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A/N: Hey...well…I'm glad you all enjoyed the last chapter…the good news is that I finished all my exams last Friday…which means school is now officially over for the year for me and I am a year 12 student( oh the horror!)…any way here's the next chapter…

Ron and Jessica didn't move, still trying to comprehend what Alex had just said. Alex, herself, broke free from Ron's grasp and dated up the stairs.

"Alex," Jessica called after her, following her up the stairs, "Ron, hurry up,"

"Alexandria Granger, stop right now," Ron, roared as he reached the tops of the stairs.

Alex stopped, she was half way down the corridor.'

"You don't believe me do you?" She turned around and faced her 'aunt and uncle'.

"Well...it's just…that's…a…big accusation to make," Jessica explained, "imagine how your Dad would feel if-"

"I believe you," Ron cut his wife off, "which is why, your not going into there,"

"No, I have to, I have to tell my mum," Alex tried to explain.

Ron shook his head, "no, if I take you in there now, then this person who's pretending to be your Dad might suspect something," he took a deep breathe, "I need you to go back to your dorm, while I speak to Dumbledore and Harry,"

"Ron-" Jessica began.

"Look, I know how the polyjuice potion works," Ron cut her off again, "I've actually used it before and this has actually happened at Hogwarts before with a teacher, it's believable Jess, that's why we have to action,"

"and if your wrong?" Jessica asked.

"Then, I'm wrong, we're wrong," Ron motioned between himself and Alex, "please, can you take Alex back to the common room, then meet me in Dumbledore's office,"

Jessica finally nodded, before turning on her heel and heading toward the Gryffindor common room, Alex closely behind her.

Ron sighed in frustration, but turned and headed toward the Headmasters office. Upon finding the gargoyle was already open, he quickly made his way up the spiral staircase, until finally he came to the waiting room. the door to Dumbledore's office was too opened, and the portraits of the previous headmasters and mistresses were all sitting awake whispering to each other.

Ron walked toward Dumbledore's office, where he found parchment strewn across the room. Suddenly all the colour drained from Ron's face as he recognised Dumbledore lying unconscious across his desk, beneath the parchment, a glance to his left indicated that Professor Dokoft had also been attacked, her slump form against the nearest wall.

With his wand raised, Ron ran out of the office and down the stairs, tripping on the final step as his robes were caught beneath his feet.

As he pulled himself off the ground, he found himself face to face with Snape.

"Dumbledore's been attacked," he said breathlessly, and Snape's emotionless face too drained of what colour it had.

"Get the students into the great hall," Snape yelled as he made his way up to the headmaster's office.

"I know who it is," Ron shouted after him and Snape stopped halfway up the stairs.

"Who?" he asked as he came back down.

"It's Blaise," Ron told him bluntly, "well it's someone acting as Blaise,"

"Find Harry," Snape told him urgently, "I'll get Professor Brown up here and lock the common rooms, hurry,"

Riley had just come out of the change rooms when an owl landed on his shoulder, he recognised the owl as being his Uncle Bill's and wondered briefly why they were writing to him. Carefully he untied the small piece of parchment off the owl's leg and watched as it flew away.

He unfolded it and was surprised to see Alex's neat scrawl on the parchment, rather than his uncles.

Riley,

Hmmm, well I guess this is just a letter to say I'm going back. Fascino Quas has been closed by the ministry and the students are being transferred to England. Hope your training has been going well, maybe soon we'll be reading about you in the daily prophet.

From Alex

A scream came from in front of him, as Riley finished reading the letter, quickly looking up, he watched as Dougie doubled over, his hands clutching his stomach.

Riley ran up to him, as the students began to crowd around, watching him have convulsions. He began to scream again.

"What happened?" Riley asked Dana who was kneeling next to him.

"We were just walking and then he grabbed his stomach and started screaming," She answered on the verge of tears.

"Some body get help," Riley screamed at the crowding students.

Dougie screamed again and all Riley and Dana could do was watch as he writhed in pain. He gasped for air and then he stopped moving.

"Dougie," Riley aid, "Doug," he looked at the boys face, that was covered in sweat.

Dougie blinked, and then closed his eyes, before opening them again, he looked directly at Riley.

"He's got her," he managed to say as he clutched his head, "and she's hurting,"

Riley felt as if he was going to throw up, Alex had gone back to Hogwarts, and now she was in danger.

Ron ran to the rooms where Dumbledore had ordered the potters and Hermione and Blaise to stay. He muttered the password, allowing him entry into the sitting room.

"Ron," Ginny's voice greeted him as he found his sister and Hermione alone in the sitting room.

"Where's Harry?" Ron asked tensely, unsure of what to say to Hermione.

"Him and Blaise have gone down to the kitchen's," Ginny told him.

"Why?" Hermione asked.

But before Ron could reply he was out of the sitting room, running down the corridors, heading toward the kitchen.

He was almost there, his wand raised as he came across Dobby trying to Carry Harry up the stairs.

"Dobby," Ron cried, "What happened?"

"Mister Harry Potter was hit by Mister Blaise," Dobby told him, "then Mr Blaise disappeared with Mister Harry Potter's shiny cloak,"

"Dobby, I need you to go get Professor Snape," Ron told him.

He leant the unconscious Harry against eh wall before disappeared with a crack.

Elf magic, Ron thought to himself as he knelt beside his unconscious friend.

"Harry," Ron said, he prodded his friend in the head with his wand. (A/N: don't ask…), his glasses were missing and his robes were torn slightly as if he had put up a struggle.

Another loud crack indicated that Dobby had returned.

"Mister Snape is on his way," He informed Ron.

"Dobby," Ron said slowly, "Harry…was he hit with a curse?"

"Oh no, Mister Wheezley," Dobby said, "he was hit wit a large rock, right here,"

He pointed to the back of Harry's head, which was bleeding.

Steps down the corridor, indicating someone was coming close to them, Ron prayed that it was Snape.

"Where is he?" Snape's voice filled the corridor, then he saw Harry lying unconscious against the wall.

"He's got the invisibility cloak," Ron said, watching for Snape's reactions.

"Take, Professor Potter to the hospital wing," he instructed Dobby, "Weasley, some with me,"

"But he's still in the castle," Ron protested.

"With an invisibility cloak, might I add," Snape replied as dobby disappeared with Harry, "this intruder has already taken control of one of our teachers, kidnapped Blaise Zabini, attacked both the headmasters, and our defence against the dark arts teacher…I believe it is time we called in reinforcements," and with that, Snape strode up the stairs, before taking a turn and heading down toward the dungeons, Ron close behind him.

Riley sprinted to the headmaster's office. He ran so fast he didn't see the door open, causing him to crash to the ground as he hit. His glasses came off and he heard the familiar sound of the glass cracking. He felt the ground for his glasses, a stinging graze along his elbow form the fall.

"Err, sorry Mister Potter," Professor Morris said as he picked up the boy's glasses.

Riley stopped searching the ground and attempted to get up, he listened, as with a flick of the professor's wand his glasses were fixed and intact.

"Thanks," Riley said as he put his glasses back on, "erm…Dougie's, there's something wrong with him...I don't know if a teachers there yet,"

The professor looked at him, "where is her,"

"He was on the lawn, just outside the change rooms," Riley told him.

"And where are you going?" he asked the boy, not moving.

"I was…err…going to see the headmaster," Riley said truthfully, "I need to get back to Hogwarts," and with that, he sprinted away from the teacher and up the staircase, until finally he reached the headmasters office., vaguely aware that the teacher had followed him.

Without waiting for his assistant to say so, Riley entered the professors office, and upon finding it empty he moved straight toward the fireplace, pot of floo powder above it.

He grabbed a handful and threw it into the fireplace, before stepping into the warm green flames.

"Hogwarts, School of witchcraft and wizardry," he shouted as Professor Morris and the assistant entered the office, both headed toward him, but he was already gone.

Snape paced his office. Who should he call. He couldn't go to the ministry; they wouldn't believe him, besides who would want to attack an innocent teacher and her family?

WHO would want to attack them? Snape thought to himself impatiently.

"Are we going to do something?" Ron finally snapped, "or are we going to just sit here in your office all night when there's some lunatic in the school,"

"Ron, like it or not, this lunatic has been in the school since Hermione came back," Snape sneered, "so you say Alex discovered this, that this person has been disguised as Blaise by using the polyjuice potion?"

Ron nodded.

"I know who can help," he moved toward the fireplace, and just as he was about to throw a handful of floo powder into it, it was filled with the green flames, and a boy tumbled out of it, covered in soot and coughing loudly.

The boy looked at the startled Snape and Ron, unaware that it was only the potions teacher's fireplaces that were connected.

"Riley?" Ron asked, "What are you doing here? You're supposed to be in New Zealand.."

"Mister Potter," Snape cut Ron off, "Can please tell me why you have just come out of my fireplace, when your parents think you are in New Zealand?"

Riley looked at them, brushing the black soot of his clothes, "I'm here to help," he declared.

"Help with what?" Ron asked, playing dumb.

Riley frowned at his uncles, "I know what's going on, this boy, my friend at WQA, he had dreams he saw her crying…then today he said he's got her, and he could feel her pain,"

"Who?" Snape asked, knowing full well he was more than likely talking about Alex.

"Alex," riley looked down at his feet.

"Ron, take, Riley to the Gryffindor common room," Snape instructed him, "I'll be there in a moment,"

Ron nodded and took his nephew out of the dungeons.

Throwing a handful of floo powder into the fireplace, Snape stuck his head into the flames.

"Malfoy Manor," he shouted and he came face to face with the Malfoy's lounge room.

A loud shriek was heard and Snape watched as a young blonde girl ran out of the room. He waited and as he predicted moments later, Lydia Malfoy came into the room, to insect what was going ton on.

"Oh Severus, I'll get Draco," she said as soon as she saw his head in the fireplace.

"Draco come into the room quickly, "what's going on?"

"We need you at the castle," Snape told him, "Blaise is gone,"

Snape pulled his head out of the fireplace, and only seconds later; Draco Malfoy was standing there.

"What do you mean he's gone?" Draco asked as Snape went to eave his office.

"Please Draco, we need to get a move on," Snape said as he hurried along the corridor, his black cloak billowing behind him.

Draco followed him, although he continued to ask questions, "Why does Dumbledore need me, if Potter's here?"

"Because, Harry Potter is in the hospital wing, alongside Professor Dumbledore, Professor Dokoft and Professor Walker," Snape snapped, "and this lunatic has polyjuiced Blaise, god, I should have looked into it more when those ingredients went missing,"

"What?" Draco stopped.

Snape looked at him and for the second time he had known the boy, he saw fear in his silver eyes.

"things have gotten our of control, but we need to protect Hermione and her children," Snape told him, "I need your full support Draco, even in knowing that Blaise might be dead,"

"What?"

Snape turned, to find Hermione and Ginny standing on the staircase behind him.

"Hermione you should be in your rooms," he said simply, ignoring the fact she heard what he just said.

"I tried to keep her there," Ginny said apologetically, "but she was worried about Blaise, him and Harry have been gone a while,"

"Harry is in the hospital wing," Snape told them and Ginny's face fell, "we don't know where Blaise is,"

Hermione fell to the floor, her head in her hands; she drew her knees close to her body.

"Gin," Draco began, "take her to Lil, she's at home,"

"We will send, Alex and Riley there shortly," Snape added in, to which Ginny looked confused at, "Riley is in the castle, he is with Ron,"

And to that Ginny nodded, and took Hermione down to the dungeons to use Snape's fireplace, no questions asked.

He watched from the corner of Snape's office as Ginny stepped into the fireplace, holding his crying Hermione.

As the green flames disappeared, he stepped out of the shadows and pulled the invisibility cloak off his body.

He glanced down at his hand, and even in the dim light form the dungeons he could see that he was turning back into Neville. His skin was no longer the smooth olive skin of Blaise Zabini, but rather the calloused white skin of Neville Longbottom.

He grabbed the flask out of his pocket, to find that it was empty.

No problem, he thought to himself, as long as I've got this, I don't need to be him anymore.

Wrapping the silvery cloak around his body, Neville finally left the potions masters office, heading for the Gryffindor tower, a small piece of parchment with the password, he stole from Dumbledore, in his hand, his wand in the other.

Ron unlocked the portrait, allowing entry for himself and Riley into the common room.

He entered first, finding Jessica waiting for him near the entrance.

"She's with the other kids, but I don't think she's told them," she said quietly to Ron, "Riley?"

Ron looked toward the girl he always considered a niece. She was sitting next to a boy he didn't know, who had his arm around her. She smiled weakly as one of the other students said something, but quickly glanced toward where Ron was standing, his guess was whether or not to see if Jessica was still there waiting.

Riley stepped into the common room, after his uncle. He ignored his auntie and began to scan the room for Alex.

There she was, sitting with Draco, Sam, Nicole and the students from Fascino Quas. Riley froze as he realised Brian had his arm around her. she looked up toward them, but Riley quickly turned around and faced his auntie.

"I'm here on a break,' he told her the story he had agreed with Ron to say, "just thought I'd come visit everyone…"

"Riley, look at who I'm married to, I know when someone is lying, especially went that someone is part Weasley," Jessica told him.

Riley didn't know what to say.

"What are you doing here?" a quiet voice suddenly asked.

Riley turned back around, to find Alex standing in front of him.

"I…um, you see," riley began; clearly Dougie had made a mistake. She was standing right in front of him, obviously not in any pain.

"Riley's here on a short break," Jessica interrupted, "he is supposed to be at the burrow, but he's decide to visit his parents for the night,"

Riley looked past Alex and at Nicole and Draco and Sam, they were all silent, watching them.

"Oh," was Alex's reply.

"Have…have you talked to Dumbledore yet?" she turned to Ron.

"No…um, Professor Dumbledore is in the hospital wing," Ron said quietly, although the other students in the house heard him.

The portrait door opened again and Snape and Draco stepped through.

"Dad, what's going?" Draco jr. stood up.

"Err…nothing, Son," Draco looked at him, "I'm just here visiting Uncle Blaise,"

"A lot of people seem to be doing visiting, "Alex muttered under her breath, but Riley heard her.

"Alex-" Riley began to say.

"Miss Granger," Snape began, "I need to speak with you outside,"

Alex nodded and followed the potions teacher, Ron, Draco and Jessica out of the common room, leaving Riley there.

Riley stood there, the other students staring at him, before Nicole walked over and hugged him tightly.

"How's quidditch," Draco came over to him too.

"Good," Riley heard himself reply.

"You know, I've kind of missed you stealing away my boyfriend so you can practise," Sam said hugging him, "now he follows me everywhere."

"I do not," Draco replied.

"You do actually," Nicole interrupted.

Riley nodded as the three of them began to argue, he was aware that the new Hogwarts students (i.e. Logan, Georgie, etc,) were watching him, but he choose to ignore them.

"Riley, are you ready?" Ron came back into the common room. Nicole, Draco and Sam stopped arguing.

"Where's Alex?" Nicole asked.

"She's uh… still talking to Professor Snape," Ron lied, "she'll be back later."

Riley then followed Ron out of the common room, only to find the group outside waiting silent.

"Right, let's go," Draco said and he began to walk down the corridor.

"What's going on?" Riley asked.

"You're going back to New Zealand Mr. Potter, " Snape answered him without looking at him, "and Miss Granger, here, is going some where safe,"

"No," Riley answered.

"There will be no buts Mr Potter," Snape snarled, "you are not supposed ot be here, you have no idea what is going on, you will be more use to us if you are not here,"

by now they were in the entrance hall, Riley stopped, causing the entire group to stop.

"no," Riley replied more urngently, "did you tell her what Dougie saw?" he looked at Alex who took a step back.

"Mr Potter, there is no need to bring your friend's little dreams into this," Snape pushed.

"he had you Alex," Riley told her, "and you were hurting…that's why I'm here, to stop it from happening,"

Alex looked at him, she was terrified of him, of his words.

"Mr Potter," Snape snarled once again, "she will be safe where we are taking her, so if you are finished I would like to continue,"

the group began to walk again.

Suddenly, Jessica was flung into the wall, with a scream. The men all spun around their wand's raised, but they couldn't seen anyone, Ron moved quickly toward his wife and Draco and Snape were shielding Alex.

Riley could only watch, then suddenly his entire body was searing with pain.

"Riley," he heard Alex scream as he fell to the floor. He didn't know it but the girl went to move to him, only to be stoped by Draco.

"No, stay here," he pushed her behind him.

Neville smiled to himself as he watched the women and the boy fall to the ground.

A frown crossed his face, however, as he watched Malfoy and Snape hold the girl back. That wasn't part of the plan.

He flick his wand, relieving the boy of pain, only for it to be transferred to Ron.

As the red head stood, his wand raised, the curse hit him and he fell to the floor, alongside his wife, his wife spinning across the cold marble.

He glanced at the boy, who was trying to stand and flicked the wand toward him, watching him scream.

Finally, Malfoy stepped away from the girl, Neville grinned evilly to himself.

He stopped all of his curses, hoping Snape would step forward.

He did, but he pulled the girl with him, Neville decided that now he had to take real action. He moved across so that he was on the same side of the entrance hall as Snape. He watched, bored, as Snape moved toward to where Malfoy was standing, over the boy's body.

He waited as the girl knelt beside him, Snape's eye darting all over the hall, searching for something he couldn't see.

Tired of waiting, Neville flicked his wand, making it sound as if someone was walking up the stairs.

Malfoy stepped toward the stairs, as Snape let out a sigh of relief and moved toward Ron and Jessica, giving Neville his chance.

Draco rubbed his temple, what in the hell is going on?

A muffled scream filled the entrance hall and as Draco spun around he saw Alex Granger disappear right in front of him.

A/N: well...I know the ending was kind of abrupt but if I keep writing then I won't have anything left for the next chapter… so you all know what to do… hopefully I'll be able to update by the weekend.

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