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Chapter Nine
"You don't have to be Alone!"
"Severus," said Emily, later that night, when he and Emily were sitting on the porch.
"Yes," said Severus.
"Mum told me that you used a potion to help me," said Emily. "She called it the Amoc-Warrom potion…what does it do?"
Severus figured Kathleen would have told Emily how come she was able to recover so quickly.
"The Amoc-Warrom potion is a rare potion, very rarely used, but it is a potion that helps ease the brain. The brass shoots, alpha-jay powder and ninny roots ease the coma away, how long, it depends, but it has always worked. The rest of the ingredient, three drops of welsh green dragon blood, powdered unicorn horn and a few others, help the recovering process."
Emily nodded as she listened.
"I can't help but be grateful," said Emily. She went and hugged Severus. "Thank you."
A smile began to form upon Severus's lips. "You're welcome," he replied, hugging her back.
They heard the door open and they turned to see Kathleen walking out.
"I hate to be a spoil sport, but it's time you went to bed, Emily," she said.
"Awe, but mum!" Emily groaned in protest.
"No but," said Kathleen.
Emily made a quiet grumble, but went inside to get herself ready for bed.
"Like all kids they don't want to go to bed," said Severus, chuckling.
Kathleen just smiled and sat down next to him.
"We'll be leaving tomorrow morning," said Kathleen.
"How come?" Severus asked.
Kathleen looked at Severus. "I have to try and find a new apartment and a job…I was fired the day you came to see Emily. Now I'm being kicked out of the apartment and no-one could care about the fact that I have Emily to care for."
"How come you didn't say this earlier?" Severus said.
"Because I've always had to deal with things on my own," said Kathleen, in a quiet and sad tone.
Severus seemed to understand deeply what she was talking about. Gently he moved his hand over and took Kathleen's hand into his own.
"Kat," he said just as kindly, "you don't have to deal with this alone anymore."
Kathleen looked at him.
"What do you mean?" Kathleen asked.
"You can live here," said Severus. "Emily will be able to see Celeste every day and learn more on how to look after and tide a horse. You and Emily will have a roof over your heads…"
"But what about a job?" Kathleen cut him off.
"Let me finish," said Severus, with a smile. "Apparently Dumbledore is looking for a new Muggle Studies teacher at Hogwarts. You know more about muggle objects than I do."
Kathleen was silent, she looked away from Severus. Severus cocked his head to try and look at her.
"Kat…you're not alone anymore," he said.
Kathleen looked back at Severus, a single tear was rolling, it was a sad one, but a happy one.
"Are you sure you want Emily and me to live here, with you?" she asked.
"Let's just say Emily has opened my heart up more," said Severus, with a kinder smile.
Kathleen returned this by kissing him on the cheek. This soon turned to kissing upon the lips. They continued to kiss…
Emily was sitting at the dining room table, eating a bowl of cereal, when she saw her mother and Severus walked down the stairs…hand-in-hand and full of smiles.
"I take it you had fun last night," she said, raising her eyebrows.
Kathleen and Severus chose to deliberately change the subject and decided to tell Emily the plans of what was to happen in the future. The smile on Emily's was clear, she wasn't objected one bit.