Title: Snape's Revenge
Rating: K
Summary: Voldemort makes Snape Headmaster but when Voldemort tells him who will be Muggle Studies Professor and Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Snape has his own ideas on who would be perfect for the positions. Guess who comes to Hogwarts?
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Chapter 20: Filch's Visit
"I wonder what this is all about," Severus asked Minerva when they left.
She looked at the piece after they had left and Minerva told him that she believed that it looked like blood.
"Do you think this has anything to do with that man's death?" Minerva asked him.
"I don't know but I have a feeling that I'm going to find out," Severus said.
Minerva placed a hand on his arm and looked at him. "You be careful, alright," she said to him, her voice filled with worry.
"I promise that I will," Severus told her and then kissed her goodbye.
When he got back home he fed the cats and then placed the cloth on the table. He had a feeling that it was blood but was it Mr. Short. He didn't know the man personally but someone wanted him dead and had done it. He had a bad feeling that Mrs. Swish was responsible but that was only because she had yelled at him when he had interviewed Mr. Short.
"What I don't understand is did Mrs. Swish do it," Severus asked himself. "She hated this one painter and the fact that Mr. Short was showing his paintings.
Suddenly Koko jumped up on the table and started sniffing the cloth. He bared his teeth for the world to see and Severus knew that he only did that around blood.
"Koko, boy, what is it?" Severus asked.
Koko hissed and then swatted it onto the floor. In a flash it was gone with Severus chasing after it and the cat.
However Koko vanished into one of the many rooms and Severus knew that he would never catch up with him. One day he was going to find out exactly where Koko went and where he went with the things that he took. The next morning Severus set plans to visit the Half-Moon Gallery, the only place that he knew of that allowed werewolves to work. He knew that Remus was considering working here because he still believed the job was jinxed.
The Half-Moon Gallery was a large building that had all sorts of paintings in the windows and once he entered he saw more statues then he had ever seen in his life. He looked around a bit and the owner of the gallery appeared. He was a stocky man that had less hair then Mr. Weasley. He was dressed nicely but he had the scars that indicated that he was a werewolf.
"Can I help you?" he asked.
"Yes I'm Severus Snape and I'm the art reporter for the Daily Prophet," Severus told him. "I'm supposed to talk to a Mr. Weed."
"I'm him," the man said, "What do you wish to talk to me about?"
"The reason behind the gallery?" Severus asked.
"To give werewolves employment," Mr. Weed answered, "We also have some werewolves that are artists themselves so I put their artwork up. It gives them the recognizing that they normally would never have."
Severus wrote this down.
"Is there any work that's any good?" Severus asked.
"Their all good," Mr. Weed said his voice giving Severus the impression that he believed that he was better then him.
"Let me Floo a photographer and have him take photos of some of them."
"That would be appropriate," Mr. Weed said.
Severus Flooed someone and got Alice again.
"Take photo's of the ugliest paintings that are here," Severus told her.
She nodded and then started to set up.
An hour later he turned his type and photo's in to Daniel. He looked at them and frowned.
"These are the ugliest paintings that I've ever seen," Daniel commented and then laughed, "They'll eat them up."
"Oh I know they will," Severus told him and then left.
Later that night, right before Severus was about to turn in, Filch came to visit. He had no idea what the Caretaker wanted but he was willing to hear him out.
"Filch, what can I do for you?" Severus asked.
"I was hoping for a talk," Filch said.
"Then sit down," Severus said and he returned to his seat and Filch sat across from him. "So what do you want to talk about?"
"Well I want to retire at the end of the term," Filch said, "And I have a sister that is a lot younger then me and I was wondering if you could ask the Headmistress to take her in."
"Is she a Squib?" Severus asked.
"Yes," Filch answered, "Her birth caused my parents to leave and never return. She's had it hard."
Severus knew how hard it was for a squib to get a job.
"I'll have a talk with Minerva," Severus told him.
"Thanks," Filch said and then got up. "So how are you doing?"
"Well," Severus said, getting up as well. "But like I said, I'll have a talk with him."
Filch nodded and then left.
The next morning Severus owled Daniel, telling him that he would be late, and then headed to Hogwarts to talk with Minerva as he had promised. The term hadn't restarted yet and the memorial temple wasn't being worked on because of the ice and snow. He stamped his feet and then headed up to the Headmistress office.
Minerva was waiting on him even before he had reached the phoenix and Severus told her about Filch wanting to leave at the end of the term.
"I told him that I would have a talk with you about his sister," Severus told her.
"Well I'm glad that Argus has decided to leave, he needs to spend his last years in a place that doesn't have children."
"I agree," Severus said.
"Well tell Argus to have his sister over here during the summer," Minerva said.
"I'll let him know," Severus told her and when the meeting was done that's exactly what he did along with asking her how the babies were doing.
"Their fine," Minerva said, smiling at him, "Thanks for asking."
"No problem," Severus said and then kissing her on the forehead he was finally gone.
Next up: Severus gets a threatening letter.