Chapter 1:Home is where the punishment at

Harry messed with the hem of his shirt as the train pulled away from the grounds he and Hermione would be staying at Hogwart's for the first week of summer vacation and his dad had asked that once his friends left he was to come ALONE to his father's chambers. He knew why it was time for him to pay for his actions as it was quite daft of him to go running to fight a Basilisk but he couldn't just let Ginny die and he surely wasn't going to let Voldemort try and come back. He finally got the courage to walk towards the dungeons knocking on the door once he got there, the door opened to his father who ushered him inside telling him to take a seat while he went to the kitchen taking a pot of tea off of the stove and leaving it to sit while he talked with his son.

"Harry do you understand why we're here"

"Um because I did something dangerous that could have gotten me hurt or worse killed"

"Yes and do you realize how many people were worried about you when you decided to go into the chamber "

"No sir I'm sorry I..I wasn't thinking"

"Obviously"

"I'm sorry"

"Harry I don't want you to be sorry i want you to think of your actions"

"I'm sorry i know I'm bad " Severus sighed

"Come here young man"

Harry shuffled his feet not looking up at his disappointed father but Severus wasn't having any of it as he lifted Harry's chin so he would have to look at him "listen to me you are not a bad child you made a mistake and we're going to deal with that alright" Severus watched as Harry nodded his head before his dad lifted him pulling him over his lap before taking down his jeans and knickers leaving his pale bottom exposed.

Harry blushed as his father put him over his knee and barred him he wasn't a sodding tot but he knew it would help take away some of his guilt.

"Mr. Snape why are we here"

"Because I'm bad".. SMACK..

"No try again"

"I left the dorms when I wasn't supposed to"... SMACK.. SMACK... SMACK..

"What else"

"I...i eavesdropped on a conversation between the professors".. SMACK... SMACK... SMACK... SMACK..

"And lastly"

"I ...put myself in unnecessary danger and worried everyone i….I'm sorry dad".. SMACK... SMACK... SMACK... SMACK... cried as his father lifted him fixing his clothing before rubbing his back and rocking them both back and forth while comforting him "it's alright little one everything's forgiven"

"p..promise " Harry asked in a shuddering voice Severus looked at the boy running his fingers through his hair before kissing the top of his head holding him a bit tighter "i promise" he said as his sons eyes became heavy and he drifted off to sleep in his father's arms feeling safer than he ever had .