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Someone returned with food and he grinned to see everyone was still here, including another return as well.

"Ah, Severus, it is wonderful to see you are here now. I thank you looking after them," Albus commented.

"It is good to see you, Albus. I see you are looking quite well." The man has no wished to welcome him in formal words.

Albus picked up a couple of plates of sandwich and hamburger as he handed it over to Adamaris and Severus, "If you do not mind, I'd like to talk to Harry alone. Feel free to check out Harry's room here. One of us will gather you or join you both."

Severus nodded and accepted the lunch plate, Adamaris took her plate, and she followed her uncle into the bedroom across the room. Albus waited for the door to be closed and Harry was fully prepared for such conversation.

"Albus, I'm sorry for leaving you like that six years ago and-"

The man shook his head, "No. You had the right to walk away, Harry. From our last conversation, I felt guilty of hiding the Horcrux. After not being able to locate you by the time you should have had been nine months pregnant, I began my hunt. I went after all of his' Horcruxes and destroyed them myself. I spent years to find a way to reverse the one in you without the need to kill you and still haven't found a way." He sighed, "So, I had hoped that you would spend the life you wanted with our daughter."

Harry blinked and he was shocked. If he had known after giving birth at the age of sixteen, some things could have changed, and improved their relationship. Yet, there would have and still have been the last horcrux in him if he had known. It made Harry smiled, that Albus hasn't known about the last Horcrux situation. He chuckled and Albus was confused by his laughter setting off.

"Albus, when I was almost six months, I told Severus what I had learned from you about the horcrux. He understood why I left for one of the many reasons. I…wanted to spend moments long enough with my daughter. But," He chuckled again, "Severus said that since it is a curse, he was able to figure out an antidote for me. He spent on making a formula recipe first and made the potion by the time Adamaris was three months old. I'm no longer one of the Horcruxes."

The headmaster gasped, surprised to see that everything had been taken care of for once, and free sense of emotion.

"Harry, why didn't you come home sooner?" He had almost cried happily about the news.

His head shook, "I was still afraid." He said it without a whisper.

"That I would hurt you? That I'd snap?"

Harry nodded, not daring to look away to prove he has changed over six years now, and he is officially twenty-three years old. It is September here, middle of the month, and time has changed him.

"Harry…after you left and the horcrux hunts, I made my decision. I was going to be better than I was when I first treated you through from the beginning. After losing your father, I thought of our daughter and you first. I knew the promise that you had every right to leave and walk away." He sighed, "All I want is to be a part of both of your lives and nothing less. I…" His head looked over to his desk, "I have accepted to let you make your life happy in the way you express best."

Harry heard his words and he got up to walk over to the man. He sat down next to the man and moved his chin, despite of the long beard, and he read the man's blue eyes.

"Harry, what are you doing?" Albus asked.

Harry kept quiet and leaned in to kiss softly on the man's lips. He had felt something there, but he wasn't too certain. Albus accepted the kiss and he leaned in to feel the passionate lively. His hands held the young man's head and tears trickling down on him.

Harry broke a part and saw the deep sadden in the elder, yet, pure happiness. Albus grabbed a hold of Harry's hands and held it to his chest.

"I will always love you, my dear. I wish to return to the way we used to be. I wished I had told you when you were younger, but I feared you'd accept it too soon for your fate. Even in the fourth year here, I feared deeply for you. You proved to live no matter what and make the best of our lives. May we take things slow? I'm delighted mostly of all your return. Please? I wish not to repeat the same mistake or mess up."

Harry was the most surprised to see Albus has literally changed and his lips curled at the question.

"I'd like that. Especially for Adamaris, I want to take things slow and…I'm sorry you missed everything, including the day she was born. Severus and I took several pictures, we already got them printed it out ourselves without the help of the businesses, and we hadn't taken much pictures this year since we were busy on educating her well."

"I noticed. I can sense she's powerful at the time you were in fifth year."

The Gryffindor mother chuckled, "Severus commented the same thing when she managed to perform a small Patronus."

He gasped, "What is her Patronus?"

"A doe."

"Just like Lilly's" "Severus's"

Harry blinked. His mother's Patronus was a Doe? Albus hasn't known how close he was to Severus to know that.

"I didn't know my mum's Patronus, but Severus showed his to Adamaris when she was four. I was fascinated to his Patronus and my deer followed his doe often. I guess it was a remaindered of his my mum's promise." Harry sighed.

Albus set Harry's hands down, "What does Severus know, Harry? I don't want to say the wrong thing and get myself into trouble in his hands."

The young man sighed, "He doesn't know anything but the Horcrux. He still believes Draco is the father. He suspected something of the past, but I did not bother talking about it. However, I think it is time he should know."

Albus gulped, "Perhaps it is time he should know." His blue eyes drew to the floor.

"Why don't you take Adamaris and give her a tour of this school. She's going to be curious eventually." Harry smiled, "Spend some time with her. We aren't planning to disappear again and I'd like to move back here with her and Severus."

"I can rearrange the room in your old room, my dear. Are you sure it would be wise for me to get close to our daughter?"

"I wouldn't have said it if I was uncertain. I need a long conversation with Severus anyway…for after everything he has done, he deserves it the most."

Harry hasn't felt happy at love before. His dream seemed to promise him a happy ending life for him. He tried to think about it for the past three weeks up until now, he had a moment time alone. He weighed his consequences and possibilities no matter what. He knew that his daughter deserved both parents in her life and Harry spent nearly six years with her, not including his pregnancy with her. He had thought it all for her and only for Adamaris.

The headmaster stood up as he released Harry's hands and headed over to the bedroom's door. He knocked on the door and the door was automatically opened by Adamaris' magic.

"Severus, I am going to give Adamaris a tour here. I shall leave you and Harry some privacy long enough." Albus smiled, yet, not shining any twinkle in his eyes for what he fears to be judged now.

"Did mama say it is okay?" The girl asked.

Harry joined by the headmaster's side, "Yes, I told him the idea. Why don't you both spend time getting to know each other?" He softly smiled.

Adamaris nodded and held her father's hand. He guided her the way out of this office and led the way to where no one should catch them together. Harry trusted the man with his daughter, but he knew his daughter is capable of defending for herself. Severus waited until they were gone for the past five minutes and he went over to sit down at the couch. He wondered what Harry had to say now. He waited for seven years almost to learn the truth of the past.

"Harry, why is Aberforth Dumbledore after you? What did he do to you?" Severus began the conversation.

Harry hasn't moved from the door and his eyes looked in his old room, seeing that everything had remained the same, and the memories made him realized it all had changed. He heard the man asked him a question and thought how to explain. Albus allowed him…for the first time in his life without a fear or worried. He knew his daughter would not be taken away from him and it was done in the past. It was over.

"Severus, please do understand there was nothing could have been done and it has worked out for the better now. I promise that much." He sighed, "During my sixth year here, I came to this office and I was raped by the man here. He…" He gasped, "…raped me for a week. Until the end of that week, his brother came after both of us. I was being punished at the time," His head shook, "I-I nearly died because of this brother of his. However, my main rapist has changed. He stopped hurting me and did things gently." Harry had fallen onto his knees.

Severus was shocked…he was hearing the story for the first time. He was shocked when Harry had gotten onto his knees. He rushed over to him and help him up. Harry cried, but not what Severus had thought. Harry was happy to tell him freely without being held back. They were sitting on the couch and Harry remained in the potion master's arms for comfort.

"He changed after he left me for three months. His brother returned, thinking he could kidnap me to be his sex slave pet. I knew I was pregnant at the time and I was saved by him. He changed so much, he was such a lover, and he adored for his baby and he wanted to start over. I set the rules for him. I tried nearly for a month until…I couldn't handle it anymore. I didn't understand what I was going through." His head rested on the professor's shoulder, "Severus, Draco isn't the father of my daughter. It's-"

"-And you think the confusion charm last on me long enough?" A hissed startled the men within the room.

The emerald eyes widened and shook his head. Severus couldn't understand! He was about to learn and yet, he failed to double the charms on the old man. This was certainly not their day.

"Perhaps you will be too weak, if I kill someone particular." Aberforth lusted for blood and disapparate elsewhere.

Harry's heart pounded so hard, "NO!" He picked up his feet and raced out of the office.

"Harry!" Severus went after him.

Harry tried to sense his daughter nearby and picking up some clues that they were at one of the tower. He ran as fast as he could, desperately hoping Aberforth hasn't killed his daughter or Albus! No! He just came home! He picked up the speed as much as he could and Severus followed him at the top of his effort. He knew something was not right, especially Aberforth returned drastically and vicious motive right now.

Harry tried to fly without his broom, but it was helping him out. He kept rushing at the quickest he could. The thoughts had driven to no ends where he had regretted not doing anything to provide protection. He couldn't hold his tears back any longer at such idea and he refused to lose either of them. The panic fled higher than ever, sweats breaking through his forehead, and his heart pounded so hard enough to turn off his stomach at ill thoughts.

There were students and professors getting in the way and he pushed them out of the way, not caring to apologize because he had felt there was no time left. Something was very wrong and he kept running no matter what. The pain in his legs and feet were begging him to stop, but he couldn't. The breathless he became, but couldn't focus on that. The images of his daughter and Albus were too important to him right now and he refused to give up.

He almost got to the top of the tower and found Aberforth cross from his family. Harry huffed and rushed over to his family. Severus slowed down and watched to see what may happen. He was ready to shield protection against Aberforth as much as he could.

"Avada Kedavra!" He struck out against his own brother.

"Avada Kedavra!" Albus followed the same.

Albus and Aberforth struck each other where they slowly blinked away their life away. Harry managed to pull his daughter out of the way, but he failed to pull Albus out of the way.

"NO!" The tears couldn't let him stop shedding.

Aberforth fell forward, whereas Albus fell out the window. Adamaris widened her teal eyes at such frightful scene and screamed the same as her mother did.

"NO! NO! NO!" She cried out.

She tried to leap out of her mama's arms and Harry wouldn't let her do the same as much. She tried to use her levitation spell and caught her father from hitting the ground. She slowly brought him up and set him down on the ground in front of him. Severus rushed over to check for any signs for life.

"Um…Harry, I'm afraid he's killed."

Harry had felt shaky and collapsed onto his knees. His daughter managed out of his arms and hugged her uncle immediately. Harry tried to shake Albus up and nothing was happening.

"Albus! No! Please! I forgive you!" He hugged the man, "I'm so sorry! Please!" He cried miserably, devastating for so long.

Severus had never seen Harry broken down to the most he's close to. He held Adamaris closely together and hid her from the sight, not knowing this man is her father. She whimpered, light tears, and hugged the man tightly. She was uncertain how to respond such scene. Severus walked over to Harry and tried to pull Harry away, but the young man refused to be separated.

Stair steps were easily heard and rushed towards here. The woman was shocked to her sight and she pitied the man who laid out in his death. She gasped at the sight of the man-who-lived was back at Hogwarts and the little girl in Severus' arms. She knew too well that it wasn't healthy to be attaching to the death. She tried to pull Harry away, but he slapped her hands away.

"No! Please, let me hold him!" He wept desperately, hoping it wasn't a killer curse against his lover.

…

He witnessed that Albus did this to protect both of them. It wasn't fair at all. He came back to reunite the man and they were about to start a refreshing relationship. The pain was unbearable to handle, but he couldn't believe a single thing. He felt arms around him and he turned to see he was alone with Severus. He assumed Professor McGonagall was looking after his daughter. He hugged onto Severus immediately and shook his head.

"He's the father of Adamaris, Severus." He finally admitted, "Albus is the father of my daughter." His body acted out of instinct to curl onto the potion master.

Severus now understood the deep depression and the big loss between the Potter's family. He hugged him closely and cradled him all the way to the office. Minerva pitied Harry's loss, but she couldn't understand a thing that had went on. Severus managed to get the girl to sleep with her mother in the old bedroom. Harry hugged her and kissed her forehead.

Once the door was closed, Minerva looked at the man before herself. She couldn't believe such unexpected deaths have occurred today. She bitten her lip, nervous to learn the truth, and she sat down on one of the couches. Severus sat the one across from her and he sighed miserably.

He face palmed himself, "I feel such an utter fooled, Minerva. All this time, he was raped in the beginning and he fell into the act of Imperius on his own. Here I am, I was nearly jealous of Draco for having a daughter with Potter." He sighed.

Her pale green eyes lowered, "Is that why he acted traumatic all those times?"

He nodded, "Yes. But, he fell in love with him on the second chance and the way he was nervous to have an alone conversation. He was telling Albus that he had forgiven him."

The witch was shocked, "Why?"

"I believe it is because Albus learned the value to someone he truly cares and he was doing this for their daughter. She just met him for the first time in her life and she used her magic to save his body from dropping on the ground."

"Poor child. What happened?"

"Aberforth was another rapist that was after Harry and he figured the punishment was to kill Harry's love ones. Harry had a panic attack and we ran over to the tower. Aberforth and Albus used the unforgivable curse to kill each other off. Albus did it to protect Harry and Adamaris." His head shook, "Now, I feel terrible. Adamaris lost her father and she will never be able to have moments with him."

Professor McGonagall shook her head, "Now I understand the old man's depression. Albus hadn't given up on Harry's return, but as his daughter."

"I wonder how happy he was to meet her for the first time." He sighed, "I should have demanded Harry that she needed a father in her life, but I was worried that I might add on stress to his life or cause problem." His fingers slipped through his curtain of hair back a bit.

Minerva nodded and saw how much Severus had went through for the past seven years with Harry now. She naturally dragged him involved to suspect anything or find out what was wrong with Harry without others finding out.

"She will still have me in her life, Severus. I could not cross over so easily and I deeply regretted not fighting harder." The eerie voice soundly returned.

The professors jolted to turn and see a transparent ghost of Albus in their present. He had a sad face and looked over to the door where both of them sleeping together.

"Albus, is it true to what Harry told Severus?" The witch wanted to deny it, but she was curious.

He nodded lightly, "I am afraid so, but Harry has changed me after what my brother has done. I had nearly forgotten what it was like to be a victim. Judge me as you will, but do not ask of him to speak anymore of the past. I wish I have had been inform of his first return and would not have leave the office." His head shook, "Then again, Harry barely trusts me…not after he walked away."

The door clicked opened to reveal the Gryffindor mother and he was awed almost, be relieved at the same time.

"Albus!" He ran up to him quickly, "Please, forgive me!" He was deathly afraid.

The elder smiled, "Harry, I have forgiven you long time ago. Since you walked away, I learned my lesson. I still wish to be a part of her life still…even if I am a ghost now."

Harry shook his head, "But I want you alive, Albus." His hands curled into a fist, "Why didn't you move out of the way?" His lips quivered.

"I only thought to stop my brother for once and for all would make things easier for you. I haven't thought of your life being involved with me," His eyes turned to Severus, "It is obvious that I am not best to be alive. If you had truly loved me, Harry, without fearing me, you would have had come back to me after you removed the Horcrux was out of you."

He frowned, "What are you saying?"

"Harry, we only felt the blood rush when we last kissed. Before that, it was a fantasy kiss because it wasn't real love." He sighed, "We thought we loved each other, but I am afraid your love belongs to someone else."

"Who?"

"I am afraid that is up to you to figure out, my dear. However, I thank you for allowing me to see my daughter. She is brighter than I have had not realized. I will only be here until she no longer needs me." He softly smiled, "I will not miss any more of her life. I regretted letting you have every moment of my daughter I had missed to be shared with."

Harry could not understand Albus' meaning, yet, he knew nothing would ever make sense. However, he had felt terrible when it came to stealing everything away from the father. He should have done some form of communication or borrow the Grimmauld place for birth. Maybe every few months visit to watch their daughter grow, but it was too late.

"I'm sorry, Albus. I was selfish to want to live longer and I was angry at you, Albus. How was it fair for you?"

The man turned his attention towards Gryffindor mother, "All it matters is now that both of you are safe and alive now. The past is the past…besides, James wants to crucio my arse for everything I have caused. Although, he said to make sure she gets all of my money in her heritage vaults. Lilly on the other hands," The headmaster turned to Severus, "She said thank you for everything you did, Severus. She wished you had caught on sooner and burns me to death."

The potion master smirked, "Certainly would have to agree with her. Unfortunately, Harry would have defends for you."

"Harry is only blind by the illusion of love until he sees the true love in front of him."

"Hey! I'm right here! I'm not sixteen anymore," He scowled at the father of his daughter.

Albus chuckled, "I know. You are now twenty-three years old Harry James Potter. Tell Adamaris I will visit her soon and not to fret with time. Right now, I need to go hear James' complaint. I had nearly forgotten how he was like as my lover."

"So all those times I was a substitute for my father?"

"I'm afraid so…but love and blind love are the mysterious things." He waved and disappeared.

Harry couldn't believe it all those times. He wondered the pain in his heart was to be described as a heartbreaking moment for him. Everything had changed him in a matter of a day. At least he could not stop the man to spend time with his daughter as a ghost and he appreciated it that the most. It helped him out a little, knowing not everything is a lost cause for him. He wondered whom Albus was referring to.

*Holds out tissues* Um...a knut for thoughts?