Fortress // Severus Snape // Lucius Malfoy (1)

42. Favorite

The small courtyard with a high stone wall that removed it from view of the main road, giving everyone the appearance of privacy and luxury. Amelia pushed through the small gate and walked under the overgrown wisteria and ivy that grew over the arbor beside guest house which was rarely used unless draco had sleepovers with crabe and goyle and lucius wanted them out of sight. She headed to the back door in the stone wall that opened to the rear of the pond.

She loved the malfoy mannor and debated asking lucius to attend the beginning of thenyear celebrations with her and sevy at hogwarts but as she walked the extravagant yard she changed her mind. Walked to the boarder and aparated outside hogwarts fate.

Albus had already given a heart-warming speech about teamwork and respect and blah, blah, blah before he retired for the evening. Students had begun to trickle out of the Great Hall and back to their dormitories.

Amelia didnt move however. Albus moved to her, she decided to be nice today.

"Amelia, I have missed you."

"A lot of new slytherins." Amelia answered.

"Yes... Amelia-"

"How have you been?" Amelia questioned.

"Well." Albus answered eagerly. "Amelia I was thinking about you a lot. I always am..."

"Of course you are. Im wonderful." Amelia agreed. "Listen i hate to cut this short but i have to check up with some people." Amelia remarked kissing his cheek. "Bye dad."

"Goodbye darling." He called after her it was a step in the right direction

"Amelia visited, stayed a little while." Albus remarked in the morning. Severus feigned surprise, of course he knew amelia was here, she slept in his bed last night, they talked for hours snuggled up in his bed.

"Thats good, you spoke with her?"

"I did but not for long..." Albus admitted. "She seemed well, you have seen her, talked to her more than I this summer?"

"Of course." Severus agreed.

'And how is she?' Albus questioned and Amelia's naked body ran through Severus mind.

'Good.' he croaked out.

'Any chance of her joining the phoenix any time soon?' Albus questioned even though he knew that was highly doubtful.

'She is still very close with lucius.' Severus reminded him

'But...' albus pushed.

'I'm the favorite.' severus told him. 'It is going to take time.''

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Mothers are supposed to be happy for their children. It's in the job description, somewhere between loving them unconditionally and teaching them how to cook a proper omelet. At least she got that bit right. Draco's cheese-and-mushroom omelets were a beauty to behold. A beauty to be wolfed down, hot out of the pan, with a side portion of buttered baguette. Draco smiled back at Amelia as she gobbled down her breakfast.

"You should be a chef." she decided.

"Thanks mum." He answered. She had long since stopped correcting him. Lucius came in with flowers. Amelia smiled back at him

"Bouquet for the lady. Tiny flowers for the man. " lucius declared holding out flowers for them. Draco chuckled taking the single flower

"Um thanks dad." Draco agreed.

"Shut up amelia." Lucius drawled. A smile covered her lips.

"Make me," she challenged a moment before his lips covered hers.

Her relationship with lucius was physical. Yes for the both of them but more so with lucius it was passionate and rough always a power grab fighting for control a give and take. But lucius did treat amelia like his wife. Took her out on the town bought her the finer things made her feel like a queen and she adored draco. She was in a sense, in every way but blood, his mama.

Where as with severus it was phycially and mentally stimulating. They talked about books and the world, and the future. Lucius she spoke about work when she could, they were both at the ministry but amelia did enjoy tormenting children which severus got to do daily at hogwarts. It made her want to go to hogwarts again. Her father constantly said how she always had a home at hogwarts if she ever wanted a job. Looking between her men. Snuggled between them felt like a fortress, unbreachable, safe, protected.