Chapter 18 (There's a little something I like to call Reviews, it's when you (the reader) read my (the author) story and then tell me what you think about it in a review. Give a try sometime, you'll find it to be quite fun)

"Wait!" Severus suddenly demanded, taking the focus off of Harry.

"What?" Malfoy sneered. "Worried you won't get a chance traitor?"

"No, I want to know what your interest is in this ploy father? You didn't have any issues with Potter, hell I have more issues with him then you do."

"That you do, letting the son of a mudblood into our family, tsk tsk Severus, and I thought you had more family value than that." Nexus said approaching his own son now.

"This might shock you but I'm marrying Alexandria not her family. And since when do you have family value? The abusive womanizing bastard." Nexus leaned down close to Severus until they were face-to-face, mere inches apart.

"This is your last warming boy, I thought I taught you better then to talk back."

"You taught me that if things aren't going right a bottle of fire whisky and a hired woman could make it better." His father grew angry and grabbed Severus by the hair, pulling backwards and twisting.

"Don't push me boy, you aren't as powerful as you might think."

"I think you under estimate me father." Malfoy let out a laugh of amusement.

"Says the man who left his high position next to the Dark Lord because he succumbed to a woman."

"You don't know what you're talking about Malfoy." Alex said irritated from her previously disposed position on the bed.

"You did find yourself quite the woman Severus. You should have quite a struggle breaking her Malfoy. Athena was a lot like that when we first married; strong willed, stubborn, out spoken. A few well placed blows take care of that problem." Nexus said beginning to approach Alex, a reminiscent glint in his eyes.

"Father, DON'T!" Severus warned.

"You don't mind at all, do you Malfoy?" Nexus asked him sarcastically.

"Oh, by all means Nexus." Malfoy grinned back. Nexus leaned down and forced his mouth onto Alex's. Now was Severus' chance, Nexus was unarmed and Malfoy had lowered his guard.

The ropes around Severus' wrists fell to the ground. He moved a hand towards Malfoy and summoned his and Alex's wands from his belt. "Get off of her father!" Severus demanded, a wand pointed at his father and the other pointed at Malfoy.

"Well, well look who suddenly grew a back bone."

"Don't try me father, I'm not afraid to do it." He warned, his knuckles were white from keeping such a tight grip on the wand. Snape muttered a quick spell to release Harry and Alex from their confinement.

Alex hurried over to Severus' side, he gave her her wand, which she continued to point at Malfoy. "Give me a reason, please Malfoy." She smirked at him. Malfoy's eyes glinted with intent, he quickly pulled his wand to attack Alex.

"OBLIVIA!"" She shouted, red and green sparks flew from the tip of the wand knocking Malfoy to the ground. She went over to the motionless body and picked up Harry's wand. "Here, go to the basement through the other entrance I showed you. Find Athena, have her send Albus a message telling him what has happened and request that he comes immediately." Alex ordered. Harry just nodded, dumbstruck by the evens that he had just witnessed. He quickly ran out of the house to the back entrance and down into the basement. There was the true Athena, bound and gagged to a chair. Harry removed the gag and began to undo the ropes.

"Who are you?"

"Harry, Alex's nephew."

"So I'm now grateful to a Potter, what are the odds."