40 40) Prince is the name 2

Severus reached the Great Hall along with the other housemates of his own as they all entered the hall for having their breakfast.

The classes were going to start in 45 minutes, it was enough time for him and then to finish their breakfast and go on for their classes, besides Slughorn would also be asking them about their NEWTs classes and the OWLs they got to check their eligibility for the NEWTs classes they wished to take.

He had just finished his breakfast when Slughorn arrived 20 minutes before the classes were going to be started.

He had been sitting with his back at the Gryffindor table to not be bothered by the Golden Trio this early. He didn't wanted to spoil his good morning till now by some early confrontation. The breakfast at Gryffindor table was going rowdy as usual, from a slight turn of his head he saw a surprising sight. Ronald Weasley was eating nicely but there was still some hastiness and eagerness for food present there. Guess he had improved his eating habits a little or was it different from the canon?

Alice was sitting with Pandora from Ravenclaw as she was the friend of that Ravenclaw girl, she was sitting at the Ravenclaw table but guess she was a Gryffindor so it was not strange. It seems she had already checked her classes with Professor Mcgonagall.

"Mr Snape, I must say you look nice and healthy after a long summer", Slughorn spoke with a smile as he looked at him with a curious smile of his own tending for some gossip. He was all too eager now for a gossip, it had saddened him to hear of the split between Severus and Lily Evans. Both of them were an extremely good pair in making potions.

"Thank you Professor Slughorn and it is Severus Prince now", Severus replied to him with a small amused tone. Slughorn was one of the few with whom Severus showed a little ounce of emotion around.

Horace Slughorn's eyes widened but his lips stretched to a wide smile at the words of his student. "Congratulations Mr Prince for your new change in name", he said with a small congratulating tone looking at the skilled student of his. Having the backing of a Noble house was a no small thing in Wizarding World and it seems he had found another collection for him now.

He had hopes that Severus Prince will be a part of his 'Slug Club' now, considering he had always declined the offer in the past.

"Does it mean that you will accept my invitation to the Slug Club?", Slughorn asked jokingly to his pupil but both he and Severus knew it was not a simple joke.

"Perhaps Professor, perhaps", he replied with an enigmatic smile of his own which he believed to have been perfected by him over the long summer.

Horace knew that it was the most for now which he could get from his most antisocial student. He had however an inkling that perhaps he was going to join the club now with his newfound Noble status. Afterall his club was meant to make connections.

"What classes are you hoping to take for NEWTS, Mr Prince?", Slughorn asked calling him out for the real important matter for now.

"Potions, Charms,Transfiguration, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, Herbology, History of Magic and Care of Magical Creatures", he replied back with a calm look looking at Slughorn who was looking at him wide eyed.

"That are quite a lot of subjects Mr Prince, I hope you know what you are going to face", Slughorn said as he tried to make him understand a little. Knowing his student he knew it was not possible to change his path once he set his mind on it, but still he needed to warn him about the hectic life he would face for this in his next two years.

He didn't knew that Severus didn't need most of this classes, considering his knowledge was onpar with the teachers or even higher than them in some subjects. He just wanted to have a busy life for the next 2 years since he didn't wanted to lay around only to get in confrontations with marauders as well as the golden trio.

"Very well then Mr Prince I hope to see you in the Potions class after breakfast. Now Mr Rosier what subject would you like to take for your NEWTs?", Slughorn asked as he looked to Evan who was sitting beside him.

Severus honestly wondered why he kept the company of his fellow Slytherin housemates as he walked to the Dungeons along them. Mulciber had been late in eating which was the reason they had been getting a little late for the Potions class. Even Slughorn had vanished during Mulciber eating breakfast telling them that they should all arrive within the next 20 minutes or he will be forced to take points from his own house.

They reached the Potions class and he prepared himself for the inevitable confrontations and glances which would start for him from now. He was thankful that the last ritual he did before arriving to Hogwarts was going to help him greatly in his quest.

Horace was talking to the students when he looked at the door and found the group of students of his own house, who all had been late due to Mr Mulciber. In this few minutes of talking with the students, he had conversed with Mr Potter who had been homeschooled along with his two friends. The boy was friendly to talk to, and Horace immediately understood that he had the kind and good nature of his uncle Fleamont and father Charlus Potter.

"Mr Damien Mulciber, take the table in the third row with Mr Marcus Avery, Mr Evan Rosier you will join with Mr John Wilkes besides Mr Harry Potter and Mr Ronald Whitby in the fourth row. Mr Severus Prince will join with Miss Laena Greengrass in the middle of the first row", Slughorn spoke up taking the name of everyone of the students. Normally he would have never taken the first names along with the surnames of the students this way but he wanted it to be a subtle hint which he wanted to be caught by Laena Greengrass for what it was.

In his life till now Slughorn had experienced many things and had made many mistakes. He wasn't going to lie but he himself knew that his efforts on his own house were far minimum then it should have been. In his heart he knew that he was a coward, he had long been; since the day he had that conversation about the wretched topics of Hocruxes with Tom Riddle.

He had experienced enough to know who was going to be a leader and who was going to be a follower with their qualities. However there were also men who preferred to be in hoods and shadows and work there. They didn't need limelight but they were the most dangerous as they were not seen or heard much by anyone. Severus Prince was one such man who preferred to be in shadows.

Miss Greengrass was a clever and ambitious girl, the Greengrasses were a neutral family who had still not taken the sides in the war. It was their way of surviving till the last, he had even heard and seen her taking students of House Slytherin under the wing of House Greengrass. The students who wanted nothing to do with the war under the protection of the Noble house, there were risks on the outside which she could hardly prevent but atleast they were safe inside Hogwarts. It was a nice and good way to keep them safe and also Miss Greengrass's way of making connections.

He had always known that Severus's weakest link was Lily Evans and his love for her. He had long ago recognised the admiration and adoration, after all he too had been one in the same boat. He also knew that while Severus could be cruel and vicious, he was also more than it.

He wanted Mr Prince to have contact with Miss Greengrass as he thought that it will help him. House Prince was a house restored new once again, after it being dormant for around 18 years. He knew personally that Severus with a new restored house; the main pressure would be on him to survive the war with no losses to his house. It was the typical thought of every Lord of a Noble house now during the times of war.

It was beneficial for both Miss Greengrass and Mr Prince, one would get another new house as their ally while the other could have the support of another neutral and noble house.

As Severus walked to his table, he didn't missed the slack jawed looks like being shot at him by the Marauders, Golden Trio and Lily Evans along with other girls bar Alice who already knew about it.

James couldn't believe the boy who walked besides him and Sirius. He had perked along with Sirius at hearing Snivellus name but looking at him had made him shocked to his bones.

Sirius was meanwhile having the same thoughts as James as he looked at the figure of the bastard. Snivellus looked good with his new short hair and small nose, though he will die rather than admit it.

Hermione meanwhile couldn't fanthom the changes in her Professor. He had changed his name to Prince and he looked so handsome now with his facial features and fitting robes. Was this all changes happening because of their arrival?, She thought inwardly looking at the figure of her ex Professor who was a hot teenager now. She had to admit that he looked hot now with his face and body. Not to mention there were changes happening already such as the Triwizard's Tournament and now her Professor being a 'Prince' than 'Snape'.

Harry had to control his anger at seeing the man alive and infront of him once again. Granted he had yet to do anything to him, he still couldn't forget the fact that every suffering in his life was because of him and his actions. Ron was meanwhile trying his best to prevent Harry from making a scene, besides in his opinion too the slimy git had changed from despicable to good looking. Far good looking than he was ever.

But the worst reaction if anyone had, it was Lily Evans as she found herself being at the side table with Mary Macdonald. Severus looked so different. Gone was his lanky and dead hair now replaced by shiny, soft and short one. His skin looked healthy along with his facial features which were perfectly fitting with each other. He looked hot like an eye candy to her, even Mary besides her was seeing him like she had seen a completely different person than before.

He looked so different from the boy she had break off her friendship.

Severus took his seat besides Laena Greengrass who too was a little wide eyed but not too obvious like the ones who had their mouth gaping open.

Laena Greengrass was a very attractive girl with a developing curvy figure, blonde cascading hair to her waists, milky white skin with long toned slender legs and a seductive mouth with sapphire blue eyes. A beauty he would have sure tried to hit on, if it wasn't for the fact that he was happy with Alice. Besides Alice too was on a same scale of beauty or perhaps a little bit higher now with the changes in her body.

"It seems Snivellus's mother had finally bought her son a shampoo", came the all too familiar voice of Sirius Black who was always too ready to start things with him.

Slughorn opened his mouth to admonish him amongst the laughters from several Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws on the comment but was stopped when he heard a small amused laugh from Severus who turned back fully to see Sirius Black face to face.

Before he could say anything lest this two start duelling, Severus spoke up with a small happy tone and a fake smile plastered on his face, "infact she did Black, a shame the same couldn't be said and applied about you and your mother. Oh sorry, my mistake. Is it Black still now?, Or are you Sirius no name now according to the most interesting rumours I heard about a 'disgrace' being removed and disowned from his family and his name being scorched off the family tree to cleanse them from the dirt and the unwanted in their great legacy. Worry not my dear fellow class mate, perhaps I could give you one name worthy of you if you want it", he finished with an amused look and smile still in his face among the hard laughters of Slytherins who were present there and knew about the incident. It was a cruel jab but nonetheless he meant it to be hurtful to Black.

The face of Sirius turned immediately red and within an instant, he took his wand out and had started to murmur the incantation about the knockbank jinx when he felt his wand being gripped out from his hand and flew back a metre, hitting the table behind him hard with his back, dropping the cauldrons of Avery and Mulciber who were all too happy by the act and the latter even giving him a discreet kick to his ass.

"Oops, it seems in my hurry to prevent you from casting spells unapproved by our Professor. I added a little too bit of my power", Severus said as his face turned a mockery of sorrow face clutching Black's wand in his left hand. His eyes however being cold, emotionless and like an empty tunnel that could go on forever, conveying his intentions and words perfectly. The eyes which scared Sirius a little, James took his wand out and Harry was going to do the same but his hand was gripped by Ron who gave him a look to not do it already seeing the Professor taking his wand.

James's wand flew to Slughorn's right hand as the latter nonverbally disarmed James Potter. Severus had only prevented spells from being cast as much as he had gone a little overboard in it. However his mind was on another thing, the tone, the voice of his during it. It had a presence in it, a presence which Severus had never shown to anyone before, nor anybody seeing it.

The class was however silent now as everyone looked at Severus. Everyone could feel it now clear, something had changed in him. He had a presence which they felt when his spell was casted so fast and quick, a presence he never excluded before.

Laena Greengrass too felt the same thing, when he had goaded Black, when he had casted the spell. It had thrilled her body seeing and feeling the slight magic in the air. One thing was clear for her however, Severus Prince had become a hell lot interesting over the summers.

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