Making Dad Proud Chapter 10
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A/N: Yay! Chapter 10! Again, THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH FOR FAVOURITING AND FOLLOWING! When I saw that this story had one hundred follows, I freaked out and my family just looked at me like,
"What the flip?"
Please don't kill me! I've had a terrible case of writer's block, not to mention that I've been sick for the last few days.
To Verity Grahams/BooNaughts:
I think Severus is way too head over heels for Lily to really care, he's just glad that he has her back. He had thought that his 'enemy' had taken his childhood friend and love from him for eleven years. Oh, and thanks for the tip!
There will be no prank or apology this chapter. Suggestions are still open though! Hope you enjoy this chapter!
Warning to all those peeps who don't like Snily but are still reading because why not:
THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS A LOT OF SNILY!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED...
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Chapter 10: Surprise!
Severus woke up in his warm bed, feeling good. He hadn't felt so happy in years. He looked over to his right at the reason he was happy. Lily seemed to feel his sudden movement and mumbled a,
"G'morning Sev."
before yawning and stretching her arms wide. She snuggled back into the blankets and buried her head under the pillow again. Severus smiled fondly.
"It's time for breakfast and time to get up."
Severus told her.
"No."
Lily objected, her voice muffled from under the pillow.
"Ah, so I'll just eat all the pancakes for myself then."
He countered slyly. Lily instantly shot out of bed and dressed herself into proper robes in record time. Severus chuckled, which was a rare sight after Lily's 'death'. He followed suit and they both made their way to the Great Hall.
As soon as Harry stepped into the Great Hall, his eyes flicked to his parents. He beamed at them coming in and walked over to the Gryffindor table. He sat next to Hermione who smiled and pointed to the Head Table. His father was smirking and watching his mother devour some pancakes.
"Slow down, Lily. I really don't want you to choke."
Severus chuckled. All of a sudden, owls flew into the Great Hall and delivered the Daily Prophet and other things. Lily paid the owl that delivered her a copy of the newspaper, read the headline and everyone in the Great Hall could feel the power of the magic that only Lily's anger could cause. Severus looked at Lily and placed a hand on her arm. Everyone calmed down slightly when they felt the angry rolls of magic decrease considerably.
"Lils, it's alright-"
"No Sev, it's not."
She showed him the paper.
LILY POTTER: ALIVE AND POSSIBLY UNDER THE IMPERIUS CURSE?
Just yesterday was the anniversary of the death of the Potters. Or was it? Our source from Hogwarts tells us that Lily Potter is indeed alive and possibly married to a death eater! Some say that she really is married to Severus Snape; others say that she is under the Imperius curse and is being forced to pretend to love the Professor. Just like in our article about the Boy-Who-Lived, we believe the latter. The Ministry is investigating the matter. Meanwhile, we hope that the death eater goes to Azkaban like all the other supporters of He-who-must-not-be-named.
Rita Skeeter
Lily looked at Severus who, to her surprise, was on the brink of breaking out in laughter.
"Sev, this isn't funny!"
Lily scolded her husband.
"Yes it is, the dunderheads actually think that I would go so far as to force my wife by love bond to pretend to love me!"
Lily had to laugh at that. When she thought about it, it was actually pretty funny.
"How about we do some proving?"
Lily suggested with a wink. Without warning, she grabbed Severus' shirt and kissed him. She let go and Severus' eyes were wide.
"Did- did you just snog me in front of the entire school?"
Lily grinned.
"I sure did!"
She replied happily.
"Do you want more kisses?"
Severus blushed a dark red. Sure, they were married, they kissed all the time, but in front of the whole school? Gah!
"You know I hate publicity! Are you trying to embarrass me?"
Lily smiled innocently.
"Oh Sev, you know I wouldn't do that to you... or would I..."
Lily lunged at Severus, who had jumped up before he could realise she was kidding. Lily grinned widely and Severus sat back down, covering his face in embarrassment. Finally, the traumatic breakfast was over and he headed to class. He stormed into the classroom, slamming the door behind him. Thankfully, the fourth-year dunderheads were smart enough to stay quiet for the rest of the lesson.
Harry flopped onto the couch in the living room, tired after the exhausting day. Just then, his mother entered.
"Can you keep a secret?"
She asked, grinning. Harry looked at her confusedly.
"You know that Potions Set that your father has been dying to get? The one with the cauldron, the journal, the ingredients and everything?"
Harry nodded, he knew exactly what she was talking about.
"What about it?"
He asked, causing her to grin widely.
"I'm going to Hogsmeade to buy it for him. I feel bad for snogging him in front of the whole school when I know that he hates publicity. I literally couldn't resist; the love bond we have forced me to do it!"
Harry beamed at his mother.
"All I need you to do is make sure that he has no idea that we're doing this. Are you in?"
"I'm in!"
They high fived and Lily left for Hogsmeade.
The day went horrifyingly slowly and every time students saw him stalking around the halls the would grin and whisper to their friends, causing the loss of many house points. When the day was finally over, every house, except Slytherin, because they actually had the sense to not talk about their head of house while he was watching them, had lost at least one hundred house points each. Severus flopped on the couch in his quarters with a dramatic sigh. To his surprise, Harry came out of his room, having obviously heard his sigh. The boy had a look of pure amusement on his face.
"So, did you enjoy breakfast?"
Harry asked smugly. Severus sighed again.
"And here I was, thinking that I wouldn't have to deal with any more teasing."
Harry laughed at his father's antics and sat down next to him. Severus ran his hand through his son's hair.
"Where's your mother?"
Severus asked.
"She's... uh... SOMEWHERE."
Severus raised an eyebrow and Lily came in carrying several shopping bags. Severus stood up.
"Need some help?"
Her eyes widened and she looked at Harry, who shrugged.
"No thanks, Sev. I'm fine."
She shot another look at Harry, pointing two fingers at her eyes and nodding her head toward Severus. Harry nodded vigorously.
"Hey dad, let's play chess!"
He suggested. Severus narrowed his eyes.
"What are you two up to, hmm?"
He questioned, raising an eyebrow. Harry quickly set up the board, making the first move. Severus sighed.
"I'm not getting anything out of you, am I?"
Harry gleefully shook his head. Severus made his move and Lily came back in.
"So, you wanna know what we're up to?"
She asked smugly. Severus nodded. She bent over and said in his ear,
"It's a secret!"
He groaned loudly, causing his wife and son to laugh. He joined in their laughter and Lily levitated a large present into the room. Severus was confused.
"Open it, Sev!"
"Yeah, open it, Dad!"
He looked at their eager faces and carefully peeled the paper off slowly.
"Severus, JUST OPEN IT ALREADY!"
He grinned and ripped the wrapping paper off. Severus gasped. It was the Potions Set he'd been wanting for ages!
"Because I feel really bad about this morning."
Lily explained to him. His mouth was in the shape of an 'O'. He couldn't believe they'd done this for him! Without warning, he hugged his wife and son. The floo flared and they all looked at it, annoyed at whoever it was for ruining the family moment. McGonagall's head was sat in the fireplace, tears were running down her face and she was looking very urgent indeed.
"S-Severus, all H-Heads of Houses are needed right now! Filius has been- he's been- m-murdered!"
A/N: DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUNNN!!