AN: This chapter is dedicated to *The Dark Lady55* for being the first person to review my first story :)! Thank you so much everyone who reviewed! You really inspired me to hurry up and write and new chapter and so here it is!

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WARNING: this chapter does get a bit violent and there is a tinsy wincy bit of bad language.

So here it is...hope you enjoy! :)

A sleek, black, stretch limousine cruised down the road and came to a smooth stop at a nearby red-light. The two passengers in the back seat sat quietly, surveying the documents in their laps and going over the file of a certain raven haired child over and over again. The file didn't provide much information, in fact they knew little about the boy they had been ordered to retrieve. To think that their boss would take interest in a mere child when he found everything else tedious and dull, it was absurd.

The first passenger, a man with smooth white blond hair that came to his middle back and aristocratic features, put the papers down a frustrated sigh. The second passenger was a man with glossy black hair that hung to his shoulders. His most distinguished feature was his hooked nose which indicated that he had been in a more than one fight throughout his lifetime. The raven haired man cocked an eyebrow at the annoyed sound but otherwise kept his eyes on the documents he was currently reading. He had no intention of indulging the blond man.

'He probably just wants to complain about the assignment yet again.' The raven thought as he tried valiantly to ignore the stare he could feel digging into his side, making him want to look up and meet those molten grey eyes. He held out for a few seconds before he let out a heavy sigh of his own and let his eyes abandon the documents he had been pretending to read.

"What do you want Lucius?" he asked in a weary voice, staring into grey eyes that demanded answers which he didn't have.

"Tell me Severus" the blond drawled in his usual haughty tone "why must I accompany you on this simple task. After all, it should only take one of us to acquire the boy and bring him to the boss." He said in a voice that seemed composed but Severus knew the blond was really sulking on the inside.

"You must accompany me Lucius" the man replied, bringing his hands to his temple and massaging away the headache that threatened to form "because the boss ordered it and the boss's orders are final. I believe he placed you on this assignment because you are very experienced when it comes to legal matters. Not to mention you are one of his most trusted inner circle members." Severus complimented, hoping the praise would shut the blond up.

As if on cue, Lucius's chest puffed out and his nose rose several inches in the air. Severus rolled his eyes. The man was so easy to manipulate if you just complimented him the right way (although he supposed that was one of his cuter features).The raven went back to the documents, scanning over them once again. They would be at the house in a few minutes and Severus wanted to make sure that everything went smoothly. The guardians would probably hesitate to hand the boy over quietly and might even make a big fuss. This was an assignment that he was sure he wouldn't like.

Finished with the page he was currently on, he moved it to the back and found himself faced with the boys file yet again. He tried to ignore it, but couldn't help feeling that there was something strange about the boy's history. His medical records were lacking and the few records that were there said that the boy was prone to anemia and was weak natured. Severus couldn't help but wonder if the boy was so weak, why didn't he go to the doctor more often? One report that stuck in his mind was when the boy was only four years old and had broken his ankle. The report said that by the time the boy was taken to the hospital, the ankle was thoroughly swollen and on the verge of infection. Severus was curious as to how a boy so young would have broken his ankle in the first place and why it had taken the family so long to treat it.

'Maybe…' he thought but immediately banished the thought from his head. Young boys were always running around and getting into trouble and if he was anything like his trouble maker of a father, he probably got hurt pretty oftenand his guardians, being used to it, probably thought they could handle the wound themselves. Severus continued with the file and stumbled across something else that puzzled him. The child had been in school for two years now and was currently in the first grade. His scores were horrible and he was ranked last in the class. At first glance it would seem as if the boy was daft but when it came to aptitude tests and benchmarks, the child always ranked first in the class, far exceeding his other classmates.

'Why would the boy want to seem unintelligent?' Severus pondered, trying to figure out the puzzle that was Harry Potter.

"Still though" Lucius whispered almost to himself, interrupting Severus's train of thought "why is this boy so important to the boss? Why did he go through so much effort for the child?"

The raven haired man looked out of the window and contemplated the questions himself. In truth, he had no idea why the boss would take so much interest in the spawn of the arrogant Potter and one of his closest friends Lily. As far as he knew, the man had never liked Potter much in the first place. It made him wonder what had happened between the obnoxious fool and their boss that they didn't know about.

Severus's thoughts were interrupted once again as the limo screeched to a stop in front of number four privet drive. He sneered at the uniformity of the neighborhood. All of the houses, cars, and yards seemed to be completely identical, the only distinguishing feature being the numbers that hung outside of each door. 'How anyone could stand living in a dull place such as this I will never know.'

'I guess this is it' he thought gathering the documents into a folder and stepping out of the limo after the blond. He smoothed the wrinkeles out of his suit and straightened his tie, then followed Lucius to the front door and rang the bell. He waited for about a minute but when no one answered he rang it again. Another minute passed and he could tell that Lucius was becoming exasperated with having to wait. He was proven right when the blond reached over him and rang the doorbell a third time. This time the door was answered after only a few seconds. Both men were unpleasantly surprised when the door opened to reveal what seemed to be a walrus shaped like a man. He was huge and nearly bursting out of his clothes. His face was a bright red and he had annoyed look on his face.

"Can I help you" he demanded more than asked in a bellowing voice.

Lucius slipped a civil mask onto his face but Severus could see that the blond was utterly disgusted with the man's physical appearance and attitude. The raven knew that if it weren't for the boss's orders, the blond would probably insult the man before walking away to 'disinfect' himself.

"I believe you can" Lucius replied in a haughty manner "is this the residence of Harry James Potter?"

The man's eyes widened at the mention of the boy's name and his posture became unsure.

"Who wants to know?" he demanded, standing up straighter in an attempt to make himself more intimidating.

"Mr. Dursley" Lucius retorted, authority dripping from his voice "perhaps you would be so kind as to invite us in so we can discuss this under more comfortable circimstances."

Dursley hesitated for a moment, but in the end gave up and stepped aside to let the two strangers into his home. The two men swept into the house gracefully and surreptitiously took in the surroundings. It was a pretty nice house, all things considered, very neat and very clean. There were pictures hanging on the walls and displayed on the mantle. Severus took a moment to study all the pictures and was shocked to find that the only child depicted was the overweight whale currently taking up half of the sofa and watching television. Where was the other child, the boy named Harry?

Before he could contemplate any longer, a skinny (bordering on anorexic) woman with the face of a horse bustled over to them, swaying her hips in a way that she probably thought attractive but was most certainly not.

"Hello" she greeted with a smile that reminded Severus of curdled milk. "My name is Petunia Dursley and this is my husband Vernon and my son Dudley. To what do we owe the pleasure?"

'This is Lily's sister?' Severus thought with a sneer while reaching out to take her offered hand.

"Hello Mrs. Dursley. My name is Severus Snape and this is my colleague Lucius Malfoy. We come on behalf of our employer Tom Riddle to inform you that as of today Harry James Potter has been adopted by Mr. Riddle and will be his charge."

Lucius watched the woman's face change from polite, to nervous to panicky all in the span of a few seconds. He truly smiled as he reveled in her discomfort.

"This must be some kind of mistake" she responded with a shaky smile. "We are the boy's guardians, it was in Lily's will!"

"That may be true" Lucius replied "however a letter was found in the potter household that specifically stated that Harry was not to be left with you and your husband. Furthermore, it has been discovered that the funds left for Harry disappeared a long time ago and yet none of it was spent on the child."

"Now you wait just one second!" Vernon growled as he approached the two "it's none of your business how we spent that money! I will not stand for this disrespect in my own…"

"It is our business Mr. Dursley" Severus smoothly interrupted "when the money was not yours to spend. That money was set aside by James and Lily for Harry's education and was meant to put him through private school."

"As we've already stated" Lucius continued before the fat pig could open his mouth again "We have legal documentation that you are no longer guardians of the boy, so if you will retrieve him we will have you sign some release papers and then be on our way."

"You mean the freaks leaving?!" Dudley inquired in an excited tone from his position on the couch.

"Dudley!" Petunia reprimanded in a tense voice "why don't you go outside and play for a bit." She suggested, gesturing to the back door.

"But I don't want…"

"Dudley go now!" Petunia demanded in a shrill voice.

The boy slide off the couch with an aggravated look on his face and promptly left through the back door, slamming it on the way out. Petunia looked back at the two men with what she probably thought was a sweet smile.

"Children say the strangest things don't they? But I suppose boys will be boys." Petunia stated with an ugly laugh. Lucius narrowed his eyes at the woman, his face growing cold and hard.

"Mrs. Dursley, if you would like to go over the documents to check their authenticity then please do so quickly. I am growing tired of these games and I wish to leave this ghastly house as soon as possible." Severus sighed as he observed the look of utter shock etched on the woman's face. But he knew that Lucius's temper had been building up ever since he stepped foot in the house. One could only push Lucius so far before he exploded and it was never pretty when he did. Severus could only hope that he wouldn't….

"NOW SEE HERE!" Vernon bellowed storming towards Lucius in a furious way "DON'T YOU DARE SPEAK TO MY WIFE THAT WAY!"

Lucius reacted fast as lightning, pulling a metal object out of his clean crisp suit and pointing it at Dursley. Severus shook his head in disappointment. They were supposed to be doing things the clean way today, but that was all down the gutter now. He pulled out his own gun and aimed it at Petunia, instructing her to sit on the couch. Lucius did the same and soon the couple were cowering on the couch together.

"Now you listen Dursley" Lucius spat at the man in rage "I will give ten seconds to tell me where Harry Potter is before I blow you and your wife's brains out."

The raven haired man cocked an eyebrow at the overly violent threat. Lucius was furious at the moment, meaning the day would probably end in blood shed.

"Raising a gun to me in my own home!" Vernon shouted, spittle flying across the room as Petunia trembled and crying nosily beside him. Lucius approached the man and placed the gun directly on his head.

"You're either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid Dursley. Now you only have five seconds to tell me where the boy is before I decorate this house with your blood." Lucius stated, a cruel smile fixed on his face.

"GO TO HELL!" the overweight man yelled spitting at the blonds feet. Lucius's face morphed to cold fury before it went completely calm.

"So it's the second one huh?" he stated right before he cocked his arm all the way back and hit Dursley in the head with the hilt as hard as he could. Vernon fell over onto his wife in an unconscious heap, blood gushing from his forehead. Petunia began to scream her husband's name as she quivered in fear, tears streaming down her cheeks like rivers. The two men turned to the back door as it opened and Dudley waddled in with an air of arrogance.

"Mom I'm tired of waiting out…" he yelled as he made his way into the living room. The oversized child froze in horror as he took in the sight of his unconscious father, his sobbing mother, and the two strangers with guns.

"Maybe the boy knows where Potter is" Severus speculated, striding over to him and leading him to where his parents set.

"Kid if you know where your cousin is, you better tell us before mommy here gets a new whole in her head." Lucius said, pointing the gun at the wreck of a woman. The boy trembled before pointing to a small cupboard in the middle of the hall. Lucius looked at the door in confusion before turning furious eyes on the boy.

"Do you think this is a game?!" he demanded cocking his gun and preparing to shoot.

"No I'm telling the truth!" the boy yelled, shaking like a leaf. "That's where the freak sleeps!"

Severus and Lucius stared at each other in horror before running over to the tiny cupboard and throwing it open.

Poor Dursley's :( Just kidding! They got exactly what they deserved and their going to get a lot worse if I have anything to say about it (and I do)!

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