Affairs of the Dangerous Hearts

Chapter seventeen: Hiding?


Amelia slept in Severus’ bed peacefully, until she felt something shake her shoulder.

“Hmm?” Amelia looked around and saw Severus fully dressed looking down at her. “What?”

“Get dressed class will start in a while and we have to go somewhere.” Severus said quickly and walked in to his office. Amelia sat up. At the foot of the bed was a neatly folded set of robes. Amelia picked up the clothes and began to put them on. “Where are we going?” Amelia asked.

“To see Albus.” Severus replied. Amelia walked into the office.

“Why?”

“You shall see when we get there.” Severus walked over to the office door. “You ready?”

“Yes.” Amelia walked up to him.

“Good, good. Come on.” Severus took Amelia’s hand and led her out of the office. They both walked up to Dumbledore’s office. Amelia wondered what this was all about. Severus knocked on Dumbledore’s office door.

“Yes.” Dumbledore’s voice sounded.

“It is Severus and Amelia, Albus.” Severus said.

“Oh do come in.” The door swung open. Amelia looked in and saw her Grandfather sitting at his desk. Severus walked into the office and Amelia followed. Severus sat down in a chair, Amelia sat down in the chair next to his. “So what brings you two here this early?” Dumbledore asked.

“Albus, Amelia is pregnant.” Severus blurted. Dumbledore’s eyes shined with glee.

“That is wonderful. I knew that this was going to come. Congratulation.” Dumbledore sounded overly happy.

“Thank you.” Amelia blushed.

“How far along are you my dear?” Dumbledore asked his granddaughter.

“Three months.” Amelia replied.

“Oh another six months and you two will have your own child.”

“Yes.”

“So is that all?” Dumbledore looked back and forth between Amelia and Severus.

“Well at the moment, considering what is happening I do think it would be best for Amelia to go in to hiding.” Severus said.

“Hiding?” Amelia was surprised.

“Don’t get me wrong, I do love you but it is for the best. We do not want you getting hurt now.” Severus assured.

“Severus! I do not want to go in to hiding.” Amelia proclaimed. “I do not fear my father. I shall not fear my father. I will not live the life my mother had.”

“Severus,” Dumbledore interrupted. Dumbledore knew how Amelia’s mother had lived her life. He had been there to help her, after all she was his daughter. Severus looked at him. “I do think it best if we do not let her out of our sights.”

“Yes, I do agree. But they know she is here. They will ask for her.” Severus said, sadly.

“I do know that, but she shall go when they want her. Thomas will do no harm to her if she is carrying a child. The only way that he will harm her is if she betrayed him.” Dumbledore saw to reason his side of the matter.

“She has betrayed him.” Severus hissed.

“I do know that and putting her in to hiding will make it very suspicious.”

“Sorry, but could you not talk about me like I am not here?” Amelia interrupted. She was getting a little bored and annoyed at the fact that she was now going to be treated differently.

“Oh sorry dear.” Dumbledore looked at his Granddaughter. “What would you like to do?”

“I want to stay here and teach. Just because I’m going to have a child doesn’t mean I can’t do what I am doing now. I’ll just have to be more careful about it.” Amelia replied.

“Very well then, here is where you shall stay.” Dumbledore smiled.

“Thank you.”

“Amelia.” Severus grabbed her hands. “Please, what if he takes the child? What if he does something and we lose both of you. We can’t let anyone find out about you being pregnant.” Severus was very soft with her. Amelia had never seen this side of Severus before.

“Severus nothing is going to break me away from our child. I know what I am doing.” Amelia shook Severus’ hands and smiled. “Nothing can happen to me. I have a plan.”

“You can not be too sure.”

“I am.”

“How about we have an order vote?” Dumbledore suggested.

“Yes.” Severus agreed. Amelia said nothing

“Very well. We shall have a meeting in a while.”

“Good.”

“Do I hear wedding bells in the future?” Dumbledore butted in. Amelia looked at her grandfather then back to Severus.

“We will talk about that later.” Amelia said. “We haven’t had much time to talk.”

“Oh right.” Dumbledore nodded. “Well since you are carrying a child you should not miss out on meals. Its time for breakfast.” Dumbledore stood up. Amelia stood up and Severus copied. They left Dumbledore’s office and walked to the great hall. Amelia saw that there were already quite a few students sitting at the tables. Dumbledore pulled out Amelia’s chair.

“Oh thank you.” Amelia sat down.

“Do you think we should get married?” Severus whispered.

“No.” Amelia shook her head

“You do not want to get married or you think that we shouldn’t?”
“I don’t think that we should. I mean we don’t have to marry because we’re having a child. It’s not like it’s a huge sin.”

“If you want.” Severus shrugged.

“Maybe after the baby.” Amelia suggested.

“Yes, maybe.” Severus nodded. “I do not think we should tell anyone yet.”

“Same, well not unless my plan has come through.” Amelia agreed.

“What is your plan?”

“You will see when it comes around. It has at least another two months till it will not work. We just have to make sure that no one else but us three find out before it.”

“Alright. Lets just hope it does.”

“Yes, did you hear that grand dad?” Amelia asked.

“What my dear?”

“Do not tell anyone at all about the baby not even that Severus and I are together, well not anyone that could tell the followers.” Amelia remembered that the order already knew but they were not about to go and tell her father.

“Just what I was thinking my dear.” Dumbledore patted Amelia’s hand.