Bound Freedom
Chapter 8: Dangerous Encounters
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A/N: Three in a day? Mwahahaha. . Please keep up the reivews, I like to know what you all think so far
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The house seemed at bit more cheerful, but as I spied on Severus it seemed like a completely different place. I noticed that as Severus always looked around the corner as if there was something that would attack him on the other side.
We were going to Hogwarts in two days, so I had to find out the truth.
I let Hermione and Ron go to the town alone…said I had a bad stomach ache, and found Severus alone in his room.
As I opened the door he jumped. He actually looked flushed as he realized it was me…
"Master. Is there anything you need." His face went back to being emotionless but he couldn't hide the fear.
"This is not you Severus. You keep acting like there's someone here to get you. I want to know why…take me back to your memories."
This time I couldn't read his face as he got up from the bed. "Of course Master."
"May I use my wand?" I nodded and Snape pointed his wand at his head. The memories went into the pensieve in the cabinet.
"Just remember if it gets too bad to shake me out of it Master, I'm not sure what I'll do but it won't be pleasant."
Determined I stepped into the penseive.
We were still in Severus' room except it was darker, and had a large red stain on the wall…
I was going to ask what happened until he saw a very young Snape being pushed into the room.
I heard a loud slurred voice. "Stay there! If you won't be quiet you won't have breakfast either!"
I looked at Severus.
He shugged and said "My father's drunk again."
The young Severus yelled. "Father I'm hungry , let me out!"
The door burst open. "I'll let you out all right, out into the snow!"
A woman suddenly rushed in.
"Please don't hurt him, he's just hungry."
The man with shallow skin, and the bloodshot eyes looked at the woman.
"He's my son, and I'll do whatever I want to him!" With that being said the man hit the woman so hard she fell to the ground.
"Mother!" The young Severus rushed to his mom. "I'm not done with you yet boy!"
The man grabbed the boy dangling him in the air. Severus' wand dropped on the ground.
"So you were planning to kill your muggle father boy?" He yelled.
"I just wanted to heal mum."
"I'll make sure you never harm me!"
The dad crushed Severus' wand the last bit of magic coming out.
Severus tried to hit his father which only resulted in his father throwing punches at him on the ground. The room started to deteriorate.
"Severus what's happening?"
"Don't worry Master, I'm just blacking out." I looked at the small helpless boy…he reminded me so much of…myself…
I looked around and saw we were in Hogwarts. I saw a first year version of Severus sticking close to the wall, books in his hands. I looked down the hall and say my mum.
"Hello, Evans." She looked at the young Severus.
"Oh hello Severus." My mum seemed so nice...yet confused as she looked at him.
"I was noticing you had some books, I was hop…wondering if you would show me where the library was, I noticed they said 'Property of Hogwarts Library?" The young Severus said nervously.
"Oh nobody showed you around yet, I asked some second years from my house."
"Everybody's really busy at my house." The young Slytherin looked at his feet.
"I'll be glad to show you…..oh shoot." I looked down and saw Sirius and my dad…except looking younger than me. It seemed so strange seeing them this young.
"What's wrong Evans?"
"Oh it's nothing we should hurry to the library." He looked at my mum amazed.
"Hey Slytherin, what are you doing with my girlfriend?" My dad asked. The young Severus grabbed his wand, before he could say something Sirius said quickly
"Expelliarmus!"
Severus' wand flew out of his hand.
"James Potter leave him alone."
"Lily, I don't want little creeps following you around especially ones this ugly!" Severus was trying hard to escape from my dad's grip.
"I'm gonna get a teacher!" My mum ran off.
"Well we'll have to hide then" Sirius said. "Colloportus"
Before the spell finished the older Severus and I ran into the small closet.
The door closed and locked us in magically.
The young Severus started to yell
"Help, two cr…"
"Silencio!" My dad shouted. No matter how much Severus yelled there were no sound to his words.
Sirius looked at Severus struggling when my dad said "Incarcerous!"
Severus fell on the floor wriggling around like he was tied down.
"Good one Sirius where did you learn that one?"
"I saw it in this book!" "Let me see that book!"
My dad grabbed a book. Although I've been seeing their bullying I couldn't believe it. To go this far…
"This one might actually make this greasy git even uglier!"
"James you know I have to see it to believe it." Laughed Sirius.
"Well it's worth a try" My dad sighed and said "Furnunculus."
Suddenly Severus' body was full of boils. The two boys laughed.
I looked at the older Snape for the first time since we came into the closet. He was in a corner muttering words to himself.
"Let's try one more thing James."
"Does the fun have to end?" My dad moaned.
Sirius enthusiastically said "You know what we should do right?"
"Like we did at the party?"
"Yep!" Sirius raised his wand and said "Impervius!"
I was wondering why they made him resistant to water until James said "Incendio!" and a fire shot at Severus.
This was too horrible but then the silencing charm came off and all I could hear were the screams from both Severus'. I grabbed Severus and shook him quickly.
Then we were back.
He whispered inaudible things…I had no idea what to do, so I just held the man in my arms. It felt strange...I didn't know Severus was so warm...
After a while the shivering from the man stopped. Severus Snape fell asleep in my arms?
I picked Severus up noticing how light he was. Then I placed him into his bed lettinghim get some rest.
I woke up groggily. I remember lettingHarry see my past…but I was completely out of it once we were in that closet…
What did he see?
I tried to push those thoughts out of my mind, so I picked up a book.
After an hour or so I head a knock.
"Severus could you come in my room for a minute?
I put down my book and went to my Master's room.
Before I could look up from my bow I knew what was happening.
There was a fire, and Sirius Black's head was in it again.
I wanted to yell at Potter. How dare he? He saw what Black had done to me!
A little shock made sure I didn't yell out my opinion keeping me in line.
"I'm sorry Master, but no matter what you say I will never truly apologize to this….man."
"I was never going to ask you too." Harry replied seriously. If it wasn't for Harry's amusement…why else would he bring Black here.
"Then why did you call me here...Master?"
"Well I'm going to let you two talk this out. You have to talk Severus, but Sirius?"
Black looked at me. "I'll talk to Severus Harry, but none of this is going to be sentimental "
"Well how bout' this, Severus you can't yell." I was about to voice my opinion, but I behaved like a broken slave and said
"Yes Master."
Harry closed the door behind and left us glaring at each other.
Finally Black said something.
"So how did Harry do it, he's a powerful wizard but he's still only a child."
Harry do this? He could barely pass some of his classes.
"He didn't do it, the Dark Lord did."
"Oh"
Sirius stayed a bit quiet after that.
"So did you get my present?"
"Yes" Does he expect a present in return?
"Sorry I couldn't get you anything better…"
Does he relize the danger he's in? Maybe he didn't get a brain after all.
"It's not that Sirius, if my Master knew where those plants came from he wouldn't be here. He'd go off risking everything to try to get you out of that place."
"You know I came here for a reason, nobody would come here, even if they were being forced."
Why did Black always have to do reckless things.
"You should leave you're the only thing my Master has got." I said bluntly.
Sirius seemed shocked. Yes me actually worrying about another person…but Harry was my Master.
Then after our conversation of awkward silences Black said "That's not true Harry has you too." And in an instant he was gone leaving behind a strange ash.
I'll be updating frequently as I have another week off. So hopefully I'll finish this story soon and my other one.