Origin of Magic! (Part-1)

{27th June 1993}

{The Three Broomstics}

{7:00 PM}

'Ugh, I gotta stop waking up like this...'

I felt blank as I slowly regained consciousness... I slowly opened my eyes and took a look around.

'Hogwarts it is...'

I looked around my bed noticing that there were 3 screens surrounding me humming with magic.

'So at least I didn't blow up or lose my magic...'

I slowly sat up as the screen in front of me was pushed aside, Madam Pomfrey peeked inside and upon noticing that I was awake, pushed the whole screen aside.

"Well that certainly was a journey wasn't it Mr Selwyn..." Dumbledore stepped up and looked at me curiously, he was dressed up in a lime green wizard robe that was certainly an upscale to the outlandish orange-coloured robe that he wore on the end of term celebration.

"Yeah, I guess? So I guess it's the question and answer time? By the way, there are more people here than I expected!" I looked at the form of Professor Snape, Lily, Professor Mcgonagall, Sirius Harry and Daphne.

Lily rolled her eyes and stepped forward to examine me once again, she started performing various charms as she said, "So professor Dumbeldore tells me your Patronus is a Doe?"

I appreciated her attempt to lighten the situation, I raised an eyebrow and looked at her haughtily, "Isn't someone full of themselves...Ouch" I rubbed my hand softly before looking at Harry and Daphne, I expected a surge of emotion but nothing happened this time.

"Wha-" I stopped myself before turning to Professor Dumbledore, "You fixed it?" I asked anxiously as I looked back into Harry's eyes feeling nothing.

'Huh, thank god!'

"I wish I could tell you that my boy, but to fix something we know nothing about is almost impossible?"

'Huh but I feel fine now...Status!'

[Unstable Magic (Suppressed)- Due to a strange phenomenon your magic is unstable, your connection with mana is in a very dangerous state. Due to the consumption of various potions, the effect is suppressed.

-1% ???

-3% ???]

"Hmm..." I hummed as Harry blurted out, "What did you do?" he seemed anxious and when I gave him a curious look he continued, "I know you, Blaise, you cooked up some new potion or rune scheme and tested it out without supervision again right?" He seemed frustrated but before he could continue Daphne place a hand on his shoulder so she shut up.

As I was feeling fine now I finally got a good look at Daphne, almost everyone looked like they did in the movies but Daphne was different. I guess I couldn't really remember her in the movies but she certainly looked like a pureblood princess. Silky blond hair flowing past her shoulders, grey eyes that looked anxious, I know Daphne knows Occlumency so she can certainly control her emotions but it seemed like she was trying to show me how vulnerable she was.

'Hmm I feel fine, nothing, no twinge of pain no anger but when I look at Harry there is still some vestige of anger in me... but why?'

"Now I'm certain that your friends are concerned about you Blaise, but I would like to cut your reunion here and ask some questions. While I would have given 20 Points to Slytherin if the school was in term for your wonderful Patronus but I wasn't expecting it to carry such a confusing message?"

I took a deep breath and sighed, I motioned for Harry and Daphne to go away and upon their defiant looks turned to Lilly with pleading eyes.

"Daphne dear I'm sure your parents are getting worried about you, Blaise is ok and we'll make sure he'll be fine. Harry why don't you escort Miss Greengrass to her manor." Lily said as moved from my side to persuade them to leave. I closed my eyes, tried to calm down and think about how much I can get away with bullshitting here.

I took lily 5 mins before Harry and Daphne walked away with Professor McGonagall to use her floor. I felt the familiar magic surrounding all of us as a privacy ward was set up around my bed.

"Alright..." I took a deep breath before noticing my wand lying on the bedside table.

'Accio'

As the familiar rush of warmth danced on my fingertips I conjured a roll of parchment, before carefully remembering the modified recipe of the Forgetfulness potion and using a controlled heating charm burned it into the parchment.

'Tch-'

I clicked my tongue as I noticed that the words looked a little crude.

'So one thing it messes with is my control...'

I flicked my wand and a quick soft depulso sent the paper towards Snape who quickly snatched the paper and started reading. Lily too quickly leaned in and both started looking through the recipe.

"And that would be the potion you modified, Right? What is it, Severus?" Dumbledore asked.

"A modified Forgetfulness Potion?" He gave me a blank look his expression betrayed nothing but I could almost feel his mind racing through the possibilities of the recipe.

"A NEWT level potion?" Professor McGonagall asked astonished as she quickly came back after making sure Harry and Daphne went away.

"And quite an interesting way to handle the Broomsrock fins with Asphodel... that would stop the reaction from blowing up in your face, but why is Ashwin- Ah! Hmm..." Lily started muttering looking intrigued at the recipe in front of her.

"Did it work?" Snape asked suddenly, he seemed anxious as he came closer looking me in the eye.

'So he figured it out I guess... at least the potion part...'

"Well, I felt nothing, no pain, no resentment, no anger..." I paused before continuing, "...no closeness" I could see it in his eyes though, the hope that he could be free from his curse.

'Why are they still in their teenage romance phase?'

"What does it do Severus?" Dumbledore asked.

Snape looked at me for a few more seconds before calmly walking back to his place looking at the recipe with a haunted look on his face as he muttered, "It's a Forgetfulness potion keyed to someone, or to better explain, it could make you forget about someone, or what that someone means to you without taking away your memories... as Blaise said, you would feel nothing anymore in their presence, like they never met and nothing happened..."

'I guess I'm not the only one who could feel the longing in his eyes as he stared at the recipe...'

Dumbledore had his 'Ah-I-Got-it' face on as he looked from the Snape to Lily to me.

"Well it's safe to say I can guess what's wrong with you Mr Selwyn," Dumbledore said gathering everyone's attention. At everyone's questioning look he continued, "So what do you know about Magic?"