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Chapter Six

Severus walked up the stairs and towards the door to Harry's room. He knocked on the door and waited a few moments until Harry told him to enter. He opened the door and walked in. He looked around the room and spotted Harry at the desk doing some of the remaining summer homework he had left to do before going back to school on September the first.

"Good afternoon Harry," he greeted his son, though that thought still shocked him a little. He had thought that he would not have any children after he had left James.

"Hello Severus. I was just making a start on my History of Magic essay. I also have charms left to do, but I only have to do the essay, I've already done the research for it," Harry said as he put his quill down on the pen rest so no ink would get on the desk or anywhere else.

"That is good to hear, if you could get Draco to do the same I would be pleased. He has only done Potions, DADA, Arithmancy and Ancient Runes," Severus said, smiling at the young man.

Harry smiled. "I could try. I wish I had taken Ancient Runes and Arithmancy, as I have been studying them over the last year while trying to find a way to get rid of Voldemort," he told his father. "They have been a great help, I am planning to ask the professor if I could join in the classes for the last year. I know I have the exams to take before I can do that, but I am living in hope they will say yes."

"I could talk to them for you and help you get into the classes. It looks as though it is important to you," Severus said as he sat on the bed so he was opposite the young man sat at the desk.

"I would appreciate that Severus," Harry said.

"Would you like to invite your friends over for a little while, I know that Draco wants to apologize to them, I think that would be a good opportunity to do so," Severus suggested to the young man.

Harry smiled at him and answered, "Yeah I would like that. I've already sent them some letters from Draco to apologize, but I think they should come face to face before school starts."

Severus nodded at his son's words and said softly, "Draco will not take the Dark Mark, and he will have some enemies when he goes back to school. I am worried for his safety while in the dorms, I have already contacted Albus to try and get him his own room near mine so I can keep an eye on him."

The young man nodded his head. "At least he would have some friends to support him when he goes back." He smiled slightly at the older dark haired man.

"That is nice to know he won't be alone when he goes back, he has been like a son to me since he was born. I was happy when I was made his godfather, though he was a spoiled little boy, he has grown out of that now," Severus said with a soft and caring smile on his face.

Harry laughed slightly and said, "I can imagine him being spoiled quite easily. Though I have to say you are right, he doesn't seem like that anymore, I think I will get along with him quite well now that he has gotten over that stage." They both smiled and fell into an uncomfortable silence.

Severus sighed and then said, "I know you would rather not talk about this, but I need to know. Will you tell me about the Dursleys?"

"Your right I don't want to tell you, but I know that you will not let up until have told you," he said, giving Severus a lope sided smile.

Severus held out a hand to his son. "Come and sit with me Harry," he said as Harry took his hand and was pulled over to the bed and sat down next to his father. "Tell me what you remember them doing first and go from there," Severus suggested.

He felt an arm going around his shoulders as the older man pulled the young one close in comfort. "The first thing I can remember is being hungry; they never gave me enough food. They told me I don't deserve such food. I had to steal food quite often when I was younger. I loved being at school as I was able to get a meal then, though it may not be much, it was better than what I got when I was with them," he said in answer.

"Go on Harry; get it all off your chest. You will feel better after it," Severus said as he held his son close.

"They would slap me on occasions, the worst one was Dudley; they encouraged him to beat me. He was always doing something to get me in trouble with his parents. 'Harry hunting' is a game they made up, Dudley along with his friends would chase me around the neighbourhood and when they caught me they would beat me up. I often walked into the house with cuts and bruises. Once I even had a broken arm. I am thankful that I heal quickly, as they never took me to the doctor when I was hurt," he told his father as he leaned closer to the older man.

"What about clothes and the cupboard you mentioned while you were shouting at them when I arrived to pick you up?" Severus prompted the young man to continue.

Harry stared at his hands in his lap and continued to talk about his past with the Dursleys. "I was never bought any new clothes, always given my cousins hand me downs. They were too large and I had to use a rope to keep them up. They were always threadbare by the time I got them, I was always afraid that they would fall apart. Now the cupboard I liked, I didn't care that it was so small, it was perfect for me. Uncle Vernon couldn't get in there, as he was too large and by the time Dudley was seven neither could he. It was where I slept and where they locked me up. I was in there until I received my Hogwarts letter and then they were too afraid to keep me there so they moved me to Dudley's second bedroom. They locked me in there during the summer before my second year."

"There are people that have gone through similar things to you, but all have broken or become violent, you are a strong, brave and a caring person, even through the challenges that you have gone through at Hogwarts," Severus said; he was in awe of how this young man had stayed pure.

Harry smiled up at the older man and said softly, "Thank you that means a lot to me."

"They should pay for what they have done to you; they should not get a way with it," Severus said; Harry could hear the anger within the older man's voice.

"No," was all that Harry said to what Severus wanted to do to his ex-relatives.

Severus looked shocked. "Why not? They neglected you and abused you since you entered their care, why do you not wish for them to be brought to justice?" He asked his young son.

Harry shook his head. "I just want to forget them; I never have to see them again. I want to start my new life with my dad," he said as he looked into the dark eyes of his father.

Well I hope you all like this chapter, next chapter you will find out how Severus reacts to being called Dad.

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