Chapter 3 - Father
A/N: Snape gets a surprise! Just a warning; includes abusive father, but we don't go into it much.. Now go read!
TO THE GUEST WHO REVIEWED ON JULY 8; I believe that getting out of bullying would be a larger motivation to get in than fear to stay out, assuming you meant what I think you did. Snape is often bullied for being greasy and gross, so I think he would regularly to change that, to no avail due to his lack of knowledge on the topic. Also, being clean might make his father pleased, so that would also provide motivation, even if his father couldn't know where Snape got the cleaning supplies.
DISCLAIMER: All of the Harry Potter stuff is owned by none other than…. Joanne Rowling! Not me.
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The Hogwarts Express came to a full stop at Platform 9¾. As it did so, Severus began to feel the familiar little feeling of dread. He had known he was going back, but now it was happening. He hated Spinner's End, and he despised his father, and he still had to go back.
Lily grabbed his hand, beaming. She was so lucky, having a family that loved her, or most of it, at least. He knew about Petunia's hatred for her sister. But still, she had two loving parents and she was friends with the neighbors, and she would be having a grand time while he was stuck rotting in his father's rundown old shack.
They both stepped off the train together, dragging their trunks behind them. Lily spotted her family, and turned towards them.
"Er, Lily, you forgot to let go. I need to find my dad."
Severus only called him that when he was in a public area, because he was his father and nothing else.
"No you don't. I have a surprise for you!"
"Uh, what?"
"Come with me!"
Severus followed hesitantly, and Lily led him to her parents.
"Lily…?"
Lily turned around, and, if it was even possible, her smile got bigger and brighter. "I owled Mum and Dad about staying with us this summer! They got back almost immediately. You're staying with me!"
This statement made Severus smile wider than he ever remembered. "Thank you! Thank you so much!"
Lily hugged him. Severus hugged back, even tighter, until Mr. Evans interrupted them.
"We have to find your parents, though, and tell them where you will be staying-"
"They won't care," Severus muttered.
"-That you will be safe-"
"That will just depress them," Severus quietly interrupted again.
"-And that we can cover all your expenses."
"That, they can handle," Severus again said only so Lily can hear, before he spoke in a normal tone, "I'm sure this will all be fine. I will tell them."
"Why don't we come with you? I'm sure your parents would like to know who you are staying with," Mrs. Evans suggested.
Lily piped up, "It's fine, Mum. I'll go with him!"
"Alright, come back quickly."
At their answer, the duo rushed off to find Mr. Snape.
"Thanks."
"Don't mention it. I heard your mutters, he sounds awful. I wouldn't want my best friend's parents meeting my father either, if he was like yours."
Severus led Lily to an alleyway, where a grumpy old man was waiting. When he spotted his son, he instantly advanced towards him and yelled, "WHERE WERE YOU? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG I WAS WAITING?"
"S-sorry, Father."
"NOT GOOD ENOUGH! WE'RE GOING HOME, NOW," Mr. Snape continued, spit flying. He violently reached out to Severus, but the younger Snape dodged quickly and stepped in front of Lily protectively.
"No, I'm going to the Evans'..." Severus said meekly, but he still tried to put on a brave face.
"HMPH! ABANDONING YOUR POOR OLD FATHER? FINE! DON'T COME BACK!" and with that awful goodbye, he turned and left.
Lily turned to Severus with wide, tearfilled eyes. "That's what you had to put up with your whole life? Oh, Sev, I'm so sorry."
Severus lets out a shaky breath. "It's fine, I'm fine. I'm just glad it went better than expected."
"It normally goes worse?!" Lily shrieked.
"Uh, no! It's fine. Let's go back to your parents now," Severus tried to cover up his mistake.
Slowly, Lily nodded.
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