"Be on your best behavior when they are here, and Wyman I know that you have heard stories about them and I beg to not to do anything unless I say so." Severus said on Tuesday night right before his parents were to arrive.

"Honey, calm down." Hermione whispered in her husband's ear.

"I never thought that I would be facing my father again. I'm going to get my mother out of there no matter what. She joined the damn Deatheaters because of him!" Severus said once he saw that the children were out of the room.

"I know sweetie, just calm down for your mother." Hermione said as she kissed him.

About an hour later Ansley and Elizabeth Snape arrived by floo, and Elizabeth was the first one to notice her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren.

"Come here Mom!" Severus said to his mom, to hug her.

"Your family is beautiful Severus." Elizabeth said as she let go of her son.

Everyone thought the next thing was strange, Wyman went and hugged his grandmother.

"Hey Grandma." Wyman said.

"Hello Wyman." Elizabeth said

And then Wyman and his Grandmother started to talk like there was never anytime between them.

"Father." Severus said as he shook his father's hand.

"Severus." Ansley said.

"These are your grandchildren; I thought maybe you would want to meet them for once in their lives." Severus said.

"Well yes I would, and Severus I'm sorr…" Ansley started.

"Shut it father, you were never sorry when I need you to be. When you would go out with those pricks that you called friends, that I now that raped my mother, you probably watched. You were to far up Voldemort's ass to even care for your family. So don't say you're sorry." Severus yelled, he didn't care if his family heard.

"Severus, I truly am sorry." Ansley said.

"Dad, what about all the beatings I endured? What about the childhood you took from me? What about everything you did to my mother? Those were times you needed to be sorry, times up dad. I wanted for those words to long." Severus said as he turned away. But something caught his arm when he tried to walk away. His father turned Severus around and did something he never did to Severus before, hugged him. But then both men did something that they rarely did, they cried. They didn't care that people saw or heard, it's was something that was bottled up for so many years.

"Elizabeth, children, let's go into the study, I think that they need time to themselves." Hermione said.

"I think you're right." Elizabeth agreed, "Now you three move."

And the five of them, after Hermione put Braden and Darla to bed, went to the study to talk.

"You know Hermione, you have some beautiful children." Elizabeth said

"They're your grandchildren also." Hermione said.

"I guess they are, but I haven't been much of one." Elizabeth said disappointed.

"No, you have been, in your heart. You didn't know about them, so how were you to." Hermione said with a smile

"Yeah, but I always thought in the back of my mind that I had them." Elizabeth said as she turned her head to see Maria reading, and Wyman and Sarah talking.

"Do you know that I was from the future?" Hermione asked.

"Yes, it was in the papers when you killed Voldemort. I want to thank you for that, what Severus said about me getting raped was the truth. Every meeting, I got raped repeatedly. I hated it…But me and Ansley both regret everything that we did. We found out the other day the Ansley has a brain tumor and he only had about two months to live. He really wanted to see Severus, and try to apologize for everything he did wrong." Elizabeth said as she started to cry. Hermione went to her mother in law and just hugged her.

"It's going to be okay." Hermione said.

Two hours past and dinner was finished, and Severus and his father were getting along like a father and son should. And in all honesty Severus didn't want that day to end; he wanted his father to be a dad for so long. He finally had that but he knew it was too good to last, he knew that his wife, his mother, and his father weren't telling him something. But he knew that he'd get it out of Hermione later.

"Son, I don't want to but seeing that my grandchildren are getting tired, I think we should leave. Come tomorrow to the Manor." Ansley said as he hugged his son. Then daughter-in-law, and finally all the children.

"I love you all." Elizabeth said as she followed suit.

"I love you all too." Ansley said as he walked into the fire with his wife.

"I love you too mom and dad." Severus whispered.

Later that night in Hermione's and Severus's bedroom.

"Baby, what were you told that they didn't tell me?" Severus asked

"I'm not supposed to tell you." Hermione said.

"Hmm…then you're on punishment." Severus said with a smirk

"Okay whatever, I can deal without it." Hermione said as she climbed in bed.

"Okay you're not on punishment but please tell me, it's my parents." Severus begged.

"Severus please don't make me tell you." Hermione said

"What is it? You normally would tell me anything. It's bad I know it, and I'm prepared." Severus said as he sat down next to his wife.

"Well, your mom told me some stuff and said that they visited a healer the other day, and they told them that…" Hermione paused for a moment, "that your dad had a brain tumor."

"What? It isn't bad is it" Severus asked very quickly. Hermione just turned over and that was answer enough for Severus. He got up and put on his clothes and he said that he'd be back and kissed Hermione on the forehead and he moved to the fireplace and shouted, "Snape Manor."

(The Snape Manor)-

"Dad, Mom?" Severus said as he walked out of the fireplace.

"Son, what are you doing here this time of night?" Ansley asked.

"I was worried about you." Severus said.

"How come?" Ansley asked but he knew what about.

"How come you didn't tell me that you had the tumor dad?" Severus asked.

"I didn't want you to worry, we just got things straightened out, and I didn't want you to know." Ansley said as Severus sat beside him.

"You know that I have always worried about you, even when I hated you." Severus admitted, "I always will."

"Son, you make me proud. I haven't ever said that to anyone. You are everything I wasn't and I'm happy for that." Ansley said.

"I always knew you loved me, no matter what you did. I am you dad, but I took a turn that you didn't, and I didn't let the pressure of society change me." Severus said.

"Damn boy, I don't know where you get all that wisdom. Probably from your mother, I would like to say that you get some of your good traits from me, but that would be one hell of a lie." Ansley said.

"I got your honesty; I got your will to change. I would say those would be some good traits." Severus said.

"I feel so bad for all I put you thru as a kid, I always hurt you and your mother, physically and mentally. You two were the only people I have loved, and I treated you two like dirt." Ansley said as he turned his head as a tear fell.

"Daddy, don't worry, leave the past in the past. I know that now." Severus said.

That night Severus didn't go home, he stayed with his father and talked all night. They laughed, cried, and just knew that, that was the way life should have been from the beginning.