Chapter 3

Hell to the No

Hogwarts School of Wizardry - Scotland

Headmaster Severus Snape was pacing his office genuinely perplexed as to why after all these years he would receive a missive from an old friend that has not contacted him in decades.

Looking back down at the parchment in his trembling hands he rereads,

Dear Grease ball

I know this may come as a surprise but there is a reason for this letter after all these years.

It has recently come to my attention that one of the deplorable miscreants I try to teach, has come into his magical inheritance at least to my knowledge albeit later than most.

After seeing Ladyface being terrorized and withdraw into his shell due to the constant bullying he endures daily, it reminded me of the stories you would write me of my God Son and the abuse he suffered at the hands of that miscreant he called a father.

I thought of contacting you to see how I should progress in this situation. I believe that he has not realized that he is of a magical background and is withdrawing into his own mind quite rapidly.

If that is the case about him he may need a magical intervention of some type. Could you also see if he appears in the Book of Magical Births and if my assumptions are correct he made need a magical family member to help him in this trying time for him? From the records I purloined for my potential Cheerio candidates his full name is Kurt Ettiene (Elizabeth) Hummel and was born on May 27 1993. It would be imperative that you check this as this is the only magical child I have encountered since my exile to the muggle world.

Jeannie says hi and that she misses your visits.

I shall wait for your reply as to how I handle this

Yours

Sue

Reading this letter again had transported Severus back to a time during one of his visits to Malfoy Manor that had so revolted him that the usually stoic man starts to tear up remembering the scene he came across.

He had heard screams coming from upstairs, it sounded like his God Son. Severus bolts up the stairs as quickly as he could since he was returning from a Death Eater meeting. Severus rounds the corner when he hears the whimpering of his 9 year old God Son.

"Please father no." Draco begged but it was no use, Lucius began to viciously beat his young son, Draco's cries seemed to please him each time he brought the cane down upon him.

He did not stop until his heir's body was bruised and bleeding beyond belief. It was then he did the most monstrous thing possible. He took off his belt and lowered his trousers. Severus blanched at the site. Trying to be strong for the boy he turns away internally fighting himself as to what to do.

Draco was young and didn't understand what was happening but he knew it was going to hurt as his father parted his legs.

The nine year old couldn't help but scream as his father entered him without warning or preparation. The pain was beyond the Crucio curse. Draco past out long before Lucius was finished with him as the pain engulfed and swallowed him. Snape silently turns and heads back downstairs silently.

That had been Draco's ninth birthday and he had never forgotten even now nearly twenty years later.

Sev remembers watching Draco grow up his 'father' had left scars that no amount of magic could remove or conceal which was the reason he had accepted his destiny as death eater. He realized that no one could ever save him in the way he wanted. He could only do as much as he could whilst Draco was at school but even then he had to do it subtly.

Pulling himself out of this memory Severus silently vows to help this child even though the mental scars might not be the same as Draco's had been he would look after this child and help Sue any way he can.

Gliding over to the Book of Magical Births he scans through the years to 1993 looking for the entry. Severus blanches going paler than he had ever been, looking down he finds Kurt's name and others. Checking and rechecking their lineages he collapses into a nearby chair.

"How can that be?" He ponders running his fingers through his hair trying to come to terms over what he has just seen in the book. "Oh my Goddess, what am I going to tell them?" He internally shrieks as he head to his fireplace, grabs some floo powder and announces ….

Hehe just a small cliffhanger