Chapter Two; The Letter

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"Alright, don't panic, just remain calm. I'm sure that Harry will be here. I mean after all, he's the birthday boy. He couldn't just not show up for his own birthday party." Lily said.

"Yeah well Dad didn't show up for his own son's birthday party so I don't think that it sounds all that unusual." Tobey said as his mother put her hands on her hips and glared at him. "Oops,.." he began with a nervous chuckle while she folded her arms. "too far?" he questioned her.

"Mummy, why did Daddy leave us?" Heather asked her. "Doesn't he love us anymore?" she wondered appearing as if she was on the verge while Lily just looked down at her daughter with loving eyes.

"Oh sweetheart of course he does." She reassured her.

"Then why did he leave?" she asked. "Did we do something wrong?" she wondered as Lily was about to open her mouth and reassure her that they didn't when all of a sudden Harry appeared before them.

"No. I did." He told her when suddenly his mother quickly leapt to her feet as she stared at him with a look of complete horror and disbelief.

"Harry James Snape where on earth have you been!? I've been worried sick about you!" she hollered.

"I'm sorry, I was taking Cobalt for a ride." Harry began. "And my name isn't Harry Snape anymore, it's Harry Potter." He told her.

"Harry for goodness sake, what brought this on?" she asked him.

"Don't you know how Dumbledore died? Didn't my so called father ever tell you?" he questioned her but she just simply shook her head at him. "Dumbledore died because Snape murdered him." He said coldly. "I know, because I saw him do it. Then I told him that I never wanted to see him again because he doesn't deserve the right for me to call him Father." He explained.

"Listen Harry, I know you're upset but maybe you're just misunderstanding the situation." She told him.

"No, I'm not. I know exactly what I saw." Harry told her.

"Listen Harry, I know your father, and he would never do something like that without reason. Besides, Jesus taught that we should forgive each other." She told him.

"I don't care! Jesus wasn't there that night that I watched Dumbledore die, I was. Jesus doesn't have to go out there in the world searching for horcruxes or break up with the most beautiful girl in the world to protect her and save her life!" he snapped.

"No, that's true. But that doesn't mean that He was happy all the time. Do you think that He was happy when it came time for Him to die on that cross? You see there comes a time Harry where we have to choose between what is right and what is easy, and let me tell you one thing_ they don't always go hand in hand that's for sure." She told him with a shake of her head. "Now you be seventeen years old today, but you still live under my roof, and you have no right to disrespect me or speak like that in front of your brothers and sisters." She told him.

"I'm sorry, I just thought that you should hear the truth." Harry said before he turned around and walked away when suddenly Ginny ran after him.

"Harry wait!" she cried as he stopped and turned back to look at her. "I just thought you should know that Princess is getting ready to have her kittens, and as soon as they're old enough to be sold, you can have one if you want." She told him as he smiled at her and nodded.

"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind for Eve's birthday." He told her. "She's been wanting a kitten for years now." He said before he turned around and kept walking away.

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Fred and George Weasley skated side by side with their girlfriends laughing at Ron who kept falling down on top of his butt. "Look Fred, even the Snape twins are skating better than him!" George exclaimed with a point as Hermione just simply scowled at them and shook her head.

"Just ignore them." She told him before he slowly stood up and withdrew his wand.

"Don't worry Hermione, I'm seventeen now. I can do anything I want to." He said angrily.

"Yes that's true, but you can also get sent to Azkaban." Hermione pointed out. "Now c'mon let's just go. Harry's mother is about ready to bring out the cake." She told him as she took ahold of his hand and skated off the ice. Everyone else followed suit and sat down around the table as Lily set Harry's birthday cake down in front of him and readied her camera.

"Alright now everyone get ready to sing." She said as The Dragons started to lead them in song.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Harry,.. happy birthday to you!" they sung.

"Alright sweetheart blow out the candles and make a wish." She said as Harry blew a huff of air out and the air was suddenly full of smoke.

"There, I did it." He said before he got to his feet and started walking away.

"Wait a minute darling, what about your cake?" his mother asked him.

"I'm not hungry." He replied as he started heading towards the exit and once he got outside he dug deep into his pocket and grabbed a box of cigarettes. He was just about to fetch his lighter when suddenly he saw something hit the ground in front of him that appeared like an owl had dropped it. He looked down at the envelope down by his feet and bent down to pick it up and realized that it had his name on it. He quickly tore it open and saw that it was in his father's handwriting and let the letter unfold inside his hands.

Dear Harry,

I understand that you're still very angry with me and I just wanted to say that I don't blame you in the slightest bit after what happened. I just wanted to let you know that you didn't give me time to explain about what happened before. Before you continue reading on this please know that I LOVE YOU. I never meant to hurt you, the only reason why I killed Dumbledore is because Bellatrix Lestrange made me. She said that if I didn't take the unbreakable vow to do it if Malfoy had failed that she was going to kill you.

Harry suddenly stopped reading and started blinking away his tears as he felt his heart sink. Now that he had finally known and understood the truth, he had never felt guiltier in his life. He continued reading the rest of the letter.

You mean everything to me Harry, you and the rest of your brothers and sisters mean more to me than life itself. Please understand that Dumbledore knew this and he was very ill anyway, and that's why he knew what had to be done. However I know that even though he is in a better place, that doesn't make you feel any better. Please write back to me ASAP, because I want to have a chance to apologize you face to face. To look you in the eyes, wipe away your tears, and hold you in my arms. All I ask is that you give me the chance. Happy birthday Harry.

All my love, Your Father Severus

Harry continued crying silently to himself when he suddenly glanced down at the package that the owl had also dropped and ripped it open to find a picture of a red Ferrari that had been scribbled upon saying the words;

Your New Car

Love, Dad

"Whoa!" Harry whispered with astonishment as he felt his jaw drop wide open.