A/N: Oops. Forgot the disclaimer on the last chapter. Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling, etc etc. I am making no $$$ off of this.

The plan is to make this a story about Harry re-telling his life story to his parents. (i.e. how he and Sev got together). Enjoy. Hopefully it will be a long one. It is only in outline form at the present so who knows where it will go!

On with the story!

August 15th, 2006

Albus sat at his desk, watching as the professors of Hogwarts settled into their chairs. "Welcome back everyone to a new year." His blue eyes twinkling, he added, "I see we are missing two of our staff."

Minerva smirked, "Two guesses what they are doing."

Madame Hooch replied, "I'll only need one!" Snorts and muffled laughter echoed around the room.

Letting the mirth quiet down, Albus then began the meeting. "I will fill them in later on what they missed. Now! First things first, we will be having two special guests arriving today. Though I am unsure of their exact time of arrival.

Minerva, surprised at not having been informed prior to the meeting, asked, "Who?"

Before Dumbledore could reply the old mirror across the room lit up and two figures stumbled through.

**James and Lily POV**

After stepping through the mirror, James turned around to catch Lily as she fell through. Then, turning to face the room, he found Albus sitting in exactly the same spot as when they entered the mirror.

"Wait, did it not work?" James asked.

Lily, looking around the room, noticed the changes and answered before Dumbledore. "Yes it did, but when are we?"

"WHEN?" was heard from one of the professors

Albus reached for Lily's hands and said "Welcome my child! You are correct, the mirror did work. You are in the year 2006.

"25 years?" James exclaimed. We were only expecting to come forward around 10 years!"

Minerva regaining her composure, croaked out "James? Lily?" Her voice breaking on the last name.

Lily grinned, "Hello Minerva!" McGonogal shakily stepped forward to embrace her former students.

James looked around in confusion, "Why is everyone looking at us like we are ghosts?"

Before anyone could answer that very loaded question, the door to the Headmaster's office opened.

"Sorry Albus! Had to drag Sev away from his new Potion experiment!" Expecting a dirty remark from Minerva or Madame Hooch, he was taken aback by the silence.

Looking further into the room, he noticed the strangers who were staring at him with shock all over their faces.

James muttered, "That's not me, he's too young..."

Recognition hit Harry like a ton of bricks. Losing every bit of color in his face, he fell back into Severus as he choked, "Mum? Dad?"

Using every bit of his skills as a former spy, Severus showed no emotion at the reappearance of his dead childhood nemesis, while holding onto Harry. Harry, who was violently shaking.

Lily, with something like wonder, asked softly, "Harry?"

Harry seemed unable to answer, so it was Severus who answered. "Yes."

It was then that the Potters noticed who exactly was behind Harry. In lightening fast moves, both pulled their wants and pointed them at the Potions Master.

Albus, realizing the situation was getting out of control, reached out and said, "Calm down. Lets all sit down and I'll tell you all what I know."

"Calm down!" exclaimed James. "He's a DeathEater! A murderer!"

Severus drew himself up and sneered, "Alot has changed in 25 years. Even then you Gryffindors couldn't comprehend reality, see the gray. Not everything is black and white, light or dark."

Harry, during Severus' tirade, reached over and placed a calming hand on Severus' chest. James, about to retort, could only stare at the intimacy of the gesture.

The four stood staring at eachother, unaware of Albus quietly escorting the rest of the occupants out of the room. Within moments only Harry, Severus, Lily James and Albus were left.

"Please lets sit down." Albus motioned them to the vacated chairs. The other four sat and silence fell over the room.

"Now let me explain. 25 years ago James' Auror team discovered Merlin's Chaos of Time mirror. A mirror that allows you to travel forward or backward in time. James and Lily were chosen to test it, see how far it went, etc. When they came back, they told me today was the date they had traveled to." Albus gestured to James and lily. "And here they are."

He held up his hand to stop the questions bursting out of the four in front of his desk. "That is all I will tell you. I am sure you would like to talk to your son. But first I must speak to Harry alone. Severus, please show James and Lily to the guest chambers in my rooms." Severus nodded and gestured to the Potters to follow him.

Before he left, he touched Harry's face, asking wordlessly if Harry was all right. Harry, still white with shock, could only smile faintly. "I'll meet you in a few minutes, Sev".

****

James and Lily followed the Potions Master out the of the room, watching him warily.

Severus led James and lily down the hallways of Howarts. His mind occupied with worry for his husband back in Albus's office. Feeling the emotional turmoil running rampart through Harry. Stopping at a portrait of Merlin, Severus muttered the password and the gestured for the Potters to go through. Unwilling to turn his back on the death Eater, James stopped outside the room. Coal black eyes met blue, the animosity sparking between them. Sev, with a sound of disgust broke contact and swept into the room first, muttering to himself about idiot Gryffindors.

"So how did you fool Dumbledore, Snape? You, a known DeathEater, teaching at Hogwarts? They let murderers around children?" James sneered at Snape ,wand near to hand.

"Careful Potter! I am trying to remember you are Harry's parents, but don't push it! "Severus gritted out through clenched teeth, hands fisted at this side.

"Why would our relationship with Harry matter to you?" Lily asked. The Potions master glared at them both and swept from the room, robes billowing behind him. "Albus will be here soon. The house elves will get you anything you need."

Back in Dumbledore's office, Harry was slowly coming out of his stupor. "Sir, was that....?"

"Yes my child, that was your parents. I meant to give you more warning. For that I am sorry. They will only be here a few days Harry. Use your time with them carefully. You can not change the past. The consequences could be catastrophic to our world. Do you understand?"

"But really Albus, they will learn most of it regardless just by being here."

"True, which is why I will be using the oblivate charm on them before they leave. But the less information to obliviate, the safer they are."

"Well he's as cold and rude as ever." Lily muttered to James. Feeling restless and unsettled from the news received earlier, Lily got up and started to wander the room. Looking at the pictures and knickknacks scattered around. James, just as upset as his wife, sat heavily down on the couch and watched Lily wander. At the table, Lily gasped at the newspaper left laying there. James was at her side instantly.

THE WIZARDS WHO DEFEATED VOLDEMORT CELBRATE 1ST WEDDING ANIVERERY.

On the front cover under the headline was a picture of Harry and Severus Snape.

"Wedding?!"

"Married?!"

"Yes for a year now", came a quiet voice in the doorway. Harry stepped into the room, the portrait swinging shut behind him. Silence descended, no one knowing what to say. James and Lily did not know how to respond to the man in front of them, their son, who was not the small infant they remembered, but a man grown. Harry saw two strangers, yet so familiar, having memorized their faces through photographs and stories told him by Albus, Remus Sirius and even Severus.

Finally Harry spoke, voice raw with emotion. " I have wanted to see you for so long. I not sure you're real and somebody is going to pinch me and I'll wake up and it will all have been a dream." Lily was shaken by the longing and desperate hope in her son's eyes, eyes so much like her own.

"What happened?" Harry was torn, what to tell them with out telling too much.

"You..died when I was small. I grew up with the Dursley's, Aunt Petunia," At Lily's horrified look at the mention of her sister, Harry hurried to add "Don't worry, it wasn't that bad. Later I had Hogwarts, and it became my home."

"But what happened to Remus and Sirius? They would have taken you if something happened to us!"

Harry hesitated. "I think that is a story for them to tell you."

"So they are still around?" James asked. Harry nodded.

Sensing how uncomfortable Harry was, James changed the subject. "Which House were you in?" James asked.

"Gryffindor. Though that was a close call, " Harry started to share his Sorting with this parents.

Albus spoke with Severus outside the room, giving Harry and his parents some time together. "My boy, they are operating on info they had at the time. We kept your true loyalties a secret for a reason," placing a hand on the Professor's shoulder.

"I know Albus, but I am tired of defending myself. Tired of defending Harry's choice."

"Severus, people know what your role was. You defeated Voldemort. You and Harry. Not me, not the Ministry, not the Aurors. The wizarding world knows that."

Severus gave a derisive snort at the Headmasters words. "No, people know that Harry saved them. I am just the traitor who turned sides to save his own arse. I am not blind. I know what people see me as." Sev returned bitterly.

"My boy..."

"No Albus. I do not delude myself. But it doesn't matter. You and Harry believe in me and know the truth . And that is all who matters." Sev paused, taking a deep breath. "Now knowing Harry, he will be looking for support. We should go in."

Albus sighed, knowing he had pushed Snape enough. Entering his rooms, they heard low laughter and Harry's voice telling the story of his Sorting.

The rest of the morning, Harry shocked and amazed his parents with the stories of his years at Hogwarts. Lily was especially delighted with the story of the flying car in second year. But soon, Severus noticed that Harry's smile was looking strained. Knowing an explosion was a distinct possibility, Severus interrupted the storytelling.

"Professor Potter and I unfortunately have things that must get done this afternoon. We will see you all in the Great Hall for supper."

Albus replied, "James, Lily, let us tour Hogwarts so you can se the changes of the last 25 years or so. I am sure Minerva would love to spend some time with you also."

With that, the group stood up and went their separate ways. Harry not knowing what to say, just nodded to his parents. He turned away to follow Severus, missing Lily's hurt look that her son wasn't the affectionate tyke she had just held in her arms that morning.

Reaching their quarters, Harry sat down in the sitting room staring at the fire the house elves started. A muscle in his jaw kept twitching as he tried to keep control of his emotions. Severus sat across from him.

"Harry? Talk to me."

Harry's hands clenched into fists. "Harry?" Sev pushed again.

"DAMMIT!!!" Harry exploded out of his chair, whirling to face Severus. "Shut up! Talk?! What the hell is there to talk about? They're dead! They died when I was one! I don't know the people who just walked into my life!" Harry advanced on Sev, pure rage in his eyes. "I have lived my whole life without them. I learned to accept that I was alone, that I didn't have parents waiting for me on the platform at Holidays and that I didn't have a family to celebrate my birthday!"

"Harry, you have the chance to get to know them and see what they were like for yourself, outside of the stories others tell you!" Severus broke in.

"But, I can change it. I only have to tell them one little thing and they would stay alive!"

"Harry..." Alarm filled Severus' eyes, seeing the dangerous road Harry was going down.

CRASH!!!

Harry threw a vase against the mantle, breath heaving. "But I can't." Anguish filled his voice. "I have to watch them go again knowing they are going to their deaths." Another crash resounded as Harry kicked the side table and knocked over a lamp.

Severus, wincing at the damage Harry was doing to the furniture, could only watch in shocked silence as Harry rampaged around the living room. Finally, Severus decided the furniture had had enough. Advancing on Harry, he pushed him into the wall and did the only thing he could think of.

He kissed Harry, effectively stopping Harry's snarl to let him go. Then with a growl, Harry took control, pushing Sev until the potions master was against the wall. Searching for the release that he knew only Severus could give him, Harry attacked Sev's robe fastenings and then his own.

Without breaking the desperate, nearly violent kiss, Harry pushed Sev onto the couch and followed him down. Severus could only hold on and go along for the ride, knowing Harry needed to feel in control. He was helpless against the desperate emotions of his husband.

Afterwards, Harry was finally calm. While wrapped in Sev's arms, Harry suddenly snorted. Severus looked at him, eyebrow quirked in question. Harry smirked at him and said, "Told you we'd finish after the staff meeting." Severus could only roll his eyes, sated and content knowing Harry could get through this.

TBC......

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