Back I go
Chapter 21
"WHAT!" shrieked Voldemort, as someone portkey'd in started flinging curses right hand and centre?
"Harry" she yelled getting his attention.
"Behind you!" she yelled, Harry was sending a stunning spell behind him before she knew it.
"Duck!" she yelled as she saw a spell coming his way,
Harry did as he was told, ducking he still made his way over to her, a quick spell later she was free. He got hit with a slicing spell, not stopping he summoned her wand and threw it at her. They both fought back to back, as soon as all the Death Eaters were down Harry brought Emily into his arms before apparating away. Leaving Voldemort shrieking in rage. His plans were ruined, and it seemed someone had great power, was against him.
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Harry apparated them back to the Castle, Emily was shaking from being under the Cruciatus curse. She was sobbing she had never though she would live, she had thought Severus would have come. She thought both her and her nephew's lives would be ruined.
"Dad! Aunt" shouted Severus looking relieved tears running down his face. He had all the potions they would need.
"Fix your dad first love," said Emily, stopping her tears.
Severus was sobbing softly as he fed his father the potions; blood was seeping out of the wound in his side. Something amazing happened right then, Severus healed Harry with pure white magic. There was not even a scar left behind, Harry was awake and watching his son in awe.
"There is no need to cry Severus, we are back and fine" said Harry cuddling his fourteen year old son into him. Soothing him, he didn't blame Severus for crying, he had just about lost two of the people closest to him.
"I'm sorry, I'm so glad you are back," he said stopping his crying and clutching his dad close to him.
Harry got up and gave Emily the potion to stop the after affects of the Cruciatus curse. Harry knowing the pain still lingered gave her a pain reliever potion, she sighed softly as the pain and shaking stopped.
He then held them both close, they had become his family he had never had. He didn't cry though, he didn't think he had ever really cried. Both Severus and Emily had a good cry. He held them close soothing them the whole time, eventually they calmed down. By then Severus had fallen asleep, tangled in his Aunt and his fathers arms.
"Thank you, I thought…thought Severus would come, they wanted to mark him!" she said softly.
"He wont be marked, he promised me he would not, and magic will never allow it" said Harry softly, gathering his son in his arms he put him on the couch and covered him.
"I didn't think I would survive" she confided in Harry.
"Well you did, and you will have to be very careful, he will hate the fact you have gotten away. He will do anything in his power to get you back in his grasp. Even if it is just to prove no one gets away from him" said Harry sighing softly.
"Dimmy" asked Harry.
"Yes Master Harry?" asked Dimmy softly.
"Can you get us some tea, lace it with calming potion please" said Harry.
"I will be doing it right away sir" said the house elf popping out.
"I've never seen a house elf with clothes on before" said Emily looking stunned. She had not seen the house elves before, obviously, and Harry did indeed take care of them.
"Well all my house elves have clothes, they are all free to use magic, and leave they choose to stay here. Slavery is not right not even on house elves, they have feelings as well. They love cleaning and they will clean but its not right enslaving them" said Harry softly.
"I agree, it's horrible, I saw how Snape treated them, and Eileen actually managed to free some of them. They are god knows where now," said Emily.
"Have you ever spoke to Severus about his mother?" asked Harry.
"No, I didn't think you would approve" she said turning red.
"Why would you think that?" asked Harry, had he given her the wrong impression? Harry thought.
"I well you seemed so possessive of Severus, I didn't want you chucking him from my life or more like chucking me from his life" said Emily looking saddened at the very thought.
"I am possessive of my son, he is mine in all three ways, emotionally physically as well as magically." said Harry.
"I know," said Emily smiling slightly.
"Tell him about his mother, that's probably where I got most of Severus' confidence from. Telling him how his mother would have wanted him acting." said Harry.
"You did?" she asked shocked.
"Tell him how she was as a child, he doesn't even have a picture of her, he has books of her that's it. He deserves to know his mother, the woman who made sure he had a secure future away from his father" said Harry.
"What do you mean?" she asked confused.
"She had all her money willed to Severus, he cannot touch it until he is off age. She made sure that he never got his hands on it, and made sure Severus had a future" said Harry.
"I didn't know, I think I will get some pictures of her for him, and tell him about her" said Emily looking like a weight had been taken of her shoulders.
"Good," said Harry.
"I'm just going to go home and get some things" said Emily.
"I think its best you stay here, the Death Eaters may know where you stay and they cannot get in here" said Harry.
"Are you sure?" she asked stunned.
"Of course, or I would never have asked. I will never forgive myself if something happened to you." said Harry.
"Thank you, I will go pack right away" said Emily looking rather exited.
"Very well then I will have your room ready for you when you get back" said Harry.
"Ok, bye" said Emily leaving apparating out of the castle.
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It took Emily half an hour to pack everything up, shrinking it, she was just apparating away when she saw Death Eaters apparating in. she was never more thankful than now that she would be somewhere safe. Her house was a tiny flat, and that's probably why she had never invited Severus or Harry over.
"Thank god I went when I did, Death Eaters apparated in when I was leaving" she said looking thankful.
"Are you alright?" asked Harry immediately.
"Yeah I got out of there in the nick of time" said Emily.
"Good, Dimmy will show you, your room" said Harry.
"I'm really grateful for this Harry" said Emily softly.
"I know, now shoo go and settle in" said Harry playfully.
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"The room is bigger than my whole apartment!" she said when she entered the kitchen, they were just about to start dinner.
"Really? Wow, I'm glad you like it" said Harry softly.
"I do its great! Thanks again" said Emily smiling softly, she didn't have the good kind of money to afford a good place. Well until recently that is, she had really began having money rolling in, all thanks to Severus for making it and Harry for letting her into her nephew's life.
"Severus I have some pictures and stories about your mother would you like to here some?" asked Emily softly.
"Really cool, can I dad?" asked Severus.
"Of course you can" said Harry smiling at his son softly.
That was how Severus and Emily spent their night; of course Severus had asked him to listen as well. He could not refuse, Severus looked so happy to be learning things about his mother. He listened and smiled every time Severus laughed. It seemed to bring Emily and Severus even closer together than ever, Emily seemed to realize this as well.
Eventually Severus fell asleep snuggled beside her.
She mouthed "Thank you" as he nodded and got up and ready for bed. Leaving Severus and Emily alone, covers were already down there, and a fire was going they would not need for anything warm that night.
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"Dad, I've made four batches of animagus potions, I was wondering if you would let me Sirius and James test them, I want you to be there too" said Severus, who was always sensible when it came to potions.
"Go on then call them" said Harry smiling softly.
"Yes! Thanks dad" said Severus flooing his friends almost right away.
They were all there within minutes, Severus got the potions and they all downed them. Remus was watching near by, a small smile on his face, curious to know what his best friends would be.
Before they knew it three newly transformed animals stood in front of the room. As predicted James Potter was a stag, Sirius Black was a black grim and Severus much to his delight was a great black panther.
They popped back into their natural forms, grins formed their faces, and they looked pleased with themselves.
"Well done son, you've done me proud" said Harry.
"And me as well" said Emily watching from the door way.
"Thanks dad" said Severus flushing with pride.
"I guess its time I told you about being able to do wandless magic?" asked Severus smirking softly.
"You what?" asked Harry,
"I can do wandless magic! It was you who gave me the clues! Magic is not only in our body but all around us! Now we can do wandless magic" said Severus smiling softly.
"Well done" said Harry smirking, thinking 'take that Voldemort! You are not getting your hands on my son'.
"Why don't you go and play stay for dinner, then off with you" said Harry.
"Thanks dad," said Severus.
All four of them rushed out of the room, they were all exited that they had four legs and a tail so they could really be with Moony on the full moon. The last thing he heard was them talking about naming their animagus form. He was looking forward with what they come up with for Severus. He already knew the other three, Moony, Padfoot and Prongs.
The very last thing he heard was something that made his heart hammer wildly against his heart, "James' got a crush! on Evans!" repeatidly being chanted over and over again. It's obviously they had started teasing each other about something else.