Thank you to the betas of this chapter, icedawn12193, and Willofhounds.

Chapter Four - Demanding Dreams and Hopeful Days

Severus looked upon the scene that was in front of him, him and Lily laying on the grass together underneath the willow tree during their first year together at Hogwarts.

"This was one of my fondest memories we shared together," Lily spoke softly behind Severus.

Severus smiled, turning around to see Lily, the sun shining off her red hair as it blew in the wind along with the white dress she was wearing, in some ways it made her look like an angel.

"Do you remember? This is the day you told me I wasn't a freak, that I was special," Lily said, taking a step forward and taking Severus' hand in hers.

"I remember," Severus spoke softly.

"We promised that we will always be there for one another, no matter what."

"I know," Severus frowned.

"You're not really here are you?" Severus questioned, feeling his heart sink in his chest, knowing that his only friend wasn't with him.

"I'm always here," Lily said, running her hand along Severus' cheek.

"I lost Harry," Severus confessed, "I'm sorry, I lost Harry. I promised to look after him and to protect him and I failed. I failed Harry and I failed you."

Severus cried, a tear sliding down his face, "I'm so sorry, I couldn't protect him."

"I know but that doesn't mean he has to be lost forever," Lily told, giving Severus a small smile.

Severus rolled his eyes. "Can we please not do the riddles? I got enough from Albus."

"Alright…stop the pity party," Lily said roughly.

"What?" Severus gasped, shocked at what Lily just said.

"You heard me," Lily yelled.

"It wasn't your fault that Harry was taken away but you are failing him. You are failing my son because right now you are sleeping on the bathroom floor instead of finding a way to save my son or better yet your son." Lily yelled clearly angry.

"I can't," Severus cried, since losing Harry all the fight that Severus had was lost. He finally believed he paid for his sins, that he would finally be able to live his life and be happy for once but karma always had a way of coming back.

"You can't? I gave my life for my son and you are letting my death be in vain. I get that you are broken, we all are a little broken but it doesn't matter, what matters is what you do with the broken pieces. Now get off your ass and rescue your son," Lily yelled.

Severus woke with a jolt, finding himself laying on the bathroom floor with a glass of water next to him.

"I'm sorry Lily," Severus muttered, reaching over and grabbing the glass of water, gulping it down before standing up.

Severus slowly made his way over to the sink and turned on the water, washing his face before he looked up into the mirror seeing the few days growth he had, running his hand over the stubble before he quickly made his way out of the bathroom and into Harry's room, looking for the stuffed owl.

Everyone was right, if he was going to get Harry back he had to do something. Harry was the best thing that has ever happened to him and if it took every last breath he was going to get his son back. He was going to get Harry back home where he belongs.

Once he found the owl he made his way to his lab, setting the owl on the table before grabbing one of his crystals and a potion that was purple with gold sparkles floating around in it, his own invention.

"Aurem ad aurem, ut audiam me non possum: quia non potest affectus ad me videbunt," Severus spoke in latin pouring the potion onto the owl and the crystal with both of the items glowing a bright purple, slowly fading back to normal.

Severus smiled when he saw that the potion worked, picking up the owl and placing it in a bag along with a few other things that he was going to give Minerva to give to Harry. He also placed a photo of himself in hopes that it would make Harry feel a little better. Even if he wasn't there in person, he was still there for him.

If the potion worked he will be able to see the feelings that Harry felt along with the voices and sounds that Harry could hear, as long as the owl was near Harry. Severus was hoping that Harry would cling to the owl for comfort.

If the potion did its job he hoped that he would be able to tell what was going on with Harry. How badly Harry was being mistreated by the Healers. He prayed that Minerva was overacting, he couldn't bear the thought that someone was hurting Harry, even if it wasn't on purpose.

He knew that the Healers weren't trained to deal with a child like Harry but that didn't give them the right to hurt his son. He was going to find a way to get his son back and when he does he will be going after the Healers of St Mungo's.