DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER
Okay, I've FINALLY updated! I know, I know, it took a while, but I was having a bit of writer's block. So, I hope this is good, and it took a while to get the ideas to flow! :)
P.S. If you haven't noticed, whenever there is a "uR" in the middle of the page, it is switching views between characters. I hope this clears up any confusion. (Just so you know, this chapter goes from Harry's view to Voldemort's back to Harry's then to Snape's.). Keep on reading!
One last comment before the chapter starts: BELLAMORT FOREVER! MWAHAHA! )
Chapter 5
(Hey, real quick, here's a synopsis of my story! Prologue: Harry learns he is Snape's son, Harry runs away to Sirius's house, and Voldemort has ordered Snape to kill Harry. Chapter 1: Snape comes looking for Harry and tells him what the Dark Lord has ordered and tells Harry that being his father, Snape loves him. Chapter 2: Harry and Snape argue about love and Voldemort orders Bellatrix Lestrange to find Harry and kill him. Chapter 3: Harry has a false dream where he thinks Bellatrix and Voldemort are his parents. Chapter 4: Dumbledore shows up! :) He says he has news, but is interrupted by Bellatrix and Voldemort. Dumbledore and Sirius are Stupefied, and Snape is nowhere to be seen. They battle, and Harry uses Sectumsempra on Bellatrix. According to Voldy, she was carrying his child they Disapparate. Dumbledore and Sirius are un-stupefied by Harry and they go to the Forest of Dean. Dumbledore's news: Ginny, Harry's girlfriend, has gone missing. That's it! Here's the next installment!)
Harry's view
Harry ran to the end of Sirius' magical wards. He could hear Sirius and Dumbledore running after him and shouting. He turned to Apparate when he was tackled by a large dog.
"Sirius! I have to find Ginny!"
"No, not now. You're too vulnerable. Plus, you still have the Trace on you, not like that matters anymore with all the events that have happened this summer. You need to lie low and not use magic."
"But Sirius-" Dumbledore walked up and he grasped Harry's shoulder.
"Harry, I'm ordering you to stay with Sirius and I. Leave the rescue mission to the professionals. Molly and Arthur will turn the whole world upside-down before they let their little girl be lost forever. Ginny will be found."
"But, Sir – I've got to do something!"
"Harry, there is nothing you can do right now."
"But I – I love her," Harry said quietly while Dumbledore and Sirius exchanged odd looks.
"Harry, that may be true, but the best thing for her right now is for you to stay safe. It would hurt both of you in the long run if something happened," Sirius said.
"Dumbledore – Sir, is there something you can do? I can't bear to be without her."
"I'll see what I can do, Harry, I promise."
uR
Voldemort's view
The Dark Lord paced around Bellatrix Lestrange's bed. He had tried to heal her to the best of his abilities, but had to secretly hire a Healer. His love was mortally wounded by that boy, his enemy, Harry Potter. The Healer Voldemort had found was Hippocrates Smethwyck. The Dark Lord knew that he was in charge of Dai Llewellyn Ward while he was staying at St. Mungo's and was considered extremely dangerous.
Voldemort looked at Bellatrix's wounds, and hoped that his unborn child would be alright. Bellatrix was barely breathing, and he wondered if she was capable of supporting it. Voldemort was feeling proud that he was going to have a child. He assumed that he would be the next Dark Lord and would carry on his father's legacy. He believed that Bella and himself were the most feared pair in the world, and with their child, they would take over the world, Muggles and all.
"My – my Lord," Bellatrix whispered. Voldemort was so lost in thought, he barely heard it.
"Bella! Bella, my dear," he whispered with tears in his eyes.
"My Lord, I have one question for you."
"Yes? Anything, I'll answer anything."
"Do you –" Bellatrix was interrupted by a surge of pain.
"Darling? Do you need Smethwyck? I'll get him."
"No. Just answer me this: Do you love me?" The Dark Lord just stared at her. She continued, "Right after Potter attacked me, I heard you yell; you said you loved me." Again, Voldemort looked at her. He had no idea what he felt. He had started to feel a new emotion whenever he was with her, but he couldn't identify it. Was it love? He could not know, since he lost the ability so long ago. But could it be regained? Bellatrix's breathing became labored.
"NO! Bella! NO!"
"Answer?" She asked with her last breath. She was dead.
"Yes, yes I love you," Voldemort whispered.
uR
Back to Harry
Harry woke up from a horrid dream. He sat up in his bed, mind racing and heart thumping.
"Sirius!" Harry called. The man with shaggy black hair came running into the room.
"Harry! What's wrong?"
"I – I just had a dream… Voldemort… Bellatrix… Death… Love…"
"What? Harry, you're rambling."
"Dumbledore!"
"Yes?" Dumbledore strode into the room with a calm visage.
"Sir, I've just had a dream where Bellatrix died, and Voldemort admitted that he loves her. It kind of freaked me out."
"Impossible. Voldemort does not have the ability to love. Harry that must've been Legilimency again. I'm sure of it."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Harry, I have explained this before. Once Voldemort killed and felt no remorse, he lost the ability to love. I believe that he never had much of the sense anyway, based on his childhood."
"Well, there's really only one way to find out if Voldemort used Legilimency." Sirius looked like he was dreading what Harry was about to say, while Dumbledore looked lost in thought.
"We'll have to ask him."
uR
SNAPE TIME! :)
Snape walked up to Number 12, Grimmauld Place. It was oddly deserted. He walked up to the door and rang the bell, heard Mrs. Black's shouts, but no one came. He wondered if he could use Legilimency to find Harry. He tried to reach out, but none of his son's thoughts came. Snape had only one last resort: He had to ask the Dark Lord for help. He Apparated to his master's secret home in Albania. He knocked on the door and Wormtail answered.
"S- Severus! W-why are you here?"
"I wish to speak with the Dark Lord."
"Oh, er, this, um, is a, uh, bad time… you see, your son almost killed, uh Bellatrix, who is erm, carrying the Dark Lord's child."
"WHAT?" Snape stormed in and started for his master. The moment he did this, he knew it was the wrong choice. Voldemort came from a back room and was livid.
"Severus, what place do you think you have to come storming into my temporary home, demanding reasoning for my personal life choices?"
"I - I didn't – er – my Lord."
"Of course you didn't. Crucio!" Severus fell to the ground silently enduring the extreme pain.
"You, know, I should just throw you out for disturbing me," Voldemort said, still keeping his magic flowing, "but I can tell you're determined. Stand." Snape stood slowly after the curse was stopped.
"I apologize, my Lord, but I need you to help me find my son. I have lost him, and I believe Sirius Black and Dumbledore kidnapped him." Voldemort stared off into space as Severus said this and spoke after a few minutes of silence, "I will help you, on one condition."
"A – anything my Lord."
"Bring your son to me, so he can be taught a lesson." Snape's face went white when he realized what that meant.
"No – no. I – I won't. I can't stand by and watch you torture this boy for months on end and then tell him what really happened. No."
"Then I won't help you find him. I will kill him. And force you to be my servant until you die. Make your decision, Severus."
"F – fine. I'll help you," Severus choked out, "j – just don't hurt him, please. I love him."
"I cannot promise that there will be no pain brought to him, because I do not understand the concepts of love. I may have told the boy that I love Bellatrix, but I don't. She is just another of my many faithful servants."
"My Lord, that's – that's horrible."
"I know, and that's why I did it," Voldemort chuckled.
"Alright, what happened with Bellatrix?" Snape was feeling scared of his master and tried to change the subject.
"Well, Bella and I went to Grimmauld Place to find you and kill Harry, since I knew you hadn't yet." Snape looked down at his feet. "But you weren't there, so I couldn't punish you. We battled, and the boy used the Sectumsempra curse on Bella. I tried to heal her on the spot, but nothing was working. I Apparated here and enlisted Healer Smethwyck to help. Just before you came, I used Legilimency to send a dream where I said I loved Bella and that she died. She's fine now, just sleeping. The boy must've been horrified for thinking he killed Bella and our unborn child."
"Well, my Lord, I'd be horrified also. But I assume I'll issue some congratulations."
"Thank you. I think I hear Bella now. Bella!" Voldemort called, "We have a visitor!" A tall, good-looking woman with deeply set eyes walked into the room, looking happy to see the Dark Lord.
"Hello, my Lord." She bent down to the Dark Lord sitting in a chair and gave him a kiss on the cheek. She proceeded to sit in his lap.
"Bella, Severus would like to tell you something."
"Oh – um," Snape was busy staring at Bellatrix, feeling jealous, "I wanted to congratulate you on your coming child. I'm sorry for what – er – almost happened."
"Well, it's in the past. I'm better now, and from what Healer Smethwyck can tell, so will the baby."
"Have you decided a name?"
"We like Nicola for a girl, and we don't know for a boy. Any suggestions?"
"Hmm… Well if I decided a name for my son, it'd be Rhys."
"Rhys; that means fiery and zealous. My Lord, Rhys? If it's a boy?"
"Well if you like it, I'm fine with Rhys," Voldemort said as he looked at Snape oddly, "Bella, you should eat something. Have Wormtail go fix dinner." Bellatrix stood and walked out of the room.
"Rhys? Really?" Voldemort asked.
"It's an old family name, sorry."
"It's alright; I'll get her to change her mind."
"It is what you do best, my Lord." An awkward silence fell between the two. "So, my Lord, will you locate Harry for me?"
"Yes. I just used Legilimency on him, so his mind is still vulnerable." A few minutes passed as Voldemort invaded Harry's mind to find out where he was.
"He's in the Forest of Dean with Black and Dumbledore. They're in a small log cabin, but there are many wards."
"I'll get in, my Lord."
"Do I have your word?"
"Yes."
"Remember it."
uR
And to Harry again
Harry, Sirius, and Dumbledore were in the middle of breakfast had searing pain in his scar. He managed to knock his porridge over and fall out of his chair in the attack. Sirius jumped up and asked if he was okay while just stared at him with a curious expression. He slowly got back in his chair and the pain started to subside.
"Harry, was it your scar?" Sirius asked.
"Yea, but I'm fine now." At that moment, Snape came through the fireplace.
"Severus!" Dumbledore exclaimed.
"Hello, Dumbledore. Yes, I found you. Do you think I wouldn't know the whereabouts of my son?" Harry saw Dumbledore give Snape a suspicious look, but the headmaster said nothing.
"Um – hi Dad," Harry said.
"Hello, son," Snape said, as he smiled and walked over to give his son a hug. Harry hugged back and looked at Sirius with a face saying: What is going on? Sirius laughed aloud.
"Something to say, Black?"
"Yes, Snivellus. Remember the day of our Defense Against the Dark Arts O.W.L.?"
"Shut up. Sectu-" Snape started, but Harry jumped between the two men.
"No! No fighting! Sirius, don't provoke him! And Dad, don't let him get to you!" The men lowered their wands and muttered apologies.
"Harry, is there another room I can lodge in?" Snape asked.
"Um, no Dad, but you – er – I guess you can stay with me."
"Oh, well we can make do. I'll just Conjure another bed. Which room is it?" Harry led him to a small, but brightly lit with a beautiful view of a valley.
"Uh, it's kind of small, sorry," Harry said, "Here, I'll move my bed this way in front of the window and you can put yours there." They did so and Harry lay down in his own bed.
"Heh, just like earlier this summer isn't it Dad? Dad? DAD! WHAT'S WRONG?" Harry had looked over at his father, who looked anguished, with his wand pointed at himself. Harry grabbed Snape's wand out of his hand.
"What's wrong? What're you doing?"
"I – I can't go on like this!"
"What?"
"Harry! You need to learn the truth! But I can't tell you! We'll both be killed! AAH!" Severus said this and completely broke down into his son's arms.
"Dad, Dad, it's okay. We'll do something. I'll get Sirius-"
"NO! Don't get him. Just stay here."
"Um, okay. But Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"Harry, my son, this is something I cannot tell you. It's killing me, literally, but if you know now, worse things will happen than you can imagine."
"So, you were trying to put yourself out of misery. But, Dad, that would hurt me. I mean, you're my dad; my only family. I couldn't live without you."
Thanks for reading! Please Favorite, Alert, and Comment, but NO FLAMES! Thanks guys! Love ya! 3 The story is coming to an end, but what do you guys think of a self-insert? I'm thinking of becoming Sirius's daughter; or Remus's sister. COMMENT!