Para-Noir

chapter 9

Severus was the first to react as he grabbed my hand and shoved it into the side table next to Lucius, and I felt my voice strain as I wanted to ask if my suspension was right, but when Malfoy laughed... I knew I was right.

"Amazing how well this man had everyone played... Merlin."

"Harry, we need to figure all this out. We need to fid Tom, and get you somewhere safe, away from 'him'." Severus sneered and just stared at the drawer.

I felt sick, a part of this never sunk in completely until now, but there in the drawer, laid my wand with a connection to Dumbledore's; he was stealing magic, and gaining my strength... how powerful am I without it.

I'm scared, he knows every step, every idea... I just stare at the two men behind the curtain, reaching out to Snape with tears filling my eyes and I don't say a word; arms just wrap around me and kiss my forehead.

"We will win this."

"We are Slytherin, we are determination Harriwald. We are everything the Gryffindor's lack and Merlin believe when I say there is nothing that can defeat us." Lucius touched my hand.

I run ideas through my head, struggling in my heart, but he's right... we can do this... but we need to play the old coot just a well as he is playing the world.

"Severus, does he know... that I know?" I mutter into his robe.

He doesn't say anything, but something feels off about all of this when he doesn't answer me right away. I slowly turn to face my back to the Potion Master and standing at the far end of the room was the Head Master himself; dressed in a royal purple robe, with golden trim.

"He's asking to see me... Harry hide."  Lucius hisses and Snape doesn't even think about it when he whips me to the ground and lightly kicks me under the bed.

Holding my mouth I want to cuss, feeling terror curse through my body. I'm not looking forward to this plan, what if he spots me? Severus, you are much smarter than this and all you could think of was shoving me under a bed?

"Severus, you're here as well?"

"Head Master he is my friend and brother figure."

"He doesn't look to well."

"That is correct, I cannot see at all... but it's very sobering being in this state."

"I would assume that your still in pain, Severus and I should leave you be..."

"Not before we talk, I just got here, I would like to know how this happened to my good friend."

"He must have been attacked by a dog, there seems to be claw marks on his eyes."

"Yes... I was attacked by a dog wasn't I and it was a big... black... dog."

There was a cold silence amongst them. I stopped breathing in fear I was breathing to loudly. I just hope everyone his controlling themselves well; I hope Severus isn't going to be discovered... I don't know.if I can do this without him.

"So, you've lost your eyes from the dog attack.. this is Serious... isn't it."

Dumbledore emphasized the word serious, he seemed almost like he was dropping a hint to us all, but I don't understand how this would have anything to with Serious being a major... Sirius.

Black dog... Sirius... he's in cahoots with Dumbledore.

"Well, I hope the public catches the dog that's done this to you, we wouldn't want anything to happen to... what's his name... Deacon... no... Draco... isn't that what you and your wife after the real father vanished? Well, dogs are hard to control. Far thee well."

My stomach was rising to my throat and I began to dry heave as quietly as someone can. My muscles tensed and felt strained; I wanted to find Sirius and question him... yet, Draco might be in trouble.

I hope he's ready for this... I should have never had let him join our little group. He's gonna be targeted next.

There was some time that passed and all I could do was lay there shaking and force the bile down my throat.

"Harry you can come out from under there. He's gone." Severus kneeled on the floor smiling.

"Severus, Draco..."

"We know."

"And the dog! I never clued in.. it's Sirius!"