Author's Note: Eileen Snape (nee Prince's) blood status is not stated with 100% accuracy on Harry Potter Wiki, but I decided to make her a Pureblood.
Lucius did not waste his time on many people. But when he actually interested in someone, he would take the time to find more information on them.
Lucius had always been a curious boy, especially when it was something or someone worth being curious over.
And Severus Snape was one of those few people that was actually worth Lucius's curiosity.
The younger boy was clearly intelligent, and he was very knowledgeable in both the Dark Arts and in Potions. In fact, the boy was more knowledgeable in those two fields than even most seventh year Slytherins.
Had the House of Slytherin truly fallen that far, or was Severus simply that good and talented?
The surname Snape, however, was not familiar to Lucius; and the Malfoy heir knew that he knew every family that was worth knowing. His father had made sure of that.
But he did not know Severus's family. That meant that Severus was either from an insignificant Pureblood family (and there were few of them that weren't quite bad enough to be considered Blood-Traitors but at the same time weren't important enough to be worth knowing), or he was a Half-Blood.
There was no way that Severus could be a Mudblood. He had come to Hogwarts knowing way too many curses for that.
Fortunately, Lucius knew where he could go to find more information on Severus's background.
The Department of Magical Education at the Ministry of Magic had records on all students that had attended or were currently attending Hogwarts. And those records included information such as blood-status and a student's ancestry.
Not just anyone could access this information. You needed special permission first. The records, after all, contained sensitive information such as grades and where a student lived.
Lucius, however, was the son of Abraxas Malfoy. And there were few people that were willing to deny Abraxas Malfoy access to whatever information he wanted. And since Lucius was an extension of his father, he wouldn't be denied access to the information either.
It was on occasions like this that Lucius was actually glad Abraxas was his father. Lucius could have tried to sneak into the department, but the records were protected by powerful charms and wards. And since Lucius was still an underage wizard, he couldn't perform any magic without it being detected (as the Ministry didn't have the same non-detectable charms that Malfoy Manor did).
He was going to have to walk into the Department of Magical Education and demand what he wanted. No one was going to say anything. No one would dare challenge to son of Abraxas Malfoy, as they didn't want to risk the old man's wrath.
It didn't matter at all to anyone that Abraxas and Lucius hated each other with a burning passion. Lucius was still Abraxas's son, and even though Abraxas often found his son to be nothing but a disappointment, he also wouldn't tolerate anyone inferior to him (which was basically everyone except for the Dark Lord) disrespecting his son.
Lucius walked into the proper office within the department and told the wizard sitting at the desk that he wanted to look at student records for research reasons.
The wizard didn't ask Lucius what type of research he was doing, as the man didn't want to get involved in any Malfoy business. Instead, the wizard automatically led Lucius to another room.
Before entering the room, the wizard waved his wand and performed several nonverbal incarnations, so that Lucius could safely enter.
None of the walls in the room could be seen, as they were completely covered by drawers.
"Just yell for me if you need help with anything," the wizard told Lucius.
"Of course," Lucius drawled. "Thank you."
The wizard turned and left the room, leaving Lucius completely alone.
The teenage boy walked over to the line of drawers labeled "1971," as that was the year Severus had started Hogwarts.
Lucius then looked for the drawer labeled "S." He opened up the drawer and began to look through the folders until he finally saw the one labeled "Snape, Severus."
Lucius opened up the folder and began to go through it.
Severus was the son of Tobias Snape and Eileen Snape (nee Prince). Tobias was a Muggle, while Eileen was a Pureblood.
Lucius's lips curled slightly. What had Severus's mother been thinking, marrying a Muggle? And he had not even been a Mudblood. He had been completely ignorant of magic until he had married Eileen.
Lucius had heard before of the Prince family, but his father had always spoken of them with contempt. Now he knew why. There was nothing more shameful for a Pureblood than to marry a complete Muggle.
And how could Eileen have exposed the Wizarding World and risked putting it in danger just to marry a Muggle? Lucius didn't care what Dumbledore said. There was no way that every single Muggle in the world would be happy with the news that wizards and witches were actually real.
Didn't Dumbledore know that wizards and witches had been burned because of their magic?
There was a reason why the Wizarding World and the Muggle World were kept separated.
Yet, none of that had stopped Eileen from marrying a Muggle.
How Severus had been with so many brain cells was a true mystery, as his mother clearly had none.
Lucius could not help but feel pity for Severus. The boy deserved so much better than what he had.
Shaking his head in disgust, Lucius continued to go through the folder until he found Severus's address.
Spinner's End.