The Riddle of Tom\'s Family

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the Fountaine Family. God I wish I could own Severus Snape and in all the other chapters I will still own nothing. If you have seen it before or read it before, I don’t own it.


Into September


Savannah had come to the Leaky Cauldron with Fred and George. She was coming to help them organize and build their business. They lived over their shop in Diagon Alley. Their home had a large kitchen, three bathrooms and four bedrooms. They gave her a room that had a private bath. It also had a large living room, nice dining room, and a large roof they used as a deck. She walked from room to room looking over her new home.


Fred and George were very attentive and rarely left her alone. They were so fun to be around and she was quickly falling in love with the both of them. God help her, but she would never be able to choose one over the other. They were different, but wonderfully the same. She could already tell one from the other, something few others could do.

They lead her through their business with pride. This was their dream and now they had her with them it was even better. She took out her laptop and started with the inventory and a description of each item with the price. She was going to put them on the wizard web so they could do business by floox network. She was going to take them worldwide.


Everyone was settling in on the Hogwarts Express. Ariel had been napping in a compartment while Ron was visiting with some of the others. She felt someone leaning over her. She smiled and opened her eyes expecting to see Ron and instead saw Stephen Avery leaning in to kiss her. She turned her head and screamed. Ariel was not as strong as the others at wandless magic and not able to fight him off her.

“You should stop screaming” he said putting his hand over her mouth “We are to be married, I have the contact. You will be mine.” He lifted his hand. She hissed at him “I am Ron’s. I will never be yours.” He laughed “And what could poor Weasley give you except a house full of kids and nothing to raise them with.”

She said hotly “Ron is everything I have ever wanted in a man. There is not enough money in the world that would make me choose you over him.” He snarled at her “You are mine and have no choice” He grabbed her and tried to kiss her. She fought as hard as she could, but he was stronger than her.


Just when she thought all was lost, Avery was pulled off her and found himself held against the wall by his throat by one very pissed off Ron Weasley. “How dare you touch her” yelled Ron as he gripped Avery’s throat tighter. Ron held him against the wall with one hand and punched him a few times in the stomach with the other.

He was seeing red and Avery was turning blue. “Ron!” cried Ariel “Please Ron, let him go. You’re killing him. Please Ron. I can’t lose you.” She pushed her way in between them. Avery slid down the wall when Ron let go of him gasping for air. He looked up to find Draco Malfoy who had come in after hearing the fight.

Being head boy he had to take care of this. “You did a stupid thing” he told Avery and held him in the head compartment. Ariel clung to Ron, tears falling down her face. “It’s okay, love” he said gently “I’m here.” He held her for the rest of the trip. The rest of the ride was without further problems.

The great hall was wonderfully bright as always when everyone arrived for the welcoming feast. Dumbledore stood up and everyone got quiet. “Before we sort the first years” he said “We have a transfer 7th year to sort. Miss Ashleigh Fountaine will come up.”

Avery looked up and saw the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. She had long chestnut brown hair and amber colored eyes and a beautiful smile. He then realized how stupid he had been chasing after girls he did not love just because he wanted a powerful wife. Avery knew he loved this girl, knew that no other girl would take her place.


He looked at Ron and Ariel sitting together and felt ashamed. He turned to talk with Draco and told him that he was sorry and wanted to tell Ron and Ariel that as well. He said “I promise on my wizards honor I will not bother them again. I did not know they were together.” Draco looked in his eyes and saw truth and figured as Ashleigh Fountaine joined his house that Avery had found his own Fountaine.

Avery felt bad about upsetting Ariel. He decided that he would do things differently this time. He would earn Ashleigh’s love, not try to take and he would earn back the trust he had lost with his housemates. The Fountaines were happy to see their cousin. She was the little sister of Savannah. They were not happy about leaving her at the Magnolia school.

She was the last Fountaine at the Magnolia school and the youngest of five. Savannah was the middle child. She had two older brothers and two younger sisters. The other sister was named Cassandra or Cassie for short. She had graduated last year and was still in America.


The sorting hat sang and sorted the first years and then Dumbledore had his usual warnings. “I also have several announcements” he said “Ginny Weasley did well enough on her OWLS that she has been advanced to 7th year and we also had several marriages over the summer.

Professor Snape has taken a wife, Mrs. Sara Fountaine Snape. Professor Remus Lupin has taken the position of DADA since his cure from Lycanthropy and also took as his wife Mrs. Melody Fountaine Lupin. We also have married students this year.

Head boy Draco Malfoy has married Amberlyn Fountaine. Blaise Zabini has married Desiree Fountaine. Neville Longbottom has married Amy Fountaine and Ron Weasley has married Ariel Fountaine. Also Hermione Granger is this years head girl. Now let’s start our feast.” Dean and Seamus were impressed with Ron and Neville. The noise level grew as everyone started talking about all the new gossip.


Bulstrode and Nott were not happy. All their house mates had gone over to the light side. Malfoy and his father were traitors and to top it all off, Dumbledore gave the position of head girl to a dirty mudblood.

Everyone else was enjoying the feast. Neville was talking with his friends while making sure Amy got the best pieces of food on her plate. He was very gentle and caring with her and everyone could see that they were deeply in love. Ariel had cheered up greatly, but still stayed close to Ron.


After the feast everyone went back to their common rooms. Hermione got her own room, being head girl, she was also very pleased with her own bathroom. Ron and Ariel and Neville and Amy got their own bedroom with a private bath. However, Ron and Neville went up to the boy’s dorm with the guys to hang out while their wives went to gossip with the girls.


Tomorrow was Saturday and the first Hogsmeade weekend and the guys were planning to enjoy the weekend with their ladies. Ron and Neville were questioned greatly as they were knowledgeable married men and could be made to kiss and tell. They stayed until 10:00 pm and then excused themselves to find their wives and take them to bed. Neville had never been so proud. He had a beautiful, wonderful, and loving wife who had chosen him over all the other men in the world.


Severus awoke in the morning wrapped around his beautiful wife. He still could not believe she was his. All his life women looked down on him. Sadly as a youth, he had been picked on and made fun of all the time. Although he was now able to let go of his past he still felt undeserving of the love of this woman. But he knew she loved him, it was in her eyes when she looked at him and in the touches she gave him.

He pulled her closer and trailed kisses down her neck and back. She woke up when he gave her breast a squeeze and gently pinched her nipples. “What a wonderful way to wake up, my love” she said as she turned in his arms and kissed his lips. He pulled her under him. She was wet from him playing with her nipples and he pushed his large, hard cock into her with a moan. After making love, they took a shower where they made love again and then went up to breakfast. Severus was going to supervise the Hogsmeade visit.

Christopher Brandon was very busy planning a large party at his estate, the first since his marriage to Melanie. In fact, it was a party to introduce the new Lady Brandon to all the best families. She had not been well the past few days and was up sick last night. He had left her sleeping that morning and was going to wake her for lunch.


Chris came into their rooms and found her in the bathroom throwing up. He wet a washcloth and held it out to her. After she rinsed out her mouth he took her back to their bed and then called the family medwizard. Chris paced the hall outside the room waiting for Healer Dobbins to come out of their room. “Is she okay?” he asked the healer when the door opened. “She is in excellent health” said the healer “for the mother of twins.” “No!” said Chris “I can’t lose her!”

Healer Dobbins had been the family medwizard for all Christopher’s life. He remembered well the pain young Chris went through when his mother died giving birth to his stillborn sister. He was nine at the time, more horrible still was the fact that his father died six months later. Being veela, his father could not live without his mate. At the age of ten Chris went to live with the Snapes.

He loved the Snapes and was happy with them after a while, but he still missed his parents. “Don’t worry, Chris” he said “Melanie is much better suited to childbirth than your mother was. The shape of your mother was not good for giving birth. Her hips were very narrow. Melanie has wider hips and should not have the same problems. But to be sure, I will check her every two weeks.” Chris seemed to calm down a bit. He smiled and said “I’m going to be a daddy.”

Hermione was enjoying her shopping trip. She was in the bookstore. She was to meet Derrick later at the Three Broomsticks for a butter beer. She left the bookstore with a new book and sat outside on a bench. She was grabbed and drug into a alley. She tried to fight, but was held tight against the wall by Nott and Bulstrode. “Looks like we found ourselves a mudblood whore to play with” said Nott as he squeezed her breast painfully.

They slapped her a few times busting her lip before Nott punched her in the ribs. Hermione fell to the ground, she looked up and saw Nott’s shoe coming at her face when he went stiff and fell back followed by Bulstrode. Avery picked up her wand and handed it to her. After he tied up the two slytherins, he gently pick up Hermione. “It’s okay” he told her “I am going to help you.” He carried her out of the alley and took her to Professor Snape.


Ron saw Avery with a bloody Hermione and went after him. Snape stopped him while Hermione explained that Stephen had saved her from Nott and Bulstrode. Draco came running up to see if Hermione was okay. Since she had become part of the Malfoy family and he had gotten to know her, she had become very dear to him. She was the sister he had always wanted. His parents had begun to treat her as their daughter. He was pissed when he found out what happened.


Derrick had gotten there and all the gryffindors were taking Hermione to Poppy. Derrick was watched carefully as he looked like he was out for blood. Severus and Draco were going to see to the pair of troublemakers. When they got to the alley, the two were protesting loudly about the gryffindors doing this to them.

Draco was seething and sharply said “We know what happened, so don’t even try to lie. You attacked Hermione Granger, a part of the Malfoy family. You will not be happy when my father finds out.” Severus said “You have attached another student and head girl at that. We will talk to Dumbledore about this. This goes way beyond house points.”

Madame Pomfrey was in the back with Hermione. The others were all in the waiting room. Lucius and Narcissa were also there having been contacted by Draco. Hermione was completely healed and released by Poppy, but told to take it easy. She was then fussed over by all the people in the waiting room. Most were shocked to see Lucius Malfoy pull her into a big hug and kiss the top of her head like a father would. She was then taken up to her room by the girls and Narcissa to be put to bed.

Stephen came up to the remaining group to ask how Hermione was doing. Ron stopped him and told him she was okay and resting in her room and then asked “What changed you?” Stephen said “I look at you and the others and I want a love like that. But then I realize that if I want a love like that I need to make myself worthy. I need to grow up and become a man and not some spoiled child. I have always respected Hermione and did not want her hurt. I never wanted to hurt any of the girls. I just want to be loved.” Ron understood and held out his hand. Friends?” he said. Stephen smiled and said “Yes, I would like to be friends.”

Lucius Malfoy was enraged. He came into the room holding Nott and Bulstrode. They were very afraid. Malfoy may have been a traitor, but he was also the right hand of the dark lord. There was a reason for his position. He was a powerful and ruthless wizard. “You may not know, but Hermione Granger saved my son’s life and a blood debt is owed to her by the Malfoy family. She is like a daughter to me. You have attacked a member of my family. A much loved member of my family. I warn you now that if you ever come near her again I will kill you. This is the only warning you will get. Do not even think of her. The only reason you will live now is that the person you attacked has such a big generous heart that she begged me not to kill you. I promised her you would live for now. I also told her if you bothered her again I would not agree to spare you a second time. Do you understand?” he said in a quiet deadly voice. The pair nodded mutely with fear and understanding in their eyes. In a swirl of black Lucius left the room. The two were led from the room by Professor Lupin and taken to the Slytherin common room to face their punishment.

Stephen got back to the Slytherin common room and saw a big fight. A big meeting was being held when all the slytherins got there. They were waiting for their Head of house and the Head boy. Severus and Draco came in followed by Dumbledore and Lucius Malfoy, as representative for the Board of Governors. Nott and Bulstrode were called forward. Dumbledore said “You two have attacked a fellow student and are hereby expelled from Hogwarts.

Now I leave you to slytherin business. Professor Snape, you may take over.” With that Dumbledore left. Professor Snape said “I have called a meeting to answer a petition. Draco Malfoy has entered a motion to have Theodore Nott and Millicent Bulstrode expelled from Slytherin House. Do I hear a second?” Devon, Blaise, Gregory, and Stephen all second the motion. Severus said “All in favor tap you wand.” All the younger years looked at the entire class of 7th years except the two. All the most powerful wizards and witches of their house wanted the two troublemakers gone.

Every other slytherin tapped their wand and the vote was counted. Severus spoke again, “Theodore Nott and Millicent Bulstrode you are hereby expelled from Slytherin House and are denied all privileges of membership of Slytherin House. You will not be allowed entry into any Slytherin groups or organizations anywhere in the world. You are now stripped of you colors.”

When he finished, all traces of house membership vanished from their clothing. They were taken to the headmaster’s office and then the password to the slytherin house was changed. Nott and Bulstrode were sent away from Hogwarts ending up at Durmstrang where they were sorted into Hufflepuff as no other house would take them and they were banded from slytherin for life. Severus turned the meeting over to Draco as Head boy.


Draco stood up and started his speech “All our lives we have been looked down on by most wizards and witches, even some of the old pureblood families. We have been thought of as evil, dark wizards. But we are all like that. There are many good, fine people in this house. The rest of the school fears us. Fear is not respect. I want respect for us. From this day forward our house will be the best. We will have pride and honor. We will not mistreat other houses. We will not cheat at quidditch. We will show respect for others. I will not tolerate the word mudblood. That was a bunch of crap fed to us and it was wrong. We will have the best house because we will earn it not assume it. We will have honor in this house and we will show it to the world. We are slytherins and we can do anything we put our mind to if we want. I as your head boy will accept no less than the best you have to offer.” Severus was proud of his children. This year he was happy to teach. Lucius was proud as he watched his son and saw the man he had become.