DISCLAIMER: THE BOOK BELONGS TO J. I HAVE ONLY BORROWED BOTH CHARACTERS AND PLOTLINE.

CHAPTER 15

Returning to school and sitting at a different table from Darren during dinner was a little difficult for Harry, after being so close during Christmas. He looked over at the riotous Gryffindor table where the Weasley twins had unleashed the latest joke candies on unsuspecting victims and almost as if Darren could hear him, he turned to look at Harry and gave him a tiny wave. Harry smiled and felt reassured once again.

He had not expected people to really care when he'd gotten rid of his glasses, but suddenly it seemed as if his anonymity was at a risk. Cho had not been subtle and stared unabashedly at him for a whole minute exclaiming over the difference it had made to his face and after that she promptly stopped and instead started talking about her Christmas gifts. Draco had come over to his table and dropped a note on his lap surreptiously "classroom after dinner "Harry nodded discreetly and continued eating his dinner.

Entering the classroom he saw that Draco had already set up the potion, it was the perfect pale blue, now they could finally resume their work on it. "Thanks for the present." Draco said before slowly sprinkling powder of grounded unicorns' horn. Harry had given him a stunning dark green leather jacket with a tiny snake emblem, "Actually mum picked it out for, you glad you liked it. I on the other hand loved your Felix Felicis and hated the one for my eyes."

Draco looked up from what he was doing and saw harry smiling faintly "Okay why?" he asked "You used it didn't you and it looks good."

Harry grimaced "You might love being called a pretty boy but that really bugs me."

Draco stayed quiet for a minute and then burst into laughter "Oh my god, who called you that?"

"Um Fred and George started it and Ron caught on pretty quickly, they've been following me around reciting poems about my eyes and bursting into song randomly, throughout my stay at their house, trust me I now want to wear fake glasses."

Draco looked like he was going to burst from trying not to laugh, "Hey do not laugh at my sorry plight!" Harry said indignantly, suddenly there was a mini explosion; Draco unable to stop it had burst out laughing, "I've got to get me one of those poems, man I'll frame it and give you a copy." Harry just shook his head in disgust hit him on his arm.

Lying on his mattress Harry waited for the other boys to fall asleep, tonight was the meeting with all the teachers. Quickly wearing the earpiece at first he heard nothing about half an hour of waiting when he had almost fallen asleep harry heard the sound of chairs scraping and the humming of low voices, it had begun.

"Severus, you are the one who insisted on having this meeting, do you wish to speak to the gathering?"

" Albus you know I do, I want to speak about the stone." The mumbling voices grew louder and Snape raising his voice said "I think that it is not safe in its current location."

"Do you have proof of this Severus?"

"No not yet Albus but unicorns dying, trolls running rampant in Hogwarts are all indications."

"Nonsense, Severus!" Professor McGonagall said in a biting voice, "we've layered the stone with several strong protective barriers; I do not think that even if an attempt is made a single person is capable of carrying out the task and that too alone."

" Minerva," Albus called out, "where is the license we got from the ministry letting us use these spells, I need to take it with me when I go to meet with the Wizengamot in two weeks' time. I'm thinking of adding a few changes to it just in case Severus proven right."

It's in the cupboard Albus if you need it I can give it to you now."

"No, no, it's best it remains here." Dumbledore said "I'll take it with me when I leave. Right are there any other issues we need to discuss?"

"The exams and invites to the O.W.L'S and N.W.E.T's professors and…"

Tuning out, Harry removed the earpiece he had enough information, day after was the quidditch match he would wait until everyone was at the game and then he would make his move, the license might carry the list of barriers used now all he had to do was get it, tired he fell back on his cushion and slept.

On the second day Harry found himself trying to get Darren to eat something yet again, the boy had a serious case of nerves before every match. It was Slytherin vs Gryffindor; it was bound to be spectacular. Harry felt a little sad that he would have to miss it, maybe if he hurried…

Watching the rest of the class head out to the field, Harry followed a little ways and then fell back a little. Casting a disillusionment charm, wishing he had Darren's cloak, it was far stronger his spell which just distorted the space around him.

Slowly walking to the staffroom he looked around and placing his palm on the door handle he said 'alohomora', the door clicked opened and Harry slipped inside shutting it gently behind him. Running over to the only large cupboard in the room he stood back and uttered the spell again waiting with bated breath to see If it would open.

Creaking slightly, the door fell open leaving harry pleased with himself. He frantically searched for the parchment and about five minutes spied a rolled up document, pulling it out he removed the tie holding it and unfurling it he sighed in relief.

Quickly removing a parchment from his bag and positioning a quill over it he pointed at the license and said 'mimicus' a green light shone over the quill and righting itself it began to scribble down the exact same content from in the license on to Harry's parchment.

About ten nerve wracking minutes the quill fell onto the parchment and lay motionless, a sign that the document had been completely copied. Putting back everything in place, Harry left the room. He didn't bother reading the license just yet.

Hoping to at least see the ending of the match, he ran back to the stands, luckily he was just in time to see Darren make a spectacular dive and grab the snitch, Gryffindor had won, Harry sighed in happiness and relief for his brother.

In the evening after having been invited with Cho to celebrate their victory, Harry had gone to the Gryffindor tower since he had not found a plausible reason to get out of it. By the end of the party he was actually glad they had gone, it had been a crazy fun party, the food was good and the twins had gone bonkers, almost every other person had the face of some bird! After the party crawling into bed exhausted he thought tomorrow…tomorrow, he would read it, now he couldn't keep his eyes open.