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In the Dark, A Zabini/ Grindelwald fanfic	By : blaisegellert Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 1326 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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No one spoke much at lunch. Voldemort had effectively punctured the cheerful mood of earlier as though he'd been right there to do it with a sharply jagged needle. Individuals either looked thoughtful or brooding as they ate. When Albus and Bera joined the group mid way through the meal, Severus filled them in on the situation and though Miss Karkaroff looked ill with trepidation, Dumbledore was calm.
"I expected as much," he said.
"I hate to hear it confirmed, but I did expect it. If there is anything I can do to help, of course you've only to contact me and I can be here on the instant, Severus," he added to the former potions master.
"What do you mean," Severus demanded.
"I thought you were hiding out here."
Albus shook his head of bushy white hair in negation.
"Miss Karkaroff has had the most brilliant idea! She suggested that I hide out at Durmstrang for the next year. Her plan is for me to transfigure myself to appear differently, and pose as a new professor."
"That means he'll be enjoying the physical pleasures all year," Gellert whispered into Blaise's ear.
Blaise couldn't keep his eyes from widening in mild horror at the idea of Dumbledore shagging. Though Gellert had already shared his vision concerning Dumbledore and Karkaroff, Blaise's brain just...couldn't...
"Oh well that sounds just lovely for you," Severus told Albus venomously.
"You get to enjoy yourself at Durmstrang while I'm stuck here having to manage this bloody school...which you know is way out of my element. One class is what I can do, not one entire bloody school where I have to deal with people!"
"At least that'll probably end up being the least of your worries," Millicent muttered darkly.
Though Severus shot her a black look, he did not disagree.
"Severus. We both know if I remain in hiding here, I am at great risk of being discovered. Miss Karkaroff's idea is the best solution. We can make a portkey connector between the two schools, and then we can all fight together if it becomes necessary as well. Does that make you feel better?"
Severus stared at Albus Dumbledore for a moment without replying. When he spoke, his tone was flat.
"Yes. I'm just great now, thanks."
Albus sighed and the silence stretched out while everyone ate.
"I guess we meet again tomorrow morning for practice and general commiseration," Kereston asked glumly and Mag chuckled.
"That's fine," Severus said, tone just as glum as Kereston's.
"Blaise and I will get started on the mirrors for Hogwarts defenses this afternoon," Gellert said.
"We can set them up and then key them to the particular areas of the school when we're here tomorrow. There will be enough for all trusted professors to have one. If anything untoward happens, someone should discover it fast enough to gather the forces and take action."
"Thank you both," Severus said, giving a tight nod.
"That will at least serve somewhat to put my mind at ease."
He threw Albus a hostile look that plainly said none of the old Headmaster's words on the matter had served to accomplish that.
"I've decided that whenever Gellert is here visiting during term to work with Blaise, rather than you an Filius sneaking them food, Bramble can just bring it into them. If you're being watched, no one will spot anything strange," Sabra told Severus.
"They won't even see Bramble coming or going because he can simply apparate directly into the room where they will be staying."
"I do so get the warm fuzzies at the idea of being watched that closely," Filius said, making a face before downing his pumpkin juice as if he wished it were something stronger.
"One would like to hope they have better things to do, but better safe than sorry," Sabra said.
"Speaking of that," Kereston said brightly.
"With Gellert sneaking into the school during term to work with Blaise, we should give them a mashup couple's name. Then if anyone needs to refer to them, they can use that name and no one will understand. For example, if Professor Flitwick needs to mention them to Professor Snape it would just make things way easier. I suggest Gelaise."
Blaise and Gellert exchanged a dubious look, but Flitwick and Snape only nodded so Kereston smiled happily, obviously pleased with herself.
"Good. Gelaise it is!"
After lunch, the group broke up, going their separate ways until the next day. As planned Blaise and Gellert returned home and spent the rest of the day making the scrying mirrors for Hogwarts. Several small creatures including mice, frogs, and pygmy puffs gave their essence to the mirrors to allow them the proper amount of sentience. Once more Gellert was glad that Blaise didn't waste magical potential on being needlessly soft hearted on such matters.
In fact it was so very...moving that they had to pause in their work a few times to physically express their mutual appreciation for one another's...magical skills. When they returned to Hogwarts the next morning, Gellert carried all the mirrors in a soft leather satchel slung across one shoulder.
"I think we should key these mirrors to the various locations they will be depicting before we expend any energy with our practice in the Room of Requirement," he told everyone at breakfast.
"The keying should be relatively simple, but Hogwarts itself is already laden with enchantments so if there is an unforeseen difficulty it would simply be better if Blaise and I attended to it while we're at our full strength."
"You made them all yesterday," Kereston asked, impressed.
Gellert nodded, smirking at the little blonde.
"What can I say? We're quite accomplished...and together we are excessively so."
Millicent tilted her head, pretending to be struggling to hear him.
"What was that you said? That you're both daft? Yeah I can see that, but don't be so hard on yourselves."
Gellert laughed.
"Try harder," he encouraged and Millicent made a face, already bored.
After breakfast everyone else went ahead on to the Room of Requirement while Flitwick and Snape accompanied Gellert and Blaise to key the mirrors to various parts of Hogwarts including all the secret passages. Though Gellert was concerned that the act of linking the mirrors to various places in the school would be more difficult due to all the other many enchantments laid on the place by the Founders as well as those who came after, it was surprisingly easy. They were finished within an hour and a half and even had time to join the others for a bit in the Room of Requirement before lunch. When they arrived, Wolfgang was showing everyone a rather difficult and nasty jinx for making someone's wand direct any spell they cast on the caster themselves. If you had time to place that onto an opponent's wand, they'd end up only attacking themselves. Blaise rather liked the idea, but wondered how practical it would be during an attack. For example, would he have time to cast the jinx before something happened to him? As if reading his expression, which he likely had, Gellert spoke, addressing Blaise's concerns precisely.
"That is a perfect jinx for a battle team. If any two people are working together to attack someone, one can cast that jinx while the other attacks normally to distract the opponent."
The smile he gave Blaise clearly said he was thinking of the two of them, and yes. Blaise decided that even attacking someone would be hot as long as he was doing it with Gellert Grindelwald.
"Exactly," Wolfgang said, nodding.
"That jinx is intended for when one group is fighting another, which may very well be the case sooner than later."
Blaise liked the half giant, but damn if he didn't know how to ruin a mood.
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In the Dark, A Zabini/ Grindelwald fanfic