Chapter thirteen

Harry sat between Severus and Dumbledore, he placed some paper in front of Dumbledore before filling his plate with food.

'So this is the list of everyone's names that supported him?'

'Everyone I remembered and what I wrote in the diary. I marked death eaters in red and supporters in blue and the green marked ones we all believed wanted what he did, but never did anything wrong, you just wouldn't trust them.'

'Very organised, thank you, this will help.'

'One thing, in Diagon Alley, I went today to get those books, but I only went to a few shops that I knew. Is Knockturn Alley there?'

'Yes, but it's just the none essential shops, you do get a few seedy people hanging around down there. Now why do you ask?'

'See, in my world Knockturn Alley is where all the dark arts shops are. There was one, Borgin and Burkes that sold a whole range of dark objects. When Voldemort first left Hogwarts he worked for them even though he was very smart, but he did have his reasons. Anyway, the vanishing cabinet in the room of requirement, its twin is in Borgin and burkes, well in my world it is. Draco Malfoy, a son of a death eater and basically my enemy since we met, he was given the job of killing you. He was only sixteen, his life threatened, his mother's life so naturally he was going to do it, but he was scared and really stressed. Anyway, he repaired the vanishing cabinet in the room of requirement and death eaters entered the cabinet from Borgin and burkes and got inside Hogwarts. You did die that night, not from Malfoy, from Snape, but there's a lot more to that which I can explain later. I just thought you should know about that cabinet, oh I sealed it when I passed, just until I told you.'

'Staying cautious is a good thing, but the twin to that cabinet was destroyed a long time ago. Now Borgin and Burkes in a shop in Knockturn Alley, I have never been in there so I do not know what they sell. Maybe you and I can take a visit tomorrow, see for ourselves?'

'Yeah, we could do that and it might be wise to really check out a few places, just to make sure.'

'Yes, we will check out as you say every shop down there. Severus, would like to join us tomorrow?'

Harry smiled at Severus, he had to keep saying Severus and not Snape as this was not the Severus Snape from his world.

'I would like that headmaster, thank you. I could help with identifying any dangerous potions.'

'Yeah, you could and I've seen a few dark objects that I could identify and I'm sure granddad knows what is dark and what is not. So between the three of us we should be able to see what's about,' Harry turned back to Dumbledore, 'I was in quality quidditch supplies buying a new Firebolt, James and Sirius were there.'

'Did they recognise you?'

'No, they introduced themselves and when they heard my name then they asked about you. You know the type of questions, what's it like having the great Albus Dumbledore as my grandfather. They did say they didn't know you had kids, I said your daughter, my mother, but I quickly got out of there before they asked her name.'

'Her name was Adeline Kendra Dumbledore.'

'Kendra, after your mother, oh, is your sister alive in this world?'

'Ariana, yes, she's very old today, but she's still alive, so is my brother who still runs that pub.'

'Aberforth,' Harry chuckled, 'he's great, he helped the DA. Okay, see, your sister was killed when she was young, very young and that's why you and your brother don't talk. But it's different here, she's alive, so that's good. Did you know Gellert Grindlewald in your youth?'

'Yes, we were friends and I did stop him in our famous duel.'

'So that's the same, there's something that you two were looking for, three items,' Harry raised his eyebrows and saw Dumbledore's surprised expression, 'Seems the same as well. The stone that I used was one of them, you should have one and I have another, we have those three items.'

'Oh my, so you know about my wand?'

'Yes, in my world that now belongs to me, I have it at my house. How is that possible, you have it and I have it?'

'It is two different worlds Brian, not the same one, you have to remember that. But I would like to compare them. So the cloak, you have that as well?'

'Yeah, my father left it for me, actually you gave it to me in my first year. You asked my father to borrow it, but you wanted to study it because you realised what it was. They died so you kept it with you until I started at Hogwarts. So it's at the house as well.'

'So you're saying that right now, those three items are at your home?'

'Yes, the ones from my world. I was going to put the wand back in your tomb, Voldemort took it thinking it would be powerful enough to kill me, but he didn't win it and I already owned it by then.'

'Oh Brian, there is so much I need to hear. I think we are going to have a lot of interesting conversations.'

Harry chuckled, 'I think you're right about that granddad, I might even shock the great Albus Dumbledore.'

Albus chuckled, 'I do believe you might Brian, so it's going to be very interesting hearing everything you have to tell me. But since you've finished eating and it's getting late, why don't you head home and you can meet us here in the morning?'

'I might just do that,' Harry turned to Severus, 'Do you want to walk with me?'

'Yes, I would like that, headmaster,' Severus nodded then walked beside Brian as they left the great hall, not knowing that the eyes of the students and staff were following them, 'Do you mind if I come to your place for a while?'

'No, I was hoping you would,' Harry smiled then moved passed the wall three times, opened the door and Severus followed him in.

Harry and Severus left the office, Harry taking his hand and leading him out into the living room, they sat down and Harry decided he had to find out what Severus was like, so he kissed him, hungrily, passionately.

When their lips parted both men smiled, 'I have wanted to do that since we spoke.'

'So have I Severus, I know I've had a lot of serious stuff to think about but kissing you was there as well. There's something I want to tell you though, some stuff that I knew about the other you. So far almost everything is the same, so I'm not sure if what I know about you is the same or not.'

Severus smiled, but took Brian's hand, 'Go ahead, we're getting to know each other, so let's see what you know about me.'

'Well, I know you get your love of potions from your mother, Eileen Prince. She was a pureblood that married a muggle, Tobias Snape, is that the same?'

'Yes.'

'You're father was abusive towards you and your mother, my mother used to listen to you when you needed to vent.'

'She did, she was the only one I could speak with about what used to go on in that house. My mother died just over a year ago, I don't see my father anymore.'

'I'm sorry, I didn't know much more about them. How I found out about your parents, because I wasn't really interested, mainly because of how Snape was in my world. But when I was doing my sixth year, originally I didn't think I could do potions because my Snape only took O students into his N.E.W.T classes, but Slughorn came out of retirement to take over potions while Snape took defence. Anyway, since I didn't buy my stuff, Slughorn let me use books and stuff from there. I found an old potions book, yours that had been your mothers. Inside it said the property of the half-blood prince. Hermione, she's just so smart and wanted to find out who that book belonged to because I followed all your instructions that you had changed and my potions turned out the best in the class when I used to be hopeless at potions. Hermione found the article about your mother winning some potions contest as a student here, and how she married Tobias Snape.'

'I do have my mother's book from when she was a student and I have made a few changes to certain potions. Horace said I'm too young to be doing that and won't take them seriously, so I keep that to myself now.'

'They worked better, but enough talking, let's go back to snogging.'

'I'll be in that,' Severus moved quickly until his lips had claimed Harry's again, no not Harry, Brian, he had to keep reminding himself this wasn't Harry Potter, this was Brian Dumbledore and as of now, his partner.