Too Late:

So this is my response to Severus Snape is related to Harry. It is not warm and fuzzy at all.

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When Harry had found out he was related to one Severus Snape, that the man was in fact his uncle he had hoped he could get away from the Dursleys. But all hope of that had shattered that first potions class. He had thought he had done well, answered the questions asked him, helped keep Neville from melting his cauldron and making a very good potion. After class he had taken the well worn letter from his robes and walked up to Severus, it was then his hopes were dashed cruelly. No matter how James Potter had treated Severus (and it was horrid to say the least) he should have listened to the boy and read the letter he gave him. Instead he would regret what he did years later but could do nothing about it.

"What do you want Potter?" Severus snarled.

"I-I have something to give you sir." Harry stammered handing over the letter, Severus read it and paled. "It was from my mother."

"How dare you, get out!" Severus shouted, "I will not stand for your tricks and lies, twenty points from Gryffindor and don't think you will get off so lightly for this!"

Severus had not read the full letter, if he had things would have gone different. He had only seen he was to take in Harry and the brat had set him up. His hatred of the father transferred to the son and both would suffer for it. Harry never brought it up again and in spite to the man before him never again would do a perfect potion and would intentionally make sure his essays were subpar to say the least. The years passed, and Harry learned and grew, he ended up with a house elf named Dobby after his second year and his time with his "loving" relations was not bad at all. They forgot about him when he was in the house and that was fine by him. Dobby made sure he was fed and taught him about the magical world.

His relations with Snape never got better, he was polite but never again tried to engage the man. By the time of his forth year he was entered in the Tri-wizard Tournament he blamed Snape for putting his name in the goblet. The headmaster, for the safety of both got Harry a private tutor as he saw both would kill each other if they even were in the same room. Their relationship hit an all time low (if you could call it that) when Harry came back from the third task with Pettigrew and found out Snape had been a death eater. Harry nearly killed him and the minister got to see first hand the power of one Harry Potter. Severus Snape spent a month in St. Mungos from that attack and the "welcome" he got from Voldemort when he went back to spy.

The next year was quiet, Voldemort lay low until the end of that year. The final battle came in the death chamber in the department of mysteries. Many fell there, when Sirius went through the veil Harry lost it. He summoned Bellatrix and sent her through the arch and when Voldemort came tackled the man and dove through the veil. Voldemort fought so hard to stay on the mortal plane he was able to suck the life from all his loyal death eaters, his Horcruxes followed him through the arch and Harry was spat out to end up in a coma for the next month.

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Severus really wanted to kill himself, he knew now what he had done to Harry Potter had broke the boy all those years ago. The abuse he had suffered at the hands of his relations was out, the money sent to them to take care of the boy was wasted on them and there son while he lived in a cupboard, did all their chores and was beaten and tortured growing up. The Dursleys would never see the light of day outside prison, Dudley would go to a reform school of course with the knowledge his family was in disgrace. Severus had added to the abuse of the boy and the boy was going to hate living with him, he knew it.

Harry woke up and left the hospital wing to find out he had a new guardian, a man he hated. He knew that Severus was just playing with him, that he was putting on a front. How often had the Dursleys done that? He knew the game well and he knew how to play it. He took the apology with a bit of grace and grudgingly accepted the fact he would be living with Severus Snape for the next two years. All he asked was to go to Gringotts for the willing reading of his godfather and he would go and live with Severus. The emancipation never came from Sirius, he had no legal rights to do that and Harry accepted his fate, or so it seemed. He spent the summer with Severus, rarely speaking to him, doing as he was asked. Severus could live with that and did not pester or make the boy do anything.

It was at the opening feast he would find out just how angry Harry was and surprisingly it was not fully at him. He had put the boy on the train himself, made sure he was there and was sure he would see him at the feast. He was getting nervous as the boy had not shown up and the sorting was now over. Before the headmaster could give his speech a goblin stepped into the room clad in suit and tie with a letter in his hands.

"Why are you here?" Dumbledore asked.

"It's about one Harry Potter." The goblin replied, "he gave this letter to the goblin nation to read to you here."

"Please do so." Severus said dreading what it said.

"To the most esteemed magical world of Britain." The goblin read, "I Harry Potter have but one thing to say to you. This is not to the friends that I have made but to others. I spent my childhood as a slave to my relations, as they got fat off my money and my hard work I was starved, beaten and treated worse than a house elf. Even they are fed well and I rarely was. When I came to Hogwarts I thought I had a way out from the abuse but hardly, every year here I was put in danger. I want no part of magical Britain ever again.

You had time to take care of me, to make sure I was well treated but you never did. You had a squib watch over me but who was not allowed to truly help me. I was isolated and grew up thinking my parents were drunks who died in a car crash and I was less than scum. I found out that was not true but never was accepted in this world, for that reason I leave you and vow never to return. There are far better magical communities for me to live in and that is where I am headed, don't try to find me you will regret the day you did.

You might ask why I do this, I found out something about my uncle Severus Snape, a spell was placed on him to hate me and to forget he was family. This was done by the ministry who knew I was abused and made sure it continued. This is the last straw, I am sorry if my friends are hurt by this but for me to live my own life I have to cut off all ties to the lands that never wanted me or cared one wit about me. You treating me nice now, I have two words for you, you are too late."

"Don't blame him." Severus said, "we got what we deserved, "if this is how we treat our heroes than I wish him all the best."

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Charlus, Rose, Lily and James knew that their father was the Harry Potter but that was all. He did not talk of his life before coming to America, it only made him sad. Their mother, a slight woman with strawberry blond hair comforted him and had left England with him. Sally-Ann Potter nee Perks had stood by him fully and her family had taken young Harry in helping him in his escape to freedom. Harry treated them very well and was a gentle and kindly father. He did spoil them a bit but did teach them the value of family working together, the only time he got upset was when they tried to blame another for what they did wrong. He was a great father and was a champion of children.

Magical Europe was in war, had been as long as they could remember. But little help went out for them, they had turned their back on their greatest hero and they had to live with that. The rest of the world isolated magical Europe, all accept France, Italy, Greece and Spain. Harry didn't care, he was free and had a wonderful family. Any time a letter came begging him for help he sent back a two word response and went back to his life. He had a good life now, why would he ever go back to a world that had not wanted him and had gone as far as to make sure his life was miserable. If he had stayed he was sure he would be dead already without a great family that he had now.

Severus had ended up here as had all of Harry's true friends and their families. In fact any who wanted to come to America for freedom were allowed. But no help was sent back to magical Europe, they had betrayed so many for so long they would reap what they sowed. Harry had a good uncle now, a man who cared about him and though both mourned the past they moved forward and it was Severus who sent the magical reply back to magical Europe, you are far too late. Leave Harry alone!

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Yea, a bit dark but far more realistic for a child who had been badly treated by a world that had thrown him out. Finding out the truth got him to leave and who can blame him?