Under our feet
"You're lying."
"When have I ever done that?"
"Certainly many times and I wouldn't be surprised if this was just something more for me to be with you and not Harry."
"Severus, I guarantee you that this is unfortunately not the occasion. I know we had our unfortunate arguments about many things, but I would never do anything against you. "
"No, I don't believe you. I don't have the mark and I haven't heard anything related."
"Do you really think they're going to use essentia kadupul in a tea?"
"What's that?" asked several people in the room at once.
"No, that..."
"Don't deny that you don't know what that is, Severus."
"Snape, what is Albus talking about?"
Severus merely leaned back against the doorframe of the room while holding his hands to his face.
"Amissa innocentia...that's...what I think? Severus said as he trembled and sat down on the floor.
" Severus!" The Weasleys rushed to Severus' aid .
"I'm afraid so "
" It's not supposed to be possible .... It's magic of the most cursed kind that anyone could perform , it's .... disgusting and ... twisted enough for someone like Voldemort to revive."
"What aren't they telling us? This is a two-way conversation and there are more than five of us here. Thank you."
"It's...one of the most forbidden potions, it doesn't even exist in any textbook, all memories were once deleted."
"Albus, you don't think they...would." Molly said in surprise.
"You think those bloody bastards will stop? They're death eaters for God's sake...Merlin himself forbade that kind of magic , and it should be impossible to find information on how to make that potion ."
"Alastor!"
Moody came surprisingly through the door and looked at Albus, along with the dramatic scene.
"Please Albus, don't lie to them. Now, what have you got planned?"
"I don't believe it...they wouldn't dare that much. They wouldn't..."
"Snape, do you really think they don't want to have that power and dominate the Muggles and the magical world? You were one of them, don't act surprised."
"It's true they have been on the opposite side and have done terrible things...but making that potion of is ...madness, touching any ingredient of that kind is just abominable, you can die just by touching them..."
"Severus, Voldemort was going to kill your son...if they can murder a pure and innocent soul, they are capable of anything."
"I'm sorry...I just...I just thought they might reflect."
"Snape, did parenthood hurt you? They're psychopaths and that's not cured by reflection, they haven't been cured in Azkaban by my methods, let alone by putting their hand over their heart and believing their life is important."
"Wormtail told me they plan to have the potion ready within a month ...with some of the bloody skin he kept from Voldemort and they need the boy , they are going to make it work with what took his physical life."
"How disgusting..."
"What do you know about the potion Severus?"
"I know the ingredients, but how it's made is... practically impossible. Not even in the forbidden section of the library, nor in the great eastern bookshops can such information be obtained, all that is known is gossip from low class witch runners from the forests. The only information was burned in the libraries of Alexandria, you know it was the first thing to be burned."
"Is it really that bad? "Lupin asked as he ate another biscuit.
"It's...it's...indescribably bad, terrible, that beats the three unforgivable curses , it's just...it's beyond unforgivable...you'll have to take unicorn blood...the purest thing in nature. And that's the least cursed part of the whole process."
"We'll reinforce the school's protective spells and I'll close the forbidden forest, along with the reserve."
"Albus! Such elements ...are to be found elsewhere, not even in England would you get them. It is serious...very serious all this."
"Can you give us the list of ingredients? Boy?"
"No! It's something I'll keep to myself, you mustn't go near them and it's better if you don't know what they are."
"Severus..." Kingsley said.
"No! If I give you the list, you could die for knowing that information, if some death eater kidnaps you. It is classified information and only 3 Potionists in the world know of such a thing. It won't even occur to the Death Eaters that I know such a thing."
"But maybe we can help?" Said the Weasley brothers in chorus."
"Shut up, you're still in nappies! "
Arthur motioned for his sons to go up to their rooms.
"I'll trust me to tell you that an ingredient that I will only name to you privately, is in the Malfoy residence. And such a residence is alone this evening. I think it is expedient that incredibly disappears such a plant while it is still possible."
"But... Harry will arrive today..." Arabella Fig pointed out.
"Minnie will take care of him. You, you're the only one who can go to that house and subtract the ingredient." Albus said briefly as he took a piece of cake.
"But..."
"I'll see to it that Minnie keeps an eye on him, along with Poppy, I promise."
"Swear it! All of you...that nothing will happen to him if...if anything happens to me..."
"I swear..."
"Severus, we promise. This is really important."
"Molly... take care of him."
"Always Severus. Now eat something while the time is right."
Severus picked up some floo powder, heading for Knocktun Alley and from there to Malfoy Manor. As soon as he crossed the thin transparent cloak that covered the security of the Malfoy house, he felt something hot warming up on his wrist. It only took two seconds for it to shatter into pieces, irreparable with any spell.
Shit ...Harry's bracelet
Sometimes, I'll protect you from everything that's wrong
Other times, I'll let you just find out on your own
But that's when you'll be growin'
And the whole time I'll be knowin'
You're gonna see that sometimes bad is good
We just have to believe things work out like they should
Life has no guarantees, but always loved by me
You're gonna be
Reba McEntire - You're Gonna Be
Nothing seemed to be difficult enough, because at the end of the day, what mattered was Harry. He was his world now.