Iulia Linnea (iulia_linnea) wrote in snape_potter, @ 2009-08-03 21:10:00 |
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I, Severus Tobias Snape, residing at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Hogsmeade, Scotland, being of sound magic, mind, and body, and in the contemplation of the certainty of my death, do hereby declare this instrument to be my last will and testament.
I. I hereby revoke all previous wills and codicils.
II. I die upon the Surrender of my name, which I wish to be forgotten.
III. I direct that the disposition of my remains be as follows: If at the time of my legal death there be anything left of my lifeless body or its parts, that flesh shall be, without ceremony or rite, burnt, and the ashes then scattered over the Black Lake at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
IIIa. I hereby direct that no posthumous awards be granted me; no remembrance services, ceremonies, or rites of any kind be held for me; and that no monuments of any kind be erected, placed, or painted in memory of me. For the sake of utmost clarity, I hereby attest that I do not wish posthumous recognition in any form, be it tangible or intangible. The executor of my estate, I charge with the task of destroying or disrupting any tangible or intangible attempts to commemorate my person or acts.
IV. My earthly effects, those found on my body, contained at Spinner's End, Trafford Park, Manchester, contained in my vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and contained in my quarters and office at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which constitute my only legal possessions and are, therefore, mine to dispose of freely, with one exception, I direct shall be auctioned for profit by the executor of my estate; the auction's proceeds, I direct shall be contributed to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's Needy Pupils Fund, and I further direct that the funds from my contribution shall be used solely for the benefit of needy Slytherin students. The exception to the auction is a small oak chest, which may be found behind the panelling in my quarters at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; this chest, I bequeath to Harry James Potter, son of Lily Potter née Evans, wheresoever he is residing at the time of my death. This chest contains items that will be of particular interest to Mr Potter as they relate to his mother. Should Mr Potter fail to claim possession of the chest within one year of my death, I direct that it be Vanished by an agent contracted for this purpose by my executor. Whosoever retrieves the chest shall require the assistance of a curse-breaker; this includes Mr Potter, who will be arrogant enough to assume that such assistance is not required for him should he elect to collect his legacy.
IVa. My executor is to see to it that Mr Potter retains the services of a curse-breaker should he claim the chest. In the event that a person other than my executor or Mr Potter seeks to remove the chest, my executor is directed to allow whomever this fool might be to attempt removal of it on his or her own, and my executor is further directed to afford no remuneration from my estate to the family of that idiot upon the occasion of his or her inevitable death.
IVb. I purposefully make no provision for any relatives of mine, known or unknown to me, in this instrument.
V. Grapplethorpe the Goblin of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, I name as the executor of my last will and testament. In the event that Grapplethorpe dies before me, I direct that his replacement be made my executor. All fees for this service have been rendered unto Grapplethorpe in the expectation that he make arrangements to see that they are transferred to any necessary succedaneum in the event of his death occurring before mine.
I hereunder subscribe my handwritten and magical signatures on this, my last will and testament, on this, the third day of April, 1998, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and in the presence of the portraits of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore and Phineas Nigellus Black, who witnessed my writing of this will from beginning to end, as well as the subscription thereto of my signatures, and who have agreed to attest this will's authenticity should such attestation be required.
Severus Tobias Snape