Can't Catch Me Now / Severus Snape

80. Digging is my Specialty

"I'm sorry to hear about your broomstick. Is there no chance of fixing it?" Remus questioned.

"No." Harry answered. "But my mother is going to get me a new one next time we are in town. I still miss my first broom however," harry admitted. "Professor, why do the dementors affect me so? l mean, more than everyone else?"

"Have you talked to your mother about this?"

"I dont want her to worry." Harry countered.

"And she would," remus agreed with a sigh. "Listen." Remus sat beside him. "Dementors are the foulest creatures to walk this earth. They feed on every good feeling, every happy memory... until a person is left with absolutely nothing but his worst experiences. You are not weak, Harry. Dementors affect you most because there are true horrors in your past." Remus informed him. "Horrors your classmates can scarcely imagine. You have nothing to be ashamed of."

"l'm scared, professor."

"l'd consider you a fool if you weren't." Remus countered.

"I need to know how to fight them. You could teach me." Harry begged remembering what he did on the train. "You made the one on the train go away."

"There was only one that night." Remus corrected.

"But you made it go away."

"l don't pretend to be an expert, Harry." remus assured him giving his shoulder a squeeze. "But as the dementors seem to have developed an interest in you..." Remus debated. "...perhaps I should teach you. But after the holidays. For now, I need to rest."

" so I was thinking about the pieces of Voldemort. If he was smart, which I'm sure he was, he would've wanted to use each of the houses staking his claim throughout the entire castle." Lilith remarked.

" that's smart, but there are lots of artifacts for each and every house."

" yes, but there are a few hidden artifacts that went missing years ago." Lilith countered. " artifacts no one would technically miss because their legacy lives On."

" I will do some digging."

" digging is my specialty." Lilith reminded him. " I would assume Slytherin would be the hardest and the most personal to him since it was his house too. He would've thought less of Hufflepuff and ravenclaw and Gryffindor's. He wouldn't put as much thought into it." Lilith deduced.

"Alright let me know what i can do to help." Severus agreed giving her a kiss.

"What's this rubbish?" Harry demanded.

"What's this rubbish? he says." the twins laughed out. "lt's the secret to our success."

"lt's a wrench giving it to you--"

"But we've decided your needs are greater than ours." The twins went back and forth.

"George, if you will." Fred declared, harry stared down at the map.

"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."

""Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs... ...are proud to present the Marauder's Map."" Harry read off.

"We owe them so much." Fred agreed.

" Hang on. This is Hogwarts. And that--" Harry squinted down at the words. "No. Is that really--?"

"Dumbledore."

"ln his study."

"Pacing." The twins went on.

"Does that a lot." Fred added. "And there is your mum in her office and hootie looks like on her shoulder from the over lap. There is your scary father."

"So this map shows--" Harry prompted.

" Everyone." Fred agreed.

"Everyone?"

"Where they are."

"What they do."

"Every minute."

"Every day." The twins bounced between each other.

"Brilliant! Where did you get it?" Harry declared.

"From Filch's office."

"First year."

"There are seven secret passageways... ...out of the castle."

"We'd recommend this one." They pointed at the map.

"What?"

" come on Harry you need to know how to escape your parents I think possibly the worst thing about having both of your parents be teachers is that you don't get the freedom that the rest of us get."

"The One-Eyed Witch passageway." Fred pointed at the map again.

"Leads you to Honeyduke's." George agreed.

"Hurry. Filch is heading this way. And don't forget. When you're done, just give it a tap and say: "Mischief managed." Otherwise, anyone can read it."

"Those weasels! Never told me about any Marauder's Map." Ron shouted.

"He won't keep it. He'll turn it over to Professor McGonagall." Hermione corrected. "Aren't you?"

"Sure. Along with his invisibility Cloak." Ron agreed " my brothers are right if you need to get somewhere and you don't want your parents, knowing this map is a good way to get into trouble without getting in trouble."

" I don't want to get into trouble." Harry corrected " It would be nice to know if sirius black is coming."

" your parents knew him didn't they?" Hermione.

" when i was little. When they were younger, they went to school together. She hasn't seen him in years..."

" so in other words, they think he's a scary murderer too." Ron agreed before smiling over at madam rosmerta.  "Look who it is. Madam Rosmerta."

"Ron fancies her."

"That's not true!" Ron spat.

"Rosmerta, my dear. I hope business is good."

"It'd be a lot better if the Ministry wasn't sending dementors... into my pub every other night!"

" We have...." Fudge whispered. "We have a killer on the loose."

" Sirius Black in Hogsmeade! And what would bring him here?"

" Harry Snape."