I don't own Harry Potter, Rowling does.

Trickster32- Eileen is very much a hag. As for Lily, she was his only friend so it's going to be hard for him to let go of that.

PiffyEQ- This chapter will answer some of your questions. I hope it's to your liking.

Prince-Slytherin- I think they are perfect friends too. Also there is more to Eileen but don't count on it being good.

Fan girl 666- Thanks, I'm glad you liked the twist. His grandparents are fun to write.

Guest-Thank you.

dreamyeyes14- I'm so glad you're liking it. I like nice Petunia. As for the marauders, they aren't in this chapter but it's coming.

Enjoy!

Nexus Prince sat glaring at the other occupants of the Headmaster's office, with the exception of his dear wife. Dumbledore had told them about what had happened to his grandson. The school could have done many things different, instead of how they went about it. His grandchild was humiliated in front of the entire school. A child of eleven. If the boy's name would have been from a prominent light family, then he would have been treated better. Nexus wanted to set the damn hat on fire. He palmed his wand under his robes, still thinking about it. Then to make matters worse, Dumbledore showed him the letter he received earlier that day. A letter with his grandson, Severus, saying that he had gotten his magic back. Begging for the headmaster to come and get him. There were a few words here and there about his father. Anyone could read between the lines of that letter; the boy was terrified to stay in the home with his father.

He hoped that his daughter hadn't really destroyed the boy's magic. He never thought he could be so disgusted with his own flesh and blood. They had given the girl everything she had ever desired.

She was no longer welcome in their home, they told all their house elves she wasn't allowed back in. Hopefully, they would soon have their grandson in their protection. Even if he hadn't gotten his magic back, he would not be left in the hands of a man who has been poisoned with potions for eleven years. They had no idea of all the potions she had tested on her husband and child. After the groundskeeper brings his grandson, they are going directly to St. Mungo's. He wanted full testing done on his grandson.

Suddenly there was a pop, and three people appeared by the doorway. The huge form of the groundskeeper, and two small forms of children, one with a beat-up trunk. A little girl with chestnut brown hair, it was a little unkempt at the moment. Then there was the boy. Shoulder-length black hair with an array of colored bruises on his dirty face. Nexus heard his wife gasp. At least one thing was clear. The boy was a Prince, no doubt about that.

"Thank you for bringing them, Hagrid."

The groundkeeper nodded and headed out the door. That left Dumbledore, Nexus, Flora and Professor McGonagall with the children. Nexus didn't know why Minerva was in the room, it's not like she had done anything to help his grandson.

The two children huddled together, staring at those around them.

"Mr. Snape, it's a pleasure to see you again. And to meet you Ms. Evans," Dumbledore said.

"You got our letter?" Severus asked.

"Yes, I received your letter earlier today. I was going to send Professor McGonagall to speak with you. Unfortunately, things had to be rushed a bit."

"Can I come back to school?" There was such hope in the little boy's dirty face. His hair stringy and greasy. That would be fixed after his injuries were looked at.


Dumbledore stood up and walked over to where the hat was sitting, it was listening to everything. The headmaster picked the Sorting Hat up and walked over to the him. Severus did his best not to jump when it was placed on his head this time.

'Yes. Very strong magical core. Very odd,' the hat said into his mind. 'Now, where to put you? If I would have seen this in you before, Slytherin it would be. But not after the show in the Great Hall. Hmm…where to put you? Better be…'

"Ravenclaw!" the hat shouted, thankfully not as loud as in the Great Hall.

"You did it, Severus!" Petunia said, jumping up and down. It was a very strange thing for her to do, but he could tell she was genuinely happy for him.

"What about Petunia? She has magic, too," he told Dumbledore.

"I'm sorry, Severus. I know every magical child born in our world…well at least the one's destined for Hogwarts. Petunia doesn't have magic…at least not enough to use it."

"Just like I didn't have magic? At least let the Sorting Hat see." He wouldn't back down, she didn't for him. They hadn't told Dumbledore about the stone in the letter. He would, but first they had to accept Petunia.

"Let the girl put on the hat," a big, scary looking man snarled. Severus didn't want to be center of the man's attention, but he kept looking over at him. Same with the friendly looking blonde woman. If he didn't know better it looked like she was holding herself back.

After a drawn out sigh, Dumbledore took the Sorting Hat off his head and placed it on Petunia's.

"Ravenclaw!"

Petunia's eyes rounded. Severus grabbed her hand and smiled over at her. When he had heard Lily being sorted into Gryffindor, it had broken his heart because he knew he wouldn't go to Gryffindor. There was only a little sadness now, because his mother had been so adamant that he was a Slytherin. But maybe now that he was a wizard again, she would come back home. Or they could move away from his dad, that would be even more amazing.

Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore exchanged a look. It seemed to stretch the silence in the office.

"Professor McGonagall will take you to inform your parents Ms. Evans. Since we are already a week into the school year, you will start Monday."

"They need robes, books and wands," the blonde woman said.

"I see Mr. Snape brought his trunk, I'm sure we can scrape enough together for Ms. Evans," Dumbledore said.

"If they were your precious lions, would you be scraping things for them?" the man asked. He looked very angry.

The Floo flashed. "Dumbledore!" a face in the floo said.

"Yes, Auror Cavish?"

"Tobias Snape was placed in St. Mungo's third floor, Potion and Plant Poisoning. We have a warrant for his wife, Eileen Snape."

"No," Severus yelled. Breaking away from Petunia. "My father is the bad one, not my mum. She's done everything to help me. She always made me potions to help me after he hurt me. She's good, he's bad."

The man in the floo looked straight at the scary man. "You'll need to bring him in to be checked out."

"I will."

"Ms. Evans go with Professor McGonagall, she will take you to your parents and pack for school. She will take you tomorrow to get your things from Diagon Alley."

"But-But-" she stammered.

"That will be all Ms. Evans," he said calmly.

Severus watched Petunia leave. He felt alone again, just like when he stood in front of the school. Maybe because even though they were enemies for two years she wasn't a stranger. Maybe because she had done more than his mother had ever done to stop his dad. His mom said she wasn't strong enough, but Petunia was much smaller than her. But that didn't stop her…he was so confused.

Once the man in the floo was gone it was just the four of them.

"Sit down, Severus."

Shuffling his feet as he walked, he sat in the chair in front on the headmaster's desk. The man and woman both conjured chairs, sitting on either side of him.

"Mr. Snape, I would like to introduce you to your mother's parents, Nexus and Flora Prince."

Severus froze. He forced himself not to look at the people in the room with him. Instead, he looked down at his hands, they were still dirty from the fight with his father.

His mother always said that her parents disinherited her because she married his father. She told Severus how they were against everything not pureblood, and he wasn't pureblood.

"I know this must be a surprise, sweetheart," the woman, his grandmother, said.

He didn't say anything, he was scared what they would do to him. His mother said that she was the only one that could ever love him, he knew it to be the truth. Even Lily, his best friend, hadn't loved him enough to speak up for him.

"Severus, your grandparents are going to take you to St. Mungo's. You will be back before the start of classes on Monday, but you need to go with them. If I'm not mistaken, your grandmother is going to want to pick some things out for you in Diagon Alley too."

"Do I have to go, sir?" he asked quietly.

"I'm afraid so, dear boy. But I know this will be good for you. Your grandparents have a lot to discuss with you."


They went to St. Mungo's by floo from the Headmaster's office. While they waited for the healer to call them back, Flora tried to get her grandson to talk. He only answered questions with short, crisp answers. Nexus had yet to directly talk to him, it was starting to worry her.

Healer Diaofsy called them back into her office. The little boy was shaking by the time they had seated in the office. She went over all the spells and charms that she was going to use in her examination. Finally, after almost an hour she was done.

"Severus, I would like to speak to your grandparents alone for a moment," she told the boy.

"This is about him, he stays. We need a trust formed, keeping secrets won't do that," his grandfather said.

"Well, if you insist. It looks like besides a healing potion, only one other potion was used on the boy. It looks like that the first dose was given to him at around age one. His last dose my guess was last year, when the potion completed."

"Completed what?" his grandmother asked. Severus tried not to get upset that they were talking about him and not to him.

"It seems your daughter has been testing and perfected a fertility potion. This one is something I've never seen before, it gives the recipient, completely working female reproductive organs. The possibilities are endless. If this is possible so is fixing female infertility." She looked up and cleared her throat. "Like I said, because his first dose was so long ago, I'm afraid the damage is irreversible."

"What does that mean?" his grandfather growled.

"It means that your daughter has made a breakthrough in her work. This was also done to her husband. But because he was already an adult male, it had severe side effects."

His grandmother gasped. "The abuse."

"What does it mean for Severus?" his grandfather snapped.

"It means that it's possible for your grandson to conceive and carry a child."


The weekend went by too quickly for Flora's liking. Severus still hadn't opened to them, but that was to be expected. Nexus had insisted on getting Severus new everything. Books, cauldron, robes and most importantly…his own wand. Professor McGonagall had brought Severus' little friend. She had gotten everything she needed but Flora could tell the girl wished her parents were there. She had heard Severus and the girl talking to each other. It seemed she was a muggleborn and her sister just started her first year. Flora didn't know how but it seemed this girl was overlooked the year before. It was very odd, she had never heard of such a thing.

As for everything Eileen had done to the boy, it seemed that he still loved her. He didn't want her to go before the Wizengamot. That didn't stop it though, she not only experimented on her son but her muggle husband. That had its own consequences. She loved her daughter and always would but she couldn't over look her crimes. As soon as she was caught she would have to have a lot to answer to.

"It was nice to meet you," Severus said quietly.

They were back in the headmaster's office. She felt like she was abandoning her grandson. Sure, he had to go to school but after only a weekend of speaking to each other. She didn't even get to take him to her home. He spent the night at St. Mungo's. As soon as he was released, they went to Diagon Alley. They shopped and had a nice time, even if Nexus and Severus barely spoke two words each. It was killing her husband knowing what their daughter had done. Eileen had always been a daddy's girl. He wasn't taking her total lack compassion well. Flora could also see his want to get close to Severus. Unfortunately, their grandson had put up a wall around himself. There was no getting through to him yet. Hopefully, with time and love he would open to them.

"And it was wonderful to meet you, my love," Flora said. She wanted to wrap him up in a hug but didn't know how he would react. "Would you mind if I gave you a hug?" she asked gently.

A flash of panic flashed in his eyes before it cleared. "Okay," he said, nodding.

The hug was quick, she didn't want to make him feel any more uncomfortable for her sake. Nexus surprised the boy by wrapping him up in a tight hug.

"Don't forget to write; your grandmother will worry. If anyone gives you a hard time, just let me know."

Severus had a look of complete of shock as Nexus let him go. It didn't surprise her though; her husband was truly a softy when it came to his family. His parents were stringent pureblood supremacists. It wasn't until she married Nexus that they calmed down a bit, at least she thought they had. She was from a pureblood family, a well off one too. But they were known for being 'blood traitors'.

Now she wondered if Eileen had to get her ideas from one of them. It didn't matter anymore, they were long gone now, and Eileen's future was out of anyone in the family's hands.


Severus watched as his grandparents flooed away. That was weird to think about. He never had never really had grandparents before. His mother never talked about her parents much and his father's had died in a gas explosion when he was little. He didn't remember them well, but what he did remember was odd. He remembered his Grandma Marla packing his things, yelling at his mother and father. The next memory he had was of attending his grandparents' funeral.

"Please, sit down Mr. Snape."

"Professor?" he asked as he sat down.

The man's dancing blue eyes seemed to be able to look though him. It made him extremely uncomfortable.

"I was wondering how a boy born with magic, not have it during his sorting. I also wonder how a girl born without it, can have it at the age of twelve."

Severus looked to where his old battered trunk was supposed to be, it wasn't there any longer.

"Where's my trunk?"

"Right there," Dumbledore said pointing to his new trunk.

"No, the one I brought from home."

"I had Filch take it to your dormitory a few moments before you arrived."

Before anything more could be said a short, round man entered the office. His round face was red and blotchy, like he had run the whole way.

"Albus, we have a situation."

"What is it, Horace?"

"Filch, he's convulsing on the ground near Ravenclaw Tower. Minerva and Poppy are taking him to the hospital wing. He doesn't look well."

"What happened?"

"This fell out of his hand," he said, holding up a familiar stone.

"Is that what I think it is?" Dumbledore said with wonder.

"The Amissus Stone, yes. It's shielding my magic as we speak."

"What is an ancient dark magic object doing in my school?"

"Sir, I think I can answer that."

Severus explained what had happened. Everything down to every little detail. His suspicions about Black being the culprit. About what had happened with Petunia.

"I see."

"What is it?" Severus couldn't help but ask. He knew it was dark magic but after giving Petunia magic he didn't think it was that bad. But it seems to have hurt someone else.

"The Amissus Stone was created by Helga Hufflepuff."

"Helga Hufflepuff created something with dark magic?" Severus was shocked. He had already read some of the books his mother gave him. He always thought Helga Hufflepuff was against such things.

"Yes, but she did it for the best reasons she thought at the time. It was before she joined the other founders to create Hogwarts. She had a child that was being poisoned by his own magic. His body couldn't handle it. Now there are potions to give, potions that will heal the body enough for the magic feed off it. But at the time, there wasn't. She wasn't an expert potions master and she was running out of time. He was about two at the time, and his magic was growing. She created the Amissus Stone, it shielded the magic from the body. All he had to do was keep it will him. As the boy grew, he hated that he couldn't have magic like his siblings. So finally, as a young man he removed the stone from the pouch around his neck. The magic was too great, his body was too weak, and it killed him within moments."

Tears started to run down Severus face. He could have killed Petunia. What about the Filch person? Maybe he had killed him. He was a murderer.

"I didn't know," he cried.

"I know, child. After her child's death, it was rumored to have been destroyed. I guess we can assume that didn't happen."

McGonagall entered the office just then. Her face was pinched and a bit red. "He'll be alright. Poppy could stabilize him. We don't know the extent until he wakes."

"Wait, how did he live?" Severus asked. If it killed Helga Hufflepuff's son; why didn't it do the same to Petunia or Filch?

"Helga's son was very sick; his body couldn't handle the magic. After what you said about Ms. Evans, I can only wager a guess. It seems that if person has a drop of magic in them, the stone will push-start it. That was unknown of at the time, because what reason would they have for a muggle or squib to touch it."

Severus nodded, that made sense. "What will happen to Petunia and Mr. Filch?"

"Ms. Evans is a witch now. She will learn like every other student. As for Mr. Filch, that decision is not up to me. It's up to the Ministry, although I will take responsibility for him. I must ask that you do not discuss this with anyone other than Ms. Evans."

"I promise. What about Sirius Black?"

"Without proof, I'm sorry there's nothing I can do."

"Are you at least going to ask him about it?"

"I'll see what I can do."

Severus realized that Professor Dumbledore wasn't someone he could trust completely. He had his prejudices, just like anyone else. He didn't know what the man had against him, or his family. But it was clear he favored Gryffindor over every other house. They could do no wrong in his eyes. Just as well, Severus was used to taking care of himself, no reason to change it now.

Professor Flitwick came to led him to Ravenclaw tower. They stepped in front of a door with a bronze eagle knocker. He jumped when the eagle began to speak.

"What gets broken without being held?" It asked.

Professor Flitwick looked at him with a big smile. Severus realized the man wanted him to answer the riddle. He thought about it for a few moments.

"A promise."

The door swung open and he followed Professor Flitwick in. He was introduced but no one came up to him. He didn't like to be the center of attention. A prefect named Xenophilius Lovegood, a tall blonde fifth year, showed Severus to his dormitory. His things were at the foot a bed that looked so very comfortable. He never had a bed that looked so inviting.

"Hi!"

Severus jumped. There were two other beds in the room with him but he thought no one was in there but him. Looking over he saw a tall gangly boy with red hair with grey eyes.

"Hello," he said. He didn't know what else to say, so he started to unpack.

"I'm Gideon Prewett."

"Severus Snape."

"Yeah, I remember you from the sorting." The boy's ears reddened. "Sorry."

"It's okay, it was just a mistake." Severus knew that was a lie. It wasn't a mistake. It was Sirius Black's idea of being funny.

"I'm glad you're back. There is only six Ravenclaws this year. Well, not including you and the Evans girl. Only three boys now though. I wish I was in Gryffindor like my brother and sister. Molly's already finished with school but Fabian is a third year."

"Any idiot can be in Gryffindor," he said bitterly.

"Hey, that's not very nice."

Not wanting to offend his new dormmate any more than he had, he didn't say anything else. Soon Gideon seemed to forget that he was upset with him. He started rambling on about his family. Apparently, his sister had a baby the year before, and already carrying her second. Once upon a time Severus wished he had a little brother or sister. But now he was thankful that didn't come to pass. His mother would have only had another person to experiment on.

"I'm going to go find Petunia," he said, cutting off Gideon going on about quidditch.

"Oh, right. I've got to go track Fabian down anyway. He's supposed to help me with my history of magic work. Maybe this will be the year Professor Binns realizes he's dead."

Severus shook his head. Gideon Prewett was a strange boy. Hopefully he wouldn't have to be alone with him much. It wasn't hard to find Petunia. She was waiting in the common room for him.

"Have you seen Lily yet?" he asked.

She shook her head. "No, I haven't wanted to leave Ravenclaw tower. I'm already a year older than all the other first years. I shouldn't have come."

"No, you're a witch. Remember, this is going to be the best years of our lives."

"But you wanted this with Lily," she said, her voice was high-pitched.

"It can be all three of us. But first we have to get back at Black."

She grinned evilly. "Yeah, Lily is too goody-goody for revenge plans. I was thinking what we could do. I think I know how."

"What?"

"His goal was to make a fool of you and hurt you, right?"

"Seems so."

"First, we make sure he knows you figured him out. Then we wait."

"Wait for what?"

"He'll be expecting you to either tell Dumbledore or get even. It'll make him crazy."

"I have told Dumbledore, he doesn't care. So, we do nothing?" He was made a fool of in front of the whole school. He wanted the boy to feel the way he had. He wanted him to be humiliated.

"I didn't say that, just that we take time. Remember, revenge is best served cold."

He liked the way she thought. Sirius Black was going to lose everything he cherished, and Severus would be the reason why.