Chapter seven

'Wow, what?' Neville asked.

'You're both glowing, you're a deep red Neville and you're a gold Professor.'

'You can see magical aura's, a very rare gift.'

'Aura's, okay, but I see something else, I'm not sure what it is or if you would want me to say anything.'

'Since you two already gave your word about all this, I trust you both to keep everything secret.'

'We will Professor,' Neville said.

'okay, well, it's black, on your left arm, it sort of looks smokey, it moves, but just around your arm.'

'In case you have not heard the rumours, I was a death eater, before your parents…died. I changed sides, went to the headmaster, I became his spy. What you are seeing must be the dark mark. Even though he is gone, he's not dead, so the mark is still there, just faded.'

'He used parslemagic, I see the snake through the smoke, but I hear it, hear the hissing of the snake. It has a tracking spell attached to it, along with a portkey. I never knew a portkey could be attached to a person like that.'

'The portus charm he attached to the dark mark was so we could go to him when he summoned us, but I did not know he had a tracking spell placed on the mark. If that is true then he would know I changed sides.'

'If he returns then you'd be danger Professor.'

'Yes, but all of us will be in danger if he returns. But what you are seeing, I believe you have the sight, mage sight. I would like to test your magic as mages are always powerful. One thing I would like to test is if you can see through disguises, for now, we could test invisibility cloaks. If you allow Mr. Longbottom to use your cloak then you can see if he is visible to you.'

Harry held out the cloak to Neville, he slipped it on, 'Wow, I can see him, hold up some fingers Neville but don't tell me how many,' Harry grinned, 'Four.'

Neville pulled off the cloak, 'Yes, I held four up. Wasn't Merlin a mage Professor?'

'He was indeed, a very powerful one. He could see through disguises that is why I believe Mr. Potter can. Now we know someone entered you in the tournament, someone stole ingredients from my store cupboard, ingredients that would make polyjuice potion.'

'Um, Professor, do you remember that bit of parchment…um, that, sorry, insulted you?'

'I do.'

Harry sighed but pulled out the parchment, 'I solemnly swear I'm up to no good,' he tapped it with his wand, 'It's a map of Hogwarts, my father and his friends invented it. It shows the real person, that's what I was doing that night you caught me. I was trying to find Pettigrew as I saw his name on the map, but I didn't know he was a rat at the time.'

'May I?'

'Yeah, sure,' Harry held out the map then watched as Snape studied it, 'It's hard to find someone with so many in the castle.'

'Right now there is a person inside the defence classroom, but it does not say Mad-eye Moody or Alastor Moody, it says Bartemius Crouch.'

'The ministry bloke?' Neville's eyebrows were furrowed.

'Yes, I wish you two to remain here, I will bring the map back soon Potter. Right now I believe I know what is going on.'

'Um, would you like to borrow the cloak Professor?'

'Are you sure you want me to Potter, as it did belong to your father?'

'You're helping, I'm sure he wouldn't mind since you are helping his son. I would like to know you're okay.'

'Very well, I give my word it will be looked after,' Severus took the cloak, then left the room.

'He looked pale, paler than normal,' Neville sat down.

'I noticed, something about Crouch. Now I know he was the one that sent Snuffles to Azkaban, but I don't know much else about him.'

'He's son was a death eater, died in Azkaban, his wife died not long after.'

'I wonder if that's why he was so hard on people back then, not giving them trials.'

'Maybe, but how long do you think he will be?'

'No idea, Dobby,' Harry called.

'Harry Potter called Dobby.'

'Hi Dobby, um, Professor Snape asked us to stay here, but could you bring us a drink, some juice and maybe some sandwiches?'

'Dobby be quick Harry Potter.'

'How come you know the name of a house elf?'

'Dobby gave me warnings about the chamber of secrets, he was the one that sent that bludger after me. He was trying to make me leave since he knew I was in danger. He keeps calling me a great wizard and he wanted to help. After everything, I helped set him free, he belonged to the Malfoy's, who used to make him iron his hands. From then on Dobby is sort of attached to me.'

'Dobby got your food and juice Harry Potter Sir.'

'Thanks Dobby, how have you been?'

'Dobby is fine, he enjoys working with the other house elves, but Dobby likes his clothes.'

'I will get your more socks for Christmas Dobby, all different colours.'

'Harry Potter is too kind to Dobby. He is a great wizard and will be powerful now he is a mage,' the elf bowed then disappeared.

'I think that confirms it, you're a mage.'

'I don't really know anything about mages, or is a magi?' Harry grinned then drank the full goblet of juice before he grabbed a sandwich.

It was more than two hours before Snape returned, 'The man you believed to be Mad-eye Moody was Barty Crouch jr, the son who was supposed to have died in Azkaban. He put your name in the cup Potter, to get you to the dark lord. He planned to enchant the goblet with the portus charm, then make sure you won. He was the man in your vision. The aurors have taken him away, but he was able to give them the location of where Pettigrew and the dark lord are. I filled them in on what you told me, I never mentioned your name as I knew if I did the ministry would get involved. They might have believed you to be dark if you were having dreams of the dark lord.'

'I'm glad you didn't Professor, even if they didn't think I was dark, I really don't want that type of attention, or any attention. Um, I didn't look, but I found that you have a secret room, it seems I can see through enchantments. I could also feel Hogwarts, the wards or something, it's powerful.'

'I believe we may find you to have more gifts than we though. How do you feel?'

'Fine, like I've got a burst of energy.'

'Then I believe you will be fine. Now head back to the tower, use your cloak, try to see if your hair is natural or not. I will let you know when we can test your powers.'

Harry took the cloak and map, 'Thanks Professor, for everything.'

'You're welcome.'

Harry and Neville put the cloak over themselves then headed back to Gryffindor tower. But they both felt relieved that one danger has gone, now they hoped Voldemort was also stopped, before he could return fully.

Harry kept concentrating on his hair, 'I think I really am a red head.'

'Yeah, do you mind having red hair?'

'No, it's my mother's. I forgot to ask, are you staying over Christmas to go to the ball?'

'No, I would rather head home, what do you want to do? Now Gran has guardianship you can stay with us if you don't want to remain at Hogwarts.'

'I would rather get away for a while, if you don't mind.'

'I don't, Gran will take us shopping.'

'I'll need to, they don't really have a good selection of shops in Hogsmeade. You would think there should be more since all the kids stay for ten months of the year and for seven years.'

'I never thought of it like that, but you're right. Your hair is still red so I think it's natural.'

'One more thing that will make people talk about me.' Harry and Neville stepped into the common room, they ignored everyone who was gaping at his hair and went over to the twins, 'We need privacy.'

'Come on,' Lee said and the five boys headed up to the dorm room, but not to Harry and Neville's, to Lee's and the twins. The door was locked then a silencing charm placed on it.

'What's up?'

'Moody wasn't Moody, it was death eater that everyone believed died in Azkaban, Bartemius Crouch jr.'

'What, how do you know?' Lee asked.

'I can't tell you who helped us uncover it, we gave our word. But he was checking a few things for me and found out I have mage sight. He mentioned something being stolen and we worked out that there was someone here who must have been using some type of disguise. I got the map out and allowed this person to borrow it along with my cloak. Well, Moody or Crouch entered me in the tournament and was going to help me win. The cup which was going to be charmed into a portkey would take me to help resurrect Voldemort. The aurors took Crouch away and they also found out where Pettigrew and Voldemort are. Hopefully, right now they are taking care of them.'

Fred, George and Lee ended up falling onto the bed, staring at Harry which made him and Neville laugh.

'It's not very often someone can shock the Weasley twins,' Harry chuckled.

'Yeah, so you-know-who, dead death eaters, portkeys, rat men, blimey, I wonder if anything else will happen,' Neville said.

'You really don't have a boring life do you Potter?' Lee asked making all five boys burst out laughing.

'No, I really don't, but I wish I did. Anyway, we figured you three should know since you helped get me out of competing which stopped Voldemort returning. This person that helped didn't give my name, he was worried the ministry might think I'm going dark or something.'

'With the way the ministry are, they probably would,' George said.

'But we heard a rumour about you, Harry. But why do you have red hair?' Fred asked.

'Okay, well, my magic abilities like metamorphmagus was blocked, I had a potion to remove it, but you can't tell anyone. My hair started to change colour but it's stuck at red, the same colour as my mother's. The thing is, my aunt hated my looks because of my father, she blamed him for taking her sister away. If I really had red hair then someone helped me change it and then blocked me ability. It must have been done when I was really young. But what rumour is going around about me now?'

'Metamorph, that could come in handy,' Fred grinned wickedly making Harry roll his eyes.

'Definitely something that could come in handy,' George said.

'What rumour?' Harry asked trying to get the twins to be serious.

'About a certain blond.'

'Oh, um…' Harry looked down but the other four boys saw him blush.

'So it's true, you have a thing for Luna Lovegood,' George said.

'Well, yeah,' Harry shrugged, 'but how did you find out, how did anyone find out? Only Neville knew.'

'After you sat with her at dinner, you were watched, all the time. You walked her to her room but we noticed it was you doing the talking, not Neville.'

'I wanted to get to know her more, I've never spoken to Luna before.'

'Did you tell her you like her?' Lee asked.

'No,' Harry shook his head as he blushed again, which naturally set the other boys off again. Harry knew the twins and Lee would wind him up, a lot but he was used to the way they acted. Hopefully they wouldn't embarrass him while they were in the great hall.