All Previous Disclaimers Apply.

After Severus came back from his date things had quieted down a bit, however he had no idea what was in store for him the following week.

Monday:

Severus walked out into the garden, the sun was shining and it was a very good day to have a little nap with the breeze keeping him cool. He walked with his Snake cane and sat on a lounge chair and reclined back. He never really took time out of his day to lounge around, but what the heck after everything he went through with Dolohov he deserved a little R&R.

Severus was nodding, nearly napping when all of a sudden he heard a twig snapping. His eyes opened with a jolt and he looked around and saw nothing. His head laid back on the lounge chair to relax again when he heard a thump. He sat up and looked around, "Hello?"

There was no answer, Severus sat back down with his eyes shifting around looking for evidence of something queer going on. He sat up, pulled his wand out discreetly then placed in in his lap, and he pulled his cane up and brandished it.

A duffel bag then was hurled over the fence. Severus sat up more straight, he toggled the switch on his cane and its trigger came out as Severus pointed it at the fence.

Two hands grabbed the fence as Severus saw somebody with a Hockey Mask with Weird Eyeware climb over the fence.

"That's far enough!" Severus yelled.

The Figure fell over the fence and landed right on his back right onto Eileen's prized Rosebush to Severus' Horror. The Figure got up and brushed off the rose petals and looked at Severus and waved at him.

"Do you know what you've done?!" Severus screamed in terror. The Figure shook his head no. "You just destroyed my Mother's prized Rosebush! Not only is she going to kill you, but she's probably going to kill me as well! Just who the hell do you think you are?!"

The Figure took off his Mask to show Platinum Gold locks, whitish Pale skin, and Eerily Blue eyes. Severus inwardly groaned. It was Xenophilius Lovegood.

"Hello Severus!" Xeno let his hair down and scalp breath. "How are you doing this fine summer day?"

"Well, I was doing great until you wrecked my Mother's Rosebush! You do realize she is going to kill us both?!"

Xeno looked back at the Rosebush in question. "Oh dear, I give you my sincerest apologies. The Mimsywimsies must have been eating away at my judgement."

Severus groaned as he pressed the switch, his cane went back to normal and got up while putting his wand away. "Its fine Xeno, you didn't know."

"No, no. I'm in the wrong here, it is my responsibility to mend what I've broken," Xeno pulled out his wand and pointed it at the mangled Rosebush. "Flores Instaurabo." The Rosebush quickly mended itself and looked to be more vibrant then before.

Severus looked at the mended Rosebush in amazement. "Wow, that's amazing!" He looked over at Xeno, "Where have you been anyway?"

"What do you mean Severus?" The Blonde Ravenclaw looked at his friend.

"I mean, Sam and I were in St. Mungo's and we didn't hear anything from you, not even a Letter," Severus said as he leaned on his cane.

"What happened," Xeno sounded concerned.

"Have you been sleeping under a rock somewhere?" He pinched the bridge of his nose. "Sam, Lily and I were attacked by Antonin Dolohov and his Dark Disciples."

"WHAT?!" Xeno looked freaked out as he accidentally tripped over his feet and got back up, "I got to go, I gotta make sure he's okay."

Severus went over to his friend who was freaking out. "Xeno, Xeno, XENO!"

Xenophilius looked at Severus and was deathly quiet, as he listened to his friend.

"We got out okay. Granted Sam and I took a lot of Damage, but we're alive, and that's all that matters."

Xeno still teared up, "I should have been there, I should have been with him, and with you all."

Severus held Xeno and looked at him. "Xeno, listen to me, none of this was your fault, okay?! Even if you had been there you would have gotten injured just as badly as we did, or worse."

Xeno didn't say anything as he dug his head in Severus' shoulder and cried. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

"It's okay, we got on well without you, save your tears Xenophilius," Severus patted the Ravenclaw's back. He looked over at the duffel bag. "What's in the bag?"

Xeno wiped his tears away as he looked at the bag and back at Severus, "Would you like to see?"

Severus knew that it would be just a bunch of junk all put together in a Mad Fervor by the sheer will of Xenophilius. He sighed, "Sure Xeno let's see what you have."

Xeno instantly cheered up and went over to his bag and brought it over to where Severus was sitting. He opened the bag and Severus walked over and looked in. "Oh, junk. How interesting."

"It's not junk Severus," Xeno looked a tad bit hurt. "They are tools for me to see into the Beyond. Into that other plane of existence. Into a world in which you cannot see!"

"Oh what, you can?" Severus asked Xeno.

"A little, but these things help me see clearer into that other world."

Severus looked at the mask that was in Xenophilius' hand. "What does that do?"

Xeno looked at the mask in his hand, "It helps me see things that normally go unnoticed in our world." He handed the mask to Severus. "Try it!"

Severus looked at the mask, "I think it makes me look like a Serial Killer." He looked at Xeno, "How are you able to go out in public with this thing on?"

"Very carefully," Xeno smiled.

Severus looked closer at it, "May I?"

"By all means!" Xeno smiled and helped Severus put the mask on.

Severus felt Xeno tighten a few buckles behind his head, "Xeno this mask feels like a damn deathtrap!"

Xeno chuckled, "Just let me fasten the mask on your head." He went to work to make the mask fit comfortably on Severus' head.

"I must look like an idiot."

"You do not! I wear this all the time in my off-time and nobody complains…that is when they aren't casting spells at me thinking I'm some sort of Masked Villain," Xeno smiled.

"Xeno, why do you create and wear stuff like this? People are bound to point and laugh at you!"

Xeno finished fastening the mask on Severus' head and went to kneel in front of Severus as he toyed with the reticles in the mask. "I like surprising people. Most times people only look at me and see a freak. They never suspect a method to my madness, and I love seeing their faces when I prove them wrong."

Severus looked out of the pinkish lenses and the picture got clearer. Xeno let Severus look around as he helped him up. "Well Xeno, it does give me a clearer view of things, I'll give you that."

The Mask allowed Severus to see farther than he ever could with his own eyes. "Well, Xeno this mask is impressive but I don't see any…" Severus looked at the roof of his house and couldn't believe what he was seeing. There was some sort of Jellyfish looking creature with a large mouth on the top of its head. It was sticking its appendages down the chimney and took out the ash and was eating it. "…Thing."

Xeno looked up at the roof and had to squint his eyes, "I think that's a…Troffadil!"

Severus brandished his Battle Cane, "What in Merlin's Name is that thing?" He shot a bolt of Magical Energy near the Troffadil, and it yelped in fear and flew away.

"Severus!" Xeno groaned, "Great, now I have to chase after it!" Xeno got his bag and threw it over the side fence. "Keep my mask safe for me! Catch you later!" Xeno hopped over the fence to catch up to the Troffadil.

"Wait! No! Xeno, get this mask off of me!" Severus struggled with the mask on his face before he accidentally fell over onto his Mother's Prized Roshbush. "FUCK!"

Tuesday

Severus woke up to the wonderful aroma of his Mother's cooking. He could smell Pancakes, Warm Syrup, Eggs, and Bacon. He got up and put on a T-Shirt and some pajama shorts over his tighty-whities as he got his cane and walked to the stairs and psyched himself up. 'Come on Severus you can do this!'

Severus slowly went down the stairs as his legs flared up with a dull pain. He reached the floor with both his legs pretty sore, he needed his morning potion. He walked over to the kitchen, "Morning Mum," Severus said aloud.

"Good Morning Sev," Eileen called out from the kitchen.

"Morning Sev!" Slink's voice came from the kitchen.

"Morning Slink," Severus's head then shot over at the Kitchen. "Slink?" Severus limped over to the Kitchen and was surprised to see Tom and Slink eating breakfast at his kitchen table.

"Good Morning Severus," Tom smiled at him as he was sipping on a cup of tea and reading 'The Daily Prophet'.

"What are you guys doing here?"

"Ummm, we seem to be eating your food." Slink smirked as he ate a forkful of Pancake.

"Obviously, but why?"

"Can't we pop in a friend who was recently injured by a Homicidal Maniac to see how he's doing, and while we're at it get a free meal out of it?"

Severus chuckled and then groaned at his pain in his legs flaring up.

"Oh sweetie are your legs bothering you again?" Eileen asked Severus as she helped him to a chair at the table.

"Yeah they ache something fierce Mum,' Severus mentioned as he was helped to his seat.

"I'll get you your potion, for this morning." Eileen hurried to get her son his potion. She came back with a vial filled with an orange liquid and handed it to Severus.

He drank it all down in two swigs, "Thank you Mum." His legs began to feel loads better as his appetite began to fruition. "I'd like a stack of Pancakes please!"

"Eggs, and Bacon as well?" Eileen asked him with a smile.

"Please!" Severus smiled as picked up his fork and knife. His mother served him a plate of Pancakes with scrambled eggs and bacon. "Thanks Mum." Before he stuffed his face he looked at Tom and Slink. "Any word from Sam?"

Tom put down his paper, "Well he's back home, and he's confined to his bed until further notice."

"Doctor's orders?" Severus asked before he took a bite of Pancake.

"That and his father grounded him for taking his magical car out without his permission," Tom sipped his tea.

"That's another reason we're here. To take Sam's Bel Air into safe keeping before his Dad comes by to destroy it," Slink chomped on a piece of bacon.

"But it's not 'that' enchanted, at worst there's just a specter that lives in it," Severus explained.

Slink nodded, "Yeah Webster, but that's not why his Father wants to destroy it."

"Why then?" He ate some eggs as he waited for an explanation.

Tom leaned forward, "The Car can fly."

"You're Bullshitting me!" Severus then felt a light smack up against his head.

"Severus Snape I taught you better," Eileen lightly frowned.

"Sorry Mum," Severus turned back to Tom and Slink. "You've seen it fly before?!"

"Seen it?" Slink laughed, "We've been in it as it flew! The wind through our hair, the world passing us by, and using it to get to places lickety-split!"

"Merlin, Sam really is something," Severus smirked as he bite into his Bacon.

"He must be if he's the Clan Heir," Tom sipped his tea again.

Severus looked at Tom and remembered he was a Pureblood and guessed he was the Clan Heir of his House. "Are you the heir of your House," He asked Tom.

Tom put down his cup of tea and shook his head, "I'm afraid not. I am the Third Son of Isaiah Braider, and his Fourth and last child in total. I will probably never be the head of my household. My Brother Ethan shall take the reins from my Father, should Ethan die before that happens then the leadership shall go to my brother Bartholomew IV, after him the leadership will go to my sister Athena, and after her it'll go to me."

Eileen looked at Tom, "What do your parents think about your relationship with Slink?"

Slink scowled as Tom held his hand, "It's rather simple Ms. Eileen, they don't. Because I haven't told my parents and they'll never know."

"You're not…ashamed of your relationship?" Eileen looked at him.

"No of course not Ms. Eileen, it's just that…my life would be rather more difficult to live if this got out. The Muggle World is still getting familiar with the idea of two people of the same sex being together. Now imagine how must be in The Wizarding World."

"Pretty bad I imagine," Severus said, he dabbed his mouth with his napkin, and then drank his Orange Juice.

Tom and Slink finished their breakfast and chatted with Severus a bit longer until they decided to head on out. They got into Sam's Car and headed on down the road.

Severus and Eileen waved as they drove off into the distance.

They returned inside to their kitchen, Severus sat at the Kitchen table as Eileen went to wash the dishes. She looked out into her garden and looked at her Rosebush and stopped. "Severus?"

"Yes Mum, what is it?" Severus asked.

"Is it me or does it look like my Roses are more…vibrant than before?"

Severus kept his cool as he looked at his Mother and through the window at her Rosebush, he didn't think that she knew that her Rosebush was smashed and magically mended twice. "Ehh, I really haven't been paying attention at your Rosebush."

"Hmm," Eileen looked back at her Rosebush and then went back to her washing up. "I must be better at Gardening than I thought; I should invite Rose over to look at them!"

Severus gave a sigh of relief internally and went back to his paper.

Wednesday

Eileen escorted Severus to his appointment at St. Mungo's for his First Bi-Weekly appointment for Physical Therapy. When they arrived Severus was immediately put into a wheelchair and was wheeled to his Physician's office to start his therapy.

Severus' Physician was a Muggleborn named Damien Thorne, who was somewhat of an oddity in St. Mungo, as he went through the Muggle University and got his MD after he finished Healer Training.

They both went and sat down in front of a wooden desk, this was Severus' first time coming to St. Mungo's to take part in his Physical Training. The door opened and Healer Thorne came in, he was a broad-shouldered man with short black hair and blue eyes. He was reading Severus' file as he came in.

"Ah, good morning Severus, Ms. Snape." Thorne sat in his seat and looked at Severus and Eileen with a smile. "And how are we doing this morning?"

Severus looked at Healer Thorne, "My legs still hurt, and I need the Pain Reliever Potion to negate the pain."

"I see, well Severus I'm going to do whatever it takes to make your legs One-Hundred and Ten Percent better in time for the start of Classes at Hogwarts." Thorne went through a few charts and papers. "Now I've gone and made two little exercise programs for you, one to follow here and one to follow at home. With Luck and a bit of Effort you'll need an excuse to keep that cane around."

Severus and Eileen were given copies of his routine, "Now our main concern is getting your legs back into condition. So, we're going to have you come here for leg strengthening in our Gym, and swim therapy in our pool."

Severus chuckled, "It sounds like I'm attending a fancy Health Spa Getaway."

"Perhaps you are, now as for your Potions Intake…uhhh tell me are you taking anything right now? To counteract the effects of the Cruciatus."

Eileen answered that, "Yes as per Master Healer Tyros' instructions Severus has been taking Maximum Strength Pain Reliever Potion twice a day, once in the morning and once as well as once at night."

Thorne listened to Eileen, "Right well Albania knows what she's talking about but for this one time let's twist her instructions." He began to write a new prescription. "From now on, you're going to take the Pain Reliever Potion in the morning and only in the morning. At nights I want you to do a combination of muscle strengthening topical cream which you will rub on your calves and Achilles Heel, and at night you'll take a potion designed to regain muscle movement in your legs." He finished the prescription and then handed it to Severus.

"Thank you sir, are you certain that this will get me back to normal in time when classes begin at Hogwarts?"

"Please Severus, if anything your legs shall be the strongest part on your body," Healer Thorne smiled. "Now then, shall we get started?"

Severus went through his first Round of Rehabilitation Therapy and to put it mildly it had taken a lot out of him. The Leg Training was hard, but he hadn't expected the Swim Training to be that hard which was his undoing.

He got changed into his own clothes and sat in the wheelchair and was wheeled out by his mother, they were allowed to keep the wheelchair it was included in the paid for costs.

Severus didn't want to return home just yet, he had to beg his Mother to stop at a retail clothes shop. He had some money from his vault that he converted into Pounds leftover from his Date with Lily. He went into the store and began to look around for some new clothes, as his old clothes were getting a bit too ratty for him to wear.

Severus got some new shirts to wear, he started to get some black shirts off the rack, and his Mother came over and put them back on the rack. "Mum!"

"No Black Severus, you have too much Black already. Why not expand your color palette from your usual Black and Slytherin Green?"

"Okay, like what?" Severus leaned back in his wheelchair.

Eileen looked around and picked out three shirts, one Purple, one Navy, and a Silver one. "These will look nice on you."

Severus looked at the T-Shirts, "I don't know…"

"I know for a fact that Lily would like to see you in different colors," Eileen smiled.

"Then it looks like I'll be getting them!" Severus took the shirts from his Mom and wheeled around the shop to find some more selections. In the end Severus got Five Shirts, including two more Purple Shirts, he got three pairs of Blue Jeans, some more socks and underwear, and a nice belt.

He was going to the checkout counter and then saw the shoes, and over on display there was a pair of Green and Black Chuck Taylors right there beckoning for him to purchase. He wheeled over there and checked to see if they had his size, fortunately they had his Size Thirteens.

With all his things ready he went to go purchase his selections, Eileen got her purse out, but Severus stopped her. "Mum, I got this. It's okay." He pulled out his wallet and paid for everything.

"Since when do you ever spend your own money?" Eileen teased Severus as he got his bags.

"Only when I really want something," He smiled as his Mother wheeled him out of the store and they made their way home.

Thursday

Lily woke up with a jolt, she took out her wand and looked around her room only to see light shining through her window on a warm sunny day.

She got up and went to the bathroom to shower and brush her teeth. She looked into the mirror and saw bags under her eyes. It was nearly a Month after they all survived the Attack from Dolohov and his gang of cretins.

Even after her stay in the Hospital and the Dreamless Sleep, she still had nightmares even after all of that. Healer Tyros said that she might need a Mind Healer to truly help after her arduous trial.

She shook her head as she got ready to take a shower, Lily didn't need a Mind Healer she was perfectly fine.

After her shower she got dressed into a pair of trainers, jeans, and a Pink T-Shirt. Lily went down to the Kitchen and found it to be empty.

She found a note on the fridge, 'Lily your Mother and I went to the Farmer's Market with Petunia and Macdonald for the afternoon, we'll be back around Four O'Clock. Love, Dad.'

Lily smiled and opened the fridge and got the milk out, and then a bowl and her box of 'Sugar Smackums.' She poured the sugary cereal into her bowl, then the milk, and gobbled it down as she wondered what to do until her family came back.

She decided to visit Severus and Eileen and hang out with them for a while.

Lily walked out and locked her home door before heading over to Severus' house. On her way she smiled as she saw Severus walking on the sidewalk. "Severus!"

He looked up and smiled. "Lily!" Lily walked into his arm not using the cane and hugged him.

"How are you doing Severus?" Lily asked him, "And why are you walking? You should be resting!"

"Well, my Physician doesn't want me sitting on my arse all day, he told me if I was ever going get any better I had to get out and exercise for at least Thirty Minutes a day. So, I decided to just walk over to your house."

Lily smiled and gave Severus a sweet kiss, "Thank you, so what should we do now?"

Severus thought about it and looked at the forest which still showed signs of charring and destruction. "Want to go into the forest?"

Lily looked at the scorched, blackened entrance of the forest and resisted the urge to hyperventilate, "How about later Sev? For now let's go back to your house and just relax."

Severus looked at Lily, he knew she must still be a tad bit shaken after their encounter with Dolohov. "Okay Lily, my Mum is making some Apple Crumble back home."

"Oooh, I can't say no to your Mum's Apple Crumble!" Lily looked over at Severus and smiled, "So Severus, are you doing anything this weekend?"

The two both held hands as they walked back to Severus' home as Lily told her Boyfriend about a breakfast Double 'Date' with Macdonald and Petunia.

Friday

It was quiet in the cells below The Offices of Magical Law Enforcement, so quiet you almost thought that you could hear your own heartbeat pound in your chest.

Antonin Dolohov was looking up at the ceiling of his cell; his burns and wounds were fully healed, his right arm up to his elbow joint was nothing but a stump. Taken away from that Snape boy, he would pay dearly for that, just as well as his Mudblood Whore and Samual Yalarad.

He underestimated his prey and it cost him his right forearm. Dolohov swore that he would not make the same mistake twice.

Antonin was waiting for his trial in front of The Wizengamot, to which he would probably get convicted and sent off to Azkaban to get kissed. He was thinking, thinking of a way to escape.

Just then he heard someone walk down the hall of cells, and his little barred window showed a fat balding man with a few extra chins look at him.

Dolohov sat up and looked at the fat man, "What are you looking at, you pathetic excuse of a man?"

"You Dolohov?"

Antonin looked at the Janitor, "Who's asking?"

Festus Louch looked around and saw that he was alone and he pulled back his sleeve to show a Dark Mark, "One of our Lord's Chosen."

Antonin straightened up, and looked at Festus more seriously. "Are you here to kill me?"

"I'm afraid not, Our Master has plans for you." Festus looked around, "Prepare to escape soon."

"When?" Dolohov walked over to the door.

"On the day when you will be transported to Azkaban, it's the only time when we can get to you," Festus said quietly.

Dolohov nodded, "Will you give this message to my Disciples."

Louch silently gulped as he took a few steps back away from the door, "I'm 'fraid not, the deal was only for you, not your 'Disciples.'" Festus jumped back as Antonin growled enraged at what Festus had told him.

"What?!" Antonin reached through the bars with his one good arm.

"You heard me, Our Lord believes that your followers may have peached to The Aurors," Festus said.

"No! Never!" Antonin growled, "They'd never do that!"

"It doesn't matter what you say or think, it's what he desires." Festus got his mop and began to mop the floor. "Prepare yourself, and be ready to escape." He soon mopped further and further away from Dolohov. Leaving the defeated Dark Wizard alone with his thoughts.

Saturday

Severus was in the kitchen eating the last piece of his Mother's Apple Crumble. Eileen was in the living room watching a movie as she drank some tea.

There was a knock on the door. Eileen looked at the clock, "Now who could that be at a time like this?"

"I don't know, it shouldn't be Lily she didn't call," Severus pulled his Battle Cane up.

"Oh Severus please put that down!" Eileen sighed as she went over to the door and looked through the peephole and smiled. "It's just Gabriel, Severus."

Severus put his cane down. "Oh, okay."

She opened the door and saw Gabriel hastily put away a flask of Alcohol. "Hey Leena! How's it going?"

Eileen smirked as she crossed her arms and leaned on the Doorframe, "Hey yourself Gabriel, what are you doing here? It's dark outside, and I was about to head to bed."

"Well, I hope you won't mind but I came over on the request of Silas and Sam," Gabriel answered.

Severus' eyes widened, "How is he? I haven't heard from Sam in a while."

Gabriel looked at Eileen, "May I come in?" Eileen nodded and let Gabriel in. "Sam's doing okay, he's a bit restless seeing as how he's been bedridden for the past week."

"I know the feeling, after being stuck in a bed for a couple of weeks I thought I was going mad," Severus exclaimed. "So why are you here? Why did Sam and his Father ask you to come over here?"

Eileen looked at her old friend, "Yes I'd like to know as well."

Gabriel sat down on a loveseat adjacent of the couch, "Well Si and I couldn't help but notice that you don't have any Wards around your house."

Eileen widened her eyes and then gave a light blush, "Oh! I've been meaning to put a couple up, but I just could never find the time."

Gabriel tutted as he shook his head teasingly, "Oh Leena! Always the Procrastinator."

The Blush on her face grew redder, "Oh stuff it Gabe! You were just as bad as me back in Hogwarts!"

Gabriel laughed, "Yeah I was. I'm just giving you a hard time, so I'll just be Warding your house."

Severus looked at Gabriel, "Why not wait until Morning? It's going to be dark out soon!"

"Well you want it to be dark out when you're warding," Gabriel got up out of his loveseat and stretched.

"But why?" Severus asked him.

"Well its Logical, innit? If you went out Warding your house in broad daylight you'd be having a lot of Muggles watching you as you're waving your wand around slowly as you quietly incant the proper charms needed, they'd probably think you'd be barmy or something!"

Severus came to the realization, "Oh! That makes a whole lot of sense."

Gabriel smiled, "You may be smart but you still have a lot to learn." He turned to Eileen, "Mind if Sev comes out to help me? I could show him a few things."

Eileen looked at Severus, "Do you feel up to it?"

Severus shook his head, "Yeah! I'm up for it Mum!"

"Okay Gabe, but be careful! I don't want him getting hurt," Eileen stated.

Gabriel shook his head and helped Severus outside where he showed him a thing or two about putting up Wards, and the various types of Warding Magic.

Sunday

Severus and Lily stumbled out of the fireplace at the Leaky Caldron as they were spit out harshly. Severus held onto Lily as he used his cane for support as he pulled them both back up.

"Someone really needs to look at that ruddy thing!" Severus groaned as he wiped his clothes off of any soot that may be on them.

"Or we could use another Floo somewhere," Lily suggested as they both went out of The Leaky Cauldron.

"I wouldn't suggest that, many storekeepers don't like it when you use their Floo and don't purchase anything in their store," Severus explained to Lily.

"Oh, that makes sense, it's like that Ice Cream Parlor in the Middle of town. Y'Know, the one where you can't use their bathroom without buying some ice cream first," Lily clarified.

"Yeah exactly," Severus said as he looked around for their companions.

"Severus! Lily!" A familiar voice rang out for them. They turned around to see Petunia and Macdonald in the middle of the Alley.

"Tunia!" Lily went over to hug her sister, "Where were you this morning? Mum and Dad told me you took off early this morning."

"Well before we got here Macdonald invited me to visit his Home, Eclipse." Petunia smiled as she told Lily. "Oh Lily it's beautiful! His home is right on top of a large hill overlooking a surrounding forest and fields of green grass!"

"Well just to clarify, it's not my home. It's really Riley and Maxwell's home, I just happen to live there at the invitation of Lord and Lady O'Connell after they took me as their Ward," Macbeth explained.

"I'd call that my home if I was in that situation." Severus looked at Macdonald, "It seems as they want you there. What's surprising to me is why they haven't just adopted you yet?"

Macbeth just stood there with a small frown as he could not come up with an explanation as to why that was.

Petunia intervened, "So, where's this Redd's Place at, I'm starving!"

Macdonald snapped out of his funk, "Oh right, yeah it's this way." He led Petunia over to the restaurant as Lily slapped Severus on his arm.

They entered Redd's Place and walked into a rather busy Restaurant. "Oh wow! Is it always this busy Macdonald?" Petunia asked him.

"Well not really during the week, but tons more people come during the weekend," He explained.

They were soon up to the line, and Macdonald explained to Petunia how it worked here. As they walked up to the counter, the same man noticed Macdonald and then shivered in his boots. "G-G-Good Morning there!"

Macdonald smiled deviously. "Hello there Barry," He smiled as he addressed the employee.

"H-How may I help you and your friends today?" Barry asked as he stumbled to get a pad of paper out to take their orders.

"Four drinks to start with," Severus started out. "A Pancake Breakfast…with not to big sized pancakes, scrambled eggs, sourdough toast and a plate of bacon."

Lily thought for a while, "A Omelet with Bacon, Provolone and Mozzarella cheeses, mushrooms and green peppers. As well as some Sourdough Toast and an apple."

"French Toast with Powdered Sugar, Eggs over Easy, Sausages, and a small bowl of mixed fruit please."

Barry took the orders down and looked up at Macbeth and gulped, "And…you want your usual…right?"

Macdonald smiled and shook his head, "Yes please."

Barry gave them each a jar and gave Severus the receipt, "If you'll take a seat your food will hopefully be out to you shortly."

They all walked over to two tables in the corner, Severus, Lily and Petunia took one as Macdonald took the other. "Macdonald, are you sure you don't want to sit with us? I mean if we just scoot over a bit…"

"Thank you Petunia but trust me when I say…I wouldn't be able to fit," Macdonald smiled.

Severus looked at the receipt and his eyes bugged out, "Eighty Galleons?" He looked over at Macdonald, "What the hell is your 'usual' if I may ask?!"

Macdonald smiled as he looked over at their brunch being levitated over to them, "You're about to find out!"

Severus, Lily, and Petunia's meals levitated over to their table, but they weren't looking at them. No, they were looking at the mountains of food that were heading towards Macdonald's table. Stacks of manhole sized pancakes covered with whipped butter and loads of Maple Syrup, mounds of scrambled eggs, a giant plate of bacon, and two Porterhouse Steaks topped with Mushrooms.

"What the actual Fuck?" Severus said as the food was placed onto Macdonald's table. "That's your Usual?"

"Well this is my Breakfast Usual, I have three other usuals. One for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert," Macdonald smiled as he put a napkin around his neck.

"How, why? W-Why? How?" Lily bumbled as she got out of her chair to look at everything. "How are you not dead?! The Cholesterol from this one meal should put you in a medically induced coma!"

Petunia looked at everything that was before him, "Vernon couldn't eat this much! And he was a big slob when he ate!"

"You cannot eat all of this Macbeth!" Severus told him as he walked over to his table.

"I can't? Why not? Do you think it's undercooked?" He stabbed his food with a fork.

"No, I mean it's physically impossible! Your stomach will probably explode before you finish half of this food!"

"Oh really? You want to make a wager of it?" Macdonald crossed his arms as he looked at Severus.

"You know what? Yes, I do! I bet you that you cannot eat every single morsel of food in front of you!" Severus put both hands on the top of his Battle Cane.

"What's the steaks?" He pointed at his Porterhouses and laughed. That arose a soft chuckle out of Petunia and Lily, but Severus was not amused. "Ohhh, come on Severus that was funny!"

"The 'stakes' are if you lose, you have to pay for all of this yourself, along with all of our tabs as well!"

Macdonald shifted in his chair he didn't have that much money with him, "And if I win?"

Severus sighed as he thought of a proper reward. "If you win, then I'll pay for all of this, and I'll pay for your next meal the next time we eat together."

Macdonald smiled, "Agreed!" He picked up his Fork and Knife and dug into his brunch ravenously.

The others went back to their breakfast and took glimpses back at Macdonald to see how he was doing. Big mistake, it was like he wasn't even chewing. It was like he was just inhaling his food.

It took Macdonald Twelve minutes and Twenty-Four Seconds to finish every single bite in front of him. He unbuckled his belt and patted his stomach, "Man that hit the spot!"

Severus, Lily, and Petunia stood there with their mouths agape. His body hadn't even changed one bit, it was like the food just disappeared without a trace once it entered his stomach.

Macdonald smiled as he addressed Severus, "I hope you have enough money in your Gringotts Account. If not, I'll eat you out of your house and home!"

Severus could only just stand there and weep into Lily's shoulder, what had he gotten himself into?

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Silas lifted his head from his hands and looked at Gabriel, "Gather the United."

Gabriel looked at his friend, "I thought you didn't want Sam and his friends helping us find Xenophilus?"

"No Gabe," he picked up their old yearbook. "Our United."