A/N Awww! (hugs Sev) I hate doing this to him, AND Harry. Think: Severus won't be able to see his Lily's eyes again. OMG, tearing up thinking about it!

I thank all my reviewers, especially JulieSnape02 and Nameless Storymaker for your support! It means a lot! (hugs JulieSnape02 and Nameless Storymaker)

Sorry, in a hugging mood.

Anyway, Disclaimer: This tedious little thing is called a disclaimer. If I was JK Rowlings, I would not have to write one. She owns this Amazing world, not me.

Blind

Chapter 4

Harry coughed hard, feeling stickiness around his mouth.

Blood.

He wasn't sure what was wrong, but the beatings were nothing compared to the sickness he was experiencing now.

It was all constant throwing up and coughing up blood. Stabbing pains kept shooting through his stomach, as if he swallowed needles. He didn't even have to think about Snape to empty his stomach anymore.

Harry wondered if his uncle's kicks and punches to the gut had finally done some major damage.

The words 'ruptured stomach' came to mind. Had his uncle literally torn a hole in the lining of his stomach?

Of course, the build up of gastric acids could have done THAT on their own.

What people didn't know, was that Harry didn't really want to be an Auror, but a healer. Someone who could help people like himself...

So he had done some research, not a lot, about both Muggle and Wizarding diseases and such.

Apparently, if you don't eat enough, the acids in your stomach sit idle, not being able to digest anything. They then start eating away at the stomach and esophagus lining, creating the needle like stabs he was feeling at the current.

Harry sincerely hoped the Wizards had a cure for that.

The doorbell rang, startling Harry out of his reverie. There were muffled voices, before the word, "FREAK!" echoed through the house.

Hope bubbled up in Harry. Had someone come to rescue him? Maybe they knew if Snape was alive or not.

The boy tried to pull himself from his grimy grayish-green sheets to start packing, but was too weak to even move.

"Harry? Are you up here?" a calm raspy voice inquired.

"Re-Remus-s," the boy whispered, his voice throaty from lack of use.

The locks fell to the floor with resounding bangs, before the door sprang open. And there he was, Remus Lupin, standing there in his normal shabby robes. Harry cried out and tried to jump from his bed, but fell in a tangled heap on the floor. Remus was there in seconds.

"Harry!" he shouted. "Are you okay?" The boy didn't answer but just looked up, smiling weakly at his Savior.

Severus stepped out of the fireplace, hating the major disorientation of Flooing, and not being able to see where to step out.

Severus couldn't help but wonder what the brat had gotten into now. But what really surprised him was the fact that the brat had requested to see him. Or, no, the way Poppy had put it, Potter had DEMANDED to see him.

See. He would never see Her beautiful glowing emerald eyes again in the boy's face. The very thought brought tears to his already painful eyes.

Instead, he plastered on his most fierce scowl and strode forward.

'Why did I come?' he thought bitterly. He hated the brat, and he hated the idea of Potter finding out about his... Disability.

A thought suddenly occurred to him. THAT IMBECILIC LITTLE BRAT! IT WAS HIS FAULT HE WAS DISCOVERED!

It all made sense now! Potter never learned how to Occlude, so therefore the Dark Lord could have easily found him out as a spy!

Severus felt his teeth grind, his face redden, and fists ball. He literally wanted to strangle him! He probably could to.

Severus stopped, once he felt the change in air-pressure that signaled he entered the ward.

"POTTER!" he bellowed, his eyes burning. The brat was lucky he couldn't see, otherwise Potter would have already been torn to shreds!

"Severus! Do not shout!" Poppy shouted, ironically.

A new scratchy voice entered. "Harry! Stay in bed!" Lupin.

Suddenly Severus felt a firm pressure around his chest and midsection.

The man felt the world was coming to an end.

Harry Potter was hugging him.

A/N YES! BIG HUG!

Uh, but Severus is pretty mad... Harry might want to tread carefully...

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