Author's Note: I am back! I apologize for a long hiatus, because it had been a hectic weeks for me, with gym, job, and fasting on a month of forgiveness and happiness, so it had been a jungle roller coaster with me, Anyway, here is a mostly POV From Damian/Harry, and Severus POV but at the last part of this chapter. As you can see I have taken some words from A Philosopher's Stone (Credits to JK Rowling) but changed it into my interpretation where Cassandra/Keira Black/Malfoy was there, since she is my OC. Oh, and this their first meeting. Damian getting flash images getting stronger than ever, and it will be appearing even more now his actual mother, Lily Potter, will be a professor of Hogwarts, the interesting part, as a Potions Professor. It will be very awkward to be seeing both former friends, to be working together. Oh there will be a twist of my interpretation of a Philosopher's stone, so stay tuned. RAB is back, and the Horcrux hunt is still going, Peter's twisted past will begin in next chapter, so many more to come. Without further a do, I will try to post twice in a week, and enjoy reading this chapter, because it will get a whole let interesting.
Chapter 10
August 5th, 1991
Snape Flat, London
Damian woke up very happy, because it is the day he will get to visit and experience Diagon Alley.
He had heard a lot of stories from his mother, and her first experience as well.
It brought a huge grin for Damian, because he couldn't handle it, he had been jumping up and down, and with a burst of excitement that made his mother giggle.
"Calm down Damy, I know you are very excited, but you will hurt yourself right now" Olivia giggles, enjoying seeing the energy Damian is doing.
"I am sorry mother, I am just way too excited to just visit Diagon Alley, I know the letter requires a lot of books, stuffs to pick and such, it is just, it is too much to comprehend!" Damian laughs.
"I know honey, luckily, I had to tell you before, because when I first visited the place despite, I am a muggleborn, I was blown away by the atmosphere and the surroundings. I had no one to tell me what this place was and how it is to be accessed, but the more I got older, I found myself appreciated on what it is and why it's like that" Olivia replies.
Damian nods and understood what his mother implies, because he cannot tell his excitement to Heather since she is a muggle, and she doesn't even know where it is.
"I promise mum, I will control my excitement" Damian nods.
"That's my boy, now eat these eggs and bacon, today we will meet the Weasleys and the Potters, it is Ron's first year I assume?" Olivia asks.
"Yes, and Neville too, though Ginny will start next year, and Andrew starts the year after that, the time I would be third year" Damian answers and eating the plate politely.
"Aha, so one year leads to members or 'gangs' of your party" Olivia smirks, and it made Damian flush in embarrassment.
"I am joking Damy, I just like how far you are now, you have friends who are always there for you. I am proud" Olivia began to shed tears.
"Oh, don't cry mum, it is not like I will be gone forever" Damian rolls his eyes.
"I know. It is just, my baby is all grown up, and will leave me alone" Olivia's tear-stained eyes began to drop rapidly.
Damian stood up and hugged his mother even though he is shorter than her, but it seems to work, since she calmed down instantly.
"I didn't want you to see the mess your mother doing with the whole crying thing" Olivia sniffed through the handkerchief Damian offered.
"No problem mum, I will miss you too, I will write letters to you and ensure father to send it to you" Damian smiles.
"You better be, or I will personally drag myself and teach both of you a lesson. Also tell your stubborn father to send me a letter too" Olivia smiles.
"I will and thank you mum" Damian said, hugging her again
"For what dear?" Olivia asked dumbfounded a bit.
"For being the best mother, a son could ask for" Damian smiles in between the hugs
And so, they ate blissfully and with complete silence, waiting for the afternoon to happen for the unforgettable experience.
Damian went to his room, and wore a violet shirt with dark blue jeans, the colors of his mother, and the colors he likes.
He zigzagged through the fireplace and waits for his mother to speak
"Since you had already been 11, I think it is time to show you floo transportation" Olivia said.
"A what?" Damian asks.
He got annoyed from his mother's small chuckle but waits patiently for his mother to explain
"A floo transportation network is a method of wizarding transportation in which we magic people tend to move from one place to another" Olivia said.
"Sort of like teleportation?" Damian asks
"Well. Kind of, that one is apparition, and you are not supposed to know this until your seventh year" Olivia replies
"Then how do you expect us to move from one place to another?" Damian asks.
"By this" Olivia grabs a green powder and showed it to him
He made a soft whoa for a bit, and then the memories where he saw his father coming through it, and other important people
"Is that where we get guests on this fireplace?" Damian asks
"Very attentive" Olivia chuckles
"Is that how father, you, and me we go from one place to another?" Damian began to smirk
"And yet you wonder how it actually works, you can be a wise guy, but you will never fool me mister" Olivia chuckles, pinching Damian's cheeks
"Honestly, I really don't know how it works" Damian felt annoyed but was secretly pleased
"We will go Leaky Cauldron, and I will show you how it works, with that you must be behind me as I call the destination, if you weren't we would be zapped onto a different location. Understand?" Olivia eyes him
"Crystal clear" Damian nods.
He sees his mother ushering him under the fireplace, and she called the location they are going loud and clear, and within a second, they had disappeared, and a green fire that did not burn him, but rather soothe him
Leaky Cauldron
Damian and his mother arrived through a dank fireplace, and the foul smell of alcohol had almost suffocated both that they wrinkled their nose
They were stopped by Tom, the bartender, and the old man greeted his mother with a warm expression
"And you must be Damian eh boy?" Tom asked through his crooked teeth
"Yes sir" Damian nods
"Ah, a gentleman, we don't have those nowadays, I can tell you are in bound for Hogwarts?" Tom asks through his thick eyebrows
"How do you know?" Damian grew alarm for a bit
"You are not the first to be arriving through the dingy fireplace, The Weasley's had just left 5 minutes ago" Tom said
Hearing their name brought a smile to Damian, and it made the bartender chuckle through his horrible teeth
"Younglings and their over excitement" Tom chuckles
"I must go now, hope to see you again Damian" Tom smiles, waving
"Tom is a cool man, but can get a bit loony from his drunken stupor" his mother whispers and it made him laugh politely
"Let's meet the Weasley's shall we?" his mother offers, and Damian kept on grinning
They left from the back of the pub's door, and he stares at his mother tapping through a brick wall for several minutes
It almost made him starting asking questions but felt his mother's hand touching his shoulder, signaling to wait and see, and his jaw dropped in wonder and fascination
The brick walls began to form as a passage, and there lies Diagon Alley in its full glory
"Welcome to the Diagon Alley" his mother whispers under his ears
The place was magical, filled with many students shopping and parents accompanying
The shops inside caught Damian's attention and there's one that made him stare at the broomstick whom he always wanted when he saw on the brochure the other day, the Nimbus 2000
"Come along Damian, we have a long day to catch" his mother said, trying to break his obvious staring through the mesmerizing broomstick
They were walking a bit to see which shops that they were needed, and he asks his mother on what to go first
"We will go to Madam Malkin's robes first, we need to bring you robes for the school, thankfully your father has given enough galleons, for what's needed on the list" Olivia said.
Damian finds himself nodding, and he found the shop that was facing front.
It looked like a bit fancy shop, like the ones he had seen one time several years ago in Regent Street of Muggle London.
"You wait here, while I bring books for the first year in Flourish and Botts ok dear?" Olivia eyes, and Damian nods
There were many young students waiting, and the lady who had been weighing on a young girl on the front.
She must have felt Damian's presence, where she looked at him with a wide smile.
"Ah, a new student for Hogwarts? Wait in the line dear, and wait for your turn" the lady said with a wide smile
Damian nods and sat on the right side from a same height boy with a pale blond hair and a piercing grey blue eye.
Damian must have felt the boy staring at him with such content in which he spoke
"You must be new here" the boy said in a bit of a conceited tone.
"Yes" Damian responds, keeping his posture calm
"I am not surprised that it is only one shop, I mean imagine if there were many, it would be a nightmare for the unwanted people to come in" The boy responds, a bit harshly
The boy's words caught by a storm in Damian's mind, he made a mental note to never befriend the boy, but still looks can be deceiving
"Where are my manners, I am Draco Malfoy" Draco said, offering his hand
Damian felt wrong not to shake hands with this arrogant boy, so he did it out of curtesy
"Damian S…" Before Damian introduces his full name, a loud shriek coming from the front door.
"Draco! I had been looking all over for you!" the unmistakably sound of a little girl dashing towards the cringing boy
Damian chances a glance, and was stopped short on her appearance, because for some odd reason, there is something familiar on this little girl, she is short, very short, and her hair is knee length on pale blond hair just like her brother, and the sea blue eyes, that is unlike her brother.
"That's my obnoxious sister don't bother on that" Draco finds himself to whisper Damian's stupor
Damian shook a bit, and the little girl came close to give her brother a hug, and then she stared at him with such content, where he found himself yelp a bit
"And you must be?" the short little girl asked
"I didn't catch your name" Draco asks instead
"Oh sorry, my name is Damian Snape" Damian responds proudly
"Ah a son of a potions professor" Draco replies
"My father is much more than just a potions professor" Damian responds
"I am joking Damian, at least you are friends with me, I can guide you to perfection unlike the Weaslettes. I swear they make more children than caring about themselves" Draco responds
The way this arrogant boy insults the Weasley's had squashed all hopes on redemption of being friends
"Oh, don't listen to him, he doesn't even know how to count" The little girl said
"And you are?" Damian asks
"My name is Keira, Keira Malfoy" Keira smiles
"Nice to meet you" Damian nods
Instead of shaking hands, he finds himself wrapped in a very familiar hug from her, and then the swirling images came back again for both him and Keira
The flashes of images had gone quickly, and he finds himself rubbing his temples.
The little girl did the same, and for some odd reason, they refuse to look at each other.
"Well, I have to leave, to get my robes, Keira, go tell mother I am almost done, won't you?" Draco asks
Damian sees the little girl nod quickly, and she left. He is still thinking about the flashes, and it wasn't the first time he felt that he will delve on it later, for now all he must do is wait and get his robes.
After an hour of being weighed and brought two robes, his mother shows up, and she had bought a good amount of first year books, Damian felt the headache came back, so he asked his mother for an ice cream, and she smiles that the Weasley's were there, at least something good coming from that, after a weird encounter with Draco and his sister.
"What's up Damian?" the sound of Ginny trying to snap his train of thoughts.
He is wondering why the look of this little girl feels familiar, as if he had known her.
Another train of thoughts were the similar sensations with Mrs. Potter, The hug, the embrace, it all looked way too familiar, the question is why bringing it on a present? Why now?
"Hellllloooo?" Ginny tapped Damian's head, and Damian got snapped into a reality
"Ouch Gin" Damian rubbed his temple
"Oh, does that hurt you?" Ginny made a cute puppy dog eye, that always captivates him somehow
"Yes" Damian began to grin
The next thing he knew, is a low blow on his temple again
"Good, at least it would bring you into a reality, I was asking what's up, it's that all" Ginny smirks
Damian rubbed his temples again, but his smirk never left from his mouth, he cannot tell her his recurring flashes that is always happening him until he gets answers, for now he must play it cool
"Nothing" Damian responds
"And I am Harry Potter, don't think you can hide from me Damian, Andrew and I are the only ones who knows the real you" Ginny smiles
"And your ice cream has melted, it landed on your trousers" Ginny pointed to his trousers that were indeed drenched from chocolate ice cream
Damian curses under his breath, and manages to clean it by a napkin, leaving an obvious mark on his trousers.
"And you just decide to tell me right now, not before?" Damian smirks
"Guilty as charged, oh look Andrew is here" Ginny chuckles
"Minx" Damian smirks
"Did I miss something?" Andrew said, eating his double flavor ice cream
"Your friend is evil Andrew, I bet you that" Damian points to the 'innocent' look of Ginny
"Oh please, I knew that since the beginning" Andrew laughs and winces from Ginny stepping his foot, and then they laughed on the small banter
Damian turns to look at his mother chatting with Mrs. Potter animatedly, and he could've sworn Mrs. Potter is waving only to him, where it was only meant for Andrew
He, Ginny, and Andrew had rejoiced with their parents, and Damian had waited till Ron and Neville to show up. Apparently, Ron was missing a book which Damian knows it will be a second-hand, and Neville is missing a wand
His mother felt him staring at the wand-maker shop called the Ollivanders and she whispered through his ear, saying
"I know what you are thinking Damy, after this, we will get your first wand" Olivia smiles
Damian made a small whoop, at least the day isn't half awkward.
Damian and his mother arrived onto a very big and spacious wand-making shop. It stretches like a hall hallway he was once invited a long time ago during those pureblood ceremonies.
There was no sound of Ollivander, in which he heard his mother attempted to make a fake cough
There lies an old man with frizzled white hair, and a piercing hazy silver eye color.
He seems to be annoyed onto something, but turn into a crooked smile
"Ah Mrs. Snape! It had been yesterday since I had given your wand, 9 inch from Monkwoods bane, perfect for charms as I recall?" Ollivander asks
"You are right" Damian watches his mother nodding
"And you must be Damian" Ollivander manages to stare through him, and Damian flinches a bit, because beneath the white hair, and those frightening eyes, the man is calm, eerily calm
"Well go on boy, let me weigh your wand hand" Ollivander smiles
Damian suddenly felt his whole body shaking for no reason, and he felt his mother pushing him lightly, and he was dangerously close from the old man
The old man asks him what hand he uses, and he replies that he is right-handed.
He was being weighed, and then the old man had vanished into the deep cupboards of wands, exclaiming loudly
"Ah let's get this a try, 10 inch from Heartstrings, go on" Ollivander said
Damian held a thick wand, and gave it a simple swish, where the wand explodes, and dash away from his hand
"Nope, didn't think that would work" Ollivander said
It took several tries, from different materials, the Dragon feathers, and spider-web, but none of the wands work until
"I wonder" he heard Ollivander pondering
'Wonder what?' Damian asks in his thought
He sees the old man open the box shakily, and attempts to give it to him
"Now this is an exceptional wand it is an 11 inches long holly and possessed phoenix feather core" Ollivander described
Damian held the wand that was given, and he felt a sudden warmth, a warmth he hadn't felt that before
"Curious, most curious" Ollivander whispers, but Damian caught it
"Curious on what Mr. Ollivander?" Damian asks out of curiousity
"I remember every wand I sold Mr. Snape, it is the same wand that has a brother, the one who had killed Harry Potter" Ollivander said, dangerously close to Damian
It brought a second for Damian to process that there is a same wand material that Voldemort had done, and it made him very terrified
"That's enough Ollivander, we will pay the wand" He felt his mother dragging him slowly, making him utterly confused
"He did great things Mr. Snape, terrible, but great things. I just hope your paths would never cross, but you are not Harry Potter, so you should be ok" Ollivander continues to ramble
"That is enough, how much?" he heard his mouther made a small audible yell
"That would be 7 galleons Mrs. Snape" He sees the old man stayed back a bit, he would even do that, no one would dare to defy his mother's wrath
He sees his mother paying, and then without a glance, they left the shop
They were walking with complete silence, and he must have felt his mother refusing to look at him, he huffed out of annoyance, and begins to let it go for a short moment, and then corner his mom later
They were stopped by the Potters, and he sees Mrs. Potter smiling at him
"Are you ok sweetie?" Mrs. Potter said in a motherly tone
He was about to comment but found his mother replying everything is fine in a bit irrational way in which he sees Mrs. Potter kept on opening her mouth up and down. This is getting too far, he will corner his mother, tonight.
"Well, I hope both of you had fun, I will see you all in Ginny's birthday?" Mrs. Potter asks
"We will" his mother replies
He sees the Potters leaving, and then his mind snapped into a different reason 'Merlin! He almost forgot Ginny's present!'
He whispers to his mother, and she nods, giving him an extra galleon coins to him, where they went into a quidditch shop, and he explains to the cashier about a bracelet made up of the wood of a cleansweeper 1000.
The cashier smiles, and nods for the description. He told him to wait for 10 minutes, and he waited
He got his present wrapped and paid 10 galleons for it.
He is very happy for a small present, and much happier to have a wand, tonight though, he will corner his mother, and in 6 days, he will give the best present to the best friend he ever had, besides Heather of course.
Snape Flat, London
Seeing his father arriving from his meeting with the headmaster is a perfect opportunity to corner both, he waited for a right moment in which his mother had cooked a delicious shepherd's pie
They sat in complete silence, and he ate his food slowly. He made a second stare at the oblivious look of his parents, in which he couldn't hold it and broke the silence
"What does Ollivander mean, my wand is the same wand as Voldemort's?" Damian dropped a bombshell
He stared at the cringing look of his father, and a wincing look of his mother
He waited for more than a minute, and then crossed his hands "Explain" Damian said
"Damian, there is nothing to worry about, it is one in a million chances that your wand has a similar material than the Dark Lord's" he heard his father made a lame excuse
"Why don't you name him Voldemort father?" Damian asks
"That's not important" He heard his father avoiding the subject
"THEN WHY I AM BEING SUBJECTED TO HAVE A SIMILAR WAND THAT WAS MADE BY THE EVILEST WIZARD THE WIZARDING WORLD TO EVER HAVE AND EXPECT ME TO BE NORMAL?!" Damian yells
He stood up, and doesn't want to talk to them, he begins to suspect that there is more to that, and he turns around to see a very panicking look of his parents where he whispers but made it enough for them to hear
"And why do I keep having flashes of images whenever I am around with Mrs. Potter or that little girl by the name Keira Malfoy? It doesn't make sense, but of course, both of you don't want to answer both of my questions, I don't want to see both of you until Ginny's birthday, that's as if both of you wised up." Damian finds himself yelling lowly, and then the next thing he knows, is leaving a completely shocked look of Severus and Olivia Snape.
6 days later, August 11, 1991
It had been 6 days since Damian made a small burst of anger to his parents, and six days of ignoring them, with nothing but small nods, and eating his food in a complete silence
The truth is, he loves his parents, he really does, but when it comes to the subject of Voldemort, and why his wand shares a similar wand to Voldemort is not just a coincidence
He felt that they must have known the full story, because it doesn't make sense, also today he felt his headache on his right side, he took a simple potion that was brewed by his father, and it was gone for a second.
Today is a good day after all, because he will be attending his best friend's 10th birthday. Unfortunately, his best friend Heather wouldn't come, since she is a muggle
He had always been an early riser, so he went to shower first, and wore a neat violet blue shirt, and dark blue jeans.
He sees his mother looking at him in a mixed expression, he hates to see his mother act like that, but it is to show them, that he is not a kid anymore.
He only shrugged and waited for his father to show up so they can leave to the Burrow by apparition, but of course by holding his mother's hand, which will be very awkward along the ride
"Are you going to be silent for the whole trip?" His mother said
He turns to stare at his mother and his cool violet eyes had made her flinch a bit
"Are you going to tell me what is going on?" He retaliated
"Damian, that's not how you talk to your mother like that" He found his mother beginning to raise her voice
"I talk what I talk, because I cannot believe you and Dad wouldn't tell me why and what" Damian said
"Damian Eileen Snape, if you talk to me like that one more time, you will be grounded" His mother's famous glare returns
"ENOUGH!" The roaring sound of his father quietens the tension that was building
"Damian, apologize to your mother, no buts, we will tell you, but after the ceremony" He heard his father spoke in an authoritarian tone
Damian suddenly felt ashamed to act like that, so he stared at the floor as if it is the most interesting thing
"Damian, I know you didn't mean it, I just, you were just a little boy that diapers need to be changed, you are growing up my son, I cannot fathom the fact that you are growing up" His mother said
"We will tell you, your father and I had a talk, and we promise to never keep secrets from you, ok?" his mother made a pleading look
Damian nods, and came for a warm embrace of his mother
"I am sorry mum" Damian said
"Shh honey, I am the one who should be sorry" his mother murmurs through his wavy hair
"Let's go, and hold my hand ok darling?" Olivia said
Damian nods, and he held his mother's hand, tightly, because he knows it will be a bumpy ride, coming stories from his parents.
Within a second or a pop, they had vanished from the flat, into the outskirts of the Burrow
The Burrow
They had arrived on the outskirts of the Burrow, the last time they visited the home, was on floo, but with permission of course.
Damian was lucky that he held his mother's fingers tightly, because he was sure he would fall and throw up
He heard a chuckle from his mother, and she tapped on his back for support
"Oh believe me, you handled it like a champion, I went sick the minute after that" Olivia chuckles
"Not helping" Damian glares, but a grin is fighting to release from his mouth
"Cannot say I warned you about it" Olivia smiles
They had dusted themselves off, and walked through the wards of the Burrow
Somehow Damian can feel the aura of the wards, it wasn't the first time, the wards of his house felt thick, as if nothing can penetrate it, the same goes to the Burrow and the Potter's manor in Scotland, but it depends on how stable the wards were
The wards of his house maybe thick, but the intensity of the Potter Manor's Ward was off the roof
He had read the Potters once, he had researched them, because he had felt this sensation of warmth and protection
He had found out that they are much more than that, he will discover more about it later, now he has a birthday party to attend
They arrived through the main door, and they knocked the door politely
Damian and his mother smiled to hear a big ruckus inside the house, Damian most probably knows that is from Fred and George
He chanced a glance on his father, and he sees the famous sneer, it dawned to Damian that Fred and George are clearly not his favorite students.
The soft sound of the matriarch of the Weasley family had scolded them and came close to open the door
"Welcome! It is good to see you Olivia" Mrs. Weasley smiles and kisses his mum on the cheek
"Molly! It is good to see you too" his mother said, doing the same
"Severus" Mrs. Weasley made a polite nod
"Molly" his father made a polite nod too, but Damian can sense a hint of sarcasm from his father
"Ah Damian! It is good to see you, my boy! Come here to give me a hug" Molly said, smiling
Damian loved the feeling of the matriarch's hug, because it is as bone crushing as good, the same feel of his mother too.
"And you have brought a gift to my Ginevra?" She asked
Damian nods politely
"Just like your father, always polite, now come in, come in" She ushers
Damian nods and laughs a bit; he begins to really likes the Weasley matriarch's polite courtesy.
Inside the house does and still feels homely, He remembers when he went to this house for the first time, and he felt safe, he felt home
He loved his house, he always does, but the Burrow and the Manor felt close to him on his heart
He smiles to see people in this house are chattering and filled with warmth
He had met Bill and Charlie before, 3 years ago, and they had been in Hogwarts at one time
They must have seen him approaching and they made a friendly wave
"Ah, come to rescue my princess from a dungeon?" Bill asked in a teasing tone
"I am not sure about that Bill, it needs much more than that to rescue Gin Gin" Charlie smiles, making the three of them laugh
"Bill!" the childish sound of Ginny squeal
Damian smiles, but the older brother winces
He was embraced with a similar hug from Ginny, and he sees she was engulfed by her brothers in a group hug
"When did you both came?" he heard Ginny asked
"Yesterday, and I assume your friend Damian is somehow forgotten?" Both of her brothers teased her
She looked at the smiling looking Damian, and he isn't mistaken to see her smirking
"Oh Damy, nice to see you, now to both of you, thank you for coming. I must drag Ron now, he is sleeping in his bed, yet he will leave me!" he watches Ginny running through the stairs, amused
"That's Ginny for you, she has a big heart on those she trust and loves, I must say, I have to help mother for setting the dishes and the cake" Charlie said
He watches the second son of Weasley dashing, earning him a chuckle of how chaotic yet fun loving family
It wasn't even 10 minutes and he heard a loud growl that was mistakenly to be Ron
He saw Ron rubbing his eyes, and his eyes widened to see Damian, standing in the hallway
They made a brotherly embrace and then pat on the back
"It is good to see you again, Andrew and Neville are coming in a minute" Ron said
As if on cue, The Potters and The Longbottoms had arrived
"Happy Birthday Ginny!" he heard Andrew yells while holding his youngest sister, Elizabeth
Damian laughs because he can clearly see the flush of embarrassment by the Potter heir, looks like Andrew and him are no different, when it comes to be scolded by their mothers.
Neville wished a polite way of congratulating Ginny, along his young sister, Amelia
The party had started, and there were many guests that Damian couldn't count, including the twins, that resembles him Fred and George
He had discovered that the twins were the Matriarch's brothers, which makes them uncles to her children. They were called Gideon and Fabian Prewett
He had met other ministry officials, and surprisingly Madam Amelia Bones, that's why the name Amelia from the Longbottoms looked familiar
Her niece is also on Damian's age, and starting first year of Hogwarts
It was a blissful party, and then the cake came, in which they gathered around and wished her a blessing Happy Birthday to Ginny in which he had felt a bit sad that Heather isn't around, which is why he had taken few photos, to give her as a 'present' while avoiding ofc the obvious
He had enjoyed seeing Ginny, flushing red, because she was always energetic and bubbly.
The presents came in, and his present was the first she opened, and he found himself engulfed on a similar bone crushing hug from the matriarch
He kept hearing 'thank you' a bunch of times, and he smiled, whispering a happy birthday to her, earning her a sincere smile
The presents were opened by others too, in which she had done the same, but not with intensity like she had done to him
It was a very good evening, and now he must go back home to sleep, and getting answers from his parents.
Snape Flat
"So?" Damian crosses his arms, it was a brink of midnight, and he should be sleeping, but seeing both of his parents there, waiting for answers, had made him didn't want to sleep at all
They were silent for well of 10 minutes, and then he heard his father clearing his voice
"Damian, you know the Dark Lord, right?" He heard his father asking, it wasn't like his father was asking, he implies of stating the obvious
"Yes father" Damian answers
"Well, it was true indeed his wand is made up of a similar material which you have, but I had already spoken Ollivander, when two wands are made of similar things, does not mean they are connected" his father said
"It does not mean this wand, which you have, have called you. Yes, the wand chooses the wizard, but it does not mean you are destined to meet the Dark Lord" his father said
"The Dark Lord is gone, and with it, he had fulfilled his deeds by killing t…the boy, Harry Potter, but it doesn't mean he will come back and kill you." His father said
"I believe you father" Damian lied, but just to ease the tension
"About the other one?" Damian asked, lifted his eyebrows, this was the one he wanted answers, the Voldemort part was curiosity at its finest, but this one, the flashing images that haunts him in the past 3 years ago, was much more important than the first one
"The flashing images I see, I had spoken to the Mind Healer, he told me, you are beginning to harness seer powers, you see, your great great grandfather was a seer, it is one of the rarest gifts, but my son has it is a blessing to me, not a curse" he heard his father hesitating to answer
Damian somehow does not buy it also, but he had already patched things up with his parents
"I hope it had answered your questions son, I am sorry that your mother and I couldn't answer your questions, it is just, she is right about you growing up. You have become a fine young boy, and soon you will be a fine young man. We just hope we wouldn't lose you" His father said
He made a small gasp to see his father looking at the floor, the same goes to his mother, Damian couldn't believe how his volatile act had affected his parents so much
So, he did the unthinkable, and had embraced both his father and his mother with a warm hug
He had uttered 'I am sorry' and he was patted from the back by his father and kissed on the cheek by his mother.
"It is getting late son, let's head to bed" His father said
Damian nods and smiles towards his parents.
He sat on the bed, and found himself smiling that despite the outburst, the tension, he still has their backs if he needed them
For that, he puts his head on a pillow, and within a second, he closes his eyes, drifting to a long sleep.
The Other side of a room
"Do you think he had believed our lies?" Olivia asked, while getting ready in bed
Severus made a quick utter of Silencio and made a long sigh
"I don't know Liv, I really don't know, the thing is, the boy is growing up way too fast, and his connection with his real mother is getting stronger than ever" Severus said in one go
"I know Severus, did you see how close he was with Andrew and Elizabeth? Yeah, they are his brother and sister, but the connection was there, and I had seen how his mother waved to him, only him. I am connecting the dots that it will happen much sooner" Olivia said
Severus manages to rub his temples, it is not like the inevitable would happen, he wishes Damian to be Slytherin, so he can make an eye on him, and not let his son fall for the Gryffindors, but on the other hand, he wanted Lily to be reunited with her son, her firstborn.
As much as he hates it, this must be done, and he had fulfilled her debt, but he feels he is being mocked, shunned by fate
He has Olivia, and that was the only good thing, but sometimes it felt it is not enough, then there came this boy he grew to be very attached to
Sometimes life isn't fair, and Severus knows that very well, unless he must do it, he must have his first child, a child that is actually from him.
If Damian decides to be as Harry Potter, and returns to his real family, he only hopes that Damian to come back and visit the baby which he is planning to do right now
He looks at Olivia with warm and love in which she softly replied
"What?" Olivia asked
"Nothing, you are just very beautiful" he found himself replying
He enjoyed seeing her flush, and this is the moment that he will say it
"Let's make a baby" Severus said
"W…what?" Olivia pales
"Why not Liv, you see, Damian will find out sooner rather than later, if I had made him have a sibling, and he returns his life as the son of Lily, it is at least that I hope he comes back and visit his baby 'brother' or 'sister'
He closes his mouth, waiting for the answer Olivia is doing, he had expected both outcomes, the good and the bad
"Sev, I know you are sad that the inevitable will happen, but this baby is a big step for us, I mean I know we have grown up to be really attached, and I found myself attached to you the most, are you sure?" He hears a slight hopeful expression from Olivia
"Very sure Liv, I…I love you, I had and still loved Lily, but that was in the past, a past that still haunts me to this day that I had endangered her and you. I had dragged you into the mud, and watched you and the girls getting tortured and raped"
He sees her shuddering, remembering the painful past
He cups her perfect face, and then whispers to her ear
"I really love you, and I really wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. I wanted to give you a child from me, a child in which I am sure we will be great parents to the child, and yes, my love, I am very sure" Severus said
He got yanked into a kiss, and then they had turned off the light, preparing for making love.
30th August 1991
Severus had arrived at Hogwarts a couple days before the term starts, there were few professors, and some had to arrive at the 1st of September, which is fine by him, because he needed to speak to the headmaster, quickly
He had uttered an easy password that was given by Professor McGonagall
He opened the door politely and there he is, Albus Dumbledore in his sea blue robes
"Ah Severus, I hope you had a wonderful summer vacation" Albus said
"Albus, we need to talk" He ignored the remark
"Getting to business, eh?" he heard a small chuckle
"Albus, this is getting serious" Severus said
"Then I have a great news for you, Mrs. Lily Potter had been accepted as a potions professor" Albus had dropped a bombshell
"What? How? When? Why?" Severus pretty much puts all his English vocabulary
"She had applied a month ago, and she was one of my favorite students Severus, I see no harm on accepting her application" Albus said
"But Albus, this would make the boy remember her even more, and he comes back to her" Severus begins to panic right now
"I see, my question is, are you afraid that boy will and should come back to his real mother, or are you afraid the boy is leaving you?" Albus asked
"What?" Severus tries to dodge the question
"You know that it will be inevitable, and Lily will end up either way in Hogwarts, because of her son Andrew" Dumbledore said
"Also, I have received reports that Tom is not in Albania, but you know that it is too good to be true" Dumbledore said
Severus seems to wrap every single detail that Lily is coming so much, that he almost forgot there is another case, the Dark Lord.
"But we haven't heard anything from Pettigrew, I remember you said he is lurking in Albania" Severus responds
"Ah it is true, but Peter is too much of a coward, Tom is too much for Peter to handle, someone must have discovered the spirit of Tom, my suspicion is one of our professors, but I cannot prove it" Dumbledore said
"Which is why I am assigning you to keep an eye on Harry, sorry Damian, Tom doesn't know that, but the boy's scar will happen either way" Dumbledore said
Severus cannot wrap his head the fact that there is an immediate threat, in Hogwarts of all places.
"I also instruct you to keep an eye on Mrs. Potter, if Tom would ever cross-paths with her, this will not end pretty, and then Tom will kill Peter, since Peter is our last chance of not letting Tom get what he wants" Dumbledore said
"Wait, what do you mean?" Severus ponders
"You had said that Peter had took Tom's robes and wand right, He ran away, yet he is Albania, the thing is. Peter was not on the boundaries of Albanian forest, which explains why he doesn't show up" Dumbledore said
"Oh, this might end dirty" Severus responds
"Indeed, I am assigning you a very dangerous task, I know you can do that, I believe in you" Dumbledore said
Severus had no choice but to nod and made a polite bow.
"Now leave, I am a bit busy with the minister, see you Severus" Dumbledore said
Severus left the headmaster's quarters, and walked all the way till the dungeons
He sighs loudly, it will be a very hectic year indeed, the Dark Lord is back, well partially, and he must protect both Lily and Damian
If only he wishes to come back in time and prevent himself not to follow the Death Eaters' route, everything would be simple, if only.
He sat on the desk, rubbing his temple for a minute until he heard a tap from the window
It was a black raven from Regulus, he hadn't heard from the youngest Black Lord quite a long time.
He took the letter, and began to read it slowly
Severus,
I think I have a lead on a Horcrux, it is the cup, Luckily, I have contacted a very close friend of Sirius about it, so you will be meeting me and the mystery man, no one knows about our secret job, not even my clumsy brother Sirius, so I invite you to come at the Three Broomsticks, from the back at October 16th, which is coincidentally the Hogsmead day. Don't worry, the Death Eaters would not know about our plan, since I will be giving them a 'gift' which you will see. See you there Severus, and take care my brother
Regards,
RAB
Severus reread the letter again, and finds himself sighing even more
He completely forgot about this 'Horcrux hunt' in which he did took some research, yet he did not find any single shred of details, so he gave up, mostly, now with trying to protect Lily and Damian on his plate, he has no choice but to attend this meeting, and then keep a watchful eye on once his love of his life, and his son.
If only life would be simpler, Severus thought. With that, he transfigures a broken table into a mattress, and watches himself sleep, dreaming on a perfect future that includes Damian, staying at his side, if only.