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Chapter Three: Learning about the Wizarding World
As they entered Snape Manor, the two children gasped. It was huge.
"So this is where we are going to live?" asked Harry shyly. This would be to good to be true!!
"Yeah Harry this our home! So would you like a tour through the house?" his father answered
"Of course we'd love that, or Harry" Hermione said immediately
"Sure. So let's begin!"
They started to walk in the basement, and every now and then Severus and Minerva explained something to their children.
"So now let's go upstairs, there are the sleeping quarters, our working rooms and the library" Severus said and Hermione and Harry got big eyes at the word library and Severus chuckled "Minnie I think they got this from you!"
"So what Sevie I like it that my kids love books."
"Don't call me Sevie!" the two children exchanged meaningful looks. When they reached the end of the stairs, Minerva told the.
"So the first room o the right is yours Madeleine, oh I mean Hermione and the room next to that is yours Harry. They are linked by a door so you aren't separated. You got a bathroom attached to your rooms, you don't mind sharing one, do you?" she asked and receiving a nod from two speechless children she continued."Over there on the right side is the master bed room and behind that there a guest rooms. At the end there are our working rooms and behind your rooms is the library. So I think that was enough for the moment, go and get settled and then come to dinner in one our, if you need anything call Susie the house elf." And with that the two older Snapes went down to the living room, letting their two children get used to their new surroundings.
"Harry can you believe it?"
"No, but why did she call you Madeleine?"
"I don't know I think we have to ask her later, so come on. My room first" she shouted and then they went in. They gasped once more. There was a large room with a king sized bed and many cupboards. The wall was painted in light orange witch pleased Hermione. Then they saw two doors and opened the first one.
"Oh look this is the bath room, and I think this is the door to my room!" Harry said, inspecting the also huge bath room.
"Let's go and look into your room!" Hermione said eagerly and they went through the door. As they entered they saw nearly the same as the had seen in Hermione's room, only that Harry's wall was painted in a light blue. The two children were content with their new surroundings and the both had the same thought.
"Let's go to the library!" they said in unison and then started giggling. They went outside Harry's room and into the library, an Hermione nearly fainted as she looked into the room that was twice as big as their rooms. The two kids enjoyed themselves and each took out a book and started to read.
Meanwhile downstairs
"I am so happy Severus to have my children back with me!"
"Me too, Minnie, me too. After dinner we have to tell them everything, I'm sure you got them confused when you called her Madeleine. And not only that but about Hogwarts, about everything."
"I know we need to go shopping with them tomorrow, too. When are you going to talk to Albus?"
" I don't know I think tomorrow. But he didn't knew they were our, did he?"
"No he didn't but that doesn't give him the right to separate the twins. Even if they were James' and Lily's, he didn't have to separate them."
"Yeah I know. I will tell him everything so that he is prepared when they are attending Hogwarts." There was a small pop and Susie the house elf came to set the table for dinner.
"Thanks Susie, and when you brought the food, we'd like you to meet our children!" Minerva said
"Oh master Sandy and mistress Maddie are here again? What a joy!" said the elf, once again disappearing to catch the food.
"Harry, Hermione, come to dinner" Severus shouted and soon you could hear two pairs of feet running down the stairs. "Sit down, please" ad the two sat down on the table, when again a pop could be heard and Susie came with the food.
"Children this is Susie our house elf, if you need anything call her, she'll be pleased to help you! Susie this are our children..." before she could continue, Susie started sobbing
"Master Sandy and Mistress Maddie it's so good to see you again" Harry and Hermione looked at their parents confused and everus said
"Later, now let's eat." They all enjoyed dinner and when everyone was finished, Minerva said
"We have a lot to tell you so go over to the sofa, we'll be there shortly and then we can explain everything." The two kids obeyed and sat down on the sofa, meanwhile Minerva was fetching a box. So when Minerva and Severus were seated, Severus started.
"So let's start, first of all Harry and Hermione are not your real birth names as you might have noticed. Here are your birth certificates." He made a swish with his wand and two parchments appeared. He handed them to his children ad they read them.
Name: SanfortMedwinSnape
Date of birth: 31st July, 2.00 am
Parents: Severus Snape and Minerva McGonagall-Snape
Siblings: Madeleine Sarita LilySnape
Harry looked at his parents "Are you insane, why do I have such awful names and Hermione such pretty ones?" Hermione, or better Madeleine chuckled.
"Look Harry, or Sandy as we are going to call you from now on, there is a reason behind them. The first name, of both of you, is name from our families, with our beginning letter, that left for Harry only Sanfort, and the middle name has a meaning. Harry yours means powerful friend and is teutonic and Hermione, Sarita means little princess and is Hebrew, and the third name is the one of your godmother, but more I'll explain later."
"Oh that's nice, I think I can stick with Sandy" looking over Maddie's shoulder he read her date of birth: July 31st 2.03 am. "I am older, than you!" he said.
"Yeah but only by three minutes"
"Children you can argue later, we a lot to discuss." Severus interrupted them. "So you wonder perhaps why you don't look like us, it is a glamour charm, which I'll be lifting now." And again he made a movement with his wand and the two began to change. When the changing finished Minerva conjured a mirror and they both looked in it. They realised that they looked very much alike. Both had black hair now, Hermione's was down her shoulders and Harry's wasn't unruly anymore. They had both Severus' onyx eyes, and fortunately their mother's nose. Harry didn't need glasses anymore.
"So this is our true self? Are we identical twins?"
"Both times a yes" Minerva said with a smile "It's very rare that a boy and a girl are identical twins, but you are. And therefore you share a special bond."
"So this was it about the family things, now you are going to learn everything about the Wizarding world." Serverus said."So where to start. Ok there happened to be a very bad dark wizard, his name was Voldemort. He was defeated six years ago, by the two of you. This is why you both have the scars on your shoulders, Sandy's yours is on your right and Maddie's yours is on your left. In the Wizarding world you are very famous and are known as the twins who lived!" he snorted.
"Yeah, and there was a prophecy made about the two of you, but I'll tell you the contents on your eleventh birthday!" Minerva said
"But why not now?" Harry asked
"Because you are to young to understand it properly. As for what I said before your godmother Lily, or as Sandy might have known her as his mother, she and her husband James adopted you, when we heard of the prophecy, because your father was a spy for the light side, and it would be strange if he had suddenly children, when he didn't even have a wife. You must understand, that no many know of our marriage and when Voldemort comes back, Severus will be a spy again!"
"But that is awful! And why didn't we live together at the Dursleys?" Hermione asked
"This is one thing we don't know, but we intend to find out!" Severus said through gritted teeth
"Daddy when Voldemort comes back I am going to be a spy, too!" Sandy exclaimed
"We will see!" Severus said chuckling at the antics of his son
"There is one important thing left, as the twins who lived, you were known as Harry and Hermione Potter, so nobody will recognize you as the twins who lived. Thus you can have a normal childhood and when we all think the time is right, we'll let the rest of the world into our little secret ok?"
"Yeah, but why did we live and Lily and James got killed?" Maddie asked
"Because the died to save you! Lily was my best friend, and I blame myself for their deaths." Severus answered with a sadness in his eyes
"Oh daddy!" Maddie said and hugged her father who lifted her up.
"Don't blame yourself, they did it because the loved you, they wanted our children to live!"
"Yeah, but she was my best friend!"
"I know Severus I know! Children I think it's time for you to go to bed!" Minerva said and the kids whished their parents good night, gave each one a kiss and went upstairs to their rooms.
"Good night little sister"
"Good night big bro" Maddie answered, to tired to argue. So the each went to their own room got ready and went to bed to think about everything.
Sometime in the night there was suddenly a thunderstorm and Maddie got up and went to Sandy's room.
"Sandy, wake up!" she said whimpering
"What is it?"said a sleepy Sandy
"I am afraid of thunderstorms, can I sleep in your bed?"
"Of course you can I will always be there for you and protect you!" he moved a bit so she could climb next to him.
As he said that, Maddie knew he would keep this promise, after all he was her big brother, her best friend, her soul mate. With these thoughts she began to sleep.
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