Farther

by Reanne080

rated R

Disclaimer: I do't own Harry Potter

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Well, this is chapter 10, or 8 actually, since two chapters are notes. This

chapter has a character in it that isn't made up. She is based off of someone in my life.

Everything in it is true. I wanted to give Harry someone to relate to. I will not tell

how this person is related to me, but it's not that hard to figure out. She just seemed like

the best choice for me to put in. She probably won't show up again. Well, I hope you like

it. Thanks again for your reviews. Though I have finally gotten a bad review, I think

that since I had gotten 140 awesome reviews before that and a few after, I won't take the

person's comments to heart. I will be responding to all of the reviews at the bottom. I am

pretty sure that I stated before that I will flame those who flame me. Well here is my chance

to do so. ::chuckles:: And I need to thank my best friend for pointing out something in the

person's review that helped me out. Thanks Tempest675, you know I love yah. ^_^.

Also, I can't seem to be able to keep the format on these things, no matter what I do. If

some one can help me. Notepad and html doesn't seem to like my spaces. Grrrrrrrr...

This chapter is dedicated to Maggy and to Tempest675. Both of you have

touched my life in too many ways to name. Both of you have lifted me up when I was down

and gave me the courage to believe in my self. I love you both, more then I can ever say.

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All day staring at the ceiling

Making friends with shadows on my wall

All night hearing voices telling me

That I should get some sleep

Because tomorrow might be good for something

Hold on

Feeling like I'm headed for a breakdown

And I don't know why

But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell

I know right now you can't tell

But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see

A different side of me

I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired

I know right now you don't care

But soon enough you're gonna think of me

And how I used to be...me

I'm talking to myself in public

Dodging glances on the train

And I know, I know they've all been talking about me

I can hear them whisper

And it makes me think there must be something wrong with me

Out of all the hours thinking

Somehow I've lost my mind

But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell

I know right now you can't tell

But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see

A different side of me

I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired

I know right now you don't care

But soon enough you're gonna think of me

And how I used to be

I've been talking in my sleep

Pretty soon they'll come to get me

Yeah, they're taking me away

But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell

I know right now you can't tell

But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see

A different side of me

I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired

I know right now you don't care

But soon enough you're gonna think of me

And how I used to be

Yeah, how I used to be

How I used to be

Well, I'm just a little unwell

How I used to be

How I used to be

I'm just a little unwell

Unwell ~ Matchbox 20

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Harry was laying on the uncomfortable hospital bed, looking into nothing.

His mind raced around the fact that one of the people who made his life unbearable was

now connected to him. He just couldn't grasp the fact, it made his heart ache. Everything

in his life was a lie. No one ever told him the truth and he was frustrated. 'Why was it so

hard for adults to tell the truth. Didn't any of them realize that by lying to me now, they are

harming me a lot more then the truth ever could. They didn't think I could handle it. Ha!

Who were they to decide what I am ready for. I have faced Voldemort three, no four times,

including when I was one. I am sick of the lies. Sick of the pain. I just wanted it all to end.

The lies, pain, heartache. It's too much. Living hurt too much.' he thought.

Tears started to leak out of his eyes. He knew that these thoughts were not right, but he

just couldn't stop himself. The more he thought about his life, the more depressed he got.

A ragged sob broke from his chest. He felt like he was going crazy, but he couldn't stop.

It was all too much.

He put a pillow over his head, to try and block out the world, but the thoughts kept coming.

They ran around in his brain long into the night. He didn't want to sleep, knowing what

would happen, but also not wanting to think. He continued to cry into the pillow, hurting so

much. His whole chest was filled with pain that felt like it would never go away. He cried

for the little boy without love, the little boy locked in the dark cupboard, and the little boy

that was hit. He cried for the young boy thrust into a world he didn't know, the young boy

that tried to do the best he could, and the young boy that just wanted love. He cried for the

child that had seen too much death, the child that had to face the anger and fear of his peers,

and the child that had to face what adults were afraid to face. He cried for the lost childhood

and the lost innocence. He cried for himself and all that he had lost.

When Poppy came around to check on Harry the next morning, she noticed his tear tracked

face. Her heart broke for the young man who's world had been turned upside down. With

everything that has happened to the boy, she knew that something had to be done for his

mental state. She had already talked to Albus and Severus about a counselor, someone the

boy could talk to. She knew that he needed someone that wouldn't judge him, didn't know

him, and could be impartial. She knew of a medi-wizard that would be perfect. She was an

old school friend and she had a lot of famous cases that no one ever found out about. She

knew better then to disclose any information. Her work was too important to jeopardize.

The Woman was to show up in a few hours to talk to Harry. Poppy hoped that this would

help him to cope with everything.

Harry woke up to a strange voice in the room. He knew that he didn't recognize it. He

reached up and took the pillow off of his face and found his glasses, putting them on his

face. He looked towards the voice. It was a plump, middle-aged woman with long

blonde hair in a French braid and kind blue-grey eyes. She noticed that Harry was up

and walked over to him.

"Hello, Harry. My name is Maggy MacMillan. I am a Psychologist. I was brought here

to help you cope with what has happened." she smiled at him in a friendly manner. "This

doesn't mean that you are crazy, it just means that I am here to help you handle everything

and sort it out. This is to help you. Anything you say to me will stay with me. I promise

that I will never betray your trust. I will tell you about myself first, so that you can get to

know me, ok?" She smiled at him in a motherly fashion.

Harry went wide-eyed. They thought he needed a shrink? 'Well, I guess I do need to

talk to someone. It might help with the feelings of rage I have.' he thought. He took a

calming breath and tentatively smiled back. The woman seemed to give off an air that

everything was good and warm, that everything would be better.

"Well, I am 48 years old. I have four sisters and one brother. I grew up in an abusive

home. My father seemed to hate me and my mother left me places. I had horrible

self-esteem. When I was Seventeen, I married the first man I found to get out of my

parents house. Lucky me, I picked a man that treated me worse then my father. When

I was with him, I ended up with four miscarriages. I actually kept two babies to term.

The first boy died the day he was born. His lungs weren't developed. A year later, I

had my eldest living son. He was the light of my life. I was too weak to leave my husband,

so I stayed. But when he started to abuse our son, I knew I had to leave. When my

husband went to work, I fled. I had no where to go. I was only 19, with a ten month old

child. I found a woman's shelter that took me in. I found a job and started to support myself.

Soon I met another man. He was everything that my son to be ex-husband wasn't. He was

sweet and loving. He worshiped me. I had never felt so loved. We got into a physical

relationship. A few months later, my husband found me. He broke down my door and

raped me. I found out about a month later that I was pregnant. When my son was born,

I had to have a paternity test done to determine his father. Luckily it was the other man's

and I was able to get a divorce. I married the other man. While he was sweet and kind,

his family wasn't. They hated me. They looked down on me cause I had been married

before and that I got a divorce. They thought that I was a low life, not good enough for

their baby boy. We were trying to fix up our house and needed to get a loan. The bank

told us that we didn't qualify for it. If I was pregnant, then we could, So I of course told

them I was. They told me that I had to prove it. Imagine to my surprise that I was. The

baby came three months too early. I thought I was going to lose her too, like my first son.

But medical advancement had come a long way in five years and she lived. For a few years

everything was perfect. Then his mother convinced my husband that I wasn't doing a good

job with the finances and took them over. She wouldn't even let me buy a sewing machine.

I made all of my children's clothes. So I told my husband that he had better get control back

from his mother or he better not come home. He was a weak man and couldn't stand up to

her, so he didn't come back. Now I was alone with three children, a house half complete

and little money. Then my ex-husband took custody of my eldest son, even though he

hadn't seen him all that time. A year later my sister took me to court over my other two

children. With the rest of the family backing her, she took my babies from me. She tried

to adopt them, but I refused to sign that papers. Their dad wasn't fit to take care of them

before because he drank all the time. He cleaned up his act and got custody. They lived

with him for a few years. When my daughter was 13, she decided that she wanted to live

with me. It was rough, but we eventually got on well together. The reason I told you all of

this is that I understand your pain. I will not judge you harshly. I will tell you the truth. I hate

lies. That's what took my children away. Do you think that I might be able to help you talk

things out?" She smiled at the young man. She had told the story with as little emotion as

possible, but her voice wavered in parts with remembered pain.

Harry's heart hurt for the woman's story. He couldn't see how this sweet lady disserved

what had happened to her. He knew that she would understand him and not be critical of

him. He felt like he could trust her. He told her of his early life and how it hurt him. She

told him that no one deserved that and he was a good boy. That he did have people who

loved him. He told her about what happened in his years at Hogwarts. She told him that he

shouldn't have had to face all of that on his own. He should have been allowed to have a

childhood. She was trying to hide her anger at the adults in this boy's life. He told her

about how Professor Snape treated him and she listened. Then he told her about this past

summer and all that he had learned. She felt the pain of the boy.

"Harry. I am not trying to condone what your father did to you. He hurt you deeply, even

if he didn't know that you were his son. I think that he had a lot of pain in his life too. You

said the he and the man you thought was your father were enemies in school. He might have

felt that you were the embodiment of his enemy. It wasn't fair to you, but do you understand

where he might have come from?" she said softly, looking into his eyes.

Harry thought about it and grudgingly nodded. Especially if he had loved his mother and then

thought that she had turned around and got pregnant with said enemy. He would have felt

angry and hurt too. He sighed and looked up. "Yes I understand," he stated softly.

Maggy nodded and smiled. "I think he wants to make it up. When I talked to him earlier,

he told me he felt horrible about the way he treated you. Do you think that you might give

him a chance?"

He grimaced and nodded slowly. "I guess." His face hardened a bit, "But if he doesn't

change, then I won't. He has a lot to make up for."

Maggy smiled a bit. "It will take time. You both have to build the trust up. There is a lot

of hurt on both sides. Just give him a chance. You could end up with all the love you have

missed out on. Just remember to be true to your self, Harry." She looked down at her

watch and gasped. "Oh, wow, we have been talking most of the day." She chuckled.

"I think it's time for lunch. Just give me a call if you need me, ok? I will be here for you

as long as you need me." She got up an hugged the boy.

Harry noticed that she smelled of baby power and dove soap. The smell went straight to

his heart. He released the hug and smiled at Maggy. He was sad when she left, but felt

a lot better. It was like a weight had been lifted off of his chest. He ate the food that

appeared. He was just about to lie down for some sleep when he noticed Severus Snape

was watching him. The man approached his bed and Harry tensed up. He knew that he

needed to talk to him, but he was still a bit angry. He nodded curtly to Severus and

motioned to him to sit. he was going to listen to what the man had to say.

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Reviews

Kateri1 ~ Thank you.

Kemenran ~ ::smiles:: Thank you. Healing eventually, but there is still a lot to go.

Selua ~ (9) Thank you. Harry is angry and healing will be slow. Sev's past is coming

in the next chapter. Thank you, I hope it will turn out ok. It should be done by the end

of this month. (10) ::chuckles:: I tried to think of something that I hadn't seen before.

For the rest, wait and see. ::grins::

Hyperbole ~ ::chuckles:: It could be taken that way. It wasn't planned by Sev like that.

He actually got pissed off and had to readjust his plans.

Reading-Whiz ~ Thank you. Eventually he will, but they are at the beginning right now.

Fnxmoon ~ ::chuckles:: Thank you for your, once again, wonderful praise. You make

up for any bad reviews I get. I will check out your stories, too. I hope that you like this

chapter too.

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Arsenal ~ petunia will go blind and she will realize that she had treated her own son the

way she treated Harry. Fitting I though, ::smirks:: lol. Yah, he will. He needs it, though.

Anonamous Irritant ~ No one forced you to read this. Since you only read to chapter 2,

you do not have an accurate grasp on this story. I have never stated that I was the best

speller out there. I know I am bad at it, which is why I now have a beta. She does a great

job, considering that I am not good at spelling. And you want to criticize my spelling?

You misspelled your own name! Anonymous... Also, I haven't explained the whole story

yet. I am just getting to the past again at chapter 11. I am doing what I want to do. This

is my story. If you don't like it, write one of your own. I noticed that I can't check out

yours because you were not brave enough to leave a signed review. Or that you don't

have the guts to write your own. I work very hard on this story. I am proud of it. There

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