Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter characters however I do own the Snape children.
A/N: I am slightly scatter-brained so if some of the chapters do not make much sense, well we'll have to hire Hermione to decipher it because I don't even know what I'm writing sometimes.
Four years later…
Harry and Severus sat once more at the staff table waiting for the students to arrive. Back in their room, being cared for by house elves was their two-year-old twin boys and their four-month-old daughter. The entire school had gotten used to seeing the children in two of their classes and sitting at the staff table.
However, they had all watched, shocked when Professor Snape had gotten to one knee in the Great Hall and had proposed to Harry.
Harry glanced at the simple gold band on his left hand. The entire student population had attended their wedding three years before. After the wedding, Severus finally decided to shed the disguise that he had held for most of his life. During his first year, James Potter had hexed Severus and turned him into the Severus Snape that most people knew. Only what James didn't know was that the curse wasn't permanent. It did however last for most of the year and by the time that it wore off, most of the students and professors knew him as the greasy haired kid. So he recast the hex on himself every year when he returned to school.
The morning of September 1st that year, Harry had woken up only to see a completely different man in his bed than the one that he had fallen asleep with. Harry started to panic before he noticed the silver band with protective markings on the band that Harry had placed on Severus' hand on their wedding day. And knowing that only Severus or Harry could remove it, and Severus would never remove it gave Harry a very good clue as to who was in his bed. Harry nudged him slightly and he saw the eyes he so loved revealed by the raised lids.
"Mmm…Harry why did you feel the need to wake me up now?" Severus asked in the same silky seductive voice that Harry loved hearing.
Harry raised an eyebrow at him. "Did you forget to mention something to me?" Harry asked. Severus shook his head only to feel non-greasy hair brush against his cheek.
Severus suddenly looked uncomfortable. "Uhh…did I forget to mention that my greasy potions master look was actually a charm?" he asked.
"Yes my love, you did forget to mention that. And I have to ask, why in twelve years did you never mentioned that?" Harry asked, linking his fingers with Severus'. Severus looked uncomfortable. "Ahh, it has something to do with Dad," he stated matter-of-factly.
"Yes. Before I came to Hogwarts I was a fairly good-looking kid. And from your face I'd say that my looks have improved. Well when I got here and was in my first year, James hexed me and he turned me into the greasy haired big nosed kid that I have been for the last thirty-five years. By the time the hex had worn off, I was known as that kid to all my peers and teachers. So every year before I return to Hogwarts I recast the charm. But this year I decided not to. I figured if you fell for me as the snarky greasy potions bastard, you would defiantly love me handsome."
"I'd love you if you were blind, white haired and crippled. I fell in love with you not your looks. Though I thought you were handsome like that, like this you're stunning. Quite sexy." Harry threw Severus a seductive look from heavy eyelids. As Severus reached for him, Harry quickly drank a familiar potion before Severus kissed him. Severus pulled back when he tasted the potion in Harry's mouth. He searched Harry's eyes.
"Why?" he asked.
"I miss having a baby to care for. Lily will start school in a couple of years and I don't want her to be our only child. I love you and I want to have a son to carry on the Snape name."
Severus smiled at Harry and he kissed Harry deeply. "I don't want her to be our only child as well. I would love to have as many children as you want."
On September 21st that year, Harry received wonderful news. He was pregnant once more. It wasn't until he was four months along that Poppy informed the happy fathers that they would be having twins. At five months they were told that the babies were boys. It took the two many many weeks to decide on names for the boys, actually most of that time was taken by Harry trying to convince Severus to let one of the boys be named after James. In the end Severus compromised and he let James be the middle name of the older boy. They finally decided that the boys would be named Christopher James Snape and Alexander Martin Snape.
A year and some months after the boys were born, the Snape's received word that they would become fathers once again. Only this time it would be Severus that was carrying the child. And two years to the day the boys were born, Olivia Bianca Snape was born.
Lily and other kids in the school would frequently drop by the couple's rooms, asking to baby-sit. Of course most of these students were Slytherins and Gryffindors. However, a couple Ravenclaws were in the process of teaching the boys colors and how to count. One Hufflepuff girl was particularly fond of Liv and she watched her whenever she could convince the Snape's to let her.
Harry sat at the staff table waiting for Severus to return to the Great Hall with the first year students. Harry couldn't wait to see Lily in her robes. She wouldn't let either of her fathers see her before the feast. The doors opened and the older students rushed to sit down in their seats for the feast. A few seconds after the last student sat down the doors opened again and Severus led the nervous first years into the hall to stand before the teacher's table. Harry beamed with pride when he saw his little girl looking all grown up in her Hogwarts robes. Harry felt that he should reach for a tissue before the ceremony even started. If he didn't know better, he'd swear he was pregnant again. But that couldn't be, he hadn't taken the potion. Everyone sat through the hat's song before Severus retrieved the list of names from Harry.
Severus stepped foreword with a long roll of parchment. "When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted," he said. "Anderson, Grace."
A small timid red head stepped out of the line of first years and she sat on the stool. The hat was placed on her head and the hat sat thinking before announcing, "RAVENCLAW"
The Ravenclaw table clapped sedately as Grace joined the table.
"Barnes, Catherine." The brunette walked confidently to the stool and she calmly waited for the hat to be placed on her head.
"SLYTHERIN," the hat called. She calmly walked to the table. Crabbe, Nancy became the first Crabbe in history to be sorted into Gryffindor. Minerva and Harry exchanged raised eyebrows over that.
Harry sat there eagerly, waiting for the S last names to come up. He laughed under his breath when Draco and Hermione's oldest son was sorted into Ravenclaw. He had lost a bet with Severus. Harry had been sure that Benedict would be either a Slytherin or a Gryffindor. He intended to have a chat with the hat later that night.
Finally the S' came up and Harry was fairly bouncing in his seat. "Snape, Lillian." The entire staff watched this sorting with great interest. Lily walked up the stairs to the stool and she gave Severus a smile before she sat down. The hat was placed on her head and the entire hall waited with bated breath for the announcement. Both parents were hoping that she would be sorted into their house. Finally the hat opened its mouth and he called out,
"SLYTHERIN."
The entire Slytherin table jumped up and pulled a 'Gryffindor' by cheering loudly and excitedly. She hugged Severus then Harry before sitting down at the table. Harry couldn't feel upset about Lily being sorted into one of her father's houses.
The sorting ended with Weasley, Anne and Weasley, Beth (Fred and George's daughters) both sorted into Gryffindor. Severus was in the process of rolling up the scroll of parchment when the doors of the hall opened and another first year strode to the teacher's table. He had wavy black hair and green eyes. He wore his robes and cloak and he walked directly to the stool and sat down. The hat pondered where to put him for several minutes before finally announcing its decision.
"SLYTHERIN." The boy got off the stool and he walked to the table.
"Wait!" Severus commanded. The boy stopped and he looked at Severus. "What is your name?"
"Thomas Riddle Jr., sir."
Harry, Minerva, Hagrid, and Severus all gasped. Severus quickly hid his reaction and he waved his wand over the list. "Very well, take your seat," Severus said. Tom sat next to Lily, much to her parent's disgust.
There goes my quiet life, Harry thought.
TBC…
