Snape family quarters

It didn't take long for the group to get to the Snapes' quarters and ushered everyone inside. Larkspur sat on the bigger couch and Pansy, Camellia and Millie sat down around him. Harry sat on the other couch with his Mam, Da, and Draco. Hermione, Neville, Theo, Blaise, Vince, Greg, and Daphne sat on various chairs that were brought into the room.

"Ok everyone, now it's very important that everything that has happened doesn't get all over the school and that only the people that Harry wants to really know what happened know and the others just know what they were told by Professor Dumbledore last night. Now Harry besides everyone here, who else would you feel comfortable with their knowing what really happened?" Professor Snape probed squeezing his son's shoulder encouragingly.

"Well I guess their families can know but that's it. I don't want any of the other Slytherins knowing yet until I can trust more of them than just you guys." Harry allowed smiling nervously around the room.

"Alright then, everyone to start with it's important for you children to know that I was great friends with Harry's Mom Lily as was Minnie. James and I didn't get along as well when we were younger but when he got older he apologized and he and I became not exactly friends but allies. When Lily was pregnant with Harry she came to Minnie and informed her that if anything ever happened to Harry that she had picked her own Godparents and told Minnie that she was one of them. However when Lily and James were killed the Potter will that was found only listed Neville's Mom and Sirius Black as Harry's Godparents which were James's choices. However yesterday Minnie and I took Harry to Gringotts to have the will checked and it was discovered that Sirius Black had charmed the will to only show his name and Alice Longbottom's name. Lily had actually named Godparents for Harry that he would go to in the event of her and James's deaths. She had chosen not only Minnie but me as well. We had already told Harry that we wanted to get guardianship of him and after he went to bed that night we had discussed actually adopting Harry through Nunc sumus et familia in aeternum and so I had made the potion before going to bed. We told Harry that we would like to adopt him and then he was given several options by which he could be adopted and he chose Nunc sumus et familia in aeternum. To say that Minnie and I were overjoyed would be an understatement we were much more than that we were thrilled and touched that Harry really wanted us to be his parents by blood. I gave Ingen, the goblin over the Potter estate and will, the potion and after adding a drop of mine and Minnie's blood, he spelled the potion into Harry and Harry became my and Minnie's son by blood. Now the reason that we decided to have the will checked was because we discovered that Harry was abused by his relatives and had not lived a good life like we had been led to believe. The headmaster had no idea of this and apologized to Harry which he accepted so there is no reason for anyone to form a dislike for him for Harry's sake." Professor Snape explained and then looked to his son to make sure that he was ok.

Harry was crying slightly but Draco and the other first year snakes all rushed towards him and engulfed him in a group hug protecting him from anyone that dared to hurt him. When he looked at Lark he realized that Lark had tears streaming down his face and was hugging Camellia close. Had this happened before he discovered what being a parent did to someone he would have found it highly odd however he now understood that Lark was imagining if that had happened to any of his children. After a time the rest of the first year snakes, besides Draco, took their seats back and looked at their professors with new respect in their eyes.

"Thanks everyone it means a lot that you guys care about what happened to me." Harry smiled and looked around at his new found friends. Larkspur had gotten his control back and when he caught Harry's eye motioned Harry to him. Harry hesitated for a moment, but when not only Draco but Pansy, Camellia, and the rest of the snakes nodded their heads Harry went to his Uncle Lark. Larkspur didn't want to frighten Harry and so he opened his arms inviting Harry to hug him and Harry stepped into his arms and Larkspur pulled him into his lap.

"Oh Harry, I am so sorry about what happened to you at those people's house. I want you to know that you have a very strong support system here and that anytime you need anything you can owl me and I'll help in any way I can. That goes for the rest of you as well, even you and Neville, Hermione. As I said before I would like for you all to call me Uncle Lark and therefore I think of all of you as my nieces and nephews." Larkspur declared hugging Harry close.

Pansy smiled, her Dad really was a good guy if people actually gave him a chance and didn't judge him for his past. She was glad that he had told Harry, Hermione and even Neville to call him Uncle Lark because she knew that Harry would need whatever family that he could get for support and comfort. Hermione would also need family in the wizarding world that could help in any way possible since her parents weren't familiar with the wizarding world and now that Neville had helped her Dad and admitted that he had been wrong before he was ok by Pansy now.

"Thanks Uncle Lark." Harry murmured hugging the man back before climbing down and going to sit back by his Da, Mam and Draco.

"You know children, I've often noticed that you call each other's parents Uncle and Aunt and I would be honored if you would call me "Uncle Sev" when we're not in class." Professor Snape conveyed smiling at the children.

"That goes for me as well. I've known you all since you were born and the only reason that we didn't tell any of you that we were married was because we wanted to surprise you when you came to Hogwarts. Of course Draco knew because he is our Godson but we made him promise not to tell any of you. Therefore I would love to have you all call me "Aunt Minnie" if you would want to that is." Professor McGonagall declared and looked at the children to gauge their reactions.

"Even us Professor McGonagall?" Neville questioned pointing to himself and Hermione.

"Of course Neville; you and Hermione are snakes and a part of this family now." Professor McGonagall assured Neville and Hermione while Professor Snape nodded his head in agreement.

"Well what do you children say would you like to call us Uncle Sev and Aunt Minnie?" Professor Snape questioned.

"I think that I would like that a lot Uncle Sev." Daphne replied and all of the children nodded their heads and said yes at the same time. Harry and Draco nodded to the group and then made a group hug motion with their hands. All of the kids jumped up at once and piled onto their uncle and aunt hugging them fiercely. When the children finally relented and sat back down once more Larkspur was laughing up a storm.

"Funny, funny Lark; I guess you can go home and tell Crocus that he may call us Uncle Sev and Aunt Minnie as well and you can tell Gardenia and Edelweiss the same thing when you see them again." Professor Snape permitted smiling at Larkspur.

"I will and the rest of you children might want to write your siblings and tell them that as well." Larkspur suggested.

"Yes, Lark is right, you all need to write home and tell your parents and siblings what has happened and inform your siblings of what they can call us now. I think that it's time we quit trying to trick you students and just told everyone at the beginning of the year, right Sev?" Professor McGonagall inquired looking at her husband.

"Right honey, I think that it might limit the fights between houses if they found out before the year is halfway over." Professor Snape agreed smiling lovingly at his wife.

The children all nodded in agreement and then Larkspur stood up, "Well I think that it's time I went home before Iris and Crocus come looking for me and drag me back home and ground me." Larkspur kidded standing and putting his arms around Camellia and Pansy as they stood up with him.

"I'll see you kids at Thanksgiving ok? Be sure and mind your Uncle Sev and Aunt Minnie ok?" Larkspur questioned hugging his daughters tightly and kissing each one of them on the head.

"Ok Dad, you know we will." Camellia assured him kissing him back on the cheek.

"Pansy?" Larkspur urged.

"I'll be good Dad, well at least I'll try." Pansy conveyed smiling up at her Dad as she kissed him on the cheek.

"Well that's all I can ask and if either one of you do get in trouble at least make sure you had a good reason and were in the right ok?" Larkspur reasoned as he gave each of the girls one last hug. They both nodded their heads in agreement and followed their Dad to their Uncle Sev and Aunt Minnie's floo.

"I love you girls so much." Larkspur smiled and then he called out his destination and stepped through as the girls we're saying they loved him as well.