Chapter 9
"You did what?" Draco asked matching the slightly ill face of his Godfather.
"I asked Harry an my father to fill in for the newly weds." Alexandra smiled before sipping her tea.
"An i have a feeling I'm not going to like where this is going." Severus groaned.
"Surely they said no."
"They said yes of course. They should be here any moment now." She replied.
"Couldn't you have asked you step-mom?" Draco asked.
"Of course i could have." She grinned.
To say the least the staff meetings were much more fun with Harry an Albus on staff.
"Severus might i have a word with you?" Albus asked as a meeting came to an end.
"Of course Albus." Severus replied following him.
"How are things with my daughter?"
"We are friends." Severus answered watching his face.
"Ah, good good. I really think you two are good for each other."
"You do?"
"Come now Severus, I know my first reaction wasn't good-"
"You tried to choke me to death." Severus cut in.
"Yes well you have to understand i still saw here a my little Alexandra. I have had time to face the fact that the little girl who use to run around chasing fairies had grown up into a women who will have men chasing her mother died i never thought i would see her happy again, but when she came here an fell in love with you i saw the little girl i thought had died with her mother. You made her happy and she made your life a little more brighter."
"True. Before her i could have cared less if i died in that war or not. But knowing she was out there an loved me, actually wanted me..."
"Made you fight to live." Albus smiled.
"She made allot of us fight to live didn't she?"
"She's something special to everyone here at Hogwarts."
"And what are two Professors doing wondering the hall on a night like this?" Both men turned to see Draco Malfoy an Harry Potter walking there way.
"You two should be careful, someone might think you're up...to something." Harry grinned.
"Funny." Severus replied.
"Yes an one could ask the same of you two boys." Albus added.
"Well, we are heading to the Headmistress office for some tea an a some lit conversation." Harry answered.
"Would you two like to join us?" Draco asked.
"Tea sounds lovely."Albus said grabbing Severus by the arm. " Join us Severus."
Alexandra looked up with a raised brow when she heard more then two pairs of feet coming to her door waving her wand the door came open.
"Hello, we spotted these two in the hall." Harry said walking in an pointing behind him.
"We think they were up to something." Draco added.
"Know my father, that couldn't surprise me." She laughed. "Please join us."
"But of course." Albus smiled pushing Severus down in the chair closes to his daughter.
"I hope we're not intruding on you Alex." Severus said sitting down.
"Oh no, i would have invited you both but you two seemed in a hurry to leave the meeting." She said with a smile as she fixed them tea.
"Just wanted to have a little chat with Severus. Did you bake these?" Albus asked bitting into a cookie he took from the plate in front of him.
"Yes i did, do you like them?"
"They melt in my mouth." He replied grabbing another.
"So Alex I was wondering if you's have dinner with me this weekend?" Harry asked as Severus glared at him.
"Dinner?" Alexandra questioned sipping her tea.
"Yes, you do still eat don't you?" Harry laughed.
"Of course i do. Might i ask why you wish to dine with me?"
"No special reason."
"O I forgot Alex dear i won't be able to accompany Severus this weekend for the Hogsmade trip." Albus told her.
"Draco?"
"Sorry no can do." He grinned behind his cup.
"Harry?"
"I would love to really but i promise some Ron to help with practice."
"Well instead of asking everyone I'd be more then happy to go on the trip with you if you don't mind having the Headmistress tagging along Severus."
"Of course i always enjoy your company, an with the Headmistress there the children are bond to behave better."
"So back to my question, Will you have dinner with me." Harry asked.
"Okay." She said before leading the conversation into another area.
The group talked about this an that until Albus stud up an yawn.
"It's getting late i must asked to be accused my child."
"Of course." She said standing up as did her other guests.
"Goodnight Alex."
"Night Harry." She said walking them out.
"Sweet dreams." Draco winked leaving.
"Good night Draco." She laughed. "Night father."
"Goodnight Angel." He said giving her forehead a kiss.
"Alexandra?" Severus questioned as when it was just them two.
"Yes Severus." She asked turning to him.
"Might i give you a goodnights kiss?"
"Uh...well..."
"A friendly one." Severus added an she nodded. "Thank you." Severus said taking her hands as he stepped closer to her an lightly touched his lips to hers. "Goodnight Alexandra." He whispered turning away after the kiss.
"Goodnight Severus." Alexandra whispered back unable to take her eyes off him until he faded from her view.