SON OF MINE

Sethanon Snape Challenge Response written by Sethanon Snape Word Count

Chapter 4: 1434

Chapter 4: Two Slytherins Screaming For Help Like Hufflepuffs.

Deep within the Dungeons of the Slytherins, Draco and Harry started to scream for help, well Draco did anyway because Harry was naturally afraid of the dark and was curled up on the floor in a foetal position crying and saying.

'I'm sorry Uncle Vernon please let me out. Let me out. Let me breathe please it's too dark please. Why why are you doing this to me? What did I do? Why? Why won't someone see? HELP ME PLEASE SOMEBODY!'

(AN: Who wouldn't be afraid of the dark? After all Harry grew up in a cupboard and was placed in a basement with no light when he was being a normal wizard child. "Dursley Terms: A Freak.")

Draco decided then and there to try a spell that he read in his Standard Book of Spells (Chapter 3 Lighting Your Way With "Lumos") he waved his wand and said.

'LUMOS, oh come on,LUMOS, it's not working. HEEELLLLPPPP!, HELP US WE'RE LOST!' Screamed Draco in desperation after the failure to perform the spell.

Bubble Bubble Toil And Holyshit Paper Work.

Professor Snape was sitting at his desk in his office grading Holiday Assignments from the Gryffindor 4 years Potions Class and thoroughly wish he wasn't.

"Why do I torture myself like this each year? Oh Yes so I can generally make the students lives miserable." Suddenly he heard a high pitched wail and muttered under his breath.

'Probably some Hufflepuff lost in the Dungeons, well better go fetch them incase Dumbledore gets there first.' Severus Snape rose from his desk and walked out into the Dungeons pulled out his wand layed it flat in the palm of his hand and said.

'E pluribus unum in absentia.' (One out of many in absence) The wand spun around until it pointed towards the deepest and most difficult part of the Dungeons to navigate. Severus followed his wand down through 7 levels of Dungeons until he could, without trying, hear the voices of the students and discern what was being said.

'It's okay, come on snap out of it I know it's dark but we can get out, we just have to wait for Severus. Trust me, Severus will come for us, I'm sure of it.' Said Draco Malfoy. Severus stepped around the corner lent on a wall and said in a conversational tone of voice that disguised his irritation, barely.

'Bit damp down here isn't it boys?' Draco jumped out of his skin when he heard his beloved Head of Houses voice and the tone that he used.

"Oh boy he really is NOT happy with us." Thought Draco then said .

'Well you see Severus...' He stopped at his Professors glare and changed his tune.

'I I mean Professor Snape, I, we wanted to, to go exploring the Dungeons and the corridors shifted and umm... you really aren't happy with us are you Sir?' Severus lifted his hand to rub the bridge of his nose and said.

'Lumos. There now I can see what I'm doing and no Mr Malfoy I'm not happy I'm annoyed that you... Is that Harry?' Severus just noticed Harry lifting his head and stretching out his hand toward the light as if it was his salvation and heard him whisper.

'Light.' Severus quickly strode over to Harry holding his wand to the side so the boy could see who it was.

'Harry, I'm going to pick you up and take you out of the Lower Dungeons okay?' Harry looked up at Severus, lifted his arms up towards him in a wordless need of parental contact that nearly broke Severus' heart. Severus knelt down and scooped Harry into his arms, where Harry nuzzled Sev's neck taking in the comfortable aroma of potions that the Potions Master had made during the afternoon. Severus then turned to Draco and said.

'Come on Draco lets get out of here and get you two into something dry and thanks to Mr Potter here I need a dry set of robes as well, so lets head to my quarters and you two can borrow some of my old school robes.' Severus set a cracking pace and in no time at all they were standing in front of the portrait of Salazar Slytherin. Severus said the password.

'delenda est Carthago.' ("Carthage must be destroyed." Said originally by Cato the Censor a Roman Senator) Severus then ushered Draco in and followed allowing the portrait to swing shut.

Behind The Portrait Severus' Quarters.

The Quarters of the Head of Slytherin House were spacious decorated in green and silver in just the right amounts and shades, with a full couch sette in front of a large fire place (which was lit) and dining room table with four chairs around it, the quarters also had a spare bedroom that was next to the master suite which had two chairs right in front of the fire place and a large double bed (bouncy, bouncy, bouncy) making for a comfortable abode.

(AN: 'I want that room. Mummy can I have that room?' Mummy: 'NO and no bouncy, bouncy, bouncy either.' AN: 'Awww but I'm 20.' Mummy: 'Definitely NOT.' AN: 'Not fair.').

Severus walked to the sette and set Harry down saying.

'Wait here while I get you and Draco some clothes okay?' Harry nodded. Severus sighed at the lack of vocalization from Harry and said.

'Okay, Draco in the spare room you should find something that will fit you. I have to go and search for something in Harry's size.' Several minutes later Severus came back into the room in dry robes to find Draco still in the spare room. "Probably trying on every bit of clothing he could find." Thought Severus, Harry meanwhile was curled up on the couch fast asleep oblivious to the fact that Severus was standing there with a pile of clothes in his hands. The Potions Master put the bundle on a single seater and bent over Harry whispering.

'Wake up Harry we've got to get you out of those wet clothes and I don't want you to get a chill.' Harry who was only dozing mumbled.

'What about a drying charm?' Severus picked Harry up while saying.

'Can't risk that you might have stepped through a spell or two while you were in the Lower Dungeons, come on up you get.' Severus got Harry onto his feet but found it hard to do anything as Harry was clutching Severus' robes.

'Come on Harry, lets get you changed.' With that Severus swung the tiny 11 year old into his arms and strode the three steps to the bundle of clothes and put Harry down saying.

'Alright lets get these damp clothes of you shall we.' Severus went to take Harry's outer robe of him but Harry started to shake his head saying.

'No, please don't touch me.' Severus knelt down making sure that Harry could see that who was in front of him saying.

'I'm not going to hurt you Harry, I'm not your Uncle and I don't like abusing little boys. Okay?' Harry nodded, a look off relief in his eyes. Severus continued.

'Good, now lets get you out of these robes and into these dry ones with as little fuss as we can manage.'

With a few mishaps and a bit of fiddling the two Slytherins finally got the younger of the two fully dressed in the elders robes from when he was about 8 years of age. Draco walked out of the spare room and made a sound of pure surprise.

'Woah, Sev, Harry looks just like you when you last wore that robe. It's the same robe as in the picture I've seen at home, the only difference is the eyes, if Harry had your eye colour I would swear that you were brothers.'

Draco was right Harry did look a lot like Severus Snape when he was 8 especially since he had the same hair style and the floor length black robes were belted across his hips with long sleeves and upon the high collar encrusted in Silver and Emeralds was the Snape Coat of Arms, Harry was also wearing a black silk shirt with matching trousers with knee high black duelling boots. Harry Potter was the picture of a pure Snape. Severus nodded and said.

'The same could have been said for James Potter and myself when we were students, the only difference was that James had short hair and blue eyes so not many people noticed and those who did got hexed by either one of us. Come to think of it that was the only thing that we ever agreed upon in our entire time at Hogwarts.' Severus then shook himself out of his thoughts and said.

'Come on boys lets go and get some dinner.'