A/N: Well I've finally gotten up the energy to start writing again. I've been so sick and busy and ten thousand other things that I'm just going insane but I finally got an
idea about where I want to go with this. I know I really like to have Harry end up in the hospital or the hospital wing and be attacked and beaten up and all that stuff
but I've decided what I want to do. So I'm sorry it's taken me so long but my life is just insane right now so be glad I got this out as soon as I did but my life is just
kind of a nightmare right now but I finally got the idea so I decided to go with it. To all of you guys who reviewed thanks it's kept me going reading all of the nice
comments you all have left me and for those of you who ask me about the death eater you need to go back and re-read that chapter because I changed it, I got
rid of the doctor death eater, I decided to do something else. So go back and re-read that and here's the next chapter. Thanks for being so patient with me because
I've got entirely too much stuff on my plate and I wanted to get this out before I'm drawn and quartered. So here's chapter 9 and I hope you all enjoy it. Oh and to
the person who asked how much a stone is I didn't find out until recently what it is but basically 1 stone equals 14 pounds.
Chapter 9
The next couple of days passed without incident. Harry, Draco and Severus had all agreed not to tell the anybody about the situation because there wasn't a need
to let them know. Draco had told Severus what he and Harry talked about so things were far less strained between Harry and Severus. Harry still wasn't
happy about being in restraints but knew that there was nothing that he could do about it. Three full days after Harry had arrived he had gained a stone and a
half so he was doing much better. Harry still had a few flashbacks and nightmares but steadily Draco and Severus helped him work through it. The morning of the
fourth day Severus and Draco were walking down the hall towards Harry's room to hear high pitched and frantic screaming. They both instantly recognized Harry's
voice and tore down the hallway.
They entered the room to see Harry struggling vainly against his restraints clearly trying to get loose but still unable. He was thrashing so violently that bruises and cuts
were appearing from rubbing and fighting the heavy leather restraints. A nurse was standing by Harry's head trying to get the boy to stop but it was all in vain.
Severus all but shoved the nurse out of the way and leaned in close to listen to what his son was whispering and murmuring while caught in the throes of the nightmare.
'Please Uncle Vernon let me go. I promise I won't do anything. What are you doing, take these off. Stop touching me. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
Severus had heard enough, he understood what was going on. He snapped at the nurse and Harry's doctor to take the restraints off which they did. Severus called
Harry awake and Harry's eyes snapped open and teared up and spilled over and Severus immediately pulled Harry into a hug and started to comfort and try and
calm down the hysterically crying teenager. Draco came over and joined his father and brother and put himself on Harry's backside offering his love and support.
Severus nodded the doctor over and whispered,
"Is there any way that we can check to see if he's been raped at any point in his life?"
"Yes of course there is, a simple spell actually."
"Well do it then." Severus snapped
The doctor nodded, drew his wand and pointed it at Harry who showed no signs that he heard or that he was going to calm down anytime soon. The doctor cast the
spell and said,
"It appears that he has but it's been a very long time. It's been longer than 5 years definitely. But it was only a one time thing, definitely not repeatedly though."
'Well that explains a lot of things.' Severus thought to himself. That explained just about everything. Severus continued to absently stroke Harry's hair while Draco
rubbed small circles on his back. After a long while Harry finally calmed down and cried himself back to sleep. Harry's doctor still hadn't left the room and walked
up to Severus and said as he laid the boy back down,
"What was all that about?"
"Another flashback."
"What about?"
"Harry was not raised by me. He was raised by his mother's sister and husband and was severely abused during his childhood. I took him out of that house myself
and I did not discover that I was his father until September of last year. He still has flashbacks and nightmares about his upbringing there." Severus replied heavily.
"I had no idea."
"Nobody does. It's not something we like to share. Harry has moved on from it but he still has flashbacks and nightmares at times. Double the fact that he hates
being in this environment and that opens the proverbial floodgates for these sorts of things."
The doctor nodded and motioned the nurse over who cleaned and dressed the cuts and increased the oxygen intake since his level had dropped again. Severus let
out a frustrated sigh. He only hoped that now that Harry was out of the restraints that his level would increase quickly from not being frustrated and stressed.
"When will Harry be able to start eating regular foods again?" Severus asked
"I imagine he'll be able to eat soft foods later today or tomorrow. He can only have things like yogurt, and the like because his stomach won't be able to handle
anything more solid from being on the tube." The doctor responded simply.
Severus nodded and the doctor wrote down a couple of notes and quietly left the room with the nurse. Harry didn't wake up again until just after lunch. Harry made
it quite clear that he didn't want to talk about the nightmare but knew that his father and brother knew what it was about. He was glad to see that the restraints had
been taken off and looked questioningly at his father who said,
"I ordered them to be taken off."
Harry nodded and said,
"Thanks. My back is absolutely killing me from laying flat like that."
In answer to the unasked request Severus started rubbing Harry's back and working out the several knots that were present. While this was going on Harry asked,
"Dad when can I start eating normal food again?"
"The doctor said you might be able to start on soft foods tonight. Your stomach can't handle anything else."
Harry nodded slightly and lapsed into silence for a bit but then said,
"They raised the intake again didn't they?"
"Yes Harry they did. Your level dropped again so they had to."
Harry nodded again and said after a few moments,
"I really hate being on it. It's annoying and it makes my nose itch and makes me feel like I'm constantly going to sneeze."
"I know you hate being on it but it's either this or a mask and this is getting more oxygen directly in you so in the end it's better." Severus replied simply.
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True to the doctor's statement Harry started on soft foods that night and painfully (at least in Harry's opinion) had the tube taken out. True to what Severus thought
Harry's levels jumped up quickly after the restraints were removed. Eight days after Harry was first brought to the hospital he was finally released having gained two
full stones and was now deemed a non-dangerous weight. Harry couldn't be happier about going back to the manor. He had learned his lesson and even though he
had initially gotten very sick when he had started eating normal foods again. His father had been told of a charm that would tell him if Harry specifically made himself
throw up.
They got back home and Harry immediately went to write some owls to Hermione, Ron and Ginny since he hadn't talked to them since his birthday. If they asked
where he'd been they had all agreed that Severus had taken them on a trip and had just gotten back. After Hedwig had been sent off Harry went down to the gym
and worked out for a while. He might have gained two stones but he hadn't exercised so his stomach was flabby and his muscles were weak again.
After Harry was done with that he found his father in his potions lab and told him that he was going to go riding. Harry made his way out to the barns noting that it
looked like it was going to rain but not caring. On his way out to the stable he saw Draco flying on the quidditch pitch. Harry smiled and continued on his way.
He walked through the barn and stopped and fed some sugar cubes to Lady and stopped to pet all of the other horses and finally arrived at Black's stall. Harry had
taken a real liking to the horse. He found that his personality matched most with it and they got along beautifully. Harry went about preparing the horse for riding and
finally led the horse out of the stable and mounted. Harry was almost lost in his own world riding on the horse.
Harry didn't even realize it that it had started to rain until he became aware that Draco was yelling at him. He snapped out of his haze to see his brother soaked and
yelling at him to get inside from the storm. Only then did Harry hear the loud thunder clapping and see the bright flashes of lightning and feel the driving rain pelting
down on him. He quickly returned Black to the stable and cleaned her off and retreated back to the manor.
Only after he got back inside did he realize just how cold he felt and how much the temperature dropped. Harry looked at his watch and realized that it was almost
time for dinner. He slowly made his way up the stairs to his room where he changed into a pair of khaki cargo shorts and a green t-shirt and made his way
downstairs to the dining room. He was halfway there when he had to stop and sneeze. He really hoped that he wasn't getting sick. He didn't think he could put up
with that at this point.
Harry walked into the dining room to find that Draco was there but Severus wasn't. Harry sat down at his place and Draco said,
"Harry you okay?"
Harry snapped out of his reverie and said,
"What? Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine Draco. Why?"
"I don't know I was just wondering. I just thought you looked a little off. I hope you're not getting sick again."
"Yeah me either. I don't think I'd be able to handle getting sick this soon. The last thing I want is to get a cold or the flu and have the possibility of being put back
on oxygen or iv meds again. I've had quite enough of that for a while."
Draco snorted and said,
"Yeah I can imagine that. But if you do get sick you know that Dad can just keep you here."
"Yeah I know because I saw the full stock of iv bags and needles and the two large tanks full of oxygen not to mention the huge room full of almost any kind of potion
imaginable."
Draco nodded and was cut off with a very loud sneeze. Harry groaned and said,
"Don't tell me you're getting sick too!"
"I don't know. I got caught a bit by the rain but I wasn't out there as much as you were."
"I figured as much. I bet that would be quite a job for Dad taking care of the two of us if we were both sick."
At that exact moment Severus entered the room and said,
"Don't tell me that you two are getting sick. Especially you Harry, you just got out of hospital today."
"I know Dad." Harry responded
"We got surprised by the rainstorm and I got in but then went back out when I realized that Harry was still out riding but Harry was out there longer." Draco said.
Severus nodded and said,
"Well you both are going to bed early tonight and I don't want to hear any arguing about it."
"Yes Father." Both boys chorused
With that they began eating their dinner which consisted of buttered baby carrots, mashed potatos and chicken cordon bleu. After they were done Severus sent both
boys upstairs with orders to take a warm bath or shower and to get into bed. Both boys grudgingly did and disappeared into their rooms. Very soon Severus heard
the sounds of the water running softly in both bathrooms. Severus cast a linking and notification spell on both boys just in case there was a problem during the night.
Harry hadn't used the button that he had installed in his room but he knew in the back of his mind that Harry would probably never use it.
Harry was still selfless in that sense. No matter how miserable he was he wouldn't disturb anybody else unless he could absolutely help it. And Harry was a strong
willed boy so it took a lot to get him to ask anybody for help with anything. Draco was almost the same way. Draco had a lot of pride and was determined to not
ask for help if he could help it. Being raised the way that he was taught him to depend on himself really.
Severus went down to the potions storage room and grabbed a few basic potions, just in case, and made his way back up to his room. He stopped by the boy's
rooms at 9:30 and saw that the were both in bed but still awake and bid them a good night.
A/N: I decided to stop there because I just plain ran out of ideas. That and it's almost 2:30am and I've got a quiz in my 2pm class tomorrow and I've got to get up
and do some reading for the quiz so I've got to be up so I hope that chapter didn't suck and again I apologize for the wait but my life has been nothing but hectic
this semester and I'm about to go crazy. I've got a singing competition in 2 weeks that I'm still pulling music together for and a recital in 6 weeks that I'm still
memorizing and putting pieces together with my instrumentalists and everything. On top of it my classes are pretty difficult and I've been given more responsibilities
in some classes so I'm quite literally about to go insane. So leave a review and tell me what you think of this short chapter, but please no flames because I am just too
stressed out and sick that I know I wouldn't be able to take it. Hopefully I'll be able to get the next chapter up soon but no promises because I've got midterms and
then spring break. I'll be bringing my laptop with me on break but I'm not making any promises. I'm begging you all to be patient with me and just know that I'm not
abandoning this fic. It will be completed but I'm sorry that it's taken me so long to get chapters out but it's rough being a senior performance major. So review and
tell me what you think but go easy on me. TTFN!!!!!!!!
idea about where I want to go with this. I know I really like to have Harry end up in the hospital or the hospital wing and be attacked and beaten up and all that stuff
but I've decided what I want to do. So I'm sorry it's taken me so long but my life is just insane right now so be glad I got this out as soon as I did but my life is just
kind of a nightmare right now but I finally got the idea so I decided to go with it. To all of you guys who reviewed thanks it's kept me going reading all of the nice
comments you all have left me and for those of you who ask me about the death eater you need to go back and re-read that chapter because I changed it, I got
rid of the doctor death eater, I decided to do something else. So go back and re-read that and here's the next chapter. Thanks for being so patient with me because
I've got entirely too much stuff on my plate and I wanted to get this out before I'm drawn and quartered. So here's chapter 9 and I hope you all enjoy it. Oh and to
the person who asked how much a stone is I didn't find out until recently what it is but basically 1 stone equals 14 pounds.
Chapter 9
The next couple of days passed without incident. Harry, Draco and Severus had all agreed not to tell the anybody about the situation because there wasn't a need
to let them know. Draco had told Severus what he and Harry talked about so things were far less strained between Harry and Severus. Harry still wasn't
happy about being in restraints but knew that there was nothing that he could do about it. Three full days after Harry had arrived he had gained a stone and a
half so he was doing much better. Harry still had a few flashbacks and nightmares but steadily Draco and Severus helped him work through it. The morning of the
fourth day Severus and Draco were walking down the hall towards Harry's room to hear high pitched and frantic screaming. They both instantly recognized Harry's
voice and tore down the hallway.
They entered the room to see Harry struggling vainly against his restraints clearly trying to get loose but still unable. He was thrashing so violently that bruises and cuts
were appearing from rubbing and fighting the heavy leather restraints. A nurse was standing by Harry's head trying to get the boy to stop but it was all in vain.
Severus all but shoved the nurse out of the way and leaned in close to listen to what his son was whispering and murmuring while caught in the throes of the nightmare.
'Please Uncle Vernon let me go. I promise I won't do anything. What are you doing, take these off. Stop touching me. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
Severus had heard enough, he understood what was going on. He snapped at the nurse and Harry's doctor to take the restraints off which they did. Severus called
Harry awake and Harry's eyes snapped open and teared up and spilled over and Severus immediately pulled Harry into a hug and started to comfort and try and
calm down the hysterically crying teenager. Draco came over and joined his father and brother and put himself on Harry's backside offering his love and support.
Severus nodded the doctor over and whispered,
"Is there any way that we can check to see if he's been raped at any point in his life?"
"Yes of course there is, a simple spell actually."
"Well do it then." Severus snapped
The doctor nodded, drew his wand and pointed it at Harry who showed no signs that he heard or that he was going to calm down anytime soon. The doctor cast the
spell and said,
"It appears that he has but it's been a very long time. It's been longer than 5 years definitely. But it was only a one time thing, definitely not repeatedly though."
'Well that explains a lot of things.' Severus thought to himself. That explained just about everything. Severus continued to absently stroke Harry's hair while Draco
rubbed small circles on his back. After a long while Harry finally calmed down and cried himself back to sleep. Harry's doctor still hadn't left the room and walked
up to Severus and said as he laid the boy back down,
"What was all that about?"
"Another flashback."
"What about?"
"Harry was not raised by me. He was raised by his mother's sister and husband and was severely abused during his childhood. I took him out of that house myself
and I did not discover that I was his father until September of last year. He still has flashbacks and nightmares about his upbringing there." Severus replied heavily.
"I had no idea."
"Nobody does. It's not something we like to share. Harry has moved on from it but he still has flashbacks and nightmares at times. Double the fact that he hates
being in this environment and that opens the proverbial floodgates for these sorts of things."
The doctor nodded and motioned the nurse over who cleaned and dressed the cuts and increased the oxygen intake since his level had dropped again. Severus let
out a frustrated sigh. He only hoped that now that Harry was out of the restraints that his level would increase quickly from not being frustrated and stressed.
"When will Harry be able to start eating regular foods again?" Severus asked
"I imagine he'll be able to eat soft foods later today or tomorrow. He can only have things like yogurt, and the like because his stomach won't be able to handle
anything more solid from being on the tube." The doctor responded simply.
Severus nodded and the doctor wrote down a couple of notes and quietly left the room with the nurse. Harry didn't wake up again until just after lunch. Harry made
it quite clear that he didn't want to talk about the nightmare but knew that his father and brother knew what it was about. He was glad to see that the restraints had
been taken off and looked questioningly at his father who said,
"I ordered them to be taken off."
Harry nodded and said,
"Thanks. My back is absolutely killing me from laying flat like that."
In answer to the unasked request Severus started rubbing Harry's back and working out the several knots that were present. While this was going on Harry asked,
"Dad when can I start eating normal food again?"
"The doctor said you might be able to start on soft foods tonight. Your stomach can't handle anything else."
Harry nodded slightly and lapsed into silence for a bit but then said,
"They raised the intake again didn't they?"
"Yes Harry they did. Your level dropped again so they had to."
Harry nodded again and said after a few moments,
"I really hate being on it. It's annoying and it makes my nose itch and makes me feel like I'm constantly going to sneeze."
"I know you hate being on it but it's either this or a mask and this is getting more oxygen directly in you so in the end it's better." Severus replied simply.
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True to the doctor's statement Harry started on soft foods that night and painfully (at least in Harry's opinion) had the tube taken out. True to what Severus thought
Harry's levels jumped up quickly after the restraints were removed. Eight days after Harry was first brought to the hospital he was finally released having gained two
full stones and was now deemed a non-dangerous weight. Harry couldn't be happier about going back to the manor. He had learned his lesson and even though he
had initially gotten very sick when he had started eating normal foods again. His father had been told of a charm that would tell him if Harry specifically made himself
throw up.
They got back home and Harry immediately went to write some owls to Hermione, Ron and Ginny since he hadn't talked to them since his birthday. If they asked
where he'd been they had all agreed that Severus had taken them on a trip and had just gotten back. After Hedwig had been sent off Harry went down to the gym
and worked out for a while. He might have gained two stones but he hadn't exercised so his stomach was flabby and his muscles were weak again.
After Harry was done with that he found his father in his potions lab and told him that he was going to go riding. Harry made his way out to the barns noting that it
looked like it was going to rain but not caring. On his way out to the stable he saw Draco flying on the quidditch pitch. Harry smiled and continued on his way.
He walked through the barn and stopped and fed some sugar cubes to Lady and stopped to pet all of the other horses and finally arrived at Black's stall. Harry had
taken a real liking to the horse. He found that his personality matched most with it and they got along beautifully. Harry went about preparing the horse for riding and
finally led the horse out of the stable and mounted. Harry was almost lost in his own world riding on the horse.
Harry didn't even realize it that it had started to rain until he became aware that Draco was yelling at him. He snapped out of his haze to see his brother soaked and
yelling at him to get inside from the storm. Only then did Harry hear the loud thunder clapping and see the bright flashes of lightning and feel the driving rain pelting
down on him. He quickly returned Black to the stable and cleaned her off and retreated back to the manor.
Only after he got back inside did he realize just how cold he felt and how much the temperature dropped. Harry looked at his watch and realized that it was almost
time for dinner. He slowly made his way up the stairs to his room where he changed into a pair of khaki cargo shorts and a green t-shirt and made his way
downstairs to the dining room. He was halfway there when he had to stop and sneeze. He really hoped that he wasn't getting sick. He didn't think he could put up
with that at this point.
Harry walked into the dining room to find that Draco was there but Severus wasn't. Harry sat down at his place and Draco said,
"Harry you okay?"
Harry snapped out of his reverie and said,
"What? Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine Draco. Why?"
"I don't know I was just wondering. I just thought you looked a little off. I hope you're not getting sick again."
"Yeah me either. I don't think I'd be able to handle getting sick this soon. The last thing I want is to get a cold or the flu and have the possibility of being put back
on oxygen or iv meds again. I've had quite enough of that for a while."
Draco snorted and said,
"Yeah I can imagine that. But if you do get sick you know that Dad can just keep you here."
"Yeah I know because I saw the full stock of iv bags and needles and the two large tanks full of oxygen not to mention the huge room full of almost any kind of potion
imaginable."
Draco nodded and was cut off with a very loud sneeze. Harry groaned and said,
"Don't tell me you're getting sick too!"
"I don't know. I got caught a bit by the rain but I wasn't out there as much as you were."
"I figured as much. I bet that would be quite a job for Dad taking care of the two of us if we were both sick."
At that exact moment Severus entered the room and said,
"Don't tell me that you two are getting sick. Especially you Harry, you just got out of hospital today."
"I know Dad." Harry responded
"We got surprised by the rainstorm and I got in but then went back out when I realized that Harry was still out riding but Harry was out there longer." Draco said.
Severus nodded and said,
"Well you both are going to bed early tonight and I don't want to hear any arguing about it."
"Yes Father." Both boys chorused
With that they began eating their dinner which consisted of buttered baby carrots, mashed potatos and chicken cordon bleu. After they were done Severus sent both
boys upstairs with orders to take a warm bath or shower and to get into bed. Both boys grudgingly did and disappeared into their rooms. Very soon Severus heard
the sounds of the water running softly in both bathrooms. Severus cast a linking and notification spell on both boys just in case there was a problem during the night.
Harry hadn't used the button that he had installed in his room but he knew in the back of his mind that Harry would probably never use it.
Harry was still selfless in that sense. No matter how miserable he was he wouldn't disturb anybody else unless he could absolutely help it. And Harry was a strong
willed boy so it took a lot to get him to ask anybody for help with anything. Draco was almost the same way. Draco had a lot of pride and was determined to not
ask for help if he could help it. Being raised the way that he was taught him to depend on himself really.
Severus went down to the potions storage room and grabbed a few basic potions, just in case, and made his way back up to his room. He stopped by the boy's
rooms at 9:30 and saw that the were both in bed but still awake and bid them a good night.
A/N: I decided to stop there because I just plain ran out of ideas. That and it's almost 2:30am and I've got a quiz in my 2pm class tomorrow and I've got to get up
and do some reading for the quiz so I've got to be up so I hope that chapter didn't suck and again I apologize for the wait but my life has been nothing but hectic
this semester and I'm about to go crazy. I've got a singing competition in 2 weeks that I'm still pulling music together for and a recital in 6 weeks that I'm still
memorizing and putting pieces together with my instrumentalists and everything. On top of it my classes are pretty difficult and I've been given more responsibilities
in some classes so I'm quite literally about to go insane. So leave a review and tell me what you think of this short chapter, but please no flames because I am just too
stressed out and sick that I know I wouldn't be able to take it. Hopefully I'll be able to get the next chapter up soon but no promises because I've got midterms and
then spring break. I'll be bringing my laptop with me on break but I'm not making any promises. I'm begging you all to be patient with me and just know that I'm not
abandoning this fic. It will be completed but I'm sorry that it's taken me so long to get chapters out but it's rough being a senior performance major. So review and
tell me what you think but go easy on me. TTFN!!!!!!!!
