotions in check. How could she be so stupid? Scott had been acting strange lately. He had been getting more aggressive with her and she found him writing in a small journal and when she had snuck a peek, there had been nothing there. The journal must have been a way to communicate with Voldemort, relaying their plans. Thankfully, nothing major had been planned yet that could not be changed. Damn, this should never have happened!
Alex opened her eyes to find both men looking at her with concern in their eyes. Even Snape looked concerned which was a rarity for him.
"Thank you for telling me." Alex said, moving to get up from her seat.
"You don't seem too surprised by this." Dumbledore commented, watching her closely. Alex was more then angry, both at herself and at Scott.
"Should I be surprised? I knew he had been acting strangely. I should have never taken him on my team in the first place." Alex retorted harsher then she had intended.
"Indeed" Snape stated. He agreed that Scott should have never been placed on the team. Obviously the Americans needed to reevaluate their screening process.
"Severus." Dumbledore warned before the professor said something he would later regret. "We all know that it was not Alex's decision to put Scott on her team." Alex glared at Snape.
"What I want to know is what you have to do with any of this." She demanded, turning her anger on the professor.
"It was Severus that discovered that Scott is a death eater." Dumbledore explained, watching the interaction with mild interest.
"The imbecile decided to flaunt it in my face that he was working for the Dark Lord last night when I returned to my office." Snape retorted, clearly annoyed.
"So he thought that since the both of you were working for the same guy, you could be all buddy buddy." She replied, rolling her eyes. She caught look of Snape's shocked face and Dumbledore's amused one and couldn't help but let out a proud smirk.
"You thought I didn't know? I have known that you were a double agent working for Dumbledore since before I left last year." She declared. She knew that Snape was a death eater before she told him that she was in love with him. Of course that didn't matter now.
"Who was it that told you?" Snape demanded standing from his chair angrily. He would throttle the person that had ratted him out! Only very few in the Order knew what exactly it was that he did. If word had leaked out and gotten back to the Dark Lord, he would be a dead man.
"No one told me. It wasn't hard to figure out actually. Before you would disappear you would grab your forearm. From what I have heard, that's where the dark mark is. And I knew that Dumbledore would never let a death eater work at the school, so I just assumed that you were working as a spy." Alex explained. She had been around him enough while doing her student teaching to pick up on some subtle information that led her to her conclusion. Surprisingly, she wasn't disturbed by the revelation, as one would expect her to be. It just added more mystery to the man.
"I see." Snape stated, pacing near the fireplace. "And have you told anyone of your deduction?"
"Of course not. I have spoken with no one about it." She replied honestly. Alex hadn't even told Lia about it.
"Make sure it stays that way!" Snape threatened, but oddly he knew that he could trust her. She would not tell a soul and on the inside he took comfort in that.
"No problem. Now it was nice chatting with you boys but I have things to do and people to see." Alex declared and made way to the door.
"What about Scott?" Snape demanded but the only answer he received was a door slamming closed. He whirled on the headmaster. "What if she does nothing?"
"Then that is her decision, Severus. This is no longer in our hands." Dumbledore explained solemnly.
Alex collapsed against the wall outside of the office in tears. How could she be so stupid to trust Scott? Just when she thought that maybe he had changed, she was informed of his treachery. Snape must think her to be such an idiot. Even he suspected Scott the minute he found out who he was. And now Alex had no clue what to do about the situation. If she called Scott out on it, there could be harsh repercussions. There had to be a way to get him to reveal himself.
Shaking her mind clear of these thoughts, Alex straightened up and wiped the tears off her face. She would deal with this later. Right now she needed to speak with Lia. Last night, Alex had gotten the approval to let Lia in on a program that Alex had set up not long ago. It was discovered that death eaters were using muggle technology to communicate internationally. That was how the groups in the States were growing so rapidly. They were using encrypted internet sources to converse back and forth. Alex and her crew had set up several computers in the east tower, where muggle technology would be able to work, thanks to Dumbledore.
Lia was familiar with computers and the internet and Alex had gotten the approval of Dumbledore to let Lia in on the project. It would keep her busy and let her participate in the Order without going out into the field. Alex just hoped that Lia liked the idea.
Next chapter sneak preview: Alex and Tonks are working undercover at a nightclub and Severus comes in with Lucius Malfoy! Should make for some interesting situations!!! ;)
Chapter 6
"And you're certain that Scott has joined forces with Voldemort?" Dumbledore asked, from sitting behind his desk. The following morning, Snape had gone to his office to let him know of the conversation that had transpired the night before.
"I would not doubt him for an instant, Headmaster. Given his past history, I am surprised no one suspected him of it before." Snape explained. That and the man is positively mental! Anyone with two eyes could see that.
"I see. Well that does present quite a predicament." Dumbledore remarked, leaning back in his chair. The situation worried him, but it did prove that Voldemort no longer suspected Snape of disloyalty.
"Well what should we do about it? The United States Ministry of Magic should be notified of the deception. " Snape said, looking forward to outing Scott and getting him far away from Alex.
"Ah Severus, I am afraid that is not in our hands." He replied. Before Snape could reply, there was a knock at the door and Alex stepped into the office.
"You wanted to see me, headmaster?" Alex asked, slightly surprised to see Snape in the office as well. She knew instantly something was wrong by the serious looks on both their faces. Alex was just about to go talk to Lia when she received word that she was needed in the headmaster's office.
"Please Alex, have a seat." Dumbledore said indicating to the vacant chair next to Snape.
"What's wrong?" she asked, sitting down warily. Dumbledore's eyes were void of his usual twinkle and Snape's emotionless mask was fixed firmly in place. Yes there was definitely something wrong.
"It has come to our attention that someone on your team is not what they seem to be." Dumbledore explained calmly. As soon as his words registered, the first person that popped into her mind was Scott. She closed her eyes for a moment to get her emotions in check. How could she be so stupid? Scott had been acting strange lately. He had been getting more aggressive with her and she found him writing in a small journal and when she had snuck a peek, there had been nothing there. The journal must have been a way to communicate with Voldemort, relaying their plans. Thankfully, nothing major had been planned yet that could not be changed. Damn, this should never have happened!
Alex opened her eyes to find both men looking at her with concern in their eyes. Even Snape looked concerned which was a rarity for him.
"Thank you for telling me." Alex said, moving to get up from her seat.
"You don't seem too surprised by this." Dumbledore commented, watching her closely. Alex was more then angry, both at herself and at Scott.
"Should I be surprised? I knew he had been acting strangely. I should have never taken him on my team in the first place." Alex retorted harsher then she had intended.
"Indeed" Snape stated. He agreed that Scott should have never been placed on the team. Obviously the Americans needed to reevaluate their screening process.
"Severus." Dumbledore warned before the professor said something he would later regret. "We all know that it was not Alex's decision to put Scott on her team." Alex glared at Snape.
"What I want to know is what you have to do with any of this." She demanded, turning her anger on the professor.
"It was Severus that discovered that Scott is a death eater." Dumbledore explained, watching the interaction with mild interest.
"The imbecile decided to flaunt it in my face that he was working for the Dark Lord last night when I returned to my office." Snape retorted, clearly annoyed.
"So he thought that since the both of you were working for the same guy, you could be all buddy buddy." She replied, rolling her eyes. She caught look of Snape's shocked face and Dumbledore's amused one and couldn't help but let out a proud smirk.
"You thought I didn't know? I have known that you were a double agent working for Dumbledore since before I left last year." She declared. She knew that Snape was a death eater before she told him that she was in love with him. Of course that didn't matter now.
"Who was it that told you?" Snape demanded standing from his chair angrily. He would throttle the person that had ratted him out! Only very few in the Order knew what exactly it was that he did. If word had leaked out and gotten back to the Dark Lord, he would be a dead man.
"No one told me. It wasn't hard to figure out actually. Before you would disappear you would grab your forearm. From what I have heard, that's where the dark mark is. And I knew that Dumbledore would never let a death eater work at the school, so I just assumed that you were working as a spy." Alex explained. She had been around him enough while doing her student teaching to pick up on some subtle information that led her to her conclusion. Surprisingly, she wasn't disturbed by the revelation, as one would expect her to be. It just added more mystery to the man.
"I see." Snape stated, pacing near the fireplace. "And have you told anyone of your deduction?"
"Of course not. I have spoken with no one about it." She replied honestly. Alex hadn't even told Lia about it.
"Make sure it stays that way!" Snape threatened, but oddly he knew that he could trust her. She would not tell a soul and on the inside he took comfort in that.
"No problem. Now it was nice chatting with you boys but I have things to do and people to see." Alex declared and made way to the door.
"What about Scott?" Snape demanded but the only answer he received was a door slamming closed. He whirled on the headmaster. "What if she does nothing?"
"Then that is her decision, Severus. This is no longer in our hands." Dumbledore explained solemnly.
Alex collapsed against the wall outside of the office in tears. How could she be so stupid to trust Scott? Just when she thought that maybe he had changed, she was informed of his treachery. Snape must think her to be such an idiot. Even he suspected Scott the minute he found out who he was. And now Alex had no clue what to do about the situation. If she called Scott out on it, there could be harsh repercussions. There had to be a way to get him to reveal himself.
Shaking her mind clear of these thoughts, Alex straightened up and wiped the tears off her face. She would deal with this later. Right now she needed to speak with Lia. Last night, Alex had gotten the approval to let Lia in on a program that Alex had set up not long ago. It was discovered that death eaters were using muggle technology to communicate internationally. That was how the groups in the States were growing so rapidly. They were using encrypted internet sources to converse back and forth. Alex and her crew had set up several computers in the east tower, where muggle technology would be able to work, thanks to Dumbledore.
Lia was familiar with computers and the internet and Alex had gotten the approval of Dumbledore to let Lia in on the project. It would keep her busy and let her participate in the Order without going out into the field. Alex just hoped that Lia liked the idea.
Next chapter sneak preview: Alex and Tonks are working undercover at a nightclub and Severus comes in with Lucius Malfoy! Should make for some interesting situations!!! ;)