Identities

Malfoy walked off. "Guys, Malfoy knows."

"Hermione, how would he know?" Harry looked worried.

"He called me a Mudblood. Common Room. Now." Hermione looked very stern, which was funny because it was Harry's face.

In the Common room Hermione and Harry were telling Ron about last night. "-and then Oliver came in and said it was time for Quidditch practice-"

"And Hermione turned him down. That's when I knew something was wrong. Harry never turns down Quidditch practice. He occasionally will gripe.." Ron was trying to convince them that he had believed them all along.

"Ok, enough of this. Ron, we both know you didn't believe Hermione was me. What are we going to do?"

"I don't know, but we better do it before Potions."

"Wow! Somebody get a camera! Hermione doesn't know the answer!" Ron was shocked.

Hermione was ignoring him. We could go tell Professor Dumbledore. He always believes us...."

"No, he has too much on his plate already, with Voldemort on the loose...." Harry didn't notice the other two flinch at the name. "I think we'll just have to tough it out. It can't last too long."

"Well, if it's the Curse of Identities it could last until the person who put it on us decides to take it off. Then-"

"Hermione, if you're supposed to be me you can't know all the answers. I would like to make a passing grade on my Potions final...."

"Um... Harry we're about to be late for Potions."

"Ron! Why didn't you say anything? We have five minutes left! RUN!" The three of them ran out of the Gryffindor Common Room and down the staircase to the dungeons. They might have made it if Ron hadn't forgotten about the trick stair. After they pulled him out they continued running. BOOM! Ron had forgotten to open the door to the classroom and had run straight into it. *smart* Harry opened the door for him and the three of them slowly walked into the dungeons.

"Potter, Weasley, and Miss Granger, why are you all late?" Professor Snape looked as if he had managed to turn Voldemort in. He had a look of triumph on his face, for the people who don't think he's innocent. *evil grin* "Actually, I don't care why you're late. Potter sit beside Malfoy." Hermione looked disgusted. " Weasley, sit beside Miss Bulstrode." Ron tried hard not to laugh, he was thinking about their second year. "Miss Granger, why don't you sit beside Miss Brown?" Everybody knew Lavender liked Harry. Harry was thinking as he made a Pretty Potion *What!?! Pretty Potion?* Snape can't know who we really are. He does act like he can read minds, though... It's about time for class to be over... He was right.

" Potter, Weasley, and Miss Granger I want to have a word with you." After they had got all of their things together they walked over to his desk. "Follow me." He led them into the storage closet, past the frozen Mandrake heads, and into a secret passageway. They walk through underground tunnels for about an hour. They finally walked into an old cellar. Harry, Ron and Hermione looked confused. A door on the other side of the room opened and out stepped-

"Hello Master." Snape said, trying to keep the excitement out of his voice. He looked as happy as a Death-Eater that had just given Voldemort Harry Potter. That might have been because he had. *did the evil grin give it away?*

"All these years I thought you were a traitor, Severus. Of course, you betrayed me, spied on me, and even attempted to put some of my very faithful followers in Azkaban. So, before I reward you I must punish you."

"Master please..." Harry thought this would be a very good time to escape. He met Hermione and Ron's eyes. He didn't have one foot off the ground when a Death-Eater shot ropes out of his wand and tied the three of them to metal poles cemented into the floor.

"Thank you, Lucius. *what a shock* Mr. Potter, have you enjoyed being a girl? If you must know, it was I who put the Curse of Identities on you and your little Mudblood friend. I thought it would be fun to play with you before I killed you. Finite Incantem." Harry would have been grateful if it hadn't been Voldemort who put the curse on him in the first place. "Now, Severus. You did betray me. You betrayed me more than once. Crucio!" Snape howled in pain and dropped to the floor, screaming. Hermione looked as though she wanted to help him, but she suddenly remembered what he did to them and the look of concern was quickly replaced by a scowl. Voldemort muttered something under his breath. Snape stopped screaming * NO! I was enjoying that!* and very shakily crawled over to Voldemort and kissed the hem of his robes. *UGG! You don't know where that's been!*

"Master... I'm so sorry Master...."

TO BE CONTINUED *I KNOW, I'M EVIL*