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Dear Lord Prince,
There has been a few discrepancies with your vaults. It appears someone has been stealing from you.
If you wish to discover the identity of the thief, come to Gringotts at your earliest convenience.
Yours in Service,
Axeclaw
Prince Accountant
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"I am not sure where you got the idea that I was Lord Prince," Severus said stiffly, "because my grandfather disowned my mother and I."
"He disowned your mother," Axeclaw corrected, "but when it was clear you were going to be his only living male descendant, he made you the Prince Heir."
"Dumbledore told me he made my uncle the heir," Severus frowned.
"Your uncle was the heir," Axeclaw agreed, "but he died a week after taking the heirship."
"My cousin is unavailable?"
"Your cousin was disowned when he took a male lover," Axeclaw said dryly. Severus tensed. "Your grandfather is not homophobic, but they are both allergic to several ingredients in the male pregnancy potion.
"Would you like to take up the Lordship now?"
"Yes," Severus said firmly.
"As per protocol," Axeclaw added, "you will have to take a Blood Test." He pulled a silver piece of parchment and a needle from his desk. "Three drops."
Severus pricked his finger and allowed three drops of blood to fall onto the parchment.
Blood Test for Severus Tobias Snape-Black:
Name: Severus Tobias Snape-Black Née Snape
Mother: Eileen Snape Née Prince (deceased)
Father: Tobias Snape (deceased)
Husband: Regulus Snape-Black Née Black (living)
Offspring: Harrison Regulus Snape (living)
Severus stopped short, gaping at the Blood Test.
"Heir Prince? What is it?"
"I have a son," Severus choked.
Axeclaw's eyes widened.
"That is impossible! I-" Severus broke off.
"Heir Prince?"
"The week before Lily's wedding," Severus rasped.
He had a son!
"I want the location of my child," Severus growled. He knew the goblins had much more powerful tracking spells and potions than he could ever create.
"That is doable," Axeclaw agreed. "We will need a few drops of your blood and a hair."
Severus yanked a hair from his scalp and handed it to the goblin. Then he pulled an empty vial from his robes. Ignoring Axeclaw's eye-roll, he pricked his finger again and let three more drops fall into the vial.
"I will contact you when we have the location of your son," Axeclaw said. "Now, for your Lordship..."
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Titles: Potions Master Snape-Black, Half-Blood Prince
Lordships:
Prince (maternal)
Ravenclaw (paternal)
Heirships:
None