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Chapter 12 Surprises keep coming

Knowing that there was a chance that something might happen when he was with Dudley, he had given his cousin some basic instructions. Showing him the twist that would send the wand into his hand he warned Dudley that if he ever saw him start to do that to back away from him and stay out of the line of fire. If he saw his wand drop into his hand or if curses start flying, he was to duck and get the hell out of the way. If he told him to run, he was supposed to head for the largest group of people as fast as possible then head for home not wait for him and most important if he saw men in black robes and white masks to run in the opposite direction no questions asked. Harry did not want another death on his conscience.

Seeing the way Harry moved his wrist and watching him take a step back and to the side from the group which got them out of the line of fire Dudley realised that there might be a problem. While the wand was not in his hand yet it soon would be, so grabbing Peter and William by the arm he took several steps back separating them more. Peter seemed confused but William had noticed the reaction to Harry's name and pushed both teens behind him while slipping his hand into the side pocket of his pants to grasp his wand not pulling it all the way out in case it was a mistake.

Harry noticed all this while keeping a close eye on Sergio. "Who are you and why do you know my name?"

"You know who I am Harry, we met at the library, then I escorted you home, remember?" Sergio replied never taking his eyes off Harry.

"You know what I'm talking about I saw it in your eyes. Tell your friend to leave or make him come around where I can keep an eye on him."

"I'm not your enemy Harry"

"Do it Gambelli or this conversation is over; I want to see him leave or join us."

Sergio nodded, without ever taking his eyes off Harry he called out "Okay Will that's the last of it go ahead and dismiss the others then you can leave."

Will waved his agreement and left the room after a curious look at group. As soon as he was gone, Harry twisted his hand completely and his wand dropped down neatly from the holster into his waiting palm. Holding it in front of him but not pointing directly at Sergio he motioned the other three boys to move further back. He heard a whisper behind him and knew that Tonks was probably summoning assistance. He could feel that she was moving in closer. Waving his wand at the front of the room, he closed and locked the windows and door. He could see the other boys jump but did not take time to do more then cast them a reassuring smile.

"I am asking again how do you know my name and I want an answer", seeing his eyes flick over to the three boys Harry continued, "obviously they know what and who I am, so talk" He wondered how he could have been so wrong in is estimation of the man in front of him. He had been sure that he was trustworthy his instincts had told him so.

Sergio stiffened as there were several loud cracking sounds around him and the boys gave a startled jump as Remus and Snape, wearing the same disguise that he had donned the previous day, suddenly appeared; taking in the situation at a glance their wands were immediately pointed at Sergio as they placed themselves between him and Harry. Tonks appeared from the side and placed herself in front of the other boys acting as if she had Apparated in as well and not been there all along.

Dudley heard William whisper "Oh fuck" leaning over he asked, "What's the matter", pausing he add, "Besides the obvious I mean."

Peter watch with wide eyes all that was happening and for once was keeping his mouth shut.

"That's Professor Lupin he was one of our DADA instructors but he had to leave when everyone found he was…" here he broke off turning to look at the other two worriedly for a minute, "um, never mind. The other guy I don't know but he looks dangerous, probably an Auror or something like that. Anyway, be real careful what you say around them, try not to talk at all it could be hazardous to your health."

Peter realised that both boys were staring at him and mimed zipping his lip and locking it.

Dudley whispered back, "yeah the one that looks like a vampire came by our house once; he was arsehole, scary but definitely an arsehole."

"I don't know who the lady is but if she's here she is probably an Auror also although with that hair you never can tell", William whispered, staring at the purple and pink streaks in Tonks hair.

"Their like cops or something right William", Peter said excitedly, slapping his hands over his mouth as the two stared at him.

Tonks tried to hold down a giggle as she heard the boys whispering behind her

"Harry what's going on here, Tonks said that it looked like there was trouble," Remus asked keeping his attention focused on the man in front of him. He recognized him at once as the man that had escorted Harry back to headquarters when he ran away. He could not help growling a little at the thought that Harry had been alone with this man. 'What if he was a Deatheater Harry could have been killed.'

Snape did not say anything although he too had recognized the man; he left the questioning up to Remus knowing that it was something that he was surprisingly good at, usually. Snape's job was to watch his back and to protect that fool Gryffindor. 'Figures he was causing trouble again', he thought with a snort.

Sergio kept his hands in plain sight; 'Well shite' he thought 'out of all the people that had to walk into his defence class it had to be Harry Potter. That at least explains why the other two look so familiar he should have realised that last night. He had just gotten out of the habit of expecting wizards to show up.'

"I only told him my first name when he brought me back. But when we were being introduced just now I told him my full name; Remus he recognized my name and my scar then he pretended not to." Harry tried to speak in a calm careful voice not wanting Remus to do anything rash, he could hear the low growling the man was doing. Harry found himself giving a swift glance to Snape for help; when he met Snape's eyes he nodded to Remus who beginning to tremble slightly as the questioning continued. He mouthed, "Help him".

Remus was glaring at Sergio his brown eyes becoming more amber by the minute as he growled, "Who the hell are you and what do you want with Harry? Why are you here today? Who sent you?"

"My name is Sergio Gambelli; I don't want anything with Harry. I never knew who he was last night; I did not bother asking for last names. Unless they volunteer it I don't go into a lot of background on the teens I help." Sergio was beginning to get a little annoyed, he could see the reason for the overreaction since this was Harry Potter the Boy-Who-Lived, but it was not as if he had done anything wrong.

"You still haven't said who you are, you are not just a Muggle not if you recognized Harry's name; I want answers now or you are going to be very sorry."

"Get the wand out of my face and I will answer you, I have done nothing wrong and I will not put up with this any longer." Sergio snapped his patience running to a close.

Remus amber eyes flashing literally bared his fangs as he stepped forward, "What are you going to do about it?"

Snape decided that enough was enough, not that he was agreeing with the worried glances that Potter was giving him. Stepping forward he placed his hand on Remus's arm gently guiding it down, "Remus its okay, Po-Harry is fine, there is no danger not with me and Tonks and you here. Why don't you talk to Po-Harry and his friends while I straighten this out?" In a lower whisper, "you don't want to scare him or his friend's do you?"

Remus shook himself slightly looking at Harry he saw the worried look on his face, closing his eyes and taking several deep breaths he relaxed a little, Severus was right. Harry was safe and there was no point in scaring the other boys not to mention Harry. Opening his eyes that were once more a warm shade of brown, he turned to Harry once more looking like the gentle man that he was and not like an attacking warrior.

"Harry I'm sorry for worrying you, why don't we go over here and you can introduce me to your friends." Remus spoke in a calm voice and gestured for Harry to put away his wand. He waved Tonks over to Severus and with a gesture invited the three boys to his side.

Snape snorted derisively, 'honestly the werewolf was just too protective of the brat, and one of these days it was going to get him into trouble. With a sneer at Tonks who moved up beside him, he turned back to Gambelli; he had recognized the name, now starring at his face, he realised that he recognised the features as well. "Your uncle is a Potions Master in Florence is he not Mr. Gambelli?"

"Yes he is and I graduated from Beauxbatons in '88 so yes I do know who Harry Potter is and no I don't have any connections to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. It was only a coincidence that I met him yesterday and that he is in my class today are we finished now, it has been a long day and I have better things to do right now."

Before Snape could answer a door in the back of the room opened and Will, Sergio's assistant, walked into the room heading for Harry, a clipboard in hand. "If I could just get your signature Harry I can finish my paper work, I have you down for twice a week if that is okay just sign on the bottom."

Checking to see that the others had hid their wands at the first sign of the door opening Harry sighed and reached out a hand for the clipboard.

Suddenly he was pushed back into Remus as the clipboard went flying out of Will's hand. Remus managed to catch him and keep him from falling. Looking around confusedly he saw that Sergio stood in his place lowering his foot from where it had connected with the hand of his assistant. Both Snape and Tonks had their wands out and a second later so did Remus and Harry.

Sergio ignored them focusing on his assistant, "What the hell is going on Will? Why would you do something like this?"

"What are you talking about and why the hell did you attack me?" Will sputtered backing up a step. He seemed to be stroking the bracelet he wore.

"I never told you his name nor did I ask you to bring in a clipboard to sign him up for anything. Is it a portkey, is that what it is, how you could do this, you're my friend as well as my employee."

Will looked at him in disgust, "You're a fool Sergio The Dark Lord is going to win, and I for one would like to be on his side." With sudden cracks, the room was suddenly full of Deatheaters.

Harry didn't hesitate but started flinging spells off as fast as he could pronounce them. Thankfully, from the corner of his eye he had seen Dudley hit the floor and take the other two with him. They were behind the main group and would be out of danger for the moment but just to be sure, he called out Speculum Ambitus and a shimmering light flowed up from a circle around the boys almost like a hazy mirror. It acted as one as well which became evident when a stray spell came too close; the spell flowed around the circle then reflected back to the owner.

He began trying to move away from the group to draw their fire; he felt Remus grabbing his arm and shook him off. They were close to the wall but too spread apart to be effective. If he could get the Deatheaters centred on him then the others could attack from the rear and side. Inwardly he was amazed at how calm he was, he had thought for sure he would be panicking by now. Guess having to fight Deatheaters on a regular basis did a lot for confidence he thought. He smiled a little, wait until Ron realized that the lessons in strategy were actually taking hold. He was finally in a position that the Deatheaters were almost to the side of the others. Looking around as he continued to duck and fire off spells, he saw that Tonks and Snape had figured out what he was doing and had begun moving also. Remus was staying closer to Dudley and the others and Sergio was really moving out there although his attacks were mostly physical

. Soon the Deatheaters were caught in a crossfire and things really began to heat up. He was not trying to kill them just to incapacitate them; of course, that did not go for the others. Snape was throwing off dark curses and taking out someone each time. He found himself wincing when he saw Snape throw a curse that for a third time had a Deatheater clutching his groin then sinking to the ground in agony. 'Must remember to ask him what that one is', he thought. 'I could accidentally use it on some Slytherins. Not Malfoy of course, since now he is on our side but I'm sure there will be others who could use a lesson in manners.'

Snape was furious as he fought alongside Tonks while keeping a careful eye on Remus at the same time. 'How the hell did Potter get involved in these things', he thought angrily? 'When this was over he intended to let that brat know exactly what he thought about him always putting others in danger; if anything happened to Remus he would hex the brat regardless of what the wolf thought.' Snape eyed the spell around the three boys on the ground and had to admit it was pretty good, even if he did not recognise it, not that he would ever admit that in million years. 'At least he had the sense to get the others under protection; I wonder if the wolf would notice if I accidentally stupefied him?'

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