Power of the Prince Lineage

SeverusxLily & Children

Rated T

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or its characters from the franchise. That honor belongs to JK Rowling

Power of the Prince Lineage

Chapter 4: The Triplets Discuss their Concerns

The next morning at breakfast Eileen sat at the Ravenclaw Table between Holly and Roderick, bobbing her head from practically falling asleep in her scrambled eggs and bacon. She had stayed most of the night awake with her parents trying to recover from her overwhelming vision and having trouble falling back asleep from fear of having nightmares about the vision. Her worst fear was having nightmares about the evil man with red eyes forming from the cauldron. All of it was too much for her the night before. She had eventually fallen into an exhausted sleep against her father on the sofa while he and her mother talked softly above her in worried tones.

A hand shaking her shoulder caused Eileen to snap her black eyes open and sit straight up in her seat and look around in surprise before blurting out, "What?"

Roderick gave his little sister a confused look and asked, "Are you alright, Eileen?"

"Yes, why wouldn't I be?"

"Because you're practically falling asleep in your breakfast, which you've scarcely touched."

Holly looked up from her bowl of oatmeal and said while giving her friend a concerned look, "She woke up screaming last night and then ran off to find Professor Snape."

"Dad?"

The brunette shook her head and replied, "It's nothing, really."

"Eileen, you've been acting weird ever since your eyes turned grey last night when Dumbledore revealed the Goblet of Fire," Holly said.

Roderick's brown eyes widened a fraction as he took in what the dirty blonde girl said. Eileen had had a vision the night before? Giving his sister a hard gaze he said in a low voice, "Eileen, tell me what you Saw."

"It's nothing, Rod," Eileen replied quietly.

"Eileen."

Eileen gave a heavy sigh and said, "I'll tell you later during free period, and Toby too; I promise."

"Tell us what?" Tobias' voice came from behind them.

Roderick turned and said, "We'll find out during free period, so just wait."

Tobias nodded and turned gave his siblings a smile before his gaze landed on Holly. Green eyes widened as he stared at her while taking in her short dirty blonde hair, grey eyes, and cute freckles. His staring caused Holly to blush pink and she gave him a slight wave and small smile, revealing the single dimple she had in her left cheek. His own cheeks turned pink and he said almost stiffly, "Hi."

Holly ducked her head and replied, "Hi."

Eileen and Roderick couldn't help but silently laugh at their brother's expense. Tobias looked, well for lack of a better word, like a love-struck idiot. They continued to watch their brother stare at Holly before he suddenly seemed to come back to himself and rush off. As soon as he was gone Eileen and Roderick released their snickers causing the blonde girl to look at them.

"What? Did I do something wrong?" Holly asked.

Shaking her head Eileen said, "No, you didn't. Anyway we need to get going, or we'll be late for Herbology."

The two girls stood up and Eileen told Roderick she would see him when it was time for free period; then the two girls rushed off to make it to the Hogwarts Green House.

Later when free period rolled around, Eileen waited anxiously near the Great Hall for her brothers to appear. She was really worried about what they would think about her vision. She had never had one so intense and frightening before, but she knew out of everyone she could trust and count on them. Roderick and Tobias were her best friends and would be with her through thick and thin.

A few minutes later the two boys came down the stairs towards her, both of them sharing curious expressions. They obviously wanted to know what their little sister wanted to tell them concerning her vision. Eileen gestured for them to follow her and they ended up going down into the dungeons. They passed by some older Slytherins but the older students said nothing. They knew they were the fearsome Potions professor's children and knew better than to mess with them unless they wanted to face Professor Snape's wrath. It wasn't long until Eileen stopped in front of the Sphinx portrait (which the boys knew was the entrance to their father's private quarters) and said, "Nightingale."

As the portrait opened Tobias said, "Really?"

Eileen turned towards her brothers and gave them a sweet smile, the smile they both knew wasn't as innocent as it seemed. Their sister had used it plenty a time to get her way or out of trouble. There was smugness behind it and they both believed she had to have gotten it from their mother. Following the youngest of the three inside, they entered their father's private quarters and settled themselves on the floor in front of the fireplace.

Once they were comfortable Tobias asked, "So what is it that you wanted to tell us, sis?"

"So I had a vision in my sleep last night, a very frightening vision and it involved Harry," Eileen said.

Roderick frowned and asked, "How so?"

Eileen shrugged and answered, "I'm not sure, but it has something to with the Tri-Wizard Tournament and the Goblet of Fire."

"And how is it frightening?" Tobias asked.

"Well, it was like two visions in one. The first one was in this house and there were two men there, and they seemed to be worshiping this…thing. Then it changed to a graveyard and Harry looked to be forcibly held by magic to this Grim Reaper looking tombstone. The thing that the men were bowing to was dropped into this cauldron and rose out of it forming into a man, but he had red eyes. Guys, the amount of evil I felt coming off of that evil wizard, it was overwhelmingly frightening. It still gives me goose-bumps just thinking about it, and not the good ones."

Tobias' green eyes widened and Roderick stared in shock at her. They both looked at each other before turning back to her, Tobias asking, "Does mum and dad know?"

"Yes, I told them last night," Eileen answered.

Roderick didn't say anything for a moment, but after a while he said, "I've also been having been having a funny feeling as of late, but not about the tournament in particular."

Tobias and Eileen turned to Roderick waiting for him to speak. Roderick's brown eyes regarded his siblings for a moment before he spoke saying, "I've been having a weird feeling about Moody."

"What about him?" Eileen asked.

"I don't know; there's just something not right about him. I don't want to just say this without any proof, but if you ask me, I don't think Moody is who he says he is. He's just too…I don't know, but there is just something wrong about him; I can feel it."

Eileen frowned before turning to their red haired sibling asking, "What about you, Toby? Is there anything you would like to share?"

Tobias looked down at the carpet for a moment before saying, "At first I thought it was nothing and I wasn't going to say anything, but now I feel like I have to."

"What is it, Tobias?" Roderick asked concerned.

Out of all three of them Tobias was the cheerful one. Nothing ever seemed to bother him or keep him down for long. So if there was something bothering him, especially considering the conversation they were having, then it had to be something serious.

The redhead took a breath and asked, "You know the mark on dad's arm? With the skull and snake? And Uncle Luc shares one, too?" When his siblings nodded he continued. "Well for some reason every time I saw it over the summer, it would look like it was glowing red, almost like it was burning. I then began to see it in my dreams, only in the sky and I keep hearing the word Morsmordre. I don't know what it means, but it has to do with that mark. And on top of that I'm hearing this hissing in my ears, almost like it's talking to me, and I can understand it. It keeps telling me that dark times are nearing. I don't know about you guys, but I'm a bit scared."

All of three of them sat in silence and stared at each other, none of them sure what to do. What could all of it mean? They didn't know but they knew one thing: it was all connected somehow. Even if Roderick's seemed to be just speculation, he was never wrong with his discernment of people, so something definitely had to be up about Professor Moody. They weren't sure what was going to happen this year, but they could all silently agree that whatever it was, they would have to keep a sharp eye out.

Before they could say any more, the portrait opened and Severus walked inside, his black eyes widening slightly at seeing his children settled in the floor in his private quarters. He arched an eyebrow as he took in their guilty expressions, his eyes narrowing when they avoided his gaze. Stopping to look down at them he asked, "What are you three doing in here?"

"Nothing," the triplets answered simultaneously.

Severus stared at them some more before zeroing in on Tobias. He knew if he wanted answers he would easily get them from the middle child of the three. Bending down so he was on their level he looked at the red haired boy and said, "Toby, what were you three doing in here?"

Tobias scratched the back of his head and answered, "Nothing, dad."

"Tobias."

"Really, nothing."

"Tobias Rupert Snape," Severus said sternly.

"We were just talking!" Tobias exclaimed, his face flushed in nervousness and shame. He didn't like lying, especially to his parents, but he figured it was alright to tell a half-truth in this instance.

Roderick decided to take over and inputted, "We just wanted to spend some time together, just the three of us."

Eileen nodded and said, "And we were hoping that it would be alright if we had lunch with you today." She made sure to blink her eyes for effect as she smiled at her father, hoping to Merlin he would buy it.

Severus couldn't help but return his daughter's smile. He knew that his son wasn't telling him the whole truth, causing the other two children to intervene in the hopes he would drop his questioning of them being in his private quarters. Knowing that whatever the three of them were discussing wasn't going to pass their lips to him, he decided to let the topic go for now and stood back up saying, "Alright, you can eat in here. Lily is coming soon with Aunt Petunia and Kurt to have lunch as well."

"And Uncle Sirius and Dudley too?" Tobias asked smiling.

"No, Sirius is at work and Dudley is in school; you know this."

Eileen shrugged and said, "It'd still be nice if they could come."

Roderick nodded in agreement just as the Floo sounded. A few seconds later Lily stepped through with Petunia and Kurt, Kurt instantly running and throwing himself at Roderick, knocking the dark haired boy back. Petunia laughed and went to hug her niece and nephews as Lily went to greet Severus with a hug and kiss. Turning to her children she greeted, "Hello, my babies. What are you doing here?"

"Having lunch with dad," they answered, causing Severus to roll his eyes while shaking his head.

Petunia smiled and said, "Well, let us eat."

Severus nodded and called a House Elf to bring them food, which appeared in front of them on the table seconds later. The seven of them moved to the table to sit and eat lunch together and catch up. And as they did, Roderick, Tobias, and Eileen all shared a look telling each other to promise to not to tell another soul what they talked about. It would stay between the three of them until they could figure out exactly what was happening.

Author's Note: Just wanted to say that Petunia did get Dudley back. To know how, please check out my little side story to Coming Back to You called Complete With You. I wrote it realizing I never mentioned what happened to Petunia and Sirius in the epilogue of CBtY. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and stay tuned for the next one. Love, SehunsBae37.