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Samuel Snape peered out of the doorway, studying the dark corridors before him. Remembering Holly's and Remy's directions, he slowly but surely made his way towards the Room of Requirement, thinking furiously of what he needed. Slowly but surely, he could see a door materialize out of the wall, right near where he had gone exploring a few days ago. He slowly opened the door, peering into the room and breaking into a wide grin upon the sight of all of his friends.
"Samuel's finally here, now we can begin." Holly Granger said with an exasperated sigh, waving over Samuel. "Let's go over the plan quickly, I'm sure Bramwell cannot keep his dad busy for more than an half hour." Holly said in a professional tone, her hands moving quickly.
"Now, you all know why we are here. We need to get Samuel Snape's daddy married to Holly Granger's mum. We need to get them to kiss. Any ideas?" Remy Lupin said as Holly Granger translated in sign language for Samuel Snape, Samuel nodding in agreement with Remy. A small girl of six with a braid down her back smiled and held up her hand.
"Yes, Emma?" Remy said as he pointed at the girl who rose.
"My daddy always kisses my owies when they hurt. Maybe if Miss Mione got an owie, Mr. Snape would kiss it?" Emma asked, shrugging her shoulders and glancing at Samuel who stood there in thought.
"My daddy doesn't kiss owies." Samuel signed smoothly with a shake of his head. "He has many owies on him and no one kissed them. I can see when he takes off his shirt for bedtime." Samuel added. "Maybe Miss Mione can kiss his owies?"
"No. He has to kiss her, he's a boy." Holly Granger said with an exasperated sigh. "Didn't you read cinderella? the prince kisses the princess. The princesses never do the kissing."
"All right, fine." Remy Lupin said with a roll of his eyes as red-haired and blue-eyed Mary-Kate Wood stood up with a nervous smile on her lips, straightening out her purple Tweety Bird nightshirt.
"My mommy always kisses my daddy when he has a cold and calls him sweetheart. Maybe if Mr. Snape got a cold? I heard it's always cold down there, everyone hates it."
"Good idea!" Remy said with a broad smile, as Mary-Kate nodded along with Emma. "My daddy is always sick after he changes in a wolf. Maybe if Mr. Snape changed into a wolf?"
"No, you idiot, only if he is a werewolf." Samuel snape signed with a roll of his eyes and a smile on his lips. "My daddy told me. I asked him before."
"Oh. Any more ideas?" Remy Lupin asked with a careless shrug as Erin McGonagall swooped into the room, followed by Bramwell Filch, a surly eight year old boy.
"They're coming- they've noticed you're all out of your beds. Hurry! Hale's set off a dungbomb, along with the weasley twins, but I don't know how long it will work to keep them busy. Hurry!" Erin said, waving over the children to a floo fireplace that had popped up miraculously. Holly and Remy both grabbed Samuel, hauling him along with them to the fireplace. Emma Hagrid went first, calling out "Hagrid Hut!". Mary-Kate wood followed, calling out "Wood Rooms!".
"Samuel, can you say the Dungeons?" Holly asked, as Remy flooed himself to "Lupin's Rooms". Holly Granger could hear voices coming closer, the angry voice of Filch and the soothing voice of Erin McGonagall, along with Hale Dumbledore and the twins. Samuel shook his head shyly as he thrust the floo powder to Holly Granger.
"Next time, maybe." Samuel said as he stepped into the flames. "Thank you." The boy signed carefully as he disappeared in the green flames, only to fall with a loud thump in his daddy's fireplace. Upon closer inspection of the empty room, he could tell that his daddy hadn't gotten up during the night. He could sneak back into his room with confidence. Somehow, he had to make his daddy get a cold, but how?
Severus Snape had just spent an hour talking with Hermione Granger about the nearby school for the deaf, where he could send Samuel to stay and gain an good education. Severus collapsed into his bed, wondering why it had to be so complicated to have a child. He didn't want to send away Samuel. He knew if he sent Samuel away to that school, he would become like he had been before his adoption: afraid of everything, every person evil personified. Severus shivered, he would never, ever send Samuel away from Hogwarts. Turning on his side, Severus gazed at his clock, and slowly fell asleep, not noticing the shadow of his son creeping to his room.
"DADDAH!" Samuel screamed as he ran and jumped up on the bed, rudely awakening Severus from a nice, deep sleep. Severus scowled up at his son, who was kneeling by his side, beaming happily, his eyes twinkling. Wait a minute, Severus thought as he sat up, staring down at the black-haired and brown-eyed little boy gazing up at him with adoration.
"Did you just talk?" Severus signed, narrowing his eyes as his hands moved groggily and slowly, he wasn't fully awake. Samuel gasped, his eyes wide and shaking his head no, slowly backing away from Severus. Severus remained still, a smile on his face to comfort the boy's fears. "Samuel, I am so glad you spoke. It is good to use your voice, Samuel. Can you say that again?" Samuel stood on the bed, his eyes filling with tears as he shook his head stubbornly, a frown on his lips.
"No!"
"Okay." Severus sighed, knowing not to push the boy. He would speak, just give him time. At least he could use his voice other than for odd noises. "Time for you to start school." Severus said with a smile as he rose from bed and picked up Samuel, carrying the boy to his room, dumping the boy on his own bed. "Get your robes on, you meet your new professor today."
"I have a professor?" Samuel asked, his hands moving slowly in surprise, his eyes wide. "I go to school?"
"No, you don't go to school, but you have classes with Professor Clerc. He is a teacher for the deaf from London." Severus explained quickly, he had no time to waste. "You will eat breakfast with me and then Albus will take you to meet Professor Clerc. You will not go to the Day Centre with Mr. Lupin and young Miss Granger today." Severus said, gleeful at thwarting whatever plans the wondrous trio had planned for the day. He would have to report to Argus that the children indeed, did have something planned.
"No! I want to go to the Day Centre! I want to see Miss Mione, she's so pretty." Samuel signed in a whine, his pout exaggerated. Severus now knew there was a ploy to lure him to the centre.
"After your lessons, you may go." Severus found himself signing, much to his dislike. Somehow, the boy had him wrapped around his little finger. Drat the boy. Samuel's face lit up with joy, as he grinned, jumping down from his bed and hastily beginning to dress. Severus swept out of the room, a frown on his face as he scowled at Snippy, who was cleaning the floor of floo powder.
"What happened, Snippy?"
"Young Master tracked floo dust all over the floor last night."
"How did he floo here?" Severus asked, suspicion written all over his face as he glanced at the unmistakeable trackings of a little boy's footprints. So, he and Granger had snuck out of their beds last night. Doubtless, young Mr. Lupin had done so, also. "He can't speak clearly enough to use the floo."
"Young Mistress Granger helped young Master Samuel, Master Severus."
"I see." Severus remarked slowly, glancing at his son, who had finished dressing in a set of muggle overalls, yet the same blasted pair he was wearing the other day.
"Didn't I tell you to get dressed?" Severus signed sharply, frowning down at the filthy pair of overalls.
"They're the only clothes I have, Daddy. Do you really want me to walk around in my underwear?" Samuel asked as his hands moved in a sharp motion, a strange, barking laugh making its way out of his throat. Severus sighed, gripping the bridge of his nose. Today wasn't going as planned, Severus thought with a frown as he peered down at his mischievous son. With a swish of his wand, Severus had cleaned his son's overalls. Not wanting an arguement, Severus swept out of the dungeons after motioning for Samuel to follow. He did have to have a word with Lupin and Hermione, their children were an horrid influence on his own son.
"So, what did your Daddy say?" Holly Granger asked, her eyes wide in amusement as her hands moved around quickly, Remy Lupin nodding. Samuel pouted as he thumped down in his seat, kicking aside the chair next to him. Up at the Staff Table, Severus sent Samuel a withering glare, which was reputed to stop any Hogwarts students in their tracks, but not Samuel Snape.
"Daddy's being stupid. He's making me go to class with Professor Clerc. He won't get a cold, and he won't go to the Day center to see Miss Mione." Samuel signed furiously, his face still in a pout. Remy glanced up at the Staff Table, and smiled.
"Why don't you just put up mistletoe? that seems to work. It works fast. If I can just get my daddy's wand, I can do it!" Remy Lupin said with a broad smile, his hands moving slowly in sign language as Samuel and Holly grinned back.
"Remy, you go crawl under the table and get your Daddy's wand. Me and Samuel will keep our daddies and mummy busy. Oi, Erin! Emma! want to help us?" Holly Granger said with a mischievous gleam in her eye as all of the children gathered around Samuel, Remy, and herself, formulating a plan for the poor unaware adults up at the Staff Table. Operation Mistletoe was now underway....
A/N: kinda mean, putting in a cliffhanger here, but next chapter's gonna be kinda long, and I wanted to update quickly. THANK YOU for all of your feedback, It helped so much. THANK YOU to all of my readers/ reveiwers!!
Samuel Snape peered out of the doorway, studying the dark corridors before him. Remembering Holly's and Remy's directions, he slowly but surely made his way towards the Room of Requirement, thinking furiously of what he needed. Slowly but surely, he could see a door materialize out of the wall, right near where he had gone exploring a few days ago. He slowly opened the door, peering into the room and breaking into a wide grin upon the sight of all of his friends.
"Samuel's finally here, now we can begin." Holly Granger said with an exasperated sigh, waving over Samuel. "Let's go over the plan quickly, I'm sure Bramwell cannot keep his dad busy for more than an half hour." Holly said in a professional tone, her hands moving quickly.
"Now, you all know why we are here. We need to get Samuel Snape's daddy married to Holly Granger's mum. We need to get them to kiss. Any ideas?" Remy Lupin said as Holly Granger translated in sign language for Samuel Snape, Samuel nodding in agreement with Remy. A small girl of six with a braid down her back smiled and held up her hand.
"Yes, Emma?" Remy said as he pointed at the girl who rose.
"My daddy always kisses my owies when they hurt. Maybe if Miss Mione got an owie, Mr. Snape would kiss it?" Emma asked, shrugging her shoulders and glancing at Samuel who stood there in thought.
"My daddy doesn't kiss owies." Samuel signed smoothly with a shake of his head. "He has many owies on him and no one kissed them. I can see when he takes off his shirt for bedtime." Samuel added. "Maybe Miss Mione can kiss his owies?"
"No. He has to kiss her, he's a boy." Holly Granger said with an exasperated sigh. "Didn't you read cinderella? the prince kisses the princess. The princesses never do the kissing."
"All right, fine." Remy Lupin said with a roll of his eyes as red-haired and blue-eyed Mary-Kate Wood stood up with a nervous smile on her lips, straightening out her purple Tweety Bird nightshirt.
"My mommy always kisses my daddy when he has a cold and calls him sweetheart. Maybe if Mr. Snape got a cold? I heard it's always cold down there, everyone hates it."
"Good idea!" Remy said with a broad smile, as Mary-Kate nodded along with Emma. "My daddy is always sick after he changes in a wolf. Maybe if Mr. Snape changed into a wolf?"
"No, you idiot, only if he is a werewolf." Samuel snape signed with a roll of his eyes and a smile on his lips. "My daddy told me. I asked him before."
"Oh. Any more ideas?" Remy Lupin asked with a careless shrug as Erin McGonagall swooped into the room, followed by Bramwell Filch, a surly eight year old boy.
"They're coming- they've noticed you're all out of your beds. Hurry! Hale's set off a dungbomb, along with the weasley twins, but I don't know how long it will work to keep them busy. Hurry!" Erin said, waving over the children to a floo fireplace that had popped up miraculously. Holly and Remy both grabbed Samuel, hauling him along with them to the fireplace. Emma Hagrid went first, calling out "Hagrid Hut!". Mary-Kate wood followed, calling out "Wood Rooms!".
"Samuel, can you say the Dungeons?" Holly asked, as Remy flooed himself to "Lupin's Rooms". Holly Granger could hear voices coming closer, the angry voice of Filch and the soothing voice of Erin McGonagall, along with Hale Dumbledore and the twins. Samuel shook his head shyly as he thrust the floo powder to Holly Granger.
"Next time, maybe." Samuel said as he stepped into the flames. "Thank you." The boy signed carefully as he disappeared in the green flames, only to fall with a loud thump in his daddy's fireplace. Upon closer inspection of the empty room, he could tell that his daddy hadn't gotten up during the night. He could sneak back into his room with confidence. Somehow, he had to make his daddy get a cold, but how?
Severus Snape had just spent an hour talking with Hermione Granger about the nearby school for the deaf, where he could send Samuel to stay and gain an good education. Severus collapsed into his bed, wondering why it had to be so complicated to have a child. He didn't want to send away Samuel. He knew if he sent Samuel away to that school, he would become like he had been before his adoption: afraid of everything, every person evil personified. Severus shivered, he would never, ever send Samuel away from Hogwarts. Turning on his side, Severus gazed at his clock, and slowly fell asleep, not noticing the shadow of his son creeping to his room.
"DADDAH!" Samuel screamed as he ran and jumped up on the bed, rudely awakening Severus from a nice, deep sleep. Severus scowled up at his son, who was kneeling by his side, beaming happily, his eyes twinkling. Wait a minute, Severus thought as he sat up, staring down at the black-haired and brown-eyed little boy gazing up at him with adoration.
"Did you just talk?" Severus signed, narrowing his eyes as his hands moved groggily and slowly, he wasn't fully awake. Samuel gasped, his eyes wide and shaking his head no, slowly backing away from Severus. Severus remained still, a smile on his face to comfort the boy's fears. "Samuel, I am so glad you spoke. It is good to use your voice, Samuel. Can you say that again?" Samuel stood on the bed, his eyes filling with tears as he shook his head stubbornly, a frown on his lips.
"No!"
"Okay." Severus sighed, knowing not to push the boy. He would speak, just give him time. At least he could use his voice other than for odd noises. "Time for you to start school." Severus said with a smile as he rose from bed and picked up Samuel, carrying the boy to his room, dumping the boy on his own bed. "Get your robes on, you meet your new professor today."
"I have a professor?" Samuel asked, his hands moving slowly in surprise, his eyes wide. "I go to school?"
"No, you don't go to school, but you have classes with Professor Clerc. He is a teacher for the deaf from London." Severus explained quickly, he had no time to waste. "You will eat breakfast with me and then Albus will take you to meet Professor Clerc. You will not go to the Day Centre with Mr. Lupin and young Miss Granger today." Severus said, gleeful at thwarting whatever plans the wondrous trio had planned for the day. He would have to report to Argus that the children indeed, did have something planned.
"No! I want to go to the Day Centre! I want to see Miss Mione, she's so pretty." Samuel signed in a whine, his pout exaggerated. Severus now knew there was a ploy to lure him to the centre.
"After your lessons, you may go." Severus found himself signing, much to his dislike. Somehow, the boy had him wrapped around his little finger. Drat the boy. Samuel's face lit up with joy, as he grinned, jumping down from his bed and hastily beginning to dress. Severus swept out of the room, a frown on his face as he scowled at Snippy, who was cleaning the floor of floo powder.
"What happened, Snippy?"
"Young Master tracked floo dust all over the floor last night."
"How did he floo here?" Severus asked, suspicion written all over his face as he glanced at the unmistakeable trackings of a little boy's footprints. So, he and Granger had snuck out of their beds last night. Doubtless, young Mr. Lupin had done so, also. "He can't speak clearly enough to use the floo."
"Young Mistress Granger helped young Master Samuel, Master Severus."
"I see." Severus remarked slowly, glancing at his son, who had finished dressing in a set of muggle overalls, yet the same blasted pair he was wearing the other day.
"Didn't I tell you to get dressed?" Severus signed sharply, frowning down at the filthy pair of overalls.
"They're the only clothes I have, Daddy. Do you really want me to walk around in my underwear?" Samuel asked as his hands moved in a sharp motion, a strange, barking laugh making its way out of his throat. Severus sighed, gripping the bridge of his nose. Today wasn't going as planned, Severus thought with a frown as he peered down at his mischievous son. With a swish of his wand, Severus had cleaned his son's overalls. Not wanting an arguement, Severus swept out of the dungeons after motioning for Samuel to follow. He did have to have a word with Lupin and Hermione, their children were an horrid influence on his own son.
"So, what did your Daddy say?" Holly Granger asked, her eyes wide in amusement as her hands moved around quickly, Remy Lupin nodding. Samuel pouted as he thumped down in his seat, kicking aside the chair next to him. Up at the Staff Table, Severus sent Samuel a withering glare, which was reputed to stop any Hogwarts students in their tracks, but not Samuel Snape.
"Daddy's being stupid. He's making me go to class with Professor Clerc. He won't get a cold, and he won't go to the Day center to see Miss Mione." Samuel signed furiously, his face still in a pout. Remy glanced up at the Staff Table, and smiled.
"Why don't you just put up mistletoe? that seems to work. It works fast. If I can just get my daddy's wand, I can do it!" Remy Lupin said with a broad smile, his hands moving slowly in sign language as Samuel and Holly grinned back.
"Remy, you go crawl under the table and get your Daddy's wand. Me and Samuel will keep our daddies and mummy busy. Oi, Erin! Emma! want to help us?" Holly Granger said with a mischievous gleam in her eye as all of the children gathered around Samuel, Remy, and herself, formulating a plan for the poor unaware adults up at the Staff Table. Operation Mistletoe was now underway....
A/N: kinda mean, putting in a cliffhanger here, but next chapter's gonna be kinda long, and I wanted to update quickly. THANK YOU for all of your feedback, It helped so much. THANK YOU to all of my readers/ reveiwers!!