Chapter 95 - Grass Snake Ⅲ (1/2)

Later that evening, Reginald quietly waited in his study for his wife and his sister to arrive having requested their presence earlier that evening. The study is unusually bright as Sir Knight Prince and his body are present for the untimely family meeting. After some time, the door opens as Reginald without glancing up from his desk asks, ”Are the children asleep?”

”Yes, Tadbey is watching over them for the evening,” Sirsa replied as she took a seat.

”Good,” Reginald simply said earning a raised eyebrow from Georgine.

”Really brother, you needn't be worried,” Georgine huffed. ”Tadbey rarely is seen unless he allows himself to be seen and the children have yet to even catch a glimpse of him if at all be aware of his existence.”

Reginald finally looks up and says, ”I have many reasons to be concerned.”

”Has it something to do with this afternoon's line of questioning?” Georgine further inquired.

”Yes,” Reginald reluctantly answered after a moment.

Sirsa furrows her brows and says, ”But we answered all her questions and did not give anything unwarranted away. What is there to worry about? Even if her curiosity gets the better of her, we can still easily deal with that.”

Georgine runs her eyes down her brother's figure and sees the undeniable tension and worry there. Never one to be slow on her feet, Georgine's eyes widen as she slowly says, ”No, the problem isn't what the girl asked, but what she said. What did my niece say to you this afternoon brother that has you fraught and tangled into knots?”

”Salazar's inheritance has reappeared,” Reginald gravely croaked.

”But she is a half-blood!” Sirsa wild-eyed protested as she rose to her feet.

”Half-blood or not, she is undoubtedly a parselmouth,” Reginald murmured.

”Did you see any proof, Reginald?! It could all be a mere figment of her imagination!” Sirsa exclaimed.

”You did not see her face, Sirsa. She was afraid,” Reginald almost whispered.

Sirsa slowly lowered herself back into her seat as Sir Knight Prince says, ”Her aura has utterly changed since this afternoon. I thought it was merely a fluctuation as is common, but it has steadily remained that way all day. And, it matches those that were also carriers of Salazar's blood.”

The silence grows until Georgine steadily says, ”The family has dwelt with this issue four times before, and this will only be the fifth. We shall do like the times before and protect her. We need not worry as though it is the end of days.”

Reginald presses her lips together as Georgine narrows her eyes and says, ”But what, brother? There is something else isn't there?”

”There is a touch of Merlin's inheritance present as well,” Reginald unwillingly admitted.

Georgine sputters in disbelief. ”A farseer as well! I must ask now brother, but what exactly is the lineage of the Snape Family? Because no common muggle bloodline could awaken one much less two inheritances in our family!”

”After Eileen ran off with that muggle, I had his family looked into,” Reginald quietly answered. ”As unlikely as it seems, the Snape's are a long line of squibs traced all the way back through the maternal line back to Godric Gryffindor.”

”And what of the paternal squib lines?” Georgine further pressed knowing full well, there was something her brother had not said.

Grudgingly Reginald almost whispers, ”Helga Hufflepuff and-.”

”How intriguing, the twins possess three out of the four founder lines. Never mind, now, continue brother and whom does the last line belong too?”

”Grindelwald.”

”How recent?”

”How recent what?”

”Don't play me for a fool, brother. How recent is the Grindelwald line?!”

”Within the last three generations.”

There is dead silence as Georgine with great difficulty says, ”Are you implying that Gilbert Grindelwald produced an heir!?”

”I do not know,” Reginald hissed. ”All I do know is that the Grindelwald bloodline appeared in that muggle's grandfather. And Grindelwald was known for his dark magic experiments which would not be a far cry to believe that he attempted to create a child with inherited magic, but ultimately failed!”

Georgine slumps back against her seat and rubs her head. ”So, what can we expect once they get older?” Georgine rasped.

”They will not only be very powerful but without parallel,” Reginald croaked. ”And though Severus lacks his sister's unique abilities, he more than makes up for it in sheer utter brilliance and ingenuity.”