Power of the Prince Lineage

SeverusxLily & Children

Rated T

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or its characters from the franchise. That honor belongs to JK Rowling

Power of the Prince Lineage

Chapter 6: Severus tells Lily & Roderick's Idea

Severus paced his office highly pissed at the Headmaster. When Harry's name had all of a sudden erupted from the Goblet of Fire, he and a few others of the professors went to the Headmaster's office, as well as with the Headmasters of Durmstrang and Beauxbatons. They all quickly began to talk and discuss why and how Harry was able to put his name in the goblet, Albus practically pushing Harry into a shelf over it. Many believed he did it, others thought he did not, particularly Moody much to the suspicion of both him and Karkaroff. Albus had turned to Crouch to see what he thought, and Severus was horrified to hear that the rules of the Goblet of Fire were absolute and that Harry was a Tri-Wizard Champion and thus would have to participate in the tournament.

Severus later tried to reason, along with Minerva, about the situation, tried to reason that his son was only fourteen and wasn't capable to do the type of magic that was required to do each task. His blood boiled when he remembered what Albus had said to him in response to him calling Harry his son. "He's not your son, Severus. Harry is James' son and always will be." Of course he knew that he wasn't Harry's biological father. Everyone knew it, but Albus didn't have to keep throwing it in his face that he wasn't. Harry grew up with him, calling him 'daddy', and still calling him 'dad' to this day while knowing he wasn't his real father. He loved that boy, the boy loved him, and they were a family; why couldn't Dumbledore see that?

"Something troubling you, mac iníne?" a voice asked from behind him.

Severus turned to look at the portrait that his grandfather was standing in and looked at him. Roderick's black eyes were staring at his grandson with a bit of concern, wondering what it was that had the man so wound up. Nodding his head a bit Severus answered, "You could say that, daideo."

Roderick nodded and said, "Tell me."

The Potions Master wasted no time in telling his grandfather everything that had happened, his temper rising the more he spoke. He could see that Roderick wasn't taking well to the news either. He adored Harry, calling him his great-grandson as much as the triplets were. And Severus was the boy's father, regardless of who really fathered him; the old coot be damned for what he said! After Severus was done speaking he said, "This is not good. Even I remember learning about those tournaments and many times did someone end up dead in each one. Do you want me to tell Lily?"

"No, I'll do it. I'm on my way there so I can tell her. She won't like it and I can only imagine what she'll do," Severus said, raking a hand through his long black hair. Telling Roderick he would see him at Prince Manor, Severus left his quarters and made his way through the dungeons and up to the First Floor, walking outside onto the grounds and past the wards before Disapparating away.

Seconds later Severus Apparated in front of the wards that protected Prince Manor, walking through them and towards his family home. He greeted Wimmy and Inka as he walked inside before looking for his wife. Considering the time of night she was either in their bedroom or talking Muirrean. Heading up the stairs he climbed until he reached the floor where their room was. And like he thought, he found Lily sitting in bed reading a book.

Lily felt a presence in the doorway of the bedroom and she looked up, smiling when she saw her husband. However it slipped when she saw the stressed look on his face. Closing her book she asked, "Sev, what is it? Did Eileen have another vision again?"

"Yes, and it was about Harry again," Severus answered, walking over to the redhead and sitting next to her.

"What was it about? Tell me Sev."

Severus sighed before saying, "Eileen Saw Harry's name come out of the Goblet of Fire, which gave out names of the Tri-Wizard Champions. No one understands how his name was put in it since it was obvious Harry didn't put his name in the goblet. Dumbledore even put an Age Line around it so no one under seventeen could put their names in. Yet somehow his name wound up in it and he has been announced to be a Tri-Wizard Champion."

Lily's green eyes had widened significantly and she stared at her husband in horror. She knew what the Tri-Wizard Tournament was all about and what it implied, even the potential risks that could happen. She couldn't' believe her child was a champion, and an unwilling one at that. Blinking she asked, "But couldn't they fix it so that Harry can't participate?"

"Unfortunately not; the rules are absolute."

"But our son could die!"

"I know, Lily."

"There has to be a way out of it for him! Can't we find a way?! We have to find a way!"

Severus grabbed his wife by her face gently and made her look him in his eyes. He knew she was beginning to hyperventilate and holding her still would calm her down. When it was apparent that she was he said, "Lily, there is nothing we can do. I've tried to reason with Albus, but to no avail. Harry will have to perform every task with the other three chosen champions. All we can hope is that he'll survive."

Tears filled Lily's eyes as she nodded, the tears spilling over as a sob escaped her. Severus wrapped his arms around her and held her as she cried. Like her he was saddened by the turn of events and worried about their son's safety. But no matter what he would do his best to make sure Harry stayed safe.

Three days had passed since the Tri-Wizard champions had been chosen and it seemed like everyone had turned against Harry, including his so-called best friend Ron. The only ones that seemed to be standing by him were his siblings, Hermione, and Draco. People were even going so far as to make buttons that had Cedric Diggory's face on it that said 'Cedric Rules', then would turn into Harry's face and say 'Potter Stinks'. It was ridiculous, but what could they do? They knew Harry didn't do it, but no one else did.

At the moment Harry wanted to get away from all of the ridicule and taunting, so he was hanging out with Neville Longbottom near the edge of the Great Lake. Roderick, Tobias, and Eileen were there as well, Tobias helping Neville find different aquatic plants and algae in the water. Eileen was sitting next to Harry watching them and Roderick was standing off to the side looking off across the lake, seemingly lost in thought.

"Harry, here come Hermione and Malfoy," Neville suddenly said, waving towards them.

Roderick, Tobias, and Eileen turned towards the approaching Fourth Years, Harry standing up to face them. As they got closer they heard Hermione say, "Harry, Ronald would like for me to tell you, that Seamus told him, that Dean was told by Pavarti, that Hagrid's looking for you."

Harry nodded and said, "Is that so? Well you can…wait, what?"

Hermione gave a confused look, very similar to the one Harry was wearing. She was about to open her mouth a repeat it, but Draco cut in and said, "The big oaf is looking for you. I don't understand why he just didn't come to you instead of through a bunch of people."

"Oh, well thank you Draco. And please don't call Hagrid that."

"You're welcome. Let's go, bookworm."

"Don't call me that," Hermione snapped at the blond boy.

The two of them walked away bickering, Harry following behind them. Neville soon wrapped up and he too left, leaving the triplets alone. As soon as they were completely alone Roderick said, "Guys, listen to me; I have an idea."

Turning to look at him Eileen asked, "About what?"

"About Harry and the Tri-Wizard Tournament. The way I see it, all of your visions are connected and Harry was thrown into it for a reason. And I don't know about you two, but I know he can't do it alone. Our brother needs help, all of the help he can get."

"But we're not allowed to help him," Tobias said. "We could get into trouble."

Roderick smirked and replied, "Not if we don't get caught."

Eileen smiled and asked, "What do you suggest?"

"We research all that we can about this tournament, exactly what kind of magic is required, what can be done to prevent major injury or death, and learn all that we can before the First Task. And when the time we'll be ready to help him."

Tobias gave a concerned look and said, "That is some advanced magic we would have to learn. We're only First Years, Rod. Do you really think we could do it?"

Roderick nodded and answered, "I know we can. If our father can become a Potions Master at twenty-one, we can learn advanced magic at eleven years old."

Eileen smirked and said, "Then we better get started. We have a lot to learn in one week's time."

Tobias groaned and muttered, "We're going to lose all kinds of sleep."

Author's Note: I was determined to get this chapter in before Christmas, and I made it by hours! I hope everyone enjoys this chapter and have a Merry Christmas! XOXO, SehunsBae37.