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Brand New Day

By: Sakya
folder Harry Potter › Slash - Male/Male
Rating: Adult ++
Chapters: 18
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Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from the books or movies. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
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The Good, the bad and the ugly

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Chapter 09
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Author’s note: Ok, I know is the name of an old western movie (that my boyfriend made me watch. and I admit, even if I don’t like that sort of movie I have to say it’s good). Originally this would be three different chapters, but I felt like I was stalling and decide to speed things up a bit. Hope nobody minds.


Harry’s body was drifting off, he slowly became aware of being in the yard behind the house, where he as crawling under the bushes.

\"Oh, great! I seeing through the snake’s eye again. At least it is only Shadow this time. I hope she doesn’t attack anybody it was bad enough when her mother attacked Mr. Weasley last year, that is not an experience I look forward to repeat\"

His attention was drawn by the sound of an angry voice, he stuck his tongue out to smell who was near, he knew that smell, two people, two people he knew. Curiosity got the best of him and he allowed the snake to get closer, it seemed safe enough, so far he had no troubles controlling shadow.

“They are upstairs right now you know, as we speak, they are there, touching each other. How can you be so calm?”

“There is no use to get upset. We will find a way to either use this or break them apart. You know how far we came, I won’t let all go to waste because the boy decided to play around before finding the only and true love of his life and getting married. It’s alright, child, by this time next year the two of you will be together”

“How can you be so sure? We know how resistant he is to mind altering spells. He will never let go Ron and fall for me! Not to mention the fact that Ron will put up a fight”

“Mr. Weasley will be the unfortunate victim of a Death Eater attack at the end of the school year or during the next summer vacations, Harry will be heart broken and you will be there to console him... with the aid of a very strong potion to help him make up his mind.”

“A potion? Do you think it will work?”

“Why not? It worked on his mother when I convinced her that James was Harry’s father and I assure you... she loved Severus very much. It was quite hard to make him forget also, if memory serves”

\"What? What the hell is this? Who is talking?\" Harry started to became more agitated in his sleep and hurry the snake to move closer and take a look at the people talking in the yard.

“Oh! I have to tell you... the glamour spells are becoming less effective”

“Really? With all the reinforcement I just placed on his uncle’s house and with your help as well? How can that be?

“I don’t know, maybe he is getting stronger. I know it was supposed to last until his seventeenth birthday but...”

“Yes, yes, he is too strong. It’s not a complete surprise you know. Lily was a powerful witch and Severus is very powerful himself... Well, I guess we will have to accelerate the whole thing then”

The snake came out from under the bush and stare strait in to the two people talking in the old gazebo in the back yard.

“Thank Merlin! So, when do we kill Ron?” Asked a very business like Hermione.

“Soon, I believe we can stage a Death Eater attack even before the school starts. Yes, that would be better, that way the two of you could arrive as a couple. The sooner we establish you as Harry’s loved one the better” Answered Dumbledore

“Can I do it?” Hermione asked smiling.

“Oh, Dear! Why so eager?” Dumbledore was smiling now.

“I hate when people get the way of my plans. I should have been the one to get Harry out of the Dusley’s. I should be the one upstairs. Why did he have to go there in the first place?”

“I told you to not under estimate the feeling Mr. Weasley harbours for Harry. When Harry failed to send news for a certain amount of time, he acted like any other sixteen years old in love, he when to *rescue* his beloved from his *evil* relatives. It was just bad luck the he got there before you and Remus. If all when as planed he would be at your side, I have no doubt.”

“Well, it doesn’t matter now, the fact is that they are together and I don’t....”

“Shh! Remus is coming” Dumbledore interrupted Hermione suddenly.

“Albus, Hermione. Is everything all right?” asked Remus stepping in to the gazebo.

“Oh, yes!” asked Dumbledore with the usual twinkle in his eyes “Miss Granger was just telling me how worried she was when the two of you did not find Harry at his uncle’s house”

Remus looked touched by that. He put his arms around Hermione and pulling her in to a protective embrace.

“Oh, Hermione! I was very scared too, but it all turned out alright” he said trying to comfort her.

“Yes, I know but...” she answered with watery eyes “Harry could have been hurt...”

“I know, I know. It all right now” he said still holding her “Don’t think about it anymore”

“Did you wanted something, Remus?” asked Dumbledore

“Oh! I’m sorry, Albus. Molly would like a word with you” he said letting go of Hermione.

“Let’s see what she wants then. Are you coming, Dear?” said Dumbledore getting up.

“No, I’ll stay out here a little longer” answered Hermione as the two wizards made their way back to the house.

Hermione sat in the gazebo bench and pulled a small hard covered book from one of her pockets and began to read. Harry was shocked beyond words. Dumbledore was using him a lot more than he had ever dreamed about it.

\"Snape is my father... SNAPE!!!!... his FATHER!!??? How? When? WHY? And Hermione? It has to be a dream, a nightmare. It is a trick sent by Voldemort. Of course! How thick would I be to fall for the same trick twice? It may had worked last year, and I did paid dearly for it, I\'ve lost Sirius, but it would not work a second time. Nope, no way in hell. Never. \"

His attention was drawn back to the gazebo as a second figure stepped in front of him. A rat with a silver paw.

Wormtail.

The rat began to change and, sure enough, in a few seconds Peter Pettigrew was standing near Hermione.

“Good afternoon, Miss Granger.”

“Wormtail! I though you had orders not to came here when there were others in the house” snapped Hermione.

“Oh! but I have important news...” said the ratman.

“Well, deliver them and go away. What is so important that you had to came here to say?”

“Something that I will say only to Dumbledore, child”

In a second Hermione was at her feet with her wand pointed at Pettigrew.

“I’m not a child, rat, and I’m not scared by you”

“I’m sorry, Miss Granger” said the ratman cowering and stepping back from the witch “but I really must speak to Dumbledore. It’s urgent”

“What is so ‘urgent’, rat? And why should I believe a traitor?”

“I’ve never betrayed Dumbledore. I’ve been his faithful servant for longer than you have lived. Ask him if he had any reasons to complain of my services for the past 20 years. Go on, ask him. I’m no traitor and I do have urgent news.”

“Oh! have it your way than. I’ll call him. Wait here.” Said Hermione leaving.

Pettigrew looked around nervous and transformed back in to his rat form, hiding in the bushes not far from where Harry observed everything through Shadow’s eyes.

\"It’s a nightmare, it’s a nightmare\" Harry kept saying to himself \"but... what if it’s not a nightmare? What if it’s real... I have to do something... Shadow get him, get him, get him\" Harry began to repeat in his dream.

{“How should I do it, master? Do you want him to yourself or do you want him dead?”} Harry could hear the snake voice inside his mind. Suddenly, Harry realised two things, first it was not a nightmare and second, he knew that because he just realised he had never fallen asleep. He was awake and painfully aware of that.

{\"Can you bring him to me? Alive? \"}

{“Yes”}

{\"Do it\"}

While still lying in bed next to Ron’s sleeping form, Harry kept his eyes closed and watched as the snake crept closer so the rat and struck a blunt blow to the smaller creature’s head and then wrapped her body around it’s dizzy prey, strangulating it until it fainted. Shadow than swallowed the unconscious rat and crawled back to the house, crossing with Hermione and Dumbledore on their way back to the yard.

Miles from there, the Dark Lord woke up and gaze at the ceiling, his anger boiling inside him.

“A traitor, well Two of them no less... in my inner circle! Well, That sure was a useful gift. I must thank the seer for her suggestion”
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