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Chapter One
It was a quiet dinner at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when Professor Snape, the resident Potions Master and Head of Slytherin House, burst into the Great Hall.
"Albus!" he bellowed, as he threw open the doors. "What the bloody hell gave you the right to Obliviate me?"
He marched up to the Head Table, his robes sweeping across the tiled floor, and he stopped shortly in front of the Headmaster. In one swift movement, he whipped out his wand and pointed it at Dumbledore's head. Gasps issued from wide-eyed students, but nobody moved.
"Severus, it was all for the greater good, you must know that." Albus said in a calm tone.
"No – how that can ever be called good is beyond me. Letting him stay in that place!"
Snape turned to the door where Harry Potter stood with a look of shock on his face.
"Come, Harry, we are leaving and not returning," Snape ordered, throwing a withering look back at Dumbledore. Harry looked back and forth between the dark and light-haired men, a look of mixed confusion and anger on his face.
"How did you know?" the Headmaster asked the pair, and Harry turned around.
"You should never Obliviate people without checking to see who's watching," Harry retorted, barely controlled fire in his tone. "I watched you harm the only person who had ever been kind to me!"
"Now!" Severus yelled, and thirty Death Eaters suddenly appeared, caging everyone in the Great Hall in.
Then, Severus raised his hands and lowered the wards around Hogwarts as twenty five men in red robes Apparated into the Great Hall.
"The men in masks are attacking our Lord! Fight to capture or kill!" he yelled again, just as the fight broke out, and ended just as quickly, when all the Death Eaters were either tied up or shot down with a perfectly aimed Avada Kedavra.
"What's this?" Albus demanded, looking appropriately outraged, for once. "I demand to know who you are! And Severus, how dare you take down those wards! I trusted you with those spells!"
"You have no control over what they do or even a right to know why. And don't even get me started on what you've done to Severus! You think that we are all just your chess pieces – well, guess what? There's a new King on the chessboard," Harry said triumphantly.
Severus moved to a step behind Harry, who nodded.
"Undo the glamours." Harry told Severus.
"Yes, my Lord."
And he removed the glamours, showing that he had a perfect nose and soft black hair with no trace of grease, as Harry grew and gained weight. Their robes changed at once, becoming a dark forest green with the crest of Azkaban above their hearts.
The whole Great Hall gasped; Albus was in half shock. The other men in red dropped to their knees immediately and bowed to Harry. After he'd instructed the men to rise, Albus recovered from his shock and started shouting.
"Harry Potter! Come with me to my office at once! We must talk about how irresponsible this is – innocent people could have been killed! After our chat you will learn to respect me if you know what's good for you."
Just as Harry was about to respond, Severus turned to the guards from Azkaban. "Now was that just my ears or did that sound like a threat to our Lord? Now, we all know what the treaty says about that, don't we?" he said with a smirk. "Oh, and my Lord, may I perform the spell I was telling you about before?"
"Yes, of course Severus," Harry said permissively.
"Tortoribus revelare," Snape said, and a piece of parchment appeared in his hands as he pointed his wand at Harry. By the time the spell was done the list was down to the floor.
"Go find them and take them to Azkaban for treason against our Lord. Every single person on that list has committed high treason and is to be tortured and killed, without trial." Severus ordered the men as they looked at the list. They looked at the first name and turned to face Dumbledore, who was being held off by Harry.
"Albus, you are under arrest for high treason against our Lord of Azkaban. Guards, detain him and send him to prison," the Head of the guards ordered them. Every member of the squad went with Dumbledore as he was shipped off to the wizard prison.
When they were gone, Severus asked a question. "Now, would my Lord like anything?"
"Yes, I wish to return home. Take me to Azkaban, Severus," Harry said wearily.
"As you wish."
And with that, they left the Great Hall of Hogwarts with a pop, to start again.