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            Severus disapparated outside the gates of the Snape family’s ancestral home. Illianya’s words of
encouragement still rang in his ears as the heavy wrought iron gate groaned and crawled open before him. A
strange warmth simmered inside of him as he made his way to the front door. Defenseless after his encounter
with the raven Animagus, Severus sought to avoid the analyzing looks of his professor and concentrate on the
recent events unraveling before him.

            The encounter with the dark wizard had left him twice as vulnerable; once to Lucius Malfoy and then
Illianya. Fear of emotional pain kept him from forming close relationships of any kind with the human species.
Yet Illianya was slowly and methodically breaching his defenses, catching him at the most inopportune times.
Severus wasn’t fool enough to believe what he was feeling was love, but yet he knew that it was just as
equally strong and it scared him. His heart was too hardened for him to ever truly experience love. Growing
up in a family such as the Snapes’ had had, such a powerful emotion was fodder to be exploited. Whether
history would agree with his assessment or the Snape Family edict or not was for the future to say.

            Stopping short of the front stoop, Severus relinquished control to the animal within him. His raven
hair fell across his face, great portions fading to a brilliant white with thin strips of black standing out against
it. Thin black whiskers pierced his muzzle from beneath and jutted out from his lower cheeks. Severus’
fingers melted together, shortening as his hand shrank and the pristine albino fur sprouted across his flesh. He
could feel the tremendous power swelling within his tightening muscles as his body mass grew smaller.
Experimentally, Severus flicked his newly formed tail. He sank to the ground as body up one last tremor
before the transformation was over.

            Pushing the pads of his four paws against the snow blanketed earth of the Scottish estate, Severus-become-Shadow shook his head vigorously. Onyx eyes vanished as furry coated eyelids flickered open,
revealing the demonic yellow eyes of a predator glittering with hungry lust. Shadow yawned, exposing his
canines to the gloomy world. The great tiger’s ears twitched as they honed onto the thunderous roar of the
waves crashing against the jagged and twisted rocks below.

            In this form, the tiger cared nothing about the world beyond the wrought iron enclosure. There was
no clandestine role to play and no war to be waged. He could content himself with stalking snow bunnies and
pouncing on the falling snowflakes. The tiger was at peace, sprawled across the frozen white blanket
jacketing the estate grounds.

            Romping amongst the snow too its roll on the large feline and the last rays found Shadow snuggled
beneath his own snow blanket fast asleep. His whiskers twitched as a low growl emanated from deep in his
throat. The tiger’s paws clenched and scraped their nails against the cold earth as the dream shifted.
Shadow’s hind legs jerked out, kicking an unseen foe and a cloud of snow jumped into the crispy air. The
wind howled somewhere in the distance, blowing a great wave of snow over the resting Animagus and in
effect burying him more.

            He watched as a great green beam of light erupted from the end of a wand. Shadow cringed as an
ear-piercing scream ricocheted through eternity as a young woman slowly collapsed to the floor. The tiger’s
heart broke as maniacal laughter filled the horrific scene, accompanied by the wailing of the woman’s cub.
He fought back the swelling tears as the two legged assailant approached the defenseless cub and watched
in petrified silence as the light once more shot forth.

            Shadow woke with a snort, his sleep afflicted mind desperate to recall the disturbance. Shaking the
snow from his fur coat, he yawned. Struggling back onto his feet, he stretched the tired and cramped muscles
of his body. He shook his numb hind leg, growling at the tingling sensation that shot up through it as
circulation was slowly restored. Shadow strolled across the pockmarked front lawn and leapt onto the front
steps. Grooming his coat, Shadow paused long enough to scratch on the front door. In spite of himself, the
feline discovered to his chagrin that he was purring when Rimball answered. “You’s returned a big kitty!” She
glanced around quickly before grabbing Shadow by the scruff of his neck and whispered fiercely, “Master
best to come in ‘fore you’s seen.”

            Shadow yelped as he was unceremoniously ripped inside and the door slammed shut on the tip of his
ringed tail. Growling softly, he glared at the half-insane house elf who ignored his existence in return. “Master
Severus is forgetting hisself, he is. What would become of poor Rimball should master be sent to Azkaban?”
The unhappy house elf stalked past the glowering tiger, “warm milk is what you’s be needing.”

            Mustering the tattered remains of his dignity, Shadow sulked through the twisting and turning halls
until he found himself in the estate’s vast library upstairs. Tucking the shards of his wounded pride with his
tail, he curled up in front of the warm fire. His head resting upon his front paws, Shadow pouted and
lamented over the humiliation of his tail injury. The prideful feline whimpered softly in the deserted chamber
and only the crackling fire kept him company in the silence.

FINI CHAPTER

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