So this is Love

Harry awoke to the familiar glare of the infirmary. He remembered the vision and knew only one person could help him, so he tried to call for Snape. The words wouldn't come out, so he tried harder, but they came out barely audible. He knew he was there, somehow he could feel him. He had to make him save the Malfoys no one deserved that.



Severus came into view, his face pale and concern was etched throughout it. Harry was taken aback by the emotion, so often hidden behind a mask, now clearly visible.



Severus ran to the bed that his mate lay on, he knew his emotions were visible but couldn’t really care all that much. His one concern was on the bed in the infirmary in pain. “Yes Harry, do you want some water? What can I get you?”



In all his years as a student Harry had never heard Snape babble or call him by his given name, he was a little freaked. Shocked, but remembering why he needed him he forced his voice, sore from screaming, to work. “Malfoys have been found out you need to save them they’re in a dungeon in Riddle manor. Voldemort’s waiting for you to bring veritaserum. He wants to know who else is spying.”



Severus was surprised to know that Harry had found out about the Malfoys, only him and Albus were aware of their change to the light. After making sure Harry was ok, he leaned over and kissed his forehead unthinkingly and stalked from the room, leaving a confused young man in his wake.



Harry was brought out of his confusion when he noticed Dumbledore and McGonagall. Dumbledore looked his age, his face pale and stricken, worry lines etched all over his face. Harry could feel the rage and concern rolling off the headmaster and his deputy. He could feel the tension so he did the only thing he could think of, he cracked a joke.



“School hasn’t even started yet and I’m already in the infirmary, lucky me.” He rasped. The joke seemed to work, he saw a little of their tension leave. Dumbledore and McGonagall walked toward the bed. Harry hated to see the two people he considered his grandparents so worried.



“Harry, my boy, how long has this been going on?” his question carried a tone that was demanding an answer.



Harry didn’t want their pity but knew that he had to tell the, it wasn’t like he was going back anyway, he was of age. “Since I was 5, it wasn’t as bad when they thought Siri was alive. But they somehow found out that he was gone and it got worse.



“I’m afraid that this is my fault, I’m so sorry Harry. I placed you with those people and never checked on you. It’s also my fault for them finding out about Sirius. They caught Peter and cleared Sirius and I thought you would like to know. I’m so sorry Harry,” Dumbledore stated his blue eyes filled with regret.



“I know you did what you thought was best, I’ve had worse injuries don’t worry. But I do have a question or two to ask you.” Dumbledore nodded his head, signaling it was ok to ask. “Why am I here now and why did Snape kiss me?”



Dumbledore chuckled and the twinkling came back a little. “You are here because you’re about to come of age and during that time your magic will fluctuate and change a little. We don’t exactly know why , but we felt the wards at your house starting to change and so we brought you here. And Professor Snape kissed you because you are very important to him, but it is not our place to tell you why.”



“Oh okay. Well it’s nice to know he doesn’t hate me.”

Poppy cut in handing Harry vials instructing him to take them. After they were taken she put him in a healing coma.



“Would you like to see what those muggles did to him?” Albus knew Harry had a special place in her heart as did Severus. He nodded his head at the irate witch. “He has …” Her reply was cut off by three figures landing in the middle of the infirmary.



“Albus, Minerva, Poppy, ” Lucius greeted with a nod of his head, trying to maintain his aristocratic stance, but failing due to his swaying and his slightly slurred words.



“You people just want to keep me on my toes today. Alright both of you on the bed, and I don’t really care if you’re an aristocrat or a street urchin so don’t try to do anything impressive like refuse help.”



Severus helped Lucius into a bed, with Draco wobbling to the one on his side. Severus quickly turned on the witch who was gathering potions from her store. “How is he? Is he ok, I’m going to kill those damn muggles.”



Both Lucius and Draco were setting back listening amused at seeing the normally stoic man so worked up. But Draco’s curiosity caught on and looked around the infirmary. His eyes fell on Harry and gasped. Lucius on hearing his son’s gasp followed his sight to Harry and paled. Draco quickly got over his shock turning to Severus who was trying to get some information from the mediwitch. “Uncle Sev, what happened to him?”



“His relations did this to him. I found him under the stairs stuffed in a cupboard. Now Poppy, tell me what’s wrong with him.” Severus snarled at her.



Poppy finished gathering the potions and gave them to her patients; then turned and glared at the potions master. “Severus, I understand he is your mate and that you are worried, but you know better than to act like this, he is going to be fine after I force some nutrition potions down his throat. And I was just about to tell Albus what was wrong so you night as well listen too. He has 3 fractures in his arm. His hand was crushed by what looks like a hammer. His shoulder was out of place, and he has burns and whip marks all over his torso. His leg is broken in two places and he has 5 broken ribs. He had some internal bleeding but I was able to heal it. He has scars all over his body and some look very old, older than when he said this started. He has been starved, and from what I can tell it’s been on ongoing thing. I am also worried about a scar on his left hand it actually reads ‘I must not tell lies.’ I haven’t seen that kind of thing since someone found a blood quill and I know that only witches and wizards can use that, so it happened here. Oh and Albus,” she turned to the furious wizard who was crackling with the magic that had been gathering since the start of her list of injuries. “When you go and visit these...people...about their care please place my emphasis on it would you.”



Albus nodded, and turned to Minerva "I’m going to go call Remus and Narcissa to come here. Remus will want to look after Harry, and now that the Malfoys are outed we need to bring her here. Poppy, I believe she is a trained Mediwitch, would you mind if she helped out here? It would give her something to do so she won't get bored.” Poppy nodded her head in acceptance. Albus turned and walked out of the infirmary, his magic still crackling in the air around him.



Everyone just stood for a moment shocked at what they had heard happening to the boy. Severus quickly made his way over to him and grabbed his hand, looking at the scarred writing and gently grazing it with his finger tips.



Lucius snapped out of it soon after “Congratulations on finding your mate. I’ll still be your donor if need be. He is going to be fine, if one thing is for sure it’s that he’s resilient.”



Draco was the next to come to. “Yeah congratulations Uncle Sev. At least you don’t have to worry about, how did you put it, being with an ungrateful, arrogant dunderhead.” Draco smiled a little when he got Severus to chuckle.



“No I defiantly don’t have to worry about that. Poppy, how long is he going to sleep?” Severus turned to the mediwitch that was still bustling around her two other patients.



“I put him in a healing coma, so at least a couple of days with this damage also his coming of age is tomorrow and he will go into a magical rebirth. The only reason I know he will is because of his father, so I’m not sure. It could be anywhere from three days to a week. But otherwise he is fine. Now I know you took a curse or two so get up and let me look you over.” Severus glared at her but it had no effect. “Don’t give me that look mister, you know that every time you go on one of your missions you need to be looked at, if not healed.”



Severus continued to glare at her but knew it would have no effect, if he was honest with himself he was scared of the glare she was giving him, not that he would ever admit it. But Draco let out a small giggle, he knew that Severus feared the mediwitch.



Severus grumbled under his breath as he got in the bed right next to Harry. Severus knew he was going to try and stay here till Harry woke up and go with Albus to “visit” his muggle relatives.



*I just woke up this morning and decided to write this , no idea where it came from but who am I to complain?