Chapter two

'It looks like power is coming directly off him,' Draco stares down at Harry.

'He's come into his full power, if he doesn't get this under control he could hurt himself and others. We need to get him away from here so he can calm down.'

'But he should have come into his power when he was young, so why now?'

'I'll explain later Draco, I think it might be best to take him to my place, away from so many people.'

'You do that, I'll tell mother then meet you there,' Draco turned and ran back to the castle.

Severus Snape knelt down in front of Harry Potter, then gently touched his arm, he could feel the heat radiating from Potter.

'Potter, listen to me very carefully. You're power is coming off you, you need to calm down before you hurt someone,' Harry slowly looks up with blank eyes but doesn't say anything or moved in any other way, 'You must have seen my memory, you know I would not hurt you, but I need to get you out of here before you hurt others. I'm going to take you to my home where you can calm down and I can explain what is going on. Please don't fight me on this,' Severus, having to use force, unclasped Harry's arms from his legs then pulled him to his feet, but all Harry did was stand motionless as he gazed straight ahead, 'I'm going to take you by side along apparition,' Severus again took Harry's arm, then quickly turned on the spot. They quickly made their way into Severus' home and into large barely furnished room, then Severus led Harry over to a sofa, 'Sit there.'

Harry sat, 'You died, this is a dream.'

'No, I wasn't dead, I passed out from loss of blood, but Hagrid found me,' Severus knelt down in front of Harry and all he saw was a blank stare, 'If you saw my memory you went to die, didn't you?'

'Yes, but I'm here, it didn't work, he'll come back, again.'

'It did work, listen to me. Albus could not tell you that allowing him to use the killing curse on you would destroy his soul but keep you alive at the same time. He needed you to believe you were going to die so the dark lord would believe he was killing you. He could not get suspicious.'

'It worked, you mean he's gone, properly?'

'Yes, Draco said you killed him so yes, he's gone and he can't come back, our dark marks are gone, completely gone which would only happen if he was dead. Last time they were faded but not gone. But your power Harry, this is why you are like this. Since that fateful night in Godric's Hollow you never came into your full power, now you are because it's finally gone. Do you understand what I'm saying?'

'I feel strange.'

'I know you do, it's your power, so you need to relax or it could explode from you. That is why I brought you here, away from everyone.'

'My power, but it's never felt like this before.'

'I know, as I said, his soul stopped your power from coming out. Usually at the age of seven is when a witch or wizard will come into the power, you only came into your basic power, not your full power. Do you remember doing magic as a child?'

Harry shrugged, 'Some things, nothing too big, I never knew why, I wasn't told.'

'Yes, Albus explained that your relatives did not tell you that you were a wizard. I'll make us some tea, you stay there and try to think only calm thoughts,' Severus stood and saw Draco watching them, 'Draco, sit with Harry, if you see him get upset, try to calm him down, anyway you can.'

Draco nodded then sat beside Potter, 'You were glowing before.'

'Glowing?' Harry slowly lifted his head to stare into grey eyes, 'You have nice eyes.'

Draco's eyes widen at the comment from Potter, 'Um, thank you, but why tell me that instead of some smart arse remark?'

'I don't want that anymore, I'm so blasted sick and tired of all the sniping,' Harry shakes his head, 'I'm so hot.'

'You will be, you need to calm down. I remember going through this as a child, I kept exploding with power and breaking all the windows whenever I got upset or angry.'

'So what Snape said is true, it's my power making me feel like shit?'

Draco reluctantly smiled, 'Yes Potter, don't you know anything about magical power?'

Harry shrugged but shook his head, 'I was never told, I had no one to explain, then he was after me.'

Draco looked around as the windows started to rattle and shake, 'He's dead, calm down or you'll slice us all to bits,' Draco wasn't sure if this would work, but he placed his hand over Harry's hot arm, 'Try to think of something soothing?'

'Soothing, water, water is soothing, cool,' Harry closed his eyes and inhaled deeply, 'The smell and feel of cool water, but I'm still so hot.'

'Severus, I think we need to get Potter's temperature down, he's burning up.'

'Alright, Potter, come with us,' Severus took Harry's arm and pulled him to his feet, 'Draco's right, you're burning up, you need to get your temperature down.'

'How?'

'A cool bath, come on,' Severus and Draco took Harry into the bathroom, Severus ran the bath making sure he wasn't cold but wasn't warm, 'Now undress and get in there, we'll be outside the room.'

'I can't feel my fingers,' Harry stared down at his hands, 'Their red, they feel like their burning.'

'We need to do this quickly,' Severus said, 'Help me undress him Draco.'

Between Severus and Draco they got Harry out of his clothes and into the bath, but both men could not believe the scars that covered Harry Potter's body, but they also saw another large lightning shaped cut. They could see steam actually rising from the water and knew they got him in the cool water just in time.

'I'm still hot.'

'Yes, but it's working, stay there. Now tell me, where did all those scars come from?' Severus saw Harry tense and the water started to bubble, 'Sorry, don't think about it,' Severus turned on the cold tap and cooled the bath off, 'Think of only the cool water, nothing else.'

Harry nodded then slowly relaxed, then moved down until he was lying in the bath with just his face outside the water. He closed his eyes, taking deep breaths, trying to calm his rapidly beating heart.

Severus and Draco moved over to the door, 'I'll need to go back to Hogwarts and explain, they will be looking for him.'

'I could go Severus.'

'No, they know I'm innocent, they might think you kidnapped Potter, it will be safer for me to go,' Severus knelt down at the bath, 'I need to go to Hogwarts and explain that you're here or they'll think something has happened to you.'

Harry slowly turned his head, 'Your memory, it's still in Dumbledore's pensieve, I forgot to take it out.'

'I will get it while I'm there, Draco is going to stay here with you. Stay in that bath and do not move until I get back.'

'Yes sir,' Harry said softly then turned his face back and closed his eyes, so even though he was hot and feeling strange, he was calm and relaxed for the first time in years.