Becoming a Parent

by Trickster32

Summary:

Snape gets Harry as child/baby and take him to the Bank where the goblin healer tell him about Harry's scar. they tell him the only way to remove a horcux from a living host, if they make the soul piece reborn, but for the procedure, they need someone to be its "mother/bearer". The child born from the ritual will have no memory of its previous life.

Notes:

• For A_Perverted_Romance_Addict, Genuka, ThePhoenixandTheDragon, PiffyEQ, elvirakitties, CrazyGlitch, alexandeer, Saint_Snape, Misty123, BlackSky, Lizzybeth74, GrandMaster45, MyWitch, Grooot, KaseyTrue, pekeleke, sybersnake, Chrissysmiles, katiekrum.
• Inspired by a deleted work

A/N: This is an AU, therefore changes will be made that can diverge from canon. Severus and Voldemort have been a couple since the late 1970s – a few months after Severus become a member of the Death Eaters. His Dark Mark is slightly different – above the skull, it has a crown, a crossed sword, potion vial, and wand – the same mark that Voldemort wears.

 

Severus’ mark, as well as those of the Inner Circle, had been cast in Parseltongue, and can only be revealed by Voldemort or one who has his permission, which consists of Voldemort, Bellatrix, Lucius, and Severus.

 

Severus & Voldemort want their own family, but haven’t found the correct potion or ritual that would allow Severus to become a bearer, and because of the war, they didn’t dare to adopt a magical child.

 

Unlike in canon, Petunia, Vernon, and Severus had been good friends, which they had to hide successfully from Lily. After finding his dead parents, Petunia & Vernon helped Severus to organize the wake and the funeral while offering him a place in their home.

 

Fearing for their safety, as Lily didn’t even bother to inform her parents about her active participation in the Order of the Phoenix and their fight against Death Eaters. Severus convinced them to go abroad, and, when possible, ensure that Henry and Rose Evans would do the same.

 

Vernon and Petunia returned to England in March 1980 after receiving the message that Henry and Rose had died in a car accident as they were moving into their new home in Surrey.

 

Voldemort had heard the prophecy from Peter and never informed Severus about it, as he knew that his partner wouldn’t condone the infanticide of toddlers. To ensure that Severus couldn’t stop him, during their lunch, he drugged him with a strong sedative that he had hidden in their bonding rings, and ordered his elves not to wake Severus until 9am on the next day.

 

Severus isn’t bound as a spy to Dumbledore nor had he ever asked for their lives to be spared. Dumbledore wasn’t pleased that Severus hadn’t been in the Hog’s Head on that fateful day in February 1980; Voldemort had organized a portkey for his young lover that got activated as soon as Severus would have stepped out of the examinations room.

 

Therefore, Dumbledore’s minions were unable to compel Severus to go to the Hog’s Head on the same night. The light side were losing the war, and Dumbledore needed a way to get more money, as well as getting rid of the Potters, Longbottoms, Bones, and Voldemort, without dirtying his own hands.

 

Dumbledore had fruitlessly searched for Severus ever since the young Slytherin had disappeared on Graduation day 1978 – following rumours, who claimed, that he had become a Death Eater. It was never confirmed – not even his own spy – Peter – was able to confirm it, as Voldemort had ensured the secrecy of his Death Eaters – betrayal of your brethren was impossible – the Dark Mark would kill you before you could even say a word.

 

The same was valid should you try to kill the Dark Lord. So rumours ran wild that the Dark Lord had a partner who was always on his left side, never speaking, and always covered in a thick cloak, and, at times, even sitting in Voldemort’s lap without signs of fear.

 

Bella wasn’t in love with Voldemort but with her husband Rodolphus, yearning for a child – and Severus had spent many hours in his lab to find a potion that would allow magical couples to conceive children. He had been close, but something always went wrong.

 

The life debt had been dealt with, as James Potter had managed to poison himself during his first mission as an Auror, and Severus had been the only one who knew the correct potion to cure the poisoning. It had been a long forgotten recipe that Severus had found and adapted for modern usage. Severus even holds the patents for the cure and needed to give his approval, so that the cure could be brewed – as any mistake could be fatal.

 

Severus had never made it to Godric’s Hollow or saw Lily’s corpse. The curse backfired on Voldemort, as the Dark Lord tried to convince Lily three times to step aside should she ever hold a place for Severus in her heart. Lily refused and mocked the Dark Lord, which was a grave mistake. He had already been in a bad mood, as he had eavesdropped on the couple as they made fun of his husband.

Chapter 1: The distress call

1 st November 1981 – dark, windy and dreary, extremely suitable to Severus’ dark mood, as he realized that Marvolo wasn’t there, nor his wand or his cloak. A distress call had woken him at 10am – it was the little communication crystal he had given to the Dursleys for emergencies.

 

A quick shower and changing into muggle clothes, his wand hidden in his wand holster – undetectable for muggles. Severus was ready for a visit with his muggle family. Luckily, he had long ago learned to apparate silently. An ability that came very handy in such dark times.

 

Landing in the little park near Petunia’s home, it didn’t take Severus long to reach his destination. A short knock, their usual signal, and Vernon led him into the room. Severus didn’t know what to say, there were two toddlers in the room, Dudley in his playpen and a strange child – could it be Harry? - in a Moses basket on the kitchen table.

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Severus had noticed the letter and after Vernon and Petunia allowed it, taken a magic-blocking pouch from his pocket, and carefully floated the letter in it. He didn’t like the dangerous aura that was emitting from the letter.

 

“Did any of you touch it?”, inquired Severus.

 

“No, Dudley started to cry as we carried the basket inside. Do you know why someone would pull such a prank on us?”, replied Petunia.

 

“I can’t say. When I woke up today, my partner wasn’t there – no message, nothing. And some dunderheads decided to ignore common sense, but that’s nothing new.”, answered Severus.

 

“I would like to ask for a favour, Severus. Should this be Lily’s child, then we can’t raise him. Not only would it be unfair to Dudley, but we wouldn’t know what to do if something happened.”, began Vernon.

 

“Understandable. Yes, it wouldn’t be fair to either of them. My sire couldn’t deal with my magical outbursts, even as I tried to keep them quiet and small. Magic shouldn’t be feared, but it would be only fair to give you the choice. Because, in either case, you could be in danger from either side of the conflict. There are always radicals who wouldn’t think twice before hurting any of you. And the least they should have done was talking with you personally. I would like to adopt the tyke – Gringotts would probably help me with everything. What will you do next?”, said Severus.

 

“Grunnings has offered Vernon another promotion, which means we would need to move abroad for the next 10 years at least. It’s no hardship for us, as we are fluent in both languages. It had been one of the perks of getting a job at Grunnings that they paid for all necessary language courses, and I was quite scared to be confronted with so many madmen on the streets. Vernon would take a position in Shanghai. We already have everything ready, including Dudley’s vaccinations, when we got confronted with a new toddler.”, explained Petunia.

 

“It was bad enough that they tried to ruin our wedding, and none of them had even considered to apologize to us. You know how Lily could be, Sev. It was worse after she hooked up with Potter. Did you know that they once tried to go on a double-date with us, and then he tried to impress us with his wealth (no need to work one day in my life), or bragged about his status as a pureblood wizard and ignored anything we said.”, growled Vernon.

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Severus hummed thoughtfully, as he considers his options. Marvolo had suggested they could try to adopt a child after the war ended, he had even left a vial with his blood for the blood adoption in their shared vaults. Even then, Severus would need to ask the toddler, it was only fair, to give the little man a fair chance.

 

“Congratulation, Vernon. You really deserve it. Let me guess, your little man was quite cranky about the shots.”, smirked Severus.

 

“Indeed, he kicked me the whole way to our doctor. But name me one child who enjoys getting shots, Sevvy.”, commented Petunia lightly.

 

“You’re right, Petunia. I can’t remember any child who enjoys shots in his bum. Be careful, whoever left Harry on your doorstep could have nefarious plans. Maybe in a few years, we can visit you in your new home.”, smiled Severus, as he carefully took the sleeping toddler from his basket, and after a silent plea from both, vanished the basket.

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Leaving the house with the sleeping toddler, Severus considered his options; he could call the knight bus – no, bad idea, or he could apparate directly to Diagon Alley and hope that nobody would recognize them.

 

A quick glamour for both of them, platinum-blond hair and silver-grey eyes – most people wouldn’t dare to stop a Malfoy, chuckled Severus, and they were on their way. Harry had woken up after they landed in Diagon Alley and gurgled happily at the man, who held him tight.

 

Luckily the toddler didn’t remember the previous night, Lady Magic had taken those memories away to prevent any trauma. She had even protected him until Severus appeared at the Dursleys, knowing that Severus would be a good parent for the little tyke.

 

Hopefully, he would be able to speak with their account manager and find a solution for both of them. It had been bad enough to learn that Dumbledore had snooped around, and tried to find Severus and Marvolo by any means.

 

Which means they would need to leave Magical Britain as soon as possible. There wasn’t much Severus would really miss. The Malfoys would have found a way to keep themselves safe, Lucius was one of the most cunning Slytherins he had ever met, while Narcissa knows enough to ensnare any fools who tried to harm her family.

 

Finally, it was their turn, and a quick whisper ensured a private meeting with Severus’ account manager. Hopefully, he would be able to help them so that they could start anew without anyone in the Order trying to stop or even separate them. They had a small reprieve of 10 years before anyone would go looking for Harry or the Dursleys, that should be enough to ensure their safety, but even then, Severus would be on guard, he hadn’t forgotten how merciless the old coot could be. As long as he was still breathing, Dumbledore wouldn’t be getting either of them in his greedy clutches.