We're WHAT? Chapter 9, a harry potter fanfic

Severus stood in the door way shocked at the display that Harry had caused, as if he was a toddler again causing a fit. Even though Severus could not understand truly how Harry was feeling, but how could that bracelet heal amputated hand. Severus stalked over to wear Harry was sitting up in his bed, Harry flinched away and refused to look at the man. "Harry, let me." Severus spoke softly compared to his normally dry and hard tone. He could see Harry was having a hard time with things, but he didn't expected this hard of a time. Although he didn't know Harry all that well just what Severus had preserved of him, thinking that he was a pampered brat like his father had been. Seeing how Harry was reacting to all of this, probably wasn't because he was a spoiled brat. It was because he was scared, terrified even but with everything and all the pressure that Potter was in he should have seen that the boy was scared, and was putting up a front.

Blinded by what Severus had felt for the boy's father, he didn't see any of his Lily in Harry at all. But seeing him now as he was, he could see that Harry was much more like Lily than what he once thought. He saw many things over the years that pointed to Harry being more like Lily, but he ignored it and pushed all those thoughts away. Shaking his head from his thoughts, and looking back at still a terrified Harry. "Potter, you are okay nothing is gonna happen." It was as if Potter had retreated into himself which was not good at all. He would contact Albus shortly, but he wanted to try and coax Potter back out if he could.

He picked up the hand that had the bracelet on it at the wrist and was looking it over the bracelet and all. Severus saw just below the the bracelet was still pink as if it was still healing or would leave a scar. It wasn't all that he saw, he saw other scars on Harry that were older and also looked self inflicted. Severus eyes softened at Harry Potter, Savior to the Wizarding World, not many saw the the pressure that Harry was under but those that did, did not know how help or would help blindly no matter the cost to Harry. It was still a mystery as to how the bracelet heal his wrist and hand back onto its body, he eyed the bracelets on Harry's and his wrists, trying to understand how they were these cross starlight soul mates, and was it just because of the prophecy. He didn't know, but right now he needed to focus on Harry and try to retrieve him from where he'd withdrawn into himself.

"STOP! Uncle Vernon!" Slapping Snape by mistake trying to break free from the memory. "Potter.. Potter... Harry." Severus trying to restrain Harry from hurting himself. It was now that Severus would be talking to the Headmaster to see what Albus knew just what of Harry's home life he knew of.

Harry knew just how much of scene he'd caused when he scared that, he felt like a child again but that then led to memories he didn't want to think about, but they had been brought forth anyways. Thinking on memories of the past, who those that made Harry who he was now and would possibly be til he was forgotten. Shaking his head from the thoughts that he was having, he hadn't seen or even noticed that Snape had walked over to his bed, no, wait Severus' bed. He wasn't sure what was going to happen, not that Snape would ever hit him, besides the slap to the back of the head that had been done in the past. Where Harry's state of mind was, was not in a good place so he flinched away from Snape's hand as it came close to him. Even when all Snape wanted was to look at his hand where he'd came close to cutting it off, but he'd failed at it.

Harry once again was lost in his thoughts since there was no talking again, he'd gotten lost in several different memories over the past. He'd forgotten where he was, lost within his self lost in the memories and unsure of just how to get out.

Before Severus knew it there was a bright glowing light coming from both their bracelets. Right as the glow was fading and Severus reopened his eyes, he saw a terrified Harry sixteen year old Harry off into the corner with his hands over his ears, trying not to listen to the memory that was unfolding around him.

When Severus turned around and saw just what Harry was afraid of and trying not to watch or hear, shocked Severus to his core. It was a very obese man onto of at least a five year old Harry Potter, who looked more so three years old than five.

"Pwease stop Uncle, I'll be good! I won't burn your food again!" He watched as the younger Harry pleaded with the man punching the little boy, "You better not do it again, freak!" If this wasn't a memory Severus would've already curse the muggle were it stood. After watching Harry get thrown into the cupboard that was under the stairs, left to fend for himself and tend to his wounds with nothing.

Severus turned back to the sixteen year old Harry, but before he could reach him they were now in another memory of Harry's. This time it wasn't downstairs or near the cupboard, Severus realized but it was no better than before. He stood inside the room, looking around and heard a smack just outside it and a slam of a body into a door just outside of the room he was standing it. "You FREAK, you were suppose to stand in this room and KEEP quiet! YOU cost me that account because of your FREAKISHNESS!" Severus heard the same voice he'd witness beating Harry in the last memory. "Uncle, it wasn't me I swear!" Severus heard Harry's voice and then another smack, "If it wasn't you then who wasn't? That's right no one else in this house has FREAKISHNESS like the likes of you!" Severus heard the door open and had hold of his wand, but remembered that it was only a memory and there was nothing that he could do. It was then after what he could see that it was now at least Harry at twelve years of age, at least he was older than the last memory that he'd seen. It was then in that memory that Severus realized that there was a cat flap, and locks down the door, and bars on the window.

Severus wondered how Harry could not hate muggles, if his own family treated him like this, abusing him, trying to beat the magic out. Although Severus could relate with Harry on the abuse, as for Harry disliking Severus could see why he hadn't liked him much. His abuse wasn't as serve has what Harry experienced, but it was none to kind to Harry to also have to put up with it at a safe place or at least that is what Severus thought. Sure he had his fair share of bullies at Hogwarts at when he attended, as Harry did but that was part of growing up. It have to deal with it from an adult as well, well he understood what Harry felt there.

He thought Severus hated him, and would hate him no matter what because of this other prophecy. The memories finally calmed and the light glowed once again, and he felt himself outside of Harry's mind. It was then that he heard a voice that was soft and meek coming from next to him, "I'm sorry sir. You didn't have to see all that." He stared in shock at Potter who was now laying on his bed. "Potter, it isn't you that should be saying sorry, it is I." Severus spoke, "I don't want your pity!" Bitter dipped on those words as Severus stared at him. "I didn't want ANYONE to know! Since I couldn't get out of there even if I tried, I would've just been sent back." Harry had a point he remembered Albus telling him that Potter had asked to stay inside of Hogwarts during the summer of his second year, and now Severus knew why. Knew why Harry had asked, and Severus didn't blame Harry but he sure as hell didn't pity him as Potter was thinking Severus did. He was surprised that Harry hadn't not broken down before now. He was surprised at just how strong Potter was, and that was not pity but sorrow that this young boy had to go through all of that alone without anyone to defend him.

At least back when he was a boy he had his mother who tried to defend him from his father, and when Severus met Lily he had her to defend him til he'd messed all that up in his fifth year of schooling. "Potter I do not pity you." Severus spoke sinking into a spot next to Harry at the end of the king sized bed. "But we should talk about all of this, at some point. But only when you are ready, and I will listen." Harry was eying him as he said these things, he didn't know what to make of it. He did know that this was not the Professor that Harry knew and hated or well disliked strongly. "Who are you, and what have you done with Professor Snape." Still eying him, Severus just shook his head and chuckled and laughed out loud as he watched Potter's mouth drop. "I am known to laugh sometimes Potter." He shook his head at the boys antics. "Either way Potter, when you are ready, I will be there to listen." Harry nodded in understanding to shocked by what had displayed before him Snape had been laughing at him. That was something to be shocked about that Potions Master, Most Hated Professor of Hogwarts was LAUGHING and was capable to laugh, well it was shocking, and no one would believe him if he tired to tell them.

"Potter, I suggest you rest because I am going to inform the Headmaster that you have resurfaced and I'm sure that I will have your flea bitten dogfather in my quarters as well as Lupin, and Ms. Granger and Mr. Weasley later on, so do try to get some rest." Harry listened and nodded but said nothing to the insult towards Sirius, he knew if Severus and himself were together because of this prophecy then he knew that their may not be a change of getting them to get along their rivalry predated Draco's and his. "Okay, sir." He said before laying back down on Severus' bed to rest. He did not fight the sleep, it wasn't as he welcomed it. He was sure that nightmares would plague his dreams, because he had many of them.

Back in the Library of Hogwarts with a huge dust tomb about bindings and bonding bracelets that had been plastered pretty much to the back of the shelve in the restricted section of the library. Although what she found in the restricted section was not wrote in anything that she could read, and most things that came from the restricted section was not able to leave the library or the section. It didn't look like any of the other books on the shelves that might have been marked with spells and charms making it unable to carry out. She didn't know the language that it was written in she hoped that the Headmaster would, or hoped someone that knew the situation would, because of the picture that she saw in this book it was of the gold and ruby and one of silver and emerald twisted together on a wrist in the book sure it was a drawing, a detailed drawing but one of what she'd been looking for.

What she needed now was to make up her mind about taking the book out of the Library and risk getting into trouble or helping her friend. She was going to help her friend, she didn't feel any magic on the book restricting it from leaving the library. Now the next task was to find the Headmaster, and tell him of her find about the bracelet.

Holding the book in her arms and carrying it out of the restricted section of the Library, she now needed to get past Madam Pince and she'd be free. She noticed Ron walking in as she she was coming around the corner, she looked down to see if the librarian was there and she wasn't. Hermione sighed a breath of relief, and headed towards Ron, "Headmaster's office, come on!" She grabbed his wrist and took off towards the Headmaster's office.

Once approaching where the entrance to the office was that of Headmaster, Ron and Hermione both saw Professor Snape and remembered from earlier that Harry had been with him. Although neither saw Harry with him at the moment, maybe that meant he was resting someplace. "Hello, sir going to see the headmaster?" Hermione asked respectfully to Professor Snape. "Yes, I was going to inform him that Potter resurfaced and I have some delicate matters to talk to him about, Ms. Granger." She nodded, before answering back even though she hadn't been asked, Hermione had figured he may want to know as well. "I found this book it had a drawing of Harry's and yours bracelet, but I could not read it because of the language its in, its one I've never seen before." She spoke to with a bit of cheek. Severus cocked his head towards her and the tomb that she was carrying.

"Wart Heads" She spoke and the gargoyle moved and Severus again rose his eyebrow this time at the girl and wanted to dock points for how cheeky that she was being. Severus shrugged it off for now, and gestured her first. Severus and Ron followed the young woman up the stairs, Ron being shocked by Hermione being cheeky to a Professor and the Professor being Snape of all people.

Next Chapter: Hermione presents the book to the Headmaster, shows him the weird language that it is in. Severus and the Headmaster have a talk about Harry. And EVERYONE parties in Severus' quarters! Not really they come see Harry and hope he's coping.

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