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CHAPTER SIX

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The bonding of Lily and James Potter was a small affair. It was almost like a small vow renewal or something similar. Lily had dressed up nicely for the event in a beautiful lavender dress that showed off her figure nicely. Her dark red curls hung loose around her lovely face. She wore no makeup, she rarely did wear the stuff and, for that, Severus was immensely glad, then had sprayed on some of her favorite perfume. She was all smiles and her bright eyes were glittering in her happiness as she took her place with her husband in the middle of the living room with Dumbledore beside them. Their closest friends and family were present. Her children sat together on the loveseat looking all dolled up for the event. Black, Lupin, and Mary Macdonald were also there. Somehow, Severus found himself on the guest list as well, finding it hard to deny Lily anything, even this. As painful as it was, perhaps seeing her bond herself to that insufferable man would ease his suffering a bit. The more he reminded himself that Lily never would, or could, be his, the better it would be.

He broodingly watched as Dumbledore began the ceremony then poured the potion over their hands and lit the match. Severus glanced around to the other occupants of the room. The Potter children were watching their parents intently, as were the others. Black and Lupin, recently bonded, were sitting closer together than necessary, making Severus wonder if there was something going on with them. Mary Macdonald wore a shaky smile and Severus didn't doubt she'd be in tears by the end of this. He rolled his eyes before turning back to Lily and Potter as they clasped their bleeding hands then began speaking the incantations, the vows, the promises that would bind them entirely. Somehow, it didn't hurt nearly so intensely as it had when he learned that Lily was dating that dunderhead their seventh year. But there was still that awful clenching of his heart as well as the desire to stand and scream for them to stop this before it was too late. He remained silent though, watching as strands of magic intertwined around their wrists and the two were eventually bathed in white light whose brightness Severus cringed against, blinking as it faded.

They looked at each other with so much love and longing that Severus could almost feel their emotions radiating from their bodies. The two seemed somewhat surprised by its intensity and it was only a second before they threw their arms around each other, kissing deeply. Mary Macdonald giggled through her tears. Lupin smiled happily at them while Black looked like he was struggling to hold back all sorts of inappropriate comments. The young female Potter snickered and looked around at everyone else hopefully before opening her mouth. Her brother was pointedly looking away from their parents and caught his sister just in time to clamp his hand over her mouth. The girl made a loud sound in her throat and her brother pulled his hand away in disgust. Severus assumed the beast had licked or bitten him. Green and hazel eyes narrowed at one another but the child at least shut up. Severus glanced back at the happy couple then turned back away when he realized they were still wrapped around each other.

Finally, Dumbledore had the sense to clear his throat then they forced themselves to pull away, still staring at each other in awe and didn't at first look the slightest bit ashamed. "Wow," Lily breathed, a tear escaping and rolling down her cheek.

Severus's heart ached for her and pressed his lips tightly together as Potter reached out to brush it away. After a few moments, they finally broke eye contact and the spell was broken. Lily blushed and looked around apologetically as she cleared her throat. Potter just grinned proudly and took her hand in his.

"Aww! They're so happy!" Little Girl Potter said giddily. "I wonder if it's like that for everyone." She looked pointedly Severus's direction and Severus raised her eyebrow. Her brother followed the direction of her gaze and his eyes widened when he saw Severus and quickly looked away.

"I somehow doubt it," Potter Jr. said grumpily. Severus snorted and looked away from them. He felt sorely out of place here. He didn't like these people, with the exception of Lily herself and Dumbledore. He wasn't happy for them like everyone else was, wasn't touched by their displays. He just wanted to go home and read a nice book or drink something strong or something just for the enjoyment of it. He'd maybe even get a bit of work done with an experimental potion of his or visit the Malfoys. Severus was already listing in his head the many things he would have rather been doing than sitting here, watching the woman he loved be happy with someone else.

"Congratulations on your successful bonding," Dumbledore told them with a smile, that mad twinkling in his eyes. He was holding their arms, looking at their new marks. "Enjoy your celebrations! Now if you will excuse me, I have a meeting with Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour to discuss their own bonding and wedding."

"I'm sorry you can't stay," Lily said, hugging the old wizard. "Thank you so much for officiating for us, Albus."

"It was an honor, Lily," Dumbledore said and bid his goodbyes before leaving. Severus watched him leave, contemplating making his own excuses to get out of here. No one but Lily might miss him and she would be just fine whether he was there or not. As Dumbledore walked out of the door and the others stood, Severus cleared his throat then rose to his feet. Before he could say anything to Lily, Black walked up to him. Severus sighed heavily. "Yes?"

"I heard you want to marry my godson," Black said.

Severus's eyes grew wide and he couldn't help but glance to Potter Jr. and Lily, who both gaped at him. "Sirius!" Lily exclaimed. "Unless you want us to start saying you and Remus are 'married'—"

"Hey, what did I do to deserve this?" Lupin demanded teasingly, though he was eying his friend warily.

"Fine, fine," Black snapped. "You're Harry's soul mate and you want to bond with hm."

"I wouldn't say 'want', Black. I don't necessarily 'want' to tie myself to a Potter," he spat. "However, I would not mind doing so, as the benefits far outweigh the consequences that would come from 'binding' myself to some boy who is half my age."

Severus was very tempted to insult Potter Jr. badly but refrained from doing so to keep from upsetting Lily too much. Calling the boy an arrogant fool, among other things, was hardly a way to warm her to him. Luckily, after all these years, he had learned restraint and the art of doing enough to Potter Jr. to keep himself sane while not going too far, therefore crossing Lily.

"Whatever you say," snorted Black. "Not like I'd believe anything you say, Snivellus."

"Sirius!" Lily snapped, eyes narrowed dangerously.

"No need, Lily," Severus said calmly, doing his best to swallow back the surge of anger that ran through him at the sound of his old 'nickname.' "If he thinks the best he can do to affect me is the usage of an uncreative name he made up over two decades ago, because he can't quite let go of old grudges that never held any purpose, he should realize that the only thing he is succeeding at is showing everyone how immature, unintelligent, and crass he is."

Potter Sr. stepped forward angrily. "Listen here, Snape! I am not going to let you insult my best friends under my own roof."

"He was defending himself, James!" Lily snapped. "Merlin knows Sirius deserves it!"

Black's eyes narrowed further and he gritted his teeth. Severus raised an eyebrow challengingly. Let him do or say more to further anger Lily. Even his best mate, Potter Sr., wouldn't do much once they touched on Lily's last nerve. "I'm only here to warn Snape that if he tries to do anything to harm your son that he has a lot of people to deal with."

"Severus isn't going to do anything to Harry!" Lily snapped. "Honestly, you are one of the most thick-headed men I have ever met! Furthermore, I will not have you insulting my best friend under our," at this she glared at Potter Sr., "roof."

Black opened his mouth but Lupin quickly intervened by stepping forward and placing a hand on his shoulder. "Sirius, let it go. It's not worth it."

"Course not," Black muttered, backing off though he still glared at Severus. Lily glared at Potter Sr. and nudged him then he whispered something soothingly into her ear before shooting an apologetic look in his friends' direction.

Severus scoffed and shook his head. "As fun as it would be to instigate something with the mutt, I do have business I must take care of," Severus said to Lily.

"Oh, really?" Lily asked, sounding disappointed.

Severus almost immediately wanted to take it back and it did warm his heart a bit that she was sad to see him go. He didn't care how relieved everyone else looked to see him go.

"You can't even stay for a little bit? It would be good to have some intelligent conversation around here," she said teasingly.

"Hey!" cried out five very indignant voices and was almost immediately followed by laughter when everyone realized they had spoken at once.

"Lils, I just bonded myself to you and you're already insulting me. It hasn't even been ten minutes yet!" Potter Sr. exclaimed.

"I really am wounded, Lily-doll," Black said.

"I thought I was your favorite, Mum!" Lily's daughter said with a pout.

"Psh. You are not her favorite," Potter Jr. shot back.

"Hey, just because you're marrying her best friend does not mean you're her favorite!" the girl said, to Severus's horror.

"I am not marrying Snape!" Potter Jr. shot back. "Shite, Grace."

"Language, Harry," Lily said warningly.

"Ha!" the immature girl said, sticking out her tongue.

"Grace," Lily said with a glare. "Anyway, aside from Remus, you see what I have to live with?" Lily said, motioning to everyone else. Lupin smiled gratefully in her direction and shot Black a teasingly triumphant look. Severus couldn't help but laugh quietly, to the shock of the majority of the room. Lily only smiled brightly at him.

"As loathe as I am to leave you to such childish antics, I really do have things I must get done today," Severus said reluctantly.

"Oh, alright," Lily said, stepping forward and hugging him tightly.

Severus allowed himself to hug her back and couldn't resist looking up to Potter Sr., who was glowering dangerously at him. Severus only smirked then gave her a squeeze, enjoying the feel of her warm and soft body, having to force himself to pull away.

"Thank you for coming. I'll come visit you tomorrow, then."

"I look forward to it," Severus promised. Any visit from Lily was always welcome. He nodded curtly to the others before walking swiftly out of the house and was halfway down the path that led away from the house when he heard the door open. Severus glanced over his shoulder, expecting to see Lily bringing him something he had forgotten or Black or Potter. Sr. coming out waving threats. He was surprised to see Potter Jr. hurrying towards him, glancing warily over his shoulder.

"Hey, Professor Snape!" he said breathlessly, stopping in front of him. "I was wondering if there was any chance we could meet soon to talk about this whole bonding thing? I turn seventeen in less than two weeks."

Severus raised his eyebrow. The brat was serious about this then? He certainly looked like it. Severus glanced up at the house, eyeing the windows and relaxed when he saw that no one was watching or eavesdropping. "You know where I live?"

"Yes, sir," Potter Jr. replied.

"I will be home and not very busy this Saturday. You may drop by whenever you have the chance that day," Severus agreed. He did not exactly like that the Potter brat knew where he lived nor did he want him in his private space but he figured this was important enough to allow it. If the boy really wanted to go through with this, they would need to talk about it.

"Alright, thanks," Potter Jr. said, nodding awkwardly to him before turning and jogging back to the house.

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When Albus Dumbledore arrived to the Burrow, Fred and George were quick to greet him at the door. "Good morning, Professor!" they said in union, standing aside for the older wizard to walk in.

"Fleur will be here soon," George said.

"She's looking at wedding gowns with her mum right now," Fred added.

"So we were wondering if we could borrow you for a few minutes," said George.

"Before they show up," Fred added.

"You see—"

"—we'd really like to 'discover' our soul mates—"

"—right about now."

"Wonderful," Dumbledore said with a smile. "I take it since you were so keen on waiting you would prefer to do so in private?"

"Yes, please!" the twins agreed.

"We can go up into the attic," George said.

"We told mum we were grabbing a bunch of our old things," Fred said with a wicked smile.

"No one will bother us up there."

Ron and Ginny watched curiously from the living room as the twins led Dumbledore upstairs before jumping up to go find their mother. The twins weren't worried, though they did want to do this away from prying eyes. They already had a feeling they knew what their results would say and would rather not deal with scrutiny from it just yet. After leading the way to the attic, they stood side by side grinning as Dumbledore closed the door behind him.

"So I take it you remember how the process works?" Dumbledore asked with a smile as he pulled the necessary equipment from his robes, placing the parchment, quill, and inkpot on a nearby pile of boxes.

"Yes, sir!" the twins agreed and both reached for the quill at the same time, though George got to it first then grinned triumphantly at his twin. He then made a grand show of pricking his finger and dipping it into the ink, placing it down onto the parchment and announcing dramatically, "Nomen anima mea!" He grinned and stood back, watching as the quill danced across the parchment. When it fell down, all three leaned forward to look at what it read.

The soul counterpart of George Fabian Weasley is one Fred Gideon Weasley.

"I knew it!" the twins exclaimed, grinning at each other and high fiving.

"I, myself, had an idea it might work this way for twins," Dumbledore said with a smile. "Particularly identical twins."

"We wanted to be sure before we did anything," George said.

"But we definitely did not want to do this in front of everyone," Fred said.

"You know what they would think."

"Assume."

"And the like."

"No matter what you say—"

"They're still going to think that something—"

"Funny is going on."

"Is there?" Dumbledore asked in amusement.

Fred and George shared a look. "Why would we tell anyone that?"

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While Dumbledore dealt with the twins, both Ron and Ginny eagerly pestered their mother, who was preparing lunch in the kitchen.

"Is he here?" Molly Weasley asked, looking surprised as he continued to cut up a tomato. "I can't believe I didn't notice him come in."

"The twins already snatched him away to the attic," Ginny said, rolling her eyes.

"Do you think he'd have time to do me and Hermione?" Ron asked.

"Why don't you go ask Hermione if she even wants to do it," Ginny suggested.

"Of course she wants to!" Ron exclaimed, rolling his eyes at Ginny's skeptical look. "You saw how she was about it when the twins told us about the whole thing."

"You're seventeen, Ron, do what you want," Ginny reminded him. "But…Mum! I was wondering…Can I please do it too? I know I tried not to make a big deal about it, but I'm honestly curious and, well, I don't know if I would want to do anything about it. I really don't at the moment, but I do want to know. Would that be okay?"

"I don't know, Ginny," Molly said uncertainly.

"Mum!" Ginny exclaimed. "Please? I'll be nicer to Fleur!"

"You should be doing that already," Molly reminded her. "Though I don't suppose it would do much harm just to know."

"Thank you!" Ginny exclaimed, jumping and throwing her arms around her mother.

"I hope you're not thinking it's Harry," Ron said.

"Don't be stupid, Ron," Ginny said, rolling her eyes. "I already know his soul mate is Snape."

"Professor Snape, dear," Molly reminded her.

"What? How do you know that?" Ron demanded.

"Hermione told me," Ginny laughed. "Besides, I'm not worried. Unlike most people, I remember that soul mates don't have to be anything weird."

"I don't think that," Ron mumbled.

"There we go!" George said happily, entering the room.

"Now that that's all sorted," Fred said.

"We celebrate!"

"What are we celebrating?" Molly asked.

"Who are your soul mates?" Ron asked.

"Like we'd tell you, little brother," Fred said.

"What? Why not?" Ron demanded.

"Because it just isn't any of your business," chuckled George.

"Professor Dumbledore!" Ginny exclaimed, walking back into the living room as Dumbledore finished walking downstairs. "Ron and I wanted to test ourselves for our soul mates. Mum said it was okay that I did it."

"Good, good," Dumbledore said. "Let's have a seat, then."

Dumbledore sat himself at the dining room table then Ron and Ginny sat on either side of him as he pulled out the things he needed. "All you have to do," he explained, "is prick your finger on the quill, dip it into the ink then set it onto the parchment and say 'nomen anima mea.' The quill will then write out the name of you and your soul mate."

"Blimey! That's a good bit just to see your soul mate," Ron muttered, snatching the quill before Ginny could reach for it. Ginny glared at him.

"Just because it involves more than speaking," Ginny said, rolling her eyes at her brother's laziness.

Ron didn't care. He thought it was a bit weird you had to do so much for it but he wasn't complaining much. Hermione was upstairs doing some reading and he could surprise her with this whenever he was done. She would be so excited and they could start planning their bonding ceremony. Maybe he'd even propose. Not that he had much money, but he didn't care. He loved her so much and if they were soul mates then they were going to bond anyway so why not go all the way? He already knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. Even if they were young.

He did as he was told, pricking his finger, dipping it into the ink and saying the words, watching as the quill rose and began to write.

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Severus had not been home very long when he got the firecall. He had poured himself a glass of Superior Red and had sat down on his couch with a book Lily had given him for his birthday, A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. She knew him well and he was enjoying the book a lot. He hadn't had much time for pleasure reading. His birthday was in January and, now here in July, he was only a little over halfway through it. Between classes, Death Eater meetings, Order meetings and other responsibilities, he barely had leisure time. He was grateful for today, though, a chance to catch up on his reading and just relax for once. Or so he had believed.

"Severus?"

Severus sighed and glanced up from the book to where Draco Malfoy's head was in the fireplace. It wasn't that he disliked his godson but he didn't necessarily want to see him all of the time. He was in no mood for company. "What is it?"

"Can I come through?" Draco asked.

"Is it important?" Severus asked.

"I'm a Malfoy, of course it's important," Draco said haughtily.

Severus rolled his eyes. "Will it be quick?"

"I hope so," Draco replied.

"Very well," Severus sighed, marking his place in the book and setting it aside. "Come along."

Draco smiled gratefully and, a second later, he stepped through the fireplace gracefully then brushed off his robes. "I'll cut right to the chase so that you can get back to your book," Draco said. "My parents informed me of your latest invention and how you showed them that they are soul mates. While my father does not put much stock in the idea of soul mates and bonding, my mother does. So, I've decided that I would like the opportunity to see mine as well."

Severus raised his eyebrow. "For what purpose?" he asked. Lucius and Narcissa had been his second test of the project after Sharon Charles killed herself. Dumbledore hadn't thought it was a good idea sharing this with Lucius but Severus didn't think it mattered. Neither Lucius nor the Dark Lord would think highly of something like soul mates. They would view it as dependency, weakness and other unfortunate things. Severus would have thought Draco to share his father's opinions on the matter rather than his mother's romantic thinking.

"Truthfully?" Draco said. "To avoid being betrothed to Pansy. Also, because mother says that knowing my soul mate can make me better and stronger. Maybe with it I can avoid…certain things."

Like becoming a Death Eater. Severus could almost hear the boy saying the words.

Severus considered his godson for a moment. It still seemed very strange to him that Draco was here for this purpose but he didn't see the problem with doing it. Finally, he nodded his head and stood up, motioning for Draco to follow him. They walked into the spare bedroom that he had turned into an office and he sat behind his desk. He rummaged through the top drawer before producing the special inkpot, quill and a blank sheet of parchment before giving Draco the instructions on how to perform the test, watching as his godson picked up the quill.

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