Farther
By Reanne080
Rated R
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Hey all. Sorry that it took so long for this chapter to be
updated. I had a little block, but hopefully, it's gone now.
I have a beta now. Thank you Katy999. ^_^. She is also
going to beta the previous chapters and then they will be
replaced. Thanks again. Reveiw responces at the bottom
of the story.
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Disclaimer: This doesn't belong to me, nor does the songs.
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Catch me as I fall
Say you're here and it's all over now
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
This truth drives me into madness
I know I can stop the pain if i will it all away
Don't turn away
Don't give in to the pain
Don't try to hide
Though they're screaming your name
Don't close your eyes
God knows what lies behind them
Don't turn out the light
Never sleep never die
I am frightened by what I see
But somehow I know that there's much more to come
Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be blinded by tears
I can stop the pain if I will it all away
Don't turn away
Don't give in to the pain
Don't try to hide
Though they're screaming your name
Don't close your eyes
God knows what lies behind them
Don't turn out the light
Never sleep never die
Fallen angels at my feet
Whispered voices at my ear
Death before my eyes
Lying next to me I fear
She beckons me shall I give in
Upon my end shall I begin
Forsaking all I've fallen for I rise to meet the end
Whisper by Evanescence
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Severus waited impatiently for the door to be opened. It took a
good five minutes for the door to move. It seemed like years to
the anxious man.
A grotesquely fat boy answered the door, looking curiously at
the stranger at the door.
Severus stared at the hideous boy and used his patented
"scare-the-shit-out-of-the-first-years" glare. "I am here to see
Mr. Potter," he sneered at the boy.
The boy's face turned a sickly white-green. His mouth gaped
open and no sound came out. Then the boy ran terrified down
a small hallway, forgetting to shut the door.
Severus was very confused by the reaction he had gotten. He
stepped into the house and quietly shut the door. He moved
silently behind the boy and heard the tail end of the conversation.
"What? Send him away. Tell him that no one lives here by
that name. Why would anyone be asking about that freak
anyway?" came a loud, masculine voice, that couldn't possibly
belong to the boy who answered the door.
Severus's eyebrows scrunched in confusion. The words he
heard didn't make sense. He knew that they were talking about
Harry, but why would his family be talking about him like that?
Those words held more anger then even Draco could put in them.
Suddenly, a lot of things clicked in Severus's mind. Potter
showing up, looking small, even for an eleven year old, his
involuntary flinching when an adult touched him, without first
being aware that it was going to happen, that he never left the
school, except for the summer.
As all of this came together in his mind, he saw red. He had
seen enough of abuse with being Slytherin's head of house,
that he knew that his son had been abused. He stalked into
the room where he had heard the voice. The door slammed
into the wall, startling the three occupants in the room. They
stared in shock at the angry man. He seemed to be radiating
power, so much that even though they were muggles, they
could feel it.
"Where is my son," Severus growled quietly at the man,
woman, and boy. For a second, they could do nothing but
gape at the man. "Now!" he roared.
As one the muggles pointed to the ceiling, too scared to do
anything else. Severus turned swiftly and ran out of the
room, to where he had seen stairs and ran up them. He
opened the first door and didn't see anything. He checked
all the doors until he found one that was padlocked. His heart
dropped into his stomach. He swiftly took out his wand and
said the appropriate spell and the lock fell off the door. He
opened it and the smell of the room nearly made him pass out.
There were large amounts of pooled blood, and by the smell,
it had been there for a while. He quickly scanned the room
and found the small bundle on the twin bed. Severus quickly
ran to the bed and his worst fears were confirmed. There on
the bed was his son. Bloody and beaten, laying in his own filth
for Merlin knew how long. A broken sob escaped out of his
mouth. How could anyone do this to a child? He had only
seen this amount of brutality done to the muggles the Dark
Lord tortured.
He quickly checked the boy's neck. When he felt the faint
beats of a heart, he thanked every deity he could think of
and carefully gathered the boy to him. He didn't even waste
the time to look for the boy's things for he knew he would be
back. He ran as fast as he could, trying not to jostle his
precious burden too much. He went as far as he knew it
was to safely apperate. With a pop, he was gone.
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Harry was lost in a sea of red. He didn't feel any pain.
He knew he had been there for a long time but didn't
know for how long. He really didn't want to wake up.
He felt safe, for the first time since the summer had
started. He thought of how marvelous it would be
to never have to go back. No feelings of guilt, no
pain, no disappointing anyone, no expectations.
He was the closest to heaven that he had been in a
long time. He wanted to just slip away and never
look back.
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Review Responses:
Selua- Sorry that I spelled your name wrong in the
last chapter. That was from my messy handwriting.
I write down the names and what I am going to say
and I miss read your name. Once again, I am sorry.
Katy999- Thanks for being my beta! You have no
idea how greatful I am. ^_^
WittchWay- Thank you
RivenKnight- Thank you
Lei Dumbledore- Thank you, here it is.
Kateri- ::Chuckles:: You're going to have to wait a
bit more for the pain part of the fic. There wasn't
time for revange. Besides, it's a dish better served
cold. Mwahahahaha. ^_^
Kitty- ::chuckles:: sorry it took me so long. And
you'll have to wait a bit long to have some f those
queations answered.
Linteloteiel the Elf Slut- Thank you for the review
and offer of being a beta.
Tigergirl- ::smiles:: I haven't figured out what I
am going to do with Voldemort, as of yet. Thanks.
Furies- Thanks for bookmarking me. Sorry that the
update took so long.
ZetaStar- Thanks
Shadow4284- Thanks
jliles- ^_^ Just wait the pain will come.
sparrow- Thank you for the review and offer of
being a beta.
LoMaRiBa- Thank you
Fnxmoon- ::smiles:: Thank you
Belladonna- Thank you.
Artemis Le Fay- Sorry about the delay of the update.
Hope you enjoy.
Lirael- Thank you
Sela- How was that? ^_^.
Thank you all. I love all of the reviews. You make me feel
loved. If I get to the 50th review, I will dedicate the next
chapter to them. Hopefully the next chapter will be
dedicated to someone. ::hint, hint:: Thanks again and
have a great day, night, whatever. ^_^.
By Reanne080
Rated R
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Hey all. Sorry that it took so long for this chapter to be
updated. I had a little block, but hopefully, it's gone now.
I have a beta now. Thank you Katy999. ^_^. She is also
going to beta the previous chapters and then they will be
replaced. Thanks again. Reveiw responces at the bottom
of the story.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Disclaimer: This doesn't belong to me, nor does the songs.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Catch me as I fall
Say you're here and it's all over now
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
This truth drives me into madness
I know I can stop the pain if i will it all away
Don't turn away
Don't give in to the pain
Don't try to hide
Though they're screaming your name
Don't close your eyes
God knows what lies behind them
Don't turn out the light
Never sleep never die
I am frightened by what I see
But somehow I know that there's much more to come
Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be blinded by tears
I can stop the pain if I will it all away
Don't turn away
Don't give in to the pain
Don't try to hide
Though they're screaming your name
Don't close your eyes
God knows what lies behind them
Don't turn out the light
Never sleep never die
Fallen angels at my feet
Whispered voices at my ear
Death before my eyes
Lying next to me I fear
She beckons me shall I give in
Upon my end shall I begin
Forsaking all I've fallen for I rise to meet the end
Whisper by Evanescence
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Severus waited impatiently for the door to be opened. It took a
good five minutes for the door to move. It seemed like years to
the anxious man.
A grotesquely fat boy answered the door, looking curiously at
the stranger at the door.
Severus stared at the hideous boy and used his patented
"scare-the-shit-out-of-the-first-years" glare. "I am here to see
Mr. Potter," he sneered at the boy.
The boy's face turned a sickly white-green. His mouth gaped
open and no sound came out. Then the boy ran terrified down
a small hallway, forgetting to shut the door.
Severus was very confused by the reaction he had gotten. He
stepped into the house and quietly shut the door. He moved
silently behind the boy and heard the tail end of the conversation.
"What? Send him away. Tell him that no one lives here by
that name. Why would anyone be asking about that freak
anyway?" came a loud, masculine voice, that couldn't possibly
belong to the boy who answered the door.
Severus's eyebrows scrunched in confusion. The words he
heard didn't make sense. He knew that they were talking about
Harry, but why would his family be talking about him like that?
Those words held more anger then even Draco could put in them.
Suddenly, a lot of things clicked in Severus's mind. Potter
showing up, looking small, even for an eleven year old, his
involuntary flinching when an adult touched him, without first
being aware that it was going to happen, that he never left the
school, except for the summer.
As all of this came together in his mind, he saw red. He had
seen enough of abuse with being Slytherin's head of house,
that he knew that his son had been abused. He stalked into
the room where he had heard the voice. The door slammed
into the wall, startling the three occupants in the room. They
stared in shock at the angry man. He seemed to be radiating
power, so much that even though they were muggles, they
could feel it.
"Where is my son," Severus growled quietly at the man,
woman, and boy. For a second, they could do nothing but
gape at the man. "Now!" he roared.
As one the muggles pointed to the ceiling, too scared to do
anything else. Severus turned swiftly and ran out of the
room, to where he had seen stairs and ran up them. He
opened the first door and didn't see anything. He checked
all the doors until he found one that was padlocked. His heart
dropped into his stomach. He swiftly took out his wand and
said the appropriate spell and the lock fell off the door. He
opened it and the smell of the room nearly made him pass out.
There were large amounts of pooled blood, and by the smell,
it had been there for a while. He quickly scanned the room
and found the small bundle on the twin bed. Severus quickly
ran to the bed and his worst fears were confirmed. There on
the bed was his son. Bloody and beaten, laying in his own filth
for Merlin knew how long. A broken sob escaped out of his
mouth. How could anyone do this to a child? He had only
seen this amount of brutality done to the muggles the Dark
Lord tortured.
He quickly checked the boy's neck. When he felt the faint
beats of a heart, he thanked every deity he could think of
and carefully gathered the boy to him. He didn't even waste
the time to look for the boy's things for he knew he would be
back. He ran as fast as he could, trying not to jostle his
precious burden too much. He went as far as he knew it
was to safely apperate. With a pop, he was gone.
----------------------------------------------------------
Harry was lost in a sea of red. He didn't feel any pain.
He knew he had been there for a long time but didn't
know for how long. He really didn't want to wake up.
He felt safe, for the first time since the summer had
started. He thought of how marvelous it would be
to never have to go back. No feelings of guilt, no
pain, no disappointing anyone, no expectations.
He was the closest to heaven that he had been in a
long time. He wanted to just slip away and never
look back.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Review Responses:
Selua- Sorry that I spelled your name wrong in the
last chapter. That was from my messy handwriting.
I write down the names and what I am going to say
and I miss read your name. Once again, I am sorry.
Katy999- Thanks for being my beta! You have no
idea how greatful I am. ^_^
WittchWay- Thank you
RivenKnight- Thank you
Lei Dumbledore- Thank you, here it is.
Kateri- ::Chuckles:: You're going to have to wait a
bit more for the pain part of the fic. There wasn't
time for revange. Besides, it's a dish better served
cold. Mwahahahaha. ^_^
Kitty- ::chuckles:: sorry it took me so long. And
you'll have to wait a bit long to have some f those
queations answered.
Linteloteiel the Elf Slut- Thank you for the review
and offer of being a beta.
Tigergirl- ::smiles:: I haven't figured out what I
am going to do with Voldemort, as of yet. Thanks.
Furies- Thanks for bookmarking me. Sorry that the
update took so long.
ZetaStar- Thanks
Shadow4284- Thanks
jliles- ^_^ Just wait the pain will come.
sparrow- Thank you for the review and offer of
being a beta.
LoMaRiBa- Thank you
Fnxmoon- ::smiles:: Thank you
Belladonna- Thank you.
Artemis Le Fay- Sorry about the delay of the update.
Hope you enjoy.
Lirael- Thank you
Sela- How was that? ^_^.
Thank you all. I love all of the reviews. You make me feel
loved. If I get to the 50th review, I will dedicate the next
chapter to them. Hopefully the next chapter will be
dedicated to someone. ::hint, hint:: Thanks again and
have a great day, night, whatever. ^_^.