Alphas

hmmm, it has been ages hasn't it. sorry....

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It was ten o’clock on a Sunday morning when Severus was once again strolling down yet another line of neatly manicured hedges and lawns that looked like they were cut out of a golf field. He spotted the cream coloured Volvo in front of number four Privet Drive. It hadn’t been hard tracking down ‘Penny Evans’, Lily’s sister. Even if the Dark Lord had not clearly remembered her, but there wer not many of her kind that did not appreciate magical flamboyance. He knew that she had married since she last met with the Dark Lord and that her name now was Dursley. It had been a while since he paid the Dursley’s a visit. The last time it had been to check on ‘Harry’.

He felt a bit bad for how he had treated the boy, but he realised that that the boy was smart enough to know that if he had treated him any differently, Dumbledore would have become suspicious. Now he was a Slytherin, by blood and sorting, it made everything easier when he didn’t have to act ‘all’ the time.
He did not look forward to seeing Penny again though. Too much history there…


With a sigh he knocked on the white door and rolled his eyes as he heard the thundering steps that had to belong to her husband. The door was torn open to reveal the largest man Severus had seen in a long time, since last he saw Hagrid.

“Hell- oh, it’s one of you ‘freaks’!” he sneered. “The boy isn’t here ‘freak’”

“Drop the act Vernon, I’m not here on behalf of Dumbledore, and I’m not here for Harry, or anything Harry related.” The entire demeanour of the threatening man in front of him changed into a friendly middle-aged man with a smile on his face

“Petunia.” He hollered up the stairs. “We’ve got visitors.” With that he went back into the living room to watch the news.

Petunia had sensed Severus a mile away. There were few people with magic as dark as his, which was very lucky for her, because if she hadn’t known he was coming she wouldn’t have had time to gather her nerves, but even with a fifteen-minute pep talk she was still left breathless when she saw the black clad man in her hallway.

“Severus.” She smiled and threw herself at him and squeezed him in a tight hug. “It’s so good to see you. God, it’s been…what? Eighteen years now?”

“Nineteen I believe it has been.”

“So what happened? Is Harry okay?”

“Physically, yes, but his husband was attacked. The baby is fine, in fact they’re having twins. Besides that, they’re both okay.” Penny gasped and the smile faded instantly from her face and was replaced by an expression of shock.

“Oh, and they adopted a boy named Nicko. I haven’t met him yet, but Lucius says he is a terror when not asleep” Severus chuckled.

“How can you laugh Severus?” She sighed and leaned in for another hug, this time for comfort. “It could have been so much worse.”

“But it wasn’t and it’s the only way to not feel the pain love of what could have happened.” The silence that followed was comfortable like a warm duvè.

“I miss you.” Penny’s soft-spoken words broke the silence. Severus merely sighed and gave her a light squeeze.

“I know.” I miss you too. Was left unsaid hangig in the air.

“When this war is over, do you think we will have another chance?” Penny asked.

“But what about your husband, your son?” Severus said and pulled away.

“My son is soon of age, and my husband will move on easily. We are nothing but friends. I’ve missed you so much it hurts. God knows how many years since I last saw your face, don’t you dare deny me!”

“Who am I to say no to you.” He replied and tipped up her chin to capture her lips in a soft. They clung to each other like their lives depended on it. Lightnings were shooting through every vein I their body and it made them shiver in arousal. This is what had always been missing with everyone else; the ‘need’. Finally when they broke apart their lungs were aching for air.

“When this war is over, I promise, but tonight, we have work to do. The Dark Lord needs you.”

“Mhm. What?”

“He lost his memory when he returned. He remembers nothing of the past thirty years.”

“Oh dear.” She gasped. “Poor Lucius, and he’s been doing so well for himself.”

“Yes, and Tom has only just discovered that Draco can speak parsel and he want to know where it came from.”

“He remembers nothing?”

“Nope.”

“How is Luc taking his return?”

“Badly. He was just recovering from it all. Keeping everyone out of prison and such, and now he came back. It’s bitter sweet, but mostly bitter.”

“I’ll just tell Vernon I’ll be gone for the day.” She said and loosened herself from her former lovers embrace and skipped into the living room. A few minutes later she came back and snatched her red coat from the silent servant by the door.

“Let’s go. It’s thirty years worth of memories I’ve got to retrieve. It’s going to take all day, and I want to spend the evening with you.” She said and wrapped her arms around the black haired man’s waist to feel his strong arms embrace her and the pull of apparation press her against his hard chest.”

‘This day has brought too much sorrow. This decade has brought too much pain. It is time for hedonism flow the streets again.’ She though.

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The restoration of the Dark Lords memories had taken the better part of seven hours and both Petunia and Tom were exhausted; one more than the other.

The Dark Lord was lying on the floor in his private chamber in emotional turmoil. He curled up as the sobs wracked his body until he had no tears left. Penny was sitting beside him with his head in her lat stroking his wavy black hair.

“Shhh. It will be all right in the end, you’ll see. Lucius will forgive you.”

“Why? Why should he? I just left, when he asked me not to, and got myself killed, just like he said I would. I should have waited.”

“What’s done is done, and-“ she was interrupted by a gentle knock on the door. The door opened to reveal a sleepy looking Draco Malfoy.

“My Lord? Severus sent me up to- oomph!” Draco had his breath knocked out of him as the Dark Lord crashed into him. His eyes widened in shock as he was lifted up and swung around. The Dark Lord was ‘hugging’ him. The day was still full of surprises. When Penny came into view he raised a questioning brow at her while he returned the embrace, which was strangely comforting. Penny just shrugged her shoulders and flashed him a smile.

“Dragon. I remember the day you were born. Three weeks early; I could hold you in one hand.” Tom held Draco’s confused face in his hands and kissed his forehead. “Is your father still at home?”

“Yup.” Draco croaked through the heavy fog of confusion and the flush of embarrassment. He couldn’t believe the Dark Lord had seen him as a newborn babe. “He’s still at home, but be ware of the whiskey bottles.”

“Thank you lad” He said before he grabbed a fist of floo powder and disappeared in the green flames as he shouted his destination. Penny and Draco were left in the now silent room.

“What, by Merlin’s beard, just happened? He ‘hugged’ me!”

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A/N. damn, im sorry people. especially since i promised to update the sunday before i went to Poland, but i had some problems, but i hope you enjoyed this one. lemon alert for the next one....