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His saviour	By : Kruemel Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Snape Views: 16367 -:- Recommendations : 5 -:- Currently Reading : 6
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Coming home

Harry and Severus were waiting for the others to arrive. Harry couldn´t wait to introduce Emma and Elea to his family. His family, it still sounded strange in his ears. Not a year ago, he had no one, not really. Ron and Hermione were by his site, but his fears and insecurities had hindered him to open up completely. When he thought about it now, he found it rather ridiculous that he ever doubted them in the first place. Hermione had always been loyal, a good friend and a trustworthy confidant. He should have at least trusted her.
But now… his life couldn´t been more different. He had his parents, his godfather, his husband and his two beautiful daughters. Dudley finally felt like a true cousin, and he had two sisters and more brothers than anyone else he knew. If there wouldn´t have been the war and the threat of pending death, he would have said that he hadn´t the need for anything else.
The floo in the infirmary flared and Remus, Sirius, and his parents stepped out of it. A strange silence filled the room. Harry gave them a small smile and that seemed to break the tension, of which Harry had no idea where it had come from. Lily quickly walked up to them.
“How are you feeling Harry?” She asked and tried to sneak a peak at Emma´s face.
“I´m a little tired but otherwise I´m fine.” He said but soon noticed that she didn´t really seemed to listen. Her eyes were glued to the baby in his arms. The others had stepped up to the bed as well and Severus picked Elea up from his chest and held her so that Remus and Sirius could see her.
“Do you want to hold her?” Harry asked.
“There is nothing I would rather do.” She said and carefully took her out of his arms. James came close and lay his arm around her shoulders. When he looked down, the pride in his eyes was something Harry would never forget.
“She is beautiful, which one is it?” Lily asked quietly. Severus had offered Elea to Sirius who looked surprised for a moment but took her without comment. Severus watched him like a hulk but Harry catched the small smile that appeared on his face for just a second.
“Mum, you´re holding Emma Jean and Sirius, you got Elea Molly.”
“Bloody good job Harry, they are precious.” Sirius said and Harry beamed up at him.
“Are they okay?” James asked as he softly stroked Emma´s little cheek.
“Poppy finished with all the test just before you arrived. There too small but all the organs are developed and she couldn´t find any problems.”
“That is great.” Remus said and glared at Sirius when he wouldn´t hand him the baby.
“She said that their magical cores are the strongest she´s ever seen in new-borns.” Severus said and Harry could feel the pride his lover was feeling.
“They are perfect.” Harry confirmed.
*I saw the smile when you looked at Sirius and Elea* He added silently and grinned when a blush crept onto Severus´ cheeks. Lily saw it too and raised an eyebrow, but Harry just shook his head.
“So, you named her after Molly. I knew it! She will be thrilled.” Remus said when he finally managed to get the babe from Sirius. Harry looked down and avoided looking at Lily at all.
“Yes, she´s always been so kind to me. She´s been through so much lately and I just thought that it would give her a little joy.” He said nervously. Lily and James looked at each other before Lily handed Emma to James and sat down on the edge of his bed.
“Harry, please look at me.” She said softly. Harry hesitated but looked up.
“Do not worry about us. We know that Molly Weasley always treated you like her own. We are deeply grateful that a woman like her took you under her wing and gave you all the love you never felt before. Back in the day, we weren´t very close but we knew each other, and I always felt that she and her husband were good people. I know that she was the mother you never had, and we don´t expect that to change just because you have us back. These girls are as much her grand children then ours. The name is lovely, and I am sure Molly will be ecstatic.” Harry swallowed; he had been so afraid that he would upset his parents. In a twisted way, he expected it all to go to hell at some point.
“Thank you, for understanding.”
“Don´t worry son, all we want is for you to be happy. It´s what we wish for us all. And just in case I haven´t told you yet, I am so very proud of you. Proud of who you are as a person, proud of all you have built and how hard you have fought so far. You have made good choices Harry. You have surrounded yourself with loads of great people but mostly I am proud because of your good heart.”
“You really think I made good choices?” Harry asked.
“I do.”
“Even in my chosen partner?” He asked and grinned wickedly. James looked at Severus, then at them both.
“Yes, Harry, even that. It would be foolish to claim anything else when it´s so obvious just how happy you are with him. I have not once heard or seen that he treats you with anything but respect, and we all know by now that we were wrong about him from the start.”
“I am glad to hear it.” Harry said and carefully scootched closer to Severus who instantly laid an arm around him. He longingly looked at his daughter and James was about to hand her back, but Harry stopped him.
“You can keep her for another moment. Remus can you give me Elea and floo Severus´ quarters. I think I would like the others to join. We do have a few things to announce.”
“If you´re talking about Albus, Hermione already told us what happened.”
“Good, I wasn´t in the mood to tell it anyways but no, that was only part of it.” Remus carefully handed him the child and did as he was asked. It wasn´t only the Weasley´s who stepped out of the flames when the floo flared again. Harry was surprised to see even Bill, Fleur and Charlie who must have taken a portkey from Romania to get here. Draco, Narcissa, Neville, Luna and Cho had come as well as Professor McGonagall. Sirius and Remus made room beside the bed so that the others could come closer. Ron and Hermione instantly sat down at the end of his bed. Harry called Molly closer and allowed her to pick up Elea.
“Oh, Harry she is beautiful.”
“Isn´t she? Do you want to know her name?” Molly nodded.
“I would like to introduce you to Elea Molly Black.” He said and looked at her with a smile. Molly´s head snapped up.
“Oh Harry!” She cried and tears were spilling from her eyes.
“Do you like it?”
“I love it, I am deeply honoured.” She said and Harry knew that would her arms have been free; he would have been buried in a bone crushing hug by now.
“I´m next, I´m the godfather after all.” Ron said and Hermione nodded wildly.
“Dad…” Harry said, and James handed Emma to Ron. Over the next hour, the babies were handed around until everyone seemed to have a turn. When Harry and Severus finally got them back, Emma started to stir. Harry looked down at her and gasped because for the first time, she opened her eyes.
“Sev, look!” Severus looked over.
“Oh wow, how unique. I love it.” Harry nodded. Emma was born with two different coloured eyes. Her right eye mirrored Harry´s exactly. It was the same shade of green and Harry thought that it had the same form as well. Her left eye was almost completely Black. Around the iris was a thin green circle and there was another green spot at the edge of it. The other´s agreed that her eyes were stunning and Harry grinned. Every single person in the room seemed to have fallen in love with the girls as soon as they laid eyes on them. Emma started fussing and Poppy seemed to have heard it from her office because a few minutes later, she came in, a bottle of milk in hand.
“I think it is time for a feed.” She said and Harry nodded. He took the bottle and Poppy instructed him on how to hold it. Harry quickly decided that watching his daughter eat was his new favourite thing. She looked so adorable as she sucked at the bottle.
“Do you think Elea´s eyes will look the same?”
“I don´t know, but I kind of hope they don´t. I would like there to be an easy way to tell them apart.”
“I guess, I think it would be cute though.”
“There are either way.” Severus said and Harry shifted his weight so that he could lean against his shoulder again.
“What are you going to do now Harry. Do you have a plan for the time you need to be in class?” Hermione asked.
“No, but that´s because I won´t be here. Severus and I will take the girl’s home.”
“You´re leaving?” Ron asked.
“Actually, we´re leaving. Think about it. Now is the perfect time to get some time away. With everything that happened today, it will be plausible to just tell everyone that we we´re moved to a safe house.”
“But… what about our newts? We are almost done!” Hermione asked horrified.
“And what about Cho? I don´t want to leave her.” Ron said not looking very happy.
“Ron, she can come to see you every day. I´m sure Minerva wouldn´t object. And Hermione, you will home-school. Like you said, you´re almost done and I can teach you everything you need to know to pass your exams.” Severus said.
“I don´t mind.” Minerva said.
“Because of the DA, you are already coming and going at all times of the day. But I do worry because I don´t have another DADA teacher.”
“I can come in for classes until you find someone else.” Severus offered.
“No, you need to focus on your family now.”
“I´ll do it.” Lily said and everyone starred at her.
“What do you mean? You can´t…” James said immediately.
“Why not?”
“Why not? Because we are supposed to be dead remember?”
“I do but thank you for reminding me.” She said sarcastically.
“We need to get back into society at some point. I will not hide for the rest of my life.”
“I get that mum, I do, but don´t you think we should wait until after the war?” Harry asked.
“We could, but why wait?”
“Because we are not ready to tell the entire world that there is a veil hidden in the ministry that can bring back dead people.” Emma was finished with her bottle and Poppy instructed him on how to make her burb. When Harry settled her back in his arms, her little eye lids flattered, and she was asleep again. Harry looked at her lovingly for a moment before he looked at his mum and gestured for her to continue.
“And you think for them to find out after the war is a better option? Don´t you think the death eaters will try to pull you know who back out?”
“Then we have to destroy it or hide it somewhere else. Somewhere no one will ever find it again.” Harry said.
“Destroying it would be the much safer option but only after the war. We need to be able to pull our people out when the battle is over.” Severus said.
“So, what do you say? We take the veil, take it some place safe and then mum can come and teach? How would we explain to anyone that she´s back?”
“She could wear a glamour for the time being.”
“A glamour can be taken down. It´s too risky.” James said, Harry nodded in agreement.
“I think I am capable to make that decision for myself honey and it is certainly not more dangerous than going on a mission to meet with werewolf´s.” James cringed and looked down. Of course she was right, like always.
“I´m not saying that you´re not, but we cannot be sure that every Voldemort supporter left when we checked for the mark. We didn´t even get to the checking. We need to try again.” Harry said looking at McGonagall.
“We just kicked out the ones who started hexing people and even if we did, the younger students wouldn´t have taken it yet.”
“And you think they would be stupid enough to attack a teacher?”
“They already did! They attacked Severus! He wasn´t hurt but other´s were. Minerva for example and she had nothing to do with it.”
“There´s always a risk, but Minerva needs someone to help her, and I have the abilities and the time. And I will still be safer than Severus ever was.”
“How so?”
“I am a new face Harry, no one knows me ergo, no one has a reason to attack me.”
“I don´t know…”
“But I do. I´m doing this, that is if Minerva will have me.” Lily said in a tone that left no room for discussion.
“How about that Harry, she takes the position only until I find another candidate. As soon as the board names me the headmistress, you can order the castle to alert me as soon as there could be trouble. She will be safe here.” Minerva promised.
*Does Voldemort have other animagi in his ranks? I just ask because Pettigrew got through the wards* Harry asked through the link.
*Not that I know of, but I can´t say for certain*
*Can a werewolf pass the wards?*
*Ask the castle* Harry did and was satisfied when the castle told him that no, it cannot. Not unless it´s keyed into the wards.
“Alright, we will see how it goes. But only if you wear a glamour.”
“I will.”
“Okay, Ron, Hermione, are you willing to leave? It would be much more convincing when you go into “hiding” too.”
“I´m fine with it if we truly use our time to study. I can also use the time to move Victor in. I still haven´t told him about the house.”
“We will, I promise. We will also come back to take the exams and I do want to play the last quidditch match. Just to kind of say goodbye to it all. It would be fun to have Victor around. Soon I´ll be able to fly again. I want to learn the wronsky feint. Ron? What do you say?”
“As long as I still get to see Cho I´m alright with it.”
“Does she know?” Harry asked. Ron glanced at Cho.
“Ahm… no, not yet.“
"What is it I don´t know?” Cho asked and Ron´s face went red.
“Listen, we haven´t been together too long and I just didn´t want to scare you off.”
“With what?” Cho asked and everyone else in the room pretended like they weren´t there.
“Harry… Harry wanted to build his own house somewhere and he loved the idea of having his friends close. So he bought a piece of land and build a house for Mione and me as well. I wanted to surprise you after graduation.”
“That´s so sweet.” Cho said and Ron smiled.
“Yeah… I guess it is. So, will you move in, you know, when you finish school?” He asked nervously.
“I would love that. Can we go see it today?”
“I´m not sure. Harry and Severus built the wards. They must key you in. Are we leaving today?” He asked and looked at his best friend.
“We are.” Harry confirmed.
“Certainly not!” Poppy huffed and looked at him sternly.
“Your body is in no condition to travel. You shouldn´t even leave the bed until tomorrow.”
“Oh that´s fine. I´m not pregnant anymore. I will lie here in bed and let Kreacher transport me right onto my couch. I don´t have to move at all.”
“But… you need care! You just had surgery.”
“My husband is a potions master, and you are only a floo call away. Please Madame. I swear I will rest. I even let Severus bring me my meals to the bed.”
*How very generous of you* He heard Severus´ sarcastic voice in his head. Harry grinned.
*Oh, you shut up! I just gave you two babies. The least you can do is bring me food for a day or two*
*Cheeky brat!*
*Ungrateful bat!*
*Stop it, we´re not alone* Severus voice sounded husky and Harry blushed.
“Anything you´d like to share? It´s rude to cut people out of conversations.” Ron said snickering.
“No, thank you. What do you say Poppy? Pretty please?”
“Oh alright! But I will come to see you once a day for at least a week and if you feel anything amiss at all, you will call for me immediately.”
“Don´t worry Poppy, I will.” Severus promised and Harry sighed in relief.
“You can count yourself lucky that you two are my favourites.”
“And we would never consider placing our health in anyone else´s hands. You are of course welcome to visit any time. I would love to cook you a thank you dinner for every time you patched one of us up.” Harry offered.
“I will hold you to that. Severus told me you are an excellent cook.”
“Oh Poppy, you have no idea. His lamb is to die for. In my opinion he comes second only to mum.” Ron said.
“That is high praise indeed.” Severus said teasingly and Ron grinned. Harry was again amazed on how much life had changed. Who would have thought that Ron Weasley and Severus Snape would one day sit on the same bed, joking around?
“Alright then, I need you two,” He gestured to Ron and Hermione.
“To go pack your stuff. What about your things Severus?”
“I will come back in a few days to get them. Most of it is home already. It´s only my lab and a few personal things.”
“What about Ginny? Or Grindelwald, he´s still in the trunk. Have you thought about Dudley? Where will he live?” Hermione asked.
“Damn, I haven´t thought that far. Dudley can move into the guest house for now or he can stay at headquarters if he rather does that and Ginny…”
“I can move back into Gryffindor tower. I moved because of what we thought was Dumbledore. I should be safe.”
“I don´t know… I would feel better if you wouldn´t have to share a room with someone. Come to think of it, I would prefer if you stayed in the trunk. It is warded heavily, and should someone attack the school, you can bring yourself and as many others as you can to safety. No death eater will be able to get to you.”
“I can´t keep it in the dorm.”
“I know, but you could place it in mums’ new office. She and Draco can stay there with you.”
“That should do.” Ginny agreed.
“And if Dudley wants to stay with us that is fine too.”
“That would be great. I would have more time to spend with him.” Lily said.
“It´s settled then.” Harry concluded.
“But we should let him decide what he wants to do. He has three good options. Shouldn´t be that hard.”
“Wouldn´t it be much simpler if we just take the trunk with us. We can unpack there, and Cho can take it back with her when she leaves.” Ron suggested.
“You´re just to lazy to pack.” Hermione said.
“So, what?! I haven´t even had lunch yet. You know how I get when I miss a meal and you´re right. I don´t want to pack only to unpack all of it a few minutes later.”
“It´s fine. I´m not able to pack my stuff either. We will take it with us.” Harry offered to cut them off.
“May we join you?” Lily asked.
“We haven´t seen the place yet and I would like to be warded in so that I can visit with my granddaughters.”
“I want to come too.” Came from Molly.
“And me!” Ginny said.
“Alright, alright. Everyone who wants to come can come. Hermione, please make a few portkey´s.” She nodded.
“I will go get the trunk. Ron, can you help me to get it through the floo?”
“Sure let´s go.” They stood from the bed and walked towards the fireplace.
“Mum, you need new robes and other stuff. Give Kreacher your size and a list of what you need, and he will get it for you.” Harry said.
“I´ll let Dobby do it. I already asked him to get me some new parchment and he said he would go in the afternoon.”
“No! Tell Kreacher to get the parchment. Trust me, you don´t want Dobby to pick out your clothes. I love that elf to death, but he has horrible taste.”
“Ok, thanks for the tip. Do you have everything you need for the babies?”
“Yes, we just finished everything and good that we did. Just in time for our little ones.”
*I still can´t believe that they are here* Severus said.
*I know, it´s like a dream*
*I can´t wait until it´s just us. As soon as you are better, we need to take pictures of them. I need some for my lab. Otherwise, I won´t be able to finish one potion. I would miss them too much*
*I have just the person. Collin takes great pictures*
*I remember that he has a passion for it, but I do have my own camera and intent to use it* Harry didn´t answer.

Hermione and Ron returned a short time later and Harry decided to call both elves to help them. Dobby wailed with happiness when he saw the babies and asked Harry for permission to stay with him and Severus at their new place. Harry was about to say yes when he saw Kreacher. The little creatures looked terrified. It unsettled him. Severus seemed to feel so too since he reached out through the bond again.
*Kreacher is the elf of the Black household. We are in name, Blacks now. To take Dobby on before we give him a position in the new house could be disastrous for your bond with him*
*Good to know, thank you* He looked back at Dobby.
“Dobby, I already have Kreacher who will help me. But you can stay with us as well if you wish so. We would have to renegotiate your contract, but I am more then happy to offer you a position as well. From now on, Kreacher will have to help me with many very important things, and I think it would be good for him to have a little help. Ron and Hermione have also houses there, so you can help them out too if you want.” All the tension seemed to leave Kreacher´s body and for the very first time he beamed up at Harry.
“Dobby would love to work for master Ron and mistress Hermione.” Dobby said.
“There is one condition Dobby. You are a free elf, and you can tell me exactly how many days you want to take off and how much money you want. What I insist upon is that we pay you for every extra work that you do, which is not in my house. We could agree on a contract where you work only a few hours for me and you could negotiate another one for the rest of your time with the two of them, that is up to you but if you choose to just help them out then and again, you will be reimbursed for your efforts.”
“Dobby would work for free for Harry Potter and his friends, but Dobby understands what master Harry is saying.”
“Good, take a little time and think about it. Just so you know Kreacher, you have the same option. I can free you and we can negotiate a new contract.”
“No master Harry, Kreacher is not wanting to be freed. Kreacher is the Black elf and Kreacher will serve you until he dies.”
“Then I can count myself lucky indeed. There is one other new rule for the two of you. We have a few empty rooms and I want you to take one of them. You will sleep in real beds and Dobby; we will get you a dresser for all your clothes. I would also like to buy you a little more. There will come a time when we have important guest and although I love how you dress, on some occasions I will need you to look a little more… formal. Kreacher, you will receive a new uniform. It will be much nicer than the rags you wear now. They will be real clothes but don´t worry, I will make sure that every single piece has the Black crest on it, and I will show every piece to you before I hand it to you. I want to make sure that you now that I don´t intent to free you against your will.”
“Thank you master Harry. Kreacher will take good care of them.”
“Good, you both know where the house is. I want you to take the girls and put them in the crip downstairs. Kreacher, you are to stay. Don´t leave them out of your sight until we arrive. Dobby, I need you to come back here so that you can take me with you. I´m not completely healed yet and shouldn´t get up. I need you to place me on the couch in a lying position. Can you do that?”
“No problem, Harry Potter. Dobby will be back soon.” The elves carefully took the babies and disappeared. Sirius starred at Harry.
“How in the world did you get him to be so polite?”
“Because Harry is treating him like a being who ´s worth of living and not like dirt under his feet.” Hermione said coldly.
“I am very proud of you Harry. I noticed how scared Kreacher was, and I am even happier about Dobby. You made him a very fair offer. I like your concept. I will propose it as the new law ones I have time to meet with Scrimgeour. I want to give every elf the option to choose but the now enslaved elves won´t want to be free. We will enforce the law with the new generation, but we will at least make sure that their working conditions will get much better.”
“How can you have so much empathy for a creature that calls you mudblood?” Sirius asked and looked at Hermione.
“Honestly Sirius. He served your family for his entire life. The blood purity culture that your family embraced was bad enough for you to turn your back on them. Kreacher never had that option. Your mother was his only human contact for years and you wonder why he acted like he did. Harry just forbade him to ever call anyone such a thing again. A little care and a few gentle words were all it needed to open his mind to another way. He is very helpful, and we find it funny that he is a little grumpy.”
“You lot amaze me.” Sirius said and Harry scoffed.
“No seriously. You are the most open-minded bunch of kids that I have ever met. You proved that back when we first met. For all you knew, I was a mass murderer and Remus a Werewolf. You blasted the only person who could have helped you through the room. If you had been wrong, you would have put yourself under our mercy. But you were willing to listen to two men no one else would have trusted.”
“Well, believing in the good of people can make you make risky decisions. Something wasn´t sitting right with me back then so I listened to my gut.”
“I´m glad you did.” Sirius said and came over to lay a hand on his shoulder.
“Yeah, me too.” Harry said and smiled up at him.
“I know I had my problems in the beginning. But I truly am happy for you pup. For both of you.” He said and looked at Severus.
“In fact…” He walked around the bed and extended his hand to the surprised man.
“I would like to start over. Forget everything that was. If you are willing.” He said uncomfortably.
“We were very cruel to you and for no reason. I would like it if we could try to get to know each other. We´re family now.” Severus starred at his hands before he looked at Harry. He would have been able to see the hope that Harry was radiating even without feeling through the bond just how much Harry longed for this moment. He slowly stood from the bed and took the offered hand.
“I think that would be agreeable.” He said and Harry saw a tear rolling down Hermione´s cheek. Sirius cleared his throat and quickly stepped back to Remus´s site.
*Thank you. Thank you so much for that* Harry said.
*I would do anything to make you happy*
*I know, I just want you to know that notice*
“Excuse me but am I the only one who´s stuck on the fact that he just said that you blasted someone through the room? Who?” Molly asked. Harry blushed and looked down.
*Come on love, tell her. This should be fun*
*You are a psychopath. You like watching others suffer, don´t you?”
“Not at all, I do believe in making the punishment fit the crime though. I felt the blast still a weak later*
*I swear I didn´t know that Ron and Hermione were going to hex you as well. In Hermione´s case, I thought she would rather die*
“Is anybody going to answer me?” Molly asked and Harry sighed.
“Harry, don´t.” Ron said through clenched teeth.
“You know that we don´t get out of this now, right? What have you told them anyways?”
“Nothing! I didn´t mention that we were involved at all.”
“Did Dumbledore tell them?”
“No.” Sirius said.
“He didn´t think it a good idea. And it was Grindelwald.”
“Right…”
“Oh, for God sakes, spit it out already. Remus?” Lupin just looked at his hands. They were spared to answer right away when Dobby popped back into the room.
“Miss Elea woke up and cried a little. Dobby tried to help Kreacher calm her, but Kreacher said that she needs feeding. Dobby thought that master Harry would want to do it. Kreacher is preparing the bottle right now.”
“Thank you, Dobby. Please take me home. Sev, you go with them so you can key them in.” Severus nodded.
*Don´t take too long. I already fed Emma, and I know that you want to do it too*
*It will only take a minute or two. I will see you soon* Severus gave him a kiss and Harry took Dobby´s hand.

He landed in the exact same position then he left. Kreacher just seemed to finish the bottle. He came over and handed the baby to Harry.
“It needs to cool down. You are never to use magic on the food for ones so little. It can spoil the food and make the baby sick. Remember that. No boiling the water with magic, no cooling the milk down and no magical stirring.”
“Got it, thank you, I didn´t know that.”
“Kreacher knows a lot od these things form when master Sirius and master Regulus were little like these ones.” Kreacher scrutinized Elea.
“Maybe not this little.”
“Yes, they came a little early, but they will grow soon enough. I can handle it from here, thank you. I want you to go upstairs and choose one of the empty rooms. If you don´t want to share, we can make it into two smaller spaces but that’s up to you.” The front door opened, and Harry smiled. He didn´t expect him to be so quick. Severus came in, followed by everybody else. Harry heard gasps left and right.
“Oh honey, it´s beautiful, and what a view.” Lily said.
“It´s very nice and such a cool concept.” James complimented.
“Harry, great job on the furniture. It all looks great together. And I love all the plants.” Hermione said.
“Thanks, but Severus chose most of it. He has great taste. I can only take credit for the plants and the hammock. I always wanted one of those. I did the nursery though. Severus can show you if you like.”
“Mate, we all are going to hang out hear all the time. I hope you realize that. This is such a great place. I feel like I´m on vacation.” Ron said.
“That´s exactly what I wanted it to feel like. Our life is so stressful, I wanted a place where I can forget everything else.”
“Well, you certainly succeeded.” Lily said and Severus finally picked up the bottle to feed Elea. His face was so soft when he looked down at her.
“So, the eyes are the same.” He said after a minute.
“Yeah, I noticed. We can have necklaces with different pendants made for them. I really liked the jeweller in diagon alley. He had very nice stuff.”
“Some say he is the best in England. Alright, we can go in a few days. Until then we will manage with the bracelets.”
“Yes, we should also dress them. They´re still in their nappies. Kreacher!” The elf popped back in, and Harry told him to get them clothes for the babies. Harry dressed them with a wave of his hand and couldn´t get over how cute they looked in their little bodies. They both wore rose coloured ones but where Elea´s had little flower petals on her sleeves, Emma´s had a white lace. They wore matching hats which Harry didn´t really like because it covered up their beautiful hair, but it still looked adorable. When Elea was finished with her bottle. Severus handed her to Harry who burped her and then settled her against his chest.
Severus took the others to look at the upstairs and Harry pressed his nose to Elea´s head. It was strange. They were only a few hours old, and he already felt like he would never be able to live without them again. He couldn´t wait until they developed their own little personalities and he dozed of wondering which trades they would get and from whom. When the others came back down, Severus asked them to go see the other houses. Harry needed a little peace and quiet. They left silently but told him that they would hang around for a while. Lily and James who didn´t have to hide out here, wanted to walk down to the beach. Remus and Sirius joined them while Molly and the others joined Ron and Cho as he showed her their new home.
Severus enlarged the already big couch, picked up Emma and joined Harry. He took Elea as well in fear that Harry could turn in his sleep and accidently hurt her. He watched as Harry slept and cradled his girls close. He was pondering just how happy he was. The arrival of the girls had made him completely forget his sadness about Albus. Even now when he sat there thinking about him, he didn´t feel sad. He simply couldn´t. He was finally home, a real home, not the pitiful excuse that was spinners end. Harry had really built them an exceptional place. He did consider adding a terrace over the edge of the cliff. They could spell it to be more then safe and they could sit outdoors to eat. It would also make for an excellent landing for when Harry goes flying.
He decided to install it in the night to surprise Harry with a breakfast in the sun. In this part of England, it was much warmer in the summers and he couldn´t wait to enjoy the good weather from now on. They would spend the next few weeks with the people closest to them. A big smile formed on his lips when he thought about the two other parts of the previously hated golden trio. He thought his relationships with them were the same ones Harry shared. He felt comfortable to talk to Hermione about everything. She had consulted him on her work about blood adoption in muggles or squibs and every time they had the most interesting conversations which was surprising to him considering it had nothing to do with potions.
They also seemed to stray from the topic at times, and he found that they had a few very personal conversations as well. She had become quite affectionate with him, and he found that he didn´t mind in the least. She hugged him quite often and he hugged her back every time. Just today she gave him a kiss. It was the first time and Severus would have thought that he would be uncomfortable but all it did was to spread a warm feeling in his chest. He realized that he came to care for her quite a lot and that he probably considered her his best friend by now.
Ron on the other hand was the kind of person you could have fun with. Severus had been shocked when Ron destroyed him in chess the first time they played. He had prided himself on being an excellent player but had to admit that Ron was even better. That he was able to out strategies him so easily told Severus that he would make an excellent auror and that he would be a great spy as well. He would never suggest it but was true all the same. They played quite often now, if Ron could find the time.
The talks they had over the board were interesting in a different way. Ron wasn´t the cool-headed intellectual Hermione was but he was smarter than Severus gave him credit for. He had actually been brave enough to ask him about his time with the death eaters. Severus had hesitated but in the end, he opened up to him. Ron in turn had told him about life growing up with Harry as best friend. Severus hadn´t realized just how hard of a time the both of them had just because they were friends with him. The constant worry, the strange behaviour and his avoidance of any topic that hit too close to home had taken a lot of their time as they pondered what to do and how to approach specific situations.
He had brought the topic up to Hermione the best time they spoke and she affirmed what Ron had already told him. She also told him that it had changed completely at the start of the school year. Severus was glad to see that they had been able to reach his sometimes too stubborn partner.
He really did look forward to the time ahead. He would drill the three of them. They would train harder then ever before. Ron and Hermione still needed to get used to their new strength and Harry and Severus would train fighting together. Harry also needed to master the elder wand. He was still not comfortable with using it and just so Severus wouldn´t argue with him, he cast all of his spells wandless now. Severus knew though, that Harry would become even more powerful if he used it. Harry ones suggested that Severus should be the one to use it, but he had protested vehemently. He made the argument that it wouldn´t be him who would face off with Voldemort. After a heated discussion he was satisfied when Harry admitted defeat.
Harry woke up two hours later and the others joined them for a big afternoon lunch. Ron and Hermione joined him on the couch, with Cho, Draco and Ginny sitting on the floor in front off Harry´s favourite coffee table. The “adults” sat down at the kitchen table and Dobby and Kreacher had taken the girls upstairs. Kreacher had stayed with them while Dobby prepared their food.
“So, when will you tell Victor?” Ginny asked Hermione as they ate.
“Oh, in a few days. I want to unpack and settle in first. He does know about the house but he hasn´t seen it yet. I hope he likes it. I didn´t manage to recreate the house in Bulgaria exactly. There are a few noticeable differences, but I think it´s close enough.”
“I bet he will love it.” Harry assured her.
“It was a very sweet thing to do Mione.”
“Yes, and all thanks to you. I really love it here. Everything turned out even better than I thought.”
“Yeah mate, it was a great idea. I can already picture our life here. Especially when we all have kids someday. It will be great.” Ron said.
“How many do you want?” Draco asked.
“I would like at least five. But we haven´t talked about it.”
“I´m an only child and I always wanted other kids around, but I will not have more then five. I would be completely overwhelmed.” Cho told him and Ron nodded.
“That´s okay. We will have enough nieces and nephews who will probably hang around quite often. Did Fred tell you that he wants to propose to Angelina soon? And Katie is already living with them! They just reconnected when she joined the DA, and they are really serious already.”
“Oh, that´s wonderful!” Hermione said.
“It really is.” Harry said smiling.
“Hey Gin, how did you like the house Draco built for you?”
“Oh, it´s great. Not at all what I expected but I love it.”
“Yes, I am glad that he didn´t get his taste from his father. Did Narcissa like it too?”
“She did, she said that she would love to come stay with us for a while when I finish school. She wants to get to know me better. I think it´s great and I am considering not to go back to Hogwarts after the summer. But I have to convince mum. It won´t matter to her that I turn seventeen in August. But if Severus would be willing to teach me, maybe she would be okay with it.”
“You will have to ask him.”
“I was hoping you could.”
“Nope, no chance, sorry. This is your thing. He will do it, you know that, but he will only agree when you proof to him that you´re going to take it seriously. It has to come from you.”
“Alright. You´re sure he´s going to do it?”
“Absolutely.”
“Ok, good.” They spend the rest of the afternoon and evening chatting and Ron and Hermione both insisted to feed the girls when they woke up again. Harry was only too happy to agree. He was starting to feel the day in his bones and announced that he would retire to bed.
*Hey Sev, could you come with me for a moment. I need to use the bathroom and I don´t think I can make it alone*
*Of course, love. Have Dobby take you upstairs. I will be there in a moment*
*Thank you* Severus nodded, and Harry let Dobby aparate them upstairs. Severus politely asked the others to leave but invited them to come back any time. He told Ron and Hermione that they were welcome to stay the night and they agreed. He was surprised when they both decided that they would stay in the nursery to take care of the babies. Severus made it clear that it wasn´t necessary, that he was more than happy to tent to them, but they insisted.
“Trust me, you will have your hands full in no time. Let us give you one last peaceful night.” Hermione said.
“Alright, thank you. Sleep well.” Severus said and disappeared into the bedroom, but not before he stopped in the nursery to kiss both of his daughter’s good night.

***Thank you for the corrections. I fixed everything but the mistress thing. It´s one thing I would want to change. To the comment about Petunia... no, Harry wouldn´t know how she was when she was normal. But Lily would... I am struggleling with the decision what to do with her. I don´t really want to give her a redemption. I don´t think she deserves one. I didn´t think she deserved the little one she got in the canon story and in this piece she was way worse. So Harry´s struggle with his feelings towards her are really my own. But... I am debating it because Dudley suffured enough. We will see which resoloution wins. I am glad you´re enjoying the story, I hope the end i have in mind won´t dissapoint. I still have a lot in mind plot wise so we will see how long this story will become.***
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