Sanguine and the Order of the Phoenix

by L'Angleterre

The Daedric Princes decide to meddle with the wizarding world and the mortal plane, by becoming human. They become entangled in plots involving the Order of the Phoenix and Voldemort - with the Princes involved, who will end up successful? Sort of following canon events, but my memory is hazy so there may be inconsistencies. This story is a crossover between Harry Potter and TES.

13. Chapter 13

The Nightmare and the Departure

One night, Potter had raised utter Oblivion around the castle, running down the halls shouting for half the night. Utterly unamused, Sanguine ceased his make out session with Sheogorath and decided to nose around. Upon leaving the shadowy classroom, he caught a glimpse of Professor McGonagall's nightgown and a mop of black hair disappear around the corner. Dismissing it as another Potter™ thing, he headed back down to the dungeons before he could get called out for being absent.

Vaermina's holidays began early, the lucky Daedra, because it would seem that Potter had dreamt about her 'father', the Weasley Patriarch, being attacked - and it had happened. It seemed rigged. With a knowing look, she bade farewell to Sanguine that morning, but they'd see each other soon enough when he went to stay with them. He was considered one of the Hufflepuff's only friends by her family, so accepted their offers to let him stay every year with a charming smile. Wiping an imaginary tear from her scowling face, he wished her a safe journey and her father all the best.

Granger approached him during one of his 'study time fun time' sessions with Hermaeus, who had already memorised everything, to ask about occlumency.

'I remember Professor Snape saying that you were quite skilled at it Sam,' she said. 'Harry needs some help with it, but he won't ask so...' Sanguine cringed at the reminder. During one particularly heated potions lesson, he had brought up something that a quick 'legilimens' had told him about the Professor. This resulted in an awkward, thirty second mental assault, which Sanguine was proud to say he had won. After all, he couldn't have poor little Severus seeing all the atrocities he'd committed.

'Of course I'll help,' he replied, beaming. Hermaeus snorted and returned to his book, which he was reading for the third time.

The exchange had told him three things.

One, Granger was suspicious of them.

Two, the Headmaster was a suspicious character.

Three, Potter had someone else's soul wedged in his forehead.