Chapter one: The three Snape's?
It was September first nineteen-ninety-eight when harry walked in to the room of requirement for the first time since the battle for hogwarts on may second. Harry could not believe it had been almost five whole months since that dire war had been put to an end. Harry was confused about all that had happened to him since he lost one of his brother figures. It had been another death that he felt should not have happened to the innocent like Fred but should have been him. Of course Ginny had given him a fierce slap to the face upon him reveling his feelings to her parents when he yet again apologized during the funeral service. At least that was the only rocky part of their renewed relationship.
as to why harry was in this particular room was even more confusing, was he going to take up Kingsleys offer or one of the two professor MacGonagall gave him, as it were he had to get to the headmistresses office with and answer and had stopped along the way so he could finalize his decision. arour, school, or diploma and teaching position.
Harry now thought that the work load from hogwarts was useless and redundant, yet he could be with Ginny every day. Where as if he went into the arour program he would be quite far away from Ginny for long periods of time and he just finished what in his opinion was a long and disastrous war and wanted some time of piece that he felt he deserved. The only other option was a teaching position and that would let him be near Ginny but they couldn't be together if he was on the teaching staff. They all sucked as far as harry was concerned. What harry wanted, no, needed was time to ponder what his life would be like without Ginny beside him day after day.
"I need an unbiased opinion what I should do, either that or I'm going to need time to come to the conclusion for myself what's best."
When harry finished talking to himself the room flashed a blinding white and went back to how it was.
'what was that all about' pondered harry. He shrugged it off and walked out the door and walked right in to someone.
"I'm sorry I should have been watching where I was going..." harry trailed off as he looked at the face of what would have looked like the late headmaster Snape, had he not have had a smile, not a sneer or a cold one but a genuine smile on his face.
"You ok there young ma ... you had better not be off to harass my wife again Potter, or I might forget to tell the headmaster you snuck into the castle again." said Snape his smile dropping to a frown.
"I didn't know you had a wife professor. Wait never mind your dead I saw it. You faked it all those memories, I backed you and it was all a lie? That means..." harry began as he pulled out his wand.
Snape waved his hand and Harry's wand flew out of his hand with a clatter on the cold stone floor. At that Snape bent down to pick it up. Unbeknownst to him harry still had his other wand as there was no way to return in to safety as he wished after the war had ended. harry sent a stunner at Snape whom crumpled under himself just as harry retrieved his original wand he caught the sight of red as it hit him and he was down.
"Severus, are you alright?" asked Professor MacGonagall as she brought him back into consciousness.
"Minerva, thank you. Potter got the jump on me." said Snape as he tied up harry and used a quick ennervate.
"Come on James it's off to Albus with you. You have been warned about this for far longer than what I would have let you if it were up to Me." said McGonagall
"look what he has done this time he made it look like he has her eyes, will he ever stop trying to captivate my wife" cried Snape in frustration as he levitated Harry towards the head masters office.
Harry opened his eyes to see those piercing blue eyes he thought he would never have the privilege to see again. Unfortunately he still didn't as these eyes appeared almost as friendly as the death eaters did during the last battle.
"Severus this isn't James that much I know. However I wish for you to see who he is"
Snape looked in Harry's eyes to find out just who he was when his mind flooded with his most intimate memories, most of which weren't really his. Lily playing with her sister, lily talking to Snape about magic, lily and Snape's first trip to the train, talking with lily and arguing with the young marauders about houses, Snape calling lily a mudblood, their arguing and falling out, pleading to Dumbledore to save lily, a distressed Snape crying over finding out lily was killed, his petronus, sending his petronus to get harry from his tent after placing the sword in the pond. Then on a different note harry walking towards his death with his head held up high talking to his family or lack thereof, and finally the final duel.
Snape stepped backwards and tripped over a chair leg "n-n-no that never happened" hissed Snape in a low voice.
"What is it Severus?" questioned professor Dumbledore
"We can trust him, we need to in order to end this blasted war" replied Snape.
Just then the door opened and harry could hear two sets of footsteps walking then they both stopped and he heard her followed by a young boy talk to Snape.
"Love what's wrong come on get up we don't want harry to worry"
"Why's dad lying on the ground crying mum, did Grandpa Albus get mad again?"
"Remember young harry as of today you must call me professor Dumbledore or Headmaster" said Dumbledore calmly with a smile, picking up the young boy and putting him in a chair.
Harry then noticed that the boy looked exactly like Snape only his eyes were different. His eyes looked like... then he saw her and it was his mother in the living flesh. It was Lily.
Without looking at him she strolled towards him and gave him a nice hard punt in his balls saying "I. Said. No. Now. Leave. Me. Alone. James. Potter. One time per word she uttered. Harry looked up at her and lily covered her mouth and backed away as she saw his, no her own eyes wincing back at her.
Getting up Severus walked over to his wives side and put his hand on her shoulder. "Lilly love that's not Potter, we don't quite know who he is, but that's not him."
Lilly walked backwards away from the still whimpering form on the ground as if she still had doubts about who she was told he wasn't. "Fine I'm going to take Harry and get him to the train than, it leaves in just under three hours." And with that her and little Harry left the heads office.
Finally getting up enough to crawl over and place himself into a chair Harry said. "I'm going to tell you two the story on how I came to be here. I'm also going to drop my occlumency shields so you two can verify what I say easer." Harry looked at both professors and started his story from the beginning.
Several hours and a completed story (or seven) later the head master looked from one to the other before stating "looks like you have a new apprentice Severus." Before getting up and pondering aloud'. "what shall he go by?"
"Well I'm too used to being called Harry so I'm not changing that professor ." said Harry determandaly.
Dumbledore looked around and after a few minutes turned back and offered. "these will be your choices in accordance with your history. Potter, Evens, Black, Pervell, Prongs, James, Weasley, or Dursley." "Let me help you I don't need any more Potter's, Black's or James's running around nor do I want you upsetting my wife by calling yourself Evens." Cut across professor Snape.
"But think about it Snape, if my last name is Evens and my father sees you could you it against him. You know spread it around that he's been after his cousin. Plus I can still be honest with my family history from where I come from." Harry proposed.
"Fine If you'll excuse me I have a feast I have to get dressed for. Headmaster, spawn of satan."
"If you'll excuse him Lilly, will get him to behave like an adult in no time Harry, or should I say Professor Evens? "
"What will I be teaching if you don't mind me asking sir?" asked Harry.
"You will see, you will see" said Dumbledore darkly and with a wave of his hands he dismissed Harry to get changed.
