A/N: Yays, I got another chapter up so quickly I even surprised myself. Thought it would take a bit longer, but in classes my teachers were reviewing a bunch of stuff so I wasn't having to really take notes or pay too much attention so I spent two one hour classes writing and a one hour break in between those classes writing and here's what I've produced for you. I tried my best to check over my spelling and I hope I didn't do too bad, cause I don't have these things beta'd. If I did it'd take longer to get them out on ff.net
Randomness of the Moraco: Dance Dance Revolution is both addicting and tiring.
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No One Can Stop Us Now
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Chapter 14
Humble Shutdown
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The new school year was soon to begin and Severus needed to make a trip to Diagon Alley to re-stock some of his potion supplies. Harry thought it was a good opportunity for a family outing.
They entered the apothecary and Severus began to find the ingredients he needed. Harry followed behind him holding the twins' hands.
'This place smells,' Breen said.
'Daddy, are these the reason why Dad's so smelly when he comes from working during the school years?' Amelia asked.
Harry and Breen both began chuckling. Severus turned around and looked at them. 'I don't smell when I come in from work,' Severus insisted.
'Yes, you do,' Harry said.
'And if I do, why haven't you ever told me?'
'Because, after about six months I think my nose got used to it. And here I was thinking after all these years you'd been sneaking a bath before you came back, but since the kids can smell you it's obvious my sense of smell had adapted.'
Severus glared at Harry before going back to collection his ingredients.
'Sev, I think I'll take these two over to the Quality Quidditch Supplies shop. They seem to be getting a little bored. We'll meet you at the ice cream parlour in about and hour.' With that Harry took the twins to look at Quidditch supplies.
As they walked into the shop there was none other than the newest racing broom that was out on the market on display; The Firebolt VIII. Amelia and Breen's eyes were automatically glued to it. They had both been fascinated with flying and Quidditch ever since they'd seen pictures of their Daddy as Gryffindor's seeker when he'd attended Hogwarts.
'Neither of you is getting a broom, so I suggest having a look around at other things,' Harry suggested.
The twins both let out a defeated sigh as they began to look around at other things in the shop. They also went to other Diagon Alley shops in their hour, and once the hour was over they were heading toward Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, where Severus was currently waiting, Harry carrying packages containing some new robes for the twins and a few other things he'd bought for the twins, that he would not be telling Severus he bought for them.
They met up at the ice cream parlour and had some ice cream. Before long they saw some familiar faces. Weasley faces to be precise. Charlie and Hermione along with their daughter, Chelsea, had just left Flourish & Blotts and were heading for the ice cream parlour where they were.
'Charlie, Hermione!' Harry stood and yelled upon noticing them.
The couple and their child came to meet up with the Snape family. 'Auntie Hermione!' Amelia and Breen yelled in unison.
'Hello,' Hermione happily greeted the twins who reushed to her arms.
'Hello, Chelsea,' Amelia and walked off a bit with Chelsea talking.
Breen went to sit back down in his chair, while his parents conversed with his godmother and her husband, when he heard a mysterious voice.
'Breeeen,' the voice called.
Breen looked around curiously.
'Come to me Breen. I'll never ignore you as they're doing now,' the voice spoke again.
Breen looked up to see that in fact nobody was paying attention to him. Harry and Severus were talking with Charlie and Hermione, and Amelia was playing with Chelsea.
'Come, Breen. You'll be loved and cared for, and never ignored again. You can even have a broom and anything else your heart desires.'
Breen looked in the direction that the voice seemed to be emanating from, which appeared to be in the direction of Flourish & Blotts.
This voice both fascinated and frightened Breen, but his curiosity took the best of him. He slipped off from the group of people, nobody noticing, and headed for the voice.
Breen walked to the corner and corner of the book shop and looked down the path that, according to the sign, led to Knockturn Alley. Breen hesitated for a moment and then rounded the corner, where he was quickly grabbed by someone he could not see, and then suddenly felt very sleepy before even a thought of screaming crossed his mind.
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'Well, we really must be going, but it was good to see you,' Hermione said.
'Come along, Chelsea,' Charlie said to his daughter.
Hermione bent down and gave Amelia a hug. She looked around to find Breen to hug him as well when she didn't see him. 'Amelia, where's your brother?'
Amelia looked around. 'I don't know,' she admitted.
Harry and Severus both stood quickly looking around frantically for their son.
'Where could he have gone to?'
'Who knows,' Charlie said. 'You wouldn't believe how many times Fred and George pulled this kind of thing on Mum. Best thing to do is check the alley.'
'Hermione stay here with Chelsea and Amelia in case he comes back,' Harry said as he, Severus and Charlie headed out on their search.
'I'll look from here to the Leaky Cauldron,' Charlie said. 'You two take the other way. If we split we can search quicker.'
Each of the men looked around the streets and through the shops of the alley. Harry and Severus were rushing by the entrance to Knockturn Alley when something caught Harry's eye. He grabbed Severus' sleeve, pulling him back and went into the entrance to Knockturn Alley where he stooped down to the ground to pick up what had caught his eye. It was Mr. Siri, Breen's stuffed bunny he could never seem to be separated from. Tears began to stream down Harry's cheeks as he sat on his knees in the passageway between the two alleys.
Severus walked the rest of the expanse to look down Knockturn Alley. If who ever had taken Breen had fled to Knockturn Alley they were gone now. He walked back to Harry who was still on the ground silently sobbing. Severus managed to get Harry standing and they went back to the ice cream parlour to meet up with everyone else.
'Did you find him?'
Severus shook his head silently his arm around Harry's shoulders, who was still crying, clutching Breen's stuffed bunny very closely.
'We'll go back to Hogwarts and alert everyone. If Dumbledore doesn't have a way to find him there's no one who does,' Severus said.
Amelia walked up to Harry and tugged lightly on his robes. 'Daddy, what's wrong? Where's Breen?'
'Shh, don't bother your Daddy sweetie,' Severus said gathering the packages Harry had purchased earlier in one hand. He squatted down with his back to Amelia. 'C'mon sweetie. I'll give you a piggy back ride.'
Amelia quickly climbed up on Severus' back and Severus put his free arm back around Harry's shoulders and led him back to the Leaky Cauldron where they flooed to Hogsmeade and took a carriage back to the castle.
Severus informed Albus of what had happened. The old wizard assured him he would do all he could to help find Breen.
'How is Harry faring?'
'He hasn't said anything since we found the stuffed bunny. He finally stopped crying at lest.'
'And how are you faring, Severus?'
'To be perfectly honest, I'm scared, sad, angry, and worried out of my mind,' Severus admitted.
'Well, you certainly don't look it.'
'I have to be strong. Not only for Harry, but for Amelia as well. I don't know if she knows exactly what's happened but she's worried about her Daddy.'
'As I've said, I will do all I am able to. I think you should get back to your family Severus.'
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Severus went back to his family's chambers. When he walked through the portrait hole he saw Harry sitting on the couch, staring into the flames of the fire, clutching onto Mr. Siri, as though in a trance. He decided to let Harry to himself, feeling it was best to give him his own time. He went to the room where Amelia and Breen slept. Amelia was sitting on her bed reading a muggle book. Something from a series entitled 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'. How appropriate it was for the current situation.
'It's time to go to sleep Amelia,' Severus said to his daughter who was already wearing her night gown. He squatted down next to the bed to tuck her in.
'Dad, what's wrong with Daddy and where's Breen?'
'Breen's away fro a while, and Daddy's really worried about him,' Severus explained.
'Are you worried?'
'Very much. Now get some sleep.' Severus kissed Amelia good night and returned to the living room. He sat down on the couch next to Harry. Severus leaned over and kissed the lightening bolt scare on Harry's forehead. 'I think it'd be wise to come to bed soon. You need some sleep.'
Harry did not respond. Severus got up and dressed for bed, and just lay there in bed for hours, he thought, waiting on Harry to come to bed. He eventually fell asleep.
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Severus awoke in the morning to find Harry had never come to bed. He got up and dressed. He walked into the living room to see harry still sitting on the couch unmoved from the previous spot he'd been the night before. The fire had gone out, but Harry was still staring into the fireplace.
Amelia had already woken up. She was wearing a new set of robes Severus hadn't seen before. Probably what Harry bought yesterday, Severus thought to himself.
She was sitting on the floor next to Harry and noticed Severus come in. She got up and went over to Severus. 'Dad, I'm hungry.'
Severus looked at the clock on the mantle. 'Don't worry, sweetie, the house elves should be bringing us something any minute.'
Sure enough they did. Severus managed to get Harry over to the table in the dining area for breakfast. Amelia ate like she hadn't been fed in days. Severus ate like normal, but Harry ate nothing. He sat there in his chair, clutching to Mr. Siri with one hand, and playing with his food with a fork in his other hand.
'Darling you need to eat something,' Severus said to Harry.
Harry took a bit of eggs from his plate and then pushed it aside and went to re-take his position on the couch.
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A/N: Well that's the end of this chapter. I was surprised I got it up so quickly cuase I was thinking it was gonna take me like a week or so to plot all this stuff out, but here it is…I know it's really kind of saddening and all but it's a story of mine and something like this has got to happen in a story of mine, cause no matter how much I'd like to I can't write a straight out fluff fic….just doesn't happen with me. Well drop me a review and let me know what you think…you all know how much I love to hear from you *bows down and grovels at you feet*
