Me: oh hello everybody I see you are back for more. Sevvie here wanted to change the date of our wedding so I said that we can get married on Christmas day for we are having our wedding in Switzerland. I love that place! So keep your eyes peeled. Might be in one of my stories so you will just have to read them all and review in order to receive an invite. And I WILL send an invite to all the nice people who review. Those who review will be able to read the super special story.

Voldie: you muggle, what have you done with my most loyal?

Me: shut up Voldie. I still have to send you to Elena or maybe I can send you to Martha aka EvilOne. Believe me she is pure evil. Draco!

Draco: hey leave me out of this you psychopath.

Me: now Drakkie has joined us. What do you say Drakkie do the disclaimer (puppy dog eyes)

Drakkie: damn! I hate it when people do that to me. I can never resist that. Ok ok imsocrazy does not own any of the things she uses in her stories. She is not in need of a lawsuit.

Me: oh this is the last disclaimer I'm putting for this story. Want the disclaimer you will have to see chapters one and two. Now on with the chapter. I'm sure my Sev is a bit cranky for being left alone for such a long time

(Some random place)

Severus: HELP MEEEEEEEEE!

(Please note people that when I wrote the previous chapter I had not realized that the dinner party occurred on Harry and Dave's birthday so I had to change the dates around a bit. Also the Weasley's are NOT going to pick Harry up even though I said they would. let's just say that I have kinda butchered the book and am writing a whole new version of it. I had finished the first chapter late at night and wasn't thinking straight so now I have fixed any errors and reposted it. Sorry about that. The plot bunnies are running amok in my head. But then again this is an alternate universe and the characters are not canon…)

Chapter 2: Reunions and Warnings

The next morning dawned too early for Severus but he knew that he would have to get up as he was never one to sleep in, a fault that had haunted him even as a child. Severus groaned as he felt his back pop in several places. He had not rested well after receiving Lily's letter. Speaking about Lily… Severus got dressed in his usual black robes and grabbed a key from his drawer. He then headed to the Great Hall where he found Albus chewing on his insufferable lemon drops.

"Ah, good morning Severus! Would you care for a lemon drop?" Dumbledore asked pleasantly as Severus took the chair next to him.

"Albus you know I'll never accept your pitiful sweets so why do you even bother. I actually need a couple of things from you. The one is the key to Lily's vaults and the second is permission to add two extra rooms in my chambers." Severus said moodily. Mornings were really not his time of day.

"Why certainly Severus my dear boy. May I ask why you need all these things?" Albus asked curiously.

Severus handed him Lily's letter and waited patiently for Dumbledore to finish, buttering a piece of toast in the process. He drifted into daydream land while munching on his toast. Would his nephew really hate him so much after his behavior the previous year? What about Dave? How would he react to the news of being adopted? Severus pondered all these things and more. He was startled back to reality as Albus started talking to him again.

"Well Severus I cannot say that this surprises me what I am curious about is what you are going to do about the twins. Will you take full custody of them?"

"Of course I will! They are my nephews. I only treated Harry like I did the previous year because umm because oh what is a good excuse anyway. I acted poorly because I only saw what my mind wanted me to see, a spoilt arrogant boy. I never even bothered to get to know him properly. I'm going to change that though, I'm going to be the uncle I once was!"

Albus looked at the determined young man in front of him whose life had been ruined by the dark side he had involuntarily chosen to serve. His heart knew that one day soon they would all be the family they once were.

"Very well Severus I give you permission to add the two rooms in your chambers but surely the twins can share one can't they?" Albus asked with curiosity. Severus gave Albus 'the look' you know the one people give you when they think you are either mental, crazy, a few beans short of a full can or all three.

"Umm Albus Dave and Harry do need a bathroom as well. Who said anything about two bedrooms?" really sometimes he wondered if the man was not a wacko.

"Oh sorry dear boy now I see that you have a busy day ahead of you so I will just get you the key to Lily's vault and you can be on your way." Dumbledore stood and left the Great Hall while Severus buttered himself another piece of toast, as that was all his stomach could handle in the mornings. Soon Dumbledore was back with a shiny, silver Gringotts key.

"Here you go Severus and good luck with your mission. I know that you will be very happy, all of you"

Severus let a small smile grace his lips as he nodded to his mentor and father of sorts. He took the key from Dumbledore and headed out towards the apparation point. He then apparated to Diagon Alley where he began collecting the necessary items, including those requested by Lily, to begin his new life with his twelve year old nephews.


"BOY GET UP AND MAKE BREAKFAST!" cried his aunt shrilly the next morning. Harry opened his eyes slowly, wincing as the bright light made his already pounding head ache even more. 'Great just had to wake up with a headache didn't I?' he thought to himself sarcastically. He got up quickly wincing at the bruises his uncle had given him the day before. His uncle had taken it upon himself to try and 'stop all freaky behavior' by starving and beating him every so often. So far he had been given one piece of stale bread to eat each day in the six weeks he had been home. At least he could sneak water from the bathroom or the garden hose.

"BOY!" Harry heard his aunt yell again

"COMING AUNT PETUNIA!" he replied as he quickly hurried down to start with breakfast.

After he finished making the meal he expected Uncle Vernon to just give him his list of chores and set him to them so he was very surprised when his uncle yanked him up by his hair and brought him to eye level.

"Listen boy" he growled "we are having very important guests tonight and this house must be spotless but most of all no funny business do you understand. If there is you will most definitely live to regret it."

Harry just nodded and he was painfully dropped on to the floor. His head felt like it was going to explode and the wrist he had landed on was probably broken or fractured. He got up and began doing his chores to the best of his ability. Soon it was nightfall and Harry had set the table with aunt Petunia's best crockery and tablecloth. Dudley had been put in a suit and Aunt Petunia was wearing a canary yellow dress. Harry quickly cleaned himself up in the bathroom, as he knew he would be serving the guests that night. When Harry got to his bedroom to put on a change of clothes he saw the funniest creature he had ever seen in his life but it did spark a memory in his minds eye.

Harry and another boy his age giggled as they chased a house-elf around the room. His mother came in and picked the both of them up. "Thanks for entertaining the boys for a while Tessa but now it's their bath time." Both children where carried to what he assumed to be a bedroom.

The memory faded and Harry peered at the queer creature in front of him that he now recognized as a house-elf. Slightly terrified of it he spoke politely not wanting to send it into frenzy.

"Hello can I help you? My name is Harry what's yours?"

The house –elf then began babbling at a speed that Harry didn't think was humanly possible then again it wasn't human. Harry decided to silence it.

"STOP! Please speak a bit slower so I can understand you better"

The house elf then began speaking again at a more understandable pace.

"Mr. Harry Potter sir my names is Dobby and I's is heres to warns you nots to go back to Hogwarts. There a big danger theres. Mr. Harry Potter should stays heres"

"Why can't I go back to Hogwarts? I have to complete my schooling after all" asked Harry

"There's big danger theres and Mr. Harry Potter shouldn't go backs" the house elf, Dobby, said

"Can you tell me what the danger is?" Harry asked patiently.

Apparently that was too much for the poor house elf for he began hitting himself with various items in Harry's room. Harry tried to stop him, afraid that the noise would attract Uncle Vernon. When he finally got Dobby to calm down he heard the door bell ring. Harry swore, it was time for the dinner party. He quickly cleaned up again, let Hedgwig out for a hunt and turned back to the house elf.

"Sorry Dobby I can't help you. I defiantly won't promise not to go back to Hogwarts. It is my only true home. You may stay here but I will need you to stay out of sight and not make a noise okay?"

The little house elf looked as if it were about to cry but consented. Harry breathed a sigh of relief and went down to serve the dinner guests at the table.

It was towards the end of dinner when Harry began feeling a bit dizzy. Thinking nothing of it he went to go get the dessert. As he was walking with the pudding his aunt had prepared earlier that day the ground lurched before him and he stumbled. Harry tried to regain his balance but it was too late he tripped and the pudding went flying. It landed on top of Mrs. Mason who gave an almighty shriek. There was a mad scramble in which Harry tried to recover his balance. The ground just wouldn't stop moving underneath him. After much apologizing the guests left and Harry knew he was in for it the minute his uncle trained his eyes on him. 'Oh no what have I done?' was Harry's last conscious thought before he was engulfed in a world of pain.


Draco woke the next morning with the letter from the night before fresh in his mind and a slight headache. He dressed and headed down to breakfast. His mother was at the table but his father was no where in sight. He heaved a silent sigh of relief as he sat next to his mother. Narcissa let a warm smile grace her lips when she saw her son.

"Morning my little dragon" she said in her melodic voice.

Draco also let a small smile grace his lips.

"Morning, mother. Where's father?" he asked. He knew that his mother was never nice to him unless his father was not around. It was these moments that he relished in, the quality time with his mother.

"Oh your father is out of the country for a while; he said he'll be back in three weeks time. Little dragon don't I get a hug?" she asked teasingly knowing this was Draco's favorite morning game between them.

Draco stood and gave his mother a warm hug before they continued on with their breakfast. Draco fidgeted slightly, he wanted to ask his mother about the letter but he didn't know how she would take it. He sighed and knew that no amount of fidgeting was going to do him any good.

"Umm mother I have a question to ask you" he began.

"What is it my dragon?" Narcissa answered. Draco fidgeted again and kept his eyes glued to the table.

"Was I adopted?" there he finally said it. Now all he had to worry about was his mother's reaction.

"Draco honey, look at me" Narcissa said softly.

Draco raised his eyes to Narcissa's soft silver ones "Yes honey you were adopted but your biological parents had no choice. I'm sure Lils sent you the letter"

Draco nodded shocked that his mother had referred to Lily Potter in that manner. His shock must have shown on his face because his mother suddenly laughed and put down her napkin.

"Don't be so shocked dragon Lily and I were good friends at Hogwarts before I met your father. I'm sure you have a lot of questions so let's go into the living room where we'll be more comfortable."

Draco followed his mother no Narcissa into the living room. He sat at her feet as she began her tale of her school days and his true parents. They talked well into the evening and finally Draco came to the question he had been dying to ask.

"What am I supposed to call you now?"

Narcissa gave him another warm smile "you may call me Aunt Cissa as I am both your aunt, in a way and your godmother. Now dragon I believe it is time for you to go to bed"

Draco stood to give his aunt a hug but he suddenly collapsed in pain. He clutched at his stomach and gave a bone chilling scream. Narcissa knelt next to him and tried to get him to uncurl from his ball like state but there was nothing that would convince Draco to uncurl from his fetal position. Narcissa picked Draco up and carried him like a small child to his room. She tucked him under the covers and brushed a stray lock from his eyes. 'It should not happen so soon my little dragon. Something is wrong. Let me fire call Severus he'll know what's up'

Narcissa hurried back to the living room and grabbed some floo powder from the mantle and dropped it into the fire calling "SEVERUS SNAPE CHAMBERS!" she stuck her head in hoping that her cousin was home.


Severus stepped back and marveled at his handiwork. The room was done in a midnight blue and cream. The twin beds had a cream spread and the pillows were a deep blue. The bathroom he had inserted was done in different shades of green and silver. In the corner of the room was Dave's guitar and Harry's set of drums. Beside each bed Severus had put the other instruments. All in all Severus was very pleased with the outcome of the room. Tired from his day in Diagon Alley Severus headed onto the sitting room nursing a cup of tea and a new potions book. He was so engrossed in the book that he didn't hear his cousin in the floo. Well not until she threw an ember from the fire place.

"What the HELL!" he exclaimed. Severus reached to put the hot ember back into the fire place when he caught sight of Narcissa.

"Hello Cissa what brings you he…" after noticing his cousin's panicked face he asked "what has happened Cissa?"

"Come quick Sev there is something wrong with Draco I mean Dave!"

Severus stood quickly and rushed to the floo "Move back Cissa so I can come through and check on Draco."

On his way out he grabbed his emergency potions bag and stepped through the floo network. When he got to Malfoy manor Narcissa was pacing the floor waiting impatiently for him. She practically tackled him as he stepped through and dragged him up to Draco's bedroom. On the bed Draco had stopped screaming but he still looked to be in a lot of pain and was still curled up. Severus knelt near his head and tried to wake the small boy.

"Draco come on son it's me Severus open your eyes and tell us what's wrong"

Slowly Draco turned to the sound of a comforting voice and opened his eyes. He saw his mother and Uncle Severus standing by his bed. He had to tell them before it was too late.

"Harry… uncle… beating… save… him" was all he managed to get out before he fell under the heavy blanket of unconsciousness.

The adults stood there in shock gazing at the unconscious figure in front of them. What was it he had said? Oh yes Harry was in trouble. His uncle was beating him and he needed to be saved. Severus was first to actually process what Draco had said

"WHAT! WHEN I GET MY HAND ON THAT MUGGLE" Narcissa, who had also caught on, tried to calm Severus knowing now he only saw red.

"Severus I think the most important thing now is for you to go and get Harry from those monsters and figure out how Dave was actually able to know that he was in trouble."

Eventually Severus was calm and packing everything he needed to get his second nephew. "Cissa I want you to take Draco to my chambers, there is a room already prepared for the both of them there. Dave has a saxophone box next to his bed. When you have him comfortable call Madame Pomfrey and get her to check Dave out. I'll be going now."

Severus stood and got ready to leave but Narcissa caught hold of his arm before he disapperated. "Severus be careful and don't do anything you will regret. Bring my godson home alive. I have the utmost faith in you."

Severus gave her a small smile before disappearing with a small pop. Narcissa collected everything necessary for the stay and then flooed to Severus' quarters, where she got Dave tucked in and checked out by the school nurse. After she was sure he was comfortable she headed to the sitting room where she sat in front of the fire and waited worried for her nephew and the poor muggle who was bound to eventually feel the wrath of Severus Lucas Snape.


Severus appeared in Privet Drive sneering in disgust at the overly 'normal' street. Every house on the bloody street looked the same and even had the same type of car in the driveway. How was he supposed to find Number four if every blasted house looked alike? Severus stormed down the quiet street scowling at anything and everything on the street. After some searching he found the correct house. Everything inside was eerily dark and still. Something was obviously wrong since the car was not in the driveway and the house looked uninhabited.

"Alohomora" Severus whispered. He heard the lock quietly click and knew the door had opened. He slowly pushed it open and stepped into the dark hallway. He normally he would search the whole dwelling but that would waste time and time was not what he had. Severus decided to use a simple point me spell.

"Point me Harry Potter" he said softly

The wand whirled a bit on his palm and then pointed upstairs. Carefully he climbed the stairs and walked in the direction his wand led him in. Severus stopped in front of a door that had about fifteen locks on the outside. 'Strange' he thought to himself.

"Alohomora" he whispered once again pointing at the many locks on the door. They all silently slid open and admitted Severus into the room. The sight that he saw made him stop short and his heart to twinge.

In the corner of the room lay his nephew, Harry, as still as death.


Imsocrazy: whew! I'm finally done. This was such a long and difficult chapter to write. Once again I appologise for the lateness but it is finally done. I hope it is to your liking as I spent a lot of time on this chapter. Thanks again to Elena to whom without my grammar and mistakes would be more frequent than they already are. I don't know when the next chapter will be coming but I hope it won't take as long as this one. I like the Cliffy at the end so if you want to know how everything turns out then please review. Remember it is the food to my soul and my inspiration. I am also working on various other stories at the same time as this one so that is another factor to consider.

Severus: free I'm finally free see you sucker! apparates to Harry Potter World

Imsocrazy: no worries I'll get him again story: And Elena Got Her Drakkie remember feed my muse by reviewing. Until next time au revoir!