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Alright I am not that happy with the last chapter cause I think I could have made Sev react more in character.....
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Chapter six-
Severus paced angrily in his potion's lab, completely lost in thought. What was he supposed to do? He had hated Potter ever since he had laid eyes on the brat, all because of the boy's father......but James wasn't Potter's father.....no, he was.... He didn't have a reason to hate him anymore.....or an excuse...
Severus scowled and growled. He did have reason to hate the boy, he was an arrogant, snobby, spoiled, and pompous little know-it-all brat!!
Of course, when he had first met the boy, when Potter had been eleven, he hadn't truly hated the boy.....just who he reminded him of.....James bloody Potter, the ringleader of a group that had made his life a living hell when he had been in school.
Afterward, when Potter started to actually defend himself, the hate had actually became real because Potter had started to really act snippy and cold to him....not without a reason of course.....
Severus had to admit though, if he had treated the boy like a teacher should really treat their student then there might not be so much animosity between the two of them. So it was his fault.
Severus sneered, the boy was still an arrogant, snobby, spoiled, and pompous little know-it-all brat though!! Severus sat down on a stool beside a cauldron and absentmindedly started to make the Dreamless-Sleep Potion, making Potions always seemed to calm him down and take his mind off of the pressures of his life...
So he had a son.....and he was a father.....Merlin....he was a father..... Never in his life would he ever have thought that he would be a father let alone James Potter's supposed son. He never had really found anyone to love, considering his childhood, he often thought that he'd forgotten how to love.
He sighed as he remembered the look of terror on the boys'.....on his son's face when he had yelled at him.... He knew that look......he had worn it himself when he had been younger....as if you were expecting to be struck....
Severus felt a rather weird feeling in the pit of his stomach as well as a fresh wave of anger at the thought of someone striking the boy.....his son...
Snape finished his potion and bottled it. His life was so complicated sometimes, he hated it. He had always wanted a son....someone who would love him unconditionally, who was his own flesh and blood, who would hopefully break through his walls and see him as a person...not a greasy-git who was against all Gryffindors and favored Slytherins. Of course, he had given up that dream a long time ago. But now, he had another chance....but this was Potter, his most hated student.....
What if the boy rejected him?
Severus didn't know if he would be delighted or crushed if that happened......
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Harry sat on his bed as he read his father's old sixth year Potions book.
His father..... he shivered at the thought of Snape being his father.
Snape.....he couldn't believe the way he had acted in front of the man when he had been yelling at him, but images of Vernon had came into his mind and he had reacted as if Snape was going to hit him..... It scared him to think of how little control he had of his actions anymore.....
He wasn't really reading the book, it was merely a distraction, so no one would see the tears in his eyes if they came in.
Harry thought once again about how he had acted in front of his father.....not only would the man never let him live this down but he would also use it as more ammo to humiliate him in class....
Harry knew that Snape and his new found relationship wouldn't change anything.....the man would probably act worse, knowing that he had more power of Harry now that he found out that he was his father. Harry wasn't sure if he wanted to accept the man as his father, if Snape were willing to.
Everyone always thought that Harry had everything he wanted and that his life was perfect......oh how little they knew, if only they knew that their 'savior' was the son of an ex-Death Eater (though many believed Snape still was one). Harry felt pathetic; here he was, crying because of this revelation, acting like a baby. He always wanted to be treated like an adult by Dumbledore and the Order but here he was, acting like an immature brat.....sure someone would be shaken up by this kind of revelation but he, Harry, wasn't even going to try to make this work.....
Harry sighed and wiped furiously at the tears, trying desperately to make them stop. This wasn't a time for crying Snape was right, fools display their emotions for their enemy to see, if he hadn't displayed his emotions so much then Sirius might still be.........
A sudden knock on the door snapped him out of his thoughts. The house-elves usually just popped in and only if he had summoned them. Then it could only be one person.........Snape.
'Oh boy...here we go....' Harry thought to himself as he murmured a faint, "Come in..."
The door creaked open softly and there stood Snape who looked rather normal besides the lack of scowl or sneer on his face that Harry had been so accustomed to seeing.
Snape cleared his throat lightly and walked in and sat in the chair by Harry's desk. He cleared his throat again and Harry had to wonder why the man hadn't blown up yet.
"I would like to apologize for my behavior in the living room, it was rude and uncalled for...." Snape said abruptly. Harry blinked. 'Snape just apologized.....I must have been more hysterical then I thought....' Harry then realized that Snape was expecting him to say something. "Oh....er...its...okay.....I guess..." Harry said awkwardly to his Professor. Snape looked slightly relieved.
"So....you're my father huh?" Harry blurted out before he could stop himself, but Snape didn't really seem to get mad over the simple question (though he did flinch slightly). Snape sighed, "Yes, Potter it is true...though I don't know how..."
Harry swallowed and said quietly, "Well....in th-the letter....er.. Mum said that you were under the Imperious Curse and you...uh...drugged her...." Snape arched his eyebrows trying desperately to search his memory only to find that he really couldn't remember back that far..... Well, if Lily said it was true then he would believe her.....she always was the cleverest witch in their class.....
"So...um what are we going to do?" Harry asked, gaining a little more confidence. Severus sighed, "Well, we cant tell anyone about this.....discovery.." "Because of you being a spy.." Harry said slowly. Severus nodded, "Yes, and because you are the boy who lived and I am a Death Eater.."
A awkward silence fell over the two of them, neither one knowing what to really say.
"Well the Charms that Lily put on you were pretty complicated.....I don't think that I or anyone else can restore them..." Harry looked up, "So what are we going to do?"
Severus sighed again, "I have sent an owl to Albus.......I don't think he would want us to 'hide the truth' as he would say" Severus sneered at the last part.
"So I'm going to pose as your son?!" Harry exclaimed. Severus sneered again, "Don't sound so excited Potter, its not as if your pretending.." Harry blinked.
"So if I do have to.....be your son, will I be able to tell Ron or Hermione about it?"
"No.....when I say no one is to know, I mean no one besides those who are vital to know, like the headmaster."
"W-What! But Ron's going to HATE me!! He hates everything about you so he will surely hate your son!" Harry blurted out for the second time. There was a moment of silence where Harry realized what he had just said and flushed slightly. "....sorry.."
Severus merely rolled his eyes, "And you say that Slytherins are prejudice Mr. Potter?"
"Would you stop calling me that?! If you haven't realized I'm not a Potter!"
"And here I thought you hated me 'Mr. Snape'...." Harry flushed deeper as Severus stood up and strode out of the room.
"And I expect you to be back tomorrow night to finish your Occlumency lessons!" He heard the older wizard yell.
Harry glanced down at his hands as he contemplated over what had just happened..... Snape was always going to be a git to him... Ok maybe the conversation had gone civil for the most part but the man made it clear that he still hated him.....
(@) Alright this took me a while but hey! I was kinda busy, Formal was yesterday so I couldn't finish it up then...
Okay.....lets see I know I'm forgetting something...........
Oh ya! Review please!!!!!!!!
So thanks to everyone who reviewed YOU GUYS ROCK!! Okay I am on a sugar high so please excuse me!
Alright I am not that happy with the last chapter cause I think I could have made Sev react more in character.....
Well on with the next chapter!
Chapter six-
Severus paced angrily in his potion's lab, completely lost in thought. What was he supposed to do? He had hated Potter ever since he had laid eyes on the brat, all because of the boy's father......but James wasn't Potter's father.....no, he was.... He didn't have a reason to hate him anymore.....or an excuse...
Severus scowled and growled. He did have reason to hate the boy, he was an arrogant, snobby, spoiled, and pompous little know-it-all brat!!
Of course, when he had first met the boy, when Potter had been eleven, he hadn't truly hated the boy.....just who he reminded him of.....James bloody Potter, the ringleader of a group that had made his life a living hell when he had been in school.
Afterward, when Potter started to actually defend himself, the hate had actually became real because Potter had started to really act snippy and cold to him....not without a reason of course.....
Severus had to admit though, if he had treated the boy like a teacher should really treat their student then there might not be so much animosity between the two of them. So it was his fault.
Severus sneered, the boy was still an arrogant, snobby, spoiled, and pompous little know-it-all brat though!! Severus sat down on a stool beside a cauldron and absentmindedly started to make the Dreamless-Sleep Potion, making Potions always seemed to calm him down and take his mind off of the pressures of his life...
So he had a son.....and he was a father.....Merlin....he was a father..... Never in his life would he ever have thought that he would be a father let alone James Potter's supposed son. He never had really found anyone to love, considering his childhood, he often thought that he'd forgotten how to love.
He sighed as he remembered the look of terror on the boys'.....on his son's face when he had yelled at him.... He knew that look......he had worn it himself when he had been younger....as if you were expecting to be struck....
Severus felt a rather weird feeling in the pit of his stomach as well as a fresh wave of anger at the thought of someone striking the boy.....his son...
Snape finished his potion and bottled it. His life was so complicated sometimes, he hated it. He had always wanted a son....someone who would love him unconditionally, who was his own flesh and blood, who would hopefully break through his walls and see him as a person...not a greasy-git who was against all Gryffindors and favored Slytherins. Of course, he had given up that dream a long time ago. But now, he had another chance....but this was Potter, his most hated student.....
What if the boy rejected him?
Severus didn't know if he would be delighted or crushed if that happened......
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Harry sat on his bed as he read his father's old sixth year Potions book.
His father..... he shivered at the thought of Snape being his father.
Snape.....he couldn't believe the way he had acted in front of the man when he had been yelling at him, but images of Vernon had came into his mind and he had reacted as if Snape was going to hit him..... It scared him to think of how little control he had of his actions anymore.....
He wasn't really reading the book, it was merely a distraction, so no one would see the tears in his eyes if they came in.
Harry thought once again about how he had acted in front of his father.....not only would the man never let him live this down but he would also use it as more ammo to humiliate him in class....
Harry knew that Snape and his new found relationship wouldn't change anything.....the man would probably act worse, knowing that he had more power of Harry now that he found out that he was his father. Harry wasn't sure if he wanted to accept the man as his father, if Snape were willing to.
Everyone always thought that Harry had everything he wanted and that his life was perfect......oh how little they knew, if only they knew that their 'savior' was the son of an ex-Death Eater (though many believed Snape still was one). Harry felt pathetic; here he was, crying because of this revelation, acting like a baby. He always wanted to be treated like an adult by Dumbledore and the Order but here he was, acting like an immature brat.....sure someone would be shaken up by this kind of revelation but he, Harry, wasn't even going to try to make this work.....
Harry sighed and wiped furiously at the tears, trying desperately to make them stop. This wasn't a time for crying Snape was right, fools display their emotions for their enemy to see, if he hadn't displayed his emotions so much then Sirius might still be.........
A sudden knock on the door snapped him out of his thoughts. The house-elves usually just popped in and only if he had summoned them. Then it could only be one person.........Snape.
'Oh boy...here we go....' Harry thought to himself as he murmured a faint, "Come in..."
The door creaked open softly and there stood Snape who looked rather normal besides the lack of scowl or sneer on his face that Harry had been so accustomed to seeing.
Snape cleared his throat lightly and walked in and sat in the chair by Harry's desk. He cleared his throat again and Harry had to wonder why the man hadn't blown up yet.
"I would like to apologize for my behavior in the living room, it was rude and uncalled for...." Snape said abruptly. Harry blinked. 'Snape just apologized.....I must have been more hysterical then I thought....' Harry then realized that Snape was expecting him to say something. "Oh....er...its...okay.....I guess..." Harry said awkwardly to his Professor. Snape looked slightly relieved.
"So....you're my father huh?" Harry blurted out before he could stop himself, but Snape didn't really seem to get mad over the simple question (though he did flinch slightly). Snape sighed, "Yes, Potter it is true...though I don't know how..."
Harry swallowed and said quietly, "Well....in th-the letter....er.. Mum said that you were under the Imperious Curse and you...uh...drugged her...." Snape arched his eyebrows trying desperately to search his memory only to find that he really couldn't remember back that far..... Well, if Lily said it was true then he would believe her.....she always was the cleverest witch in their class.....
"So...um what are we going to do?" Harry asked, gaining a little more confidence. Severus sighed, "Well, we cant tell anyone about this.....discovery.." "Because of you being a spy.." Harry said slowly. Severus nodded, "Yes, and because you are the boy who lived and I am a Death Eater.."
A awkward silence fell over the two of them, neither one knowing what to really say.
"Well the Charms that Lily put on you were pretty complicated.....I don't think that I or anyone else can restore them..." Harry looked up, "So what are we going to do?"
Severus sighed again, "I have sent an owl to Albus.......I don't think he would want us to 'hide the truth' as he would say" Severus sneered at the last part.
"So I'm going to pose as your son?!" Harry exclaimed. Severus sneered again, "Don't sound so excited Potter, its not as if your pretending.." Harry blinked.
"So if I do have to.....be your son, will I be able to tell Ron or Hermione about it?"
"No.....when I say no one is to know, I mean no one besides those who are vital to know, like the headmaster."
"W-What! But Ron's going to HATE me!! He hates everything about you so he will surely hate your son!" Harry blurted out for the second time. There was a moment of silence where Harry realized what he had just said and flushed slightly. "....sorry.."
Severus merely rolled his eyes, "And you say that Slytherins are prejudice Mr. Potter?"
"Would you stop calling me that?! If you haven't realized I'm not a Potter!"
"And here I thought you hated me 'Mr. Snape'...." Harry flushed deeper as Severus stood up and strode out of the room.
"And I expect you to be back tomorrow night to finish your Occlumency lessons!" He heard the older wizard yell.
Harry glanced down at his hands as he contemplated over what had just happened..... Snape was always going to be a git to him... Ok maybe the conversation had gone civil for the most part but the man made it clear that he still hated him.....
(@) Alright this took me a while but hey! I was kinda busy, Formal was yesterday so I couldn't finish it up then...
Okay.....lets see I know I'm forgetting something...........
Oh ya! Review please!!!!!!!!