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A/N: Part of several challenges.
200 Characters in 200 Days Challenge: (Substitute) 4. Eileen Prince
If You Dare Challenge: 317: On the Same Page
Pick a Card, Any Card Challenge: King of Clubs: Write about blind faith. Alternatively, write about Crabbe and Goyle. (BONUS: Write a Crabbe/Goyle fic)
Are You Crazy Enough? Challenge: 48: (Book title) Blind Promises.
Disney Character Challenge: Mrs. Jumbo: Dumbo's mother, who protects him from bullies at all costs. Write about someone standing up for their child. Alternatively, write about Molly Weasley Sr.
Harry Potter Chapter Challenge: Snape's Worst Memory - Write about Snape in his school days. Alternatively, write about a bad memory.
Eileen Prince was a great woman of noble heritage. She was always a very proud and strong lady. Her family was of the purest blood, relating back to the Noble House of Black. Her family raised her to believe in pure-blood values. That muggles and Muggle-borns were no good. And she believed it with all her heart.
She never expected to fall so far in love for a Muggle man. She never thought that one day she would throw everything she'd once valued out of the window.
It all started when one day she went to take care of business one day at a muggle bank. She was very independent at that time and had inherited her own land. Now she was buying more off a muggle neighbor. As she walked to the counter she saw a handsome lad standing behind the counter. She couldn't help but feel attracted to his smooth talk and sleek hair. And his voice; his voice was like magic itself. She wanted to come back if only to see him again.
And she did go back. Several times, as a matter of fact, with a new excuse each trip. One day, Tobias, that was the man's name, asked her to dinner. Eileen felt her heart would burst. She accepted, in her own indifferent manner.
The day of the dinner came and she took the entire day off to get ready. At this point, her family knew nothing of the matter. She was, after all, living on her own besides a few house elves. She had her house elves put her in a regal dress that was sure to catch his interest.
When she arrived at the muggle restaurant, she saw him sitting at a table by himself. He turned and smiled widely as she walked over him. She had added a couple magical elements to the dress so she would look even more striking. The couple got talking and soon enough, it was time to depart. That night, Eileen could hardly sleep. She felt so happy she felt nothing could ruin her bliss.
A couple of dates later, Tobias proposed. Eileen wept and accepted, but also knew that she had to tell him at some point about the magic. She didn't know how to break it to him. She continued to put it off, to the point that she was frightened to tell him.
Before they were even wedded, Eileen found out she was pregnant with his child. She cried and cried at the thought that it might be rejected by the father who may never accept magic. When Severus was born she knew she had to tell him. So, one night over many tears she told him. She told him everything.
And nothing was the same afterward. That was the very first night he struck her. She thought he would understand, that he would comfort her, but he hit her. Why? She didn't understand why he was so harsh about it.
A couple weeks later he lost his job. They moved to a shoddy neighborhood, where Severus grew up an only child with an abusive, alcoholic father. His mother cherished him, but it wasn't enough. She and Tobias fought often and the arguments often ended with a black-eyed Eileen having to find her beloved child and comfort his tears.
When he left for Hogwarts, she couldn't have been happier. She felt as though she could jump for joy and cry for her loss at the same time. She wanted nothing more than for her precious child to be happy and successful. She was glad he had made friends with the girl, Lily.
Eileen eventually died from unrelated causes. But the night Tobias first hit her, was the night when her health and looks started going downhill. The last thing she said to her precious son before she died was, "be strong my Half-blood Prince."
What do you guys think? I'm planning on writing a bunch of fluff for the next while. This was supposed to be fluff, but it didn't exactly go as planned... Oh, well! I hope you liked it! As normal, please review. Thanks for reading!