Chapter 4 - Everytime

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Hermione hummed to herself as she got dressed, looking over, she saw Ginny squinting her eyes and pulling the blankets over herself. She shook her head, she was glad she hadn't given herself a hangover, apparently Ginny had one though, it was a good thing today was the beginning of the weekend….she decided that she'd try and find Severus, maybe she could somehow get him to talk about his life…she really didn't want to come right out and say "By the way, if you haven't already, you're going to become a death eater and you really should refrain from taking the mark." even though he knew of them being from the future she was sure that wouldn't go over well.
Present Time:

Severus awoke with more memories sweeping through his head, he groaned and proceeded to get up. He got dressed in his usual teaching robes and smirked when he remembered that Albus was suppose to bring the two chits back, he quickly made his way to his fireplace and flooed himself to Albus' office.

He dusted himself off as he stepped out of the fireplace.

Albus looked up from the parchment he was writing on. "Ah…I suppose you're here to see to it that I bring the girls back?"

Severus nodded as he walked up to his desk.

Albus' eyes twinkled as he stood up and walked around the desk. He pulled a time turner from around his neck and turned it a few times before handing it to Severus along with an invisibility cloak that he had pulled out of his robes pocket. "I was originally planning on going back and getting them myself, but since you're here, you can do it Severus…just remember not to let your younger self see you or Lucius' younger self…once you have both girls…turn the time turner five times to the right…good luck." Before Severus could argue with him, the room began to change. He cursed at the Headmaster as he went back in time.

Back in the Past:

He found himself in the same room, the only difference was that the furniture was arranged differently. Luckily, the younger version of Albus wasn't in his office…..Severus slipped on the invisibility cloak the Headmaster had given him and began to walk out of Albus' office.

Severus began to wander around the halls, trying to think of where the damned Gryffindors could be at….he had no idea where the female Weasley would be but he did know of the one place the little know-it-all would go to…the library. He began walking towards the library and stopped near the doors to the library when he saw a certain bushy haired girl standing outside next to the entrance talking to a black haired boy. His eyes widened in surprise when he realized that it was him that she was talking to. He moved closer so he could hear what they were saying.

"Hermione….I've been meaning to ask you this….why did your friend call me professor when she first saw me? Am I a professor in your time?"

Hermione stared at him in surprise, unsure of what to say….she didn't want to lie to him. "Yes….I really can't tell you much more than that, I'm sorry."

The younger Severus nodded in understanding.

"I'm going to go and do some studying in the library…would you like to join me?" She asked, trying to change the subject.

"Sure…I don't have anything else to do." He replied, they both turned and walked inside the library.

Severus mouth dropped open in shock when he watched one of his brightest students…though he'd never tell anyone he thought that…tell his younger self that he was a professor in the future. He groaned in frustration…damn chit didn't know when to keep her mouth shut and now he had to wait until one of them left the library before he could take the girl and go after Miss Weasley….he really had no desire to relive his schooldays. He quickly entered the library as two people exited and went over to the table that he and his student were currently occupying. He leaned against the bookshelf behind Hermione and hoped no one would come over to grab a book where he was at.

Soon, about an hour later, his younger self left for his dormitory and Hermione was packing her books into her bag. She clenched her teeth in frustration, she really wanted to get right to the point with him but she knew she couldn't, when she had asked about his family, he reacted angrily at first and then said he'd rather not talk about his home life. She felt like kicking something but took a deep breath instead and finished putting the rest of her books into her bag.

Severus watched her for a moment, noticing the frustrated expression on her normally calm face, before lunging at her. He threw part of his cloak over her, grabbed her around the waist with one hand and covered her mouth with his other hand, dragging her into the back of the library where no one was at. She struggled against him and attempted to grab her wand but Severus was too quick, he released his hold on her waist, snatched her wand out of her hand and pulled his own wand out, quickly casting a silencing spell. He took his other hand off of her mouth and she turned around to face him.

Hermione let out a gasp of surprise as she faced him. "Professor Snape…..what…how did you get here? Why are you here?"

Severus sneered at her. "The Headmaster sent me to get you and Miss Weasley out of here….now where is your friend?"

"Wait…why did Professor Dumbledore send you? I was under the impression that I was to use my own time turner to take myself back when the time was right….and why didn't he come instead?" Hermione asked, she didn't want to leave until she and Ginny somehow stopped both Severus and Lucius from taking the mark.

"He sent me now because I do not want you or Miss Weasley interfering in things that are not your concern." He growled.

"Not our concern? But sir…the headmaster asked for us…well he asked me to do this….I just wanted to help." Hermione said.

Severus glared at her. "Your help is no longer needed Miss Granger."

Hermione stared at him in silence, for some reason it hurt her to hear him say that to her.

"I am asking you again….where is Miss Weasley?"

"I'm not sure, the last time I saw her, she was sleeping. She could be at the pitch or hanging out with Lily or Lucius…though I'm not sure where they'd be." Hermione replied.

"Let's go check the pitch first." Severus said, gritting his teeth in frustration as he waited for her to move.

"Wait…give me my wand back." She told him. Severus thrust her wand back into her hand and waited for her to began walking.

She began to get out from under the cloak when Severus grabbed her arm and pulled her back roughly, she lost her balance and stumbled into him, nearly knocking him over. He grasped her by her arms to steady her before speaking. "Try not to be so clumsy." He sneered. Hermione glared at him. "That will be 10 points off Gryffindor when we get back for glaring at a teacher….now stay under here, I don't need my younger self trying to talk to you again." He hissed as he released her arms.

Hermione sighed and began to walk in front of him, heading towards the entrance hall.

They walked outside and headed for the Quidditch pitch….

Then they went to the astronomy tower…

And afterwards they headed to Gryffindor Tower…still no Ginny….

Severus groaned in frustration as he walked behind Hermione, where the hell was the damned girl…his patience was wearing thin and he was tempted to reveal himself to one of the faculty members…preferably Albus since he seemed to know everything, and demanded to know where the girl was.

"Let's go check the lake." Hermione said as she began walking.

"Why didn't you mention this when we were by the lake Miss Granger?" He snarled as he followed her.

Hermione sighed. "I just thought about it."

Ginny sighed as she sat down by the lake, deep in thought. She had a lot of thoughts running through her head this morning, she smiled as she thought about the girls night out. She had trouble remembering part of what happened due to her drinking too much but she did remember discussing Lucius…suddenly she heard someone say her name and she stood up, she looked around but couldn't see anyone. Ginny let out a scream as someone grabbed her, she started to struggle as some sort of material was thrown over her until she saw Professor Snape and Hermione standing behind her. "Sir…what are you doing here?" She asked.

"I was sent here to bring you two back before either of you could say something more idiotic."

"Idiotic? Sir….what are you talking about?" Hermione asked.

"You told my younger self and Lucius that you were from the future…and like I already told you Miss Granger, I do not need either of you meddling in things that are none of your concern." He sneered at them as he took out the Headmaster's time turner.

"But we can't leave yet!" Ginny protested.

Severus looked over at her. "The past is not your concern anymore."

The red head gritted her teeth, trying to calm her infamous temper that threatened to break free as he turned the time turner…the lake began to change until they were now back in their own time.

Severus took off the invisibility cloak and began to walk towards the entrance to the castle not caring whether or not the two girls followed him. Hermione and Ginny followed behind him…both were upset that they had not been able to change the past.

Present Time:

Albus smiled when he heard his door open and saw Severus walking in, Hermione and Ginny coming in behind him.

"Miss Granger, Miss Weasley." He greeted them and looked over at Severus. "I think you should head to your rooms Severus…Lucius decided to pay you another visit and is awaiting you there."

Severus groaned in frustration as he turned and exited the room, his black robes billowing behind him.

Hermione walked towards the Headmaster's desk. "Sir what happened? Why did you have us come back so soon?"

"Well….Severus was getting a bit frustrated at his memories changing and Lucius came by…he knows what's going on and so I had no choice but to bring you two back here…I was going to bring you back yesterday but I decided to wait until today to get you, I figured you could at least have one last night in the past."

Hermione and Ginny stared at him. "But we…we failed.."

Albus interrupted her, his blue eyes twinkling mischievously. "You did not fail….your mission has barely begun…you may not have been able to change the past…but you can still change the future….remember to keep an open mind."

The girls looked at each other…was he implying that they could still change their professor and Lucius Malfoy? They wanted to ask the headmaster but his tone signaled the end of the conversation.

Hermione and Ginny smiled at him before turning and leaving the room.

Albus smiled, his plan was going exactly the way he wanted it to.

As soon as the girls walked into their common room they were practically attacked by their friends. It was a bit awkward for Harry and Ginny, they finally settled on a handshake as they greeted each other. Ron pulled Ginny and Hermione towards him in a bone crushing hug, Draco smiled at both of them before hugging them as well.

A tall man walked into the room, it was Sirius. He smiled at the girls and went over and hugged them. "Can you two forgive an old man for trying to hit on you in his past?"

Hermione laughed. "You are anything but old Sirius."

"We forgive you." Ginny grinned.

"Hit on you….Sirius! You didn't!" Harry looked shocked at his Godfather.

Sirius smirked. "What can I say…I love women."

"You didn't do anything right?" Ron asked while looking a little green at the idea of Sirius and his sister or best friend snogging or something worse.

Hermione and Ginny laughed again. "No he was just being a little too friendly." Ginny replied with a smile.

Harry and Ron made gagging noises as they sat down.

"So you were a ladies man?" Draco asked as he sat down next to the guys.

"You could say that." Sirius grinned as he also sat down.

Soon, they all began asking questions.

"Did you meet my mum and dad?" Harry asked.

"What was my father like back then?" Draco looked at them.

"Yeah what was his father like towards you two? And Snape?" Ron added.

Hermione and Ginny laughed. "One question at a time guys."

An hour or so later, after much discussion of their few days spent in the past, everyone went off in different directions except Hermione and Ginny. They stayed in the common room, reading books. Ginny was reading a romance novel and Hermione was reading a book on shape shifting. Suddenly a tapping noise was heard at the window. Ginny put her book down and got up, she headed over to the window and opened it, a black owl flew in with a parchment tied to it's leg. The bird landed on Hermione's lap, hooting softly at her. She smiled at the owl as she untied the parchment from it's leg and unfolded it. She began to read it out loud.

Miss Granger,

See me in my classroom at 8 o'clock tonight, bring Miss Weasley along with you.

Professor Snape

"I wonder what he wants." Ginny said.

"We'll find out." Hermione sighed as she got up, the owl hooted again and took off out the window.

Later on that evening:

The girls began to make their way to the dungeons, wondering why the potions master wanted to see them.

They walked down the long corridor in the dungeons and finally arrived at Severus' classroom. Hermione knocked on the door and was greeted with a stern, "Enter."

The girls walked in and were shocked to see Lucius Malfoy standing next to their professor.

"Um…you wanted to see us sir?" Ginny looked at the Potions professor, avoiding Lucius cold stare.

Severus nodded. "Follow me." He turned and walked towards a wall….he really despised the idea of having two of his students see his personal rooms but Lucius insisted he talk to Miss Weasley alone, he wanted to talk to Her…Miss Granger alone as well….since when did he start referring to her by her first name….oh yes…in the past, he gritted his teeth in anger as he tapped his wand on the wall. "If either of you utters a word about anything dealing with my rooms, I will personally see to it that you are expelled." He hissed as the wall slid open to reveal his rooms. Everyone walked in and Lucius looked over at Severus.

"Where are Miss Weasley and I to talk in?" He asked, looking in distaste at Ginny as he spoke.

Severus sat down on his couch. "Go into my room…don't do anything stupid." He warned him.

Lucius turned and walked towards the door leading into Severus' bedroom, Ginny trailed behind him.

As they shut the door Severus turned to Hermione who was sitting down in the armchair next to the couch.

"So, why did the old man want you and Miss Granger to go back in time?" Lucius asked, he hadn't really got much of an explanation from the Headmaster.

Ginny stared at him before speaking. "To help you….to stop you and possibly stop Professor Snape from getting the mark."

"How heroic...he wasted his time." He sneered at her.

Ginny's eyes flashed angrily as he finished speaking. "You arrogant git!" She shouted with a sneer of her own, her temper getting the best of her. "He wanted to stop you from ever becoming a death eater!"

Lucius clenched and unclenched his fists….he was infuriated…the little chit had the nerve to not only sneer back at him but to yell at him. "Do not call me names you stupid little girl!" He growled.
Ginny glared at him. "Then don't act like one….and I am not a stupid little girl! I don't kiss the feet of a madman!" She couldn't believe what she was saying to the known death eater…but the words just kept coming out.

"So…what did you want to talk to me about professor?" Hermione asked.

Severus started to speak when suddenly yelling could be heard.

"It sounds like they're getting along." Hermione mumbled sarcastically.

Severus smirked as he heard her comment. "Yes….they seem to be getting along quite well…I never knew Miss Weasley could yell like that."

"You'd be surprised." Hermione chuckled.

Severus stared at her for a moment before speaking. "Why did you go back in time?" The headmaster had already explained to him why, but he wanted to hear Hermione's reasons.

"I wanted to help….I wanted to stop you and Luc…Mr. Malfoy from ever becoming involved with the death eaters."

"How Gryffindor of you." Severus sneered at her.

Hermione glared at him. "What's that suppose to mean?"

"Watch your tongue Miss Granger…Gryffindors are known for heading face first into danger, trying to be heroic." He drawled.

Hermione glared even more at him.

Lucius was beyond infuriated now, he took a few deep breaths before he walked up towards her, looking down at her….how dare this insolent little chit talk back to him. "Do not speak of things which you do not understand!"

"I understand perfectly….Voldemort is a psychopathic madman! You follow a man who would not hesitate to kill you or your family!" She spat at him while staring into his cold gray eyes.

Lucius was stunned into silence.

"Answer me this…why do you serve someone who enjoys humiliating you? Do you enjoy having the cruciatus performed on you?" Ginny glared at him, seething in anger at him.

"How dare you!" He growled, finally regaining his voice. "You talk of things which you do not know!"

She walked towards him. "I know exactly what I am speaking about. You just hate hearing what I have to say because it's the truth and you know it, you pompous, arrogant, bastard!" She yelled at him as she turned and stormed out of the room.

Lucius shook with anger as he watched her leave the room, he cursed and punched the wall behind him, instantly regretting that action as a sharp pain went through his now bleeding knuckles.

Severus was about to speak when the door to his room slammed open and a furious looking Ginny stormed out, her face flushed in anger. Hermione and Severus watched as she made her way out of his rooms. Lucius walked out, holding his injured hand as he made his way to the fireplace.

"I told you not to do anything stupid." Severus said.

Lucius just glared at both of them before grabbing a pinch of floo powder and flooing back to his manor.

"I have to go sir…I need to see if Ginny is alright." Hermione said before rushing out of the room.

Severus sighed and watched as she left before getting up and heading to his room.

Ginny damn near ran out of the dungeons, she could feel the tears that threatened to spill down her face. She made her way to her dormitory, furious with herself for ever thinking she could help the death eater.
Lucius stepped out of his fireplace and into his bedroom, he groaned as he watched Narcissa walk into the room.

"Hello Lucius…welcome home." She said huskily, she walked up to him and tried to kiss him but Lucius pushed her away.

"Not now Narcissa." He said as he made his way to the living room of his manor.

The blonde haired witch pouted. "Why?"

Lucius ignored her and proceeded to go into his living room, he sat down on his couch and called for a house elf.

Elsa, the house elf appeared. "Yes master?"

"Get me a bottle of fire whiskey and a glass." He said.

The elf smiled. "Yes, Elsa go get it for Master now." With a pop she was gone.

Seconds later, she appeared with a glass and fire whiskey, she set it down on the coffee table in front of Lucius and disappeared again.

Lucius reached out and uncapped the bottle, pouring the liquor into the glass. He grabbed the glass and took a gulp of it. It burned down to his stomach as he drank….slowly he could feel his anger disappearing as he drank more.

Draco was on his way to his dormitory when he watched as Ginny ran by him, her eyes glistening with tears, he turned around and tried to catch up with her.

"Ginny"

Ginny slowed down when she heard her name and turned around to find Draco panting as he caught up with her.

"What's wrong?" He asked as he tried to catch his breath.

"Your father is a complete arsehole! No offense." She told him.

Draco smirked at her. "Father can be very difficult at times, I take it you told him about your little trip?"

The red head nodded.

"Well, give him some time to cool off, he'll come to his senses sooner or later." The blonde haired boy smiled at her. "Now, you should be getting some sleep."

Ginny smiled back at him and hugged him before turning and heading to her dormitory, wiping her tears away as she walked.

"Ginny! What happened?" Hermione yelled as she ran towards her.

"Lucius Malfoy, that's what happened." She said. "He's an arrogant, self-centered, bastard."

Hermione smirked. "Yes, Professor Snape and I could hear you yelling."

Ginny laughed. "Was I that loud? Well, anyway, I just talked to Draco and he told me to let his father cool off."

"That's probably a good idea, he knows his father better than any of us obviously." Hermione agreed as they walked into their common room.

A dark haired man walked towards her, he reached out and pulled her towards him. She wrapped her arms around this mysterious man and looked up at him…her eyes widened as she took in the mans features, this was not a mysterious man, this was Professor Snape!

Hermione woke up from her dream and sat up. That was some dream, she couldn't believe she was dreaming of her professor! Looking over at the bed next to her, she saw Ginny was fast asleep. She decided to get some fresh air, looking at the clock she saw it was already midnight. Hermione pulled a robe out from her trunk and slipped it on along with her shoes, she quietly walked out of the room and made her way towards the lake.
Hermione pulled her wand out and whispered "Lumos." She slowly began walking down the stairs from Gryffindor Tower, she hoped she didn't run into anyone as she made her to the lake.

As she walked outside, she turned the light off of her wand and proceeded to walk towards the lake. It was a beautiful night out, the moonlight shone over the lake. She smiled as she sat down near it, staring out over the lake.

She thought about everything that had happened in the past few days….her thoughts were suddenly interrupted when a light shone over her, she looked over and saw her Potions Master standing near her, his wand lit. She stared at him, the man was still in his teaching robes…was that all he ever wore….she also began to wonder what he was doing out in the middle of the night. "Miss Granger, what are you doing out here?" He scowled as he put the light out.

Hermione stared out onto the lake as she responded. "I'm thinking."

Severus debated whether or not to deduct house points and send her back into the castle….but he found himself feeling curious as to what she was thinking about.

"What could you possibly have to think about out here Miss Granger?" He asked, trying to sound as stern as possible.

Hermione looked at him in surprise….since when did he give a damn what his students thoughts were? Especially hers?

"Uh…no offense professor…but why do you care what I'm thinking about?"

Severus responded as he stared out onto the lake. "I'd like to know what it is that is on your mind that has caused you to sneak out here after curfew."

"Well…just everything from the past few days….I can't get it out of my head…" She trailed off.

"Hmm…well get back to your dormitory before I begin deducting house points." He replied.

Hermione stared at him in silence….one moment he's actually being somewhat civil and now he has gone back to being his stern self….Hermione shook her head in confusion and began to head back inside. "Goodnight professor."

Severus watched her as she made her way back into the castle….what was wrong with him? Why did he care what she was thinking about? He mentally kicked himself for acting that way and started heading back inside the school.

One Week Later, In the evening:

Lucius paced around the kitchen of his manor, distracted in his thoughts. Finally the words of Miss Ginny Weasley rang through his head.

"Answer me this...why do you serve someone who enjoys humiliating you? Do you enjoy having the cruciatus performed on you?"

For a week now that line that she had said to him along with how she had spoken to him in his past had been replaying in his mind. He was about to sit down when his mark began to burn.

Groaning in pain, he summoned his cloak and mask and apparated out of his manor.

Hermione walked towards the Potions classroom for her detention that her professor had given her for talking without being addressed. She knocked on the door and waited to be let in.

"Enter." A silky voice said.

The brown haired girl entered the room and shut the door behind her. She turned and faced Severus.

"You may start cleaning out those cauldrons without magic." He said, pointing to a stack of them in the corner.

Hermione groaned and set her bag on the ground before walking towards them.
She had barely started on one when she heard her professor cry out, turning around she saw him clutching his arm….he was being summoned.

"Keep working….I'll be back later." Severus sneered as he walked towards the classroom door.

She watched as he left and then continued working on the cauldrons, even though he was a git most of the time, she still hoped he made it back okay. She began to hum a song to calm her nerves as she awaited the Potion Master's return.

"Ah…my followers…good evening." Voldemort hissed as everyone bowed to him. "Draco Malfoy…step up here."

Lucius watched through his mask as Draco made his way over to Voldemort, kissing his hand as he kneeled before him.

Voldemort pulled his hand away and forced the boy to stand up, staring into his eyes, using legimancy to see into his mind.

"What news do you have for me?" He asked.

"Potter and his friends are annoying as ever but I figure the closer I get to them, the easier it'll be for me to led them to you my lord." Draco replied.

Voldemort stared at him for a moment before pointing his wand at him. "Very well…Crucio!"

Draco bit his lip to keep from crying out as he was hit with the curse, he fell to the ground withering in pain.

Lucius watched the scene before him and struggled with himself to not run over there and hex Voldemort for causing his son pain.

The rest of the meeting was uneventful and finally everyone had left except for Lucius and Severus.

"I need to speak with you Severus." He said to his old friend, he had finally made his mind up after seeing his son on the ground like that.

Severus looked at him. "Apparate back to Hogwarts grounds."

Lucius nodded and both men apparated back to Hogwarts. Severus began walking towards the entrance to the castle with Lucius trailing behind him.

Severus took his mask off as he walked inside, Lucius did the same and they made their way to his classroom.

Hermione was finishing up the last cauldron when the men walked into the room. She turned around and gasped in surprise at seeing Lucius walking in alongside Severus.

Severus had forgotten about her detention and tried to decide if he should let her finish or just make her leave.

"You are dismissed Miss Granger." He said as he sat down at his desk.

Hermione nodded and was thankful that he was okay and didn't appear to be hurt. She grabbed her book bag and began walking out of the room.

"Goodnight Professor Snape, Mr. Malfoy." She said as she left.

The Potions professor nodded and Lucius replied. "Goodnight Miss Granger."

Severus turned to Lucius once the girl left. "What did you need to talk about?"

"I know you aren't truly working for the dark lord….you are working as a spy alongside my son against him."

The dark haired wizard tried his best to maintain an expressionless face as he replied.

"I do not know what you are talking about." He pulled out his wand and quickly cast a silencing charm.

Lucius smirked. "I am not stupid Severus, I know what you are doing….I have come to you to ask you if you can convince the Headmaster…to let me join."

Severus stood up. "Why should I believe you?"

"Take a look if you don't." Lucius replied.

Severus stared him in the eyes, performing Legimancy on him.

In his mind he saw Lucius and Miss Weasley having a very heated argument in his room.

"Answer me this…why do you serve someone who enjoys humiliating you, do you enjoy having the cruciatus performed on you?"

The scene changed and he was inside Malfoy Manor.

He watched as Lucius drank until he was drunk that night in his manor. Sadness, regret, confusion, and bitterness flowed from the blonde haired wizard.

The scene changed again and he saw Lucius pushing Narcissa away from him, not wanting her to touch him.

Then he saw Lucius watching his son laying on the ground in pain, his fists clenched at his side.

Severus pulled out of his mind and tried to decide what to do next.

"Satisfied?" Lucius sneered, he did not like Severus seeing his memories like that.

Severus nodded his head. "It seems as though you have had a change of heart….why do you wish to turn against the Dark Lord?"

Lucius thought about it for a moment….part of what Ginny had yelled at him had stayed with him….he had a week to think it over…replaying all of the things he had seen and done to others in the past….then watching his son being tortured by the Dark Lord…that was the last straw.

"The final straw for me Severus, was when I watched my son laying on the ground because of him…there are several other reasons why I no longer wish to serve him."

"Very well….I will have a word with Albus…I will let you know what he has said as soon as I can…do not betray me Lucius." Severus warned him.

Lucius nodded. "Thank you Severus." With that said, the blonde haired wizard turned and left the room.

A Week Later:

"Are you going to start the meeting yet Albus?" Sirius asked as he felt himself getting extremely impatient.

"As soon as everyone arrives." The old wizard replied, his eyes twinkling as usual.

"Isn't everyone already here?" Hermione asked as she looked around the room. She was seated in between Severus and Ginny, Tonks and Remus sat behind her with Sirius sitting next to his old friend. Mad eyed Moody, Harry, Ron, and Draco sat in the last row.

The headmaster smiled as the door next to him opened. "We have a new member everyone, I'm sure you all know him….Lucius Malfoy."

Lucius walked into the room, a regal pose about him as he scanned the room for a chair to sit in, he finally settled on sitting next to Ginny.

"Now the meeting can begin." Albus said.

"What is he doing here?" Sirius demanded to know while Remus gave him a look that clearly said 'Shut up.' Remus knew that if the headmaster trusted him enough to have him join the order then Lucius must have really changed.

"Lucius will now be spying alongside Severus and Draco." He announced. "Now if there are no more questions, let us begin."

As the meeting progressed, Ginny tried really hard not to stare at the wizard next to her….she wondered if he was doing this because of what she had told him the night she and Hermione had arrived back.

Hermione just smiled to herself as she watched Ginny fidgeting in her seat.

After the meeting was over, everyone began to leave. Draco walked up to his father.

"So, is it true…you are a spy for us?" He asked.

Lucius nodded. "Yes I'm afraid it is." He said smirking at his son.

Draco felt overjoyed at the fact that his father had finally seen the error in his ways and was now on his side.

He nodded at him and smiled before turning to walk out with Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione.

A Few Days Later:

"You wanted to see me Dumbl…Albus?" Lucius asked as he sat down in front of his desk.

"Yes…we have few more people coming in, I need to talk with all of you." He said, his blue eyes sparkling.

Lucius knew from how Severus always ranted about the headmaster, that those twinkling eyes always meant trouble.

A few minutes later, Hermione and Ginny entered the room along with an irritated looking Severus, and Sirius and Remus. Albus summoned some more chairs for them to sit in and waited until everyone was seated.

"Well…what did you want to talk to us about Albus?" Severus sneered.

The Headmaster popped a lemon drop into his mouth before speaking. "I have been talking to Minerva and we agreed that this is the best thing to do right now…..Miss Weasley, Miss Granger, both of you are in great danger. It has come to my attention from another spy, that Voldemort wishes to use you both of you as a means of luring Mr. Potter to him. The same goes for you Sirius, he will stop at nothing to take away those who mean the most to Mr. Potter, I believe he will try to go after the girls first though…therefore I do not think Mr. Weasley is in any more danger than he's already been in before so that is why he will remain here along with Mr. Malfoy so it doesn't look too suspicious.….but you three are in danger, you being Mr. Potter's godfather and you girls being so close to him. I have decided to send you three to a safe house for the time being until I deem it safe or as soon as the war begins."

"If that is all Albus, then I need to go attend to a potion." Severus scowled as he got up, wondering why the old man was wasting his time.

"Not so fast Severus, you and Lucius will be accompanying them along with you Remus."

All of the men except for Remus, glared at the headmaster and began arguing at once.

"No way Albus, I refuse to be locked up with them!"

"Forget it! I am not staying in a house with him!"

"Headmaster…are you bloody insane!"

The Headmaster looked at them with an amused expression on his face, the girls remained quiet, knowing he was not going to let them get out of it.

"This is not an option." He said. "All of you will be leaving tomorrow morning at nine….Severus, Lucius, you two will report to Voldemort whenever he calls you, tell him you have been put in a safe house and have no idea where you are at….which is true….just feed him lies."

Lucius sighed and nodded his head before turning to leave, Severus stood up and glared at the Headmaster and at Sirius, who glared back at him as they all made their way out of the room.

Hermione and Ginny slowly got up and smiled at Albus before walking out of his office. Neither one of them liked the idea of being sent away to some strange house but they figured it would be very amusing to watch how the men got along.

Meanwhile in the his office, Albus smiled to himself...his plan was working out...he ate another lemon drop as he thought about his plans for the group.
A/N: Up next…hehe, they get sent to the house and things will begin to heat up. I will have a website posted when I get the next chapter up so you can see what the safe house looks like. I'm going to use my Sims game to create it.