The Secret no one knew

Chapter 2- St Mungo's

Landing with grace, Severus held onto Harry as he tried to orientate himself after the apparition. He himself took many tries to get used to the squeezing feeling that always accompanied apparition.

"Are you alright Harry?" Severus asked softly, he didn't want to scare the poor boy after everything he'd been through.

"'M ok Sev'rus." Harry mumbled sleepily. Severus rubbed his hand softly up Harry back but pulled away when it felt damp. In horror Severus looked at the blood on his hands. Harry wasn't just tired, he was suffering from blood loss, and the apparition wouldn't have helped in anyway. Instead of using apparition to get to St Mungo's, Severus ran the three blocks away that it was. He burst into the doors and when the nurse saw the blood and who the blood came from she ushered him into the emergency room. Healers came immediately after Severus put Harry gently on his stomach on the table so then he could pull the shirt off. The healers got a pair of scissors and cut through the fabric, what they saw made even the Healers step back in shock. Harry's back was littered with old scars, bruises and new wounds from various instruments.

Long crisscrossing lines showed either a belt or a whip was used on him, large pieces of skin had been torn off from some sort of instrument and at least 3 ribs and his shoulder bone were broken. Severus yelled at them to hurry up and that brought them out of their daze. For three hours the 3 Healers worked on getting Harry stable, healing the broken bones, resetting ones that never healed properly, rubbing oils and pastes into his old and new wounds to get them to heal and getting rid of the scars. Sev didn't want Harry to be reminded every time he turned his back that he was never reminded of those (insert swear word of choice here) and what they did to him. The fact that Harry was still sane was amazing.

Finally Harry was scar less on both his front and back and his bruises were only yellow dots. It turned out that Dursley broke one of Harry's arms, broken two of his ribs, had massive scaring, burns to 20% of his body and he was almost black and blue with bruises, all-in-all, Harry was lucky to be alive.

Whilst waiting for Harry to wake up naturally from his potion-induced sleep, Severus read the letter Harry gave him and almost dropped it in shock. It was from Lily, his Lilly-flower.

My dear Severus,

What I am going to tell you, you will probably not believe, but trust me my dear, all of it is true. You remember the night before graduation what we did? Well if so; know that the result is my little sweetheart, Harry. James never touched me the same way you did, I only married him to keep you safe from the Dark Lord. Harry might have been born on the 31st of July, but he is not the prophesised one, at least, not for that prophesy, my love, I doubt Dumbledore would have told you the whole prophesy I believe it goes along the lines of

'The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches…

Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies…

And the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have the power the Dark Lord knows not…

And either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives…

The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies..."

Harry is not the chosen one from this prophesy, he is part of a different prophesy that you will have to ask Gringotts for, the Ministry will not have this one as I was the one who created it- yes my love I am a seer, and you son has a good chance of being one too, whether it be feelings, or full blown visions I don't know, but what I do know is that he will definitely have whatever power you have, because whilst he took a lot of my looks, he took a lot of your gifts/powers.

My love, if you are reading this, then this means I am dead, I do not blame you for what you did, both the fact that you would have told your master and that you helped create Harry. You must protect our son from Dumbledore and keep him safe. I have also not been honest with you, I am not a muggle-born witch, I am a half-blood, but it isn't muggle that I am half of, I'm a Kima, enclosed in this letter is a book, you will not find it in the envelope, so stop looking, you have to say out loud 'Mihi revela' but first you will have to read what I have to say next.

My little Harry will become full Kima at his 15th birthday, it will be painful, especially since his blood is being forced out but his inheritance, if you have an inheritance too, be near him when he comes to it, or so help me, I will come back from the grave and drag you back with me in the most painful way. Unless you tell him, he will not even know about the Kima inheritance until he goes through the stupid thing.

Do not trust Dumbledore, and it would not have been the Dark Lord that killed James and I, it would have been him. Tom (the Dark Lord) would not have gone after us, I was part of his inner circle though I never took the mark, Tom isn't as insane or as blood thirsty as people think, he never killed those muggles, muggleborns or such- it was Dumbledore, I was a part of both meetings so I know exactly who killed who. Please my love, if Tom is gone, it is not because of something Dumbledore told you, it is because he killed Tom.

I know this is confusing and strange for you love, but Harry also received a letter from me tell him about you, if you have already met and seen the glamor's then you will think he is James' son with my hair and eyes, this isn't true, the glamor's will fade a year before his inheritance. After you read this, take my little boy to Gringotts and have him tested for any compulsions and whether people have been stealing from our vaults, it won't be from Harry because he probably won't even know what Gringotts is.

I love you, and I am sorry to leave you Severus.

May the stars shine upon you and bless you this day that you may look after my child, in more than one way.

Lily Potter-Snape nee Evens.

Half an hour after reading the letter, Severus was still looking at the letter, he only moved when he heard Harry gasp softly as he opened his eyes.

"Harry, are you alright son?"

"You read the letter?"

"Yes Harry and I ask again, are you alright?" Severus kept his voice and face gently and even managed a small smile for his son, his son, his and Lilly Evens son.

"Yes…dad" Harry said the last bit so softly, that it was almost impossible to hear. This time Severus smiled a lot larger, and it looked so natural, felt so too.

"Good, when we get out of here, I am going to take you to my house and then I will give you clothes and you are not to do chores, unless you want to, I will not force you to do anything, except some rules that you have to follow to keep you safe, ok?"

"Yes dad." Harry said, almost bouncing in eagerness.

Just as Harry finished talking, a Healer came in to check on Harry.

"Well Mister Potter, you will be able to leave tomorrow morning with Mister Snape here, if you do as the nurses say, alright?"

"Yes sir." As soon as the Healer left Severus turned to Harry and saw him trying to keep his eyes open.

"It's alright Harry, you can sleep, and I'll be here when you wake up."

"Thanks…dad." Harry closed his eyes and his breathing evened out, he was asleep before Severus could click his fingers.

Severus combed his long fingers softly through Harry's hair and smiled.

"I'm going to love living with you from now on my son."

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