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Of Shield and Sheath	By : KusanoSaku Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 17446 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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Title: Of Shield and sheath
Pairing: future DracoxHarry
Summary: A foolhardy Dumbledore attempts to change fate, he gains more and less then he bargained for. Creature fic. Future Mpreg.

Chapter 15

Severus had to use his timeturner to babysit Harry, Draco and their friends as well as work on the Parentis Divinus Potion with George.

Unfortunately that left him feeling a bit stretched…

From what he’d learned from the older professors once Albus took over as Headmaster, he’d started chipping away at the staff, first by retiring their healer and keeping on just Pomfrey. Then he did away with the student librarians, forbid librarian apprentices from working at the school and even refused to permit the librarian to bother having apprentices. No wonder Irma Prince was grumpy all the time she was exhausted…

After he hired Minerva as an apprentice to teach the younger years and eventually certified her as a full Transfiguration Mistress, First Class he banned apprentices from teaching at all and forced all of the professors to teach every class.

Severus was only Head of Slytherin because he was the only Slytherin on staff and that was the requirement, that the senior-most professor formerly of that house be its Head.

Since most of the Professors were Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws, he and Minerva were really the only options to Head their former Houses…

Severus brewed the Parentis Divinus potion for the Ministry’s Department of Magical Children and sometimes for Andromeda in the rare case that the sire was in dispute. He was due to fill an order for it soon anyway and having it early would be worthwhile…

George Weasley was among the few he would trust to assist him in brewing it.

The fifth born son of Arcturus ‘Arthur’ and Mary ‘Molly’ Weasley was the first brewer he had considered worth of accepting as an apprentice.

Albus’ silly rule about forbidding apprentices from teaching had kept all but Filius from accepting them. Filius had apprenticed Emelia Bones’ younger brother Ethan just after the war but Albus refused to hire him to teach Charms unless Filius retired. Which of course led to a row that resulted in Minerva becoming Deputy Headmistress…

Most wouldn’t believe the despotic conditions that they were forced to teach in…

Seriously, why were they required to use a timeturner? Why did the core professors (minus Binns of course) have to teach three classes in two periods? Why couldn’t lectures be given to all approximately eighty students in a given year at the same time?

Severus was not a fool, it wasn’t because they were the best and no one else could be trusted. No, it was because Albus wanted them overworked, underpaid, exhausted and too blind to notice little things like Harry having been abused.

Why wasn’t there a certified healer at a school with twenty plus staff and nearly three hundred students?

Why didn’t they offer specialised course like curses for Auror hopefuls, wandlore of those interested in Wandmaking or advanced antidotes for future potions masters? Even introductory healing for prospective parents or those interested in field would be wise. Sex ed was a required course in the Muggle World as was having psychologists and yet there was no mind healer at Hogwarts.

There were courses that should be taught but weren’t and what was the story behind the rumoured jinx on the Defence post?

How anyone passed their Defence OWL or even their NEWT with such an unequal rotation of professors was a miracle…

XooooooX

So Severus cheated and sped up time in the cauldron when George wasn’t there, to prevent him from learning the spell because it was too dangerous for students to learn.

Severus and George finished the potion and ladled it in the proper vials before taking three of the vials with them.

They slipped into Severus’ other classroom where Harry was with his friends.

Draco looked up, “All finished Uncle Sev?”

Severus nodded curtly. “Yes. Come here Harry.”

Harry set down his quill and scurried over, “Alright.”

Severus reluctantly used a charm to prick Harry’s finger to add to the vial of potion in his hand but he immediately healed it with an episkey. Ruffling Harry’s already messy Harry in a rare show of affection as he shook the vial before heading over to the table that had three identical special parchment held taunt with sticking charms. He poured the vial on the first parchment.

Severus cleared his throat, “I have two extra potions and corresponding parchments if either of you, I am referring to Mr. Thomas and Miss Granger wish to know where your magic came from.”

Dean swallowed, “I don’t know much about my birth father…only that he disappeared when I was a baby?”

Hermione whispered, “I would like to know…”

Severus nodded, “To get anywhere being a Muggleborn or even Muggle-raised, you’ll need a patron to pave the way. Albus likes to pretend that we’re all equals but blood does matter. The best jobs will go to a pureblood or even a Halfblood if they have ties to the right family. I had Lucius and,” he flinched, “Lily had you father James, Harry. As you saw, I will need a little blood.”

Dean fearlessly held out his hand, “Go ahead.”

Severus used the same spells as before but it was George who caught Dean’s blood in the vial of potion.

George corked and shook it, handing the last vial to Severus before going to pour it on one of the spare parchments.

Hermione shakingly held out her right hand.

Harry patted her shoulder, in what was meant as a soothing gesture but seemed to increase her nervousness.

Severus resisted the urge to roll his eyes or to verbally chastise her for her cowardice. Seriously how did such a mouse end up in Gryffindor? He cast the spell to add the girl’s blood to the potion and then healed the tiny wound.

After adding Hermione’s blood to the potion Severus headed over to pour it onto the last parchment before skimming Harry’s parchment to see his ancestry.

Lily Anne Evans              V            James Seff Potter

b. Jan 1960                                      b. 27 Mar 1960

d. 31 Oct 1981                                 d. 31 Oct 1981

Henry James Potter                         Caroline Serenity Potter

b. 31 Jul 1980                                  d. 31 Oct 1981

Rose Stevens                V                Hugh Gallant Evans

b. 1932                                            b. 1924

d. 1978                                            d. 1978

Petunia Evans                                  Lily Anne Evans

b. 12 May 1957                         b. Jan 1960

                                                    d. 31 Oct 1981

Odorita Bay Black          V              Charlus Weylyn Potter

b. 3 Nov 1920                                   b. 18 Apr 1918

d. 31 Dec 1975                                  d. 29 Mar 1976

James Seff Potter

b. 27 Mar 1960

d. 31 Oct 1981

Dahlia Helena Burke              V            Devon Stevens

d. 1914                                                   b.1912

b. 1966                                             d. 1976

Rose Stevens                                          Daisy Stevens

b. 1932                                                    b 1934

       d. 1978

Daisy Stevens                      V                Martin King

b. 1934                                                    b. 1934

Jean Acacia King

b. 28 Feb 1954

Grace Felicity Goyle            V                Hubert Evans

b. 1902                                                    b. 1889

d. 1976                                                    d. 1953

Hugh Gallant Evans

b. 1924

d. 1978

Severus scowled, “Well that isn’t helpful at all…a Goyle squib, a Burke squib, Lupins, Blacks, Parkinsons and Minerva McGonagall. Apparently, Hermione and Harry both share a great grandmother who was born Dahlia Helena Burke. Remus was apparently James’ first cousin, he and Minerva were Order members and I’m afraid they won’t defy Albus.”

Harry hugged Hermione, “Looks like we’re cousins.”

George ruffled Harry’s hair, “So are we, see?”

Faolán Alys Lupin                  V                 Julius Ector Flint

b. 1865                                                         b. 1865

d. 1945                                                         d. 1932

Lyall Remus Lupin                                     Romulus Lucian Lupin

b. 1885                                                         b. 1887

                                                                     d. 1958

Lyall Lupin and Romulus Weasley had three other siblings; Marcus Sandalius Flint, Cordelia Accalia Bulstrode and Daciana Maria Lestrange but they didn't seem to be closely related anyone else in the room because of them...

George Potter                       V                     Lyall Remus Lupin

b. 1883                                                           b. 1885

d. 1948

Matilda Cana Potter                 Charlus Weylyn Potter                Marrok Richard Lupin

b. 1919                                      b. 18 Apr 1918                             b. 1924

d. 1958                                      d. 29 Mar 1976                            d. 1978

Romulus Lucian Lupin          V           Flavius Geoffrey Weasley

b. 1887                                                 b. 1881

d. 1958                                                d. 1942

Septimus Remus Weasley

b. 1915

Sarah Hope Howell          V           Marrok Richard Lupin

    b. 1930                                             d. 1958

                        d. 1976                                             d. 1978

Remus John Lupin

b. 10 Mar 1960

“Um…Professor Snape?” Neville blurted out

Severus turned, “Yes?”

“The potions can’t be wrong can it?”

Severus snorted, “This potion can’t be fooled, it will show the original parentage prior to blood adoption.”

Severus’ eyes were drawn to the part of the family tree that clearly had Neville’s attention.

Clorinda Aludra Crouch          V         Gawain Ernest Dearborn

b. 1938                                                  b. 1935

d. 1981                                                  d. 1981

Alys Lystratrate Dearborn    Caradoc Munimos Dearborn      Galiene Kleio Dearborn

b.9 Dec 1953                                 b.9 Dec 1953                              b. 1957

Augusta Galiene Pettigrew          V         Marak Petroc Longbottom

b. 14 Sep 1935      b. 16 May 1934

                                                   d. 14 Nov 1986

Franciscus Denzil Longbottom       Melwyn Claudia Longbottom        Tamara Cornelia Longbottom

b. 10 Jan 1954                                     b. 7 Jan 1957                                   b. 1959

Alys Lystratrate Dearborn           V              Franciscus Denzil Longbottom

b.9 Dec 1953                                            b. 10 Jan 1954

Neville Lionel Longbottom

b. 30 Jul 1980

Diane Williams             V             Caradoc Munimos Dearborn

               b. 1955                                    b.9 Dec 1953

  d.12 Oct 1981

Dinadan Kay Dearborn

b. 5 Oct 1979

Severus shrugged, “Well it does prove that Caradoc Dearborn is passed to the Veil and that he left an heir to the Dearborn estate. He vanished without a trace so some claimed that he turned coward, not in Alys’ hearing because she would hex them.”

Severus would keep Harry’s ancestral chart but at present he didn’t see how it would help him…

Harry needed out of the Dursleys now and his closest legal guardians by blood were so far up Albus’ arse that they would parrot his every word like the sheeple they were.

With the Potter wills sealed and Black locked up in Azkaban likely driven mad, it was impossible to know who would have been named as plausible guardians.

Harry and his friends finished up their work and were escorted out by George Weasley.

Dean and Hermione took their charts with them but Harry left his behind…

Likely hoping that Severus would plot his way out of this one…

It was a check but not checkmate situation…

What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?

moodysavage - That is a very good question- I think that Hermione was bullied by Ron into being his Second mostly because he has tormented her but likely the compulsion charm-laced book by Dumbells kept her from actually coming up with an argument. Given that Hermione likely has a photographic memory, she is more likely to be influenced by the book then Harry or even Dean who may have read the same book but likely didn't retain enough of the book in memory to be hampered by it. They probably didn't even remember to bring it to Hogwarts while we know Hermione brought every book on magic and the magical world with her.
thrnbrooke - Here is another chapter. I hope you enjoy!
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