I will do Harry's and Hermione's Perspectives Soon. I am doing Snape's because it will make sense at the end of the chapter. Thank you all for your comments. Many of you commented on the strange written format. I did not notice the change, hopefully it is fixed now. Thank you for letting me know.
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
"Spell"
'repeated that some one else has said'
"Twin Speech"
Severus Snape's POV
It has been three weeks since The Magical Guardians Act had passed. I now have the permission to be Potter's and Granger's magical guardian. The ministry was worried but with some convincing from the Greengrasses and other Wizengamot members who work for Voldemort, I could get two of the golden trio. I had the contract already written, now it was down to whom I would collect first.
I was standing outside of Potter's residence. It was a Friday, I checked and the Dursleys will be home. I decided I would go around 11. I knock on the door and wait. Petunia opens "What do you want." She demanded.
"I am here to discuss business. So, we can do it on the doorstep or we can do it inside." I state, she opens the door wider and allows me in. "Why is there another freak in my home. We already have to put up with one." Mr Dursley says in disgust.
"I have business with you and Petunia. It could befit you. Is Mr Potter here?" I say.
"No, we sent him to get groceries." Petunia said.
"Good, we don't need his ears listening in. Can we sit? I will discuss why I am here" I say. I discuss what the contract entitles and what the law is about. Well, the parts they need to know. "So, let me get this straight. You can have the freak as long as we give you permission." Mr Dursley says. "That is correct. I also have the authority to remove him if I feel that his education or health whether mental or physical is jeopardised." I say firmly.
"Do we have to pay you when you have him?" Petunia asked. "No, I will take on any expensiveness including school items," I say sweetening the deal.
"Where do we sign?" Mr Dursley says. "Wait. What about the protection that Dumbledore says he carries by living here?" Petunia says again.
"It will go but you won't be a target anymore as I am the protection," I reply, she nods and signs her name along with Mr Dursleys, Stupid muggles so gullible. If they were getting paid for Potter's living expensiveness they have just lost them.
"Right. By what I have heard. I, Severus Tobias Snape, hereby take one Harry James Potter from the Dursley's care, as the right of magical guardian." I give the vow.
"What I have done is taken Potter from your care as I believe his mental health is in danger," I explain. "Is that all you need to do and you can take him," Petunia says.
"Yes, but I also need a reason. If you disagree you have to owl Madam Bones. But as soon as Mr Potter is back, he needs to pack and we will go. If you wish to stay I touch owl." I say.
I was about to say more but Potter came into the kitchen with bags. "Go pack, your leaving." Petunia said.
"Are you taking me to the Weasley's Sir?" He asks.
"No somewhere else. One of your friends will join you soon. Now pack." I order. He leaves and comes back a few seconds later. I raise my eyebrow there is no way he was already packed. "I didn't unpack" Was all he said. I nod and we say bye to his former guardians and leave.
"This will be unpleasant but deep breath on 3. 1,2,3," I say then apparate us to Prince Manor. "Where are we?" Potter asks.
"Prince Manor," I say and then walk towards the house. It was quite a big, small compared to the Malfoy Manor but it was comfy size. "I'll show you to your room." I show him his room, it was big, had light green walls, a twin size bed made from mahogany making it look rustic, the desk and walk-in wardrobe doors matched, the bed had light green with gold trim pillowcases and covers on with a red blanket on the end. There were bookcases and storage space for him to put his broom and things. He looked a bit shocked at the site. "Is it to your liking." He nodded
"Its really nice. Thank you." He says. I raise my eyebrow at him
"It has more Slytherin colours so I am guessing you designed it." I nod once.
"Well unpack, shower then come down for lunch. I will go over the rules." I said then walked away. One down, one to go. I will get her tomorrow before Dumbledore is due to knowing my new status.
When Potter came down for lunch ham, cheese and tomato sandwiches. I told him to sit. "This is my home so rules I put are non-negotiable. The rules are simple. Don't interrupted until I finish,
1. No cursing.
2. No magic without permission.
3. The room must stay clean.
4. No flying in the house.
5. Don't disrespect me or my guest.
6. You are not to enter my study or potion lab without permission.
7. You must try to get good marks on homework and classwork.
8. Friends can't come around without permission.
9. You are to do all the chores given. No arguments.
10. Bedtime is at 9.
11. Breakfast is at 8 am, Lunch is at 1 pm and Dinner is at 6 pm. This might change to your dietary requirements.
12. I am in charge. What I say goes. Rules can change. Failure to follow rules will result in punishment. Any question?"I finish.
"Why should I listen to you?" Potter asks.
"You will find out tomorrow but for now the time is your own to settle in. Keep in mind the rules." I say then get up. I head to my study, I hear Potter moving and turning the water on. I start making plans on how to convince Granger's parents to sign the contract. I know they are smarter then Potter's relatives. They were the same in some way, care about their image. While the Dursleys thought Potter made them look bad. The Grangers use their daughter to make them look better.
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I and Potter were at breakfast the next morning. "I am leaving you with Dill, Mint and Thyme. My elves. Mint is the maintenance elf but is also your personal elf assigned to you. He will always listen to me before you but he is in charge of your clothes and other personal needs. Dill is my head elf and can ask you to do things. Thyme is the cook and helps with the maintenance. Dill, Mint, Thyme come here." They all appeared in a pop.
"Master Snape called?" Dill said.
"Yes, I am leaving now. I trust that you all can keep Harry from getting into trouble." They nod. "Listen to then. I'll be a few hours." I say and walk away to apparate near the Granger household.
I appreciate into an alleyway a few minutes walk from the Grangers. When I get there I knock and wait. Granger opens the door "Hello Professor. Come in." She says and opens the door wider to allow me in. The house was quite posh looking. It was like a muggle version of a pureblood household. "What brings you here Sir?" She asks.
"I want to talk to your parents about something," I say. She looked it shocked and scared but covered it up quickly. She started to walk into the living room.
"They are in the study. If you want to wait here?" She says.
"That will be fine Miss Granger," I say. She nods then walks in a direction I'm amusing to the study. She came back a few minutes later.
"Hermione make us some drinks." Miss Granger all but demands.
"What would you like Sir?" She asks.
"Coffee black, one sugar," I say and she walks away.
"What has she done now?" Mr Granger asks. I raise my eyebrow at the question. "Every time we have a professor at our door she has done something stupid. Went after a troll, went into a banned forest, went after a stone, got petrified by a giant snake. So what has she done this year?" Mr Granger fired. Well, I wasn't expecting that.
"To my knowledge nothing. But I am not here about that. A new law has just passed, it involves people like you and your daughter," I stopped talking as Granger came in with our drinks.
"Hermione go upstairs." Mrs Granger says. She nods and leaves like an obedient kid. I see why she a rule follower most of the time.
"As I was saying this law affects you both and our daughter. It is called the Magical Guardians Act. It was passed three weeks ago." I tell them the same as the Dursleys.
"May we see the contract first before we sign. We can refuse to sign. Can we?" Mrs Granger says.
"Yes but if you don't sign you and your daughter will not have protection in the wizarding world," I say firmly.
"It says you can take our child if you feel they have been neglected in any way and you can find out by any needs." Mr Granger says.
"Yes, so it means that I can look into your minds or your daughters to find the information and I can do it anytime whether I suspect or don't," I state. They nod again.
"Can we talk about this privately for a minute?" Mrs Granger asks. I nod and they walk off.
I place an ear dropping jinx on them. "What would we tell our friends if he were to find out?" Mrs Granger says.
"We could say that because of how smart she is they have entered her into an intelligence test or something along those lines." I shake my head at their self-image issues. I hear moving but see nothing. I mutter "Homenum Revelio" and see Granger appear but she didn't look shocked
"You know, it is rude to ears drop?" I mentally snort because I was doing it a minute ago.
"Pardon?" She looked confused.
"You were invisible and were in the doorway," I state.
"Oh. I was coming to get a drink but I didn't know I was invisible. Wait does that mean I will get a Ministry owl for underage magic?" She rambles. I look through her mind with a light "Legilimens" spell. I see she has no knowledge of casting it 'Strange'. I also see some of her memories of her childhood were she has done accidental magic all centered around her parent, bullies and even teachers/professors. I was about to ask her about it but she runs off and turns invisible again but I can tell she has gone upstairs again. I wondered why but her parents walked into the room.
"We have signed the contract." Mr Granger says. I nod
"I, Severus Tobias Snape, hereby take one Hermione Jean Granger from the Granger's care, as the right of her magical guardian." I vow. "I amuse you know why I am taking her. I looked into her mind as you were discussing and saw some neglect in her childhood and since she has been home." They nod.
"When will she be leaving," Mr Granger asks.
"When she is packed. Where is her room?" I ask. "Up the stairs last door on the right." Mrs Granger says. I get up to tell her some of the news.
I knock on Grangers Door "Come in." I hear. I enter and see she is on her single bed with a book open on her lap. I move to sit on the end of her bed. It was hard as stone and creaked under my weight. From first glance, it looked a bit plain but nice. When you look closer the furniture is old and the paint was peeling but as it was white on white it wasn't that noticeable. I see Granger is giving me her full attention and is waiting for me to talk.
"You are leaving with me. You need to pack. You are not coming back to hear for the summer at least." She nods and gets up to pack without a question. Well almost.
"Are my friends coming or already there?" Is asks while packing her trunk with clothes, some books both muggle and magical and school equipment.
"Mr Potter is already there but you will see him later," I say, she nods again still packing her trunk neatly. 'No wonder she was able to bring many books'. Once she finished, I took her trunk, shrunk it and placed it into my pocket then walked downstairs with her following.
"Bye Hermione. Behave Yourself." Mr Granger says.
"Bye Hermione." Mrs Granger says.
"Bye, Mum, Dad." Was all she said then followed me to the door and walked with her to the alley. I gave her the same instructions as I did Potter then apparated us away.
Once at the manor. I gave the trunk to Thyme, then at the table with Granger. "Right. This is my home and yours for a while. As long as you live where there are a few rules. They are non-negotiable. The rules are simple to follow but don't interrupted until I finish.
1. No cursing,
2. No magic without permission,
3. The room must stay clean,
4. No flying in the house,
5. Don't disrespect me or my guest,
6. You are not to enter my study or potion lab without permission,
7. You must try to get good marks on homework and classwork,
8. Friends can't come around without permission,
9. You are to do all the chores given. No arguments,
10. Bedtime is at 9,
11. Breakfast is at 8 am, Lunch is at pm and Dinner is at 6 pm. This might change to your dietary requirements.
12. I am in charge. What I say goes. Rules can change. Failure to follow rules will result in punishment. Any question?"I finish "What type of punishments?" She asks.
"Depends on the act." I reply and she nods."Dill" I call and he appears. "Can you go and tell Mint that Potter is to come to the kitchen, please." I say and he goes in a pop. Potter came in with a sulking look on. His clothes looked better fitting and his hair had had a trim. When he looked up and saw Granger his sulk turned into a smile.
"Mya. How have you been?" He asks.
"Fine Harry. Yourself?" She replied as they hugged.
"I'm fine, too." He says. I cough to get their attention. I see why my snakes think they are dating.
"The reason why you both are here is that our guardians have provided inadequate care." I start. "A new law was released 3 weeks ago. The Magical Guardian Act. It states that all of age wizard families are to take on at least one muggle-born or muggle raised student who I still in school. I am yours. The law is to help you gain knowledge of our world and protect you from both the wizarding and muggle world. You with me so far?" I say, they nod so I continue. "If a child is being neglected or abused mentally or physically magical guardians have the right to take to contract no questions asked. That's why you both are here. We can also take a child away if we think their education is being jeopardised. Now, Potter, you will be under my care until you turn 18 that also includes underage magic still counts until your 18. Granger, you will be under my care until your married then your care will be your husband's priority." They gasp at me, knowing that they will be stuck with me for at least 4 years.
"What about magic, will I be able to do it freely when I'm 18?" She asks
"No. Only if I or your husband allow it. The same as getting a job." I say and she gives an annoyed look. "I also have the right to set up marriage contracts for you both, choose who you are friends with and whom you date while under my care. I can also say what school, classes and house is. That also includes where you sleep. If I wanted, I could also demand that you sleep in my quarters at Hogwarts but I won't unless you have any troubles. You can stay in Gryffindor as long as you cause or anyone gets you into lots of trouble. This includes friends. Understand?" They nod but I could tell they were unhappy about it. "Thyme," I call and she appears. "Hermione. This is your personal elf, she will take care of your personal needs. I have two others. Dill, my head elf and Mint, Harry's personal elf. You can see them later. However, Thyme we are ready for lunch." I say.
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