Epilogue ? Marriages, Children and Rampages

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Epilogue – Marriages, Children and Rampages

The rest of the week went by quickly. Severus moved Hermione’s things to his rooms at Hogwarts. They expanded the space to include a small room which they would use for a nursery. While they had no luck conceiving the night of Voldemort’s departure from the world, Severus was sure that their first child would come nine months to the day of their wedding night. Hermione contacted her parents and informed them that she would be getting married that weekend to her former Potions professor.

Her mother was overjoyed, since she had known of her daughter’s infatuation with her teacher. However, her father took a bit more time to warm up to the idea. But once he met Severus he realized that the Slytherin would take good care of his daughter.

When they made their announcement to Lucius and Ginny, their friends were elated, but had to turn down attending the ceremony.

“But Ginny, I wanted you to be my maid of honor,” said a disappointed Hermione.

“Hermione, Ginny and I were also planning on getting married this weekend,” Lucius said. “Otherwise we would love to attend your wedding.”

Hermione immediately hugged her friend as Severus stepped forward to congratulate Lucius.

“That’s wonderful news.” The two men shook hands.

Lucius then turned to Ginny.

“Ginny, might I have a word?”

Ginny nodded and the two whispered to each other, then turned to Hermione and Severus.

“Severus, Hermione, if you two don’t mind, why don’t we just have a double ceremony.”

Severus looked at Hermione who smiled and nodded.

“Perfect. We were probably going to invite the same people anyway. And this way Lucius and I can remind each other of our anniversaries,” Severus said.

Lucius laughed and the two women rolled their eyes. Slytherins, they both thought.

The double ceremony took place in a small courtyard located within Hogwarts Castle’s walls. Hermione’s parents were given special permission to enter the castle and her father was able to walk her down the aisle. Arthur in turn walked Ginny down the aisle.

It was a mixture of a traditional handfasting and a simple Muggle ceremony. Arthur performed the honors for Severus and Hermione, while Albus did so for Ginny and Lucius. It was no surprise that Harry and Ron came to the wedding together, but it was a surprise when they were seen holding hands during the reception.

Everyone had a wonderful time. The reception was simple yet elegant. All the guests marveled at the decorations and food. Harry wondered, though, why Severus kept asking him if he needed salt.

As the years passed, Severus and Hermione had their children. A year to the day after their wedding they had fraternal twins. Their boy was named Odysseus Snape, who was a carbon copy of his father, right down to his nose. They also had a girl, who they named Lavinia. Lavinia also bore a striking resemblance to her mother. Unfortunately she had her mother’s traits to a fault, and would spend most of her youth trying to tame her frizzy hair.

Lucius and Ginny also had two children. Their first child was a daughter, which Ginny insisted they name Lucinda. The second of their children was a boy that they named Tiberius, who came a year after his sister. Lucinda had her father’s blond hair and light features, while Tiberius looked like his Uncle Ron.

The children grew and would eventually attend Hogwarts together. Odysseus Snape was sorted into Slytherin, while his twin sister Lavinia was sorted into Gryffindor. Lucinda Malfoy was sorted into Slytherin while redheaded Tiberius would be a Gryffindor. During those years in school the children caused Mr. Filch to lose the little hair he had. The Snape and Malfoy children were quite a force to be reckoned with.

After the Snapes and Malfoys graduated and left the school, Mr. Filch could never explain the odd sightings he often had of four six-year-old children who bore an incredible resemblance to Professor Snape and his wife and Mr. Malfoy and his own wife.

It first happened during an evening at Hogwarts, when both couples were celebrating their impending twenty-year anniversary. Hermione and Ginny came back from the wine cellar, to find two very drunk six-year-old boys sitting in the place their husbands were sitting when the ladies had left.

“I see it, but I don’t believe it,” said Hermione as she and Ginny looked on at the two.

“Hermione!” yelled little Severus, “look what happened to us!” He giggled along with Lucius, who looked at his wife’s shocked face.

“Look at me, Ginny!” Lucius let out a belch that would made Ron Weasley proud. “Aren’t I adorable?”

“Severus Snape, what have you done? Where did you get that potion?” Hermione knew that Severus and Lucius had taken the same potion that had originally turned herself and Severus into children over twenty years ago.

“Ooops, we’ve been caught, Lucius.” Severus hiccupped then stumbled his way to Hermione and looked up at her. “Do you want to spank me?”

Hermione tried to keep serious, but the wicked little smile on her husband’s face made it impossible to keep a straight face.

“I should spank you, but you know how cute I always thought you were like this.”

After giving both men a Sober-Up Potion, Hermione and Ginny were talked into taking the Adulescens Denuo Potion themselves. And thus began the monthly rampages of the six-year-old Snapes and the Malfoys.

Mr. Filch often thought it was his imagination when he saw the blur of white blond hair followed by billowing black cape and girlish giggles. He did partake in more than a bit of medicinal wine than he used to, so much of the time he blamed it on that. But then, what could a poor Squib do when faced with two of the most brilliant families in the wizarding world.

The End

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That's it folks. I know this chapter was shorter than my other ones, but there just wasn't much more to say here. I wanted to tie everything up and give everyone a nice happy ending.

I've got another story in the works. I will begin posting that sometime next week.