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Voldemort: The disclaimer is in chapters 1, 2, 23, 24, and any songs in chapters have their own disclaimers in the chapters they appear in.

Hikari Thanks V and now on with the chapter before people chase after me with torches, pitchforks, and shovels for not updating sooner.

---Chapter 25---

---A new Ally---

"It's Voldemort!" The group exclaimed and ran forward over to him. Nagini didn't attack them though as they ran forward but just sat in her spot watching them as they came forward.

"Harry, find out what happened," Rose said as she and Draco flipped Voldemort onto his back.

"How, I can't read his mind," Harry said and Rose looked at him before pointing to Nagini. "Oh right, um..."

/Hello, Nagini/ Harry hissed and Nagini stared at him before responding.

/Potter, it's about time you and your sister got here, where were you?./ Nagini hissed.

/ Japan, what happened?./

/We were attacked by a strange ancient looking man, my master's death eaters that were on guard did what they could to defend him but to no avail, he also fought with everything he had as did I but it didn't help, the man grabbed my master and I saw this dark power glowing around both of them, the longer the man held on the lighter the darkness around my master became and the darkness around the man increased, he released my master and told me to give you and your sister a message./

/What is it/

/"Beware Potter's I'm getting stronger everyday you'll stand no chance against me when I come for your powers." With that he left and I grabbed a nearby portkey and my master's wand. He set the spell to bring us here and Firenze and Aragog found us. I told them what happened and they said they would look for you but you weren't at the school./

/Well, we're here now so calm down./

Harry relayed the message to Draco and Rose who stared at Voldemort's unconscious body.

"We need to get him to the Hospital Wing," Rose said as Kuro slithered into the area. He had been sent by a portkey since he was too heavy and too big to go by Floo. "Kuro help Nagini get up to the hospital wing, she's injured."

"How could you tell?" Draco asked and Rose pointed to the blood near Nagini. "Oh..."

Harry and Rose picked up Voldemort and put him between them and started their long trek back up to the school accompanied by Firenze who had put Nagini on Kuro's back and Draco was following next to Kuro.

" Firenze is Bumbles at Hogwarts?" Rose asked.

"Unfortunately yes, he stayed during the Spring Break. It shall complicate things," Firenze answered and Rose nodded before looking at Harry.

"Oooh, idea, Harry run up to the Hospital Wing, make sure you aren't seen by anyone, tell Madame Pomfrey what has happened and then both of you head to my rooms and when you're there send my hawk down here to get us."

"The one you used to send me letters?" Harry asked.

"That's him, hurry before we're seen."

Harry took off and dodged all the pictures that would tell Dumbledore or anyone else that he was there and got to the Hospital Wing where he saw Pomfrey placing some potions in a cupboard. He quietly walked up behind her and covered her mouth so she wouldn't scream.

"Ssshhh, it's ok Madame Pomfrey, it's me Harry, I'm going to let you go but you have to whisper ok?" Harry whispered and she nodded. Harry released her and she turned to face him.

"Harry Potter! What in the world was that for?" She whispered angrily.

"Sorry, but my sister, Draco, and I need your help."

"What wrong?"

"We just got back when Firenze the centaur stopped us and led us into the Forbidden Forest, we were led to a giant spider's, called Aragog, lair and there lying on the ground was Voldemort!"

"What? How did he get like that?"

"He was attacked by the one that killed Adrien, Rose said to get you to her rooms, and she'll bring Voldemort up there and you can treat him there."

"Let's hurry then."

Pomfrey grabbed a medical bag and a medical kit, and led Harry to a fireplace she had in her office. They floo'd to Rose's rooms Harry went over to Rose's hawk, opened a window, and had the hawk go and find Rose. A few minutes later, Rose, Draco, Voldemort, Kuro, and Nagini walked through the portrait door. Rose and Draco quickly laid Voldemort on the couch and Pomfrey set to work treating Voldemort. Rose took Nagini from Kuro and set her on a chair and pulled out a briefcase from under the chair.

"What's that for?" Harry asked.

"For Nagini, you saw my snake on the first day of school, he tends to get into all sorts of trouble and get cut a lot, so I began keeping a kit to fix him up, he's back in Japan with Genkai right now but this should work for Nagini." Rose said and opened the kit, pulled out a needle and some dark black thread, and had Nagini move to show her wound. After stitching up Nagini's wound Rose and Harry turned to Pomfrey and saw her packing up her kits.

"Well, what's the diagnosis Pomfrey?" Rose asked looking down at Voldemort's unconscious form.

"He was badly injured, I was able to heal most of his injuries, he needs rest though, Dumbledore must not know that he is here, otherwise he will send for the Ministry and they will bring Dementors to suck out of his soul, so keep him in your rooms and I'll see what potions I have in my storage, it would be a good idea to give this diagnosis report to Severus though so he can start making the needed potions." Pomfrey said handing Rose the report.

"I'll take it down to Severus," Harry said immediately. Rose smiled and rolled her eyes at him, she had known that Harry had wanted to visit and spend some time alone with Severus for a while.

"Alright, Harry you can take this down to him and stay there for a some time if you want," Rose said handing the report to Harry. Harry nodded and left the room and headed down to the dungeons. He soon reached Severus's portrait door and said the password. He walked in and saw the door to Severus's private labs open.

"Severus, we're back!" Harry exclaimed startling Severus who dropped the box of potios he had been carrying. Harry used the speed he had gained and caught it before it fell to the ground. "Careful we don't want to blow up the whole castle."

"Harry, it's wonderful to see you," Severus said and stole a kiss from Harry.

"Not fair, my arms are filled and yours aren't."

"Life's not fair sometimes, now what do you need?"

"Well, it's not me, but someone does need your help, they're in Rose's rooms right now, Madame Pomfrey gave me this medical report to give you."

Harry wiggled the paper in his hands and Severus took it from Harry and began reading it over. He nodded and went over to his large storage room and began taking down different potions.

"Um don't you want to know who it is?" Harry asked as he set down the box.

"Rose or Draco?" Severus asked.

"No, well it's...it's Voldemort Severus, we came back and Firenze the centaur found us and told us that Voldemort had appeared and Nagini had said he had been attacked by the one that killed Adrien. So we brought him up to the castle to get healed and find out what happened."

Severus stopped his searching and turned to Harry.

"Your sister is so weird, I barely understood her while she was here when she was little, I will trust her decision though even if it is the dark lord." Severus said and continued his searching when suddenly the fireplace flared up and Rose's head appeared in it.

"Harry! Severus! Get up here right now, you have to see this something is happening to Voldemort," Rose exclaimed and her head disappeared. Severus finished grabbing the rest of the potions and the two headed through the fireplace to Rose's rooms where she, Nagini, Draco, and Kuro were watching as Voldemort convulsed on the couch where he lay.

"What's wrong with him?" Harry asked.

"How should I know, I was going to see if I could patch up any of his wounds that Madame Pomfrey had missed when he started convulsing in pain," Rose said. The group watched as Voldemort's body began shifting and changing. His body was becoming younger and his hair was becoming longer and healthier, and his face changed back to a normal human face. Finally Voldemort became still and before the group was a young Voldemort, but he didn't look like the Voldemort they originally knew he looked like the Tom Riddle Harry had seen in the journal memories in his second year only older; he looked to be about Rose's age.

"He's gorgeous," Rose said and Harry, Severus, Draco, Kuro, and Nagini looked at Rose like she was crazy.

"Whoa, that's different" Two voices said. The group turned and saw the twins and Neville standing by the fireplace.

"When did you guys get here?" Draco asked.

"A little after Harry and Snape, I'd say, but we needed to tell you guys something very important." Neville said.

"What is it?" Harry asked.

"Hermione isn't a very true friend after all, she's been reporting to Dumbledore since it was found out that you and Draco were friends."

"I figured as much that's why I always gave you guys' false information when she was with the group," Rose said.

"What did you tell her when we were going to Japan?" Harry asked.

"Just changed the location to America, that's all, so while Bumblebee was on a wild goose chase, we were able to train in peace without being interrupted."

"Clever," Severus said as he walked over and checked Voldemort over again. "Well everything seems to be fine; why he reverted back to the body of a 19 year old I don't know."

"Maybe it had something to do with the evil that was placed in him and now it's gone." Harry said.

"Makes sense," Rose added and looked down at Voldemort. "But I have no doubt that he is still Voldemort."

"Well now what do we do, no doubt Bumbles will not let us out of his sight to train with you," Draco said.

"Yeah if that isn't enough almost all of the Gryffindor House have turned against Harry, the Slytherins don't really care about Draco they figure he's just trying to lure Harry into a trap." Neville said.

"Well then we'll just have to talk to the Sorting Hat and see what we can do." Rose said and whistled. Her hawk appeared and she whispered a few things to it before it disappeared out the window.

"What did you say to the hawk?" Harry asked.

"You'll see."

The hawk suddenly flew back in with Fawkes and the Sorting Hat. The Sorting Hat and Fawkes both looked around the room before nodding to Rose who bowed at the waist to them.

"Ms. Potter your hawk has told us that things are becoming very dangerous." The Sorting Hat said.

"Yes sir, things are becoming more complicated..." Rose said. A loud knocking then broke the conversation and the group looked towards the entrance of Rose's rooms.

"Ms. Potter, open this door right this moment!" came the Fudge's voice.

"Crud, Umbridge must've told him about me, we have to get Voldemort out of here."

"Where, we can't keep him in the school, Dumbledore will find him," Severus said.

"Ms. Potter we will blast this door open if you don't open it." Fudge said.

"My house, dad will help, I'll go through and tell him right now," Draco said and grabbed Neville's arm before throwing some floo powder in the fireplace and heading to his home.

"Quick get Nagini and Voldemort to the house, Fawkes take the Sorting Hat back to Bumbles office before he notices you two missing." Rose said. Fawkes nodded and flew out with the Sorting Hat as the twins picked up Nagini and placed her around their shoulders before they picked up Voldemort, and floo'd to the Malfoy Manor. "Severus, Harry go hide behind that painting," Rose pointed to a painting of Salazar and Godric, "it'll hide you guys but you can see and hear everything that happens so you'll know if I need help, go now!"

Harry and Severus quickly went through the painting and watched as Rose waved her hand and her doors opened. In walked the Minister of Magic, three Aurors, Moody, Dumbledore, Umbridge, and some other ministry members.

"Why Bumblebee, Toad-woman, Minister, Moody, to what do I owe the pleasure of this." Rose said as she leaned up against the back of her couch.

"Ms. Potter why are you here? Where is your brother?" Fudge asked.

"Well at the moment I'm getting ready for next year, you hired me to teach Defense against the Dark Arts and I am. My brother should be in the Gryffindor tower, if not he's probably getting into trouble, he takes after our father you know."

"Minister, this child has not taught anything to those kids in class." Umbridge said. "Not to mention she is disrespectful to not only me but to just about everyone in this school."

"Not really only you and Bumblebee get the disrespect and what exactly would you teach the kids huh? How to read books? If you think you can teach the kids better than I can then let's see, school starts tomorrow, have a lesson plan prepared, but I assure you that after years of being through every magic there is, having nearly been killed by a vampire, being taught in a school with demons, mikos, ninjas, witches, wizards, alchemists, etc, there is nothing about the Defense Against the Dark Arts that I do not know. I was hired to teach it, and teach it I shall whether or not you agree with it or you agree with the fact that Voldemort has returned although at the moment he is not the one we need to worry about."

"Who do we need to worry about?" Moody asked and Dumbledore glared at him.

"We need to worry about the evil that escaped and attacked the school. I'm sure Bumblebee has neglected to tell you that while he stood idly by I was fighting to keep him from killing the students. He did not even offer any help to me as I was nearly killed. Now if you do not mind, I have to finish planning my lesson plan unless Umbridge wishes to try and teach for the week starting tomorrow." Rose said.

"Very well, I will, I shall prove that I am more capable at teaching the Defense Against the Dark Arts class then you will ever be." Umbridge said.

"Fine, then we shall have Lucius Malfoy be here to watch as you fail, he is on the Board of Govenors for the school after all, and if you wish to send any one else than feel free, by all means lets have a little contest. I shall teach tomorrow as my lesson plan is already made up and you shall teach the next day. Lucius and whoever else is watching will decide who is the better teacher and that person shall stay and teach the class."

"Agreed, I shall see you tomorrow to watch you fail, Minister, will you choose some people to watch both classes?"

"Very well, Lucius Malfoy will be one, um some other members of the school board, I'll be here, um Moody what about you?"

"Very well Minister," Moody said as his blue eye swiveled to where Harry and Severus were hiding. Harry and Severus held their breath in anticipation of Moody telling everyone where they were but he didn't say anything. As the agreement was sealed Moody stayed behind while everyone left.

"Moody aren't you coming?" Dumbledore asked.

"I wish to have a word with Ms. Potter on what she is teaching that's all." Moody said.

"Very well, I'll see you back in my office, I have to decide with Fudge on who is to watch Ms. Potter in order to fire her."

"And she is standing right here, while you talk about her like an object." Rose said angrily to which Dumbledore simply smirked with that annoying twinkle.

"You won't last two more days here, you'll be fired."

With that Dumbledore walked out of the room and walked with Fudge back up to the Headmasters rooms.

"Pretty confident in himself isn't he," Moody said.

"Unfortunately yes, but luckily Umbridge has no clue as to what to even teach while I do," Rose said.

"Is there a reason why you had your brother and Severus hiding behind that portrait?"

"Yes there is, Severus, Harry, you can come out now."

Harry and Severus came out from behind the portrait and sat on the couch while Rose collapsed into an armchair.

"What was that all about Rose?" Harry asked.

"Well for one, if they were to deny anything that just happened they would also have influence over the ones that were also in here where as Bumbles has no control over you two so you would be able to tell everyone what happened just now, even under the Truth Serum." Rose answered.

"Well I believe you should go head to wherever you took Voldemort, I saw him long before we were even at your portrait door, Ms. Potter." Moody said.

"Thank you Alastor and please you can call me Rose, but please don't tell anyone about Voldemort, he's very weak right now."

"Of course, and Rose for the record, I'm rooting for you, something's off in Albus's head to deny what you are teaching, I best be going before he suspects something."

"Don't drink the tea or take any of the lemon drops or anything else, he'll no doubt lace them with Truth Serum, till tomorrow Alastor."

Moody nodded and limped out of the room leaving a confused Harry and Severus and a smiling Rose.

"Um, what does this mean?" Harry asked as he and Severus stood up to use the Floo network as Rose locked everything with her magic. Rose smiled at Harry before handing him and Severus the floo powder jar.

"It means, that we have acquired a new ally," Rose said with a small smile/smirk as she disappeared through the fireplace to Malfoy Manor.

---TBC---

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