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When you have to go get some shots before entering your first year at Hogwarts

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Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Harry Potter/Tom Riddle Characters: Harry Potter, Tom Riddle, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, James Potter, Luna Lovegood, Original Female Character(s) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe Series: Part 1 of Allegiant Summary:

“There are the waves, and there is the wind, seen and unseen forces. Everyone has these same elements in their lives, the seen and unseen, karma and free will.” —Kuan Yin

Sometimes a diamond is thrown away, mistaking it to be a simple crystal. James Potter did not know how big of mistake he was making, when he discarded Harry.

Previously named as 'Allegiant' 

Allegiant has since had a couple more oneshots added to the series which explain why Siri and Remy didn’t rescue Harry before Hogwarts and stuff. The author has also changed their name since then to MuteNuds. 

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I Will Always Be With You Chapter 10: Yule

Life went on after the first encounter between Remus and Severus. Remus was now Harry’s teacher even though classes would not start until the end of the Holidays, the school material would include subjects from the muggle education method as well as introductions to subjects that Harry will have at Hogwarts. Narcissa was also interested on Remus study plan for Harry and, after long consideration, because education is a very important matter, the Malfoy Family asked Remus to teach Draco as well, who was beaming at the thought of spending more time with his friend.

It was Yule Day, a very important celebration within the wizarding community, every family had their own rituals, somewhere very old like the pureblood’s rituals, some others had just become a ritual, but the most important part of the celebration was the dinner. Every year people came together to celebrate, usually, people would invite their family and close friends to this kind of celebration.

That’s exactly why Severus Snape was getting Harry ready, doing his best to comb the mess of curls without making it look too bad, they had been invited to the Malfoy Manor to have dinner. Remus was also going, he and Severus had some conversations but never about the past, always about Harry and, surprisingly, potions, it was normal to hear Severus rambling about potions, but it was definitely unusual for him to have an audience that was genuinely curious about the topic. Harry was always curious about everything and Remus was a great listener, needless to say, that he also had his fill from time to time talking about different spells.

Their relationship had definitely improved and not only theirs, but Remus was also feeling more comfortable around the Malfoys, and Hagrid got used to constant visits from Severus and Harry, who was starting to be more confident around the tight circle of people.

Suddenly, the sound of knocking could be heard in the new family quarters, Severus put down the brush “that must be Remus, let’s go say hi, maybe he knows how to deal with your hair” Harry followed Severus to the door eager to see the werewolf. Harry did not know yet about Remus condition, the adults thought that it would be better to tell him after the full moon, this month would fall around the 27th, perfect timing in between holidays.

Remus was worried about the little one’s reaction to the news, but he also knew that it was necessary for him to know the truth, even though Severus insisted that if he was not comfortable talking about it to Harry it was completely fine to wait, which, in a way, surprised the werewolf, he somehow figured that Severus would be the first one to urge him into talking.

Remus picked Harry up the moment that he saw him “Hey cub, is your Dad struggling with your curls again?” Severus was not amused by the comment after all not everyone had the patience to deal with that mass of hair and Severus’ hair was really straight, so he didn’t have previous experiences, because braiding (badly) Lily’s hair when they were kids did not count. “Can you finish getting him ready while I dress?” Severus was still in his lab clothes because he hadn’t had a chance to take care of himself.

Remus nodded and took Harry to the child’s room “you get ready, we got this,” that’s all Severus needed to basically run to the shower. He desperately needed to get his hair washed and get rid of the potions oils that stained in his skin.

Remus sat Harry down on the chair on his room and started to brush his hair carefully to not hurt the child “What is new, Harry?” Remus asked lightly while concentrating on the little knot on the child’s hair that did not want to come off, making him frown a little.

“Yesterday Dad and I made an experiment, it was in my experiments book, it was really cool!” Harry started to tell everything about this little experiment, which it was just a little volcano, but it was enough to pick Harry’s curiosity on science, especially when he tended to question everything, not always out loud though.

Remus listened carefully to everything that Harry had to say, making sure to ask him some questions about it, he loved the fact that Harry seemed to be comfortable talking to him, that he knew that Remus would listen. It had been a process for Harry to fully open up to him, at first, Harry only talked when Severus was around, then, slowly but surely, he started to make his opinion known when they were alone.

Severus, eventually, came out of his room, fully dressed and ready, just in time to make sure they had everything they needed. He went to check on Remus and Harry who were sitting on Harry’s bed reading one of the child’s books, Harry’s hair was combed and looking like a controlled mess that made the child look even more adorable.

Severus leaned on the doorway looking at them for a second, he was glad that his son had someone else to count on, someone else to be himself with. He was also, deep down, glad that that person was Remus, it gave him a sense of peace, he did not know when this feeling started, after all, a month before he only felt disgusted towards the werewolf, which, thinking back now, it felt so wrong. Before he took Harry, everything seemed so dark and gloomy around him, but now he finally saw the light.

He stepped further into the room, clearing his throat to make his presence known, “everyone ready?” he asked looking at Harry, missing the surprised look followed by a shy smile that Remus sent his way. “We are ready Dad! Let’s go!” Harry was all too eager to go to Draco’s house, he missed his friend a lot and really wanted to play with him.

Remus was in a trance for half a second, looking at the surprisingly beautiful sight that was Severus dressed on his formal robes and freshly washed hair, contrary to popular believe, Severus' hair was rather beautiful, thick and dark that, when it was not oiled up because of potions fumes, had some volume and framed his long face perfectly. Remus shook these thoughts away, what was wrong with him, he just made peace with Severus who was clearly heterosexual, judging by his love for Lily alone, he could not and would not get a crush now.

They traveled by floo, this being the easiest way of traveling, also the safest during winter, no one wanted to walk all the way down to the Hogwarts’ gates under the snowstorm.

“Severus, Harry, Remus! Welcome” Lucius Malfoy greeted them “you arrived just in time” he then looked at Harry and smiled “Draco will be here in a moment, his mother wanted to do his hair”

Harry giggled and nodded “Thank you for inviting me Mr. Malfoy” Remus offered his hand as a greeting, which Lucius shook while saying “call me Lucius, and it’s a pleasure to have you.”

They walked towards the dining room where they found Narcissa and Draco already waiting, Draco ran and hugged Harry the second he saw him, making Harry stiffen for a second before he hugged him back “I missed you, you have to tell me about that experiment that you talked about in your letter.”

During the days that Harry and Draco could not see each other, they took it upon themselves to send letters back and forward, even though they actually only had been apart for two or three days, they needed to tell one another everything they did.

The adults thought that it was a great way for the boys to practice their writing skills and composition skills for school, so they tend to encourage for them to write, as well as, when possible, correct the letters and help out with spelling.

After the meaningless greetings they sat down at the table, the adults already talking about news at work, especially Lucius who had been listening closely to his peers, so he could determine whether or not people saw Harry and wanted to harm him. Thankfully, as for the moment, no one had any recollection of Harry, and those who had seen him were rather supportive and simply beamed at the cuteness of the child.

This did not mean that they were completely safe, after all, there were many people who would not be taken aback by the fact that Harry was still a child to use him to fulfill his own agenda. But it was a relief when the powerful people at the Ministry were unaware of Harry’s presence in the Wizarding World.

The dinner went smoothly, the conversation between the kids filled the room with little giggles that amused the adults to some extent. The houseleves made the best pork roast with rosemary and garlic which the adults accompanied with some Spanish red wine, while the children enjoyed a soda that Remus had bought in the muggle supermarket for them to try, both of them loved the fizziness and novelty of it.

For dessert, they enjoyed some Yule Log which was beautifully presented. Throughout the meal Draco, with some help from the adults, explained Harry the intricate etiquette of a formal dinner and why those kinds of protocols were important. Lucius was instantly aware of the extent of the abuse after hearing little comments from Harry like “before I was not allowed on the table” or “thanks to Dad now I can eat a bit more” even though his portions were still small and had to take a potion before the affair.

After the meal they all sat in the living room, the children talked about the presents that they would get tomorrow and played with a magical chess set, they still did not really fully understand the complexity of the game, but the basic rules were easy enough and their strategy skills got better with each game.

On the other hand, the adults were sited with a glass of their liquor of choice, except for Remus, who, according to Severus, “drinking this much would affect the effects of the potion even if you still have a couple of days before that time,” and submerge themselves in a heavier conversation.

“Millicent Bagnold is a good enough Minister, but in my opinion, he focuses more on the international opinion than what the English population needs” Lucius commented after explaining what he could of his role inside the Ministry to Remus, who really did not know what the other did.

“I have no right to vote, well… I don’t have rights… so, in my opinion, he is rather incompetent…” Remus said in a whisper, not really wanting to cause controversy, but at the same time, valuing his opinion.

“I believe, in that aspect, you are right, he should start thinking about werewolves’ rights, after all, how does he expect you to have enough money to afford the costs of living if he does not allow your kind to have a stable job? There always going to be bad people, but the good people should not suffer because of them” Narcissa said after making sure that the children were not listening, “Lucius, you should try to bring that to his attention, and that’s only scratching the surface.”

Lucius nodded from his seat, not able to verbally agree because he just had a taste of his drink. Remus was taken by surprise, he never really thought that the Malfoys, out of anyone, would actually understand his situation. Severus was silently listening, he really did not understand politics, but understood Remus problem.

“It will be a long process, but it is worth trying to convince him… the other day, I was conversing with Mrs. Perrot and she told me that her little girl was bitten a couple of months ago, thankfully she assured me that her daughter did not transform last month, they were really lucky that St. Mungos could attend her on time.”

Remus was relieved to hear that, after all, no one deserved to be in such pain, “that is really lucky when Fenrir caught me… my mum tried to take me to St. Mungos but it was too late, it had already been more than twelve hours and the bite was too deep”

Severus had the urge to extend his hand to comfort Remus, an urge that took him by surprise, but immediately related it to him comforting Harry many times before.

After a while, they were ready to leave the Manor and sleep, they would be back the next day for lunch to exchange gifts. Severus, Remus, and Harry said their goodbyes and flooed to Hogwarts.

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I Will Always Be With You Chapter 9: Middle Ground

Severus didn't know what to do with the crying wolf, he was not good with emotions, not his own nor others, so he sat there trying his best to give the man some space. "Thank you, Severus, it really means a lot…" Remus said once he had calmed himself enough "Remus, there is no need to thank me, we are the only ones left for Harry and I know this won't be easy at first but I want him to have as many people as possible around to support him… it won't be easy because you and I have history… but I am willing to get to know you as the person that you are now and get over our past."

Remus nodded along before chuckling "I am really not that deep… but you are right, we are the ones left, we need each other…" he sighed at the thought of his friends, dead or alive they weren't coming back. "Another important thing to mention is that I am friends with Lucius Malfoy, therefore Harry is already warming up to his son, Draco, I know that you do not like the Malfoys, but they are dear friends of mine."

Remus took a moment to process the way his world needed to change, he was about to complain but thought better, he somehow trusted Severus and if the potions master thought that the Malfoy family was trustworthy, then he will need to start thinking about them in a more trusting way.

Harry woke up in his bed, he hugged his fluffy rabbit friend, Dante, and got up, entering the bathroom before going to the living room where his dad's deep voice could be heard. He pushed his bedroom door open to find the tall man that his dad called Mr. Lupin talking to his dad who turned around to greet him.

"Hello, little one, did you have a nice rest?" Severus said and picked up his son who nodded in response "Remus and I was talking about the Malfoys" Severus noticed how Harry's attention was caught up by mentioning his new friend's family.

"Are they coming?" Harry asked shyly, he really wanted to see his friend again, Draco was fun. Severus smiled and looked up toward the wolf, he didn't need more proof about Harry's opinion towards the Malfoy family. "We can ask them if they want to come, but I was talking to Remus about them because he doesn't know them quite well, so he is feeling uneasy about them" Severus could have said it in a more complicated and expressive way but the little boy, while intelligent, he is still eight years old, he can't be bothered nor he can understand the complications of adults relationships.

"You don't need to feel uneasy about them Remus, they are great people," Harry said in a brave move, he wouldn't ever talk to a stranger, or anyone for that matter, but he needed to defend his very first and best friend.

Remus had mixed feelings, for once, he loved to talk to Harry and hearing defending someone that is dear to him made him proud, after all, it showed the good heart that Harry possess, but, on the other hand, he felt his heart ache, "Remus" is not the way that he wanted Harry to address him, is cold and distant but he is sure that someday Harry will be comfortable enough to call him Moony like the Marauders always fantasied while Lily was pregnant.

"I'll leave now, we will, hopefully, see each other soon," Remus said while standing to leave. "Have a nice evening, we will definitely see you soon… Remus" Severus answered politely, and Harry waved him goodbye, the next second Remus was gone.

Severus put Harry down on the sofa and summoned Harry's new animal set, so he could play around while Severus worked for a while and thought about his little one's education, a topic that only came to his mind after thinking about doing his own work. His first thought was to find a school nearby, but, obviously, that thought was quick, near Hogwarts there was not muggle or wizard elementary school. So, homeschooling was the best option, at first he thought about teaching Harry himself but his schedule, he wouldn't be able to spend any quality time with Harry, the ideal would be for Harry and him to have classes at the same time, suddenly an idea came to his mind, Remus wants to spend time with Harry and he is a very educated individual, Severus would also show trust if he offered him the opportunity.

After an hour of work he wrote a letter to Remus explaining the situation and then looked up to see Harry playing with his animals, making up little stories like he has been doing the entire hour, he listened closely to the little mumbles of conversation before Harry looked up to him, probably because he felt like someone was watching him, and smiled "Dante is hungry… can we have dinner?" Severus smiled slightly "is Harry hungry too?" after Harry nodded, he picked him up, and carried the child and rabbit to the kitchen where he ordered dinner from the house-elves. He could definitely get used to this lifestyle.

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I Will Always Be With You Chapter 8: Dog

Severus looked at the child who was shyly trying to bury himself on his chest "Lupin… is not the best moment… we will talk… just not now" Severus was terrified, but he understood the sense of responsibility that the wolf felt towards his son, he was not the only one to lose someone during that terrible day.

"I will contact you when we are ready" he nodded briefly at his own statement, Lupin had this understanding look on his eyes "is Harry ok?" the wolf asked as if it was the most important matter in the world "he could be better but yes, he will be fine" after that they headed to Hagrid's hut, after all the wolf seemed to have finished and the half-giant would cheer even the darkest days.

Father and son walked down the path during which Harry shyly declared that he wanted to walk by himself, like the first time they walked through the gardens in Hogwarts, Severus smiled at the boy and let him explore, well, all the exploring that looking around while tightly holding Severus' hand would let him, not because Severus didn't let him go by himself, but because Harry was too insecure to not be holding Severus all the time.

Once they were in front of the small house Severus knocked twice on the heavy wooden door and Hagrid was heard inside, they waited for a couple of seconds before the door was opened "Professor Snape! So good to see yah, I thought yah were Remus" Hagrid said without noticing the little boy that was now hiding behind his father.

"I just wanted to introduce you to someone very special" he said gently pushing Harry in front of him "Harry, may I introduce you to Hogwarts ground keeper Hagrid, he looks really big but he is the most loving person in this castle" Harry tried to be brave and, without taking his hands out of his father and his bunny Dante said a small "nice to meet you." Hagrid looked like he was about to cry, he had been waiting for little Harry to come to Hogwarts from the day he left him at his aunt's care "it's very nice to meet yah too 'arry, please, come in, I'll prepare tea" Severus smiled down to his boy, squishing his hand in an encoring gesture.

They sat at the table with warm tea in front of them "not that I'm gonna complain, but how's little 'arry 'ere?" Hagrid asked while petting Fang who may have smelled Harry's wariness because he hadn't done anything that could have potentially scare the little boy. "I adopted Harry yesterday, I went to the Dursley residence yesterday to see for myself if Harry was treated well, once it was obvious that the Dursley are not suitable guardians, I took him" Severus explained leaving out the dreams of Lily and James.

Hagrid smiled sadly, hearing that such a sweet boy was in a bad household was saddening but he recovered quickly, 'Severus Snape with a child, well, that will be interesting' he thought while trying to understand why everyone thought about Severus as an evil man, he has committed mistakes but the fact that Harry could trust him made all of the difference in Hagrid's book, not that he thought that he was a bad person from the start, he knew Severus, the real Severus.

They spent quite some time on Hagrid's hut having a nice daily conversation while Harry got used to fang and started to pet him slowly, the big dog let him take his time and when he felt the child calmed enough he licked his face playfully, Harry froze for a second before he started to laugh hysterically. The adults stopped talking to watch the little boy play with the huge dog, after a while, the little one got tired and ran back to his dad's arms.

"It was a pleasure Hagrid, we will come back soon," Severus said while picking Harry up "yea, of course, come right in whenever yah want" little Harry waved goodbye to the half-giant and his dog sleepily.

Once back at their quarters Severus needed to have a small talk with his son about a certain wolf that walked around Hogwarts, he sat the little boy in the sofa and sat on the armchair to its right, he needed to keep his emotions on check, so he wouldn't worry his little one.

"Harry… Mr. Lupin would like to meet you" he saw his son's worried face "you have nothing to fear little one, neither for my sake nor yours, Remus Lupin was your parent friend and I don't want you to miss on a gentle figure to look up to because of my fears, which I am sure will fade away as soon as I am able to talk to Mr. Lupin about the incident" by the end of his speech Harry had climbed out of the sofa and gotten with him in the armchair breaking the serious atmosphere. "You are not leaving me, right dad? If I go with Mr. Lupin, right?" Severus hugged his little boy "of course not brat, you are stuck with me forever" Severus smiled slightly and kissed the boys forehead "then I will talk with him… can I sleep now, dad?" Severus nodded and carried his little one to his bed for a nap, after all, it had been a long day.

While Harry slept Severus floo called the wolf, maybe welcoming him to his home the very first time they properly talked wasn't a good idea, but he needed to get over his traumas as soon as possible so his son could enjoy the presence of the other man.

Once Remus was in the room he sat on the armchair opposite to Severus' "I really appreciate what you are doing Severus, I understand that is hard to invite someone like me into your house, especially after what I did to you… I am sorry for that day, and let me tell you I didn't know that Sirius had talked to you… he wasn't supposed to tell anyone… I am not trying to-."

Severus cut Remus rumbling with a gentle hand gesture "I… it's fine… really, and about not accepting people 'like you' into my house… you are not like Fenrir, you know that, right? If you are here is because I trust you enough to be near my son, Lily trusted you to do so, and Dumbledore does too… so may as well do so too" Severus took a deep breath trying to calm the panic inside him before talking again "Harry wants to talk to you and I want you to be there for him, tell him about James because my memories of him are not the best… I was not in a good place when I started Hogwarts and every memory of that time, except for Lily, is long buried in my mind…" he didn't want to get into too much detail, just enough so Remus would understand.

Remus was about to cry, Severus was letting him have time with the only person left for him, even about what he had done to the man, he had been years without any news from Harry, nothing at all, it was hard sometimes. "you said he was ok… what happened to him, Severus?" he asked not lifting his head "the psychological abuse is the worst of it… it's the hardest to overcome and heal… but he is a strong kid… he will be fine, he needs us, but he will be fine" Severus seemed to be reassuring himself more than reassuring his guest, in another gesture of trust he stood up and went to the kitchen, showing Remus how willing was to let him slither into his life slowly, once he came back he poured the tea and handled one to Remus, noticing that he had way more scars that when they were children "are you drinking wolfbane?" at Remus' shake of the head he nodded, he didn't need to ask why, the wolf's clothes and his skinny figure talked by themselves "I will start brewing the potion, don't worry, you'll not have painful transformations anymore" the broke Remus completely, he started crying.

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I Will Always Be With You Chapter 5: Family

The next morning Harry woke up to the feeling of someone shaking him softly, it was a new experience, no one had ever woken him up that way. He opened his eyes slightly and saw the potions master looking at him with a straight face but tender in his eyes, Harry smiled and whispered, “good morning Sir.” Severus picked the little boy up and went to the bathroom with him “take a shower, you have some towels over there and some clothes here, if you need me just call, I will be in the kitchen” he said while pointing at the items that he listed, the clothes were some Severus’ shrunken ones but it worked for the day. Severus let the child take his shower and went to the kitchen to fix some breakfast, the elves usually served the meals but Severus thought that Harry would be upset upon seeing one of the little creatures, just because it was new and the child had had enough new things for a day, taking in account that he was going to meet the goblins today. Harry took a quick shower putting on the clothes which fit perfectly and made him look like his soon-to-be guardian, the feeling of the fabric was very nice, like it was new and well-kept, Harry was confused, he didn’t deserve clothes, his relatives always said that he didn’t deserve it… he went to the kitchen to find Severus finishing the breakfast, he sat down on one of the chairs and looked up to Severus “Sir? is this clothing for me? Don’t get me wrong, I love them, it’s just…” Severus' heart hurt for the little child, he knew what the child meant, he smiled slightly and put breakfast on the table and sat own “Harry those are yours and we will buy more after we go to the bank, where I will become your father” he stopped there to give some time for the child to process the information “you will be my dad?” upon Severus nod in confirmation Harry smiled brightly before standing up and hugging the adult who hugged him back “let’s finish our breakfast child, we will go to Malfoy Manor and then we will go to the goblins” Severus explained Harry what floo was and how it worked while they were having breakfast, Harry even asked some questions about the theory behind it, Severus couldn’t believe that a person of that intelligence was only eight years old. When they finished eating their breakfast they flooed to Malfoy Manor where the pureblood family was waiting for them, “very good morning Severus and Harry” the patriarch of the family shook Severus hand before brushing Harry’s hair softly “this is my son, Draco” Lucius said putting his hand on the other child’s shoulder who looked so much like him “It is a pleasure to meet you Draco, I’m Harry Potter” Harry smiled and shook Draco’s hand when it was offered “it’s a pleasure to meet you too, I hope we can be friends” Draco said with a soft voice, he wanted to have good real friends, like his parents and Severus were. Narcissa was introduced to Harry by Lucius, she was a beautiful woman, she had an aristocratic and intimidating look, as if she believed that she was better than anyone but also, she looked like a mother, the way she looked at Harry and fixed the neck of his little shirt made Harry trust her and think of her as a kind woman. Once everyone was introduced they flooed to Gringotts, Harry was instantly amazed by the little creatures with mean faces that worked at the place, “they are goblins, really good with money but they aren’t very friendly” Draco whispered to Harry when he noticed his confused look. One of them walked towards Lucius and asked if he needed anything, once Lucius asked for a private place to talk the whole group followed the goblin to an enormous office full of shelves with shiny things on them, Harry was fascinated and so was Draco, both of them had to be led by the adults towards the chairs. “Lord and Lady Malfoy, Professor Snape, what can this institution help you with?” Griphook, the goblin, asked politely, he seemed honestly curious, “Mr. Griphok, I know for a fact that your people host a ceremony called ‘blood adoption’ and my friend Professor Snape was wondering if it would be possible to perform this ritual, he wanted to adopt this little boy, Harry Potter” he gestured towards Harry and the goblin looked at him surprised, Severus took his hand and squeezed it slightly, making Harry clam a little even though Griphok’s look was intimidating. “It will definitely be possible, it will be prepared while you filled the needed papers for the Ministry” Griphok handled the papers to Severus and then left the place to get the ceremony prepared. Severus asked some questions to Harry while filling the papers, the last question was the most important one “do you want to take my surname?” Severus looked at Harry closely “Can I have both? I would love to have your name but I also want to keep mine… something like Snape-Potter?” Severus smiled slightly and hugged Harry with one arm “Snape-Potter sounds perfect” he wrote it down and signed at the end of the page. When the goblin came back he asked the group to follow him, they were led into a dark room with an altar in the middle, Griphok told Harry and Severus to step near the altar, where other goblin started to speak in a strange language, soon they were asked to share seven drops of blood, Severus helped Harry first, he poked the child’s finger with the blade before doing it on his own. The goblin mixed it with a special potion and gave three quarters to Severus and a quarter to Harry because Severus was taking the responsibility over the child while the child was only going to take some of Severus’ features, the changes would appear from the first half an hour to twenty-four hours after the ceremony or so the goblin said, it was something that Harry was looking forward to. The ritual ended soon after, it was rather simple unlike wizarding rituals which were extremely complicated, the goblins rituals were simple but needed a lot of magic and power. The group went to have lunch at Malfoy Manor after thanking the goblins, while they were eating Harry and Draco talked about the things that they saw that day, occasionally asking for an explanation which Narcissa was more than happy to answer, while the adults talked about changes in Severus life and how he was going to manage to teach while taking care of Harry, after all, school would start again after the Christmas break which started today. They concluded that he always could ask for help within the castle, Minerva was the first name to come up, she loved Harry, Hagrid was also a good option after all the half-giant had a huge mother hen and couldn’t hurt a fly. “Sir? I was wondering… can… can I call you dad?” Harry said while looking down, Severus gently moved his head so he could look into his eyes, then he noticed, Harry’s eyes, were changing, one of them was obviously turning black, it was amazing how only one of them was changing “I am your father now Harry, of course you can call me dad” he kissed Harry’s forehead “your eyes are changing, one of them is turning black like mine” everyone turned to see the change while Severus conjured a mirror for Harry to see himself into “cool…” the child breathed out “it is really pretty” Draco said smiling “I can’t wait to see how I look after the twenty-four hours” Harry said excitedly.

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I Will Always Be With You Chapter 7: Paint

Severus woke up early in the morning, he was tired but also weirdly excited, he thought that it may have something to do with being officially the father of a little brilliant boy who was sleeping on the other room, he let himself smile before standing up to cook some breakfast. Today was going to be a busy one, they needed to meet with Dumbledore, just to tell him about the adoption and how everything went, he also wanted to introduce Madame Pomphrey and Hagrid to Harry, he knew that the half-giant was going to be really happy to see the little one, after all he had been counting down the years for Harry to attend Hogwarts. Once the breakfast was ready he went to wake up the little boy. It was incredible how his life and his hopes for a future had changed in such a little time before Harry irrupted in his life his only motivation to get by the day was to wait until his death doing productive things... Harry woke up the same way as the day before, with his dad shaking him awake gently, at first, he flinched slightly, the habits that eight years of being treated badly had built in Harry weren’t going to leave in a day, but right after he realized that his dad was the one waking him up he smiled and sat up. “good morning dad…” he said while he started to stretch, Severus led Harry to the bathroom like he had done the day before, with a small but genuine smile on his face. After breakfast and all the routinely affairs were dealt with they walked outside, adventuring the castle, they climbed the eternal staircase from the dungeons, where their quarters were, to Dumbledore’s office, where the old Headmaster was already waiting for them. “Very good morning, my boys” Dumbledore said in his grandfatherly voice when they entered his office, “good morning headmaster” The first thing that Dumbledore noticed about the little child was his eyes, proving to him how serious was Severus about kipping the child “oh… I see you performed the ritual, you look like the perfect blend of all of your parents Harry, my boy” Harry smiled shyly towards the grandfather figure of Hogwarts “thank you Sir” he mumbled before hiding slightly behind his father’s robes. “We just came here to let you know that the ritual was a success Headmaster, and also to ask you if Hagrid and Madam Pomphrey are available” Severus said in an unthreatening manner, which was unnormal for him “Madam Pomphrey had to leave for the morning, there was a problem in St. Mungos that needed to be addressed, they called most of the mediwitches and mediwizards on England, she should be back by lunchtime, Hagrid on the other hand is with Remus on his hut, they are trying to combine Christmas and Yule, to make the entire affair easy for the muggle-borns…” Severus was startled for a second, his nightmare was back in the castle, and near his son, he would not expose his son to that beast, how is that the Headmaster is letting him near the castle? Oh, yes, Gryffindor favoritism… Severus snapped back to reality when his son touched his hand lightly “dad… are you ok?” he heard his son ask “yes… I am fine… I just… didn’t expect Lupin to be around…” he mumbled to himself more than to the little boy “Severus… my boy, you should talk to him, I know I was not fair, or it seemed like I wasn’t… but believe me, he is sorry” Severus swallowed the bump on his throat in order to try and not be too rude towards Dumbledore, he knew that the Headmaster was right, he always was… well, most of the time, and Lupin probably was sorry, but Severus was not ready to see the man that holds the beat that almost killed him inside him. “I will think about it… we will be in our quarters until Lupin is out of the castle…” he said trying to appear calmed ‘or until I am ready to talk to him’ was implied, after all he would not take Christmas away from his son. Severus and Harry walked back to the dungeon, once they were inside their rooms Severus relaxed considerably and smiled slightly towards the little boy “let’s decorate your bedroom before lunch, then we can go outside and visit Madam Pomphrey” Harry nodded and followed his dad towards the newly added bedroom thinking that he would need to ask about said ‘Lupin’ later at lunch. The child’s bedroom consisted on a queen size bed, a little wooden desk with a matching wooden chair, an old closet that was slightly darker wood color and a couple of shelves where Harry had already arranged his toys “so, my son, what color would you like your room to be?” Severus asked while crouching down to Harry’s size so he would not look intimidating “you can pick any color or pattern” Harry thought for a moment if he could paint the walls any color he would paint them blue, but he also liked green, and red, and yellow, because they were the color of nature and freedom and they, were pretty “can I have a Hogwarts themed room? Like… there!” He said pointing at the wall across from the door where the bed was resting his headboard “I would like to have green, like the snake house… Slee…Slytherin!” Severus smiled widely and with a whispered “Colovaria” he changed the color of the first wall, adding some snakes into it. Then Harry pointed to the wall on the right, were the windows towards the lake were situated “Raven…claw?” he said unsure at the name receiving a smile and a nod from his dad who charmed the wall accordingly, they went on with Gryffindor, in front of the bed, and Hufflepuff, which held the shelves with the toys, it fitted perfectly. Harry nodded along and at the end, he stood up from his seat and hugged the man who immediately picked him up “there is nothing to fear dad… I will be there with you” Severus heart warmed and smiled at the beautiful child on his hands, he was so lucky to have him “you are right my son, and you do not have anything to fear either, I will always be with you to protect you and guide you” he kissed his son’s forehead and cuddled him close. Once they had finished eating Severus picked the little boy up and started their journey towards the hospital wing where Madam Pomphrey, already told about the situation by Dumbledore, was waiting for them to check on the child. Severus sat the boy, who was now shaking out of fear, on one of the little mattress “d-dad…” Severus squished his hand lovingly “everything will be fine my son, Poppy is a friend of mine and I will be here.” Madam Pomphrey introduced herself to the little boy who looked at her warily, normal behavior of a child towards a doctor, once the scanner was completed, achieved by demonstrating every single one of the charms in Dante the rabbit that Severus remembered to pick up before living, knowing that, even if Harry was too old for that kind of comfort, after the abuse, he would need some reassurance that often worked on younger children, the scanner showed how the main physical abuse involved burns and starvation which were easily cured with some cream and a proper diet. Even though the physical abuse was not too harsh, counting on any kind of physical or psychological abuse is harsh and completely unacceptable, the psychological abuse was the worst part, Severus would have to reassure the child about many things that a normal child make take for granted. Overall, the visit to the Hospital wing was a success, Harry had not been sexually abused which was enormous relieve for Severus, but he also had a diet plan and a potion plan for the little one to grow healthy. They were living in the Hospital wing, Harry eating a little sugar quill and talking softly with Dante while his dad took him back to the dungeons, when Severus saw the wolf, he tried to stay as calm as possible when he started to approach “Severus, we need to talk· Lupin said, looking at Harry softly and sadly, Severus, on the other hand, was trying to find a way to politely decline the offer so they could get back to the safety of their quarters.

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I Will Always Be With You Chapter 6: Rights

After lunch, the Malfoy family left since they had to assist an important event, something related to Lucius' business in France, so the now Snape family was alone walking down the streets of Diagon Ally. It was a rather pleasant afternoon, not too cloudy even though it was December, it wasn't snowing either but the streets were white because of previous snow storms, you could say that Christmas was right around the corner, all the shops were decorated with colorful lights and extravagant ornaments, the children ran around the place trying to make their parents buy them that one toy they wanted Severus, on the other hand, was walking down the street with a quiet polite little boy who looked around in wonder but never asked for anything, this behavior worried Severus, he was expecting something different, maybe not as exuberant as the other children but definitely something, he looked towards Harry who was trying to figure out what everything was and softly said "Harry, we need to go find you some clothes, then we can go to the toy store" he, Severus Snape, was offering volunteer to go to a toy store, but Harry deserved it, he deserved some toys, it was a basic human right, children have the right to play. Harry, on the other hand, didn't want to hope for a trip to the toy store, it had happened before, Uncle Vernon or Aunt Petunia would say that he could get a toy if he behaved but, even if he didn't do anything he wouldn't get it because he was a freak, but his new dad seemed honest, he would be the best boy that way he would be able to get at least a little plushie. Harry nodded and followed Severus towards the entrance of muggle London, where they would shop first. The first shop was in a big mall so Severus made sure that Harry was by his side all the time taking his hand just in case, Severus tended to rush with everything and that usually ended up with people not following, he didn't want to lose the child, even though said child was already eight, he didn't seem to mind. Severus held various t-shirts in front of the child, mostly plain ones, for the one with designs Severus would let Harry pick out his favorites, the main color was, of course, green, like his eyes, the child pointed out that he liked blue, not any blue, Ravenclaw blue, even if the child didn't know just yet what that meant. At the end, he had purchased plain t-shirts sporting the four main Hogwarts colors, a couple white dress shirts and four pairs of jeans, all the way Harry seemed completely overwhelmed by all the things that Severus was buying and didn't ask for anything at all. Harry followed Severus holding his hand tightly, everything was a first, even the holding hand part, it was a normal gesture from a parent to a child and at Harry's age would be something to be embarrassed about, but he could not be happier, the gesture only reinforced the idea that Severus, his father now, wanted him. When they walked out of the store Severus stopped him and looked at him crouching down to seem less intimidating, Harry really appreciated this, "We are going to this other clothes store before we go to the toy store, be patience I know this might not be entertaining but it is necessary" Harry just nodded at this even though he thought to buy all these clothes was really fun and unnecessary "In this store there is more colorful and variate clothing so I want you to pick two t-shirts and one pair of jeans, you will need also a pair of sport shoes, alright my son?" Harry nodded happily, his dad just called him "his son" and he said it with affection and not in a sarcastic way, not like the Dursleys, who a couple of times before had pretended to care just to mock him. Harry started walking through the stands, still holding Severus hand tightly, he didn't want to lose his dad, suddenly a black t-shirt with a dark red dragon on the front caught his attention, he loved animals and dragons were fascinating, a book that he read for school said that dragons were mythical creatures, some had wings, others didn't… and they could control elements. Severus noticed how the child staid looking at the t-shirt in thought so Severus reached to the stack of shirts and looked for the right size, admiring the hope that radiated from his son's eyes "here, this is your size, it is a little bit big but you will grow to fit it properly" the adult handed the shirt to his son who smiled and pressed it tightly to his chest "now, one more shirt, then we will go get jeans." Harry look through some more finding a white shirt with a dark green and yellow snake, this time Harry asked for it instead of thinking too much if he could or could not have it "I like snakes… well I like reptiles in general" he had some trouble with the pronunciation of "reptiles" and Severus thought it was adorable, "Slytherin at its finest" commented Severus while picking the right size "I will tell you about Hogwarts houses when we get there, don't worry" Harry nodded and walked towards the jeans to repeat the process and pick some up, they ended up buying two instead of one because Harry seemed to have trouble deciding which one he wanted, then they picked the last item, some white trainers, paid and head outside. "Let's go to the toy store now, we will go to Madam Malkins on another date" Severus said while leading Harry towards the colorful store, while Severus did not like the idea of going into a toy store, the look of pure excitement on Harry's face was more than enough argument to adventure himself in such a place. Once on the store, Severus crouched down in front of Harry to be at the same level "Alright child, we are going to go to a magical toy store but I know you may want some familiar toys too so, anything at all that catches your attention tell me, understood?" Severus wasn't expecting to have his arms full of Harry at the end of the sentence, but hugged him back nevertheless "come on Harry, where do you want to start?" Harry looked around thinking for a moment, it felt weird, he had so many options, he could go anywhere, it felt a bit scary but Severus' hand on his shoulder made it better. He started walking toward the plushies and found a fluffy light pink rabbit, he didn't want to point it out at first because pink is a girl's color, but Severus seemed to read his mind and picked it up "he looks like a good friend Harry" the child smiled at this and squeezed his new friend "his name is Dante" Harry said holding it for Severus to see "really good name my son" Harry had heard the name to a couple of older girls on his school and always seemed like a great name. After that Harry was more confident at pointing out what he wanted, he still hesitated a bit a couple of times but Dante was the proof that Harry needed to trust that Severus was, indeed, buying him toys. They got an animal set, a couple more plushies, and a remote-control car, everything was exciting but the other children never stopped screaming and running around, even if it looked fun, their behavior was not the best and it made Harry get a headache. Once outside of the mall Severus held out his arm for him to reach, they were going to apparate back to Hogwarts where Severus believed necessary to hold a little "family meeting" in which Severus would explain basic human rights and explaining to the little one the Houses at Hogwarts. Immediately after they got into their quarters, Severus started to put the clothes on Harry's wardrobe while the child arranged his toys very carefully and thoughtfully "these are so many toys…" Severus heard his son mumbled, he sighed and sat down beside him on the floor "Harry… my son… you deserve them… it is your right as a child and I am sorry that you didn't have them before" Harry looked confused, he didn't know what "right" meant but he had heard it before, his uncle use to say it a lot "Uncle Vernon says that freaks don't have rights…" he said while looking down, ashamed of his past. Severus sighed and hugged the little boy, Petunia and Vernon where monsters and did not deserve anything, hopefully someday he will actually get revenge, for now, though he had to fix his best friend's, and James Potter, son "Harry, even though the world is an unfair place to be we all have rights, they are called human rights and as long as you are a human you have rights which are basically certain freedoms that are guaranteed" Harry nodded slowly, taking in all the information and trying to figure out what it meant for him "also, being a 'freak', which you are not, isn't bad… it just means… unusual, eccentric, rare, and believe me, when you get to adulthood we all want to be different" Severus laughed a little when Harry wrinkled his nose at the word "adulthood." Harry then rested his head on his dad's shoulder, he was tired and his dad was telling him all these things that flipped his world upside down "Dad? Do I look any different?" Severus looked down and took his son's chin "your cheekbones are a little sharper… I think your face is getting a bit longer in general, not a big deal but if you look at it you can definitely see it… and your hair is getting darker… I think it will end up being black, instead of the dark brown that was James' hair, you kept the crazy curls… and I like them…" Severus smiled widely "your parents, James and Lily, were good-looking people, especially Lily… so it is not a surprise how handsome you are" he kissed Harry's forehead "tomorrow we will redecorate this plain room and go visit some of the staff here at Hogwarts… so go get your pajamas and brush your teeth, I can tell you are tired, if you do it fast we can read something in bed" Harry listened to his dad carefully before sprinting towards the bathroom to get ready. Once both where ready Harry got under the covers Severus sat down next to him "so, what do you want me to tell you about?" Harry thought for a moment before saying "Hogwarts" in an excited voice, Severus smiled and started telling him about the founders of the school and how it was built, the child fell asleep soon after Severus started talking but the adult stayed to watch over him for a bit, just to breath calmly and get the idea of actually having this child with him to settle. After a couple of minutes, Severus stood up, took the camera that Lily had given to him a long time ago and took a picture of Harry sleeping, the first one of many others, then he went to bed, happy for the first time in many years.