The Harvinger's Return; The Heart of a Slave Girl

The Slave: Part 16

It had been weeks since obtaining the time turner and alot had happened. London had fallen prey to Death Eaters and Eliza. Claire was moved to Hogwarts along with many muggle-born, half-blood and Pureblood families. The outside world was beginning to get alot scarrier and Severus wasn't sure what scared him more, the prospect of losing his daughter or Eliza taking control of the sanctuary that was now Hogwarts. Claire swallowed hard as she read through the manual of the time turner. She could only go back but not forward. She could never return to what would be her life. Little did she know, someone had already made a spell to go forward. Claire spent her days studying spells, chaems, hexes, even potions. She already had her name and identity picked out. She would be Claire Rosewater, half-blood, and orphan. She paused on that one. She would finally see her mother but... she wouldn't be allowed to go near her or have any contact with Severus. She would be completely alone.

Eliza sat in the Minister's office looking over her world map. She smirked as she picked up the pin and stuck it in the final country, China. She now had control over the entire world. She sighed and sat back, her gaze drifting to the portrait of her father, whom sat in a throne-like chair holding his wand. "I finally did it, father. I control the entire world," she stood up and walked around the desk, leaning against it and staring up at him. "Next is to find the elixer to bring you back then make us both immortal." She mused.

Claire sat in the library studying as Severus stood in the shadows, tracing his bottom lip in thought as he watched her hunch over the next book with her face screwed up in concentration. A smile pulled at the cornors of his lips. There was no denying that this was his daughter. Claire picked her wand up and practiced the wand work of the spell. Satisfied with her work, Claire closed the book and set her wand down on the table before relaxing into her chair. Severus decided to make his presence known as he stepped out of the shadows. Claire smiled without looking up. "I was wondering when you were going to come out." She mused, now making eye contact with him. He chuckled slightly before joining her at her table. "You are advancing nicely." He commented as he looked over her table full of notes. Her black spider handwritting was almost identical to his own. "I have everything planned out and even back up plans to my back up plans. I have prepared for ever situation." She looked up to see he was waiting to hear more. "I need to go back to Harry Potter's school days and ransack mom's room, finding the potion and then propelling myself forward in time to the moment I was born and give her the potion!" Severus sat there quietly for a few moments. "And you don't see the down side?" He quiestioned after his few moments of silence. Claire looked confused as she looked over her notes. "I was in the room with you when your mother died. If I see you, you'll have no chance." He explained. Claire stopped. "Then tell me something no one else knows." Severus looked at his daughter with confusion. "Something you would only know." She explained. Severus thought for a few moments, trying to rack his brain for the specific moment. He then smiled as he remembered one memory that he held dear. "My patronus around that time turned into a crow." Silence. "Patronus?" Severus looked at his daughter with realization. He took out his wand after prompting her to pick up her own. He sat there with her for an hour, practicing the wand movements to the spell before he made her close her eyes. "Now picture the happiest memory you can think of." His words echoed in her mind, leading her through many memories until it stopped on one.
Claire laid there in the large bed, her head on Fred's chest. A small smile formed on her lips as she listened to his heartbeat. Thump thump thump. Fred gave a yawn before subconsciously pulling her closer. Claire closed her eyes as a relaxing sigh left her lips. This was home to her.

Claire opened her eyes and waved her wand. "Expecto Patronum!" Her was shot blue sparks before a jet of baby blue sparkling light shot forth from her wand. It raced around the room before it stopped in front of her. It looked like a mangy dog until Severus' baratone laugh reached her. She looked at him with confusion. "Its a Hyena." He explained. "Just like Fred's." Silence. Claire looked up to see George standing there. He looked terrible with the dark bags under his eyes and a ragged look to him. Claire looked away as Severus looked at his former student. "I suppose it makes sence." He agreed. George turned his back and walked away. "He understands that you didn't actually torture him." Severus said as if sencing his daughter's guilt. "I might as well have." Claire growled, more out of guilt then anything. She gathered up her notes quickly and retreated from the library before Severus could make an argument.

'This just in. The Queen of England found hung outside Beckingham Palace, unknown where abouts of the rest of the Royal Family.
Today the death toll has reached its Millionth mark,  breaking the record of the last wizarding war death toll. As the weeks go on, Death Eaters, and many others whom have joined the Dark Lady, make their way across the country towards Scotland. Rumars say she is planning on making a move on Hogwarts. Pray with me tonight, my fellow Witches and Wizards for the following whom we have lost...' the radio started to fade away as Claire laid in her bed, staring up at the ceiling. Claire was petrified to say the least. Her mother had told her what to do but was she ready? What would happen if she made a mistake or worse... failed. Claire scolded herself. Of course she could do this. She had to. Then her thoughts drifted to her becoming weak and telling someone in the past her plan. She turned over on her side roughly due to the frusteration. Why was she psyching herself out? Claire sighed before sitting up and rubbing her temples, trying to sooth the forming headache before going over her rules again.
1. Keep your mind closed at all times.

2. Never trust anyone, no matter what.

3. Stay under the radar from all the teachers.

4. Stay as far away from The Harvenger as you can.

5. Never be alone with professor snape at any time due to his occulmency skill.

6. Stay away from Fred...

Tears welled in her eyes because she would be going to a time where he would be the same age as she was now... This would be her chance to see how he grew up.

From a far.

Claire sat up restlessly and looked about the empty room.
How did it get here in just a year? Voldemort, himself, haden't even reached this level of destruction in this short amount of time. So how was Eliza doing it?

Clair sighed and subtly slipped her right hand under her pillow, her fingers curling around a rough pouch that contain the time turner.

You have heard about the time turner going days but how about years? There is a feature on the time turner that only an extremely powerful witch or wizard can achieve. When accessed, the time turner will float and the hourglass will slid forward along with the rest of it, as if it were a kaleidoscope. It turns quickly so you have to time it right.

Claire let the bag go and snuggled in for the night.