Ch 11 Terror and Truce

"Little Weasley has a temper! Put down your wand our I'll..." neither would ever know what Malfoy was planning to do, Because with a swish of her wand Malfoy had vanished. He literally vanished.

"What did you do?" Harry asked.

Ginny stayed stalk still, she hadn't moved since Malfoy disappeared. She stayed that way for a long time. Then, without warning, she fell over, and it was only thanks to Harry's seeker reflex's that he caught her.

Harry lifted her up and started running back to the village but, changing his mind, turned and ran into the shack.

Inside the house he ran down the tunnel and out onto the Hogwarts grounds. He looked around but saw no one, so kept running.

He got to the entrance hall, gasping fro breath. He yelled for help but heard nothing but silence in response. 'Where is everyone!?' he asked himself in panic. He yelled again, and started up the stairs heading for the hospital wing.

"Mr. Potter! What is the meaning..." Professors McGonagall never finished her sentence. But, seeing Ginny, motioned for Harry to follower her. Harry started up the stairs as quickly as he could and McGonagall turned around and muttered a levitation charm.

'Why didn't I think of that?' Harry thought vaguely, before all thought was forced from his mind by a small whimper from Ginny. As he followed McGonagall he realized that they were not on there way to the hospital wing, but instead were en rout to Dumbledore's office.

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An hour later, Harry replayed the incident with Dumbledore in his mind.

"I want to know what is going on!" Harry had yelled at the Headmaster.

"You will be informed in due time Mr. Potter" the Headmaster responded.

"Lousy old coot" Harry muttered.

"Need I remind you Harry that insulting the Haedmaster while he is trying to find out what is wronge with your girlfriend is not the smartest thing one could do." Dumbledore said easily.

"I'm sorry sir" Harry whispered a reply "I'll wait out side."

And so he had been for the past 50 minutes. He banged his head against the gargoyle statue for the 1000th time that minute.

'Why am I here?" he wondered aloud "Why am I not in there?"

"Because Mr. Potter you would only get in the way. But I suppose that's what your best at isn't it?

"Professor Snape, so nice of you to come here and Mock me." Harry stated.

"Your sarcasm Potter will not get you anywhere in life"

"I could get farther with my sarcasm than you have or will ever get." Harry shot back.

"I know you do not like me Mr. Potter and don't worry the feelings are mutual." Snape seemed to stop to consider weather to continue or not "I offer a sort of truce between us Potter."

"What do you mean?" Harry asked slightly weary of anything offered by Snape.

"I mean Mr. Potter that we shal trust each other seing as we're on the same side" Snape offered his hand and Harry took it, if not a little reluctantly.

"Glad to see something like this." Came Dumbledore's voice. Both Snape and Harry jumped as neither had realized the Headmaster had been standing there. "Mr. Potter if you'll fommow me, Ginny wishes to see you"

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