Translation in English from French: Nevertheless English is not my first language so it may be … awfull.
Second contact: Wednesday, March 21th, 1979, 9h27 am
The second encounter between Severus Snape and the spatio temporal agency was during his father's funeral in an empty cemetery and a pouring rain. At a time the young man wanted nothing more than to be anywhere but in the middle of a muggle crowd.
The rain was heavy in the cold spring morning. The cemetery was almost void of living occupant, the last visitors running to the exit of the depressing place. Severus was alone at his father's grave. The cold stone newly set over the freshly buried man. Eileen, his mother, did not come and let everything in the hand of her 19 year old son.
Severus stared at the gravestone, blank and indifferent to everything around him. His father's friends have leaved the place for their favorite hideout, the pub, one hour ago. A hand brushing his shoulder startled him. Severus turned to the intruder and eyed scornfully the newcomer, a large old man with a small white mustache.
" Severus, I presume?" The stranger asked. A suspicious Severus moved back a few step and cross his arms.
" Who are you?"
" May I introduce myself? I'm Monsieur Albert. I'm working for Lady Charlotte and Lord Seal. I'm here in their behalf in intent to offer you their condolences for your loss." While speaking the old man took off his hat and locked his eyes with the young wizard. The calm demeanor and the feeling the muggle looked through him remembered Dumbledore to Severus who was assault by an irrepressible anger.
"How dare-you! If you and your boss didn't send him to the coalmine none of this would have happened." He exploded.
Trying to calm the wizard, Monsieur Albert went away from the young man.
"I understand your pain. The mishap with the schniarfeur was …"
"My pain?" Severus Said, interrupting the old man. « He was nothing for me anymore. Since the moment I refuse to enter your little secret world!" In intent to control his fury, Severus turned to his father grave.
The old man became somber and came close to Severus. "I know you're angry at us nevertheless we need to speak about …"
"You don't understand!" Furious, Severus turned to the old man his wand in his hand. "I don't want anything to do with you or your employer. Let us alone. I don't, and my mother doesn't want anything to do with muggle like you." Severus said threateningly.
Forcing a sad smile the old man seemed accept his defeat and take his way to the exit. "I see." After a few second he stopped and added. « If you or your mother seeks some assistance one day, know our organization might help you. And our door will always be open. It's the last we could offer to honor our debt to your father." On these last words the old man resumed his path. Severus stayed here, fixing the road a long time before disappeared in a low pop.
