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Ichigo0-0Rose: Hey guys! I came up with this story idea awhile back, and wondering how far I can go with it.
Summary: Even an immortal can have mortal enemies, and what Jade (OC) wouldn't give to finally see Dumbledore's head on a pike for all to see. Looks like Tom Riddle maybe getting his wish after all. Starts at Harry's third year and goes up from there. This is a Severus/OC fanfic.
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Chapter 2- Pleasure to Meet You
For a summer night, it was raining quite heavily outside of Leaky Cauldron. Tom, the innkeeper, was wiping down the bar table knowing it was going to be a long night. He glanced around, people were chatting softly about the latest big news. Other than that, it was pretty dull.
Tom looked at the man in the corner of his bar table by himself. The infamous Severus Snape was holding a glass of Firewhiskey. Tom wondered why he was alone, but the aura Snape was releasing was probably a good bet. He took his chance anyways.
"Long night?" Tom asked as he moved on to wiping glasses.
There was an awkward moment of silence. Tom was about to move away when Snape replied. He didn't even look up from the man when replying. "You have absolutely no idea. The school year hasn't even started yet, but I am already dreading going back to that place."
"Oh come now Mr. Snape, it can't be all bad."
"I am dealing with a bunch of dunderheads who range from stupidity to average intelligence. Would you be thrilled to go back?" He rolled his eyes before continuing, "I sometimes believe they are doing this on purpose; otherwise I may seriously fear for the future of wizards everywhere." Severus swished his drink before drowning it down. "Give me another shot, but leave the bottle. I have nothing better to do with my life today nor tomorrow."
Tom sighed. "Aye." As he left the bottle there, he tried to think of another conversation starter to keep time flowing faster. It was nearing 9 PM, only another two or three hours to go before he can close up for some shut eye. "Ya hear about the breakout of Azkaban? Big news! That He-who-must-not-be-named's right hand man broke out- Sirius Black!" For a second, Tom thought he heard a crack of glass from one of his unbreakable shot glasses. However, when he looked at Mr. Snape, he was just calmly drinking with no crack in sight.
"I've read the news Tom. It's apparently the biggest news to come by since Potter came of age for Hogwarts. It is a topic everyone craves, while I have not one bit of interest in that man. Unless, I have the upper hand to capture him."
Tom chuckled. "Ain't everybody going for the fame and gold? But not me, I value my life. I'll let the Aurors do their job, while I do mine."
"Indeed." There was another brief moment of silence before it was broken by the slam of the door opening. Heads turned to speculate, but quickly turn away when they felt the person's furious aura.
"Those idiots!" a woman in a black hooded cloak shouted while walking towards the bar. She hits her hand against the table and stares Tom dead in the eye. "Give me your strongest! I need something that will make everything I've heard in the last few hours sound like intelligence!"
Tom summoned a bottle of Ogden's Old Firewhisky. He was about to pour her a shot when she held up her hand. "I'll do it. You can leave the bottle there. I'm not going anywhere." Tom sighed. "Lady, your just like my other customer here. Rough day?"
He finally got a good look at her when she slummed into the chair and took the cloak off. The woman had long black hair, a nice face, and a nice figure. However, what really caught him staring too long were her magenta eyes. Her eyes held intelligence with a hint of mischievous, yet weariness as if she fought many wars. The only eyes he would see in Aurors when they came down after a case gone wrong.
He was pulled out of his thoughts when he heard the glass shot slammed down onto his table. "The worst!" She stares at him with fury. "What kind of idiot wizard thinks that putting his own blood in a blood-replenishing potion with water is a potion!? The only thing he got from that is a loss of substantial amount of blood and a waste of my own potion to fix him!"
A snort could be heard beside her. She immediately turns to him and stares him down. "What?"
Tom sweat dropped. "Oh, this can't be good." he thought and slowly inched away from the two.
"Obviously you have not met idiots like I have." the snark man said.
"Oh? Then please enlighten me."
"With pleasure." the man gave a mock smile before stating his claim. "I once met a knucklehead about five years ago try to make a fire protection potion with only half the ingredients. Not only that, but he added three cups of water he didn't even need. Nonetheless, the end result is he dumps the potion on himself instead of drinking it and jumps into a campfire to "impress" his friends."
The woman smirked and lifted her glass. "I may have to give you that one, but mine are more idiotic than that. I was just hitting an iceberg."
"Oh really?" Severus's eyebrow rose, "I am afraid I have you beat. I have 12 years of dunderhead stories to go through." The woman laughed. "Okay, now you definitely have me beat. I only do traveling and researching. The only idiots I have through the years were some members in my lab. Don't know how they got through the application process? What about you? Why didn't you stop teaching after this many years of torture?"
"Ah, that my dear is an easy question. I find it quite thrilling to drill information of how to save one's incompetent life into the minds of these children, whatever space is available for them to cram into their tiny brains. I like to think I'm the one responsible for them not dying the second they step out of school. Now dying while in school is another story in general."
The woman giggled and replied sarcastically. "The paper work wasn't worth it. I was expecting because deep down, you loved children. That it gives you joy to see their smiling faces when you teach."
"Congratulations, you discovered my deep dark secret." He replied back. He then raises his glass to her. "Severus Snape."
"Jade Thomson." They both click there drinks together. "So Mr. Snape, what brings you here to this neck of the woods? You already know why I'm here due to my performance earlier."
"I felt like I should drink as much as I can before summer ends." Severus replied.
"Ah. Can't have a professor drink on the job then. What would they say about his credibility?" Jade pretends to gasp in horror as she puts a hand to her heart.
"Indeed. However, I do get to have a drink or two some nights when there are no children serving under me for detention or there are not a ton of papers to grade. Due to the fact they can't go one night without causing a ruckus, it seems I can only get one during the weekends."
"A pity." She said playfully. "Tell me Mr. Snape, where do you teach?"
"I am currently employed at the marvelous institute of Hogwarts." Severus saw her microscopic flinch at the word Hogwarts. He stored that tidbit for later dissection.
"Yes. I heard many great things about that school. The founders must be very proud to see it come this far." He noticed her eyes were slowly becoming guarded when he noticed she said school instead of Hogwarts. What connection did she have at Hogwarts? He didn't remember seeing or hearing anything about a girl named at Hogwarts the 19 years or so he has spent there. He would think he would remember an intelligent woman like her. She was like a mixture between Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Although, the last name Thomson sounded muggle to him, so she was a half-blood like him then.
"I am not sure, proud is the term they would use. Every year I fear they are becoming more incompetent than the last."
Jade giggled at that. Her eyes slowly returning to a mischief sparkle.
"So tell me Ms. Thomson, where is your location of research? I've done a fair number of experiments at the school. It would be a pity not to use certain ingredients given to one by the school without a blink of an eye."
"Ah. I am currently the head director of a potions and research company called Crystal Clear. Ever heard of it?"
Severus had to slightly frown at that. "Of course he's heard of it. One would have had to live under a rock for the last century to not know it." He thought. It was the number one, state of the art potions and research company out there dealing with wizards and muggles alike. He would have loved to work there; however, due to previous engagements during the war, he never had the time to apply. He tried to apply for an internship during his sixth year, but Potter and his gang ripped it at the last minute. He didn't have time to send a new one, when the applications take three to five days to deliver. Severus felt a bit envious that she worked there while he was stuck with idiotic children, but he guessed Fate really had it out for him.
"I've heard many things about it." He replied after his moment of silence. She giggled. "I hope good things Mr. Snape, this is my company after all."
"Indeed. Tell me Ms. Thomson, how did you finally acquire head director?"
"Besides my overall intelligence and speaking skills." She points her head upwards snootily before giggling a bit, losing the effect. "Let's just say the previous head and I were one in the same when she chose me to continue her legacy."
Severus quirks an eyebrow up in a questioning manner. "I see."
The two went under a moment of silence before Severus asked another question.
"What can you disclose to me about your research?"
Jade thought for a moment before answering. "There have been many developments in the field I am working on as you have probably heard from the latest news."
Jade sighed, "However, the current research project I am conducting so far has only been hitting dead ends after dead ends. Since none of the simpletons that work under me have a clue what they are doing, I am working on it alone. They haven't blown up my lab yet, but I wouldn't doubt they would if I wasn't there to supervise their every move. Anyways, I am currently researching a better solution for werewolves, a cure if you will. I've been working on it for a few years now."
"Something like that has so far been seen as a bust for many potioneers. Many would have called it quits."
"Exactly. That is like a declaration of a challenge I couldn't turn down when someone brought it up to me. You could say, it was wishful thinking." Jade chuckled at her own inside joke.
"Tell me. How far have you progressed?" Severus asked curiously.
Jade's eyes glistened in excitement. "Finally" she thought, "Someone who can have a pick at my brain."
"Well, I researched the transformation and the ingredients. I've tried different heating methods, different specific days to brew, I've even tried switching out to a new species of wolfsbane, but no luck so far. Currently, the one that is used today is the best at the possible cure. I know I am missing something, but I don't know what."
"On my personal trial and error, I've tried brewing it during a full moon. It seems to be of slight help." Severus said.
Jade quickly looked to him in astonishment. "You brilliant man!"
Severus looks taken back. This was not something he heard on a daily basis. He quickly schooled his face. "Did I say something that would help?"
Jade laughed almost maniacally. "You just gave me an idea of the century. If this doesn't work, I've got two more back up plans! I must go quickly and jolt it down before it escapes my mindscape. It was very nice meeting you Mr. Snape, but it seems my time here is up." Jade gets up and pays for her drink.
"Allow me." Severus said as he puts a few coins down for hers and his drinks. "Please do inform me on your results Ms. Thomson. I am intrigued to hear them."
"Oh Mr. Snape, that is most kind of you." Jade said as she quickly was tying her cloak back on. "Don't you worry. You'll be the first to hear of its success!"
"Then I look forward to your owl." Severus stands up.
"This was a lovely chat Mr. Snape. I look forward to having a conversation like this again. Who knows, we may end up working on a project together in the distant future."
"I would indeed be honored to be graced by your presence again. It is not every day one can share stories of our misfortune in idiots and revolutionary ideas in mythical kind. I too shall bid you good night Ms. Thomson."
"Good night Mr. Snape." Jade nods her farewell and leaves towards the apparition point. Severus goes the other way towards the fireplace to floo away back to Hogwarts.
Once both of them were gone, Tom comes back to clean up the table. He slowly shook his head. "Those two…" he leaves his thoughts to himself as he closes the Leaky Cauldron and calls it a night. He looks at the clock before heading up the stairs. Darn it, he went over an extra forty five minutes.
A few miles away from wizard London, Mirror smiled evilly while sitting on her throne and petting her shadow cat. She glances at it. "Soon, the time for revenge is soon, my cutie." The shadow gave what sounded like a meow in response. Mirror chuckled. "The pieces are now falling into place. It is only a matter of time and patience before they make their first move. And when they do, it will be game over for all of them." The scene slowly disappears in total darkness as we hear Mirror's sudden volume of laughter.
Author's Note: Hey everyone. Just like I promised, we are in Harry's third year. The initial meeting as acquaintances. This will be a slow romance, so please be patient. If you liked this chapter, write a review and follow the story. I would love the input. I'll be updating soon. :)