"Are you sure about this, Mum?" Draco looked to his mother with his sister's hand in hers. The Ministry safe house was a small cottage in the middle of the country. Frank had asked them to move in with him and his mother at Longbottom Manor, but she couldn't do it. Her feelings for him were too strong, and she couldn't put him or his family in danger.
"Oh, darling, I am sure it looks better inside." She hoped. They walked inside followed by Auror Garrett, Carina's new favourite person and quote unquote hero. It was quaint with luckily newer furnishings which Narcissa knew was thanks to Frank. "See." Draco still made a face but went to find his bedroom.
"It's not a very big bed, but I guess it'll do." Draco shrugged and began unpacking his trunk as Narcissa got her and Carina settled in. Auror Garrett made his way outside to reinforce the wards and then check in with his superior. He had volunteered to stay with the Malfoy's until Dolohov and crew were captured. He had a soft spot for little Carina because she reminded him of his own little sister that died at the age of six in an attack during Voldemort's last reign of terror.
A pop of apparition was heard and Frank Longbottom came upon him, drawing his wand he asked him, "My first year, what was it you told me after my first arrest?" Frank smirked then answered.
"Let's go get a pint kid, you've earned it." The two wizards shook hands and sat on the front porch steps. "How are they settling in?" Auror Garrett told him the Malfoy's were unpacking and settling in just fine. "And Mrs. Malfoy? Did she seem to like the furnishings?"
"Frank, for Merlin's sake, just ask the woman out. She likes you, you know." He chuckled and nudged his friend's shoulder with his own.
"I don't know, Ian. It's too crazy right now. No, I need to focus on keeping them all safe and finding the fuckers that killed her husband. How's Carina? Draco? Do they seem okay?"
Narcissa listened from the window. Her heart warmed at the concern from Frank. He was a good man. She wanted to be open and honest with her own feelings towards the wizard but didn't know how. She had to focus on her children, that was a given, but she could feel her need for Frank Longbottom grow every time she saw him or thought of him. She was shaken from her eavesdropping when she heard Draco call for her.
"Mum! Carina and I are hungry. Is there a house elf here?" Narcissa wasn't completely sure. Now she'd have to go ask Garrett or Frank.
She made her way downstairs and opened the front door. Frank immediately walked towards her with a grin on his face. "Cissa! You look absolutely radiant. How do you like the cottage?" Narcissa blushed at his compliment and almost forgot why she came outside.
"Oh, thank you Frank. It's just lovely. The children were hungry. Is there a House Elf?" Frank chuckled.
"No, but the cupboards and cooler are stocked. Let's go inside and I'll show you." Narcissa reeled back.
"You mean, I have to cook myself?" She asked incredulously to which Frank full on belly laughed. "Oh, shut up." She grumbled as she pushed past him and into the house.
"Now, this is the cooktop. The cooler is here." Narcissa huffed as she placed her hands on her hips.
"Frank! I am not an imbecile!" Frank looked up and smirked. Smirked! She wanted to slap him and kiss him senseless at the same time.
She stepped closer and went to smack his arm, but he grabbed her wrist, so she tried with her other hand which he'd again captured. "Frank." She said his name so softly that it came out like a whisper. Their heads came closer and closer together, their lips so close that they could taste each other's breath, and then...
"Mum! We're hungry!"
Severus Snape - Ex-Death Eater, Hogwarts newest Professor, Husband & Father
Rita Skeeter
Well, my rabid readers! The newest Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is former Death Eater and vanquisher of the Dark Wizard He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Severus Snape.
We caught him in Hogsmeade Village with his new wife, Lily Potter (nee Evans) and his stepchildren, but we may have noticed a small baby bump!
Now, you may recognise the Potter name. It was Halloween night in 1981 that James Potter, Lily's husband, was murder by You-Know-Who and as the dark wizard was about to kill the young mother and her child, Severus Snape saved the day.
And here they are now, married and making a family of their own. A student that wants to remain anonymous stated that the Professor is very serious and tough on his students but knows his stuff. The class? Defense Against the Dark Arts! What better teacher than one that knows the Dark Arts first hand? Let's just hope that's all he's teaching.
Stay tuned for more juicy news on Page 4
Severus threw the paper into the fire and fumed. How dare she! That no good gossip monger! The Floo chimed and he knew it would be Lily. "Love! Are you okay?" He relaxed instantly at her soothing voice.
"I am now. That succubus snake of a witch. Former Death Eater, pfft. I defected, that's a huge difference. And she didn't need to put your name out there. I could give a shit about what is written about me, but if she mentions you or our family again, she'll be hearing from my solicitor!" He saw his wife smiling at him. "What? Why are you smiling like that?"
"Our family." If possible, her smile grew. Oh, how he wished he could hold her in that moment.
"I miss you. I wish I could touch you. Show you how much I miss you." He smiled slyly and wriggled his eyebrows at her suggestively.
"You're lucky the kids are still sleeping. You bad boy." She giggled.
"Slytherin." He said with a shrug. He looked up at the mantle clock and sighed. "Time for breakfast in the Great Hall. Dumbledore asked me to get there early. I love you."
"I love you too, Sev. Tell Minnie I said hello." She blew him a kiss before disappearing. He stood up and put his dress robes on. With one last sigh, he held his head high and made his way up to the Great Hall.
"Congratulations, Professor!" He heard as he entered the hall. He turned and saw a few Gryffindor students at their table, smiling at him.
"Erm, uh, thank you." He said gruffly before making his way to the Head table. He may or may not have slightly smiled.
Harry was excited to go over to The Burrow for the day. Not just because Ron was one of his best friends, but Luna was going to be there to visit Ginny. "Mum! I'm ready!" He called from the family room. His mother had a Healer's appointment to check on the baby she was carrying. Harry hoped for a little brother.
His mum came down the stairs with Violet then had Harry stepped into the Floo first. He called out for The Burrow and came out in the Weasley's family room. "Harry!" A flash of red enveloped him.
"Hey Gin! Where's Ron?" He looked around and didn't see his friend.
"Mum has him out in the garden helping her De-Gnome. Luna should be here soon. It such a nice day for some riding!" Harry stepped from the Floo to allow his mum and Violet through.
"Vy! Hi Mrs. Snape! Come on Vy! Luna will be here soon. Let's get our brooms ready!" Lily smiled at her children as they walked an out to the garden.
She saw Molly and Ron throwing Gnomes and giggled. No matter how long she'd been in the Wizarding World, she still couldn't believe some of the things she saw. "Molly!" She waved her over. "Thanks so much for watching the kids while I check on this little one." Lily patted her swelling belly. "I've got to run." She hugged her friend, "I should be back in a couple hours."
She went inside and stepped into the Floo, calling out, "The Leaky Cauldron!"
"Lillian Snape?" Lily looked up from her book and saw a Helper's Aide with a clipboard and a smile. "Healer Williams is ready for you now."
She followed the witch into the room. "Mrs. Snape," Healer Williams stood reaching to shake her hand, "I'm Healer Williams. It's a pleasure to meet you. Please lie back on the table." He made sure she was comfortable and asked her basic questions.
"So now let's see how the baby is growing, shall we? Utero projectura!" With an intricate wand motion and the incantation, she saw her baby. "Oh my! Look at him go." The baby was waving and squirming around her womb. "Looks like you are just about out of the first trimester. Ten weeks along to be exact. Which puts the conception date at around August 13th and due date on or around May 20th."
Lily smiled at the news. It was just about close enough to the end of the Hogwarts school year for Severus to be able to be around for most of their child's first few months of life. "When will we be able to tell the gender?"
"Usually by the next scan, Mrs. Snape. There will be a potion regimen for you to stay on until the birth. Minimisation of anything that causes you stress is imperative for a healthy pregnancy. Please extend my congratulations to your husband. I will see you back here on the 12th of November. Have a splendid day." With a small bow, he left her to collect her things.
"Okay, here you are. This is the script for the new potion regimen. You can have them filled at the apothecary here or the one in Diagon. And congratulations again." The same kindly Healers Aide handed her paperwork. Lily thanked her and left to head back to The Leaky and the Apothecary. She stopped at home before collecting the children from The Burrow for a nap.
She woke with a start. The Floo was going off. Lily looked and saw that it was dark out. "Oh sweet Circe! How long was I asleep?" She said out loud as she made her way to the Floo. She stepped in and called out for The Burrow. As soon as she appeared, she was surrounded by red hair and heard her own children calling her name.
"I'm sorry! I laid down for a quick nap after my appointment and only just woke up." Molly was checking her from head to toe for injuries. "Molly, Molly, stop. I am perfectly healthy." Lily said with a chuckle. Harry came up to hug her followed by Violet. "Oh my little loves."
"I thought someone attacked you or something because of who you're married to." Harry said with tears in his eyes. Lily's heart sank.
"What do you mean? Why would somebody hurt mummy because she is married to daddy?" Violet asked. Lily looked at Harry who had the sense to look ashamed.
"No reason sweetheart. Harry just misspoke is all, didn't you Harry dear?" Molly took Harry by the hand nodding for him to agree.
"Uh, yeah. Sorry Vy. I didn't mean what I said. Just overwhelmed is all." Harry said as he smiled wanly at his sister. That seemed to appease her because she just hugged her mother again, burying her face in her mum's side.
"Okay everyone, why don't we get ready for supper. Lily? You want to stay?" Lily agreed to stay but asked if she could take Harry outside to the garden for a chat.
Harry approached his mum as she waited for him by the makeshift Quidditch pitch. "Sorry mum." He mumbled as he stopped in front of her, hands tucked into his coat pockets.
"Harry, I thought you understood. Severus was young and lonely when he joined the Death Eaters. I was not around for him; we were drifting apart. I was his only friend for so long. He idolised Lucius and just followed him. He wanted out as soon as he got in. When You Know Who told him that he wanted you killed because of some Prophecy, he tried to find a way out. That's why he approached Dumbledore. He needed a way to keep me, you and your dad safe."
"What did the Prophecy say? Why kill me, a baby?" Harry asked as he looked off into the field. "How could a powerful wizard like that be threatened by a one year old?"
"I don't really know sweetheart. Sev said he only heard part of the conversation. Something about neither of you being able to live while the other survives. Whatever it was, it was enough to make the bastard destroy anyone in his way." Lily bit her bottom lip in worry. "He was going to let me live. He had his wand pointed at you but I stepped in front of it. I begged him to stop. He told me if I moved, no harm would come to me but there is no way in Hell I would have."
Harry hugged his mother tightly. "He had already murdered James, your daddy. Daddy tried to stop him but You Know Who was more powerful. You Know Who had just begun to utter the Killing Curse at me when Sev arrived and shouted, distracting him. I heard him and Sev saw me before uttering the Killing Curse at You Know Who. I remember grabbing you and clutching you to my chest then starting to fall to the ground, but Sev caught us. He held us so tight. He told me he was sorry. He told me how much he loved me. And we just cried together before the Order arrived."
It was more than Harry had been told when Severus and Lily tried explaining everything in the simplest terms to Harry a couple weeks ago. "So then, he's dead? Gone forever?" Lily didn't know if she should tell him. She didn't want to lie, so she told him.
"There are rumours that he had made himself immortal using the darkest of magic, but it is only a rumour." Then Harry looked up, eyes wide.
"Wait! You said Sev followed Lucius! Lucius Malfoy? Is that what happened to Draco's dad? They killed him, didn't they? His followers? They're still out there!" Lily started to tear up thinking of her friend's dead husband. All she could do was nod. "It's why Draco, Carina, and Miss Narcissa have gone away. They...they're hiding from the bad people, the Death Eaters not in Azkaban." His mother nodded again before hugging her son even closer.
"Yes, Harry. They will be in hiding until the threats against them have been resolved. I know he's one of your best friends. I'm sure we could get letters exchanged somehow. I'll look into it, okay?" Harry nodded and she heard him sniffling. "Come now. Let's go eat. I'm starved."
Frank served up some cheese toasties and tomato soup as Draco talked Auror Garrett's ears off about the Quidditch finals, and Carina talked to her mother about what books she wanted to read. He watched Narcissa smile sweetly at her daughter and imagined that they could all be a family someday. The thought made the tops his ears red.
"Oh man, Frank! These are delicious!" Draco shouted after his first bite of his sandwich. "Mum? How come we've never had this before? This is loads better than those tiny cucumber sandwiches you always serve." Frank snorted as Narcissa scoffed.
"Well, pardon me for not wanting your hands covered in grease." Frank laughed at her as he watched her cut her sandwich with a fork
"Cissa, geez! What are you doing? Pick it up with your fingers." Frank chortled.
"I am a refined lady. I will do no such thing." She responded turning her nose up at him.
"At least dip it in the soup. You won't be disappointed. Swear to Merlin." Frank showed her by dipping his own cheese toasty into his soup bowl and then taking a healthy bite.
He watched her dip her fork with her toasty piece attached into the bowl, blowing on the steam then taking her bite. "Mmm," her main of delight was sinful and Frank felt his pants tightening. "Oh, sweet Salazar, that is good! Children, dip your toasties in the soup!"
Frank smiled at her and she winked at him before eating the rest of her lunch with gusto. Afterwards, Auror Garrett took the kids outside while Frank and Narcissa cleaned up. "Thanks for making lunch. I swear I will figure this whole cooking thing out soon." She sighed.
"I can show you a few things if you want. You know how to light the burners at least. That's a start. Oh and I will bring some of mother's recipe books over. There are lots of spells in the margins she's had written in over the years." He smiled at her as he handed her the last dish to put away.
Narcissa looked out the window to see the children distracted by something Garrett was showing them. Now was her chance. She spun around to face Frank who was drying his hands on a towel. He looked up and saw her looking at him with desire in her eyes. They rushed towards each other and met half way. It was a kiss of desperation; of longing. "Oh!" Narcissa moaned as she felt him hard against her.
"Fuck, I want you so badly." Frank muttered before deepening their kiss and grinding his erection into her. Narcissa moaned at the feel of him. He was bigger than she'd been used to. But she couldn't do anything just yet.
"The children. I can't." She said sadly. He kissed her softer then stopped to check on where Garrett and the kids were. They were moving to the back garden where Carina had seemed to have taken an interest in the fruits and vegetables that were growing there. Draco was talking Garrett ear off again.
"They are not coming in any time soon, Cissa." He stepped back to where he'd left her and watched as she bit her bottom lip before looking up at him through her lashes. Taking his hand, she led him up to her room. She shut and locked the door then ran to the window to check on the kids.
Seeing them now inside the vegetable garden, she turned to Frank. "Undress. Quickly." She demanded. She took her own clothes off then checked the window again. Seeing them all busy, she silenced the room before facing a fully nude and very hard Frank Longbottom. "Oh sweet Morgana, you're huge!" She licked her lips and smiled at him as she approached.
Frank could not believe this was happening. He'd dreamt of this so many times. She was fit and so perfectly beautiful. "I want to taste every inch of your body." Narcissa blushed at his words and felt a throbbing in between her legs.
"Not enough time for that, Frankie. Come here." She pointed, "Now sit on the edge of the bed. Good boy." She licked her hand then stroked his dick. He moaned at the attention; the feel of her hand tight around him was thrilling. "I'm going to enjoy making you happy." She smiled sweetly as she started climbing into his lap, straddling his hips. "I am going to go slow. It's been a while and you're much bigger than I was used to."
Frank beamed internally. He knew he was well endowed but to hear he was bigger than the late Lucius Malfoy, well, he surged with pride. "Just ease yourself down." He groaned from the feeling of her tightness. "Oh fuck! You're going to be the death of me." She finally was fully sheathed and moaned at the fullness. Frank grabbed her hips as she rocked into him.
She found a rhythm as they rocked in tandem. Her moans were like music and he wished to record the sounds. "Oh! Oh! Frank!" She gasped as she felt the familiar coil in her core. "I'm, oh, I'm! Ahhh!" She moaned as she reached her orgasm and Frank flipped them so that she was on her back. He pounded into her like a jackhammer. He'd had this fantasy before. Taking her. Filling her with his seed; making her his.
"Ah, fuck! Fuck! I'm coming!" And he did, she could feel him emptying himself into her womb. She didn't even care about the contraception spell. "I love you, Narcissa." His forehead rested on hers before kissing her lips softly and reverently. "You don't have to say it back. I just needed you to know."
Narcissa caressed his face. "I'm not ready to say it back but I have very strong feelings for you Frank. You have been such a beacon of hope for me. My protector." She kissed him deeply. "And you just gave me the best sex of my life." She smirked, "Imagine if there was no time restrictions." She gave him one more kiss and a wink before rolling him off her so that they could scourgify then redress.
She unlocked the door as Frank peaked out the window. The children were wiping their hands off on a rag Auror Garrett was holding. "Good timing. They are cleaning off their hands from messing in the vegetables." He chuckled. Before they reached the kitchen door, he held her in his arms once more. "I wish you'd have chosen my home. I hate you being here alone." He nuzzled her neck.
"Frank, I don't want to put Neville or Augusta in any danger. This is what is best. Auror Garrett is here now and tomorrow you'll be here. The wards are strong and nobody else knows where we are." One quick kiss to his temple and she pulled away just as the kids were heard entering the cottage.
"I still think that we could figure out a way to grow cheese toasties!" Carina squealed with joy at her brother's silliness.
Time jump soon. What gender will baby Snape be? Stay tuned!