Chapter 3: Leaving
"The boy doesn't have a father!" Uncle Vernon spat.
"He does, if I could come in and discuss this?" Severus Snape asked, refraining from cursing the man.
"Fine! Just because I don't want you freaks hanging around my porch!"
Uncle Vernon then gestured Severus into the living room, swatting Harry on the head on the way. As they all had a seat, Harry remained standing in the hall, Severus called him in, "Harry would you join us please". Harry nervously stepped into the room and took a seat on the floor, knowing he was not allowed to sit on the couches. Severus then went on to explain how he was the boys father to the Dursley's and Harry.
"Lily, Harry's mother and I were married, however at the time I was a spy for the dark lord, and Lily and I staged a divorce to protect our children and ourselves. Lily was pregnant with Harry and married James Potter to protect him. However all did not go as planned and the Dark Lord attacked Lily, James and Harry at Godrics Hollow, the curse intended to kill Harry in fact rebounded upon the Dark Lord destroying his body and dubbing Harry the boy-who-lived. Harry was placed with you, not because you were his last relatives but because a protection spell was needed, he had to remain with you uncontacted with the wizarding world for six years in order for this ancient protection to be invoked. Now, I have come to take Harry home, if he so wishes, Harry do you want to come home with me?" Severus Snape finished.
Uncle Vernon shouted "THERES NO SUCH THING AS MAGIC, JUST TAKE THE BOY AND LEAVE WE DO NOT WANT HIM, OR ANY OTHER FREAK!"
Severus Snape stood up stunned the Dursley's and bent down to talk to Harry. "I'm sorry Harry, if I had any other choice but to leave you here I would have taken it, you would not be protected from Voldemort or his followers if you had lived with me before, I am truly sorry. Do you wish to come live with me and your brother?"
Harry answered in a shy frightened voice "I have a brother?, Magic is real?"
"Of course magic is real! You're a wizard Harry!"
Harry jumped at Severus's loud voice and timidly said "Okay, when do we leave?"
Severus, upon hearing Harry's words said "Right now if you'd like, now where is your room, why don't we gather your belongings and head home?"
At that Harry shyly took his father's hand and lead him to his cupboard.
"WHAT! You're room is a cupboard? DURSLEY'S" at his father's raised voice Harry backed away and silently started to cry.
Severus, seeing Harry's reaction, held his arms out to Harry, "I'm sorry, I did not mean to frighten you". Harry nodded and opened his cupboard door, completely missed his father's look at the bloodied sheets. Harry then crawled in grabbed his dirty and very torn school bag and his ragged spare hand me down clothes and came back out.
"That's it?" Severus asked Harry, completely bewildered by Harry's few possessions.
Harry quietly nodded and Severus then lead Harry out to his Jeep, noticing Harry's stumbling walk however he leant down and picked the small child up, frightened about the feeling of his son's bones through his clothing. He then placed Harry into the front seat, buckled him in securely. And of they went, home.
Throughout the trip home, Harry plucked up the courage to ask a few questions.
"How old is my brother?"
"Sean is ten, and you'll be attending Sir Knight elementary school with him, do you like school?"
Harry timidly answered, "School is interesting, I like math and sciences, reading to."
Severus gave Harry a smile, "I'd have to say Sean does not have a large interest in school, perhaps you will be a good influence on him. Now I have a serioud question to ask you, where did you get those bruises and cuts from?"
Harry grew frightened, "ummm ahhh I fell ahh down the stairs"
Severus gave Harry a look, "Are you sure? Harry it's okay to tell me if the Dursley's had anything to do with them, you will never, I repeat never have to go back there again."
Harry looked down at his hands, ashamed, "I deserved it..I'm a freak...you won't want me."
"Never say that Harry, I will always want you, I've loved you since the day you were born nothing will ever change that!" Severus told Harry, saddened by his son and what the Dursley's have done to him. "Did the Dursley's do this to you Harry?" he asked. "Yes" Harry nearly cried.
"How about when we get home, we'll get you cleaned up, okay?" Severus tried to calmly tell Harry.
"Okay." Harry answered.
"I haven't told you have I, what Lily and I named you?" Severus then asked.
"My name isn't Harry?" Harry said.
"If you'd like to keep your name as Harry that's fine, but we named you, Emrys Severus Snape, when you were born you had the largest bright green eyes I had ever seen, but if you you'd prefer Harrry.."
"No, I don't really like Harry, Emrys is nice." Harrry commented.
"Emrys it is then" Severus old Harry with a bright smile.
Severus then turned down a street, full of some very nice, and somewhat larger and more extravagant houses then the Dursley's residence. He pulled into a large house, with a beautiful garden and what looked to be an even more beautiful backyard. "Welcome home Emrys"
Harry then gave his father a bright little smile.
"The boy doesn't have a father!" Uncle Vernon spat.
"He does, if I could come in and discuss this?" Severus Snape asked, refraining from cursing the man.
"Fine! Just because I don't want you freaks hanging around my porch!"
Uncle Vernon then gestured Severus into the living room, swatting Harry on the head on the way. As they all had a seat, Harry remained standing in the hall, Severus called him in, "Harry would you join us please". Harry nervously stepped into the room and took a seat on the floor, knowing he was not allowed to sit on the couches. Severus then went on to explain how he was the boys father to the Dursley's and Harry.
"Lily, Harry's mother and I were married, however at the time I was a spy for the dark lord, and Lily and I staged a divorce to protect our children and ourselves. Lily was pregnant with Harry and married James Potter to protect him. However all did not go as planned and the Dark Lord attacked Lily, James and Harry at Godrics Hollow, the curse intended to kill Harry in fact rebounded upon the Dark Lord destroying his body and dubbing Harry the boy-who-lived. Harry was placed with you, not because you were his last relatives but because a protection spell was needed, he had to remain with you uncontacted with the wizarding world for six years in order for this ancient protection to be invoked. Now, I have come to take Harry home, if he so wishes, Harry do you want to come home with me?" Severus Snape finished.
Uncle Vernon shouted "THERES NO SUCH THING AS MAGIC, JUST TAKE THE BOY AND LEAVE WE DO NOT WANT HIM, OR ANY OTHER FREAK!"
Severus Snape stood up stunned the Dursley's and bent down to talk to Harry. "I'm sorry Harry, if I had any other choice but to leave you here I would have taken it, you would not be protected from Voldemort or his followers if you had lived with me before, I am truly sorry. Do you wish to come live with me and your brother?"
Harry answered in a shy frightened voice "I have a brother?, Magic is real?"
"Of course magic is real! You're a wizard Harry!"
Harry jumped at Severus's loud voice and timidly said "Okay, when do we leave?"
Severus, upon hearing Harry's words said "Right now if you'd like, now where is your room, why don't we gather your belongings and head home?"
At that Harry shyly took his father's hand and lead him to his cupboard.
"WHAT! You're room is a cupboard? DURSLEY'S" at his father's raised voice Harry backed away and silently started to cry.
Severus, seeing Harry's reaction, held his arms out to Harry, "I'm sorry, I did not mean to frighten you". Harry nodded and opened his cupboard door, completely missed his father's look at the bloodied sheets. Harry then crawled in grabbed his dirty and very torn school bag and his ragged spare hand me down clothes and came back out.
"That's it?" Severus asked Harry, completely bewildered by Harry's few possessions.
Harry quietly nodded and Severus then lead Harry out to his Jeep, noticing Harry's stumbling walk however he leant down and picked the small child up, frightened about the feeling of his son's bones through his clothing. He then placed Harry into the front seat, buckled him in securely. And of they went, home.
Throughout the trip home, Harry plucked up the courage to ask a few questions.
"How old is my brother?"
"Sean is ten, and you'll be attending Sir Knight elementary school with him, do you like school?"
Harry timidly answered, "School is interesting, I like math and sciences, reading to."
Severus gave Harry a smile, "I'd have to say Sean does not have a large interest in school, perhaps you will be a good influence on him. Now I have a serioud question to ask you, where did you get those bruises and cuts from?"
Harry grew frightened, "ummm ahhh I fell ahh down the stairs"
Severus gave Harry a look, "Are you sure? Harry it's okay to tell me if the Dursley's had anything to do with them, you will never, I repeat never have to go back there again."
Harry looked down at his hands, ashamed, "I deserved it..I'm a freak...you won't want me."
"Never say that Harry, I will always want you, I've loved you since the day you were born nothing will ever change that!" Severus told Harry, saddened by his son and what the Dursley's have done to him. "Did the Dursley's do this to you Harry?" he asked. "Yes" Harry nearly cried.
"How about when we get home, we'll get you cleaned up, okay?" Severus tried to calmly tell Harry.
"Okay." Harry answered.
"I haven't told you have I, what Lily and I named you?" Severus then asked.
"My name isn't Harry?" Harry said.
"If you'd like to keep your name as Harry that's fine, but we named you, Emrys Severus Snape, when you were born you had the largest bright green eyes I had ever seen, but if you you'd prefer Harrry.."
"No, I don't really like Harry, Emrys is nice." Harrry commented.
"Emrys it is then" Severus old Harry with a bright smile.
Severus then turned down a street, full of some very nice, and somewhat larger and more extravagant houses then the Dursley's residence. He pulled into a large house, with a beautiful garden and what looked to be an even more beautiful backyard. "Welcome home Emrys"
Harry then gave his father a bright little smile.