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 has taken so long – but real life comes first. I have a string of excuses two pages long – but I won't bother pasting them up for you here. If you need a little more detail, check out my 'After the War' and 'Changing Past Wrongs' recent updates. I hope it's worth the wait. Read, Enjoy & Review!!
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New Adventures
Chapter Five: Questions, Answers, and Explanations
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Harry blinked groggily, trying to figure out where he was and what was going on. He couldn't feel the reassuring tingle of the bond he had with his husband. Where was Severus then? His thoughts however were interrupted by a soothing voice saying gently, "Please calm down child."
"I WILL NOT CALM DOWN! GET AWAY FROM MY DAD! DEATH EATER!"
Harry frowned at Alexander's shouts, he knew the Death Eaters were all accounted for and locked in Azkaban, had been for years. He opened his eyes more to find an old, familiar looking man explaining to his obstinate child, "I'm not a Death Eater, and never will be one. Ah, I see your father is awake."
All four heads turned towards Harry and the children cried out, "Daddy!"
Harry smiled as Anastasia and Annabelle climbed onto his bed, and he quickly pulled them into his arms once he sat up. Harry looked over at the familiar face again and asked, "How long have I been out?"
"Roughly half an hour. Your sons are quite convinced I am a Death Eater, impersonating myself."
Harry nodded and said, "I am assuming that we're sometime in the 1970's at the moment?"
The elderly eyes twinkled merrily as he nodded and said, "Yes, I had thought you had some kind of Time-Traveling accident."
Harry frowned and said, "I think so, either that or a parallel world. My eldest sons, Bradley and Brenton, were dueling for some reason when they mispronounced two spells that connected, and formed a blue bubble of sorts, which these four fell into and disappeared. I followed them, hoping it was merely a form of transportation and instead found my godfather and his mate, my future husband, and to top it off, my deceased parents, all attending their Defense Lesson. After fainting from all of this I awake to find my son calling my great-grandfather a Death Eater."
Alex huffed slightly at that and said, "But Dad –"
Harry just looked at Alexander and said, "Alexander Merlin Potter-Snape, apologize to your Great-Great-Grandfather, immediately."
Alex flushed at the use of his full name before he turned to face the twinkling, amused eyes of Albus Dumbledore, as he said, "Sorry Grappa Umblies."
Albus smiled and nodded before saying, "Now that we've decided all present are not Death Eaters, may I ask who you all are?"
Harry bit his lip slightly and said, "I'm your great-grandson, Harry Potter- Snape. These are my children, Alexander, Andrew, Anastasia, and Annabelle."
Albus nodded and said, "Any relation to James, or Severus?"
Harry bit his lip and answered, "Yes, my father, my husband – and my children's father."
Albus' eyes widened a bit at that and he started to ask, "Which –"
Harry interrupted as he responded, "My parents are James and Lily Potter, and it will be awkward for me to see them – alive – not to mention young. My children, no doubt, will be shocked to see their father at such a young age."
Albus frowned as he responded, "It does trouble me to know that James and Lily are apparently no longer with you, but you need to ensure the timelines stay in tact. You should be careful to tell me whatever it is you think needs to be said. Though I've never thought of Severus as the parental sort."
Harry smiled as he said, "Well, not to reveal too much, but Sev and I do have eight children – only two of which are girls. Do you know how to send us back? Or do I need to research that?"
Albus smiled with twinkling eyes as he said, "Research of course. I only hope that you are able to find a way back. Now, to keep you occupied while here, can I assume that you are well trained in Defense?"
Harry chuckled and said, "Of course I am – you saw to that. Of course, Severus did as well."
Albus nodded and offered, "Then, would you be willing to help with our advanced level Defense classes, as well as a dueling club?"
Harry frowned, but nodded and said, "Yes, that would make sense. After all, I can hardly stay here for any length of time without a justification to the public – especially the parents – and that would create a good enough reason for me to be in the library often. What shall we call me by however? I can hardly go by Harry Potter-Snape here. Both the Potter family and the Snape family would never allow it."
Albus thought for a moment and then replied, "I would suggest you use the last name Dumbledore, as we are obviously related, however it will put yourself, and your children in a fair amount of danger. Or you could use the Potter name, and I could speak with William about providing reassurance to others that you're his long-lost brother or some other sort of story."
Harry sighed, looked at his children and said, "We'll go by Dumbledore – though I would love to meet my Grandfather, it is unrealistic to involve more people then is absolutely necessary."
Albus smiled and said, "Wonderful! Well then, I will go have rooms prepared for you. I'll also have some supplies brought to you."
Just as Albus was about to leave, there was a burst of flame as a silver Phoenix appeared, carrying a small trunk that Harry recognized immediately to be a spelled trunk from home, likely filled with clothing and belongings for Harry and the children. Harry smiled at the Phoenix and said, "It took you long enough to find me, Aeternus*."
The phoenix merely trilled slightly before inspecting Harry and the four children. Albus looked curious, and Harry informed him, "Severus purchased a Phoenix egg for my birthday present the first year we were married."
Albus smiled, nodded and said, "Of course. I will see you all at dinner I hope?"
Harry nodded in response, and as Albus left, Andrew and Alexander called out, "Bye Grappa Umblies!"
Anastasia, and Annabelle merely waved, unsure what to call their great- great-grandfather. Albus called 'goodbye' back to them and made his way to make arrangements for his great-grandson's family. He also needed to stop by and tell his wife about the arrangements before he made them.
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Responses to Reviews:
Diana Rose/Dora Gordon: Your review actually lessened my liking of this story. Until I woke up and realized – of course it's unrealistic. The very idea of a male pregnancy in and of itself is unrealistic. I have not written in yet several things that will be revealed later, mainly the reason for Harry having twins each time they were pregnant. As for the high number of pregnancies, for both Harry & Sev, and the others, I have only this to say in my defense:
Everyone in the Pureblood section of the Wizarding World always seems to be talking about blood purity and ensuring that they keep their world thriving and healthy. To me, that means lots, and lots of kids. Now as for all that average kid stuff, those are rather old statistics or they aren't very relevant by me geographically or in my family.
Growing up my family was the small one – just me and my sister & parents. My best friends had between 2 & 6 siblings each, and I knew of only one person who was like me, with one sibling, and one that was an only child. My family on my mom's side fits the norm, two kids to each of the five sisters (one of which is my mom).
My dad's on the other hand is a plethora of marriages, adoptions and kids so that, once again, my immediate family & two other groups of moms/dads/kids are the small end with only two kids. Not that you needed to know any of that, but understand that in my writing you will often find that people have abnormally large families, because that's what I know. And I once heard someplace that one should only write what one knows. Well my specialty based on that, is big families, and massive chaos.
I hope you continue to enjoy my stories, but I thought you should know all of that.
Unsigned (duo_maxwell_female_shinigami@yahoo.com): I suggest reading above. However, in response to your own review, I have this to say. This is fictional. It is a story. However, let's pretend for a moment it's real. Severus and Harry are Wizards. I am quite sure there are magical ways to ensure safety for Harry and the children, or rather to make it possible for any two magical beings to reproduce like rabid rabbits. Beyond that – let's pretend for a moment, that Severus has no training whatsoever in Potions. I'm positive that they could hire someone, between their inheritances, to make something up to help them.
Responding to you, however, may have been pointless as I doubt you're still reading.
barbarataku: What more does Molly want? I quite agree with you on that one. But I'm going with the flow of the characters, and my muse decided that Molly would still be as hostile about their marriage. I have decided why it is – and it will come out eventually. I have yet to decide, however, if it will come out in this story, or if I will write yet another sequel. But it will be revealed, I promise.
pistaccio pudding: I'm thrilled you love my stories. The plot bunnies – the dreaded, dreaded plot bunnies. Actually, I have two FQF fests that I'm participating in, and am nearly done writing. I did another earlier on that I haven't found time to edit out the NC-17 bits to get it posted on FFnet....but anyway. I do have three stories I've simply had to put into motion based on the 5th book. None of which will be posted until they are written out in their entirety, and my other stories on FFnet are completely finished. (It's a rule I made for myself so that I actually hurry with the writing – I'm simply dying to post my new ones.) I don't know that I've read any of your stories – but I'll be sure to take a look at them.
Everyone else: I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I hope it was worth the wait. Once again, I apologize for the long wait. I'm glad you all have liked it so far, and I hope that you continue to.
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Author note: Many people have pointed out corrections in the prequel to this story, and I've made them – though nothing in the actual story-line changed. (They were only grammatical and spelling errors really.) I hope I caught all of them. Let me know if I haven't!
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Foot note: *Aeternus = Latin for 'Eternal'
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A/N: Sorry this has taken so long – but real life comes first. I have a string of excuses two pages long – but I won't bother pasting them up for you here. If you need a little more detail, check out my 'After the War' and 'Changing Past Wrongs' recent updates. I hope it's worth the wait. Read, Enjoy & Review!!
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New Adventures
Chapter Five: Questions, Answers, and Explanations
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Harry blinked groggily, trying to figure out where he was and what was going on. He couldn't feel the reassuring tingle of the bond he had with his husband. Where was Severus then? His thoughts however were interrupted by a soothing voice saying gently, "Please calm down child."
"I WILL NOT CALM DOWN! GET AWAY FROM MY DAD! DEATH EATER!"
Harry frowned at Alexander's shouts, he knew the Death Eaters were all accounted for and locked in Azkaban, had been for years. He opened his eyes more to find an old, familiar looking man explaining to his obstinate child, "I'm not a Death Eater, and never will be one. Ah, I see your father is awake."
All four heads turned towards Harry and the children cried out, "Daddy!"
Harry smiled as Anastasia and Annabelle climbed onto his bed, and he quickly pulled them into his arms once he sat up. Harry looked over at the familiar face again and asked, "How long have I been out?"
"Roughly half an hour. Your sons are quite convinced I am a Death Eater, impersonating myself."
Harry nodded and said, "I am assuming that we're sometime in the 1970's at the moment?"
The elderly eyes twinkled merrily as he nodded and said, "Yes, I had thought you had some kind of Time-Traveling accident."
Harry frowned and said, "I think so, either that or a parallel world. My eldest sons, Bradley and Brenton, were dueling for some reason when they mispronounced two spells that connected, and formed a blue bubble of sorts, which these four fell into and disappeared. I followed them, hoping it was merely a form of transportation and instead found my godfather and his mate, my future husband, and to top it off, my deceased parents, all attending their Defense Lesson. After fainting from all of this I awake to find my son calling my great-grandfather a Death Eater."
Alex huffed slightly at that and said, "But Dad –"
Harry just looked at Alexander and said, "Alexander Merlin Potter-Snape, apologize to your Great-Great-Grandfather, immediately."
Alex flushed at the use of his full name before he turned to face the twinkling, amused eyes of Albus Dumbledore, as he said, "Sorry Grappa Umblies."
Albus smiled and nodded before saying, "Now that we've decided all present are not Death Eaters, may I ask who you all are?"
Harry bit his lip slightly and said, "I'm your great-grandson, Harry Potter- Snape. These are my children, Alexander, Andrew, Anastasia, and Annabelle."
Albus nodded and said, "Any relation to James, or Severus?"
Harry bit his lip and answered, "Yes, my father, my husband – and my children's father."
Albus' eyes widened a bit at that and he started to ask, "Which –"
Harry interrupted as he responded, "My parents are James and Lily Potter, and it will be awkward for me to see them – alive – not to mention young. My children, no doubt, will be shocked to see their father at such a young age."
Albus frowned as he responded, "It does trouble me to know that James and Lily are apparently no longer with you, but you need to ensure the timelines stay in tact. You should be careful to tell me whatever it is you think needs to be said. Though I've never thought of Severus as the parental sort."
Harry smiled as he said, "Well, not to reveal too much, but Sev and I do have eight children – only two of which are girls. Do you know how to send us back? Or do I need to research that?"
Albus smiled with twinkling eyes as he said, "Research of course. I only hope that you are able to find a way back. Now, to keep you occupied while here, can I assume that you are well trained in Defense?"
Harry chuckled and said, "Of course I am – you saw to that. Of course, Severus did as well."
Albus nodded and offered, "Then, would you be willing to help with our advanced level Defense classes, as well as a dueling club?"
Harry frowned, but nodded and said, "Yes, that would make sense. After all, I can hardly stay here for any length of time without a justification to the public – especially the parents – and that would create a good enough reason for me to be in the library often. What shall we call me by however? I can hardly go by Harry Potter-Snape here. Both the Potter family and the Snape family would never allow it."
Albus thought for a moment and then replied, "I would suggest you use the last name Dumbledore, as we are obviously related, however it will put yourself, and your children in a fair amount of danger. Or you could use the Potter name, and I could speak with William about providing reassurance to others that you're his long-lost brother or some other sort of story."
Harry sighed, looked at his children and said, "We'll go by Dumbledore – though I would love to meet my Grandfather, it is unrealistic to involve more people then is absolutely necessary."
Albus smiled and said, "Wonderful! Well then, I will go have rooms prepared for you. I'll also have some supplies brought to you."
Just as Albus was about to leave, there was a burst of flame as a silver Phoenix appeared, carrying a small trunk that Harry recognized immediately to be a spelled trunk from home, likely filled with clothing and belongings for Harry and the children. Harry smiled at the Phoenix and said, "It took you long enough to find me, Aeternus*."
The phoenix merely trilled slightly before inspecting Harry and the four children. Albus looked curious, and Harry informed him, "Severus purchased a Phoenix egg for my birthday present the first year we were married."
Albus smiled, nodded and said, "Of course. I will see you all at dinner I hope?"
Harry nodded in response, and as Albus left, Andrew and Alexander called out, "Bye Grappa Umblies!"
Anastasia, and Annabelle merely waved, unsure what to call their great- great-grandfather. Albus called 'goodbye' back to them and made his way to make arrangements for his great-grandson's family. He also needed to stop by and tell his wife about the arrangements before he made them.
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Responses to Reviews:
Diana Rose/Dora Gordon: Your review actually lessened my liking of this story. Until I woke up and realized – of course it's unrealistic. The very idea of a male pregnancy in and of itself is unrealistic. I have not written in yet several things that will be revealed later, mainly the reason for Harry having twins each time they were pregnant. As for the high number of pregnancies, for both Harry & Sev, and the others, I have only this to say in my defense:
Everyone in the Pureblood section of the Wizarding World always seems to be talking about blood purity and ensuring that they keep their world thriving and healthy. To me, that means lots, and lots of kids. Now as for all that average kid stuff, those are rather old statistics or they aren't very relevant by me geographically or in my family.
Growing up my family was the small one – just me and my sister & parents. My best friends had between 2 & 6 siblings each, and I knew of only one person who was like me, with one sibling, and one that was an only child. My family on my mom's side fits the norm, two kids to each of the five sisters (one of which is my mom).
My dad's on the other hand is a plethora of marriages, adoptions and kids so that, once again, my immediate family & two other groups of moms/dads/kids are the small end with only two kids. Not that you needed to know any of that, but understand that in my writing you will often find that people have abnormally large families, because that's what I know. And I once heard someplace that one should only write what one knows. Well my specialty based on that, is big families, and massive chaos.
I hope you continue to enjoy my stories, but I thought you should know all of that.
Unsigned (duo_maxwell_female_shinigami@yahoo.com): I suggest reading above. However, in response to your own review, I have this to say. This is fictional. It is a story. However, let's pretend for a moment it's real. Severus and Harry are Wizards. I am quite sure there are magical ways to ensure safety for Harry and the children, or rather to make it possible for any two magical beings to reproduce like rabid rabbits. Beyond that – let's pretend for a moment, that Severus has no training whatsoever in Potions. I'm positive that they could hire someone, between their inheritances, to make something up to help them.
Responding to you, however, may have been pointless as I doubt you're still reading.
barbarataku: What more does Molly want? I quite agree with you on that one. But I'm going with the flow of the characters, and my muse decided that Molly would still be as hostile about their marriage. I have decided why it is – and it will come out eventually. I have yet to decide, however, if it will come out in this story, or if I will write yet another sequel. But it will be revealed, I promise.
pistaccio pudding: I'm thrilled you love my stories. The plot bunnies – the dreaded, dreaded plot bunnies. Actually, I have two FQF fests that I'm participating in, and am nearly done writing. I did another earlier on that I haven't found time to edit out the NC-17 bits to get it posted on FFnet....but anyway. I do have three stories I've simply had to put into motion based on the 5th book. None of which will be posted until they are written out in their entirety, and my other stories on FFnet are completely finished. (It's a rule I made for myself so that I actually hurry with the writing – I'm simply dying to post my new ones.) I don't know that I've read any of your stories – but I'll be sure to take a look at them.
Everyone else: I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I hope it was worth the wait. Once again, I apologize for the long wait. I'm glad you all have liked it so far, and I hope that you continue to.
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Author note: Many people have pointed out corrections in the prequel to this story, and I've made them – though nothing in the actual story-line changed. (They were only grammatical and spelling errors really.) I hope I caught all of them. Let me know if I haven't!
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Foot note: *Aeternus = Latin for 'Eternal'
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