A/N- sorry for the delays and I know that this chapter is just a little bit too short, but you gotta deal with it.
Disclaimer- don't own obviously so you don't sue
Rating- PG – 13 for violence yadda yadda yadda
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quote- cause there is no poem in this chapter
Even though you may want to go forward with your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang on to the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?- Mary Manin Morrissey author
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Athenakitty- yeah more questions, yes Sev is worried about Harry but he's afraid to really show it because of how he has been all his life. Sirius is Sirius, Harry will grown on his own because he is still young he will be short (poor Harry) The Dursleys will go to court but it wont be for a while.
Kayla Summers- thx for the review and Sev isn't going to learn about the whole vampire thing, at least not for a while because Harry's to shy and Remus and Sirius value their lifes. Don't worry Harry will love him he kinda begins to trust him in this chapter.
Nicola- don't worry I don't want to rush through Harry's child hood cause I agree that he's cute- he's five right now though.
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Harry sat in the odd room being as quiet as he possibly could, looking around the room every few minutes. It was cold, he decided quite quickly the moment he really took the time to, and it was overly dark, and in great need of light. The walls around him were like how he remembered them before: stony, cold, and damp.
The two men whom he had met when he had first woken up the night before were sitting not to far away from him saying about how their 'host' was late and should be here soon.
Harry stopped listening and started paying attention to the food they had placed in front of him. About ten minutes earlier they had given him a small plate of sandwiches for him to 'munch' on.
Suddenly the door at the right end of the room slammed open, the 'vampire' man walked in, carrying several cases full of fragile looking items.
Startled by the sudden appearance Harry dipped down in the chair slightly so as not to draw attention to his self. The black haired man, whom he had been told to call Padfoot, stuck his head out from the other room, and gave a calculating look toward the newcomer.
"Took ya long enough, Snape." Padfoot said, in a voice that was no less than loathing.
After saying this Padfoot walked back to the room he was in before, and came back with the sandy haired man, who was called 'Moony'. Padfoot sat next to Harry on the couch, whereas Moony and the other man shared a rather forced handshake.
The man looked over at Harry; he noticed how the man's eyes where pitch black, like huge holes that you could fall right in to.
Last night his two new friends had explained to him how this man was not a vampire or anything else bad like that. But even with their condolences it still didn't make Harry feel any the more comfortable in this man's presence.
The man turned away from his gaze on Harry. He walked over to the room Padfoot and Moony were in earlier. When he came back the cases where missing and the heavy clothes that he was in before where gone as well. He sat down in a chair placed across from Harry; he looked like he was struggling with the right words, and even so he still looked rather frightening.
"Harry..." the man paused but looked at Harry with a slightly more confident look, then continued. "My name is Severus Snape; I think we have to have a little talk."
Harry looked up at him, his head cocked slightly to the side, like a lost puppy.
If any one where to look at Harry that is what they would see, his eyes were still bright and curious, but along that had seen and done too much for their own good. He's bright and chipper at times, but all together is just looking for a way home, to find his way, for someone to love him. Severus saw this in him and wanted to try and take this easy so as not to hurt him.
The little raven nodded slowly then turned his gaze back to the floor below him; Padfoot gave him a slight shake on the shoulder. Looking up at his new friend he saw encouragement in his eyes, and then looked back at 'Severus'.
"Ok, Harry I knew your mother and we were good friends when we went to school. I'll just get to the main point so I don't confuse you anymore then you undoubtedly are. You have been told that you parents are dead, but in truth your father is still alive,"
Snape began to falter, so he looked over at Harry to see just how he was taking this. Noticing nothing he continued.
"I am your father." (A/N Star Wars .)
Harry was completely shocked. Why, that was the first thing that came to him mind. Why did his father leave him with the Dursleys? Why?
"But, why... Uncle said that my parents died in a car crash, not that um..."
Harry was just mumbling incoherent sentences so Snape decided to step in on his ramblings. Severus explained to Harry every thing that went on with the wizarding world, and how Harry wouldn't be safe with him because he wasn't exactly fatherly material, to every one else's point of view. Severus made sure to skip the part about him being a Death Eater. By now Remus and Sirius had stepped out to give them some personal room for the rest of the conversation.
Harry, after learning what had happened to his mother, felt strange. First off he was mad at the Dursleys for lying to him, then he was sad. Sad because his mother was dead, that he never got to know his father.
Severus looked worriedly at Harry and walked over to him, he bent down on his knee so that he could try and see his son better.
"Harry, do you want to talk about it?" Severus knew that Harry was thinking about the Dursleys, and talking would always help them.
"No."
"I understand, but if you ever want to I want you to know that I am here to listen ok? Talking helps some time." Harry had started to cry a little bit ago with the painful memories that had been brought up.
Harry used his sleeve and dried his eyes with it. "I'm not ready to yet." His voice was slightly high pitched.
Suddenly surprising both Severus and Harry himself, Harry wrapped his arms around his father's neck for a small hug. After Severus had gotten over the surprise of Harry's action, he wrapped his own arms around Harry gently just in case his injuries were not fully healed. Harry was still crying a little bit getting Severus' robes wet. After they pulled apart Harry looked around the room again, then asking in a very timid and extremely shy voice, "What happened to Padfoot and Moony?"
Severus inwardly scowled at the two pranksters, forgetting entirely where they said they where going. "I think the idiots probably went to get something to eat. Black's always hungry anyways." Harry looked up questionably at the name of Black not sure what, or who he meant.
"Never mind, Harry." Severus then remembered that he had to get started on a potion for Albus, he stood up slowly and turned to Harry. "Harry, I have to get something done real quick it may take an hour but stay here and finish those sandwiches and by the time that you're done Dumb and Dumber will be back."
Harry just looked at him confused.
"Um... Padfoot and Moony, they'll take you to do something, if you need me I'll be in the room right over there." He pointed to the room on the left, his personal potions room.
At Harry's nod he walked over to the potions chamber saying a small good bye to his son.
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Severus walked out of his lab after a long 2 hours back in to his common room, just to see no one there. Thinking back he remembered that Lupin and Black and come around and hour and a half ago and took his son out. But they didn't tell him where they were taking him.
Deciding to wait for them to come back because they knew that he would be done about now, he picked up and old journal. Recording the potion he worked on today, he turned back toward the beginning of the book.
When ever he had extra time he would look back on his old notes of the Wolfsbane potion and try to improve it.
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Severus had gotten caught up with his studies, so when he looked back up at the magical clock he had in his room, and saw that it was nearly nine o'clock he began to get a little worried. He had been done with the potion at six o'clock and they had been gone for some time.
He couldn't help but worry because he knew first hand what kind of trouble the werewolf and mutt could get into.
Sighing he got up, stretched slightly, he grabbed his robe and headed towards the door. As he put his hand on the door knob, the door flew open.
The force in which the door flew open knocked Severus back to the wall. Then in came Padfoot looking hyper as if he had just spent the last few hours eating sugar. Remus walked in after him, much slower carrying a sleeping Harry Potter.
Severus stood up and dusted himself off, then he walked towards the pair quickly smacking Black behind the head, earning him a whimper and whine from the 'mutt'.
Turning to Remus he asked what happened and if any thing was wrong. Smacking himself inwardly, noticing how worried he sounded.
Remus must have noticed too because he gave him a small smirk.
"Nothing, we took him out on the grounds for a tour, around the lake you know. It wouldn't have taken so long if it wasn't for Sirius, he kept having the need to stop and point something our and running off to do something stupid.
Sirius glared at Remus, and then both Severus and Remus glared at Sirius, making him flinch and look away.
Severus took Harry into his arms away from Remus, saying quick and forced good-byes to the pair. He brought Harry to the extra bedroom in his chambers. Placing him softly on the green and black bed he brought the thick warm blankets to cover his small form. Harry moved slightly snuggling into the new warmth that was just now provided.
Sparing one last look at his son, he slowly walked away, but before he got to far he heard a small voice. Turning around he saw his son with his eyes open to a slit, so he said his good night to the boy.
"Good night, Harry."
Harry mumbled slightly and turned away but said very quietly, "Good night, Dad."
Severus smiled and walked back out of the room and then he turned off the lights and went to bed himself.
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A/N there is no poem this chapter because my little book where I record all my poems are gone so ill have one next chapter though. And again sorry that this is soooooo late.
I could have written this chapter better I am really disappointed in my self for this chapter because Severus explaining to a young Harry is hard to write and well this will have to do but the next chapter I will try to make a lot better then this one is so please review and thank you all.
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