Harriet Potter and the Alpha in the Dungeon

Chapter 56 - Talks

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Severus decided to take Harriet's advice with a few subtle changes woven into her original suggestion.

He did indeed drop his tireless search for the villain that threatened magical Britain from the shadows.

Instead of chasing the Dark Witch or Wizard himself, Severus took on a more subtle approach with increased security and heightened vigilance undertaken by every Ministry employee.

Protective charms were secretly deployed throughout Britain, as well as recording enchantments that captured evidence of any Dark Magic used for later replay and examination.

Severus hired an entire team of qualified individuals who sat, day in and day out, to review each of those recordings, hoping that his newest nemesis would show themselves, unwittingly or not.

Dark Witch and Wizard after Dark Witch and Wizard were apprehended.

An abundance of criminal activity was detected and prosecuted.

As time passed, crime in magical Britain fell to an all time low, which the public gladly celebrated Severus for, eager to thank him for making the enchanted world a safer place, but Severus pushed aside their praise.

He felt that he deserved none of it.

He may have caught a hundred fish, but the whale he sought had still managed to elude him.

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In the flurry of activity and work, Severus never forgot or forsook his darling mate and their children.

His family remained the center of his life,

Severus spent hours each day with Maggie on his lap or Little Sev in his arms while he worked.

One weekend afternoon, during a blissful break from the office, Severus let Maggie nap against his chest.

He sat beside Harriet in her nest at home and watched in quiet fascination as she held Little Sev at her breast.

"Aren't they lovely?" Harriet asked Severus as she glanced from their son to their daughter.

"Not quite as lovely as their mother, but pleasant indeed, yes." Severus whispered in his low drawl.

Maggie furrowed her brow in her sleep as she listened to her father's low voice rumble from deep inside his chest.

Harriet turned her head in a silent signal.

Severus instantly read her body language and pressed his lips against hers to give his wife a deep, loving kiss.

Little Sev whimpered at the motion his mother caused by moving towards Severus, which she laughed at as she pulled away from her husband.

"I love you, Sev." Harriet whispered as she gazed at him with a happy smile on her face.

"I-" Severus began but Maggie cut him off.

"-Daddy....I can't sleep when you talk to Mummy because your chest gets all growly." Maggie pouted as her large eyes remained closed.

Severus blinked but Harriet chuckled as she replied, "Mummy and Daddy are very sorry, sweetheart. We'll be quiet, alright? Just relax and go back to sleep."

Maggie whimpered as she nuzzled Severus and drifted off again.

As he felt their tiny daughter relax against him, Harriet couldn't help but grin as she watched.