Chapter 3: Hogwarts
Little did the not so young anymore Harry Potter know, the magic that was in use to transport him to another world, had taken him out of time. As the young hero of the Wizarding world, or some would call, the crack pot of the Wizarding would, would find out soon enough, the Magic of the Obelisk and Hogwarts slowed time in the wizarding world to two days to one year in Alagaësia, at least for this trip.
The morning after Harry's last occlumency lessen with Snape that ended so badly, with Harry finding out about Snape's horrid words to the woman he loved, that he spouted out in anger because of James Potter and the reason why Harry was hated by the potions master. In case anyone couldn't figure out, it was because Harry should have been his child but instead, he drove the love of his life to the person he hated most at school. However, far from where Snape slept, half angry, but also half pleased that Harry had finely taken the bait to look at the memories, both Ron Weasley and Neville Longbottom awoke. They glanced over to Harry Potter's four poster bed and frowned.
"Hey Neville, did you see Harry come back last night?" the redheaded young adult asked.
"No. I wonder if he just went to breakfast early." Neville asked.
Ron frowned but after slipping on robes, entered the Gryffindor common room where they found both Ginevra Weasley, though most called her Ginny a fourth year, and Hermione Granger, the bushy haired witch that was called the smartest of her age, however this did not mean she had the people skills to go along with it as so many smart persons had issues with. Ron came up to both of them.
"Have you two seen Harry this morning? I do not think he came back to the tower last night." Ron stated.
Hermione frowned as she looked at Ron. "No I haven't. Have you checked the Map for him?" She asked. She waved off Ginny as she knew the other Weasley did not know about it.
Ron shook his head "I really don't want to go though Harry's things. He might not like the fact that I was snooping. "
Hermione sighed "Alright. If we don't find him by dinner, then we will use the map. Though, the teachers will probably have a fit when we don't know."
"I am sure Umbridge will be delighted, say something like how Harry ran away because he couldn't keep up with the lies he has been telling." Ginny shook her head slightly.
"Can we get breakfast now?" Ron asked.
Hermione scoffed slightly "Harry is missing and yet, all you can think of is food?"
Ron raised his hands in protest "We can't find Harry if we faint from lack of food! We will look for him after breakfast."
The others sighed but followed Ron to the Great Hall. They glared at Snape as he sat down to start his own breakfast. Little did they know, Snape used a very light touch with his legilimency skills. He outwardly showed no reaction but inside, he was worried. The boy's friends did not know where Harry hand ran off to the night before. Two of them knew Harry was with him but they had not seen him since. He shook his head slightly before starting to eat. At the Gryffindor table, the four friends looked up and down the table.
"Hey Colin, have you seen Harry this morning?" Ginny asked the boy in her year that was just finishing his own breakfast.
He frowned before answering "No, I haven't. Should I have?" Colin asked.
"I don't know." Ginny half mumbled. She glanced over at Ron who was shoveling food into his mouth at a rate that Godric would be proud of. After they had finished breakfast, they split as they had to go to Classes. Lucky for Ron and Hermione, they had Transfigration first thing. As they entered, they walked up to Professor McGonagall.
"Professor, we haven't seen Harry since last night. In fact the last time we saw him was right before his special lessons with Professor Snape." Hermione told their head of house.
McGonagall looked at the two of them "I am sure that he just came to bed late and then got up early."
Ron shook his head "No one has seen him at breakfast either Professor."
"I am sure that he will turn up. Now take your seats." McGonagall said, effectively ending the conversation. Ron looked like he was about to protest but Hermione lead him to his seat. By the end of class, their Professor looked a little worried. She dismissed the class before the bell had rang, finding herself in the hospital wing as the bell rang. She found the matron spooning food into a student's mouth that had been missing.
"Poppy, have you seen Harry?" She asked the matron of the wing.
The matron looked up at the teacher "Potter? No Minerva, I haven't. Should I have?"
"That is what worries me." The head of Gryffindor house said before she turned to find Severus Snape, the potions master. She found him in a double period with the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff third years. "Professor Snape, can I speak to you in the hall for a moment?" She asked her fellow educator.
Snape frowned "I really could not leave my students…they are such dunderheads that they would likely blow something up while we are talking."
McGonagall shook her head "I am sorry Professor Snape but this cannot wait."
"Very well." Snape stated as he moved to step outside. He closed the door before turning to look at his fellow head of house. "What is it Minerva?"
"Severus, I know you had lessons with Harry Potter last night. He did not return to his dorm room and he was missing from my class this morning. I was wondering if you knew where he went after he left you last night." McGonagall said
Snape looked at the elder woman for a moment, his mind working as he thought of what to tell her. "Potter left last night in a bit of an emotional…well, scared probably would be more like it. Draco came down to tell me that they had found one of my students. When I came back, I found him in Albus's pensive." He seemed to of sighed "I found him in the memory of OWL year, right after an exam…the one where I yelled at Lily." He looked at McGonagall, looking into her eyes. She seemed to notice that the man's features softened "I should not of done it but I was baiting Potter…I knew he would look and find it, however I lost my temper at him. He went running out of my office. I assumed that he would be in his common room, telling all of his friends about my humiliation I suffered at his Father's wand."
McGonagall looked a little shocked but more angry then anything "You yelled at a fifteen year old student that you are spost to teach for doing something you set up? Severus, I expected better out of you. What if he left the grounds and he-who-must-not-be-named took him!" she snapped out.
"I assure you that he does not have the boy. If he did, he would call us so that we could witness the death of Harry Potter." Snape said a little dryly.
"This is not a joking matter Snape!" McGonagall snapped off. "We need to find him."
Snape sighed "We probably should tell the headmistress."
McGonagall shook her head "Not until we have looked for ourselves. She would likely not let us look for him, something about him seeking attention or that his 'lies'" she said, her hands moving in quotes "caught up to him and he ran away."
Snape nodded. He opened the door to his classroom "Class dismissed! Clean up after yourselves and study chapter 15 of your potions book!" He snapped off before starting a search though the castle with McGonagall.
At lunch the four friends of Harry that wondered about him sat next to Fred and George Weasley. "Have you two seen Harry?" Neville asked the master of pranks, at least for this generation.
Fred leaned forward "Harry is missing?" he asked "Have you checked the map for him Ron?"
Ron shook his head but Neville asked "What map?"
George ignored him "You haven't checked the map yet? Ron, why not?!"
Ron shook his head "I didn't want to go though his stuff!" he snapped off. Little did they know, Harry had the map with him when he left this world. Hermione sat up straight. She took out her wand
"Point me Harry Potter!" She exclaimed. The wand spun in her hand but did not stop. She canceled the spell "Well that was worthless." She sighed, before poking at her food. "Where is he? I heard Snape canceled his class and was looking for him."
"More like going to hide his body!" Ron snarled.
"How many times are you going to suspect Snape? Every time you have been wrong. Dumbledore trusts him." Hermione said to Ron.
"Still doesn't change the fact he is a slimy git." Ron said as he looked up to the teachers table. He saw McGonagall enter the hall and speak to Flitwick. The tiny professor stood rather quickly and followed McGonagall out of the hall. Umbridge stood up and followed them. The doors were still open, allowing the students to hear.
"Hem hem." Umbridge gave her fake cough. "What is going on here Minerva?" She asked
McGonagall glared at Umbridge before speaking "Headmistress Umbridge…" She paused before speaking again "It would seem that we are missing a student."
Umbridge looked up at the taller professor. "Which student?" She asked, her voice almost seeming hopeful.
"Harry Potter."
"Oh, he probably ran away because he could not handle telling his lies anymore." Umbridge said. "I would not worry about trying to find him, though he could have run off with that criminal Dumbledore." She said with a sickly sweet smile upon her face. "After all, both of them are trying to over through the Ministry of Magic." She turned to walk away before turning her head "In fact, I forbid any teacher to search for him. The Aurors will find him." She walked off to her office with a spring in her step.
McGonagall looked like she could spit nails, or at least transform into her cat form and tear Umbridge with her claws. She looked at the charms professor who nodded. Both of them left to search areas they did not search before.
A week later, Hermione and Ron were sitting at breakfast. "I can't believe they have not found Harry yet." Ron said, sounding dejected. "And that we can't find the map. Harry must have had it on him when he disappeared. Odd though that he would leave the cloak behind." He said, his plate still mostly full. He looked up as the morning mail delivery came. Hermione took her newspaper and unrolled it. She cried out, her hand reaching up to her mouth.
"What?" Ron asked. When she did not answer, he took the paper. He dropped it when he saw the headline.
The Boy-Who-Lived the new Dark Lord?
There has been a rash of dark activity, a few homes of promenade wizards were broken into over the past month, a mark was seen in the sky. Some claimed it was the dark mark but not as we know it. There was a skull with a lightning bolt going through it. The Ministry claims that this mark is of Harry Potter and his followers. The Ministry this morning reviled that Harry Potter had been missing for over a week from Hogwarts. Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge stated this morning "Clearly Potter followed his Godfather and Albus Dumbledore. Headmistress of Hogwarts, Delores Umbridge tells me that Potter had been telling lies all year and had been performing the Dark Arts. He is a dark wizard bent on taking over our world. If anyone sees them, contact the Auror department at once. Do not attempt to contact any of these persons or their new death eaters."
"I don't believe this! Blaming Harry for he-who-must-not-be-named and his death eaters actions." Ron sighed. He pushed his plate away from him, suddenly losing his desire to eat.
Going back to the night Harry was transported out of the magical world, at Riddle Manor, Tom Riddle sat upon his throne, looking over his death eaters. Suddenly his head shot up, his face scrunching in pain. Moments later, he slumped over, having passed out from the pain. He awoke a few hours later in his own bed, Bellatrix Lestrange was tending to him. /What happened?/ the Dark Lord wondered as he sat up.
"Master?" Bellatrix asked.
"Leave me Bellatrix. I am well." Voldemort said as he sat upon the edge of the bed. "I must mediate upon what happened." He said before watching the former Black left. /I can no longer feel Potter. Where is he? I must ask Snape. He should know./ The Dark Lord stood and entered his throne room once more. "Your arm Bellatrix." He said coldly. The black haired witch with the streak of grey held out her arm and exposed her Dark Mark. Voldemort pressed his wand to it, calling the Potions Master of Hogwarts, the spy within the Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix, each of the leaders thinking that Snape was a spy for their side. Little did they know that Snape would later become Potters own eyes and ears into both sides.
An hour later, Snape entered the throne room and knelt before Voldemort. "Forgive me Master, I had a potion I could not leave behind or else it would of destroyed half of the dungeons of Hogwarts."
Voldemort stood over Snape "Tell me Snape, where is Harry Potter?"
"Master, Harry Potter is no longer at Hogwarts." Snape said, mentally preparing himself to be cursed.
"Why did you not tell me of this as soon as you learned it?" Voldemort demanded.
"I was cornered by McGonagall, and was forced by her to look for him for a few hours. However, Umbridge ordered the teachers to stop the search. She will have the Aurors look for the boy." Snape stated.
Voldemort seemed to ponder for a moment. "Yes, this could be used... Discredit Potter and Dumbledore even more…" he seemed to smile as he paced around the room. Suddenly he snapped his wand out and spoke "Morsmordre-levitas" A dark mark formed, however it had the lightning bolt running through it.
"I want a mass of attacks. Everyone will cast Morsmordre-levitas after. Fudge will think that Potter is behind it." Voldemort said, a glint in his eyes. Yes it was good to be the Dark Lord. Potter would pay for being the hero that defeated the greatest wizard of all time. While he could not use Potter to get that blasted prophecy, when Potter returned, he would attempt to trick him again.
A/N: A few reviews said that chapters 1 and 2 were a bit rushed. I feel the same way and I will likely go back and edit those to clean them up a bit. I will endeavor to change that along with longer chapters.