Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I do own Sean and Paddy. Snape may come across a bit OOC but that's only because he's being nice. SLASH!

Family

Chapter Fourteen,

The room was dark and cold, noises seemed to come from everywhere scaring the two little boys even more. Sean held little Paddy close and tried to stop his brothers frantic cries, it didn't really work as he was unable to stop his own.

"Someone shut those brats up!" a man shouted outside the door. Sean flinched as it burst open and a cloaked and masked figure stood, wand raised.

"Look, either you both shut up or I'll shut you up," the man growled.

"He's too little to understand and he's frightened of you. I'm not! I hate you! I hate you all!" Sean shouted bravely at the man while easily rocking Paddy. "You'll be sorry about this when Uncle Harry finds us and then…" The smack around the face stopped him mid sentence, sending his head crashing back into the wall and tears down his face. Paddy's screams increased and the man almost turned his hand on him but Sean curled himself around his brother.

"Hey! You won't shut 'em up that way! Just put a silencing charm on the room you dolt!"

"But that's no fun…"

"You are such a sick fucking bastard, get out of there." The man left with a last sneer at the boys and , once gone Sean pulled Paddy closer and started to cry pathetically.

"I want to go home…"

Seamus had gone into hysterics when they returned to find the gravely hurt Hermione and no boys, so much so that he hadn't been able to breath and Severus had had to give him a very strong calming potion. Then he'd simply cried. There were no traces of the boys, no ransom note, nothing. Only a bushy haired girl in a magic induced Coma.

"Who could do this?" Seamus asked pathetically as he stood by Paddy's empty bed, the sheets ruffled from where the boy had been snatched. Severus gently put his arms around the Irish boys waist from behind and hugged him gently.

"We'll find them Seamus, I promise."

"But what if something bad happens to them?" Seamus turned in Severus's arms and looked up at him worriedly, "What if they're hurt, tortured, ki-" Severus stopped him mid word by kissing him firmly on the mouth.

"I will not let that happen." He held Seamus close to him and kissed the top of his head. "We will find them, I promise. Now come on, you need to go to bed. You're exhausted."

"I couldn't sleep now, I can't even…why would they kidnap the boys?" Seamus asked fearfully.

"You need to sleep," Severus said with a small sad smile as he picked Seamus up and carried him into the other room, "I'll stay right here until you're asleep and then I'll go and help the search." As he said this he lay Seamus on the bed and took off his shoes and jumper. "Do you want to change completely?" Seamus shook his head and yawned, he really was sleepy but he was so worried. Severus tucked him in securely and then gently took his hand. "Sleep."

"I want my brother's back…"

Harry paced Dumbledore's office angrily as he listened to the Auror's limited reports which all boiled down to one thing, Voldemort had Sean and Paddy, there was no doubt. But how could he, even he sink that low.

"It was to get at you Harry," someone said sadly. "He wants to bait you into rescuing them."

"Are you telling me not to rescue them? That we're going to leave them with those monsters?" Harry asked angrily.

"No, I merely meant that we will rescue them. You will stay here. Safe."

"I refuse to stay here! I will be going on that mission whether you want me to or not. Those boys think of me as their uncle, their protector and I will get them back to safety."

"Harry that is not…"

"I don't care! I will be going or I will go alone!" With that Harry turned and stormed out of the office ignoring the calls for him to come passed. He shouldered past a tired looking Snape, ignored his angered comment and just carried on walking until he was out of the building entirely and sitting by the lake, alone, worried and angry.

"I am going at dawn Harry," Severus's soft voice said quietly behind him, "You may come with me but only to help with the boys, you leave the Death Eaters to me understand. And no trying to find him. Understand?" Harry stood and turned to the almost completely different Potions master. "I want a promise Potter."

"I promise Potter, I just want those boys out of there," Harry said passionately. Severus studied him for a few moments and then nodded slowly.

"Be at the entrance hall for Dawn, dress sensibly," with that said Severus turned and walked away from Harry who returned to a seated position by the lake, this time staring up at the stars in a determined manner, killing Voldemort could wait.

A/N There we go, next chapter the rescue and reunion.