Doppelganger

AN: Training and plans begin to take the fight to Voldemort. Hermione and Severus meet in a dream.

Chpt 12 Training and Plans

Severus moved forward and looked down the moaning group in disdain. "Sorry to break up this joyful reunion but time waits for no one and that is one commodity that we do not have."

He looked to Mr. Weasley. "It is only a stinging hex Weasley. Surely you can perform the counter curse. This is merely a physical introduction to what I will be teaching our guest in the next few weeks and Golden Trio you will assist me." Turning to leave.

Ron released the hex and stood up pointing his wand at the back of the dark wizard shouting. "Snape you bastard face me!"

Severus turned around. "Are you challenging me Mr. Weasley? I would hope that your Gryffindor compassion would lead you to help our guest instead of indulging in this tom foolery."

Meanwhile Harry and Hermione released the hex on the muggles and motioned for them to distance themselves away from the two men facing one another.

"Well what are we waiting for? We are at a standard distance for a duel." Severus snarled to the red head not bothering to point his wand as he waited.

Ron looked to his ex-professor in anger for a few moments and then lowered his wand. "I do not want our guest to be harmed."

"Whatever it takes to help you sleep at night Mr. Weasley. A lion roars out at the beginning and meows like a weak kitten at the end. How pathetic." Mocking the young wizard as he placed his wand into his pocket.

"Their wands are on that shelf. I suggest you become familiar with them. You will meet with me after dinner in my classroom. I'm sure you remember how to get there." He left the room slamming the door shut behind him.

Mr. Potter chuckled as he spoke. "Professor Snape's teaching method is interesting. It reminds me of live fire exercises when I was in the army."

Harry looked to him. "You don't know the half of it."

Hermione handed out the boxes to the muggles and watch them take out their wands. They staggered as sparks spit forth from the end of their wands.

"Oh my god!" Mr. Longbottom panted out. "What is this?"

Hermione looked to them. "I think your magic has caught up to you. Let's test my theory. A simple charm called "Avis". Watch my wand movements."

All of the muggles tried and soon there were several flocks of birds flying around the room.

"Wow." Mrs. Potter breathed out. "I don't think I'm in Kansas anymore."

Hermione and Harry laughed at the reference.

"No Mrs. Potter you are not." Harry replied.

The muggles quickly found out that they had absorbed the knowledge and skill of their magical doppelgangers and did not need instruction.

Ron looked to the rest of the group in glee. "I can't wait to see the look on Snape's face. I only hope one of you can take him down."

"Harry I need to meet with you." Mr. Potter told the young wizard. "We need to come up with a plan."

"Sure Mr. Potter." Following the ex-general though a door that suddenly appeared.

Hermione watched the two men leave. "I might as well take you on a tour of the castle now that there are no students about."

The remaining magical and muggle followed her out the door.

!#$%^

Harry looked to the chalkboard after their deliberation. Mr. Potter's plan might work. After all he had been in a stalemate for the last year trying to find a way to safely take out the snake.

"It sounds good Mr. Potter but Albus would be the one to talk to about it. He does lead the Order of the Phoenix and is our "General" so to speak." Walking over to the fireplace that suddenly appeared and tossing floo powder into it.

Albus looked to his floo which flared green and noticed Harry's face in the fire place. "A pleasure young Harry."

"Albus we have some plans to discuss with you."

"Of course my boy. Stand aside while I join you." As he walked into the floo and found himself in front of the men as he brushed himself off.

Harry pointed to the chalkboard as the old wizard studied it.

"I have problems with this line of thought."

"Not surprising Headmaster." Mr. Potter replied.

"This is viable." Picking up the chalk and writing the name "Severus Snape" down next to the line of thought.

"And this is one who will unknowingly aid us." Writing the name of Madame Pomphrey's apprentice to the side of the chalkboard.

Albus looked to the men. "It's a sound plan. I agree that I might have been lax for the past few years. I will let the Order know that very soon we will be taking the fight to the enemy and no longer sitting back idle."

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Everyone met at the Great hall and sat down at the single table and began to eat dinner.

"Did you see how huge that squid in the lake was?"

"And all the paintings moved as if they were alive."

"And the ghosts? Did you see them?"

Hermione noticed that Severus did not make an appearance as she began to eat. No doubt that he was in his classroom planning all sorts of unpleasantness for them. She was sure that he was in for a surprise with the awakened skills of their new allies.

Her thoughts drifted to the man Severus Snape. She knew that she loved him and he would probably associate it to survivor's guilt and tell her to get a hold of her senses. But the dream said otherwise as they interacted with each other in the dream world. Tonight she would purposely dream about him and find out if it was true as she remembered his searing kiss in her dream.

"Hermione!" Harry shouted in her ear as he snapped his fingers in front of her laughing as she jumped out of her chair. "It's time to go and meet our illustrious potions master and suffer yet again."

Soon they found themselves in front of the potions classroom.

"What are we waiting for?" Mr. Weasley asked.

"A plan." Harry spoke out. "Hermione you know he's in there waiting for us. He will attack first just to give us a lesson."

Hermione thought for a moment. "We could go in disillusioned."

Ron scoffed. "The minute that door opened and no one entering would clue him in on what we were up to."

Mr. Longbottom spoke up as he transfigured a piece of paper into a tear gas canister. "We could toss this in just before entering. I promise you that this would incapacitate him." Quickly explaining tear gas.

Harry thought for a moment. He remembered tear gas from the telly as he grew up watching the news when the I.R.A was active. "We'll need gas masks as there are no windows in the dungeons."

Everyone took off their shoes as Mr. Potter pointed his wand and transfigured them into enough gas masks for everyone as Mr. Longbottom place them on his comrades and adjusted the straps of the mask.

Hermione placed her hand on the filter and sucked in a breath of air feeling the mask pull inward assuring that it was airtight using the memory of Major Granger.

Mr. Longbottom spoke, the mask muffling his voice. "Ready?"

Everyone nodded and pulled out their wands and dissilliused themselves as Mr. Longbottom nodded to Hermione to open the door as he pulled the tab and tossed the hissing can into the classroom.

HSSGHSSGHSSGSHHG

Professor Snape stood disilliused holding his wand out in the far front corner of his classroom looking at his time piece. They were late. Oh they would hear about it. Ex-students or guests he expected them to arrive on time.

His eyes narrowed as the door suddenly opened and a strange canister rolled in spewing forth smoke as his eyes began to tear. Hmmm a muggle device he thought as he incanted the bubblehead charm to prevent him from being incapacitated.

The room began to fill in a haze of smoke revealing the slight shimmer of the witches and wizards entering the room.

He stood still as movement would reveal his shimmer as well.

"Not clever enough." Severus growled out as he quickly moved away from his position as 9 streaks of red light struck into the wall with a bang where he once was.

He sent a number of Bat Bogey hexes out toward where the attack occurred from and heard coughing fits as he cleared the room of the haze.

"Finite incantantum." The counter spell revealing his "students" coughing and sputtering as tears poured out of their eyes. He noticed the abandoned gas masks and smirked as he went back to his desk and sat down and waited for the effects of the gas to go away.

Hermione was the first one to recover and stood up glaring at the potions master. Gods that tear gas was horrible and she had to pull off her mask as the Bat Bogey curse had covered it and she was not able to get air.

She noticed a trace of amusement in his eyes as he pointed to where she should sit.

Soon her companions joined her and they all looked to Professor Snape as he stood up and addressed them. "Not very Gryffindor of you, nine ganging up on one. And my wall tells me that the spells were not nice."

They all looked to one another. Only "Expelliarmius" was sent his way.

Professor Snape continued as he ignored their looks of confusion. "I see that our guests have come into their full powers. You are now wizards and witches and you will obey me without question." His gaze falling on Mr. Weasley.

He paired them up and began to teach.

HGSHHGSHHGSH

Severus stepped out of his bath chambers and tossed the towel on the chair next to the bed reflecting on the day. There was not much to teach as the magical had transferred their magic and abilities to the muggles. When they battled themselves, the charms and spells seemed normal. When they were attacking him the intent was doubled just as the book said.

He sat up in his bed as he felt someone sit down on his bed. Looking up he saw Hermione observing him. He silently transfigured the sheet wrapped around him into his familiar black robes and stood. "How did you get here? I changed my wards after you were moved." He demanded.

"We are in the dreamworld Severus. I came back to see if there is more behind the kiss we shared. I told you that I loved you and the kiss tells me that you love me too."

Merlin this is only a dream. Might as well fantasize as he knew that she could not love him as she was Gryffindor and he was Slytherin and a Deatheater. After all dreams never came true.

Closing the distance he wrapped her in his arms and kissed her as he felt her body respond to his kiss. Merlin he had never tasted anything as sweet as she. And no witch ever responded to his kiss like she did. It was like fire.

Hermione responded to the kiss as she wrapped her arms around him. "Gods you feel so good."

Severus ran his hands through her hair as he pulled her closer. "I do love you Hermione." Pulling her outer robes off as he looked to her standing there in her jeans and t-shirt.

He approached her and whispered into her ear. "I fell in love with you while I tended your body as I remembered your sacrifice. You gave me reason to continue the fight."

He suddenly pulled away from her. "This is a dream. Words mean nothing."

Hermione looked to the dark wizard. "Dreams can come true." She softly whispered to him.

Severus looked to her and replied. "My dreams never come true. The only sure thing in my life is torture and death."

"That's not true Severus. How can I prove it to you?"

He looked to her as he sat down on his bed. "You are only a dream and a fantasy of mine. Appearing at my door would prove to me that it is not."

He watched as Hermione faded away.

Hermione woke up and began to dress. She would provide him the proof that he required. Her heart began to beat faster as she made her way down to the dungeons.

*BANG*BANG*BANG

Severus woke up to an incessant pounding on his door. Growling he put on a pair of black trousers and grabbed one of his white shirts rushing to the door as he buttoned it up. Merlin help the person as it had better be important.

Severus yanked open the door and growled out. "This had better be important or you'll regret coming down here…." His voice suddenly left him as he looked down to the flushed face of Hermione Granger.

"I told you that dreams do come true." Hermione softly told him as she looked to him.