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Chapter 80

Intimate Details

Healer Delaney gave his patient and his mother a small reassuring smile as he sat down on the wheeled chair across from them. While he couldn't outright prove it, he was almost positive Severus was correct, he was poisoned. What he wasn't sure of, though he had been able to identify some of the compounds that were wreaking havoc on his body, was what poison was used. In the end, while he was afraid that this concoction may never fully rid itself from his body, he did find a way to repress it.

"So," He began, "Your body, Severus is fighting an uphill battle it would seem. Your immune and respiratory systems have been attacked and damaged. By what… well, it's all speculation at this point. My concern however, is that while we are able to identify some of the compounds that are making you sick, we cannot figure out where they are coming from. Until we do, I am going to put you on a very high dose of an immune booster as well as continue treatments for your asthma. Your overall health is very important, Severus, getting even a cold could cause issues. So I am also prescribing you a multivitamin and probiotic potion. I also want you to have check ups with me at St. Mungos once a week, at least for now.

While Severus saw this as a step in the right direction, his mum on the other hand went into full panic mode. After acquiring all this medication Eileen Snape instantly gave her son a list of very specific instructions.

"You are not to go outside when it's chilly out! You're not visiting anyone's home, not even Lilys. She probably shouldn't come to the house either. You can continue your work with Master Flamel but other than that you are not leaving the house. No unhealthy foods, no flying, if fact I think you should stop quidditch for now. Definitely no birthday party this year. Just something with the family is fine."

While he understood her concern, her overprotectiveness was reaching a new level of insanity.

"Mum, I love you but your demands are ludicrous and I refuse to follow them." His arms were crossed very firmly over his chest, his defiance very apparent.

"You will do what I say young man! You may be a genius but I am still your mother!"

"You cannot put me under house arrest because I have health issues. I am going to continue to live my life as I always have. I will be percausious, but I will still see my friends and my girlfriend and I will still play quidditch when I return to school. My life, in many ways, is next to perfect and I will not have you throwing a wrench in it!"

And then, before she could say another word, Severus apparated, disappearing from her sight. If it had not been for the pure shock that her 16 year old son had performed magic that he, despite not being old enough, had no formal training on, she probably would have swore. She did however, plan to ground him for the rest of the holiday.

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Lily was a bit surprised when she found Severus at her front door, they had left so urgently for his appointment, and that had only been a little over an hour ago.

"Lily, your mum said at work, right?" Was the first thing he said as he walked through the front door closing it behind him.

"Yes, until 6. Why?"

"What about your sister, Is she home?"

Lily laughed and shook her head, "No, she hardly ever is anymore. She's either with Alex or at Uni. She's taking a summer class."

"Good." He then pulled his girl into his arms and kissed her soundly. "I am going to take you up to your room and make love to you Lily."

Not that she was going to argue with him about that, she wanted it as much as he did but she had questions.. "Um, okay, but how did your appointment go?"

"After," Was all he said before taking her hand and pulling her up the stairs and into her room.

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Narcissa rocked her nephew in her arms, giving her sister a much needed break. Bella had no patience, that on top of being sleep deprived she was not pleasant to be around and so she offered to watch the baby while she got some much needed sleep. Little Corvus was an adorable little guy, big brown eyes and dark curly hair. She still had no idea who his father was, but considering everything her dad had told her she didn't think she wanted to know.

She hadn't said anything to James about it yet, though she probably would once she returned to school. She knew she could trust him enough to keep a secret. She had gotten an owl from him the day before. Apparently they found out why his mum had been so sick and actually have a way to treat it. That was wonderful news! He had been really worried about her. There were a few times she was so sick they thought they were going to lose her.

Later that evening, Narcissa was going to go over and stay with her cousin for a few days. The baby's father was going to come visit and in that she was not allowed to know who he was, she couldn't be there. It was all well and good to her. She would probably head out and see James while she was there anyway. Her uncle wasn't home much so it would be easy to sneak out. Her Aunt, well as far as everyone knew she had a mental breakdown and was recovering at a resort. The truth, however, was quite different. She had never been all that mentally stable, but her attempted murder of Severus was the last straw for the family. She was sent away so she could no longer bring disgrace to the family name.

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Severus whistled happily as he walked home from Lily's. He had made love to her again, something they had both been longing for, for weeks. After, as they lay next to each other in her bed, he told her of his appointment, what the healer had recommended and the restrictions his mother had threatened him with. Lily had been concerned of course, but he reassured her everything would work out okay, even if he wasn't sure about it himself. He didn't want her to worry.

When he finally reached his home he found his dad sitting on the front porch, reading the paper.

"Hello, son." He said, fooling the paper and placing it on the step beside him.

"Hi dad." Severus replied.

"So,"he began, standing, "Your mum told me an interesting story."

"Oh."

Tobias walked down the porch steps towards his son. "Let's go for a walk." Severus nodded and followed his father. "So, she told me about your appointment. She's pretty worked up about it."

"I know." Severus replied, forcing himself not to roll his eyes.

"She explained to me what she told you and what your reaction was… I am assuming you went to Lily's after you took off."

Severus nodded, "Yes."

"Hum… son, you do realize your jumper is inside out, don't you?"

The young in bodied wizard eyes doubled as he looked down at his sweater. " Oh, um…"

He didn't say anything else but took it off, flipped it to the right side and put it back on.

Tobias sighed and shook his head. "Just be careful Severus. You don't need to worry about taking care of a kid right now."

"We are careful, always use a charm, it's 100 percent effective."

"I suppose that's reassuring. Anyway, I talked with your mum and let her know that she went a bit overboard with her restrictions . Yes, you need to be careful, but locking you away isn't going to fix anything. If anything it would cause you to do things like what you did. What did she call it, apenate?

"Apparate." He corrected his father.

"Right. Anyway, we came to an agreement that you should stay inside when the weather is bad, keep up with your medications, and maintain a healthy diet. Limit going out into groups of people where you might pick something up. You can still see your friends and Lily just not excessively. Sound fair?"

"I suppose." Severus stopped as they reached the corner of the street and looked up at his dad. His dad, who had come so far from the abusive drunk he said once was. He truly was a model father and husband and Severus was quite proud of the man he had become.

"Your mum loves you, son. She may have freaked out a bit at the healers news, but it was all done out of concern for your well being."

"I understand that and I am aware my reaction was childish. I will apologize for that." Severus had an adult in mind, soul and magic, his body on the other hand was still underage. Sometimes it was difficult for his much older mind to react to a parent's chastising as a typical child his age would. Most likely it would have involved telling his mother she was ruining his life, of course she wasn't and he knew that. Though looking back apparting in front of her probably wasn't the best thing to do either. He's not supposed to know how to do that yet.

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After Severus left Lily laid in bed for some time before deciding to take a shower. She knew that if his mum ended up enforcing those rules it was probably the last time she would see him until the break was over. She understood her concern, she was worried for his health too, but cutting him off from all his friends wasn't fair. It was like he was being punished for being sick. After her shower she put on some comfy clothes and headed downstairs for a snack. She was surprised to find Petunia in the kitchen having a cup of tea; her sister had said she was going over to Alex's house after her class.

"Oh, hi Tunny."

Petunia gave her younger sister a prominent smirk. "Hello Lily. So… have some company over while mums away at work?"

"Company?"

"Severus, perhaps. I thought you went to his house, but this letter says differently."

Lily's eyes doubled in size as her sister held up a piece of parchment and an envelope that was addressed to: The parents of Lily Evans.

"A little brown owl just dropped this off. Since mum wasn't here I thought it my duty to see what this was all about. Let's read it shall we.

To the parents of Lily A Evans.

It has come to the attention of the Ministry that the charm utero prope, otherwise known as the contraceptive spell, was used at 2:45 PM on June 15th at your residence. This an official warning as underaged magic outside of a non magical residence is not allowed. The next incident will result in disciplinary action.

Best Regards,

Mithilda Hopkirk.

Department of Underaged Wizardry.

"Have a little romp this afternoon, did we?"

Lily felt the blood drain from her face. She hadn't even thought about the charm. She hadn't even cast it, Severus did, but they were in her house. Her non-magical house where she lived with two muggles.

"Petunia… please, your-your not going to tell mum are you?"

Petunia laughed as she slid the letter across the table to her sister. "After everything Severus has done for me and Alex? I'd have to be a complete asshole to do something like that."

Lily gave a sigh of relief as she sat down at the kitchen table across from her sister.

"Beside, it sounds like you're at least being responsible about it. Must be nice, not having to take a pill or have your boyfriend wear a condom."

Lily felt her face warm, her gaze drifted to her lap. "I suppose."

"So," Petunia continued, as she leaned back in her chair. "How long have you and Severus been shagging?" She asked rather crudely, then taking a sip of her tea as if this was part of a normal everyday conversation. Lily, however, was not used to talking about her personal life, at least not this particular aspect of it. She had confided to Narcissa they had been intimate, but she had been the only one.

"Um, not long." Lily admitted. "We have only been able to be together a couple of times."

"I see. I know he was your first so I guess the big question would be, do you enjoy it?" Lily was pretty sure her face was as red as a fire engine, this was a very uncomfortable conversation for her. "The first few times can be uncomfortable, that's why I'm asking. My first time was, unfortunately, not with Alex, and the experience was less than ideal."

Lily was a bit taken aback by her sister's confession. She knew she had a couple of boyfriends before Alex but she hadn't thought they were that serious. "Who was it?" Lily asked.

"My first? Vernon Dursley. We dated for a few months, remember. He was a bigger guy, which was fine, except it makes the sex uncomfortable. The first time honestly hurt a lot, but after that, well I just didn't get a lot of enjoyment out of it. I had been thinking about breaking up with him, but when I got into the accident, he stopped talking to me, so I didn't really have to."

"Oh." Lily remembered Vernon, she met him a couple times, briefly. He always seemed a little too gruff for her liking. "Well, the first time hurt a little," Lily admitted, "but it wasn't that bad, and in the end I did...um, well…

"Cum?" Petunia finished for her, her smirk returning.

"Um, yes," She replied. "Today was absolutely amazing. I honestly didn't want him to leave."

"I bet. Well, I'm glad it was a good experience for you." She said standing. "I would burn that letter if I were you." She said then turning to put her empty cup in the sink.

That was actually a very good idea. Her mum could not find out about this. "Thank you Tunny, for being so understanding."

Petunia shrugged, "One good turn deserves another I suppose." Was all she said before leaving Lily alone in the kitchen.

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She didn't stay as long as she would have liked, but she needed to get back before her uncle arrived home. Narcissa was enjoying her time with her cousins but she really wanted to see James and so, after her uncle left for work, she flooed over to his house. His parents were as nice as ever and were happy to welcome her into their home. They never seemed to have an issue with her school house or who her family was, or at least they never seemed to show any negativity towards her in any way. James had mentioned, in general they didn't didn't trust Slytherins much, especially his dad, but that she was a different case in that she had proved herself by being good friends with Lily and Severus. She didn't know how she felt about the fact that she apparently had to prove herself like that, but she supposed it didn't matter. She knew James didn't care, regardless, and that was what mattered the most.

They had gone for a long walk around the neighborhood where he lived . At one point they found a group or large trees and snuck behind them and kissed for a bit. Okay they did a little more than that. James really liked her breasts so she let him have a bit of a feel. Their physical relationship had certainly gotten more serious but they weren't ready to be at the level Lily and Severus were. Or at least she wasn't. She figured Jame probably would have been on board if she suggested it, but she hadn't and she wouldn't, at least not for a while.

She already had a niece and a nephew, she didn't want to end up with a baby of her own just yet. While Corvus was absolutely adorable, she had only ever seen pictures of Nymphadora, Andromeda's daughter. Though according to Andy's last letter she's a metamorphmagus, which while it did run in their family, it was quite a rare gift to possess.

She knew she probably wouldn't see James again until they were back at Hogwarts, but that was only a week away, until then she would occupy her time with her cousins and baby nephew.

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The Dark Lord held his son. He was small, and pink, as most babies were, but he had his eyes and his nose. They had named him Corvus Eros Black-Guant. He had disavowed the name Riddle long ago.

"He is healthy?" The dark wizard inquired.

"Yes, My Lord." Bellatrix responded. "He was born at a healthy weight and passed all new newborn tests."

"Good. I think it would be best to move you and the child to a different location. Your family home is too widely known. I know of a place by the sea, you will be very comfortable there. I will also acquire you a house elf."

"Oh, course My Lord, whatever you desire."

He then handed the infant back to his mother. He had never considered having children before. Corvus was an accident, however, perhaps more children would be something to consider. In the future of course, after he had taken over the wizarding world.

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A/N: Hello all. Yes, I'm back. A little something to get you started, more coming soon. I have already started on the next chapter