My Parent's Mistake

Chapter 13

The next morning after Severus attended breakfast in the Great Hall, he made his way with Aubrey by his side to the Ministry. They booked an appointment with the registry office and changed Aubrey's name to Granger-Snape. Severus also signed her birth certificate. Although he had signed the certificate, guardianship would still stay with the Potters if Severus wanted to change that the Potters would have to sign away their rights which had been given to them on Hermione's death.

Severus although he wanted guardianship of his daughter didn't want to rock the boat more than he already had. He knew Potter wouldn't sign away his rights just yet, he would need to work on him if he would was to get full guardianship over his daughter.

After the finished at the Ministry, Severus took Aubrey into Diagon Alley. He took her to the book store and helped her pick out a few books which she would need for school and then let her choose some of her fiction books. They then went down to the potions store where Severus picked up items for Hogwarts and for his own use.

Once they were finished Severus apperated them to Malfoy Manor. He walked with Aubrey to the front of the house and let himself in. Lucius walked down the stairs as the two Snape's came in.

'Afternoon Severus, Aubrey.' He said smiling

'Good afternoon Lucius.' Severus said as he shook his old friend's hand. 'I will be back for dinner this evening, just dropping off Aubrey to spend the afternoon with your son.'

'So I hear.' Lucius said with a smirk. 'Why don't you go up to the Library, I expect Draco will be here any minute.'

Aubrey nodded and whispered a quick goodbye to Severus and rushed off up the stairs.

'I'm surprised you're allowing this Severus.' Lucius said as he looked at his old friend who watched his daughter rush off.

'It won't last Lucius. We both know Draco only wants one thing and that one thing he can't have.' Severus said smirking.

'Yes I hear you made him take a vow, I wasn't happy about that Severus. The last vow he took...' Lucius began but Severus cut him off.

'I know what vow he took Lucius remember I had to finish the job.' Severus said darkly. 'I was protecting my own like you would. Draco is an adult where as my daughter is a teenager practically still a child and I won't have her taken advantage of. They're having fun but mark my words Lucius in about a week I will have a heartbroken girl on my hands. If I could stop this I would.'

'I don't know if you will Severus, he seems taken to her.' Lucius said.

'I give it one week.' He said. 'I have to go. I shall be back for dinner tonight.'

'See you then Severus.' He replied.

Aubrey let herself into the Library and walked over to the bookcase and picked out a book. It was quarter to one and Draco still wasn't here, he promised to see her at twelve thirty. She hoped he hadn't forgotten.

She grabbed the book and sat down on the brown leather sofa and waited. At half one, Draco rushed into the library apologising profoundly.

'I'm so sorry! I didn't forget I swear but I got caught up at work and I couldn't send an owl.' He said as he rushed towards her.

'It's alright.' She said. 'I managed to finish a book while I waited for you.'

'Good book?' he asked as he sat down next to her sliding his arm around the back of the sofa.

'It was actually.' She said smiling up at him. 'Have you ever read it?'

Draco took the book from her hands and had a look at the cover. 'I have actually. I read it the summer after the War. I spent most of my time in here after the War.'

'What was it like living in a War?' she asked.

'Surly you know that.' He said. 'Your mother lived through it as did Potter and Weasley.'

'They told me. Mum told me everything; I'm reading her diary now actually. It's of when they were in hiding camping in the woods.' She said. 'I know Mum struggled, she was away from Dad and Uncle Ron had feelings for her.'

'Everyone knew that.' He said smiling. 'Weasley was in love with Granger, everyone thought they would end up together.'

'Well they didn't and I'm glad they didn't. Did you know when Mum was pregnant with me he asked her to marry him? He could have been my father, well obviously not biologically but I could have grown up thinking he was my Dad.' She said.

'He could never be your father.' Draco said as he wrapped a curl around her finger.

'No he couldn't.' She said softly. 'But what was it like on your side? How did you cope?'

'I had to cope there wasn't an option not to. My father was depressed, my mother was manic and their marriage was failing.' He said. 'I was 17 and I had to pick up the pieces and I still am today.' He replied.

'Mum said at the end of the War when everyone thought Uncle Harry was dead you were fighting with them.' She said.

'I was fighting for my life. I wasn't on a particular side I was just trying to save myself and my parents.' He replied roughly.

'Does it matter to you I'm a half blood?' she said softly.

'No.' He answered honestly. 'I have never really thought anything of it. Severus is Half blood and you are his daughter, I never thought much more about it.'

'You use to taunt my mum calling her a Mudblood.' She said as she looked at him.

'I know I did. I was a bully. I was also young, naive and heavily brainwashed.' He said. 'Hermione Granger was the bain of my life. She beat me at nearly everything, always got better marks than I did and if I'm honest I think I even had a slight crush on her.'

'You had a crush on my mum?' she said as she sat up. 'That's just weird. You're not dating me because you want to relive what might have been are you?'

'No! Don't be stupid.' He said grabbing her hand. 'You are not your mother, yes you may look slightly like her and sometimes your mannerisms are like hers but I am with you because I like who you are, I like Aubrey not because of your mother. I am certainly not trying to relive my crush on her. If I'm honest I don't see you as her daughter.'

'Well I am.' She said as she sat back.

'I know.' He said.

'Do you miss your mum?' she asked.

'All the time.' He said. 'Often at dinner times I look at her seat and think she'll come running in apologising for keeping us because she's been shopping or something.'

'I know that feeling.' She said with honesty. 'I still wake up sometimes and expect to see her in the kitchen cooking or watching TV or reading but then it sets in and I realise I'll never see her again, never hear her voice and never get to hug her.'

Draco pulled Aubrey into him and kissed her head. 'It gets better. Time is a good healer.'

'Is it?' She asked as she looked up.

'At first it feels like nothing will heal that pain but after a while you come to accept that, that person is no longer there. Time heals although not completely, I don't think it ever does.' He said.

'I just want to feel normal again.' She said.

'You have to adapt to a new normal.' He said.

After speaking for an hour, Draco got the house elves to bring a picnic basket and blanket up to the Library and set up a picnic for them. Once it was set up, Draco and Aubrey sat on the floor in the corner of the Library eating sandwiches and fruit.

'I've never had a picnic inside before.' Draco said.

'I have. Mum and I use to have picnics inside when it was raining. I remember once when I was about seven she made this massive basket of food and we sat in the conservatory and ate so much food. It was after Mum broke up with her first long term boyfriend after Dad, the horrible one I told you about.' She said.

'Did she ever talk about Severus?' Draco asked.

'Never.' She replied. 'I use to ask about him all the time. She never told me a single thing. I wish she would have. I wish I could have seen them together.'

'So do I.' Draco said.

'I think he misses her.' Aubrey said as she laid down on her front. 'I ask him about her but he only says little things. I like reading her diaries about the time they spent together. I read about their first Christmas together. They had a fight because Dad wouldn't tell her about his childhood.'

'I can imagine that.' He said 'Severus has never really said much about his childhood.'

'I haven't asked him yet.' She said. 'I would like to know. I don't really have much family. I mean Grandpa Granger and Grandma Granger are still alive but I haven't seen them in a while. I should probably go see them actually. What about your family?'

'Just Father and I.' He said. 'My Grandparents died years ago. I think my mum's sister Andromeda is still alive but I have never met her.'

'Andromeda, Tonks' mother the one who married a muggleborn and got disowned.' She said.

'That exact one.' He said.

'Why don't you visit her?' she asked.

'I don't know her.' He replied. 'I have never met her in my life.'

'Maybe you should now.' She said.

Draco didn't replied and put a strawberry against Aubrey's lips. Aubrey bite down on the strawberry and her tongue darted out to grab the juices running down her chin. Draco leant forward and kissed her chin sucking off the juices off her chin. Aubrey brought her lips up to Draco and their mouths met each others.

Draco laid down on the blanket beside Aubrey still kissing her. He brought his arms around her and pulled her on top of him. Aubrey slid her legs either side of Draco's and brought her hands to his blonde locks.

Their kiss soon became heated and needy. Draco's hand ran down her back pushing Aubrey into his chest. Aubrey moaned as she felt his hands run down her back and as she felt them on her bum she pulled back blushing.

Draco looked up at Aubrey panting slightly from their kiss. He let Aubrey slide off his hips and lay beside him. He turned to look at Aubrey and smiled as he saw her cheeks red and her eyes looking slightly drunk from kissing.

'I like you Aubrey.' He said.

'I hoped you did.' She said smiling. 'I hope you don't go round kissing everyone like that.'

'Well not everyone.' He said smirking. 'Are you kissing anyone else like that?'

'I've never kissed anyone before.' She said. 'I've only ever kissed you.'

'Really?' he said slightly shocked and happy.

'Yes.' She said blushing. 'You would be my first...'

'Boyfriend?' he asked.

'Are you my boyfriend Draco?' she asked.

'I would like to be.' He said as he pulled her to him so they were face each other on the blanket.

'Would you be my exclusive boyfriend?' she asked.

'Jealous already?' he asked.

'I don't want to be your girlfriend Draco and then find out you have other girlfriends.' She said. 'I do know about your reputation.'

'My reputation? I wasn't aware I had one.' He said smirking knowing full well he did have one. 'You would be my one and only would I be your one and only?'

'I suppose so.' She said smiling.

'You suppose so. I know so.' He said as he stole a kiss from her.

AU: So Severus doesn't think it will last? They've taken the next step in their relationship Boyfriend/Girlfriend. What did you think? xx