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Deeply Wounded	By : SnapesOnlyOne Category: HP Canon Characters paired with Original Characters > Het - Male/Female Views: 2044 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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We sit by the fire silently for a few hours, no words exchanged just silence. I stroke Marietta's hair gently until she falls asleep.
“I know you must be mad at me Severus, but I couldn't leave her there”
Severus nods but says nothing as Astra appears beside me.
“Let me take her for the night so you two can talk” she whispers “you must love him to put yourself through this. Lucius is going to be furious you know”
“Yea well the feeling is mutual, I have no respect left for him after today” I spit back as Astra picks up the sleeping girl from my arms.
“What have I done to make you angry now?” Comes Lucius voice from the doorway, having come through Astra's floo.
I watch as he stares at the child in Astra's arms and then looks to Severus questioningly.
“Celestia took it upon herself today, to make things right with Marsela Osgot and Serenity Vargal. Miss Osgot requested money, which Celestia has agreed to pay. Miss Vargal however, sent Celestia back with her.” He pauses pointing at Marietta. “ She's mine and was unwanted and neglected, so Celestia brought her here”
“A muggle child?” Lucius remarks disgusted
“She's a witch Lucius, and what if she had been yours?”
“It would never happen, I'm smart enough to cast contraceptive spells” Lucius sneers
“I'm so glad you keep to your high standards when you rape defenceless woman while your wife lays at home in her warm bed, you must be proud of yourself. You should have a medal for conducting yourself so respectably.” I spit.
Lucius stops dead and stares me in the eyes, searching me before he steps forward and reaches out stroking my cheek gently. I cringe as he touches me. He steps forward kissing my forehead and I back away.
“I am sorry this is causing you pain, things have changed since then”
“Yet you still defend your actions, which shows you have no remorse” I respond coldly.
“You don't know the first thing of what I feel Celestia, you have not granted me the respect of getting to know me at all”
“Even if I had, I'm sure I would see the same thing”
“I am not without guilt Celestia”
“Do you feel guilt for the muggles you killed and tortured? The women whose lives you've ruined? Or do you only feel guilt that your wife and son suffered for your ideals?”
Lucius stands quietly staring at me.
“That's exactly what I figured. This pureblood stuff is nothing but bullshit! If the magic dies with un pure families as you chose to believe, then tell me how is it that there are remarkable witches and wizards born to muggles everyday! Magic created from people who had none themselves, new magic! It doesn't die, magic manifests where it does, there have been squibs born to pureblood families, you know what a bloody squib is! It's a muggle born into a wizarding family! Tell me what causes that?”
“I don’t—“
“I know you don't, you spit hate out of sheer ignorance! You know nothing about the world outside of your own perfect life, you've never lived outside of your beautiful lie. I refuse to live inside that box, that hatred is horrid and that alone is what makes the wizarding world so merlin damn primeval. I will not condemn anyone but those who deserve to be condemned, like you Lucius.”
Narcissa appears in the door with a concerned look on her pale face, she watches as Lucius drops into the last vacant seat and stares at the child in Astra's arms again.
“And you” I start, turning to Narcissa “you are the head of the black family now, the only remaining good standing member of the house of Black. No one to tell you what to do yet you still keep your sister and her family cast out like vermin, you turn on your own blood for running away with a man she loved yet you allow me to do the exact same thing without repercussions, tell me how that makes sense?” I snarl and Narcissa looks taken aback.
Astra leaves the room with Marietta and I feel more bubbling to the surface, it keeps spilling on and on until Severus grabs me by the waist and pulls me into his lap trying to quiet me. But the words won't stop. Before I can register what is happening Severus has wrapped his cloak around me and his lips come down on mine as he gently thumbs my nipple through my blouse. He pulls back watching me, moving his hand to carefully and unbuttoning the top few buttons of my blouse and slipping his hand under the soft fabric and gently kneading my breast. I drop my head into the crook of his neck to keep from moaning out at his skilled movements.
“I love you witch but it is well time for you to shut your mouth for awhile” he comments dryly “I need a moment to speak for myself so please contain yourself” he finishes as he continues to knead my pale breast.
“The child is mine, whether or not I want it to be so. I have spent two years since the war repairing damage I have done and this is no different. The child was neglected or I am sure Celestia would have left her with her family. So now she is my responsibility and I do not take that lightly”
“You think the child isn't going to grow to hate you? One day she will ask, or one day someone will tell her. No one knows yet, but they will. You will have to file paperwork with the ministry to gain legal guardianship of her and they will ask questions. One day she will find out she was not wanted, that she was the product of a brutal rape and neglected for that same reason”
“And she will see that I have done everything in my power to fix my wrongs and to give her the best possible life. You didn't know about Celestia and Astra, but once you did you felt protective over them did you not?”
“I did and still do” Lucius whispers “less so for Celestia since I trust that you are taking good care of her, but Astra needs to slow herself down, she's a mess if you hadn't noticed”
“I have actually, talk to Molly Weasley, she has a bunch of boys, perhaps one of them would be interested in Astra”
“Perhaps, though I'd like to not resort to that family unless I have to”
“Weasley, like Ginny Weasley? The Gryffindor girl I taught, my first year here?”
Severus nods.
“Oh, she doesn't know any of your…friends?”
“I don't know that I consider them my friends”
“Are you not still a member of the order?”
“yes I suppose, though I haven't attended a meeting since the war, but this is not something I wish to discuss with you Lucius. Why are you here?”
“Astra asked me to come and speak to Celestia”
“About?” I ask confused
“I thought maybe instead of you dealing with Marsela, he could?” Astra adds reappearing in the room.
“What is it you need Celestia?” He asks coldly
“She went to see her today and the woman is in financial distress, Celestia has agreed to help her. But it's not her problem to fix father, I was hoping you might step in and take care of it instead of Celestia?”
Lucius sits for a moment before he nods and looks to me. “What does she need Celestia?”
“Money to live, she's about to be evicted. She has no job right now and is struggling”
“give her the flat in Ireland Lucius, it has been empty for twenty years, no one uses it. And enough money to get her through life comfortably” Narcissa Whispers and he nods again.
“what else can I do to show you I'm not the monster you think I am Celestia?”
“You worked at the ministry correct?”
“Yes, I used to”
“I need to get identification for Marietta, she has none”
“Did you leave it with the muggles?”
“No, she literally has none, born at home and never registered as a living being at all, there is no proof of birth, nothing”
“Merlin, that is going to be hell Celestia, The Ministry is not going to let you do anything, Severus will have to file all the paperwork, you have no legal claim to the child. Severus, do you not have ties with Kingsley Shacklebolt?”
“I do”
“My only advice is to see if he can pull strings, the court is not going to rule you fit to care for her when you raped her mother, and as the child is unwanted by the muggle they are more likely to move the child into an institution or as a ministry ward”
“I will request an audience with him and see what I can do”
“When is the next meeting Severus?”
“In a few days, I suppose I can speak to him then”
“Am I able to be in attendance? I'd like to meet the order”
“I will speak to Minerva and see what she thinks Celestia”
suddenly an ear shattering scream comes from down the hall and I launch off Severus lap and race to Marietta who sits in Astra's bed screaming with tears running down her face. Her eyes fall on me and she races to me, wrapping her tiny arms around me and crying. I lean down scooping her up and carrying her back to my room. By the time I get back she has settled a bit and she looks over all the people in the room.
“what happened little one?” Astra asks her gently.
“I had a bad dream, then you were gone” she sobs
“we’re right here love, we didn't leave you. Would you like a warm cup of tea?” I whisper resting my forehead on the top of her head.
“Yes please” she whispers between her ragged breaths. I lean down and hand her to Severus but she wails and desperately pulls away from him, moving quickly behind me and hiding there.
I see a pained look come over Severus Face before he stands and moves to the small kitchen to make her a tea.
“Marietta, it's ok dear.. Do you know who he is?”
She steps out from behind me slightly and watches him for a moment before she shakes her head.
“He's your father dear, your real father. He's not going to hurt you, I know he looks scary, but he's not”
“I don't want him to be” she whispers and I see Severus stiffen momentarily before going back to finishing her tea.
“You'll grow to like him dear, I promise you that, he's a good man”
“We should take our leave Lucius, we have somewhere to be tonight”
The Malfoys leave and Marietta settles into the little couch with the tea, not taking her eyes off Severus. Severus stands suddenly after looking at the clock. He leans over kissing me tiredly and exits the room, asking me to stay here with her tonight and not be moving around the castle with her until he has had a chance to talk to Minerva. Marietta falls asleep shortly after he leaves and I cover her with a blanket and climb into my bed and allowing myself to drift off. I wake sometime in the early morning as Severus climbs into bed beside me. The fire is now just smouldering ash and the room has a chill in the air as the December draft floods the castle. I look to Marietta who lays on the couch shivering slightly, her blanket having fallen away while she slept. Severus follows my gaze and climbs back out of bed and picks up the blanket, carefully wrapping it around her and tucking it down around her. Her eyes flutter open and she scrambles to the other end of the couch away from him again.
“Talk to her my love”
“your blanket fell Marietta, I was just putting it back on you. I'm leaving now and going to bed” he speaks firmly as he stands and again climbs into bed with me, wrapping his arms around me gently. I watch as Marietta settles back down into the couch and after tossing and turning for awhile she finally drifts off to sleep again.
“How was your evening Severus?”
“Liveable until I returned back here” he whispers
“she will warm up to you Severus”
“Everytime I look at her it all comes back to me Celestia, that is hard enough to deal with over and over. But she recoils from me, she fears me. It makes being around her almost unbearable”
“I am sorry that this has caused you more suffering Severus, but I couldn't look at you knowing what had happened if amends hadn't been made, I never thought I would return with a child Severus, I almost didn't. I wanted to run, I could have never lived with myself if I had though Severus. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry”
“Shhh, I am not angry. Just confused as to what I am supposed to do now. I spoke to Minerva briefly this evening. She was at a loss for words when I told her the story, but has agreed to let her stay here with us. We need to decide which room we are staying in Celestia, do we can add a room for her. I'm not comfortable with her sleeping in the same room as us, if she does our intimacy will come to an end Celestia”
“I understand your concerns about intimacy around her Severus, but I don't think she will easily sleep alone right now. Can't we just be silent and cautious my love?”
“As a teacher you should understand that anything sexual in the presence of a child is an instant shut off for me”
“I do, but for now that is how it is going to have to be”
“Then I will be content to just lay with you for now”
I turn facing him and snuggle into his chest and drop back off to sleep.
When I wake Severus is nudging me gently.
“Marietta is waiting for you to wake up Celestia”
I turn over to see Marietta standing behind me staring at Severus.
“it's still early Marietta, come lay with us darling” I whisper and I pull her into the bed between us. She clings to me and I pull the covers up over us. Severus moves back away from her and I watch his discomfort grow until he climbs from the bed and makes himself a tea and moves to situate himself in the chair by the fire.
The next three months go on like this, she avoids him completely, not speaking to him or letting him near her. She warms up to everyone except him and Lucius, who in turn still hasn't warmed up to the idea of having her added into the family. This particular morning starts like any other until I slip on a patch on ice that was placed on the ground by a student attempting to prank another student. I go down hard but not before shoving Marietta out of harms way, slamming my head and back painfully off the floor. I lay on the floor in a daze for a few minutes, I can hear Marietta screaming and when I come back to I am surrounded by students. I sit up slowly and feel a rush of fluid and the onset of terrible cramps. I curl into a ball, tears spilling down my face. I'm in too much pain to move and I can hear Marietta crying but can't respond.
I hear the students gasp and Severus voice boom over their noisy chatter.
“Get to class you blasted dunderheads, what on earth is so--” he roars and the students disperse.
“Daddy! She's hurt!” Marietta cries to him, finally breaking as he rushes to my side, dropping to his knees and leaning in.
“Celestia, what happened, what's wrong?”
I gasp for breath between pains and bear down again in agony.
“She fell on ice daddy, hit her head, then all the water showed up”
Severus notices the water and without second thought summons elves to apparate me to the infirmary and he takes off running towards the infirmary, stopping for a second to let Marietta catch up to him and scooping her up in his arms and continuing on.
When I wake Marietta is snuggled to one side of me and Astra on the other. Looking down the first thing I notice is my belly is flat, immediately I burst into sobs, unable to contain them.
“Shhh Celestia, relax. You need to rest, it's ok, they're alive Celestia, breathe Tia”
“they're ok?” I whisper between fearful sobs.
“Yes love, Severus is with them, that's why he's not here, your babies needed him, Marietta and I are looking after you, please calm yourself. Do you remember how worried Sevrus was about being a terrible father?”
“Yes” I whisper, forcing myself to calm down.
“Poppy, can she get up?” Astra asks Poppy as she appears at the foot of the bed. “She needs to see him”
“I agree, she can if she goes slow, she's still going to be weak” she responds quietly, but with a smile.
“How long was I out for?”
“Almost 8 hours, Poppy tried to stop the labour but because your water had broken it made it impossible, there was no option but to let it happen and hope for the best. They were born 6 hours ago. It took Poppy three hours with Severus help to stabilize them. The entire infirmary is shut down right now to give you privacy. It's you, me, Marietta, Severus and Poppy. Though I'm told Lucius and Narcissa are waiting outside the door” she finishes, helping me up carefully to my feet and guiding me into the room at the end of the infirmary hall. When we walk into the room I see Severus fast asleep, arms crossed across his chest, on a bed that has been charmed to sit up.
“where are my girls?” I whisper confused.
Astra takes my hand and guides me right up to the bedside where throughout the two unbuttoned buttons of Severus’ shirt I can see the small sleeping forms of our little girls snuggled and sleeping skin to skin with my peaceful looking husband, who does not have his arms crossed, but is instead cradling them to his warm chest. I feel the tears of joy slip from my eyes as I carefully climb into the bed beside him and kiss him gently on the forehead. His eyes flutter open exhaustedly and he smiles at me, carefully wrapping his arm around me.
“I didn't think I could fall anymore in love with you than I already was, I was wrong” I whisper kissing him sweetly on the lips. He brings his hand up behind my head and deepens the kiss hungrily.
When I pull away for breath he stares off silently.
“Why are you so quiet?” I ask worried
“Trying to find words to describe how I'm feeling right now, and there isn't a word good enough to describe it. We aren't even close to done with this struggle yet, but I wouldn't change anything that has happened. I love you Celestia, and I couldn't imagine my life without you.”
I smile snuggling down with him, slipping my hand into his shirt so I am touching both of the girls and I close my eyes peacefully.
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