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Title: Draco has words with Snape

Contributors: dm_fugitive, seviesnape

Edited by: Carla Lute

Posted: 2006-01-06 to 08

Game Date: September 1^st

Disclaimer: No one at Levicorpus owns Harry Potter, the world or its characters. We just like to play in J.K. Rowling’s world.

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When Draco got home, he put the capers away, and went down to Snape's lab and banged on the door.

Severus was yet again "resting his eyes", which he seemed to do quite often these days now that he had no students to torture, essays to spill red ink over, or halls to stalk.

He "woke" with a jolt when he heard the loud banging on his chamber door. A scowl spread across his features, and he flew to the door, flinging it open. "Yes?" he said icily. He studied Draco for a moment and decided he wouldn't want to talk about it in the hall. He moved over, and allowed him entrance.

Draco stepped inside and waited for Snape to close the door. "You told her your real name?" Draco said, letting the tone of the question say Have you gone mad?.

"She thinks it's my last name. How could I possibly withstand Samuel," he sneered.

He folded his arms and stared down at Draco, noticing the growth spurt Draco had endured over the past year. "Did you tell her that if she values her pathetic life... to stop visiting us?" He asked this calmly, letting the sneer drop from his features. There was no point arguing. All I can give Draco are empty threats anyways, or threats to kill the girl. But that won't do.

"Basically," Draco said. "But that's isn't the point. Drake Herring and his Uncle Samuel is not going to raise any eyebrows if it floats back to the ministry. Drake and his Uncle Severus might. Severus is not a common Muggle name."

Snape’s brows furrowed. The boy had him there.... what had even possessed him to give her his real name? "The girl is too frightened to tell anyone," he decided, not altogether convincing himself that it was anywhere near the truth. "As long as we aren't suspicious... she'll have no reason to phone the authorities," he said calmly.

Draco would have laughed if he had been in a better mood. Instead he just bit back a sigh. "She's not frightened in the least. She still wants you to come to dinner. And I'm not worried about her calling the police, but gossip travels faster than light in this town. And everyone has relatives out of town, who might be related to a mudblood or a halfblood. And we're wanted." Draco let out another sigh, and sank into a chair. "Not that that's our biggest problem." He proceeded to tell Snape about his morning meeting with Voldemort.

"Did he seem pleased when you left?" Severus enquired. It was unusual for the Dark Lord to call upon a Death Eater during daylight, even in his own home. "Was there anything special about the bracelet earlier?"

"Extremely pleased," Draco said, trying not to sound too grim. "Mother, Pansy, and I could all tell it held some potent magic, but we hadn't had a chance to have it examined yet. Do you...do you think it's possible that it could have been his horcrux?"

"Possibly," he took in a breath, and continued, " I do not think the Dark Lord would be pleased to learn one of his horcrux's was no longer where he originally put it..." Severus began to pace "Unless he was relieved to find it at all,"

"Well, I think..." Draco began, and stopped when what Snape had said hit him. "One of" he repeated getting to his feet. "You mean there's more than one?"

Severus hadn't realized what he'd said, and went to correct himself until he realized what Draco was saying. "That's entirely possible I suppose... no wizard has ever been known to do so though,"

Draco fought down the panic that was rising inside of him. Destroying one horcrux had seemed possible, but finding an unknown number of them... "He's said he's gone further down the path of immortality than anyone..."

Severus felt no need to comment further and sat in his favorite chair. He pondered how to approach such a delicate situation. After a few minutes, and many discarded ideas he finally thought of something for Draco to put his efforts into. "Maybe you should ask if the Dark Lord knows about Horocruxes," he studied Draco's face, and continued, "He might enjoy passing his knowledge onto a young and eager Death Eater..." he said unconvincingly.

Draco was startled by this suggestion, but there was a certain logic to it. "I told him I was interested in immortality," Draco said.

"Well then he won't find it too unusual," he said calmly.

Draco nodded. It had been one thing to play these games with Snape and his father, even Bella, but the Dark Lord...that would be the real test.

Draco put his thumb to his lips thoughtfully. "Sir, why did you tell him that I had killed?"

"So he wouldn't think you were weak," Severus replied without looking at the boy, the kettle had come flying from the kitchen to poor him a cup of tea, and the last thing he needed was a lap full of boiling water.

Draco nodded and admired the floor. "Do you think I'm weak?"

Severus considered the question, "... No... Voldemort might consider you weak in some of the aspects he considers important. But none of that matters Draco," he paused and took a sip of his tea. "Only what you decide is important is what matters," Severus noted how he was rambling, and showing a tiny bit of his soft side and immediately closed up again. He sat back in his chair, crossed his legs, and drank his tea, leaving Draco to think on what he'd said in silence.

Draco was not sure exactly what Snape meant, but he understood the "no". That was enough.

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