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"Miss Vinyal"

I looked up, Professor McGonagall stood next to my desk, "Yes Professor?"

"Could you stay after the lesson, there are some things I need to talk about with you."

I shrugged, "Yes, Ma'am, that's no problem", I said, and continued trying to vanish the parrot on my desk.

I was usually really good in transfiguration, as in all the other subjects, it really helps that I've done all of this before, but the last couple of days I couldn't concentrate longer then a couple of minutes. Every time my mind wandered of to Draco Malfoy, Severus, what they were playing at, because I didn't get it any more, and to be honest, Harry didn't help either, he was focused on his idea that Draco Malfoy was a Death Eater and he kept on talking about it, although not that much any more after I shouted at him the day before yesterday.

The bell rang and while everyone else made their way to leave for the weekend, I stayed in my seat. I saw Ginny and Luna lingering, so I walked over to them.

"I'll catch up with you guys in a minute, don't wait for me."

They nodded and left the classroom, chatting about what they were going to do in the weekend. I heard Professor McGonagall coughing behind me, and turned around, "What is it that you want to speak with me about, professor?"

"I'll tell you in a minute, why don't we go to my office, it is more comfortable there."

I nodded and followed her to her office, as I set down Professor McGonagall gave me a cup of tea.

"How are you doing Miss Vinyal… Lily… I am not sure what to call you, to be honest."

I gave her a small smile, "Just use the one you feel comfortable with, I don't really mind any of them, although I it's better to stay on Miss Vinyal when others are around."

"I'll just keep it on Elisabeth then, I don't want to make an mistake. So, how are you doing, you seem to be quite distracted the last few days", she said, while taking a sip of her own tea.

"I know, it's just… So much happened the last few days, and I am confused about it at the moment, and to be honest, Harry isn't helping either."

Professor McGonagall looked pensive at me, "Is there anything I or Professor Dumbledore can help you with?"

I shook my head, "Sadly, no, I made an wand oath that I wouldn't tell anyone about it."

Professor McGonagall nodded understandingly, "I see, and the wand oath, is that the reason you're so distracted, or is there something else?"

I thought for a minute, should I tell her about Severus and me, I know I can trust her with many things, but if I told her about my relationship with Severus, she would probably kill him. I shook my head, "No Ma'am, just a bit nervous for my O.W.L.'s I guess, I know I have done them before, but that's so long ago."

"If that's all, then you may go, enjoy your weekend, Miss Vinyal, and don't worry about your O.W.L.'s, you will be doing fine."

.xXx.

The O.W.L.'s were over before we knew it and we spent our afternoons outside again, enjoying the hot June weather. Ginny, Luna and I swam in the lake with the Giant Squid, while the others stayed on the shore. A lot of people were afraid on him, but James had once told me that he loved to play with students, he, Sirius, Remus and Pettigrew used to sneak out during the night when it was to warm to sleep and swam with him, well, he and Sirius did, Pettigrew was to afraid to get his pants wet, and Remus, well Remus couldn't swim.

Around dinner time we got out of the Lake, cast a drying spell over us and joined Harry, Ron and Hermione to the Great Hall for dinner. Dinner was fun, although Harry was quite tense the whole time, he didn't say a lot and kept on playing with his food. After a while he said, "I have to go, got a lesson with Dumbledore again, see you in the Common Room."

He stood up, gave Ginny a kiss and left us in the Hall, he hadn't told me or Ginny what the lessons were about, but from what I had hear him saying to Ron and Hermione it was about Voldemort.

When we were finished with dinner, Hermione dragged us to the Common Room to study.

"Come on Hermione, Ginny and I just finished our O.W.L.'s, give us a break", I said to her.

"You still have 2 weeks left, Elisabeth, and even if you don't do your homework, you still can fail the year."

I sighed, when you started a discussion with Hermione about homework or any other school related thing, you were bound to lose it. We found the Common Room empty, everyone else was outside of course, enjoying the last bit of sunshine. Ginny and I went to our room to get some homework to do, a Potions Essay that was due next week, to keep Hermione happy. We joined her and Ron in the Common Room and started working slowly.

As the sun began to set, Harry came back.

"What does Dumbledore want?", Hermione said as soon as she saw him. "Harry, are you OK?"

"I'm fine", Harry said, while running to his dormitory, a few moments later he emerged again with the Marauder's Map and a pair of balled-up docks in his hands.

"Look, I haven't got much time", Harry panted, "Dumbledore thinks I'm getting my Invisibility Cloak. Listen, when I was on my way to Dumbledore, I saw Professor Trelawney who was kicked out of the Room of Requirement after she heard someone celebrating. So you see what this means? Dumbledore won't be here tonight, so Malfoy is going to have a clear shot at whatever he is up to", Harry said, "No, listen to me!", he hissed when Hermione tried to interrupt him, "I know it was Malfoy celebrating in the Room of Requirement. Here –"

He shoved the Marauder's Map into Hermione's hands.

"You've got to watch him and you've got to watch Snape, too. Use anyone else who you can rustle up from the DA. Hermione, those contact Galleons will still work, right?" Hermione nodded, "Okay, Dumbledore said he would put extra protection in the school, but if Snape's involved, he'll know what Dumbledore's protection is, and how to avoid it – but he won't be expecting you lot to be on the watch, will he?"

"Harry –", Ginny started, her freckles more visible then usual on her pale face.

"I haven't got time to argue Gin, here take this as well", he said while trusting the socks in Ginny's hands, "I wrapped the Felix Felicis in them, share them between you guys, you'll need it. I'd better go, Dumbledore's waiting –"

"No!", Ginny said, unwrapping the golden potion, "We don't want it, you take it, who knows what you're going to be facing?"

"I'll be fine, I'll be with Dumbledore", Harry said, "I want to know that you lot are OK… don't look at me like that, Hermione, I'll see you later…"

After a quick kiss to Ginny, he was off, Invisibility Cloak folded over his arm. Ron, Hermione, Ginny and I looked at each other, "What do we do now?", Ron asked.

I pulled the Marauder's Map out of Hermione's hands, and tapped with my wand on it while saying, "I solemnly swear I'm up to no good", and watch the lines running along the parchment. I flipped quickly trough the map, "No sign of Malfoy, he's probably still in the Room of Requirement, and Se – Snape is in his chambers in the dungeons."

Ginny was the only one who noticed my slip, Ron and Hermione were to concentrated on the Map. Hermione held up the DA coin, "Let's see who's still carrying it", as Hermione mumbled an incantation the coin glowed up, and new letters began to form around the edge.

"Okay", Hermione said, "Ginny, you and Ron take the Map and go to the Room of Requirement and guard it. Use the Galleon to send an message to the rest of us if something happens."

Ginny and Ron nodded, "OK, but what will you and Els do?", Ginny asked.

"We will go to the Dungeons, and keep an eye over there", I nodded in agreement and stood up. Ron, Hermione and Ginny stood up also and we made our way to the portrait. Once outside I said, "Wait, we have to share the Felix Felicias Harry gave us." I opened the vial and too a small sip my self, I then handed it over to Ginny, Ron and Hermione. After we all had drunk our part, I put the empty vial back in my robes.

"Be careful guys, don't do anything stupid", I told Ginny and Ron, who both nodded. Ginny gave me a hug, "You be careful too."

I gave her a reassuring smile and Hermione and I made our way to the dungeons, while Ron and Ginny went to the Room of Requirement. When we reached the Third Floor we met Luna and Neville.

"What's going on?", Neville asked.

Hermione explained shortly what happened to him and Luna.

"I see", Neville said, "I'm going to help Ginny and Ron then", and Neville made his way upstairs.

"I guess you're coming with us then, Luna", Hermione asked, Luna nodded, "Yes, what are we going to do?"

"We are going to check on Professor Snape's office, Harry has a reason to believe he is involved in all of this as well."

"Do you know where Professor Snape's office is, then?", Luna asked.

"No –", Hermione started, but I cut her off, "Yes, I know where it is." I showed Hermione and Luna how to get to Snape's office, glad they didn't ask how I knew the way.

As we reached to dungeons, I casted Muffilato over us, just in case someone was around, and heard us walking. Hermione didn't say anything about the use of the spell, but I could see she still wasn't happy with the use of the Prince's spells.

As we turned a corned I said, "Snape's office is over here, there is an alcove a bit further on, from there we have a clear view on the door, but it's difficult to see who's in the alcove."

Hermione, Luna and I sat down in small alcove, the three of us just fitted in it.

"So, now we wait?", Luna asked dreamily.

I nodded, "Yes, we wait until something happens."

.xXx.

I think it was around midnight when I woke up, "crap", I mumbled furiously, "How could I've fallen asleep?" I looked up, wondering why Hermione or Luna hadn't woken me up, but I didn't see them in the alcove any more. I then felt the DA coin burning in my pocket and took it out, Death E in castle, prepare 2 fight it read. So, Harry was right about Malfoy, carefully I got up, feeling the tingling in my legs as my blood rushed trough them again. As I tried to take some steps, I fell forwards, anticipating the fall, I stuck out my hands to break my fall, but instead fell against someone.

"Umpf", I heard someone saying.

As I looked up, I saw who it was, "Oh... shit", I said, it was none other then Severus Snape.

"What are you doing here?", he asked, while grabbing my arms so I couldn't run away.

"I - I was looking for you sir", I said, "There is something going on upstairs, and Hermione and Luna were supposed to call you, but when they didn't return I decided to come down, to get you sir."

He looked intensely at me, "And what is going on upstairs?"

Oh Bugger, I thought, "I don't know sir, we heard a lot of noises and people screaming." As I looked around him I saw Hermione and Lune laying on the floor, unconscious.

"Hermione! Lune!", I screamed, then I looked back at Snape, "What did you do to them?"

"Nothing", he said.

"You know that's not true, you bastard!", I snapped at him, while trying to get away from him, "And you are probably going to do the same to me, so you can join your Death Eater friends upstairs."

For a moment I saw the look in his eyes change, but I couldn't describe it, hurt, pain...

"I'm sorry Elisabeth, it's for the best", he whispered while pointing his wand at me again, then everything turned black.

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