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Authors Note: The chapter has now been edited by my wonderful Beta Reader Sonata thank you for your help with this fic even though my grasp of grammar is quite atrocious.
Chapter 1
To Chloe Keigwin,
It has come to our attention that we could use someone
of your unique expertise. If you could please come to the
address enclosed as soon you can it would be
terribly appreciated. I will warn you this mission will
more than likely take from months to nearly a year so
if you accept be adequately prepared as you will not be able to contact
anyone. This mission is of the utmost secrecy and importance. I
await your answer.
Albus Dumbledore
I reread the letter again, making sure my brain wasn't playing tricks on me. This could be my big break. Ever since my forced vacation from the Auror department I had been moping around the house. They said it was for my benefit, to recover from my last mission but I really wondered if they would let me come back at the end of it. How many people were suspended for an entire year? I knew I had messed up on an epic scale but my job was my life.
If I had Dumbledore on my side there was no way they could keep me from coming back. Everyone knew that wily old wizard had more pull than the Minister himself. I look around my small apartment and figure that within in a day I can have most of it packed for travel and the rest stored. As I ponder this the mail owl begins picking at my sleeve. I absent mindedly grab some treats out of the fridge for the impatient Snowy. After the owl was satisfied I begin penning my response.
I shall be there tomorrow evening.
Thank you.
Chloe Keigwin
I gave it to the owl and watched as it winged its way out my window. I really hated packing to be honest, especially, when I wasn't sure what to pack for. If it was an under cover assignment I could be expected to dress any sort of way. After a bit I managed to shrink my clothes into one oversized trunk along with various other necessities, I bet I once again over packed but I did my best considering. I also pondered who and what I should tell people about my absence. Though when it came down to it the only one that would really notice would be Tonks, and my bet was she already had some idea of what was going on. Dumbledore had never contacted me in the past and I knew she had a closer relationship than I did with him. I decided to send her an owl just in case as well as one to my landlord informing them that they could lease my apartment since I would be traveling for the year and to please pass on the message to any that inquired. By the time I made it back from the post office it was already night but still tomorrow could not come quick enough.
The next morning I rolled out of bed near noon and spent the rest of the day double checking that I had everything I needed. I had left two outfits unpacked for the day and tried to decide if wearing my normal muggle clothing would work or if I should go with my standard robes. As I pondered the situation for the millionth time I small owl winged into my room leaving me a letter penned in purple and another one in black. The purple one was from my best friend.
Let's just say you will be seeing me fairly soon ;)
Tonks
Part of me that I hadn't realized was tense relaxed with the knowledge Tonks is in on whatever will happen. Now on to hopefully my response from Dumbledore.
We look forward to seeing you. Please fly to 12 Grimmauld Place, London this evening.
The Order of the Phoenix
Order of the Phoenix eh? I had heard rumors but this really should be interesting if they are involved. I decided to wear my muggle outfit since it was my favorite. If Tonks was going to be there the meeting couldn't be too formal. Plus I hated wearing robes they restricted movement and it was impossible to find one that was truly flattering. My current muggle inspired outfit was a pair of faux satin black pants, and a flowey purple peasant style top. After twisting my hair up in a loose bun I was ready to go. Now just to wile away a few more hours.
After pacing, trying to read a book, taking one last walk around my neighborhood, and then napping on the couch, it was evening and time to go. I really hate flooing it is murder on my appearance.
"12 Grimmauld Place, London" I say as clearly as possible.
After a few seconds of nauseating twirling I found myself dumped out in a cavernous kitchen with a long wooden table in the middle of it. I start fanning away the soot that is now dusting me head to toe.
"Trespasser is it? In my ladies home what is it comin' to thieves and mudbloods traipsing about in the Black home?"
I jump and spin around to look for the source of the voice. There stood an old house elf giving me the stink eye.
"Pardon, but I was invited." I say trying to be polite to the sorry creature.
"Not by my lady that is assured." He says looking me up and down in disgust.
Not surprisingly the house elf didn't think much of my muggle clothing. I wonder if Tonks is here yet, with work and all I had hardly seen her the previous week and I can come to depend on her wackiness to keep my sanity in check while I was on forced leave.
I look down at the glaring elf, "What is your name?" I say trying to be polite.
"Kretcher, now leave!" He spat.
"I'm sorry but I was personally invited by Dumbledore and I simply will not until I have spoken to him." I hand him my invitation letter.
Obviously put out the elf finally concedes "Very well…for now."
"Do you think you could point me to a loo so that I can get cleaned up a bit?"
'Or at least a mirror' I think to myself
"Follow me and don't touch nothin" Kretcher begins tromping up a narrow flight of stairs at the end of the kitchen. I levitate my trunk and follow him. He leads me past a wall full of house elf heads mounted on plaques and to a larger set of stairs. Very creepy how could he stand working somewhere that mounted his kind on a wall. No wonder he is so surly.
He stops on the second floor midway down the corridor and after briefly jabbing his head in the direction of the nearest door he vanishes.
"Oh bother I was going to ask him when the others would arrive" talking to myself. I walk inside and take inventory of the room. It is a bedroom and looks much better kept than the rest of the house. It was obvious whatever Albus had going on people stayed here frequently enough to keep it in order. I quickly spot the door to this room's private loo and poke around for a clean wash cloth. I lean in to inspect my image in the cloudy mirror, and began to get rid of the dark ash smudges that dotting my face.
"Missed one." the mirror prompted in an annoyingly helpful way.
"Hush you."
My hair looks like I've gone salt and pepper colored with all the grey soot against the black so I try to run a brush through and knock the worse out.
"I really, really hate flooing."
After several minutes and an obscene amount hot water I step out of the bathroom to the sound of arguing downstairs. I cast a simple cleaning charm on my clothes and get redressed, and decide to go investigate.
"Headmaster I just can't understand why we need her surely there had to be someone else you could get preferable male." says a voice decidedly angry as well as ungodly sexy and bit familiar.
"Now, now Severus I know you're not a fan of this idea but rest assured she is the best person for the job. If we are found out it could have severe consequences for all those involved and with the level of skills needed she is my best candidate. My only concern is that she will refuse."
"Yes, quite a tragedy if she did….." the first voice dryly responds. I make it half way down the stairs when another voice chimes in that could only belong to Tonks.
"Oh get over it Sev she's great at her job so she had a mishap or two. I total agree with Albus no one is or could be better." She says followed by a derisive snort from Mr.Cranky.
I smile and pick up speed nearly jumping the last few feet of the stairs following the voices into the living room.
"Tonks!" I cry taking Tonks in a fierce hug.
"Chloe!" Tonk cries back as we do a hoppy hugging dance.
When we stopped I noticed Albus smiling at us and the mystery man now scowling at me full force was none other than my former potions professor.
"Why didn't the bloody house elf tell us she was here already?" he snarls.
"Hello, it's been awhile professor." I say in good humor as I stroll up to tall dark and snarky and extend my hand.
He stared at my hand like I had extended a dead fish.
"Chloe Keigwin Sir, you had me in potions quite a few years back," I say smiling at him.
"Quite, as if I could forget you and Miss Tonk's antics." He responds scowling.
Albus lightly takes my arm, and leads me to the sitting area. I find a couch in relatively good repair and then Tonks plonks down beside me while Albus and Severus take seats across from us.
"We are just waiting for our last two people to arrive and we can start." The elderly wizard says summoning some tea and cups for each person. After a few minutes a loud popping noise comes from the kitchen followed by two men coming into the living room.
"Ah Sirius, Lupin glad you could make it."
The lanky sandy haired man smiles at me and extends his hand.
"Remus Lupin nice to meet you."
"Chloe Keigwin, glad to see some people have manners." I say shooting Severus a sharp look.
A man with long dark hair and haunted features strolls up next.
"Sirius Black, at your service my lady." He says giving an over exaggerate bow.
"Eh, not trying to be rude but aren't you the escaped con everyone was going on about last year" I say looking at him quizzically.
"Ah well my miss deeds are greatly exaggerated I assure you."
They both take seats and pour themselves some tea.
"Now that you are all here I think it is time to enlighten Ms. Keigwin to the reason we have asked her here." Dumbledore said slowly looking to each of the people present.
"It has been decided in light of recent events to reopen the Order of the Phoenix. We must find a way to stop Voldemort before he is able to fully resurrect. The only people that might have inkling on his location at this time will be his Death Eaters," Dumbledore pauses for a moment "or in our case a former Death Eater. The connection between them seems to be once again awakening so it is our hope we can use that connection against Voldemort and track him down."
I look at him curiously, 'So is that Blacks deal?' he's a reformed Death Eater?'
"So Severus is our best hope of finding him presently. The problem being we already have started the new term and it would be unusual for Severus to go missing and be replaced. Especially considering the fact we will host the Triwizard tournament this year."
"and especially since half of his house are mini death eaters in training," Sirius remarks.
Somehow this explained way too much about my former professor… to think all these years Headmaster was keeping an ex-Death Eater as a teacher. Though, Sirius was already getting on my bad side with his snide remark about Slytherin. Obvious the dolt had no idea that Severus wasn't the only snake in the room.
Albus coughs to bring back everyone's attention and possibly keep Severus from throttling the other man who is now glaring daggers at, "Be it as it may there are many students with Death Eater former or otherwise in their family tree, so we don't want anyone to notice odd things going on at Hogwarts that might revel our plans. This is where you come in my dear. With your recent difficulties with the Ministry of Magic no one will even notice that you are not at your post. Believe you have been given a year to recover?"
"If by recover you mean, we hope you find a new profession but we feel obligated to pay you for the next year, then yes." I really didn't want to discuss it more than necessary but considering how crafty Dumbledore is I'm sure he already knows all the details.
"Yes exactly, and if this works believe me they will let you back in with a raise for helping stop Voldemort."
I cock my eyebrow, "Well Sir I will do whatever it takes to prove myself, my position as an Auror is not something I take losing lightly."
"Good just as I was hoping, to get down to it, we need you to take Severus' place. You are the only witch in the Auror department that meets our criteria."
"What criteria is that, being laid off because I'm sure a retired Auror would do just as well." I said wearily.
"No my dear we need you because of your accomplishments not your failures, the fact that you are suspended is just a nice bonus… well for us at least."
"Ok well I'm game I've never been a teacher before but I suppose I can teach potions I did very well in both my OWL and NEWT level courses…. But how is this supposed to help people not notice Professor Snape is missing?"
"Well my dear I suppose you have heard of Polyjuice potion, correct?"
"Of course I have I have brewed ….Oh merlin really!?" I say with my jaw hanging slack. I glance over at Severus as he leans forward gripping his face as if trying to ease a terrible headache.
Sirius starts laughing, I do not appreciate this. "What in the Bloody hell is so funny Black!"
"Oh no offense to you Chloe I just suddenly deeply pity you. I mean if I was trapped in Snivelus' body I would have to kill myself."
"Oh please don't wait on my account I'm sure it can be arranged without the potion involved." Severus remarks looking at Sirius with pure hatred.
"Gentleman please," Dumbledore says looking rather irate. "So as you can you can see this role not only takes expert potions skills but also the ability to act, and the trust of the Order of the Phoenix. Your test results prove your potions skills, Tonks has recommended you for the Order, and the best of all you are one of the few Witches or Wizards to ever be involved in Muggle acting."
"I hardly think a few bored summers of Muggle theater productions make me an expert…"
"Ah but pair that with your Auror instincts and a month of training and you will be perfect. " Dumbledore replies smiling.
"You do realize you are asking me to be stuck in the body of a man I only know as a former professor for up to a year?"
"Is that a yes?"
"I'm not really sure how to process this." I lean back stunned. I suddenly understood why Professor Snape was so hostile I can't imagine a man I barely known cavorting about in my body. Not just awkward for him though I would be in a strange man's body for a year how would I, or even, or oh my Merlin. "This is chalking up to a very odd and possibly scarring mission"
Dumbledore chuckled. "Just think of it as your opportunity to discover what it's like to pee standing up."
"That is the single most disturbing thing you have ever said to me, and after all these years that is really something." Both Tonks, Remus, and Sirius are now laughing. Sadly poor Severus seems as if he may vomit soon.
"Well there was to be a tremendous amount of Sacrifice on both your parts both physically and mentally. But to be quite blunt there was no wizard that was qualified as you." Dumbledore says sipping his tea.
"Oh bollocks I don't see what choice I have really." I turn to Severus, "It's your image I'll be taking on so I suppose it's really your choice."
"As much as it pains me this is the best plan we have for the moment. Though in a month's time if I do not feel you are ready to play the part with the dignity I demand I will not allow it."
"Good everyone agrees. Now you will need to be with Severus as much as possible to observe him for the next month… What did you say your animangus was?
To be continued….
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