Snape's secret

Chapter 9: Otter and the Doe: part 4

Dad's staying on your feet rule finally worked, the only bad part: this was the last memory. I landed in the den of I think was the house my parents bought and lived in perfectly decorated. Behind me my mother was sitting on a long brown couch with baby-me listening to a bunch of piano music on a muggle CD player. The first song was the love theme from Romeo and Juliet. "How fitting" I laughed.

"You like this one Mya?" she cooed, baby-me laughed. The theme slowed to an end and a new one played, this one slower and more relaxing. I recognized it almost immediately.

"Debussy..." I smiled.

Baby-me started dozing off so she took me upstairs. When we got to my room, thanked god it wasn't pink, and she put me to sleep. "Good night Mya. I love you."

I knew this wasn't goin to work, but I felt like I had to do it anyway "I love you mum..." I choked and hugged her. She stayed there for a little while though went right through me when walking away. My dad was in the doorway, two large suitcases were at his feet.

"Severus... what's g-going on?"

He looked away "I'm leaving you... I'm going to the manor, to re-join the Death Eaters..."

Mum looked as if she was slapped in the face. "I can't believe you" she spat; pushing past him.

"Evelyn..." she ignored him "Evelyn" They started going down the stairs, I followed close behind. "Evelyn just let me explain-"

"Explain what Severus?" she snapped "How you choose a group of murderers over your own family?! If so I don't want to hear it!"

Dad placed a silencing charm on the den. "Evelyn I don't want to go back to them, I have to!"

"What do you mean 'have to'?"

"Eve... let's, let's sit..." he gestured to the couch "I don't choose them, I want to stay here. They're threatening to kill both you if I don't leave..."

Mum chuckled "Is that all? Sev they've said those things a million times..." she kissed him "...we're still alive."

"I know... it's... just my mark's been burning. It always does that when they're planning something big or when there are a lot of participants." He lifted his sleeve the dark mark was branded in jet black. The snake moved with the bottom jaw in sideward motion. It was terrifying because of the way it looked like there was something moving under his skin that made it look like it was going to explode. "It's never been this bad before."

She pushed his sleeve down "I already lost you once to them. Remember graduation?"

"...all too well..." he whispered.

"That was a difficult time for both of us. But the main things was that you came back to where you really belong-"

"But I brought back more trouble than I'm worth."

"Dumbledore-er Albus trusts you. He trusts you probably more than he does Minerva." Faintly I heard baby-me crying. "I'll be right back." She jogged up the stairs and disappeared. Dad started twirling his wedding ring on his finger then looked back at the dark mark.

"LET HER GO! YOU BITCH!" Immediately both dad and I bolted up the stairs up to my old room. My blood boiled at the Death Eater holding me.

Bellatrix Lestrange.

"What the fucking hell are you doing here?!" dad hissed poisonously.

"The dark lord requested that I convince you to re-join us..." She smirked and put me on her hip "And since your daughter is just the perfect way... I think she'll enjoy the life of a Death Eater..." Mum lunged at Bellatrix, but was hit by a stunning spell. The door slammed shut. Everything went quiet.