When Darkness Calls

Prologue

I DO NOT OWN THESE CHARACTERS THEY ARE OWNED BY J.K. ROWLING ALTHOUGH AVA BLAKE AND FAMILY ARE MY OWN CREATION.

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'I understand your concerns Severus but it will be safest for everyone if the girl is here with us where we can protect her.'

Albus Dumbledore sat from behind his desk watching the dark cloaked figure of Severus Snape pace back and forth. He had never in all his years seen the professor so agitated. It was only to be expected they were living in uncertain times the Dark Lord had returned and no one was safe.

'She is dangerous headmaster she has lived all her life 16 years out there, in the muggle world she knows nothing of her powers or how to control them. Even if we could teach she is too old now to even learn the basics, all those missed years of teaching.' He stopped at the window and spread his fingers out on the smooth stone. He knew Albus better than anyone when he had made his mind up that was it to argue was a fruitless task.

'We know that Voldemort has returned and seeks the girl it is only a matter of time before he succeeds.' Dumbledore had stood now and leaned across his desk to deliver this, his closing statement.

The mention of his name made Severus wince, Dumbledore was one of the few people he knew not afraid to utter his name. Severus has been potions master at Hogwarts for 9 years the same amount of time he had worked as a double agent. His loyalties lay with Dumbledore now but it had not always been that way. He knew from the occasional contact he had with Death Eaters that the Dark Lord had been living in the shadows regaining strength and slowly regrouping his army. The Dark Lord had started to search for the girl, this half blood, but no one was privy to his reasons.

Severus had known the girl's mother, Cora. She had been a fellow Death Eater and had died for the cause. From what Dumbledore had told him he understood the girl had been living in a muggle funded centre for unwanted children. But these weren't just any children. They were witches and wizards born to muggle and mixed families alike who for whatever reasons did not want their children educated in the ways of magic. This is what made the girl so dangerous in his eyes. They did not know her capabilities and by all means neither did she.

'Very well it seems like you have already made up your mind on the matter but please know this, you endanger the lives of students and teachers alike by bringing the girl here.' Severus paused for a moment ensuring his words had hit the target and for a second he thought he saw an expression of doubt cross the old man's face. Then a simple short nod from Dumbledore signalled the end of the conversation. With that Severus turned on the spot and descended the stairs from the office his black cloak billowing behind.