getting to know each other
Remus had a kind smile on his face and approached Harry consciously sitting on the couch beside him.
"Alright Harry, now can you tell us what happened? Why did Sirius find you like this? So badly injured."
Harry was about to answer when Snape beat him to it.
"Isn't it obvious"
He raised an incredulously eyebrow.
"Obviously the potter boy went to play hero and decided to make trouble with the death eaters. or, better yet go on some sort of suicide mission just to be praised yet again for his "noble" acts."
Snape spat with disgust.
Sirius was just about to whirl around and defend his godson. After all, Voldemorts attacks on Harry were in no way the child's fault.
However just as Sirius was about to snap at Snape they heard a laugh.
Not just a normal laugh, a full on belly laugh.
It was Harry, the child was all but doubled over in a laughing fit.
Sirius was worried, he shared a look with Remus and then glared at Snape.
Obviously Severus had made something in Harry snap.
Snape just stared at the child, completely dumbfounded.
The child sighed a single tear falling from his eye. And just as suddenly as the outburst came it disappeared.
Harrys face went cold, emotionless even as he looked at snape.
Harry then uttered these simple words;
"Believe me professor Snape, I wish this was the death eaters or even Voldemorts work."
A collective gasp as Harry said the name.
The boy continued;
You know nothing of my life, so I would thank you kindly if you stop making baseless accusations in front of those I care for."
Harry spat with venomous rage.
Snape just stood there, trying to process the situation. He was obviously conflicted. When he finally spoke it was a low growl.
"Well then Mr Potter, would you like to enlighten us as to how you ended up in such a state."
At that Harry seemed to remember where he was and who he was talking to. He just stood wide eyed at the man. Until snape took a step forward.
Harry immediately flinched back fear enveloping him.
Snape was going to attack him, just like the Dursleys, just like his bullies, just like Voldemort.
He was hyperventilating, he couldn't see, he couldn't breathe.
He felt a hand on his back and he flinched back once more, this time falling on the ground with a thud.
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All the adults in the room starred wide eyed at the child in obvious distress.
Remus, being the closest to Harry tried to place a comforting hand on his back.
That however seemed to be the absolute worst thing that he could've done.
The child fell onto the floor and curled up into a ball, his breathing ragged.
It was sirius's turn to act, the humming seemed to work before so he sat down on the floor close to Harry and started to hum a tune.
Harrys breath seemed to stutter and Sirius was scared he had made the kid feel worse, but when the kid started to come out of the ball he was in, Sirius knew he was doing something right.
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Distantly, Harry could hear a noise, it was comforting.
Harry wanted to be close to it.
His vision still blury, he started reach towards the sound.
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Sirius watched in awe as Harry did the last thing that was expected of him, he stretched out his hands towards him, his eyes glassy.
Sirius immediately knew what the child needed. He gently placed Harry's head on his lap and the child made a content sound, latching onto his only source of comfort at the moment.
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Lupin and Snape stared slack jawed at the scene unfolding Infront of them.
Snape especially was taken aback by what just happened. He hadn't meant to scare the child, not really. He just meant to intimate, to have the child show him some respect.
Snape needed to apologize to the kid, after all he was Lily evens son. How could he hurt him?
With that thought, in Snape's usual fashion he whirled around robes billowing behind him and talked out of the room.
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