Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. As much as I wish this were the case…my stories suck in comparison to J.K.'s.
Warnings: Slash. R. M-Preg. And all that good stuff.
Special Thanks: Thank you again Julie! You're a great beta! Which of course means that any errors anywhere in this chapter are all my fault!
Authors Note: Hola once again my dear friends. I've come back, and with a chapter that's a somewhat decent length. Don't complain about chapter size, or you won't be likely to ever see one this big again. I like this chapter for some reason. I guess it's because I'm finally getting somewhere. But even though I'm getting somewhere, I realized I don't have much of an after plot where this story is concerned. So either its going to end within a few chapters or you my dear readers could give me suggestion on what to do. Let me know! I'd be thrilled to see some good ideas! (And I'd even give you credit! Muhahaha!)
Anyway, this is where you see how exactly Severus is involved. Unfortunately, there's about…a paragraph worth of Severus and Harry being in the same place. Even though I admittedly like what I've done with this chapter…it's mostly filler and my non-existent plot building. So…I think that's all I've got to say for now. K? Okay! Now, I'll get on with the story! Review responses are at the bottom from the last two chapters! Read and Review! Enjoy me lovelies!
P.S. A lot of the stuff at the bottom is reviews, so the scroll bar is actually shorter than it appears as far as the actual story goes.
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Chapter 4- Enter Severus
Harry yawned and stretched. He didn't care if Madame Pomfrey didn't want him out of bed for a few days. The day before had bored him besides, if he spent any more time in bed he would go crazy. Making sure to keep quiet, he slipped out of bed ignoring the stabbing pains in his chest. Walking the necessary few feet over to where Andrew was, Harry carefully picked up his sleeping infant and cradled him against his chest.
Harry had so many things on his mind. First there was what people were going to think of him when they found out.
'I'll never forgive myself if Dumbledore's support goes down because of me, God I am so stupid,' Harry thought to himself as he paced the hallways. Then there was the matter of Andrew and his father. He knew very well that Andrew deserved better someone who was out of school, had a proper job, and wasn't being eternally hunted down by an evil wizard at the very least. Bud he'd be damned before he gave Andrew up. It was the one thing he'd allowed himself to be selfish in. Harry was determined to give his son the love and home he'd never had except for those brief weeks he'd spent at the Weasley's at any rate.
Severus, what would he tell him? He'd find out Andrew was his child. He was bound to figure it out due to the fact that Andrew was born only a few months after the split up between himself and Severus. Then there'd be the anger. Severus wouldn't want a child. Harry had thought briefly about abortion early on in his pregnancy, but in the end he knew he couldn't do it. After all, he could hardly think of killing Voldemort, let alone his own child.
The damp grey stone floor echoed all around him with each step. Scents from breakfast cooking drifted in the hallway.
I really must be up early if the house elves are still cooking breakfast, Harry thought as he strolled the halls, just barely lit with the morning first light. Apparently the area of the castle Harry currently occupied was one that Filch hadn't gotten to as of yet. There was still student 'residue' from the previous year on the walls. Various 'I love so and so' and the usual graffiti written insults. Even with the wonderful additions students added over the years, the corridors were still very beautiful, hung with tapestries made by wizard and muggle alike. It was enough to make Harry smile as he headed to the comparatively empty great hall for some food.
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Severus was pissed. He'd rushed to Hogwarts to get an answer out of Harry. But when he'd reached the infirmary the damned brat was nowhere to be seen. Which led up to his current position; searching the halls and various locations Potter tended to frequent.
'Where the hell did Potter decide to go at 5:30 in the morning?' Severus muttered. Beyond everything, he needed to know about Potter's child. What the kid looked like and if the father could possibly be himself.
'And if I am the father? Then what?!' Severus thought as he came to the end of another freshly cleaned corridor. He simply decided not to think on it. Truth be told, the though scared the hell out of him.
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Sirius Black strolled into the Great Hall, fully expecting to find it empty, but was surprised to see two occupants already. His godson was sitting at the near end of the house table, holding his grand-godson.
"Well hello and good morning!" Sirius greeted as he took a seat across from Harry.
Harry looked up and smiled. "Morning Siri. Where's Remus?" he yawned.
"Sleeping in. He had a bit of a long night," Sirius replied evenly.
"But it wasn't a full moon last night, was it? Harry asked confused.
Sirius grinned. "Nope. Not a full moon."
Harry stared at him for another moment before his eyes widened in understanding. "I see," Harry said with a smile. Harry knew all too well what a long night could imply. But those nights were some of the best for him, usually the most emotional. Even if those nights had come to an end for Harry, he'd still carry the memories of them with him.
"So, what are you tow doing down here so early?" Sirius asked changing the subject.
"We're just having some breakfast," Harry said motioning to his plate full of breakfast foods. "The house elves gave me more than I could possibly eat but I'm grateful. And Andy's having his own personal feast," Harry added motioning to the baby in his arms, suckling on his slightly enlarged breast. With a quick movement, Harry switched Andrew to the other one to give the first a break.
Sirius noticed the purple bruise around that area and said, "I'm sure if you asked Madame Pomfrey or Dumbledore, they could get you some formula and a bottle so you're not getting bruised."
Harry looked down at himself ruefully. "Maybe I will at a later time, bur for now I'd like to hold on to the illusion that there's something only I can do for my child."
Sirius nodded in understanding and began to help Harry eat the ungodly large plate of food the house elves had provided Harry with.
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"Where is he?!" Severus growled. He'd been looking for an hour now. Everywhere he looked, Harry just wasn't there. Finally, Severus decided to check the Great Hall. For all he knew, boy wonder could be eating. Turning in that general direction, he let his feet go on autopilot and the familiar halls while he let his mind wander.
What would he say when he did find Harry? "Hey, is the kid mine?" Somehow he doubted that that would go over very well. Suddenly Severus realized he was in front of the hall. Drawing in a deep breath, he stepped inside.
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To say Harry was surprised to see Severus Snape walk through the doors of the Great Hall would be an understatement. In fact, Harry was so startled he gasped and jumped to his feet and began to back away. Sirius growled in a very animalistic way upon seeing Snape.
Harry stopped when he felt himself hit a wall and held Andrew against him. His son was just about out of milk and would most likely burp, then take a nap.
"Harry, I believe we need to talk," Severus ground out.
Harry gazed at Severus as he shifted Andrew away from his chest and managed a nod.
"Snape, stay away from him!" Sirius yelled.
"Siri, its okay, I'll have to talk to him eventually."
"But-" Sirius tried.
But neither paid much attention to him as they walked in silence to a place where a more private discussion could be held.
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A/N: And that's all for now! Yay! I finally finished it! Woohoo! And all of that other good stuff! Let me know what you thought of it. It something that makes me cheer and shout out explicatives when I see my inbox! So Review my darlings, review! And remember, if you can think of a good idea for this story (after the generic finding out what Remie did to the Dursleys, Sev and Harry possibly getting back together and whatnot) let me know! And just because I can and most people don't read this part anyway, I'll tell you a Reesca fact!
I hate arrogant authors who won't update until they receive a certain number of reviews! The reason for that is…if you write, it should be for yourself! Not a number! And that is my Reesca fact for today! Have fun everybody!
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