The Downfall of Lord Voldemort

by Birrmagnur

Professor Sinastra has taken Harry in for the summer. But is it possible for her to protect him while she's working as an undercover Death Eater? Novel length when complete, regular updates. Constructive criticism welcome, no flames please! FSSS

1. A Note to The Reader

The Downfall of Lord Voldemort

by

Alaskair

Forward

A Note to the Reader

Dear Sir or Madam,

This story is the account of events preceding the downfall of Lord Voldemort, hence the title. It is told from to PoV of Harry Potter and Florence Sinastra, and takes place after Harry has been at his dear Astronomy Prof's house for a while. Sirius is staying there too.

Just so you know, all relationships in this book are strictly heterosexual. If you're looking for slash you've come to the wrong place. I find slash disgusting and unnecessary. Remember that Harry Potter was written for kids!

Well, now that that's out of the way we can move on.

I am almost wholly convinced that the memory in Dumbledore's pensieve of Bertha Jorkins, the slain Ministry witch, was speaking of the relationship between Florence Sinastra and Severus Snape. Recall that she said, "…he hexed me because I had caught him kissing Florence behind the greenhouses…" who else?

To be fair, this is a continuation of the noble line of FS/SS fan fiction begun by the talented 'Ms. Snape' of fanfiction.net. She gave me all the encouragement I ever needed to bring the pair together and I am sad to say that 'Sempervirent' was never fininshed—I would have loved to read more than just two chapters.

Now here's a few notes on Florence's appearance, seeing as we won't have time for it later.

Florence Sinastra is tall and slender, fit from seasons of Auror, and later, Death-Eater training. She is descended of the Sarens, an ancient and noble wizarding clan. Her eyes are clear and level, of a blue so dark as to be nearly black. She has a full, decided mouth; high cheekbones; and long, straight, hair blacker than jet. It brings out the flush in her creamy skin. As head of Ravenclaw, her wand work is as good, if not better than, that of those of the other Heads of Houses. Florence's wand is rosewood with sterling accents, 13.5 inches and is alive with the magic of her Sareni ancestors. Her inheritance is hidden within it—six dry ounces of cosmic Dust, the stuff that makes us aware. (If you've read His Dark Materials you'll know what I'm talking about.)

Florence is known for her sharp tongue and sharper mind' her way with potions and words, and her influence. Authors, next time you go to pick characters for your next fic, remember Florence.

Sincerely,

Alliyah Sullivan

satrios@hotmail.com