New beginning and End Chapter 1 – getting sent away

Severus Snape sat in the headmaster's office, along with Lily and James Potter and their newborn son, Harry James Potter. Severus thought he looked just like James and hated him which he scowled at. He hated them with a passion, even more so that he had saved his life, much to his relief there was no more life debt, for that he was thankful, really thankful. But he was gleeful at the news he was going to give; He could not wait to see how they would react. He had just told Dumbledore and Dumbledore had called them over.

And now they are sitting comfortable in the office, with their newborn son, worried about Sirius, Remus and Peter as well as all the other members of the Order of the Phoenix.

Then Dumbledore got to the business and said "Lily, James, I am afraid we have some bad news. Voldemort is after little Harry, you will have to go into hiding, we really need your help in the war but I don't want that to be an option. You could die." Said Dumbledore gently but you could see he was serious because of the missing twinkle in his eye.

Lily as everyone would have predicted, started to cry her heart out, she had just had her lovely little boy and was now in danger. They didn't want to be in danger, so James said, "Why don't we drop him off at your sister Petunia's? She can watch him; I don't want you in any danger. I love you so much, please leave him at your sister's," said James somewhat urgently.

Severus snorted, he truly thought they were disgusting, he may have never had children but he would never cart them away because he was in danger and it was then he thought,

'Poor kid, his own parents abandoning him, so much for Gryffindor bravery.' And watched as Lily shook her head, and he sneered silently to himself watching everything impassively.

"She hates magic, she will hate him. I can't do that to my own baby boy, James please not this, not my baby boy please no," said Lily desperately then James spoke again.

"Would you rather him dead than being hated Lily? He will know as soon as he comes to Hogwarts, we will explain it all to him, that we did it for his protection, it will turn out all right, I promise. We can have a load more children Lily, lots more," she however didn't get the chance to answer because it was then that a silky bored tone interrupted them,

"Don't you mean for your own protection, don't make it sound like you are doing it for him. You're doing it for yourselves, so much for Gryffindor bravery these days," said Snape in a smug tone full of malice, his eyes matching black cold, eyes sparkling with malice and hate. Also pity, pity for a boy whose life was going to be similar to his, If he didn't have so much control over his body he would have picked up the delicate bundle and scooped it up, and told the newborn baby that everything was going to be aright. But he held firm and watched as they came to a decision.

"Okay we will leave Harry there, let Petunia look after him but we will tell him when he is eleven, right?" Asked Lily and James nodded.

"Only privately, everyone must think that he died at birth or died of lung failure or something like that. I don't want Voldemort coming after us to try and get us to tell him where he is," said James. He really didn't care about his child now that he had Lily and didn't care about any other, not even his child. If Lily wanted a child he would give her one. Unaware that it would all be for nothing.

It was Dumbledore who cut in and said, "Severus will give Petunia the child Lily, and maybe you would like to write her a letter or give Severus a message?" Severus was not happy with his request but the steely blue eyes told him not to argue, or make it harder than it already has to be. Sulking he nodded, hating feeling like a schoolboy breaking the rules under that gaze.

After what felt like hours Lily handed Baby Harry over to Severus who in turn held the boy like any parent would, there was a sparkle of something in the black eyes, she, after he left, recognised as pleasure.

Pleasure that he had been able to hold a newborn baby, and also there was something sad there too, sadness that he would never have children and also protectiveness, protectiveness of a one so young, not knowing the danger of the world and want, wanting to protect the child himself. But he could not; no he had a job to do that put his life on the line and that's why he never had a wife or children, He knew he was being stupid, sometimes all he could think was at least if I die when I have children I will die happy and sad not looking forward to it. But he would never endanger anyone.

Petunia Evans Dursley was just putting her son to sleep. A proud mother of a boy who had just been born four months ago, she rocked him till he fell asleep she herself was just about to fall asleep. When a bang came from down the stairs, wondering who could be at the door at this time she sighed and got up, her husband was away on a business meeting. And should not be home for ages yet with a frown she got up.

Opening the door she felt her jaw drop, standing there was a full grown wizard, with a child in his hand, she wanted nothing more to shut the door on his face, but she feared she would hurt the child so she instead said shakily said,

"Who are you? And what do you want? I want nothing to do with your kind," she said it all quietly; not wanting to wake her child or the one in his arms or anger the man near the door.

He said just as quietly, "Can you please let me in? It's too cold out here for a child and I need to talk to you please!" he said respecting the woman's wishes she had no magic and her sister had been snatched away to a world were she never got to see her. He understood why she didn't want him or want anything to do with that world.

She ushered him inside and got one of Dudley's covers and covered the cold child with it. Saying something along the lines of men and stupidity, Severus was kind of insulted but he guessed she was right; she by the looks of things was a mother. One she and he were settled with coffee and biscuits he began explaining everything to him.

"This is Harry James Potter son of your sister and husband," he said the word with a sneer "He was born on July 31st a couple of weeks ago," then he asked her something he had forgotten to ask, "Do you know anything about the Dark Lord?" but she replied with a shake or her head, "not properly," she said.

So he went on explaining it to her "He is a half blood boy, who was brought up in an orphanage, soon after he realised his heritage he was the last heir of Slytherin, and ended up delving into the dark arts. He became the Dark Lord soon after, calling himself Voldemort and gathered followers. Now the world is not safe till Voldemort is brought down. Tonight he targeted Harry. It was then James and Lily decided that they didn't want to be in danger, so James asked Lily to leave him here," pausing to drink a bit of coffee and a bit of his biscuit then continued his story to her.

"She replied that you would be abusive and hate him but she gave up pretty quick. She only cares for herself and her husband, so I am here to give Harry to you, you will be in danger if Voldemort finds out. But I beg you to not let what Lily or that world cloud your judgement, he is just a small abandoned boy who was born, and knows nothing. Don't rip his heart to small bits, it's not his fault Lily and James are too much of cowards to take care of there own," Severus was surprised that he had begged the woman too look after the small bundle in his hands.

But it didn't bother him as much as he thought it would, he though it was worth his pride, yes purebloods don't beg, Snape's don't beg, after saying that he said and he carefully gave Harry and gave him a kiss on the head.

"We will meet again someday young one".

With that he was gone leaving a sleeping peacefully baby and totally stunned Petunia, but she knew she would follow his advice. She also noticed a case, opening it she nearly fainted there were millions of pounds in the case; she picked up the letter and read it the scribble handwriting.

"Take good care of him. This should cover everything; his own parents didn't waste a penny. Use it well. S.S"

It took her a while to realise that was the initials of the man who had just left, he had just given her money that would keep even her great, great, great grand children happy. She shut the case softly and left it alone, looking down she felt sorrow, for the young boy and anger at the stupidity of her sister.

All Petunia could think was, how could she have given her child away? He looked so innocent and sweet. She swore that she would love this child and bring him up and let Lily see what she was going to miss.

She then put him on the sofa and looked up the loft. She got the Moses basket out and gave it a wash and put the weeks old baby in the basket, with lots of covers and left him, at the side of the couch. Petunia went back up again and got Dudley's old baby clothes, only until she could get some of his own for Harry.

After all she had the money to do that now saying as she got the bag down "Need to remember to get some brochures."

She got the washing started cleaning the clothes and waited on them drying and put them aside neatly, she tiredly took a cover and fell asleep on the couch so she would be aware when Harry woke up, she knew he would, for a feed.

Thankfully for her he slept soundly for hours and then started crying. Petunia got up and made two bottles, knowing Dudley would be up soon too, taking Harry out of the basket and giving him be bottle, he drank everything he was given, she winded him. He gave her a couple of burps and he eventually fell asleep, not aware that he was put back to bed and cuddled in. Petunia did all this unaware that someone was watching her. That someone had never left and kept an eye on her.

Severus had never left; he had put a couple of charms on the house so he could watch everything. He watched as she put him on the sofa and went up the stairs, and got a basket and washes it and later put Harry in it. Then watched her again go back and get some clothes and listened to her mutter about, "getting new ones soon as possible not that they could not afford it." And watched her wash and dry the clothes in what Severus called, "some bizarre some muggle devices".

As well watching when she slept and when she fed him like a mother would, it was then he was satisfied that Harry would be treated fine. He was just about to apparate to Hogwarts when his Dark Mark burnt, but he had to answer him or suffer the consequences, with a sigh he apparated to the Dark Lord's hide out, after three hours, four people tortured and information gathering (for Dumbledore), later he apparated to Hogwarts, going to his Dungeons.

He was not going to the headmaster first, he was tired and drained he was going to sleep whether he liked it or not. Sighing he gulped a potion down and fell right asleep, thanks to the dreamless sleep, otherwise he knew he would not sleep for days.