Where He Belongs

By: Amanda Lily Potter

Author's Note: I would like to thank everyone for reading and my reviewer for her modivation to write more. Oh yea, this will not be a SLASH fic, it will be purely father/son.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. I only own the letter Harry got, that's about it.

Chapter 2: Severus gets protective

When they stopped spinning they saw a cottage sitting on the top of a hill.

Severus started towards the cottage, not even waiting to see if Madame Pomfrey was following or not.

They were halfway to the cottage when a small blur zoomed towards them, nearly knocking both Severus and his load over. After regaining his hold on Harry he turned to the little creature, "Twinkie, go back inside and prepare a room for Mr. Potter."

"OK, yes sir Master Snape sir," with that the little house elf scurried off.

Again without looking at Madame Pomfrey, Severus continued on his way to small cozy looking cottage. Severus stopped again just before they reached the door to shift Harry's weight. He went to reach for the door handle but before he was able to Poppy grabbed it and pushed the door open. He nodded at her before walking into the cottage, lying Harry on a nearby sofa, "Watch him, I will be right back with the potion. Keep him lying still." He walked up a set of stairs and disappeared through the door at the top.

Poppy was about to shout up to him what he meant, when Harry began to twitch and tremble. She rushed over to him, gently but firmly grabbed his shoulders and spoke to him softly. By the time Severus got back, Harry had gotten worse instead of better. He led Poppy to a chair then crouched down by Harry's head, took the child's hand in his own, and softly started speaking into his ear, "Come on Potter, I know you can hear me. Listen to my voice. Use my voice as an anchor to pull yourself back to the land of the living."

Severus continued muttering to the child while gesturing to Poppy to cover the boy with a blanket sitting on the chair beside her. Poppy did as she was told then sat back and watched Harry's body slowly start to calm down. It took about half an hour for him to completely calm down, but surprisingly he didn't wake up once through the whole ordeal.

Once Harry was completely calm Severus reached with the hand not holding Harry's into his own robes and grabbed the potion needed. Handing the potion to Poppy and instructed her to pour it into Harry's mouth slowly. While Poppy was uncorking the vial, he removed his hand from the sleeping child's and positioned his hand on the boy's throat; ready to massage the throat muscles to help him swallow. They were halfway through the potion when Harry woke up choking on the potion going down his throat. Poppy stopped pouring to allow the child to breathe.

Severus eased Harry up into a sitting position and started to rub soothing circles on his back. When he started to calm down Severus gently laid him back down.

"Hush Potter, just finish drinking the potion," Severus said, motioning Madame Pomfrey to walk back and put the potion vial back against his lips. "Just concentrate on drinking. I will help you. You only have half the potion left."

Harry tried to help, but the pain had worn him out and every now and then pain would shoot through his body. Severus noticed this but didn't say anything on the matter. When he finished the whole potion, Severus picked up the empty vial and again disappeared up the stairs.

Harry looked up to Madame Pomfrey and opened his mouth as if to say something before shutting it and curling himself into a ball. Madame Pomfrey tried everything she could think of. She tried talking to him, rubbing his back, and as a last resort she even started shaking him.

When Severus returned downstairs he saw Poppy crouched over Harry; her hands on his shoulders; and she was firmly, but gently, shaking the boy. Roughly grabbing her wrists she pulled her away from the now shaking child. Shooting her one of his patented glares before turning back to calm Harry down. Once Harry was calm and asleep Severus turned his attention back to Poppy.

"What did you think you were doing?!?" Severus demanded, careful not to raise his voice and wake Harry.

"I was trying to get him to calm down," the Medi Witch said in her own defense, though she knew that nothing could excuse what she did.

"Well you weren't doing a very good job of it, now were you?" Severus asked, a snarl evident in his voice.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking," Poppy said, slowly backing away from the angry potions master.

"That's damn right you weren't thinking. You can't make the pain stop, not even the potion can do that. The only thing you can do is sit with him until the pain passes," Severus explained turning around to get another potion off of a nearby shelf.

After searching through the vials on the shelf, he got the one he was looking for and turned back to Poppy, "Why don't you go back to Hogwarts? If he shows any signs of medical problems I will be sure to call you." He led her over to the fireplace and watched her go.

Severus turned and walked back over to the sofa. While gently shaking awake the sleeping child, he placed the potion vial on a nearby table.

When Harry awoke he looked around his unfamiliar surroundings in confusion and fear. Since he had been unconscious during the trip, and was in shock from the pain the last time he woke up, he didn't remember anything from earlier that morning. When Harry started to go into a panic attack, Severus decided to make his presence known by stepping up to him and gently started to rub soothing circles on his back.

Once he started to calm down, Severus eased him up into a sitting position. Sitting beside Harry, Severus looked at him, waiting for him to calm down some more. Harry looked over at Severus in confusion.

"Sir?"

"Yes Mister Potter?"

"Where…Where am I?" he asked, fear evident in his voice.

"My summer cottage," Severus replied, looking at his watch, "here, this is just a dreamless sleep potion. It will allow you to sleep without feeling the pain." Handing Harry the potion, he helped to steady the child's shaky hands while he drank.

After the potion was finished Severus gently laid the child down and placed the blanket on top of him. With a whispered promise that he would just be down the hall and would be right by his side if he needed him. Severus placed a charm on the boy that would alert him if the boy woke up or felt pain. He blew out all the candles, leaving one lit on the table by Harry's head just in case the boy did wake up. After making sure Harry would be alright Severus turned to go down the hall to his own bedchambers for the night.

A/N: That's all folks...or at least until I write more. Don't forget to leave a review.