The love of a child

I would like to say thank you to my beta Founders Child because she is the best in the entire world, I bow down to her greatness :)

Chapter five – Safe return.

Harry was thankful to see that the cry had not admitted from Severus who was still going strong in the duelling department. At first he could not understand why Snape had not just taken Bonnie and run but then he'd say that his cleaver little girl, sensing danger had put up a protection shield. He smiled at how brilliant and powerful she was before snapping back to the reality that was duelling with the deatheaters to save his daughter.

Harry managed to cause another's unfortunate demise and then left the remaining one for Severus to deal with as he approached his baby girl with care. "Bonnie, its daddy, let down your shield honey." Harry took a few more steps forward so she could see his face, he waved and smiled. Bonnie let down her shield but did not stop crying.

Harry picked her up and cradled her in his arms, kissing her forehead lovingly before ducking to avoid another curse. He looked up just in time to see Severus getting hit with a stunner that he had failed to block and fall to the ground. "NO!" Harry shouted as Bellatrix advanced upon him a malicious glint in her eyes. He could see that Snape was alive as he was breathing but that did not stop the anger coursing from him.

Here he was facing the woman that had killed his last parental figure that he remained alive, how could he not feel the urge to beat her to death with a shovel. He didn't however wish his daughter to witness such an event. Harry felt completely defenceless as she advanced upon them as he could not get to his wand due to the fact he was holding Bonnie.

"And now finally the littlest Potter and his all powerful brat will meet their demise, but before I kill you, tell me one thing…what has Snape got to do with any of this?"

Harry smiled slightly; Bonnie had stopped crying and was just whimpering as she clutched desperately to her 'mothers' shirt, the atmosphere was tense as Harry replied.

"Severus is the other father." Harry said slowly and fondly closing his eyes, making it look as if he was preparing for the end.

As Bellatrix fired the killing curse Bonnie put up her protection shield once more causing the curse to reflect off of her and back onto Bellatrix. Harry suspect the same sort of thing had happened to himself and Voldermort all those years ago but Bonnie held so much power that there had not been a mark left on her.

At once Harry rushed to Severus' side and awoke him. He blinked once, twice, three times and then sat up, looking around in a somewhat bemused fashion. "What happened?" He asked struggling to his feet; he failed to acknowledge Bonnie's presence.

"You were stunned, you're alright now." Harry said, his voice turning cold even when Snape's eyes drifted idly over his daughters he did not bother to recognize her as his own.

"Let's get out of here before any other deatheaters come out of the woodwork." Severus then turned to go, Harry did not instantly follow, tears were forming in the corner of his eyes and it wasn't for the first time in the last twenty four hours either. He clutched Bonnie to him as tightly as he dared and tried to fight the pain that consumed him.

Snape did not turn and come to see what the matter was as he already knew; it was his pride that made him keep walking without a single glance back. Harry had wanted him out of his life and he wasn't about to beg. He knew if he saw his daughter that he would want to stick around and spend time with her, with them both. Harry didn't want that, so he left them.

Dumbledore came up to escort him and Bonnie back to Hogwarts, Harry could not go back to his home just yet, he need to calm down and restore order to his life and Bonnie's. The headmaster was also hoping that the rift between Severus and Harry would mend if they were under the same roof together, never mind how big said roof was.

Albus arranged rooms on the ground floor so that Harry could push his pram around without carting it up and down many flights of stairs; the other reason of course was that Severus was only one floor below. The rooms were not as lavish as Harry's own home but it provided what it needed to for the two of them.

Harry would of course have to eat his meals in the great hall; the house elves would provide a bottle for Bonnie also. Dumbledore had even offered Harry a joint teaching post of defence against the dark arts with Remus Lupin. Harry was considering this carefully, he had always wanted to teach however was he willing to let Severus get in the way of his dreams as this was the only problem he was with accepting the headmaster's proposal.

It had been two days since they had all returned safely to Riddle manor and Severus had not yet come to see them, they had not even come in contact during meals as Snape preferred to take his meals in his study as he worked. Harry who had up until this point had been unwilling to make a decision without talking to Severus first had decided that enough was enough. How long was he going to let the older man run his life?

Hope you liked the chapter, and guess what I've already started the next one; I'm on a role, fifth chapter today. xxx