HarryPotter sat on the train to school. It was his third year and he wasn't really looking forward to it. He hurt all over he could hardly breathe. He knew he was going to be beaten by the Headmaster of his school next. It was training or so he was told. He didn't believe it but he was used to being hit and beat. He coughed and blood came out of his mouth. He quickly whipped it away. He was sitting in the baggage car away from everyone else. It didn't matter any way no one ever payed any attention to him.

He took a few shaking breaths and tried to be silent as people came in to the car. He bit his lip trying to stiffle the coughs but they broke free and six sets of eyes locked on him.

"What are you doing sitting back here?" It was Draco Malfoy. He knelt beside Harry. " You sound really bad should I send an owl ahead, kid? "

"Since when are you nice to the first years?" Neville Longbottom asked, " He's probably just got a chest cold. He can get it taken care of when we get there. "

"I...not ... a ... first... year." Harry breathed out roughly, his voice was nearly inaudible do to not talking. " I'm... a ... third... year... like ... you..."

"Really?" Draco asked, " what house are you in?"

"Slytherin... just... like...you..." he began coughing again he couldn't breathe.

"He's a snake." Neville snipped "No business of ours. C'mon Ron C'mon Hermione."

The three of them left.

"Goyle , get my owl and some writing things." Draco ordered , " I'm sending an owl ahead this sounds really bad. "

Severus Snape frowned at the letter in his hand. He knew his godson and this was important if he was contacting him. He apperated as soon as he was beyond the school wards and reappeared right next to his godson.

Harry Potter . Merlin he looked bad. Severus had been keeping an eye on him since he'd gotten sorted into Slytherin The boy had no friends and was nothing like his father or his mother for that matter.

"Potter." Severus reached down to shake the small boy awake but the boy jumped away and was soon coughing and wheezing again. " Come on, Potter lets get to the Hospital Wing..."

"no Hospital..." Harry rasped, "no ... Please... Please, 'fesor ."

Severus gathered the child in his arms and Apperated . They reappeared at the school and he quickly took the boy to his own quarters and began working on him. He explained what he was doing but when he tried to remove the child's clothes to see where the blood was coming from Harry went into a fit trying to get away. Severus put a body bind on the child and cut the clothes off what he saw made fury fill his body. Fury he hadn't felt since the boys mother had died.

" Relax, Harry." Severus soothed, " It'll be okay."

He took scans and pictures of the child's injuries then called, Poppy, and his own Healer along with Minerva. He needed his adoptive mother for himself. They came as soon as called. Minerva gasped and was at the child's side trying to soothe him and pushing his bangs off of his sweaty forehead.

"I had to put him in a body bind." Severus spoke trying to hide emotion. " He didn't want me to find out about..." He waved his hand at the boy. " Draco sent me a letter and I went to get him. "

"he's just doing this for attention. " Poppy scoffed, " He's fine." she walked back to the fire. " Call me when you have a hurt child."

They all gaped at her in shock.

"It's okay." Harry rasped, " She's so close to Dumbly . He makes her say that stuff and not take care of me..."

"My name is Derek Spencer ." Severus' Healer said, " I'm Severus' Healer and I'm going to help you, Harry."

Harry took a breath and coughed,

" I'm going to let you out of your body bind now, Harry . " Derek said, " Please don't fight me. I just want to help you. "

Harry moaned as he woke what seemed like forever later. He could breath a little better. He moved a bit to test if it still hurt to do so. He was amazed to find it didn't hurt as bad as it normally did. He got up the place was empty but he had to go so he started to explore. He found the bathroom at the end of the hall and quickly shut the door and went then washed his hands and left to return to the couch.

Severus cursed as he and Minerva came back into his sitting room to find the boy gone. He sighed in relief when the boy came in from the hall.

"Sorry, I just had to go to the bathroom, Professor. " He sat down on the couch. He wouldn't meet their eyes. " Professor, thank you for helping me... can I come back when the Headmaster trains me? "

"Trains you?" Minerva wondered, "What has he been training you to do?"

"i don't really know?" Harry replied, as they sat down. " He does what Uncle does. Everything Uncle does. "

Severus bit his lip for a second then put his arms around the shaking boy. Harry jerked away but Severus pulled him to his chest and rubbed the boy's back he didn't know if he was doing this right but he knew he needed to comfort the boy . What he didn't expect was that the boy would just cling to him but not cry like a normal child would in this situation. Still he held him and rubbed his back he knew the child needed this.

" I wont let anyone hurt you again." He said looking at Minerva and Derek who had arrived, " Ever."

"You shouldn't make promises you can't, 'fessor. "

" I will keep this one, Harry." Severus begged both of the other adults with his eyes. They had to help him. The two of them nodded, " I know a man who can help remove you from them and with the proof we have no one will stop us from taking care of you. No one. we wont let them."

Harry hoped beyond hope that it was true. He didn't want to go back. He took a deep breath and pulled away and looked at all of them . He then looked down at the floor.