Harry sat looking out his bedroom window and down at number 4 Privet Drive. He sighed sadly, he was so miserable. His uncle had nearly bashed him into a bloody pulp for accidently breaking a glass. Luckily he was able to get away and seek refuge in his bedroom. He was so sick of hiding, they were after all his family, and Harry had to take extra caution around them! That wasn't how it was supposed to be! A family was supposed to protect and love every member! Why was it that God saw fit to leave him with a family that didn't love anyone but themselves?!

He shook his head keeping his eyes on the road. For some reason Harry always felt so compelled to gaze at the road. He did not know why but there was always that one strand of hope that someone would come for him and-

Did that light just go out? Harry rose from his desk and pressed his face against the glass.

Another street light flickered and went out.

What the Bloody Hell is going on?

When the whole street became dark Harry grabbed his wand and opened the bedroom door. It was quiet; in fact Harry couldn't even hear his cousin's telly. Something was not right, no, not at all right. He began descending downstairs when a sound made his stop right in the middle of the stairs.

"Jus- Mr. Potter put that away. No one is here to hurt you."

Harry could recognize that voice anywhere but why the Hell was the one man that hated him most in his house assuring his safety.

"Professor Snape…wha-what are you doing here?" he asked stumbling over his words and feeling the wall for a light switch.

"There are things the Headmaster and I need to discuss with you, please come down."

Please? Usually his teacher just demanded.

"Uh…yes sir." Harry said coming down the steps and then hitting the switch.

He look around the now illuminate room to see that the Dursley's were gone.

"Where are my Aunt and Uncle?" Harry asked suddenly extremely calm.

He knew that if two full grown wizards were in the house there would be Hell to play. Uncle Vernon had a hatred for all abnormal and he was sure it would be an interesting fight it Uncle Vernon said such a thing to Snape.

Hmmm…I would actually pay to see something like that.

"We charmed their minds to stay asleep for exactly one hour, after which they will wake up with no memory of tonight or others." Severus said smugly.

"Sir…you said Professor Dumbledore was here?"

"Yes," Snape motioned to the living room, "he has something he needs to tell you."

Harry walked passed his potions master and found Hogwarts' Headmaster sitting on the sofa looking grim.

"Professor Dumbledore…what is going on?"

At first Dumbledore looked uncertain of what he was going to say but then he saw Severus' death glare he quickly gathered his thoughts.

"There is something I must tell you…something that I neglected to tell you long ago."

Harry bit his lip; any secret such as this could mean nothing but bad news. However he braced himself for a blow.

And what Harry heard left him speechless. He was not a Potter…he wasn't even a HE…!

"You-You WHAT?!" Harry screamed in fury. "YOU TURNED ME INTO A BOY?!" he screamed.

"It…it was for your own good lad." Dumbledore said in his defense.

"MY OWN GOOD…MY.OWN.FUCKING.GOOD! WHAT GOOD WAS IT DOING ANYONE FOR ME TO BE LEFT WITH A FAMILY THAT ENJOYED STARVING AND BEATING ME?!" he spat with tears in his eyes.

"My Boy-"

"Can you even call me that anymore?!" Harry spat feeling his voice crack. "I'm not even a boy!"

Harry turned to Snape with eyes filled with unshed tears. "Did-did you know?" he asked quivering with anger.

"No…I knew I had a daughter but I didn't know that she was-

-me." Harry whispered.

He covered his eyes and kept his mouth closed so tight that he was sure the flesh would rip in half.

"Can…can it be reversed?" he asked awkwardly.

"Reversed?" Dumbledore said astonished. "Harry you can't possibly be considering that! You don't even know Severus!"

"And who's bloody fault is that?!" Harry snapped angrily.

Harry turned to face Snape who was staring down Dumbledore. "Would you…if I turned back…would you…?" Harry couldn't say it…it was so strange.

"Would I what…keep you?"

Harry nodded.

"Why did I drag Dumbledore down here, Harry? It sure as Hell wasn't for my health! Of course I would keep you!"

Harry smiled weakly and turned to Dumbledore.

"How could you do this to me? You knew how much I hated coming back here, but for fifteen years you hid me away from my real father and placed me under a fake identity. You have no heart…YOU ARE NO BETTER THEN VOLDEMORT!"

Severus placed a hand on Harry's shoulder and shook his head.

"He is not worth it Harry…he was never worth it."

Harry nodded and turned his back on the sad looking Headmaster that he had once dared to call grandfather.

"What do we do now?" Harry asked.

Snape smiled a thin lip smile. "Well, we get your things and leave here for-

"Forever." He finished flatly.

"Yes, child…forever."

Severus waited for Harry to grab his owl and trunk. He told the boy to only take a couple days worth of clothes and leave the rest seeing as after the transformation …well…he would need a different variety of clothing. When Harry came down with his trunk and caged owl Severus noticed that the bird's cage was padlocked.

"What the Hell?" Severus asked taking the cage from him. "Your uncle is truly a bastard." He said taking out his wand.

"Alohomora." The lock click and Severus slipped it off the cage and Hedwig flew out and soared out an open window.

"Don't worry, she'll know where you are." He said noticing his ward's questioning glances.

"Sir, where are we going exactly?"

Severus smiled and sighed. "We are going to my home…Snape Manor."

"Manor?" Harry asked with excitement.

"Yes…my family Manor…" he said happy that his son…daughter…uh…he would call Harry his son until they made a reversal potion…was happy to be going to.

"Umm…sir can we leave now?"

"Severus! You cannot take the boy!" Dumbledore said regaining his composure.

"You have no say on the matter, Dumbledore, Harry wants to come and he is fifteen legally old enough to make his decisions any court would agree with me. "

"Let's not also forget the fact that you changed my gender without my consent!" Harry shouted.

"Or mine!" Severus added nodding.

"How are you going to explain to the world that Harry Potter has gone missing?" Dumbledore said going to his last resort.

"Professor Snape isn't going to explain anything! You and I are!" Harry spat.

Just as Dumbledore and Harry were about to continue this yelling match Severus looked at the clock, they had five minutes to leave before the muggles awoke. And because Severus erased them ever having any memory of Harry it would not be wise for them to linger.

"Come along Harry, we haven't the time to linger any longer." He took Harry by the wrist and led him outside.

The night was cool and the only sound heard was of Harry's trunk being dragged on the pavement and Severus muttering something under his breath. Harry looked back at Number 4 and smiled. He was leaving and he would not be coming back…it was all too good to be true.

"Sir, what made you think of Justine?" Harry asked in curiosity.

"My nightmares." He said simply.

"What do they-"

"I will explain once we are in the safety of Snape Manor." Severus said quietly.

They walked down Surrey for a while and Harry's arms were starting to get tired from how heavy his trunk was.

"Sir, are we going to walk to Snape Manor?" Harry asked feeling near death.

"No, I'm just trying to find a good spot to apparate."

"Apparate?" Harry asked.

But Severus was too stuck in his own train of thought to hear him. There was no doubt in his mind that he would have to get another job, maybe he would apply to be a Healer as Madam Pomfary had suggested. They walked until the streets were completely quiet and empty.

"Harry, I'm going to transport your trunk to the Manor."

Harry smiled in relief and rolled his trunk in front of him. With a wave of Severus' wand the trunk disappeared.

"How can you do that without…talking?"

"It takes an extreme amount of concentration. It would actually be very useful for you to know…maybe I'll teach you how to use nonverbal magic."

He watched a smile appear on the boy's face and couldn't resist smiling back himself. Severus didn't know why but in the back of his mind he knew that everything was going to be alright.

There's Chapter 2 finished and complete! FINALLY! Anyway PLEASE R&R!