Disclaimer: See chapter one.

Author's note: Thank you for the reviews I appreciate it. I know you've been anxiously waiting to see what happens next. Sorry for the delay. My brother had his high school graduation party yesterday and I had no chance to work on the chapter. I hope the chapter is ok. Enjoy!

To Complete a Family

Chapter Six: Dumbledore's Office

Shortly after lunch Rhian and Harry bid their friends goodbye as they exited the Great Hall and made their way down the corridor towards the Headmaster's office.

"He probably knows that we know." Rhian whispered with a sigh.

Harry smirked. "What doesn't that man know around here? I think the walls tell him what they hear."

Rhian laughed as they approached the gargoyle that guarded the Headmaster's office.

"Lemon ice" She said to the gargoyle.

When the gargoyle jumped aside Rhian glanced over at Harry. "Ready?" She asked.

"Ready as I'll ever be." Harry replied stepping onto the revolving stairs beside Rhian.

Rhian and Harry stepped off the stairs and glanced at each other as they came to the door it slowly opened. Dumbledore stood on the other side of the door, his blue eyes twinkling behind his half moon glasses.

"Rhian, Harry its good to see you." He said with a warm smile. "Come in children we have a lot to talk about."

As they came into the office Rhian noticed that Dumbledore was not alone. Her father sat stiffly in one of the overstuffed armchairs. She had never seen him look so nervous before.

"Lemon drop?" Dumbledore offered holding out a glass candy dish out to the two Gryffindors.

Rhian and Harry shook their heads. "No thank you sir." They said in unison.

A smile appeared on Dumbledore's face, the twinkle in his eyes becoming brighter. Snape it seemed to become even more nervous as the two children took the other seats in front of Dumbledore's desk.

"Rhian your father wishes to tell you and Harry something important." Dumbledore smiled warmly. "Severus…" He prompted.

Severus sighed rubbing the bridge of his nose. It appeared that he really didn't want to have this conversation.

"Pot…Harry…" He started receiving a sharp glance from Dumbledore. "Your father was not James Potter…"

"We know Professor." Harry interrupted before Severus got any farther.

Severus gulped. "How long have you known?" He asked.

"We have known for a little while." Rhian replied pulling her mother's letter from her pocket.

Silently she handed it to her father who gently took the aged parchment in his hand. "Where did you find this?" He asked sharply as if he was trying to hide his emotions.

"It was in your potions apprentice book that I was reshelving."

Rhian watched her father hold the letter tightly. "I thought I had lost this." He whispered almost to himself.

"I loved your mother very much." Severus whispered a wistful look crossing his face.

Rhian looked at her father oddly. "What happened why did she leave you?" she asked almost accusingly.

A cold look entered Severus' eyes. "It was her decision to leave." He rose from his seat and began to pace. "She feared for my life as well as her own. You were born after your mother married Potter."

"Oh" Rhian whispered.

"Sir…" A look of confusion came over his face. "Why were we separated?"

Rhian nodded the same question had been nagging at the back of her mind since she had read the letter.

"For your safety." Dumbledore responded for Severus. "The Dark Lord was after the Potters and Harry of course. Lily made the decision to send you, Rhian to your father."

"But why didn't they send Harry here too?" Rhian asked confusedly looking between her father and Headmaster.

"Other them myself, your mother, and James Potter no one knew that Harry Potter had a twin." Dumbledore said. "It was for your own safety Rhian." He added seeing the look on Rhian's face.

"Then why didn't you bring Harry to my…I mean our father after our mother and James were killed?" Rhian asked.

"Rhiannon Lily…" Severus was going to ream her for the way she spoke to the Headmaster.

"Severus that's quite alright." Dumbledore said softly holding up a hand to stop his colleague from speaking. "Rhian has every reason to be upset."

"My dear, Harry could not come to you and your father after the tragic loss because his mother bestowed upon him a very ancient magic that may very well have saved his life. The only way that he would be safe is if he was to live with his mother's blood." Dumbledore said softly.

Anger raged through Rhian like none that she had ever felt before. "If that is true Headmaster then could it not have been transferred to me?" Rhian growled. "My mother's blood runs through me."

"Very true Miss Snape." Dumbledore replied but Rhian could feel but coming on. "It could have but sending Harry to your mother's sister was for the best."

Rhian glanced at her brother and noticed the flash of anger flicker through his eyes. "For the best Headmaster?" Harry asked coolly, Dumbledore nodded. "My family hated me. I never knew about being a wizard. They told me my parents died in a car crash and that they were drunks. The Dursley's hated magic."

Harry was on a roll. Rhian knew he was livid. "Not once did you check on me. To make sure everything was alright. Do you know what they wanted to do Headmaster?"

Dumbledore was trying to smooth things over but Harry was not going to let that happen. "Since you left me on their doorstep my family tried to beat the magic out of me…"

"They did WHAT!" Severus bellowed turning to face Harry.

"They tried to beat the magic out of me." Harry repeated turning angered gaze towards their father. "And you… you knew about me but yet you never came for me."

Severus sank into his chair resting his head in his hands. "I was a foolish man Pot…I mean Harry." He looked up with an accusing glare towards his mentor. "I was foolish man to ever listen to an old meddling codger." He snarled.

Dumbledore looked down rightfully ashamed. "I have wronged all three of you." He whispered after a few moments of silence.

"So now that the truth is out Harry will come live with us?" Rhian asked turning to her father.

"I'll do everything I can to make that happen." He said still glaring at the Headmaster.

Dumbledore sighed. "You do know that the Minister of Magic will not be pleased."

"Do you think I care if that poor excuse of a man is pleased or not?" Severus snarled. "And Albus you will do everything in your power to make this happen." It wasn't a question it was a statement.

Dumbledore nodded. "It is the least I can do Severus." He responded.

"Very well." Severus said as he turned toward the door. "Come children we have much to talk about."

And with that the three Snapes stormed out of the Headmaster's office their robes billowing behind them.

A/N: Sorry it's a short chapter didn't have a lot of time to work on it in the last few days and I know you were all dying to know what Dumbledore wanted. I hope you liked it ok.