Life Taking A Turn: Chapter 4

Chapter 4

"Right I will give you a tour of your new home, I'm sure its crap compared to what you are used to" said Severus.

"What do you mean?" asked Harry uneasily. Was his professor going to lock him in the Dungeons or something?

"Nothing Potter, as you know this is the living room, Bathroom over there. That is my bedroom, go in there and you will know all about it. And this is your room," said Severus opening the door.

Harry frowned the place was dull and it had no sign of life within it. His stomach went queasy when he saw the cuffs on the headboard. He did not even want to think about them never mind know what they were used for. Looking back he saw that his teacher was already sitting in his living room doing nothing. It was as if he was waiting for him to come out and sit down, feeling compelled to sit down he went and sat.

"Do you know why you are here Harry?" asked Severus starting.

"No" said Harry admittedly.

"Very well I will tell you, but you better stay quiet until I am through right?" asked Severus giving Harry a pointed look.

"Yes sir" said Harry.

"Good, my father and mother were obviously vampires and I am one too. My father did not want me coming to Hogwarts but my mother did, she had best friends in Hogwarts and thought I would too. But I never did really have any friends all I wanted was to be accepted. And Lucius accepted me and introduced me to someone he was nice looking lovely black hair and brown eyes. He was powerful I could almost taste it, but I was fooled I joined the death eaters and made potions for the dark lord. Never getting the recognized for what I done for what I done, but I never went hungry I always got food. It was then I realised I was becoming more and more Like a vampire that I did not want to be. I want to feed yes but never kill, I guess I started feeling sorry for those I killed." said Severus stopping for a minute.

Harry could not help himself but ask "Do you not get fed now?"

"No, not unless Dumbledore lets me" said Severus sadly.
Harry's eyes widened that was utterly ridiculous, how did he survive without getting to hunt? That made him growl is his master could not feed then there was no way he could feed. This knowledge stunned him, how did he know all this? It was like he had woken up as someone else.

"Why doesn't he let you?" asked Harry curiously.

"Because I signed a contract" said Severus simply.

"What does it say?" asked Harry. He would look for a loop hole to get them through everything. Harry knew that he needed to feed and he could not let his master starve. Cursing himself inwardly he hated calling someone that it reminded him of Voldemort. He would need to talk about that and get it out of the way.

"That I cannot hunt and cannot turn any student" said Severus. He did not know that Harry was looking for a way around it; he could not help but ask.

"Do you think I killed my relatives?" asked Harry.

"No, I know you did not, there is not one bit of darkness around you" said Severus softly.

"Why does Dumbledore think I did?" asked Harry. Practically pleading with the man to tell him why the man he trusted was treating him like that.

Severus went over to Harry and hugged him softly; he knew what it was like to feel betrayed. The headmaster had changed after he had signed the contract. From grandfatherly to a powerful angry prejudice man. It had hurt him that the man had only playing him for the fool he was, and no one would believe him if he told them about the headmaster.

"He is just going with what everyone believes I'm not sure you know the real headmaster Harry. He is a powerful man and powerful men are not nice and gentle all the time or some times at all. Its all about power to them all the time, he wants rid of Riddle because he is a threat to his power" said Severus.

"Is anything he has said or told me even true?" asked Harry trembling.

"I'm not sure Harry, perhaps some half truths and that but apart from that I am not sure. He is a man that likes to know everything, or likes to think he knows everything. He was angry when you told the Weasley's Voldemort's real name. He had known that since the beginning of this war and he of course told no one. Every one knows now thanks to you" said Severus softly.

"Could the prophecy be wrong?" asked Harry hopefully.

"What Prophecy?" asked Severus curiously.

"the one with the power to vanquish the dark lord born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies, either must die at the hand of the other, for neither can live while the other survives" said Harry. Sounding as if he had heard it from someone and was telling him exactly what was said.

"I heard of that first bit, Dumbledore told me to give it to Voldemort." said

Severus looking shocked. He then paled at the implications behind what he had just said.

"If I had not told Voldemort it's a possibility that your parents would still be alive" said Severus in shock.

"No, Dumbledore would have made sure that Voldemort heard it either way" said Harry.

He was in shock; Dumbledore was the reason his parents were dead? He was curious to why he wanted the Potters and the Longbottom's out of the way. He could see of no other reason to why he would have made a prophecy.

"Why would he want to kill of the Longbottom's and my parents?" asked Harry deep in thought.

"Many things, money more power god knows" said Severus.

"Money? What money could he have gotten from me? There is not much I mean it will do till at least find a house or flat after I graduate but that's it" said Harry.

He had no idea that he was rich or powerful; no one had ever told him anything. Harry knew that he had not manipulated Neville the way he had him. So either he thought Neville was useless along with everyone else or it was him that had the more power and money if what Severus said was true.

"Harry you don't know? Your well rich have you never heard Draco ramble about how rich and how he got everything he wanted?" asked Severus. He could hardly believe that Harry did not know how rich he was.

"What do you mean of course I know that's all he has always went on about!" said Harry.

"Yes, all pure bloods are rich, you honestly did not think Malfoy, earned enough money these days to actually spoil his son like he does?" said Severus raised eye brow.

"Uuh yeah" said Harry.

"Stupid brat" said Severus affectionately "No the Potter line has been going for generations. Just like the Snape, Malfoy lines and many others. The Weasley's lost their money along time ago, one of them had a gambling problem and the money wore out eventually" finished Severus.

"Oh" said Harry.

"So I'm rich then? But isn't Dumbledore rich, I mean he is after all a pure blood too isn't he?" asked Harry.

"Yes Harry, but he has been alive for over one hundred years, and the headmaster for only around twenty years and back then the pay was not very good. He will have paid more to live the way he had always been living in the old days than now. The money they had probably spent already, and he has a brother Alberforth Dumbledore so that's more away. As far as I know Alberforth never had a job" said Severus.

"So they have spent all their money" said Harry.

Who did not think he could take any more in tonight, he was tired and exhausted. Yawning he tried to stay awake and listen but he found he could not. Wakening up enough he said to Severus.

"I'm tired and exhausted I won't be able to stay awake" said Harry.

"Better get used to it, that's how I normally feel. As I told you before Dumbledore only gives me enough to let me survive" said Severus apologetic.

"We will find a way around it I promise" said Harry tiredly.

"I wish you could Harry" said Severus softly as he pulled Harry up.
Led him to his new room, he would let Harry decide what colours he wanted his room when he was better. He wished Harry would come up with something, he did not think he could last much longer. He just wanted to rip open a vein and start drinking anyone's blood he did not care. It had gone after drinking Harry's blood. But Severus knew it would not be long before the feeling was back again and he did not think he could stop himself. Even a small part of him did not want to stop himself at all.

He did not need to chain him to the bed, thankfully but he was dreading the day he would have to. A new fledged Vampire not getting food was something that was just not done. He just hoped that Dumbledore would give Harry some. He did not want to have to been in the same quarters with a fledging that's had no blood; he did not want to know what would happen.