AN: so I'm determined to not make you guys wait as long as last time

Disclaimer: if you recognize it I DO NOT own it.

Anyway to the story

Chapter 9: The Time To Know

Severus's POV

After I sent Harry and Draco to bed I sat back down to gather my thoughts. 'How am I going to explain this to Tom?' I asked myself.

After a few minutes of thinking on this I got up and went over to the floo. I grabbed some floo powder and called out "Riddle Manor."

When I got through I started to head towards the study as I was pretty sure that was were he was. I got to the study and knocked on the door.

"Come in" I heard through the door. I went in and saw Tom hunched over a large stack over paperwork.

"Tom," I said to him. He looked shocked to see me.

"Severus what are you doing here?" He asked me.

"I have some great yet at the same time not so great news for you."

"Well what is it?" He said leaning back in his chair.

I took a deep breath before continuing. "I found Serpens and Corvus."

"WHAT?!" He yelled jumping up from his chair. "Where are they?"

"That is were the not great part comes in," I sighed "You already know them."

"What, but how.. How could.. That's not possible. I would know my own children." Said Tom.

"They were under a glamour." I said.

"Who are they? Who are my children?"

"Corvus is Draco Malfoy, and Serpens is.. Harry Potter."

I saw Tom just completely freeze up. His eyes were wide and his mouth agape. He finally spoke up.

"I tried to kill my son, my precious baby boy and I tried to kill him, and I tried to do it multiple times." Tom fell backwards into his chair.

"You didn't know," I tried to console him.

"But I should of and Corvus my other baby boy he grew up with the stories of all the horrible things I have done." He said sadly.

"They will forgive you once they know the true story of what happened."

"But how do you know. One of my sons with horror stories of me and the other thinks I killed his parents. How can forgive me for all the horrible things I have done."

"You will be surprised at how forgiving they are."

"Do they even know that I'm their father?"

"Yes, they learned who they were when they did the familio malkaŝi pocio in class today."

"I have to make it up to them."

Tom's POV

I sat there in shock. My boys are alive. After so many years of thinking that they were dead, they're alive and so close, but they both more than likely hate me. How can I ever make it up to them especially Serpens / Harry.

As I sat there thinking about ways to make it up to my boys I didn't even notice Severus leaving until a few minutes later.

AN: There you peoples go. I hope you enjoyed it! PLEASE REVIEW! Until next time!