CHAPTER 12: He's Not Heavy He's My Uncle
The next day Welsh walked into her first class to applause and a vase full of flowers on her desk.
"What's this?" She said aloud.
Everyone looked at her. They didn't know who had put the flowers there. Under the vase was a note it read. .
Meet me after your first class four doors down on the left.
No name was left on the note. Welsh pondered this. She hoped that it was from Snape but didn't want to get her hopes up.
After her class she walked down to the empty classroom. No one was there so she waited, soon the door opened. To her relief Snape walked in.
They stood there and looked at each other.
"Thank you for the lovely flowers" she says to him.
Snape nodded blushing slightly. Welsh walked over stopping right in front of him so she could look up into his eyes.
"You wanted to see me?" She asked quietly.
"Yes, I wanted to be sure you were ok."
Welsh backed up a step and turned around in a circle.
"Do I look ok to you?"
Snape smiled "oh yes" he said.
Welsh finally stepped forward to put her arms around Snape. He slowly reached around her drawing her closer to him. Lying her head on his chest she listened to Snape sigh. They stand like that for a few moments before Welsh says. .
"We need to have a talk"
"Later" Snape replies "lets talk later just let me hold you right now."
"You can hold me but I have to tell you about my past, it might affect our future."
Snape looked down at her. "Go on."
Taking a deep breath she began. . . "A year ago, I was sent by the high council to the border of Romania a small town was under attack by some kind of mutant gargoyle. I was supposed to bring about a truce between the town and the creatures. As I was in their encampment they attacked me. I,. . . I killed them all. Even the babies. It took all my strength and I almost turned to Voldemort."
Snape gasped in shock.
"It was very hard, but I didn't, however, I have had to live with that darkness. That's why I went out on the lake that night. I went up into the mountains to get rid of the sadness and rage that had built up inside of me. Now you know."
Snape gripped Welsh tighter to him. "That doesn't matter now."
Welsh laughed into his chest. "Ah Serveus, my love"
He looked down at her, "What did you call me?"
"My love" Welsh said.
Snape smiled at her before he lowered his head their lips meet and they shared a kiss.
Suddenly they heard a throat being cleared and they sprung apart.
Standing there of course, was a smiling Dumbledore.
"Uncle?" Welsh said aloud.
Snape stared at her? "UNCLE?" He said incredulously.
Welsh winced, "Yes love that's the other thing I wanted to talk to you about, Dumbledore is my uncle his sister was my mother."
Snape shook his head, "No this cant be."
he said as he backed up from her.
"Yes its true."
Snape suddenly turned and fled out the room, Welsh and Dumbledore gazed at each other.
"Let him go niece, he needs time to come to grips with this."
Welsh glanced at him sadly, "I know uncle but it still hurts. My past didn't bother him but the 2 of us does."
Dumbledore put his arm around Welsh, "I still love you."
Welsh laughed up at the old man.
"I know uncle I love you too. Now what did you need to see me about?"
"How do you feel about the school?"
"I'd like to stay."
"And Severus?"
Welsh smiled at her uncle, "You have to ask?"
Dumbledore laughed at her, "It is quite obvious."
"Yes but now I don't know how he feels about me given the new circumstances."
Keeping his arm around his niece they began to leave the classroom.
"Put the ball in his court."
Welsh stopped with a pure look of astonishment on her face.
"You are simply brilliant Uncle have I ever told you that?"
Dumbledore grinned, "I believe you just did."
Laughing they continued up toward the dinner hall.
"One other thing dearest."
"Yes uncle?"
"Would you be so kind as to create a ground fog for the feast day after tomorrow I like how you do it."
Welsh smiled back at her uncle, "With pleasure uncle." she replied.
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The next day Welsh walked into her first class to applause and a vase full of flowers on her desk.
"What's this?" She said aloud.
Everyone looked at her. They didn't know who had put the flowers there. Under the vase was a note it read. .
Meet me after your first class four doors down on the left.
No name was left on the note. Welsh pondered this. She hoped that it was from Snape but didn't want to get her hopes up.
After her class she walked down to the empty classroom. No one was there so she waited, soon the door opened. To her relief Snape walked in.
They stood there and looked at each other.
"Thank you for the lovely flowers" she says to him.
Snape nodded blushing slightly. Welsh walked over stopping right in front of him so she could look up into his eyes.
"You wanted to see me?" She asked quietly.
"Yes, I wanted to be sure you were ok."
Welsh backed up a step and turned around in a circle.
"Do I look ok to you?"
Snape smiled "oh yes" he said.
Welsh finally stepped forward to put her arms around Snape. He slowly reached around her drawing her closer to him. Lying her head on his chest she listened to Snape sigh. They stand like that for a few moments before Welsh says. .
"We need to have a talk"
"Later" Snape replies "lets talk later just let me hold you right now."
"You can hold me but I have to tell you about my past, it might affect our future."
Snape looked down at her. "Go on."
Taking a deep breath she began. . . "A year ago, I was sent by the high council to the border of Romania a small town was under attack by some kind of mutant gargoyle. I was supposed to bring about a truce between the town and the creatures. As I was in their encampment they attacked me. I,. . . I killed them all. Even the babies. It took all my strength and I almost turned to Voldemort."
Snape gasped in shock.
"It was very hard, but I didn't, however, I have had to live with that darkness. That's why I went out on the lake that night. I went up into the mountains to get rid of the sadness and rage that had built up inside of me. Now you know."
Snape gripped Welsh tighter to him. "That doesn't matter now."
Welsh laughed into his chest. "Ah Serveus, my love"
He looked down at her, "What did you call me?"
"My love" Welsh said.
Snape smiled at her before he lowered his head their lips meet and they shared a kiss.
Suddenly they heard a throat being cleared and they sprung apart.
Standing there of course, was a smiling Dumbledore.
"Uncle?" Welsh said aloud.
Snape stared at her? "UNCLE?" He said incredulously.
Welsh winced, "Yes love that's the other thing I wanted to talk to you about, Dumbledore is my uncle his sister was my mother."
Snape shook his head, "No this cant be."
he said as he backed up from her.
"Yes its true."
Snape suddenly turned and fled out the room, Welsh and Dumbledore gazed at each other.
"Let him go niece, he needs time to come to grips with this."
Welsh glanced at him sadly, "I know uncle but it still hurts. My past didn't bother him but the 2 of us does."
Dumbledore put his arm around Welsh, "I still love you."
Welsh laughed up at the old man.
"I know uncle I love you too. Now what did you need to see me about?"
"How do you feel about the school?"
"I'd like to stay."
"And Severus?"
Welsh smiled at her uncle, "You have to ask?"
Dumbledore laughed at her, "It is quite obvious."
"Yes but now I don't know how he feels about me given the new circumstances."
Keeping his arm around his niece they began to leave the classroom.
"Put the ball in his court."
Welsh stopped with a pure look of astonishment on her face.
"You are simply brilliant Uncle have I ever told you that?"
Dumbledore grinned, "I believe you just did."
Laughing they continued up toward the dinner hall.
"One other thing dearest."
"Yes uncle?"
"Would you be so kind as to create a ground fog for the feast day after tomorrow I like how you do it."
Welsh smiled back at her uncle, "With pleasure uncle." she replied.
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