Chapter 10

Harry was currently dreaming, about being at Hogwarts with his friends. At the moment on his mind was that he was extremely thirsty and they had his favorite drink on the table, pumpkin juice. He grabbed a glance and drank and drank, when he stopped it seemed like the whole glass was heading straight for his bladder. He raised an eyebrow at that thought, how that was even possible was beyond him, and as the urge hit him as he knew it would he whimpered.

Severus heard the boy whimper and he glanced in the mirror to check on him. After their trip to the store he went back to the hotel to grab their stuff check out and head out towards the muggle theme park. He had read that they it was a great source of entertainment and although he would never admit it, he was excited about going there. They had about a 7 hour drive ahead of them and they were going to be staying in the hotel near the park anyway. He had been driving for 5 hours already and was planning on stopping for a late lunch when the boy whimpered. He could see the child's legs clench tightly together and he had a vague suspicion that the boy needed the loo. When the boy moved and whimpered again he figured he'd better wake him up now.

"Potter, wake up. Potter, get up," he said reaching back with one hand to shake the child awake.

"Wha…" Harry said as he blinked in attempted awareness. His bladder made itself known and he was instantly alert, and glad that the man had woke him up.

"Sir," Harry looked at him in confusion.

"We are going to be stopping for lunch in 10 minutes, are you fine with that?" Severus asked trying for once not to embarrass the child.

That was in vain because Harry was embarrassed anyway, one glance at the man and he just knew in his heart that Snape knew he had to use the loo. He nodded before turning his gaze to the window. They stopped at a diner where they got seated, and after they ordered Harry got up to use the loo. He was a bit unsure whether or not he was supposed to go by himself, and it showed on his face.

"Do you want me to go with you?" Snape softly asked.

"No sir, I'll be fine," Harry said before walking towards the loo.

He saw a man a few tables away stand up and follow him, but Harry just assumed that he had to use the loo too. He headed to the nearest urinal and was just unzipping when the hairs on his neck started to rise. He felt like someone was watching him, he glance a quick look back and that guy from the table was leering at him, in a way that made him feel dirty. He still had to pee but the desperate urge he had a minute ago was gone and he started to walk back out the way he came in. Only problem was the guy was blocking the exit from him. Harry tried not to show fear and attempted to go around the man, he really, really wished Snape was here.

"Excuse me," He said trying to scoot around the man.

The man shifted a bit as to move so Harry could get through but at the last minute he grabbed Harry around the waist and tried to drag him to a stall. Harry screamed bloody murder and kicked at the man to no avail. The man had finally got him into the stall and was unbuckling his own belt; Harry still screamed and lashed out. What was he going to do? Would Snape come for him?

Severus was wondering what was taking Harry so long, the drinks had already arrived but the child was still in the loo. The server announced that his food would be at the table in 7 minutes, why was Potter taking so long? He was just contemplating going in after the brat when he and the rest of the Diner heard this ear-piercing scream. It was a chilling sound, even more so when he realized it was Harry. Quick as lightening Severus was out of his chair and into the loo. He couldn't see anyone when he got in there but he could hear Potter screaming from inside a stall, he then heard a gruff voice and that was all it took before he blasted through the stall. The man was apparently behind the door because when Severus got into the stall the man lay knocked out on the floor. The child was curled tightly into a ball in the furthest corner of the stall. His face had a red hand print on his tear streaked face and his shirt was stretched, looking at the man on the floor he saw his buckle undone.

"Did he touch you Harry?" Snape asked unintentionally calling the child by his given name.

"He tried to sir, I fought though." Harry answered sniffling.

"I know, I heard you as did half the restaurant." Severus stated kicking the man on the ground. "Let's go, I need to inform the manager of what this thing tried to do in his establishment."

Severus watched the boy stand up and wasn't really surprised to see his left trouser leg wet. After a fright like that, of course the boy wet himself; he did after all go to the loo for a reason in the first place. Severus tied invisible ropes around the attacker so he couldn't move and led Harry out of the stall. The boy didn't seem to notice he had wet himself and although Severus could clean it instantly it was proof of what nearly occurred in there. They walked out and somehow Harry had grabbed firmly on to Severus's hand and wouldn't let go, again the man couldn't blame him so he said nothing and instead tightened his own grip. They were heading towards a server when they were intercepted by the manager himself.

"What can I help you with?" The man asked seriously, after all everyone had heard the boy scream.

"There is a man laid out on the floor of the loo, he attacked my son who went in to use the toilet."

Here the man looked at Harry's red face, with tear tracks down his cheeks. He took in the handprint that was starting to bruise on his face and his stretched shirt, before glancing at the boy's wet pants. He narrowed his eyes in anger before calling over a server to call the Bobbies.

"I want to apologize for everything that happened here, of course your meal is free and anything else you want," the man stated sincerely. He had a son himself and he knew how angry he would be if someone attacked his child.

Severus was about to reply a thank you, but before he could Harry said the first words since he left the loo.

"Don't wanna stay here daddy, wanna go. Wanna go now," Harry chanted before burying his head in Snape's stomach.

"Can we get it to go?" Severus asked concealing the shock he heard when Harry called him daddy. He bent down and picked the child up, wet pants and all.

"Definitely"

By the time their food was packed up the Bobbies had arrived. They attempted to get a statement out of Harry but the child either couldn't or wouldn't answer them. His tear streaked face and ripped pants and wet trousers seemed to confirm the story. Not to mention the witness of those in the restaurant who saw the man follow the boy, and everyone who heard his scream. Grabbing their food, he headed to the car. He tried to put the boy in the back seat but he wouldn't be placated so he set the boy in the front with him. As they drove off Severus waved his wand at the child's clothes and they were cleaned and fixed and still Harry said not a word.