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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
Pairings: Future Severus SnapexLucius Malfoy, Abraxus MalfoyxOC, Tom RiddlexCassiopeia Black, Walpurga BlackxOrion Black, Alphard BlackxElaine Bones, Charlus PotterxDoria Black, Septimus WeasleyxCedrella Black
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?

The Past - Ch 25
The New Year was nearly upon them when Alaric decided that they were going to join a club.
Aurelius blinked at him, "Club? What club?"
Alaric smirked, "Oh it's a Gentleman's club."
Aurelius' look of disgust caused Alaric to snicker, "It's not a sex related place like the Cockerel. Rather it's a club where purebloods gather to discuss politics, Slytherins and some Ravenclaws visit it openly. Others like Septimus and Drystan as well as Charlus prefer to arrive via floo to avoid censure by those who are more narrow-minded. More work is done in drawing rooms as well as this club than is done in the Wizengamot proper."
Aurelius frowned, "What is it called?"
Alaric herded him towards the Receiving Room floo, "The Spiny Serpent."
Severus had always thought it a dive, a bar not unlike the Hogs Head where nefarious characters congregated.
He was surprised to find it tastefully decorated in dark woods and leather.
The air smelt of good food, ale and smoke.
"Names?" a bored young man yawned at them.
"Lord Aurelius Prince and Lord Alaric Peverell-Slytherin. We should be listed as guests under Lord Abraxus Malfoy." Alaric said smugly.
Just as the odious young man was likely to exclaim that he'd never heard such names before a vaguely familiar man about Alaric's age appeared.
"My Lord, it is an honour..." the man said with a bow.
Alaric surprised Aurelius by snatching up his hand, "Oran my old friend..."
This was Oran?
"You've never come before..." Oran frowned, "Why now?"
Alaric snorted, "I never thought I could afford the membership, now I know different. Come on Oran, show me around your club." Then in an undertone he said, "I formally did away with my birth name, I would appreciate it if you introduced me as Alaric Peverell-Slytherin."
Oran nodded, "As a prospective member... Alaric?"
Alaric shrugged, "Whatever the rules dictate."
"A large number of our compatriots are members my Lord...you should not be in danger of being black-balled." Oran said quietly.
Alaric snorted, "I won't have any use of the imperious or the confundus to gain us membership."
"As you wish my Lord."
Alaric startled them by grabbing Oran's sleeve, "We're both Lords, here we're equals just like we were before I learned of my Slytherin heritage or was made prefect. You can call me Alaric Oran."
A light came in Oran's eyes, "So you're happy now?"
Alaric nodded, "Content, I'm courting Lady Cassiopeia Black, formerly the Bondmate of Madam Gaia Lovegood. She is Pomona's bearer..."
Oran snickered, "With stepchildren just the right age to be your siblings, Hera is what ten years younger, then there is Athena we were Second Years when she was born. As for Pomona, I think we were preparing for our pre-OWL exams when she was born."
Alaric mock glared at him, "You just think this is so funny. I couldn't abide a younger witch; they would be too much trouble. Besides, Lady Cassie already knows what is expected in regards to her political duties as consort and as a bearer."
It was Oran's turn to flinch.
Alaric sighed, "I meant no offence and you know it Oran."
It didn't take Oran long to resume his previous good-humour and continue their tour of the club.
"It's far finer than the Golden Griffin..." Oran said snidely, "That's where the former Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs go to be seen. Although to be fair the Ravenclaws often are members. We're more accepting historically to purebloods whose families have been members for generations. A lesser mortal has to prove their worth and be recommended to put it mildly. "
Aurelius nodded, "Ah..."
While put tactfully that meant that Muggleborns weren't welcome but that if a Halfblood joined blood with a pureblood family and was sponsored by said family they would be considered.
"The Gaunts lost their membership and fortune in this place ages ago, they were always fond of betting to the point of addiction. My ancestors banned them from the tables for all the good it did. They still bet in the House book and lost, had to put up their own daughter when they lost most of their properly and were stuck with that small cottage. I believe that they ended up officially having to grant their 'losses' as part of Elektra's Dowry when she was won by the Puceys." Oran shrugged, "I do hope that we don't have to have that problem again."
Alaric glared, "I've never had the money to bet before as you well know, I'd sooner waste my fortune on sending Myron on wild thestral chasing after rare books then bother betting."
Oran nodded sharply, "Good, because I don't want to have another Black witch storming in here because a member lost a quarter of a vault in one day."
Aurelius snickered, "Was that Walpurga?"
Oran coughed, "Unfortunately, you should have seen the grandfathers and great-grandfathers, a witch in our holy sanctum. You'd have thought that she'd set the place ablaze. There aren't many witch members of the Wizengamot you know just the official ones like Madam Bones, Madam Burbage, Madam Lovegood, Madam Smith and Madam Greengrass. They tend to congregate at In Stitches in Diagon Alley; they hold court there as it were where the ladies go for tea as well as to get supplies for their stitchery, crochet and knitting. If it's stitchable you can find it there as well as plenty of company. Wizards by tact agreement don't step over the threshold anymore then they to ours. If a Wizard is interested in such arts, than they owl or ask a witch to fetch them from a list."
Aurelius resisted a snort, it sounded a bit like the Muggle Regency Era clubs in St. James now that he considered it. Places like Whites', Brooke's and Bootle's rang a bell in his eidetic mind...
In Stitches sounded like a bit like those ton salons that were held in women's parlours where they invited those that they approved of to discuss a variety of 'accepted' topics.
They were shown the gambling hells for card games, the smoking parlour and the large dining room with its prominent table before a bow window.
It was of course empty...
"Whose table is that?" Alaric asked.
Oran bowed swiftly, "It is customary for it to belong to a descendant of Slytherin himself, were you to be raised to membership here, than it would be yours and only those you invited could join you there."
"Ah so persons such as yourself Oran, Aurelius here and Abraxus whom I would consider my closest companions..." Alaric mused.
If Alaric was closest to anyone before his arrival, Aurelius was certain that Oran Nott, Marcus Bulstrode, Nêreus Avery, Rivalen Mulciber and Renard Lestrange as well as Antonin Dolohov and Ector Rosier might have made up those deemed closest companions due to their closeness with Alaric since Hogwarts.
After they had seen everything, they were escorted into the Smoking Parlour where they found Renard, Marcus Bulstrode and Abraxus.
All whom immediately rose and greeted Alaric with reverence.
Abraxus flicked his wand to rearrange the seating and to summon a matching black leather ironwood settee for them.
Oran claimed an ottoman.
"So you've come at last," Abraxus said in a half-chiding tone.
Alaric shrugged, "I can now afford the membership without having to feel indebted to you all for covering it despite your insistence over the years. For those who don't know, this is Aurelius Prince, Head of the Prince Family. He will be joining myself in taking our seats in the Wizengamot come January. "
Aurelius briskly greeting the others, somewhat in awe at being in their company, after all they were very much his elders having been born in the late twenties. However in appearance they were merely five to seven years his senior; Aurelius was merely thirty nine compared to Alaric's forty-five and Abraxus' forty-four. Abraxus had been a year behind Alaric in school if he remembered correctly...
Walpurga had been a year ahead of Alaric and his friends such as Oran...
They drifted into politics with Abraxus' younger brother Apollus soon joining them to discuss issues that had been before the Wizengamot and not finished before they broke for the winter holidays.
The usual Wizengamot season was held from January to late July/early August which allowed joint members of the Board of Governors to handle School related matters from August to October. The full Wizengamot was rarely called up between August and January unless a significant security issue like Voldemort's return or Sirius Black's escape from Azkaban in his previous life as Severus Snape.
It seemed from the debates that Aurelius observed that for them to be called for a hearing involving a minor violating the edit of secrecy in self-defence would be an insult.
Aurelius cleared his throat, "I have a question regarding policy, given our proposed legislation in regards to the protection of all magical children. If a Muggleborn or a Muggle-raised, Salazar forbid, child was forced by circumstance to use magic in the presence of a Muggle relation who had some minor knowledge of the existence of the Wizarding World in the case of self-defence and protection of said Muggle relation what do you think the proper stance as parent, Wizengamot member or Governor ought to be."
"Would it be a situation like the Ilfracombe Incident? Where the Tokes family protected an entire beach full of Muggles when a Welsh Green attacked?" Apollus Malfoy asked.
"Something like that..." Aurelius mused.
Alaric gave him a strange look that implied that they would be discussing this later...
"As long as this Muggle relation was the only witness, I suppose that given that it was self-defence then the child wouldn't have really been in violation of the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery and the International Statute of Secrecy. The reason for the incident ought to be investigated of course to that future similar incidents might not occur. The magical child ought to be commended if he managed to fend off a dangerous creature all by himself rather than punished. The Muggle one would be warned that to admit to being witness to the incident might spark unnecessary panic." Apollus said firmly.
"My brother is the solicitor, but I would agree that self-defence should be considered. He would be reminded that other than self-defence that he should abide by the no-magic around Muggles and definitely no magic is to be cast during the holidays." Abraxus nodded.
The other older wizards were in agreement.
Alaric frowned, "As you all know I was raised in a Muggle Orphanage, I used to escape to Knockturn Alley all the time to read in Marcus' family bookshop. I would use magic to summon books all the time or practice spells, why wasn't I chided for it?"
Marcus chortled, "My old friend, surely you...dear me you've been one of us so long that we forget on occasion. Alexandria's has always been warded so that the Ministry but particularly its Department of Mysteries can't spy on us. They were the ones to create that stupid trace charm and an unspeakable would cast it on all newborns to track when their first incidents of wild magic as well as any use of magic outside of Hogwarts once they were of age to attend. However the old families didn't approve of their heavy handiness, while we understand the need to track those like the Dumbledores who used to live side-by-side with Muggles we didn't want them snooping on us. So we got together to create a ward that prevented such spying, it's helpful when we chose to teach restricted or illegal spells to our children."
That made sense now, after all Draco practiced his magic over the summer plenty that Aurelius recalled but he never received the 'multiple' warnings that Harry did.
They returned to other matters with the parents like Abraxus bragging over their children and comparing them.
Aurelius listened with curiosity, remembering Mr. and Mrs. Evans doing the same in regards to Lily when he was young.
Alaric swiftly distracted Oran with questions about the Club, any businesses in the area aside from Borgin and Burke's or Alexandria's that he could invest in...
They joined the others for dinner...
At the window table much to the other patrons' surprise given that Alaric wasn't an official member yet but with the support of his old schoolmates [Death Eaters] it was a foregone conclusion that he would be...
Wasn't it?
Since Lily was at the Potters, Remus with Fenrir's pack and Severus was probably in his lab experimenting, they weren't really needed at Merrivale.
If Severus needed any assistance beyond Lolly, Aurelius was certain that he would be sent for.

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
Anon - You know that Slytherins can't help plotting and planning, its in their very nature! Given that Aurelius had an abusive step-father in Tobias and we'll not go into the creep that was his sire in this story, I can see where he might be coming from in regards to child abusers of any sort. Their proposed legislation will likely find many supporters but I can see Araminta Meliflua who wished/pushed to Muggle Hunting legalised at some point approving of legalised torture of muggles. Whether or not a pureblood who is barren or sterile could abide adopting an Muggleborn is debatable, yet I think that the Halfbloods and the Muggleborns would consider it more. Alaric was raised in Muggle Care and his adolescence at Wool's Orphanage was during the London Blitz. They likely couldn't afford to escape London, hence why he escaped to Knockturn Alley. We don't really know what life was really like for him at Wool's he may have his own greivances that are more understandable than a mere superiority complex due to his being magical.
Jan - Given the similarity in their intellects it wasn't much a stretch to detirmine that once the Lily and Harry issue was dealt with that they might become friends of a sort, or at least as close as Slytherins get.
ChaosLady - I hope that you find this chapter just as interesting!
Anon - Binns needed to go. Alaric and Aurelius were raised in the Muggle World and can see the Wizarding World's faults more clearly than say Abraxus and Walpurga who were raised to believe that the Wizarding World is perfect. When Aurelius isn't infuriated, we know that he has a great understanding of logic and rhetoric so he can likely pursue others to at least consider his points. With Lucius and Cassiopeia in their future, I think that they would have the opposite point of view discussed in private so that they can better prepare arguments against it.
Justpucky - You have a point about Binns being an automaton. Given the madcap teaching schedules that could have professors teaching three separate classes of students over two periods, they couldn't possibly teach without possessing a timeturner. Which begs the question how in Salazar's name could a ghost be in more than one place at the same time? Unless he has a ghostly equivilent of a timeturner which has to violate a law somewhere. Besides, how could they possibly pass exams when the textbook ends in 1950s and all Binns talks about is the Goblin Rebellions? Only Hermione or another bookmad student could possibly pass in that case. despite being a ghost, Binns is clearly unsuited as a professor especially given that he can't recall names at all. How could he possibly take attendance or grade essays when he likely can't pick up the parchments? History should not be a bird course that you can pass regardless of attention or attendance. To teach appropriately without trying to kill the teacher, Filius would have to hire two professors for each core subject: one to teach the lower years and the other to teach the OWL and NEWT students. Otherwise he should make it a lecture hall style and have all forty students present for lecture and have older student assistance for when they have to have practical lessons.
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