Okay, I don't own Harry or Snape or anyone... But I have a bunny on Facebook named Snape :)

A/N: I cranked this out in about two hours... please review and tell me how horrible it is :P

Summary: Snape is marrying Lily and Harry isn't happy about it.

Stepdad

At the present time Harry didn't know what was worse: the fact that his father had died less than a year ago or that his mother was marrying his most hated professor. Harry didn't even realize that their "relationship" had progressed so far until one Saturday when his mother had come to visit him during a Hogsmeade weekend.

Sure, Harry knew that Snape was a sneaky, conniving Slytherin, but how he had managed to fool his mother baffled Harry to no end. Lily was in love with Snape and Harry could do nothing to dissuade her from marrying him. Marriage! Of all things... Dad hasn't even been gone that long and she's marrying that git! he thought as he sat across from his mother and soon-to-be stepfather who had a smug look on his face. Though he was quite swift in making it morph into a look of concern whenever Lily glanced at him.

Harry should have seen it coming... he would have too if he hadn't been grieving for his father. How was he to know that as Snape visited his mother to "make sure she was coping well," as his mother called it, he was weaseling his way back into her heart. Slimy old snake. Harry had thought it had been innocent. Sure he knew that Snape had a thing for his mum when they were in school, Remus told him that much. But he didn't imagine that he still harbored feelings for her. But he certainly was quick to take advantage of a vulnerable Lily Potter.

Of course, the last few months Harry had withdrawn from his friends, instead choosing to wander around with a new crowd consisting of members of all four houses. If Hogwarts had Emo kids, he'd be considered one of them. They didn't study much, so his grades fell. Lily became concerned so Snape, being the concerned suitor of his dear mother, stepped in to find out the problem. It was soon clear, however, that Snape's intentions toward Harry were anything like being a concerned father figure. The first slap in the face, in the most literal sense, had been delivered two months before the announcement of engagement.

After the incident Harry had been required to report to Snape's office three nights a week for tutoring and cringe, bonding. Which more often than not resulted in at least one slap or worse. But Harry didn't like to think about that. Especially since his own mother had requested that Snape look after him and try to have some kind of nurturing relationship.

Harry could only imagine how his life would worsen if Snape had legal authority over him in a parental sense. Especially if something happened to his mum. Harry didn't even want to think about what would happen if Snape had sole custody of him. He still had four years until he was seventeen... a lot can happen in four years.

Harry tried to tell his mother that Snape was evil, but she wouldn't hear it. And Snape was a gifted liar. After all, he was a spy for Dumbledore against the worst Dark Lord the wizarding world had ever seen. He knew how to lie and his mother wasn't even a legilmens. He wouldn't even have to occlude his mind. Lily would just recap everything Snape had done for her and Harry since James had died and ask him how Snape could possibly be evil if he would do all those things.

So Harry knew that he was stuck. He would have to live with this decision that his mother made for at least the next four years, provided that no one in the "family" got killed. Which may or may not happen with the way Snape's looking at me, Harry thought grimly. Merlin save him, Severus Snape was about to become his stepfather.

Of course, what Harry had forgotten to take into account was certain blood rituals that would take place during the marriage ceremony. Snape would actually become his blood relative through an old rite that would bind Snape to Harry and Harry to Snape as a father and son. Nothing about Harry would change but he would have Snape blood in him and although it was a fairly common practice with stepparents and stepchildren, Harry had forgotten this until two days before the wedding.

So Harry sought out his mother in their home in the Hollow where they had lived all of Harry's life. He found her in the solarium reading the Daily Prophet. She smiled at him and motioned for him to join her.

"Mum, am I to be bound to S-s-Severus during the ceremony?" Harry was still petrified of the man who was to become his stepfather and wasn't quite used to saying his given name.

"Yes, darling. I thought we explained that all to you months ago. Don't you worry about a thing. Severus is looking forward to having you as his son and maybe even having a few more children." Lily still had no idea what happens between Harry and Severus during their bonding time. "And don't get too comfortable calling him Severus. He's told me he wants you to call him dad. Isn't that wonderful! He's such a wonderful man, Harry. We're so blessed to have him in our lives."

"Yeah, Mum. That's great. But don't you think Dad would be upset? Or Sirius? Sirius'll be furious if he hears me call him Dad." Not to mention that Harry felt sick at th thought.

"Harry, Sev and I have talked about it and we think that your father would be thrilled to know that you have someone looking out for you like Severus does. He's a good man, Harry. I don't know what you have against him, but I suggest you get over because it won't change anything."

Harry knew not to press the issue anymore. He would just have to call that git Dad.

"Remember, Sev will be here in about an hour. I'm sure he'd appreciate some help settling in." That was his mum's way of saying help him or suffer the consequences. Of course, being alone with Snape for any amount of time is rough enough.