My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark
By TimeAndLife21
Oh, It's gonna be a good Life,
It's gonna be a good life
It's gonna be a good life
A good good life
I say, Oh
This feeling that you can't hide
The city's on fire tonight
It's gonna be a good life
A good good life.
-One Republic 'Good Life'
It was the next morning that Severus woke up from his deep sleep. Surprisingly, he had a better nights sleep that he used to have in a long time. He got up from his bed and yawned as he shuffled himself to his bathroom.
He took a short shower (as the water takes time to heat up and he didn't want to waste time.), pulling his shoulder length hair back into a ponytail with a strip of leather, and brushed his teeth, before putting on the worn clothes that would hang on him. When he left the bathroom he smelled something delicious. He felt his stomach rumble and he went downstairs to the kitchen. When he entered the kitchen, he saw his mother humming a tune and making…pancakes? He hasn't had pancakes for a long time. It was expensive as it is to get groceries on Tobias' salary, but he was confused of where she got the ingredients.
She looked good this morning actually. Her dark hair, which was usually up in a stern bun, was let down and it had a bit of a wave to it. She was wearing a yellow sundress with a dingy grey ballet slippers. She only wore them on special occasions. He tried to think of what special occasion it was today. He couldn't come up with it.
"You look good, mum." Severus said as he reached the kitchen table. He noticed that there was already a plate of food on there. Pancakes with sausage links and sunny side up eggs with whole wheat toast. This was practically a meal for kings!
"Good morning Severus." She turned and smiled at him.
"What's gotten you in a good mood?" He asked as he stared hungrily at the food.
"You can eat, Severus. And I'll tell you when I set up my own plate." She smiled at him.
5 minutes later, the mother and son dug into their food and enjoyed the taste of it. Severus enjoyed his sunny side up eggs as he swiped it up with the sausage links and pancake. This was a real treat for sure. He enjoys his mother's cooking. Nothing can compare to it.
"So…what's the occasion?" Severus asked as he took another sunny side up from a serving plate that held more food, he was surprised that he was that hungry.
Eileen wiped her mouth with a napkin and she looked up at him with a look that showed that she might be a bit uncomfortable speaking about it. But she took a deep breath and spoke.
"As you know, my side of the family, the Prince family, has always been a part of us. You cannot deny your blood rights even as a half-blood. However, that doesn't matter in the Prince family anymore." She said as she started to smile.
"But I thought your side didn't want anything to do with us?" Severus questioned.
Eileen shook her head.
"I admit, I was a foolish young woman back then. I thought my family would disown me after I married a muggle. In honesty, I expected it." Eileen said as she took a sip of her coffee.
"But after what you have told me yesterday, about the bullying group that you have to deal with, your friendship ending, this…rumor surrounding the Slytherin house of this Voldemort character ..…" Eileen paused for a moment licking her lips. "I can only wish that I have done this sooner."
"This is one of those times…where you have to rely on family to get you through." She said as she looked into her son's eyes.
"I have contacted my family. More specifically, your uncles Constantine and Grigori." She said as she smiled.
"They came here last night because I asked them to. I wasn't expecting them to be quite civil…nor act as if I never left the family at all…" She said as she looked up at him with bright eyes.
"We spoke of what has been happening as of late. And…they want us to come home." She said as she smiled albeit sadly.
"Us?" Severus blinked a couple times.
"You and me, Severus. I'm not entirely sure of Tobias." A look flitted over her mother's face for moment.
It was silent between the mother and son for a time. Severus knew what he felt about his father. He can remember fleeting moment of happiness with his father when he was young, but that was all it was. Fleeting. Severus looked at his mother's face and saw that the bruise and the split lip was healed up. She had probably used used a special balm to heal it. That was the one thing that he hated about his father. His drunk, abusive, and wretched father. He hated that his mother would be hit to protect him. He clenched his left hand in a fist until his jagged nails bit into his palm and drew blood.
He made a promise to himself. He would be the one to protect his mother next time. He wouldn't let her get hurt anymore.
"Severus, did you hear me?" Eileen said annoyed.
Severus looked up at his mother, and saw the annoyed stare that his mother was giving him. He chuckled sheepishly and admitted that he wasn't listening.
Eileen nodded. Giving him a silent 'You're forgiven'.
"Constantine and Grigori will be visiting. Most likely they will also be bringing their own children with them. Probably one at a time." She chuckled.
"They what?" Severus asked confused.
"Your cousins. You will have a chance to meet them." She said as he pulled a face.
"Most likely pure-bloods. Why would Mother even be in touch with her side of the family just now?" He thought bitterly.
"From what they tell me, most of them are Hogwarts age and up. They've been attending Beaubaxtons. Constantine has a daughter your age. Just turned sixteen apparently." She smiled at him.
"I'll admit…it'll be something to get used to." Eileen said awkwardly, which surprised Severus.
His mother was not one to openly show emotions that much.
"But…this might be a better way for all of us." She finished her food and he heard a swish.
He looked up and saw that his mother had a wand in her hand. Her wand. She used magic to gather up the plates and place them into the sink. She had never used magic this freely. Who was this woman who used to be silent for days on end and would only smile once in a while? The woman who did the bare minimum of magic per month? Hell per year? He felt something in him warm up a little. Maybe…maybe if his mother was right, they can get out of Spinner's End with the help of her family…if they were not prejudiced against his blood status of course.
The day was spent when Eileen asked Severus to help her clean up the house. He was about to reach the closet for the cleaning supplies, she shook her head and him and told him to get his wand.
"But mum…" He was about to say something about the age restriction, when his mother smirked.
"Please…The Ministry wouldn't know if it was me or you. I am a full grown witch after all." She said lifting her chin up in pride.
He didn't know whether to be shocked or proud. With each passing hour using house cleaning charms (Severus could see the great use of using them he had mused as his mother taught him the spells), the house wasn't as dingy as it used to be. The draperies were fixed and cleaned with simple repairing and cleaning charms, bringing back the purple color that it was. The walls, floors, and ceilings were returned back to their original colors, albeit still a darker color due to years of dirt and grime. The walls and ceilings were a pale blue, and the floor was a red oak color.
Severus could see the joy alighting her face as she used more and more magic to clean, repair, and even summon flowers (Forget-me-nots were her favorites) for a clear vase and placed on the front room table. She looked years younger as the small smile on her face became bigger and more genuine. Severus couldn't help but smile along with his mother. Any dark thoughts and memories of what has happened to him in the previous year suddenly vanished.
It was then that today became one of the best memories of his mother. He would preserve this memory until the day he dies.
By the time all the cleaning was done, the house looked much better. Gone was the dust bunnies and left over bottles and glass that had once littered the house, everything was cleaned up and shined. Eileen had even taken out a few pictures (still ones, not the wizarding ones) and hung them up in various places.
Eileen could feel the thrumming of her magic under her skin. And It made her feel like a teenager again. She hadn't used much of her magic in years. To have it hum and sing as she used even the easiest of spells, made her heart light. It made her remember the happier times before Tobias fell into drinking.
Just thinking about Tobias suddenly dampened her mood just a little. She knew she had loved him, she still does, but the man that the had become was but a former shell of his old self. He never really recovered after he was injured on the job. She bit the inside of her cheek a little. She missed him. She missed his little quirks and his gentle touches when they were newly married. She missed him looking at her in fascination as she carried Severus to a healthy full term. She missed the way he looked at her with awe and love as she held Severus in the hospital after he was born.
She felt her eyes glaze over with unshed tears before she close her eyes and took a deep breath. She wanted Tobias to break this habit. She wanted him to get clean and come back from this rut that he has been in for years…she would tell him. Give him that one chance to get help. She had no doubt that Grigori or Constantine would help her get Tobias to AA. She shook her head. There was a chance. Hopefully he would take it.
"Mother…" She heard her son's voice.
She turned to him, seeing an annoyed look on his face. A look that he learned from her. He was holding his wand out.
"I don't understand this spell…I'v been trying to fix a crack near the fire place, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it right." He said as his brows furrowed at his wand as if it was the one not working.
She smiled at him and helped him change up his wrist movements to fix the crack by the fire place. A swish, a jab, and a slow flick and the crack was repaired.
Severus looked proud that he could fix it. She loved seeing her son succeed. The look on his face was that of pride that he can use magic to a degree. He has the ambition to become a great wizard. She hoped that she would be there to see it.
"Now, we must get ready for our visitors, they won't be here until dinner. Severus…" She turned to him and she summoned her purse to her hands. "I want you to go buy something nice for yourself."
Severus has a look on his face that showed that he was very much surprised.
"Mum…how did you…father…" He tried to speak.
"I managed to hide away money when Tobias isn't looking. Take the Floo and go get some new clothes…" She smiled at him as she took out 100 galleons.
"I…I can't do that, mother…this is your money." He said as he tried to give the money back to his mother, but she wouldn't have it.
She wanted her son to get something for himself. She has no doubt that he needs to get new clothes. His tall and lanky frame was what was hard to shop for. She knew he would grow into it eventually.
"Severus…" she spoke softly before hugging her son. "Get what you need. There is a place called, 'Juniper Fabrics'. It was the same place I went to when I was young. You get a lot of clothes for a decent amount of Galleons. Just ask for Delena. Tell her that Eileen sent you." She said as she pushed her son towards the floo.
"Mother, I…" Severus tried to speak, but she would have none of it.
"Severus, please." Eileen spoke softly. "It's time for bit of change around here. And it is long overdue."
Severus could only look at his mother in surprise. After a few moment contemplating what to do, he hesitantly nodded. Eileen beamed at him and shoved him toward the floo.
"If you do have any money left over, go to Tinny's brewery and ask for a Strawberry-Current wine. Otherwise, make sure that you like the clothes you get, okay?" She said as she hugged her son.
Severus hugged her back with a shy smile and took a hold of the Floo powder that was in a vase. He looked back at his mother briefly before shouting, 'Diagon Ally.' And away he went.
After waiting for a couple of minutes, making sure her son didn't come back home, she decided to take a look in her wallet to see how much money she had. She still has over 2000 pounds saved in a hidden shoebox underneath a floorboard in her closet, but she wanted to make a rather simple desert and pick up some groceries while she was at it. She counted out the paper money that she needed and took out fifty pounds.
She nodded to herself and grabbed the keys for her truck, and off she went.
Severus was still in surprise as he walked down Diagon Ally. His mother's change in demeanor was rather shocking to say the least, she even contacted the side of her family that she hasn't even seen in 20 years! She was taking the reigns to change. It was just so sudden. At first he had to believe that it was a dream. That his mother would revert back into the meek and scared woman the moment his father came home. But he was gone for the week. So that was in his favor.
Was it because she told him of what has been happening to him at school? Maybe she realized that he was having a hard time in both worlds and decided to do something about it? Maybe. He didn't know.
He was a bit cautious about the fact that his uncles and cousins who will be visiting would be snooty pure-bloods. Would they turn him and his mother away once they knew of his blood status? Who knows.
He finally found Juniper's Fabrics after he asked a nearby shopkeeper about it. It was a smaller store, but it's sign was a pale blue and green lettering with flourishes of curved lines. He went up to the door and entered. The bells chimed as he did so.
He was surprised by all the fabrics, designs, and clothes that filled up this place. So many colors from bright to dark. He was holding the small bag of galleons that his mother gave him and he squeezed it like a stress ball. He went up to the front desk and there was a silver bell on the front.
He went up and rang the bell. Its loud pinging noise echoed through the shop. After a couple minutes of waiting, he heard a rather quiet voice.
"H-hello?" He heard as he looked up and saw a blond haired girl hiding in the shadows of fabric.
"M-may I help you?" The girl said as she shuffled out from the dark shadows and into the light.
Severus was surprised that the girl walked rather timidly up to him, as if the slightest movement from him would send her bolting elsewhere. She looked around his age and she wore dark bellbottom jeans, pink sandals, and a loose yellow shirt. Her thick light blond and wavy hair was in a low side ponytail, but there was some hair that covered one side of her face, showing one rather pretty forest green eye. There was a crown of daisies circling her head and he noticed monarch butterflies still flapping their wings slowly, but not taking flight. Perhaps under an temporary stasis charm?
Her skin was slightly tanned but she could see some patches of red on her arms and neck. Sunburn perhaps?
"Er…what can I do for you?" She said as she twisted her fingers together nervously.
It took a minute before he spoke up.
"Ah, I'm looking for Delena. Eileen sent me here to get some new clothes." He replied.
She let out a squeak as her cheeks turned red, and she turned her head to the side, not looking him in the eyes.
"Oh, Um…that would be m-my aunt…" She said and her eyes looked up at him again. "I-I'll go fetch her." She said as she turned on her heel and took off towards the back of the shop.
"Well, that was strange." He thought about the conversation that he had with the girl.
She did look slightly familiar…although he couldn't really place it.
"A CUSTOMER! WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?!" He heard a rather loud voice boomed.
He heard running and a rather…cheery…woman came out and went up to him.
The woman was dressed in bright pastel colors and her bright blue eyes was shining like diamonds. She was rather…plump from what it looks like, but she definitely had a friendly disposition. Her rosy cheeks along with her kind smile, she was definitely a people person, she must be Hufflepuff. Her dark hair was pulled up in a high bun with braids.
"Welcome, welcome to Juniper's Fabrics! My little niece just told me that you were asking for me. Delena Juniper, I own this shop that was passed down from my grandmother. " The woman said as she shook his hand rather vigorously.
Afterwards, she let him go.
"So, what brings you to my humble shop?" She asked smiling at him.
"Oh…uh…My mother, Eileen sent me here. She said that you can make clothes?" That came out as a question.
The woman gave him a look of thought before she smiled.
"I only know one person who's name is Eileen, and she was one of my best friends when I went to Hogwarts. You must be Eileen Prince's son then." She smiled at him.
"You know my mother?" He asked surprised.
"Know her? I grew up with her. Sorted into Slytherin with her. Best Seven years spent." She smiled at him.
He was taken aback. This happy woman was put in Slytherin? That was a surprise.
"I haven't seen her since Merlin knows when! Last I saw her, was quite a few years back when she asked me to make a few sundresses for her. We couldn't catch up though, in a bit of a rush. Haven't seen her since. She did tell me she had a son. And I can see that you definitely have the Prince characteristics." She said as she took his arm gently and pulled him towards the back.
"Now, from what looks like it, you need new clothes. Good heaven's these pants on you are small and look! They are practically almost up your calves. And this shirt is too large for you! We shall give you a new wardrobe. And if your mother sent you here, you've come to the right place." She said as the two of them went to the back room.
He saw the same blond haired girl working on a rather pretty grey dress sewing on a strange red design by hand.
"Oh! This is my niece, Calliope Lovegood. Say hello, Calliope!" Delena smiled at the blonde haired girl.
Lovegood…Lovegood…Oh sweet Merlin, she's the little sister of Xenophilus Lovegood. He had often heard of the strange and exotic antics of The Lovegood Family. Long line of purebloods, but rather very…strange. Especially in the Wizarding world. The Lovegoods tend to keep to themselves. Although he did hear that Xenophilus married recently.
"H-hello…" She squeaked uncomfortably before giving the two a quick wave before she went back to sewing with a red face.
Delena gave a cluck of the tongue of amusement.
"She's rather shy sometimes. Why my sister, Farrah, married a Lovegood, who knows, but I'm proud of my niece and nephew." Delena beamed proudly.
"Sorted into Ravenclaw, but between you and me, underneath that shy, bookish exterior is a raging Slytherin. Ambition runs through her blood and she knows how to be cut-throat when she needs to be." Selena whispered to him.
"Now, enough dilly-dallying. We have clothes to make for you, my boy. And because you are Eileen's boy, you will be getting a discount." She smiled at him. "Calliope! Come here, it's time to work on men's clothing!"
Calliope paused for a moment before standing up and whipping out a wand and levitated the mannequin and the dress to a corner and grabbing a notepad off a desk before shuffling her feet to be by her aunt's side. She sheathed her wand before looking up at him with red cheeks.
"Now…Calliope, would you care to ask Mr. Prince —" Severus didn't bother to correct her. "for the colors that he would like and what fabrics he would like to have?"
"S-sure." She smiled shyly.
"Um…what do you th-think you would like to have? T-the colors, I mean." She stuttered before looking up at him.
"Black…mostly." He stated.
He swore he saw that green eye of hers dimmed in disappointment.
"B-but, you need t-to have other colors. S-since you prefer b-black, dark colors are wh-what you would like to have." She said as she shook her head a little before she took a deep breath.
She opened her one eye and he was taken aback by the determination that he could see in it.
"How about some dark blues and greens? I can also throw in some greys and whites as well. B-but you need some lighter colors as well." She said a bit more strongly, though she was quiet.
"I don't like bright colors." Severus grimaced.
"We can try some colors…if you don't like it, y-you don't have to get it." She said as she started to write things down.
"We also have some muggle clothing on the other side of the shop. We try to cater to all sides. Muggle-borns, Mixed bloods, Creatures, Half-bloods and Purebloods. If only Madame Malkin would take her shop and burn it to the ground." Delena spat the name like it's poison.
"A-Auntie!" Calliope said admonished.
"Oh, you know it's true. She caters only to the rich. Or anyone having pockets deep enough. I may have talent with making fashion, but I also enjoy having my customers liking and actually wearing the clothes that I produce." Delena sniffed.
"May I see the muggle clothes?" Severus asked, interested to see what they have.
"Of course! And if we don't know your size, we'll measure you to get it." Delena smiled before Calliope walked ahead of him as they made their way to the muggle clothing section.
There were quite a few styles that caught his eye. But he stayed away from the bright colors and messy designs. He picked out a few clothes that had decent prices (there was a large clearance rack for under 3 galleons) and he wanted to get some new pants and perhaps shoes…
"Do you make shoes?" He asked the short blond girl.
She looked up and giggled softly.
"No…I usually buy the shoes in the m-muggle world. Converse is very popular. I can show you them." She said softly as she led him to the shoe section.
He was amazed by the different styles of shoes that were out. Dress shoes, converse, trainers, and sandals. He picked out a pair of black converse and looked at the price. It was pretty decent. 4 Galleons. He also wanted some black dress shoes, so he got those as well.
"If you need dragonhide boots, I can send you to a store that sells them for a decent price. If you are anything like your mother, or her brothers, you must be very adapt at potion making. They also make robes for potion making as well." Delena smiled.
He wondered if this shop would also help with his hair as well…potion fumes are not good for them.
He picked out a few shirts with a couple of band designs on them (Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Styx were the bands that he liked listening to when his father wasn't around), and a couple with very simple designs that he liked. In the end, he had 3 color shirts (black, green, and grey respectively), three pairs of jeans. One was black and the others dark blue, and a couple of band t-shirts that he picked out. He got a rather nice looking bomber jacket that was 8 galleons. He wanted the new pair of converse and a pair of dress shoes. He did want some custom made clothes as well.
"Alright, If you will just stand here, we will get your measurements for some dress clothing as well as tailoring some clothes as well. Eileen always did pride herself on looking her best." Delena smiled at Severus.
Severus wondered why his mother placed him in such a predicament. Measuring tapes flew around taking his measurements and a notebook was writing them down without a hand to help them. Calliope was walking around him slowly, her green eye taking in his details. She reached out with a thin and frail hand before she took hold of his shoulder and lifting up the fabric of it.
"You're lean. And a bit thin…" Calliope said as she let go of the shoulder of his shirt.
Severus flushed at what she had said. Well, it wasn't this fault that his mother has to scrounge up what she could to get some decent food…if his father would just stop drinking and gambling the money away...
"We can w-work with this." She smiled gently as she took out a wand.
"I thought you can't use magic while underage?" He asked looking at Calliope with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh, well the family petitioned to have her get a special license for underage magic." Delena smiled. "It was a rather big thing for the Lovegood family. And a tradition too. Calliope just got her underage license a couple of months ago."
"Lucky…" Severus muttered.
"It's okay. I like using magic to m-make things. I r-really like making dresses." She smiled up at him, her green eye sparkling.
Severus nodded automatically as his mind went through hoops to see if he can convince his mother to give him permission to get an underage license so that he can perform magic.
It was an hour later that everything was taken care of. Calliope's fluttering hands works hard on the dress clothes that she made him. A black suit with emerald accents, and a grey one with blood red accents. He liked them both. It fit his tall and thin from well and it made him look…dare he put it? Dapper and handsome. He looked at himself in the mirror and was surprised that he cleaned up well. He still had a hooked nose and a sallow face, but at least he looked a bit better.
He noticed in the mirror that Calliope was staring at him. She blushed a little and looked away. Delena beamed in the mirror.
"Ah, I'm glad that the clothes work on you. And my dear boy…" She said as she took out her wand. "You need to pull your hair back."
She waved her wand and a strip of leather tied his hair back. He thinks it make his face look a bit thin, but he couldn't stop the woman from smiling widely and happily at him.
He couldn't help but smile along.
"D-do c-come again." Calliope said as she levitated his clothes in the air and folded then neatly into the bags that she brought out.
Severus just gave a small smile. When she gave him the price he was shock that it was lower than expected. Only 30 galleons for the lot of clothes that he bought. He would usually exhaust the bag of galleons at Madam Malkin's instead.
"I think I might." Severus said softly.
Over the course of two and a half hours he spent here, he enjoyed the company of the two woman. They were pleasant and not at all pushy. Calliope, when focused and working, didn't stutter so much and she spoke of becoming a seamstress and dressmaker when she graduates Hogwarts, planning on taking over Juniper's Fabrics. Along with a side job of working with her elder brother with his News Business. He was currently trying to start it up, but can't seem to come up with a good name for it.
"He w-wanted to call it the Nargle Weekly…but I m-managed to talk him out of it." She giggled lightly.
He was surprised at this turn of events. He honestly thought that his life took a turn for the worse once he destroyed his friendship with Lily, even though she didn't give him much of a chance to explain to her about the situation in the Slytherin House and where he stands. Yes, he wasn't exactly even-tempered. He knew this…he has been working on controlling it better, but sometimes it got the best of him.
Now, his mother got in touch with her side of the family, she gave him money for new clothes, and was wielding magic like no was strange to him…but he welcomed the change that came with it. He hoped that it would turn out for the better.
"You look pleased about something." Calliope spoke, bringing him out of his thoughts.
"I was just…thinking about how nice it is not to have expectations for the time being." He answered.
"Oh. That's nice. There are days that I just don't w-want to work on my dresses. It's n-nice to have time off." She smiled at him as she folded the last of his shirts.
Severus had to agree with that. At the same time, he looked back on his past and noticed that he would generally be alone unless he was with Avery and Mulciber. And possibly Regulus Black as well. Perhaps…if he wanted to change (he could see his mother doing one-eighties in her personality and manners). He wanted to change. This was the first step he supposes.
"You seem to have a small amount of wrackspurts around you…" Calliope spoke catching his attention.
He looked up and gave the blond a look of confusion. She squeaked and lifted a hand to her mouth in embarrassment.
"S-sorry…I didn't mean to speak that out loud." She said shyly.
"No, no…what are wrackspurts?" He asked curiously.
"Oh…um…they are little creatures that make witches and wizards minds go fuzzy. You don't seem to have many." She said as she pushed back her that covered the right side of her face and saw the rather striking color of sky-light blue.
"Huh…you have heterochromia." He said as he compared her forest green eye on the left and the sky-blue on the other.
She smiled uncertainly at him.
"That's what the muggles call it. It is a little s-strange though. Although my Great A-aunt Dorothy say t-that it's more of a Lovegood trait than anything." Calliope shrugged a little. "My brother can see more than I do. I can only p-pick out a few creatures."
"Interesting. I don't see them." He said as he waved his hand to swat away something on his shoulder.
Calliope giggled.
"Well, that's because you don't focus magic to your eyes. At least in my case, there has always been magic in my right eye. My left eye doesn't see anything out of the ordinary. So it get's disorienting." She spoke a bit strongly.
He didn't even her her stutter. He soft voice was actually soothing to listen to. But he recalled hearing something…oh…
"So that was what you are being called at Hogwarts. Clumsy Calli." He said out-loud.
He noticed that Calliope hung her head and he quickly retracted his words.
"I-I didn't mean it, I just heard something about a girl in our year who is a bit clumsy and…" He paused as he heard something from the girl behind the counter.
It sounded like…giggling? Why would she giggle?
"I guess…" She said as she looked up at him. "that's an easier way to put it. It's why I cover this eye with my hair. So I don't see the creatures that are invisible to everyone else." she said as she pulled some hair back to cover her right eye.
"I thought I insulted you." He deadpanned.
"We Lovegoods take strangeness to the maximum. Clumsy Callie is just a name. I-it doesn't really hurt much. The muggle saying goes: "Sticks and Stone may break my bones, but words will never harm me." She smiled at him. "Besides…it doesn't matter to me if I have friends because of my name, my unique personality where I came from. As long as I have family, I have nothing to fear."
Little did Severus know, those last words that Calliope spoke would stick with him for the longest time.
Before Severus left Juniper's Fabrics, Delena told him that if he and his mother were ever in Diagon Alley again, to come and visit. Severus said he he would consider it and that he wouldn't mind coming back for school clothes thanks to the decent pricing. Delena beamed and Calliope simply smiled and told him that she had fun making clothes for him.
He had a feeling that he would be seeing her again. Most likely.
He stopped by at Tinny's Brewery to pick up the strawberry-currant wine that his mother wanted and he paid 20 galleons for it. It was fairly pricy for a drink like that. Luckily the glass bottle was spelled against breaking if it fell to the floor, so that was a bonus. After he got to the Leaky Cauldron, he gave a sickle to the Owner to use the floo. After speaking his address, he walked through. After smoothly exiting the fireplace an array of scents hit his nose. Sweet apples, seasoned meats and cooked vegetables make his mouth water just a little.
"If that's you Severus, please come into the kitchen." He heard his mother's voice.
He entered the kitchen and saw that his mother was taking out something from the oven. It was a pie. Not just any pie. It was her apple pie recipe. He placed the bags of clothing on the floor and carried the bottle of wine and placed it onto the table. He couldn't help himself. He went over to where his mother was and looked down at the flaky desert that just came out of the oven. It was the most heavenly thing he has seen and he wanted a piece of that pie.
"Don't. Even. Think about it." Eileen glared at her son.
"But…" He was cut off.
"Last time I made a pie like this, you took three slices!" She playfully glared at him.
"But you had a second pie." He said innocently.
"Hmph. Save your appetite for another hour. My brother and his children will be coming. As far as I know, Constantine is bringing Grace and Ulysses. Grigori's children are currently at a summer school, and Grogori has work. But this will be my first time meeting my niece and nephew from Constantine, at least part of them." Ellen said as she lifted her hand and bit into her thumbnail.
Now he knew where he got that thumbnail biting habit. Sure as hell didn't get it from his father.
"Nervous?" He asked.
He was feeling the same. He had never met his uncles or his cousins. He never thought that his mother would contact them after all these years.
"A little." She smiled nervously. "I may have seen my brothers just last night, but they really wanted to come back and visit."
"You do have a lot of cousins though." Eileen chuckled. "Eleven of them."
Severus paled slightly at that. He didn't know that his mother's side of the family was that large. This made him a lot more nervous then he should be.
"Don't look so pale, Severus. Ulysses and Grace should be enough for now. Grace is your age. So I hope you can get along with them." Eileen asked.
"Yes, but they could be prejudiced against my blood." He thought bitterly.
He was a Half-blood. He wasn't so sure if his cousins would be so tolerant of his blood status. They could put on fake smiles and get play nice when around the adults, but alone…he didn't even want to think about it.
He shook himself out of his thoughts before he saw his mother take out her wand and transfigured the table to be a bit longer, bigger, and a bit more fancy to hold all the food she made. She must be very excited to see her brothers. So he pushed away his feelings of fear, to make sure that his mother doesn't pick up on it. He wanted her happy.
He helped her finish up making the main meal, which was pork chops with rice and gravy (his mother must've saved up a lot of money to get the meat and fruits), and cooked cabbage and green beans with it as well. He set up the table with the plates and silverware they had (Gramma Snape's fine china). And the good glasses for water and wine glasses for those who are above the drinking age.
True to Eileen's word, an hour later the fireplace came to life with green flames. Severus wore his new clothes, black jeans, a blue t-shirt, and his converse. He had his hair pulled back with the strip of leather that Delena gave him. Eileen wore her red sundress with white stitching designs on it. She put on a bare amount of make-up on and red lipstick that suited her well. She told him not to worry too much about formal wear. So they both dressed up casual.
The first person to come through the fireplace was a tall and tanned boy. He was wearing a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows with a loose black tie, black slacks and red converse. He had dark brown hair that was a bit of a tamed mess. James potter could take a lesson from this guy. His face was handsome and he looked like a male model like the ones in the magazines Lily would sneak onto the Hogwarts express and look at while waiting to get to Hogsmeade.
"Hello, I hope I got the right address." He spoke before his onyx eyes widened at the roar of the flames behind him and he quickly got out of the way as someone tripped over the grate and topped to the floor.
"Eek!" A female voice said as she scrambled to her feet. "Ugh, I'm not going to get used to all this flooing…ever."
"Nice landing, Grace." The boy spoke condescendingly. "You would think that all these years of floo travel, you would get it down somewhat."
"Not my fault I get dizzy every time I use it." The girl said as she shuffled forward a bit.
She had long wavy chestnut colored hair and part of it was pulled back with a butterfly clip and the rest of her hair was cascading down her back. She had a heart-shaped face, a slightly pointed nose, cupid-bow lips and high cheekbones. She had lightly tanned skin and her eyes were sparkling obsidian. She was rather pretty as she wore a brown peasant short-sleeved blouse and bellbottom jeans. She too was wearing converse, but it was dyed green.
She rubbed her arm a little and groaned.
"I hate Floo travel." she muttered as the fireplace roared again.
This time a man stepped though. Severus noted that he wore clothing similar to the boy that came through first. A white dress shirt, with a red tie loosened up, black slacks, black dress shoes, and a tan trench coat. He was older and he stood up straight.
"Well, looks like we are all here." The man spoke smiling.
Eileen gave a bright smile and walked up to the man.
"Welcome back, Icarus." She said chuckling.
"It's Constantine, Eileen, don't say my first name in front of my kids." The man greeted through his teeth.
"Icarus? Really dad? After all these years of trying to get what your given name was, it was Icarus?" The boy gave a hearty laugh.
"I hate that name." The man deadpanned.
"Well, it's better than Ulysses." The girl, Grace, spoke up.
"Hey!" The boy chatted back.
Eileen chuckled before beckoning Severus to come forward.
"Constantine, this is my son, Severus." She said introducing him.
Severus gave a half-smile before lifting a hand to shake.
"Well, it's nice to finally meet my sister's son. You may call me Constantine." He said taking Severus' hand and shook it briefly.
"Theses little annoyances are my children, your cousins, Ulysses and Grace." Constantine chuckled.
"Funny, dad…very funny." The girl spoke up before stepping forward and observed Severus.
"Well, better late then never, cousin Severus." She smiled up at him. "I'm Grace, as my father already introduced myself, and I hope that as cousins we get along very well."
Severus was a bit surprised. He assumed that his mother's side of the family would be Purebloods. He wasn't really expecting his…uncle and cousins to dress like muggles. Still he would act as polite as he could though.
"Well, then I find this fascinating. A missing aunt and cousin and all of a sudden they show up. I feel like I missed out on something." Ulysses spoke up as he took Severus' hand and shook it as well, before leaning in to speak to him.
"A warning though, The some of the girls of the family are very touchy-feely. I'm warning you right now so that you are not caught off guard." The older boy said good naturally.
"Don't listen to him. He just happy at the fact that there was another cousin in the family." Grace said as she pushed her brother rather hard.
"Ah! See! Beware! She'll eat you alive." Ulysses chuckled.
Severus was a bit baffled by their personalities. And they were supposed to be raised Pureblood! So what is the difference then? He put the question to the back of his mind before hesitantly giving a small smile back.
"I smell something delicious. You actually cook, Eileen?" Constantine said gaining the attention of the three newly met cousins.
"Yes, And I'll have you know that I've done a good job of cooking." Eileen glared at her older brother.
"Well, I've only had Diane's cooking before, so this should be interesting. A Pureblood cooking, what has the world come too?" Constantine mocked before Eileen took on an expression that she would have none of his crap.
Severus had to hold back a laugh because that was the same look he would give his classmates when they would ask him to do their homework. He would leave them to the dust.
"If you are not hungry, I will take my niece and nephew and my son to eat and you can go back home, Icarus." Eileen cracked at him, smirking as she did so.
"It's Constantine." He deadpanned.
"Icarus…haha." Ulysses chuckled.
Grace shook her head and turned to Severus.
"Well then cousin, shall we go and eat?" She smiled at him.
Severus was slightly put off by how kind she was, but as his Mother taught him manners, he nodded.
Dinner went by splendidly. Eileen was a bit worried in the beginning of her son seeing his cousins for the first time, and she too was also a bit wary…
The Most Ancient and Most Honorable House of Prince have been raised in old pureblood traditions, but her father was an only child and he was a stickler for traditions. It wasn't until her mother came along and had him loosen up just a little. Which is why Constantine preferred wearing his tan trench coat everywhere. It was his signature. Eileen had always preferred having her hair up in very intricate braids and buns since she was a child, and Grigori would be the traditional one of the three. But he would wear muggle clothes when he was at home.
But as she had stated before, her father was a stickler for the old traditions. She was going to have to ask him what he really thought about her marriage with Tobias when she saw him again. If she ever did. If he could manage to tolerate Cosnatntine's Marriage to a muggle-born…what would he think of her situation?
She focused on her son's interaction with his cousins, small talk actually. She could tell that he was a bit wary of them. She didn't blame him. It was his first time meeting them. He had always been shy even when he was a child. She was glad that he was trying though.
"So, Eileen tells me that you are at the top percentile at Hogwarts in Potions, am I correct?" Constantine spoke up.
Actually Eileen never said that. But she knew that the Prince family has a talent in potions. So there was a bonus there.
"I am…I do enjoy potions." Severus said with a half smile.
"Same here. I've been working out a few potions myself actually." Grace spoke up.
This caught Severus' attention.
"Oh?" He asked.
Grace nodded and smiled at him after taking a bite out of the apple pie that Eileen served.
"I'm not that big on creating potions, but I like to experiment of certain reactions mix with different works with what and how it would affect the users of certain potions. " She said taking a drink of her water.
Eileen noticed that her son's eyes lit up a bit. Here was something that will get him to come out. She smiled endearingly at her son as he spoke up.
"What ingredients do you use?" He asked.
"I like using unicorn tail hair and thestral tail hair together. They have very interesting reactions to each other. Light and Dark together. But when I mix it with Basilisk venom and phoenix feathers…" She trailed of when Constantine spoke up.
"Now where would you get Basilisk blood and phoenix feathers, Grace? Certainly not from your Uncle." Constantine said chuckling.
"Er…well…I would get it myself of course. Remember when we went to the Yellowstone preserve of Magical Creatures in America? Well, I just visited them last week because, Tommy, the caretaker, let me know that Darla, their basilisk was filled to the brim with venom. So I milked her. As for the phoenix feathers, they gave me freshly molted ones." She said as she scratched the side of her nose.
"That's fantastic…if only I can get my hands on those ingredients." Severus said out loud.
Ulysses groaned out loud.
"Great…another potions fanatic." He chuckled.
"And what is wrong with potions?" Severus asked.
Ulysses sat up and chuckled, before shaking his head a little.
"It's not one of my strengths. I prefer Transfiguration and the Occult magics." He chuckled.
Eileen saw the surprised look on her son's face and she had to admit it, she did that too before turning to Constantine.
"Occult magics?" She asked her older brother.
"I never told you?" Constantine said smiling. "That's right…you never knew what I went into after you left."
Constantine ate more of the roast that Eileen made before explaining.
"I went to a Wizarding University in America. Turned out, they offered courses of Ancient to Dark and Occult magics. It caught my interest and I took the courses." Constantine chuckled at the shocked look that Severus had on his face.
Eileen had a look on her face as she processed this. That honestly wasn't new to her. Constantine had always been interested in the Dark Arts and anything pertaining to them, even when they were young.
"You practice the Dark Arts?" He asked.
"Dad's always been working with the Dark Arts, it's actually a good career choice outside of Britain. There's a lot of witches and wizards that are looking into the older places of the world to learn what magics they have used in the past." Ulysses said shrugging. "I'm planning on doing that as well. But I'm going to Halestrom's in Germany for two semesters before transferring to America to take those courses as well."
"But isn't the Dark Arts…evil?" Severus asked seriously looking up at Constantine.
Constantine looked at his newly found Nephew. He could see the curiosity behind those eyes. He didn't blame the boy. The Dark Arts has always have a bit of an allure of 'Forbidden' magics. But he took the Dark Arts seriously. As Dark Arts pertain to the oldest magics available, he wanted to piece together puzzles that make up the basis of magics. It was all fascinating to him. He graduated in Demonology (yes there are demons out there, just as there are dementors and wraiths and Fey kind), Exorcism, (you'd be surprised how many ghosts and sub-demons would possess people), and He had a Mastery in the Dark Arts. He liked expanding his mind a bit when it came to magics such as that.
Constantine placed his elbows on the table and leaned forward with a smirk on his face.
"What do you think of the Dark Arts?" He asked his nephew.
Silence covered the dinner table for a moment or so before Severus spoke up.
"Magic is magic right? It's how you wield it…I guess?" Severus ended with a question.
"To a point. I remember a colleague, who was an absolute idiot, don't know how he got into the university, he was performing a Dark Spell and the idiot didn't bother to read the warnings of said Dark Spell. Became possessed by a malevolent spirit. Took me and a few other people three tries to get the spirit out of the guy." Constantine shrugged.
"What happened afterwards?" Severus asked.
"He died." Constantine said simply.
A silence permeated the home before Grace spoke up.
"Nice going, Father. You just killed the mood." She chuckled before turning to Severus. "When it comes to a career in the Dark Arts, you have to fine tune everything. Follow the rules to a T, follow the exact words, in the exact order, use extensive protection spells, and write symbols down correctly."
"In this case, he didn't protect himself enough to overcome the possession." Constantine shrugged.
"I forgot how well you know the Dark Arts, Constantine." Eileen said impressed by Grace's words.
Eileen had forgotten that Constantine has always been interesting in old magics. Weather it be Dark, Light, or in-between.
She can tell the Severus was impressed as well.
"So…The Dark Arts are not…evil then?" Severus asked.
"Evil? No…Evil would have to be…ah, what would you called it, Dad? Corrupt magics, Is that was you call it nowadays?" Ulysses asked.
"Yes. Corrupt Magics. We separate the Dark from the Corrupt. As one of 10 Master of the Dark Arts in the world, it's not that easy researching." Constantine shrugged. "The Dark Arts is just another form of magic that takes extreme care. It's like wielding a muggle gun. You know how to use it but you don't use it unless you are being held hostage or you are in a battle. It is a similar concept."
"Ah… you delved that far into your career, Constantine? I'm surprised Father even let you do that." Eileen said smiling.
"Tell you the truth, it wasn't father who threw a fit." Constantine smiled a cheesy grin. "Mother was flipping tables when she found out that I was going to America to learn more about the Dark Arts. And let me tell you, I didn't come out of my room for a week when she found out."
"I can imagine…" Eileen said slightly dazed.
Both siblings shuddered at their mother's temper. At least they knew where they get their infamous temper from. It was definitely not their father.
Eileen noticed that Severus was in conversation with Ulysses and Grace about his view on the Dark Arts and she nudged Constantine to pay attention.
"What? Really? Hogwarts doesn't teach the Dark Arts?" Grace asked.
"No, it's considered illegal now." Severus explained.
"Like Father said, if you want to defend yourself, you have to know both sides of magic." Ulysses spoke annoyed.
"Tell that to the people in Hogwarts." Severus said darkly.
Eileen was about to jump in to make sure Severus didn't have to talk about what happened to him at Hogwarts, but Grace beat her to it.
"They're idiots then…how would they expect to defend themselves when they don't know anything about the Dark Arts? I understand that there are side affects to the Dark Arts if used incorrectly." Grace said as she tapped her chin thoughtfully.
"Side effects?" This caught Severus' attention.
"Indeed." Constantine chuckled gaining the attention of Grace and Severus.
Ulysses ate as if he has heard this before.
"If you are using the Dark arts of your own selfish means, the magic that is used will twist you. Remember the story of Rothbart the Great Animal, Eileen?" Constantine asked his sister.
"Oh, that is an old story. But I remember it well. The sorcerer Rothbart worked under a King in a small country of Denmark. Eventually when he started using the Dark Arts for his selfish means, he was banished from the Kingdom for conspiracy against the King." Eileen spoke.
She paused as she saw the three young adults focused on her. Her son more so. He had never heard of this story before. She never had the chance to, with Tobias around.
She told the story. The Sorcerer had a plan to destroy the King who had banished him. So when the King's daughter had come of age and was betrothed to a Prince of a neighboring Kingdom, he kidnapped the Princess in a form of a Great animal. A mixture of creatures. Nothing like an animagus form. Eventually the Dark magic that had been accumulating in the Sorcerers body started to poison him. The Prince who had come to slay Rothbart, barely survived if it wasn't for shooting a holy arrow struck to the heart. Rothbart's magic twisted against him and destroyed him from the inside out. Leaving behind nothing but bones and dust.
"Dark magics can easily turn into Corrupt Magics, if you are not careful. There are people who have a right to be afraid, but those who are brave and smart enough to respect the Dark Arts could easily be the most renowned Witch or Wizard in the world." Eileen explained.
She never realized how much perspective that her son was gaining from the story, and how much a great storyteller his mother was.
Severus actually enjoying the time he has with his two cousins.
Grace was very open and very kind. She spoke of many things such as muggle films, musics, and sports. Which surprised him greatly. She was also very animated and very visual. She enjoys writing stories and making potions as a hobby. She was also a Junior Duelist.
"My mother wanted all of her kids to take dueling classes and such to protect ourselves. I'm not as good as Ulysses, but I'm decent." She had told him.
Ulysses could be described as a Mini-Constantine. He was very charismatic and slightly dramatic. He will be going to Halestrom's in the fall to start his University Education. He plans in following his Father's footsteps and become a Master of the Dark Arts. He was a Duelist as well, but he never participated in competitions. He enjoys playing his guitar in his spare time.
"It was something that caught my eye. And birds like guys who play guitar." Ulysses chuckled.
He was also a bit of of a playboy.
"So you go to Beaubaxtons?" Severus said as they sat on a soft rug in front the fire place.
Eileen and Constantine were going to catch up cleaning in the dining room while the young adults were in the living room, conversing.
"Yes. Lovely place for education, not so much for the social scene." Grace grimaced.
"Oh yes, let's see if I remember…oh yes, you did tell a rather annoying boy to 'Screw himself with a Lethifold and hope his children will be the stuff of nightmares.' That was actually a very clever wording to leave you alone." Ulysses chuckled.
"You did that?" Severus asked.
"He has been bothering me since the first day I attended school. You would think after a few hits to the head would make him stop pursuing me." She shook her head.
"Well you are a Prince. Pure-blooded and on the top of the food chain." Severus said out loud.
"Pure-blood? Ha! You actually believe in blood status? Ridiculous." Ulysses laughed.
"We're half-bloods." Grace said as Severus had a shocked look on his face.
"You're half-bloods?" Severus said astonished.
This threw him for a loop. He assumed that the Prince side of his mother's family were pure-bloods all the way. It hear that they were half-bloods threw what little belief in blood status back into his face.
"Da never really cared for Blood status. Granted, our cousins, Kale, Hestia, and Jason are Pure-bloods, but they don't give a wit about that either. If I recall correctly, Kale's been dating around. Muggle girls, Half-bloods, muggle borns, Pure-bloods…He doesn't care." Ulysses shrugged.
"The Prince Family may be old fashioned in Traditions, but it never really stopped Da and Uncle from marrying who they wanted to marry." Grace said.
"Ah, you forget, Uncle Grigori's marriage was arranged." Ulysses pointed out.
"And it was practically love at first sight. Aunt Elise really liked Uncle Grigori…she just had to remove the pole from his arse first." Grace smiled.
Severus couldn't help but smile a little at his cousins. They didn't care for blood-status. That was a great relief.
"So…will you tell me more about the family? The other cousins that I have?" Severus asked.
Grace lit up like fireworks as she chattered about the younger siblings that she had as well as the children from Grigori. Severus learned many things. Perseus and Barnabas were two wicked and mischievous twins who enjoy playing pranks. Helen and Sophia were crafty and clever but their personality's are like day and night. Although they like to mess with their father by dressing like the other. He would always get them wrong. Titus and Zita were last twins in the family and they were actually very subdued and calm. They will be turning eleven in August.
She then moved to Grigori's children. Kale was going to Halestrom's to start his career in Potions. She explained that after a couple of years at Halestrom's he will be heading to Egypt to continue his educations in Potions. He took very much after Uncle Grigori in that regard. Jason was the youngest of Grigori's children. He's very energetic and nothing would stop him from learning about creatures. Especially Dragons. He loved flying more than life itself. It was then Grace started talking about Hestia. She loved her precious little cousin very much. Hestia was the middle child of Grigori's kids. But she was different then the rest of the family. She has High Functioning Autism. She is precious and apparently very intelligent. She liked magic, but she absolutely loved muggle sciences.
Severus had heard of the mental defect before, but he doesn't know much about it.
"When Hestia was little, Uncle Grigori and Aunt Elise took Hestia to St. Mungo's to see if they can help Hestia's mental state with magic. But the Healers suggested that they keep her to study, but Uncle and Auntie refused. Hestia turned out just fine. But she hates being coddled and will only touch you on her wishes." Grace said fondly. "She's also very sensitive. She doesn't like loud noises. So we have a special spell over her room at Prince Manor that block out noise and such. She's emotionless to a degree, but it's just how she is."
"She's a special one that's for sure. She doesn't really care much for magic unless she uses it for protection. Otherwise, she loves going to muggle school and learning about their sciences and other such things." Ulysses spoke. "She actually wants to create things with a mixture of magic and science. I have no doubt that she will be stubborn enough to do so."
"And she's a pure-blood?" Severus pointed out.
"Didn't we tell you we have no care for Blood Status? Muggle or not, Uncle Grigori wants his children happy. Just like Da wants us to be happy. Doesn't matter what we do." Ulysses pointed out.
As Severus heard more stories about their -His- family, the more he wanted to be a part of it. He then told him what little good memories he had with his mother.
As Severus spoke with his cousins, a different conversation was being held with Eileen and Constantine.
"So what do you say?" Constantine spoke as he was drying the dishes with his sister.
"I don't know, Constantine…I just don't think it's time yet…maybe after I talk about it with Tobias…" Eileen then trailed off.
She knew that her husband would reject the idea…but she knew that her son and herself needed a change of place…and if Tobias would quit his drinking and gambling. She would hold out hope that he would change and agree to what Constantine is proposing...
If only for the better.
TAL21: Well, there we go! The second chapter of MSKWYDITD. I hope you liked this chapter because I have been working on it all month. XD We will be going through a bit of a time skip for the next chapter. As Severus gets to know all of his cousins, In which i will explain in detail for the next chapter, he will be getting along with them. Especially with Grigori and Constantine. Now, I won't make his totally accepting of his family, he's trying to get used to the fact that he has such a large family from his mother's side. So he was pretty much thrown for a loop when he found out that Constantine's kids were half-bloods. So it kinda made him think a bit more. :) And You also got to meet another one of my OC who is Calliope Lovegood. I honestly wasn't sure about putting her in there, but then she just popped up and NEVER. WENT. AWAY. So I hope she is to your liking. I like her very much as I wrote her. :) I really did enjoy writing this chapter as it took me some time to get used to writing it for so long. XD So wait until next month for the next chapter and I hope you guys will enjoy it! :D REMEMBER TO LEAVE AWESOME REVIEWS AND OPINIONS! I love hearing from my readers and i enjoy hearing what they have to say about my stories weather it be bad or good. :) ON TO THE SHOUT OUTS!:
actionliker: There is a lot of fics with Sev being paired with Lily and not becoming a death eater. Yeah, I enjoy those stories alot, but there are times that I wish that he would be paired up with someone else though. Something about Lily just rubs me the wrong way as I dive into the books again and see how everything plays out. Both she and Severus were teenagers at the time when they split. Peer pressure and racisim were abundant at those times and it wasn't easy to just pick a side. You join or die. I think Severus was pressured to join the DE because he feared for his life. Not to mention his Potions skills were astounding. I'm doing a different take on his change of life. Hopefully I didn't disappoint you. :)
PiffyEQ: Eventually Eileen will get Sev's nose fixed. XD But that won't be happening for the time being. I have to write the story first. XD And Yeah, I'll be fixing up Sev a bit so that he can get some confidence in him. That would be his cousin's job to help him out. XD And Yeah, Lily has been portrayed as perfect in the books and I didn't really like it that much. Lily will have her flaws as well. She may have seen the good in everyone, but the fact that she broke off her friendship with him because of peer pressure and the political stress was rough. In that setting, it was a trying time because Voldy was rising up and throwing shit to the fan. So let's just say that this will be a bit different from other Sev redemption and origin stories. I hope you enjoy it! :D
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