Lemniscate

Ten

As expected, Severus is asleep when I get down to his chambers. Still, I don't mind this, as it gives me a chance to restock the ingredients needed for the age and horcrux potions. Even if I'm about to tell my father about Tom, I'd like to have a small backup, just in case.
Sev's soft breathing is the only thing that I hear as I nudge the door to his room open. After hastily shoving the items in my pouch, I cautiously pad into the room.
Now, this may not be the best idea, me waking him up in he middle of the night, but it's necessary. After all, term ends in a few days, and I don't want Tom trapped here.
"Sev?" I whisper, earning a grunt, "Dad?" I say, louder, which makes him jolt up. I look down; I hadn't meant to scare him.
Groggily, he rubs his eyes and glances at me.
"What are you doing?" he asks softly.
"We need to talk..."
Severus sighs, getting up to make some coffee before we start. I sit in the kitchen, watching him patiently. When he finally sits down, he seems much more awake. A twinge of guilt goes through me, but I ignore it. This will help, in the grand scheme of things.
"What is it?" he asks softly, tiredness still in his voice as he sips his drink.
"It's about... that stuff I was talking about earlier. About my 'plan'," he nods, "Well... Voldemort is back. But... he's more stable, and younger," Sev's jaw drops, and his eyes widen as I explain how I did it and why, "Anyways, what I really need to ask is if you'll let him stay with us over the summer. You know how the mating bond works, after all. Especially one that is so new."
Sev looks sad, for a moment, and nods.
"Of course I'll do this for you. But have you figured out how to get him to m...our house?"
"Leave it to me, Sev."

At the end of the term, I walk to the train, laden down with my usual things. Nobody notices the small pouch around my waist.
The train ride goes rather slowly, but I don't mind. Excitement and adrenaline fills me, so it seems shorter. I expect it when Sev is waiting for me in a rented car. I also expect the drive to his house to be rather short.
It's only when we get there that I pull out my mirror, and an empty potions bottle.
"Tom Riddle," I say, and then, "Now."
At this, the bottle begins to glow, and Tom appears a moment later.
"Who would have thought that you'd be able to make a portkey? You're smarter than you look."
"Shut up," I growl playfully, then turn to Sev's house.
"Ready?" I ask, and at Tom's nod, we walk into the foreign house.