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Epilogue 3 : Back Home Itself
"Daddy, will you be mad if we are in Gryffindor?" Two cute little voices asked and it melted Severus's heart.
"Of course not love wherever you are daddy will always love you two very much," Severus replied back to Katherine and Kristy.
The Blacks, Snapes, the Dumbledores, and the Lupins were at platform 9 and 3/4 quarters waiting for the train to arrive and their children to get settled on it since it was their first year. They had all decided to meet at the café outside the station and then go on to the platform.
Victoria was twisting her curls; a habit she picked up from her mother and Aunt. "What is it my little one?" Tabitha asked softly kneeling to the girls level.
"I...well you are a snake and daddy is a lion. Cousin Severus is a snake and Cousin Sabrina is a lion then Aunt Mina and Uncle Albus are lions. I don't know where I'll go!" the child exclaimed frantically but quietly.
Tabitha kissed her daughter's head and tweaked her nose fondly stating, "Doesn't matter where you go as long as you have your family." Victoria sighed and hugged her mother. She always knew the right things to say.
Just before the train was about to leave Sirius winked at Veronica that was the more mischievous one of his lot and tickled Victoria till she to fell into his arms and hugged him goodbye. Severus and Sabrina gave thier two a last bit of warning and a kiss good bye. Albus discreetly gave his girls money for sweets.
Once the kids were on the train Minerva couldn't stop waving. She waved till the train was long out of her sight.
"Aunt you are going to see them at school right?" Sabrina asked already knowing the answer.
"I am but it won't be the same even though I'll be their mother. At school I'm their professor," said Minerva sighing.
"Well that's why I ask the students to call me by name or surnames ...ha tell me I'm smart Tabby," said Sabrina grinning at her cousin who was laughing.
"Why? You remember you have a husband to do your dirty work now," Tabitha laughed even harder and Tonks and Minerva joined her.
"Tell me I'm smart Sev..." Sabrina said looking at Severus who had been far away from the current topic. He'd been actually thinking what the odds of the six all going into Slytherin were.
"Why?" He asked curiously.
"Humph. If I'm sharing my quarters with you you're sleeping on the couch," Sabrina huffed walking away as Tabitha followed and whispered into her ear that she was smart as they all apparated to Hogsmeade Station.
All the cousins and Teddy Lupin were on their way to Hogwarts; back home. Hogwarts was what the girls called home since they spent more time there then at Dumbledore Manor, Spinner's End, or Grimmuald Place. Those places were like summer homes.
Now they were going back to Hogwarts and their parents had agreed to let them come by train with all the other children; the Dumbledore girls always tried to be like everyone else. It was not easy haivng famous parents; though if asked they'd hex you for even suggesting a didfferent set for them.
"Hey guys I think this one's empty" Jasmine Dumbledore stated. She was pretty and had her mother's face. She was a bit pale with black curls and blue eyes. Her twin Jacinth Dumbledore looked exactly like her apart from the fact Jaci had green eyes.
"Ok," Victoria Black nodded looking up from her book. She had Tabitha's features plus her brownish hair and choclate eyes. Her twin, Veronica, looked more or less like her apart from her hair and eyes which were dominated by Sirius's black curls and grey eyes.
All the girls and Teddy sat into the compartment getting themselves comfy. They started chatting about the houses and later about whether they had seen the new chocolate card which had their 'Uncle' Harry on it. That was when all six whipped out thier cards of thier preferred parents. Each girl loved thier parents make no mistake but each one had a different parent to which they felt more comfortable talking to about certain things of growing up life.
Teddy listened to them all intently because the six were very good friends to him. After all... three of them (him included) were Mauraders' children. They had a lot to live up to at school.
"Anything from the trolleys dears?" The trolly witch asked similing. It was unmistakeable who the girls belonged to and she had been instructed by Severus, Tabitha, and Minerva that the girls could have treats but need to not eat so much they couldn't eat supper later.
"Yes please!" said the group in unison. They were all very hungry so they bought 8 packets of chocolate frogs, 15 pumpkin pasties 2 big bottles of pumpkin juice and 5 packets of animal cracker biscuits.
"I think I'll use the toilet," said Kristen Snape some time later exiting the compartment.
After a few minutes Kristy was returning back to the compartment when some Slytherin second years blocked her path. One looked like a toad with blonde hair while the other looked normal with curly brown hair. There was a girl who looked like a toad too and she was wearing the most violent color of pink in all the world. For little Kristy who adore red and black alone...it was far too much. She raised and eyebrow and scrucnched her nose as if smelling something nasty.
"Well, well looky here guys we caught the Snape Runt," said the boy who looked like a toad. Kristen and Victoria were the smallest of the six girls but Kristen was smaller than her.
"Please let me go I really need to dress into my robes," Kristy stated. She knew the compartment was just behind him and eventually the others would come out. This lot would be sorry.
"Oh sure come with us we'll help you…" Said the second year Slytherins laughing and pulling Kristy with them. They pulled so hard that the thin girl was in no comparison to the two hefty boys and let out a whimper.
"Let go of my cousins or I'll—" Veronica hissed coming into the corridor to look for Kristy. Veronica was the more...well opinionated of the Black girls.
"Or else what Black?" Asked the girl in the hideous pink.
"Or else you won't have an arse the second you look behind," Katherine snapped walking towards the lot from behind with her wand held high. She was the most like her mother it was safe to say.
"Oh and a first year like you is going to teach us tricks?" laughed the girl as the group turned to look at Katherine who jerked her wand and the Slytherins let go of Kristy holding thier bottoms which were swelling and wet.
"Not funny Snape you'll pay for that cheek," said the Slytherin blonde boy running away to their side of the train.
"You alright Kristy?" Katherine asked as Kristy nodded her head.
"If we get into Slytherin it will be fun with them," Veronica smirked a scary glint in her grey eyes.
"Hmm... I think Aunt Min will see a lot of us this year and not how she wants," Victoria stated. Jasmine and Jacinth laughed at thier cousins.
They all settled back into their compartments and the mood throughout the journey was a bit stifled by Kristy's ragging adventure but it lightened by the time they reached the station.
As soon as they reached Hogwarts even Kristy was pleased knowing that her parents, cousins, aunt, and uncle would be there to help her. Then again her father was head of Slytherin; the meanest head. Kristy grinned to herself; she was daddy's baby since Katherine had taken more to her out-going mother but Sabrina didn't love Kristy any less than she loved Katherine.
"F'rst years this way. Come now hurry up, don't be shy," said Hagrid.
The lot walked up to Hagrid followed by a group of snobs and some twenty other boys along with some 12 other girls.
"Alright then let's get going into- yer boats everyone," said Hagrid as the group followed.
"Jacinth and Jasmine were in one boat with two boys; same thing applied to Veronica and Victoria. Katherine and Kristy were in the boat with Teddy and another boy. While the snobs and the remaining children were in other boats.
"Hey I'm Carl Spines," said one boy to Jasmine and Jacinth.
"And I'm Douglas Spears," said the other smiling at the girls.
"I'm Jasmine Dumbledore and this is my sister Jacinth Dumbledore," smiled the two girls as Jasmine introduced them.
"Hey...I'm Katherine Snape, this is my sister Kristen Snape and this is Teddy Lupin our cute little friend. And who are you?" Katherine asked the little boy who was in the boat with them.
"I'm Charles, Charles Bynes," the boy smiled at Katherine as they started a little conversation.
"Hey I'm Derek Duran and this is my brother Drake Duran we're twins," said the boy in Veronica and Victoria's boat.
"How cool! I'm Victoria Black and this is my sister Veronica Black we're twins too," said Victoria cutely. The six girls were not exactly that shy around cute boys.
"Black, Veronica..." said Minerva and she noticed out of the corner of her eye that Sirius and Tabitha straighten up a bit since it was their daughters turns. She grinned from behind the scroll.
"Slytherin!" shouted the hat after only a few seconds. Veronica gave a shrug to her father and a wink to her mother.
"Dammit," Sirius swore handing some money to Tabitha.
"What's your is mine honey remember, " mouthed Tabitha smirking at him.
"I'll see you in bed," Sirius snapped softly only making Tabitha giggle, she was use to such threats and truthfully she enjoyed them.
"Black, Victoria," said Minerva speaking the Black surname once again.
"Gryffindor!" shouted the hat instantly and Sirius clapped happily grinning happily at his daughter.
"Obviously my influence turned Vi into a lion and yours turned V into a snake," Tabitha laughed. Sirius just glared at her.
"Bynes, Charles"
"Gryffindor!"
"Dumbledore, Jacinth," said Minerva holding the scroll for sorting, she felt very proud at that moment. A tear or two collected in her eyes but she tried not to let them fall. She'd waited for this moment for years.
"Isn't it obvious ... Gryffindor!"shouted the sorting hat. A few laughed at the hat's proclamation.
"Dumbledore, Jasmine" said Minerva again with a happy voice even though her face was straight, Albus looked very excited though.
"Absolutely nothing to say but...Gryffindor!" shouted the hat again.
"Duran, Derek"
"Slytherin!"
"Duran, Drake"
"Gryffindor!"
"Lupin, Teddy."
"Gryffindor!"
"Snape, Katherine" said Minerva.
"Ah...Interesting very interesting…..definitely Ravenclaw but then yes….Gryffindor..." Said the hat finally.
"Snape, Kristen" said Minerva.
"Slytherin!" said the hat before Kristy could tell him to put her into Gryffindor. She felt really down; not that she didn't want to go there. Veronica was there after all; yet she wanted to be in Gryffindor because her sister and her best friend; Victoria was there. They were all the closest of friends but still each had one they confided in more.
Kristen had tears in her eyes as she rushed to her specified table.
Severus had noticed this but he thought Kristy would learn much more in Slytherin than any other house, he became sure when Sabrina put a comforting hand on top of his.
"Spears, Douglas"
"Gryffindor!"
"Spines, Carl"
"Ravenclaw!" said the hat.
There were other sortings and then dinner after which Albus bid good night to all the children with his custom speech.
"V, Kristy wait up!" Katherine called running towards her cousins. She was closely followed by Teddy, Jasmine, Jacinth, and Victoria.
"If those bloody Slytherins do anything to you guys you tell us and we'll…." she noticed Kristy and Veronica looking up and giving sheepish smiles. Katherine turned and saw her father looming over them. "dadd..I mean Professor Snape we were just …"
"I think it is time all of you go to bed," said Severus in a very teacher like voice.
"But—" cut Katherine.
"Do you have a fair argument to why you must stay out here any longer than speak Miss Katherine or depart for your room immediately," Severus hissed.
"Fine be that way," muttered Katherine as all her cousins and she left for the common room.
"Well? That is implied to you two too you know," Said Severus frowning.
"Yes..Cousin Sev…I mean professor we don't know the way to the common room," said Veronica shuffling her feet.
"Bloody hell Severus did you know..." Said Sirius cutting short and coming to stand next to Severus as Sabrina and Tabitha came out of the hall.
"Punishing my daughter before the start of term is not good for your back Sev," Sabrina teased.
Tabitha laughed.
"No... they just don't know the way to the common rooms," Severus frowned.
"Come on girls I'll take you there," said Sirius holding Veronica's hand,who looked really excited. Sirius then reached for Kristy's but he couldn't find it, Kristy had run to her mother and hugged her while she was crying very loudly. She didn't even look at Severus.
"I'll come with you honey," said Tabitha and she took her daughter's hand. "Sirius I suspect something a miss."
Sirius nodded as they left to the dungeons leaving the three Snapes in the main hall.
Sabrina was trying to console her daughter.
Severus motioned her to get the child to his office but Kristy wasn't ready to budge.
"It's not fair to make Kristy cry you know," said Katherine coming out of the shadows and back down the stairs. Kristy then ran from her mother to her sister who started crying as well.
"Oh Merlin! Why is Tabby always right?" Sabrina sighed as they were standing in the middle of a deserted hall with two crying 11 year-olds.
"Katherine stop crying please," Sabrina stated walking up to her daughter's and wiping both thier eyes.
"Go to your dorm Kat we need to talk to your sister," Sabrina stated in her mother voice.
Katherine looked at Kristy for the last time and then left still a little mad at her parents.
Now Kristy was all alone with her parents who were definitely going to scold her for being so childish.
"Kristy lets go to daddy's room ok honey? Come on," urged Sabrina; but Kristy didn't budge and was still crying so Severus didn't have a choice but to pick her up.
"No...No…no..." She scrambled in Severus's embrace.
By the time they reached the office Severus had a few red marks on his neck and face but no more.
"Kristy I want you to tell us everything. What is going on with you?" Sabrina asked crossing her arms.
"I don't want to be in Slytherin they don't like me there I know. Veronica is just like her mother she belongs there not me I'm to...well I'm not a Slytherin. I don't fit in there I want to be with Katherine and the others I don't want to be in Slytherin! I want to be in Gryffindor like you mum, like Aunt min and Uncle Albus and Cousin Sirius. i don't want to be in Slytherin! Please mum please… but the hat didn't listen to me like it listened to Harry …it didn't ...it's not fair..." she cried.
"You can't change houses honey I'm sorry…" said Sabrina sadly.
"Please mum" she cried, Severus couldn't take her crying anymore. He hated any of his girls crying.
"Please stop Kristy. I'll do anything just stop crying," said Severus sitting his daughter on his lap and embracing her.
Kristen stopped and buried herself in the embrace.
"I love you daddy," said Kristy. She always felt so much safer in his arms making her think that maybe being in Slytherin wouldn't be that bad and after all her father would kill anyone who dared touch her in the wrong way; and if her father didn't her sister and Veronica would terrorize and torture that person till he left Hogwarts and Veronica was going to be with her and it wasn't that everyone would be bad there. She felt so much better.
"Kristy honey Slytherin will improve you in the finest ways possible, even better than Gryffindor or any other house, if the hat thinks it's best for you then maybe it is," said Tabitha coming in and grabbing a book off of Severus' desk.
Kristen finally nodded into her father's chest.
"Alright than goodnight sweetie I know you'll be great in Slytherin," Tabitha said kissing Kristy's cheek and exiting the room with the book. Severus smirked knowing where she was going with that book.
"Well do you want to go back to the common room, or would you like to sleep here?" asked Sabrina opening the door to her private quarters she shared with Severus. She still babyed her girls from time to time.
"Can I sleep here please?" said Kristy still hugging her father.
"Of course you can sweet heart," said Sabrina as they all smiled and hugged each other.
"All right I've got it!" Tabitha smirked reentering the dungeons and sitting on the floor by the armchair Sirius was occuping. All around were several snakes from 1st to 7th year sitting in thier pajamas by the fire. Veronica was in her father's lap and could see the title of the book over her mother's shoulder.
"Aladdin!?" Veronica gasped. Sirius kissed her head and held her close.
"Professor Reynolds always reads to us on the first day back," a seventh year stated.
"It's tradition," a fifth year added and thier were several mumbles of agreement.
"Uh Oswald and Daphne Fudge would you and your friends like to join us?" Tabitha asked looking beyond the shadows past everyone else.
The was a grunt of protest and something about 'this not being proper behavior' before it was quiet.
Tabitha smirked and began reading. Her voice had all the students' ears just like in the Drama Class as they were told of the street rat, the princess, and the genie.
As Veronica listened to her mother read she saw that the second years from before had quietly sneaked closer and were also listening. Veronica smirked and snuggled into her father knowing that everything would work out. Hogwarts wasn't like it had been all those years ago. It was better! It was better because people were joined and even the bullies stopped to enjoy a peaceful night by the fire. Nuetral ground was the common room now. All fights were not held with in the dorms.
Finis