and the Dark Mark
By: Jetteamer
The Unknown Cloak
James Potter was born and raised in Britain. His Mother and Father both ministry officials. Unlike most people in Britain, this extraordinary family was comprised of Wizard's. He was unaware when he was younger that he would be a wizard few didn't know the name of. But what more was that his future son was going to be the only person the Dark Lord, Lord Voldemort, would ever be on equal terms with.
James like most wizarding family children grew up medaling with magic but never allowed a wand for this would break wizarding laws. Since his father was an Auror he didn't see much of him, but his mother was at home most of the time taking care of his older brother John and himself, when she wasn't at home she was a secretary for the international regulation of sports office at the ministry. She didn't do much but that allowed for her to be home a lot.
The house they lived in was the most beautiful house in their entire region. It had a pale blue siding with white shudders. Although inside the brick walls were the most splendid gardens. There were several garden gnomes sticking their head's out the ground.
One day when his family was having there dinner a fierce buzzing in the cabinet by the table said that a man was approaching their front door that had never been their before. James's Dad, Demon, jumped from the table and wiped his wand out and just as quickly the secrecy sensor came zooming into the room and onto the table. There on the front of the oddly shaped box was a face that looked old and pale and then another younger paler face, if that was possible.
"Sempimeruos Snape what is he doing here."
"I don't know Demon but you better be careful. I don't trust Sempimeruos Snape. I could almost swear he was a death eater. "
"Don't go killing him Jenny. But why bring Severuos?"
"Let's send them away."
"Who are they?" John.
"Ministry workers. Your mother and I were enemies of his when we were in school. Always associated with the dark arts. Annoying prat."
Damon and Jenny cautiously approached the door. When they heard a bang from the back door. Jenny screamed. Damon scurried to the back door. Once he was in there, there was a bang and than a thud then another bang and then another thud. When Jenny told the John and James that it was safe they went into the room. Damon was on his back, Jenny waved her wand and he stirred. Sempimeruos Snape was spread eagled on the ground and judging by the way he was situated, half way sunken into the antique clock that lay in the corner of the back entry hall. Damon had hit him with a curse that sent him flying backwards. Severuos however was just standing there oblivious to the fact that two grown men just attacked each other. He seemed rather calm and his eyes sharp. His nose was hooked at the end and a sneer was forming on his mouth.
"So what a gracious meeting. Now that you have restored your husband can you know restore my dad."
Though Jenny showed the utmost un-liking toward this idea, but thought it rude not to, raised her wand and lazily flicked so that Mr. Snape was conscious again.
As soon as they noticed that each was back they started shouting at each other.
"How dare you blast my door down."
"It wouldn't have happened if you didn't have that blasted Field around your door."
"All you had to do was come around to the front and knock."
"Not if you were going to jinx me the moment I got in."
"So you just thought you would blast my back door open and then have me jinx you."
Every one in the room except for the old rivals and the boy called Severus were quite scared. Jenny, John, and James were slightly taken aback and cowering in the corner. Severus was just standing his hands in his pockets, James thought for a second he saw a long thin indention in the wrinkling of his cloak but he didn't know, he seemed quite interested in what the two men were arguing about and just stood there and watched.
"What business do you have here?"
"I have come to tell you that the Minister will be going away on a unexplained voyage."
"What didn't they send an owl?"
"The post has been put off because too many ministry owls were being shot down and read. Since this information would be incredibly harmful in the wrong hands I was given the task to alert ministry officials, although I don't think you count."
"Well then why didn't they send something other than scum,"
"I see we are not being welcome. So we will leave. I will see you around at work Potter's."
He turned on his heel and strode out.
"I will see you James at school were in the same year you see and I hope you aren't like your father scum," He turned to on his heel and left but before he turned he spat at James's feet.
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