Fairy Tales

Brandon slowly opened the door to Snape Manor. He was going to try and sneak in the back way so that he would go undetected from the members of the family and staff. Draco’s limp body was thrown over a shoulder and Brandon did his best to carefully maneuver his way to his room. Opening the door to his chambers, Brandon breathed a sigh of relief. He had made it past his father’s presence. Brandon knew tSeveSeverus would be furious for him taking Draco out and then returning him out cold.

For a moment, Brandon stood in the dark room and smiled to himself. For many tears now he had wanted to taste Draco’s blood. It had been just as sweet and thick as Brandon had thought it to be.

Brandon turned, waved a hand over a torch and made to lay Draco’s limp form onto the bed. Severus Snape sat where Draco should have landed.

“Your thoughts are booming throughout this castle. Have I not taught you diligently enough? One day you or your mother or your sister will be discovered. Am I to rely on your skills to protect everything that I have worked so hard for? I am in the serpent’s lair trying to get a better life for the three of you. My mentor knows nothing about the three of you! Don’t you think I wish I could take you to Hogwarts, show you and your sister off? Let them see how powerful my children are?”

Severus was screaming. Brandon hated it when his father resorted to yelling. Normally, Severus did not need to raise his voice; his low hiss was terror enough.

“Sorry, Father. I will strive to do better.”

“Lay your friend down. Meet me on the east balcony. Three minutes.”

Brandon dumped Draco’s body onto the coverlet. He stood in his chambers, took several deep breaths and walked out of the door.



Severus sat on the balcony waiting for his son. Sneaking in right before dawn was one thing, feasting sexually off a friend was another, but Severus knew that his anger was solely wrapped around the fact that Brandon did not take their lessons seriously enough to practice. The boy had to learn to block his thoughts, shy down his emotions. Severus was tired of failing the Slytherins and now he was failing his son.

“Brandon, why don’t you sit somewhere instead of hovering over me, It makes me all too aware that you are there when you just stand and breathe.”

“Yes, Father.”

“Made Draco and midnight snack, huh?”

“It was an impulsive thing to do, I am aware of that.”

“Cravings?”

“Yes.”

“What kind?”

“Blood, I can smell the blood seeping out of some people. Merlin forbid, they cut themselves around me. Everything is over stimulated. The light of the moon, the taste of wine, blood, food, flesh, sex, sex is unbelievable. All the feelings are heightened but I can achieve not relief until I taste the blood. Darla, this girl that I---see she lost a lot of blood tonight. I gave her a restoration potion. She was fine when I left. Weak, tir Som Some of this I have been dealing with for quite some time, some of it is new.”

“And it never occurred to you that you should come to me; the only person that you know has been through these changes?”


“I did not want to disturb you from classes until—“

“You’re lying.” Severus’ hand made a quick pass at the floor. He scooped urathrather plump rat and sunk his teeth into the creature, throwing his wasted body away in the moonlight.

“Father, I am sorry that I angered you.”

“I am not angry. You are a young vampire. Your needs are going to change rapidly. Wants, desires. Tell me this, Darla, she’s a muggle?”

“Yes.”

“You need a witch. A Nymph or a descendant of Thetis. A strong woman with strong blood. Your desire will be satisf tho though it will be many years from now. Be careful and mind my teachings of following the dark path in your heart. The lust will be you downfall as it was mine, should you not be watchful. The Dark Lord is back among us. I have had to fall back into his inner circle. I will do this, I must. To atone for past sins and transgressions, to protect that boy that is the cross that I have to bare. I will not see you follow my path. Never will I see my daughter or wife under the Dark Lord or his followers. Know this, Brandon, I love and cherish all of you. Even Draco. You are my family, the reason that I have lasted so long on this earth, I am a dead man, and only my body does not yet know it. I play a role in the wizarding world. Dark wizard, hateful, spiteful demon, bowing at the hem of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. I need for your life to be better than mine. I need for you to listen to my teachings and follow my instruction. When the Death Eaters show up at our door, and they will, I need you to be prepared to fight for the lives of the people in this home.”


“Father, I am ready to fight now. I may be young, but I know how important it is to our world to be rid of him. I want to go to Hogwarts. I am neither ashamed to be your son or scared to fight along with you. I want to be at your side. I refuse to give you up so easily.”

“Your mother and sister need a protector.”

“Father, I am not sure if you have noticed this but Bethey can hold her own and mom is mean as a snake in a duel. She challenged me just last week after she found two girls in my chambers, she beat my ass. Wand lmagimagic! Turned me into a button and left me on the table for three days. Nifty piece of transfiguration. When she finally changed me back, she asked me if I had seen the error of my judgment, I must have not answered huickuickly enough because then I became a pig. She said and I quote ‘If you are going to lie like a pig in the mud, you may as well look like one.”

Severus was chuckling. His wife was temperamental, how could she not be, she was married to him.

“Father, let me transfer. Let me go and be a Slytherin, just as all of our family has done before me. I know that you are concerned about me being safe. I can keep secrets. There are many things that I know that Draco does not even know. Father, tell me that you will think on it.”

“Speaking of Draco, how far did the binding go?”

“A kiss, some blood drawn, that was all.”

“What did you channel to him, what feelings?”

“Just euphoric.”

They sat in silence for a few moments. The sun was about ise ise over the lake and all the colors were breathtaking.

“Father, why do I suddenly have the urge to copulate with men?”

“Vampires are not necessarily heterosexual or homosexual. We tend to gravitate toward the pleasure. For example, I prefer women. You mother – that is neither here nor there, but I have had relations with men and women since we have been married. It is a feel good thing. I can tell you that I do lik like to be penetrated, but I love to penetrate, both women and men alike. Strong feelings or emotions will conflict with the lustfulness that you feel. Surges of anger and hate will roll over into sex. Then one day, I stopped feeling emotions for any other, and your mother became my only bedmate. I have had not desire to be with anyone else in a long while. Eventually, you will receive this gift.”

The sun was rising over the water. Sending rays of light into the Snape men’s eyes. “We must retire. Too much sun will hurt the complexion without the use of the potion and you need rest.”

“Yes, Father” was all that Brandon spoke for he knew he was being dismissed.