London. Snape and Hermione having their lunch together at Hermione's favorite restaurant. The restaurant served lots of different kinds of food around the world that they couldn't find anywhere around England.
When she was a girl, Mr. and Mrs. Granger would take Hermione there to celebrate her birthday or occasionally, after that they would go to the theater.
She scoops her food inside her mouth, savoring the taste with eyes closed. Snape smirking watching his wife like that.
"My love.. does the food make you cramps or something? Is it good?" he asked. He cut the meat on his plate. "I received an owl from Henry, he asked me to floo to Hogwarts. He is kind of having difficulty making his own potions".
Hermione's eyes opened then nodded. "You can't floo my love". he said.
"I didn't say anything about traveling to Hogwarts. Just go then.. he needs you and beside you are the potions master. Remember what you did to me, Harry and Ron. You never give us a chance".
He snorts "Always. You amuse me with your sort of insufferable know it all that I like to torture you right now".
Their eyes met. Hermione blushed. "I'm pregnant, Severus. You can't".
"I'm good with my sexual desires especially towards my wife". he sudden feel aroused, Hermione quick reach his hand. "I cannot wait. I will do it right here. Spread your legs for me now my dear".
Hermione chuckled. "I'm the Minister, Severus. They will freak out". she let go of his hand, someone approaching with a seduction smile toward their table.
It was Snape's employee, Sabine Lea Raphael and her assistant Mr. Davies.
"Tsk tsk tsk. What a lovely couple".
Snape looked up and saw her. "Miss Raphael. Mr. Davies. What brings you two here?"
"Same as you are. It's noon. I didn't know you were here with this (her eyes on Hermione) lovely woman". smiling. "I'm Sabine". She and Hermione shake hands.
"Miss Raphael I introduced you, this is my lovely wife, Hermione". said Snape.
"Pleasure. You're glowing and pregnant. First child?" Hermione shakes her head. "Seven?" as Hermione told her. Sabine turns to Snape. "How strong you are, Mr. Snape".
Hermione blushed again, "Would you like to join us?"
"No thank you, Mrs Snape. I can't interface your romantic lunch together. Besides me and Mr. Davies had something to do, we took our lunch then headed our way to the airport. My friend is visiting London".
Hermione's eyes drop to Snape. He smiled sweetly. "Well urmm.. I guess next time?"
"Maybe. I'll see you in my office Mr. Snape".
Hermione watches Sabine wink towards her husband Snape. He frowns, both Snape and Hermione watch her walk to the counter with Mr. Davies following her arse.
"What was that? she winking at you".
"I don't like what she is doing right in front of my wife. How dare she is". he grit his teeth, eyes on Hermione. "I don't know why she hired me".
"I can see why". she points at Snape's younger self. "You don't look old my love. You are way younger than your real age. That is why she hired you immediately so then she could.. I don't know.. she totally has a crush on you".
Snape shakes his head. "She's not. If she acts out of control I'll resign myself".
"Oh darling". Hermione reaches his hand. "You will get me tonight". She smiled.
Slytherin Common Room. Night. Scorpius sits in front of the fireplace replying to a letter to his dad, Draco Malfoy.
Draco sends his son regards and gifts to him. A gift which was a ring with 'M' referring to Malfoy on it.
Scorpius doesn't like the gifts, if he walks around Hogwarts with the ring Draco's give on his finger they will see him loathe than ever.
He was looking for friends, not enemies. He hasn't had any friends since he set foot in Hogwarts. But then there was Susannah Snape..
"Oi!" Scorpius gasps, his eyes blink so many times. He turned to his right where someone stood. "What are you dreaming of?"
It was Tristan Snape. He took a seat beside Scorpius. "Nice ring". he studied it. "A gift from your family?"
"Wasn't like it". he laid it down on the carpet. "It was from my dad. He sent me a regards and this.. I don't like it".
"Seems valuable to me. Look at the diamond on that ring, only Malfoy's family could afford it".
Scorpius sat in silence, Tristan noticed he had hurt his feelings by saying that.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to hurt your feelings just.. you should wear it, it's a gift from your dad and should you appreciate it".
Scorpius shook his head, said. "They will hate me more than ever if I wear this ring around my finger".
"That wasn't the ring fault".
"It wasn't the ring. It's my family surname. People hate it. Just say the Malfoy they will run from it. The Malfoy family carried bad things towards people and.."
Scorpius couldn't finish his word. Tristan sighs. He remembered his mother told him about the Malfoy family that almost killed her at the Malfoy's mansion and his dad was telling him the other side of the story.
So? Which one of them is to follow?
"I just want them to never put blame on me for what happened over years ago. I wasn't even born yet when the battle took place, neither were you and other child's in Hogwarts. They loathe me with some kind of virus I carried from home to school".
Tristan is about to say something but then Susannah climbs down the portrait and finds her brother and Scorpius sitting in front of the fireplace.
She can see Scorpius' eyes were in tears for no reason. "What on merlin are you two doing?" she asked.
"Where have you've been?"
"I ask you first, Tristan. If you insist I was in the McGonagall office that supposedly I'm going to bed after dinner at the Great Hall".
She glared. "Is that a ring?"
"A gift from his dad". said Tristan. "Very valuable gift".
"Like I care about that ring. Go to bed already! what are you waiting for to rub the ring calling for a Genie".
She walked past the boy, climbing upstairs to her room. Scorpius turns to Tristan.
"What the Genie?"
"Genie? it was urmm.. the blue thing came out from the lamp when you rub it on the side of the lamp, Genie also can help people who got their three wishes and desires in life".
Scorpius frowns and doesn't know what Tristan is talking about. "It was a Disney muggle movie called Aladdin".
"Oh. I'm sorry I didn't know that".
"Maybe you can search for that in the library. Disney got a book to read. The library has everything or you can google it on the computer". Still, Scorpius didn't understand what he was saying. "I prefer the library over the computer.
Scorpius sighs, studying the ring. "Should I wear this ring, Tristan?".
Malfoy's Manor. Draco leaned on his chair between his finger glasses of whiskey, he then took a sip and laid the glass on the small table beside him.
The room was dark, only the light of the fire illuminates the space of the room.
Sighs.
First day of sending Scorpius to Hogwarts, Draco receives a letter the next day about his son never having any friends in school.
They keep their distance away from Scorpius Malfoy because his family had done something bad to the wizardry world.
Serving for the Dark Lords Voldemort and making both worlds living in suffering. It wasn't his son's fault when it happened. It was Lucius' fault, his dad, his grandpa.
It's all Lucius Malfoy's fault.
"My son doesn't deserve this". said Draco when someone walked up behind him. His mother, Narcissa Malfoy was the one walking behind him.
"The wizardry acted cruel toward my son who was innocent but they took this blame on him. That should be your husband not Scorpius".
Narcissa stood behind him closely. "Draco. No one deserves this, not even Scorpius. Should I talk to someone on your behalf".
"Who mother?" he looked over his shoulder. "Who will trust us! What kind of people want to talk with Malfoy like us? No one wants to talk with the Malfoy mother".
"What about Severus Snape, Draco". his mother suggest. Draco immediately rises up from his chair. His eyes on his mother. "He would listen to us, our family suffering. He could be trusted since the beginning".
Draco stepped forward, said. "He's married to a mudblood whom she was a Minister of Magic".
"You still called Mrs Snape like that, Draco". he shook his head no. "Thank merlin you didn't. Snape loves his wife very much, if he hears you calling his wife like that.. he will not help us anymore". silent. "Let me talk to Snape. He'll know what to do".
Midnight. Snape's home. He jolted from his bed as he heard someone knocking at the door downstairs, he glanced to his sleeping wife then to his watch.
"What on merlin who the hell was that?" he murmured, slowly getting up from bed not wanting Hermione awake.
Reaching his sleep robe hanging behind the door, he quickly ran downstairs. Tightly his wand at his hand, he reached the knob then swung it door open and revealed who it was.
"Narcissa!"
Moments later. Hermione brings them cups of hot tea and biscuits, sitting in the living room, silent.
Narcissa takes a sip and smiles. "I've never tasted this tea before". She laid the cup on her lap. "I am sorry that my visit was uninvited to your home".
"Don't say that, Mrs Malfoy. We welcome our guests with open heart". said Hermione. Her eyes turn to Snape. "What brought you here, Mrs Malfoy".
Narcissa's smile fades, she reaches for the biscuit in front of her. "My grandson, Scorpius".
"Is he alright?" ask Snape.
"He's fine just.. Draco begins wondering that no one wants to be a friend of Scorpius". Hermione bite her lips. She and Snape are staring at each other. "He's just a boy, Severus".
"What do you want me to do, Narcissa? and advise your grandson or you want me to force them to be friends with him".
Hermione gently smacks Snape laps because of his last word. Forcing? seriously.
"I take my last word back, I won't force them".
Narcissa happily chuckles toward the couple. She cannot believe Severus Snape she knew was like this now.
Hermione really stole his cold heart then changed his heart into warm and love, she loved to see how happy Snape was with his lovely wife, Hermione Granger.
"Mrs Malfoy".
"Narcissa please, Minister".
"Hermione is better". She smiled. "I'll tell you what Narcissa is". hand stroke her belly. "Tomorrow my husband will be staying at Hogwarts for a while because Henry needs his dad there, helping for his potions, he will talk to Scorpius while he is there".
Narcissa nodded thank you. "I don't know where else to go, Hermione. My head was.. I don't know. I'd just think of Severus as the one who I trusted with my whole life. Your husband keeps his promise to keep my Draco safe".
"My husband never ever breaks his promise".
Hermione reaches his hand, Snape holds her hand tightly. Narcissa bow blushed, kind a bit jealous of their young love.
"And he is now. He will talk to Scorpius on your family behalf". Hermione smiled.