[Disclaimer: I do not own, nor do I claim to own, what JK Rowling created]

Author's Note:

Okay, I though that it would be only fair for Severus and Sirius to meet their counterparts, as Morganna got to. Therefore, not only will we get the Blacks' story in this chapter, we will have some interesting new additions...

Meeting...Yourself?

Chapter Six: The Blacks' Story and New Additions

by Adele Elisabeth

Ganna cleared her throat, and began.

"Well...the first person I met when I was on the train was Lily Evans. She wasn't with Sirius, Remus or James then, she was talking to Severus Snape. By this time I'd heard enough about Slytherins to have decided against mixing with them, but I took to Lily quickly and let her introduce me to her friend." She paused, thoughtfully. "I'll admit, I thought he was kind of cute."

Sirius raised an eyebrow, he hadn't heard that before...

"But certainly not cuter than my adorable husband here, of course." Ganna finished quickly, grinning. "Anyway, I was more making friends with Lily than Snape, and he looked as though he had a distinct 'third wheel' kind of feeling. Then some pretentious, arrogant, cocky little prat I learned was Lucius Malfoy turned up, and Snape departed with him."

"Accurate enough." Morganna smiled innocently, referring to the description of the senior Malfoy.

"No doubt about it. So, I got to know Lily, and told her all about me. We made friends fast. After I was sorted, I went to sit with her. Any thoughts I'd entertained about Snape got completely dispelled by seeing Sirius Black."

Sirius preened, Severus snorted.

Morganna looked a little disbelieving herself.

"I didn't let him see that, though. Lily, being her usual noticing-things self, noticed immediately, and we talked extensively about it for most of the first week. By the end of the term, I held the dubious honor--"

"Hey!"

"--of being Sirius Black's girlfriend. Then it was my turn to play match-maker and prod Lily and James toward each other. Not that it was hard, mind you. Anyway, we had to accept Severus Snape eventually, because of--"

"I hate to break this up, but you've got some extra guests." The annoyingly perky and...well, just generally irritating Higher Power, name of 'Del', interrupted. They turned, surprised. How long had she been there?

"And your guests are...Sirius Black and Severus Snape."

"But we're here." Sirius protested.

"The other yous." Del explained. "There's two Morgannas, aren't there? Clearly there are versions of you in each world."

And they were very obviously different. For one thing, this Severus wasn't dressed quite the same as the Severus they had grown used to. His hair was loosely tied back in a ponytail, he wore a black turtleneck and plain jeans. Morganna was eyeing him curiously, much to her own Severus's irritation.

The second Sirius was the Sirius Morganna and Severus were used to, the one who'd hiding out in Remus Lupin's home. He was healthy enough, and well-groomed, but he wasn't exactly the same as the last time Severus had seen him. His hair was grown out to about the same length as the Severuses', he had a goatee, and he gave the impression of constantly looking over his shoulder without actually doing so. He was dressed similar to the second Severus, in plain jeans, but he wore instead a white shirt, with the top few buttons left undone.

"Sirius Black, meet Sirius Black, Severus Snape, Severus Snape, Morganna Snape and Morganna--"

"Ganna."

"--I'm sorry, Ganna Black." Del introduced. "Severus Snape, meet Severus Snape, Sirius Black, Sirius Black, Morganna Snape and Ganna Black."

"Do I really want to know what the hell is going on?" the jeans-clad Severus inquired.

"Not really." Severus told him, the arm around Morganna tightening ever so slightly, somewhat possessively. He relaxed at his double's next words, however. Sort of, anyway.

"I get the feeling I'm going to be late home. Remus and I had reservations and everything."

There was some backpedaling from the unmarried Sirius, Morganna, and Severus.

"Did I hear that right?" Morganna queried.

"I was about to tell you that before Del interrupted." Ganna put in, quickly. "This Severus is gay. Him and Remus have been together since a little after graduation."

"And it's our aniversary." Severus added, glaring at Del. "You'll make me late."

"Quit worrying, you'll get back on time. Promise." Del paused, before turning her face away from the group, speaking directly to the readers she knew were there. "Bet you weren't expecting that little plot-twist!"

[a/n: for the sake of not getting really confused, I'm going to call the new Severus Sev, and the new Sirius...umm...how about just Black, because I'm too lazy to try and think something up.]

"Who the hell is she talking to?" Sirius asked, of anybody.

"God only knows." Morganna shrugged, before urging Sev and Black to sit down. "Come on, then, sit down. We're supposed to all be getting to know each other. You -- Severus, Remus's Severus -- sit next to Sirius and Ganna, and Sirius -- that's you, Mr I Escaped Azkaban -- you sit with me and Severus."

"Who died and made you queen?" Ganna snapped, and then thought about it. "Makes sense, though. I'd arrange it the same way."

"Naturally." Morganna did a little hair-flip, and they grinned at each other.

All four men exchanged a Look.

"Okay," Ganna began.

"To summarise for our--" Morganna continued.

"--new arrivals, we are--"

"--what might have been for--"

"--our opposites."

"Severus and Morganna Snape--"

"--are one possibility, while--"

"--Sirius and Ganna Black are--"

"--what happened for another set."

"Severus and Remus--"

"--who is sadly absent--"

"--are what might have been for--"

"--Severus Snape. Sirius Black--"

"--from the home of--"

"--the Snapes is what could have happened--"

"--for the Sirius who married--"

"--Me." Ganna finished.

"How did the pair of you do that?" Both Siriuses asked.

"It's easy, seeing as how we used to be the same person. You just--"

"--have to concentrate." Morganna grinned.

Sev had reluctantly sat down, as had Black.

"So...you and Remus?" Morganna prompted Sev. "From my point of view, that's very, very strange."

"Why?" he asked, looking as though he could turn defensive. "Homophobic?"

"No, but since I married a different version of yourself..." She spread her hands eloquently.

"Well, that makes sense." He allowed. "Although, strictly speaking, I'm not homosexual."

"You want to run that one by us one more time?" Sirius snorted. "I'm sure that'd surprise Remus."

"No, Sirius," Sev said patiently, "I'm bisexual."

"Double's your chances, anyway." Black said cheerfully. "You'd need all the help you could get."

Sev, who had never actually gone Death Eater in this version of events (long story), had gotten along with Sirius Black (well, one of them, anyway) for the last...well, over ten years, anyway, so this was a bit confusing.

(This explained why Sirius hadn't liked Severus much to begin with. In a weird way, he felt that Severus was sort of...cheating on Remus. It didn't make much sense, but since when do any of these people have to make sense? It'd be no fun if they did).

"As I was saying," Sev went on, as if Black hadn't spoken, "I can see why I'd be attracted to a pretty little thing like yourself." This was to Morganna. "I entertained such an idea briefly in Hogwarts, actually, but you -- well, not you, I guess -- were already going out with Sirius."

Severus was having a little trouble with the idea of him being gay. Okay, it wasn't so much that he had a problem with being gay, it was more he had a problem being with Remus Lupin.

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Author's Note:

In the words of my fictional counterpart -- bet you weren't expecting that plot twist!

Morag: I should bloody well hope not! My father is perfectly straight, thank you very much. [does not look impressed with this latest discovery]

Adele: [sniggers]

Morag: [advances on her creator with wand held high]

Adele: [backs up] Well, I had some other ideas, but this Severus/Remus was the one that I used.

Morag: Other ideas? Such as?

Adele: Severus/Narcissa, Severus/Lucius--

Morag: Now that's disgusting.

Adele: My sentiments exactly. As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, I even considered dear ol' Sev being single, or, and this one I considered for only a fraction of a second, Severus/Hermione. But I read SS/HG, I don't write it. Besides, by this timeline, she'd be only sixteen. No way was I coming up with an explanation for that. Though I've seen some good 'uns.

Morag: My dad and Hermione Granger? [looks horrified]

Adele: Don't you remember that bizarre role play (not with Sevvy Snape, the bestest Sevvy around) where Severus Snape got something spilled on him and reverted to his sixteen year old self and had a crush on Hermione?

Morag: [thinks about it, hard] I kinda do. No, wait, yes, I do. I hit him.

Adele: Yep. I always thought you only did that because you knew it was the only time you'd ever be able to get away with it.

Morag: That might have had something to do with it. But that wasn't really my dad, not really truly.

Adele: Whatever. Anyway, that about wraps things up for chapter six. I do hope you lovely little peoples enjoyed this chapter, and remember to review on your way out!