The Lily That Poisons The Snake
Chapter 14
Warnings: See chapter 1
Disclaimer: Yeah, I own Harry Potter. That's why I'm posting on here and begging for reviews. *note sarcasm*
As the occupants of the room stared in shock, the one person who had been forgotten spoke up: Dr. Nelson.
"That's not how this works," the doctor said from where she was standing with baby Harry, "You can't arrest him until you have proof that he's guilty and after he's had a trial. He gets a chance to prove his innocence."
"I'm well aware of how this works," Ms. Cochran said, sneering at the idea of Severus being innocent, "Officer Baily is just here in case Mr. Snape refuses to hand over Harry without a fight because, as I'm sure you know, I have to remove the baby from his care until he goes to court." Officer Baily stepped closer to Severus as Ms. Cochran went to take Harry from the doctor.
"Wait," Severus gasped, fighting back tears, "C-can I at least say goodbye to him? Please?" It was obvious that she wanted to say no, but with the way the older woman who was obviously this man's mother was glaring daggers at her, she reluctantly handed baby Harry, who had just woken up and was looking around with sleepy green eyes, to the dark-haired man, but she remained very close, as did the police officer.
"Hey there, my precious baby boy," Severus cooed softly, stroking baby soft raven locks, "I'm so sorry about what your mum did to you. You have to go away for a bit, but daddy's going to get you back, I promise…A-and if I don't…I want you to remember that…that I love you more than anything in the world. Don't ever forget that, okay?"
Officer Baily watched with mixed feelings as Severus fought back a sob as his whimpering son was taken away. He had been so sure that Severus was lying, but looking at him, it was obvious that he loved his little boy more than anything in the world and there was no way he would've hurt him. I sure hope he finds a way to prove his innocence, he thought as he followed Bonnie Cochran out of the room.
"I can't believe that woman," Minerva exclaimed angrily once they were alone once again, "If I ever get my hands on her, she's going to wish Sev had beat her."
"How can we possibly prove that Lily's the abusive one and not me?" Severus asked, losing the battle against his tears.
"We'll find a way," Lucius promised, "She will not get away with what she's done or what she's doing to you."
"We need evidence, and we need witnesses," Albus said thoughtfully, "Your mother and I are going to figure out something. Have you talked to Remus and Sirius?"
"No, it's been months since we've spoken, and I doubt they'd be willing to help me after the way I've acted."
"They're your friends, Sev. Of course, they will help you."
"Give them a call later, okay?" Minerva said, "Right now, you should get some rest."
"Don't worry. I'll make sure he gets some rest," Lucius said, helping Severus up.
"Luc, you don't need to stay with me," he protested.
"I'm not. You're staying with me. You're not going back to that house, Sev."
"I doubt she's going to go back there," he said softly.
"But what if she is there? And what if he's there with her?" Lucius asked, "I would feel much better if you just came home with me, and I'm sure your parents would as well."
"You're not going back to that house, Severus. Go with Lucius," his mother said, giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek, "Your father and I will talk to you later, okay?"
"Okay, mum," he said, knowing not to argue with his mother. He hugged his father before following Lucius out of the hospital. As they were on their way to the blond's house, the entire situation began to catch up to the onyx-eyed man and he began to sob harsh, frame-racking sobs.
"It's okay, Sev. It's going to be okay," Lucius murmured, holding the steering wheel with one hand and grasping his friend's hand in the other. It broke his heart to see his dark-haired friend so distraught, and he promised himself that he would do whatever it took to fix things for Severus.
By the time they had arrived at Lucius's home, Severus had cried himself into an exhausted sleep. Unwilling to wake him up from his much needed sleep, Lucius lifted the sleeping man out of the car and into his arms, surprised that he was so easy to carry. He's too light. I shouldn't be able to carry him so easily, he thought as he carried the slumbering man inside to the guest bedroom. He removed Severus's shoes and tucked him into the queen sized bed, plucking his cell phone from his trouser pocket once again. Before he could stop himself, he pressed a light kiss to his sleeping friend's forehead before leaving the room to make a phone call. He would do whatever to get his friend his son back and keep him out of jail.
Severus tossed and turned in Lucius's guest bed caught in the midst of a nightmare. He whimpered as he flinched away from an invisible attacker. Three sets of eyes, one amber, one grey, one blue, watched sadly as he continued to thrash and whimper.
"No…Harry!" he called out, tears falling from closed eyes. The owner of the amber eyes couldn't take anymore and moved to sit down next to his best friend, who he hadn't seen or spoken to in weeks.
"Sev, it's okay. It's just a dream," Remus Lupin murmured, gently carding his fingers through the distressed man's hair. The soothing touch immediately brought the ebony-haired man back to reality and red-rimmed onyx eyes blinked open. Severus stared sleepily up at the tawny-haired man for a second before sitting up and shying away from him.
"I'm sorry," he whispered, leaning against the headboard and drawing his knees up to his chest.
"Sev, why in the world are you apologizing?" Remus asked incredulously.
"I should have listened to you…and Sirius. You guys tried to tell me, but I wouldn't listen. I didn't believe you."
"It's okay, Sev. What's important is that you believe us now." Severus nodded but glanced unsurely at Sirius.
"Remy's right, Sev," Sirius said, going over and sitting on the bed as well, "We're just glad you finally realized what was going on before it was too late…I know I said some terrible things the last time we saw each other, but it was only because I was so damn worried about you. Rem and I have been worried sick about you, and it just made me angry that there was nothing I could do. But Lucius explained what's going on, and Rem and I are going to do whatever it takes to help you." Severus sent a grateful look to Lucius, who was standing in the doorway.
"Sev," Remus said after a moment, "Siri and I have to go and look into something I think will really help you at the trial. Everything's going to be okay. We won't let you go to jail or lose Harry, okay?"
"Okay," the onyx-eyed man said softly.
"We'll see you tomorrow at your parents' house," Sirius said, giving Severus a tight hug before murmuring, "Don't ever worry us like that again, Severus."
"I won't. I promise," he said, hugging Sirius, "But what's this about my parent's house?"
"We're meeting over there tomorrow to discuss the best way to handle this situation," Remus said, hugging him Severus as well.
"We're also meeting my lawyer who will be representing you," Lucius said, speaking for the first time.
"You guys don't…I mean, thank you…so much…for everything," Severus said softly.
"You're welcome, Sev. We'll see you later," Remus said, kissing the crown of the dark-haired man's head before he and his lover let themselves out. Severus stared down at his knees as Lucius walked over took up the spot that Remus had just vacated.
"You okay?" the blond asked.
"Yeah, I guess. Thanks for everything you've guys have done, and thank you for calling Remus and Sirius for me. I was nervous about seeing them after everything that has happened."
"I'd do anything for you, Sev…and so would Remus and Sirius," he added, realizing he might have been revealing too much of his feelings, "You have a lot of people who care about you and are going to help you through this." And for once Severus felt optimistic about his situation.
AN: Not much to say. I feel like I suck at ending chapters sometimes. I apologize if you feel the same way. And if it really bothers you, you know what you should do? Review about it!
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