𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 ➢ 𝒮𝓃𝒶𝓇𝓇𝓎

♤ Prologue

♤ November 1st 1986 ♤

"You mean the Potter brat isn't where she's supposed to be?" Severus said with a raised eyebrow.

"Unfortunately the wards at her relatives has officially crashed." Dumbledore said calmly.

"Albus! I told you they were the worst kind of muggles!" Minerva said, clearly pissed. She looked like she was about to murder Dumbledore.

Dumbledore gave a sorrowed fill look. "I am sure they loved her."

"Who were the muggles?" Severus was dying to ask so he did so. It seemed Minerva knew exactly who they were.

"Lily's muggle sister and her family!" She said.

Severus' barely thought before he react. "Albus! You know Lily and Petunia hated each other!" They couldn't bare to be in a room together before they even start Hogwarts. Petunia had always resorted to nasty words and hits. He had heard that Lily and Potter's wedding had been a mess because of Petunia.

Dumbledore looked down sadly. "I didn't realize their feud would get in between Petunia and Lily's child. I'm sure they love him."

"They likely abandoned him!" Minerva said stressfully.

Dumbledore shook his head. "I don't believe that's true, we will have to go check out the wards and home." Dumbledore said. "We have a few years to find Phoebe."

Severus stood near the bookcase in Dumbledore's office and thought silently while Dumbledore and Minerva had a bit of a fight about who should go on the trip.

There was something telling him he should probably think about this. He was supposed to protect the Potter offspring, he had failed. He had failed Lily and her daughter. He couldn't believe himself.

He looked up when everything got quiet. He vowed to protect her and he would find her, even if he had to protect her from Dumbledore.

"I will be taking Severus and checking on the Dursley's." Minerva said strictly in the 'you will not argue voice.'

Dumbledore nodded his surrender and Severus followed Minerva out of Dumbledore's office they were going to need to apparate.

Severus and Minerva landed in an alley way near what looked like Privet Drive to Severus. "Have you been here before?" He asked.

"Yes Severus, I spent the day here before he decided to drop Phoebe off here. I told him they were the worst kind of muggles." Minerva shivered at the idea of either Petunia or Vernon being nice to someone of magical kind.

Severus moved towards the house that Minerva directed. He pushed through the yard and knocked on the door.

Petunia opened it and froze before attempting to slam the door shut, Severus caught it. "Lovely day Pet." He said.

Vernon was not currently home if the no car had anything to say. Severus suspected the young boy in the living room was her son because he looked nothing like a combo of Lily and Potter.

"What do you want freak?" Petunia snapped.

"We're looking for your niece." Minerva said quickly.

Severus watched Petunia's facial expression change from anger to confusion. "What niece?" She asked.

Severus froze. "You don't know your niece?"

"Albus Dumbledore left her on the doorstep 4 years ago."

Petunia then looked angry again. "You left a baby on a doorstep!" She hissed.