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Title: Inheritance
Characters: Remus Lupin, Minerva McGonagall, Sirius Black, Severus Snape, portrait!Walburga Black
Rating: PG for adult themes
Word Count: 3500
Summary: Seven short stories about the legacy of Walburga Black
Notes: Written for purplefluffycat at hoggywartyxmas and originally posted here. Thanks to sterling betas therealsnape, coyotegoth, and glass_icarus!


( 'You don't cast off a family like an outworn robe,' I said. 'Oh, yes, you can,' Sirius said darkly. 'And if you're especially clever, you'll do it before they do it to you.' )

Surreptitious
Severus, Lily
G, 200 words

( Slughorn rarely noticed him, even when he wanted to be seen. )

Stymied
Severus, McGonagall, Flitwick, Hooch, Vector, Bones, Slughorn, Dumbledore
G, 200 words

( Severus Snape, McGonagall said. Detention. )

Spell-bound
Severus, Mum, Lily, Lucius
G, 200 words

( Even before Mum explained what magic was, Severus knew. )

Surly
Severus, Mum, Lucius, Lily, Avery, Wilkes
G, 100 words

( We have magic in our blood, Severus. That's what truly matters. )

Stammer
Severus, Lily, Mum, Mrs Evans
G, 100 words

( The summer before he left for school, Severus Snape began to stammer. )