One Of Their Own
Chapter 9
"How are you?" asked Severus once he saw his son stirring.
Wide green eyes looked at him petrified.
"Don't worry, little one, no one is going to hurt you" soothed Severus, trying to stop his son from being so scared.
Harry just stared obviously very scared.
"Would you like something to eat?" asked Severus, wanting a word out of his son even if it was just a simple word like 'Yes'.
Harry wide eyed, so much longing in his eyes, there was no need for an answer. He nodded jerkily, he was weary when someone was nice. They obviously had something planned - usually very painful.
"Nippy!" said Severus hoping the house elf heard him.
"Yes sir?" asked the little elf popping in.
"A meal for my son please, small and soft if you will and plenty as well." he was kind to his elves. Despite what people believed Voldemort wasn't truly evil and he treated his elves kindly as well.
"I will be getting it right away Master Severus" said the little elf popping away.
Harry so wanted to open his mouth and ask who this man was, although he had a idea that this was his father. He thought he had heard this man calling him son, but he wasn't sure. He had been in too much pain to think much never mind listen.
The house elf was back, handing the meal over.
Harry's mouth watered at the sight of it, he was so very hungry.
"Think you will manage to eat this yourself?" asked Severus softly.
"Please," begged Harry, tears filling his eyes, he thought he was being played with that he wasn't getting anything to eat at all.
Severus looked shocked, handing the food over he watched his son devour the food in the matter of minutes. Upon seeing he was going to be sick, he summoned a stomach sealing potion and got the boy to drink it. Looking much better Severus also gave him a nutrition potion. He would need to keep getting them for good while yet.
Sighing softly, Severus tucked his son back in, making sure he was comfortable once more. Dumbledore knew he had a son so he would need to make sure to watch what he was doing.
"How are you feeling son?" asked Severus. He wanted his son to feel safe so badly. He knew it would take a long time for that to happen.
"Better" croaked Harry.
"Would you like another drink?" asked Severus.
"Please" said Harry, begging without being too obvious about it. He was used to begging before his parents had given him anything.
"Hush little one," soothed Severus, getting his son to start drinking the water. Once he started he seemed to forget to stop, until there was nothing left. He seemed much better, he gave his son the pitcher of pumpkin juice and let him drink a little juice. It would taste so much better than the water he had just consumed.
"Why are you doing this?" asked Harry finally getting up the courage to speak.
"Because you are my son, I would never see you hurt or alone" soothed Severus carding his hand through his son's hair. It was exactly like his, silky and smooth. It was cut and uneven, he needed to get his son a hair cut when he was feeling better. Its obvious he had gotten his hair cut even over his glamour hair.
"Being my father means nothing" spat Harry bitterly, thinking of his mother.
"Your mother was disguting, and she has paid for her crimes against you." said Severus - he would have smirked if he thought Harry would be reassured about that but knew it would just scare his son more.
"What did you do?" asked Harry, no emotion showing in his eyes or on his face.
"Let's just say she's no longer sane" said Severus, he knew his son deserved the truth. He wasn't scared it would be too much for his after everything he had been through.
"Oh" said Harry.
"On the other hand James is six feet under, for what he did to you" said Severus.
"Why do you bother? You must have known I was your child" said Harry his acusing green eyes watching Severus' emotions and reactions.
"I never knew you were my son!" said Severus, gritting his teeth in anger. How dare his son say such things to him. Calming down, he realized his son had been testing him, gauging his reaction. The boy had wanted to see for himself if he had truly known before the whole finding out at Potter manor.
"If I had an inkling I would have drowsed Lily in Veritaserum" said Severus "And gotten the truth out of her, and possibly got access to you, I don't know what would have happened."
After a few seconds he said "There is no point in if, what and butting, what's done is done and there's nothing we can do about it"
Harry nodded his head, it was true but Harry felt lots better, his daddy hadn't known, otherwise he wouldn't have reacted in anger - he would have been ashamed. He was good at reading people, just like his dad although he didn't know that piece of information yet.
"So tired" mumbled the little boy.
"Sleep little one, your safe here" soothed Severus, "Want a sleeping potion? It will stop nightmares"
"Please!" said Harry wide eyed, no nightmares sounded really good to him. He always had nightmares, of James Potter, what he did to him, what he threatened to do to him and what his mum did to him.
"Sssshh" said Severus carding his hand through his son's hair once again. Holding the potion to his son's lips, he eagerly drank the potion. His eyes began to flutter as the sleeping potion began working.
There we go we have a little bit of Severus and Harry bonding...it will take a while for Harry to trust him...will he become friends with Draco? will the Death Eaters treat him like uncles? R&R plz he is after all 'one of their own'