A/N: yeah, I know.. updates. Meh... at least I updated. Please do read/review.. it helps keep me on track, especially your help, Nade!!! after all, i do write not just for my entertainment, but yours as well. Also another thing, the boys learned to behave.. so third, fourth, and fifth year passed.. well, nearly uneventually... until both boys turned sixteen, and sixth year rolled around.
REMUS LUPIN nervously glanced at the sixteen year old Slytherin boys, wondering what they were up to this time. He still wondered about the time they managed to charm his teaching robes to go invisible every time someone said his name, or the time they had charmed Holly's skin to go green every time Etienne Malfoy touched her. He did admit that Severus had liked that one charm, and that was the only time they had been punished lightly, much to Holly's dislike. "Boys? what are you up to this time?" Remus asked, his hands moving smoothly in sign language, glad that he had finally mastered most of the signs now that the boys were older. "Nuthin ' Mr. Lupin." Samuel spoke in a hollow voice, his speech slightly halting. "Praticin' my talkin'. " Samuel added with a small smile on his lips as Etienne Malfoy crept through the portrait hole, his cheeks pale. "Oh! c'mon.. lezz' go." Samuel said as tawny-haired Remy rose to his feet, blushing lightly as the three boys headed into his room, Remus standing in the middle of the room, wondering what exactly was going on....
"I'm going to Hogsmeade with Holly, but.. I'm too scared to ask her, and if I ask her dad, he'll say no flat out." Etienne whispered to Samuel Snape, who nodded for a moment, a mischievous smile on his lips as he glanced at the interpeting Remy Lupin. "Well.. why don't you ask our mum? she'll say yes, and Holly.. well, she fancies you.. I mean, all I hear from her is: 'etienne, etienne, malfoy, etienne malfoy...homework.' thats pretty much it for her these days. You got it in." Samuel signed as Remy giggled, remembering a time yesterday when they had caught her mooning over Etienne in the library, and she had been reding the book upside-down.
"Really?"
"Yep. Really. Go ask Holly, we'll take care of everything with the parents.. we'll keep them out of your hair. Promise." Samuel said with a glowing set of brown eyes, as Etienne nodded, eagerly searching down Holly Snape to ask her out on her first date to Hogsmeade for a butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks.
Remus Lupin narrowed his eyes. Something didn't smell right around here, he thought as he watched the two boys slinking across the Great Hall. Something was up, and this time, it bypassed the time they had strung up all of the Gryffindors' underclothes up on the Quidditch Pitch in their fourth year. It seemed that he would have to recruit Severus's aid in this matter. He just hoped that the situation wouldn't involve mischief that could bring anyone to harm.
"Severus?" Remus asked as he briskly paced down the hall to the potions-master who was scowling down at his youngest son, Stephen, confisciating some dungbombs from the boy. "I need to talk to you.. it's important."
"What is it now? The demons transfigure your clothes again?"
"No... the demons are out in the Great Hall as we speak." Remus said quietly, hoping Stephen wouldn't get any ideas from his idolized older brother's habits. "They were talking to Etienne earlier."
"Etienne Malfoy? Sixth year Slytherin?"
"Yep, Harlequinn's --"
"I know who he is, Remus. I make it my buisness when he comes around to see my daughter. I think he fancies her, and.. well, I make it my buisness, leave it at that." Severus said in a growl, not wanting to think about the effects of his daughter and Etienne, whom had recently left with the other students for the monthly trip to Hogsmeade. Suddenly, his eyes widened with the relization that there was a possibility his daughter was on a date. "Remus... what were they talking about?"
"Uh.. I think Hogsmeade. They mentioned you, and I knew..."
"Lupin, let's go. We have something to do." Severus said as he quickly took Stephen down to the family rooms and hollered for Hermione, who came in the room with a sharp frown, narrowing her eyes as she carried out several books, not looking very happy, at that. Severus chose to barrel in on his explaination, scowling all the while. "Hermione, has Holly and Etienne left to Hogsmeade?"
"Yes.. Samuel and Remy said they're staying here.. they were looking for you earlier, I thought you were in the Great Hall?"
"Something came up. Lupin and I are having a trip to Hogsmeade with Draco. Keep the boys here, we don't want them underfoot." Severus said sharply as Remus stood next to him, his mouth open in shock at the prospect of being dragged to Hogsmeade with Severus and Draco. "Why me?" Remus whispered at Severus as the two went to floo Lucius. Severus sighed, and rolled his eyes. "We need someone.. to dispose of the body." Severus said as his thoughts filled with his precious daughter being pawed by a horomonal Malfoy, even if it was one of his best students. After dealing with the two demons, he wouldn't be surprised if Etienne turned out to be like Samuel and Remy, since he had been spotted with them earlier.. .. "Severus? what are you doing here?" Draco malfoy asked as he stood up from his chair holding a snifter of brandy. "You seem flustered. You even brought Lupin with you." Severus sighed, and summed up his explaination, and the blond shrugged. "So? he's my son, it's none of my buisness."
"Well, they were talking to the two demons earlier... before they left. I'm sure they concoted something."
"Not..Samuel and Remy? your sons?" Draco asked, raising an eyebrow as he frowned. "Very well. This situation could use some .. wisdom... and level-headed thinking." Lucius said with a pointed glance to Severus, who huffed and went to the fireplace, the three men flooing to The Three Broomsticks.
"Let's see.. we've got the cauldron, the ingredients.. now all we need is--"
"REMY LUPIN!"
"Drat." Remy sighed as he was cut off by a shout from Bramwell Filch. "Bram.. fancy seeing you here. Thought you were with Emma?"
"Well.. my dad caught us, and now Hagrid's fuming, and ... well, anyway, what are you doing?"
"Look 'n' zee." Samuel said with a grin, holding up his cauldron, which had pink smoke coming out of it. Bramwell laughed long and hard, nearly wetting his pants. "That's gonna get your Dad in a snit, that is."
"And the whole of Hogwarts as well." Remy said with a sigh. "At least he won't go through it alone." Remy said with a roll of his eyes as Samuel grinned.
"Aww.. how sweet of you, darling." Samuel signed as he poured the potion in a beaker, leaving a blushing Remy holding a book of potions, clutching his own wand as well. A moment later, the three boys shouted as the beaker exploded, covering the three head to toe in a purple slime. "Um.. I think we should go see Poppy."
"Good id... ACHOO!...ea." Bramwell said as he trotted off, sneezing, followed by Remy and Samuel, who were sneezing as well. The three boys arrived to the hospital wing, where Poppy clucked over them, cleaning them up and giving them several awful-tasting potions before sending them on their way. "No illicit potion-brewing, even if your father is the Potions-Master." Poppy called out after the boys, as they nodded, dashing out to the caretaker's office to find some confiscated dungbombs.
"There they are!" Severus hissed as he ducked behind a shelf of books.
"Shush up, Sev!" Draco growled as he ducked behind a row of cauldrons. Remus shook his head at the two men, wondering if he would be this stupid when Remy went on his first date. He knew his son could be a demon, but he wouldn't be such trouble on a date. "You two should be admitted to St. Mungo's.." "It's my son and his daughter, Lupin, not your cub." Draco said sharply as he watched Etienne and Holly share some fizzing whizbees and butterbeers on a outside table at the Three Broomsticks. Remus shrugged, knowing it looked like any other innocent date, the two men were taking it too seriously. They really did need to go talk to someone-- Hermione and Pansy--! they could straighten out their husbands quietly.. no trouble at all.. Remus smiled as he slunk away, unnoticed, to fetch the wives of Draco and Severus, knowing the two slytherins were in a cauldronful of trouble when they were finished.
"Mum, what's going on?" Samuel asked as he and Remy entered their rooms, finding his mum and Lupin senior about to leave. "Good, you're here-- watch Stiva and Alice, will you? your father's gone nuts, following around Holly on her date wtih Etienne, he's dragged Draco along... those stupid men." Hermione growled as Samuel gaped, not believing his own eyes as the two adults disappeared into the fireplace. "Well.. I guess that really took care of them, huh?" Remy replied sarcastically as he flopped down on the couch, glad that Stiva and Alice were out with Dumbledore, they were on their own today. "So, what now? we've brewed potions, stole dungbombs, been chased by filch, chased by mrs. Norris, kicked out by pince, scolded by Hooch, and accosted by Trelawney, and of course, screamed at by Flitwick. Honestly, I didn't know that could catch fire."
"It's not that big of a deal, I think transfiguring Mrs. Norris into a cane was the last straw."
"I didn't know that spell worked on cats."
"It does now. Just be glad Bram was there to bail us out." Samuel signed, flopping down on the couch next to Remy, yawning. "At least we have one more year at Hogwarts to shape up. At least we didn't get yelled at much this year."
"Yeah, unless you count your dad and Filch and my dad." Remy said with a shrug as he stretched, his belly warm and full from the large meal they had nicked from the kitchens earlier. "Oh.. I'm so sleepy. I'm so glad Alice and Stiva aren't bugging us." Remy signed lazily as he turned to sprawl out on the couch. Samuel nodded, yawning. Remy sighed, giving in to the lull of sleep, the two sprawled out on the couch, sleeping off the large turkey dinner they had ate earlier.
SEVERUS AND DRACO both stood behind a display of knickknacks at Sugarfoot's, repulsed that Etienne and Holly had chosen to go have tea at that .. atrocious... place. The two men both groaned silently as Etienne whispered to Holly quietly, not quite loud enough for two ex-deatheaters to hear. A blush came across Holly's cheeks, and Severus felt himself going livid. "What did your boy say?"
"She's probably just easily flustered, like your wife."
"What about my wife?" Severus declared dangerously, his eyes narrowing at Draco, the two men turning to stand chest-to-chest, their wands out, prepared to defend their wives' or childrens' honour.
"Children! stop it immediately!" two feminine voices hissed out as the men froze, their eyes turning to two women standing in the doorway.
"Hermione?"
"Pansy?"
"Shush, all of you!' Remus whispered, as he ushered the women to the two men. "I thought these ladies could get some sense into you." Remus said with a smirk, glad he was still unmarried and not dating anyone, it did seem like quite a bit of trouble. At least he would get a show with his tea, Remus thought as he sat down at a table nearby with a cup of tea, enjoying the show. "How could you do that? sneaking around..."
"Honey..." Draco shushed quietly, grabbing his wife's wildly gesturing hands, knowing that it was the couch for him tonight. "Gee, thanks a lot for this, Sev."
"Me? I was just..." Severus protested as Hermione dragged him to a booth in the center of sugarfoot's, her eyes narrowed dangerously. "Hermione.. what are you doing, dear?"
"Making sure you get the punishment you deserve. Now, let's have a cup of tea. Why don't you join us?" Hermione asked as she sat down next to Remus, dragging Severus down next to her. The two husbands moaned quietly, there was nothing worse than sitting in a pink frilly place, drinking tea.......
"Dad? Mum? what are you doing here?" Etienne Malfoy asked, his cheeks flushed. "Umm... I thought professors didn't go on the hogsmeade weekend."
"Oh.. your father was so sweet, he absolutely demanded we go here for tea. How romantic is that.. right, Dracky?"
"Yes.... Pansy." Draco said grimly, feeling the weight of his wife's eyes on his, as Severus quietly snickered, but was quickly rebuked by a swift kick to the shin by Hermione. "Oh, Mum.. that's so romantic of Dad.. I didn't think he had a romantic bone in his body." Holly said with a cheery smile, her eyes twinkling merrily. "You even brought Remus for a chaperone! that's so romantic..."
"Hey!" Severus protested, as Hermione kicked him yet again, and his eyes narrowed at his wife. "Yes.. I thought Hermione deserved to "
"That's so cute! Well, we'll be going back to Hogwarts. I won't wait up for you, Mum." Holly said with a grin on her lips as she winked at Hermione before leaving to hgowarts hand-in -hand with Etienne, the two fathers glaring at their departing backs. The event was never mentioned again, much to the gratitude of Severus and Draco, and the women were grateful that the men were prudent enough not to follow their children on dates. Instead, Severus would take off several House Points whenever he heard mention of any romance between his daughter and any person in the castle.
REMUS LUPIN nervously glanced at the sixteen year old Slytherin boys, wondering what they were up to this time. He still wondered about the time they managed to charm his teaching robes to go invisible every time someone said his name, or the time they had charmed Holly's skin to go green every time Etienne Malfoy touched her. He did admit that Severus had liked that one charm, and that was the only time they had been punished lightly, much to Holly's dislike. "Boys? what are you up to this time?" Remus asked, his hands moving smoothly in sign language, glad that he had finally mastered most of the signs now that the boys were older. "Nuthin ' Mr. Lupin." Samuel spoke in a hollow voice, his speech slightly halting. "Praticin' my talkin'. " Samuel added with a small smile on his lips as Etienne Malfoy crept through the portrait hole, his cheeks pale. "Oh! c'mon.. lezz' go." Samuel said as tawny-haired Remy rose to his feet, blushing lightly as the three boys headed into his room, Remus standing in the middle of the room, wondering what exactly was going on....
"I'm going to Hogsmeade with Holly, but.. I'm too scared to ask her, and if I ask her dad, he'll say no flat out." Etienne whispered to Samuel Snape, who nodded for a moment, a mischievous smile on his lips as he glanced at the interpeting Remy Lupin. "Well.. why don't you ask our mum? she'll say yes, and Holly.. well, she fancies you.. I mean, all I hear from her is: 'etienne, etienne, malfoy, etienne malfoy...homework.' thats pretty much it for her these days. You got it in." Samuel signed as Remy giggled, remembering a time yesterday when they had caught her mooning over Etienne in the library, and she had been reding the book upside-down.
"Really?"
"Yep. Really. Go ask Holly, we'll take care of everything with the parents.. we'll keep them out of your hair. Promise." Samuel said with a glowing set of brown eyes, as Etienne nodded, eagerly searching down Holly Snape to ask her out on her first date to Hogsmeade for a butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks.
Remus Lupin narrowed his eyes. Something didn't smell right around here, he thought as he watched the two boys slinking across the Great Hall. Something was up, and this time, it bypassed the time they had strung up all of the Gryffindors' underclothes up on the Quidditch Pitch in their fourth year. It seemed that he would have to recruit Severus's aid in this matter. He just hoped that the situation wouldn't involve mischief that could bring anyone to harm.
"Severus?" Remus asked as he briskly paced down the hall to the potions-master who was scowling down at his youngest son, Stephen, confisciating some dungbombs from the boy. "I need to talk to you.. it's important."
"What is it now? The demons transfigure your clothes again?"
"No... the demons are out in the Great Hall as we speak." Remus said quietly, hoping Stephen wouldn't get any ideas from his idolized older brother's habits. "They were talking to Etienne earlier."
"Etienne Malfoy? Sixth year Slytherin?"
"Yep, Harlequinn's --"
"I know who he is, Remus. I make it my buisness when he comes around to see my daughter. I think he fancies her, and.. well, I make it my buisness, leave it at that." Severus said in a growl, not wanting to think about the effects of his daughter and Etienne, whom had recently left with the other students for the monthly trip to Hogsmeade. Suddenly, his eyes widened with the relization that there was a possibility his daughter was on a date. "Remus... what were they talking about?"
"Uh.. I think Hogsmeade. They mentioned you, and I knew..."
"Lupin, let's go. We have something to do." Severus said as he quickly took Stephen down to the family rooms and hollered for Hermione, who came in the room with a sharp frown, narrowing her eyes as she carried out several books, not looking very happy, at that. Severus chose to barrel in on his explaination, scowling all the while. "Hermione, has Holly and Etienne left to Hogsmeade?"
"Yes.. Samuel and Remy said they're staying here.. they were looking for you earlier, I thought you were in the Great Hall?"
"Something came up. Lupin and I are having a trip to Hogsmeade with Draco. Keep the boys here, we don't want them underfoot." Severus said sharply as Remus stood next to him, his mouth open in shock at the prospect of being dragged to Hogsmeade with Severus and Draco. "Why me?" Remus whispered at Severus as the two went to floo Lucius. Severus sighed, and rolled his eyes. "We need someone.. to dispose of the body." Severus said as his thoughts filled with his precious daughter being pawed by a horomonal Malfoy, even if it was one of his best students. After dealing with the two demons, he wouldn't be surprised if Etienne turned out to be like Samuel and Remy, since he had been spotted with them earlier.. .. "Severus? what are you doing here?" Draco malfoy asked as he stood up from his chair holding a snifter of brandy. "You seem flustered. You even brought Lupin with you." Severus sighed, and summed up his explaination, and the blond shrugged. "So? he's my son, it's none of my buisness."
"Well, they were talking to the two demons earlier... before they left. I'm sure they concoted something."
"Not..Samuel and Remy? your sons?" Draco asked, raising an eyebrow as he frowned. "Very well. This situation could use some .. wisdom... and level-headed thinking." Lucius said with a pointed glance to Severus, who huffed and went to the fireplace, the three men flooing to The Three Broomsticks.
"Let's see.. we've got the cauldron, the ingredients.. now all we need is--"
"REMY LUPIN!"
"Drat." Remy sighed as he was cut off by a shout from Bramwell Filch. "Bram.. fancy seeing you here. Thought you were with Emma?"
"Well.. my dad caught us, and now Hagrid's fuming, and ... well, anyway, what are you doing?"
"Look 'n' zee." Samuel said with a grin, holding up his cauldron, which had pink smoke coming out of it. Bramwell laughed long and hard, nearly wetting his pants. "That's gonna get your Dad in a snit, that is."
"And the whole of Hogwarts as well." Remy said with a sigh. "At least he won't go through it alone." Remy said with a roll of his eyes as Samuel grinned.
"Aww.. how sweet of you, darling." Samuel signed as he poured the potion in a beaker, leaving a blushing Remy holding a book of potions, clutching his own wand as well. A moment later, the three boys shouted as the beaker exploded, covering the three head to toe in a purple slime. "Um.. I think we should go see Poppy."
"Good id... ACHOO!...ea." Bramwell said as he trotted off, sneezing, followed by Remy and Samuel, who were sneezing as well. The three boys arrived to the hospital wing, where Poppy clucked over them, cleaning them up and giving them several awful-tasting potions before sending them on their way. "No illicit potion-brewing, even if your father is the Potions-Master." Poppy called out after the boys, as they nodded, dashing out to the caretaker's office to find some confiscated dungbombs.
"There they are!" Severus hissed as he ducked behind a shelf of books.
"Shush up, Sev!" Draco growled as he ducked behind a row of cauldrons. Remus shook his head at the two men, wondering if he would be this stupid when Remy went on his first date. He knew his son could be a demon, but he wouldn't be such trouble on a date. "You two should be admitted to St. Mungo's.." "It's my son and his daughter, Lupin, not your cub." Draco said sharply as he watched Etienne and Holly share some fizzing whizbees and butterbeers on a outside table at the Three Broomsticks. Remus shrugged, knowing it looked like any other innocent date, the two men were taking it too seriously. They really did need to go talk to someone-- Hermione and Pansy--! they could straighten out their husbands quietly.. no trouble at all.. Remus smiled as he slunk away, unnoticed, to fetch the wives of Draco and Severus, knowing the two slytherins were in a cauldronful of trouble when they were finished.
"Mum, what's going on?" Samuel asked as he and Remy entered their rooms, finding his mum and Lupin senior about to leave. "Good, you're here-- watch Stiva and Alice, will you? your father's gone nuts, following around Holly on her date wtih Etienne, he's dragged Draco along... those stupid men." Hermione growled as Samuel gaped, not believing his own eyes as the two adults disappeared into the fireplace. "Well.. I guess that really took care of them, huh?" Remy replied sarcastically as he flopped down on the couch, glad that Stiva and Alice were out with Dumbledore, they were on their own today. "So, what now? we've brewed potions, stole dungbombs, been chased by filch, chased by mrs. Norris, kicked out by pince, scolded by Hooch, and accosted by Trelawney, and of course, screamed at by Flitwick. Honestly, I didn't know that could catch fire."
"It's not that big of a deal, I think transfiguring Mrs. Norris into a cane was the last straw."
"I didn't know that spell worked on cats."
"It does now. Just be glad Bram was there to bail us out." Samuel signed, flopping down on the couch next to Remy, yawning. "At least we have one more year at Hogwarts to shape up. At least we didn't get yelled at much this year."
"Yeah, unless you count your dad and Filch and my dad." Remy said with a shrug as he stretched, his belly warm and full from the large meal they had nicked from the kitchens earlier. "Oh.. I'm so sleepy. I'm so glad Alice and Stiva aren't bugging us." Remy signed lazily as he turned to sprawl out on the couch. Samuel nodded, yawning. Remy sighed, giving in to the lull of sleep, the two sprawled out on the couch, sleeping off the large turkey dinner they had ate earlier.
SEVERUS AND DRACO both stood behind a display of knickknacks at Sugarfoot's, repulsed that Etienne and Holly had chosen to go have tea at that .. atrocious... place. The two men both groaned silently as Etienne whispered to Holly quietly, not quite loud enough for two ex-deatheaters to hear. A blush came across Holly's cheeks, and Severus felt himself going livid. "What did your boy say?"
"She's probably just easily flustered, like your wife."
"What about my wife?" Severus declared dangerously, his eyes narrowing at Draco, the two men turning to stand chest-to-chest, their wands out, prepared to defend their wives' or childrens' honour.
"Children! stop it immediately!" two feminine voices hissed out as the men froze, their eyes turning to two women standing in the doorway.
"Hermione?"
"Pansy?"
"Shush, all of you!' Remus whispered, as he ushered the women to the two men. "I thought these ladies could get some sense into you." Remus said with a smirk, glad he was still unmarried and not dating anyone, it did seem like quite a bit of trouble. At least he would get a show with his tea, Remus thought as he sat down at a table nearby with a cup of tea, enjoying the show. "How could you do that? sneaking around..."
"Honey..." Draco shushed quietly, grabbing his wife's wildly gesturing hands, knowing that it was the couch for him tonight. "Gee, thanks a lot for this, Sev."
"Me? I was just..." Severus protested as Hermione dragged him to a booth in the center of sugarfoot's, her eyes narrowed dangerously. "Hermione.. what are you doing, dear?"
"Making sure you get the punishment you deserve. Now, let's have a cup of tea. Why don't you join us?" Hermione asked as she sat down next to Remus, dragging Severus down next to her. The two husbands moaned quietly, there was nothing worse than sitting in a pink frilly place, drinking tea.......
"Dad? Mum? what are you doing here?" Etienne Malfoy asked, his cheeks flushed. "Umm... I thought professors didn't go on the hogsmeade weekend."
"Oh.. your father was so sweet, he absolutely demanded we go here for tea. How romantic is that.. right, Dracky?"
"Yes.... Pansy." Draco said grimly, feeling the weight of his wife's eyes on his, as Severus quietly snickered, but was quickly rebuked by a swift kick to the shin by Hermione. "Oh, Mum.. that's so romantic of Dad.. I didn't think he had a romantic bone in his body." Holly said with a cheery smile, her eyes twinkling merrily. "You even brought Remus for a chaperone! that's so romantic..."
"Hey!" Severus protested, as Hermione kicked him yet again, and his eyes narrowed at his wife. "Yes.. I thought Hermione deserved to "
"That's so cute! Well, we'll be going back to Hogwarts. I won't wait up for you, Mum." Holly said with a grin on her lips as she winked at Hermione before leaving to hgowarts hand-in -hand with Etienne, the two fathers glaring at their departing backs. The event was never mentioned again, much to the gratitude of Severus and Draco, and the women were grateful that the men were prudent enough not to follow their children on dates. Instead, Severus would take off several House Points whenever he heard mention of any romance between his daughter and any person in the castle.