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 13: Evil Items and a Talk with Muirrean

"Harry, do you think you're ready?" Hermione asked as she packed up her books and notes for Potions, the class having just ended. "For the Third Task in a week, I mean."

Harry shrugged and replied, "As ready as I'll ever be, I guess. I didn't have any clue to help me prepare for this one, so I suppose I'll have to hope Lady Luck is on my side."

Draco snorted and said, "As if she hasn't been already for the past two tasks."

Ron glared at the blond and said, "Give some encouragement, Malfoy."

"That was it, Weasley. Harry knows I mean well; I'm his best friend after all."

"Then act like it instead of the jerk you are."

The blond bristled a bit before glaring at the redhead and saying, "You're one to talk, weasel. Who was the one to turn on and abandon Harry when this whole tournament mess started? It wasn't me, nor was it Hermione; it was just you. And why Harry puts up with you is beyond my understanding, considering you really aren't worth the effort."

By this point a lot of students who had yet to leave the Potions classroom had taken to paying attention Ron and Draco, wondering exactly what was going to happen between the two. Everyone knew when it came to trading insults and hateful words, Draco was good at it. However in terms of physical fighting, it was Ron. Some began to whisper as to who they think would win, knowing neither boy (at least Draco anyway) was stupid enough to have a fist fight in a classroom, especially Professor Snape's classroom.

Ron's face turned red and he said, "You know nothing about my friendship with Harry or how it started! You think you know everything and that you're so smart, don't you Malfoy?"

"I am smarter than you, a known fact that is impossible to ignore, so don't even try to make out that you have an inch of intelligence to surpass me in that tiny brain of yours. And don't think I don't know you tell Harry bad things about me and my family, thinking we're practitioners of the Dark Arts because we come out of Slytherin House. We're not nor will we ever be! So you can take your prejudice against my family and Slytherin House and shove it up your pale arse!" Draco replied.

Hermione got in between the two of them and said, "Stop it, both of you! Don't be ridiculous! And Draco, you should know better. Why do you continuously rise to Ron's bait?" Turning to Ron she said, "And the same goes for you too! Look, we're all friends here, so can't we just get along?"

Ron scowled at Draco and said, "I will never be friends with Malfoy. I just put up with him for Harry's sake."

Draco glowered back and said, "Likewise."

Harry was staring at his friends and was about to open his mouth when a deep voice behind him said, "Enough." Black eyes looked at the four teenagers before settling on Ron and Draco. Narrowing his eyes he said, "You've annoyed me enough for the day, Mr. Weasley. Detention with my tonight at eight o' clock. And as for you Mr. Malfoy, you have detention with Professor McGongall tonight as well, eight o' clock. And fifteen points from both Houses for arguing in my classroom."

"Yes sir," they both mumbled while glaring at each other.

The rest of the class, seeing the argument was officially over, quickly left the classroom when their Potions professor turned his sharp gaze towards them, not wanting to get a detention or deduction of House points as well. Ron turned and stomped out of the classroom, Hermione and Draco about to leave as well only to be called back by Snape. Turning to look at him they both waited for him to speak.

"Your potions today were, dare I say, exceptional and I find I have no choice but to award you both points for your Houses. However it is a simple ten points, so don't get too excited. That though is not the reason I have called you back here." Turning to Harry he said, "I'd like to speak with you as well, but after them so wait in my office."

Harry nodded and left, looking back at his friends before entering his stepfather's office. Once he was gone Snape looked back at his students before digging a phial out of his robes and holding it up. Inside of the small glass container was a clear liquid, possibly able to be mistaken for water. However both Draco and Hermione knew it was a potion of some sort and waited for their professor to speak.

Snape looked at them and asked, "Do you know what it is?"

Hermione swallowed and answered, "Veritaserum."

"Yes, it is. Three drops of this and even You-Know-Who would spill his darkest secrets. The use of them on a student is…" Snape looked off to the side. "…unfortunately, forbidden. However, if either of you steal from my personal stores again…"

Draco frowned and said, "Uncle Sev, we haven't stolen anything."

Black eyes narrowed warningly and the dark man said, "Don't lie to me, Dragon. Outside of myself, you are the only one with access to my personal storage of potion ingredients. And with how much you care for Miss Granger I wouldn't be surprised if you snuck in there for her without my knowledge."

Both Draco and Hermione blushed at the blunt insinuation that Draco liked Hermione and would steal for her, before Hermione cleared her throat and asked, "If you don't mind my asking Professor, what has made you think we have stolen from you?"

"I'm very well aware you both snuck into my personal stores as Second Years, and certain items that went missing of mine then are missing now. Lacewing flies? Knotgrass? Boomslang skins? Do any of these ingredients ring any bells?"

"They're ingredients for Polyjuice Potion," Draco answered. "But we haven't done it since then, Uncle Sev. I swear, we haven't."

The brunette nodded and said, "We're telling the truth, we haven't stolen from you."

Snape stared at them with an unreadable expression, causing the two teenagers to silently hope the older wizard would believe them. Unconsciously their hands found each other's and held tightly, the action causing Snape to raise his eyebrow before putting the phial of Veritaserum away. With a slight nod of his head he said, "Alright, I'll believe you for now. But if I find out that you really have been stealing from me I will, as the Muggles say, bring the hammer down hard on you two. Now get out of my classroom."

Draco didn't need telling twice and quickly ran out of the classroom, pulling Hermione with him, their hands still holding onto one another. Once they were gone Severus couldn't help but chuckle a little, silently taking pleasure in the fact he could still scare his godson despite how, as Lucius claimed, soft he had gotten being a father. Turning around he headed into his office where Harry was waiting patiently. When he entered Harry turned towards him and asked, "Am I in trouble?"

Severus shook his head and answered, "No, you're not Harry."

"Is it about Ron and Draco? I wish I can get them to be friends and civil, but what I've got now is the best I can do."

"No, it's not about them, don't worry about that. I want to talk to you about how you are feeling concerning this tournament."

Harry blinked and said, "Oh, okay. I guess I'm alright. I mean, I made it through two of three tasks so far, so that's something."

Severus nodded and looked at his stepson before saying, "But?"

Knowing his stepfather could hear that unspoken 'but', he said, "But I just wish that I wasn't participating. And I can't believe Dumbledore allowed Toby to be used in the Second Task. I wish that we as champions didn't have to be put in so much danger, not to mention put our loved ones at risk. And for what? A stupid glowing cup? It's not worth it."

"I know and I advocated hard for you not to be in it when your name mysteriously came out of the Goblet of Fire, but the rules stood and could not be changed."

"Yeah, I know." Harry sighed and leant back in his chair. "I just…I just wish I didn't have to, dad. And I know you, Rod, Toby, Eileen, and my friends are trying to keep me encouraged and cheer and comfort me, but I almost feel like it's too much for me to handle. Hermione said people have died in this tournament and I don't want to or for Cedric, Fleur, or Viktor to either. And I can't even keep a reassurance all of us won't, especially with the Third Task being the most difficult one."

Severus could tell his son was upset, it was obvious in his voice. It was times like this he wished Lily was here instead to talk to one of their children when they needed it. Wrapping his arms around Harry in a warm, loving hug, he said, "Everything will be alright, Harry. I know you can do this; you're stronger than you think."

Harry nodded and returned his father's hug, reveling in the embrace and comfort the strong arms gave him. Severus held him a bit longer before asking, "Would you like to speak to Lily about it?" At Harry's nod, he knew it was a good idea to mention his wife. It was obvious to him that though he could be there for his children when they needed it, sometimes they needed their mother more. Turning to the fireplace he tossed Floo Powder into it and said, "Madame Snape's Office, Beginners Palace for Young Witches and Wizards."

The flames roared green and after a while Lily's head appeared in the flames. Seeing her husband and child she greeted, "Hello Sev, hello Harry. What can I do for you?"

"Lily flower, are you busy?"

"Not at the moment as I'm on lunch, but I do have to go back to teach in half an hour. Why?"

"I'm sending Harry through. It's lunchtime here as well and he needs some motherly comfort."

Lily looked at her eldest son and saw the upset look in his eyes, though it wasn't showing on his face. Frowning in concern she said, "Come through, darling." Harry passed through the flames and after they rippled a bit, Lily's face showed up again as she asked, "What's wrong?"

Severus sighed and said, "The Tri-Wizard Tournament. I think he just needs someone to talk to about it that he hasn't spoken to already and revel in the comfort only a mother can give."

Green eyes stared into black before Lily nodded and said, "I'll have him back as soon as I can so he doesn't miss his next class."

"I'll write him a note if he is. Thank you, Lily flower."

"Of course, Sev. What kind of parents would we be if we weren't there for our children when they needed us to be?"

Severus smiled at his wife as she disappeared, the flames disappearing as she did. With a sigh he left his office and headed out of the dungeons for the Great Hall, knowing Harry was in good hands.

Eileen laid curled up on the sofa in the Ravenclaw Common Room, her head hurting terribly. She had been having visions again, this time of strange items. She didn't know why they kept popping up for her to See, but she figured they had to be important. Also, she felt an awful amount of evil power radiating from them, the same evil she felt when she Saw the evil man in her vision where Harry and he were in a graveyard. She didn't know what it meant, but she knew they were connected somehow.

A hand placed itself on her head and she opened her eyes to see Holly looking down at her in concern. With a small smile she said softly, "Hi Holly."

"Hi," Holly replied. "Are you alright? Do you have a migraine? Do you need medicine? I have some in my trunk from home. It may not work as well as a potion, but it works."

Eileen giggled a little before shaking her head saying, "No, I'm fine."

Holly didn't look convinced and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. I just have a lot on my mind." And that was true, Eileen did indeed have a lot on her mind at the moment. Not only was it her having visions of those evil objects, but she was also thinking about what Roderick had told her and Tobias.

Roderick had discovered that Professor Moody wasn't even really who he was. In fact, he was an imposter working for Lord Voldemort. They weren't sure who he was, but Eileen had Seen him in her vision at the beginning of the school year. Tobias had suggested telling their father or even Dumbledore, but Roderick had said it was better not to, especially with no evidence. Even if their father believed them, Dumbledore probably wouldn't. Therefore they were going to have to figure out what to do on their own, along with secretly helping Harry during the rest of the Tri-Wizard Tournament.

A sharp pain ran through her head and she hissed in pain, pressing her hand against her forehead. Eileen missed Holly's concerned look just as Professor Flitwick walked in. The tiny professor walked over to them and said, "Hello Miss Snape, Miss O'Neil."

"Hello Professor," the two girls replied.

"Miss Snape, Professor Snape requires you in his private quarters at the moment."

"Okay."

Eileen stood up and headed out of Ravenclaw Tower, heading down towards Slytherin Dungeon for where her father was waiting. As she walked she decided she'd tell him about her visions, figuring he could help her decipher exactly what it was that she was Seeing and what to do about them. Before long she was in front of the portrait leading to her father's private quarters and was giving the Sphinx the password, allowing her entrance. Walking in she saw her father seated in his armchair, a book in his hands.

"You sent for me, daddy?" she asked as she moved to sit on the sofa.

Severus closed his book and looked at his daughter before saying, "Yes, I did Eileen. I've noticed you seem a bit tired, pale, and even sick. Are you feeling alright?"

The dark haired girl contemplated her answer before answering, "I'm okay. Well, except that I'm having a bunch of visions at once and they are causing me to have pretty bad headaches. I think Holly called them migraines."

"That might be it. But these visions, what are they about?"

"Daddy, do you remember how I told you of that vision I had at the beginning of the year? The one where that evil wizard was in and I felt such an enormous amount of evil coming off of him? The Dark Lord as I've heard you call him and Lord Voldemort from others?" At her father's nod, she continued. "Well, I've been having visions of these…items…and they all have the same amount of evil coming off of them at the Dark Lord has. Like…like they all have a part of him or something."

Severus felt his heart stall momentarily in his chest before he asked, "Do you remember what the objects were?"

Eileen nodded and said, "Yes, they were a book, a ring, a golden cup, a tiara or diadem, a locket, and a snake."

Six evil objects, that's what Eileen was seeing. And if she said they seemed to be a part of the Dark Lord, then that could only mean one thing. Those objects were Horcruxes. Severus thought for a moment before asking, "Do you know where they are?"

"I can kind of see things around them, but nothing really concrete, at least not for a few of them. The cup, I see galleons and jewels and things around it. The book is surrounded by other books, in a library I think. The diadem is surrounded by a bunch of junk, junk that looks like it belongs to Hogwarts."

"What about the snake, locket, and ring?" At Eileen's shrug he nodded and said, "Well, this is a start. Eileen, these objects are Horcruxes, something I'm sure you've probably heard about from Lucius when you and your brothers asked him about it while searching through books in his library. They contain a piece of a person's soul and the experience creating one is said to be horrific. The mere fact that there are six of them, and all from the same person, is more than horrifying. And if the Dark Lord is indeed on his way to returning, then it will be hard to destroy him with these objects existing."

"So what are you going to do? You and Uncle Lucius used to be spies for him and Dumbledore. Surely you two know something."

Severus was about to answer when a voice cleared and said, "They need to be destroyed. Therefore if and when Voldemort returns, he will be able to be beaten."

Turning to the portrait of Roderick Severus said, "Daideo."

Eileen looked at her great-grandfather and asked, "How are we going to destroy them? Or get them, moreover? After all, I've only Seen them in my visions and have no idea where they really are."

Roderick smiled and said, "I believe my mo anam cara can help you there, Eibhlin."

He chuckled as Eileen scrunched her nose a bit at calling her name by Gaeilge pronunciation as he did his daughter, her namesake, knowing she didn't like it. Looking at his grandson Roderick asked, "Muirrean cannot come here, as she has no portrait here in the castle. Eibhlin will need to return to Prince Manor in order for her to speak to her. Does she have time?"

Severus cast a Tempus Spell to check the time before nodding saying, "Yes, it's dinnertime in five minutes, so she can go."

Roderick nodded and Eileen looked at her father who stood and beckoned her to follow him. They were going to Apparate to their home, seeing as Prince Manor wasn't connected to the Floo Network per Roderick's request to keep the Prince family home hidden, along with its wards. As she followed behind her father, Eileen wondered how her great-grandmother could help her. But then again, she was a Seer too.

Muirrean looked up from her bench of vines and twisted woods covered in Forget Me Nots to see her grandson and great-granddaughter walk into her parlor. Her hazel eyes watched them walk up to her portrait before she smiled and said, "Hello."

"Hi," Eileen replied.

"Móraí, Eileen requires your assistance as a fellow Seer. Daideo said you could help," Severus said,

"That I did," Roderick said walking into his wife's portrait.

Muirrean frowned and looked at Eileen before asking her how she could help her. She listened to Eileen tell her about the visions she was having, Severus filling in when he needed to. When they explained the evil items the twelve year old was seeing were actually Horcruxes, Muirrean was horrified. She remembered when her husband, when he had been alive and an active Auror, had destroyed one in her presence; it was terrible. However it was when Eileen mentioned where they possibly were did she nod.

When Eileen finished Muirrean said, "I see. So you want help to know where the Horcruxes are?"

"Yes, and to essentially collect them," Severus said. "I can tell you now one of them is in a vault at Gringotts."

Roderick wrapped his arm around his wife and said, "This is why I suggested Eibhlin come to you. You were able to not only See things in certain places, but were able to Apparate straight there based off of the vision, even without knowing where it was. Not only that, but you were able to come and go with no detection. A might fine and amazing power along with your Sight, my love."

A slight blush appeared on Lady Prince's face before nodding and saying, "That I could do, and I have no doubt Eibhlin here can't do it either. But it takes a lot of focus and magic. My only concern is her falling into a coma from it happening. It happened to me once, remember Roderick?"

"Yes, but this is important. Please, my love. Teach her how."

At seeing her great-grandmother's skeptical look Eileen spoke up and said, "Please, móraí. I only have a week."

Muirrean frowned in confusion, confusion that went away when her husband whispered something in her ear that neither Eileen nor Severus could hear. Nodding Muirrean said, "Alright, I will teach you how to Apparate right to a destination present in your vision, Eibhlin. But know this, you can only be there so long as the vision stands. Once it is gone, you will return to where you were when you had the vision."

Eileen stood up straight and nodded saying, "I'm ready."

"Good. Since we already have a definite location, a Gringotts vault, we will start there. Be prepared, as this may take a few hours."

"I'll inform Lily her daughter is here. Severus, I think you know where another Horcrux might be already, so you need to fetch it," Roderick said with a stern look. "We cannot allow this evil wizard to return to the Wizarding World with all power."

Seeing his daughter was in good hands he left the parlor to head for the exit of Prince Manor, going to do what his grandfather instructed. He indeed figured where another Horcrux was. The book, or diary rather, was in the library of Malfoy Manor. He remembered when the Dark Lord had given it to Lucius to hold onto for some reason. It still had to be in the blond man's possession. Quickly stepping outside of the wards of his home, Severus Disapparated to Malfoy Manor, hoping Lucius was there so he could inform him of these recent discoveries.