"I do" he said, showing outward calm.

Nicholas steadily walked up to where Professor Snape had stood at the head table, and presented the ring.

KLANNGHAJNJ!

The light that had flashed when he put it on was so bright, that it nearly blinded several people, Severus just stared at in disbelief….

"Mr. Emyrs enchanted this..?" Dumbledore queried.

"Yes, all on his own, as is custom, he also crafted it himself from raw materials" the alchemist confirmed.

"I see" the headmaster murmured. "Well then.. Will you be staying for dinner Nicholas?"

"If it is not a trouble"

The Head Table enlarged with a name plate for Lucius on the end next to Filius, at which he looked absolutely disgusted at, a spot for the Minster on Dumbledore's side opposite from Minerva and a spot for Flamel between Minerva and Severus, all other embloys were placed side by side between Rolanda and Pomona.

"May I ask you about Lord Emyrs? I'm afraid I haven't heard of him?" McGonagall eagerly asked.

"I believe I've heard of this mysterious Emyrs" Moody intoned in a low voice before Nicholas had the chance to speak.

Severus looked around and the realized that Moody had already erected privacy wards around the head table so no eavesdropping students could listen in-paranoid bastard.

"He has one of the largest holdings in Gringotts is an extremely respected, and immensely powerful. Rumor has it he has control of the majority of wizemgot no one dare go against him, so how do you know him Snape?" Moody finished off his report with a question and a distrustful glance.

"I have no idea" was the response, followed by a prompt wiping of the bewildered emotions on his face. He really did have no idea what a wizard of such powerful standing would want to do with him, he had never gotten a courting request, not even when he was in school, he honestly never expected to get one either.

"Mr. Flamel may I inquire as to what the ring is crafted of, crafting process charms and durability in such?" Dumbledore craned over to ask.

"I honestly don't know everything about it, I'd actually say it's about as complex as the Stone. I do know he made it of only the purest elements he could find, he ranted on and on about 'nothing but the very best for our Severus' slightly sickening, I'm sorry, some he went far and wide to search for others he bought and some he crafted with alchemy he also traveled to go through scores of books for protection enchantments I'd like to see anything short of a killing curse go through it, because I'm not just praising lord Emyrs, no, I do believe it is one of the best enchantment protections there are, he crafted it with his own magic purely I know it has some of the following weaved in, basilisk venom, unicorn horn, vampire blood, werewolves claw, faire dust, high elves hair, phoenix feather, goblins gem, and mithril and may I mention that every single one of these where given directly to lord Emyrs except for the mithril which he himself crafted." Nicholas described as best he could.

There was a very loud audible *CLOP* as many people realized they were gaping and promptly shut their mouths, the high esteemed potions master of course was too dignified to do such a thing and hadn't even let his mouth open in the slightest, or so he told himself, it was a lot to process after all and it was he himself wearing the piece of art he simply settled for making a noise of musing "Mmm" Severus hummed thoughtfully.

Recovering, Dumbledore shot out his next question, "and the runes and design on the ring? I'm sure I saw some runes before my dear Severus put it on, though I know he can't take it off, and I do believe I see some designs…?"

"Ah yes on the inside the runes said, I think, 'Yours in dark and light' very peculiar Mr. Emyrs is, but anyhow, the gem is inscribed his own emblem and on the side I think he crafted a panther and a raven, peculiar indeed, does this mean anything to you Mr. Snape?"

/how could he possibly know my animigus form no one has ever seen me, not even Dumbledore, damn it, he knows my patronus as well./ "I am not sure about the panther… soul animals perhaps? Though the raven is my patronus" Everyone knew about his patronus anyways.

"Anyhow I suggest that you do not let anyone try to tamper with it, or Merlin forbid take it off, one thing I know for sure is- Lord Emyrs takes it very personally if something hurts what he finds to be his, and retaliation could very well be irreversible, I also ask you not try to conceal it, he had told me himself that he wished it to be visible to all at all times"-Nicholas

"I don't think we ever did get you to tell us about Mr. Emyrs, Mr. Flamel."-McGonagall

"Ahm, I'm afraid I cannot… I have one more thing to tell you Mr. Snape, lord Emyrs informed me anything you find with a black and white phoenix on it is from him, just touch your ring to it and say incerneo and it will glow if it is truly from him, otherwise it is a copy and fake, I must be off now, ta-ta"

There was suddenly a bright flash and many a students screamed, there in place of where the blindly light was a phoenix more elegant than Fawkes, glittering and… black and white, it soared around the room with many looking on in awe as Hagrid exclaimed at how it seemed to be a dark and light phoenix the last seen millennia's ago and the lord of all other pheonixes it suddenly stopped and hovered seeming to look around before it swooped down to where the potions professor was and bowed low before going over to Nicholas Flamel grabbing his sleeve and disappearing in another flash with the famous alchemist.

"Severus, if you'll meet me in my office" Dumbledore asked, getting up to say his goodbyes to the embloys before he departed.

Snape nodded, knowing it wasn't a request no matter how much the headmaster's eyes twinkled.