Ministry of Magic. Hermione receives another letter from her husband about Minerva posting him back as the Potions teacher in Hogwarts.
Following then the letter from all her children about their father shocking news. She reads it then sighs.
"What have you done, Minerva?". Hermione leaned on a chair, her eyes still reading the letter.
There was a knocking sound outside of her door, she let the person enter, gushed keeping the letter back inside the drawer.
She looked up. Eyes met this pale person. "What do you want, Malfoy?" he smirked, dragging the chair and sitting.
"I hear Hogwarts welcoming Snape back as Potions teacher. It Sounds fun and interesting to hear this shocking news. I hear from my father and friends".
He stared. "Did my mother really ask him to? I don't need his help neither do you".
"Who says he helps you, Malfoy. My husband and I haven't thought of any of that to help you with an open heart. Snape was there because our son Henry needed his father's help for his school potions, that is. According to you.. Malfoy, Snape had no interest to be involved with your family anymore".
"I don't believe you, Granger".
Now Hermione is smirking towards him. "You've known me for years, Malfoy. Ever I lied". her eyes meet him again.
He studied her. Hermione Granger never knew she lied. She was more brilliant than himself and other students; not even Potter and Weasley could beat her in all exams.
Look at her now. He used to call her filthy Mudblood, insulting her the way she looks even everyday she looks pretty, her presence around him and around the school.
He always makes her more sad and angry with his insults. She punched his face back when they were in their third year at Hogwarts.
Bellatrix does try to kill her at the Manor that night. Now, she is the Minister of Magic. Rules the wizardry. Snape was lucky to have Hermione his wife while he was a loser and former Death Eater.
"Anything else you wanted to ask beside your family issues, Malfoy?"
Draco notice ᴍᴜᴅʙʟᴏᴏᴅ word carved on her left arm. His aunt Bellatrix did that to her. He tried to stop her but Bellatrix was crazy and obsessed.. he couldn't.
"Does it hurt?" he pointed. "Your skin". She looked at her arm. "She's crazy".
"I don't want to talk about it". her finger plays with the word on her skin. "Yes she is crazy. I can barely imagine what it was like before".
Smiling. "She can do whatever she wants to me, but not my baby". her eyes met Draco again.
"I pray, Draco. If you know what praying was. Begging your life.. asking God to keep you safe. Snape protects me and my son by giving me a drink he makes..
"That I didn't know what it was. He didn't tell me anything about the draughts I took. Until he tells the truth about it, that could save mine, his life and the baby because he knows when the time comes he has to.. die".
Hermione breathed, studying her wedding ring on her finger. She spoke back.
"Henry was Snape horcrux, if my son lived, so did he". She smiled again. "Time flies, Draco. We all change and get older. Now it's our kids' turn to rule the wizardry".
Draco pushes the chair then walks to the door, he stops when Hermione says something to him.
"Scorpius is gonna be fine. Snape promises your mum that". he reaches the knob then closes the door behind.
Hogwarts. Great Lake. Snape and his children are together, they are still talking about Minerva asking him to fill the post as Potions teacher while Professor Slughorn is away for a couple of months.
Henry pacing around the ground, rubs at the back of his neck. Aurora put her arm around Snape's waist, and the other threw the rock inside the lake.
As they discussed. "This is not gonna happen, Dad. I ask you to help me with the antidote, not filling the post as a potions teacher".
"The letter says, You want me to come and help you".
"Yes. I did. I ask you to come and then come home after my success on my antidote".
Henry breathed heavily. "Dad? what about your job, your journalist job and mum. She'll freak out I think, she's alone at home. You never left".
Susannah nods in agreement with Henry, as she throws another rock inside the lake. Snape patted Aurora's hips while sleeping while hugging him around the waist.
"It's just temporarily while your teacher is away. Minerva promised me that".
"What about your job then?" ask Tobias. "You can't leave your job like that. What will you tell that lady.. Oh I quit my job because I'm a wizard and start teaching again. Who's gonna believe that stuff".
"Minerva says I can floo back in here after my work is done, Tobias. As for your mum, your grandma and grandpa will look after her. She is okay with that plus everyone who knows her can visit her from time to time".
He smiled a bit, and spoke back. "Don't worry about your mum alright. I'm her husband of course I do worry about her condition. I've never been apart from my wife until this.. and now".
Susannah takes a seat on the ground, she asks. "Where's your room, dad?"
"I was in the guest room at the tower near the Gryffindor Minerva gave me as I reached the ground. But then last night everything changed, she asked me to stay in the dungeon where my previous room was".
He looks down where Aurora is still asleep. "I'll start teaching sharp tomorrow".
"So that its". said Henry, staring at his brother and sister. "With dad in Hogwarts what could that be". as he stared at Susannah.
"I will not stop what I start". said Susannah smirking. Snape is confused. "You will know dad". she winked. "Alright! So this is it".
She rose up from the ground, dusting her Slytherin robes. "Aurora needs you the most. She never stops clinging to Henry. With you in Hogwarts she's happy".
Snape nods understanding. He gently shook his daughter's body, waking her up. Aurora rubs her eyes still she won't let his waist go.
"Aurora. You still have a class after this, you should be awake now".
"I'm not going. I don't want to. I want to stay with you". she said, yawning and stretching her body. "No more class".
"Told you". said Susannah to her father.
Henry approaches. "It's time, Aurora. Professor Theodora will give you a detention and lose your point house if you behave like this". he gently reached her arm. "Just because dad is here doesn't mean you have to skip your class alright".
"Okay. I'll see you around dad". she dusting her Gryffindor robes without arguing back. She stops, turns to Snape again. "Can I sleep with you tonight?"
"AURORA!"
Moments later. After meeting with his children, Snape climbed up to Astronomy Tower.
Snape stood exactly in the same spot he had killed Dumbledore that night. Malfoy was on his mission to kill Dumbledore. He gave his word.. he made a vow. Sworn to protect Draco Malfoy.
Avada Kedavra!
A jet of green light hits Dumbledore squarely in the chest. For a second he hangs, suspended upon the ramparts, and then... the night swallows him.
As the Death Eaters flee, Snape's arm drops limply to his side. He slowly dropped to his knees on the ground, crying for what he had done. He shouldn't have done that, he shouldn't have followed Dumbledore's order.
He shouldn't kill Dumbledore.
Later that. Snape walked toward the edge of the grounds. Suddenly, Snape pulls up, looking back and flashback those memories that night where he sees Harry sprinting toward him.
Just then a giant fireball erupts into the sky. Snape wheels, sees Bellatrix and the others silhouetted against the flames.
They've set Hagrid's Hut a blaze.
Snape knocked at Hagrid's door. Hear heavy footsteps approaching the door from the inside, then the door swung open revealing Hagrid himself standing right in front of Snape eyes.
"Professor Snape?"
Ministry of Magic. Same Time. Ginny walked with her daughter Lily's on her side, her foot was rushing toward Hermione's office rather than her husband's office.
Hermione was about to close her eyes, trying to relax a bit, the door suddenly burst open and Ginny came into view. Hermione wondered.
"Are you serious with me, Hermione!"
"You sound like your mother, Gin". she points at the chair in front of her, Ginny takes a seat as for Lily she sits on the sofa. "What can I do? It happens so quickly. I cannot argue just.. maybe it's time.. you know.. my husband.."
"Snape was there for your son, and what the hell Malfoy is involved in. That git!"
Hermione chuckled a bit. Ginny and Ron are the same, as they learn more about the muggle life like Hermione and Harry.
Ginny likes to curse when she speaks, while Ron likes to fix a thing without his wand nor a magic attached and amused with the vendor machine.
Amelia, Ron's wife, is muggle. Ron, having settled into a rotund middle age, obtained a Muggle driving license.
He also admitted putting a Confundus Charm on the Muggle driving inspector because he had forgotten to use his wing mirror properly, excusing this mistake because casting a Supersensory Charm would be more effective.
"I know there is something going on even though Harry was afraid to tell me that". her eyes met Hermione. "You want to say something, Hermione".
She bite her lips, and signs. She spoke. "Draco's mum ask Snape to advised or something to her grandson".
"And you allow it?"
"What else should I do, Ginny. I couldn't let them treat the boy like that".
Ginny shook her head. "Hermione dear. You should remember what the boy family does to our family".
"He isn't even born yet! Ginny? He barely knows what happened. Narcissa Malfoy will do anything for Scorpius so did she do the same thing to Draco".
Her voice then slowed. "Well yes, their family is horrible. Like I'd say.. Malfoy's trust my husband".
Ginny turns to Lily who she is playing with Hermione's globe map. She turns back to Hermione.
"Oh Hermione". she reached out her hand. "Snape has done so much towards that family, it's time Snape needs to stop who he tries to help".
Ginny turns back to her daughter. "LILY!" as she saw her touch one of forbidden things Hermione kept at the shelves. "That's not a toy!"
Back to Hagrid Hut. Hagrid served Snape with a mug of Butterbeer and cake he brought from Hogsmeade village earlier.
Snape sat on Hagrid's chair silently, drinking the Butterbeer. He felt something upper his lips after he drank, it could be a foam, he wiped it with his hand. He spoke.
"I'm sorry, Hagrid".
Snape breathed and in the meantime he was crying. Never ever Hagrid sees Severus Snape he used to know crying and forgive right in front of him.
He'd been knowing Snape for over years neither he tried to harm or hurt him physically. Hagrid stayed silent.
"She's mental. Everything she did is mental".
Hagrid nod. "Not yer' fault, Professor". said Hagrid calmly. "She did what she was told, yer' just.. follow".
"I have known Harry helping you extinguish the fire that night after we left". Hagrid nodded again. "I didn't mean to, it was her all along".
"Yer' didn't do anything wrong, Professor. It's over. Yer' have to forget all this". Hagrid smiled. "If yer'.. I would like to know how Hermione's doing".
Smitten. Snape having more Butterbeer. "She's doing fine. I was worried about her, she's alone at home. I don't know if the students like me or not. I will not change the way I teach before".
"That's good, Professor. Yer' don't have to change the way yer' are. That is why yer' wife loves yer' dearly. I know. I can tell".
Snape studied him. Hagrid laughed, and spoke back. "I know Hermione better than yer' do, Professor. She is a good person even Malfoy insulted her cause of her not being pureblood like him. She gets her own revenge".
Hagrid smiled, Snape really wanted to know exactly what she was doing while he wasn't there for her.
"I can tell yer' wife, Harry and Ron story if yer's like, Professor".
Smitten. He leaned on a chair. "Please. I was delighted to hear it". he smiled.