Chapter Eleven; Kidnapped

"Harry!" his mother shouted as she hurried out of the castle and into the woods before slowly turning around and looking back at Snape on the verge of tears. "Oh Severus I'm so worried! I just wasn't thinking! First I go against my beliefs and then I lose my son! I'm an awful mother and Harry doesn't deserve me!" she cried while she blinked away her tears.

"Bite your tongue!" Snape snapped at her. "It's my fault Harry's gone. I didn't even know he was listening at the door. But don't worry though we'll find him. I just hope that we find him before the dark lord does." He told her while he brushed away her tears. "You better go back to the castle." He began while he placed his hand on top of her cheek and rested it there while gazing into her eyes. "I'll find Harry. If the dark lord really is after him that means that he's after you as well. And I can't risk losing you again." He explained.

"But I'm his mother." She told him with a sniff. "And that's why it's even more important that you stay safe. Harry already lost his father, and I don't want him to go through the heartbreak of losing his mother as well." He told her.

"Alright," she agreed reluctantly with a nod. "but promise me that you'll bring him back to me safe and sound." She said.

"I promise." He told her before he closed his eyes and kissed her lips. Then he slowly pulled away from her and continued running deeper into the forest. "Harry!" he hollered on the top of his lungs. "Where are you!? Answer me!" he shouted as he lit the tip of his wand and held it out in front of him letting it guide his way while he continued calling his name. That's when all of a sudden he heard a petrified scream.

Snape's heart sped up and pounded against his chest as his face grew pale and white with fright. "Oh, no." he said in a horrified gasp before he started to run. He came to a sudden halt at the end of the path and his eyes widened as his body started trembling with fear at the sight of Peter Pettigrew holding Harry captive inside his arms.

"Looking for this Severus?" he questioned while Harry screamed and struggled to get away but Peter simply put his hand over his mouth and sneered.

"NO!" Snape yelled. "Leave him alone!" he shouted while continuing to breathe frantically. That's when all of a sudden Harry sunk his baby teeth inside Peter's hand and broke free. "Run Harry!" Snape instructed.

"Oh no you don't! Come back here you little brat!" Peter snapped while clutching onto his injured hand in pain and agony. He muttered through his clenched teeth as Harry started to run over to Snape but Peter grabbed ahold of his collar and pulled him back.

"Please," Snape pleaded feeling as if he was on the verge of tears himself. "don't. He's her son." He told him.

"Really? That's odd. Because the way you act you would think that he was your son!" Peter told him. "You can't fool me Severus, I know for a fact that you have feelings for the little beast just as much as you have feelings for his mother. And that's why the dark lord sent me back here to fetch him, and if you know what's good for you you'll turn yourself over to him, otherwise your precious Harry Potter will be history! You will do well to follow my instructions if you ever want to see the little monster again!" he told him before he picked Harry up by his shoes and disapparated.

"NO!" Severus screamed. "Harry." He whispered to himself before he hurried back to the castle and entered Dumbledore's office. "I want you to tell me where the whereabouts of Lucius Malfoy are." He told him.

"Severus," Dumbledore began. "what happened?"

"Pettigrew kidnapped the Potter boy and I promised his mother that I would protect him." He explained.

"Ah I see," Dumbledore began looking over his half-moon spectacles at him. "well why do you need to know where Lucius is?" he questioned.

"Because he's a death eater and if anyone knew where Potter and Pettigrew were it would be him." He replied.

"Of course." Dumbledore began with a nod. "However, you do realize that if you go and save Harry that you would be risking your own life in the process because of Voldemort's anger at your betrayal?" he asked him as a moment of silence fell between them.

"Yes." Snape responded a few moments later.

"Tell me Severus, why would you want to risk everything to save the son of someone that you completely and utterly despised during your years at Hogwarts?" Dumbledore asked him.

"Because I love him. I love him as if he was my own son, and after all this is over and if I manage to succeed then I'm going to ask Lily to marry me and,.. I'm going to try and adopt him. He is such a wonderful and brilliant child, and he deserves to have a loving family." He told him.

"You are very courageous Severus, and I know for a fact that both Lily and Harry will be lucky to have you as a husband and father to them." Dumbledore said.

"Thank you." Snape began. "Now tell me what I have to do to get him back."

Sorry, I realize that that was a rather short chapter, but the next one will be longer I promise. We're getting to the big ending climax now!