Chapter 11

Severus looked at Harry in surprise at the news that he had just named him Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts. "Surely there's another person more suitable for the job. I'm not the type of person to help run a school." he told the young man beside him.

"I say differently Professor. You are the right person for the job." Harry told him with confidence in the wizard. Minerva gave a strong nodded in agreement. He sat back in thought. "Now Hogwarts is angry with Dumbledore. We must watch him carefully. He will continue to 'play headmaster' for our own amusement. You will call a staff meeting in the ROR and tell them the truth."

"Mr. Potter-" Minerva was interrupted when Harry raised his hand and she went silent.

"Thanks to Hermione studying she's found out that I am your boss, Professor McGonagall." She smiled at the news. "You have earned the spot. Dumbledore has no say in this matter." Harry said with no room to argue.

She smirked at him and said, "Yes sir. I shall except the position."

"Severus what shall it be for you?" he asked.

He smirked at the man and it widened. "I have waited for you to take over the school. I finally have the person I'm actually spying for. Lucius as well. I have years worth of information." Harry's emerald eyes shined at his spy.

Harry rose from his seat and looked at his employees and smiled. "We'll discuss the matter further later on. I ask of you to place the memories into jars and hand them to me. I'll look at them." Harry waved his hand and stacks of papers appeared on Minerva's desk. "Here are the past records of the school. Don't you worry the coot has the copies. Good luck Minerva." He lowered the wards and swept from the office.

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Harry walked up the steps to the portrait of a loin and a lioness. He waved his hand and the portrait opened revealing the entrance to the common room. He swept over the threshold and the portrait closed behind him. He found his wife on the couch curled up with her potions book taking notes.

"Hello love. Sorry I'm late. I had to discuss some matters concerning the school." Harry told his wife walking up to her and kissed her forehead. Hermione smiled. "I've set wards over the dorm that only our magical signature to enter along with the Potter family, headmistress and deputy headmaster of the school can enter." Harry told her. She nodded knowing he was going to replace Dumbledore.

The couple did their mediation for two hours than turned in for the night. They had classes to attend the next day. They wanted to be prepared for them.

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Harry and Hermione walked into the great hall hand and hand. They noticed they were the first ones up. They did their morning workout and than did their morning mediation. They sat down at the Gryffindor table. A cup of coffee appeared on the table for Harry and a cup of tea appeared on the table for Hermione. A small area in front of them appeared of what they normally ate in the mornings. Hermione saw eggs on the plate in front of her and took several deep breaths to stop from becoming sick.

Severus walked up to the couple and leaned over his niece's shoulder and placed a bottle filled with a blue liquid. "It will help with the morning sickness. I had one of the house elves stock your medicine cabinet.

"Thank you." Hermione said and took the potion in one sallow. She sighed in relief. Severus squeezed her shoulder and took his seat at the staff table.

The students slowly began to arrive and took their seats that their correct tables and they were filled with a wide assortment of food. The great hall was surround in voices of the students.

Ron and Ginny sat across from their friends. They began to pile food onto their plates. Harry raised a brow at Ron's table manors. He had grown out of the stuffing endless food into his mouth during the summer.

"Harry are you not hungry?" Ron asked his friend looking at his plate that only had healthy foods to give him energy and to improve his muscle mass on his plate.

"I'm eating Ron. I've just cut back on the unhealthy foods. I do have sweets time to time." He told the red head cutting his eggs.

"You've changed Harry and I really don't know you anymore." he hissed and turned to Hermione. "Well, at lest Mione hadn't lost her appetite. She actually eating more."

Hermione narrowed her eyes and opened her DADA book and reviewed chapter one. Harry reached over and grabbed the book. He sat it between them so he could read along with her. They pointed out the important information while Hermione wrote down the notes. She magically made Harry's copy as they worked quietly.

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Remus sat at the staff table and put a plate of food down the floor for the shaggy black dog next to him. He patted Padfoot on the head and returned to his plate. He had discussed it with Dumbledore to let Sirius stay at Hogwarts in his animgus form. He had given his approval to ensure Harry's safety. Remus wanted Sirius there to protect him from Dumbledore.

Severus kept a close eye on Hermione. He was pleased to see her eating enough for her and the baby. He knew that Harry made sure of it. He excuse himself to head down to the dungeons to get ready for class. He really didn't want to be around the 'Headmaster.'

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Severus stood in the classroom with a pensieve on his desk. He brought his wand up to his temple and abstracted a memory. He placed it into the bowl in front of him. He rested his hands on the smooth surface and watched the blue/sliver memory swirl around inside the blow. It was the night he took the dark mark.

"Sit down and get to work." Professor Snape snapped as the assignment appeared on the board. Wolfsbane Potion. He put away the pensieve and sat behind his desk.

Harry set up his and Hermione station as she grabbed the ingredients from the cabinet. He had seen the Potions Master put away the pensieve. He knew that Professor Snape was placing memories for him to look at later. He would have to contact Luicus to get the memories that Severus wouldn't have due to him being a teacher at the school. Lucius had more free time to be around the other death eaters.

"Harry." Hermione said snapping him from his thoughts. "Lets get to work." He nodded and they quietly went to work.

The class went by with Professor Snape awarding points to Slytherins and deducting points from Gryffindor. He vanished Neville's potion and deducted even more points from the Gryffindor House. He snapped at the students to bottle their potions and to write three rolls of parchment on the Wolfsbane Potion. He dismissed the class. The students quickly filed out not wanting to be the last to leave.

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Harry, Hermione and Ron walked into Defense Against the Dark Arts and took their seats in the middle of the room. Professor Lupin walked down the stairs from his office followed by a black shaggy dog. Remus sat his books down and smiled at the trio.

"Hi Padfoot." said Harry as he petted him on the head. "Have been good?" Padfoot barked and wagged his tail. "That's my boy."

"Well is it the werewolf and his mutt." Draco sneered. "Boys stay back we don't want to get flees." The Slytherins laughed and took their seats.

"Everyone pull out some parchment. I want to know what you have learned the past two years. So I can get an idea where to start." Professor Lupin told his class ignoring Malfoy's out burst.

They students quickly went work. Remus sat down at his desk. Padfoot laid in front of the desk watching the students. The bell rang and he assigned the class to read chapters one and too and take notes. Professor Lupin dismissed the class.

Transfiguration, Professor McGonagall discuss the pros and cons of having animgus form and reviewed the first chapter of the text book. She was pleased to see that many seemed so interested in the subject. She dismissed her class giving them an assignment to write an essay on the History of Animgi. She dismissed her class.

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Later that evening Severus stood over his pensieve and put his wand to his temple and pulled a sliver strain from his mind. He dropped the memory into the bowl. He had many memories working information but, he gave Dumbledore bits and pieces of the death eater meetings.

He watched the image of the night he returned to the Dark Lord swirl around inside the bowl. The pain he had to endure to be welcomed back into his ranks. He had gotten back into the Dark Lord's good graces and this able him to get the information they need to win the war.

Severus sat his wand down on the desk and rested his hands on the smooth surface of his desk. He bowed his head in defeat. The years of cutting himself off from those that meant the most him cut him worse than the pain he had been through at Voldemort's hand. He shook his head and continued to abstract memories for Harry to see. It was a painful process but it had to be done.

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