spinner's end early morning
snape watches harry still asleep in his crib with a face that was both solemn and glad
snape: (rubs harry's forehead and smiles but as his hand stops on his scar his dark marks pulses for a second he recoils from the surprise) what could it be …. no I'm being paranoid just just tired and nervous thats all
snape and harry in diagon alley
lily and james left the boy some money i probably won't need to touch any of it id like for him to have all of it once he's grown but its important i know how much
snape: (strolls confidently up to gringotts and to the front desk with young harry in hand gives the front desk gobin a key) vault 687 the potters
goblin: ahh right this way sir
as i entered i was unsurprised by the large piles of gold the potter family like many old wizard families had old family gold and james and lily were themselves auror's and then an idea hit me i scooped up a small handful of galleons and put it in my pocket and before leaving told them i wanted my gold to be left to harry in my will
as soon as i was out of gringotts i headed to the nearest quidditch shop and used the galleons to buy harry a snitch but not just any snitch this one could be charmed for use by babies so it would only fly close enough for them to grab he really seemed to like it as he played with it in his crib it would't be the worst thing for him to play quidditch it was one of james's few talents
skip forward 7 years to snape and 8 year old harry in a quidditch patch with snape watching harry fly
Harry: watch this dad (flys higher then dives down and almost grabs hold of a snitch) dang (looks disappointed as the snitch zooms)
Snape: well that won't do accio broomstick….(hops on broomstick and flies up next to harry) follow me (flies toward the snitch with harry then flies ahead of him parries his hand at the snitch to get it to fly towards harry) now
Harry: (speeds ahead and grabs the snitch) yes thanks dad
snape: (smiles) good catch harry
skip forward 2 years to 10 year old harry and snape in spinners end standing around a cauldron
snape: now add 2 valerian springs dragon blood and (points wand at cauldron and the potion starts to mix itself) we let it sit and you'll have an antidote to veritaserum
harry: wow so this'll let you be able to lies while under veritaserum
Snape but it has another effect if you take and don't have veritaserum
Harry: ummmm oh ya makes you only lie
snape: exactly know harry i know tomorrow's you're birthday but i feel you deserve this gift now all the potions we've made together this past month well I have them right here for you (pulls out utility belt with various flasks with individual symbols with different potions) based on what i've taught you you should be able to identify each potion the fish label is the gilly potion which?
Harry: gives the same effects of gillyweed gils finns and a tail but 3 hours instead of 1
snape: exactly
skip forward to tomorrow morning on harry's birthday and harry is still asleep in bed till he's awoken by the sound of several people saying acchio suddenly harry is flying out of his bed then his room and into the living room where he's caught by his godfather and in the room he sees many faces some new and some not but before he could think of that they all cheered happy birthday and patted or shook hands with or hugged harry
Of the faces harry recognized there were professor's mcgonagall flitwick Quirrell slughorn (who isn't teaching right now) and dumbledore mr and mrs weasley alastor moody Tonks Narcissa Malfoy and remus lupin
the new people to harry were the weasly children (percy and younger) hagrid and draco malfoy
snape had told him about all these people and how i should treat them he said he didn't recommend making friends with a malfoy but did recommend not being there enemy don't say anything about your father the moon dogs or rats to lupin don't offer moody anything to drink don't call tonks by her first name and to treat all the professors (except maybe slughorn) with same respect as him
Harry: thanks everyone for coming
snape: harry there's a cake for you why don't you go blow about the candles then you'll get your gifts
Harry: yes sir
skip to harry getting his presents
the weasly's gave him these special gloves for seekers and a sweater with an H on it each of the professors had given him books about there subjects except mcgonagall who had also given a wooden stag with a wind up on one side that made it turn into a real stag and cantor around a little harry had seen one like it snape had one that was a doe moody had given him a foe glass and tonks some dungbombs (the irony of which was harry could tell that every other women in the room wanted to confiscate them) the malfoy's gave him a Spell Checking Quill and a hand of glory lupin gave him a book that he said him my father and some friends made and he had to go get it out of confiscation hagrid gave a whittled flute and finally Dumbledore gave him his father's invisibility cloak
snape was not the type to take away presents from his "child" or to come out and tell them they can't use it but he didn't need to harry could usually tell by the faces he made like when tonks or Narcissa gave there gifts
after the presents harry started interacting with the guests
snape had invited Narcissa over before Harry thought she was quite nice but he hadn't met draco before so he wasn't entirely sure what would happen when they both came up to him
Narcissa: happy birthday Harry 11 years old very special you'll be going to school with Draco soon (pats Draco's head)
Harry: thanks Mrs Malfoy it should be fun good to meet you Draco (extends hand for a hand shake)
Draco: (shakes his hand) likewise
While mr and Mrs weasly had been over to the house before they weren't exactly invited mr weasly the professor's tonks moody and lupin worked with some auors to put protection charms on the house
...Mrs weasly however had seemed to invite herself over but Harry sure wasn't complaining as she usually brought fudge or something with her though She also seemed to interrogate snape on how he was parenting me
Arthur: congratulations harry this'll be ron's first year at hogwarts too
ron: I'm ron mate (shakes harry's hand)
arthur: Our other sons Fred and George are 3rd years and Percy is 5th years
Molly: and he's been made perfect oh (puts hands on Percy's shoulders)
Percy embarrassedly: mother
Fred in a mocking voice: oh yes we couldn't be prouder of perc
George in same voice: simply grand
Just then Harry felt snape pat him on the back
Snape: maybe you should talk with some of the other guests (leads Harry towards tonks moody and lupin who are standing together)
Moody: Severus you old (remembers there are children here) the house still looks nice all the protection charms are still good too
Snape: actually I think you'll find there better I found some week points that even you're eye didn't detect
Moody: is that so
Snape: yes a skilled enough animagus could have slithered right in
Lupin: (takes another drink from his wine cup) well that's something you're good with sev dealing with skilled animagus
Snape: yes... I think you might have had enough Remus
Tonks: ya lupin ease up you've drank as much as Hagrid
Lupin: Moody's only drinking from his private flask one of us needs to drink for 2 (downs the rest of his wine then starts walking to refill his glass)
snape: (puts his arm out in front of lupin to stop him) please allow me (looks at harry) harry bring our guest a glass of eclipse wine (blinks)
harry: right
Snape had reminded harry of this many times prior to the party where he had hid this bottle and how it wasn't actually wine but a potion that calms and gives clarity to werewolf's in human form
after pouring a glass of the potion harry brought it over to lupin
harry: here you go mr lupin
lupin: (smiles solemnly as he takes the glass and sees 2 of his old friends in this boy) thank you harry you really do look like your father
harry: really? (looks at snape) i don't see it
lupin: (laughs happily as the potion does its job) what ever house you join harry will be quite lucky which one are you hoping for?
Harry: my parents were gryffindors but my mrs malfoy and my godfather were slytherens so i might want to go there but i guess it doesn't matter my dad says there really isn't any problem with any of the houses
lupin surprised: really? well thats quite mature of you Severus
snape: well its something i needed to pickup if i wanted to pass it down
harry: hey dad can we go talk to them (points to dumbledore mcgonagall hagrid and flitwick
snape: good idea harry (walks with harry to the group of profferers and hagrid)
dumbledore: so we had gotten reports of someone using the killing curse in a muggle school so of course we rushed over but it had turned out to be just a talent show and they were doing muggle magic
professors and hagrid: (laughs)
Dumbledore: the amount of obliviations that were done kept the whole ministry busy that night (notices snape and harry) harry my boy come on over
harry: hello professor
dumbledore: when are you going shopping for you wand and other school supplies
Snape: we're going to diagon alley tomorrow
hagrid: what pet r'ya gtten?
Harry: i'd like an owl (looks at snape pleadingly)
snape: and I'm willing to get you one but only if you promise to check with me before sending anything
hagrid: oh come on Severus he's a just a boy
Snape and I'm his only family and all his friends are at hogwarts so he should have very few mail to send
flitwick: so harry besides your fathers what class are you looking forward to?
harry: i think defense against the dark arts should be good (remembers who he's talking to) and i know charms is very important
flitwick: of course it is
Mcgnagall: and i hope that your transfiguration work will be as good as your father James
Dumbledore: harry just remember whatever class your in remember that help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it
Harry: thank you sir
snape to room at large: all right everyone its time for the birthday dinner
as they started towards the dining room then there was a knock at the door but before anyone could react they hear alohomora and the door was blasted open to reveal a young looking but mature women and a girl harry's age
women loudly: happy birthday
snape: (with a face of shock and fear but also happiness) Tania Vane