A Potion For Everything (Severus Snape x Oc)

Bond

The Dark Lord turned his head towards where Viola was looking. "Severus," he smiled. His words snaking around the man. Forcing him to stand still. His dark and tired eyes lingered on the girl who spoke. This was new. This was. Familiar? Those eyes didn't belong to that voice. And the face... It couldn't have been human. It glowed. It was beautiful. Like a new cauldron above its first flame. The unimaginable steaming out if it. He remembered the face. But not.. this face...

"I was begining to think you've lost your way. Come, we've saved a seat for you?" The man was pulled from his thoughts. Embarassed, but not looking away. He made his way to his seat. The girl began to speak again.

"The ministry would like us to believe it is developing a warning system Incase we come knocking a bit above schedule. This is a lie they have no plan to do so.."

"I've heard differently..." A gruff man of blonde short hair folded his hands. Looking up after inturrupting Viola. "My lord..." He finished.

"Oh of course you would say that you big oaf. Could you please, shut up for two seconds?!" Viola stood and had slammed her hands on the table. A rage whipped through her. She had to listen to this oaf and his short coming miss information. "I've had to listen to you spout miss information over and over and ruin my Lords flawless plans."

"This is false information." Severus spoke up. Looking at the man who inturupted. "As the witch was saying. The ministry has no intentions of making any warning system above the one already in place to be used if the ministry falls."

"Thank you Sir.. finally someone who isn't daft." She sat back down. Very pleased with herself. Her eyes wandering over him. So this was the man she was to be gifted too. He was... Unappealing. Sharp. Like broken glass and yet. In a word. Slug.

"And what say you, Pius?" The Dark Lord looked to the politician at the end of the table. Pius however, seemed preoccupied with Nagini who seemed to be very fond of him.

"One hears many things my lord. Weather the truth is among them is not clear." He said collectedly. Stoic yet. viola knew what ran though his mind. He was weak. Very good at tricking the eye. But in his mind he smelled like death followed him closely.

The Dark Lord laughed. "Spoken like a true politician." He looked towards Viola who winked her approval. Weak meant easily controlled. Weak but in a position of power meant he was a valuable pawn. "More like a kiss ass." She murmered as the dark lord watched her. Reading her lips.

"Now severus. You haven't met.. Viola Grindelwald yet, have you?" The Dark Lord changed the subject. Wishing to get things started.

The name. He knew the name. More so, he remembered how the great hall went silent when her name was spoken. And even Magonigal sputtered and went silent from shock. "Yes.. my lord." His answer suprised The Dark Lord. But he continued. "We.. went to school together. She was a transfer from Dermstrang in her fifth year...? My last year was, your first at Hogwarts wasn't it? Hufflepuff house If my memory is correct?" Severus remembered her first name. He remembered how beautiful it was. He remembered... How poorly she was treated. And he remembered her fits of anger. There was, wrath, a strange dark smokey fire in her. Like a Thestral.

"She needs protecting severus. I have decided to.. pair bond you together." The Dark Lord cut to the chase. Severus looked to his master. And fear swept through him. No this. This wasn't possible. He knew the Dark Lord was orchestrating some sort of pure blood breeding program. Forcing those of noble houses to bond and mate. It was his way of ensuring pure blood magical offspring would rule after he used up all the pure blood adults trying to sedate his lust for a new world order. But... He never thought he'd be forced into this situation.. his position was.. complicated. This wouldn't be easy to explain. Nor would it be easy to adjust. But. No wasn't an option.

"You wish. To marry us, my lord?" He managed to say finally. Eyes darting between his master and the mushroom hat witch. Who.. suddenly seemed to have an air of fear in her also. Did she know? If she didn't then she played a very dutiful servant. For there was no real sign of shock. Other than her breath quickening. If she did know... Then she knew she had no choice as well.

"I would like to volunteer myself for this task." Bellatrix feverishly spoke. Having done the pair bonding before. A devilish spell. Till even in death they would not part. It binded them heart and soul. If one was to die. Then the other would slowly deteriorate from sadness alone. It was cruel. Expecially knowing the fate of many no longer sitting at this table.

So many halves of parted pairs came to him. Seeking a tonic to cure them. And a cure there wasn't. Merely something to give them a bit of relief from the symptoms... How tragic. He thought. To now put this girl in the same position.

This one's mind was blank. Almost as blank as his face. Viola couldn't read him at all. It was. Infuriating. This one was a skilled Legitimen. Equally skilled perhaps. She hated it. "Right. Let's get this over with then." Viola said. Standing. Making her way to the other room. Severus stood and followed swiftly without another word. Bellatrix skipping behind them. A sickening sight.