Severus & Lucius: Beneath the Masks Club
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Elsbet carefully gathers up the wands, save for the Hickory, and places them back inside the teak box, making certain the antler wands are on opposite ends. Once in her room, she stows the box securely under her bed, then wonders vaguely why she's thinking of it suddenly as hers. Well, really...since Therion is with them now, they can't all sleep in this little bed. Not like they're going to make him sleep alone. And besides, she reasons, the wizards are going to want time to themselves, as well as with her, and anyway, a woman needs to feel that she has her 'own space'.

As she leaves her room, Malfoy catches her up and kisses her sweetly, whispering to her, "and I can sneak into your room and make প্রণয় to আপনি all দ্বারা myself." She looks at him, a hot blush rising in her cheeks, and asks in a hushed voice, "you heard me thinking?" He kisses her again, grey eyes gazing into her as if to seduce. "You were thinking quite loudly, my dear." He reaches passed her and grabs his walking stick, then laces his arm around her waist. "Severus and I are going to have to teach আপনি Occlumency!" Together they head back into the dining room and she looks toward the back door. "He'll be along, Ellie," Therion says, then holds the front door open for them. Remus and টঙ্কস্‌ are already outside, waiting patiently, and together the five of them head off to The চকোলেট Cat, and Elsbet's pear-flavored ice cream.

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"You understand, I hope, that if we tell আপনি this, আপনি may not see him again?" Snape meets Dance's gaze and asks him why, his voice strained. "Because he is afraid of what আপনি will think of him if আপনি know." Snape sighs and sits down on the largest rock near the little pond Elsbet made. "Your opinion means a great deal to him, Severus." He watches the tadpoles swim in the clear water and wonders where they came from. He thinks it's likely they hatched from eggs that may have lain dormant in the soil for many years, perhaps since the last time this মহাকাশ was occupied. Is this little park of theirs a memory? The recreation of what was here before, and the house hungered to have it back? It doesn't really matter, Snape decides finally. It's beautiful, and he loves it.

"You know the path I've walked, the things I've done," he says at last, "do আপনি think what আপনি would tell me will change my opinion of him?" Shiver sits down in the grass, and Dance sits on the smaller rock near Snape. "No," Shiver says softly, "we don't." He rubs the Hickory wand between his hands, then tucks it safely into his coat. "You are correct, brother, when আপনি say that we leave a bit of ourselves behind when we heal someone. This আপনি know quite well, আপনি are enlightened, I would say, to most of the effects of this. Perdurabo is a very rare case." Dance nods and watches the tadpoles for a few moments, then says, "it is ব্যক্ত that Albus Dumbledore was the only wizard Tom Riddle ever feared. That's only because very few people, Magical অথবা Muggle, know how powerful Brother Perdurabo truly is."

Snape looks at them, a mix of emotions playing across his face. "He has gone places in Magic that not even Riddle has, not for power, but simply for knowledge. He made certain sacrifices of himself to attain some of that knowledge, and the consequences of that are manifesting now. There are also the effects of his chemical experiments that are impossible to reverse. Things even the most powerful healer that has ever existed in our race would not have been able to cure. Our bodies are simply unable to totally mesh with his. It is almost like a bird attampting to land on a slanted, slick surface. It slides right off." Shiver reaches out and flicks the surface of the pond. "He is dying, and there is naught we can do but delay the inevitable. I think আপনি know how sorry we are about that."

Snape nods and watches Dance as he plucks a tadpole out of the pond. He drops it into the palm of his left hand and they watch it as it flops around, then slowly disappears into his body. The Silhouette closes his eyes and focuses himself, and after several minutes, he holds his right hand over the pond and the squirming tadpole drops into the water, swiming away to যোগদান its siblings. "These eggs were in an aquarium that was dumped on this spot, when the পূর্ববর্তি resident left. The spores of the aquarium plants may sprout and grow...time will tell, of course." Dance rises and and walks slowly to the table. "You've promised Perdurabo you'll keep him alive until the Dark Lord is dead," Snape says, and Dance sits down, looking appreciatively at the lovely little park.

"Yes." He says evenly, and Shiver rises. He stretches and yawns, then sits down at the টেবিল beside Dance. "Sometime after Riddle left Hogwarts, late in '48 অথবা '49, certainly he was still employed at Borgin and Burkes, he sought out Brother Perdurabo. Remember that Perdurabo had taken his leave of the Muggle world in December of '47; he had faked his death and dropped out of sight. And since most of the Wizarding world believed him to be a brazen Muggle, which was how he wanted it, virtually everyone believed him dead. Very few knew the truth. Perdurabo was planning a secret expedition to Everest when Riddle found him." Snape goes a little white for a মিনিট অথবা two; Dumbledore never guessed that he knew about the Dark Lord's interest in horcruxes. Snape knows too that in Perdurabo's younger days he was reputed to be a Dark Wizard himself.

"What...did he want?" The Silhouettes both chuckle in an almost sinister fashion. "You can't guess? Riddle never bought the stories that Perdurabo was a charlatan; he suspected Perdurabo was a wizard and quite powerful, and reasoned he must be quite Dark because of Dumbledore's reaction on the one occasion he inquired about him." Snape sighs and rubs his head, then rises and joins them at the table. "He wished to ascertain Brother Perdurabo's power and alignment, no doubt." The Silhouettes both nod and Shiver says, "exactly. If he was all that Riddle suspected he was, he would test the waters, so to speak. Could Perdurabo be an ally, অথবা perhaps a potential rival? As it turned out, the Brother was far আরো powerful than he had thought. Not only that, but he was already aware of Riddle and rejected him outright."

Dance nods and continues Shiver's narration. "We've never been told exactly what happened in their one and only meeting, but we do know that Riddle never spoke of it, and never spoke of Perdurabo to anyone except Ivan Vassily, who was one of his first Death Eaters." Snape gives them a puzzled look. "I've never heard of him..." Dance and Shiver grin, their eyes and teeth glinting, and Snape is suddenly reminded that his beloved বন্ধু are terrifying assassins. "Ah..." Dance's grin softens. "Yes. He made the mistake of crossing us many years before the beginning of the First Wizarding War; আপনি would have been quite young, Severus. From what we learned from Vassily, we were able to gain a unique insight into Riddle, and so were able to boost the White City's defences."

Shiver sits back and shakes out his hair. "What it boils down to, Severus, is that Riddle is aware of our city. He doesn't know where it is for certain, but he suspects. He is aware that Perdurabo is alive. After their meeting, Perdurabo abandoned his plans for the secret bid for Everest and came here. He gave himself to the City. It wasn't easy for him; many people here believed what the জনপ্রিয় Muggle media had ব্যক্ত about him, but he proved himself worthy of their trust. Protecting Sanctuary City is his purpose in life. The moment he dies, Riddle will know, and we will be at a distinct disadvantage. Unless..." Dance touches his arm and Shiver falls silent. Snape looks at them and takes a deep breath. "What must I do?"

They both reach across the টেবিল to him, touch him and tell him, "no, Severus, not what you must do. What Ellie must do..." He swallows and feels his হৃদয় flutter. "My Oddbit?" He whispers it, but they hear the waver in his voice. "She must rediscover who she is and accept herself, and she must reclaim her power. Only then will she be able to do what she must. Only then will she survive the battle to come." The Silhouettes rise and come 'round the টেবিল to him, and Dance places a friendly hand on Snape's shoulder. "Come now, brother, we've talked enough. আপনি have loved ones waiting for you, আপনি know. আপনি should be with them now."
Snape is aware that he is not alone, but he does not allow it to disturb his meditation. He has no idea how much time passes before the visitor speaks, nor does he care. His only concern is that it does not cause him to প্রশ্ন his resolve.

"It happens to us all, আপনি know, death."

Snape's brow rises, but he doesn't bother to open his eyes. "Perhaps," says he, "but that need not happen to them now. Nor to me."

There is no sound from the visitor, no indication that they have moved, yet Snape senses that they have. "And আপনি believe, do you, that আপনি have control over their fates? That আপনি can keep...
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Therion moves silently, carefully, through the Petra, listening to the soft voices of the stones. They call to him as he passes them, wishing to impart to him their secrets, for they know he appreciates such things. Though he would dearly প্রণয় to do so he does not stop; no...he is searching for something so near his হৃদয় that he dare not even think of it, and he will not be delayed. Elsbet spoke of a 'before-time', when this was but a tiny haven...he hopes to find বই set to stone from that time... He is so deep in thought that he arrives at his fondest wish, his heart's one desire at this...
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Malfoy sits with his feathered friend, both of them enjoying the Harper's skill. He asks her if she would sing the song that she had sung earlier and she grins widely. "Of course, Lucius, I would be happy to. Now," Chanteuse says, nodding to her Piper companion, "it will be even better." As they begin, another musician, this one with a bodhrán, asks if he may যোগদান them and they welcome him warmly. With harp, pipes, Irish drum, and the lady Harper's beautiful voice, the experience could not be আরো magical.

"Ride it on out like a bird in the sky ways
Ride it on out like if আপনি were a bird
Fly...
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"So," the Old Man says as Bea helps him sit up in his chair, "how did it go?" He's grinning impishly at them, and Remus chuckles. "You already know, don't you?" Perdurabo shakes his head. "No," he grins widely, "I was napping actually." They tell him what transpired in the Dragon's Chamber and he is quite pleased. "Well then, the last working stone in our world is safe. What will আপনি do next?" He looks questioningly at them and Snape accepts the case that now holds the Orthanc-stone. "I believe we shall be taking these gifts home, and--" Perdurabo smiles. "Severus, আপনি know what I mean." Snape...
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Perdurabo suggested that Snape and his family go down into the Dragon's Chamber on their own, because the experience would be far আরো profound that way. Capadocius and Thelonius escorted them to the stairway that leads down into the chamber and told them that if they needed anything, they need only to think it, and it would be done. So the family passed through the simple doorway and made their way down the stairs, some of them marking the change in temperature as they went. The birds either hopped down the steps অথবা were carried, as Loki, Johnny Rook and Whiskey Jack were, none of them making...
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Laughter in the Wiltshire countryside.

Not something that is heard very often anymore. Well, not sane laughter, anyway.

Narcissa covers her mouth, but can't stop laughing at the tingle in her toes. Now, Cissy, the Grey Lady admonishes her, you mustn't eat those berries, they are for the potion! The raven drops three আরো leaves into the small cauldron and smells the aroma of a potion reaching the peak of its first stage. I am sorry, Lady, Narcissa thinks, wiping her mouth, but I like them, I've never eaten them before. Narcissa's mentor nods and she drops the rest of the berries into the cauldron....
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Perdurabo explains that when the entrance to the chamber was finally found and breached, Escellion was long-dead, but the Master Stone and the Stone of Amon Sûl were hidden safely in her bones. "So much time had passed," he says, "and the stones had been a part of her for so long, that they had absorbed some--well, a great deal, actually--of her magic and added it to their own. But what was truly astounding was that they upheld her vow." The Elder wizard tells them that a great altar was made in the very center of the chamber, and upon it was placed the Master Stone. At that time it became...
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"Until we were ready..." Therion echoes, then stretches and rubs his neck. "This is a lot to have to be ready for. And there's something I don't understand." He looks around at the gathered Silhouettes. "You've ব্যক্ত that আপনি came here a thousand years ago, but--" there is soft laughter and guilty glances around the study, and the answer comes from behind them. "That is because we still count the passage of time in our years. In yours," Bea chuckles softly as she takes Malfoy into her arms in a loving embrace, and Therion shakes his head. "I don't think I want to know what the conversion is...I...
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Thirty years?" Layne and Therion ask, almost in unison. Perdurabo nods, his grin far less disturbing now, and sighs. "It...I think of the stone as he, for certainly the stone possesses a sense of identity, আপনি can't exit as long as he has without developing a kind of awareness, and even the One Ring--" the elder wizard realizes he's rambling and stops. Elsbet giggles and kisses his forehead, and he laughs at himself. "Sorry, it's just that...so few understand. He was alone for so long. He knows this place, Perethil. This city was founded দ্বারা Elves and Half-Elves, and was already thriving when...
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Laughing almost like small children caught sneaking cookies, Snape and his family go up the stairs quickly. The birds play a game with each other as they follow them back up, squawking and cawing loudly as they go, with no clear winner decided once they're up. "They've got the sillies," one of the younger Silhouettes says as she picks up Anubis and gives him a gentle snuggle. Thelonius, Capadocius' first mate, asks them where 'The Rook' has gone off to and Layne opens his jacket. The কাক has managed to settle himself into the breast pocket of the শার্ট quite comfortably, and he peers up at...
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The Heir of Aragorn.

All eyes are on Snape, and টঙ্কস্‌ moves closer to her husband. "Then..." she begins to speak but can't finish, and Elsbet, bright eyes filled with tears of joy, smiles at him radiantly. "I told আপনি that আপনি are King." He takes her into his arms, his own eyes filling with tears, and he holds her tightly to him. He shakes his head once, and the Chronicler smiles softly. "Good sir," he says in a gentle tone, "the living, indesputable proof is there, warm in your embrace." Malfoy lays his hand gently on the Dark wizard's shoulder as Layne and Therion উশের the birds over to the...
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Snape steels himself as the Chronicler pulls down a fresh parchment, and silently he glances at his loved ones. These people have come to mean everything to him; now, it is clear to him that they truly are meant to be together, and he wonders how much darker his life would have been if he had never met Elsbet, অথবা if he had turned away from her...

There is strength in unity, he knows. He feels stronger now than he has ever felt before in his life. How much stronger will he become?

He steps up to the parchment and takes a deep breath; Malfoy comes to his side and takes his hand, pricks it gently,...
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Layne holds Johnny Rook closely to him, and the কাক tugs at the lapel of his jacket. Me knew wen me saw you, he thinks as Layne tucks him inside that jacket, you be my Da. Therion puts his arm around Layne's waist as the fair wizard asks the crow, "when আপনি first saw me, how did আপনি see me? I mean, how did I look to you?" Johnny Rook pulls the জ্যাকেট closed and snuggles close to Layne's heart. You furry. Layne looks down at the lump on his chest. "I looked furry to you?" There's a muffled caw from inside Layne's jacket, and Johnny Rook thinks, you furry wen me first see! Me know আপনি long time!...
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The Chronicler pulls down a fresh parchment as Layne prepares himself. "This is so exciting," টঙ্কস্‌ says, "I want to go after him." Remus smiles softly at her and sits down on the bench between Malfoy and Snape. Are আপনি sure you're নিরাপদ here, Lupin? Snape thinks to him, and the werewolf glances at them almost shyly. What? Between the two of you? He grins, thinking, well, there's not much either of আপনি can do to me here in the Hall of Chronicles, now, is there? Malfoy sighs, grey eyes twinkling, and leans অগ্রবর্তী slightly. He's right, Severus...I don't suppose there's many places here we could,...
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They are greeted দ্বারা darkness, but that darkness is quickly banished as flames on candles set into empty spaces on the walls flicker to life. The air is suddenly tinged with a fragrance that none of them can identify, though on some level, they each recognize it, and are put at ease. There is a slight chill to the air, but the chill gives way as their warmth fills the enormous chamber they've entered. Everywhere they look there are books, books, scrolls, skeletons of various creatures in protective cases, weapons and shields, and all manner of incredible things. Things, Snape notes, that feel...
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The copper-maned wizard reaches up a gentle hand and tugs playfully on Layne's sleeve. "It's a comfortable bed...but not as warm as I would like." Layne smiles almost shyly and takes off his boots, then turns and reaches down to take off Therion's. They hit the floor with a muffled thud, and Therion chuckles. "That hasn't happened in a while," he says, and Layne sits up, looking at him quizzically. Therion grins and tells him, "no one has taken off my shoes for me in a very long time." Layne nods, a crooked half-grin brightening his face. "Well, I haven't worn shoes in a very long time, so...
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So...

107 installments, and nearly a বছর of writing. I didn't think it would last this long, but I have to say that it's been a pleasant, and frequently erotic, journey.

I've had a lot of fun লেখা this, and it's made me rethink how I feel about a couple of characters, which is a very good thing.

You're probably asking what this is, so I'll just come to it. I'm going to have to মোড়ানো the story up, much to my regret. It's been almost ten days since the last installment, and I wasn't happy with the installment as I পোষ্ট হয়েছে it, but there wasn't anything else I could do with it. My life is changing,...
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As they reach the main level of the house, the birds are discovering that they have a new place to explore, and nearly fly right into the two wizards. "We may have to make a play room for them," Malfoy says as he slides their bedroom door closed. Once alone together they are silent, and the silence is surprisingly awkward. "I felt আপনি pass through the barrier when আপনি returned..." Malfoy says softly after several মিনিট pass, and a smile plays across Snape's lips. "You're getting stronger, your senses are expanding. That is very good." Malfoy nods as if he knows Snape is not telling him something....
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Snape finds part of his family in the রান্নাঘর prepairing supper, and the other part sitting in the dining room waiting for him. He is warmly greeted, with kisses and pats on the back, and his appetite is stirred দ্বারা the aroma of the cooking food. He wasn't hungry when he arrived, but now, he is ravenous. "What is that?" he asks Therion, who is crushing chilies, and the wizard flashes a wicked grin. "I hope আপনি like it hot, Severus. It's Szechuan chicken, Master Han gave Remus the recipe this afternoon." He watches Therion, Malfoy and Layne deftly and gracefully working together, Malfoy cutting...
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Snape walks the halls of the school in the early morning hours, his mind full of racing thoughts, most of which are difficult to pin down. He knows where most of his allies are; Ginny, Luna, Neville, and Draco are in their নিরাপদ place. Ginny, Luna and Neville will be waking soon to start their classes. Peeves is patrolling high above the Death Eaters, watching their every move. Minerva is preparing for her first class of the morning. Only Dobby's location is unknown; he has yet to return from his mission.

This concerns Snape greatly, but not quite enough for him to risk asking Kreacher where...
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