"A Child's Hope" by Canopus Carina
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Key: "speech" 'thought' /emphasis/ *parceltongue* ~Letter~
Disclaimer: I do not own anything Harry Potter or Severitus Challenge.
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Fanfiction.net wouldn't allow me to update until noon! I probably should have checked the update board and updated yesterday, but I didn't know, sorry!
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Chapter Twelve: Hard Truths
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"Severus, did you know that there was an attack in the city near the remains of Godric Hollow?" Albus asked him quietly, not knowing how the cold faced Potions Master would respond.
"I didn't know until the attack had happened, I wasn't called to the meeting when they were discussing it," Severus answered, "and I assume you have a reason why you are telling me this?"
"They attacked the house and some of the debris was knocked up. When I had my Order search the place, they found something that was under one of the walls previously, a trunk."
"And this affects me how?"
"It was Lily's," the headmaster answered, putting the trunk on the workstation that the Potions Master was previously working on.
The two men looked down onto the trunk, both with mixed feelings.
'Why didn't I get this earlier?' Severus asked himself, 'what will be inside the trunk. Oh, Lily, why did we have to separate in such a bad way?'
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Flashback
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A dark figure was walking up the path to a relatively quite neighborhood. The street was already decorated with jack-o-lanterns and children talked about what candy they would eat first even though Halloween wouldn't start for another four days. A hand came out of the black robes the figure was wearing to knock on the large house's door.
"One minute!" came a cheerful female voice from inside.
When the door was opened, the figure was pleased to meet the only woman he ever had eyes for. "Lily," the silky voice of the stranger said.
"Hurry up inside, Sev, you don't know who could be listening!" Lily laughed as she pulled her real husband into the house.
"It's pretty cheerful in here," Severus said, shaking his head in amusement while taking off his cloak. "But I see the reason... so where is the little guy?"
"I'm not little," James said, coming into the room at that moment.
The two just started laughing while James acted as if he was hurt by their laughter. "Well, it is good to see my favorite cousin again," Severus said happily, a sight that many would not believe to be possible.
"Crazy, I'm your only cousin!" James replied.
Severus could see that both James and Lily would look at the stairs to where he knew his child would be, but didn't think anything about it. They were having a good time until they could hear crying in the background.
"I'll get him situated and then come back so we could talk some more," Lily said quickly.
"I'll go with you now, I wanted to see him," Severus added, standing up as well.
"No, let him sleep for awhile more or I'll just bring him out here."
Severus looked over at the other two occupants of the room, his mind racing as it thought of the implications. James and Lily sounded as if they didn't want him to see the child yet, as if they needed to do something before hand. "I want to see him now," he said in a soft, but firm voice.
Lily gave James one last look and preceded to the stairs and the baby's room beyond. Severus opened the door that Lily pointed to and entered. The room was in soft blues indicating that the child was a boy and the basinet was in the middle of the room, near the window. The baby seemed to know that his mother was coming as it lowered its voice a bit, but Severus didn't notice it... he just wanted to see the baby.
Before he could get close enough to the basinet to get a look at the baby, a hand grabbed onto his arm, efficiently stopping him.
"I just need to explain something first," Lily said in her soft voice, "it's about the baby... and I need you not to panic and listen to me first."
Severus looked at her confused and turned around to see the child but then froze in shock. He could vaguely hear someone talking in the background, but he was deft to the world... the child looked like James. At first he didn't want to believe what he was seeing, but when the little boy opened his eyes, the reality crashed down on him... the baby had his wife's eyes.
His mind stopped responding to reasonable thought as he raced from the room, shoving Lily to the side. He thought he could hear Lily screaming at him "No! It's not as it seems!" but this was just too much... his cousin, the only one he had trusted to protect his wife had used him. He knew that James had a crush on Lily at one point and was jealous when she had gone to him, but this was too much.
"You cheating bastard!" He yelled, grabbing James and slamming him into the wall.
"Wha...?" James asked as the quick attack happened, "Severus, I can't breathe!"
"I don't care if you lose all the breath in your body," Severus snarled, "I should rip you apart right now! I know you had a crush for Lily before but I can't believe you would do this to me!"
"Sev, stop!" Lily's desperate cries filled the room.
"Why should I listen to you?" Severus yelled at her. Lily gasped and backed away because of the hatred in his eyes. "Is this why you volunteered to 'help' me, James? So you could get closer to my wife? How sick can you get?!? And you," he yelled, turning to the only one he loved, "I should have known that there wasn't something wrong when you didn't argue that much when I told you that I would be gone for five months like normal wives do?"
"I know your job is important for the cause!"
"Don't lie to me! You just wanted to get closer to this bastard!"
Without waiting for another word from the one he loved and thought he could trust could say another word, he punched James in the jaw and placed a spell that would cause the room to be wreaked and left the house.
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End of Flashback
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From Canopus: How do you like it so far? My AIM is K091288 and my YIM is c_carina@sbcglobal.net, feel free to IM me (but tell me who you are). If you want me to tell you when a new chapter is up, just tell me in a review.
Next chapter: Severus finds out!
Vote for Chapter Thirteen: I think I've decided to make this story one year, and put Voldemort in a sequel of some kind. Don't worry; he'll come a few times. Anyway, when do you think Draco should turn good? Three choices: (a) very soon, and go with Severus, (b) the same time Harry finds out, (c) after father and son are okay about their family.
P.S. I want ten reviews! People have stopped reviewing, sadly, but I still want to feel loved. *sob* If I see that ten reviews come before Saturday, I will make my chapter longer or update quicker... just something for you to remember.
Houses: If you don't know what house you should be in, I found a sorting that actually has questions that matter (unlike harrypotter.com). I have the web address on my bio, it's really good!
Contact: If you want me to send you a notice when I update the story, please put your email address on a review. Anyone who wants to talk, whether it's just a 'hi' or you don't understand something, my AIM is K091288 and YIM is c_carina@sbcglobal.net
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Key: "speech" 'thought' /emphasis/ *parceltongue* ~Letter~
Disclaimer: I do not own anything Harry Potter or Severitus Challenge.
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Fanfiction.net wouldn't allow me to update until noon! I probably should have checked the update board and updated yesterday, but I didn't know, sorry!
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Chapter Twelve: Hard Truths
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"Severus, did you know that there was an attack in the city near the remains of Godric Hollow?" Albus asked him quietly, not knowing how the cold faced Potions Master would respond.
"I didn't know until the attack had happened, I wasn't called to the meeting when they were discussing it," Severus answered, "and I assume you have a reason why you are telling me this?"
"They attacked the house and some of the debris was knocked up. When I had my Order search the place, they found something that was under one of the walls previously, a trunk."
"And this affects me how?"
"It was Lily's," the headmaster answered, putting the trunk on the workstation that the Potions Master was previously working on.
The two men looked down onto the trunk, both with mixed feelings.
'Why didn't I get this earlier?' Severus asked himself, 'what will be inside the trunk. Oh, Lily, why did we have to separate in such a bad way?'
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Flashback
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A dark figure was walking up the path to a relatively quite neighborhood. The street was already decorated with jack-o-lanterns and children talked about what candy they would eat first even though Halloween wouldn't start for another four days. A hand came out of the black robes the figure was wearing to knock on the large house's door.
"One minute!" came a cheerful female voice from inside.
When the door was opened, the figure was pleased to meet the only woman he ever had eyes for. "Lily," the silky voice of the stranger said.
"Hurry up inside, Sev, you don't know who could be listening!" Lily laughed as she pulled her real husband into the house.
"It's pretty cheerful in here," Severus said, shaking his head in amusement while taking off his cloak. "But I see the reason... so where is the little guy?"
"I'm not little," James said, coming into the room at that moment.
The two just started laughing while James acted as if he was hurt by their laughter. "Well, it is good to see my favorite cousin again," Severus said happily, a sight that many would not believe to be possible.
"Crazy, I'm your only cousin!" James replied.
Severus could see that both James and Lily would look at the stairs to where he knew his child would be, but didn't think anything about it. They were having a good time until they could hear crying in the background.
"I'll get him situated and then come back so we could talk some more," Lily said quickly.
"I'll go with you now, I wanted to see him," Severus added, standing up as well.
"No, let him sleep for awhile more or I'll just bring him out here."
Severus looked over at the other two occupants of the room, his mind racing as it thought of the implications. James and Lily sounded as if they didn't want him to see the child yet, as if they needed to do something before hand. "I want to see him now," he said in a soft, but firm voice.
Lily gave James one last look and preceded to the stairs and the baby's room beyond. Severus opened the door that Lily pointed to and entered. The room was in soft blues indicating that the child was a boy and the basinet was in the middle of the room, near the window. The baby seemed to know that his mother was coming as it lowered its voice a bit, but Severus didn't notice it... he just wanted to see the baby.
Before he could get close enough to the basinet to get a look at the baby, a hand grabbed onto his arm, efficiently stopping him.
"I just need to explain something first," Lily said in her soft voice, "it's about the baby... and I need you not to panic and listen to me first."
Severus looked at her confused and turned around to see the child but then froze in shock. He could vaguely hear someone talking in the background, but he was deft to the world... the child looked like James. At first he didn't want to believe what he was seeing, but when the little boy opened his eyes, the reality crashed down on him... the baby had his wife's eyes.
His mind stopped responding to reasonable thought as he raced from the room, shoving Lily to the side. He thought he could hear Lily screaming at him "No! It's not as it seems!" but this was just too much... his cousin, the only one he had trusted to protect his wife had used him. He knew that James had a crush on Lily at one point and was jealous when she had gone to him, but this was too much.
"You cheating bastard!" He yelled, grabbing James and slamming him into the wall.
"Wha...?" James asked as the quick attack happened, "Severus, I can't breathe!"
"I don't care if you lose all the breath in your body," Severus snarled, "I should rip you apart right now! I know you had a crush for Lily before but I can't believe you would do this to me!"
"Sev, stop!" Lily's desperate cries filled the room.
"Why should I listen to you?" Severus yelled at her. Lily gasped and backed away because of the hatred in his eyes. "Is this why you volunteered to 'help' me, James? So you could get closer to my wife? How sick can you get?!? And you," he yelled, turning to the only one he loved, "I should have known that there wasn't something wrong when you didn't argue that much when I told you that I would be gone for five months like normal wives do?"
"I know your job is important for the cause!"
"Don't lie to me! You just wanted to get closer to this bastard!"
Without waiting for another word from the one he loved and thought he could trust could say another word, he punched James in the jaw and placed a spell that would cause the room to be wreaked and left the house.
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End of Flashback
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From Canopus: How do you like it so far? My AIM is K091288 and my YIM is c_carina@sbcglobal.net, feel free to IM me (but tell me who you are). If you want me to tell you when a new chapter is up, just tell me in a review.
Next chapter: Severus finds out!
Vote for Chapter Thirteen: I think I've decided to make this story one year, and put Voldemort in a sequel of some kind. Don't worry; he'll come a few times. Anyway, when do you think Draco should turn good? Three choices: (a) very soon, and go with Severus, (b) the same time Harry finds out, (c) after father and son are okay about their family.
P.S. I want ten reviews! People have stopped reviewing, sadly, but I still want to feel loved. *sob* If I see that ten reviews come before Saturday, I will make my chapter longer or update quicker... just something for you to remember.
Houses: If you don't know what house you should be in, I found a sorting that actually has questions that matter (unlike harrypotter.com). I have the web address on my bio, it's really good!
Contact: If you want me to send you a notice when I update the story, please put your email address on a review. Anyone who wants to talk, whether it's just a 'hi' or you don't understand something, my AIM is K091288 and YIM is c_carina@sbcglobal.net