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"Headmaster? a soft whisper echoed through Dumbledore's office drawing all eyes to the small group.
Today was supposed to be a day of celebration. The news of Lord Voldemort's defeat was spreading like wildfire through the Wizarding world. The war was finally coming to an end and peace could finally come.
It should have been like that and it was. For the most part. The people that weren't celebrating were collecting and burying the dead. Families were racing about trying to find lost loved ones that they knew deep down they would never be able to find.
The ending of the war was bittersweet to so many families. Though the worst thing was Albus Dumbledore was sure it wasn't over. He knew that the Dark Lord was simply in hiding waiting for his strength to come back so he could return to power.
It was this knowledge that was forcing his hands. He had to make sure everything happened the way it was supposed to. The way it was supposed to happen though was going to break the hearts of so many people. It was the only way.
Still, looking at the young couple in front of him he wanted to take it all back. He could see their hearts breaking though the man was doing everything to hide that. After all this time he still only truly let his guard down for her.
Spencer Potter and Severus Snape were a couple that he wanted to work, but he wasn't sure would. During their schooling he was sure they would be pulled apart by Spencer's brother. And they were. For awhile.
That was years ago. The couple was strong now and they could take anything that was thrown their way. At least Dumbledore hoped so. If what he thought was coming truly came the world would need both Spencer and Severus.
"Spencer," Severus sighed resting a hand on her lower back.
"James and Lily are gone," Spencer whispered tears in her eyes, "Peter is dead and Sirius is to blame for it all. And Remus comes and goes wherever he can find work, if he can find work. Now, you want to take my nephew away as well? Without telling us why or where he's going? Are you going to send Severus undercover as well?"
The Headmaster looked away hearing the anger and betrayal in the young woman's voice. He took a deep breath before moving to the other side of his desk. There was nothing he could say to comfort her. She didn't want his comfort anyway.
Black eyes glared angrily at the old Wizard as Severus tried to calm his love. She had been heartbroken hearing that James and Lily were dead, but she had simply pushed that to the side and asked when they'd get to take Harry home.
Of course when it rains it pours. The war had taken Spencer's family from her. In truth, there had been too many times where she could have lost Severus as well. He had just returned from the medics the week prior.
"He'll...I'll never see him, will I?" Spencer questioned the tears finally streaming down her face.
"Not for many years," Dumbledore informed.
"And will he...Will he know about me? About his parents? Severus?"
"Everything will be kept a secret from him until his eleventh birthday. When that time comes...I'm not sure exactly when he will be told of everyone."
A soft noise spilled from Spencer's lips as she buried her head in Severus's shoulder. Severus closed his eyes not only hating that he couldn't help his love, but that he was losing people he cared about. Maybe not James, but he did care about Lily.
Truthfully, he had been excited to meet their son Harry. With his position in the war and his time with the medic he hadn't been able to see the baby. Putting him in danger was the last thing any of them wanted.
Over the last few years Severus had come to learn the mistake he had made joining the Dark Lord when he was hurt. He had wanted something to hold onto when everything had been pulled from him. Voldemort had promised him that.
He had thought that he was going to end up with Voldemort no matter what. So he joined without a thought. It was the biggist mistake of his life. Though he hadn't realized that until Spencer came back and made him realize that he could be more than a Death Eater.
It was too late for him in many ways. He could never give Spencer the normal life she deserved when most people couldn't know they were even friends. Both of them suffered for the choice he made as a child and they would continue to suffer.
"Why?" Severus asked running a hand through Spencer's hair, "Why is where Harry grows up important?"
"I..." Dumbledore started, "This is how things have to be."
"We don't get a reason for you taking Harry?"
Dumbledore stared at the young couple in silence knowing there was nothing he could say. He couldn't tell them of his plans or risk it either being exposed or them taking Harry. He knew it was dangerous, but it was the only plan he had.
The black eyes seemed to turn darker as Severus lead Spencer out of the office. It was clear to see how much the man wanted to curse Dumbledore. Instead he choose to get Spencer as far from him as possible. It was both heartwarming and heartbreaking to see.
As the door shut behind the couple Dumbledore looked at the photo on his desk. A smiling Lily and James stared back at him before looking down at Harry bundled between them. It was a photo he grabbed when he went to the Potter's house the night they died.
"It has to be this way," Dumbledore said staring down at the photo, "You will never understand why I had to do it this way. I barely understand why it has to be this way, but it's the only way. I have to stop Voldemort for good. You have to stop Voldemort for good."