Ch. 19

Once they had gotten their plan over and down with; Severus and Hermione found themselves back in their bedroom, where they had wanted to be for a while. Severus was still angry at finding out the Tom Riddle was really his father and he wanted take his frustrations out and only way he really enjoyed doing. He started taking his own clothes off in a hurried faction; almost as if his clothes were on fire, and he needed to take them off and fast. Once he was done; Hermione was glancing over to him, wondering what he was planning on doing. Then he came after her with a hungry look in his eyes; he started taking her clothes off as well, and led her to their bed. She was not fighting him; she knew that he needed her.

Severus was kissing her with such passion that Hermione had never even dreamed a person could show another, then he entered her with such power that it was vibrated her inner walls that it nearly shook her very being. All the other times that they had slept together, he was gentle but not at that moment, he was in control of the want and need that he was be showing her at that moment. She was nearly spent of all her energy trying to show him such passion in return. Once he had sent his seed into her warm entrance, it was done with such force that he had feared that he had scared her from the power that he had brought into their togetherness.

"I'm sorry," whispered Severus, as he kissed her forehead and cheeks.

"Don't be Severus," answered a very exhausted Hermione. "I had really enjoyed it, so please don't be sorry."

"So you don't mind me doing something like this once in a while, then?"

"Not at all," smiled Hermione.

Severus had fallen in love with Hermione, more so now than he ever had before. He was afraid to show this side of himself before, but now that she knew of this side of him, he saw that she had enjoyed it. He sometimes wondered if Hermione is not a normal person, in a girl standards but then again she was friends with Harry Potter who loved finding dangers at every turn. He hoped that she would stop with those adventures, knowing that she is with child now and she should not endanger her life or the life of her child.

xXx

Tom and Lyra were walking around the Black Lake; it was a warm day for a late fall season, they were enjoying the quiet time with each other. They knew that Severus and Hermione needed time with one another and alone. Plus it was time that they should have their own time alone, because of all the things that they had learned. Tom wanted to see how she felt about him being Severus Snape's father.

Tom said, "Tell me Lyra; how to feel about the things that you had found out tonight? Even Severus being my son and all, I just want to know what is going through your mind?"

Lyra closed her eyes as she sighed, "I really don't know how I should think Tom, and I mean it's a bit much to take in. I mean; everyone had thought that the great Dark Lord could never fall in love to create a life. Why didn't you tell me? At least after the wedding at least."

Tom did not know how he should feel but to try to get Lyra to understand some things that had gone on in his life, "Lyra; like I had told my son, I couldn't as long as Dumbledore was still Headmaster at the school. Albus had done some magic to prevent me from telling anyone, even Severus. I wanted to tell you, but you could have told him and I would end up getting hurt for the knowledge to be leaked out. The only person, who could tell anyone, would never let it happen."

Lyra let a couple of tears leaked from her eyes, "How did you live, knowing that you may have had a child but couldn't see or hear?"

"I felt like something cold and dark was within my heart, because I may have hurt my son without ever knowing that I have, until McGonagall had told me. I was sad that I couldn't face him but I was happy that he was alive, all at once. I will let you know Lyra; I am a man without a lot of emotions, so I don't know how I should feel or how to feel. So I am sorry that you have a broken man, but you will have me, regardless of how we shall live our lives."

She gave him a small smirk, something he enjoyed seeing upon her face every once in a while. "I know that you. You are still the Dark Lord that many people have read about in the Daily Prophet, and I knew that you will not understand many emotions except maybe anger, madness, and craziness."

Tom chuckled, "Yeah; I know of that thing, that is for sure," as he wrapped his arms around Lyra's waist, "I will try to show other emotions for you and only for you and our children."

"Thank you for that."

Then they went on with their walk, enjoying what was left with the somewhat is left of the hot weather, before the cold winter months come upon them. Tom intertwine his fingers with Lyra's as they walked, showing her his emotions for her were indeed true. He had no intentions for losing the one thing that really mattered in his life. They found themselves walking back into the castle, where many students and staff had found out about their beloved headmaster and his darker ways of controlling things with the war, and also hearing from Harry Potter that Tom Riddle aka Voldemort wants to stop the war from continuing like it has.

Many at first had thought it was a joke, even some in Slytherin had believed it was just something that Potter had cooked up, to get them to not follow the Dark Lord. When Tom and walked into the Great Hall with Lyra, holding hands; things seemed to change for the whole school at large. They realized that he was willing to change; even other people that were married through the Marriage Law have also changed for their other-half.

Tom Riddle told the students and the staff that there will be a war, but it would be a much smaller one, for the do fact that it would be many people against Albus Dumbledore; who only would have a hand full of people, but they would be finding out who is helping him and let them know his true nature of things.

xXx

As a few weeks had past the old Order members, along with Tom Riddle and his Death Eaters that were willing to change their ways, have made the final stand against Ablus Dumbledore; which took place in the highlands of Scotland. Where Tom managed to force Albus's hand in having the battle there, where there would be no muggles, students, or incant bystanders around. He even managed to leave Harry Potter out of the battle, for he did not want him to be a part of it, he also made sure that Hermione Snape and Lyra Riddle were nowhere near the battle either. The battle only lasted an hour and a half, for the lack of people that showed up for Ablus Dumbledore's side, which was only a handful of families.

During the final stand; Tom made an request for them to use swords and not wands, this is what made the battle lasted that long to begin with. Tom had not wanted to use any of unforgiveables for he wanted to be married without using anyone of them. He was showing the world and his wife that he was a changed man and he was willing to not try to kill people, but he knew that he had to stop Albus, no matter the coast even if he had to spill blood in order to do it. Tom had found Salazar Slytherin's sword, which he was using against his old headmaster. Dumbledore was only using a goblin made sword that had no historical value to it, because Godric Gryffindor's sword had not shown up for him.

Both men were evenly matched throughout the sword fight, as the blades hit for hit. The swords' sang a deadly song with one another, as the two men fought one another. With every swish and clang, both men seemed to be dripping with their own sweat and blood as the fight continued with one another. Each man was sporting a bloody cut. Tom had cuts on his left thigh and his right cheek, while Albus had cuts upon his right for arm, both cheeks, and his right thigh near his hip. Both men were showing their tiredness from their extrusion with their workout, but none of them was willing to show weakness to the other. Tom had managed to drive Albus back a few steps, where he had slipped upon some rocks and trying to keep his footing, this was where Tom delivered his final blow by chopping the old headmaster's head off of his shoulders.

Tom sighed in relief and finally of the war ending, it was time for a new future; a future without any more wars or violence from anyone. He was no longer going to make himself into a Lord or King to the whole Wizarding World, for he did no longer want to be that man. Tom found his son; Severus Snape, waiting a few feet away from where Tom was standing. The two plus many others that were there for the war, were on their way to Hogwarts Castle to deliver the news that the war was over and to be with their loved one once more.