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Don't own Harry Potter but the names Valius, and Marcus were made up by me to fit the situation. Even canon says that there have been previous dark lords, and if they say their names then I don't remember.
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"talking"
thinking
Hermione was just sitting down to tea and was preparing to read this morning's Daily Profit, when suddenly the alarms in the manor went off. Even after six years of Voldemort being gone, constant vigilance was still drilled into her. Before the alarm bells finished ringing Hermione was crouched in a battle stance with her wand pointed at the door.
Suddenly a house elf, wearing a sweater reminiscent of Molly Weasley, pops into the room, and Hermione is barely able to avoid hexing the elf.
The elf looking slightly flustered stammers, "Miss, oh miss… it is Master Severus… and he be demanding to see you now." Hermione quickly drops her battle pose, and nodding to the house elf Leeloo, she says, "Take him to the library, and tell him I will be with him shortly after I clean up this mess." All the while looking around the room with tea spilled all over the floor.
After quickly returning the room to order, Hermione again thanks Merlin for magic, especially knowing how tedious it can be to get tea out of carpet. Setting herself to rights as well, Hermione walks to the library, all the while attempting to prepare herself for what her former Potions Master could possibly have to say to her after all these years.
Quietly opening the door Hermione spies her former teacher pacing in front of the window the tea set out by the house elf ignored as though they were Albus Dumbledores' fabled lemon drops.
Hearing the girl enter the room, Severus quickly turns his trademark sneer in place. "Miss Granger, this is not a personal visit, I come to you for information that I know you possess, and I expect you to divulge that information or there shall be consequences."
"First of all Professor Snape my name is Malfoy, and it has been for the last three years, you would know that if you had come to the wedding, but no you decided you would rather hurt your godson, than be among a bunch of Gryffindors. And second you come barging into my home demanding answers and promising consequences? What are you going to do take house points? We're not in school anymore Professor and you know how proficient I can be with my wand." Hermione says with her hands on her hips, and an angry flare in her eyes at being addressed in such a manner.
"Miss… Malfoy, as I have said this is not a personal visit, I require information, and I need to know what exactly you told one Harry Potter about having children." Severus says quickly stepping up to his former pupil, and placing his hands on her shoulders at the last part.
Confused, Hermione shrugs off Snape' hands while saying "Harry, but Professor no one has seen Harry in six years, and what is this about children, Harry was gay… he can't have children. You above all should know that."
Beginning to pace once more, "Yes I do know that it is illegal for gay men to have children, but it is not impossible for gay men to have children, and I know you know what I'm talking about. The last time I talked to Potter he expressed a wish for children, now what did you tell him?"
Turning away from the pacing man, Hermione strides over to the nearest wingback chair, and seating herself, quickly pours tea, "What is this about Professor, like I said Harry has been gone for six years, and what does his wish for children have to do with you? And why now? I admit that Harry came to me, and I informed him of the full letter of the law."
Quickly seating himself, but declining the offered cup of tea, Severus pulls the hand drawn card out of a pocket of his robe, and offers it to the woman seated across from him.
Glancing at the dark haired man, with a raised eyebrow Hermione takes the card stares at the picture on the front for a bit before reading the message. Looking from the card and back to the Professor, and back to the card says, "Professor, does this mean what I think it means? You and Harry have a daughter?"
Placing his hands over his face Severus sighs, "That is exactly what I'm saying and as much as I have always wanted a child, if anyone every finds out about her, it could mean death; not just for her but for all of us for knowing about her. Now I need you to tell me exactly how this happened, it is not possible that Potter could pull this off on his own."
While lowering her head in shame she says "Oh Professor, I'm so sorry I never knew that Harry would go through with it, when he came to me for help I thought he was going to try to get the law changed. We did all this research about why the law was passed, and how it was even possible for men to have children."
"Miss Malfoy that information was banned, and burned before even I was born, how could you find any reference as to why the law was created, let alone how two men could actually have a child?" Severus says while arching his brow questioningly, realizing that again she meant no harm, but her thirst for knowledge had gotten her in over her head again.
Hermione looks up and gives Severus a searching glance as she realizes that she is being partially forgiven for her part in all this mess. "It was actually easier than you might think, once we started researching the law, we discovered that all references to it had disappeared, many potion journals were revised, as were many books on charms. And searching for older copies was impossible as they were all burned, or pages were missing. So we began to search for the reason behind the law, and again nothing, until we looked in the Daily Profit. Why would anyone think to get rid of old news articles, so all we had to do was look in back issues and there it was, the one thing that made everything fit."
TIE BETWEEN DARK LORDS FOUND
ALL HAD TWO FATHERS
Hermione suddenly laughs, slightly hysterical. "It made so much sense, all the secrecy, but then we started thinking about Voldement, and how he had a mother, a female mother. So we started digging deeper, into records not seen since the founders, in fact it was their records. Harry found them in the Chamber of Secrets, birth records, and death records, family trees for all the pureblood family, and some that don't exist anymore. And in those records we found the truth, why yes it was true that Grindenwald, Valius, Marcus, and who knows how many others had two fathers." Laughing even harder now, Hermione finishes, "In fact the funniest thing of all was Merlin, he had two fathers as well, the greatest wizard of all time, and if this law had its way he never would have existed." She finishes laughing even harder than before.
Severus stunned, just stares at the laughing woman unable to comprehend what she just said,it couldn't be true… the previous dark lords were from gay couples? But I know its true the dark lord was not, he had a mother…and Merlin, what else has the ministry been hiding from us?
Hearing hiccups Severus suddenly snaps out of his thoughts. Seeing Hermione doubled over and holding her stomach he pours the woman more tea for her hiccups, and wishes he carried calming drought with himself. Bracing himself for the response, "Miss Malfoy, if what you say is true, then why did you not attempt to get the law changed, especially if you had proof of Merlins parentage?"
After several sips of tea and deep breathes, Hermione is finally able to calm herself she replies, "That was our plan, I spent months on our proposal, and while Harry helped he was more concerned with finding the spell or potion that made conception possible, he just said if we found it now, then it would be more available for couples once the law was changed. Finally we were done, and I was just reading over the law to make sure that I covered everything, when I noticed a seal that I had overlooked before. The World Council Seal, I should have recognized it at once, but I guess I just over looked it. When I told Harry what it meant he was devastated, it was near impossible to change the law." The now sleek curly haired woman finishes with a sad wistful look on her face, as she gazes out the window.
Severus beginning to understand asks, "But what does the World Council have to do with this law? I thought the last time they met was just after Grindenwald was defeated?"
Sighing Hermione turns back to Severus and searches his face, "Don't you see that was the reason they convened, this law was formed, its world wide and the only way to change it would be for the World Council to meet again, which is almost impossible since so many countries are at war with each other."
After finally receiving the information that he came for Severus slumps in his chair and puts his hands over his face, "So Potter, realizing that he was unable to change the law, but finding the spell, concocts a plan to become pregnant and run away with the child, hiding it and himself from everyone. But even with that stupid plan why did that foolish boy choose me?"
Cautiously Hermione replies, keeping her eyes on his face for any type of response that might show, "It must have had something to do with the conditions of the spell, in case of discovery we memorized and burned everything, except for the records in the Chamber of Secrets. The spell requires that both partners must want children, and they must have a special bond, preferably love."
Severus swiftly put his hands on the arms of his chair, and glaring responds, "Are you insinuating …"
"Of course not Professor" Hermione interjects only to be interrupted by the dark haired man, "And will you stop calling me Professor, I have not been yours, let alone a teacher for several years. Both being adults I believe that you may call me by my first name"
"Alright" she gulps before proceeding "Severus… perhaps there was some other type of bond between you and Harry, you did get quite close at the end of the war. Or maybe he thought you deserved a child as much as he did, or even that you had characteristics that he would want for the child, as the letter says she is very smart, a trait you are known for."
Giving Hermione a hard look, "If any of that were true, why wouldn't he let me know, all he said was that he wished someone to confide in, we talked about children and families, and the next morning he was gone, and I was left with a thank you note." He finishes sounding offended.
Standing and moving closer to the window, Hermione leans against the sill, no longer able to look at the hurt man replies, "Maybe that was your bond a yearning for children and family? Who will ever know, the important question is, are you going to leave them be, or are you going to find your daughter?"
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AN: Ok so I totally love reviews, and since it was a slow day at work I wrote up a whole new chappie, and it's the longest one yet… so for next chappie what will Sevie do; try to protect her secret and get the law changed, or try to find Olivia…
Oh and I apologize for any grammar or comma issues, I don't have a beta and I really love comma's… oh and bonus points plus a cookie, if anyone can figure out where the house elf's name came from… lol