FOUGHT IN A WAR
by Sa1boy
Chapter 12: Three sided deceit.

"Draco, Draco its Severus. It's vitally important you let me in. You are in great danger."

"Portus," Draco spoke and the doorway returned,
barging into the room a rather flustered looking Severus Snape

"Quickly, you must leave this place; it's not safe for you." Severus completely ignoring the fact that both boys were naked, started shrinking there personal belongings that were lying around the room, much to Harry and Draco's dismay

"Hold on just a minute Professor, but what the hell are you talking about?" Harry shouted as he got off the bed, erection quickly softening and went to the wardrobe to gather some clothes for him and his lover. Throwing a pair of light jeans and a blue top to Draco and pulling on a pair of combat pants and black T-Shirt. He sat on the bed and waited for the explanations to come.

"U Portus" Severus spoke and the doorway disappeared again
"Merlin your twitchy, what's got into you? And who should we be scared of -"
"Ronald, Harry dear," before Severus could answer, Molly Weasley had appeared in the room just in front of him
"What, Mom, where did…. What …?" Harry was stuttering not quite sure what to make of all this. Snape was furious that a ghost had interrupted him, but was mildly curious at what news a ghost would feel compelled to tell them.
Being that it was a wizarding fact that it was only the living that were capable of lying whatever Molly had to say would be have to be true.

"So sorry to interrupt Severus," said the ghost with a sympathetic tone.
"Molly, it's a pleasure as always, nice to see you. You are looking well if I may say so?" Always the gentleman Severus accepted the apology gracefully. Draco in the meantime was getting very agitated, his lover was upset and he could feel his pain when he looked at Mrs Weasley, Harry really missed her. Then looking at Severus, he could almost see what the issue was without being told, grabbing Harry's hand he saw more, then Molly carried on taking his attention away from his god father.
"Harry, Ron has come looking to exact revenge on you for mine and Hermione's death, he believes you betrayed us."

"That's stupid, he was there, he knows, I couldn't have saved you, I was pinned down," the room started to rattle, out of nowhere ten house elves popped in forefinger raised in an attack posture all pointed at Severus Snape. Winkey his own elf flicked his finger at him, causing him to tighten and freeze.

"You will not harm the One, master. Winkey is sworn to protect the One; all house elves will give life for the One."

"Release him at once." Draco screamed at the house elf "He is a guest, if we require protection we will scream for it, now get out all of you." The elves bowed respectfully and then popped out leaving Harry and Draco again looking stunned and Severus remembering to review his own policy on elf torture.
"Mom, what do you mean he wants to get revenge, I thought he was in hospital, Draco said he was doing ok?"

"Mrs. Weasley please, tell us all that you know." Draco took control of the questioning, he was a calmer person than Harry anyway and if it came to a fight with anyone he wanted to get the facts before acting. Severus sat down in the chair near the fire, all the time trying with all his might to block out his mind, he didn't want either Harry or Draco in there. Draco noticed this behaviour and questioned him on it

"Sev are you ok, you look like you have something to hide?" Changing the subject from himself he urged Molly to continue.

"Please Molly tell us what you have seen."
Molly carried on with what she had saw earlier
"Well he was picked up by a foreign witch, sounded American I think, name was Rosemuld Badbule, she filled his head with all sorts of hate, then when she had wound him up. She hid behind an invisibility shield watching him cry his poor little eyes out,"

"Professor, there aren't that many wizards who can conjure a shield of that sort are there?" Harry asked
"No Potter, apart from a couple of the very experienced Aurors, and yourself I hate to say, there is only Professor Dumbledore"

"Carry on mom," Harry instructed after giving Snape a nod of thanks

"Yes that woman was a complete, forgive my tongue, BITCH, she even used a glamour to appear as me and told Ron that you had done things to me, I know Harry, but she was evil I swear, then she appeared as Hermione and said that both of you had had done things to her, I'm sorry I know its painful to hear………..and that you had told her that it was Ron who betrayed her. He was in a mess when I left in sleeping at the side of the road, we will need to get Hermione to help us convince him of the truth"

Tears were running down Harry's face, as anger at the mysterious person, and joy of seeing his adopted mother, were inter mingling

"What started him off today Molly, do you know for certain, he has always been Potters best friend, surely he wouldn't be persuaded by a stranger all that you have said today is true?" Severus questioned as both boys looked on, there hands joined together their love evident.

"He had a gift this morning at the hospital from an old crone, it was supposed to a happy memory pensive, but the memories that it contained were far from happy, all pointing towards you being the betrayer, Ron has been on the war path since."

"Draco pass that newspaper over to me please, thanks, Mom do you know the name of the witch who gave Ron the pensive, I have a funny feeling that they are one in the same person" Harry took the paper from Draco and summoning a quill and ink wrote down the name of the glamour witch, then the name of the old crone.

"OK so the glamour witch was called Rosemuld Badbule and the crone was called Delorus Blambdue, and the fact that a wizard was flayed in his shop yesterday has to be linked"

"You are such a clever boy Harry, but I fail to see what an old crone, a glamour witch and a wizards death have to do with my Ron and you" Molly sighed she couldn't quite grasp the problem like the boys seemed to be, Severus chipped in now realising the whole picture

"The key to solving this is with our venerable headmaster and the prophecy of the One,"
"Severus, please explain the significance you obviously see so clearly."

"Centuries ago it was prophesised that a chosen one would be born to a half blood family. This chosen one would be blessed with elfin magic and that magic would combine with his and enable him to defeat the dark lord.
The prophecy goes on to say that you will defeat the darkness three times before the final battle where you would be betrayed" Harry jumped in here,

"So, you are telling us that you knew all along that I was going to be betrayed and you did nothing to help me, I will fucking kill you myself its that's what you are saying, Snape"
This time the room started to throb. Draco reached out and grabbed his lovers arm
"I'm sure Severus would never have kept something like that from you, calm down please, you will wear yourself out, the prophecy was only revealed to me when I begged Dobby to help me save you, he kept trying to help and because of the promise he had made you, wasn't allowed to. I was going to tell you about Dobby, but I didn't realise the words Dobby put on the parchment were a prophecy, all that his said, was that I should basically shag the magic back into you. Don't be mad Harry please."
Harry leant in and kissed his lover, he could never envisage being mad at him again, Severus was a different matter, but that could wait.

"It is true I only learned of the curse just today, if you do recall that's why I have come to notify you. And I will not be spoken to by anyone in that manner Mr…….Potter," the air around them all of a sudden became calmer, Draco turned to look at the house elf who on seeing his gaze threw herself on the floor, pulling her arms over her head in worship

"Winkey explain the prophecy in its entirety to us please,"

Winkey explained as fully as she could about the prophecy and the Amesis, how they were both now the One, how the child they were about to have would be the most powerful magical being ever, how Draco would, as the carrying mother be able to heal others with his touch, But whilst pregnant could be easily injured, the baby would eventually get its own magic in the third week of pregnancy, and this magic would rival even Harry's. On hearing this Harry insisted that Winkey supply the best elf's at the school, Draco would have to be guarded around the clock now especially in light of Ron Weasley being on the rampage.
Winkey clapped her hands and ten taller elves with longer index fingers shimmered into view,
"How long have they been there Winkey?" Harry asked, the house elf just shrugged her shoulders and said nothing, clicking her fingers they shimmered into the back ground, leaving Severus, Molly and Draco all with distinctly raised eyebrows, it seemed that there love making wasn't as private as they had thought.

Winkey also explained how Draco could be injured by flesh wounds or falls in this time, Draco asked her to shut up and continue without the parts pertaining to his demise. Draco learned that he would have heightened abilities and would be able to read peoples thoughts. And that if they chose to both Harry and he could summons the dead to do there bidding. When she finished with that and other not so important snippets of information, she threw herself back on the floor and continued the bowing spectacle she had started earlier.

"So, it would appear we know why the elves are playing silly beggars now love."
"Yes," was all that Harry said in answer, as he continued playing with the two names he'd written onto the top of the news paper. And you say that Dumbledore Obliviated you because he wanted to stop Draco from saving me and us to becoming this, the one?"
Harry didn't look up as he jiggled the letters around with the two names almost like an anagram, and then it hit him, Draco looked at him in awe as he hadn't taken Harry as much of a problem solver.

"Ok let's look at the evidence here, Dumbledore Obliviated Severus, but we don't actually know why?"

"Check" said Draco as if checking off a shopping list.
""Ron was given a pensive that had altered memories in it."
"Check" again Draco said
"Draco love, what kind of shop did that man get flayed in yesterday?"
"What flay, I never heard about a flaying?" Severus rose out of his chair to look at the article but again kept his distance, the part in the prophecy about the one being able to read your soul worried him, there was a huge secret he didn't want anyone to know, least of all Draco, so he sat back down again. This didn't go unnoticed by Draco.
"Severus, you are acting like you are scared to come close, is there something you are hiding from us?"

All of a sudden Draco felt like he was being fed a million images and memories all at the same time, all from Severus's mind. None of them made any real sense, they were just a jumble of faces and names and words, impossible to get a true interpretation of.
Severus didn't even notice that his memories had been viewed, it would be some time though before Draco would be able to pick a specific memory from a mind, and to be honest the feeling he just had, made him feel sick, he would have to explore this new ability further with Harry's help before using it again.
"Are you ok love?" Harry asked putting a hand on his lover's knee; Severus looked questioningly at his god son, hoping he hadn't given any of his feelings away
"Yes I'm fine, it was just a little headache." Draco answered
"Where were we, oh yer, the shop, it was a magic shop where the owner specialised in………..pensieves."
You could have heard a pin drop, it was all seeming to fall into place, Severus understood what the implications were, Molly now realised there must be more than just one person involved, but being as she was dead and never the best at solving problems, she just awaited more information from Harry.

"Dumbledore Obliviated Severus, but we don't actually know why? Ron was given a pensive that had altered memories in it, by an old crone called Delorus Blambdue, then there was a glamour witch who drove Ron here, and she was called Rosemuld Badbule."

"Yes," was the unified response, shouted by Draco, Severus, and Molly.

"Well the link is Dumbledore, He Obliviated Severus because he wants me dead, he had always wanted me dead it's obvious, he must have killed the wizard in the shop and destroyed his eyes so no Aurors would be able to see the last image he saw. He must have forced that wizard to create the pensive, to try and force Ron over the edge. And get him to try and kill me. So, that he again, would have no blood on his hands."

"Quite ingenious Mr. Potter, but where does that bring us to the two witches?" Sneered Snape.

"There wasn't a witch, they were both Dumbledore in disguise, look at the names Rosemuld Badbule and Delorus Blambdue, they are both anagrams, if you re arrange the letters what do you get?"
Harry sat back and observed the three of them looking, and then as if a light switched on they saw it, the name that both names were an anagram of was that, seemed to jump off the page. It was the name of the headmaster Albus Dumbledore.

"Guards" Severus shouted
"Severus what are you doing?" Harry asked as the guards shimmered into the room,
"It is not safe for us here now, Dumbledore is tied to this school, he draws a lot of his power from it, this means if Ron was brought here by what we now know to be Dumbledore, he is in the school as well, I don't think I need to tell you how powerful he is when he is on this soil,"

Harry was devastated, he knew that Dumbledore always had an agenda, but he believed the old wizard actually cared for him, he felt sick.
"Take Mr Malfoy to Snape Manner, Draco will be able to get in through the wards and he can invite you in then, guard him with your life, Mr. Potter and I need to get ready for war I fear."

Draco gasped in shock at the realisation of the moment but didn't try to argue, he knew that with child and now powerless, he would be no use to anyone if he got injured; he reluctantly agreed and after kissing Harry, who assured him that he would follow in a very short time, was popped out of the room by eight of the soldier elf's to Snape manor and safety.