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Life Changes part 2

As Severus left Dudley's old room and a sobbing broken man on the floor of it. Molly Weasley rushed up the stairs to find Dumbledore. "Headmaster I have news for you. Minster Fudge is going to approach you and young Harry about him doing magic in lieu of recent events. Actually he will be allowing a select group of students to use magic. There is also going to be a student spy for the ministry coming to Hogwarts this year." Molly was going to continue, but Albus raised his hand in a universal sign for stop.

"Molly this is good news not I won't have to relocate the children this summer. With all that's been happening this is still the safest place for Harry as long as his cousin and father reside where with him. Luna Lovegood has agreed to become a tutor for Dudley and to keep Harry company while Ron and Hermione are working on other things this summer. Yes, this will workout nicely, and I will not have to call in any favors. We'll just let Cornelius come to us."

"But Headmaster what about the spy?" Molly wanted to make sure that all the bases were covered concerning her surrogate son.

"Don't worry Molly its Tonks. Fudge assigned her because of her metamorphagi abilities.

Professor McGonagall was called in to help make adjustments to the Dursley's house. Dudley decided to keep his room, but with some minor adjustments. He had an in suite bathroom added, his bed enlarged, and a clear area added to that his room could be arranged to look less cluttered. The master bedroom was changed only in the fact that it was completely stripped, and they only left king-sized bed that Petunia was laying upon. A nice dress, nightgowns, a few day dresses, and her unmentionables were packed into a suitcase. Even though Vernon had been told she was dead it wasn't true. Petunia would be joining the Longbottom's at St. Mungo's. The same was done to the connected master bath except for what Petunia would need everything was taken away.

Luna, of course, made many changes to the guest room. The floral print was immediately taken away and the room expanded. Being the only girl in the house assured that she would have her own bathroom. A door connecter her room to the bath already situated in next door. Luna settled on a room that was set up in the clouds. Her bed reflected the sun, because it was a bright yellow the only color that broke up the blue and white cloud theme.

Harry's room was next after Dudley announced that nothing in the room was very important to him, the room was emptied. McGonagall at first started to decorate it like the dorm rooms at Hogwarts until a sudden thought hit her. He never had a room of his to decorate. She topped and gave Harry a hard look. "Mr. Potter...how would you like your room to be?"

A few blinks, and then a smile broke his normally stoic face. "You mean that I can make it look like anything I want?" Harry's delight and shock evident in his voice. His head of house just nodded pleased she made a good decision. I would like dark that had a high polished finish. The pieces should be a desk large enough to study, bookshelf (small), a full size bed, a nightstand, and armoire. The walls an emerald green with light green and jade highlights, and the chairs made of dark leather to go along with the dark wood theme. Can I get my floor just polished up a bit, and maybe a few small rugs to place around the room? Oh I almost forgot a padded bench by my window. I wouldn't mind if the room was enlarged."

Harry stopped talking when he realized that he was carried away in describing his dream room. Severus was in a state of shock about how close Harry's room was turning out to look like his house's common room. Blushing Harry looked away from the amused faces staring at him. "Don't be embarrassed son. It just meant that you know what you want and like." Snape gave him a brief hug. McGonagall made the requested changes, and added a bathroom that followed the theme of the room. Severus requested a lab added somewhere to the house, and Luna suggested someplace to study similar to a classroom. A few more adjustments and the house was ready.

The trio went into Harry's room to talk. While Luna and Dudley went to get their rooms settled the way they wanted them. All the adults except Madame Pomfrey who took Petunia to St. Mungo's met in the kitchen to await the Headmaster's return from taking Vernon to the ministry. Hermione noticed a small leather couch in the room and sat on it. She pulled Ron next to her, and waited until Harry was comfortable on his bed before she started in on something that she felt Harry should know.

The adults from the Order decided to talk while they were waiting. Most of the Aurors had left because there was sufficient wizards and witches for protecting everyone there. Molly was the one to grab everyone's attention with the same statement Hermione was making upstairs..."the family resemblance between you two is rather obvious."

Harry just blinked owlishly at his best friend. "Snape and I look the same? Rubbish! We have never looked the same. Ron tells Mion that she's wrong."

"Uh...Harry, mate she's actually right." Ron squeaked out. "You still have the same eyes and nose, but you face is becoming more angular like his."

Harry just shook his head in denial, "I am supposed to look like my adoptive father. Everyone always tells me how much I look like James. I can't just start changing...can I? Merlin I need a mirror."

They went into the bathroom and the person peering back at him wasn't ... well him. "Bloody Hell!"

Fortunately Severus wasn't as shocked as his son currently was. "I noticed. I am actually excited and apprehensive about the changes in him. By his Birthday without the final application of the spell he will look like my son." Looking around the table the other adults were lost in thought. Remus caught his eye though while he was scanning for their input.

"All I am worried about is... are you going to give him a choice?" Remus stated as he continued his staring game with the man across from him.

"Of course, he will have a choice."

At that moment Dumbledore returned and their discussion ended. The wards needed to be re-worked and reapplied. Dumbledore took a blood sample from Severus, and transferred the wards from Petunia unto him. Dudley's wards stayed the same. It took only thirty minutes before the magic of the wards swept through the house and settled again to their original strength. Exactly as everyone release the incantation to set the wards a scream was heard from above.

The vision came upon Harry so suddenly that no one was prepared. Voldemort was extremely angry. Apparently he had just discovered that the wards were down around Potter's summer home. When he sent Peter to check out the massive power surge from earlier, and the information their leak in the ministry had for him he expected some good news. His informant said that the power surge was important. Wormtail returned with the news that they were too late. It was this that caused his tantrum. The wards around Potter's summer home had been torn down, and something else was happening there. He informed his master to not get too excited because just as he was leaving the wards were replaced and strengthened. Voldemort's opportunity to get the Potter brat out of the way had passed. Justifiably upset he relieved his anger on the assembled Death Eaters in front of him.

Things at 4 Privet Drive settled down after that. Most of the adults went home or returned to their prior engagements. Severus returned to his home to get clothing, and to his surprise Wormtail was waiting for him. "Our Lord has sent me to get you Severus. He wonders why you did not inform him of the wards falling around Potter's place. You had plenty of time being as close to Dumbledore as you are you should have been able to send an alert somehow."

Sneering," Give Voldemort a message form me Wormtail, please. I am tired of bowing down to an half-blood want to be. Harry Potter has kicked his arse numerous times, and since he can't even take care of a child that is his enemy. I see no reason to follow him. Wormtail be sure to remember to give him my message verbatim --- Petrificus Totalus!"

Severus returned to Privet Drive. He let it be known that his days as a spy were over and left it at that. Mrs. Weasley while he was gone spent her time gathering her clan and extras so that they were ready to return to headquarters once he got back. After giving Harry another hug they left promising to either come by and visit or write more often. Dudley made his excuses and went to bed. He wasn't hungry and wanted to get an early start the next day. It was his first day of his magical education.

Luna and Harry stayed up and sat in his room. They talked about what had been happening that summer, Dudley's lessons, what occurred at the end of their sixth year, and the death of Sirius, Cedric, and Luna's mother. The conversation was long and as time went by the two got closer and closer together. They both fell into silence thinking over things the other said, and didn't realize when sleep claimed them.

All the Weasley's were headed off to bed when Molly stopped them. "I am calling a family meeting. Hermione you are invited as well." The family trooped back from their scattered positions. Once everyone was seated Molly opened up the conversation, "I need to talk to you about something that happened today. Early Percy came to me and asked of he could come home. Now before you all start complaining he apologized for his past comments, and he wanted me to let you all know that if you require him to apologize in person he is very willing. He just wants to come home. I think that you all should think about it over night and tomorrow we will meet after dinner to discuss what is going to happen ... know this he is coming home. This meeting tomorrow is just about how we are going to handle it."

She nodded and that was the family's signal to go. There were small conversations amongst the Weasley's as they left the room to get ready for bed. Percy was coming home, and there were a lot of different reactions and feelings about it. Only Hermione stayed up as she spotted Boy's owl. She already knew what Boy's real name was. It was just to throw others off. Dumbledore requested that she and Boy work together on a project of great importance towards the end of last year before Ron's abduction. At the beginning their relationship was very tense, but slowly the feelings that they felt over ruled the animosity. Her crush on Ron that she held the past two/three years were over. The feelings that Boy created inside of her surpassed that of the crush.

Eagerly she opened the letter that Boy sent.

Girl,

Everything's going to plan. The party is tomorrow and I am the guest of honor.

I wish you could be there, but then again I don't. It will mean taking us through the final step of reaching the goal we set last year, but possibly erecting the biggest barriers between us. It is worth it though. Promise me that no matter what happens we will still maintain this – our letters.

Boy

A/N: Well that is it for this chapter. I hope that you enjoyed it. Please review. Part 3 of Life changed comes out, and we find out who Boy is. There is also a lot more Voldemort next part also. I will be contacting people for betaing soon.