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Dear Mr. Snape
I was delighted to hear from Minister McKinnon that you had completed your Potions Mastery with the highest possible ranking. You are a credit to Slytherin House and all your professors here at Hogwarts, and I hope you know that we are all very proud of your achievement.
As I am sure you have heard, Professor Slughorn tendered his resignation, effective from the end of this current school year. Minister McKinnon contacted me this morning and urged me, in the strongest terms, to consider you for the post, in response to what he termed as your committed desire to enthuse the next generation with a love for Potions. I must confess, I had not thought you would be interested in teaching, but I am very pleased to hear this is so. Professor Slughorn leaves not only the Potions position, but also that of Head of Slytherin, and I would like very much to hear your thoughts on these roles.
I will be meeting with candidates for various staff positions at The Hogs Head on Friday this week, and I hope that you will be able to meet me for dinner there. Shall we say 7pm? I await your owl at your earliest convenience, and remain
Yours sincerely,
Albus P. W. B. Dumbledore
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Lucius passed the letter back to Severus. 'Narcissa will be so pleased. Do keep us all informed as to how this goes, won't you.'
'Of course, Lucius. Do you know of these other positions to be filled?'
'Muggle Studies, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Divination, of course.' Lucius drawled. 'So surprising that Middlewind did not foretell his own end. Bella said the look of astonishment on his face was rather delicious. DADA has the same problem as ever, and Muggle Studies, well, who cares about that? Unlikely, our Lord feels, that a good Slytherin would bother with either post, and so, as there are no other candidates for the House Headship, retaining your services would rather neatly solve the Board's problem.'
Severus nodded, and rose to make his adieus. Flooing back to Spinners End, he placed a quick call to Mycroft, and checked the time. 6:45pm. Stepping into the flames, he called out 'The Hogs Head, Hogsmeade', and vanished.
The noise as he stepped through the pub's fireplace was very loud even at this hour, and Severus had to shout before the barman heard his request. Roughly he jabbed his thumb in the direction of the small door to the left of the bar, and, gesturing his thanks, headed over. The door was clearly old and heavy, but spelled for ease in opening, and as it swung back closed Severus breathed a sigh of relief at the noise reduction.
Ahead of him was a short corridor to a staircase leading to a door that was slightly ajar, and, presuming that was his interview room, Severus strode up to the staircase. He could hear what was clearly the last sentences of a not particularly successful interview, based on the slightly hysterical tones of Dumbledore's guest floating down the stairs. The voice, oddly, changed as he took the next step, and Severus stilled in surprise.

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies "
Hurriedly Severus took a couple of steps back as the door above banged shut. He slipped back down the corridor and out into the pub, where he stood a moment, trying to think what to do next. Looking up, he caught the attention of the barman again,and mouthed 'Sorry, this one?' while gesturing at the door, and was rewarded with a somewhat annoyed wave. Hopefully the busy man hadn't seen him already go in once, but this time Severus made a bit more production of opening the door, and was clearly watched by the man as he entered. Just coming down the stairs was a witch in dreadful glasses and clothes that screamed seventies hippy, looking vastly pleased with herself. Severus politely held open the door for her, and set off confidently, and noisily, up the stairs, to where Professor Dumbledore stood, beaming affably. Making certain his occlumency shields were at full strength and drenched in the warm sunlight of his Italian memories, Severus shook his hand firmly and stepped into the room ahead.
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The newest Potions Master for Hogwarts and Head of Slytherin House (pending Board confirmation) stepped out of the Floo and into the old stone house in Trewissick. The elderly house elf took his cloak and showed him into Mycroft's study, where the garden door allowed a cool, calming breeze to circulate..
'... And so, you see, we have a problem', concluded Severus. 'There are only going to be a handful of children at most who fit the description, and right off the top of my head the one that comes first to mind is Harry Potter. Both parents Aurors, both have been active in Order strikes against Voldemort, and of course he'll be one at the end of July. Whatever this 'marking as his equal' is, I couldn't begin to guess, but the whole vanquishing and death business -Merlin, he's a baby!'
Mycroft sat back heavily in his chair. His cousin was clearly distressed, which was uncomfortable, but he had to admit to respecting his deductive reasoning, for an amateur. Without having his clerk pull records, which might alert interested parties, (he made a mental note to spell all summer files for the last year of magical births anyway, just to have him notified as to who might be looking) there was only one other candidate he was aware of personally, the young Longbottom heir. The Longbottoms were, like the Potters, dedicated Order members and Aurors, and had been on many of the same strike teams.
'You are quite sure that you weren't noticed?', he asked Sevurus shook his head and explained. 'The barman waved me to the correct door, but he was serving the dinner crowd, so didn't stop to notice me go in. The door is spelled to be light and quiet, and the door at the top was ajar.'
Mycroft frowned. 'Granted, most interviews aren't held under strict protocols, but there are a few things that trouble me. Firstly, it is term time, and Owl examinations time at that, so why were the interviews held outside of the school in his brother's pub, of all places? Secondly, the open door doesn't sit well. You may have opened and closed the downstairs door quietly, but if the bar noise was at typical levels for early Friday evening at the Hogs Head, then there would have been a significant noise bleed through, which Dumbledore would have heard. Lastly, the prophecy declamation was at, or very close to, the time you were scheduled to be at the door.'
Severus looked thoughtfully at Mycroft. 'I thought it might be a fake, to convince Dumbledore to give her the job. From how you've presented it, however, you think that was for my benefit, don't you.'
'I rather think so, Severus. Your name has not come up as conclusively linked to Voldemort's Death Eaters, but you have been flagged numerous times by Unspeakables due to your friendship with the Malfoys. It makes me think that at the least Dumbledore hopes you will take this information to Lucius, if not to Voldemort himself. It would clearly mark you as Dark, of course, but...' He paused in thought. Severus said nothing, used to his cousin's mannerisms, and sipped at the whiskey in his glass.
Mycroft sat up straight, clearly having decided. 'I do believe Albus is trying to have an agent in place inside Voldemort's organisation. You. If you were, as he suspects, loyal, then you would go straight to Voldemort with this. If not, then either you are using it for your own ends like any good Slytherin, or you missed all the supposed prophecy's significance, and I think he has more respect for your intellect. I think we will keep this from Voldemort, because it is fairly obvious what would happen if he heard.'
'I agree. I have no intention of putting the Potters at risk,' Severus said, evenly.
'They were at risk the minute they left school, Severus. I have every expectation that once the prophecy fails to reach Voldemort through you, another route will be found. There is Seer blood in the Trelawney line, very distant, but enough to cast a respectable light on it for those on the Light side of the war, and enough juice in it that the Dark cannot ignore it. It will get out. In what manner it becomes public,and the next steps Dumbledore takes, will very much reveal his agenda.'
'So I take it you will also be putting me in place at Hogwarts, to report back on Dumbledore. What of Voldemort?'
'The Goblin's have broken down the Mark, and we can disable the punitive elements fairly simply without distorting the image or overall feel of the magic. They expect you tomorrow. You should remain in place for now, but your primary role will be supporting Sirius and unobtrusively doctoring potions as best you can.'
Severus nodded.'I have developed a version of veritaserum that, in conjunction with another potion, enables the victim to reverse it's effects and say anything but the truthful answer to the question. If the reversal potion has not been taken beforehand, the veritaserum functions normally, however an ingredient substitution interacts with the reversal activator to protect agents in place.'
'You will be able to supply Sirius at Grimmauld Place?'
'Yes. I think it best that this not be something freely available, however. I dread to think of either Albus or Voldemort having this. The reversal potion has a long half life, so it is not suitable for frequent or low risk use. For high profile targets, however, it might protect vital information long enough.' He made eye contact with Mycroft. 'You should take it, for instance'.
Mycroft waved a hand dismissively. 'No-one knows how high up in the department I might be. There isn't a traditional hierarchy here, and Unspeakables are moved from role to role often, so there is no point to targeting one. Rookwood didn't even question his secondment to curse breaking, and is currently breaking all the unpleasantly hexed muggle items Arthur Weasley can find, so he has been able to take very little information of use to Voldemort.'
Severus agreed. 'He is politically out of favour, and Voldemort has him mostly used on raids at present, when he isn't an example to us all at meetings'
Mycroft almost smiled. 'How dreadful.'
Severus smiled. 'I find I can bear it quite well.'
'You should tell the Potters there is some danger. I will notify Sherrinford, and provide you all with port keys to a safe room here, but they will have to think carefully about their own planning and who they can trust. Hopefully they are not so naïve as to entrust their security to Dumbledore in light of this prophecy, but I would like to know if he approaches them. The next few weeks will be interesting times, Severus. Interesting times'.
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