Disclaimer: No character or familiar situations are not mine. Just borrowing from the brilliant JK Rowling.

A/N: Look I have another chapter. Maybe I should wait to get back online when I am done writing up the chapters for my stories. I

hope that the last chapter was what you all wanted. It is hard to write and not get the feed back. I guess that I will just have to leave

my brain up to its own intentions. On with the story.

Chapter 6: Facing the Werewolf and Decisions

Severus continued the evening talks with Harry for two and a half weeks. It was around the end of the first week when he first noticed Harry's appearance changing; he was slowly loosing all of the characteristics that made him look like James.

He was definitely starting to look like him. And according to Poppy he was healing perfectly and his vital signs were great. But they still had no idea if or when he was going to come out of the coma.

Albus had come down to his private rooms earlier to tell him that they needed to talk about what was going to happen when Harry woke up.

A few days ago Severus had come back from a death eater meeting with very disturbing news. Voldemort had issued the order for all the death eaters, to find Harry and kill him. He wanted Harry out of the picture for good, and was not going to mess around any more. When Albus had heard this he had said that he had a plan and his eyes were twinkling like mad. Severus wondered what the old man was up to. He also had the distinct feeling that he was holding something back about Harry, and whatever it was it must be important.

It was about quarter till five when he started walking up to the Headmasters office. He stood at the gargoyle and thought back to what Albus had said the password was.

" Everlasting Gobstoppers"

Leave it to Albus to find a muggle candy that sounded magical. The stone statue slowly opened and he started up the stairs. When he reached the door he could hear voices and it sounded suspiciously like that damn werewolf. Just what he wanted, an irate werewolf that won't hesitate to kill him when he finds out that James was not Harry's father but he was. He sighed, might as well get this over with. He raised his hand to knock on the heavy wooden door and just as he was about to bring his hand down he heard the Headmaster's voice.

"Come in Severus, the door is open." He just shook his head; he could not fathom how he does that.

He walked into the room and sat down on the chair next to the fireplace He noticed immediately that Remus Lupin was indeed in the room with Albus. He managed not to look at Lupin; but he could still feel his eyes on him. Instead he looked up at Albus, he still had that maddening twinkle in his eyes.

"You wanted to see me about something."
Severus said wondering if Albus had already told Lupin about Harry.

Albus smiled, " Yes I needed to talk to you about what we are going to do about Harry and Voldemort's new plan. And Remus had told me something rather interesting and I thought that you would like to know before we continue with our plans." He said gesturing to Lupin to start.

" First how is Harry doing?" Remus asked pleasantly.

Severus looked at Lupin for the first time since entering the room and noticed that he looked rather worn down. " He is doing well, considering what he went through. Although he hasn't woke yet, Poppy assures us that it shouldn't be long."

Remus's thin frame relaxed somewhat at hearing this. "I wanted to tell you that I know the truth about Harry's parentage. I knew that you were his father the first time that I held him."

Severus was shocked. "How did you know, I didn't even know until two weeks ago!" he stuttered shocked that Lupin had known the truth but hadn't told anyone, especially Albus or Harry.

Remus smiled grimly, " One of the gifts or curses, depends on how you look at it, of being a werewolf is that I can sense and see through some charms after a while. And when I held Harry I could sense that several different charms had been placed on him earlier that day. And he didn't smell like James and Lily, his scent was that of yours and Lily's. When I confronted Lily she swore me to secrecy and threatened to modify my memory. So I kept quiet knowing that if the truth came out you and Harry could be put in even more danger than what you already were in. And then about three months ago at the end of the term I noticed that Lily's charms were starting to fade and every once in a while I would see a glimpse Harry's true appearance, and there is no denying that he is your son." Lupin said sitting back in the chair. He looked like the weight of the world had just been lifted from his shoulders.

" Thank you for telling me Remus, it really does mean a lot to me and I am sure to Harry that you are taking this so well." Severus said quietly.

Albus looked Severus, " Now that we have that out of the way, the reason that I needed to talk to you is because there are some things that you need to be made aware about Harry. And I think that Remus needs to know as well. I will tell Sirius only what he absolutely needs to know when he comes back from his mission.

After what I tell you both you will understand why I have decided to take such a drastic measure."

Albus stopped there and to a long sip of his tea. "The first thing that I need to clear up is that Lily Evans was not a muggleborn like everyone thought. She was adopted when she was three days old.

Jocelyn Asurik, her mother was a very powerful witch as she was the last direct descendant of Helga Hufflepuff and Godric Gryffindor. She died shortly after giving birth to Lily.

No one knew of this revelation besides Lily and myself. But what she did not know was the identity of her father.

I have recently come across Jocelyn's diary, and in it she recounted how she became pregnant with Lily."

Albus paused gathering his thoughts before dropping the bombshell. "Jocelyn was enslaved by Voldemort on the pretense that she was to provide him with an heir. He knew of her lineage and in his quest for domination he kept her captive until she was able to produce his heir, he had then planned on disposing her after she gave birth. She managed to escape shortly after her capture but not before she became pregnant.

She gave birth to Lily in a muggle hospital in London eight months later." Albus finished quietly.

Severus sat there stunned not able to say anything. It was Remus that was the first to come back to his senses. " That means that Harry is the heir of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin."

"And Ravenclaw." Severus breathed heavily.

Albus looked at him sharply. " What do you mean, you are the heir of Ravenclaw. It can only be Harry if you die."

Severus sighed. " The heir is always the youngest in the line. I was the heir until Harry was born, and then it transferred to him."

Albus sat back in his chair "Well it seems that Harry is even more extraordinary than we all suspected. Now that we all understand why it is extremely important for Harry to stay safe at all costs. Do we agree on this?"

Severus nodded his head, as did Remus But not before he asked one last question, "Does Voldemort know that Harry is his grandson?"

Albus looked thoughtfully at his phoenix, Fawkes. " He is aware of his connection to Harry, but sees him more as a liability than anything else, although I am pretty sure that if he was aware that Severus is Harry's father and not James he would try to recruit him before killing him.

Which brings me to what I had called you two here for originally. I want to tell you what I have planned and it is imperative that only the three of us, including Harry, know what we are going to do. Is that understood?"

Albus waited for the affirming responses before going on. When they both said yes he continued.

"We all know that Harry's is going to be changing back to his true appearance on his birthday, which is in two days. I have come up with a way for Harry to be protected and no one know his identity."

Meanwhile in the infirmary Harry was on the verge of waking up.

Poppy was in her office when she heard a low moan. She dropped the stack of files that she was reading through and ran to Harry's side. His eyes were still closed but she could tell that he was starting to wake up. She ran over to the fireplace and threw a hand full of powder in it and yelled "Headmaster Dumbledore's office." A couple of seconds later Albus came into view.

"Is there something wrong Poppy?" He asked worriedly hoping that nothing had happened to Harry.

" No, No nothing is wrong, but Harry is starting to wake up and I thought that he might need some familiar faces around him when he wakes up." She said quickly.

Albus nodded toward Remus and Severus and then turned back toward Poppy. " We will be right down."

Back in the Infirmary

Harry felt the darkness that had surrounded him for so long start to lighten up and he could feel himself waking up.

It's about damn time.

He muttered to himself. Harry could hear several people coming toward his bed. The firm and steady footsteps he knew right off that they belonged to Professor Dumbledore, the almost silent and sulking footsteps he learned to recognize as his father's, and then the third he wasn't sure. The footsteps drew closer and then stopped at the side of his bed. He wanted to open his eyes but they felt like someone had glued them together. He willed his eyes to open and was rewarded by a slit of bright light.

" Too bright." He whispered hoarsely, a few seconds later the room was bathed in a warm glow.

Albus smiled. " Is that better?" He asked and saw Harry nod his head. " Do you know were you are?"

Harry peaked through the slit in his eyes and saw that Professor Dumbledore was leaning in toward him with a very concerned look on his face. " The infirmary. Thank you for who ever came and got me." He said still whispering because his throat was so dry and it felt like it was on fire. " Can I have a drink of water?"

" I'll get it Harry." Remus Lupin said walking to him with a small grin and handed Harry a glass of cool water.

Harry took it gratefully but was having some problems getting it to his mouth, it seemed like it weighed a ton.

Severus stepped forward to help his son. He sat on the edge of the bed and helped Harry raise the glass to his lips. He watched as he drank it greedily. After he Harry finished drinking Severus helped him lay back down on the bed without aggravating his still tender injuries.

"Thanks." Dad, he finished to himself as he watched as his father sat down in a chair at the foot of his bed. About that time Poppy came bustling over to check on Harry and to see how is doing. After she checked him over again for about the tenth time Professor Dumbledore decided to end Harry's coddling by clearing his throat loudly.

"I think that Harry is going to be perfectly fine. The only permanent damage seems to be to his throat and voice box." When Poppy saw everyone's questioning glances she tried to explain. " Before you eat you will need to take a numbing potion and as for your voice it will probably have a raspy sound to it when you have talked too much. But other than that you have managed to make a full recovery and beaten the odds once again." She said smiling.

Harry grinned, " Yeah I always seem to do that huh." He said awkwardly. He could have swore that he heard Remus mutter under his breath, "Thank Merlin for that" but he wasn't sure.

"Well, I think that I will go and finish up that paper work that I have been trying to finish all summer." Poppy said as she started
toward the door.

Albus turned back to Harry and quietly muttered a locking and silencing charm for the room. "Harry do you remember when I told you that there was some things that I would tell you when you were old enough?"

Harry nodded his head and rolled onto his side so that he could lie down but still be able to see the Headmaster. "First there is
something that we found out after we brought you back from the Dursley's." He saw Harry visibly shutter at the mention of that
name, which that in itself said a lot when not even Voldemort's name invoked that kind of fear. "It has to do with your father."

Harry lowered his eyes so not to meet the gaze of the wizard, " I already know." He whispered.

Severus had stayed remotely out of the conversation so far, but when he heard Harry say that he thought that he was going to pass out. Albus chuckled " What do you already know Harry?"

Harry sighed, " I know that Professor Snape is my father and I know what had happened between him and my mother. I know that he didn't know that I was his son until the night that I was brought here so I don't hold it against him for the way that he treated me the past few years. I understand why now." He watched the bewildered expressions on the adult's faces and tried no to laugh at their reactions.

Severus was the first to snap back to reality, " How… how did you know all of that!" he asked still clearly shaken.

Harry smiled, " I listened to you talking to me when I was unconscious, I'm still not quite sure how I did it. I do know that you were the only reason why I am here now. There were times when the darkness that surrounded me tried to pull me away, but hearing you helped me stay." When he finished talking there were tears streaming down his face and when he looked up he saw the tears on his fathers face as well. He hadn't realized that basically what he had just said was that it was Severus talking to him that kept him from dieing.

Severus walked swiftly up to Harry's bedside and pulled him into his arms now knowing exactly how close he had come to loosing his son so soon after he had found him.

He felt Harry grab onto him desperately as a strangled sob escaped from his mouth. All of the years of pain, torment and loneliness that were trapped in him broke free as the sobs racked his thin body. Severus instinctively pulled Harry closer and started murmuring comforting words in his son's ear.

Albus and Remus had walked discreetly to the window on the other side of the infirmary so that they could give them some privacy.

Remus looked at Albus " How did Harry know all of that, I thought that he was in a coma the entire time that he was here." He
asked quietly.

"He was but after Severus found out that Harry was his son all of the memories of him and Lily surfaced with a vengeance. I
suspect that Severus needed some one to talk to and not necessarily say anything back, so he started talking to Harry. And by the looks of things," Albus said glancing at Severus holding and comforting Harry,

"He must have said a lot of things for Harry to be so accepting and understanding. They are going to really need each other now, especially with Voldemort at his full power now. I fear that we may not win this time. And as ridiculous as it sounds our very lives are resting in the hands of that broken and battered young man. He is the only one that can defeat him, and Voldemort knows it."