What do we do now

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters, places or

anything in the Harry Potter universe. I just like to bend them to my will for

your enjoyment.

A/N: I am having an easier time with the updates for some reason. I guess

my muses are finally back from their unannounced extended vacation. I

hope that you are all enjoying the stories. I know that I am enjoying all of

the wonderful reviews. Keep up the great reviews and I will try and keep up

with the chapters. Enjoy. Oh by the way you pronounce Daylan’s name just

how it looks. Day lan. Kind of like Dylan but with the day instead.


Chapter 12: Meetings

Albus Dumbledore was sitting in his office shifting through the

mountainous paperwork that had managed to pile up unsuspectingly.

Cornelius Fudge was one of the most incompetent wizards that he had ever

had the pleasure of dealing with. How that man ever had won the election

for minister was beyond him, he was still amazed that the man had ever

graduated from Hogwarts. Sealing another letter to the illustrious minister

he settled down to read a letter that a students parent had sent in regards to

the newly changed age restriction on the visits to Hogsmead when he heard

someone knock timidly on his door. Glancing up at the plaque mounted on

the wall beside the door he saw that Minerva’s daughter had arrived.

Jocelyn nervously knocked on the door leading to the Headmasters office. It

would be the first time meeting the infamous Albus Dumbledore, the man

that her mother had told tales about since she was a small child. When the

door opened she slowly walked in glancing around the office with wonder.

The pup that she still held firmly in her arms started squirming and she set it

down on the floor beside her.

“I found him on the way up here, does he belong to one of the students or

professors?” Jocelyn asked while watching the puppy sit absolutely still

beside her feet. She looked up into the Headmasters face.

“I can honestly say that I have never seen this fellow around here before.

Students are only allowed to bring a cat, owl, toad, or bat with them as

familiars. And as for the staff, I don’t believe that any of them have acquired

any pets recently.” Albus said quietly as he studied the strange puppy on the

floor. He had the distinct feeling that there was something familiar about this

animal, but he couldn’t put his finger on it at the moment. Looking back up

at the young lady in front of him he continued, “Now, I was curious as to

how you were able to hear me answer your question and how you were able

to speak as well as you did. I was under the impression that you relied on

your gift of telepathy for communication.”

Jocelyn smiled lightly at the Headmaster, “I could hear you because I have

been a recent recipient of a muggle surgical procedure that has corrected my

hearing to a degree that I am able to hear and speak without many

problems.” She answered as she reached down to pet the pup on the head.

Noticing that he was trembling she scooped him up in her arms once again

and cradled him close to her chest hopefully making the poor thing feel a

little less afraid.

“A muggle procedure you say? Could you tell me a little more about it?”

Albus asked his curiosity rearing its head.

“Well, basically I had a cochlear-implant surgically placed in my ears….”

Jocelyn began explaining to the very curious Albus Dumbledore. She didn’t

notice that the black pup had slunk over into a darkened corner and sat

huddled in a ball.

Daylan was frightened. He didn’t know who the woman was that had

picked him up but he recognized the man as the one that was in his daddy’s

rooms last night when he woke up. He was scared because he knew that

wherever his Daddy was he was going to be really mad at him. Daylan just

hoped that he didn’t punish him like his uncle did. Just as he was getting

ready find a way to sneak out of the room his Daddy and another strange

woman burst into the room. His Daddy didn’t look mad though; he looked

like he was scared. But why would he be scared? Daylan looked at the

woman that had came into the room with his Daddy. He sniffed the air and

something strange. He smelled a CAT! Wait a second, Daylan thought to

himself. There are no cats in here. It was only when that woman came in he

could smell it. Huh, that was really weird houghought to himself.

“Severus, slow down and repeat what you just said. I couldn’t understand a

word that you just said.” Albus said trying to calm the panicking man.

“ Daylan is gone.” Severus blurted out, not even noticing the blonde haired

woman sitting in front of Albus’s desk.

Albus looked slightly alarmed and then told Severus and Minerva to sit

down. “Start from the beginning and tell me what happened.”

Severus took a deep breath and recounted the events leading up to when

Daylan told him the reason for all of the beatings.

“He kept saying that the reason that his uncle was beating him was that he

was a freak and he did ‘the Bad Thing’ and when I asked him if he could

show me what the Bad Thing was he turned into a Bloody Wolf Pup! I was

so shocked that I just sat there and he took thought that I was disgusted with

him and took off running in his puppy form. Minerva and I have searched

the entire castle and cannot find him. I am too afraid to even thing what

could have happened if he managed to get out of the castle.” Severus said his

voice shaking with fear and panic.

“I don’t think that you have to worry about that.” Said a voice from beside

him. Severus jumped. He hadn’t even known there was someone else in the

office.

Minerva smiled, “Jocelyn I didn’t know that you where going to come so

soon.” She said to her daughter, and then frowned at what she had just said.

“What do you mean? I don’t think that you realize how dangerous the

Forbidden Forest is.”

Jocelyn smiled at her mother and then looked at the man sitting beside her. “

He wouldn’t happen to be pure black and have the oddest shaped patch of

white on his forehead with brilliant green eyes would he?” She asked

slightly amused at confused expression on the man’s face. When he nodded

she continued. “ On my way up here he literally ran into me so I picked him

up and brought him up here with me thinking that he belonged to a student

or one of the staff.”

“Where is he?” Severus asked relieved that nothing had happened to his son.

“He was right be me me but it seems that he is probably hiding right now.”

Jocelyn said smiling.

Severus glanced around the room but couldn’t spot his son. He suddenly had

a great idea. He knew exactly how to show Daylan that he had done nothing

wrong. Severus stood up abruptly and then with out a word he shifted into

his animagus form, an adult black wolf with piercing black eyes. Raising his

nose he sniffed the air delicately trying to pinpoint where Daylan was

hiding. Following his son’s scent he found him curled up in a ball in a

darkened corner his tail tucked between his legs. With out any hesitation he

licked his son on the nose and then gently picked him up by the scruff of the

neck with his powerful jaws. He carried him over in front of the chair that he

had been sitting in set him down softly and then shifted back into his human

form. Several seconds went by before Daylan shifted back into the black

haired little boy and then launched himself into his father’s lap sobbing like

it was the end of the world.

Albus watched Severus cradle the small boy in his arms and begin rocking

slowly back and forth. “Well since we are all in here now. I suppose that

introductions are to be made.” Albus smiled at Minerva.

“Severus this is Minerva’s daughter, Jocelyn McGonagall.” He said and then

turned toward Jocelyn. “And Jocelyn, this is Severus Snape and his son

Daylan. Daylan is the young child that your mother had written to you

about.”

Severus glanced up at the woman and was struck at exactly how much she

resembled Lucius. It was without a doubt that the woman sitting beside him

had Malfoy blood running through her veins. The shit would definitely hit

the fan if some one would ever see her and realize exactly who her father

was.