Marriage Bliss?

A/N Here is the next chapter. I hope you all like it. Well on with the story.

Chapter 3

Long potion stained fingers held the fragile wing glass as he sipped the wine. Deep black eyes watch the blond aristocrat read the letter. A letter that he, Severus Snape, got about three days ago from Sirius Black.

The letter was simple but a formal proposal for his hand in marriage to one Harry James Potter. The son of the man that made his life a living hell when he was in school.

"I really don't see a problem my old friend." came the smooth voice of Lucius Malfoy. "Its the best thing that could happen to you." The blond said as he laid the parchment down the table between the two men.

"Good thing that could happen to me? I hate the boy and I thought the boy hated me. So how is this a good thing for me?" Severus asked as he finished off the wine and place the glass on the table. Once could hear the confusion in Snape's voice. After all his friend wasn't make since at the moment.

Lucius finished off his wine as well. Once the glass sat on the table Lucius lean back in his chair. Crossing one long leg over the other the man smiled at his friend. "Because, my dear friend, you'll have the one person everyone wants. Our savior." Lucius stated.

"So? Let them have him." Severus said with a sneer.

"My friend if you marry him then you could control. Control what he does and with who. Control who he see if anyone at all. After all being the older one out the two you would be the dominant one."

As Lucius spoke Severus was listing. All that his friend was saying is true. "I've always said the boy needs a firm hand."

"And you would be the one to give that to him. Not only control him but his money and power he would bring with him. After all he's not just the Potter heir but the Black heir as well." Lucius said with a smirk.

Seeing Snape's confusion Lucius explain. "It's not widely known but Narcissa's cousin, Sirius, made young Potter his heir."

"So it all goes to Potter now?" Severus asked as he lean back a bit more in his chair. The thought of all that power and wealth was very tempting.

"Not all of it but most of it. Draco will get what my wife brought with her." Lucius said with his own sneer. The man hated thinking about any power he didn't have and this was one of them.

"But if you don't want to marry the brat then I'll make Draco marry him. After all I must find someone to marry my son and not many are worthy enough to be a Malfoy." Lucius said with a smirk now.

Lucius may hate the boy as much as he's friend but the more he talked about Potter the more he wanted him part of his family. He was the one that took down his lord so he was very powerful. Then there was the fact that he would inherit not just the Potter's fortune but the Black's fortune as well.

Severus said nothing as he looked at the parchment sitting on the table. "I did say the boy needs a firm hand and I fear Draco wouldn't be able to do that. Also this would be a great way to get back at James and Sirius for the way they treated me when we were in school." Severus finally said looking up at his blond friend. "James would never allow his son to marry someone like me and I'm sure Sirius thinks I would turn down the proposal." The smirk on the potion master's lips showed how much he loved finally getting back at those two.

"Of course. It would be the best revenge." the blond said with a smirk but he was growling on the inside. He really wanted the boy in the family. If Draco had married Potter then he could have gotten his hands on him but now it didn't look like it. Well may there was still away.

"But you know that if at any point you can't deal with him and don't want him around his friends then you can send him to me. I would be willing to take your young husband off your hands for a night." Lucius said, trying to sound like a true friend who would help his friend out when ever he could.

"I'll keep that in mind." Severus said as he stood up. "I thank you for the wine and the advise." He said as he picked up the parchment before he took his leave.

A/N There is the next chapter I hope you all liked it. On to the next chapter.