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?

A/N: Dedicated to marietta and blooddivinity from who wanted more Durmstrang as well as Sirius and James at Hogwarts. This chapter is left intentionally ambiguous. For answers, you ought to read Thou Shalt Not's The Past- Ch 3.4

Chapter 11

January 12, 1973

The winter term had begun…

Lily had sensed something wasn’t right but she couldn’t put her finger on it…

That is until she felt a wave of dizziness pass through her.

Remus and Severus caught her.

“Are you alright?” Severus frowned.

“If you’re alright…” Lily murmured. “Then that means…”

That something was wrong with their guardian…

Severus didn’t really like the idea of having an older version of himself around, and sharing Lily discomforted him. He was still getting used to being aware that they were twins and knowing that his Lily had a mental connection to Aurelius, just rankled.

He wanted to be his own person, he didn’t like having Aurelius around because he was not the sort of man or wizard for that matter, that he wanted to be.

Severus hoped they didn’t have more in common than blood, ancestry and a wand.

He had no intention of letting anyone, even Lily dig too far into his personal life.

“You know how I feel about secrets…” Lily said in a voice that failed to be stern.

“You should worry more about yourself.” Severus retorted.

“Can’t. You’re my twin.” Lily said weakly.

Anastasia led them to a quiet alcove while Sev and Lily helped her into it.

Then Anastasia hurried off to inform their professor that Lily was unwell.

XooooooX

That alcove was where High Master Tolstoy and Lord Alaric Slytherin-Peverell found them.

“Is he alright?” Lily gasped.

Alaric nodded. “He will be. I am sorry to worry you. There is a family emergency so the two of you will need to return to Merrivale with me. Remus, I am sure that you can send them notes and assignments.”

Remus nodded, “Of course.”

Severus knew Alaric was forced to use the international floo system because international portkeys had to be requested from and created by Ministry personnel within the Department of Magical Transportation.

He had looked that up ages ago when Lucius’ sire had taken them by international floo to shop for school things for Durmstrang.

Luckily, flooing out of Durmsǿy was easier than flooing in.

So, they managed to return to Merrivale in time for dinner.

Lolly bullied them into a meal, claiming that Lord Aurelius needed his rest.

That just compounded Lily’s worry but hopefully, it was properly explained soon.

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