Unexpectedly Expecting

53: The Grim Assembly

Harry

Remus laced his fingers through his as they stood among the other Gryffindor students. Snape approached the golden owl pulpit with his usual gracefulness, and not for the first time, couldn't believe this wizard was permanently bonded to Hermione. Not only that, but she had literally let him get her pregnant on purpose. Eww.

"I have summoned all of you here this evening, because I have it on good authority that Harry Potter has been spotted in Hogsmeade Village," Snape announced.

This caused some whispered conversations to arise, but Snape quickly silenced them by slightly raising his voice, "Now then, should any of you, student or staff members, has any pertinent information regarding Mr Potter's whereabouts, I invite them to step forward..now. I need not tell you the consequences of non compliance in this, I assure you."

Harry couldn't take it any more! It was time to take this pathetic murderer down yesterday. To hell with Hermione Granger and her choice to be with her murdering 'Slytherin Prince!' "Harry, don't," Remus cautioned, almost growling under his breath.

Harry ignored his Alpha for once, and lifted down the hood of his borrowed cloak, his wand at the ready. He stepped out into the middle lane, but Professor McGonagoll noticed him, and jumped in front of him, her face as fierce as he had ever seen it.

Snape came forward, pointing his wand at McGonagoll. "Hand Mr Potter over, Minerva."

"No. I won't stand for you harming this boy for the sake of your so called Master," She replied.

Harry gently put a hand on her arm, and said, "It's okay, Professor. It's time he were put in his place."

"Harry, he's...he's dangerous."
Harry smirked. "So am I."

Harry and Snape faced one another. "Are you going to come quietly, Potter?"

"Not a chance. How dare you stood where he stood?? How can you sleep at night? A man who trusted you, gave you a damn job, and you go and murder him in cold blood! Hermione is insane to be with you," Harry taunted.

Snape gave him the coldest expression he had ever seen in his life, and it frightened him, despite being a werewolf. "Ah yes, how like you to malign my wife. Well, Potter, it may come as a surprise to you that you do not know everything. Now, come forward and let us put this whole mess behind us."

Harry was about to shift in his wolf form, but Professor McGonagoll again put herself in his way. "Back down, Potter. I have got this."

Harry watched Snape and McGonagoll circle one another, and then they duelled one another! They were both so fast in their movements and spell casting, which made Harry realize with a grim realization that all this time Snape had been toying with them whenever he was able to teach DADA classes. McGonagoll was almost just as powerful, but watching them fight was fascinating, because neither one of them was holding back now. Snape backed away from McGonagoll, and cast a sort of backwards killing curse, which killed the Carrow twins instantly.

He disapparated with all the grace of the overgrown bat he looked like. The force of his disapparating shattered part of the stained glass behind the teacher's platform, and all of the students besides Slytherin House cheered for the departure of Severus Snape.

McGonagoll turned to Harry just after the members of the Order of the Phoenix arrived, "While I am delighted to see you, Mr Potter, it is too dangerous for you to be here tonight. Why are you here?"

"I'm only here to take out the last two horcruxes Dumbledore wanted destroyed on his mission to weaken...Him," Harry explained.

She looked like she was debating with herself to question him further, but the only thing she asked was, "How much time do you need?"