Title: Song of the Melodie
Author: Ivory Core
A/N: Hello everyone! I'm BACK! I told you I will. I hope you like this new version of 'the Melodie' which is now called 'Song of the Melodie'. Not much difference in the title, but the story is different then before. Hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: Ok, you know the drill. I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters that are from the books. The only ones that belong to me would be my own characters. The rest belong to J.K. Rowling.
So no suing!
Now on with story…
Chapter 1: The Beginning…
A black cloud rose up between thick columns of trees and into the night sky. Twisting and turning like an out stretched hand curling up towards the heavens.
The black cloud came from a small clearing in the middle of a forest uncharted by muggles.
From a closer inspection one could see large columns of green flames erupting in fury from what was once a lovely small cottage imbedded deep within the forest.
Many voices could be heard, yelling out charms to put down the flames. But the flames themselves were created by dark magic, and it was almost impossible to douse the flames.
Men and woman, wizards and witches, all charmed the flames using various charms to try and put out the flames. Slowly the flames became smothered, but the damage was already done.
Neither the cottage nor the life that once resided within was beyond salvageable.
Among the men and woman, three people appeared suddenly amongst the others.
One was an old man, looking to be some what ancient yet wise at the same time, having a long flowing white beard that came down to rest near to his chest.
His half moon spectacles reflected the green flames as they slowly dispersed. But behind them, a horror struck gaze looked at the scene.
The second company was an older woman, looking to be quite stern looking. But as she too beheld the scene, she covered her mouth in shock and in horror as well.
The last of the group was an older man, completely covered in black with cape that swirled around him at a soft breeze flew across the clearing.
Straight, midnight hair came down to his shoulders; looking slightly greasy by the looks it.
His completion was quite pale, almost like he never went out into the sunlight. His nose was slightly hooked too.
But his eyes were the scariest. Blacker then midnight, cold as ice; yet there was something else behind those eyes. Something that this man was trying so hard not to show as he beheld the sight, but it as the flames died down his resolve died along with it.
When the flames were completely doused, an unspeakable form took shape above the scorched cottage, since it was hidden amongst the green flames.
A giant glowing scull hovers above the house, a green snake coming out of the sculls mouth.
If that wasn't enough to leave the people, surrounding the scene, with horror for the rest of their lives; it was the figure that was lifelessly floating in front of the Dark Mark.
A limp body of a woman, floated above the scorched cottage. The green evil light that came from the Dark Mark, reflected all around the body of the woman.
There was also something else that got everyone's attention towards the woman. Apart from her body being bent upwards; it was the sight of something that looked like wings on her back.
The wings were fully opened, and the size was quite amazing. They looked like to be moth wings, able to cover the womans entire frame and probably one more person.
"Dear god! Albus, is she…?" The older woman asked towards the man with the half moon spectacles, her voice sounding horror struck.
The man known as Albus, Albus Dumbledore to be exact, didn't say a word as he too looked up towards the body of the woman.
But he knew what Minerva was asking and he knew the answer to it. Yes he knew who the young woman was and taking a glance towards the other man near to him; he watched as a flicker of inner fire escaped from his piercing black eyes.
"Severus…" Albus began, but stopped as he watched the man known as Severus pulled out his wand.
Severus, with his wand pointed towards the body of the woman, muttered a spell.
Immediately the body of the woman floated away from the Dark Mark, and towards Severus.
His grip tightened around his wand as he watched the body of the one woman he ever loved slowly float towards him.
When she was near, Severus gently brought his wand down so that the woman softly was lain down on the grass.
Severus Snape brought his wand down to his side and stared down at the woman before him for what seemed to be like hours.
The entire time, his gaze never left her face. Her complexion was as pale as snow, her amethyst eyes no longer glowing in their radiance, her dark brown hair spread across the grass like a fan.
Her facial expression was that of shock yet at the same time accomplishment. An accomplishment that only Severus knew as he quickly understood what had happened.
His wife had died while protecting their daughter. His wife had taken the full impact of the killing curse to protect their daughter. It would be something that his wife would have done.
Unable to hold it in any longer, Severus immediately dropped to his knees besides his dead wife and brought an arm underneath her back to pull her body to his chest.
He pressed the lifeless body of his wife to his chest, while stroking her long hair down.
As he did this, he rocked back and forth with his wife in his arms. He did not shed a tear, but that did not mean that his very soul was crumbling at the moment.
No one dared to go near to the man who just yesterday was actually smiling because today was his daughters seventh birthday.
He was working late at Hogwarts, grading tests (mostly with F's). He knew he was going to be late for his daughter's birthday, so he had sent his gift to her early by Floo powder. He had hoped that his gift won't be pissed at him later though.
Few people knew that Severus was even married, much less had a family of his own. Only Albus, Minerva, and a few of the high ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic knew of this.
Severus stopped rocking and looked down once again at his wife's face. At first he hesitated, but he slowly brought his hand up to cover his wives unseeing eyes. He then gently closed them.
"Severus, I…" Albus abruptly started, but was interrupted by Severus' voice.
"Don't say a word Head Master. Don't you dare say one word." Severus menacingly started as he slowly brought down his wife's body to the floor.
He then softly straightened his wife's hair away from her face and to her sides. He gently stroked her cheek and then leaned over to place a kiss on her forehead.
"I love you Aura. I will always love you." Severus softly whispered to his wife.
"And I swear to you that I will find our daughter." Severus swore as he slowly got up to his feet.
With one last look down at his wife, he softly spoke a sad yet filled with raw emotion tune in a completely different language.
Albus and Minerva quickly looked at each other as Severus softly sang the tune. Some of it was off key, but it was still a moving rhythm to the tune.
A soft purple light began to twinkle all around the body of the Aura. All eyes watched as the body of Aura was completely consumed by the purple light until all were blinded by the intensity of the light.
When the light vanished, the body of Aura was no longer there. Only one thing was left of Aura's and that was her wedding ring. It was a silver ring with five diamonds making the shape of a butterfly over the ring.
Severus slowly bent down to pick up the ring. When he did, and the ring was safely in his hand, he clenched his fist and brought his fist up to his lips.
He breathed in deeply and closed his eyes. A concentration line appeared on his forehead.
Albus and Minerva didn't know what Severus was doing. They were about to state to Severus that they should start to search for his daughter.
But what they didn't know was that Severus was doing exactly that.
Aura, show me what happened. Show me your final moments…tell me where our daughter is…
You see, Severus was presented a small gift when he had married Aura. It was the ability to have a telepathic link to his wife and child.
But since Severus was not from Aura's race, he had to strongly concentrate to even speak to his wife and child.
Now he was searching for his daughter.
Suddenly everyone around him vanished in a haze of light as a glowing white being appeared before Severus.
In a brilliance of light that would have blinded Severus if his eyes weren't closed, the being slowly took form.
The light diminished only to be replaced by an elderly woman with white hair that cascaded down to her waist. Her eyes were an amethyst color, but strangely brighter then Aura's. Her manner of clothing was anything but modern.
Looking more like a traditional Greek gown, the dress shimmered like that of stars in the night. The gown, being as white as light, gave off such brilliance that one wondered what it was made out of.
The elderly woman held authority yet compassion in her gaze as she too opened her eyes when her light diminished. She had a royalty quality to her, which was literally true.
Severus immediately knew who the woman was, and he completely dreaded it.
He opened his eyes and stared at the one woman who from the beginning had disagreed on the marriage of him and Aura.
Frankly, the woman never liked Severus. Not that he could blame her though, because he frankly never liked her.
But remembering the day that he was to marry Aura, he thought that if he would go through all eternity hearing this womans bickering if it meant being with his love; then he wouldn't trade it for the world.
"Your Majesty." Severus acknowledged.
"I knew this would happen. I warned Aura that if she married you it would take her life and destroy our lives." The Majesty spitted out.
In-laws, sometimes I wonder why Aura had to be the daughter of her peoples' Queen. Severus thought to himself.
He kept his face like stone, not showing an ounce of emotion. He wasn't prepared for the slap across his face as the Majesty slapped him…hard.
"Aura was my daughter. She could have had any royal bachelor of our people. But instead she chose a wizard who never washes his hair." The Majesty began.
"She was never destined to be Queen, but Eliora could have been."
Eliora Melodiana Snape, her full name, was Severus daughter. Since their daughter birth, The Majesty had stated that Eliora was destined to be the next Empress of her people.
There hadn't been an Empress among Aura's people for centuries. Why the Majesty thought that Eliora was the one was beyond Severus. But to him it was a load of crap.
"If you are quite finished causing me physical and emotional pain, your royal highness, I have to find my daughter." With that Severus pushed past the Majesty and walked towards the woods.
But he suddenly stopped. He looked down at his feet and noticed that his shoes were slightly sparkling in white stars. The spell, coming from the Queen, was preventing him from moving his legs.
"Release me!" Severus yelled out towards the Majesty.
"You will not find Eliora. I have hidden her from your sight." She stated. "You will not be able to sense her nor find her until she has become of age."
Severus suddenly whirled around to face the Queen. The sudden movement caused the spell to back fire and for him to fall to the ground.
But he immediately got up on his feet and advanced swiftly towards the Queen.
"ARE YOU CRAZY! Why have you done this!" Severus yelled out, it was getting seriously difficult to control his rising anger.
The Queen just lifted her head to stare straight into Severus' midnight eyes; unfazed by his growing anger.
"It is my duty to protect the next Empress." She started. "She has already proven herself to be quite powerful by her performance on this night."
Severus didn't understand what the Queen was stating. What happened here that would give the idea that Eliora was even in fact the next Empress?
As if reading his thoughts, the Queen answered Severus unspoken question.
"The followers of the evil that once striked terror in the hearts of all; came to the cottage to take young Eliora." The Queen explained.
"Aura protected Eliora as best she could, but she was killed by the curse that your kind created." She stated with fury as she stated 'the curse that his kind created".
"When my daughter had fallen, they advanced towards Eliora."
A small smile of pride spread across the Queens face as she remembered what Eliora had done.
"So young…yet with so much power. The full ability of our people within her, as well as your magical abilities." The Queen spoke in awe.
She then looked up again towards Severus.
"Eliora screamed out the ancient chant of our people; the ancient words of power that only my kin know."
"Single-handedly, Eliora blasted the enemy while protecting herself with a simple shielding charm."
Severus was at shock at what the Queen was saying. Was it true? Was his daughter really destined to be the next Empress?
"But such power, in such a small body, weakened Eliora to the point of near death." The Queen stated.
At the word 'death', Severus quickly turned his gaze back to the Queen.
"So I gathered what little power I could pass through the Barrier and transported Eliora to a place of healing."
Relief flooded through Severus bones at the thought that his daughter was safely in wizard's hospital. No doubt she would be in St. Mungo's.
"She is not in St. Mungo's hospital Severus Snape." The Queen stated while reading Severus' mind.
Severus looked at the Queen. He didn't like the way she kept on reverting her gaze.
"Where did you transport her, Ariel…?" Severus sneered the Queens name as he questioned.
The Queen looked up at the mention of her name and stared at the cold eyes that were turning deadly dark in a matter of seconds.
"I transported Eliora to a Muggle hospital in London. I spread over her a concealment charm so that no one would see her wings." The Queen explained.
Severus was puffing like a mad dog with every breath he took, his eyes growing darker by the second.
"I also wiped Elioras memory. She will remember nothing of her life except for her name. When she becomes of age, her memories will slowly resurface."
Severus blew up. He screamed in fury at the stupidity at what the Queen had done. How could she do this!
Erasing Elioras memory, sending her to a muggle hospital; had the Queen lost her mind?
"No Snape, I have not lost my mind. I am protecting your daughter and the next Empress from the hands of Voldemort." She stated. Her voice didn't waver a bit as she spoke the dark lord's name.
Inwardly, Severus cringed at the spoken name of the Dark Lord.
"You erased my daughter's memories?" Severus questioned, he voice shaking in fury.
"Yes, for her protection. At the age of seven, she was able to blast all the followers of Voldemort clear off their feet and into the trees. The Dark Lord knows that she is powerful, and he would go through anything just to have her.
This way, Eliora would be safe…for the time being. Now she is vulnerable, but when she becomes of age her powers would be multiplied ten fold. The power of an Empress would be fully hers. Her mind would be more than ready to understand her powers…"
"Why couldn't you teach her? Take her under your wing. Train her in the ways of your people." Severus questioned.
This time the Queen turned her gaze away from Severus', her eyes misting as remorse spread through her.
"The same way I could not protect my own daughter and grandchild. I can not pass the border of my land. My power has slowly diminished over time and now I can not even pass the Gates of the Heartland."
"Than how are you here before me?" Severus questioned.
"Am I? Come now Snape, you know better that I'm right now in your mind. And believe me, I rather not be." She stated.
Severus mentally kicked himself. Of course, how else could she be read his thoughts?
Her only power that was left to her was to either enter someone's mind or to send a small amount of her power outside the barrier.
"Look your Majesty; I'm not at all pleased at what you have done. I want you to reverse it and give me back my daughter with her memories fully restored." Severus ordered.
"I can not."
"Why not?"
"Because Eliora has passed by my own line of sight. I can not locate her because she no longer is connected. Another thing I took away from Eliora."
The sun began to rise and its light began to shine over the landscape.
"Dawn is approaching." The Queen stated.
Severus was shaking in fury. His fist were clenching his wand tightly, wondering if he could jinx the old bat to kingdom com.
"I heard your thoughts Snape, and believe me, you would regret it." She threatened back at him.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider. I just want Eliora. Just my daughter. I lost Aura, and all I want now is to hold my daughter in my arms. That's all I want." Snape stated.
He was never an emotional man, never was. But with the loss of his wife and basically now his daughter, what was a father to do?
"I'm truly sorry Snape. Truly I am. But there is nothing I can do now. It is already done, and I can not reverse it." The Queen said, true remorse in her voice.
Slowly the Queen began to shimmer away in a spectacle of sparkling lights.
"But know this Snape, Eliora is alive and well. Your gift to her is with her now, protecting her." The Queen stated as she slowly began to disappear, her voice fading away to the winds.
"COME BACK HERE ARIEL! BRING BACK MY DAUGHTER!" Severus screamed out.
But his words fell on deaf ears as the Queen completely disappeared in a flash of white light.
Severus than found himself kneeling on the grass, crouched over with his wife's wedding ring clutched tightly in his hand.
Her felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up to see a concerned Minerva and Head Master.
"Where did you go Severus? You just disappeared in a flash of white light, and then reappeared just now." Minerva questioned, worry in her voice.
Severus slowly got up and looked around. Morning truly had come.
At first he thought it was all a bad dream, but looking at the cottage that was burned to the ground, his wife's wedding ring in his hand, and no Eliora tightly holding unto his leg; told Severus that it all really happened.
Then the sinking truth seeped into Severus' blood. Once his blood was cold, but after he met Aura and the feeling of being a father filled him, his blood and his heart became as warm as the sun.
But now…now the truth sank in like poison. He was alone. His wife was gone. His child was gone. He was alone again.
It was Severus who made the vow of everlasting love to Aura at their wedding day.
It was Severus who for the first time smiled in pure joy the day he found out that he was to be a father.
It was Severus who was happily discussing birthday plans with his wife for their daughter only a day ago.
But it was Snape who slowly got up from kneeling on the grass.
It was Snape who whirled his cape around himself in bitterness of the morning cold.
It was Snapes heart that slowly became cold once more…soon following his blood.
Snape turned to the Head Master and McGonagall (Minerva). His eyes were becoming solid black once again.
"I must leave. Good day Head Master, Professor." Snape coldly acknowledged.
With that, Snape disappeared with a slight popping sound as he apparated.
Minerva and Albus didn't know what had happened the time Snape was gone. But they knew that it had to do with his daughter.
"What do we do know Albus?" Minerva asked.
"The only thing we can do, Minerva." Albus began.
"Wait…"