Dumbledore raised his wand and pointed it in his direction. "You will learn why even Voldemort feared me."
"And you will learn why no one should ever mess with my family. You went way too far with me and my fathers but when you took my daughter, you signed your death warrant. I told Ginny and I tell you, no one should ever come between a mother and her baby."
Dumbledore snarled as he pointed his wand and for the first time Gideon could have imagined he heard the words from the man's mouth. "Avada Kerdava."
Gideon was prepared, sword held before him he channelled the very fires of the heavens and hell through his sword, and like a great ball of fire, a light of blinding red met the shot of green and like a million fireworks the two lights exploded in mid air, blowing down the bricks and leaving two bodies on the ground.
Severus raced to his husband's side as the others who had the enemies captured or killed. "Gideon, speak to me, you have to be alive."
Gideon's eyes slowly started to open. "Sev? Is it over?"
Severus turned to Moody who was checking to see if Dumbledore was still alive. Moody nodded. "He's dead. You killed him Gideon." Severus assured him.
Gideon slowly drew to his feet, sword in hand. "Time to make sure this place is never used again. Get those who are still living out of here."
Moody and the others started gathering the living enemies including Hermione and Percy. Severus turned to Gideon. "What are you going to do Gideon?"
Gideon grabbed his husband and apparated him outside. "I said I'd destroy him and bring the castle down on his head. I think it would be a proper burial mound."
Susan and those who had returned to the manor reappeared. "Is it over? You guys are safe."
Gideon turned to Susan. "I told you not to return. I told you to watch over my daughter."
"You told me to put her in your dads' arms and she is safe and warm in Regulus' when I left. Your father insisted we return and make sure you were safe."
Severus put a hand on his arm. "The order cares about you Gideon. Our daughter if safe and thanks to Moody and the others in part, Maia will have both her daddies."
Gideon nodded. "Thank you everyone for coming back even though I ordered you away. Now it is time for one last show before we leave."
Severus watched in amazing awe as his husband showed just why he was born the heir of Slytherin and why he was now heir of Gryffindor. A great trench appeared between them and the castle to protect them and suddenly the ground under the castle was forming into a giant crater from an earthquake. The walls of the hundreds of year's old castle fell in upon themselves and fire shot from them burning the stone like it was wood. They all stood watching in wonder as the fire died and all that was left was a crater of ash.
Gideon smiled at his husband. "Lord Slytherin would you like to give me a hand and build something beautiful here where all this death has been before."
Severus nodded and took his hand. "I think you have the right idea."
They worked together with their powers and from the ash which they turned to soil grew a great forest, as impressive as the Forbidden forest. This land had once been a forest like that beyond and it would be again. Susan added her own touch as she created a stream from the underground river, to feed the new life.
Moody turned towards the other followers. "Should we take these to Azkaban?"
Gideon looked. "All but Percy and his wife. You can take them to the dungeons of Potter castle. I will deal with them later but will not have them near my daughter."
Severus took him by the hand. "We should get home. Your fathers and out daughter will want to see you."
Gideon cast one last glance as those who were taken away to prison. He put his wedding ring into his husband's hand and whispered his password and they both disappeared, reappearing in the front hall in Prince Manor.
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Regulus and Fabian had been anxiously waiting for word of their son and son in law in the sitting room of the manor. Fabian had Ciara in one arm and Maia in the other, as his husband paced.
"Severus will bring him home to Maia. You know he refused to leave. Gideon never sent him back." Fabian assured his husband.
"Does that mean that he's alive or does it mean that they had no time to use it?" Regulus asked.
Fabian sighed. "We can't give up hope. The others went back and Moody was still there."
"Our son is not full into his powers and we all know that even Voldemort was scared of Dumbledore."
"Then I guess it's good that neither of them are a match for the heir of Godric." A voice came from behind.
They both turned and saw Gideon and Severus walk into the room and soon the others came pouring in from the gardens. "Thank Merlin." Fabian cried.
Regulus hugged his son. "You know how to give your dads a heart attack. At least you didn't have a chance to send your husband away." He handed Gideon his rings.
Severus looked down at his hand. "The portkey? You kept your wedding band and planned on sending me away with it?"
Gideon turned to his husband. "Our daughter is Lady Gryffindor Potter-Black we saw to it when she was born. There was no other Lord Slytherin. You needed to live."
Severus looked some where between ready to kiss him or yell. He chose the first. "Well when this is done we'll have to work on that as we need a future Lord or Lady Slytherin-Prince."
Gideon smiled. "I kind of picture a little Lord Slythrin-Prince but I think that can wait for a few years, if we survive this."
Severus picked up their daughter. "We will. You proved today you have the power to do this and we will win. And we'll give this little one a brother or sister."
Gideon reached for his daughter. "You little one I swear I will never let anyone hurt you ever again. I promise you my little princess no one will ever take you again."
Severus held him tight as he looked down at Maia. "We will have the wards strengthened here and no one but our family will ever be able to enter here again."
Fabian looked at his son. "You're exhausted and look ready to drop. Severus take your husband to bed before my son passes out."
Gideon was about to say something about being treated as a baby but he admitted he was tired but he had something on mind. "We need to go to Potter castle."
Severus stopped him. "They'll wait. You and I and our daughter need some time together right now. Nothing else matters."
Gideon allowed himself to be led up to their rooms and he lay curled up in bed with his husband just looking down at their daughter. Severus noticed his husband drifting off and took Maia to put her down.
Gideon stopped him. "Don't. Not in the nursery."
Severus shook his head and instead brought a cradle to the bed side and placed her in it. "I don't want her out of my sight any more then you do."
Gideon was content since he could see her as he lay down. "I don't think I can ever put her back in that nursery. The room will always bring back bad memories."
Severus understood as he felt the same way. "We will move the nursery and have that room closed up. We will never put our daughter back in that room."
Gideon allowed his husband to collect him in his arms and as much as he wanted to remain awake and keep his eyes on his daughter he had to admit that he was drained from the battle and he soon felt himself drifting off.
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Severus hadn't been sure Gideon should go but he knew after what his husband had faced that no one had the right to tell Gideon he didn't have the right to face those who had hurt him the worst. Gideon held his husband's hand though as they made the way into the dungeons but when the door opened Gideon walked in alone.
Hermione looked up at him from where she sat. "You can't do this to us Harry. You can't keep us prisoner down here."
Gideon laughed. "Talk to your husband about holding people prisoner. And actually you'll find as a lord, I am entitled. Never wonder why we all have dungeons? And it's Gideon."
Percy spat. "So proud of your former death eater fathers are you? I guess you should be considering your husband is one too."
"Better spies for the light then traitors like you two." Gideon spat. "You don't have a drop of honour in either of your bodies."
Hermione tried to stand but was shackled. "You can't keep us down here forever. I demand to know what you'll do with us."
"Maybe I should have you stoned like you did to my owl. Never thought I'd find out did you, that you led the students on the attack."
Percy shot up but was snapped back by his chains. "You can't speak to my wife like that."
"Maybe instead of stoning her I'll hand your wife over to some men to fuck and rape over and over again as you did to me. You can watch." Gideon suggested.
"You can't. You can't Gideon. I'm pregnant." Hermione sobbed.
Severus ran a diagnostic on her. "She is."
"You two will remain down here as you are. When the baby is born you two will go to Azkaban for trial and hopefully the kiss. Your child we'll find a home for."
"You wouldn't take our child from us. Not after what happened to you and your dads." Percy yelled.
Gideon walked over to him and felt like punching him but he wouldn't. "My fathers deserved me. They loved me. You are murderers and rapists who'd probably molest your own child. I promise that you're baby will be cared for. I won't do as Albus did. I will put the baby with two parents who will love and protect it. All babies are innocent, even yours."
With that Gideon turned on his heel and stormed out, knowing if he stayed any longer he'd beat the man and he had a rule against beating someone in chains. He meant it, all babies were innocent. This was different then with him and his dads. He'd find two loving parents. He thought perhaps one of the Weasleys would take the baby. He seriously hoped they'd both get the kiss, they deserved worse.