A week before school was about to start, Severus, Stasha, and Harry all returned for their duties. When they arrived at Hogwarts they had to go see Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall first. They had no idea about the Hermione/ Stasha story. Needless to say when the three of tem walked into the Headmasters office, there was confusion.
"Severus, Harry, who is this? And where is Miss Granger?" Dumbledore asked. Stasha laughed.
"Sir, it's me. But I prefer to go by Stasha Snape now. You know new look, new name."
"Severus? Care to explain?" McGonagall asked. The three newcomers took offered seats and Severus began his tale. When he finished Dumbledore's eyes were twinkling like crazy.
"So, Miss Snape, you would like for me to inform the entire school of this at the Welcoming Feast?"
"Well, I think that it may be better if my dad and I do it together."
"Oh no, no, no. I do not want to stand up there and speak to the entire school. We can let the Headmaster do it."
"Dad, please I think that we should do this together."
"Stasha, I caved on letting you wear that thing you call a bathing suit this summer. Let Albus do this. I believe it will be received better that way."
"Miss Snape, I do agree with him on that." McGonagall stated
"Well I guess that will be okay then. How are we going to handle the train ride here? Nobody is going to believe me or listen to me. I am also afraid that Harry will end up taking some heat from Ron if he sees Harry with someone who is not Hermione Granger."
"Well why do we put that Glamour charm back on you, then at the feast when Professor Dumbledore makes the announcement you can take it back off?" Harry stated
"That, Mr. Potter is most likely the best thing to do. Now onto head business, each year we offer to allow the Head Boy and Girl to sit at the Head Table for meals. It is up to you if you would like to do this or not. If you choose to, you are not required to sit up there all the time, only when we have special events. What do you think?" Stasha and Harry shared a look. Harry shrugged.
"We would prefer to sit at the Head Table sir."
"Very well then." And so the discussion began. They sat in the headmaster's office for three hours discussing duties and rules for the head boy and girl.
"Well, I do believe that is everything. Do the two of you have any questions?"
"Dad what about my nightmares. At home you or Frank put me to bed, what should we do here?"
"Well, I suppose we can let Harry put you to bed. I will however put some charms on your room that only allow him to be in there for five minutes. I know that you didn't want to talk to your mother or me about them, but perhaps you could talk to Professor McGonagall about them. I think it would help."
"Dad, please don't make me talk about it."
"Stasha I won't make you talk about it, but I really think you should. It could help a lot."
"Miss Snape, I understand your fear of talking about these nightmares, but it can't be good to let them keep disturbing your sleep. I would like to talk to you about a few other things also. Maybe tomorrow you and I could go to the Three Broomsticks?"
"Fine. Can we go now?" Dumbledore smiled.
"Yes, why don't you go down to the kitchens and ask Dobby to make you a picnic and the two of you enjoy the rest of the afternoon together. We will see you at dinner tonight at six o'clock."
"Thank you sir." Harry said standing up and taking Stasha's hand. Once they were out of the office. Dumbledore asked
"Why does Stasha need someone to put her to bed?" Severus sighed.
"After the final battle she began having nightmares. She would wake up screaming in the middle of the night. After the first couple of nights, Harry stayed up with her until she fell asleep. They slept in the common room. When they got home, they tested different things. It turns out that if she falls asleep with Harry next to her, she can sleep through the night. They would sit in the hallway and read until she fell asleep. Then Frank or I would take her and put her to bed. Frank had already warded her door so that Harry couldn't go in there. Once she falls asleep and is put to bed, she is fine."
"It sounds like her nightmares concern Mr. Potter. Minerva, do you think that talking about them will help her?"
"I am not sure Albus, but it is worth a try."
"Well see what you can do. Don't push her; she needs to do this in her own time. Severus do you think it necessary to place a teacher in their quarters?"
"No, they made a wizards oath not to go that far until after they get married. But I do intend on putting the spells on their rooms so that the other only has five minutes."
"Very well. I will let you do that. Go ahead and get started. I am sure you have other work that needs to be done as well."
"Thank you Albus. Minerva. I will see you at dinner."
The next couple of days went by pretty well. Stasha did not discuss her nightmares with Professor McGonagall, and was not pushed to. Harry and Stasha were busy with Head duties, while Professor Snape had his own things to get done. They all ate together and everybody was happy. That is until two nights before the start of term. Severus went down to the Head rooms to talk to Harry and Stasha. When he walked in he couldn't find them.
"Stasha? Harry?" He called out. He got not answer. He was about to leave when he heard a sound from the bathroom. He walked over to knock on the door, but stopped with his hand in the air.
"Harry that tickles, stop." Stasha was giggling. Severus went red. What on earth were they doing in there together? He banged on the door.
"STASHA HERMIONE SNAPE! GET OUT HERE NOW!"
"Oh shit" he heard Harry say.
"Oh shit is right Mr. Potter. You may as well come out too. I will be in the common room waiting." He left the door to the bathroom and went into the common room. When Stasha and Harry entered they found him pacing in front of the fireplace. When Severus saw them come in, he walked past them and to the bathroom. He took out his wand, did a spell, and returned.
"Now only one of you will be able to go in there at a time. Sit." They both say down, while holding hands. Severus took a deep breath.
"Does your mother or Frank know that you two take showers together?"
"No sir." Stasha said softly
"If you were still at home, would you have asked them if it was okay?"
"Most likely not."
"Do you think that they would approve of it?"
"Dad we were wearing our bathing suits the whole time. We had just come in from the lake."
"Would they approve?"
"Probably not."
"What do you think their punishment would be for this?"
"Dad, there's only two days left until school starts."
"Stasha, I am trying to not get too angry here. If you would prefer for me to be the angry dad, I am much more comfortable with that. Now what would the punishment be?"
"TV taken away?"
"Nice try, one more chance."
"Fine, no alone time for us for a month."
"Okay, I will tell you what I will do. Stasha, I would really like for you to talk to somebody about your nightmares and I need help in the lab. So if you talk to either Professor McGonagall or Madame Pomfrey about the nightmares and Harry helps me in the lab tomorrow, I will call that the punishment. However, if you feel you would rather not do this, I will ask a first year from each house to stay with you from the end of classes until curfew. I will also ask Dobby to escort you to and from all of your classes.And I will move into these rooms for three months."
"DAD"
"I will give you ten minutes to talk about this with each other."
"Harry, I am not ready to talk about my nightmares. I can't do that yet."
"Listen Stasha. If you are not ready, I think we can handle first years and Dobby."
"Yeah, but what about the three months of him living in here with us?"
"Baby, if that is what you need, then I can deal with it. Just promise me that you will try to get comfortable enough with someone to talk to about your nightmares. I am worried about you. You made me talk about mine and I know that it does help. Bu I also know that you have to be ready to talk."
"I'll try Harry."
"That's all I ask."
"Okay. Dad we made our decision."
"Well what are you going to be doing then?"
"We are going to take the first years, Dobby, and you. But we will both help you in the lab tomorrow."
"Okay then. I will go let the headmaster know I will be needing a room here." Severus stood to leave, but before he walked out the door he snapped his fingers.
"Dobby" he called. There was a faint 'pop' and the house elf appeared.
"What can Dobby do for you Professor Snape sir?"
"Dobby can you stay with Stasha and Harry until I return please?"
"Dobby would be honored to stay sir. Thank you sir." With that Severus left to go speak with the headmaster. When Severus got to the gargoyle, he said the password and walked up the stairs to the office.
"Severus, what can I do for you?" Albus asked
"Albus, I need to have a room set up for me in the head rooms."
"Severus my dear boy, you need to trust those two."
"Albus, I have trusted them until now. I went to go visit and they were in the shower…together."
"Oh my."
"Yeah oh my. I gave them a choice for their punishment. Either Stasha talk to somebody about her nightmares and Harry help me in the labs, or I get four first years to constantly be with them after class, until curfew, Dobby to be their personal escort and me living with them for three months. They choose the first years, Dobby, and myself. So if it is possible could you please have a room set up for me?"
"Of course. I will ask the head of each house to choose a first year for you. I will also inform Dobby of his new responsibilities. Your room should be ready for you tomorrow. Is there anything else that you need?"
"No Albus thank you." Severus left the headmasters office and returned to the headroom.
"Okay here is what's going to happen. Dobby I need for you to escort these two to and from all of their classes, they will be allowed to be a few minutes late for classes they do not share. Now you two, my room will not be ready until tomorrow therefore I will be sleeping in the common room tonight. The headmaster will have the head of each house choose a first year for you after the sorting. I will only ask the first years and Dobby to stay with you for a week. I trust that your behavior will be better in the future?"
"Yes sir." Both teens replied.
"Very well. I suggest that you go ahead and get ready for bed. We have a long day tomorrow brewing potions for Poppy." The teens went to start their nightly routine. Severus went down to his chambers to get ready himself. When he returned to the headrooms, Stasha was already asleep and Harry was carrying her to her bed. Severus waited for Harry to return.
"Harry, I think we need to talk about a few things before you go to bed." Harry walked over and sat in a chair across from the couch where Severus was sitting.
"Sir?"
"Well, I know that I probably should have had this talk with you a while ago, but I knew that Frank and Rose had already talked to you."
"Yes sir."
"Well, I just think that you should here some things from me as well. I know that you love Stasha. I also know that she loves you. However I would like for the two of you to spend some time with other people during the school year. Also, you need to keep your displays to a minimum. Here in your rooms is one thing, but there will younger children here that are going to be looking up to the two of you. I understand that the incident with the shower may have been innocent, however things can happen when your emotions are leading the way. I do not want anything to happen to Stasha or yourself because of the oath you took. I am concerned that some of the students in the school are not going to be pleased to here of her true parentage. Please protect her from these people when I cannot. If you think anybody is too far out of line, inform me, Albus or Minerva. Since most of the older Slytherins are no longer attending school here, I don't believe they are going to be the problem. I think that most of the problem will be with the Gryffindors believing that she is a traitor. We both know that is not true however. We need to try to help others see this as well."
"Of course sir. I would do anything for her."
"I know Harry. I think that is good for tonight"
"Sir, I know that I had originally told you that I wasn't planning on asking her to marry me until after we were out of school, but I think that I am ready to do that now. I don't really want to wait. I know that it may be easier if we waited and all, but I believe that we are going to be doing everything together anyways, so why wait. May I have your permission to ask her to marry me at the end of the welcoming feast?" Severus smiled.
"That would be fine Harry. Do you have any date for when you would like to have the wedding?"
"Well Stasha wants to be wed in June. I was thinking that maybe after the graduation ceremony we could have the wedding, seeing as how all of our friends and Family will already be here. Maybe do it the day after and use the leaving feast as our reception. I really don't know sir."
"Don't worry, it is still early and there is plenty of time. Might I make a suggestion though?"
"Anything sir."
"Well, seeing as how this year you both have your NEWTS, why don't you use the plans that you have already made with Stasha? We could ask Minerva and Rose to plan the whole thing and totally surprise Stasha at the end of the year."
"That is amazing. That way she wouldn't be stressing about the wedding along with everything else. If she asks about wedding plans, I can tell her that we will discuss it once we have finished taking the NEWTS. I will make copies of everything I have and get them to you. Wow sir, thank you."
"No thank you Harry. You have made Stasha happy. That is all I have wanted for her. Good night Harry."
"Goodnight sir."
A/N: Hey thank you to everyone who has reviewed. Sorry that this chapter is shorter. I wanted to post before there was too long a break since the last one. I believe that this was a good ending place. Also I would apperciate any ideas of things that happen between father and daughter at this age, boyfriend and girlfriend, and also between father and daughters boyfriend. I am sorry if you don't like how some may be OOC, i just could not have Snape be nasty. Well please continue to review and send any ideas of conflict or comfort. If I use anybody's idea I will state in the post if it was not originally mine and give the person credit. If you would like, you can also let me know what you think different peoples reactions will be to the news of Hermione being Stasha Snape. Thanks again and hope to hear from you soon.