Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the Harry Potter franchise.
Author's Note:You'll notice that Snape has a daughter (or will have. She's a year older than Teddy Lupin.). I realize that Rowling made no provision for such a person, but I felt her a worthwhile addition. She is named for her godmother, Professor McGonagall. This is by far the shortest chapter, and the least entertaining, so don't let it put you off.
PROLOGUE
ADVENTURE BEGINS
A tall, thin, dark-haired girl paced about the room, rubbing her temples as though attempting to stimulate further activity there.
"Is there anything we've forgotten, Teddy? Anything that hasn't been minded?" she asked in a tight voice. Her question was directed at a blue-haired,
teenaged boy, sitting at a spare desk in the otherwise vacant classroom, although she never even looked in his direction. The boy looked as though he might
be ill. He made no answer, and the tall girl ceased pacing and began to tick off what they'd decided regarding their imminent journey, ignoring her companion's
silence.
"So, that's it then, isn't it?" Teddy stood and faced her. "That's it, Merv." Teddy said.
"Got your hair, Teddy?" She asked him. Teddy held out his hand, which grasped a clump of mousy brown hair in answer. "Excellent." Her
hand appeared, clutching a few strands of silky black hair over her own goblet of unattractively bubbling, murky potion. The final ingredients were added.
"Ready?" she asked. "Bottoms up" said Teddy. "Bottoms up" Minerva repeated.
Dun dun dun.