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1 Secrets in the Dark
1.1 -Part 6
Snape forced his eyes open, realising that he had fallen asleep. He abruptly pulled his head up for where it had been resting, a piece of parchment sticking to his face momentarily before floating back to his desk. Snape remembered what he had been doing the night before & couldn't help but wonder what time it had been when he had fallen asleep. He looked down at the parchment, which was now resting over the books, looking a little crumpled from where he had been lying on it. Snape turned it over so that he could read over the notes he had taken last night & refresh his memory.
'A bani------~~'
'Well then,' Severus thought, observing the lazy scribble of ink on his page. 'I did fall asleep rather quickly then.' He inwardly chuckled, keeping his outward expression impassive. Snape flipped to the first page of his journal. This is what it read:
'I am a Death Eater. I do not know what my future now holds & I am not looking forward to finding out. I cannot leave these people, by the mark on my arm of the skull & the snake, The Dark Mark, I know I am now one of them. I wish I weren't here, yet I prefer myself being here than it being Lily, I do hope she made it back to Hogwarts all right.
Voldermort now wishes me to make a potion to kill a person & banish their spirit, the killing part is simple, but to banish the spirit? That is proving the difficult part. I can't help but wonder who this potion is planed for, I can only thank Merlin it isn't me, that I know of.
James is acting strangely, usually keeping the same black expression, his eyes though burn with anger & hate which I can't help but feel is directed at me. A couple of times though I have looked at James to see his eyes without the harsh bitterness to them, but instead looking extremely pained & scared, I don't know what has happened to him, but I do not believe he is like this of his own free will.
Tomorrow I have been told I must kill an innocent to prove my dedication to Voldermort, I do not wish to do such a thing, but if I don't then I shall be killed myself, and if I am killed, I feel sure they shall go back after Lily. I hope she is safe.'
Snape lifted his head from his journal. He couldn't help but be angry at how cowardly he had been, how easily ordered about, how foolish, & fools were not something Snape had time for, the thought that he had once been one just added to his self-hate even more, he had hated himself for a long time now…
'I have figured out what ingredients I shall need to banish a spirit, but according to my calculations, any of the common killing potions would counter act with the banishing agents & lessen both of the effects, creating a simple liquid which would give a high followed by a short period of unconsciousness. The person would have to be murdered with a spell rather than the potion, creating more work, but it should still work, none the less. Now what I must do is find and collect the necessary ingredients.
I felt it today, I fell the evil creep in my soul, it did not last long, but I no longer possessed my own mind, it was automatic, & the thoughts were cruel & not my own, the thought of death & torture gave me a sense of pleasure. I did not even realise I was thinking in such away until I was sent away to do more research of the potion on my own, by leaving the group, I was also leaving the evil. I know this is not who I am, but I can't control it. I wonder if all the Death Eaters were controlled by this, or whether it was their own free will, & they really were cruel & sadistic demons. '
Snape remembered that day, it was the first day he had felt such evil, part of which he still kept with him to this day, partly for protection, partly from his anger. But it was no such evil as was what he had experienced then.
Thinking about what he had written of the potion he knew that what he needed was to find what ingredients he had actually used, for this he pushed his journal away from him & instead pulled up the large black book, "Ancestry of Darkness". This book contained information on every dark witch & wizard who had ever done anything even mildly noteworthy, plus almost every curse, dark potion, or idea ever to be created. His father had given him this book when he was only 8, Snape knew his father was not a good man. Snape had lived with just his mother since he was 3, his mother having left her father once he turned to the dark side, not wishing herself or her only son to be involved in such wickedness. Yet Snape's father had slyly met with his son, presenting him with gifts & teaching him curses to try & turn him against his mother. Although Snape loved his mother & never had turned away from her, he had enjoyed receiving the praise & gifts from his father, who, in most aspects of his life may as well not have existed, so he had kept the gifts, which included this book.
Snape remembered his father saying to him once "Son, if you ever make a new potion or curse which you believe is worthy of being in this book, go a head & write it in there, also any evil witches or wizards who you think deserve a place in this book. When you are old, pass it to your son."
Although Snape hadn't liked the idea of a 'book of evil', when he had invented to potion he had written it in there in some sub-conscious attempt to do his father proud.
Snape flipped through the pages, slowing as he reached the last few pages of the heavy book. There it was, on the second last page, ebony ink slightly smudged, but still legible:
'Banishment
Potion for banishing a spirit onto a lower plane of existence. The soul shall reside there forever unless a counter-potion is used.
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon of Powdered Root of Asphodel with an infusion of Wormwood (to create the uselessness of a body & the same unconscious but living state as in "The Draught of Living Death" potion).
2 small Refoburnly Mushrooms (can be found in the Dark forest, these are used to separate someone's spirit from their body).
Petals of a black rose (The petals of such dark a colour will ensure the spirit is sent to a dark place).
5 mL Juice of Tightlock Vine (this vine is one of great strength & is often used to help old trees to stay standing, we here are using this plants power to keep a thing where it is, for even it's juice it powerful on souls).
Method:
Add these ingredients together in a small cauldron. Stir together while heating. Substance should turn brown & become crumbly. At this point, put the newly formed substance & place it in a chalice of warm water. Stir till dissolved. Potion is not ready to be consumed.'
Now Snape had the original potion, he knew what he had to do…
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A/N: Sorry that this chapter took so long to put up, I hope it wasn't too boring, but I really need to get some of this out of the way so I can get on with the rest of the story.
Thank you to those who have reviewed:
1. Helen(I am so very flattered that you want to know when I update, you are the first person to ask me to let you know :D).
2. Rach (thanks for your constant support, & you have a lovely story going).
3. Starlight (can't wait till you post your next chapter).
4. Ducky (saw that you started your second fic, very good!)
5. Elli (thank for taking that extra time to review, when are you starting your next story?)
6. Fluere(I read your story too, I really enjoyed it)
7. Cat (I'm glad you like the my twist o James, your review was lovely)
8. & Kasey, (thanks for your correction on Lily's appearance, I have fixed that now)
Your reviews mean a lot to me!
1.1.1 Thank you to all who read this story so far * blows kisses to everyone * :D
1 Secrets in the Dark
1.1 -Part 6
Snape forced his eyes open, realising that he had fallen asleep. He abruptly pulled his head up for where it had been resting, a piece of parchment sticking to his face momentarily before floating back to his desk. Snape remembered what he had been doing the night before & couldn't help but wonder what time it had been when he had fallen asleep. He looked down at the parchment, which was now resting over the books, looking a little crumpled from where he had been lying on it. Snape turned it over so that he could read over the notes he had taken last night & refresh his memory.
'A bani------~~'
'Well then,' Severus thought, observing the lazy scribble of ink on his page. 'I did fall asleep rather quickly then.' He inwardly chuckled, keeping his outward expression impassive. Snape flipped to the first page of his journal. This is what it read:
'I am a Death Eater. I do not know what my future now holds & I am not looking forward to finding out. I cannot leave these people, by the mark on my arm of the skull & the snake, The Dark Mark, I know I am now one of them. I wish I weren't here, yet I prefer myself being here than it being Lily, I do hope she made it back to Hogwarts all right.
Voldermort now wishes me to make a potion to kill a person & banish their spirit, the killing part is simple, but to banish the spirit? That is proving the difficult part. I can't help but wonder who this potion is planed for, I can only thank Merlin it isn't me, that I know of.
James is acting strangely, usually keeping the same black expression, his eyes though burn with anger & hate which I can't help but feel is directed at me. A couple of times though I have looked at James to see his eyes without the harsh bitterness to them, but instead looking extremely pained & scared, I don't know what has happened to him, but I do not believe he is like this of his own free will.
Tomorrow I have been told I must kill an innocent to prove my dedication to Voldermort, I do not wish to do such a thing, but if I don't then I shall be killed myself, and if I am killed, I feel sure they shall go back after Lily. I hope she is safe.'
Snape lifted his head from his journal. He couldn't help but be angry at how cowardly he had been, how easily ordered about, how foolish, & fools were not something Snape had time for, the thought that he had once been one just added to his self-hate even more, he had hated himself for a long time now…
'I have figured out what ingredients I shall need to banish a spirit, but according to my calculations, any of the common killing potions would counter act with the banishing agents & lessen both of the effects, creating a simple liquid which would give a high followed by a short period of unconsciousness. The person would have to be murdered with a spell rather than the potion, creating more work, but it should still work, none the less. Now what I must do is find and collect the necessary ingredients.
I felt it today, I fell the evil creep in my soul, it did not last long, but I no longer possessed my own mind, it was automatic, & the thoughts were cruel & not my own, the thought of death & torture gave me a sense of pleasure. I did not even realise I was thinking in such away until I was sent away to do more research of the potion on my own, by leaving the group, I was also leaving the evil. I know this is not who I am, but I can't control it. I wonder if all the Death Eaters were controlled by this, or whether it was their own free will, & they really were cruel & sadistic demons. '
Snape remembered that day, it was the first day he had felt such evil, part of which he still kept with him to this day, partly for protection, partly from his anger. But it was no such evil as was what he had experienced then.
Thinking about what he had written of the potion he knew that what he needed was to find what ingredients he had actually used, for this he pushed his journal away from him & instead pulled up the large black book, "Ancestry of Darkness". This book contained information on every dark witch & wizard who had ever done anything even mildly noteworthy, plus almost every curse, dark potion, or idea ever to be created. His father had given him this book when he was only 8, Snape knew his father was not a good man. Snape had lived with just his mother since he was 3, his mother having left her father once he turned to the dark side, not wishing herself or her only son to be involved in such wickedness. Yet Snape's father had slyly met with his son, presenting him with gifts & teaching him curses to try & turn him against his mother. Although Snape loved his mother & never had turned away from her, he had enjoyed receiving the praise & gifts from his father, who, in most aspects of his life may as well not have existed, so he had kept the gifts, which included this book.
Snape remembered his father saying to him once "Son, if you ever make a new potion or curse which you believe is worthy of being in this book, go a head & write it in there, also any evil witches or wizards who you think deserve a place in this book. When you are old, pass it to your son."
Although Snape hadn't liked the idea of a 'book of evil', when he had invented to potion he had written it in there in some sub-conscious attempt to do his father proud.
Snape flipped through the pages, slowing as he reached the last few pages of the heavy book. There it was, on the second last page, ebony ink slightly smudged, but still legible:
'Banishment
Potion for banishing a spirit onto a lower plane of existence. The soul shall reside there forever unless a counter-potion is used.
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon of Powdered Root of Asphodel with an infusion of Wormwood (to create the uselessness of a body & the same unconscious but living state as in "The Draught of Living Death" potion).
2 small Refoburnly Mushrooms (can be found in the Dark forest, these are used to separate someone's spirit from their body).
Petals of a black rose (The petals of such dark a colour will ensure the spirit is sent to a dark place).
5 mL Juice of Tightlock Vine (this vine is one of great strength & is often used to help old trees to stay standing, we here are using this plants power to keep a thing where it is, for even it's juice it powerful on souls).
Method:
Add these ingredients together in a small cauldron. Stir together while heating. Substance should turn brown & become crumbly. At this point, put the newly formed substance & place it in a chalice of warm water. Stir till dissolved. Potion is not ready to be consumed.'
Now Snape had the original potion, he knew what he had to do…
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
A/N: Sorry that this chapter took so long to put up, I hope it wasn't too boring, but I really need to get some of this out of the way so I can get on with the rest of the story.
Thank you to those who have reviewed:
1. Helen(I am so very flattered that you want to know when I update, you are the first person to ask me to let you know :D).
2. Rach (thanks for your constant support, & you have a lovely story going).
3. Starlight (can't wait till you post your next chapter).
4. Ducky (saw that you started your second fic, very good!)
5. Elli (thank for taking that extra time to review, when are you starting your next story?)
6. Fluere(I read your story too, I really enjoyed it)
7. Cat (I'm glad you like the my twist o James, your review was lovely)
8. & Kasey, (thanks for your correction on Lily's appearance, I have fixed that now)
Your reviews mean a lot to me!
1.1.1 Thank you to all who read this story so far * blows kisses to everyone * :D