Orphaned Potter
Chapter 14
He had felt himself loose a good portion of his magic, he knew the only place that could tell him was Gringotts going, he found his son there. James Potter saw red, immedaitly blaming his son for his loss of magic and everything else.
"Shane hurry and say 'I disown Lily Evans from the Slytherin line," said Severus urgently as James came running forward.
"Hurry Shane" said Sirius just as urgently as Severus watching James.
"I disown Lily Evans from the Slytherin line," said Shane fast.
"You forgot to disown Michael from the Slytherin line," said Remus whispering to Severus. As James continued to come forward, looking mad.
"Shit, Shane say I disown Michael from the Slytherin line," said Severus he was not panicked. Michael was nowhere in sight he could not claim it, and James could not claim it for the boy him already being disowned.
"I disown Michael Potter from the Slytherin line," said Shane saying it perfect.
"My son was not from the Slytherin line," shouted James who had heard Shane.
"That's were you are wrong Potter, your wife is from the Slytherin line so it's possible that your precious other child can speak the Snake tongue too" said Severus smirking.
"You lie," yelled James.
Others in Gringotts had heard the commotion, and were standing around listening to everything. They were like vultures watching for their prey, as they listened. They stood gaping when they heard that James Potter had married a Slytherin. Lily Evans was from the Slytherin line, many could hardly believe what they had heard.
"Remus go to the potions shop, get the potion quickly, we are not going to get out of here with Shane if you don't" said Severus. Remus nodded and took of, making sure he was not seen leaving.
"What is going on here?" snapped mad eye Moody who was still an Auror.
"They are spreading lies about me, making me look bad" spat James angrily.
"We are not telling lies, the proof is right here, Lily Evans on the Slytherin family tree, of course it's been marked off, as has your other son" said Severus sneering.
"Then how come I lost my magic then? It should not have affected me," asked James sounding lost and confused.
"Ah that well you used to be the heir of Gryffindor before you were disowned," said Severus smirking, he was really enjoying this.
"Here" said Remus sneaking back, but Moody and James both saw him come back.
"What's that you have there" snarled Moody his eye stuck on the bottle of potion.
"Drink this for me" said Severus handing it to Shane.
Shane looked at the color of the potion; making a face, he turned to Severus, Sirius and Remus wide green eyes. If that's what it looked like Shane did not want to know, what it tasted like.
"Just drink it you will be fine I promise it will stop you having to do back to the Potter's," said Severus trying to be as soothing as possible. He cut his finger and put the blood in, so Shane would be his in blood too.
"James what's going on?" asked a feminine voice coming into Gringotts and heading to James.
"Who is that boy, he looks just like me," said Michael snooty. He sounded exactly like you would expect Draco Malfoy to sound.
"That's your brother Michael, and he will be coming home with us, I won't have Snape tainting him" said James.
"What no! Remember what I told you James," said Lily warningly.
Just then, Shane started hissing in parsletongue, shocking everyone into silence Lily actually paled, she had not known that Shane could really speak it. If anyone that should not have been affected it should have been Lily.
"What's the matter Lily? You knew he was a parsletongue," said James seeing his wife pale.
"I…I…of course I knew, just brought back bad memories" stuttered Lily, the crapyest lie she had ever told.
"You did not know did you Lily, you just told James that Shane could to get him away didn't you. Did not want anyone liking Shane more than Michael, Shane was nothing compared to your precious Michael was he?" snarled Remus looking more wolf like than ever.
"That's not true," snarled James
"Really well then why did she turn so white? You really are horrible Evans, I detest you. How could you do that and to your own son too" said Sirius looking at Lily as though she was the cause of all his problems.
"Fine! I lied happy! And your right Shane is nothing compared to my Michael he doesn't deserve the Potter name, he just got in the way, always wanting attention" snapped Lily.
Shane knew they were talking about him, he was in Severus arms, and Severus just tightened his hold on him when he whimpered. His mother had never shown such open hostility to him before. He had not been a bad boy, he had been good or tried to be good for his mum but nothing he did was good enough. He still had the potion clutched in his small hand. Burrowing his head in Severus' smelling in the different potion ingredients, he started thinking.
'If I don't take the potion I will be left with Lily and James, but if I take it then I will go with them. What if I never get to see my brother again? Will he even miss me? I don't think he will. I've nothing to loose drinking the potion, of course apart from having a disgusting taste in my mouth' he thought.
Shane opened the potion with great difficulty, it seemed like the cork was stuck on. Opening it, the smell was awful remembering what Lily had said as well as James. James wanted him back, he did not want to end up with Lily again, and she would hurt him. He would rather be back at his orphanage he was never hurt there. His bum had never been smacked; he had hurt himself playing a few times that's about it.
The only reason they had been able to get this illigal potion was becuase he knew the person that run the place. Well though Severus but he still knew him so they had given the potion over no questions asked.
Taking a breath he swallowed the potion, gagging he managed to swallow it, he felt tingling all around him. Without him knowing, he had taken a more resemblance of Severus Snape. He no longer looked anything like Michael Potter or James Potter for that matter. No one had seen nor heard him taking the potion.
The stunned silence that followed was probably the longest anyone had ever had to endure. James did not know what to think, his wife had just told him his son had been neglected by his own mother.
"Harry" said James looking as though he was drowning in guilt.
"You won't see the boy again if I have anything to say about it" snarled Remus looking ready to transform with no full moon present.
"You can't keep me from my son" said James ready to throw punches around.
"He is not your son" said Sirius first to realize Shane had taken the potion.
"Of course he is, and as the head of Potter I can just claim him back. You are not their godfather anymore. And I made sure you would never gain custody of them ever." said James.
"What he said is true Sirius" said Remus panicked.
Sirius just pointed to the empty potion bottle on the floor, it was in an unbreakable jar so it had not smashed. Severus heard what Sirius had said and looked down too. His eyes went wide unable to believe the child had done it would him noticing. There was not much he did not notice these days; he had also seen that Moody had not drawn his wand. Severus' only conclusion was that Moody knew that James had abandoned his son. After all everyone knew, that Moody was a friend of the headmaster.
The three of them almost smirked at once, James seeing this snapped at them,
"What are you smirking at?"
"This" said Severus letting James get a better look at Shane.
"What's happened?" asked James horrified. His son had turned into a mini version of Snivellus Snape.
"He is no longer legally your child; he is now the child of Severus Snape, his name is no longer Harry Potter but Shane Snape. You cannot get him back even if you did really want him, and not just trying to make yourself look good," said Sirius smugly and almost tauntingly
"Good! That way I won't have to put up with the menace" said Lily looking smug that she would not have to put up with the child.
"And you!" snarled James spinning around to face Lily, surprised at how her husband was acting she stood still "I want a divorce, and you know what else pack your things you are not staying here, and I will be taking my son thank you" said James grabbing Michael. He would not loose another child, not to anyone. He would find another woman to marry and give him more children, and that person in not Lily Evans.
"What why? James please don't" begged Lily clutching at James arm.
The others all watched the happenings in silence, Sirius, Remus and Severus watched almost impassive. The others were all drinking in the sight greedily; it was not often they have to see their savior.
"Get of me Slytherin scum" said James throwing Lily off.
"What? James I was in Gryffindor like you," said Lily she still did not know that she had been part of the Slytherin line.
"That's were your wrong, you used to be Slytherins heir but you are not anymore, that's how your son's got the ability to talk to Snakes" said Remus.
"No" said Lily shaking her head in denial. This could not be happening; she had spent her whole time in the wizarding world trying to perfect her reputation. She was not known for her muggle born status but as the mother of the Boy-who-lived. On the other hand, even better James Potter's wife, her Muggle born status did not matter now all her work was tumbling down.
James roughly handed her the Slytherin family tree, before walking from Gringotts and away presumably to Potter manor. He had work to do; he was going to have to claim the Gryffindor line. Try to get his other son back from Snivellus and try to win his good name back. He would have to blame everything on Lily, after all it was her fault.