Chapter 46: Serpent Brothers Of Deception
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Lucius' Study, Malfoy Manor, Wizarding World...
Lucius Malfoy had never liked his wicked sister in law. He had not been too happy when she got her claws into his little brother to begin with. He had been all too thrilled when he found her unconscious after Draco told him how she tried to hurt Hermione and Snape came and took her away. Needless to say, The Senior Malfoy had taken special care to see to it that Bellatrix appreciated her new place in his manor. She was bound to a solid gray wall in the very room in which she imprisoned Hermione. Knowing his little brother as he did, Lucius predicted that Snape would have wanted nothing less in the way of Malfoy hospitality when it came to Bellatrix.
A smile filed across his pale face as Snape walked into his study.
"Someone's in a better mood." said Lucius forever observant.
"Indeed I am." replied Snape honestly.
"Shagging one's wife will do that for a wizard." said the handsome blond with a smirk.
"Indeed it does." replied Snape with a smirk of his own.
"So Little Brother, what brings you by this time ." said Lucius in a pleasant tone.
"I have a plan to end this sodding war once and for all." said Snape.
This appeared to have gotten the older wizard's attention.
"Do tell." he said getting up from his desk and stalking over to his firewhiskey.
He poured himself a glass and one for Snape, who graciously took it.
"The first phase depends on my lovely young wife getting Potter and his merry band of misfits to Hogwarts." said Snape.
Lucius eyes widened at this.
"Hogwarts?" he said. "Severus, the dark lord will kill you if he loses control of that school."
Snape took a sip of his firewhiskey.
"That's a chance I am prepared to take." he replied.
"This is madness." said Lucius.
"Isn't it." replied the dour wizard.
The pale blond sighed.
"Severus, if you really need this...whatever it is...know that I will assist you in any way that I can." he said before downing the rest of his drink.
"Thank you, Lucius." said Severus downing the rest of his drink as well.
"I hope you know what your doing, Little Brother." said the senior Malfoy.
"Not to worry Lucius." said Snape with a smirk. "I have reason to believe that this will be a guaranteed success."
"Why do I get the feeling I'm not going to like what you've got planned?" asked Lucius with an arched eyebrow.
"Because it involves you risking your precious neck." replied Snape.
"There is that." said the senior Malfoy.
"Indeed." replied The Headmaster.
Lucius poured himself another drink and refilled Snape's glass as well.
"Here's to your little suicide brigade." he said holding up the glass.
"Here's to you not bungling it all up." replied Snape raising his own glass.
"To the future." said Lucius with a smile.
"To the future." agreed Snape as they toasted the events to come.
All the pieces were set on the grand chess board. Now all Snape needed to do was bide his time and prefect any contingency plans he required should anything go wrong. One thing was for certain, when all this was over he would have not only redeemed himself from all his past mistakes as a young death eater and fulfilled his vow to protect the son of Lily Potter.
The only thing that would be left would be to make amends with his long suffering young wife. To do that he had planned to spend the rest of whatever life he had left making her the happiest woman in both worlds if need be. It was a foolish and hopeful sentiment but given his options, he allowed himself a bit of delusion. It was very likely that the dark lord would kill him outright for what he was about to do.
At least there would be a future for his wife and son without the dark lord looming over them. Hermione would at last be free to be the witch she was always meant to be with quite a few degrees under her belt. Possibly a well respected Charms Mistress of some sort. Phaeron would never know the terror that was inflicted upon the lives of the young during Voldemort's reign and he would grow to be happy and healthy without making the same mistakes his father had.
Snape knew that there was a good chance he would not get to see this future but that made risking everything he had left to ensure it happened that much more important.