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A/N: This is a Harry/Snape story. Don't like, don't read. I rated it T for now just in case. I hope you like this story. Happy reading!
Warning: Slash, Yaoi, MalexMale pairings, Snarry, Harry/Snape. If you don't like don't read.
His Biggest Secret
By: A Wandering Soul
Chapter 8
Melissa walked into the kitchen the next morning. "Nice. Your impression of a zombie just keeps getting better." She teased a grunting Harry. Said zombie turned to give her a half glare half yawning look. "Shut up. I had a really…" But Melissa would never know the rest of Harry's sentence as he was cut off by a high pitched shriek coming from Harry's room. The two walked into a sight they never thought they would see. Severus was trying his hardest to make it to the crying little girl on the bed. With every step he took she would throw another curse at him. "Stay away from me!" She shouted before flinging Severus into the wall. "Serenity stop!" Harry tried to yell over the wind and screaming. Finally having enough he snapped his fingers. The wind instantly stopped and the little girl found herself bound and suspended in the air. "I said stop." He growled out. "I understand that you are scared hun but that doesn't mean you ignore me. I know you heard me and you felt when I entered the room." The little girl hung her head and sniffled softly. "Yes daddy. I just wanted to keep him away from me." "I know peanut but daddy will take care of you. You don't have to use magic to keep the bad people away. I promise Serenity." "Ok Daddy." Harry motioned for Severus to walk over.
Much to the older man's surprise Harry grabbed his hand. "Serenity I want you to meet someone," Harry fell to his knees, "This is Severus. You remember me telling you about him." The little girl's eyes had widened when she heard the man's name, before she could over come her shock Harry continued to talk. "Why don't you go set up your potions kit so you can show him all you know." Serenity squealed "YAY! I'll be right back so we can brew daddy!" The small child had launched herself at Severus as she spoke to the man. As her words finally caught up with her she jumped back. "I'm sorry Professor I was just so happy…" Severus cut off the silently crying girl's stammering. "Don't worry little one. I would like it if you called me dad or father or what ever. I am your parent after all." Harry was so shocked! *Maybe I made a mistake when I left. * he thought. *but everything that happened I would never trade for the world*
Severus was now staring at Harry. He had changed in the few years they had been apart. His hair was short and he no longer wore glasses. Severus was happy for that, the lenses usually hide the beautiful sparkle that the eyes held naturally. His clothing had changed as well, now wearing form fitting clothes in dark colors. Blacks, dark blues, dark purples, dark greens, and dark reds. Hey he couldn't help what he saw in the boy's room, including his clothes. Severus had not snooped, no he had not, and if he just so happened to see that shoe box filled with letters, that he didn't read, and pictures of the two of them it was by complete accident. *Yea that works as an excuse* Sev snorted inwardly from his bizarre thoughts.
Here is when an energetic 3 year old ran into the room. She grasped Sev's now free hand, *When did Harry let go?* and dragged him out the room. Just outside there quarters was an unused class room. Serenity had set up her potions things there. The two spent all morning brewing potions. Sev was very proud of his daughter 'his daughter' he could get use to saying that. Around one that afternoon Harry walked into the room. "Hey you two. You have been at it all morning why don't you take a lunch break?" "But daddy can we at least finish this one potion?" "Oh all right peanut." Harry then sat down and pulled out a book. He began to read waiting for the potion to be complete.
It didn't take long for the potion to be done, the three walked out of the class room and ran into Melissa. The small family walked down to the Great Hall, which was already filled with people. All eyes turned to the four standing in the door way. "Daddy what are they staring at?" Serenity asked in a hushed whisper to Severus. Her tiny voice carried throughout the silent room. The hall erupted in gasps and gossip. The four heard snips and pieces here and there things like, "Snape…child…greasy git…poor girl" and other things. Harry was growing very upset, *How dare these children speak this way about…what my love…boyfriend…husband? I have no right to talk I ran off. * *Yes you did but not because of the type of father he would have been. Because you thought he didn't want anything to do with her. * *Yea but still.* Harry looked up and found the room quite once more, a low growling coming from him. Once he realized what he was doing he decided to roll with it. "You have no right to speak that way about one of your professors. I should take points away for all the vulgar things I heard. If you want to keep talking crap about how 'bad' a father he is you will have me to answer to. Remember I have eyes and ears everywhere." With that the ex-Gryffindor turned and picked up his daughter. "Shall we retire to the kitchen. At least there no one," here he glared at the Gryffindor table were most of the crud comments came from, "will speak about things they know nothing about."
Melissa and Severus just stood staring at where the weird boy had once stood. They slowly walked out of the room to follow the disappearing form of Harry and Serenity. Making it to the kitchen Harry was pounced on by not only Dobby but an energetic Flowffy. She was a very young elf Harry had discovered wandering around the streets of Diagon Alley his last year of school. She had been so happy to have a home, she had pledged her service to him for the rest of her life. They ate a peaceful lunch before returning back to the room. Serenity and Severus went back to brewing potions. Harry and Melissa sat in there room. Harry reading and Melissa sewing the quilt she had started 3 months ago. That is how they spent there afternoon before joining the rest of the school for dinner. This time things were better the students didn't talk and if they did it was quite enough that Harry didn't hear. After dinner they went up to there rooms. Severus once again stayed the night. Harry was laying on one side, Severus on the other with Serenity in the middle. Melissa had walked in about an hour later to find Harry and Severus wrapped around the young girl their hands clasped on her stomach. Melissa made an 'awww' face and pulled out a camera. The moving picture started with them holding hands and slowly the little girls head laid down on Sev's chest her hand wrapping around Harry's arm before starting the cycle over. Sunday was spent just the same as Saturday. The two potions wizards working in the class room single handedly keeping the infirmary well stocked for months. Harry finished his book and Melissa got half way through the quilt. Severus slept in his own room that night. Both Harry and Serenity found it difficult to find peace that night instantly missing the added warmth as they slept. Monday was already proving to be a sad hard day and neither one of them had woken yet. Down in the dungeons Sev was thinking about making a trip up to visit his new found family. He too missed the warmth he had shared the last two nights. Monday was going to be difficult not only for Sev but for his students as well.