A Change of a Cold Heart Ch 1

Life as Severus Snape was rough. First of all, he was a double agent, working for the Dark Lord and for Dumbledore. Second, he worked as a Potion's Master, when he didn't care at all about potions. Third, he was in charge of checking on bloody Harry Potter, Dumbledore's prince every week during the summer.

Snape sighed, removed his wizarding robes, and changed into his Muggle clothes. He left a note for his House-Elf Ellie to give to Dumbledore explaining where he had gone. He then left the castle to go to the Hogwarts Apration point that was for teachers.

Snape Apperated into Arabella Figg's house, and then took his Animagus form of a raven. Arabella opened a window for him, and he gracefully flew out of her house and landed in a tree next to Potter's open window. Normally Snape could see Harry outside working in the garden, or mowing the lawn. However Harry wasn't outside today. Snape could hear voices coming from inside, and they didn't sound happy.

"Uncle, please stop! I promise I'll finish next time!" a voice that sounded like Harry's pleaded.

"You're darn right you will!" screamed a second voice, presumably belonging to Harry's uncle.

There was then a loud crack, and an anguished scream followed by more pleads to stop.

"If you want it stopped, you will have to use your bloody abnormality to make it happen!" the second voice yelled.

There were then more loud cracks, followed by more screams, then only the cracks. Then there was silence. Snape slowly hopped through the open window and silently down the hall to find out what was happening. What he saw caused shock, and then red, boiling anger.

On the floor next to Harry's uncle was a belt covered in thick red blood, and next to it lay Harry's unconscious body. His uncle was hunched over him with a knife in hand. He seemed to be carving something into the boys back.

No matter how much he hated Harry, Snape couldn't let this happen to Lily's son. He flew into the room, and gave a loud cry to make himself known.

Vernon looked up. "Petunia! There's a big black bird! Get it out!" He yelled to his wife. But before either one of them could move, Snape took back his human form.

Petunia gasped. "You!" she hissed. "What are you doing in my house?"

"Dumbledore sent me to check on Harry, as he had a feeling that he wasn't getting the care he needed. Obviously he was right." Snape said, his eyes never leaving Petunia's. "How dare you do this to your sister's son?"

"She was a freak! He's a freak, and you're a freak! He didn't finish his chores for the third time this week, and this is a fair form of punishment for his kind!" She nearly yelled at the tall man with black hair.

"Well, if that is a fair punishment for a wizard, then this should be a fair punishment for you," Snape said in a dangerously low voice. He then pulled out his wand, and turned Petunia, Vernon, and Dudley, who had just walked into the room, into roaches. He quickly ran over to Harry, scooped him up and his arms and Apperated himself and the boy back to Hogwarts.