Chapter Three
Snape glared as he sat in the chair with Harry Potter's dead body in his arms. Now that Lucius was gone...he could ask what he REALLY wanted to. "Where is he?"
Albus looked at him with a confused expression but the twinkle grew substantially. "Where is who, Severus?"
"POTTER! I know he is alive. If he weren't alive then that blasted TWINKLE wouldn't be in your eye. I am his godfather, where he likes it or not, I have the RIGHT to know!" Severus was SHAKING in anger but his voice was very quiet, in a dangerous sort of way.
Harry gasped and was suddenly very happy he had a disguise on. Snape looked at him questioningly. "Honestly, boy, if you are a SEER you should know this!"
Albus sighed. "Fine...the only person you don't know in this room is there..." Albus pointed at the Lockhart look alike. "The "seer" or "menace" as you and Lucius have dubbed him...IS Harry Potter. We made a clone of him so that Voldemort would think he is dead and stop trying to destroy him. Then he could be trained in peace until it were time for the REAL final battle."
Severus stood up and dumped the body off his arms. He then did something very strange. He walked over to Harry and ignored Sirius's growl as he did so. He stuck out his hand. "Potter, I was your mother's best friend and she named me your second godfather...she also made me promise to always protect you. What you have done tonight...I have heard how much pain it is for a clone of yourself to be cursed...much less tortured. I am proud of you...and...I suppose sense you are supposed to be my son now...I can try to get along with you."
Harry smiled. He was still in very deep shock that Snape was his godfather but he overlooked it. He shook the hand offered to him and chuckled a bit. "I knew something was up with the way you were holding my dead body."
Snape glared at him but it didn't quite put out the same evil look as before. "Now...what about this other boy?"
Albus nodded and ushered Sirius forward. "I will not tell you his name, it really is dangerous for his name to be revealed. His parents are really dead and he needs a guardian for the year. Congratulations Severus, they are boys."
Severus snorted. "Oh...I am SO surprised."
Harry smiled. "Well, Uncle Sev, what are you going to name us?" He choked at his godfather's glare.
"Steven Kage Eltanin." I always liked Steven and all Snapes have at least one son named with an 'S'. Kage means 'Shadow', because you put yourself in the shadows." Severus said with a smile.
Harry nodded. It fit. "I like it. Thanks...dad." He smiled teasingly after this and Severus rolled his eyes.
Sirius nodded. "Well, Sn...sir, what is my name?"
Severus regarded him. "I don't know...you remind me of someone and it isn't your looks. I know I want the middle names to be 'Tahmores' it means strong and wild dog and it seems to...attract me. I want that for the middle name. But... I don't know about the first name."
Albus smiled. "May I put in a suggestion?"
"Of course, Albus." Severus said nodding his head. Sirius was grinning in the background. A dog...again. "Ash...he...rose from nowhere and has had trials. He was destroyed but is still around, figuratively speaking." Harry and Sirius smiled secretively at this.
"I like it, Ash." Harry said, before Severus could reject it.
"Me too, Steven." Sirius said with a smile.
"Well...boys, do you want to name your father?"
Severus sighed. "I already had one picked out!" He said semi-sadly
"What is it?" Steven asked.
"Korbin Cassius Eltanin."
Albus looked at him. "Vain raven?" Severus shrugged.
"I always liked it but...as a Snape, I would have never been able to name any children that." Albus nodded. "Now, I have to make you look like Eltanins." Albus said. Five minutes later, the men looked totally different. Steven and Ash were fraternal twins. Ash was shorter, 6'2" with ice blue eyes. Steven was taller, 6'4" with gray eyes. They were both fair skinned and slender. They both had spiky black hair and looked very...expensive. Severus favored Harry more. He had gray eyes and was 6'5". Albus said that the woman he pictures as their mother was pretty short with ice blue eyes, resulting in the difference between Ash and Steven. They all had angular faces with well-defined jaw lines and all had the same black hair and pale skin.
"Well...your body should be dead now, I will have to take someone with me to find it. Until then, stay at my house and owl when you see the advertisement in the Daily Prophet. Steven, Ash, since Harry Potter is dead now you can't mention him as if he is here, stick to your new names. Also, do not approach Ron and Hermione at first...They need to get used to the idea of Harry being dead."
Harry felt a pang in his heart when he heard this. He hadn't NOT spoken to Ron and Hermione in years...unless they were fighting. Now he wasn't even supposed to KNOW them. This would be hard. His 'father' laid a hand on his shoulder and said, "Steven, we need to go. I will take you shopping the day before I return here to start the job."
Steven and Ash nodded and then stepped towards the fireplace. Albus smiled. "By the way...it is Dumbledore Villa." Ash nodded and stepped into the flames after calling the name of his location. Severus then looked at Harry and nodded before doing the same.
Harry was walking towards the fire when Albus called to him. "Harry, give Severus a real chance. Your mother loved him enough to entrust him with your life...he will be a good father to you, especially now that he has no act to put on."
Harry nodded. "Thank you, sir. I will see you when we come back."
Albus nodded. "Have a nice summer, Harry."
"It's Steven, headmaster." Harry then grabbed the floo powder and sadly threw it into the fire. He stepped into a fire only to come out in a whole new world, with a whole new life.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Harry appeared in an extravagant room. It was beautiful. There was a large fireplace that was made of what appeared to be gold. But...Dumbledore didn't seem rich! But, then again, he HAD defeated Grindlewald. He jumped when a hand fell on his shoulder.
Severus laughed from behind his son. He hadn't meant to startle him. "I know, he doesn't seem to be that wealthy does he? He doesn't like to flaunt it...but...in his own home...there is so much rich that it is enough to blind a man." Severus shook his head and ran his hand along the beautiful golden mantle.
"So, what do we do now?" Ash said, with a sigh.
Severus nodded. "Well, I can show you boys to your rooms and you can settle in. I am pretty sure that the Daily Prophet will be full tomorrow. The Boy-Who-Lived finally dead and the world's leading potions master is found murdered minutes after returning the broken body." He then walked up the stairs. "Okay, the bedroom at the end of the hall is the master suite, I have never been in there due to Albus' warning, I urge you to do the same. My room is to the right of his. Steven you will be to the left of his room, across from me, and Ash, you will be in the room on the other side of Steven's room. Your wardrobe will be full. The kitchen is down the hall under the golden arch. There are en-suite bathrooms. I guess I can have dinner ready in about an hour, I will have to alert the house elves." The boys nodded slowly.
Harry and Sirius went into their rooms and looked around. Harry's was decorated in blue and Sirius's was a medley of yellows. They were each beautiful and had four-poster king beds. The bathrooms were just as nice, made of white and black marble. And hour passed too soon and it was time for dinner. Severus came up the stairs and stood outside the boys' rooms. "Ash, Steven, it is time for dinner."
Harry laughed as he came out of his room. "Yes, dad." Severus rolled his eyes.
Sirius came out with an evil smirk. "Yes, Sn...father." Severus looked at him and frowned, he then walked down the stairs.
Harry turned to Sirius. "Ash, you can't do that. He doesn't know who you are and you are supposed to play the part of his son. Don't screw that up!"
"Really, Harry, he used to be SUCH a git. HE STILL IS! You just don't realize it!" Sirius argued.
Harry glared. "Listen, Sirius, what we are doing is dangerous. If we were discovered it could cause several deaths. Do you want that? I recommend you play along, he is already suspicious of you enough!"
"Fine, STEVEN." Sirius said, spitting the name as if it were and insult.
Harry sighed. "Come, on, let's go to dinner." With that, he led his new brother down the stairs.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry was awoken the next morning to a gently shaking of his shoulder. He jumped up and glared at the silent Sirius, who was shaking with silent laughter. "What do you want?"
Sirius stopped laughing. "Well, dad wants us to come down for breakfast. It is an exciting day." Harry and Sirius started to walk to the kitchen. "Did you know that Severus Snape and Harry Potter were MURDERED yesterday?"
Harry rolled his eyes. "Fine, I am coming. I hope the Daily Prophet delivers here." Harry said has he walked into the kitchen.
"It does." Severus confirmed. He then waved to a paper on the table. "Read it out loud, I haven't got the chance to read it yet."
Harry nodded and started to read as Sirius sat down and Severus served their plates.
Harry Potter and Severus Snape: Dead- Surely Not Coincidence
By: Rita Skeeter
Yesterday afternoon, the body of Harry Potter was found beaten to death next to Hogwarts lake. Or so it was reported by Severus Snape. After dealing with Severus Snape and the body of the Boy-Who-Lived, Albus Dumbledore invited Minerva McGonnagal down to the dungeons with him to invite Severus to tea and discuss the funeral to be held.
Minerva McGonnagal reported, "It was horrible. Blood was...everywhere. On the walls, floors, furniture. S...Severus was beaten to death brutally and horribly. I...I have never seen such a horrible sight! He was...there was no way ANYONE could live through that."
We, at the Daily Prophet, believe that the murders of Harry Potter and Severus Snape are closely related. We suspect that Severus Snape delivered the body of the Mr. Potter from You-Know-Who's clutches on the Dark Lord's orders. Then, he was perhaps killed so that he couldn't spread information. What side was Severus Snape on? Did he have a direct hand in the murder of Harry Potter? Did he really find Harry Potter's body at the lake? This is all unknown, but we will do our very best to keep you updated with the latest.
Until the truth behind this gristly tragedy is unveiled we wish the best to the loved ones of the Golden Boy of Gryffindor and Severus Snape, famous Potions Master.
The funerals of Harry Potter and Severus Snape will take place on Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch on July 30 at 2:00 PM. Only those with invitations are allowed entrance.
Harry laughed when he had finished reading. He had not really expected that. "Well, this is interesting. I will die the day before my birthday and be born again the day after. It is going to be my second first birthday." Severus rolled his eyes and took a bite of bacon while Sirius chuckled.
"So, what do we do now?"
Severus looked at him. "That depends, do you want to attend your funeral?"
AUTHORS NOTE: I will see you all at the funeral! Oh, thank you all for the names. I didn't want to write scary but...I got them. Thanks for your help! Please Review!
Snape glared as he sat in the chair with Harry Potter's dead body in his arms. Now that Lucius was gone...he could ask what he REALLY wanted to. "Where is he?"
Albus looked at him with a confused expression but the twinkle grew substantially. "Where is who, Severus?"
"POTTER! I know he is alive. If he weren't alive then that blasted TWINKLE wouldn't be in your eye. I am his godfather, where he likes it or not, I have the RIGHT to know!" Severus was SHAKING in anger but his voice was very quiet, in a dangerous sort of way.
Harry gasped and was suddenly very happy he had a disguise on. Snape looked at him questioningly. "Honestly, boy, if you are a SEER you should know this!"
Albus sighed. "Fine...the only person you don't know in this room is there..." Albus pointed at the Lockhart look alike. "The "seer" or "menace" as you and Lucius have dubbed him...IS Harry Potter. We made a clone of him so that Voldemort would think he is dead and stop trying to destroy him. Then he could be trained in peace until it were time for the REAL final battle."
Severus stood up and dumped the body off his arms. He then did something very strange. He walked over to Harry and ignored Sirius's growl as he did so. He stuck out his hand. "Potter, I was your mother's best friend and she named me your second godfather...she also made me promise to always protect you. What you have done tonight...I have heard how much pain it is for a clone of yourself to be cursed...much less tortured. I am proud of you...and...I suppose sense you are supposed to be my son now...I can try to get along with you."
Harry smiled. He was still in very deep shock that Snape was his godfather but he overlooked it. He shook the hand offered to him and chuckled a bit. "I knew something was up with the way you were holding my dead body."
Snape glared at him but it didn't quite put out the same evil look as before. "Now...what about this other boy?"
Albus nodded and ushered Sirius forward. "I will not tell you his name, it really is dangerous for his name to be revealed. His parents are really dead and he needs a guardian for the year. Congratulations Severus, they are boys."
Severus snorted. "Oh...I am SO surprised."
Harry smiled. "Well, Uncle Sev, what are you going to name us?" He choked at his godfather's glare.
"Steven Kage Eltanin." I always liked Steven and all Snapes have at least one son named with an 'S'. Kage means 'Shadow', because you put yourself in the shadows." Severus said with a smile.
Harry nodded. It fit. "I like it. Thanks...dad." He smiled teasingly after this and Severus rolled his eyes.
Sirius nodded. "Well, Sn...sir, what is my name?"
Severus regarded him. "I don't know...you remind me of someone and it isn't your looks. I know I want the middle names to be 'Tahmores' it means strong and wild dog and it seems to...attract me. I want that for the middle name. But... I don't know about the first name."
Albus smiled. "May I put in a suggestion?"
"Of course, Albus." Severus said nodding his head. Sirius was grinning in the background. A dog...again. "Ash...he...rose from nowhere and has had trials. He was destroyed but is still around, figuratively speaking." Harry and Sirius smiled secretively at this.
"I like it, Ash." Harry said, before Severus could reject it.
"Me too, Steven." Sirius said with a smile.
"Well...boys, do you want to name your father?"
Severus sighed. "I already had one picked out!" He said semi-sadly
"What is it?" Steven asked.
"Korbin Cassius Eltanin."
Albus looked at him. "Vain raven?" Severus shrugged.
"I always liked it but...as a Snape, I would have never been able to name any children that." Albus nodded. "Now, I have to make you look like Eltanins." Albus said. Five minutes later, the men looked totally different. Steven and Ash were fraternal twins. Ash was shorter, 6'2" with ice blue eyes. Steven was taller, 6'4" with gray eyes. They were both fair skinned and slender. They both had spiky black hair and looked very...expensive. Severus favored Harry more. He had gray eyes and was 6'5". Albus said that the woman he pictures as their mother was pretty short with ice blue eyes, resulting in the difference between Ash and Steven. They all had angular faces with well-defined jaw lines and all had the same black hair and pale skin.
"Well...your body should be dead now, I will have to take someone with me to find it. Until then, stay at my house and owl when you see the advertisement in the Daily Prophet. Steven, Ash, since Harry Potter is dead now you can't mention him as if he is here, stick to your new names. Also, do not approach Ron and Hermione at first...They need to get used to the idea of Harry being dead."
Harry felt a pang in his heart when he heard this. He hadn't NOT spoken to Ron and Hermione in years...unless they were fighting. Now he wasn't even supposed to KNOW them. This would be hard. His 'father' laid a hand on his shoulder and said, "Steven, we need to go. I will take you shopping the day before I return here to start the job."
Steven and Ash nodded and then stepped towards the fireplace. Albus smiled. "By the way...it is Dumbledore Villa." Ash nodded and stepped into the flames after calling the name of his location. Severus then looked at Harry and nodded before doing the same.
Harry was walking towards the fire when Albus called to him. "Harry, give Severus a real chance. Your mother loved him enough to entrust him with your life...he will be a good father to you, especially now that he has no act to put on."
Harry nodded. "Thank you, sir. I will see you when we come back."
Albus nodded. "Have a nice summer, Harry."
"It's Steven, headmaster." Harry then grabbed the floo powder and sadly threw it into the fire. He stepped into a fire only to come out in a whole new world, with a whole new life.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Harry appeared in an extravagant room. It was beautiful. There was a large fireplace that was made of what appeared to be gold. But...Dumbledore didn't seem rich! But, then again, he HAD defeated Grindlewald. He jumped when a hand fell on his shoulder.
Severus laughed from behind his son. He hadn't meant to startle him. "I know, he doesn't seem to be that wealthy does he? He doesn't like to flaunt it...but...in his own home...there is so much rich that it is enough to blind a man." Severus shook his head and ran his hand along the beautiful golden mantle.
"So, what do we do now?" Ash said, with a sigh.
Severus nodded. "Well, I can show you boys to your rooms and you can settle in. I am pretty sure that the Daily Prophet will be full tomorrow. The Boy-Who-Lived finally dead and the world's leading potions master is found murdered minutes after returning the broken body." He then walked up the stairs. "Okay, the bedroom at the end of the hall is the master suite, I have never been in there due to Albus' warning, I urge you to do the same. My room is to the right of his. Steven you will be to the left of his room, across from me, and Ash, you will be in the room on the other side of Steven's room. Your wardrobe will be full. The kitchen is down the hall under the golden arch. There are en-suite bathrooms. I guess I can have dinner ready in about an hour, I will have to alert the house elves." The boys nodded slowly.
Harry and Sirius went into their rooms and looked around. Harry's was decorated in blue and Sirius's was a medley of yellows. They were each beautiful and had four-poster king beds. The bathrooms were just as nice, made of white and black marble. And hour passed too soon and it was time for dinner. Severus came up the stairs and stood outside the boys' rooms. "Ash, Steven, it is time for dinner."
Harry laughed as he came out of his room. "Yes, dad." Severus rolled his eyes.
Sirius came out with an evil smirk. "Yes, Sn...father." Severus looked at him and frowned, he then walked down the stairs.
Harry turned to Sirius. "Ash, you can't do that. He doesn't know who you are and you are supposed to play the part of his son. Don't screw that up!"
"Really, Harry, he used to be SUCH a git. HE STILL IS! You just don't realize it!" Sirius argued.
Harry glared. "Listen, Sirius, what we are doing is dangerous. If we were discovered it could cause several deaths. Do you want that? I recommend you play along, he is already suspicious of you enough!"
"Fine, STEVEN." Sirius said, spitting the name as if it were and insult.
Harry sighed. "Come, on, let's go to dinner." With that, he led his new brother down the stairs.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry was awoken the next morning to a gently shaking of his shoulder. He jumped up and glared at the silent Sirius, who was shaking with silent laughter. "What do you want?"
Sirius stopped laughing. "Well, dad wants us to come down for breakfast. It is an exciting day." Harry and Sirius started to walk to the kitchen. "Did you know that Severus Snape and Harry Potter were MURDERED yesterday?"
Harry rolled his eyes. "Fine, I am coming. I hope the Daily Prophet delivers here." Harry said has he walked into the kitchen.
"It does." Severus confirmed. He then waved to a paper on the table. "Read it out loud, I haven't got the chance to read it yet."
Harry nodded and started to read as Sirius sat down and Severus served their plates.
Harry Potter and Severus Snape: Dead- Surely Not Coincidence
By: Rita Skeeter
Yesterday afternoon, the body of Harry Potter was found beaten to death next to Hogwarts lake. Or so it was reported by Severus Snape. After dealing with Severus Snape and the body of the Boy-Who-Lived, Albus Dumbledore invited Minerva McGonnagal down to the dungeons with him to invite Severus to tea and discuss the funeral to be held.
Minerva McGonnagal reported, "It was horrible. Blood was...everywhere. On the walls, floors, furniture. S...Severus was beaten to death brutally and horribly. I...I have never seen such a horrible sight! He was...there was no way ANYONE could live through that."
We, at the Daily Prophet, believe that the murders of Harry Potter and Severus Snape are closely related. We suspect that Severus Snape delivered the body of the Mr. Potter from You-Know-Who's clutches on the Dark Lord's orders. Then, he was perhaps killed so that he couldn't spread information. What side was Severus Snape on? Did he have a direct hand in the murder of Harry Potter? Did he really find Harry Potter's body at the lake? This is all unknown, but we will do our very best to keep you updated with the latest.
Until the truth behind this gristly tragedy is unveiled we wish the best to the loved ones of the Golden Boy of Gryffindor and Severus Snape, famous Potions Master.
The funerals of Harry Potter and Severus Snape will take place on Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch on July 30 at 2:00 PM. Only those with invitations are allowed entrance.
Harry laughed when he had finished reading. He had not really expected that. "Well, this is interesting. I will die the day before my birthday and be born again the day after. It is going to be my second first birthday." Severus rolled his eyes and took a bite of bacon while Sirius chuckled.
"So, what do we do now?"
Severus looked at him. "That depends, do you want to attend your funeral?"
AUTHORS NOTE: I will see you all at the funeral! Oh, thank you all for the names. I didn't want to write scary but...I got them. Thanks for your help! Please Review!