Umm... hi, sorry it's been so long (hides away in shame). I had started writing this chapter about five months ago and then lost interest and got inspired again today. It might be a little boring, but it's leading up to some more interesting stuff. Sorry to have made you wait so long and thanks again for the support. Happy reading!
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Here's what happened so far:
-Albus Severus Potter found a diary in Aunt Petunia's attic that belonged to his grand-mother; Lily. He discovers that his biological grand-father is not James Potter, but Severus Snape.
-Albus tells Harry and Harry is shocked and goes to the Shrieking Shack to clear his mind.
-In the middle of the night the kids go to Hogwarts to speak to Snape's portrait
-Harry and Ginny can't find the kids and go on a hunt to find them.
-They enter a Death Eater apartment and Harry gets hit by a spell
-Harry is cleared of any side effects from the spell and he goes to Hogwarts with Ginny where they find James is unconscious because a portrait fell on him because portrait Snape got angry. Snape lost his temper because he thought the children were mocking him by declaring they were his grand-children.
-Soon after, Harry has a heart attack.
-Snape is in Harry's body and he, with the help of Albus, search for a way to reverse what has happened.
-Harry wakes up on a beach and speaks to his mother.
-He also speaks to Sirius, Fred, Remus and James.
-James tells Harry that things with Snape in the afterlife are peaceful and that he has been at peace in the afterlife.
-Harry also finds out that his mom and Snape are together in the afterlife and that he only has a matter of hours before he returns to his real life.
-Severus starts to get flashbacks of his afterlife and has found Lily's diary, which consequently he finds out he is Harry's biological father.
-Severus gets to see what it would have been like to live a life with Lily and Harry.
-Severus and Al have found a way to bring Harry back to his own body.
Onto the story...
Snape POV
I sat in the library for over four hours, reading and re-reading the book that Albus had given me. It was astonishingly easy to make the counter potion. The potion took seven days to make, but it had to be made on the first of the month. The first of August was three days away, plenty of time for me to collect the potions ingredients. Once the potion was ingested, a simple spell needed to be incanted.
According to the book the spell had been conducted over 30 times; much more than the articles had recounted. Only five ended in deaths, and six ended in lunacy. The odds were pretty good that Potter and I would return to our rightful places without permanent damages. Yes, no permanent damages... But something else would be permanent. Potter would not be happy about this new development.
The chapter on side effects of the spell did not go into further details than the last book, but I was pretty certain that no one had been possessed by their biological father, who they had not known was their father, while they were permanently transfigured to look like another man's child. I went through the equations within the book and added my own variables. The probability that Potter's features would change back to how they were before the possession was 1.2%. The longer I stayed within Potter's body the more his features will change to how they were meant to be. I don't know what this body will look like within a week, but the changes could be drastic. I only hoped that it was not in his genetics to get my unfortunate nose. I would need to speak to Ginny Potter about this. Her support would be very much needed when this whole ordeal was over.
It was late afternoon when I arrived at the Potter household. The children were playing outside, laughing without a care in the world. Ginny walked outside and yelled for the children to go into the house. I walked into view and saw Ginny give me a bright smile. But, then her smile dropped and I realised she had momentarily thought I was her husband.
"Severus." She said when I got closer, giving me a tight smile.
"Mrs. Potter," I said in greeting.
"There is a matter in which I need to discuss with you."
"Um, okay. We're actually about to sit down to eat, but you're welcome to join us." I hesitated.
"I would... like that very much. Thank you." Ginny smiled and I followed her into her home.
"Hey, Severus!" Albus yelled out excitedly.
"Hello Albus." I smiled at him.
"You're eating here with us? I thought you never got out of your bat cave." Lily asked, sounding genuinely perplexed.
"Lily!" Ginny scolded her.
"Sorry Severus."
"It is completely alright. It is true that I have not exited the dungeons in quite awhile." Ginny nodded, and set the food on the table.
"Did you hear that Hugo got a prefects badge in the mail last night? He owled me just this morning." James said to his mother.
"No, I didn't, that's great." Ginny smiled. "I'll make sure to congratulate him tonight." Albus scowled down at his potatoes.
"Did you not get a prefects badge, Albus?" I asked.
"No. But, whatever, I didn't want one anyway."
"James got a prefects badge when he was a third year. Al just doesn't want to admit he's jealous." Lily whispered to me. I nodded thoughtfully.
"If I recall correctly Harry did not receive a prefects badge. Albus, you do not have to be a prefect to be great." I said. Albus smiled and seemed to glow for the rest of the meal.
"Thank you," Ginny mouthed and smiled at me gratefully. Once supper was over, I got to speak to Ginny. I told her about my earlier discoveries.
"So, he'll come back and look like this?" She asked, gesturing to me.
"Yes."
"You don't look that different... I'm sure most people wouldn't notice the changes. We could say that Harry finally decided to buy muggle contact lenses."
"If we do not change back to our respective places soon, the changes may be more... evident."
"How evident?"
"I cannot answer that. We would have to know what he was supposed to look like if he had not been glamoured."
"So you're saying that his features are reverting back to the way they were supposed to?"
"Yes."
"Maybe it won't be so bad..." She trailed off.
"Poor Harry will be in for such a shock." She added and I smiled.
"Yes, I daresay he will be. The greasy bat of the dungeons as his father? Laughable." Ginny frowned.
"You should stop speaking down about yourself. Harry respected you very much after your death. It hit him hard to find out his mother had lied to him, and yes, it was very shocking to find out you were his father. But... I think, in a way, he was glad that you were his father. We named Albus after you, after all." I stood silently as I digested this information.
"Thank you, for your kindness." I said, finally. She gave me a small smile.
"When do you think the potion will be ready?"
"By next week." I said.
"I'm sorry you had such a short time here."
"Do not be sorry. It is more time than I ever thought I would get. It is time that I went back to where I belong."
"If you hadn't been such an awful teacher, I might have actually liked you." She said with a laugh. I smiled at her.
"Before I leave there are a few things I must do, would you be able to assist me?"
"Yes, of course. What do you need?"
"It had been my assumption that my father had died before I had, but I have recently found out that he outlived me. I need to make sure he is dead now. If he isn't I will be paying him a visit."
"Severus, how is it do you think I can help you?"
"You have resources at the ministry that I do not have access to."
"I don't have as much access as Harry would. Why don't you go in as Harry? They'd give you the moon if they could."
"I... avoided the ministry as much as I could when I was alive and would not know where to begin."
"We'll go in together then. When do you want to do this?"
"Tomorrow I am gathering the ingredients for the potion. Albus can join me if he wants to. I would like to go in the afternoon, if that is amenable to you."
"Yes, that's fine. But, Severus, what is it exactly you plan to do if you do find him?"
"I am going to make him suffer."
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