How Severus Spends His Summer Hols

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A/N~ Don\'t worry y\'all Orion Snape will definitely get what he deserves in the end. BTW....am I the only one that is looking at HBP like it is crappy fanfiction that needs to be clicked?

Severus lifted his mate out of the truck and stood him on the dry ground next to him; he was stroking Harry’s back protectively as the younger man looked around and then looked up at him.


“I’m alright Sev,” Harry said as he bent down to pet a collie looking dog that ran up to them, it’s tail wagging in greeting.

Grant took off his helmet and stretched a bit, looking around with an odd look on his face and then pointing at a small building behind the trailer.

“Mom, where are you?” he called out as he walked up to the porch steps. It was unusual for the front door to ever be closed if she were home; she was used to people simply dropping in.

Everyone stood around for a moment while Grant and Damon poked around the trailer. Ron and Hermione looking at everything, not sure whether to be fascinated or horrified by their unfamiliar surroundings, Severus looked at them and nodded, he understood completely.

A woman’s voice cut the air with a shout from somewhere to the left of where they were parked. Harry looked and saw a small house sitting there with kids and dogs on what passed as a porch, his eyes opening wider as the screen door opened and a short silver haired woman came out to greet them.

“Grant, we’re over here.” She called as she waved to the group then turned to walk back in the house.
“Is that Grant’s mom?” Harry asked as he took Severus’ hand, he was a bit nervous about meeting the older man’s family. He now understood why they had stopped and bought so many provisions, it was obvious it would be divvied up amongst those who needed it.

“No, that isn’t Grandmother, that’s Grant’s little sister Maggie. You’ll like her Harry, she’s going to love you.” He answered with a smile. Harry could hear the affection in his man’s voice, he truly loved this family and from what Harry had seen so far, he was loved right back.

The group of people crossed the grass bare yard and entered the next to where the small woman had her door open to welcome them. Hermione held Ron’s tightly, the sight of the obvious poverty had unnerved the witch and she was seeking comfort from her mate. Harry could understand her reaction, he himself didn’t want to let Severus go and was clinging to him like a limpet.

Maggie Rainwalker held her door open for her guests as they filed in her small, somewhat dilapidated wood sided house. Once everyone was in the living room, she stepped forward and threw her arms around her older brother.

The two clung tightly for a moment before she pulled away and then into Damon’s warm embrace.
“I’ve missed you two so much, it is so good to have you home,” she cried as she next pulled a normally taciturn Severus down into her arms.

“There’s my nephew. How are you, little bird?”

“I’m fine Aunt Maggie,” he said as he hugged her back just as tightly as she held him.

A second, older woman came into the room while drying her hands on a tea towel. Breaking into a delighted cry, she swept Grant into her arms and gave him several kisses.

“Hi Mom,” he said softly as he stooped down to allow the shorter woman to have a good look at him, wincing as she pinched his cheeks for good measure.

Satisfied that he was well, she then turned to Damon, pinching his cheeks to get some colour into them before she hugged him.

“Damn white man,” she muttered and then kissed his cheek gently. Damon blushed a little at his mother-in-law’s attention and returned the kiss.

She walked over to stand in front of Severus, placing her hands at the small of her back, she leaned back to look up into his hook nosed face, just as be bent his head to stare down into her dark eyes.

Harry smiled to himself as he watched the two and their standoff. There had to be at least an eighteen inch difference in their heights. He was glad he was not the shortest one there anymore. Severus broke the silence first as the old woman watched him with pride and love in her eyes.

“Hello Grandmother, I hope your well. I’ve missed you over the year.” He said as she kept him in her embrace.

Like Grant and Damon, the Rainwalker family had accepted Severus Snape as Grant’s son. This was family that accepted him for who he was not what he was.

“Missed you too, little bird. Who’s this with you?” She asked as her eyes came to rest on Harry.

Harry tuned out the sounds of everyone else’s conversations as Rachel Rainwalker, Elder and Medicine Woman of Pine Ridge stood in front of him. She was silent as she looked him up and down, smiling faintly as she placed her right hand on his lower tummy and let it rest there for a moment.

“Your mate,” she said as she smiled and pulled Harry into an embrace. “He is a winkte, like my Grant.”

“Yes Grandmother, this is Harry. We are getting married next week when we go home to Echo.” Severus replied as he began to explain. She cut him off quickly.

“Married next week? You mean to tell me, little bird, that he’s carrying your child and you are not wed to him?” she asked sharply as she pulled away and glared at Severus and then at Grant.

“Well?” she demanded still glaring; she reached out then and took Harry by the hand.

Maggie took this as her cue to get everyone but Harry, Severus, Grant, and Damon out of the house and into a yelling free zone.

Severus just looked down at his hands which were clasped in front of him. He knew he’d said the wrong thing and was now being called on the carpet for getting Harry pregnant.

“Grandmother, Harry and I love each other, we were going to get married anyway, it isn’t like we are only doing it because he is pregnant.” He tried to explain, trying to find the words that would placate the irate woman.

She looked at Severus and just snorted in disgust, looked at Grant and did the same.

“I cannot believe this, you know better Severus.” She sighed and then looked at Harry.

“You should have known better too.”

Harry had the good sense to at least look down in interest at the rug, he wasn’t too sure that she wasn’t about to put each one of them over her knee in turn. She was quiet for a few minutes, during which Harry moved closer to Severus and placed his hand into the older man’s still clasped ones, giving them a squeeze and receiving one in return.

Rachel Rainwalker looked at them both and she had a smile playing on her tightly pressed mouth. Yes she was angry and disappointed in what had happened, but on the other hand there was no denying that the boy she called little bird was in love and was happy. She decided to take things into her own hands then and cleared her throat, immediately all eyes in the room were on her.

“You will get married here, tomorrow evening.”

“Huh?” was all Harry could think of to say at the pronouncement. Severus squeezed his hand to shush him, lest he say something that might get her riled up again.

“Tomorrow Mom?” Grant asked slowly. This was definitely not what he’d had planned, but if it kept her from being upset and the boys were planning to get married in a few days anyhow, he thought it could work.
“Yes ma’am,” Severus said and then smiled. He really didn’t care where or when he married Harry, just as long as it was done soon. The thought of being married here among his adopted family made him happy if the truth be told. It would give Harry a family to belong to as well, something the young man had never really had. Harry looked up at Severus and Severus returned the look with a smile and leaned down to kiss him softly.

“It will be okay Harry, this way you get to meet everyone and they get to know you to. Ron and Hermione will be able to be here for the ceremony as well.” Severus reassured the younger man who just looked at him like the world had gone pear shaped around him.

“It’s settled. I need to get people together and get the wedding meal planned and the ceremonies planned as well.” She said as she began to move about the room picking up different things she would need for different rites.

“Grant, go to your brother’s and tell him that there will be a man’s purification ceremony tonight and I will take care of the women’s.” she instructed as she motioned toward the door.

“Grandmother,” Severus began, “I brought more of the healing potions for you, where do you want them?”
“Oh thank you little bird, just bring them into my house and put them in the kitchen for now.” She replied as she kissed his cheek. All was forgiven now, the woman was in her element, a wedding was being planned.
Severus grabbed Harry’s hand and led him out the door, stopping by the truck to pull him into his arms. Harry simply melted into him, he was not about to deny the fact he was overwhelmed by everything, he was close to tears at this point.

“Hush love, it is going to be okay, I promise. Are you okay with getting married tomorrow?” Severus asked as he rubbed his mate’s back gently, he could feel the tension and trembling through the thin shirt he wore.
“No one is going to yell at us again?” Harry asked, his green eyes wide and a little wild looking from the past half hour’s events.

“No Harry, no one else is going to yell. That is just the way she is, over reacts to a lot of things, but she gets over them quick and doesn’t hold grudges.” Severus smiled, pushing Harry’s hair back off his forehead and tenderly kissing his scar. “She likes you a lot, if she didn’t, the fact we aren’t married yet wouldn’t bother her.”

Severus picked up the box and together they walked into the house trailer where everyone else was relaxing in the magically enlarged space. Setting the box down, he and Harry looked around and made their announcement.

“If everyone could please give me your attention for a moment,” Severus said as he cleared his throat, in a few seconds all eyes were on him.

“Harry and I would like to announce that our wedding will be held here on the reservation tomorrow evening and you are all invited.” The older man intoned as a grinning Harry hugged his waist happily.

“Huh?”