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Severus was inside the living room area in his old office, he took this time to do some studying and his school work. He pushed any thoughts of the tournament out of his head. As Severus laid down on the sofa he lit up the fireplace. The front door of his office violently swung open, hitting the wall with door. Harry came storming inside with Hermione right behind him.
"Harry, just leave him alone!" Exclaimed Hermione. Harry ignored her and shoved a newpaper at Severus and demanded he look at it.
The Triwizard Tournament Champions
"It's an article about the foolish tournament. So why are you bothering me during my studies about this?" Severus glared at Harry.
"Harry! I told you to leave it alone!" Hermione plead.
"Read the article about you!" Harry hissed, there was a burning anger in his eyes. Severus shook his head at Harry's childish behavior as he skimed through the paper looking for the article about himself.
Interview with Severus Snape Jr.
Severus Snape Jr. is one of the Hogwarts champions, along with Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory. Like Harry, Severus' name mysteriously appeared out of the Goblet of Fire. When being interviewed the young fourth year student reportedly refused to answer any questions or comments about his family or home life. Severus is the son of the former Potions Master and Head of Slytherin House, Severus T. Snape Sr. Who reportedly took a job in the States before his son arrived at Hogwarts. Many of you may be familiar with Severus Sr. as one of You-Know-Who's most notorious, dangerous, ruthless and deadliest Death Eaters. Many considered him to be You-Know-Who's second in command. Alastor Moody, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor, reportedly said only a wizard or witch with advanced knowledge of the Dark's Arts could be able to trick the Goblet of Fire. Did Severus Sr. teach his son the Dark Arts? Would Severus Snape Jr. be able to trick the Goblet of Fire? In other news, there is no report on who Severus Snape Jr's mother is. Is his mother a poor helpless witch that Snape Sr has locked away in their house or is his mother a Death Eater, possibly the notorious Bellatrix Lestrange, who is currently serving a life sentence in Azkaban? Or is it also possible that she is Alecto Carrow or one of the many other female Death Eaters?
Severus finished reading over the paper. Having spent years perfecting his ability to hide his emotions, to the point of feeling nothing. It is impossible for everyone to read Severus or tell if he was lying or telling the truth.
The article didn't bother or rattle Severus in the slightest. Having spent his whole life being stepped on, having everyone think the worst of him, this article did nothing to affect him. He came to terms long ago that to everyone else, he's just a Death Eater. Nothing more and nothing less. The Bellatrix comment was a bit unnerving and nauseating, as if he had feelings for the deranged, sadistic, and masochistic psychopath.
"So... You think that this is a good reason to disturbed my studying?" Severus turned his head to face the boy, of course he would "find out" the truth eventually. That bloody shrew Skeeter! Anything for a great story. Who cares if it ruins ruins someone.
"Reason!? Reason!" Harry shouted glaringly at Severus with a burning fury of hate, anger and betrayal. He gripped the paper pointing to Severus's article. "Your father was a Death Eater!?"
"Obviously... If you read the article, you'd know," Severus said in a monetone voice.
"Why didn't you tell me!?" Harry roared, as Hermione held him back trying to reason with him.
"Harry! Listen, if Severus' father was really evil, Professor Dumbledore wouldn't have hired him."
"He could have lied about it, Hermione." Harry glared back at her. "Look at Quirrell he was a professor and was evil!" Harry tried to push Hermione away as he turned to Severus. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"My personal life is not of any concern to you," Severus said flatly.
"How can I trust you? Given who your father was?"
"How can I trust you?" Severus mocked coldly. "How can I trust you?... Hmm how can I trust you? Maybe considering I've been saving your attention seeking, reckless, arrogant ass for three bloody years. Merlin I'm surprise I've haven't got grey hair. How can I trust you?... Maybe considering we've shared the same dorm for three years and you never once woke up tried to a tree in the Forbidden Forest, or found yourself tried up inside a boat in the middle of the Black Lake!" Severus named off a few things Harry's father had done to him. Severus was convinced they used James' invisibility cloak to sneak inside the Slytherin dorm.
"Oh, and my father... every boy is destined to be just like their father?" Severus raised an eyebrow at Harry.
"I...I... I... Your father was Voldemort's second! How could he possibly not be rotting in a cell?" Harry paused. "I'm beginning to think maybe Sirius was right about your father?"
"Oh... yes that filthy mutt. Your are just as narrow minded as he is!" Severus glared, as Hermione gets between them both.
"Harry! Severus! Stop it the both of you! It's bad enough your fighting with Ron, please just everyone take a deep breath," Hermione said glancing back and forth at the both of them.
"Your on his side Hermione?" Harry was left flabbergasted. "Him! His father is a Death Eater. He is Friends with people who want to kill muggleborns like you! He referred to Voldemort as The Dark Lord."
"That's his father! Not him! And I standby what I said before. Dumbledore wouldn't have hired his father if he believed for one second that he would harm a student! With that being said, his father must having done something that warranted Dumbledore's trust!" Harry stared at Hermione, gritted his teeth and shook his heads as he stormed off to his bedroom. He slammed the door violently.
"Severus, are you alright? Harry just needs to cool off," Hermione said looking sympatheticly at Severus. He took her look as pity.
"Honestly, I don't care about what Harry thinks of me. Let him think the worst of me," Severus said. He knew it was only a matter of time before Harry would toss him away. The same goes for Hermione. She will simply grow tried of him, same as the rest of his so caledl "friends". They will wake-up one day and decide enough is enough and leave. It may be horrible to think, but that's how people are. That's why he stopped believing people are good. This way he won't get hurt when they're not.
"Severus... It's okay," Hermione smiled supportivly. Severus wondered why Hermione wasn't screaming or running in the another direction after learning about his 'father'. He wouldn't fault her for doing so.
