A Chance at Normal

Disclaimer: Although I really need money I will tell the truth, Harry
Potter and co






Disclaimer:
Although I really need money I will tell the truth, Harry Potter and co. are
not my creations. Oh well I like to write about

them anyway.

A/N: Still no Internet. And yes I am still mad at my significant other. No
random thoughts to write down today. I have just one thing

to say about this chapter and the rest of the story. After Harry is told that
his name has been changed I will call him by his new name

otherwise it just gets too confusing and I would probably mess it up really
bad. Now on with the story.

Chapter 10: Exit Harry Potter and Enter Lucian Snape

Albus had been putting off what he had to do ever since Harry had woken up. It
was time for Harry Potter to die. He needed

Severus to tell him what they had decided would be Harry's new name. He was
just about ready to firecall Severus when he heard

someone knocking on the door outside his chambers. He glanced at the little
plaque that was mounted next to the door. It read

'Severus Snape', "Ah Severus come in." he then turned around and sat
back down in his chair and started absently petting Fawkes.

"I was just getting ready to summon you. I think that it is time for Harry
Potter to disappear and your son to transfer here, don't you

think."

" That was what I was coming up here to see you about. And something else
has come up that I think that you should be made

aware of." Severus said not knowing how he was going to react to hearing
that Draco was here and with Harry.

"If you are concerned about how I would react when you tell me that Draco
is here, I would have to tell you that I am happy that he

is here for Harry. And yes I know about the two of them being friends. It was a
delightful surprise to find out that they could put

aside their differences and become friends."

Severus had to laugh; for once he knew something that Albus didn't, oh they
were friends all right, and more. "Yes there was that

and I also wanted to get your permission to let the boys stay down in my
quarters once the term starts. I am concerned with the

threats that Lucius is directing toward Draco. He has told Draco that if he got
into any trouble and was made aware of it, he would

make him receive the Dark Mark now instead of when he graduates. Even though
Draco wants nothing to do with Voldemort or his

Deatheaters. Granted I am proud of Draco for standing up for what he believes
in, but I fear that it will put him in great danger."

"I can give you permission for letting Harry stay in your chambers but I
think that in order for Draco not to direct to attention to

himself he will remain in his dorm until the end of the first week of school.
Now, what is the name that you and your son have come

up with" Albus asked with a smile.

Severus smiled, "Lucian Salazar Snape."

Albus nodded his head, " That is a wonderful name. Now, I have made
arrangements with an old friend of mine that owed me some

rather large favors. Your son Lucian is going to be a transfer student from The
Griffin Academy for the Magically Gifted, and I will

let you in on a little secret, if Lily had not died Lucian would have gone
there to begin with, but I felt that we needed to be able to

keep a closer eye on him so he came here. But I will tell you this you should
be very proud of your son; Lucian has completed all

of the course work from there as well as here in the past five years. All of
his records are up to date there as well as here because of

this. I will just have him change the personal information on his file and no
one will know otherwise. I will also warn you that I am

sending the announcement of Harry Potter's death to the Ministry and I will
send a body replica to them so it is authentic. And no

they will not be able to tell that it is a replica. I will guess to say that
the news will be in the Daily Prophet by midday." He said finally

as Severus stood up and was getting ready to leave. "Oh and Severus, it is
nice to see that you and Remus are finally getting along."

He said his eyes twinkling like mad.

Severus groaned loudly and walked out the door. He wanted to go back down to
his rooms tell his son that his name change was

now legal and effective from this moment on and then lie down and take a nap.
He also needed to tell him that if was going to be

staying in his own room during the term and Draco would be joining him at the
end of the first week. He wondered if Remus was

still in his chambers or if he had went back up to his own room after he left.
Severus stopped walking, since when was it important

for him to know where Remus was.

~Since you started enjoying his company, that's when~ the little voice in the
back of his head answered.

Severus started walking again He wished that, that little voice would go away,
it was quite annoying. When he walked into his living

room he smiled. Harry and Draco were curled up on the couogetogether and Remus
was sprawled out in his favorite chair. He went

and sat down in the chair that sat opposite from Remus and was diagonal from
the couch. He propped his feet up and dozed off.

He had no idea how long that he had been asleep for but when he woke up he had
the feeling that someone was watching him. When

he opened his eyes he looked over at the couch and he saw that Draco had
shifted in his sleep and now had his head buried in

Harry's chest. When he moved his head over toward Remus he saw that he was the
one awake.

"I wondered how long it would take you to wake up when I started watching
you. It was exactly one minute and eleven seconds.

Very impressive. Now, I know that you went up to see Albus about Harry so what
did he have to say?" Remus asked.

Severus chuckled. "He said that Harry is now Lucian Salazar Snape and is
Hogwarts latest transfer from The Griffin Academy for

the Magically Gifted. Did you know that he was taking the course work from
there as well as here since his first year? He was

supposed to go there but Albus decided that he would be safer here."

Remus was stunned. "I knew that he was taking some advanced courses for
some subjects but not the entire curriculum for Griffin

Academy. Did he say when he was going to stage Harry's death?" he asked.

"He was getting ready to contact the Ministry when I was leaving. He said
that it would probably be in the paper by this afternoon."

Severus told Remus, when he noticed that Harry and Draco where starting to wake
up. He looked at his son who had just noticed

that he was there, "I thought I said that this," he said pointing to
Draco sleeping beside him, "was not to be made a habit." He said

teasingly.

"You said that him sleeping in my bed was not to be made a habit. Well
this isn't my bed is it?" He said sticking his tongue out

childishly. "Did you talk to Professor Dumbledore yet today?"

"Yes I did, you are now Lucian Salazar Snape and you are a transfer
student from Griffin Academy. And in a few hours Harry

Potter will have died after being in a coma for three weeks." Severus told
his son.

"From here on out, my name is no longer Harry Potter but Lucian
Snape." Lucian said seeing the love and joy shining from his

father's eyes.

Draco had heard the last part of the conversation, "Its about time that
you use your real name. And what was this about you being a

transfer student from Griffin Academy, weren't you taking some classes from
there last year?" he asked slightly confused.

Lucian looked down at his boyfriend and smiled. "Actually I have been
taking their classes as well as Hogwarts classes since I first

came here. I was supposed to go there instead of here but Professor Dumbledore
thought that it would be safer for me to come

here. So I did, but technically I was a student there as well." He said
smiling. "So what is for lunch I am starved?"

Everyone started laughing. "How about some turkey sandwiches and a
salad." Severus said walking into the kitchen area. He liked

having his own kitchen and cooking his own food. Some times the house elfs just
drove him crazy so the less he saw of them the

better. When he turned around he saw that Lucian was already at the table
waiting patiently. "Well if you are so eager to eat why

don't you make up the salad." He teased.

"I could do that." He said and then turned back to his father,
"Are you going to stay with me tonight?"

Severus stopped putting the sandwiches together and turned to look at his son,
when he saw the longing on his face he made up his

mind. "I will be there if you want me to."

Lucian shook his head that he did and went back to making the salad. When lunch
was ready the four of them sat and ate in silence.

Draco was the first one done and said that he was going to go and lie back
down.

"That sounds like a great idea, I think that I am going to go back to bed
as well." Lucian said following Draco.

"In Your Own Bed." Severus called after his son.

Lucian just laughed but Draco called back, " You just had to say that
didn't you?" he said and then closed the door.

Lucian went and sat down on his bed Draco walked over and sat down on the
floor. " How's come you never told me that you

were taking all the classes from Griffin?" he asked as he leaned his head
back against the side of the bed.

" Told you that I was taking classes from Griffin last year." Lucian
said absently as he started running his hands through the blond's

silky hair. "You know, you should leave your hair like this for now
on."

"Stop changing the subject, and you said that you were only taking a few
classes. Not all of them." Draco said with a sigh. "You

keep doing that and you will burn out before you get to graduate. And for your
information I've had my hair like this all summer and

I didn't even bring any gel with me for the school term."

Lucian started laughing. "I am so proud of you, you have finally beat the
addiction to the horrid hair gel." He said sarcastically.

"Maybe I should take a page out of your book about what to do with my
hair." He said running his fingers through his long silky

black hair.

"You had better not put anything in your hair, I like it just how it is.
And I swear that if you ever cut it I will go around school and

tell everyone that you are in love with Neville Longbottom." Draco said
trying to sound threatening.

"You do that I will tell everyone that your secret love is Pansy Parkinson
and that you moan out her name in your sleep." He

retaliated.

Draco shook his head disbelievingly, "I don't know how you ever where
sorted into Gryffindor, your whole personality, the way

that you act, how you think all screams Slytherin."

Lucian smirked, "I'll let you in on a little secret, I told the Hat not to
put me in Slytherin because some little arrogant prat made it

seem like all evil people where in Slytherin. And being the naive little first
year I was when the Hat said that I would be great in

Slytherin, I told it to put me any where but there." He was laughing at
Draco's stunned expression when his father walked in.

"I thought that you two were going to go to sleep. And why does Draco look
like he swallowed a hippogriff?" Severus asked when

he saw Draco's opened mouth and shocked expression on his face.

"I can honestly say that I didn't do anything to him. I just let him in on
a little secret of mine." Lucian said innocently.

Severus looked at his son and wondered what in the world he could have said
that would cathatthat kind of reaction in Draco. As

he is one that doesn't often react like that. "And would you like to tell
me what was so shocking that Draco is unresponsive."

Lucian grinned, " Oh it was nothing that important. But I think that you
will figure it out on your own when I am resorted." He said

knowing that his resorting was driving his father mad.

Severus smiled; if his son kept up the way that he was acting he would
definitely be put in Slytherin. Lucian knew that he was driving

him crazy about what house he would be put in. "You keep your secrets
then, I just came in to tell you that Albus just came in and

said that the announcement was in the Daily Pet aet and to say the least
everything is crazy. Just about all of the Heads of the

Ministry is here and demanding answers. And Albus being the kooky manipulative
old man that he is said that you two can come up

for the press meeting that he is going to give. Remus and I will be up there as
well and so will the rest of the staff. And I will finally

get to acknowledge my son."

Draco groaned but Lucian leaped up and ran to his closet. " Well are you
just going to stand there or are you going to pick me

something out to wear. And make sure that it screams that 'I am a Snape'. I
have to make a good first impression. And just think of

all the shocked faces you are going to get to see when you tell them that your
son went to Griffin Academy." He said

mischievously.

Oh yes that was definitely going to shock everyone. And it would also verify
that he did have a son, especially the nosy ones at the

Ministry that would definitely check the records at Griffin. He couldn't wait
to see the look on Minerva's face when she heard this,

although he imagined that she would be even harder on Lucian no matter what
House he was in.

Draco who had finally come out of shock went to his own trunk and picked ohis his clothes. "I am going to go and get in the

shower." He said as he walked toward the bathroom.

" You can use my bathroom to get ready or you can wait until Draco gets
done in yours, but I am sure that you know how long it

takes him to get ready." Severus said from the back of Lucian's closet. He
walked out with a set of black dress robes and the

darkest green long sleeved silk shirt, if any one would look closely at the
color of the shirt they would see the Snape family crest on

it. He then handed him a pair of black leather pants and then a very simple
pair of dragons hide lace up boots.

Lucian looked at his father and smiled. " I am so glad that you have good
fashion sense and a great taste in clothes." He said and

then turned and walked toward his father's room so that he could get a shower.

Severus was about ready to sit down and read his copy of the Daily Prophet when
he heard someone knocking on his door. He

stood up and slowly walked over and opened it.

"I was wondering when you would answer your door this is the fifth time that
I have knocked in the last fifteen minutes." Remus

said walking toward the living room. He sat down on the couch and closed his
eyes. "It is a bloody mad house up there. I think just

about every important person down to the least important person in the Ministry
is here. But do you know who isn't and I thought

that maybe you could tell me. Ron and Hermione aren't there. Albus told me that
he had sent personal owls to them saying that he

would really appreciate if they would come. But neither one of them has shown
and when I asked Arthur Weasley he said that the

two of them haid aid that they weren't coming because they were going to go
visit Hermione's grandmother. I thought that they

were best friends, and by the way that Arthur acted they seemed less than sad
that Harry was dead." Remus said rubbing his fingers

on his temples as if trying to stave off a headache.

" Lucian told me in a way that they had stopped being friends sometime
around the beginning of their fourth year. They seemed to

pick each other over Lucian. I also noticed that they were starting to drift
apart around the end of their third year. And that was

around the same time that him and Draco had got together. I think that the main
reason was that Lucian grew up and needed to be

able to talk to some one who was on the same level as he was and I think that
he found out that he had more in common with Draco

than he realized." Severus said sitting down in his favorite chair. "
Well the boys both decided that they were going to come up for

the conference. Lucian made me pick out his clothes so that they were 'Snape'
enough." He said chuckling. " So how many people

do you think will notice Lucian and Draco?"

"Personally I think that just about every one will notice and probably about
half will say something about him. Do you think that

Lucius will show up tonight?" Remus asked his brow furrowed.

" Merlin I hope not. He will be livid and I know the woe would drag Draco
out of here and take out his frustrations out on him. And

if he was in a particularly vicious mood I wouldn't put it past him to take
Draco to Voldemort to force the Dark Mark on him."

Severus said quietly. "But I think that if Lucius would try something
tonight, Draco would try to stand up to him especially if Lucian

is with him. I also would hope that Albus would step in since I told him about
him forcing the Dark Mark on Draco."

About this time Lucian had walked into the living room dressed and ready. He
looked incredible. Remus was the first to find his

voice.

"Well I will definitely say that you are a Snape. You could've passed as
your father when we went to school. You look really good

Lucian." He said watching as Lucian walked over and sat in the chair
opposite of his father's chair.

"Are you just going to sit there with your mouth hanging wide open or are
you going to say something" Lucian asked his father

cheekily.

Severus starteughiughing and then before he could retaliate an equally good
looking Draco walked in. "How in Merlin's name am I

going to keep the people from attaching themselves to you two all night?"
He asked exasperatedly Lucian was not the only one this

year that was going to have to beat the girls and guys away.

Lucian looked over at Draco and grinned. Draco was wearing a similar outfit but
instead of a green shirt he had on a dark silver one

that very tightly drawn across his chest. And he had his hair exactly like he
liked it. No gel, just laying flat and tucked behind his

ears. He noticed that since the end of the term Draco's hair had grown, it had
been directly even with his ears and now it was just

barely brushing the tops of his shoulders. Oh yes the two of them were going to
definitely draw attention to themselves today. And

then Lucian suddenly remembered something. His scar, they needed to hide it
somehow.

"I have a slight problem." He said to his father and Remus.

Severus looked sharply up at his son, "What's wrong?"

Lucian answered his question by brushing his hair away from his scar.

"The only thing that I can do to it is to make it into a larger scar. You
will just have to come up with a good story on how you got

it." He said pulling his wand out of his robes. He motioned for Lucian to
kneel down in front of him so that he could see his

forehead easily. " This is going to hurt like hell." He said as a
warning before he muttered a spell under his breath. He watched as the

ends of the original scar spidered upward and disappeared in his hairline. It
looked nothing like it had before.

"Are you going to do it or what?" Lucian asked opening his eyes.

Severus looked at his son in shock, "I already did it, its done. Are you
telling me you you didn't even feel it?"

Lucian shook his head, "No I didn't feel a thing. But I think that you
forgot that my body blocks any type of pain that is inflicted

by magic. So are we ready to go and put in our appearance now?" he said
grinning evilly.