It was a warm Friday morning and Severus awoke to a silent home, casting a quick Tempus he found it was only 8.30am. He didn't have to get Harry up for another half an hour so He got up and got ready for the day, he was wearing black dress trousers and a Slytherin green silk dress shirt left open at the collar, he tied his hair into a low ponytail and picked up his outer robe to put on before they left. He then walked into the kitchen to make himself a cup of coffee before he had to properly start the day.
Once the clock struck 9 Severus walked sown the hall to Harry's room to wake him up, and get him ready for the busy day ahead of them. Severus knocked on Harry's door but there was no response, so he slowly opened the door and the sight in-front of him brought a smile to the usually dour man's face.
Harry was sat in his beanbag corner, his, unfortunately, up next to him, clothing once again scattered on the floor leaving a trail from the bed to the corner, with his Whinnie the pooh plush tucked under his arm playing with his Stitch toy and some leggo, re-enacting the scene from the movie.
Moving loudly in order to make his presence known and to avoid starting the small boy Severus walked over to Harry's corner and sat down on the floor in-front of him. Harry barely registered the Potions Master and kept playing and giggling, the sight was truly endearing.
"Good morning my happy boy, did you have a good rest?" Harry's only response was a happy sounding grunt.
"Alright then, well I hate to spoil your fun but we have to get ready for the day we have ahead of us." Severus stood up and picked Harry up with him.
Severus brought Harry into the spacious bathroom and sat him on the toilet.
"Harry i want you to stay there whilst I grab you some clothes and put your toys away." Severus left the room leaving the door open and walked into the boys wardrobe, he selected a pair of navy joggers with a matching jacket and a dark blue PlayStation t-shirt, he picked out some plain black socks, his navy trainers and a pull up in case his bladder acts up. Harry had been good yesterday with telling Severus when he needed to go but a few times it had been a close call, he knew that today would be a lot of sitting around and Harry may fall asleep and judging by the pull up he spotted on the floor Harry was going to have trouble staying dry when he was asleep. Severus brought the clothing into the bathroom and set them on the side. Seeing Harry was getting restless he tried to reassure him.
"Give me one minute Harry, I know you don't like it on there but I just want to pick up your old clothes." Quickly getting the job done he rushed back to the bathroom, picked Harry up and sat him on the edge of the changing table.
Severus quickly and efficiently got Harry dressed into his outfit, the only things left being socks, shoes and his jacket.
Harry was beginning to get fussy as he had been sat in the same room doing nothing for the past 15 minutes.
"Come on Harry, just your socks left we can leave the shoes and jacket for later."
"Mmmhhh, nnnnn" and the shake of his head was all Severus got in response. By now he was starting to get worried, Harry hadn't said anything at all and he knew it wasn't just because he didn't like mornings as Severus had been with him most mornings, Severus worried it was an after effect of the brain bleed that was delayed but poppy had said he was fine, Severus decided he would take Harry to gringos and around Diagon Alley if he wished and if he was still like this then he would take him to poppy.
Quickly sliding Harry's socks on, Severus picked him up and placed him on the floor Harry's back to his chest. Holding onto Harry's waist he got Harry to slowly walk towards his door to try and strengthen his legs.
Harry took 4 steps before he stopped and groaned.
"Come on Harry one more, you can do it I know you can, I've got you I'm not going to let you fall." Harry took one more shaky step before he collapsed in the Professors arms. Severus picked Harry up and held him close.
"There we go, I've got you, I'm so proud of you, my big strong boy." Severus praised.
"Do you want to go get some breakfast now?"
"Mmmmmm"
"I will take that as a yes."
Severus walked Harry to the kitchen and sat him on the chair closest to the door, severus sitting on the one opposite.
"Tibby" Severus called into the air
"What can Tibby be doing for master potions master sir?"
"I would like to request breakfast, I will have a full English with a latte, and could you bring Harry some porridge with fruits on top and a glass of apple and raspberry juice."
"Tibby will be doing it right away master potions master sir." And with a quiet pop the elf was gone.
"Do you remember what I told you we would be doing today Harry?" Severus asked softly.
"Nu uh" Harry responded with a shake of his head.
"okay well, today we are going to take a trip to Gringots. you are going to get an inheritance test, this shows you which family's you are heir to and all the vaults and properties you will get once you turn the right age, usually 17. Then I am going to adopt you and make you my real son so that nobody can ever take you away from me. then once that is done we are going to go to a wand shop in Sweeden, because your magical signature will change once you become my son and your current wand might not work as well, this specific wand shop make the wands from scratch using the materials you choose. after all that we can come back here and you can spend some time in your room unless we find something we need to do whilst we are out." Severus explained, just as he finished explaining to harry what they would be doing that day Tibby popped back in and delivered their breakfast.
The pair ate in comfortable silence, Harry kicking his legs out in excitement as he tried the tropical fruits Tibby had decorated his breakfast with.
They finished their meal at 9.40 so Severus picjed the small 12 year old up and left him to play with his toys before they had to leave at 10.30. Severus did not think it was odd that Harry wanted to play with toys, at first he was a bit surprised by the items Harry had picked out however he knew from working with his snakes that abused kids liked to try and live out their childhood as much as possible so were usually the ones to stay sweet, innocent and well kid like for longer. It was part of the heeling proses a Severus would be dammed if he stoped Harry from healing.
Time flew by as Harry played and Severus continued working on some of his lesson plans for the coming school year. 10 minutes before they had to leave Severus went to get Harry, this time he found Harry sat in the middle of his room playing with some of his figurines without his socks and t-shirt.
"Harry, I don't know why you feel the need to undress every time I leave you alone but its quite frustrating to have to put your clothes back on. Can you put your clothes back on please."
"Mmmmhhmmmh"
"Come on, you get ready for school every morning, I know you can put your top and socks on." Harry very slowly put his clothes back on, leaving his socks inside out. Severus picked up his shoes and popped them on Harry's feet then picked up the blue jacket he had picked out earlier and helped Harry slide it on.
Picking him up and placing him on his hip Severus wallked towards the floo, they were just in time, at exactly 10.30 Severus stepped into the floo with Harry on his hip and shouted,
"GRINGOTS WIZARDING BANK" Harry whimpered but other than that stayed quiet. Severus wallked up to the main desk.
"I have an appointment with Ragrook."
"Very well, follow me" the goblin at the desk said motioning for them to follow behind him.
Severus wallked into Ragrook's office and placed Harry down in one of the two chairs infront of the goblins desk him sitting in the other.
"We are here to request an inheritance test and magical health test, if all is well I, no, we would like to perform a blood adoption today."
Ragrook took out 3 pieces of parchment and layed them out on the desk. He handed over a small dagger.
" if you could put 3 drops of blood on the first one and two on the others."
Severus took Harry's hand in his and using the blade made a small cut the size of a paper cut. He squeezed Harry's finger and dropped the required blood onto the parchment.
The goblin took the pieces of parchment and whispered something in gobbledegook that neither Severus nor Harry understood.
Ragrook's eyes widened in shock when he looked at the parchment and it set Severus on edge, goblins were rarely surprised by anything.
Silently the goblin handed over the slip.
Birth certificate: (fraudulent)
Name~ Harry James Potter
Date of Birth~ 31st July
Mother~ Lilly Marie Potter née. Evans
Father~ James Fleamont Potter
Heir to~ Potter, Prievral, Gryffindor, Merlin
Birth certificate: (authentic)
Name~ Hadrian Severin Snape
Date of Birth ~ 25th June
Mother~ Lilly Marie Snape née. Evans
Father~ Severus Tobias Snape
Heir to~ Potter, Prieveral, Gryffindor, Snape, Prince, Hufflepuff, Evans, Ravenclaw, Black, Slytherin
When Severus read this his heart stopped, Harry well Hadrian was always his, that must be one of the reasons he was able to feel a father-son connection with Harry since he took him in , their magic has been bonded since Hadrian was born, their magic recognized them as father and son. Severus let a lone tear slip down his face as all his memories assaulted him, he remembered his marriage with Lilly, he remembered being to happy to be a Dad, promising himself to be world's best dad, better than his own Father, He remembered holding little Hadrian after he had been born, he was so small, so fragile, Severus had been terrified of dropping him. Worst of all Severus remembered 'that' night. The night his Hadrian was stolen from him, he remembered James Potter gloating to his frozen body after he had been stunned, he remembered his little speech as if it were spoken a mere few hours ago.
" Slimy Slytherins don't deserve to raise children. Sniviling Sniveless don't deserve Lilly Evans, what did you do to her? Fill her up with love potions. I'm going to take everything that made to happy and make it my own, but I can't let you go blabbing so I will make you forget but you will always know something is missing and you will never be able to be rid of that whole in your heart. Not unless you remember."
Severus shivered at the memory and picked Hadrian up, cradling him in his arms.
"My baby, my sweet sweet little boy."
After Severus had composed himself ragrook passed over the property list.
Hadrian Severin Snape
Potter (named Heir)
Named Lord at 17
Vaults
803~ 783,4802 Galleons
26~ 367,490,870 Galleons (Lords vault)
359~ 19,716 Galleons (heirs vault, will automatically fill to 20,000 when current Heir takes lordship)
Properties
Potter Mannor (England)
Potter Mannor House (Scotland)
Potter country homes (Scotland, England, Wales)
Holiday estates (France, Germany,Spain, Italy)
Prievral (Heir through Potter line)
Named Lord at 16 (due to old laws)
Vaults
676~ 45,732,348 Galleons
53~ 7,388,262,429 Galleons (Lords vault)
645~ 15,000 Galleons ( Heirs vault, will automatically fill to 15,000 when current Heir takes Lordship)
Properties
Prievral mannor house (Scotland)
Prievral cottage(Scotland)
Gryffindoor (Heir through Potter line)
Named Lord at 16 due to old wizarding laws
Vaults
313~ 3,978,944,238 Galleons (Lords vault)
93~ 170, 000 Galleons (Heirs vault, will automatically fill to 170,000 when current Heir takes Lordship)
Properties
Griffindoor Castle (England)
1/4 Hogwarts (Scotland)
Griffindoor Mannor (Scotland)
Griffindoor Cottage (England)
Holiday estates ( France, Spain, Italy, canary Islands, California)
Snape (Heir from birth)
Named Lord after Lord Severus Tobias Snape Lord to Snape, Prince, Hufflepuff passes over Lordship or passes
Vaults
812~ 12,970,496 Galleons ( Lords vault)
874~ 12, 000 Galleons ( Heirs valt, will automatically fill to 12,000 when current Heir takes Lordship)
Properties
House Spinners End (England)
Snape cottage (England)
Holiday estates (Netherlands)
Prince (Heir from birth)
Named Lord after Lord Severus Tobias Snape Lord to Snape, Prince, Huffpuff passes over Lordship or passes
Vaults
177~ 908,974 Galleons
47~ 74,876,406 Galleons (Loards vault)
621~ 10,000 Galleons (Heirs valt, will automatically fill to 10,000 when current Heir takes Lordship)
Properties
Prince Mannor (England)
Prince cottage ( Scotland)
Prince House (England)
Holiday estates ( Spain, The Philippines, France)
Hufflepuff (Heir from birth)
Named Lord after Lord Severus Tobias Snape Lord to Snape, Prince, Hufflepuff passes over Lordship or passes.
Vaults
144~ 4,635,746,846 Galleons (Lords valt)
289~ 170,000 Galleons (Heirs vault, will automatically fill to 170,000 when current Heir claims Lordship)
Properties
Hufflepuff Castle (England)
1/4 hogwarts (Scotland)
Hufflepuff Mannor (Scotland)
Hufflepuff cottage (England)
Holiday estates ( Canada, The Netherlands, France, Greenland)
Evans (Heir from birth)
Named Lord at 17( when of age)
Vaults
178~ 12970496 Galleons (Lords vault)
643~ 10,000 Galleons ( Heirs vault will automatically fill to 10,000 when current Heir is claims Lordship)
Properties
Evans House
Evans cottage
Holiday estates (France, Spain, America)
Ravenclaw (Heir through Evans line)
Named Lord at 16 due to old wizarding laws
Vaults
336~ 3,947,638,635 Galleons (Lords vault)
335~ 170,000 Galleons ( Heirs vault, will automatically fill to 170,000 when current Heir claims Lordship)
Properties
Ravenclaw Castle (England)
1/4 hogwarts (Scotland)
Ravenclaw mannor ( England)
Ravenclaw library (England)
Holiday estates ( Japan, America, France, Spain, Australia)
Black (named Heir by Lord Sirius Orion Black)
Vaults
315~ 462,836 Galleons (Lords vault)
635~ 40,000 Galleons ( Heirs vault, will automatically fill to 40,000 when current Heir claims Lordship)
Properties
Grimoldplace (England)
Black Mannor (England)
Holiday estates (Scotland, Spain, Germany)
Slytherin (taken by conquest)
Named Lord at 16 due to old wizarding laws
Vaults
42~ 5,736,726,624 Galleons (Lords vault)
56~ 170,000 Galleons (Heirs vault, will automatically fill to 170,000 when current Heir claims Lordship)
Properties
Slytherin Castle (England)
1/4 hogwarts (Scotland)
Slytherin mannor ( Scotland)
Slytherin cottage (England)
Holiday estates ( France, Spain, New Zealand, America)
Severus read over the property list in awe at how rich his son, his son, was going to be, he already knew that he was rich being a decent of the Hufflepuff line through his mother, and the Evans line not showing a Family on Earth magical child in over 100 years meant that Harry was probably going to be richer han him, but Harry could buy Lucius Malfoy 8 times and still be the richest person in wizarding brittan.
"Ragrook, I have access to all his Vaults at the moment, yes?"
"That is correct Lord Price." The goblin eyed severus suspiciously.
"Block anyone from entering the main Vaults for Griffindoor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Black, Potter, Evans and Prievral till Harry is able to claim Lordship. Can you cap the maximum withdrawal at 200 Galleons each month from his Heirs valts, he won't need that much but just incase it is there."
The goblin was impressed this was not what he was expecting.
"Certainty." The goblin replied a toothy grin on his face. Then with a snarl the goblin handed severus the magical health check.
Magical health check on Hadrian severin Snape
0-1
Glamour charms to look like James Potter
Magic dampener (68%)
Blocked abilities
- parceltongue (broken by Hadrian at age 6)
- wandless magic
-wordless magic
- elemental abilities
-intentionist ( the ability to read
people's true intentions)
Obliviate ( irresponsibly cast, leaving irreversible damage to the neurons in the brain. The damage means the neurons are unable to correctly relay information to each other. Leaving him Autistic.)
Horcrux in curse scar ( 15 months)
Potions
-trust potions ( administered by Molly Weaselly and James Potter)
KEYED TO...
- James Potter ( 2 months)
- Molly Weaselly (2 months)
- Ronald Weaselly ( 11 years)
- Ginerva Weaslly (11 years)
-distrust potions ( administered by Molly Weaselly and James Potter)
KEYED TO...
- all Slytherins (2 months)
- Severus Snape (2 months) (broken by Hadrian at age 11)
- All Malfoys (2 months)
- love potions ( administered by Molly Weaselly)
KEYED TO...
-Ginerva Weaslly (12 years)
Severus read through the list of spells and potions his son had been under for nearly his whole life. Severus swallowed thickly.
"Can you get rid of them, please."
"Of course, if you just get young Hadrian to lay on the sofa at the back of the room I can have all these specs and potions taken care of, the horcrux I will have to use some old magic to expell but I should be able to do it alright."
"Thank you, Ragrook." Severus stood up with Hadrian in his arms and wallked to the back of Ragrook's office laying Hadrian down, severus spoke to the boy in what he hoped was reassuring manner.
"Ragrook is going to try and get all the potions and spells out of you. We don't want lots of spells in you because it's bad for your magic. Do you understand Harry?" Severus asked making sure to use his adoptive name when speaking out loud as he knew he would have to tell hadrian about his new name, well old name, and his parental status in a calmer environment.
The only responce Severus could get from the boy was a grunt.
Now that he knew what was causing the problem he knew how to handle it, he had taught a student a few years ago with high functioning autism, he knew hadrians was worse and would require more time. But if he was being honest with himself severus also knew that Harry had already survived 2 years of his magical schooling and although he was currently failing Potions, History of Magic, and Herbology with a Troll and just passing Transfiguration, Defence Against the Dark Arts and Charms with an Acceptable he now knew how he could help Hadrian, he had a feeling Hadrian was having trouble with his wand. Once the magic dampener is removed Hadrian would need a new wand anyway but Severus was going to take him to get a custom wand, this way it will be perfect for him in every way. His Herbology grade probably had something to do with the heat in the greenhouse and the dirt in the pots, as for Potions Severus knew exactly what Hadrians problem was, he wouldn't touch anything Slimy, sticky or squelchy, severus had giver poor Hadrian countless detentions for refusing to cut up his own ingredients and getting Granger to do it, he thought he was being arogant and thought that cutting ingredients was above him, but now he realised that it was probably because Hadrian couldn't stand the substances touching his skin, he also more than likely struggled to cut up the ingredients. He could probably find a solution for that.
Severus was brought out of his thoughts by a pitiful whine that escaped Hadrians lips. Secerus knew that whilst this procedure was going on he couldn't touch Hadrian it would interfere with the intricate spell work. And so severus watched on helplessly as Hadrian whined, grunted, gurgled and moaned at the uncomfortable feeling of foreign magic being expelled from his body.
"I know baby, I know, I'm right here Harry, it's nearly done."
Not even 3 minutes later the goblin stopped chanting and let his hands drop. At once severus scooped Hadrian up and sat him in his lap, head buried in his chest, legs draped over either side of the Potions masters. Hugging him close severus murmured reassurances.
" it's all done Harry, all done." Harry squirmed and grunted from his safe space in what he believed to be his Professors arms. Once Harry had callmed down Severus turned to the goblin.
" he will need a new wand, can I use a floo to get to a wand maker in Sweeden, its where I got my second wand and I think they will be the best place to get this done. They are also very selective of who they serve, I know the owner but considering what I learned today I want to keep him away from other people where he can get easily overwhelmed whilst he is still recovering."
" that is fine, you can use my personal floo, i believe you are thinking about taking him to Charles to get his personalized wand."
"Thank you for all your help Ragrook, and yes you would be correct. May your gold forever flow."
"And your enemies fall at your feet."
Severus gave the goblin a curt nod and stepped into the floo, shouting
"CHARLES WANDMAKING, SWEEDEN, MOONSTONE" and with a worship they were gone.