TITLE: After Graduation
RATING: PG
KEYWORDS: HP/SM - SM/HP
PAIRINGS: UT/SS - SS/UT
SUMMARY: After Voldemort has been defeated and the Dream Team graduates what does Albus Dumbledore do?
AUTHOR: Sarhea
EMAIL: sarhea2020@yahoo.com
DISCLAIMER: Major characters in this story are owned by their respective creators/companies. I do not make money off writing!!
NOTE: Post OotP. Voldemort has been defeated in some fashion left to the readers imagination.
NOTE: In Japan the Senshi were not reborn as Senshi but as witches and were trained as such.
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Old Stomping Grounds
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Harry Potter frowned as he nursed his mug of butter beer. He was old enough to order stronger drinks but nostalgia kept him from doing so. Currently he was waiting for two old friends, one he saw every day, the other less frequently.
Harry and gone into Auror training with Ron Weasley and graduated with honors. Hermione had chosen to work in the Experimental Division combining charms, transfiguration, potions and elemental magic to create new spells for Law Enforcement to use. It was difficult to get Hermione to socialize, let alone take a vacation so he and Ron decided to get their female friend using logic.
"One. We haven't gone back to Hogwarts in years. Keeping touch by owl is not the same as going there in person. Two, Neville, Charlie and Cho are working there so we can see some old friends while Ron catches up with Charlie. Three. We should pay our respects to Professor Dumbledore in person. Four. I really want to show Snape we're no longer snot-nosed brats he can push around."
And Hermione had agreed as well.
"Has Hermione showed up?" Ron asked sliding into the nook opposite Harry.
Ron had really changed over the years. His hair had darkened and he gained breadth and height in all the right places. He had a lot of relationships drawn in by the Auror mystique and his part in Voldemorts' Fall.
"No, but she's only ten minutes late." Harry pointed out evenly.
"Harry! Ron!" Their bushy haired friend had matured into an attractive young woman. She was panting as she slid beside Harry. "Sorry I'm late. Something came up."
They accepted her apologies. Hermione was always so involved in something that she lost track of time.
"Let's apparate to the edge of Hogwarts and walk in." Ron suggested. "We can see how much the grounds have changed before meeting Minerva."
Minerva McGonogall had taken over as Headmistress after Albus Dumbledore passed away two years ago. As per his requests only those present at his death had attended the private funeral, everyone else received notices after the funeral had taken place along with a special request from the new Headmistress not to visit Hogwarts until at least a year had passed. The trio hadn't attended the first anniversary wake but were determined to pay their respects during this summer visit.
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"Hi ho Neville!"
Neville Longbottom straightened quickly pulling his head out of the sack of enchanted dirt. A wide smile split his face as he recognized three familiar faces.
"Harry! Ron! Hermione!"
He dusted the dirt off on his denim bib overalls and moved to meet his old year mates.
"What are you doing here?"
"Just visiting." Ron answered grinning.
"The Headmistress knows we're coming Neville." Hermione reassured him. "How about telling us what's happening? We haven't had the chance to meet Charlie or Cho yet."
"Every time I ask Charlie about any new teachers he just grins."
Neville's brows lifted. "Oh really?" A sly smile curved his lips.
"Neville!" The three wailed in chorus.
"Oh all right. All right." Neville laughed. "Have a seat first." He told them sitting on a low table normally used for pruning. They obeyed sitting on upturned buckets, sacks of wood chips and crates. "Well, you know Flitwick and Sprout retired yes?" They nodded impatiently. "Well Albus brought Gabrielle delaCoeur from Beaubaxton to teach Potions.
"DADA?" Ron asked warily. It was the cursed position during their years at Hogwarts.
Neville smiled widely. "Severus."
"Severus?" Ron asked in a queer high voice. "Severus Snape? Greasy git Snape who made our lives hell?"
Neville frowned. "Ron! He's a very good DADA teacher."
"It is the position he wanted all along." Hermione noted peaceably. "What about you Neville?"
"I teach Herbology." He smiled widely. "Oh! And Usagi teaches Charms."
"Usagi? Who is Usagi?" Hermione demanded.
Neville was surprised. "You don't know? Of course, you won't. Well... Usagi is Severus' wife."
"Wait wait wait! The greasy git is married?!" Ron was shocked.
"Really Ron you are childish to hold a grudge for so long!" Neville chided his old Housemate.
"But this is Snape! He made our lives hell!"
"And he saved us." Hermione pointed out reasonably.
Neville smiled in approval. "Yes. Usagi really softened Severus. I was terrified when I started teaching but it is hard to be scared of a wizard burping a baby."
"Snape? Burping? A baby?!"
Neville nodded with a sly smile. "They have several children. They asked Albus to be their eldest daughters' godfather. Shara took his death hardest." He explained solemnly.
"How many children do they have?" Hermione asked fascinated with the idea. Their bitter sour potions professor married and having several children.
"Four. Shara is the eldest. Next are twin girls Sakura and Serena." Neville rolled his eyes. "They are a pair of terrors. They are smarter than some of the students and terrorize the first years and Mrs. Norris but Flitch doesn't do a thing. All they have to do is smile at him and he's putty in their hands. Charlie is the only one who they'll obey other than their parents. He and Remus are their godfathers. I'm godfather to their youngest, Sebastian."
"You are godfather to a Snape?!" This shocked Hermione.
"Usagi asked me." Neville replied defensively. "Besides Severus doesn't scare me these days, he's really mellowed."
"Remus didn't tell me anything." Harry frowned.
"Did you ask him?" Neville asked reasonably. Harry shook his head. "He probably thought you wouldn't be interested in anything concerning Severus. Besides I think it was more of a gesture of goodwill than anything else."
"Then why Charlie?" Ron fumed. He was going to beat his older brother when he saw him.
"He helped Usagi give birth to the twins." Neville replied simply. "Usagi had been kidnapped by rogue Death Eaters trying to hurt Severus. She managed to escape but she couldn't use magic without being tracked down so she hid in a Muggle town and tried to get help. Remus and Charlie managed to find her. The strain started her labor."
"Uncle Neville! I've finished pruning the crab apple cuttings." A high female voice called from within the greenhouse. "Is there anything else you need done?!"
A small slight form appeared from behind a rack of shelves holding a variety of potted shrubs. A girl about eight with distinctive black Snape eyes that contrasted sharply with the golden blonde hair secured in a high ponytail and braided into a thick rope that went past her hips. She was dressed in a pair of worn blue jeans, sneakers and a jade green T-shirt with a slogan in black lettering saying 'Snakes Rule' across the front.
She started when she saw the strangers and looked to the Herbology Professor for guidance.
"Uncle Neville! I didn't know you had company."
He smiled reassuringly at her. "No problem Shara. And I'm done for the day so why don't you go clean up for dinner?"
She glanced over curious but complied. "Okay. You owe me a trip to Hogsmeade. I need to pick up some parchment and new quills." She made a face. "Sebastian ate mine. Mum couldn't Reparo them as new." She giggled. "I think he swallowed a few shafts of feather tufts."
Neville made a face. "Gross. Well, run along now."
Shara Snape nodded and ran off with a wave.
Ron was in shock.
"That is Snapes' daughter?"
"His eldest child and daughter." Neville corrected grinning broadly. "Want to go clean up for dinner? I think you guys need some time to let the facts sink in."
"I think you are right." Harry agreed.
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TBC...
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Please read and review. (sarhea2020@yahoo.com)
Raves and constructive criticism please.
Flames will be ignored.
Cheers!
Sarhea
RATING: PG
KEYWORDS: HP/SM - SM/HP
PAIRINGS: UT/SS - SS/UT
SUMMARY: After Voldemort has been defeated and the Dream Team graduates what does Albus Dumbledore do?
AUTHOR: Sarhea
EMAIL: sarhea2020@yahoo.com
DISCLAIMER: Major characters in this story are owned by their respective creators/companies. I do not make money off writing!!
NOTE: Post OotP. Voldemort has been defeated in some fashion left to the readers imagination.
NOTE: In Japan the Senshi were not reborn as Senshi but as witches and were trained as such.
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Old Stomping Grounds
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Harry Potter frowned as he nursed his mug of butter beer. He was old enough to order stronger drinks but nostalgia kept him from doing so. Currently he was waiting for two old friends, one he saw every day, the other less frequently.
Harry and gone into Auror training with Ron Weasley and graduated with honors. Hermione had chosen to work in the Experimental Division combining charms, transfiguration, potions and elemental magic to create new spells for Law Enforcement to use. It was difficult to get Hermione to socialize, let alone take a vacation so he and Ron decided to get their female friend using logic.
"One. We haven't gone back to Hogwarts in years. Keeping touch by owl is not the same as going there in person. Two, Neville, Charlie and Cho are working there so we can see some old friends while Ron catches up with Charlie. Three. We should pay our respects to Professor Dumbledore in person. Four. I really want to show Snape we're no longer snot-nosed brats he can push around."
And Hermione had agreed as well.
"Has Hermione showed up?" Ron asked sliding into the nook opposite Harry.
Ron had really changed over the years. His hair had darkened and he gained breadth and height in all the right places. He had a lot of relationships drawn in by the Auror mystique and his part in Voldemorts' Fall.
"No, but she's only ten minutes late." Harry pointed out evenly.
"Harry! Ron!" Their bushy haired friend had matured into an attractive young woman. She was panting as she slid beside Harry. "Sorry I'm late. Something came up."
They accepted her apologies. Hermione was always so involved in something that she lost track of time.
"Let's apparate to the edge of Hogwarts and walk in." Ron suggested. "We can see how much the grounds have changed before meeting Minerva."
Minerva McGonogall had taken over as Headmistress after Albus Dumbledore passed away two years ago. As per his requests only those present at his death had attended the private funeral, everyone else received notices after the funeral had taken place along with a special request from the new Headmistress not to visit Hogwarts until at least a year had passed. The trio hadn't attended the first anniversary wake but were determined to pay their respects during this summer visit.
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
"Hi ho Neville!"
Neville Longbottom straightened quickly pulling his head out of the sack of enchanted dirt. A wide smile split his face as he recognized three familiar faces.
"Harry! Ron! Hermione!"
He dusted the dirt off on his denim bib overalls and moved to meet his old year mates.
"What are you doing here?"
"Just visiting." Ron answered grinning.
"The Headmistress knows we're coming Neville." Hermione reassured him. "How about telling us what's happening? We haven't had the chance to meet Charlie or Cho yet."
"Every time I ask Charlie about any new teachers he just grins."
Neville's brows lifted. "Oh really?" A sly smile curved his lips.
"Neville!" The three wailed in chorus.
"Oh all right. All right." Neville laughed. "Have a seat first." He told them sitting on a low table normally used for pruning. They obeyed sitting on upturned buckets, sacks of wood chips and crates. "Well, you know Flitwick and Sprout retired yes?" They nodded impatiently. "Well Albus brought Gabrielle delaCoeur from Beaubaxton to teach Potions.
"DADA?" Ron asked warily. It was the cursed position during their years at Hogwarts.
Neville smiled widely. "Severus."
"Severus?" Ron asked in a queer high voice. "Severus Snape? Greasy git Snape who made our lives hell?"
Neville frowned. "Ron! He's a very good DADA teacher."
"It is the position he wanted all along." Hermione noted peaceably. "What about you Neville?"
"I teach Herbology." He smiled widely. "Oh! And Usagi teaches Charms."
"Usagi? Who is Usagi?" Hermione demanded.
Neville was surprised. "You don't know? Of course, you won't. Well... Usagi is Severus' wife."
"Wait wait wait! The greasy git is married?!" Ron was shocked.
"Really Ron you are childish to hold a grudge for so long!" Neville chided his old Housemate.
"But this is Snape! He made our lives hell!"
"And he saved us." Hermione pointed out reasonably.
Neville smiled in approval. "Yes. Usagi really softened Severus. I was terrified when I started teaching but it is hard to be scared of a wizard burping a baby."
"Snape? Burping? A baby?!"
Neville nodded with a sly smile. "They have several children. They asked Albus to be their eldest daughters' godfather. Shara took his death hardest." He explained solemnly.
"How many children do they have?" Hermione asked fascinated with the idea. Their bitter sour potions professor married and having several children.
"Four. Shara is the eldest. Next are twin girls Sakura and Serena." Neville rolled his eyes. "They are a pair of terrors. They are smarter than some of the students and terrorize the first years and Mrs. Norris but Flitch doesn't do a thing. All they have to do is smile at him and he's putty in their hands. Charlie is the only one who they'll obey other than their parents. He and Remus are their godfathers. I'm godfather to their youngest, Sebastian."
"You are godfather to a Snape?!" This shocked Hermione.
"Usagi asked me." Neville replied defensively. "Besides Severus doesn't scare me these days, he's really mellowed."
"Remus didn't tell me anything." Harry frowned.
"Did you ask him?" Neville asked reasonably. Harry shook his head. "He probably thought you wouldn't be interested in anything concerning Severus. Besides I think it was more of a gesture of goodwill than anything else."
"Then why Charlie?" Ron fumed. He was going to beat his older brother when he saw him.
"He helped Usagi give birth to the twins." Neville replied simply. "Usagi had been kidnapped by rogue Death Eaters trying to hurt Severus. She managed to escape but she couldn't use magic without being tracked down so she hid in a Muggle town and tried to get help. Remus and Charlie managed to find her. The strain started her labor."
"Uncle Neville! I've finished pruning the crab apple cuttings." A high female voice called from within the greenhouse. "Is there anything else you need done?!"
A small slight form appeared from behind a rack of shelves holding a variety of potted shrubs. A girl about eight with distinctive black Snape eyes that contrasted sharply with the golden blonde hair secured in a high ponytail and braided into a thick rope that went past her hips. She was dressed in a pair of worn blue jeans, sneakers and a jade green T-shirt with a slogan in black lettering saying 'Snakes Rule' across the front.
She started when she saw the strangers and looked to the Herbology Professor for guidance.
"Uncle Neville! I didn't know you had company."
He smiled reassuringly at her. "No problem Shara. And I'm done for the day so why don't you go clean up for dinner?"
She glanced over curious but complied. "Okay. You owe me a trip to Hogsmeade. I need to pick up some parchment and new quills." She made a face. "Sebastian ate mine. Mum couldn't Reparo them as new." She giggled. "I think he swallowed a few shafts of feather tufts."
Neville made a face. "Gross. Well, run along now."
Shara Snape nodded and ran off with a wave.
Ron was in shock.
"That is Snapes' daughter?"
"His eldest child and daughter." Neville corrected grinning broadly. "Want to go clean up for dinner? I think you guys need some time to let the facts sink in."
"I think you are right." Harry agreed.
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
TBC...
============================================================
Please read and review. (sarhea2020@yahoo.com)
Raves and constructive criticism please.
Flames will be ignored.
Cheers!
Sarhea