Chapter 4: The Sphere
Miles away and across the wide ocean, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall were having cup of tea and discussing how they would protect Harry Potter this up coming year. Every year the boy found himself in danger. They just wanted one year that they did not have to worry that the Dark Lord would capture Harry. Dumbledore had just lifted his cup of tea when, from his cup, a sphere of light shot out and bounced around the room. They dodged the sphere of light as best they could.
"What in the world is that?" Professor McGonagall said as the sphere shot past her left ear.
"Minerva, it's a sphere of magic," said Dumbledore as he caught the sphere.
"Wow, Albus, nice catch." McGonagall praised.
"Minerva, I was seeker in my day at Hogwarts," Dumbledore absently informed her as he inspected the sphere.
"What is it, Albus?" McGonagall asked.
"This sphere was created by a teenager of two very old families. However, I cannot tell which families they are. Minerva, please go get Severus for he can help us figure out what line this teenager comes from." Dumbledore requested.
"I am on my way, Albus." McGonagall replied as she left the room. It took her a good couple minutes to get to the dungeons where Senape lived. The entrance to Severus' chamber was a portrait of some wizard that that had lived in the fifteenth century.
"Well my lady what is that you need?" the portrait olitly asked.
"I need talk with Severus. Is he in there?" McGonagall asked.
"Yes, he is reading," the portrait replied.
"Well, can I enter and speak with him?" McGonagall patiently asked.
âE?I just need you to say the passwordâE? the portrait smiled.
âE?Victoria.âE? McGonagall whispered.
The portrait opened up and McGonagall entered the chamber.
As she entered, she spoke, "Severus, I need to speak with you."
Severus looked up from the potions book he was reading, taking a sip of wine as he gazed at her. "What is it that you need, Minerva?"
"Albus need your help. He sent me to get you." McGonagall explained.
"Very well." Severus put down his glass of wine and the book before standing.
They left his chamber and traveled up to Albus's office. As they entered Dumbledore's office, Severus asked, "What is it that you need, Albus?"
"Well, come here and take this sphere," said Albus commanded with a twinkle in his eye.
Severus cautiously took the sphere from Albus's hands. The sphere felt warm to his touch and very familiar to him.
"What is it that you want me to do with it?" he asked curiously.
"I want you look at the sphere tell me which families are contained within." Albus instructed.
Severus looked deep into the sphere and what he saw made his blood cold. Minerva looked on worriedly.
"What is wrong, Severus?"
Severus could not say anything. "How can this be, my sister died sixteen years ago! She was the only other member of my family." he thought to himself.
"Severus, what is it?" Albus asked gently.
"Albus, this sphere was created by a member of my family. Until this moment, I thought I was the only one left of the Snape line. My sister, Victoria, must have had a child that she never told me about." Severus' voice shook as he explained.
"But how can that be, Severus? Your sister died sixteen years ago. That would mean the child would be sixteen or seventeen by now. We would have known about the child when he or she turned eleven." Minerva reminded him gently.
"Not if my sister sealed the child's magic away. It takes a person sixteen years for that spell to wear off. By this small sphere, it shows that it is starting. Albus, I need to go find the child." Severus informed him firmly.
"But how can you find the child?" Minerva asked puzzled.
"The sphere is the answer. You see, the sphere can tell me where it came from" Severus replied as he took out his wand and waved it over the sphere. He mumbled a few words nder his breath and the sphere went blue. As if from nowhere, a loud, booming voice spoke.
"Angel Grove, California."
"Albus, I am going to America," Severus informed him in a tone of voice that stated he would brook no arguement.
"Before you go my friend, can you tell us who the other family the child is from?" Albus asked.
Severus looked again at the sphere. He could not see the family name. All he knew was that the child's father was a strong wizard.
He looked up at Albus, "I'm sorry but the father of the child is being hidden by some spells. I can't tell you who he is."
"Thank you, Severus." Albus nodded.
"Well, I am off." Severus said as he appareated away. Dumbledore put the wards back in place after the younger man was gone.
"I hope you find the child, Severus." both Albus and Minerva spoke quietly at the same time. They smiled at each other and went about the rest of there day.
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Miles away and across the wide ocean, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall were having cup of tea and discussing how they would protect Harry Potter this up coming year. Every year the boy found himself in danger. They just wanted one year that they did not have to worry that the Dark Lord would capture Harry. Dumbledore had just lifted his cup of tea when, from his cup, a sphere of light shot out and bounced around the room. They dodged the sphere of light as best they could.
"What in the world is that?" Professor McGonagall said as the sphere shot past her left ear.
"Minerva, it's a sphere of magic," said Dumbledore as he caught the sphere.
"Wow, Albus, nice catch." McGonagall praised.
"Minerva, I was seeker in my day at Hogwarts," Dumbledore absently informed her as he inspected the sphere.
"What is it, Albus?" McGonagall asked.
"This sphere was created by a teenager of two very old families. However, I cannot tell which families they are. Minerva, please go get Severus for he can help us figure out what line this teenager comes from." Dumbledore requested.
"I am on my way, Albus." McGonagall replied as she left the room. It took her a good couple minutes to get to the dungeons where Senape lived. The entrance to Severus' chamber was a portrait of some wizard that that had lived in the fifteenth century.
"Well my lady what is that you need?" the portrait olitly asked.
"I need talk with Severus. Is he in there?" McGonagall asked.
"Yes, he is reading," the portrait replied.
"Well, can I enter and speak with him?" McGonagall patiently asked.
âE?I just need you to say the passwordâE? the portrait smiled.
âE?Victoria.âE? McGonagall whispered.
The portrait opened up and McGonagall entered the chamber.
As she entered, she spoke, "Severus, I need to speak with you."
Severus looked up from the potions book he was reading, taking a sip of wine as he gazed at her. "What is it that you need, Minerva?"
"Albus need your help. He sent me to get you." McGonagall explained.
"Very well." Severus put down his glass of wine and the book before standing.
They left his chamber and traveled up to Albus's office. As they entered Dumbledore's office, Severus asked, "What is it that you need, Albus?"
"Well, come here and take this sphere," said Albus commanded with a twinkle in his eye.
Severus cautiously took the sphere from Albus's hands. The sphere felt warm to his touch and very familiar to him.
"What is it that you want me to do with it?" he asked curiously.
"I want you look at the sphere tell me which families are contained within." Albus instructed.
Severus looked deep into the sphere and what he saw made his blood cold. Minerva looked on worriedly.
"What is wrong, Severus?"
Severus could not say anything. "How can this be, my sister died sixteen years ago! She was the only other member of my family." he thought to himself.
"Severus, what is it?" Albus asked gently.
"Albus, this sphere was created by a member of my family. Until this moment, I thought I was the only one left of the Snape line. My sister, Victoria, must have had a child that she never told me about." Severus' voice shook as he explained.
"But how can that be, Severus? Your sister died sixteen years ago. That would mean the child would be sixteen or seventeen by now. We would have known about the child when he or she turned eleven." Minerva reminded him gently.
"Not if my sister sealed the child's magic away. It takes a person sixteen years for that spell to wear off. By this small sphere, it shows that it is starting. Albus, I need to go find the child." Severus informed him firmly.
"But how can you find the child?" Minerva asked puzzled.
"The sphere is the answer. You see, the sphere can tell me where it came from" Severus replied as he took out his wand and waved it over the sphere. He mumbled a few words nder his breath and the sphere went blue. As if from nowhere, a loud, booming voice spoke.
"Angel Grove, California."
"Albus, I am going to America," Severus informed him in a tone of voice that stated he would brook no arguement.
"Before you go my friend, can you tell us who the other family the child is from?" Albus asked.
Severus looked again at the sphere. He could not see the family name. All he knew was that the child's father was a strong wizard.
He looked up at Albus, "I'm sorry but the father of the child is being hidden by some spells. I can't tell you who he is."
"Thank you, Severus." Albus nodded.
"Well, I am off." Severus said as he appareated away. Dumbledore put the wards back in place after the younger man was gone.
"I hope you find the child, Severus." both Albus and Minerva spoke quietly at the same time. They smiled at each other and went about the rest of there day.
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