Family Tradition

Family Tradition

Dieclaimer: I own Susana and Emily. Nothing else.

Part 8


Susana sat in the faculty box writing her predictions paper and watching the Gryffindor Quidditch team fly around the field as they practiced. Harry was amazing. She smiled at the thought of being with him for the rest of her life.

\"They\'re quite good, don\'t you think?\" Hermione asked.

She nodded. \"They really are.\"

Hermione looked at the expression on the blonde\'s face. \"You\'re keeping a secret.\"

Susana\'s smile grew. \"Maybe.\"

\"Are you going to share or is this something that you wish to keep private.\"

She bit her bottom lip. \"I\'ll share, but not yet. After dinner, we\'ll have a nice long talk.\"

Harry zoomed by.

She continued writing her paper. She only had to write a one-half to one foot of parchment. It had to contain the school year and then ten years in the future. Boy was ol\' Sybill gonna be flabbergasted when she read this and watched all the predictions come true. She dipped her quill into the ink and put it to the parchment.

//Harry Potter shall be going through several life changes in the coming year. He will meet his one and only true love. Within two weeks they will commit their lives together and wed and they will be blessed with a child by summer.//

She closed her eyes and breathed evenly.

//A girl.//

Her heart skipped a beat. Then once again, she closed her eyes and cleared her mind of everything but Harry.

//Academically, Harry will excel in all of his subjects. After the dismissal of yet another DADA professor due to an improper relationship with a student at Christmas time, he will be asked to teach the class for the rest of the year. He will also have top scores on his NEWTs.//

\"Here goes nothing.\" She whispered. Closing her eyes, she searched for his future. She had tears when her eyes opened.

//Harry\'s distant future is full of accomplishment. He and his wife shall be blessed with three more children and by the age of twenty-seven, he will be named the youngest Minister of Magic of all time.//

At the age of seven, Susana was blessed with the gift of second sight but told no one. At eleven, she learned to control it. The one thing she didn\'t like about it was that she was never able to see anything that had to do with her own life. This was the first time she\'d been able to see something with herself in it.

\"They\'re through.\" Hermione told her.

She put her parchment, ink and quill into her bag. \"Good. I\'m starved.\"

They made their way down to the ground and met their boyfriends.

\"What\'d you think?\" Harry asked her as he put his free arm around her.

She looked into his eyes. \"I think you\'re amazing.\" She kissed him. \"Now go clean up so we can eat.\"

He winked at her as he and Ron headed into the Gryffindor changing room.

~~~

\"Dammit Sev, she\'s our daughter. Doesn\'t that mean anything to you?\" Emily was in her husband\'s chamber pacing the floor.

He placed his hand gently on her shoulder to stop her movements. \"Of course it means something to me. You and Susana are all I care about in this world. I simply hate the fact that, once again, a Potter is ruining my life.\"

Her hand caressed his face. \"Harry is not James. My love, you have to let the past go. We can be together now.\"

\"You will move back here?\"

She nodded. \"This is where my husband and my daughter and my family are. Of course I\'ll be moving back.\" She kissed him. \"But I want you to promise me that you\'ll except Harry into our family. Susana loves him and he\'s the father of our grandchild.\"

\"I won\'t except it Emily. I want more for my daughter. She can do so much better and I will not be a part of this charade!\"

Emily pushed away from him softly. \"I\'m sorry then. I love you Severus, but until you accept Susana and Harry, I\'ll be staying with Mother.\"

She left the room.

Severus flopped down onto his couch. Once again, Potter had won.

~~~

After the evening meal, Ron and Harry joined their shared common room. Both Harry and Susana looked completely content.

\"What\'s got you two grinning like a pair of fat cats after a meal?\"

Harry looked at Susana.

\"They\'re your best friends. You tell them.\"

He nodded.

\"Well, go on then. Tell us what\'s going on.\" Ron prodded.

Harry scratched his forehead. \"Alright.\" He took a deep breath. \"Susana and I are getting married tonight and we\'d like for you to stand with us.\"

Hermione and Ron were speechless.

\"Well?\" Harry said after a few minutes.

\"You\'re actually getting married?\" Hermione asked.

Susana nodded. \"We were gonna wait until next weekend, but decided to just go ahead and do it.\"

\"Why?\" Ron questioned Harry. \"You\'ve only known each other a week. It\'s not like she\'s pregnant.\"

Hermione elbowed her boyfriend in the ribs. \"That\'s rude.\"

\"I am.\" Susana said softly.

\"What?\"

\"I am pregnant.\" She said louder.

\"Look, there\'s a lot more to the story.\" Harry told his friends.

His friends were in shock as they listened to what had happened.

\"I can\'t believe they hid that from you. So your parents are still married?\"

Susana nodded.

Ron\'s eyes were wide. \"Bloody hell, mate. You\'re lucky to be alive. Snape must be furious.\"

\"He\'s not happy.\" He squeezed Susana\'s hand. \"He doesn\'t want anything to do with the wedding.\"

Susana blew out a deep breath. \"Speaking of, we should get going. Gran said that she\'d have everything ready for us.\" She looked at Hermione. \"Will you be my maid of honor?\"

She smiled. \"Of course I will.\"

The girls left the room.

\"Mum\'s not going to happy she missed this.\" Ron said as he followed Harry.

~~~

An hour later, Susana was dressed in a beautiful white robe made of silk, satin and lace and long, white ribbons were weaved through her hair.

\"You look incredible, my darling girl.\" Minerva said putting her fingers to her jaw. \"Just like your mother when she married your father.\"

\"Thanks Gran.\" They hugged.

Hermione came through the door. \"Professor Dumbledore said that we\'re ready to begin.\"

Tears brimmed Susana\'s eyes. \"I just wished Daddy was here.\"

Emily blotted her daughter\'s eyes. \"He\'ll come around eventually, sweetheart. Just give him time.\"

She nodded.

They stepped out of Dumbledore\'s bedroom and made their way up the winding staircase to his private observatory. When she made it to the top, her heart jumped.

\"Daddy?\" Her voice was strained with emotion.

Severus took his daughter\'s hand. \"My only wish for you is that you\'re finally happy. And if marry Potter and having this child makes you happy, than I shall have to learn to accept that.\"

Susana stood on her tiptoes and kissed her father\'s cheek. \"Thank you, Daddy.\"

Severus Snape escorted her across the room to where Harry was standing between Albus and Ron.

He looked devastatingly handsome dressed in his formal robes of burgundy and cream.

Dumbledore held his hands in the air. \"Let us begin.\"