Note: This is my first fanfic ever so don't expect it to be that great.
Chapter 2 – The Summer Before Hogwarts
They arrived at a well furnished manor in the front parlor.
Lynne started crying. The parents that raised her with love had been killed. Her brother held her and tried to comfort her, but at the same time tears were running down his face too.
Minutes later, they both controlled their grief and turned to look at their surroundings. She wiped away her tears as a house elf came in.
"The Master sent Fal to fetch Miss and Mr. Dering. Will you please follow Fal?" The two siblings did as the house elf bid and they ended up in the study of the manor.
The master was sitting behind the desk. Kane's eyes widened in recognition. "Professor Snape." She knew from the letters who Kane was talking about.
"Yes. I'm Severus Snape, your godfather. If anything was to happen to them, I would take care of you two. Your parents knew it was possible that your family would be attacked at anytime, so they set up a plan to get you two to safety."
"So they are dead." Kane voiced out loud the question he and his sister were thinking of.
Severus slowly nodded his head.
He turned to Lynne. Your parents can no longer teach you at home so you will be attending Hogwarts next year with your brother.
She couldn't believe her wish finally came true, but it was not the way she expected.
Lynne came running down the stairs and into the dining room. Severus was already seated there.
"Hey Uncle Sev. Kane'll be here soon."
"Okay. I'm going to be in my potion's lab after lunch. Do you want to join me? Your mother mentioned how much you like making them. I can give you one to work on."
"Sure."
The next second Kane came down, and lunch was served by the house elf. As soon as lunch was over she followed Sev down to his potions lab.
Selves covered the walls containing different flasks and vials of different colored liquids as well as a few cauldrons. There were a couple tables in the center.
Sev handed her a sheet of paper with instructions on it. "Here. Just follow the instructions carefully to brew this minor, but powerful healing potion. The ingredients and tools are on the shelves. If you need help feel free to ask." With that said, he started setting up the ingredients for his potion he was brewing.
Healing Potion
Ingredients:
Unicorn Hair
Lacewing Flies
Dragon Scales
Phoenix Powder
Instructions:
Boil the water
After 5 minutes of boiling the water, add 7 Lacewing Flies
Take it off the fire
Immediately add one unicorn hair
Stir the mixture for a minute counter clockwise
Grind 1 Dragon Scale into a very fine powder and add it in
Place back on the fire and let the mixture simmer for 3 minutes
Sprinkle a pinch of Phoenix Powder
Remove the mixture from the fire immediately
Lynne read through it carefully before getting the ingredients. She remembered having to complete the same potion with her mother. When Kane was away at Hogwarts, her mom had trained her day after day on every subject that she might have learned at Hogwarts and subjects she would never have gotten at Hogwarts. After last year she didn't even need a wand to complete spells. She could do wandless magic. In front of others, Lynne used a wand. Her mother had taught every thing she could to her.
In no time she was done with the potion and she called Sev over to look at it.
"Hey Uncle Sev. I'm finished."
"Here let me come over here and check on it." Sev came over and looked at it carefully.
"Great job." Kane came strolling in at his last words.
"Hey Lynne. Do you want to play a little Quidditch?" She nodded her head eagerly. "Good luck on your potion," she told Sev before following Kane out.