11 Chapter 09

So I checked the comments and most of you want the game plot to be added while some don't. I spent some time going through the game lore and it is like an au fanfiction. It doesn't fit well with the hp universe. Except for one vault, all the other vaults are apparently decoys or something which was disappointing.

So I won't be including the game plot, that said I did find some interesting characters and other lore from the game which fit in well. Therefore, while I won't include the cursed vaults, I might add some other small things from the game.

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It was evening by the time I finished explaining things about the magical world. Lily had way too many questions but I answered most of them.

Honestly, I still didn't know what to do with her. I was not canon Severus so I didn't feel anything for her.

I was just interested because she was a canon character and she was good at magic. I figured that I might need her help in the future so it wouldn't hurt to know her.

That said I didn't want her to go the same route as in canon. I didn't care whether Harry would be born or not. From the moment I arrived in this world, it was inevitable that there are going to be changed from canon.

I can't rely on the plot too as I am here pre-canon so the only thing that's useful for me is that I know things from an outsider's perspective. I could even say that I have an insight into traits of characters but I can't be too sure as the story was told from Harry's point of view and me being before canon also means that characters could have been different before.

So I had decided not to bother whether my actions would change the plot as my very existence probably already did so.

Speaking of Lily, she was not present in canon and was already dead so what little I knew about her was all from memories of other characters and people tend to glorify dead people so I didn't have a proper assessment either.

And besides all they said was that Harry had her eyes and that she was good at magic.

People forgot about her even though she saved Harry. I could see why they hailed Harry as the one who defeated Voldemort since he was the one who lived.

Also why did no one even try to investigate what happened?

Nobody even bothered how he survived. Dumbledore just bought a group of meatshields together who didn't accomplish anything in the end.

I didn't believe Dumbledore was some evil mastermind but I did think he was horribly ill suited to lead people. He used his reputation to bring some people together and did nothing.

Coming back to Lily, I decided to inform her more about the magical world so that she doesn't go in blind and naive otherwise she would end up as a useless Order of Phoenix member.

For now, though, I just told her about Hogwarts and briefly mentioned what magic was.

I decided to hold back on purebloods and muggleborn issues for now as I didn't want to scare her away.

I just had to set her mentality right and once that did, I could tell her more. I had to make sure not to portray it as some magic-filled utopia and that would be enough to make her cautious.

Also had to show her that Gryffindor was not the only house there was. I would prefer her to go to Ravenclaw which would prevent her from falling under Dumbledore's influence.

That old man never let any Gryffindor go and with his good grandfatherly vibes, he got them onto his side.

I had no doubt that if Mcgonnagall came to Lily's house then she would subtly mention her house whether consciously or not, it would still make the kid subconsciously prefer her house.

No wonder most of the Muggleborns ended up in Gryffindor. The ones who couldn't go to Hufflepuff.

Ravenclaw and Slytherin had the least number of muggle-borns with Slytherin not getting any usually. If they did though...then they wouldn't last very long there.

Lily after becoming a Gryffindor had been influenced by their opinions and probably even felt the bias they had against Slytherins. This put a dent in her relationship with Severus and one blunder from him was enough to sever it completely.

To be honest, I felt Lily gave up on him too quickly, didn't even give him a chance to set things right but she forgave James for all his pranks and bullying he did to Severus.

From what I recalled, Lily only started dating James somewhere between a fifth year and seventh year so I had enough time to make her not fall for him.

...….

Eileen was already back by the time I reached home. She greeted me with a smile which made me think things went well.

"So..I presume things went according to plan?" I asked.

She tilted her head, "Well...they didn't go exactly as planned...We can't access the vaults for now. Once you turn 11, you will be eligible to become the Heir and then we can open it or we have to wait at the very least six months before those geezers in the Wizengamot move a finger."

I wondered why she was happy then.

"..But don't worry, I met an old friend who offered me a job. I will start working there from tomorrow. The pay is decent and I don't have to do much either."

"Old friend? What's the job?" I asked.

"Ah...we went to Hogwarts together. Rosmerta is her name, she was a Hufflepuff a year below me and we bonded over potions. She inherited the three Broomsticks inn."

I just raised an eyebrow. The name felt familiar but I couldn't recall it.

"Of course, you wouldn't know it but the Three Broomsticks is probably the oldest building in Hogsmeade and Hogsmeade is the village outside Hogwarts just so you know...Anyway, Rosie reopened recently and offered me a place there. I don't have to do much here and just help her around there and give some new ideas for drinks."

"I see…"

It was an unexpected outcome. Who would have thought Eileen would meet her friend and get a job. I felt the name Rosmerta was familiar and then I remembered who she was.

She was there in canon and was probably a milf. I kept these thoughts to myself and asked, "She seems like a nice person."

"Yes...she is, she was understanding when I told her about my situation…" she answered.

I felt my back stiffen. "Wait, you...told her.."

Seeing my expression, Eileen said, "Ah..I didn't give her all the details and I told her that I was the one who killed him.."

My lips twitched, "That doesn't make much difference you know….murder is still murder. Aren't you worried she might tell anyone? Also, you could have just stuck with the 'he ran away' statement we used here…"

I couldn't believe that she had done this. This was too risky and admitting to a murder never leads to anything good.

"Severus, you don't have to worry so much...Rosie wouldn't tell anyone and besides I would just say I killed him in self-defence if the Ministry questioned me. They wouldn't convict me as I am a witch and Tobias was a muggle."

"At worst, some nosy Gryffindors might frown but that's it."

While this calmed me down, I still felt it was a bad decision on her part. But I decided to let it slide for now. Her answer gave me more insight into wizarding society.

For them, muggle lives were not as important as theirs and it was understandable. Eileen being a pureblood would also give her more leeway. And if Rosmerta did keep her mouth shut, then there wouldn't be any problems.

"Alright...but don't tell more people okay?"

She nodded and tried patting my head but I dodged her hand.

"So what ideas are you going to pitch to her?" I asked her. I did have some ideas from the modern world that might do well in Hogsmeade but they might fail too as wizards had weird tastes.

"I don't know but I will think of something.."

"Want me to help?" I offered.

Her eyes brightened and she flashed me a smile, "Sure...that would be great."

"Hmm...I will write some ideas down later. For now, you could try introducing some muggle beverages there. Who knows they might do well there?"

"That's a very good idea. I am sure nobody has muggle drinks there and with the inn being the only one selling it, we would make a good profit if they did well."

I was about to head back into my room but I remembered something. "Oh right...I almost forgot I made an acquaintance at the park today.."

"You made a friend !!" Eileen shouted with unhidden excitement in her voice.

"I guess...you could call it that too."

"Severus, tell me is it a boy or a girl?!"

Her excitement was a bit jarring. "It's a …" I began but before I could answer.