Lily sighed. "As you've probably already guessed from what little Sev said that he was a Muggle and an alcoholic. He beat Sev's mother and Sev." Lily paused and then continued, "At one time, this was a very nice area when the mill was still open. It was the main and biggest employer in these parts. It processed imported cotton into thread which was then shipped all over the world, but by the 70...
2025-05-04 08:14:33 +0000 UTC View PostOnce everybody had returned home, Severus, Lily and Harry flooed from the Dragon's Tale to Spinner's End to stay until Severus and Lily needed to be back at Hogwarts.
"I really like what you've done with your house Sev," Lily said.
"Anything would have been an improvement over what it was," Severus said grimacing at the memory of his childhood home. He had torn down the ugly, dark...
"How dare you even suggest Harry could turn dark, you blithering idiot!" Lily yelled at James.
"He's being raised by Snivellus, Lily," James countered. "That's reason enough right there!"
"What in Merlin's name is going on here?" Severus said coming up to them. "And what are you on about, Potter?"
"He's all in a frenzy, Dad because Professor Dumbledore has him convinced tha...
"Well, they don't believe in magic anymore for starters and with the International Statue of Secrecy signed in 1689 that basically made the entire wizarding world invisible, the Muggles have pretty much forgotten about us."
Harry came with the first year Ravenclaws. Although he was Severus' son; he had not visited Slytherin House. Draco, Teddy, and Millie generally came to Ravenclaw to s...
"No …definitely not because as long as Slytherin House still exists, there will be another Voldemort rising. I'm keeping my eye on two boys whom I think have great potential …Marcus Flint a fifth year Slytherin with a background much like Tom's and also Harry. Even though he was sorted in Ravenclaw; he very powerful and charismatic just as Tom was in his time. He could easily become the nex...
2025-04-28 08:37:17 +0000 UTC View Post"Yes. My father was non-magical," Severus replied blandly. 'Also a drunk and a wife and child beater,' he added silently.
Lily came back in after helping Petunia put away the leftovers and helping her load the dishwasher. "I suppose we'd better be getting back, Sev as we both have classes tomorrow."
Severus nodded and got up. "Yes, and I still have some essays to correct and grade...
Dudley stood in front of Harry and offered his hand. "I'm sorry, too, Harry. After mum and dad talked with me last night I thought about all the awful things I did. The 'Harry hunting,' threatening the other kids at school so they wouldn't be friends with you, and blaming you for the bad things I did so mum and dad would punish you for it. I really am interested in you being a wizard and that s...
2025-04-26 06:00:43 +0000 UTC View PostAlbus sat brooding up in his office. The only sound in the office was the chirping of baby Fawkes recently emerged from the ashes after bursting into flames.
Voldemort was gone, but his infection would be impossible to stop so in a few years another dark lord would be coming out of Slytherin. He focused on what he knew of the students in Slytherin House which wasn't much he had to admit....
"And more and more of the students are abandoning their house tables to sit at other house tables and they are more willing to make friends with other houses and that is in thanks to Harry and his friends for having the courage to start doing it."
"Slytherin has always gotten the children who need more help, hasn't it?"
"Many of the Death Eater's not immediately imprisoned after t...
"Potter and I are no longer married. Mum, dad, and you were right. He was a jerk…a major jerk and I should have never married him." She thought about what James and Sirius had done at Petunia's wedding reception. They thought it would be hilarious to cast a spell on the wedding cake that caused it to explode all over Petunia and Vernon at the first touch of the knife to the cake. "Look, I rea...
2025-04-23 07:34:54 +0000 UTC View Post"From Lucius. Apparently, You-Know-Who gave it to Abraxas years ago. Cissa found it when she was looking through a chest that had belonged to Abraxas. Lucius knew what it was right away because it affected his dark mark. Do not worry; it has been cleansed of the horcrux as has the Ravenclaw Diadem, the Hufflepuff Cup, and Salazar's locket and ring...Oh! And Harry's scar no longer contains a hor...
2025-04-22 08:42:33 +0000 UTC View Post"The occasion is …" Severus took out the bag that had been sitting on the floor by his feet during the meal. He got up and reaching into the bag, he brought out the Ravenclaw Diadem and set in on the table beside Filius and then set the Hufflepuff Cup on the table next to Pomona. They both gasped. The diadem sparkled brilliantly in the light and the cup shone, casting a reflection on the wall...
2025-04-21 04:50:34 +0000 UTC View Post"That is to be expected, I assume," he replied. Severus looked over to where Augusta sat on a chair situated between Frank's and Alice's beds. She had a hold of each of their hands and appeared to be in conversation with both of them. She looked up and caught sight of Severus. "Professor Snape, please come over here," she called.
Severus nodded to Healer Duval and went over to Augusta.
When Severus and the others arrived, Lily handed him the bag containing the diadem. "The box is locked and didn't respond to Alohomora, but I did a variation of the X-Ray Spell I invented 7th year to see what's inside and it is the diadem."
"This means they are all accounted for," Lucius said.
"Yes," Severus said. He accepted the bag Lily offered him. "Thank you all for being will...
"While you two are doing that I'm going to have a cup of tea and read my new book," Lily said. "I'll see you dinner."
"Bye, Mum. See you later," Harry called.
"Happy reading," Severus added. He went into his lab, laid out the recipes for the potions and unlocked the ingredient cabinet. He then levitated two of his medium sized cauldrons over to the work station and carefully lower...
After about 45 minutes, Severus came out of the ward. "Their memories have been extracted and Healer Duvall and Master Mind Healer Cromwell who will be treating them afterwards if my potion is successful, are viewing them now."
"Why would you want to see memories of somebody being tortured by the Cruciatus Curse?" Harry asked, making a face.
"To get a better understanding of what ...
"I'll have a talk with Minerva," Albus promised, but he wasn't in any hurry to do it. Minerva also knew Lily's spell to set his bum on fire and she had threatened to use it on him the night of the welcoming feast.
"I don't know how he expects to defeat You-Know-Who while sitting on his bum and letting Snivellus, Lily, and Minerva control everything to do with Harry," James grumbled a...
Lucius scratched his head as he looked into the room. "We could try Accio, but I suspect the Dark Lord would have put an anti-summoning spell on it." He drew out his wand out of his cane and waved it while calling, "Accio Ravenclaw Diadem!"
They waited a few seconds and when nothing appeared, they all sighed. "Well, it was worth a try," Lily said.
They searched for an hour without...
"According from what I heard from Minerva this morning; Dumbledore is going to be gone until tomorrow so we can search the room without worrying about him finding out about the horcruxes."
"What time would you like us to be there?" Narcissa asked.
"I think at ten would be fine. The sixth and seventh year students will still be about, but most of the younger students will be in the...
"Dad said Witches Moon was built during the reign of the Muggle King, Henry VIII," Harry explained. "Sir Edmund Prince was an apothecary and brewed a special potion for Henry and in gratitude Henry granted him an extensive tract of land in Yorkshire. Witches Moon was started in 1541 and finished in 1543. The Muggle King Edward VI stayed there and so did the Muggle Queen Elizabeth I on their roy...
2025-04-14 03:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostJames whirled around at Lily's tone and smiled widely. "Lils, I didn't see you come in."
Lily almost gagged at his phoniness. Here was the same man who was always jealous when she bested him in class and who complained incessantly about her studying for her Charms mastery while they were married. "Either you leave voluntarily, Potter and take Black with you or I promise you, you'll be st...
"If it does work; I do not think they will be able to resume their previous careers as Aurors though."
"That would be so great for Neville if it does work, Dad," Harry said enthusiastically."How will you do it?"
"We are first going to remove their memories of being tortured and then I will administer the potion. It will probably need to be administered every few hours at first and...
He went upstairs to the Great Hall and nodded at his snakes as he passed them. He'd been so intent at his brewing that he had missed breakfast. The Slytherin table was always full even on weekends because of his insistence that his entire house eat three meals a day. He stopped briefly and looked around for Harry, spotting him sitting with his friends at the Gryffindor. Severus grinned slightly...
2025-04-14 03:07:43 +0000 UTC View PostSeverus was in his lab, working on a potion that he hoped would help Alice and Frank Longbottom. He had been working with their healer hopefully to affect at least a partial cure for them. He and Healer Duval had talked it over and decided before they tried anything else; the memories of their torture by Cruciatus Curse delivered by Bellatrix, Rodolphus and Barty Crouch Jr. would need to be rem...
2025-04-14 03:06:48 +0000 UTC View Post"I command you to rise," Severus translated. He stepped to the edge of the rocks and held out his wand over the water and said in a commanding voice, "Ego Nutus Vos Riviso!" A chain suddenly rose out of the water and wrapped itself around Severus' arm. Mad-Eye and Orion jumped to his side, tugging on the chain which caused a small boat to rise out of the water. They pulled on the chain until th...
2025-04-14 03:05:56 +0000 UTC View Post"I'll call you or send Conqueror with a message once I discuss it with Cissa and we decide on a time."
Severus nodded. Lucius said goodbye to Harry and Lily and then flooed back to Malfoy Manor. Severus returned to living room and sat down in his recliner. "We now have another horcrux, know the definite location of one, and a possible location of two others."
Lily looked horrified...
"Sure. You explained about Voldemort and you said you didn't think he was gone for good because somebody that afraid of dying makes sure he doesn't. You also said that there were hideous evil ways of becoming immortal and you wouldn't be surprised if he'd used one of them."
"Yes and when your mother and I talked with Healer Dordt about the piece of Voldemort's soul that was in your scar;...
He wondered if you could buy it from a chemist. He checked further and found it was available at Muggle so-called health food stores. He recalled there was one in Edinburgh because he had purchased something there when he was a student and the health food movement was just getting started. He would need to consult the telephone directory when he got there as there were many more stores by now. ...
2025-04-14 03:02:23 +0000 UTC View PostAfter disillusioning the shelf of books again, Severus sat down at his desk and opened the book. If the recipe for the potion was in any of those books; it was most likely be in this one. Fortunately, the potions were listed in alphabetical order as wizarding books did not have indexes. While he had heard of the Drink of Despair, he did not know exactly what ingredients it contained although af...
2025-04-14 02:48:18 +0000 UTC View Post"You too, Lily." He walked back down to his quarters in the dungeon. He was no sooner seated behind his desk and had just dipped his quill into his bottle of red ink when the floo sounded. He looked up to see Mad-Eye's head sitting in the fire. "Severus, we've found reliable information on Slytherin's locket. Can you step through to 12 Grimmauld Place?"
"Yes," Severus answered. He capped...