Title: Through the Lines
Author: me! Little Bit
Rating: uh….why do they bother? I guess PG-13?
Summery: Harry Potter is actually the son of Severus Snape AND James Potter. James and Lily still died and Harry still survived, and he went on to live with the Dursely's, but Severus found out they were abusing his son and took him away. Harry Potter died, according to the Muggle and Wizarding world, but Severiun Lucius Snape lives….
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter's books, movies, or anything….sadly, well, I mean the copyrights. yeah. okay that just sucked. oh well.
Severiun lay upon Severus large king-sized bed screaming. His father had simple charms in place so Severiun could only move around a little. Though little Severiun was to interested in throwing his tantrum to try and move anyways. He lay on his back, his hands in little fists and his face scrunched up and turning quite red with his screaming. Severus himself was sitting on the bed next to his son just watching him and holding a small glass vial which held a thick pale blue liquid paste.
"Quite the set of lungs on the boy, Severus." A voice commented.
"I assure you, he didn't get that from me." Severus glared at the intruder. "What do you what Lucius?" Lucius held up his hands and smiled in an innocent way.
"Narcissa sent me to see if dinner was still on for tonight?" Lucius asked. Severus nodded sharply. "Well then, care to tell me what you're doing and why my sweet little godson is screaming so loudly." Severus glared at Lucius again.
"Your 'sweet little godson' is protested me covering his scar." Severus looked at his son who seemed to have run out of air to scream.
"What?"
"This potion, it's called 'tnoioplivecneraelc', I told you about it before. It heals wounds created by dark magic, such as Severiun's curse-scar or the dark mark." Lucius started.
"You can make the dark mark disappear!" Lucius said shocked.
"Depends. On us, no. On say a newly branded death eater, yes." Severus dapped the pale blue paste onto a rag, which he then applied gently to Severiun's forehead. Severiun watched his father as best he could. "The potion has it's limits. The night I got my son back I began applying the potion. In about a month, it'll be gone." Severus smiled at his son once he finished.
"Why won't it fix our dark marks?" Lucius asked.
"Sit on the bed with Severiun a moment would you?" Severus stood up, he moved towards the open bathroom door. "Our marks are too old. The potion works if you get the scar within five months." He heard Lucius sigh. "I'm working on it Lucius. The Ministry only knows the most basics on the Potion. They've never experimented with it."
"And you're sure it's safe for Severiun?" Lucius asked, Severiun himself could barely keep his eyes open. "Is he supposed to be so tired?"
"The potion makes anyone drowsy after it's applied. As Severiun's so little, it puts him to sleep. And yes, I triple checked this potion before using it on Sev." Severus walked back into the room and picked up his son.
"Papa…" Severiun whispered. Lucius was again surprised, it seemed that's all the Snape family did to him now days.
"That's the first word I've heard him say." Lucius commented. "Draco talked up a storm whenever anyone will listen."
"He's shy." Severus said. "Wait until he's hungry. Then he'll be very vocal." Severus changed Severiun into a nightie, it was green. "I ran into someone today. Well two some ones'." He corrected himself.
"Who?" Lucius asked.
"Melanie MicDuckle was one." Lucius sat up.
"The Ravenclaw girl you grew up next too?"
"Yes. And Remus Lupin." Lucius snarled. "He's not that bad. But Severiun just kept talking! He was a little demanding, I guess he was really hungry." Severus bent over to place Severiun in his crib, he pulled a blanket over the baby, who barely had his eyes open even a sliver. The child clutched his Lopey in one hand, and a stuffed animal snake in the other. "Come, we'll go into my office." As they left Severus activated a charm that kept him aware of Severiun while the boy slept.
That night, Lucius and Narcissa, who held Draco in her arms, were back at Snape Manor for dinner. Severus' House elf, Bella, who was very well spoken, lead them to the parlor room. Severus sat reading a book while Severiun played on the floor with the bottom of his father's robes.
"Master Severus, your guests Master Malfoy, Mistress Malfoy, and Young Master Malfoy have arrived." Bella said bowing. Severiun looked up at her voice and carefully crawled over to her.
"Thank You, Bella." Severiun pulled himself up, using Bella's arms. Bella looked annoyed by the toddler, but it was a tender annoyed look. "Would you make sure the kitchen elves get Severiun's formula right this time?"
"Of course Master, anything for the Young Master." Bella used her magic to move Severiun back over by his father before her vanishing pop. Severus set his book down, looking at the title, Lucius saw it was a Potions book, and it looked like it was in another language.
"Welcome." Severus said.
"I see Severiun is content not to scream this time." Lucius said smirking. Severus honored him by laughing.
"He's not being tortured by some terrifying potion." Severiun, and his scar less forehead, looked up at Severus, "Yes I'm talking about you!" Severiun stuck his tongue out and giggled.
"Your son is the cutest thing, Severus." Narcissa declared. She knelt down to place her quiet son next to Severiun. The two boys stared at each other. "Draco, this is Severiun. Severiun, this is Draco." Draco suddenly got a tiny smirk on his face. Severiun continued to stare at the blonde haired child.
The three parents found places to sit, Severus moved to a different arm chair and The Malfoy's took a loveseat. They watched their sons for a moment then concluded they'd be fine together. The three began talking about various things, mostly about Severus' new job at Hogwarts.
"Wha's dat?" Draco pointed at Lopey, Severiun decided he didn't like Draco's tone.
"Lopey." Severiun said. Draco smirked and reached over and took the tiger from Severiun.
"Stupid thing. it's my now!" Severiun glared at Draco and reached to take it back. Draco wouldn't let go. "Leggo! Mine!"
"No! Mine! Da give Lopey to Sevy!" Severiun was getting angry, and desperate. Lopey was his special animal. The snake, named Sevimus, could be played with by others. But Lopey was his. His Daddy had given Lopey to him, his Daddy who was now in what Papa called Heaven. Draco suddenly looked confused and he still wouldn't let go off Lopey.
To Draco, Severiun had started to glow silver. That scared Draco. His parents had a soft color to them, it was barely noticeable. His Mum was pink and his Daddy was yellow. Even Uncle Sevy had a little color to him, it was blue. So had some scary looking man, he'd been a bit brighter than Mum and Daddy, but his red wasn't nearly as big and bright as Severiun's silver! Draco had color too, he himself was green. Other Wizarding children all had very small colors, smaller than Mum's. But Severiun almost blinded him!
"Too bright!" Draco finally cried out letting go of Lopey to cover his eyes. The adults looked over at them. Severiun suddenly looked really sleepy again. Severus stood up with Narcissa and they walked over. Draco instantly climbed into his Mum's arms and cowered there, for lack of a better word.
Lucius looked at Severus, not understanding Draco's behavior. Draco normally dominated the play field with other children. Lucius didn't understand why. "Narcissa?" Lucius asked, she brought Draco over.
Draco kept muttering "Too bright, too bright." Lucius knew Draco saw something others did not. He always mentioned "colors", Draco said Narcissa's was pink and his own was yellow. Draco had first mentioned the colors when he understood how to talk. Before he could talk, pink and yellow had been the two colors to calm him quickly and the most. Blue also calmed him, but not as much and red just scared the crap out of him.
"What colors Draco?" Lucius asked.
"Sevrin." Draco whispered back. "Sevrin's sillie." Lucius looked at Narcissa confused.
"If Severiun's silly, why are you acting so scared? And what about colors?" Narcissa asked gently.
"No! Sevrin IS sillie!" the confused parents were even more confused. Draco reached out and placed his hand of Lucius' chest. "Sillie!" They looked at Lucius' cloak clasp. It was silver.
"Silver?" Lucius said.
"YES!" Draco shouted in a cute baby angry way.
"Severiun's color is silver?" Draco nodded and looked at his Dad with wide eyes.
"An bright! big!"
"Severiun's silver color is really big and bright?" Lucius asked. A crash made the three Malfoys jump. Draco quickly hide his head again, while Lucius and Narcissa started shocked.
Severiun was in the same place he had been holding his Lopey tightly, his eyes wide and frightened. Severus, who'd been talking to his son quietly while the Malfoys had been talking, was now clear across the room. In the middle of his broken glass display shelves. He was completely out cold, a thin trail of blood made it's way down the side of Severus' face.