Hi, here's another chapter! ENJOY!On a note, Harry will not trust everyone right away
Hello, this is my story and I know how to write it. The reason he trusts Severus is because he
remembers him slightly from when he was young. and the reason he trusts Draco is because Draco is
the first person to ever show him kindness, BUT if you'll realize in the first chapter, when Draco
raised his voice, Harry was afraid of him. So don't tell me how to run my stories. Ahem, sorry about
that, had to set some things straight.You see physically Harry is eleven but emotionally he is
around 4 or 5 so if some of his actions seem really childlike, it's because of that Throughout the
story however, he will slowly begin to mature emotionally, but it's a loooong process. Also,
remember Lucius is a good guy! He's a spy, but when thinking on it, I think Draco's mum wil be
evil, not sure, but Lucius is going to stay good. Also about my story, many of you will notice
how in a lot of story's people tend to make 11 year olds really mature. HELLO! Do you all remember
when you were 11? I do, and I was anything but mature, Hell I jumped off the roof with a blanket
to see if I could fly. So please don't say anything about them acting immature. They will be more
mature when they need to be. Ok NOW you can read!
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Lucius strode down the hall toward Severus's rooms, and stuck his head in
and was greeted with a cute, but strange scene. Severus, who Lucius knew to hardly
smile, let alone touch anyone, had a black haired boy curled up to him on the couch,
while Draco was on the other side of the boy. Lucius realized it was Harry Potter.
Severus was stroking the boy's messy hair and there was a book on his lap,
Lucius listened to what they were discussing.
"But it's stupid to kill himself for her,"Harry exclaimed.
"They were in love Harry,"Draco said softly.
Harry made a strange face, one you would see on an adult instead of a child,
and he stated in a calm voice,"Love isn't real."
"Oh Harry,"Severus stated in a sad voice and wrapped his arms around the thin
boy,"it is, you'll see. Love's real, Harry, you just have to believe in it."
"If love's real, then I am unlovable, that's why they hurt me,"Harry whispered,
crawling into Severus's lap,"I don't want to be unlovable! It's not fair!"
Draco wrapped his arms around both Severus and Harry, laying his head on Harry's
back.
Lucius cleared his throat, and watched as the three turned to look at him, he was
surprised at Draco's hair, his son had always gelled his hair but now it fell softly across
his forehead.
"FATHER!"Draco exclaimed and ran to him and hugged him, then pulled him towards the
couch,"this is Harry. Harry this is my father."
Harry looked at him timidly for a moment before returning his face to Severus's chest.
Severus gently put his chin on Harry's head and smiled at Lucius,"Hello, Lucius, it's good to
see you again."
"You too Severus, and under nicer conditions than last time,"Lucius smiled grimly. He
noticed that Harry was slowly inching his way to the side of Severus's lap away from him. And
raised an eyebrow to Draco.
Draco blushed, he hadn't told his father about what had happened to Harry, only that
they were friends. He also noticed that with his eyes his father was telling him that he needed
to speak to Severus alone.
"Come on Harry,"Draco exclaimed happily,"we're going to go looking through all Severus's
stuff."
It was quick becomming a pasttime of the two boys and Harry gave Severus one last hug and
jumped off his lap and he and Draco ran off through a door.
Lucius quirked an eyebrow,"You, Severus Snape, are letting two 11 year old boys, go through
your things? Are you feeling alright? Also, you were holding James Potter's son on your lap. What
is going on here?"He said this all in a quiet voice so the boys couldn't overhear.
Severus stared at him wide-eyed,"Draco didn't tell you what that boy has been through?"
Lucius, puzzled, shook his head.
"Oh God,Lucius, it was horrible, I would expect Voldemort to do those things, but his
own family. He's so scarred. His back is covered with them. I found out on accident, the first day
he was here,I touched his back, he yelled and his eyes were filled with so much pain. I got him and
Draco to come to my classroom, on Harry's back there were five, very deep lashes and hundreds of
scars."
"Dear Lord,"lucius breathed out.
"He's eleven, but emotionally, he only seems to be about 5, and his own relative's are the
cause of it. Albus is beyond pissed, he was going to visit them tomorrow,"Severus said, head in hands,
"I won't let anyone hurt him lucius, no one!"
Lucius nodded,"How do people treat him?"
"The professor's all love him to death, when he actually speaks to them, he's so afraid
of everyone. The students,most of them think him a traitor because his parents were in Gryffindor
and he's a Slytherin, other than Draco, none of them have come near him, except for that Weasley."
Severus spat out the name.
Lucius opened his mouth to ask what had happened, when the sound of shattering glass and a
soft,"Uh-oh" had them both running into the next room.
Severus looked from the broken bottle and spilled potion, to Harry and Draco who were both
splattered with it and opened his mouth to yell, when Harry's timid and fearful voice cut him off.
"I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to! Please don't punish me!" Harry backed up into a table.
Severus's anger instantly melted,"Oh child, come here, I would never hurt you."
Harry glanced up at him, trying to see anger in his eyes, but all he saw was compassion,
and sorrow? What was he sorry for. He walked a few steps toward Severus,"was-was it an important
potion?"
Severus smiled lightly,"no, just a healing potion, I can make some more simply. Now come
here, both of you, your robes are soaked."
Draco immediately began to shrug out of his robes, he wasn't wearing a shirt underneath. Severus
turned to Harry and noticed he seemed very shy about taking his robes off and inwardly he cringed, he knew
why.
"It's ok Harry, I can find you something to put on if you want,"Severus whispered,"it's just, cleaning
spells and potions can come up with some strange results."
Harry smiled, and with a last gaurded look at Lucius, shrugged out of his robes. Severus smiled, and
took Harry's robes, inwardly he cringed at Harry's back as suddenly both Harry and Draco ran from the room.
Looking up he noticed Lucius's horrified look. He quickly went over and summonded a house elf and gave her
the robes, watching her disapear.
Draco grinned as he and Harry stole the emerald blanket from Severus's bed and wrapped it around themselves
before stumbling into the next room. He loved Severus's blanket, it was so soft and fuzzy, and he knew Harry loved
it too.
Lucius was very surprised when Draco and Harry emerged from Severus's rooms with a blanket wrapped around
them. Glancing at Severus he saw a bright smile on his face and wondered what was going on. Harry and Draco(clumsily)
climbed onto the couch, Draco in between his father and Severus and Harry in Severus's lap again. Somehow they had
kept the blanket wrapped around them.
"Got your blanket again Sev,"Harry whispered into his chest with a giggle and an impish smile.
"I see that,"Severus said with a snort.
Draco giggled and looked up into his fathers puzzled eyes and decided to explain,"Yesterday after classes, Harry
and I decided to sneak into Severus's rooms to scare him...."here Draco stopped and blushed,"well you see, we were a little
tired and we kinda....."
Draco just trailed off and Severus smirked,"I came into my room to find them both in my bed curled up in my blanket
asleep."
Lucius stared at his son "Draco Lucius Malfoy, what were you thinking,"He asked, trying to keep the amusement out of
his voice, and failing.
Draco; however, answered seriously,"Harry, he can't sleep at night unless he's with me. The night before the prefect
found out and said Harry couldn't sleep with me,"here Draco's face scrunched up into a sad face,"he gets nightmares, and can't
sleep so he was tired and Severus's bed was soft and I was there, so we fell asleep."
Harry nodded solemly as if that explained everything, and in some twisted way it did. Glancing at Lucius Harry decided
to tell him of Quirrell,"Watch out for Professor Quirrell, he's wrong.....he feels wrong,"Harry whispered, and he climbed off
Severus's lap and sat next to Draco, he paused to rewrap the blanket around them before giggling and curling up together.
Lucius glanced at Severus, bewildered. He saw Severus motion that he would tell him later and nodded.
"Draco, Harry, why don't you two go get something to eat for us ok?"Severus told them. Nodding the two boys took off.
Severus turned to Lucius,"I think Quirrell is up to something."
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That's all for now. Enjoy it.