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Severus’ Family
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Chapter 8
Severus’ Family
The next morning at breakfast, Hermione was sitting next to Severus when a beautiful Hawk Owl swooped into the Great Hall and landed in front of Severus. “Hello Nero, what do you have for me?” The owl held out his leg so Severus could remove the letter attached to it. Severus scanned the letter after giving the bird a piece of bacon. . Nero ate the bacon and nipped at Severus finger before taking off again. “It seems my mother and brother will be here this afternoon. My mother wishes to meet you before the day of the ceremony.”
“Should I be worried?” Hermione asked trying to hide her nervousness.
Severus thought about it for a minute. “You should be fine.”
Hermione did not feel much better. Nevertheless, she had to finish everything that had to be done before the Snape family arrived. “I will be in the common room trying to get some things finished up, come and get me before they arrive alright?” Severus nodded and went back to eating his breakfast. Hermione was no longer hungry so she got up and walked back up to the Gryffindor common room.
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She found the books that Harry had brought up from the library for her. Hermione had been doing some research on the different flowers that could be used in the Conjugo Anima ceremony. Each flower stood for a different trait, and depending on what was used during the ceremony, the linking of souls can be bound differently Hermione wanted to make sure that she chose the right flowers. She knew a few that she wanted, daisy for innocence, Hawthorne for hope, heliotrope for faithfulness, ivy for fidelity and marriage, lilac and lily for purity. However, there were others to choose from. Many that meant love or were suppose to bring love to the couple.
But would those be right to use for her and Severus, when they had not even kissed yet? If she did pick one or more of those what would Severus think? Would he think she was a fool for thinking that he might love her one-day? Was she a fool to think that? Did she truly think that one day he would love her? Then a thought hit her. What if she didn’t pick a flower that meant love? Would he think that she would never be open to loving him? God things were so complicated.
Hermione let out a sigh as she rubbed her eyes with her hands when suddenly she heard a knock on the Common Room door. When she looked at her watch it was 1:00 already. Where had the time gone? Severus family was probable here. The knock came louder this time. She opened the door and there stood Severus in full teaching robes. She was taken a back for a second. “Is you family here?”
“They will be soon. Are you ready?”
“I lost track of time give me five minutes and I will be.”
“I will wait.” Hermione hurried over to the fireplace and pressed on a brick that had the Gryffindor crest on it; she muttered her password and a door appeared to the right of the hearth. Hermione quickly changed into a long flowing skirt and blouse. She put a button down sweater over her top before rushing into the bathroom to quickly brush her teeth. She cast a simple glamour spell that put a little shimmer on her eyes and gloss on her lips. Her hair was another story. She was able to tame her hair with a charm that put it all up in a French twist before heading back out to meet Severus.
The two walked down to the Entrance Hall together. On the way Hermione asked, “Is there anything I should know before I meet your mother and brother?”
“Only that my mother does not like many people and my brother is more callous than I am.” Severus heard a sharp intake of breath and gulp from his left; this brought a smirk to his face at Hermione’s reaction.
When they reached the Entrance Hall Dumbledore was waiting there. He took one look at Hermione and questioned, “My dear, is there something wrong?”
Hermione looked up at him but before she could speak the front doors opened. And there stood two people she would never believe they were related to Severus, but when she looked at him to ask him the look on his face stopped her. His scowl was deeper than she had seen it since the last time Neville melt his cauldron in potions.
Severus’ brother had black hair but his was short and slightly wavy. His nose was much smaller than Severus’ and his eyes looked lighter. The thing that set him apart from Severus the most was he was much larger build. He had wide shoulders and a bulky figure.
Hermione turned her eyes to Severus’ mother. The only word that Hermione could think of to use to describe her was… regal. She walked in like she owned the entire castle, but when you looked at her face you saw compassion, kindness, and love.
The pair walked over to Severus, Hermione, and Dumbledore. “Hello mother,” Severus said placing a small kiss upon her cheek, “You are looking well.”
“Hello Severus. How are you doing?” his mother asked in soft voice.
“Lady Snape, it is a pleasure to see you again.” Dumbledore said giving her a slight bow.
“Professor Dumbledore, it is wonderful to see you as well.”
As Dumbledore and Lady Snape were talking Severus’ brother had walked up to him, the two of them looked at each for a moment before Severus spoke. “Keary” was all he said with a nod of his head.
“You always were good at the small talk there, Sev. So where is this poor woman that is being forced to marry you?” he said in a condescending way.
Hermione wanted to slap the smug look off his face, but before she could react Lady Snape stepped in. “Keary, you will leave you brother alone. However, Severus I would like to meet her.”
“Mother I would like to present to you, Ms. Hermione Granger-Potter, the “poor woman forced to marry me,” Severus said taking Hermione’s hand and pulling her towards his mother. “Hermione, this is my mother Lady Avarielle Snape and my brother Keary.” The last three words came out through tight lips.
“It is a pleasure to meet you Lady Snape,” Hermione said sticking out her hand to shake Severus’ mother’s hand.
“It is a pleasure you as well, Ms. Potter. Since we are going to be family soon I would like you to call me Avarielle.”
“Well then you should call me Hermione, Avarielle,” said Hermione.
“Mr. Snape, you are looking well. I believe that you were still here at school the last time I saw you,” Dumbledore said turning to face Keary.
“I am sure you are right Professor. I do not like living in the past. I feel that once you are done in school it is time to go out in the world and make a new life for yourself. And not dwell in the past.” Keary said this looking right at Dumbledore, but stole glances at Severus to see his reaction.
It was obvious that Severus and Keary did not get along. As well, it seemed that Keary felt that Severus was not doing something worthwhile with his life. Severus made a move toward Keary.
“I have arranged rooms for you, Lady Snape and Mr. Snape. Allow me to show them to you. Once you get settled we can all meet for dinner,” Dumbledore said before Severus could get too far.
“That would be wonderful. I would like to freshen up before eating,” said Avarielle Snape.
As Dumbledore lead Keary and Avarielle off to their rooms, Hermione turned to Severus. “Now what was you said before? Oh yes, ‘Only that my mother does not like many people and my brother is more callous than me.’ You mother is lovely and she seems pretty nice. I am not sure what I think of your brother yet, but I am sure I will have an opinion soon.”
“And I am sure that you will tell me all about it as soon as you do,” Severus said this in his normal tone, but there was something in his eyes. If Hermione did not know better she would think that he was actually joking with her.
“Can I ask you a question?”
“Could I stop you if I said no?” Severus asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Probable not. If you mother is Lady Snape, then why isn’t you brother Lord Snape?” she asked.
“That’s because I am older than him.”
“So, you are Lord Snape?”
“Yes and when we are married you will be Lady Snape in title only. However, when my mother passes on you will become the matriarchy of my line,” Severus said this in a matter of fact way before he started up the stairs.
Hermione was left standing in the empty Entrance Hall dumbstruck. What other new information was she going to have to process in the next few days? Hermione was not sure how many more surprises she could take.
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I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Review....please. The next chapter will be the wedding.
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Chapter 8
Severus’ Family
The next morning at breakfast, Hermione was sitting next to Severus when a beautiful Hawk Owl swooped into the Great Hall and landed in front of Severus. “Hello Nero, what do you have for me?” The owl held out his leg so Severus could remove the letter attached to it. Severus scanned the letter after giving the bird a piece of bacon. . Nero ate the bacon and nipped at Severus finger before taking off again. “It seems my mother and brother will be here this afternoon. My mother wishes to meet you before the day of the ceremony.”
“Should I be worried?” Hermione asked trying to hide her nervousness.
Severus thought about it for a minute. “You should be fine.”
Hermione did not feel much better. Nevertheless, she had to finish everything that had to be done before the Snape family arrived. “I will be in the common room trying to get some things finished up, come and get me before they arrive alright?” Severus nodded and went back to eating his breakfast. Hermione was no longer hungry so she got up and walked back up to the Gryffindor common room.
.
She found the books that Harry had brought up from the library for her. Hermione had been doing some research on the different flowers that could be used in the Conjugo Anima ceremony. Each flower stood for a different trait, and depending on what was used during the ceremony, the linking of souls can be bound differently Hermione wanted to make sure that she chose the right flowers. She knew a few that she wanted, daisy for innocence, Hawthorne for hope, heliotrope for faithfulness, ivy for fidelity and marriage, lilac and lily for purity. However, there were others to choose from. Many that meant love or were suppose to bring love to the couple.
But would those be right to use for her and Severus, when they had not even kissed yet? If she did pick one or more of those what would Severus think? Would he think she was a fool for thinking that he might love her one-day? Was she a fool to think that? Did she truly think that one day he would love her? Then a thought hit her. What if she didn’t pick a flower that meant love? Would he think that she would never be open to loving him? God things were so complicated.
Hermione let out a sigh as she rubbed her eyes with her hands when suddenly she heard a knock on the Common Room door. When she looked at her watch it was 1:00 already. Where had the time gone? Severus family was probable here. The knock came louder this time. She opened the door and there stood Severus in full teaching robes. She was taken a back for a second. “Is you family here?”
“They will be soon. Are you ready?”
“I lost track of time give me five minutes and I will be.”
“I will wait.” Hermione hurried over to the fireplace and pressed on a brick that had the Gryffindor crest on it; she muttered her password and a door appeared to the right of the hearth. Hermione quickly changed into a long flowing skirt and blouse. She put a button down sweater over her top before rushing into the bathroom to quickly brush her teeth. She cast a simple glamour spell that put a little shimmer on her eyes and gloss on her lips. Her hair was another story. She was able to tame her hair with a charm that put it all up in a French twist before heading back out to meet Severus.
The two walked down to the Entrance Hall together. On the way Hermione asked, “Is there anything I should know before I meet your mother and brother?”
“Only that my mother does not like many people and my brother is more callous than I am.” Severus heard a sharp intake of breath and gulp from his left; this brought a smirk to his face at Hermione’s reaction.
When they reached the Entrance Hall Dumbledore was waiting there. He took one look at Hermione and questioned, “My dear, is there something wrong?”
Hermione looked up at him but before she could speak the front doors opened. And there stood two people she would never believe they were related to Severus, but when she looked at him to ask him the look on his face stopped her. His scowl was deeper than she had seen it since the last time Neville melt his cauldron in potions.
Severus’ brother had black hair but his was short and slightly wavy. His nose was much smaller than Severus’ and his eyes looked lighter. The thing that set him apart from Severus the most was he was much larger build. He had wide shoulders and a bulky figure.
Hermione turned her eyes to Severus’ mother. The only word that Hermione could think of to use to describe her was… regal. She walked in like she owned the entire castle, but when you looked at her face you saw compassion, kindness, and love.
The pair walked over to Severus, Hermione, and Dumbledore. “Hello mother,” Severus said placing a small kiss upon her cheek, “You are looking well.”
“Hello Severus. How are you doing?” his mother asked in soft voice.
“Lady Snape, it is a pleasure to see you again.” Dumbledore said giving her a slight bow.
“Professor Dumbledore, it is wonderful to see you as well.”
As Dumbledore and Lady Snape were talking Severus’ brother had walked up to him, the two of them looked at each for a moment before Severus spoke. “Keary” was all he said with a nod of his head.
“You always were good at the small talk there, Sev. So where is this poor woman that is being forced to marry you?” he said in a condescending way.
Hermione wanted to slap the smug look off his face, but before she could react Lady Snape stepped in. “Keary, you will leave you brother alone. However, Severus I would like to meet her.”
“Mother I would like to present to you, Ms. Hermione Granger-Potter, the “poor woman forced to marry me,” Severus said taking Hermione’s hand and pulling her towards his mother. “Hermione, this is my mother Lady Avarielle Snape and my brother Keary.” The last three words came out through tight lips.
“It is a pleasure to meet you Lady Snape,” Hermione said sticking out her hand to shake Severus’ mother’s hand.
“It is a pleasure you as well, Ms. Potter. Since we are going to be family soon I would like you to call me Avarielle.”
“Well then you should call me Hermione, Avarielle,” said Hermione.
“Mr. Snape, you are looking well. I believe that you were still here at school the last time I saw you,” Dumbledore said turning to face Keary.
“I am sure you are right Professor. I do not like living in the past. I feel that once you are done in school it is time to go out in the world and make a new life for yourself. And not dwell in the past.” Keary said this looking right at Dumbledore, but stole glances at Severus to see his reaction.
It was obvious that Severus and Keary did not get along. As well, it seemed that Keary felt that Severus was not doing something worthwhile with his life. Severus made a move toward Keary.
“I have arranged rooms for you, Lady Snape and Mr. Snape. Allow me to show them to you. Once you get settled we can all meet for dinner,” Dumbledore said before Severus could get too far.
“That would be wonderful. I would like to freshen up before eating,” said Avarielle Snape.
As Dumbledore lead Keary and Avarielle off to their rooms, Hermione turned to Severus. “Now what was you said before? Oh yes, ‘Only that my mother does not like many people and my brother is more callous than me.’ You mother is lovely and she seems pretty nice. I am not sure what I think of your brother yet, but I am sure I will have an opinion soon.”
“And I am sure that you will tell me all about it as soon as you do,” Severus said this in his normal tone, but there was something in his eyes. If Hermione did not know better she would think that he was actually joking with her.
“Can I ask you a question?”
“Could I stop you if I said no?” Severus asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Probable not. If you mother is Lady Snape, then why isn’t you brother Lord Snape?” she asked.
“That’s because I am older than him.”
“So, you are Lord Snape?”
“Yes and when we are married you will be Lady Snape in title only. However, when my mother passes on you will become the matriarchy of my line,” Severus said this in a matter of fact way before he started up the stairs.
Hermione was left standing in the empty Entrance Hall dumbstruck. What other new information was she going to have to process in the next few days? Hermione was not sure how many more surprises she could take.
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I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Review....please. The next chapter will be the wedding.