Chapter 2: Meeting


Chapter 2: Meeting

After leaving Severus talking to his daughter Dumbledore returned to his office optimistic about helping the girl who he loved like a granddaughter and believing he could find a way to bring her mother back, but that would have to wait Dumbledore needed to speak with Severus about Hailey's future as it may not be safe for her to return or remain at Hogwarts any longer than necessary. Dumbledore had just sat down at his desk when a knock at his door alerted him to the arrival of his friend and student Severus Snape.

Dumbledore cleared his throat and said "come in." As Severus entered Albus could not help smiling at his surrogate son and thinking "I do hope my research is successful while the Avada Kedavra is fatal to humans it may not be totally fatal to an immortal such as an Elf if that is the case then there is a chance that Lily can be restored to her world and help her children when their blood manifestation takes effect." Dumbledore sighed and said "please sit down Severus we have a few things that I must discuss with you concerning your daughter and if I am right your son to."

Severus sat down before his teacher and said "is everything ok Professor Dumbledore?"

Albus smiled and said "yes Severus I truly hope so but we are in need of getting a great many things done before your children awaken in the morning did you lock them in their room so that they will not be attacked in particular Hailey?" Severus nodded and said "yes I felt that it would be prudent gathering that so many people lost loved ones in the war especially the poor Weasley family."

Albus nodded and said "Severus I have made arrangements for you to take immediate custody of your son and daughter I thought you would like to have them live with you from now on, but there is something of greater importance that I must discuss with you, and that is that the ministry thanks to Dolores wants Hailey immediately thrown into Azkaban for the use of an unforgivable curse even on Voldemort." At hearing this Severus jumped to his feet extremely agitated and furious I mean the nerve of them his daughter had done what the ministry did not even have the guts to do and that was to kill Voldemort and now they wanted her arrested for her actions. Severus thought "I would like to see them try and arrest her I will destroy that woman and her boss if they even try and touch my little girl (although Hailey is not exactly little what with being 5'10 ½" inches tall)."

Dumbledore allowed Severus to stride back and forth through his office for a few minutes in agitation and after about 5 minutes indicated for Severus to sit down again.

After calming down Severus slowly returned to his seat and looked to his mentor and said "what do we do Albus I cannot have her arrested for saving the wizarding world and I will not allow her to go to Azkaban I am her father and I just got her back I am not ready to lose her again so soon after getting her back besides when her blood manifestation occurs she is going to be very difficult to be around what with her being an elf or a vampire?" Albus nodded and said "well the ministry will be arriving shortly I think we can defuse the situation before it gets too far out of hand besides the wizarding world cannot have their savior in prison for doing what needs to be done."

At that exact moment there came a knock at the door and immediately upon the knock the door instantly opened and Dolores Umbridge, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Cornelius Fudge, and John Dawlish. Dumbledore smiled slightly and said "yes Cornelius what can we do for you on this very early morning?" Fudge and his followers glared well Fudge, Umbridge and Dawlish glared Kingsley merely stared at him, but Fudge said "perhaps Severus should go back to his office we need to discuss what is going to be done with the girl."

Severus immediately rose from his seat and said "I am not going anywhere Fudge Hailey is my daughter I already know why you are here and I am going to do everything in my power to make sure that she does not go to Azkaban prison just because you were to damn gutless to stand in fight Voldemort you and that bitch standing next to you probably hid in your offices wetting yourselves."

Fudge simply gaped at Severus but said nothing further about him leaving.

Fudge said "Albus we are here to arrest the girl for use of an unforgivable curse you can either hand her over to us and we will leave or you can keep her and fight all of us but I assure you should she escape she will be eventually caught and arrested."

Albus sighed and said "Cornelius she saved the world and you reward her by trying to hurt her how is this going to look for reelection I mean you are up for reelection this year if you arrest our savior and throw her into Azkaban you will not only lose but will likely be impeached immediately can you politically survive that?" Fudge nodded at Albus' words and said "what you say makes since Albus but what is to be done with the girl she cannot remain or return to Hogwarts next year?" Severus at this cleared his throat and said "I have a home in the state of Washington in the United States if you are amendable I will retire and move both my son and daughter there and we will only return as needed."

Fudge strides up and down several times thinking of this and thought "yes that might work but what happens if anybody hears about what I am doing."

Albus answered this thought by saying "it would show that the girl is being granted mercy and after all you would also show that saving the world from true evil warrants what she did."

At this Dolores said "Cornelius you are not seriously considering this I mean the girl disrespected me and formed an illegal organization that is grounds for her immediate removal from the school after all she is just like her mother in every way!" Fudge nodded at his friend and said "well if she does not return next year or the year after justice would be assured and she does not need to go to prison besides the students are being sent home in the next couple of hours correct Albus."

Dumbledore nodded and said "oh yes they are leaving at 9 AM many of the students were already picked up by their parents due to the devastation of our school but I am sure Hogwarts will reopen in September." At this declaration Fudge nodded and said "yes the ministry will repair Hogwarts Albus, and the ministry left the headmaster and potion master as his group left Hogwarts without the girl."

Severus turned to Albus after the ministry left and said "Albus I am sorry but I have no choice they are my children and I will not lose them we are leaving immediately as soon as they are ready to go I hope you understand why I am doing this."

Albus nodded and said "oh yes my boy I do family is very important I suggest that you fly after all the kids have never experienced flying like the muggle way before I will check on you periodically and since your home is in the city of Forks, Washington I have some friends there that I want you to meet named Cullens and I am going to be working on something else here that you might like Severus." Severus nodded and left the headmaster after all it was nearly 6 AM and even he Severus needed a little sleep before facing his children and telling them everything.