A Hidden Bloodline?
Severus Snape was not a happy man, he had just made it to Prince manor after another year teaching dundering idiots and before he could start to relax he got a letter from the Goblins urging him to come to the bank immediately. Severus had nothing against the Goblins, he actually had a good relationship with the Goblin Nation. He respected them as much as the goblins respected the few wizards and witches that treated the goblins with respect and those who respected their culture, rather then most wizards who look at goblins as less then, who believe goblins are only there to do the wizards' bidding.
Severus heaved a sigh and walked over to his fireplace and threw in some flew powder.
"Gringotts," said Severus and with a Swirl he was walking out green flames and into the lobby of the British Branch of Gringotts. The bank had been around for many years, x years in fact. As Severus walked to one of the multiple busy tellers to wait in line, he thought about the interesting history of goblins and how he became a goblin friend.
Severus became a goblin friend by respecting the goblins in his youth and to this day and because of his potion master's status. He became the youngest potions master of the century and normally goblins would not pay attention to wizard matters, but the goblins kept a close eye on wizards who could benefit the goblin nation, but more importantly respect the goblins. From the first day he walked into the bank with Eileen Prince, he showed surprising knowledge and respect for goblins and goblin culture. The small, gangly, black haired Severus shocked the prince account manager Houndstooth when he bowed at the goblin, and greeted him with the traditional goblin greeting in shaky gobbledygook. Ever since then the goblins kept an eye on Severus Snape, as they do with any wizard who show the talent and manners to become a goblin friend. The only time a wizard, or any other magical being are granted the honor of goblin friend is if they are seen as an extreme benefit to the goblin nation, or if they are recognized a warrior in the eyes of the goblin nation, or the rare chance these circumstances are both found in the magical being.
"Next!," cried the teller.
"What can I do for you sir?," ground out the teller.
"I was called here for an urgent meeting with my account manager Houndstooth."
"Ah very well friend Snape, please follow me to Houndstooth's office."
No matter how skilled of Severus was as a spy and as an occumelens, he could never remember the maze that is Gringotts's Goblin Bank. The maze of the bank, tunnels into the depths of the earth and thrums with old magic. The many tunnels held the goblin's city, homes, and mines. The power of the goblin nation is often overlooked by most wizards, but not Severus and other wizards and magical creatures who see the sheer power of the goblin nation on a regular basis. Nobody dares to fight the goblins, due to the goblins being renowned bloodthirsty and fierce warriors. As much as Severus's colleague and former teacher Professor Binns drones on about the Goblin wars to much, they are historic for a reason.
Severus was led into Houndstooth's familiar office that had is personal, jewel encrusted battle ax on a stand, right next to his cherry wood desk, with protection and other useful runes carved into the wood. The runes cutting beautifully into the wood like butter. The runes thrumming and pulsating with magic.
"May your enemies fall at your feet and your coin flow freely manager Houndstooth."
"And may your enemies fall at your feet and your coin flow freely potion master Severus. Thank you for responding promptly, your recent cleansing results came back. As you were informed when working with the goblins and being a goblin friend, it is a must every year to be cleansed of any foreign magic other then your own with ill intent and test your blood for poisons, or mind-altering potions. Since in the last year you became an official goblin friend rather then an ally. The cleansing we gave you as a goblin friend is more extensive than the cleansing given to an ally to the bank, or regular customer of the bank. The difference in the cleansing ritual isn't drastic, but the cleansing just has more power behind it, although both rituals thoroughly evaluate your body and magic from foreign substances, or foreign magic. Now your yearly cleansings as an ally were not to worrisome and were to be expected in your job of being a spy. This year's cleansing was relatively the same except we found memory altering magic and a mind-altering potion in your body. Normally these types of spells and potions are found in the basic cleansing ritual, but whoever placed these on you made sure it would be very hard to find unless you were placed under an extra strong ritual like the one just conducted. What's interesting about the magic we cleansed out of you is that it also illegally altered your bloodline tests. Apparently, you aren't a Snape at all and you have a family that is alive."
Severus's seemingly impenetrable mask fell, and his face showed shock and his mouth was wide open.