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Chapter Twelve-Trouble Begins
Harry rolled over with a tired groan and realized why he
had woken up, his sister's loud crying was breaking the
calm silence of the entire house. Harry sighed and drew back
the covers, getting out of bed he padded across the hall in
his bare feet and boxers. He opened the door and sighed.
"Demi, I'm not like Emily, I can't take care of you,
and I don't know what it is you want." He whispered. The
baby continued to cry, looking at him desperately for
something. Sighing Harry reached down into the bassinet and
lifted his sister into his arms. Cuddling her against his
nightshirt, she seemed to quite almost instantly. Harry
smiled as he gazed into her blue eyes.
"You're going to look just like your mama. I want you to
know something Demi. You may only be my half sister, but I
love ya. You'll never truly be my half sister. I love you
with all my heart and soul. As long as you know that we'll
be okay. Emily and I, we'll always be here, to tell you
stories, to read to you, hug you, kiss you, hold you, and be
there if and when you really truly need it. Don't ever
feel like you can't come to one of us and dad and mum are the
same way. We're here to protect you until the end of time.
Protect you Demi, not stop you from life, just protect you.
I love you so much. I love you sweet one. You need a nickname; I'm Wolfie to dad.
Emily is tiger-eyes. What's
your spiritual animal?" He whispered. Smiling he closed
his eyes for a moment and thought, thinking about what he
felt as he held her in his strong arms. Her tiny form
relying on him full force that very moment. He smiled as he
allowed the energy flow through him, and suddenly his smile
widened as he looked down at the beautiful girl.
"A crane aye, well that makes things slightly difficult,
however I'm sure I can find a nick name out of that. Well,
your really small, I know that doesn't have anything to do
with your animal, um, crane wouldn't sound right, I think
I'll call you small one, seeing as I'm like six times
your size. Small one, that's it, you'll always be my
small one," he whispered as he looked down at her.
"So, I suppose you're just fussy, however you've
calmed down since I've held you. How about a nice warm
bottle? I believe the elves are back today, and they would
be able to get you one" The baby watched him with
fascination. Just as he was finished saying that Misty
walked into the room smiling.
"Mister Harry would like a bottle warmed?" Harry
smiled.
"Harry, please, and yes would you mind?" Misty shook
her head no and hurried off.
~~~~~~~
Lea slowly opened her eyes and gazed around at the brightly
lit hotel room where they were staying. She smiled, last
night had been nice, she hadn't drifted asleep until well
past four. It was now noon; she looked over towards her
sleeping husband, and became a little worried when she saw
how pale he looked. While he was normally pale, he seemed
whiter than usual.
"Sev?" She asked softly. Sitting up she realized there
was a fine sheen of sweat covering his head. Leaning over
she touched his head, it wasn't burning, but warmer than
usual.
"Sev, honey wake up," she said slightly, touching his
side and shoulder. He moaned at the slight touch to his
right side.
"Severus, honey," she said softly. His eyes slowly
opened, reveal hazy glazed hazel eyes.
"Sev?" He moaned again.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"Are you feeling all right? You're a little warm and
slightly pale," she said softly. He nodded and slowly sat
up, wincing at the pain it caused.
"Are you sure?" She inquired.
"Yeah, fine. How are you feeling?" He asked looking at
his wife.
"I'm wonderful. Well if you're sure you're all
right I'm going to take a shower," she said. Smiling he
looked at her.
"I'd like to join you," he said. She smiled.
"Normally I wouldn't mind, however, being out of the
hospital after being pregnant for eight months, there are
things I'd rather you did not see my love. I shall not
take long. I love you," she said touching her lips to his.
He watched her get up and slowly walked to the bathroom. He
sighed and settled back down into the warm sheets.
Lea slowly undressed and looked in the mirror, she had lost
weight, which was expected, but she still felt large.
Sighing she climbed into the shower and allowed the water to
run against her neck and back.
Severus felt himself falling asleep once again, closing his
eyes he felt himself drifting off. Soon he was lost in the
land of sleep. Lea came out twenty minutes later and smiled,
her husband was fast asleep, a small grimace on his lips,
but looked peaceful.
She decided to allow him to sleep and went in search of
food.
~~~~~~
Harry sat in the rocking chair and fed his sister her
bottle; she sucked on it and looked up into his eyes.
"You're quiet a spectacle, with such dark hair and
bright blue eyes. You'll be a beauty when you grow my dear
sister. Well seeing as how you are now calm again, and I'm
tired, I'm going to place you back down and go back to
sleep," he said. He placed the infant back down in her
crib and rubbed her back and side until she was asleep once
again. He then headed back to his own room, never realizing
that his sister had been watching the entire time.
Emily walked into the room and looked at her sister.
"We got luck baby girl, we got so very lucky," she
whispered running a hand through the soft hair.
(Luck of what? I'm just confused – Lucky because they have Harry??)
~~~~~~
Severus awoke with searing pain in his side. He rolled over
and gripped his stomach, he gasped and waited as it finally
subsided. Looking around he slowly got up and groaned, he
didn't see Lea around, and he knew she had probably gone to go get something to eat.
He got up and pulled on a pair of
comfortable khaki pants and a nice dark blue shirt.
Ignoring the annoying pain in his right side he slowly made
his way out of his room.
~~~~~
Dumbledore showed up about two hours later, Harry was still
sleeping while Emily was reading and Demi was in her play
pen touching and playing with toys.
"My two beautiful granddaughters."
"Morning Grandfather," Emily said smiling.
"Where is Harry?"
"Sleeping, I have the feeling he is getting as much sleep
as he can," she explained gently. Albus nodded and sat
down beside her.
"Grandfather, can I ask you a question?"
"Of course."
"Why do most students hate my father?"
"You saw him before he told you did you not my child?"
"Well, yeah, but I mean there has to be a better reason,
isn't there." Albus smiled and placed a kiss to her
forehead.
"Yes, your father was never popular with anyone, except
your mothers. They always loved him, and after awhile James
and Remus began to love him like a brother. However, Sirius
always hated him, and Sirius had always been dangerously
popular, so he would often have little followers. Sirius
didn't know your father then, and maybe if he had, things
would have been different. Your father was a changed man
after you two were taken. Part of him knew he may never see
you again and that made him annoyed, and frustrated. He
spent his days around children, watching them grow up in
every aspect of the word, and it made him become bitter,
because he knew he would never really see you two grow up.
Especially not you, because you lived in the states and he
couldn't visit you, it would have been far too obvious.
When Harry arrived, I was sure he would change, but he did
not. I fear maybe he was far to gone by that time. Instead of
telling Harry the truth he turned against the boy and…"
"Hated me, or at least didn't like me. He ridiculed my
father, or the man I thought was my father. He berated
everything I did, until he got reactions from me. He would
always have a way of saying how Slytherin I was just so he
could get my goat. It drove me nuts. And he always got a
reaction. He used to try and get me expelled; I always
thought it was because he did indeed hate me, however, I
know now it was not. He was so full of anger from all those
years lost and the minute I came he saw me as the only way
to get it out. I was in Gryffindor, normally he wouldn't
care, but it bothered him, because Sirius was there too.
What bothered him the most was that he thought I was just
like Sirius, he thought I held myself above all others, all
the time," Harry finished as he sat down on the other side
of his grandfather. Dressed in green khaki cargo shorts and
a blue tank top.
"Did he ever hit you?" Emily asked, unable to see her
father the way they spoke of him.
"No, your father would never lay a hand on a student, or
a teacher for that matter, well unless something happens
next year. Severus has seen far too many bad things happen
to good people, he's seen pain unlike any other. When
he first found out that his son had been beaten most of his
life he was filled with the most anger I've ever seen him
filled with, I never told you about the day he came into my
office."
~FLASHBACK~
Severus ignored the final words Lupin had said to him in
the hallway, he turned and ran upstairs, in a fit of anger.
Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk and heard the sounds
of his surrogate son's footsteps. He had always known when
Severus was about to come in, for the boy had a way of
showing himself easily. He often wondered how Severus
survived as a spy.
Severus burst into the room, with Lupin hot on his tail.
Severus' emotions for the first time since Lily's death
were haywire, he was angry, sad, and looking horribly stuck
between choices.
"Severus, how pleasant to see you." Lupin had gone to
Dumbledore only early that afternoon and explained his plan
to tell Severus.
"They beat him!" Severus yelled. Lupin pulled out his
wand and quickly cast a silence charm on the office to which
Dumbledore nodded his thanks.
"Who beats whom?" Dumbledore asked.
"They beat Harry! How could you leave him there with
those bastards!" He yelled loudly.
"Severus, calm down and explain yourself, I have no
evidence of the boy being beaten by anyone. Except perhaps
emotionally by you."
"I would never lay a hand on my SON! No one will!" He
screamed louder.
"I know you wouldn't. Severus, calm down and have a
seat, please. You're not getting anywhere this way except
closer to blowing out Lupin and my own ear drums and maybe
finding a way to break a silencing charm."
"It's not a joke Albus, Vernon Dursley hits him. He
hits and beats MY CHILD. I will not put up with that!" He
said harshly.
"First of all, you haven't claimed him as your child as
of yet. So he is still James son. While you're
biologically his father you have never showed that child
anything more than anger and hate. Until that changes, you
will not act as though you have always been his father. I
appreciate the truth, and I do plan on protecting the boy
further than I did, but until you tell him he is your son
and he accepts you, there will be no charging into my room
otherwise. Now Severus if you would kindly remove yourself
from my office and go speak to that boy of yours, we won't
have such a problem." Severus looked at Dumbledore, his
lip twitch with anger.
"Severus, do not argue you know that you need that boy as
much as he needs you."
"Albus give me the chance to talk him but just don't
send him to an orphanage."
"Severus, you know I would never do that."
End of Flashback
"He really did care, didn't he?" Harry asked.
"Yes Harry, he never really stopped loving you, he just
had his wall built so high and thick that it took a
beautiful little girl, a fear of losing you, and his adoring
best friend to snap him out of it."
"Poor daddy," Emily whispered
"You've all been through a lot in your lives, and now
you're all finally together, I just hope it stays that
way." Dumbledore said smiling.
