The love of a child

Chapter twenty nine – A little talk with Severus

They stood in silence for a moment just staring at one another, Harry was unsure where to start, when he looked into Severus' eyes he did not see the same man that he married but a cold heartless bastard that had consumed him before Harry had seduced him, therefore turning him into the man he was today.

"Do you remember anything about our life together?" Severus shook his head in the negative, Harry bit his lower lip trying not to cry. He didn't look in the slightest sorry that he didn't either. "Our three daughters, do you remember them?" once again he shook his head but this time he spoke along with it.

"I suppose you think that you love me, that I care about you in return, that I could actually care less about our brats." His words hurt but Harry tried his best not to let it show in the slightest.

"I have seen a glimpse of our future Sev…you have tutored Draco well, he has invented a potion that shows you what your life could become, and I've seen ours."

"Is that supposed to impress me Potter, I serve only the dark lord, I have no time for your petty words and I do not care for the future, I take each day as it comes, who knows, tomorrow I could be dead." Ignoring him Harry continued.

"Instead of three girls we have five and I'm pregnant again…do you see that you are destined for more than this life of evil?"

"That only makes you a common whore Harry…"

"But I'm your whore and I always will be, did you know that I refused to let any one else have me because I was saving myself for you, I was a virgin before I allowed you to have me, you were my first and I've had no one since."

"That just makes you stupid!" The cruel tone in his voice was now wavering but Harry knew he had not won, not yet, but he had used his first name rather than his last.

"No that makes me a fool, but a fool that loves and that makes me human, which is more than I can say for you right now. Do you feel love, if not yourself then at least through our bond?"

"Evil doesn't love!"

"No, I don't suppose it does but Voldermort loves his daughter, is he not evil?"

"I do not love, especially not you…Pot…Harry."

"You're fighting it, keep fighting it, just think that tonight you could see Bonnie, Paige and Phoebe again, they miss you, and so do I."

"Harry…" It was a quiet moan, nothing more than a whisper and it was barely even that, it pained him to try and reverse whatever had happened to him that much was clear.

"Sev…I'm here, I'll always be here." Harry said stepping closer to his husband, so close that there bodies were inches apart. He placed his arms around his spouse's waist however he was forcefully pushed away and into a wooden counter that was already weak from the damp and mould, it gave way as he hit it.

Harry unfortunately went down with it but thankfully he didn't seem to badly hurt, his back was hurting, he assumed that it had been badly scratched. He couldn't bare to get up, he heard Snape scream in agony. Slowly as it hurt he sat up and watched as Severus collapsed to the ground.

Harry knew that they had done it as Severus sat on the floor breathing heavily, cautiously Harry made his way towards him, he thought it a bad idea to try and hug him again, instead he stroked the hair out of his face and looked into Sev's almost black eyes and smiled.

"Are you back?" Harry asked even though he knew the answer already, he could feel I in the bond that they shared.

"Did I hurt you?" He asked cupping Harry's cheek and staring off into his emerald orbs.

"I'm ok, don't worry, how are you?"

"I…I don't know…what happened?"

"I helped you overcome your demons; you're free of them now…you do remember what just happened?"

Severus nodded. "A little yes…I remember…did you mean what you said about our future, did you actually see that?"

"Yes, but I'll explain later, when we get home perhaps, you wait here, I'll go and fetch Draco." Harry placed a soft kiss on his partners lips and got up winching in slight pain. He didn't have to go far to find the blonde, he was actually standing outside, Harry presumed he had heard the crash and the screaming and come to help. He didn't question him about it, he trusted Draco.

"Let's go." He said as the kitchen door shut behind them. "We'll be back sometime tomorrow afternoon." Harry informed his friend who just nodded.

"Is Severus ok, and you for that matter, I heard a crash?"

Harry turned around so his back was too Draco. "Lift my top and tell me what my back looks like." Draco did so and Harry distinctly heard an intake of breath. "He pushed me into a cupboard which collapsed, what does it look like?"

The bruise had only just started forming but it was a big bruise and it looked as if were going to get a whole lot worse before it got any better. "It looks like it hurts like hell."

"It does." Harry said as the kitchen door opened revealing Severus looked nervously around. Draco dropped the hem of Harry's top immediately.

"What's going on?" he asked looking from one to the other. Harry felt guilt surge through him at the sight of Sev's hurt features.

"I hurt my back; Draco was checking it for me."

"Why didn't you ask me?"

"Because I didn't want you to feel guilty."

"Let me see." Severus asked in a completely non demanding way. Harry wasn't so sure and it apparently was made clear on his face because Severus added. "Please."

Harry looked at Draco who shrugged and nodded, he recognised the fact that he had a right to see. Harry then turned around and Snape lifted up his top giving Draco a nice view of his stomach which despite having given birth to three children was nicely toned.

"I did this?" He said in disbelief, Harry at once turned to try and comfort him but he was already half way to the door and before Harry could say anything he had vanished out the back door.

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