Chapter 21: Teasings and Meetings
Marshall woke up the next morning a little disappointed the other side of the bed was cold indicating Minerva was long up. He ran a hand through his bedtime hair and came out of the room to find his darling wife and sweet daughter at the kitchen corner.
"What do we have here?" Marshall yawned and coming up to the stove as he lightly tapped his wife's bottom.
"Mum's decided she finally wants to learn to cook. I'm teaching her pancakes," Jessica grinned.
"So don't break my concentration!" Minerva snapped.
"All right I can take a hint. Hey Jess….Old Albus still in bed?" Marshall asked.
"Yeah I think so why?" Jessica asked looking over at her father as he stood on the other side of Minerva.
"Because I'm gonna go mess with him," Marshall smirked as he headed to the elder Dumbledores' room.
Marshall entered the room and quietly shut the door. Inside the darkened room he could see the outlines of Clara and Albus sleeping. He watched as Clara rolled over to face the opposite way and it was then he saw his opening. With agility his cat wife would be proud of; he silently climbed to the middle of the bed and turned so he was facing Albus. With a wide grin on his face Marshall started lightly tapping Albus' nose.
The elder Dumbledore sighed and smiled in his sleep before lazily opening his eyes.
"Hello my….AGGGGGGHHHHHHH!" Albus screamed and rolled off the bed as lay in the bed laughing like a hyena.
"Albus what's….oh morning Marshall," Clara sighed.
She had first shot up from the bed but had snuggled back down upon seeing her husband on the floor and his protégé's husband in her bed.
"Morning darling," Marshall grinned and kissed her as she curled into him.
"What the …MARSHALL!" Minerva shouted as she and Jessica cane running into the room.
"Daddy couldn't you have waited till Uncle Albus was awake before you ravished his wife?" Jessica sighed.
"He was lying on my side of the bed," Marshall stated.
"Minerva I'm going to kill your husband," Albus declared pointing his wand at the wizard lying next to his wife.
"Just…don't make a mess Albus," Minerva stated before pulling her daughter out of the room.
"Well toys here we are again. Mr. Weasley have you learned anything from this yet?" Hermes asked politely.
"I know you lot are all insane and the fact no one seems to care that McGonagall's husband and Dumbledore's wife were in bed together this morning is disturbing," Ron stated.
"Yeah…that's not what you were supposed to learn. Horace what have you learned?" Apollo asked.
"It's no wonder Gryffindors are mad considering you lot," Horace stated.
"Nope not the right thing. Sebastian Snape," Artemis called.
"Yes?" Sebastian asked looking up from his chess game with his father.
"You've proven yourself a very wise lad. What have you learned?" Artemis asked.
"Well when you put pretty green eyed witch in dad's proximity he's not so surly. Also that mixing McGonagalls and Dumbledores is quite entertaining. The best part however…my philosophy of accepting things as they are is what will keep me out of the hoosegow and in your good graces," Sebastian stated.
"Don't ya love him? He's so cute and pleasant," Aphrodite cooed.
"Someone's got an admirer," Harry laughed.
"Yeah I've got my father's charm," Sebastian grinned leaning back in his chair.
"Snape has charm?" Ron asked.
"Oh he's quite the gentleman when he likes someone," Lorna nodded.
"On that note how about we show a young Severus when he meets Mrs. Dumbledore for the first time…. No better yet how about young Severus meeting the younger of the two families!" Artemis stated.
"Oh I'd love to see the ELMS together again," Clara replied.
"ELMS?" Harry asked.
"Evans, Lupin, McGonagall, Snape. ELMS," Albus nodded.
"Unfortunately the enemies of the Marauders," Minerva stated.
"Where the Marauders pulled pranks the ELMS plotted revenge," Horace stated, "The only difference was ELMS hardly ever got caught and were also the brains of their years."
"Aww what a nice thing to say," Lorna grinned.
"So you and Remus were at odds?" Hermione asked.
"Like any brother and sister," Lorna nodded, "we're better now though….well sort of."
"All right here we go!" Artemis replied as the screen lit up.
"Sev…Sev stop scowling at them. You're just giving them more reason to attack," a fourth year Lily Evans snapped.
"Black and Potter keep staring at me," Severus scowled. Lorna looked over her shoulder and smirked at her brother and the other three boys.
"Maybe they're jealous of you," Lorna stated.
"Jealous?" Severus blinked and broke eye contact to look at the girls.
"They have a point Snape mate. You're sitting under a tree with two beautiful red heads," William laughed from over head. The three on the ground smirked up at him as he sat on a low tree branch.
"Well when you put it that way," Severus sneered pulling Lily to him and Lorna scooted closer laying her head on his other shoulder. William looked up and saw James frowning and Remus looking confused.
"Hey Will what are we doing out here anyway? Granted it's a nice day and all but still," Lorna called.
"Dumbledore's wife sent me an owl and promised she'd be bringing Jessica out today. I told her I'd meet her and take her up to see mama myself," William stated looking out to the gate.
"I'd love to meet her. Can she really already do spells we learned first year?" Lily asked excitedly.
"A little. Mostly what she does right now are levitations and sewing spells," William stated jumping out of the tree and landing on Lily's other side.
"I still can't believe she can swim. Did she really almost drown?" Lorna asked.
"Yeah…but my Uncle and mum saved her…she's scared to death to go into any water with any tentacle animal though," William shrugged looking back to the gate. "She's here!"
The three others looked up and saw the gates open and a woman step through holding two little peoples hands.
"Come on let's go," William stated. He and Severus stood and helped the girls up before trotting down to the gates where they greeted Mrs. Dumbledore.
"Will darling how's your mother?" Clara smiled kissing the boy's cheek and leaving a rosy red lipstick mark.
"Oh she's great Aunt Clara. She's up in her office I think," William grinned not caring about the mark on his cheek.
"All right I'll leave Miss Jessica with you then," Clara smiled gently pushing the little two year old forward. She then bent down and picked up another that kept burying his face in her blonde curls.
"Hello," Lily smiled at the boy and girl.
"H-hi. I…I likes yous hairs," Jessica mumbled to the two girls.
"Thank you," Lily smiled.
"I like yours too. My name is Lorna and that's Lily and Severus. We're your brother's friends," Lorna smiled.
The little black haired girl looked at each one before heading to her brother.
"This is Albus Jr. guys," William stated picking his sister up and pointing to the little boy.
"Hello," Severus nodded.
"You've got a funny nose," AJ stated.
Lorna and Lily laughed as Severus rose and eyebrow.
"No he doesn't. I like him," Jessica stated.
"What you know. You silly cat girl," AJ stated.
Jessica stuck her tongue out at the boy.
"All right you two that's enough," Clara snapped tapping her son's nose as she headed to the castle.
"Well Little Bit do you want to go straight to mummy?" William asked.
"Can we take Lona, Sevus, and Lily with us?" Jessica asked.
"Guys you want to come?" William asked.
"We've got nothing else to do," Lorna shrugged.
"Sevus you hold me pwease," Jessica asked looking at him with large green eyes smiling.
"Well…I guess," Severus shrugged and took the girl in his arms.
"I like him Will. He smells like daddy's basement," Jessica grinned.
"Well he does like potions Jess," William laughed as the group headed to the castle.
"Aww she was so adorable," Ginny cooed.
"Hey I'm still adorable," Jessica smirked.
"You definitely can't say no to her when she gives you those eyes," Severus sighed.
"Don't I know it," Marshall chuckled.