Severus had found two Hufflepuff's kissing in the corridors, he glared and hissed at them taking nearly two hundred points away from both of them. It was looking like the Hufflepuff house would not be winning the Still rather angry he checked in on Harry who was still sleeping, before he locked himself inside his lab til he cooled off enough to be around Harry. Just the mere thought of what the Headmaster allowed to happen to Harry, made his blood run cold. To allow a child to be beaten, when all signs of abuse was there. Severus needed an escape for a while and brewing would do just that, it always had calmed him when younger and still even now.
Around the lake near a spot that was well hidden from prying eyes, Sirius transformed back into his human self. "Arfh—How are you both?" He asked still sounding similar to a dog as his voice was changing back after being stuck in that form as long as he had been. Remus spoke up and asked about classes. They answered with, "Overall fine, busy I guess, well for me mostly Ron just sits around a complains about homework. Say, how much have you piled up." "Enough.." Ron grumbled toeing the grass with his shoe.
"Alright, where was Harry the last place you saw him on the map?" Remus asked because he was sure they both knew about it by now. They both looked at each other, "I rather not say, because one or both may blow up at us, for not saying sooner." Hermione spoke for the both of them. "Just tell us," Both Remus and Sirius said, "He was with Professor Snape the last we saw him on the map, why he wasn't with Professor Snape when Snape came to the Headmaster's office I haven't a clue, we haven't checked the map since then." Ron spoke that time, "Where is the map, now?" They asked, "I thought about putting it back in Harry's bag that was upstairs but I have it with me." Ron spoke, blushing at the stare Hermione was giving him. Because, Hermione had banished it back to where her accio had found it, but Ron must have went and got it after that. Ron handed the map over to Hermione who unfolded it and spoke the password by tapping her wand against the paper, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." "Look he's still in the same spot he was the last time we looked, he's still in the dungeons." Ron spoke pointing at the map, with his hung finger, which had blocked them from seeing Severus' name who'd walked back in to the same area as Harry's name. "Move your big hand, Ron" Hermione smacked it and shook her head.
"Look, Professor Snape's name is there too, again." Hermione being the one who spoke then, but looked up at Remus who said, "Their in his quarters, Severus' personal quarters." They all looked at him in shock, wondering why Harry would be there his name not moving around. "You don't think...he you know.. Is using him as potion ingredients." "Ronald! You can be so STUPID!" She shook her head, "I bet he's sleeping if anything." Hermione spoke, "What! He hasn't been sleeping well at all, Ron. And you know it!" She swatted his arm. Remus and Sirius just wanted those two binker at one another, before saying, "Let's go see if Severus will let us into see him, or at least talk to Severus. Their maybe something neither us know about Harry." They nodded in agreement before Hermione gathered her things together.
Severus was in the start of making the new potion when the alarms from the charm he'd placed after leaving Harry we're going off again, he'd woke up or was in distress. Flinging what ingredient he had in his hand back down onto the table, and rushed off to see what was the matter with Potter, once again. Severus head moaning and whimpering coming from his bed chamber, it sounded like Potter was having a nightmare, he wondered how often Potter had them. He heard the boy scream, "CEDRIC! NO!" Then he heard weeping, Harry had nightmares of when the Dark Lord returned.
When he finally got to the door, he pushed it into the room and saw Harry sitting up looking scared. He also saw him staring down at a scar that was on his forearm, because of the dim light he couldn't tell which one. "Mr. Potter," He knocked on the bedroom door, no response from Potter. Severus sighed, and resigned to speaking Harry's given name, "Harry? Are you alright?" He spoke softly not to spook the boy who seemed to be in another place at the moment, as he approached the bed. "Yes, sir. Never better!" He looked up at Severus with red puffy eyes, Severus could tell it was a lie. "No lying Mr. Potter at least not with me." Harry was shocked that was easy to say, "No, I'm not alright sir that made the fifteenth nightmare, since you left." Severus was shocked but didn't let his face show it. "Mr. Potter had you just asked I would have given you some Dreamless sleep potion." Harry shook his head at it, "It wouldn't have worked anyways, and I don't need myself addicted to it again." Again another shock to Severus' system by Mr. Potter that day, and there had already been a lot. "Oh, do you want to talk about the nightmares?" Snape asked Harry, "No." It was firm and simple and to the point. "When you are ready, I'll be here." Harry shook his head.
It was at that moment someone began rapping at his door to his quarters, he knew that it was not the Headmaster because that man would just let himself in no matter how many wards Severus had placed on his door. "I'll only be a moment, must be a slytherin looking for me." Harry nodded and curled back into a ball on top of the bed. Severus sighed, he didn't know what he could do for the boy expect try to support him, but even Severus didn't know how to do that. He pushed everyone away he ever cared about, and that included Lily and she'd been the only one to care about him. Others had just wanted to use him, for pranks, for potions, for doing deeds that were unable to be spoken, and spying, let us not forget spying. Shaking his head out of his thoughts as he headed the tapping again. Severus had made it too the door, "WHAT?!" He asked and then seen who it was, clearing his throat before answering again. "What do you all want?" "We want to see Harry, Severus." A eyebrow quirked up at them. "How are you even sure that he's here?" "We have our ways, Severus just let us in." Lupin. "Why should I Lupin, will your flea bitten companion behave himself." That earned a growl from Sirius as Padfoot. "Yes, I will make sure that he behaves, now please let us in." They watched as Severus moved to the side allowing them access to his personal quarters.
"Potter's not really up for visitors." Severus spoke, and Sirius transformed back into a human, "Yes, well that's for Harry to decide now isn't it?" Behaving the best he could without snapping at Snape. "Fine, but I swear you, any of you all upset him. I will curse you out." Severus spoke, "Now only one at a time, because I'm not overwhelming him anymore than he already is." "Remus I'm going first!" Sirius had growled at him. "Take me to him." "I mean it Black he starts getting upset I'm kicking you out of the room." Black looked at Severus like what are you going to do. Severus just stared back, "This way," Headed to the only bedroom in the quarters. "Why is he in your bedroom, Snape." "Because that is the only bed, and my house elf put him there." Snape retorted back.
He watched Black just nod his head, "Hey, Harry!" Sirius bounced down on the bed next to him. Harry sat up instantly at it being Black, and clung to him. That was Severus' cue to leave and join the others. "What's wrong Proglet," Sirius asked, holding onto the boy as Harry was holding onto him as if his own life depended on it. It was then that Harry just broke down again, crying against his godfather. Sure, Sirius didn't know many of the reason as to why Harry was acting like this, or that it had everything to do with the past year, and nightmares and so forth. He just held his cub to him, rocking him slowly. Harry hadn't trusted his voice to take, he'd just shook his head into Sirius' chest, he was just glad that he was alive.
Sirius had felt Harry relax on him after the sobs stopped, and he could hear quiet breathes against his chest. He stoked Harry's hair once or twice before laying the boy back down on the bed, and went to find the others. Sirius always thought Harry was strong, stronger than James, but even the strong break. He ached for his godson, but he didn't know what was going on and so he was going to find out from Snape, even if that meant misbehaving to get answers.
"YOU what did you do to my godson!" Sirius demanded as he found himself in Snape's sitting area with the others who were having tea. "Nothing, Black I did nothing. He came to me in this state." Taking a sip of tea, before saying, "My house elf had informed Mr. Potter that should he feel weak to come to me, and he did just that, or well he'd called for her and she brought him to me in a right state." Severus was talking about the blood Harry was covered. "He was brought to me covered in blood, I later found out that Harry had tried to cut his hand off from just below the bracelets. I assume he thought cutting it off would be the only means of getting it off, as no other had worked." He heard many gasps. "He also told me later that, the bracelet had healed it back." More shocked gasped traveled around the room.
By that point Severus had watched Sirius quiet down, and sulk over to the sit next to Remus on the couch. Everyone was shocked at what Harry did, but more concerned than anything really about their friend. "Sirius how is he?" He heard Remus, or Ron, even Hermione ask. Sirius picked his head up to look around at them. "He's not in good shape, something else is wrong I know it." Looking over at Severus figuring that the man may know. Severus shook his head at them, as their was more to know about their young friend, and cub.
"I know he will not be happy with me telling this, because its rather personal." Severus spoke, "When he told me about what he'd done, he also sunk down into himself where I could not reach him physically. I did not do Legilimency on him to try to pull him out." He watched as they were all listening to him explain everything. "The bracelets began to glow this bright light, and the next thing I knew I was inside of I guess a memory of Harry's one of him young, very young." He shook his head at what he saw. "I saw Harry's uncle beating him, calling him a freak, and locked him in the cupboard under the stairs in the memory I saw of him as young, the older one I saw Harry had a room, but the door had many locks on it and a catflap and bars on the windows." He once again hear the gasps go around the room, but they stopped at Ron. They all looked towards him, "I knew they didn't like him, and didn't feed him much, and also put locks on the door to his room, and bars on the outside window. I only knew that because we rescued Harry that year with my father's flying car. The twins and I did, it was second year. Also when we got into trouble with you, sir." Looking up at Severus and he nodded. He remembered that, "I remember Mr. Weasley." Shaking his head. "He didn't want anyone to know this, but I think with the pressure of just finding out what one Prophecy said and now on top of this ancient one with these bracelets. I believe Mr. Potter had started having a mental break down." Severus looked around the room, but watched Remus he was being quiet as was Sirius. Ms. Granger had not said a word either but still, Severus figured death threats would have already started.
The next thing anyone knew was that Ms. Granger started crying, "Why didn't he tell anyone, I mean he could have told the Headmaster couldn't he?" "Sorry to inform you Ms. Granger he had, he told the Headmaster, Harry even asked to stay at Hogwarts time and time again." Severus knew that she was a bright witch, the brightest of her age. So that meant she understood what he was saying, while he looked around the rest of the room. "You mean to tell me, tell us that the Headmaster knew that Harry was, possibly still is being abused there?" Severus nodded, and heard a throaty growl come from both Lupin and Black. "Lupin, Black please cease tearing up my furniture." Watching as they were both digging their fingers into his couch and arm of it.
He felt his wards bend, "I would find someplace to hide in my quarters. If you wish to find out more." They all looked at Severus confused, and he rolled his eyes. "The Headmaster as we speak is trying to break through my wards to my quarters to see Mr. Potter." They got up and hid, along with hiding there things.
Severus got up from his chair, before the headmaster broke the wards down, "Ah, Severus. How is Mr. Potter?" He asked with his bright cheerfulness that made Severus want to gag. "Headmaster he is still the same as when I left here, to come and inform you." He watched the headmaster nod, before entering Severus' quarters. "May I see him?" The headmaster asked, "Follow me," Severus looked around saw the others glaring from their hiding spots as the Headmaster walked into Severus' bedroom.
Once in Severus saw that Harry was having another nightmare, "Potter, Mr. Potter." As much as he wanted to say Harry, he as he shook him hoping to bring him from his nightmare. "Oh, Snape its you." Harry spoke looking up at the man. "The Headmaster wants to speak with you." He watched Harry's eyes grow wide, and then back to normal as if he was still hiding something. Severus moved away from Harry, who then said and held onto him, "Please stay." Severus nodded.
"Headmaster, come in." Severus spoke, and watched the old mans face go from bright as normal to dark upon entering the room. "Hello, Mr. Potter how are you feeling." Dumbledore asked.
Next Chapter: Remus and Sirius are not happy, neither are Hermione and Ron. Everyone is upset that Harry felt that he couldnt tell them. The headmaster tries to change Harry's memories but it doesn't work with Severus there and bracelets protecting both of them.
Story A/N: Ohhhh evil Dumbledoreee? Or just manipulative?
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