The Family Man
CHAPTER 2
A/n: Well, I'm sorry this took so long. I have been SO busy, it isn't even funny... I have a lot of singing stuff going on ( www.krystalgillette.com if you are interested ^_^), and I had testing.. But now it's spring break and I have a week to sit down and write! I thought this was a cute idea, and even though I didn't get very many reviews on the first chapter, that's a-okay. Oh yeah, and...
I don't claim rights to the family man,
I don't claim writes to HP,And I wouldn't even though I can,
'Cause then I'd be sued by WB.
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"Dad! Mum! I got a Firebolt for Christmas! Wake up, dad!"
Severus laid in his bed quite confused. It was Christmastime already? Wasn't it the first of December? And more than that... Who would be calling him dad? Was this some kind of rotten joke? Was it some sort of scheme to make "Stupid Snape" feel even more lonely on the holidays than normal? He fluttered his eyelids open and couldn't believe just what he saw.
Peering over him, with an excited look in his eyes stood a boy of around 15. He was skinny, average height with messy black hair. He was wearing no glasses, but his horrible face was unmistakable. The same wretched face that always glares at him in Potions class, during assemblies and meals in the Great Hall... The same face that had her eyes. Her beautiful, green, crisp eyes...... But oddly enough, something did seem different about him, but Snape couldn't quite put his finger on it. Oh well, whatever it was didn't matter right now.
"Potter!" he growled angrily. Harry looked at him strangely.
"Potter? Huh? What are you talking about? Come on dad, it's Christmas!" Harry yanked at Snape's arm to get out of bed, but he pulled back defensively.
"This is NOT funny, Potter! 20 points from Gryffindor!"
Harry backed away in shock. "B-but Dad, I didn't do anything!... And you never take away points from your own house...especially on Christmas.." Harry turned away, hurt, and slowly closed the door as he left down the hall.
My own house? Snape thought. How could that little git possibly know about my dream? Was I talking in my sleep and he was here the whole time? Stupid Potters... He looked so sad when I took away the points too.. Heh. Serves him right, the little idiot. Maybe I should take away 20 more for sneaking into a Professor's dorm...Yes that's what I'll do.. Oh well, I'll do it later..
Severus closed his eyes again. He tried to find a comfortable position, but when he rolled over he bumped into a body... And by the feel of it, a female body... Alarmed, he opened his eyes to see something he would never expect.
"Lily..." he said softly. He looked at her as if it were too good to be true... Lily Evans, alive and sleeping with him? The last time he had checked, she was dead, wasn't she? What was going on anyway? Snape had no idea, but he liked it. He liked it more than anything in his life. Snape had totally forgotten about the incident with Potter... forgotten about everything as he looked into her beautiful face. True, she had gained years on her looks.. But it didn't make her look old, just more refined and angelic. Her hair was wavy and soft, just screaming to be caressed by his fingers. He put his hand on her cheek. This was too perfect of an opportunity to pass up. Severus Snape was about to get the kiss he had been dreaming his whole life of getting. And if he didn't get it now, he might not ever get it again. Severus slowly brought his lips closer to hers when...
"Daddy! Mummy! Wake up! Harry told me to try and get you guys! Wake up, wake up, wake up!" Lily opened her eyes, as if coming to life. Severus sat dumbfounded by Lily as the little child bounced around on their bed.
"Ok, Annie. Okay.." Lily said, sleepily. Oh god, it has been years since I've heard her voice... Lily rubbed her eyes and then she grabbed the little girl and quickly pulled her into the covers. Annie giggled furiously as Lily tickled her and kissed her on the forehead. She turned to Snape, expecting him to join in, but instead saw him backing away.
"What's wrong, Severus?" she asked curiously, as the game suddenly stopped.
"N-nothing. Uh.. I have to go now..." he said, pulling another shoe on his foot. Severus now had a black robe and cape on, and he had his wand in his pocket.
"But pumpkin.." Lily said. Severus looked lovingly at her for a second, then saw the little rugrat on the bed beside her. He shook his head and left the room, shutting the door noisily behind as he did so.
"Daddy?"
Snape left in such a hurry, he didn't seem to realize the sign that hung above his door. "Head of House" and for some odd reason, it did not say Slytherin..
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Severus quickly and swiftly ran down the stairs and through the dimly lit hallways. He pattered down the steps until he reached the large front doors. In his huff, he went through them without looking back.
Squish, Squash, Plop, Squish, Squish. His feet pattered crisply through the mucky, morning snow. As he ran, the footprints trailed behind him. He needed to get away... What was he doing? He loved Lily, didn't he... But being married was one thing, to a dead woman he loved years ago was another, but having... CHILDREN? This was not an entertaining idea to him. Not at all..
In his younger years he could have managed the distance, but he was older now, and it was much harder upon his feet to run so far. Snape sat down in his place and plopped down into the snow. He wasn't quite sure were he was. He had been in such a hurry to leave, he hadn't actually thought of where he was going... And the grounds didn't look very familiar. There were huge overgrown trees; brittle, dead branches and rocks and stones everywhere. How he would get home, he didn't know..
"Hey! Severus!" yelled a voice he recognized from behind him. Snape turned around to see a tall black man, of which he had never seen before... But why was his voice so familiar?
The man could obviously see the confusion in his face, because he grinned, showing his white teeth and golden tooth. "Mister 'perfect life,' eh? How are you doing with that?"
Severus' eyes narrowed and he scowled. "What are you talking about?"
The man laughed heartily, throwing his large muscular arms around Severus. "Don't you remember? In the teacher's lounge?" Snape thought for a moment, then gave him an even icier glare.
"You did this, didn't you? You said you'd make her be mine.. But you said absolutely nothing about CHILDREN." The large man laughed again, and looked Snape in the eyes.
"And neither did you... You see Severus, we're going to give you a glimpse of your life as it could have been. " Snape looked at him disbelievingly. He cocked his head slightly to the side and chuckled bitterly. "Do you realize how much trouble you will be in when this is over? There is a very high penalty for disrupting time like this and-"
"-And as I told you before, we're simply giving you a GLIMPSE. These things are temporary and for important reasons.." Severus folded his arms. "Like what?"
"Well... you'll just have to figure that out yourself... Well I've got to go now.. By the way, the name's Jack." Snape jumped up for a second. "Hold it. You can't leave... How am I supposed to get out of this "temporary glimpse" thing?"
"Only you can find the answer to that." The man took out a broomstick that magically expanded as he took it out of his pant-pocket. "I'll be off.."
"But wait.. Hold on.. Can I ride with you and you can explain this to me a little better?" Snape asked, a little worriedly. The man grinned widely, showing again his big gold tooth. "Why sure! Hold on a second, I'll hop on first and then I'll let you on, ok?"
"All right." Said Snape, feeling relieved. The big man got on his broomstick, and right as Snape was about to hop on, Jack sped away very quickly and rode off until he was nothing more than a little dot.
Severus was extremely irritated. He fell for the oldest trick in the book. How was he supposed to get home in this new glimpse thing? Would he ever find his way back? With a huff of anger, Snape slid down into a sitting position.
Suddenly he heard sloshing and another familiar, spine-tingling voice. "Severus! Are you out there?"
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A/n: So, do you like it? I know... I did it very fast, but I wanted to post SOMETHING. Ok... So, I hope you liked it. I will have more hopefully this week. :) Toodles... Hey, why not check out some more of my stories or my website http://www.krystalgillette.com if you're bored? That'd be cool, huh? LOL. I'm terrible at plugging aren't I? But anyway... R/R.