Duplicate {Severus Snape}

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Villian

I looked to the floors in my classroom, the floors that once held her blood. The very room where I knew Michael was in when he took her. My mind went back to our argument back at Christmas, he had always been obsessed with her and I knew it. Then he brought up Regulus as if he knew him personally, as if he was once a Deatheater, he acted as if he knew me, but I would know. I would know if he was one. He had secrets, and he was dangerous and I knew better than to think he would leave her alone.

I closed the door, making my way up to the Great Hall. I was curious to see would show with him, considering her dislike for the food and the company that was going to be near her. I turned my corner, stopping for only a second, she was here, and it seemed that she was enjoying his company a little to much. It was very different, the woman I saw this morning was not the one in front of me. She was different, more happy, more energetic, and definetly not my girl. I walked cautiously towards the table were she sat, her smile through was contagious, but she was not smiling at me.

I took my seat next to Lupin as he to was staring at the laughing besides us. He looked to me but I said nothing as I was sure the man next to her had something to do with it.

"Thats not her," he said under his breath.

"Maybe you should look into the man you have been defending," I said once more moving my gaze from them.

The dinner went on, slowly, but it finally ended. I wasnt sure how out of it I had been until I realized that she along with Professor Sheen were gone. I stood from my seat, leaving as the chattering in the Great Hall continued. I walked towards my chambers, hoping that Kreacher would already be there with news. Anything. Especially if I figure out what he used on her tonight, even with her happiness radiating, I knew in her given state that it was not truly her.

I opened the door, and there Kreacher stood pacing in my chambers, and that only meant he knew something if not everything.

I walked to him, bending down towards his level, but he wasnt looking at me. He was mumbling under his breath, and for a second I thought it was because he was scared of what he saw, but that wasnt it. He was trying to keep a secret, but he was sworn to the Black Family and the Black Family only.

"What did you see, Kreacher," I asked calmly.

"Kreacher lives to serve the House of Black, however, he finds himself incapable of fullfilling the duty bestowed,"

"You are lying. Your duty has always been to Cassie, which means you saw something, and now you are hiding it. Kreacher, you must know that will not help her," I said my voice raising before I stood back to my feet.

"Kreacher will always protect his Miss, but in the present moment, he is trying to protect Master's partner,"

Partner. Who is her partner. Kreacher looked to me and in that instant I knew. He was protecting me. Even though Cassie and I are not near what we used to be, he believes it to be true. That she will eventually get it all back. I sat down in my chair and looked back to Kreacher. I wanted him to see that I was ready. Whatever he was going to say, it was fine, I was calm .

"Kreacher waited in the Whomping Willow for Master and the professor to come. They did, Kreacher watched slowly, not sure why Master was acting the way she was, but Kreacher did nothing. Kreacher watched and watched as Master strolled the room, talking to the professor as if she was close to him. It was then when she said the words that Kreacher finally put it together," he said, stopping to turn to me, "Kreacher does fully believe that he is the one that took Master, however, he is still currently using Master to gain something else,"

"What does that mean?" I asked.

"Kreacher believes he is using dark magic, Severus Snape. Master was pulled away by the professor when you left her, Kreacher found them in his office, and in a very quick instant he casted a spell. Kreacher is saying that the person in the Great Hall was not Master," he said but he was not done, "Kreacher thinks that when the magic wore off that is when Master left to the Whomping Willow because she believes that something or somebody is in here waiting for her," he finished.

"And, Kreacher, was there?"

He nodded slowly but continued to pace, this was the part that he knew I was going to hate. He paced and stayed away from me, but he stopped, looking back to me and into my dark eyes.

"Master Sirius was in there waiting for her," he said.

My mind began to run at a rate that even I could not keep up with. Of course! He was always there with Remus and it made perfect sense on why he would be there now. It was a way to keep her close to him, but also to where she would always be able to see him. He was the one. I almost looked happy or I suppose I did but when I looked back to Kreacher he was shaking his head. My smile dropped and I waited.

"It was not Master Sirius. It was the professor," he said.

But that was not possible. How was he able to do that to Cassie, especially how powerful she is. Nothing was making sense.

"Kreacher thinks that the magic and spells he used on Master when she was taken is what is using now. He took Masters memories and altered them. He made her believe something that is not actually correct. Kreacher believes he is doing that now. Master was in the room looking straight at Professor Sheen. Something he did, something he can change. Master believes she saw Sirius. Dark Dark Magic," he finished.

I was trying to put everything Kreacher was saying together and finally it fit. It was easy to see that her mind was altered, but truly, Michael was a sadistic and vile human. He altered her mind so he would be able to do all of this. Talk to her as if she has known him for ages. Then get her to talk as if they had known eachother since birth. He needed me out or else Cassie would have gone to me and he knew that, so he altered me to attack her and to make her believe I did it all.

And she does.

She looks at me and she hates me.

I could feel my stomach drop. What Kreacher had said was completely right. Anything that is altered can be unaltered, but only by the wizard who did it. Which only meant.

Professor Sheen altered her, which meant that Michael Bloody Sheen was going to have to unalter her.

I was never going to get her back. He won. And there is nothing I can do to change it.

I turned back to Kreacher as he stared at me with a slight smile.

"Kreacher is not sure, but Kreacher knows a wizard of this Dark Magic," he said.

"Wizards in black magic are ones that do not hand out free antidotes, it always comes with a price," I said, pushing past him to leave my chambers.

"Please, Severus Snape. Kreacher wants his Master back, and Kreacher also knows something of great value. Kreacher is sure we will get what we need to bring back Master and to bring Severus Snape to his partner," he finished, tugging at my pant leg.

I looked down at him, and I wanted to believe him. I truly did. I knew dark magic and I knew it was never free. It was going to cost something and I didnt know what Kreacher had, but I also didnt know if this would ever bring her back. The thought of her with her memories back flooded my mind, but it was all speculation and chance. Something I did not want to take. But for her? I would do anything. I truly had nothing else to lose.

I looked down at Kreacher, he slowly reached for my hand, and I took it. For her. My life. I was doing this for the future I needed to have with her. I was going to come back with the antidote, or I was going to come back with something to destroy Professor Sheen.

Whichever comes first.

"Take me to my classroom first,"

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