Chapter 5: The Note and Harry's Change
It was the day that Harry would find out what he truly looked like. He still had not heard from Sirius, and wondered how he took the news. He wore the red T-shirt, blue jeans, and black robe that Severus had gotten him. The robe was big on him. His father got it for him to grow into after the change. He was riding his Firebolt around the yard, which was the size of two-football fields put together. He did loops and quick turns on his Firebolt. He saw his father come from the house. He flew down to the ground and got off his broom. He wrapped his arms around his father. Severus said, "Is there something wrong, my son?"
"Can't I just hug my father for no reason," said Harry.
"Harry," said Severus as he ran his finger through Harry's hair. "You don't need a reason to give me a hug."
"When do think I will start to change?" said Harry.
"Harry, it will be soon," said Severus.
That was when a pigeon landed on Severus's head. Harry started to laugh. The pigeon had a note tied to its foot. Severus said, "You better stop laughing or I will reach for my wand and hex you good. Get this bird off my head."
"All right. But you better bend down. You're way taller than me," said Harry.
Severus bent down, and Harry got the pigeon off his head. Harry said to the pigeon as he removed the note, "Well little guy, what to we have here?"
After the note was removed the pigeon flew away. Severus said, "Who's the note from, Harry?"
Harry opened the note. It was from Sirius. He said, "It's from my godfather."
"I should have known only a bird from Black would land my head," said Severus as he ran his finger through his hair to check if the bird went in his hair. The pigeon did nothing but land there. "What does he say?"
Harry read the note. It said:
Harry,
Nice joke! I did not know that you had your father's sense of humor. If those Muggles the Dursley's are giving you any problem, tell them that I will make them pay for treating you wrong. Remus and I are on our way to talk with the werewolf pack in America, to see if they will join in our fight against Lord Voldemort. I can't believe there is a werewolf pack in Salt Lake City, Utah. Remus says that you better keep up with your studies. Really, I can't believe he told me to tell you that. What is he thinking? You're James' son - it was hard to get him to study when it was exam time. Stay out of trouble.
Sirius
"Man, can you believe him?" said Harry.
"What is it, Harry?' said Severus.
"He thinks what I told him was a joke," said Harry.
"That does not surprise me. James and him were very close. He will have a hard time believing that you are my son. It may take some time," said Severus.
"OK, what should I do about him?" said Harry.
"Just let him be for now, my son," said Severus as he looked at his timepiece, remembering the last time he saw his son in his true from. In a few minutes Harry would be his true self. A smile came to his face.
"Is something wrong? You're smiling?" said Harry as could not believe that Severus was smiling. In the last couple weeks he smirked, but did not smile. Also, he never really smiled at school. He just glared.
"Nothing is wrong, Harry. Just very soon you will be your true self again. It is just a moment that I have waited for a long time, my son," said Severus as he took Harry into a hug.
"OK, Dad," said Harry as he returned the hug.
Severus laughed and Harry said, "Why are you laughing?"
"Harry, what would Ron and Hermione think if they saw us hugging?" said Severus.
"Well, they'd think I am crazy and that the greasy git made me drink some potion to make me like you enough to hug," said Harry.
Both Severus and Harry laughed. They broke apart from each other's arms. A few minutes passed and they chatted with each other. Harry starts to say something but instead he grabbed his waist and fell to his knees in pain. Harry said, "What's happening?"
"It's all right, Harry. Your change is starting. I will not leave you," said Severus as he wraps his arms around his son.
A circle of light surrounds them, and like a gentle rainstorm, the magic fell on to Harry and Severus. They closed their eyes. With each drop of magic that landed on Harry it changed him. The first to change was his hair. Instead of messy black hair it was long, thick and oily black hair. Second thing to change was his skin from lightly tan to pale. Third thing to change was the muscle on his body; they became sharpened and more defined on him. He was still thin. Fourth thing to change was his height from 5'6" to 6'0". He was very close to Severus' height now. Also, his new robe fit perfectly now. Fifth was the shape of his face. Sixth was his nose; he went from a big nose to a smaller nose. Last thing to change was his glasses from brown frame to a silver frame. That went better with this new look. His scar still remained. As the light disappeared, Harry and Severus stood up and opened their eyes. Severus looked at his son. He smiled and started to cry. Harry said, "Is there something wrong, father?"
"No, my son," said Severus as he touched the side of Harry's face.
"Then why are you crying?" said Harry.
"I have two reasons," said Severus.
"They are what?" said Harry.
"One is that have my handsome son is back. The second is that you are now both Lily and me again," said Severus.
"OK, now you got me wondering what I look like," said Harry.
Severus pulled out his wand and made it into a mirror. He handed the mirror to Harry. Harry looked into the mirror. He thinks, "Well I do look a lot like a Snape now, even with my scar." Harry said, "I do look like you now. When I go back to school everyone will know I am your son and that I am Harry Potter."
"No, they will not," said Severus.
"They will know. They will see how much I look like you and the scar on my forehead will tell them that I am Harry Potter," said Harry.
"They may know that you are my son. But they will not know that you are Harry Potter." said Severus.
"How?" said Harry.
Severus raised his wand. Blue lights shot out from it. The light hit Harry's forehead. It made the scar vanish. Severus said when it was done, "There you go."
Harry looked back into the mirror. The scar was gone. Harry said, "What did you do?"
"I charmed your scar to look like it was not there. The only person who can see your scar now is the one who performed the charm. That means only I can see it," said Severus.
"Cool! I will not be known as 'The Boy Who Lived'. I can be a normal young wizard," said Harry.
"You know when you go back to school you will be resorted and be under a different name," said Severus.
"Yeah, I know. But most likely I will be resorted back into Gryffindor," said Harry.
"Who knows, my son? Things have changed since you were sorted in your first year," said Severus.
"Whatever," said Harry.
Severus shook his head and thought, "His son is a teenager after all." He said, "Do you want know what your true name is?"
"Yes," said Harry.
"Your full name is Harold Alexander Snape," said Severus proudly.
"Harold?" said Harry.
"Yes, your mother wanted to name you after your Muggle grandfather. I told her that you would be known as Harry," said Severus.
"So I am still going to be known as Harry?" said Harry.
"No, we will be using your middle name. There are to many first years that are named Harry coming this year. I want my son to stand out. There is no one in the school that is named Alexander and that also includes the new first years," said Severus.
"OK, I have a question," said Harry.
"What is it?" said Severus.
"What are we going to tell people about Harry Potter?" said Harry.
"I told Dumbledore that you would be returning this year as my son. He was not very happy about what I did, but he understands. So he is going to tell everyone that Harry Potter has gone to train to defeat Lord Voldemort and be gone for a while," said Severus.
"OK, so from now on I am Alexander. Right?" said Harry.
"Yes," said Severus.
That was when Harry's stomach started to growl. Severus laughed and said, "I see that someone is hungry."
"Yes, I am," said Harry.
"I think that Spark can whip us something," said Severus.
After Severus said that, Harry and him entered the house. They had snake and finished the day with no big surprise.
It was the day that Harry would find out what he truly looked like. He still had not heard from Sirius, and wondered how he took the news. He wore the red T-shirt, blue jeans, and black robe that Severus had gotten him. The robe was big on him. His father got it for him to grow into after the change. He was riding his Firebolt around the yard, which was the size of two-football fields put together. He did loops and quick turns on his Firebolt. He saw his father come from the house. He flew down to the ground and got off his broom. He wrapped his arms around his father. Severus said, "Is there something wrong, my son?"
"Can't I just hug my father for no reason," said Harry.
"Harry," said Severus as he ran his finger through Harry's hair. "You don't need a reason to give me a hug."
"When do think I will start to change?" said Harry.
"Harry, it will be soon," said Severus.
That was when a pigeon landed on Severus's head. Harry started to laugh. The pigeon had a note tied to its foot. Severus said, "You better stop laughing or I will reach for my wand and hex you good. Get this bird off my head."
"All right. But you better bend down. You're way taller than me," said Harry.
Severus bent down, and Harry got the pigeon off his head. Harry said to the pigeon as he removed the note, "Well little guy, what to we have here?"
After the note was removed the pigeon flew away. Severus said, "Who's the note from, Harry?"
Harry opened the note. It was from Sirius. He said, "It's from my godfather."
"I should have known only a bird from Black would land my head," said Severus as he ran his finger through his hair to check if the bird went in his hair. The pigeon did nothing but land there. "What does he say?"
Harry read the note. It said:
Harry,
Nice joke! I did not know that you had your father's sense of humor. If those Muggles the Dursley's are giving you any problem, tell them that I will make them pay for treating you wrong. Remus and I are on our way to talk with the werewolf pack in America, to see if they will join in our fight against Lord Voldemort. I can't believe there is a werewolf pack in Salt Lake City, Utah. Remus says that you better keep up with your studies. Really, I can't believe he told me to tell you that. What is he thinking? You're James' son - it was hard to get him to study when it was exam time. Stay out of trouble.
Sirius
"Man, can you believe him?" said Harry.
"What is it, Harry?' said Severus.
"He thinks what I told him was a joke," said Harry.
"That does not surprise me. James and him were very close. He will have a hard time believing that you are my son. It may take some time," said Severus.
"OK, what should I do about him?" said Harry.
"Just let him be for now, my son," said Severus as he looked at his timepiece, remembering the last time he saw his son in his true from. In a few minutes Harry would be his true self. A smile came to his face.
"Is something wrong? You're smiling?" said Harry as could not believe that Severus was smiling. In the last couple weeks he smirked, but did not smile. Also, he never really smiled at school. He just glared.
"Nothing is wrong, Harry. Just very soon you will be your true self again. It is just a moment that I have waited for a long time, my son," said Severus as he took Harry into a hug.
"OK, Dad," said Harry as he returned the hug.
Severus laughed and Harry said, "Why are you laughing?"
"Harry, what would Ron and Hermione think if they saw us hugging?" said Severus.
"Well, they'd think I am crazy and that the greasy git made me drink some potion to make me like you enough to hug," said Harry.
Both Severus and Harry laughed. They broke apart from each other's arms. A few minutes passed and they chatted with each other. Harry starts to say something but instead he grabbed his waist and fell to his knees in pain. Harry said, "What's happening?"
"It's all right, Harry. Your change is starting. I will not leave you," said Severus as he wraps his arms around his son.
A circle of light surrounds them, and like a gentle rainstorm, the magic fell on to Harry and Severus. They closed their eyes. With each drop of magic that landed on Harry it changed him. The first to change was his hair. Instead of messy black hair it was long, thick and oily black hair. Second thing to change was his skin from lightly tan to pale. Third thing to change was the muscle on his body; they became sharpened and more defined on him. He was still thin. Fourth thing to change was his height from 5'6" to 6'0". He was very close to Severus' height now. Also, his new robe fit perfectly now. Fifth was the shape of his face. Sixth was his nose; he went from a big nose to a smaller nose. Last thing to change was his glasses from brown frame to a silver frame. That went better with this new look. His scar still remained. As the light disappeared, Harry and Severus stood up and opened their eyes. Severus looked at his son. He smiled and started to cry. Harry said, "Is there something wrong, father?"
"No, my son," said Severus as he touched the side of Harry's face.
"Then why are you crying?" said Harry.
"I have two reasons," said Severus.
"They are what?" said Harry.
"One is that have my handsome son is back. The second is that you are now both Lily and me again," said Severus.
"OK, now you got me wondering what I look like," said Harry.
Severus pulled out his wand and made it into a mirror. He handed the mirror to Harry. Harry looked into the mirror. He thinks, "Well I do look a lot like a Snape now, even with my scar." Harry said, "I do look like you now. When I go back to school everyone will know I am your son and that I am Harry Potter."
"No, they will not," said Severus.
"They will know. They will see how much I look like you and the scar on my forehead will tell them that I am Harry Potter," said Harry.
"They may know that you are my son. But they will not know that you are Harry Potter." said Severus.
"How?" said Harry.
Severus raised his wand. Blue lights shot out from it. The light hit Harry's forehead. It made the scar vanish. Severus said when it was done, "There you go."
Harry looked back into the mirror. The scar was gone. Harry said, "What did you do?"
"I charmed your scar to look like it was not there. The only person who can see your scar now is the one who performed the charm. That means only I can see it," said Severus.
"Cool! I will not be known as 'The Boy Who Lived'. I can be a normal young wizard," said Harry.
"You know when you go back to school you will be resorted and be under a different name," said Severus.
"Yeah, I know. But most likely I will be resorted back into Gryffindor," said Harry.
"Who knows, my son? Things have changed since you were sorted in your first year," said Severus.
"Whatever," said Harry.
Severus shook his head and thought, "His son is a teenager after all." He said, "Do you want know what your true name is?"
"Yes," said Harry.
"Your full name is Harold Alexander Snape," said Severus proudly.
"Harold?" said Harry.
"Yes, your mother wanted to name you after your Muggle grandfather. I told her that you would be known as Harry," said Severus.
"So I am still going to be known as Harry?" said Harry.
"No, we will be using your middle name. There are to many first years that are named Harry coming this year. I want my son to stand out. There is no one in the school that is named Alexander and that also includes the new first years," said Severus.
"OK, I have a question," said Harry.
"What is it?" said Severus.
"What are we going to tell people about Harry Potter?" said Harry.
"I told Dumbledore that you would be returning this year as my son. He was not very happy about what I did, but he understands. So he is going to tell everyone that Harry Potter has gone to train to defeat Lord Voldemort and be gone for a while," said Severus.
"OK, so from now on I am Alexander. Right?" said Harry.
"Yes," said Severus.
That was when Harry's stomach started to growl. Severus laughed and said, "I see that someone is hungry."
"Yes, I am," said Harry.
"I think that Spark can whip us something," said Severus.
After Severus said that, Harry and him entered the house. They had snake and finished the day with no big surprise.
