Draco has another nightmare premonition. The Snape Twins are born and we check in with everyone. A first kiss happens.


Looking around the chamber, a mirror sat on the one wall. Looking into it, suddenly torches along the walls lit up in billowing flames. "Harrrry!" A disembodied voice whispered causing the young boy to turned and saw a cloaked figure shrouded in the dark, the light of the flames flickering against his piercing stare. "Where's the stone?" Suddenly the figure lunged out.

Draco shot up out his dead sleep with a gasp, sweat soaking his face and hair. He grabbed his wand and performed a Tempus charm. "Shite, 4am?" He looked around and saw his roommates still sound asleep. Deciding sleep was pointless, he got up and dressed for the day. He walked down to the common room and headed into the small library that past Ravenclaws had helped fill over the years. He stopped suddenly seeing someone else had beat him to it. "Granger?"

Hermione was sitting in an overstuffed chair reading. She looked up at the sound of Draco's voice. "Draco. What are doing awake?" She looked concerned at seeing him standing in the doorway.

"Me? What about you, Love? You sleep in here or something?" He walked in and took a seat on the ottoman in front of her chair. Hermione sighed then closed the thick tome in her lap, placing it in the side table.

"Nightmare. Couldn't get back to sleep, so I came here to do some light reading." She watched Draco's eyes look over at the heavy book she'd been reading and quirk his eyebrows before giving her his trademark smirk. "Okay, maybe not so light." They both giggled. "And you? What brings you here at this ungodly hour?"

"Nightmare as well, at least," he bit his lip in worry, "I hope it was a nightmare." He told her about the dream and his abilities. She looked surprised at first, but then he explained about how he began dreaming of her before they had met. Her looks of confusion turned to looks of awe and joy after that.

"So, what? We truly are these soulmates that you and Harry talked of? I thought you guys were joking." Draco shook his head.

"I am very serious about that, Granger." He took her hand in his. "I know we are young, but I have had five years of falling in love with you through my dreams. I already know that you are my soulmate, my heart's desire, my truest love." He tugged her close so that their foreheads met, "I love you, Hermione Jean Granger."

Her breath caught and she looked as if she could just about fly. "Oh! Oh, Draco. I love you too." She pulled him close and they sat there embracing until they started hearing their housemates starting to talk about in the common room. "I should go shower and dress. Wait for me?"

"Of course." Draco watched as she got up and left the reading room, a smile of pure happiness lighting his face. "Always."


"Push!" Severus held onto Lily's hand as she gave one last push. The twins were finally here. Baby girl number one had been born six minutes ago and was safely being cared for by the nurse. "Another girl! Oh, congratulations Mr and Mrs Snape!" The Healer congratulated the couple before stepping away to hand off baby girl number two. Severus had tears in his eyes. They had arrived three weeks ahead of schedule, but both girls were healthy and, by the sound of their cries, had strong lungs.

After the children were wrapped up tightly, the Healer and the Nurse each handed a child to the awaiting parents. "Oh, Lils! They look just like you! Thank goodness!" Severus said as he looked at their daughters in awe.

"Yes, but hair black as night, like their father." Severus leaned down and gave her a kiss. "Violet will be sad. She thought they would have red hair like us."

"And what names shall we give them?"

Harry sat at his table in the Great Hall when the family owl arrived with a letter. He saw his dad's handwriting and tore it open, reading it eagerly.

Harry,

Your mum and I are pleased to announce that late last night, November 6th, your sisters decided to arrive early. Maeve Lillian Snape was first to arrive at 10:57pm followed by Sloane Eleanor Snape at 11:03pm. Both are healthy and happy. They've got our black hair but mum and Violet's looks. Mum did brilliantly, as expected. I'm sending a message to Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall for permission to have you join us at home Friday after classes until Sunday evening. We love you and cannot wait to see you in a couple days.

Love,

Dad

Harry couldn't fight the smile on his face. He finished reading and saw everyone staring at him. "My new sisters were born last night!" They all started congratulating him. Draco, Hermione and Theo rushed over from their table, as did Ron, Blaise, and Gregory from theirs. "Guys! The babies have arrived! Mum did brilliantly, dad says. They look like mum but have dad's black hair. Maeve and Sloane! They said that they are asking permission for me to go home for the weekend." Everyone congratulated him and gave their well wishes for his mum and Professor Snape. Harry quickly wrote back and ran to the Owlery before his first class.

Harry floated on Cloud Nine the rest of the day. That night, he wrote to Luna. He had received a letter from her yesterday. She was missing her mother and her father had become even more eccentric over the past few months. Xenophyllius had made a necklace of Butterbeer caps and made Luna wear it to fend off made up creatures. She did so only to appease her father. Harry wished this school year would end sooner than later. He missed Luna terribly and knew that he could convince his mum and Snape to allow her to stay with them whenever she needed a reprieve from her father.

Lu,

Got your letter yesterday and I am just know getting a free moment to respond. Your dad means well, but maybe talk to him about your worries about his mental health? I could ask mum what Mind Healer she saw after my real dad was killed. He might just need someone to talk to.

You could also ask Ron's parents. They are your neighbors in a way. Molly gives really great advice and is naturally maternal towards everyone.

I wish I was there with you. I miss you so much. Just to talk to you and hold your hand.

Mum had the twins last night. Maeve and Sloane. I'll be coming home Friday night and staying until Sunday night. Maybe you can ask to stay over the weekend! Talk to Vy tomorrow at school. Please. I need to see you. To hug you. I love you!

Forever Yours,

Harry James Potter

XOXO


"Quickly. Willow is finally down for her nap and Carina left for school." Narcissa grabbed her husband by his cloak and rushed him towards their room. He'd just come home from a weeklong work-related trip up north.

The Death Eaters were on the move in Northern England. An attack on a small Muggle village left one survivor whom told an incredible story of people in black cloaks and silver masks killing people with green lightening. The local authorities were convinced the man had lost his mind, but a court clerk that happened to be a Squib, contacted the DMLE to report the incident. The Muggle, a Mr. Jerome Smith, was now under the protection of The Ministry.

Frank, being head of the department, was selected along with Tonks, Auror Garrett and Auror Shacklebolt. One thing they learned, Thorfin Rowle was one of the Death Eaters. Mr. Smith remembered the name 'Rowle' being yelled out before one of the cloaked figures ran from the home of Mr. Smith's neighbor.

A raid on the Rowle Estate found no sign of the young wizard. His mother claimed to have no knowledge of his whereabouts. She claimed that he had left home over a year earlier after fighting with his grandfather over a large withdrawal Thorfin had made from his trust account. That set off red flags. Large withdrawal. His grandfather, a traditional wizard with no links to Voldemort would definitely be against his grandson becoming involved with the Dark Wizard's followers.

"Merlin, I've missed you." Frank kissed her, licking into her mouth and causing her to moan. He lifted her up so that she could wrap her legs around his waist. He carried her to the bedroom and shut the door, throwing out a Silencing Charm for good measure.

Narcissa threw her head back as he kissed down her throat. She mumbled a wandless spell, vanishing their clothing.

"Fuck, you're amazing. Love it when you show off." She was already ready for him.

"Frankie please," she whined as she ground her hips against him. "I need you! Ahhhhh!" He sheathed himself fully and began to take her fast and hard, the way she liked it. Her moans urged him to go faster and he was finishing inside her within minutes.

"Definitely need to go again later. It's been so long." He continues peppering her with soft kisses and sucking her neck. "Shower?" His wife smile beautifully at him and nodded in agreement.

After they washed up, and had another round, Narcissa called for lunch to get ready. Willow had woken up just as tea was served. Frank ran to get their precious little witch. Narcissa smiled as she listened to Willow giggle at her daddy. "Dada's pretty girl. Yes? Here's mummy, Will." He turned her towards his wife and his heart sang as he watched her feed their child. "I don't think I'll ever get over how much I love you."

"Good. That's the plan." Narcissa blew him a kiss and winked at him. "I left your mail in the study, Frankie. There is an Owl from Nev that arrived yesterday. At least one of our children stays in touch. Draco hasn't written in two weeks." She pouted. She understood her son had a lot going on, but she wished he would open up to her. She had heard from Neville that he'd been having nightmares again.

"Love, he'll write. I think he's just going to need to learn how to better communicate his feelings to you. Neville says he is all in love with that Hermione girl. I'm sure he has her and his friends to confide in and does not wish to upset you with it all." Frank came around and rubbed her shoulders, earning a satisfying moan from her.

"I guess. Maybe when they come home in a few weeks, we can visit the Mind Healer." With a soft kiss to his wife's lips, they settled down for their midday meal.


Remus Lupin locked up the Apothecary shop he ran his best mate, Sirius. His weekdays were spent at Hogwarts for the next few weeks. Once Christmas break ended, then Snape would be returning. It was luckily a quiet Saturday.

"Let's get a drink at the pub before we head home, yeah?" He heard Sirius say.

"Not tonight. My wife is coming back home from her work trip. I plan on making good use of our time together. Lucky for me, my best mate will open the shop in the morning for me." He smirked at Sirius, who then rolled his eyes at him.

"Alright ya arse. Go have sex with your wife." They said their goodbyes before heading to their prospective homes.

Remus walked to the outskirts of town to him and Tonks' cottage. He could see smoke emanating from the chimney and smile. She was home. He rushed through the door and was met with a tiny witch throwing herself in her husband's arms. "Oof!"

"Remus! I've missed you, my love!" Tonks peppered him with kisses. "Did you miss me?" She pulled back, giving him a shining smile.

"More than anything." He responded before kissing her deeply. He was instantly hard, grinding his hardness into her core.

After a ravenous round of love making, the two settled down for a quick dinner of cheese toasties and chips. She told him about the trip up North. He, in turn, told her about his week at Hogwarts.

"And mum says Lily had the babies?" Tonks chirped as she popped a chip into her mouth.

"Yes, on Wednesday. Maeve and Sloane are their names. I'm told by Harry that they both have dark hair like Snape but look like Lily and Violet." He smiled and stared at his wife. "Wonder what our child will look like." He watched as Tonks thought for a bit.

"Hopefully they'll be cute. Ought to be. We sure are two very adorable looking people." She smirked as Remus looked at her adoringly. "Soon. Once these raids slow down, my love. Then, we will start trying. Okay?" Remus tugged her into his lap and kissed her slowly. "I love you."

He nuzzled against her neck. "Love you. More than anything."


"Ginny! I cannot believe you just did that!" Violet whisper-screamed to her very best friend, nudging her with her elbow.

"What?" The youngest Weasley said with a sheepish grin.

"I told you not to say anything. I told you about that in confidence." Violet hid her face in her hands. They were walking back to Violet's house after hanging at the park nearby.

A few kids from school were there, namely Violet's crush, Harper Morganstern. They were all hanging out and Harper kept glancing at Violet. As they were leaving, Ginny, being the good friend she is, tells him that Violet thinks he's cute. The boy blushed and Violet rushed away towards her house.

"He was staring at you the whole time!" Ginny tried to argue. "I was just helping you move things along." Violet groaned.

"What if he gets weirded out? Me? The ginger haired gangly limbed baby sister of Harry Potter. How am I supposed to face him Monday at school, Gin?" Ginny just shrugged.

"If he can't see how awesome you are, then that's on him. I mean, look at me? My crush is already spoken for, not to mention, my best friend's brother." Ginny couldn't help it. She'd had a crush on Harry since she was five years old.

"I guess you're right. Hey," Violet linked their arms together, "Thanks for staying with me this weekend. It's been crazy with the new babies. I was losing my mind being surrounded by a toddler and two newborns plus two very tired parents. I never thought I'd say this, but I miss Harry. Can't wait to see him in a few weeks." Ginny nodded.

"I'm looking forward to seeing my brothers. It's so quiet at home. Bill moved into a flat near Gringott's last week then with Charlie in Romania, it's just me, mum and dad now. It was weird a few weeks ago. Mum was all out of sorts because of the fight between Ron and Harry. Glad that's all over."

Violet nodded her head in agreement as they climbed the front steps of the Snape household. "Ready?" They opened the door and it was surprisingly quiet. They looked at each other and shrugged. Walking into the family room, they saw why. Severus was asleep on the sofa with Alexander draped across his chest, and Lily was passed out in the armchair with Sloane on her chest and Maeve in the bassinet at her feet.

"Must have been a real long day for them, huh?" Ginny whispered as Violet nodded. "Let's go see what we can whip up for dinner. I've helped mum enough to know my way around a kitchen."


Severus woke to the smell of something delicious cooking. Alexander was coming out of his nap as well. "Wonder what mum is making." He said before noticing his wife still sound asleep with Sloane in the chair next to him. Making sure his son knew to stay quiet, he got up, Alexander on his hip. Seeing Maeve still fast asleep as well, he followed the smell to the kitchen.

He heard the voices of Violet and Ginny, the latter instructing his daughter on the next step. "Now just flip each piece of chicken and put the pan back in the oven." Severus smiled warmly as he entered the kitchen.

"I don't know what you two are making, but it sure smells delicious." Violet and Ginny both wore matching grins.

"Hey, Dad!"

"Nice nap, Sev?"

Both girls chimed in. "Hey Vy. Miss Weasley. Yes, a very good nap. Now what are you two doing?" The girls explained that they wanted to make dinner and give Lily and Severus a chance to relax. "Well, it is very much appreciated." He grabbed plates and cutlery then set the table. Hearing movement from the other room, he peaked in to see Lily standing up with Sloane. "Hey, the girls cooked dinner for us. Why don't you go pour us all drinks while I change these two?"

A grateful look overtook his wife's face. "You are a dream come true, dear husband." She handed Sloane over and kissed his cheek. "The best, truly." He winked at her and gave her a warm smile before disappearing up the stairs to the nursery, Sloane in his arms and a floating basket with Maeve following him.

Lily couldn't stop the smile that took over her face as she walked into the kitchen to see Alexander on his big sister's lap as she showed him a letter in her hand. "Harry says hello. Hedwig just dropped this off. He says that practice went great and he gets on well with everyone on the team. The Captain is Oliver Wood. He's a Scottish bloke and really nice. I can't wait til next year when I start. I hope I get into Gryffindor with Harry."

"Please do not rush it. I'm going to miss my little helper." Lily smiled at her eldest daughter. "To have my first horns gone, it's not going to be easy. And you, Ginny. Your mum isn't going to have any children home next year. Guess I'll just have to bother her with Alex and the girls, huh?" Ginny chuckled.

"You say that as if it would be a burden. I'm telling you now, my Mum would be over the moon to have someone to feed and look after. Especially this cutie!" Ginny picked Alexander up from Violet's lap as he hugged her neck and giggled sweetly. She disappeared into the dining room to place Alex in his high chair.

Lily hugged Violet close, kissing the two of her head. "I love you, my beautiful girl." Violet squeezed her mother tighter.

"Love you too, mummy."

Dinner was delicious. The girls had made chicken cutlets with roasted potatoes and mushy peas. Severus and Lily were so appreciative that they packed everyone up in the family car and drove to the Muggle ice cream place in town. Afterwards, they got back to the house and after baths and putting Sloane, Maeve, and Alexander to bed, they all watched a movie and had popcorn. It was a great day and an even more enjoyable weekend.


Ron was watching the Gryffindor practice with Draco, Greg, and Blaise. Theo was in the library with Hermione and Neville as part of the study group they formed. "Look at him go!" He heard Greg yell as Harry zipped past them in his search for the Snitch.

"He's fast, but we all are. Just wait until next year when we can all make our House teams. I'm thinking of trying out for Keeper." Ron said as he lost sight of Harry in the sun. "What about you guys?" He nodded to the other wizards to his right.

Draco and Blaise both said they wanted to be a Chaser and Greg, of course, wanted to be a Beater. Draco chuckled as he watched Oliver Wood screaming at Fred and George. "Look! I can see the vein in his forehead throbbing from yelling at your brothers, Ron! They thrive on chaos!" Everyone else laughed as well.

"Surprised their talking again. Fred keeps flirting with the witch George fancies. Angelina something or other. They got into a tiff in the hall between classes this morning. I've never seen George without a smirk on his face. Fred must've really rattled him."

Draco huffed, "I'll probably end up jinxing someone soon with all the wizards looking at or trying to talk to Hermione. It's unnerving that." Ron nudged him.

"I've been on the end of your fist, so I know you'll be at least punching someone for it. Still cannot apologise enough for being a prat like that. I think it's going to take her a while to start trusting me. I catch her wary looks every so often." Ron shrugged.

"She'll come around soon enough, Ron. Hermione is very forgiving. Guess she'll need to be, being stuck with my arse for the rest of our lives, eh?" They all laughed in agreement.

After practice, they all walked down to the library to meet up with the rest of their friends before dinner. Draco instantly grabbed Hermione's hand in his and pulled her into a hug, kissing her temple. "Missed you." She blushed and she missed him too.

"You guys are unbearably cute, you know?" Padma said as she walked past them smiling brightly at them.

"It's annoying how adorable you guys are, seriously." Her twin Parvati added whilst flipping her braid and walking away with her sister.

Hermione giggled. Draco raised his eyebrow. "We are pretty annoying to a lot of people here, you know?" Draco laughed at his witch.

"Jealous more like it. Not everyone finds the love of their life at our age. Only downside is that we cannot do, you know, stuff yet." Draco said, his ears turning red.

"Stuff?" Hermione looked over at him, "What kind of stuff?" She inquired innocently. Draco scratched the back of his neck with his free hand.

"You know, stuff. " He mumbled before looking around to see everyone else was way in front of them. "Like kissing and you know, other stuff. " Now his cheeks were rosy. Hermione looked at him with concern. Then it dawned on her what other stuff he was talking about.

"Oh! Oh! That! Um, yeah. We will definitely be doing that at a way older age. But I think we could, you know, kiss on the lips if you want, just not with," she looked around and whispered the next word so low, he almost missed it, "tongue." Draco beamed at her then dragged her to the alcove under the Grand-stairs by the Great Hall.

"Yeah?" Draco smirked as he stepped closer to Hermione.

"Yeah." She said as she tucked her hair behind her ear. The blush on both of their cheeks telling of their nervousness.

Draco placed his hand on her waist and pulled her closer. "Do I have your permission to kiss you now?" He watched as she nodded with a small tilt of her head. Draco stroked her face with his hand before tilting her face up towards him and leaning forward. The kiss was soft and sweet and lasted three seconds, but to them, it felt as if an hour flew by.

As they parted, they both whispered, "Wow." Before giggling and kissing once more. Taking his hand in hers, Hermione pulled him out of the alcove and walked them into dinner. A dinner that was spent sending smiles across the room to each other. Thoughts of more kisses floating in both their heads.


A little update! Next chapter will be Christmas hols, Professor Snape's return, and a jump to the first Quidditch match of the year!