Severus: age 20
Severus snape dumbledore had just turned twenty years old now to most this would be a joyous occasion and you would think he would have spent the day with his family but no now he was trying to sneak out of a London hotel room after spending a passionate evening with his long time friend yes he and Lilly had been shagging but why hide it? They had been friends for years, well it wasn't that they didn't love each other but more the fact that since his father Albus had gotten a higher position in the ministry he had become somewhat of a celebrity which meant his family was being watched constantly. they had found that out the hard way when the papers figured out that his older (by only five months) brother Remus was a werewolf and had exploited it out the entire wizarding community.
"Are you sure you have to leave can't we just stay here and cuddle?" Lily asked Her red hair still a bit frazzled from the bed as she wrapped herself up in the bedsheet before walking to the window where Severus was looking out for any nosey reporters. Not seeing any he smiled before turning around and pulling Lily towards him kissing her passionately before looking at his watch
" I wish I could but sadly since I still live with my parents they expect me Home at least one night this week and since they don't know we're together and they don't exactly know where I've been."
Lily looked confused "where do they think you are ?"
"They believe that I'm studying, which isn't a total lie. I am about to get my mastery in potions," he said smiling before kissing his girlfriend again. Lily looked at her boyfriend gently holding the bedsheet closer to herself "you know I still don't see why we can't tell your parents ." she listened as Severus sighed "it would be a whole thing lils plus and we wouldn't be able to do things like what you did last night."
"Fine but at some point we will have to tell them Lilly had taken the bedsheet off before throwing on the tie-dye shirt she had on the night before and her cut denim shorts . "should I leave first?" she asked, grabbing her bag . "yes I'll call you once Im home." Severus watched as Lily left before finishing getting dressed and checking out under his alias and apperating home in a nearby alley. His mother fussed over him when he walked in, "Severus oh dear you didn't come home last night I was worried."
"Mother" Severus whined "I was fine. I fell asleep at one of the open libraries and one of the morning cleaners woke me up ."
"Oh Severus, that's awful if you need to study. Why don't you just come to the school with me? All the students are gone so there's no one in the library and a load of potion books there could help ."
"As much as I enjoy the offer, mom, I'm fine Im going to head on up and rest for a bit but I promise to sit at dinner tonight with you and dad ." Severus leaned over kissing his mother on her cheek . "alright dear ." Severus sighed as he lied down on his bed before falling into a much-needed sleep.
"SEVERUS SNAPE DUMBLEDORE !" Severus heard as he woke he knew that voice was his father but he sounded angry ...why "SEVERUS COME DOWN HERE AT ONCE !" alright that was his cue to get his ass downstairs . as quick as his body would allow he got out of bed pulling on a plain white shirt before heading downstairs. seeing his parents whisper while looking at a newspaper "you called?" Severus asked from the bottom of the stairs.
His father turned towards him and his arms were crossed "anything you want to tell us, Severus?"
"I...No not that I can think of sir." It was then the house phone rang and Severus was closer so he picked it up.
"Uhm hello dumbledore residence."
"Sev it lily by chance have you seen the latest issue of the daily prophet ?"
"No why what's wrong?"
"Sev someone saw us and they have pictures of us nearly unclothed. You need to tell your parents before they find out ." Severus turned to his parents . "oh it's a bit late for that look if im not dead by the end of this ill call ." he hung up before looking back at his parents "what does it say ?" he whispered . his father looked at him a moment before stepping towards him "Thankfully they don't know its miss Evans but they did recognize you."
"What does it say ?" Severus asked again.
His father didn't answer simply moving closer to him and slamming the paper down at the table near him he turned in bold black letters he read the headline 'Dumbledore family sex scandal '
Severus picked up the paper The article talked about Severus always being a good student and how he hadn't been away from Hogwarts long but had been seen recently in muggle London with a woman spending multiple nights with her at the same place. The writer, a new journalist called Rita Skeeter, talked about what this meant about the Dumbledore family's moral value and how his family had yet to comment.
Severus sat down putting the paper down on the coffee table before looking up seeing his father standing over him . " you lied "
"Im sorry w ….we tried to be careful I never saw a single reporter ."
"That is not the problem, the problem is you lied and now we have to clean up your mess ."
"That's not fair you weren't this peeved when Remus was exposed !"
"REMUS was targeted for something he can't help you simply couldn't keep it in your pants ." Severus felt his throat close up as he choked on a sob.
"Albus! " Mother cried. "Minerva, he has to deal with the consequences of his actions that could very well ruin his career goals ." Severus began to hyperventilate he knew he was having a panic attack he felt like he was being choked he tried to signal to his parents but they were still arguing and frankly he felt as though his arms were numb. he hadn't had an attack since his days at Hogwarts just before he was going to take his owl exams. Severus watched, feeling as his vision blurred he finally saw his mom turn towards him before screaming out " Severus." she headed to the kitchen grabbing his spare inhaler and rushing back to her son's side pushing the device between his mouth and pumping it he felt the air come back into his lungs his eyes slowly opened seeing his parents above him before blacking out.
Even though he was sure he was going to be okay his mother wouldn't stop fretting he was now laid down in his bed and his dad had sat near him most of the time but hadn't said anything finally his dad had convinced his mother to go to bed she had refused at first but eventually had understood her husband needed time with their son. She gently kissed Severus on the cheek and her husband too before leaving the room Severus looked at his dad who stared down at his son lovingly he knew he had been harsh but almost right after lunch today Barty had been on his ass about the article and everyone had started attacking him and his family and that was not okay. But he had taken his anger out on his family which also wasn't okay and now his son had to pay the price . "dad?" Severus whispered his dad hadn't said anything for the last few minutes just staring at him pensively.
"Hum oh sorry my boy...Severus, I'm sorry I know your mother and I can be overbearing sometimes but it's simply because we care about you and your brother you two are the most important thing in our lives and we simply want to protect you both. "
"I know dad and it wasn't fair of me to hide my relationship with Lily. In fact, she wanted to be honest but I wanted to hide it. I'm sorry dad."
"It's alright we can talk more in the morning, for now, you need to get some sleep ."
Severus nodded lying down again watching as his dad left his room before falling asleep.
The next morning Severus had woken up to hearing someone in his room groaning before opening his eyes he looked towards his window seeing his brother perched on his window seat. "I would have thought after years of living together I would eventually stop having to ask this but why are you in my room ."
"Oh my dear little brother, It seems you screwed up major and I thought you might need some brotherly encouragement before dad kills you ."
"He almost did last night."
"What do you mean he told me you guys had not talked about it yet ?"
"No, but he was mad when he got home last night and began to rant and I had a panic attack so bad I blacked out ."
"Are you serious ?"
"Yes but- where are you going? " Severus yelled as his brother stormed out of his room he rushed to follow but was a bit slow due to his lack of energy he had just gotten in the kitchen where he heard yelling
"what the fuck is wrong with you old man ?"
"Excuse me young man you have no right-"
"NO RIGHT your the one who almost killed your son -" 'SMACK' there was a yelp from Remus as Severus turned the corner into the kitchen "Remy stop dad didn't do anything if you would have let me finish you would know dad helped me last night stayed with me until I fell asleep."
"Oh," Remus said before rubbing his backside . "yes now both of you set the table. Breakfast is almost ready. I'm going to go get your mother and then we will have a family meeting ."
We both watched as dad left before Remus whimpered, rubbing his ass again, "I tried to tell you."
"Yeah I know but damn I forgot how hard dad's hand is ." Severus laughed as they finished setting the table. They had both just sat down when their parents came in sitting beside their sons. breakfast was a quiet affair everyone ate in relative silence until Albus cleared his throat. "I believe we need to speak about what is now expected of you boys now that we are more in the public eye I understand that you wish to live your lives but you must both be cautious there are many friends but more enemies looking to sully our family name,"
"How are we supposed to do that ?" Severus asked curiously as to where this was all going.
"Well your mother and I were talking and we agreed since you both still live here with us you could come here with any relationships or friends you don't want to be advertised, and we will not ask many questions but we do ask that we at least get to speak with whoever it is your meeting with."
Both brothers looked at each other before looking at their parents "sounds fair ."
And from that day on the papers never really got any more dirt on the dumbledore family.
(a lame ending I know but its 4 am and Im tired)
