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�Right. For the final time,�
Severus said loudly, �Is everyone, thing and animal in the car? Do I dare
chance to start the engine?�

There was a chorus back in the affirmative and Severus
turned the key in the ignition, and reached for the handbrake to finally get
them moving. It was early on the first of September and the car was filled with
excited tension from the triplets and a quiet pervading worry from Ron. Severus
didn�t want to think about what his own reaction added to the atmosphere. He
moved to release the brake when there was a gasp.

�No, Dad, wait, I�ve forgotten my clarinet!� Elliott threw
off his seatbelt and scrambled over Rosie�s legs from his position in the
middle of the back seat. �Keys!�

�Your manners are awful, keys what?� Ron rolled his eyes.

�Please.�

Ron handed him the keys and Elliott scrambled away and Jack
groaned. �If we miss the train I�ll cry.�

�We are not going to miss the train,� Ron dismissed him. �Why d�you think someone,� he yawned pointedly at
Severus, �Had us all up at five?�

�It�s not like any of you slept anyway,� Severus ignored him
and looked out at the front garden. �They were too excited and you were too
nervous.�

�And what about you, Dad, can�t wait to get rid of us and
you�re sleeping soundly already?� Jack launched forward and threw his arms
around Severus� shoulders from behind.

�I�ve been planning for months. I�m going to turn your
bedrooms into a library, gym and a sauna.�

�Daddy wouldn�t let you,� Rosie laughed, gently closing her
copy of �Hogwarts: A
History.�

�I also thought Daddy would never let me give you that
book,� Severus told her with a wink and continued in a low, teasing voice which
he knew would wind Ron up. �And yet there you are reading it, slooowly turning into Hermione with every turn of the intellectual
pa-�

�Stop it!� Ron growled and reached round to flick in
Severus� direction. �I just don�t think its right, kids reading books��

�I�m with you, Dad,� Jack laughed. �What�s the point of
reading when you can be outside playing Quidditch?�

The usual argument ensued and Severus couldn�t help be
dragged into it as he sat drumming his fingers on the steering wheel willing
Elliott to hurry up.

�Do you think he went to make a clarinet?� Ron muttered. �I
think I should go and-�

�I�m back!� Elliott threw the car door open and clambered
back in. �You forgot your gloves,� he shoved them at Jack. �And you forgot
this,� he shoved Ron�s mobile phone and the keys over the front seats. �At
least we know where we get it from, Jack.�

�You know, El, I think you�ve been
spending too much time with your brother, your cheek�s coming on leaps and
bounds recently,� Ron snorted, and slid the phone in his pocket. �Thanks,
though.�

�Can I finally get the car off the
driveway now?� Severus asked.

�Yes, Mr. Impatient,� Ron rolled
his eyes and grinned at the triplets over his shoulder.

�It only took us, what, almost an
hour from intended departure time?� Severus hooked an eyebrow up at him.

�Good thing we have you to keep us
all on schedule then, isn�t it?� Ron gave him narrowed stare.

�And why I woke you all up at five
when we probably could have done it at seven,� Severus shot at him and eased
off the handbrake.

***

�My babies are leaving me,� Ron
wailed as the three of them stood in front of him being sporadically drenched
in curls of steam from the Hogwarts Express.

�Dad, shut up,� Jack laughed.
�There are actual people here to hear you, you know��

�It�s my job to embarrass you,�
Ron winked, then took a deep sigh. �Well there�s
nothing else left to do but for you to get on it.�

For all their excitement and
bravado, there was a very definite nervous swoop of emotion through the
triplets� faces and Severus felt his stomach flip at the sight of it. �Be
good?� he implored them.

None of them seemed to want to
speak, not even Jack who was usually so happy and carefree.

�Shall we have a �no, I�ll miss
YOU more� fight, will that help?� Ron nudged Elliott lightly on the shoulder
and managed to get a tiny smile out of him.

�Look, you�ll get there and love
it,� Severus assured them. �As long as you look after one another and write to
us if you have trouble.�

�I know but that doesn�t mean we
won�t miss you,� Rosie said with a timid voice as a whistle blew.

�Jack, c�mon!� James shouted
excitedly.

�Yeah, El, we need seats!� Louis
pointed out.

Normally shouts from their best
friends would have had both boys away in a second, but Ron�s heart gave a
little thump at how unwilling they seemed to be to go.

�It�s not long till Christmas,� he
assured them.

Somehow they progressed to hugging
goodbye as doors were being slammed along the train. Severus didn�t miss how
Elliott�s grip on him was the tightest of all.

�If you don�t move you�re going to
miss it!� Ron forced some strength into his voice. �You have all animals,
except George. Go.�

�I want to take George,� Elliott burst out miserably, and fell onto his knees
and threw his arms around the auburn dog and buried his face in his fur; it had
been determined he simply had to accompany them to the station.

�Well, I need George with me, I�m
selfish like that,� Ron looked at him worriedly. �El, seriously, I�m going to
throw you on the train in a minute.�

�I�m going,� he half-wailed, getting to his feet and throwing a tremulous
glance at them both before jumping up the steps to join his brother and sister.

Severus knew Elliott would take it
hard, leaving them, but he hadn�t quite expected this. It was obvious his son
was almost crying. The guard slammed their door shut and Ron laughed as they
fought for positioning out of the window.

�Miss you,� Ron raised his hand
and swallowed hard, knowing they�d never know quite how much.

Unable to speak, Severus just
watched and couldn�t believe how different his children were to him. He could
remember nothing more than pure excitement and joy at the thought of heading to
Hogwarts, and yet his son was practically crying out not to go, and the other
two looked just as upset in their own ways. The train hissed and began to move
and George leapt to his feet and barked, making everyone around them jump, including the triplets.

�Bye George, don�t chew my stuff!�
Jack yelled.

�Miss you,� Rosie blew the dog a
kiss which he yapped at.

Severus homed in on Elliott�s face
but it was very clear his son wasn�t going to get any words out to the animal
he�d been near-on best friends with for eleven years. Doing the only thing he
could think of to help, Severus grabbed the dog around the middle and lifted
him up, staggering slightly, then picked up his paw in a way he could remember
Ron doing when the dog was a puppy. He waved it at Elliott with a small smile
and George barked.

Elliott managed to laugh and then
the train moved too far away and left them both standing there, Severus with
the dog in his arms and Ron with his hands over his mouth.

�Are you alright?� Remus� quiet
voice came out from Severus� left and he jumped, nearly dropping George.

The platform was full of shuffling
parents making for the barrier but a little huddle of them stayed put. Remus
and Tonks were looking at the first timers worriedly.

�God,� Ginny breathed, appearing
next to Ron with a tear-stained face. �And James wasn�t as upset as your three,
how are you not sobbing wrecks?�

�I don�t know,� Ron admitted, and
looked at Severus, still clutching on to George. �Even the dog�s subdued.�

�It�s going to be really empty at home,� Severus breathed, looking at the now vacant
train track in front of him.

�We�ve still got the fun of
sorting to go yet!� Harry rubbed his hands together.

�Like James is going to go
anywhere other than where you went,� Severus muttered, sorting was one thing he
didn�t really want to think about.

There had been several comments
that because of Elliott�s similarity to Severus, he was heading straight to
Slytherin, but that was the worst thing that could happen, in the older Slytherin�s mind. His son was not cut out for the sly ways
of the house and he had been hoping for months that it wouldn�t happen. And
that night he would know.

�Neville�s still willing to give us the gossip early?� Ron asked Ginny.

�Oh yeah,� she laughed. �I think
he�s excited, what with Chloe being sorted as well� he knows what it�s like.�

�Severus, you can put the dog down
now,� Ron said to him conversationally.

�No, I can�t,� he said through
clenched teeth, and held George just a little bit tighter to try and quell the
aching in his chest.

***

�Do you remember that day?� Ron
pointed at a photograph. Night was falling outside their empty feeling cottage.

�How could I fucking forget?�
Severus took the benefit of the children not being there, so he swore freely
during conversation, just to remind himself of what he could now do. �Breaking
an ankle isn�t generally something you forget.�

�It was just so funny, the great
Severus Snape tripping over a curb. Well, it was funny until we all heard the
crack and you started screeching.�

�I did not trip, I was pushed,�
Severus sniffed, turning the page.

�By a
six-year-old?� Ron raised an eyebrow and took a mouthful of tea.

�Jack has always been freakishly
strong. Oh, look,� Severus pointed to an unflattering picture of Ron being
bundled by the triplets. �I seem to remember finding that funny.�

�It�s all fun and games until someone kicks you in the sac,� Ron muttered, then
yawned.

Severus closed the photo album and
then looked over at him. �Where did eleven years go?�

�Dunno.
But if I could hazard a guess I�d say there was some kind of elf stealing them
away.�

�We should make dinner.�

�I�m not hungry,� Ron shrugged and Severus� eyes widened.

�What?�

�Too nervous,� Ron shot a glance
at the fireplace.

�Oh come on. What does it matter
what houses they go into?�

�I just� El��

�I don�t want him in Slytherin any
more than you do,� Severus assured him. �He�s too� kind for that.�

�But then you�re kind and you were in Slytherin.�

�I was kind to the people I liked,� Severus corrected. �El�s
nice to people when he shouldn�t be.�

�So� Gryffindor
or Ravenclaw, then?� Ron mused.

�He could go into either, more
likely Ravenclaw, I�d say� but we did explain that
choices make all the difference. I hope he�s alright. He looked so��

�I know,� Ron murmured. �I�m empty,� he drained his mug and pushed it at
Severus.

�And who are you to comment on El�s manners?� Severus glowered, but got up all the same
and headed to the kitchen.

He had only just got the kettle on
when he heard an excited shout from Ron. Forgetting refreshment, Severus
hurtled back into the living room and saw Ron on his knees ripping open a wax
seal.

�Well?� Severus asked, seeing
Ron�s eyes skim the page and his stomach gave a wobble as Ron�s mouth fell
open. �What?�

�We� uh� Well. Jack, Gryffindor-�

�No surprise there. Bloody
Gryffindors, bane of my life... but I love you really.�

�Rosie went into Ravenclaw.�

�My smart little genius,� Severus
said proudly.

�And El� well.
We produced a Hufflepuff.�

Severus nearly fell over. �What?!� He leapt forward and snatched up the letter,
reading it for himself. �That�s� he�s too��

�Smart?� Ron got to his feet.
�Louis went into Ravenclaw.�

�El�s no
Hufflepuff. He�s quiet and shy but he�s got brains
and courage and��

A thought struck Severus then.

�What?� Ron frowned.

Severus scanned the page of Neville�s
handwriting. There, in the last sentence, was all the confirmation of his
suspicions that he needed.

�And Chloe went into Hufflepuff, like her mum.�

With a sigh, Severus gripped the letter
with his fingers, pointing to the line as he turned it for Ron to see.

�Oh.� Ron�s mouth stayed open in
shape. �Oh! El! He would have seen her be sorted and then��

�Followed her,� Severus raked a hand back through his hair.

�Louis couldn�t even dissuade him�
he would have gone first as just �Weasley�, wouldn�t he?�

Severus nodded. �I can�t believe
him� I thought he�d been very quiet over the last few weeks, not mentioning her
as much� but he must just have been planning this.�

�What a devious little lad we
produced,� Ron laughed. �Well. At least he�ll be happy there. Everyone in Hufflepuff is pretty nice. And Jack�s with James� God help
Gryffindor. Fred and George the second are heading their way.�

�How long before
one of us gets called in?� Severus hedged the bet.

�Two weeks.�

�Willing to bet some sexual favours on that?�

Ron snorted.

***

Dear Dads (weird writing to you!)

Gryffindor rocks, Dad, you were so right. I love it here. I think I
might be in your old dormitory. James says he�s seen the pictures of Uncle
Harry�s and it looks just the same. How cool is that?

Jack

Dear Dad and Daddy,

Ravenclaw is really fun. I nearly got locked out of the tower the other day
because I couldn�t answer the question. A nice third year helped me though. And
I keep answering the questions right since. I miss you though, and George. It�s
so weird not living with Jack and El all the time. The girls are nice that I
share my dormitory with. I�m jealous that Jack�s got your old dorm though, Daddy,
it sounds fun. They found an RW carved into the wall. Is that you? You
shouldn�t have defiled school property, Daddy. El�s in Hufflepuff and he
and Chloe are always together. He looks really happy. So does she. I think I�m going to have that sister I always wanted
as soon as they�re allowed to get married.

I need to go, I�m going to be late. By the
way, Jack�s eating all the stuff you won�t let him have at home.

Love Rosie.

Hello,

Are you mad at me because I went into Hufflepuff?
I hope you�re not, I really like it here. Everybody�s nice and the common room
is right next to the kitchen and we have loads of midnight feasts. Well. Four, seeing as that�s how many nights we�ve been here, but you
know. I earned thirty points for us today in Potions (Ravenclaws are with Slytherin so I�m not competing with
Rosie). One of the prefects said I�m the house brainbox
now which is weird as I know I�m the thickest of the three of us. And they
really like my clarinet and when I play it. I haven�t said anything about my
violin yet though.

I miss you.

El.

~

Hello El, Jack and Rosie (and that�s alphabetical so don�t start! :P)

Glad to hear you�re all okay. You know I hate writing so I�m going to
keep this short. Jack �hope they�ve changed the beds since I was there, mine used to fire springs at me in the middle of the
night �painful! Rosie, yes, I might have carved my initials into to the wall.
Live on the wild side girl. I�m counting on you ;) El �of course I�m not mad,
you numpty. As long as you�re happy, you sound like you�re well on your way to
being the pride of Hufflepuff house. (And you�re most
certainly not thick, El.)

Hope you�re all being good!

Love, Daddy (we�ve got to keep some difference or this is going to get
right confusing!)

P.S: I am distraught �Ignatius the iPod has gone missing. I can�t find
him anywhere. I don�t know if I lost him in London or what. Devastated.

Dear El, Jack and Rosie (alphabetical, of course!),

I�m really pleased you�re all enjoying school so much. You had me
worried on the platform, thought we might have to force you onto the train. Jack,
please don�t add your own initials to your father�s �defiling school property
will land you in detention. Rosie, the portrait for Ravenclaw
recycles her questions �write them down and you�ll soon remember them all (and
that�s not cheating, that�s tapping your cunning Slytherin reserves). El, of
course I�m not angry. As long as you�re happy. Just
remember what I said about things changing. And, furthering that, remember
Chloe�s dad is your teacher! (And if you call yourself thick again I�ll hex you
next time I lay eyes on you).

Missing you all but still converting your bedrooms as I write,

Dad.

P.S: Your father is driving me up the wall about his missing iPod. I
might come and join you just to get away from him.

~

Dad

Come visit! We want to see you!

El, Jack and Rosie (alphabetical).

~

Oi, are you arranging visits and leaving me out? Not fair. I really think
we should stop using the owls for these short messages,
it�s not fair on them.

Dad (ginger).

~

Hi Dads!

I love it here. �Nuff said. I�m learning all
those bad words that Dad (ginger) isn�t allow to say
in front of us and eating everything he won�t let me eat. The food is ace.

I am going to try for Quidditch even though I�m not allowed. James says
I�m an idiot. I�ll show him.

Jack

Dear Dad and Daddy,

Jack still eating the castle out of house
and home. He isn�t putting on
any weight though and it�s been a week and a half now. Did you find your iPod
yet, Dad (ginger)? Dad, I really don�t like my Potions professor. Can you come
and take over please? He�s a bit� he doesn�t like anyone other than Slytherins and that Malfoy boy you warned me about is his
favourite. I hate favouritism.

Love you!

Rosie

Hello,

Dad, is there a reason why my Potions professor should really like me
when he hates everyone else? He always lets me answer and gives me points. I
don�t know why he likes me? Did he know you?

Miss you,

El

~

Dear E, J and R (your Dad would call me lazy for shorthand),

Professor Zabini liked your Dad as a teacher,
after all, he was his Head of House. Rosie, he hated me, though, so you keep
being as intelligent as possible to annoy him. And if he�s mean I�ll come and
shout at him.

Dad (ginger)

P.S: No sign of Ignatius the iPod. Am contemplating
hunger strike until he is found alive and well.

P.P.S: Your Dad doesn�t know about this one because I don�t think he�d
approve of me telling Rosie to annoy Professor Zabini. Keep schtum
my precious darlings, or you won�t get anything for Christmas. (I am joking)�..
(Or am I?)

~

Dear Misters Weasley and Snape,

I require the presence of either one or both of you to discuss the
behaviour of your son Jack, as soon as possible. Please drop in to see me at
any time, as we are all old acquaintances,

Yours,

Minerva McGonagall,

Headmistress of Hogwarts School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

***

Severus looked up at the castle
with a slight smile on his face. He�d not been back for years. It looked the
same as it ever did, tall and imposing but beautiful at the same time. He offered
his letter up to the gate as proof of invitation and it let him pass
immediately.

Walking up the path to the castle
he wondered once more what he was being called to discuss. Two weeks and he had
already been called in about his son. It was never going to be Rosie or El,
they were too good natured and sweet. Jogging up the steps feeling strange, he
realised the school would be in lessons, so he made his way directly to the old
office which Minerva had utilised on taking over from Albus.

The gargoyle looked at him with
surprise. �Snape?�

�Morning Damocles,� he waved
McGonagall�s letter. �May I see the Headmistress?�

The doorway opened up in answer
and he walked the spiral staircase feeling incredibly strange. The last time he
had done so was to tell Albus of his relationship with Ron, all those years
before. He knocked on the wood and entered when prompted.

�Minerva, you requested to see
me?�

�Severus! My, it�s been years. You
look well!� She got up with a shocked face, and walked around the desk to greet
him with a hug and a peck on the cheek.

�As do you,� he said gracefully. I�m lying. She looks old.

�Please sit down,� she gestured to
the chair opposite her desk. �I�m glad you�ve come.�

�What�s he done?� Severus winced, waiting for the details.

�Well, he�s not done anything par
se� nothing that I can punish him for as a teacher. But I thought that you
might like to have this returned?� She rummaged in the drawer in the desk and
pulled something out.

�Ignatius!� Severus exclaimed, and
reached out to take Ron�s beloved missing iPod from her whilst she gave him a
bemused expression.

�I presume the magic repelling
charms were yours and that your son is not a child genius?�

�Yes,� Severus laughed slightly. �We use a lot of muggle appliances in our home
and we�ve become quite skilled in adapting them. Did it work?�

�Well it would have, had he not tried to turn the volume up in a lesson of
mine�� She gave him a small smile. �I think his magic must have surged because
the thing started blaring music out and he, of course, was rumbled.�

�I can only apologise,� Severus
tried to sound sober but inside he was laughing at Jack�s gall �not only for
pinching his father�s iPod but for trying to get away with listening to it in a
class taught by Minerva McGonagall. �I presume you gave him his first
detention?�

�Oh yes, and docked some house points.
But I fear you�ve produced one of those children��

�Who just doesn�t give a damn?�
Severus finished for her.

�Yes,� She laughed.

�He�s always been like that.
Nothing phases him. Life�s a big party for Jack. He
takes after his Uncle Charlie.�

Minerva looked at him then, and
smiled. �It doesn�t seem so long ago that I sat here and condemned you,
Severus, for what you were embarking on.�

�No, it really doesn�t�� he looked
around the office to find that not much had changed,
other than it was a little more feminine.

�I am happy to say I was wrong.
You seem happy, and your children are simply charming� their eyes��

�How are they coping?� He smoothed
a hand over his lips. �I worry for them, two fathers, looking as they do� it
won�t be easy for them.�

�They�re fine,� she assured him. �They�ve settled in excellently, especially as
it�s only been two weeks into term. They all seem to have firm friends� Elliott and Chloe Longbottom especially.
They make a charming trio with Louis Weasley.�

�Ah, yes,� Severus said pensively. �I worry about him the most� He seems to
have chosen to follow her there� but I�m glad to hear he�s not neglecting
Louis, they�ve been glued together since they were old enough to recognise
faces.�

�I guessed as much, but he will do well. He�s incredibly artistic, isn�t he?�

�And Merlin only knows where he
got that from,� Severus laughed. �It certainly wasn�t me or Ron.�

�I didn�t only ask you to come to
hand that back,� she waved at the iPod in Severus� lap. �I�ve had a special
request from the Gryffindor Quidditch Captain this year. He wants Jack on the
team as keeper. He was bouncing all over the place enthusiastically about his
skill� how long has Jack been on a broom?�

�Would you like the answer which is probably appropriate for a good parenting
award or the truthful answer?� Severus thought back on all the arguments he and
Ron had had over the subject of Jack�s safety half hanging off Ron�s broom.

She laughed. �The
truth.�

�He was flying with Ron aged four, on his own trainee broom at six and
had a proper broom by eight. We have a very big, warded garden.�

�So he�ll be safe if I allow the
Captain to break the rules for him then?�

�If that is what
you want.�

�And how would you and Ron feel about that?�

Severus was thrilled his son was
breaking boundaries already, very secretly. And Ron would be even happier.
�We�d have no problem with that.�

�I must confess, Severus, I miss
our house cup rivalry. It is not quite the same without you stomping around
angrily.�

�I was never allowed to win,�
Severus said with fake bitterness. �But now I�m sure I will hear it from the
other side. Three different children in three different houses� that will make
for an interesting summer each year, I�m sure.�

�I wonder, Severus, what offer
would it take for you to come back?�

He looked at her and raised his eyebrows in question.

�I am growing old gracefully, Severus, but I would like some time to myself,�
she smiled. �I have held this position for nearly fifteen years now. It�s time
to move on and find the peace everyone else seemed to get after the war but I
did not.�

�Peace is a little overrated,� Severus smiled at her. �I tried it with Ron for
a while. Then we ended up with those three.�

�So, if I were to retire, I
couldn�t tempt you with a lovely brass plaque reading �Headmaster Severus Snape�?
Or is it Weasley-Snape now?�

�Just Snape,� he smiled. �But no,
no shiny plaque could tempt me I�m afraid, Minerva. I am comfortable at the Academy.
And I want the triplets to have as normal a time here as possible. Not to
mention having to be away from Ron.�

�I�m not surprised� I was thrilled to see your promotion to Head of Department,
Severus.�

�Ron wasn�t,� Severus sighed. �I spend more time at work than ever before.�

�It is a great honour.�

�It is, but there is also a lot to be said for having time with your spouse.�

�How are you coping with empty
nest syndrome?� she asked him sympathetically.

�Badly.
Arguing, sulking, spending a lot of time holed up in rooms wishing back the
last eleven years��

�Well, it takes work,� she sighed,
as a bell rung out shrilly in the hallway below them. �Stay for lunch?�

�I have to get back to work,�
Severus explained. �But if you don�t mind I�ll try and catch the triplets to
say hello?�

�Of course, I�d imagine there are things you�d like to say, but if you would
refrain from mentioning the Quidditch to Jack yet?�

Severus nodded and got to his
feet, gave her little bow and then left, slipping the iPod into the pocket of
his robes as the descended into the hall. Walking along the old corridors was
sending strange shivers up and down his spine and his mind was awash with
memories �of his own time at school, of teaching, of Ron in his dungeon
quarters, looking rumpled, messy and delicious�

He heard the chatter from the
Great Hall and wondered how his children would take to him suddenly just
appearing, disrupting their school life. It would be an interesting lesson in
how they were coping with the experience. He turned left into the hall and
scanned the tables but amidst the sea of uniforms it was hard to pick out his
children, until there was a noise.

�Dad!� Rosie shrieked, the sound echoing across the
room, and threw herself off the Ravenclaw bench,
hurtling for him, nearly knocking him over when she hit into his body.

Severus had never liked to be on
display, and the way every head turned on them made him want to cringe in
himself.

No. I am in my bloody fifties and these are my children. I do not have
to shrink and hide away any more.

Which was a good
thing, because in seconds Elliott had half-jumped on him and Jack was on his
way.

�What�re you doing here?� Jack
asked brightly, his smile lighting up his face.

�Is something wrong with Daddy?�
Rosie asked worried. �Is it his ribs again?�

�Nothing�s wrong,� Severus assured
them. �Come on, come outside for a bit and we can talk. Sure you don�t want me
ruining your rep with my dad style,� he winked at Jack.

�No, come and sit with me at the
Gryffindor table!� Jack begged.

�Like he�d do that,� Elliott
snorted. �Anyway, Hufflepuff�s more neutral.�

�Well Ravenclaw-� Rosie retaliated and Severus was
pleased to see that nothing had changed as far as their bickering went.

�Let�s just step into the entrance
hall,� he deflected the argument and they followed, separately clad in red,
gold and blue. �Jack, I think your tie is meant to be a little bit tighter than
that. And top buttons are there to be done up.�

�If you say so,� Jack ignored him and Elliott laughed. �Shut up, Mr. Perfect
Uniform.�

�At least we look smart,� Rosie
shot at him. �You look like you�ve been through a hedge backwards Jack, all the
time. Even first thing in the morning.�

�Take after your Dad,� Severus informed him, and turned around to talk
to them properly.

Then he pulled the iPod from his
pocket. �Got anything to say for yourself?� He asked
Jack casually.

�Er. I
didn�t take it?� Jack offered up.

�Nice try.�

�I didn�t!� Jack griped, and threw a filthy look sideways at Elliott, who
coloured.

�El?�
Severus was actually shocked. �You didn�t?�

�I just wanted something to� it has all those songs on it, and they remind me
of dad, and you, and it� I�m sorry. Are you mad?�

�Well, Jack�s the one that got it
confiscated,� Severus sighed.

�But he took it,� Jack nodded with
wide eyes, his curls bouncing.

�And I had nothing to do with it,�
Rosie said imperiously, and Severus immediately knew she was lying.

�I don�t care who took it, you
shouldn�t have,� he said flatly. �Stealing is treated seriously here, no matter
what the sentiment is behind it,� he looked at Elliott. �And your Dad was
really upset� did you not think that all those songs you wanted to remind you
of us, he wanted because they reminded him of you?�

Jack and Elliott both blushed, looked at the floor and said, �No.�

�Is Daddy alright?� Rosie asked
again, looking worried. �I heard what you said about� the hospital. Before we
left.�

�You weren�t meant to hear that,� Severus said softly.

�What about the hospital?�
Elliott�s head snapped up, his face full of worry.

No matter how rocky his and Ron�s
relationship was, Elliott was fiercely protective of Ron and always stood up
for him on the rare occasions that Severus displayed anger towards him in front
of the triplets.

Severus sighed. �He didn�t want to
tell you because you were heading off to school.�

�He�s not in hospital, is he?� Jack
actually looked worried and Severus tried to ignore the way that only worry for
his Dad got Jack looking concerned made his heart thump loudly.

�No, but he�s going to have to be.
The tests on his bone thickness weren�t good in his check up for work� you know
he has that rib injury?�

They nodded as one, if they hadn�t
looked so serious, it would have been comical.

�Well, the bones are at their
weakest there and if he doesn�t go into hospital now and have it fixed properly
before he gets any older, he�ll be in pain for� a long time.�

�You mean the rest of his life,�
Rosie corrected.

�I was trying to be gentle, Rose,�
Severus sighed.

�What will they do?� Elliott
chewed on his lip, just like Ron would have.

�They�re going to remove that half
of his ribcage and re-grow it. They�ve never wanted to do it before because
it�s incredibly painful and a difficult job��

�He�s been putting it off, waiting
for us to come here, hasn�t he?� Jack breathed. �I remember� I saw something in
a dream.�

Severus looked at him. �I thought
all that had stopped?�

�It came back,� Jack shrugged.

With a nervous swallow Severus
looked at his son. For some reason their two boys had the ability to see events
in their dreams. At first it had just been the past, but when Jack was six he
had predicted that Elliott would pick up dragon pox from a party, saying he
shouldn�t go when he woke up that morning. Of course, Elliott had gone to the
party and three days later had dragon pox. After that, Severus and Ron had
taken their sons� dreams a lot more seriously.

�What did you see?�

�He�ll be fine,� Jack said
immediately. �I just saw him in the hospital, lots of smiling, and him leaving.
I thought it was just a random dream and you didn�t say anything, so I didn�t
mention it.�

�If you have anything else, either of you,� Severus looked between them, �You
have to write and tell me. Not him, just me, do you understand?�

�Of course,� his boys answered
together.

�Don�t tell him you know, he wants you to be happy here.�

�We are,� Rosie assured him. �But we love you and Daddy and��

Her eyes filled with tears, it was
very obvious the pain of leaving home was still too raw for her. Elliott looped
an arm around her shoulders and gave her a squeeze. If there was one thing to
be said for his friendship with Chloe, Severus knew, it was that he could
comfort Rosie better in a houseful of males.

�I know what�ll cheer you up,�
Severus smiled. �I�m sure I�ll regret it, but��

He handed out the iPod to her.
�You have to share it between you and for the love of Merlin please don�t get
caught again, Jack.�

�But Daddy needs it,� Rosie said
and the boys nodded their agreement.

�Well the owl came a day after I
bought him a new one,� Severus shrugged. �I�m saving it for tonight. You keep
this one. All the music is on the computer, he�ll have it copied, don�t worry.
Take it.�

�We�ll go weekly,� Rosie decided, her voice much brighter.

�Make sure you share,� Severus
reminded them. �I have to get back to work. It�s so good to see you all. Dad
wanted to come but he�s just started work full-time again and he�s working
hard��

�We know,� Elliott smiled at him,
then stepped forward and gave Severus a proper hug. �Tell him that�s from me.�

***

Dear E, J and R,

You�ll never guess what! Dad bought me a new iPod. Oh Merlin it�s
beautiful. I am in love. I miss Ignatius but� well. Ignatius
II has captured my heart, children. Anyway, I hope you�re all okay. Missing you very much. Grandad
Weasley sends his love and hopes you�re all making lots of trouble.

Love,

Dad (ginger).

P.S: George sends licks.

~

Dads,

I MADE THE QUIDDITCH TEAM! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? I CAN�T! I�M SO
EXCITED I MIGHT PEE. I won�t. Oh, got to go, we�re having a party for me. I
love school.

Jack.

Dear Dad and Daddy,

Jack is on the Quidditch Team. He wants me to tell you he needs a
uniform but he forgot to put it in his letter. I think El is a bit jealous of
Jack� nobody here wants to play football with him and he can�t show off like he
can at home. But the other day some fourth years asked him to play his violin
in the courtyard for them and he did and everyone loved him. He was really
embarrassed but Chloe was there cheering him on and he did it. I�m really happy
for them both. Potions teacher still hates me. One of the girls in my dorm said
it�s weird you�re gay. We fell out. I�m a bit sad. I miss you.

Rosie.

Hello,

I�m worried about Rosie, she seems a bit sad. I�m working on finding
out why, don�t worry. Jack�s lording it up because he gets to be on the poncy Quidditch team. Why aren�t there any music clubs at
Hogwarts other than the choir? I can�t keep busking in the hallways� the
teachers are starting to get mad with me because I �cause tardiness and
congestion�.

I think I�m proud of that.

Love you,

El.

~

Dear Rosie,

We hope our letter finds you a bit cheerier. Sorry the girl in your
dorm was mean about us. Just ignore it. You know the truth and you shouldn�t
let her see she�s upset you. We love you very much and miss you too. Remember
you can write to us about anything.

D x2.

Dear Jack,

Congratulations! We�re so proud. Please find attached Quidditch
uniform. Try not to rip it. It was so expensive your Dad nearly passed out in
the shop. It was very funny.

D x2.

Dear El,

Look at you, Mr. Popular! Busking in the hallways, are you making
decent money? Send it home and earn your keep. (Your Dad has just hit me.)
Thanks for tipping us off about Rosie, she did say she was sad but we�re glad
you�re keeping an eye on her.

Keep on causing tardiness and congestion; you�re doing your Dads proud!

D x2

~

Severus,

When you come home tonight I�m going to take advantage of the fact we
are alone, make you all kinds of naked and then treat the kitchen table to a
round of fun it�s been missing for eleven years.

Affectionately, with the letter writing bug and a raging hard-on,

Ron.

~

(Ginger) Father Dearest,

Did you mean to send that to us? If you�re doing what I think you are
on the kitchen table, please make sure you clean it. No, don�t bother. I�m
never going to eat from it again.

Jack (and you�re damn lucky I got the owl first as I think El would
have gone green).

P.S: Have you always sent disgusting notes to Dad? No wonder he locks
his office door so much.

***

�Did you not wonder why I didn�t
answer?� Severus could barely contain his laughter as he wrapped his fingers
around a mug of coffee, Jack�s note on the (suitably cleaned) kitchen table.

�Oh God, I�ve traumatised him!�
Ron groaned, his face burning with shame. �I just thought you were playing hard
to get!�

Severus laughed again and re-read
the letter. �It�s your own fault; you should have checked the owl knew where it
was going!�

�Shut up,� Ron pleaded, as his
ribs began to ache with the tension. �Oh God I feel such an idiot.�

Sighing, Severus got up and walked
over to Ron, sinking his fingers down onto his shoulders and massaging gently.

�It�s not like he�s not seen it
before,� he murmured. �It was Jack
that walked in on us that time in the bathroom. Reading it is no less scary than
seeing it. And he sounds fine. Stop worrying, Ron.�

�I told my son I had a raging
hard-on,� Ron whispered desperately. �Oh, God, I�m an awful father.�

Severus lowered himself down and
wrapped his arms protectively around Ron�s torso. �You�re not,� he said firmly,
and kissed into Ron�s hair.

�Did you have a good day at work?�
Ron asked, changing the subject abruptly to make himself
feel less of a failure.

�Ah, yes� we need to talk,�
Severus said shiftily, and moved to sit next to Ron, picking up one of his
hands.

�What?� Ron asked testily,
quirking an eyebrow.

�You know how next week you�re
going into hospital?�

�How can I forget, I�m cacking my pants at the thought� You know that place is no
good for me, Severus.�

�Well I�ll be there for you,� Severus said gently. �Just� the week afterwards,
well, the end of the week after� work want me to go to
a conference.�

�Where?�

�Continental Europe,� Severus
tried to soften the blow with fancy words.

�Where?�
Ron demanded.

�Rome.�

�Can I come with you?� Ron asked.

�You�ll still be in the
recuperation period.�

�This sucks.�

�I tried to get out of it. But I�m-�

�The Head of Department, yes, I
know,� Ron scowled.

�How cross are you on a scale of
one to ten?�

Ron didn�t both to answer him, he
got up and crossed to the sink, turning the tap on to get a drink of water. He
looked moodily out at the darkening garden and focussed on the flashing
lighthouse off the coast. He still loved that view. And, no matter how angry he
was with Severus, he also loved the way that tall, thin form pressed into his
back, the way nimble hands slid around his hips to move up under his t-shirt,
and the way the defined jawline fit perfectly on to
his shoulder.

�I�ll get out of it,� Severus
sighed in his ear.

�No,� Ron shook his head. �Don�t
worry. I�ll be fine. You got the promotion on your hard work and I want you to
enjoy it. And, I know you love Rome��

Severus smiled. �I do. But I love
you more, Ron.�

�Smooth,� Ron laughed, and turned
the tap off, without bothering to get a drink.

�It�s Friday night,� Severus
kissed at his ear. �We don�t have to do anything tomorrow� why don�t we get some wine and�� His dipping fingers left Ron in
no doubt about what he wanted to do.

�I think I like this whole freedom
thing,� Ron grinned.

�It�s manageable,� Severus nipped
at his earlobe.

�God, did you ingest something at
work today?� Ron pressed back against the undeniable hardness lodged against
his backside.

�Not that I�m aware of� isn�t a
man allowed to be attracted to another gorgeous man?�

�Seriously, you�re coming on
harder than a bitch in heat, Severus�� Ron whirled around and looked at him.
�What�s going on?�

Severus looked at him, confused by
Ron�s confusion. He didn�t assume he�d been any more affectionate or randy than
normal. �I�m� I wasn�t aware I was being any different to usual? But if it�s a
problem I can certainly stop,� his temper flared for no real reason.

They hadn�t fought much in eleven
years. With three children and a relatively small house in comparison, it was
hard to find places to do it in secret, and Severus had always maintained he
didn�t want them subject to arguments like he had been.

When Ron didn�t answer Severus huffed a sigh of frustration. �I�ll be downstairs if you
need me.�

He didn�t want to spend Friday
evening in his cellar working. He�d worked all week and he wanted to spend time
with Ron, but not if he was going to second guess every single move and
affectionate word. Turning out of the kitchen, Severus was suddenly struck with
a wave of anxiety that the problems they were experiencing now were because
they no longer knew how to be together without the triplets.

Words flew about his brain about
couples who waited for their children to leave home and then the relationship
slowly fell apart, because they had nothing to be civil for. He was on the top
step when a hand caught his wrist and he turned, looking into Ron�s face.

Wordlessly Ron tugged his arm and pulled
him into the living room, and with a moderate swing managed to push him flat on
his back on the sofa, before he crawled on top of him.

�Don�t stop,� Ron asked him, and
planted a kiss on his lips, before stretching out on top of his husband�s body
and settling his head on his chest.

Severus sank a hand into long red
hair and massaged, bringing up his other hand to stroke Ron�s back.

�I miss them,� Ron said quietly.
�And I miss you when you�re working so late.�

�I miss them too,� Severus told him. �And do you really think when I�m stuck
talking to the old crones in the department I�m not really imagining being here
with you, eating dinner, watching the television and drinking wine?�

�I know I�m being stupid,� Ron
muttered. �You don�t have to tell me that. I just� now the triplets are gone
I�m noticing your absence much more. I come home when the shop shuts at five�
and when you�re not here till eight� there�s only so
many times you can walk up and down a beach Severus. The house is spotless
because there�s nobody here messing it up.�

�This is what they call empty nest
syndrome,� Severus smiled down at the red hair.

�Well I don�t fucking like it,�
Ron grumped, and lifted his head up to look at Severus. �And now you�re going
away� and I have to go to that bloody
place, Severus��

�I know that�s where this is all
coming from,� Severus told him with raised eyebrows. �I know you�re feeling out
of sorts because you�re scared of the hospital.�

�How would you feel if someone was
going to remove half of your ribcage next week, with the threat of removing the
whole damn thing if the first plan isn�t viable?�

�When did they say that?� Severus�
eyes flew wide.

Ron looked at him guiltily. �I
dropped in some samples that they wanted yesterday�and they said if they can�t
make the breaks clean, they�ll take the whole lot out, keep my chest inflated
with spells and re-grow the entire thing.�

Severus suddenly felt very sick;
removing the lot meant that the side with Ron�s heart would be involved, and
his calm had only existed thinking that side of his chest would remain
unaltered. �Well��

�Yeah,� Ron grimaced at him. �I�m tempted to just cancel the whole thing.�

�And spend the rest of your adult
life in pain? Smart.�

�There are painkillers��

�All of which are addictive and you�d eventually adapt tolerance for,� Severus
reminded him. �You know this, Ron� don�t change your mind now.�

�Why is nothing ever fucking
simple?� Ron groaned.

�Because fate
would think that too easy.�

�Well let�s hope fate hasn�t
decided it�s time for me to depart the mortal coil, eh?� Ron glowered at him.

�Shut up,� Severus warned him.
�You�ll drive us both mad if you start on that.�

�We�re both thinking it,� Ron
shrugged.

�No, actually, I was starting to
feel quite confident,� Severus stayed firm. �There is no reason it should go
wrong, you�ll be safe under constant monitoring, I�ll
be there by your side. There is no reason for you to fear other than the pain,
which they will be able to control.�

Ron sat and listened to his
lecture with a steadily burning face. He knew Severus was right.

�Finished?� he asked with a slight
smile.

�Are you in your place yet?�
Severus hooked up an eyebrow.

�Well and truly, slap my wrist and send me to bed without dinner,� Ron rolled
his eyes, and then leaned up to kiss Severus again. �Mmm. You know� if you
still want to get that bottle of wine��

�How about we skip the wine?� Severus trailed his hand down to cup Ron�s
backside and squeezed.

�Wine makes everything funner,� Ron�s eyes glinted in the firelight and Severus
took a moment to appreciate him.

�You look every bit as delicious
now as you did at eighteen,� he told him. �Even better, in fact� age suits
you.�

�And you,� Ron winked. �Though the
first grey pube we find you�re out on your arse.�

There was a loud shriek as Severus
rolled him off onto the floor and then landed on top of him, grabbing Ron�s
hands and pinning them up above his head. �You want to repeat that, Weasley?�

�No,� Ron swallowed noisily, and
stretched out beneath Severus� body, causing them to press together at the
groin.

�Sensible boy,� Severus bent his
head to latch wetly onto Ron�s throat. �You know how I get when I�m
threatened�� Severus smiled that he could call Ron a boy condescendingly and it
no longer made him feel like a dirty old pervert.

Ron closed his eyes and lost
himself in the sensation of being trapped and having his neck assaulted. He was
soon groaning and writhing beneath Severus, begging for more touch.

�And you called me eager,� Severus
sat up, his lips full of colour from their over-exertion on Ron�s neck.

�You look like you�ve been sucking
someone off,� Ron narrowed his eyes. �Who is he, the bastard,
I�ll rip his head off��

�Well,� Severus shifted back and
pulled out his wand, flicking it once to secure Ron�s hands on the carpet.
�He�s a younger man, see��

�Pervert,� Ron sucked in his
stomach with anticipation as Severus reached for his jeans.

�And he�s thin and toned��

�Son of a bitch,� Ron hissed with
a roll of his eyes.

�And he�s rather well endowed,�
Severus yanked the jeans down, taking Ron�s underwear with them, freeing up his
erection.

Ducking down he sucked Ron
straight into his mouth and the way the redhead groaned to the living room
nearly had him finishing then and there.

�God I�ve forgotten how good it is
to have this in the middle of the fucking living room�� Ron breathed, watching
as Severus pulled up to lap out at his cock where Ron could see. �Aahhhhh. Fuck. Yes. So good� we
did this all the time��

Severus smiled as he continued to
lave back and forth, licking away each drop of pre-come which leaked out of his
husband as it emerged. He was long past his nausea caused by doing so.

�Stop,� Ron breathed suddenly,
trying to jerk his cock out of Severus� lips.

�What?� Severus sat up, his hair falling over his face as he did so, and he huffed it out of the way.

�Would you mind terribly if I
fucked you?� Ron grinned up at him, face already fully
flushed with desire.

�You really have to ask?� Severus
snorted indignantly. �I think we should call a marriage counsellor��

He released Ron who sprang up with
indecent haste, and yanked him up off the floor. �Too horny to wait,� he whispered,
and spelled away all of their clothes and shot a stretching spell at Severus
before he could protest.

And then the lithe redhead sank to
his knees on the floor and wrapped his lips around Severus� own erection,
causing his knees to flex slightly as he submitted to the pleasure of both the
spell and Ron�s mouth. �You sod�� he gasped, letting his head fall back and his
silky hair dripped down his spine.

�In a minute,� Ron hissed up, his
hot breath curling around the spit-slicked dick. �You�re growing impatient in
your old age��

Severus growled down at him and
concentrated on trying not to blow then and there. It didn�t look like his
libido was planning on slowing down any more than it had when he was in his
thirties. They both sincerely hoped it planned on staying that way.

Ron sucked off him with a loud,
slurping pop and Severus couldn�t help the buck of his hips as he lost the
beautiful heat. He watched as Ron sat back on his heels and pointed his wand at
his cock, coating it liberally and smoothing it out with his hand.

�Let me,� Severus sank to his
knees and instantly put his hands out to work the lube, so Ron would be able to
feel it.

There had been no change in his
curse injuries since the triplets had arrived. Where their chain bond had been
able to fix Severus� dark mark, and heighten Ron�s fertility, it simply could
not fix the lasting damage to his sensitivity to his own touch.

�Gods, you�ve got amazing hands,�
Ron threw his head back and breathed deeply through the slow massaging of
Severus� fingers.

As he�d said, countless times �why
did he need to touch himself when he had Severus?

The dark-haired man watched him
revel in the sensation and smiled, letting his hands still, simply holding the
erection there. �Where do you want me then?�

�Pool table,� Ron hissed, knowing that Severus would never agree.

�It didn�t work the first time you
asked,� he laughed. �It won�t work now.�

Muttering under his breath, Ron
got to his feet and ran his fingers through Severus� hair, transferring some of
the lube which had been left on his hand into the silky tresses. Severus felt
it but didn�t care �they could have a bath afterwards. A bath totally uninterrupted by eleven-year-old bladders and arguments,
only a happy dog that has seen everything before to wander in and out as he
pleases�

�C�mere,�
Ron breathed, and reached to pull Severus up by his arms, who
went willingly.

Their bodies connected together as
they kissed, hands roaming across backs and buttocks alike, squeezing where
they felt �the easy union of two people so used to one another they didn�t have
to think twice about how to please.

Severus groaned as Ron placed a
moderate nip on his collarbone and his cock slipped across the redhead�s own.

�On your knees,� he whispered, and
Severus nearly lost it at the sexuality ringing through his voice.

He complied and Ron instantly
followed, pressing his cock against Severus� entrance. He pushed in without
bothering to announce his intention and wrapped arms around the thin torso as
he guided himself in, moaning at the way the heat made him burn up. Severus let
his hand trail down to fondle himself, working steadily to tease.

�Again with the impatience,� Ron
laughed breathily, which turned into a tiny choke as he sank all the way in.
�Fucking hell��

He reached down and wrapped his
hand on top of Severus�, forcing it to adapt the rhythm that he wanted, and
moved his hips to the same beat. He licked a trail from collarbone to ear and
breathed over it before moving his lips to assault the ear closest to him, whilst
he let his free hand smooth upward and pinch at a nipple.

Severus shuddered with pleasure as
he felt the metal of Ron�s tongue piercing glide over his skin with the muscle,
his spine alive with tiny pricks of delight as he gave himself over to the feeling
of being mastered.

It surprised them both, after all
those years, that they had not fallen into a pattern of dominance. They still
fucked each other as randomly as they felt like, assuming each position as they
needed to according to their moods, or what the other wanted.

�You�re mine,� Ron hissed,
snapping his hips back and forth to speed up their rhythm.

�As if� uh� fuck, Ron� harder�
there�� Severus broke off to gasp slightly. �As if I could be anybody else�s��

�Good,� Ron dove to suck on a patch
of neck and nipped it with his teeth. �But say it� I want to hear you say it,
Severus��

Ron felt utterly commanding as
they kneeled, him buried balls deep in a man in his
fifties, no matter how young he looked, with his hand curled around his cock,
in complete control of the man�s pleasure. It felt better than it had when he
was younger.

�I�m yours,� Severus looked down
and watched his erection flex under Ron�s guidance, and saw the chain glitter
on the wrist assaulting it.

�Fucking right you�re mine,� Ron
groaned, feeling the start of his orgasm deep in his gut. �I�m going to come in
you��

�G-good,� Severus gasped as the
hand pinched down hard, sending pain through his chest and teeth latched onto
his skin again.

He wasn�t going to complain that
his husband was being rougher than usual. In fact, Severus only managed three
more pumps of their combined hands before he lost his control and bucked,
writhing against his husband�s sweaty body as he pushed out his orgasm,
growling in his throat. �Ron�. Fucking hell� you�re� gods�� Come leaked
everywhere, over both of their hands and he waited for Ron to release his cock
so he could shudder through the aftershocks.

Ron raised his hand to his
husband�s lips and lost his own mind when he felt a hot tongue curling the
expulsion off his skin, and screwed up his face to howl it out against Severus�
neck, panting and mewling as he did so. Severus closed his eyes at the
sensation of heat and the rush of liquid within him and moaned slightly.

�I� you� fuck,� Ron breathed and
Severus gave a dazed grin at his incoherency.

Very little had
changed in fifteen years.
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