Harry Potter and the Multiverse

by andromeda543

Summary:

This will be a collection of one shots from various HP universes which I will never turn into a longer story.

Chapter 1: Sins of the parents

Death is collecting Lily and James Potter, he brings them before Lady Magic.

James looks around, “Where are we?”

Lily looks at the woman, “Who are you?”

“You are dead,” Death shows them their corpses, “Voldemort killed you and you are in the viewing room.”

“I am Lady Magic,” she looks into their dark souls, “I am here to show you the consequences of your actions and inactions.” She never ventured into their world, the world they came from is one of the darkest worlds she has ever seen.

“What do you mean?” Lily sees a window appear, she sees Albus put Harry on a doorstep. A few hours later, Petunia opens the door. “NO!”

“Albus knows we don’t want Harry to be raised by her!” James is furious, “How could he?”

“Because Albus doesn’t care about you or Harry.” She looks at them, “He is not the saint you believe him to be.” They will find out soon enough what kind of person Albus is.

“Do something!” Lily can’t believe Albus would do this.

“No. This is part of your punishment. Harry has to pay for your sins.” Lady Magic snaps her fingers and they are gone until next time.

*-*-*

“Help him!” James has to watch Harry being raped by Vernon. His son is only four years old. Harry is crying and screaming.

“No.” Lady Magic looks at James, “Harry’s suffering is your doing.”

Lily is crying, “He is just a child.”

“I know.”

*-*-*

“How can you stand by and let this happen?” James is crying, Dudley and Vernon are raping Harry. He is now eight years old.

“Because this is his fate,” Lady Magic looks at Lily, “You two cast the dice that lead to this.”

“What did we do?” Lily doesn’t know what they did for her son to deserve this. She covers her ears, unable to stomach his cries for help. She hates Albus for putting Harry with them and never checking up on him. She had to watch Petunia beat her son almost to death too many times.

*-*-*

James is relieved, Harry is at Hogwarts where he is safe from being raped. Until he watches his son almost die at Voldemort’s hand and Albus doing nothing and sitting by to watch Harry put his life on the line. He curses Albus! Harry is not some savior! He is furious when Albus sends Harry back to his relatives despite Harry begging him to stay at Hogwarts.

*-*-*

“Oh god,” Lily vomits. She watched a professor rape Harry and than obliviate him, “Help him. Please.” She starts to beg, “I will do anything. Please stop this!”

“No.” Lady Magic looks at her, “You didn’t help Severus when he was bullied and assaulted by Severus and Sirius. You had more than one opportunity to speak up but you chose to remain silent about the abuse you saw. You could have helped him but did nothing.” She shows her the memory of James assaulting Severus and him lashing out at Lily, calling her a mudblood. “You refused his apology and turned your back on him. He lashed out at you and he was remorseful and begged for your forgiveness but you were too petty to accept him. You were quick to turn your back on him once he was sorted into Slytherin.”

“I am sorry.” Lily can’t believe this is all her fault.

*-*-*

James is hugging Sirius, “I am sorry you died. I wish you could have stayed.” He tells him what Harry has been through.

“Why did Harry never say anything to me?” Sirius wants to go back and strangle Albus. “I would have helped him.”

“I don’t know. Lady Magic says this is all our fault.” Lily is hugging herself, “She won’t help him.” She breaks down crying, she has yet to tell James it is all her fault.

“Where is she?” Sirius will give her a piece of his mind.

“How did you die?”

“I discovered Peter was alive, and I broke out of Azkaban. Peter broke into Grimmauld Place and killed me in my sleep.” He looks at James, “Harry is so much like you. I am sorry I failed you both.”

“I forgive you.”

*-*-*

James is furious, Harry’s life at Hogwarts has been marred with near death experiences and false friends. It didn’t take him long to figure out that Ron and Hermione are false friends and only using him. And Albus! That evil man is using Harry as a pawn in his chess game. At least his son won the triwizard tournament a few months ago. But to allow a blood quill to be used on students? That is unforgivable! Albus really doesn’t care about his students. He watches through the window again and feels sick, Albus is forcing Harry into having sex with Slughorn to get a memory. He has to look away when Harry just lies there and just takes it. The empty haunted look will never leave him.

Sirius hugs James, they can’t keep watching this.

“Are you happy?”

James growls at Lady Magic, “Of course I am not happy! My son is being used and abused and you are doing nothing!”

“Why should I do something? You are the reason Severus Snape and Remus Lupin are dead!” She stands taller, her full power emitting from her, “You had the chance to warn Severus about going into the shack and save his life, but you kept silent and were laughing with Black about teaching Snape a lesson,” she looks at James and Sirius, “Because of you two, Severus and Remus are dead! You cared more about getting one up on Severus than your friend! And worse! You kept silent and let anyone believe Remus was a vicious monster.”

“WHAT?” Lily is shocked, “Please tell me this is not true!”

Lady Magic shows her the memory of that fateful day, “They were laughing afterwards. Happy that Severus was dead,” she looks angrily at them, “Severus was supposed to protect Harry and save him. You took that from him.” She is mad, “You killed two of my favorite children!”

Lily walks over to James and Sirius, she slaps them hard, “This is your fault!”

“Don’t put the blame solely on them. You also did your fair share when Severus asked you for sanctuary and you denied him.” Lady Magic shows them their sins, “You disgust me.”

Lily can’t even look at James, “I hate you.”

James snorts, “Don’t tell me you care about Snivellus.”

“At least he was honest and not a liar.”

“He was evil,” Sirius feels no remorse, “He never would have saved Harry. He would have killed Harry. All Slytherins are evil.”

*-*-*

Lily is celebrating, Voldemort is dead. Her son killed him. Hopefully now life will be better for him. But she is only kidding herself, life for Harry doesn’t change. She watches him marry that harlot Ginny, who is only after the money. She knows that girl has been using love potions on her son. Not that she can do anything. She is disgusted when Ginny lets others have their way with Harry for money. “I am so sorry Harry.”

James is furious when he sees most of the Weasleys and Albus spent the Potter fortune. He watches his son become a shell of himself the longer his life goes on. He hates that Lady Magic is not interfering.

Sirius has to look away when Harry gets on the bed for a new customer. This is wrong.

*-*-*

Harry’s has reached his breaking point. He plans on meeting with the goblins, he wants to be his own man and not a puppet anymore. Pansy revealed some harsh truths to him. He looks at the sky, “Why is this happening to me?”

“Because of your parents.”

“Who are you?” He looks at the small child, there is something different about her.

“I am Lady Magic. You are suffering because of your parents’ inactions and actions.”

Harry starts to cry, “Why? I didn’t deserve to be raped and beaten.”

“No, you didn’t. Sadly, you have to suffer the consequences.”

“What did they do that was so bad?” Harry only heard good things about his parents.

Lady Magic shows him all the foul deeds, “You are also being punished for your godfather’s actions.”

Harry breaks down crying, “It’s not fair.”

“No it is not but this is your fate. I could have helped you but I didn’t.”

“Why not?”

“Because even in the afterlife, your parents and godfather refuse to seek out the people they hurt and apologize. They could have sought out their victims and shown remorse but they didn’t. Your mother says she is sorry but they are just empty words. Your godfather is not sorry, nor is your father.” She sighs, “I am sorry but even I cannot change fate. They killed your soulmate and that is a grave crime against magic.”

“Soulmate?”

“He was supposed to save you.” She leaves him, knowing Harry will never be free.

James has been watching, “I will apologize to Snivellus.”

“It’s too late,” Lady Magic shakes her head, “And you only want to apologize to help your son, not because you are sorry.”

James says nothing because it is true, “I don’t want to see more.”

“That is not your choice. You will have to watch Harry’s suffering through to the bitter end.”

“You are cruel.”

“Yes.” Lady Magic leaves him and meets Death, “Kill this world.”

Death nods and pushes a button, in half a century this world will be gone.

Chapter 2: Harry is dead?

Harry is pushing his food around his plate, he hasn’t been hungry since the bathroom incident. He can feel everyone staring at him and he just wants to disappear.

Albus is surveying the students, he is worried about Harry. The boy has been silent since the accident. He will call Ginny to his office later and tell her to start working on Harry, she will be a good distraction for him. The doors to the Great Hall burst open, Mme Bones and two Aurors enter. Albus gets up, “What can I do for you?” He wonders which student is now in trouble.

“I am here to arrest one of your students.” Amelia walks up to Harry, “Harry Potter, you are under arrest for the attempted murder of heir Malfoy.” Harry silently gets up, he holds out his arms. He will accept his punishment. Kingsley puts the cuffs on Harry, he can’t believe Albus tried to cover this up. Amelia holds up a hand, forestalling Albus, “We have heir Malfoy’s memories. Mr Potter used an illegal spell on a fellow student.”

Before Albus can even say anything, they are gone. He quickly leaves, he needs to get Harry back! He needs him to defeat Voldemort. He floos to the Ministry, he tries to see Harry but he is blocked at every path. He plays the magical guardian guard but he is informed that Harry is considered an adult since he had to participate in the triwizard tournament. Furiously he returns to Hogwarts. Scrimgeour won’t let him see Harry! Why is the Minister involved? He hates that Fudge is no longer in power, the man was a pushover and did everything Albus wanted. He is pacing his office when Kingsley arrives, “What can you tell me?”

“It’s not looking good. They have the memories of Harry casting a spell at Draco. Draco had his wand out but he wasn’t casting a spell. Harry just attacked him and he admitted he had no idea what the spell was going to do.” Kingsley sighs, “Harry is in a cell, he isn’t allowed any visitors except Aurors to question him Amelia is handling his case, you know she is fair. His trial is set for next week.”

Albus growls, this is not good! He needs to talk to Severus, he was the one who saved the Malfoy brat. He dismisses Kingsley and stalks down to the dungeons. He barges into Snape’s office.

“I have been called,” Snape can see the fury in Albus’ face, “I have to go,” Severus winces, “I waited as long as I could but you were not here.”

“Fine,” Albus knows not to leave Voldemort waiting, “We will talk when you get back.” He hopes to fix this situation.

*****

Albus is sitting in his office when Kingsley frantically steps out of the floo, “Harry is dead.”

Albus pales, “What?” He must have misheard.

“Voldemort, he used polyjuice potion and walked into the Ministry and killed Harry.” Kingsley sits down, “He pretended to be me!”

Harry can’t be dead! Albus opens his drawer, the red light is no longer blinking. “He’s dead.”

“It’s in the paper already,” Kingsley runs a hand over his face, “Our hope to win this war is dead.”

Albus doesn’t know what to say, everything hinged on Harry defeating Voldemort, “I will have to inform the students.” Albus first calls a staff meeting, he informs everyone of Harry’s death, never noticing Snape’s absence. At breakfast he informs the students, everyone is in shock that their savior is dead. Who will save them now?

*****

Harry is slowly waking, he feels a presence at his back. He turns his head and sees black orbs looking at him. “Hey.”

Severus looks at the teen, “Harry Potter is officially dead.”

Harry turns around so he is facing Severus, “Good.” He buries his face into Severus’ chest, “When do you have to go back?”

Severus tightens his hold on Harry, “Albus knows I was called. I will tell him your death was celebrated extensively and that I couldn’t get away. To answer your question I will return tomorrow.”

“Hmm, good.” Harry yawns, “What time is it?”

“Just past six, we don’t have to get up yet,” Severus puts the covers higher over their naked bodies, “Rest.”

“Hmm, love you.” Harry starts to drift off again.

“Love you too,” Severus kisses the top of Harry’s hair and soon falls back asleep..

*****

Harry is walking into Draco’s bedroom, “Hey. How are you?”

Draco gives him a sleepy smile, “Tired. I am glad when she is here,” Draco is rubbing his six month pregnant belly, “How does it feel to be dead?”

Harry huffs, “You are like the tenth person who’s asked me that.”

Remus enters, he hands Draco a potion, “Sev made this for you. It’s a mild pepper-up potion.” He sits down next to Draco and rubs his pregnant belly. He feels a kick against his hand and smiles, “I can’t wait to meet her.”

Harry sits down on the edge of the bed, “Have you decided on a name yet?”

“Estrella,” Draco is leaning against Remus, “When are we meeting with the others?”

“This afternoon,” Remus cups Draco's face and kisses him softly, “Sleep. You’ve been through a lot.”

“Hm,” Draco buries under the covers, “Stay.”

“I’ll leave you two,” Harry leaves and walks towards the library. He is immersed in a book when he feels a hand on his shoulder, he looks up, “Hey Siri.”

Sirius sits down next to Harry, “I can’t believe my plan worked.” He takes a good look at his godson, “You look better.”

“I no longer have to worry about Dumbledore. I am free of him.” Harry chuckles, “And it was a good plan. It allowed both me and Draco to leave Hogwarts. Draco doesn’t have to hide his pregnancy anymore and I don’t have to pretend to be the golden boy anymore.”

“I still can’t believe Remus knocked Draco up.” Sirius raises an eyebrow, “You and Severus are careful?”

“Yes,” Harry smirks, “Why do you think Sev worked so hard to invent a contraception potion that lasts a year?” Harry laughs at the look on Sirius’ face, “We didn’t want to have to worry each time we had sex. Which is a lot.”

Sirius squeaks, “So the weather is nice.”

“I didn’t know you were such a prude,” Bellatrix sits down next to him, “According to my sources you stuck your prick into every skirt that moved at Hogwarts. And no one expected Draco to fall pregnant. No one could have foreseen the potion not working for him.”

“Yes, well.” Sirius looks at his cousin, the madness is gone from her eyes, it is still weird to hear her talk sanely. “What brings you here? I thought you were allergic to books.”

“Haha,” she sits down, “I have permission to kill Pettigrew,” she looks at her cousin, “Want to help me catch a rat?”

Sirius quickly gets up, he grabs Bella’s hand, “What are we waiting for?”

*****

Albus is rubbing his forehead, the past two days have been hectic. He looks up when he sees Severus enter, “Tell me everything.”

Severus sits down, “It is as the papers say, the Dark Lord used polyjuice potion, walked into the Ministry as Shacklebolt, walked into Potter’s cell and killed the boy then walked out.”

“Where did he get the hair from?” Albus can’t believe it was this easy for Voldemort to kill Harry.

“The rat still has access to Grimmauld Place. He took some hair while Kingsley was napping on the couch.” Severus sighs, “The Dark Lord is very happy. The prophecy is fulfilled, no one believes it meant Longbottom.”

“What is his next move?” Albus looks gravely at Severus, “What exactly happened between Malfoy and Potter?”

“I have no idea, I just came upon Mr Malfoy bleeding out on the floor from multiple cuts and Mr Potter looking sick. As for the Dark Lord’s next move, I do not know.”

Albus dismisses Severus, he opens his drawer, he needs to go to Gringotts and take charge of Harry’s money. He will do that after the funeral.

*****

Ginny watches as Harry’s casket is lowered into the ground. She sniffles, Harry died before they could get married but Albus assures her they will still get his money since the marriage contract was signed.

Ron is mad, now he will never get to share in Harry’s fame! Why did he have to go and try and kill Malfoy? He kicks a stone, at least they will still get his money and he doesn’t have to pretend to be Harry’s friend anymore.

Hermione is crying, she is looking at the people around her. She knows Ginny’s tears are fake, Miss Weasley is playing the grieving mother and Ron is mad. The only one really grieving for Harry are the twins, Charlie, Bill, Neville and Luna.

Albus sighs, he puts a hand on Hermione’s shoulder, “I am afraid our hope now lies with Neville. He will need you to guide him.” He has low hopes for Neville, the boy isn’t powerful enough to stand a chance against Voldemort.

“I will make sure he succeeds,” she wipes away some tears, “I will go to the library and do some research.”

“You are allowed to mourn your friend.”

“I need to do this. I can mourn Harry once Voldemort is defeated.” Hermione apparates to Hogsmeade and takes the carriage back to Hogwarts. She makes her way to the library, making sure she is seen. She walks into the Forbidden Section and sits down. She opens her journal and informs Sirius about Dumbledore’s plans to use Neville.

****

Albus is looking at the students, Harry’s been dead for a month and his plans for Neville are slow going. Somehow Lady Longbottom got wind of his plans and gave him an earful. He sips his coffee when the doors to the Great Hall burst open, he pales when Voldemort strides in. He goes for his wand but it flies out of his reach and into Hermione’s hand.

Hermione hands the wand to Voldemort, “Here you go, father.”

The Great Hall is silent, the words spoken soon register and whispers start. Voldemort hugs his daughter, “Well done my girl.” He looks at Albus, “Hogwarts is ours. You’re fired.”

“What is the meaning of this?” Minerva looks at her student, “Do you know who this man is? He killed your best friend.”

“He is my father and my brother is not dead,” she rolls her eyes, “And I know who Voldemort is. Do you?”

Albus finally finds his voice, “You can’t fire me!”

“Really? I am the Slytherin heir, my son is the Gryffindor heir, my daughter is the Huffepuff heir and my son-in-law is the Ravenclaw heir. We claimed our titles and are giving you the boot.” He looks at Professor Sprout, “Master Sprout, you are acting headmistress. Professor Flitwick will be your deputy.” He looks at McGonagall, “You’re fired too.”

“Son? Daughter? What is going on?” Albus has trouble understanding what is happening.

“We know everything,” Amelia puts cuffs on Albus, “We know you turned Tom Riddle into Voldemort, kidnapped his children, killed the Potters, have been stealing from several families and that you have been planning a second war.”

“I did no such thing!” Albus needs to get out of this!

“Molly Weasley sang like a canary. She told us everything. We know the prophecy is fake. Furthermore Hermione has been telling us everything too.” Amelia nods at Rockwood who freezes Albus, “We know you tried to get your hands on Mr Potter’s money by producing false documents. The goblins were more than happy to help us. They abhor theft.”

“I made sure you couldn’t steal from me again.”

“Harry!” Albus is relieved Harry is not dead. Harry will fix this.

“That is not my name,” he stops at the Gryffindor table, “I, Hadrian Prince Peverell Black Riddle, ask Lady Magic to judge the marriage contract between me and Ginerva Molly Weasley.”

Ginny screams, her skin is all wrinkly, “What did you do to me?” She feel weak and tired.

“Lady Magic punished you for signing an illegal marriage contract,” Hadrian conjures a mirror and Ginny screams. Her hair is gray, her teeth are crooked, her face is covered in pimples. He chuckles, “I do hope your future husband likes your new looks. You match.”

Severus reads the new marriage contract, “My my, I know you like older men Miss Weasley so it won’t be a problem for you to marry Dumbeldore.”

“WHAT?” Ron is mad, “My sister is not going to marry him!”

“If she doesn’t she loses her magic,” Hadrian looks at Ron, “You signed the contract as a witness. I wonder what your punishment will be.”

“He is a squib,” Hermione hugs her brother, “I didn’t think you’d show.”

“Couldn’t miss this.” He looks at his father, “The fake seer is dead. She tried to flee when she saw Siri and fell down the stairs breaking her neck.”

“She reeked of cherry snaps,” Sirius looks at Albus, “Hey Dumbo.”

Ron pales when he sees Sirius, “Why are you not dead? I saw you die!”

“Because we faked everything,” Sirius smirks, “Bella had a lot of fun messing with you.”

“It was so easy,” Bella looks down at Ron, “We know you've been dosing Harry with potions on Dumbedore’s orders. You also failed to realise that I have been pretending to be Hermione for the past three months.”

“But Harry tried to kill Draco!” Ginny groans, her body feels so old, “And I will not marry Dumbledore.”

“Also faked, Draco is at home and he is fine,” Sirius smirks, “It wasn’t even him in the bathroom. That was me.”

Albus is trying to talk, Amelia removes the silencing spell, “I demand to know what is going on!”

“Haven’t you been listening? We’ve been faking everything since Harry’s third year when we found out the truth,” Sirius crosses his arms over his chest, “I wasn’t the only one who figured out Peter was still alive.”

“Oh, we also faked Cedric’s death,” Voldemort looks at Albus, “They brought me at the end of Harry’s third year. We faked my other resurrection. Oh and Peter is dead. He gave a full confession before he died. We know you paid him to betray his friends and infiltrate my ranks.”

“I did no such thing! You are lying. He is going to kill you all!” Albus gasps, “What is happening.”

“You and Ginny need to get married in the next thirty minutes or you will both die.” Severus raises an eyebrow, “I am sure a few words will suffice.”

“I am not marrying him,” Ginny is crying, “I love you Harry. We are meant to be! You are meant to be my husband.”

“Hadrian is my husband,” Severus takes Harry’s hand in his, “You only want his money. We found your diary where you laid out how you were going to kill Harry once you had his child.”

“Husband?” Ginny pales, “You married that?”

“Can’t we just kill them and spare us the trouble?” Harry looks at his father, “No one wants to hear their poor excuses.”

“Death is too easy for them, they should suffer,” Voldemort looks at Amelia, “Please take this vermin out of my school.”

Albus, Ginny and Ron are lead away, Bella claps her hands, “I am going to exorcize a ghost. Want to help me Siri?”

“Sure,” he follows his cousin wondering what changes the future will bring.

Chapter 3: Like father like son

James is looking at his son, “What’s wrong?”

“Snape! I hate the greasy git. He gave me detention for being out after curfew. I was two minutes too late. I was meeting with Flitwick about my homework and it ended late but he didn’t care.” Harry hates his potion professor with a passion.

“That fucker should be in jail but Albus worked out a deal for him since Snivellus helped take down Voldemort.” James smirks, “Let me call get Siri. I have an idea.” James thinks it’s high time someone reminds Snivellus was a nuisance.

Sirius sits down next to his husband and looks at his son, “I hear Snivellus is being a nuisance again.” He wished Voldemort had killed the git.

“Yes,” Harry rants about him, “And he is so mean to me! He deducts points for no reason. He is targeting me.”

“It’s time for you to use your cloak and get back at him,” James and Sirius are teaching him some spells, “Don’t get caught. He is an evil scumbag and needs to be taught a lesson.”

“I know where I can hide and where no one sees me,” Harry smirks, “I can’t wait to teach him a lesson.”

–

Harry is hiding under his cloak, he sees that Snape is alone and casts the spell his father taught him. Snape is hanging upside down, Harry hears a noise and his concentration is broken and Snape crashes to the ground. Harry flees and ignores the cries of pain. Later that day, he hears that Snape is in the hospital wing suffering from a broken arm. The next day Harry gets sweets from his father and godfather for a job well done.

–

Severus is walking towards the Great Hall when someone trips him. He catches himself but then is flung in the air and stripped down to his boxer and floated into the Great Hall. He feels humiliation overtook him as the students laugh.

Albus is mad, he cancels the spell and helps Severus. He looks at his students, “Everyone who laughed will lose twenty five points. I am disappointed that you didn’t seek to help out your professor. The students who tried to help their professor will receive ten points each.” He sits back down and sees Severus put on his mask.

–

Sirius is laughing, “Well done Harry. Serves the git right.” Sirius teaches him another spell, “I am proud of you. Your mother would be proud too.”

James hands Harry a potion, “Put this on your cauldron when he stands over it.”

A few days later, Harry does as his father instructed him. Harry is sad when nothing happens but later he hears that Snape is in the hospital wing with stomach problems. When he tells Siri that Snape shat himself he can hear his laughter all the way down to Hogwarts.

–

Severus knows the Potter brat is the reason for all his recent pranks and injuries. For the past six weeks the spells Black and Potter loved to use on him have been done to him again. Because no one is seen, Albus can’t do anything. Severus inspects Potter’s potion, “Fail. The color is five shades too dark and not clear enough.” He stares at the teen, “I pity you.”

“Excuse me?” Harry is mad, his potion is not worse than Neville’s.

“That you have to prank me to make yourself feel better. Then again, what can you expect from the spawn of James Potter? You are just like your father, strutting around like you own these halls. But the sad truth is, you are a nobody who thinks he is somebody. Your father and godfather must be so proud of you.”

“At least I am not some washed up Death Eater who is hated by everybody. And my parents are great people.”

Severus snorts, “Please, the only reason you have friends is because you pay for their stuff. Money doesn’t buy friends. And I don’t care if people hate me.”

“Fuck you, you fucking bastard. I hate you and I wish you were dead. You’re pathetic. It’s you who has to bully children to make himself feel better.”

“We both know that I am not the bully here. And I have been cleared by the board after the numerous complaints you filed.”

“Maybe you need to get laid to remove that stick up your ass,” Harry smirks, “Then again, who would want to be with someone like you? They’d have to be blind. You’re an ugly bastard who is jealous that my mother chose my father.”

“At least I am not the school’s whore who opens their legs for anyone who is interested. Detention and a hundred fifty points from Gryffindor for disrespecting a teacher,” Severus gets up and towers over Harry, “Your mother was like a sister to me and she would be ashamed and disappointed to see how you turned out. Now get out!”

–

Harry is complaining to his father again, “I want that git gone! He insulted mother!” He tells him everything.

Sirius smirks, “I have an idea.” He needs to consult his book. Later in bed, he tells James his idea. James laughs and shows Sirius how much he likes his idea.

–

Albus is listening to Kingsley, “Is this a joke?”

“I am afraid it is not.” Kingsley sighs, “Call Severus.”

Severus enters ten minutes later, “Minister, Headmaster.” He sits down, he can see by the look on their faces that something happened. “What is wrong?”

“Harry Potter filed rape charges against you.” Albus holds up his hand, “We know you are innocent. The spell placed upon you prevents you from harming any student.”

“Someone used a glamor and pretended to be you,” Kingsley sighs, “We know that a spell was used on Harry to make it look like he was raped.”

“Black and Potter,” Severus closes his eyes, “They hate me. They blame me for Lily’s death. I bet Potter wishes he hadn’t stopped me from going to see Remus in fifth year.”

“What are you talking about?” Albus leans forward, “Severus, what happened in fifth year?” This is the first year he’s hearing about this.

Severus tells him and provides the memories, “I thought you knew.”

“Minerve never told me,” Albus is mad and he will deal with her later.

–

Harry is lying in the hospital bed, the spell hurts like a motherfucker but he bares the pain if it means getting rid of Snivellus. He looks at his father, “Is Snape gone?”

“Not yet,” James frowns, “He should be rotting in Azkaban already.” James wonder what is taking so long.

There is a knock on the door, Kingsley enters, followed by Aurors, “James Potter, Harry Potter, you are under arrest.”

“For what?” James is surprised when cuffs are placed on his wrists.

“Conspiracy for starters. We know it was you who pretended to be Snape and Sirius pretended to be Harry when you faked the rape. We also know about the spell you used on Harry to make it look like he was raped.”

“Snape is lying. Whatever he told is a lie. He raped me!” Harry cries, “He hurt me. He said it was revenge.”

“Stop the crocodile tears, we know they are fake,” Rockwood puts the cuffs on Harry, “Black has been arrested for the attempted murder of Snape twenty years ago.”

Kingsley looks at James and Harry, “Lily would be so furious with you. I hope it was worth throwing your lives away.”

Rockwood cancels the spell on Harry, “We have Black’s wand, we know he cast the spell.”

Harry for the first time in his life is scared.

–

Lucius is presenting the evidence against The Potters and Black, “As you can clearly see they intended to frame my client for a serious crime to get back at him for simply doing his job. And before Mr Potter accuses my client of singling him out and being only harsh on him, let me show you the evidence to the contrary.” More evidence is shown, “Mr Snape treats all his students the same. While his tone may be harsher with Mr Potter for the lack of respect Mr Potter shows towards his teacher, does not mean he has targeted Mr. Potter.” Lucius brings up the past pranks, “I talked to the ghosts and portrait and they can confirm that it was indeed Mr. Potter who has been ‘pranking’ Mr Snape and he is responsible for the broken arm my client suffered among other injuries.”

James, Sirius and Harry say nothing as more evidence is presented. Voices ring out when they watch the memory of Sirius telling Snape to go to the shack where Remus is changing. Remus is furious, “I could have killed him! Did you not care what it would do to me?” Now he understands why Lucius wanted him here.

Sirius hangs his head, “I am sorry. I just wanted to teach Snivellus a lesson.” He looks at Remus, “I would have made sure nothing happened to you.”

“I don’t believe you,” Remus shakes his head and gives his testimony, “They hate Severus for simply existing. I also believe they were jealous of his good grades and James hated that Severus was friends with Lily Evans. McGonagall never did anything against their bullying. I always went to her but she never talked to them. She promised me she would talk to the headmaster but now I know she never did.”

“Minerva McGonagall has been fired from Hogwarts and she will have her own trial,” Lucius presents more evidence against the accused.

The trial continues, Harry remains steadfast in his testimony, “Snape raped me! He is framing my fathers because he hates them. He is a mean bastard who abused his power to corner me and take advantage of me.”

“It couldn’t have been Mr Snape. His movements are monitored and the goblins put a spell on him that prevents him from harming students.” Lucius shows them where Severus was, “As you can see he was in the Forbidden Forest, Firenze, the centaur can attest to that. Furthermore, my client is incapable of raping anyone.” He looks at Severus who nods, “He is a eunuch.”

James pales, Sirius snickers, Harry is confused, “A what?”

“It means he has no cock.”

Harry starts to cry, Sirius howls in laughter, “Snivellus has no cock. That is great. I hope someone ripped it off you.”

“Shut up Siri,” James realises they are in deep shit.

“Enough,” Kingsley looks at the trio, “We know you are guilty. Do you have anything to say in your defense?”

“We are innocent! We did nothing wrong!” Sirius snarls at Snape, “He should be the one on trial! He is a Death Eater scum who should rot in Azkaban. Who cares if we bullied him? He’s no one.”

“Severus Snape is the one who defeated Voldemort. He is the reason that madman is dead and will never come back.” Kingsley looks down at them, “He is the reason all the other Death Eaters are in jail.”

“He is the reason my wife is dead!” James is furious, “He killed Lily.”

“Peter Pettigrew killed Lily Potter. Severus Snape had nothing to do with her death. As a matter of fact, Severus asked the Dark Lord to spare Lily and her son. It was Pettigrew who went against Voldemort’s wishes and tried to kill Lily.” Lucius smirks, “He was torn to pieces by Bella for disregarding an order.”

James snaps his mouth shut, he never knew this.

“Sirius Black, for the attempted murder you will serve fifty years in Azkaban. For the conspiracy against Mr Snape you will spend another ten years in Azkaban. James Potter, for your past assaults and conspiracy, you will spend twenty seven years in Azkaban. Harry Potter for your assault and partaking in the conspiracy, your wand will be snapped, your magic will be bound and you will be banned from the wizarding world and you will no longer have access to your vaults. You will be living with a squib family of our choosing. James Potter, Sirius Black, you will be paying damages to Severus Snape. Two hundred galleons each.” Kingsley hits the gavel, “Get this trash out of here.”

Harry watches as his father and godfather are taken away. A young girl steps in front of him, “I am Lady Magic. I have a message for you from your mother. She wants me to tell you that she is disappointed in you and she hates the person you have become.” Lady Magic leans closer, “You had a creature inheritance and Severus was your mate. When your wand was snapped, I took that from you.”

“What?” Harry sees a future play out in his mind and he starts to cry, “I am sorry.”

“No, you’re not. I know that your tears are fake. Your soul is rotten and cannot be saved. Not anymore.” Lady Magic knows what future awaits Harry and she doesn’t pity him at all.

Chapter 4: Finally we can get married

Severus is immersed in his chemistry work he doesn’t hear his name being called. He is startled when he feels a hand on his arm, “Harry?”

Harry is bouncing up and down on his feet, “Have you watched the news?”

“No, I have been here all day. Something happened?”

“It passed.”

“What passed?”

“It is legal.” Harry is giddy, “It’s finally legal.”

“What is?” Severus is at a loss, he has no idea what his partner of fourteen years is babbling about.

Harry looks softly at his boyfriend, he wraps his arms around Severus’ waist, “Gay marriage is legal. We can get married now.” He wants nothing more than to be Severus’ husband.

Severus sees the big smile on Harry’s face and matches him, “We can get married,” he kisses Harry hard. He never thought he would actually see the day. He resigned himself to be only Harry’s partner, never his husband.

Harry takes a step back, he goes down on one knee, he opens a box, “Severus Snape, will you marry me?”

“Yes,” Severus pulls Harry up for another kiss, “Yes.”

Harry puts the simple silver band on Sev’s finger, “We should call Luna, she told me we could have our wedding at her venue if the time ever came.”

“Knowing her, she has everything ready,” and Severus is right, two days later they are standing before an officiant.

“We are gathered here today to witness the joining of Severus Snape and Harry Potter in matrimony. Today is a day many have looked forward and the day finally has come where these two souls can legally marry. Since you waited years for this I will not keep you waiting any longer. Please exchange the rings.”

Severus puts the ring on Harry’s finger, “I love you, you are the light in my life and make my life worth living for. I was in a dark place and you pulled me out of the darkness and into the light. Our beginning wasn’t easy and you stuck by me even though I made it very hard for you. When you didn’t leave after I broke down, I knew you in it for the long haul and my life has been better with you in it. I love that you never gave up on me and loved me even in my worst moments. With this ring I promise to stand by your side, support and love you no matter what for the rest of my life.”

Harry sniffles, he takes the ring and places it on Severus’ finger, “I love you too, so much it scares me sometimes. We had our struggles and fights but we never gave up. You say I never gave up on you but you also never gave up on me. You were there when my life shattered and put me back together. You were my rock through the hard times and your love gave me strength. You are the love of my life and fighting for you, us, was worth it. With this ring I promise to keep fighting for us, to support you and I will keep loving you through the good and bad for the rest of my life.”

The officiant clears his throat, “Beautiful words. Those rings symbolize your union and love for eachother. May your days be blessed with nothing but happiness. You may kiss.”

Harry pulls Severus into his arms and dips him before kissing him. Severus smiles against his lips and kisses back. They sign their marriage license and join the festivities.

Two weeks later they are in a graveyard, Harry puts some flowers on the grave, “I wish you could have been there. I wish we could have had a joint wedding.”

Severus lights a candle on the grave of his godson Draco, “I hope you and Remus are together wherever you are. I cannot thank you enough for talking some sense into me. If it wasn’t for you, I never would have let Harry in.” He looks at Remus’ grave, “I have been taking good care of your godson, like I promised I would. We both miss you.”

Harry wipes away some tears, “It’s not fair. They should have gotten the same chance as us. Lucius should be dead and not them. I hate him for killing them.”

“He is having an awful time in prison,” Severus pulls Harry into his arms, “Let’s go home.”

Chapter 5: Luna, Mistress of Death

Luna puts the Elderwand, the resurrection stone and the invisibility cloak in a circle, “Death I summon thee.”

Death appears, “Mistress.” He sits down, “I’ve been waiting for you to summon me.”

“I had to gather some facts first.” She looks at him, “Harry is dead, Voldemort won.”

“Yes.”

“How much can I change when I go back in time?”

“Not much, this is one of the darker worlds where hope and light have a difficult time to strive. A lot of things have to happen in this world. Plus, you can only go back to the last fixed point.”

“Which is?”

“Delphi being born.”

“That barely gives me a year before Harry gets killed. Can you give me documents? Harry will need proof and he will know it is true when it comes from me.” Luna frowns, “What were the other fixed points?”

“Peter returning to Voldemort and Remus disappearing. And I can get you the documents you need.”

“Why can’t I go back to any other point in between?”

“Because this world relies on fixed points to survive. Only one can be undone. This world was an experiment by the higher powers. Even they did not foresee this. You are lucky you could even summon me and that you can go back.”

“Lucky me. Can you influence people?”

“No, but I can make them feel safe or I can unlock feelings they buried.”

“Can you make sure Harry trusts Snape? I know he does but would never admit it for fear of the others reaction.”

“I can do that. How are you going to get to him? He is being watched.”

“Oh, I have an idea,” she gives him a sad smile, “I know who Harry was in love with before he was dosed with love potions and was trapped by Ginny. I will make sure they have a shot at happiness.”

Death smirks, he has figured out her plan, “It will work.”

“How do you know?”

“Severus and Harry are soulmates, in most worlds they find their way to each other.”

“Good,” Luna gets up, “No time like the present. Take me to the second day of the summer holidays 1996.”

“Yes mistress.”

-/-/-/-

Luna has gathered all the evidence she needs, it took her a few months but she is ready to enact her plan and save her world. She is walking the seventh floor corridor when Professor Snape turns the corner, “Professor. A moment of your time please.”

“Miss Lovegood,” Snape raises an eyebrow when doors appear. He follows her inside, “I take it you don’t want to be overheard.”

“I do not.” Luna sits down, “First off, Albus is not dying, he has faked the curse. He plans on having a copy of him die instead of him. After Voldemort is defeated, he will come back and tell everyone how you and him set up this elaborate plan. By that time, you will be dead. Secondly, the horcrux hunt he has taken Harry on, is a waste of time. Horcruxes are not real. It’s all made up. The scar Harry has, it is a dark glamor.”

“Because the prophecy is fake.” Severus sighs, “I have come to the same conclusion.”

“Yes,” she hands him a folder, “There is more. I need you to tell Harry. He has eyes on him and they always make sure he is not alone. Show this to him, more will show up for his eyes only.”

“What should we do?”

“France is nice this time of the year,” Luna gets up, “Goodbye Professor.”

-/-/-/-

Severus is pacing in his office, he is waiting for Potter to show up for his detention. After what he learned yesterday, he needs to talk to the boy. There is a knock on the door and he tells the teen to enter.

“Sir,” Harry immediately goes towards the cauldrons.

“No, not today,” Severus takes a deep breath, “You and I need to talk.”

“About what Sir?” Harry wonders what Snape would need to talk to him about.

Severus casts several privacy spells, “The horcruxes you and Dumbledore have been hunting are not real.” He takes a step closer to Harry, “The scar on your forehead is not a horcrux.”

“Excuse me?” Harry touches his scar, “And what do you mean my scar is not a horcrux?”

Severus pinches the bridge of his nose, “You didn’t know? Of course you didn’t,” he mumbles to himself, “God forbid someone actually tells you what is going on.” He takes a deep breath, “The scar on your forehead is fake. It is a dark glamor spell. I can remove it.” Luna nudged him into the right direction.

“Yes,” Harry has been trying to get rid of his scar for years. “Is that why I have been having nightmares, feeling so angry?”

Severus raises his wand and removes it, he holds up a mirror, “There, gone. And yes it does.”

“How do you know about the horcruxes? Dumbledore made him swear not to tell anyone.”

“Your friend Luna told me and I had a talk with Slughorn,” Severus sits down, “He told me Tom Riddle asked him about horcruxes almost sixty years ago. He also told me that horcruxes are made up and that splitting your soul is impossible. Confirming what Luna told me.”

“I have to tell Dumbledore.” Harry is ready to leave when a hand stops him.

“He knows, Albus knows.” Severus shows him the diadem, “This was in the room of requirement. It is supposed to be a horcrux.” He hands it to Harry, “What can you feel?”

Harry takes it, he feels cold and creepy, “Anger, cold, malice,” he puts it on the table, “If it is not a horcrux, what is it?”

“Dark magic. Albus and Tom created them together. Albus put it here.”

“I don’t understand,” Harry is lost, “If Dumbledore knows then why?”

“Tom Riddle is not Voldemort’s real name, his real name is Adrian Grindelwald Dumbledore. He is the son of Gellert Grindelwald and Albus Dumbledore. The real Tom Riddle died in the orphanage and they gave Adrian Tom’s identity so he could wreak havoc. Albus, Gellert and Adrian have been waging war on our world for decades because it is fun for them.” Severus hands him a folder, “Your friend Miss Lovegood gave this to me. She told me some things are only for your eyes. It was quite the shock to find out that everything has been planned for ages.”

Harry starts to read, he starts to get angry, “My parents died for nothing! The prophecy is fake! You were set up to overheard it and not even all of it.”

“It is. I realised it was fake some time ago. The more I thought about it, the less sense it made to me. Prophecies are not made to make sense. They generally are more cryptic. This prophecy was too specific.” Severus hands him a glass of fire whiskey, “ They made sure I was isolated and joined the Death Eaters and became Albus’ spy. They pushed the right buttons to make me fall in line. You and I have been pawns in their game. Because that is what it is to them, a game.” Severus gets up, “I want you to see a memory.”

Harry joins him in the pensive,

Albus looks at Severus, “There will come a time when Harry Potter must be told something. But you must wait until Voldemort is at his most vulnerable.”

“Tell him what?”

“On the night Lord Voldemort went to Godric’s Hollow to kill Harry, and Lily Potter cast herself between them, the curse rebounded. When that happened, a part of Lord Voldemort’s soul latched itself onto the only living thing it could find: Harry himself.”

Snape stares in disbelief. Dumbledore nods.

“There’s a reason Harry can speak with snakes. There’s a reason he can look into Lord Voldemort’s mind. A part of Lord Voldemort lives inside him.”
“So when the time comes, the boy must die.”
“Yes. And Voldemort himself must do it. That is essential.”
Snape nods, pondering all of this. His voice is bitter, “You’ve kept him alive so that he can die at the proper moment. You’ve been raising him like a pig for slaughter.”
“But this is touching, Severus. Don’t tell me you’ve grown to care for the boy?” Albus’ tone is mocking.
Snape eyes Dumbledore fiercely, then, “Expecto Patronum.” A blast of light bursts from his wand, soars out the window: a silver doe
“Lily. After all this time?”
“Always.”
They leave the memory, Harry’s shoulders hunched, “He planned my death.”

“He has. His son is going to kill you and then he will defeat his son who will join his father in Nurmengard and I imagine in a few years his grandson or granddaughter will start a new war.” Severus puts a comforting hand on the teen’s shoulder, “Miss Lovegood told me that once I showed you the memory more would be revealed to you.”

“My mother, who was she to you?” He never knew Snape knew her. Then again, he doesn’t know much about his mother.

“My best friend, she was like a sister to me and I loved her dearly. I can show you more memories of us as children.”

“I would love that.” Harry sits back down and continues to read, his magic lashes out at what he reads, “Fucking hell! That fucker paid Ron, Hermion, Ginny, Molly to be my friends and family. He’s been using my vault! I didn’t even know I had this kind of money!” He reigns in his anger, “Me meeting Ron was a damn set-up!”

“May I?” Severus takes the folders and reads, his anger is mounting, “How did you not know? Didn’t your family tell you?”

Harry snorts, “Aunt Petunia hates magic and if she had known about the money, she would have kept it for herself.”

“Did you just say Petunia?” Severus gets up and starts to pace, “Albus told everyone you were raised by a loving family. That you were spoiled. Everyone believed his word,” he takes a deep breath, “I know Petunia, she is a spiteful woman. Let me guess, growing up was less than pleasant.”

“How do you know her? And it was, they beat and starved me. I asked Dumbledore if I could stay here but he told me I had to go back because of the protective wards.” Harry rubs his temple, “What should we do now?”

“I knew your mother before Hogwarts and met Petunia. Albus loves to send abused children back to their abusers, he did it to me and countless others.” He looks at the teen, “I am sorry Harry, Albus told me how to behave towards you. He told me if I was nice towards you, the Death Eater children would tell their parents and that would put me in a difficult spot once Voldemort returned. Of course, now I know why he knew that his son would be back. He orchestrated everything. I wonder who else knows.” He sits down next to Harry, “If it were up to me, I would take you and leave this place. Let them have their little war.”

“Why can’t we leave?” Leaving sounds good to Harry.

Severus rolls up his sleeve, “Because of this. If I were to take you and leave, Voldemort would kill me through it. He killed Lucius through the mark and he was in another country.”

Harry grabs Severus’ arm, he looks at the mark and the snake. He forcefully tells the snake to leave.

Severus’ arm starts to burn and itch, he sees the snake crawl out of his skin and fall to the floor. The snake hisses and launches at him when Harry kills it. Severus looks down at his bare arm, then at the ashes of the snake then at Harry. “You removed my mark.” He doesn’t think about anything when he pulls Harry into a quick hard kiss. He takes a step back, “Sorry,” he can’t believe he just did that.

Harry blushes, “It’s okay,” Merlin’s pants. This kiss was the best kiss of his life, “So we can leave now?” He turns red, “And I wouldn’t mind doing that again.”

“Yes, if that is what you want. I no longer want to be a pawn in a war that has been planned for ages.” Severus takes a step closer to Harry, “I want to make them pay.” He lifts Harry’s chin and pecks his lips, “From here on out we stay together.”

“Answer me a question first,” Harry looks into Snape’s eyes, “No lying.”

Severus nods.

“Do you know what happened to Remus? I know you are the reason he had to leave Hogwarts.”

“Yes.” He sits down, “Remus is living in France. It is not safe for him to contact you, since you are being watched. What do you know about Remus’ wolf?”

“Only that he is one. Why?”

“Remus is an alpha wolf, which is rare among wolves and when he was teaching here, he found his mate. Long story short, he knocked his mate up and Albus found out. We decided I should go to the board and expose him as a werewolf before Albus could strike. We believe he was going to have Remus’ mate killed.”

“It’s Draco. That is why his father removed him from school.” Harry snorts, “Ron said you killed Remus.”

“Draco and Remus are married, they got married shortly after Draco’s fourteen’s birthday,” Severus shows Harry a picture, “We can join them. I am sure they would be happy to help us.”

“I wish Remus had taken me with him,” he hands the picture back, “I have a confession to make.” He shows him his potions book, “I have developed a crush on the half-blood Prince and I know it is you. I recognised the handwriting.” He looks at Snape, “I’ve had a crush on you since first year. But buried my feelings but now I don’t want to bury them any longer.”

“I must admit that I have developed an attraction to you this year. You’ve grown into a fine young man,” he cups Harry’s face, “May I kiss you?”

“Yes,” Harry wraps his arms around Severus’ neck and they kiss. He opens his mouth and lets Snape’s tongue into his mouth. He squeaks when Snape pulls him into his lap. The kiss grows deeper and more hungry, “Bedroom.”

“Are you sure?” Severus moans when Harry bears down hard on him. He carries Harry into his bedroom and makes love to the teen for the next hour. “Merlin, this was a revelation.”

“We should do that again,” Harry is panting, his body feeling relaxed, “Was I any good?”

“Harry, I only drunken fumbles, never anything like that. I never knew it could be like this.”

“Oh,” Harry blushes, “Good.”

Severus kisses Harry, “We should get dressed and leave before your housemates come looking for you.”

“Dobby,” Harry looks at his elf, “Gather my stuff and bring it here.”

“Dobby already did. Mistress Luna told Dobby to be prepared. Dobby will take you the wolfie.”

“Let me get my stuff first,” Severus flicks his wand and after ten minutes all his belongings are stuffed in a suitcase, “I’m ready.”

Dobby grabs their hands and takes them away.

-/-/-/-

Albus is pacing in his living room at Nurmengard, “Any luck?” It’s been four years since Snape and Potter disappeared.

“No,” Adrian sits down, “How did Severus remove the mark? It should have been impossible.”

“I don’t know son,” Albus sits down, “How is Delphi?” Albus loves his granddaughter, she will do big things.

“Terrorizing the other Death Eaters,” Adrian hands his father a list, “Who should I kill first?”

“The twins. Molly wants them gone.” Albus smiles when his husband enters, “How did it go?”

“Successful, everyone believes Augusta killed her son and daughter-in-law. Neville is yours.” He kisses Albus, he can’t wait to celebrate later, “Augusta is with Rowle, waiting for the next phase of the plan.”

“Excellent,” Albus looks at Adrian, “I will let you into the castle. People will believe Sybill let you in. We need to eliminate her.”

“I will take Bella with me. I want to fuck her in the hack’s blood.” Adrian yawns, “What about the Malfoys?”

“I don’t know where they are. I looked at the Black tapestry, the Malfoy brat and the wolf have three children. Narcissa has remarried, a muggle from what I can tell. You told me Severus and Lucius hated each other, I doubt Severus is with his spawn.”

“They did, Lucius was jealous of Severus. He thought I was sleeping with him,” Adrian snorts, “I’ve been sleeping with Bella from the day I met her. I am not into guys. I think Lucius was in the closet as they say and he himself wanted to fuck Severus. Hell, I never knew Severus was gay until you told me he fucked Harry in his bed.”

“I should have put a chastity spell on the brat,” Ginny was furious when she found out Harry had sex with Snape.

“You need to work on the public. They need to make noise and get Harry to return to save them. He is after all their savior.” Gellert looks at his husband, “What about the marriage contract between Harry and Ginny? Maybe it is time to enact it. It should bring Harry to us.”

“I am still looking for it. I can’t remember where I put it,” Albus looks at his watch, “I have to go back.” He goes back to Hogwarts, he greets Professor Granger and Weasley, “Everything in order?”

“I had to discipline some snakes,” Ron smirks, “They scream a lot,” an evil gleam crosses his eyes, “I love how tight they are.”

“Just make sure no one falls pregnant, I don’t want to raise your mistake,” Hermione looks at Albus, “I tried the locating spell I found, it showed me the dungeons again.” Every locating spell they tried only ever leads them to the dungeons.

“Keep looking, they are out there somewhere.” It never enters Albus’ mind that they discovered his secrets.

-/-/-/-

Harry is reading a book when he feels a tug on his magic. He puts his book down and walks outside, “They filed it.”

Severus looks up, “I wonder what happened to them.” He cleans his hands and gets up, “Since you are still here and in one piece whatever they did backfired.”

“Luna will tell us,” Harry wraps his arms around his husband, “Unfortunately for them I am happily married.” They got married the same day they left, at first it was a marriage of convenience, to protect Harry but over the days, weeks, months and years they fell more and more in love.

“That we are,” Severus pecks Harry’s lips, “Want to shag in the gazebo?”

An hour later, they are back inside, Harry sits down on the chair, “We should inform the others.”

“After you’ve shagged me on the table,” Severus feels frisky today, “It’s my turn to feel you inside me.”

Harry laughs and proceeds to shag his husband silly.

They head inside and floo the the Malfoy residence two hours later. They head into the living room, Severus sits down and pulls Harry into his lap, “They filed the marriage contract.”

Remus laughs, “About damn time, it’s been what? Six years now?” He picks up his youngest, he and Draco have eight children and Draco is pregnant again. No matter what they try, contraceptives don’t work for them.

“Luna told us she hid it very well,” Luna being Master of Death was a surprise to them all. Unfortunately, the rules of this world are limited and she can only save a handful of people, less the balance is tipped and the world is destroyed.

“How is Neville?” Draco rubs his pregnant belly, he hopes this is the last one.

“Still coming to terms with everything,” Harry sighs, “It was a hard blow for him to find out that his grandmother is in league with Albus and is Tom’s godmother, and that they wanted him dead to lure me out.”

Narcissa holds up the newspaper, “They sure are putting pressure on you to return.”

Where is our Savior Harry Potter? How many more people have to die before he saves us?

“It’s the same as always. Wondering where you are. If Severus killed you. If you left on our own free will. What you’ve been up to. How you can stand by and let all these people die. Ginny is quoted on how much she misses you and is waiting for you to return so you can resume your relationship.”

Remus snorts, “More like so she can get her hands on his money.”

“How have they not noticed that the vault they have been going into is fake?” Draco yawns, “I think I am pretty sure that Pansy told me she saw Ginny wearing your mother’s wedding ring.”

“Because the thought that someone is onto them is ridiculous to them,” Severus kisses the nape of Harry’s neck, “And they don’t run tests to see if they have fakes.” They are lucky the goblins are helping them, otherwise they couldn’t have done a few things.

Luna appears in the room, “Oh good, you’re all here. Let me show you what happened. Let me remind you that it was Albus, Ginny, Ron, Hermione and Molly who signed the contract. And Harry’s signature was forced when Adrian used the imperius curse on him.” She looks at Harry and Severus, “I am sorry but everyone will know about what you suffered through.”

Severus tightens his hold on his husband, Death told them about their missing memories last year. Both were shocked and angry and they are still in therapy to work through everything. “I knew it was inevitable.”

Harry hangs his head, “I wish they didn’t have to know. People will pity me and come to me with false platitudes.”

“We will simply ignore them,” Severus turns Harry’s face and looks into his eyes, “No one knows where we are. And I bet the people will be too busy putting out fires to focus on that.”

“He is right,” Luna waves her hand and a memory plays.

Albus hands Grinook the marriage contract, “I would like to file this.” He finally found it and to his delight he added a spell that will aparate Harry next to him once it is filed.

Grinook takes it, he reads it over, “Everything seems in order.” He puts a stamp on it. As soon as the stamp touches the parchment, it goes up in flames and one flame shoots towards Albus, hitting him square in the chest. More flames shoot out and are looking for their targets.

Albus collapses to the floor, black veins creep up his face, his eyes pop open, they are blood red. His mouth opens and a snake crawls out of his mouth. The snake curls around Albus and squeezes him. Albus’ voice is monotone when he speaks.

“I am Albus Grindelwald Dumbledore. My family and I have been controlling this world for decades. My husband and I created the first war to eliminate our opposition. I never dualed him, we simply sat down and played chess. He has been living in our home in Nurmengard since he had to take a step back from the spotlight. He has been working in the shadows ever since, experimenting on muggles and creating new potions and spells. Tom Marvolo Riddle died in the orphanage when one of the older boys raped him to death. My son, Adrian Grindelwald Dumbledore took his identity and has started two wars to eliminate more of our opposition. We planned it all. They are playing the bad guys while I play the good guy. The prophecy is fake, it was made up by us. I forced Sybill to speak it and I made sure Snape overheard half of it. I needed an excuse to go after the Potters. The horcruxes are fake, it was made up by us. We are not immortal. It was just something to create fear. Harry Potter was supposed to die at my son’s hand and I was supposed to pretend to defeat him after my miraculous return so my son could start working in the shadows and groom his daughter Delphi to be the next Dark Lady. I would guided Hermione to defeat her. But Harry disappeared and I had to change plans.”

The snake coils tighter around Albus.

“I am a Dark Lord. I killed the Potters and Sirius Black that night on Halloween, not my son. I used polyjuice potion and pretended to be him. I have been stealing from my students for decades and have killed those who became a problem. I also have been stealing from Hogwarts. I placed Harry Potter with his muggle hating relatives against his parents’ wishes. I wanted him to be abused and I laughed when I sent him back to them after he begged me not to. I did the same with Severus Snape. I was the one who made sure Snape became a Death Eater. I was the one who made sure his friendship with Lily Evans imploded. I was the one who covered up Sirius Black raping Snape in sixth year. I obliviated Snape everytime Black raped him. I was the one who killed the child Snape was carrying. I was the one who covered up Ron Weasley raping Harry Potter for years. I obliviated Harry numerous times. I am the one who covers up Ron Weasley raping Slytherin students. I am the one who covers up Hermione Weasley using Slytherin students as test subjects. I have used the unforgivables on my students because it is fun to me. I have no remorse. I do not care about any of you. I would kill you all and fuck my husband in your blood to be recognized as the greatest wizard ever.”

The snake hisses.

“We have planned the next war. We profit from the wars and are rich. We kill because we love to kill. We have a game to see who kills the most and who does the most damage. It is all just a game to us. We don’t care that we are killing our world. We only care about ourselves. If Harry Potter returns I will kill him myself for not falling in line.

Albus collapses again, the snake bites Albus, her eyes gleaming. “The truth is revealed at last.”

The scene changes, Granger is in the dungeons.

Hermione has a second year tied to a chair, she forces his mouth open and pours a potion down their throat. The student convulses and foam comes out of his mouth. Suddenly Hermione collapses and Kingsley appears in the room. He quickly looks after the students and sends him to St. Mungos with an emergency portkey. He check on Hermione when she lets out an inhuman scream. She is panting and coughing up hair. The hair starts to crawl all over her body like vines, embracing her. She goes still, her head snaps back, her eyes are glassy, a smaller snake leaves her mouth.

“My name is Hermione Weasley. My birth name is Hermione Grindelwald Dumbledore. Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald are my fathers. Adrian Grindelwald Dumbledore is my brother. The real Hermione Granger is a squib and living her life in the muggle world. I have been using compulsions on Harry Potter since I met him to make him fall in line. I was the one who made sure he would choose Gryffindor. I was the one who guided him on the small adventures on my father’s orders. I made sure he stayed on his path.”

The snake hisses.

“I am not a muggle born, I hate muggles. They all need to be exterminated before they kill us all. I have cheated on my exams. My father has given me a potion to make me smarter and I have received test answers ahead of time. I made sure no one else surpassed me. The brightest witch of her age is something my brother came up with.”

The snake hisses again.

“I used a time turner in third year to kill Peter Pettigrew. He was a danger to my family. He knew our secrets and was a liability. I am a Dark Lady who is teaching her niece to be nice but cruel about it. I have been teaching her to mask her true self. I experiment on children because they are weak and pathetic. I killed my own child because it was weak and not strong enough. I feel no remorse, they all deserve to be used for the Greater Good.

The room changes to a bedroom.

Ron is pounding into a crying first year who is tied to the bed. Suddenly he collapses on top of the child. Mme Bones appears in the room. She quickly pulls Ron off the crying child and unties the kid. She stuns Ron and takes the child to the hospital. She returns and sees black goo ooze out of Ron’s cock. The goo covers him and his skin starts to burn. Ron is laughing when a snake crawls out of his mouth.

“My name is Ronald Weasley. Albus Dumbledore is my grandfather. My mother is his daughter. He paid me to be friends with Harry Potter and keep him ignorant of our world. We made sure Harry didn’t ask any questions and did as we wanted him to act. Grandfather let me rape Harry whenver I wanted. Harry cried like a little bitch. My grandparents promised me I was going to share in the glory when Harry defeated my uncle. My uncle told me he would make sure Harry was tortured by his Death Eaters. I am a secret Death Eater, I have the dark mark. Dumbledore fudged my scores so I could pass school. He doesn’t care that I rape my students, it amuses him when I tell him they scream and cry for their daddies. My grandfather always makes sure they can’t tell, he obliviates them. Hermione doesn’t care that I take my pleasure on the side. She is fucking the Lestrange brothers after all and every other Death Eater who wants to have a go. I was the one who killed Colin Creevy in our second year. He got on my nerves, I drowned him in the Great Lake. I was the one who poisoned Katie Bell, I wanted her out of the way so I could be Gryffindor Quidditch captain.”

The snake hisses.

“We have been looking for Potter so we can kill him and get his money. When we find him I tie him to my bed and fuck him raw and put my baby in him. I will cut my child out of his belly and kill it in front of him. We all were promised revenge on him for abandoning us.”

The scene changes again.

Ginny is looking at herself in the mirror when the mirror explodes and the glass shards pin her against the wall and cut her open. She screams when a shard enters her mouth and cuts down her throat. She is gurgling blood when a snake crawls out of her mouth.

My name is Ginerva Weasley. I dosed Harry Potter with a love potion in my fifth year. The plan was for me to rape him and get pregnant and force him to marry me to save face Harry Potter was supposed to marry me so we could get his money. I was supposed to have his child to continue the Potter line. Grandfather promised me I would be Lady Potter. The marriage contract would have made Harry my slave. He would have to do as told. He would have to be faithful while I could still have some fun.”

The snake hisses.

I followed my uncle Adrian into the chamber of secrets and I killed Argus Filch and Mrs Norris. It was my initiation into his ranks. He took my virginity that day. We have been having sex ever since. I killed Bellatrix, she was in my way. We had sex on her remains and we conceived our child, Judas. Judas and Delphi will start another global war and bring upon a new age.”

She falls down to the ground, blood is pooling beneath her body.

The room changes again.

Molly is drinking tea when her head turns 360° degrees, a snake emerging from her mouth, “My name is Molly Grindelwald Dumbledore. I killed half my family, my siblings, my sons, my in-laws. I let my brother Adrian into my home so he could kill my useless husband Arthur. I drugged Harry Potter when he came to visit and used the cruciatus curse on him when he didn’t obey. I obliviated him afterwards,but not before Ron had some fun.”

The snake hisses, “I helped my father kill the Potters. I helped my brother recruit his Death Eaters. I provided test subjects for my father at Nurmengard. My children are all from different Death Eaters, only Ginny is Arthur’s. I used the imperius on Arthur so he would adopt them. I was the one who killed Alastor Moody and Barty Crouch Sr. I would kill anyone who is a treat to my family. I have a room ready for Harry so he can be reconditioned into the weapon he was supposed to be.

The scene changes again

Adrian is torturing a man, the wand burns in his hand. Adrian turns into Voldemort and back, he is holding his head and screams. Bloods runs out of his eyes. A snake jumps out of his arm.

“My name is Adrian Grindelwald Dumbledore, you know me as Lord Voldemort. Everything you’ve known is a farce. A game set up by my parents and my siblings. We have been playing you for fools for decades. All my attacks were planned by my father Albus. He told me where, when and who to attack. You’ve been played. My father killed his own sister and brother in a sacrificial ritual to gain their power. He’s been manipulating everything for decades and you, the sheep, acted as he predicted and gave him power and power and even more power.”

The snake hisses, “After Harry would kill me, I would join my father at Nurmengard and work in the shadows and guide my children. I would sit back and watch them create havoc. I would walk over your bones and laugh. I would drink your blood and laugh. I would paint the walls with your ashes and laugh. You mean nothing to me.”

The snake hisses again,

“I’m in love with my niece Ginerva. I married her and have a child with her. I tortured and killed everyone who was interested in her. I would have enjoyed torturing Harry for touching what is mine. I sometimes used polyjuice potion and turned into Harry’s uncle and beat him mercilessly because it was fun. I was the one who used the imperius curse on his cousin and his friends to torment Harry. I was going to have them rape him, but I promised Ron he could be Harry’s first.”

The snake grows and grows, “The truth is revealed. Judgment will come to you.”

“This was broadcasted all over Britain. Every witch and wizard now knows the truth,” Luna sits down, “They are in a goblin made cell. Death has stripped them of their magic and all the evidence they need is at Nurmengard.”

Harry feels sick, “I didn’t need to know that Ginny is sleeping with her uncle.” He shudders, “The snake, who’s idea was that?”

“Mine. It was fitting since they were all secret snakes,” Luna looks at them, “All their secrets will come out. Britain is in for a big shock. They will want you to come back and clean up.”

“No,” Harry snorts, “I will stay here. I have built a life here. They can clean up their own mess. You told me that some people kept quiet and did nothing when they realised something was up. It’s their own fault.”

Severus nods, “Harry is right. Reggie at least tried to do something and was killed for it. But from what you told me, Minerva knew and didn’t do a damn thing. In my book, they are just as guilty.”

“Those will be punished too,” Luna looks at the pair, “You can now start your family.”

“We are in no hurry. I am only twenty-two,” Harry smirks, “You can finally put Neville out of his misery and marry the poor bloke.”

“Who says we aren’t already married?” Luna smiles serenely, “I asked Death to kill Augusta as my wedding present for him.”

“Knew it!” Draco giggles, “I told Remus and we made a bet. I get to choose their name.” He pats his stomach, “His name will be Scorpius.”

Luna laughs and gets up, “Toodles.”

-/-/-/-

Albus, Gellert, Adrian, Molly, Ron, Hermione and Ginny are standing on a platform. Their trials lasted for over a year. All the sins and secrets were exposed. No stone was left unturned. They keep asking themselves how they were found out. If it was Harry and Snape. No one seems to know the answer.

“It was me,” Luna walks in front of them, “I am Master of Death. I came from a future where you succeeded. Where you killed Harry and once you killed Harry, my world started to crumble. Killing Harry was the last straw so to speak. I came back and prevented you from ruining my world again. I told Severus Snape, who told Harry. They left together and did what they could to help me strengthen the case against you.”

“Harry? Where is he?” Albus keeps looking for a familiar head.

“No here,” Luna looks at them, “Death provided the evidence against you to the Ministry. I was the one who put the truth revealing spell on the marriage contract and hid it. You are evil and your time has come.” She leaves the platform, she flicks her wand and the nooses hanging above their heads lower and tie around their necks. She nods at the Minister who flicks his wand and the platform disappears. The guilty are hanged, their corpses burned in a bonfire, their ashes washed away by the tears of the population.

Chapter 6: Not gay

“I’m not gay.” Harry looks at his daughter, “I am not gay.”

“Dad. It’s okay if you are gay or bisexual even,” she sits down, “You don’t have a problem with me being a lesbian.”

“I am straight,” he sits down too, “What even made you say that I am gay? I love your mother.”

“But are you in love with her? And I know that you are gay.” She wonders if her father is going to be truthful.

“I AM NOT GAY!” Anger rises in Harry, how dare she accuse him of being a freak?

Dianne looks sadly at her father, “I know that Severus Snape is my father and that you are my mother. You gave birth to me. Did you really think I would never find out?” She was shocked when she found it but it made sense in a way.

Harry feels like he’s been punched in the gut, he made sure that his secret and shame never saw the light. How did she find out?

“I received a letter from Gringotts last year. Snape died and he left everything to me. He left a letter for me telling me he had been looking for me as soon as I showed up on his family tree. He told me he loved me even if he never met me and that he wished that he could have met me and be part of my life. He hates you for keeping me from him. You broke his heart, you know. He was in love with you and wanted to build a life with you.” She shows him the letter, “You can read it.”

Harry doesn’t touch the letter, “I am your father and Hilda is your mother. Snape isn’t your father.” He will have to obliviate her. “It’s a lie.” He burns the letter.

Dianne sadly shakes her head, “This was a copy. The real one is safely hidden. Why won’t you admit the truth? Are you ashamed? Why? You were both war heroes.”

“There is no truth to admit. I am straight and not a FREAK!” Harry had one moment of weakness. It was shortly after the war, he was high on adrenaline and gave in to his dark urges and slept with Snape. He was shocked when he found out he was pregnant two days later. He left Britain and never looked back and created a new life for himself on the other side of the world. He cut off everyone in his old life and pretended he wasn’t pregnant. He didn’t want to admit his shame and carelessness. He gave birth alone and after his daughter was born, he started dating, telling everyone he was a single dad and that Dianne’s mother left him. He met Hilda when Dianne was two and married her a year later. That she looks like a female version of Snape has nothing to do with him being in love with Snape. No. He is not in love with a man and gay. He is not a freak.

Dianne gets up, “I pity you. You would rather keep lying to yourself than admit the truth. It’s not wrong being in love with your own gender. How can you hate yourself yet accept me? That’s hypocritical.” Silent tears stream down her face, “I never got to meet my father. I missed out on so much because you have convinced yourself that it was wrong and nothing happened between you two.” She takes a deep breath, “I don’t even like Hilda. Why do you think I asked to go to Beauxbaton and moved away immediately after graduating? And I never considered her my mother. I never called her mom or mother. I always called her Hilda. I think a part of me knew she was just a placeholder.”

“She is your mother, you look like her,” Harry is starting to panic, he can’t have her tell others.

“I look like Severus, not her,” she turns around and leaves. She can feel a spell hit her. She furiously turns around, “You just tried to obliviated me!”

Harry staggers back, “You have protection!”

“Yes I do! My father left me some protective jewelry.” She is mad, “I can’t believe you would do this to me! Do you even care about me?”

“Of course I do. You’re my daughter and I love you.”

“But you hate that I know your secret and you would rather me forget my origins than be faced with the truth.” She wipes away some tears, “I hate you.” She feels like her whole life has been a lie, “I always wanted to have a parents that loved me.”

“We do love you.”

“No, you don’t. A part of you loathes me because I am a reminder of your shame, mistake. Whatever you want to call it. You always kept me at arms lengths and sometimes I felt like I was a burden to you.”

Harry hates himself, he never wanted to make his daughter feel this way, “Dianne,” he watches her run away. He runs after her and watches her aparate away. He collapses against the wall and slithers down. He runs a hand through his head and starts to cry. The look of hatred aimed at him reminded him of when Snape hated him. He takes out his wand and casts his patronus, it hasn’t changed in decades, it is still the tiger matching Severus’ tiger. He is not an idiot, he knows that matching patronuses means soulmates. He wonders if Snape knew and that is why he gave into Harry and made love to him. He gets up and goes into his study, he sits down and stares at the fire. He doesn’t want to be confronted again by Dianne or worse for everyone else to find out his shame. He points the wand at himself and murmurs a spell.

Four days later, Dianne finds her father’s body. She is not surprised he took the easy way out.

Chapter 7: Do over

Severus looks at Harry, he can feel life leaving him, “Take them.”

Harry is confused and hesitant.

“Take them,” Severus’ tears transform from clearwater to silver blue. He drags Harry to him, “Please.”

Harry grabs the vial Hermione hands him, he holds it to Snape’s cheek, collecting the memories.

Severus looks one last time into Harry’s eyes, “You have your mother’s eyes.” His face goes slack as his last breath leaves him.

Harry shivers and looks into the lifeless eyes of his hated potions master. Suddenly Harry collapses next to Snape.

“Harry!” Hermione checks Harry but he is unresponsive, she runs every scan she can think off. She starts to cry, “He’s dead.”

***********

Albus is stroking his beard, his plan has been set in motion. He had to revamp his plans but he finally has found a way to remain in power.

***********

Harry sits down next to Severus, “I do wonder if there will be a fourth champion again.”

“Albus seemed too happy this morning,” he takes Harry’s hand and kisses it, “He keeps bringing up rumors about a Dark Lord hiding in the shadows, recruiting people for his cause. And we know what he’s been testing the students.” Each year Dumbledore set up some obstacle or another for students to solve. Luckily for the students, the staff took care of those obstacles for them before someone was hurt. Harry and Severus know it was Albus but proving it is another matter. The man is good at covering his tracks.

“He’s looking for a new savior he can guide.” Harry looks at his watch, “We should head to the Great Hall. I do wonder who he’s chosen. There is no prophecy this time. Could be anyone with a vault full of gold.”

Severus pulls Harry into his lap, “We have ten more minutes,” he kisses him, “I believe whatever Albus has planned, will backfire. Whoever he chose won’t be competing. And there are quite a few students who fit the bill.” They made sure Albus couldn’t steal from any children this time around. They talked to the goblins and they put in new measures. In their old life, Albus stole from numerous children, pretending to be their guardian.

“Well one thing is for sure. It’s not me,” Harry runs a hand through Sev's graying hair, “I do hope we can finally remove Albus.” He doesn't want to deal with the old coot anymore.

“I hope so too. But he’s been slippery so far.” They have been trying for decades to get rid of Albus.

“Do you think he suspects that we are time travelers?” Harry has caught Albus watching them, often with a frown on his face.

“No, but he does think we are hiding something. He doesn’t fully believe our history.” Severus strokes Harry’s back, “He is suspicious of us because we have more knowledge than him. He’s always been suspicious of people who knew more than him.”

“But we have not lied. Just because we learned more about magic outside Britain doesn’t mean we are up to something nefarious.” Harry frowns, “Our history in his world is backed up and we have pictures to prove it. I find it curious that he seems to have a problem with us being married considering he was in love with Grindelwald.”

“I would not be surprised if he is trying to paint one of us as a Dark Lord, “Severus kisses Harry again, “Oh, Albus’ problem is not with us as two men but our combined political power. I am a Prince Peverell and you’re a Potter Black Peverell. His spies told him about our heritage. He fears we will battle him in the Wizengamot.”

“So he doesn’t that we assigned our seats to Lord Greengrass? And that is why the Wizengamot has been at a stalemate for a decade?”

“You have to remember we assigned our seats to the Wig Party before Albus got involved in politics. He’s only been Chief Warlock for a decade.” Severus looks at the clock on the wall, “We should go.”

“I want to renew our vows after we have taken down Albus,” Harry wraps his arms around his husband, “And I want to get married in the muggle world once it is legal there.”

“Yes,” Severus buries his face in Harry’s neck, “Maybe we can finally start our family. There are many children who would need a loving home.”

“I would love nothing more,” Harry leads them to the Great Hall. They sit down and they watch the proceedings. The evening drags on and finally it is time to select the champions. Harry isn’t surprised when it’s the same three champions. He watches Krum, Diggory and DeLacour get up and walk into the antechamber. He is watching the cup and is not surprised when another parchment flies out of it.

Dumbledore catches it, “Draco Black.” He repeats the name, “Draco Black.” His is smiling on the inside, his plan is working well.

Severus and Harry look at each other, surprise shines their eyes. They watch as a shocked Draco staggers towards the antechamber. They get up and follow. Draco is panicking and hyperventilating, “I didn’t put my name in the cup! I don’t want to compete!”

Severus hands him a calming draught, “I believe you.” He rubs his godson’s back, “We will find a way out of this.” He wonders if there is a way out, there wasn’t in their previous life.

Albus tries to calm the other teachers, “I am afraid it is a magical contract and he has to compete.” He looks at Draco, then at Severus, “Someone must have used some dark magic to confuse the cup.” He plans to frame Severus, he loathes the man.

“Indeed,” Harry looks at Draco, “We’ll inform your mother.” His cousin will be furious. Harry sighs, he should have seen this coming, Albus knows that Draco is their godson.

“If my father wasn’t dead I would say he did this hoping I would die.” Draco’s father Lucius Malfoy tried to kill him and his mother after they were both attacked by Greyback and turned into werewolves. His mother killed his father in self-defense. The potion has taken effect and he feels calmer now. He has an idea that will get him out of this. He needs to talk with his mother first.

“Come with us, we will floo your mother,” Harry puts a protective hand on Draco’s shoulder, “We have a few before the first task. Gives us enough time to figure out how to get you out of this.”

They leave, feeling Albus’ stare on them.

***********

“Mr Black will not be competing in the tournament,” Severus looks at the assembled, “The tournament will be between the three champions.”

“He will compete unless he wants to lose his magic,” Albus needs the brat to compete. He has plans for him. “It’s a binding contract.”

“He did not enter his name as you well know when he took veritaserum and was questioned,” Severus wonders what Albus’ endgame is.

“He better have a good reason for not competing.” Crouch wonders what Albus is playing at. There is no doubt in his mind that it was Albus put the the boy’s name into the cup.

“Mr Black is pregnant and therefore medically excused from competing,” Severus sees the flash of anger in Albus’ eyes, “His pregnancy has been confirmed by the goblins, St. Mungos and Poppy.”

“And who is the father?” Albus is furious, all his plans are ruined. He needed the blasted boy to compete. He will kill the student who got Draco pregnant.

“Me,” Remus enters and sits down.

Severus almost smirks when he sees the color drain from Albus’ face. No one messes with Remus Black, he is the most well respected werewolf in the world and the one who defeated Sirius’ Black short reign of terror. Remus won the Black title by conquest and used his newfound power and wealth for good. Oh, and he is also the current Minister.

“Draco and I have been married since Draco’s tenth birthday. I gladly knocked my husband up to keep him from putting his life in danger for someone else’s amusement.”

Severus wishes he could have been a fly on the wall for the conversation between Remus, Draco and Narcissa.

“Professor Prince is right. Pregnant people are not allowed to compete,” Crouch looks at Albus, “There is still the matter on how his name ended up in the cup in the first place.”

“I can help you with that,” Harry arrives with Mme Bones and an Unspeakable, “There was a recording charm set up. We just finished going through the footage,” he looks at Albus, “You put Draco’s name in the cup.”

“My boy, I did not.” What monitoring charm? He wasn’t aware of this, “Someone used polyjuice potion and pretended to me.”

“We have you video putting the name into the cup. We know it was you because your magical signature was on the parchment.” Amelia stuns him, “We have executed a search warrant of your office. We found your secret drawer with your spare wands, invisibility cloak and numerous gadgets. We also found your secret library.”

“I am sure that is all a small misunderstanding,” Albus’ eyes twinkle, “I am afraid I am being set up.”

“No misunderstanding,” Remus shows him Moody’s fake eye, “We know that it was taken from him after he was killed.” He looks at Albus, “I could smell your lemon drops at the scene. Once we were able to break the protection on it and access the memory you went from witness to suspect.”

“Someone planted it.” Albus feigns innocence, “I have warned you that someone is hiding in the shadows, waiting to strike. Everyone knows I like lemon drops. Easy to frame me.” He can’t believe he is a suspect. Damn Lupin for being impervious to his spells.

“The eye recorded you removing it. And there is no one in the shadows. It’s all you trying to create fear and trying to start a war.” The Minister nods at Amelia who cuffs Albus and leads him away. He looks at the teachers, “Hogwarts needs a new headmaster.”

Everyone looks at Severus, “No.” He looks at Harry who nods, “Harry and I only have been working here because we were gathering evidence against Albus. With him arrested we will be leaving at the end of the year.”

“I don’t understand,” Pomona looks at them, “Are you Aurors then? Undercover here?”

“We work for the ICW and yes, we’ve been undercover. Albus is not the saint he pretends to be. He never dueled Grindelwald because Grindelwald doesn’t exist. Didn’t you find it weird that Grindelwald changed his appearance every few years? The ICW got suspicious and so did we. We approached them and then we started working here. We had hoped to get rid of Albus after Sirius Black tried to have Frank Longbottom killed by using Remus Lupin but he talked his way out of it. At least we got rid of McGonagall and made sure Potter and Black were punished for their assaults and bullying.” Harry sighs, “Look everything is going to come out at his trial. It boils down to him wanting to be recognised as a great man and power.”

“I suggest you all share headmaster duties until a permanent solution has been found,” Remus has been aware the ICW was looking into Albus and that Harry and Severus were working for them. After the corruption scandal surrounding Fudge Remus cleaned house, he is still getting rid of Albus’ supporters who try to create unrest in the Ministry. He wonders what else will be revealed at the trial.

***********

Harry and Severus watch as Albus is kissed, the trial lasted two months and the wizarding world was rocked by the revelations that came out. Albus was responsible for hundreds of deaths. They were furious when it was revealed that Albus had been using potions and spells on thousands of people to get his way. They were aghast to know that he planned on using Tom Riddle to start a war that luckily never happened. Remus was furious when Albus confessed he wanted to turn Draco into a Dark Lord he would battle and kill. They watch as his body is burned. Harry and Severus walk towards Ginny. She gives them a small smile, “It’s done.”

“It is,” Harry hugs her, “We did it.”

Severus nods at her, “Miss Weasley, how is your family?”

“Healing,” her parents and siblings all were under Albus’ influence and did his bidding. They all got a purge the day he was arrested. When she found out just how far Albus was willing to go to control his chessboard she was furious. She hunted down the Deathly Hallows and summoned Death.

”Mistress.”

“What are the rules? Hermione told me there are rules.”

“You can’t go back before you are born. You can send other people further back however but those people will be integrated into the world and not be born in the new world. It’s tricky. I will simply tell you what is possible and what is not.”

Ginny thinks for a few moments, “I want you to take me to Harry Potter and Severus Snape.”

Death grabs her arm and brings her to them, “They are through that door.”

She knocks on the door and enters, “Hi.” She sees a sofa and sits down, “The war is over. Voldemort is dead. Draco killed him and Bellatrix killed Draco in revenge before she was killed by Narcissa. Narcissa obliterated her body.”

“Really?” Harry is surprised Draco did the dead.

“Narcissa loved Draco more than anything, she would make her sister pay for killing her son.” Severus hands her some water, “How long has it been?”

“A month,” she takes a deep breath, “Dumbledore is alive.”

“What?” Harry gets up and starts to pace, “How? Sev killed him.”

“He faked it, didn’t?” Severus pinches the bridge of his nose, “I knew there was something off that night. He seemed too cheerful for his impending death.”

“He used a golem of himself,” she looks at them, “Hermione said you just dropped dead after Snape died. No one knows why. Dumbledore tried to say that Snape cursed you but Hermione showed her memory and everyone was furious when she showed the memory of Albus telling you that Harry had to die by Voldemort’s hand. He had a lot to answer for. Oh and your scar was gone when your body was found.”

“Sev and I are soulmates, my parents and Albus blocked it when I was a child. But being blocked didn’t stop the connection, so when Sev died I died. The scar was a horcrux.” Harry sits back down, “Are you dead too?”

“No. I asked Death to bring me here,” she wrings her hands, “I have found out that Dumbledore has been manipulating everything to his desire. My family was under his control, he’s been using spells and potions on them. I found out when I went to Gringotts. We are not the only ones, Tonks, Lupin, The Malfoys, pretty much the whole population is under his thumb. He has been playing chess with our lives for decades. He made sure a lot of things happened so he could profit from them.” She runs a hand through her hair, “Hermione told me about the Deathly Hallows and I looked for them and summoned death. I had a feeling you were together, I know that Harry’s had a crush on you.”

“We have been talking and made some discoveries of our own. Harry’s parents were compelled by Albus to block the bond. We also know that Albus was aware that Riddle was a teen murderer and did nothing. The duel with Grindelwald never took place, he simply stunned the man while his back was turned.” Severus looks at her, “Why did you want to see us?”

“I want to change things. Go back in time. Since I am the Master, I can’t go back before my birth. But you two can go back further. I want Dumbledore to be stopped.”

“Won’t that create a paradox?” Harry frowns, “If there are two of us?”

Death appears, “No, because you won’t be born.” He sits down, “The world Ginny comes from has already happened and can’t be changed. You will be creating a branch that shoots off from your world. Since you won’t be existing in that world I can safely drop you off in the past. But you have to choose two wizards who will not be born in order to cement your new place. And Voldemort has to graduate from Hogwarts, otherwise a bunch of people won’t be born in the new world.”

“Grindelwald, if he is never born and Albus never meets him there won’t be a war,” Severus looks at Harry, “You chose the other one.”

“Peter Pettigrew,” Harry doesn’t want the traitor to be born

“We can take care of Voldemort and gather evidence against Albus.” Severus starts to make notes, “We should contact the ICW, from what I remember Lucius telling me, some of the members were wary of Albus and might be willing to work with us.” He looks at Harry, “We need to return to Hogwarts and keep an eye on him. I want to teach DADA, you should teach charms or history.”

“When we go back I want to get married,” he looks at Ginny, “For us it has been longer. A year has passed since we got here,” Harry takes Severus’ hand in his, “We just need to decide which name to use.”

“Prince,” Death shows them Severus’ family history, “Take Prince. I will provide you with a history that makes you fit in. You just need to decide to which point you want to go back to.”

“Albania, Riddle spent some time there,” Harry looks at Severus, “We remove Albus’ biggest pawn. Let’s see what he does when there is no rise of Voldemort.”

“I will destroy the horcrux for you,” Death knows just where and when to put them.

Severus nods and looks back to Ginny, “What will you do?”

“Death will put my memories into my younger self and I will gather evidence against Albus. Once he’s caught, my family can get a purge. I doubt you will succeed in taking him down before I go to school. He’s been planning this for decades and will have backup plans.”

“You are correct, Albus is a slippery weasel,” Severus makes more notes, “I could brew antidotes for your family. But I fear if your parents are not on his side, he might kill them.”

“I hate it but it’s better if I change nothing on my side” Ginny sighs, “Hermione knows what I planned on doing. We talked to Kingsley and he got a purge too. He was furious, he and Hermione are working together on taking down Albus.” She wipes away some tears, “I was the only one who survived. The others were all killed by Death Eaters. I just want my family back.” Harry gets up and hugs her, she breaks down crying, “I hate him. He killed them. He killed so many people for his Greater Good.

“He will pay.” Harry looks at Severus, “We will make sure of it.”

She hugs herself, “You never told me what happened to Voldemort.”

Harry laughs, “We easily tracked him down.”

“I was following him, I stunned him and we dropped his body in a volcano,” Severus smirks, “Albus was furious that his most valuable pawn was suddenly gone. We know he kept track of Tom’s movements and they simply stopped working.”

Ginny laughs and shakes her head, “I can’t believe he tried to turn Sirius into a Dark Lord. Explains why he went off the rails. What will you do now?”

“Stay until the end of the school year then retire and start a family,” Harry wraps his arms around his husband, “We will be renewing our vows. We’ve been married fifty years and we want to celebrate getting rid of Albus with something cheerful.”

“You don’t look like you’re that old,” Ginny knows that Death has slowed their aging down.

“I may look fifty but I am pushing ninety and Harry is close to seventy.” Severus wonders how long they will live. He and Harry talked and they are not opposed to asking Ginny to summon Death to take them when they feel like they can’t go on anymore.

“I have a question. Did Remus really marry Draco when he was ten?” Ginny is friends with Draco in this timeline. He’s a decent bloke when he’s not his father’s and Albus’ puppet.

Harry laughs, “Yes. It was purely accidental. Draco and Remus did something during the full moon while they were wolves that married them. No one really knows what happened but they are married.”

“If it helps, they are also soulmates,” Severus wonders what Ginny’s reward will be for enabling them to save this world from Albus. They saw the numbers, hundreds of lives were saved. There never were wars that decimated their numbers and magic is more powerful now then ever.

***********

Ginny welcomes Death, “It’s time.”

“It is Mistress,” Death takes her frail hand, “You did a lot of good.” Ginny changed the wizarding world and magic is as potent as it ever was. She made sure that no second Albus existed. She was the one who defeated Albus’ granddaughter who believed her grandfather was doing God’s work and was right to submit everyone to him.

“I tried,” she takes her last breath at the ripe age of four hundred and eighty-six.

Chapter 8: 4th champion?

Severus is furiously pounding into Harry. His thrusts become erratic when he feels Harry clench around him, he grunts and spills inside him. He pulls out and collapses next to Harry, “I can’t go again.” His body feels boneless and he’s tired. They’ve been having sex for hours and their room smells of sweat and sex.

Harry strokes his flat stomach, “We can try again tomorrow if it didn’t work.” He snuggles into Severus’ chest and yawns, “Sleep seems good. Wore me out. Night.”

Severus pulls the covers over them, “Night.”

-*-*-*-

Albus is watching the goblet of fire, any minute now Harry’s name will be ejected.

Moody/Barty Crouch Jr is watching the goblet of fire, any minute now Potter’s name will be drawn.

Severus is watching the goblet of fire, he is praying that Harry’s name is not called.

Harry is watching the goblet of fire, after two long minutes he lets out a sigh of relief. His name was not called. He strokes his flat stomach where his child is growing, a smile crosses his face.

Severus is relieved, they were right. The goblet excludes already pregnant people from participating in the tournament.

Albus and Barty are confused. Why wasn’t Harry’s name called? Barty used a dark confundus charm to get Harry’s name into the cup. Albus is fuming, he watched the fake Moody put the name in the cup as he predicted. Why wasn’t Harry called then?

-*-*-*-

Severus is swallowing down the last drop of Harry’s essence. He lets Harry’s cock slip from his mouth. He kisses Harry’s flat stomach and moves up the teen’s body and kisses him. “Love you.”

“Love you too,” Harry puts a hand on his barely swollen stomach, “And I love you.”

Severus’ hand joins Harry’s, their wedding rings shining in the dark room, “I told Draco to spread the rumor about our pregnancy.”

“Bet that made his day,” Draco was the first one who figured out that Harry was pregnant. His cousin also won a bet but Harry stopped listening once Draco started mooning about Remus. Harry sighs, “Ron and Hermione will be blowing a gasket.”

“Their reaction will determine if they are friends or foes. I believe Miss Granger to be a true friend. Your fellow Ravenclaw housemate seems to be too clever to fall for Albus’ brainwashing. Besides, Filius makes sure his students know their history. Mister Weasley on the other hand is a typical Gryffindor who thinks he is master of this school and believes in Albus' gospel.” Severus pulls his young lover into his arms, “I am more concerned about Albus’ reaction. The man is unpredictable and has no qualms about interfering in people’s life to get his way.”

“Are you not worried about Tom?” Harry snuggles closer to Severus, “Or Barty?”

“No, because Tom respects the bond between Alpha and Omega. I imagine once he is back in his human form he will congratulate us. Once he knows that the prophecy has been fulfilled already he won’t try to kill you. I think it’s time to talk to Barty and offer him our help to bring Tom back.” Severus nudges Harry’s legs apart and presses into him, “Fuck, how are you so slick even out of heat?” He moans, “You feel so good around my cock. I wish I could knot you outside of your heat and my rut..”

“Me too. Fuck me hard and fast,” Harry screams when Severus does just that.

-*-*-*-

Albus’ face is drained of all colors, “He’s pregnant?” He must have misheard. His mind is racing, that explains why Harry’s name wasn’t called. Damn the brat!

Poppy nods, “I confirmed it, he’s five months along. Both are in perfect health.” Harry is not the first omega to fall pregnant so young and he won’t be the last.

Albus is going to kill Vernon Dursley. The man was supposed to beat Harry into submission not let him get him pregnant. Did his aunt not give him the contraception potion? “How is Harry?”

“He is fine.”

“Did he say who the father is?” Albus is dreading the answer. He should have blocked the brat’s omega status but the money they all got from prostituting Harry out was too good to pass up.

“He said his Alpha. I checked with the goblins, Harry and his Alpha have been bonded since Harry was eight.” Poppy frowns, “They would not tell me who the Alpha is. They said it was private information.”

“I see,” Albus is fuming. He needs to find the Alpha and kill him. Who could it be? He doesn’t even know the names of Harry’s clients. It matters not, once the Alpha is dead, he will then force Ron and Harry to bond. Ron will make sure to keep Harry in line. He will have to kill the child, a vulnerable omega is easier to manipulate.

Severus and Moody walk into the infirmary, Moody takes a sip of his flask. Can’t well have people find out he is Barty. “Potter is knocked up?” No wonder the boy was excluded from the tournament.

“Yes,” Albus eyes Barty, the man is as surprised as he is. “Severus I take it you are here to provide potions for Harry.”

“He’s already been receiving them,” they walk towards the bed Harry is in, Severus walks towards Harry and kisses the teen’s forehead, “Afterall he is my omega and it is my job to take good care of him.” He is waiting for the explosions to come.

“You,” Moody/Barty lets out a laugh. He needs to inform the Dark Lord about this. There is no way his master will kill Harry now. His master respects bonded couples.

“You slept with a student!” Albus is boiling mad, “You should have told me you were his Alpha!” This is not good! Snape won’t be easy to kill. He will have to thread carefully.

“Repeadetly,” Severus raises an eyebrow, “You seem to have forgotten Albus, I did tell you that I was Harry’s Alpha when he started at Hogwarts.”

Albus wracks his brain, a memory springs to mind, “I thought you were joking!! I thought you said it in jest.”

“I do not joke about such matters,” Severus can feel Harry wake up, “You fainted love.”

“Oh,” Harry blinks his eyes open, “Ron’s scent made me sick and then I just blacked out.” He moves closer to his mate, “Headmaster.” He eyes Barty who seems amused.

“I must say you have been very irresponsible. How can you throw your life away so young?” Albus looks furiously at Snape, “I expected better from you! You should have made sure Harry would not fall pregnant.” He shakes his head, “I am highly disappointed in you too.”

“With all due respect Albus, our private life is none of your business. We are not the first couple who got carried away and forgot to take precautions. And we didn’t think it was possible for Harry to fall pregnant outside of his heat.” He lets that information sink in before he continues, “We are happy and while Harry is young, he is mature for his age. He will still be able to finish school. We looked at the charter and nothing prohibits us from raising our child within these walls. Besides, Harry has been living in my quarters since third year. Filius is aware of our bond and he regularly checks Harry and sends health reports back to the goblins.”

Minerva has overheard the last part, “Excuse me? What do you mean Harry has been living with you?”

Ron, Ginny and Hermione are behind her. Hermione swats Harry’s arm, “I can’t believe you didn’t tell me!” She hugs him, “I am happy for you.”

Ginny is mad, they had a plan for her and Ron to share Harry between them. She was supposed to have his child after they pumped him full of potions. “I can’t believe how stupid you have been. How could you be so careless and get pregnant! I thought you knew better than that!” She shakes her head, “Do you even know who the father is?”

“It wasn’t some random bloke you met at the park was it?” Ron is mad, he was supposed to mate with Harry and pump him full of his seed. His anger is rolling off him and making Harry sick, “Gave it up to the first bloke you saw?”

Harry turns green “You make me sick. You smell like a wet rat,” and vomits on Ron.

Albus quickly cleans up Ron and casts a spell to mask Ron’s scent. Ron’s scent making Harry sick is not a good sign at all!

“And I do know who the father is,” Harry pulls Severus down for a quick kiss, “He’s right here.”

Hermione nods at Professor Snape, “Congratulations.” She had an inkling they were bonded but she kept it to herself. She bets that Draco knows, she needs to talk to him later.

“Thank you Miss Granger.” Severus is relieved he didn’t judge Hermione wrong.

“SNAPE! YOU’RE FUCKING SNAPE? ARE YOU MAD? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? THAT IS DISGUSTING!” Ron is red in the face, “HOW CAN YOU LET THE GREASY DUNGEON BAT TOUCH YOU! HE’S AN EVIL DEATH EATER AND UGLY AS FUCK. HE DOESN’T LOVE YOU! HE IS USING YOU! HE WILL DELIVER YOU TO YOU-KNOW-WHO ONCE HE’S BACK! YOUR PARENTS WOULD BE DISGUSTED! YOU ARE DISGUSTING TO LET THIS FILTH TOUCH YOU!”

Severus stands up, his growl making the windows rattle. His Alpha power on full display, “KNEEL!”

Ron is brought to his knees, he starts to whimper. He is scared, he never felt such raw intimidating Alpha power before.

Severus’ voice is deceptively calm, “I should kill you where you are kneeling for disrespecting me and my mate. Harry is my omega and I am his Alpha. You are nothing but a boy who is lucky to be an Alpha and who has to ride the coattails of his friends to feel important.” He leans closer, “I won’t kill you because you are not worth it. You are not even worth breathing the same air as my omega.” He sniffs, he can feel the fear roll of Ron, “You are a failure as an Alpha. Longbottom as a beta is more worthy to be an Alpha and he is better than you. A better friend and a better student.” He lifts Ron’s chin with his wand, “Insult us again and I will file legal charges against you with the goblins.” He sees Ron shake with fear, “Oh yes, you see Master Flitwick is Harry’s magical guardian and he won’t appreciate your behavior.”

“He is right,” Filius is mad, “Two hundred and fifty points from Gryffindor for insulting a bonded pair and detention with Filch every weekend for the rest of term. I will also be writing to your parents.”

Albus swallows hard, “Now now,” Snape scares him, he’s never been in the presence of such a strong Alpha, “I am sure it was just a misunderstanding. Ron didn’t mean any of it.”

Ron whimpers, “I am sorry.”

Severus growls again and Ron pisses himself, “Pathetic and you call yourself an Alpha.”

Ginny cleans Ron up, she is scared. Snape truly scares her. “How long have you been bonded?” She looks curiously between them, “Can’t be that long. Harry doesn’t have a mark.” Her eyes narrow, “Did you force Harry?” She wouldn’t put it past Snape to do something like that.

“And how pray tell, do you know that Harry has no mark?” Severus raises an eyebrow, “And I never force Harry to do anything. Well that is not true. I do force him to eat. Such a despicable man I am that I make sure he eats.” He can see Poppy and Filius hide a smirk.

“I saw him without a shirt last year, he had no mark then.” Ginny made sure to walk in on him by accident so she could ogle his body. She also knows that marks are supposed to be on the chest.

Severus smirks, “Harry does have a mark. Two in fact. A claiming mark and a bonding mark. I myself have two marks too. And we’ve been bonded since Harry was eight.” He pulls down Harry’s collar, exposing a serch bythol symbol, “I gave it to Harry to make him mine,” Severus loosens his ropes and shows them the matching mark, “And he gave me this.”

Minerva feels sick, “You had sex with an eight year old!” She takes out her wand, “I knew you were a foul creature and couldn’t be trusted!” She told Albus having Snape remain free was a mistake. “How could you tie Harry to you! He probably didn’t know what was happening to him! You took advantage of him!” She casts a hex at Severus who quickly deflects it and it hits her instead. She falls to the ground, screaming in pain.

Severus disarms her and freezes her, “I always knew you were an ignorant bitch who was so far up her own ass she ate her own bullshit. But I had no idea how much.” He sneers at her, “I bonded with Harry, which means, pay good attention, I used magic to bond us. I didn’t have sex with him until last year. I know that omegas are legally allowed to have sex once they turn thirteen and go into their first heat. You can bet that as soon as his first heat hit we claimed each other.” He leans closer to her, “We didn’t leave the bed for two weeks. I fucked him in every way imaginable and Harry loved every second of it. He keeps begging for my cock and who am I to deny my omega.” He takes a step back, “His claiming mark is on the inside of his thigh as is mine. All confirmed by the goblins.”

“Furthermore, I put a spell on Harry that would prohibit anyone from taking advantage of him, even his Alpha.” Filius shakes his head at Minerva, “Their courtship has been nothing but respectful and rule-abiding.”

“I want to know how she doesn’t know the basic Alpha-omega rules. No respectable Alpha takes his mate before his first heat,” Barty frowns, “Everyone knows there is a difference between bonding and claiming.”

“Bondings are done to establish a bond between Alpha and their omega. It gives the omega protection against other Alphas. It tells everyone they are taken. The bond also starts a courting period that lasts until the first heat. During that time the Alpha and omega get to know each other. If the omega is underage, a guardian is selected who oversees and courtship and chaperone’s the couple. A claim happens during the first heat and ends the courtship and the couple is considered legally married.” Hermione blushes when she can feel eyes on her, “Sorry.”

“Ten points to Ravenclaw,” Severus nods, “You are correct. Funny how a student knows more than a supposed teacher.”

Albus' brain is processing what he learned and he pales even further, he is white as a ghost. That means that Harry hasn’t been living at Private Drive #4 for years. Who has he been in contact with all this time? He needs to know but is afraid of the answer.

Barty is curious, “How did you come to bond with Harry at eight?”

“Oh, you know. I saved him,” Severus locks eyes with Albus, “His lovely family was selling him. You know, his magical hating aunt and uncle, the Dursleys, who you placed Harry with against his parents’ wishes.” He looks at Moody, “I was brewing a potion when I got a letter.” He lowers his shield, I know it is you Barty. Watch my memories. I won’t tell the old coot the whole story.

Severus is adding the crushed mushrooms to the potions when an elf appears, “Letter for Master Snape.” Severus has long since learned that Albus reads his mail. He hired a house-elf to bring him his mail thus preventing Albus from reading his mail.

He takes it, “Thank you.” He runs several scans and opens it. You can never be too careful.

“Mister Snape,

My name is Arabella Figg, we never formally met but I know you are a member of the Order. I have written to Albus but he won’t do anything. I have been sent to the muggle world to keep an eye on Harry Potter. The poor boy is being abused daily by his uncle and aunt. That cousin of his is no better. Albus keeps ignoring my complaints and won’t remove Harry. I tried to get the muggle authorities involved but nothing came of it. I am writing to you now because Harry presented as an omega on his birthday last week. His aunt wants to sell him and his uncle wants to turn Harry into their cash cow, those were his words. I fear he plans on turning Harry into a prostitute for Alphas and betas. Please save him if you can since Albus clearly won’t.”

Severus is furious. Albus told them that Harry was with a loving family. He reads the rest of the letter and gets even more furious. He banishes his potion and quickly makes his way to where Harry is. He is walking down the street and he can smell a beta in the area. He hastens his steps, he snarls when he recognizes Slughorn. Of course Albus would send him to claim Harry. There have been rumors about Slughorn but Albus made sure those rumors went away. There is doubt in his mind what Slughorn intends to do. He casts an invisibility charm on himself and follows Horace.

Horace is knocking on the door, a fat man opens it, “Albus sent me.”

Vernon lets him, “Come in.” He looks around, making sure there are no other freaks.

Severus slips inside, his eyes landing on the door under the stairs, he knows Harry is in there. He can feel him. Rage consumes him, he will make them pay for treating a child like this.

Horace sits down, “I will give you twenty thousand if I can take Harry’s virginity today.” He accepts Petunia’s cup of tea, “There are many who would pay good money to fuck the boy-who-lived. I can arrange that for you. We would share the money of course.”

Petunia sits down, “Not in our home. You can take Harry and deliver him to wherever and bring him back. We don’t care what happens to him, just make sure he is alive. Otherwise we won’t get his money.”

“I want to watch when you fuck him,” Vernon licks his lips, “I will teach the boy his place after you’re done.” He looks at his wife, “Get Dudders out of the house and buy him a toy.”

“Make sure to gag him, don’t want the neighbors alerting the coppers.” She gets up and gathers her son and they leave.

Vernon gets up, he opens the door and drags Harry out of the cupboard. He kicks him, “Get up boy. You have a visitor.”

Harry slowly gets up, his head hangs low, “Sorry Sir.”

“Better.”

Severus inhales sharply when he sees the bruises littered on Harry’s body. The boy is clearly malnourished and sick. He is running through the potions Harry will need.

“What a beautiful boy you are.” Horace runs a hand over Harry’s face who flinches back, “I won’t hurt you. I will make you feel good.” He looks at Vernon, “Where do you want me to take him?”

Vernon drags the mattress Harry has been sleeping on out, “There is good enough.” He looks at Harry, “Get naked and lie down on your stomach.”

Fear grips Harry, “No.”

Vernon backhands him hard. Harry falls to the floor, he is holding his cheek. Horace laughs, “I can make him.” He takes out his wand and uses the imperius curse on Harry, “Get up. Strip and lie down and be quiet.”

Severus has seen enough, he stuns Horace and the big whale. He removes the charm from himself. He pulls Harry up, “My name is Severus. I am here to help you.” Harry is just skin and bones, he curses Albus.

Harry cries into his chest, “Get me away from here.”

Severus rubs Harry’s back, sending healing magic into the child’s body. As Harry starts to heal his omega scent surfaces more and more. “Oh,” his Alpha is happy, he found his omega. He will deal with that later. “Harry, what do you want to happen to them?”

Harry feels safe for the first time in his life, his omega is happy. “I want them dead. Uncle Vernon is evil. He hits me for no reason. Aunt Petunia makes me cook and clean and she hits me when it’s not good enough. It’s never good enough.” He starts to cry more, “I am not allowed to eat. Dudley always steals my food and kicks me when he is mad. I have to eat moldy bread and I am not allowed to shower. I have to wait until it rains to get clean.”

“I can kill them for you.” He looks at Horace, “I can make them pay for hurting you.”

“Why do you have a stick?” Harry frowns, he isn’t in pain anymore. He never felt this good before.

“This is a wand,” Severus sighs, of course they wouldn't tell Harry about his heritage. “I am a wizard, so are you. What is your favorite animal?”

“Tiger.”

Severus transforms a cushion into a tiger plush and hands it to Harry, “I will teach you about your heritage.”

Harry hugs the plush to his chest, “Thank you. Can I keep it?”

“Yes, it is yours.”

“I never got something before.” He hugs Severus, “What will you do to the other man?”

“Make him suffer and then kill him.”

“Can I watch?”

Severus takes a long look at Harry, “Yes.” He raises his wand and casts several spells on Vernon. The man wakes up screaming.

Vernon is crying, “Make it stop.” His clothes start to rip and he starts to bleed.

“What did you do?” Harry is fascinated, “This is so cool.”

“I am making him feel the pain he dished out on you. I am also whipping him. Do you want me to do something to him?”

“Make him explode by eating too much.” Harry dashes into the kitchen, he comes back with bleach, “He made me drink this once. My throat burned.”

Severus forces Vernon’s jaw open and pours it down. He casts another spell, “He will eat anything that strikes his fancy.” He looks at Harry, the same darkness that is inside him is inside the boy.

Harry laughs when Vernon eats glass and his mouth starts bleeding, “Wicked.” He watches as Vernon keeps stuffing his mouth with paper.

Severus casts a shielding charm around him and Harry. Soon after, Vernon explodes, his body coating the living room in blood and guts. “Petunia and Dudley will be back soon I imagine.”

“Can you make Dudley’s toys attack him? He has so many. I never get to play with them. He sometimes throws them at me.” Harry leans against Severus, “How come I am an omega and they are not.”

“Only magical people have a second gender. Alphas and omegas are not common. Most are betas. Your parents were betas.” He remembers the first time James Potter tried to bully him and Severus let out an Alpha growl. Potter pissed himself and never went near Severus again. Nor did anyone else.

“You are my Alpha.” Harry mumbles, “I was told my parents died in a car accident.”

“Yes I am and your parents were killed. I will tell you everything once we are at my place. Why don’t you grab some of Dudley’s toys and bring them down.” Harry is back a few moments later, “Line them up please.” Severus casts several spells and a few minutes later the front door opens.

Petunia screams, her living room looks like a scene out of a horror movie. Her eyes land on Harry, “What did you do? You freak, answer me!” She marches towards him ready to strike when her hand is suddenly cut off. She wails and is holding her arms, blood rushing down.

“You will never lay a hand on Harry again!” Severus is fuming, “Lily would be disgusted if she knew how you treated her son.”

“You,” she is crying, her body is wrecked with pain, “I thought she cut you out of her life.” Petunia is brought to her knees, “What are you doing to me?”

“Revenge,” Harry shows her the wooden spoon she loves to use on him, “You hit me with it simply because I exist.” He starts hitting her, “Does it hurt?” He looks up and sees Dudey’s toys chase him. “Not so fun being chased, is it?”

Dudley trips and falls down next to his mother, “Make it stop you freak.”

“I know what you did to me,” one of Dudley’s toys grows taller. He stomps down on his leg breaking it. “You cut me to pieces and glued me back together.”

“You strangled me and called me Harry,” a toy soldier starts to choke Dudley, “You are a monster, just like your father. We know what you did to your friend.”

Petunia tries to push the toy of Dudley but Harry hits her with the spoon across the face. “No. You are not saving him. You never saved me, instead you hurt me!” He keeps hitting her over and over again until the spoon breaks, “I hate you.”

“What else did she do to you?” Severus loves this side of Harry.

“She hit me with a pan if the food was not good enough. She always had something to complain about.”

Severus raises his wand, “Crucio.”

Petunia screams in pain. Her body starts to convulse and she mumbles incoherently.

Severus watches as she tries to grab Harry with her other hand and he breaks every bone before cutting it off too.

“Cool.” Harry walks into the kitchen and comes back with the heaviest pan he could find. He swings it a few times, bashing her head in. He is covered in blood and brain matter. “That felt good.”

Severus cleans him up, he looks at Dudley, “Oh, he’s dead.”

Harry kicks Dudley’ dead body, “What now?”

“We will take Horace’s body with us and then once you’re asleep I will come back and clean up.”

“I want to help.” Harry picks up one of Petunia’s hands and slaps Dudley with it.

“What do you want to do with the bodies?”

“Can’t we have some animals eat them? Like rats?”

“That we can.”

“Cool.” Harry scrunches up his nose, “The rats might get sick. Don’t want that. Can you make a fire inside the house that burns everything without burning the house down?”

“I have another idea. I shrink their bodies and we put them down the garbage disposal. I will summon all of Vernon's parts and put them down the drain.”

“Yes.” Harry watches his Alpha work. He turns on the garbage disposal and puts his aunt's body in it. He watches the machine do its work, “Awesome.” He stuffs Dudley down next then he watches Severus get rid of Vernon’s remains.

Severus shrinks down Horace’s body, “I will apparate us to my home.” A few moments later they land in Spinner’s end. “This is my home. From the outside it looks rundown but as you can see, inside is state of the art.” He walks down to his lap, Harry following him, “I am a potions master. I brew potions and I have invented many. We will use some on him.” He enlarges Horace’s body and shackles him to the wall. He shows Harry a shelf with potions, “Your choice what we start with.”

Harry grabs one, “What does this do?”

“It makes flies grow out of your skin. Very painful.” Severus wakes Horace up and quickly forces the potion down his throat. “Hello Horace. You will die here today or tomorrow.”

Horace is screaming, his skin feels like it is on fire, “You won’t get away with this. Albus will find out.” How did he end up here? His eyes go wide when he sees Harry next to Severus.

“That is where you are wrong. The law is on my side. You intended to rape an omega and as an Alpha I can take the law into my own hands. No jury will convict me after they see you used the imperius curse on Harry.”

Horace pales, “How do you know?”

“I was there.” Severus pours another potion down his throat, “This boils your intestines from the inside but doesn’t kill you.”

Harry picks up a knife, he walks towards Slughorn and stabs him in the crotch, “Do you have something that makes him tell the truth?”

“Yes, it is called veritaserum.” He pours it down Horace’s throat, “What is your name?”

“Horace Slughorn.”

Harry stabs him again, “Are you an Alpha?”

“No.”

Severus starts to record, “How many omegas have you raped?”

“Twenty-four.”

“What were you promised after Harry was revealed to be an omega?”

“That I could regularly take Harry to my bed and get a cut of the money.”

“Who promised you that?”

“Albus Dumbledore.”

“How did he know Harry is an omega?”

“He has a book that tells him when someone presents as an omega.”

“Do you feel bad about what you are doing?” Harry takes a step closer to Severus when the smell of piss hits his nose.

“No. Omegas are whores and should be shared and not kept for themselves by selfish Alphas.”

“Do you hate that you are a beta?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“Because most betas find me unattractive. For every Alpha there is an omega. That is not the same for betas.”

“Is Albus Dumbeldore an Alpha?”

“No, he is a beta who uses Alpha pheromones to make people believe he is an Alpha.”

Harry tugs on Severus’ sleeve, “Can you teach me a spell to hurt him? The spell you used on Petunia.”

Severus hands Harry his wand, he puts his hand over Harry and guides him. “This spell relies on hate.” He squeezes Harry’s hip with his other hand, “Crucio.”

Harry takes a deep breath, he channels all the hate he’s been feeling for years, “CRUCIO!”

Slughorn lets out an inhuman scream. He starts to shake and convulse. He bites off his own tongue and swallows it. He is choking when suddenly he can breathe again.

Severus is proud of Harry, “Excellent but we are not done yet. I am going to make him feel the pain he made all those omegas feel.” He raises his wand and casts another spell. He also gags Horace, “We will check on you tomorrow.” He leads Harry into his bathroom, “Take a shower. I’ll put some clothes on the bed. I’ll make something to eat.”

Twenty minutes later, Harry is sitting at the kitchen table and is slowly eating his food. “What happens now?”

“I want to bond with you. For that I would use my wand and I would put some of my blood on your skin and recite a few words.”

“What does it mean?”

“It means that you belong to me and if you want you can also initiate a bond and I would belong to you. It means that no other Alpha can take you away from . It means you are safe from people like Horace. Your scent will slightly change and signal others you have found your match.”

“Yes.” Harry is surprised by how much he is eating. He never ate this much before.

“When you go into your first heat, which will be on your thirteenth birthday, we can claim each other. That would be a bite mark that happens during sex.” Severus cups his face, “Tomorrow I will take you to Gringotts and file our bonding with them. We also need to look into your vaults you inherited. And you need a guardian that is not me.”

“Okay.” Harry pushes his plate away, “What should I call you?”

“While we are here at home, Alpha or Severus will do. Once you are at Hogwarts, Sir it must be.”

“Yes Sir.” Harry smirks, “Thank you for the food Sir.”

Severus rolls his eyes, “Brat.”

“Can we bond now?”

“Impatient are we?” Severus gets up and pulls Harry up. He leads him towards the library. He lights some candles and burns some sage, “To purify the air.” He cuts his palm and puts his bloody hand on Harry’s shoulder, he points his wand at the location, Mea custodire Mea est cura Mea est amor omega meum

A burning sensation runs through Harry’s shoulder but it doesn’t hurt. He runs his finger over the mark, “Can I see?” He looks at it in the mirror, “Cool. My turn.”

“Your omega should know the words.” He bares his shoulder for Harry.

Harry cuts his palm and puts his hand on Severus’ shoulder, Mea custodire Mea est cura Mea est amor Mihi alpha. He watches the mark appear, “Wicked.”

Severus suddenly cries out, he is clutching his forearm. He quickly rolls up his sleeve, “It’s gone.” His dark mark is gone.”

“What is gone?” Harry is confused, “Are you alright?”

“I am,” Severus pulls Harry into his arms and tells him everything. The next morning they walk into the lab. Horace is barely alive. Severus runs a hand through Harry’s hair, “I am going to use legilimency to get into his mind and remove his memories. You can torture him a bit more before I kill him.”

Harry grabs the knife he used yesterday and carves nonsensical symbols into Horace’s body. “I’m bored. Kill him.”

Severus raises his wand, “Sectumsempra.” Horace’ body is being cut by invisible knives and he is bleeding out. Severus shrinks Horace’s body and sets it on fire. He gathers the ashes and washes them down the drain. He looks at his omega, “Now onto Gringotts.”

Severus can feel Barty leave his mind, the story he told Albus was different. He never mentioned killing any of them. He looks at Albus, “Tiger.” Albus suddenly vanishes from the hospital wing. Severus is surprised when Minerva vanishes too. “Everyone who knew Harry was with the Dursleys is facing charges.” He runs a hand through Harry’s hair, “They are all guilty of multiple crimes.” He looks at Pomfrey, “Can he go?”

“He is free to leave,” she discharges him, “Listen to your Alpha.”

Harry nods, “What about Ron’s scent making me sick?” I don’t want to puke every time I see him.”

“Albus cast a spell on him to mask his scent, that is enough for now.” Severus helps Harry out of bed. He looks at the two Gryffindors, “Your presence is not wanted nor needed. Toddle off.” He looks at Hermione, “Come by this evening.” He looks at Filius, “Tell your cousin to release everything.”

-*-*-*-

Albus is stroking his beard, “I am sure that is all a small misunderstanding.” He is facing numerous charges from child neglect to attempted line theft. “Sirius Black gave me Harry’s guardianship after he was incarcerated.”

“Bullshit,” Griphook smirks, “Mr Black was never Harry’s magical guardian. It has always been Master Flitwick which you know since you made sure the paperwork was lost within the Ministry.”

“You can ask Sirius yourself.” Albus needs to find a way out of this.

“Mr Black is dead.”

“WHAT?”

“You heard me. Mr Potter killed his godfather after Mr Black tried to kill Master Snape. Ripped his godfather to pieces.” Griphook snarls, “Mr Black made the mistake of not accepting their bond and paid for his life with it.”

This is not good! “What about Mr. Lupin? He was friends with the Potter. He might be able to confirm my story.”

“Mister Lupin fell into a coma before Mr Potter was born. He cannot know and he only woke up last year when Mr Pettigrew was killed by Master Snape.” Griphook knows there is no way out of this for Albus, “You should follow Miss McGonagall’s lead and plead guilty.”

“I am not guilty.” Albus needs to turn this around, “As his magical guardian, appointed by James Potter, I should have been told about Harry’s bonding with his Alpha.”

Griphook is getting annoyed, “You were never his magical guardian. We have no such documents. Furthermore James Potter couldn’t have appointed you magical guardian since that falls to the mother. And in case of the mother’s death then the father can appoint a guardian. And you don’t deserve to know anything about Mr. Potter’s life.” Time to drop a bomb, “We have Horace Slughorn’s memories. We know you told him to go to Private Drive and deflower Mr. Potter. We know about the Alphas and betas you had lined up who would rape Mr. Potter and you would get paid handsomely for it.”

Albus is clutching his chest. How? “Lies.”

“Master Snape extracted the memories from Mr Slughorn before he was killed. We also have a memory of Mr Slughorn talking to Vernon Dursley. We also have a memory of Mr Slughorn using the imperius curse on Mr Potter.” Griphook snarls, “There is no way out of this for you.”

“You need me! Voldemort is going to be back! You need me to guide Harry to defeat him!” Albus is still clutching his chest, his heart is beating erratically. “He will be back!”

“Mr Riddle is back. We brought him back last night using a ritual of ours. He regained his sanity and wouldn’t you know, Mr Riddle is a beta who you tried to turn into an Alpha which drove him to madness along with the soul splitting.” He sees Albus pale, “Oh yes, we know about the horcruxes. We’ve known since Master Snape brought Mr Potter to us.”

Albus collapses, he has trouble breathing, “He will…kill..you…all.”

“I highly doubt that,” Griphook makes sure Albus doesn’t die, “I take it you want a trial?”

“Yes,” Albus croaks out, “I am innocent.”

-*-*-*-

Tom walks into the Great Hall, “I am Tom Riddle. I am your new headmaster. Pomona Sprout is my deputy.” He surveys the students, “There will be a lot of changes. I will be bringing back a lot of classes that were banned. Things are going to change.” He takes a seat, “Severus, how is Harry?”

“Complaining about his swollen feet, eating disgusting combinations and napping a lot.” He smirks, “His sex drive has increased. We already have a lot of sex but we never had this much.”

Tom laughs, “I bet you are not complaining about that.”

“Indeed not,” Severus looks at the Gryffindor table, “The two youngest Weasleys will be trouble.”

“I am aware,” Tom sips his juice, “I talked to Remus. He told me he found out that Peter was a spy for Albus and that Peter used an experimental spell on him that Albus wanted him to use on me. It was tied to Peter’s life force. Once Peter died the spell broke and Remus woke up. It was supposed to be another insurance I would be back. No doubt Albus would have killed Peter if I wasn’t brought back by other means.”

“Likely,” Severus looks at his godson, “Draco will be happy that Remus is teaching next year. I do wonder when Draco will claim Remus.”

“Lucius told me they are waiting for Remus to be at full health. The man is still recovering from everything Peter and Albus did to him.” Tom looks at his deputy, “I want to get rid of Binns. I will be teaching history until the end of the school year. Harry tells me he keeps droning on about goblin wars.”

“We have been trying to get rid of him for years,” Pomona is glad that Albus is gone. She leans closer, whispering, “Sybill needs to go too. She keeps drinking more and more and some students get sick from all the incense she is using.”

“I already have a replacement.” Tom keeps talking to the other professors before he decides to make some rounds. He is climbing the stairs to the astronomy tower when he hears two voices. He slowly creeps closer.

“I can’t believe Dumbledore is in Azkaban. He promised me I would get Harry.” Ron is mad, “Can you believe they let a Death Eater run this school? There is no way Riddle is a good guy now. He’s Voldemort for God’s sake.”

“I was promised Harry’s money! I am sick of wearing second rate clothes. We need to do something. We don’t need Dumbledore.” Ginny is pacing, “I will follow Harry and push him down the stairs. Hopefully it kills the evil spawn inside him.”

“Yeah. How about I cut the filthy spawn out of him and kill it in front of him. Bet that makes the whore cry.” Ron snorts, “Snape should never have children. Doing the world a favor by killing it.”

Tom is surprised when a jet of green hits Ginny square in the chest. He looks to his left and sees Harry. He isn’t surprised when Harry uses Severus’ spell to kill the boy. “I didn’t hear you.”

“I come up here to clear my mind.” He rubs his pregnant belly, “They were a threat to my child.”

“They were.” Tom knows no jury will convict him.

center>-*-*-*-

Harry is rocking his son, “He’s finally here.”

Severus strokes his daughter’s cheek. He looks at his omega, “I am proud of you.” He hears the door open, his seven year old daughter Hope and three year old son Benjamin enter. He helps them up on the bed, “Meet your siblings Killian and William.” He needs to send another gift basket to Mme Filch. If she hadn’t written to him, he would not be here right now. He and Harry had to kill a few more people who wanted to do them harm but the law was always on their side.

Chapter 9: We're not in Kansas anymore

Remus grunts when Draco lands on top of him. Draco gets up, “Sorry.” He pulls Remus up, he looks around, “Where are we?” They are in a field.

“When are we?” Remus sees cars flying above his head. “What is the last thing you remember?”

“Your cock in my ass,” Draco checks his pockets, there is nothing in them, “I think we were in the Black library at Grimmauld Place when we had sex.”

“I remember the same. We were on our way to the kitchen when Walburga made some noise.” He closes his eyes, “There was an orange flash.”

They start to walk, Draco sees a newspaper, “Fuck. We’re in 3015. But we’re still in London.”

“I can’t feel any magic.” Remus closes his eyes, “My core is empty.”

Draco goes inside himself, “Ditto.” He tries to cast a wandless spell and nothing happens. “Do you remember where the muggle entrance to the Ministry is?”

“Yes,” Remus looks around, much has changed but the basic layout is the same. After almost two hours walking around they find the telephone box. “Here goes nothing.” They step inside and to their luck it still works. A few moments later they arrive at the Ministry. It is empty and abandoned.

Draco looks at the cobwebs littering the place, “What happened?” They start to explore and find very little. All the rooms so far have been empty and covered in dust. They make their way to the Minister’s office. Draco opens a drawer and removes a diary. He opens it and starts to read.

There is nothing we can do. Magic is dying at an alarming rate. We do not know the cause. It is only affecting Britain, my American counterpart told me they are fine. People who try to flee are cut down. It is like there is a magical barrier preventing people from leaving and coming. There is no one here to save us.

Draco keeps reading.

Albus Dumbledore is responsible for magic dying. He’s responsible for thousands dying. He was an evil man. I wish he was still alive so I could kill him. In 1985 when Harry Potter was five, he forcefully bonded Harry with another boy, Ron Weasley. James Potter and Lily Potter allowed this bonding to happen because they believed it would save them from Voldemort. They died the same evening. The truth is, Harry Potter was a chimera who had a mate and they were prophesied to expose a great evil. That evil being Albus Dumbledore. Since he forced a bond to a person that was not his mate, on Harry’s seventeenth birthday his creature emerged and killed Ron Weasley who mistakenly thought he could control a chimera. Upon learning that his mate was already dead, Harry killed himself. Dumbledore was not exposed and continued to destroy our world and his disciple Hermione Granger continued his work long after his death. It’s been seventy-six years since Minister Granger was killed when her home collapsed on top of her. I wonder if she knew about the damage she did.

“Fuck. I always knew Granger loved to hang on every world of Albus and believed him to be a God.”

My son died yesterday. He was killed by debris in Diagon Alley... Hogwarts turned into dust last week. Everyone inside died. They estimate about seven hundred students died excluding staff. So many die avoidable deaths.

I did more research, I found out that Harry’s mate was Severus Snape. Snape died on Valentine’s day 1997 when Voldemort attacked the school. He was one of many students killed that day. I looked through reports and I couldn’t find anything on what happened that day. How he got into the castle. How he was defeated. We know nothing, only about the attack and deaths.

“That is only a few weeks from now,” Remus puts his chin on Draco’s shoulders as he keeps reading.

I am one of a handful people left alive. We are all gathered here at the Ministry. The building is goblin made and won’t collapse. It will be standing after we are long gone. All creatures have long ago left this cursed place, if they were still alive to leave in the first place. One of the last remaining people is Nebula Lupin. She is a descendant of Draco and Remus Lupin. She has been telling me stories about her great-great-great grandparents who were leading a resistance against Albus and his Order of the Phoenix. Sadly they were killed when they were betrayed by Neville Longbottom who gave up their location to save himself. She tells me they died holding hands. She tells me how over the years all of the opposition was silently killed off and painted as evil, followers of Voldemort who wanted to continue his work after his defeat at Albus Dumbledore’s hand.

Draco turns to the last page

I feel like the end is near. I will leave this here in hopes someone will find this someday but I doubt that. Our magical world has been on its own for decades and the rest of the magical world ignores us. They offered us no help when we were ruled by a Dark Lady. They aban…

“This was the last entry, October 30th 2108.” Draco looks at Remus, “This explains why Ron won’t let anyone near Harry and fends everyone off who want to be alone with him.”

“It also explains why Severus and Harry are drawn to each other. Their creatures are sensing their mates in each other. When we get back we need to lock them into a room and let nature take its course.” Remus cups Draco’s face, “We have children in the future.”

Draco gives him a soft smile, “We do.” He kisses Remus and smirks, “Want to shag in the Minister’s office?”

Remus growls, “If everything wasn’t covered in dust I would bend you over and eat you and then I slam my cock into your tight hole and make you scream my name while I pound into you. You wouldn’t be allowed to cum until I would say so.”

Draco moans, “I love it when you talk dirty to me,” he licks his lips, “You can still fuck my mouth again. You loved it this morning.” He gets on his knees and looks up at his husband as he frees his cock. His eyes never leave Remus as he swallows him whole. He relaxes his throat and moans when he feels Remus hit the back of his throat.

“You look good with my cock in your mouth,” he puts his hand behind Draco’s head and guides him, “You’re slut for my cock, aren’t you?” He holds Draco’s head still and fucks his mouth, “Such a good boy for me.” He pushes Draco’s head against his crotch. He can see tears escape Draco and saliva running down his chin. He lets Draco catch his breath before he fucks his mouth again, “Gonna swallow my cum like a good little boy?”

Draco nods and moans around Remus’ cock. He can feel Remus swell further in his mouth and soon is swallowing down Remus’ seed. He cleans Remus’ cock and tugs him back in. He opens his pants, takes out his cock and strokes himself. It doesn’t take long for him to spill over his hand. “Fuck, we can’t use magic to clean up.”

Remus grabs Draco’s hand and licks the seed off his hand, “Delicious.” He looks around, “We didn’t make that much of a mess and it is not like anyone is gonna come down here. The only reason we even got to come down here is because of goblin magic. They never removed their magic from this place.”

“We should head down to the department of mysteries. Maybe something in there can help us.” Draco puts the diary in his coat pocket, “Extendable charm is not working.”

Remus takes Draco’s hand in his, “We should stop by the file room. I wonder if there are any files still here.” They arrive in the file room ten minutes later, Remus opens the first cabinet, “Empty. Just dust in here.”

Draco stills, “Babe, the diary said Hogwarts turned to dust. All this dust, what if its files and people.” He shudders, “There was a big pile of dust in the chair at the Minister’s office.”

“Could be,” Remus pulls Draco into his arms, “Let’s head down.”

They are standing before the veil of Death, “It’s less imposing without the veil.” Draco leans closer to Remus, “This is a bust. We need to find a goblin. They might be able to help us.”

The Department of Mysteries was empty and covered in dust and cobwebs like the rest of this place. Remus nods, “Let’s head back up.” They make their way back to the muggle entrance.

“Who are you?” Both quickly turn around, a goblin has his hand raised, a wand pointing at them, “No one should be able to get in.”

“My name is Remus Lupin, this is my husband Draco Lupin. We are wizards and we come from the year 1996. We landed in a field in London and made our way here.”

“Didn’t think you would ever show. Our seers told us that a pair from the past would travel to the future and save magic.” The goblin approaches them, “We have been waiting a long time. Grab my hand, I will bring us to the King.” A few moments later, they land in a posh office, “My name is Hisposk, King Tragnuk will be here shortly.” He points to a loveseat, “Sit down. I will bring refreshments.”

They take a seat, Draco looks around the office when another goblin wearing a crown enters, “I am King Tragnuk. My son tells me you are from the past.”

“We are. I am Draco Lupin and this is my husband Remus Lupin. It’s December 23rd 1996 where we come from.”

The King starts to write down notes. “How old are you?”

“I am twenty-eight and Remus is twenty-five. We both teach at Hogwarts. I am a potions teacher and Remus is a history teacher. We are both fire salamanders and we’ve been bonded for eight and married for five years. We were at Grimmauld Place and then we were suddenly here.”

“I think I saw an orange flash and I heard Walburga make some noise.” Remus scratches his chin, “Draco inherited the place after Sirius’ death. He was suspicious of Albus and did it to piss Albus off.”

“We know. We have the records. Who were your parents?”

“Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black were mine. Lyall Lupin and Hope McKinny were Remus’.”

The King presses a button, a file appears, “You denied Harry Potter access to the Grimmauld Place.”

“Yes, we both have become suspicious of Albus after the triwizard tournament and don’t want him in our home. We know he would use Harry to get access.” Remus sighs, “He was counting on everything going to Harry but everything went to Draco instead.”

“I would give Harry his inheritance if he wasn’t constantly shadowed by Weasel and Granger.” Draco frowns, “Severus and Luna have access to our home but Luna is in Sweden and Severus at Hogwarts.”

“Who is Luna to you?”

“She is my older sister. She is married to Dean Thomas.” Draco rubs his chin, “She is two years older than me.”

“How old are Harry Potter and Severus Snape currently?” So far everything checks out.

“Harry is sixteen and Severus is fourteen.”

“Who are their parents?”

“Both their parents are dead. Severus is being raised by his grandparents and Harry is living in an orphanage.”

The King nods, “Once we figure out how to get you back, you need to get them to bond. It will override the forced bond Mr Potter is under. We have looked into the bond and Albus is using Mr. Weasley to order Mr. Potter to do their bidding. Behave like they want him to.”

“What happened?” Draco hands the King the diary, “I found this.”

The King quickly reads through it, “The moment Albus Dumbledore forced the bond magic started dying. It was a slow process and took decades for the effects to be known. Once Harry Potter killed himself, creatures slowly started dying. Albus covered it up, he didn’t want the public to know that half their population turned to dust and bribed Minister Fudge to sweep it under the rug. It is true that Hermione Granger continued Albus’ work and continued to destroy magic. She ended up marrying Ron Weasley. Weasley became an Auror who seemed to have carte blanche to kill everyone he pleased.” He shows them some old newspaper, “It was dark times and my people left your world and retreated back to our own world.”

Draco skims over the articles, “Dear Lord, Granger actually made SPEW happen and killed off an entire race in the process.”

“How did she remain in power?” Remus reads another article, “Ron killed his sister?”

“Albus changed the laws which allowed Granger to stay in power until her death. She was a dictator.” The King looks at them, “What can you tell me about Ginny?”

“Ginny Zabini was adopted by Pansy and Blaise Zabinin after her father, Arthur Weasley cursed her when she stood up to her brother Ron. She is attending Beauxbatons and is dating Fleur DeLacour.”

“She took over the resistance after you died that is why her brother killed her.” The King shows them a timeline, “Our seers believe if Harry and Severus bond the future we are living in now won’t happen. They believe their bonding will release a magical wave that will eliminate threats.”

“I can’t be that easy can it?” Draco runs a hand through his head, “What about Voldemort? I don’t see any articles about him.”

“Albus Dumbledore is Voldemort. There is only an article praising Albus for defeating a great evil.”

Remus lets out a hollow laugh, “Of course he is. Explains a few things. How did he manage that?”

“Smoke and mirror tricks. He was good at making people see what he wanted them to see and make them believe what he wanted them to believe.” The King sighs, “He was an evil man.” He starts to read a report that appeared on his desk. “What were you doing before you landed here?”

“We were having sex in the library then we got dressed because we wanted to go out and eat,” Draco frowns, “I remember a smell. It smelt like petrichor.”

“Interesting.” The King makes some notes, “Do you live at Grimmauld Place?”

“No, we own a house in Kent. That is our primary residence. We only go to Grimmauld Place to check up on it or if we need books from the Black library.” Remus goes through his memories, “No one but us has been there in weeks. Oh we also go there to have sex because it pissed Walburga off.”

“What about the Black house-elf?”

“Kreacher died with his Master Regulus in 1987.” Draco rubs his chest, “We have one, but Dobby never goes to Grimmauld Place without us. We tasked him to keep an eye on Harry for us.” He can feel tingling in his body, “My magic is returning.” He conjures a blue flame in his hand. He feels better now that his magic is back.

“You can stay here until we send you back,” The King sends a note to his servants, “We first need to figure out how you got here before we can send you back.”

“The dust in the Ministry, was that people?” Draco scoots closer to Remus, he hopes he is wrong.”

“Yes, everything and everybody that was not made by us, turned into dust.” The King gets up, “You can make use of our library. We have everything that ever happened to the magical world archived.”

They follow him outside and a servant leads them to their rooms.

&&&&&&&&&&

Remus is reading through some notes by a former goblin King, “Albus was Grindelwald too. Explains why there were no witnesses for their duel. All their meetings took place without witnesses.” They have been here for two weeks now.

“So it was Albus who recruited my aunt Bella to be his Death Eater.” Draco keeps reading, he comes upon a picture and inhales sharply.

“You okay?” Remus walks over to him. He sees what Draco is looking at, “Your parents.”

“Bella burned all of their pictures after my mother sided with Andromeda. This is the first picture I’ve seen of them.” Draco wipes away a stray tear, his parents were killed when he was two months old and his aunt Andromeda raised him and his sister. She showed him a few memories of his parents but she didn’t have many because they were estranged for years.

Remus wraps his arms around his husband, “I love you.”

“I love you too,” Draco keeps looking, “Albus killed the Potters to get his hands on their money.” Draco laughs, “James made sure Albus never got his hands on the money. He had it notarized that only Harry could access it after he was tested for potions and spells. He also appointed a goblin as his guardian. Albus never saw a knut. The goblin guardian is the reason Harry is in an orphanage and not with someone else. It says here Albus tried once without Harry present.”

“Albus is hoping that with the forced bonding Ron will get his hands on the money and Albus gets his hands on it. I wonder how Albus thinks this will work. Harry would get a goblin purge and Harry would be told that he was forcefully bonded.” Remus reads another article, “Granger took a handful of wizards and witches into the muggle and forced them to do magic in front of the muggles.” He keeps reading, “One was stabbed to death, the other was shot in the head. The muggles grabbed their wands and they were defenseless against the onslaught.”

“What did she make them do?” For as smart as Granger claims to be she can be stupid sometimes.

“She had them transform stuff. A child had a broken arm, one of them tried to fix it but he removed the bones instead. It was Lockhart. How that man came to be a wizard is beyond me.” Remus shakes his head, “Ron went back and killed every muggle that was present. Even the child.”

“I always knew they were trash and despicable people.” Draco runs a hand through his hair, “Let’s go and have sex. This is too depressing.”

They are on the way back to their rooms when they are intercepted by a servant and brought to the King. They sit down and wait for the King to speak, “We know how you get here.” He shows them a picture of a statue of a three headed horse, “Have you seen this before?”

“Yes, it was in the living room at Grimmauld Place.” Draco goes through his memories, “Sirius removed it from the family vault. His mother hated it that is why he brought it back. It’s been in the Black family for centuries.”

“It’s a relic from Merlin’s time. It is rumored to inhabit a part of Merlin who was a seer. The head on the left sees the past, the one in the middle sees the present, the one on the right sees the future.” He shows them the statue, “We found it in a pawn shop in the muggle world. Our seers believe the statue has foreseen this future and brought you here to prevent it. We believe when you both touch it, it will bring you back to the moment you left. You have enough knowledge to prevent this future from happening.” He hands them an envelope, “Give this to Griphook when you get back.”

A servant comes back with their belongings, “Thank you.” Draco takes Remus’ hand in his and looks at the King, “Thank you for your help.”

“Just make sure Albus and Granger don’t succeed.”

Draco and Remus touch the statue, an orange flash engulfs them and in the blink of an eye they are back at Grimmauld Place. Remus looks at the calendar, they are back in their present. “We should go to Gringotts immediately.”

“Yes,” Draco walks over to the floo. Luckily as a Black by blood, he can immediately floo into Gringotts. They are quickly shown to Griphook’s office after showing them the envelope with the royal seal.

Griphook is reading the letter, “I want to see the diary.” Draco hands it to him and the goblin starts to read, “This confirms some of our suspicions.”

“We will be calling Harry and Severus into our offices and then meet in the Room of Requirement.” Draco shows him an article from the future, “We need to get Granger banned from our world. She is going to commit genocide.”

“Show this to the elves, they will take care of her,” Griphook sends the letter to his King, “I will contact you once we reach a decision on how we will proceed. You can use my floo to go home.”

A few moments later, they are back in their home in Kent, Draco looks out of the window, “I almost forgot it is Christmas tomorrow.” He calls Dobby and shows him what Granger will do, “Spread the news.”

“We don’t have to wait until Hogwarts resumes.” Remus turns Draco around, “You can get Harry to Grimmauld Place and I can collect Severus from his grandparents. From what Severus tells me, they will be glad to be rid of him. I will tell him you want his help to brew potions.”

Draco looks at his watch, “Tomorrow, it’s getting late.” He cups Remus through his pants, “I still want to have sex with you.”

&&&&&&&&&&

Remus is laughing, Dobby told them the elves at Hogwarts have turned Hermione into a house-elf and since she is not bonded to anyone she is going mad and trying to get Albus’ attention. “Well done, Dobby.”

“Thank you master. Bushy girl nasty female.” He has a gleam in his eyes, “She will die.”

“Good riddance,” Draco hands Dobby a gift, “Merry Christmas.”

Dobby opens it and hugs his new beanie to his chest, “Thank you master, you are too kind.” He leaves with a pop.

“I want to go to Hogwarts and watch Granger annoy Albus.” Draco yawns and stretches, “But I would rather go to back to bed and fuck you.”

“Is that your Christmas present to me? You cumming inside me?” Remus starts to strip and makes his way to their bedroom, “I must say, I love the idea.” Draco quickly catches up with him and takes him against the wall in their hallway.

&&&&&&&&&&

Harry is confused, “But Ron is my mate.” As soon as he says it, it feels wrong. Why does it feel wrong?

Draco and Remus have been explaining to Harry and Severus that they are chimera mates. “Have you kissed Ron?” Remus wonders how far Ron and Albus have taken it yet.

“No, Ron always smells like asparagus when he tries to kiss me and I always feel sick.” Harry blushes, “Severus always smells nice.”

Severus takes all his courage and kisses Harry. As soon as their lips touch, white magic swirls around them. “I’ve been wanting to do that for a long time.” He’s had a crush on Harry since he started Hogwarts.

Harry feels like a haze has been lifted from him, he kisses Severus again, “Mine.” He feels like he is burning, “Mine.”

“Yours,” Severus moans into the kiss. He feels like he is burning, he wonder if Harry feels the same.

Draco and Remus quickly retreat. Draco casts several spells on the door, “That worked well.”

They are sitting in the living room when a magical wave passes through them. Remus raises his eyebrow, “I guess they are now mated.”

Two hours later the teens come downstairs, they are looking fucked out. Harry digs into the food, “Sirius he knew. He knew Albus did something. That is why he had to die. Otherwise Sirius would have raised me after my parent’s death since he was my godfather.” Now that his haze is lifted, everything is clearer to Harry. “It was not a coincidence Sirius died a week after my parents.”

“Yes. That is also why I inherited everything and not you. He wanted to keep Albus from getting his hands on your money. Now that you are bonded to your rightful mate, Albus can’t control you anymore.” Draco hands him some papers, “You just need to sign these and everything Sirius left you, is yours.”

“Can we do it after I finish school?”

“Sure.”

Remus gets up when an owl taps on the window. He takes the letter and feeds her. “It’s from Gringotts.” He opens it, “It’s a list of names who died. Albus is dead and so is Ron and Granger.”

Draco reads the list, “Mme Bones? I never pecked her as one of Albus’ cronies. I am surprised Doge is not on the list.” He looks at his husband, “Half the people who work at the Ministry are dead.”

“I know.” Remus looks at the children, “You just saved this world.”

“Who knew getting shagged into oblivion would save magic,” Severus pushes his plate away, he drags Harry off the chair, “Excuse us while we shag some more.”

Draco snorts, “I remember that we were the same. Couldn’t get enough of each other.”

“We still can’t.”

Draco smirks, “True. I wonder what will happen now.”

Remus gets up, “Now I will shag you. We will see about the rest tomorrow.”

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Draco is going over reports, he’s been headmaster of Hogwarts for over five decades now. He looks up when his son enters, “Hey.”

Scorpius sits down, “I want to teach.” He hung his Auror robes up and is ready for something calmer.

“DADA?”

“No, astronomy. I know Sinistra is retiring.”

“Sure,” Draco makes a note, “Let me pass it by the staff and board but there should be no problem. Have you heard from your sister?”

“Astra is trekking through Mongolia looking for potion ingredients.” He hands his father a card, “She gave me this for you.”

Draco reads it and snorts, “I will show your father later.” He and Remus have three children, “Andromeda is coming to visit next week.” They named their youngest after his aunt who died after their son was born.

“Awesome,” Scorpius gets up, “I am going to annoy Damien.”

“Just marry him already,” Draco and Harry have a bet going on who will ask first. Draco believes Damien will since his son is dragging his feet. He watches his son leave and goes back to his reports. The door opens again and he smiles, “Hey babe.”

Remus kisses his husband, “Hey love. Severus approves of your plan.” Severus has been Minister of Magic for nearly three decades, “He thinks it is a good idea for us to be aware of muggle weapons.”

After the magical wave was released and killed many people, tons of articles about the misdeeds of Albus and his followers were released. Many believe Lady Magic had had enough and interfered. Many were furious when they learned that Albus force bonded Harry to Ron and many said they deserved to die for that.

“I will go visit the orphanage in ten minutes. Harry called, Alicia has finally started talking.” Harry has been running an orphanage for decades. He and Severus were unable to have children because of the forced bond so they adopted every child that came to live in the orphanage. Draco gets up, he looks at the pile of dust in the vile on his shelf. The diary turned into dust once Harry and Severus bonded. The future has been avoided and their world saved from extinction.

Chapter 10: No trust, no happy ever after

Severus is sipping his tea, he can feel the taste of veritaserum and he is overcome by betrayal. He schools his features and waits for the questioning to starts.

Harry sees a mask come over Severus’ face and it hurts him but he needs to know the truth, “Have you been cheating on me?”

“No.”

Harry shows him a picture, “Who is this?”

“Marius Fletcher.”

Harry shows him a picture of them kissing, “Did you kiss him?”

“No.”

“But this is you kissing him.” Harry frowns, “Who is he?”

“Jeweler out of Germany.”

“Oh,” Harry looks back at the pictures, “Why did you go to see him?”

Severus looks stonely at Harry, “I commissioned an engagement ring from him for you.”

Harry inhales, “Oh.” He keeps looking at the picture of them kissing, “Why are you kissing in the picture.”

“That is not me.” Severus can feel the effect of the potion wear off, “This picture was taken at noon. I am always at Hogwarts at noon,” he points to a newspaper, “You can clearly see the date was two days ago.”

“You were in the Great Hall then,” Harry hangs his head, “I feel so foolish now.” As an Auror he should have investigated further but he was so hurt by the picture he wanted to confront Severus immediately.

“You should be.”

Harry looks into Severus’ eyes, they are blank, “I had to know. When Pansy showed me this I was hurt. I needed to know.”

“You don’t trust me.” Severus feels hurt too.

“I do trust you.”

“No you don’t or you wouldn’t have dosed me with a truth potion,” Severus voices what he long since felt, “Sometimes I even doubt you love me.”

Harry feels like he’s been slapped, “But I do love you.”

“Do you?” Severus takes a hard look at Harry, “Sometimes I feel like you chose to love me depending on the day.” He had doubts from the beginning of their relationship. His heart is fully in it but he wonders if Harry’s is.”

“I do love you. I am sorry I drugged you but I needed to make sure you were telling the truth.” The blank look in Severus’ eyes is scaring him.

“Hm,” Severus gets up and leaves the kitchen. He hears Harry follow him, “Don’t. I need to be alone.” He goes into his lab and brews and thinks about what transpired and comes to a decision.

Harry is serving them dinner, “Made your favorite.”

Severus sees the hopeful look in Harry’s eyes. Does he really think a meal would be enough? “We are done. I cannot be with someone who doesn’t trust me and someone who doesn’t really love me.”

Harry drops the fork he is holding, “What?” Severus is breaking up with him? “I am sorry. Please give me another chance! I do love you!”

“I don’t think you do. I don’t even think you know what love is,” Severus hands him a box, “Sell it or keep it. I do not care.” He silently activates his portkey and is gone.

Harry opens the box, a beautiful silver ring with green emeralds stares back at him. Tears start to flow and he collapses on the floor. He holds it close to his chest and sobs. After a while he gets up. He won’t give up without a fight. He grabs his coat and goes looking for Severus.

He’s been looking for three days straight with no luck. He knocks on the door.

“Potter,” Draco crosses his arms over his chest, “What do you want?”

“Do you know where Severus is?”

“Yes.”

“Where is he?”

“I am not telling you. You hurt him enough already. I knew getting involved with you was a mistake.” Draco was furious when he got a letter from his godfather explaining what happened.

“Please tell me,” Harry is desperate, “I need to talk to him. I want to fix this.”

“This isn’t something you can fix. You know that Severus didn’t trust easily and never let people in but he made an exception for you. And what do you do? Betray his trust and throw his love for you back into his face.”

“Let him in,” Remus looks at Harry, “Take a shower and then we’ll talk.”

“Remus…”

Remus cups Draco’s face, “Let me handle this.” Draco lets Harry in and goes into his private lab, slamming the door shut. Of course his husband would never turn away Prince Potter.

Harry is eating some soup, he’s been telling Remus what happened, “You understand why I had to do it?”

“Yes and no. Harry, you simply could have asked Severus and then asked him to take the potion.” Remus shakes his head, “You went about it all wrong and I am not surprised Severus broke up with you.”

“Pansy has been living in Chile for the past six months. She hasn't been back to Britain since leaving. Someone played you and you were stupid enough to fall for it,” Draco has no sympathies for Potter, “Severus will never take you back.”

“I have to try.” Harry wonders who could have played this cruel trick on him, “Who do you think it was?”

Draco and Remus are looking at each other, both seeming surprised at his question. Remus looks at Harry with pity, “Hermione and Ron. They hated you being with Snape.”

“What?” Harry shakes his head, “No. You’re wrong. They would never hurt me like that!”

Draco snorts, “Wow, you really are naive, blind and stupid.” Draco lays out some harsh truth to Harry, “Ron hates you for not marrying his sister. Nevermind that Ginny is gay and not interested in you. He hates that he can’t get his hands on his money. Granger hates that you won’t use your political power to change the world into her view. They only are friends with you because of the money and power you have. They could care less about you.”

Remus sees Harry ready to deny what Draco has said, “He is right. You should think long and hard about your relationship with them before you say anything.” He gets up, “Get some sleep. You can stay in the guest bedroom.”

Harry is lying in his bed, he has gone through his relationship with his friends and Draco is right. He is going to confront them and find out if they are behind that fake picture. He groans when he hears Draco moan again. His silencing charm doesn’t drown out their moans and groans while they are having sex. He puts a pillow over his head, he wonders when they will stop.

The next day Harry is serving tea to his friends, “Did you fake the picture of Severus kissing this man.”

“Yes.” Hermione snaps her mouth shut.

“Why?”

“Because we wanted you to break up with the git,” Ron keeps drinking the tea, he wonders what Hermione is trying to sign him.

“Did you use polyjuice potion?”

“Yes. It was easy to fake the picture.”

Ron seems pleased with himself and it pisses Harry off. He looks at Hermione, “Why did you want us to break up?”

“Because is a foul Death Eater and no good for you. It was for the best.”

“Don’t you want me to be happy?”

“No.”

“Were you ever really my friends?”

“No, Albus paid us to put up with you,” Ron stuffs his mouth with a biscuit, “We were promised a share of your money.”

Harry sits there and listens as Ron runs his mouth. His anger is mounting, “SHUT UP! I HATE YOU! I TRUSTED YOU AND YOU BETRAYED ME! THE LOVE IS MY LIFE LEFT ME BECAUSE YOU TRICKED ME.”

“Good,” Hermione is laughing, “At least you’re rid of that stink and you can move forward with your life. I know a nice witch you can marry.”

Harry whispers, “What did you just say?”

“I have a nice witch lined up for you to marry. Can’t have the savior be gay and dating that evil Death Eater scum. I was doing you a favor.” Hermione can’t stop talking, “I used a compulsion on you to use veritaserum on Snape. I knew he would hate that. You were so naive and trusting of us, using you was easy.”

Harry sees read, he holds out his hands, “SECTUMSEMPRA” Hermione screams in agony.

Ron quickly gets up and tries to save his wife and tries to save her, “Help me!”

Harry walks over, his rage is still consuming him and snaps Ron’s neck, “No. You deserve no help.” He watches Hermione bleed out and die. He feels numb and empty.

$%$%$

Draco knocks on the door, “It’s just me.”

Severus opens it, “What brings you here?” It’s been three months since he left Britain behind him.

Draco sits down, “Harry killed Weasley and Granger after they confessed to faking the picture. He received the dementors last week.”

Severus grabs the table, his knuckles turning white, “Oh.” This is the last thing he expected.

“For what it’s worth, Harry really did love you. He was questioned extensively under veritaserum and more than once he professed his love for you.”

“Oh,” Severus is confused when Draco hands him a tissue.

“You’re crying.”

Severus takes it, “Where is his grave?” He would like to say goodbye.

“No grave. He didn’t want one. He wanted his ashes to be spread at Hogwarts. Minerva refused.” Draco hands him a small urn, “I think he would have liked for you to have them.” Draco watches his godfather for a long time, “Are you okay?”

“No.” Severus is far from okay. He spent the last few weeks thinking and decided to talk to Harry and give them another shot. “I love him and I wanted to give him a second chance.”

Draco doesn’t know what to say or do. He watches his godfather break down crying. He curses Granger and Weasley, they are responsible for this.

Severus gathers himself, “I’ll be fine Draco.” He hugs the urn to his chest, “I will spread them in my garden. Thank you for coming and telling me.”

Draco nods and leaves with a feeling of dread. Two weeks later he is holding his godfather’s urn in his hands, “Do you think they are together?”

“Yes.” Remus rubs Draco’s back, “I believe so.”

Chapter 11: Soulmates always find each other again

“Can I help you?” The nurse looked at the man standing at the front desk.

Harry looked at the nurse, “I was wondering if you had a patient who is in a coma who is also a John Doe.”

The nurse looked suspiciously at him, “Why do you want to know?”

“I have been looking for someone for months and I was hoping he was here. You’re the last hospital on my list.”

“We have someone here with no name.” She decided to show him the man, “Follow me.” She kept eying him with suspicion.

Harry followed her, hoping it’s him. If not he has to start looking outside of Britain. He entered a room and heard beeping. Tears sprang to his eyes when he saw the figure lying on the bed, “It’s him.” He looked at the nurse, “His name is Severus Snape.” He approached the bed, taking Severus’ hand in his, “How long has he been here?” One touch and his life feels right again.

She checked the file, “May, 1998,” she wrote down his name, “Who is he to you?” She was glad to finally have a name and this man clearly cared deeply for him.

“My soulmate,” Harry stroked Severus' hair, “The people I trusted the most betrayed me. They drugged me so they could get their hands on my money. It was by pure accident that I realised what they were doing to me. I got clean and came looking for Severus immediately.” He kisses his forehead, “Please wake up love. I’m here now.”

“Do you know what happened to him? We could tell he was bitten by a snake but the bite was already healed. We have been trying to find out why he won’t wake up.” She made another note in the chart, “His condition has remained the same for the past twelve years.”

“I do not know,” Harry lied. He found out what spell Ginny used and how to reverse it. “He was attacked by a boa. Luckily I was there and was able to save his life.”

“I will get a doctor. He can tell you more.” She left Harry alone with her patient.

Harry leaned over Severus’ face, “Come back to me.” He pressed his lip to Severus’ and a small wave of magic was released. He heard the monitors beeping frantically.

The nurse is back, she checked on Severus when he opened his eyes, “Welcome back.” She wondered if he'd been waiting for his partners to find him before waking up. It’s like magic.

Severus turned his head, eyes locked with Harry. He tried to speak but his throat hurt. He sipped some water, “Harry,” he rasped.

“I’m here. Sorry it took me so long.” Harry cried, “I love you.”

“Love you too,” Severus whispered.

Two hours later, Severus sat up in his bed. Harry never left his side while he was looked over. Harry looked at him, “I was overseas escorting a Ministry official when I was hit by a spell meant for them. They took me to Gringotts there to find out what spell it was because I was dying. That is when they saw what spells and potions I was under. I got a purge and then they showed me the test they did. Everything came back to me. Us bonding on my sixteenth birthday. Me silently breaking away from them. I started looking for you once the goblins told me you were alive somewhere. Everyone else believes I am in a coma back in Uganda. Everyone believes I have a contagious illness and the ICW is keeping anyone from seeing me.”

“If I was dead so would you be since we bonded our souls together,” Severus cupped Harry’s face, “Granger and Molly Weasley came for my body. They brought me to Grimmauld Place and fed me potions to keep me from dying. Then Ginny came and cast a true love’s kiss spell on me. They never planned on you finding out.”

Harry showed him a copy of his test, “They used everything they could think of on me.” He smirked, “Ginny never fell pregnant with my child. I am sterile. Her little spell she cast on you turned me sterile.”

“We will make them pay,” Severus kissed Harry, “Tell me everything that happened in the past twelve years.”

§§§§§§

Molly was at home brewing a potion. Harry woke up two days ago and will be home tomorrow. She brewed a love potion and several others. They needed to drug him again to keep him docile. She heard a noise outside and went to check. She clutched her chest, “You!”

Severus raised his wand, “Immobulus.” He walked over to her, “Surprise.” He looked up, “I can smell a simple love potion. It smells like you.”

Harry chuckled, “It smells like you.” He looked down at Molly, “I know everything.” He put a portkey on her chest and activated it, “She will land in a cell at the ICW.”

Pansy Parkinson walked out of the kitchen, “I recorded her the whole day. She had no idea I was here. She brewed an obedience potion for you and she dosed a jumper in compulsion. I called in reinforcements, the place is on lockdown until we have concluded the investigation.”

“Thank you,” Harry walked over to Severus, “One down, three to go.”

§§§§§§

Ron planted evidence in Malfoy’s shop, “Smug bastard finally going down.” He left and came back later with a search warrant. A smug look on his face when he discovered the dark artifact, “You are underrest ferret.”

Draco looked past him, “Minister.” He revealed a small monitor, he pressed play. The Minister saw Ron planting the evidence. Draco looked at Ron, “I was at home having lunch with my son.”

The Minister, furious, looked at Ron, “You’re fired! We have been receiving numerous complaints about you. Many former Death Eaters are saying you planted evidence and it looks like they are right. All your previous cases will be looked over by me.” He forcefully removed the badge from Ron, “You are a disgrace to the Auror department.”

“I will be filing charges against him. My shop was closed today. Ron here broke in. The shop owner across the street saw you breaking in. He also caught you on his camera. This whole street is littered with security cameras. You seem to have forgotten that I live in the muggle world now.” Draco rubbed his chest, “Today is the anniversary of Remus' death and I always spend the day with our son.” He pointed at the sign, “It says so in the window.”

Ron said nothing. He needed to talk to Hermione, she could get him out of this.

Miles away at a secret location Harry was cooking when he received the news of Ron’s arrest. He looked at his husband, “Two down, two to go.”

§§§§§§

Hermione walked into her library and screamed. All her books were gone! She cast every spell she knew but could find no cause for the sudden disappearance. She took a calming breath and went back to her office. She sat down and finished her speech. She wanted to be the next Minister of Magic. She would deal with this later. She looked up when she heard footsteps, “Rose, Hugo. Did you remove mummy’s books?”

“No.”

Hermione got up, slapping them both, “Do not lie to me!”

The children cried, “No.”

She slapped them again, “It is not nice to steal things.”

Rose held her cheek, “We didn’t do anything!”

Hugo nodded, “Some of our books are gone too.”

“Hmm,” Hermione checked their rooms, they told the truth. She saw her favorite mug on her daughter’s nightstand, “You took my mug without permission. You need to learn to ask for things.” She froze Rose, put her over her lap and swatted her but hard, “You were naughty and naughty children will be punished.” She took a brush and hit her daughter with the backside, ignoring the cries and screams. She stood up, “I am going to work. You two behave or you will get the belt.” She smiled as her children cower in fear. She flooed to her office and sat down to work.

Mme Bones knocked on Hermione’s door and entered, “Undersecretary Granger you are under arrest for child abuse.”

“Excuse me?” How dare she interupting her work!

“Your children alerted us and provided us with some memories last week. We set up a monitoring charm at your home and it alerted us that you hit your children today.”

“What?” She misheard, she was sure of it. Her children would never tell anyone. They knew the consequences.

“You heard me. Get up and come with me quietly.” Mme Bones saw Hermione raise her wand and stunned her. “Have it your way.” Later that evening Mme Bones informed Harry that Hermione was arrested.

“Three down, one harlot left to go.” Harry said as he and Severus tugged Rose and Hugo in.

§§§§§§

Ginny was clubbing. Her husband woke up and she would have to pretend to be a dutiful wife again, starting tomorrow. She enjoyed her time while her husband was recovering from whatever he contracted. Too bad, he didn’t die. She didn't have to hide her lovers while her dear husband was away. She gyrated with an older man, she always liked older experienced men. She kissed him and pushed her ass against his crotch. She whispered into his ear to follow her to the bathroom. A few minutes later she screamed his name as he pounded into her. She screamed again but this time in horror as she saw Harry record her.

“Hello wifey,” Harry looked at the man, “Did she tell you she was married?”

The man smirked and continued to fuck Ginny, “You must be not very good if she goes looking for other people to satisfy her.”

Harry snorted, “Oh, she had to drug me and has been raping me for twelve years. I would never have consented to sleeping with her otherwise since I am gay and in love with someone else. She and her family drugged me to make me compliant so they could get my money.” He looked at Ginny, “I know everything.”

The man snorted, “Funny story.”

“I hope you are using a condom, she is HIV positive.”

The man, disgusted and furious, pulled roughly out of Ginny, “Bitch. You should have told me. You’re not even that of a good fuck.” The man left and Harry quickly acted and portkeyed Ginny into a cell.

Harry looked at himself, “How did it go?”

Severus turned back into himself, “Caught her in the act and told the guy she had aids. She is in a cell next to her dear family. Now we just need to wait for the trial to start.”

“We got them,” Harry smiled, “Busy day,” he smiled coyly, “Whatever should we do to celebrate?”

Severus removed their clothes and made love to his lover the rest of the night.

§§§§§§

Ginny, Molly, Ron and Hermione laughed at the charges they were presented with. They will easily beat those charges. Ginny didn’t cheat on Harry, Molly didn’t brew an illegal potion, Ron didn’t plant evidence and Hermione didn’t abuse her children. They looked at their lawyer who told them he would make this go away.

§§§§§§

Severus stroked Harry’s swollen belly, he wasted no time in getting him pregnant after he was released from the hospital six months ago. He placed a kiss on the belly, “Papa loves you so much already.”

His son kicked him in the ribs, making him groan. “Daddy would love you more if you stopped kicking my ribs.”

“The trial is in a week,” Severus put Harry’s feet in his lap and massaged them, “They are being kept apart. They all claim their innocence. They have the same lawyer.”

“We have evidence there is no way out for them.” Severus kissed Harry, “I love you.”

“I love you too.” He groaned, the massage felt so good. He wanted to repay his lover, “I want to suck your cock.”

§§§§§§

“My clients are innocent,” the lawyer looked around the room, “This is just a small misunderstanding.” He would have this wrapped up quickly.

“There is no misunderstanding. Your clients are guilty.” Minister Shaklebolt tapped his wand. A video of Ginny Weasley cheating on Harry Potter is shown.

“That is not me! Someone used polyjuice potion.” Ginny said, outraged.

“If it wasn’t you, why come it was you then who landed in the cell? We also tracked down all your former lovers. You slept with over two hundred men the past twelve years.”

She snapped her mouth shut. How could they know?

The Minister showed a recording of Ron Weasley planting evidence, “We have gone over his cases and we found out he killed six people in cold blood and fudged the reports to make them state self-defense. All the victims were former Death Eaters and one was a child. He also planted evidence at many homes. Some were opposition to his wife’s rise in the Ministry. All those people have been released and we have decided Mr. Weasley will be paying them each 100,000 galleons for the injustice done to him.”

“Someone used polyjuice potion!” He thought he was untouchable!

“Your magical signature was all over the place.”

Ron sat down furiously, shooting daggers at Draco. This was all his fault.

Mme Bones showed pictures of Hugo and Rose Weasley covered in bruises, “Miss Granger has been abusing her children for years.” She showed them a memory of Hermione hitting Rose with a leather belt and Hugo with a whipping charm. “We ran medical scans on them and they suffered multiple bruises and broken bones which were fixed by her and covered up.”

“How I discipline my children is none of your business.” Hermione huffed, “They are brats and need to learn how to listen and do as they are told.”

“Abusing children is illegal. What you are doing is not disciplining them but abusing them,” Mme Bones looked at Ron, “What do you have to say about this?”

Ron shrugged his shoulders, “I don’t care what she does to them. I never wanted them in the first place.”

Mme Bones shook her head, she turned to Molly, “You were brewing a love potion intended for Harry Potter. You also knitted a jumper for Harry Potter which was imbued with compulsions. Why?”

Molly remained silent.

“But let’s talk about the fact that you’ve been drugging Harry Potter for twelve years so you get your hands on his money.”

“Poppycock. Where is that evidence?” The lawyer asked.

“I am married to Harry, the money is rightfully mine.” Ginny stood up, “I just wanted to take care of my family. Is that so wrong?”

“You are not married to him,” Griphook snarled, “Mr Potter is bonded to Mr Snape. A soulbond trumps a marriage. The contract you filed was illegal.” He held up a decapitated head, “We took care of the goblin who was helping you. You removed his money illegally. You used his seats illegally.” He looked at the lawyer and handed out copies of the test, “This was done when Mr Potter was hit by a spell intended for Mr Kleinigen. The test was done in order to find out what spell was used and how to save Mr Potter’s life.”

“You kept me in a coma because you knew I needed to stay alive in order for Harry to stay alive,” Snape revealed himself and played a memory, “You never counted on Harry finding me and breaking the spell. You also never anticipated our love being true love. You all thought I was using him and bonded with him against his will.”

Harry joined his lover, “Sev never used me, unlike some other people.”

“You’re pregnant!” Ginny felt sick, “How?”

“Well you see Miss Weasley, Harry was lying on his back when I made love to him and when I spent my seed inside him. Unlike you I didn’t have to use potions on him to get him to sleep with me.” Severus said condescendly at her.

“I was supposed to have your child! We used so many potions but nothing ever worked!” She quickly snapped her mouth shut.

“Because the spell you cast on Mr Snape made Mr Potter sterile.” Mme Bones showed them the evidence, “Miss Weasley has been dosing Mr Potter with love potions and not the kind you brew at school, for over a decade and raping him. She has also been using compulsions and the imperius curse on him.” She showed them the spell they did on her wand, ”As you can see she also killed someone. Upon further investigation we found out she killed Blaise Zabinin six years ago.”

“Using a love potion to help feelings along is not wrong. And my client didn’t rape Mr Potter.” The lawyer said confidently, “And someone could have taken her wand and killed Mr Zabini.”

“It is rape. The love potion your client used was banned ages ago because it sends the target into a haze during which he loses control of all his functions and is basically a puppet awaiting orders. There was no consent on Mr Potter’s part. And we know it was your client, Mr Zabini kept a diary of the women he met and when.”

Minister Shacklebolt looked at the accused, “We know you are guilty. You can deny it until you are red in the face.” He looked at the goblin, “Griphook you also have filed charges on Mr. Potter's behalf.”

“Yes,” he snarled at them, “Theft, illegal removal of family heirlooms, illegal removal of family books, illegal use of family properties, illegal use of family seats and attempted line theft.” He showed his evidence, “We closed your accounts and took whatever mere savings you had to start paying back Mr Potter. We held our own trial and found you guilty. Molly Weasley, you owe Mr Potter 759,824 galleons, interest included. You only used the money to buy potion ingredients. Ron Weasley, you owe Mr. Potter 865,457 galleons, interest included. You used your money to buy new brooms, sweets and candy. Hermione Granger, you owe Mr Potter 1,256,487 and additional 25,365 for the damage of his books. You used the money to buy books and the newest muggle technology and you bought an apartment in the muggle world.” He stared at Ginny, “Ginerva Weasley, you owe Mr. Potter 6,325,894 plus another twelve million, a million for each year, you used, raped and abused Mr. Potter.”

“You cannot do that! My clients don’t have that kind of money.” The lawyer said, outraged.

“We are well aware they don’t have that money. That is why we came up with a fitting punishment. Translated it means bleed money. Each day, the accused will be strapped to a bed, small needles will attack their bodies and draw blood. Each drop of blood equals one knut. Once they have paid back the money.”

“That is barbaric! I will contact the ICW! I will not let my clients be tortured!” The lawyer said, furiously.

“I did approve this punishment,” the Supreme Mugwump entered the room, “Your clients deserve nothing less. Mr Potter is a war hero, who defeated Voldemort at the age of seventeen and those he trusted the most, betrayed him in every way imaginable. Mr Potter lost twelve with his soulmate because his so-called friends were greedy. You will find that your Ministry has the backing of ICW and the rest of the wizarding world. You should be lucky the trial is here in Britain and not Brasil. Otherwise, they would have lost their heads already.”

“My clients are being railroaded. I will not stand for this! I demand a fair trial. You are clearly all biased against my clients…”

Severus cut him off, “Give it up Albus, we know it is you pretending to be their lawyer. How else would they have known Harry and I were soul bonded and I needed to be kept alive? You were the only one we told.” Severus waved his hand and the lawyer turned into Albus, “We know you have been guiding Hermione to become Minister of Magic. We know the laws that were passed were on your orders. You smart the bills said one thing but did another thing. We also know you killed Arthur Weasley during the war and took his place.”

Everyone looked surprised. They all thought Dumbledore was dead. Albus tried to flee but he was caught, “Let me go. You can’t hold me!”

“That is where you are wrong,” Mme Bones smirked, “The chair you sat in siphoned your magic. You are a squib now. As a matter of fact you all are.” She nodded at some Aurors, “Take them to their cells. They will all get life in Azkaban.” She hit the gavel, “Thís trial is concluded.”

Harry and Severus left the room, Severus embraced his lover, “It’s over.”

Chapter 12: Not your man, Albus

Severus is following the brat, he doesn’t seem to care that a madman is after him. Naive fool to think he is safe in the muggle world. He quietly approaches the boy and almost laughs at how easy it is to grab him.

Harry lands hard on the floor, “What the fu..” He screams when his body is hit with a crucio.

“Welcome Harry Potter,” Voldemort looks at Severus, “Well done. I did not think it would be that easy.”

“Thank you, my lord. So did I. Just like his father, arrogant enough to believe he would be safe in the muggle world.” Severus bows, “Before you kill him, might I ask to perform the spells his father and godfather used on me?”

“You may,” Voldemort uses the crucio curse on Harry again, “After all dear Harry should experience what his dear family liked to do.”

Harry is crying, he looks accusingly at Severus, “You! You were supposed to protect me!” Dumbledore told him Snape was on their side.

Severus laughs, “Did you honestly think I would protect the son of my bully and former friend? You are delusional to think I would protect you. Your mother betrayed me long before she ended our friendship. She is a mudblood and deserved to die. Just like your father.” Severus raises his wand, “Let’s start with a favorite of theirs.”

Suddenly Harry hangs upside down in his boxers, he can see the other Death Eater enter and laugh. He doesn’t know how long this has been going on but he is in pain. Vernon hitting him never hurt this bad. He is panting, “You’re lying, my father was a good man. Sirius never did anything to you. You are just a spiteful man who takes it out on a kid because my mother didn’t choose you.”

“Is that what you think?” Severus grabs Harry by the neck, “Let me show you some memories and show you what good people there were.”

Harry is pushed into a pensieve, he watches his father and godfather bully Snape relentlessly and Snape never fights back. He watches his mother laugh when Snape is assaulted and when he is hanging upside down in his underwear and being whipped. He watches Snape call his mother a mudblood after another prank played on him. He feels sick when he watches his father and godfather rape Snape and he is disgusted when he sees his mother watching and telling them what to do and teach Snape a lesson. He watches someone help Snape and Snape telling them that he won’t bother reporting it since Albus will just sweep it under the rug. More memories play of his father and godfather making Snape’s life hell and no one helping him. Harry is ejected and lands on the floor.

“You are lucky I have more honor than your faultless family. I will not rape you.” Severus drags him into the middle of the room, “The same can’t be said for others.”

Harry tries to flee but he is caught, his boxers are ripped from his body and his body is pushed down on the floor. He screams in agony when someone slams their cock in his dry passage.

Severus watches dispassionately as the Death Eater take turns raping Harry. He turns to the Dark Lord, “If I might make a suggestion? Do not release the news of Potter’s death just yet. Let Albus and his sheep run around like headless chickens trying to find him. Reveal his death at the right time.”

Voldemort is silent for a long time, “You have a point,” he gets up and walks over to Harry. The boy is covered in semen and blood, he raises his wand, “Avada Kedavra.” A jet of green light hits Harry in the chest and he dies. Voldemort looks at Nagini, “Eat.”

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Albus is at his wits end, Harry has been missing for two years now. He exhausted all his options, it’s like Harry just disappeared. He knows Voldemort hasn’t killed Harry, the man would have bragged about it. He returns to Hogwarts and frowns when he can’t enter. He tries again when out of nowhere it starts to rain blood. He looks in in horror as several heads come floating towards him. He cries out in shock when he sees Minerva’s head floating before his eyes. Her eyes are gone and in the place of her eyes are two snakes.

“In case you are wondering, Harry is dead.” Severus steps out of the shadows, “I brought him to the Dark Lord. He was tortured and raped before he was killed. That was during the summer of 1995. It was funny to watch you run around and look for the brat.”

“Dead?” Albus’ eyes narrow, “What is going on?” Harry can’t be dead!

“My master is inside, he ordered Bellatrix to kill every mudblood and blood traitor. Sadly the number is high.” Severus points at the head, “I took great pleasure in killing Minerva, I made her suffer greatly.”

Albus raises his wand but it flies out of his hand.

“Thank you for this,” Severus sets the wand on fire, “You were a fool to believe that I wanted the light side to win. I know how dark the light side really is. I have always been Voldemort’s man. It was our plan to make you believe I changed sides. You actually believed I loved Lily so much that I would protect her spawn for her memory. I loathed that filthy mudblood bitch. She got off easy when my master just killed her. She deserved worse.”

“You won’t get away with this! My order will..”

“Everyone in the order is dead. Draco let everyone into Grimmauld Place this evening and everyone was killed. Draco took great pleasure in killing the mutt and afterwards he burned the place down.” Severus smirks, “Fudge was more than happy to let us handle the traitors.”

Suddenly the dead body of Ginny Weasley lands before Albus, “I told her you were her father before I killed her. I lied of course but the look of disgust on her face was worth it.” Voldemort sends a hex at Albus, “We have taken over the school and cleansed it of the filth that has been tainting the school for too long.”

Albus tries to call his phoenix but the bird doesn’t appear, “Someone will stop you!”

“I doubt it.” Voldemort raises his wand, “Oh before I forget. Severus is my husband,” and kills Albus then sets his body on fire. He looks at Severus, “The school awaits its new headmaster.”

Severus bows, “You are too kind my lord.”

Voldemort takes Severus’ hand, “Ready for the rest of our lives?”

“Yes.”

Chapter 13: Seventh Child Wish

Ginny is counting down the minutes. In a few moments she will be turning seventeen and she will finally make Harry hers. She will call upon the seventh child magic, whatever wish she makes will be granted. She will wish to marry Harry and finally get her hands on his money. Hermione brewed her love and lust potions she will need to use to make everyone believe Harry is in love with her too. Harry has been ignoring her advances for years and she has been telling people he is playing hard to get or waiting for her to reach adulthood. Luckily people are so fickle and believe her. Plus, she is doing this for his own good. He needs her to organize his life and tell him what to do. He needed Hermione to guide him through school now she will guide him through life. She smiles when the clock moves a second past her birthday. She takes a deep breath, “I, Ginerva Weasley, invoke my right as the seventh child born to have my wish fulfilled. I, Ginerva Weasley, wish to marry Harry Potter. So mote it be.” Magic swirls around her, she hears it whisper, So mote it be. She does a happy dance and goes to sleep.

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Ginny is on cloud nine, she smiles at her mother, “I am getting married!” She wrote the marriage contract this morning. She added some clauses that she hid. To Harry it will be a standart marriage contract.

“Oh, did Harry finally come to his senses?” Molly hugs her daughter, “I knew that boy was just dragging his feet.” Molly had to listen to Ginny complain about Harry denying his feelings for her for years now. Molly has told Ginny that Harry was fighting a war and didn’t have time for relationships and to give it time. She thinks Harry has been taking his time trying to figure out his life now that Voldemort is dead and he graduated Hogwarts.

“Better. I invoked the seventh child's magical wish. Harry has to marry me!” Ginny is bouncing up and down, “I already have a dress! It's fitting for a Lady.” She hugs her mother again, “I will buy a nice dress for the wedding. I am sure Harry wouldn’t want his mother-in-law to show up in drags.”

Molly frowns, “Ginny, are you sure this was the right thing to do? What if Harry doesn’t want to marry you?” Doubt enters her mind, to be honest Harry has barely talked to Ginny since the war ended and whenever Molly saw him, Harry was short but friendly with her, “I don’t want you to be stuck in a loveless marriage.” She never asked Harry if he had feelings for Ginny, she just believed her daughter.

“Harry loves me, I am just helping him along to admit his feelings,” she won’t tell her mother that she will dose Harry with potions, her mother would be furious. “You can ask Hermione, she can tell you that Harry is in love with me.” She leaves to find her friend, they need to dose Harry as soon as he enters. Her mother is too suspicious for her liking.

The day continues and soon the house is full of guests for Ginny’s birthday party. Hermione hands her a gift, “For your wedding night.” She hugs her pseudo sister, “Soon you’ll be rich.” Ginny promised her access to the library and that she could take any book she wanted.

Ginny thanks her, she greets everyone and joins her brother. She looks around, “Where is Harry?” He should be here by now.

Ron shrugs, “Dunno. Haven’t seen him.” He hasn’t talked to Harry since their fourth year when Harry’ name was called and he had to participate in the tournament. But that was not the only reason Ron and Harry are no longer friends.

“You need to get over whatever it is. Harry is going to be my husband and I won’t let you ruin this for me.” Ron never told her what happened between him and Harry.

Ron looks at his sister and starts laughing, “Good one. Harry will never marry you.”

“He will! I made a wish last night. As the seventh child I can ask for anything and I asked to marry Harry Potter and it was granted!” Ginny swats his arm, “If you are not nice I will not share his money with you.”

Ron is still laughing and walks off. He tells his brothers and they too start laughing. Ron doesn’t want Harry’s money and Ginny is a fool if she thinks she can get her hands on Harry’s money.

Ginny walks away in a huff. An hour later she is eating cake when there is a knock on the door. She gets up, a smile on her face. Harry must be finally here. She opens the door and before her stands a man with blue hair, a lip piercing and he is covered in tattoos. “Can I help you?”

“I am looking for Ginvera Weasley.”

“That is me. Who are you?”

“I am Harry Potter.” He shows her a document, “This says I have to marry you.” He was surprised when a goblin showed up at his apartment. He left the wizarding behind years ago.

Ginny grabs the document and reads it. “No!” She screeches, “This cannot be!” She sees the goblin seal, “You can’t be Harry Potter!”

“I am,” he shows her his ID, “Says so here.” He sighs, “I was born in Canada in 1971 and left the wizarding world behind after I graduated from Ilvermorny. Imagine my surprise when I got this.”

“This is a mistake!” Ginny needs to talk to Hermione.

Ron grabs it and reads it, laughing again and points at the man, “This is Harry Potter.” He is holding his stomach, “You wanna know why I am no longer friends with Harry? Because he’s shagging Snape.”

“WHAT?” Ginny looks at her brother, “WHAT?”

“It’s true sister.” Fred smirks, “He’s been getting his wand polished by the dungeon bat.”

“All those detention he got? It was a cover so they could see each other,” George puts a hand over his heart, “Snape is a romantic. He killed Voldemort for Harry then asked Harry to marry him.”

“Yeah, if it was up to Dumbledore, Voldemort would have taken Hogwarts before Voldi was killed. But Snape didn’t agree with Dumbo’s plan so he and Harry came up with another plan.” Fred laughs, “Snape and Harry didn’t want to be apart for a year while Harry hunted horcruxes.”

George nods, “Yeah, they did a simple purging ritual to get rid of the one in Harry then Harry used Snape’s mark to call the others to them. After they destroyed them, Harry used Snape’s mark to incapacitate all the Death Eaters and they went to Malfoy Manor and Snape killed Voldemort.”

“So that’s how they did it!” Everyone looks at Ron who shrugs.

“They’ve been married almost two years now,” Remus looks at Ginny, “Harry’s birth name is not Harry Potter. His full birth name is Harrison James Orion Black Potter.” He looks at her, “It never would have worked even if you had his birth name since Harry is already married.” He nods at Molly, “Thank you for the tea.”

“Who invited you?” Ginny can’t believe this is happening. She never knew Harry Potter was not his real name.

“The twins invited me. Harry knew you would try something like this since you kept ignoring him telling you that he was not interested and you kept hounding him even after he told you he was gay. I am just here to witness your plan blowing up in your face.” Remus smirks, “I will be showing them this memory later.”

“Where is Harry?” Molly should have asked Harry herself if he had feelings for her daughter, “We barely see him.”

“He and Severus are traveling the world. They are currently in New Zealand.” Remus laughs, “Harry is enjoying not being recognised all the time.”

Ginny is angry, “I will not marry him,” she points at the man, “I will not!”

“You will lose your magic if you don’t,” Remus looks at his watch, “I really have to go. I promised Draco I wouldn’t be gone for more than an hour.”

“I am surprised he let you come at all.” Charlie rolls his eyes, “Who knew being pregnant would turn him into such a girl.”

Remus growls, “Careful, that is my husband you’re talking about.” He turns around and leaves.

Ginny leaves and goes to Gringotts. She is led into an office and puts the document on the table, “Fix this! I do not want to marry this Harry Potter. He is the wrong Harry!”

The goblin reads it, “You made the wish and you got it. You will have to marry him or lose your magic. It is not our problem that you didn’t have all the information.” He smirks, “Be careful what you wish for.”

Ginny screams and storms off back home, she runs into Hermione, “Help me!” She ignores the other Harry who is talking to her mother.

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Hermione is screaming, she looks down at her right hand and it is gone.

Ginny is horrified, “What happened?” She quickly heals the wound, “We need to get you to St Mungos.”

The healer looks at the wound, “It’s a curse wound. What were you doing?” Hermione and Ginny are silent. “I called the Aurors, maybe you will be talking to them.” It has been all over the papers how Ginny Weasley tried to force Harry Potter to marry her.

Tonks shakes her head, she has been investigating the situation for the past few hours, “You two are fools. A magical wish cannot be broken.” A parchment appears on the desk. She reads it and sighs, “It says that if Ginny doesn’t marry Mr Potter in the next 24h, she will forfeit her life. It also said losing your hand, Hermione, was your punishment for trying to break the spell, you also lost your magic.”

Hermione cries and Ginny is resigned.

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Ginny is crying into her pillow. As soon as she was married her new husband left her and went back to his life in Canada. She thought he would take her with him and take care of her but she was in for a big surprise when he told her it was only a marriage on paper and that he wants nothing to do with her. But it got worse, her parents threw her out after they found all the potions she was going to use on Harry. The wizarding world shunned her and no one wanted to give her a job. She and Hermione left and made a life in the muggle world. She is holding her stomach, every time she has sex with someone she feels sick and her insides are burning. She knows it’s the magical contract punishing her for cheating but she is willing to bear the pain in order to enjoy sex, but the pain is getting worse.

Hermione hands her some pills, “This will help.” Hermione has been working as a secretary. She has tried to get a new hand but the curse prevents her from getting a prosthetic. She looks around their small apartment, they are barely making due.

“It’s not fair!” Ginny takes the pills and falls asleep. The next day she is at work when she hears his voice. She turns a corner and sees him. She is about to marsh towards him when an invisible barrier keeps her at bay. She sees Harry kneeling down and talking to a child who can’t be older than four. She hears the child call Harry daddy and it sends a pang to her heart. She should be there with him. Her face coils in disgust when she sees Snape join Harry, a baby in his arms. She is crying when she sees them share a soft kiss. She yells, “Harry!” He doesn’t turn around to look at her, he simply ignores her. She tries to get nearer but magic keeps her at bay. She is hurt and angry that she is prevented from talking to him. It’s unfair! When she returns home she tells Hermione, “It was disgusting.”

“I know where they live. They are at Grimmauld Place. I was walking by and saw them enter.” Hermione gets up, “Let’s go.” Hermione grabs her and they aparate on the steps. She opens the door and to her relief it does open.

Ginny sees a note on the table, she reads it, “Magical destruction of Grimmauld Place,” she looks at the timer, “We have to leave.” She grabs Hermione and they quickly leave the house, a few moments later they watch Grimmauld Place disappear.

“You will never see Harry again. He knows you saw him today,” Remus looks at Ginny, “He took out a magical restraining order against you. He will never be yours. Harry and Severus are happy.”

“I should be his wife!”

“You only wanted his money,” he hands her some papers, “You have been cheating on your husband. He divorced you and you have to pay him alimony.” He can smell that her body is decaying, she will live another three years, if she is lucky. Remus looks at Hermione and shakes her head before apparating home.

Ginny collapses on the ground and weeps.

Chapter 14: Mates are real

Remus empties another bottle and lets it clatter to the floor. His vision is blurry and he feels numb. He wishes he was dead but there is no death for him. This is his punishment after what he has done. He staggers to his feet, he kicks an empty bottle out of his way and makes his way to the kitchen to grab another bottle. Getting drunk is the only thing he does these days. He sinks down to the floor and starts to drink. The alcohol no longer burns going down his throat. It settles uncomfortably in his stomach. He smells himself, he smells ripe. He should take a shower, he doesn’t remember the last time he has taken one.

Thirty minutes later, he’s lying on the sofa, his head spinning. He feels himself getting sober and quickly empties the bottle from earlier. He doesn’t want to be sober and face reality. In his drunken state he can pretend everything is okay. In his drunken state he can believe that Draco is still alive and not dead. In his drunken state he doesn’t have to take responsibility for driving Draco to suicide. In his drunken state he can pretend he never intentionally broke their bond because he was scared of being happy. In his drunken state he can pretend that Draco is just waiting for him upstairs. In his drunken state he doesn’t have to admit how much he hates himself.

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Remus looks at the calendar, twenty-three years he destroyed the only good thing he had in life. He only realised what he had after Draco was dead. Not a day goes by where he doesn’t regret cheating on Draco with Tonks. He thought he was doing the right thing for them. Let Draco go so he can be happy with someone else. But Remus never believed their bond to be real. He thought it was just something Draco said to justify them being together. Remus honestly believed he had no mate. When Draco caught him in their bed with Tonks, Remus felt their bond for the first and last time. Draco was too fast for Remus to catch him and disappeared. It was only two hours later that Draco was found dead. He took his own life because he didn’t want to live with the humiliation of everyone knowing his mate cheated on him and broke their bond. In an instant Remus became persona non grata in the magical world. He did the only sensible thing and left the magical world. He has tried many times to kill himself but something always saves him. He hopes that one day he will succeed.

Chapter 15: Consequences

Draco dodged a spell, “Watch it! You almost took my head off!” War surrounded him, the dark side was winning, Harry Potter was dead. He turned a corner and saw someone, “Freeze.”

The person turned around, relief on their face, “Draco. You’re alive.”

“What does it matter to you?” Draco raised his wand, “Don’t move.”

“I am your mate!” Remus approached him, “Draco, lower your wand.”

“You are not my mate. No filthy mudblood is my mate. It is just something you said to get me to join your light side! I am not stupid you know, father told me your evil plan!”

“I am really your mate,” Remus stood before him, “You know it to be true!”

“No. Lies. All lies!” Draco looked into Remus' eyes, he saw love there but he felt only anger, “Avada Kedavra.”

Remus was surprised when the jet of green light hit him. He fell to the ground dead. “Well done Draco.” Bella clapped her hands, “So proud of you.” She kicked the dead body, he would not sully her nephew.

Draco watched the lifeless body, Remus was not his mate! His father and aunt told him it was a ploy to get him to turn on his family. He followed his aunt and fought until the war was over.

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“What happened?” Bella looked at the dead body, “His cock too small?”

“I don’t know!” Draco ran a hand through his hair, “As soon as we were done he dropped dead.”

“Hmm,” Bella got rid of the body, “Might have had an illness. Do not worry about it.”

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Lucius rubbed his temple, “Draco, seven people died after you had sex with them. I believe someone cursed you.”

Draco hung his head, “What should we do?”

“Go to Gringotts.” Lucius, worried about his son, getting a feeling of dread in his stomach.

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“We know what is wrong.” The goblin looked at Draco, “It’s our own doing.”

“What?” Draco asked, confused.

“You know what you did. We won’t spell it out for you. You are now suffering the consequences of your actions,” the goblin snarled, “It will only get worse.”

Draco wondered how worse it could get.

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Draco’s touch burned people. He hugged his mother and burned her body. Her body was now scarred by him and she was kept hidden from the public. When he cupped someone’s face to kiss them, he burned their face beyond recognition. Even when he was wearing gloves, his touch burned people. He moved away from people, he was a danger to them.

“Remus was really your mate and you killed him,” Severus sat down next to him, “This is your punishment.”

“I thought you were dead,” Draco last saw his godfather four years ago when he died next to Harry Potter.

“I am for all intents and purposes dead. I am here to tell you some harsh truth and then I am going back to my afterlife.”

“Afterlife? How is that?”

“Wonderful. Harry and I spent most of our time shagging. We love to go through the Kama Sutra. Now let me explain to you what happened so I can go back to shagging my lover.”

“You and Potter? Really?” Draco knew on some level that his godfather and the savior were an item.

“Yes, me and Harry. We are mates. Like you and Remus. Unlike you, we both trusted our creatures and the test.” Severus looked at Draco, “As I said before, Remus was your mate and when you killed him, you angered Lady Magic. She punished you never to be happy. Those people who you slept with and now are dead, it's your punishment. Your touch burning people is also your punishment. But there is more to come but I won’t tell you what.”

“But my father and Bella told me it was a ploy!” Draco saw no lies in Severus’ eyes. Did he really kill his mate? “And what creature?”

“Your father and aunt never cared about you. Tell me, is Lucius still whipping you?” Draco tensed and that is all the answer Severus needed, “They both knew if you chose Remus and your bond, it would change the war. The dark side did win, but tell me Draco, was it worth it?”

“No,” Draco hated living in Britain, that is why he left and because word spread that his touch kills people. “They lied?”

“Yes.” Severus shook his head, “I expected better of you. You were taught that goblin tests could not be faked, yet you believed your family over the evidence presented to you. Narcissa told me she tried to talk to you but your father and aunt kept her from slapping you upside the head and seeing reason.” He took a breath, “You and Remus were dragons. You would have won the war in favor of the light. Now Britain has fallen into darkness and is under the dictatorship of Voldemort.”

Draco looked at the ground, he never knew he had a dragon creature inheritance. An owl landed next to him. He took it and read and started weeping, “Mother is dead. Her burns slowly spread and took over her body until they burned her heart. I killed my mother.”

“You did,” Severus read the letter too, “The others you touched will suffer the same fate.”

“I want to die.” Draco felt overwhelmed by everything, “I want to die.”

“You won’t get out of this so easily. It is up to Lady Magic how long you will suffer.” Severus stood up, “Despite everything, Remus waits for you. He truly loves you even after you killing him, his love never wavered.”

Draco cried more.

$$%%$$

“Kreacher, can you make me green tea please?” Draco lost his sight two months after he met with Severus.

“Yes Master.”

Draco sat down, he confronted his father and his father admitted that he lied. That he didn’t want his bloodline to be sullied by Draco marrying Remus. He didn’t want the Malfoy name to be tainted. Draco, enraged, hugged his father tightly until only ash was left of him. He also confronted his aunt who admitted to lying to him because she didn’t want to be related to a half-breed. He also burned her to death. He took the tea, “Thank you.”

“Master is going to lose his hearing next,” Kreacher pitied his new master, “Wolf loved you and asked me to look after you.” Kreacher was aware had they bonded, the wolf within Remus would have died and the dragon would have remained.

This broke Draco’s heart even more, he wondered why Kreacher suddenly came to him.

$$%%$$

Draco laid in bed, Kreacher had been taking care of him for over half a century. After his sight and hearing, he lost the use of his limbs. He had to use a wheelchair to get around and had to rely on Kreacher for the most basic needs. He hated every second of it but there was no way out. He felt the sun rise and took his last breath. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a white room. He looked around, “Remus?”

Chapter 16: Who's your daddy?

Ginny is holding her stomach, “I’m pregnant?” How? She didn’t take any fertility potions!

Poppy nods, “You are.” She hands her a potion, “You are twelve weeks along. I have informed your parents since you are underaged.” It’s been a while since Poppy had to deal with an underaged pregnancy.

Ginny’s mind is reeling when her parents step by her bed, “I am scared.” This is unexpected but she can work with this.

Molly hugs her daughter, “I will help you through this.” She cups her face, “Now tell me. Who is the father?” She knows the answer but she needs Ginny to voice it.

“Harry,” she looks down at her hands, “We were messing around and we must have gotten carried away. I am sorry.”

“I will talk to Harry and get him to do the right thing. You might be too young to get married but I won’t have my grandchild born out of wedlock,” Arthur looks sternly at her, “You will have to grow up now. Your child will depend on you.” He will also have a long talk with Harry about being responsible.

“Yes, father.” She looks bashful, “I am sorry. This was not meant to happen.” It wasn’t. She didn’t want to fall pregnant at fourteen. She is too young to be a mother! “Can I talk to mother alone?”

Arthur and Poppy leave, Molly fusses over Ginny, “This is not what we planned but we can work with this.”

“I am really sorry,” she leans back against the cushions, “Do you think it will work?”

“Of course my dear. Harry always listened to us and he will listen to us on this.” She runs a hand through Ginny’s hair, “We made sure he is ignorant of many things. Now rest.”

°°°°°°°°°

Harry is wondering what he did this time. He looks at his head of house, “You wanted to see me Professor?”

“Please take a seat Mr. Potter.” Minerva looks at her charge, “It falls to me to inform you that your girlfriend, Ginerva Weasley, is pregnant with your child.” She looks at him with disapproval, “I expected better from you Mr. Potter. With He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named back and us facing a potential war, it was irresponsible to be so careless. You put a target on Miss Weasley’s and your unborn child's back. I am disappointed in you.” She sighs, “Be that as it may, Molly has agreed to raise the child while you fight him and finish your education. If the worst comes to worse, they will have to go into hiding.”

Harry laughs, this must be a joke.

“There is nothing funny about this situation Mr. Potter!” Minerva sternly admonishes him, “Your parents would be disappointed in you. Even your father had more sense to get someone pregnant! Do you want your child to grow up like you? Without parents?”

Harry stops laughing, he gets up and leaves the office. He slams the door shut, making everying inside McGonagall’s office shake. He quickly makes his way to the dungeons. The door opens for him, he enters and sits down on the couch, “Ginny is pregnant and apparently I am the father. McGonagall accused me and berated me then said my parents would be disappointed and asked me if I wanted my child to end up orphaned. She made me mad and I just got up and left.”

“Well we know you are not the father.”

Harry looks up, “Oh, hello Lucius.” He looks sheepish, “Sorry for barging in. I just needed a calm place.”

“Harry,” he nods at the teen, “Dobby has informed me of this newest development. Ginny hopes to force you to marry her.”

Harry snorts, “Like hell I will.”

Severus sits down next to him and rubs his back, “Focus on your core and take deep breaths.” He can feel Harry calm down, “I will accompany you back to Minerva and you will tell her that you are not the father, We will wait and see what Miss Weasley does next.”

“Can’t I just have Nagini eat her?” Harry is fed up with Ginny, the girl keeps following him and touching him all the time. No matter how many times he brushes her off, she won’t stop.

“I am afraid not,” Lucius gets up, “I will inform Tom about this. Good evening.”

Severus walks over to the floo, “Let’s get this over with.” He grabs Harry’s arm and they land in Minerva’s office, “Minerva. Mr Potter has something to say to you.”

He looks at her, “I am not the father of Ginny’s child.”

“First you get her pregnant and now you deny it?” Minerva growls, “Take responsibility for your careless actions! Both of you made a mistake but at least Miss Weasley owns up to it. Do you think because you are the Chosen One you can push off this responsibility to someone else? You thought with your lower brain instead of your big brain. You claim to be an adult then act like it!”

“Are you done?” Severus is not impressed, “What proof does Miss Weasley have that Harry is indeed the father?”

“They are dating! Everyone knows it.” She looks at Severus, “I am surprised you are involved in this.”

“Are they dating? What I know is that Miss Weasley has been harassing Mr Potter since she started Hogwarts. And Harry came to me since he knows I believe him.” He looks at his colleague, “I want proof!” He looks at Harry, “You may stay in the Slytherin common room tonight.”

“Thank you Sir.” He looks back at McGonagall, “Contrary to what you believe, Ginny and I are not dating. Since when is harassing dating?”

She looks at the teen, “I can’t believe what I am hearing! You are not getting out of this so easily!”

“Do not bother, she has made up her mind,” Severus steps into the floo with Harry, he turns back to Minerva, “You should be ashamed of yourself,” and leaves.

°°°°°°°°°

Ginny is mad, “Proof? But Harry is my boyfriend!” She can’t believe Harry would do this.

“Ginny dear, it is not unusual to ask for proof. Harry is the Potter heir, I am sure there are some clauses in place.” Molly pats her daughter’s hand, “Just show them some memories.” She counted on something like this happening.

“Fine,” Ginny huffs, “Do you need a memory of us having sex?”

Tonks nods uncomfortably, “I am afraid, yes.” She gathers several memories, “Well that proves it. Harry is the father.”

Ginny is relieved and Molly smiles.

°°°°°°°°°

“What do you mean it’s me?” Harry is confused, “I never had sex with her!”

“I know that,” Tonks looks at the assembled, “It is clear she had the boys take polyjuice potion and change into you before she had sex with them. She is smart but she didn’t think this through. Since Tom told us the general revealing potion, we all have been using it. When I watched the memories I saw a shine around the boys she was with telling me they were using polyjuice potion.”

“A simple spell will reveal who she had sex with,” Tom sighs, “This is attempted line theft.”

“Molly is aware of what is going on but Arthur is not. He just knows what Ginny and Molly are telling him. He did say he was going to talk to Harry.”

“I am not letting him near Harry,” Lucius rubs his chin, “I will have a private word with Arthur tomorrow. He needs to be made aware of a few things.”

Bella hands Severus a whiskey, “What is Dumbledore saying about all this?”

“He is not happy. Whatever Ginny has been doing, he has been unaware of it.” Severus rubs his temple, “Weasley made a stink this morning because Harry spent the night in the snake pit and he accused Harry of being a coward.” He looks at Harry, “He was very vocal and made sure everyone heard him say how you knocked up his sister and now won’t take responsibility. No one believed him.”

“Whatever.” Harry gets up, “I am going to fly around.” He needs to clear his head.

“Take Draco or someone else with you. I don’t want you going anywhere alone. I don’t trust Ginny or her brother.” Severus squeezes Harry’s shoulder, “Everything is going to be alright.” Harry nods and leaves. Severus turns towards them, “Is Ginny even pregnant?”

“Yes,” Tonks shows them the scans she did, “So far it looks like it was really an accident.”

“I don’t buy it.” Tom checks the wards, “The contraception ward is still in place. No one has changed them since I took them over during the summer.”

“There was a memory of her having sex in the Forbidden Forest.” Tonks blushes, “For a girl so young, she is quite experienced.”

“The ward doesn’t extend that far,” Tom frowns, “I remember her writing to me in the diary. She wrote that she lost her virginity when she was ten. She didn’t say who though.” He frowns more, “I remember her writing that she got special lessons from her mother.” His eyes go wide, “She is using compulsions on the boys she is sleeping with. She said it was her mother’s favorite spell.”

“That is another thing I noticed in the memory,” Tonks sighs, “Where did she get the polyjuice potion from? I know that Molly can’t brew it since she is allergic to the fumes it produces. Even with a shielding charm she bursts out in hives.”

“Granger!” Severus starts to pace, “Harry told me she brewed it in their second year. She was the one who stole from my stores.” He still has to get back at her for that.

“Where does she get the ingredients from?” Tom is making notes, “Not from your stores.”

“She must be stealing them during lessons. She can easily grab too much of something and keep it,” Severus calls Dobby, “Search through Miss Granger’s stuff and tell me if she has the ingredients to make polyjuice potion.”

“Yes, Master.”

“I have to go and file a report,” Tonks gets up, “I just hope they don’t file a marriage contract.”

“I hope they do.” Tom’s eyes gleam, “I am sure Lucius will destroy them if they do.” He looks at Severus, “Albus still has no idea what I took over Hogwarts?”

“No. The man is busy at the Ministry trying to get Fudge to release that you are back. He is not too happy that Harry won’t confirm his stories.”

“How is Harry?”

“It’s getting to him. His anger is resurfacing more and more. I am going to take him down the chamber later where he can let it out.”

“Good,” Tom gets up, “Might be good to rattle the cage.” He leaves Severus pondering.

°°°°°°°°°

Ginny reads the contract over, “Are you sure Harry won’t be able to read the real one?”

“No, I made sure of it. I put a compulsion on it that makes him not read it and just sign it.” Hermione signs it, she hands it to Ron, “You need to sign.”

“I think we should let father handle this,” Ron signs it anyway, “I can’t wait to get a new brew.”

“Father would make a contract that would make us equals,” Ginny rolls her eyes, “Like Harry is my equal! I am better than him and I will finally use that Potter fortune he is sitting on.”

“I still can’t believe Harry got you pregnant,” Ron gets up, “I am meeting Seamus, see you later.”

They wait until Ron is gone, “He doesn’t know?”

Ginny shakes her head, “Ron is a blabbermouth. He would let something slip.”

“I could always obliviate him. You know I am good at it.” Hermione hands her vial, “I need to brew new polyjuice potion.”

“Thank you,” Ginny takes it, she has a new target in her mind. Time to find out what a certain blonde snake is hiding under those robes.

Hermione gets up and is making her way to McGonagall’s office, she knocks, enters and sits down, “You wanted to see me?”

“Yes, we just have to wait until Professor Snape arrives.”

Severus enters a few minutes later, Tonks is with him. He looks at Granger, “Miss Granger, I know it was you who stole potion ingredients from my store three years ago.”

“I did not! I would never steal!” He can’t know, can he?

“So you didn’t steal potion ingredients and brewed polyjuice potion in the girl’s bathroom on the second floor and then took it pretending to be Mr Goyle and Mr Crabbe. And you accidently put cat hair in, which landed you in the infirmary. All in order to find out if Mr Malfoy was or know who the heir of Slytherin was.” Snape raises an eyebrow and sees her swallow.

“No!”

“So you are saying that Mr. Potter is lying?”

“WHAT?” Harry didn’t tell, did he?”

“Do not bother denying it, I saw the memories.” Severus looks at her, “Hundred points from Gryffindor for theft, hundred points from Gryffindor for illegal brewing of a dangerous potion, and detention every weekend for the rest of the year.” He smirks, “I also filed charges against you.”

Tonks hands her the parchment, “You have to pay Mr Snape back what you stole.”

She quickly reads it, “I have to pay double! I can’t believe Harry told you!” She snaps her mouth shut.

“Thank you for just admitting you did it.” Severus looks at Minerva, “I know you will want to try to brush this under the rug since you don’t want your precious Gryffindor honor be besmirched, but I made sure it was known before I came up here.” He sneers at her, “You need to keep a better eye on your students.”

°°°°°°°°°

Draco is walking down the corridor when he feels a compulsion hit him. He turns around, “Weaselette.”

Ginny bats her eyelashes at Draco, “Hey Malfoy,” she runs her finger down his arm, “Want to have some fun?”

“Aren’t you dating Potty?”

“What he doesn’t know won’t hurt him,” she leans forward, exposing her bosom, “I always wanted to fuck a bad boy.”

He can feel another compulsion hit him, “Did you now? And I am a bad boy?”

“Yes,” she runs a finger down his clothed chest, “The baddest.” She holds up a vial, “Something to spice things up.”

“What is it?” He knows exactly what it is.

“Muggle alcohol, very potent,” she bites her lip, “Lowers your inhibitions. Makes sex more fun.”

“Is that so?” He can feel another compulsion, he leans closer, “Too bad I like cock and not pussy.” He smirks when he sees the look of shock on her face, “Unless you are hiding a cock under your skirt?”

Ginny is confused. Why didn’t her compulsions work? She sees Hermione and nods.

Draco can feel another spell hit him. He looks around confused, “What?”

“You said something about Peeves?” Ginny plays innocent, “You were far away.”

“Whatever,” Draco moves past her. He turns a corner and runs into Remus. He kisses him desperately, “Ginny tried to use compulsion on me so I would have sex with her. When I told her no, Granger tried to obliviate me.” He shudders, “She touched me! I feel dirty.”

Remus growls, “Where did she touch you?”

“My arm and chest with her finger,” Draco can see the possessiveness in Remus’ eyes, “As much as I would like for you to fuck me against the wall, we need to show my memory to Tonks.”

“She is lucky she is pregnant or I would be tearing her a new one,” Remus hates it when other people hit on Draco. He is very possessive of his boyfriend, “I am going to make you scream my name later.” Remus is glad they have their own room in the Slytherin dormitory where they can be as loud as they want to be.

°°°°°°°°°

Hermione is still mad, it’s been three days since Snape confronted her. She has been trying to talk to Harry but she only sees him in classes and he seems to disappear before she can have a word with him.

“Harry is spending too much time with the evil snakes,” Ron sits down next to her, “I saw him with Parkinson and Travis.”

“Where are they?”

“Outside,” Ron watches her get up and decides to follow her.

Hermione sees Harry, she marches towards him and swats his arm, “How could you?” She hits him again, “You told Snape I stole from him! I have to pay him back but I don’t have that kind of money!”

Harry is rubbing his arm, “Not my problem. Just ask your parents for the money.”

“Oh, she doesn’t want them to know her perfect daughter is a thief.” Pansy smirks, “She is scared that she will be taken out of Hogwarts.”

Hermione hits Harry again, “I am your friend! How could you?”

“You are not my friend. Not anymore,” Harry sees McGonagall, “Professor, Hermione has been hitting me.”

“Yeah, she is mad that Harry told the truth and that she has to pay the consequences of her actions.”

Minerva looks at Ron, “Is it true?”

He shakes his head, “No. They are lying. Snakes lie.”

“I would never hit Harry,” Hermione plays innocent, “He is my friend.”

“I am highly disappointed in you Mr. Potter. Clearly the new company you keep is not good for you. First you knock up Miss Weasley, then you deny responsibility and now you lie again.” She shakes her head, “Ten points from Gryffindor for lying.”

Harry snorts and leaves in a huff. Pansy looks at McGonagall, “I pity you.” She pulls Tracey with her and they follow Harry.

°°°°°°°°°

“They have filed the marriage contract by mail,” Lucius sits down on Severus’ couch, “Granger wrote the contract. After I talked to Arthur he assured me he would not be filing a marriage contract. He told me that the twins have been telling some truths about Ginny. Stuff Molly kept from him.”

“What did Griphook have to say?” Severus pinches the bridge of his nose, “Let me call Harry first. He needs to be here for this.”

Harry arrives ten minutes later, “Do I want to know?” He sits down next to Severus.

Lucius tells him what occurred, “The contract is invalid. But with this latest stunt, you can officially file charges against them.”

“Harry didn’t sign their contract, did he?”

“Shit, I think I did. Ron asked me to look something over, it is all a bit fuzzy.” Harry starts to panic.

Severus hands Harry a calming draught, “Take it.”

“No, even if he signed it, his signature would have disappeared shortly after he signed it. I believe Granger realised they needed the goblins to look over the contract first since he his the heir.” Lucius smirks, “She really is not as bright as she thinks she is. The goblins uncovered the real contract which was based on a slave contract.”

“I want them punished,” Harry hugs himself, “Draco told me what Ginny tried to do. If Molly taught her those spells…” he trails off and looks into the fire.

“We will find out the truth.” Lucius looks at Harry, “As your barrister, I must urge you to stay away from them. Don’t confront them.”

“What if they confront me?” Harry wants this all to be over.

“Ignore them,” Lucius looks at his watch, “I have to go. I am going to talk to Amelia and Cornelius about this.” He leaves with a short goodbye

Harry sighs, “Why do people care so much about money?”

“Because they believe it will make them happy, give them status and make then important.” Severus hugs Harry, “They won’t succeed.”

“Has Tom any news?” Harry needs a distraction and inquiring about Tom will do that.

“He found Gellert Grindelwald’s dead body in Nurmengard. He’s been dead a few months,” Severus sighs, “Albus killed Gellert and created a horcrux. Tom recognised the magic.”

“Fuck.” Harry runs a hand over his forehead, his scar is gone. “Dumbledore could have hidden it anywhere.”

Severus touches the place where the scar used to be. After Tom was resurrected last year in the graveyard he came back sane. He and Harry talked in the graveyard and came to a truce. Tom saved Harry from the Dursleys and then he called a meeting and revealed everything he learned in his wraith form. To say it was shocking is an understatement. Severus also had his eyes opened about what Harry went through. They talked for hours and Severus made many apologies and showed Harry memories of Lily. “Tom believes it is here at Hogwarts. That he keeps is close.”

Harry bites his lip, “That means he planned on dying and then coming back.”

“Yes.” Severus hears a chime, “It’s dinner time.” He pulls Harry up, “Albus is counting on Tom doing something this year. It’s March and Tom hasn’t made a move yet and it makes Albus antsy.” He looks again at the spot the scar was, “I think he had hoped Tom would use your link to send you nightmares or plant false memories. He did mention to me that you might need to be taught occlumency. But since your scar is gone and Tom reabsorbed his soul piece, you are unaffected by the bond.”

“Does Albus know that some of the Death Eaters have been released?” Harry’s stomach grumbles and he blushes.

“No, Fudge is keeping Albus out of the loop.” He chuckles, “Let’s get you fed. Sit with Draco.”

°°°°°°°°°

Ginny tries again to get Malfoy into her bed, “Hey Draco.” She sprayed some lust potion on her body mixed with an enticing perfume.

“Weaselette,” he can smell a lust potion on her. “Whatever you want, I am not interested.” He smirks, “Though I have to thank you. After you tried to seduce me, my boyfriend got real possessive and fucked my senseless.” He opens his collar and shows her a big love bite, “I passed out twice and couldn’t walk for an hour. I can still feel him inside me and it’s been days.”

Ginny makes a disgusted face, “You’re sick,” she bats her eyelashes at him, “I can make you feel better. Once you have had me, you never want to go back to bumming.”

“Bumming? I like that word,” he smirks, “And I am gay through and through,” he sneers down at her, “Plus I would never throw away the best thing in my life for some cheap thrills.”

“Cheap?” Ginny is mad, “I could give you the best sex of your life! And who did you pay to fuck you?” She wasn’t even aware that Malfoy had a boyfriend.

“Pay?” Draco laughs, “Remus and I fell in love and he would never accept my money. He’s too prideful for that and that is why I love him. He doesn’t want me for my money.”

“The wolf? You’re dating the wolf?” Ginny has kept her distance from the resident Slytherin wolf. Her mother told her horror stories about what wolves can do.

“Yes. And why does everyone call him a wolf? He isn’t a werewolf. He was attacked by a normal wolf when he was six and has scars from it but he doesn’t turn into one once a month. I would know since I spent full moons with him and he never changed into a cuddly wolf. Not that I would care if he was.” Draco sees McGonagall, “You were saying that you want to have sex with me?”

“Yes! I am told I have a wicked tongue.” Ginny opens her blouse, “I bet your pearl necklace would look good on me.”

“What about Potter? He okay with you cheating on him?”

“Like I said before, what he doesn’t know won’t hurt him. I want to have some fun before I am stuck in a marriage with him.” Ginny takes a step closer, “I know an empty classroom we can use.”

Minerva is appalled, “Miss Weasley! How dare you!”

Ginny turns around, her eyes are big, her mouth open in shock, “He made me!”

“Mr Malfoy didn’t make you do a damn thing. He had his hands in his pockets the whole time!” Minerva is mad, “I can’t believe you have been cheating on your boyfriend! You are lucky you are pregnant with his child and he has to marry you to avoid a scandal. Otherwise he would be well within his rights to break up with you!” She shakes her head in disgust, “Go to your common room and tell Mr. Potter what you’ve done before I do it.”

Ginny walks off in a huff. She wants to curse Malfoy, he did it on purpose.

“You really have no clue what is going on in your own house,” Draco snorts, “No wonder Harry has basically moved into the Slytherin dorm.” He leaves before McGonagall can say anything.

°°°°°°°°°

Tonks stumbles into Tom’s office, “We have a problem.” She shows him tomorrow's newspaper.

He takes it and reads the headline,

Harry Potter: Irresponsible scoundrel who won’t take care of his child.

He skims over the article, “Rita wrote this. It’s full of lies and it doesn’t take a genius that most of these quotes are by Ronald, Ginerva and Molly.” He puts the paper down, “It seems as if Lucius' warning about writing about Harry without his consent went unheard.” He gets up, “Want to join me while I take care of business? You might even make an arrest.”

“Sure,” Tonks follows him to Gringotts first, then to the Daily Prophet. She sees Rita and casts a quick charm on her. They enter the main office and she sits down.

“Mr Juglos, correct?” Tom looks around the office, “You are in charge of this newspaper, are you not?”

“That is correct.” The man eyes Tonks, he wonders what is going on.

“And you were told not to print anything about Harry Potter without his consent, correct?” Tom sees the man nod and he narrows his eyes and puts the newspaper on the desk, “Then tell me what this is?”

“I..we..” he stutters, “You see..”

Tom slams his hands on the desk, “What I see is someone trying to make money off a child. Again.” He leans forward, “You’re fired. This paper is under new ownership.” He casts a sonorus, everyone in the building will be hearing him, “You are all fired. The Daily Prophet has a new owner and he decided to close this farce of a newspaper down.” He cancels the spell, “Now you will tell me who wrote this article and who the sources were. If you are lucky, you will avoid Azkaban.”

“Rita Skeeter. Talk to her.” The man cowers in fear, “Who are you?”

“That is none of your concern.” Tom and Tonks leave, “You can arrest Rita. I am sure she committed treason.”

“She did. We always wondered how she got her information. Since Harry told us she can turn into a beetle, a lot started to make sense.” Tonks smirks when she sees Rita frozen on the spot, “You are under arrest for defamation of character and treason.” She cuffs her, “Tell us who your sources are.”

“Treason?” Rita faints.

Another reporter looks at Tom, “Are we really all fired?”

“Yes. This paper has printed lies and half truth for long enough. The Daily Prophet no longer exists.” He looks at Tonks, “I am going to talk to Xenophilius Lovegood.”

“Can he do that?”

“Yes,” Tonks wakes Rita up and leads her away.

°°°°°°°°°

Minerva is cornering Harry, “I am sorry that Miss Weasley cheated on you but you are doing the right thing by forgiving her and marrying her. Your child needs both their parents.”

Harry snorts, “Wow. You really are that blind!” He stands taller, “Let me be frank. You don’t know shit and you only see what you want to see. You never once asked me if I was dating Ginny or if I loved her. You just assumed and immediately sided with her and blamed me.” He can feel his anger start to build, “Then again, you never believed me when I told you someone was after the stone. You made it clear that you couldn’t give a shit about me unless I have to fight your silly war.”

“That is not true!” Minerva sighs, “I know you two are dating. You are making this more difficult than it needs to be. I forbid you to stay in the Slytherin common room. They are clearly a bad influence. You will be staying in your common room again.”

“NO! You can’t order me where to sleep!”

Severus hastily makes his way towards Harry, “Breathe Mr Potter,” Severus looks coldly at Minerva, “He is right. You may be his head of house but he can choose where he sleeps. Now toddle off before his anger gets the better of him and he accidentally kills you. Not that it would be a great loss.”

Minerva is ready to retort when she can feel magic cackling in the air and it scares her. She quickly turns around and leaves. She needs to talk to Albus.

“Lucius called, the trial is for next week.” Severus rubs Harry’s back, “I was in the Great Hall when the Weasley duo got letters from Gringotts that the money they received for the article has been taken back with interest. Ron spat his food all over Neville who was less than pleased. Ginny told Ron, she would give him the money back once you were married.”

“As if.” Harry feels suddenly tired and yawns, “Sleepy.”

Severus calls for Dobby to take Harry to bed. He makes his way to his office, he firecalls Tom, “We need to get rid of Minerva.”

“I am on it. Pansy told me that Hermione hit Harry and Minerva believed her two lions over Harry, Pansy and Tracy. Luckily for Harry, Pomona was further away and saw it.” Tom steps through, “I had Kreacher check her, she is not under any spells or potions.”

“I am worried Harry is going to lose his temper and explode and accidentally kill someone.” Severus feels tired, “I don’t know how to help him anymore.”

“There might be a way but you both have to agree to it.” Tom will need to talk to his husband Reggie about this first. He is after all Harry’s magical guardian.

°°°°°°°°°

Hermione is in the Great Hall enjoying lunch when someone clears her throat behind her. Hermione turns around, “Tonks?”

“Hermione Granger, you are under arrest for the assault of Heir Potter.” Tonks grabs her arm, “Let’s go to the Ministry.”

“What is the meaning of this?” Minerva marches towards Tonks, “You can’t arrest a student for doing nothing!”

“I saw the memory, she hit Harry multiple times and you did nothing when you were told.” Tonks hands Minerva some papers, “You’re fired,” she puts some cuffs on Minerva, “You are under arrest for child neglect.”

Minerva looks up at the staff table, Severus is sitting in the headmaster’s seat. She watches him get up, “I am your new temporary headmaster. Professor Vector is the temporary deputy. Everything will be explained this evening.”

Tonks leads them away.

°°°°°°°°°

Mme Bones has been listening to and watching the evidence, she looks at Harry, “Mr Potter, are you the father?”

Harry stands up, “No I am not.”

“Yes, he is!” Ginny can’t believe Harry is doing this to her. She was in the hospital wing when she was arrested.

“I can prove it,” Harry smirks at her, “A chastity spell is on me.”

Ginny screeches, “WHAT?”

Mme Bones casts a spell on Harry, “He is telling the truth.” She makes a note, “Who cast it on you and who is your intended?”

“Regulus Black cast it on me since he is my cousin by blood and magical guardian, and my intended is Severus Snape. The spell can tell you that the most we have done is kisses on the cheek.” Harry snarls at Ginny, “I can’t be your baby daddy since I am still a virgin. How sick must you be to have others use polyjuice potion and pretend to be me!”

“I love you!” Ginny is crying, “It wasn’t my idea. It was their idea! They made me!”

“Spare me the fake tears,” Tonks gets up, “My cousin Draco Malfoy came to me two weeks ago and gave me this memory.” The memory plays and everyone sees who Ginny really is, “She made advances again and this time she has sprayed a lust potion all over herself. My cousin rebuffed her advances again.” She looks at Ginny, “I want to see the full memory.”

“NO!” Ginny hugs herself, “I don’t want to hurt my baby.”

“I will simply go into your mind and watch the whole memory. Unless you have something to hide?” Tonks waves her hand and shows a picture, “The glow you see around this Harry Potter is the glow polyjuice potion emits.”

“I can attest to that,” Unspeakable Rockwood nods, “With the new potions we are all taking, we can tell what potions someone is under. This is polyjuice potion.”

“It is clear that Harry Potter is not the father. Who is?” Fudge looks at Ginny, “Do you even know who it is?”

Ginny shakes her head, “No.” She feels out of control, their plan should have worked. Get pregnant, marry Harry and be rich.

“Easy to find out,” Tonks casts a spell and a list appears, “To be honest I thought it would be longer.” She reads it, “She has been sleeping with the same boys.” Tonks snorts, “She is rotating them. From the looks of it Anthony Goldstein is the father. But a simple blood test can confirm that after the baby is born.” Her eyes go wide, “You lost your virginity to Sirius Black?”

Ginny remains silent.

“Is that why he suddenly turned up dead? We never have been able to find out who and what killed him,” Tonks looks at Molly with suspicion, “It wasn’t you but you know who killed him.” Molly is many things but not a killer.

“I want to know where the polyjuice potion came from,” Mme Bones looks at Ginny, “Did you brew it?” They will tackle the other stuff later.

“No,” she looks at Harry, “Why are you fighting our love? We are meant to be! We are soulmates!”

“I don’t love you. Hell, I don't even like you. You’ve been stalking me for years. Should have taken out a restraining order.” Harry smiles softly at Severus, “I’m in love with someone who understands me and not someone who wants my money. Severus is my soulmate, that is why I always was drawn to him.”

Tonks presents her evidence, “I can answer your question Mme Bones. Hermione Granger has been brewing the potion. She kept some ingredients from her classes and the others were sent to her by Molly Weasley via Ron Weasley.” She plays the rest of Draco’s memory, “As you can clearly see Miss Granger tried to obliviate Mr Malfoy after Miss Weasley failed.”

“It wasn’t me! Draco is making all this up!” Hermione is mad, “This is all a farce!”

Lord Parkinson snorts, “Miss Granger, we all saw your reflection in the mirror of Miss Ravenclaw’s portrait. I am sure if we were to talk to those boys, they would have no recollection of taking poly juice potion and pretending to be Mr. Potter. And since we are talking about you, let’s talk about you abusing Heir Potter and stealing from Master Snape.”

“It is all blown out of proportion. You can’t prove it was me who stole and I was not abusing Harry.” She smirks, “It’s all a small misunderstanding.”

Tonks smirks as a memory of Hermione stealing from Severus and hitting Harry plays, “ You were saying?”

“How did you do that?” She can’t believe everyone saw her steal.

“Secrets,” Tonks reads out some statements, “Miss Parkinson and Miss Davis were present when the assault occurred. The evidence speaks for itself.” She turns back to Ginny, “We also saw in the memory that Miss Weasley used compulsions. We know those are not taught at Hogwarts.” Tonks looks at Ginny, “I know your mother taught them to you.” She looks at Molly who’s been eerily silent so far, “Why did you teach Ginny compulsions to seduce men?”

“You are all making this up. This is just some ploy to make us look bad. Harry and Ginny are in love.” She sneers at Severus, “He must have done something to Harry in order to snare the Golden Boy. He is a potions master after all.”

Severus laughs, “Unlike you, I don’t care that Harry is the Golden Boy. I care about Harry Potter, not his many monikers. And you are right. I am a potions master and that means I can tell when someone,” he looks at Ginny, “Tries to slip my intended a love and lust potion. Ever wonder why they never worked? Because we’ve been onto you. We just never realised how far you were willing to go.”

“I never wanted to get pregnant so young! I don’t know how that happened!” Ginny cries real tears now, “I am too young to be a mother.”

“The contraceptive wards don’t extend to the Forbidden Forest.” Severus sees comprehension dawn on Ginny’s face, “That’s why you never fell pregnant inside the castle.”

“Oh,” Ginny makes herself small, “I didn’t know.”

Lucius stands up, “My client Heir Potter has filed charges of attempted line theft against Misses Weasley and Miss Granger. Ronald Weasley was unaware of her sister’s schemes.”

“You can’t do this!” Molly gets up, “We took you in and fed you! This is the thanks we get? Ungrateful brat!”

“You did all that but you ignored the abuse I suffered from my relatives. You ignored my pleas of wanting to spend the holidays with you.” Harry’s eyes flash with anger, “I told you they were abusing me and you did nothing.”

“Before you say he is lying, we checked.” Lucius presents the evidence, “His relatives are in muggle prison for various crimes. Funny how the so-called good people send a child back to be abused once they learn of the situation and the bad guys, people like me, once learning of the situation get him removed immediately.” He snarls at Molly, “We have Harry’s jumpers, we know you imbued them with compulsions.”

“Lies!” Molly looks around, “Where is Dumbeldore? He needs to be here for this!”

“He’s dead.” Fudge looks at her shocked face, “He had a heart attack when his horcrux was destroyed. Sadly he won’t be standing trial for his crimes.” He hits the gavel, “Lord Malfoy, you have filed more charges?”

“Yes, Hermione Granger, Ginerave Weasley and Ron Weasley filed a marriage contract,” he raises an eyebrow at them, “By mail. It was denied. However it was discovered that it was not a simple marriage contract.” He presents it, “It is based on a slave contract and was written by Hermione Granger with clauses that would benefit Miss Weasley only. The trio signed it. For that we are filing charges.”

“But it's invalid!” Ron looks at Lucius, “Why are we being charged? Nothing happened!”

“It’s the intent that counts,” Lucius shakes his head, “You three conspired together to make Mr Potter a slave and trap him in a loveless marriage to get your hands on his money.”

“This is wrong!” Hermione raises her chin in defiance, “We did nothing wrong!”

“You clearly don’t see the error of your actions if you think you did nothing wrong,” Fudge shakes his head, “I think we can all agree that you are guilty.” He sees several nods, “Since Albus isn’t here to save you, you will suffer the consequences for your actions. Molly Weasley, Ginerva Weasley, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, your magic will be bound and you will be banned from the magical world. All you care about is money and getting your way. You showed no remorse and you are only mad that you were caught.”

“You can’t ban us! You need us to fight Voldemort!” Hermione tries to fight off the Auror, “We need to guide Harry to defeat Voldemort!”

“There is no need for that,” Tom reveals himself, “I am not going to start another war. I am sane again and have my full memories. Besides, the prophecy was fulfilled the night I attacked Harry and he defeated me.”

Molly faints when she sees Voldemort, Ginny’s eyes go wide, “You! I had sex with you!”

Tom shudders, “Fuck no. I was only a soul piece at the time and not corporal. You had sex with Creevy and thought it was me.”

Molly comes too, she looks at a young Voldemort, “HOW?”

“Nothing for you to worry about,” Tom looks at Ginny, “I know all your secrets and your plans.” He looks at Hermione, “I know about your ambitions and dreams.” He looks at Ron, “I know about your darkest desire and want.” He looks at Molly, “I know who you really are.”

All four gulp.

“We are aware of everything,” Fudge looks at them, “We know that Molly Weasley is the illegitimate daughter of Albus Dumbledore and Muriel Prewett. We know that Miss Granger has been cheating at school. But those are the mild revelations. The rest won’t be shared because you don’t deserve to get any more attention than you already have. Just know this, had you acted on those already, your lives would have been forfeit.”

“What about the child?” Someone asks.

“We will contact the father and see what happens from there.” Fudge nods and the four are led away. And out of the magical world.

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Harry is standing in line at McDonald’s, he has to stifle a laugh when he sees who is behind the counter. He waits his turn, “Hi, two Happy Meals, one Big Mac Menu and a McChicken Menu.”

Ginny feels so embarrassed, it is bad enough that she has to work here but to have Harry see her makes the humiliation worse. She takes a good look at him, he has filled enough nicely and he looks so hot. She is drooling and almost forgets to do her job. “What would you like to drink?”

“Sprite for both Happy Meals and Coke for the other two. Ketchup and Mayo please,” Harry waits for Ginny to put his order in, “Today please.”

“Yes,” Ginny presses the right buttons, “Do you eat here or …?”

“Here,” Harry lets out a long sigh, “Stop staring at me.”

“Sorry, it’s just.. I miss you. We could try again?” Ginny bats her eyelashes at him, “We are meant to be. After Snape broke your heart you need to be with someone who really loves you.”

Harry laughs, “Sev and I are still married, have been for the past six years. He never broke my heart.” He taps the counter, “My order please.” He wonders who told her that nonsense.

Ginny huffs and puts the order together, she purposely forgets one coke so she has to bring it to his table. When she advances her heart breaks, Harry is laughing at something Snape said and kisses him. Worse, the children look like perfect copies of their parents, leaving no doubt who they belong to. “Sorry, forgot this.”

Severus takes it, “Thank you.”

Ginny quickly turns around and tells her manager that she is taking a break. She breaks down crying. She should be there with Harry and their children. Instead she works here, barely getting by and she isn’t allowed to see her daughter. Anthony and his parents got full custody. He and that bitch Pansy are raising her daughter, whose name she doesn’t even know. As soon as she gave birth the baby was taken away from her. She never even laid eyes on her. She tried to ensnare a rich muggle and fall pregnant but it blew up in her face and she barely avoided arrest. Her mother, as her co-conspirator was not so lucky and is in muggle prison. Her brother and Hermione married, got divorced then married again and got divorced again when Ron found out Hermione was cheating on him with the mailman. None of this was supposed to happen! She was supposed to be Lady Potter damnit! She wipes away her tears and gets back to work. She keeps looking over at their table and anger flares inside her at how cozy they are. She ignores her manager and follows them outside. She watches them get into a car, she can tell it is an expensive car. She runs after it and after a few moments she loses sight of it. She returns to her work only to get fired for leaving her job. Disgruntled, she returns to her small apartment, cursing life.

Chapter 17: Meeting the Founders

Severus and Harry are looking for the diadem, “Luna said it was here.” Harry feels tired, they’ve been looking for hours.

“We will find it and destroy it and we will be one step closer to getting rid of The Dark Lord.” Severus hands Harry a pepper-up potion, “After this only Nagini is left.” Draco has destroyed the one who was in Bellatrix’ vault, Remus has destroyed the locket in Grimmauld Place and Severus destroyed the one living in Harry in a painful ritual.

They continue to look, “HA! Found it!” Harry puts on a dragon glove and grabs it. “Too bad we have to destroy it. It looks nice.”

“Blame Riddle,” Severus removes a basilisk fang from his robes and stabs it. The ghost of Riddle flies through them. “That was unpleasant.”

Suddenly the wardrobe where the diadem was in starts to glow green The next instant they are sucked into and a moment later thrown out back again, landing on their asses.

“Who are you?” Severus and Harry look up at the person who spoke, “Well?”

Severus gets up and bows, “Lady Hufflepuff, it is an honor to meet you. My name is Severus Snape,” he pulls Harry up, “This is Harry Potter.”

“Oh Merlin’s balls! You are from the future,” she claps her hand, “I can’t believe it worked!” She grabs their hands, “Come on let’s meet the others,” she drags them to a small office, “Look who I found. They are from the future!”

Rowena gets up, she stands before Severus, “You are my heir. I can feel my blood in you.”

“And you are mine,” Godric looks at Harry, “Nice glasses.”

Salazar inspects them both, “I can feel my blood in both of you.”

“Me too,” Helena smiles widely, “What year are you from?”

“October 1996,” Severus is shocked, he wasn’t aware he was a descendant of the founders, “What year is this?”

“990, we just started building Hogwarts. We build the wish room first since we all can wish what we need.” Helena serves them some tea, “I have been experimenting with time travel spells. I enchanted the wardrobe to show me the future, instead you are here. This is so exciting.”

“Tell us who you are.” Salazar hands them some biscuits, “And how is Hogwarts in the future?”

“I am Severus Snape. I am a potions teacher at Hogwarts and Head of Slytherin House.” Severus has so many questions.

“I am Harry Potter. I am a student and in Gryffindor.” He takes a bit of the biscuit, “This is delicious.”

“What were you doing in the wish room?” Helga can smell a story, she loves stories.

“We were looking for the lost diadem of Ravenclaw that a Dark Lord turned into a horcrux. After we destroyed it the cupboard glowed and now we are here,” Harry yawns, “Sorry, it’s been a long day.”

“It is almost midnight. Why don’t you get some rest and you can tell us more tomorrow.” Godric leads them to a room, “You will have to share, we haven’t gotten around to building dorms yet.”

“Thank you, rest sounds good.” Severus closes the door and transforms their clothes into sleeping clothes, “I feel as if I am dreaming.”

“Me too.” Harry gets into the bed, “Maybe this is all a dream and we’ll wake up on the floor in the morning.”

Neither of them thought about using magic to create two separate beds.

§

The founders have been listening to Severus and Harry tell their story, “So you are a former Death Eater who is a spy and you are the savior that everyone expects to kill a madman?” Salazar snorts, “Why can’t the adults deal with the threat?”

Harry snorts, “Because then they had to get off their lazy asses and do something. Severus is the only one who doesn’t expect me to kill Voldemort.”

“The prophecy doesn’t say Harry Potter has to kill him. People just have concluded it does,” Severus rolls his eyes, “We talked to the goblins after we heard the whole prophecy, they confirmed it. Harry doesn’t have to kill him.” He looks at Harry, “You are forgetting the wolf, he is also looking into ways to prevent you from killing him.” Harry and Severus talked this morning and agreed on what they can reveal and what not.

“Oh right, I forgot.”

“Who is the wolf?” Helena has been taking notes the whole time.

“Remus Lupin. He is a werewolf who is also Harry’s newly appointed guardian. He has infiltrated the pack that is working with The Dark Lord and reporting back to the head of the DMLE. He is also dating my godson who was forced to take the dark mark.” Severus sighs, “The future is very bleak where we come from. We are fighting a war on a smaller scale. If the Ministry falls, there will be an all out war. We need to kill Riddle before that happens. Riddle has made it clear he wants to take over the Ministry and install a puppet to do his bidding.”

“At least we got rid of the horcrux in me and he can’t use the connection anymore,” Harry kicks a pebble, “Last year the headmaster ordered me to have occlumency lessons and that is when Severus discovered the horcrux in me and the truth that was kept from the both of us.

“That your headmaster is a master manipulator who plays chess with people’s life?” Godric is not impressed with what their school has become, “Who cares more about his own fame than lives?”

“Yes,” Severus shifts in his seat, “We have been working together in secret with a few people who are not on Albus’ side. That man has many people reporting back to him and we don’t want him to interfere with our plan.” He looks around, “There is one horcrux left when we get back. His snake.”

“When will we be able to get back?” Harry is in hurry since they will arrive at the same moment they left.

Helga blushes, “Well you see it is not that simple. Turns out the spell worked because of the star alignment. I can only send you back then the same circumstances happen again.”

Harry is relieved, he is tired of fighting and can use a break, “When?”

“In a year and a week,” she looks at them, “You can help us build the castle and you can hide something somewhere which you can retrieve when you get back. If you find something that will help.”

Harry looks at Snape, “It will be like a vacation. I am tired of looking over my shoulder all the time. We can make plans without fearing someone will discover us.”

“Alright,” Severus can see how tired Harry is. He himself is tired, “I could use a break from getting cursed.”

“We will introduce you to the villagers, only about two dozen people live there. We go there once a week to get our news.” Helga stands up, “I hope you like flying.”

§

Severus wakes up, Harry is in his arms again. The past week he’s been waking up like this. Sometimes during the night they gravitated towards each other and ended up like this. He makes sure not to wake Harry and gets up. He admits that he likes waking up like this but he is a fool to think Harry wants this. Wants him. He is twenty years older and the reason Harry’s parents are dead. Even if Harry has forgiven him, Severus still carries the guilt. It just might be a passing fancy for Harry and Severus is never going to make the first move. If Harry wants something he will have to do the first move. Never once does it enter his mind to split the bed in two to avoid waking up in each other’s arms.

He walks into the kitchen and makes some coffee, “Do you know a way to remove my mark?” Severus sits down next to Salazar, “I have tried everything I know.” It’s a reminder of his biggest mistake

Salazar looks at the mark, “You do not speak parseltongue that is why everything failed.” He hisses something and frowns, “I cannot remove it.”

“Why not?” He cannot bear looking at it anymore, he even once tried to cut out the mark.

“Because you still need the mark. I told the mark to stop hurting you. You will just feel a twinge when you get called. Once he is dead, Harry can remove it. I can teach him the spell.” Salazar looks at Severus and he sees in the man’s eyes that he does not intend to survive past defeating this madman. That man has no hope left.

§

Harry blushes when Severus checks his wounds, “I am fine.” It was a stupid accident and he suffered several cuts.

“Let me be the judge of that,” he sees the blush on Harry’s face but it cannot be from his touch. Harry still ends up in his arms during the night but for the past six weeks Severus has made sure to get up early to avoid any awkwardness. He heals the cuts, “Next time be more careful.” If he keeps stroking Harry’s hand a tag too long, no one is there to call him out on it and Harry doesn’t seem to be appalled by his actions.

“Thank you,” Harry takes all his Gryffindor courage, leans forward and presses his lips against Severus’. He’s wanting to do that for weeks. Everytime he woke up alone he let out a sigh of frustration.

Severus freezes, he feels Harry’s lip move against his and then his brain catches up and he kisses Harry back. He will enjoy this while it lasts, he knows it won’t last. The next morning when Severus wakes up with Harry in his arms, he stays in bed and watches Harry stir awake.

§

“Severus and Harry are finally together,” Helga smiles when she sees them kiss, “I got tired of the longing looks.”

“Why do you think I gave them a room with one bed?” Godric smirks, “I could feel the attraction between them. And they never changed the bed.”

“I can’t believe you were matchmaking.” Everyone looks at Salazar, “Fine, I made sure Harry walked in on Severus getting out of the shower. Like Helga a said, watching them dance around each other was getting tiresome.” Sal hopes that this makes Severus want to survive the war they are fighting back in their timeline.

“Only took them about two months,” Rowena looks at her friends, “We need to do something to help them in the future.”

“They have this Voldemort character handled. It’s the current headmaster that will be hard to take down.” Godric frowns, “The first thing they need to do when they get back is claim Hogwarts. Since the two have all four of our blood running through them that will be easy. They can kick the man out.”

“I have an idea,” Sal explains, “It will help them expose the headmaster.”

Helga nods, “It’s a good idea. But what about his cursed hand? Severus said he is dying.”

“Hmm, I thought about what Severus said, if it was truly the curse he told me about, it couldn’t be slowed down. I think Dumbledore is faking it.” Rowena shows them the book she found, “This mimics it and can be slowed down.”

“You might be onto something.” Salazar reads the passage, “Yes, this fits. We need to show this to them.”

“Why am I not surprised?” Severus hands the book to Harry, “Albus knows that Draco has been ordered to kill him.”

“Does he know about the vow you made with Narcissa?” Harry frowns, “Wasn’t there a curse on the ring then?”

“No, but he believes Draco is incapable of cold blooded murder. He expects me to kill him.” Severus rubs his chin, “I think he removed the curse then destroyed the horcrux and then cursed himself.”

Godric frowns, “I think we can all agree that Dumbledore is more dangerous than Voldemort.”

Severus winces, Harry takes Severus’ arms and strokes over the mark. Severus is surprised by the action and how soothing it is.

§

Harry lets out a long sigh, “Sev won’t have sex with me. He says he wants to wait until we have built a solid foundation.” All they’ve done for the past three months is kiss. Harry wants more.

“There is nothing wrong with that,” Helga cups his face, “Rushing into things is not always good.” She looks at the plans for the school, “You know this would be easier if you just told me where I put the greenhouses and how they look.”

“Now where would be the fun in that?” He picks up a quill and plays with it, “It’s just that I want to take that step. I am ready.”

“Are you only with him because you want to have sex with him or do you want something lasting?” Helga moves things around, “Ha, got it.”

“Sev is it for me. I don’t want anyone else. I may be only sixteen but I am sure that I want to spend the rest of my life with him. And yeah naturally I want sex with him. I have been wondering since my fourth year what he is hiding under those robes.” Harry mumbles, “Just gonna use my hand while I wait.” An image of Sev stepping out of the shower covered only in a towel enters his mind and he blushes.

“We want you and Sev to build the Astronomy tower. We trust you.” She smirks when she sees him blush, it doesn’t take much guessing about what he was thinking about.

“Really?” Harry is excited, “Awesome.” He gets up to find his partner.

§

Severus looks over the landscape, “It’s so barren,” it took them a month to build the astronomy tower.

“No running wild Forbidden Forest yet.” Harry kisses him, “Have you given any thought about what we could hide here that we may need?”

“No, nothing comes to mind.” He wraps Harry in his robes when a cold chill hits them both, “We have a plan to kill Nagini. We have several plans to kill Riddle. It’s Albus I am worried about. Taking him down will be difficult.” He can feel Harry push back against his crotch and wiggle his butt, Severus takes a small step back.

Harry huffs, “How long are you going to make me wait?”

Severus turns Harry around, “If you are so desperate for sex I am sure someone in the village will be more than happy to scratch your itch. You won’t be getting it from me.” He turns around and leaves. He never should have kissed Harry back.

Harry stands there, silent tears run down his face, does Sev really think Harry only wants him for sex? He sits down on the bench and ignores the chill. Why won’t Sev have sex with him?

Severus is lying awake in their bed, Harry hasn’t come back yet and it’s been hours. His heart breaks, Harry is no doubt entertaining the stable boy or the tavern owner. He hears the door open and the candles flash alight.

“I found him asleep in the tower,” Salazar puts Harry into the bed, “He had heating charms on him but he is still cold.”

Severus swallows hard and starts rubbing Harry’s body, “I thought he left to go to the village.”

“Let me guess, you turned down his advances to sex again and you told him to go to the village to seek his pleasure.” He sees the confirmation in Severus’ eyes, Sal snorts, “I am afraid you are stuck with him. Harry wants you, he wants to have sex with you.”

Severus doesn’t understand why, but he doesn’t voice the question. “Thank you for bringing him here.”

“Just fuck already,” Salazar wonders what Severus’ hold up is. It is clear that they love each other. “I know you want him too.”

“It’s not that simple.” Severus can feel Harry’s body warm up.

.”It is,” Salazar leaves.

§

Harry and Severus are watching as the chamber of secrets is built, Salazar turns towards them, “We will leave all of your books, diaries, notes and the like here. When you return you will be able to access it. I will call it the chamber of secrets. Nice and mysterious.”

Severus and Harry share a look, things have been weird between them since the incident a few weeks ago. They still cuddle and kiss but both are tiptoeing around each other, not wanting to upset what they have at the moment. “Sorry that I killed your basilisk in the future,” Harry met the baby version of it and he was adorable.

“Not your fault. I blame Riddle for turning my baby crazy.” Salazar puts his magic into the chamber, “Add your blood. It will recognize you and you won’t need the password to enter.” They add their blood, they can feel a connection to the castle which knocks them back, Sal smirks, “Thought so. When you get back, the castle will recognize you as the heirs. It already does now. Figured it would work.”

“Cool,” Harry leans against Severus, “I am going to miss this place.”

Severus wraps his arms around Harry, “Me too.” He inhales Harry’s scent, he knows when they get back in a few months this will be over. Lately, those three words have been on the tip of his tongue but he stamped them back down. His heart will be broken but he won’t make it worse for himself by telling Harry how he feels.

Sal can read Severus like a book, he knows what the man is thinking. He shakes his head, for a smart person Severus is really dense. Sal tried to tell Severus that Harry wants him and only him but Severus won’t believe him.

§

“I never been to the beach before,” Harry looks at the waves crashing against the cliffs on his left. They have been here for ten months. Things between him and Sev are back to normal. They have done a few more things like frotting and last night they jerked each other off. Harryis too scared to ask why Sev doesn’t want to have sex with him. He can see that Sev wants it too but something is holding back. He doesn’t want to rock the boat and upset what they have now.

“I am glad I could take you,” Severus and Harry have been traveling the world the past month. Hogwarts is finished and the founders are ready to open the school.

“I am going to miss all of them. Even Rowena’s husband.” Harry slowly steps into the water, “Join me.”

“I can’t believe that Salazar’s wife is a renowned baker,” Severus goes further in and floats, “Everything we knew is wrong.”

“We will rectify that when we get back.” He swims over to his partner and kisses him, “I wish we could stay here forever.”

“Me too.” It is a nice dream that Severus has but reality is different and nothing good lasts long for him. Once they are back Harry will forget this time and find someone better and younger. More attractive and less burdened.

§

“This is it,” Helena hugs them both, “Only one second will have passed.”

“We are going to miss you,” Godric hands them each a small dagger, “I had them made for you.”

Severus takes it, “Thank you,” he looks up in surprise, “Your magic runs through it.”

“All of your magic runs through it,” Rowena hugs them, “Visit our portraits after you have won.”

“We will once we find them,” Harry is crying, “I wish we could stay here.” He doesn’t want to go back to fighting a war but they must.

“You have to go back,” Salazar hands Harry a small notebook, “I wrote down the spell to remove the dark mark.”

“Thank you,” Harry hugs the man, “Have you decided yet if we can tell people?”

“It’s best if you wait until everything is taken care of,” Helga hugs them again, “It’s time.”

“Good luck.”

The cupboard glows again, Harry and Severus look one last time at the founders and a moment later they are back in their own time. Severus looks around, “The air feels different.” He takes a step back, “You go down to the chamber, I will inform Draco of the plan to kill Nagini.”

“Can we go down together?” Harry wants them to do this together.

Suddenly they are knocked on their butts. Severus lets out a huff, “She just recognized us.” He nods, “Fine, together. Draco first though. The sooner we kill the snake the better.”

Draco is listening to the plan, “You want to have Nagini eat a poisonous rat?”

“Basilisk venom infused rat,” Severus hands Draco a rat, “I am sure leaving it somewhere in the Manor will be enough.” Salazar left them some venom in his office, fresh venom from a baby basilisk which is more potent.

“This is too easy,” Draco takes it, “I have to return tonight to give a report on my progress. I can leave it somewhere.” He gets up and leaves, “I am going to talk to Remus.” An idea forms in his head.

Severus nods and watches him leave, he gets up and makes his way to meet Harry, “Any trouble?”

“Nah,” he steps before the sink and he touches it. The tunnel opens and stairs are revealed. They walk down, “Do you think it will work?” Harry doesn’t know how to tell his friends that he is dating Severus. They will be shocked and or disgusted.

“Yes,” Severus looks at the big door, he touches it and the snakes retreat and it opens. They walk towards the secret door. They both touch the door and it opens, “Everything is here.”

Harry picks up a note and laughs, “It says boo.” He sits down and starts to read the letter next to the note. “Hey Sev,” he shows him the letter, “Taking down Albus just got really easy.”

§

Draco hears a scream of rage, he looks at his aunt, “What was that?” He let the rat loose during the night and enacted his plan.

Bellatrix and Draco hear a small explosion and rush to the scene. Bellatrix looks at her Lord, “My Lord?”

“Someone killed Nagini.”

“I thought she couldn’t be killed,” Draco takes a step back when he sees the fury in Voldemort’s eyes, “How did she die?”

“I do not know,” Voldemort is pacing, “Someone betrayed me.” He points his wand at Draco and uses the cruciatus curse on him and enters his mind. When he finds nothing he turns to Bellatrix, giving her the same treatment.

Draco is panting and shaking, he stumbles to his feet. He leans against a wall. He hopes the Dark Lord enjoyed watching the memories of him having sex with Remus.

Voldemort is still enraged, he calls everyone to him and tortures them one after the other. He snarls, “YOU!” He towers over Umbridge, “You killed my Nagini!” She came crawling to him after she escaped the Aurors after it was revealed she sent two dementors to attack Harry Potter but instead they killed four muggles and Potter wasn’t even in the area.

“I did no such thing my lord!” Dolores is scared, “I would never!” She looks around for someone to help her.

“I saw it with my own eyes. You killed my familiar!” Voldemort raises his wand, “Avada Kedavra.” He looks at his minions, “Deliver her body to the Ministry.”

“What did she do my Lord?” Bellatrix never liked Dolores. She was an ass kisser and tried to quickly work her way up the ranks by putting down everyone around her.

“She injected a rat with basilisk venom and fed it to my snake,” Voldemort paces, “Nagini was weary of that woman. With good reason it seemed.” He waves his hand, “Dismissed. Draco, return to Hogwarts. Do not disappoint me!”

Draco goes to his room, he grabs his back and returns to Hogwarts. He lands in Snape’s quarters and collapses.

Remus darts to him, he pours a potion down Draco’s throat, “How bad?”

“Once a few hours ago and shortly before I came here, it lasted a few minutes.” A shudder runs through his body, “Hurts,” he pants, “Can’t feel my left hand.”

Remus rubs his back, “I got you.” He helps Draco sit up, “I take it worked?”

“Yes. I framed Umbridge, she is dead.” He leans against his boyfriend, “I am glad when he is dead.”

“Me too,” Remus gets up and pulls Draco up, “Severus and Harry will be back soon, they are meeting with Albus.” He holds Draco when another shudder runs through him.

Half an hour later, Draco reports what happened, “Now it’s only him left.”

“Harry and I had an idea,” Severus looks at Remus, “You bring Harry to Voldemort. I will take the cloak and hide under it and kill him. Draco will lock the manor down, preventing anyone from escaping. Once Voldemort is dead, use the emergency portkey to come back here. Draco and I will stay at the manor and wait for Kingsley to arrive.”

“When do you want to do this?” Remus hands Draco another potion, “And what about Albus?”

“Next week is Halloween, it would be fitting to end it then,” Severus smirks, “Albus will be busy. The founders put a recording spell attuned to Albus in the castle. Everything he ever did and said within these walls has been recorded. We have forwarded everything to Mme Bones.”

Remus laughs, “Everything?”

“Everything!” Harry smirks, “And Albus is not the only one who has to answer a few questions. McGonagall too. It’s written down on paper how Albus covered up the attempted murder of Sev and how Minerva ignored my father and Siri abusing students.” He hangs his head, “That is how I know about Ginny, Hermione and Ron being paid to be friends.”

“I still can’t believe you helped build the castle. I always knew Ron was a piece of hippogriff dung.” Draco yawns, “I am tired.” He looks at Remus, “Stay?”

“You can stay in the second bedroom,” Severus watches them leave, he turns to Harry, “Everything will be over next week.”

“If it works,” Harry kisses him, “We also should get some sleep.” He leads Severus to the bedroom. He changes into his pjs and slides under the covers.

Severus joins him, he pulls Harry into his arms, he will enjoy this as long as it lasts. He knows it will inevitably end. Harry will come to his senses sooner or later.

§

Harry hides the dagger under his sleeves, he looks at himself in the mirror, “I am ready.”

Severus kisses Harry desperately, he might die today and never see Harry again. Those three words are on the tip of his tongue again but he pushes them back, “Don’t do anything rash.”

“I won’t,” Harry can’t help but feel like this was a goodbye kiss, “Same goes for you.”

Severus nods and they leave his room, they meet Remus in the Forbidden Forest. Severus puts the cloak on, “I will follow after you.”

Remus grabs Harry, “I am sorry but I have to be rough with you.”

“It’s okay,” Harry winces when he feels a spell hit him, “This better be worth it.”

Remus apparates to Malfoy Manor, he drags a struggling Harry behind him. He finds Voldemort in the study, “My Lord,” he tosses Harry to the ground, “A gift for you.”

Voldemort is delighted, “Potter,” he hexes the boy, “How did you achieve this?”

Remus growls, “It was easy. He believed I was a friend and was concerned about him. The news of me changing sides has not reached the order yet. They believe me to by there little spy.”

“Good,” Voldemort makes Harry bow, “Tonight you will die. I failed to kill you fifteen years ago but I will not fail tonight.” He raises his wand.

Severus is quicker and sends a killing curse towards Voldemort. His former master drops dead. Severus removes the cloak, “Leave. Someone is coming.” He tosses the cloak at Harry, “Quickly.” Severus watches them leave, he turns around, “Bellatrix.”

Bellatrix sees the dead body and screams, “YOU!” She fires a curse at Severus who dodges. They fight, Bellatrix furiously attacks him, “I knew you could not be trusted. What were you promised? Your choice of lovers? The position of the Minister?”

Severus doesn’t raise to the bait, he fires one spell after another at her. He screams out in pain as his leg breaks into a million pieces when he is hit by one of her spells. He looks to his left and sees that Bellatrix’ husband has joined the fight. He fights both of them, he is getting tired. The pain and blood loss is draining him. Where is Kingsley? He ignores the pain in his leg and stumbles forward, he throws his dagger towards Bella and then uses sectumsempra on her husband.

Bella tries to remove the dagger but it seems to dig deeper into her shoulder. She sees her husband fall and rushes towards him. She is trying to save him but he dies in her arms. Bella is furious and attacks Severus viciously, “You will pay for killing my master and my husband,” Bella raises her wand and manages to bind Severus.

Severus closes his eyes, he is ready to die. His last thoughts are of Harry. But the killing blow never comes, he opens his eyes and sees Draco standing over his dead aunt’s body. He turns around and vomits, “I never killed someone before.” He cleans up the mess and rushes towards his godfather, “Stay still.” He heals him as best as he can, “I am sorry it took so long. Father caught me sneaking around. Had to get rid of him first. Everyone has been arrested.” He hands Severus a pain relief potion, “Why didn’t you fight back?”

“I made peace with my death a long time ago. Had she killed me I would have taken her with me,” Severus lets out a long sigh, “Thank you for saving my life.”

Kingsley arrives. He looks at the dead body of Voldemort. “He is really dead.” He sets the body on fire, “Now he won’t be coming back.” He walks over to Severus, “You’re heading to St Mungos.” He looks at Draco, “Tell Harry and Remus that it’s done. Remus can announce it.”

Draco nods and leaves, he rushes to Remus and kisses him, “It’s done. He’s dead.” He hugs his partner, “Kingsley said you can announce it.”

“Where is Sev?” Dread starts to fill Harry.

“St Mungos. He was fighting Bella and Rodolphus, but he was already dead when I got there. Bella was about to kill him and he wasn’t fighting back.” He shudders, “I killed her.”

Remus hugs him tighter, “I am sorry you had to take a life,” he looks at Harry, “It’s over.”

“Yeah,” Harry hugs himself, “I am going to check on Sev.” Why didn’t Sev fight back? A few hours later he is sitting by Severus’ bed, “You almost died.”

“Yes. I didn’t expect to survive. I told Draco I made peace with my death a long time ago. I am tired of fighting and being torn into two directions.” Severus sighs, “I will no doubt now face Azkaban.”

“You won’t,” Harry leans closer, “I talked to Kingsley, you and Draco are facing no charges since you helped bring an end to Voldemort. You’re a hero, you killed him.”

“I am no hero,” Severus snorts, “Preposterous.” Everything is catching up to him now, “I am tired. Go back to school, I am sure you will have to answer a lot of questions.”

“I know,” Harry sighs and pecks Severus’ lips. He can’t help but feel like Severus is pulling back from him. Did he do something?

§

Remus is looking at the students, he still isn’t sure how he became headmaster of this school, “Albus Dumbledore has been pushed through the veil of death. He has been found guilty of murder, line theft, assault, child abuse, child neglect and much more.” He looks at the Gryffindor table and the empty seats, “Ron Weasley was arrested for cheating on his grades and stealing from several students. Hermione Granger was arrested for using the imperius curse on her fellow students and stealing. Ginny Weasley was arrested for theft and the murder of Argus Filch.”

Students are talking among themselves, someone asks about McGonagall.

“She is in Azkaban for child neglect,” Remus takes a deep breath, “We need to rebuild and move forward. We cannot be stuck in the past. This school wasn’t built on bigotry and superiority. This school was built as a unity.”

“But Salazar hated muggles.”

“No, I didn’t,” his portrait is floating into the Great Hall, “I built the chamber of secrets to preserve the founders' books, notes and diaries. Not for something nefarious.”

“It is true,” Godric's voice echoes around the Hall, “I was the one who put in the small pool.”

“It was my idea to have it underground,” Helena hums, “It was easier to build underground.”

“We all put our magic into the chamber,” Rowena looks at the students, “We are the founders.”

Students have many questions, Remus sits down. His eyes look with Draco’s and he winks at his partner.

§

Severus is back at Hogwarts, he is watching Harry being surrounded by his friends and fans. He sees Harry laugh and blush at something a boy said. It sends a pang to his heart. He gets up and makes his way to the dungeons. He had to spend five weeks at the hospital, Harry visited him every day, no doubt feeling guilty that he got hurt. He is packing his things, he ponders if he should leave a letter for Harry or not. He doubts Harry will miss him much. He is young and will quickly move on but Severus will most likely never move on. No, Harry has his heart and will always have it, not that he told him that. He puts his letter of resignation on the table, he is going to the school.

“You’re leaving?” Harry has been running as fast as he could once Sal told him about Sev’s intentions.

Severus turns around, “Yes. I am no longer beholden to teaching. I am free for the first time in my life.” He touches his arm where the mark used to be. Harry has removed the mark while he was at the hospital.

“What about us?” Harry is hurt, Sev really is leaving.

“Harry, we are back now and this dream we were living is over. You were only with me back in the past because you lacked options. We’re back now and it is only a matter of time before you find someone younger and less burdened.” Severus looks at the teen, “You deserve someone better. I am sure one of your adorning fans would love to snag you.”

“That is not for you to decide. I am old enough to know who I want,” Harry takes a step closer, “I want you Sev.”

“You can’t mean it.” Severus wants to believe Harry but he has trouble to believe anything good happens to him..

Harry takes Severus’ hands in his, “I love you. I am in love with you. I wanted to tell you but I was scared you would reject me.” He huffs, “I should have told you then you wouldn’t doubt me.” He looks into Sev’s black eyes, “You can ask the founders, they all know that you’re it for me. I had many conversations with them. Mainly because I was frustrated because you wouldn’t have sex with me. If I only wanted sex with you I would have broken up with you after he kept denying me.”

“I was afraid you would only want to scratch an itch. I didn’t want to cross that line because it would be so much harder when things ended. I would have gotten a taste of what I never could have again,” Severus rests his forehead against Harry’s, “I love you too. I never told you because I thought this was just a temporary thing for you. I was protecting my heart.”

“We’re both fools,” Harry cups Severus’ face, “Were you going to say goodbye?”

“I don’t know,” Severus whispers, “I don’t know,” before he claims Harry’s lips with his. This kiss is different from all the others they have shared. Severus isn’t holding back anymore. He entangles his tongue with Harry’s and leads them towards the bedroom. They land on the bed, he breaks the kiss, “I want to make love to you.”

“Merlin, yes.” Harry runs his hand over Sev’s body, “Can I be inside you?”

Severus swallows hard, “I never bottomed before.”

“But you’ve done it?” Harry suddenly feels jealous of the past lovers Severus had.

“A few times, dark places, no names, just to scratch an itch. Never lasted more than five minutes.” He kisses Harry softly, “I never made love before,” he kisses him again, “I trust you.”

Harry nods, he gets what Severus isn’t saying. He never trusted anyone before to bottom. He waves his hand and both are naked, “One of those days I am going to disrobe you but I have waited too long for this.”

“Impatient are we?” Severus pushes their groins together, “Do you know the spells?”

“Yes,” Harry nips on Severus’s throat, he waves his hand and Severus is ready for him, “Helga taught me to do them wandless and wordlessly.” He pushes Severus onto his back and kisses down Sev’s body, “You're gorgeous.” He sucks a nipple into his mouth, Severus moans. Harry sucks the other nipple into his mouth and licks Severus’ abs, “You do know that Sal is the reason we walked into each other when we stepped out of the shower?”

Severus bucks off the bed when Harry’s hot mouth engulfs him, “Fuck.” He groans loudly when he feels Harry suck hard, “I never had someone suck me before.” He moans, “It did occur to me. He really wanted us to fuck.”

“Glad I am your first,” he kisses the tip of Sev’s cock, “Need to be inside you,” he casts the spells again. He puts a pillow under Sev’ ass then slowly pushes his hard cock inside, “Blimey, you’re so tight.” He slowly rocks back and forth until he bottoms out, “You okay?”

Severus takes a deep breath, “Yes. I feel so full.” He slowly rocks his hips, “You can move.”

Harry keeps his pace slow at first but soon his pace picks up. He groans when he sees Sev play with his cock, “This is so hot.”

Severus yelps when Harry hits his prostate, “Again.” He starts to whimper when his prostate gets poked repeatedly. He keeps stroking his cock, he can feel his orgasm approaching. With one last tug he spills over his hand. Harry moans loudly when he feels Sev clench around his cock and his orgasm suddenly overtakes him and he spills deep inside his lover. Harry pulls out and Severus pulls him into his arms, “I love you.”

“I love you too,” Harry kisses Sev’s chest, “Are you still going to resign?”

“No,” he rolls them over, “I am going to stay until you finish school, then we’ll see.”

“I want to teach,” Harry blushes, “You know the apartment we built shortly before we left? Sal told me that is ours. That is why they gave us free reign to build it like we wanted it. Only we can get in.”

Severus laughs, “Sneaky bastards,” he kisses Harry, “I have been wondering what happened to it.” He strokes Harry’s cheek, “If you really want to teach we can move in there.”

“Why can’t we move in now?” Harry moans when Severus pinches his nipple.

“Because a student and professor cannot live together, they can share a bed but not quarters.” Severus takes Harry’s half hard cock into his mouth. He slowly bobs his head up and down and can feel Harry harden further. He casts the spells and lets go of Harry’s cock. He slowly pushes inside Harry, “Unless they are married.”

“Yes,” Harry pulls Severus in for a kiss, “Yes.”

Severus slowly makes love to his fiancée, he brings him over the edge twice before he fills his future husband with his seed. He lies down next to Harry, “That’s why Remus and Draco got married quickly, they also wanted to live together.”

“I want the founders to be there when we get married.”

“We can do that,” Severus puts the covers over them, “Let’s rest for a bit, there are a few things I want to try with you.”

§

Ron is walking out of Azakan, he’s spent the past thirty years there. His parents denounced him and Ginny after they found out that they were in league with Albus to control Harry and kill him once the war was over to get his fortune. His sister didn’t even last a week, she died three days after they arrived. Hermione lasted over a decade before the dementors got too much for her and she too died. Ron got lucky, he was on a lower level with less strict security. Dementors only passed by once a week. He is not surprised when no one is there to greet him. He makes his way to the Ministry where he will be meeting with Tonks.

Tonks looks at Ron, “A monitoring charm will be placed on you. You will be allowed to stay in a halfway house until you find your own lodgings.” She hands him some papers, “You will be working as a janitor in Diagon Alley.”

“Harry, can I talk to him?” Ron wants to apologize.

“That is up to him,” Tonks thinks it’s best to tell Ron, she knows nothing about Harry’s personal life was printed in the newspaper, “Harry is married to Severus Snape. Snape is headmaster of Hogwarts and Harry is the deputy headmaster.”

“Oh,” Ron nods, “I thought Remus was still headmaster.”

“He retired after Draco graduated and they moved to Spain.” Tonks gets up, “Follow me.”

§

“How does it feel to be a portrait?” Salazar looks at Harry, “No more going to the loo.”

“It’s weird,” Harry looks at his husband, “I miss you.”

Severus is fighting back tears, “I miss you too.” He never imagined Harry would die before him. He always thought he would be the first one to go.

“Look on the bright side, you can still talk to him and once Severus passed on you can snog each other again.” Rowena chuckles, “For now you can haunt him through the school.”

“Or have sex,” Godric smirks, “What do you think happens when it’s dark? We are not prudes.”

“TMI,” Severus sits down, at the ripe age of 124, his bones ache daily. All the curses he had to endure in his younger years have caught up with him and are playing havoc on his body. “I have selected my successor. Kendra Lovegood will take over as headmistress and Frankie Longbottom will be her deputy.” Severus will stay on as a consultant to the staff and students until he joins Harry in the afterlife.

Eight years later, his portrait joins the others and he can finally embrace his husband again.

Chapter 18: Being your own man

Draco slowly wakes up, he stretches and feels someone behind him. He looks around and recognizes the room, he is at Grimmauld Place. His head is pounding, he takes the sober-up potion on the nightstand and he feels better. He turns around and locks eyes with his bed partner, “Did we have sex?”

“No.”

Draco is relieved, “Good.” He can see the look of hurt in the other’s eyes, “I didn’t mean it like that.” He scoots closer, “I just meant that I didn’t my first time be a drunken night I wouldn’t remember. I just remember getting drunk on Kreacher's wine and nothing after.”

“We just kissed and got naked but you passed out as soon as your head hit the pillow. I put boxers on both of us.”

“I’m glad you stayed.”

“You had a tight hold on me and wouldn’t let me go.”

Draco murmurs, “I don’t remember kissing you.” He looks into Remus’ eyes, “I want to remember kissing you.” He presses his lips to Remus’. They kiss slowly, savoring it. Draco runs a hand over Remus’ face and kisses him again. His hand runs down until he finds Remus’ boxers. He slips his hand inside and strokes Remus’ cock, “I want you.” He can feel Remus harden in his hand.

“Are you sure?” Remus moans into Draco’s neck after a firm tuck.

“Yes,” Draco kisses Remus again, “I’ve had a crush on you since third year. I was angry at first at myself but I accepted my crush after it didn’t go away in fourth year.” He removes his hand from Remus’ cock. “All my life I’ve done what my father wanted me to do. I bullied others, was mean to Harry, acted superior towards half-bloods and muggle-borns because my father expected it of me. I made friends with the likes of Parkinson, Goyle, Crabbe, because my father wanted me to be surrounded by like-minded people. I joined Umbridge’ squad because my father ordered me to. I was forced to take the dark mark and kill someone because of my father’s failure. I was tasked to kill Dumbledore because my father told Voldemort I could do it. I have tried for years to live up to his expectations but I realised nothing I do, will ever be good enough for him. Since I was a child I did what he told me to do trying to make him proud but I never did. I am no longer a child.” He shows Remus his arm, “I have a mark because of him, I got tortured because of him. I had to kill because of him.” He huffs, “You know what he told me? That once the war was over I would marry Astoria Greengrass because it would look good for the Malfoy name if I married someone who was neutral in the war. He told me he already has written up a marriage contract. He made sure to drill it into my head to save myself for marriage. That it would be a stronger marriage if I was untouched.” He looks into Remus’ eyes, “I am done letting him dictate my life. For the first time in my life I am going to do something I want.” He runs a hand through Remus’ hair, “I want you. I want to go out with you and show everyone that you’re mine. I want to have sex with you. I want to scream your name when you are inside me. I want to suck your cock and swallow your cum. I want to be covered in your marks. I want to feel you for days.”

“Using me to rebel against your father?” Remus smirks, “I can live with that.” He runs a finger down Draco’s neck, “I want those things too. There were times when I wanted to bend you over and fuck you.”

“That it will drive my father mad is just a bonus,” Draco removes his boxers, “Fuck me.”

Remus strokes Draco’s cock, “You’re big,” he leans down and tastes him, “Delicious.” He summons a vial of oil. He takes Draco into his mouth and bobs his head up and down while his finger is moving in and out of Draco. He adds another finger, scissoring him open, “Contraceptive spell?”

“Yes, I don’t think we are ready for children just yet,” Draco moans when he feels another finger inside him, “I want your cock.”

“Patience,” Remus keeps opening Draco up, “It’s your first time, there is no rush,” he takes Draco back into his mouth, he really tastes good. After a few moments he sits up, “Turn around.”

Draco rolls onto his stomach and gets on all fours, “Like the view?”

“Yes,” Remus parts Draco’s cheeks and runs his tongue along the rim before darting his tongue inside.

Draco is clenching the sheets, “Fuck.” He almost comes undone.

“Always wanted to do that,” Remus strokes his cock, “Ready?” At Draco’s nod he pushes inside, “Fuck, you feel like a furnace.” He keeps pushing until he bottoms out, “Alright?”

Draco pushes back, “Yes,” he never felt like this, he feels so full, “Fuck me.”

“I am,” Remus slowly pulls out and pushes back in, “You feel so good around me.” He keeps his pace slow, “Touch yourself.”

Draco starts to jerk himself off, “Harder. I am not made out of glass.”

Remus snaps his hips hard, sending Draco forward, “I don’t want this to be over too soon.” He snaps them hard again, “Your first time should be good and enjoyable.” Not like his, he hated his first time.

“It already is because it’s with you,” Draco screams when Remus hits his prostate, “What was that?”

“Your prostate,” Remus makes sure to hit the spot on every thrust, “Does it feel good?”

“Yes,” Draco whimpers, “I’m sure you know.”

“I don’t,” Remus pulls out and turns Draco around, he slides back in, “You are the first man I am having sex with. I only ever slept with women, and those I can count on one hand.” He kisses Draco, “You’re my first in some ways. First time I am having anal sex,” he slowly pulls out and pushes back in, “First time I sucked a cock and rimmed,” he bends down and sucks a nipple into his mouth, “First time I am doing this to a man.”

“Oh,” Draco nuzzles his throat, “I am glad,” he pulls him in for a deep kiss and rocks with Remus. They keep rocking, their pace quickening. Draco groans when he feels Remus’ hand on his cock, “I’m close.”

“I got you,” Remus watches Draco come undone, it is the most beautiful sight he’s ever seen. “Holy shit,” he is surprised by the steel grip of Draco’s muscles around his cock, “So good.” He thrusts a handful of times and spills deep inside Draco. He keeps rocking until his cock is soft then pulls out. He lies next to Draco and pulls him into his arms.

“That was perfect,” Draco rests his head over Remus’ chest and yawns. Sleep soon claims them again.

/—/

“You got a letter from your father,” Sirius hands it to his cousin then takes a good look at him, “You look like you’ve had sex the whole day.”

“I did.” Draco opens the letter and screams out in pain. A black vein runs up his arm, Draco is crying, “I hate him.”

Sirius helps Draco up, “What is happening?” He takes the letter and reads it, “Fuck.”

“What is going on?” Hermione walks into the kitchen, “I was in the library when I heard a scream.”

“Lucius cursed Draco,” Sirius hands Hermione the letter, “Bastard put the spell on Draco when he was a child. As soon as Draco opened the letter the curse was activated.”

Hermione reads the letter, “I am confused.”

“My father put a spell on me that would tell him when and with whom I was having sex with. I had sex with Remus multiple times and the spell told my father. He is mad that I gave myself to a halfbreed and that I violated the agreement he has with Greengrass.” Draco screams out in pain again.

“What is the curse?” Hermione takes Draco’s arm and inspects the black vein, “It’s covered your neck.”

“A nasty curse, it shocks him when he is happy,” Sirius rushes off to the library, he knows he read about something like that in one of the Black books.

“You’re father is a piece of work,” Hermione runs some scans, “So you and Lupin?”

“You and Black?” Draco gulps down the glass of water Hermione has handed him, “Where is everyone?”

“Harry threw everyone out who was not family before midnight,” she hands him a sandwich, “Molly threw up a stink and Ron was mad when I was allowed to stay.”

“He doesn’t know that you and Black are shagging?” Draco groans, “I hope there is a cure.”

“I think Ron has blinders on and ignores what is in front of him. Ginny told me Ron thinks that she is dating Harry. She didn’t dare tell him that they were not because he was already mad that Snape was not arrested for killing Dumbledore. He would have blown a gasket if she told him Harry was married to Snape.”

“They are wearing matching rings and I am sure Ron was in the room when they were snogging,” Draco sees Remus enter, “My father knows about us and he cursed me.”

“WHAT?” Remus reads the letter, “I am going to kill him.” He is ready to leave when Draco stops him, “Don’t. He’s not worth it.” Draco kisses him and screams out in pain, “Fuck.”

“I am going to blood adopt you,” Severus enters, followed by Harry and Sirius, “The curse is based on blood, Malfoy blood to be exact.” He sits down, “Once I blood adopt you, you have to accept me as your father and it will override the curse.”

“Or I can blood adopt you, you already have Black blood in you through your mother,” Sirius shows them what they have found, “This is the spell he used. It will eventually drive you to suicide. It will send you into depression since it disallows happy thoughts.”

“This says he could remove it,” Draco huffs, “Like he would.”

Hermione has been reading, “It’s better if Sirius adopts you. Black blood is already strong, another dose and it will be even stronger.” She looks at Snape, “Sorry Professor but we need pure or strong blood in this case to drown out the Malfoy blood. Plus is his mother does something he is protected by Sirius’ blood.”

“Wouldn’t my blood be the strongest? I am from the Peverell line,” Harry reads over Hermione’s shoulder, “Oh, it says that pure blood is better. Less deluded.”

Another shock runs through Draco’s body, “This is getting old real fast.”

“Put up your occlumency shields,” Severus walks over to Draco and taps his temple, “Put your feelings in a box and lock it. You did it during the war. I am afraid you’ll have to again.”

Draco does and kisses Remus, “It worked,” he smirks, “You know if we have sex again, father will think his spell failed.”

“It’s weird, I can feel the lack of emotions coming from you,” Remus kisses Draco back who smiles and screams out in pain.

“I don’t think it will work,” Draco kisses Remus again, it still hurts but less. He locks his feelings away again, “This is going to suck.”

“Do you really want to enrage your father further?” Snape sits down, “I know first hand how devious and vengeful he can be.”

“He can’t kill me. He can make my life unpleasant but there is only so much he can do,” Draco looks down at his hands, “I want to know what mother is feeling about this.”

“I can write to her,” Sirius rubs his chin, “So, you okay with me blood adopting you?”

“Sure,” Draco lets out a bitter laugh, “I am sure you will be a better father. The bar is really low.”

“Won’t that change how he looks?” Harry frowns, “You have your father’s hair and complexion.”

“That is actually all Narcissa. She is dying her hair black. Not all Blacks have black hair. We even had a red head in the family.” Sirius looks at Draco, “You can always dye your hair back if you change. You have Lucius' eyes and his height.”

“I don’t care how you look,” Remus kisses Draco’s cheek, leaning close, whispering, “As long as your cock stays the same I am happy.”

Draco bursts out laughing, “Merlin, I love you.” His eyes go wide, realising what he just said, “I do. Love you, that is.” A moment later he is gasping in pain, “I don’t think occlumency is helping.”

“I love you too,” Remus takes Draco’s hand in his, “I’ve fallen in love with you over the years we’ve been working together.” He rubs his back, “Take strength from me.”

“Now that you confessed your love, we can take care of business.” Sirius looks at Snape, “You brew the potion.” He looks at Harry and Hermione, “You prepare everything for the ritual.” He looks at the pair, “You need to go to Gringotts and get the paperwork. Then you can go back to shagging.” He claps his hand, “We’ll do the adoption once the potion is ready.”

“It will take a week,” Severus hands Sirius a vial, “I will need your blood,” he also hands one to Draco, “Yours too.” He looks at Harry, “Go to our room, in my potions cupboard there is a pink green potion,” he looks at Draco, “It will block your emotion for a day. I am pretty sure I read about a spell that does the same.”

“I will look through the books. I think it’s in a book about healing,” Hermione writes something down, “I think we should tell Kingsley about this.”

“We’ll go see him,” Draco drinks the potion and shudders, “I feel weird.”

“It will be temporary,” Snape hands Draco a note, “Give this to Kingsley.”

/—/

“You got another letter from your father,” Hermione hands it to him, “I checked, it is clean.”

Draco sits down and opens it, he reads it and laughs, “He has cut me off from the Malfoy money and banned me from the Manor.”

“Cissy wrote back,” Sirius hands a letter to Draco and kisses Hermione, “Molly has tried to get in.” He smirks, “I am glad we put on a new fidelius charm. Keeps the nasty bugs out.”

Draco is crying, “Mother, she is siding with father. She is disappointed in me and thought I would have better sense. She wrote that I am sullying both the Black and Malfoy name by giving my body to Remus. She says she didn’t lie to the Dark Lord so I could degrade myself and shame them.” He wipes away his tears, “I thought she would support me.”

“I am afraid that Cissy always was a staunch pure blood supporter. She hated it when Andy married Ted and she hates Tonks. She was the one who burned Andy off the tapestry.” Sirius squeezes Draco’s shoulder, “I am sorry.”

“Me too,” Draco gets up and goes looking for Remus, “I will need to get a job,” he shows him the letters, “I am broke.”

“I am sorry about your mother,” Remus pulls him into his arms, “You’ll have to move in with me. I own a small cabin in Wales that Sirius, Lily and James bought me for my birthday,” he nips on Draco’s earlobe, “You told me you wanted to be a healer, you can be one now,” he starts to stroke Draco’s cock, “I have enough money to get us by for a while.” He murmurs several spells and they are naked, “And I am sure Sirius is going to give you some once he’s officially your father,” he guides his cock into Draco’s tight hole, “Merlin, you’re always so tight,” he slowly bucks up into Draco, “I wish we could take Lucius to court.” He starts to leave bite marks on Draco’s skin, “I want to see him in Azkaban,” he suckles on Draco’s nipple, “I want to take him down for hurting you.” He strokes Draco’s cock and adds a finger to his own cock, stretching Draco open wider, “I want him destroyed.” He cups Draco’s balls, “I want to rub it in his face that he lost,” he licks the black vein on Draco’s throat and sucks on the adam’s apple, “I want him to see how happy we are,” he looks into Draco’s eyes, “That no matter what he does, you will rise above him,” he kisses Draco softy, “I want him to stew in a cell while we are happily married with kids, sparing no more thought to him.”

Draco cums with a cry, tears are streaming down his face, “I love you.”

“I love you too,” Remus fucks Draco through his orgasm, “I want to run into your mother in Diagon Alley, watching her face when she sees her grandchildren for the first time but is not allowed near them,” he holds Draco’s hips and thrusts up into him hard and fast, “I want her to beg us for a chance to reconcile and deny her,” he can feel his balls tighten, “Fuck Draco,” he erupts inside his lover.

Draco is panting, “Did you just ask me to marry you?”

“No,” Remus kisses his sweety temple, “It’s too soon for that. But I do want to marry you in the future.”

“Good. I will say yes when you ask me.”

/—/

Lucius is furious, “Draco is still sleeping with that halfbreed. They had sex no less than five times yesterday! He keeps disrespecting us.” He frowns, “I know the spell is working. He should not be fucking around.”

Narcissa sighs sadly, “I am afraid he made his choice,” she shows him a spell, “Let’s see if the wolf still wants Draco after this.” She takes his hands in his, “Severus is with him. He must have given Draco something to help him.”

“I knew there is a reason I fell in love with you,” he kisses his wife, “I will cast it and you’re probably right.”

/—/

Draco grunts,” What?”

Remus has been shaking Draco awake, “You’re body. It’s covered in scars and burns.”

Draco looks at his arms, angry red scars are looking back at him, “What the hell?” He gets up and looks at himself in the mirror, from head to toe, his body is scarred and burned, he notices that something is written on his chest. He can make out the word, Traitor. “My father did this.” He starts to cry, “He knows I always loved my looks. I admit that I am vain and made sure to always look good.”

Remus wraps his arms around Draco, “You are still beautiful to me,” he kisses the scar on his shoulder, “He is doing this to hurt you.” He turns Draco around, “You don’t care about my scars and I don’t care about yours.”

“Why does he hate me so much?” Draco sighs into Remus’ neck, “We need to show the others.” They head to the kitchen, “Surprise!” Draco turns around, “Woke up like this. Courtesy of my father.”

“This is a Black spell,” Sirius looks at the scars and burns, “It’s a Black family punishment. I am sure Narcissa showed the spell to Lucius who cast it on you.”

“How did he do it when Draco was here?” Harry touches one of the scars, “And why didn’t it hurt him?” He touches another one, “Do they hurt?”

“Because the spell is not meant to hurt physically,” Sirius casts a spell on Draco, “Lucius used family magic to cast it on Draco.”

“They don’t hurt. My skin just feels a bit tight,” Draco lets out a long sigh and looks at the ceiling, “I hate them.”

“Why hasn’t he killed him then?” Harry smiles when he sees Severus enter.

“Because he can’t,” Severus hands Draco a salve, “The Malfoys can’t kill each other. Family magic prevents that.”

“Will the scars go away once Siri adopts him?” Harry kisses his husband on the cheek, “I missed you this morning.”

“I’ll make it up to you later,” Severus puts two vials on the table, “I finished the potions this morning. We can do the ritual at dusk. As for the scars and burns I do not know.”

“I will prepare the room,” Hermione is about to get up when an owl arrives, “It’s from Ginny and Charlie.” She quickly reads it, “Ron and Molly are mad that they can’t get in anymore and are accusing us of being corrupted by snakes.”

“I see two snakes and four lions. If anything you are corrupting us,” Draco gets up, “Do you need anything? I want to go out and show my face. I won’t hide. They will expect me to hide.”

“I also believe they did it thinking Remus would leave you,” Hermione huffs, “Your parents are shallow.”

“Go to HoneyDukes and get some sweets,” Sirius hands him a list, “Go to the muggle world and get this.”

“Will do,” Draco takes it and returns to his room to get dressed.

“I’m proud of you,” Remus squeezes his hand, “Muggle world first.”

/—/

“I don’t feel any different,” Draco looks at himself in the mirror, “My hair is a bit darker but still blond. Oh my eyes are dark gray now.”

Severus and Hermione cast several spells, “The spell Lucius cast on you is gone. The black vein is gone. You can lower your barriers again.” Severus runs another spell, “I am afraid some of the scars will remain. The burns are gone.”

Draco bites his lip, “About that. My shields have been down since I took the potion. I put the pain in a box and locked it away. That was easier. It was only a mild pain, like a small undercurrent running through my body when I was happy. And when we had sex I barely felt anything.”

“Hm,” Severus runs his spells again to make sure, “You’re fine. I can see about making a stronger salve for your scars.”

“I just checked the tapestry,” Harry enters, “You are now on it as Draco Black.”

“I don’t mind the scars,” Draco smirks, “Do you think they know?”

“They will when they get the Gringotts letter,” Sirius hands Draco a folder, “I have several Black properties that have been sitting empty,” he smirks and points at a picture of a seaside house, “Your mother had hoped to inherit this one day, my mother promised it to her but nothing was officially done. It’s yours.”

“I was going to move in with Remus.” Draco looks at the pictures, “Mother, she told me about this place.”

“My cabin is small. It only has four rooms. This place is big enough for our future children.” Remus strokes Draco’s hip, “It has a potions room and a big backyard for me to run around on the full moon.”

“Okay,” Draco keeps going over the other files, “You’ve given me Regulus’ vault.”

“Yes. It will be enough to let you live comfortably while you study to become a healer. And if you two ever run out of money I’ll give you some. Harry doesn’t need the Black money, he and Severus have enough money to last ten lifetimes.” Sirius hands him a box, “Black family ring. It’s passed from father to son.”

“What about when you have your own children?” Draco takes it and puts it on, “Thank you.”

“This is Reggie’s, I still have mine.” Sirius claps him on the back, “You do know this means that Hermione will eventually be your mother-in-law.” He laughs at the look on Draco’s face.

/—/

“That little brat disowned me!” Lucius throws a glass against the wall, “I can no longer punish him! I can’t believe he did this!”

“I heard he was walking around Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley not hiding his scars,” Narcissa soothes her husband, “I am still connected to him. I can punish him.” She makes a disgusted face, “Pansy told me Draco and Remus were walking around holding hands and kissing. Such behavior is not becoming a Malfoy!”

“I am afraid you cannot,” Lucius pulls her into his lap, “Sirius is now his father and his blood is protecting him. Even from you. His claim on his is stronger because he is a male.”

“Draco is not the son I thought he was. I am sorry that he is such a disappointment.” Narcissa wonders where she went wrong, “Maybe I should have been stricter.”

“Me too.” He strokes her arm, “I know he always wanted to be a healer. I will make sure he has difficulties achieving his dreams.” He wants his son to come crawling back to them only so Lucius can send him away.

/—/

Ron is laughing, “Malfoy, you look like an ugly fucker! Who did this to? I want to shake their hands. Pretty Malfoy is now disfigured.” He is holding his stomach, “No one wants you now. I bet your future wife ran for the hills when she saw you.”

“Looks aren’t everything and my boyfriend doesn’t mind my scars.” Draco smirks, “I may look less handsome now but I still get laid. Same can’t be said for you. I heard Bell dropped you like a hot potato. Something about your off putting behavior.”

“Shut up Malfoy.”

“It’s Black now,” Draco moves past Ron, “Have a nice day.”

Ron grabs his arm, “What have you been doing to Hermione? Did you kill her? And who is your boyfriend?”

“He’s been doing nothing to me Ronald,” Hermione joins Draco, “I got everything,” she looks at her former friend, “I have been busy helping Sirius and Draco.”

“Well now that you are done you can come to the Burrow. I miss you. It’s time you are in better company.”

“I won’t be coming to the Burrow and I like the company I keep.”

“But there are snakes and evil.”

Hermione rolls her eyes, “The war is over Ron and it’s people like you why there was a war in the first place. Grow up.”

“Draco and Snape are corrupting you. Who knows what they are doing to you!” Ron tries to grab her, “Come with me!”

“NO!” She swats his arm, “I am dating Sirius and he would never let them do anything to me.”

“WHAT? You’re dating Black?” Ron feels hurt, “But I thought you loved me!”

“Oh Ron,” she pities him, “I love you as a friend but Sirius has my heart. We’ve been dating over a year now.”

Ron looks at Draco, “This is your fault! You weren’t supposed to change sides!” He is ready to punch Draco when Tonks clears her throat.

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” Tonks looks at him, “Move along Ron.”

Ron leaves in a huff, he needs to tell his mother.

/—/

Molly is reading the newspaper, “That poor boy! I may not like Draco but even he didn’t deserve this.”

Ginny is reading the article, “Will they be able to arrest Malfoy for this?”

“I do not know,” Molly starts to make lunch, “You need to talk to Harry about getting back together.”

“Mum, Harry and I dated for a minute. We only held hands and kissed once,” Ginny hears her mum tell her about her plans, “Harry is married.”

“Don’t be silly my dear,” Molly hums to herself, she will have their wedding at The Burrow and show off.

Ginny rolls her eyes, her mother is in denial. “He and Snape are married. They got married after Voldemort’s death by Kingsley in the headmaster’s office.”

“If Harry was married I would know.” Molly thinks her daughter drank a potion that makes her tell jokes.

/—/

Remus is riding Draco, “I love how your big cock stretches me. Can’t get enough of it,” he bounces up and down, “You spoiled me for anyone else.”

Draco rolls them over, he snaps his hips hard, “There better not be anyone else.”

“Never,” Remus screams when Draco assaults his prostate, “Close.”

“How do you want to cum? On my cock alone? My hand or my mouth?”

“Your mouth.”

Draco pulls out, bends down and takes Remus’ cock into his mouth and sucks hard. Soon he is swallowing down Remus’ essence. He crawls over Remus, sits down on his chest and watches Remus suck his cock and a few moments later he spills down Remus’ throat. He lies next to him, “I love you.”

“I love you too,” Remus kisses the top of Draco’s head, “I can’t believe Lucius threatened St Mungos if they hired you.”

“I can,” Draco sighs, “I didn’t even know he was a donor.” He looks up, “Lucius will soon realise he messed with the wrong person.” He tells Remus about his plan before they make love again.

/—/

Lucius is pacing in his cell, he can’t believe he is back in Azkaban. His former son put him there. The brat told Kingsley all his secrets and told him where to find some highly illegal objects. He came under heavy scrutiny after Draco gave an interview about the spells Lucius used on him. He lost his reputation when it was revealed he disfigured his own son for loving a werewolf and that he threatened to pull funding from St Mungos if they hired Draco. Luckily his wife is free and she is allowed to visit him every two weeks. He hates Draco and wishes him ill, his son should not be allowed to be happy!

/—/

Astoria is meeting with Draco, “Thank you for agreeing to see me.”

“I hope there are no hard feelings.” Draco sits down, “I did not want to marry you.”

“There was no agreement. My father only humored your father but he was never going to let us marry.”

“Really?”

“You see, my father knew that Lucius wanted this to be a political match and my father hates those marriages. He wants me and my sister to marry for love. We never could have loved each other as partners. I think ours would only have been a sibling love.”

“True, my heart would always have been Remus’,” he plays with the ring on his finger. He and Remus have been married for two years now. “Why tell me now?”

“Because your mother brought it up when she talked to my father. I thought it prudent to inform you myself of the truth. Since your mother made it sound like you broke a contract.”

“Narcissa is no longer my mother, my aunt Andromeda has been more of a mother to me in the past four years than my own mother ever was.” Draco huffs and tells her about all the things Narcissa tried to do, “She is lucky that she is not in a cell next to my father.”

“I am sorry to hear that.”

“So anyone in your life?”

“I am dating Dean Thomas. Are the stories true about Ron Weasley?”

“If you mean that Hermione took out a restraining order against him since he started stalking her or that Black broke his nose? Both are true.” He catches her up on what she missed.

/—/

“Ginny, when are you and Harry getting married? I am not getting any younger and I want grandchildren from you.” She wants her daughter to finally settle down.

Ginny looks at her mother in disbelief, “Mum, you know Harry and Severus are married. It was in the newspaper.” She huffs, “They announced last month that they are expecting their first child. Besides, I am dating Seamus, we’ve been together two years!”

“Nonsense,” Molly hums to herself, “Harry is your soulmate. Ron also needs to apologize to Hermione. I don’t want him to be with that Brown girl anymore. Hermione and Ron will have smart babies.”

“Hermione is married to Sirius Black and they already have two children,” Ginny is worried about her mother, “Are you alright?”

“Of course I am dear.” Molly looks at her daughter, “Why wouldn’t I be?”

/—/

Narcissa is walking down Diagon Alley, she is keeping her head low. The population still remembers what her husband did and to an extent her, even if more than a decade has passed. She hears a laugh and looks up. Draco is standing in front of a store and is holding a child in his arms and another is tugging on his leg. She is frozen on the spot and dares not to move closer. She wasn’t aware that Draco had children and there is no doubt in her mind that they are his. She swallows hard when she sees the wolf join him, carrying a baby in his arms and kiss Draco on the scar on his cheek. She sees Draco look her way and then look away again, not acknowledging her and it hurts.

/—/

Draco is talking to Molly Weasley, “Lucius died two days ago. Narcissa invited me to his funeral.”

“You should go, he is your father after all,” Molly hums, “Aren’t Ginny and Harry a beautiful couple?”

Draco looks at Molly, “They are friends. Harry is married to Severus and Ginny is married to Seamus. You are holding your second grandchild.”

“Don’t be silly. Ginny is meant for Harry. She would never marry someone else.” Molly is rocking the child, “You have Harry’s hair.”

“His hair is red,” Draco and several other healers have been trying to find out what is wrong with Molly but so far they haven’t been able to figure it out.

/—/

Draco slowly wakes up, he stretches and feels someone behind him. He looks around and recognizes the room, he is at Grimmauld Place. His head is pounding, he takes the sober-up potion on the nightstand and he feels better. He turns around and locks eyes with his bed partner, “Did we have sex?”

“Yes.”

Draco kisses his husband, “Reminds me of the first time we woke up in bed together.”

“That was almost seventy years ago,” Remus pushes their groins together, “Unlike then we can’t have sex marathons anymore.”

“Pity,” both moan when they fall over the edge. Draco hums, “We should get up.” They volunteered to look after all the grandchildren, “Before they find us again and complain about us still having sex in our old age.”

“We are not that old,” Remus kisses his husband, “But you are right.” He starts to kiss his husbands scars, they never faded nor did his traitor mark but Draco got a wolf tattoo to cover it. Narcissa eventually did try and reconcile and Draco told her no and slammed the door shut in her face.

“I can’t go again,” Draco pushes him off, “We really have to get up.” Deciding to be his own man was the best choice he ever made.

Chapter 19: Dream or reality?

Severus ignored the pain he was in. He wouldn’t give Potter the satisfaction of hearing his screams.

“After everything you put me through in school, the bullying, being a jerk to me, did you really think I would let it go?” Harry walked around Snape, “I will make you suffer for threatening me like dirt.” He spat at Snape, “You are dirt.”

Severus didn’t know how long he had been here. Potter had been torturing for at least three days. He remained silent the whole time. He should have known that Potter never would have accepted his apology and only did because he was in company.

Harry smirked evilly, he attached small clamps on Snape’s body. He took a step back and waved his wand.

Severus screamed, his skin ripped from his body.

Harry laughed, “Not so tough now.” He watched the blood drip to the floor and left after he got bored.

($)

Harry ripped the hair from Snape’ skull, “You are the reason my parents are dead. Why I grew up without their love.”

Severus said nothing.

Harry continued with the torture, “You should be dead but death is too good for you. I am your judge, jury and executioner. You will suffer for all the pain you caused, you filth Death Eater.”
Harry flogged Snape, laughing as the flesh flew around the room.

($)

Harry was mad, “SPEAK!”

Severus mustered all the defiance he could gather and looked into Harry’s eyes and said nothing.

“Fine!” Harry, enraged, ripped the tongue out of Snape’s mouth. “You disgust me.”

($)

Severus had a reprieve, Harry hasn’t been by in a day. He’s been healing and it is agony. He would die in this room. Die when Harry allowed it. He deserved this. He was not a good man. He killed many people, hurt even more. If Harry was to be his jailer, he would be allowed to. He did hurt the boy the most. He was cruel and abusive towards the boy, only because he could and took his anger at James out on Harry. He would accept what other punishment Harry would dish out. He deserved it.

($)

Harry is removing Snape’s intestines, “Disgusting, just like you.” He wrapped them around Snape’s neck and hung him up. He watches as Snape fell to the ground with a loud crack, blood was spilling out of Snape’s skull.

Severus grunted and everything went black.

($)

Severus woke up, he tensed. He was in bed and looked around.

A healer entered, “I am healer Gable. You are at St Mungos. Your body suffered much trauma and you’ve been in a healing coma for the past three months.” He ran a scan, “Your lungs still need healing and your vocal cords are still mending. You won’t be able to speak for another month at least.” He handed Severus a paper and pen, “Write down any questions you have.”

What happened?

“I am afraid that is a question for the Minister to answer. I will alert him that you are awake.” The healer makes a note, “Get some more rest.”

($)

Severus panicked when he saw Potter following behind the Minister. He tried to escape, fearful of what Potter might do next.

Harry stopped, he saw the look of fear in Severus’ eyes and it broke his heart. He held up his hands in surrender, “I am not going to hurt you.”

Minister Shaklebolt sat down, “Severus, it was not Harry who kept you prisoner and tortured you. It was Molly, Ron, Ginny and Hermione. They used polyjuice potion and pretended to be Harry.”

“Draco came to me and asked me if I knew where you went after our meeting.” Harry took a step closer, “When I told him we never had a meeting, he told me that you’d been missing for a month. It was Neville who told me he saw us together at Hogwarts but I was at Grimmauld Place. Kreacher figured it all out.”

“They are mad that you are being hailed as a hero,” Kingsley sighed, “They all hold grudges against you and wanted to make you pay.”

I deserved it.

“NO!” Harry shook his head, “You didn’t deserve what they did to you. I forgave you. I never wanted this to happen.” He wiped away some tears, “They pretended to be because they knew it would hurt you the most.”

“They are all in Azkaban for live, they were caught in the act.” Kingsley got up, “I’ll wait outside.”

Severus looked at Harry, still scared that this is all part of another punishment.

“It’s not a trick,” Harry sat down, “May I touch you?”

Severus shook his head and saw a hurt flash in Harry’s eyes.

“I understand,” Harry hung his head, “There is another reason why they chose to be me.” He looked up, “I told them that I had a crush on you and was going to ask you if you would want to be in a relationship with me.” He took a deep breath, “But now you are scared of me. You will look at me and be reminded of what they did to you by wearing my face.”

Severus nodded.

“Draco will be by later,” Harry got up, “Can we talk once you have recovered?”

Maybe.

($)

Severus sat down, his limp making walking painful, “Mr Potter.”

“Please, call me Harry.” He looked at the man he hadn’t see in six months, “How are you?”

“Better,” he replied in a raspy voice, “Why did you want to meet?”

“Because I wanted to apologize again for what they did.” He hugged himself, “Call it stupid Gryffindor optimism but I still want to try and be with you.”

“I can’t. Now right now. When I look at you, I am reminded of everything. I know now it was not you but my memories tell me otherwise.”

“Why not get obliviated?”

“Because then I would be asking why I have more scars, why on some basic level I fear you. Why I have a limp?”

“Do you think there will ever be a time when we can give it a try? I am willing to wait for you.”

“I do not know and you should not wait on someone who might never be available to you.” Severus looked at the young man, “You should go out into the world and have some fun.”

“Do you want to be with me?”

“Before this. Yes. But now I don’t know if I can.” Severus lit up a smoke, “I have been talking to a mind healer to deal with everything. It is a slow process.”

“I am glad you are getting better.”

($)

“You know, you are letting them win,” Draco looked at his godfather, “This is what they want. Punish you and Harry. They want Harry to be miserable and unhappy.”

“Just because he wouldn’t date Ginny?” Severus rubbed his knee, the change in weather making it hurt.

“Yes. They wanted his money,” Draco showed him a transcript of the trial, “They had everything planned out.”

“Despicable,” Severus read everything, “I am glad they are rotting in Azkaban.” He handed it back, “And Harry is happy. Isn’t he dating Krum?”

“Krum is married to Cho Chang, he and Harry are best buddies.” Draco handed him a salve, “Harry has been on many dates but it never goes past dinner. He told me it feels wrong.” He looked at his godfather, “He is still waiting for you.”

“I told him not to,” Severus rubbed the salve on his knee, “I do not know if I can give him what he wants.”

“He just wants to be with you in any way you allow it.” Draco got up and left his godfather pondering.

($)

“I am glad we did this,” Harry slowly held out his hand and waited for Severus to take it.

“Me too,” Severus took his hand, they had dinner in Diagon Alley, “I might never be able to give you more than this. A kiss if I have a good day but I will never be able to make love to you.”

“That is no problem. I can take care of myself and there are toys I can use.” Harry squeezed his hand, “Sex is not important to me. Spending time with you, getting to know you, is.”

“If you are sure.” Severus stopped when his pain in his leg became too much.

Harry stopped and put an arm around Severus, “Alright?”

Severus tensed, he closed his eyes and counted to ten. He took a breath and smelled Harry’s unique scent and opened his eyes again, “I need to sit down. Aparate us to my home.”

Harry did and they landed in the living room. Harry guided Severus to the couch, “Do you want me to leave?”

“No.”

($)

Draco sat down next to Harry, “I went to Azkaban to inform the quartett that you and Severus are married now. I can show you the memories later. It was funny.”

Harry snorted, “I bet it was.” He and Severus had been together for seven years. They never did more than kiss but that is alright with Harry. They do love each other and that is what matters.

($)

Severus is screaming in pain. Was it all a dream his mind made up to sooth him. He blinks his eyes open and ses two Harrys. One smiling, one worried. He doesn’t know what is real anymore and lets blackness claim him.

Chapter 20: Blind

Remus takes out his wand, “Who is there? I may not be able to see you but I can smell you.”

“Draco Malfoy,” Draco takes a step closer, “I am here to help you.”

“Help?” Remus doesn’t lower his wand, “Why would you want to help me?”

“Because it was my cousin who blinded you.” Draco sighs, “I have been helping people who are injured by my family since the war ended. Some were easier to help than others. I have developed a potion that might give you your eyesight back.”

“Harry has been telling me but I didn’t believe him,” Remus lowers his wand, “I am your guinea pig then?”

“Yes. You are the only person alive hit by that spell.” Draco takes a step closer, “I’ve been working on this potion for the past eight years.”

“Allright, let’s have it. Can’t make it worse.” Remus drinks it and nothing happens, “Well I feel nothing. I still can’t see.”

“Can you tell me what happened the day Tonks cursed you?” Draco sits down, “My research suggested it should have worked.”

“Tonks was mad that I broke up with her. She wanted us to get married and have a family. I didn’t want to settle down. She accused me of using her but I told her going in it was just sex.” Remus sighs, “Later that day she saw Charlie Weasley throw himself at me and cursed me ten minutes later. She told me she hated me and that I was blind to her feelings.”

“Can I see the memory?”

“Sure.” Remus hands it to him, “I heard about your parents. I am sorry.”

“Thank you,” his parents were killed seven years ago when someone killed them for revenge. Draco takes the memory, “I will be back. I am not giving up.”

°!!°

“What is wrong?” Remus hands Draco a cup of tea, “I can smell your distress, fear and pain.”

“My ex,” Draco bursts out crying, “He raped me…again.”

Remus takes Draco into his arms, “Did you report him?”

“Yes. Harry arrested him,” Draco hiccups, “I broke up with him last year. He had this hold over me and after years of taking his abuse, I finally got up the courage to leave him. He tracked me down and broke into my flat.” Draco keeps crying, “He wanted to kill me. Said if he couldn’t have me, no one could.”

“Why did you stay with him for so long?”

“Because I thought he loved me. Father used to hit me too. I was used to it.” Draco huffs, “I associated hitting with love. I thought that is how everyone behaved behind closed doors. It was Molly Weasely who helped me realise the truth. She took me into the muggle to a support group. At first I just listened and then I realised that I was in an abusive relationship.” He shudders, “It was easy opening up to strangers. They didn’t know who I really was and they gave me their honest opinions. I was scared to leave him, that is when Molly brought Harry in. Harry told me that what my ex was doing is against the law.” He plays with his shirt, “Severus was right. When I first started dating him, Sev warned me. I didn’t listen and told him to stay out of my life. I broke contact with Sev after my ex filled my head with lies.”

“Have you talked to him since?” Remus strokes Draco’s back, “Severus I mean.”

“Harry locked us into a room to talk. We cleared the air,” Draco takes a deep breath, “Sorry. I am not here to burden you with my baggage.”

“It’s okay. I am glad to lend an ear,” Remus hands him a tissue, “Has Severus been helping you with the potion?”

“I haven’t asked him yet. I want to try on my own first.” Draco hands him a new vial, “I tried something different.”

Remus takes it and nothing happens, “Nothing changed.”

“I’ll keep trying.” Draco takes it that is when he spies a coat on the sofa, “Sorry, I didn’t know you had company.”

Remus is confused, “Hm?”

“The coat on the sofa.”

“Oh, that is one of mine. I am spring cleaning and this coat needs mending. I never bring anyone back here. You and Harry are the only ones who come to visit me. I usually go visit others.”

“Oh, okay,” Draco gets up, “I have to go. I am staying with Harry and Severus until I find a new place. I promised them I would be there for dinner.”

°!!°

“Are you seeing anyone?” Draco hands Remus the potion. He’s been coming to visit Remus for two months now.

“I can’t see,” he smirks, “No. I am not dating. I never dated. I only ever had short flings. Never saw the point in dating and relationships.” He drinks it and nothing changes.

Draco sighs, “I will need to ask Severus for help. I know I am close.” He pockets the empty vial, “The trial is tomorrow. I am scared that he will go free.”

“You never told me who you were dating.”

“Neville Longbottom,” Draco hugs himself, “He is not who he pretended to be with everyone else.” He looks at Remus, “You are not surprised.”

“No. I could tell something was off with him. Sometimes he pretended too hard to be nice. I always thought him being scared of Snape was an act. Did you never tell your parents?”

“No. Purebloods don’t speak about what happens at home. That’s why many abuse their spouses and are never caught. They never knew Neville was hitting and raping me.” Draco lets out a shuddering breath, “I am scared to live alone. He violated me in more ways than one. Harry told me I can stay with them as long as I need.” He gets up, “I will be back in two weeks. I need to buy new ingredients first.”

Remus squeezes his shoulder, “Take your time. I am not going anywhere.” He wishes there was something he could do for Draco.

°!!°

“I know why the potion keeps failing,” Severus shows Draco what he found.

“Oh,” Draco rubs his chin, “That complicates things.”

“Best not to tell the wolf this just yet,” Severus sits down, “You need to deal with the attack on you. You are working yourself into the ground. I am sure Remus would tell you the same if he saw how ragged you are. Besides, there is nothing you can do at the moment.”

“I know,” Draco sits down, “Maybe I should take that vacation everyone wants me to take.

“You should.”

°!!°

Remus is listening to the radio, he hasn’t seen Draco in three months and he misses Draco’s visits. Draco has told him that he needed a vacation and to deal with everything that happened. It was Harry who told him that Neville was sentenced to live in Azkaban. He could smell on both of them that there was something they were not telling him. He hopes that Draco is back soon, he never realised how lonely he was until now.

°!!°

Draco hands Remus the potion, “Drink it.”

Remus does and suddenly he has to close his eyes. They are burning but he feels no pain. He can feel tears streaming down his face, “Something is happening.” When he opens his eyes again, he is looking at Draco, “You are wearing glasses.”

“It worked?” Draco is elated, “Thank Merlin it did.”

Remus hugs Draco, “Thank you!”

“You’re welcome.” Draco is happy for Remus, “Now you can enjoy the sunset again.” He watches as Remus walks outside and takes everything in, “I am going to tell Harry it worked.”

“You’re not staying?” Remus feels like discovering things for the first time again.

“Sorry, I am having dinner with Molly Weasley.” Draco looks at him one last time and leaves.

°!!°

“Do you know why the potion worked?” Severus looks at Remus, “It was the same one he gave you the first time but something was different.”

“No, he never said.” It’s been five weeks and he hasn’t seen Draco since. Remus wonders if he did something to offend him.

“Tonks cursed you with hate. The potion was made with love. That is what was missing.”

“What are you saying?”

“Don’t be dense.”

“Spill it out for me.”

“Draco is in love with you. That is why the potion worked now.”

“Oh,” Remus sighs, “Is that why he hasn’t been back?”

“Yes. You told him that you only do flings and no relationships. Draco doesn’t want to be used again. He’s been through that already. He is staying away to protect himself.” Severus looks at Remus, “If you want a relationship with him, you will have to make the first move.”

“Is he even ready?” Remus looks into the distance, “I miss him. I have gotten used to him visiting me every week. I like our talks and he never made me feel weak for being blind. He didn’t pity me or try to do things for me. It was refreshing.”

“Draco is still healing. What he needs now is someone to show him that things can be different. Show him softness and love, not fists and anger.” Severus sighs, “I fear that Draco will fall into the hands of another abuser trying to get over his feelings for you. He thinks there is no hope so he won’t even try.”

“How are you so sure I have feelings for him?” Remus sees Severus raise an eyebrow, “Fine, I have feelings for him. I never had those feelings before. Lust I felt before but it’s love that has escaped me so far.”

“Do not approach him if you are not serious about this. Being with Draco won’t be easy, he will struggle at times to trust you.” Severus decides to tell him a bit more, “Draco has scars on his body. Scars that are a reminder of what he went through and they won’t ever go away. He thinks himself broken and ugly.”

“Did Neville give him those?” Remus wants to kill the man.

“Yes. He didn’t touch Draco’s face because that would have been easy to see. Some scars are from Lucius, others from the war. But most are from him.”

“I have my own scars and I am not that shallow. Looks are not that important to me.” Remus looks at the ground, “Where is he?”

“Still staying with us.” Severus gets up, “Come to dinner.”

°!!°

“How are you and Remus?” Molly hands Draco some tea.

“We’re good. Still taking it slow,” he blows some air on his hot tea, “I am scared that Remus will get tired of waiting for me to be comfortable to have sex with him. We’ve been together eight months and everything we are close, I freeze up.”

“I am sure he understands.” Molly hands him a biscuit, “And Remus loves you. He will wait for you. If he doesn’t, then he isn’t the man I thought he is.”

“How are Ginny and Hermione?”

“They are well. They have opened another store in the muggle world.” Molly shows him some pictures, “They are looking into adopting a muggle child.”

“Molly, I never asked. How did you know to take me to that group?”

Molly sighs, “Because of Hermione. As you know she and Ron were dating after the war and Ron, well he was a bit like Neville. Controlling and abusive. I saw Ron hit Hermione once and threw him out. She opened up to me and told me she had been going to this group. The reason he hit her was because she broke up with him. After I learned the truth I banned him from The Burrow. Hermione declined to file charges against him,” she sighs, “I haven’t seen Ron since.”

“Oh,” Draco looks into his cup, “I think if you hadn’t helped me I would still be with him or dead.”

“I am glad I could help you.” Molly hugs Draco, he’s become like a son to her. “Now how about we make a cake for Remus. I am sure he will love it.”

°!!°

“Molly told me about Ron. I have been wondering if Ron found another girl he is abusing.” Draco sits down next to Harry. “Remus and I had sex.” He wipes away some tears, “He was so soft and tender with me. It was the first time I didn’t feel pain.”

“Ron is dead,” Harry yawns, “Sev killed him after Hermione caught him stalking her.” He looks at Draco, “He was going to kill Neville too but Neville disappeared before he could. I am surprised you bottomed. Thought you would top.”

“I topped for the first time. He never let me.” Draco hugs himself, “I have nightmares that he escapes and comes after me.”

“Neville is marked for death,” Severus enters and sits down, “I cast a spell on him that if he gets within a ten mile radius of you he dies. I cast the same spell on Ron. That’s how he died. I am sorry I didn’t act sooner.” Severus blames himself for what happened to Draco.

“It’s not your fault. It’s his fault,” Draco hugs his knees to his chest, “Remus has asked me to move in with him. I know he is not him but a part of me is still scared.”

“Do you want to move in with him?”

“Yes, but I don’t think I am ready.”

°!!°

“Whatever happened to Tonks?” Draco is lounging in their garden. He’s been living with Remus for two years now. It took him almost a year after Remus asked him to officially move in, “I never asked and I couldn’t find anything.”

“She was arrested and together with the evidence of her being dirty, she was sentenced to Azkaban. She tried to escape and was killed. They kept it quiet because they didn’t want it to be known that on top of Voldemort having his lackeys in the Ministry doing his bidding that Albus basically controlled the Aurors and used them as his hit squad.” Remus sits down next to him, “We’ve been together more than four years.” He takes Draco’s hand in his, “We should get married.”

“Okay.”

“Okay.”

Chapter 21: Don't tell me what to do

“I can’t believe you are dating Snape!” Hermione closes her book, “He is too old for you.”

“Age is just a number.” Harry opens another book, “It’s not like there are fifty years between us. It’s only twenty.”

“I still think it is wrong.” Hermione groans, “We won’t find anything in these books.”

“Why is it wrong?” Harry reads a passage, “Is it because we are two men?”

“No, because he is older and your professor. It’s unethical.” Hermione swats his arm, “He will break your heart and when he does, you will realise I was right.”

“He won’t break my heart.” Harry rubs his arms, “And there is no law against us dating.”

“We’ll see about that. I will find something that will end this nonsense,” she gets up, “I thought you had better taste. Do you know how weird you look together? You are The Chosen One and he is the The Dungeon Bat. You're handsome looking and he is unaesthetic. Not a good match.”

“Looks aren’t everything.” Harry gets up, “Now if you excuse me, I am going to see my attractive lover.”

°°°°°

“Snape is using you,” Ron looks at Harry with disgust, “He is going to deliver you to You-Know-Who. You are just too stupid to see it.”

“He won’t. Severus loves me. He won’t betray me. He is working with us.” Harry makes some notes, “And I am not stupid.”

“He is playing you!” Ron snorts, “You have to decide. Who is more important, me, your friend? Or Snape? I don’t want to be friends with someone who is with the greasy git.”

Harry gets up, “You’re a real jerk, you know that? If you were my friend, you would support me but you are not a real friend, are you? You turned your back on me when my name was called and I had to participate in the tournament, and then you begged me to take you back. A real friend would not make me choose.” He looks down at Ron, “I choose Severus.”

“You’re nuts! How can you choose him over me?” Ron snarls, “I almost died for you!”

“And Sev risks his life every day to protect me! He’s done more for me than you! And I never asked you to risk your life! You did it all on your own because you wanted the glory!” Harry crosses his arms over his chest, “That is why you are my friend. Because you want to share the glory and because you think it makes you more important if you are friends with me. I don’t need a friend like you.”

“You will regret this!”

“I regret ever being friends with you,” Harry turns around and leaves, he stops and looks back at Ron, “I have real friends and you are not one of them.”

°°°°°

“Are you here to tell me how wrong it is to be with Severus?” Harry throws a stone, “I have gotten enough comments from Ron and Hermione.”

“No, I am happy for you.” Luna sits down next to him, “You found your other half.”

“I have.” Harry smiles, “He makes me so happy. And the sex is amazing. He makes my body sing.”

“People won’t accept you two being together.” Luna pats his hand, “They will try to break you up.”

“Why do they care?” Harry hugs his legs, “It’s not their life.”

“Because you are the savior and they think they can dictate your life.” She smiles sadly at him, “You will have to make a hard choice.”

“What choice?”

“I cannot tell you,” she gets up, “But you have friends who support you.” Luna smiles at Snape, “Professor.”

“Miss Lovegood,” he hands her a note, “Harry could use more friends like you.”

“He will find them,” she pats his cheek, “Your aura is brighter.” She pulls her hand back and leaves.

Severus sits down next to Harry and pulls him into his arms.

°°°°°

“I can’t believe you! We are meant to be!” Ginny is crying, “I love you and we were supposed to marry!”

“According to whom?” Harry is fed up, “I don’t love you and we are not meant to be. How can you love me when you barely know me?” Ron and Hermione have been avoiding him, which is just fine with him.

“I do know you!” Ginny wipes away her tears, “Your favorite color is red. Your favorite animal is an owl. You love pumpkin juice and your favorite dessert is cherry pie.”

Harry laughs, “Wrong. My favorite color is black, my favorite animal is a jaguar. What you read in the books is fiction. I prefer mango juice and treacle tart is my favorite dessert.”

“But I can get to know you!” Ginny advances on him, “I see the way you look at me! You want me!” She tries to kiss him but he sidesteps her.

“Fuck no.” Harry shakes his head, “This is all in your head. You are making things up. I know the only reason you want me is for me money.” He takes a step back, “I know you have been sleeping with Dean.”

“Lies. Snape wants your money!” Ginny snarls, “He’s a poor bastard who is using you to climb up the ladder. And I am still a virgin.”

“That is where you are wrong,” Harry shows Ginny a bracelet, “Severus is just as rich as I am and he is a well respected potions master.” He shoots her a scathing look, “Now leave me alone.”

“NO! You are mine! We are soulmates and in love! He did something to you!” Ginny casts

on Harry, she bats her eyelashes, “You want me. You want to kiss me. You want to fuck me. You love me just as much as I love you.”

“I thought you loved me?” Dean has overheard everything, “You told me we were forever. Are you just using me?”

Ginny opens and closes her mouth.

Harry quickly retreats.

°°°°°

“My boy, I must urge you to end this affiliation you have with Severus. It is putting both of you in danger.” Albus’ eyes twinkle, “You need to focus on winning the war and Severus needs to focus on spying. You can’t be distracted by feelings.”

“You cannot tell me who I am seeing or not,” Harry sighs, “Severus and I are working together to end this war. I also know that Severus told you that Voldemort is aware that Sev and I are involved. Voldemort believes Sev to be using me and is encouraging it.”

“It is a fine line you are walking and I rather not see Voldemort win,” Albus tries to get into Harry’s head but finds a brick wall. “You must do what is best for the war. Do not be selfish.”

“Selfish? Am I being selfish for being happy in this time? Are you also reprimanding Ron for dating Lavender?”

“That is different. Ron is not the Savior nor is he being targeted by Voldemort.”

“Everyone who is on your side is targeted by Voldemort.” Harry gets up, “With all due respect headmaster but my love life is none of your business.”

Severus opens his arms and Harry steps into them, “I take it Albus told you to break up with me?”

“Yes.”

“He had the same talk with me. I told him us being together will end this war sooner rather than later.” Severus sits down and pulls Harry into his lap, “Granger is still looking into ways to get me fired.”

“You know, she stole from you in our second year.” Harry tells him what occurred, “You can still file charges against her.”

Severus kisses him, “I love you.”

°°°°°

Sirius is mad, “End this thing with Severus! Your parents would be furious if they knew you were involved with that scum!” He was counting on Harry’s friends and Albus to talk sense into him but nothing worked.

“It is my life and I chose Severus!” Harry is fed up, “What gives you the right to tell me who to date or not? And if my parents couldn’t and wouldn’t accept my choice of a partner then that is their problem. If they rather want to stew in their hatred than support me and accept my partner, then they really are petty.”

“I am your godfather and you are going to do as I tell you!” Sirius grabs Harry by his shoulders, “Severus is using you to get back at your father! There is no way in hell Snivellus loves you. He is using you! Hell, I am sure he is shagging his master on the side.”

“You are just a man who preferred to stay innocently in jail then get a fair trial to go free. If you cared so much about me, you could have been raising me. But you cared more about revenge and yourself than me. And now you are back and you think you can order me around?” Harry’s eyes flash with anger, “Newsflash Sirius, I don’t need you to play father to me now. I am old enough to make my own choices. And you don’t know Severus at all if you think he is with me to get back at James. And Voldemort is shagging Bella.”

“Eww.” Sirius keeps his hold on Harry, “I am sorry that I was not there for you but I am now. And I am telling you, being with Snape is a mistake. You will regret being with that scum. You have to think about your future. No one will accept him as your partner. A Potter needs to be with someone better. Not someone below their station.”

“Why do people care so much about station? I don’t care if Severus is rich or poor. Hell, he could be blind and have no legs and I would still love him. I am not like you who cares about status and how others see him.” Harry pushes Sirius away, “And Severus has never lied to me, unlike you.” He turns around, “I am going back to Hogwarts and I am going back to Severus’ quarters and we’re going to fuck like rabbits.”

“If you walk out of this door, you are no longer welcome!” Sirius snorts, “Disgusting git has corrupted you. You are not my godson anymore. You’re as bad as he is.”

“Fuck you,” Harry gets up and leaves, “I don’t need people like you in my life.”

°°°°°

Severus is running his fingertip over Harry’s naked back, “I am sorry that everyone is turning their back on you because you are with me.”

“It’s not your fault,” Harry lets out a content sigh, “I love you and it shouldn’t matter to them who I am with.”

“I love you too. I am too selfish to let you go now that I have you.” Severus kisses Harry’s shoulder blade, “Miss Granger has tried to slip me a love potion.”

“Is that why Goyle was snogging her?” Harry wiggles closer to Severus, “Ron was furious. He is in love with Hermione but dating Lavender.”

“Yes,” Severus smirks, “Filius traced it back to her. Nothing they can do. Now everyone believes Granger wants Goyle. Add that to the fact that she was arrested for theft and has a record, she has lost all respect.”

Harry laughs, “Serves her right,” he starts to stroke Severus’ cock, “Sirius has disowned me. I am no longer his heir.” He got the letter at dinner, not that he cares.

Severus moans when Harry strokes him, “Did he go to Gringotts?”

Harry scoots down, “No. He is still a fugitive,” he lowers his mouth and takes Severus’ cock into his mouth. He bobs his head up and down. He feels Severus swell in his mouth and soon he drinks him down. “He has no idea that I am already Lord Black.”

Severus kisses him, chasing his own seed with his tongue. He takes Harry’s cock in his hand and strokes him to completion, “You should close Grimmauld Place down. Send them a message.”

“Not yet,” Harry wraps his arms around his lover, “I am going to wait and see what they do next.”

°°°°°

Harry Potter: Sleeping with the person who killed his parents.

Voldemort reads the article, “I can’t believe this was allowed to be printed.” He looks at Draco, “How is Potter?”

“Losing friends and support. They do not approve of his relationship with Professor Snape.”

“Have you reached out to him?”

“Yes. He is cautious about my intentions but glad to have someone who supports him.” Draco looks at his Lord, “He might change sides.”

“That would be a blow to the light side,” Voldemort gets up, “Do you think he will react to the article?”

“Maybe.” Draco hands him a piece of paper, “I have more information.”

°°°°°

“Mr Potter, if you were less busy focusing on your relationship and more on the war, it could have been over already.”

Harry looks at the Minister, “I am focusing on the war. Are you?”

Scrimgeour frowns, “What have you been doing then? And we are fighting the Death Eaters!”

“I cannot say but it is key to bring him down,” Harry snorts, “You are more like sitting ducks who get lucky when they survive. You are outmatched.”

“I must agree with the others, your relationship with your professor must end. You must focus on the war.”

“I am!” Harry is mad, “Merlin forbid I am happy while I fight this war.” He leaves the Ministry in a huff. He goes to the Leaky Cauldron and orders a butterbeer.

“How can you be with someone who killed your parents?” A man sits down next to him, “It’s wrong!”

“Yeah, he is a Death Eater and killed many people.” A woman snorts, “He must be hung for you to be with him.”

“Bastard probably uses spells and potions on the boy. No one in his right mind would be with that scum,” Sirius looks at his former godson, “Abandoning your friends and family to be with that bastard is disgusting.”

“Not becoming of a savior,” a man spits at Harry’s feet, “Deplorable. Ya ain’t my savior. Should be killed for sleeping with a Death Eater.”

Soon everyone in the Leaky Cauldron makes their displeasure known. Harry is boiling, “SHUT UP! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TELL ME WHO TO BE WITH! YOU DARE TO TELL ME FORSAKE HAPPINESS BECAUSE YOU DON’T LIKE THE PERSON I AM WITH. YOU EXPECT ME TO FIGHT A WAR FOR YOU YET YOU CRITICIZE MY CHOICES. YOU WANT ME TO SAVE YOU BUT BE UNHAPPY WHILE I DO IT? HAS IT EVER OCCURED TO YOU THAT SEVERUS SNAPE IS THE REASON I AM FIGHTING THIS WAR?”

“Maybe if you were fucking less the war would have been won already.” A woman slaps him, “My husband died because you were too busy being a Death Eater’s whore!”

“Slut. Bet he gets on his knees to pass his classes.”

“Probably is a secret Death Eater and is their bitch.”

“Bet he warms You-Know-Who’s bed.”

Harry gets up and leaves. His mind is reeling as he enters Severus’ quarters. He tells his lover what happened, “I am so sick and tired of everyone sticking their nose into my business.”

Severus pulls Harry into his arms, “What do you want to do?” He has been waiting for Harry to reach his limit.

Harry closes his eyes and inhales Severus’ comforting scent, “Leave.” He looks into his lover's eyes, “I want to leave. They can fight their own damn war. Let’s see what they do when I am not here to save them.”

Severus looks deep into Harry’s eyes, “Are you sure?”

“Yes. The horcrux in me is gone. We have been trying to find the others for months and are not any closer.” Harry takes Severus’ arm and hisses in parseltongue, removing the mark, “I am not going to fight for people who think they can dictate my life and admonish me for loving you.”

“People will die. Are you okay with that?” Severus looks at his bare arms, he can’t believe it is gone.

“Yes,” Harry lets out a bitter laugh, “They expect me to fight him and while they sit around and do nothing. They want me to sacrifice myself for them while they tell me how disappointed they are in me.”

“Voldemort will hunt us down.”

“He won’t.”

“How are you so sure?”

“Because I am going to give Draco a letter for him. After he has read it, he will leave us alone.”

“Might I read that letter?”

“Sure. I have to write it first though.” Harry sits down and starts to write it.

Severus is reading the letter, “This will do it.”

“I’ve had this idea for a while now.” Harry walks over to his lover, “I could join his side but that would just be proving some people right.”

“Even if we tell them we are soulmates, they won’t believe us.” Severus kisses Harry’s temple, “We should leave in the morning. We both are free and it won’t be unusual for us to miss lunch. By the time they realise we are gone, we’ll be a long way from here.”

“We need to make sure, we can’t be found. I don’t want to be dragged back here.”

“I will take care of that,” Severus kisses Harry softly, “We’re taking Dobby and Kreacher with us. Dobby loves you and Kreacher is slowly warming up to you. They can use their magic to hide us. And we cannot forget Hedwig.”

“Marry me.” Harry cups Severus’ face, “Marry me.”

“Yes.”

°°°°°

“Sirius Black, you are under arrest,” Scrimgeour looks at Kingsley, Moody and Tonks, “Arrest them too. You’re all fired.” He nods at Mme Bones, “Confiscate everything inside.”

“What is going on?” Tonks looks around, “What happened?”

“Lord Black booted you out and gave us permission to seize the house,” Scrimgeour smirks, “You pissed off Harry Potter.”

“I am Lord Black!” Sirius struggles, “Unhand me!”

“Mr Potter is Lord Black. He claimed his titles last year.” Mme Bones cuffs the people who suddenly appear next to her, “You are all under arrest.”

Albus tries to get out of the cuffs but someone stuns him.

°°°°°

Voldemort is reading Harry’s letter, he puts it down, “Harry and Severus have left.” He laughs, “The wizarding world drove their savior away.”

“How do we know he won’t be back?” Bellatrix reads the letter, “This could be a ploy.”

“It isn’t.” Voldemort smirks, “The letter is also an unbreakable vow. He won’t be coming after me. They have washed their hands of Britain.”

Lucius enters, “My Lord, Albus Dumbledore and his order have been arrested.” Lucius explains what happened, “Sirius Black is cursing Potter for throwing him out of his own home.”

Bellatrix hands him the letter, “Read this”

Lucius does, “Is this true?”

“Yes.” Voldemort starts to pace, “We will take over the Ministry first. Albus will expect us to go after Hogwarts first.” He turns to Lucius, “What are the chances that the charges will stick?”

“Half of them will go free.” Lucius sits down, “They have been arrested for squatting in Grimmauld Place. I do know some evidence has been found that will put some away.”

“Good.”

°°°°°

A jaguar patronus is walking into the Ministry, Harry’s voice booms around the atrium.

“My name is Harry Potter. People of Britain, I have left this country. If you want to know why, just look into the mirror. You hounded me with letters voicing your disapproval in my choice of lover. You send me howlers belittling me and my partner. You walked up to me and told me you are disgusted by me, telling me you are disappointed in me. Some even went as far as to order me to break up with my lover. You called me a whore, a Death Eater’s slut, a freak. No more! I will not fight for selfish people who would rather sit on their asses and let a kid fight a war for them. I will not put my life on the line for people who turned a back on the abuse I suffered at the hands of my relatives. I will not fight for people who have stolen for me and expect me to forgive them. I will not turn into a murderer for people who used potion on me to keep me in line. I will not face Voldemort and kill him for a population who thinks it is okay to burden a child with saving them and then do nothing to support that child. You all disgust me.

You made your bed, now you have to lie on it. Don’t expect me to save you.”

People are starting to point fingers at each other and accuse each other. Fights break out, the Minister calls for attention. “We do not need Mr. Potter to win this war! We can beat them on our own. We do not need a teenager who chose to forsake us for a Death Eater to beat You-Know-Who.”

°°°°°

“Albus is dead,” Severus hands Harry a letter, “The curse took his life.”

“Draco didn’t kill him?” Harry reads the letter and laughs, “Albus died when he was on the toilet?”

“Yes,” Severus lies down next to Harry, “Draco has been given another task.” Severus starts to kiss down Harry’s body, “His task is to kill Minerva.”

Harry moans, “Is she the new headmistress?”

“Yes,” Severus takes Harry’s cock into his mouth, “She is like a female version of Albus,” he sucks Harry’s cock before he sinks down on it, “Fuck, you feel so good.” He rides Harry hard and fast, “Fill me up, love.”

Harry fucks up into his lover and spurts inside his husband, “Did he say anything about my message?”

“Everyone is blaming each other. Scrimgeour is giving speeches about how they don’t need you. Won’t be long before he is dead.” Severus kisses his partner, “If you ever change your mind, we can go back.”

“No.” Harry runs a hand up and down Severus’ back, “I never want to go back.”

°°°°°

“My Lord, The Ministry is yours,” Lucius holds the door open, “Welcome to the former Minister’s office.” The Minister had no idea that with his little speeches he turned many people against him and those were more than willing to help take him down.

“Lucius, you have been faithful and true. I appoint you as the new Minister.” He hands him a stack of papers, “Those laws I want passed.”

“You honor me, my Lord, “ Lucius bows, “I will see it done.”

°°°°°

“Lucius is the new Minister,” Harry enters the potions room and starts to help his lover, “People now believe me leaving is a ploy and that I will be back.”

Severus snorts, “They should make up their minds. I heard that some believe that you are in hiding with Albus and that I was killed to save you.”

“I wasn’t aware I was having sex with a corpse this morning,” Harry stirs the potion, “Why are you making a love potion?”

“Revenge.”

°°°°°

“My Lord, I completed the task.” Draco bows, “The school is yours.” He took great pleasure in killing McGonagall. He waited until she transformed into a cat, stunned her then he apparated into the muggle world and threw her in front of a truck.

“Well done Draco,” Voldemort walks into Hogwarts, “You may ask a boon from me.”

“I want Remus Lupin to be released.” Draco blushes, “He has been my source of information about the Order and was unfortunately caught with them.”

Voldemort raises an eyebrow, “Do you love him?”

“Yes. It is mutual.” Draco stops, “Remus has found out that Black tried to use him to have Severus killed in the fifth year. He also found out that Black believed Remus to be a traitor because he was a werewolf and could not be trusted. In his drunken ramblings Black revealed the truth and Remus was pissed.”

“I will see it done.” Voldemort raises an eyebrow when he sees Ginny Weasley chasing Argus Filch and proclaiming her love for him.

°°°°°

“Granger is dead,” Severus walks into the kitchen, “They made an example out of her at Hogwarts.”

“I read it,” Harry points to the paper, “They want me back. They say it is my duty to save them.”

“Poppycock,” Severus sits down, “Draco told me there is a lot of fighting between those who support you and those who don’t. The Death Eaters are sitting back while both sides take each other out.”

“I am glad everybody knows now that Hermione cheated and used compulsions on me.” Harry straddles Severus and kisses him, “I hear that some are leaving Britain.”

“They are,” Severus nips on Harry’s ear, “Bend over the table.”

°°°°°

“My Lord, the ICW has declared Britain to be cut off from the rest of the wizarding world.” Lucius hands him the notice, “They don’t want you to take over the world.”

“I have no wish to rule the world,” Tom smirks, “Keep this information to yourself. I want to see what happens.”

°°°°°

Harry is feeding his four months old daughter, “You look more and more like your father every day.”

“But she has your hair,” Severus joins them, “Ginny and Ron were killed by a vigilante group. They blamed them for you leaving.”

“I am surprised they survived this long.” Harry hums, “Any news from Draco?”

“The dementors were let loose on the Azkaban prisoners. Everyone is dead.”

“Hm,” Harry hands the bottle to Severus, “Is it true that those who try to leave Britain lose their magic?”

“No, they get electrocuted. Many suffered heart attacks and died.” Severus looks fondly at his daughter, “She is beautiful.”

°°°°°

The woman who slapped Harry all those years ago is being tortured by Bellatrix, “It was Mad Eye Moody who killed your husband. Harry had nothing to do with it, he wasn’t even born then.” She cuts the woman’s arm off, “But I bet it was easier to blame a child than the former Chief Warlock, beacon of the light Albus Dumbledore.” She cackles, “Thanks to you, we won this war.”

“He’s a traitor! He is no better than you! He let his friends die!”

“They were not his friends. They were paid to be his friends.” Bellatrix cuts off her other arm, “And who are you to judge who he should be with? No wonder he left.”

“He’s a whore!”

Bellatrix rips out her tongue, “Here is a little secret. Severus and Harry are soulmates.”

Her eyes widen and shakes her head in denial.

“You do not believe me but it is true.” Bellatrix smirks, “The goblins confirmed it.”

The woman passes out.

°°°°°

“Lies! Harry and Snape are not soulmates!” Molly throws the newspaper to the floor, “Just made up by those evil snakes.”

Charlie picks up the paper and reads the article, “It must be true.” Charlie has lost an eye when he was attacked by a vigilante. The Minister is doing nothing against the group who is taking out everyone who blames Harry for the current state.

“Never. Harry and my dear Ginny were soulmates. Snape corrupted the poor boy and is raping him.” Molly sits down crying, “We need Harry to win this war. Albus said so.”

“Why?” Charlies wants to know why they need Harry.

“Because of the prophecy.” Molly hiccups, “Harry is destined to kill him.”

°°°°°

Harry Potter shunning his destiny. Prefers to be a whore than the savior

“Find whoever wrote this and kill them.” Voldemort looks at Remus, “It’s time to reveal that the prophecy is fake.”

“I will see it done my Lord,” Remus bows and leaves.

Several hours later, Bellatrix has Rita bound, “Finally caught you.” Rita has been writing articles condeming Harry and them for years, “I could torture you but you are not worth it. I hope printing all those lies made you happy.” She quickly kills the bug, “Your death won’t even be reported.

°°°°°

Harry is laughing, “Voldemort really believes the prophecy is fake?”

“Yes,” Severus is massaging Harry’s feet, “Since it was destroyed there is way to confirm or deny the validity of the prophecy.”

Harry moans, “Feels good.” He starts to get horny, “You were right, people don’t believe we are soulmates. They say it is something you made up to get your hands on me.”

“Rita is dead,” Severus is now massaging Harry’s calves, “The goblins confirmed it but some people believe they have been threatened to lie.”

Harry is horny, “You need to fuck me now.”

“Gladly.”

°°°°°

“My Lord, Bellatrix is dead.” Draco fears the reaction but to his surprise there is no outburst of rage.

“I know. I killed her.” Voldemort gets up, “I found out she accidentally killed our daughter and blamed Peter for it. I could not let her get away with it.”

“I am sorry to hear that my Lord.”

“Do you and Remus want children?”

“Yes but we are both infertile,” Draco sits down, “We may adopt but we are also happy just being us.”

“Children are precious. You should give one of them a home.”

°°°°°

“Voldemort is dead.”

Harry looks up from his work, “Really?”

“Hm,” Severus sits down in Harry’s lap, “Yes. Minister Malfoy held a press conference. Voldemort had a heart attack.”

“Did he now?” Harry nips on Severus’ throat, “Who killed him?”

“Luna did. She gave him an overdose of muggle drugs.” Severus moans, “The children are at school. We should celebrate.”

“Bed or here?”

Severus gets up and disrobes. He lies down on the carpet in front of the fireplace and opens his legs, “What are you waiting for?” He starts to stroke his cock, “Or do I have to pleasure myself?”

°°°°°

“Where is Potter?” Molly lost her whole family during the sixteen year war. Percy was the last one to die.

“What gives you the impression I know?” Lucius looks at Molly, “I haven’t seen Potter since the fight in the Department of Mysteries in 1996.”

“You know where he is! You kidnapped him and locked him away!” Molly points a finger at him, “There is no way Harry would turn his back on us.”

“Miss Weasley, I was not the one who sent Harry a jumper covered in compulsions to leave Severus and who send him letters with the same.” He smirks, “Severus told us about your futile attempts to break them up. We know that you took polyjuice potion and pretended to be Harry and insulted Severus and broke up with him. There is no big conspiracy. Harry and Severus simply left to live a life free of scrutiny.”

Molly sees Remus, “You must know where Harry is!”

“No,” Remus sits down, “I just know that he and Severus are married and have five children. They never revealed where they were.”

“Does Harry even know that his friends are dead?” Molly snarls at Remus, “And you! Your friends are dead and you married their murderer!”

“I married Draco because I love him and Draco never killed any of my friends.” Remus hands Lucius a folder, “Albus knew about the horcruxes. He could have ended Tom decades ago.”

“Albus would never!” Molly is outraged, “I won’t let you besmirch his good name.”

Lucius calls for security to escort her out. He looks at Remus, “It’s time the public finds out the truth.”

°°°°°

“Albus’ name is ruined,” Harry runs his hand through Severus’ hair, “The people are furious and more fights have broken out. Everyone thinks their neighbor is an enemy.”

“Hmm,” Severus sighs, “‘S nice.”

“How are you?”

“Tired,” Severus groans, “I am too old for this.” He rubs his pregnant belly, “This is the last one.”

“Yes,” Harry kisses him softly, “I love you.”

“I love you too.”

°°°°°

“I got everything.” Draco looks at his husband, “Ready to leave this place?”

“Yes,” Remus takes Draco’s hand in his and they leave the civil war in Britain behind them.

°°°°°

“The ICW has purged Britain.” Harry hands out cake, “Very few survived.”

“Thank you,” Draco takes it, “I heard they will repopulate magical Britain with squibs.”

“I heard they will close the magical world down.” Severus sips his coffee, he is finally allowed to drink coffee again.

“Molly Weasley is still alive.” Remus is feeding his nephew, “She is like a cockroach and won’t die. She blames you for everything.”

Harry shrugs, “I don’t care. They turned their backs on my first. I just returned the favor.”

“They still don’t believe you are soulmates,” Luna sits down next to Severus, “They believe it to be a fairytale.” She waves her hand and everyone can see their bond, “Many are who died still believe it to be a lie.”

“How do you know that?”

Luna shrugs.

Chapter 22: Dear Severus

Luna sits down, “Who are you writing to?”

Harry hands the letter to his owl, “Snape.”

“Oh. How is he?” Luna hums to herself, “Nice of you to write to him.”

“Luna, he's dead.” Harry looks at his owl flying away, “It’s not like he can write me back.”

“Oh Harry,” Luna takes his hands on hers, “He is alive. Otherwise your owl wouldn’t be leaving. She can’t deliver letters to dead people.”

Harry feels like someone poured a bucket of cold water over him.

))((

Severus sighs, the brat has sent him another letter. He takes it and throws it into the fireplace. But like always, the letter appears on his table and Potter’s voice echoes around the room, reading the letter out loud. No matter how many silencing charms he cast, he is cursed to listen to Potter’s voice. The brat really thinks this pathetic ploy will make Severus leave his sanctuary and return to Britain? Potter must be a fool if he thinks Severus even believes a sparkle of dust of the nonesene Potter is sprouting.

))((

Severus is eating dinner when a howler arrives.

“YOU’RE ALIVE! LUNA TOLD ME THAT YOU HAD TO BE ALIVE AND THAT YOU WERE GETTING MY LETTERS! I HAVE BEEN WRITING TO YOU FOR THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS AND NOT ONCE DID YOU WRITE BACK TO ME. I POURED MY HEART OUT TO YOU. CONFESSED MY FEELINGS FOR YOU! AND YOU NEVER HAD THE DECENCY TO WRITE ME BACK TO LET ME KNOW YOU WERE ALIVE! I HAVE MISSED AND LOVED YOU THIS WHOLE TIME YOU BASTARD! WHY DIDN’T YOU WRITE BACK TO ME? DO YOU HATE ME THAT MUCH? DID YOU EVEN READ MY LETTERS? I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!”

Severus snorts, as if he was going to believe Potter didn’t know he was alive. He is not stupid, he will not trust anyone the brat says.

))((

“Why didn’t he write back?” Harry is lying on Luna’s carpet. It’s been over a year since he found out Snape was alive. His heart is still broken, the man he is still in love with has been ignoring him for years.

“Because he believes it is a ploy to bring him back to Britain.” Luna hums, “He doesn’t believe you meant what you said. He thinks you are playing a cruel joke on him.”

“But I love him! All my relationships failed because I compared them to him and I never fully gave them my heart.” Harry is crying, “Does he really think I am like my father?”

“Yes.” Luna lies down next to Harry, “Your father was a cruel bully to him and with the life Snape had, he doesn’t trust that anything good happens to him. You heard Sirius, you know how they treated him. And I am sorry Harry, but sometimes you are like your father. I saw you bully that poor Slytherin kid for no other reason than he was a Slytherin. To be honest, the older you’ve gotten the more you are like your father and godfather. Haven’t you noticed that people have started avoiding you?”

“You’re lying. I am nothing like them.” Harry gets up, “I am not!”

“You are and if Severus still is in contact with other people, he will know too. You are blind to the person you’ve become. You are not the Harry Potter I befriended in school. You are not the savior who defeated Voldemort.” Luna pats his cheek, “You have your mother’s eyes but all the kindness she had has left you.”

Harry feels like he’s been slapped, “You’re wrong.”

“The Harry Potter I know would have helped Seamus after his shop burned down and not laughed at his misfortune and blamed him for getting punished for loving a Slytherin.” She takes a step back, “Hypocritical since you love one too.”

Harry is angry and leaves. Luna is wrong.

))((

Severus sighs, he had hoped Potter would cease writing to him but here is another letter after almost two years. He is forced to listen to Potter’s voice then he goes on about his day. So someone finally called Potter out on being like his father. Good. Not that it matters, he will remain in his sanctuary.

))((

“I am going to find him,” Harry looks into the fireplace, “I am going to find him and talk to him.”

“You shouldn’t,” Luna looks at Harry, “It’s a bad idea.”

“Why?”

“Harry, has it ever occurred to you that Severus wants to be left alone? He didn’t answer you for a reason. Are you really so selfish that you would barge into his sanctuary and disturb the peace he has built around himself?”

“But I need to see him and tell him that my feelings for him are true!” Harry looks at her, “I need to do this.”

“You are making a mistake.”

))((

Severus knows that Potter is out there, how the brat found is, is beyond him. He ignores the knocking on his door. When Potter tries to get past his ward, anger rises in him. He takes out his wand and activates a fail save. He smirks in satisfaction when he hears a scream.

Harry is screaming, his right hand and arm are covered in burns. He is in a great deal of pain. He quickly apparates to St Mungos where he promptly passes out.

“I told you so.” Luna looks at Harry, “They had to amputate your pinky.”

“He cursed me!” Harry is crying, “He did this to me.”

“No, Harry. You did this to yourself. You tried to break into a warded place. Don’t blame Severus for protecting his home.” Luna shakes her head in disgust, “You really are like your father. No respect for others. Trying to get our own way, damn the consequences.” She gets up, “I have put up with you for long enough. But I’ve reached my patience with you.”

))((

Harry is writing another letter, after his disastrous attempt to see Severus he went back to writing letters. He never got a reply but he didn’t care. After Luna called off the friendship, Harry turned into a meaner version of his father and he made sure to blame Severus for this. He blamed Severus for everything and anything. The weather was shit, it was Severus' fault. His latest boyfriend cheated on him, Severus’ fault. He broke a teacup, Severus’ fault. He hands the letter to the owl but this time she doesn’t fly off. She remains where she is.

Harry starts to cry, Severus is dead then.

Chapter 23: Afterlife

-
Lily is pacing their living room, “Why hasn’t Harry been to see us?”

“I don’t know.” James puts his book down, “He’s been dead a month. Maybe he still needs time to adjust to being dead. You know that it took Sirius almost six months.”

“Do you think he is alright?” Lily sits down next to James, “I am just worried. We didn’t know how he died and he was so young!” They asked if they could watch over him but were denied. She still doesn’t know why.

“I am sure he died a hero. Sirius told he was fighting Voldemort.” James kisses his wife, “I am sure he will visit us soon.”

§%&%$

“Have you seen Harry?” James hands Sirius a glass, “He hasn’t been around yet and it’s been three months. Lily is worried.”

“No,” Sirius sips his whiskey, “I haven’t seen Remus either. I know he died at the Battle of Hogwarts. George has told that many died that night.”

“Do you know where Harry is? Did he have a girlfriend? Maybe she died and he is with her,” James smirks, “I could understand putting off seeing us to shag instead.”

“He dated Cho but that was not a real relationship. I know that Ginny had her eye on him but Harry saw her more like a sister. As far as I know, he was single. I have no idea where he is. No one has seen him.” Sirius sighs, “Turns out Reggie betrayed Voldi.” Sirius tells him what he learned, “Damn horcrux was so close and we never knew about it.”

“I still can’t believe he created so many.” James sighs too, “Nor that my son was one.”

“Blame Albus. He knew!” Sirius is still mad, “He knew the whole time and did nothing!”

“Who removed the one in Harry?”

“I don’t know. I think Harry didn’t fully trust me because I trusted Albus when I was alive.” Sirius lets out a hollow laugh, “Want to know what I think? I think Harry went to the snakes and got help from them. I think they are also the one who got him away from Petunia and Vernon.”

“Hell I don’t care if Voldemort himself got Harry away from there, I am just glad someone died.” James was furious when he learned about Harry’s childhood, “Lily is on her weekly visit to Albus.” He smirks, his wife has a temper and Albus is learning he messed with the wrong family.

“How is Reggie?”

“He’s good. He is living with our parents.” Sirius shudders, “Mother hasn’t changed a bit.” He looks at James, “How long can you stay?”

§%&%$

“Good to see you Remus,” James hugs his friend, “Sirius told me you died at the battle of Hogwarts.”

“I did,” he sits down, “I died killing Greyback. Bastard gutted me with a knife.” Remus has been putting off coming to see them.

“Where have you been? Sirius misses you.” Lily hands him some tea, “And do you know where Harry is?”

“I’ve been learning the truth about Albus and my life. I also have been with Draco Malfoy, he was killed by Bellatrix after she discovered that he was a traitor. We’ve been going over everything that happened and how it all could have been avoided.”

“Why were you with the Malfoy brat? I heard he made Harry’s life hell.” James frowns, “And since when do Malfoys the side of good?”

“Because I love Draco and he is my mate. And the reason he made Harry’s life hell was Lucius. The man had a strong hold over his family. He used old forgotten spells on his son and wife. The spells on Draco broke when we bonded. Narcissa killed Lucius after she found out Lucius made her miscarry when she was pregnant with their daughter.” Remus shakes his head, “Lucius was an evil man.”

“I always knew Lucius was a piece of dung,” James shakes his head, “Fucking purebloods and their old habits. So you’re shagging the Malfoy the heir?”

Remus nods, “I am. The sex is awesome if you must know. I don’t know where Harry is living but I have seen him. He went to visit Albus last week. Harry also had the truth revealed to him and he was furious about everything he learned.”

“Maybe he needs to deal with everything first before he comes to see us,” Lily looks at Remus, “Do you know who removed the horcrux from him?”

“Yes,” Remus looks between them, “But that is not my story to tell.”

§%&%$

“Are you sure this is where Harry is living?” James looks at his wife, “This place looks so normal. Not fit for a Potter.”

“Yes. I overheard George Weasley talking to his uncle. Harry lives here.” She rings the doorbell. The door opens after two minutes, she takes a step back, “Severus?”

“Yes?” He crosses his arms over his chest, “What are you doing here?” He should have known this was going to happen at some point.

James sneers, “Snivellus. Good to see that you are dead. World is better without you in it.”

“Still a bully and child I see,” he looks back at Lily, “How can I help you?”

“I overheard someone saying Harry would be living here.” Lily wishes James would grow up.

“George was wrong, Harry would never be living with scum like him,” James snorts, “As if.”

“Sev, get rid of whoever it is and come back to bed.”

Severus turns around, “Harry, your parents are here.”

“Fuck,” Harry doesn’t bother putting on clothes. He greets his parents in his boxers, his body covered in love bites and bruises, “Hey.” He doesn’t care if the see him like this.

“Harry?” Lily looks at her son, he’s grown and he looks like James but has her eyes, “What are you doing here?” She blushes when she sees his state of undress.

“I live here.”

“You what?” James can’t believe what he is seeing. He refuses to believe what his brain is telling him, “You look like you just had sex.”

“I live here and I had,” Harry puts himself in front of Severus, he won’t let his father hurt his lover, “Why are you here?” He is not ready to see them. Why did they have to come here?

“We are worried about you,” Lily notices how Harry leans back against Severus and gives him a soft happy smile. She is shocked when Severus smiles back. She doesn’t remember him ever smiling like that.

Harry looks at his mother, “I am fine. You don’t need to worry. I am where I want to be.”

“Someone better explain to me what is going on!” James hates seeing Snivellus with his arms around his son. He wants to curse him, “Get your filthy hands off my son!”

“Sev and I are soulmates. We found out in my fifth year. When we bonded, the horcrux in me was expelled.” Harry strokes Sev’s hand, “We both died after I defeated Voldemort. Sev was already dying when I faced Voldi. After I killed him, I collapsed next to Sev and we died together. And I love Sev’s hands on me.”

“That is funny,” James starts laughing, “Soulmates! You two! Very funny.”

“It’s not a joke. It’s real,” Harry shows them the soulmark, “After all, James, you knew and wished for me to hate my soulmate and never find out.”

“Luckily for you, your wish magic was weak and we went from hating to loving one another pretty quickly.” Severus kisses Harry’s cheek, “But because of your wish, we both died at the Battle of Hogwarts.”

“If we hadn’t bonded, Voldemort would have won. I would have died before I could have killed him. And the horcrux in my never would have been removed.” Harry looks at his father, “Lady Magic told us that us dying for this war was the price to pay for your wish.”

“The reason Harry hasn’t sought you out is because he knows the truth about you. How you bullied me, assaulted me and how you got away with everything. He also knows that Black tried to kill me and that you only saved my life to save your boyfriend.” He looks at Lily, “He knows that you stood by while your husband targeted me. He knows that you never accepted my apology.”

“Does he know you are the reason we are dead? That you overheard the prophecy?” James takes a step closer but a barrier pushes him back, “What?”

“Protection and yes I know. But you also know it was all a setup by Albus,” Harry shows them his ring, “We got married before I had to go on the run. We’ll never have children, you robbed us of that.”

“Lady Magic told us we can adopt,” Severus strokes Harry’s wedding ring, “I still wish I could have come with you.”

“You had your role to play,” Harry looks back at his parents, “You want to know what I’ve been doing? I’ve been shagging my husband since we got here.”

“And yelling at Albus.”

“You should have come to visit us!” Lily can’t believe her son is married, “Don’t you care about us at all?”

“I was going to visit you eventually. When I was ready, I don’t know how to feel about you to be honest.” Harry looks at Sev, “Go back to bed, I’ll be there soon.” He kisses him quickly, “Love you.”

“Love you too.”

“I did it for your own good! My son deserves better than some Death Eater scum,” James is mad, “It’s disgusting watching you two. I can’t believe you would bed that thing!”

“You barged into our home and it’s not disgusting. We love each other, he makes me happy,” Harry smirks, “And he has a big cock which he knows how to use.”

“You would rather be his whore than visit your parents?” James is furious, “You are not my son!”

Harry stands taller, “Careful James. That is my husband you are talking about. He is my everything and you are just someone who would rather see his son dead than happy. And of course, shagging him is more important than feeding your ego.” He looks at his mother, “Do you know that he is sleeping with Sirius?”

“What?” Lily looks at James, “Please tell me he is lying.”

“Of course he is.” James snarls, “Severus is rubbing off of him. Lying like his lover.” He takes her hand, “We’re leaving. He is no son of mine.”

Harry watches them leave. He closes the door and walks up the stairs. He moans when he sees Severus fucking himself on a dildo. He removes his boxes and gets on the bed, “Suck my cock.”

Severus takes Harry’s cock into his mouth and slowly blows him. He moans when he feels the dildo in his ass vibrate. He takes Harry in deeper, he can feel tears run down his cheek. He lets it slip from his mouth and takes a deep breath before he deep throats Harry again.

“You look gorgeous like this. My cock in your mouth.” Harry groans, “Do you want me to cum down that hot throat or do you want more?”

“More, please.”

Harry gets up and behind Severus, “Deep breath,” he pushes his cock in next to the dildo, “Fuck.”

“Oh Merlin,” Severus is clenching the sheets, “Hurts so good.”

Harry slowly fucks Severus, the vibrations from the dildo is quickly sending him towards the edge. He pulls out and turns Severus around. He puts a pillow under his butt and watches the dildo move in and out of his lover. He slowly pushes back inside, “I want you to cum untouched.”

“Yes,” Severus whimpers when the dildo and Harry hit his prostate, “Too much.”

“You can take it,” Harry picks up his pace, “You’re doing so good for me.”

Severus pinches his nipples and moans like a wanton whore, “Harder.”

Harry fucks him harder, “Cum for me.”

Severus spills over himself with a cry, semen landing on his chin, “Cum on my face.”

Harry pulls out, he sits on Severus’ chest and quickly strokes himself to completion, his seed landing on Severus’ face.

Severus licks his lips, then gathers some cum on his finger and holds it out for Harry to lick. “I love you.”

“I love you too,” Harry cleans them up, “They will be back.”

“No doubt,” Severus kisses the top of Harry’s head, “But don’t worry too much about them.

§%&%$

Sirius is listening to James rant, “I am sorry. I made sure to tell Harry how evil Snivellus is and that he cannot be trusted. Seems it didn’t stick. He told me he hated Snape, looks like he was lying.”

“It is not your fault that Harry betrayed me.” James sits down, “No, Lady Magic betrayed me! I made that wish to save Harry!”

Sirius puts an arm around James, “She must be mad to make them soulmates. I don’t believe for one second they died because of your wish.”

“It’s a disgrace. Snivellus doesn’t deserve a soulmate. Harry deserves better. Someone who is light and good.” James turns his head, “Make me forget.”

Sirius leads James to his bedroom and makes James forget the whole night and the next morning.

§%&%$

“You were right,” Lily is back at Harry’s place, “I followed James to Sirius’ place. I saw them having sex.” She wipes away some tears, “I talked to Lady Magic, James knew you were soulmates and was warned by a seer not to make the wish. He did it anyway, not caring about the consequences. He hates you that much.”

“I am sorry,” Severus lets her in, “Harry is with Remus, they have a weekly thing. Draco is here, he is my godson.”

Lily follows him, she nods at Draco, “Hi. I am Lily Evans.”

Severus raises an eyebrow at the use of her name, “She’s Harry’s mother.”

“Nice to meet you,” he looks uncomfortable, “I overheard you. Did you know there is a sex club here? Anyway, Rem and I got lost once and we discovered it by accident. James and Sirius were coming out of it. Rem told me they reeked of sex.”

Lily fights back tears, “Take you for telling. It hurts but I need to know the truth.”

“Eh, according to my aunt they are frequent guests there and like to swing.” Draco blushes, “Bellatrix, she is sane now and a very different person, she is very open about her sex life. She had sex with James and Sirius, she was wearing a mask at the time.” Draco frowns, “I don’t understand how you can love someone and yet have sex with others. I never could have sex with someone besides Remus.”

“Some people are just different. Before Harry, I hated sex and only had it twice and it made me sick.” He looks at Lily, “The wish James made, had that as a side effect. My first time was agony and when my second time was the same I gave up on sex. I was scared when Harry and I had sex the first time, I thought the pain would be back. But it was exquisite. I am sorry if this makes you uncomfortable.”

Lily blushes, “I would rather not think about my son having sex. Seeing the evidence last time was enough. Every parent wants to believe their children will never grow up.” She accepts the whiskey Severus hands to her, “I don’t know what to do. If I could kill him I would. The thought of going back there and having him hug and kiss me makes me sick.”

“Don’t you have anywhere to go?”

“Not really. James would track me down everywhere I could go.” Lily hugs herself, “We have the same friends and my parents love James. They would tell him if I was hiding somewhere.”

“You can stay with us,” Draco traces the edge of his glass, “James doesn’t know where Remus and I live. He would never think to look for you there.”

“I don’t want to be a bother.” Lily is touched that Draco is offering her help.

“You wouldn’t be. We have a pool house you could stay at and my mother lives next door.” Draco looks at her, “Do you like cats? We have adopted a few and they like to run outside.”

“I love cats, James never wanted one.” She gets up, “James isn’t supposed to be back for a few more hours. I want to be gone before he comes back.”

§%&%$

Severus is fucking Harry’s mouth when there is a loud knock on the door. He ignores it, having a good idea who it is. He looks down at Harry, grabs his head and holds it still, “Deep breath.” He sees Harry take a deep breath, then he plunges his cock deep down Harry’s throat. He can feel Harry choking on his cock, “Such a good boy. You love this don’t you?” He sees Harry nod and the knocking gets louder, “Do you want me to stop?” Harry answers by taking him even deeper, “That’s a no then,” Severus moans, “So good.” He touches Harry’s cock with his shoe, “I can feel how hard you are. If you can cum like this,” he touches Harry’s cock again, “I will let you choose where I cum.” He keeps fucking Harry’s mouth, tears and saliva are running down Harry’s face while he ignores the knocking. He touches Harry’s cock with his shoe again and feels Harry moan around his cock and a few moments later Harry is cumming, “Good boy.” He runs a hand through Harry’s hair, “Mouth or face?” He sees Harry tap twice for face, he also can feel something else and raises his eyebrow, “Very well.” He roughly fucks in and out of Harry’s mouth, he can feel his balls tighten, he pulls out of Harry’s mouth and cums all over his face, “HARRY!” His seed is landing on Harry’s forehead, eyelashes and chin. Severus roughly pulls Harry up and devours his mouth.

“WHAT THE FUCK?” James is furious, “I WILL KILL YOU!” James takes out his wand and fires a crucio at Severus but it rebounds on an invisible shield and hits James who cries out in pain.

Harry looked at his father, “Rude for you to barge in.”

Severus cleans them up and puts clothes back onto Harry, “What do you want, Potter?”

“Where is my wife?” He cries out in pain again, “She hasn’t been home in a week!”

“Lily caught you cheating on her with Sirius. Bellatrix has been telling her about your escapades at the sex club.” Severus kisses Harry, “My devious little devil.”

“It’s not like he was seeing something new. According to Remus, Sirius loves to suck cock.” Harry turns towards his father, “Mother left you. You and Sirius can now live together and stop hiding.”

Something dawns on Severus and he laughs, “You loved sneaking around. Cheating on Lily, it made you feel powerful that you had that secret over her. Now that it is out in the open that power is gone.” He whispers into Harry’s ear, “Wouldn't be surprised if he keeps the mutt at arm’s length now.”

“Shut up Snivellus. Where is my wife! I know she is here.” James starts looking for her, “Come out Lily and we can talk.”

“She is not here you doofus. My mother doesn’t want to share a home with her son and his lover. And I don’t want her living here. We would need to stop having sex all over the place and stick to the bedroom and bathroom.”

“Harry fucked me against the wall you are leaning. If you see that smudge, that is some of my semen mixed with his blood.” Severus laughs when James rushes out of the house.

§%&%$

Chapter 24: Souls

“Hey Sev?”

“Hm?”

“Do you wonder what our bodies are going to look like?”

“Sometimes. As long as I am not a goldfish I am happy.”

“Very funny. Hey, do you have a favorite color?”

“Green.”

“Mine is black.”

“Do you wonder what country you will be born in?”

“I always thought of myself as English. But it would be cool if I was born in a country with a language that not many speak.”

“You can always learn more languages.”

“Do you think we’ll grow up together?”

“I don’t think so. I feel older than you.”

“We could still grow up together.”

“I do not think our lives will be like one of those romance novels you hear about.”

“But isn’t it already? We are just souls, orbs of light and we already are together since we are soulmates. I believe once we meet we will know and it will be easy sailing for us.”

“I doubt it will be that easy.”

“Do you want a pet?”

“I am partial to cats.”

“I want a snake.”

“I want to know what coffee tastes like.”

“I want to know what sex with you will feel like.”

“I wonder if we will be able to have children.”

“Hopefully.”

An infinite time later

“You were right, Harry.”

“Hm?”

“About us having an easy life.”

“Oh, you’re right.”

“Even with me being two decades older we worked. And you were right that we would know.”

“You gave me a lot of wanking material with you being a hot teacher with a velvety voice.”

“I am well aware what effect my voice had on you. I was glad when we had permission to date. I was going out of my mind watching your delectable arse and imagine how it would look bend over my desk.”

“Too bad we can’t have sex anymore.”

“I miss it too but we have our memories.”

“I miss our children.”

“I do hope they will join us. I am glad we met our grandchildren.”

“Me too.”

“Do you think we will be reborn?”

“Yes.”

In another universe

“I was wrong, Sev. We didn’t have it easy.”

“We almost missed our shot.”

“But we got there in the end and everything turned out well for us.”

“Except that we never had children.”

“That was their fault. If my mother and Molly Weasley hadn’t bonded me with Ginny as a baby…”

“Doesn’t do well to dwell on that. Molly paid for her part. She never had any grandchildren and her daughter died when we bonded.”

“I am glad Sirius and Ginny realised the truth and told us.”

“Never thought the mutt would encourage me to sleep with you.”

“You loved sleeping with me.”

“You never complained.”

“Do you think we will be reborn?”

“Maybe.”

Chapter 25: We are not in Kansas anymore

Draco is working on the vanishing cabinet when suddenly it bursts open and two people stumble out. He quickly takes a step back and takes out his wand. He doesn’t recognize those men, “Who are you?”

The taller one with the stubble, brown hair and brown eyes answers him,“I am Eliot and this is Quentin. Who are you? Where are we? When are we?”

Draco keeps his wand raised, “I am Draco Malfoy, you are at Hogwarts and it’s March 1997.” He looks at the smaller man who also has brown hair and eyes, but unlike the other, he is clean shaven.

“Hogwarts?” Quentin grabs Eliot’s arm, “We are at Hogwarts! It’s real just like Fillory.” Excitement runs through him, “I can’t believe it!”

“I know, Baby Q,” Eliot looks at Draco, “Don’t freak out but I am going to see if my magic works here.” Eliot does a simple spell with his hands, “Still works.”

“What did you do? Draco is intrigued, “Don’t you need a wand?”

“I checked if Q was human and we do magic with our hands. It’s really complicated. Honestly, using a wand would be so much easier.” Eliot looks around, “Room of Requirement?”

“Yeah, I had trouble learning some spells,” Q looks behind him, “The vanishing cabinet! You must be trying to get it to work to get the Death Eaters into the school.”

Draco snorts, “It’s working. It's been working for years. I’ve been trying to get it to send someone back in time. And the school is run by Death Eaters.” He shows them his mark, “I am one. And we are in the chamber of secrets.”

Q frowns, “Wait, so you don’t have to kill Dumbledore to prove your worth to Voldemort?” He takes a closer look around and sees a basilisk sleeping behind Draco.

Draco is confused, “No. Albus Dumbledore is a wanted man. He has been in hiding for over a decade. He and his order. And who is Voldemort?”

“Babe, I think the books were wrong.” Eliot laughs, “So, in our world there is a book series called, Harry Potter, it describes Harry’s life at school and his fight against Voldemort.”

Draco looks amused, “You best follow me.” They will be in for a surprise.

They are following him, Quentin is taking everything in, “You have electricity?”

“Yes, we are not in the stone age anymore. It’s so much easier than using candles.” Draco leads them to the headmaster’s office. He knocks and enters, “They fell out of the cabinet.”

“Hello,” Tom gets up and holds out his hand, “Tom Black, I am the headmaster. And you are?”

“Eliot and Quentin Coldwater. We are from another world.” Eliot looks around the office, he sees a phoenix sitting on the window still.

“They told me they have books in their world,” Draco chuckles, “Called, Harry Potter.”

“There are seven books,” Quentin sits down, “In the books Albus Dumbledore is headmaster until his death. Then Severus Snape takes over and after his death Minerva McGonagall is headmistress.”

“But we realise that things are different here,” Eliot also sits down.

“Fascinating,” Tom looks at them, “Do you mind if I run some scans? I want to make sure you are who you are.” After he has their permission he does and they come back clean, “All is on order. You are not from here. Your magic is different.” He puts his wand away, “I suggest we have a meeting tomorrow and you can tell us more about those books.” He gets up, “You will find the reality here a stark contrast to what you know.” He calls Kreacher, “Show our guests to a room,” he looks at them, “One or two beds?”

“One, Q and I are married, hence the same last name. Is the room soundproof? We tend to get loud.” Eliot looks at Q, “There is no chance in hell that I’ll pass up the opportunity to fuck you at Hogwarts.”

Tom chuckles, “Yes, all the rooms are. They are monitored though in case there is an intruder or medical emergency.”

“Before we go, can we put on the hat?” Quentin bounces on his feet, “I am curious if the test on Pottermore is right.”

“Sure,” Tom takes the hat and puts it on Quentin’s head.

“Curious. Your magic is different from ours yet also the same. There is darkness in you but a lot of bravery too. You doubt yourself and think you are not good enough and surprise yourself with your power and knowledge. Hmm, you want to prove yourself to others, hmm, better be in Gryffindor.”

“No surprise there, baby Q,” Eliot kisses his cheek, “Let’s see.”

“Hm, you would do well in Slytherin, you are cunning yet you are also brave and loyal. There is a thirst for knowledge in you. You would do well in Ravenclaw. Hmm, better be Gryffindor.”

“Did you put me in the same house as Q because we are soulmates?” Eliot wraps his arms around his husband, “Do soulmates exist in this world?”

The hat chuckles, “Partly yes, but also you would do well in Gryffindor. You are both heroes in your own right.”

“Soulmates exist in this world, I am happy to hear they exist somewhere else too,” Tom bids them goodnight, “We’ll talk more tomorrow.” He goes home and tells his husband about their visitors.

~~~

“I can’t believe we are in the Great Hall,” Quentin looks around, “Where is everyone?”

“Classes, it’s ten past eight,” Tom leads them to the antechamber, “I informed the students that we have guests. Some will have questions.” They all sit down, “The meeting will take place after lunch until then I want you to remain here. You can explore the castle, Kreacher will be your guide.”

“Sure,” Eliot gets up and pulls Quentin with him, “I want to see the greenhouse.”

“You just want to see if they are growing weed here.” Quentin looks down at Kreacher, “Where is the best way to start?”

“Astronomy tower, it’s empty.” Kreacher grabs their hands and brings them there.

“The view is nice,” Quentin looks at the Great Lake, “Is it allowed to swim in there?”

“Not at the moment, Giant Squid had baby.” Kreacher leads them through the castle, “Forbidden Forest is also closed. Nasty spiders in there.”

Eliot watches Q take everything in and he falls even more in love with him.

~~~

Tom looks at the assembled, “Eliot and Quentin Coldwater. They are from another world, they stumbled out of the vanishing cabinet yesterday.”

“I was working on it when they were suddenly just there,” Draco rubs his chin, “I checked my work. I didn’t do anything unusual.”

“Hi, Charlie Black, was there a vanishing cabinet where you were?” His first thought was they were sent by Albus but Tom assured them they were who they said they were.”

“Nope,” Eliot huffs, “We believe Ember was up to his usual tricks again. Ember is a God in our and he loves to play pranks on us. Never anything harmful though.”

“Surprising yes, harmful not.” Quentin looks fondly at Eliot, “We have a daughter, Jane. When we got married Ember asked us if we wanted kids, we said yes and nine months later our daughter was born. Was his wedding present.”

“How old are you? Sorry, I’m Daphne Zabini.”

“I am twenty-eight and Q is twenty-five, Jane is not our only child. We have twins, Emma and Ted,” Eliot takes out his phone and shows them pictures, “And we have a dog, Fillory. I tried to call them but it seems interdemential calls do not work.”

Suddenly a bunny appears in the room, “Eliot, Q. Where the fuck are you? Jane called me when Ember told her, you were gone on an important trip. Ted and Josh are with the kids right now. You better be alive or I will bring you back and kill you! I am too young to raise your kids!

Eliot chuckles, “Can’t believe this found us here.” He grabs the bunny, “Hey,Bambi. We are at Hogwarts, Q is fangirling so much and it is adorbs. We thought that Ember brought us here and I am sure he will bring us back when he feels like it. Give them our love and tell them daddy and papa miss them.”

“Talking bunnies?” Tom laughs, “Before we continue, I should introduce the rest. You already met Draco, he is our potions teacher and he is studying alchemy, he is sitting next to his husband Remus Lupin, our transfiguration teacher. Next to him is my husband Regulus Black, he is the Chief Warlock. On the other loveseat we have Bellatrix Black, she is our DADA teacher, she is married to Charlie, he is our history teacher, and yes, he took the Black name. Next to Daphne, who is an Auror, is Luna Black, our daughter, we adopted her.” He smirks, “Then we have the person you know as Harry Potter.”

Harry makes gagging noises, “I hate that name. I am Harry Black, next to me is my husband Severus Black. The Potters dried to forcefully blood adopt me. It backfired on them and they died.”

“I took Harry’s last name, my family the Princes sided with Albus and I wanted nothing to do with them.”

“Reggie and I are Harry’s parents.” Tom chuckles at the look on their faces.

“So not like in the books, you are also older.” Quentin is fascinated, “In the books, Reggie is dead, Tom is a madman and Harry is the hero and Severus is the anti-hero.”

“Tell us. We are hoping to learn something that might help us locate Albus.” Narcissa wants to find the man and have him jailed, “I am Minister Narcissa Black.”

“Not Malfoy?”

“I am not allowed to use the Malfoy name in a position of power since I only married into the family and was not born a Malfoy.” She huffs in disgust, “Even then I would still not be allowed to be in a position of power. The Malfoys are a patriarchy. The Black name gives me more opportunities and freedom.”

“Where is Lucius,” Quentin hasn’t seen him yet.

“We do not know.”

“Let me try something,” Eliot looks up, “Ember, can we have our Harry Potter copies, please.” Two sets of books appear in the room, “Thank you. Oh and the box set too.” He hands the first book to Harry, “I have to say, you do look like your movie version. You all kinda do. Except Severus, he looks younger.”

“I suggest reading the books first, the movies don’t have everything and are not a hundred percent accurate.” Quentin looks at Harry, “You also don’t have a scar on your forehead.”

“I have a scar on my calf from a Quidditch accident,” he hands a book to Severus, “I don’t want to read them, you can give me a summary later.”

“Then you can take Eliot and Quentin to Hogsmeade. I am sure they want to see more than just Hogwarts.” Tom hands his son a list, “And go to Diagon Alley, I need a few things.”

“Sure,” Harry kisses Severus and gets up, “If you want anything, I will pay for your stuff. I have enough money.”

“I am not sure if we can take stuff back with us,” Eliot gets up when his phone rings, “Oh, it finally works.” He sees that Jane is calling him, “Hold on, I’ll put you on speaker.”

“Daddy? Papa? When are you coming home?”

“Hey sweetling, I don’t know. You’ll have to ask Ember. He brought us here.” Quentin moves closer to Eliot, “Are you okay? How are Emma and Ted?”

“Yeah, I just miss you. You weren’t there to read me a story. They miss you too. They slept in my bed, uncle Josh put a spell around my bed, so they wouldn’t fall out…Aunt Margo wants to talk to you. Love you.”

“We love you too.”

“Hey, dipshits, Ember said you’ll be back when you complete your task.”

“I wasn’t aware we had a task,” Eliot sighs, “Well I hope it won’t be too long. How are the twins?”

“Cranky and doing what toddlers do.”

“Is dad there?”

“He is in Fillory with Penny, they’re asking our friends if they know why Ember sent you to another world.” There is crying in the background, “Have to go, call later.”

Eliot pockets his phone, “So it seems we are here to help you.” He looks up, “What is the task?” Nothing, Eliot sighs.

“I think Ember brought us here to help you find Albus and his order,” Quentin looks at Regulus, “Does Grimmauld Place exist?”

“Yeah, it’s an orphanage. I turned it into one after my mother died. We live in Slytherin Manor. Tom is his heir, I am the Gryffindor heir, Bellatrix is the Hufflepuff heir and Narcissa is the Ravenclaw heir.”

“We asked Kreacher to give us a rundown of the history of this world. You booted Albus out of Hogwarts and exposed him for the Dark Lord that he is.” Eliot points at the mark, “He told us this is a protection mark.”

“Yes, the mark is called “Death Eater.” Hence why we are called that,” Tom strokes it, “It saved our lives many times in the past.” He gets up, “How about we read the books compare notes later?”

The group breaks up.

~~~

“So Harry, do you like treacle tart?” Quentin asks him as they enter Honeydukes.

“Yeah, I love it. “ He grabs a basket, “Get whatever you want. Keep an eye out for cinnamon toffee, if you see it, grab it.”

Eliot is browsing the shelves, “I found something for Penny,” he shows it to Quentin who laughs.

“How long have you been married?” Harry is intrigued by them.

“We got married after my eighteenth birthday, so six years. But we’ve been together for seventeen years.” Q tells Harry their story, “We were kinda together before we’ve even been born.”

“That’s romantic. Sev is my soulmate,” Harry smiles fondly, “We met at Hogwarts and instantly started hanging out. Was not long after we met that we had our first kiss and at the end of my first year, we were bonded. Sev then moved in with us after his family showed their true colors.”

“I found the toffee,” Eliot chuckles when Harry takes them all.

“Sev loves them.”

~~~

“You are still a werewolf in the books,” Draco puts it away, “I am a spoiled brat in those.”

“Some things don’t change.”

“Hey,” Draco tackles Remus, “I am not that spoiled.”

“Whatever you say, love.” Remus kisses him quickly, “Let me finish the chapter, you’re about to kill Albus.”

“Wish it were true.” Draco plays with Remus’ shirt, he pounces on him when he sees that Remus is done reading, “I’ve wanted you all day.”

“Did you, now?” Remus kisses him hard, “I am afraid you have to wait. I have a meeting with Daphne.”

Draco groans in frustration, “Fine, I’ll go look for the duo. I am curious about their world.” He finds them some time later sitting by the Great Lake. He sits down, “You mentioned Fillory. What is it?”

Quentin is all too happy to explain, “That’s now two book series that turned out to be real places. I wonder if Middle Earth exists somewhere.”

“We have those books here too, Rem loves them.” Draco plays with his wedding ring and asks them about their world.

~~~

They have read the books, Quentin has made a list with the differences, “This world is basically the total opposite of the books. Some people like Ron Weasley and Ginny Weasley don’t even exist here.”

“And you are all born at different times,” Eliot looks at Quentin’s notes, “Grindelwald also never existed here.”

“El and I have been investigating the past three days and we are pretty sure that Albus is hiding in Godric’s Hollow in Bathilda Bagshot’s house and is using polyjuice potions and pretending to be her. Her writing style has changed too much compared to a few decades ago. I also compared it to some of Albus’ speeches and the patterns are almost identical.”

“As for the order, we believe his order has been hiding in the village where Albus was born. We went around that place and we could feel a heavy weight of magic around the place.” Eliot shows them some pictures he took, “I am pretty sure that is Molly Weasley.”

Charlie looks at the picture, “It’s her. I would recognize my mother anywhere.” He looks at them, “Mould-on-the-Wold, the town is said to be abandoned.”

“It is made to look like it. We believe a goblin is helping them. It didn’t feel like your magic.” Q explains to them how each magic feels differently, “Your magic feels more earthy, ours feels more archaic. The magic on the town felt more ancient, like at Gringotts.”

“It would explain a lot. We never accounted for a goblin helping them, since they sided with us,” Tom gets up and looks at Narcissa, “Call an emergency meeting with The King, as the Minister, he won’t make you wait.”

Narcissa nods, “I hope we can finally find out what happened to my husband.” Lucius disappeared over a decade ago.

“We have a theory about that. One you won’t like,” Eliot clears his throat, “We believe he joined Albus and his order. How else have they been able to survive? None would be able to get a job? He could have funded them, he is rich after all. And with the goblin help, they could have kept it from you.”

“You told us, you have no access to the Malfoy fortune and that even Draco, as the heir, has no access.” Quentin leans forward, “I believe the reason for that is because Lucius is using his money for them and the goblin on the inside is covering for him. I also believe that once Draco turns seventeen, he will be disowned as a Malfoy.”

“Lucius hates werewolves, you told us that. There is no way that he will want any part of his money to go to one.” Eliot looks at the couple, “If I were you, I would take the Lupin name and have an article printed in the newspaper. I am sure it will piss him off.”

“And if you were to take his money too, it just might draw him out,” Reggie smirks, “If the goblin helping them is dealt with, you might have access to the Malfoy money and you can cut them off from the money.”

“Good idea,” Draco smirks, “It would be nice to get revenge.”

“What if Albus made horcruxes? Like Tom did in the book?” Severus looks up from his notes, “I don’t want Albus to hover around forever.”

“The book doesn’t exist in this world. We checked the registry of books at the Ministry,” Eliot hums, “Half the stuff that happened in the books has never happened here and never will.”

“We should watch the movies,” Quention claps his hands, “It might be helpful.”

~~~

“I am glad that I am not a teacher,” Severus runs a hand through Harry’s hair, “And I am glad I am not so coldhearted and cruel as this person.”

“Not so coldhearted, only hiding your heart. That Snape is a hero,” Harry softly kisses him, “You’re my hero.”

“I don’t like how the fight between them ended. The book version was better,” Bella frowns, “And the poor dragon! I am glad Gringotts here don't keep a dragon in their basement.”

“Don’t get Q started on books vs movies. He can debate for days,” Eliot kisses Q’s cheek, “You’re hot when you get passionate.” He looks up, “Did you learn anything?”

“That Albus is a cold hearted bastard?” Charlie huffs, “He’s as manipulative in the books and movies as here.”

“I am just glad that I was not headmaster when Granger attended, she really is an insufferable know-it-all,” Tom looks at Remus, “Your wolf was ugly in the movies.”

He nods, “I think it’s Griphook who is working with them,” Remus looks at Narcissa, “Remember a few years back, the mishap with your vault key? Griphook was the goblin who messed up.”

“I remember,” Narcissa’s eyes widen, “I bet Lucius wanted a copy of the key. There are a few things in my vault that could be useful to them. I am glad I got a high security vault.” She gets up, “I will inform the King.” The sooner this matter is settled the better.

“I never asked,” Eliot looks at Draco, “Why did you want to travel back in time?”

“To kill Dumbledore,” Draco leans against Remus, “A lot of people died because of him.”

“My parents,” Luna looks sadly at them, “He killed them when I was just two months old. He thought my mother was a seer and wanted to eliminate her. But I am the seer he was after.”

“Did you see us coming?” Eliot wonders if they were destined to come here.

“No, the last vision I had showed me Pansy dying. I got the vision too late and we weren’t able to save her. I have been taking a potion to block my visions.” She hugs herself, “They are awful. I only ever got two happy visions. One was of Daphne winning the chess tournament, the other was of dad becoming Chief Warlock.”

“I am sorry,” Quentin sighs, “About two years ago, we had a visitor from another universe. Her name was Alice Quinn. She traveled back in time and took over the Alice Quinn in our world. She wanted a fresh start for herself and she wanted everything she couldn’t have in the world she came from. It didn’t turn out the way she wanted it to.”

“She was in love with the Q from her world and thought she could have the Q from our world. She planned on marrying him and starting a family. Little did she know our world ran on soulmate magic and that we were soulmates. When she found out we were married and expecting twins, she went nuts, turned into a niffin and wanted to kill our children and me to have Q for herself.” Eliot pulls Q closer, “She failed of course and our Alice was saved and she was expelled and Hades took her to hell. The sad thing was, the Q from her world was brought back from the dead by my counterpart. They got married and started a family. But Alice did some damage in our world before she was stopped.”

“What we are trying to say is, just because you travel back in time, doesn’t mean it will work out for you.” Q fidgets, “What if you make things worse? What if his order isn’t hiding and wants revenge. What if they turned him into a martyr and a rebellion against you starts?”

“You have a point,” Tom looks thoughtful, “If we ever manage to go back in time, it would need to be after he was exposed and before he disappeared. Quentin is right, before that, his death would turn him into a martyr.”

“Since we are not near figuring out time travel and time turners don’t exist here, we should go after Dumbledore and his order. Arrest them, give them trials.” Reggie gets up, “I will talk to Yaxley, get everything ready.”

Tom nods, “Get some sleep, everyone. We will make plans when we have concrete proof that they are there.”

~~~

Draco sits down next to Eliot, “I emptied out the Malfoy vaults, everything is now in Remus’ vault.”

“Good. You know I could have sworn I heard a scream of rage yesterday. The article was excellent.” Eliot looks at Draco, “Are you really pregnant?”

“Yes,” Draco strokes his flat stomach, “We have decided it was time.”

“Sorry, but to me you are sixteen and not twenty. Sometimes I confuse the books with this world.” Eliot chuckles, “And Harry is twenty two and Severus is twenty-five. It’s weird when you have an image in your mind of how things should be and then reality is different.”

“Have you met their children?” Draco hums, “Another reason we decided to have a child now is so there won’t be a big age gap between our kids and theirs.”

“Yes, they make me miss my kids. At least video calls are working,” Eliot is ready to go home, “I hope that once we’ve taken care of them, Ember brings us home. I miss my own bed.”

“I am sure you will.”

“The first thing I will do though is hug my kids, then fuck Q in our bed.”

Draco laughs, “Do you do anything besides fucking?”

“Yes,” Eliot smirks, “But I love sex with Q and I never pass up an opportunity. Don’t tell me, you are not the same?”

“Guilty.”

~~~

“I am broke!” Lucius looks at his bank statement, “Draco cleaned me out!”

“How?” Albus needs Lucius’ money.

“I don’t know!” Lucius will make his son pay for this, “I will go to Gringotts and talk to Griphook.”

An hour later he is arrested by Daphne, his disguise no longer hiding him.

~~~

“Well that was too easy,” Eliot looks at the dead body of Albus Dumbledore, “All I did was shake his hand.”

Reggie kneels down, “I think your magic overpowered his magic and killed him,” he sees a necklace around Albus’ neck, “Hmm, this is goblin made. Will need to talk to The King but I feel this helped him prolong his life.”

“You’re right,” Narcissa kneels down next to him, “I read about this, it has some elixir from the philosopher’s stone imbued in it.” She runs a scan on Albus’ body, “The spell Severus hit him with all those years ago was slowly killing him. The necklace extended his life.” She gets up, “I will take his body to the medical examiner. I want this done by the book and then his body will be set on fire.”

“We are going to round up the order now,” Reggie gets up and looks at Eliot, “Ready?”

~~~

The King is looking at the wards, “I can take them down.” His men tortured Griphook until he confessed everything. He wanted to be King and thought siding with Dumbledore would get him there.

Yaxley nods, “Take them down.”

The King crashes the wards and a fully functioning village is revealed. Yaxley quickly orders his men to stun everyone. He walks into the center where a fountain is pulsing, “What is this?”

“It siphons magic from the outside and feeds the inside,” The King takes it down and a wave of magic is released, “This was the disturbance in the air we couldn’t figure out and why so many had weaker magic.”

Reggie looks at his brother, “Hello Sirius. It’s over.” His brother turned his back on his family long before he sided with Albus. Their father disowned Sirius ages ago. He looks at James, Sirius’ husband, “Your half-sister Lily was the one who warned us what your brother and his wife wanted to do.” They erased Lily’s memory and took her magic, and according to her wishes, placed her into a muggle community in Canada.

Eliot and Quentin have been looking around, they are in a small shed. Eliot removes a cover, “Shit.” He quickly drags Q out, “There are muggle bombs in this shed.”

“I know how to dispose of them,” Bellatrix walks into the shed and comes out ten minutes later, “Taken care of.”

“We found plans,” Q shows them what they found, “They wanted to bomb several places at once. They wanted to use the chaos to strike against you.”

“This will send them all to Azkaban for a long time.” Reggie looks at the prisoners, “Albus is dead.” He sees shock on multiple faces, “You are all under arrest for terrorism.” He watches as they are led away.

~~~

“It’s been two days and we are still here,” Q looks at his husband, “I want to go home.” He wants to hold his children again.

“Me too. As much fun as it was being here, I miss our children and our home,” Eliot kisses Q, “Unless this is not what Ember’s task was.”

“I can’t think of anything else we’ll need your help with,” Tom hands them a small bag, “Thank you gift from all of us. Something for your children. Don’t open it until you are back in your world.”

As soon as Eliot grabs the bag, he can feel it, “Q!”

“What?” Quentin looks at his husband with worry.

“I’m pregnant!” He puts Quentin’s hand on his stomach, “Twins. I can feel them.”

Quentin hugs Eliot and plants kisses all over his face, “I love you.”

Eliot is laughing, “I love you too.”

Ember appears in the middle of the room, “Now you can go home. Was waiting for Q to knock you up. Happened yesterday morning if ya wondering. You forgot that you are in another world and didn’t use contraception.” He looks around, “Hi, I am Ember. Those two told you all you need to know about me and they were not exaggerating. Brought them here to help you out. Otherwise, your world would have been blown up.”

Reggie eyes the newcomer, “Why did you help us? We are not from your world. Not that I am not glad for your help.”

“Someone in your world made a wish that reached our world. You see once every thousand years, the walls between your world and our world collide and create a small opening for about an hour. In that hour a lot can happen. My brother accidentally landed in Nepal and scared the locals. They now worship him since he fertilized their lands. Anyway, I heard the wish and decided to act after I looked into your future.”

“Who made the wish?” Tom wants to thank whoever did it.

“I did.” Luna looks at Ember, “I heard about wish magic but it never worked but I also never gave up trying.”

“Wish magic doesn’t exist in this world.” Ember walks over to her and touches her temple, “From now on your visions will be happy ones.”

“Thank you.” She gets up and hugs the God, “Thank you.”

Ember pats her head, he looks at Eliot and Q, “Ready to go?”

“Yes.”

Chapter 26: Beast

Draco has been ignoring the outside world for the past week. He is sitting on the window still and watching the sun set. The last rays of sunshine are warming his fur covered face. He keeps sitting there until the moon rises. He finally gets up and crawls under the covers. Alone. He wakes up early and goes into the bathroom. He catches a look of himself in the mirror and anger overtakes him and he punches the mirror. He looks at his bloody, hairy hand and ignores the pain. When he comes out of the bathroom, his mother is sitting at his desk, “Mother.”

Narcissa wordlessly takes his hand and fixes it. She cups his face, “I still love you.” She knows her son has been struggling but this is not the end of the world.

“But I’m ugly. I’m half werewolf, half man! I have wolf ears, my face is mostly covered in fur, my hands are more like paws. I have hair all over my body. My nose is that of a wolf. The only thing that hasn’t changed is my teeth. I look like one of those things children are scared of!”

“I know.” Narcissa holds his hands, “But you are still you.”

“How can you love me still?”

“Because you are my son.” Narcissa embraces him, “I don’t care what you look like. And so do others.”

“I was laughed at in Diagon Alley.” Draco fights back tears, “They made fun of me. Some even threw food at me.”

“Those who care about you don’t care what you look like.” Narcissa rubs his back, “You are letting whoever did this to you, win.” She lets him cry on her shoulder, it’s been a while since she had to comfort him like this, “You can’t stay locked away.”

“I don’t know if I can face anyone like this.” Draco takes a step back and hugs himself, “I wish to be alone now.”

Narcissa sighs, “I expect you to come down for lunch.” She cups his face again, “He doesn’t care. You know that right?”

Draco remains still and returns to his seat from yesterday once he is alone again. He wishes he could believe his mother but he saw the looks of disgust in people’s eyes. He saw how his father reacted when Draco came home like this. His father looked at him like he wanted to exterminate Draco. He sighs sadly, he just got his life back on track after the war ended. He was able to open his own potion shop. He also was dating someone and he was happy for the first time in a long time. Maybe this is some sort of punishment for his past sins, he is a former Death Eater and he killed people. He doesn’t join his parents for lunch, opting to stay in his room and wallow in misery. That night he is plagued by nightmares. People throw stones at him. His father sells him to be experimented on. His mother turns her back on him for being a freak. His lover telling him he could never be with a beast like him. Draco wakes up and vomits. He is resting his head against the loo when he sees a chard from the mirror he broke. He takes it and puts it to his wrist. He takes a deep breath and cuts his skin. He watches his blood flow and he starts to feel light headed, and soon he passes out.

-*-*-

Draco blinks his eyes open, he looks around and realises he is in a hospital. He looks to his left and sees a mop of brown hair. He raises his hand and winces, he sees a bandage around his wrist and everything comes back to him. He raises his other hand and touches his face, he still is a beast. It wasn’t a dream. He really is a beast. Silent tears escape him.

“Draco? What’s wrong?”

“I am ugly. Why are you even here? You should be with someone who is not an ugly abomination.” Draco has to admit he missed his voice.

“Because I love you,” Remus takes Draco’s uninjured hand in his, “I don’t care how you look,” he places a kiss on the hand, “Do you think I am ugly? I am covered in scars.”

“No, you’re not ugly. But scars are not the same as this,” he points to his face, “How can you tell me that you love this? I don’t even look like myself.” Draco has been avoiding Remus, he was sure Remus would break up with him.

“Because I just do. Your eyes, they are the same eyes as when you weren’t furry. I can see the love in them.“ Remus moves up and kisses him softly, “You haven’t changed who you are. You’re still the same man who fought hard to turn his life around. Who didn’t try and escape justice. You are still the same man who took responsibility for his own actions and who wanted to make amends. You’re still the same man who’s been using his money for good and helping rebuild Diagon Alley. You’re still the same man who stammered over his words, asking me out. You’re still the same man who stood by my side when I fell ill and nursed my back to health. You’re still the same man who likes to cook for me. You’re still the same man who defended me against Molly Weasley.”

Draco is crying now, “I don’t deserve you.” He gives Remus a watery smile, “I love you. I am sorry I’ve been avoiding you. I expected the worst.”

A healer enters and checks Draco over, “You will have to see a mindhealer. It’s standard procedure when someone tries to take their own life. As far as the curse you were hit with, we have reached out to experts outside of Britain.”

“Thank you,” Draco waits until she is gone, “I wish uncle Severus was still alive. I bet he would know.”

“Too bad we can’t ask his portrait.” Remus has been seeing Severus in a new eye after he found out what the man sacrificed to keep Harry safe. Not that it mattered in the end, Harry still died when he was hit by friendly fire. To this day, they don’t know who cast the spell that hit him, but he has his suspicions it was Molly Weasely.

“Where are my parents?”

“They went home, we’ve been taking shifts sitting at your side. Narcissa will be here shortly.” Remus joins him in the bed, “You’ve been out seventeen hours.”

“Has my father said anything?”

“No, but I think he wishes this was all over.” Remus and Lucius will never see eye to eye but they both care about Draco in their own way.

An hour later, Narcissa enters and is glad to see her son awake, “I talked to your healer. You can leave tomorrow.” She sits down, “I am afraid, your attempt made frontpage news. Lucius is furious and he is on a warpath against the Prophet and whoever leaked confidential information.”

“Of course he is. I am tainting his perfect Malfoy image. Of course, he likes to ignore his own wrong doings.” Draco is bitter, “I am surprised he hasn’t disowned me yet.”

Narcissa says nothing to that, she looks at her son, “Do you want to come home or stay with Remus?”

-*-*-

Hermione is sitting next to Draco, “I am really sorry this happened to you.”

“Thank you,” Draco has decided to stop hiding. Talking to a mind healer has been helping him a lot. “How are you?” He and Granger have been friendly since the war ended and they meet every month just to chat.

“I broke up with Ron.”

“Good for you. What did he do? Eat with his mouth open over one of your favorite books?” He never understood what she saw in Ron.

She giggles, “Nothing like that. I just realised he is not on my level intellectually and I need more stimulating conversation and Ron, well he is not as smart as you or me. Even with Neville I can have good conversation.” She leans closer, like she is sharing a secret, “Plus the sex was bad. I had a one night stand and that guy blew my mind.”

“Took you long enough to realise you could do better,” Draco is reading a book on curses and finds nothing, “So, do you have someone in mind?” Anything to distract him from his current predicament, “And I am not surprised Ron is a dud in bed.”

“Yes,” she won’t reveal who just yet. “I believe we match perfectly.”

He gets up, “Good luck. Was nice seeing you again.”

-*-*-

“Have you found yet who cursed you?” Hermione sits down next to Draco, “I also ran into George who told me Ron dated Cho Chang and she dropped it two days later.”

“I am not surprised, too bad Brown is dead. She was perfect for Ron.” He sighs, “And no. The healers are not any closer to figuring out what curse it is.” He is starting to lose hope.

She pats his arm, “I am sure you’ll find a cure. Do you mind if I ran some scans? Maybe I’ll find something. You know how much I love research.”

Draco shrugs, “Sure. Couldn’t hurt.”

“I’ll have a look later,” she orders some tea, “Oh, I almost forgot. Ginny thinks she has a claim on Harry’s money because they dated.”

Draco snorts, “Tough luck. Everything went to Harry’s closest relative, which is my mother, then me. My mother has donated half his money and has turned Potter Manor into an orphanage and she has sold what he wanted to be sold.”

“But how could she know?” She knows Ginny was furious when she read about Potter Manor being turned into a school.

“Oh, Kreacher found the resurrection and she asked him. The rest of the money went to Remus, as well as a house with a large forest.” Draco chuckles, “Harry was happy the first time I saw him. He told me, he just discovered sex. Told me he’s been shagging his crush for weeks.”

Hermione blushes, “I wasn’t aware he had a crush on anyone. I knew it was not Ginny.”

“You really have no clue?” Draco looks at her in surprise, “Truly? Man, it was obvious.”

“No,” she nudges his shoulder, “Spill.”

“He is sleeping with my godfather.”

“Who was your godfather?”

“Severus Snape,” he laughs at the look of total shock on her face, “Yep. They’re shagging.” An idea pops into his head, “I am so stupid!” He gets up, “Sorry, have to go. See you around.”

-*-*-

“Why didn’t I think of this sooner?” Draco is pacing, “I am so stupid.”

“You had a lot on your mind,” Remus looks at the stone, “You’re ready?”

“Yes,” Draco takes the stone and thinks of his godfather. He sees him appear, “Hello Severus.”

“Draco? What on earth happened to you?” The last time he saw Draco, his godson told him he thought about opening a potions shop.

“I was cursed about four months ago. We don’t know who cursed me or which spell was used.”

“St Mungos has no clue, they even reached out to others but no one has any idea. This is the first time this happened.” Remus comes to stand next to Draco, “All we know is that it is not deadly. We have tried ending the spell in every language we could think of and nothing happened.”

“I need to see a scan. Do you mind if Harry joins us? We have some news for you.”

“Sure.” Draco shows him the scan the hospital did, “Any ideas?”

Severus reads the scan, “You were hit by a spell not found in the wizarding world. You were hit by a spell someone created in the muggle world. Are you familiar with muggle fairy tales? The spells used there are very real, luckily not many know this. You were hit with a modified spell.”

“No,” Draco looks at Remus, “You?”

“I remember some.” Remus rubs his chin, “Cinderella, Snow White.”

Harry joins Severus and looks at Draco, “You look like American Teen Wolf. It’s a movie.”

“I know. We saw it.”

“Oh, or Beauty and the Beast.” Harry frowns, “Do you think someone did this for revenge? Also if it is a curse found in the muggle world, it rules out purebloods. I think.”

“I think someone modified the spell in Beauty and The Beast. Unlike the Prince in the story, you do love and those around you haven’t been cursed. And unlike the stories, true love’s kiss is not the cure.” Severus is pacing, “I am sorry we are not much help. We can only give you theories but there are many and some may be misleading.”

“How about I talk to you again in two weeks? Maybe you’ll come up with something.” Draco gives him a small sad smile, “You already figured something out no one else did. Thank you.”

Severus nods, Harry bounced up and down, “We’re married!” He takes Severus’ hand in his, “We got married a few months back.”

“Congratulations,” Draco smiles at them, “I’m happy for you.”

“Me too.” Remus looks at Harry, “How did your parents take it? And Sirius?”

Harry sighs, “They were not happy but accepted my choice. He looks at Severus, “Anyway, we’re going to hit the books. Take care.”

-*-*-

“So I looked into muggle fairy tales and fantasy movies and books and I found nothing that would fit.” Hermione sits down next to Draco, “Except Beauty and The Beast. You don’t have a rose, do you?”

“No,” Draco frowns, “There is so much we don’t know. And the spell was modified.”

“I will keep looking,” Hermione squeezes his hand, “I haven’t had this much fun in ages. Sorry, fun is the wrong word.”

“Thank you and I get what you mean,” Draco gets up, “I have to go. I just had an idea.” He returns home and goes to find his boyfriend, “Hey Rem, I want to shave off all the hair. I want to know if there is a rose tattoo hidden underneath the fur.”

“Allright,” Remus kisses him, “Get naked and I’ll do the charm.” Half an hour later, he is looking at Draco’s shorn body, “No tattoo but the hair is already growing back.”

Draco sighs, “Was worth a shot,” he banishes the hair, “Granger is happy to have a task.”

“I ran into Ron in Diagon Alley, he told me he is dating Hannah Abbott. I know he was lying since Neville is dating her.” Remus hugs Draco from behind, “I love you.”

“I love you too,” Draco leans back against him, “I hope Sev and Harry found out more.”

Remus kisses Draco’s neck, “I want you.”

-*-*-

Severus has been listening to Draco, “Tell me more about Granger.”

Draco shrugs and does, “She’s been trying to help.”

“I am afraid she is the one who cast the spell on you,” Severus sighs, “I bet that in a few weeks she comes up with the cure and tells you about it. Not only will she get recognition.”

“But she thinks you will be so grateful to her, you will date her.” Harry shakes his head, “Hermione wants nothing than to be recognized for her smarts and greatness. You know how much she boasted about being smarter than all of us.”

“But why would she think I would date her?” Draco frowns, “I am gay and not interested in girls. Plus I am dating Remus.”

“Does she know that?” Severus looks at his godson, “I am sure if she did, she never would have cast the spell on you.”

“It never came up and she never asked,” Draco sighs, “I’ll tell her.”

“No, don’t,” Harry looks at Remus then back at Draco, “If you do, she will never give you the counter curse.”

“I am afraid all you can do is wait until she comes to you.” Severus looks gravely at them, “I would suggest you get the Aurors involved.”

“Okay,” Draco takes a deep breath, “I’ll talk to Kingsley. If my father finds out before we have proof, he just might kill her.”

“I’ll tell them we might be close,” Remus squeezes Draco’s hand, “I’ll see you later.”

-*-*-

Remus and Draco are lying on the grass in their backyard, they are looking up at the stars. Remus takes Draco’s hand in his and kisses it, “I asked your father for permission to marry you.”

Draco sits up and looks down at Remus, “You did? Did he give you permission?”

“No,” Remus sighs, “But your mother overruled him. She made it clear she would not let you sacrifice your happiness to marry someone Lucius approves of. She told him that you suffered already enough for the decisions he made.”

“What are you saying?” Draco hopes that he understood correctly.

Remus removes a box from his trouser pockets and opens it, “Draco Malfoy, will you marry me.”

“Yes.” Draco leans down and kisses him, “Yes.” He looks at the ring, illuminated by the moonlight, “It’s beautiful.” It’s a simple silver band with a snake engraved on the top.

Remus puts it on Draco’s finger, “I don’t care if you stay like this forever, I will always love you.”

“I know. You’ve shown me enough times over the past few months,” Draco kisses him again, “Want to shag outside?”

Remus answers him with a growl.

-*-*-

“I found it!” Hermione sits down next to Draco, “I found it in the library in Oxford. It has many spells in it from fairy tales and the likes that were rewritten. Someone made it look like it was older than it actually was. From my estimate it was created in the seventies. Beauty and The Beast was written in 1756 by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont. Anyway, the book had counter curses but they were all coded. It took me a while to decode them.”

“So what is the counter curse?”

Hermione takes out her wand, cachez la bestie, révélez la beauté, finissez la torture de la jolie âme. Cassez cette malédiction.

Draco slowly turns back into himself, he is touching his face, “You did it.” He hugs her, “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome. I’d never thought I’d miss seeing your face.” Hermione is smiling, “Let’s go grab a drink. Show everyone that Draco Malfoy is back.”

“Sure,” he follows her to the Leaky Cauldron. They enter and sit down, “I am glad that people will stop staring at me now.” Draco orders two butterbeers for them.

Hermione puts a strand of hair behind her ear, “So, what are you going to do now?” She hopes he will agree to date her, “I am sure many women want to date you now.”

The door opens and Remus steps inside, he makes his way to their table and sits down, “Hey.”

“Professor Lupin,” Hermione hasn’t seen much of him since the war ended three years ago.

“It’s Remus,” he looks at Draco, “I kinda miss your furry face.”

Draco rolls his eyes and kisses him, “I bet you don’t miss the hair in your mouth.” He looks at Hermione, “To answer your question, we’re getting married in three months. We’ve been planning our wedding for the past week.”

Hermione’s eyes brim with tears, “You’re dating?” How did she not know this! According the Witches Weekley Draco is single.

“Yes, have been for over two years now.” Draco looks fondly at Remus, “I’ve had a crush on him and I finally took courage and asked him out. Luckily he said yes.”

“But surely your father doesn’t approve,” Hermione swallows hard, “I am sorry but it is well known he dislikes werewolves.”

“He doesn’t but my mother does and he doesn’t want to be on her bad side. He mostly ignores our relationship.” Draco kisses Remus again, “Love you.”

“Love you too,” Remus looks at Hermione, “Thank you for all your help. Severus was right.”

“What do you mean?” Hermione can’t believe all was for naught.

“We used the resurrection stone to talk to him. He was the one who told us the curse was from a muggle fairytale.” Remus takes a sip from Draco’s mug, “He also told us that you were the one who cursed Draco in the first place.”

“What?” They can’t know. Can they? “That is preposterous! I would never!”

“But you did Miss Granger,” Kingsley looks down at her, “You had this book at home and never found it in the library at Oxford. It was you who wrote the book.” They have been keeping an eye on her for weeks.

“That is not true! Why would I do that?” Hermione raises her chin, “All I did was help a friend.”

“You wanted to be recognized to have broken my curse and hoped I would date you, then marry you. You wanted your hands on the Malfoy fortune since Harry’s money was gone.” Draco smirks, “Ginny sang like a canary after she was caught trying to sell stuff she stole from Grimmauld Place.”

“Hermione Granger, you are under arrest.”

-*-*-

“So what happened to Hermione?” Harry wishes he could be sitting down and having a pint to celebrate Draco and Remus’ wedding but he is just a ghost.

“My father, as you can imagine, was furious. He went after her hard. He brought up the fact that she kidnapped Rita Skeeter and kept her in a jar for over a year. It was Dumbledore who paid Rita to not press charges. When Rita caught wind of this, she told my father everything she overheard. Long story short, Hermione got her wand snapped and was sentenced to twenty years in Azkaban for the kidnapping and other charges. After she is released, she will be banned from the magical world.”

“Good riddance,” Severus joins Harry, “And Miss Weasley?”

“Five years for theft,” Remus kisses Draco’s cheek, “Everyone’s gone.”

Harry chuckles, “Someone is eager to start their wedding night.”

“Yes.”

Chapter 27: Timestream glimpses

Ginny is taking polyjuice potion and turns into Harry, then walks into a room with a group of guys who are naked and hard. They start to have sex. Ginny has Harry, is riding a guy, three guys behind her, another in front of her and is sucking his cock. She moans loudly, “So good.”

Severus enters and sees this. He freezes.

Ginny as Harry, stares at him, “Harder. Your cock is so much better than the dungeon bat I was ordered to seduce. Like I would ever love a filthy Death Eater,” she moans, “So pathetic he is.” She puts on a show and smirks when Severus leaves in a huff.

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Ginny takes polyjuice potion and turns into Severus. She gets naked and lies down on a bed and three guys enter. She is stroking her cock, “I hope you can satisfy me.”

Harry enters and sees Severus being fucked by two guys and sucking another’s cock. He is hurt and mad

Ginny as Severus turns around, “Oh, you’re back. I’ll fuck you once I’m done here.”

“What are you doing? I thought you loved me!”

“Oh Potter, I am playing my role.” Ginny moans loudly, she sneers at Harry, her sneer almost matching Severus’ real sneer, “Like I could ever love the son of my bully.” She groans, “Fuck, that’s it. You’re just a warm body. Nothing more.”

Harry leaves, slamming the door shut. Ginny as Severus has a smug look on her face.

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Harry and Severus are having a screaming match, “If we didn’t need you to win this war, I would use you as potion ingredients.” Snape is fuming, “Once this is all over, I’ll let the public know what a whore their savior is!”

“You’re the one to talk, you piece of shit!” Harry is furious, “I hate your fucking guts!”

“I hate you too, you spoiled entitled brat!” Severus turns his back to Harry, “I refuse to work with him. I would rather work with a flobberworm.”

“Me too! I don’t care if we need him. I would rather die than be in the same room as him.” Harry storms out of the office. Snape soon following him.

Albus looks gravely at Fawkes, “I don’t know what happened but we just lost the war.”

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Severus hands a puppet to Theo, “It’s Potter. Hand him to the Dark Lord. It will get him off your back unless you want to become Greyback’s bitch.”

“No,” Theo takes it, “Why? I thought you loved him.”

“Because Potter has been using me and broke my heart,” Severus lets out a bitter laugh, “I should have knows it was just empty words and promises. He hands Draco an envelope, “All my belongings will go to you.”

“You’re leaving?”

“Yes. Everyone will know I handed him over. I will not sit around and wait for my executioner to come to me.”

“I am sorry.”

“Me too.”

Remus removes the invisibility cloak once they are gone, he looks at Draco, “Severus was just in his lab. That wasn’t him.”

Draco nods, “You’re right. Someone has been messing with them.”

%%%

Voldemort is displaying the dead body of Harry Potter, “Your savior is dead.”

Albus pales, his worst fear has come true. He looks around and sees Severus is gone, “We won’t give up so easily.” He locks the school down, he does have a few tricks up his sleeve after all. The new wards bounce Voldemort and his Death Eaters back. He turns his attention towards Molly, “What did you do?” He saw the guilty look on her face earlier.

“Nothing,” she gives him a small smile, “Why would you think that?”

Albus enters her mind and when he leaves it, he is furious, “How could you? Is money really that important to you?” He turns towards Ginny, “And you? Did you enjoy playing your part?” He looks at Hermione and Ron, “Who needs enemies when they have friends like you?” Albus will make sure the world knows who is responsible for them losing the war.

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Harry and Remus land in a graveyard, Harry is crying, “What the fuck was that?”

“I have no idea.” Remus hands a tissue to Harry, “But this just proves my point. You can’t trust them.” Remus has been telling Harry for the past few years that his trust in certain people is misplaced.

“Who are you?”

Both are startled by the voice, they get up, “Eh, hi?” Harry looks around, “Where are we?”

“Sunnydale,” a blonde woman looks at them with narrowed eyes, “There was a mist and suddenly you were here.” She is used to weird stuff happening but it never brought two people to her.

“They are not from our world, love,” a tall man in a black leather coat, joins her, “Can smell magic on them though.”

The blond rolls her eyes, “Not again.” She looks at them, “Hi, I am Buffy, the vampire slayer.” She points to the man next to her, “This is Spike.”

Spike’s face changes, “I’m a vampire.” He is surprised by the lack of reaction.

“And you have not slayed him?” Harry’s seen vampires before, this one doesn’t scare him.

“He’s my husband and soulmate,” Buffy takes a step closer, “Names?”

“Sorry,” Harry blushes, “I am Harry Potter and this Remus Lupin.”

“Willow is gonna flip,” Spike regards them, “So what happened?”

“We were walking through the Forbidden Forest, we were out there hoping to find a unicorn. But luck was not on our side and we made our way back when mist started to gather around us.” Remus rubs his chin, “I think it came from the Great Lake.”

“We saw something like flashes before we landed here,” Harry hugs himself, “It was awful.” He looks at Remus, “They were all about me. Not about your life.”

“Because I think it was meant to show you the future.” Remus hugs his charge, “You wouldn’t believe us otherwise. It’s comforting to know that a year from now, Draco and I are still alive.”

Buffy kills a vamp, “Sorry but we should go. Willow might know how to send you back.”

+++

“You’re Harry Potter and Remus Lupin?” Willow is looking at the newcomers, “Really?”

“I think Willow is broken,” Dawn stage whispers, “She’s been asking the same question five times.”

“Yes,” Harry chuckles, “We are real people. I even have the same scar, which is weird considering.”

“WOW.” Willow blushes, “Can I see your wand?”

Remus hands his to her, “We can still practice our magic but it is weaker.”

Willow takes it, “I feel nothing,” she raises it, Lumos. Nothing happens, “Oh well,” she hands it back, “So tell me everything.”

Harry has finished telling their story, “So any idea? We need to get back. I have a potions master I need to marry and bond with before certain people ruin the best thing that’s ever happened to both of us.”

“And I have a husband to unleash on Harry’s friends,” Remus looks at Dawn, “Mind showing me the books? I am curious about a few things.”

“Sure,” Dawn gets up, “Follow me.”

+++

Harry and Remus have been in this world for a week, Harry sits down next to Buffy, “So, you were born with a destiny, just like me. Well kinda. I was chosen by a mad man.”

“Yes, but I didn’t let some old men in suits dictate how I do my duty. If it were up to them, I should have staked Spike years ago.” Buffy chuckles, “We’re soulmates, we were prophesied to beat a great evil. And we did. It was a Hellgod after my sister. Because we were bonded we were able to kill her as soon as she showed up. Had I listened to the Council, the world would have gone to hell. Spike had the idea to send the supernatural council after them. They were all arrested and put in jail. I am getting paid now for slaying. It’s how we’re able to afford this nice manor.”

“My friends,” Harry snorts at that, “They keep telling me how evil Slytherins are and whatnot for years. But headmaster Dumbledore and Remus have been telling me to keep an open mind and I have. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be friends with Draco, Blaise or Pansy. And I certainly wouldn’t be dating Sev.There are bad people in every house. Turns out, the Slytherins have done more for me than my so-called light friends have.” He laughs bitterly, “I’ve been so blind and ignored a few things. Did you know that I’ve been hiding meeting my friends from other houses from Ron and Hermione? I didn’t want to listen to their negative comments and call me stupid.”

“Xander, I thought he was a true friend but he couldn’t get over his jealousy of Spike. He hated vampires because one killed his best friend. He then blamed all vamps for everything and refused to see the good in Spike. Spike saved his life more than once but Xander just wouldn’t accept that Spike was good, because he also didn’t want to accept he was wrong. He didn’t believe that we were soulmates and he killed Spike, thus killing me. Dawn told me Xander was so happy to finally have rid the world of a great evil. When she told me that he killed me, he didn’t believe her at first until he saw my dead body. That’s when he realised he fucked up big time. Whistler then showed up and brought us back to life. Xander was arrested for my attempted murder.” Buffy wipes away some tears, “I also found out at his trial that he lied about a few things. The supernatural counsel decided to punish him by sending him to a world run by vampires. Anyway, it’s hard being betrayed by those closest to you.”

“So you think what we saw was real and were glimpses of the future?”

“Yes.” Buffy gives him a sad smile, “You have the opportunity to change that.”

“I will.”

+++

“So, Tara and I think someone was in the Forbidden Forest and did a ritual and the mist was a result of that. We believe someone tried to do a scything of the future and the mist was residue.” Willow shows them what else she found, “I can send you back. I just need something from your world.”

Harry hands her a candy bar, “This work?”

“Yes.” Willow takes it, “Tara is getting the other things we’ll need.”

Remus reads over the spell, “This will send us back to where we were and at the same time?”

“Yup,” Willow smiles when Tara enters, “Hey babe,” she takes everything and together they get ready.

“Why are we not using Dawn? She is the key.” Harry has learned a lot about this world in the past two weeks.

“Because she is pregnant,” Spike enters, “Nibblet’s magic is wonky. Tried once and I landed in Timbuktu instead of New York.”

Willow looks at them, “I’m ready.”

“We’re too,” Harry hugs them, “We’ll miss you guys.”

+++

Draco is arrested for killing Harry Potter, “I didn’t kill him!”

Moody leads Draco to an empty room, “We know it was you!” Moody takes out his wand, “We’re at war and no one is going to miss you.” He kills Draco then walks out of the room, “It’s done.”

Albus nods and when Moody is gone, Albus turns into Ron, laughing.

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Severus is being tortured by some guards, “We know you liked to have fun with kiddies.” A guard kicks him, “You are a piece of filth and you will pay for all the children you hurt with your perverted ways.”

“I saw him bring a first year to the dungeons, the door wasn’t locked and I saw him rape the student,” Hermione looks disgusted, “He then made the child take a vow to remain silent. He’s evil.”

Severus looks at Hermione and swears revenge for this set-up.

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Minister Kingsley is ordering the execution of all the Death Eaters, “We are going to monitor the use of magic from now on. Every person who casts a spell not on the list will be arrested.”

Albus doesn’t like this at all, “I think we are being too hasty.”

“I was elected Minister and I am doing what is best for this country.” Kingsley looks at Albus, “We need to be strict or we’ll be overrun again.”

“Voldemort is still in hiding.” Albus strokes his beard, “Harry and Remus are still missing.”

“We both know they are dead. Draco killed Harry and Bellatrix killed Remus.”

“They are still alive,” Albus sighs, “I don’t believe Draco would kill Harry. He is not a murderer.” Albus sighs again when Kingsley ignores him.

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Hermione is smug, her bill to open their world to muggles has been passed. “This will change our world.”

“You just doomed the world.” Neville shakes his head in disgust, “You’ve no idea what you’ve done!”

Hermione rolls her eyes, “Don’t be so dramatic.”

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Harry and Remus land in the Forbidden Forest, “Looks like we’re back.”

“Something is wrong,” Remus puts Harry behind him, “Someone is coming.”

Soon they are surrounded by centaurs, “Who are you?” A familiar voice asks them.

“Headmaster?” Harry looks at Dumbledore, “What happened?”

“You’re alive! I knew it,” Albus marches towards them, “You’ve been missing for two decades.”

“I think we saw flashes of what happened during our absence,” Remus explains to Albus what happened to them, “Draco and Severus were framed.”

“I am not surprised, I am sad to say that some have shown their true faces. Hermione is now Minister and she has banned anything that doesn’t suit her view. People also can only do magic during the day. There is a curfew. Myself and a small group have been hiding.” He looks gravely at Harry, “I don’t know how they did it, but Ginny and Molly got control over your vaults and properties.” Albus sighs, “I have entered an alliance with Voldemort. We are on the same page that they need to be stopped before our country is totally destroyed.”

“Granger opened our world to the muggles. We are sitting ducks, they have bombs, guns, you name it. Over seventy wizards and witches have died by the hands of muggles.” Voldemort looks at Harry, “Good to see you.”

+++

“Ehm guys? I goofed. I sent them twenty years into the future.” Willow looks bashful, “But I can get them back!”

“Do it!” Buffy loves Willow but sometimes her spells go all wrong

Willow quickly makes a new circle and pulls them back, “Sorry. So sorry. I mispronounced a word.”

“Thank Merlin,” Harry is pale, “Dumbledore just told us what’s been happening. It was awful.”

“Turns out Harry’s former friends are on a power trip,” Remus tells them what they saw. “Albus believes we traveled through a time stream and that we saw the future of what was going to happen and of what happened.”

“I am so sorry.” Willow bites her lip, “I really am.”

Remus looks over the spell again, “I don’t think you did anything wrong. When I read the spell before, the word was different. Something or someone changed it and made you send us forward in time.”

“Who?” Buffy is frowning, “Who would do something like that?”

“Death or Lady Magic,” Harry runs a hand through his hair, “If someone had all three deathly hallows they could summon death and ask him to do that, but the Elder Wand has been destroyed, or someone made a plea to Lady Magic. But I have no idea who.”

“Or it was someone who is already dead,” Spike looks at Buffy, “My mother, she’s been dead over a century and she went to the Power that Be and pleaded with them to help me. They did.”

Buffy wraps her arms around Spike, he is speaking of the time when he was kidnapped by Angelus and tortured. “Anyone dead you know who would help you?”

“My mother,” Remus looks at Harry, “I am not sure if Lily, James or Sirius would help if it meant you being with Severus. James and Sirius hated Severus with a passion. Lily, well she always took James’ side.”

“It was me,” Luna appears in the room, “Hermione killed me when I overheard her talking to Theo Nott and plotting.”

“Severus always thought your death was not an accident,” Harry misses his friend, “What were they plotting?”

“To frame Draco for killing Mme Bones,” Luna smiles sadly at him, “Hermione and Theo are lovers. Ron and Goyle are also lovers. There is a third side in this war that you’ve been unaware of. They have a few allies, they are all convinced they know best.”

Remus groans, “It makes so much sense now. Theo and Goyle had too much knowledge. Draco told me Voldemort was suspicious of them.”

“You have to kill them all. They are dangerous. Just tell Voldemort they are traitors and he will take care of them.” Luna sighs, “Ginny and Molly are after Harry’s money. Even if you and Severus bond, they will try to break you up. They believe they are owed.”

“I am sure once I tell Severus, he will gladly kill them.” Harry looks at Remus, “But I have an idea. We get everyone we want dead at Grimmauld Place and Draco can let the Death Eaters in. I will collapse the building. Killing two birds with one stone. We already destroyed all of Voldemort’s horcruxes. I just need to get close to him and I can kill him.”

“Lucius will help,” Luna looks at Remus, “Narcissa has been controlling him. Kill her and he will be indebted to you. It’s Narcissa who’s been pushing Pansy towards Draco, she is unaware that you are married. The spell the goblins did has been hiding that.”

“Luckily Pansy is playing along, if Narcissa knew that Pansy was dating Dean Thomas, she would flip.” Remus sighs, “Sneaking around has been hard on us. I can’t wait for this war to be over.”

“Thank you, Looney,” Harry wishes he could hug her, “I will reveal the truth about your death.”

“Ready.” Willow looks at Luna, “Nice meeting you.”

“Before you, there is something else.” Luna smiles at them, “You’ll love this.”

+++

Hermione is screaming in her cell in Azkaban, how did they find out she killed Luna? And how did they find out about her and Theo? Or Ron and Goyle? Somehow Voldemort found out and he killed Theo, Vincent and Gregory. Then she was arrested and thrown into Azkaban for being a muggle born. Luckily, Ron, Ginny, Molly and Kingsley are still free and they can still make their plan take fruit. She wonders where Harry is? She hasn’t seen him in weeks.

+++

Ginny is frowning, Harry is missing. She hasn’t seen him in weeks. She needs him and some of his hair in order to enact their plan. The bat is still here and he doesn’t seem worried that his fucktoy is missing. Where is Harry? She looks at Ron, who is wondering the same. Now that she thinks about it, Dumbledore hasn’t been seen either. Oh well, she makes herself comfortable at Grimmauld Place and waits.

+++

“I am sorry my boy,” Albus and Harry have been gathering evidence for the past few months, “I wish I would have seen sooner who they truly are.”

“It’s not your fault, headmaster.” Harry looks at everything they gathered, “Draco suggested letting Rita find all this and let her have her fun. Everything is backed up by evidence.”

“I think Draco is right,” Albus strokes his beard, “And I am glad I was right about him.”

“Remus killed Narcissa this morning. Lucius is free and he is furious. He is waiting on us and he will lock his Manor down and Voldi won’t be able to enter again.” Harry looks up, “Thank you Luna.”

“We are lucky, Miss Granger wrote everything down.” Albus sighs, “I can’t believe that Kingsley would side with her. Moody, I am not surprised.”

“They won’t be able to harm anyone once they’re dead.”

+++

Hermione is raging again, all her plans have been printed in the newspaper! How do they know she had an alliance with certain Death Eaters and Ministry officials. She hopes the others have fled or they will be arrested too.

Ron looks at Kingsley, “What do you think the emergency is?” He hasn't even had his coffee yet.

“I have no idea. Albus hasn’t told me anything.” Kingsley has been busy laying the groundwork for when they take over the Ministry. It has kept him busy.

Ginny looks around Grimmauld Place, “Once I am Lady Potter I will redecorate this place.” She’s many plans for this dreadful house.

“I’ve been trying to see Hermione but I was turned away since I am not family,” Molly huffs, “Poor girl was framed by those ugly Death Eaters.” You never know who might be listening.

“We both know we had nothing to do with Miss Lovegood’s death,” Bellatrix looks at Molly, “Hello.”

Before Molly can react, her wand flies out of her hand, “How?”

“My nephew was kind enough to let us in,” Bellatrix smirks at them, “We are going to have so much fun.”

Suddenly the wards collapse and the house starts to fall apart. They try to apparate out but are trapped. Debris falls on them, crushing them all.

+++

Hermione lets out another scream of rage, everyone is dead! By that she means everyone who was in on their plan to change the wizarding for the better. They planned to monitor magic and only allow certain spells to be used and kill everyone who breaks their laws. They had it all planned out. They would kill everyone who was going to pose a problem for them. Ginny was going to use her talents and create a rift between Harry and Snape. Theo was going to kill Draco and frame Remus for it. Everything was perfectly planned out, they would kill Harry after he defeated Voldemort. What went wrong?

+++

Voldemort is furious, his most trusted Death Eaters are dead and he can’t enter Malfoy Manor again. He enters Nott Manor and lets out a scream of rage when he sees the floor littered with dead bodies. All of his followers are dead.

+++

“We did it,” Harry looks at Remus, “We won.” It was easy killing Voldemort after luring him into their trap.

“That we did,” Remus looks at the dead body of Voldemort, “What about Hermione?”

Harry smirks, “We’re going with Luna’s idea.”

“How are we going to do that?” Draco comes to stand next to his husband, “You’re bleeding.”

“Not my blood.” Remus cleans himself up and kisses Draco, “I am ready for that vacation now.”

Harry takes out his wand, “With help from our friends in the other world.” He holds out his other hand, “Ready?”

Severus takes it, “Yes, my love.” After Harry told him what was going to happen they immediately married and bonded their souls together.

Harry mutters a spell and a few moments later they are at Spike’s and Buffy’s house, “Hello?”

Dawn enters the living room, she is holding a baby, “Oh hey, you’re back and you brought two more.” She walks closer to them, “This is Luke, he’s three months old.” She hands the baby to Harry, “I’ll call the others.”

An hour later, everyone is gathered in the living room, “We’re going to frame Hermione for Voldemort’s resurrection and Cedric’s death. Once the evidence appears, she’s going to get the kiss.”

“Or the veil,” Severus looks at Dawn, “Harry tells me you can open doors to any point in the past.”

“Yes.”

“Good, I know exactly how we are going to do it.” Severus lays out the plan, “The four of us can’t be seen. While we can use invisibility spells, Voldemort had measures against that. We need someone who is fast to get hair from Voldemort.”

“I can do that. I got vamp speed,” Spike cranks his neck, “Too bad I can’t punch him.”

“Albus told us we can’t change anything. Otherwise, we would go back and kill Voldemort before his rise to power.”

“We have enough of Hermione’s hair,” Draco puts a small box on the table, “Was easy to get.”

“Once we have Tom’s hair, we’ll travel to the graveyard he was brought back, only an hour later and fake everything to frame her. Harry will play his part and Draco will pretend to be Cedric.” Severus looks at Harry, “I will then remove the memory from Harry and hand it to Mme Bones. We already have an excuse as to why Harry only remembers now.”

Buffy laughs, “I wish our plans were this thorough,” she reads his notes, “You also have contingency plans.”

“I don’t want to leave anything to chance,” Severus gives Harry a small smile, “We don’t want our children to grow up in a world of fear.”

“You’re pregnant?” Buffy looks between them, “How does the baby come out?”

“I am,” Severus chuckles, “A C-section, We forgot the contraceptive spell on our wedding night. In five months our child will be born.”

“Congratulations,” Dawn smirks, “Get ready for some sleepless nights. Wait, how old are you?”

“Draco and I are twenty, Sev and Remus twenty-four.”

“That’s why you were laughing when you read the books,” Willow frowns, “I thought you looked young.”

Spike laughs, “You missed the most obvious. He’s not a werewolf.”

“Oh,” Willow’s eyes go wide, “Oh.”

“Wait who overheard the prophecy?” Dawn looks at Severus, “It wasn’t you.”

“It was Nott Sr.” Draco hands her a list, “I was bored and I wrote down all the differences.”

Dawn takes it, “Thank you,” she starts to read, “Your handwriting is very neat.”

“Is your husband here? We want to meet him too,” Harry and Remus didn’t get to meet him last time.

“Wes is in LA, he’ll be back later.” Dawn smirks, “He’s looking forward to it.”

+++

Hermione is crying and proclaiming her innocence. They think she brought Voldemort back! When they saw Harry’s memories of her bringing him back and her killing Cedric, everyone asked for her head on a platter. What was worse, her own memories showed that Harry's were true! She knows someone planted those but no one will listen to her. She is led to the veil of Death. How did it come to this?

She is looking at the veil, a voice whispers into her ear, “They know all. They know your plans of ruling this world. They know your plans of killing Harry to get his money.”

She looks around, no one is there, “How?” She whispers.

“Luna Lovegood’s revenge.”

Chapter 28: From an elf's view

Dobby likes his new master Harry but he does not like his friends. Dobby sees and hears all. Dobby knows that they are harming his master. Dobby knows bushy girl is making his master stupid. Dobby knows red haired girl is dosing master with mild love potions. Dobby knows weasel is stealing from Harry. He knows they are false. He needs to save his master.

–

Dobby catches the rat and hands it over to Bonsie. Bonsie was really happy and gave Dobby a beanie hat.

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Dobby doesn’t like doggy man, he’s filling his master’s head with hatred. Dobby likes wolfy man, he is good. Dobby needs to talk to his master.

–

Dobby prevented the bad man from entering his master’s name into the cup. Dobby is pleased with himself. Dobby makes sure to expose the bad man. Bonsie will be happy again and his master is safe.

–

Dobby is scared for his master, Dobby trusts Snapey and he knows they have to do this to remove the bad soul from his master. Dobby is relieved when his master is fine.

–

Dobby has been keeping an eye on master’s former friends. He overhears their plans and is mad. He needs help.

–

Kreacher agrees to help Dobby, his new master has helped him keep his promise to master Regulus. Kreacher also knows shrieking red hairy woman is stealing from his home. He’s caught her a few times and got everything back. They both agree that their master needs a purge.

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Dobby and Kreacher are watching from the shadows, their master was smart and had protection against them, he is yelling at his former friends. Kreacher is happy when their master orders him to ban them from his home.

Dobby doesn’t think this is enough. Dobby knows they broke the law. Stealing is bad. Dobby quietly leaves and goes to visit Bonsie.

%%%

Dobby is happy, his master is happy. His false friends were punished and his master now has real friends.

Kreacher is happy, he made his master Reggie proud when he helped defeat Voldemort.

%%%

Dobby and Kreacher are looking after the master's children, they have their black hair from the father but their master’s green eyes.

Chapter 29: To the future and back

Harry is in the Room of Requirement, he needs a break from everything. Ron still isn’t speaking to him and accusing him of entering his name in the goblet of fire. Ron has called him a traitor and glory seeker. Hermione keeps looking at him like he will break any moment and blow up. It also feels like the whole school is against him, thinking him a cheater. So far the Slytherins have been quiet but he doesn’t trust the quiet, they must be up to something. He is sorting through some knick knacks when he grabs an orb and suddenly he is pulled into the orb and spitted back out. He groans when he lands on his face. He gets up and looks around, he isn’t at Hogwarts anymore.

“Come out with your hands up.”

Harry startles when he hears the voice. He sees a door open and walks towards it, his hands in the air.

“What the fuck?”

Harry looks at the person who is pointing their wand at him, “Uh, hey.”

“How did you get here?”

“There was this orb. I touched it and it brought me here.” Harry looks at an older version of himself. This Harry looks unkempt, ragged, he smells like booze and like he hasn’t showered in days. He notices that an arm is missing and that he is limping.

Older Harry walks into the room and levitates the orb out, “This will bring you back to your timeline once it is recharged. I know one like this was at Hogwarts but it was destroyed in the war.” He looks at his younger counterpart, he looks unburdened by the war, by the truth that is yet to come out. “What year are you in?”

“Fourth. I have to compete in the triwizard tournament. Someone put my name into the goblet. The champions were chosen last week.” Harry sits down, “Are you my future?” He is wary of his older self, “Do you know who?”

Older Harry runs some scans, “Yes. You are me and I am you.” He sits down, “And I know who.”

Harry scoots back when the light reveals that the half older Harry’s left face is missing .“What happened to you?”

Older Harry lets out a bitter laugh, “Life happened to me.” He points at his face, “This happened to me when I burned the Burrow down with everyone who was left inside. Used fiendfyre and a spark caught my face. Was able to stop it from spreading.” He points to his missing arm, “Happened when I waltzed into Azkaban to kill several prisoners.” He knocks on his hollow leg, “Got hit by a car in the muggle world.”

“Why would you kill the Weasleys? They are nice people!” Harry doesn’t understand, “Why did you kill prisoners?” He is so confused.

“Oh, how naive and foolish I was at your age. We were so starved for kindness and friendship we latched onto the first people who showed us that. We never questioned anything and just took anything at face value.” Older Harry looks into his younger self’s eyes, “Tell me. Has Draco approached you yet and offered you his hand in friendship again?”

“No, the Slytherins have been too quiet. I don’t trust them.” Like he’s ever going to be friends with Malfoy.

“Why don’t you trust them? Because Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore and everyone else has been telling you that you can’t?” Harry huffs, “Slytherins are so evil. Yet it was Gryffindors who committed the worst crimes. Peter betrayed my parents and sold them out to Voldemort. The good guys aren’t the saints you believe them to be.”

Harry opens and closes his mouth.

The older Harry shakes his head, “They have been nothing but honest with you. The reason they bully you, is because Ron bullies them when you are not around and since you are friends with him, they think he does it on your orders. Like Sirius did on James’. They call you a blood traitor because you are. And not because you are a half-blood, because you disregard their ways. Your heritage. Tell me, what do you know about Lady Magic? Magical rituals? Nothing. What you don’t know could fill several books.” He lets out a self deprecating snort, “I learned all of it when it was already too late. They made sure to keep me ignorant and only feed me what they wanted me to know.” He gets up and returns a few minutes later, “I know you won’t believe me without evidence,” he lets a few folders drop on the table. “Read and weep, you silly naive boy.” He turns around and goes into his bedroom. Seeing this young version of himself brought back some painful memories.

Harry looks at the folder, he opens it and the first he sees is an inheritance test done in 2005. He reads it and his eyes go wide, this cannot be! He quickly grabs the next paper, it’s a document declaring him an adult since he had to compete in the tournament. He reads a note saying that Mr. Potter failed to show up at Gringotts after numerous attempts were made to reach him. Harry frowns, he received no mail from them. He looks through the deeds for the Potter and Black properties he owns. He never knew he had all this. His eyes go wide when he sees the total balance of his fortune. The next folder has Ron’s name on it, he takes it and as he keeps reading, anger takes him over. He reads about Hermione, Ginny, Molly, Kingsley, Moody and Sirius. He pushes everything away, he gets up and runs outside. He breaks down in tears.

-*-*-

Older Harry finds his younger self, hours later, “It’s all true. They were paid to be my friends and Ginny was selected to be my wife. Dumbledore made use of my money and greased the wheels for his future.” He sits down next to him, “I found out by accident.” He takes a sip of vodka, “Everything about my life was planned.”

“Is that why you killed them all?” Harry is hugging his knees, “Who did you kill in Azkaban?”

“Yes. I killed Fudge, Mme Bones, Sirius and Tonks. Everyone who was a culprit or a conspirator. Fudge turned a blind eye or accepted bribes. Mme Bones too, but only after Voldemort came back. Before I burned the Burrow down, I killed Fleur, Bill and their children. I sent their hearts to Molly,” he laughs, “I heard her scream from miles away. I had my fun with some of them before I ended their pathetic lives.”

“What did you do to them?” Harry is scared of this older version. He can feel the dark power coming from him.

“Do you really want to know?”

Harry nods, “Yes.” He needs to know what kind of darkness he is capable of.

“I laid a trap for Ron. He thought he was uncovering a secret Death Eater hideout but I was waiting for him.You see Ron made it his mission to exterminate all Death Eaters. You know Ron hates spiders, I put him into a coffin with spiders and let him suffer for days. He was crying like a baby and calling for his mummy to save him. Afterwards I let him out and delivered him to Bellatrix Lestrange who was in hiding. She tortured him for weeks and when she was done with him, I took him to the Chamber of Secrets and I made him confess everything. For every lie he told me over the years, for every time he used me, I broke a bone in his body. When I was done with him, his bones were shattered to pieces and since I used a dark curse, his bones couldn’t be mended. He was forced to use a wheelchair and he had to be magically. Of course everyone tried to find out what happened to him but I obliviated him. I also put a trigger into his mind. Every time he thought about me or what he did to me, a spider would attack him and he would have a seizure.”

Older Harry stretches his legs, “Hermione wanted to be Minister of Magic, being hailed as one of the golden trio opened a lot of doors for her. She was working at the Ministry when I found out. The first thing I did was make sure she got fired, I cast a spell on her that was undetectable and she insulted the head of the ICW. I made her tell her truth, how she sees the world. She managed to insult a whole country when she called him a child eating barbaric. After she was fired, she tried to get back in because she thought she was unjustly fired and she researched. I had all the books attack her and eat her flesh. She developed a fear of books and she blamed Draco for her misfortune. She went after him hard,” he smirks, “I faked some evidence that made it look like Draco so she would believe she was right.” He laughs, “Draco destroyed her in court. He brought up all her sins. She had her wand snapped, magic bound and was expelled from the magical world. She was allowed to retain her memories. She had to move in with her parents and one day, I followed her and used compulsions on her like she did on me. I made her attack people and when the coppers arrived I made her attack them too. She was shot.”

Harry shudders, “Are you a Dark Lord?” His olderself’s voice is so cold and emotionless.

“Yes.” Older Harry is not sparing his younger self, he needs to know the truth. “This is what they made me.”

“Oh.”

“For Ginny I had something special planned. I kidnapped her and then I hired guys to rape her. She fell pregnant and I ripped the child out of her womb. I healed her and hired more guys, then I sold her to a group of masochists to be raped, tortured, abused and used. After a few years, I picked her up and I took her to a filthy brothel and passed her around. She was riddled with diseases after we left. I brought her back to the wizarding world and made her sell her body. She infected the people she fucked with her diseases. Some of them died and when they found it was Ginny, they forcefully removed her from the Burrow and killed her.” He looks at his younger self, “She raped me then obliviated me and only after she was satisfied she let me think our first time was perfect.”

“How did she rape you when you wanted to have sex with her?” Harry is confused by this.

“Because she used a love and lust potion attuned to her as well as compulsions. I didn’t have a choice. I was made to want to have sex with her.” Older Harry looks at him expectantly, “You also saw why on the inheritance test.”

“Oh,” Harry hugs himself, “I don’t want that to happen to me.” He rather not think about what he saw on that.

Older Harry says nothing to that, “I also killed all the other Weasley children and sent their hearts to Molly. I don’t know if she noticed that each heart had a message for you. I wanted her to lose everything she loved and she loves her family above all else. I thought she cared about me but all she cared about was my money. Then I made sure Arthur knew the truth but it turned out, he knew all along and went along with everything. So I made sure everyone was at the Burrow and then I told them that I knew and that this was my revenge.” The look on their faces was hilarious.” He sighs, “I simply killed those in Azkaban, I was almost caught on my way out.”

“What year is this and how old are you?” Harry is afraid of the answer.

“It’s 2025 and I am forty-five years old. We are at a Potter Cabin in Brazil. After I got my revenge, I left Britain.” Older Harry yawns, “Haven’t been back there.”

“Do they know it was you? I mean other people?” Harry wonders how he got away with everything.

“Draco does, he helped me. He is the current Minister. He is the reason I was able to get into Azkaban.” Older Harry looks at the sky, “He wanted revenge too, Ron and Kingsley killed his parents and sister after they gave themselves up.” He lets out a long sigh, “He and Remus were lovers, Tonks was jealous and wanted Remus for herself. She tried to kill Draco but killed Remus instead. That is what landed her in Azkaban. Sirius was arrested for the attempted murder of the Supreme Mugwump. He thought I was impersonating him. Fudge was arrested for corruption.” He lets out a bitter laugh, “Of course the puppet master behind it all was already dead but I made sure to ruin his reputation.”

“Dumbledore,” Harry’s been reading his name in every folder he read.

“Yes. That man is hiding behind his grandfatherly persona while he plans people’s lives in his private time.” Harry summons a book, “Only good true thing Rita ever wrote.”

Harry reads the back cover, “I never have questioned him before you know. He’s Albus Dumbledore so I trusted him.” He sighs, “You asked me earlier if Draco approached me. Why?”

“Because turning down his offer of friendship sealed my fate. It was a test by Lady Magic to see if I had grown up or learned anything. When I declined Draco’s offer the path of becoming a Dark Lord was set.” Older Harry starts to cry, “It started with Severus dying in the graveyard Voldemort was brought back. At the time I didn’t know how important he was going to be to me.”

“Voldemort, did you kill him?” Harry isn’t ready to tackle that.

“No. Voldemort is still alive.” Older Harry gets up, “Follow me. Time for you to learn about your scar and the secrets Dumbledore kept.” He leads him into the library, “The scar you have is a horcrux. A soul piece of Voldemort lives in you.” He points to his own scar, “Voldemort removed it and reabsorbed it. It’s faded now.”

“You made a deal with him!”

“Yes. After I found out the truth I sought him out and told him what I learned. We made a vow to not go after each other.” He shows his counterpart some newspapers, “Dumbledore died in 1996. He put on a ring with a curse and the curse killed him. Albus thought the ring was a horcrux, Voldemort created seven and me, that was unintentional. Dumbledore left me notes and I started to hunt the horcruxes but I never found any of them. Turns out Voldemort called them back to him and he was sane again. After Dumbledore died, Voldemort took over Hogwarts and a lot of people, myself included, went into hiding.”

“Why was Bellatrix hiding? She is still in Azkaban.” Harry can’t believe that Harry made a deal with Voldemort.

“He broke his Death Eaters out in my fifth year. Bella almost got caught in 2006 and had to lay low. Anyway, Lucius became Minister and they went hard against mudbloods and traitors. Britain became a dictatorship. Lucius was killed by Arthur Weasley and then Draco became Minister.” Older Harry lets out a bitter laugh, “I told you I found out by accident. I was looking through Reggie’s things when I touched a feather. It pushed me out of my body and I was a ghost no one could see. I was floating from room to room when I overheard Ginny, Sirius and Hermione talking about me. Ginny was pregnant with our daughter but she had an abortion because it was a girl. She wanted a boy because she needed a male heir to keep her hands on the fortune. She also complained that without potions I couldn’t get it up. Then Hermione said it was because of the broken bond. I had no idea what she was talking about and then Sirius said that they made sure my bond with Severus was broken and that I would suffer no consequences. Then he asked if Hermione was any closer to bonding my soul to Ginny’s.”

“What did you do?” Harry has trouble believing Sirius would do something like that.

“I talked to Kreacher, the Black house-elf and he told me about soulbonds and such. He also took me to a secret meeting at Gringotts where I got the test.” Older Harry opens his shirt and shows him a scar above his heart, “You were told you got this as a baby. Truth is, it was your soulmark which was burned away with a spell. Once I was at Gringotts I got a purge and learned the whole truth. The goblins had been sitting on the information for years, they were just waiting for me to come to them. After that, I reached out to Voldemort and started to plot my revenge.”

“You said Snape was important. How?”

“The prophecy about me and Voldemort, it talked about a power he knows not. That power would have been soul magic.” Older Harry huffs bitterly, “The soul magic we could have practiced would have been able to kill Voldemort using the horcrux inside me.”

Harry never heard of soul magic before. “Don’t you care what happens to the people who are left in Britain?”

“No.” Older Harry looks at younger Harry, “They don’t care about you. They just care enough to let you fight a war for them. They prefer to sit on their asses and judge you whilst doing nothing to aid you.”

“I am going to change things!” Harry doesn’t want to turn into this version, “I’m going to talk to Snape.”

“You won’t remember any of this.” Older Harry frowns, “I don’t remember this and I am you.” He laughs bitterly, “You are destined to become me. Take a good look, this will be you in the future.”

“I won’t accept that!” Harry gets up, “I will not become a hollow bitter version like you!”

“You are deluding yourself if you think you can change the future.” Older Harry watches his younger self walk off. He walks into his bedroom and looks at the Deathly Hallows, he had hoped to summon Death and fix this but it was just a story after all. He opens another bottle of vodka and drinks it.

-*-*-

Harry is turning around on the couch, he refuses to believe that he can’t change things! He will! He gets up and walks into the kitchen. He looks at the orb which is glowing and suddenly he is sucked in again.

The older Harry was watching from the shadows, “Good luck.”

Harry groans, his head is hurting. He gets up from the floor and wonders how he got here. He remembers looking for a quiet place. He is looking through his pockets when he removes a cut out article. He reads it and frowns, it’s from 1999. Suddenly an image flashes in his mind and he remembers. He quickly leaves the room of requirement and runs into Draco, “Sorry.”

“Potter,” Draco takes a step back, “I’ve been looking for you.” He takes a deep breath, “Look, we got off on the wrong foot and unlike everybody else, I and many in my house don’t believe you put your name into the goblet. So,” he holds out his hand, “Fresh start as friends?”

Harry shakes it, “Yes,” he drags Draco behind him, “I need to talk to Snape. You’ll need to hear it too.” They make their way to the dungeons, Harry knocks on the door.

Severus opens it and is surprised to see Potter and Malfoy, he raises his eyebrow at the clasped hands, “Yes?”

“Can we come in?” Harry realises he was still holding Draco’s hand, “Sorry. I have a story to tell.”

“Fine,” Severus lets them in, “What story might that be?”

Harry shows them the article, “So I was sent to the future.” He explains about the orb and meeting his older version.

Draco and Severus read the article, “Muggle registration act a success.” Draco looks up, “It says here that my father became Minister.”

Severus looks at Potter, “The future?”

“Yes,” Harry opens his shirt and shows Snape his scar, “You have the same.”

Severus’ eyes narrow, “How do you know that?”

“Because we are soulmates,” Harry sees the suspicion in Snape’s eyes, “Watch my memories.”

Severus takes out his wand, “May I?” Harry nods and Severus takes them. He places them in the pensive and together with his two students they dive in. They are ejected some time later, “I believe you.” Severus puts his hands on Harry’s shoulders, “The reason you remembered is because you brought something back with you from the future. Otherwise you would not have remembered.”

“I remember being angry and putting it in my pocket. I really didn’t like that Harry. He was bitter and cold hearted. I want to avoid becoming him.” Harry feels warmth spread through him as Snape touches him.

“You’re already here, that is a big change.” Draco looks between them, “I think you should kiss. If you are soulmates, a kiss should restart your bond.”

“Or we could have sex?” Harry blushes, “I wouldn’t mind that.” Harry frowns, “Wait! Why I am suddenly interested in my own gender?”

Severus raises an eyebrow, “I think we should talk to the goblins first. And I believe your older version gave you a magical purge.”

“I’ll tell Remus to meet us there,” Draco blushes, “We’ve been in contact, he’s been trying to help me and mother find a way to get away from my father.” He sighs, “I am not surprised my older self threw his lot in with them after the so called-good guys killed his lover.”

“I do hope you are not lovers yet,” Severus looks at Draco, “And I wish you would have come to me.”

“I don’t know if I could trust you,” Draco looks down, “Father made me believe you would side with him.”

“I have a role to play Draco,” he looks at Harry, “A role which made me bully and verbally abuse one of my students. I am sorry for that.”

“I know,” Harry takes a deep breath, “Can we go to Gringotts now?” The sooner this is done the better.

-*-*-

“You’ll have to bond. The sooner the better,” Griphook looks at the pair, “I am afraid the spell that was used on you, enabled Voldemort to create a living horcrux in you. Your soul was already weakened and couldn’t fight his soul piece off.”

“Oh,” Harry sags in his chair, “If the bond wasn’t broken..”

“Voldemort’s soul piece would have died in that room.

Remus puts a hand on Harry’s shoulder, “I am sorry.”

“Not your fault,” Harry looks at Griphook, “Sirius, can he be arrested for this?”

“We’ll have to check the laws,” Griphook hands Harry a ring, “Your Lordship ring. It will protect you against most spells and potions.”

Harry puts it on, he looks at Severus and blushes. This means they’ll have to have sex.

Remus clears his throat, “Who is Harry’s magical guardian?”

“You are.”

Remus curses.

-*-*-

Harry is waking up, he lets out a content sigh, “I can feel you staring at me.”

Severus looks at his bedmate, “You are a beautiful sight,” he kisses Harry’s neck, “How do you feel?”

“A bit sore but great,” Harry turns around, “You?”

“Sore,” he kisses Harry, “I can still feel you inside me.” He pushes their groins together and it doesn’t take long for them to climax and spill over each other, “How is your head?”

“Quiet,” Harry kisses Severus’ jaw, “I don’t feel this streak of anger running through me.” They got rid of his horcrux yesterday evening. It was a painful battle inside his mind but he and Sev beat Voldemort and destroyed the horcrux. Their souls were more powerful than Voldemort’s.

“I am glad,” Severus kisses the now faded scar, “The first task is next week. It’s dragons, you will have to retrieve an egg.” He wants Harry to win this and he will help him achieve victory.

“Do dragons speak parseltongue?” Harry wiggles closer to Severus, “Want to stay here. I feel exhausted.”

“I believe so, yes.” Severus kisses his ear, “It’s Sunday, so you can stay.”

“I will simply talk to them, if that doesn’t work, I’ll figure something out.” Harry kisses Severus’ chest when his stomach grumbles.

Severus gets up, “What are you going to do about Granger and Weasley?” He gets dressed and asks Dobby to bring them breakfast.

Harry smirks, “Hermione used a time turner last year. They are illegal. I am sure someone will do something with that information.”

“That is how she attended all the classes,” Severus smirks too, “She will be expelled for this. It is cheating and it states clearly in the Hogwarts charter that cheating means expulsion. I know you hate Lucius, but we will need his influence and power on this. He is back on the board of governors and he will make sure she pays for her actions.”

“Okay,” Harry gets up too, “Ron, I will wait until he approaches me.”

“By now, Draco has informed the others of your acceptance of friendship. You’ll find a safe place here.”

Harry kisses him, “Thank you.” He digs in, “Can we have sex again?”

“Have you finished your homework?”

“Yes.”

“Then yes.”

-*-*-

Hermione is facing the board, she can’t believe she has to justify herself to them for being a good student, “You are just jealous that I am smarter than you and that I was able to take many classes last year and not fail any of them.”

“Miss Granger, we are here today because you cheated. You used a time turner to attend all your classes and that is cheating.” Lucius is loving this, “What assurances do we have that you did not go back in time and changed your homework after you got a bad mark or retook a test?”

“I would never!” Hermione is outraged, “You are prosecuting me because I am a muggleborn!”

“Spare me,” Augusta looks down at her, “This has nothing to do with your blood status. It says in the charter that using a time turner is considered cheating.”

“The headmaster gave it to me! I had permission and professor McGonagall knew too!” She isn’t in the wrong!

“Be that as it may but the headmaster had no permission from the Ministry to give you a time turner. Everything was done illegally.” Lucius' eyes gleam, “I vote for immediate expulsion from Hogwarts.”

“You can’t do that! I didn’t cheat!” Hermione turns to Lady Longbottom, “You can ask Neville how smart I am!”

“Speaking of my grandson, he told me it was you who stunned him in his first year. You never apologized for assaulting him!” Augusta sneers, “Do you think because you are a muggleborn the rules of our society don’t apply to you?”

“Miss Granger also illegally brewed polyjuice potion in her second year with ingredients she stole from Master Snape.” Lucius smirks, “The ghosts love to talk. Especially Myrtle.”

“I second the motion to have her expelled.” Lady Longbottom looks down at her, “And you are not as bright as you think you are. Books don’t have all the answers.”

“Now, now, now,” Albus gets up, “I am sure this is all a small misunderstanding. Hermione is the brightest witch of our age and I am sure we can clear this matter up. She didn’t use the time turner to cheat. Simply to attend more classes.” Albus has been silent until now, he will smooth this over.

“Which is cheating. Why should she have the means to better her education and not others? This just shows your bias,” Lord Greengrass shakes his head, “I am sure you wouldn’t have extended the same means to any other student from any other house.” He sees several nods, “And as it stands, you also had no permission.”

“I am sure the paperwork was just lost,” Albus' eyes twinkle, “Wouldn’t be the first time.” He will make sure it miraculously appears.

The doors burst open, Fudge enters with two Aurors, “Hermione Granger, you are under arrest for breaking out Sirius Black and facilitating his escape.” Fudge can’t believe his luck.

“Excuse me?” Albus wants to know why he wasn’t warned about this, “Miss Granger did no such thing!”

“We caught Sirius Black earlier this morning. We watched his memories and we saw Miss Granger breaking him out and he escaped on the hippogriff that was supposed to die.”

“Harry was there!” Hermione won’t go down alone for this!

“We know. We watched his memories and we saw how you forced him to use the time turner with you to go back in time.”

“Forced?” Hermione huffs, “We saved an innocent man!”

“We saw you use a compulsion on him. Mr Potter was not happy when he learned of that. He’s been wondering if you have used compulsion on him in the past.” Fudge is happy, “You’ll be in a cell next to Mr Black.” He looks at Albus, “We arrested Barty Crouch Jr this morning. Funny how the wards at Hogwarts did not alert you that an imposter was at the school. And Alastor is curious how you did not realise it was not him!”

Albus swallows hard.

-*-*-

“Father told me Albus has been trying to get Black released since it was the rat who killed those muggles and not him.” Draco sits down next to Harry, “My father is happy which is weird. He is rarely happy.”

“Sirius won’t ever be let free,” Harry hands him his homework to look over, “Fudge and Mme Bones know about the soulbond and what he and the others tried to do.”

“You got lucky, you know that, right?” Draco yawns, “Are you going to stay with uncle Sev tonight?”

“I know,” Harry puts his homework away, “Yes. We’re practicing spells for the task and then we’ll shag.”

Draco groans, “I don’t need to know that. But uncle Sev is happier since you started shagging. He smiles more.”

“Once you and Rem start shagging, you’ll be happier too.” Harry smirks and gets up, “Toodles.”

-*-*-

Harry is facing the dragon, “Hello. My name is Harry Snape. The golden egg is a fake and I am meant to retrieve it.”

The dragon regards Harry then takes a sniff, “You can take it. Your soulmate came to visit us. He was nice and fed us properly. He talked about you, he cares for you a great deal.”

“Thank you,” Harry approaches the egg and takes it, “Do you have a name?”

“Glinda.”

“I will come and visit before you leave, Glinda.” Harry walks back and holds the egg in the air. The Slytherins are clapping and cheering him on. He sees Ron approach him but turns his back on him and joins the Slytherins.

“That was easy,” Pansy and Daphne hoist him up on the shoulders, Pansy pats his knee, “I am still waiting for you to have your own army of snakes.”

Harry winks at Severus, “Don’t I already?”

“Touché.”

Later that night, Ron approaches him in the Gryffindor common room, “That was mental.”

“Hm.” Harry goes over his homework, just because he is a champion, doesn’t mean he is exempt from doing his schoolwork.

“Must be mental to put your name into the goblet.” Ron fidgets, “You didn’t put your name in.”

“No. Something I’ve been telling you for weeks.”

“Well, sorry. We can be friends again and you can stop spending time with those evil snakes. Bet one of them put your name in it.” Ron smiles, “So, have you opened the egg?”

“Nope, I like my new friends. They certainly don’t accuse me of being an attention and glory whore.” Harry gets up, “And they don’t want to be my friends to share my glory. That’s why you are here, aren’t you? Now that you saw me succeed and people cheering for me, you want to share in that.”

Ron opens and closes his mouth, Harry shakes his head and leaves. He has a potions master to shag.

-*-*-

Ron is jealous, Harry should have accepted him back! Instead Harry is hanging out with Neville, Seamus and Dean, not the mention those evil snakes. He approaches them and sits down.

Harry rolls his eyes, he gets up and the others do to and follow him. He looks back and sees Ron sitting alone in the Great Hall. He gets mad when he sees his brothers join Harry and his new friends.

-*-*-

Harry looks up from his homework, “I don’t want to go to the Yule Ball. I want to take you but I know I can’t.”

“I can give you a potion that makes you sick,” Severus gets up and massages Harry’s shoulders, “You would be bedridden for two days.”

“Yes.” Harry moans, “Feels good.”

“I will also give Draco the potion, Pansy has been after him.” Severus sees the tent in Harry’s trousers, “Bedroom.” He takes Harry’s hand in his, “And we could go together but it would lead to too many questions.”

Several hours later, they are lying naked in bed, “Do you regret that we didn’t have time to build a friendship first and had to have sex to complete the bond?”

“Do I wish that things had been different? I do,” Severus looks down at Harry, “I wish you were a bit older. It helps that you are legally considered an adult, but you are still only fourteen.” He kisses him, “Then again, what does it say about me that I didn’t fight this? That I took you to bed regardless?”

“Because it was necessary to defeat Voldemort before he became corporal,” Harry traces Severus’ soulmark, which is now visible again, “Blame those who tried to break our bond and hide it from us. If it weren’t for their meddling, I wouldn’t have your cum leaking out of me right now.”

Severus laughs, “I bet your parents didn’t imagine this for you when they did break the bond with Albus and Sirius’ help,” he leans down and kisses the rose mark on Harry’s skin. “I believe if they had fully succeeded, we both wouldn’t have had a scar. Something went wrong.” He kisses Harry’s throat, “And you love being full of me.” He nibbles on the underside of his jaw, “And it’s not like we only have sex. We have private dates, we talk. Couples stuff as you call it.”

“I was drawn to you,” Harry blushes, “I fought it, didn’t want to be drawn to you. I hated you.”

“It was the bond, whatever was left of it, trying to push us together. I thought it was because of my vow,” Severus cards his hand through Harry’s hair, “I want to kill your uncle and aunt.”

Harry is silent for a long time, “Is this because of what happened to the other Harry?”

“Yes and because it means that it would happen to you too if you were to go back this summer,” he tugs on Harry’s hair, “I am many things, murderer, torturer but there is a line I will never cross and that is rape.”

“Okay,” Harry takes a deep breath, “What about Dudley?”

“The state can take care of him,” Severus kisses him, “Thank you.”

“You know what you can do? To thank me?”

“Hm?”

“Suck my cock.” Harry moans loudly when Severus swallows him whole.

-*-*-

“You made half the school sick,” Harry sits down next to his lover, “Ginny was complaining that she missed the dance.”

“It was not half the school. It was only a handful,” Severus hands Harry a potion, “Pepper-up. And Miss Weasley can complain all she wants, I did Mister Longbottom a favor. He even thanked me.”

“I heard Ron made a fool out of himself,” Harry snickers, “He tried to ask Fleur to dance with him but he stepped on her toes and when he took a step back he collided with Cedric who spilled his glass over Cho’s dress.”

“Hm,” Severus kisses the side of Harry’s head, “Albus and Minerva are not happy that you spent so much time with my snakes. She is going to talk to you.”

Harry groans, “Great.” He eyes the egg, “So, any idea how I can breath underwater for an hour?”

“Gillyweed but I suggest you use a bubble head charm. I will teach you.”

“When will we get a new DADA teacher?” Harry starts his homework, “Draco told me the board will hire one.”

“Soon,” Severus starts his work, “I am taking you out later. I found a nice place for a date.”

“I can’t wait until we can go out in public. I want to show you off,” Harry hums, “I wish we could help Narcissa.”

“Me too. At least Draco is safe here at Hogwarts.”

-*-*-

“You wanted to see me Professor?” Harry enters McGongall’s office and sits down.

“Yes. It has come to my attention that you are spending too much time with the Slytherins and shunning your house and friends.”

“You mean Ron came to you to complain that I have made friends with others who are not him and that he is unhappy.” Harry raises an eyebrow, “Funny that Neville, Lavender and the others don’t have a problem with me spending time with students from other houses. They even join me. Neville and Pansy have struck up a friendship.”

“Harry, you need to be careful. They are children of Death Eaters. After the mark was displayed at the World Cup, you need to be extra careful. They are only your friends because they want something from you. I care about you and you’re making a mistake.”

“Really? Now you suddenly care about my safety? And since when are children copies of their parents? And it was a house-elf who cast the dark mark. Something which I was almost framed for.” He takes a deep breath, “Are you forbidding me from being friends with them?”

Minerva nods, “I do. It’s for your own good. Ron is your true friend. After we lost Hermione, Ron needs you.”

“I see,” Harry gets up, “If that is all Professor?”

“You may go.”

Later that evening, Harry is ranting to Draco and Luna, “I can’t believe her.” Something in his mind clicks, “Wait, Luna, are you Draco’s sister?”

“Yes.”

“Huh?”

Draco chuckles and explains everything to Harry.

-*-*-

“Minerva McGonagall, who do you think you are, that you can forbid a student to make friends with other houses.” Lucius was appalled when Potter told him that.

“It’s for his own good,” Minerva glares at Lucius, “You can’t tell me that you don’t have an ulterior motive.”

“My son reached out to Harry on his own. I wasn’t even aware they were friends until the first task. I find it admirable that the students are looking for unity instead of strife, like it was in the past. Isn’t that what you’re preaching? You should be happy, but clearly you are not.” Lucius looks at her, “Mr Potter also told us how you turned him and the others down when they came to you to help in the first year.”

“My grandson also told me how you didn’t reprimand Granger for attacking him. Because it was an attack.” Augusta was surprised to learn what Minerva has been letting go or turning a blind eye to.

“She didn’t attack him,” Minerva looks at Augusta, “He was fine. Neville wasn’t injured.”

“But it was fine for three students to risk their lives because their teacher couldn’t be bothered to investigate and take them seriously?” Lucius eyes her coldly, “They could have died. And how about the fact that Ginny Weasley suffered no repercussions for her actions in her first year? She opened the chamber of secrets and let a monster lose. I know she was possessed but still, she should have told anyone about the diary. If I had known what it was, I never would have given it to her by accident.”

“Don’t waste your breath Lucius, Gryffindors can do no wrong. I vote for her to be removed from Hogwarts. She is clearly inept.”

“She is still a good teacher,” Lucius nods at Lord Greengrass, “I vote for her to be removed as head of house. I vote for Remus Lupin to be reinstated as DADA teacher and head of Gryffindor house. My son and his classmates told me he was an excellent teacher.”

“But he’s a werewolf!”

“Funny that you didn’t seem to have a problem with Albus hiring me last year but now you do.” Remus shows himself, “I would like to add that she turned a blind eye to the bullying James Potter and Sirius Black did back when we went to school. I also saw how unfair she was last year.” Remus tells them everything, “And I have a house-elf making sure I am taking my potion, if that is your concern.”

Everyone has left, Lucius is alone with Remus, “Let me make one thing clear, I don’t like you and if it were solely up to you would have been put down years ago. But I am giving you a job because I was telling the truth, the students all said you were the best DADA teacher they had.” He leans closer, “One toe out of line and you’re done.”

“I just want to do my job,” Remus nods at Lucius, “Good day.” He knows that Lucius will ask Draco to keep tabs on him. They are lucky that Lucius hasn’t figured out yet that Draco and Narcissa have been trying to get away from him.

-*-*-

“I’m glad Draco was the one I had to save,” Harry lies down on the couch, “I would have left Ron there.”

“I am glad it wasn’t me,” Severus runs a hand up and down Harry’s back, “That would have led to some questions we are not ready to answer yet.” He kisses his shoulder, “I am proud of you.”

“Can I tell Remus? About the thing?” Harry loves those moments between them.

“I believe he suspects. It is best if we tell him together.” Severus kisses him, “When do you want to reveal that Voldemort is dead?”

“When Dumbledore makes noise that he will be back or is back,” Harry sighs, “What happened to Pettigrew?”

“I made sure he was stuck in his rat form and let him loose in a zoo. He was trampled by a rhinoceros.” Severus puts up some wards to make sure they are not disturbed, “I bought a beanie for Dobby as a thank you for catching the rat.”

“He’s gonna cry.” Dobby always cries when he receives gifts.

“I have no doubt.”

“Sev?”

“Yes?”

“Can I fuck you?”

“Thought you’d never ask.” Severus walks to their bedroom, shedding his clothes along the way.

-*-*-

Ron is hitting Draco, “You did something to him, you slimy snake!” He punches Draco in the face, breaking his nose, he kicks him in the stomach, breaking his ribs. He stomps on Draco’s face, breaking his jaw, “Harry never would turn his back on me! You put him under some spell!” He kicks Draco again, “I hate you, you Death Eater scum.” He kicks him in the head, “You should die!” He goes to kick him again when he is frozen.

Remus is furious, he kneels down and checks on Draco, he curses when he realizes Draco’s been rendered immobile, preventing him from fighting back.

Poppy kneels down next to him and runs a scan, “We need to get him to St. Mungos. He has a punctured lung and a cracked skull.” She still doesn’t know how she got here.

Remus looks at Ron, “Five hundred points from Gryffindor and you are hereby suspended. If it was within my power to expel you, I would” He looks at Dobby, “Inform Severus and Lucius what happened.” Remus and Poppy stabilize Draco and take him to the hospital.

Lucius is looking down at his son an hour later, “I am going to press charges against Ron Weasley.”

“You can have my memories.” Remus is still mad, “Draco was waiting for me when he was attacked. He was going to hand me the papers you sent for me. Dobby came to get me.”

“That seems so inconsequential now,” Lucius nods when Narcissa enters, “Good, you’re here. I will be heading to the Ministry.”

Narcissa waits until Lucius is gone, she turns to Lupin, “How bad is it, Remus?”

“Punctured lung, broken and bruised ribs, broken jaw, broken nose, bruises and some mild internal bleeding. He also has a concussion and a cracked skull.” Remus looks gravely at her, “Ron used immobulus on him before he attacked. Draco was defenseless. ”

“Lucius is going to demand the kiss.” She looks at the wolf, “And how are you?”

“Mad, I wanted to kill Ron.” Remus sighs, “I hate that we still need Lucius. The whole time we were here he was talking about dealing with Ron and the Weasleys. He never once asked how Draco was or if he was fine.”

“That sadly is how it always has been. Lucius is proud of Draco for befriending Harry. All he sees is the potential to use Harry in the future. Not once did it enter his mind that Draco genuinely wants to be friends with Harry.” Narcissa winces when she sits down, “I am fine, Remus.”

“I will need to read the Black books, maybe there is something in there to help both of you.” He hands her a salve, “I was going to have Dobby bring you this. Severus made it.”

“Thank you,” she squeezes his hand, “I can take whatever Lucius does to me.”

“You shouldn’t have to,” Remus kisses Draco’s hand, “If I ever catch Lucius hitting you or Draco, I’ll kill him.”

-*-*-

Albus is furious, Ron was expelled and is now in Azkaban for attempted murder. Lucius wanted the kiss but Ron got fifty years instead. Minerva was forced to retire when students came forth with more complaints about her and when Lucius learned that she overheard Ron making threats and did nothing, he pressed charges against her. Hermione’s gone too, she’s been expelled from the magical world and had her memories erased and magic bound. Luckily Albus was able to talk his way out of charges against him. Worse, Harry is friendly with those snakes. Severus told him there are no ulterior motives. Albus doesn't believe this. He would use Ginny but he will wait to use her for now. He wants to wait until Voldemort is back. Ginny can comfort Harry when the time is right. He needs to contact Molly to knit Harry another jumper or send him some biscuits. Harry needs to be on their side again.

-*-*-

“Molly has been arrested for dosing her biscuits with compulsion and obedience potions,” Severus sits down, “Lucius made sure they raided the Burrow. They found many potions, some of them illegal. Molly is going away for a long time.”

“Good,” Harry walks over to him and straddles him, “Arthur?”

“In trouble for the experiments he did on the muggle objects. One blew up and coated an Auror in acid.” He kisses Harry softly, “Once we have no more use for Lucius, we’ll get rid of him.”

Harry nods and rests his head on Sev’s shoulder, “The third task is in two weeks.”

“Barty is dead, the real Moody killed him after Barty tried to escape during his trial. The cup won’t be a portkey this time. I asked Dobby to put some protective spells on it. Fudge agreed with me that the winner gets brought to the start of the maze by a house-elf, after they touch the cup.”

“What do you think Dumbledore is going to do when nothing happens?”

“I don’t know.” Severus kisses Harry’s neck, “He can’t reveal that he knows about horcruxes now or he will have to admit he knew all along that Tom was going to be back.

“Can we get him for sending me back to be abused?”

“We could, but that would mean you would have to go to him and ask him to remain here. And if he denies your request and sends you back, it would mean you would actually have to go back. Your case works best with new memories and the old memories would back up your claims.”

“I think we should do that.”

“You know what happened to the other Harry.” Severus is scared that his lover will suffer the same fate.

“I’ll take Dobby with me.”

“I don’t like this.” Severus hugs him tightly, “I have a bad feeling about all this.”

“I’ll be fine,” Harry gets rid of their clothes, “Fuck me.”

-*-*-

“You won,” Draco looks at the cup, “You actually won.”

“Yep,” Harry looks at the money, “I’ll give this to the twins. They can use it to open their shop.”

Albus intercepts Harry on his way back, “Well done my boy,” he is confused and mad. Harry was supposed to bring Voldemort back but nothing of the sort happened. “I am sorry that you lost your friends this year.”

“I realised they weren’t my real friends, Sir.” Harry looks him into the eyes, his shields intact, “Hermione was just bossing me around and getting me to do stuff she wanted me to do and Ron was only my friend because he wanted to be associated with Harry Potter the savior and share my spotlight. They both thought being with me would open doors for them.”

“I am sure that was not the case,” Albus’ eyes twinkle, “Can you honestly tell me Malfoy isn’t your friend because you can be useful to him?”

“Yes.” Harry hears his name being called, “Excuse me Sir.”

Remus hugs Harry, “Well done.” He knew Harry and Severus were in a relationship but they both surprised him when they told him they got married. He suspected one of them was pregnant, luckily that is not the case.

Later that night, Draco climbs under the covers, “I am not ready to have sex.”

“We’re just cuddling,” Remus pulls Draco close, “Unlike Severus, I do have a problem with bedding a fourteen year old.”

“Has anyone told Black that their broken bond has been fixed?”

“No,” Remus chuckles, “Someone should at some point.”

-*-*-

Severus is pacing his home at Spinner’s End, Harry’s been with the Dursleys for a week and so far nothing happened. He hopes his worst fears don’t come true. He decided to go to his lab and brew. Several hours later he hears a crash and Harry’s voice. He quickly returns upstairs, he quickly closes the distance between him and Harry. He kneels down and sees Harry naked, “What happened?”

Harry is crying, “Petunia, she put some sleeping pills in my food. I woke up naked and Vernon was in my room. He hit me with his belt, then he pulled down his trousers, he was hard. He told me he had been waiting a long time for this. He said he finally had permission. That’s when Dobby brought me here.”

“I knew it.” Severus puts his robes around Harry, “I knew this was a bad idea.” He picks him up, “I am sorry but I have to take you to St. Mungos like this.” He kisses Harry’s temple, “We want this done by the book. Afterwards I will kill your aunt and uncle.”

“Sev?” Harry’s voice is small, “Do you think Dumbledore gave him permission?” Severus’ silence speaks volumes.

-*-*-

Fudge has personally been handling Harry’s case, he has made sure Albus can’t weasel his way out of this one. And if he does, Fudge knows which people to arrest as conspirators. He looks at Mme Bones, “Ready?”

She nods, “Yes.” She walks into Hogwarts and enters the Great Hall, “Albus Dumbledore, you are under arrest for child neglect.” They will address the other charges later.

“I am sure this is just a small misunderstanding,” Albus gets up, he will humor them, “Let’s talk in my office.”

“I am afraid this is not a simple matter,” Fudge smirks at him, “After the recent revelations it was agreed that you are no longer fit to be headmaster.” He looks at Pomona, “Professor Sprout, you are acting headmistress.”

Albus is fuming but he swallows his anger, “I am sure we can clear this up in no time.” He follows them to the Ministry. He declines to call his lawyer and sits down. His face blanches when he is read all the charges. His face turns gray when he is confronted with the evidence.

Fudge is loving this, “As you can see, there is no small misunderstanding.”

“I would like to talk to my lawyer.” Albus needs to call in some favors. Luckily a lot of people owe him.

-*-*-

Severus kisses Harry, “I’ll be back later.”

Harry nods, “Don’t get caught.”

“I won’t.” Severus makes his way to Private Drive, he silently enters the residence. He made sure that Dudley is away tonight. He makes his way up to the bedroom, Vernon and Petunia are lucky, their laws don’t extend to the muggle world, or they would be in Azkaban. He enters their bedroom, he has something special in mind. He will make them suffer the same pain Harry suffered and the pain will drive them to madness until they take their own lives. He quickly casts the spells and returns downstairs. He takes out a muggle camera and takes pictures of where Harry used to sleep. He will make sure those pictures find their way to Fudge and Mme Bones.

Harry is awake, he hears Severus enter, “That was quick.”

“Didn’t want to waste too much time on them,” Severus joins Harry in bed, “Do you want to know?” At Harry’s nod, he tells him, “I also left some evidence for social services to find. Dudley will be taken away from them.”

“You’re wicked,” Harry kisses him, “Have your wicked way with me.”

“I want to ride you,” Severus casts the spells, “I love riding you.”

-*-*-

Severus is reading a letter Lucius sent him, “Albus called in favors and those who tried to cover this up all have been arrested and have been sentenced to Azkaban, along with Albus.” He keeps reading and laughs, “Fudge was caught in the net. The fact that Sirius never got a real trial was brought up and that Fudge ignored everything Barty was doing. He was removed as Minister and also in Azkaban for corruption.”

“Great.” Harry hugs him from behind, “What else?” He hated working with Fudge for the past year. But it was necessary to bring several people down.

“Kingsley and Moody got the kiss, they murdered a lot of people in cold blood. Albus will be pushed through the veil of death tomorrow. Mme Bones is now Minister.” He turns his head and pecks Harry’s lips, “They had enough evidence, your case wasn’t even brought up. I asked Dobby to burn everything concerning you.”

“I love you.”

“I love you too.”

-*-*-

“My father wants to be Minister,” Draco is pacing, “We can’t let that happen. He’s been talking to a woman called Umbridge. She came to the Manor, she gives me the creeps.”

“He won’t,” Remus wraps his arms around Draco, “We don’t need Lucius anymore. Severus is going to kill him.”

“I should feel bad but then I look at the scars on my back and how often my mother has to hide her bruises and I wish he was dead a long time ago.” Draco sighs, “I wish our laws were not so outdated or mother could have left him years ago.”

“Soon, you’ll be free.” Remus kisses his cheek, “I want to suck your cock.”

“Yes.” Ever since Draco turned sixteen, he and Remus have been having sex. And Harry was right, he is happier since he gets regularly shagged.

-*-*-

Ginny is following Harry, she hasn’t given up on their plan of her being Lady Potter. She had to keep her head down for a while. Once she is, she will use Harry’s money and power to get her brother and mother out of Azkaban. She hates that they have to live with Aunt Muriel but they lost their home because of their father. She sees him walk into a greenhouse and follows him. Once she is inside though, she can’t see him. She frowns and leaves.

Harry removes his cloak, he hoped Ginny would not become a problem but seems he was wrong. He waits ten minutes and walks back. Luck is not on his side and Ginny runs into him.

“Hey Harry,” she has to work fast, “How about you help me with my homework,” she whispers, “I’ll make it worth your while.”

“Sorry, but I have a date.” Harry sees the flash of anger in her eyes, “My partner doesn’t like it when I am late.”

“Malfoy? Are you dating him?” It would explain why he spends so much time with the blonde git.

Harry laughs, “No. He is not my type. I am not into blondes, besides he’s seeing someone too..”

“Whoever it is. I'm sure they don't appreciate you.”

“He appreciates me very much. He does those small things to show me how much he loves me.” Harry stage-whispers, “He knows how to please me.”

Ginny reels back, “You’re gay!”

“Yes.”

“You cannot be!” She will change that. She wishes Hermione was still here, she would know where to look. Ginny just has to hit the books on her own.

“I am.” Harry raises an eyebrow, “What is it to you anyway? I barely know you.” Luckily he sees Luna and quickly joins her.

-*-*-

“You’re head of the Malfoy family now,” Remus runs a hand over Draco’s back. Lucius finally met his demise. It was Severus’ birthday gift to Draco.

“Hm, mother wants to remodel and redecorate Malfoy Manor. I am letting her have free reign. She also has plans for the gardens. She wants to have fountains in the front yard.” He lets out a content sigh, “Everyone expects me to be like him. Lord Parkinson already approached me about joining his cause. And that Umbridge woman also contacted me and wants me to push forward the muggle registration act.”

“Wasn’t she the one who tortured students in the other timeline,” Remus wraps his arms around Draco, “I think she is on Severus’ list.”

“I can take her down,” Draco hums, “She was bragging to me about how she killed her mudblood mother. She also gave me a list of her plans.”

“You should talk to Amelia,” Remus inhales Draco’s scent, “Whatever happened to Rita?”

Draco chuckles, “Severus used her as potion ingredients. After the article she printed after Harry won the chess tournament, he paid her a visit.” He wiggles his but, “I am pretty sure, he is waiting for Ginny to do something so he can kill her.”

“She’s been too quiet. There is no doubt she told Rita those lies.” Remus kisses Draco’s cheek, “I think she expected everyone to turn against him by revealing he was gay.” After Harry won the tournament, an article appeared in the newspaper that Harry was a mini dark lord and that he used his dark powers to cheat in the tournament, and that he was a dark lord because he was gay. Severus recognized Ginny’s wording in all the quotes, supposedly given by students. Harry also sued the daylights out of the Prophet.

“Fat chance. Everyone with a brain knows Harry isn’t a dark lord..” Draco opens his legs, “Your lord wants your cock.”

Remus snorts, “My lord is so demanding,” and swiftly enters him.

-*-*-

Ginny has a plan, she has been observing and making notes for the past few months. She knows that Harry is protected against most spells but what he is not protected against is muggle means. She plans to get him drunk, fuck him, fall pregnant with his child and force him to marry her to avoid a scandal. She used her charms on a muggle boy to get alcohol. Now she just needs to get Harry alone. Ginny looks at Tonks, “Any luck with Remus?”

“I haven’t talked to him,” Tonks has a crush on the wolf, “I’ve been busy learning the ropes. Let me tell you, being a teacher is not that easy. There are a lot of rules.” She quit her job as an Auror when Kingsley was arrested and traveled around the world before accepting a teaching position.

“Just bump into him or ask him to help you.”

“You might be onto something.”

-*-*-

“This would be easier if you take notes,” Remus looks at Tonks, “I did that at the beginning.”

“Right,” Tonks starts to write down a few things, “I don’t know what I should let go or not. I mean when two students are having a tiff.”

“You have to go with your gut,” he hands her a list, “Those are the students you need to look out for.”

She takes it and reads it, “Seamus?”

“He has pyromaniac tendencies.”

“Gotcha,” she studies him, “So, I went over the charter. There is nothing against two professors dating.”

“I know. Pomona is dating Septima.”

“Really?”

“Hm.”

“Cool,” she moves closer to him, “I’m gonna be honest with you. I have a crush on you and I want to date you.”

“I am flattered but I am seeing someone.”

“Oh,” she deflates, “Is it serious?”

“Yes.” Remus needs to talk to Harry about Tonks.

-*-*-

Ginny groans, her head is pounding. She only remembers following Harry to an empty classroom. She feels a hard body against her back and smiles. She feels something poking her backside and pushes back. She feels hands on her body and soon she is filled and moans in ecstacy. She hears grunts behind her and soon she feels warm liquid fill her. She turns around, her eyes still closed and accepts the kiss.

“You’re a good fuck, Weasley.”

Ginny opens her eyes, she darts away and lands on the floor, “McLaggen?”

“Yes. Who else did you think I was? If I had known you wanted me, I would have shagged you a long time ago.” He looks down at her, “You’re a real slut you know that?”

“I don’t want you!” She winces when she moves, “What did you do to me?”

“Fucked your ass, you were begging for it. You give good head,” he gets up, “You were the one who jumped me.” His cock is hard again, “You were the one who told me alcohol would make the sex better.”

“This is all wrong!” Ginny gets up and gets tangled in the sheets and falls down.

He gets behind, “Do you want it? You sure are wet for me.”

Ginny needs to figure out what happened, might as well enjoy this while she does.

-*-*-

Tonks is stalking Remus, she won’t give up on him. She asked Sybill to read her future and Sybill told her she and Remus are meant to be. She needs to figure out who he is dating and show him, she is the better option. She sees him drop something and rushes towards him, “Let me help.”

“Oh, thanks.” Remus takes out his wand and gathers his papers, “Mock test for my class.”

“That’s a good idea.” Both are still kneeling, Tonks is so close, she can smell Remus’ earthy scent. If she would lean forward she would kiss him.

Remus sees her eyeing his lips, he gets up, “I heard your mother and Narcissa made up.”

“Yes,” she gets up too, “How did you know?”

“Draco told me,” Remus takes his papers from her, “Sorry I have to go.” He wonders if she noticed the ring on his finger.

-*-*-

Harry is laughing, “Ginny is pregnant with McLaggen’s love child.” He is wiping away some tears, “They had a huge fight in the common room. McLaggen accused her of trying to trap him. In her anger, she let it slip that it was supposed to me. Neville and Remus overheard. Ginny’s been suspended and Neville’s gran contacted me and urged me to file charges against Ginny.”

“So I can’t kill her?” Severus hands Harry a glass of firewhiskey, “I think she will see this only as a setback.”

“You can kill her after she’s given birth. Fred wrote to me, Arthur wants her to have the baby.” Harry empties his glass, “I want to visit Sirius after I’ve graduated. I want you to come with me.”

Severus raises an eyebrow, “Why?”

“To show him he failed.” Harry gets up and kisses him, “I love you.”

“I love you too,” Severus runs his hand over Harry’s ass, “I’ll do it. But afterwards I get to tie you up and you’ll beg me to fuck you.”

Harry moans.

-*-*-

Tonks looks around the redecorated Malfoy Manor, “I like what you’ve done with the place.”

“Thank you,” Narcissa leads Tonks to the family room, “Lucius always wanted to have dinner in the dining room at the long table. I prefer this. It’s more intimate.”

Tonks greets her cousin, “Hey Draco.”

“Tonks,” Draco keeps talking to Ted, “What is the best car to buy?”

“Depends on what you want.” Ted was surprised when Draco reached out to him last year. “If you want to show off your wealth, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche. If you want something practical, a sedan.”

“I have enough money and I can afford multiple cars. Is BMW a good brand?”

“Yes,” Ted chuckles, “I myself drive a Ford.”

“Can you go with me when I go buy a car?”

“Sure,” Ted at first was wary about his wife reconnecting with Narcissa and Draco, but he’s been pleasantly surprised.

Harry and Severus enter the room, “Sorry, we’re late. Dobby was in hysterics.”

“Where is he? I told you to bring him with you.” Narcissa greets them, “You’re not late.”

“He and Kreacher will be here soon,” Severus nods at Tonks and goes to join Ted and Draco.

Several minutes later Remus joins them, Tonk’s face lights up. She was happy when her mother told her Remus would be attending. Soon after they are having dinner. Tonks’ belly is full, she looks at Remus who’s in a deep conversation with Narcissa. Narcissa laughs at something and touches Remus’ arm. Jealousy flares through her, has Remus been seeing Narcissa this whole time?

Harry gets up, “Presents.” He hands his to Severus, “I hope you’ll like it.”

Severus opens it, he gasps, “A first edition of Morgana LeFye potions book.” He opens the first page and reads, “It was said this book was lost, This has her notes.” He puts the book down and pulls Harry in for a deep kiss, “I love you, you mad creature.”

Harry opens his and laughs, “Muggle eye surgery?” He kisses Severus, “I love you.” Harry explains it to the others, “I’ve always been pushing it off.”

Narcissa opens her presents and thanks them.

Draco hands Remus a box, “Open it.”

Remus removes some keys, “I don’t understand,” he sees something else and removes a miniature bike.

“I bought you a Harley Davidson, it’s in the garage.” Draco blushes, “I also bought you a helmet, jacket, gloves and whatnot.”

Remus drags Draco into his lap and kisses him hard, “It’s great.” He kisses him again, “I love you.” He hands Draco an envelope.

Draco opens it, he reads it and tears well in his eyes, “I love you so much.” He wraps his arms around Remus’ neck and kisses him, “You’re the best.”

Narcissa picks up the dropped paper, “You adopted a tiger?”

“It’s the tiger cup I saved on our safari.” Draco kisses Remus’ cheek.

Tonks feels like someone punched her in the gut, Remus and Draco are dating? She almost misses what Narcissa says next. Tonks has to fight back tears, Draco and Remus are married. All her hopes were for naught. But Sybill saw her future with Remus. What does it mean?

-*-*-

“Ginny is dead,” Harry enters their rooms, “She tried to abort the baby herself and killed herself and the child.”

“Poor child to have such a braindead woozy as a mother.” Severus joins his husband on the couch, “Remus and Draco are worried about Tonks.”

“Luna is handling it.”

-*-*-

Tonks can’t believe what just happened. Sybill was exposed as a fake seer by a real seer, Luna Lovegood. The prophecy was forced by Molly Weasley and Albus Dumbledore. Everything Sybill ever predicted was horseshit. Tonks has put all her hopes and believes that she and Remus were meant to be but they are not. But Tonks still has feelings for Remus and they just keep growing. She decides to go out this evening and bury her sorrows in a nameless guy.

-*-*-

“Harry?” Sirius is looking at his godson. He’s grown up a lot since he last saw him.

“Hello Sirius.” Harry takes a step closer and shows Sirius his soulmark.

Sirius cries, “NO!”

“Yes,” Severus takes a stand next to Harry and shows his own mark.

“I’ll kill you,” Sirius tries to reach Severus through the bars, “You bastard! We broke the bond to save Harry!”

Harry lets out a bitter laugh, “Save me? You did it because you hated Severus more than you loved me!” Harry shows him the memories of his older self, “If I hadn’t traveled to the future, this would have been me! Voldemort would have won! You were ready to doom the world!”

“Lies.” Sirius spits at Severus, “You must be happy to have married into money!”

“Shows how little you know. I made a fortune selling potions. I never needed the Potter money.” Severus sneers at Sirius, “Thanks to our bond, Harry never had to face Voldemort. We killed him and destroyed all his horcruxes before Harry’s first task.”

“All the others who were in on it, are dead too. You’re the only one who’s still alive.” Harry leans closer, “Because of your actions, Severus and I had to have sex to bond and repair it. Because of you, Severus had to have sex with a fourteen year old.”

“NO!” Sirius is raging, “I’ll kill you, you’re fucking scum!”

“You’ll never get out. The whole world knows what you, Lily, James and Albus did and failed to do.” Severus smirks at the mutt, “Harry wanted to come visit you after his graduation but we decided to travel the world and well, then we found out I was pregnant and we were delayed. Our child is two now and we thought we’d share the good news that Harry is expecting our second child, with you.”

“NO!”

Chapter 30: Hope

Hope is frantically knocking on the door, after a few minutes Neville opens, “What do you want Weasley?” He hates Hope Weasley, she was worse than Malfoy ever was.

“I am sorry, but can I come in?” She is hugging herself, “Please.”

“Fine,” Neville lets her in, he keeps an eye on her, “Sit down.” He takes out his wand, he doesn’t trust her.

Hope bursts into tears, “I am so sorry,” she removes a parchment from her bag, “I went to Gringotts in Italy because I ran out of money. They took me to a room and had me give them blood which was confusing since I never needed to do that before.” She hands it to him, “Harry Potter and Severus Snape are my real parents. Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger killed them. Ginny Weasley blood adopted me so she could claim the Potter fortune. Colin is not my father as I was led to believe.”

Neville reads it over, “Fuck.”

“I didn’t know where else to go,” she wipes away some angry tears, “I can’t go home, knowing this. I am so angry. I didn’t want to believe it at first but they showed me the Potter family tree.”

He hands her a tissue, “I always suspected Harry and Snape were romantically involved. It says here they were married by Albus at Hogwarts in 1997.” Neville gets up, he comes back a few moments later, “I always thought their deaths were suspicious. They died a month after the war ended. It also means Harry was pregnant with you while he was hunting horcruxes.” He hands her a glass of water, “What do you want to do?”

“Expose them. I want the truth to be known. It won’t bring my real parents back but the public needs to know.”

“Hermione is Minister, it will be difficult and Ron is head of the DMLE. They have many allies.” Neville barely interacted with the duo after the war, both have become standoffish.

“Do you know someone who could help us?”

Neville is silent for a long time, “Pansy Parkinson.” He gets up, “You can stay here tonight.”

“Thank you.”

“I wish Lucius were still alive, he would be a great help,” Pansy has been listening to Hope’s story, “The easiest way would be to slip them veritaserum and question them but I believe they are immune to that. I always had the feeling Miss goody-two-shoes wasn’t squeaky clean.”

Theo looks at his wife, “I say that Hope cuts them off from their money source and closes all the properties down. It’s all legally hers and not theirs.” Theo summons a book, “I also suggest you contact the goblin King, someone inside Gringotts in the UK must be helping them. You should have been contacted by them on your seventeenth birthday to become Lady Potter.”

“How old are you now?” Pansy makes notes, “You also should get a purge.”

“I’m twenty-six. The goblins in Italy told me they would help me.” She hugs herself, “My test said that Remus was my godfather but no one has seen him in decades.”

“Because Remus is dead,” Theo frowns, “It was a big scandal. He was arrested for the rape of a muggle girl.” Theo curses, “Son of a bitch! It was a set-up. It happened a week after the war ended. He got the kiss, there was no trial, nothing.”

“Wasn’t it Kingsley who wanted to make an example out of him?” Pansy frowns, “I think I remember something like that. Show that the Ministry is acting and not sitting back this time.”

“Do you think they killed other people?” Hope feels so lost, “They just have been using me, haven’t they?”

“Yes to both,” Pansy looks at the woman, “They turned you into a bigot who’s hated by most people. They turned you into a traitor, like them. You became a bully like Ron. They turned you into something your real parents would have hated. I heard stories about you from my son and he didn’t have any nice things to say about you.”

Hope starts to cry, “I know. I am sorry. But Ginny and Molly told me how I needed to behave, I believed them.”

“It’s sad that you never tried to make up our own mind like Harry did. Your parents would be ashamed and disappointed in you.” Pansy shakes her head, “I wonder if you were brainwashed since you had no compulsion on you.”

“Could be.” Theo frowns, “I want you to see a medical healer.”

Hope is looking at herself in the mirror, her red hair turned black, her brown eyes turned green. She also is now taller, she looks like her father Severus. She also feels lighter, “How do I look?”

“Better.” Pansy looks at her, “I don’t have the urge to throttle you.”

Hope looks at the goblin, “I am ready to claim everything that is mine.”

The goblin nods and hands her a parchment, “Sign this.”

She does and she can feel magic flow through her, “I want to close everything down, Arrest anyone who’s been living in my properties without permission. I want all the money that was stolen, returned. Everything else the removed from the vault, I want it returned. If they are wearing anything of mine, I want it to have it burn them.”

“I will see it done,” The King hands her a box, “The head of the goblin who’s been helping them.”

She takes it, “Thank you. I will put it on a spike in front of the Burrow.”

Ginny is screaming when she sees the head, “MUM!”

Molly joins her daughter and reels back, “NO!”

Suddenly the sky darkens above the Burrow, lightning strikes the house and lights it aflame. Molly and Ginny try to extinguish the flames but to no avail. They watch as their home burns down.

Ron and Hermione appear next to them, “Our home! It’s gone!” Hermione looks at where the Burrow used to be then she sees the head and screams.

Ron pales, “Oh Merlin!” The bracelet he is wearing starts to burn his wrist, he tries to get it off but can’t. Soon the others are screaming too. His whole arm is burned. He looks at Hermione whose neck is burned. His mother and Ginny have burns all over her body, “What’s happening to us?”

Lavender is pacing in her cell, “Let me out!”

“No,” Dean looks at her, “You were living illegally in that house.”

“But Ron gave it to me!” Lavender was so happy when Ron gave her the house. She is no fool, he did it to keep her quiet about their affair.

“Wasn’t his to give. It belonged to Harry Potter and not his daughter Hope Potter.”

“WHAT?”

Hermione is pacing, “Hope knows! She locked us out!”

“How? I made sure she never went to Gringotts to get an inheritance test,” Ginny is mad, she lost everything, “I also made sure I got her mail. I had to sleep with the goblin to keep him quiet. Do you know how disgusting that was?”

“What now?” Ron sighs, “It’s not like she knows that Mione and I killed her parents or that mum framed Remus for a crime he didn’t commit.” He looks at his wife, “She can’t do anything to us. Gin is Lady Potter and Hope will never be.”

“Then how do you explain us being locked out! Hope must be Lady Potter!” Hermione runs a hand through her hair, “This is not good!”

Molly takes the letter from the owl and screeches, “The brat is suing us! She wants the money back we stole! And all the other items we removed from the vault. She knows!”

“We didn’t steal. It was ours.” Ginny burns the letter, “Don’t worry mother. They can’t do anything to us. They don’t have any proof.”

Suddenly all four collapse and start vomiting coins. A voice growls, “You will be paying it back with your blood and guts.”

Hermione is holding a press conference, “I would like to address the rumors about me and my husband. They are false of course. We did not kill Harry Potter and Severus Snape. We did not remove their baby from their home. I am afraid someone is playing a cruel trick on us all.”

The room darkens and a memory plays. Hermione and Ron are spying on Severus and Harry. Hermione uses a compulsion on Kreacher, “Stun them.” Kreacher does and Hermione enters the room, she takes a pillow and suffocates Harry while Ron does the same to Severus. She walks over to a crib and takes the baby.

“I’ll make it look like they drowned in the pool,” Ron looks at the baby, “Get that to Ginny.”

Hermione is pale, “HOW?”

“Magic.” Hope looks at her former aunt, “I know everything. I broke your compulsion you had on Kreacher. He told us everything.”

Ron tries to flee but he trips, falls and breaks his neck. Hermione shrieks and casts spells at the crowd. She advances towards her husband when her head is cut off by a goblin. Her headless body thuds to the ground, next to Ginny and Molly’s dead bodies.

The goblin King looks satisfied, “Good riddance.” He looks at the reporters, “We’ll release a statement.”

Hope is telling her grandchildren about her real parents, “They were heroes and some bad people killed them because they loved each other. They fought it was wrong and they thought they deserved to have money and power, my parents had.”

“What happened to the bad people?”

“They were punished.” Hope and Pansy made sure to destroy the reputation of the four. All rewards they received were taken away from them. All their crimes were exposed, Ron and Hermione’s children were shunned by the society when everything came out. They lost their jobs and were left by their partners. They had to leave Britain to start over. She puts them to bed and goes into her room, she hopes to see them once she passes on.

Chapter 31

Hope is frantically knocking on the door, after a few minutes Neville opens, “What do you want Weasley?” He hates Hope Weasley, she was worse than Malfoy ever was.

“I am sorry, but can I come in?” She is hugging herself, “Please.”

“Fine,” Neville lets her in, he keeps an eye on her, “Sit down.” He takes out his wand, he doesn’t trust her.

Hope bursts into tears, “I am so sorry,” she removes a parchment from her bag, “I went to Gringotts in Italy because I ran out of money. They took me to a room and had me give them blood which was confusing since I never needed to do that before.” She hands it to him, “Harry Potter and Severus Snape are my real parents. Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger killed them. Ginny Weasley blood adopted me so she could claim the Potter fortune. Colin is not my father as I was led to believe.”

Neville reads it over, “Fuck.”

“I didn’t know where else to go,” she wipes away some angry tears, “I can’t go home, knowing this. I am so angry. I didn’t want to believe it at first but they showed me the Potter family tree.”

He hands her a tissue, “I always suspected Harry and Snape were romantically involved. It says here they were married by Albus at Hogwarts in 1997.” Neville gets up, he comes back a few moments later, “I always thought their deaths were suspicious. They died a month after the war ended. It also means Harry was pregnant with you while he was hunting horcruxes.” He hands her a glass of water, “What do you want to do?”

“Expose them. I want the truth to be known. It won’t bring my real parents back but the public needs to know.”

“Hermione is Minister, it will be difficult and Ron is head of the DMLE. They have many allies.” Neville barely interacted with the duo after the war, both have become standoffish.

“Do you know someone who could help us?”

Neville is silent for a long time, “Pansy Parkinson.” He gets up, “You can stay here tonight.”

“Thank you.”

“I wish Lucius were still alive, he would be a great help,” Pansy has been listening to Hope’s story, “The easiest way would be to slip them veritaserum and question them but I believe they are immune to that. I always had the feeling Miss goody-two-shoes wasn’t squeaky clean.”

Theo looks at his wife, “I say that Hope cuts them off from their money source and closes all the properties down. It’s all legally hers and not theirs.” Theo summons a book, “I also suggest you contact the goblin King, someone inside Gringotts in the UK must be helping them. You should have been contacted by them on your seventeenth birthday to become Lady Potter.”

“How old are you now?” Pansy makes notes, “You also should get a purge.”

“I’m twenty-six. The goblins in Italy told me they would help me.” She hugs herself, “My test said that Remus was my godfather but no one has seen him in decades.”

“Because Remus is dead,” Theo frowns, “It was a big scandal. He was arrested for the rape of a muggle girl.” Theo curses, “Son of a bitch! It was a set-up. It happened a week after the war ended. He got the kiss, there was no trial, nothing.”

“Wasn’t it Kingsley who wanted to make an example out of him?” Pansy frowns, “I think I remember something like that. Show that the Ministry is acting and not sitting back this time.”

“Do you think they killed other people?” Hope feels so lost, “They just have been using me, haven’t they?”

“Yes to both,” Pansy looks at the woman, “They turned you into a bigot who’s hated by most people. They turned you into a traitor, like them. You became a bully like Ron. They turned you into something your real parents would have hated. I heard stories about you from my son and he didn’t have any nice things to say about you.”

Hope starts to cry, “I know. I am sorry. But Ginny and Molly told me how I needed to behave, I believed them.”

“It’s sad that you never tried to make up our own mind like Harry did. Your parents would be ashamed and disappointed in you.” Pansy shakes her head, “I wonder if you were brainwashed since you had no compulsion on you.”

“Could be.” Theo frowns, “I want you to see a medical healer.”

Hope is looking at herself in the mirror, her red hair turned black, her brown eyes turned green. She also is now taller, she looks like her father Severus. She also feels lighter, “How do I look?”

“Better.” Pansy looks at her, “I don’t have the urge to throttle you.”

Hope looks at the goblin, “I am ready to claim everything that is mine.”

The goblin nods and hands her a parchment, “Sign this.”

She does and she can feel magic flow through her, “I want to close everything down, Arrest anyone who’s been living in my properties without permission. I want all the money that was stolen, returned. Everything else the removed from the vault, I want it returned. If they are wearing anything of mine, I want it to have it burn them.”

“I will see it done,” The King hands her a box, “The head of the goblin who’s been helping them.”

She takes it, “Thank you. I will put it on a spike in front of the Burrow.”

Ginny is screaming when she sees the head, “MUM!”

Molly joins her daughter and reels back, “NO!”

Suddenly the sky darkens above the Burrow, lightning strikes the house and lights it aflame. Molly and Ginny try to extinguish the flames but to no avail. They watch as their home burns down.

Ron and Hermione appear next to them, “Our home! It’s gone!” Hermione looks at where the Burrow used to be then she sees the head and screams.

Ron pales, “Oh Merlin!” The bracelet he is wearing starts to burn his wrist, he tries to get it off but can’t. Soon the others are screaming too. His whole arm is burned. He looks at Hermione whose neck is burned. His mother and Ginny have burns all over her body, “What’s happening to us?”

Lavender is pacing in her cell, “Let me out!”

“No,” Dean looks at her, “You were living illegally in that house.”

“But Ron gave it to me!” Lavender was so happy when Ron gave her the house. She is no fool, he did it to keep her quiet about their affair.

“Wasn’t his to give. It belonged to Harry Potter and not his daughter Hope Potter.”

“WHAT?”

Hermione is pacing, “Hope knows! She locked us out!”

“How? I made sure she never went to Gringotts to get an inheritance test,” Ginny is mad, she lost everything, “I also made sure I got her mail. I had to sleep with the goblin to keep him quiet. Do you know how disgusting that was?”

“What now?” Ron sighs, “It’s not like she knows that Mione and I killed her parents or that mum framed Remus for a crime he didn’t commit.” He looks at his wife, “She can’t do anything to us. Gin is Lady Potter and Hope will never be.”

“Then how do you explain us being locked out! Hope must be Lady Potter!” Hermione runs a hand through her hair, “This is not good!”

Molly takes the letter from the owl and screeches, “The brat is suing us! She wants the money back we stole! And all the other items we removed from the vault. She knows!”

“We didn’t steal. It was ours.” Ginny burns the letter, “Don’t worry mother. They can’t do anything to us. They don’t have any proof.”

Suddenly all four collapse and start vomiting coins. A voice growls, “You will be paying it back with your blood and guts.”

Hermione is holding a press conference, “I would like to address the rumors about me and my husband. They are false of course. We did not kill Harry Potter and Severus Snape. We did not remove their baby from their home. I am afraid someone is playing a cruel trick on us all.”

The room darkens and a memory plays. Hermione and Ron are spying on Severus and Harry. Hermione uses a compulsion on Kreacher, “Stun them.” Kreacher does and Hermione enters the room, she takes a pillow and suffocates Harry while Ron does the same to Severus. She walks over to a crib and takes the baby.

“I’ll make it look like they drowned in the pool,” Ron looks at the baby, “Get that to Ginny.”

Hermione is pale, “HOW?”

“Magic.” Hope looks at her former aunt, “I know everything. I broke your compulsion you had on Kreacher. He told us everything.”

Ron tries to flee but he trips, falls and breaks his neck. Hermione shrieks and casts spells at the crowd. She advances towards her husband when her head is cut off by a goblin. Her headless body thuds to the ground, next to Ginny and Molly’s dead bodies.

The goblin King looks satisfied, “Good riddance.” He looks at the reporters, “We’ll release a statement.”

Hope is telling her grandchildren about her real parents, “They were heroes and some bad people killed them because they loved each other. They fought it was wrong and they thought they deserved to have money and power, my parents had.”

“What happened to the bad people?”

“They were punished.” Hope and Pansy made sure to destroy the reputation of the four. All rewards they received were taken away from them. All their crimes were exposed, Ron and Hermione’s children were shunned by the society when everything came out. They lost their jobs and were left by their partners. They had to leave Britain to start over. She puts them to bed and goes into her room, she hopes to see them once she passes on.

Chapter 32: Press

Voldemort dead!

Harry Potter defeated Voldemort at the Battle of Hogwarts. After almost a year of terror we can breathe easily again. All his followers have been wounded up and are awaiting trial. We tried to get a word with the savior but he declined to comment. Sadly, the battle was not without the loss of life. Many perished in the battle, including the Weasley twins, Lavender Brown, Minerva McGonagall, Narcissa Malfoy as the Death Eaters, Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, Corban Yaxley and Theodore Nott Sr.

Now that the battle has been fought it is time to mourn the dead and rebuilt. We have to make sure there won’t be another Voldemort.

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Severus Snape cleared of all charges. Spy for the light.

Yes, my dear readers, you read that right, Severus Snape, is indeed a former Death Eater. During his trial it was revealed that Albus Dumbledore ordered Severus Snape to kill him, (transcript in a special edition.) It was also revealed he’s been helping Harry Potter and was vital to help Mr Potter defeat Voldemort. We also learned that it was Master Snape who killed the Carrow siblings to protect the children at Hogwarts. We also learned he’s been keeping Harry Potter safe and protected him over the years.

Master Snape and Mister Potter declined to comment.

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Harry Potter and Severus Snape married!

Your eyes are not deceiving you. Harry Potter and Severus Snape are indeed married. It all came out when Romilda Vane tried to slip Harry Potter an extremely dangerous love potion. Miss Vane was arrested and she pleaded innocence. During the trial Miss Vane kept stating her and Mr Potter were in love and meant to be. Then it was revealed that Miss Vane has been stalking Mr Potter since the war ended. She told the court she was trying to save Mr Potter from the clutches of Mr Snape.

Mr Potter confirmed that he and Mr Snape were in a relationship and even married. I bet you are as concerned as I am. Mr Snape might have been cleared but he still has a checkered past and the question needs to be asked. Did he slip Mr Potter potions to make Mr Potter fall in love with him? He’s a potions master after all and he would know the right potions to brew. We would all be safer if Mr Potter would let himself get checked out by a healer. Furthermore, a few voices have implicated that Mr Snape married Mr Potter to get back at James Potter and to get his money on the Potter fortune. We will investigate further.

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Harry Potter suing the Daily Prophet for slander and defamation of character.

For the past few weeks accusations have been flying around that Severus Snape has Harry Potter under his control. Harry underwent a test to satisfy everyone but people are just not satisfied. They now claim Severus has been using undetectable potions. I went to Diagon Alley with Harry two days ago and I was astonished when people stopped us in the streets and told Harry to get a divorce, that he deserves someone better. Someone who loves him for who he is and is not after this money. Harry also told me that Severus has been denied service in the shops at Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade. I went to ask some of the shopkeepers and they told me they refuse to serve him in order to protest against their marriage. Some even dared to suggest that Severus turned Harry gay! I’ve been friends with Harry since my fourth year and I’ve been there to see them fall in love, overcome obstacles and remain strong. You don’t know anything and yet you dare to judge? Shame on you.

Luna Lovegood.

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Harry Potter and Severus Snape have left Britain

I am furious. The Ministry made up charges and arrested Severus Snape on those false charges, so they could interrogate him under veritaserum about his relationship with Harry Potter. Luckily Harry immediately contacted the head of the ICW, who he is friends with, and the ICW freed Severus within an hour and started their own investigation into the Ministry, for corruption, mishandling of justice and more. The current head of the DMLE who started this crusade has been fired and arrested by the ICW for falsifying evidence but I am sure the Daily Prophet, which Harry successfully sued for millions, will report on this, if anyone wants to work for them again. Back to the matter at hand, after this latest stunt Harry and Severus have had enough and they decided to leave Britain and start their new life somewhere where they are not prosecuted for being in love.

Luna Lovegood

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New Dark Lord on the rise

My dear readers, after Voldemort was defeated and his Death Eaters arrested and put into Azkaban, except those who were exonerated, we all thought we could live in peace. I fear that is not the case. Barely three years after the war ended, a new Lord has made its presence known. He calls himself Lord Sith and his followers are calling themselves his acolytes. They have been active for the past five months, leaving bombs all over magical Britain and killing anyone who they please. Sparing no one, child, old woman, pureblood or muggle-born. Among their victims were Cho Chang, Theo Nott Jr, Seamus Finnegan, Susan Bones and Neville Longbottom. I spoke with Minister Shacklebolt and he told me it is an ongoing investigation and I did some further digging and found out that they have very few leads. This reporter will keep you updated.

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The new Dark Lord strikes again

Yesterday, Lord Sith and his acolytes attacked people at a Quidditch game. They set bombs which blew up the stands. Forty-seven died and hundreds were injured. Lord Sith made his first public appearance when he flew over the carnage on a broom laughing in a cold melodic voice. He was clad in dark green robes and wore the mask of a snake. There is no doubt in everybody’s mind that this is a Slytherin who is committing those crimes. Everybody knows they cannot be trusted and are evil. The Ministry tried to arrest them but they failed when they simply vanished. We can just hope that there won’t be a third war.

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Where is our savior?

Lord Sith and his acolytes have been wreaking havoc on our country for two years, yet Harry Potter, our savior, has done nothing! He defeated Voldemort and saved us all by ending the war. He should be out there fighting and not hiding in fear! Harry Potter is a coward! He has abandoned his people! He needs to do his duty and end this Lord Sith before more people die! We all demand Harry Potter save us and come out of hiding!

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Minister Shaklebolt dead

This morning Minister Shaklebolt was killed in his office at the Ministry. Lord Sith and his acolytes have taken over the Ministry. Sources say the Minister was close to figuring out who it was and he was killed to be silenced. Draco Malfoy has been a top suspect but he’s been cleared by the ICW. I tried to get a statement from Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley about Mr Potter’s whereabouts but they declined to comment. Harry Potter, Britain needs you.

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The war continues and more deaths

Britain is still at war. Lord Sith and his acolytes have been killing indiscriminately for years, they kill everyone who fights back. We need a savior. Harry Potter, we are pleading with you to come back and save us again. Your friend Hermione Granger is Minister but her hands are tight and she has to do as told or her family will be killed. We appeal to your compassion for your friends, come back and save us.

Statement from Draco Malfoy

First off, Harry Potter is not coming back to save your sorry asses. Why should he? You crucified him in the press and sent him howlers for marrying Severus Snape. You called him a traitor and a dark lord. You refused him and Severus into your shops and shunned Harry for being in love with the wrong person in your opinion.

Secondly, why does Harry have to save you? What kind of people put that kind of pressure on a man? Or a boy? The reason Harry didn’t lose his mind during the war was because of Severus. He kept Harry sane so he could defeat Voldemort, end the war and save your sorry pathetic asses. Where were you when Harry was out horcrux hunting and almost starving to death? Did you ever show support? No, you just put a moniker on him and expected him to live up to your expectations, without knowing a single damn thing about him. And after treating him like crap and basically running him out of Britain, you expect Harry to forget everything and come and save you again? How delusional are you?

Thirdly, and here’s the kicker, Harry and Severus asked the goblins to remove their magic and memories of the wizarding world. They are simple muggles now, living in the muggle world, happily married and raising their adoptive children.

Here is a tip, why don’t you do something instead of sitting on your asses. That’s what I’ve been doing and unlike you, I’ve not been idle. And here is another thing you got wrong, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley were never Harry Potter’s friends. They were chosen by Albus Dumbledore to be Harry's friends. Myself and Luna Lovegood have been his real friends.

As I said earlier, I, with the help of my husband, Remus Lupin, I bet you lot have something to say about that too. But I don’t give a shit what you nitwits think. Let me tell you what we’ve found out. Lord Sith is not a he, Lord Sith is Ginny Weasely. Yes, it’s a Lady, you never even thought to consider that, did you? Shows how narrow minded you are. Hermione Granger-Weasley and the Weasley family have been covering up for her because Molly and Arthur Weasley, don’t want to admit that they ignored Albus Dumbledore’s advice to have Ginny Weasely get a purge by the goblins after she was possessed by Voldemort. Why else do you think Granger was appointed new Minister? All the sob stories she told were flat out lies and you were stupid enough to ignore the glaring inconsistencies in her stories and believe her word. A Minister has never lied before, right? And the acolytes are Ginny Weasley’s former and current lovers who are under the imperius curse. What are you going to do now? Continue to suck your thumb like a baby and wait for someone to save you or act?

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Ginny Weasley and her real followers are dead.

Draco Malfoy was right. After some investigating we discovered that Ginny Weasley was indeed a Dark Lady whose soul was broken by the possession of Voldemort over a decade ago. The ICW with Lord Malfoy took over the Ministry with force and arrested everyone inside. After a lengthy trial, Ginerva Weasley, Ron Weasley, Percy Weasley, Molly Weasley, Arthur Weasley and Hermione Granger Weasley were found guilty and sentenced to receive the kiss. The acolytes were all free to go since it was proven they were under the imperius curse.

Lord Malfoy was right about everything. He was also right that we, the public, turned our back on our savior because we didn’t approve of who he was in love with. None of us had the right to do that. I, myself, feel ashamed of the words I’ve written. Harry Potter and Severus Snape didn’t deserve our hate. We should all take a good look in the mirror and ask ourselves why we let a boy fight for us and then expect him to fight for us again while we did nothing for him.

Chapter 33

Arthur looked at the old man sitting opposite of him, he was about to refuse the job.

“We’ll take it.”

Arthur looked at Eames, he was furious. How could Eames accept the job? Arthur plastered on a fake smile, “I’ll contact you when we have everything ready.” He walked out of the restaurant and got into the car. He’s fuming. The drive home was made in silence, he made sure they are not followed. They entered their house, Arthur could barely look at Eames.

“Darling,” Eames could feel the anger roll off Arthur.

“Don’t darling me, Eames!” Arthur walked over to their bar and poured himself a whiskey.

Eames slowly walked towards Arthur, “Let me explain.”

“You better have a good reason why you just agreed to work for Albus Dumbledore.” He drank the whiskey and poured himself another one.

“Because, if we don’t take the job, Dumbledore will go to someone else. Someone who can’t warn Tom and his family that Albus is after them.” Eames stroked the back of Arthur’s neck, “You know I am right.”

Arthur took a deep breath, “Yes, I know.” Now that there was some distance, he could see the truth of Eames’ words.

Eames kissed the corner of Arthur’s mouth, “I could tell you were getting angry and Dumbledore is not someone we want on our bad side if we can avoid it.”

“I just saw red when he kept talking shit about Tom, Bellatrix and the others.” Arthur sighed, “I am usually the one who keeps a clear head.” He took another breath, “We need to tell them.”

“They are on vacation in Fiji, we’ll tell them when they get back,” Eames looked at Arthur, “We need to find out why Albus hired us now. Something must have happened.”

“I’ll start looking into him tonight.” Arthur kissed Eames back, “I also wouldn’t put it past Albus to go to someone else too.”

“Me too.” Eames wrapped his arms around Arthur, “l’ll call Ariadne and Yusuf. You tell Cobb.” Eames wanted their friends on this. He could tell this was going to big a case for them.

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Tom and Bella greeted Arthur and Eames, “Albus Dumbledore has hired us to inception you Tom.” Arthur looked at Tom, “He wants us to plant the idea in your head that Harry isn’t your son and that Harry has infiltrated your family to get your hands on your money.“

“In hindsight, letting the rumor spread that we are scrupulous and heartless has worked in our favor,” Eames gave them an easy smile, “Albus did look like he swallowed a lemon when he sat down with us. I also know that others turned him down and that we were his last option.”

“Harry turned twenty-one three months ago. That’s why Albus hired you.” Tom sighed, “We have been waiting for Albus to make a move. He’s been silent for over a decade.”

“What I don’t understand is why he wants us to plant that specific idea in your head,” Arthur frowned, “I did some research and it doesn’t make sense to me.”

“Harry is the heir to my company and my fortune. I would kill Harry if that were the truth. Albus has tried before to frame me for murder but it failed. You see, my company would go to Albus if I was arrested for murder. My father and Albus made that deal before I was born and I have tried to break it but Albus refuses to sign the papers. And should Albus be arrested for murder his company would go to me.” Tom rubbed his forehead, “It’s all about money. My company is prospering while his is barely staying afloat.”

“Harry is our son,” Bellatrix sighed, “You know that the Potters have claimed for years that Harry is their lost son and that we stole him and have been paying off people to fake DNA tests. It’s because Harry does look a bit like James but that’s because he and Tom share some of the same family members.” She hated the Potters and more than once wished for their deaths.

“Lily and James had a child, it was born too early and died.” Remus joined them, “Albus wants Tom’s company because his company is broke. James, Sirius, Lily, Molly, Ginny and Ron blew away all the money with bad investments. I am sure they have a side business that is not legal to cover the minimum costs.” He sat down, “You can use this to take down Albus, he has many skeletons in his closet.”

“I did some research and on the surface he is squeaky clean,” Arthur showed him what he had found, “His brother had something else entirely to say. He was very open about his hatred for Albus.”

“If we do this, Albus will be with us in the dreamworld.” Eames looked at Remus, “I talked to Aberforth, he told me that he believes that Albus killed their sister.”

“Albus has killed many people but he never left any evidence,” Tom poured them each a whiskey, “I’ve been trying to take him down for decades. He has many friends in many high places. I want to take down his whole net. Albus is so sure this will work in his favor, it will never enter his mind that he will be the culprit of his own downfall.”

“Where is Harry?” Arthur sipped his whiskey, “This concerns him too.”

“He and Sev are in South Africa, they moved there after their wedding two months ago.” Bellatrix pouted, “I still can’t believe they eloped. I wanted to plan their wedding.”

“That’s why they eloped. Draco and I eloped too because Narcissa was driving us crazy with wedding stuff.” Remus took a big sip, “There is something you don’t know. That’s not in any files because Albus hid it. Lily and Molly are his daughters from two different women. They know but no one else does. That’s why they can get away with anything.”

“That makes Ginny his granddaughter. It explains why he’s been pushing her onto Harry,” Tom sighed, “Ginny was sent to the same school as Harry. She spent two years trying to get him into her bed but luckily for Harry, he graduated a year early and went off to uni. She also ignored the fact that he was gay and dating Severus. Then she went to the same uni as Harry and tried again. Harry and Severus filed several complaints about her and she was unofficially expelled after she gave Harry a spiked drink. The uni had a strict no drugs on campus policy. It was because of Albus she saved face and wasn’t arrested.”

“Do you need Harry?” Bellatrix didn't want her son to be involved.

“He doesn’t need to join us in the dream but I do need to forge him and Severus.” Eames looked at Arthur, “Looks like we’re taking a vacation in South Africa.”

---

Tom was walking into the Phoenix Order, everyone was working. They had no idea yet of what transpired. He walked up to the front desk and cleared his throat. He recognised the secretary, “Miss Granger.”

Hermione looked like a deer caught in headlights, “Mr Riddle. I am sorry but Mr Dumbledore is not in today.” She tried to reach him for hours, unsuccessfully and she was getting worried.

“I know.” He smirked, “I was wondering if there was an intercom. I have a message for everyone in this building.”

She swallowed hard, “There is but only personale can use it.”

Tom took out a megaphone from his bag, “This works too,” he turned it on, “ATTENTION EVERYONE. I AM TOM RIDDLE, I AM YOUR NEW BOSS. YOU ARE ALL EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FIRED.”

Suddenly the doors opened and the police swarmed the place, arresting everyone. Hermione tried to wipe the system but she was locked out.

“We’ve been in your system since yesterday. We have everything,” a police woman cuffed Hermione, “You are under arrest for money laundering, corporate espionage and human trafficking.”

Tom watched as Lily and James were led out kicking and screaming, “You’ll be joining your father in jail.”

“You were supposed to kill Harry and we were supposed to get everything!” Lily tried to kick Tom, “You won’t get away with this!”

“Miss Potter, I suggest you shut up. We found the bodies in your backyard and we found the tape of you, your husband and his friend murdering that poor girl.”

Tom looked at James, “She is Albus’ daughter. She doesn’t love you. She married you for your money and she had plans to kill you since you only give her an allowance from your fortune. She’s also been screwing Sirius behind your back and they have a child together,” he pointed to Hermione, “That’s her.”

James was mad, he turned to the officer, “I’ll tell you everything.”

---

Arthur was watching Eames play with their daughter, he sat down next to them, “Albus, Lily and Molly received the death penalty. James, Sirius and Ginny were sentenced to life in prison. Ron and Hermione got fifty-four years. Albus’ friends, who covered up for him, also got jail sentences and fines. Half the government needs to be replaced. In all they have to pay back over a billion dollars to their victims.”

Eames whistled, “Damn. I heard Tom tore the building down and they found a body underneath it.”

“Yes, it was Ariane Dumbledore. She was suffocated with a bag. Albus’ fingerprints were on it. He will be charged for her murder too.” Arthur showed Eames a picture, “Harry and Severus adopted twins. They want us to be their godparents.”

“Looks like we’re going back to South Africa love,” Eames tickled his daughter, “I am glad we are retired.” Taking down Albus was their last job, they decided to start a family and two months after Albus was arrested they adopted Luna.

“I am glad we took the job.” Arthur leaned his head on Eames’ shoulder, “I think we should have another child. Luna is three and I love seeing you with a baby.”

“Alright.”

Chapter 34

Harry is looking out of the castle window, he is set to marry Ginerva tomorrow. He doesn’t want to marry her but he has to. It’s for the betterment of his realm or so his father says but he doesn’t see it. His parents arranged the marriage for him and they only told him about it last month. He hates that he doesn’t get a choice in the matter. He should be marrying for love and not for whatever reason he has to marry the redhead who reminds him of his mother. He runs a hand over his face, he will never love her. He knows this. His heart belongs to someone else. He will also never bed her, he doesn’t want to be intimate with her. He doesn’t want her flesh to taint his memories of making real love. He looks up when he hears someone enter, a smile crosses his face, “Hey Sev.”

Severus gives Harry a small smile back knowing it will be the last, “I have accepted a research position in Greece. I will be leaving today.” It was a hard decision but he knows it is for the best.

The smile falls from Harry’s face, “You’re leaving?” Sev cannot leave!

Severus nods, “I cannot stay.”

“Why?” Tears gather in Harry’s eyes, “Why?”

“You are getting married tomorrow and I cannot…”Severus trails off, he sighs, “It would hurt too much.” Seeing Harry married to someone else, seeing Harry be happy with someone else would kill him.

Harry gets up and kisses him, “I love you. You are the one who has my heart. She will never have it. It would only be a marriage on paper.”

“I love you too but Harry, what we had was a dream. You’re the Prince of Godric’s Hollow and as much as I hate it, you have a duty to your people and your realm and not to me.” Severus cups Harry’s face, “It’s a miracle no one has yet found out about us and I am leaving to remove temptation from you. You know adultery is punishable by death.”

“I would rather die with you than live a life without you,” Harry kisses him again, “You’re the love of my life.”

“Our love is precious but we have to end this. I will cherish the years we had together,” Severus hugs Harry, he wishes things were different.

Harry is crying now, “I don’t want you to leave. Fuck my duty. I want you.”

“It’s not that simple and you know it.” Severus wipes away Harry’s tears, “It’s the right decision and you know it.” He gives Harry one last kiss before he leaves.

*/*

Harry is lost in his thoughts, Severus is gone and he will never see him again. They were secretly dating for six years, the happiest years of Harry’s life. He lets the voices wash over him, not paying attention to what is said. Someone pokes him, “WHAT?”

James looks sternly at his son, “The preacher asked you something.”

Harry takes a deep breath and looks at the preacher who repeats his question. Harry looks at his soon-to-be wife, “I must.” He can hear several sharp inhales, not that he cares. When they are pronounced married, Harry only kisses Ginerva’s hand and he can see the flash of disappointment in her eyes, not that he cares.

The day continues, there is a feast, Harry barely touches his food. His appetit long gone There is dancing, Harry has to dance with his wife but he makes sure to keep some distance between them. He also dances with his mother then retires to his bedroom, escaping the looks he gets. He is half asleep when he hears someone at his door. He gets up and opens it, he looks at his wife, “What?”

“Why did you lock your door? We are sharing the room now.” Ginerva bats her eyelashes, “I am looking forward to our wedding night.”

“You are not sleeping in my room. Your room is at the end of the wing,” Harry yawns, “I will never share a bed with you.” He closes the door into her face and makes sure to triple lock it.

*/*

Harry has been avoiding his wife for two months now. The day after his wedding he took a trip to Slytherin Castle and he stayed with his cousin as long as he possibly could. Now he is back and his parents are waiting for him, “Mother. Father.”

“Harry, you need to spend time with Ginny. She loves you and she is hurt by our actions.” Lily cups his face, “And it’s time to get on making grandchildren. I am not getting any younger.”

“How can she love me when she barely knows me? I have barely spoken to her,” he looks at his mother, “I won’t be sharing a bed with her. You will have to ask my sister Eve for grandchildren, you won’t be getting them from me.”

James is getting mad, “You need to do your duty. And who’s fault is it that you barely know your wife. You are the one who left.” He sighs, “We brought her things into your room. Go up, she is waiting for you.”

“I married her, that was my duty. I read the contract, nowhere did it state that I had to share a bed with her or produce an heir,” Harry is mad, “And I want her out of my room. You had no right to relocate her to my room.”

“I am your King! I have every right to do as I please!” James grabs Harry roughly, “You’re going upstairs and you’re going to fuck your wife. I will stay and watch if I have to make sure you do as you’re told.”

Harry is furious, “No! I will not fuck my wife. I always did what you wanted me to but not this! I didn’t want to marry her but you did not care! Why the Weasleys? They have nothing to offer us. If I had to marry Lady Parkinson or Lady Abbot I would understand, but why her? She is a commoner and has no skills! How does being married to her better our realm?”

James growls, “The Weasleys have been loyal friends and I was rewarding them. They stood by our side when everyone else turned on us. And Ginny is learning how to be a future Queen.”

Harry huffs, “If you believe they are your friends you are stupid. They just want money and fame and you gave it to them.” Harry has had the feeling that the Weasley were responsible for the unrest in the first place. He moves past his father and up to his room. Once he enters, he sees a naked Ginvera lying on his bed. He throws a sheet at her, “Get the fuck out of my room.”

“But Harry, I am your wife and I missed you,” she gets up and touched his arm.

Harry recoils, “Don’t you dare fucking touch me.” He walks towards the door, “Out.”

Ginny ignores him, she advances towards him and cups his crotch, “You want me.”

“GUARDS!” The guards burst into the room, “Sire?”

“Remove this harlott from my room.” Harry is sneering at her, “A night in the cell might do her some good.”

“But I am your wife! You can’t throw me into a cell! I was just welcoming you home!” Ginny is furious, nothing is going as she has imagined.

“I can and I will. I told you not to touch me but you ignored me,” he looks at the guards, “Get her out of my sight.”

The guards are confused but do as they are told. Harry grabs all of Ginerva’s things and puts them outside of his room. He lies down on the bed and cries. He misses Severus so damn much. He gets up and writes to his cousin.

*/*

Harry is sick, he hasn’t been eating since he got back two months ago. He ignores his wife, pretending she doesn’t exist and avoids his parents, his father mostly. He has half a mind to pack up his things and follow Severus. Why doesn’t he? There is nothing but pain and sadness here. He makes his way out of his bed and freshes up.

Lily walks into Harry’s room, she sees him pick his foot, “What is wrong? You need to eat.”

“I am not hungry.” He pushes the plate away, “For all I know there could be poison in the food.”

“Harry. You need to snap out of that funk you are. You have a wife who just wants to be with you. Give her a chance and you’ll end up loving her. Your father and I were also in an arranged marriage and we fell in love.”

“I will never love her. Just because she looks like you and I look like dad, doesn’t mean we are going to be a carbon copy of you.” Harry looks at his mother, “I will never be happy with her and I would rather die than lay with her.”

“You are too stubborn. You are not eve giving her a chance!” Lily gets up, “This isn’t over.”

Harry shrugs, “Whatever.” He spies a note from his cousin and his brow furrows, he wonders what it means.

A few hours later Harry and James are walking towards the stables. They hear noises and walk quicker then they turn a corner they see the stable boy with his pants down, Ginerva bent over and being pounded by the stable boy.

James is furious, “WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?”

He grabs the boy and pulls him off, he picks up Ginerva and slaps her, “You bitch! How long have you been stepping out?” He can’t believe his eyes.

“He made me!” Ginerva’s cheek is hurting, “I didn’t want to.” She cries fake tears, “He threatened me!”

Harry looks at the boy, “How long?” He knows that Colin has no bad bone in his body.

The boy is red in the face, “Five months, before your marriage. She told me you knew and that there was no love between you. She said you had a mistress.” He looks down, “She just married you for the money. She said so herself. I overheard her talking to her mother, they plan on killing Harry after she has borne his child.”

James is seething and calls for the guards, “She is under arrest for adultery.” He can’t believe Harry was right. Lily will also give him an earful.

Harry feels smug, “Told you so.” He recoils when James slaps him, “I hate you.” Harry decided it is time to take charge of his own life.

*/*

Severus is sitting on the beach, watching the waves hit the rocks in the distance. He is playing with the bracelet Harry gifted him when Severus turned thirty. He misses his lover, every day he keeps missing Harry more and the ache in his heart ever grows. He knows he made the right decision but it does not mean it doesn’t hurt. It’s been a year since he left, a year full of work. He focused on his work so he didn’t have to deal with his broken heart. He wonders if Harry is a father by now. He hopes he has found some happiness.

“Sev.”

Severus turns around, “Harry?” He quickly gets up, Harry looks frail, there are dark circles under his eyes, he looks like he’s lost some weight, his skin is pale and his eyes are dull.

Harry launches himself at Severus and breaks down, “I love you. I missed you so much.”

Severus wraps his arms around Harry, “I missed you too.” Why is Harry here? Not that he is not happy to see him.

Harry lifts his head and kisses Severus, “Marry me.” He feels like he’s home, being wrapped in Severus’ arms.

“What?” Severus is confused, “What about your wife?” He would love nothing more than marry his love.

Harry chuckles mirthlessly, “She is dead. James and I caught her cheating on me. Turns out she and her mother planned to kill me after she had my child. Problem was, I never laid with her, never even touched her. James executed the whole Weasley family in his fury The marriage was annulled and then my father wanted to marry me off to Lady Parkinson,” he lets out a bitter laugh, “I told him to fuck off and that I no longer wanted to be a Prince.”

Severus looks into Harry’s eyes, “What are you saying?”

Harry holds out his hand, “Hello, my name is Lord Harry Slytherin.”

Severus laughs and kisses him, “Yes, I’ll marry you.”

*/*

Harry is reading the letter from his sister, he looks up, “Hey Sev.”

“Hmm?”

“My mother is now the sole Queen of Godric’s Hollow. Turns out he had an illegitimate child who all came knocking wanting the throne.” Harry laughs, “James killed his son and started a war with Lestrange. The populus turned on James and delivered him to the Lestranges. He was killed in a duel. Eve wrote that the people of Godric’s Hollow hated James.”

“Are you expected back?” Severus loves their life here in Greece.

“No. Eve always wanted to be Queen unlike me. Plus James removed me from the records when I denounced my claim on the throne. Tom did officially adopt me as his family. If anything Slytherin would be ours but only if anyone else died.” Harry walks over to his husband, “Besides, I don’t want to leave.”

“Good.” Severus kisses him, “Our children will be back in an hour.” They adopted a pair of twins three years ago, Frank and Alice lost their parents in a boating accident and no one else wanted to take them in because they were from a poor family.

“I wonder what we could do in an hour.”

Chapter 35: Check Mate

Albus is watching over the celebrations. Voldemort is defeated for now, not that anyone knows that he will be back, only Albus knows that, and they can rebuild. He looks at Minerva who is talking to Filius, he knows she is not happy they left Harry in the muggle world but it is for the best. The boy can’t grow up knowing everything. All of sudden, the doors to the Great Hall open, Minister Fudge walks inside followed by a few Aurors. Albus gets up, “Minister, what a pleasant surprise.”

Fudge is fuming, “I am here on business.” What he learned over the past few days made his sick.

Albus looks towards the Syltherin table, he wonders which student will be arrested. “I am sorry to hear that.”

Fudge casts a sonorus, his eyes locking with Albus. “Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, you are under arrest for the murder of Harry Potter.” The Great Hall is filled with gasps. Fudge continues, “You placed a defenseless toddler on the doorstep of a muggle home and just left him there! The poor child froze to death! Hagrid the half-giant also has been arrested.”

Albus pales, Minerva clutches her chest, “He’s dead?” She knew leaving him there was wrong.

“Yes, you stupid bint. He is dead.” Fudge looks at her furiously, “We have Hagrid’s memories. We know you watched the muggles all day and despite how awful you say they are you did nothing as he was placed there.” His glare turns to Albus, “And you! You said it was for the best! The best for who? We talked to his relatives and they are magic hating muggles! Harry would have grown up knowing nothing about our world! You disgust me! Furthermore you had no legal right to place him anywhere! You are not his magical guardian nor his caretaker! He should have gone to Narcissa Malfoy since she is his next relative! Or even Remus Lupin!” He smirks and shows them the will, “And according to this will you knew that Harry was not to be placed with them.” He looks at his squad, “Arrest them.”

Everyone watches as their headmaster and headmistress are arrested and led away. Whispers start to spread, the voices grow louder. “What will happen now?” “Who will be new headmaster?”

Fudge looks at the students, he knows his next move will be controversial but he doesn’t trust anyone associated with Albus. “Lucius Malfoy will be your new headmaster. I know that he has done many wrong things but this is his chance to redeem himself. Furthermore I trust him a lot more with your safety than anyone else associated with Dumbledore.” He looks around, “Which of you were attending when James Potter and Sirius Black were here?” He sees several raised hands, “Did you know they attempted to have Severus Snape killed and nothing was done? That was swept under the rug! We will not stand for such blatant favoritism and non actions any longer! The time where Gryffindors got away with everything and Syltherins were blamed for everything is over!” He turns around and leaves, he has more stuff to deal with.

//**//

Sirius is mad, “My godson is dead because of you! I never should have handed him over to Hagrid! I never should have gone after Peter!” He blames himself for Harry’s death, he chose revenger over Harry.

“I am sorry Sirius. I never intended for Harry to die.” Albus feels great sorrow, with Harry dead, Neville will have to fulfill the prophecy. He will need to get a word to Molly, the boy needs to ready when Voldemort returns.

“Why didn’t you ring the fucking doorbell?!” Sirius was beyond furious when he saw Hagrid’s memory.

“I don’t know.” Albus looks down, “I thought the lights flickering would draw their attention to the outside.” It was a grave miscalculation on his part.

Fudge enters the interrogation room, “Sirius Black, we found Peter Pettigrew alive and well. You have been exonerated for your crimes on that day. Pettigrew’s trial was held this morning and he pushed through the veil for his numerous crimes.” He sits down, “However you are under arrest for the attempted murder of Severus Snape in your fifth year. We viewed your memories and those of Mr Snape during a session that has already been held and you have been found guilty and will serve fifty years in Azkaban.”

“Excuse me? It was just a prank!” Sirius is mad, “You can’t arrest me for that.”

“Turning someone’s hair green is a prank what you did was a deliberate attempt to cause someone harm. It shows how much you do not care about your friends. Mr Lupin would have been killed because of your actions.” Fudge looks at Albus, “You will receive the Dementors Kiss, we have looked into your past and found you too dangerous to continue to live.” He looks at McGonagall, “You will receive life in Azkaban.”

“You cannot do that without giving me a trial! I am the Chief Warlock and Supreme Mugwump!” Albus is furious, “You cannot railroad me like that!” He will fight this.

“You are no longer holding any position. The ICW voted for a new Supreme Mugwump this morning. They are disgusted by your actions.” Fudge leans closer, “And you are the one to talk! You put countless people behind bars without a trial! Mr Black is one of those. Barty Crouch Sr has been stripped of his position because of abuse of power! And Alastor Moody has been fired in disgrace. You are now reaping what you sowed! And Amanda Bones is the new Chief Warlock.”

“Voldemort will be back! You need me to defeat him!” Albus will have to tell them about the prophecy and the horcruxes. This is the only way out of this.

“Oh you mean the horcruxes Mr Riddle created? And one right under your nose while he was studying at Hogwarts?” Fudge pushes a folder over to Albus, “The goblins did a magical examination of little Harry’s body. They discovered the horcrux that died within him. They were able to extract the dead soul and use it to find the others. Voldemort is dead as a doornail and won’t come back. And the prophecy you put so much stock in was not even about Harry and Voldemort. It was about another universe where no magic exists. We don’t need you at all.” Fudge loves the look on Albus’ face, “And why did you not reveal your knowledge that Voldemort was immortal after making horcruxes decades ago? We talked to Slughorn and he told us about the conversation he had with Voldemort and later where he informed you.”

Albus snaps his mouth shut, Sirius growls, “You knew Harry had a horcrux in him, didn’t you? And you didn’t do anything!”

“Don’t you know by now that Albus views people as chess pieces and cares nothing for their well being? Harry, you and countless others are just pawns.” Fudge leans back, “He had a grand plan that is now puff because Harry died. Mr Dumbledore here was counting on a second war to profit from it and push his agenda through even more.” He gets up, “Check Mate.”

//**//

Severus is rocking his son, “You look like me when I was a child. Except your nose, that is all your father.”

“At least he has not my hair,” Harry joins his family, “Albus was kissed this morning.” Dumbledore fought tooth and nail but his downfall was when Fudge brought in Gellert Grindelwald who was more than happy to throw Albus under the bus.

“Good riddance,” Severus kisses Harry, “Who is next?” Harry wanted to wait until Albus is done to deal with the others.

“Molly. The bill that love potions are illegal has passed. It was easy once people realised that love potions can lead to line theft. Fudge is going to have everyone at the Ministry tested for love potions.” Harry runs a finger over his son’s cheek, “Doge had a heart attack after Dumbledore was kissed. He’s dead too.”

He knows his husband killed Doge, not that he cares. “I pity those who have to arrest Molly.” Severus puts his son into the crib, “What about Remus?”

“He is tracking Greyback down and then he will move in with Narcissa.” Harry wraps his arms around his husband, “And then we will deal with Lucius.”

//**//

Molly’s shrieks can be heard all over Azkaban. Sirius rubs his temple, “Shut up.” He looks at Bella, “How long has she been yelling?”

“Feels like years,” after the death of her master her sanity returned to her, “Has she any idea what damage she did to her children?” Even Bellatrix knows that children produced using love potions can turn into madman, The Dark Lord was a prime example of that.

“I doubt she cares.” Suddenly the shrieking stops, “Thank Merlin.”

Two hours later a guard stops by, “Molly Weasley has been pushed through the veil.”

“Why?” Bellatrix knows that is worse than the kiss.

“It was discovered that she snuck into St Mungos to kill the Longbottoms.”

Sirius frowns, “Why would she do that?”

“Because as long as Frank was alive he was the Longbottom heir. With him dead it made Neville the heir. She wanted her daughter to marry him and become Lady Longbottom since Heir Potter is dead.” The guard shrugs, “Her next target was going to Lady Longbottom. Dumbledore had a plan for Molly to raise Neville and turn him into a puppet.

“And they call us evil.”

//**//

Lucius is sipping a cup of tea, he loves being headmaster. He’s had this job for the past three years. He hates that he has to accept muggleborns but he has a plan for that. He will have to lay low, people still don’t trust him. He puts his cup down when suddenly he is pinned to his chair. He looks frantically around, he tries to speak but no sound comes out. He starts to panic, his body starts to feel heavy and his insides start to burn.

“It’s time for you to pay for your sins.” Harry steps out of the shadows, “I know every sin you ever committed or will commit. From beating your wife to breaking the bond between your son and his mate to trying to use your position as headmaster to experiment on muggleborns.” He leans closer, “You are wondering who I am.” He stands taller, “I am Harry Peverell. You know me by another name, Harry Potter. You see, I come from a future where I never died as a child. It was an awful future and it got worse when I found out some harsh truth. Long story short, I came back to fix things. First thing I did was shag Severus into the mattress, bond with him and put a child in him. Then I worked on fixing this world behind the scenes, getting rid of Dumbledore and his order. Hunt down and exterminate all the Death Eaters who got away. It kept me busy and now your time is up. I had to wait until Greyback was dead and Remus finally killed him last week.” He crosses his arms over his chest, “Remus has moved in with Narcissa and she has agreed to let them bond. They exchanged blood two days ago.”

Lucius is furious, he never wanted his son to be tied to a halfbreed. His eyes light up with fury then agony hits him and he lets out a silent cry.

Harry laughs, “There is nothing you can do. You will be dead soon. Narcissa and Draco will be free of you.” He sits down, “I made sure to make everyone pay who deserved to pay for their sins. I am the reason so many people are in Azkaban or dead. The good guys were not so good after all and that made them worse. They pretended to be something they were not.” Harry watches as Lucius dies, “You want to know why I left you for last?” He leans forward, “Because of what you did to those children.” He inches closer, “But that is nothing compared to what you did to your own son. Draco’s memories were unlocked where I came from and it destroyed him. He couldn’t stand to look at himself and started to cut his body to match the uglies he felt inside. We tried to help him but he was too far gone and one day he cut too deep.” He can tell that Lucius is close to taking his last breath, “You want to know why I am a grown up Harry,” he smirks, “Because I decided to come back like this. The moment I came here, my younger self died and I took his place. Plus I am the same age as Sev now and I didn’t have to wait years to fuck him.” He watches into the cold lifeless eyes of Lucius and leaves. He has some celebrating to do.

//**//

Draco quickly walks towards his head of house’s rooms. He knocks on the door and enters. He sits down, “Professor Peverell, Ginny Weasely gave me a box of chocolates but they are filled with love potions.” He hands the box over, “She insisted on my eating them but I made up an excuse and came to you.”

Harry pinches the bridge of his nose, he has been keeping an eye on Ginny since she started Hogwarts six years ago. He was hoping she would not be the same money hungry bitch from before but he was wrong. “Thank you Mr Black for bringing this to my attention. I will inform the headmaster and Miss Weasley will find herself arrested and expelled.”

Draco nods, he bites his lip, “There is something else. May I have permission to spend the weekend away from Hogwarts? My mate’s birthday is on Friday and..” He blushes not able to finish the sentence.

Harry smirks, “You want to take your relationship to the next level?” He looks at his cousin, “You can stay with Remus until Sunday. I expect you back no later than lunch.”

“Thank you.” Draco leaves with a smile on his face.

Harry floos to his husband’s office, “Ginny tried to slip Draco a love potion.”

Severus alerts the Aurors, “I wonder where she got it from. She has no talent when it comes to brewing.”

“Granger. She brewed it at home and gave it to Ginny.” Harry hates his former friends and has been keeping an eye on them, “At least Ron turned out decent.”

“That is because he is at Durmstrang and they are more strict.” Severus and Harry inform the Aurors of what happened. They make their way to the Great Hall where Ginny and Hermione are promptly arrested. Severus and Harry return to their rooms, Severus kisses Harry softly, “I want another child.”

Harry’s eyes light up, “Really? You said you had enough with five.”

“I changed my mind.” Severus kisses him again, “I am allowed to do that.”

Harry growls and drags his husband to their bedroom. He is glad he found Merlin’s lost time turner and was able to change the future for the better.

Chapter 36: Halloween Heat

Harry curses his luck, only he would present and immediately go into heat just when he is about to go to a Halloween Party. He just hopes he makes it to his home before the wrong people find out. He quickly turns around and leaves. He runs into Draco Malfoy, “Sorry.”

Draco takes one sniff and laughs, “Only you have your luck. Luckily it didn’t happen at the party.”

“Tell me about it.” Harry sighs, “Why does everything happen to me on Halloween?”

Draco shrugs, “I have no idea. But you should head home.”

“I was on my way.” Harry starts to feel hot, “I really have to go.”

“Just call Dobby to take you home.” Draco rolls his eyes, “You know he is devoted to you.”

“Oh right.” He calls Dobby and the next instant he is home.

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Draco is stepping out of the bathroom when he hears voices. He follows them and sees Granger and half the Weasel family gathered. He casts an eavesdropping charm and listens.

“Where is Harry? He should be here by now.”

“You don’t think something happened? Someone else got to him?

“No, I timed it so he his rut would start at the party.”

“I am sure he will be here any moment and once he presents as an Alpha, Ginny will give him a love potion and they will leave and mate.”

“What if he is not an Alpha”

“Potters always have been Alphas.”

“We just have to make sure Ginny falls pregnant immediately.”

Draco has heard enough, he walks over to his mate and tells him what he overheard. “I want to kill them.”

Remus is fuming, “I knew they were up to something. I have been telling Sirius for ages that he should not trust them.”

“Well Harry is out of their reach.” Draco soothes his omega, “Relax. The stress is not good for the baby.”

Remus takes a calming breath, “We need to tell Harry. He can take legal actions this time.”

“I want to be there when they find out the truth.” Draco sees them rejoin the party and look around, “You think Black will change his tune once he finds out the truth?”

“I will bet on it.” He and Sirius had a falling out when Remus chose Draco as his Alpha.

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Harry is pleasantly sore, he stretches and wiggles his ass against the hardness he feels against his backside.

“Stop it.”

Harry turns around and chuckles, “Who says I want to stop?”

“Love, we’ve been having sex for five days straight. I know how sore you are.”

Harry kisses his mate, “You’re right. But I can still suck you off.”

“Well get on it then.”

Harry rolls his eyes, “So romantic.”

“You don’t love me for my romanticism. As I recall you love me for my enormous huge cock.”

Harry shuts his mate up by deep throating said enormous huge cock. He strokes himself while he lazily pleasures his mate. He feels his mate’s cock swell in his mouth and soon he drinks down his seed. As he swallows he cums all over his own hand. He lies back next to his mate, “Do you think I am pregnant.”

“Yes.” Severus leans over his mate, “We know that we are very compatible,” he kisses Harry, tasting himself, “And seeing as you are you, we would have conceived even if you had taken a potion.”

“I am glad you are my Alpha,” Harry’s stomach grumbles, “Feed me Alpha.”

Severus snorts, “Get up and take a shower. Breakfast will be waiting for you, your majesty.”

Half an hour later they receive a message from Draco. “I wonder what he wants.” Two minutes later he and Remus step out of the floo. Harry greets them, “Sup?”

“We have some news for you.” Draco and Remus sit down, Draco looks at his godfather, “Can we use your pensive. Better to show you.”

Ten minutes later they are ejected, Severus wraps his arms around his husband, “They will pay for this.”

“I knew they weren’t my real friends.” Harry hangs his head, “Took me too long to realize that.”

“We told Sirius, he is backing you on this. He is just as mad as you.” Remus smirks, “I talked to Greyback who talked to his goblin friend and the goblins want to meet with you.”

“You should. You know with Dumbledore as Minister, he will just make this go away.” Draco snorts, “That man is an Omega yet does nothing to better life for omegas.”

Harry takes a deep breath, “Goblins first. Then Sirius.” He hasn’t talked to his godfather since he told him that he was dating Severus. Sirius never got over his hatred of Severus and made Harry choose between them. Sirius was surprised when Harry chose Severus.

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Sirius is serving tea, “Harry came to me. He presented.”

“Oh, did he?” Molly feigns ignorance, “He must have been scared.”

“Not really. He knew he was an omega since he was a child.” Sirius bites back a laugh when Molly chokes on her tea, “He was just annoyed it happened on Halloween.”

“O..Omega, you say?” Molly takes another sip, this puts a spinner in their plans. Ron will simply have to mate with Harry.

The children join their mother, Ginny sits down, “I miss Harry.”

“Yeah, haven’t seen my mate in a while,” Ron starts to stuff his mouth.”

“Well Harry has been busy getting pounded into oblivion by his Alpha.” Sirius puts up a shield when Ron spits out his food. “Pig.”

Ginny screeches, “WHAT?”

“Harry is an omega and when he presented he went to his Alpha to spend his heat together. It was just his luck it happened at the same time. I am pretty sure he is already carrying a cup.” Sirius hates that Snivellus is Harry’s Alpha and that Harry is with him. He would kill Snivellus but he and Harry are mated and killing Snivellus would kill Harry.

Hermione pales, “But Potters are Alphas.”

“Lily was a muggle-born.” Sirius looks at her, “Muggle-borns always have omega children. Why do you think most muggle-borns don’t find mates?”

Hermione curses herself, she didn’t know. They have to talk to Dumbledore. He has to fix this.

Sirius hears a knock on the door, he goes to answer it. “Come in.” He leads a mix of Aurors and goblins into the kitchen, “They’re here.”

Auror Malfoy quickly disarms them, “Molly Weasley, Ginverva Weasley, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger you are under arrest for forcing a heat, attempted rape, attempted line theft and what else we can find.”

The goblin snarls, “We are here on behalf of Lord Potter to make sure justice is done.”

“My son overheard you. We have his memories of you discussing what you wanted to do to Harry.” Lucius nods at his colleagues and they are quickly arrested, “And Albus won’t save you. He was appalled by your actions and has finally decided to change the laws.”

Sirius sits down after everyone is gone, “You can come out now.”

Harry reveals himself, “Thank you for letting me be here to witness their arrests.”

“Where are the others?”

“Gone.” Harry hugs himself, “I am pregnant.”

“Your funeral.” Sirius lets out a bitter laugh, “Your father would be so mad. There must be something wrong with you or you would not be with Snivellus.”

“Get over yourself.” Harry doesn’t want to fight, “I am with someone who loves me for me and not a version of a dead man. You are stuck in the past, no wonder Remus chose Draco over you.”

“Get out and never come back.” Sirius gets up, “You are dead to me.”

“I pity you.” Harry leaves and goes home to his husband.

Chapter 37: The tale of Ron

Ron walks into Grimmauld Place like he owns the place, he sneers, “What is that doing here?” He points at Draco, “Who let that Death Eater in?”

“Draco is here because it is not safe anywhere else for him to be,” Sirius walks over to Draco, “Plus he is family and has more reason to be here than you.” He looks at his cousin, “Ignore him, we all do.”

“You cannot trust him!” Ron is mad, “Where is Harry? He would never allow the ferret into his home!”

Sirius growls, “It is my home, a home which you are a guest in.” He steps closer, “For now.” Everyone is getting tired of Ron’s shit.

“And it was Harry’s idea for me to come here,” Draco puts his glass away after cleaning it, “You know, since my head is wanted on a platter since I am a traitor and all.” He pushes past Ron and goes back to his room. Let the weasel stew in his anger, Draco enters his room and smiles.

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Ginny is rolling her eyes, “Honestly Ron, get over yourself.” She had to listen to her brother rant for over an hour and she is tired of hearing his voice. She doesn’t want to spend her whole summer vacation listening to Ron.

Sirius enters, “What is going on?” He has heard raised voices and decided to see what’s up. He isn’t surprised when he sees Ron at the center of it.

“Ron here thinks Draco is spying on us and snitching to his aunt. He is also convinced it was Draco who turned him into a ferret yesterday evening. He also blames Draco for Hermione breaking up with him two days ago. He can’t accept that it's his off putting personality that drove her away.” Ginny crosses her arms over her chest, “He also blames Draco for me not wanting to date Harry, saying he must have put a spell on me. Ron ignores the fact that I am in love with Dean and happy with him. In his small mind Harry and I need to be dating and later on marry so that Ron can be related to him and use his connection to Harry to get ahead in life.” She snorts, “Nevermind that Harry is also happy with his partner.”

Ron shakes his head, “SEE! You keep speaking nonsense! You and Harry are made for each other. Mother agrees with me. I know you love Harry and are only using Dean to make him jealous. And Harry has no partner.” Ron snarls, “Malfoy did something! And I know it was him who turned me into a ferret. It was payback for laughing at him when he was turned into one in our fourth year.” He starts to pace, “He is an evil foul Slytherin Death Eater. You are all too stupid to believe he has changed sides. He is just telling you what you want to hear and when you let your guard down he will strike. I bet this is just another task from his new Master. You know he let the Death Eaters into our school and tried to kill Dumbledore!”

“I keep telling you that Draco took a vow,” Hermione has overheard him, “He also was questioned under veritaserum. And before you say anything about him beating it, Dumbledore also looked into his mind and Draco was telling the truth. You know that Dumbledore and Draco planned everything together! You know that Harry was there and he told you that Draco dueled his aunt and almost managed to kill her!” She holds up her hands, “Just shut up Ron. It’s people like you and your blind bigotry and hatred that makes people like Draco who seek out help turn around and choose an even darker path. I am so sick of your constant Slytherins are evil crap. Pettigrew was a Gryffindor and he is also a Death Eater. But you like to forget that. Or the fact that all houses have produced Death Eaters.”

“I am afraid she is right. Snape told me that because of mine and James’ action he joined up with the Death Eaters. He just wanted to learn how to protect himself from our bullying.” Sirius sighs, “Honestly, we were no better than the other side. We just hide behind the light to make our actions seem justified.”

“And you need to accept that Harry will never be your brother-in-law.” Hermione looks at Ron with little patience left, “You won’t be able to live off his fame.” She knows that this is all what it is about for Ron. Being famous.

Ron sees his mother, “They are being mean to me!” His mother will agree with him.

She hugs him, “Don’t listen to them. Their minds have been poisoned by Draco.” She will handle this and then Harry will be grateful and do whatever she wants. “We will set them straight.”

“I don’t see how he could have done such a thing.” Remus enters, having overheard them, “I am tired of listening to you two blame everything on Draco. Kreacher turned you into a ferret because he caught you stealing Regulus’ things.”

“No. Draco must have ordered Kreacher to do it.” Ron is steadfast in his accusations, “We know that Kreacher loves the little shit. He is poisoning all of you against us and you are to blind to see it.” He shakes his head, “And I would never steal! It is just another thing made up by the jr Death Eater.”

Remus growls, “Shut up Ronald. Draco had nothing to do with this!” His patience is wearing thin.

“How can you be sure?” Ron narrows his eyes, “Don’t tell me he got you too. You are a werewolf, you are supposed to smell when someone is evil!”

“I’ve been fucking Draco into the matress for the past four days, that’s why you haven’t seen him. He didn’t have the time nor the brainpower to plot anything.” Remus moves closer to Ron, “The only one spreading poison around here is you. You are just jealous that Draco is better than you and braver than you could ever be. He doesn’t need to hold his mother’s hand to get up in the morning.”

“YOU DID WHAT?” Molly screeches, “How could you? He is just a boy! You took advantage of him!”

“Draco is an adult and I don’t have to answer to you.” Remus stands taller and growls so loud, the windows rattle, “Leave my mate alone.” He casts a spell and suddenly things start to fly out of Ron and Molly’s pockets, “I see that you really weren’t stealing.”

“I think you and Ron need to leave.” Sirius looks at the pair, “As a matter of fact, you are banned from my home.” He calls Kreacher, “Make sure they can never come back. Oh and make sure they can’t reveal this location to anyone.” He is going to alert Amelia and report the theft. He now knows where all the other things have disappeared to.

Kreacher smirks, “Will be happy to do so master.”

Ginny holds out her palm, “Pay up.”

Hermione groans and hands Ginny some coins. She looks at Remus, “We were betting whether or not Draco was your mate.”

Remus chuckles, “He is. We’ve known since I teached at Hogwarts. We used Dobby to write to each other and we decided that as soon as he turned seventeen we were going to mate.”

“I also looked into getting Draco away from home but Lucius has too much power and Draco agreed it was best if he stayed until his birthday.” Sirius chuckles, “Draco is Bones’ source, because of him many Death Eaters have been arrested.”

Remus suddenly laughs, “Too bad Ron is gone already. Draco doesn’t have the dark mark anymore. It now looks like a wolf tattoo.” He was furious when Draco told him what his father offered him up as a sacrificial lamb to be marked.

“I will be sure to let him see my arm next time,” Draco arrives and draps himself over Remus’ back, “You should also have told him that I was too busy choking on your cook to give any orders.”

Remus kisses Draco’s cheek, “Next time.”

“Can I stay here?” Ginny looks at Sirius, “I don’t want to go home and listen to their rants.”

“Sure,” Sirius claps his hands, “Let’s go to the library, there are a few spells that you can use on Ron.”

“Awesome.”

Hermione sighs, “Why won’t Ron accept that I don’t want to be with him?” She is tired of him trying to get back together.

“He just wants to be with you because he needs you to pass his classes.” Remus walks over to her and puts a comforting hand on her shoulder, “I smelled Lavender Brown on him.”

“I was surprised when you dated him since he was with Brown the day before.” Draco frowns, “Oh fucking hell,” he looks at Hermione, “He is dating both of you. Lavender for the sex and you, for the brains. I overheard him complain to his mother that you would not have sex with him.”

“That little fucking gnome!” She is furious, “Draco do want to help me make Ron’s return to Hogwarts a living hell?”

“Is it Christmas yet?” Draco smiles gleefully, “I can use my network to help.”

“Just don’t kill him,” Remus kisses Draco’s cheek, “Have fun.”

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Ron is mad, he hasn’t seen Harry nor Hermione in weeks. Even worse, he and his mother were arrested for stealing from Sirius! They both had to give everything back and pay damages! His friends are ignoring his letters and Hermione even has sent him a howler that followed him into Diagon Alley where it went off and everyone heard her scream at him and then people laughed at him. Suddenly he gets an idea. He takes out some parchment and a quill and starts to write a short message. An evil smirk crosses his face.

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Severus is looking at the note, he curses the foolish boy. He looks at Harry, “What do you want to do?”

Harry, who is pretending to be Voldemort, sighs. “We need to bring him here. I would not put it past him going to the press.”

Severus changes back into Lucius, “He will expect something to happen to Draco. He knows Lucius would never accept Draco being mated to a wolf.”

Harry is silent for a long time, “I think we need to let Ron dig himself deeper. Don’t bring him here. Let him see that his actions didn’t work.”

“What if he goes to the papers?” Severus sends a copy to Remus, “Remus just might kill Ron if he keeps this up. I mean he did kill Nott for less but that was before they were mated.” Not that Nott is a big loss, the man had it coming.

“Thanks to Voldi I know how to set up a ban on certain topics. If Ron does, I will send you to the papers and you as Lucius can scare them into not printing anything or print what we want them to print.” Harry suddenly has an idea, “I let Hermione deal with him. She has been looking for another excuse to mess with Ron after she found out he was cheating on her.”

“He still wants you to marry his sister.” Severus pinches the bridge of his nose, “As does his mother. Ginny showed me a memory of the latest conversation between the two, they mentioned using love potions. They are set on being related to Lord Potter.”

“I think it is time to reveal that I am happily married,” Harry changes back into himself, “As soon as we have dealt with Bellatrix and Narcissa.” He smirks, “Well too bad that I am not Lord Potter.”

Severus nods, “I hope we can solve this before Hogwarts starts.” He doubts it though.

Harry turns back into Voldemort, “I think it is time we thin the herd a bit more.”

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Ron is frowning, nothing has happened to Draco yet. He wonders why the Dark Lord hasn’t used the mark to kill him yet, or why Malfoy Sr hasn’t disowned him yet. They have been back at school for a day and Ron sent another note to them about Draco being mated to Remus last night. Do they not care or are they planning something bigger? He is looking at Harry, “Hey mate. Any plans to take him out yet?” He hopes Harry has a plan and Ron can join him and be seen as a hero.

“Nope.” Harry goes back to his book. He smiles at Ginny and Dean, “Hey guys.”

“Hey Harry,” Ginny kisses his cheek, “I must say you look better.”

“I really needed to get away from everything.” He winks at her, “And the sex really helped.”

Ginny giggles, “I bet. You have this thoroughly shagged look on you.”

Harry chuckles, “I did wake up nicely this morning and then we had another round in the shower.”

Ron is red in the face, “Stop! I don’t want to hear about you fucking some skank while your future wife is mooning over you.” He wonders what slut Harry is seeing. He will make her go away.

“Is he for real?” Neville shakes his head, “Ginny has made it very clear that she is in love with Dean.”

“I have,” she holds out her hand, “We also exchanged promise rings.” Her father was happy while her mother was mad. Luckily, Sirius gave her some protection, they all fear Molly will use spells or potions on her to get her to marry Harry.

“WHAT?” Ron jumps to his feet, “HOW COULD YOU?” He points his wand at his sister, “There must be something wrong with you. I knew Draco did something to you!”

“10 points from Gryffindor for causing a disturbance and another 20 points for pointing your wand at a fellow student.” Pomona looks sternly at Ron, “You might want to take a walk.” She watches him leave and turns back to the students, “He will blow a gasket when he finds out who you are married to Harry.”

“I am aware.” He is not looking forward to that day. Hopefully he will be far away.

“I bet he is going to blame Draco for your choice of partner,” Hermione rolls her eyes, “He blames Draco for everything as we just heard.”

“No one would blame Remus if he took a chunk out of Ron,” Pomona shrugs when the students look at her, “Honestly, the boy has it coming, he is alienating everyone.”

“I heard that Lavender dumped him. Even she is tired of his shit.” Neville leans closer, “She is now dating McLaggen.”

Hermione laughs, “That was actually Draco. He laced Ron’s food with truth serum and it went from there.”

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Ron is furious, everyone is against him! Draco turned everyone against him! He is making his way to the Daily Prophet, it is time the world knows the truth. After an hour, he leaves with a satisfied smile on his face. He walks into the Great Hall and smirks at Malfoy, “You are going down!”

Draco rolls his eyes, “Whatever weasel.” He gets up and walks down to Snape’s office. He knocks on the door and enters, “Weasley did something.”

“He went to the Daily Prophet.” Harry sighs, “Severus is handling it.” He shakes his head, “Ron will be in for a big surprise tomorrow morning.”

“I hate it when Uncle Sev looks like my father,” he shudders, “I hope this is soon over and I never have to see the face of Lucius again.”

“We hope to be done by Christmas.” Harry yawns, “It is exhausting pretending to be someone else.”

“Better you than me,” Draco gets up, “I have to go, Remus will be here soon. We’re going to have a date in the Room of Requirements.”

“Have fun.”

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Dumbledore is looking at the dead bodies of Narcissa and Bellatrix. He looks at Harry and Severus, “What happened?” He is glad that it is finally over, these two were the last two left.

“We played them against each other and they killed each other.” Severus sits down, “We framed Bellatrix for the miscarriages Narcissa suffered in her earlier years.” Once they knew which buttons to push it was easy.

“And we framed Narcissa for killing Nagini and Voldemort. We know that Bella was in love with him and took his death hard.” Harry looks at his headmaster and smirks, “We also accidentally left memories that showed Bellatrix killing Lucius.”

“I am glad your plan worked.” Albus was skeptical at first but their plan was bullet proof and they avoided a war. There was a war but it was between the Death Eater. Who knew that playing them against each other would be so easy?

“I am glad that I don’t have to pretend to be Lucius anymore,” Severus shudders, “That man was foul and I need to bleach my mind from his memories.” He did take great pleasure in killing the man, he made Lucius pay for everything he put Draco through.

“Honestly I had fun pretending to be a mad man,” Harry chuckles, “It was fun ordering people around and scaring them.” But he did hate using the cruciatus curse on people but he had a cover to maintain.

Severus huffs, “Of course you did.” He still can’t believe how easy it was to kill Voldemort. He disguised himself as Narcissa simply pushed him down the stairs at an opportune moment. Nagini was more difficult but an overdose of muggle sleeping pills did the trick.

Albus laughs, “I am glad you are in good spirits. Now it is time to announce that Voldemort and his followers are dead and we can start to rebuild.”

“Yeepee.” Harry burns Voldemort’s clothes, “Sev, I want pizza and ice cream.”

“You can eat whatever you want, you deserve it,” he looks at his husband, “I have booked us a table at our favorite restaurant in Italy.” He looks at Albus, “We will be back in two days and give our statements. My husband and I need to decompress.”

Albus’ eyes twinkle, “How about you give me your statements now and you come back in a week?”

“YES!”

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Ron is boiling mad, The Dark Lord is dead, most of his supporters have been arrested or are dead and Ron wasn’t involved at all. Harry and Snape are getting all the glory, they came up with the plan to take them all out. Ron gets nothing, he wasn’t part of any of it. They did it all on their own! Worse, the ferret also gets credit! He sees Draco laugh and he gets mad all over again. Everyone believes he has changed but Ron knows better, once a Death Eater, always a Death Eater. He might have helped but Ron knows Draco is planning something. Now that the Dark Lord is dead, Draco can take his place. He gets up and stalks over the Slytherin table, “You should be dead likey your filthy whore of a mother you fucking Death Eater.”

Draco simply rolls up his sleeve, “You should get your facts straight before you accuse someone of being a Death Eater.” He knew this was coming, Ron has been too silent the past few days.

Ron opens and closes his mouth, “You.. But I saw a mark on your arm!” This must be some trick!

“I have a tattoo of a wolf because my mate is a wolf.” Draco sneers at Ron, “It is not my fault you are too stupid to recognise a wolf when you see one.”

“It is a pretty tattoo. Does Remus look like this in his wolf form?” Daphne takes a closer look, “Oh it’s tail is wagging!”

Draco smiles, “It means you are a good person. If the wolf is growling, the person can’t be trusted.” He looks at Ron, “Like you.”

Ron takes out his wand, “You are wearing a glamor!” He takes out his wand and casts several revealing spells but nothing happens, “I know you are a Death Eater!”

“Detention Mr Weasely and 50 points from Gryffindor,” Albus looks at Ron with disappointment, “You should apologize to Lord Malfoy. He is clearly not a Death Eater.”

Ron storms off. He will show them that he is right.

“Hermione is right, he will not give up.” Draco sighs, “And I wonder what he meant when he said he saw my mark? I only got the mark the morning I let them all into the castle and I never ran into Ron. The only time I saw Ron was in the kitchen at Grimmauld Place and my mark was covered then.”

“I believe Draco, he mistook you for Theo.” Daphne looks at the Headmaster, “Ron is also jealous that he doesn’t get to share in the glory of defeating Voldemort.”

“I am aware. Everyone is keeping an eye on him.” Albus leaves, he will have a strong word with Minerva. She has been too lenient on Ronald. He is just glad that Harry is still on his reprieve with Severus and won’t see Ron until the new year.

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Sirius is sitting at the kitchen table, Remus joins him. “Deep thoughts?”

Sirius shakes his head, “Nah, just remembering the night you told me you slept with Draco and mated him. The look on Ron’s face was priceless.”

Remus chuckles, “I blame the closeness of the full moon for that but we don’t regret it. We were planning something more romantic but we were both overcome with emotions. And Ron is happy that I didn’t kill him.”

“I don’t know if I should ask you for details or not.” Sirius hands him a key, “Malfoy Manor is yours and Draco’s.”

“Draco doesn’t want to go back there.” He still takes the key, “I popped a knot when we bonded.”

Sirius chokes on his beer, “What the hell?” He is coughing hard, Remus must be joking.

Remus is laughing, “I am not joking. I was half wolf half man and Draco was so slick I kept slipping out of him.” He won’t tell Sirius that he is making it up, the look on his face is too good.

“Sorry I asked.” Sirius huffs, “At least I didn’t walk in on you and Draco. I still have nightmares of seeing Snape riding Harry.”

“To be fair, you broke into the lab, a lab that was warded.” Remus gets up, “I need to go over the Malfoy properties. Draco wants to move to another country after he has graduated.”

“Harry is moving to Japan, Snape got offered a job with the Japanese Potions Guilt.” Sirius also gets up, “I have decided to move Brasil. Lots of hot girls to charm and beaches to laze around.”

“Draco wants to move to the southern hemisphere,” Remus claps Sirius on the back, “To be as far as possible from Ron.”

“Ginny might ask to taker her with you,” Sirius chuckles, “Molly has thrown a tantrum when her other children told her they are moving to other countries. She blames Charlie for that and has been badgering Ginny about staying at the Burrow and to get Harry to stay with them.”

Remus rolls his eyes, Molly needs to stop living in a fantasy where Harry married Ginny.

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Molly is looking at Ron’s N.E.W.T results, she can’t believe it, “You failed? You will never get into the Auror program with this!” She is so disappointed, “Were you sleeping during classes?”

“He was too busy ranting about Draco being a mini Death Eater and growling at Harry for not dating me.” Ginny reads the results, “I was right, without Hermione to help you, you are hopeless.” Ginny and Hermione had a lot of fun messing with Ron, Peeves even joined in. He was the reason Ron and Lavender were caught after curfew in an empty classroom having sex.

“I am sure Harry will come around and ask you out when he is ready. One day you will be Lady Potter and look back on this time and be glad you waited for him.” Molly looks back at Ron, “You will retake your NEWTs and you will pass this time. No arguments!”

Ginny sighs, soon she will be seventeen and move out and live with Sirius until she finishes school. She can’t wait to leave this place, luckily Draco offered her and Dean one of the overseas Malfoy properties where they can move into once she has graduated

Ron whines, “I don’t want to retake them! Just ask dad to get me into the Auror program or Dumbledore.”

Molly swats his arm, “No! You know that your father hasn’t that kind of pull and Dumbledore isn’t going to help you either. This is your mess and you will have to fix it!”

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“ARE YOU TELLING ME HARRY IS MARRIED TO SNAPE AND PREGNANT WITH HIS CHILD? HOW COULD HE BETRAY ME LIKE THAT? AFTER EVERYTHING SNAPE DID TO HARRY HE MARRIES THE GIT? IS HE MENTAL?”

Hermione silences Ron, “Snape had a role to play. You know he was Dumbledore’s spy.” She sighs, “They are mates, you know that Harry was bitten by Greyback during his second year and that is when they found out. He told you but you ignored it. Dumbledore covered for them by setting up extra lessons so they could get to know each other.” She lets out a deep sigh, “Hadn’t you realised that Harry hasn't been sleeping in dorms the past two years? He has been sleeping in Snape’s quarters.”

“How come the whole school knew except you?” Ginny wonders if Ron took too many bludgers to his head, “After Voldemort’s death was announced, they weren’t keeping it a secret anymore. Students saw them kissing all the time.” Ginny realises her brother is good at ignoring things he doesn’t like, like the fact that Hermione is back with Krum.

“Are you telling me Snape slept with a child?” Molly clutches her chest, “What if Snape did something to him to get his hands on Harry’s Potter money?”

Ginny rolls her eyes, “Mother, Snape has inherited the Prince fortune. He has no need for Harry’s money.”

“And Harry got emancipated when he participated in the tournament.” Hermione raises an eyebrow, “They mated after Harry’s sixteenth birthday, if you must know. And Harry is not Lord Potter.”

Ron furiously leaves, he can’t believe this! Harry should have married his sister and not the greasy git!

“Snape is a Prince?” Molly sits down heavily, “I thought Harry was the Potter heir.”

Hermione and Ginny look at each other and Hermione nods. Ginny looks at her mother, “Harry is Lord Peverell.”

Molly lets out a hysterical laugh, Peverell? She could have been related to a Peverell if things had gone differently! She realises all her plans and dreams are for nought.

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Ginny is meeting with her friends, “Father lost his job at the Ministry because of Ron.”

Draco almost drops his spoon, “What did the idiot do now?”

“Ron kept ranting about how evil Slytherins are and how Snape is raping Harry and that he needs to be saved. He broke into dad’s office and stole a few muggle artifacts. He used dark magic on them and tried to hide them on a few Slytherins. He was caught and arrested. Dad lost his job because he and mother did nothing about Ron. You see they received orders to send Ron to a mind healer but ignored the orders.”

“What about your mother?” Harry leans against his husband, they left Britain behind them four years ago.

“She keeps saying Ron is innocent and dad just does nothing. Dumbledore checked dad for potions, he doesn’t have any in him, nor spells.” Ginny sighs sadly, “I talked to aunt Muriel and she is going to enact an old family law to get control of Molly and Ron.”

“I think it might be best to remove their magic and ban them from our world.” Remus kisses Draco’s cheek, “And I doubt Ron wants to be handed another defamation lawsuit.” Since Ron had no money to his name he had to spend some time in Azkaban.

Ginny has to agree, “You might be right.”

“I am just glad that I never saw Ron after he found out about me and Sev,” Harry knows it would have been ugly, “Draco, did you ever confront Ron about sending notes to your father and Voldemort?”

“I did. It was when I sued him. I think that's why he was sent to Azkaban and not because he had no money to pay me.” Draco shrugs, “I try not to think too much about him.”

“Scrimgeour is going to make an example out of Ron,” Severus hums, “He has no patience for fools like him.”

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Ron is growling at the child, “Watch where you are going, you little rat!” He is angry, he has been banned from the magical world and his magic has been bound. His wand was also snapped, that was after he had to spend another eight years in Azkaban, and it is all Draco’s fault!

The child starts to cry, it hurt when he fell on his butt, “Mommy!”

A woman wearing a beanie picks up her child, she looks at the man who ran into her child, “Ron?” She never thought she would see him again.

“Hermione?” Ron looks at the child in her arms, “Yours?”

“Yes,” she kisses her son’s cheek, “Go to daddy.” She watches him run to his father and turns back to Ron, “You ran into him! Like every other time you blame someone else!” She shakes her head in disappointment, “You haven’t changed at all!”

“You were supposed to marry me!” Ron closes his mouth, this was not what he meant to say.

Hermione laughs, “According to you? To your world view? Oh grow up Ronald.” She has so much to say but she knows it will fall on deaf ears. She simply turns around and joins her family.

Ron watches her go and jealousy overtakes him when he sees what he believes is Draco kiss Hermione. He growls and starts to run towards them when out of nowhere a bus hits him and sends him flying through the air. He lands with a hard thud on the street, people screaming at the gruesome scene.

Chapter 38: Killing Partners

Harry played with his food, Voldemort showed himself and people realised Harry told the truth all along. In the aftermath Fudge lost his position as Minister and Scrimegour took his place. He tried to eat but the loss of Sirius was choking him. Why did Sirius not trust him and stay put? Did Sirius have so little faith in Harry that he ignored his pleas? Did Sirius even care about Harry? The more he thought about it the more convinced he was that Sirius didn’t care about him at all. The man, after all spent years in prison, innocent at that without ever seeking anyone out to plead his case. Sirius only broke out after he saw that Peter was still alive. He pushed his plate and looked at the staff table, the mood was somber. He looked at his friends, Ron stuffed his mouth full with food and Hermione, had her head buried in a book. They cared little that Harry lost his godfather, too busy trying to order him around. He could feel eyes on him and when he looked up his eyes locked with Snape and Harry felt better. Snape was the only one Harry could trust, the man showed him time and time again that he truly cared about Harry and not the moniker slapped on him as a baby.

“You need to give another interview,” Hermione put her book down, “I will make Rita write on where you can lay out our next plans.” She received orders on their next moves.

“What are your plans?” Harry snarled, “Did you and Ron make them while I was burying my godfather?” He is not in the mood, “Did you ever consider that I need to mourn first before you two get me into trouble again?”

Ron swallowed the food in his mouth, “Harry, mate we are only trying to help. Sirius would want you to get revenge.”

Hermione’s tone was prissy, “Don’t take that tone with us. We are your friends and care about you.” She swatted his arm, “You are not in the right mind to make any plans. Your grief is clouding your judgment and you would end up killing yourself and then there would be no one left to face Voldemort.” She closed her book, “That is why you have. We are making sure you stay alive.”

Before Harry could retort, the door to the Great Hall opened, the new Minister walked into the Great Hall, followed by several Aurors. He stopped before Harry, gave him a nod then looked at Hermione. “Hermione Granger, you are under arrest for kidnapping, illegal imprisonment and blackmailing of Rita Skeeter.” He nodded at an Auror who put cuffs on Hermione.

Albus stood up, “I am sure this is just a small misunderstanding.” He looked at Kingsley, “Surely there is no need to arrest her.”

Kingsley shook his head, “We have Rita’s memories. Hermione also threatened her if she did not write what she wanted.” He could not believe this was happening.

Scrimgeour stared at Headmaster Dumbledore, “Just because she is a Gryffindor does not mean she is exempt from punishment. I will make sure that justice will be done. The time of favoritism is over. There is also the small fact that she helped Sirius Black escape by using an illegal time turner.” The Minister nodded at another Auror, “Ginerva Weasley you are under arrest for opening the Chamber of Secrets.”

“That wasn’t me! I was possessed by You-Know-You.” She crossed her arm over her chest, “I am innocent!” She could not be arrested, she was supposed to make Harry fall in love with her.

“I must agree. Miss Weasley was a victim.” Albus smiled, “She is not responsible for the opening of the Chamber. Voldemort is.”

“But she is guilty of not coming forth with the diary and telling an adult.” Scrimgeour raised an eyebrow at Dumbledore, “She is going to be interrogated either way.” He looked at Ron, “Mr Weasley you are under arrest for failing to report a crime.”

“WHAT?” Ron spat his food everywhere, “I didn’t do anything!”

“That is the reason why you are under arrest.” Scrimgeour cleaned up the mess, “Your mother was arrested this morning. We found several illegal potions in her home.”

“I know them very well and I am sure this is all just a small misunderstanding.” Albus did not like this. He should have been made aware of this so he would have been prepared. But he would find a way out of this.

The Minister ignored him and pointed to more Aurors, “Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, you will be escorted to the Ministry where you will explain why you let a student use a time turner. Why you allowed a teacher to use a blood quill and why you covered up the wrong doings of Gryffindors.”

Albus sighed and went quietly. He would smooth this over and then he would train Harry and tell him how to defeat Voldemort.

Harry watched as they were led away, the students were whispering to each other. He stood up, “I am going to take a walk.” He left and instead of going outside, he went up to the seventh floor and entered the Room of Requirement.

“I knew you would be here,” Snape sat down next to Harry and put an arm around the teen. “What made you so angry earlier?”

He leaned into Snape, “Hermione and Ron made plans for me. What I should do next. Hermione wanted me to give another interview. They don’t care that I lost my godfather and am still grieving.”

“I hope you do not blame yourself. Black decided to ignore you and join the fight. If he had simply stayed put he would still be alive.” Snape sighed, “Bella thinks Sirius wanted to die and be with his friends. Lupin agrees, he has been telling her how Sirius kept mentioning James and Lily and how much he misses them. Sirius barely mentioned you.” He never liked Black and hates the man for hurting Harry.

Harry cried, “I know he didn’t care about me. I didn’t even really know him but he was family and it hurts. He was another connection to my parents that is now gone. I only have you and Remus left.” He sniffled, “I know that Sirius fired the first spell at Bella and that she only defended herself. I don’t blame her.” They all had planned the confrontation at the Ministry beforehand, everyone had a role to play. Sirius wasn’t supposed to be there. He mumbled, “He called me James during the fight.” Harry regretted that he never got to know his godfather but he was busy helping Tom and Bella untangle Dumbledore’s web.

“I am sorry that he did not see you for you but saw your father.” He put Harry’s head in his lap and ran his fingers through his raven hair, “Tom is going to meet with Scrimgeour next week. He wants you to be there.”

He nodded, “I was not expecting them to be arrested so quickly.” He closed his eyes, enjoying the closeness between them.

“Scrimgeour is working fast and he is not a pushover like Fudge.” Snape kept carding his fingers through Harry’s hair, “Umbridge is dead. I killed her. I dissolved her body with acid and ground her bones into powder.But before that I made her write lines with a blood quill that also cruciod her.” He was furious when he found out she was using a blood quill and no one was doing anything about it. “Fudge will be facing consequences for letting her run free since she made it known she had permission from him.” He knew that Lucius was leading the charge against Fudge since his own son was subjected to the blood quill. Severus was aware that Draco did get detention on purpose with her to show proof to his family what Umbridge was doing with the Minister’s blessing.

A smile crossed Harry’s face, “Thank you.” He knew Snape killed her for him. Snape also killed the Dursleys for him after he found out how they treated Harry. He thought back to that day after he returned to them after his second year. Vernon was beating him when Snape burst in and immediately broke every bone in Vernon’s body. Snape then immobilized Petunia and invaded her mind and afterwards he made Petunia and Vernon beat their son, Dudley, to death. He then made them beat each other to death.

“What are you smiling about now?”

“Remembering when you killed The Dursleys and saved me from them.” Harry, in return, killed Pettigrew after the rat cruciod Snape in the Shrieking Shack. He sliced Pettigrew open and made him eat his own intestines while he bled out. He also killed Greyback after the wolf made lewd comments about Luna, Draco and Snape. He forced the man to turn into a werewolf and then hunted him with a rifle. He cut off his head and sent it to Dumbledore.“I wonder what is going to happen to them.”

“We will have to wait and see,” Snape got up, “I am acting headmaster and I am allowing you to go home. Bella and Tom are waiting for you.” He placed a kiss on Harry’s head, “I will join you when I can and we can talk about killing Diggle.”

Harry hugged him, “You are the best.”

-*-*---*-*-

Harry was back at Hogwarts for his sixth year. The Ministry started a legal battle against Dumbledore and his numerous supporters. Scrimgeour surprised everyone when he threw most of Dumbledore’s supporters into Azkaban for various smaller crimes. Doge quickly turned on Dumbledore but it was too late, the man lost everything. That was before he was killed by Harry and Snape. The big shock came when Gellert Grindelwald stepped forward and made accusations against Dumbledore, backed up by cold hard facts, adding even more trouble for the former headmaster. The Ministry also started an investigation into Hogwarts and there is currently no headmaster, the board given charge of the school. His magical guardian, Remus Lupin was hired back and took up as the new head of Gryffindor and as DADA teacher. He sat in the Gryffindor common room when his peace was disturbed by Draco Malfoy, “How did you get in?” Finally they could stop sniping at each other and stop pretending they hate each other.

“Remus gave me the passwort.” He inched closer, “You need to be careful, Pansy overheard Lavender and Hannah talking about slipping you a love potion or to confuse you and get you to sign a marriage contract.”

He sighed, “I was hoping for a quiet year.” It was thanks to Ron yelling after his arrest, about Harry being Lord Potter-Black that girls and boys have been trying to get with him. “I do have some protective jewelry that blocks most spells aimed at me.” He rubbed his chin, “I just might follow Bella’s advice and ask Kreacher to provide my food and make sure no one slips me anything.”

Draco nodded, “Good idea.” He leaned back, “Father thinks the trials will last a year.” Draco was just happy that the trouble makers were gone. He could now approach his cousin just to talk.

“Tom is going to make sure Dumbledore is exposed.” Harry yawned, “I miss sleeping in.” Harry and Severus were busy during the summer killing people who were a thorn in their sights. They had a lot of fun watching Arabella Figg being eaten by her cats.

“I miss sleeping outside.” Draco got up, “I am going to tell Remus about Brown.” And hopefully he could steal a kiss.

“There is no need. Lavender has been arrested and expelled.” Remus sat down, “A Ministry official caught her with a love potion and they are illegal according to the Hogwarts charter.” He sighed, “Bella is going to make an announcement at dinner. She has gone over the charter and made some findings that impact everyone. Seems as if Albus ignored it and ruled the school like he wanted it to be ruled.”

Draco sat back down in Remus’ lap and kissed him, “I hope Lavender is gone before uncle Sev gets to her. We all know he is very protective of you Harry.” Everyone was aware not to mess with Harry or you would end up dead. He knew that Goyle and Crabbe were killed by them during the summer break, it was payback for attacking Harry during a Quidditch game in their third year.

Remus snorted, “That is putting it mildly.” He wouldn’t be surprised if Brown ended up dead depending on what her plans were for Harry. After all, Severus killed Cedric Diggory in the cemetery after the boy tried to push Harry into sleeping with him during the triwizard tournament and wouldn’t take no for an answer. He also knows that Harry killed the Lestrange brothers in return, they were giving Severus trouble and pranked him, some borderline dangerous pranks. He shuddered remembering finding their bodies displayed in the foyer, looking like fallen angels.

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Harry panted, “She was heavier than I thought.” He looked down at the dead and mutilated body of Tonks, “She died too easily.”

“She must not have been a good Auror,” Severus snorted, “A child could have overpowered her.” He filled the grave with dirt, “Remus and Draco will be happy to know she is gone.”

“Stupid bitch tried to make Remus cheat on Draco, she deserved to be torn apart.” Harry also found out Tonks was pretending to be his teacher in his last year to keep an eye on him. “Are they still looking for Lavender?”

He shook his head, “No. Her body was found this morning. Mauled by an animal.” Severus cleaned everything up then started a fire. They threw their clothes in, washed themselves in the lake and returned home.

“Who’s next?” Harry sat down on a sofa, “I still want to go after Dudley’s gang.”

Severus sat down next to him, “That can wait until they are released from muggle prison.” He opened his notebook and crossed off Tonk’s name, “Mme Bones, but we need to wait for the trials to be over.” They wanted to kill Fudge but the man died of a heart attack. “We can kill Avery before we return. Bella wants him gone.”

“How about we use him for fireworks? The new year is three days away.” Harry saw Severus laugh and smirked.

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Severus found Harry playing with Nagini, “Molly Weasley has been kissed by the dementors. She has been found guilty of multiple crimes, among them dosing her husband with illegal potions.”

“What about the others?” Harry gave his testimony in privat last year and hadn’t kept up with the trials. He focused on his studies and his developing relationship with Severus. He liked to remember their first kiss on Severus’ birthday, he took the potions master by surprise when he planted one on him. They had been dating ever since.

“Granger received twenty-five years in Azkaban, ten for her crimes against Rita and ten for those against you. The courtroom was appalled when she confessed to using compulsions and potions on you to get you to act like Dumbledore wanted. And another five for using an illegal time turner. Her magic has been removed and once her sentence is over she will be expelled from our world. Mr Weasley received two years for covering for Miss Granger, he could have at any point stopped her and gone to the authorities but he didn’t. Miss Weasley, after seeing a mind healer, has been sent to the looney bin at St. Mungos. She was found to be unstable and obsessed with you. She planned on dosing you with love and lust potions, get pregnant and trap you into marriage. It was uncovered that she knew what the diary was but didn’t care. She loved the chaos she created.”

Harry growled, “She wanted my money, didn’t she?” His fake friends just wanted to get his hands on his money, money he didn’t even know he had at first. He was glad to have found real friends once he learned the truth.

“Yes. They were all found guilty of stealing from you and you got everything back with interest. From what Tom told me the Grangers lost everything because of their daughter. Arthur disowned his youngest two after he found out they weren’t his. Muriel Prewett had to cover the costs and she is now broke since she also had to pay for Molly.” Snape petted Nagini, “Minerva McGonagall was fired from Hogwarts and she was sentenced to life in Azkaban, she will not last long. The fact that she and Albus covered up the attempt on my life put the final nail in her coffin.”

“Good,” Harry came to hate his head of house after he found out the truth. He just might be paying her a visit. “Dumbledore?”

“Pushed through the veil.” Snape smirked, “He tried to escape but Fawkes didn’t show up.” The bird bonded with Severus last year.

Harry laughed, “I would have loved to see the look on his face.” He got up from the floor, “I am glad the truth was revealed.” He kissed Severus, “I love you.”

“I love you too.” Severus hummed against his lips, “I am officially the new headmaster. Since you are not returning to Hogwarts as a student but as my apprentice, I want you to move into my quarters.”

“I would like that.” Harry rested his head on Severus’ shoulder, “I want to wait until we are married to have sex.” He blushed, “I am not ready to go beyond kissing.”

Severus chuckled, “I didn’t invite you to move in with me with the expectation that we would have sex right away.” He cupped Harry’s face, “I just want to wake up next to my partner every morning.”

Harry beamed, “I would like that too.”

-*-*---*-*-

Severus looked at his partner, “You killed Minerva?”

“Happy Birthday.” Harry got up and sat down on his lap, “She deserved to die for her sins.”

Severus kissed him hard, “Marry me.”

“Yes.” Harry moaned, “I also killed Lucius. I saw an opportunity and took it.”

He groaned, “I wanted to kill him but thank you.” Severus kissed him again, “I killed Slughorn. It was a birthday gift to myself. The coward thought he could make a deal with us.”

“How did you kill him? I followed Lucius into the muggle world and pushed him in front of a bus.”

Severus started to disrobe Harry, “Show me the memory later.” He sucked a bruise into Harry’s shoulder, “I injected heroin into Slughorn’s veins. He overdosed, then I shrunk his body and stepped on him with my boot.”

“Fuck,” Harry moaned, “Make love to me.”

-*-*---*-*-

“You didn’t have to do it,” Harry looked at his husband, “But I know why you did it.”

Severus simply kissed him, he killed Ron a year after he was released. He locked the boy into a box with rats and they ate him. Three years after that, he ended Ginny’s life, making her take her own life. And Granger, he killed her a day after she was back in the muggle world. He set her apartment on fire and watched as she burned alive. He made those who hurt Harry the most, pay. He didn’t want to leave loose ends and give them a chance to try something. Besides, they have killed plenty of people for various reasons over the years. “Our kids will be over later. I ordered pizza, I thought we could eat outside.”

Harry wished he could have killed those who hurt his husband the most but everyone was already dead. It was a hard blow to find out the truth, that his parents were not the saints he was to believe. He did get to kill Moody after the ex-Auror attacked Severus in the Forbidden Forest two years after Dumbledore’s death and made some baseless accusation. He impaled the ex-Auror on his wooden leg and watched as he slowly died. That night, they conceived their first child. Harry also killed those who tried to steal his husband from him. His last victim was Blaise Zabini who thought that Severus was bored with Harry and their sex life, and needed some fun to remind him how good sex can be. He didn’t draw Blaise’s death out, he simply cut off his cock and shoved it down his throat, making him suffocate. “I want to kill Kingsley. I found out he knew about the abuse and didn’t do anything.” He wrapped his arms around him, “I uncovered the deal he made and read his whole testimony.” He destroyed a few dummies after reading the file.

Severus smirked, “I have been looking for a reason to kill the man. I hate that he looks at you like a piece of meat for him to devour.” He kissed Harry again, “Next week, you lure him out and then we will kill him together.”

“It's a date.”

Chapter 39: Rumors

Harry walked down the corridor when suddenly he was pulled into a dark alcove. “What the hell?” He looked annoyed at the blonde, “What?”

Draco hissed, “There is a rumor going around that you and weaselette had a night of passion and that you are in love.” He was furious when he heard this rumor this morning.

“WHAT?” Harry paled this could not be happening. “I hate her!”

“You heard me,” Draco pulled him closer, “Hurt him and I will make sure no one ever finds your body.”

Harry growled, “I would never. Now let me go, I need to go talk to him.” He left and made his way down the familiar path. He knocked on the door and entered. He looked at his lover, “There is a rumor that Ginny and I had sex.” He took a step closer, “It is not true. You have to believe me.” He feared that this would be the end of them.

“I know.” Snape pulled the teen into his arms, “I know it is not true.” He kisses the teen with brutal force, “If it was your remains would be scattered across the globe by now.” He kissed him again, softer. “I also trust you. You would not cheat and I know you loathed the girl.”

Harry felt relieved, “Oh good.” His fears were unfounded, “I trust you too. More than myself most days.”

“Plus the night Miss Weasley claims you two had your night of passion,” he smirked, “I was balls deep in you and you were screaming yourself hoarse when I kept edging you.”

Harry blushed, “I can still feel you when I move.” He looked at his feet, “I was worried you would believe the rumors and end what we have.”

“Harry,” Snape lifted his chin up with his finger, “I am not one to believe in rumors. And this only ends when you finally come to your senses and move on.” He knows that sooner or later this affair ends. He would enjoy Harry’s body as long as he could, forever would be perfect in his book.

Harry shook his head, “I don’t want anyone else. When are you going to believe me?” He kissed Snape, “You also can tell your guard dog that we are fine.”

Snape raised an eyebrow, “Draco, I take it?” He saw Harry nod, “He is a bit protective of me. More so since his father died and I am his new father figure now.”

Harry let out a long sigh, “Can I stay with you tonight?” He didn’t want to return to his common room and run into her.

“Yes.” Snape kissed him, “Go to your class and get your delectable arse back here later.” A few hours later, Harry was back and Snape led him into his bedroom. “Undress and sit down on the bed.” He watched Harry strip for him and licked his lips, “Hard already?”

“You know your dominant voice turns me on.” Harry sat down, “What next, Sir?”

Snape took out his wand and put a blindfold over Harry’s eyes, “You will feel what happens next.” He got down on his knees and swallowed Harry's cock down. He bobbed his head up and down and quickly brought his lover to an orgasm, drinking him down.

Harry was moaning and panting as Snape sucked him, running a hand through his hair, “Fuck.”

“Hmm,” Snape gave a kiss to the head of Harry’s cock and stood up, removing his clothes. He bent down and kissed his young lover, his tongue invading his mouth. He broke the kiss and stood straight, “Open.” He guided his cock into his lover’s mouth and slowly moved in and out, “You are not allowed to touch me or yourself. I will use you and you will let me.” Harry nodded and Snape cupped his face, Harry leaning into his palm. Snape picked up the pace, fucking Harry’s mouth, delving deeper with every thrust. He heard the gurgling and gagging noises Harry made and gave the teen a moment to take a deep breath before he dove back in. “So good. Your mouth was made for my cock.” He felt Harry hum around his cock, “You love sucking my cock, don’t you.” Harry nodded and relaxed his throat, Snape cursed when he hit the back of Harry’s throat, looking down and removing the blindfold. He saw tears leaking out of Harry’s eyes and wiped them away. “Look at me.”

Harry blinked a few times, his eyes adjusting to the light in the room, looking up and never breaking eye contact as Snape fucked his mouth. He mumbled something against Snape’s cock and Snape must have understood him because a moment later he felt Snape’s hand hold his head still as he started to roughly fuck his mouth, Snape’s balls slapping against his chin. He groaned when his second orgasm of the night overtook him and went slack.

Snape grunted when he saw Harry cum untouched and soon spilled down his lover’s throat. “You are exquisite.” He cleaned them up, “How is your throat?” He wasn’t holding back not that Harry would have approved of that, his young lover likes it rough.

“Fine,” Harry dove under the covers, “Want you to fuck me tomorrow morning. Want to sit down at the Gryffindor table, look at Ginny and feel you.”

Snape growled and kissed Harry hard. “You are made for me.”

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Ginny smiled at Harry, by now everyone heard the rumor she started but no one knew it was her. She made sure they both disappeared at the same time and that she looked sedated when she ran into someone. “Hey Harry. I was thinking we could go to Hogsmeade together.” She knew that Harry would need a nudge and she thought this was the best way.

“No.” Harry took a sip of pumpkin juice, “I have better things to do than babysit you. Ask someone who cares.” He also had plans, he was going to go with Luna and Theo.

Ginny wasn’t expecting this answer, she laughed weakly, “You are funny. I know you have been wanting to go to Zonko’s and we can go together.”

Harry put his cup down, “Are you deaf? I said no and I do not want to go to Zonko’s. Whoever told you that was lying.” He ate his food, pausing, “Just because there is a rumor about us supposedly fucking doesn’t mean we have to suddenly start spending time together.” He wiggled in his seat, feeling their morning shower activities. He bit back a moan, “Whoever started those rumors must have been off their rocker. I don’t even like you.”

Ginny was speechless, this was not how Harry was supposed to react. She cleared her throat, “Maybe those rumors will come true one day.” She needs to work harder on Harry, her mother has been telling her to step up her plans. Ginny needs to get pregnant with Harry’s child before he turns seventeen in a few months. “We can go somewhere else.”

Harry snorted, “Has hell frozen over? No. So no.” He got up and left.

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Draco waited for Harry and when he saw him he pulled him into a dark corner, “Weaselette has started another rumor. Your display at the Great Hall was because you were in a bad mood because you found out that you had extra lessons with Snape. Rumor now is that in the throws of passion, you asked her to marry you.”

Harry laughed, “Really? She is getting desperate. Took her three days to come up with that?”

“Yes. Look, I am one of three people who know that those extra lessons are just a cover for you two to fuck but you should take some time and come up with ideas on how to deal with the she-weasel problem.” Draco sighed, “She will say that she is pregnant next and then say it was a false alarm when someone asks for proof.”

“Fuck,” Harry never thought of that. “You are right, I will talk to him and come up with a plan. And we don’t fuck all the time. He does teach me advanced potions.”

“Please, more often than not you have his cock up your arse.” He sighed and shook his head. “Might be a good idea to let it slip that you are batting for the home team.” Draco smirked, “Sure worked for me.”

“You mean besides the fact that Remus would kill anyone who dared to touch you?” Harry was shocked when he found out that Draco and Remus eloped over the summer. “Daphne is still giving you the stink eye.”

Draco chuckled, “There is that too. And speaking of my husband I will go and find him before gets lost in the library again.” But that is what he gets for being married to a Ravenclaw bookworm.

Harry bid goodbye and knocked on Snape’s door, and entered, “Did you hear the latest rumor?”

“Yes.” He kissed Harry, “Fortunately not many believe her.”

He sat down, “Your guard dog talked to me again. He said to find a solution to deal with her.”

Snape sat down next to him, “He is right.” He was silent, “Beat her at her own game.”

“Start rumors about her?” Harry ran a hand through his hair, “Like what?”

“Ask my guard dog. I am sure he will be more happy to help.” Snape started to stroke Harry’s clothed cock, “It would benefit if people knew you were gay.” He kissed down Harry’s neck, “But you didn’t come here to talk about her.”

“Draco said the same,” Harry got up and took his clothes off, “I came for your cock,” and proceeded to ride his lover hard and fast.

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Ginny was mad, someone started the rumor that she was part troll and that she eats her own boogers. Furthermore there was a rumor that Harry was gay but she knows it is not true. Harry and her are meant to be. She sat down next to her twin and sighed, “Where is Harry?”

Charlie shrugged his shoulders, “Shagging? Getting shagged? If I had known he was into guys I would have made a move.” Harry is cute and he wouldn’t mind sampling. “I wonder how those muscled legs would feel around my waist.”

“Please, Harry is not gay.” Ginny took out her homework, “He was on a date with Cho.” She was jealous of the bitch but luckily they only went on one date. “He wouldn’t have done that if he was gay.”

“That date was a disaster,” Harry sat down, “And I am gay. Just didn’t realise it until last year. Otherwise I never would have gone on that date.”

“You cannot be gay!” This was not good. Ginny leaned forward, “You must be mistaken!”

Harry raised an eyebrow, “I am not mistaken. I took some time for myself and realised I preferred my own gender.”

“Want to go on a date?” Charlie winked at him, “Will make it worth your while. No one has ever complained about being unsatisfied.”

Harry snorted, “I won’t be a notch on your bedpost Charles. Plus, you couldn’t handle me.”

“Does someone handle you?” Charlie mourned the chance but there were plenty of other guys to have fun with.

“Yes.” Harry focused on his homework and ignored Ginny, “Very well in fact.”

////

Harry woke up before Severus and looked at his lover. He looked relaxed and peaceful. “I love you, you know.” He was ready to admit his feelings, no longer wishing to keep them for himself.

“Love you too,” Snape opened one eye, “Wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t.” He didn’t want to say those words in case Harry didn’t feel the same.

Harry was happy and relieved, his feelings weren’t one-sided. He moved closer, “Marry me.” He knew it was spontaneous but he wanted this.

“I really must have fucked your brains out.” Snape sat up, “Why?” Not that he was opposed to the idea.

He sat up too, “I have thought long and hard about this and I talked to aunt Cissy. It would give me security from Ginny. I do love you and I would have married you regardless but I am scared she is going to do something that will keep us apart. Trap me in a life with her. Molly certainly is cooking something up since Ginny is getting nowhere.”

Snape was silent, “Alright.” He took Harry’s hand in his, “We’ll elope like Draco and Remus but we will have a wedding at some later point.” He kissed his hand, “And you are right to be worried about Molly, she is the driving force behind Ginny and won’t stop until Ginny and you are married and she has access to your money.”

Harry beamed, “I can’t wait to be your husband.” He started to kiss down Snape’s body when a hand stopped him, “What?”

“Save that for our wedding night.” He whispered, “You get to take me.” He only bottomed twice for Harry, prefering to top. “And fill me up.”

////

Charlie looked at his sister, “There is a new rumor. Apparently you had sex with eight different boys in three days and that you are pregnant with Pettigrew’s child.”

Ginny choked on air, “Excuse me?” She would find out who started this rumor and destroy them. “Peter? Eww. He looks like he woke up in a trash can.” Her goal was to fall pregnant with Harry’s child and no one else's.

“There is also a rumor you had sex with former headmaster Dumbledore and that the reason he died was because he had a heart attack when he finished inside you.” Charlie shuddered, “You would have been eight when that happened.” He sighed, “And there is a rumor that you are pregnant with a centaur.”

She growled, “Who said that?”

Lavender snickers, “That was Peeves. He likes to make up different stories about how Dumbledore died. He got me too.” She looked at her housemate, “I saw you snogging Seamus yesterday and certainly not Harry.”

“You must have imagined things. I am dating Harry.” Ginny smiled, “We are engaged after all.” She would need to drop a ring and have Harry pick it up and give it to her around people making it seem like he gave her an engagement ring.

Lavender laughed, “Please, everyone knows that rumor is fake and wishful thinking on your part. Harry is gay and not into girls. And if he was, he could do better than you.”

“Miss Weasley,” McGonagall looked down at her student, “Follow me.”

Ginny stood up, “Everything alright?”

“Due to the recent rumors about you being pregnant, we have to make sure you are not.” She led her to the infirmary. “Mme Pomfrey will look you over.” She waited until the tests were done and sighed. “Miss Weasley, it seems as if the rumors are true, you are indeed with child.”

Ginny paled.

////

Harry screamed as Snape pounded into him. He clutched the sheets and collapsed face first, his ass up in the air. “Sev,” he moaned when felt a hand on his cock.

“What?” Snape stilled and played with Harry’s cock. “Something you need?”

“Keep fucking me please.” His husband had been in a mood all day. “Fill me up please.”

“Since you asked so nicely,” Snape pulled Harry up to his chest, holding him to him with one arm, his hand still on Harry’s cock and pounded into him. He felt Harry cum, pushed him down and hammered into him, spilling into his husband after a few hard and brutal thrusts. He pulled out and buried his face between his cheeks, licking and sucking out his own cum. He collapsed next to Harry, “Ginny Weasley claims the baby is yours. Molly Weasley has been in Headmistress Sinistra’s office petitioning for your nuptials to be held here. Minerva believes the girl, that you two have been secretly dating since the start of the school year but have kept quiet. She is aware that you have been disappearing from the common room and concluded Miss Weasley must be right. I pointed out, rightfully so, to ask you to clear this up, instead of making plans behind your back.” He snorted, “Minerva said, you would just lie to cover up the fact that you got Ginny pregnant. Sinistra is not happy since she knows Ginny and Molly made that up.”

“McGonagall has been after me since the first year when I told her Voldemort was back.” Harry shook his head, “I am going to do something they won’t expect. I am done with their rumors.” There were more rumors started by Ginny about Harry and Harry and Ginny. Severus staked his claim after each rumor, making sure Harry knew who he belonged to.

Snape loomed over his lover, “To be fair he was back but then Bellatrix found out his little secret and killed him for good.” He kissed his young lover’s chest and played with his semi hard cock, “Can you take more?” He took a potion earlier and is ready to go again. “Want to make you pass out from all the lovemaking.”

“Merlin, yes.” Harry turned onto his side, “Like this. Slow though.”

Snape spooned Harry and entered his young lover again, keeping his pace slow and sensual. He brought Harry to two more orgasms before he joined his lover in pure bliss. He kissed his shoulder, “I support whatever your plan is.”

Harry told him then pushed Severus onto his back and sank down on his erect cock, “You said something about making me pass out.”

Severus growled and proceeded to make good on his promise and Harry walked with a limp the next day.

////

Ginny was enjoying her breakfast when a shadow fell over her. She started the rumor that she and Harry forgot protection and that she was pregnant with his child. Her mother came up with the perfect plan to make the baby Harry’s. She just needed to get him alone and get some of his blood. She turned around and her eyes went wide. “Yes?”

Auror Moody grunted, “Ginerva Weasley, charges of attempted line theft have been pressed against you.” He grabbed her arm, “We are going to the Ministry and see who exactly is the father of your child.” He activates a portkey and a moment later they land in a medical room. “Sit.” He left and came back with a healer, “Your father gave us permission. Healer Zabini will examine you thoroughly.”

Ginny was shocked and didn’t put up a fight. Only when everything was done did she blow up. “You can’t do this! My mum never consented to this! And Harry is the father.” She ranted and threw a tantrum.

“Ya done?” Moody looked at the results, “He ain’t. You are pregnant with two kids from two different people. Peter Pettigrew, a thirteen year old Hufflepuff and Gregory Goyle, a seventeen year old Ravenclaw, are the fathers.” He made a copy and led her to an interrogation room, “With all the rumors you started at Hogwarts it has become clear what your plan was. You wanted to force Mr Potter into a loveless marriage so you and your mother could get their hands on his money to pay off the debt that your family is in. When Mr Potter heard that his wedding was being planned by your mother and McGonagall, he looked into what legal actions he could take. Unfortunately I cannot arrest you for spreading false rumors but attempted line theft is a serious matter.”

Suddenly the door busted open and Molly ran in, hugging her daughter. “We are leaving and we will not stand for this nonsense. Harry should own up to what he did instead of paying his way out of this.” She came as soon as she could, she couldn’t believe Arthur allowed this. She would have words with him.

Moody laughed, “Molly, you saved me a trip.” He nodded to his colleague, “Molly Weasley, you are underrest for illegal potion making.” His magical eye fixed on Ginny, “The punishment for attempted line theft is death. It’s a law that was co-written by goblins and the Ministry and has been in effect for hundreds of years. There is a reason no one is stupid enough to do it.” He leaned forward, “The goblins will decide if you die this week or after you have given birth.”

Molly was furious, “She is just a child! You can’t kill her! Or my grandchildren!” She would find a way out of this.

“Shut up Molly. She knew the consequences and so did you. Blame yourselves.” Moody got up, “Oh, we are also looking into your children’s deaths. Bill and the twins' deaths always bothered me.”

Molly gave no response but on the inside she was panicking.

////

Harry stared at Ginny, “You wanted to see me?” Two weeks passed since Ginny was arrested.

She recoiled when she saw the big hickey on his throat, “What is that?”

He rolled his eyes, “A hickey. My lover wanted to make sure you saw that I was taken.”

“You are not gay! You are just confused. Someone put a spell on you and me to take us apart.” She cried, “We are meant to be. We are supposed to be like your parents.” She was desperate to get him to agree, “Your parents would have wanted this.”

“I can show you the cum leaking from my ass,” he leaned closer and breathed into her face, “Smell that? That is us after making love. I am gay and we are not meant to be. Just because my dad married a redhead doesn’t mean I have to follow his path. And you don’t know what they wanted.” He leaned back, ignoring her tears, “I know you want my money and don’t love me at all.” He smirked, “I have been onto your little game from the start.” He chuckled, “Ghosts and portraits talk. They told me and I thought that after you dated Cedric, you had given up on me but then you started with the rumors. What changed Ginny? Last year you were happy with him and this year you turned out to be Hogwarts’ whore who would sleep with a troll to get her rocks off.”

She growled, “I am not a whore! I love sex and wanted to be a pro when we got together. I wanted to entice you with our sex life so you would never want anyone else.” She felt stupid, she forgot the ghosts and portraits were gossips.

“You are lacking a cock,” Harry looked down at his nails, “My sex life is awesome as it is. My partner sure knows how to render me into a puddle of goo.” He showed her his right hand, “I eloped with him when I heard about your plans to marry me.”

She shrieked, “You have to get divorced! You are meant to marry me!” All her dreams were falling apart.

“Fat chance, I love him and he loves me.” He smiled fondly, “I am lucky to have him.”

“Who? Who is my competition?” She wanted to know so she could kill them.

“That would be me,” Snape left the shadows and put a possessive hand on Harry’s shoulder. “I am Lord Potter’s husband and lover.”

“YOU?” Ginny made ratcheting noises, “You have been taking advantage of a student!”

“We started this when I was sixteen and I pursued him.” Harry squeezed his hand, “I asked permission from Headmistress Sinistra first. She told me there was nothing stopping me.” He looked up at his lover, “We’ve been dating for over a year now and it’s been the best year of my life.”

Snape gave Harry a small smile and turned his ice cold glare at Ginny, “You will never be his wife or have access to his money.”

“You are just with him because he is rich!” Ginny snarled, “You got to him before me.”

Snape rolled his eyes, “Miss Weasley, I am Lord Prince and I am more wealthy than Harry. I just don’t go around announcing it. If anything, Harry married rich since I own Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley. What Harry has pales in comparison.”

Ginny fainted.

////

“So you called in a life dept on Molly and now she is dead?” Harry walked over to his husband and sat in his lap.”

“Yes,” Snape kissed his jaw, “I saved her life when we were at school. She forgot that little tidbit and when she made those threats against you and me. I acted.”

Harry wiggled on the hardness that was poking him, “Any news about the goblins?”

“They investigated and decided to kill Ginny and her unborn children. She was using potions Molly brewed that were dangerous. Her children would have been deformed. She will die tomorrow.” He banished their clothes and pulled Harry down on his cock, “She will be beheaded. Her skin removed, her skull cooked and then we will receive it as the wronged party.”

Harry slowly rocked on Sev’s cock, “Want to throw it in the trash where she belongs.”

Snape stood up and pressed Harry against the neartest wall, fucking into him relentlessly. “I want to carry your child in my stomach, watch it grow round, feel their little feet kick.”

This sent Harry over the edge and he spilled between them, “Yes.”

Chapter 40

Draco groaned, he sat and found himself in a lab and suddenly something was pointed at him. “Don’t shoot.”

“Who are you and how did you get here?” A cold voice asked him.

“I am Draco Malfoy and I don’t know. I was in the kitchen making tea when there was a loud noise and next I was here.” He looked around, “Where am I?”

“You are on the Enterprise.” Another voice joined them. “You are not from this universe.”

Draco heard a familiar curse and looked around, “Remus?” He scooted over to his companion, “Are you okay?”

“I feel sick.” Remus looked up, “What happened? I heard this loud noise and there was a flash.” He sat up and looked for his wand and tried to fix his trousers. “My magic does not work.”

“I can’t feel my magic.” Draco helped him up, “We are not home anymore.” He looked at the two men, one of them had pointy ears. “Who are you?”

“I am Captain James Kirk and this is Commander Spock.” James put his gun away, “We need to figure out how to get you back where you came from. But first, you are going to medical. Bones will make sure you don’t carry any diseases that could affect us.”

“You should know that I am a werewolf.” Remus paled, “I don’t have any wolfsbane and the full moon is in two days. If you can’t send us back, you will have to lock me up.”

Spock raised an eyebrow, “Fascinating. The full moon was two days ago. We might still lock you up if you pose a danger to us.” He led them to the med bay and asked Remus a few questions about his condition.

Draco was done with testing and sat down and looked out of a window, “It’s so black.” He couldn’t see any stars.

“It gets boring real fast that is why we have a simulator.” James handed him some water, “What year are you from?” Now that their story checks out it is time to get to know them.

“1998. We defeated Voldemort last week.” He sighed, “I changed sides after my mother was killed in front of me.” He showed him his mark, “I was forced to take it because of my father. I hate looking at it. It is dark magic and cannot be removed.”

James shows him a book, “This is a book series here. Voldemort, you, Remus. You are in there. There were seven books, movies, a tv show, musicals and a play.”

Draco reads a few random pages, “Well this is wrong. Harry died when he was a baby, Voldemort killed him that night. And Snape was killed by his father when he was fifteen. Tobias Snape was the first muggle who received the kiss. There was no boy who lived. Neville Longbottom doesn’t exist where we are from. Hermione Granger, she is a decade older than me and she was a secret Death Eater. I killed her. Ron Weasley doesn’t exist but there is a Ronda Weasley. And I am two years older than in this book.”

“To borrow my husband’s word, fascinating.” James took the book back, “It’s the year 2263 in case you are wondering.”

“Spock is your husband?” Draco stretched his legs, “Is Earth still there?”

“Yes to both.” James chuckled, “Was born on earth and Spock on Vulcan. If you are lucky and stay long enough, you might be able to visit New Vulcan. We are on our way there.”

Remus entered, joy on his face, “Spock says he can cure me. I won’t have to live in fear any longer and Tonks will be so relieved.” This was what he wanted all his life.

Draco frowned, “You do know that she is only with you because you are a werewolf. You are dangerous and that attracted her to you.” Was Remus really that blind?

Remus snorted, “You don’t know anything. You don’t know how hard it is to be scared of yourself the whole time. To fear turning someone. I would have thought you would be happy that I was no longer sick. After all, you and your father got me fired from Hogwarts.”

“I am not my father.” Draco growled, “And you are not sick. You are just afraid that is all. And we did not get you fired! Parkinson did but it is easier to blame the Malfoys for everything that goes wrong.”

“Of course I am!” Remus’ voice rose, “I turn into an ugly beast once a month that can kill someone! Wolfsbane saved me from that! You have no idea how it feels to be shunned from society! You’ve been raised like a spoiled brat your whole life! You have no idea what I went through!”

Draco let out a humorless laugh, “You think I had it easy? My father was Lucius Malfoy! Do you know what that means?” He pulled off his shirt and showed him his back. It is littered with scars. “He loved to punish me for the smallest things! I played the wrong note on the piano. I got whipped. I spoke too loudly, I was sent to bed without food. But when I really fucked up, he used to cane me until I bled. And when I was twelve he started to rape me!” Tears ran down his face, “Don’t pretend to know me because you don’t!” He shows him a scar, “And this was from Greyback. So yeah, I do know what it feels like to be a werewolf. But unlike you, I’ve embraced it.”

Remus swallowed hard, “I’m sorry. I had no idea.”

Draco huffed and left. He found a silent corner and cried. James found him an hour later, “How long have you been in love with Remus?”

“Is it that obvious?” Draco hugged his knees to his chest, “A few months. But he is dating my cousin and you heard him. He judged me based on my name. There will never be anything between us.”

“To me, yes. It’s your eyes. But he is oblivious and lost in his self pity.” James sat down next to him, “Tell me more about what happened before you came here. We believe it was something on your end.”

“I just got up. I can’t tell you much more. Just took a quick shower and went to the kitchen to make tea.” Draco saw Remus and tensed. He was relieved when he walked past them, “How long have you been married?” He didn’t want to deal with Remus just yet.

“Ten years but bonded twelve years.” James played with his wedding ring, “We are soulmates. T’hy’la is the vulcan name for it.”

Draco smiled wistfully, “Must be nice.” He wished he had a soulmate too but he was not that lucky.

“Best thing that ever happened to me.” James nudged him, “Don’t give up hope.”

/

Remus listened to Spock as he explained the cure, “And it works? I won’t be a werewolf anymore?” His biggest wish came true. He would no longer be scared to turn someone accidentally.

“It does.” Spock found it very easy, he only had to isolate the wolfgene and eliminate it. “You will return to your human status.”

“Do it.” Remus took a deep breath, “I want to be rid of it!”

“Are you absolutely sure?” Spock talked to James and he agreed, if Remus just accepted his wolf like Draco, his life would have been easier.

“Yes.” Remus held out his arm and watched the needle go into his skin. He winced and grit his teeth. It hurt but it was worth it.

Draco looked on and sighed, he was offered the same cure but turned it down. He went to his temporary room and read a book. He fell asleep and was woken up by Remus. Draco looked at the man, he already looked a bit healthier, “Yes?”

“Can we talk?” Remus wanted to clear the air between them. “I think there is a few things we need to discuss.”

“Fine but I don’t know what good it will do.” Draco sat up, “So talk.” He would not make the first move.

“I am sorry. I had no idea Lucius was a monster.” Remus sighed, “I looked at you and made up my mind about who you were. You have to admit that you lived up to the Malfoy name. I know now it was a mask you put on.” He tilted his head back, “I know the only reason you joined our side was because your mother was killed. Would you have if she wasn’t.” The information Draco gave them led to the end of the war and was invaluable.

“Lucius killed her to teach me a lesson and I killed him when he least expected it.” Draco played with a thread, “And who knows what I would have done otherwise. We can never know. But I would like to think that I would have changed sides eventually.”

“How long have you been a werewolf?” Remus wondered why he never picked up on it.

Draco laughed bitterly, “Three years. I count myself lucky that Greyback never fancied me. Goyle was not so lucky and had to share his bed.”

Remus put a hand on Draco’s shoulder and felt him tense and then relaxed, “I am sorry.”

“Me too.”

/

Draco and Remus were talking to Bones when they heard the loud noise again. A few moments later they were back in Grimmauld Place. Sirius helped them, “You had us worried. You've been gone for over a week.”

“What happened?” Draco was glad to be holding his wand again and doing magic. He felt like a part of him was missing.

Sirius growled, “The twins found an old Black book and thought it would be funny to experiment. They’ve been grounded for a month.”

“Thank Merlin, I thought it was something dangerous.” Remus clapped Sirius on the back, “Where is Tonks? I have excellent news for her.” He couldn’t wait to tell her.

“Outside.” Sirius watched him leave and turned towards Draco, “Care to share?”

“He is no longer a werewolf.” He quickly tells him about where they were. “I am going to pack.”

“Pack?” Sirius envied them, he wished he could go to another world too.

“The war is over and I don’t want to overstay my welcome.” Draco also didn’t want to hang around Remus and Tonks. It hurt too much to see him everyday knowing Remus will never love him.

“You can stay.” Sirius was happy to have the house full of people.

“There is nothing for me here.” Draco turned around and went up to his room. The sooner he left, the better.

/

“You are no longer a werewolf?” Tonks was happy to have her boyfriend back but she didn’t expect him to come back cured.

“I am not.” Remus was happy, “I am free. I am no longer scared of myself. No more fear of turning you during the full moon. I am myself again.”

“Oh.” Tonks looked at the ground not knowing what to think.

Remus’ head snapped up, “Oh?” Dread filled him. Was Draco right? “Dora. Were you dating me because I was a werewolf?” There was no answer and he got mad, “Answer me!”

She nodded, “Yes.” She whispered, “It was thrilling to be with a creature. I’ve dated a vampire before and it was exciting.” She took a step closer, “Can’t you become one again?” She knew she said the wrong thing and closed her mouth.

Remus growled, “You know I hated being one and you dare ask me to become one again?” He shook his head, “I can’t believe you. I really thought we had something.” He took a deep breath, “We’re done.” He didn’t want to be with someone who only loved one part of him.

She grabbed his arm, “Don’t. Nothing has to change. We can still be together.” She liked Remus and wanted to make this work.

He shook her off, “We can’t. You clearly only wanted the beast in me and not me.” He was a fool. He ran up the stairs and into their rooms. He took out his wand and gathered all his stuff and left the room. He knocked on Draco’s door and it opened. He stepped inside, “You were right.”

“About what?” Draco finished packing and shrunk his trunk.

“Tonks. I broke up with her.” Remus frowned, “You’re leaving?”

“Yes.” Draco snorted, “Told you so.”

Remus didn’t want him to leave, “Why?” Why did Draco leaving bother him so much?

“Because there is nothing left for me here. Too much bad shit happened in this country.” Draco made sure he had everything. “Gonna find a place and start fresh.”

“I am going with you.” Remus could use a change of scenery too.

“No.” Draco didn’t want Remus to go with him. He was leaving to get away from him.

Remus was surprised. “No? Why don’t you want me to go with you?” He would have thought Draco would be glad for the company.

“Because I am in love with you.” Draco walked past him and left a stunned Remus behind.

/

Remus knocked on the door, he was nervous not knowing if him being here was welcome. He swallowed hard when it opened. “Hey.”

“Hey.” Draco let him in, he hadn’t seen Remus in over a year. “What brings you here?” He had been trying to get over his feelings but had little success. They only grew more.

“I realised something in the past year.” Remus sat down, “I had time to deal with everything, analyse a few things and be honest with myself.” He went on a journey of self discovery and what peace with everything that took place.

He put a glass of water in front of Remus and sat down, “And?” Draco took a good look, Remus looked better than ever and the attraction he felt for him returned in full force.

“I am in love with you too.” It took him a long time to figure out his feelings.

“Oh.” Draco was caught off guard by that admission. “What now? I am still a werewolf and I know you hate them.”

“I know but I don’t care.” Remus took his hand, “You are not like me. You have accepted that part of you. I admire that about you and I never hated them. I only hated that I am one because I was scared of what it could mean.”

Draco looked at their joined hands, “I have to ask.”

He cut him off. “I am not like Tonks. I had feelings for you long before I knew you were a werewolf.” Remus sighed, “I figured out that I was in love with you while I was with her. I just never realised it until you were gone.”

Draco nodded, “We take it one day at a time.” He remained silent for some time. “All I know is Lucius raping me.” He confessed, “I may not be able to ever let you top.”

“That is fine with me.” Remus tugged on his hand, “Can I kiss you?”

/

James was playing with his son, he looked up at his husband. “Do you think Remus and Draco ever got together?” It’s been a decade since they appeared in their lives.

“I do.” Spock joined them, “I analysed their werewolf blood and they were mates. I believe they found their way to each other and lived a long and happy life.”

James tickled his son, “Like us?”

“Affirmative.”

Chapter 41

Emma is eating a pop tart when suddenly three people appear out of thin air in her living room. She hears groaning and cursing and decides to watch before she acts. She quickly casts an invisibility spell on herself.

“What did you two idiots do?” The teen with glasses and raven hair says.

“We are saving you.” A girl with a haughty voice and bushy hair answers.

“Yeah, Mione is right. We are doing what is best for you.” The second boy with red hair and a smudge of chocolate on his cheek, adds.

“Who the fuck put you in charge of my life and gave you permission to act on my behalf. Did it ever enter your little narrow and bigoted minds that I don’t need to be saved and that this is what I want?” The raven haired boy looks annoyed and angry.

The girl talks condescendingly at the boy, “Harry, this isn’t you. This is something Snape did to you.”

Harry groans, “For someone who claims to be the brightest witch of our age, you are really dumb.”

The red haired boy comes to the girl’s defence. “Hey, don’t insult her! See this is something the Harry we know never would say. We miss our friend!”

“Shut up Ron.” Harry rubs his temple, “You don’t know shit. You both don’t.” He looks around, “Where are we?”

“Somewhere with magic where we can still fix you. I made sure I took us somewhere where we could still do magic.” Hermione looks smug, “I will break whatever hold Snape has over you and then you can marry Ginny and be the Harry you are supposed to be and not this snarky version you are now.”

Harry is stunned, “You want me to marry Ginny and let me guess, become an Auror?”

“Now he gets it!” Ron nods eagerly, “Yeah, you and me we will be Aurors and hunt down those filthy Death Eaters and kill them.”

Harry laughs bitterly, “You only want me to be your puppet and cash cow.” He points a finger at Hermione, “And you are jealous that I am now on top of all the classes and not you.”

“Because Snape is changing your marks! We all know you are not as smart as I am. Snape is making sure you are on top of all the classes because he has this hold over you. Can’t have his bonded be stupid.” Hermione sighs sadly, “Oh Harry, you really are blind.”

Emma is speechless, Harry Potter is sitting in her living room. He is real.

Harry snorts, “Oh believe me. My eyes are wide open and they have been for a while. You just can’t accept the new reality.” He looks at Ron, “And why would I want to kill people? And as an Auror you have to arrest them.”

“No, we need to kill them and eliminate them. If we let those Death Eaters live they will just come back again.” Ron looks disgusted, “They are trash and need to die.”

Time to reveal herself, “You are not killing anyone.” She has heard enough.

Ron yelps, Hermione takes out her wand but is quickly disarmed. Harry rolls his eyes at them, “Sorry to intrude but I was brought here against my will.”

“I got that kid,” she helps him up, “I am Emma and you must be Harry Potter. That would make these two Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. There are books about you in our world.”

Harry groans, “Not here too. Whatever is in them is not real.”

Emma hears the door open and sees her husband enter, “We have company.”

“Swan?” He enters and sees three teens in their living room.

“Hook, meet Harry Potter.” She sees the look of surprise on his face, “Yeah, they are not from our world.”

“Hook? As in Captain Hook?” Harry looks at the hook on the man’s arm, “You are real?”

“Aye, I’m real lad. Name’s Killian Jones.” He chuckles, “Henry will be so thrilled. He’s a big fan.”

“Where are we?” Hermione doesn’t like these people. She looks at him like she is superior, “And having a hook as hand is dangerous. I’ve seen the movie with you in it. You are a villian.”

“Storybrook and I like that he has a hook. Comes in handy. And he’s seen the movie.” Emma walks over to him and strokes his hook then changes it into his hand. “And he more than made up for his past. He is a hero.” She pecks his cheek and turns towards them, “We have to get you back.”

“We can’t. Not until we’ve saved Harry. Plus I am the only one who can bring us back and I won’t.” Hermione crosses her arms over her chest, “I will need some ingredients. I have money and I can pay for them.”

Harry growls, “I don’t need saving.”

“What does he need to be saved from?” Hook takes a step closer to Harry. “He seems fine to me.”

“Snape put some spell on him that makes Harry act differently.” Ron sees the look of anger on Harry’s face, “You know we are right. Deep down you know this isn’t you.”

Killian looks at Harry, “I take it you don’t agree?”

“No.” Harry sighs in resignation, “They just won’t accept it.”

“We are going to visit Regina and I want to know what your plan is.” Emma holds up her hand, “No arguing! I am the sheriff of this town and I can arrest you.” She has a bad feeling about this situation.

Hermione begrudgingly agrees and they follow her outside and get into a yellow bug and drive to a mansion. They get out and follow her up the stairs. They are greeted by a woman with black hair and Hermione immediately hates her. She reminds him of Snape. “Who are you?”

“Regina Mills and I am the mayor of this town.” She narrows her eyes, “And watch your tone. I am not as nice as Emma is. I have no trouble ripping your heart out and making you my dance monkey.”

“Hey, don’t threaten her.” Ron takes a step forward only to be pushed back.

“Behave.” Emma tells Regina why they are there, she leans closer, whispering, “There is something weird going on here.”

“You are not the only one who got a surprise visitor.” Regina leads them into the living room and points to a man with black hair sitting on the sofa.

“Sev!” Harry runs towards Severus and wraps his arms around him. “Are you okay?” He checks him for injuries then pulls him down for a quick kiss. “They want to break the bond.” He is relieved he is not alone.

Hermione shrieks, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?” He shouldn’t be here.

Severus narrows his eyes, “You stupid foolish girl! Harry and I are bonded. Where he goes, I go. We are tied together!” He looks at his bonded, “I was grading papers when I was pulled here.” He rubs Harry’s back and kisses the top of his head, “And I am fine love.” He looks at Ron, “Let me guess, you want Harry to marry your sister so you can boast that you are Harry Potter’s brother-in-law and that will open doors for you.” They’ve known that the two idiots were up to something.

“He also wants me to be an Auror.” Harry shudders, “I don’t want to be a cop. I just want to be a healer.” He mumbles into Sev’s chest, “Just want you.”

“Mum! You won’t believe what story I just wrote!” Henry stops in his tracks, “You’re really here. Oh my good, Harry Potter is in my living room.”

Emma chuckles, “Pump the brakes kid.” She introduces them, “This is Henry, our son.” She takes the book and reads it. “What is the purification of the soul ritual and why do you need a goat’s heart?”

Severus reads over Emma’s shoulder, he pins Hermione down with a furious glare. “You moronic, stupid, idiotic girl! Do you actually know what this ritual does?”

She stammers, “No.”

“She is lying.” Emma narrows her eyes, “You know exactly what it does and don’t care.”

Harry swallows hard, “Where did you even find this?”

Severus walks over to Hermione, grabs her head and invades her mind. He sees everything. He leaves and growls, “You were to have control over Harry’s soul so he would do as you wanted!” He glares at Ron, “And you were going to kill me. You were going to tell Voldemort I was a spy.”

Harry pales, “You were going to kill Sev?” He walks over to Ron and punches him, “You jerk! If you kill him, you kill me! Our souls are linked! What don’t you get about that?”

“I would have made sure you survived. I was going to tether your soul to Ginny.” Hermione’s eyes widen, “What did you do to me? You cast a truth spell on me!” She tries to cancel it but nothing happens. “Why isn’t my magic working?”

“I am blocking your magic.” Regina looks bored, “As if I was going to let a witch high on herself have free reign of her magic in my home. Severus told me all about your controlling issues before you came here. And I also cast a truth spell on you since you clearly were going to lie.”

Henry still can’t believe Harry Potter is real, “Harry Potter is in my living room.”

Harry blushes, “Yes I am. But I am no hero.”

“But you defeated Voldemort when you were a kid.” Henry doesn’t know how old they are and he doesn’t want to spoil their lives in case they haven’t lived it yet.. “How old are you?”

“I am seventeen,” Harry sighs, “And I didn’t defeat Voldemort when I was a baby.”

“Is Voldemort still alive?”

“Yes.”

“No.”

Ron and Hermione look at Harry, “What do you mean no?” Dread fills her.

Harry rolls his eyes, “Voldemort is dead.”

“I killed him the night he tried to kill Harry.” Severus huffs, “He is dead as a doornail.”

Ron is confused, “But..but..”

“Wow, you really are slow and stupid.” Harry snorts, “Nott has been pretending to be Voldemort this whole time and tried to resurrect him without success since his body was sent through the veil. Lucius Malfoy has been working together with Mme Bones for the past six years to bring him down. You do know that Nott killed Narcissa Malfoy and her unborn child? Or are you pretending nothing bad happens to Slytherins?”

“And Lucius is not a Death Eater.” Severus snorts, “His father was.”

Hermione looks at his scar, “But your scar is a horcrux!”

“Who told you that load of hippogriff dung?” Harry is laughing, “Horcruxes are a myth. My scar is from an accident I had when I was a year old.”

“It seems to me that Dumbledore’s fake story took on its own life. I did tell him it was a bad idea.” Severus shakes his head, “But he thought it would aid in catching Nott.”

“I am so confused right now.” Henry sits down, “The books are not real?”

“It seems not.” Emma hugs her son, “We still need to get them back to their world.”

“Moine said only she can take us back.” Harry looks at Henry with sympathy. “Sorry that I am not like the person in your books.”

“It’s fine.” Henry chuckles, “Just the fact that you are real is enough. It is so awesome to know that you are real. I mean, my family is composed of fairytale characters. My grandparents are Snow White and Prince Charming, my other grandfather is Rumplestilskin. One of my mum was the Evil Queen, my other mum is the Savior and my stepdad is Captain Hook. I read stories about them when I was a kid and then they turned out to be real.”

“I saw some cartoons when I was a kid. Are the seven dwarves real?” Harry can feel the magic in this town, “Are you magical?”

“They are and I am the Author. I write stories.” Henry shows him the book, “It has helped us solve problems in the past. Unfortunately there is nothing here from before you came here.”

Severus has gone through Hermione’s mind again, “She is speaking the truth. However, what she failed to take into consideration was that if someone else does the spell, they can take us back. I imagine by now our absence will have been noted and I am sure that someone is coming to get us. It will just take some time to do the ritual.” He takes his wand and empties Ron and Hermione’s pockets and goes through everything. He snarls, “You stupid girl! You didn’t bring the amethyst from our world to take us back! You would have us stranded here!”

“No. I don’t need it! I read the book twice and I double checked.” Hermione raises her chin, “I knew what I was doing!” She puts everything into her pockets again, “You had no right to do that.”

Severus writes down the spell for the ritual and shows it to Harry, “What can you tell me?”

“The ritual puts the power into the stone and without the stone there is no power to unleash. The spell won’t work without it.” Harry rereads it, “Oh, this spell was in Gaelic and not Latin. This word has a different meaning.”

Severus kisses him, “You are right.”

“It takes an hour for the stone to be charged?” Killian looks at his watch, “You’ve been here for half an hour.”

“We might be here for a while.” Severus pinches the bridge of his nose and stares at Ron and Hermione, “Save me from the stupidity of Gryffindors. Needless to say, you are both expelled from Hogwarts.”

“NO!” Hermione can’t be expelled.

“You can’t do that!” Ron needs to finish school if he wants to be an Auror.

“I am the headmaster and I can and I will.” Severus growls, “You put me and Harry in danger! We could have landed anywhere! And that is not counting the fact that you were going to do a highly dangerous ritual.”

“And I will press charges against you.” Harry has had enough, “You just can’t accept that I am with Sev and no longer want to be associated with you.”

“It is the bond that makes you want to be with him! He did the bond so he can be your partner and reap the benefits.” Ron is mad, “You are not gay! I know you fancy my sister!”

“Ginny is like a sister to me and I will never marry her.” Harry sighs, “And I was born with the bond. Why else do you think Sev was there that night?”

“The bond brought me to Harry because he was in danger and I took action. I was too late to save Lily and James.” Severus puts an arm around Harry, “I also was born with the bond.”

“But you are a Death Eater!” Ron looks at Harry, “He’s killed people!”

Severus snorts and shows Ron his bare arm, “I never was a Death Eater and the only person I’ve killed was Voldemort.”

“Albus and his fake rumors worked too well.” Harry leans against Sev, “Hey Ron? How do you not know that Ginny has been dating Neville for the past three years?”

“WHAT?” Ron shakes his head, “You are wrong! Ginny loves you and has been waiting for you to come to your senses.”

“What fantasy world are you living in?” Harry groans, “Ginny knows I am with Sev. Everyone knows and accepts it. Why not you? And why now?”

“Because they are Gryffindors and believe they know what is best for you.” Severus glares at them, “And because they can’t accept the fact that you are no longer their friend and blame me and our bond for it.”

“What is this bond you keep mentioning?” Killian sees the look of disgust pass Hermione’s face.

Harry smiles, “A soulbond. Sev is my soulmate.”

“Like true love? Mum and Hook are each other’s true love. Did a test in Hell that proved it.” Henry starts to write everything down, “This is so cool.”

“Yes.” Harry chuckles at his enthusiasm, “Didn’t go to Hell though. Lady Magic told us.”

Hermione cries, “IT IS ALL A LIE! It has to be!”

Regina snorts, “Why? It seems to me that you two had a falling out with Harry and now are grasping at straws to get back into his circle.”

“That sums it up.” Severus chuckles when he sees that Harry has dozed off on his shoulder. He puts his head down in his laps and cards his fingers through his hair. “Harry has been hiding in the Ravenclaw tower with Luna to avoid them. They were friends for the first three years but then Harry and I started to spend more time together and they hated that and it led to them growing apart and no longer being friends. Once they learned that we were bonded they made up their own story and ignored the truth.”

“You’ve brainwashed him!” Hermione points a finger at Snape, “And you’re sleeping with a student! That is against the law!”

“I have done no such thing. Harry has his own mind.” Severus laughs, “And there is no law in the magical world that forbids soulmates from being together. I could have taken Harry to bed when he was seven and the law would have allowed it.”

“That is just wrong! You’ve been raping Harry! He is a minor and you are an adult!” Hermione shudders, “It is pervers.”

Severus growls, “Harry was declared an adult when he was eleven. And if you must know, we’ve never had sex! We’re waiting until he’s graduated and married.” He shows her his engagement ring, “Harry asked me at Christmas and I said yes.”

“You’re lying! I saw him with a huge hickey and he was walking funny!” Ron gags, “And he had this goofy smile on his face.”

“Just because we don’t have sex doesn’t mean we are nuns.” Harry opens one eye, “We make out and I was walking funny because I rode Buckbeak for over two hours.”

Emma clears her throat, “Can we walk about something else?”

“I apologize,” Severus glares at the teens, “They are just so aggravating and believe they know everything.”

Emma chuckles, “I get it.” She looks at them and waves her hand. A silver thread wraps around them, “That is your bond. It goes from one to the other in an endless loop.”

“NO! NO! NO! This is fake.” Hermione panicks, “It is not real.”

“We can still undo it.” Ron rubs her back, “You will find a way.”

Suddenly Hermione and Ron fall over and start snoring. “They were annoying me.” Regina looks at Severus, “How old are you? You said you were headmaster.”

“I am twenty-nine. I am only interim headmaster until Dumbledore comes back. I only agreed because I only have to teach seventh year potions.” Severus nudges Harry, “He can tell you that first years test my patience.”

“Totally. I had to listen to him complain for years.” Harry kisses his cheek, “You’ve been more relaxed this year.”

“Is Peeves real?” Henry has so many questions. “Can you tell me a bit?”

Severus groans, “Unfortunately.” Several hours and many many many questions later they are ready to go home. “Took you long enough.”

“Is that a way to greet the person who brings you home?” Regulus is not impressed, “It’s only been two hours since you disappeared.” He looks at the sleeping figures of Ron and Hermione, “Remus contacted Mme Bones. She is going to arrest them once we’re back.”

Harry frowns, “We’ve been here for six hours.”

“Time moves differently in different worlds.” Regina points at the teens on her couch, “Should I wake them up?”

“No.” Regulus takes their wands, “They can wake up in the cells.”

Killian looks at Regulus, “What punishment awaits them?”

“Death.” Regulus shrugs, “Our Minister is a goblin who is bloodthirsty and loves to enact old laws. And they’ve broken some really old laws.”

Harry and Severus say goodbye and return to their world. Harry tells Mme Bones what they had planned. “They wanted to kill Sev.”

“Remus found her diary. She wrote down all her plans.” Mme Bones sighs, “Molly also found some dark objects under Ron’s bed. Draco told us Ron used polyjuice potion and bought them from him in Knockturn Alley. We’ve been aware he had them and had an alert on them in case he used them.”

Harry snorts, “Ron has no idea that Draco works for your department. He thinks he is a Death Eater. Then again, in Ron’s mind everyone in Slytherin is a Death Eater.” Harry is glad to be rid of them. He barely reacts when Severus tells him a month later that they were found guilty. He doesn’t spare them a thought when he gets married. He definitely doesn’t shed a tear when they are killed a year and a day after their guilty verdict.

Chapter 42

Harry is furious, he is pacing around the room when Remus enters, “Please tell me you are not sleeping with Malfoy!” Now he knows why Remus locked his door so heavily. He got an eyeful when he walked into the room.

Remus crosses his arms over his chest, “Who I sleep with is none of your business.” He is mad, “You also had no right to break into a warded room.”

“It does. You can’t trust him. He probably slipped you something to make you agree to sleep with him.” Harry growls, “He’s an enemy and here to spy on us. Draco will never be one of us.” He will never accept that Draco changed sides. The ferret is up to something.

“Draco is not here to spy.” Remus stares down at Harry, “His help has been invaluable and we’ve turned the tide in our favor.” He is tired of hearing the same thing over and over again.

Harry snorts, “Please, Voldemort told Draco what to tell us. We just got rid of some low level Death Eaters but not the big ones.” He shakes his head, “Trusting Snape and Malfoy is foolish and you are just too blind to see. They can’t be trusted. They are evil snakes.” He doesn’t believe for one second that they are on their side. “They can’t change.”

“Why? Because Ron and Hermione tell you so?” Remus shakes his head, “Make up your mind instead of listening to the poisonous ramblings of your friends. Draco’s changed and you are just to blind to see it.”

Harry snorts, “If you believe they are not out to kill us, you are a fool. They are playing us and will deliver us to Voldemort. They will get us all killed.” He gets into Remus’ face, “You know he hates you and other half breeds. Remember third year when he and his ilk made your life difficult?”

Remus laughs softly, “Oh Harry, you have no idea what you are talking about. The reason they and others hated me was because of my friendship with Sirius and your father. Once they learned I was a werewolf, they approached me and told me they didn’t care what I was. They wanted me to remain to teach.” He leans closer, “Draco never hated me. He just acted like it was expected of him. Draco approached me after he figured out I was a werewolf and he started to confide in him. It’s because of the friendship we built back then that Draco reached out to me and changed sides.”

“Did you fuck him even back then?” Harry snorts, “Draco hates everybody. I bet he is hate fucking you to spite me.”

Remus growls, “Careful Harry. I never touched Draco inappropriately in his third year. And what Draco and I do, has absolutely nothing to do with you. We are not hate fucking. We are making love, something you know nothing about.”

Harry laughs sadly, “You are a fool. He must be good in bed if you are turning a blind eye. I bet he is going to kill you with sex. And then he will kill us all.”

“No, Potter. You get people killed. Aren’t you the reason Sirius Black is dead? Because you refused to learn how to shield your mind?” Draco comes to stand next to Remus, “And because you felt special for having a connection with Voldemort? I was there and Voldemort laughed at how easy it was to play you and plant false memories.” He kisses Remus’ cheek, “Hey.” He’s been sleeping with Remus since his birthday last year. He changed sides when he watched his father rape and kill a muggle boy for simply existing. He saw the true horrors of what the Death Eaters are capable of and wanted no part of it. He’s been labeled a traitor and his own mother has put a price on his head.

“Shut up Malfoy!” Harry is mad because he knows Draco is right. “Your aunt killed Sirius.”

“The only reason she had the chance was because of you.” Draco sneers, “You think you know better than anyone else and never bothered to tell anyone about your connection or dreams. Instead you fought when people tried to help you. Black’s death is on you and you know it. And you also killed Professor Quirrel in your first year. And don’t say it was Voldemort, your touch burned him to death.” He leans closer, “Cedric’s death is also on you. Saint Potter thinks he can take on the world on his own. If we have to rely on you to win the war, we will all die.”

Harry punches Draco, “SHUT UP. SHUT UP. SHUT UP!” He keeps punching him, “I HATE YOU!”

Remus pulls Harry off, “Enough. Go and calm down.” He checks on Draco, “Did you have to confront him like that?”

“Yes. Someone needed to tell him a few harsh truths.” Draco winces when Remus fixes his nose, “The horcrux in Potter has been removed, we don’t need him to defeat Voldemort. Sev, you and me, we can do it.” He’s been working on a plan for the past few weeks. “If it wasn’t for you pushing Harry into having his scar checked out, he still would have Voldemort in his head.”

Remus nods, “Alright.” He kisses Draco softly, “But we need to tell Scrimgeour. The Minister can provide backup.”

“Sure.” Draco pulls him in for another kiss, “I want you again.” He laughs when Remus growls, picks him up and proceeds to render him to a puddle of goo.

“I am glad no one can hear your screams.” Remus kisses him, “Snape is coming by later. Tell us your plan then.” Sixteen days later they are standing before Malfoy Manor. He’s looking at his lover, “Ready?”

“Yes.” Draco puts his hands on the wards and changes them. After forty minutes he steps back, “It’s done.” He opens the door and leads them inside. “Uncle Sev, you know what to do. Remus, with me.” He looks at Kreacher, “Avenge your master.” He looks at The Minister, “We will lead them towards you.” A little over two hours later, it’s over, “That was anticlimactic.” It was fairly easy in the end. Severus killed Nagini thus destroying the last horcrux while Draco and Remus attacked everyone in the dining room. It was Remus who killed Voldemort in the end.

Severus drawls, “You don’t say.” They didn’t take any losses, the Death Eaters were not so lucky. Over half of them are dead.

Remus is holding his injured arm, “We did catch them off guard.” He nods thankfully at Severus who heals him. He leans against his partner, “What will you do with the manor?”

Draco shrugs, “Depends.” He shows the Minister where Lucius kept his illegal things, “My mother, she was the one who did the spells and rituals.” He hugs himself, “She was worse than Lucius. She used to keep food from me when she was displeased or pretend I did not exist. She laughed when Lucius whipped me.” He is glad both are dead, “I just want my personal things, the rest you can burn for all I care.” He and Remus go to Remus’ home in the muggle world after giving their statements and spend the weekend celebrating. His head is pillowed on Remus’ chest, “Potter is not going to be happy that we killed Voldemort.”

“He will just have to deal,” Remus wraps his arms around Draco, “What do you want to do now that this is over?”

“I am not going back to Hogwarts, I got my NEWTs already and I was thinking we could travel the world. Go looking for other werewolves if you want. I have so much money we won’t have to work.” Draco kisses him, “And maybe get, you know, married one day.”

“I’d like that.” Remus kisses him, “We can get married one day,” and makes love to Draco for the next hour. When they return to Grimmauld Place the next day they are met with angry glares from three people.

Granger is pointing a finger at them, “We were told you killed Voldemort but it can’t be true!” They don’t know what she knows.

“You killed Voldemort?” Harry laughs, “You are a fool to believe you really killed him. It’s all just a ploy by him and his little ferret Death Eater. You have no idea what he’s done.” Harry knows that Voldemort will be back.

Ron nods, “Yeah, Harry is right. You are stupid fools. He will be back. You can’t kill him, only Harry can.” They were supposed to be the heroes and not some evil snake and a half breed.

“There is a reason why Dumbledore hasn’t made a move against Voldemort.” Hermione bristles, “You ruined everything. We had plans and now Voldemort is gone and it will take us years to face him again.” They are going to have to wait for him to have a body again.

Draco rolls his eyes, “Please, we know all about the horcruxes or have you forgotten that Harry had one in him? We have destroyed the remaining ones. Ronald here likes to yell and run his mouth and it was easy to overhear him speak to his mother about them and where they could be. You’ve known about them for what? Months? And you did nothing! We found them all within days with the help of Kreacher and destroyed them all. We also asked the goblins for help and they confirmed we got them all. Then we went into the Manor, Sev killed Nagini and Remus killed Voldemort.” Draco shrugs, “And the prophecy you put so much stock in,” he pauses, “Is fake.”

“Sybill faked it to impress Dumbledore and to get a job.” Remus sees that they don’t believe them, “Ask Albus, he found out a few weeks ago.”

“You are lying.” Harry growls, “I am destined to kill Voldemort! He marked me as his equal!” Harry shows them the scar.

Severus snorts, “Your scar is gone, Potter. A true mark would not have been so easily removed. Your scar was cursed and easily fixed by the goblins. And let me ask you this, why did you never ask Poppy or any other teacher to examine it? Why did Lupin have to drag you to Gringotts to get it checked out?”

“Because he liked that it made him special.” Draco sneers, “But you are just an ignorant half blood who is spitting on our culture. You and your friends are blood traitors.”

“Don’t bother Draco, they think they know better.” Severus sees Albus, “I have handed in my resignation. The Dark Lord is dead and there is no more need for me to save Potter’s behind. My vow has been fulfilled.” He is going to enjoy just brewing potions for the rest of his life.

Albus is not happy, “I am aware. I wish you would reconsider and stay.” He looks at Remus, “Hogwarts would welcome you back. You are a hero after all.” He is not sad that Voldemort is dead, even if it means that he had to abandon his plans. And he has to admit that Mr Malfoy is right, Albus had expected the trio to have at least found and destroyed one horcrux since they found out.

“No. Draco and I are leaving.” Remus sees Hermione frown, “We both want a fresh start and Britain doesn’t hold many good memories for us.”

“But he has to get his NEWTs, finish school.” Hermione looks at Draco, “Or are you too good to get an education?”

Draco rolls his eyes, “I got my N.E.W.T.s, took them at the Ministry during the Easter break.” He looks at his nails, “Even took those not offered at Hogwarts.” He smirks, “Aced them all.” He and Remus celebrated thoroughly.

“WHAT?” Hermione raises her voice, “You can’t take them at the Ministry! And what do you mean not offered at Hogwarts?” He can’t have graduated without attending the classes and having practiced the spells.

Remus shakes his head, “You really are ignorant. You can take them at the Ministry if you make a request. And Hogwarts only has N.E.W.T.s for which classes are taught.”

“Which are Dumbledore and light approved classes.” Draco sneers at her, “You are not as smart as you think you are. Books don’t have all the answers. A first year student from Beauxbatton has more knowledge than you.” He looks at Remus, “I’m ready.” He won’t get into it with Granger, he doesn’t want to get a headache.

“WAIT!” Harry glares at Remus, “You are not leaving. The war is not over and you are a fool to believe it is. Malfoy and Snape have duped you!” He starts to pace, “You are blind to what is really going on. You are so desperate for love, you turn a blind eye to who you are fucking.”

Remus growls loudly, “Watch it!”

Snape snorts, “Potter, you and your two clowns are just angry that you didn’t get the glory of defeating the Dark Lord. If we had to wait for you to act, more people would have died.” He shows him his bare arm, “My mark is gone because he is gone.”

“Please, you can easily hide it!” Harry glares at Malfoy, “What dark and foul magic have you used on Remus? The Remus I know would never be involved with the likes of you.”

Draco grabs Remus’ hand, “We’re going.” He takes a deep breath and apparates out of the place, taking down half the wards with him. They land in Remus’ living room. “I am so glad I have Black blood in me. Otherwise we would have had to use the floo and I am sure they would have blocked it.”

“Hmm,” Remus uses his wand to pack their things, “Harry knows I live here. I am sure he is going to come here and try to talk sense into me.” He sighs, “Harry reminds me of James and not in a good way.”

“From what I’ve heard James Potter was a bastard who used his name as a shield and later Lily Potter did the same.” Draco helps him pack, “Good thing we planned ahead.” Ten minutes later, they leave and apparate to their new home. “No one is going to expect us to live here. Well you, maybe but not me. They all think I would rather cut off my arm than live in the muggle world.”

“They don’t know you.” Remus kisses his neck, “They still see the Draco from school and not the man you’ve changed into.” He puts his chin on Draco’s shoulder, “I would not have fallen in love with that Draco who was like a mini Lucius.”

He turns around and wraps his arms around Remus, “I love you too.” Draco takes a step back, “As much as I would like to take you to bed, we have to do grocery shopping.” He loved to do those mundane things with Remus.

Remus chuckles, “Lead on.” They settle into their lives and a month later they decide to travel around North and South America. When they return home months later, Severus is waiting for them. “What’s wrong?”

“Potter and the dunderhead duo are refusing to believe Voldemort is dead. They keep saying he is still alive.” Snape rolls his eyes, “The Minister, the goblins and Dumbledore himself have confirmed his death. They are admandant we missed a horcrux. The trio also finished Hogwarts.”

Draco huffs, “Of course.” He hands Severus a bag with potion ingredients, “Let me guess Weasley and Potter will be Aurors and Granger wants to be Minister one day.” They don’t keep up with news from Britain.

“Correct,” Severus smirks, “However, both Potter and Weasley failed to get the top marks required. They also failed the secondary test. And Granger was miffed she only got a job as a secretary. She was fired after two weeks for insubordination.” He chuckles darkly, “Potter and Weasley thought that since I was no longer teaching potions or DADA, they would have it easy. But the new teachers are like me, no nonsense and strict. I heard that Granger also struggled but still got top marks.”

“We did hear that Hogwarts got revamped.” Remus sits down, “Did Harry try to visit me?”

Snape laughs, “Oh yes. He was arrested for breaking and entering. He let himself in when no one answered the door. Imagine his surprise when an elderly man pointed a shotgun at him when he broke in. Albus of course tried to make it go away but Scrimgeour made sure Potter faced some consequences. Potter has a record in the muggle world. He had to do community service. That is also a reason why he will never be an Auror.”

“Do they know where we are?” Draco and Remus made sure their home was well hidden.

Snape shakes his head, “No one knows but I suspect Albus has an inkling but won’t say anything. Even he is getting tired of them.”

Draco is relieved, “Good.” He talks to his Godfather for another hour then he joins Remus in the library, “Do you want to work now that we’re back?” He sits down, “I’ve been thinking about getting a degree.”

“I do like teaching, might go back to that.” Remus puts his book away, “Whatever you do, I’ll support you.”

He gets up and sits down in Remus’ lap, “I still want to travel but more spaced out. If that makes sense.” While he loves discovering and exploring new cultures and countries, he doesn’t want to have seen it all in a few years.

“It does.” Remus kisses him softly, “Do you want to return to Britain?”

“No.” Draco never wants to go back if he can help it. He starts uni a few weeks later and loves the challenge it poses. He is happy that Remus got a job at the same uni and they can spend time together during their breaks. They don’t hide the fact that they are dating and both don’t care about some comments made against them. They both make new friends and are enjoying the life they are building together.

Remus is watching Draco study for his final exams and is overcome with love. He walks over to him and kisses him deeply. “Marry me.”

“Yes.” Draco is overjoyed the day they get married. The only witness is his Godfather, “Thank you for being here.”

“I admit when you first told me that you and Lupin were involved, I thought you mad. But you are both happy and that is what matters.” Severus hands Draco a small envelope, “I’ve made you my heir. I will never have children of my own and you are as close to a son as I’ll ever have.”

Draco fights back tears and swallows hard, “Thank you.” He wishes his Godfather would also find love but he is married to his career.

Severus nods, “I am proud of you.” He nods at Remus, “Potter is still looking for you both. He and Weasley are still going on about how Voldemort will be back. Granger cut ties with them and is dating Krum and working as a journalist.”

“Let me guess Ronald is jealous that Granger is dating Krum.” Draco is surprised Granger wised up and cut ties.

Snape snorts, “He is too busy getting an earful from Molly. He fathered two children with two different women. One of them is Lavender Brown and the other Pansy Parkinson.”

Draco laughs, “Pansy? Really?” He listens to Severus tell him the story, “Oh, I bet her father was mad.” He had fun turning Pansy down when she wanted to date him.

“She was disowned.” Snape sips his tea, “Potter is married to Ginerva. Everyone knows they are cheating on each other. Their marriage was not a love match.”

“Why did they marry then?” Remus has been wondering if the horcrux within Harry messed with him. “I know that Harry saw her as a sister.”

Snape shrugs, “I have no idea. Even Albus was baffled by this. He suspects Molly is behind their marriage.”

Remus frowns, “Why though?” He is glad that he and Draco left.

Draco starts laughing, “I bet she believed the rumors that Harry was rich.”

“But Harry isn’t. James lost the whole Potter fortune when Lady Magic judged him guilty of multiple crimes.” Remus sighs, “James was furious, he only had left what was in his private vault. Most of the money came from some inheritance Lily received and they used half of that up before Harry was born. I am pretty sure the money Harry had was from his grandparents.”

Snape looks thoughtfully, “Might explain the cheating and hate they have for each other. Ginerva thought she was marrying rich but all her hopes and dreams went up in smoke and if you ask me, Potter only married because it was expected of him.”

Draco and Remus retire to their bed later that night, “I am glad we don’t have such drama in our lives.” The only drama they experience is watching drama on TV.

“Me too,” Remus kissed Draco goodnight. Life continues for them and after Draco gets his mastery, they decide to adopt. “Hey Paul,” he is looking at their six month old son a few months later, “He has your eyes.”

Draco snaps a picture, “And your hair.” He takes him, “I never thought I could love someone else but I already love him so much.” He says the same when he is hugging their seven year old adopted daughter two years later. “Alicia,” he hugs her, “Don’t break too many noses today.”

She rolls her eyes and hugs him back. “I won’t Draco.” She’s been living for them for the past three months and they are the best. Her previous foster parents were mean.

Remus kisses the top of her head, “I’ll pick you up after practice.” They watch her walk into school, “Albus came to visit me yesterday at work.”

“What did he want?” Draco gets into their car, “And how did he find us?” He will add more wards if he has to.

“He knew where we'd been all along.” Remus puts on his seatbelt, “He is dying and wants to thank me and in extension you for defeating Voldemort. He also told me Ron has cut ties with Harry after Harry accused Ron’s child of being Voldemort reborn.”

Draco says nothing until he stops at a red light, “Has anyone checked Potter’s mental status?”

“Yes. He’s not insane. Albus blames himself because he made Harry believe he would achieve fame and be seen as a hero for defeating Voldemort. Instead, it is you, me and Severus. Harry is not the hero he thought he was going to be. He makes the newspapers with new scandals every other week.”

“Severus told me that Potter and Ginerva can’t get divorced and that they are living at the Burrow.” Draco snorts, “He also told me that Potter lost Grimmauld Place to Kreacher. Apparently Potter violated some rules put in by Sirius Black and was booted out of the house a few months ago.” He sold all the Malfoy properties years ago. He only took the money and they bought their own places.

Remus gets out of the car, “Not hard to imagine. Sirius and I had long talks about Harry and we both agreed that Harry was at times like a worse version of James. It’s almost like he inherited all the worst traits from both James and Lily. No wonder Petunia and Vernon sent him to a boarding school hoping that Harry got straightened out.” They walk into their home and go on about their lives. A few months later, they are vacationing with their kids in Tanzania when they run into a familiar face. “Miss Granger.” Remus looks at his former student, she looks tired and unhappy.

“Professor Lupin,” Hermione never thought she would see them again. She sneers at the blond, “Malfoy.”

“It’s Lupin actually. I dropped the Malfoy name when we got married.” Draco looks at her, “What brings you here?” He’s heard that Granger and Krum crashed and burned after a year of dating. He was not surprised, Granger is an acquired taste.

“I am on vacation. Same as you, I suppose.” Hermione looks at the pair, “You’re still together?” She never thought they would last this long.

Draco rolls his eyes, “Of course we are. I just told you we were married. We’ve been together for a decade now. And what about yourself?” He admits, he is curious.

“No, I am not married.” Her son chooses that moment to run into her legs. She winces and growls at him. “How many times have I told you not to run at me like that?” She slaps him on the butt, “Naughty boys don’t get dinner and desert. They are going straight to bed.”

“I hate you! I wish you were dead and daddy was alive.” He is about to throw a tantrum when Hermione uses her magic to silence him and put him to sleep. She picks him and wishes she could have one day where they don’t clash.

They never used magic on their children. Draco raises an eyebrow, “So you are the girl Theo knocked up and got killed for.” He has been wondering who it was, he knew that Theo was gay, like him.

Hermione says nothing, her son is her biggest secret and shame. She clears her throat, “What do you two do? I am the head of the DMLE.” She boasts, “I just got the promotion.”

Remus snorts, “You are not. I know that you’re banned from working at the Ministry. You are a writer for witches weekly. And what we do is none of your concern.” He sees their kids walk towards them, “Excuse us but we have places to be.” He doesn’t want her to meet their kids. He is happy when they don’t run into her again and can enjoy their vacation.

Draco is cleaning the dishes when he receives a letter from Snape. He takes it and reads it. He goes to find his husband, “Granger was arrested on child abuse charges and they found out that she drugged Theo and raped him to get pregnant. She is getting charged with his murder after the fact.” He sits down, “Sev also wrote that Ronald has now fathered eleven children with nine different women but he keeps denying they are his.” He wonders if Ronald is using magic to get women to sleep with him.

Remus reads the letter, “Molly tried to kill Harry and accidentally killed Arthur.” He shakes his head in disbelief. “I had no idea they were living with Muriel.” The last news they heard from Britain was about four months ago.

“I am so glad we left that place behind us.” He kisses Remus, “I ran into my aunt and uncle. They also left the wizarding world. They disowned Tonks after she was caught planting false evidence against a Slytherin.”

Remus growls when he hears Tonk’s name, “I’ve never forgiven her for trying to come between us.” It was after everyone found out about them that Tonks took polyjuice potion to look like Draco and tried to seduce Remus. He smelled her perfume under the disguise and when she tied him to the bed, he, in a bout of wandless and wordless magic, broke free and attacked her.

Draco chuckles, “I vividly remember the look of utter fear on her face when Mooney came forth and almost ripped her to shreds.” He entered the room when Remus was choking his cousin and stopped him from killing her. He looks somnely, “We both know it was a plan concocted by her and Potter.” He goes to his office to work and it keeps his mind busy. It’s a few years later when he receives the sad news that his Godfather passed away. He lets himself cry in Remus’ arms, “I am going to miss him.”

“Me too.” Over the years he and Severus became friends. “He’ll always be in your heart.” Remus comforts his husband and helps him through his grief. He is not surprised when Draco wants to fill the hole left by Severus with adopting another child. They welcome eleven year old twins Kris and Willow into their home. It’s over twenty years after they left Britain behind that he runs into Harry. “Mr Potter.” The years have not been kind to his former student. He looks pale and sickly.

“Remus!” Harry is not happy to see him, “You ruined my life! You and your ferret fucktoy.” Everything has been going downhill since Draco turned up to seek sanctuary.

Remus growls, “Do not insult my husband! You are still the petty jealous little boy who thinks he is the center of the universe. You are jealous that you didn’t get the glory. That we took matters into our own hands and defeated Voldemort instead of sitting on our asses.”

“He is not dead! He is coming back and when he does I am ready for him.” Harry’s eyes gleam darkly, “Then I will be the hero everyone deserves.” He is a nobody and people avoid him.

Comprehension dawns on Remus, “You do that.” He quickly excuses himself and returns home. “Harry is a Dark Lord.” He walks over to his husband and tell him about the short meeting.

“Fuck,” Draco looks up, “Are you sure?” It would explain a few things.

“Yes, he’s had the same look Voldemort had when I dueled with him.” Remus runs a hand through his hair, “I am pretty sure he is the one who’s resurrected the Death Eaters.” News of this reached them over two years ago. “We need to alert Minister Scrimgeour.” They do and return home. Remus has a bad feeling and is proven right when Harry and his Death Eaters start attacking muggles and exposing them to magic.

Draco didn’t think he would ever fight another Death Eater but here he is. He quickly disarms a few and freezes them. He unmasked one and is not surprised to see his cousin. Latest rumors were that Tonks and Harry were fuckbuddies. He keeps fighting and soon everyone is arrested. He and Remus look at each other and follow a trail of blood. “Potter?”

“He fled.” Remus keeps following the trail of blood. They find Harry hunched over, “It’s over.” He deflects the spell Harry sends towards him. He battles with Harry and takes a hit that sends him flying. He is coughing up blood and looking up at Harry, “You’re a coward. Hiding in the shadows just like Voldemort.”

“Where is the ferret now? He sent you to me to die. He’s been playing but you are just too blind to see it.” Harry leans closer, “It was the ferret who’s been funding me this whole time.” He laughs manically, “Imagine my surprise when I found that out. He never changed, just like I told you.” He raises his wand, ready to kill Remus, when he is suddenly disarmed. He turns around and looks at Draco, “YOU!”

Draco quickly puts magic dampening cuffs on him, “Me. Did you really think I would let my husband go after you alone?” He sneers at Harry, “I was not funding you! You are delusional.” He hands him off to an Auror, “Your mysterious benefactor has been Paul Nott, Granger and Theo Nott’s bastard son.” He quickly heals Remus, “I want you to see a healer.”

Remus nods and then enjoys getting mothered by his husband and kids. He isn’t surprised when he reads that Harry got the Kiss. Life goes back to being simple for them and he loves it. He is looking at his husband of over fifty years, “Any regrets?” He wouldn’t change a thing since it all lead him here.

“No.” Draco kisses him, “You?”

“No.”

Chapter 43

Harry is grading papers when his door suddenly opens and Charlie rushes in. “Ginny thinks you are dating a girl called Serena Pierce.”

“What?” Harry puts his pen down, “How did she come to that conclusion?”

Charlie sits down, “She’s been trying for months to find out who you are dating. I think she misheard or made the name up in her mind.”

Harry sighs, “It’s been over a decade since I broke up with her. We only went on two dates before I realised I was gay and in love with someone else. Why is she still hung up on me?”

Charlie gives him a sad smile, “You know why.”

“How did she even find out about my trust fund? My family never told anyone.” Harry’s parents told him when he was eighteen and over the years he doubled his trust fund.

“Honestly? I think she slept with someone at the bank who told her. Wouldn’t be the first time.” Charlie stands up, “She is under the delusion that you two are meant to be. Telling people you are a great love ready to be fulfilled.”

Harry shakes his head, “Never.” He continues grading papers and when he is done he leaves his office. He meets up with his colleague, “Hey Pansy.”

She hands him a coffee, “Ginny is working here. She weaseled her way into a secretary position. No doubt to spy on you.” She hates the redhead. Her voice is annoying and Ginny thinks she is better than anyone else.

He tells her what Charlie told him, “I think she has a screw loose.”

“Hmm,” Pansy puts her mug down, “I am going to ask Theo to look into her. I don’t trust her.”

“Thank you.” Harry empties his cup and rinses it out. “I’m going home.” He leaves and gets into his car. He realises he is being followed and makes a few stops on the way. He loses his tail when he takes an unexpected turn and takes the long way home. He parks his car in the garage and walks inside his house. His dogs greet him. “Hello. Missed me?” They bark and run around him. He chuckles and walks into the kitchen, “Hey.” He wraps his arms around his husband, “Ginny is after me.”

Severus sighs, “I know. Albus called me to warn me.” He turns around, “She is after your money and she might turn to extreme measures to get it.”

“Unfortunately for her I am happily married already and she won’t get her hands on my money,” he kisses him, “I love you.”

“I love you too.” Severus kisses Harry’s temple, “Be careful. I don’t trust her.” They eat dinner and retire to bed. The next day, Severus is working when his friend and Harry’s mother enters his shop. “Lily.”

She hugs her friend, “Hey Sev.” She kisses his cheek, “I am sure by now you’ve heard that Ginny is after Harry’s money.” She leans against the counter, “She is up to her old tricks.”

“We know. Theo is looking into her. Does she really think Harry would get back with her?” Severus shakes his head, “It’s been twelve years.”

“Back then she had no idea Harry was rich. And Harry also had no idea he was gay.” Lily chuckles, “James and I knew before him. I was glad that he quickly realised what a colossal mistake he was making. To be honest if he had dated her longer I would have questioned his sanity.”

“He told me he only agreed to go out with Ginny because Ron and Hermione pushed him into it.” Severus sighs, “They quickly showed their true faces when Harry came out and they shunned him. It got worse after they found out Harry was dating me.”

“Last I heard Ron is working as a male escort and Hermione is cleaning toilets.” She and Sirius made sure to expose them and their lies. No one was going to steal her work and get away with it. “Are you still coming over on Sunday?”

“Hmm, we are bringing the dogs.” Severus hears the phone ring and picks it up. He frowns when he hears what the other person is telling him. He hangs up the phone. “A woman called Serena Pierce was attacked by a masked individual. She suffered several stab wounds to her face.”

“Shit. I didn’t think there was even someone named like that.” Lily shakes her head, “I bet it was Ginny.” She will ask James, hopefully he will be working the case. She checks her watch, “I have to go. I’ll call you later.”

Severus closes his shop a few hours later and returns home. He finds his husband sleeping on the couch. He kneels down and runs a hand through Harry’s hair, “Wake up love.”

Harry mumbles, “Sev?” He blinks his eyes open, “What time is it?”

“Five. Is everything okay?” His husband normally isn’t home this early. He doesn’t fight when Harry pulls him on top of him.

“Hmm, there was a small incident in the chemistry lab. We were all sent home and the wing is closed until the fumes are gone.” Harry nuzzles Sev’s throat, “I was thinking you could leave Luna in charge of the shop and we go away for a day or two.”

Severus kisses him, “Sounds good.” They pack a suitcase, drop the dogs off with Luna, and take a flight to Florence. Severus takes Harry to the same place they had their first date. They order the same as they did all those years ago. “What would you have done if you had not found me?”

“Kept looking for you until I did.” Harry sips his wine, “Even if I found you and you would not have returned my feelings, I would have been content since I told you about mine. Honestly I expected you to slam the door in my face after I confessed my feelings for you.”

Severus takes Harry’s hand in his, “To be honest, had you found me a few weeks earlier I would have. I fought my feelings for you and when I heard that you were dating Ginny I stopped lying to myself and admitted that I loved you. So when you showed up and told me you felt the same, well I wasn’t going to waste my chance.”

“I am glad I showed up at the right time then.” They finish and return to their hotel, “I bet mum is going to ask us about kids again.” Harry sits down on the bed, “My sisters have given her three already, she should be happy.”

Severus joins him, “She will just have to accept the dogs as her grandchildren.” They don’t want any kids, they are too busy with their work. Plus at fifty, he is too old to have children.

They return on Saturday and on Sunday they have dinner with Harry’s parents. “Any news?” Harry hands his father a bottle of whiskey he bought for him.

James shakes his head, “No. We know it was Ginny who was the attacker but we have no evidence right now. We also believe she is behind the incident in the chemistry lab.” He tells him Sirius’ theory, “He thinks she is sleeping with someone at uni and stole their keycard to get access to the lab. We are going through the footage but I doubt we will find anything.”

“I think she created a distraction and tried looking for your address. But luckily for you all that information is kept offside.” Lily wonders when Ginny will show up at her doorstep. Three days later, she is looking at the red head. “Yes?”

“Is Harry here?” Ginny puts on her best smile, “We were supposed to meet and I think he forgot.” She’s been trying to see him but failed. “So I thought I would check here.”

“Who are you?” Lily sees the disgruntled look on her face at that, “And Harry is at work. He would never slag off work to meet with a nightlady.” She wonders if Ginny catches her meaning.

“I am Ginny Weasley. Harry and I dated a few years ago. We recently rekindled and..”

Lily cuts her off, “Oh that was you? Harry told me the dates were a disaster and you were too busy talking about your life goals and belittling people then showing any interest in him. Didn’t you want to be a player for England?” She crosses her arms over her chest, “And didn’t you put up a stink that he would not kiss you, let alone sleep with you on your first date?”

Ginny opens and closes her mouth. When she sees a police car park on the street she leaves.

Lily meets her husband halfway, “She left her fingerprint on the doorbell.”

James quickly takes his kit from the back of his car and collects her fingerprint. “This might come in handy.” He is proved right three weeks later when Ginny’s prints match the prints found in a glove with Serena’s blood on it. They also find her prints on the bag and mask used in the attack.

“You won’t believe this.” Sirius barges into the office, “Ginny has been telling people she is pregnant with Harry’s child.” He sits down, “She is claiming they will get married.”

James rubs his forehead, “Can’t be Harry’s.” He sighs, “She does know that Harry would ask for a DNA test.”

Sirius huffs, “This is where it gets weird. Apparently Ginny acquired Harry Potter’s semen and has used it to fall pregnant.”

James starts to laugh, “She has no idea that Harry changed his last name, hasn’t she?” His son took his husband’s name after they got married over a decade ago.

“Nope. There are three Harry Potters currently living in Britain. One is a six month old baby, the second is a girl and the third is a seventy-eight old man. Rumor has it, she hired someone to get a semen sample.” Sirius smirks, “I bet the old man had a nice time.”

James calls his son and tells him the news, “Don’t be alone. Have someone with you at all times. Sirius is going to follow you home today.” He hangs up and goes to work while Sirius heads to Harry’s workplace.

Sirius arrives at Hogwarts University and signs in. He makes his way to Harry’s office, “Hey Harry.”

“Siri,” he hugs his Godfather, “Sev wants to know if you are staying for dinner.” Harry sits down and goes back to work, he is glad the semester will be over next week. He needs a break from grading papers.

“If Sev is cooking, sure.” Sirius goes over some things with Harry, “Until she is arrested, you have to be careful. Who knows what she might do.”

Harry nods and hopes this will be over soon. They are about to leave when there is a knock on his door. He goes to open it, “Ginny.” He sees Sirius quickly hide behind the door. “What do you want?”

Ginny bats her eyelashes, “Is this the way to greet your former girlfriend?” She leans against the doorway, showing her chest, “I am pregnant and you are the father.” She bites her lip, “You see I went to the loo after you and somehow your sperm got into me and now I am carrying your child.” She leans closer, “This is a chance for us to be together and start a family. Like it was meant to be all those years ago.”

“No.” He slams the door into her face and looks at his godfather, whispering, “Is she for real?”

Sirius shrugs, whispering back, “I think she is nuts.” They hear her walk away, “Theo will be back tomorrow to tell us what he learned.” The next day is a revelation, “So she is a Black Widow?”

“Yes, she has killed seven men who all looked like Harry in the past decade. She kept changing her appearance and name. She left DNA behind that linked the cases. Interpol is after her.” Theo shows them more, “She also has tried the pregnancy scam before. It worked for her once, that was with husband #4.”

James calls Interpol and tells them their suspect is in London, he hangs up after ten minutes. “An agent will be here soon. They have an arrest warrant.” Three hours later, Ginny is arrested. He is looking at her, “Harry can’t be your baby’s father. He can’t have children.”

“And he is gay. Dating you made him realise he was into man.” Sirius sees the look of fury on her face, “If you are really pregnant, there is only one Harry Potter who can be the father and he is seventy-eight.”

Ginny vomits. She is being led away and stews in her misfortune. But she knows she won’t be in this situation for long. She will charm her way out of this. “I am innocent.” She pleads her case and finds a target. She works him and already can see freedom in her sights but then she is extradited to Texas where she is found guilty and sentenced to death a year later. While she was awaiting her trial, she starved herself and they found out she wasn’t pregnant. She is stewing in her cell, “Harry can’t be gay. He went out with me.”

“So? Many gay date girls before they realize they are not straight.” James has taken the long trip to see her. “We found your accomplices. They were charged and put behind bars. They gave you up once they realised how much trouble they were in.”

“So what? I am already in here.” Ginny growls, “Harry is mine. I will get out”

“No he is not. He is his own person.” James leans against a wall, “ And very happy.” Three days later, Ginny is found dead in her cell, killed by another inmate, hired by the daughter of one of her victims.

Chapter 44

Harry sits down on the stool and waits for the hat to be placed on his head. “Not Slytherin.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm. Let me show you something.”

Harry sees himself being sorted into Slytherin, he sees the animosity between him and Draco. He sees Snape berating him, he sees himself being alone and isolated. He sees more depressing flashes. “Stop.” He doesn’t want to see more. “Can you show me something else?”

“Yes.”

Harry sees himself being sorted into Gryffindor. He sees himself making friends with Ron and Hermione, sees himself defeating Voldemort, getting married to Ginny and having children. All happy flashes.

“You still want to go to Gryffindor?”

“Yes.” Harry would be a fool to choose otherwise.

“GRYFFINDOR”

Harry joins his new house and he soon realises that not everything is sunshine and roses. He has to fight for his life every year, facing Voldemort, a basilisk, you name it. Slytherins hate his guts. Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs dislike him and his friends too. The school even bans together against him and even his own house turns their back on him. No one believes him when he tells them Voldemort is back and is labeled a liar and tortured by a professor.

But the worst part is going back to his relatives. His uncle, knowing Harry is not allowed to do magic, takes great pleasure in raping Harry into submission. He never touched Harry like this before and Harry quickly realises that if he fights, it will get worse. He tells Dumbledore but he doesn’t believe him and when Harry returns, Dudley joins his father and torments Harry. He even tells Miss Weasley but she doesn’t believe him either. When he runs away from his uncle, he is caught and brought back and tied up to be used whenever his uncle and cousin want to take pleasure from his body.

He meets his godfather and loses him a year later, and it is his fault. He told his godfather about the rape and he promised that Harry would not need to return but it was a lie. Sirius went on the run and then died. Harry didn’t even fight when Vernon climbed on top of him. He was just numb.

He loses his mentor in Dumbledore in his sixth year and has to go on the run. Snape killed Dumbledore and Harry hates Snape. He learns that he has a horcrux in his scar and walks towards his death. He finally defeats Voldemort after coming back from dying but a lot of people die. Snape died and Harry learns he was wrong about the man.

He moves on with his life and marries Ginny and has children of his own. He becomes an Auror and quickly works up the ranks with Ron at his side. Life is good and he is happy. It’s two decades later when he finds out the truth. The horrible truth he was never supposed to uncover. His family has been dosing him with potions and using spells on him and erasing his memories so he could be their puppet and they could get their hands on his fortune. Everything was a set up. Meeting Ron on the platform was arranged by Dumbledore. All those yearly events for arranged for him to be tested. Everything was done so they could have the high life while using his money. Money he wasn’t even aware he had! He breaks down when he discovers his wife let men rape him and she took money from those men. Even Ron had a go with him. He is crushed when he learns that he had several miscarriages, he had no idea males could get pregnant. He takes a week to come to terms with everything he’s learned and then marches into Hogwarts and glares at the hat, “You knew.”

“Yes.”

Harry is furious, “You should have told me!”

“No. I showed you what you needed to know. You chose to take everything at face value. You were already prejudiced against Slytherin and you based your choice on that. What I showed you just confirmed the biased opinion you already had. It’s not my fault you made the easy choice.”

“Would it really have been better?” Harry doesn’t believe it. “And you could have shown me what my uncle would do to me!”

“No. If I had shown you, you would not have believed me. You would have argued I was showing you those images to make you go to Slytherin.” The hat lands on Harry’s head, “Watch.”

Harry sees himself slowly making friends with Draco and others. He sees Snape removing him from his family and having them arrested. He sees Lucius and Sirius working together to find the horcruxes and removing Fudge as Minister. He sees Snape and himself destroying them and ending Voldemort before he takes form. He sees Sirius, Remus and Lucius expose Dumbledore and his supporters. He sees justice being done and Dumbledore receiving the Kiss. He sees himself getting married to Snape and having children. “There was no war?”

“No. There wasn’t. Voldemort was destroyed during your fourth year. You also never competed. Sirius never died. A lot of people never died.”

“Snape and me?” He has a hard time wrapping his head around that one.

“You are soulmates. Sometimes you find each other early, sometimes later. Sometimes never at all.”

Harry swallows hard, “What now?” He always thought Ginny was his soulmate but that were the potions talking.

“You make the best of your life. There is no second chance for you. Not in this life. You made the wrong choice and you have to live with it.”

Harry nods and leaves. He makes sure to expose everything. It creates a massive shitstorm but he is beyond caring. He doesn’t hold back and speaks honestly about what he went through. Mobs form and go after the people who destroyed Harry’s life. He sheds no tears when one after another they all die. He leaves the wizarding and settles into the muggle world. A year later, he gets revenge on his abusive muggle family. Their deaths are never linked to him. He used his magic to torture and kill them. He got revenge but he feels hollow. Empty. He refuses to see his children, they remind him of what their mother did. He refuses to see anyone from the magical world. They never did anything for him. As the years pass, he gets more and more depressed and one day, he takes his own life.

Chapter 45

Albus looked at the Potter account manager. “I am Mr Potter’s magical guardian and I want to take hold of his assets.” He handed him a contract, “I also want to file this. A marriage contract between Harry Potter and Ginerva Weasley. They are soulmates and the contract has been signed in blood by the respective parties.” He had everything ready and acted fast. No one was going to stop him.

The goblin knew this was a lie but Mr Dumbledore promised him a small fee if he overlooked this. “Very well.” He signed the papers handing the Potter fortune over to Mr Dumbledore. He read the marriage contract, he could detect a glamor on it. A voice warned him not to sign it but he did anyway. As soon as the ink dried a scream tore from his mouth. He felt magic attack him and judge him harshly. He watched on in horror as Mr Dumbledore’s magic broke free of him, killing him. The last thing he saw was a blinding light before his life left him.

Griphook arrived, having heard the scream. He looked at the dead bodies, then at the contract. “Fools.” The contract said it was the marriage between a soul mated pair but Harry Potter’s soulmate was not the Weasley girl.

“Fate intervened and punished them.” Ragnuk grunts, “We need to inform the Minister. They need to check if the other parties were punished as well.” He picked up the dead goblin’s ring, “Inform his clan. They need to know their family member disgraced himself and brought shame upon them. He should have known better than to betray our vows.”

“They were punished. I can feel the magic still in the air.” Griphook made the call and three hours later, he was talking to Kingsley Shakelbolt, “Where is the Minister?”

Kingsley ran a hand over his tired face, “Dead. Along with Arthur, Molly and Ginerva Weasley. Fudge handed Potter’s guardianship over to Dumbledore even though he knew Dumbledore wasn’t Potter’s guardian. He was punished for this. The Weasley’s are dead because they signed the contract. But the baby, she couldn’t have signed it, she was only three months old.”

“Must have been a preventive measure from Fate.” Griphook showed him the contract, “The boy would have been a slave. And she would have owned him.”

He read it and cursed, “Even I know you don’t make soulmate contracts. And soulmates have a mark. What happens now?”

“We tracked down Mr Potter and removed him from his abusive family. The boy’s only been with them for three weeks and already shows bruising and broken bones. We also called you here because Sirius Black is innocent. Peter Pettigrew is alive. If he was dead, his vault would be closed down.” Griphook grunted, “If he is in his animagus form it will be difficult. He turns into a rat.”

“There was a dead rat at the Burrow.” Kingsley rushed back and cast a revealing spell. Peter Pettigrew was dead. He launched and investigation and was mad when he found out the truth. He led the charge and several Ministry people were fired and arrested, including Barty Crouch, Alastor Moody. Sirius Black was exonerated and awarded custody of Harry Potter. People raged when they learned what Dumbledore and the Weasley tried to do to Potter. The other Weasley children were taken in by Muriel Prewett. He was elected the new Minister and his first objective was to re-try several Death Eaters by using veritaserum. Lucius Malfoy who was able to get off with a slap on the wrist was sentenced to life in Azkaban. Others received the Dementor’s Kiss for their crimes. He still thought there was something else that they needed to take care of.ö He got his answers a week later when he was at Grimmauld Place.

Sirius was glaring at Snape, “What do you want?”

“Potter’s scar is a horcrux. You need to go to the goblins to have it removed.” Severus loathed the man, “There are other horcruxes he made. They need to be destroyed or he will be back and go after your godson.” He looked at Kingsley, “Horace Slughorn.” He handed him a note, “He is aware of who Voldemort is and has been keeping quiet.”

“How do you know all this?” Sirius was suspicious, “He tell you when you were in his bed?” He never believed Snape changed sides.

Severus rolled his eyes, “I never shared his bed. No one did. Those appeared in the Great Hall. I was chosen to come here since I am a former Death Eater and can make sense of this. And do not worry your little flea ridden head. We, that is Pomona, Filius and me, destroyed the diary, diadem, the cup and the ring. They also appeared in the Great Hall. You only need to retrieve the locket and get Potter to Gringotts.”

Kingsley read the note, “Fate must have done this after Dumbledore’s death. Evidence has been appearing where there previously was none.”

“One more thing, Minerva is dead. Fate punished her for letting Albus place Potter with his family.” Severus sneered, “A memory of the night when they placed the boy there played on a loop over her dead body. She knew how abhorrent they were and did nothing. Not once checked up on the boy.”

He was glad Minerva was dead or he would have done her in herself. “Wait here.” Sirius asked Kreacher to get the locket and leave with Snape. He took Harry to Gringotts where the horcrux was removed. He made sure to teach his godson everything he knew. He also made sure to tell him not to trust Slytherins. That they were bad people and that the worst was Snape. To his utter horror Harry was sorted into Slytherin and made friends with Draco Malfoy. He demanded answers from his godson.

Harry was frowning, “You also told me to keep an open mind. I did that. And not all Slytherins are bad.” He didn’t understand his godfather. Why was he so against Harry being friends with Draco and Pansy? “I am happy. Isn’t that enough?” He never let Sirius influence him when it came to his friends, nor his love life later on. Then again, he never told his godfather until after he was married what he’d been together with Snape for years.

“WHAT?” Sirius could not believe his ears. “Are you telling me that you married Snivellus?” The bastard did something to Harry.

“Yes.” Harry knew this was coming. He didn’t fight when Sirius dragged him to Gringotts only for his test to come up clean. “We’ve been dating since I left Hogwarts. I’ve been in love with him since I was fifteen. He also had feelings for me but we both decided to wait until I graduated.” Not that they couldn’t have dated.

“I am going to kill him!” Sirius marched into Hogwarts demanding where Snape was. To his surprise he was told that Snape quit his job years ago. When he returned to his home, he found Harry gone. He complained to Kingsley, “Harry should not be with Snivellus. He is just using Harry to get back at James. He doesn’t love Harry.”

“They are soulmates.” Kingsley was told this information when he married them. He even saw their mark. “And you are lucky that you are not back in Azkaban. Severus could have pressed charges against you for the attempted murder in your fifth year at Hogwarts.”

Sirius had forgotten about that, “Why didn’t he?”

“Because of Harry. But Harry knows what you did.” Kingsley was appalled when he realised that Albus swept this under the rug too. “And because Severus doesn’t think you are worth the time and money.”

“Remus never forgave me.” His once best friend broke off their friendship when he learned the truth about that night at Hogwarts. He hasn’t seen him in over a decade, “You wouldn’t happen to know where he is?” He missed his best friend. He had no one.

Kingsley knew but elected not to tell Sirius. Remus was happily married to Draco and living in France. “Write to him.”

Sirius did and when he met Remus he immediately put his foot into his mouth when he accused Remus of betraying him by marrying Draco. “How could you?”

“Draco is my soulmate.” Remus sighed when Sirius ranted about how evil Slytherins and Malfoys are. “Sirius, Draco is nothing like his father. Severus’ changed and if you think about, the real Dark Lord in all this was Dumbledore and he was a Gryffindor.”

Sirius growled and made more accusations and watched Remus leave. He complained to anyone who would listen and soon people called him crazy. No one took his ramblings seriously and one day, he was locked into a room at St. Mungos.

“He has Black Madness.” A healer informed Kingsley, “There is no cure.”

Kingsley sighed sadly, “I’ll tell Harry.”

Harry buried his godfather, “I hope you find some peace.” He turned around and walked into his husband’s arms, “What do you think would have happened if Fate hadn’t intervened?”

“I believe we would have found our way to each other regardless.” Severus kissed his husband, “Let’s go home.”

Chapter 46

Luna was sitting at her kitchen table, she opened the letter from her dear friend.

“Dear Luna,

The war is over but there is no peace for me. Voldemort is dead but I find no joy in it. You are the only person who knows that Severus and I were together. We never made any plans for the future because we both knew we could die. But it didn’t stop me from dreaming of a future where we could get married and have children. But Severus died and a part of me died with him. His death haunts me. His last words to me were that he is sorry and that he loves me. I love him so much and it just hurts. So much. I get up and I call for him only to realise that he is gone. When I drink coffee I think of him. When I see a potion I think of him. I can no longer stay here. The wizarding world took so much from me and now they demand even more. I just can’t bear it anymore. Everyone is grieving but they expect me to just get up and continue to be their savior. They get mad when I want to mourn those we lost. The worst part is, Hermione and Miss Weasley have already mapped my life out for me. Never once asking if this is what I want. I am no longer dancing to their tune and I am sure as hell not going to marry Ginny. Before I go into another rant, I want to say thank you. For everything. Your support meant everything to me and that is why I named you as my heir. You will get everything. I just took some money to live comfortably in the muggle world. The rest is for you. I wish you all the happiness in the world and maybe, we will see each other again one day.

Yours, Harry Potter Snape

Luna cried, she had hoped Harry would stay but she understands why he left. The rest of the wizarding world would not be that understanding. She was glad that Harry left and wasn’t there to see everyone vilify Severus and later him for leaving. She wished she could show him the memory of the Weasleys finding out they would get no part of the Potter fortune. She married, had children and often wondered if Harry found some happiness after Severus’ death. She never got her answer. She only saw Harry again when she identified his body decades after the War ended. She heard from acquaintances that Harry was a recluse but friendly. When she packed up his things she found the only picture that existed of Harry and Severus. She wished they could have gotten a chance of a happy future but Fate was not on their side. She could only hope they are reunited in the afterlife and finally happy.

Chapter 47

Ginny walked confidently into Gringotts. In a few minutes all of her dreams would come true. Her dear husband was dead and it was time for her to take control over the Potter fortune. The only downside was, he died before she fell pregnant. It would have been better if she was carrying a Potter heir. She tapped her foot on the floor, “I want to talk to the Potter account manager.”

“Follow me.” The goblin led her to an office, “Wait here.”

She looked around the office, intimidated by all the weapons on the wall. She saw another goblin enter. “I am Lady Potter. I want to take charge of my husband’s vaults.” Soon she could show all those who looked down on her how much better she was.

“Mr Potter never claimed his lordship. You are not Lady Potter.” Ragnuk grunted, “No one has claimed the Potter lordship since Fleamont Potter died.”

“I still want to take over my husband’s vaults.” She could live without some stupid title as long as she got the money and jewelry. “I want to see the vaults.”

Ragnuk grunted and had her follow him. He led her to the Potter vault and opened it.

Ginny dreamed of all the gold she would find but instead she let out a scream. “Where is all the money?” Inside was just one knut and nothing more. “Take me to the other vaults!”

“That is all that is left to the Potter name There are no other vaults.” They headed back, “Mr Potter sold everything off before his death. And he donated all his money to various charities.”

Ginny could not believe her ears. It was all for nothing. “What about Grimmauld Place?” She could spruce the place up.

“That went back to the Black family along with everything else. Draco Malfoy inherited everything, properties, items and money.” Ragnuk was going to make sure this gold digger would pay.

“WHAT?” Ginny was mad. She worked on Harry for over two years at Hogwarts only for him to disappear. They finally found him and immediately started getting him under her control and forcing him to marry her. And now she is left with nothing. She marched home and complained to her mother. “Even the jewelry he gave me is gone!” It was the first thing she did, force him to retrieve his mother’s jewelry and give it to her.

“I am so sorry my dear,” Molly wanted nothing more to kill the Potter boy again. How dare that boy leave her girl with nothing? They worked hard to get him to marry her!

Ginny is crying, “Why mummy? What went wrong?” She never would have slept with Harry if it wasn’t for all his wealth. She hated him.

Molly consoled her daughter, “I do not know.” They were so careful and never told anyone about their plans. Over the next few days, they both tried to get into the Potter home at Godric’s Hollow but were refused at every turn. The boy sold the property to the Ministry. Molly began to understand that somehow Harry found out their plan. It was a month later when she got her answer. There was a knock on the door, “Yes?” She had no idea who these people were.

“I am Alfrid Garcy. I am Mr Potter’s attorney.” The man pointed to a woman to his right, “This is Lucille Blake, she is a member of the ICW, specialising in line theft.”

A tall man showed her a warrant, “And I am Hiromu Takeshita, I work for the goblins. Molly Weasley, you are under arrest for the murder of Harry Potter, theft, attempted line theft and that is just for starters.” He put the cuffs on her, “Your daughter was arrested this morning in Diagon Alley.”

Molly was shocked. She finally found her voice. “How dare you! I did no such thing!” She was put in the same room as her daughter. She rushed to her and hugged her. “Did they hurt you?”

“No.” Ginny glared at the man, “I will have your job for this.”

He chuckled, “Good luck on that. You are lucky if you go to Azkaban.” Takeshita presented all the evidence. “We have Mr Potter’s inheritance test. You can clearly see all the potions you two have been feeding him.” He shows them video surveillance, “And this is you, Mrs Weasley, kidnapping Harry from his home in Japan. It was a week later that he married your daughter and a month after that he was dead.”

“Mr Potter had a vasectomy, that means he could not have children. You never would have gotten a Potter heir. Mr Potter was aware of your plans and made plans of his own. He made sure should you get to him, you would be left with nothing.”

Mme Bones entered, “We also arrested Hermione Granger for breaking into confidential records.” She shows them what she found, “But she was under the imperious curse and we know that it was you, Molly, who cast it. Miss Granger is going to press charges against you.” She sat down, “That means life in Azkaban for you.” She looked at Ginny, “Now you, on the other hand, never cast an Unforgivable but what you did is far worse.”

“Ineed, we have a controlling potion. Fertility potion, submissive potion, love and lust potion catered to you, and so much more. You basically made Mr Potter your slave.” Mr Takeshita smirked, “The goblins want your head.”

Ginny screeched, “No! You can’t do this to me! I did nothing wrong! I am owed to be Lady Potter!”

“No, you were not. You thought you could steal what you wanted and you killed for what you thought you were owed.” Blake showed her a list of her offenses, “Miss Weasley, you are done.”

“How?” Ginny whined, “How did he know?” Where did they make a mistake?

Mr Garcy showed her a letter, “This was written by Albus Dumbledore. He overheard you two talking and informed Mr Potter. I forwarded this letter to Mr Potter after Mr Dumbledore’s death. I was the one who helped him set up a new life.”

“Not that Mr Potter would have lived much longer. He was suffering from the death of his mate.” Mr Takeshita looked grave, “At least we can take solace that they are now reunited.”

Molly growled, “That Death Eater was not Harry’s mate! Voldemort did the world a favor when he killed that man.”

Mme Bones shook her head, “Take them away.” Two days later a statement was released in the Daily Prophet. Molly Weasley was sentenced to life in Azkaban and Ginny Weasley was sentenced to life in the goblin mines.

Chapter 48

Harry is celebrating his hundred and one birthday. He is surrounded by his family and loved ones. His upbringing has been hard and his life has been filled with tragedy and hardship but he had his friends, found family and later his own family to stand by his side. He looks at his wife, Ginny, and his children, James, Albus and Lily, and their families. His life has been good even if he had to face a madman to achieve it. After so much fighting he finally retired over two decades ago. He closes his eyes and hears some beeping. He frowns as the beeping gets louder. He opens his eyes again and smiles at his wife, telling her he is fine. He looks around and suddenly sees a dark cloud around several people. His wife, his best friend and brother-in-law, his mother-in-law. He frowns when he looks at his children and sees their features change. He shakes his head, maybe he stayed up too late? He accepts the cup his wife gives him and when he looks down it looks black. He shakes the weird feeling off and drinks it. He feels better, happier. Later that night, he goes to bed and the beeping gets louder again. He falls asleep wondering if he is finally going mad. The next morning he blinks his eyes open and is looking at a white ceiling.

“Mr Potter. It’s good to see you finally awake.”

Harry is confused. He is looking at a nurse? He looks around and realises he is in a hospital room. His throat is dry and he realises he is connected to several machines. This is the beeping he heard.

“I know you must be confused. You’ve been in a coma for over a year.” The nurse hands him some water, “The police will want to talk to you.”

Harry wonders if this is some sick joke. His voice is raspy, “Where am I?”

“You are at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.”

He looks down at his hands and they are not wrinkly and old. He has no beard and his hair is short. He closes his eyes and a tear escapes him. He is back in his young body. His wife and children must be worried about it. Two hours later, two coppers are asking him some questions. “I don’t remember anything.” Everything is fuzzy.

“The doctor told us that can happen. But you will be happy to know that your aunt and uncle are in jail for trying to kill you. They were caught on several security cameras.”

“Mr Potter, you are lucky to be alive. You suffered severe brain damage and your heart stopped beating a few times.” The doctor makes sure the police don't upset the seven year old child. “By some miracle your brain is fully healed.”

“Oh.” Harry remembers the beatings, “Did I sleep in a cupboard under the stairs?”

“Yes.”

Harry answers more questions and later tells his doctor about the life he thought he lived. “It was so real.”

“Sadly magic is not real or we could have healed you in a matter of days.” The doctor pats his leg, “The brain is funny. It makes up stories to comfort us and to make it easier.”

The more days pass, the more Harry remembers. His relatives threw him out of a car and then ran over him. The breaks he suffered mended while he was in a coma. His parents really did die in a car accident. They were hit by a drunk driver named Albus Dumbledore. A month later Harry is released from the hospital and put into foster care. A year later, he gets adopted by the Gaunt family. Harry at first was scared of his foster father since he looked a lot like Voldemort but the man was nothing like Voldemort. Tom Gaunt is a loving father and Harry can go to him with everything. He came out to his father first then he told his mother Andrea and sister Demi. They move to the US and there he makes fast friends with the twins Narcissa and Bellatrix Black. They are not the only people Harry meets who remind him of people from his dream. Their father is Sirius Black. When he attends Harvard, he meets Hermione and her husband Ronald. They are not like the friends from his dream. They are mean and condescending, bullies. He also meets Ginny who treats him like dirt until she finds out he is rich and then he can’t get rid of her.

“She is a gold digger.”

Harry is startled. He recognises that voice. He is looking at a man only a few years older than him. He looks so much like Professor Snape, except the hair is shorter. “My father told me to take out a restraining order.” He holds out his hand, “I am Harry Gaunt.”

“Sven Prince.” He shakes the hand a jolt of electricity runs through him, “I would not worry about a restraining order. Ginny will soon be dealt with.”

Harry has felt it too, “Oh?”

“Hmm,” Sven looks into Harry’s green eyes, “Want to get some coffee?”

“Yes.” Harry and Sven start to date. A month later Ginny is arrested for drug possession and distribution. After a year of dating they get married. Five years later, they adopt a set of twins, Luna and Penelope. Harry has told his husband about his dream, the world he thought was real. “It’s weird that I met almost everyone from my dream. Some have different names, in the dream I had, Luc was called Lucius and he named his son Draco. Here Draco is called David.”

“And I was a spy.” Sven wraps his arms around Harry, “I am glad this is real because I have you and the kids.”

“Me too.” He leans back against his husband’s chest, “I was never this happy in my dream.” Later that night, they are lying in bed, “I think the dark cloud I saw was a warning. In this world everyone with a dark cloud is a criminal.”

“I think they were in your world too but you never realised it.” Sven kisses his husband, “Night babe.” They fall fast asleep.

Death is hovering above them, “Sleep well Harry.”

Chapter 49

“Harry?”

“Yes Sev?”

“You know I lo..”

“Don’t. You don’t have to say it now. I know.”

“But I never told you.”

“But you showed me. You know the saying actions speak louder than words? Your actions spoke loudly.”

“You never resented me for not telling you?”

“No. I knew you wanted to say them but had trouble.”

“Do you regret that we never had children?”

“No. We were both messed up by the war and to be honest, raising children would have been too much work. And we were barely functioning on our own.”

“I still feel as if I robbed you of a better life.”

“No. You gave me the life I wanted. It’s not your fault that my friends turned their back on me when they found out we were dating. I don’t think I ever told you but you were right. They wanted to live off my money and fame.”

“You never did confirm my suspicions. You did find new friends once we moved.”

“They were better friends than Ron and Hermione ever were.”

“I miss our cat.”

“Maybe we can find her? I mean we should be able to visit everyone who’s passed.”

“I don’t know if there is a pet afterlife.”

“We can find out. We’ve only been dead for ten minutes.”

“Let’s explore.”

“Right. How do we get to our home?”

“I have no idea.”

“Hello?”

“Oh, there is a door.”

“Our cottage! I was hoping it would be here.”

“Look, there is Catfood.”

“I still can’t believe you named him like that.”

“I was drunk.”

“No, you were not. You never drank.”

“Just like you. I am glad we have a TV. I want to rewatch Golden Girls.”

“I want to watch porn and fuck you at the same time.”

“You can fuck me whenever. There is nothing we haven’t done.”

“I am just glad we are solid and not ghosts. Can’t wait to have you inside me again.”

“It’s not like we have anywhere to be, Harry.”

“You read my mind.”

“Meow”

“Someone wants our attention first.”

“Meow.”

“Let’s play with him then we will christen this place.”

“Meow.”

Chapter 50

Peter is munching on some cheese when his ears perk up. He moves closer and listens in. He can’t believe what he is hearing. He needs to do something. He is many things but his mother would have his hide if he let them get away with this. He runs away and goes to the only person who can help him.

“Reveal yourself.” Lucius takes out his wand. “Now.”a

Peter transforms into himself. “Don’t kill me.” He holds up his hands in surrender, “I just overheard something that made me break my cover.”

Lucius keeps his wand up, “And what would that be?”

“It’s about the Potter boy.” Peter tells him what he overheard, “You see why I had to come here.”

“I do.” Lucius puts his wand down. “You heard all that?”

“Yes.” Severus shows himself, “We need to get Black out of Azkaban. He is the best option to get Potter away from his family and give him some protection.”

Peter cowers, “Snape.”

“Rat.” Severus sneers at him, “Why don’t you go back and keep spying.” Peter changes into his rat form and leaves. Severus pinches the bridge of his nose, “I am going to check on the boy.” He returns two hours later, furious. “They are starving and beating him! I left some food for him.” He is pacing, “He is sleeping in a broom cupboard!” He is going to kill the muggles.

Lucius hands him a firewhiskey, “I will get Black out of Azkaban.” With his connections and influence, he gets Black released a week later.

Sirius is looking at Lucius and Severus, “You got me out. Why?” He spent the past three years in Azkaban looking for a way to escape.

“It’s about your godson, Harry.” Severus tells him what they found out, “You need to get him away from there and then you will need to take precautions.”

“Petunia?” Sirius is seething, “Albus knew Harry was not to go to them.” Sirius starts to demand answers. With him still being Lord Black and being backed silently by Lord Malfoy and Lord Prince, and wasn’t that a surprise, he finally gets the wills unsealed. “Where is Harry? He is clearly not with any of those people.”

“Certainly not. I would know if I had a second child in my home.” Lucius was surprised to find out that he and his wife were named as people who could take custody of Harry. “We demand answers!”

Albus is not happy. He holds up a placating hand, “Harry is safe. That is all that matters. I did it to protect the boy.”

“You didn’t.” Sirius growls, “Tell me you did not put Harry with Petunia and her husband. They hate magic and would rather beat the magic out of him than love him.” He looks at Mme Bones and Fudge, “I want you two to come with me.” They apparate to Private Drive. He knocks on the door and no one answers, “Hello.” He looks around the house when he hears crying. He knocks on the door again, yelling, “Open up.” A few minutes later, the police arrive. “I have reason to believe my godson is held inside that house.”

“On what grounds?”

Sirius casts a quick spell, they can all hear whimpering now. “I was falsely imprisoned and he was placed here. Against his parents’ last wishes.”

A copper breaks down the door when the whimpering and crying gets louder. He follows the noise and opens the cupboard door. “Call an ambulance.” He removes a black and blue child, “You are safe.”

Fudge and Amelia are looking at the broken boy, “What happened?” Fudge will make Albus pay for this. The man told everyone Harry was safe. He checks for a protective ward but finds nothing. He whispers to Amelia, “They left him one glass of water and one moldy bread.”

“Arabella Figg lives here, she is a squib. I am going to talk to her.” Amelia quietly leaves.

A neighbor arrives, “They went on a vacation five days ago. They will be back in a week.” She is curious, “Oh this must be the freak Petunia told me about.”

“He is not a freak! He is just a child.” Sirius enters her mind, “You knew about the abuse and did not speak up!”

“She told me he is a problem child. A little strictness never hurt anyone.”

Sirius will make sure that woman will face some consequences for turning a blind eye. He follows them to the hospital and three days later, he can take Harry home. He takes him to Malfoy Manor. “One more day and he would have died.”

“Albus will weasel his way out of this.” Severus scans the boy, “Black,” he shows him what he found, “Did the muggles check for this.”

“Yes. They still found semen inside him.” Sirius wants to kill Vernon, “Can you tell how long?”

Severus casts another spell, “A year..” He runs his hand through Harry’s hair, “Black, you need to take him to Gringotts.” He will aid Black in killing Vernon.

“I was planning to.” Sirius looks at Snape, “You know something.” A day later, he finds out what. “Albus removed the spell Lily placed on Harry that would prevent him to be raped?”

“Yes. Lily asked me about it once. I told her it was not exactly legal but she wanted him to be protected.” Severus is looking at the results, “Albus would have needed time to cast those all on him.”

“He visited them a week before they died.” Sirius is worried, Harry has spoken very little since they removed him. His godson seems more comfortable with Narcissa than anyone else. “What about his scar?”

The goblin scans it, “It’s a glamor. It will be gone once we give him a purge.”

Severus explains to Harry what is going to happen. “You might feel some tingling and it might hurt.”

“Bad?” Harry is happy to be away from his relatives but he doesn’t trust these men. He only trusts the nice lady.

“I don’t know.” Severus helps him up, “We will be here.”

Sirius takes him home after the purge, “What do you want to eat?”

Harry shrugs, “I don’t know.”

“Do you want pizza?”

“I am a freak. I am not allowed to eat pizza.” He hangs his head, “Bread will be enough.”

Sirius fights back tears, “Harry, you can eat whatever you want. You are not a freak.” He orders pizza and is glad when Harry seems to enjoy it. A few months later, he is supporting Harry at the Dursley’s trials. “I know it is hard but I am here.”

Harry tells his story, crying the whole time. “It hurt so much. He said it was my punishment for being a burden and a freak.” He is exhausted once he is done. He walks over to Narcissa, “Up please.”

Narcissa picks him up and rubs his back, “You did so good.” She kisses his temple, “You were so brave.” She puts him to bed later that night, “Will Dumbledore face any consequences?”

“No. He told everyone he had no idea that Petunia was only Lily’s adopted sister. We can’t prove that Albus removed the spell from Harry just like we can’t prove that Albus put the spells on Harry but he is the only one who could have done it. The only thing we can prove is the loyalty potion to him but that won’t get us far.” Lucius sighs, “His name took a hit but nothing more. He was removed as Chief Warlock and I am sure he will lose his position as Supreme Mugwump as well.”

Sirius closes his eyes, “Have you heard more from Peter?” He still wants to kill the rat for betraying Lily and James. “Why did Peter join?”

“Because he thought Voldemort was going to win the war. He wanted to be on the winning side and selling out the Potters was his way in.” Lucius frowns, “Why did they not stay at Potter Manor?”

“Albus convinced them it was better.” Sirius trails off, “Son of a bitch. He wanted them to die. He knew James wasn’t parting from his fortune. Albus asked more than once for James to support the Order with money. He refused. Having Harry growing up unaware of everything would make it easy to manipulate him.”

Narcissa hands out some tea, “We still need to find a way to stop them from trapping Harry into a marriage to the young Weasley child.”

“I am going to send Harry to Ilvermorny. I plan on moving to the US next year. I don’t want him near Albus and them.” Sirius looks down at his cup, “I also put everything into a high security vault. No one can touch the money.”

Lucius and Narcissa have a silent conversation. Lucius nods, “We will send Draco with Harry to Ilvermorney. I think we have properties in the US too.” Over the next few weeks he talks to his friends and they all agree to send their children to Ilvermorney.

Severus has handed in his notice, he too will be moving to the US. Albus was not happy but there was nothing he could do. Several months later, he has opened his potions shop. He is serving a customer when he sees Black. “Yes?”

He waits until the customer is gone. “I know why I can’t reach Remus. He’s dead.” Sirius leans against the counter, “He died from an infection.” He shakes his head, “You know I thought he was the traitor. Never got to apologize.”

“I am sorry for your loss.” He closes his shop, “How is Harry?”

“Slowly coming out of his shell. He’s still shy around men and more comfortable with women.” Sirius gives him a sad smile, “Sometimes he is scared of me and only Narcissa can touch him.”

“Give him time.” Severus sees Harry once a month and over time he sees the boy grow stronger. He is surprised when Harry approaches him one day wanting him to teach him potions. A friendship develops and he gets pretty good at reading the child. “Something is bothering you.”

Harry bites his lip and breaks down crying. He launches himself at Severus, “Mandy is mean. She is hitting me. She tells me once she marries Siri she will get rid of me.”

Severus consoles the child and examines the bruises. “Did you tell Sirius?”

“I did. But Mandy lied to him and Siri said that I needed to be punished.” Harry cries, “I don’t want to go home. Want to stay with Cissy or you.”

“Shh.” Severus puts Harry to sleep and calls Black. He tells him what Harry told him and shows him the bruises. “Get rid of your girlfriend or I will.”

“I had no idea.” Sirius feels like shit, “I know Mandy and Harry don’t get along but I never thought it was this bad.” He breaks up with her but the trust between him and Harry is broken. He agrees that it would be best if Harry stayed with the Malfoys. With a heavy heart Sirius realises that Harry was never happy with him. He sees his godson flourish and smile more often. They reach an understanding before Harry goes to Ilvermorny. He ignores the letter he gets from Dumbledore, demanding why Harry was not attending Hogwarts. When Harry is thirteen they visit Britain and run into Dumbledore. They later sit down and explain to Harry who Dumbledore is.

“So he is the reason I was raped by my uncle and beaten by my aunt?” Harry still sometimes has nightmares. He knows that Sev and Sirius killed his uncle and aunt two years ago.

“Yes.” Severus puts a hand on his shoulder, “We can’t prove it though.”

“And he expects me to fight Voldemort once he is back?” Harry huffs, “Fat chance.”

Severus rolls up his sleeve, “Voldemort is dead. My mark disappeared when you were eight. He is dead. The goblins confirmed it but Dumbledore won’t believe it.” They have no idea what happened to Voldemort but he is gone.

“What else?” Harry knows there is more.

“Dumbledore and Molly Weasley are planning on you marrying Ginny Weasley so they can get your money.” Sirius sighs, “Fortunately for you, no marriage contract can be filed until both parties are seventeen. Meaning as soon as she turns seventeen, they would file a contract and force you to marry her.”

“How? I would never sign a contract.” Harry frowns, “There is something you are not telling me.”

“Your father signed it. We already asked Lady Magic to judge it and sadly it is valid.” Lucius explains, “It is valid and you would lose your magic should you not honor it.”

“What can I do? I am not going to marry someone I don’t know.” Harry is not ready to tell them that he is gay.

“You would need to marry before the contract is filed and activated.”

“Oh.” Harry is too young to get married and he puts it out of his mind until he is seventeen. He has made his choice and hopes the other party agrees. “Sev?”

Severus is surprised to see Harry, the last time they saw each other was on Christmas when Harry drunkenly kissed him. “Harry. What brings you here?”

He pushes a box across the counter, “I am in love with you and want to marry you.”

“Harry,” he pushes the box back, “I am sorry but I’ve been dating someone for the past four months.”

“Oh.” Tears springs to his eyes and Harry takes the box and leaves. He travels and dates a few people but finds no one to marry. His heart still belongs to Severus. He returns home a day before the contract can be filed. He is in his room, murmuring, “Can’t marry me if I am dead.”

“Or you could marry me.”

Harry turns around, “Sev?”

Severus enters the room, “I’ve been trying to contact you for months. My relationship ended two weeks after you left.” He takes Harry’s hand in his, “To be honest, I only dated her because I wanted to distract myself from my feelings for you. I am twenty years older than you and didn’t think I was the right choice for you. I thought you just had some teenage crush on me that would pass. When you wrote to your mother that you might have found someone I was crushed. I thought I had missed my chance.”

Harry doesn’t want to get his hopes up. “What are you saying?” He frowns, “I never wrote them, I found someone.”

“I love you,” Severus gets down on one knee, opening a small box, “Will you marry me?” Narcissa must have lied to him to bring him to his senses and act.

“Yes.” Harry kisses him and later that evening they are married. They are lying in bed, “What do you think will happen tomorrow?”

Severus pulls Harry’s naked body closer to his, “I have no idea. But they will be in for a surprise.” He is glad everything worked out and that Harry is his now.

Albus, Molly and Ginny are at Gringotts. They are ready to file the marriage contract and get control over Harry. Albus’ eyes twinkle as he hands over the contract to the goblin, “I want to file this.”

The goblin reads it over and signs it. He grunts, “I am sorry but Mr Potter is already married. I can’t file this.”

“Excuse me? What do you mean he is already married?” Albus demands answers, “Who is he married to?” He will simply kill that person.

“We don’t know. Mr Potter is no longer a client with us.” Losing some of the most wealthy families was a huge blow to Gringotts. They are lucky it never got out that some goblins broke their oaths. They are also lucky Mr Potter never brought charges against them.

They leave Gringotts, disgruntled. “We need to find the boy and make him divorce whoever he married.” Ginny wants that money!

“And we still need him to fight Voldemort.” Albus sadly has no idea where Potter is. “I will ask my contacts.”

Peter is back with more grave news. “They hired a hitwizard to kill Sirius Black and Harry’s spouse. Molly has been brewing potions for Harry. Love potion, controlling potion, you name it.”

“We kill them.” Severus kisses his husband, “They won’t stop otherwise.”

Harry nods, “Don’t be caught.”

“I won’t.” Severus and Sirius make plans on how best to kill them. “I say we use poison. Nature has many natural poisons that are hard to detect.”

Sirius nods, “What about Albus? Killing him will be harder.” He never thought he would get along with Snape but he does.

“I have a plan for that. I know where Albus buys his lemon drops.” Severus will lace them with a hallucinogen. He finds out that Ginny Weasley is allergic to bees and makes sure she gets stung by one when no one is around to help her. He makes sure Molly suffers a potions accident, revealing all her shady potions in the process. It only took him a week to kill the two women.

Harry kisses the back of his neck, “Dumbledore?”

“He will be driven to madness and take his own life.” Severus is right and a month later, Albus’ suicide is reported.

“Can I kill Peter now?” Sirius has been waiting for this for the past two decades.

“Yes. He is no longer useful to us now.” Lucius hands Sirius a portkey, “This is where he is hiding.”

Sirius activates it and lands in a cottage. He waits for Peter to get back and strangles him. “This is for Lily and James.” He gets rid of the body and returns to his home. A year later he finally finds the right girl for him and he marries her. They never have children but he is fine with that. He loves being an uncle to Harry and Snape’ children. “You know James is mostly fuming in his grave.”

Severus raises an eyebrow, “Because I am married to Harry?”

“Yes. Lily would just be happy for both of you.” Sirius wonders how life would have turned out if Peter hadn’t overheard Molly and Albus plotting to kill Harry and steal all of his fortune.