Title: Morrigan Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Rating: T

Summary: AU/FemHarry. Morrigan Potter, the-girl-who-lived, comes to Hogwarts with no supplies and wearing someone else's robes. Sorted into Slytherin, Snape tries to hate her, but when Hermione tells him what Morrigan told him he makes a vow to protect Lily's daughter against an enemy that's worst then the Dark Lord.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of Rowling's Harry Potter characters and I'm making no money.

Chapter 8: Decisions

When they got back Minerva at once ranted about what had happened.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU LEFT HER WITH THOSE HORRIBLE MUGGLES," Minerva screamed when they were back in Dumbledore's office. "WHERE WAS YOUR BRAINS AT OR DID YOU LOSE THEM BACK IN THE 50'S."

"I didn't know that they would treat her like that."

That wasn't the right answer and suddenly her wand was in Dumbledore's face. "How dare you think that I'll accept that as an answer? You have no right to decide what's best for people. That child has been told that she can't do well because that horrible Aunt didn't want her to do better then Dudley. How dare you think that wouldn't have an effect on her?"

"The blood wards, they protect her from Voldemort."

"How about the people that live inside that house," Snape asked, "They hurt her worse then what the Dark Lord could even think of doing. She needs to be around people that will treat her like a human being and allow her to excel at what she does. That child has talent and I'm not going to allow you to create another dark lord."

"So you finally admit that you care about her."

Snape glared at him and said, "After seeing what I saw I do care about her."

"She's staying with me, Albus," McGonagall said, "I'll be her guardian."

"She needs the blood wards."

"The wards here, at Hogwarts, are good enough and she can stay at the McGonagall family manor. The wards are ancient and have never been breeched."

"They have never encountered Voldemort."

McGonagall and Snape flinched but Snape said, "It has been decided. Minerva, will take care of Morrigan."

"Fine, I'll have Madam Bones draw up the papers."

"And I want the Dursley's arrested," Snape added.

"Oh, yes, they will be arrested," Dumbledore promised and then he left after Minerva removed her wand.

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"I must admit that I'm surprised that you admitted that you made a mistake," Madam Bones told Dumbledore when he came to draw up the papers so that Minerva could take legal custody of Morrigan.

"When you have a wand drawn on you then you'll admit to anything," Dumbledore told her, "But I will admit that the Dursley's not caring about Morrigan's progress and the fact that they were going to use what she did well on against her is something that I can't stand. We need all our students to do well so that they can do well."

"And you want me to have them arrested," Madam Bones added.

Dumbledore sighed and said, "I will not have another dark lord rising. They have called her a freak, which makes her hate muggles. Add to the fact that she's in Slytherin, you get where I'm coming from."

"Tom Riddle."

Dumbledore nodded and said, "If there was someone that was able to help him then we wouldn't be talking."

"I'll take care of it," Madam Bones said, "The papers will appear tomorrow."

"Thanks," Dumbledore said, "Now I won't have to worry about Severus cursing me when I see him next time."

Madam Bones smiled, saying, "He really cares about that girl."

"Yes, I believe that he does," Dumbledore told her.

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Morrigan woke up the next morning and got bathed and dressed. She grabbed her books and headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast. Millicent and Tracy had gone before her and were busy chatting about something when she arrived.

"So what's going on?" Morrigan asked.

"My mother finally sent me the old issue of the Daily Prophet," Tracy told her.

"And why would you want an old issue of a paper?" Morrigan asked.

"For this," Millicent said and she showed her the article.

Morrigan read it over. It talked about the break-in of Gringotts bank on July 31. It had been emptied that morning because nothing had been there when it had been broken into. Morrigan looked at Tracy and Millicent.

"But who took it?" Morrigan asked.

"That's what we're going to find out," Tracy told her.

"Okay, so what's the plan?" Morrigan asked.

"Well we know that the thing was inside the vault so it's safe to say that it might be here," Tracy said, "I mean, I find it odd that the thing vanished and then Dumbledore is telling us that we can't go to the third floor corridor."

"So it's been hidden by Dumbledore."

"Correct," Millicent said.

"Okay, so we're going to find out what's on the third floor corridor and then what," Morrigan asked.

"Then find out how it ended up here and how to get it."

Morrigan looked at her and said, "Do you think that Dumbledore isn't going to know when someone is after it."

"Yeah, but that's going to be the fun part."

Millicent nodded and Morrigan said, "If we end up expelled I'm blaming the both of you."

"So are you in?"

"Sure," Morrigan said, "Sounds like a ton of fun."

"Knew you had the Slytherin spirit," Tracy said.

Morrigan ignored her and started eating.

When breakfast was over Tracy told them that they would find out what was on the third floor on Saturday, when they didn't have to worry about classes. Morrigan wanted to say something but the look of determination on Tracy's face told her that she wouldn't listen to reason. Morrigan, decided that she would tell Snape what Tracey and Millicent had planned. There was no way that she was going back to the Dursley's.

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"It came in," Minerva told Snape when she knocked on the door and he allowed her in.

"Did you sign it?" Snape asked.

"Just now," Minerva answered, looking happy and excited. "I can't believe that old goat agreed to let me have her. You would think that he would put up more of a fight."

"I don't think that he wants to see his bits hexed off," Snape told her, "Because I know that's the next thing that you would have done."

"Your right, I would of."

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A/N: Hope that you all enjoy this chapter and Ron Weasley is coming back, groan.