CHAPTER 2

VIOLET

There was a greasy haired man in the room with Dumbledore, and easily accessing his mind, determined his name was Professor Severus Snape, a brave man who was double crossing the dark lord for Dumbledore. I had to stop though, otherwise he would get suspicious. You begin to notice the intrusion on your brain after a while, so I stepped forward and shook his hand, "Nice to meet you Professor Snape." His surprise was evident. Not only did I know his name, the fact that I was there. I'm sure no one has ever met us before. "Shall I perform the memory charm Dumbledore", Peter asked eagerly looking for the chance to use his unbelievable skill in the area.

"No", I pointed out, "I need the extra practice remember?" Professor Snape stepped back worriedly seeking Dumbledore's expression, but he just looked bemusedly at us and replied, "Neither of you will be applying a memory spell, Professor Snape is here to help!"

SNAPE

I couldn't help but be afraid, that young girl has so much power, and she accessed my mind so easily even when I had protection. No wonder Dumbledore is constantly exhausted and needs me to brew him a strengthening potion every couple of days. I thought the man was simply getting old. I can't believe how similar they look to certain people I know, no wonder Dumbledore told me to rid my mind of all of my past memories. I wonder if they know anything of their pasts. They'd be even more famous than Potter, if they were discovered. They're certainly more powerful than him, thank goodness. They're more powerful than Dumbledore; especially the girl. Dumbledore then whispered to me, "The power the dark lord knows not, eh Severus", his eyes lit with excitement, "It would be just perfect wouldn't it."

I finally understood, and stepped forward.

DUMBLEDORE

Severus was excellent. He had clearly rid his memory of just enough to keep their past a secret, yet he had enough information to keep them motivated. He got them practicing the unforgivables on each other, which I had never been able to bring myself to do before. What if they had seriously hurt themselves? The imperious did not even reach them before they repelled it and the crucio only possessed them for a few seconds before they mastered it. Severus even showed them some of the spells that Voldemort himself had invented, and appeared terrified when they mastered them all first go. He walked up to me and revealed his fears, "What if they go to his side?" he questioned, "They didn't even know the incantation and could already solve the problem. You're a sorcerer; tell me how they do it?" But I shook my head and motioned to them, now muttering an incantation under their breaths and repelling it with extreme concentration. I noticed, they became exerted and breathless, yet when both Violet and Peter achieved it, they hugged and cheered, apparently forgetting we were in the room. They came up to Severus and I and asked to be excused for the day, that they needed a break, and that was when I noticed Severus. He was white, and looked about to faint, excusing them happily, I rushed t his aid, and found he was terrified. "Dumbledore", he said, looking straight into my eyes, "Do you have any idea what you're dealing with?"

I looked at him confused. "What do you mean?"

It took him a long time to answer; apparently the shock had still not worn off. He took a deep breath and said "Bring them back in here. I have one more spell I would like to try on them." I was surprised, I must admit, but dutifully went upstairs and brought them back down. They had now recovered their heavy breathing and their tiredness had gone. As they stepped into the room, Severus braced himself, drew himself up to his full height and screamed at them both, "Avada Kedavra"…