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Memories of Deception	By : professorflo Category: Harry Potter > General > General Views: 20868 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Dislaimer: See Chapter One
"Snape knows Harry's been seen in Hogsmeade. He's calling a meeting in the Great Hall. The whole school are being woken up now…"
"What are we going to do, then, Harry?" asked Seamus. "What's the plan?"
"No, Harry. We should be looking for the horcruxes, not confronting Snape. He's not… We can deal with him later. This is more important. We have time to search while everyone is in the Great Hall"
"No, Hermione, I'm doing this first. Either help me or start looking without me. It's up to you. There are enough of the Order here now, and plenty of others to come with me if you don't want to. It's time to get rid of the traitorous bastard once and for all."
"We'll go with you mate. We should stick together."
"I still think we should be…"
"Luna, pass me the bag. I need my cloak."
"What for?"
"My bag! You found it?"
"Yeah and a good thing too. We wouldn't have managed without it. No food, no tent, nothing. Saw you drop it as we were running, and went back later to see if the Snatchers had missed it. Lucky for us…"
"Harry, what are you planning?"
"I'm going to sneak in with the other students and confront him. You guys wait outside with the Order and surprise him. See if the twins have any of their extendable ears so you know when to come in. Between all of us we should be able to deal with Snape and the other two."
"Please Harry, I don't like this. Surely there are better things to do than…
"I've made up my mind, Hermione. Vol…. He knows we're here already, and he knows what we're after. This is where we're going to end up fighting… here in the castle. We need to get rid of any threats inside the castle, and I've been waiting all year to get that traitor back for murdering Dumbledore."
"Harry, you're not thinking of trying to kill him are you. You don't want to…"
"He deserves to die. I hope he does, and I want to be the one to do it."
"But, Harry…."
"We need to go now. No, Hermione. I am not going to change my mind. Kingsley, is everyone ready?"
What now? This is a ridiculous time to be pulling students out of bed. What in Circe's name are you doing, Severus?
Minerva stood at the side of the Hall, watching the students file in silently, their heads down, cowed into submission from months of brutality, presided over by the two creatures standing on the dais at the front. Her mouth tightened in distaste as she saw how not a single student dared lift their eyes off the floor to peek at Snape as he strode down the centre of the hall, his long robes billowing behind him.
He climbed the steps and spun to face the students, his countenance dark and surly. He looked older and more tired that Minerva had ever seen him, his face deathly pale against the black of his hair and robes. He seemed almost more tortured than the rest of the souls in the hall put together. Oh Severus, what is this doing to you? Damn Albus for putting you in this position.
"Many of you are surely wondering why I have summoned you at this hour. It's come to my attention that earlier this evening… Harry Potter was sighted in Hogsmeade."
Minerva had to stifle a gasp. Potter, what was the foolish child doing here? The students did less well at controlling themselves, exclaiming and whispering to each other excitedly, before being cut off by Snape as he continued.
"Now, should anyone… student or staff attempt to aid Mr Potter, they will be punished in a manner consistent with the severity of their transgressions, furthermore…. any person found to have knowledge of these events… who fails to come forward… will be treated as… equally guilty.
Snape began to walk forward, prowling down the space between the lines of students, watching them as if he could read the guilt on their faces. "Now then… if anyone in here has any knowledge of Mr Potter's movements this evening I invite then to step forward… Now!"
The words were growled out slowly and menacingly, enunciated in such a way to provide maximum effect. Watching the performance, Minerva was yet again amazed at Snape's acting ability, although by now she knew she shouldn't be so surprised. After all, he'd been pulling the wool over everyone's eyes for almost 18 years, working for Albus and risking his life for everyone's benefit. And where had it got him? Friendless, with huge numbers of people, who, if they wouldn't be capable of killing him themselves, wouldn't be sad to see him dead.
Minerva felt horrified at the thought. He'd spent half his life doing the bidding of either Voldemort or Albus, and had never had the chance to live how he wished. She hoped that one day people would know and appreciate the many sacrifices this man had made to protect them. She only hoped he would survive to see that day. Minerva almost felt bad about telling him to stop encouraging Granger, as it was clear the man felt something for her, and Merlin knew he deserved some care and affection, but she had to do what she felt was best for the girl.
Suddenly a murmuring ran through the lines of students, spreading outward from a point near the back, and she strained to see what had caused it. Upon seeing who it was, Minerva did gasp. Potter… you foolish child, what are you doing here? She grasped her wand, realising the situation had just turned exceedingly dangerous. Snape would surely be forced to fight or capture the boy. Between the students, the Order and the Carrows, there were too many witnesses, and he still needed to appear to be on Voldemort's side.
"It seems despite your exhaustive defensive strategies you still have a bit of a security problem, Headmaster… I'm afraid it's quite exhaustive."
The main doors to the Hall were flung open, and members of the Order were suddenly streaming through, accompanied by the many students who had been hiding from the Carrows in the Room of Requirement. Is that… Granger? How did she get here? Does Severus know? More importantly, how much does she remember? Minerva's glanced back at Snape for a moment, and she caught the flicker of uncertainty cross his face as he watched Potter.
"How dare you stand where he stood? Tell them how it happened that night."
Minerva looked back at the girl, who was hiding near the back of the group, as if trying not to be seen. Their gazes met, and she raised a questioning eyebrow at her. The girl shook her head slightly, the anxiety clear on her face as she deliberately tilted her head towards Snape, flicking her eyes first at him then at Harry. Obviously she understood enough.
"Tell them how you looked him in the eye… a man who trusted you and killed him… tell them!"
Oh Severus… Minerva's heart almost broke as she saw the pain in Snape's eyes at the boy's words. Although his face stayed impassive she knew him well enough to see that he was holding onto his control by a thread.
Things were coming to a head, and Minerva that if she didn't do something quick all hell was going to break loose. Clearly Potter was itching to attack Snape, and they couldn't afford for that to happen. She knew he didn't want to hurt the boy, but she also knew that Potter's hatred for the murderer of Albus Dumbledore would push him into doing something that would end up in one or the other getting serious hurt.
Snape was now outnumbered. The Carrows were plenty adept at bullying young witches and wizards, but were no match for her or many of the Order members who were now in the room. They would be easily dealt with. Snape was another matter though. Potter may be strong, but Snape was still stronger, and far more experienced. Besides herself, Kingsley was the only one that was remotely capable of defeating him, and there was no way she wanted the two of them to face off. Both were too important to lose. There was only one thing to do. She could only pray that Snape would understand.
Minerva strode out briskly towards Potter, brushing him aside, her wand up and pointed at Snape, and quickly he whipped his out of his sleeve. There was a collective gasp as the students realised what was about to happen and they all scrambled back against the walls. For a few moments she stared into his eyes, willing him to understand what she wanted him to do.
Snape's wand lowered for a moment uncertainly as they faced each other, before it snapped back up again as he seemed to come to some decision. A few moment passed, both of them hesitant to start the fight. Snape's head inclined the slightest fraction and she took it as a sign that he was ready for her to begin. Wordlessly she cast fire at him. It looked showy enough for the students and the others watching, but was easy enough for him to shield against.
Her heart now pounding with adrenaline she cast again and Snape blocked it quickly, although he was managing to make it look as if she was overpowering him with over exaggerated gestures and a grimace on his face. He took a half step backwards and she decided to press the advantage, striding towards him as fire continued to shoot out of her wand toward him.
Flashing his wand from side to side, Snape managed to force her spells to ricochet off towards one Carrow then the other, felling them effortlessly. Minerva could only hope no one had noticed the deliberate movement, or the fact that he wasn't returning any spells. Come on Severus, apparate away now, she thought. Get out of here!
But Snape had a trick up his sleeve that she hadn't seen coming. With a final flick of his wand, he seemed to whip his robes around him, and then suddenly he was flying backwards through the air. The recently repaired glass of the window behind him smashed once again, and he was gone.
"Coward!" she screamed as he fled, fully intent on making the deception as convincing as possible, and praying that no one had realised that Snape was a far more capable wizard than the duel had made him seem to be. Behind her the students all screamed with delight, and she turned to face them, lighting the dark cauldrons around the walls with a quick wave of her wand. Luckily none of them seemed to notice that something was amiss.
Spotting Potter in the crowd she quickly made her way towards him, intending to find out the reason why he had returned to Hogwarts. Most likely it was something to do with the rumours she had heard of his breaking into Gringotts earlier in the day. Perhaps he had found a horcrux and was now coming for the remaining one. She also needed to work out how much the girl knew. Hopefully Snape had released her from his rooms on purpose and had returned her memories. Merlin knew Potter could do with all the help he could get, for surely Voldemort would be on his way to the castle by now, and Granger might be their only chance of defeating him.
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