A Dark Lord's Future | By : use2b2t2 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 18572 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1 |
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Chapt 40 Future of the Dark Lord
AN You'll find a couple of characters from my other stories and after this an epilogue and complete. This is a long chapter.
Hermione enjoyed a warm bath soaking for a time enjoying the feel of being immersed in water. Having a restful sleep put her back to rights after the disorientation from being brought forward from their portrait.
She walked to her wardrobe to find something suitable for her first day back in the real world. She pushed back several robes of black and blood red left over from her service to Voldemort and would donate if there was a museum. Her movements shook the wardrobe knocking two gold skull mask off the shelf. She watched them fall and rolled ending face up. Those hideous things would be the first to go.
Digging deeper she found a suitable set in emerald green and put them on and heard a plop announcing the arrival of Sassy.
"Mistress, Williams here. Master requests youse at your convenience."
Hermione smiled at the elf's words knowing that it meant immediately.
"Sassy, pack up everything left over from our service to Voldemort and box them up. One way or another they will be out of our house."
Sassy nodded looking at the masks on the floor as Hermione left.
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Harry finished his classes for the day and moved to his chambers finding Ginny in her chair reading the Daily Prophet. "Any word of them in there yet?"
Ginny placed her paper down and moved to her husband and pecked him on the cheek. "No and William went to them this morning. Hermione and Severus are back and I know that you stayed here because of them. All of our children are in school or on their own. Harry, I want to be away and spend time with just. No worries of students or debts Harry. You've paid it in full and then some."
Harry sighed. "I know Ginny and I told Minerva that today. At of the end of the year I will be a professor no more." Taking her into his arms and kissed her.
Ginny kissed him back and broke away. "I love you Harry."
Harry smiled. "I love you too Ginny. I miss everyone and dwelled on it for so long. At the end of the year we will go forth and begin anew."
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Hermione moved to a small chamber and found Severus and William sitting at a table with parchments scattered about with both men deep in discussion. They both heard her enter and stood up.
Hermione smiled at her son for he was taller than Severus. "William, Severus what are you reading?"
Severus growled out. "The conditions of Ministry recognizing us so that we can remain. I do not care for this paragraph." Holding out the parchment in question.
William went to Hermione and led her to a chair. "Mum I promise you that it is straightforward despite what father says."
Severus sat back and glared. "Read about the Mark Hermione. It is illegal and there is no way to remove it save slicing a limb off. Dark Magic put it there and I am not about to go around with one arm."
Hermione read through the parchments and it was cut and dry. An Unbreakable Vow promising that they would not rise up and take over. No problem there. Community service for five years to teach young wizards and witches how to avoid the Dark. She glanced up at Severus and found him sitting, arms crossed and looking angry.
She read the last parchment about the Mark and placed it down. "William I will agree to everything save the part about the Mark. It is a part of my sacrifice and though I hate it, it will remain on my arm until I die. The Ministry will have to make amends for our sacrifice."
William placed the parchments in his robes. "I told them that you would not agree to it for Uncle Harry warned me. I'll get it removed and there won't be a problem because of the Vow."
"William, do you work in the Ministry? You seem to have a lot of sway for one so young." Severus asked
He looked to his father knowing the unspoken question. "No Father I do not work for the Ministry nor have the desire as most that I have met are incompetent fools. Being raised by Harry helped my access throughout the years but not the reason I have sway. When he released his book about the history of Voldemort all Hell broke loose in the Ministry. It was selling like mad and written in first person and the public believed it. They even sent Aurours to the school to confiscate your portrait and all received third degree burns on their hands when they tried for the castle protected it."
Hermione glanced to Severus in surprise for Minerva never told them.
William pulled a penseive from his pocket along with a rack of twenty phials and placed them on the table. "It would take weeks to tell you everything but these phials have memories from everyone involved in the fall. I'll get the documents amended and when you are ready just owl me and I will come." He hesitated before pulling out a parchment. "My motions were not well received by some in the Ministry and you may get visitors. If you do, say nothing and send for this man immediately for he is your arbitrator between you and the Ministry. May I have permission to Apparate to and from here Father?"
Severus reset his wards. "Go ahead William and we will send word when we are ready."
William smiled at his parents and turned his heal and disappeared with a loud crack.
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It was the next night when Sassy woke them up. "Masters theys be ten Aurours here demanding to sees youse and gives me this to present." Handing him a parchment.
He scanned it noting there was not a signature of authorization on it and handed it to Hermione.
"How do you know they are Aurours Sassy?"
"I'se knows the uniforms of them from the trials and these wear them."
"Very well Sassy. Bring them into the Grand Hall and make sure they stop in the middle of the double staircase."
Sassy rushed out of the room and Severus motioned to Hermione to get dressed as he put on his severe black robes of old that he was known for. He whispered to her for a moment and left their room.
Hermione picked up her wand and waited a few minutes before leaving the room as well.
Severus walked down the stairs pausing at the middle and called down. "A bit late at night to be calling on a Lord's house don't you think? Who is in charge of this?" He growled, low voice echoing in he hall
"I am." A witch stood forth and pointed her wand at him. "I am Sabrina Johnson and you will come down and obey the directive!"
Severus moved down the stairs slowly. "Of course Aurour Johnson."
He moved until he was standing directly in front of the young witch. "I am here." He growled out. "What is it that you wish to talk to me about that disturbs my sleep?" Black eyes narrowed in anger.
"You are not in a position to command murderer. You are to be taken and given the justice you missed out on."
Severus observed that the ten Aurours were all young and probably just out of Aurour school. "So you come to my house without a proper arrest order and expect me to go with you?"
"Oh we have authorization all right. The Secret State act is invoked." The female Aurour snarled back.
Severus took his time reading the parchment and let it fall to the floor. "Idiot child! The seal of that act is not on your parchment and I know it well enough from the past. All of you look fresh out of Aurour school. No doubt they used me as a reason to serve as I was one of the last of the Inner Circle and I think you heard a rumor or two and decided to act on your own or perhaps you were told to come from someone in the Ministry. I think it is the latter for the Ministry would not send snot nosed children to die."
Sabrina grew tired of the chatter. "It does not matter for we have you and there are ten wands pointed at you and you have none. Call your bitch and we can get this over with!"
Severus looked to the Aurour snarling out. "I have killed more than you at one time times three and they did not have a chance. I wonder where the other resident Deatheater of this house is right now? Oh, there she is behind you and she does have a wand."
The group turned as one and found themselves tied up and on the floor silenced glaring at the witch as she stepped over them and moved to Severus.
"What shall we do with them dear?" Hermione asked in a sweet voice just for their captive audience
He said nothing but grabbed up two at a time and propped them against a wall as she retrieved their wands.
"Why nothing Wife." He replied back tone inflecting playfulness. "These young servants of justice must have missed out that we are in a process of a pardon." Chuckling inward at the looks of relief from the bound Aurours.
Severus motioned to Sassy and handed her a parchment. "Go fetch this wizard Sassy and bring him here."
Sassy came back a few moments later with an older wizard dressed in nightclothes and Severus watched the man unpin a badge from a captive and tapped his wand to it before moving.
"Lord Snape I am Barrister D.A. Justice and hoped that I would be meeting with you but not in circumstances such as this. I told your son to stress to not do anything and get me."
Severus looked to the man. "We would have but this is a rogue group. Look at this parchment Barrister Justice. The head witch of the group told me Secret State act and there is not an authorizing signature or a seal."
Justice pulled his glasses out and read the parchment. "Dear, dear, dear this is not good and they really are Aurours. I need to bring the Minister and the Head of Law Enforcement here. Promise me that you will not harm them and use your elf to help me bring what is required."
Hermione liked the barrister immediately. "Justice, they would have already been harmed. We just want it straightened up and by all means use Sassy to get whomever you need."
Sassy moved to the white haired wizard and grasped the man's hand as he whispered and plopped away.
After an hour Sassy appeared back with five and moved away and watched a hooded one move to the captives and looked at them. "Allison, all of these recent graduates. Their pardon is still in the process and very few know about it. Tell me did you command this?"
A witch dressed in blue robes moved to look at the group. "Minister I'll take the truth potion if need be but I promise you I did not set this up. They act on their own."
"Or someone else's. I invoke the State Secrets Act and as per the law all employed within the Ministry will be given the truth potion and asked two questions. "Did you support Voldemort?" and "Did you send Aurours to fetch up the Snapes. Someone wants these two dead and I want to know why. Lock down the Ministry and if any are missing find them. Start with these first and get the Department of Mysteries to help you for I know they can be trusted without a doubt."
Allison motioned to the three wizards that accompanied her and they were away after gathering the prisoners up and used a port key leaving the hooded wizard and Justice behind.
"Severus I recognize that voice!" Hermione exclaimed in excitement.
The hooded wizard approached them. "I hope you do. I've known you both most of my life." Lowering his hood.
Hermione shouted out in glee and rushed the man and hugged him as he picked her off the floor and spun her around for a moment and placed her down. "It's been ages Hermione. I'm glad you're back."
The Minister looked at Severus. "I guess those exploded cauldrons did not go to waste after all Professor Snape. William gave me the conditions to approve and I did. Sign them so I can announce it and clean up this mess. I always suspected we did not get them all despite the years that passed as there must have been those not marked. If you have a list it would be helpful and you can send it via Justice."
Severus looked to the man in shocked amazement. "I never figured you to be of political material."
The Minister chuckled. "I'm not and as soon as my term is over I am done with it all for I hate it. One year ago Abraxis Malfoy approached me and told me of some plans made by William Snape and that I was needed as the Minister and here I am. I'm a puppet Minister and Abraxis guides me well. I agreed only because it would free the both of you. I hate being the Minister of Magic and they reasoned that one who fought Voldemort and accepted the pardons, the citizens would be accepting of it. I have three years left and then I can get back to Herbology as I am a Master of it. Your actions tonight will help for you did not harm them. I'll see you soon."
Sassy took the Minister's hand and disappeared.
Severus looked to her. "I can't believe Longbottom is the Minister."
Hermione smiled. "Severus, we have seen half of the phials and it is obvious that William has traits from you. His planning started the day Harry's book came out and explains why he did not seek us out. Tomorrow we will finish them and sign the pardon."
Severus led her back to her chambers and watched her undress and slid underneath the covers and joined her after Vanishing his clothes. "Once all of this is over I am going to address my neglected duty to you Hermione. Don't think that I do not desire you for having you here against me, your skin so soft and inviting drives me to my limit."
Hermione yawned. "I know that Severus and feel the same way. Soon…" She whispered after drifting off to sleep.
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Neville was true to his word and after ferreting out the witch that sent the Aurours to them and catching thirty more two weeks later he called them to his office with only the editors from the Prophet and the Quibbler and the rest of the Seven plus one, he performed a small ceremony pardoning them and awarded them the Order of Merlin First class.
The editors left disappointed for they hoped he two would give a blood curdling account of their service and all they got was "Everyone is free and that is all that counts."
Neville led his guest out of his office and to a larger room that was set with food. "Now that those vultures are away we can catch up on things in private." Removing the robe of his office and handed them to his assistant and told him he would not be needed.
He poured a few drinks and walked over to where Hermione and Severus stood and watched his ex-professor take off the medal, distaste evident on his face.
"Sorry about that Lord Snape. It was needed for the few that survived that knew you personally. Consensus is from the citizens after Harry's book was published you got a raw deal and all of us here knew that. Oh the professional politicians were mortified when I revealed that earlier, announcing what they fought to remain hidden for years. I took great pleasure in that for it frustrates them that they have no hold on me. I did tell you that I did not want to be a minister and pray that I will not be re-elected." Smiling as he handed the tall wizard and his wife a drink and toasted. "To the both of you and to William and Abraxis for making this possible." Tossing his drink down and looked to Hermione. "I never thought that I would see you again Hermione. Go ahead and catch up. This room is heavily warded and I have ten top Aurours most trusted guarding this room so there will be no disturbance."
Severus watched the wizard leave and joined Cho hugging her for a moment and then sat down next to her.
He stood back and watched Hermione talk to her friends, hands animated enjoying her happiness. He felt a small pang of jealously as the red headed wizard brushed his lips on her cheek before moving to Lavendar and continued to talk.
A young blonde haired wizard stood before him holding his hand out. "Lord Snape it is good to finally meet you."
Severus grasped the offered hand. "And you as well Master Malfoy. Longbottom told me of your behind the scene intervention. My wife and I appreciate it."
Abraxis smiled. "I greased the wheels when needed because of my status and Mum helped me. It was Wil that gathered the smut up and revealed it to certain influential witches and wizards when needed. I always told him he should have been Slytherin. You must have made an impression on them Lord Snape because no one wavered in their belief of you. I hope that I will be half the man as you are. I know everything as I worked with Wil."
William joined his friend and smiled as Abraxis hugged him. "I see that you have met Abraxis."
Abraxis turned to look to the red haired witch that William left unattended. "Excuse me Lord Snape. William's presence here will tie him up and I have a chance to convince the witch to marry me and not him."
William chuckled and called out to his friend as he left. "Good luck with that." Turning back to his parents and explained. "We have a friendly rivalry when it concerns her. He knows that it is hopeless but he still tries."
He continued. "I have you both back now and in time I hope that we will be a family once again for I never shunned you as my parents. After the book was published Harry and the others shared their memmories of the both of you and all tell me I am a blend of both. I want…."
"Completion." Severus spoke in a soft voice.
William smiled. "Yes Father exactly that. I've always sensed that I've needed the both of you to guide me for something more."
Severus clapped him on the back. "Thanks to you we will be here for you. You know our history and look to your Mother. I have never seen her happier."
They watched her as a memory from the past filled his mind. Yin and Yang. Hermione said that they were Yin and Yang. Both have always remained separate until now. William was a blend of both. He pushed back the sudden alarm he felt at the revelation and watched Hermione.
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One week passed and other than a few hateful calls or thanks, people left them alone when they went to Diagon Alley. Time allowed people to forget about the past, never thinking that history always repeats itself.
Severus called the Harry, Ginny, Ron, Neville, Cho, Lavendar and the Head of Magical Law Enforcement to their Manor. There was one last act of penance before they moved on.
"Did you recover any of the missing or known murdered during Voldemort's regime?" Severus asked in a respectful voice for the conversation would get volatile if handled improperly.
The Head of Magical Law Enforcement sighed out. "No Lord Snape and we tried. No one ever asked as the hunt went on, the previous regime from years ago only focused on executing Voldemorts followers. My department has tried off and on for years and no luck."
Hermione unwrapped a Port Key. "Touch this."
They all complied and found themselves on a desolate wind swept plain and found a huge pile of skeletons dressed in robes and muggle clothes.
"Oh my Gods!" Harry shouted and pulled away from the group and stood looking at the huge pile in shock and sank down onto his knees.
Severus pushed Hermione and she ran until he was next to Harry. "They are here. All of the Order and all who fought beside us. They are at the bottom. Severus took me here as a harsh lesson early to learn my place but the pile was not so large and bodies mostly intact. You could see who they were." She whispered.
Harry grabbed her hand and continued to stare at the pile.
"Harry, we just want them home and not forgotten in this wasteland."
Ron joined them and looked to the pile not missing her words and wrapped his arms around them as they had a good cry as the rest joined them save Severus and the Head of Magical Law Enforcement.
Severus watched the group crying as he pulled a parchment out of his pocket listing the names of witches and wizards that he knew were there and handed it to the Head of Magical Law Enforcement. "Madame these are all of who I know that reside here. All are at the bottom or midway. I never knew the identities of the others after years passed. We do not want to be named as the ones providing this. Please respect our wish."
The witch took the parchment. "Thank you for they would have never been found. My name is Griselda Marchbanks. I think that I can do that. You did not need to take us here."
Severus pulled another parchment out of his pocket detailing the clothing of the young muggle girl that reminded him of Lily that he killed while protecting the future of the muggles. "When you find her let me know. Her name is Linda Robinson and muggle-born. I will take care of her. As for the others that you cannot identify look to the wizard in the Department of Mystery that used muggle DNA to locate my wife and I during our run. He will be able to help on some of them. Please contact me discreetly."
Griselda looked to the tall wizard seeing sadness in his eyes. "Consider it done." Amazed that the man cared for only one despite the fact that he knew several hundred in the pile for she was taught by him and knew that he was ruthless and uncaring from firsthand experience. This one little girl must have affected him deeply.
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After the visit to the pile of bodies Hermione became withdrawn, keeping to herself and shunning away any visitors.
Severus said nothing of his concern of William, instead taking his wife to a meadow in a remote place a week later after they revealed the dumping place of traitors and unfortunate muggles during Voldemort's reign.
She watched as he conjured a blanket and laid it down, motioning her to him.
He removed his outer robes of emerald green and tossed them aside.
"What does this remind you of Hermione?" He whispered to her in a silky voice as he removed her cloak and pulled her down to lie on the blanket beside him.
Hermione enjoyed the feel of his arms around her and murmured. "Like we were back in Baine's Meadow before Phineass interrupted is."
He touched her lightly. "You feel the warmth of the sun?"
She turned and looked into his obsidian eyes. "I do Severus and it feels wonderful."
They lay in the meadow wrapped in one another's arms as the birds chirped in the forest surrounding, and time passed as they enjoyed the closeness of each other.
Severus moved, his body warmed more than just by the sun as he pushed he gently to lie on her back and moved over her and looked into her warm brown eyes. "There is nothing to distract us now and I wish to feel you truly in the flesh for the first time since I realized that I love you. Azkaban did put a damper on things and we both know that paints are not the same."
Hermione chuckled looking into the black eyes that smoldered. "Just kiss me and let's see where it leads." Pulling him down and kissed his lips gently and allowed him control.
He kissed her slowly at first but soon his lust came forth and both caught up in the throes of passion.
After a while she pushed him up and murmured. "Far too many clothes Severus and awfully hot don't you think?"
Severus said nothing except reaching for his new wand and Vanished the clothes from them. "Next time I will undress you slowly but all I want for now is to feel you under me."
He did not wait for a response move to the nape of her neck lightly kissing and sucking for a moment before down, the moans of her desire hardening him more.
He kissed her pert breast, tongue gently rolling around her nipple and lightly nipped it feeling her body shudder. He used his long fingers to lightly trace her slim hips for a moment before he moved a hand and gently pushed the lips of her pussy aside and gently rubbed the hardened nub of her clit eliciting a shout of "Severus!" He realized whatever passion he experienced in paint form was a poor excuse for what the flesh presented in the here and now and knew she felt the same.
She was ready and he could not delay it any longer and moved until the tip of his engorged penis was at here entrance and slowly pushed until he was fully within her. "Don't move." He whispered.
Hermione stilled sighing out as he filled her completely. "Oh Severus you have to move!" She moaned out after a few moments.
He stroked her slowly, fighting the compulsion to drive into her and sink deeply within her as he could not get enough, urge to drive until he spilled into her. Only two other times in his marriage to her before their trial did he know such desire.
It became too much for him when she sank he fingernails into his ass and commanded him to move faster, and he plunged into her with reckless abandon and soon saw a bright light as he shouted out "Hermione!" and spilled deep into her barely recognizing her shout out his name as they came together.
Severus withdrew and pulled her up and held her for a minute to catch his breath before his kissed her. "I think that it is safe to say that paint does no justice to this."
Hermione looked to her husband. "I agree."
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