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16. Little history lesson

From a distance they could hear the voices of the Order, which are still diligently warning against discussing. Just now Moody seemed to have the glorious idea that simply Remus should marry Harry. the reactions of the two Marauders had made a whole pub blush dockworkers with shame, and Harry, astonished, realized that it was not his godfather who used the most flowery expressions.
Once again, the three looked at each other before entering the living room. Immediately all eyes were on the newcomers.

But before anyone could ask questions, Snape meant to silence them all.
After the teacher and the two students had sat down, the potions master started:
"Harry, MsLovegood and I came to a decision on how best to solve the problem. "
Even more questioning looks.
Harry thought it would be safest if he continued.
"Professor Snape has agreed to take on the role of my husband. that would kill two birds with one stone, I would be out of the line of fire and the professor could finally give up his job as a spy. "
What followed was the calm before the storm. This did not last long, however, it started:
"What!? Dude, have you completely lost your mind now? Snape? "Ron.
"Harry, can not be serious, do you want everyone to think that you just want to get good grades?" Hermione.
"I'm sorry, but it does not work, we need Severus to spy for us at Voldemort.dumbledore.
"There must be another way than this." Molly, Tonks and Minerva.
"Even though I have nothing against this proposal, Severus does not meet the necessary requirements to marry you." Remus
"Oh, that's a great idea, you two would make such a nice couple." Poppy.
"Are you sure Snape does not want to take the chance to deliver Harry to the Serpent's Head?" Moody.
"Cool. Will we be allowed to test our joke articles on the professor? "The twins.
The most beautiful reaction, however, showed Sirius. First he turned pale, then red and before he could say anything, pale again, when he heard what his companion had to say to this proposal. When the play of colors was over, he turned back to the group of three who had been watching in silence until now.
"Say, are you completely crazy now? Do you really think I would allow a Death Eater to get my godson's finger? I would rather allow Harry to marry Moddy than to deliver you. And Harry, what are you thinking, I thought you hated the bat? And even if not, he could be your father by age and .... "
"Sirius, calm down please first. Of course, I do not expect you to make aerial leaps, but please, before you get any further, just listen to us. After that, you can still veto, trust me, alright? "

The Animagus still looked anything but enthusiastic, but he nodded hesitantly.
"Thank you. So first to your objection that Professor Snape is a Death Eater. It's not true, am I right? "
Harry turned his eyes to Snape, who then spoke.
"True, to be honest. I was never a follower of the Dark Lord, but from the beginning a spy for the Order. "
"If that's true, why do you always call him the Dark Lord, only his followers do that?" Tonks said suspiciously.
"Quite simply, it's pretty damaging to your health to stand in front of Riddle and misinterpret him, which I learned by a very painful lesson, by the way. But to come back to my job as a spy. I've been working for the white side since my school days. To be exact, at the request of my grandfather and the director. "
Now the attention turned to the latter.
"Severus is right. When I realized how fast Tom was gaining power, I decided to counteract it. I contacted some former friends to discuss what to do. it was Severus' grandfather who suggested that a spy be slipped into what he called an organization to destroy it from within. However, we could not just take an adult wizard for that, Tom would have seen through it immediately. that's why we came up with the idea to hire a student for this job and Severus was the best candidate for the job. "
"But why, of all people, Severus?" Molly said incomprehensibly.
"We needed someone who was in Slytherin and was proven to have nothing against muggles or muggleborns, and both of them applied to Severus. So his grandfather and I asked him if he would agree and he agreed. "
Now there was thoughtful silence, these new findings had to be processed first. It was Sirius who broke the silence.
"But I do not understand that. if that's what you say, why did the bat insult Lilly over and over again, I thought you were friends. Did she even know about your alleged activity? "
"Of course she knew about it. To be honest, I first agreed to do so when I talked to Lily and promised to support me.
Many always thought I was in love with Lily, but in fact our relationship was very similar to that of Harry and Luna. though not so intense.
Potter Senior even helped me unknowingly when he humiliated me in the fifth year before the whole school. When Lily protected me from you, and I referred to her as Mudblood, it was the ideal place to catch the attention of future Death Eaters. After your prank, all I had to do was get upset in the Slytherin common room over Potter's arrogance and the mudblood's interference, and I already had Lucius Malfoy on the hook. He has long and widely ignored the decline of the wizarding world and it is a shame that at a school like Hogwarts Muggle is being recorded and I had to agree with him, everything else then has naturally given itself. "
"So your argument with Lily was just played and she knew everything the whole time?"
Stunned, Remus stared at his former schoolmate. The others did not help either, especially Sirius had to fight visibly.
"Yes, that's exactly how it was. I used to get caught by Steichen against the Marauders again and again to be summoned to the director where I could give my reports. I always kept Lily up to date. however, we have decided that as few as possible should be learned about my activity so as not to jeopardize my disguise. and since Albus did not believe in his final death after the first overthrow of the Dark, he thought it best to keep the defense as vague as possible at my trial. "
Again all eyes turned to the director.
"If I had said the full truth at the trial, Severus would have been in danger and we would not have been able to use him as a spy again after Tom's resurrection. but even some in the ministry believe that Severus still belongs to the black side and that is exactly why the Death Eaters and above all Voldemort still trust him. "
Silence returned as everyone became so fully aware of the implications of the whole thing. Snape had been a spy for Dumbledore since he was fifteen, and apart from his grandfather, the director, and his best friend, he had no one to talk to about it. No wonder the man always walked around with a funeral mien.
it was Sirius again who broke the silence, but no one really expected what he said:
"So that means, before Harry became the 'golden boy' of the director, you were his 'silver boy'."
Snape looked at Sirius as if he had just asked for a date. he the 'silver boy'? That was even worse than Rosenprinz, or at least almost. The Potions Master had to be very proficient in order not to lose control of his features. instead, he turned his attention to the two teenagers next to him, who were just making a merriment.
"Siri, that's great! Slytherin silver and Gryffindor gold. Professor, be glad they were not in Hufflepuff or they would be the 'Lilajunge' now. "
Harry and Luna did not seem to be able to stop laughing. "Traitor," thought Snape.
The other attendees were only too happy to join in the exuberant laughter and that the jailer gave them all a death glare, only increased the salmon salvos.