Severus quickly strode down Diagon Alley, headed toward Gringotts. He needed to change his galleons to pounds, as he was headed to Muggle London for the weekend, and then Surrey. He was given the task to to pick Potter up from his humble adobe, as he hadn't been responding to his Hogwarts Acceptance Letters. Albus had been sending thousands, through the owl post, to the Dursley household.

Severus sneered, imaging the pampered prince he was sure to find, thinking himself above everyone. That was surely the reason he was not answering. Not the claptrap Albus was coming up with about abuse nor Minerva's insistence that the Dursleys were the worst sort of mugs imaginable. Surely they would pamper him- they knew was famous in the wizarding world.

Once in Gringotts, Severus removed the parcel Albus told him to grab. He was not going to get it with an eleven year old in his presence, it would pique too many questions. Questions that Severus would not be able to answer. Though, Severus doubted once he found out the problem with Potter's letters, he would not be escorting the brat.

At least, Severus thought, Surrey was not far from London. Not like when he has to travel to places like Carlisle or Merlin forbid Dublin. He hated leaving Britain and going to Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. Severus himself was from Cokeworth, with Irish, French, and German roots. He lived near the city Derby, but had never ventured into the city, as per his mother's demands.

His mother was a spoilt pureblood, Eileen Prince, who in a fit of rebellion against her parents and their ideas of arranged marriage, married Tobias Snape. In the beginning, Tobias and Eileen got along great. Tobias worked in a factory and Eileen made a small profit selling herbal remedies (actually potions). Severus was born a few years into their marriage, and things still seemed fine. It was when Severus when things for the small Snape family started going downhill. Eileen was pregnant for a second time, when Tobias came home saying he had been laid off because the factory was going out of business. Eileen, because of her pregnancy could not work with potions, so there was no income in the house. It was also around this time that Severus began showing signs of accidental magic. In a fit of rage, Tobias beat his wife, and she lost their child, leaving her infertile and Severus as their only child. Eileen was never the same after that, and neither was Tobias. Tobias felt guilty, and began drowning his sorrows in alcohol, and grew more violent. He became intolerant of any magic, and beat both his wife and child for uses of magic.

Things for Severus began to look up when he met Lily Evans, but he screwed that up by the time he was fifteen. By seventeen he was a full fledged Death Eater. By nineteen he was parentless and by twenty-one he had switched sides the war and was assigned his job of spying.

Severus cleared his thoughts and focused on the task at hand. Focusing on the past would do him no good.

He had two muggle raised wizarding children to visit. Potter of course, and girl by the name of Granger. He decided he would visit with the Granger family first, he could not deal with Potter on his perfectly normal Saturday. He could wait until Monday for that.

He looked again at the parchment Albus had given him:

Miss Hermione Jean Granger

Bedroom on the third floor

6 Nightingale Lane

Sevenoaks

Kent

He knew he was not going to enjoy this trip. Not one bit.

He sighed and walked out of the Leaky Cauldron. Once on the street, he walked into an alleyway, and transfigured his clothes into muggle clothes. He had a white button down shirt, a black suit coat, and black pants. He transfigured his boots into dress shoes and tied his hair back into a low ponytail.

Then, Severus began the tedious task of hailing a taxi. Once he hailed the cab, he told the driver where he was going. He said not another word, so to fill the silence, the cabbie put on the radio. Severus hated every instant of it, it was muggle pop music. Songs such as Ice Ice Baby and Tainted Love were playing, as well as some older songs such as Don't Stop Believing and Bohemian Rhapsody.

Bohemian Rhapsody was Lily's favorite song when the summer before fifth year. Their last summer on good terms. Severus wished the cabbie would turn the radio off. He would rather suffer in silence than listen to the music. Most of it was terrible anyways. Of course love is tainted, love is never pure. There are always stings attached to love, no one loves just for love, they always want something in return.

"Sixty pounds, mister." The cabbie said one he arrived at this Granger girl's house.

Severus thought that price seemed oddly high, but handed the money over anyways. He left without uttering a word.

He walked up a concrete driveway to a large three story house and knocked on the door. He noticed that the door was made of juniper, and looked quite expensive. There were large windows on the outside of the house, and it was kept up nicely.

So this Granger girl came from money, good to know for future reference.

A tall man opened the door. He was dressed similarly to Severus, expect his suit was navy. He looked to be about ten years Severus's senior.

"How can I help you sir?"

"Hello, my name is Severus Snape. Are you Mr. Granger?"

"I am. How can I help you?"

"I am actually here for your daughter, Hermione. You may want to let me in, as this is confidential information."

"Ah, yes. Follow me, Mr. Snape."

Mr. Granger led Severus through a hallway. The floors were a dark marble, with odd splashes of color and the walls were a solid white. He then led Severus through similarly fashioned hallways, until they reached a library. The library was on the smaller size, with books lining shelves all the way around the room.

Mr. Granger turned to Severus, "My Hermione loves reading. This is where she spends most of her time. We can talk in here. Is that okay with you?"

"Perfectly agreeable, Mr. Granger."

"Oh, call me Henry, as it is my name."

"Then I must ask you to call me Severus, Henry."

"Okay Severus."

Henry led Severus over to a nook in the library where a young girl of no more than eight or nine was sitting.

"Perdita, can you go ask Hermione and your mother to come here please. Tell them it is urgent."

"Yes, daddy." The girl had clear blue eyes, light brown hair, and had faint freckles across her nose.

Henry gestured for Severus to sit on an arm chair, and Henry sat on a couch.

"A love of Shakespeare?" Severus asked.

"Ah, you caught the references? Yes, it was Claire's idea. Hermione's middle is my mother's name and Perdita's middle name is Claire's mother's name."

"I see, a perfect mix of personal interest and family."

"Yes."

The two lapsed in to a comfortable silence, until a few minutes later, Perdita returned with Hermione and her mother in tow.

"Hello, Mrs. Granger, Miss Granger, Miss Granger, I am Severus Snape."

"Hullo, Mr. Snape." Hermione said, extending her hand. Severus reached out and shook it.

"Hello, you can call me Claire."

"Then you can call me Severus."

"Well, Severus," Henry said as Perdita sat on his lap, "what brings you to our humble adobe?"

Severus reached into his coat pocket, and then handed Hermione her letter.

"Read this, and then I will answer any questions."

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore

(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock

Supreme Mugwump, International Condf. of Wizards)

Dear Miss Granger,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins September 1.

Yours Sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

"Can you explain this?" Hermione said after reading the letter.

"Have you ever done any thing that you can not explain. Maybe summoning a book off the book shelf when you could not reach it?"

Hermione nodded.

"Then, you are a witch. This is an acceptance letter to a school which will teach you how to use your ability."

"Mum, Dad, can I go? Please?"

"Hang on, Honey. Let us talk with Severus here and find out more before we agree." Claire said.

"What happens to her normal education?" Henry asked.

"Many Muggleborn students- those with nonmagical parents, give up Muggle education and pursue wizardry. However, a select few take supplementary courses in their muggle studies on their own and over the summer."

"What happens if we choose not to send her?" Henry asked, feeling like he would not like the answer.

"I would have to bind her magic and erase all of your memories."

"I see. And where can we get all these supplies? I am sure we cannot just wander into London and get a wand or cauldron."

"You are mistaken. There is an entrance to Diagon Alley, the wizarding alleyway where you can buy everything and anything you need. I can take you today if you are free and show you around before you decide anything."

"I would like to speak with either this Albus Dumbledore or Minerva McGonagall," Claire said, "it's not that I don't trust you. I do, this is just so hard to believe."

"Ah, yes. Right now both Albus and Minerva are otherwise occupied. However I can see about contacting a family of wizards to answer your questions. They have seven children- six boys and a girl. If you want, I can contact them for you."

"Please, Severus. I would appreciate anything to help me wrap my mind around this." Henry said.

"Sure." Severus said. He then cast his Patronus, a way to communicate and sent a message to Molly Weasley. He told her met him and the Granger family at the Leaky Cauldron.

"Mrs. Weasley, the mother, will met us at the Leaky Cauldron, in London with some of her children. They need to do school shopping, so you could possibly walk with the Weasley family."

"Okay," Claire said, "let us get going."

Claire drove them all to London, and found a parking ramp for her car. Severus led the family to the Leaky Cauldron and then to a rather large table in the middle of the restaurant. It was then that Lucius Malfoy approached him.

"Are you introducing a muggleborn to our society, Severus?" Lucius asked, wife and son flanking him on either side.

"Yes, Lucius, I am. We are waiting for the Weasleys to arrive. Would you like to join us?" Severus asked, with an undertone of sarcasm. Little Draco had walked over to Hermione and Peridta at this point, but neither Severus or Lucius noted. Narcissa, however did, and was impressed when Draco introduced himself with impeccable manners and then launched right into conversation with the two girls.

"It seems," Narcissa said, "that Draco would like to."

"Ah, yes, then we shall." Lucius said.

Lucius and Narcissa introduced themselves to Claire and Henry, and surprising the five adults fell into conversation as easily as the children did. Henry and Claire asked many questions and between Severus, Lucius, and Narcissa all the questions were answered.

Molly Weasley and six of her children walked in a few minutes later. Molly and Charlie introduced themselves, and then the children. Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny fell into conversation with the Granger girls, and with some initial reluctance, Draco. Soon though, the children were talking like they had been friends for ages though. Percy, feeling conflicted about the Malfoys did not join any conversation.

Once everyone had eaten, the Malfoys and Weasleys led the Grangers into Diagon Alley for school shopping and left Severus behind. Severus was pleased, he out Slytherin'd all of them. He got the Grangers off his hands and all three families were getting on. He had a feeling something important had just happened, he only hoped it was for the better.