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"Quiet, quiet..." Fudge ordered. Silence filled the room slowly. "We are here to discuss about Miss Granger's new guardian. Severus Snape has volunteered for it."
"Snape? You gotta be kidding us, Cornelius!" most of the meeting yelled. Severus scowled. Fudge shook his head.
"No, I am not. I'm just as puzzled, but that is what this meeting is for. To find out why-" Fudge started
"I want Hermione because I want a daughter!" Severus snapped. Everyone stared at him. Remus remembered his story about Ginger, and frowned. He stood up.
"Severus is a wonderful father." Remus stated. He started walking around. "He had cared for her this whole time, since her, um, accident. A lot of children think Severus Snape is the cold, bitter old git of a Potions Master they see in the classroom...he's not."
"Sure, yeah!" a few people muttered. Sirius stood up next to Remus.
"Severus can be very caring when he wants to be." Sirius said, "He hasn't said one sarcastic remark or insult at Hermione, Harry, or Ron."
"Prove it!" they screeched. Severus looked at Hermione. She smiled.
"Everyone, shut up!" Severus ordered. They blinked, and looked at him.
"Severus mad..." Hermione said. Everyone's attention was on Hermione. "Hermione don't want Severus mad. Hermione love Severus."
Most of the meeting 'awww'ed. Remus and Sirius sat back down. Severus smiled at Hermione. "I have experience with children, and not from my teaching either. I had a daughter before now," he said.
"I say Severus Snape gets the guardian ship of her!" a woman said. She smiled at him. Muttering, many of them agreed.
"Well, the settles it!" Fudge said, "Severus, you can come to my office tomorrow to fill out the papers."
"Yes, Cornelius," Severus agreed, getting up. Remus and Sirius followed. They walked out, Harry, Hermione, and Ron walking beside them, clutching their hands.
"Severus, you have Hermione!" Sirius yelled, dancing with Ron. Ron giggled.
"We just have to fill out papers, and it's official!" Severus said, smiling at her. Hermione grinned.
"Oh!" the kids yelped, as they started glowing a dull white. They started growing, looking around franticly at the adults.
"Don't worry," Remus assured them, "It'll be over in a few seconds..."
"It's a good thing we started making their clothes a tiny bit loose on them," Sirius mused. The now 4-year-olds blinked in confusion. They looked up at Severus.
"Let's get make to the manor," he laughed, climbing on a broom with Hermione. A dull throb started in his arm. Frowning, he kicked off the ground, along with Sirius and Remus.
"Quiet, quiet..." Fudge ordered. Silence filled the room slowly. "We are here to discuss about Miss Granger's new guardian. Severus Snape has volunteered for it."
"Snape? You gotta be kidding us, Cornelius!" most of the meeting yelled. Severus scowled. Fudge shook his head.
"No, I am not. I'm just as puzzled, but that is what this meeting is for. To find out why-" Fudge started
"I want Hermione because I want a daughter!" Severus snapped. Everyone stared at him. Remus remembered his story about Ginger, and frowned. He stood up.
"Severus is a wonderful father." Remus stated. He started walking around. "He had cared for her this whole time, since her, um, accident. A lot of children think Severus Snape is the cold, bitter old git of a Potions Master they see in the classroom...he's not."
"Sure, yeah!" a few people muttered. Sirius stood up next to Remus.
"Severus can be very caring when he wants to be." Sirius said, "He hasn't said one sarcastic remark or insult at Hermione, Harry, or Ron."
"Prove it!" they screeched. Severus looked at Hermione. She smiled.
"Everyone, shut up!" Severus ordered. They blinked, and looked at him.
"Severus mad..." Hermione said. Everyone's attention was on Hermione. "Hermione don't want Severus mad. Hermione love Severus."
Most of the meeting 'awww'ed. Remus and Sirius sat back down. Severus smiled at Hermione. "I have experience with children, and not from my teaching either. I had a daughter before now," he said.
"I say Severus Snape gets the guardian ship of her!" a woman said. She smiled at him. Muttering, many of them agreed.
"Well, the settles it!" Fudge said, "Severus, you can come to my office tomorrow to fill out the papers."
"Yes, Cornelius," Severus agreed, getting up. Remus and Sirius followed. They walked out, Harry, Hermione, and Ron walking beside them, clutching their hands.
"Severus, you have Hermione!" Sirius yelled, dancing with Ron. Ron giggled.
"We just have to fill out papers, and it's official!" Severus said, smiling at her. Hermione grinned.
"Oh!" the kids yelped, as they started glowing a dull white. They started growing, looking around franticly at the adults.
"Don't worry," Remus assured them, "It'll be over in a few seconds..."
"It's a good thing we started making their clothes a tiny bit loose on them," Sirius mused. The now 4-year-olds blinked in confusion. They looked up at Severus.
"Let's get make to the manor," he laughed, climbing on a broom with Hermione. A dull throb started in his arm. Frowning, he kicked off the ground, along with Sirius and Remus.