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Sudden Changes (Re-write)	By : Darkalli Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Snape Views: 9884 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 6
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Title: Sudden Changes
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoat Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Warnings: Slash, violence, mentions of child abuse and language. Alcohol consumption.
Pairings: HP/SS, DM/BZ, LM/RL, FW/AJ, GW/OW, HG/CW

Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self. – Millicent Fenwick.

Chapter Twelve: Things Heat Up: Part Two

“Hi Harry.” Hermione greeted as she took the seat next to her friend.

They were in the library for a study session, with it being their final year at Hogwarts their class assignments and homework were in abundance. Harry, Hermione, Draco and Blaise had organised their little study group to keep up with the work that their teachers seemed to be dishing out after every lesson.

“Hey, Hermione. Draco and Blaise should be here soon, they got a little preoccupied back in the common room.” Harry replied as he looked up from the Arithmancy text he was reading through.

“Wow, they’re really going at it like rabbits.” Came the reply from the girl.

“Yeah, I think they’re trying to make up for all the lost time that was built up during their mutual denial. They need to remember the silencing charms at night, Theo looked a little green the other morning.” Harry told her with a laugh.

“That’s hot.” Hermione said with a lecherous grin forming on her lips.

“Hermione! Honestly woman, you’re as bad as Pansy. She sat there staring at them this morning, I swear I could see drool trailing from the corner of her mouth. I had to bodily drag her away from their little spectacle because her eyes were glued to their lips, which pretty much looked glued to each other as is.” Harry exclaimed.

“Sorry, Harry but the thought of two guys as hot as Draco and Blaise making out is really sexy.” Hermione told him.

“How are things with you and Charlie going?” Harry asked, desperate for a change of conversation.

“Things are going good, I got a letter from him this morning. He’s got a few hatchlings that are taking up a lot of his time at the moment but he’s hoping to get away for a week during Christmas.” Hermione told him excitedly, she was quite content to talk about Charlie.

“That’s good, has he been having any more problems with his mum?” Harry asked her.

The Weasley matriarch had been cause problems for her second eldest son lately, she was still harping on about him not having settled down to give her grandchildren. The dragon keeper had not yet told her that he had found someone, he didn’t need his mother butting into his relationship with Hermione. His mother had already stuck her nose into Bill and Fleur’s relationship and had almost caused them to split before they even had a chance to actually get married.

She obviously hadn’t learnt her lesson after that little ordeal, Bill had stopped talking to his mother and only interacted with her at Order meetings if it required him to. He hadn’t even told his mother that Fleur was pregnant with their first child, the only ones who did know, were the twins and Charlie and now Harry and Hermione.

“She’s driving him crazy, because Bill is no longer talking to her she’s been bugging him more. I think Charlie is pretty close to snapping, the way his parents are treating you isn’t really helping the cause either.” Hermione informed him.

“That’s rough.”

Before Harry could continue the conversation, Draco and Blaise came into the library and made their way to the table that harry and Hermione were currently occupying. Draco had a harried look on his face that sent Harry’s nerves on edge.

“What’s wrong?” Hermione asked when she noticed the look on the blonde’s face.

“Have you guys seen or heard from my dad today?” Draco asked as he sat at the table.

“No, I haven’t seen him since his little make out session with Remus in Salazar’s quarters.” Harry said.

“We just bumped into Remus on our way here, he said that my dad went to Diagon Alley to run a few errands but that was six hours ago and Remus hasn’t heard from him.” Draco explained to the other two sitting opposite him.

“That’s not good. You don’t think Voldemort found out about him, do you?” Hermione asked in a whisper as a couple of third year Ravenclaw’s walked passed their table.

“I don’t know, how would he have?” Draco added as he leant forward, a look of trepidation on his face.

“I’m going to go and see Severus, maybe he can shed some light. If Voldemort has your dad then he is sure to call a meeting soon, either that or he has called a meeting and your dad has just gone there.” Harry said as he packed up his books into his bag and headed out after giving Draco a reassuring look.

Draco didn’t look too reassured, he still had a look of worry on his face as he started to pull his books out of his bag. He needed to do something that would keep his mind off of whether or not his father had been found out by Voldemort.

HPSSHPSSHPSSHPSSHPSSHPSS

Lucius’ estimations of when Voldemort would start to torture him were way off, seems the psychotic man was rather incensed about his supposed right hand man betraying him all this time. He had made the blonde stew in his cell for a good four hours before he ventured down into the dungeon he had his Death Eaters build in Riddle Manor. There was nothing more disconcerting than having a man with a face like a seriously deformed snake stare at you for a good ten minutes before flinging the first of many curses at you.

He had been on the receiving end of Voldemort’s cruciatus curse before, most, if not all, of the Death Eaters had. For whatever imagined slight that the Dark Lord could think of he would just randomly start torturing his followers for the sake of it. The smarter ones had learned to stay at the back of the crowed during meetings, less chance of being seen and having a curse flung at them.

The first cruciatus couldn’t have lasted for more than ten seconds but it felt like an eternity. The more anger put into the spell, the more painful it was. Voldemort must have been really pissed because Lucius’ nerve endings felt like they were on fire after that first curse.

The hits just kept coming and it got to the point where Lucius was no longer lucid enough to discern how much time had passed. Once done with him, Voldemort had spat a few rather uncouth words at the prone wizard before storming from the room, ordering one of the guarding Death Eaters to heal the open wounds but to leave Lucius in pain. There would be no more fun to be had if the traitor bled out before his revenge was fully enacted.

Lucius lay on the floor of his cell with his left leg laying at an odd angle, his hair was no longer the bright blonde he was known for. It was caked in blood, dirt and sweat and hung in clumps about his face. Blood flowed from his ears and nose and at one point he had bitten his tongue so hard that his mouth was full of blood. Voldemort had even thrown in a couple sectumsempra’s into the mix and his chest was covered in cuts.

The last thing he saw, before the bliss of unconsciousness set in, was the junior Death Eater that Voldemort had assigned to healing his open wounds. Part of his mind recognised the young man in front of him but he was in so much pain that it was nothing more than a fleeting thought before his vision went black.

HPSSHPSSHPSSHPSSHPSSHPSSHPSS

Harry went through several short cuts to get to the dungeons quicker, something in the back of his mind was telling him that Lucius’ disappearance was not a good thing. If Voldemort had somehow found out about the blonde’s true allegiance, then it was a good guarantee that the mad man wouldn’t wait long before he started torturing the man.

Harry was really hoping that he wouldn’t find Severus in his office, if the man was there then the chances of Lucius being in trouble were doubled. If the potions master wasn’t there then it just meant that Lucius had been called to a meeting.

As soon as Harry got to Severus’ office he knocked on the door and hoped no one would answer. Unfortunately, luck wasn’t on his side and Severus answered the door.

“What are you after, Mr. Potter?”

“Can we talk, in private?” Harry asked as a fifth year Slytherin walked past.

“Come in.”

Harry walked into the office and waited for his head of house to close the door, he then followed the man to his desk and sat in the chair in front of it.

“What were you after?”

“Has Voldemort called any meetings in the last six hours?”

“Not that I’m aware of, why?” Severus asked as he looked up at the teen across from him.

“Lucius went to Diagon alley six hours ago and no one has heard from him since. I just have this feeling that something is terribly wrong.” Harry informed him.

Before Severus could respond to Harry’s statement, he clutched at his left arm where his Dark Mark was burnt into the skin. The both looked up at the same time and Harry had a look of apprehension on his face.

“That’s not good.” Harry said as Severus stood from his desk and went to the cupboard on the left of his desk.

“If Voldemort has Lucius then this meeting will be about it, I’ll inform you as soon as I can about what is going on.” Severus told Harry as he pulled his Death Eater mask and cloak out of the cupboard.

“What do I tell Remus?”

“I don’t know; I’ll be back as soon as I can.”

“Be careful, if Voldemort has found out about Lucius then it’s only a matter of time before he finds out about you.” Harry told him as he followed Severus out of the room.

“I will, bye.”

With that Severus rushed off through the castle to get to the apparition point outside the gate. Harry was not looking forward to telling Remus that his mate may have been captured by the Voldemort and is most likely currently being tortured by the psychotic man.

HPSSHPSSHPSSHPSSHPSSHPSSHPSS

The next hour was the longest of Remus’ life, the waiting was killing him. His inner beast was stirring just below the surface, agitated by Remus’ worry, it didn’t help that it was so close to the full moon either. Remus knew that something had happened, Lucius had been gone for too long for him to of been called to a meeting. If his mate had been captured by Voldemort, then he dreaded the state Lucius would be in when he was found.

Remus was sitting in his office with his godson and his friends, he knew they were trying to distract him whilst they waited for news from Severus. He was grateful for their company; he would go crazy being by himself while worrying for his mate. He just hoped that Severus would hurry up and return so they would know what was going on.

“This wait is killing me.” Draco broke the silence that had fallen over the room.
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“I know, what is taking Professor Snape so long to get back?” Hermione added.

“Maybe your dad really was called to a meeting and they’ll be back here soon.” Pansy told the blonde.

“Then why was dad missing for six hours before Severus was called?” Draco asked angrily.

“Draco, calm down. Getting angry won’t get us anywhere.” Harry said as he placed his hand on the blonde’s shoulder and directed him back down into his seat.

“He’s right, I’m as agitated as you are but we need to stay calm while we wait.” Remus told his mate’s son.

Just then, the man in question walked into the room, the look on his face proved the fear that they were all feeling.

“Voldemort has him, doesn’t he?” Harry asked.

“Yes, apparently Wormtail had been following him around since Narcissa had informed Voldemort of Draco’s disappearance. The rat had followed him to Hogwarts and overheard a meeting between Lucius and Dumbledore. Bellatrix captured him when he went to Diagon Alley and sent him to the dungeon cells in Riddle Manor.” Severus informed them as he took a seat.

“How are we going to get him out?” Draco asked, beginning to panic.

“I informed Dumbledore of the news and he has refused to allow me to get Lucius out. He doesn’t want to lose another spy, as far as he is concerned Lucius is expendable.” Severus told them.

“What? That’s fucking bullshit.” Draco shouted as he rose from his chair.

“That’s exactly what I told him, unfortunately most of the other Order members agreed with him.”

“Of course they would, it’s not their lives on the line.” Harry added.

“Can’t we do something?” Hermione asked.

“It’s too big a risk for Harry to go in, there are too many Death Eaters there right now for any of you to get through. However, there may be another way.” Severus told them.

“What?” Remus asked, he was trying to keep his inner beast from bursting out.

“There is another spy.” Severus said.

“What? Who?” Harry asked incredulously.

“He’s a junior Death Eater, only recruited this summer. He joined at my request to help me steer away some of the younger members. So far he has been able to help three wizards and a witch to escape their fate of becoming Death Eaters. He has been put in charge of keeping Lucius healed enough that he won’t be dying anytime soon.” Severus informed them.

“How can we get him to help?” Blaise asked.

“Draco, all of your house elves can find a member of your family?” Harry asked, an idea forming in his head.

“Yeah, it’s part of their magic. Any elf bonded to a wizarding family is able to find any member of that family as long as they are alive. Why do you want to know?” Draco asked the other boy.

“Dobby.” Was all he said.

“Of course, even though he is no longer a Malfoy elf he is still tied into the family through his lineage.” Hermione said.

“Exactly, which means that Dobby will be able to locate Lucius’ exact location. If your spy can temporarily take down the anti-apparition wards on the cell that Lucius is being kept in, then Dobby can apparate in and get him out.” Harry told Severus.

“Well, it sounds like we have a plan then.” Severus said as he stood from his seat.

“I’ll send word to my spy and work out a time to put our plan into action. You need to sort things out with that crazed house elf.” Severus told Harry as he exited the room.

With the plan of rescue figured out all Harry had to do was call Dobby to him and inform the house elf of what they needed him to do. Within seconds of calling the overzealous elf, Dobby had appeared in Remus’ office and asked Harry what he wanted him to do.

“Dobby be happy to, just tell Dobby when and he’ll find old master.”

“Hermione, can you and Pansy go and inform Madam Pomphrey that she’ll have a patient very soon. Let her know who it is and what’s going on.” Harry asked the two girls after Dobby left the room.

Both girls nodded before getting up from their seats and heading out of the office. Harry turned to Blaise and told him to take Draco back to their room to keep him occupied whilst they waited for their plan to go through.

The two boys left with Blaise’s hand on the small of the blonde’s back leading him out of the room. The only people left were Harry and Remus and Harry needed to think of something for his godfather to do while they waited. He could see how drained the man was and he was really hoping they could get Lucius back before any permanent damage could be done to the man.

“Remus, I think you’ll be of better use in the infirmary, Madam Pomphrey is going to need help when Lucius arrives and it will be a way for you to see him.” Harry told the man.

“I don’t know, Harry. What if he can’t be found? I don’t know what I’m going to do if I lose him.” Remus said as he looked up at the boy in front of him.

“He’s going to need all the support and help you can give him. Both of us know that he won’t be coming back unscathed, Voldemort is too vicious for that to happen. Just from some of my visions I know what to expect and he’s going to need you now more than ever. Knowing that you are there with him will help better than if you holed yourself up in your room to hide away from the results of his imprisonment.” Harry reassured him.

“Okay, I’ll go to the hospital wing and help Pomphrey get things ready.” Emus told his godson, a look of determination on his face.

“Okay, I’ll head back to the Slytherin common room to await word from Severus, he should be back soon with word on whether or not his spy can help out.” Harry told Remus.

The two wizards walked together as far as they needed to before heading towards their separate destinations. Their plan was in the works and they only needed to wait for it to be put into action, hopefully there would be a man left to rescue.

HPSSHPSSHPSSHPSSHPSSHPSSHPSS

Severus walked through Riddle Manor as though he owned the place, there were perks to being Voldemort’s personal potion maker. The man was a few puppy’s short of a pound and was even more evil than Grindelwald and Hitler put together but the man commanded the respect of his followers and he got it in spades. Even though ninety percent of them where scared shitless of the man, they knew when to keep quiet and when to keep out of the way of the inner circle.

Severus’ journey to the dungeons barely garnered a look let alone a second, he passed several of the outer circle members before he came across the one inner circle member he really didn’t want to run into. Bellatrix was making her way down the hall in the opposite direction from the dungeon, which meant one thing and one thing only. Voldemort had allowed her to play. The look of pure malice and glee on her face was tell enough without Severus even needing to ask what she had been up to.

“Ah, Severus. Have you come to play?”

“I’m not in the mood to converse with you, Bella. Don’t you have someone else to torture?”

“Now, now, that’s no way to behave. He screamed so deliciously, when the Dark Lord is done with him there will be nothing left.” With a high pitched cackle, the insane witch wandered down the hall, talking about the pretty screams and all the blood.

With his heart pounding in his chest, Severus sped up his pace and moved faster down the hall. If Voldemort had allowed Bella to play with Lucius, then it was only a matter of time before he allowed more Death Eaters to have their fun. He needed to hurry if he was to get his friend out of there in time to save his life.
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