"Potter." Snape said, his eyes travelling over the young man standing at the door sopping wet and clothesless. "Do you always answer the door naked? And you wonder why the Dark lord wants to kill you…" It occurred to Harry then that the reason for this visit wasn't reconciliation.
"What do you want, Snape?" Harry said viciously. Snape didn't look surprised at this and merely raised an eyebrow.
"Don't do that Potter. Spite does not suit you." He drawled. "Get dressed and let us get this over with."
"So that's why you're here!" Snape scoffed.
"What did you think, Potter?" The embarrassed blush on his cheeks as he looked at the floor gave it away. "I see…"
"I'm not getting one." Harry thought this might end the same as last time. Instead of shouting as he had previously, Snape merely stared down at Harry. "I'm keeping it. I'll raise it by myself."
"They won't let you keep it. The child will be taken before you even see it. Get rid of it now Potter. Spare yourself the heart break in a few months." Harry just stared at him before wrapping his arms round his middle as if Snape was going to rip him open and pull the embryo out with his bare hands.
"They won't take it away." He said stubbornly and Snape looked down on him. If he had showed any gentleness or sign of wanting to keep the child, there was none of it now.
"Very well. I have warned you, Potter. It is with you own stupidity that you do this." With a swoop of his robes, turned around, pausing only to say one thing.
"Oh, and dare bring my name into it, and you'll wish you'd never been born." Once the portrait closed, Harry growled in frustration and had he been holding something, he would have thrown it. Instead, he sank down onto the floor and gave off a sob. He'd lost his relationship, his position on the Qudditch team and probably a few friends in Gryffindor, but he wouldn't lose this baby. He'd make sure of that…
I'm finally noticing this story's popularity and have almost finished the entire planning/plot and a couple of chapters. They'll get longer once we het to the main plot, which is a couple of chapters away. Thanks to all who reviewed. I really do love you.
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