Ch. 10

After a quick breakfast; the Snapes and Riddles found themselves and Diagon Alley, where did some shopping for the girls. They went to Amanuensis Quills first to get their quills and parchment there; Hermione had gotten a quill set of snow owl feathers, while Lyra had gotten some rare white peacock feather set, each of them had gotten some inkwells in black, blue, and a rainbow color one for color coding their notes.

Then they went to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, where each of the girls had gotten school uniforms, dress robes, and traveling cloaks. Their school uniforms were made differently than what they would normally have gotten; they were made with the most expansive threads and material around, instead of cotton and cheaply made wool. They had gotten Egyptian cotton, with silk underneath of the material, along with wool made of lama and not sheep, which made it more comfortable for the person wearing it. As for the dress robes; Lyra had gotten a lilac looking silk dress with a velvet plum looking robe that goes on top of the lilac dress, which blend quite nicely. As for Hermione, she had gotten an amethyst looking set of dress robes that looked very well with her hair, eyes, and skin tone.

The girls have also gotten some great looking travel cloaks, for none school use. Hermione's was charcoal grey with silver Celtic deigns upon the cloak. Lyra fell in love with sapphire velvet looking one with gold Celtic deigns upon the cloak. Both girls were wearing smiles upon their faces, with the things that they had gotten. Neither Severus nor Tom could complain about the things that their wives had gotten themselves, through the money that Voldemort was willing to spend on them; then again it was Lucius Malfoy's money that they were spending. This made the Dark Lord smile more.

Flourish and Blotts was the next stop they had made upon their trip into Diagon Alley; the girls had gotten their mail with the list of books they will need for school before they had left Riddle Manor, once they were in the store it was hard to get either girl to focus on just getting the required books. Each one of them wanted to get two or more books than what the list had asked for.

Severus growled, "I thought one Know-It-All Granger was enough, but two of them, it's asking too much. How do you feel about having one as a wife, my Lord?"

Tom glared at Severus, "Don't call me that in public Severus, just call me Tom for the moment that we are running around. I don't want Potter hearing you saying it."

"Yes, sir."

"As for a Know-It-All for a wife; well it would help with the research that I don't have to do, she could do it for me and read what notes she would come up with."

"What? . . . Tom, what about things you don't want her to share with others?"

Tom smirked, "Have you heard of Wizards Oath or anything, you can always make one to not have them tell others about what you are planning on doing."

Severus thought about it and smiled, "Well I have a great potions partner if I ever need one."

Once the girls had gotten the books they needed and wanted they went on to the next shop. Twilfitt and Tatting's was the next stop that Riddle wanted to go to, all because of Narcissa Malfoy, who goes there all the time for her rich looking clothes. He bought a lot of clothes for the two girls; he did not want his wife to look like a muggle or poor all the time, he want to flaunt to the world that she could be better than any pureblood in the world. He also bought Hermione such clothes too; he wanted Severus to feel proud about having such a beautiful wife at his side as well. The girls begged for them to go to muggle London to get some casual clothes for the days that they are outside with other students, which they won.

The girls went to John Lewis at Peter Jones, Sloane Square where they got a pair of jeans, shirts, jackets, sweaters, boots, shoes, handbags. It was the only place that Tom would let them go, place it was worth the money he was using. After that shopping trip, they went back to Diagon Alley; where Tom led their group to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, for a small treat. As everyone had gotten their ice cream and sat at one of the outside tables and enjoy the day. This is where they met with the family of Weasleys and Harry Potter.

Ron Weasley led everyone over to where the two girls sat with their husbands. He asked, "Hermione, why are you here with Snape?"

"That is Professor Snape, Ronald; as for why I am here with his is because he is my husband."

"WHAT?" yelled Ron and Harry and the rest of the Weasleys.

"Why did you do that Hermione," asked Harry.

Severus sighed, "I did it to protect her Potter, from the rest of the Death Eaters."

Ron looked over to Hermione's cousin, "Who is she and this other guy?"

Hermione glared, "This is my cousin Lyra and her husband Tom, and she will be starting Hogwarts this year with the rest of us."

Ginny spoke up, "Oh, we didn't know that you had a cousin who had magical abilities Hermione."

"I didn't know either until this summer. My aunt and uncle were keeping things quiet for so long, until they slipped this summer when I went and visit with them."

Mrs. Weasley stepped forward, "Is that why you didn't come a visit with us? Did you enjoy your time with your family?"

"Yes Mrs. Weasely, it was one of the reasons why I was away and I did enjoy my time with my family. Yesterday I found myself married, as well as my cousin; all do to the new Marriage Law. Oh well; our husbands wanted to spoil us today, by buying us some books, clothes, and other things today."

"Oh my; what great husbands you girls have, I wished that you would have married my Ronald though Hermione, you would have been a great husband in him."

Severus growled, "That is enough Mrs. Weasley, Hermione and I are married and there is nothing you can change that. Once a witch and wizard are married in the magical world, they can't break it until one is dead."

"I know that Severus, but I can always voice what I wish for the people that are around me, can't I? I also know that you deserve a bit of happiness than anyone out there, so you better take care of her or else."

"I know that Mrs. Weasley. I am planning on taking real care of Hermione."

Harry looked over at Tom, "Have we met before, Tom?" Tom smiled in a way that sparked his memory. "Riddle," growled Harry.

"Yes Potter; it is I, but I would like to make a truce of sorts if you may."

Harry looked at Tom with a questionable look upon his face, "What kind of truce?"

"If I stop killing wizards, witches, and muggles and everything else; would you be willing to stop hunting me down and we can be civil with one another."

"What would you be doing instead," asked Harry, who did not believe the Dark Lord who killed his parents so long ago.

Tom glanced over at the Weasleys and saw that they were in shock, even the little Weasley girl. "I am willing to run for Minister of Magic. I have found some things through Lyra here that I have done wrong in the world; purebloods are going to kill themselves off in a few generations of time, if they don't learn to accept muggle-borns into this world. I have also found out why Salazar Slytherin was so against them in the first place. It was during the witch burnings and he wanted to protect the Wizarding World and the school during those hard times."

"You're willing to change, all because you married Hermione's cousin Lyra? Have you found love, then Tom?"

Everyone glanced over at Tom Riddle, who looked shocked at the question that Harry Potter had asked him. "Maybe I have Potter and to let you know, I would do anything to change for the better, so my new wife would not be afraid of me."

Harry glanced over at Severus Snape and asked, "Is this for real?"

Severus then looked over at his Dark Lord, "I think he is telling the truth Mr. Potter. I have not heard him saying one thing and do another; I don't think he could lie about something like this, especially when he talks about his wife."

Harry looked at Tom again, "Is Lyra really coming to Hogwarts?"

"Yes she is," spoke up Lyra in all of the talking.

"Would you be willing to be the communicator between your husband and the rest of the people of the light?"

Lyra sighed, "As long as you guys don't make me fight in either side of the war, then I will be alright being a messenger for both sides. I also don't want to be someone that anyone uses as bate for the other side in this, because I will not have it."

Everyone who was around her, saw that she could be dangerous when provoke in anything at all. Mr. Weasley spoke up, "I understand Lyra; we will up heed your requests in all of this."

Tom smiled, "I wouldn't dream of harming you wife, don't worry because I already made a deal that I would not harm you, Hermione, or any of your family members. You already have my word on that." All the Weasleys and Harry glanced over at him with unbelievable expressions upon their faces. He asked, "Did I say something wrong?"

Mr. Weasley said, "No. It is just we have never would have imagine that you would give anyone your word before."

"Believe it or not Mr. Weasley, I can be a changed man. I just never had anyone to change for before."

Lyra smiled, "Just mail me; my name now is Mrs. Lyra Granger-Riddle, I will be going as Granger at school because I don't want any problems with my school mates while at Hogwarts. You can also get a hold of me through Professor Snape, because I will be staying in his rooms while in school, and I will also have a pet snake with me."

Ron squeaked, "Snake, why are you bringing a snake to the school?"

Tom smirked, "I want him to watch over my wife, when I am nowhere around to protect her, which is why the snake will be going with her."

Harry sighed, "We can always watch out for her, Tom."

"Even from other Gryffindors or even the house of Slytherin?"

"Yes, Tom. Even all the other houses as well, even from me if you want. I will not harm Lyra to get to you, I am not like that and you know it."

Tom glanced into Harry's emerald green eyes and saw that he was telling the truth. "Alright Potter, we have a deal."

With that the Weasleys plus Harry Potter left the Snapes and Riddles alone, to do their own shopping. Hermione and Lyra looked at each other and were fearful for the other; knowing that the upcoming war or not even a war, will change things in the near future for the two of them and the people that they know.

Severus asked Tom, "When were you going to tell me about the possibility of not having a war or killing people?"

"It just came to me this morning. Severus; I want you to tell Dumbledore that I would like to see him soon, let him know that I would like to change things for the better. Also let him know that it is all due to my wife, helping me see the light of things."

"I will see what I can do; you never know what he would say or do right now."

"I will give out a list of name of all the Death Eaters and where to find them, the most dangerous ones that I know that would not change."

"Yes sir."

With that being the last thing being said; the group of four had gotten up from their seats and made their way back to Riddle Manor, and get things ready for upcoming school year.