Here's a bonus chapter from the last chapter. Enjoy~
The place was filled nothing but a homey like. It was nothing like no other family would have and much at peace.
"Adamaris! Your mother specifically told you to clean up your room, not playing around with your toys." Severus crossed his arms, a man, who wore a simple white buttoned shirt with black pants, is not patient right now.
Adamaris pouted with her bright teal eyes at the man before her and shook her head with her long light brown hair. She held her doll closely to her chest.
"But Uncle Sev! I like my room the way it is!" She whined, obviously.
Severus pinched his temple, "No. You are to clean your room before your mother gets back home from shopping."
Adamaris sighed in defeat and went to her room as she was told by her mother. She did not like to clean, but she enjoys learning and having fun at the same time. She's around five to six years old, a proper height for her age, and resemble almost like her mother. One thing for sure at her parentage heritage is that she's capable of using her magic without a need of her wand. She tends to be sly about it, if she does not get herself caught that is.
"No magic, Adamaris! You do this all the muggle ways!" Severus shouted out.
She groaned and she knew she got half of the work done. She set her things back into the boxes, clothes in the dresser, and her bed fixed up. Severus knew Harry went to pick up some food, but he was rather gone for quite a long time. He wondered if he could mind connected to Harry to check in, but he knew that would have been set or arranged by now if Harry was in trouble. He spent six years with Harry in their disappearance hide out. They needed some food and clothes to rely on, so they went out to places in disguises to the point no one knew who they were.
Severus hasn't understood why Harry remained quiet about the true traumatic past, but he gave up by the time Adamaris was almost a year old. Although, Harry managed to recognize footsteps and relaxed to know no one was going to find him. He hasn't figured out who specifically, but there were barely any hint of this sort of person.
Although, Harry's mood had changed due to the fact he created the potion to remove Voldemort's piece of his soul out harmlessly and without a side effect. He made it by the time Adamaris was three months old. Harry was ecstatic to live long as he wanted and thanked the man the most for everything. Severus had thought they might return to Hogwarts soon, but Harry wasn't ready or showed any sign.
Of course, he ended up playing the role as an uncle, but he adored her as if she's his daughter. He was always kept on his toe around her and he loved the thrilled of it. Unfortunately, he kept this to himself due to the fact he believed this girl is Draco's little girl. A father who should enjoy and witness everything to their own child, but Harry hasn't given the father a chance to all those moments.
The bright sunlight had appeared and Severus jerked his head at the direction. He sees the familiar mother of Adamaris coming through with nothing in his hands. He frowned, wondering if they had have been robbed of their food or if something had happened.
"Harry, is everything alright?" He was prepared to deal with some bad news.
Harry chuckled nervously, "I just went out to do some private thinking." His hand rubbed his back, "After that dream I had a few weeks ago, I think it's…erm, we return back to our wizard world."
Severus jolted his head back and blinked a couple of times, "You mean it, Harry?" He had to be sure.
Harry nodded, "Yeah, I think we disappeared long enough." His eyes drifted over to the little girl's room, "She is capable of defending for herself and we did raise her bright and well."
The potion master agreed, "Of course, you wanted what was best for her to offer. Why don't you get Adamaris' sweater on and go outside? I will need to do a quick pack up and then, I will put the tent away."
The young man's smile was exactly how Lilly had smiled, "Excellent."
The professor was uncertain of what dream the young man had, but he knew it was none of his business. He supposed it had to do something with Harry's lover might have caused a huge trigger of missing him. Harry went into his daughter's bedroom with a smile and he found her sweater on the door's hook. He picked it up and walked to her, whereas she is playing with her toys.
"Adamaris, put on your sweater. We're going to move somewhere new today." Harry announced delightfully.
Her teal eyes met her mother's eyes, "Why are we moving? I like it here."
Harry knelt down to eye level her, "It is because Severus and I miss our families and friends. We hadn't seen them in years and surely, they miss us as well."
"Okay, mama." She knew her mother means well, but don't always explain everything.
She had put on her blue sweater and held onto her mum's hand. They walked out of the tent and she breathed in the fresh air. Her eyes looked around her surrounding, memorizing her life she had grown up into, and accepting the moving into a new home. She wondered if her room will be the same or different. She saw her uncle coming out of the tent and watched him cast a charm to shrink the tent as he puts it away into the special bag. She awed at such power and sees the bag is shrunk. Severus smirked at her and she had smirked right back at him. Harry shook his head silly as he chuckled shortly.
"Alright, you two. Let's not waste our daytime while we're at it." Harry reminded them.
"Adamaris, what do you remember of Apparition?"
She lifted her chin up at her uncle, "Apparition is a form of magical transportation by our core, however, you need a license to do such ability. Erm, side apparition is allowed to those who cannot and does not have their license."
Severus was proud of her deeply, "Excellent. Today, you get to experience for the first time in your life on side apparition. All you need to do is hold onto my hand tightly and I will take us there."
She nodded excitedly to experience something new. Harry enjoyed her reaction to something she is not used to and prepared for such transportation wise. She held onto Severus's hand tightly and Harry held his other hand. The elder focused on their return to home within a matter of seconds.
Adamaris was not exactly thrilled with apparate and found herself unease, yet, she knew it was commonly known for. Harry caught her from falling on her butt and she shrugged it off.
"Mama, can you carry me?" The teal eyes looked up at her the emerald eyes.
Harry nodded and picked her up, "Sure." He held her closely.
Severus and Harry walked together back to Hogwarts through the gates. They walked the way without difficulty on the way. Nothing had changed on the school's ground nor any danger coming in their way. Harry gulped nervously, yet, he tried to move on at the best effort he could. He's stronger than he was five years ago and he was proud of his strength of his magic. He was confident that everything would be alright.
They entered inside of the school without alerting anyone, but it seems like students were in class and professors giving their lectures or guidance on their lessons. Adamaris looked around curiously, never realizing that her guardians grew up here half their lives almost.
Harry was heading to the headmaster's office and he hugged his daughter closely. He stopped and turned to Severus with a gentle smile.
"Severus, I'd like to be alone with my girl in the office. I'll send my Patronus to you when I'm done with the headmaster."
The potion master nodded, "Of course. I might go find some familiar faces, if I recalled that correctly…Minerva never starts her class at nine. She should be in her office by now." He smirked.
The Gryffindor mother chuckled, "Don't harass the poor woman, Sev."
He scowled, but jokingly smirked at the young man anyway. He turned in the other direction to leave these two be. He trusted Harry not to hurt himself or wind themselves back to hiding once more.
Harry kissed his daughter's temple and she grew confused why her uncle left them alone. He wasn't shopping, she thought. She wondered more and decided to go along with her mother for now. Harry stopped in front of the gargoyle and froze. He doesn't know if the password would work and he hoped to Merlin it'd be right for his first guess.
"Um, Lemon Sherbs." He was hoping it was it.
The Gargoyle moved to give him access to the headmaster's office and Harry stepped on the stairs as it rotated upward. He set his little girl down and slowly approaching to the top. She held his hand and nervously hid behind her mother. Harry noticed, but he was more focused on opening the door without fear.
"Come in. Don't mind my papers," The man muttered.
Harry was shocked. The headmaster would have known who was coming, but he guessed it was because of tracking charm. So it had made sense to him. His head popped out to see the man buried under several paperwork and not glancing over to see who was coming in. He slowly comes in with a brave mask upon him.
"It's me, Albus. I…am home." He sheepishly smiled, yet, his little girl hid very well behind her mother.
Albus froze and took those words in to consider for a second. He could not believe it yet and his blue eyes slowly rose to see the truth. He gasped and almost cried to see him back.
"Harry!" He stood up, "You're back! Oh, Merlin, I waited the day to see your return!" He was about to come and hug him.
Harry slowly stepped back and his daughter followed along. Albus took this as a sign that he wasn't ready yet. So, he restrained himself at the best effort he could.
Harry's head turned behind him, "Adamaris, I'd like you to meet someone here." He softly smiled.
Albus was confused who he was talking to until he saw a light brown long hair slid by the left side and her head appeared for him to see. The blue eyes caught the sight of teal eyes in her.
"H-h-harry, is…is this her?" He stammered.
"Yes," Harry nodded, "Adamaris, come out front. I promise he will not hurt you nor harm you." He gulped in slowly, "He…is your father." He admitted, finally for all those years.
She slowly walked in front and she was seeing the elder in full view. Albus smiled for the first time in his life and he had dreamt what his daughter had looked like. She wore a sky blue skirt with a white shirt. Her back was against her mother's legs to be close to him and looked at this man curiously. Albus knelt down on his knee with his kind gesture.
"Hello Adamaris, it is nice to finally meet you."
Her head moved up behind her, "Mama, is he really my father?"
Harry nodded, "Yes." His hand patted her head, "I'm sorry that I kept you away from him, but there are some things I needed to work myself on. I…missed him the most."
She sort have understand, "Mama, will he make you happy?"
Harry shrugged, "I do not know. Years can change a lot, so I do not know."
Albus had to agree, despite of the fact he could not lose this opportunity again. He stood up and gestured to his small living room area.
"Let's sit down. I'd like to hear what I had missed out and catch up." The headmaster suggested.
Harry smiled and guided his daughter over to the couch. Albus took the couch across from them, learning his new opportunity at the given offer, and he was certain he would earn those trusts again. The teal eyes haven't removed from her own father. She hasn't heard or seen anything of her father and she was used to Severus as a father figured.
"Do you still love mama?" She finally has to ask.
Albus nodded, "Yes. I do love your mama every minute of the day. I have not once stopped thinking of him and waited to see his return, but yours as well."
"What is your favorite spell?" She tested him.
He hummed softly, "Ah, my favorite spell is Aguamenti."
"Oh, a transfiguration spell of conjuring water." She stated clearly.
He was surprised, "A bright witch, aren't you?"
"Mama and Uncle Sev," She smiled, "are the reason that I am educated by the best."
Albus almost frowned, but he looked up at Harry for some explanation. He sheepishly smiled and he had realized he'd need to explain.
"Severus caught me leaving and came with me. He said he wanted to look after me due to a promise he made with someone." He smiled, "Adamaris is powerful without her wand."
Albus widened his eyes, "Even non-verbally without her wand?"
Adamaris nodded, "Yes, I can levitate items and Uncle Sev. Mama doesn't like it when I do it to him." She giggled, "Mama, I like father. Can I call him daddy?"
Albus lit up like a child would for Christmas, waiting to hear to see where things may progress from here, and held his breath for a minute. Harry was surprised it was happening so fast, but he trusted his daughter to be smart with her words and emotions.
"It is up to you, Ada." His nickname for her.
"Okay, mama. Since I don't know him, I'm going to give him one chance."
He patted her head, "That's fine," He smiled.
Albus agreed, "Have you both eaten for lunch yet?"
That made Harry's heart skipped a beat and he was nervous again. He wasn't too sure to expose his daughter out in the opening to the public.
"Do you mind…if we have lunch here? We haven't seen so many people and I take it that people thinks I'm missing and privacy would be nice." Harry rambled on.
"Of course," The headmaster agreed, "I cannot place such attention on either of you. I will head to the kitchen and gather some food for us. Does Adamaris have particular taste in food?"
She smiled, "Do you have hamburgers?"
"Ah, I see you have my taste for food. Yes we do, do you like ketchup, lettuce, and tomato on them?" His brow rose.
She nodded, "Yes please!"
Albus stood up with a smile. He was happy. He didn't care if Harry has chosen another lover or stop loving him as long he could see them.
"Harry, if Severus is here. Please tell him to come, they can look in your room while we have a conversation." His voice was comforting for Harry.
Harry nodded and watched the man leaves. Adamaris smiled excitedly towards the man she had waited to see for so long.
"I like daddy. How come he did not come with us?"
Harry pulled out his wand, "I suppose I needed some clear thinking and healthy separate from everyone. Now, I need Severus." He smiled, "Expecto Patronum!" His deer traveled out to locate Severus immediately and signaled the man to come.
His daughter adored the spell in sight and wondered if she'd ever learn it with and without a wand. She couldn't wait to attend here when she's eleven and she wondered if she would make friends here too. Then again, she worried if she cannot make friends since she has never exactly socialize other than her mama and uncle Severus. And now, her daddy.
"I received your Patronus, Harry. I hope everything is alright." Severus' voice came through, "I take it you're alone?"
Harry sighed, "Yes, he went to get some food for our lunch."
"And the old coots never changed his password, did he?"
"Lemon Sherbs?"
"Yes." The potion master was rather surprised to see how much the headmaster would do anything to make things easier for Harry's return.
"I take it he knows I am her uncle?"
"Yes." The young man looked away, "He wants to talk to me, so both of you can look in my old room here."
Severus narrowed his eyes at the new behavior. He had suspected something, but he couldn't figure it out no matter what-
'POP'!
Severus jerked his head as well as Harry. The emerald eyes widened in sudden fear and a man grinned darkly towards Harry.
"Ah, you have returned." His eyes focused on the man-who-lived.
Luckily, Harry's wand was out and he had enough. He wasn't going to run in fear and stood in front of his daughter to provide protection.
"Get out," He sneered, "You've done enough mess of my life!" His wand immediately in the air and ready to attack.
"Silly, my pet. You're no match for me. Even with a child you have raised, you still haven't had the time to learn new spell to defend yourself." He was confident, "You're going to obey like a good pet or face your punishment."
"No," He sneered, "Ablego!"
It caused to push the brother Dumbledore back, yet, not straight away to the wall. Harry gritted with his teeth, feeling as if he had failed to strengthen the spell a bit.
"Ablego!" He snapped again, focusing on it closer.
Yet, Aberforth walked straight up to him like the spell was not functioning. The man waved his hand away has caused Harry's wand to vanish out of his hand. He gulped and started to panic. Severus couldn't believe this and he rushed over to do the same thing Harry had attempt, only wandlessly. This time, Aberforth was knocked off on his feet and he growled.
"You will suffer for this, my pet! I will not allow it anymore!" He hissed and managed back onto his feet.
Harry shook his head and turned around to hold onto his daughter to protect her. Severus quickly attacked him and apparate him elsewhere with a confusion charm to last over a day. He sighed heavily and saw how deathly afraid the young man was. Now he understood and he needed to talk to Harry somehow.
"Harry, we will need to talk about this. In my office, if you allow Albus to look after Adamaris." He kept his voice calm.
He nodded, "Okay. I just don't want her to be left alone with Albus for too long." He began to cradle her.
"Wh-who is that man, mama? I-I-I don't like him at all. I want to go back home!" She insisted.
He closed his eyes, "Don't worry, Ada, he's only after me. I…we just got here. Please, I promise you will like it here."
She sighed and accepted what mama has said. Severus sat next to them and he hugged the two in to comforts them.
"And I will be here to protect your mother, Adamaris. I promise that as well." Severus smiled.
She looked up the father figured, "You always keep your promise one way or another, Uncle Sev." She smiled.
Severus had smiled back and Harry felt better now. They broke up from the hugs and they placed the girl in between.
A knut for thoughts?
Next chapter may come out later today - chances of high possibilities.