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TRAITOR TRAITOR!
It has been two months since Severus had met Lily, his life has taken a wonderful turn. After the meeting at the park near cokeworth, Lily had made it mandatory for Severus to come to Godric's Hollow once a week. However, going to the Potter household would mean meeting with Sirius black and Remus Lupin. The former one Severus hated and the latter one Severus was dead afraid of, but he really wanted to meet Lily.
So, Severus visited Lily during the weekdays. Weekdays meant that James and Sirius would be at work and there was even a less chance of meeting Remus and Peter because they both were busy doing, Circe knew what.
At first Sirius made a loss of fuss about Severus visiting but Lily put her foot down. Nobody wanted to anger a pregnant and a very hormonal Lily Evans Potter.
The first meeting was, in Severus's opinion very weird. It was so long since Severus and Lily was alone together. He was at a loss as to what to say to her. Lily being the sport as always and off course understanding Severus's predicament, took the initiative and started to talk about all the things that happened in her life after Severus was busy elsewhere.
In turn, Severus regaled her about his experiences when he pursued his masters from a well-known potions master in Bulgaria (curtsey Lucius Malfoy). How he achieved to become the youngest potions master in Great Britain and in Scandinavia.
Lily laughed hearing those tales and Severus liked the fact that he was able to make Lily smile again. Their fractured relationship seemed on the road to recovery.
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It was really late at night a young man was fast asleep in a run-down house, the house was in the suburb of London extremities. A sudden pain in his arm woke him up. He sat up startled, "what now? It's so late. He never calls me this late at night" he thought, grumbling about the amount of sleep he is getting these days.
After getting dressed hurriedly he came outside his house, his mother was fast asleep. He touched an ugly looking tattoo in his left arm and vanished from the spot like he wasn't there at all.
He reappeared at a room. More like a throne like, people dressed in black cloaks and white and silver masks were in various position. Some looked they were cursed and lost consciousness, their prone forms were testament of the anger from the man sitting in a chair resembling a throne, emanating like smoke from hot coal.
Others were kneeling in front of this man with pale skin and red eyes. He looked very gaunt and had a facial structure that told a story of once a very handsome face.
The red eyed man turned towards the newly arrived young recruit.
His voice like cold steel and equivalently dangerous, addictive and powerful, it washed over this young man.
"Come forward young man", the Dark Lord said in soft voice.
"It has come to my notice that one of your friends is married correct?"
The young man stuttered from his kneeling position, he then kissed the hem of his lord's cloak. "Yes my lord. His name is JA….James potter my lord".
James potter, son of charulus potter and Dorea Black. "He married that mudblood didn't he?" The Dark Lord mused.
"Ye...yes my lord Lily…umm LilyEvans. Now Potter my lord".
"And this mudblood whore is carrying potter's child I presume." Asked the Dark Lord
The young man looked up shocked, and said in a small voice, "Yes my lord".
"Then why didn't you tell me? WhyI was not informed first?" The Dark Lord lashed out. The young man fell back immediately as though stuck with a vicious curse.
"I….I didn't think it important my lord".
"You did not think it important did you?…. He addressed the rest of the people gathered there, so my loyal Death eaters now you all are making the choices are you?...without my consent are you?"
There was a chorus of no my lord, never my lord.
The young man stuttered, "forgive my ignorance and insolence my lord. I have yet to learn a lot. Have some mercy my lord. I promise I will do better the next time".
"Oh yes you will, I shall make sure of it", said lord Voldemort. The cruciatus curse laced through the young man in cloak. He screamed and screamed until there was not an ounce of energy left in him to scream more. He lay on the stone cold floor, panting. Pin and needle like pain all over his body. It felt as if someone has used hot knives on him and still twisting them even after the curse was withdrawn.
"I hope this will be a good reminder on how you are to behave from now, isn't it? Asked lord Voldemort.
"Ye….yes my lord. Thank you for showing me the correct way".
The young man slowly got up, trying to get his bearing right.
The Dark Lord motioned to all the Death eaters barred the man in front of him to get out.
"You may drop the mask, there is no one here. I think you know why it is so prudent that you hide your identity even in the presence of the Death eaters. There are many new recruits and I have an inkling that some may be that old man's spy".
Hearing there may be a spy who can reveal his identity to AlbusDumbledore, the man paled and started to shake all over again.
"Do what you are doing now and you shall be rewarded but if I even sense one treacherous thought little rat, you will rue the day you thought to betray me", thundered the Dark Lord.
"Never my lord, I can't even think…."
"Silence", lord Voldemort spit out. "I have no time or inclination in hearing your nonsense. You may go now".
The young man hurried away. Eager to get away from an enraged Dark Lord.
But he stopped at the door, after a moment of hesitation he turned.
"My lord I may have some other information".
Lord Voldemort turned to his minion and raised an eyebrow.
Taking this as permission the new Death eater gulped and stated "my lord the Longbottoms, Longbottoms too are going to have a child along the same time as the potters"
The Dark Lord seemed deep in thought.
"Hmm interesting news, I have to think about it. You may go".
"Yes my lord, happy to serve my lord, the demeanour of the man seemed just like a scared rat". He scurried away. Reaching the apparition point he turned and returned home at the edge of London suburbs.
The cool air refreshing him from his latest interaction with the Dark Lord. He sighed and pulled off his mask and his Death eater's cloak. It wouldn't do if his mother saw these. She was a staunch Dumbledore supporter.
As he looked at he sky he wondered what would happen to the potters and the Longbottoms. Well the Dark Lord was powerful and if the potters wanted to remain idiots by siding with the old man then it was their problem. He has chosen the winning side, and that's what matters.
He turned his back on his friendship, his childhood friends , his companions.
Peter Pettigrew was changed man now.
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In a faraway place near Scotland, another young man was climbing a hill top towards a magnificent castle. He strode with a purpose. The air around him seemed regal and full of power. He entered the castle and started to climb up the stairs towards the battlements of the castle. The air on top of the castle was bellowing. A lone man with a long beard and most ridiculous cloak was standing looking over the Great Lake. The man may seem old but everybody knew he was the most powerful wizard living in this century.
"Good evening headmaster". Said the dour looking man
"Good evening Severus. I was surprised when you requested this meeting".
Severus? How dare he call me by my name as if we are friends!,Severus thought furiously but did not react.
"Yes headmaster there is something I wanted to you to know about. It's about Lily evans and her family. The child she is bearing is to be targeted by the Dark Lord. There is a spy amongst them who have informed the Dark Lord about Lily's pregnancy. Protect her…..them please".
"And have you told Lily all of this Severus", the headmaster Dumbledore asked in a soft voice.
"Yes I have told Lily everything".
"Then what will you do Severus? I may be able to protect Lily from the outside but I wouldn't know when Voldemort will be attacking the Potter's".
"Me? What can I do? I was thinking of going underground now that I don't want to serve the Dark Lord".
"Voldemort would find you Severus and then kill you. All the things you have set right will be for a nought. So I have a proposition if you agree", Dumbledore said in a soft tone.
Severus looked at the ink black sky decorated with twinkling stars. Then turned with a sigh and said "Anything".
Dumbledore turned towards him with a smile and jovial mood, "Let's get inside then we have much to discuss my boy! I think you will like my lemon drops too I think!"
Severus could only think what have I got myself into!.
To be continued.