Congratulations, Harry! You're a Snape!

Professor Snape tumbled gracefully out of the Burrow's fireplace. As he stood up he looked at his surroundings. Everything looked handmade or secondhand, yet everything was so... cozy and homely. It all screamed family. Although it was pleasant. He looked at the red-headed couple in front of him. There was concern etched on their faces, concern for his son. His son.

The Weasleys directed them to the couch and sat across from them. After glancing at each other, Mrs. Weasley began. She said, "We noticed a significant change in Harry's appearance today." She was shifting her gaze between Dumbledore and Snape, but then looked to Mr. Weasley.

"He looks just like you, Severus," said Mr. Weasley.

Everyone turned to Severus, expecting to see surprise, or even anger. They never expected to see nothing. No emotion crossed his face. "Is that all?" he asked them.

The two in front of him were visibly surprised by his reaction. Their mouths were open and their eyes were wide. Severus smirked and said, "Yes, I already knew that he would be looking similar to me on his birthday. I got a belated letter from Lily this morning. That was why I was coming to Albus."

Professor Dumbledore turned to him. "And..."

"And she said that Harry's my son." A shocked silence followed his statement.

Mrs. Weasley stammered, "W-we thought that it was a curse or... or a prank, maybe something that the twins concocted. We just wanted you to know and make sure that it was intentional. We thought that you should know so that you wouldn't get frightened when you saw a mini-you running around." She gave a small laugh, but it didn't reach her eyes.

"Molly and I knew that you were married to Lily at one point, but we thought that she left you for James before she got pregnant with Harry."

Severus sneered after Author's statement but it quickly left. "In her letter, Lily told me that she found out that I was a spy and left before telling me that she was pregnant. She told me that Potter agreed to help her with Harry and protect him from the prophecy. Wait..." he turned to Albus. "You told her about the prophecy, didn't you? You knew she was pregnant! You knew that Harry was my son!" Snape clenched his fists and stood in his anger before glaring at the old headmaster, hurtfully.

He was too hurt to say anything, and his mouth hung open as Dumbledore said, "I knew no such thing. I was merely warning her since I knew that both of you fit the description. I was worried that you two were planning to get pregnant. She never told me that she was carrying Harry."

Severus, ashamed, looked down and uncurled his hands. He sat with a long, drawn-out sigh. The whole ordeal was very draining for him, and he'd like nothing more than to lay down in his large, comfortable bed and listen to Beethoven's 5th. "Well, it is very lucky that Potter also fit. If he didn't, it wouldn't have worked. If it hadn't, who knows what would've happened."

Albus rest his hand on Severus's forearm and softly said, "We should not dwell on the past. It is gone, all that matters in the present and the future. To start I suggest that you bond with Harry and tell him the truth. He has lived a life of lies and deserves to know the truth. I'm sure that if you are honest with him and do not insult him in anyway, he will eventually adjust to the change. I know that you are not so cold-hearted as you appear to everyone around you. Perhaps you could show Harry the other side of you, show him that you are able to care." At that, Snape's face looked horrified. He expression softened after he had given himself time to contemplate what Professor Dumbledore had said.

Molly chimed in with, "After you tell him, surely you don't expect him to stay here! You have to bond! There is no way that you could do such a thing around here with all of the ruckus. I love Harry like one of my own, but he need to be around an actual parent full-time." She glanced at Dumbledore. His eyes seamed to twinkle with even more gusto than before. He winked at her before turning to see Severus's reaction.

Severus lips were slightly parted and his eyes were wide, staring into Molly's calm orbs. He turned to Albus, "I live at the school! He wouldn't want to stay with me, his greasy-haired potion's master! Even if he did agree, we would have to go through the ministry. They would never allow a student to stay at Hogwarts during the summer months," he sighed. "What's the point, Albus? He hates me."

"As I recall, you did save him a couple of times. The latest one being just last year. You also may find that Harry is one of the nicest people that you will ever meet, only if you give him a chance. I say that you should tell Harry the truth and offer for him to stay at Hogwarts for the remainder of the summer." Severus opened his mouth to remind Dumbledore about the ministry, but Albus quickly said, "You know that the Ministry of Magic owes me. I will use a favor for this, but only as long as it brings you and Harry together. Both of you need a family, I suggest you start one."

"I guess I should tell Harry the truth. I should also start coming to terms with the fact that Harry Potter is my son."

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley paled as they stared past Albus and Severus. The later two turned to see Harry standing on the landing of the stair-case, pale and stunned.