AN: Hello all! I have been thinking about writing this story for a while now. Eh, takes up my time I have for the rest of the summer. Anyways, Please Enjoy. This story takes place when Harry is, oh lets say, nine.

Summary: Severus is sent to go check up on Harry Potter at number four Privet Drive, and he doesn't like what he sees.

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Chapter 1: Curses.

Severus Snape was not in a good mood today, oh no, he wasn't. First the potion that he had been working on for a solid month has been ruined thanks to one of the house-elves that worked around the castle, and now he had to go to a meeting with the Headmaster. He was muttering obscenities under his breath as he made his way to the Headmasters office for said meeting. Once he got there, he said the password, and walked up to his office. Severus knocked, and waited to be permitted entrance.

"Severus, dear boy, lemon drop?" Professor Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, asked.

"No, thank you, Headmaster. What was the reason that you wanted to see me?" Severus asked masking his impatience. Albus chuckled.

"Straight to the point as always. I need you to go to number four, Privet Drive and check on Harry Potter. Arabella has told me that she hasn't seen him outside in days, and I'm worried. As you know, Lily's sister detested magic, and anything that has to do with it. I am afraid that she, and her husband may be doing something horrible to Harry. I would send someone, but the other staff is absent, except for Hagrid, and Poppy. So will you go for me?" He asked Severus.

Severus gave a sigh. "Why can't you go? You know how I feel about the boy's father." He said.

"I would but I have to wait for Cornelius to get here for a meeting. Severus, Harry is not his father. You, of all people, should know that you can't judge a person by who their parents are." Albus said. Severus could feel himself agreeing.

"Fine, I will do it. If anything is wrong do you want me to bring him here?" Albus nodded.

"Yeah, that would be good, we can have Poppy look him over."

"I'll be back, then." And with that, Severus strode out of the office.

He walked out of the school to the village of Hogsmeade, where he apparated to a suburbian place. He sneered in disgust at the houses that all looked the same, he stopped in front of Number Four Privet Drive. He briskly walked to the door, and knocked. He could hear someone being smacked, and he felt his blood boil. No one deserved to be hit. Finally, after a few minutes, a scrawny boy, who looked no older than eight, opened the door. He was bruised up, and you could see some cuts on arms.

"Are you Harry Potter?" Severus asked, the boy nodded. "My name is Severus Snape, and I need to speak to your relatives. I have come to take you away from here." He said, and Harry moved out of the way. Severus walked in, and saw three people watching T.V. The two males were big, and the woman was tall, and had horsey teeth. "Are you the one's who did this?" He asked them, in a deadly voice, pointing to Harry's injuries.

"He had it coming."The fat man spat. "We are forced to take him in, without a word from any of you freaks, and what are we supposed to do?"

"You were supposed to take care of him, not use him as a human punching bag! You are vile people and I will make sure that you are punished severely. And, just to ensure that you do not try running off," Severus said, taking his wand from inside his robes, he waved it "Servo lemme hic" he muttered, and there was dull light that had filled the room. "Mr. Potter, please go gather your things, we will be leaving soon." Severus ordered Harry, who did as he was told.

Harry walked over to his cupboard under the stairs. I wonder who this man is. Well, if he's here to take me away from the Dursley's, then I'm all for it. He thought to himself, extracting his favorite blanket, and the clothes he had recieved from his aunt and uncle after his cousin was done wearing them.

"I'm ready, sir." Harry said, quietly, as he walked back to the living room.

Severus motioned for Harry to come closer him, as he pulled out a portkey. "Put your finger on this." He told Harry, who did as he was told. Five seconds later they both felt a pull around their naval.

Just as Harry was starting to feel dizzy, he felt his feet touch ground. He looked around, they were in a place with a lot of beds lined up against the wall on each side. It appeared to be some kind of infirmary, or something. Harry looked up at Severus's face. "Excuse me sir, but where are we?" he asked hesitantly, as though he was afraid he would be punished for asking a question.

"We are at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Did your relatives ever tell you about your parents, Harry?" Severus asked him gently.

"They only told me that my parents were good for nothing useless drunks, and that they died in a car crash, and thats how I got my scar on my head." Harry answered. "They lied to me didn't they?" Severus nodded.

"Yes, Harry, they lied to you. Your parents were not drunks. They did not die in a car crash, and you got that scar in a different way. Any questions you have will be answered, but first we need to take care of your injuries, can you walk to one of the beds?" He asked.

"Yes, sir." Harry answered as he gingerly made his way to one of the beds against the right wall.

"Okay, I will be right back." Severus said, as he strode towards Madame Pomfrey's office, and knocked on the door. "Poppy, I need your assistance. You have a patient out here." The moment he said that, Poppy came rushing out of her office.

"Who is it Severus, and what is wrong with them.?" She asked hurriedly, walking to the bed where Harry was at. "Goodness, what in Gods name happened to him? He looks like he's been to hell and back." She exclaimed.

"This is Harry Potter, I believe that he has been abused at the hands of his relatives, will you please run a diagnostics test over him, while I go inform Albus?" Severus asked, and walked to the fireplace as Pomfrey nodded, and began to run tests.

Once at the fireplace, Severus threw in some Floo Powder. "Albus Dumbledore's office." He said and he stuck his head in the grate. "Albus," he called as the Headmaster's office came into focus. "I have brought Harry Potter here for you."

"What was wrong?" Dumbledore asked worriedly.

"He's been abused by his relatives, Albus." Severus replied. Dumbledore looked at him, shock apparent on his face.

AN: Okay, I'm going to stop there. If I get enough reviews, I will update another chapter, but if I don't, then it's going to be the same system with my other story, which I will be taking down seeing as how I didn't get enough reviews for it. So if I don't get at least eight then I won't continue this story. I hope you enjoyed this first chapter, and please review. Oh, and I know that Severus may be OOC, but come on, no one's that heartless. So bear with me. :D