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DebsTheSnapeFanNow

Sarah R Potter

Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes

Lillian Hermione Black

yobecaps a.k.a. Spaceboy

This Chapter is dedicated to Spaceboy (for helping me with looking up some things while I wasn't online) and all my new readers especially DebsTheSnapeFanNow, Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes, and Lillian Hermione Black.

Enough drivel, on with the chapter!

Disclaimer: I should also point out that however much I would like to have created the Harry Potter world or be J.K. Rowling (or as good as her), I'm not! I don't own any part of this apart from the plot, the name Alexis Snape and the U.S. Wizarding World.

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Chapter 16

Harry at this point was fuming with anger at Moony's interference. In fact, he was so angry that the spoon in front of him bent out of shape until it was barely recognizable. Snape was utterly astonished.

'I thought accidental magic incidents stopped when the child received magical training' thought Snape.

'OMG! What was that?' thought Alexis. Two seconds later he had another thought, 'Is this one of the abilities the Founders said I have?'

Then both father and son remembering where they were, and more importantly who they were with pushed all thoughts aside to face the matter at hand. Alexis slouched down in his chair, crossing his arms to show Snape that he did not want to be there.

Neither of them wanted to speak first, so Snape being the elder (and supposedly wiser) person jumped right in.

"Seeing as you are here, I assume that you accept me as your father."

"On a trial basis only." Replied Harry.

"I can accept that" said Snape whilst thinking, 'for now'.

After a few moments of strained silence in which you could cut the tension with a knife. Snape again broke the silence.

"Come back with me Alexis. Come back to Hogwarts."

After considering this for a few moments, Harry had a thought which was confusing him.

"I'm sorry, umm what do I call you now?"

"Whatever you wish Alexis. You can call me Severus, Sev, Professor, Sir. Whatever you want."

"Sevvy?" Alexis grinned while Snape groaned. Then he started again with his decision. "I'm sorry professor, but I don't want to come back. Both my life and my home is here now." Liar! Nowhere other than Hogwarts has ever been your home. You don't want to go back? Stupid boy! Don't make more mistakes not doing what you want because of what you think others want.

"Alexis, please. What about your friends? What about Albus? They need you Alexis. Hogwarts needs you."

'And there's the clincher.' Thought Alexis. 'No mention of him. I was right, he doesn't want me to come back. He's only here out of duty to Dumbledore.'

"No, I'm sorry professor, but I'm not coming back. Not now. I've cut my ties there. I'm going to stick this out. I'm sorry you came all this way for nothing professor."

'Damn him! Obnoxious brat, why won't he come back? His friends are there, I'm there. What's missing?' Snape never thought to himself that the answer was fatherly love. Or that he was too proud to admit that to his son, that he wanted Alexis to come back and be with him, his father, so that they could be a family.

Alexis let his father be silent for a few moments before speaking again. "As I said earlier, I want you to be my father. At least on a trial basis. As I'm staying over here for school, I think that we should do what muggle divorced parents and children do. I propose that I come over to Hogwarts in the holidays and spend time with you and we can see what happens from there."

"I will agree to that on two conditions Alexis. One. You still consider coming back to Hogwarts"

'even though I plan to keep you there when you come and stay with me.' Thought Snape. "And Two. You will write to me every week, letting me know how school is going and how you are."

"I can agree to that." Said Alexis. "Would you like to come back to my home, for a drink, after we've finished our ice creams?"

"I'd like that Alexis."

And with that Alexis and Severus finished their ice creams and went to Alexis' home where they had cappuccinos in Alexis' new lounge. Snape helped Alexis decorate the rest of the apartment during the half term. On the Saturday, Snape left to go back to work, after making Alexis promise again to write frequently.