A Sack Of Scars

Disclaimer:Don\'t own nuttin cept the plot. No money is being made.
Summary:Harry Potter\'s life has not be pleasant since the end of the war, and his self destructive behavior may kill him. Can Severus Snape save the Boy Wonder?
Warning:This story will contain adult material. There will be descriptions of sex between two males. There may be scenes of rape, torture and abuse, though that is not the main plot. Read At Your Own Risk!

A/N:Okay, my story may be a bit confussing, so here\'s the details. This starts at the end of Harry\'s 6th year. Everyone in his year will be gratuating next year, including Draco. Draco is staying at Hogwarts for a bit of the summer until he gets a job to tide himself over until next year. He will be coming back next year, he has not graduated. Okay, and I would just like to point out that this story had confused me too, so if you see any mistakes or get confused bout something, tell me, and if I don\'t fix it, tell me again, I\'m bound to get it right eventually.

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Severus Snape sat at the head table in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry looking out amongst the masses before him at the end of the year feast. The hall was decorated in green and silver, making him smirk. After five years of Gryfindor humilating them, Slytherin had finally won both the house and quiditch cup. He had gloated to Minerva for hours about it already, and there was no way he\'d stop there. His house winning was likely due to one major fact- Dumbledore\'s golden boy was no longer in Gryfindor.

Severus still wasn\'t sure why it was the Potter boy had been relocated, but a week before the year had started, the Boy-Who-Lived had been put in his own personal chambers and had been living there for his sixth year since. For most of the year he had been fuming that the insufferable brat had gotten special treatment again, but he had since learned some interesting gossip. Disturbing gossip, yes, but none-the-less interesting. That gossip had shed some light on the boy\'s unexpected move.
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He had been going to give Poppy a few potions she had asked for when he heard the conversation. The headmaster was talking quietly with Hogwart\'s nurse, and they both sounded concerned, and upset.

\"He\'s been wearing glamours headmaster. He\'s in horendous shape. His body is covered in scars, many more than when he came here. If he continues this way, he won\'t survive. You must do something!\" Did he say upset? Poppy sounded as though she was going to tear someone\'s head off. He paused outside the privacy curtain to listen in-he was a bastard spy, what could he say? He wanted to know what was going on.

\"I know, but what can I do? He won\'t talk to me, he ignores my advice, and he refuses to obey the rules. You know as well as I do what he\'s been doing, and we both know of his nightmares. He just won\'t tell anyone what\'s wrong. His friends have been to see me. They\'re concerned about him. He\'s pushed everyone away, and his...afterschool...activities haven\'t been helping him at all. I just don\'t know anymore Poppy. Last summer was hard on him, but he did what he was asked to. I don\'t know all of what happened, and I don\'t know what I can do to help him now.\"

Severus was shocked. He headmaster sounded so old and tired. Something wasn\'t right. Severus liked his world orderly, he didn\'t like when things changed. He pulled back the curtain and looked in at the two startled proffesors standing at the foot of one of the infirmary beds. His mask dropped when he looked at the body lying there-Harry Potter. The boy\'s chest was uncovered and Snape could see only bruises and scars, not a piece of skin was clear. He looked horrible, and not all of the damage was recent, some bruises were weeks old.

The young man\'s neck and face were no better, and his hair was filty, matted and unkept. Severus had seen Harry only a few hours ago, and he\'d looked nothing like this. His skin had been unmarred, his hair had been normal, and he looked just like he always had. How could he change this dramaticly in so short a time-unless Severus hadn\'t been able to see what he really looked like. Glamours, of course, it was simple, and so like Potter to hide in plain sight.

\"What in the name of God am I doing here?\"

Harry had woken up, and he did not look happy to be there. Poppy gasped and was quickly at the boy\'s side, but Potter just shruged her off, glaring at Snape. Maybe he didn\'t like waking up to being stared at. Poppy was trying to reassure the young man as he sat up, never breaking eye contact.

\"Harry, please, you\'re in no condition to be leaving already. You need help...\" Severus could instantly tell that had been the wrong thing to say as the Potter boy had imediatly swung his glare to her.

\"I don\'t need help from anyone. I never had, and I never will. Leave. Me. Alone!\" Severus wid wide eyed as the snarling young man gave him a final glare before stalking past them all and out of the infirmary, concealing his body with a glamour as he left. That had not been what he\'d expected. He\'d turned to see Dumbledore looking surprised and saddened after the young man. This was wrong, the headmaster was not allowed to be sad.

Severus had left the potions on the bed and left to his private chambers. He needed a drink.
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A/N:Another story, I know, I\'m getting ahead of myself, but this just jumped into my head, and I wanted to get it down. The next chapter will likely contain rape and torture, or at least implicate it. There will be sex in later chapters, and I expect to update frequently. This chapter took just over an hour to write, not bad. Getting reviews and votes would be nice. It really makes me feel good to know if people like my stories. Criticism is also welcome, and I\'m sorry for any spelling/grammar mistakes, all my fault. Review please, and look for updates coming soon.