"Yes, me, Potter," Snape said shooting looks at the Weasleys, who looked very startled. Apparently, they hadn't thought Harry would remember Snape.
Harry moved towards Snape with his wand in the air.
"Put that wand away, Harry," Lupin said, stepping between Harry and Snape.
"He killed Dumbledore!" Harry screamed, getting frustrated.
"No, Harry – " Ginny started.
"You!" Harry yelled, pointing his wand at the Weasleys. "All of you! You're in this together! I should have never trusted any of you! I knew I wasn't losing my mind, thinking I'd forgotten everything…"
"Harry, listen to me!" Hermione pleaded.
"Get out of my way!" Harry screamed, pushing past Lupin. "I'm going to kill him. I'm going to kill him for what he did to Dumbledore, what he did to me parents…"
"Harry," Tonks said, "Lets be reasonable."
"I am being reasonable!" Harry pointed his wand at Snape and muttered something under his breath, but before he knew it, he was thrown backwards and landed painfully on the kitchen wall. All the Weasleys, along with Lupin and Tonks, were pointing their wands at Harry. Apparently they had all used the disarming spell at him.
"Harry, I'm so sorry," Ginny started.
Harry lifted himself up from the ground and quickly limped to the door of the Burrow.
"Just stay away from me!" Harry yelled furiously.
Ginny was on the verge of tears as Harry apparated out of the Burrow.
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Harry limped into his house. He was furious. He furious with Snape, and with the Weasleys, but mostly, he was furious with himself. He had allowed himself to get that close to people like them. People who hung out with the likes of Snape. And Harry was furious with himself for almost falling for that girl.
Harry heard a tiny pop and looked over his shoulder. There was Ginny, out on his lawn, running towards the house.
"What are you doing at my house?" Harry bellowed.
"Harry, please let me explain – " Ginny was actually crying now.
"There's nothing to explain." Harry yelled. "You tricked me, and I should never have believed you – "
"Harry, I didn't trick you, you've got it all mixed up!"
"MIXED UP?" Harry screamed. "YOU'RE TELLING ME I'M MIXED UP? YOU'RE THE ONE HANGING AROUND WITH A MURDERER!"
"Harry, Snape isn't really – "
"HE KILLED DUMBLEDORE FOR GODSAKES! I WAS THERE. I SAW IT ALL."
"Harry, Dumbledore isn't dead."
"What?" Harry asked. He was still furious, but a bit hopeful. "I saw him die… I saw Snape kill him…"
"No, Harry," Ginny said, relieved that Harry had finally calmed down. "You saw Snape pretend to kill him."
"What? What do you mean? …"
Harry went inside the house, and Ginny followed him in. Harry sat on the armchair in the living room, and Ginny sat on the couch opposite him.
"Listen, Harry," Ginny said, trying to find the best way to explain things. "What you saw that night – we saw it all in Dumbledore's pensieve – it wasn't what it looked like. When Dumbledore said 'Severus, please', he wasn't begging Snape to not kill him, he was pleading with Snape to pretend to kill him. That's why Snape and Dumbledore had been arguing earlier in the school year. Snape wanted to back out, but Dumbledore wouldn't let him."
"But… but…" Harry began, finding everything hard to believe. "What's happened to Dumbledore? Why didn't I know everything about this before?"
"Dumbledore didn't want Voldemort to think he was still alive," Ginny explained. "He was helping you all along while you were looking for the horcruxes."
"Helping me?" Harry asked, doubtful. "He wasn't was helping me do anything."
"Well," Ginny cut in, "he did what he could – mind you, it wasn't much, seeing as he couldn't go walking around when everybody thought he was dead. But he gave you little hints here and there if he found out anything. I don't know how he did it, so don't ask me," Ginny added, seeing the questioning look on Harry's face.
"Why didn't anyone tell me this before?" Harry asked, feeling slightly annoyed.
"I only found out about it a couple of months ago," Ginny said defensively. "They barely tell me or Ron or Hermione anything. They won't even let us join the Order."
"You mean the Order of the Phoenix?" Harry asked. "Well, with all the people that die while on duty, I would think you wouldn't want to join. You don't want to get your head blown off, now do you?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Ginny snapped, standing up.
Harry remained sitting and said, "You'll need more practice if you're going to go fight hundreds of dark wizards."
"Oh," Ginny fumed. "I suppose you reckon you can get into the Order?"
"Yeah, I reckon I can."
"Why have you turned into such a bighead, Harry? If I remember correctly, we fought with you that night at the Ministry. I think we deserve some credit for that. And you told me I'd gotten an excellent of my first auror lesson. So won't you please get over yourself!"
Harry stood up and looked down at Ginny (he was ahead taller than she was).
"You got an excellent for a beginning student, and I'm not the one who is keeping Severus Snape at my house. That despicable git!"
"Oh is this what this is about?" Ginny yelled. "For your information, we only asked him to go there hoping you'd take a better liking to him!"
"Thought I'd forgotten all the things he did to me, and to my parents?" Harry yelled back, enraged. "Thought we'd become pals!"
"We were only trying to help!" Ginny cried.
"Well, it didn't work did it?" Harry kept on screaming. "I still remember how he betrayed my parents to Voldemort!"
"Harry, I think it was horrible what he did – "
"Then why are you taking his side?"
"Fine!" Ginny yelled, pulling the front door open and storming out of the house. "Do you want nothing to do with me? I'll just leave like you wanted me to!"
With a twist of her feet, she apparated back to the burrow, leaving Harry alone in his big house feeling guilty.
A/NI am so sorry I couldn't get this out sooner. I've been having tons of homework and we're close to the end of the school year, so I really have to study for finals. But don't worry, I haven't forgotten this story. Expect an update soon!
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