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Summary: A girl from Harry's past is now Snape's newfound daughter. Later a Snape adopts Harry story! Also, Harry will have a whole new family. HPGW RWHG DMOC SSOC! Plz. give the story a try. May or not later be a HD spoiler! You have been warned!

A/N: Thanks a lot for the reviews! I appreciate it! The meeting between Harry and April will be around Ch. 10.

Selena/April will be April from Sev's. P.O.V.

Italics: Nightmares and thoughts.

Chapter 7: The Reunion

Severus apparated to the wards right outside his Prince Manor. Severus conjured up his patronus and moment later felt the wards squeeze him in. Potter must have been bleeding badly, because Severus could feel wetness soak up in his cloak.

Severus walked up to his front door, and it opened with wandless magic. He hurried and put the boy on the table.

Ruby popped in, "Mistress Snape and Master Malfoy are on their way, Master."

Severus pinched his nose. He had no wanted to show Potter to Draco or April. But his decision was cut short as April came towards him.

"Hey Severus," April said, "Aren't you back early, what happened?"

Severus was standing between April and Potter. He motioned April to be quiet. He had urgent things to handle like trying not to get Potter killed.

"Ruby, send me Mona." Mona was the oldest of his house elves and had the proper knowledge in healing. He bent down and spelled Potter's shirt to be removed.

Draco too had come and seen Potter lying there.

"What the Hell? What is Potter doing here? What ran over him?" Draco asked surprised to find his archenemy there.

Draco noticed that April didn't answer. She kept staring at Harry.

Thinking that she must be queasy from the blood he pulled her away from Severus and Potter.

But she didn't budge.

In a whisper she asked, "What is his full name?"

Confused, Draco said, "Harry Potter. Why? What's wrong, April?"

Severus was cleaning up the cut Potter had gotten on his side, which was bleeding like crazy.

"I'll tell you later." April said. "For now, Severus, do you want any help?"

Severus nodded and asked her to get a bowl of warm water. He told Draco to get the Blood Replenishing Potion from his chambers. Then he quickly put his hand over Harry's injury and easily took his hand down. The part he had left was slowly stitching itself together.

Severus put the scar healing cream on the injury and slowly bandaged it.

He and Mona then turned Potter over. Severus grimaced. There was a burn there that Bellatrix had hit Potter with. He took the bowl of water from April's hands and slowly rubs it on the burn gently.

Severus took the burn salve and put in on Potter's injury. It would take a while to heal, as it was a nasty curse, but it was a start.

Then Severus got started on the arm, which healed itself with a soft incantation. However, it would be sore for a few days, meaning that Potter had to be careful from now.

Severus picked up the boy and took him to the nearest room, which happened to be close to his and April's.

Severus placed Harry on the bed and drew the blanket on him and put the curtains around him. Then he closed the door and went outside.

"Mona, I want you to keep checking to see if Potter wakes up."

His house elf nodded and popped out of sight.

Severus turned and faced the two other teenagers.

"What the HELL is Potter doing here?" Draco said.

"Draco, calm yourself," Severus said as he steered them to the Dining Room. "I was given the orders by Albus to safe guard Potter for tonight. However, some Death Eaters attacked and arrogant Potter thought he could handle six Death Eaters alone, and went to confront them. He would have been Dark Lord meat had I not gotten him out of there."

Severus sat down and turned to face his daughter; she was unusually quiet and looked a little pale.

"April are you feeling fine?" Severus asked and put his hand to her brow. "Are you sick?"

Instead on answering, April asked, "This was Harry Potter? The one who lives with his uncle and aunt? With a scar on his forehead? Lives at Magnolia Street?"

Before Severus could answer, Draco said, "Yes! What is wrong with you? Don't tell me you're all over the bloody Boy-Who-Lived?" Anger flashed in his eyes with a hint of jealousy.

April smiled, "Oh Dray, that is not all!" She put her head in her hands and looked up to meet two pair of curious eyes. "You see, when I was around five, mother and I moved from America to Privet Dr. and there I met this boy with the most brilliant green eyes and a cousin who bullied him rather a lot. So, he and I became friends and remained friends until I was nine and then I had to move away. I wrote him so many letters and none of them were answered back, and I assumed that they had moved also or his relatives were not giving him my letters. But there was nothing I could do about it and so I moved on."

April looked at Draco who just looked stunned and Severus still had a blank face but his eyes had way too many emotions for her to pick one out.

"So, now you tell me that my childhood best friend whom I love like a brother is really a wizard and whatsit the Boy-Who-Lived? Now what is this all nonsense?"

Severus started telling April and Draco (who already knew, of course, but still listened) of the Dark Lord as he attacked the Potter's and how Harry was moved to his uncle's and later came to Hogwarts. And how infernal he was.

By the time Severus finished telling the story, April was almost in tears.

"Oh, poor Harry, his godfather died."

Draco snorted, "I am sure that his pampering relatives were all he needed."

April looked uncomfortable. "He is still living with his aunt and uncle, right."

Severus nodded. "From what I know?"

"So you have never met them before? I mean you don't know how they are?"

Severus shook his head. "I've never had the pleasure of meeting Potter's family. Thank Merlin." Severus muttered.

April nodded but was still looking very uncomfortable.

Severus looked up, "Why don't you both get to bed; it's about two in the morning. You do need to get up early."

April nodded and got up with Draco. They both went up the stairs.

"Dray, you ok?" She asked Draco.

Draco smiled and clasped her hand briefly; "I am fine, April. I just don't want anyone to take you away from me."

April blushed and turned towards the West Wing, where she was staying. She felt Draco's eyes on her back and after a moment she heard him turn in the opposite direction.

April stepped in Harry's room (well the room he was currently in) before going in her own.

April went up to Harry's bed and sat down next to him. He looked the same as he had the last time she had seen him. He looked pale and skinny and there were dark circles under his eyes. Tears pricked at her eyes.

What had the Dursley's done to him? She thought as she pushed a fringe of hair out of his forehead. She felt her hand brush against something rough and she pulled her hand back to reveal the jagged lightening bolt scar on his head. She traced it and felt some sort of a power behind it. It looked more vivid than it had when he was younger.

How could his life have gotten so messed up? It wasn't fair that she had everything she wanted and here was a boy who had lost so much that it could turn a sane man insane.

Was Harry the same, shy boy she had met and loved when they were young, or had he turned into the spoiled person Severus and Draco said him to be? Was Harry treated like a king at the Dursley's? April highly doubted it. Yet she knew that however changed Harry was, she would still always love him and look after him because she had made a vow to protect him when they were young.

April sighed and leaned forward to kiss Harry on the forehead, he stirred lightly and she left for her room.

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It felt like two minutes after Severus' head had touched his pillow, when he was woken up from a scream that chilled his bones.

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Harry felt as if he was swimming in murky water. He felt someone close to him and he let himself be drifted towards the person and hopefully to consciousness.

However, just as Harry had taken one swim (he couldn't really walk, he was in water) he felt everything change. He was suddenly lying somewhere else. Harry looked up and gasped at the pain that emanated from his scar. He saw Voldemort right in front of him. Yet he looked as if he could see through Harry.

"What do you mean, you don't know!!!" Voldemort yelled at the Death Eaters behind Harry. "How did you let one sixteen year old child best you six of my best Death Eaters. I want to know how in the world Potter managed to escape."

Harry saw Bellatrix come forward and suddenly deep hatred washed over him.

"My…lord" She stuttered, "We don't know what happened, it…I mean…he must have obliviated us."

"So, you are telling me that Potter cursed all of you and still the ministry did not charge him for underage magic?" Voldemort stood up and paced in front of his Death Eaters making them all shiver as he moved past them.

"And even if he did, then you will pay for your mistake." Voldemort pointed his hand, fingers spread apart at the six Death Eaters.

They all shrieked and fell on their knees; the Cruciatus curse was inflicted on them.

Harry followed them and fell on his knees as the Cruciatus ripped through his body.

Pain muddled his mind as he tried not to scream. But two seconds later, he was screaming like the Death Eaters.

A while later the pain stopped and Harry was again in the murky water as the scene changed.

His body trembled from the after-effects of the curse and suddenly he felt someone near him. The person grabbed him, and starts to shake him. Harry tried to get out of their iron grasps.

Suddenly the dark space is filled with Sirius. Heart-wrenching pain fills Harry and he gasps out,

"Sirius!"

Sirius, however, only shakes him further and says something, but Harry couldn't hear anything.

"Sirius, where are you gone?" Harry asks.

But Sirius only shakes his head and his fingers dig in Harry's arms, making Harry cry out.

Suddenly Sirius lets him go and Harry collapses in his godfather.

"Shhh, its ok Harry." Sirius says.

"I missed you" Harry whispered.

"I missed you too, Harry." Sirius said back, however his voice sounded a little soft, girlish.

Harry closed his eyes, still in the protective embrace and felt himself falling. FALLING.

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Severus woke up, wand automatically in hand. Someone screamed again. He ran out of his chambers, his cloak flying to his shoulders with wandless magic. He was halfway out of his room, and he saw April get out of hers. Her hair was in disarray and her robe was tied loosely at her waist. Draco met them a second later, looking shockingly untidy.

"Are you both alright," Severus asked and the two teens nodded, "then what…"

He stopped as another yell encircled them.

"Potter!" Even as Severus said, it sounded like a groan.

April and Draco followed Severus as he opened the door and ran lightly in Harry's room, wand in hand. April followed him a second later with Draco next to her, although he hesitated before coming in the room.

The room was empty except the rigid figure on the bed.

Severus sat on the bed, feeling terribly annoyed. He had been woken up because Potter had a nightmare. But as he lowered the blanket, a chilling feeling filled him. There was something wrong.

Potter was clutching his forehead, where he was sure the dreaded scar lay. Potter's body was stiff as a board and he was trembling.

The Cruciatus Curse.

Severus was too familiar with the curse to realize that Potter was suffering from the Cruciatus curse. Possibly because of the Dark Lord.

Sighing, he put away his wand and grabbed Potter's shoulders and he started shaking Potter.

"Potter, get up! It's just a nightmare." More shaking.

After a minute later, Potter finally stopped screaming and went limp.

"Potter!! Get up!"

Severus wasn't expecting Potter to say anything back, so he was very surprised when Potter replied,

"Sirius."

"Potter!" Severus yelled at the oblivious Harry, anger crept up in his voice. "I am not your bloody mutt godfather."

However, Harry just muttered something back and Severus' fingers involuntarily tightened around the boy, making Harry cried out in his sleep, distress clearly written on his face.

"Stop it, Severus!" April rushed to Harry's side and yanked Severus's fingers back and Harry slumped backwards. "You are hurting him!"

April shot a glare at her father and sat down, leaning against the bedpost and put Harry's head on her lap.

She gently stroked his hair and moved it from his face.

"I missed you." Harry whispered in his sleep. Startled, April stopped stroking him and Severus was looking at the boy as if he had grown another head. Even Draco was rubbing his eyes in shock, eyes wide, thinking that he was dreaming.

April gave a pained smile and hugged Harry to her chest. "I missed you too, Harry." She said, not realizing that somewhere else these same words were being repeated to Harry.

Draco was watching the scene unfold before him. He was almost feeling sorry for Potter. Almost. But then he had heard that Potter's godfather had died last year, and personally Draco hadn't cared much, he knew that Potter's relatives were more than capable of caring and spoiling the Boy-Who-Lived. But now that he thought about it, he probably would have been crushed if something happened to Severus.

But who cared about the bloody arrogant anyway, Draco thought.

Well, it seems that April does. A voice inside Draco's mind answered.

So what, he was her friend, Draco argued back

Believe what you want especially if you are too blind to see what is in front of you.

Draco had a half of mind to argue back but he was suddenly bought back out of his mind when he heard a soft groan. Which wasn't so soft since the room was very quiet.

Draco's eyes snapped at Potter on the bed. On April's lap.

Harry was stirring. Slowly. At first he wasn't sure where he was but a sudden flash of his cousin, in Harry's room, with Harry's wand, and suddenly Harry found himself scrambling back only to realize that there was no something hard behind him that was stopping him from going any backwards.

Severus inclined his hand jerkily and the whole room was flooded with light making Harry blink several times trying to get used to the sudden brightness.

And then he saw Snape.

And everything came back to him. Dudley. Drowning. His magical powers. And lastly the attack. Even without his glasses he could see that the room was different.

And then he saw Draco Malfoy.

Before Harry could open his mouth, Severus took out Harry's glasses and wand and handed it to him.

"Next time Potter, keep your things with you." Severus sneered and Harry put on his glasses as warmth filled him after he touched his wand.

"Umm, thank you sir," Harry said swallowing with difficulty, "Do you know what ha…"

Harry stopped. He felt someone behind him. He looked to the left and turned around and slowly raised his eyes and met blue ones.

Time stopped.

There was a girl behind him. She was his age with brown wavy hair and soft blue eyes. As Harry looked at her, he felt something seem a bit familiar.

Had he seen the girl bef…

Harry stopped, his eyes widened and his mouth hung open.

"I…you…here!" Harry gasped.

The girl smiled at him. A lovely smile. She raised her right hand and pinched him on his uninjured hand. Hard

"Ouch!" Harry jumped a mile.

"Just making sure you're not dreaming." April said as her smile turned into a grin.

"SELENA!!!" Harry practically shouted.

April flew into his arms with a very girlish squeal throwing him back. Which resulted in both of them being thrown on the floor.

April landed with a hard 'oof' but she heard Harry gasp.

"Oh, god! Are you ok?" April said worried.

Severus came around the side and plucked his daughter off the floor. Harry stood up a second later with a "I am fine."

"What did you see, Potter?" Severus' said disdainfully.

"Um, well, sir, I don't know what happened, and what am I doing here. Wherever here is?" Harry said softly and both Draco and April looked up at Severus waiting for an explanation.

"Nothing Potter, I had to, once again, save you because you were to arrogant and foolish to stay at your relatives." Severus drawled.

Harry glared back at Severus, his posture defensive.

"I mean, sir," Harry said the last part after receiving a glare from Severus, "what did you do to the Death Eaters and how did you do it without revealing yourself?"

"Potter, I did what you were supposed to do. I didn't reveal myself because I used my brains, Potter. Trust me, you should try doing the same once in a while."

Harry glared hatefully at his most loathed teacher, who was more than happy to stare back.

"Well, what is this place and what were you doing in Surrey?" Harry asked more curious than angry.

"It's Professor, Potter. Your muggle relatives could deal with your disrespect, but I'll have you know that I will none of it here, in my home. And for your obviously insipid question, I was sent to keep an eye out for you. And you are lucky it was me than some other incompetent fool who would have left you to your deserving fate with the Death Eaters."

Harry blanched, not knowing if he was feeling ill for being in Snape's house or for being lucky to escape his encounter with Voldemort's followers.

"But what were they doing in Surrey?" Harry asked.

"How am I supposed to know, Potter." Snape cut off Harry's answer with his deadly look, "Now tell me what did you see?"

"Umm, well, Vol… I mean You-Know-Who was there with the six Death Eaters who were at the attack and well he seemed pretty mad. He figured it out that they were Obliviated but was confuse as to who had done it. So, umm, well, he pretty much just tortured them."

Severus nodded, however he was looking at Harry like he was some kind of an enigma.

"Then tell me Potter, why were you screaming like a banshee? I understand that you already know of his visions."

"Uh, yes, but I guess I just over-reacted." Harry's face started turning red.

Snape knew that the boy was lying, but if Potter was going to lie to him then Severus wasn't going to dwell deeper in the boy's visions, though he did have to inform all of this to the Headmaster.

Someone coughed lightly and Severus and Harry both turned to look at the other two people in the room they had forgotten about.

Harry turned his attention on Draco and glared at him.

"What is Malfoy doing here?" He asked Snape.

"That is none of your business, Potter." Draco answered before Severus could.

Draco returned Harry's scowl with an impressive one of his own.

"Umm, Severus, would it be ok if I talk to Harry, alone?" April asked as she gave her father a pleading look.

Severus wanted to refuse to let his daughter be near Potter, any Potter, but stopped after he saw her desperate gaze.

"Yes," Severus said, "however, I expect you to return to bed shortly."

April nodded and said goodnight, again, to Snape and Draco, who turned and squeezed April's hand for…luck?

April turned and looked at Harry as the door shut behind the other two.

She took his hand and led him to the bed and they both sat down.

"Selena, what are you doing here?"

April smiled and started,

"Well, Harry, you see that after Surrey, mom and I moved to Wales and we…"

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A/N: Well, folks hope you enjoyed this chapter. I hope that after reading this, some of your opinions change about April. She is NOT shallow and she is not supposed to be a Mary-Sue. Sorry if it seemed that way!

Anyway, stay tuned for the next chapter of Keep Holding On.

Chapter 8: will follow with Dumbledore and more excitement for our lovely characters.

PS: Harry doesn't fall in love with April and she doesn't love him either. As far as I know, Harry will be with Ginny and April with Draco. Draco only has a misunderstanding!

Well thank you and PLEASE review, and the faster I get above 55 reviews, the faster the next chapter comes!!!