Welcome to Life
Chapter 3: The Countdown
Well that was a bit anticlimactic…was Snape's only thought.
From the grandness of the door and the bright light that filled the cave he had expected something fairly impressive to serve as the goblin's home. Instead there was just a long hallway with bright overhead light fixtures that ran along the length of the dingy yellowish brown faded ceiling.
"Follow me, her room is not far." murmured Blackgrip.
Down the hall they walked, Snape, always aware of his surroundings, noted the doors that were interspersed throughout the hall seemed to be made of some kind of metal, perhaps bronze or such that made them shine with a brown hue.
Snape tried to keep track of the direction they were heading. left, right, up two flights of stairs, another left, though a door down a hallway, right…blast why must goblins make things so difficult! Finally the odd group stopped in front of a door in the middle of the hallway. There was nothing remarkable about this door save that it had the number 102907 on it. Making Snape wonder how many Goblins actually lived in this maze.
"this is it Gentlemen, its not grand but then again the child doesn't exactly need frills," the goblin wheezed as though he had said something remarkably witty, as he turned pulled out a key and opened the door.
"Well this is exciting isn't it my boy. In only four minutes we'll be meeting little Rose Potter" Dumbledore seemed not concerned in the least about the present predicament but his usual happy-go-lucky self.
"Ill try to contain my over running cup of joy" was the dry response from his companion. As they were led into the room where Snape's future charge was being kept they noticed at once the music that seemed to be playing from nowhere. Snape recognized it fleetingly as the Moonlight Sonata, something his mother played often when he was young. However his interest was immediately captured by the small dais surrounded by heaps if gold standing in the middle of the room.
And upon that dais, small and fragile lying inside a glass coffin like structure was Rose Potter.
(A.N. I'm not that mean, let's try and make this a BIT longer)
"She's very tiny, do you know her date of birth by any chance Blackgrip?" was the first statement uttered from Dumbledore.
"Yes in fact, I have her papers right here." Blackgrip reached onto a small shelf built into the wall. "Rose Catherine Potter," he read. "Born October 10th 1981. To James and Lilly Potter nee Evans. Brought to Gringotts on October 31st though a transportation spell to vault 3689. Tempus Consto charm activated automatically upon arrival."
Snape, who had been standing by the door up until now spoke up then, "so then she didn't arrive here until the 31st. presumably at the moment the Potters were attacked?"
"Yes that is correct Mr. Snape, the Potters apparently had it all arranged with Gringotts security and the manager of the bank at the time. They were given a special spell that would allow them to send one object though bank security to a specific vault or place, in this case that glass contraption over there. And have an additional spell cast at the moment the first was activated. Since I happened to be the goblin charged with their accounts the responsibility for caring for the youngling fell to me " the goblin let a slow grin cross his face. " What human? Did you think the Potters just happened to place her in the vault on that night on the off chance they were going to be attacked?"
Snape saw red. "Now now gentlemen, now is not the time to be bickering, would anyone care for a lem-"
WWAAAAHHHHHHHH……….
All three males turned simultaneously to the source of the powerful racket that was overpowering the beautiful classical music coursing though the room.
"Well it seems someone has woken up from their nap, isn't it wonderful Severus?" Dumbledore smiled and walked to pick up the flailing three week old baby from the now empty dais, the glass "contraption" Snape noticed was no where in sight. It seemed midnight had passed and now Severus Snape was the proud guardian of a screaming healthy annoying baby girl.
"I can barely contain my rapture" he stated all the while thinking oh Merlin what have I gotten myself into!!
Ok so there it is the third chapter!!! Please R&R ALL comments are welcome. let me know if there is any thing you can think of that will improve upon the story or my writing. I'M LOOKING FOR A BETA!!! ANYONE INTERESTED LEAVE ME A COMMENT!!!!
