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Anything For You	By : lexiatel Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Het - Male/Female Views: 7798 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to Jk Rowling, I do not make any profit in writing this story what so ever, I am just having some fun.

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Thanks for the ratings, everyone! We'll see Lily soon, sorry for her delay in appearance.
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Chapter 3
Good God, what was wrong with this man?! How could he expect Severus to do this? He wasn't cut out for kids. He didn't have the patience, didn't have the experiences, and didn't have the space.
It was one thing to protect the boy, but another to raise him!
Severus sat in Albus' living room of his chambers in Hogwarts, he was shaking his head gravely, and muttering incoherent words. His stomach bubbled with fire, any moment, ready to chuck up the breakfast he had had that morning.
"I can't, Albus." He said, his voice a bit higher than normal. "He's Harry Potter, anyone else would be honoured to take the boy and raise him."
"But no one is as excellent as you are for the job." Albus' voice held a bit of joy, as if he was excited for the idea of Severus adopting the Potter boy. Yes, the old coot completely enjoyed torturing Severus. No doubt.
"No!" His head shook violently. "Potter's turning in his grave at your suggestion right now!"
"I doubt that." Albus said softly. "Not after what I seen you do today."
"I certainly would be against him raising my son if he were me."
"Yes, but, you two are different people. And perhaps you would think differently if he had done for your son as you have just done for his. Besides, what do you think Lily would say to all this?"
"I can see her screaming at Petunia for abusing her child- or allowing her husband to do it. If she were alive now, I'd wager she'd even send a hex or two to that bitch." Severus let out a small chuckle at the thought of Lily's temper. Understanding as she was, Lily had still been a spitfire of a red head. Mix that in with her Gryffindor title, and she was a hellcat. If she was pushed enough, she could have been one to fear.
There were many reasons that the Dark Lord wanted her on his side of the war.
"Do it for her, Severus." Albus pushed, knowing he could get Severus to do anything if it involved Lily. "She'd want you to raise him. Obviously, you can understand him better, given his abuse."
Severus swallowed hard. He can't be a father...! "I don't know how to be a father... Mine was a horrid example."
"And we both know that you will not be like Tobias. I know the thought is frightening right now, but you'll get used to it."
"Coming from the man who has never had a child one!" Severus spat.
Albus gave him a guilty look, he cleared his throat and looked away.
Severus scoffed in disbelief. "You're kidding me, right?!"
"I had a son once..."
"Once?" Severus questioned. "Isn't a child forever?"
"He died, Severus..." Albus' whispered. "Drowned... Age of five."
"Oh..." Severus was momentarily stunned by the tragic news. He stopped himself from apologizing, Albus would not want his pity. "So... why don't you raise Harry then?"
The old wizard chuckled. "I'm much too old for parenthood. And too busy. Besides, it'll be more beneficial for both you and Harry. I feel you may learn some lessons in life along the way too. Lessons that I wished I had learned sooner than I had."
"Such as?"
"You'll learn them along the way."
"I can't do it." Severus insisted. He summoned a potion to settle his anxious stomach and downed it in one gulp.
"You care about him. Otherwise you wouldn't have stopped for him. He needs someone to care for him. Don't let happen to Harry what happened to you or Riddle. Children need love. They need it to be a good person. You have so much love in your heart, Severus, you need someone to share it with. Lily's son needs your love."
Lily...
Severus sobbed. A tear slipped out of his eye as he pictured her laughing after a hearing sarcastic joke of his. He couldn't even remember what it was anymore, it had to do with her sister's attempt at cooking though, that much he did remember.
"If Lily had asked you to do it, would you have?"
Severus' mouth sat a gap, inhaling through it. He sniffed his dripping nose. "I'd have done anything for Lily."
"Don't let Lily's son grow up unwanted then. Don't let him grow up thinking that he is a burden on someone. There is still plenty of money in the Potters' account, I can give you the key to it, if finances are your concern."
Severus snorted. "I don't need Potter's petty fortune. I have my own."
Albus raised an eyebrow. "Your own?"
"Grandfather Prince died three years ago. I was contacted by the goblin who managed the Prince's account. A simple blood test later, and I was richer than I had ever imagined in my life."
"No one would ever know it..." Albus eyed Severus' appearance closely.
"I'm not a big spender... I am not Lucius Malfoy. I don't need to flaunt my riches in order to feel good about myself. The Potters' fortune will give Harry an inheritance when he comes of age."
"So, are you going to do it? Are you going to raise Harry?" The hopeful look in the man's eyes were too much like a child's.
Severus sighed, swallowing hard. People raised kids everyday. Could he do it? If Harry was under his roof, he'd know the boy wasn't being used as a punching bag. He could fulfill Lily's dying wish and keep the child safe. He would never hurt Harry. It would be like hurting Lily all over again.
And he didn't want to hurt Lily again. He'd kill himself first.
There was a knock on the door. "Excuse me..." Harry's tiny voice desperately requested. The door flew open without any physical assistance.
"Yes, Harry?" Albus inquired.
"I have to use the loo." Harry scrunched up his face in pain. "I've held it for as long as I could."
"That door." Harry was directed across the room.
"Oh. Thanks, sir!"" Harry gasped out in relief, sprinting to the bathroom.
"He's very cute. And polite." Albus whispered.
"Lily had great manners." Severus mused distantly.
"I know."
Harry emerged shortly after. "Do I get new clothes now, Severus?" He asked eagerly.
Severus looked up, locking in on Harry's green eyes. He was instantly hypnotized by those emerald gems. He inhaled deeply, gathering up his courage, and stood up. "Yes, Harry. We'll get you some new clothes today. But first, I need to talk with you."
"Alright."
Severus cleared his throat uneasily, having no idea where to begin as Harry patiently waited for him to start. He closed his eyes and, very slowly, asked, "How would you like to live with me for a while?" Severus didn't open his eyes to see the reaction. All his life he had faced rejection and wasn't ready for another; even if it was from a child.
"For how long?" Harry asked after a long silence.
Severus opened his eyes to see Harry watching at him, awaiting for an answer. He shrugged slightly. "If we can get along alright, for as long as you want."
Harry thought about it for a moment and than asked, "Forever?"
Severus chuckled softly. "I'm sure one day you'll want to be on your own, and perhaps start your own family."
"Will you be like my dad then?"
"No, I can not, and will never replace your father, Harry. But I'll take care of you. I'll be there for anything you'll ever need."
Harry tilted his head. "What about..." he looked away disturbingly. "My aunt and uncle?" He mumbled, afraid he'd have to go back to them.
"You'll never have to see them again." Severus told him.
Harry sharply turned back his head to look at Severus, a smile finally appeared on his face as he realized that his nightmare may in fact be over. "Do you really mean that?"
"I wouldn't say it if I didn't."
Harry ran to Severus and crashed into one of his legs, wrapping his arms around it. "Okay!" He agreed excitedly. "I would like you to live with you!"
"Are you sure?" Severus asked uncertainly, heavily surprised at the boy's excitement. He could not quite believe that a six year old boy would be so happy to move in with him. Even if Harry was getting abused, Severus knew he didn't look like the person a kid could fall in love with.
Severus felt Harry nod against him. "You've been the nicest person ever to me."
"You haven't met enough people then, boy." Severus told him dryly.
* / *
Severus took Harry to his flat finally to get the boy a good meal in his stomach. He didn't really cook much. Not that he didn't know how, he'd just prefer brewing potions if he was going to do such an activity. This meant that Severus didn't have a grand selection of food, but he knew Harry wouldn't complain, he'd been in Harry's shoes before; given just enough to literally survive on. Although, in Severus' case, it was because his father thought the liquor that he drank was more important than filling the bellies of his family. It wasn't like that with Harry though. Harry had been starved purposely, because, knowing Petunia, she felt like Harry was too much of a freak to deserve to eat their food. Severus honestly wouldn't put it pass the woman if she had made him eat on the floor like a domesticated animal.
Severus shook his head at the thought. Harry may have had it worse than he did as a child. Tobias was an addict, therefore, nothing mattered more than the possession of a bottle. He was sick.
Petunia was just a bloody bitch.
"Eat slowly." Severus told the boy, instantly ceasing Harry's mouth shoveling of his macaroni and cheese. "If you eat like a pig, you'll get sick." Severus knew that from experience. It took a young Severus two trips back from home to Hogwarts to realize the truth in that. Naturally, a starved child is going to consume as much food as he can when there's practically a buffet sitting right in front of him.
He set an apple down next to Harry's plate. "You'll have a proper meal next time. We'll go shopping for your clothes and a more suitable kitchen of groceries when you're finished."
"Okay." Harry agreed simply to acknowledge him.
"Do you have anything at the Dursleys that you wish to be brought here?"
Harry shook his head.
"So you don't have nothing that's yours?"
Harry took several bites of his food before he answered, "I have a friend. Charlotte."
"Harry, I can only take you..."
"Charlotte's a spider." His eyes glowed mischievously, but besides that, he appeared thoughtful and innocent.
"You have a friend that's a spider?" Severus was actually surprised at this, and he felt a bit of a warmth building inside him. Of all the things this boy could befriend, a spider...
"Yeah, Aunt Petunia is afraid of spiders. Dudley tried killing Charlotte once, but she's a good hider."
"What kind of spider is Charlotte. Do you know?" Severus seated himself across the boy, noticing that his dinner was nearly consumed.
Harry scraped the plate with his fork. He gave a shrug. "A scary one with hairy legs and eyes that sparkle like glitter. She looks mean, but she's not really. Only on the outside." He said with a matter of fact. "That doesn't matter to Aunt Petunia though." His face lowered sadly.
"Ready for new clothes?" Severus asked, changing the subject.
"Yeah, I am!" Harry hopped up from the chair.
Severus summoned up a potion for the boy, and held it out for him. Harry gave him an odd look.
"Are you a scientist? Is that a beaker?"
Harry's question made Severus snort. "It's a potion."
The boy's eyes grew wide. "Like what a witch brews? Or... like in Dudley's video game? A reviver potion?"
"Perhaps... both...?" Severus answered uncertainly.
Harry took the potion into his hands and brought it up to the light. The pink, thick liquid had flecks of white chunks in it. "What's it do?" Harry asked curiously.
"It'll make sure that your dinner stays in your body. We'll be flooing again." Severus gestured toward the fireplace that was visible from where they stood in the kitchen.
"Flooing...?"
"Drink it up, boy. You'll have plenty of time to absorb my unusual life later."
Harry winced and did as Severus said. He grimaced a bit. Likely due to the cooling effect that the potion had. It contained a serious amount peppermint oil.
"It tastes like... toothpaste." Harry described without necessity.
Severus nodded and made way to the fireplace.
"Wait!" Harry called after him, followed by a clanking noise. Severus turned to see the boy hastily taking his used dishes to the sink and rinse them.
"I'll worry about that later, Harry." Severus told him. "Come now, we don't want to shop after dark."
Harry practically skipped to Severus, and, this time, had no problem stepping into the fireplace to floo.
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