Five-year-old Harry Potter stood shivering in an empty street with nothing but the big hand-me down clothes. His uncle had blamed him for his aunt's death four days ago.
The doctor said she'd O.D. on painkillers. Harry didn't understand how it was his fault (he didn't even know what 'OD' meant).
Severus Snape was walking down an empty street. Today was his 26th birthday and being a vampire ment that he needed to find a child that he could raise as his heir. He would turn them and then the child would stop growing when they finish puberty at about 21.
He had been looking for the right child for over three weeks. He had gone to every orphanage in London, but today his childe was calling him.
His childe had to be an orphan or the child wouldn't be turned, just in a lot of pain.
It was at that point that he heard the sweet terrible cry of his soon to be childe and son.
"What's you name child," he asked.
"Harry…Harry Potter," squeaked the child.
Severus' eyes widened as he looked at the boys forehead.
"Nice to meet you, Harry Potter, my name is Severus Snape, what are you doing out here all along?" he asked, not wanting to scare him, "Would you like to come with me?"
"My Uncle said no one wants me, so he said that's why my Aunt died," Harry replied, as the tears ran freely down his face.
"Now, Now, don't cry, child, why don't you come with me and we'll get you something to eat."
He nodded, "Can I pick you up?" Severus asked, he nodded.
He tried to find a place to eat as Harry clung to him for dear life, but when he found somewhere to eat Harry was sound asleep. With a turn he landed in front of Snape Manor.
As he placed Harry in his new bed, he saw they boy would not let go, so carefully climb into the bed and held his soon-to-be childe tightly.
The next morning Harry wake to find two warm arms rapped around him as he tried to get free the person holding him woke.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll clean up, please don't hurt me," cried Harry.
"Child, I'm not going to hurt you, but I will offer you three chooses, I can turn you into my son and you can be like me, you can live here with me or leave and act like you never met me,"
"You mean that you'll be my father," it sounded like a trick but Harry had always wanted a father.
Severus nodded.
Without warning Harry jumped into his arms hugging him like there was no tomorrow, "I wanted a father," he cried.
"Shhh…it's okay now just lay down and it will be over before you know it, okay?"
Harry did what he was told as Severus bit in to his neck, Harry gasped on protest until Severus started to run his fingers though his unruly black hair. Once Harry was sucked dry, Severus slit his wrist putting it over Harry's mouth.
As soon as the first drop of blood reached Harry's lips his eye's shot open, before he fell asleep again.
