Vampire Half 3: A Snake's Pride
Author's Note: Vampire Half is back ALL RIGHT! (Put Backstreet's back music from Backstreet Boys) Back here to continue with my trilogy (before HP 5 comes out) even though I never planned to make one. As you can remember, Voldemort was defeated in the last story, some Death Eaters still are alive and free, roaming the land. Here will be new characters, and there will be a surprise! Enjoy reading! (All characters belong to J.K. Rowling, except Selena, Septimus, Dr. Hunder and Mata Shani).
I'll never try to hold you back,
I'll wouldn't try controlling you,
If it's what you want, It's what I want
I want what's best for you
And if there's something else you're looking for, I'll be first to help you try,
Believe me when I say, it's hard to say goodbye.
('It's hard to say goodbye' sang by Paul Anka and Celine Dion. I always thought Severus' and Lily's parting looked like that, but I decided to put it for this chapter.)
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Severus went into the Hospital Wing, bursting the doors open loudly.
'Professor!' huffed Madame Pomphrey, 'Do not disturb the patient-'
'Patient?' hissed Snape,' Wormtail is a traitor! He got Professor Delcour kidnapped!'
Wormtail whimpered in his bed, while Snape towered over him. Severus grabbed the collar of Wormtail's bedclothes, and hauled him up.
'Severus!' came Dumbledore's warning voice behind him,' Put him down!'
Severus reluctantly let go of the balding wizard, making him back fall on the bed. Wormtail squeaked and grabbed his healing shoulder in pain. Severus clenched his fists until they were even whiter blotched with red.
'I-I can help you w-with this Snape,' stuttered Wormtail,' I-I know how you c-could get there.'
Severus, like an angry serpent over its prey hovered above Pettigrew.
'You would even be a traitor to your comrades, not for the sake of good, but for the sake to save yourself,' hissed Severus.
Dumbledore held up his hand, before Severus could say any more,' Could you tell us?' the Headmaster's voice was hard.
Wormtail allowed himself a little smile. ' There is outside the Hogwarts' grounds a portkey which leads to the hiding place,' Pettigrew babbled,' the portkey is actually the sign of a paw cut into the bark of an oak tree. You cannot miss it; it is the nearest oak tree to Hogwarts.'
'Is that all?' asked the Headmaster.
Wormtail nodded,' I cannot tell you what is beyond there, for I haven't been to the main hiding place. I've been to many hiding places, but never to the main one. '
Severus cast a glance to the Headmaster, and with a swirl of his robes went toward the Hospital Wing doors.
'Severus, you can't seriously tell me you are going there, all by yourself!' exclaimed Dumbledore.
Severus just bounded out of the Hospital Wing and strode down the hallway, leaving Dumbledore standing alone in the Hospital Wing.
'Oh dear..I'd better send someone to help him...' mumbled Dumbledore.
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Severus went outside the Hogwarts grounds. He cast his eyes around the trees, swiveling from one tree to another. Finally, he spotted the oak tree, and cautiously walked towards it.
He looked around it, and spotted the mark of a cat's paw, carved into the bark of the old tree. Severus drew out his wand, ready to prepare himself for anything to come, and touched the mark.
Severus was yanked into a swirling pool of colours, until after that dizzying ride, was finally dropped onto the ground. Severus groaned and stood up. He looked around. Something was familiar about this place. When he looked at the huge stone pillars, and a familiar huge portrait of Salazar Slytherin and his wife, Morgana Slytherin and finally to the same table which he was about to be sacrificed on last year...
Severus was back in the Underground of Darkness.
But once he looked around himself, he was met by a dozen wands pointing at him. So much for defense with his only wand. The ex-Death Eaters stood firmly and still, aiming well at him.
'Professor,' purred one of them, whom Severus recognized as the voice of Crux,' we were expecting you.'
Severus lowered his wand. He knew that it was useless to fight back. The ex- Death Eaters shot ropes from their wands, tying him securely up.
'How did you do it? How did you kidnap Professor Delacour?' asked Snape, as the ropes wound themselves behind him.
Crux smiled, as none of the ex-Death Eaters wore masks so their faces were seen. He pointed to the shadows. A person stepped out of the shadows, and when Severus recognized the person, he gasped.
'Ruby!' he choked out.
Ruby Hogwarts looked at Severus with strange smile on her face, which looked so unlike her. Something was wrong with her, but Severus couldn't yet put a finger on it. She wasn't under Imperio, she was too strong for that, but...
'Ha!' she barked, 'Can't even recognize your own, "niece"? Well, of course not, when I'm under the potion.'
Severus suddenly understood, that wasn't Ruby! It was someone else, under a Polyjuice Potion. Who was skillful enough to brew such a potion as that?
Suddenly, in front of him she began to transform in someone else, as the potion was wearing off. The person who now stood in front of him gave Severus even a bigger shock: Minerva McGonagall.
'Minerva!' Severus' jaw dropped,' Why?-How?-'
For the first time in many years of his life, Severus Snape was lost for words.
'Once upon a time,' began Minerva,' When I was a young girl at Hogwarts, I fell in love with a boy named Tom Riddle. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I was broken hearted, but it broke my heart even more when he died. In memory of him, I have joined this group, only some part of it. I was against for my Gryffindors to get poisoned, the Slytherins I didn't even care.'
'But you were always bad at potions!' Said Severus.
'Who said that I made the potion?' Minerva gave a strange smile.
Ruby was dragged into the scene, by one of the ex-Death Eaters. She was kicking and fighting.
'Ruby kindly accepted to make the potion for us, after a lot of persuasion,' Declared Minerva.
'They said that they will kill you and Septimus if I didn't help them!' Ruby defended as tears appeared at the corners of her eyes.
Severus couldn't believe all this, it was so complicated.
'So you were the one who kidnapped Professor Delacour?' asked Snape,' You were disguised as Ruby, to take her place for the whole month. Immediately after that, you ran to the kitchens to inform us. You were the one who put mercury balls instead of my pills, and the person who gave crushed Manticore tooth to Winky. You also let the mosquitoes into Slytherin dungeons, so all of the children got sick.'
Minerva nodded proudly,' But I had accidentaly dropped the jar of mosquitoes in the middle of the hall, so they ran away...and poisoned the Gryffindors.' She added sadly.
'Enough of this!' snapped Crux,' for we have more serious things to move onto.'
The body of Fleur Delacour was floated into the room, and laid upon the green marble table. Silver chains snaked around her, just as it did to Severus when he was last time there, one year ago.
'Time to explain everything to our dear Potions Master,' announced Crux, his fake sugary-sweet voice dripping with sarcasm.
Author's Note: Some kind of a cliffhanger! Stay tuned for the next chapter! I expect that there are only 2 more chapters left to go till the end. Until then, please review! I'm a plant which feeds on them!
Author's Note: Vampire Half is back ALL RIGHT! (Put Backstreet's back music from Backstreet Boys) Back here to continue with my trilogy (before HP 5 comes out) even though I never planned to make one. As you can remember, Voldemort was defeated in the last story, some Death Eaters still are alive and free, roaming the land. Here will be new characters, and there will be a surprise! Enjoy reading! (All characters belong to J.K. Rowling, except Selena, Septimus, Dr. Hunder and Mata Shani).
I'll never try to hold you back,
I'll wouldn't try controlling you,
If it's what you want, It's what I want
I want what's best for you
And if there's something else you're looking for, I'll be first to help you try,
Believe me when I say, it's hard to say goodbye.
('It's hard to say goodbye' sang by Paul Anka and Celine Dion. I always thought Severus' and Lily's parting looked like that, but I decided to put it for this chapter.)
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Severus went into the Hospital Wing, bursting the doors open loudly.
'Professor!' huffed Madame Pomphrey, 'Do not disturb the patient-'
'Patient?' hissed Snape,' Wormtail is a traitor! He got Professor Delcour kidnapped!'
Wormtail whimpered in his bed, while Snape towered over him. Severus grabbed the collar of Wormtail's bedclothes, and hauled him up.
'Severus!' came Dumbledore's warning voice behind him,' Put him down!'
Severus reluctantly let go of the balding wizard, making him back fall on the bed. Wormtail squeaked and grabbed his healing shoulder in pain. Severus clenched his fists until they were even whiter blotched with red.
'I-I can help you w-with this Snape,' stuttered Wormtail,' I-I know how you c-could get there.'
Severus, like an angry serpent over its prey hovered above Pettigrew.
'You would even be a traitor to your comrades, not for the sake of good, but for the sake to save yourself,' hissed Severus.
Dumbledore held up his hand, before Severus could say any more,' Could you tell us?' the Headmaster's voice was hard.
Wormtail allowed himself a little smile. ' There is outside the Hogwarts' grounds a portkey which leads to the hiding place,' Pettigrew babbled,' the portkey is actually the sign of a paw cut into the bark of an oak tree. You cannot miss it; it is the nearest oak tree to Hogwarts.'
'Is that all?' asked the Headmaster.
Wormtail nodded,' I cannot tell you what is beyond there, for I haven't been to the main hiding place. I've been to many hiding places, but never to the main one. '
Severus cast a glance to the Headmaster, and with a swirl of his robes went toward the Hospital Wing doors.
'Severus, you can't seriously tell me you are going there, all by yourself!' exclaimed Dumbledore.
Severus just bounded out of the Hospital Wing and strode down the hallway, leaving Dumbledore standing alone in the Hospital Wing.
'Oh dear..I'd better send someone to help him...' mumbled Dumbledore.
******
Severus went outside the Hogwarts grounds. He cast his eyes around the trees, swiveling from one tree to another. Finally, he spotted the oak tree, and cautiously walked towards it.
He looked around it, and spotted the mark of a cat's paw, carved into the bark of the old tree. Severus drew out his wand, ready to prepare himself for anything to come, and touched the mark.
Severus was yanked into a swirling pool of colours, until after that dizzying ride, was finally dropped onto the ground. Severus groaned and stood up. He looked around. Something was familiar about this place. When he looked at the huge stone pillars, and a familiar huge portrait of Salazar Slytherin and his wife, Morgana Slytherin and finally to the same table which he was about to be sacrificed on last year...
Severus was back in the Underground of Darkness.
But once he looked around himself, he was met by a dozen wands pointing at him. So much for defense with his only wand. The ex-Death Eaters stood firmly and still, aiming well at him.
'Professor,' purred one of them, whom Severus recognized as the voice of Crux,' we were expecting you.'
Severus lowered his wand. He knew that it was useless to fight back. The ex- Death Eaters shot ropes from their wands, tying him securely up.
'How did you do it? How did you kidnap Professor Delacour?' asked Snape, as the ropes wound themselves behind him.
Crux smiled, as none of the ex-Death Eaters wore masks so their faces were seen. He pointed to the shadows. A person stepped out of the shadows, and when Severus recognized the person, he gasped.
'Ruby!' he choked out.
Ruby Hogwarts looked at Severus with strange smile on her face, which looked so unlike her. Something was wrong with her, but Severus couldn't yet put a finger on it. She wasn't under Imperio, she was too strong for that, but...
'Ha!' she barked, 'Can't even recognize your own, "niece"? Well, of course not, when I'm under the potion.'
Severus suddenly understood, that wasn't Ruby! It was someone else, under a Polyjuice Potion. Who was skillful enough to brew such a potion as that?
Suddenly, in front of him she began to transform in someone else, as the potion was wearing off. The person who now stood in front of him gave Severus even a bigger shock: Minerva McGonagall.
'Minerva!' Severus' jaw dropped,' Why?-How?-'
For the first time in many years of his life, Severus Snape was lost for words.
'Once upon a time,' began Minerva,' When I was a young girl at Hogwarts, I fell in love with a boy named Tom Riddle. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I was broken hearted, but it broke my heart even more when he died. In memory of him, I have joined this group, only some part of it. I was against for my Gryffindors to get poisoned, the Slytherins I didn't even care.'
'But you were always bad at potions!' Said Severus.
'Who said that I made the potion?' Minerva gave a strange smile.
Ruby was dragged into the scene, by one of the ex-Death Eaters. She was kicking and fighting.
'Ruby kindly accepted to make the potion for us, after a lot of persuasion,' Declared Minerva.
'They said that they will kill you and Septimus if I didn't help them!' Ruby defended as tears appeared at the corners of her eyes.
Severus couldn't believe all this, it was so complicated.
'So you were the one who kidnapped Professor Delacour?' asked Snape,' You were disguised as Ruby, to take her place for the whole month. Immediately after that, you ran to the kitchens to inform us. You were the one who put mercury balls instead of my pills, and the person who gave crushed Manticore tooth to Winky. You also let the mosquitoes into Slytherin dungeons, so all of the children got sick.'
Minerva nodded proudly,' But I had accidentaly dropped the jar of mosquitoes in the middle of the hall, so they ran away...and poisoned the Gryffindors.' She added sadly.
'Enough of this!' snapped Crux,' for we have more serious things to move onto.'
The body of Fleur Delacour was floated into the room, and laid upon the green marble table. Silver chains snaked around her, just as it did to Severus when he was last time there, one year ago.
'Time to explain everything to our dear Potions Master,' announced Crux, his fake sugary-sweet voice dripping with sarcasm.
Author's Note: Some kind of a cliffhanger! Stay tuned for the next chapter! I expect that there are only 2 more chapters left to go till the end. Until then, please review! I'm a plant which feeds on them!