Snake's Child
Disclaimer- Harry Potter belongs to J.K Rowling
Author's Note - I've got this idea, so I started to write it down.This is the edited version of my fic. I would like say special thanks to my beta reader Scrumptiousinternetllama. Please R&R
Summary- On the night of Halloween, Severus made a different choice. By taking Harry with him and raising him as his own. But when a black dog and a familiar werewolf return, Severus's whole world turns upside down. (No Voldemort)
Chapter 1
31st October 1981
When Severus reached Godric's Hollow, everything was deathly quiet. He feared the worst. Entering the house, he saw Potter's lifeless body near the front door. He inhaled sharply; the stark reality of what had happened had set in.
After searching for a bit, he reached a small room, which was the nursery. Inside the room, Lily was lying unconscious on the floor. Her child was in his crib looking at his fallen mother.
Severus ran straight to Lily's unconscious form and checked her, looking for any sign of life. But it was too late. Lily was dead. Severus clutched Lily's body close to him and couldn't stop the tears that escaped his eyes.
After grieving and mourning his lost love, Severus decided to leave. He ignored the small child, who was looking at him with those huge green eyes. He was about to leave when a small voice called:
"Dada!" Severus sharply turned around and fixed the child with a glare. He couldn't believe his ears. The child thought that Severus was his father! His gaze hardened and he turned to leave. He didn't care about the child. It was Potter's son, after all. Aurors would be at the scene soon enough; they would find him a new home.
But he's Lily's son too, said a small voice in his mind. Severus ignored the voice and attempted to leave.
Suddenly Harry started to cry. Severus cursed loudly and turned around. He approached the crib and picked the child up. He knew that he was going to regret this later. He pointed his wand at the empty crib and said:
"Replicio!" A lifeless shell, which looked exactly like the child in his arms, appeared in the crib. After working for Voldemort for so long, Severus knew some tricks. Silently, Severus took his left with the baby.
After reaching his home, Severus transfigured his old chair into a crib. Then, he placed Harry in it. Severus placed a very powerful glamour charm to conceal Harry's scar and green eyes.
Although he did love those eyes; they reminded him of Lily. But he didn't want to take any risks. Severus knew that if Albus knew the truth, he'd send the boy to Lily's awful sister and her Muggle husband. Severus knew very well that Petunia hated magic.
The next day, it was all over the Daily Prophet:
YOUNG SAVIOR SACRIFICED HIS LIFE FOR WIZARDING WORLD
Severus simply snorted after reading the news. He got a small giggle in reply. He looked at 'his' son who was smiling at him.
"Dada," said Harry, beaming at his 'dada'.
Severus shook his head. He'd make sure that his son would call him father. Harry Potter was dead to the world. This was Damian Snape, his son,
Some days later, Lucius Malfoy visited Severus. He was shocked to see a child in Snape's house. Lucius knew very well that Snape despised children.
"Whose child is this Severus?" asked Lucius, pointing at the baby who was playing on the floor.
He looked around the same age as Draco. He had a tuft of black hair, an almond shaped face and onyx eyes.
"He's mine," stated Severus, simply.
"I never knew you had a child…or that you were in a relationship," said Lucius, eyeing Severus suspiciously.
"My personal life is none of your business, Malfoy," said Severus, curtly. But that didn't deter Lucius and he kept asking questions.
"So where did he come from? I mean, where is his mother? Don't tell me that you had an one night stand with some whore and she left him outside your doorstep?"
Severus clenched his fists when Lucius referred to Lily as a whore.
August 1991
"Father, Father look what I got!" said an excited eleven year old boy.
Severus groaned. Putting Daily Prophet aside, he fixed his son with a glance. It had been eleven years but his glamour charm was still working perfectly. His son had smooth black hair, an almond shaped face and onyx eyes.
Raising Damian wasn't easy. Severus reluctantly took a Potion master's job at Hogwarts. Like others, Albus too asked about Damian's mother. Severus told him that she died, which wasn't a lie.
"What is the matter Damian"? Severus asked; his tone was neutral. He could swear that sometimes Damian behaved exactly like Potter. Severus knew that he couldn't change the blood that flowed in Damian's veins.
Damian showed Severus two envelopes. One was a cream-coloured envelope with the Hogwarts seal. The other was a black envelope with a golden seal.
Severus picked up the black one and started to read. When he stopped, his eyes were huge with disbelief.
"It's from Durmstrang," said Severus, not believing what he had just read. He had never thought that Damian would get a letter from Durmstrang. He knew that the school accepted half-blood students but it still felt like a dream.
"I think Durmstrang would be better for you. They have a higher academic level then Hogwarts. It will good for your potion skills," Severus stated.
It was true that Durmstang was better than Hogwarts in academics, but there was another reason. Severus wanted to hide Damian from Dumbledore. Although Harry Potter was dead to the Wizarding world, he couldn't take Albus for granted.
"But I want to attend Hogwarts," insisted Damian. He didn't know why his father wanted to send him so far away.
"There is nothing special about Hogwarts," Severus lied.
"So why do you work there?" asked Damian. The sarcasm was clear in his voice. Severus' eyes twitched in anger.
"Do not use that tone with me, boy. You are going to Durmstrang and that's my final decision," Severus announced in his no nonsense voice. Before Damian could argue, a loud pop sounded and two house-elves arrived. One male and one female. The female elf was holding the male's ear in painful grip.
"Master Snape, Dobby broke master's phial again! But Mipsy cleaned everything," Mipsy told Severus.
"How many times have I told you? Stay away from my Potions lab!" Severus shouted. Both elves and Damian flinched. Dobby's ears drooped and his lips started to wobble.
"Dobby is sorry master. Dobby knows he's a bad elf. Dobby will punish himself." With that, Dobby started to bang his head against the wall. Mipsy shrieked in horror, while Damian slapped his forehead. The elf's antics angered Severus even more.
"The three of you: Get out of my sight. Now!" Severus shouted. Both of the elves and Damian ran out of the room. When Severus was sure that he was alone, he massaged his temples.
"Merlin help me," he muttered.