Remember

EPILOGUE









A Little More Than Ten Years Later…





“Severus, do you have to bring her with you?” Minerva McGonagall asked in the middle of a staff meeting as she watched a small child slither from beneath a chair and crawl towards them.









“Yes.” He replied, glancing down at his daughter, Avery. She was three years old and a rather curious, mischievous child who adored her father and accompanied him everywhere. She had glossy black hair, but looked just like her mother in every other way. She could often be found sitting in his office playing while he taught classes, or napping in his arms while he graded papers. She was at Hogwarts so often that she seemed a part of the student body.







“You realize she just tied Filch’s boot laces together don’t you?” She asked.









“Your point?” Severus drawled.









“I thought you would be more of a disciplinarian.” Minerva frowned. She watched the little girl scramble to her feet and approach her father. Severus was a fearsome taskmaster with his students, but he just couldn’t bring himself to be so with his child. All she had to do was turn those big tawny eyes his way and he would give her anything.









“Daddy.” She said in an exaggerated whisper. “Can I hab you wan?”









“What do you want it for?” He asked, unable to help grinning back at her when she smiled.







“Make it pwetty.” She said. Severus chuckled and handed her his wand.









“Severus Snape you can not give a child her age a wand!” Minerva scolded, horrified that the brooding, snarky potions master would even consider letting his child play with a wand.









“Avery is a rather powerful little witch, Minerva, already her ‘baby magic’ is strong, it is better to give her something to focus it with than to just let it manifest itself at random.” He replied. He saw his daughter sneaking up behind Draco Malfoy who was currently a governor on the school’s board.







Avery pointed the wand at him and then burst into a fit of giggles when Draco swung his head around to see her running back to Severus and climbing into her father’s lap. Draco rolled his eyes and sighed.







“What color is it this time?” He asked Severus, reaching up to run his hands over his hair.









“Purple…with little pink glitter hearts.” Severus said with a smirk. Avery liked Draco Malfoy for some reason and her favorite pastime was altering his hair color. Though it was embarrassing and inconvenient at times, Draco couldn’t help but be amused by the little one. She was just like her mother in that she liked throwing hexes at him though hers were harmless, but she was no Gryffindor, she was a Slytherin for certain. “See, Minerva, if she hadn’t had the wand everyone would be sporting such colorful bonnets.”







“Is pwetty!” She said giggling as she handed her father back his wand. She remained in his lap until the meeting was over and then Severus carried her to the fireplace and floo’d home to find his wife sitting in an armchair with baby Caspian at her breast.









“Welcome home, darlings, how was the meeting?” She asked, lifting her lips for his kiss.









“Tedious as usual. Avery spelled Draco’s hair again.” He said, kissing her again, more slowly this time. “Mmmm, I missed you.”









“How could you miss me, Severus, you were only gone an hour.” She said as Severus took their son and laid the sleeping baby aside while she covered her breasts.









“Don’t cover up on my account.” He said, trying to peer down the front of her blouse.









“Be good, Severus, Avery is still awake.” She admonished.









“No…she isn’t.” He said, pointing to where their daughter lay curled up on the sofa sound asleep and wrapped in her father’s teaching robes. “Now…how about joining me upstairs for a bit.”









“You know they won’t nap long.” She protested against his mouth as he pulled her up and into his arms as he kissed her.









“That’s okay, I won’t need long.” He said, pressing his erection against her stomach. It amazed him that after ten years of marriage he still wanted her like he was a nineteen year old boy with his first girlfriend. He still couldn’t believe she loved him. He had married her the summer after graduation on the castle battlements, the two of them the only ones who understood the significance of the location.





She finished her degree in two years and worked as a spell researcher for the ministry for nearly six years when she quit to have Avery. She did freelance projects part time but her career was now being mother to their children, and she was brilliant at it. Their relationship had caused quite a stir, but the majority of the wizarding community had come to the conclusion that Severus had married the orphaned witch to make up for the fact that he could not save her family. It was just assumed that they had agreed to a marriage of convenience with only their close acquaintances knowing the truth of it, that they were stupidly in love with each other.







“Now that is no way to seduce me…offering me a quickie.” She laughed, giving up all pretense of resistance as his fingers plucked at the tiny pearl buttons on her blouse.









“What if I promise to make it up to you later?” He asked as he lifted her into his arms. “Quickie now…nice and slow tonight after the young ones are tucked into their beds.”









“I’ll hold you to that promise, Mr. Snape… make certain you don’t forget.” She whispered as he carried her up to their bedroom.









“I always remember, my love, always.” He whispered as he carried her through the door and to their bed.









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And so I have come to the end of a story that completely astounded me in the reviews it received. I am not generally a fan of time turner fics because they usually change the course of history….the only “history” I like to be changed is Severus not dying…what kind of horrible person kills a hero! Anyhow, so thank you all for reading, for taking the time to share your thoughts, It is greatly appreciated. My little blue notebook is filled with story ideas so there will be more things popping up for quite some time. I am nearly half way done with a LM/HG adventure/smut fic that should make its appearance very soon…..oh and more SS/HG as it is my absolute favorite…..and for those who have asked, yes, there are 3 RL/HG fics in the works as well as more Draco…..so again, thank you for spending time with me and I hope to hear from you again when the next tale goes up.