Chapter Three: Uncle Vernon Looses It!

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~Severus Addicted

A light shake to his shoulder had Harry sitting straight up. "I'm coming."

Severus looked down at the still half asleep child below him and asked, "Mr. Potter supper is ready please come down so we can eat."

Harry blinked the sleep dust out of his eyes then reached for his glasses. Severus saw him trying to get his glasses so he quickly grabbed them and placed them on his face.

Harry nodded his thanks then threw the blankets off. "I'm coming."

Severus nodded, "Good, let's go."

Harry stood and stretched then slowly followed his professor down the stairs and to the kitchen. Harry looked at the table and noticed broccoli, mashed potatoes, and ham. Harry smiled at his professor and said, "It smells wonderful professor but I could have made supper… I was supposed to anyway."

Severus gave him a curious look then pointed to the table. Once he was sitting he said, "Why does it matter who cooks the meals anyhow?"

Harry took a drink from his water as he contemplated how to answer that nosy question, "Well it is only polite if I cook the meals seeing how you are our guest. We are the hosts; we have to make sure you are very comfortable and relaxed during your stay."

Severus shook his head, "I am not a guest, and you guys didn't even know I was coming until I showed up, I don't mind cooking some meals for the family that is allowing me their room to sleep in."

Harry shrugged then muttered, "Whatever if you wanna cook go right ahead and do as you want, it'll give me time to finish other things up."

Severus raised his eyebrows at the child who was cutting his ham into small pieces, "Mr. Potter care to say that again? I didn't quite catch that."

Harry shook his head, "No that's fine it was nothing important anyway."

Severus narrowed his eyes and said, "Then if you have nothing of importance to say keep your big mouth shut."

Harry glared at him and started eating. "I have a big mouth? Don't make me laugh." Harry murmured under his breath.

A knock at the door saved Harry from the angry retort Severus was about to say. Harry quickly stood and ran to the door to see who it was. Harry looked through the peep hole and groaned.

Harry slowly swung the door open to face Miss. Highly. "Good evening Miss. Highly."

Severus arrived behind him to make sure he was safe.

Miss Highly chuckled lightly and patted his cheek (a little too hard for Harry's liking), "You too Harold."

Harry gave her a 'you have got to be kidding me' look then said, "Um, my aunt and uncle aren't home ma'am. Would you like me to relay a message to them?"

Again the older women chuckled then allowed herself into the house. "No, no that's okay Harold. I will just wait here for them."

Harry groaned so Severus smacked the back of his head and gave him a glare.

Harry followed the older lady into the living room, "So Harold how has St. Brutus' School been this year? Staying out of trouble I hope."

Harry glared at the wall then swallowed and tried to remain calm, "Of course ma'am. St. Brutus has taught me many things."

Miss. Highly looked him up and down then smiled, "That's very good dear. I heard St. Brutus' School for the Criminally Insane is a perfect school to get children back on track. I hope they taught you to keep that temper of yours in check."

Harry swallowed his angry reply and said, "Oh we will just have to wait and see, won't we?"

Severus sent him a withering glare while Miss. Highly chuckled and said, "Harold how are you grades coming?"

Harry smiled and said, "Oh they're coming alright. But seeing how I'm criminally insane I don't see why they worry about our grades when I could easily sneak into their room at night and slice their throats then let them bleed dry. Sounds wonderful doesn't it?"

Miss. Highly rolled her eyes and said, "Oh Harold you always are one for jokes."

Harry smirked and said in a completely serious tone, "I try."

"So your grades are good. That's nice to hear. Where may I ask did your relative's go?" Miss. Highly asked as he propped her cane on the end table.

Harry stood from the couch, "Would you like some tea Miss. Highly?"

Miss. Highly nodded her white head and said, "Yes please Harold. Now you didn't answer my question."

Harry went into the kitchen and started the water then he came back into the living room and was about to answer her question when he saw her and Snape talking.

"How do you Harold, Miss. Highly?" Severus asked completely oblivious to Harry's presence.

Harry glared at Severus' head when he heard him call him "Harold."

Miss Highly smiled kindly at Severus and said, "Oh I am his neighbor. So do you know where his relatives are?"

Severus nodded and said, "They went with Dudley's friends' family for supper, they will be back around ten tonight."

Miss Highly sighed, "Oh alright, will you give them a message then for me?"

Harry's eyes bulged then he said, "What? So you will allow Him to relay a message and not me? I live here! Oh my God!" Then Harry stomped off outside. He needed to go for a walk before he did something he would regret later.

Severus and Miss. Highly exchanged glances then Severus stood, "Well I will show you to the door. What message would you like me to relay?"

"Would you tell them that they are invited to my neighborhood get together tomorrow, it's at five until nine. Goodbye handsome." She gave him a peck on his cheek making him go even paler.

Severus opened the door and allowed her out then he shut the door and went to go find Harry.

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Harry kicked a rock and watched it roll down a sewer drain. Harry sighed and found a new rock to kick.

Five minutes later Harry found himself standing in front of the old abandoned playground. Harry smiled as he walked over to a swing and sat down.

This playground was his favorite place to go and think. This playground has many memories, good and bad for Harry.

A four year old Harry sat on one of the swings and swung his feet back and forth. He was trying to imitate the little girl beside him.

"Freak what are you doing at the playground? Shouldn't you be home in your cupboard? Freak's don't deserve to play!" Dudley came out of the shadows and tackled his cousin to the ground.

The adults quickly came over and pulled their own children away from the scene.

All of a sudden Dudley was pulled off little Harry, "Why don't you pick on someone your own size?"

The boy that pulled Dudley off Harry sent him a small smile then went back to glaring at Dudley.

Dudley glared right back, "He doesn't deserve to be on the playground!"

The boy's glare hardened as he said, "And you do?"

Dudley stood and ran from the park while yelling over his shoulder, "I'm telling mum on you Freak!"

Harry sighed and got off the ground, "Thank you."

The boy helped pull him up then he gave him a smile, "Anytime. What is your name? Mine is Austin." Austin grabbed Harry's hand and dragged him over to a tree where they sat down to talk.

Harry smiled a shy, small smile then answered, "Harry."

Austin gave a broad smile, "Who was that big oaf who was picking on you?"

Harry laughed lightly at what Austin called Dudley, "He is my cousin. Speaking of which I better get home."

Seeing panic start to go through Harry's eyes Austin grabbed his hand and squeezed it, "No please stay. I don't have any friends." Here Austin gave a sad look and looked away.

Harry sighed; he was torn from staying and playing with his new (and only) friend or going home before Dudley to save his rear end. "Are you sure you want to be my friend? I'm a Freak."

Austin gave him a smile and said happily, "Of course I wanna be your friend. You are not a Freak; your cousin is a Freak."

Harry finally agreed to stay for a while longer. Minutes turned to hours as they sat under the tree getting to know each other. All this was interrupted when Harry's aunt came yelling.

"Boy! Get back to the house now!" Petunia shrieked.

Harry stood and ran all the way home only to be locked in the cupboard for the rest of the day.

Austin and Harry were the best of friends for many years. Harry snuck out of the house to go and play with him at the playground, they did everything together. That was until one day Austin didn't show up at the playground, instead his mother did.

"Harry?" She asked in a sad voice.

Ten year old Harry looked at her and knew something was very wrong. "What is it? What's wrong? Is Austin alright?"

Austin's mother burst into sobs. Harry didn't know what to do except hold her as she cried it out. Finally when she was done crying she whispered. "He killed himself."

Harry quickly shook himself out of memory lane before he got too sad. The past is the past; you can't change anything about it.

A cough interrupted his internal fight and he quickly reached up and whipped away all his tears that were shed.

Severus saw a few tears leak out of the corner of Harry's eye and sat down on the swing next to him, "Harry?"

Harry looked away and said nothing.

Severus sighed, "Harry what's wrong?"

Harry shook his head. 'I can't handle this!' his mind was screaming for some relief but his heart was telling him to stay and talk about it.

Severus sighed knowing he wasn't getting anything out of the distraught child beside him, "Come let's get home, your relatives will be arriving soon."

Harry's eyes went wide. "Shit I have to go dust!" Harry stood and ran full speed home to quickly dust. Harry stopped in his tracks when he saw his uncle there waiting for him.

"Boy your aunt told you to have all your chores done before we got home! Now you will pay the consequences, go to your room! I will be up in a minute." Vernon bellowed, Vernon didn't notice Severus come in as he was yelling.

Harry nodded and quickly ran. Vernon grunted and went to the closet to grab his belt. "Stupid brat. Needs to learn where he stands in life!" Vernon snapped the belt to test it.

Vernon turned and still didn't notice the man standing with his mouth open at the doorway. He quickly made his way up the stairs to his nephew's room.

Severus shook his head to get it out of the shock then ran up to Harry's room just in time to hear Vernon saying, "Boy what have I told you about responsibility? If you want to live in this house you will do what we say and when we say it, or you will pay the consequences! Now go to the corner, you know the procedure!"

Severus slammed open the door and glared at Vernon, "Mr. Dursley what are you doing?"

Vernon glared right back and said evenly, "I am punishing my nephew now if you don't mind leave me alone to deal with my disobedient nephew!"

Harry lowered his eyes to the floor and whispered, "Just do what he says Professor. Don't get in this; I should have done all my chores before I left the house."

Vernon grunted and glared at Harry, "Do as I say boy!"

Severus glared at Vernon and said, "Mr. Dursley it is not the boys' fault for not getting his chores done, it is my fault."

Vernon sighed and threw the belt aside, "Mr. Snape please go away it is not your business of how I discipline my nephew!"

Severus looked from Harry back to Vernon then finally said, "Mr. Vernon allow me to punish him, please?"

Vernon smiled a sick smile and said, "Oh you want to deal with the brat? Go right ahead." He handed Severus the belt he had thrown and walked downstairs.

Severus glared at the belt and made it disappear. He then walked over to Harry and pulled him into a hug, "Mr. Potter please tell me that doesn't happen a lot?" Severus knew it was a helpless question seeing how he heard Vernon say "You know the procedure" but he had to make sure.

Harry stayed quiet then suddenly he whispered, "He was drunk. I smelled it on his breath."

Severus sighed and walked them both over to Harry's bed, once they were seated he said in a soothing voice, "Harry do you truly think that is an excuse for what he was about to do?"

Harry nodded, "Yes of course, I didn't have the chores done in time. I deserve it, sir."

Severus closed his eyes to calm himself down, "Harry does your uncle get drunk often?"

Harry shook his head, he wasn't about to tell Snape of all people this, "No it is very rare and he has never done that before. Don't worry about it, he'll apologize later for his actions, my uncle wouldn't hurt me on purpose Professor. He only punishes me when it's needed."

Severus sighed out in relief, "Good, now I am not going to punish you because it is technically my fault you didn't finish your chores, I should have woke you earlier."

Harry shook his head, "No, you are the guest; you don't have to worry about me. Don't blame my stupidity on yourself; you never do any other time."

Severus sighed, "Harry."

Harry stood, "I better go dust."

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Severus slowly made his way down the stairs only to stop short when he saw Vernon sipping at a can of beer.

'Well now I know where Harry got the drinking from.' Severus thought angrily.

Harry came into the room at the moment only be have a beer can thrown at him. Harry glared menacingly at his uncle and yelled, "What the bloody hell was that for?!"

Vernon moved his hands around wildly then he finally slurred out, "Get me another beer boy!"

Harry narrowed his eyes at him and said angrily, "No, you've had enough!"

Vernon stood quickly making Harry jump back, "I told you boy to get me another beer!"

Harry glared but stomped off to the kitchen where he grabbed a can, once he was in the living room again he looked at the can of beer then back to his uncle, he didn't even notice Severus on the stairway.

Harry smirked evilly then said to his uncle, "You want another beer? I'll give you another beer!" he then opened the can and chugged it all. After every single drop was gone Harry threw the empty can at his uncle. "Want another can? Huh? I'll get you another one!" Harry ran to the kitchen and grabbed six other cans. Harry opened another can and chugged it, "A toast is due I believe! You suck, go fucking die!" He then quickly chugged another can all the while swaying on his feet. Harry threw the cans at his uncle who stood and started to tower over him.

"Boy go get me a beer!" Vernon said angrily, he didn't really understand Harry was drinking all the others.

Harry started to slowly make his way for another beer. But was stopped when Severus held him close and forced him to sit in a chair. "You stay right where you are, young man." Severus said angrily.

Harry smiled drunkenly and slurred, "Bu-but I need to get another beer. Oh I understand okay you can go get it."

Severus glared at him, "Mr. Potter you will not be getting any more beers and neither is your uncle!" Severus took out his wand and made both nephew and uncle fall fast asleep to let the alcohol go away.

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Four hours later Harry jumped from the chair and ran to the bathroom where he emptied his stomach of everything. Harry sighed as he slid down beside the toilet.

"Hangover huh? Well it serves you right." Severus' icy voice filled the bathroom.

Harry shuddered then stood, "Um… I'm sorry?"

Severus glared and dragged him to his bedroom. Once he was seated on the bed he forced Harry over his lap.

Severus pulled down both Harry's pants and boxers then smacked his bottom leaving a fine print of his hand in red. "Mr. Potter, this spanking is from being disobedient this morning, flipping me off and yelling at me, oh and then there is the drinking. Do not think I will go easy on you what so ever!"

Harry cringed at the sound of that, "I'm sorry! Please you don't have to do this!"

Severus landed a hard, stinging smack to his thighs as an answer. He then began to spank the child for all his misdeeds until he heard him start to cry and go limp in defeat.

Severus then picked the child up and righted his clothes making Harry yelp from the cloth touching his buttocks. Harry was still crying his heart out so Severus laid him on the bed then held him while saying soothing words to him until he was fast asleep.

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A/N: I know its kind of shorter then normal but…. Like I said I can only write when my Godparents aren't home :[

So I went and watched HBP yesterday! OMG what an amazing movie!!!!!! Haha.

Thanks for reading and please do not forget to review!

~Severus Addicted