A/N: Thank you for the reviews. Here's the next chapter, enjoy :)

MSMSMSMS

Previously: Severus banged the doors open and stalked back over to Harry's bed. He quietly handed the balm to Poppy, and she handed him the list. Severus carefully looked over the injuries Harry received while Poppy soothed the balm over Harry's wounds. Right before her eyes the raw flesh scabbed over. She was so engrossed with her work she missed Severus leaving, and jumped when the doors slammed shut as he passed through them.

Severus stormed out of the castle, his wand spitting red sparks when he thought about all the rotten things that has happened to Harry. He knew he needed to calm down, so he decided to take a walk around the Black Lake. Snape stayed outside until the sun began to set, and the breeze that felt good in the beating sun turned cold. Then he walked back into the castle and up to the headmaster's office. He raised his hand to knock, but the older professor beat him to it and opened the door.

"Good evening Severus, have you calmed down?" Albus stepped aside to let the potion master in. Once they were both in, he closed the door and walked behind his desk. He picked up a trinket and started playing with it.

"Headmaster, you cannot send Harry back. However, summer is almost over, and the children will arrive soon for another year. I can't take him in, it's too... dangerous. You and I both know the Dark Lord will arise again. I must seem like a faithful servant to him, how would I be able to do that with the child the Dark Lord's after is in my care? Besides, the Ministry of Magic would never allow an ex-death eater to take in the Boy-Who-Lived."

"Fear not, my boy. The MoM will allow you to take care of Harry if you wish. As for Voldemort, we will deal with him when the time comes. Right now, however, we need to take care of Harry. Minerva, I'm sure, would love to help you take care of the little boy, as well as all the other staff. Help will come to those who ask for it."

"I should talk to the boy first. See if he would like to come and stay with me, though how could he not? I know I'm not a nice fellow, but I am 98 percent better than those muggles. Alright Albus, I'll take the boy in. I hope you realize that just because he is "boy wonder" I won't be spoiling him."

"Good, good. I will have the adoption papers brought to you sometime tomorrow, that is if Harry agrees to live with you. Do you want to blood adopt him Severus?"

Severus thought for a moment. Blood adoption would change the boy's DNA to make him related to Severus. The features that Harry had gotten from James would change to look like his. Whatever Harry got from his mother would stay, including his emerald green eyes. The potion master knew that he would never have kids on his own. He had decided on his answer. "Yes, Albus."

MSMSMSMS

Harry woke up scared and alone in a place he'd never seen before. Everything was white, the walls, the beds, the sheets. He noticed that he felt better than he had in a long time. He moved to sit up, and was startled to see a tall man in black walk through the doors and towards his bed. The man looked familiar. 'Where have I seen him before? Oh! Last night, he was the one who took me away from my aunty and uncle.'

"Hello, Harry," the man spoke in a deep voice. "I'm Severus Snape. Yesterday I took you to a castle called Hogwarts. It's a school for witchcraft and wizardry. Madam Pomfrey and I took good care of you. We healed your wounds Harry. Now I know this is a lot to take in all at once, but bare with me please Harry. Do you want to go back to your aunt and uncle?" Severus spoke as gently as he could to the small child. He squinted from the sunlight that began to make its way over the horizon and through the window.

"No! Please sir! Don't send me back to them. I'll be good…" the boy looked down at his lap.

"Harry. Look at me. I have something to ask you. Would you like to become my son? I can adopt you and take you away from those mean muggles forever."

"What are muggles?" Harry cocked his head confused.

"They are humans who don't possess magic. I am a wizard Harry." Severus took out his wand and transfigured a pillow into a chair for him to sit on.

"Woah! That's so cool! But my uncle says that magic isn't real. He told me only freakish people can do magic. People like me. I am nothing but a freak. I was born as a freak, I live as a freak, and I will die as a freak. No one will miss me when I'm dead." Harry's eyes glazed over as he spoke the last few sentences.

'Merlin be damned! They brain washed the boy!' Severus thought to himself. "Harry. You are not a freak. You were never a freak. People will miss you when you're dead. Harry you are a wizard, and if you decided that you would like to live with me, than I can show you how to control your magic. You will be taught different spells, and no one will ever abuse you again," he spoke in a stern voice, making sure Harry understood that he meant what he said.

The boy was silent for a few moments before Severus was given a response. "Yes, please sir. I'd love to become your son."

"We'll get right to it then Harry. Now I need to tell you something else. I'm not just going to adopt you, I am going to blood adopt you. This means that you won't look like James Potter, your biological father, but you'll look like me. Is that okay with you?" Severus wanted Harry to feel as if he did have a say in things. He wanted to show the boy that his opinion was important.

Harry nodded his head enthusiastically. 'I'm going to have a father! I'm going to be a son! I'm going to have a real family!' he thought happily to himself. "How long will I be in here sir? I don't like everything being white."

Severus chuckled. "Hopefully Madam Pomfrey will allow you out of the hospital wing by the end of today." He looked around the room. Harry was right, it was too white. There was a popping sound and all of a sudden the walls became a dark blue. Shocked, Snape turned back to Harry.

"I'm sorry sir! I didn't mean to! I was just thinking that blue would be a lovely color for the walls! Please sir, don't send me back! I'll behave I promise!" Harry started hyperventilating as he chanted, "I am nothing but a freak. I was born as a freak, I live as a freak, and I will die as a freak. No one will miss me when I'm dead," again and again.

Severus panicked. He couldn't get Harry to focus on him. He took out his wand and called out, "Expecto patronum," a shining white doe appeared galloping around the room before stopping gracefully in front of him. "Find Poppy and tell her the boy is hyperventilating," the doe bowed and bounded out the door.

While Severus waited for the healer, he took Potter into his arms and started rocking him back and forth shushing him. His right hand making small circles on Harry's back. Snape could feel every vertebra underneath the skin, and knew that the boy was severely malnourished and undernourished. Harry began to calm down, his breathing slowed to its normal pace.

"Will you send me away now sir?" Harry looked at Severus with fearful eyes.

"No. You will never go back there Harry. And never say that you are a freak again. Harry. Am I a freak?" Harry shook his head no. "Then you are not a freak either, because you and I are the same. If you are a freak then so am I." The boy thought about this before shyly looking up into the potion master's eyes. He slowly lifted the corners of his lips into a smile, as if afraid he'd he yelled at for being happy.

Madam Pomfrey came running into the room, her hair sticking out in weird places, and she was out of breath. "I got your message Severus. I was at Hagrid's hut when your patronus found me, and I ran all the way here, but it looks as if you managed to get everything under control. You even got the boy to smile! Hello Harry. I'm Madam Pomfrey. I'm a healer, which is like a muggle doctor. Can I do a quick check-up on you?"

A/N: Yay! I got another chapter done! If you find any mistakes please point them out to me. Till next chapter, adieu.