Chapter 7: Why Snape's cranky.
Once the boys entered the room Dumbledore turned to Bailey. "So may I ask who Elizabeth is?" Dumbledore asked taking out a tin of cookies and offering them to Bailey.
"It's the reason Cranky Pants is all cranky. Elizabeth was Severus' wife. She hated me, but I never told Severus. Elizabeth ended up pregnant with Snape's son, when time came for her to have the birth something went wrong, and half way through labor Elizabeth died, they tired to save the baby but it was to late. It was hard for him afterwards, he only recently found out how Elizabeth treated me. I don't even know how he found out, it took him forever to talk to anyone, even his own family. I think he's jealous of Lupin and Sirius." Bailey said eventually taking a cookie.
"I see, that explains a lot about Severus." Dumbledore said leaving them in silence.
Once inside the room Lupin, Sirius, and Snape sat behind a large desk, once they took their seats the questioning began. Draco felt like he was taking the N.E.W.T.S. "First off Draco, you have to swear to us that you will not tell Bailey's secret to anyone, not even Harry knows that Bailey is his cousin. You also haev to swear that what is said in this room, and later on doesn't leave Dumbledore's office." Lupin said while pouring Draco and himself a cup of tea.
"I promise, I won't say anything sir." Draco said looking into Lupin's eyes.
"Ok next question do you really want to become a spy for the order, or are you going to run straight to Voldemort after we tell you everything?" Snape asked eyeing Draco suspiciously.
"I'm not going to balb. Bailey told me everything that she went through, and how she felt when her parents, uncle and aunt died. I couldn't bare hurting people like that, espically her. Mr. Black, minister you need to protect Bailey if I don't become a spy." Draco said taking another sip of tea.
"Ok mister Malfoy that's an interesting choice of words, are you threatening Bailey's life?" Snape asked thoroughly mad.
"No, that's why I told you. Before Bailey and I talked Blaise, Marcus, Harry, and I were considering becoming Hogwarts spies for Voldemort. We were in talks about what we had to do, it included killing my father, and a few muggle born students. When Bailey's name was mentioned I almost died. I know that I can keep her safe as long as I'm a spy. If I'm not I'm afraid of what might happen to her." Draco looked at the ground the thought of Bailey dead really upset him.
"I'm glad to say you've passed our test. As you already figured out Snape is also a spy for our side. The Dark Mark he has is a fake, Bailey put it onto his arm, and modified everyone's memory so they thought they saw him being tested. If you'll follow us back outside we'll do the same for the four of you, once you convince the others to change sides." Lupin said getting up.
"Wait one last question that Sniv- erm Snape and I agreed upon, and I'm sure you'll enjoy it also." Sirius said pulling Lupin back into his seat.
"Anything, what is it?" Draco asked sitting back down also.
"How much do you love Bailey? and remember you can't lie about it without us figuring it out and coming back to hurt you." Snape said locking eyes with Draco.
"I love her more than anything. I've gone to this school for 5 years and have never felt this way about any of the other girls I've gone out with. It's different with her, for some odd reason she makes me want to be a better person." Draco said smiling.
"We've agreed to trust you with Bailey. If anything happens to her, we trust that you'll be there for her." Sirius said smiling and getting up.
"I won't let you three down. I promise." Draco got up and left the room with the others.
"Draco they weren't mean to you were they?" Bailey got out of her seat and ran to Draco.
"Bailey don't worry, we didn't do anything but slip him vertiserum and question him. You have a very faithful, and loving boyfriend. I couldn't be happier for you." Snape said closing the door to the office.
"I suggest we get Blaise, Harry, and Marcus in here. Draco if you would like to use that room to talk to them you may." Lupin said sitting down in front of Dumbledore.
"I'm glad to say he passed. Draco I would like to invite you and Bailey back to the manor afterwards that way you can watch over your mum. She's with the medi-witches right now. She'll be fine, but if you didn't find her when you did then she would of been far worse. What the medi-witches can't heal I'm sure Bailey would be happy to use her powers to help." Sirius said helping Bailey into a seat, while sitting down next to her.
"Thank you sir, that means a lot." Draco said taking the seat next to Bailey.
"Will you stop calling me sir, it makes me sound old." Sirius said scowling at him.
"What do you want Draco to call you? Uncle, that just makes you sound older, and it's just confusing since I call you uncle sometimes, even though your not." Bailey said taking Draco's hand and laughing at the face Sirius was giving her.
"Sirius is fine, either one of you call me uncle and you won't live to see graduation." Sirius crossed his arms.
"Um a little too late for that Padfoot. I've graduated remember? Oh that's right you decided to sleep in, and missed the whole thing." Bailey said laughing. Sirius just stuck out his tongue, and then went to the window. A few minutes later Snape, and Lupin arrived back with the other three boys.
"For the last time, you are not in trouble Zabini!" Snape shouted once they were in the office.
"Hey if i'm not in trouble then what is everyone doing here? Hi who are you?" Blaise asked the guy standing by the window.
"Professor Snape is right, you're not in trouble, we need to have a serious talk about a few things, and I asked Dumbledore, Snape, and Lupin to help. The guy by the window is one of Bailey's guardians, if I'm allowed I'll explain later." Draco said looking around at the group of adults. "If you'll follow me we can talk, and depending on your decision you can go, or stay it's up to you." Draco then lead the three boys into the room. It seemed like forever, Bailey was afraid that Draco couldn't pursuade the others.
"So Bailey since we're waiting for Draco and the others, and we already know how he feels about you, I was wondering how you feel about him." Sirius said turning away from the window.
"Cranky Pants, Moony, Padfoot, I love Draco. It's weird and I can't really describe the feelings I have, it's like I can look into his eyes and see forever in them. Let's put it this way I've been searching for 'home' all my life, and if I was lucky enough to find it tomorrow, no matter how much I wanted to go, I would never leave Drake behind, because I know that my life wouldn't be the same without him. If you don't believe me then give me Vertiserum but you'll just hear a gushier verison of that." Bailey said smiling.
"We don't need details." Snape said coldly.
"I wasn't going to give them." Bailey smiled, she knew Sirius only asked that question to take her mind off the waiting. " Since I had to answer that, you and Remus have to answer mine. If you had a choice between raising me, and living the life you were ment to live, what would you choose?" Bailey looked from Sirius to Remus and back.
"I wouldn't change my answer, raising you was one fo the best things I've done, I learned a lot and became who I am today by raising you. If I ever have a child I pray they are exactly like you." Lupin said hugging Bailey.
Sirius then walked up to Bailey, hugged her, looked into her eyes and said, "Bailey, you are the only thing I've done right by in my life. I consider you not James' niece but my own daughter. When I went to Azkaban the only thing I could think of was how I let you down. Believe me when I say I would never in a million years change my decision to raise you."
Bailey started to cry. "Sirius you never disappointed me. I knew you were innocent, and it killed me that I couldn't do anything. If anything I thought you were brave, and strong. I love you for that." Bailey kissed Sirius on the cheek.
"I would like to say something. I might not have been appointed your guardian, or helped raise you, but you were always there for me. If I or anyone else had the chance to raise you, they would be the luckiest people in the world. No matter what I have against these two, there is one thing I agree with and that is that they couldn't have been better fathers to you." Snape said hugging Bailey. A couple of minutes later Draco came out of the room, he looked at the scene in front of him and went straight to Bailey.
"What's wrong?" Draco asked hugging Bailey.
"Nothing, really, we were talking things out. So how did it go in there?" Bailey asked hugging Draco back.
"Great, I convinced them, so Sirius, Professor Lupin, Professor Snape if you'd like to question them now be my guest." Draco sat down in a chair and pulled Bailey into his lap.
"Thank you Drake. I'm sure Dumbledore had planned the next thing out already." Lupin said noticing Dumbledore's huge smile.
"Draco you may use my fire to tell Voldemort that you accept. Lupin and i decided to deal with killing your father for Death Eater activities, and other such charges the Deputy Minister of Magic found. Don't worry we'll make sure it looked like you four did it. With the students if you give me the names I already have a plan." Dumbledore handed Draco a pot of floo powder. Draco squeezed Bailey's hand and then headed towards the fire.