Suicide Solution.

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Summary: A Severitus challenge, [Snape is Harry's father] Story begins at 11.59pm on July 30th. It's the summer before Harry's 6th year, and Harry's changing . . . (A Dark Harry fic)

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Ginny Weasley : 33%

Lily Evans : 47%

Lady Campaspe: 20%

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Chapter 20

"Wow." Blaise laughed at his friend's expression. They were watching the Dance show. In front of them was a tall tower made of ice and all around it were female dancers clothed in silver leotards, which sparkled in the lights.

"They look like water! The way they move, it's amazing." Tanathos said in awe watching a brunette near to him.

"Come on, the important guest, should be making his appearance soon"

Blaise and Tanathos left (Tanathos some what reluctantly) the Dance room and made their way back outside.

On one of the lawns, stood almost everyone at the party. Tanathos looked around, most he noted were wearing Death Eater robes. The two headed down to the lawn and meet up with Draco.

He sneered as he saw them approach

"Your almost late Blaise, where have you been?"

"The Dance room" He offered no more excuse than that "When is he going to arrive?"

Draco smirked "Soon."

The three turned to face the raised platform, which at the moment was empty.

'Whats going on Blaise?' Tanathos asked him

'The Dark Lord attends these parties as well, and at exactly midnight him and his mistress appear and the Dark Lord makes a speech, then we can all go back to the activities.'

'Do we have to listen to it?'

'Yes.'

Blaise looked over at Tanathos, he noticed that he looked nervous

'Whats wrong?' Blaise asked

'I'm just worried that he'll recognise me. I mean I have my wand, but everyone here is a Death Eater or close to, I wouldn't stand a chance.'

'Why do you wish to fight the Dark Lord?'

'He killed my parents.'

'Only your mother, and that was an accident.'

'An accident!? What do you mean an accident? I was told that the Dark Lord murdered her! I heard him murder her!'

'No, Tanathos, Dumbledore told you that the Dark Lord murdered your parents correct?'

'Yes'

'He lied'

'What!'

'You heard'

'What happened then?'

'You know that your mother was friends with Snape, correct?'

'Yes . . .'

'Well because Snape was working for the Dark Lord, she couldn't marry him.'

'Because she was a Muggleborn?'

'No, because she had been betrothed to James Potter.'

'What? How could she have been betrothed to James if she was a Muggleborn?'

'She wasn't'

'But, what about aunt Petunia?'

Blaise looked away from the raised platform and locked eyes with Tanathos

'Petunia Evans?'

'Yeah, she's a muggle, she told me that her family were all muggles and that she hated her 'freak of a sister' so how can that be if my mums not a muggle born?'

'Petunia Evans was an Auror, one of the best. She caught your mother with Snape.'

'What happened' Tanathos asked amazed

'Snape shot a very powerful memory charm at her, made her think she grew up in a muggle family. Her parents were killed back in '73, so she had no idea that she was a witch, except that her sister, Lily, your mother, was one, and she hated her for it. Lily and Petunia never got on. Petunia was in Hufflepuff, Lily was in Slytherin.'

'I thought my mum was in Gryffindor.'

'No, she was a Slytherin, through and through.'

'What happened after father hit aunt Petunia with the charm?'

'More Auror's turned up and took both Lily and Snape away. Dumbledore vouched for Snape and James Potter vouched for Lily. James forced Lily into marrying him, and said that if she didn't marry him, he would turn her back in. She had no choice but to agree. Problem was, Lily was pregnant. With you, and her husband wasn't the father, the Dark Lord thought that Lily had betrayed him so he hunted her down and killed her.'

'Does he know?'

'Know what?'

'That my mum didn't betray him?'

'Yes, but only since his return in '94, and that was because Snape returned to him and told him what happened.'

'Dumbledore thinks Snape is spying for him against the Dark Lord.'

'No, Snape is spying for the Dark Lord under the pretence of spying for Dumbledore.'

'Ah, okay.' He looked at his watch 'It's almost midnight.'

They both looked forward towards the platform, a tall figure with snake like features was standing there in long black robes. Nagini was circling around his feet on the ground hissing and spitting at the Death Eaters close to her.

"Welcome. Welcome to another delightful party here a Cleveland manor. I must say it is so nice to see all of you again. I have heard a few interesting rumours that I will not mention here, only those who need to hear it shall." The Dark Lord' s voice carried out over the hundreds of people, all the Death Eaters rising from their position of bowing when the Dark Lord first started speaking.

"Now, a very important person wishes to make an announcement treat her as you do me. I will have nothing less!"

A tall woman in blood red robes stepped out from behind her lover. Her red hair glinting in the lights. It was the young woman who was watching Tanathos and Blaise talk earlier, though they didn't know that.

She looked up over the crowd and Tanathos gasped

'It's Ginny.'

~S~

AN: Mwahahahahahaha I couldn't resist leaving it there! But since I love all of you I will write and upload the next chapter soon-ish!

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LS