Disclaimer: I do not own the Characters, the background stories, or
anything that looks like it belongs in the Harry Potter Series, those
belong to JKR. I DO own the plot, anything unfamiliar, and any of the
little Potter-Snape's in the story.
A/N: Sorry this took so long to come out, but the ending was just mind- boggling, as I didn't know exactly how to wrap this one up. I hope you all think that this was worth the wait. Chapter Five is under-way, but not very far. I hope to update most of my stories before Book 5 is released, as once it is released I won't be coming online to any Fanfiction web sites until I've read the book - and I have to wait until my Dad's finished reading it as it's his copy. (We don't want to try to get two copies of the book when one will be hard enough to get our hands on.) Anyway, enjoy this chapter, and don't forget to review!
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New Adventures
Chapter Four: You're Grounded!
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Bradley and Brenton Potter-Snape were having the time of their life in their new classes. Their friends and fellow Slytherins, Charlie Moon, Regina Nott, and Damien Reid, were having fun watching the twins prank their teachers and the Gryffindors alike. Their next class of course, was Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Harry hadn't arrived yet, so both boys and their friends took their seats with the Ravenclaws they had Defense with. Harry, unlike his predecessor, understood that sometimes placing Slytherin and Gryffindor together really WAS asking for problems that they could do without. So for Defense and Potions, the Ravenclaws were with the Slytherins, and the Gryffindors were with the Hufflepuffs.
They had been sitting, waiting, for roughly a minute when Bradley suggested, "Why don't we have our own duel while we wait? You know, like Dad and Uncle Draco do sometimes."
Brenton bit his lip, he just knew what his brother was suggesting was possibly the stupidest thing he'd ever heard, and could already hear his parents yelling at him for even thinking about it. But then Damien Reid asked, "They duel? Like the way your Fathers did against You-Know-Who?"
Bradley blinked before saying, "He's been gone for ten years, can't anyone say 'Voldemort'?"
Damien, Regina and Charlie shivered in response as Brenton added on, "He's not going to just jump out of the shadows or something. Dad and Papa got rid of him for good this time."
Bradley smirked at his brother and asked, "Care to duel, Brent?"
Brenton scowled and replied, "Sure, Brad."
The door opened a bit, and everyone turned to see who it was, but sighed in relief when it was only the other Potter-Snape children. Well, Andrew, Alexander, Anastasia and Annabelle that is. Brenton smiled and waved in his siblings, who quickly made their way to the front of the room where Bradley and Brenton were now standing, with their wands out as they were ready to duel.
Andrew smiled at his older brothers and asked, "Are you two dueling? Dad'll have a fit when he comes in here if you are."
Bradley nodded sharply and turned to Brenton before saying, "On three then. One . . . Two . . . Three!"
Brenton immediately exclaimed, "Stupefy!"
Bradley dodged it and called out, "Expelliarmus!"
Brenton dodged that one, barely, and then called out, "Rictumsupra!"
At the same time, Bradley called out, "Tantallgra!"
Of course neither spells were being called out correctly, and just as the two beams of light, one blue, one silver, hit one another, a blue bubble formed where they connected, and suddenly expanded between the two. Before anyone could do or say anything, Annabelle and Anastasia moved to get a better look, tripped over Andrew and Alexander, pulling all four into the blue bubble.
All four disappeared just as Harry entered the classroom. Harry's eyes went wide and his face drained of color as he looked at the place his four children had just been, his other two children standing, looking terrified at the blue bubble between them. Harry managed to get out, "Someone go get Professors McGonagall and Malfoy, and someone get my husband."
Harry moved forward towards the bubble and took a deep shaky breath before calling out to the bubble, "Andrew? Alexander? Annabelle? Anastasia? Can you hear me?"
Harry waited a good minute before nodding and accepting that no, wherever they were, they could not hear him. Sighing, Harry hoped to Merlin it was merely some form of a portkey that had been formed. Harry turned to Bradley and Brenton and said, "When the other Professors get here, tell them whatever spell it is that you used, and have them try to figure it out. I'm going to enter the bubble in case it merely transported your sisters and brothers someplace. You're both grounded until the start of next school year, and you have detention until Christmas break. Understood?"
Both boys nodded, and said nothing in protest. Harry sighed, took out his wand and took a deep breath before moving into the bubble, and disappearing as well. Bradley and Brenton stared at the spot their Dad, brothers and sisters had just been before sitting down, careful to keep their wands connected and the blue bubble in place.
Professor Minerva McGonagall was the first to arrive, and she took in the scene before saying, "Everyone is dismissed, with the exception of Bradley and Brenton."
The classroom cleared out, and both boys explained what happened, including their punishment. Minerva sighed and said, "Twenty points from Slytherin, each, for dueling without an instructor present. Though I daresay you'll be lucky to escape with your heads still attached when your Father gets in here and finds Harry and four of his children missing."
As if being summoned, a very white-faced Severus stormed into the room, took one look at his sons who were standing pale faced, and the blue bubble before sitting down next to Minerva. Minerva smiled slightly and said, "Don't fret dear. I already know they're fine, and so do you if you remember."
Severus snorted and said, "You didn't feel our mental connection cut off. I'd always hoped it would remain when this happened. I wonder how he's taking what he's going through now."
Minerva smiled and said, "I have a feeling that he'll want to rip Sirius into pieces when he comes back."
Severus smiled, his face regaining some color and he said, "That will be amusing, won't it?"
Minerva full out laughed and said, "Oh dear, you didn't hear him in the Staff Lounge. He wanted Black expelled and his head on a platter."
Severus smiled at his sons before saying, "Why don't you two head off to your common room, or the library. I'll see you both at dinner."
Completely flabbergasted, Bradley and Brenton left and headed to the library to discuss just how insane their father was. What they didn't know, was that they'd just given Harry what was possibly the best present he could have ever gotten.
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Andrew, Alexander, Anastasia and Annabelle landed on the floor in a heaping pile of arms and legs. They all struggled to become untangled, and finally they managed to stand. Annabelle saw a familiar face in the crowd of people that surrounded them and immediately ran towards the person, calling out, "Daddy!"
Anastasia saw where Annabelle was running and turned to her brothers before sticking her finger at them and saying, "You in touble now!"
Andrew and Alexander rolled their eyes, both moving towards Annabelle and their 'Daddy'. Anastasia rushed over to her sister, and her 'Daddy', exclaiming, "Daddy it's Bren and Brad's fault!"
Andrew looked at the person her sisters had dubbed 'Daddy', before saying, "Annie, Stasia, I don't think that's Daddy. Daddy's eyes are green, and he wouldn't wear a student's robe."
Anastasia and Annabelle looked at the person they were both clinging to and suddenly let go before moving back to their brothers quickly. Alexander looked at Andrew and asked, "Do you think they're Death Eaters? Dad and Papa always said to be careful, just in case."
Andrew didn't have a chance to respond, as said person indignantly responded, "I'll have you know that I would die before joining those slimy gits!"
Another voice, from behind them, said, "Well that's good to know Mr. Potter. Please, everyone sit down. May I ask whom you children are?"
Andrew looked at the person, confused, and asked, "Potter? Dad doesn't have any siblings. Who are you?"
Just as he was going to respond, Harry Potter-Snape appeared where his children had been on the floor a moment earlier, with his wand out and ready. Anastasia and Annabelle ran full out towards him and called out, "Daddy!"
Harry sighed with relief that he was still in Hogwarts, and that his children were within reach and safe. Well, hopefully they were safe that is. Harry dropped to his knees and pulled both girls close to him before he said, "Are you girls alright? Andrew? Alexander? Are you boys alright?"
Receiving two nods against his shoulder, and two, "Yes Dad"s from the boys, Harry smiled. Harry stood, holding onto both Anastasia and Annabelle's hands. Harry looked around, saw many familiar but younger faces, among them the Marauders and his husband. Blinking, Harry barely muttered, "Holy Fuck."
And then Harry promptly passed out cold. Anastasia and Annabelle both cried out shocked, "Daddy!"
Andrew looked around and trying to figure out what caused him to faint when Alexander asked, "He isn't pregnant again is he? We've got enough babies around."
Andrew rolled his eyes and said calmly, "No, he told Uncle Remus he wasn't having another one."
Alexander sighed and asked, "Then why did he faint?"
Andrew shrugged, rather confused as to why his Dad was fainting. The boy they'd been speaking to before asked, "Who are you people?"
Andrew furrowed his eyebrows and asked, "You honestly don't recognize us?"
Another boy piped up, "What are you? Related to Potter? Honestly, damn Gryffindors."
Alexander's chest puffed slightly and he said, "My Dad comes from a very long line of Potters and Gryffindors."
The same boy snorted slightly and said, "Oh really, and why didn't you say that earlier?"
The Professor interrupted and said calmly, "Miss Evans, would you please go to the Headmasters office and inform him of what you've just seen? Mr. Pettigrew, would you please escort these children to the hospital wing with the assistance of Mr. Lupin?"
Andrew almost immediately shrieked, "We go no where with a Pettigrew!"
The Professor sighed and replied, "Fine, Mr. Snape then will escort you with Mr. Lupin."
Andrew nodded in acceptance, and Alexander breathed a sigh of relief. They'd both been told from an early age never to trust anyone with the last names Pettigrew, Avery, McNair or Lestrange. Then something occurred to Andrew, "Snape? Lupin? Don't you mean Potter-Snape and Lupin-Black?"
The Professor raised an eyebrow and replied shortly, "No, I don't. Now move it."
Severus Snape conjured up a stretcher for the unconscious man, while Remus Lupin directed the four children out of the room. They were halfway there when Alexander said, "You two look a lot like our Papa and our Uncle Remus."
Remus smiled tiredly, the full moon had only been yesterday, and said, "I'm sure we look similar, but right now we need to get your Dad here to the hospital wing so that our nurse can make sure he's okay."
They were quiet the rest of the way to the hospital wing, and once there a rather annoyed newly hired Poppy Pomfrey greeted them. She frowned at the four young children and then asked, "What happened?"
Remus answered, "These children appeared in our Defense class. Shortly after they appeared, this man appeared, took in his surroundings, swore, and I believe fainted."
Poppy and Severus had placed the unconscious Harry on the bed, while the children had almost automatically climbed onto the bed next to him. Once Harry was situated, she dismissed Remus and Severus before running a few tests to ensure that Harry wasn't injured. That covered, she did the same to each of the children and then asked, "Now, what are your names?"
The children hadn't recognized her, as none of her hair was gray just yet, so Andrew answered, "I'm Andrew Potter-Snape, this is my brother, Alexander, and our little sisters, Anastasia and Annabelle."
She smiled kindly and offered them each a Chocolate Frog before saying, "While we're waiting for the Headmaster, you four eat these Frogs. This man is your Dad, correct?"
They all nodded, confused, everyone knew their Dad and Papa, why would the school nurse ask whether or not her boss was their Dad? A gentle voice floated across the entrance, making them all turn to see who was coming in the hospital wing, "Hello Madam Pomfrey, I understand we have a few visitors?"
She answered immediately, "Yes, and the man here is unconscious. His children, Andrew, Alexander, Anastasia and Annabelle here tell me their last name is 'Potter-Snape'. Mr. Lupin informed me that they appeared in their Defense class."
The man nodded and sat down in a chair next to Harry's bed, before saying, "Then I'll just wait for him to wake up. Thank you Poppy, and please keep questioning children away from us until then."
She nodded and left, bustling about with various inventories, re-stocking and other things that needed to get done in the Hospital Wing. The four children stared at the man curiously, and eventually Annabelle asked, "Who are you?"
The old man smiled a warm smile, and with twinkling blue eyes he answered, "I'm the Headmaster of this school, Hogwarts, and my name is Albus Dumbledore."
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A/N: Sorry this took so long to come out, but the ending was just mind- boggling, as I didn't know exactly how to wrap this one up. I hope you all think that this was worth the wait. Chapter Five is under-way, but not very far. I hope to update most of my stories before Book 5 is released, as once it is released I won't be coming online to any Fanfiction web sites until I've read the book - and I have to wait until my Dad's finished reading it as it's his copy. (We don't want to try to get two copies of the book when one will be hard enough to get our hands on.) Anyway, enjoy this chapter, and don't forget to review!
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New Adventures
Chapter Four: You're Grounded!
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Bradley and Brenton Potter-Snape were having the time of their life in their new classes. Their friends and fellow Slytherins, Charlie Moon, Regina Nott, and Damien Reid, were having fun watching the twins prank their teachers and the Gryffindors alike. Their next class of course, was Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Harry hadn't arrived yet, so both boys and their friends took their seats with the Ravenclaws they had Defense with. Harry, unlike his predecessor, understood that sometimes placing Slytherin and Gryffindor together really WAS asking for problems that they could do without. So for Defense and Potions, the Ravenclaws were with the Slytherins, and the Gryffindors were with the Hufflepuffs.
They had been sitting, waiting, for roughly a minute when Bradley suggested, "Why don't we have our own duel while we wait? You know, like Dad and Uncle Draco do sometimes."
Brenton bit his lip, he just knew what his brother was suggesting was possibly the stupidest thing he'd ever heard, and could already hear his parents yelling at him for even thinking about it. But then Damien Reid asked, "They duel? Like the way your Fathers did against You-Know-Who?"
Bradley blinked before saying, "He's been gone for ten years, can't anyone say 'Voldemort'?"
Damien, Regina and Charlie shivered in response as Brenton added on, "He's not going to just jump out of the shadows or something. Dad and Papa got rid of him for good this time."
Bradley smirked at his brother and asked, "Care to duel, Brent?"
Brenton scowled and replied, "Sure, Brad."
The door opened a bit, and everyone turned to see who it was, but sighed in relief when it was only the other Potter-Snape children. Well, Andrew, Alexander, Anastasia and Annabelle that is. Brenton smiled and waved in his siblings, who quickly made their way to the front of the room where Bradley and Brenton were now standing, with their wands out as they were ready to duel.
Andrew smiled at his older brothers and asked, "Are you two dueling? Dad'll have a fit when he comes in here if you are."
Bradley nodded sharply and turned to Brenton before saying, "On three then. One . . . Two . . . Three!"
Brenton immediately exclaimed, "Stupefy!"
Bradley dodged it and called out, "Expelliarmus!"
Brenton dodged that one, barely, and then called out, "Rictumsupra!"
At the same time, Bradley called out, "Tantallgra!"
Of course neither spells were being called out correctly, and just as the two beams of light, one blue, one silver, hit one another, a blue bubble formed where they connected, and suddenly expanded between the two. Before anyone could do or say anything, Annabelle and Anastasia moved to get a better look, tripped over Andrew and Alexander, pulling all four into the blue bubble.
All four disappeared just as Harry entered the classroom. Harry's eyes went wide and his face drained of color as he looked at the place his four children had just been, his other two children standing, looking terrified at the blue bubble between them. Harry managed to get out, "Someone go get Professors McGonagall and Malfoy, and someone get my husband."
Harry moved forward towards the bubble and took a deep shaky breath before calling out to the bubble, "Andrew? Alexander? Annabelle? Anastasia? Can you hear me?"
Harry waited a good minute before nodding and accepting that no, wherever they were, they could not hear him. Sighing, Harry hoped to Merlin it was merely some form of a portkey that had been formed. Harry turned to Bradley and Brenton and said, "When the other Professors get here, tell them whatever spell it is that you used, and have them try to figure it out. I'm going to enter the bubble in case it merely transported your sisters and brothers someplace. You're both grounded until the start of next school year, and you have detention until Christmas break. Understood?"
Both boys nodded, and said nothing in protest. Harry sighed, took out his wand and took a deep breath before moving into the bubble, and disappearing as well. Bradley and Brenton stared at the spot their Dad, brothers and sisters had just been before sitting down, careful to keep their wands connected and the blue bubble in place.
Professor Minerva McGonagall was the first to arrive, and she took in the scene before saying, "Everyone is dismissed, with the exception of Bradley and Brenton."
The classroom cleared out, and both boys explained what happened, including their punishment. Minerva sighed and said, "Twenty points from Slytherin, each, for dueling without an instructor present. Though I daresay you'll be lucky to escape with your heads still attached when your Father gets in here and finds Harry and four of his children missing."
As if being summoned, a very white-faced Severus stormed into the room, took one look at his sons who were standing pale faced, and the blue bubble before sitting down next to Minerva. Minerva smiled slightly and said, "Don't fret dear. I already know they're fine, and so do you if you remember."
Severus snorted and said, "You didn't feel our mental connection cut off. I'd always hoped it would remain when this happened. I wonder how he's taking what he's going through now."
Minerva smiled and said, "I have a feeling that he'll want to rip Sirius into pieces when he comes back."
Severus smiled, his face regaining some color and he said, "That will be amusing, won't it?"
Minerva full out laughed and said, "Oh dear, you didn't hear him in the Staff Lounge. He wanted Black expelled and his head on a platter."
Severus smiled at his sons before saying, "Why don't you two head off to your common room, or the library. I'll see you both at dinner."
Completely flabbergasted, Bradley and Brenton left and headed to the library to discuss just how insane their father was. What they didn't know, was that they'd just given Harry what was possibly the best present he could have ever gotten.
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Andrew, Alexander, Anastasia and Annabelle landed on the floor in a heaping pile of arms and legs. They all struggled to become untangled, and finally they managed to stand. Annabelle saw a familiar face in the crowd of people that surrounded them and immediately ran towards the person, calling out, "Daddy!"
Anastasia saw where Annabelle was running and turned to her brothers before sticking her finger at them and saying, "You in touble now!"
Andrew and Alexander rolled their eyes, both moving towards Annabelle and their 'Daddy'. Anastasia rushed over to her sister, and her 'Daddy', exclaiming, "Daddy it's Bren and Brad's fault!"
Andrew looked at the person her sisters had dubbed 'Daddy', before saying, "Annie, Stasia, I don't think that's Daddy. Daddy's eyes are green, and he wouldn't wear a student's robe."
Anastasia and Annabelle looked at the person they were both clinging to and suddenly let go before moving back to their brothers quickly. Alexander looked at Andrew and asked, "Do you think they're Death Eaters? Dad and Papa always said to be careful, just in case."
Andrew didn't have a chance to respond, as said person indignantly responded, "I'll have you know that I would die before joining those slimy gits!"
Another voice, from behind them, said, "Well that's good to know Mr. Potter. Please, everyone sit down. May I ask whom you children are?"
Andrew looked at the person, confused, and asked, "Potter? Dad doesn't have any siblings. Who are you?"
Just as he was going to respond, Harry Potter-Snape appeared where his children had been on the floor a moment earlier, with his wand out and ready. Anastasia and Annabelle ran full out towards him and called out, "Daddy!"
Harry sighed with relief that he was still in Hogwarts, and that his children were within reach and safe. Well, hopefully they were safe that is. Harry dropped to his knees and pulled both girls close to him before he said, "Are you girls alright? Andrew? Alexander? Are you boys alright?"
Receiving two nods against his shoulder, and two, "Yes Dad"s from the boys, Harry smiled. Harry stood, holding onto both Anastasia and Annabelle's hands. Harry looked around, saw many familiar but younger faces, among them the Marauders and his husband. Blinking, Harry barely muttered, "Holy Fuck."
And then Harry promptly passed out cold. Anastasia and Annabelle both cried out shocked, "Daddy!"
Andrew looked around and trying to figure out what caused him to faint when Alexander asked, "He isn't pregnant again is he? We've got enough babies around."
Andrew rolled his eyes and said calmly, "No, he told Uncle Remus he wasn't having another one."
Alexander sighed and asked, "Then why did he faint?"
Andrew shrugged, rather confused as to why his Dad was fainting. The boy they'd been speaking to before asked, "Who are you people?"
Andrew furrowed his eyebrows and asked, "You honestly don't recognize us?"
Another boy piped up, "What are you? Related to Potter? Honestly, damn Gryffindors."
Alexander's chest puffed slightly and he said, "My Dad comes from a very long line of Potters and Gryffindors."
The same boy snorted slightly and said, "Oh really, and why didn't you say that earlier?"
The Professor interrupted and said calmly, "Miss Evans, would you please go to the Headmasters office and inform him of what you've just seen? Mr. Pettigrew, would you please escort these children to the hospital wing with the assistance of Mr. Lupin?"
Andrew almost immediately shrieked, "We go no where with a Pettigrew!"
The Professor sighed and replied, "Fine, Mr. Snape then will escort you with Mr. Lupin."
Andrew nodded in acceptance, and Alexander breathed a sigh of relief. They'd both been told from an early age never to trust anyone with the last names Pettigrew, Avery, McNair or Lestrange. Then something occurred to Andrew, "Snape? Lupin? Don't you mean Potter-Snape and Lupin-Black?"
The Professor raised an eyebrow and replied shortly, "No, I don't. Now move it."
Severus Snape conjured up a stretcher for the unconscious man, while Remus Lupin directed the four children out of the room. They were halfway there when Alexander said, "You two look a lot like our Papa and our Uncle Remus."
Remus smiled tiredly, the full moon had only been yesterday, and said, "I'm sure we look similar, but right now we need to get your Dad here to the hospital wing so that our nurse can make sure he's okay."
They were quiet the rest of the way to the hospital wing, and once there a rather annoyed newly hired Poppy Pomfrey greeted them. She frowned at the four young children and then asked, "What happened?"
Remus answered, "These children appeared in our Defense class. Shortly after they appeared, this man appeared, took in his surroundings, swore, and I believe fainted."
Poppy and Severus had placed the unconscious Harry on the bed, while the children had almost automatically climbed onto the bed next to him. Once Harry was situated, she dismissed Remus and Severus before running a few tests to ensure that Harry wasn't injured. That covered, she did the same to each of the children and then asked, "Now, what are your names?"
The children hadn't recognized her, as none of her hair was gray just yet, so Andrew answered, "I'm Andrew Potter-Snape, this is my brother, Alexander, and our little sisters, Anastasia and Annabelle."
She smiled kindly and offered them each a Chocolate Frog before saying, "While we're waiting for the Headmaster, you four eat these Frogs. This man is your Dad, correct?"
They all nodded, confused, everyone knew their Dad and Papa, why would the school nurse ask whether or not her boss was their Dad? A gentle voice floated across the entrance, making them all turn to see who was coming in the hospital wing, "Hello Madam Pomfrey, I understand we have a few visitors?"
She answered immediately, "Yes, and the man here is unconscious. His children, Andrew, Alexander, Anastasia and Annabelle here tell me their last name is 'Potter-Snape'. Mr. Lupin informed me that they appeared in their Defense class."
The man nodded and sat down in a chair next to Harry's bed, before saying, "Then I'll just wait for him to wake up. Thank you Poppy, and please keep questioning children away from us until then."
She nodded and left, bustling about with various inventories, re-stocking and other things that needed to get done in the Hospital Wing. The four children stared at the man curiously, and eventually Annabelle asked, "Who are you?"
The old man smiled a warm smile, and with twinkling blue eyes he answered, "I'm the Headmaster of this school, Hogwarts, and my name is Albus Dumbledore."
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