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The Potion Mistress and the Half-Blood Prince	By : FonzFan Category: HP Canon Characters paired with Original Characters > General Views: 2096 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the people (Dumbledore, Snape, Voldemort, etc), places (Hogwarts, etc), other keywords (Occlumency, etc.), and text ("") that belong to the wonderful world of Harry Potter, as they belong to J.K. Rowling. I am writing this story to entertain myself (and hopefully others) and make no money from it. The OC (Katherine) is entirely my own.

Chapter 13: Conversation with the Dark Lord
Severus apparated before the front gates of Malfoy Manor. Two large cracks sounded behind him, causing him to spin on his heels with wand drawn.
"Easy Snape. It's just us," growled Mulciber, as he and Avery trudged past Severus and headed off towards the manor.
"Actually surprised to see you being summoned tonight," Avery said, as the three entered the house. The manor was dark and quiet, except for the sounds of their shoes hitting the marble flooring as they made their way towards the meeting room.
"I actually wasn't summoned," Severus told the others. "I have an urgent message for the Dark Lord." As Mulciber, Avery and Severus enter the room, they found the Dark Lord and Bellatrix waiting for them. The three bowed before their master, and kissed the hem of his robe.
"Severus?" the Dark Lord hissed. "I don't believe I called you here tonight."
"I realize that my Lord," Severus said. "But I have an urgent message for you, my Lord."
"We will discuss this in private then," Voldemort said, as he rose from his throne-like chair and proceeded towards the back room, with Severus close behind. Severus closed the door behind them, as the Dark Lord stood before the marble fireplace. "What is your message, Severus?"
"My Lord, it is about Katherine," Severus said, staring into the fire. "She returned to the castle last Friday barely alive."
"WHAT!" the Dark Lord screamed, as he closed the distance between his and Severus' form. "She was fine when she left here. Then she must have been attacked on the way back to the school. Legilimens!" The Dark Lord's red eyes bore into Severus' black.
Severus brought forth the memories of Katherine's battered body. Then the Dark Lord sharply withdrew from Severus' mind, his red eyes were ablaze with fury. Voldemort turned and began pacing.
"My Lord," Severus hesitated. "Perhaps one of the other followers saw her leave the manor?"
"Perhaps," the Dark Lord muttered, apparently lost in thought. "Send in Bella." He demanded to Severus. The black-clad wizard nodded in reply, before opening the door.
"Bellatrix," Severus said. "Our Lord wishes to see you." Bellatrix smirked as she made her way into the private room.
"My Lord," Bella gushed, as she knelt and kissed the hem of his robe. "What may I do for you, my Lord?" Severus turned to leave, but the Dark Lord's voice stopped him.
"Severus. Stay." the Dark Lord demanded, before turned his attention to the woman before him. "Bella. Last Friday morning, after I dismissed you and Katherine from your return, do you know where Katherine went?"
"No, my Lord," Bella smirked.
"Really? Legilimens!" the Dark Lord hissed as he violently bore into the dark witch's eyes. Severus watched as the Dark Lord pulled out of Bellatrix's mind, with fire in his eyes. "CRUCIO!" Voldemort bellowed, as he pointed his wand at Bella's form. Bellatrix fell to the floor, withering in pain, as the Dark Lord continued his reign of torture.
"Get out of my sight, Bellatrix," the Dark Lord bellowed, after he stopped the curse. Bella gingerly rose from the floor, and kissed the hem of his robes again. Then she fled the room as fast as she could. "Severus, what did you tell her uncle?"
"I told him that she was ill with the flu, my Lord," Severus told him. "I believe that he believes what I have told him, for he has not even checked in on her."
"Good," the Dark Lord said, as he stared into Severus' eyes again. "Keep up with that plan until she is fully healed. You are dismissed." Severus bowed, before departing from the room.
Avery and Mulciber eyes him carefully, as Severus strode through the meeting room and out through the French doors. The main hall was as quiet as it was when he first arrived. A chill ran down his spine as he thought about what Bellatrix could have possible seen or done to Katherine.
The snow had started to fall again, as he entered out onto the ground of the estate. Severus walked briskly to the gates, then heaved a heavy sigh before turning on the spot and disapparating back to Hogwarts.

When Severus returned to Katherine's quarters, he found the Headmaster sitting by his unconscious niece's side, reading the Daily Prophet. Severus cleared his throat in order to get Albus' attention.
"Severus!" Albus started. "What happened? Did you find out who caused this?" He said, as he gestured towards the comatose witch.
"Yes and no," Severus said as he sat down on the opposite side of the bed. "I believe Bellatrix knows what happened, but she didn't tell anyone. The Dark Lord punished her for her…neglect." Albus nodded, then rose from his chair.
"I believe I have some work to finish in my study," the Headmaster said as he headed towards the floo. "I trust you will contact me if anything changes with her?"
"Of course Headmaster," Severus said, as he watched the elder wizard floo from the room. "Katherine." Severus looked towards the lifeless woman. "Please wake up soon."

Since it was the weekend, Severus brought his work to Katherine's quarters. He was frustrated beyond belief, not only because Katherine still had not awaken, but also because of Horace Slughorn. The old man had been raving about the oh-so-wonderful Harry Potter all week long, and it was tearing on Severus' last nerves.
All weekend long, Severus sat by Katheirne's side once again. He would tell her about Horace being back at the school, read to her from the Daily Prophet, and tell her about the new potions he was working on. But she remained unconscious.
Albus would stop by on occasion, but usually he would not stay long. And as Monday rolled around, Severus and Albus were back into the old routine for watching over Katherine.

When Severus returned to Katherine's quarters on Monday night, he fell into the same routine as he had the week before. As soon as he relieved the Headmaster, he undressed her wounds and rubbed Dittany over the scars and a salve on the ones that were still healing. Then carefully, he rewrapped her body in fresh dressings. Severus then turned his attention to his grading.
"I swear Katherine. These dunderheads spelling and grammar gets worse and worse every year," Severus said, as he graded his second year papers. With his grading soon finished, Severus snatched up the Daily Prophet and when to sit in his usual chair near the bed, but stopped.
Hesitantly, he made his way to the bed and sat down beside Katherine's form. Leaning back against the headrest, he swung his legs up onto the bed. He knew it was a mistake from the beginning; he felt relaxed. Too relaxed. Shaking his head to get rid of the thought, he opened the paper and began reading out loud to Katherine.
The more he read, the heavier his eyelids became, and before long they drifted fully shut as Severus fell into a deep sleep.

Severus awoke to the clock he had set in order to remind himself to give her next dose of potions. When he opened his eyes, he found himself laying down next to Katherine in her queen sized bed.
Sighing, he swung his legs off the bed and looked towards the witch beside him. She looked so peaceful; her face softened by the candle light. Severus rose from the bed to retrieve the potions from the desk.
As he reached the desk, he looked over the stack of papers and books that he brought from his only quarters. Severus noticed a thin black book, that wasn't there before. Sliding it out from between the others, he looked at the front cover.
"Hogwarts

1976-1977"
"How did this get in here," Severus brow furrowed, but as he flipped through the pages of the old yearbook, his scowl began to soften. He stopped on a picture of Katherine and himself, taking in the courtyard, as the two were caught studying in the shade one of the large oaks.
Katherine was smiling in the picture, as their younger selves compared the essays they were working on. Severus smirked at the picture, as he remember the better days, when all they had to worry about was James Potter and his cronies, and of course schoolwork.
Sighing once again, he put down the book, leaving the page with him and Katherine open. He grabbed one blue vial and one red, before turning back towards the bed, but a sound made him stop before he continued.
"Severus?"
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