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Severus Snape stared into the fire, with his brother in all but blood comforting him, his Alexei, the only thing left of his love was gone. While he didn’t cry Narcissi did, and Lucius allowed his son to relax as well as they mourned the loss of a boy they considered a son.
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“I cant believe I’m going to Hogwarts dad!” Alexei near bounced in his excitement before he was calmed with a single touch to his shoulder by his Father, reminded of how he needed to appear in public. “Calm Son” Alexei nodded before asking as many questions as he could think of, causing Severus to roll his eyes and silence his son with a reprimanding stare. They looked near twins, both slim,graceful and dressed in dark colours, although Alexei had enjoyed adding some blue to his outfit today, just to counteract the sweeping black of the robes he wore. They were in Russia, enjoying the locals and the magic of the town they were in. As they left the potions shop, buying some of the higher quality ingredients. Severus looked at his sons excitement, sighed again and decided that as all of Alexei's purchases were in his pockets he could allow him to gush, just this once.
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“Go away Dad!” Alexei Laughed as he ran around the grounds of Prince Manor staying just out of his fathers reach as he playfully ran away from the usually fearsome man whose face had been unfortunately been covered with a strange mixture of sad and mud. Severus Snape may be a menace at school but his 7 year old son had always broken his shields, even when he had proudly displayed his son to the Dark Lord for marking, he couldn't keep his face blank of the fierce emotion. His grace and fluidity as he ran, much faster than any other child his age. “Lyokha!” he barked, the boy stilled. “Yes Papa?” he turned to look at his Father with his expressive eyes, “We’re getting cleaned up and then you are going back to your homework. Sighing, he walked towards his Father “Fine Father” before reaching up to hug him, and promptly dropping a handful of mud down his papas shirt and running to the bathroom, laughing all the way.
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Severus Snape watched his son reading in the firelight, it was Christmas Eve and his 6 Year old son had decided he would finish his work for the week in one night, so he had a break for the Yule celebrations. His childe diligently made notes in his slanted print, and unconsciously raised an eyebrow at one of the sentences in the book. “Father?” he called “You can come out now, I believe the book has got conflicting information in this passage.” gobsmacked, he had left the shadows and gone to explain the page to his son, never had he tried to sneak up on his son again, his mothers spy instincts were obviously deep set within him.
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“Daddy?” “Where’s Mummy?” Severus Snape flinched as the memory of his last meeting with his Katarina pushed past his occlumency shields. “Mummy was taken away by a bad man, but we’ll see her some day, and I know she loves you very much, Lyokha.” Alexei’s young face crumpled, “If she loves me, why did she go away?” Severus sighed, wishing his son had not asked where his mother was until he was old enough to understand, “All you need to know childe, is that your mother didn’t want to leave, and will always love you,” Humming a lullaby, his son, only 4 years old dreamed of his mothers love.
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“Greetings Narcissa, Lucius” Severus murmured, mindful of the sleeping child on his shoulder. Lucius drew his brother towards him and embraced him, understanding his pain. “Come, Alexei can stay in Draco’s room.”.
Sitting in the private sitting room, Severus recounted his week, including Alexei’s many achievements in his speech. As he told of his sons ways of expressing emotions, he choked up whispered “He called me ‘dada’ today and then, then he told me there was ‘no mama no more’.” And so Severus Snape, began to cry. Crying for his loss, and crying for his son having no mother, at only 19 months of age.
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“My Lord” Severus praised, bowing slightly, as only the most trusted could do. “Severus” Voldemort greeted, “Your son, he can carry my heirs, yes?”
“Of Course my Lord.” tilting Alexei's head he showed the Dark Lord where his sons cat ear lay, and on it the silver writing depicting Tom Riddle the Dark Lord smiled, “I cannot wait till I can make him mine.”
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“Katarina, when will it happen, the Dark lord is impatient to have proof of his Neko.”
Soothingly, the long limbed female smiled gently at her husband, “Do not worry Severus, it will happen within the week.” Her ears flattened as her husband stalked towards her, the writing depicting Severus Snape as her life mate glinted, clear for only her intended, his family and the people she could trust with her life.
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As the Dark Lord left the Pensive memory, he smiled at his one day Father in Law,
“Thank you for this gift Severus, Until he is mine, you will be regarded with the highest rank, as only family can receive, with even the Malfoy's second to you.”
Killing the worthless light oriented witch, he created a horcrux in his mate, before making a personal mark on his heart.
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A small child lay in his arms, his child. Alexei Tobias Snape. He was a Neko, and a submissive at that, but none of this mattered. His son was the mate of the Dark Lord, and now he needed to tell him. One thing was for sure, he was down shit creek without a paddle.
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“Well Katarina, who’s his mate?” An irate Slytherin questioned his partner.
“Tom Riddle, Severus he’s a very elusive man, I can’t find much on where he went after the end of his education” A thump sounded as said Slytherin hit the floor, “Honestly Severus, how rude, you’d think he was the Dark Lord with the way you’re acting” Laughing she doused him with water, before being silenced by her husbands whimper “My son is the Dark lord’s mate, why me?”
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