In 1976, the Marauders attended Beltane and Sirius was chosen to be the Horned Warrior for the offering of seed to the Goddess. A year later, Helen and Thomas Granger adopt a little girl. Narcissa Malfoy pays Snape a visit on a dark and stormy night. An informant for the Soviets disappears from East Berlin and the next morning, Snape is sent to check on No 4 Privet Drive...