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(Same Day)
He stirred the last remains of the potion and waited for her to return, she said it would only take a minute. That was over an hour ago. He couldn't forget the worried and sick look she gave him, along with her famous 'really-I'm-all right smile. He stared down into the bubbling cauldron. She was hiding something, he remembered her questioning endlessly about her mission, if Voldemort wouldn't give it to someone else. he told her to go through with it. She wouldnt tell him what it was.
He looked at the great grandfather clock that stood beside the potion cabnet. It was almost 12:35, he decided to go and look for her. Closing his private store room door he walked through his classroom only to find the door burst open. "Severus! You must come hurry!" Mcgonagall was in a fit of tears, he nodded slowly and went with her to the entrance to Dumbledors office, there were at least 4 other professors there. Professor sinistra was comforting a hystericall professor sprout.
They ran up the stair way and entered the office, Madem Pomfrey was standing over something covered in a blue blanket, Professor Flitwick was shaking his head and dabbing at his eyes with a hankirchief three sizes too big. He looked confused at them both for a moment before Mcgonagall pointed at the lump. "Did you hear anything severus?"
He seemed to have left his voice down in the dungeons because all he could do was shake his head. Dumbledore lay peaceful beneath the blue blanket.. Something wasn't right, he was no fool he knew what had happened. But how.. How could she of all the people do this? She knew Dumbledore, she was practically raised by Dumbledore as a daughter. She ran, and he knew where. "Minerva... was... anything found? Besides.." he turned to face the fireplace he couldn't look at him any longer. Mcgonagall gave a ragged sighed followed by a sudden hiccup. "N-nothing but this..." She handed him a wand that seemed to bleed on its own.
Why would she leave her wand? Much less leave evidence that it had been her. He looked back at Mcgonagall, she seemed to be watching him with interest rather then grievance. "Severus do you know..." "I can only guess Minerva, and... I have yet to find the answer myself." He turned and walked out of the hall ignoring Professor Sinistras calls and Professor Sprouts questions. He had to find her, he had to know why.
He couldn't possibly know where she went, hiding was more and more scarce for the Death Eaters since everyone has been on the watch. He doubted highly that she was hiding somewhere in hogsmeade. More for the closeness rather then the inhabitance. He decided to go to the only place he had left. Voldemort.