I am on a role at the rate I'm going I'll be done with this story next
week. Well the plot bunnies have returned and are breeding at an alarming
rate. Marching band isn't so bad any more and my teachers are really cool
so have had a lot of time to work. Hey and did any of you know that pennies
made after 1983 aren't made of copper. They're made of Zinc. I mean who'd
of think.
Any who on with the story.
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Chapter 17
The summer passed quickly for Raven most of his time was spent playing his violin and on family time with his parents. When his birthday rolled round he was surprised to see that all of his cousins had come to celebrate. He wasn't so excited to see the "Hellions" (his first cousins Jessica, Adrian, Thomas Black) but it was a great birthday nonetheless. Not only did his summer go fast but boy of boy did he grow fast. Three inches in a month has got to be a record or some thing, but let's just say that that huge closet of his was now full and he was going to have to go shopping once again so that he could get clothes that were too big so he wasn't with out for school. Yeah enlargement charms were great but they ruin the clothes.
Today was a great day because he was going to go shopping for his school supplies and he was going to get a new broom as a belated birthday gift from his Grandparents.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
"Come in," he called at his bedroom door.
It opened only to produce a very annoyed looking Severus Snape, "are you ready yet. I know that you want to look your best and all but this is annoying."
"I'll be down in a minuet. Hold your horses."
His father left with out farther comment. He walked over to his rather large closet and walked in and pulled down a pair of his many black bondage pants, pulled down large dark blue t-shirt and black open front robe. He then quickly changed from his over large pj shirt and pants into his chosen ensemble. He walked over to the chest where he kept his boots and started digging. Most of them didn't fit but never really found the time to throw them out. After a few minuets of searching he found the pair he wanted. They were black dragon hide and were very comfortable. He slipped the on and not even bothering to lace them up ran out of the room. He grabbed his large black book bag as he passed on his way down stairs and threw it over his shoulder. In side held all of the important stuff; CD player, CD's, copy of every piece of music he was currently working on and money both muggle and magical. When he spotted he parents annoyed faces and simply stated, "I hurried. See," and he pointed at his shoes," not even enough time to lace my boots."
"Oh well we don't have time now we've got to be there." Severus looked at his watch," oh. five minuets ago."
"We'll just be fashionably late." Raven replied.
"Ha, Ha, very funny, but you do know that we are on a tight schedule and if you want to stop to pick up that music you ordered I suggest that you get your butt in gear and get going." Sirius snapped.
"Yes Sir," and giving a mock salute grabbed and hand full of floo powder and yelled, "Diagon Alley." Raven landed with a thud on the hard ground of the street.
"There you are we were starting to get worried." It was Lydia. His second cousin Lydia was very kind to those she wanted to be, but was a real witch to any one else, ignore the pun. She was the head girl this year and she most defiantly fit the part. She was tall and strict. She didn't tolerate people who picked on others, any one who discriminated against other houses specifically Slytherin were punished harshly. She had the air of a person who knew what she wanted and wasn't afraid to fight for it. Her one feature that would give away her kind heart was her eyes. She was very pretty but she showed no emotion. Only those who knew here very well knew how to read her. It was her brilliant blue eyes; they would shine with happiness at her family and shoot daggers at people she hated and worse. But to Raven she was only his loving older cousin.
"Hey. Where's Marc and Draco?"
"They went over to look at the new racing brooms, I think that they want to pick out you gift for themselves."
"Thanks for the warning." There were two loud pops and Raven knew that his fathers were about to fall in to a protective mode that was a force that could be reasoned with. "Father, Dad can I please just go around with Lydia and Marcus. Please? Draco gets to." Raven gave his most pathetic look. And they caved.
Sirius was the one to set the curfew, "Don't wander in to Knocturn Alley. Meet us back here at four and we'll go get you're music and clothes."
Severus pulled out a bag from his pocket and handed it to him, "this should cover your school supplies and your new broom. If you need more just tell me at four and I'll get it four you while you go to get your music."
Raven gave them both a quick hug and walked off with Lydia.
"Are they always so uptight?"
"Well. kind of. They're really over protective. I guess they don't want anything to happen to me."
"I guess you right." Lydia waved her hand in the air and yelled, "Hey Marc! Draco!"
They saw her and ran over.
"Hey sis, Raven."
"Hay Raven, have you seen the new brooms?"
Raven laughed, "Yes I have. I was here earlier this week and I already know what I want so don't you dare talk to me about the Nimbus 2001."
"Okay. Okay, I didn't do anything. I just wanted to know."
"Hey you two if we don't get our books and supplies our parents will never trust us with you again."
After three hours of fighting crowds and purchasing Raven was completely worn out. He walked to his last stop. Quality Quidditch Supplies. He quickly ran in and got his new broom he had ordered earlier that week. It was called the Fireball and it was a Chinese prototype. It wasn't common knowledge yet but he being who he was had connections. He walked out of the shop and met with his cousins at Fortiscues Ice Cream parlor. Sooner than they wanted it was four and Raven found himself with his parents. They picked up the music at the Music Shoppe and spent an hour picking out clothes for the year.
The Day ended with out much conflict, and the week passed very quickly. Before they knew it Severus was back at school and Sirius was dropping Raven at Kings Cross. He boarded the train with out any problems, but he couldn't find Draco. Raven wandered around the train with no luck for an hour. With a heavy heart he took a seat in an empty compartment.
"Ron why don't you just give up. You'll never pass potions as long as Snape is teaching." Raven sat up at the sound of his father's name.
"I will if it kills me. The only way I'll get to be head boy is to have straight A's in all of my subjects. Can we find someplace to sit Neville my feet hurt,"
The compartment door slid opened to reveal two boy's one with red hair and one with dirty blonde. The seemed pleasant enough to Raven and he was curious as to what they thought of his father so he spoke up, "Hello," he smiled, "would you like to sit down?"
The red head looked over at his comrade who nodded and they sat down. "My name's Ron and this is Neville."
" I'm Raven, it's a pleaser to meet you."
"Raven?" Neville spoke up as the two friends sat down, "that's a funny name. Is it short for something?"
"Yes, it's short for Ravenus."
Ron was curious as to why the boy in front of him didn't have house markings on his robes, "Are you a transfer student?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Your robes."
"OH!." Raven hadn't expected them to notice, "Um, I was at the school last year but my parents enrolled me late so I attended privet lessons, and I wasn't sorted and to answer the question that you are about to ask, I am a second year."
Neville had opened his mouth to ask a question but that wasn't it, "I was going to ask who your parents were. My Mum and Dad work at the ministry so I might know them."
" Um. they're. uh." just as he was about to answer the compartment door slid open again. This time a two seventh years and a young blonde were there.
"There you are Raven! We've been looking everywhere, we want to introduce you to the rest of the Slytherin." Marc cut himself short when he saw the two Gryffindor's sitting across from his cousin. "Well if it isn't the mud- lovers."
Ron stood up at the insult, "Well if it isn't the inbreeds. Having trouble remembering where the other idiots sit?"
"WEASLEY! You do know that you're talking to the new head girl." Lydia said loudly.
"You probably had your parents buy the position for you." Ron said in retort.
"How dare you," Draco was in it now no one insults his family like that and gets away with it.
Raven thought this was getting out of hand and decided to intervene, "STOP!"
They all turned to look at the Dark haired boy.
"I'll be there in a minuet Guys just let me get my stuff together."
"You mean that you are going to go with them. You do know that they are filthy Slytherin's?" Ron barked, Neville knew what was going on and thought it best to stay out of it.
"Why wouldn't I go with them? They're family after all."
"FAMILY?!"
"Yes family. They're my Second cousins on my dad's side. I'd thought you'd know when I told you my name.
"All you told us was that your name was Ravenus," Neville couldn't keep quiet any longer.
"Snape-Black, Ravenus Orion Snape-Black." Raven stuffed his music, that he had been studying before all of this had started, into his book bag, and walked out of the compartment with his cousins. Leaving two very shocked looking Gryffindor's in their wake.
They four walked to a part of the train that had been designated "Slytherin". Raven was introduced to everybody and anybody as the new Slytherin and as Snape's son, to put it simply it didn't matter what house he was place into he would be an honorary Slytherin.
The train ride passed very quickly for Raven, and he found himself being dragged off the train by Draco and told to run to the Carriages, when he heard his name being called. He looked around and spotted his father waving in his direction. With a quick goodbye to Draco he ran off to meet his father.
"There you are you'll be riding up with your Dad and I. We have to explain a few things before you get sorted."
Raven looked around and spotted his Dad holding carriage for them they weaved threw the crowd to it climbed in.
"Hey Dad."
"Hey kido! Did you have a good trip?"
"Yes but I don't want to do it again if I can help it. It was loud annoying and all I heard form anyone non Slytherin was how rotted you were Father."
Severus gave him a sad smile. "Well we've told Dumbledore that we aren't going to have you Sorted. Considering that your cousins tell their parents everything we don't want to ruin your relationship with the family, so we aren't going to chance it. We'll announce that you'll sleep in Slytherin dormitories due to the profession of your parents, but you won't be placed in any house. Yes Sirius was a Gryffindor and he is a teacher, but we are concerned with the predigests that will be placed on you because I'm head of Slytherin. This way you'll have classes with all of the houses and you'll be allowed to make friends with any one you like, with out house interference."
Raven thought about this and decided he didn't like the idea, "No. I want to be sorted. The worst that can happen is I'll be placed in Gryffindor. Then you can step in and do something, but I can guarantee that I won't be placed there. Please, I want to be sorted like every one else."
Severus looked at Sirius who looked a bit scared and sick but he nodded. "Alright, Raven. You'll be sorted."
They sat in silence until they reached the castle. Severus was the first out and when he saw a few Hufflepuff's staring he snarled at them a threatened to deduct house points and they ran as fast as they could into the entrance hall. Severus led his son in to the School and up to the head table, "You'll stand up here until all of the first years have been sorted and then we'll sort you, Alright."
Raven nodded as watched in silence as his father went and sat down. He felt very alone all of the sudden and all he really wanted to do was run and sit with his cousins. He knew he was going to placed in Slytherin, the hat wanted to do it last year and only didn't upon his request, but it was still nerve wrecking. The doors to the great hall burst open and the first years made there way in and came up and stood next to him.
'At least I'm not alone anymore.' Raven thought.
The hat sang its song and McGonagall called each of the students up one at a time.
A small mousy boy was called up, "Creevy, Colin" he sat under the hat for along time only, to be sorted to Hufflepuff
More and more students were called up and none really caught his attention until "Stephens, Kara" was called. She was short and blonde, but looked a bit nervous, she was sorted to Slytherin.
Finally the last kid was called "Weasley, Virginia" And mush to the surprise of no one she was sorted to Gryffindor.
Mcgonagall stepped down and Dumbledore stood up there was no smile on his face. "Hello students as you can see we have one more student to be sorted this year, he will be entering his Second year. He was here last year so there is no need to treat him as if he is a first year. He did not attend class with the school he attended privet lessons and was in fact the top of the first year class. Let me make this clear now, if I hear of any direct discrimination of this student the person guilty will have to deal not only with me but his fathers, your house will lose 2 hundred points and you will receive three months of detention. Now that that is cleared up allow me to introduce to you Ravenus Snape-Black." the hall was silent no one knew what to make of it, "Raven please step forward to be sorted."
All eyes were on him and he wasn't too happy about it. He walked to the stool and picked up the hat he received a reassuring smile from the transfiguration professor and he placed the hat on his head and sat down.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Little Raven, Gryffindor not suit your fancy,"
"No it didn't"
"I'm not surprised. You were destined to be great and greatness thrives in Slytherin. I want to tell you one thing though."
"Yes,"
"Fifty years ago there was a child just like you, and he turned out to be very powerful. You shall do the same if you don't heed my warning, hold no grudges, forgive people for their flaws, and accept everyone."
"I don't know what you mean. Please explain it once again."
Silence. Then the hat yelled out loud, "SLYTHERIN"
Raven grabbed the hat and took it off he handed it to the professor and walked over to the only house that was not sneering at him. He sat next to Draco who had saved him a seat and thought about what the hat had just told him. What did it mean?
Dumbledore made his announcements and the food appeared yet Raven could think of nothing but what the hat said. Who was the hat talking about? Why was being powerful a bad thing? Why did it want me to forgive and forget? It had to of known that it wasn't in my nature to forgive and forget. So why did it warn me?
"RAVEN!!" Draco yelled at the top of his lungs in his ear.
"What?" He snapped.
"Do you know where the common room is or do you need me to show you?" Draco asked patiently, Draco was a bit worried about his cousin. He had sat under the hat a lot longer than anyone else. Then he didn't even say a word during dinner. Something was wrong but he couldn't bring himself to ask about it.
"I know where it is all I need is the password."
"I don't know the new one. Lydia would know though," Draco looked around and quickly spotted Lydia talking to the first years. "Hey Lydi." He called, "what's the new password?"
She motioned to the first years and walked over to where Draco was standing, " Everyone this are my dear little cousins Draco and Raven so if you need anything and you can't find me or you want to talk to someone closer to your age just find one of them." She leaned in closer and quietly said the new password. "Pure-Blood."
She then turned back to the first years and led them out of the hall and to the dorms.
"Well I'm tires do you want to come down now? Or do you want to go to the library or something?" Draco asked.
"I want to talk to father. I'll see you down there later. Which floor is our room?"
"It's the one at the very bottom. They have plaques on all of the doors so you wont get lost. I'll see you later alright?"
"Yeah," Raven was distant once again.
Draco left the hall and headed down to the common room. When he was there he sat down on the sofa in front of the fire. What was wrong with him?
Meanwhile Raven walked up to the head table to talk to his father. The remaining students in the hall watch carefully to see how close they were. "Father, Can I talk to you?"
Severus looked at his son's ashen face and sensed that it was important. "Yes. Come with me." He stood up and headed out of he great hall. When they were both in his office he pulled his son in to a hug. "What's wrong? You look sick."
"I. the. I."
"What is it?"
"Fifty years ago there was a boy just like me at the school. He was very powerful."
"What?"
"The hat he said that if I didn't heed its warning I would be just like him. What was he talking about?"
Severus was confused. Why would the sorting hat warn his son of something? The hat never gave warnings. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Raven reiterated the conversation to his father leaving out the things about be sorted once again. Severus could figure out whom the hat was talking about.
"I don't think that you should care what a stupid old hat says. Because that id what it is a stupid old hat. All right? Forget what he told you. There is no point to loosing sleep over it."
"But father it was serious."
"It was probably just playing its idea of a joke. Ignore it. You will be who you will be and that's all." Severus looked at the clock on the wall, "It's almost curfew. You better go."
Raven pulled his father in to hug. He was right it was just a stupid hat. "I love you Father,"
"And I love you Raven." He said kissing his son on the top of the head. He watched his son leave the room and with pride in his eyes. His boy was a Slytherin. He had had his doubts but it all turned out well.
Raven walked down to the common room and found it full of upperclassmen. He wasn't in the mood to talk so he ran to the door on the right that had the word boys written on it. He ran down the steps and to the bottom floor. He pulled open the door and walked in to the long rectangular room there were five beds and the one at the far end was the only one that wasn't inhabited by a sleeping boy.
He opened his large trunk and pulled out his robes and started to hang them up in the wardrobe that was beside his bed. His father had ordered him seven sets of school robes made in the finest material his grandmother would have nothing less that the finest worn on her grandchildren as was expressed when the topic came up earlier that summer. He also hung up all of his shirts that he had brought from home and found that there was no more room for his pants, and going against habit he took the carefully folded pants in to the set of drawers next to the wardrobe. After all of his clothes were unpacked he pulled out the new bag his Aunt Bellatrix had bought for him for his birthday and packed it full of everything that was of necessity for all of the classes; Parchment, quills, ink, and all of his plane muggle notebooks and pens. He may be a wizard but he still liked to take notes muggle notebooks. They were easier to keep track of.
After this tack was done he walked over to where his backpack was and pulled out his CD player. It ran on a magical type of battery and was of magical origin so it worked at Hogwarts. He put his headphones on and started listening to one of his favorite CD's (muggle band called CAKE.)
He reached over and turned on his alarm clock and sat down on his bed. He listened well in to the night changing the CD whenever he grew bored. No matter what he did he couldn't stop thinking of the hat. At three thirty two Ravenus Snape-Black finally fell asleep.
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Chapter 17
The summer passed quickly for Raven most of his time was spent playing his violin and on family time with his parents. When his birthday rolled round he was surprised to see that all of his cousins had come to celebrate. He wasn't so excited to see the "Hellions" (his first cousins Jessica, Adrian, Thomas Black) but it was a great birthday nonetheless. Not only did his summer go fast but boy of boy did he grow fast. Three inches in a month has got to be a record or some thing, but let's just say that that huge closet of his was now full and he was going to have to go shopping once again so that he could get clothes that were too big so he wasn't with out for school. Yeah enlargement charms were great but they ruin the clothes.
Today was a great day because he was going to go shopping for his school supplies and he was going to get a new broom as a belated birthday gift from his Grandparents.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
"Come in," he called at his bedroom door.
It opened only to produce a very annoyed looking Severus Snape, "are you ready yet. I know that you want to look your best and all but this is annoying."
"I'll be down in a minuet. Hold your horses."
His father left with out farther comment. He walked over to his rather large closet and walked in and pulled down a pair of his many black bondage pants, pulled down large dark blue t-shirt and black open front robe. He then quickly changed from his over large pj shirt and pants into his chosen ensemble. He walked over to the chest where he kept his boots and started digging. Most of them didn't fit but never really found the time to throw them out. After a few minuets of searching he found the pair he wanted. They were black dragon hide and were very comfortable. He slipped the on and not even bothering to lace them up ran out of the room. He grabbed his large black book bag as he passed on his way down stairs and threw it over his shoulder. In side held all of the important stuff; CD player, CD's, copy of every piece of music he was currently working on and money both muggle and magical. When he spotted he parents annoyed faces and simply stated, "I hurried. See," and he pointed at his shoes," not even enough time to lace my boots."
"Oh well we don't have time now we've got to be there." Severus looked at his watch," oh. five minuets ago."
"We'll just be fashionably late." Raven replied.
"Ha, Ha, very funny, but you do know that we are on a tight schedule and if you want to stop to pick up that music you ordered I suggest that you get your butt in gear and get going." Sirius snapped.
"Yes Sir," and giving a mock salute grabbed and hand full of floo powder and yelled, "Diagon Alley." Raven landed with a thud on the hard ground of the street.
"There you are we were starting to get worried." It was Lydia. His second cousin Lydia was very kind to those she wanted to be, but was a real witch to any one else, ignore the pun. She was the head girl this year and she most defiantly fit the part. She was tall and strict. She didn't tolerate people who picked on others, any one who discriminated against other houses specifically Slytherin were punished harshly. She had the air of a person who knew what she wanted and wasn't afraid to fight for it. Her one feature that would give away her kind heart was her eyes. She was very pretty but she showed no emotion. Only those who knew here very well knew how to read her. It was her brilliant blue eyes; they would shine with happiness at her family and shoot daggers at people she hated and worse. But to Raven she was only his loving older cousin.
"Hey. Where's Marc and Draco?"
"They went over to look at the new racing brooms, I think that they want to pick out you gift for themselves."
"Thanks for the warning." There were two loud pops and Raven knew that his fathers were about to fall in to a protective mode that was a force that could be reasoned with. "Father, Dad can I please just go around with Lydia and Marcus. Please? Draco gets to." Raven gave his most pathetic look. And they caved.
Sirius was the one to set the curfew, "Don't wander in to Knocturn Alley. Meet us back here at four and we'll go get you're music and clothes."
Severus pulled out a bag from his pocket and handed it to him, "this should cover your school supplies and your new broom. If you need more just tell me at four and I'll get it four you while you go to get your music."
Raven gave them both a quick hug and walked off with Lydia.
"Are they always so uptight?"
"Well. kind of. They're really over protective. I guess they don't want anything to happen to me."
"I guess you right." Lydia waved her hand in the air and yelled, "Hey Marc! Draco!"
They saw her and ran over.
"Hey sis, Raven."
"Hay Raven, have you seen the new brooms?"
Raven laughed, "Yes I have. I was here earlier this week and I already know what I want so don't you dare talk to me about the Nimbus 2001."
"Okay. Okay, I didn't do anything. I just wanted to know."
"Hey you two if we don't get our books and supplies our parents will never trust us with you again."
After three hours of fighting crowds and purchasing Raven was completely worn out. He walked to his last stop. Quality Quidditch Supplies. He quickly ran in and got his new broom he had ordered earlier that week. It was called the Fireball and it was a Chinese prototype. It wasn't common knowledge yet but he being who he was had connections. He walked out of the shop and met with his cousins at Fortiscues Ice Cream parlor. Sooner than they wanted it was four and Raven found himself with his parents. They picked up the music at the Music Shoppe and spent an hour picking out clothes for the year.
The Day ended with out much conflict, and the week passed very quickly. Before they knew it Severus was back at school and Sirius was dropping Raven at Kings Cross. He boarded the train with out any problems, but he couldn't find Draco. Raven wandered around the train with no luck for an hour. With a heavy heart he took a seat in an empty compartment.
"Ron why don't you just give up. You'll never pass potions as long as Snape is teaching." Raven sat up at the sound of his father's name.
"I will if it kills me. The only way I'll get to be head boy is to have straight A's in all of my subjects. Can we find someplace to sit Neville my feet hurt,"
The compartment door slid opened to reveal two boy's one with red hair and one with dirty blonde. The seemed pleasant enough to Raven and he was curious as to what they thought of his father so he spoke up, "Hello," he smiled, "would you like to sit down?"
The red head looked over at his comrade who nodded and they sat down. "My name's Ron and this is Neville."
" I'm Raven, it's a pleaser to meet you."
"Raven?" Neville spoke up as the two friends sat down, "that's a funny name. Is it short for something?"
"Yes, it's short for Ravenus."
Ron was curious as to why the boy in front of him didn't have house markings on his robes, "Are you a transfer student?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Your robes."
"OH!." Raven hadn't expected them to notice, "Um, I was at the school last year but my parents enrolled me late so I attended privet lessons, and I wasn't sorted and to answer the question that you are about to ask, I am a second year."
Neville had opened his mouth to ask a question but that wasn't it, "I was going to ask who your parents were. My Mum and Dad work at the ministry so I might know them."
" Um. they're. uh." just as he was about to answer the compartment door slid open again. This time a two seventh years and a young blonde were there.
"There you are Raven! We've been looking everywhere, we want to introduce you to the rest of the Slytherin." Marc cut himself short when he saw the two Gryffindor's sitting across from his cousin. "Well if it isn't the mud- lovers."
Ron stood up at the insult, "Well if it isn't the inbreeds. Having trouble remembering where the other idiots sit?"
"WEASLEY! You do know that you're talking to the new head girl." Lydia said loudly.
"You probably had your parents buy the position for you." Ron said in retort.
"How dare you," Draco was in it now no one insults his family like that and gets away with it.
Raven thought this was getting out of hand and decided to intervene, "STOP!"
They all turned to look at the Dark haired boy.
"I'll be there in a minuet Guys just let me get my stuff together."
"You mean that you are going to go with them. You do know that they are filthy Slytherin's?" Ron barked, Neville knew what was going on and thought it best to stay out of it.
"Why wouldn't I go with them? They're family after all."
"FAMILY?!"
"Yes family. They're my Second cousins on my dad's side. I'd thought you'd know when I told you my name.
"All you told us was that your name was Ravenus," Neville couldn't keep quiet any longer.
"Snape-Black, Ravenus Orion Snape-Black." Raven stuffed his music, that he had been studying before all of this had started, into his book bag, and walked out of the compartment with his cousins. Leaving two very shocked looking Gryffindor's in their wake.
They four walked to a part of the train that had been designated "Slytherin". Raven was introduced to everybody and anybody as the new Slytherin and as Snape's son, to put it simply it didn't matter what house he was place into he would be an honorary Slytherin.
The train ride passed very quickly for Raven, and he found himself being dragged off the train by Draco and told to run to the Carriages, when he heard his name being called. He looked around and spotted his father waving in his direction. With a quick goodbye to Draco he ran off to meet his father.
"There you are you'll be riding up with your Dad and I. We have to explain a few things before you get sorted."
Raven looked around and spotted his Dad holding carriage for them they weaved threw the crowd to it climbed in.
"Hey Dad."
"Hey kido! Did you have a good trip?"
"Yes but I don't want to do it again if I can help it. It was loud annoying and all I heard form anyone non Slytherin was how rotted you were Father."
Severus gave him a sad smile. "Well we've told Dumbledore that we aren't going to have you Sorted. Considering that your cousins tell their parents everything we don't want to ruin your relationship with the family, so we aren't going to chance it. We'll announce that you'll sleep in Slytherin dormitories due to the profession of your parents, but you won't be placed in any house. Yes Sirius was a Gryffindor and he is a teacher, but we are concerned with the predigests that will be placed on you because I'm head of Slytherin. This way you'll have classes with all of the houses and you'll be allowed to make friends with any one you like, with out house interference."
Raven thought about this and decided he didn't like the idea, "No. I want to be sorted. The worst that can happen is I'll be placed in Gryffindor. Then you can step in and do something, but I can guarantee that I won't be placed there. Please, I want to be sorted like every one else."
Severus looked at Sirius who looked a bit scared and sick but he nodded. "Alright, Raven. You'll be sorted."
They sat in silence until they reached the castle. Severus was the first out and when he saw a few Hufflepuff's staring he snarled at them a threatened to deduct house points and they ran as fast as they could into the entrance hall. Severus led his son in to the School and up to the head table, "You'll stand up here until all of the first years have been sorted and then we'll sort you, Alright."
Raven nodded as watched in silence as his father went and sat down. He felt very alone all of the sudden and all he really wanted to do was run and sit with his cousins. He knew he was going to placed in Slytherin, the hat wanted to do it last year and only didn't upon his request, but it was still nerve wrecking. The doors to the great hall burst open and the first years made there way in and came up and stood next to him.
'At least I'm not alone anymore.' Raven thought.
The hat sang its song and McGonagall called each of the students up one at a time.
A small mousy boy was called up, "Creevy, Colin" he sat under the hat for along time only, to be sorted to Hufflepuff
More and more students were called up and none really caught his attention until "Stephens, Kara" was called. She was short and blonde, but looked a bit nervous, she was sorted to Slytherin.
Finally the last kid was called "Weasley, Virginia" And mush to the surprise of no one she was sorted to Gryffindor.
Mcgonagall stepped down and Dumbledore stood up there was no smile on his face. "Hello students as you can see we have one more student to be sorted this year, he will be entering his Second year. He was here last year so there is no need to treat him as if he is a first year. He did not attend class with the school he attended privet lessons and was in fact the top of the first year class. Let me make this clear now, if I hear of any direct discrimination of this student the person guilty will have to deal not only with me but his fathers, your house will lose 2 hundred points and you will receive three months of detention. Now that that is cleared up allow me to introduce to you Ravenus Snape-Black." the hall was silent no one knew what to make of it, "Raven please step forward to be sorted."
All eyes were on him and he wasn't too happy about it. He walked to the stool and picked up the hat he received a reassuring smile from the transfiguration professor and he placed the hat on his head and sat down.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Little Raven, Gryffindor not suit your fancy,"
"No it didn't"
"I'm not surprised. You were destined to be great and greatness thrives in Slytherin. I want to tell you one thing though."
"Yes,"
"Fifty years ago there was a child just like you, and he turned out to be very powerful. You shall do the same if you don't heed my warning, hold no grudges, forgive people for their flaws, and accept everyone."
"I don't know what you mean. Please explain it once again."
Silence. Then the hat yelled out loud, "SLYTHERIN"
Raven grabbed the hat and took it off he handed it to the professor and walked over to the only house that was not sneering at him. He sat next to Draco who had saved him a seat and thought about what the hat had just told him. What did it mean?
Dumbledore made his announcements and the food appeared yet Raven could think of nothing but what the hat said. Who was the hat talking about? Why was being powerful a bad thing? Why did it want me to forgive and forget? It had to of known that it wasn't in my nature to forgive and forget. So why did it warn me?
"RAVEN!!" Draco yelled at the top of his lungs in his ear.
"What?" He snapped.
"Do you know where the common room is or do you need me to show you?" Draco asked patiently, Draco was a bit worried about his cousin. He had sat under the hat a lot longer than anyone else. Then he didn't even say a word during dinner. Something was wrong but he couldn't bring himself to ask about it.
"I know where it is all I need is the password."
"I don't know the new one. Lydia would know though," Draco looked around and quickly spotted Lydia talking to the first years. "Hey Lydi." He called, "what's the new password?"
She motioned to the first years and walked over to where Draco was standing, " Everyone this are my dear little cousins Draco and Raven so if you need anything and you can't find me or you want to talk to someone closer to your age just find one of them." She leaned in closer and quietly said the new password. "Pure-Blood."
She then turned back to the first years and led them out of the hall and to the dorms.
"Well I'm tires do you want to come down now? Or do you want to go to the library or something?" Draco asked.
"I want to talk to father. I'll see you down there later. Which floor is our room?"
"It's the one at the very bottom. They have plaques on all of the doors so you wont get lost. I'll see you later alright?"
"Yeah," Raven was distant once again.
Draco left the hall and headed down to the common room. When he was there he sat down on the sofa in front of the fire. What was wrong with him?
Meanwhile Raven walked up to the head table to talk to his father. The remaining students in the hall watch carefully to see how close they were. "Father, Can I talk to you?"
Severus looked at his son's ashen face and sensed that it was important. "Yes. Come with me." He stood up and headed out of he great hall. When they were both in his office he pulled his son in to a hug. "What's wrong? You look sick."
"I. the. I."
"What is it?"
"Fifty years ago there was a boy just like me at the school. He was very powerful."
"What?"
"The hat he said that if I didn't heed its warning I would be just like him. What was he talking about?"
Severus was confused. Why would the sorting hat warn his son of something? The hat never gave warnings. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Raven reiterated the conversation to his father leaving out the things about be sorted once again. Severus could figure out whom the hat was talking about.
"I don't think that you should care what a stupid old hat says. Because that id what it is a stupid old hat. All right? Forget what he told you. There is no point to loosing sleep over it."
"But father it was serious."
"It was probably just playing its idea of a joke. Ignore it. You will be who you will be and that's all." Severus looked at the clock on the wall, "It's almost curfew. You better go."
Raven pulled his father in to hug. He was right it was just a stupid hat. "I love you Father,"
"And I love you Raven." He said kissing his son on the top of the head. He watched his son leave the room and with pride in his eyes. His boy was a Slytherin. He had had his doubts but it all turned out well.
Raven walked down to the common room and found it full of upperclassmen. He wasn't in the mood to talk so he ran to the door on the right that had the word boys written on it. He ran down the steps and to the bottom floor. He pulled open the door and walked in to the long rectangular room there were five beds and the one at the far end was the only one that wasn't inhabited by a sleeping boy.
He opened his large trunk and pulled out his robes and started to hang them up in the wardrobe that was beside his bed. His father had ordered him seven sets of school robes made in the finest material his grandmother would have nothing less that the finest worn on her grandchildren as was expressed when the topic came up earlier that summer. He also hung up all of his shirts that he had brought from home and found that there was no more room for his pants, and going against habit he took the carefully folded pants in to the set of drawers next to the wardrobe. After all of his clothes were unpacked he pulled out the new bag his Aunt Bellatrix had bought for him for his birthday and packed it full of everything that was of necessity for all of the classes; Parchment, quills, ink, and all of his plane muggle notebooks and pens. He may be a wizard but he still liked to take notes muggle notebooks. They were easier to keep track of.
After this tack was done he walked over to where his backpack was and pulled out his CD player. It ran on a magical type of battery and was of magical origin so it worked at Hogwarts. He put his headphones on and started listening to one of his favorite CD's (muggle band called CAKE.)
He reached over and turned on his alarm clock and sat down on his bed. He listened well in to the night changing the CD whenever he grew bored. No matter what he did he couldn't stop thinking of the hat. At three thirty two Ravenus Snape-Black finally fell asleep.
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