Harry's p.o.v.
"It's not about Draco. It's about something much more serious. Don't mess with the boy because you will get hurt. His father-"
"I don't give a fuck who his father is."
"Well you should because he can kill you in a blink of an eye."
"And why would that concern you?"
"You're right, why would it? Have a nice evening."
I hear the door close and hurry towards the toilets, hiding just in time. Professor Stark rushes pass my hiding place, not noticing me. I wait a few minutes before hurrying back to my dorm.
X X X
"That was quick.", I hear Ron comment as I enter the Gryffindor common room.
"Where's Hermione?", I ask.
"Library I think.", he tells me.
"Come with me.", I say grabbing his arm and dragging him out.
"Where are we going?"
"Library. I need to talk to you two."
Entering the library, I see Hermione sitting at an empty table, doing her homework.
"We need to talk.", I whisper, causing her to jump a little.
She frowns, "Shouldn't you be with Snape?"
"Professor Stark pulled me out of detention."
"Why?", Ron asks.
"Apparently Snape did the same thing with Malfoy. She gave him detention, remember?", I ask.
Ron rolls his eyes, "So typical for him. She should talk to Dumbledore about that."
"What happened exactly?", Hermione asks.
"I was walking towards Snape and when I arrived, I saw them arguing about Draco. In the middle of their argument, she told him that if Draco doesn't have to serve detention, neither do I because if he can have favorites, so can she. When they noticed me, she told me that I can leave and I did but after turning the corner, I decided to stay and listen to their conversation."
"Harry, that's inappropriate.", Hermione tells me.
"Oh come on, let him finish.", Ron tells her.
"Snape told her not to mess with Draco because his father can kill her.", I say and they both gasp.
"Bloody hell.", Ron comments in shock.
"What did she say?", Hermione asks.
"That she doesn't give a f word.", I say and Ron smiles, "She's not going to listen to him."
"Snape continued to warn her and then she asked him why does he care ...and he told her that he doesn't. The conversation ended there."
"Of course he doesn't. Snape doesn't care about anyone except him."
I frown, "I'm not sure about that."
"What do you mean?", Hermione asks.
"I can't believe what I'm about to say but ...he actually sounded concerned for her safety. It was so weird. The whole conversation had a weird vibe.", I say.
"That actually makes sense.", Hermione tells and Ron looks at her like she's crazy.
"Hermione, you're suppose to be the smart one.", he tells her.
"Are you telling me that none of you noticed how often Snape looks at Evelyn in Great Hall?"
Ron and I share a look, shaking our heads.
She rolls her eyes, "Men. Well, he does. And she used to sit next to him until few days back. She doesn't even greet him anymore, just passes by, like they had an argument or something."
"You two seriously think that there's something going on between them?", Ron asks us.
"Maybe.", I say.
"Is she blind? And deaf? And totally out of her mind?", Ron asks.
"Oh, and yes...when I got to the dungeons, I saw Snape give her some kind of potion and she drank it.", I say.
"Protection potion.", Hermione informs us.
Ron frowns, "How'd you know that?"
"Logic Ronald. She's a muggle working in a magic school. Dumbledore wouldn't have hired her without making sure she's protected ...you know, just in case."
"Then why would Snape warn her about Lucius? He can't harm her.", Ron asks.
"Protecting potions don't work against dark magic.", she informs us.
"Do you actually think that Lucius could harm her?" I ask her.
"I don't know ...but I do know that Lucius isn't a good man and he sure could cause problems for her and Dumbledore if he founds out she teaches here."
Ron nods, "I agree with you."
"There's definitely something weird going on here.", I say.
Evelyn's p.o.v.
"I'm not sure you guys.", Hagrid tells us.
"Come on, we need someone on our side to pull this off.", Thor tells him.
"It's just ...I'm not comfortable working behind Dumbledores back. It doesn't feel right."
"This may be our only chance.", I say, looking at him.
"The guy killed a lot of people, is it smart to bring him here?", he asks.
"No but for now it's the only solution we have.", Thor tells him.
They go back and forth but my attention is drawn to movement outside of Hagrid's house. I step closer to the window and look out but since it's dark I can't see anything.
"I understand everything you're saying but you have to understand me.", I hear Hagrid say and turn around, walking away from the window.
"This is the only thing we have.", Thor tells him.
"We still need to talk to Tony.", I say looking at Thor.
"Who's Tony?", Hagrid asks.
"My brother. One of the Avengers."
"He's here?"
"Not yet but will come soon. We're meeting him in the forest."
"Does Nick know about your intentions?", Hagrid asks.
"No.", I say truthfully.
"You are the only one who know ...and soon Tony.", Thor tells him.
Hagrid sighs, "I ...I don't know."
I look towards the window again and am now fully convinced that someone is out there. Casually turning my back to the window, I look at Thor and Hagrid, "Don't look towards the window but someone's out there.", I whisper.
"Can you handle it?", Thor asks and I nod, "Continue the conversation."
Thor starts talking again and I slowly move away from the sight of whoever is out there. Pulling my gun out, I carefully walk outside. The cold hits my face and for a few moments, the only thing I can hear is wind blowing trough leaves and trees, making a howling sound.
Suddenly, I hear rustle and see the bushes in front of me move.
"Show yourself!", I yell and wait for a few seconds. The movement starts again.
"I'm going to shoot." I warn, pointing my gun towards the rustle.
After realizing that, whoever it is, is not planning on cooperating, I fire four shoots in their direction. I hear running and rush up to follow it. I fire two more shoots but the black figure escapes before I can see who it is. Looking around the hiding area, I see blood dripping from the leaves.
"We heard shoots.", I hear Thor behind me.
"Yea, I did shoot it him but he manage to escape."
"Someone was over listening?", he asks and I nod, "It appears so."
"Is everything okay?", I hear Hagrid rushing towards us.
"Yea.", I say, looking at my watch.
"We have to leave. Tony will be here soon. Are you coming with us?", I ask Hagrid and he nods.
"Okay, come on."
X X X
"How's he going to get here?", Hagrid asks as we're walking.
"You'll see."
"Our area is protected ...are you sure he'll be able to come?"
I smile, "I'm sure, don't worry."
"Oh look, a shooting star.", Hagrid tells us, pointing towards the sky.
"Well, he definitely like to think of himself as a star.", I say.
Hagrid blinks a few times, "I don't understand."
"You will soon enough.", I say, looking at the bright light flying towards us.
A few seconds later, a red and gold metal suit slams onto the ground, making it shake a little.
"Good evening everyone.", he speaks before the suit opens, revealing my brother.
