Pater Terribilis
Severus was upset.
He was very upset but you could also say he was furious. All the students that saw him and the look on his face quite literally went running in the other directions, trying to get out of his way as fast as he could.
There was practically smoke coming out of his ears as he stood in front of the Headmaster's Office, screaming the names of every candy known to man.
"Bloody Acid Pops... oh for fucks sake! Sonorus! ALBUS FUCKING DUMBLEDORE IF THIS DOOR IS NOT OPEN IN THE NEXT THREE SECONDS I WILL BLAST YOUR DUNCE OF A GARGOYLE TO PIECES!"
His magnified voice echoed throughout almost the entire castle shocking everyone within hearing range seeing as it was quite obvious who was having a row with the Headmaster in the corridor.
The gargoyle in front of the office sent Severus the nastiest look he possibly could before he begrudgingly turned around to allow the staircase to descend. Standing on that staircase was quite a twinkling Albus Dumbledore.
Severus murmured a "Quietus," but didn't put his wand back in it's holster, keeping it steadily at his side, trying to resist the urge to curse the life out of the glittering Headmaster.
Severus though did not have any time for it, "Have you been withholding mail for me from the Department of Protection of Magical Children?" Dumbledore's twinkle suddenly froze in his eye. "I did it because it was your year of teaching and I did not want to alarm you with the mail reopening old wounds that you have been repeatedly assuring both me and Minerva are long since closed."
Severus's lip curled in a dangerous way, "They were not about MY abuse but to inform me of the fact that my MUGGLE father has been put in Azkaban for the repeated abuse of a magical child, MY little sister that I did not even know existed because of your blasted 'reopening old wounds' what rubbish!" Severus was enraged, with both himself and Dumbledore, and don't even start with his father.
That man would have been dead for all intents and purposed if Severus had known where he had run off to after he left for his last year of Hogwarts but alas he had never been found, until now apparently. A witch that allegedly lived in the same neighborhood as his father heard screaming from her house and came out to look, apparently his father had been chasing a four year old child around his yard intending to hit her with a empty bottle that he held in his hand.
His father- no Tobias, he had ceased being Severus's father long ago was so drunk though that it wasn't hard for his wayward daughter to escape his grasp. Apparently this had happened multiple times but they were all squared away because somehow Tobias had managed to sober up and clean the house by the time the Department of Magical Law Enforcement arrived.
This was the fourth misdemeanor and this time Tobias had not managed to hide any evidence and they found signs of neglect and abuse on the child so they were taking Tobias in. Even for Muggles, harming a magical child would almost certainly send you straight to Azkaban, children were precious to the Wizarding World, Severus just hadn't been precious enough.
Severus was so wrathful though because the chasing around the garden incident had been called in three months ago. If he didn't present himself as a viable person to take guardianship over his supposed sister she would be put in that demented place that they called a foster system. Sure they were much more lax about child abuse in the Muggle world but they at least had a better way to deal with children that didn't have homes.
As much as he hated children Severus refused to let someone that could possibly be related to him not have a family when he could attempt to give them one. He was just praying that he did not share a mother with the child, his father was terrible as a parent but his mother complimented Tobias in the worst of ways.
Dumbledore paled, "I did not know that was the nature of the letters Severus, I am sorry, I did not read them, are you going to see your sister?" Severus was gripping his wand so hard that he was worried that it would snap.
"Yes, I am going to take every measure possible to make sure that my sister stays safe." Dumbledore was appalled.
"Severus you do not even like children!" "SHE IS MY SISTER! You left me in that household and told me I was exaggerating- no no no I don't want to hear any of your 'It was for the greater good so you could have a proper magical parent and I thought you were being dramatic' drivel I am making a point here, you listen to it! I am not going to leave her in that same position when I can do something about it."
Dumbledore sighed, he knew that there as nothing that he could do to stop him so he might as well let him go, "Alright, one week, I can get someone to cover your classes until then, do the right thing Severus."
Severus, scoffed, rolled his eyes and turned around and stormed back to his quarters.
He grabbed a thick handful of Floo Powder and took a deep breath before tossing it into the fire, "Lucius's Study, Malfoy Manor!"
He blinked a few times to clear the ashes from his eyes, and he saw his best friend staring at him intently from his desk. "Yes Severus? Do you need something? You never Floo me for anything if you can help it." the Potions Master rolled his eyes but knew that this was true. "Some complication concerning my father has arisen I would like your assistance immediately."
Lucius wasn't paying much attention before but he was now, "Your father? What happened?" "Apparently the wretched sod is incapable of keeping his prick in his pants and I have a little sister- who was just seen being chased around a garden by the aforementioned asshole with a bottle in his hand."
Lucius was now crouching in front of the fireplace so Severus could see in great detail how shocked his friend was. "That was your father Severus? That report was sent in three months ago!" "I know Lucius, Dumbledore was withholding my mail for the sole reason of it being my first year of teaching."
Lucius was about to storm down to the school and destroy Dumbledore when he remembered that Severus had Flooed him for his help. "I am assuming you want me to go down to the Phlegmy Pit with you to pick up your sister? I am also assuming that you want to take care of her, am I correct?"
Severus nodded as much as he could through the flames, "Of course, I may not like children but she is my sister and I will not allow anything more to happen to her after she had to go through that family." Lucius smiled, "Well Narcissa is out as per usual, probably spending my money so do you mind if I bring Draco with me?" Severus wanted to refuse but he also hadn't seen his godson since he started his new job and as much he didn't want to admit it he missed the little brat.
"Sure, maybe they can be friends if I manage to convince to Ministry of Magic that leaving a four year old girl with a not very financially stable ex-Death Eater is a good idea." Lucius knew his friend all too well and knew that he was stressed out beyond belief over everything already.
"Why don't you come through Severus? My Dragon is napping, and I think you will need to change out of those wretched teaching robes, I will not be seen with you in them." "My apologies for my poverty Lucius I will make sure that I do not embarrass you too much."
The Malfoy rolled his eyes, "You know that I did not mean it like that Sev, just come over and I'll find you some nicer robes, and if you are so financially unstable you can use the Summer house as long as you like, I have told you this repeatedly but you never listen."
Severus chewed his lip for a moment before sighing and coming through the Floo, Lucius wasn't in the room though and he sighed knowing that soon his arms would be full of bratty blond child.
"Guess who's here Dragon? Guess who's here?" he heard Lucius cooing from down the hall and the happy babbling of his godson. Severus rolled his eyes, Lucius would only ever baby talk his son if he was sure he was alone or if only Severus was there. Narcissa didn't really believe in the father having an active role in a child's life except for dispensing money. Unless of course it was convenient for Lucius to watch Draco because she wanted to travel somewhere or the other.
"Unca Sev!" Draco squealed when he laid eyes on the man, "Hello Dragon." Severus offered with a rare smile. Draco made grabby hand and started squirming in his father's hold, Lucius would have been jealous if it was anyone else but Severus was another parent to his son and he would never take that happiness from either one of his favorite people.
He quite happily handed his son over to the professor, and Draco squealed with happiness and grabbed a handful of the long and somewhat potions greasy hair. "No pulling hair Dragon." Lucius and Severus scolded at the same time.
Draco just giggled and left a wet kiss on Severus's cheek like he had seen his mother do to his father. "I suppose you can wear that." Lucius sniffed, "You and I both know that Draco will not leave your arms until he wants to, let's go and get your sister out of that place." Severus couldn't resist pressing a kiss to the blond hair of his godson.
"Yes lets."