"You owe them the true Ronald!" yelled Colin angrily, "Really? The way i see it it's ensuring nobody would disturb us for another three hours Wormtail!"

"You just lied to Harry your best friend!" the retort he got was, "You have been doing the same with your friends too have you not?"

"What are you talking about?" he looked everywhere except him but the answer was even worse, "I know about the sacrifice she made for you I found out little after Colin was tied to me. She had a messed up life but possible happiness that too she throws it out the window for you! Who ever thought you were actually worth the trouble?"

"Worth saving the life of a vella who would have been forced to mate with me allowing me more power if it took place in the right ceremony like it happened with Ginny. It would have caused a really big problem one no one could have dealt with Ron you need to see that." the elder one looked away but the younger kept asking, "We may be gay Ron and not knowing it till it was pushed upon us but that does not mean we are useless rather we are super useful. Unlike the others Ron we can't have children obviously we pass on our abilities to someone worthy making them powerful. It also makes them a blood relative to the living mistress except one problem she has no say in it either. Don't you see it Ron? We are the golden eggs!"

It felt like a thunderbolt had just hit him. Worthless was something but valued was a totally different game play and as Wormtail went on so did the fear inside him, "Me yeah a meek one with only the need for redemption but you Ron you have a natural talent of leadership and vision. The kind of vision that's enabled you to support Meya and also Dumbledore now. Think of it what if someone already magically powerful were to be further enhanced with the gift as an infant? The result could be another Albus Dumbledore or it could also be another..."

"Yeah I get what you're trying to point out just not able to accept it. Me and Severus we chose the ones to pass it over to... but no one knew so it was smooth. You son you're a highlight! Big time... they are going to know its you."

Air seemed to wrap around him like a wall and breathing became difficult! Even I am important? A new sense created a smile, a rare smile but Colin continued his observation when it suddenly stuck him, "Wait Ron she has not reached the age of maturity as of yet had she? She has the power to change things force powers out against will for another..."

"Another seven years!" Ron whispered as his feet gave way making him sit bang down upon the armchair of the library in Sirius's home with dark books around him suddenly their appeal seemed better. Now her need to keep reading seemed more explicit!

Seven questions could be answered but it also meant more unanswered questions neither of the boy liked it! They felt lost and even more vexed without her especially because she had made such a great sacrifice for Peter one she could have allowed to get dammed yet she saved him. She saved him with a large sacrifice from her side...

"Let's just try get her to safety. Wormtail you won't know who she is bound to by any chance do you?" the elder man shook his head, "She never found the person mentioned a presence several times but never met him. There were several after her that much we know the magic signatures always differed. Something was off even genders changed but... but something had been seriously off the marks were ancient. Very ancient to the point of founders ancient!"

"Colin think you can grab a few mugs of coffee!" Colin nodded stepping out as Ron stretched himself, watching his vella go. "It's normal you know the attraction... it's healthy for him."

"Yeah I understand. I think I do so where do we start hunting for information where do we start?"

"Founders biographies both sides need to be read up on. They present great data bases we would also have to get family trees don't we?"

"Yes! Also the possible juicy stuff gossips only there can we get the real answers." Ron laughed, "You're sounding more like Ginny she too says the same thing. Would you like to take over that department? It would be nice to see you occupied on something which is not me for few hours."

"It is nice to see you like that laughing, I had never seen you like this. Thank you I shall certainly work through the gossip aspect, can I ask Ginny, Parvati and Lavender for help?" Ron nodded, "Sounds perfect Harry would also be glad if she is off his neck for few hours. I will send the message. Which reminds me, wormtail you knew her since fourth year right? When she helped Harry hit all those books for the Triwizard tournament?"

Peter shook his head, "Third year she caught on and caught me, result? She offered me a deal Ron a big one, escape from Moony and Padfoot but in exchange I had to be loyal to her and not her father."

"Oh? You accepted? That's how you became her soldier?" Peter sighed, "She was the strongest player and I always backed the strongest player. Yes it is in my nature but this was more than just about me I had no choice. My father had ended up betraying Maya's mother. It was a way to obtain power back, it takes a lot of courage Ron to actually try correct my father's mistake. It is even more to try something knowing it means you have to sacrifice the possibility of a family, a line to continue your blood."

"Yet you took the risk? Why? It cost a lot did it not? So many lives in the war, so much pain and so many lives were lost." Peter smiled sadly, "We won in the end and had it been someone loyal to the dark lord then the situation would have been much tougher. Chances are there that Harry could have lost or Harry would have been long gone before he was resurrected leading to no possible hope. Besides he had to be completely destroyed you saw what he managed to do to Ginny. "

"I did not think of those things, I wanted power back and I wanted that weakling tag off me!" Ron nodded understanding even he would have done the same had he remotely known. How true her warnings were only now did he see it! Dark magic comes with a price Ronald thats why it is called dark magic in case you have never noticed. He always called her a know it all upon such statements...

His meditation was crashed with Tanks coming in followed by a limping Mad-Eye Moody and a badly wounded Kingsley. "Boy what is this Album tells me about Riddle girl being missing? Are you really the head of the search party? How did you even consider that you need not tell me about it?"

"Sorry professor Why was I not called? Why were we not called? We have hunted so many we could have easily traced her!"

"We did not want someone dragging behind us if you catch my point!" Severus Snape spoke up making Ron flinch and Tonks nearly jump at him but Kingsley held him back.

"Sorry sir I take responsibility I did not consider anyone outside that meeting. Peter's point is right though you are wounded it could slow you do - wait! You hunted a lot of places which means you can possibility recognize things from pictures right? Something which gives us a clue about who knew her so far back or someone who knew her that far back. It could really cut down the chase."

"She never spoke of it?" Tonks asked and Ron shook his head, "Not once!"

"Let's start with those pictures!" Mad Eye sighed at the sight of the mess in which the photographs were Ketcher was not known for his organizing abilities. "Thanks you better organize them too we might need them in order if we need to make a timeline of some kind. Kingsley I will see them first you next and Tanks shall be last see each picture carefully pay attention to details. Even a small clue can be a big brake!"

"I will go show Harry to the restricted areas may be we could have more luck there." Severus pulled out his wand going in search of the boy. Hope though was dwindling and with great speed! There was nobody to save his little girl now... just used to using what is there in front of me. Never thought about anything more!" Peter pointed them to a set of armchairs before continuing the story. Severus Snape who had just entered the scene waved his wand summoning a carton of butter beer before handing the first round, "How can we help?"

"You wounded - I can't place you in such a grave line of danger. We don't have much of a chance already and losing more is not an option right now. We can't have a bigger mess Alastor!" Severus was really strong in his argument but Alastor was firm about his stand, "It is important that someone with real experience ends up coming into the picture someone we will value in the long run not some idiot with a wand. I have been hunting death eaters, I have been on the ground seeing places, searching them, clearing their hideouts after them everything. The same goes for Kingsley and "

"You had been hunting death eaters which means you can recognize places from photographs right?"

On the other side Ginny was reading up a biography written about Gryffindor piled up next to her were more books. Lavender and the Patale twins were also next to her as they worked upon their areas of interest each.

Lavender suddenly picked up on a statement they were reading, "Listen to this turns out Gryffindor family had an illegitimate child someone who was never part of the family trees. As if he was cursed - what does that mean Harry?"

Harry who was collecting more books turned around to answer the girl, "Cursed? Cursed like vampires manny powerful families had kids who were like that... some vellas others werewolves and even the worst cases were angels. What else does the article say?"

"It concludes with how this was the case with all four founders. It says something about each being bound and betraying too. There is suppose to be a sequence of articles but there is nothing there... just some crazy articles about it!" Sighing he rubbed his neck thinking about any possible option when an idea stuck him, "Where's Remus?"

"Remus said something about the curse - so did Peter but... curse? Curse who else spoke to us about it? Ginny you recall something about it?" he nodded before speaking, "Hermione spoke about it no wait it was Blaise and Draco they said there were some books about this curse."

"Potter you're needed!" Harry sighed but went over to see him, "You need to access rooms in the restricted area. You need someone who can speak that tongue!"

"Can you get someone else to help you?" Harry betrayed the anger he felt in his voice but as usual Severus miss took it, "Listen Potter you got the gift by luck and had it not been for Maya's life I would have never approached you!"

"Had you not been my mums friend I would have never considered even helping you Severus." snapped the boy, "Now please show me the way!"

Harry? Ginny asked him telepathically as he marched behind the potions master, If this is for Hermione I am willing to go to the lengths of hell and back.

It is not that, I just wanted to ask you to be careful. Smiling Harry agreed going to the bathroom from which the chamber opened only to be lead to a usually unused classroom near the place. "She was much more intelligent than that - this classroom was always abandoned except for dueling clubs. She used this space to create an alternate entry for everyone."

"She had a tunnel built?" the potions master rolled his eyes, "The riddle girl might have been the descendant of a complex line but she had a tumble rule in everything keep it simple. She always looked for simplicity in everything. Watch!"

Severus handed the boy a thin bracelet one he had seen many people use but took it as fashion pieces for boys. Upon closer inspection he noted there were some kind of serpent shaped runes on it. On the windows was a small serpent like structure similar to that Slytherin had on their banner, "Touch that wearing this and you will get transported into the chamber."

"This is ingenious who came up with this idea?" the look on his eyes explained a lot but what he did not realize was the sight that was to meet him inside. "It was Maya, she came up with this idea after your second year. She needed to be there for everything to be cleared, it lead

She needed to be there for everything to be cleared and her getting a lot of money. The dark lord had to close it quickly and his focus was upon the creature not anything else which could have been kept there. Meya managed to get a lot of money using the snake skin or other stuff but it did not stop there. After ripping down the snake and selling it many of it's parts or destroying them we had the place cleaned up. That's when she began exploring it and found manuscripts, objects and gold that dated back to Merlin. There were several muggle collections too and journals of research. There was also the personal diaries, we were not able to read them but she was able to. Only the gifted can read!"

"Oh! I will start instantly!" Snape grabbed his elbow, "Do that after you search within the chambers touch there!"

"What does it suppose to? Wow this is not the chambers it is nothing like I remember it!" Severus sighed, "It had been redecorated. Come on!"

"Wow must have taken months! Cleaning the headquarters was not so messy but it took nearly two months to make it liveable!" the potions master sighed holding the bridge of his nose before continuing, "Second year summer it took a team of house elves with total power to do what's deemed needed to clear the place and along with them was Meya and some vampires. Still it took a month to set everything safe for her to train her developing powers."

"Third year that's when Croshakes came over. He came to train her?" Harry was being lead through the small tunnel his questions echoing on the walls but that did not stop him, "We needed a space away from everyone she is a powerful witch Harry. Much more powerful than the headmaster and the Dark Lord put together. Some say she is as powerful as Merlin himself!"

"Wow... WOW THIS IS - this - this is the!" Harry's reaction made Severus rolled his eyes, "Yes Potter this is where the command center was, its from here Albus, Aldostor and others managed to watch everything and get the message across."

The place before him was like a miniature model of the school and its grounds. It showed everything including people walking around rebuild the castle or repairing the wards. Around it were seats allowing the people to sit and watch. How she managed to ensure such dominant adults sat inside safely providing updates was beyond understanding. Especially since many were teachers or aurors!

"The planning had been going for years Potter ever since wormtail was found by her. It was Maya who convinced Albus that they have to get ready and train you too. It was Meya who told him to warn those who would possibly listen and start preparing for battle. Some of the healing ingredients would have taken years. Phoenix tears were to be collected and they had to write several letters. Best hair biologists were called upon to start the work, merpeople even Nevil Longbottom had been called upon for such tasks. His grandmother was supportive and handed him all the resources and books to keep tab specifically about how those plants could be destroyed and protected. That kid spent several nights in the library with that task never seen him happier." as they walked that was the most Severus had ever spoken to him and the most someone had updated him regarding war efforts. He listened without interruption. "She taught him how to prepare a filing system and created a space for him in the chambers to store them he was the first set allowed inside. Keep walking!"

"Must have been very powerful magic, why are there so many beds? Is that a medical cabinet and NO WAYS it can't be the spot where you healed people." Severus nodded again, "Exactly where! The matron was dead against it but Meya put her foot down. I will not allow the wounded to be exposed to the battle. No death eaters can get here without my father and I will ensure he does not either. Those were her exact words you should have seen her that night, eyes flaming cheeks bright and voice was so cold. Even Albus shrunk away from her!"

"I was there right before you went in." he let the tears flow freely without the inhibitions of having the teacher seeing them. "I did that night she came to the order!"

"She had a fall out that night! She did kill Lucius Malfoy after all." a smirk appeared in his face and Harry's turned pale with horror, "What why?"

"Long story Potter and longer pathway we might as well use the time. Yes this was a muggle games room she had them play many games. Big games such as football and basketball or baseball had a different place little ahead you know open ground."

"She deserves a thunderous applause for all of this!" Severus responded with a, "She deserves an award! How much did croshakes tell you?"

"He mentioned to the point of third year and training you covered a bit. What else was there?"

"Meya Riddle could be identified using only one thing - a mark of Slytherin on her left arm near the sleeve. The one her father had seen upon her birth after that the very same night he had been killed."

My birthday comes during the middle of the year he recalled her statement, silently he allowed the man to continue. "She used this to her advantage the night of the ball and the night of the resurrection. You see Potter only a death eater could have identified such a private marking especially since the Grunt family symptoms were not known to many. During that fourth year she managed to fascinate Krum by purposely practicing a sword fight with me where he could see. Generally it's Albus or Mervina who keep babbling after seeing that gratefulness and tact of dealing an opponent. That evening though she was dressed to kill!"

"Dressed to kill what was she wearing a dress made of swords?" Snorting at the joke Snape too smirked warming to the boy a bit. "Why don't I share that memory with you some time?"

"I would like that so you were saying..." Severnus nodded continuing the story, "She caculated that the coward would certainly keep an eye on his star pupil. She herself was an excellent dancer and for the first time she decided to do her self up a little. Ensure extra attention on her, she even had a potion sprayed on her to ensure everything goes right. Broke so manny major rules, dissapeared in the chambers time and again but at the end she did it. Hair and hand ornaments were made from what she found in the chambers, shoes too. Though why female ornaments we're there happened to be beyond our understanding. Even allowed few pictures to be clicked showing off those ornaments. Something an expert would have identified instantly! Then the right moment she had me diffindo her sleeve revealing the mark. What none of us expected though was Draco seeing us and being a good sketch artist he remembered the mark from few items. It went to Lucius and he placed the pieces together remember but not completely after all the Dark Lord would want proof. Before he could work anything out though we were pushed on to delivering her."

Severus explained what happened that night, "When you returned Potter we knew it had to be done that's what Albus asked was I ready to allow my little girl to face the dark lord. To share her, he did not know that I was already. He did not know about how she took Arthur and Molly to be - you know! Still it was tough not just for her but all of us. We were sending her to a monster."

Memory of that night crushed the elder man, how she had herself get ready removing all the charms placed to hide her natural beauty. The plane jeans stayed but shows were replaced by ankle - boots made of black dragonhide. The simple tshirts and shirts replaced by a sea green shirt tucked in with a black hoodie dragonhide jacket topping it off! Her hair had been softened up smoothly running down in waves but she had partially pulled them into catches leaving half open still allowing bands covering her face. The forest like look she used to highlight her eyes made the brown even sharper thanks to the darkness of the green! Never had he seen someone so exquisite!