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Chapter 6
The last two months of school went by very quickly and it was now the last day of school and the entire student body was either packing or talking to their friends and Harry and Severus were busy talking to their friends asking them what their plans were this summer.
"James, are you doing anything this summer?" Harry asked.
"I don't know," James answered. "but I will owl you if I can come over."
"Alright." Harry said.
"I know I'll be seeing a lot of you this summer, so you can count me me." Lily said.
"That's great!" Severus said.
"My parents said I can't come over this summer, but maybe next." Remus said.
"Mine too." Sirius said.
"That's alright," Harry said. "at least we have James and Lucius coming over, maybe."
"Well, I suppose we should get our stuff and get on the train." Lily said.
"Yeah, let's do that." Harry said. The four Griffindors and two Slytherins went to their respective dorms, grabbed their stuff, walked to the train and got on. They talked about random things and right now they talking about quidditch.
"Hey, you are going to try out for quidditch next year?" James asked.
"I don't know, probably not." Harry and Severus answered at the same time.
"No, it doesn't really interest me." Lily answered.
"Me neither." Remus told James.
"I'd prefer not to try out, cause I like watching it better." Sirius answered.
"Well, I'm going to try out for seeker next year." James said, proudly.
"Good luck then." Severus said.
"Thanks." James said, smiling. The train stopped and the five got off and met their respective parents and went home. Harry and Severus were following their mother, who apparated them home.
After they got home, Harry and Severus unpacked and went downstairs and asked their mother if they could have friends over and go to Lily's house. Their mother said yes and the two boys wrote their letters to Lucius and James, then they went Lily's house. The two boys knocked and waited for her to answer. A few minutes later, Lily opened the door and walked out.
"Hey, Lily" Severus and Harry said at the same time.
"Hey, What do you want to do today?" Lily asked.
"Let's go to the park." Harry suggested.
"Alright." Lily said. The trio walked to park and sat by their favorite tree, when an owl came and landed on on Severus' shoulder. Severus took the letter off the bird's leg and read it aloud.
Severus and Harry,
I can come over tomorrow, so expect me around lunch. I can also stay the night too.
Lucius
"Guess who's coming over tomorrow?" Severus said.
"Um...Lucius." Harry said.
"Yep, and can James come over?" Severus asked, looking over at James' owl.
"Yeah, he should be be here tomorrow around eleven." Harry answered.
"Lily, can you come over tomorrow?" Severus asked.
"Yeah, I'll meet you by the tree after lunch, okay?" Lily said.
"Okay." Harry said.
"Hey, Harry." Severus said.
"Yeah?" Harry asked.
"We forgot to finish our chores." Severus answered.
"Oh, Sorry Lily, we have to go." Harry said.
"Alright, bye." Lily said as she watched the two run back to their house. Once Severus and Harry got back home they saw their father waiting for them with an angry look on his face.
"Um...hi dad." Severus said.
"Come here boys." Their father simply stated. Both Harry and Severus walked over to where their father was standing. "Why did you not finish your chores?" Tobias said in a cold voice.
"Um...We forgot?" Harry said.
"Is that a question or an answer boy!" Tobias asked.
"An answer." Harry answered.
"Not a good enough answer!" Tobias yelled. Tobias took his belt from the coat rack that was by the door and proceeded to hit them with the belt. The two boys, scared, tried to run away, but they didn't get far because their father caught them and gave a lashing they soon wouldn't forget. Harry and Severus didn't cry in front of their father because he thought crying was a weakness and would hit them for it.
"Your room, now!" Tobias yelled. Both boys ran up to their room as fast as they could and shut their bedroom door. Once the boys were behind the closed door, Severus started crying.
"Why does he do this to us?" Severus asked between sobs.
"I don't know." Harry answered. "But, this has to stop."
"How?" Severus asked.
"I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind." Harry answered.
"I wish you luck." Severus said. Harry walked downstairs and into the living room.
"Dad." Harry said.
"What do you want?" Tobias asked. "I thought told you to stay in your room?"
Harry didn't answer the second question, instead he asked "Why? Why do you do this to us, when we forget to do chores or for nothing at all and why do do you drink?" Harry looked at his father for any change in his stony face, but found none. Instead he found himself over his father's knee and being hit by the belt for the second time today.
"Never ever, ask those questions again," Tobias said "Got that, boy?"
"Yes, sir," Harry said. "but let me tell you one thing, you are one big jerk, and you know what dad? Severus and I don't love you at all, we hate you for what you have done to us and when we grow up, we will never visit. Think on that, Dad." What his father had done really hurt, but he could not cry because he had no tears to shed and he wished that his father would change, even a little bit would help. Harry hoped that what he had said made his father think or else all his effort would be wasted. Harry walked back to room feeling pleased with his effort.
"How did it go?" Severus asked.
"Not good. He hit me with his belt three times. I did give a piece of my mind though." Harry answered.
"Well, him hitting you was bad, but you giving him a piece of your mind was good. Now lets just go to bed." Severus said.
"Yeah." Harry agreed falling asleep as soon has his head hit his pillow.
Tobias was sitting in his chair thinking on what his son had said. 'Does Harry and Severus really hate me that much?' Harry's words had pierced his heart a little bit and it would be those words that would change him even more than he expected but Tobias did not want his sons to hate him and he tried to stop drinking, but it was hard, harder than he thought. Tobias got up and went to bed, still thinking about what Harry had said.
Harry and Severus got up the next morning, ate breakfast, did their chores and they were now waiting for their friends to show up. James was the first to show up and then it was Lucius, they would see Lily after lunch.
"Hey, what's for lunch?" James asked.
"Peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches with apple slices." Severus answered.
"That sounds good." James said.
"Well, dig in!" Harry shouted, going to the kitchen.
"This is good." Lucius said, after he finished chewing and swallowing.
"Yeah, mum made it." Severus said.
"Where is your dad?" James asked.
"Out." Harry said.
"Oh." James said. After the boys were done with their lunch, Harry reminded James to pick up his plate
"James! You should pick up your plate before you get in trouble. We don't have house elves." Harry reminded his friend.
"Oh, sorry." James said picking up his plate and putting it in the sink. After that the three boys went to the park, where they would meet Lily.
"Hey." Harry said.
"Hi." Lily said, smiling.
"I didn't know Lily lived near your house." James said.
"Yeah, she does, but watch out for her older sister." Severus said.
"Why?" Lucius asked.
"Because she hates wizards, but we love to play pranks on her." Harry answered.
"Like what?" James asked, who loved pranking people.
"We put a rubber snake in the glass she was drinking from." Severus answered.
"Cool!" James shouted.
"Lucius, do you have any idea for pranks?" Harry asked.
"Yeah." Lucius answered.
"Well, what are they?" Severus asked, curious.
"Okay, first we could put dye in her shampoo then we could baby powder in her hair brush and lastly we could put green dye in her drink." Lucius answered.
"Those sound like a good ideas." James said. The five friends did just that, Lily put the dye in her sister's shampoo and the baby powder dyed black onto her sister's brush, Lucius, James, Severus, and Harry dyed her drink green. The pranks were a success when they heard Petunia scream.
"Yes!" the five friends said, high fiving each other.
"I can't believe that worked." James said.
"I am a Slytherin." Lucius said.
"I know that." James answered. The five friends heard Petunia come their way, so they ran. Petunia ran and tried to catch them, but couldn't.
"Come back, freaks!" Petunia yelled.
"In your dreams Tuney!" Severus yelled. Eventually the five friends got back to the tree they were sitting under and sat down.
"I liked the color you chose, Lily." Lucius said.
"Thanks, I though gold and silver went very well together." Lily answered.
"Along with the black streaks from the dyed baby powder." Harry said. The five friends hung out under the tree until they smelled smoke.
"Harry, where is that smell coming from?" Severus asked.
"I think it's coming from our house." Harry answered, sniffing the air.
"What are we gonna do?" Severus asked, frantic.
"First of all, calm down," Lucius said. "now, follow me and stay close. Lily, go home."
"Alright." Lily said as she watched the four boys leave. Lucius lead the way to the burning home of the Snapes and the four boys heard shouting.
"Quick, hide behind that rock!" Lucius said quietly. They hid behind the rock and waited.
"What's going on?" Harry asked.
"Death eaters." Lucius simply stated. "I'm going in, so stay here." Severus, Harry, and James nodded and watched as Lucius walked towards the burning house. Once Lucius got to the burning house, he looked for survivors and the first one he saw was Tobias, so he levitated him out of the house and set him by the rock, James, Harry, and Severus were hiding behind. After that he looked for Eileen and he when found her he also levitated her out of the burning house and by the rock. Lucius looked for remaining deatheaters and found none, so he walked back over to the rock and got back behind it.
"Is mum okay?" Severus asked.
"I don't know" Lucius answered. Harry checked for a pulse in both of his parents and only found a pulse in father but not his mother.
"No, mum is not okay, she is dead." Harry answered, tears sliding down his face. "But, dad lives." Severus at this point was breaking down into tears, he lost his home and now his mother.
"What are gonna do, Harry?" Severus asked.
"I don't know Severus." Harry answered.
"You could stay at my house or James' house for as long as you needed too."
"We would rather stay at your house Lucius." Severus said.
"Alright, we just need to use the floo to get to my house." Lucius said.
"What about me?" James asked.
"You will also come with us and tomorrow you can owl your parents and tell them what happened."
"Okay." James answered. The four boys went to Lily's house and knocked on her door.
"Hey, what do need.?" Lily asked.
"We need to use your floo." Lucius said, with Tobias levitating behind him.
"Alright, but why is Mr. Snape levitating behind you." Lily asked.
"Deatheaters set their house on fire and we had to bury Mrs. Snape, but Mr. Snape is unconscious." Lucius answered.
"Oh, okay." Lily said. The four boys, plus Mr. Snape flooed to Malfoy manner and when they stepped out Mr. Malfoy asked what happened. Lucius explained and then showed Severus, Harry, and James to their rooms, levitating Mr. Snape into another. The three boys fell asleep wondering about the next morning.