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Thou Shalt Not!	By : KusanoSaku Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 17650 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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Title: Thou Shalt Not!
Fandom: Harry Potter
Notes: Post-Battle of Hogwarts fic in part. Non-Epilogue compliant. AR/AU. Evil Dumbledore.
Summery: Severus Snape survives the war, only to realize he has nothing left to live for. While musing what he might have done differently, he is interrupted by the arrival of Dumbledore who is doing some 'housekeeping'. A duel begins and in an attempt to save himself, Severus does the unthinkable and breaks one of the greatest tenets of Magic!
What has he done and where has he gone?
A/N: After the angst of the previous chapter, I chose to write a bit of dramedy? I'm sure no one was expecting this twist?

The Past- Ch 22
November 1, 1971
Having been up until after three on the morning of Samhain and using a lot of magic to call forth spirits of the dead and purify artefacts, Aurelius and Alaric had slept right through into the next day.
They had put so much effort into preparing the ritual and maintaining it that they hadn’t considered the after-effects.
They shared breakfast together.
Aurelius was curious, “I know that you feel you owe me a debt, however if you are going to be courting the former Consort Lady Lovegood don’t you think you ought to think about which house you will live in and how to fix it up? After all it has been a long time since many of your properties were inhabited.”
Alaric waved his coffee mug in a careless gesture, “I figured that Walpurga, Cassiopeia and I can look through the properties and Cassie can pick which one she likes. Then we can pour over architecture books, the houses and castles will need substantial repair before we can move into them. You were lucky that apparently so little time has passed since Merrivale was inhabited so that very degradation had happened.”
Somehow even with his mind unencumbered by the Imperious and memory charms such selfish behaviour still was a part of Alaric…
Aurelius sighed, “No offence meant but I would prefer that by the time that I am finally bounded that you are living together happily with your Black witch.”
Alaric raised his glass in salute, “I don’t plan on wasting that much time. It would hardly be proper to move her into an unsightly house. I figure I’ll talk to Apollus about who could be trusted to repair the house that Cassiopeia prefers and then we can slowly begin remodelling the others. After all I have plenty to will even if we have girls…”
“I think that we should see if Walpurga’s brother, Alphard I believe he is a private investigator but she calls him the family’s black sheep because he works for a living, he can use the names I remember to search for magical children and if they are in orphanages or mistreated we can find homes for them. There have to be some couples that can’t have children and would be interested in adoption. After all that is why we have blood adoption after all.” Aurelius offered.
Alaric nodded, “No magical child should grow up in a Muggle Orphanage unwanted and unloved…”
“Or with an abusive paternal figure who beats and rapes their mother as well as mistreats the child. Of course there is always the reverse, I knew a Slytherin whose magic came from their Black grandmother and Prewett grandfather, they had a magic hating mother who took great pleasure it seemed to treat the girl like a house elf and withhold love because she was a devil child.” Aurelius shrugged.
“What and where was the father?” Alaric frowned.
“He was a spineless squib.” Aurelius snorted. “I requested intervention numerous times but I was shot down, I was told that their closest relations already had too many children and that they were better off were they were. Yet they seemed to forget that there was a third Prewett son, one much younger who might have taken the child.”
“How many names can you remember?”
Aurelius smirked, “I have an eidetic memory remember? I know every name of a person who crossed paths with me at Hogwarts as a teacher or a student…”
“Plus you once had access to the Headmaster’s book…” Alaric mused.
“Access that you granted me,” Aurelius said raising his teacup in a half-mocking salute.
Alaric snorted, “And may again.”
Aurelius rolled his eyes, “Rather not, I would prefer to work on bring our education system to the same standard it was in your day back when we were on par with the likes of Durmstrang and Beauxbatons. I worked with many of the professors as well as was their student, I’m sure that you would agree the best was Flitwick.”
“He knew at lot about his subject and he changed a lot after Myrtle died. He didn’t know how bad the bullying was until then; he made it clear that it wasn’t to be tolerated in Ravenclaw. He used Olive’s being haunted by Myrtle as a very clear plausible consequence.” Alaric snorted.
“We need to resume our chipping away at Albus’ power…” Aurelius mused.
“He already lost the Weasleys and the Prewetts thanks to you…his own behaviour lost him the Potters and Sirius Black it seems…from what you haven’t told me that would be quite a blow.”
“I laid a seed for Walpurga to begin the erosion of the Bones’ support of Dumbledore, after all they would no more want the near destruction of their bloodline then the Prewetts, you or I would. After all the closest Slytherin ancestry that I know of after you would be the descendants of Gaunt witches farther back. Your great aunt Elektra joined blood with the Puceys and before that I believe it was the Urquharts…” Aurelius shrugged.
“What are your plans for today?” Alaric asked in a languid way.
“Well, while I have no need to make money I would prefer not to be a layabout Lord living on my vaults. I plan to make a few of the more difficult potions and then bring them to various apothecaries and St. Mungos. My official certification has since been sent and I wish to resume brewing even if it under an assumed name.” Aurelius seemed a bit ruffled.
“Well I’m going to pop in on the Blacks, it maybe a bit of a holiday but it would be best to get used to sharing them with her family. Eventually I will have to meet her daughters, I do hope they won’t be too unhappy about their mother rebonding. It maybe awkward for them, I believe that they are only about ten to fifteen years younger then me.” Alaric sighed, “A step-father to witches the right age to be my sisters will be very strange…”
“It could be worse…” Aurelius smirked.
Alaric raised an eyebrow, “How so?”
“Our kids could end up married…or perhaps one of Lily or Severus’ children might end up with one of yours. Imagine a Slytherin sired bonded to a Prince…”
“You aren’t seriously thinking about having such a connection between us are you?” Alaric sputtered.
Aurelius snickered, “I’ve been inside your head, I would think that was more embarrassing then the idea that there might be a bonding between your offspring and someone with Prince blood.”
“Well…perhaps we should bond before we start thinking about possible connections between our blood and other houses. Why you could find yourself related by marriage to say the Weasleys…” Alaric retorted.
Aurelius flinched, “I certainly hope not and if that happens you can be sure I will remember who brought that curse down on my head.”
“Likewise,” Alaric said rising, “Well I’m off to go drop in on the Blacks.”
“You know that Walpurga is nearly as keen on having you in the family as she ever was about supporting your cause. At least she wouldn’t be as obsessive as Bellatrix…”
“If this Bellatrix becomes a problem I’m sure I can convince Renard to have her locked away.” Alaric shrugged.
“Considering that he was a founding member of the Knights of Walpurgis,” Aurelius smirked.
“My my you did do your research…” Alaric said amused.
It was Aurelius’ turn to shrug, “What can I say some days Albus was a fount of information.
The two strangely connected wizards then flooed to their different destinations…
XooooooX
November 18, 1971
Hogwarts’ Board of Governor Meeting
Albus Dumbledore’s appearances at Board of Governor meetings were rather sparse despite their being held usually on the third Thursday of every month with the exception of the months of December and July unless an emergency meeting was called.
However given that they had neglected to send him a copy of the minutes of the September and didn’t send him a copy of the October ones until yesterday well it was understandable that the wizard would beyond furious especially when the heirs of Board Members had been removed from the school…
The October meeting at been at Walpurga’s home, Number Twelve Grimmauld Place but this month’s meeting was being held at Merrivale due to Aurelius’ volunteering to host. It had been a long time since a Board of Governors’ was held there, not since before his grandfather’s death.
Knowing the magical signature of every board member due his attending previous meetings as well as having served as a professor under Albus’ leadership, it was easy to temporarily allow them entrance because even Merrivale’s floo was connected to the wards.
Aurelius would be removing Albus’ signature following the meeting because he had no wish to allow the man free access to his family seat or any of his properties.
The Governors arrived and were escorted in by Lolly to the small dining room where they would hold court as it were.
The north end of the table was being granted to the Head of the Board Walpurga and the four members of the Founder’s Council: Marak Longbottom, Alaric Slytherin-Peverell, Hera Lovegood and Abigail Smith….
The other Governors would take their places at the opposite end of the table while the Headmaster would presumably sit between them…
Walpurga was about to call the meeting to order when a harried, furious Albus Dumbledore appeared being guided into the dining room.
Walpurga grumbled, “If you’re going to be nearly late Headmaster then you ought to not attend at all.”
“I just received last month’s minutes this morning, why were they not sent before?” Albus fumed. “Come to think of it I didn’t receive September’s at all…”
Patrick Clearwater shrugged, “September? I was sure I sent them, I was preparing for today’s meeting and I found a copy of October’s. I checked to see who had acknowledged receipt of them and you hadn’t sent it so I presumed that it must be yours. I didn’t bother to check September as well.”
The governors knew of course that this was a pre-planned answer, the lateness of Albus receiving the minutes of the October meeting was a careful move on behalf of the growing Anti-Dumbledore faction of the Governors…
“Perhaps Consort Clearwater you are becoming forgetful at your age.” Albus muttered tersely.
Patrick smirked, “Forgetful? Perhaps, are you forgetting Albus that you are older then I? By a good ten years if I am not mistaken….”
The jibe clearly did not sit well with Albus who all but stopped over to a seat at the table.
Walpurga called the meeting to order and Patrick called attendance.
All members plus the Headmaster were declared present.
Before Walpurga could ask what was on the agenda, Albus broke protocol.
“What is this Committee on Education Reform and why didn’t I know about it before? As Headmaster I should have been consulted!”
Walpurga scowled, “Headmaster Dumbledore surely you haven’t forgotten that you are supposed to request that the board recognise you and allow you to speak? You are speaking out of turn.”
The look that Albus gave Lady Black was one of pure hatred, “I apologise…I thought that we might have an amicable relationship. This is beyond a slight…”
“We had hoped that the Defence Post would finally have a permanent professor,” Abraxus drawled, “if there was a change in administration. After all you were the one who defeated Grindelwald and discovered the twelve uses of dragon blood.”
“I believe he was also the youth representative to the Wizengamot.” Patrick Clearwater mused, “Of have I misremembered?”
Albus sputtered, “Why don’t you ask the person who cast it to remove it?”
Aurelius smirked, “And who might that be? Surely someone younger then you couldn’t possibly cast a spell that you can’t remove.”
Albus glared, “Who are you?”
Aurelius’ smirk widened, “Lord Aurelius Prince.”
“You most certainly are not! He was one of my students I think I would remember what he looked like.” Albus snarled.
Aurelius shrugged, “Well Abraxus seems to think that I am, so does Alaric and the Gringotts’ goblin executor of the Prince estate surely I couldn’t trick all of them.”
“If you are merely going to continue to disturb our meeting then perhaps you aren’t suited to continue in your post.” Castor said with a vicious edge to his smile.
“I’ve warned you to watch out for the Death Eaters! You have some in your midst and you do nothing but cosset them.” Albus fumed. “War is coming and you are playing ostrich.
“Death Eaters?” Walpurga drawled, “Who are they? We are all equals here with the education of our world future held in the highest regard. You always talk of war but where is a sign of it?”
Hera Lovegood sniffed, “My cousin is right, we have yet to see any sign of such a thing. You are preaching war like a man possessed.”
“The mastermind of this insidious plot is right there!” Albus stormed to his feet and pointed to Alaric.
Alaric scoffed, “War? On whom? I have no aspirations for war with anyone.”
“He lies, he lies.” Albus said in a tone someone who wasn’t Aurelius would have deemed mad.
Aurelius shook his head and stunned the man, “I think he should be taken to St. Mungos and examined. Madam Smith is there not a Healer in your family?”
Abigail Smith nodded, “Yes Hyrum.”
“It might be wise to appoint a pro-tem Headmaster…” Alaric mused.
Aurelius sent him a dark look, “Yes indeed…perhaps Filius Flitwick? Surely he could not be a poor choice. Most of us here were either his student or were in school with him were they not?”
Heads nodded all around.
Castor spoke icily, “Are you sure that magically assaulting the Headmaster of Hogwarts in front of the Head of Magical Law Enforcement was wise?”
Drystan Prewett scoffed, “Now Castor be sensible, Albus sounded mad. Surely in your position rumours of his war would have reached you. I didn’t hear you agreeing with him.”
“Quite right, besides we leave our Wizengamot loyalties at the Ministry when we are assembled as Governors.” Septimus snorted, “Come now Castor be reasonable, if Aurelius hadn’t stunned him he might have attacked him or Alaric.”
“Can we please return to proper behaviour now that Dumbledore is quieted?” Walpurga grumbled.
“Of course.” Aurelius smirked, “I move that we appoint Filius Flitwick as Headmaster Pro-tem until a Healer decides if Albus is going to recover from his apparent break with reality.”
To their surprise it was Charlus Potter who seconded the Motion with Edith Bones also trying to do so.
Walpurga turned to Madam Hera, “Which one was the soonest to second?”
“I believe it was Charlus…” the woman who would be Luna Lovegood’s grandmother said after quiet reflection.
Walpurga nodded, “The motion made by Governor Prince to appoint Filius Flitwick as Headmaster Pro-tem has been seconded by Governor Potter. We shall put it to a vote…”
Unlike the previous votes that had been put before the Board, it seemed that given Albus’ display of plausible lunacy and his probing attempt to influence James Potter and Sirius Black had caused even Albus’ staunchest allies to abandon him…
The vote was unanimous…
Even Castor who liked to be a thorn in everyone’s side and the Gryffindors who usually were in favour of Albus’ policies had deserted him…
“I recommend that we send a full copy of our committee’s decision to Filius. Surely even a pro-tem Headmaster can agree to abide by it…” Alaric smirked inwardly.
“I agree; the Sexual education class and the Magical Culture studies ought to be reinstated.” Hera added.
“I think that a healer should be found to supersede Pomfrey’s authority in the infirmary.” Drystan sniffed, “She diagnosed morning sickness as the flu.”
Aurelius was surprised that Drystan would openly reference Mary’s pregnancy in such a backhanded manner…
“I can have Hyrum put forth the word that the Board is looking to hire a fully certified paediatric healer.” Abigail offered.
“I will floo to Hogwarts and meet with Filius to discuss this. I have a copy of the committee’s report I can bring with me.” Walpurga mused.
“I will send you a replacement copy today Walpurga.” Patrick offered.

“I will discuss those classes that Hera is particularly in favour of returning to the curriculum with Filius.” Walpurga nodded. “Is there any more business to come before the board?”
There were shaking heads all around.
“Unless Albus’ condition changes between now and the second week of December, the next meeting will be held on January 20 of next year.” Walpurga rapped the sounding block with her gavel, “Meeting adjourned.”
“All who wish to stay are welcome of course to join us for lunch.” Aurelius announced.
Patrick Clearwater as usual begged off so that he could attend to his duties as secretary.
Madam Abigail Smith had to refuse due to her need to escort Albus to St. Mungos to be examined by healers who specialised in treating both the mind and the body.
Surprisingly, more stayed after then usual…
Charlus Potter, Drystan Prewett, Septimus Weasley, Edith Bones, Hope Burbage, Hera Lovegood and Marak Longbottom…
Walpurga, Abraxus and Alaric usually broke bread together following the meeting to discuss other matters…
Walter Diggory and Castor Crouch of course had to leave due to other responsibilities, or so they claimed…
The addition of more persons that had seemed to join their circle made Aurelius a bit smug…
Especially when their close association would infuriate Albus Dumbledore…
Of course once the Board broke up for the month they turned to other subjects, which included but was not limited to bragging about their House’s heirs or heiresses.
Alaric had no one to brag about just yet but Aurelius did and although Severus and Lily were not Hogwarts’ students anymore they did from time to time owl him and well he was a closet narcissist and he’d always been extremely proud to be best friends with the smartest girl in school. So he copiously bragged about them…
If he irritated the other Governors on the subject then well he only had to play the father card even if it wasn’t strictly true…

What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds Expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?
A/N: For more Severus, Lily and Remus with peeks at James and Sirius read the companion story Turning tides
ChaosLady - You and me both dear, I skipped more then I should have but I was eager to get the damn Horcruxes out of the way. I hope this follow-up chapter is just as appealing in its own way.
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