Chapter 14
Tobias got up, and took a shower in his room, it had been five months since they had gone to the manor; his little sister was growing, and filling out. She was drinking more and also sleeping more. She was sitting up on her own and could almost crawl and was laughing at everything, five of her teeth were in and she looked like an angel to them. She was calling her Dad, Dada and was calling Tobias Tubby; Severus had teased him for ages about it.
He had agreed to go to the drawing classes and there were people from all over the country to see his work, not because he was the saviour but because his work was recommended. Severus could not be more proud of his son, finally someone bringing something light to the Snape name, well he had as well he just hoped in years to come people will think of the Snape name as a light name. The Snape's had not always been dark, they had once been light and neutral.
Ebony was loved by all, and was spoiled rotten got everything she wanted, but Severus would not let his little girl grow up spoiled because he knew if she did she would end up being a bully just like James Potter, and that was something he really didn't want.
Severus was a good father to both Tobias and Ebony, they were in the paper often, and the world could see that they were being brought up great and also that Severus was a good father. Severus had given money to poor people; having the money he gave his interest to another vault. Most of the first load had gone to the Weasley's, who now could afford clothes that would rival Malfoy's, they also rebuilt the burrow, but the children were not spoiled, they still saved their money. And they got on with Severus. Ebony and Ginny got on and were friends but Ginny was far too old for Ebony to be her best friend. She was more like an Aunt to her or sister, while Tobias didn't get on with them that much, he liked to see the twins making pranks and flying. Ron was just a kid in his eyes and Percy was too perfect Bill and Charlie were cool, but it was a shame they were not there often.
So Severus ended up in the burrow more often, Severus got lots of thank you notes from the family's he had helped. The Snape name was well over the top, when people spoke it was Snape, that Snape this, Dumbledore loved it, he was glad to see his boy happy. Severus still came to see him often, he had, after six months, told Dumbledore he didn't want to continue being a Potions Master because he wanted to watch his daughter grow. And Albus didn't blame him, he agreed happily for the man, Harry had gone to school but when there was a holiday and at the weekends he went home.
Ebony, just as Severus thought, did grow up looking like Eileen Prince, Severus Snape's mother, Severus had a feeling his mother approved. Not everything was perfect though he had nearly had a heart attack when he saw his daughter in his potions workroom adding ingredients to a very explosive potion he had sent her to her bed to think on what she had done.
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Little Seven year old Ebony wandered into a room she had seen her dad walk into, looking around in interest she saw some stuff sitting on the table she picked them up and added them to the cauldron which started to turn a dangerous red colour.
"NO!" yelled Severus grabbing his daughter tightly before using a shielding charm. Thankfully the charm worked and there was only a small explosion.
His heart beating widely he grabbed his daughters arm before he dragged her to her room, he had never been more scared in his entire life.
"Get in there now! Bad girl no sweets for a week and no magic get in there now! And don't come out till you tell me what you done wrong and why you should not do it!" said Severus angrily.
Ebony tears running down her face, holding her arm she went into her room before crawling on her bed and crying her eyes out before falling sleep.
Severus made his way down the stairs shaking his son awake, "How could you fall asleep and let your sister wander, Tobias Tyler Snape! She was nearly hurt badly or worse she could have been killed! Get out of here before you make me do something I regret." he yelled.
Tobias was out of there in a flash he had never truly recovered from what the Potter's had done to him. He went to bed, crying. He had almost killed his little sister and now his dad hated him. No wonder the Potter's had not wanted him around. He wanted Ginny's arms around him telling him he was ok, he was at his seventh year at Hogwarts and Ginny was in her sixth, they had both been prefects and head boy and girl different years of course. He loved his father and he knew he must have been bad for him to actually shout at him like that.
He had been painting for seven years and had sold his work, he was even known in the muggle world, he put the money in the Snape vault and the money in there was over flowing.
Tobias walked out of his room shakily he had not meant to let his sister get hurt, he saw his dad sitting on the couch shaking he had never felt more scared than when he had saw his daughter nearly get hurt.
Walking over "I'm sorry dad, I had exams yesterday I was tired I didn't meant to fall asleep." said Tobias his breath hitching.
Severus looked up into his son's eyes seeing the fear there made him remember that Tobias had never gotten over what the Potter's had done to him with a sigh he patted the couch, Tobias sat on the couch his breathing still hitched, he had hurt his little sister.
"I will go if you want me to, move out, get somewhere to stay you must hate me now I nearly hurt her. I don't want to hurt her, never wanted to hurt her m'sorry. I love her and you like I have never loved anyone. I don't blame you if you don't want me any more. The Potters was right I am worthless," said Tobias his breathing hitching again.
Severus grabbed his son, he could not believe his son still thought himself worthless after all he has done, with a sigh he hugged his son close to him he was no longer as cuddleable as he used to be. He mumbled,
"It's ok, son. I was just scared. I should have realised you were tired when you came in, I'm sorry you are not to blame, if anyone it's me for not locking the door." said Severus as his son cried into his shoulder.
He didn't stop for half an hour, when he did Severus felt Tobias become heavy shifting he put his son of the couch properly legs up he draped a couple of covers over his son. Before going to his daughter's room.
The ceiling was enchanted like the night sky she loved astronomy, she had her own kit and a balcony which had spells on it so she could not climb it. The walls were white with snitches and Wally the wizard; Wally the wizard was her favourite TV programme. She had a small TV and DVDs both muggle and magical.
"Ebony?" asked Severus.
"Yes?" asked Ebony turning to her dad her red eyes stood out red and puffy on her pale usually happy face.
"Do you know what you did wrong?" asked Severus.
"Yes" cried Ebony. She knew what she did was wrong; the worst her father had ever done was tell her she was bad and send her to her room which was not very often.
She knew she was not allowed in the potions lab, she had been told by both her brother and her daddy, telling her why she didn't go in, why had she went in today? She knew it was wrong.
"What did you do wrong then Ebony?" asked Severus.
"I went into your potions lab," said Ebony.
"And what were you told about going in there?" asked Severus.
"I is not supposed to go in there, because it's dangerous and I am not to touch anything but I want to make a potion! I have read the books please Daddy I wanna make a potion," said Ebony pleadingly.
Severus smiled, he had been like that when he had been a child, his mother had let him but his father had not been pleased so it was only when he was gone did they brew. He remembered having so much fun when his father was gone, playing in the parks she would conjure for him to play in, she would lock the memories away till his father was gone again, to stop him telling his father when he was older he understood and never told. He had missed his mother and vowed to make her proud, and he had he joined the Order and he soon killed the man who had killed her. His children knew about her he had told the when Tobias had asked.
"Fine, we will make a potion tomorrow, but no touching unless I am there with you ok? You were a bad girl. You could have be very badly hurt and daddy would have blamed himself." said Severus.
Ebony nodded before throwing her small body at her father, she loved him more than anything, "I love you Daddy and I'm sorry. I promise not to go into the potions room without you ever again!" said Ebony before she snuggled into her daddy. Severus had been about to get up when he felt Tobias take the covers and snuggle all three of them in together. And Severus fell asleep with a smile on his face, even if the day had been scary they had learned their lesson, cuddling his children to him they fell asleep.
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They have a picture of that time in three photo albums as Tibby the house elf had taken the pictures of them, he had taken pictures of them everywhere, bathing Ebony, feeding her and playing with her, taking her first steps as well as pictures of Tobias growing up. Salazar Dudley was hardly ever at home; he stayed at the Malfoy's for summers so there were hardly any pictures of him up.
He had moved out of the house already and had moved in with his girlfriend, he used the last name Dursley to get married because he thought maybe she was using him to get his money. Severus had been hurt when he had announced that but not much because he had never been as close with Salazar as he was to Samara and Tobias. Salazar's results had been poor; Tobias had top marks in everything, extra credit for Defence, Potions, History of Magic and Charms, which had made Severus proud.
Severus was already a grandfather, they stayed in the manor Ginny had gotten pregnant while she was in sixth year so she stayed at school and concealed it as much as she could, she let Tobias look after him they had named him Severus Arthur Snape! Tobias had been adamant and Severus had hugged him when he had found out. Severus always helped out so Tobias could draw or what ever he chose to do, he brewed potions, drew and was also a curse breaker, only doing jobs during the day. He also warded people's homes as well as built an orphanage for magical children.
He had made lots of potions one that tells the person's family and they try and put the child with family if there were no children left they are given to a family only when Tobias is sure they are being looked after properly.
Ebony loved looking after Sevvy as she called him, a year later Ginny and Tobias had another child, Severus was jealous he had always wanted more children than he did have, they named the two twin girls they had Eileen and Emily.
Tobias had been working in the orphanage when a boy and girl was brought in a newborn boy and girl, muggles for a mother and father, which were from a line of Squibs, Snape line. Tobias had brought this up with his father.
"There was a boy and girl new to the orphanage today they have Snape blood in their line, Grandfather had a sister who really was a squib and she had a daughter who abandoned her children, who are magical and managed to do a bit of magic sending some Aurors after them. They were brought in. she didn't even name them, she died shortly after giving birth." said Tobias. He knew how much his father wanted to be doing something more worthy of his time than looking after his son's children and brewing potions. Ginny loved her children so did Tobias and didn't want his father to bring up his children, Sev Emily and Eileen half the time went to the burrow to stay, when Ginny wanted to see her family, Ginny was doing a healer course and w&w collage (Wizard & Witch) and Tobias was behind her all the way.
"And?" asked Severus trying to appear bored.
"I just thought I would tell you, they look like Samara and you. I have seen baby pictures of you, I could be mistaken for you as you could be mistaken for me." said Tobias with a fond smile on his face.
"And I know how much you want another child. I know you dad, I can tell you want to do more than make your potions and that, ever since we brewed the potion to take the age the Cruciatus caused you, you have been more energetic than normal you no longer looked fifty and more like your normal thirty four years of age," said Tobias.
Severus went red at being caught being jealous. It had been true ever since they had healed the Longbottom's and many others as well as Sev, his fathers bones had healed and left him practically a teenager. It is amazing what the Cruciatus curse could do to you, Tobias and Severus had written a book about different potions they had made together.
"Yes well, I have always felt useless, Samara has grown up into a beautiful young woman that I will have to tell her about her real parents soon because they are getting out." said Severus with a sigh he had always dreaded this moment.