Disclaimer: The world of Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling

A/N: I want to apologize for the delay. I've been quite busy lately and had hardly time for writing.

The Truth behind your eyes

by RawenclawBabe

Chapter 11 Meetings

Severus Snape was worried, when he woke the next morning. He knew, he had to meet Headmaster Dumbledore again. They would be still be looking for Harry Potter. Could they guess the truth. Would the Headmaster recognize Alex?

Severus shook his head and stood up. He went to the bathroom and took a long, hot shower. He had to get his head clear. Afterwards he left the bathroom and dressed himself in his teaching robes. Then he went down to the dining room for breakfast.

Fridericus and his daughter Bibiana Reichenbach were already sitting at the table. Fridericus looked up when Severus entered the room and nodded: "Good morning Severus, I have the documents for you. Everything is ready. You can pretend, that Alex and Helena were home-schooled by Bibiana and her sister Clara." He handed Severus the documents, when the younger man sat down.

Severus looked at the birth certificates. Then he looked up and cleared his voice: "Alex needs to take the blood adoption potion, before I go to Dumbledore. I must have a clear picture of the twins in my mind."

Bibiana nodded: "We'll take a photo of Lena and Alex before you go as well. You might want to show him a picture of your children."

"Well, well," Fridericus stood up. "I have an appointment at the ministry in half an hour. I want to bid you good bye." He bowed shortly and left the room in a swift movement.

Severus served himself a cup of coffee and took a sip. He just didn't work without coffee in the morning. He looked at the grandfather's clock in the corner of the room before he asked Bibiana, if she had already seen the children.

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Alex was woken by a house elf popping in his bedroom. He groaned and slowly opened his eyes. "I is told to wake up, Master Alex. You needs to come down for breakfast. Your parents wants you to take a potion. Stay up!", the house elf stood next to the head of his head and tried to take away his blanket.

Alex groaned, sat up an yelled: "I'm up! I'm up! Let me be!"

The house elf's looked at him with his big tennis-ball sized green eyes: "You needs to take a bath, children must be clean!"

"LEAVE! I'll go to the bathroom and have a shower, when you've left my bedroom," he was to tired to discuss his bodily hygiene with a house elf. The elf disappeared with a plop and Alex went to the bathroom. A quarter of an hour later he was dressed and headed downstairs for breakfast. On the way down he met his sister Helena, who had just gotten up, too.

Helena smiled at him brightly: "Good morning Alex. How are you?"

Alex looked darkly and grumbled: "I'd prefer to stay in bed today."

Helena grinned and asked: "Really? You don't want to try our new brooms? Pity!"

Alex turned his head towards his sister, he was suddenly wide awake: "Brooms? What brooms?"

Helena laughed: "Uncle Harald is going to come this afternoon. He'll bring us new brooms. I for one can't wait to ride the new Sternenfänger. But you don't have to come, if you are to lazy." She slapped his upper arm playfully and ran down the corridor to the dining room door.

Alex hurried to follow his sister and the two of them rushed into the dining room laughing, where their parents were sitting at the breakfast table. They slowed down and went over to the table.

Severus raised an eyebrow at his children: "You don't need to rush in the dining room like this. What's the matter with you two?"

Helena smiled at him and answered: "We are just excited because we're going to play Quidditch in the afternoon:" Her brother, who was standing next to her nodded.

Severus shook hid head and said: "I have to go now. I have a meeting with the headmaster. I hope, he'll allow you to attend Hogwarts." He sighed, he wasn't sure – how would Dumbledore react, when Harry Potter wouldn't be found.

After breakfast Alex took the potion. He almost instantly felt sick. He felt his body tingle. He had to lay down.

Severus sat next to Alex, who was lying on the sofa. He watched his son. His features were only slightly altered. But when the boy opened his eyes again, they had a different colour – he didn't have Lily's emerald greens one any more – they had a vibrant shade of blue now. Alex and Helena had the same eyes!

Severus felt sad. Alex' green eyes had reminded him of Lily. He felt like he had lost her again. But he had no time to linger – he had to talk to the headmaster. He hugged Alex and Helena and bid Bibiana good bye. He apparated away.

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Severus appeared in Hogsmeade and walked towards Hogwarts. He was nervous. He took a deep breath and occluded his mind. He concentrated on his twins, who wanted to come to Britain for their schooling. He pictured Helena and Alexander with their ice-blue eyes – he buried the picture of his son's emerald green ones deep down in his mind.

Severus entered the castle. It was almost empty, since it was the middle of August. He walked through the deserted corridors – most of the paintings were sleeping although it was the middle of the day. Finally he stood in front of the stone gargoyle, which guarded the headmaster's office. Severus sighed: "Chocolate frog", and the gargoyle shifted away and the stairs to the office came out. He stepped onto the stairs and was lifted up until he stood in front the door leading to the office. He knocked.

"Enter," Severus heard Dumbledore's voice calling. He took a deep breath and opened the door. He entered the office and looked at the distressed headmaster.

Dumbledore was exhausted. They'd been looking for Harry Potter for almost two weeks now – but the had found nothing. The boy had disappeared of the surface of the world. He looked at Severus and sighed – he really tried to smile: "Severus, my boy, how are you?"

Severus cocked an eyebrow at the old man's demeanour and said: "Headmaster. I require your help."

Dumbledore popped a lemon drop in his mouth, indicated the chair in front of his desk and asked: "How can I help you my boy?"

Severus took a deep breath and sat down: "Headmaster – you are aware that I have two children – twins – with a German witch?"

Dumbledore looked at him in surprise: "Really? I didn't realize you were married and had children..."

Severus cleared his voice: "Bibiana and I aren't married. Our children were conceived during the dance of the Walpurgisnacht."

Dumbledore looked at him disapprovingly and cleared his voice: "You know, that don't like magical rituals. Why are you telling me this now?"

Severus took a deep breath: "My children want to attend Hogwarts this year. They want to be closer to me. They want to improve their English – they've grown up with their German relatives so far and they've only ever spoken English with me – I'm their father and they want to know more about about Wizarding Britain."

Dumbledore snorted: "You want me to accept your illegitimate offspring here at Hogwarts? You know all to well, that I don't want my teachers to partake in any magical rituals – I've even convinced Minerva to not attend the Beltane celebrations. You are no exception, Severus. Why do you pester me with your children at all? You know my rules. I have other problems to attend – we are still looking for Harry Potter."

Severus raised an eyebrow at this feigning surprise: "You haven't found him yet? Potter is a thirteen year old boy – how difficult can it be to find him? Do you want me to help again?"

Dumbledore shook his head immediately: "No, Severus, I don't need your help finding Harry Potter. We don't want to scare him away, when we'll finally find him – the boy doesn't like you."

Severus shrugged: "If you'd excuse me now, Headmaster, I'll tell my children, that they won't attend Hogwarts immediately." Dumbledore only nodded in respones and looked down at his papers.

Severus stood up, indicated a slight bow and left the office. He walked through the hall of Hogwarts cursing under his breath. He was angry. He'd trusted Albus Dumbledore, but he was betrayed. The Headmaster had used him to achieve his own ends – a very Slytherin thing to do, especially for a Gryffindor. He wanted revenge. He had a find a way around the headmaster's wishes. But who could help him?

Severus hurried down the staircases, making his way to the entrance hall. He was deep in thought. He wasn't even looking, where he was going. Suddenly he collided with Professor McGonagal. The deputy Headmistress had just entered the castle and was on her way to see the Headmaster.

Severus scowled at Minerva. The Transfigurations teacher looked at him surprised: "Severus, what are you doing here? Albus told me you were on holiday."

Severus looked down at Minerva McGonagal contemplating for a moment before he answered: "I had to talk to the Headmaster. My children want to attend Hogwarts, but he won't allow it."

Minerva looked at him in shock: "You have children Severus? Why wouldn't Albus want you children to attend Hogwarts?"

Severus nodded: "I have two children with a German witch – Bibiana Reichenbach. We've never been married alas, our children were conceived during the Walpurgisnacht. Dumbledore loathes magical rituals alas he doesn't want my children to attend Hogwarts, because they are connected to one of our magical feasts."

Minerva McGonagal looked at the dark wizard pensive and sighed: "You needn't tell me, he tried to convince me not to celebrate the magical feasts for decades. I'd love to meet your children – my own children, who all were conceived during magical feasts, were all stillbirths." Her eyes were glistening with tears as she mentioned her own children – she seemed so sad.

Severus looked at her, thinking of Lily, he had seen Minerva's name in Harry's family tree, she was Lily's mother and Harry's grandmother, but she didn't know it. He cleared his voice: "I'm sorry Minerva..."

"It's to late now. I've always dreamt of a own family, but fate had other plans for me." Minerva smiled at him sadly. "I might be able to help you – Hogwarts as a certain amount of places for foreign exchange students, although there were hardly any in the last decades. As Deputy Headmistress it is up to me to send the school letters to our students, so it's mainly up to me who attends Hogwarts. But we can't discuss the details here."

Severus nodded and took a portkey out of his pocket and handed it to Minerva: "If you use this portkey, you can visit me and my children at Bibiana's manor. We can discuss the details there."

Minerva took the portkey and nodded. Without further words they both left in opposite directions.