Harry Potter: Go To Hell

"I'm not forgiving that slag just to make him happy. She made her choice and that choice was not me. She wanted my fame, money and future social position but she didn't at any point in time want me. She willingly and knowingly helped her brother and Hermione to trash my reputation and honor any time she was upset about something. So it'll be a cold day in hell before I forgive her. Especially when she has yet to ask for it."

Severus nodded. "I know and I don't expect you to. Especially since if you do, he'll expect you to let her back into your social circle and be seen walking around with her on your arm again. Which would undo everything marking her did for you. He'll definitely imply, if not straight out accuse you of having used dark magic to curse them with the marks they bear. Especially the Betrayer's mark on Mr. Weasely since it's permanent. I'm not sure if he'll try to claim you did it knowingly or claim it was the Dark Lord's influence over you. It depends on his agenda. But he'll definitely claim you used dark magic. Whatever you do, do Not agree with him in any manner as that'll give him something to hold over your head for the rest of your life."

Harry's lips twisted with a bitterness he usually kept well hidden. "Which, with his track record, won't be very long."

Severus said nothing as there really wasn't anything he could say to that. Both of them knew the Headmaster had been trying very hard to get the boy killed. So far the boy had survived on sheer guts, determination and a whole lot of luck. What Severus couldn't understand was why.

Harry quietly answered the Professor's unasked question when he said, "He wants my inheritance and fame because he can't afford the lifestyle he enjoys on what he rightfully earns and contrary to what he lets people believe, he didn't inherit from his father's estate. His brother did. When I come of age I'll be the Lord of Five because I stand to inherit from five very well known Estates and each has at least one seat on the Wizengamot. He doesn't know that completely, I don't think. He knows I'll get the Potter estate. And he might know I'll be inheriting the Black Estate as well. But I'm unsure whether or not he knows of the others. I'm almost certain he doesn't. But you never know with him."

"Also I'm more popular than he is with a long life ahead of me -if I can escape his plans for me- while his time on this earth grows shorter every day. Do you think I could invoke Judgement on him as I did with them? I mean, he has been trying to kill me now for several years and he has to know that's what he was doing. Even the stupidest person knows that's wrong."

Severus frowned thinking about it. "I'm not sure. If you'd asked me this last month I'd have said definitely not. Mainly because I would've been certain he'd know what it was as soon as you tried it. But from his reaction earlier with the trio, he had no idea. But you'd have to get him to admit it in front of witnesses. As I understand things, that's a key component of the judgement. Besides which, you know he'd take it to the Ministry if you did invoke it against him and those who heard him admit his guilt would be called upon to testify for you. I don't think I'd be a creditable enough witness for you under the circumstances. Those who would be, he's not likely to make that kind of admission in front of. Not knowingly anyway."

"Yeah that's what I thought as well. The only case I can think of where that wouldn't be a viable option for him is if his admission was witnessed by a couple of important Ministry people personally. Then the problem would be getting him to make the admission needed. And there's always the possibility it wouldn't work even if I did get him to admit it. If he truly believes I need to die, then chances are good he won't believe he's done anything wrong. The accused has to believe they've done wrong by the accuser for Magic to find them guilty as charged."

Severus put his hands together and leaned back in his chair. "What we need to do is get someone like Kingsley Shacklebolt and Madam Bones here somehow where he doesn't know they are present. Madam Bones is likely to fight doing that as it smacks too strongly of deception for her ideals. Nor would Kingsley be all that fond of the idea as he too believes the sun rises and sets on the old man." He grimaced lightly. "But I'm also not sure doing this while that Ministry hack is in the Castle is a good idea. While dethroning Dumbledore has been a long time coming, the second he loses his position here, she'll be all over it like white on rice."

"Not if the Board elects someone else to the position and his boot to the rear comes as a result of having been replaced rather than the revelation of his crimes against me personally. I've already been working on the idea of getting him out of here." Severus looked surprised for once letting it show on his face and Harry grinned at him.

"Look at how much smoother the Castle is running this year. We actually made it through Halloween without anything happening to terrify the students. No calamity at all. No hints of a hidden secret or mystery to solve regarding something that's currently being hidden here in the school. Not even a scandal that's being hushed up to protect an unknown innocent. And it's almost Christmas break time. Why is that? I can think of only one thing different this year from all my previous years. He Hasn't Been Here all that much. Something else is pulling him away from the school on a fairly regular basis and he isn't really paying attention to what's going on. The smoothness of this year is a strong indicator that it's he who is the problem in the school and no one else. So I've been working on a plan to get rid of him. Sooner rather than later."