Chapter 27 Alexa and Harry looked at each other and ran toward Dumbledore's office. Ron and Hermione struggled to keep up woth them. "Cauldron Cake!" The gargoyle sprang aside and they dashed up the staircase. They flung the door open but stopped immediately. What they saw was both frightening and amazing. They saw a man with his back toward them. And it wasn't Dumbledore; or any other Hogwarts teacher. The man hadn't heard them run in and was leaning over something. Alexa backed out of the room and closed the door. "Harry. You have an Invisibility Cloak, right?" "Yes. Why?" "Use a Summoning Charm. We need it." "Why? And all four of us-" "Harry! We need it! I also have one and I'll get it! We have to hurry!" They said "Accio" simultaneously and two cloaks drifted toward them. Alexa and Hermione wrapped themselves in one and disappeared from sight. Harry and Ron followed and they too, disappeared. Silently, Harry eased open the door and they slipped inside and Harry closed it. The man was still there, his back was still toward them, and making something in a large cauldron. Alexa and Hermione crept toward the cauldron. Hermione's mouth dropped open and Alexa had to cover her mouth so she wouldn't make any noise and give them away. The man turned toward them, he had heard Hermione's gasp of surprise, but of course, didn't see anyone. The man was Stephan Naclle. He turned back to his cauldron, mumbling to himself, something about being paranoid with this scheme. On the floor next to him was an unconsious Dumbledore. Alexa half-dragged Hermione out of the room. Ron had seen the door open and he and Harry left. They walked to Gryffindor Tower and took off the cloaks and went inside to their usual corner. "What did you see?" Harry asked as soon as they had sat down. "Who was the man?" "Stephan Naclle." "Where was Dumbledore?" Alexa sighed and looked down at her feet. "Unconsious on the floor. Naclle was making a Polyjuice potion." "How could you tell?" "My father would have known how to make it so, naturally, I would." Alexa suddenly looked up from her feet. "That's it!" "What?" "Naclle used a Polyjuice potion to look like Dumbledore when he was fired. That explains why Dumbledore wasn't involved in our 'little' battle with the Death Eaters." "So we have to rescue him." "Yes! We aren't just going to stand back and let the remaining Death Eaters take over the world!" "How do you know they'll do that?" "I haven't gotten that far in my theorie.....Ok. Why would Naclle still be here, acting as Dumbledore-very poorly I might add- if they didn't have something planned?" "And why does Voldemort want to kill me?" "All I know is that you and your parents were-and are- really powerful and he doesn't want you around. No competition. I'm guessing on the last part." "Harry, you know Sirius never answered your question?" Hermione said. "What question?" "How he and Alexa met." Alexa laughed. "That is a very wierd and somewhat funny story. Sometimes, I can't even figure it out. But I'll tell you."