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Chapter nine - The beginning of the end
Harry sat in a chair next to Severus' bed cradling his son that was now named Christopher Potter-Snape. Maria was playing with her dolls on the floor at his feet. Christopher had already had his bottle and had fallen asleep in Harry's arms.
Poppy was attending to a student with a quiditch injury and with a smile he remembered his own Hogwarts years where he had spent almost two years of which right here in the infirmary.
"Harry…" A moan from Severus brought Harry back to reality, Snape's eyes opened slowly, almost painfully and fixed on him.
"It's ok Severus, I'm still here, lie still." Snape did as he was advised but this was possibly because it hurt to do much else. Poppy soon came over and fed him a couple of potions to ease his pain and heal his injuries.
Slowly and carefully he sat up so he could see his husband, son and youngest daughter. Neither noticed as Minerva entered the infirmary and viewed there transactions. Harry got up from his chair and perched himself on Severus' bed, carefully handing over Christopher for him to hold for the first time. Harry then picked up Maria and put her on his lap.
"Harry, Severus, I am glad that you are both all right and congratulations on your son." She then paused. "I am to understand that Snape Manor is uninhabitable at this time." Harry and Severus nodded, the latter somewhat sheepishly as this had been his own fault. "A group of witches and wizards from the ministry is currently trying to prepare it for you but it will take a lot of time and effort. So I was wondering if Severus would like to take up his old teaching post and of course you will get your old quarters back, if not a little expanded for your new arrivals."
"Thank you for your kindness, this decision is entirely up to Severus." Harry said turning to his husband and giving him an expectant look.
"Thank you, that is certainly an option that we will consider, I'm afraid I will have to discuss this with my husband first and then I'll come to you with a response." However after a stern glare from Poppy that said that he was going no where Severus corrected himself. "Or rather Harry will come to you with our answer."
When Harry and Severus had finally been left alone it gave them a chance to talk. Christopher was now in his cot next to the bed and Maria was still in Harry's lap but she had nodded off cuddling one of her dolls.
"Do you want your old job back?" Harry asked.
"That isn't the point, will you be happy if I do, will you even be here with me or will you take everything from me as you did before?"
"I had to make you see Severus, you took us for granted, that we would always be there, you didn't care about me or that is how I felt, I want what we had when we first met, before we were parents, do you think we could ever have that?"
"I want to give it too you, but so much has changed, our entire lives are evolved around our children and I don't mind that, after all they are perfect, I couldn't ask for better."
"I will gladly come and live here with you, I don't want to be a single father of six, but I want to feel the same way I did when we first fell in love."
"Do you not love me now?"
"Of course I do, but there isn't the same flare that there used to be, your work kept getting in the way and when you weren't working I was so heavily pregnant that I could barely do anything, I want us to be happy."
"Then I shall except the job, I know how much you like being at Hogwarts, you have always considered it your home and I have to say it will be relief to go back to the easy job of terrorizing the students."
Harry smiled and carefully manoeuvred himself round so that Maria did not wake and he could cuddle Severus. After a little while of being in each others arms Harry asked: "What is the likely hood of Christopher being gay?"
"Well, he has two gay fathers and five older sisters, I have to say that I think there is a very high chance, but we will love him and cherish him as we do our other children."
"And speaking of which." Harry said as four of his daughters entered the hospital all relived to see both fathers happy and healthy.
Poppy emerged a few minutes after they had all arrived and instead of ushering them all out she insisted that they all get together for a group photograph, which they were all very happy to do. It was a remarkable occasion.
Severus settled down to his teaching after that while happily living with Harry at Hogwarts. Over the summer they would retreat back to the solitude to Snape Manor. Three years after Christopher was born Harry has another son who is named Darren before the couple decided that seven is more than enough and make a mutual agreement to try and avoid any more. At the age of thirty nine Harry is asked to be Minister for magic and he accepts.
THE END
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