Okay, so I've been super busy this past week with a mid-term, a test and lab reports due. So I studied FIVE hours straight about this one section in anatomy and found out one hour BEFORE the test that I was studying the WRONG part! Imagine how maddening that is. Anyway, I read quickly through the chapter and the test seamed easy enough, but still, all that time wasted! I was quite upset. Anyway, I just needed to tell somebody because nobody is up at this time of the night. Here's the next chapter, hope you enjoy! ;)

Albus POV

James pushed me in front of him and I glared back at him.

"Umm, uh, hi." I said weakly. Dumbledore chuckled at my obvious discomfort. He smiled at me and waved me over to his portrait.

"I believe the right question for me to ask, is, why are three young children in Hogwarts while school is out, past the normal school year curfew?" His voice was soft and almost hypnotizing. The twinkle in his eyes made me uncomfortable.

"Well, um..." I stuttered. Lily shoved me out of the way.

"Well sir, we're here to see someone." She gave me a smug look. I looked back at James; I didn't know he had told her why we were here. He had a soft spot for her.

"And, whom, might you be looking for?"

"Severus Snape, sir." Dumbledore looked down at us with... curiosity, I think. Then his eyes stopped on me. Our eyes locked and I shifted uncomfortably. Ooookay. What was going on?

"Of course." He said clapping his hands and releasing the awkward gaze. I could feel my cheeks heat up with embarrassment.

"Severus is always wandering around the school. He likes to see what the ghosts are up to. It's awfully boring here during the summer, of course." We all nodded at him like we knew exactly what he was talking about.

Lily stared in awe at Dumbledore's portrait.

"I read about you in Hogwarts, A History. It said that you were the greatest wizard of all time, is it true?" Sometimes Lily came up with the dumbest questions.

"Of course it's true, you berk." Lily looked at me as though she was insulted. If Dad were here, she would've turned on the water works. Dumbledore laughed.

"It depends on the person's opinion, I suppose. I wouldn't call myself the greatest. There are some things in my life that I am not proud of. No, in my opinion the greatest wizards I ever had the privilege of knowing would be a close tie between Severus and young Harry Potter. I'm sure you've heard of him." I rudely burst out laughing and so did Lily. James gave us a look to make us shut up.

"Know him? He's our father!" I said after I had calmed down. The all knowing ex-headmaster of Hogwarts looked befuddled, then quickly recovered.

"Of course, young man, I should've known just by looking into your eyes. You have your father's eyes, Lily's eyes. You reminded me of someone else. How peculiar... I must've been mistaken." He shook his head. "I am only a portrait after all."

"Sir," I said slowly, "What exactly are portraits? I mean, obviously you died, but how can you talk to us and act like the real Albus Dumbledore and have his memories?" James and Lily also looked at Dumbledore for an answer.

"Ah yes, it is quite a complicated spell. Once someone has become headmaster, they will automatically, after their death, have a portrait of themselves hung here in this office. It is quite a complicated spell, but it is essentially a part of our souls that live here." Now I was really confused.

"But, sir, wouldn't that be like a horcrux? Dark magic? Then, you're really not dead?" Dumbledore chuckled.

"I didn't explain that right. This is old white magic." He said, pointing to himself. "It isn't really our souls that are in the portraits, but the essence of it. Do you understand?" I nodded, even though I actually didn't understand a single word he said.

"Now then, I believe I have skipped an essential part in our meeting. Names." He clapped his hands together again. That was kind of getting annoying now.

"I'm James Sirius Potter." James said.

"Naturally." Dumbledore said with a soft smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Lily Luna Potter. It's very nice to meet you, sir." Lily said in her cutest little girl voice, ever the suck up.

"It's very nice to meet you too." He said as though talking to a little child. 'Act like a child and I'll treat you as such.' Dad always said to us when we misbehaved. Maybe that's the message he was trying to convey to the little brat.

"Albus Severus Potter, sir." I said. I'm quite proud of my name. "I'm named after the greatest men my dad ever knew." I added.

"A very nice, strong name. I am quite honoured that your parents named you after me. You must be quite a boy, to have such a name."

"I am." I said without thinking. Whoops. I could feel the heat rise in my cheeks. He smiled down at me.

"You must be a Slytherin." He said with a knowing tone. I nodded. Best keep my mouth shut, or more embarrassing things will come out of it.

"Now, then, let's get down to business. You're looking for Severus, you say. I am quite curious to know why, but it is none of my business, so I will leave you to it. If I were you, I would try looking around the Slytherin common areas or Professor Snape's old chambers. You know where that is, don't you Albus?" I nodded. Finally something I knew that my siblings didn't!

"I would join you, but an old man does need rest. It was very nice meeting you. Hopefully it won't be long before we meet again." He said, sitting down in his chair, which was a replica to the one in the room. We silently left the headmasters office.

Harry POV

It was one in the morning when I woke up. The house was eerily quiet and I couldn't hear James' snoring. I tried convincing myself I was paranoid, but finally gave in to look into the children's bedroom. Just for a quick peek. When I opened the door to the boys' room I realized there were no bodies in the beds. I turned on the light and searched the room. Once I found the boys fast asleep in the closet with a half fallen tent over their heads. But my boys weren't in their room. My heart started beating quicker. What if rogue Death Eaters found my children and kidnapped them? I ran to Lily's room, but she also wasn't there.

"Ginny!" I yelled out in a panic running to our room. She was sitting in bed looking alarmed.

"What is it?" She said rubbing her eyes.

"The children, they're gone!" Her eyes widened and she jumped out of bed quicker than I ever thought possible. She ran to their rooms and double checked and ran around the house, checking every possible area. She had tears running down her face.

"Maybe they went to mum's." She said desperately.

"Ginny..." She gave me a look and I was silenced.

"Okay, we'll check there first." My heart was pounding and I felt more scared in this moment then I did when I knew that I had to die in order to kill Voldemort. We quickly got dressed and grabbed our wands. I went to the floo powder bowl and saw a considerable amount missing. My heart soared.

"Ginny, there's floo powder missing! You were right!" I grabbed her and kissed her excitedly.

"They are gonna be is so much trouble." Ginny said, hands clenched.

"How could they not tell us where they were going?" She asked angrily.

"I bet you anything it was Albus' idea." Ginny nodded, looking murderous. We grabbed a handful each of floo powder and flooed to the Weasley's.

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