A/N: Here you go, I'm updating as fast as possible, but i'm trying to work on all my other stories as well to make them worthy of reading because no one is reviewing them ::pouts:: This one starts out funny(ish) but gets rather dramatic toward the end... At least this one was up pretty quick, hope you like it! Baby Girl Snape's name shall be unvieled (it's a lil bit stollen from a film, but i like it...) Enjoy! Luv Willow Delace xx
Chapter Twenty-One - Something Wicked Comes This Way?
Lucius was sitting on the sofa in Severus' apartment living room, and for the first time in ages he wasn't on a sugar hype. He wasn't singing or dancing. If fact he wasn't doing anything at all. Just sitting quietly with his legs crossed beneath him. Harry and Draco were a little freaked out by it. "Dad? Are you alright."
Lucius pouted and continued to stare at the floor. "He punched me and now I have a black eye. How am I supposed to be a big mean Malfoy with a black eye?" He said quietly, picking at a bit of cotton on his robes. "It's not my fault it hurt. I told him all about it, he was prepared for it. But he still hit me."
"Dad, it's been a week since he had the baby, would you please just let it go. It hurt and you ::did:: get him pregnant so I suppose if he was going to take it out on anyone it was going to be you." Draco said in a vainly encouraging voice.
"But he put a mark on my beautiful face! It's been there for a whole week! I can only just see out of my eye again!! And stop laughing Harry, it's not funny!!!"
But Harry wasn't laughing at Lucius. He was in fact laughing at Severus, who was posted behind Lucius making silly faces. He reached a boney finger out and proded Lucius' bruise. "Ow! Leave me alone you big meanie!" Lucius shouted and bounded off the sofa, sitting between Harry and Draco on the other sofa.
Draco shifted Baby Girl Snape into a more confortable possition on his lap, while Harry tried to untangle Kellan's fingers from his hair. Harry smiled at Severus as he made himself confortable on the sofa. "You deserved everything you got Lucius Malfoy. I still hurt from having her you know."
Lucius said nothing, just stuck his nose in the air and pouted some more. Harry smiled and stiffled a laugh at the look of Lucius' face. "What are you going to call her Sev? She's been for a whole week without a name. If you leave it much longer then she is going to spend the rest of her life answering to 'Baby Girl Snape'." Harry said with a smile.
"Well, I have thought about this for ages, because the name I was going to give her just didn't seem to fit her face. It didn't suit her. So I have a new name for her. Elorah-Dannen Chloe Snape." he said proudly, looking down at her. Every smiled at the name, even Lucius snapped out of his childish pouting to look at her.
But the family happy moment wasn't much more than a momant before there was a knock at the door. Lucius looked toward the door, a little confused. He looked back at Harry. "Are we expecting Hermione or Ron today?"
"No." Harry said, shaking his head. "Hermione wouldn't knock. She'd just let herself in." he said, confirming that it couldn't be her. "And Ron only comes down here if Hermione does." he added.
"Who is it?" Severus called out.
"It's Albus. Severus it is extremely important that I talk to you this instant." came Dumbledore's voice from beyond the door. "Please, open the door."
"It's open, come in." Severus called out and Dumbledore rushed into the room, closing the door behind himself.
"I'm afraid I have some bad news Serverus. It would seem... Oh look at her! Isn't she lovely! Hello Elorah-Dannen, hello!" he cooed, drawn to the baby girl who giggled and grabbed hold of his beard. "Who's a little cutey? You are! Yes you are!"
"Um... Albus, you were saying something about bad news?" Lucius said.
Dumbledore looked at him. "Yes... some very bad news i'm afraid to say. You see... Ow, Elorah-Dannen, please don't tug... ow... OW!"
Severus rushed over and began untangling her tiny fingers from his beard. Draco had been happy to just let her do it... why not? It was funny. "As you were saying Albus, before my little spawn attacked you."
"Yes. There has been news from Middle London of unexplainable murders of muggles. They were found with no visible marks on them, and their eyes wide open. The muggle police are on the look out but have not yet found the culprit. It would seem..."
"Voldemort's back..." Draco said shakily, standing up and holding Elorah- Dannen close to his chest. "He's going to come after them isn't he. That's why you came down here to tell us... he wants the children doesn't he..." Draco said, staring through watering eyes at Dumbledore.
"Draco, I would like you and Harry to take Elorah-Dannen and Kellan into the nursery. The negativity in here will affect them in later life if they stay for this conversation. I need to speak with Lucius and Severus alone. I will ask you not to worry, none of you are in any direct danger just so long as you are in the school."
Draco nodded and walked into the nursery, with Harry following close behind him. The second the door was shut Lucius stood up. "What's going on? Why is he after us?"
"He's not after you, or your children." Dumbledore said quietly.
Severus stared at him in silence for a moment. "He want's Harry and Draco's children." he said after a moment. Dumbledore nodded. "But what could he want with children? They can't do any harm, there's nothing special about them."
"But they are special. The two most powerful wizards of their time came together and produced life which surpasses even my power. If they are trained for good, then they will most likely be the unraveling of the dark lord. If Voldemort can get his hands on them then we may as well surrender to darkness. There will be no stopping them."
"So what are we going to do?" Lucius asked. "The boys can't stay here forever, they wouldn't want to, they have plans for a home and a normal life!"
"I know Lucius, and we are trying to see to it that they get the life they desire. But it is going to mean that I am going to need the help of both of you."
"Why, what can we do?" Severus asked, putting an arm around Lucius who was on the verge of tears with fustration and anger.
"We need to get him before he gsts up, but it will mean you two and several others putting yourselves in danger. There will be more of you than there will be of them, and you will be protected by all the magic I possess. Can you two do this."
"I will." Severus said, puffing his chest up defiantly.
The two of them looked at Lucius who seemed to have shrunk. He was straing toward the nursery door, his eyes moist with tears, as if lost in some thought. He sharply turned his head toward the two of them. "I can't. I just can leave him." (For fans of Charmed, consort season five episode sixteen 'Babies First Demon').
"It's okay." Severus said, stroking is back. "You stay and look after them. I'll go."