Title: Snape's Revenge
Rating: K
Summary: Voldemort makes Snape Headmaster but when Voldemort tells him who will be Muggle Studies Professor and Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Snape has his own ideas on who would be perfect for the positions. Guess who comes to Hogwarts?
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Chapter 19: Strange Things
"So are you going out on a date?" a female reporter asked Severus when he came to get his pay.
Severus groaned. This woman wanted to know every part of his life and it was getting annoying.
"And why do you think that I'm going out on a stupid date," Severus asked her.
"Because your dressed nice, wearing cologne, and you're coming before noon to pick up your pay," she answered, grinning.
Severus chose not to answer that.
When he had gotten his pay he separated it and then went to get another crib ordered for the babies. So far his time had only allowed him one but now with December slowly coming to an end he needed to at least get the four bought by February. He also had more clothes ordered as well as diapers. His inner Severus shuttered at the thought of changing filthy diapers but Lucius once told him that it was all part of being a father. He figured that Lucius would say that again.
He stopped by the site to see how things were going and it amazed him at how quickly things were moving. Potter demanded that all workers, prisoners or not, get a break and so the workers were eating sandwiches and the prisoners were drinking soup.
"Can I see Lucius for a moment," Severus told Harry.
"Sure," Harry said and motioned for the foreman to tell Lucius that he had a visitor.
"Hello, Lucius," Severus said, as they sat down.
"Going out on a date?" Lucius asked, grinning.
Severus grumbled, "Why does everyone believe I'm going out on a date?"
"Your dress nice, Severus, that's the big clue," Lucius said, "So how's Narcissa doing?"
"Well," Severus answered, "She's worried that she'll never see you again so I'm going to have my lawyer try and get you freed."
"Thanks," Lucius said, "Oh I'm working on the drawing and writing on the stone walls."
"That's great," Severus said, glad for his friend.
"So what brings you here besides telling me that your going to help me get freed?"
Severus wasn't sure how to ask this question, "Well in July the brood is coming-."
"The what?" Lucius asked, cutting Severus off.
"The brood, the kicking crying pounds of flesh," Severus said.
"Severus, are you talking about your babies," Lucius asked.
"Yes," Severus said and Lucius laughed. "What's so funny?"
"Only you would call precious bundles of joy broods," Lucius said.
"Their not going to be precious," Severus told him.
"Of course they are," Lucius said, "Look, Severus, I know that you care about them or else you wouldn't be coming to me for advice. Listen to what I'm going to tell you. Babies are the most innocent thing that evil can't corrupt and your girl is having four of them. I think that this is something that I would even be looking forward to and if you think that you're going to be a bad father, just because your own father was bad, and then listen to my advice. Potter thinks that he's going to be a bad father, I hear him talking to that Weasley girl about his fears, and if I had a chance to talk with him I'll tell him the same thing that I'm going to tell you. Don't worry if you're going to be a bad father, just focus on the moment.
"Because the only way that you can be a bad father is if you ignore them and give them the impression that you hate them. Men know how to be good father, it's just the small few that ignore that and treat them like they would anyone else. Don't worry; I'm sure that in a few decades we'll be hearing of your pretty girl or boy marrying some rich witch or wizard."
"Thanks for the advice," Severus said.
"Oh and one more piece of advice," Lucius said as Severus got up.
"What."
"Watch out for the cannon when you change your boy's diapers," Lucius advised and then laughed as Severus went pale.
Minerva was waiting on Severus for their date and he told her that he had come by Hogwarts to have a few words of advice from his old friend. She laughed when he finished and then went pink.
"I think you'll be a great father," Minerva told him.
"That's what I think Lucius is trying to tell me," Severus said.
"Then listen to him," Minerva told him.
They went to the gallery and Severus showed her the paintings that he liked. She frowned at the statues that were on display and when a woman appeared Severus's senses reeled. It was Luna Lovegood, but what was she doing out of school.
"Hello, Professors," Luna said.
"Miss Lovegood, what are you doing here?"
"It's winter break," Luna told them, "So how are you liking the gallery?"
"It's nice," Severus said, "So are any of these paintings for sale or are they just for display."
"Oh you can buy one," Luna told him. "I'll go back and get the catalog."
And she left them alone.
"I wonder how she got a job here." Severus asked.
"Oh don't bother with it," Minerva said, "Let the girl get some kind of training. You know it's very hard to find a job these days."
"Only in America," Severus told her.
He let Minerva wonder on her own and started looking around. He wasn't intending on snooping as it might draw attention from other people. In a room called "The War Room," he noticed something in the corner. Normal people wouldn't have noticed it but his sharp Potions Master eye could catch anything. He bent down and picked up a scrap of something.
It was a piece of canvas and it was colored blue but there were splashes of red that looked like blood. He pocketed it and then he went to re-join Minerva.
"I saw a lot of things in there that I liked," Minerva told Severus as they left the gallery.
"I'm glad that you did," Severus said, "So did you have a good time?"
Minerva wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. He returned it and when she pulled away she smiled. "Did that answer your question?" she asked.
"It sure did," Severus said, smiling back.
A/N: Thanks once more for reviewing. Next up: Koko has a fit over the piece and Filch pays Severus a visit.