Disclaimer: I do not in ANY way own or claim to own the Harry Potter universe.

Warning: this is slash. It does mention abuse. If don't like please don't read.

Part2: Harry

Harry sat in the darkness of Dudley's second closet. His knees scrunched against his chest and his arms creating a protective circle around them. He tried to control the shaking, to block the pain. Tried to tell himself it was all just a dream… a very bad dream. And he was surrounded by his cousins' old toys thinking about all that just happened.

{Flashback}

Harry sat at the dinner table. Waiting for the remaining plates to be passed in his direction. He could not move until they were done. And so he waited. Dudley sat half chewing watching some program on the telly while his uncle Vernon and aunt Petunia watched him with slits in their eyes. Dudley pushed his plate towards harry, some of the food was still on his plate. They all looked at Dudley as he stood and waddled his way to the couch in the other room. Harry looked down at Dudley's unfinished meal and sighed. His dinner had been the burnt end of the roast, some broth, and a piece of bread. His cousin had had the juiciest piece of the roast and half of that piece was sitting in front of him daring him to eat it. He snuck a glance at his relatives but no they were still staring at him. His gaze returned to the meat as he glared at it.

His uncle cleared his throat and Harry looked up.

"Now boy we have to talk about that freak school of yours." Vernon sneered at his nephew.

"What is there to talk about? I'm staying at the Weasleys until school starts in a month." Harry nearly growled at the food.

Truthfully he couldn't wait. He hated spending the first couple months with his relatives. It didn't matter that he begged not to come home. It's safe for him here or some other excuse that Dumbledore always gave. "no Harry my boy, you must return to your relatives..." Harry was too busy thinking that he didn't even notice the smirk and gleam on his uncles' face.

"Boy. You will not be going to that freak school this year, next year, or any other year!"

Harry stared at his uncle incredulously. He started to chuckle.

"And what exactly are you going to do to stop me"

"Don't you threaten me boy!" Vernon slammed his hands on the table and stood with such force that the dishes on it rattled. "I have here a letter!" triumph on his stupid round face as he held up an envelope. "From your headmaster. He doesn't want you to come back. Thinks you're too much trouble than you're worth."

Harry sat silently than quietly stood. Avoiding his aunt and uncles looks. Took Dudley's plate to the garbage can and wiped it clean. He listened to his uncle gurgle noises of anger for a moment before he turned and looked him in the face.

"I'm going to tell you this now." his hand itching for his pocket where he always kept his wand. "There is nothing stopping me from leaving and going to school. So get out of my way and let me be."

He had tried to walk past his uncle but a big red hand had grabbed him around his neck and threw him at the table. Harrys back crashed into the hard edge and he slid to the floor. He instinctively raised his arms to protect his head. at the same time peeking through them at the purple man standing above him.

"You are going to listen to me boy! And the next time you dare to try to walk out on me I'm going to take that overstuffed pigeon of yours and make an early thanksgiving dinner with it!"

Vernon grabbed Harry by the scruff of his shirt and threw him at the wall. The spice rack falling Harry slid to the floor. As Harry sat on the floor coughing someone started banging onto door. Vernon walked over to Harry and kicked him in the stomach.

"Don't you dare move freak!"

{End flashback}

Harry listened as a knock came from the door and he pulled his knees closer to his chest. Tightening his hold around his thighs. Not a dream...please merlin let it be a dream.

"Harry?" The muffled call came through the door.

What was Snape doing here? And why now? He dug his nails into his thighs and licked his lip, tasting the blood that was still flowing down his chin. Harry heard the click of the door and footsteps come into the room. He listened as Snape closed the door and put a locking spell on it.

His breath came in short bursts as he watched the death eater look around the room in disgust. Harry made himself as small as possible as Snape turned and slowly looked around his gaze finally landing on the closet.

He started to whimper as the death eater took swift steps to his hiding place and stopped at the door poised to open.

Part 3: Severus

Severus paused at the closet doors. So sure that the boy was hiding just behind them. He rested his hands on the closet door.

"Potter. We need to get you out of here. So remove yourself before I do it for you."

He didn't remove his hand, didn't breath until he heard the boy move from inside the closet. Vernon's fists slammed into the door making Snape open the closet and grabbed the boy by the lean shoulder, pulling him out. He flicked his wand at the trunk and all over the room Harrys belongings started to fly into it.

"Boy! Open up this door right now! I'm going to break your backside! You are going to regret the trick you just pulled! Do you understand me?" the purple faced man was attacking the door now, throwing all his weight at it.

Snape stared with disgust at the door as he threw a barrier and silencing charm on the door. He turned to the trunk and shut it looking to make sure everything was in order and that he hadn't missed anything. Avoiding the shivering half naked body of the boy next to him. His mind reeled over what had transpired over the last hour and remembered a startling detail that be figured he should look into.

"Accio Dumbledore's letter"

He watched as a piece of parchment flew through the flap in the door and landed in his out stretched hand. Shoving it into his robes he grabbed potter by the middle and apparated from the muggles home, leaving a screaming Dursley still attacking the door.

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