Chapter 64: The Prince Of Pain
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The Grounds, Hogwarts Castle, Wizarding World...
Thirteen year old Slytherin student Albus Severus Potter stood alone near the black lake alone and seemingly deep in solitary thought he had not been alone for long as an equally thirteen year old Scorpius Malfoy made his way over toward him curious as to what the rather strange boy had been up to given his history of strange fits and violent mood swings. Most of the children avoided him whispering about his strange condition and treating him as if he had the plague, not even many of the Slytherin students wished to have anything to do with the quiet boy bearing the last name Potter.
Scorpius had not been as idiotic and posh as the others venturing toward the distant Albus Severus as he continued to stare into the murky depths of the black lake. He had not truly known what to make of his often solitary friend as he continued his approach.
"Albus?" asked Scorpius testing the waters so to speak.
"I am afraid Mr. Malfoy that you are mistaken." replied Albus Severus as he continued to stare into the murky depths of the black lake.
Scorpius had not known what to make of the youngest Potter's apparent "fits" as they were called by the staff. He had seen them far too often to suggest something so crass and wondered in true Malfoy fashion what the reasoning behind such a strange condition had been.
"A-Are you him then?" asked Scorpius knowing full well whom Severus Snape had been, the tales of the formidable wizard and his sacrifice to save the lives of both Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter had been the favorite of his since he'd been quite small and his grandfather Lucius had been so inclined to tell them.
"If you are referring to your father's godfather...I suppose I am." replied Albus Severus still not taking his eyes off the black lake.
"Everyone says...says that Albus Severus is having strange fits...and that he should be taken to a hospital." said Scorpius.
Albus Severus sighed.
"I feel sorry for any of you having to endure the idiocy of the current teaching staff." he said in a bored tone. "This as you so eloquently described it, is not the means of a for lack of a better term "fit, but the internal crying out of a tortured soul lingering in the memories of anguish."
Scorpius arched a brow at this.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"My son is in peril and given the gravity of the situation, I am prone to anguished consciousness until the matter of my child's pain is resolved." replied Albus Severus still looking at the dark water. "Suffice if to say, I will be leaving this place...and my son is to be freed."
"W-What if you get into trouble?" asked Scorpius. "I doubt you can find your way after all this time and the numerous changes in the wizarding world."
Albus Severus shook his head.
"You are so much like Lucius it is almost uncanny." he replied. "Alas, your words do have some truth to them...my time in control is quite limited and this...boy...is lacking when it comes to my former abilities."
"So it's settled then...I shall assist you in your escape from Hogwarts." said Scorpius.
Albus Severus sighed once more not having much choice in whither or not he wished to accept the younger Malfoy's assistance.
"I shall accept your assistance as far as Hogsmeade boy, but no further...what I must do is much to dangerous for even the grandson of Lucius Malfoy." replied the green eyed young Slytherin.
Scorpius seemed to accept this despite Albus Severus knowing all too well that he had only agreed for the time being.
The boys had not been chatting alone near the lake for long as James Sirius Potter had spotted them taking it upon himself to torment his younger brother despite avid warnings from the staff as well as his father to leave the younger Potter be.
"Come along gents...there's snakes by our lake." said the grinning fifth year Gryffindor wizard.
He had been fifteen years of age and still hell bent on tormenting his younger thirteen year old brother.
Scorpius had been staring at the black lake in a bid to gauge what had gotten his friend's rapt attention. Albus Severus had seemed quite content to do the same even as James Potter II came strolling up to the two of them a smug expression filed across his face and his wand drawn along with the wands of his three best mates since first year.
"Well well..." said James narrowing his brown eyes at his younger brother. "Look what we have here boys...Snivellus II and the little scorpion...two little snakes so far from their hovel...don't they make a poisonous duo?"
"I will warn you only once Potter, leave me to my thoughts and you shall not be harmed." said Albus Severus not in the least interested in the idiocy of a second generation James Potter.
"Potter." said James with a smirk. "Can you hear the contempt in his tone boys...it's like he knows he isn't worthy of our father's name...isn't that right Snivellus?"
Scorpius had narrowed his eyes at James Potter contemplating about drawing his wand only for Albus Severus to quietly discourage it. He had known full well that the son of a Malfoy would get unjustly punished should he raise his wand to the son of the apparently sainted Potter's Eldest son.
"Did you hear me Snivel...?" began James Potter II only to find himself flung via a burst of wand-less magic and tossed into the black lake along with his equally brutish Gryffindor mates.
Scorpius Malfoy watched the four Gryffindors struggle against the tightening grasp of the giant squid as if flung them every which way along the grounds and Albus Severus merely stood with his eyes looking into the depths of the murky black waters.
The youngest Malfoy had not known what to make of Albus Severus or rather Severus Snape but he had been glad that he wasn't on his bad side.