The Dark Prince
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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female › Snape/Hermione
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
5
Views:
2,317
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10
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0
Currently Reading:
0
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I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from the books or movies. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
The Tale
Disclaimer: Still no profit being made from this. Yup. Go JKR.
“I am twenty-two years old now. I just had my birthday last month. That would put me at seven years old when Harry Potter first vanquished the Dark Lord. It was both a wonderful and a sad time for me. I knew Lily and James Potter actually…” Seneco’s hissing voiced trailed off, and he seemed lost. His yellow, reptilian eyes went out of focus for a moment. “I’d known them for three years.”
Harry watched the man sitting before him. He didn’t know how to feel towards Seneco yet. He was as curious as he was leery, and the thought of him having known his parents certainly threw him for a loop. “How did you know them?” Harry murmured, jarring the black robbed man from his reverie.
“I often ran away from my father. He caused me a great deal of pain every day, you see. I can honestly say that I know nothing of my own mother. I have no clue what she may have looked like or where she would have come from. It is all a mystery to me. Master Snape has told me that he only saw her once, in a glimpse and he never paid close enough attention to tell me much of her. So I ran, and in my running at three years old, I ran into Lily Potter.” Seneco’s eyes seemed to soften as he spoke, and Harry thought he must have been smiling softly, “She frightened me. I ran from her and she caught me, and hauled me up, and asked me where I had gotten my bruises. I still wore a mask then, and dark robes, though they were green back then. I told her that my father had been angry with me. So, she took me to her home, and took… took my mask off…”
“This is too much for you right now, Seneco. You should stop and get some rest.” Severus’ voice jerked both Harry and Dumbledore to look at him, Dumbledore with curiosity.
“Now, my boy, let Seneco make his own choice here. Sometimes speaking about the past helps one to move beyond it.” The old wizard spoke softly.
Seneco nodded and straightened, his mask glinting in the faint light with his cowl down. “Yes, there is no need to stop now.” He continued, “She took off my mask and was stunned for a moment. She asked my name, and I told her. At first, Lily stood up and looked unsure of what to do with me. Then, she sat back down, and started to help me with my bruises. James came home when she had finished, and they argued about her having brought me to the house. James was afraid that I would reveal their location to the Dark Lord. I promised that I wouldn’t. Of course, they didn’t believe me at first, or James’ didn’t. Lily told me that I could come whenever I wanted to be safe. I was with them three years when you were born Harry. They took care of me, fed me, and fixed me up whenever my father was particularly brutal. I loved them very much, like my own mother and father.”
Seneco paused a moment and looked at Harry, smiling weakly, “I… I was there when Wormtail told my father your parent’s location. I tried to sneak out, but my father locked me away in a room. Master Snape let me free, I told him what had happened, and ran to Godric’s Hollow, but it was too late. I pulled you from the house and set you on the porch before I slid into the sewers. I contacted Master Snape over owl mail. Over the summers he is not at Hogwarts, he has been teaching me magic.” Seneco rubbed his arm, “My friends are beings that my father experimented on. We live in the sewers of London…”
Harry stared at Seneco for a long moment before he whispered, “You knew my parents. You knew they were to be killed. Damn…”
“Watch your mouth, Potter.” Snape muttered, “You are still in school and still must abide by the rules, even with shocking information imparted onto your meager brain.”
Harry glared at Snape before he leaned back, considering everything Seneco had to say, “It is a lot to take in. I think I’ll turn in for the night. Goodnight, Professor.”
Seneco watched Harry go before he looked at Dumbledore, “Everything I said was the truth, I swear.”
Dumbledore nodded, rising from his seat, “I imagine it to be so. Why don’t you head to Severus' quarters until I can have a room readied for you? Yes, that would be lovely, and the house elves will be sure to bring you a snack. Welcome to Hogwarts, Seneco.”
The young man nodded and rose, bowing before he paced out after his billowing master.
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Next chapter will bring in the golden trio and should be a bit longer. Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks ancientgirl for your comments! I appreciate them! :)
“I am twenty-two years old now. I just had my birthday last month. That would put me at seven years old when Harry Potter first vanquished the Dark Lord. It was both a wonderful and a sad time for me. I knew Lily and James Potter actually…” Seneco’s hissing voiced trailed off, and he seemed lost. His yellow, reptilian eyes went out of focus for a moment. “I’d known them for three years.”
Harry watched the man sitting before him. He didn’t know how to feel towards Seneco yet. He was as curious as he was leery, and the thought of him having known his parents certainly threw him for a loop. “How did you know them?” Harry murmured, jarring the black robbed man from his reverie.
“I often ran away from my father. He caused me a great deal of pain every day, you see. I can honestly say that I know nothing of my own mother. I have no clue what she may have looked like or where she would have come from. It is all a mystery to me. Master Snape has told me that he only saw her once, in a glimpse and he never paid close enough attention to tell me much of her. So I ran, and in my running at three years old, I ran into Lily Potter.” Seneco’s eyes seemed to soften as he spoke, and Harry thought he must have been smiling softly, “She frightened me. I ran from her and she caught me, and hauled me up, and asked me where I had gotten my bruises. I still wore a mask then, and dark robes, though they were green back then. I told her that my father had been angry with me. So, she took me to her home, and took… took my mask off…”
“This is too much for you right now, Seneco. You should stop and get some rest.” Severus’ voice jerked both Harry and Dumbledore to look at him, Dumbledore with curiosity.
“Now, my boy, let Seneco make his own choice here. Sometimes speaking about the past helps one to move beyond it.” The old wizard spoke softly.
Seneco nodded and straightened, his mask glinting in the faint light with his cowl down. “Yes, there is no need to stop now.” He continued, “She took off my mask and was stunned for a moment. She asked my name, and I told her. At first, Lily stood up and looked unsure of what to do with me. Then, she sat back down, and started to help me with my bruises. James came home when she had finished, and they argued about her having brought me to the house. James was afraid that I would reveal their location to the Dark Lord. I promised that I wouldn’t. Of course, they didn’t believe me at first, or James’ didn’t. Lily told me that I could come whenever I wanted to be safe. I was with them three years when you were born Harry. They took care of me, fed me, and fixed me up whenever my father was particularly brutal. I loved them very much, like my own mother and father.”
Seneco paused a moment and looked at Harry, smiling weakly, “I… I was there when Wormtail told my father your parent’s location. I tried to sneak out, but my father locked me away in a room. Master Snape let me free, I told him what had happened, and ran to Godric’s Hollow, but it was too late. I pulled you from the house and set you on the porch before I slid into the sewers. I contacted Master Snape over owl mail. Over the summers he is not at Hogwarts, he has been teaching me magic.” Seneco rubbed his arm, “My friends are beings that my father experimented on. We live in the sewers of London…”
Harry stared at Seneco for a long moment before he whispered, “You knew my parents. You knew they were to be killed. Damn…”
“Watch your mouth, Potter.” Snape muttered, “You are still in school and still must abide by the rules, even with shocking information imparted onto your meager brain.”
Harry glared at Snape before he leaned back, considering everything Seneco had to say, “It is a lot to take in. I think I’ll turn in for the night. Goodnight, Professor.”
Seneco watched Harry go before he looked at Dumbledore, “Everything I said was the truth, I swear.”
Dumbledore nodded, rising from his seat, “I imagine it to be so. Why don’t you head to Severus' quarters until I can have a room readied for you? Yes, that would be lovely, and the house elves will be sure to bring you a snack. Welcome to Hogwarts, Seneco.”
The young man nodded and rose, bowing before he paced out after his billowing master.
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Next chapter will bring in the golden trio and should be a bit longer. Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks ancientgirl for your comments! I appreciate them! :)