Snape landed in that of Prince Manor, when apparating he knew he couldn't take the boy back to Hogwarts or Spinners End so he settled for his manor. He took a breath before looking down at the boy in his arms. Harry had undergo the changes back into his supposed appearance and looked back up at the man with large sparkling emerald eyes. His hair had grown out of its unruly mess and now fell silkily around the base of his neck with a small flicked fringe across his forehead, his cheeks toned slightly but kept the five year old puppy fat, the only other thing that changed was the fact that a sprinkling of Lily's freckles had appeared on the bridge of the boy's nose, his eyes, nose and height stayed the same as before.
"D-Daddy?" The small boy whispered tiredly. "What was that?"
"I'll explain in the morning" Snape replied. "Now, I believe, it is time to go to bed"
Snape walked up the grand staircase and down a long hallway before arriving outside a emerald door, he pushed it open and felt a smile tug his lips as he scanned his old childhood room. He walked over to the bed and placed his son, already sleeping, onto the bed. He whispered a spell and the boys clothes turned into pyjamas before pulling the silk sheets over the boy and hesitantly kissing the boy on the head before fleeing the room and going downstairs. He sat in the large chair by the fire and stared into the dying flames, lost in though about what to do about his son, eventually his eyes felt heavy and sleep overpowered him as he fell asleep in the chair. It wasn't too long until morning and the five year old running down the stairs and jumping on him.
"Daddy! Wake up! It morning!" The boy pouted.
"Merlin's beard Hydrus," Snape yawned looking at the boy. "Do you always wake up this early?"
"Yes" Hydrus nodded. "I have to!"
"Why's that then?" Snape asked, intrigued now.
"I have to make bweakfast for Uncle Vernon and Auntie Petunia" Hydrus whispered sadly.
"Not anymore" Snape told him seriously but with a small smile.
"Daddy?" Hydrus asked. "Why did Uncle and Auntie and Dudley call me Hawy?"
"Well-" Snape was beginning to say before it struck him. "Wait. Shouldn't you be asking why I'm calling you Hyrdus?"
"Nuh uh! My name is Hydwus, mummy told me it was in a dweam!" Hydrus beamed up at him, his big green eyes sparkling.
"Well Hydrus, why don't we go and see Mr Dumbledore?" Snape smiled.
Whispering a spell to freshen both of them up, Snape apparated to the grounds outside of Hogwarts clutching tight to Hydrus who was shivering. He briskly walked into the school and up to the Headmaster's office where Dumbledore sat, reading one of his many books. Looking up, Dumbledore smiled at Snape almost proud in away and placed his book down and stood walking around his desk.
"Severus!" Dumbledore boomed happily. "You went then!"
"I knew you weren't out of the country" Snape muttered angrily. "Why did you send me to check on him!"
"I was hoping that you would do what you did!" Dumbledore smiled happily.
"Wow" Hydrus whispered. "Is he Santa?"
"No little Hydrus" Dumbledore chuckled. "I am not Santa Claus, but I can make any of your dreams come true"
"Wow" Hyrdrus muttered.
"Albus" Severus growled. "How did you know?"
"Lily told me before she went into hiding with James and Hyrdus" Dumbledore smiled.
"Why did you leave him with those…those…muggles!" Snape demanded.
"I had no other choice Severus, I deeply apologise but you two are reunited now and you can be a family again" Dumbledore apologised.
Snape curtly nodded at the Headmaster then briskly left the room, not wanting to say anything else on the matter. He was just walking to his private quarters when his being filled with dread. The students were at the school. He turned himself around and walked to his potions classroom receiving a confused stare from Hydrus in his arms.
"Where we going Daddy?" The five year old asked.
"Daddy has to go teach his class" Snape replied.
"Awe we at school?" Hydrus gasped in wonder.
"Correct" Snape smiled.
Snape walked into his potions classroom, slamming the door open on the way in causing all his students to jump and Hydrus to giggle. He inwardly groaned when he saw that Nymphadora Tonks was at the school for another year and was sitting at the front of his classroom sporting florescent pink hair and bright blue eyes. He continued walking to the front of his classroom ignoring the whisper outbreak behind him.
"Silence" He bellowed, causing the class to fall into silence. "Turn to page three hundred and ninety-four."
"Sir" A familiar voice called.
"Ten points from Hufflepuff for speaking out of line in my classroom, Tonks" Snape snapped. "What is it?"
"I've not got my equipment and Professor Sprout has given me a note to give to you" Nymphadora Tonks smirked holding out the folded parchment.
Snape strode over after placing Hydrus down on his chair and snatched the parchment out of the young woman's hands, sending her a glare before proceeding to read it.
Professor Snape.
I have confiscated Nymphadora's potions equipment and books for extreme misbehaviour with them. It would be most best to excuse her from the practical's in the lesson and give her a job which she cannot screw up or misbehave in.
Professor Sprout.
"Very well then Tonks." Snape scowled. "You are to take Hydrus outside of the castle and into the grounds to keep him out of way of any danger inside the castle while lessons are in progress do I make myself clear?"
"Who is Hydrus?" Tonks asked.
"Me!" Hydrus giggled raising his hand, causing the girls to aww over him.
"Very well Sir" Tonks smirked going over to Hydrus and picking him up.
Hydrus was running his hands through Tonks' long florescent pink hair as she carried him on her hip towards the courtyard where she sat down against a tree with him on her lap. Smiling at the boy she reached into her pocket and pulled out a liquorice wand from Honeydukes and offered it to the five year old.
"Tank you" Hydrus replied after taking a bite.
"You're welcome" She smiled. "I'm Nymphadora Tonks,"
"I'm" Hydrus began to say before swallowing. "I'm Hydrus Snape!"
"Did you say Hydrus Snape?" The Hufflepuff asked, her eyes wide in shock.
"Uh huh!" Hydrus giggled.
"Wow" Tonks whispered.
"Nynfa…uh…Ninfadoorraa?" Hydrus said trying to pronounce her name. "Where awe we?"
"We are at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry!" Tonks giggled. "A magic school!"
"SHHH!" Hydrus gasped putting his hands over her mouth. "Don't say that word! It a bad word!"
"What magic-?"
"SHHHH!" Hydrus shushed, tears forming in his large round emerald eyes. "Uncle Vernon will here! I don't want you to be thwown inta the cupboard!"
"Hey hey hey" Tonks whispered, enveloping the boy into a warm hug. "Its ok, magic isn't a bad word, it's a special word! Your Uncle Vernon is just jealous because he is a muggle am I right?"
"Daddy did call them muggles" Hydrus replied quietly.
"See! He was just jealous that you are more special than him" Tonks smiled hugging him again. "Now will you say magic for me?"
"M-m-maa- what if Uncle Vernon hears?" Hydrus asked sadly.
"He wont I promise" Tonks smiled.
"M…aa…jj…-" Hydrus drawled out slowly before looking around incase he'd been caught. "Uncle Vernon will hear! I know!"
Sighing, Tonks racked her brain trying to think of a method to get the five year old to say the spell when suddenly it hit her. With a devilish smile, Tonks began to run her fingers over Hydrus' stomach causing the other boy to squeal with laugher. She carried on tickling him and even blew a raspberry on his stomach which caused him to giggle even louder. Neither of them noticed the Potions Master watching them from the window opposite his ingredients cupboard with a small smile on his face.
Hey Everyone!
I do apologise for my absence, I went to go see Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part Two with my best friend and with my brothers after that and so I have been remarkably busy :D
Yes so, I do apologise for the last chapter, it was a fairly bit rushed and I promise thee that I shall re write and upload a new and better version.
This chapter at the moment I would say is my favourite because I do really love Tonks (she reminds me of myself as I'm always dying my hair- its bluey green atm) and as I know there is a thirteen year age difference between Remus and her I thought that I might as well just put her in school and yes she will play a big part in this :)
I apologise for updating and getting all your hopes up! but I wanted to tweak what year Tonks was in and I have changed it to third year so she can spend more time as a student in the story!
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Happiness is found in even the darkest of places if someone remembers to turn on the light
The strongest of us are the ones who can smile in even the darkest of times.
~J.H