AUTHORS NOTE: While I wish I owned Harry Potter, and could roll in the millions of dollars being made from the franchise, I sadly do not. J.K Rowling has that pleasure. Which is fine by me, because she is my idol.
No Beta yet for this story, so don't kill me if I made a mistake somewhere. Any original characters in this story are owned by me. Because I'm a genius lol just kidding.
Severus Snape rarely ever was shocked. But it did happen occasionally. He had been shocked to hear the prophecy of Harry Potter and The Dark Lord. Had been shocked when one of his oldest and dearest friends Albus Dumbledore had come to him with a cursed hand, and told him to kill him so that a young and confused Draco Malfoy wouldn't have to. He had also been shocked when Harry Potter himself had applied for a teaching position at Hogwarts, stating only that while he still wanted to help people, he was simply to tired to fight anymore.
Yes there were times when Severus Snape could be shocked, and this was certainly one of them. He had been sitting at his desk in Spinners End, doing his annual review of the Gringotts Vaults and ledgers from investments his parents, and himself had made. This was always a daunting task, but someone had to do it. He did however enjoy the company of his mothers portrait while he worked. The years having eased the woman's foul demeanor slightly. She still nagged him about getting married and having children, but she would usually quiet down when he threatened to turn her portrait backwards to face the wall.
It was during one of their conversations when she suddenly got a thoughtful look on her face and asked him. "Severus, have you ever reviewed the family blood book?" He gave her a confused look, having never heard of such a thing. He assumed it to be some dark artifact that had probably been lost during his fathers tirade of throwing all magical things out of the house after his mother had passed.
"Of course not mother, as I have never heard of such a thing." He answered her politely.
"Just like your father to have not given it to you after I died. It is supposed to be passed on from parent to oldest child when said child comes of age. I do hope he didn't find it and destroy it with the other things. Severus dear, go into the ladies lounge off of the parlor, and behind the portrait of your Grandmother Snape there should be a hidden compartment. I never told your father about it, it was where I used to hide some family heirlooms so your father wouldn't toss them." She told him.
He sighed and placed his quill back on the desk. Getting up he grumbled about nagging old witches when he came upon the aforementioned portrait of his muggle grandmother. He used his wand to gently lift it up and set it down propped up against the wall. And there it was, a small but very much there, compartment. He could see the outline of its door, and using his finger, he pried it open and looked inside. There were several jewelry cases, and some papers, a small gold pyramid with a ruby set into its tip, and there tucked neatly to the side, was a book.
He grabbed the book, deciding to deal with the other objects later. He took the book back to the study, and at his mothers excited murmurs, he knew he had found the right book. When he looked up at her in question she decided to explain.
"The blood book holds a record of every member of my family bloodline. It magically updates itself whenever a new person is born, or when someone gets married. I don't know why I never remembered it before. Probably because the last name in there would be yours, so there wouldn't be any point in looking through it." But she stopped speaking when she saw the look on her sons face.
For Severus Snape had opened the book, and his name was not the last one in it.
AUTHORS NOTE: Dun Dun Dun! Severus Snape isn't the last name in the book? Whatever could this mean? Stay tuned and find out, tee hee!