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CHAPTER NINE

Severus knew that he had the power to apperate but had a feeling that he would be too drained afterwards to not only be useless but also a liability. Harry had given him another boost when they had left the younger man's lab and just holding his mate's smaller hand made Severus feel better. He knew that this was a potential battle where his mate would have a problem striking or hurting his one remaining family battle, he was Harry's mate, he was supposed to do things for the young man that Harry couldn't do for himself.

They were back outside and before he could say anything to his mate, he felt Harry's magic surround him again. He turned and caught the grin on the younger man's face. Severus smiled back and reached out to grab his mate's hand as he felt the disorientating effect of apperation.

The four of them arrived in a small but unfurnished office. 'Fudge is two floors up,' Harry said and they left. Severus turned at the last minute to see whose office they had used to arrive.

He read the name plate then blinked and read it again, 'You have an office in the ministry?' He asked in disbelief, pulling his mate tight to his side.

Harry gave a small smile but it wasn't a nice one, 'They gave me an old broom closet because the public felt better knowing that I had an office in the ministry.'

Severus gave the younger vampire a smile and allowed his dark haired mate to lead the way through the building. They walked to the end of a corridor and had gone up a flight of stairs before they saw the first person, a tall red headed young man. Draco and Remus would have kept on walking but Harry stopped, his head tipped slightly to one side.

'Percy,' Harry finally said.

'Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, the werewolf and one I don't know, although they look familiar and is probably another freak, he will right in with the original freak himself Harry Potter.'

Severus stared in amazement then moved to attack the redhead, how dare a puny mortal insult his mate. Harry's arm stopped him, holding back.

'Good day to you to Percy, is the minister in?' Severus stared in confusion, you wouldn't think that Harry had just been insulted at all.

'Yes but he us a very important meeting you can't bother him. What are you doing here anyway? Don't you have some laws that you should be breaking?'

Severus was ready to go for the mortal again but yet again Harry held him back. 'Not at the minute Percy and we'll be on our way in a minute but I just need to ask you one thing, how is Ginny?'

Severus could tell that "Percy" was confused by the question but quickly recovered, 'She's fine, her and my mother are planning the wedding even as we speak.'

The next thing that Severus knew, his mate was stepping forward to catch and unconscious Percy and lowering the redhead to the floor.

'Impero?' Draco asked.

'I think so.'

'And what if he had remembered about Ginny?' Draco sounded pissed to Severus, he still had no idea what was going on.

'It doesn't matter because he didn't,' Harry answered as he looked into Percy's eyes.

While Harry's answer may have placated Draco, it did not satisfy Severus, he didn't understand what they were talking about. 'What is going on?'

'His mate looked at him and smiled apologetically, 'Sorry Sev. Ten months ago under orders from Voldemort Professor Snape developed a potion form of Imperius called Imperio. It is undetectable with any spell or potion unless it is a test ran on a blood sample and even then the brewing takes about five weeks. I'm not sure how I knew but something about Percy smelt off so I questioned him.

'When the potion is given it makes the mind very susceptible to ideas and orders that are to be carried out when a keyword is given, a bit like hypnotising someone only stronger. But in order for this to work, more often than not a lot of short term memories, especially if they are very emotional are blacked out. Ginny Weasley died in the second final battle against Voldemort.

'Damn it all to hell, I should have guessed, I knew that Sirius' tirade in our room seemed familiar. It's normally the one that Fudge gives me. Remy when did you go to the sanctuary?'

'After the second time you killed Voldemort, I left Sirius to help with the clean up and went to check on the werewolves then got caught being the middle man in a trial.'

Severus watched his mate, he could almost see the cogs in the young man's head turning. 'Fudge couldn't have gotten to him until you left which means that Sirius is probably here for a top up of the potion. Come on quickly.'

Severus sudden;y found himself being dragged down the corridor until they reached a large wooden door. "Cornelius Fudge: Minister of Magic", Severus read as Harry pushed at the door, it didn't shift.

Severus heard his mate growl before letting go of his hand and pushing at the door with a wave of pure magic. The poor door didn't stand a chance against Harry's magic, it didn't splinter or break apart, it just disintegrated and Harry stepped into the room.

Severus followed his powerful and pissed off mate, he could smell it in the air and feel it as pulses of anger soaked magic leaving Harry. He could feel Draco and Remus entering the room behind him.

'Let him go Fudge,' harry ordered, his voice quiet but so dark and full of threat that it made Severus shiver.

The man that Severus assumed was the MoM was stood with his wand held against he side of Sirius Black's neck, while Black stood calmly in his grip. 'He told me you were a Vampire Potter, is it true? Did you finally fall to the dark, just like I told Albus you would all those years ago.'

Severus felt Harry's anger nearly double and was glad that it wasn't directed at him, 'You don't even have the right to say his name. I always said you were a traitor but he always assured me that you were on our side. Maybe you are, maybe making vampires feed on the innocent and kill them was your way of getting them all killed to save the rest. A sacrifice for the good of the masses.' Harry growled deep in his throat, 'Enough, give me my godfather.'

Fudge leaned forward to whisper something in Black's ear and even Vampire hearing couldn't catch but it was obviously too much for Black because he elbowed Fudge in the stomach and knocked the man over. Moving towards them and at the last minute attacking Harry, trying to cut the black haired boy's throat with a knife.

Snape growled and grabbed the man, he may have been weak magically and very slightly physically but he was still stronger than this mortal and held him tightly.

'This is the end Fudge, no more, you could have killed hundreds of innocents.'

'And saved thousands and millions, you and your fellow freaks are going to kill us all,' Fudge shouted, his voice raising and his face going red as he got angrier. 'I've been telling Albus since your second year that you would turn into Voldemort. That you not him was the biggest threat and did he believe me, no. And now you're a vampire freak, I bet this was what you planned all the time. Beat Voldemort, become famous and take over.'

'That is enough,' Harry screamed, 'You have betrayed me for the last time.'

Harry raised his hands to cup them around his mouth and blew gently. A blue smoke seemed to come out of the hands and surround the MoM. It faded away after a few seconds and the MoM started to laugh, Severus stared at his Mate in confusion.

The younger man just smiled, it wasn't a nice smile, it was in fact one of the most evil he had seen, and whispered one word, 'Mouse.'

The MoM started screeching, his pale skin starting to turn black then spout fur, only in small patches at first, high on his cheeks and a patch on his chin. Then he started shrinking, getting smaller until he reached about a foot tall then his hands turned to claws.

Less than thirty seconds after in the place of the MoM stood a small black mouse, Harry grabbed the mouse's tail and held it up. 'No more minister, this time you are finished. Crookshanks has always loved playing with new toys.'

The mouse that had once been the MoM was petrified and placed in Harry's pocket then the young man moved forward and stood in front of Sirius.

'Do you know who I am?'

'Harry, my ex-godson, a bloody freak.'

Harry just nodded but Severus felt Harry's anger and hurt in the younger man's magic, 'He must have just had his dose, we had better take him and go to see Arthur.'

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Severus held his mate tight against his front, the younger man was sleeping and Severus was using the opportunity to look at his mate and assimilate all the information he had gained in the past few hours. Harry had undergone a very strong truth serum beginning with a V and told Arthur Weasley and four other officials what Fudge had done then Harry had said that Arthur Weasley would be a good Minister he would be and less than ten minutes later the older man had been the minister.

Sirius had been another deal altogether, they had released him into Harry's care and he was at that moment trapped in the third bedroom while Remus used Draco's and Draco was visiting his fiancé, having returned home with Arthur to tell the good news. Apparently Georgina was Arthur's oldest daughter.

Draco had told him that he would get a chance to meet everyone the next day, they had been told to expect everyone at three the next day for afternoon tea and dinner.

He stroked his hand down a thin arm and linked his fingers with Harry's long ones. The younger vampire moaned and wriggled back further into him before settling back down. Severus buried his nose into the back of Harry's head and took a deep breath then smiled, he was home.

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EPILOGUE

The knock on the door startled Severus out of his book, it was about Vampires, apparently the first in a series, it was interesting was all he would say about it. but he had needed something to read so that he wouldn't bother Harry while the younger man was busy trying to sort out food for the dinner party.

He moved towards the door, meeting Harry on the way and using it as an opportunity to kiss the younger man lightly on the forehead. His mate gave him a smile and took his hand as he opened the door.

Stood in the doorway was two people that he recognised, Hermione and Ron. Harry got pulled into hugs from them both, 'So,' Hermione said, indicating their still connected hands.

'I would like you to meet my mate and fiancé Severus Snape.'

'Harry congratulations,' Hermione screeched and gave Harry another huge hug.

'Congratulations Mate,' Ron said and shook his hand.

The pair came in and Severus led them to the living room while Harry returned to his cooking. Severus sat down and smiled at them, the pair were sat very close together and if his nose wasn't mistaken they had had sex in the last twenty-four hours with each other.

'Are you a Vampire?' Hermione suddenly said then blushed, 'I don't mean to be nosy but I've only ever met one full Vampire when he came here to see Harry and Draco.'

'Yes I am a vampire.'

'If Harry is your mate, does that mean he is too?' Hermione asked and Severus could smell the anger coming off her.

'Yes he is but I did not change him, I found him after his master was killed, I didn't even realise that we were mated until someone pointed it out to us.'

'So how come you had bitten him then, Harry doesn't like to be touched.'

'Harry has never minded my touch and I bit him to change his markers so that I was his master rather than the weakling who made him, we then slept and I didn't take him until the next day.'

Suddenly Ron was on his feet and moving towards him angrily, his wand held out, 'I don't know what you did to him but nobody will ever take Harry again, he doesn't even like me touching him.'

'I assure you Ron that he did indeed take me and has taken me many times since,' Harry said as he walked into the living room and sank down into the seat beside Severus, leaning against the taller man. Severus laid one arm over the narrow shoulders and kissed Harry's temple, 'I have even taken him on the odd occasion.'

'But... you were... well you know and the touching thing...' The red head trailed off.

'I was never scared of Severus hurting me Ron, I knew somewhere deep inside of me that he wouldn't and so far I have been correct, I also expect to be correct for the rest of unnatural life.'

Whatever the red head may have been about to say was interrupted by another knock on the door, Harry smiled and got up to answer it. 'You really love Harry?'

'Miss Granger I have left a life that I've had for over two centuries to follow my mate back to a world where I was exiled. If I can stop it then your friend will never be hurt again.'

'If you ever hurt him I will hunt you down and kill you with my bare hands I don't care how hard it is,' Ron said and Severus nodded, believing this passionate young man.

'I will help him,' I stern woman with a bun said as she followed Harry back into the room, 'I am Minerva McGonagoll, your headmistress and as long as you keep Harry happy then i am sure that we will get on Potion Master Snape.'

Severus smiled and took her hand, placing a kiss on her knuckles, 'Severus please and I promise that I will look after Harry like he was a king among men.'

Another knock had Harry on his feet again and Minerva sitting down on a seat next to Hermione and Ron. 'Harry assures me that you can take over as Potion's Master Severus but do you think you can do it? Harry has always been able to see the good in people and judge there skills well, i am just making sure.'

'I assure you that with a little help from my mate and Draco I will be fine, the pair could run all three classes without any assistance from me of that I am sure.'

Minerva gave him a smile and a nod, 'Of that I'm sure, I think between the pair of them they could probably run the school and then also the ministry in their spare time. Albus always did tell me that if they became a threat then we wouldn't know until it was over and they had the world in the palm of their hand.'

'What a loverly compliment,' harry commented as he led Arthur and a small red headed woman into the room, 'Severus this is Molly Weasley, Arthur's wife and the mother that I never had. Molly I would like to meet my fiancé Severus Snape, next years potion teacher.'

Molly stuck her hand out, 'Now you will look after my boy won't you?'

'With everything I am.'

Molly nodded and sat on a love seat with Arthur, 'So is this everyone?' She asked Harry.

'Nearly, Draco and George still to come.'

Molly nodded, 'I can't thank you enough for finding Georgina Harry, after Charlie and Fred's death last year then Ginny this year, I need them all around me.'

'Are you Okay, I'm sorry I couldn't stay around after that first battle and missed her funeral but I went to her grave the other day and put a plant there for her.'

Molly nodded and her husband gave her tight hug, 'It's hard but you just have to keep on going. Bill wrote to us just the other day to say that he was pregnant with twins and if it was okay to name them Virginia and Fred and his boyfriend to name his Charlie.'

Harry nodded and moved across the room to give her hug but she didn't start crying until Severus noticed that Draco and another Redhead had entered. Harry handed Molly off to her husband and stood up, a layer of water in his eyes.

'Severus I would like you to meet Georgina Weasley, George this is my mate Severus.'

Georgina reached out and shook his hand, 'Nice to meet you mate.' Severus nodded in agreement, 'I had better deal with Mum before she floods the place.'

'Draco you can play host while I finish cooking.'

The blonde nodded and Severus followed his mate into the kitchen, allowing Harry to bury his face into his shoulder while the younger man cried silently. 'So many died to protect others, Charlie to protect his dragons, Ginny to protect me and Fred to protect his twin.'

'Tell me about them.'

'I never really met Charlie but when in first year we come into possession of a Norwegian ridgeback he flew here to pick it up. Ginny was a year younger then me, she had some problems in first year when she was possessed by Voldemort but apart from that and a small crush on me a good friend. Fred and George were identical twins, they got hit by the same curse and Fred gave his life to make sure that his brother survived.'

'Harry, Georgina is a girl,' Severus pointed out as he swiped his thumb across the young man's closed eyes and wiped away the tears dwelling there.

'Yes but she used to be just George, the curse kills men so he was turned into a she.'

'So what about Draco, when did they get together?'

'Draco got together with both Fred and George in the summer before our sixth year, a threesome that seemed to work very well. When Fred died, the pair clung to each other in grief, slowly a relationship evolved, Draco even insisted on a month break to make sure it wasn't just grief before proposing then George was kidnapped.'

'Harry get back out here Molly just found out what you were and wants to make sure that you're Okay,' Draco shouted and Harry smiled, dispersing the tears by a force of will.

'Come on love, this should be fun, Molly always has cared about me like I was one of her own brood.'

Severus pinned Harry against the wall and kissed him until the young man was panting, 'I love you Harry James Potter.'

Harry gave him a winning smile, 'Love you too Severus.'

Harry threaded their fingers together and Severus knew that he could beat anyone he wanted with his mate, a dinner party couldn't be too bad, could it?