SEVERUS
"Do not think you know me. I deal with enough of your shit." Potter said and slumped back into Lucius desk chair.
"My wards aren't strong enough to mask that much magic." Lucius said. I turned and looked at him. His wand was pointed at Potter. "Sit." I moved over and sat down.
"What did you do Lucius?" I asked him.
"Just put him to sleep. It was a little spell I created for Draco when he would have a fit. Clams the magic, mind and body. He'll wake up shortly." He told me. I waved to Potter. He took a breath and looked at the brat. "I do not follow the Dark Lord any longer."
"You will become a traitor?" I asked him.
"He is not the same man he once was. He does not hold the same beliefs he once held. My father joined and I heard everything from him. By the time I joined he was what I expected. Now it's almost laughable. Marcus almost disowned me. It's time for me to pay for my mistakes and dragging my family down into the mud. I never belied he would return Severus. I never belied I would sign my own son's death warrant. My wife hasn't smiled in two years when my mark started growing darker. I will do what I need to, to protect my family and fix my family's name." He told me. The last was with pure Lord Malfoy power in his voice.
"So you kidnapped the boy who lived." I asked him.
"In return for his return My family is protected."
"It won't happen." We looked over to the desk and saw Potter leaning back against the chair with his eyes closed. "You have over though my value and others chose to help."
"What are you babbling about." I asked him.
"You have to have a use for them if you want something Lucius. Weather you have me or not. The only use you have is being a death eater. You're a dark family they will never trust you. Look at Snape. He's been with the light since before I was born. They don't him even after all this time. If they know you have me, the government will get involved. That will ruin anything you have to offer." Who was this person.
"Don't forget just a few weeks ago you broke into the department of mysteries."
"That has been cleared up Harry." The brat shrugged. "Then what do you expect me to do, return you. My magic was used." Potter smirked.
"Severus is here because Dumbledore couldn't find a magical singer." Lucius looked at me. I nodded. "I guess I was too stupid to mask your magic. Wouldn't you agree Snape."
"Draco was not over stating your hate for each other. It's almost like watching you and Black." Lucius said and I glared at him.
"What are you going to do brat when Lupin smells Lucius?" He smirked.
"I'm stupid enough to know who is in the order and work around there skills. If I was stupid enough to mask his magic. Why wouldn't I be stupid enough to mask him completely. A god damn satellite wouldn't have picked him up."
"We've got to Harry Severus thinks you're stupid. Again what do you subject me to do?"
"You are the kidnapper and I am the kidnapper." I glared at him. "You though could always stick a deal with me. As I was saying your wife's comes from my family first, as your son is my era." He rolled his fingers and a ring showed up. "You could always ask the Lord over the Black family to. I don't know protect you?"
"Or alien the house of Malfoy to the house of Black and Potter." He said and rolled his other fingers. "Or" He opened his eyes. "Never mind." He said and the rings disappeared.
"Or?" Lucius asked him.
"Sorry those to options are all I will offer. The third might become problematic. I don't wish to go that far."
"Do you think you have a chose Potter." I asked him. His eyes started to glow again.
"You shouldn't dough me Snape."
"He is right Harry." His eyes moved to Lucius. The walls flashed and a few wards went up. He rolled his left hand again and a ring on his pinky showed up.
"The last option would be asking the Prince of the magical word for what you want." He looked at Lucius as he said that. I raked my brain for how he would call himself that. "I am the last living blood decanted to the Prevell family. The last true rulers over the magical world. To ask though, I would have to come forward. Which I don't wish to do. So back to one or two. Either works. Family magic on one hand and Blood on the other." He shrugged. As he was specking he held his hand up. He disappeared at the same time the walls flashed and the wards went down. Someone knocked on the door.
"Father." Draco asked.
"Come in dragon." Draco opened the door and was surprised to see me. He smiled at us and nodded.
"Sorry for interrupting father. Nip's though couldn't enter. Someone is here to see you Father." Lucius nodded.
"Show them in dragon." Draco smiled at us and walked away leaving the door open. I looked at the desk. A paper moved. Lucius glared at the desk.
"Here you go Headmaster." Draco said and we both looked at the doorway. Albus walked in nodding to Draco and shut the door behind him. Wards went up again.
"Severus, Lucius I hope I'm not coming at a bad time." He asked and a chair showed up and he sat down.
"Not at all Headmaster. Is everything well at the school?" Lucius asked him. "Tea?" Dumbledore shook his head.
"I'm quite fine Lucius my boy. The school is well. Empty, but well." Lucius nodded.
"What can I do for you Albus?" Lucius asked. Dumbledore let out a breath and glanced at the desk. He reached into his robe and pulled out one of his toys and sat it in the air in front of all of us. He snapped his fingers and a imagine of us showed up.
"It seems you have a way ward student of mine."
"I believe the term is stole away." Lucius said waving his hand. Albus nodded and smiled a little. "Severus was just finishing telling me of everyone's worry. I don't believe he meant to cause any." Lucius added.
"I'm sure that's the case. But we're at troubling times. No one can be to safe." Lucius nodded.
"Very true. Dark times are upon us." That surprised Dumbledore. He didn't know which way to take it. "There is a worry." Lucius started to say and fall back against his chair. Dumbledore sat up. I reached forward and touched a ward.
"Potter."
"No reason to fret it was a spell he used on Draco when he was in a fit. He seemed to like it so much." A voice said from the other side of the room. "There are times where one thinks before one specks." He hissed. Dumbledore looked around.
"Harry." He said gently.
"All is not forgotten or forgiven Dumbledore." He hissed. I saw a book moved. "I believe you already got that memo." Dumbledore let out a breath.
"I was wrong." Dumbledore said softly. Harry laughed. "Not about keeping this from you. I truly believed you needed time to be a child. I robbed you of that though didn't I Harry. I had a nice little chat with your aunt today." Magic pulsed in the air. I looked at Dumbledore.
"One that was long overdue my son. I was made aware the minute you left the wards throw pokey. You forgot to mask that my dear. But a time line was needed. While Remus was looking for signs of the second party I went to ask your aunt when you left. She had no answer. So I asked magic to find the answer I needed. I learned much more than I expected. Much more my dear son." The magic grow more powerful.
"It was almost like your magic left over was begging me to see what has been missed." Albus eyes lost their twinkle and he looked very sad. "Do you know the impact spell Harry?" I didn't even know it.
"Should I?" Harry asked in a cold voice.
"What it is or does is make a smoked image of the time you asked for." Dumbledore waved his wand and showed us an image of what happened in the last 10 minutes. Since Draco walked in. It was a spurring spell one I was going to need to learn.
"I learned you left your house throw the back door 3 hours before the wards alerted me. But as I was cancelling the spell, your magic reached out and took hold. Since the morning, you entered the house." Why would that matter.
"I didn't leave the house his morning Dumbledore." Albus shook his head and put away his wand.
"Since you entered the house for the first time my dear. All those years ago, I along with your Aunt watched your life in the house since that second. I never knew the spell could work that way. Normally it will only go up to 24 hours. But with years of magic left over in that house. I believe there was enough magic. I am deeply sorry for not listening to you Harry. But not for hiding something I didn't want you to carry."
"It wasn't your right." Potter hissed. I wasn't understanding.
"Parents do what they must for their children Harry. Weather the child wants it or not. It's a hard fact a child learns growing up." Lucius said softly. Potter laughed. It was cold and chilling.
"Don't forget Lucius my parents are long dead." A gray chair showed up along with Potter. I glared at him. He pitched his nose. Took a few deep breaths and nodded. "Though I can understand why you made the chose." He said in a softer tone and his magic was gone.
"That means a lot to me my dear." Harry didn't react. "Will you explain to me what this meaning is about?" He asked the room.
"I do not support the dark any longer." Lucius said and surprised the whole room. "I will not put or allow my family to be in danger though." He added giving Dumbledore a meaningful look.
"Do you wish to support the light?" Dumbledore asked. "Or do you wish to become natural?" He added with the twinkle in his eyes.
"I will be what is needed." Lucius said softly.
"The only fear I have is Severus might be put in danger if you turn sides." Dumbledore said looking at us. Potter's magic perked for a second. "How do you feel about the matter Harry dear?" Dumbledore turned and looked at Potter. What the blood hell would you ask the brat for Albus. I thought. I looked at the brat and saw he was looking into the fire.
"If I'm right you are missing a professor. You also could make up a new class. Or the board could always become more interactive. Too much has happened for them not to be worried or look closer." Albus nodded.
"What class though would I add?" Albus asked.
"Government, business, polices, custom, Magic studies, all forms of casting that's not taught, such as house hold charms. Theory, warding, spell making, language, race studies." The list surprised us.
"Most of those goes hand in hand though and I would be diving Severus a chance of his class he wishes. Something to think about I believe."
"Two eyes are better than one. He'll like this if he is told the right way. The board wants to approve the school of the youth and Lucius was appointed along with his wife or whatever." Albus gave Harry a worried look.
"I believe it's time for you to try learning again Harry." He told the brat softly.
"Or remove your worry and spy." I glared at him.
"This is not good for you." Albus told him.
"Would you like to inform the rest of us?" Lucius asked. Neither listened.
"As your trinket has most likely informed you, I am fine." Harry hissed. "There is no damage done."
"That though is not true is it." Dumbledore said and the brat's glowing eyes glared at me.
"There is no damage done from the link." He said. Albus let out a breath.
"You can fix the damage. None was done overly. That was made sure." The brat glared at Albus.
"And you believe I will allow it to happen again. Even if, even if I could fix the damage Dumbledore. Your wrong though, the damage was done. It cannot be fixed." Potter calmed down and looked back at the fire. "A mind healer and goblin healer looked and conformed." He said softly.
"Link?" Lucius asked.
"I don't believe you can't do this Harry." Dumbledore told him. "If I have to teach you myself."
"Learning the magic I'm sure your right and I can learn. Protecting my mind I will never be able to. The natural defenses that a person has, builds off and creates their own. I do not have and cannot do use."
"There are other ways my dear."
"You have one problem with this plan Dumbledore. I do not even trust you enough to attempt to try." Albus let out a breath. "Or trust anyone enough to try." That surprised him.
"Surely I can find." Harry shook his head.
"You can't find someone because I do not trust anyone." Albus sat up and looked at him. That even surprised me.
"What about your pitiful friends." I asked. He must trust someone. He didn't answer and looked into the fire. I looked and didn't see anything worth seeing.
"I understand my dear." Albus said softly.
"The blood link." Lucius yelled.
"Tom created a mental link with me throw the curse scar. Though it is only one sided. I can only be pulled into his mind." He rubbed his eyes. "I haven't figured out why yet."
"It is because he created the link." Albus explained. Potter didn't even react. "Is this what you want me to do?" Albus asked. "It will put you in the center."
"It will happen sooner than latter I'm sure." He said softly. "As it is it cannot be prevented or helped." He added. Albus let out a breath.
"There is a problem?" Albus told him.
"Which isn't mine to deal with." Albus smirked. "I'm sure you can figure it out if you put your mind on it." Harry smiled softly and glanced at him.
"I'm sure your right. I'll give you time to speck with your family Lucius. Pleased come to meet with me tomorrow and we'll speck again. I'll leave you in Severus hands Harry. He'll get you home." Albus said and got up.
"I know my way home Dumbledore." The brat said in a cold voice.
"I'm sure you do my dear son. But he will bring you along with himself to Hogwarts. We'll talk more when you get there." He said and walked out of the study. Potter watched him leave in surprise. He tapped his finger against the arm rest thinking.
"We'll you stay for dinner Sev?" Luc asked me.
"I dough you want Potter as a dinner guest." Luc looked at Potter.
"Harry?" Lucius said softly. What did he think he was doing? The brat blinked. Then looked over at Lucius.
"Sorry what Lucius?" Luc smiled and dropped his mask.
"Would you like to stay for dinner?" That surprised Potter. He raised his eye brow.
"Thank you for the offer I would like to." Luc nodded. Got up and waved us with him. I let out a breath, got up and followed behind them. We walked into the family dining room and sat down. It didn't take long for Draco to walk in, he smiled when he saw me. Then stopped when he saw Potter. His mask dropped, he walked around the table and sat next to his father. After looking at Luc he nodded to Potter.
Potter surprised me and nodded back. He didn't look upset or bothered. Normally he always looks got upset around Draco. Draco glanced at his father and me. The side doors opened and Crisis walked in. She noticed Harry at once.
"Luc dear you didn't tell me we were having a guest." She asked and moved over and sat down.
"Our meeting went longer than planned. I'm sure whatever you had prepared Harry won't mind." She nodded.
"Good evening Lady Malfoy. There isn't a reason to go out of your way for me." That surprised everyone. Draco's mouth even opened. Crisis smiled softly and nodded.
"Good evening Honey, I'm glad Luc invited you to dinner." She waved her hand and food showed up. He nodded to her and put his napkin on his lab. We diced up our plates and passed the dices around. Potter held the dices for Cissi and pasted it to Draco.
"How is your summer so far Harry?" She asked him after he took a drink.
"It's been well Lady Malfoy." She waved her hand.
"Cissi pleased honey." He nodded to her. "Your family?" He nodded to her.
"Well also. Like myself my cousin goes to a private school his father went to. My uncle works for a company as my aunt is a home maker." She nodded. The rest of dinner was mostly silent. Potter was a perfect gentleman. Where the hell did he learn manors.
"It was nice to meet you Harry, return anytime." Cissi said, got up and left. He nodded to her though. I noticed he didn't eat much, he can't have a problem with the food. Cissi never allows anything but the best. She's made dinner be re cook many time if it wasn't.
"You can flow from my office Severus." Potter shook his head. He took a drink.
"The flows are being watched." I glared at the brat. But knew he was right.
"Then I'll see you both tomorrow. Come dragon let's go speck with your mother." Luc walked Draco out.
"Come Potter." I got up and walked out. I didn't even make sure he was following. When I got to the front door. I noticed he was following. We walked outside and past the gate and wards. I grabbed his arm and appeared us. We showed up in front of the school gates. They opened for me.
I didn't check to see if he was alright, I walked forward. The gates closed so I knew he was there. We walked inside the castle and up to the Headmaster's office. I knocked.
"Come in." Albus said. We walked in. I moved over to the fire and sat down. Dumbledore was behind his desk dealing with some paperwork. Potter shut the door and looked around.
"How was dinner?" He asked us.
"Lady Malfoy could put the Hogwarts elf's out of business. What is the reason I'm here?" He asked. Walked over to the window and sat in the window seat. ccc
"You will be staying in the castle for the remaining of the summer Harry. I've already got the elf's working on chamber's for you. I hope you behave while you're here." Potter just opened the window and his owl came flying in. She landed on his knee. The brat started petting her breast softly with his finger.
"Very well," He said softly.
"I would like Poppy to check you out also."
"I'm sure I'll get around to seeing her no matter. Can't stay in the castle long without seeing her." Albus nodded.
"Dobby will be in charge of you during the summer." Albus told him. He nodded. "Then off you go my dear son. Dobby's waiting for you?" Potter nodded, the owl left and he walked out.
"Your allowing the brat to stay here. The castle won't be standing by the end of the summer." Albus let out a breath.
"We'll see." I glared at him, got up and walked away. I headed down to my chambers. I got to my hallway and noticed a new painting right away. I glared at it, turned around and slammed his door open.
"Remove the brat from my hall. I will not have him in my territory." I yelled.
"It was the only place to house him right now. If we do bring Lucius and Narcissi in to be teachers anywhere else will be taken. This might do you both some good. See past your differences. He might surprise you. He is already surprising me. To protect you from being a spy he is willing to take all the blunt of the link with Tom."
"I do not need protection." I told him in a cold voice.
"If Lucius turns sides your place will be questions. If he lies to Tom, you both can be found out. It's past time you stop putting yourself in danger to make up for the past Severus my boy. For Harry to be willing to take your place knowing you heard and gave Tom the prophesy says something about the boy don't you believe?"
"You had no right." I yelled. I slammed the door behind me and walked down stairs. The painting guarding my door opened when it saw me. I slammed it shut and paced. How could Albus tell the boy what I did without even informing me. Without even asking me how I felt.
How could that brat think I needed protection or that I couldn't be a spy? How could he think he could take me out of my place within the order? He's a child, a brat. He's worthless, meaningless. I will not give up my place for the likes of him.
I cooled my temper and walked into my lab. I started working on the potion I started earlier today. I finished and bottled the potion. Then called it a night. I could send it off tomorrow.