A Potion For Everything (Severus Snape x Oc)

Sunshine

A ship. A ship that sailed underwater! It was fantastic. It was simply, well, magical! Viola had her little hands and face pressed against the nearest window in the captains quarters. Barely listening to what he was saying. Igor went on about how legally she was his now. But she was more than a daughter. She was a. Well she didn't quite understand that part. And she wouldn't for many years to come.

"Viola? Viola are you listening to me?" Igor asked, trying his best to be calm around the child.

"Oh no not at all!" Viola laughed. Turning to her new caretaker. "But it's all right. I'm sure everything important will make sense when I sleep." She hummed. Her eyes going back to the glass as a gigantic Kelpie swam past.

Igor put his head in his hands. Sighing. And Viola looked back at him confused.

"You were saying, that I will go by the name Viola Karkaroff for now." She started to walk towards him. The dimly lit cabin creaked and groaned as the water pushed at it from the outside. The floorboards were old and warn. And the room was full of dusk collecting artifacts and books. "I will be your daughter. But not really. As when I'm older. I'll meet..." She trailed off. Not truly wanting to think about it. Everything he said came out like some sort of plan. Like he was building something and she was the catilest for it all. She was always being used for something or the other. So she really didn't pay attention to what it was. She simply just, went along with it. Even at such a young age. She had resulted to the fact that her life was not her own.

"I will learn magic at your school. I will hone my seeing abilities. I will work hard. Prove I'm worthy of the gifts I have. And the kindness you are showing me. I will represent you and your power." She piered over the desk. There was something he forgot to mention in all this. For she had read enough stories to know that when a villain makes plans. They rarely want them to be found out until the right moment.

"I will live normally as to not call to suspicion. I will make friends. I will laugh. I will cry. I will find hobbies. And have a pet. And love you as my father openly. I will be normal." He rained an eyebrow.

"And when the day comes where I am to be someone else. I will be that person as well. But for now. I am Viola Karkaroff. And all that comes with having a child." She smiled.

She was smart for her age. But he wasn't sure why he was confused by that. All the reports he had gotten of her. How she acted. They were all true. And why wouldn't they be? Who would make up stories of a young seer, directly related to the great Gellert Grindelwald? When she would be revealed to the school as what she was when she was Eleven. She would be seen as a returning hero. A protogy. A goddess.

They both silently agreed on the matter at hand. She would live normally. And yet. She will live as a representation of power itself.

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It was a nice feeling. Being comfortable in one's own skin. She had been wearing such high collar dresses since she got here. But today was different. It was Saturday.

The first dress she ever received was white. And she had been addicted to the color ever since. It reminded her of Durmstrang. Of the endless sheets of snow that covered the castle and landscape. She loved the cold. She loved winter. And white is what she wore now. A heavy contrast to her black cloaked husband.

She could indeed find her way to his office. It was much simpler than she had expected. But learning the way to the appartment from the office allowed her to back track no problem. She wondered though. Standing outside of it. Looking to her left.

There was a staircase. And a light coming from the arch it led to. She had not been allowed to explore the rest of the castle. The week she was here. She had seen two rooms. The younger classes potions room. And the elder classes potions room. And that was it.

Her hand ghosted the door knob to her husband's office. She wouldn't be long. She would just.. pop up for a bit. And come back in fifteen minutes. Besides. It usually took her longer to get ready. She had time before she had suspicion layed on her.

She decided. Backing herself away from the office. And rushing up the stairs. Careful not to make much noise or give away she was making a bit of a break for it.

The light that streamed in through the archway was from the sun that came in through the windows. She rushed to them. Closing her eyes as the sun hit her face. Like a flower that had been kept in the dark too long. She realised in the feeling. Smiling the whole time she photosenazied. It was marvelous.

She opened her eyes to gain her surroundings. They were on the ground floor. A guarden courtyard lay right outside the window. And, well look at that. Professor sprout was out planting with some seventh years. She could barely hear what they were saying. She carefully began to climb through the window. Hoping to get a better look and listen without disturbing them. But her dress cought underneath her and she, in the least graceful way possible, plunged to the earth below.

"Ah look class, a rare flower. The potions masters wife. I think we cought her trying to escape." She heard Professor Sprout tease her and the children laugh. She got up and smiled. Brushing herself off.

"I guess my plan not to disturb you all wasn't exicuted as, gracefully as originally anticipated." Viola walked over.

"You know Professor, there is a door at the end of the hall.." a Ravenclaw boy pointed to the end of the long row of windows. Viola blushed. Not realizing to look for such a thing.

"Well I know now! She looked at them all. "Would it be, allowed to sit in? I love herbology. And it's been.. some time." She trailed off.

"Is that beacuse you lived in the mountains Professor?" A Gryffindor girl asked. Viola was cought off guard. Why, would she think that? "Beacuse I heard Professor Snape met you while you were teaching at Dermstrang." She finished. Ahh. The rumors have begun to circulate. She would have to get with her husband to flesh out something they could use.

"In a way." Viola smiled. Nodded to Professor sprout to continue her lession. Apparently this was a herbology enthusiast's club. Everyone here had a mind to go deeper into the craft after graduation. So it was rather advanced. But lucky for her. They were studying mushrooms.

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He was already there when he entered his office. Severus stood in the doorway of his office as Dumbledore leaned over the fireplace. Looking up when the door was disturbed. "Ah! Severus. Good." He started.

Severus looked to his desk. The files where he left them seemed untouched. But the skull Hookah. Was clearly on the desk. And would be... Something Dumbledore had seen before.

Severus closed the door. Making his way to his desk. Sitting down. Trying to act like nothing was out of the ordinary. The skull Hookah wasn't there. And Severus definantly wasn't going to bring up that his office was locked. And Dumbledore had clearly broken in.  "Headmaster. What can I do for you?" He asked coldly.