Wade and Kelly Granger had taken the week before the magical trio were to leave off of work, wanting to spend as much time with them as possible, knowing there was a good chance they wouldn't see them again until the Christmas break. An entire day was spent shopping for their trip, and then seeing a movie as a family; something that both kids enjoyed greatly. But before long, their week was over and it was the morning that Severus, Alexander and Hermione were to leave.

"Now you both are to write us every few days, alright?" Kelly weepily hugged her kids, "And you listen to what Severus tells you, no running off without him or Dobby."

"We promise Mum"

The tall man replaced his wife, "We know you'll both be good, we just worry. Try and stay safe out there, and have fun too; you deserve the chance to be the kids you are in body, if not mind and soul."

"Okay Dad"

Severus double checked that they hadn't forgotten anything, despite knowing that Dobby had packed the car and he wouldn't have missed anything, "All set, come on you pair, we should head on off. We'll call from the road Wade, Kelly."

"Stay safe," the Muggle couple stood in the driveway and waved as the Land Rover drove off, the tears running down the woman's face.

Once they were clear of Crawley, Severus pulled out the map from his satchel and passed it back to the couple in the rear seat, "So, this is the plan for our trip. We'll take the Channel Tunnel across to France, straight shot through the northern regions, into Switzerland then to Milan for the night; stopping in Reims for lunch. Tomorrow we head to Brindisi and get some rest on the ferry to Igoumensita before going directly to the temple in Athens. Now the second we touch ground in Greece, those bloody creatures will know it so there will be no fooling about. We get your weapons and then hit the road; or we Portkey back to Italy if the trouble is hot on our heels."

"Sounds great," the pair said, looking over the map, trying to decide where they would visit after the first portion of their trip.

Shaking his head, knowing it will never be that easy when it involved the two currently sitting behind him, their plotting evident to anyone and their owl. Eyes on the road, Severus was grateful for his persistence in keeping up with his driving after Lily's death, it being the redheaded witch who cajoled him into getting the damned thing to begin with. Thinking of his friend again, the man only hoped that both she and James could forgive him for deceiving them to take in Lex for that short time.

Beside him, Dobby was currently visible, though that would change should their vehicle get pulled over, the charms on the car not allowing others to look inside. The house elf was currently knitting something very large; he had refused to tell him what it was or why he was doing it. Bringing the elf was a good thing, he was able to do things that humans were unable, and his loyalty to Lex and Mia, and by connection himself, Dobby would make sure that any monster to try and kill the two demigods wouldn't make it very far.

While the trip would really only take them a couple days to and fro, Severus felt that everyone involved deserved a holiday, and he intended on making one that none of them would forget any time soon. If they made it from Greece safely, they would go back through Italy, stopping in at the large magical shopping district in Rome. Italy should be safer for the demigods, despite the fact that Hermione's maternal grandmother is Minerva. Then they would go through France on their way to Spain, Severus had plans to make their final stop before England be a day long shopping expedition in Paris, over Lex's given birthday, so they wouldn't waste time beforehand in the country. Spain held many exquisite potion ingredients, as well as sights that neither of the kids had seen before.

Once they were back in the UK, the professor intended on getting the pair set up at Hogwarts, letting them get used to being the professors instead of the students. Before leaving, Minerva had come to him about the next year's DADA professor, afraid that he would have an issue with her suggestion. While it had been a shock at first, Severus knew that the man was an excellent choice, and having one of the demigods there to replace him during the needed times would be just the experience they needed. It also meant that he would need to tell Lex all about his infant years as Harry Potter, and the three men most involved back then.

Looking at the pair in the backseat though, the man decided to let them have a great holiday before ruining it on them. They'd already been through so much, the old man just wanted to let them have a mildly normal break before reality hit them again.