Severus Snape & The Golden Phoenix

Chapter 2 Explanations are in order

Chapter 2 explanations are in order

Queen Esrelda ran her eyes over the crowded great hall and smiled warmly. "This is a truly wonderful day. It is time to celebrate peace in our world," said Professor Dumbledore as he stepped forward, and waved his wand. The tables in the great hall all filled with wonderful foods and drinks for everyone. After everyone had finished eating their meals the tables were cleared and the tables disappeared.

Queen Esrelda cleared her throat and waited as the room became quiet. "The time has now come for explanations," she announced. "First off let me begin by saying that there is a reason that the wand chooses the wizard. When witches and wizards are born aside from the magical quill writing the name of said witch or wizard down, each and every child born with magical abilities is blessed by a magical creature. Thestrals, veelas, unicorns, dragons, and phoenix's are just some of the creatures known to bless newly born witches and wizards. Once a magical child has been born, it is visited by a magical creature the night after its birth. Whichever creature visits and blesses the new born will determine the type of wand core that will react to that witch or wizard when they become of age."

"The reason that Voldemort and Harry could never defeat each other with their own wands is because a phoenix known as Fawkes is the one who donated the phoenix feather which makes up the core of their wands. Voldemort was blessed by Fawkes the phoenix, and Harry was blessed by me in my animagus form," she explained. The great hall was silent. Queen Esrelda looked around at the confused looks on the faces of the inhabitance of the great hall.

Harry cleared his throat softly. "Umm! Aunt Esrelda I have a question." Esrelda smiled at him warmly.

"If you have a question to ask me than ask it Harry. I have nothing to hide from anyone," she said calmly.

Harry looked at the others in the great hall before he answered. "Well we are all a bit curious about something. If the phoenix is your animagus form than why were you in the form of a unicorn," he asked in a timid voice?

Queen Esrelda smiled sweetly. "You see my patronus takes the form of a unicorn, and when I was a student here at Hogwarts I developed a way to make my patronus much more powerful. It is because of that technic that I am able to transform into a unicorn when I feel the need to defend against dark forces. Does anyone else have a question that they would like to ask," queried Esrelda with a soft smile tugging at the corner of her lips?

Hermione raised her hand, and slowly got to her feet. "Your Majesty how is it possible that Harry broke the elder wand, and when you were in unicorn form your horn looked like the elder wand," she asked timidly?

"The elder wand is the only wand that is passed from one witch or wizard to another. It was passed to me by my father when I was of age. The reason that professor Dumbledore had it was because I felt it would be safer to leave it in his care. The reason that Voldemort could never unlock its true power is because he could not adequately tap into my powers, and he could not find me to kill me. The elder wand can only be destroyed by its true master or mistress. The instant that the pieces of the wand were thrown into the lake both pieces touched my back, and returned to its true mistress."

"As far as why all of this happened it is because I forgot how powerful I was and let Voldemort use one that I loved against me. Had I not surrendered He would have been killed and I couldn't have bared living without that particular person in my life. I had no idea that the amulet that Lucius Malfoy was forced to place around my neck would drain my powers, or that the only one who would be able to remove it was a blood relative, until after it was done."

"The power that Voldemort used against you and the rest of the wizarding world was mine, not his. This is why I am the cause of the suffering that has befallen the wizarding world up to Voldemort's defeat. Does anyone else have any questions they would like answers for," asked the queen as she looked out over the crowd? Draco Malfoy raised his hand.

"Your Majesty, are we truly forgiven for what we have done," he asked in a sheepish sounding voice? Queen Esrelda smiled serenely.

"Yes, you are all forgiven. The hour is growing late, and you have all had a hard day. Perhaps it is time to retire for the evening," she said as she arose from the throne and hugged James, Lilly, and Harry warmly. "I am weary. I have not used my powers in such a long time. I will see you all in the morning. We will talk more than if you'd like." As she spoke Severus could see her hands trembling. He rushed forward and caught his wife just as her knees began to buckle.

"You need rest, my love. There will be plenty of time for catching up once you have had a good night worth of sleep," whispered Severus softly as he carried her to his living quarters. That first night after the battle was filled with dreams of peace and harmony for all involved except for Esrelda, who despite being in her husband's arms once again was plagued by nightmares of Voldemort and the horrible things that he had done with the aid of her powers.

A/N thanks for reading please leave a review if you'd like. Chapter 3 awaits.