Chapter 5
It was midnight and all but two students weren't asleep. One was a first-year boy, sitting in his dorm room, looking out the window with his owl sitting next to him to keep him company. The other was a first-year girl, she was sneaking out of the common room, trying to work her way to Dumbledore's office without being seen.
As the young one arrived, the two gargoyles guarding the headmaster's office eyed the first year who was approaching, waiting to see if she had the password. Only, this young one had the ability to be able to make the gargoyles move away from their post and approach her. Although they still had to wait for the password to allow her entry.
When the gargoyles saw the password, the gargoyles moved back into position and opened the doorway that led to the Headmasters office. The young one steeled herself and walked into the office, "Sit down, Sigrid." Sigrid jumped and looked over to where the voice came from.
There he was, her grand-Dumbledore, sitting at his desk, doing his work. Again, she steeled herself and sat down across from her grand-Dumbledore. He wasn't the only one there, her Aunt boyfriend was there as well. As she looked up at her aunt's wizard, she let out a long breath when she saw his smile. She knew that meant that she wouldn't be lectured by him, thank Odin's beard, that meant one down and one to go. Odin and Merlin, please have mercy.
A deep sigh was heard by both Severus and Sigrid and it was enough to make Sigrid sit straight. "Sigrid, my dear." Dumbledore looked at his sister-in-law's granddaughter with a twinkle in his eye. But when Sigrid who saw that twinkle, she slowly back away as if Dumbledore was going to do something to her.
"I must say, my dear, you had a sharp retort back there. But perhaps you should have minimized what you said. I know you feel a bit offended, but I do not blame you for your outburst, but just think it needs to be minimized just a little bit."
Hearing that Dumbledore wanted her to minimize what she was saying made her mad. 'That's not fair grand-Dumbledore. You want me to minimize what I say, why? Stop being honest? No, I will not minimize what I am going to say. I will tell the truth, yes my truth might hurt, but it's much better than telling lies. It's as if I'm a mere a bug in this world. Where do I belong grand-Dumbledore? Do tell me! Am I not fit to be a witch just because I don't have a voice or a wand! You know well that having a wand is like poison to me and my families but especially to me. Me!'
Dumbledore sighed with defeated, he knew that little Sigrid was telling the truth and he couldn't even avoid it. Her truth might hurt but she is not someone who would tell lies. "Yes I do know my dear, and you do belong in the Wizarding world, just like your family and I will never think less of you, my dear. You are family no matter what. You're fit to be a witch whether you have a voice or not. Whether you have a wand or not"
'Then do tell me why I should minimize it. Do tell me the truth, both of you know well that I hate lying and worst of all, being lied too.' Sigrid looked at Dumbledore and Severus with a frown. Severus saw her take a breath, for others it would have appeared as if she was breathing normally, but he knew how his witch's niece was. She was trying to keep her anger as low as she could as she didn't want an outburst of magic.
Sigrid's magic is unlike any kind of magic that anyone has ever had in this century. It is one in a million, she is ,after all, born from a wand witch and wandless wizard. This fact alone is enough to make her one in a million and not only that, her magic is rare and needs to be more controlled than a wand witch and wizard.
H er magic was already growing much faster than any child. Since she was a baby, her magic kept on growing and it was because of Sigrid's rare magic that her mother wanted to send her to Voldemort. He was glad that Victor, or Viggo, was able to find his daughter fast enough. Lord help them all, if Victor and his family had arrived late at that time. He was sure that his witch's niece would not be here, sitting on the chair right front of Dumbledore, while Dumbledore was advising Sigrid to tone down.
Severus snapped his gaze to the little Sigrid when he heard what Dumbledore said to her. "Remember my dear, try to minimize it. I do not want you to be offended, but sometimes your words can be much more hurtful than any knife or dragon's teeth. There are some times that you may use your sharp words but there are also times when you need to be gentle as well. Do you understand, my dear?"
Sigrid's shoulders slumped and she gives a deep sigh. 'Yes grand-Dumbledore, I shall minimise it. But when I think I should, and I make no promise, not to be quite so aggressive in giving people advice that might make their ears ring like they never have before.'
"Yes my dear, I didn't ask much about it. Now, do tell me. Have my sister-in-law and brother-in-law said anything?"
Sigrid's ears perked up hearing about her grandfather and grandmother. Without wasting any time, she took out the letters from her sweatpants pocket. Two letters from her grandparents to grand-Dumbledore and two letters for her aunt's wizard.
"Thank you, my dear. If I'm not mistaken, Severus wished to speak with you too?" Dumbledore looked to his right, where Severus had been standing throughout the conversation with his sister-in-law's granddaughter. Without wasting time, Severus stepped to Sigrid's side. "Come, remove that oversized sweater and let me check it."
Sigrid didn't need to be told twice what he meant by that, and slowly she removed the sweater, which only left her in her sweatpants and black tank top. She knew that her aunt's wizard needed to check her neck and throat, so to ease his work, she tied her hair into a high loose bun.
Both Dumbledore and Severus' eyes turned hard and cold upon seeing her torso and hands full of scars from what that woman had done to their little Sigrid. They even knew her lower part was also full of scars.
To be truthful, both men had shed tears when they saw and heard their little Sigrid screaming and bloody when they rescued her from that god forsaken woman. Merlin helps them to get that woman thrown into Azkaban as soon as possible. As long that woman is alive, they knew that their little Sigrid's life will always in danger.
Severus ran some diagnosis charm's on Sigrid to check over her neck and throat to make sure that there were no complications. But when he came to her throat, he sucked in a deep breath and looked over Sigrid with a hard look. Dumbledore looked over at Severus with curiosity and started to wonder why Sigrid would not look Severus in the eyes.
It was rare for Sigrid not to look into someone's eyes. "Is there something you wish to tell us, my dear?" Dumbledore looked at Sigrid with softness in his eyes. When it came to her health, Sigrid always tried to make sure she didn't worry any body and kept a lot of things to herself.
But when it came to other things, and even other people, she prefers that it is all out in the open. She'd much prefer for someone to get straight to the point with her, and of course, give a good reason if something had to happen or anything.
Sigrid could be as patience as a saint but sometimes she also can be the devil itself.
'It's nothing grand-Dumbledore'
"Oh yes, nothing is when your throat feels like hot molten lava. Don't tell me it's nothing. Now tell me, when did it become this hot?" Severus growled while Dumbledore pinched his nose.
Merlin the Z'ev stubbornest could make even the Gryffindor's run out of their galleons, especially this young Z'ev. Her stubbornest matched the Marauders and any Gryffindor that he had ever met. Even his witch was not this stubborn.
"Now, tell me and your grand-Dumbledore, Sigrid!"
Sigrid flinched when she heard Severus getting mad, it was rare for him to be mad at her, except when it came to her scars and the pain she felt in them. 'When Sir Nicholas sprang out from the table and I turned to look at him." A shallow sigh and a 'thank Merlin' could be heard.
Hearing those words was enough to make Sigrid hate that she had to live with this and that it made her feel so useless. A hand gently touched her chin and slowly Severus tilted her head upward so that he could gently apply cream to her throat and neck, it always amazed him how the cream soaked into the neck like her skin was a sponge for the cream.
"See, it's not that hard, to tell the truth. Here is some cream for you. You can put it on without needing to come here or to my rooms, but come to me if you need more, alright?"
'Can you teach me, uncle?' Severus blinked at Sigrid with a dumbfounded look. When he saw Sigrid getting ready to do her puppy dog eyes, he braced himself, he didn't want to fall for those eyes. He had, had enough in his lifetime of those eyes, his witch did to him when she wanted something from him.
M eanwhile, Dumbledore was looking at Severus and Sigrid with twinkle a in his eyes, seeing little Sigrid do the puppy dog eyes; it reminded him of his wife in St Mungos', still in her coma. His daughter was taking care of his beautiful wife. Even though his wife was already around a hundred years, but she still looked as if she was thirty-seven.
Maarina Dumbledore nee Laran, the love of his life. He looked at the pictures that sat on his table, he could see how she was holding his daughter Fiona, there were 5 boys by her side, looking at the camera and waving at him. The boys, even though they are adopted, they are his son nonetheless.
He still couldn't believe that his wife was able to make half of the Slytherin's love her like she was their own mother. They had lost their twins when that man had sent that curse to his wife, but that will not make him abandon any of his children, he knew that even if she was in a coma, she was dreaming of their kids. She will always make sure he would take care of their children. He prayed every single day, that his wife would one day open her beautiful eyes.
"Fine, I will teach you!" Severus huffed and looked at Sigrid with a glare while Sigrid gave a wide grin, showing that she had won in making her aunts boyfriend teach her to make something.
"Now, now. Sigrid, I think you should go to sleep, after all, tomorrow is your first day of classes right?" When Sigrid heard that, she hurried to get her sweater back on, before hastily kissing both Dumbledore and Severus and running out of her office with a goodnight thrown over her shoulder on her way out the door.
"How's the research going?" Dumbledore looked over at Severus. A deep sigh came out of Severus while he flopped down onto the chair where Sigrid had been sitting. He held his face in his hand, feeling defeated about the results that kept coming out.
"Still negative. We're still unable to return Sigrid's voice." Severus' voice cracked a little bit. Slowly, Severus felt a soft hand resting on his shoulder.
" It's alright, min elskede. We will try again." The soft voice spoke, Severus knew that voice and only one person has that voice, the voice that was able to sooth him so easily. His witch, the aunt of little Sigrid.
"Dagny."
"It is true Severus, we can research it again."
"True. We have to have some hope, my love. What uncle says is true, I'm sure we will be able to find a cure for my niece and I will always be there. Please don't keep this burden to yourself, my love. You only add more wrinkled to your forehead and it only makes you look older than you really are."
Severus chuckled upon hearing his witch. "Are you implying that I'm no longer able to hold your heart witch?"
"Hmm, maybe." Dagny looked over Severus with seriousness but then crack a smile. Freyja, why can't she be serious with this man? Before Severus could retort, Dagny looked over at her uncle Dumbledore and started to stand, with her hand held on her hip and scowl on her face.
Even Severus was able to know what his witch was about to say with that pose and body language, "Uncle Dumbledore, do you know what day it is today?"
Dumbledore blinked at his niece, wondering what she was talking about, "Whatever do you mean, my dear?"
"Odin's beard, Uncle, today is you and your wife's wedding anniversary for Merlin's sake. I don't care if Aunt Maarina is still in a comatose state, but do you know that they still able to hear you? You should be there right after the students are asleep."
"Merlin, I had forgotten. Thank you my dear, I shall go to St Mungos', thank you for reminding me, my dear."
"You most welcome, uncle."
A/N: Please do enjoy. Wish to thank you to my beta once again. Thank you FrostFire94, thank you so much. Do review
