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WARNING: Abuse and memories that contain abuse and SLASH in later chapters.

Pairing: Harry Potter/Severus Snape (Mentor, maybe something more later on.)

Disclaimer: I own nothing so don't complain.

A Voice on Mute

Chapter Three: Desolate Silence

"This is the hospital, Severus. Are you ready to enter?"

Snape snorted and glided past Dumbledore in a flurry of anger and irritation. He walked through the automatic sliding door, Dumbledore following through with quick steps. Together they walked to the information desk.

Dumbledore asked the receptionist kindly, "Oris Fides."

The woman looked at him strangely. He was wearing mismatched muggle clothing. She turned to Snape who glared at her. She immediately turned her gaze away. "Top floor."

"Thank you, dear," Dumbledore gave her an elderly smile and turned away, following Snape to what muggles called the elevators. They stepped in when the doors slid open. Silence fell over them. The elevator slowly ascended the many floors, music played casually in the background. People came and went in the elevator, the door continually sliding open. They had finally ascended to the top most floor of the hospital.

They stepped out and went to the nurses' station. "Oris Fides," Snape ground out, not even trying to hide his discouragement.

The nurse looked at him, "And what business do you have with him?"

Dumbledore and Snape looked at each other, "We must talk to him." Dumbledore folded his arms on top ofthe countertop.

"Let me retrieve his doctor," the nurse stated. She pulled over an intercom device and said clearly into it, "Dr. Gray, please report to the nurses' station, Dr. Gray to the nurses station top floor."

Dumbledore looked at her and smiled. Dr. Gray ran to the nurses' station, worry evident on his face.

"Yes nurse?" he questioned her.

"These men are here to talk to Oris."

Gray turned to Dumbledore and Snape, "And what do we owe this visit to be about?"

Snape growled in frustration. Dumbledore held out his hand, "I know who young Mr. Fides really is and I know about his past. He is a wizard."

Gray ignored the held out hand andlooked at the nurse, "Sir, I am going to have to ask you to leave. This conversation is absurd."

Snape stepped up to the doctor and pulled out his wand and aimed it at Gray's face, "We are not joking."

Dumbledore's eyes widened, "Severus, no magic!"

Snape glared at Dumbledore, "Where is Fides." It was not a question, it was a demand. Snape thrust his wand closer to Gray's face.

Down the hallway, a door opened and out came a young boy. He yawned silently and everyone's attention was drawn to him. Gray shot away from the wand and pushed the down button on the service elevator. "Oris!" he yelled.

Oris turned to look at him. Dumbledore and Snape shot each other quick glances. Snape darted to Gray to hold him in place. Dumbledore walked towards Oris.

"Young Oris, we finally meet after all these years of searching, or should I call you Harry?"

Oris stood frozen in place. 'Harry? Who is Harry? Am I Harry? No, I am Oris Fides.'

The service elevator doors slid open. Gray took his chance. He mowed over Snape, knocking him to the ground. "Oris! Come on! You have to go!"

Oris stood there, the old man still approaching. Oris shook his head vehemently. Once the old man was within grasping distance of Oris, Oris shot away from him and ran into the arms of his doctor who pushed him into the elevator. "Go to Smith. He will help you." Gray pushed the button for the eighth floor.

Just as the doors slid closed, Snape jumped up and ran to the closing elevator doors. Oris shuffled to the back of the elevator and wrapped his arms around his body. 'Doctor.' Oris fought back the tears that threatened to fall. Oris' mind made up, he pushed the emergency stop button on the elevator and pushed the button for the top floor.

The elevator ascended and reached the top floor. Oris shuffled out of the elevator, knocking Snape over in the process. Oris ran to his doctor, who was being accosted by Dumbledore and pushed the old man out of the way.

"Oris," Gray said. He was amazed that Oris would come back.

Oris smiled, but it quickly turned into a glare of death. Snape ran over to the young boy and grabbed him. Oris quietly struggled to get free, papers flying about. Oris' hands flung about and cupboard doors flew open, their contents flying out of the space.

"Severus, put the boy down! He's going to kill himself!" Dumbledore yelled out.

Snape released Oris, his magic flaring out and smashing Snape against a wall.

Gray watched in astonishment as the papers and supplies flew about the room. He looked for the nurse who was already dashing towards the closest elevator, screaming her lungs out.

"Oris, calm down," Dumbledore said, crawling over to the young boy, whose magic lashed out and attacked the man.

Gray watched in horror as Oris began convulsing in the strain of his magical outburst. Gray reached his arms out and pulled Oris to him. "Oris, calm down. You will be okay. I will be okay."

Oris stopped convulsing and fell into a deepsleep in his doctor's arms. Gray sighed and looked at Dumbledore, who was shuffling slowly to his feet. He then turned his gaze to Snape, who was knocked out cold.

"Do you see now? He cannot stay here," Dumbledore said.

Gray turned back to Dumbledore and nodded his head. "Yes, he will be safer with you."

Gray stood up, carrying with him the sleeping Oris. Dumbledore woke Snape up. Snape was very unpleasant.

Dumbledore told Gray all about Oris' past and why he had been brought there. Gray shook his head sadly. "No wonder he won't talk to anyone."

"What?" Dumbledore questioned.

"He doesn't talk. Hasn't since he woke up from his coma almost six years ago." Gray sat up and repositioned Oris in his lap.

Dumbledore shot Oris and Snape worried looks. "We will try to get him to talk, but we have no guarantees. We may have to keep him at the school during the summers."

"No, absolutely not. He will come back here in the summers. He is like our family and he has lessons he needs to learn here." Gray shook his head steadily.

Dumbledore sighed, "Yes, that is what must be done then."

Gray helped Oris pack, assuring him he would be able to come back and see the staff during his breaks. Oris grabbed his diary and handed it to his doctor.

"What is this?" Gray questioned, flipping through the pages. He got to the end and quickly scanned one of the pages. "Are these your memories, Oris?"

Oris nodded his head and smiled.

Together they pushed his belongings out into the halls. Snape shrunk everything and put it into his pocket.

"Bye Oris! Have fun!" Gray yelled.

Oris turned back to the man who had been a father to him and ran back to him, throwing his arms around Gray's torso. Oris wiped tears away from his eyes and smiled. He ran back to the two men and put his hand in Snape's much larger hand.

Snape almost yanked his hand away, but he felt the little hand grasp his with such force, he couldn't get out of the grip even if he tried.

Gray waved as the young boy vanished in thin air with a pop.

To Be Continued…

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