Chapter Six

Harry ran into Tonks office at full force nearly knocking Lupin over who had been trying to leave her office. He pushed Lupin into a seat before collapsing into another one.

"What's the matter Harry?" Tonks exclaimed.

Harry tried to catch his breath while trying to come up with the easiest way to tell them that Snape was still alive. He knew as soon as he told them that they would immediately assume so was Sirius. But Harry was not certain if Sirius was dead or not. It was a possibility. The death eaters could have him in captivity and were torturing him now as they spoke. But he was not certain of it. Just like he was not certain on whether or not Snape really had Hermione. Sources had told them that Hermione had been killed. But should he trust the word of a death eater? Should what they say make Harry change his mind about his hope that one-day Hermione would be returned safe and sound. He knew it was an outrageous dream, but one could hope. So he could visit with his friend Ron and see him happy for once. He would spend all of his money just to have Hermione back so Ron could be happy.

"Harry?" Lupin said waving a hand in front of his face.

Harry shook the thoughts from his head and turned to Tonks and Lupin to discuss facts that he could honestly say were true. He was still deciding on whether or not he should tell them about Snape's little comment about Hermione.

"I saw him today," Harry said quieter than he had meant too.

Tonks and Lupin exchanged glances and then looked at Harry quizzically.

"Did you see Ron?" Tonks asked curiously.

Harry shook his head and tried once more to get the information to slip from his mouth and form words so that his two friends could understand who he mean.

"Snape."

Tonks and Lupin exchanged glances before looking at Harry worriedly. He saw the look in their eye and he was surprised his own friends would look at him like that. With worry in their eyes. Fear that he was starting to lose his mind like Neville's parents.

"But Harry Snape was pushed into the black curtain," Lupin told him.

Harry stood up and started pacing the cramped office. As he paced he thought of how he was going to phrase his next response that could very well get him put into a hospital.

"I know he did. I'm the one who pushed him through, but you know that."

Harry stopped pacing and turned to face his worried friends who were now standing as well. He sighed deeply and took a seat that was across the room.

"But I saw what I saw."

Upon their exchanged glances Harry explained everything that had happened. Everything they had talked about. When he was finished he looked over at the two of them expecting to see them still looking at him with worry, but now they wore grave expressions.

"Our informants were right than," Lupin said leaping out of his seat.

Harry jumped out his and crossed the room in two long strides.

"What do you mean your informants were right?" Harry demanded.

Lupin sighed and it was Tonks that was left to explain what Lupin meant by informant.

"We had gotten in an auror to befriend some of the biggest death eaters to bring them down when they overheard two death eaters talking about how Snape was alive and he had married the new Dark Queen. WE went to the minister of magic on the matter and he pushed it aside saying he needed evidance to support the theory. There was never any evidence found so the matter was dropped," Tonks explained.

Harry was shocked beyond belief that the Dark Queen could have been stopped. And now she had a legion of death eaters on her side that no one could find and it could have all been prevented. Harry's hatred for the minister grew with ever second that passed.

"You mean…" Harry let his sentence hang in the air knowing the other two would know what he was talking about.

Lupin nodded and looked down upon Harry seeing the confusion, pain, regret, and anger come together in his eyes. But only one won out. And that was anger.

"Was there any talk on Hermione?" Harry asked.

Upon seeing them shake their head Harry dashed out of the room in search of Ron and Ginny. He had to tell them.

Hermione slid her fingers over a black door. She opened the door and quietly entered so she didn't alert the inpatient of her arrival. She always liked to surprise the animal living there. She pulled out her wand and thought of the spell she was looking for. Fire burst out of the torches that were strategically placed around the room. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the animal she kept in the room scurry into a corner of the room and hide. Hermione laughed wickedly and found herself walking over to it.

"Why Sirius I didn't know you were such a coward."

A/N: Muwahaha! Muwahaha! I'm so evil. I bet all you Sirius fans out there want to hex me and throw large snowballs at me. Oh and just a random thought potato. And another random thought Snowflake. Oh and Call Moses it's a miracle I updated.