DISCLAIMER: I will own these characters the day that people stop being
stupid. Needless to say, I can't see that happening any time soon.
It was early the next morning when Harry, Remus, and Sirius went to go see how Draco was doing. When they arrived at Alex's quarters, they found Alex asleep on the couch in her office, still dressed in the clothes she was wearing yesterday.
"Alex, wake up," said Sirius.
Alex mumbled something before she swatted her hand in the general direction of the voice that was disturbing her sleep.
"Alex, time to get up," Sirius tried again.
"Sleep time," was all they were able to discern.
Remus and Sirius exchanged a glance before dumping water over the stubborn witch.
"AHHHHH!!!"
Severus and Draco came stumbling into the room, wands raised, and eyes blinking. They were momentarily confused when they saw Remus and Sirius laughing, until they saw that Alex was just a little, and by a little, I mean soaking, wet. So it was no surprise when Remus and Sirius had bright pink hair not a minute later.
Harry, finally over his laughter, went over to his delicious looking boyfriend. "How are you feeling?"
"Better. Sev said he would take me in and give me a home, no matter what happened. So even though Lucius doesn't want me, I still have someone there for me."
Harry gave Draco a hug. "You know I'll always be here for you."
"Yeah, but your place in my family is not one of brother or father. I needed to know that I would have someone to go to when you eventually decided to leave me."
Harry stepped back and took his boyfriend's face in his hands. "Draco, look at me." Draco very reluctantly looked into emerald orbs that shown with love. "I'm not going anywhere. I know we've only been going out for a short while, but I've felt this way since summer. You have always been the constant in my life. I will be here for you, you have to believe that."
Draco, who looked like he really didn't believe that, just nodded. He then looked over at Alex and asked, "Would it be alright if I took a shower in your bathroom?"
"Of course. Towels are in the cupboard. Just put them on the bed when you're done."
Draco smiled and hurried to take a shower.
"Did I say something wrong?" Harry asked.
"No. He's just a little unsure of everything right now. Just be there for him and give him time," answered Severus.
"Thanks. Well, I'm going to have breakfast. Tell Draco when he gets out?"
"Done."
With a nod, Harry left. Alex, now dry after applying a quick drying charm, lay back down on the couch, attempting to get more sleep. Sirius sat on the armchair opposite and pulled Remus into his lap. Severus gently lifted Alex's head, sat down, and replaced her head in his lap.
"If I didn't know you were soul mates, I would be very upset right now," Sirius said as he saw his cousin and his previous worse enemy.
"Why would you be upset? I thought that you and Remus were soul mates as well?" asked a confused Severus.
"Oh, we are. I love Rem heart and soul. But you are getting awfully close to," started Sirius.
"Siri, stop that train of though right there," came a voice from the potion master's lap.
"What?"
"Don't finish that sentence."
"Why not?" Sudden realization hit. "You haven't told him yet, have you?"
"Told me what?" asked the confused Potions master.
"No."
"Alex," warned Sirius.
"Sirius Black. It's my life. I can life it how I like."
"Alex, its not that. Its just," Sirius trailed off.
There was silence for a while before Severus felt brave enough to ask his question again. "Tell me what?"
"You know how we were talking last night about how my life was complicated and that I would tell you my real name later?" Severus nodded. Alex took a deep breath. "Promise me that you won't hate me after I tell you who I really am?"
"I don't think I could ever hate you," the now slightly worried older wizard said.
"You might. And I would understand if you never wanted to speak to me again."
By now, Severus was really worried. 'Is she the daughter of Voldermort?' he wondered.
"Alex," Sirius warned again.
"Fine. Sev, you know I love you. I always will."
"You're stalling."
Alex glared at her cousin before turning back to her love. "My real name is Alexandria Nicole Potter. James was my older brother and Sirius is my cousin."
Severus was in shock. He really didn't expect that. But once he started to think about it, it made sense. Alex did look a lot like Harry, and James for that matter. It also made sense on why she was so close to the animagus.
As the silence stretched on, Remus and Sirius quietly took their exits. Severus still hadn't said anything when Draco came out of the shower five minutes later. After telling him that Harry went to breakfast, Alex was left alone again with her still silent boyfriend. And she was left wondering if they would still be going out for long.
It was a full fifteen minutes before Severus said anything. "Does Harry know?"
"No."
Silence resided again.
"Are you going to tell him?"
"Before Christmas."
The silence stretched longer.
"Alex."
"Yes?"
"I still love you."
"I love you too, Sev."
"I'm not going anywhere."
"I'm not either."
"I just need to think."
"I understand." And she did. This was a lot to throw at someone. To find out that the person they were in love with is the sister to someone that they have hated almost all their lives, well, it blows the mind.
"I talk to you once I've sorted everything out." Alex nodded. But once Severus left her quarters, she flung herself onto the couch and let out the tears that she had been holding in.
That was how her grandfather found her ten minutes later.
"Alex?"
A mumbled response came from the couch.
"How are you feeling?"
She looked up at the Headmaster with tear filled eyes. "How do you think I feel?"
"I would assume not good from the look of things. What happened?"
"I told him who I really was. He didn't reject me, but he didn't accept me either. He told me he still loves me and will still be here, but then he said that he needed to think. I know he probably won't ever come back." This sent her into a new wave of tears. But this time, there was someone there that she could cry on.
"Shh. It'll be all right. I've known Severus for a long time. If he said he will be here, he will be here."
"But will he be here as a fellow professor or as my soul mate?"
For that, Albus had no answer.
A/N: I just realized that I hadn't posted this chapter. And now, after months of computer problems (I got a new computer that didn't have word, or an A drive, or.), I fixed them and life is better. And you have a new chapter.
It was early the next morning when Harry, Remus, and Sirius went to go see how Draco was doing. When they arrived at Alex's quarters, they found Alex asleep on the couch in her office, still dressed in the clothes she was wearing yesterday.
"Alex, wake up," said Sirius.
Alex mumbled something before she swatted her hand in the general direction of the voice that was disturbing her sleep.
"Alex, time to get up," Sirius tried again.
"Sleep time," was all they were able to discern.
Remus and Sirius exchanged a glance before dumping water over the stubborn witch.
"AHHHHH!!!"
Severus and Draco came stumbling into the room, wands raised, and eyes blinking. They were momentarily confused when they saw Remus and Sirius laughing, until they saw that Alex was just a little, and by a little, I mean soaking, wet. So it was no surprise when Remus and Sirius had bright pink hair not a minute later.
Harry, finally over his laughter, went over to his delicious looking boyfriend. "How are you feeling?"
"Better. Sev said he would take me in and give me a home, no matter what happened. So even though Lucius doesn't want me, I still have someone there for me."
Harry gave Draco a hug. "You know I'll always be here for you."
"Yeah, but your place in my family is not one of brother or father. I needed to know that I would have someone to go to when you eventually decided to leave me."
Harry stepped back and took his boyfriend's face in his hands. "Draco, look at me." Draco very reluctantly looked into emerald orbs that shown with love. "I'm not going anywhere. I know we've only been going out for a short while, but I've felt this way since summer. You have always been the constant in my life. I will be here for you, you have to believe that."
Draco, who looked like he really didn't believe that, just nodded. He then looked over at Alex and asked, "Would it be alright if I took a shower in your bathroom?"
"Of course. Towels are in the cupboard. Just put them on the bed when you're done."
Draco smiled and hurried to take a shower.
"Did I say something wrong?" Harry asked.
"No. He's just a little unsure of everything right now. Just be there for him and give him time," answered Severus.
"Thanks. Well, I'm going to have breakfast. Tell Draco when he gets out?"
"Done."
With a nod, Harry left. Alex, now dry after applying a quick drying charm, lay back down on the couch, attempting to get more sleep. Sirius sat on the armchair opposite and pulled Remus into his lap. Severus gently lifted Alex's head, sat down, and replaced her head in his lap.
"If I didn't know you were soul mates, I would be very upset right now," Sirius said as he saw his cousin and his previous worse enemy.
"Why would you be upset? I thought that you and Remus were soul mates as well?" asked a confused Severus.
"Oh, we are. I love Rem heart and soul. But you are getting awfully close to," started Sirius.
"Siri, stop that train of though right there," came a voice from the potion master's lap.
"What?"
"Don't finish that sentence."
"Why not?" Sudden realization hit. "You haven't told him yet, have you?"
"Told me what?" asked the confused Potions master.
"No."
"Alex," warned Sirius.
"Sirius Black. It's my life. I can life it how I like."
"Alex, its not that. Its just," Sirius trailed off.
There was silence for a while before Severus felt brave enough to ask his question again. "Tell me what?"
"You know how we were talking last night about how my life was complicated and that I would tell you my real name later?" Severus nodded. Alex took a deep breath. "Promise me that you won't hate me after I tell you who I really am?"
"I don't think I could ever hate you," the now slightly worried older wizard said.
"You might. And I would understand if you never wanted to speak to me again."
By now, Severus was really worried. 'Is she the daughter of Voldermort?' he wondered.
"Alex," Sirius warned again.
"Fine. Sev, you know I love you. I always will."
"You're stalling."
Alex glared at her cousin before turning back to her love. "My real name is Alexandria Nicole Potter. James was my older brother and Sirius is my cousin."
Severus was in shock. He really didn't expect that. But once he started to think about it, it made sense. Alex did look a lot like Harry, and James for that matter. It also made sense on why she was so close to the animagus.
As the silence stretched on, Remus and Sirius quietly took their exits. Severus still hadn't said anything when Draco came out of the shower five minutes later. After telling him that Harry went to breakfast, Alex was left alone again with her still silent boyfriend. And she was left wondering if they would still be going out for long.
It was a full fifteen minutes before Severus said anything. "Does Harry know?"
"No."
Silence resided again.
"Are you going to tell him?"
"Before Christmas."
The silence stretched longer.
"Alex."
"Yes?"
"I still love you."
"I love you too, Sev."
"I'm not going anywhere."
"I'm not either."
"I just need to think."
"I understand." And she did. This was a lot to throw at someone. To find out that the person they were in love with is the sister to someone that they have hated almost all their lives, well, it blows the mind.
"I talk to you once I've sorted everything out." Alex nodded. But once Severus left her quarters, she flung herself onto the couch and let out the tears that she had been holding in.
That was how her grandfather found her ten minutes later.
"Alex?"
A mumbled response came from the couch.
"How are you feeling?"
She looked up at the Headmaster with tear filled eyes. "How do you think I feel?"
"I would assume not good from the look of things. What happened?"
"I told him who I really was. He didn't reject me, but he didn't accept me either. He told me he still loves me and will still be here, but then he said that he needed to think. I know he probably won't ever come back." This sent her into a new wave of tears. But this time, there was someone there that she could cry on.
"Shh. It'll be all right. I've known Severus for a long time. If he said he will be here, he will be here."
"But will he be here as a fellow professor or as my soul mate?"
For that, Albus had no answer.
A/N: I just realized that I hadn't posted this chapter. And now, after months of computer problems (I got a new computer that didn't have word, or an A drive, or.), I fixed them and life is better. And you have a new chapter.