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Summary: Even an immortal can have mortal enemies, and what Jade (OC) wouldn't give to finally see Dumbledore's head on a pike for all to see. Looks like Tom Riddle maybe getting his wish after all. Starts at Harry's third year and goes up from there. This is a Severus/OC fanfic.

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Chapter 5- Test the Limits

A month has passed by, and Halloween is now just around the corner. Jade's potion has finally reached the time to test it out on her subject…volunteer. A werewolf not yet put into the system, the perfect volunteer. He came to her and plead for a cure; how could she refuse the challenge. After all, he got intel from a certain someone that she was the person to go to for discrete purposes.

Jade plucked the vial away from the window and looked at the shimmering sparkles that the potion seemed to have developed. She has set that potion on her window for a full moon cycle. Never once had direct sunlight touched it. She was hoping that if the potion started on a full moon, it should kick the mutated genetics into a confusion state. Literally, fake it like the full moon already passed. It might not be a cure, but it would be close enough to not turn into the beast. If she could get this down, then the next step was the cure hopefully.

She started to walk towards a secret entrance that only she knew about in her basement lab, and opened the passage way. "Lumos" Jade said as lights in the hallway quickly lit. The only sound that could be heard was her feet, but she wanted to be heard. Let the werewolf know she's coming with news.

She reached the room where there was only one door and one window. She created it for the werewolf's command. He wanted to be put inside, where he wouldn't hurt anyone anymore. She didn't know why, because not only was she the only human alive in this castle, but she could literally kill him in less than half a heartbeat. But if he wants to be in a room that acts like a prison, then so be it; as long as he accepts her potion.

Jade knocks on the door and slowly opens it. "Hello Clarence, how are you tonight?"

"I could be better Ms. Jade. The full moon is in less than an hour." Clarence shakily said.

"Well lucky for you, I have completed the first batch of my potion. You have not intake any of the Wolfsbane Potion for over a month. Now, with it is out of your system, let's plug another one in. Once you take this potion, I will be back outside observing your transformation. That is, if there even is one tonight. Otherwise, we will be testing the effects it has tonight and lasting effects."

"Do you believe that you created the cure?" Clarence asked hopefully.

Jade shook her head. "No, I know this is no cure for becoming a werewolf. No, this potion will fake the moon cycle. Hopefully causing your genes to think you already transformed for the night." Jade passed the potion over.

Clarence took it gently as if holding a newborn baby. "Well, bottoms up, eh?" And he chugged it down. "Bleh! Not much better that Wolfsbane. Thought the sparkles I saw would make it taste like that fancy mineral, sparkling water or something."

Jade chuckled as she took the empty vial back. "Well, I'll be sure to put that in my observational data. I'll be outside the room looking through the mirror. If you need anything, just shout."

"Let us hope it doesn't come to anything drastic."

"Indeed." With that, Jade takes a step into back into the hallway and went into the adjacent that held the one way mirror. She took a seat at the table and started the timer and recording.

"Test subject 001 for Nightingale Potion take one. The subject, Clarence, seems to be doing well. He exhibits no sign of werewolf signs yet. Could it be considered a placebo affect from the potion or did the potion already kick in?" Jade paused the recording. She looked outside her given window to see how much time was left until his transformation process began.

She turns back to Clarence with a gigantic smirk. "Alright Clarence, let's hear you sing." She turns the recorder back on.

The full moon was up, and Clarence was gazing outside his window. Jade pushed a button to activate the microphone. "Tell me how you are feeling right now Clarence?"

Clarence slowly turns towards where he believes the location of her voice is due to the resonance coming from a certain area. "I, I feel fine at the moment."

"No sudden urge to change?"

"None that I am aware of? Does this mean it worked!"

"Let's not get our hopes up too soon. We are only in the first half an hour. You still have many hours to go. Let us continue the procedure. Tell me how your body feels to you."

Clarence looks at his body. "My body feels like it's on high energy right now. Like I want to run for miles and miles."

"Good. Tell me how your thought process is going? Who is more in control?"

"Well I know I am majority in control as I am able to comprehend your words and reply back in a timely manner, instead of howling and snarling. I do hear my wolf in the back, but it's like something is blocking him from coming out. It's as if he is my subconscious, and he knows he is supposed to be out right now."

"Do you feel any headaches or migraines?"

"A little. Only when he head butts into the subconscious wall."

"This is most excellent news!" Jade looks at the timer. They were running past the first hour. "Okay Clarence, I'm going to leave you alone to yourself for awhile and observe from there. Let's see how you react to no sound. Are you okay with that?"

"I think so. Right now, I'm just happy there was no transformation!"

"Well don't count yourself lucky yet. This is just a prototype. I maybe a genius, but the first batch cannot be right the first time around without any flaws."

She turns off the microphone and continues to observe. Clarence did look trigger happy and he was bouncing off the walls. She still needed to test different simulations though, like loud noise, actually people (but that won't come until way later…when she finds another volunteer), letting the wolf get pass the subconscious barrier, etc. She could feel her heart pumping in excitement. She was already so far making history by stopping the transformation. Oh, Severus will be so happy with this development when she tells him! It would be good to give him some good news when all the news she has been receiving have been about dreadful students and nosy friends.

As the fifth hour kicked in, with only three to go until sunrise, she decided to add the next simulation. "Clarence, how are you feeling now?"

"I feel not much different than before. The wolf and I were kind of having a standoff inside my head. Until you broke the pace."

"Sorry about that."

"No, no. It's alright. The fact that there is no sound gave me enough control to control him. All he is doing now is pacing back and forth. He hasn't hit my wall for a good while now."

"That's fantastic Clarence." Jade started. "Unfortunately, I'm going to have to change your environment now."

Clarence started to get a little worried. "Um, what do you mean?"

"I'm going to be playing a loud environment where it will be take more a lot more to concentrate. This allows us to see both the human's and wolf's control. Are you ready?"

"Are you sure about this? We can do it the next time."

"The next time is where I want to fix flaws, so it is best to have at least three simulations completed to look over."

"Alright. I trust you." Clarence nodded.

Jade turned off the microphone and pushed the button that activated the loud crowd sound. "You really shouldn't." Jade thought.

At first, there were no difference in how Clarence looked or acted. However, in the next five minutes, that all changed. Clarence started to pace around more, and mutter under his breath. He started to scratch himself, not hard enough to bleed, but as if he had a nervous tick or placed in an uncomfortable setting.

Then after twenty minutes in, his appearance started to change. He grew a tail and ears. His teeth turned into fangs and his pupils dilated into slits. However, overall, he still looked like a human being; just with Halloween costume accessories. It made him look cute if you disregard the fangs and eyes. He was still muttering coherent thoughts, but it seems as if his mind was somewhere else as he was now pacing in a circle over and over again. Literally, it looked like he was chasing his tail.

After an hour of no other changes, Jade slowly made the noise level disappear and continued to observe. It seems as if his wolf was becoming aware of the fact the noise level was gone, as the pacing slowed down to a minimum and the eyes didn't look so glazed over. The eyes were still like slits, but were slowly becoming round again. So his wolf didn't feel any hostility around right now. Good data so far.

"Clarence. Tell me what you are feeling so far now."

Clarence's eyes were switching back and forth from round to slits, until finally round again. Good, the wolf and him declared she was harmless. "I'm not entirely sure. When the noise came in, I felt a major headache. The wolf kept growling at me and the outside world. Now it has calmed down."

"That might also because the sunrise is coming soon. Tell me, did you notice your new appendages?"

"What new appendages?" Clarence looked in the mirror provided and gasped. So the subject wasn't aware of them. "I have ears and a tail!" Clarence said weakly.

"Indeed you do. You also have wolf eyes and fangs. Those are the only things I see though."

"Do you think they will go away or are they permanent?"

"Not sure. Didn't calculate this."

"I see."

They stayed in silence for awhile. "Well Clarence, the good news to this test batch is that there was no external damage done to yourself except small scratching. In addition, you didn't destroy anything around you. We will be conducting the same test for the next three full moon to see if the data changes or stays constant. If all goes well, we'll add in the next test stimulation."

Clarence nodded. "Let's wait until the sun rises and see if your extra appendages disappear. If not, then we'll allow you to rest and see if they disappear in your sleep. If that doesn't work, I'll try to find a potion to subdue them."

However, the next potion idea turned out not to be needed as when the first ray of sunlight hit through the window and casted its glow, the extra appendages disappeared. "Well, that's good news isn't it Clarence. Take a nap. I'll go get you some food and water when you wake up. We'll continue this discussion when we are both fully awake."

All Clarence could do was nod before heading to bed. He couldn't believe that the potion he was given worked so well. There were some flaws, but the magnitude of this was huge! He couldn't be more thankful for Jade than he was right now.

Jade said her final words to the recording before turning it off. "Test Subject 001 survived through the full moon night with no problems. It seems loudness can cause hostility and weariness. Note that if the remaining tests are stable, the next simulation will be a live human being. End note."

Jade exits the door. "Trixie."

A house elf popped into existance. "Yes Ms. Jade."

"Get the man some food and water when he wakes up. Also, inform me immediately when he does wake up."

"Yes My Lady." With a snap of her fingers, Trixie was gone.

Jade walked towards her bed for well deserved sleep. She'll write to Severus later about her discoveries. With that being her last thought, her world turned black.

It was a foggy night tonight; just days after the full moon. The decaying leaves rustled on the ground when something tried to carefully tread across them. The person turned quickly with his stolen wand when a sound was heard by something above. "Who. Who."

"Lumos." The person calls out. The owl in the tree flies away from the light, while the light reveals a skinny, shaggy hair man cautiously staring after the owl. "Nox." The light disappears.

He continues his journey through the Scotland moors. He's heard rumors of this mysterious figure, and doesn't know whether or not to believe it. However, his time was limited and he was on a mission that will definitely change his face. So it didn't hurt to try.

He made sure he went somewhere no one would look for him. Literally, he went to the middle of nowhere.

"I can't believe I'm doing this." The man muttered. He glances around one last time while also casting a human revealing spell. When no one showed up in site, he said his next words loud and clear.

"Mirror, Mirror on the wall, grant my wish, no matter how large or small." Black smoke slowly rose up a few feet away in front of him. He could hear a soft voice calling from inside the black mass. "What do you seek in this life?"

"I seek vengeance on the guilty, and hope for the future."

The black mass disappears only leaving a black cloaked figure in its place. "So you seek an eye? Why should I grant your wish?"

The man looks at where he hopes Mirror's eyes were since they were covered by the cloak. "My wish is selfless, I guarantee."

"No wish is ever selfless. Just like when a human believes they want nothing in return from a good deed. An eye for an eye, will make you go blind. Are you prepared to go blind?"

"I did not ask you to come here for metaphoric phrases. I asked if you could grant my wish, consequences be damned at this moment."

Mirror chuckles eerily, "You say that now, but once you're granted your wish, you'll be singing to a different tune. However, you'll be too late. Are you sure you want to go through with this?"

He nods confidently.

"Very well boy." The man looks affronted by her statement. "Clarify your wish, and I shall grant it."

The man finally smiles after several months since his breakout. "I wish to capture the man responsible for my friends' death. I want to clear my name from guilty to innocence." The man knew he had to be specific in wishing, otherwise a loophole would be discovered.

"Oh, you're a smart fellow aren't you. Tell me, how would you like me to act upon your wish? Do you want me to suddenly poof him to Azkaban or the Ministry of Magic? How about right in front of the Minister of Magic? His face would be priceless."

"No, what I want is guarantee immunity. I'm the one who is going after that bastard. It has to be me. Give me luck to not be caught, to always slip away from sight when I don't want to be seen. Give me the luck to catch and kill him!"

"Ah, a man trying to still a beating heart. So willing to let blood slide onto your hands. Are you sure you know what you are asking for? Murder will undo you. It will change you, but never for the better."

"I know that. I already feel as if I murdered my friends because of his and my actions. However, his death will finally put the remorse I feel away. Let me be free from the burden I carry."

"Very well. If I grant you your wish, what would I get in return?"

"Anything you want. I heard you require souls in return. I am willing to give up mine, but I ask for a condition to add with my wish."

"And what makes you think you are in control of setting a condition?" Mirror quirks her eyebrow, not that he could see.

"Humor me." Mirror did laugh a little at his blunt statement.

"Alright, you've peaked my interest. Pray tell what is your condition."

"Give me a couple years to live before you come for me. Let me live life freely with others I trust."

Mirror pauses in thought. "Let me ask you something. What if I don't want your soul? What if I desire something else?"

"What else could you possibly want other than my soul? I don't exactly have much I can give you at this moment. Do you want money? Spread of word?"

"Oh no. No need for that silly duckling. What I require is your obedience. A storm is coming, and it's coming faster as the days go by. I know you feel it too. Agree to my terms, and I will grant you your wish."

It sounded too good to be true, but also dangerous. "So to clarify, I can keep my soul if I give you my loyalty? What kind of obedience are we talking about?"

"Yes. The only way you'll lose your soul is by death itself." Mirror nodded. "What I ask for is nothing too serious. It's more like the obedience of a dog. When I say come, you come to me in a heartbeat. When I say fetch, you retrieve information or the object I desire. When I say play dead, well, I'll let you decipher that one by yourself."

The man looked long and hard at Mirror, while thinking of all the pros and cons of the situation she brought up. When the pros seemed to outdo the cons, he nodded. "I agree."

"Let it be warned that if you break my part, your soul is mine. Do you still agree?"

"Yes, as long as you don't break yours." The man answers confidently.

Mirror smirks, "Then let it be known for our agreement." She raises her hands towards the sky, and the clouds up above flash with light followed by sounds of thunder in the background for drama.

"Your wish starts now!" The fog around them started to slowly circle around her and turn black. She was slowly being whisked away back to her home. "I wish you all the luck."

"Thank you." The man said, his shoulders fell in relief.

Mirror laughs as she disappears in the night, "No, thank you Sirius Black."

Author's Note: Okay, we are about to hit the part where Sirius goes to Hogwarts. I know it is a bit slow, and you want to see the action, with a dose of romance, but it will take awhile to build up. I am mostly hitting the major points of the third and fourth year. Fifth year, obviously will be where the most action takes place. However, I need to build upon everyone's character to fit in this story. So please be patient. Thank you so much for reading my story. I'll see you in the next chapter! :)