I know it's been forever since I last posted a chapter on this story, I haven't given up I promise. Just had absolutely no idea what to write and i have a few more stories on the go.

Snape and McGonagall

Mr's and Mrs Malfoy-Zabini were away on their on honeymoon in California. They had booked a 5 star hotel and were having an amazing time there. This is what the post card had said that had been delivered through Harry's door. Not all could be said for the two Professors at Hogwarts who'd been forced to marry. Of course they had never been any attraction between them however neither were truly happy with the idea.

It was also a well-known fact that Professor Severus Snape disliked children. The idea of having his very own snot nose brat was not appealing in the slightest. A miniature him the mere thought made him shudder in distaste. He swore once he became Dumbledore's little spy he would put the idea of having a wife and a child in a fire and let it burn. But now after everything he had ever done he was now dragged into the ministry's hair brain scheme for people to produce an heir. As well as this he had to have a child with his rival for so many years: Minervra McGonagall.

Professor Minervra McGonagall was many years senior to her husband to be. She had always believed that she was too old to re-produce an off spring and had missed her chance many years ago as she worked as the Transfiguration Teacher. However surprisingly she was still fertile, well that was the results she had been given by Poppy Pomfrey said.

So now the couple were sat there in the house they had purchased, both thinking the same thing. Why me!

" We can't avoid this much longer Severus we really must plan a wedding and well try for a child. I know both of us don't want this but can it really be stopped cause I know we have tried everything we could possibly think of. And at the end of the day when our child is 3 years old we can split apart." She reassured him attentively placing her hand on his arm. To her surprise he didn't move it. He just sat there a far away look on his face.

" I don't think I could though Minervra there were many children from broken families many of the children wanted their parent back together. And some didn't understand how they could be in love one day to hating each other the next. How they could wake up and have both parents under one roof to see everyday to the next were they awake and have just one waiting for them and seeing there other once or twice a week." His voice was a whisper but it spoke volumes.

" Severus I know this is hard for you but we would get through this. I know I wouldn't have gotten married if this law never came up, I didn't want to be in a relationship. Im also sure you were like me you put aside the feelings to be with someone and have someone who is part of your blood. So you could live alone with out having to be depended on you again. You just wanted the odd fling.

" Yeah, I don't want to be a father or a husband. I don't want to be my dad." Again his voice was a whisper.

Tears sprung to Minerva's eyes it had never dawned on her the emotional fear he had. " Severus you wont be your father, I wont let you."

" I am my father Minervra, I already am."

" How are you your father?" her voice was steady and calm but inside she was a wreck.

" I hate, scare and terrorise children, I have raped woman in the past, im cold cruel, and a man who has skin so tough that allows nobody in. That Minervra is how I am my father."

" Your father passed away 15 years ago, you have a chance to change who you are, maybe a child who will call you father, will love you know matter what. That child isn't a curse it's a blessing, it's a chance to go, Im not my father I am Severus Snape the potions teacher at Hogwarts,"

" I don't know, I'm not really father material, I'm impatient, sour and cold,"

" A child brings energy so life is never a dull moment, you have know one to love so your cold, a child brings up so many things and at most times it's the child that will be impatient with the parent."

"Alfie,"

" What?"

" Alfie"

" I heard you the first time Severus but what on earth are you getting at saying Alfie."

" I always liked that name for a boy," he stated shrugging his shoulder looking at the elder woman in front of him. He almost burst out laughing with startled look on her face.

" Alfie is a nice name, if we have a boy we can name it that, it has a ring to it don't you say Alfie Lee Snape."

" Lee, I assume you like the name,"

" Well yeah, ever since I was a young girl I called my dolls Lee, my mother thought I was mad, naming dolls in a frilly dress Lee. It was when I arrived at Hogwarts there was a muggleborn girl called Leigh. It was there when I realised it was unisex name."

" Right Alfie Lee Snape, what about Melissa Grace Snape or Cassidy Jean Snape.

" I prefer Cassidy Jean it suits us something girly but old fashioned. But you sure you don't want to name it Elaine." She asked him teasingly.

" No definitely not, that meddling old fool just had to bring my mother in, I feel like a child again, constantly checking around every corner encase im going to be caught doing something I shouldn't be."

" Ha, that tells me you were rather a mischievous young by, into things he shouldn't be."

" You don't know half of it my dear woman, we had a pet dog when I was a child a Bernese mountain dog called Sooty, I was five and it was black. He would sit beside me every dinner as I ate, when my mum wasn't looking I gave him some of my dinner, it was usually peas and carrots, I never liked peas or carrots but the barmy woman always put them on my plate. Well one day she caught me doing it, she was absolutely furious, the only reason she put peas and carrots on my plate was because she thought I'd eaten them every time, really I fed them to the dog." He chuckled thinking back.

" I can see you doing that, and your eyes wide in fear as she caught you," laughed Minervra as she spilt a little of her whiskey on the floor.

" Yup, as you said before with a child around there was never a dull moment and with me there definitely wasn't."

"How did we get on to the talk of Babies?"

" I haven't a clue but we have sorted the baby names months in advance."

" Summer."

" What, you cant just say one thing that's what I do," snapped Severus childishly

" I just did and I want a summer wedding,"

" Oh well that makes sense and I don't see why not, it has to be indoors though"

" Of course I couldn't think to possibly take you out in of the castle in the day light it could harm you,"

" Shut up, I meant it as it could rain,"

" Are you scared of getting wet, did you dislike baths when you were young as well," she taunted childishly back.

" As a matter of fact I did, my mother spent many of hours chasing me around the house trying to get me in the bath, I was a sucker for Squeak misses me."

Laughing at him as she drank her whiskey, " Who was Squeak then Severus?"

" My rubber duck of course,"

" A rubber duck," she gasped in a fit of giggles.

" Yes a rubber duck, Squeak and I are great friends I still have him, he is in my underwear draw." His face held a smirk as he saw the stiff woman who was once sat beside turn into the giggling mess. Snorting she tried to hold her breath but failed.

" Can I meet Squeak," she asked when she regained her breath.

" Well he is a little scared of cats Minervra, but if you promise not to laugh I don't see why not." With a wave of his wand a plastic yellow duck flew in to the room. Handing the rubber duck to Minervra she held her breath as she looked at it, the yellow body was pale and so was his orange nose. It showed it's age. She inspected the duck with great detail however she pressed a little too hard on his back and a loud squeak came out, dropping the duck on her knee in shock, she couldn't hold her breath in any longer and burst into laughter. This time Severus joined her she decided right at that instant she liked his laugh; it was joyous and warm something she never thought she could describe him as. She handed back Squeak to his rightful owner and they turned their attention to the wedding. They may never be lovers but they would be good friends and they both were sure of that.

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