Chapter 11 Professor Callen's Secret Dumbledore looked up and frowned. "Not from our side I mean. Voldemort's side." "Who is it?" Dumbledore asked. "Professor Callen." Alexa said. "What?" Hermione asked in amazement. "I just remembered from when I was looking through my father's journal. His real name is StephanLeeNaclle.Professor Callen's name I mean." "Do you have the journal with you?" Dumbledore asked. Alexa took a deep breath. "Yes." She reached inside her robes and pulled out a small, thick, leather-bound black book. She handed it to Dumbledore, hands slightly trembling. Dumbledore took it and opened it. From inside it, Harry could see many names and pictures as Dumbledore flipped through it. "It's kinda out-of-date. He got more followers after he lost--" Alexa stopped because Harry, Ron, and Hermione's mouths were hanging open. From upside down they could see Professor Callen's picture. "He seemed so nice in class." Hermione said. "Maybe that was his point. To act nice, be trusted and get information, the journal, and Harry back to Voldemort." Dumbledore sighed. "He shall be fired. I will make sure no eavesdropping charms are on the castle or any Find-it Charms. Thank you Alexa. I shall be keeping this book temporarily." Alexa, Harry, Ron and Hermione went back to the common room and talked late into the night. "But how could Professor--" "Stephan Lee Naclle. Not Professor" "Yes. How could he be a Dark wizard?" "Why is anyone on Voldemort's side? Some went over out of fear, others were hoping for power, the greedy fools." "You know, I really wish you wouldn't say his name!" Ron said. "Snape...Why do you think he did?" Harry asked pretending he hadn't heard Ron. "He's a greedy git that's why." Ron said."Who knows what's going on inside that twisted mind of his?" "Alexa, is that why you were looking amazed in his class today?" "What?" "You realized that he was a Death Eater and you looked amazed by it?" "Oh. Yes. His character doesn't seem like he'd be a Death Eater but that just makes him important to Voldemort. I wish Dumbledore would've given me the journal. It just doesn't seem save with him" "And Naclle was really nervous to see you too. Did you see his face when he took role? He had to work to keep the same look on his face" "I think I noticed something going on but I didn't know what." Ron said. "Harry!" Alexa said suddenly. "You need to tell Si-Snuffles!" "Oh yeah! I would've forgotten about that!" Harry ran upstairs, got some parchment and a quill and ran back down to the common room. He moved some books aside and started writing. Sirius, Thanks to Alexa, I'm writing this. I would've forgotten otherwise. The reason I'm writing this is because of our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. His name is Professor Callen but Alexa had a bad feeling about him. It's a good thing too. Today in his class, she figured out that Professor Callen was actually Stephan Lee Naclle, a Death Eater. He moved the letters around in his last name to get 'Callen' so he'd appear to be a good guy. Alexa said she thinks he wants to get me and a journal that has every Death Eater in it that Voldemort really needs. That's all that's happened here. Harry Harry tied the letter to Hedwig's leg and sent her off. "Aren't you supposed to be switching owls?" Hermione asked. "Yes, but Hedwig hasn't been there for a while so it'd be ok." "When's the next Hogsmeade visit?" Ron asked. "Next weekend, 2 weeks before Christmas." "Hey, that's my birthday." Alexa said. "So we'll need to get two sets of presents for you won't we? You know you're the youngest out of us four? Since you're turning 15 next weekend." "Hey look" Harry said pointing at the bulletin with a crowd around it who had just finished their homework. They walked over to the bulletin and saw a sign and could hear some of the Gryffindors talking about it. "There's gonna be a dance on December 11 after the Hogsmeade visit. It starts at 7 and ends at midnight." "Well that would be ok." Hermione said. "Oh no." groaned Ron. "What?" "Look down at the bottom." "Students are to have partners for the dance." Harry read. "Not again!" "They couldn't find partners for the ball last year." Hermione told Alexa. "Yes we did." "Eventually" "Maybe you should ask a girl before everyone else does." Hermione said. "We really should go to bed. Wonder why they out it up so late?" "They were probably thinking nobody would see it until morning." * * * * * The week seemed to fly by faster than normal and Harry, Ron, Hermione and Alexa didn't have partners for the dance on Friday." "They are all taken again!" Ron complained. "I can't believe it!" "I told you to ask earlier." Hermione said. Ron suddenly had a mischievous look on his face. "Hey Hermione. You wanna go to the dance with me?" Hermione looked shocked. "Well..." "Go on Hermione. You don't have a partner yet." Alexa said smiling. "Oh...all right. I'll go with you Ron." "Great. Now Alexa and Harry just have to find partners. Hey...I know! You two should go together. Just as friends like me and Hermione are." Harry blushed and looked over at Alexa who seemed to be having a silent conversation with Hermione. He was shocked to see how pretty she was. "Why didn't I notice it before?" he thought. Alexa had long blonde hair, blue eyes, and she had pale skin. She was really thin and was the same height as Harry. Privately, Harry was extremely glad he'd had a growth spurt over the summer because he wasn't short anymore. Alexa seemed to have felt his gaze and looked at him. "You want to?" Harry asked blushing again. Alexa smiled and said "Sure." * * * * The next day was Saturday and the third years and above went to Hogsmeade. They made sure to bring lots of food from the kitchen for Sirius. First they stopped at Zonko's and Honeydukes with Alexa waiting outside because they'd hinted they'd be getting her birthday and Christmas presents. When they came out of Zonko's, Alexa was clutching her cloak and shivering because of the snow that had just started to fall and patting a large black dog. The dog saw them and wagged it's tail and started towards the mountains.