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"If it does work; I do not think they will be able to resume their previous careers as Aurors though."
"That would be so great for Neville if it does work, Dad," Harry said enthusiastically."How will you do it?"
"We are first going to remove their memories of being tortured and then I will administer the potion. It will probably need to be administered every few hours at first and they will probably not regain consciousness for a few days after that."
"Why do you need to remove those memories?" Harry asked curiously.
"Inside their minds they are trapped at that point in their lives. We know they are memories, but to Alice and Frank it is happening to them right now." Severus frowned trying to think how he could explain it better. "Did Petunia ever play vinyl records?"
"Oh yeah! She used to play this group called the Beatles all the time after Uncle Vernon went to work."
Lily laughed and clapped her hands together. "Oh my, Tuney and I were huge Beatle fans! Her favorite was Paul and mine was Ringo. We used to fight all the time over which one was more popular."
"Well, to use the example of a record, at times records get damaged by scratches or dust in the grooves and the needle will stick in that groove and repeat the same phrase of a song over and over again until you pick the arm up and move it. That is like what is happening inside their minds. They are stuck in the groove of being tortured by Bellatrix, Rodolphus and Barty Crouch Jr."
"I can see how removing those memories could help, but will their other memories come back then?" Lily asked.
"Healer Duval believes so." Severus shook his head and continued, "On another subject; Luc, Cissa, and I retrieved another horcrux from her sister Bellatrix's private vault at Gringotts this morning."
Lily shuddered. "With the one that was inside Harry that makes five so far."
"If we can find the Ravenclaw Diadem, it will make six," Severus pointed out.
"When you find the diadem and get rid of it; will that mean You-Know-Who can die then?"
"Unless he has made another horcrux while he is in Albania. He may have used an animal, most likely a snake." Seeing Harry's alarmed look; Severus patted his arm. "Don't worry; it is unlikely, but it is something Orion Black pointed out that we may need to consider. Unless he finds a way to regain a human body, we will not have to worry about him. In order to do that he would need the help of one or more of his Death Eaters and according to Lucius, none of them seem very interested in bringing him back. In any case as I've said before; if he does manage to come back, you will not be the one fighting him."
"How will you find the diadem, Dad?"
"Professor Dumbledore told the Order of the Phoenix that Potter and I were part of, that You-Know-Who applied for the position of defense professor in the fifties and came here for an interview. Dumbledore thinks he hid something here at Hogwarts before he left again," Lily explained.
"But it could be anywhere and it may be somewhere only You-Know-Who may be able to access," Severus added in a frustrated tone. "That is my fear."
"I know Draco was saying that there are rooms in this castle that only appear every ten years," Harry said. "What if he hid it in one of those?"
"I do not believe he would do that. He would want to hide it somewhere he had ready access to if he needed it."
Lily frowned, thinking. "I don't recall 'Hogwarts: A History' mentioning anything about hidden rooms, but it has been years since I read it."
"Maybe you could ask Blinky about hiding places. The elves probably know a lot more about Hogwarts than anybody else," Harry suggested.
"That's a fantastic idea, Harry," Lily said. "And you're right; they would as they were born and lived here their entire lives."
"It is and it is one I never even thought about," Severus admitted.
"Glad I thought of it then," Harry replied, glancing up at the clock and noticing it was getting close to curfew. He got up, giving both his mum and dad a hug. "I'll see you at breakfast tomorrow."
"Wait a moment, Harry and I'll walk back with you," Lily said. She gave Severus a hug and kissed his cheek. "Have a good night, Sev."
"Thanks, Lily," Severus replied. He stood in the entrance of his quarters and watched until they had disappeared up the staircase.
Severus checked on his potion the next morning before he went upstairs for breakfast. It appeared to be doing fine. He went upstairs and walked into the Entrance Hall, immediately spotting Harry sitting at the Slytherin table. He smiled at Harry and bade his snakes good morning with a nod. He took is customary position at the head table next to Minerva and began to fill his plate from the platters and bowls in front of him.
Suddenly, the entrance doors to the Great Hall flew open with a bang and James and Sirius, dressed in their full red and blue trimmed Auror robes strode in. There was a sudden hush as the students looked around and at each other nervously.
Severus sneered at them as they came up the center aisle. "Do they really think they are striking fear into anybody's heart?" He asked Minerva sarcastically."Apparently they think they are," Minerva replied with a frown. She imagined they were here to see Albus.
"Hey Snivellus," James called. "Who gave you the right to turn my son into an ugly git like yourself?"
Harry rose, but Lily who had just come into the Great Hall, shook her head at him. Some of the Slytherin students laid their wands on the table next to their plates. Severus noticed and glared until their wands disappeared off the table again.
"I did," Lily said from behind them.
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