"Mommy, will you tell me the story of you and daddy tonight?" Aries asked, doing the adorable head tilt he knows I never say no to.
"Of course my Prince." I asked kissing his forehead and helping him under the covers, once he was settled I would start the story.
"Severus Snape was an amazing teacher, he taught the most important class in Hogwarts. Oh he used to make Mommy so mad with his lectures and always belittling her. When the war started the first time, he chose the side of light instead of dark. Grandfather Dumbledore and him were very close, you remember him? I used to take you to see his portrait at Hogwarts."
"Is he the one with the lemon candy?"
"Yes Darling he loved those lemon drops. When mommy was seventeen she joined the order, we were the good guys. One night we were all at Grimmauld Place, where Uncle Harry and the boys live now. Severus came in injured and mommy rushed to help, of course he didn't like mommy helping him. From that day we started a strange type of relationship, I would help him and he would yell at me. After the war there was a big celebration and mommy and daddy found each other. After hours of talking it was getting late, and we had been drinking…"
"Apple juice Mommy?"
"Sure honey, we were drinking apple juice. And that is when your daddy kissed me, and that's when everything changed."
"Where's daddy now?"
"Two weeks later daddy was hunted down by bad guys, and mommy hasn't seen him since." Tears filled her eyes as she stroked her sons black hair, she hadn't seen Severus in four years.
"It's time for bed now little one, I wish you the sweetest dreams."
"Don't let the goblins take you away!" He whispered in my ear giving me a soft kiss on my cheek.
"Well of course! Goodnight Darling." Hermione Granger left her sons room, they lived in a small house on the outskirts of Hogsmede. Harry and Ron tried to be involved in Aries life, but the moment she gave birth they knew who the father was.
Sitting in her small living room she brought out the daily prophet, with Aries being so young she didn't get a chance to read it until he had gone to sleep. She was in shock, on the front page of the paper, "Severus Snape lives." There was a picture of Severus sneering at the cameras, he obviously had not changed. Inside the article it was written that he had been held captive for three years and had spent the last year recovering from all of the injures. Hermione was jerked out of the article when Harry Potters face appeared in the fire.
"Mione, have you seen the paper."
"Harry Fucking Potter, get your ass in here right now. But be quiet, Aries is sleeping." She sat back on the couch, not even realizing that there were tears streaming down her face.
Harry Potter appeared covered in ash, he took one look at her tear filled face. Quickly banishing the ash away he enveloped her in a hug.
"Did you know?" She whispered, he must have known… he is the head auror.
"I was sworn to secrecy."
"You knew! Are you kidding me, you know how much I have struggled with his disappearance. How almost every day Aries asks about his father, and you never told me?"
"Well since you and Severus are probably all mates now, you can deliver a letter." She scrambled over to her writing desk, pulling bits or parchment out and finding a quill.
Dear Severus,
You have a son, his name is Aries.
I require 50 Gallions a week for child support.
Pass them through Harry Potter.
She struggled not to sign her name, but simply folded it up and handed it to Harry.
"On that note I am going to say goodnight, and hope that you haven't woken my child. Good night Harry." With a flick of her wand she shut the lights off and went to her bedroom. Harry could let himself out.
Severus was alive, and she asked for money. What kind of witch does that? Burying her face in her hands she started to sob.