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Harry Potter And The Father
Chapter 12
Introducing The Malfoy's
Severus is it ok if we come over?" asked Lucius through the floo network.
"Very well Lucius" said Severus nodding his head curtly. He had expected it; if he was honest he had expected it much sooner. Perhaps a day or two after he had adopted Harry, it seemed though that Lucius didn't have as many thumbs in pies as he liked to think. Grinning he watched his two friends step out of the fire, his godson on his mother's hip.
Narcissa had a curious look on her face, Lucius was of course more composed than his wife, but Severus was very good at reading people. Lucius handed over a big bag full of things, Severus curiously opened them and wanted to laugh, junior potions kit a baby broom and some new clothes. Unfortunately for Lucius he already had the junior potions kit and enough clothes to last him years. The toy broom reminded him too much of the child's biological father and wondered if he would ever let the child actually ride it.
"Thank you very much Lucius" said Severus smiling gratefully.
Narcissa enlarged the travel cot she had brought with her, placed her son down and put his toys in it. The three year old child was quite happy to sit in his cot and play with his toys. Trains, cars, a pink Dragon teddy lay beside Draco in his play pen.
"Who are you looking after?" asked Lucius "Did you find you had sired a son?"
"No, I found out a startling piece of information about someone I once knew" said Severus smoothly. Knowing they were bound to be getting impatient surprisingly it was Narcissa who broke first. So they didn't know he had adopted, who he adopted so Fudge had only told him that Severus had taken someone in. Was that Fudge's way of medalling or finding out if Harry was being treated right? Curious indeed.
"Who?" she asked the cold demeanour she uses while in public nowhere to be seen.
"Lily…she was, I mean is, my sister I only found out once my father died, you know as well as I do, what twins are supposed to share, that old purebloods don't like the thought of" said Severus sadly. Twin cores, twin children, most ancient pureblood wizard and witches did not like that thought.
"Twin cores, share magic and maybe even one of us not having any magic" finished Severus.
"That's an old wives tale" scoffed Narcissa.
"Unfortunately it's still widely believed" said Lucius looking slightly guilty. He had treated Lily horribly to find out she was pureblood was a kick to the gut. All the times he had called her a 'Mudblood' made him flinch. She was one of the purest bloodlines there was. Now it seemed Harry Potter was as well child of the Snape, Prince and Potter lines.
"There is a Muggle born set of twins who have magic Patil twins if I'm remembering right" frowned Narcissa.
"Indeed" said Severus nodding they were the same age as Draco and Harry, both magical and both showing magic at pretty much the same time.
"So your father gave her away instead of killing her? At least he showed some mercy" shuddered Lucius oh he knew just how evil and bad the Senior Snape had been.
"No my mother never told him, she then proceeded to make sure my father wasn't around when she gave birth. Glamoured her then handed her to a Muggle orphanage that she knew would take care of her. She was then adopted by the Evans' and brought up unaware of whom she was" said Severus.
"So how did you find out? Did your mother tell you? It must have been very hard for her to give away her little girl." said Narcissa brokenheartedly. She had wanted a little girl, Lucius had wanted a little boy, but he wouldn't mind a girl if it was what Narcissa wanted.
"Lily wanted to know why she was better than your average Muggle Born she did a test and found out herself. She didn't tell me she started going out with James Potter and that was it really…I found out when my father died that I had a sister…then Lily's letter confirmed it to be her. Needless to say I didn't suspect her" said Severus looking at his friends extremely surprised and awed faces. He didn't tell them the exact true, he didn't like the thought of telling anyone he had once been engaged to his sister, and it was a very disturbing thought so he now liked to pretend it didn't happen only for his piece of mind.
"And now the Snape and Potter lines have connected after decades of feuds" smirked Lucius liking the irony of it.
"It is ironic I guess" said Severus nodding.
"So you have custody of your nephew?" replied Narcissa it was more of a statement than a question.
"No way otherwise it would be in the paper no one could have possibly prevented that" said Lucius sure of his words.
"You are wrong Lucius I have indeed got custody of Harry I've legally adopted him. Lily and James signed the papers and sent them along no one can contest them even if they are dead" smirked Severus.
"I'll be damned" said Lucius shocked.
"So can Harry play with Draco then?" beamed Narcissa glad that her son has someone else he could play with. Someone that wasn't a loyal Death Eater's son at that. They knew Severus was a spy just as Severus knew they were spies.
"What you don't know is that the MUGGLES he was with abused him" said Severus he sneered the word Muggles as if it was a disgusting word. Right now he didn't think very much of Muggles it didn't mean he was going to stop spying. However, he was furious he began to think maybe Voldemort had been treated that way which would explain his hatred for all things Muggle.
Lucius and Narcissa flinched as if they had been struck, maybe it was because of the way Severus said 'Muggle' or 'abuse' they didn't know. Abuse wasn't done in the wizarding world very often. Severus' own father had been a nasty bastard, so he didn't truly believe that.
"Oh Severus let me see him!" said Narcissa looking heartbroken.
"He's resting in his bedroom, he sleeps quite a lot," gestured Severus to his room, Harry had yet to get his own room. He needed to get in touch with Flitwick and make a room with him, fit enough for Harry.
Narcissa walked in a few seconds later she said "He's awake Severus"
"Hello little one I'm Cissa" smiled Narcissa kindly.
Harry didn't reply he looked petrified. Was he being sent away with these people?
Narcissa noticed Harry looked relieved when Severus came though, she smiled softly. It seemed Harry was already warming up to his new father, and she knew Severus would never hurt him.
"Hello little one, I see you met Cissa are you hungry?" asked Severus sitting next to his son.
"Yes" whispered Harry his green eyes lightening up as always food caught Harry's attention.
Severus was smiling softly he lifted the three year old up and headed out of the room Narcissa following him. Harry grabbed Severus' cloak very tightly looking utterly petrified. Severus ran soothing circles around his back, and sat him down on the couch. He handed Harry a banana and watched him eat it, taking his time savoring it properly without eating like a dog.
Lucius looking at the toddler who had defeated Voldemort. Just looking at him he would never have suspected such a thing. He just hoped for both Severus and Harry's sake that Voldemort doesn't come back. However, that was just wishful thinking he knew Voldemort was out there somewhere. The mark told him that much Severus probably knew that too.
"Who's that" asked Draco curiously standing up in the travel cot a curious look in his warm blue eyes.
"This is Harry, son would you like to see him?" asked Narcissa softly.
"Yes" said Draco, Narcissa lifted him up and carried him over.
"Hi I'm Draco" grinned the little boy, obviously pleased to see someone his own age. Not that he would know Harry was smaller than Draco, it truly showed with him next to someone his age.
"Harry" whispered the little boy watching the other one fearfully but curiously.
"Do you want to play with my toys?" asked Draco, his mother and father had made sure Draco spoke properly they not be dark but they were snobs and loved their son.
Harry nodded shyly Draco handed one of them over, it was a train that whistled when magic was pushed into it. Draco's whistled loudly, Harry looked at his curiously wondering what he was supposed to do. So the little boy explained softly trying to find the right words.
Harry seemed to forget everyone there, looking at the train in his hand, head cocked to the side. Suddenly the train started whistling very loudly before abruptly stopping. They could smell burnt plastic coming from the train, Harry suddenly looked petrified and ready to cry.
"Well I'll be damned" said Lucius Harry was too powerful for a three year old child's toy.
Lucius knew there and then he was going to be a powerful man, in with a good chance of defeating Voldemort.
"It's ok Harry" soothed Severus softly; making sure Harry knew he wasn't in trouble. He summoned an elf for some food and quickly gave it to the two boys, Harry took that as a sign he wasn't in trouble and began eating his ice cream.
"You do realize you are going to need to get him a wand or teach him to ground his magic" said Lucius softly.
"I know" said Severus looking and sounding rather surprised.
"Perhaps Draco and Harry could become friends Severus…" asked Lucius softly.
"I don't know Lucius; maybe once he's more used to things right now he's scared of his own shadow. Plus I've got to take him home to meet mother, and get him into a routine, once that's established then I don't see why not" said Severus "But it will be up to Harry at the end up the day"
"Of course" said Narcissa nodding softly.
"How have you been?" asked Severus smoothly, watching his two friends curiously, keeping one eye on his son at all times.
"Good, I'm just glad Narcissa is no longer healing me every other night" sighed Lucius honestly.
"Indeed, I'm sure Poppy thinks the same" smirked Severus, Lucius knew that Poppy was the one that always healed him.
"It's not something I wanted our son growing up around" confided Narcissa looking ashamed.
"No I'd gather not" said Severus understanding her completely; he couldn't imagine what Harry's reaction would be.
"How's Dumbledore been with the fact you have his hero?" asked Lucius cautiously.
"Furious he's been constantly trying to get Harry back at the Dursley's blood protect my ass, he's protected here if his mothers blood protection even works. She's blood of my blood, Harry's blood of my blood" said Severus adamantly.
"I can look into it for you…get you some decent blackmail to keep him quiet?" suggested Lucius.
"I suppose you can" shrugged Severus not at all bothered, Harry was his and there was no going back.
"Great" grinned Lucius looking forward for the hunt to blackmailing Albus Dumbledore of all people.
Will Filius make him a new room? that how he finds out? will Harry and Draco continue to get on? Will Harry be permitted a wand early for the simple reason he needs focus? or will it be a focus stone? R&R please