"Hey, you guys, look!" Pugsley half-shouted, pointing out the car window.

The other Addams cousins all leaned over in the back of the family hearse and, after a moment, there was an audible 'click' as eight mouths suddenly were pushed closed by their owners.

"Is that . . . " Eddie asked.

"With a . . . " Edgar questioned in response.

"It is . . . " Ellen answered.

"I wonder how Cousin Severus got past the first date," Emily mused.

Indeed, there by the front doors with the rest of the family stood Severus Snape, a dark haired woman leaning into him, obviously happy.

"Well that was fast," Harcourt muttered. Wednesday nodded in agreement, before leaning on him again, quite content to use him as a human pillow.

As they all got out of the car, the elder Addamses weren't all that surprised to see their children all rush toward the only new face there. Severus didn't seem at all pleased to be nearly toppled over by the brats, though.

"Who are you?"

"How did you meet Cousin Sev?"

"Did he use a love potion?"

"Did you use a love potion?"

"Who lost the bet?"

"Where do babies come from?"

There was a short silence as everyone there turned to look at Eddie, who shrugged. "What? It was getting loud."

Harcourt cuffed the boy on the head, and soon the Family headed inside, chattering and catching up.

Carnation gave Severus a kiss on the cheek and smiled. "Well, they're all . . . "

"Irritating, annoying, rude, insufferable?"

"Sweet. They don't seem to mind me at all."

Severus snorted. "You won't think as much when Wednesday is dangling you out a window by your earlobes."

"I'll manage, Severus."

Said potions master rolled his eyes. "I'm sure. Now, do you want to brave Grand Mama's cooking, or would you like to go out to eat."

"Stay, of course! I loved her . . . well, whatever it is she made last time I came over. Really Severus, it's all very good. Strange, but good."

As they walked into the old house, Severus couldn't help but think that maybe, just maybe, mind you, he had a future Addams on his hands.

For some reason, he found that he didn't mind too much.

"You rat faced old hag!"

"Thank you, you blood sucking leech!"

"Crone!"

"Bat!"

"Sister!"

"Brother!"

"Old people are weird," Eddie muttered to Pugsley from the doorway, watching as Grandmama and Grandpa Munster chased each other around the room with knives, laughing wildly.

"You can say that again," the rotund boy muttered.

"Old people are weir- OW!"

September 2nd, 7 AM

Emily ,Wednesday, and Harcourt gave their new Headmistress a large smile as they heard the family hearse drive away.

"Hello Professor McGonagall! Sorry we're late!"

Emily burst out laughing at the look on the ex-Transfiguration professor's face.

The old woman sighed. "I suppose this is a cousin?"

"Emily Strange, at your service."

"Strange?"

"Yes. Strange. A minor branch of the LeStrange family. Of course, the main branch thinks we're all insane. Why? Neither Wednesday nor Harcourt mentioned any other cousins attended school here."

"N-nothing, Miss Strange, just . . . some old students come to mind. Though you do have one cousin in your year, the Malfoy heir is a LeStrange cousin through marriage. One of the Black daughters married Lucius Malfoy while another married into the LeStrange family. That makes Draco Malfoy, the only child of this generation of Malfoys and so the sole heir, a first cousin to the main family line." She couldn't help it, there was just something that forced her to impart knowledge. It had to be an Addams trait, she was certain. They should all be interrogators for the DMLE. "We should all go to my office, for your Sorting. You have your school things?"

"Yes Ma'am."

"Off we go, then."

The walk to the Head's office was filled with the two Addams twins pointing things out to their slightly older cousin, and McGonagall trying not to think of how they knew where the last death on school grounds had been, or the weapon used (the helmet from a nearby suit of armour.).

"Loch Lomond," the woman said loudly, to get her student's attention, as they were still walking, pointing out a rock that apparently shot out poisoned silver arrows in the case of an attack. The three quickly followed, still making comments about what sort of poison was used on the arrows, and were still talking as the Headmistress strode across the room, grabbed the Sorting Hat, and shoved it on the black-eyed Emily,. The Hat instantly called out,

"Ravenclaw!"

"Surprise, surprise," the Twins muttered together.

McGonagall and Emily both ignored them. "Now, Miss Strange, I will take you to your dorm - "

"That's okay Professor, We'll show her!" Harcourt chirped happily.

"I . . . I don't want to know, don't tell, me, get out of my office and don't do anything to get sent back. Go."

"How friendly," Emily muttered, just loud enough for the Headmistress to hear, as the cousins walked out.

Minerva sighed; she really needed a stiff drink.

AN/AR: It's short, yes. I know this. But, I want to post, and right now it's good enough for me. This is the last chapter, and I hope you enjoyed it. I'm certain my Beta, the wonderful Ornery, is unhappy with me, but I really think that this is how I want it to end, and that it's not utterly horrible. So, thank you for reading, and you all may have virtual chocolate on me.

It's been great,

Mercy.