A change in life

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"Now, do you two like Quidditch?", asked Minerva, while they set in the Great Hall for dinner.

"I'll we be seeker someday. I was a little scared about this bugger things, but I liked how Papa caught the 'nitch."

"Bludgers and snitch, angel.", corrected Severus his excited girl.

"Bludgers and snitch, hm hm, thanks Mama." Silvana smiles at her mama, before happily biting into her bread with cheese.

"Oh? And what about you, Timothy?" The boy looked a little shy forth and back between them, but at last answered the question when Severus gives him a reassuring smile.

"I want to be a chaser."

"Why is that? Not that chaser is a bad position."

"I like how they work together."

"Seems Severus, you have two future Quidditch player in your family. I'm wondering if your twins will also like it.", smirked Minerva, while Severus groaned.

"Don't jinx it. I will constantly sitting on the lines and go through several panic attacks. I'm sure of it."

"You will be fine. You didn't panic when you watched Draco in his second year or the year after."

"Maybe because I couldn't show it at that time. In my mind I cursed each time almost the whole game.", huffed Severus. He wasn't looking at Minerva, therefore he missed how her expression changed to something sad.

"I'm sorry Severus."

"Why? You did nothing wrong. It was my decision from the start, so I won't blame anyone who thought I was an emotionless bastard. To be honest, I'm a little disappointed that someone had compromised my position, makes all the years I had distanced myself from everything, seeming pointless."

"You know, that's not true."

"Hm. Hard to believe, but if you say so.", drawled Severus, getting tired from the conversation. Why must almost each conversation end in a depressive manner?

"Silvana, why don't you tell Professor McGonagall about your little trip on a broom?" The little girl looked up after hearing her name. She hadn't listened due to looking over all the food and trying to find out what she wanted next.

"Oh? Did your mama actually let you fly on a broom?"

"Not alone, but it was so cool. Mama had taken Timothy and me on a broom. We flew even so high that we could see Hogwarts, the lake and the forest, despite that Mama at first had said we would stay near the ground. And you know what?"

"No, what it is?" Minerva bowed her head a little down, showing a curious face as parents do when their children want to share a secret.

"I wasn't even scared. Nagini had wrapped her body around all three of us, so neither Timothy nor I could fall. I even spread my arms as wide as I could."

"You such a brave little girl. Maybe you will be a Gryffindor someday." At Severus' shocked expression, Minerva could only snicker.

"My daughter will surely be a Ravenclaw. She is much too smart as to run into any trouble.", deadpanned Severus.

The other Professors laughed, though they know how much bad experience Severus had made with some of the Gryffindors, but also that he didn't hate the House per say. However, Severus took notice of the worried look of Timothy. "Hey little one, neither of you have to worry. Gryffindor may not be my favorite House, but should you ever be sorted into it, I won't stop loving you. Don't forgot who is also in that House. Would I hate people who were or are in Gryffindor, I hadn't allowed Harry to court me, no matter if he's my mate or not." Severus pointed at said Gryffindor, who was hit into his side by Neville.