The Monument Keeperoliver Chapter 12

Severus had been working on the two ideas that were given to him by Lily and Remus. Lily's had been tougher than he thought. He thought the Mandrake had to be mature for it to be effective, but he was wrong. It had to be used when it was ready for it's first replanting. This took a few days for Neville to get it to him. After he finished the potion, he took it, and about vomited it all out before it took affect. He managed to keep it down, and felt it as it seemed to scrub at all the surfaces that his brewing had damaged. He thought that when it was done, it would resurface as the vomit he first felt when he took the potion.

Oh how wrong he was. When the potion had completed his work, he felt the urgent need to run to the loo and set a spell. He barely made it, when he exploded into the toilet. It was not a nice feeling as it burned on it's way out. He felt like his arse was on fire. It also felt like it was never going to end. However when it was finally through he knew that what Lily had suggested had worked.

The test he now performed had proven this, as Elisabeth was pregnant with their child. The test was positive.

The second idea of Remus' also proved to be a challenge. The sample he had of the twins prank You Know Poo was a simple enough mixture, but it really didn't give a memory to it's user. All it did was show the person how much he or she didn't know. How could that help with the situation of the Longbottoms. He took the bottle of the prank and read the ingredients and still no answer was found. He stared at the bottle for several minutes going over everything in his mind, trying to conceive a way to make it work. He read the label once again. {For those who think they know. You Know Poo.} There was something about that phrase that bugged him. For those who think they know. What if they didn't know. How could that work to his advantage. You Know Poo. What in the bloody hell was that supposed to mean. It's not a memory potion. It shows you what you don't know. It shows you what you don't know! That's it. For a person that had knowledge, it shows that person that his or her knowledge was not as much as they thought. If a person has no knowledge, then the potion was useless. If he were to add a memory to the potion, then maybe it could stir up some of the users own memories. It would have to be a strong memory for it to work though. He didn't know if Neville had a strong enough memory of his mother and father. Only one person that he knew of did.

His visit to Augusta Longbottom gave him what he hoped he needed as he left her carrying two small vials filled with a memory of both Alice and Frank. Severus would add one from Neville. It was his hope that the memory of all four added to the potion from the twins would create the working potion to bring Alice and Frank back. It was Severus' contention that if the Poo, which was the stimulant, and the memories of the four Longbottoms combined, would be strong enough to bring them back with the family.

With the two new ideas now brought to fruition, he was so happy that he went running through the hall of the school yelling like a banshee, "Remus, Neville! I did it!"

He continued to scream as he ran, "Remus, Neville, where are you?"

Finally he got a reaction from the fourth member of the friendship. Filius stuck his head out the door. "Severus, what is going on? Why are you screaming like a girl?"

Instead of answering him, Severus picked him up and continued running down the hall, Filius yelling "Put me down you big buffoon."

Severus finally got the attention of those he sought. It also got the attention of Professor McGonagall. It seemed that they were all in conference. All three were laughing at the scene of Severus running down the hall with the screaming and kicking Filius tucked under his arm. Severus pulled up when he reached his fellow Professors. He put Filius down, and looked to his friends. "I did it. I got them both to work!"

Minerva and Filius were staring blankly at the potions master, while Remus and Neville looked like they had just been told the most amazing new. Of course to them, it was the most amazing news they had heard in quite some time.

Neville was the first to speak. "You said both of them? You Know Poo will work?"

"If it doesn't, then nothing ever will. The memories worked perfectly with the Poo."

Remus then asked, "And the second?"

This brought a smile to the face of Severus, "I'm pregnant, I'm going to be a father. Isn't it great?"

Remus tried to hold back the laughter he wanted to let loose with, "So when are you going to tell Elisabeth of your condition?"

"Right now. She is going to be thrilled at the news."

Filius wanted in on the act, "So Severus, how far along are you?"

"I figure one month. I'm going to be a father. I can't believe it." He joined in with the other four who were laughing at his antics. He thought they were just laughing because they were happy for him.

When everything calmed down, Severus reached into his pockets and pulled two vials from his robes and handed them to Neville. "Now, don't expect an immediate reaction. If they work, your mum and dad will be getting their memories back slowly. It could take a few days for them to get enough to bring them back to you and Augusta. If nothing happens after five days, then the potions failed. Let's just hope they work."

Minerva took this lapse of quiet to ask, "So Severus, are you experiencing any morning sickness yet?"

Severus looked at her weirdly. "Why would I be having morning sickness?"

"That usually happens to one who is pregnant."

Severus looked at her even closer, trying to figure out what she was saying. He thought back on what he said to the four. Then his face turned a brilliant red. Humiliation was not his best color. "I was excited, alright. You know what I meant. But it is brilliant, isn't it?" he smiled once more.

Remus put his hand on his shoulder, "Yes it is my friends. I am so happy for you and Elisabeth. Do you know what you want?"

Severus thought about it for a minute then smiled even bigger, "One of each would be magnificent."

"That it would Sev, that it would. Now. If we are done Minerva, I think there are a few people who would like to hear the news our friend has to share."

"Do you think I could go and hear their reactions Remus. I would like to chat with Lily also."

"I think she would like that also. Neville would you like to go with us?"

"You're kidding right? I have a very important mission of my own. I have to go get Granny and then visit someone we wish to see again. Minerva, do you think I could use your floo?" Neville asked.

"You didn't have to ask that Neville, of course you can. Good luck, I hope this works out for you and Augusta."

Neville gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek, "Thank you all. I'll catch up with you later." and Neville took off running for the head office.

Remus looked at the four left, and he hooked his arms with Sev's and Minerva's while she took Filius' arm. They skipped down the hall, and Remus was singing, "We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of OZ."

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Harry knew that Luna was planning a surprise birthday party for him, and he had a surprise of his own. He had yet to give the gifts he had taken from his vault to his friends, and he had them all wrapped. He was going to be giving them as gifts to them all. The best one was the book he was giving to Remus. He knew he was cured of the ailment, but if he could cure the other people who shared the curse then his dream would come true, and the full moon would only affect the lovers of the world.

The past month and a half had been filled with happiness for Harry. His relationship with Luna, Lorcan and Lysander had strengthened to the point where he felt they were his family. He needed to talk to the twins, and ask them if they would consider him for there dad. Not their father, as only Rolf had that claim. He also wanted to know if they would like a little sister. Neither him or Luna had brought that up to the twins as yet.

He got the chance, when the five Professors showed up and asked if they could visit the portraits. Tonks asked if Luna could join them as well.

Luna knew she wanted to talk about the party she was planning and agreed. They left Harry with the twins, and he brought them to the kitchen and gave them a glass of juice and some cookies.

"Guys, can I talk to you about something. I have to ask you a very important question that concerns your mum and I."

Lysander looked from his cookie, "Please tell me and Lorcee you are going to ask mum to marry you."

Harry's jaw dropped. "How in the world did you know that? I have been fearing this moment for a few days now. And here it is, you want me to ask her?"

Lorcan giggled, "Uncle Harry, I don't know if you have been paying attention, but when you and mum are sitting together, where are Lysee and I?"

Harry thought for a minute. He never considered why he never saw the twins when he and Luna had gotten intimate. "I guess in your room. So, tell me Oh Wise Ones where have you been?"

Lycee had a sage look and answered, "Watching. Waiting. Learning. Accepting."

Harry's brilliant remark to this was "HUH?"

Lorcan giggled once again, "We were watching you and mum. We never saw her so happy, not even with our father. We waited to hear you tell her how you felt about her, and how she felt about you. We were learning how to deal with this show of affection. We were trying hard to accept the fact that you and mum loved each other, and if we could learn how to call you dad."

Harry smiled at that answer, "And did you?"

Once again with his sage look, Lysee said "No." after a few hard seconds, both Lorcan and Lysander broke into a laugh. "Of course we did, DAD."

Harry pulled them into a hug, kissing their foreheads then tickling them relentlessly. The twins were in a fit of laughter when Harry finally stopped, "So you think it is right for me to ask you mum to marry me?"

"It would be so wrong for you not to ask." Lysander seemed to be the serious one of the two. And well beyond his age in wisdom. "Uncle Harry, you know how much mum cares for you. Not just cares, but loves you. If you were to ask her, she would probably become a blubbering mess, and not be able to answer right away. You would finally calm her down enough for her to answer you. Of course the answer would be, 'I have to ask the children how they feel.' for which you will say, 'They already accepted me.' then she will say, 'Let me think on it.' after five seconds she will scream 'YES!' then you will kiss."

"How old are you Lysee? I swear, even your Aunt Hermione doesn't think that much into an answer."

"Having her for an Aunt has set my goal in life. I want to be a brilliant know it all. Lorcy thinks I'm nuts. Mum thinks I'm cute. Aunt Hermione thinks I'm brilliant, which I tend to agree with her on that one. Where as Uncle Ron thinks I need a new role model."

"Well, except for Ron's point of view, I think they were right. Thank you guys for giving me the chance to be happy again. You don't know what it means to me to be accepted by the both of you."

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When the six people walked into the Library, they had to laugh. Sirius and James were wrestling in Sirius' frame, and Lily was in James' frame watching the idiots. She was shaking her head, then looked up to see them enter the room. When she saw Minerva she yelled out, "Minerva. It's so good to see you!"

James and Sirius quit wrestling and Sirius yelled out, "Minnie and Filius what a surprise."

James nodded, "Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick what a pleasure. To what do we owe this honor?"

Minerva and Filius stepped forward. Minerva went to Lily, "Hello Lily, it's good to see you as well." She then turned to James and Sirius, "James it is a pleasure to see you as well. I haven't been able to get away to see you, and thought it was time." she then looked at Sirius, ". As you full well know, My name is Minerva, not Minnie." she had her wand in her hand and had it aimed at him. With just a faint movement she sent a slight stunner which caught him in a region he didn't know she could hit, and he jumped.

"How the hell did you do that? I thought I was safe in here."

"It's not good to give away ones secrets now is it Mr. Black. Now, before we get into some serious talking, and I don't need you comments on that Mr. Black, I think you all need to hear what Professor Snape has to tell you."

Severus stepped forward, and took up a position in front of Lily. "Lily, I don't know what to tell you. Your idea was perfect. I took your advice, and the potion. The result was Elisabeth is now pregnant. I'm going to be a father Lily. Can you believe it?"

Lily smiled back at her friend. "I'm so happy for you Sev. For both of you. Elisabeth must be thrilled."

"She doesn't know yet. I didn't want to disturb her at work. I wanted to rush right over and tell her, but thought it best to wait. I can't thank you enough for your help Lily. It means so much to me to have you for a friend. But that is not all the news I have to share with you. However, I don't know the results of that one just yet."

Sirius wanted to be funny so he said, "What, you don't know if you want a boy or a girl? Or maybe one of each? That is a tough decision. I would go for the gusto, and pray for two."

Severus turned to the mutt, "I have already decided that you reject from the pound. Of course I would like twins, with one of each. I will take what ever is offered and love him or her or both. What I have to say is that Neville is at this moment, in St. Mungo's administering the Poo Potion to his parents."

Lily took on a sour look to her face, "You actually used that vile concoction on my friends Severus Snape? How could you?"

"I used it because like many of their other creations, it was quite brilliant. The name does not make the potion. The twins try to make their creations funny to sell them to the public. In essence, they are work of arts. If the twins realized how well their products worked so well with other potions, their fame would spread throughout the world. They would be rich beyond their imagination."

"So you're telling me that You Know Poo is a brilliant memory restorer?"

"Not in itself. What it does, is if a person knows something, the potion shows them that what they think they know is not actually the truth, as they know it."

Sirius shook his head, "That didn't make any sense. How can something make a person think otherwise from what they know? If they know something, how could it be wrong?"

"I didn't expect you to see the brilliance of the product. All it is really, is a misconception potion. However, it is a stimulant for the mind. If you remove the misconception, and add memories to the potion, it could stimulate the brain by showing it the memories instilled into the potion. I made memories I took from both Andromeda and Neville, and added them to the potion. In affect, it would make their brain a pensieve, for them to see these memories, and hopefully bring back their own memories."

Lily had never felt prouder of her friend. "I can't believe you took something called that atrocious name, and created something that could bring our friends and Neville's parents back. Even if it doesn't work Sev, Neville will be thankful because you took the time to try and help."

Filius then got into a talk with Sirius and James, while Remus and Minerva talked with Lily. Tonks and Luna went and sat down to talk and not disturb the others. Molly agreed to the plan to have the party at the Burrow. She got Fleur and Vickie to help her. Tonks helped when ever she could, as well as Hermione. Luna was their insurance that Harry would not make any unannounced visits.

It may be the first time that Luna was unaware of Harry's thoughts. If she knew of them, then she would have known that he was planning on turning the tables on some of the guests.

The twins were in on the plans, and they came up with a fireworks display that put every one in stitches. It would be like the display they used in their seventh that marked their departure from Hogwarts. Only in this one, it wasn't Delores the dragon was chasing, it would be Harry on his broom, during the Tri Wizard Tournament. They also made some banners for the occasion.

Ginny was thinking for a good gift for Harry, and came up with a solution. Both Dean and Colin would be needed for it. She knew Colin would do his part, and hoped that Dean would do his part. She was surprised when he told her it was a brilliant idea, and got started on it right away. With only ten days, she hoped he had enough time to finish it, what with the workload he already had.

Ginny was finally getting over her dreams she had of Harry. She knew that although she still loved him, it was the love of a very good friend. The talk they had went a long way in helping her get over the loss. The dances they shared in the Manor helped as well. It showed her that they could still maintain this level of caring and still carry on with their lives without worry about hurting each other.

Hermione and Ron were also working on their gift for Harry. They knew Harry would not want anything expensive or extravagant. But it still had to be special. Hermione thought on this for awhile, and came up with an idea. When she told Ron of it, he thought at first it was a silly idea, but then he thought that it was not as silly as he believed. He knew how Harry loved gifts from the heart more than anything. He told this to Hermione, and she leaped into Ron's arms and kissed him with more passion than the one they shared in the RoR when Ron tried to protect the elves. Ron was now glad that he agreed with Hermione's thought, and tried to picture her after she presented Harry with the gift.

The two shared the thought of how Harry and Luna looked so much better now that they were spending time together. They both remembered the dance that they had that night that left everyone ready to run home, jump into bed, and have their way with their mate. It was the hottest thing either of them ever saw. Hermione talked with Luna later, and asked her to teach her the dance. She almost died when Luna said, "Hermione, that was no dance. It was my way of showing Harry that I wanted him. I saw Lily doing it to James, and like you, I asked her to teach me it. She told me that it was her getting off on James' leg. I almost had another accident, when she said that. She told me it was her version of a stripper's pole dance. She used the same dance when Harry played Hot Stuff on the stereo."

"And you were comfortable doing it in front of everyone?"

"Hermione, you thought it was a dance, and you are the smartest witch I know. Why would anyone else think any different?"

"Did you...you know?"

"You mean did I have an orgasm? You wouldn't believe how intense it was. I think Harry knew it as well. We haven't done anything yet, but I believe that was the closest we ever came to doing it. Harry was having trouble controlling himself."

"So was everyone else that was there. I wanted to grab Ron and the kids, run home, put the kids to bed, then shag the hell out of him. If I had known you were rubbing yourself off, I would have tried it as well. I know I will the next time you play that song. I may have to practice it a little before showing off though."

Luna laughed, "Practice makes perfect."

Hermione laughed as well, "It does, doesn't it."

That had been two weeks ago, and she had Ron be her partner as she practiced. The following two hours after the practice was always special. She couldn't wait to try it out in front of everyone. Maybe on Harry's birthday. Her gift to herself and Ron.

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The potion that Neville gave his mum and dad had been administered by the healer. Neville was watching them both. At first, there was no reaction. it was two hours before he saw his mum's eyes move beneath her lids. It was the first time he ever saw this from either of his parents. It gave him hope. Then he saw his dad have the same reaction. It was another four hours when the next event took place. His mum began moaning, as if she was having a dream. The moans then turned to talking. Neville about had a heart attack when he heard her say, "My baby. Oh Neville, my son. You made me the happiest person in the world." All Neville could think of was she was thinking of when he was born.

Then his dad went into the same stage. His talk was different then his mum's. He moaned for a much shorter period of time. Then he began talking to who he presumed was Grans. "He is beautiful mum. He brings a light to this dark time. I hope that he and James and Lily's boy can be friends. It would be so special to us."

Neville listened as more and more of their thoughts came out. Then Neville realized that these were their own thoughts, not the ones implanted into their minds. He now knew that that the You Know Poo was going to work, and he would soon have his mum and dad back with him and Grans.

On the second day, much earlier than Severus expected, Alice Longbottom opened her eyes to see someone sitting on her bed. He was having trouble keeping his eyes open. She looked closely at him, and then she screamed, "Neville my boy, it is you. My dreams were not dreams, they were telling me to wake up and see you."

Neville jumped when he heard the scream come from his mum. He had been thinking of the moment that they would both awaken. It would seem that the moment was now. He turned to his mum, and was pulled into the greatest hug he ever imagined. The hug of a mother for her son.

They hugged for ten minutes, talking into each others ear, when they heard Frank stirring. They both watched as his eyes popped open and began looking around at his surroundings He saw Alice holding hands with a man he didn't know, but for some reason recognized. Then it hit him, "Neville, is that you?"

"Yes father, it's me. Welcome home."