Chapter 10
Previously:
"Good night, Severus. Sweet dreams." He closed his eyes and for a long time he didn't have nightmares, instead his dreams are about a certain sky blue eyes with angelic voice.
August, 21 1998 Leviathan Manor, Salem, Massachusetts, America.
As soon I closed the door, I exhaled a relief sigh. 'He's alright and alive,' I thought. Severus had been in coma for 3 months and he had fever two weeks ago. His fever only broke down a little three nights ago. I looked at my hands, where he had held it. It felt tingling, a very strong one. I had felt a strong connection with him. I could feel his emotions and feelings brushing against my magic. I felt my face is burning. No doubt he will be having a panic attack when he knew all of these connections.
I went to the study room to inform Sal that Severus had conscious. I opened the door and surprised to see Ragnarok the Goblins King there. The study room looked like it had been hit by tornado or something as there are many parchments, books, papers scattered all around the room. Sal and Ragnarok were sitting on the couch, facing each other. Both of them were looking at the things on the coffee table intensely. There was a large parchment on top of the table. There was also a vial of blood if the red color indicates it and a vial with pastel blue color unknown potion.
"Sal, what is going on here?" I asked forgot that I've entered rudely. "Cassie, could you knock next time?" Sal sighed annoyingly.
"Sorry," I apologised blankly. "King Ragnarok, it's been a while," I greeted. "It's been a while too, Miss Barebone."
"So, how's your job?" Sal asked innocently. I narrowed my eyes, "You know it's a top secret and I can't tell you," I said. "You know it doesn't matter since I'm technically a secret myself," Sal retorted. "Whatever. Sal, what are these? What are you two doing?" I asked.
"This large parchment is the Legacy parchment. This parchment was usually used to detect lost bloodline. This parchment is different than the other heritage parchments because it includes all the magical family's member including the one been disown and squibs, and maybe even muggles with smallest amount of magic in them. The blue color potion is the Anchor detector. John here is the one create this Anchor detector," at hearing his 'other' name being said Sal scrunched his face.
"Really? Ragnarok how many times I told you don't call me John. It's Sal or Levi," said Sal. "Well, there's nothing wrong with it, John Leviathan. Besides, you're the one choose that name," Ragnarok retorted.
"Yes and I really regret it."
"Would both of you cut it out?" both man and goblin stopped bickering but instead glaring at each other. "But is it alright for you to be here King Ragnarok? The war is just over and with the Gringotts disastrous break in," Sal didn't even try to cover his snigger while Ragnarok intensified his glares at Sal, "isn't it better for you to be there?"
"About that, don't worry. I have faith in my son in handling the situation," Ragnarok said proudly as a proud a goblin could be as he talked about his only son. "Besides there are more important matters now."
"So, how these things work?" I asked curious as I never seen the Legacy parchments. Even the Anchor detector and Sal is my adopted father. I wonder how many secrets he had considering he live way… way… way to long.
"Using blood of course," Ragnarok said as it was an obvious. "We're using Mr Snape's blood to know his true heritage and to confirm whether he is the Anchor or not. And if he is, Albus Dumbledore must be really glad that he is already death by now," he said angrily which kind of scary. Suddenly the Anchor detector potion glowed with a white light.
As soon as the light disappeared, the potion turned from pastel blue to indigo colour. I noticed Sal face become redder angrier than I thought. He was cursing in Parseltongue that made me cringe. He had make sure that I learned to understand it ever since I was a child. Now I regret to learn it. Maybe just a little bit. Ragnarok just sat quietly. He looked more tired than usual. Well it's not that surprising with all the war and the death of his people in Gringotts, thinking that the old coot had almost put the Statue of Secrecy in jeopardise had make him more tired and subdue.
"That idiot! How could he do this? He endangers the whole world!" Sal shout angrily. No soon enough, the Legacy parchment began to glow with light. As soon as the light is gone, the three of us went to the large parchment. We would never have thought what we saw in the parchment.