Bound Freedom

Chapter 6: Memories

A/N: Hope you're all well and please enjoy

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I forced myself to go inside. Why did I have to be so curious?

"I'm sorry to disturb you Ma..." I looked up and saw someone I hoped I'd never see.

Sirius Black. No it couldn't be…

"Sirius!" I sneered.

I ran to the fire anger taking control.

Then I heard "Stop!" I wanted to move but the curse was already starting to choke me.

"Harry where are you?" Black said. Oh curses. That voice. It caused me to shiver a bit.

"Well I'm in Severus' house." Har…Master looked nervous. Like he was embarrassed to be here.

"What are you doing there, don't you know Sni..."

I glared at him. He looked at me and thankfully didn't say my nickname. I'm sure Potter would have a field day with it.

"Severus is...a bit strange…and I'm sure he's a dark wizard Harry, a very dark one." He leered at me.

Ha. The worse thing I could do to Potter was lick his shoes…oh bloody hell. What if Black influenced Harry. Then that would be light form of humiliation…

Harry seemed lighthearted about the whole situation. I was grateful he still had some innocence left in him.

"Don't worry Sirius, Severus is under a spell and is sorta my slave." He said to Black as if it was no big deal.

"What?" Even though I could only see Black's face though the flames I was very sure I saw his mouth dropping.

"Yes you heard right, Sirius I am a slave." I spat out.

Black started laughing. "Well, well Harry did what we could not."

"I do not have a choice." I clenched my fists and looked down. Black would probably influence Harry…

"Sirius what are you talking about." Harry looked into the fireplace confused.

"Sorry Sni...I mean Severus, I know that this is really...inhumane."

He half seemed serious, yet seemed to joke a little. It infuriated me. He knew my past. He knew what he did to me

"NOW you want to treat me like a human!" I yelled.

"What's going on?" Harry looked to me.

"Master" I hung my head low, the curse making sure I didn't raise my voice.

"Sorry to speak so disrespectfully, but do you wish to know the truth?"

Although I knew Harry wouldn't let me hurt Black physically…if Harry knew what Black did to me in the past…maybe…just maybe he won't follow that madman's advice.

"Don't you ever tell my godson what happened that day, we were only kids, kids that grew up! I'm sorry for what we did can't we just bury the past?"

Black seemed desperate. Good. He finally got a brain.

"Not if my master wishes to know this, I must tell him no matter how apologetic you are.'' I smirked and leered at him, making sure my face was hid underneath my hair.

Harry seemed confused, and just stood there for a minute taking it all in.

"Severus, Sirius apologized, you should do the same."

How humiliating. What should I be sorry for? Getting beaten up everyday by Potter and his friends?

"I...I'm..." I had more trouble that if saying it to Harry.

"I...I'm...Sorry." I quickly spat out the last word as fast as I could.

"I don't think you're really sorry." He scolded.

"Sorry master, but I think there are things that even you can't force me to do, now may I please be dismissed." I bowed low, afraid of what Black was thinking. Maybe some occulemency…no…the curse wouldn't allow that.

"You are, but you can't just hide from your problems Severus."

I quietly closed the door, and ran to my old room. No matter how dreadful that room was it was better than staying with Sirius and Harry.

I backed away in fear. "Who want's me to take off Snivellus' pants?" James said. The crowd around me yelled with approval, even the Slythern's.

"So are you gonna apologize Snivellus?" "I'm never going to apologize to you or that mud blood!"

"Well then we're going to have to punish you."

I woke up and realized that I was dripping in cold sweat. I quickly got up and found Potter and his friends around me.

The curse kicked in, sending a jabbing pain to my neck, as if saying 'How dare you wake up your Master.'

"Master, I didn't realize how loud I was, I apologize." I bowed low even though I was sitting on the bed. The jabbing stopped.

"Severus are you alright?" Harry seemed worried…but…no. I didn't want to tell him what was wrong.

"Don't worry about me Master." Hermione looked at me pity in her eyes. I bit my lip involuntarily.

"Don't worry it was just a dream." She said assuredly.

"Miss Granger how I wish it was."

"What happened?" Harry said. He seemed concerned…but surely that was because I was considered his 'property.'

I did my best not to sneer. "I thought you listened to your godfather Master?"

"You mean you were dreaming about...well whatever you were talking about?" He questioned.

"Yes Master." I tried to stop the conversation there.

"What the hell is going on..."

Hermione elbowed him again.

"We should go to bed now Ron."

Ronald looked disappointed. Miss Granger was a quick one.

Ronald seemed anticipated to know what was going on. "Fine, Harry see you soon."

Harry waited until his two friends left. Then it was me and him…alone in my room.

"What happened in your dream Severus?" He demanded. This was an order. Damn it all.

"I don't think you would believe the truth Master." A little jolt of pain shocked me…but this was nothing.

"Why should I not believe you?"

Harry looked so determined to know…I had to tell him…

"If you really wanted to know the truth, please follow me. I stood up shakily and went to my old drawer.

I hid my pensive in here hoping I would never see it again. How wrong could I be.

"After you." I bowed formally. I shook as he entred my past.

I looked around and saw I was in the great hall. After a moment Severus came next to me.

"Master if you look behind you'll see me taking my exam." I looked at the former Severus. He was sitting quietly looking much the same except skinnier.

"There is your father, Sirius, and Remus." I rushed over and looked. He looked just like me…except for the eyes.

I looked at Severus.

"We should start going outside." I looked and saw some students leaving. My dad was reuniting with his friends. I wanted to follow them but the young Severus was in the chair.

"Why are you just sitting there Severus?" I asked the older version standing next to me.

"I didn't want to go outside.'' He was shaking a bit making me feel a bit bad for snapping at him.

Then the younger Severus went outside and sat under a tree. My dad, Sirius, Lupin…and Pettigrew went up to him.

"All right Snivellus?"

I quickly looked at Severus.

"It was a nickname master. I looked and saw the young Severus was chocking on bubbles. Then my mum came. Everything should be alright now. I felt so estatic seeing my parents.

"What did he do to you?" She asked my dad.

"Well it's more the fact that he exists...you know what I mean" I froze. No wonder Severus was angry at Sirius. Then my dad sent Severus in the air revealing graying underwear.

"Put him down now!" My mum yelled.

Severus crashed onto the ground.

"I don't need your help Mud blood!" I glanced at Severus…how dare he…but my dad…

He looked at my and gave me an apologetic bow.

"Who want's me to take off Snivellus' pant's?"

"Please Master can we go now?" The usually emotionless man was trembling.

"I can't believe he did that to you...my father..."

"That was the most public humiliating thing they did to me, but did much worse things in the shadows of Hogwarts."

I did not want to see any more of memories of Harry's father relationship with Severus.

This was so unreal. My dad…a bully?

"So no more nightmares then?" I put on my best cheerful face.

"Sorry to say Master, that was not the worst of it."

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