Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter (Or though I would like) but the plot is my own
Warning: This story contains mention of child abuse (including physical, mental and sexual abuse)
A/N: Thanks for the reviews some have been really encouraging. I'm trying to stay within character although when Professor Snape is in his own room I am exploring a different side to him one that no one else gets to see. Hope you enjoy and please review.
Stefan sat in his office back at St Mungo's, it was late evening and he just had his session with Harry earlier that day.
He reflected back on what had been a trying month not only for Harry but for him also. At the start he was only going to counsel him one day a week, usually most cases he had dealt with involving abused children was once a week and he could make some progress with them, not much but some except in Harry's case he was making none. But young Harry Snape was different, after his first session and the only ground he gain was observation of him. He floo'd Severus that night and suggested he go twice a week, he explained that he thought that the abuse that Harry had suffered ran very deep with in the child and Severus agreed saying he would do anything he could do to help his son. Harry lucky to have such a dedicated father.
This shocked Stefan a lot, he was aware of the Potions Master reputation as been cold, strict, snarky, sarcastic greasy git but what he saw of the man totally different from his reputation, like Poppy said to him the other day that there was more to Severus Snape then most people realized. And that is so true
After his second session with Harry, once again no progressed was made with him but as luck would have it none again the following one either which left Stefan to wonder once again how to approach young Harry. He sat for hours going over the notes he made, over and over trying to work out what to do and then it jumped out of him like a wild banshee, Severus. He read his notes over and over of how Harry and Severus interacted with each other and the trust that was there.
He once again Floo'd Severus and spoke to him and asked how he got that far with Harry and what did he do and Severus explained it was a lot of hard work and every free minute he had he spent with Harry so Harry could learn to trust him and see that he is no danger to him at all. So once again Stefan needed to spend more time with the boy so he could learn to trust him and discussed with Severus the possibility of spending at least three four hour sessions a week with Harry in order for Harry to gain some trust in him and open up to him. Severus once again agreed and also requested an hour for both Harry and him together with Stefan and he agreed with that and was placed on a different day from the rest of Harry's sessions.
From there things started to change slowly, the next session after was the one that Stefan had with Harry was involving the one with Severus, although little was accomplished but that was enough to get the ball rolling.
Each session after that Harry started to talk a little, not about the Dursley's at first but he knew that would come later.
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Severus was in the sitting room enjoying a class of fire whisky thinking about how events over the past month has really changed his life.
He was, no still angry at Albus for the way he manipulated him and the price of that manipulation was extremely high especially for his son Harry. His son, that was one things that Severus was still adjusting to, his son has suffered greatly but he was glad that they are building a good relationship up. It will be worth it in the end after all the hard work i did and i hope he can get past this and have some sort of normalcy in his life.
He was also relived in the fact that Lily, his Lily remained faithful to him. He remembers when he was first told that Lily was off with James Potter his archenemy and bore his child was nothing but beyond devastating to him and he allowed himself to fall into the dark arts. He was angry, hurting and felt utterly betrayed by the woman he loved more then life itself.
He was the one that heard the prophecy about a child would be born towards the end of the seventh month that would know of a power the dark lord does not, he went straight to the dark lord and told him. He later discovered that it was Lily's child and as much as it still hurt at the time he couldn't bare the thought of anything happening to her so he did the only thing possible; he went to Albus Dumbledore and told him everything in return for the protection of his Lily.
Albus did that and place them under the fidelus charm and he was told him they were safe but unbeknown to everyone that the person that was there secret keeper betrayed them to the dark lord and his Lily died protecting her, no wait their child. And if i ever get my hands on the bastad that betrayed them i will kill them
For a long time after that Severus was a mess, drinking himself into oblivion and locking himself away wondering how he was going to continue on with his life knowing he was partly responsible for her death and not once during this period did Albus Dumbledore tell him that Harry Potter was actually Harry Snape his son.
If he had known about that he could have gotten his son years ago and raised him himself without the pain the poor child has suffered over the last ten years of his life and that is something he can never forgive Dumbledore for doing, ever.
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Harry was finishing up the last of his charms essays and with the help of his father he was able to learn the charms plus a few extras and in a way he was looking forward to attending classes but at the same time it scared the hell out of him.
He wanted to make some friends, ones that Dudley could not bully away from him as he did back in his old school but he has yet to leave the quarters of his father.
Harry was itching to get outside, explore the castle and be a regular wizard like everyone else around him.
Harry remembered that his father had said they usually do a big feast on Halloween and Harry was hoping that he might be able to attend it as he was never allowed to enjoy Halloween back at the Dursley's as they always locked him in his cupboard and Dudley never gave him any candy even though he had heaps because he was said that freaks do not deserve such wonderful things like candy but his Dad had kept telling him he was not a freak and Harry was starting to believe him. I was never a freak like they said i was just different and everyone is different from everyone else, aren't they, that's what dad tells me he says that their are no two people the same.
At the thought of his Dad Harry smiled. He liked his Dad a lot, his Dad has never beaten him, raised his voice at him although he has heard him raise his voice in the classes he taught and when Harry asked him about it he told him that he had to keep a strict hand of some of the students he taught were not paying attention to what they were doing as some of the potions they make can be explosive or corrosive if not done properly and he didn't want to see anyone of his students hurt.
Things overall for Harry was going well, he had a Dad who liked him and he liked him back, he had not been lied to, for everything his father had said to him and done to him showed him that he could trust him and Harry was trusting his father more and more each day.
He didn't like doing his counselling sessions much and he was still not sure of Dr Robinson but his Dad said that he needed to try and he even organised a session where he was there and those are the ones he liked the most. He had slowly started to talk to Dr Robinson a bit but didn't tell him too much in case he thought that Harry was a bad person and send him back to the Dursley although his Dad did promise him that he wouldn't have to go back but Harry was not so sure and the one thing he wanted to do was stay with his Dad as he never hurts him like the Dursley's hurt him.
Harry went to bed early, he was looking forward to the next day which was Sunday, a day that Harry and his father spent together without anyone else around. A day they usually spent in his father private lab brewing. The first time they did this his father showed him how to hold a knife properly, the difference between slicing, chopping, dicing, mincing and also the correct way for stirring. Once he did that he started to show Harry how to brew the potions that the rest of his year mates had already done.
He also completed the essays that his father had assigned him to do and according to his father he has almost caught up with the rest of his class which made Harry happy because his father had said that he would like Harry to start to join the rest of his classes and that it would be better for him that when he started to attend classes it should be potions first.
The next morning Harry got up feeling like he went ten rounds with a hippogriff. He got out of bed and headed out for a quick shower and was dressed and heading out to breakfast all within ten minutes of waking.
Harry was use to getting ready really quickly in fear that he wasn't ready to cook and clean for the Dursley's he would get a beating and that's the last thing he wanted to happen with his father. Although his father had said that he will never hurt Harry still he had that fear there, it was the same as using the hot water in the shower he remembered the one time he did and his uncle caught him and flogged him within an inch of his life and since then he has never been game enough to touch the hot water although he would love a warm shower to get him warm and perhaps then he might stop shivering but he was afraid to ask his father if he could just in case he said no and that he needed the hot water for his shower.
"Good morning Harry" his father said walking into his room nearly making Harry jump through the roof.
"G-good morning Dad" Harry said trying to settle his nerves
"I'm sorry son i didn't mean to scare you like that"
"It's ok"
Severus knew Harry was lying to him but, it was not ok to scare the living daylights out of his own son who still frightens very easily.
"How did you sleep?"
"Alright" Harry once again lied to his father, he didn't won't him to know about the nightmares that he was having.
Severus had a feeling that Harry was once again not telling the truth. He also knew from experience that you could not go through life with bad things happening to you with out any repercussion like nightmares, bed wetting etc. He knew he had to try and get his son to open up to him a bit more then he did but he didn't want to force it. Stefan had also said Harry is very weary about opening up to people for he was also having a difficult time to get him to open up and that's when suggested the session together plus the extra ones for Harry so he could get the boy to trust him enough to tell him about the abuse as he was representing Harry in court. I just hope that Harry will open up soon but i do know that it does take a lot for abused kids to admit that they were actually abused.
They ate there breakfast, Harry hardly ate anything not feeling very well but he knew that telling his Uncle that he was sick he would get a beating. His father had always said he could tell him anything and yet he was afraid to tell him that he was sick.
Severus noticed that Harry was quieter then usual and ate less then what he normally done. His instincts were telling him that Harry was hiding something from him, what it was he wasn't one hundred percent sure and he knew if he asked Harry won't tell him. Although his relationship with his son is growing stronger and stronger as each day passed he also knew that Harry doesn't open up easily, even on the simple things and from what Dr Robinson has told him he couldn't push Harry at all in risk that the boy could shut himself down. He had to wait for Harry to open up to him but he would worry about that later as for now it was Sunday the day they spent the whole day together, a day that Harry usually looks forward and even if he wont omit it out loud Severus also enjoyed the day with his son.
"Dad?" Harry asked quietly bringing Severus out of his thoughts
"Yes son" replied Severus after swallowing a mouthful of oat meal.
"I was thinking that perhaps, i mean if its alright with you, it not like we have to or anything but i would...never mind" Harry said
Severus let out a small sigh, placing his spoon on the table, he knew that Harry was still afraid to ask what he wanted after years of living with the Dursley's this simple child curiosity of asking questions has resulted in nothing but a beating for which Harry was afraid now to ask for anything even if he could have something to eat.
He had a discussion this discussion with Dr Robinson about Harry been afraid to ask even for the simplest things that they take for granted and he said that once again he can not push Harry to hard reminding him of what the Dursley's done to him but at the same time Harry had to also learn that asking questions will not result in a beating for simply been curious so therefore Severus should encourage him to ask and eventually Harry will learn that he can ask a question with out getting beaten for it.
He picked up his napkin pressing it against his lips a couple of times before placing it back on the table and looked across to Harry who had his head down, his knees up to his chest, arms tightly wrapped around his legs, his chin resting on top of his knees, shoulder shrugged, his body tensed and eyes squeezed shut tightly as if he was waiting for the first blow to come for attempting to ask a question.
"Go ahead and ask Harry" Severus said softly
"..."
"I can't understand you Harry is you mumble, please look at me" Severus and sternly but softly at the same time
"I'm not suppose to ask questions" Harry said very quietly and if not for all his years as a spy Severus would never have heard it.
"Harry, you are allowed to ask questions, you can ask as many questions as you like, no one would be angry at you or hit you for simply asking a question" Severus said gently to his son
"But uncle Vernon said that a freak like me is not allowed questions"
"Harry, you are NOT a freak your my son my blood and my heir and you mean the world to me. Your uncle only called you that because you are different to what he is and he couldn't understand that Harry. Like me Harry you are a wizard and not a Freak as your relatives put it."
Harry gave a slight nod at what his father was saying and was slowly starting to believe it.
Harry took a deep breath and began "Are we brewing today dad?"
"If you like Harry"
"Really" Harry faced lit up with a big grin
Severus couldn't help but smile at him, they have had a tough month they had there good days as well as bad but the trust that Harry had in him was growing stronger but he was still weary of him which Severus understood and that is why when Sunday rolls around he made sure he had his marking up to date, Harry had completed his work and he had no students on detention so he could have the full day with his son.
On these days they will do some brewing, sit in front of the hearth reading or playing a game of wizard chess which Harry didn't know how to play but now was coming a very formidable opponent, to him Sunday was the best day for his son had him all to himself.
But this Sunday was going to be different, Harry and him have brewed all the potions that the first years have done so far plus a few extra and Harry has also caught up with his school work for potion class and has completed all the theory work for charms and now he was going to start having Harry back in the classroom as well as Professor Flickwick come done and teach him the charms he needed to know.
"Yes Harry but first i need to have a talk to you"
Harry was excited at first but then he dropped his head when his father told him that he needed to talk to him. From previous experiences a talk with his Uncle Vernon usually meant a beating for not doing a chore or something that Harry was never sure about but his father had promised him that he would never hurt him but now Harry thought that maybe he was still sick and taking to long to get better that he was in trouble as well that he hadn't done any chores and with this realization Harry's eyes grew really wide.
"I'm sorry sir, i'm sorry sir" Harry started to blather over and over again, working himself into a panic attack
"Harry" Severus said jumping up from his seat and moving around to where his son was sitting rigid and nearly hyperventilating.
"Harry, Harry, shhhh Harry" Severus said reaching out and gently grabbing his shoulder but on contact Harry screamed and jumped out of his seat.
"Please Uncle Vernon...I'm sorry...i didn't mean to miss a chore...please...I'm sorry...I'm sorry...I'm sorry" Harry cried out
Severus was stunned, something like this has never happened before as everything was going so well. But that was irrelevant now for he had to find out what was troubling his son, why the sudden change.
"Hush Harry, it alright son your at home at Hogwarts with me" he said using a soothing voice.
Harry slowly backed away until he hit a wall shaking his head, with tears running down his face repeating over and over again that he was sorry.
Sorry for what Severus could not work out, he thought about the turn of events from this morning til now. They got up, Severus notice that Harry was not looking well but he never has seen Harry looking one hundred percent and have not been overly worried because he knew first thing in the morning Harry always looked at his worst until he ate his breakfast and started to move around. But still doesn't help him much with this current dilemma, he knew Harry was excited about spending the day with him and doing some brewing even though he was still afraid a to ask but did it in the end and he was happy about it.
So, so far nothing there seemed to be nothing to set this off which left him more confused as to why Harry looked like he just lost his best friend and then it hit him like a herd of wild hippogriffs, it started when he told Harry he needed to talk to him first, its the only thing that made sense.
Harry has spent most of his life afraid of what was going to happen to him, he has learnt at a young age that adults were not be trusted, adults lie and adults take things away from him and that's what Harry thinks that he was going to go back on his word.
"Harry" Severus said gently reaching out and gently taking a hold of Harry, he flinched but that was normal due to all the years he had been abused but Harry didn't back away he could see Harry visibly relax and when he did he pulled Harry into his arms and held him.
"Hush my son; everything is going to be alright. I am here for you Harry" Severus whispered in his ears.
Harry had been frightened by his father words saying that he could brew but first he needed to talk. He could see his Uncle Vernon saying he could have this but first he needed to do something and what ever that was that something was always out of his reach and the results were often terrifying and he was afraid that his father would stop him from brewing since he asked for it because Uncle Vernon never been allowed him to ask for anything at all, not even for a class of water and yet his father had allowed him, he was so confused.
Severus held onto Harry he could feel the emotions running through him, he knew Harry was on the brink of losing it and he was determined to be there for him when he does. His relatives have a lot to answer for and if i ever get my hands on them, i will make them pay.
Harry was starting to tremble, he could feel the tears pouring down his face, he tried to swallow the lump in his throat but had no success, he didn't want to cry, crying was for babies his Uncle Vernon had always told him but the comfort that he was getting from his father was more then he could bare. He was trusting his father like he never trusted anyone before, everything his father had said he followed through with his actions, he felt his chest tighten at that thought and didn't understand it, could this be what it is to be liked by someone or perhaps love someone or have them love you, he didn't know and therefore lost the battle and let the tears flow.
Severus held Harry tightly while he cried and for some reason Severus knew that this was a big step for him, a boy that had been subjected to years of abuse and trained himself not show any weakness including crying for showing this one emotion for it had resulted in nothing but pain for him.
Harry held on to his father as if his life depended on it, everything about his father made him feel safe. Harry still had a hard time believing that he had a father, a father that looked after him, offer him comfort and no matter how hard he seemed and yes Harry did know that his father was a strict teacher because he has sat in his office every afternoon for the last couple of weeks catching up on his school work and he could see and hear his father. But when Harry and his father were together it is as if the teacher side of him didn't exist and nothing else mattered as long as they were together.
Unsure how much time had past between them it could of been minutes or it could been hours, who knows or who cares the most important thing that have happened was that Harry cried for probably the first time in his life out loud where there was no repercussion for doing so. For some strange reason i feel better, i like having a dad he made me feel good and he didn't beat me or yell at me for crying just like Aunt Petunia did with Dudley when he cried she held him and comforted him and Dad comforted me, so this is what it is like to have a real parent.
After a little while Harry sat himself back up, wiped his eyes along his sleeve and then his nose much to Severus' disgust but he made a mental note about it and will deal with it later.
"I'm sorry" Harry said breaking the silence
"For what Harry?" Severus asked "You have nothing to be sorry"
"Yes i do" Harry started to argue
"Harry, what could you possibly be sorry for you have done nothing wrong"
"Yes i did, i cried, crying is not allowed it's weak, its..."
"Harry STOP" Severus said firmly
Harry was a bit taken back and for a moment he thought he was in trouble but when he looked at his father face it told him different. He was not angry; he was concerned and possibly a bit annoyed.
"Sorry" Harry said quietly "It just that Uncl..."
"No, i don't care what Dursley said Harry whatever he said is not true. You are allowed to cry, you need to cry, crying is a way for the body to release stress, an emotional release, you could be so happy that you are crying, you could be sad or you could be hurt badly whatever the reason is Harry crying is not a weakness , in fact crying could even be considered a strength"
"Then why, why wouldn't they allow it?"
"I don't know Harry but all i know is that whatever they have said to you they lied Harry, they treated you badly and said and did things that should have never been done and you crying was releasing years of suppressed anger, rage, pain all those things you felt but was never allowed to show it.
Harry I don't want you to do that with me, i want you to discover who is Harry Snape not some boy who has spent that last ten years of his life getting beaten, yelled at for the most stupidest of things"
"I like to read and brew potions" Harry said quietly
"That's a start to finding out who Harry Snape is" Severus said with a smile
"I like snakes too"
"Yes you do and your pet snake is coming along very well"
Harry smiled but he decided not to tell his father that he understand what Sly says to him. Would dad considered that a freakish thing or was it a normal thing in the wizarding world
"How about we go and do so brewing" Severus suggested
"Yes please" Harry said and they both got up and headed towards Severus' private lab.
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After a couple hours of brewing they ate lunch and Harry headed off to his room for some sleep while Severus sat out in the lounge. Harry although has been in his care for now six weeks and was slowly getting better there were things that still worried Severus.
One was how badly has his child been abused. He knew that Harry has spent the last ten years in the most horrific of circumstances that any child could go through. Even as a death eater Severus had never seen this amount of torture of a child even though they were known to go after muggle children and even adults they usually made them suffer and dispose of them quickly and Severus tried his hardest to ease the pain of the muggles and tried when he could save them from the horrific things the other death eaters did.
Two Harry for short while was getting better but he seems sick still and as each passing day mainly mornings he was at his worse. Poppy had examined him and said the infection in his lungs is not improving and they did extensive research into why but are yet to find an answer and this was concerning to the both of them.
Thirdly Harry still didn't trust Severus completely but it was coming. Over the last month they have been getting on really well, a few ups and downs but Harry was not yet ready to give his trust completely because he was afraid that he will get hurt like today when Harry initially thought that Severus was going to hurt him. Dam his relatives again for not allowing the child to have any curiosity or just to be a child
Finally Harry has yet to open up about the abuse he has suffered or maybe the fact that Harry did not see it as abuse but as punishment for his misdeeds which could be likely as in many cases abused children do not see them as been abused at all but only as punishment especially children that have suffered as long as Harry has. The abuser has so much control over them they see it as normal and do everything they can to please them but the abuser will always finds something wrong with what they have done and thus punishment begins and therefore the cycle is set and through manipulation the abuser has full control over them and as the children get older the demands becomes heavier, so does the punishment and sometimes the abuse could also change that way the control will always be there, in Harry's case it did, his uncle went from beating him to raping him, a mere child, a innocent boy should not have suffered from this kind of trauma at all and what makes it worse this was his child, Harry was his son and he was his father and when Lily was killed Albus should have given Harry to him and he could have had a normal childhood not on filled with fear, the one Albus Dumbledore did the moment he placed Harry on the doorstep of the Dursley's and that is something he could never forgive Albus for, ever. Albus i hate you for that fact the you knew Harry was mine and no excuse you can ever come up with will make me forgive you for what you put my son through. NEVER
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"Dad" came Harry's quiet voice but something was off why did it sound so far away and then Severus jolted awake not realizing he had gone to sleep himself.
"Sorry Dad i didn't...i mean if i had known.." Harry said jumping back unsure if he should have waken his father
Severus groaned annoyed with himself for falling a sleep and wished he could have just a bit more but that was impossible especially with Harry with him.
"It's ok Harry, i'm not upset" Severus said to Harry to reassure him that he did nothing wrong.
"Your not?"
"No i'm not" Severus said gently before he continued "Harry i will never be angry at you for waking me up, i will never beat you or deny you any basic human needs at all. You are my son, my blood, my heir and i will do everything i can to protect you. I want our relationship to be built on honesty and trust Harry, you are my world and there is nothing i wouldn't do to help you. Do you understand me Harry?"
Harry studied his father thinking of what he just said, but not only that he remembered the past few weeks where he had spent the time down in the dungeons healing event though he still felt sick he didn't feel sore any more. His father always made sure he had three meals a day plus snacks, when he did something like drop the folk or ask a question he never got yelled at, beaten or told what a freak he was in fact it was the opposite and Harry was coming to realize that he was a normal wizarding child according to his father but Harry still hadn't ask about whether or not talking to snakes was normal, he hadn't seen his father do it and he asked Sly about it and he told him that it was a special gift he has.
"Yes dad i do" Harry replied shyly after a moment.
"Good" Severus replied "Now that you have that understanding Harry you may ask your question"
"Well it just that this morning before we did our brewing you said that we needed to talk and we kind of never did and i was just thinking..." Harry stopped before he could go any further in case he got into trouble.
"That perhaps we could have the talk now?" Severus finished for his son.
Harry looked up to his father and gave a slight nod.
"Then i will get some tea and biscuits from the house elves" Severus nodded
"Can i have a hot chocolate?"
"May i have a hot chocolate please" Severus corrected him "and yes you may"
Harry gave his father a slight smile.
"Tinkler" Severus called
A few seconds later a elf wearing a white cloth with the Hogwarts logo appeared in his room. Although he had called Tinkler a few times, Harry still was frighten by the little elf appearance.
"Yes Master Severus" Tinkler said
"Some tea for me, a hot chocolate for Harry and some biscuits please Tinkler" Severus asked Tinkler
"Yes master Severus, Tinkler is most happy to be of service" Tinkler bowed and disappeared and a moment later reappeared with a tray of tea, hot chocolate and biscuits.
"Is there anything else Master Severus" Tinkler asked
"No Tinkler, thank you" Severus replied to the little else who nodded at Severus the disappeared
Severus poured himself some tea and some hot chocolate for Harry as well as giving Harry some biscuits.
Once settled Harry looked up at his father waiting for what he wanted to talk to him about. As the seconds passed by Harry was starting to get worried thinking perhaps he done something wrong or that his father was angry at him, he wasn't sure as his father was so apt at not showing what he was thinking.
"Harry" Severus asked
"Yes Dad" Harry said quietly
"Harry is has almost been two months since school begun, you have yet to mix in with other students, your house mates or attend any classes" Severus started and watched as Harry shoulder's dropped and he hung his head.
Severus let out a little sigh, he knew this wasn't going to be easy Harry's trust in him was there but he thought it wouldn't take much to shatter it but at the same time part of Harry's recovery was that he needed to learn to mix in with others and perhaps introducing Harry slowly will help with the child confidents.
"Harry look at me" Severus told his son who slowly looked up at him and he could instantly see the fear and anxiety in his sons eyes, but he knew it was time for Harry to start mixing in with other, attend classes and give him some aspect of a normal life.
"Harry i know your scared" Severus said moving across to sit next to his son and almost instantly Harry leaned onto his father seeking his comfort.
"Son i know your scared but you are strong my child, a lot stronger then what you think you are and it's this strength that has given you your courage to face your demons and now its to face the world, this is something you have to do but you don't have to do on your own i will be there to support you but you have to take that chance and go and face the world"
Harry remained quiet, he was apprehensive about what his father had said although it wasn't much but the meaning behind it was quite strong. He knew at sometime he would have to attend classes, he was rather hoping it would be later rather then sooner but the truth was the sooner he got out there the better he would be but he was scared out of his mind even though his father said he would be there for him.
"Harry, i know your scarred and i think you know what i am saying to you and i can see you are unsure of what going to happen." Severus started again not taking his eyes off his son and he could see a small nod coming from him "Since you have caught up completely in a couple of subjects i thought those would be the best to start off with and i have spoken to a couple of the professors about your practical work you need to catch up on and they have agreed to give you extra tutoring to help and hopefully after the end of term you would be completely caught up and attending all your classes"
"Would i have to go back to the dorm?" Harry asked
"You can always stay here Harry but i would like you to spend some time in the common room with your house mates and you never know you can make some friends to" Severus replied
"Friends" Harry looked at him confusingly "I never had any friends before Dudley would always beat anyone up who tried to talk to me" Harry admitted sadly.
Severus was furious at Harry's cousin for not allowing him to have a friend.
"Potion's" Harry said
"Potion's Harry?" Severus replied a bit confused by Harry's change of subject
"I would like to have potion's as the first subject i attend" Harry asked
"I wouldn't have it any other way Harry"
Harry launched himself at his father giving him which Severus happily returned and he knew that Harry was going to have a tough time of it but he was sure once he started to get out into his classes, started making friends things could workout for his son.
