The Hidden Heir
Chapter 1: Old Memories
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry-June 1975:
...Severus was dangling upside-down from a tree with James Potter and Sirius Black and their 'friends' laughing as his underwear was being exposed. Severus tried to hide his red face, so instead he yelled out to them.
"I'll get you for this James! You'll regret this forever!" He yelled profusely.
"HA! Whatever, this is so worth it! Look at Snivellus Severus" Replied James, with his wand waving around.
Severus heard someone coming up the path and almost stated yelling again when he saw female with red hair in the corner of his eye. Lily Evan had come and now she would see him at his most embarrassing moment ever.
"James Potter! What on earth do you think you're doing! Put him down this instant. You are going to get in so much trouble for this! What if Professor Dumbledore finds out? Put him down NOW!" She took out her wand and pointed it at James to threaten him.
Somehow she must have the group in order because they obeyed immediately, although they were mumbling and grunting in protest.
As I got upright, she came my way and smiled. My stomached flipped in excitement though I kept my cool and stern face. Memories of childhood flooded my head.
"Are you okay?" She sternly asked, looking me up and down.
"I didn't need help from people like you!" I immediately said. I almost had to clasp my hand over my mouth. Oh why had I said that?!
"What? People like what?" She because suddenly stiff and stared me deep in my eyes.
I knew there was no going back now. This was the end of our long-time secret friendship; the end of the rope for us. I might as well end it now.
So I took a deep breath and almost sadly said the word that cut our thread.
"Mudbloods." I said, almost in a whisper. It echoed in my head over and over.
The Malfoy Manor-February 20, 1981:
Severus almost had to step back from the shock of the memory being forced through mind again. He blinked again and saw Lord Voldemort in front of him lowering his hand.
"Interesting. This is your strongest memory of a Mudblood yet you loved her from a young age. Correct?" Voldemort quietly mused.
"Yes Sir."
"As I have gone through my top ten Death Eaters' memories, yours is most intriguing. One question: what would you like to happen to her?" Voldemort eyes flashed.
Severus paused for a moment. He really wanted her current husband, James Potter now, to get hurt for what he did to him at school. But Voldemort had asked about Lily, not James.
Voldemort could tell he was hesitating. He knew that he still had feelings for this redheaded Mudblood girl. He sighed.
"Look, I'll give you a suggestion, since you're my most loyal Death Eater. I'll visit this Mudblood, give her a bit of a wake-up, but nothing more. Two benefits for you: she doesn't die, and her husband is heartbroken and you get your revenge." Voldemort went back to his throne-sized chair while Severus turned a bit to keep towards Voldemort.
I keep forgetting to keep my other thoughts to myself.
He heard Voldemort crackle at his thoughts.
"I agree." He eventually said. He really had no choice, because if he had said no, he would be severely punished and then Voldemort would most certainly do the deed.
"Good, I will do it tomorrow, as it will be hard to find them..." He noticed Severus. "You may leave."
"Yes Sir. Thank You." He whipped his robes around and went swiftly to the doors and exited.
Lord Voldemort replayed the memory over and over in his head, focusing on the people around what was happening to Snape. He understood that the Mudblood girl, is now married to the main boy that is attacking Snape. How odd? Then there was a man that was shaking and looking like someone was about to jump out at him at any second. He might be good to find. He would most definitely scare him enough to do almost anything. There was also a man that intrigued him. This man wouldn't really participate directly in the taunting, but tried to be active and say a few words here, and there. Just as Voldemort was about to leave the memory good, he noticed that strange last man, keep looking up into the sunset and then the sky and by the looks of it, trying to avoid seeing the moon. But why would a student avoid looking at the moon? Unless it would mean something of great importance to him…
He sighed as the vision end and the rooms of the Malfoy's Mansion came into view. He smiled. He knew how to find the house. He would bet his life that those four are still friends, would stick together. Finding one would most definitely find the other.
Werewolf's Forest-Location 3B-February 20, 1981:
It was dusk when Voldemort apparated to his main headquarters for secret information from werewolves. It was also dark in the forest, which didn't mind Voldemort at all. He loved it. He felt his senses heighten; his vision seemed more like a cat, seeing body heat hiding behind trees (a common thing that would happen after any appearance at this level of location in the forest). He could hear them breathing, some a mile away; oh how he loved the night.
He stepped away from the apparition point and immediately the shadows from the trees came towards him and bowed. Some were in human form, looking like regular men; others were hunched over 'wolves' that walked upright. Apparently tonight was a full moon. He had to act quickly.
"I need Greyback." He simplify said. The ones who couldn't speak nodded and looked at each other. They at once howled up into the sky. Their howl rippled the air around everyone and Voldemort's robes rippled in the wind.
As soon as they stopped, they turned back toward Voldemort, waiting for their next instruction. Voldemort turned to the humans who he could tell they were getting antsy.
"Who here was at Hogwarts a couple years ago?" He sternly asked.
There was silence.
Voldemort sighed, "WHO HERE WAS-"
One human stepped forward. He bowed and said, "I was at Hogwarts from 1970 to 1977, My Lord."
"Very well. The rest may leave." He heard from afar, the running of a werewolf, he suspected it was Greyback.
The rest bowed silently and left to go change into the night.
As he waited for Greyback to finally reach him, he turned to the other human that was standing there alone with him, slightly nervous.
"So tell me, have you heard of a group of four guys and a girl that hung around each other? One stood out by teasing others, I'm guessing. Probably in the same class too?" He asked.
"Y-yes, sir. The four were best friends since first year until seventh and on. The girl, named Lily Evans, tried to stop James, the head of the four, from teasing and doing pranks."
"Hum...Tell me about the other three."
"Well, there was Sirius Black, the real shocker there." The man said.
"Why?" Voldemort saw Greyback slowdown and enter into his view. He put up his hand to show him to stay put. The other guy noticed. "Continue."
"Um-oh, well everyone knew the Blacks came from the Dark side" The guy nodded slightly at Voldemort and continued. "But he was sorted into Gryffindor, as were the other three and Lily. Sirius was always a pretty quiet guy and wouldn't speak much about the sorting and which side he really supported.
"So next there was Peter Pettigrew. All I know was he was following them all the time and shook like a leave about everything. Last is Remus Lupin. Lots of rumors of him." The man was interrupted by Greyback's low growl.
Voldemort looked at him closely. He started to bare his teeth and shuffle his teeth. Clearly the name meant something to him.
Voldemort turned back to the man, "Name one."
"He was involved with creatures from the Forbidden Forest. It was highly doubted because of his House involvement, but he would oddly disappear, some said deep into the forest..."
Voldemort kept watching Greyback out of the corner of his eye. He knew Greyback would tell more about this Lupin guy, but what he wanted to know was how to find Lily and James now.
"That will be all. What is your name?"
"Rogar" Was all he said. Voldemort narrowed his eyes at him. Suspicious that he didn't say his last name. He must be Half-blood, ashamed of his family or something of that sort. But then again, he had given a lot of good info (well he hoped it was correct too).
So he yelled, "Go!" and Rogar quickly bowed and ran away.
"So, you seem to know a bit about this Remus Lupin guy? Yes?" He now talked to Greyback's wolf-looking form.
Greyback nodded his head.
"And what about the others? His 3 'friends'? Do you still know think they would be acquaintances now?"
Greyback didn't answer immediately. He must have been thinking about it. Voldemort was about to speak when Greyback finally nodded.
"Okay. I'll come back here tomorrow morning, when you've changed. Make sure no one else comes along with you." Oh how Voldemort hated the feeling of the wolves listening to their conversations. But this location was very much hidden from the rest of the world; and an advantage for him.
Greyback nodded in confirmation.
Voldemort apparated back to the Malfoy Manor where he awaited for the next day to come.