Baby Serena

A/N: I own nothing, it all belongs to J.K., except for the challenge, that belongs to Dahlias. I am making no money from this, I do it for my own pleasure. Please vote on who I should pair Severus with, it can be done on my website, the link is in my profile. I\'ll give everyone a week to vote then I\'ll pair him up.


Thanks to Tarallynne, the best beta in the whole world.

Chapter 13


Sirius and Remus apparated to collect Hermione from St. Mungo’s, while Severus apparated to Privet Drive. He had taken it upon himself to go and collect Harry’s cousin. From what he had overheard of Harry and Draco’s conversations, he was sure that the boy’s relatives had abused him. He appeared in an alley a block from Privet Drive and walked to the house. He rang the bell and waited for someone to answer. When no one came after a few minutes, he put his hand in his robes, touched his wand. and whispered an unlocking charm. The door swung open on silent hinges, he pulled his wand out as he stepped inside.

He walked through the downstairs, searching for any sign of life. He walked up the steps and looked thorough every room and then went back downstairs. He took a picture of the Dursley’s off of the wall and cast a tracking charm on the young man in the photo. His wand led him to a door in the kitchen, there were six padlocks and a wooden plank across the door. He waved his wand and banished the locks then lifted the plank. When he opened the door, the smell of unwashed body assaulted his nose. He took a deep breath of relatively clean kitchen air, lit his wand and walked down the stairs. When he found the boy, he was laying on a thin mattress on the floor. His clothes were filthy and he looked like he had been beaten. Severus walked over and knelt down next to him.

“Mr. Dursley?” he asked.

Dudley grunted and cracked his eyes open. “Who are you?” he asked in a whisper.

“My name is Severus Snape,” he answered. “Harry sent me to get you.”

Dudley let out a sob. “After all of the rotten things I’ve done to him, he still sent someone to help me.”

Severus patted the boy’s shoulder awkwardly. “Harry has an extremely large heart, Mr. Dursley. He said that he could not allow them to treat you the way they treated him.”

Dudley sat up slowly. “Call me Dudley, Mr. Snape. Where are you going to take me?”

“Harry has requested that you be brought to his home,” he said. He looked at the boy and put a hand up to help him off of the mattress. “I must warn you that there are quite a few witches and wizards staying there with him. I am sure that he will try to make you as comfortable as possible.”

Dudley refused the hand and got up off of the floor. He stood next to the man and looked up at him. “Mr. Snape, is there something that you can do with magic to make me not smell so bad. They haven’t allowed me out of here in over a week. Hedwig came in a broken window yesterday, she had paper, pencil and an envelope for me. She waited while I wrote a short note, and then left with it.” He took a shuddering breath. “I didn’t really expect him to send help.”

Severus cast a cleaning charm on the boy and led him up the stairs. As they stepped into the kitchen, they heard the front door open. Vernon and Petunia Dursley walked down the hall and into the kitchen. When Vernon saw Dudley standing by the door to the basement, he charged. “How did you get out?” he screamed, his face turning purple.

Dudley took a step back and squeezed his eyes shut. Vernon stopped dead, his mouth still open. Petunia looked at her husband and turned toward Severus. “What have you done to him you freak?”

Severus glared at her. “I did nothing you foul woman. It seems that your son is a wizard, and isn’t willing to allow your husband to strike him.”

Dudley’s eyes popped open. “I-I’m a wizard?”

Severus looked over at the abused boy. “I believe so, Dudley. Come, we will be leaving now,” he said.

Petunia watched as Dudley followed the sallow man out the door. When they reached the corner, Severus led him to a house.

“Why are we going to Mrs. Figg’s house?” he asked.

“Because Arabella is a friend of sorts, and it is a safe place for me to create a portkey to take us home,” he answered. He knocked on the door and they stepped inside when she answered the door.


Sirius and Remus arrived back at the house with Hermione. Harry, Draco, Serena, and the Weasley’s were waiting for her. Harry stepped forward and wrapped his arms around his friend. “I’m sorry Hermione,” he said, his voice cracking. “I wish that there was something I could do to stop it from happening in the first place.”

Hermione hugged him, tears in her eyes. “I’ll be fine Harry. Thank you for letting me stay here.”

Harry kissed her cheek. “You belong here with us, you’re family to me.”

A large crack from the library caused the group to jump. Severus stalked into the room with Dudley close behind him. “Harry, your cousin was locked in the basement. When we got to the kitchen, your uncle came in. Dudley did some accidental magic and froze him as he charged at him.”

Harry looked from Severus to Dudley. “Dudley’s a wizard, but he didn’t get a letter for Hogwarts?”

Severus shrugged. “I’m not quite sure how that happened, but we’ll give him some training over the rest of the summer. Maybe by September first, he’ll have enough skills to start at Hogwarts on a higher level than a first year.”