The Opinions of Severus Snape

By Veggie-runt and her friend

Author's note: I do not own Harry Potter but if I did, Snape would be mine! MUHAHAHA! (Veggie-runt)

The nights were dark that year. A small boy was the cause of all of it. Harry Potter, the start of years of turmoil. His green eyes traveled amongst the group of strangers, including myself.

"Why should we be scared of this brat?" I scoffed. "He only has a scar on his head. No extra powers, nothing extraordinarily different. I refuse to treat this boy with any more respect than my mother just because he beat a lunatic as a toddler."

Albus spoke up, "Severus, please, calm yourself. I am not requiring any special treatment, quite the opposite. Treat him like you would any student. Enough with the future which is so far away, let us talk about now. Who shall we give this treasure to?" I rolled my eyes to this, treasure? HA!

"Why don't we keep him at the castle? That way we can protect him from everything!" I whipped my head around to look at the speaker, Professor McGonagall, like a dumb, yet loyal dog, but still a colleague.

"Keep him at Hogwarts? Are you MAD? We have enough brats without having one over the summer?" I almost growled. Minerva opened her mouth to speak but Albus stopped her.

"Professors, please, I have made my decision, no thanks to you. The boy has an aunt; she lives in a dumpster with her husband. They have a son Harry's age, a...playmate if you please. I figure we give them the kid, and money to get them out of the dumpster and get them into a home. It's something muggles call child support."

"You mean place this boy in a dumpster? Please Albus, he's a STAR!" McGonagall said. That woman just can't keep her mouth shut!

"I think it's a great idea, but do you really think any of us can afford this...child support? I think we should just leave him in a dumpster, any dumpster..." I broke off at Dumbledore's glare.

"Severus Snape! You are a fool! Don't be so ignorant to what is around you. The Dark Lord is going to come back and only then will you see his worth." With that Albus slapped me on the head, and it hurt!

"Albus! This is not the time, nor the place to be arguing. Just give me the boy and I will give him to his aunt." McGonagall intervened. So Albus reluctantly gave the baby to her, and all of a sudden, she started running. As I looked behind me I saw a large flying object come hurtling towards me.

"Severus! Get down!" I heard Albus yell. Then I felt a sharp pain from my knees up.

"HA! Twenty points Hagrid! Wait... Snape? FIVE HUNDRED POINTS HAGRID! Good job!" I heard a voice yell, definitely Sirus.

I looked around; Dumbledore was on the ground, out of the way of the motorcycle. McGonagall was a little farther off. On the gigantic motorcycle was Hagrid, Keeper of the Keys at Hogwarts, and sitting behind him, one of my sworn enemies, Sirus Mildred Black. Speaking of black, next thing I knew, I had blacked-out! HA! Imagine that, what a coincidence! When I came around, McGonagall was kneeling over me, her wand out. Everyone else was gone.

"What happened? Where did everyone go?" I asked, trying to sit up.

"They went to deliver Harry and his first...what do they call it? Child Support? Anyway, don't try to sit up, eat this, it helps." She then stuffed candle wax in my mouth. Without thinking I swallowed, and I felt much better.

"Get away from me!" I snarled, standing up. "I guess I can go back to the castle, get some REAL food!" And with a 'zionk', I apperated away.