Authors' Note: Hello everyone I'm back!!! I am sorry for taking so long but I feel much better now. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 3

"Yes sir, how may I help you," she asked.

"I'm here to collect you Potter," the man at the door said with a sneer on his face.

"Who are you?" Alexandra asked quietly when suddenly a voice yelled from the kitchen.

"Girl, who is it?" snarled Vernon from the dining room.

"A man who says their here to collect me," Alex answered just loud enough for Vernon to hear.

Vernon heard what Alex said and stood up, maybe he could sell the freak girl to the man who claimed to be there to collect her. Maybe he could make some extra money from having her sleep with men, the more he thought about it the more the idea started to look appealing and besides the freak needed to pay them back for taking her in after her freak parents got killed. Mind decided quickly he stomped towards the foyer.

"Who the hell would come to collect a freak like you," he said stomping out of the kitchen.

Severus was absolutely perplexed by what he was seeing and hearing, Potter almost looked like a muggle prison camp survivor, she was all skin and bones and from what she could glimpse from her mind she hated these muggles and not just that but all of the muggles she had ever come into contact with so far in her short life.

He couldn't blame her after all he had seen her being beat up and tortured by the fat whale that came out of what he assumed was the kitchen area. He started making plans in his head on how he was going to deal with this unexpected situation.

"Well, what do you want," Vernon said addressing the man at the door.

"I am Severus Snape and I have come to collect the girl," he said introducing himself as well as stating his intentions.

"Who the hell would come to collect a freak like you," he said stomping out of the kitchen.

Vernon reading the situation entirely in the wrong way and seeing an opportunity said, "well, she is a virgin and is worth a bit of money."

Severus almost snarled at the stupid muggle, he didn't want a prostitute, where the hell had the pig gotten that impression from but from the mans' words he discerned that the pig was going to sell the girl out as a prostitute or as a sex slave to whomever had money. No he couldn't have that and said the first thing that slipped into his mind," Why would I have to pay to buy my wife," he snarled at Vernon.

Vernon paled and then got angry," you're one of those freaks, get out of my house," he yelled unaware or uncaring of the danger he was in.

Severus snarled drawing his wand and stepping into the house pointing his wand at Vernon, 'how dare this pathetic urchin call him the greatest Potions Master in England a Freak," I would watch who you called a freak muggle it could get you killed," he said with a smirk.

"You don't scare me, what are you going to do with that stick, poke me?" Vernon asked condescendingly.

"Miss Potter, would you please close the door," Severus said in a calm voice as a smirk began to show on his face and grew bigger as Alex closed the door.

As soon as Severus heard the door click he said," Crucio," with a smile on his face.

Vernon fell to the ground screaming in pain and twitching he felt like he was being ripped apart repeatedly.

Petunia came running in from the kitchen when she heard Vernon scream, upon entering she saw him on the floor twitching and screaming.

"Stop it!" She yelled getting Alex and Severus's attention.

"Well, hello Tuni, how are you," Severus said with a great amount of sarcasm in his voice.

"You, you're one of those freaks," Petunia said with hatred in her voice.

"I have killed people for less you horse faced bitch, so I'd be careful of what I say," He snarled.

Petunia shivered in fear finally noticing that he had his wand out.

"Would you care to tell me why Miss Potter looks like a prison camp survivor," he snarled at Petunia.

"She's still alive isn't she, your kind never cared about what we did to the little bitch as long as we kept her alive," Petunia sneered at Severus.

"What do you mean?" He asked while Vernon was still shaking on the floor from the pain the curse had dealt him just a few minutes before.

"That Freak that left her here on our doorstep said that we had to keep her alive but he never said that we had to treat her well," Petunia sniffed informing him in a snotty voice.

"Well, how unfortunate for you," He said with a look of utter hatred on his face. Severus thought about this new information and how to deal with the problem of the Dursley's obvious abuse of Alexandra Potter. Alexandra Potter was a very rich not to mention that she had inherited a great political legacy from her parents. Yes, he was a Slytherin and could gain from this, her reputation would protect him and his reputation would protect her.

His mind made up, he turned towards Alex," Would you marry me Miss Potter?"

Alex was surprised by the question but was not fooled into thinking that this dangerous man was asking her hand in marriage for love he was asking because she had something he wanted but if this was a way to get away from these disgusting muggles she sure as hell was going to take this way out no matter what the consequences were later.

"Yes, Severus I'll marry you," Alex said with conviction in her voice.

Severus Snape was not a man that was surprised often but he wasn't just surprised he was shocked that she had agreed so readily to marry him. She was a snake in disguise herself and she could be just as calculating as him. Snape found himself strangely charmed by her mild understanding of the situation and what she could get out of a marriage to him. Maybe they would learn to love each other only time would tell.

"Very well, Miss Potter lets go but first," he said looking at what she was wearing and immediately flicked his wand and her clothes changed into elegant robes that showed off her tiny waist.

"Much better, we need to buy you some proper clothes and shoes, perhaps some shoes that will show off your beautiful legs," he said leering at her.

"Lets go," he said walking out of the door Alex followed a few seconds later closing the door behind her.

Hope you enjoyed it. Don't worry the next chapter will be up next week.