Harry Potter and the Wandmaker of Avalon

Part 4

Chapter 3

Harry was at work for a couple of hours when a house-elf popped in right next to his chair. "Jeeky is sorry to bother Master Potter but Jeeky thinks this is very urgent." The female elf said while wringing her boney hands against the surprisingly clean floral dress she was wearing. The elf wasn't dressed in rags so its owner must be treating her well.

"Urgent how?" Harry asked as he didn't recognize the elf. He could rule out Hermione and Ron as well as several other of his friends immediately.

"Master Snape is being weird!" The elf exclaimed as she tugged on Harry's Auror robes. "Jeeky knows you did something so Jeeky come here. Master Draco already has his hands full."

Harry's head was whirling for a moment. 'Was this a Malfoy elf?' He questioned mentally. 'What was up with Draco and Snape?' "Wait... what do you mean by weird state?!" Harry questioned.

"I'll meet you the-" Harry was saying when the elf interrupted him with "Jeeky will bring you. Jeeky is faster." With a snap of her fingers both she and Harry disappeared from the office leaving stunned colleagues behind.

"Oh bloody hell," Ron said loud enough for his colleagues to hear. He did a good job of expressing the shock everyone was feeling. "Wait.... A house-elf isn't supposed to be able to apparate into the Ministry in the first place!" With that Ron stood up and ran out the door before anyone could utter anything else.

Harry landed with a 'thud' in Snape's rooms that were above the shop. He'd recognized them since he had once been there briefly.

"Potter there you are!" Harry's head turned to see Draco, with quite disheveled hair, tying Snape to one of the living room chairs. "Just what in the bloody blazes did you give him?!"

"What?!" Harry wasn't actually sure what he was witnessing but Snape spouting love poems about Ginny while Draco was trying to restrain him wasn't one of the scenarios.

Minutes later some banging could be heard on the shop door below and Jeeky said "I will get it." before popping away. A few seconds later footsteps were heard on the creaky wooden stairs and Ron came bursting through the door, completely out of breath.

"Har...Harry... made it.... What..." Ron muttered as he held his hand to his chest. Before Harry could say anything Ron's head snapped up and his eyes widened in shock. "Why the hell is Snape spewing love poems about my SISTER?!!!"

"Don't ask me, I just got here!" Harry answered as he looked at the scene. It would have been hilarious if Draco wasn't shooting both of them daggers.

"Well Potter you must have done something!" Draco growled. "I came here to visit my Godfather and found him in this state. Jeeky mentioned that he only became like this after eating your pie before brewing."

"The pie Ginny made?!" Harry was shocked. "That made him like this?"

"You tell me Potter!" Draco growled as he tightened the rope.

"I ate that pie too and I'm not like that!" Harry retorted.

"Well could either one of you come up with a solution?" Ron asked as he looked at them, "It's really uncomfortable to see Snape spewing my sister's virtues!"

"Jeeky interrupt," The house-elf popped back in, this time with a cauldron floating beside her. "Master Snape was working on this when..... That happened."

Draco abandoned his quest to keep his Godfather tied to the chair to investigate the potion. He frowned when he saw what it was and then muttered "It's just a basic Pepper up."

"He's like when Ron was given Amoretia." Harry observed.

"I wasn't that bad!" Ron quickly denied. "No way in hell was I that bad."

"It's not Amoretia," Draco stated. "I already checked. No love potion could be this bad."

"What if it was a mild one and it reacted to the potions Snape was brewing?" Harry asked. Draco looked at him curiously and muttered "There may be hope for you yet, Potter."

"Guys..... Can you do something now?" Ron asked. "I don't think I can hear much more of this. The nightmares this will generate........."

"Oh keep your boxers on, Weasley!" Draco uttered. "It's not so simple, we don't know which Love potion was in that pie."

"Wait, how can we be certain there was even a love potion in the pie?" Harry asked. "I ate it and am fine. My feelings for Ginny haven't changed."

"Should we maybe take this to St. Mungo's?" Ron asked.

"And have it all over the Prophet the next day?" Harry reasoned. "I think we should call Madam Pomfrey."

"Either way, Uncle Severus is going to kill someone when he comes to," Draco mumbled. "I need to get popcorn."

It didn't take long to contact Madam Pomfrey through the floo. What Harry hadn't expected was for Professor Dumbledore to come through as well.

"Oh dear," Albus said as he took in the situation.

Poppy went straight to work while the others waited. Harry looked at Dumbledore inquisitively. As if understanding Dumbledore replied with "I was writing down Madam Pomfrey's complaints about the latest batch of potions. It seems our new Potion's processor isn't up to task."

"Who's taken Snape's job?" Harry asked curiously. He hadn't had much time to keep up with the Hogwarts gossip mill since he started his job as an Auror. The paperwork just kept piling up.

"A Mister Zacharias Smith. I believe you are acquainted." Dumbledore answered causing Ron to choke.

"Noooooo......." Ron exclaimed. "How many classrooms has he blown up already?!"

"You know, Severus asked me the very same thing." Dumbledore chuckled as Ron turned red and sputtered. "I had wanted Draco for the job but Mr. Malfoy sadly declined."

"What was I to do?" Draco mumbled. "Astoria would have my head if I left all the wedding preparations to her. I only found uncle Sev in this state because I was going to ask him to be my best man."

Poppy came out of the adjoining room a few minutes later with a grave face. "It was a love potion alright," She said. "I've given Severus something to sleep it off."

"Well that's good to hear," Harry said but he gulped when he found the matron's eyes glued to him.

"Mr. Potter, you said this food was given to you by Miss Weasley?" Poppy asked. "I would like to do a full check up on you as well."