A Father's Love

Chapter 9: Lover's Spat

~~***~~ Hogwarts ~~***~~

Severus returned with the unconscious boy in his arms. He wasted no time in taking him to the infirmary and leaving him with the very apt medi-witch. Severus had one task to befall him before he could go and see his son, Dumbeldore.

Reaching the gargoyle he muttered out the name of this weeks sweet password and entered onto the spinning staircase. Dumbeldore was not in the lower office, so Severus gave the phoenix a friendly head pat that he took warmly before sitting down to wait. The headmaster was not long and the portraits kept him entertained. One portrait was one of his distant cousins several generations removed that had been headmaster nearly seven hundred years before. He had the same dark hair and hooked nose as Severus and had immediately recognized him as one of his kin almost immediately. The portrait had been very cheerful each time it had seen Severus but now it hardly spoke to him, the story's Severus could tell were old and he would here them again and the portrait grew tired of repetition. When Dumbeldore entered Severus remained seated.

"Well Severus your adventure precedes you." He said slyly peering over his half moon spectacles.

"I would imagine, I want to know if there will be a hearing. Will Harry have to go to trial?"

"I would say not. There were enough witnesses, you being one of them. I assume you know Minerva was there as well. She follows you most everywhere on days off like this. She fears as I do for the safety of the finest Potions Master we have ever had and his son, very very much."

"I had a notion, but when I didn't see her, I was not sure."

"That is because of her cat form, come now Severus she couldn't very well transform in full wizard garb in the middle of muggle London."

"Yes I understand but I fear that Harry put up quiet a show and there will be several muggles who will be needing memory charms."

"Yes, about that. I am not completely sure, however I think that Harry might be even more special then we expected. When you where in History of Magic, did you ever study the Bohemian Healers?" Dumbeldore asked quickly.

"I remember vaguely that when something happened, they formed there powers and it could remain dormant and something or other don't remember many of the details."

"Right, well Bohemian Healers are tricky, because when they heal somebody, it causes great pain in both patient and healer. There powers begin to cultivate and grow when they meet the person they will spend the rest of there life loving. And Bohemian Healers have the power to kill, but only if they are close to death themselves. Do you understand this Severus? You and the dark mark, you and Poppy both told me that Harry passed out after and was very week for a few hours. Then Lucius with the knife and then his dying. I do believe Harry might very well be a Bohemian Healer. The only problem is… I have never seen one before and do not know: neither does Minerva. We are at a loss for what to do, there have been no reports of a Bohemian Healer in over two thousand years. We have no way of knowing what he can and cannot do if he is one. Severus, you must be careful with Harry from now on, if he is one and now that he has killed, well there will be several people after his power, his blood, and even his life."

"I understand, but when have there not been people out for something from my son! He shouldn't have to be abnormal! He ISN'T ABNORMAL!" Severus cried out at the headmaster. His own words ringing in his ears. Abnormal, but Harry was he was a Bohemian Healer he was an extraordinary wizard and his triumph over Lucius had proved that but for how long would it last. How long could they keep Harry locked up in Hogwarts? How long could Severus protect his son? "He's going on his first date in a couple of weeks… I should be happy, but now I am just scared. Scared for him and everything around him. How am I to do this headmaster? I can't be his Father, Teacher and his friend all at the same time! He's a growing boy and now I have to protect him from all of this… and what if he is like me… what if he is a Bohemian Healer… I need to go see my son now." Severus lifted his body out of the chair shaking and headed for the door stumbling in the muggle outfit he wore and nearly tripping before he got to the door.

"Severus, you will figure out everything you need." Dumbeldore said to him as he left the office.

Severus's body made it's way to the Hospital ward to be greeted by Draco and Ron who had already heard that Harry was in the ward. "Sev?" Draco asked daringly after looking at the man's face. "What happened in London?" His eyes went south as he had already heard something about Lucius; it was in the boy's tone. Severus knew he could not fib his way out of this situation even if he had wanted to.

"Lucius attacked, in a crowded muggle restaurant. He cut Harry badly, but Harry" Sev was speaking in a whisper. "he didn't want to die and he managed to harm Lucius so that Harry didn't die and now he's back here."

"But Harry isn't cut…" Ron stated plainly.

"Boys, time to go." Severus said in his whisper. Draco opened his mouth to protest but could not. The boys left and Severus sank down next to the bed taking Harry's hand into his own. The man wept for a few minutes before gaining control on his emotions and setting them aside.

The peace of the moment was interrupted by none other then Remus Lupin… "I told you London was a dangerous place." He was bitter that his mate had gone off and put himself in danger. "You shouldn't have gone."

Severus was in no means a good mood and did not want to hear this quiet this moment, if any in truth. "Shut up Remus."

"You put the boy and yourself in danger!"

" 'The boy'!! Is that what he is to you? He is my son, and Lily's son if you hadn't forgotten!! He is not just some random boy of the bloody streets Remus! I was hoping you would become more of a father figure to him along with me but you haven't have you! You've been far too jealous of his actual presence to become much of anything to him except his bloody professor!" His voice was a loud angry whisper.

Remus slapped Severus across the face. "I. love. that. boy." he said through gritted teeth.

"Then act like it sometime." Severus said quietly.

"You don't think I try?"

"No, not enough." Severus was back to a real whisper.

"Well then what do you want me to do?" Remus's gruff voice was even more harsh with the regular gruffness filled with contempt.

"Move out. Out of my rooms. You hate my son and you just hit me for telling the truth. I want you out of my rooms now."

"You don't have to do this." Remus whispered back.

"Yes I do." Severus said looking away ending the conversation. Remus removed himself from the room as quietly as he could. Sev closed his eyes and thought of Harry, concentrating all his energy on the fourteen year old lying on the bed.

Severus woke several minutes later on a hospital bed of his own. "Poppy?" he asked the medi-witch leaning over him checking various vital signs.

"No worries, no worries. But you mustn't give energy out that that. You are not a healer and you grow weaker each time you do. Lucky you I saw what you were doing and managed to get you back in the nick of time."

"Where is Harry?"

"Ohh well with your help he was able to go back to the dorm, I called Draco and Ron to take him. I assume that is what you wanted, since you would have been in no shape to carry him anyhow besides he is much too big to be carried now isn't he. He sure is growing up fast. Mr. Lupin stopped by and offered to take him but I had already called the other two. Well you need some more rest, call me if you need me, but you are staying here for the night Mr. Snape." The woman smiled patting his hand once and leaving his bed in a rather quick fashion. He sighed heavily before turning on his side under the sheets to try and fall asleep.

~~***~~ Gryfindor Tower~~***~~

Harry had been able to stay awake long enough to tell Ron and Draco about his outing but was very tired and had fallen asleep quickly after recounting the events of the afternoon. He was vaguely aware of the passing of time. When he woke nearly twelve hour later, Ron and Draco were both in bed but the sun was coming up and he knew Draco would be up soon. As Harry lay in bed just thinking, he was sure that any minute now, his friend would rise from the dead to greet the day. After waiting a half hour, Harry climbed out of bed and did his best creep over to Draco's bed and blew in his ear before ducking down on the side of the bed. He heard Draco turn over and mumble something but he did not understand the young blond.

"Wakie wakie eggs and bakie' time to feed the hungry Harry monster." He whispered into his friend's ear.

"If I wasn't awake and actually listening to you, I would be liable to swing at you." Draco said in a still half sleepy voice.

"Well I am awake! Now common get up so I don't have to go to breakfast alone." Harry pleaded.

"Well I don't have to but I will, mainly because you're a hungry monster…" Draco turned to face his friend and smiled at him.

TBC

AN: Okay this chappy has a bit to go but not now… I am tired and I have to get up early. I will try and write another Chapter tomorrow night but that might not work out.

Yes there is more Harry and Draco coming, but not for a little bit… We are still working on Harry/Sev and now I have created a whole new problem for me self with Remy… I dunno what I am gonna do with that… I do know he will stay at Hogwarts that is all I can promise as of now.

Again the warning you never know when I will skip a year or two so I will post more soon but I dunno if it will be tomorrow or closer to a coupla days… I have this story as my number one thing and IF we don't have another storm I do plan on working on this tomorrow.