Turning tides

Title: Turning tides

Fandom: Harry Potter

Pairings: Preslash snupin and preslash JamesxLily

Notes: Marauder Era. AR/AU. Evil Dumbledore.

Summery: Lily and Severus recently learned they were twins and are now attending Durmstrang with fellow former Hogwarts student Remus Lupin. There they shall learn new subjects and make interesting friends. Durmstrang has a more lax view of Dark Arts and Dark Creatures. Who exactly is the author of their Dark Arts textbook?

Chapter 9

August 1, 1972          

Severus was surprised that during the Lughnasadh celebration at Tomle Chase hosted by the House of Longbottom, he was pulled aside by Lady Walpurga Black, Sirius’ mother.

“The Honorable Severus Prince I presume?” she asked imperiously.

Severus nodded.

“It seems that my son mistreated you in school, I am sorry for it. I hope that you would overlook it. I am not asking you to be his friend, Sirius’ that is. Rather rumour has it that you managed to almost befriend my Regulus. For all of his intelligence, Regulus isn’t the friendliest and I think that sending him to Hogwarts when it is in a state of flux would be unwise, almost cruel of me. He also would benefit from not being compared to Sirius, a mistake I have often done.”

“Why are you tell me this Lady?” Severus frowned.

“Haven’t I make it clear? No, I suppose not. I have decided to send him to Durmstrang. At Hogwarts he would be constantly compared to Sirius, even at Beauxbatons he would only be known as Andromeda’s cousin. I think that being a second son is a hard enough burden to bear and Durmstrang is the best place for him. You seem to be the closest thing he has to a friend and as British student at Durmstrang you could look out for him.”

Severus didn’t dislike Regulus, nor could he think of a good reason to refuse Lady Walpurga’s request so he agreed to it.

This year would be quite… interesting to say the least…

XooooooX

August 15, 1972

Remus was surprised when his werewolf sire arrived at Lukos House with an unconscious young boy.

“Who is that?”

“This? His name was Corey Martin, second born of Dathan Corner and Cordelia Martin.”

“Corner? Was he related to Bram Corner? Wait is he dead?”

“Might have been, ran afoul of a cursed letter sent to Whiz-Hard Books. Scrimgour found him, figured out I was his only chance of survival. The Corners will be displeased but, he’ll live. He’ll need some guidance, Hogwarts won’t be safe for him right now and Beauxbatons is too caught up in the Triwizard. Think I’ll be sending him to Durmstrang. Corey is essentially your little brother, a prospective Alpha but he’ll be wanting his own pack not mine I suspect.”

“Don’t want a pack…” Remus said petulantly.

“I know I haven’t really done much fer ya Remus, aside from givin’ ya a place to call home where you’re not a freak and people aren’t afeared of you. Sending you to Durmstrang where you don’t have to worry about either reaction. I think you’ll learn more about what ya are if yer teachin’. Look after Corey; he’ll be a bit more bewildered than you since he can remember being cursed.”

Remus had secretly been jealousy of the brotherly bond between James and Sirius, Sirius having Regulus for a brother as well as the twin bond between Severus and Lily. Not that he’d said anything out loud before but to have a baby werewolf dumped on him and told to teach him was weird.

Fenrir had a weird way of leading his pack and preparing him to be an Alpha…

Remus still had yet to decide if he even liked Fenrir…

XooooooX

September 1, 1972

With Aurelius having commitments to Hogwarts, it was Fenrir who escorted Severus, Lily, Remus, Corey and Regulus to the International Floo Centre to floo to Durmsǿy and essentially to Durmstrang.

It was a bit weird that a Russian speaking school, named after German founders would be in Norway but the elder three British students had gotten used to it.

Fenrir joined the staff for dinner at their table while Lily, Remus and Severus sat at their House tables.

Highmaster Tolstoy stepped down from the dais clutching a staff, “Welcome, as incoming students you will have to be weighed and measured. The Staff of Wōđanaz when coupled with the Glass of Mimir will reveal a small piece of your destiny.”

Corey and Regulus who likely had never actually met prior joined the other incoming Durmstrang students that were called one by one alphabetically.

With Regulus among the first to be called to the stone circle that held the Glass of Mimir and handed the Staff of Wōđanaz.

Severus was surprised and then pleased when Regulus was weighed and measured only to be revealed that he was also a Lynx.

High Master Tolstoy announced, “House Hogni welcome your brother Regulus Black. I am sure that your countryman Severus Prince will looked after you.”

Severus had saved the quiet Black scion a seat just in case…

Name upon name was called, and then it was Corey Martin’s turn.

Severus was uncertain how Remus really felt about his surrogate brother and the younger British wizard stiffened when Corey was weighed and measured to be revealed as a wolf.

“House Hróðvitnir welcome your new brother Corey Martin.”

Remus did his best to welcome Corey and allow the new werewolf to sit beside him.

This would be an interesting year…

Bisera Krum of House Hogni had already graduated.

Due to Branislav Krum of House Hiisi, Dragomir Ionescue of House Hróðvitnir and Igor Karkaroff of House Hræsvelgr as well as a handful of others, they were likely at Beauxbatons for the Triwizard.

Bisera had looked out for Severus while Dragomir had done the same for Remus after their late transfer last year.

Lily had the misfortune of having Igor Karkaroff as a House Mate but luckily the girls dorms were far more segregated than at Hogwarts being on different floors that wizards were toppled down the stairs if they attempted to enter.

The three of them along with Lily’s Housemate Anastasia Tolstoy had become study partners, unlike Lily who was the type to make friends wherever she went Remus and Severus were more content to stay to the shadows interacting only with each other and Lily.

This year they were responsible for Regulus and Corey respectively, which meant that they would have to emerge from their comfort zone more.

Lily was looking forward to their growth this year…

If they could make friends with Regulus and Corey, it would make such an activity easier…

What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds Expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?