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When There Is No War	By : lexiatel Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 6320 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Review Responses:
Kat: thanks, I enjoyed this chapter too! And don't worry, I think Severus will come through for Langston.
loisa: Aren't they just adorable? I figured moments like this had to have happened in cannon, siblings fight all the time, and in most families, the youngest child (especially if they are the only gender) is the most annoying and spoiled, lol. Glad you are enjoying this story. It totally makes my heart leap! :)

Chapter 19: The Invitation
Severus sat beside Audrey's bedside, looking at her, silently pleading for her to wake up. He knew better than that though. She was sleeping under a spell. One that made her almost a comatose.
She would be this way until June while the Healers performed a new treatment on her in an effort to rid her body of her illness. What she had was called 'Nemer's Disease'; her magic was deteriorating. It hadn't affected her until recently- a year after Andrew was born. This was why Audrey lived as a muggle; she didn't want the world to know what she had.
Audrey never told Lily and Severus about the baby; but this was very serious, because the disease was hereditary. Meaning, the boy could have the same thing happening to him at this moment.
Andrew needed to be tested.
But how can he without everyone finding out about Audrey's secret? Audrey stressed both to Severus and Lily that she wanted no one to know, and while they hadn't been forced into an Unbreakable Vow, neither were one to spill secrets. Especially one so important. If word came out that the Gradys had an awful condition flowing in their bloodline, it could create problems for them. Not that Severus cared, but Audrey did, and he respected her wishes; as her housemate, her friend, and her Prescriber.
So what were they to do about the boy then?
"Hang in there, Auddie." He said, tapping her arm. "We could really use some answers."
He left her then to apparate to Emerald Stones. He had been gone for nearly two weeks, gathering up all the information he could about Audrey and her life as a muggle. He was ready for home now.
During this time, he had seen Langston several times over, and he was becoming fairly fond of the kid. Since Langston could see most (if not all) magic, Severus was allowed to show him stuff from the wizard world. He introduced the preteen to Chocolate Frogs, and Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Jelly Beans. Oddly enough, the kid liked the jelly beans the best, which had been Severus' own favorite when he was younger.
Severus also learned that Audrey had been dating Ted for five or six months before they had found out she was sick. He couldn't get Langston to speak much about Ted though. Severus hadn't blamed him at all. He was the same way about Tobias. He learned that Langston and Andrew had gotten pretty close once Andrew moved in after Audrey got sick. That didn't surprise Severus either.
Every night, Severus would stand out in the bushes, watching Ted come home around the same time. The man drove his muggle car like a maniac, and he had almost crashed into Severus one time. Severus' eyes would always stick to the back of the muggle's head that he saw through the window. His time will come soon.
"How's she doing?" Lily asked from the cauldron she was stirring.
She hadn't even given him a chance to remove his outdoor robe. "As best as she can; given the circumstances." He leaned over her brew and instantly knew what it was by the faint smell of lemon grass. A potion for nail growing.
"Mrs. Dalaina wants this for her cat." Lily said through a giggle.
Severus wasn't in the mood for small talk. "Lil', something needs to be done about Andrew."
Lily frowned and looked up at him. "He's doing better, but he's been wanting to talk with you. I am sure Sirius and Remus will be glad to know that you're back. He's been very persistent."
"Not about that." He sat down in a chair. He wasn't even in the mood to brew potions, which was a thing he did when he needed to keep his mind sane.
Lily added two pinches of crushed clam shells to the brew, causing it to foam to the brim. "What is it then?"
"Nemer's is hereditary. Surely you remember that?"
Lily dropped her stirring spoon. "Has Andrew been tested?" She whispered, retrieving her spoon and tossing it in the wash basin.
"I don't know..." he pressed his fingers to his forehead in frustration. "I doubt it." In order to be tested for that type of disease, a wizard or witch would have to had shown signs of magic beforehand. Otherwise the test would come out void, unable to find any magic at all. He didn't know when Andrew started casting Accidental Magic. Audrey may not have had the chance to test him for it.
"Audrey's left us a mess, hasn't she?"
"Yes," he groaned. "she certainly has."
* / *
"Severus!" The near five year old ran to Severus as soon as he had seen him, stopping himself shortly from hugging the man; once he had remembered Severus wasn't into that.
Sirius and Remus stood just inside the doorway of Emerald Stones. Sirius was giving Severus a cold look, obviously unenthused by the way his son liked Severus. Remus' eyes shined happily watching Andrew.
Opposites attract, they say...
At least Lily was right, the boy was doing a lot better than when he had seen him last.
"Hi!" Andrew waved, suddenly sheepish. Perhaps because he had just realized how silly he had looked running up to an ugly wizard.
"Hello, Andrew." Severus greeted. "I hear you wish to speak with me?"
Andrew nodded eagerly.
Severus caught Sirius rolling his eyes, earning himself a nudge from Remus.
"Have a seat." Severus gestured Lily's friends to the sitting area of their shop. Many people came by to chat with Lily as she worked, so they had set this area up for their 'guests' comfort.
"Thank you, Severus." The ever polite Remus said.
Severus joined them, Andrew taking a seat next to him. "Where did you go?" The boy took no time to drill him.
"I went to see an old friend. What have you been up to?"
"Daddy showed me how to fly!" Andrew said with excitement. "I go twenty feet high up!" He stretched his arm up toward the ceiling.
"On a broom?"
Andrew nodded.
"That sounds like a lot of fun."
"Yeah, and Daddy and Remus even says I can have a birthday party!"
"How exciting." Severus forced a smile for the boy. "Do you have lots of friends to invite to it?"
"Yes!" Andrew clapped his hands together before he started naming off a list of people he wanted to come. Apparently, the boy had been introduced to plenty of people in the past two weeks.
"Pardon?" Severus choked. Had he heard him correctly?
Remus chuckled. "He wants to invite you, Severus."
Severus glanced at Sirius who was clearly unhappy with this arrangement. "And how does your father feel about this?" Severus asked the boy.
"He says it's okay!" Andrew replied.
Severus couldn't help smirking at Sirius. It must pain him dearly to have to witness such affection toward the man he hated most.
"He thinks it's a grand idea." Remus answered for Sirius, taking his hand. "Don't you, dear?"
"Terrific." Sirius grunted.
"Where is the party going to be held?" Severus had heard stories about the latest Mrs. Black portrait. He was sure the hag would spoil the fun of many people since most of the party guests were not pureblood.
"We're thinking about renting a place in the country for the day." Remus said. "We'd like plenty of room for the children to play, while also enough room for their parents to mingle."
"I have a place you could use if you wish. No charge." Severus offered.
"And in return?" Sirius instantly asked.
"This one's on me. I have a feeling you'll owe me big soon enough."
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