Well here is the second chapter. i hope you all enjoy it, it took me an age to get it written. so enjoy your reading.

Affair of the Heart

Chapter Two

Severus' hands shook as he reread the letter. Harry was his son, not Lily's; they married to protect his son, not because they loved each other. He wondered if Harry had gotten a similar letter. Only Lily had known of the relationship between himself and James, things were too dangerous to tell anyone else.

When Severus agreed to join Voldemort so he could spy for the light, he didn't want James around in case their relationship was found out. He was afraid that James could be hurt. He had decided that it would be a good idea to break up with his, so he did. Around a month later James had gotten engaged to Lily. It had hurt him that James could move on with his life so quickly.

Draco watched the emotions play over his godfather, and honorary uncle's face. He walked over to where his uncle still sat and placed a hand on his shoulder in comfort when he saw hurt flash through Severus' eyes. Worry etched onto Draco's face as Severus continued to stare ahead of him vacantly.

"Uncle Sev." He called, getting no answer. "Uncle Sev!" he called again, a little louder, his voice echoing in the potions lab.

Severus looked up sharply, shaking himself out of his stupor. "Sorry Draco," He apologised as he looked up into concerned silver blue eyes.

"What is the letter about?" he asked as his looked over his uncle's shoulder, making sure that he was okay and had not gone into shock.

"I was with someone when I was asked to join The Dark Lord to spy on him. When I joined the Death Eater ranks I feared he would get hurt if our relationship was found out as he was a fighter for the light. So I broke up with him," Severus started to explain.

"Why in Merlin's name would you volunteer to join the Dark Lord?" Draco asked curiously.

"We needed someone to spy so that we could stop as many of his attacks as possible; Lucius was already part of the Death Eaters. He had asked me while I was still at school. I decided to wait a while before accepting, making sure that I could protect my mind when I was asked things by him. When that was done I joined. Then shortly after that I broke up with my lover," He answered.

"Who was your love? You still haven't mentioned his name. And what was in the letter that shocked you so much?" he asked his questions.

"My lover was James Potter, Harry's father," He answered the first of Draco's questions. "James got engaged to Lily Evans not long after we broke up. I would have liked to see him again when everything was over, but it would not have been possible. What shocked me is that James was pregnant when he got engaged to Lily." He started to explain the answer to the second question.

Draco frowned, thinking on what his godfather was saying, "But, no…," he said, shaking his head. "It can't mean that Harry Potter is your son, does it uncle Sev?"

Severus nodded his head answer. "Yes Draco it does." He snorted. "I never thought I would ever be a father," He whispered to himself.

"Well you are." Draco smiled. "What are going to do now though, about Harry?" he then asked his smile still on his face.

"That I do not know," Severus said, looking up at his smiling godson.

With those words a snowy white owl flew in through the open window and landed on the back of the chair where Severus sat talking to Draco. They watched the bird as it held out its leg towards Severus waiting for the man to take the letter off of her. The two looked at each other, they recognized the bird as belonging to someone from Hogwarts, but they could not remember to whom the beautiful bird belong to.

Severus reached and took the letter from the bird, which continued to sit on the back of the chair. He opened the letter and began to read the familiar scrawl.

Professor Snape,

I have just received a letter from my father. It said some very interesting and confusing things. It mentioned things that happen while you were at school together and just after. It also mentioned that Lily wasn't mother. I would like to talk to you face to face, if that is at all possible. Hedwig has been told to stay there for your reply.

Harry Potter

Draco watched Severus read the letter, when he looked up. "Who was that from?" Draco asked.

"Potter…Harry, I don't even know what to call him now." Severus smiled slightly at the notion.

Draco gave a slight laugh and answered the unspoken question that hung in the air. "I think you should start to call him Harry. I don't think that being a Potter is such a bad thing really, is it." He smiled.

"No it isn't. I need to tell Dumbledore that I will be having Harry here with us for the rest of the holidays, so we have some time to get to know him better. Then I will write a letter to him," Severus mostly said to himself as he got up off the chair and walked out of the basement lab.

Draco stayed in the room and went over to Hedwig. "We'll give you your letter soon, okay girl? Here why don't you come with me and I'll find you an owl treat and some water." Draco said kindly, as he held his arm out for the owl to land on.

Draco then went out of the room and went to the kitchen where Severus kept the owl treats; he also got some water for the beautiful, snowy owl. He left the owl resting in the kitchen as he went to the study where Severus had just finished fire-calling Dumbledore.

"What did he have to say?" Draco asked as he walked into the mostly wood room.

Severus looked up at the young man with a slightly surprised look on his face. "He actually said to do what I think is best instead of telling me to do something I would have hated."

Draco laughed at the look and said, "Well for once the meddler isn't going to meddle."

"Well I'm going to write that letter now," Severus said as he went to the desk and took out quill, ink and parchment and began to write his letter.

Five minutes later he was finished. "Where is the bird?" he asked Draco, who was watching him from the doorway.

"Hedwig is in the kitchen having something to drink and eat before she flies again," Draco answered, emphasizing the owl's name.

"Thank you," he replied, rolling his eyes.

They both walked to the kitchen and tied the letter to the rested Hedwig. Hedwig gave them both an affectionate nip then took off finding the first open window and heading off back to her owner.

"What did you tell him?" Draco asked as they walked back to the lab.

They entered the lab and answered, "That he will be coming here tomorrow, I will be going to get him, and that we will talk more when he gets here. Now shall we start our potion again, the other is now ruined."

They started their potion again. Both were waiting for the next day to arrive when things in Snape Cottage would change.

Well did you like it, please reveiw me i could do with the encouragement to get another chapter out.

A puzzle for you all.

How quickly can you find out what is unusual about this paragraph? It looks ordinary that you would think that nothing was wrong with it at all and in fact. Nothing is. But it is unusual. Why? If you study it and think about it you may find out, but I am not going to assist you in any way. You must do it for long, it will dawn on you. Who knows? Go to work and try your skill. Par is about half an hour.