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Severus stood hidden in a tree, staring out onto the darkening streets of Privet Drive. If anyone asked, Dumbledore put him up to it. Yet, certain people knew the truth. Those certain people might drive him up a wall, but they still were the people who mattered.
As soon as he heard that Dumbledore was setting up a schedule to have people protect his godson, Severus knew he needed to find a way to sign up without people getting too suspicious. He had to play his cards right, because Dumbledore had been adamantly opposed to the idea at first. However, Sirius and he had worked it out so that the headmaster would see it their way. Severus remembered the conversation they had had just the other day.
Flashback
"Headmaster, you wanted to see me?" Severus greeted as he sat down in his chair.
"Yes, would you know why Sirius has insisted that you take part in Harry Watch?" Professor Dumbledore asked, a curious look gracing his face. Severus held back a smirk. He had never outright said he wanted to be on Harry Watch. He and Black had agreed it would be too risky to out him as a triple spy (or was it quadruple spy at this point?). So, they instead created a plan that would for sure get Severus scheduled into the sentry team.
"To torture me?" Severus suggested, pretending to be outright annoyed. When Dumbledore had first told Severus that he would not be a part of Harry Watch, he had pretended to be overjoyed. Then, he went to Black. They had agreed that Sirius would pretend to think that Severus needed to protect Harry by being on the watch, because he would best know what to look for when it came to Death Eaters. Then, he would manipulate Dumbledore's own manipulation to make him do whatever he did not want to do.
"I think he actually thinks you are the strongest wizard here and that your abilities in subterfuge are a great asset in this particular task." Dumbledore argued. He smirked. "I'm beginning to agree with him."
End Flashback
Severus was the one smirking now. He had put up the necessary amount of fighting-Dumbledore truly believed he was torturing his spy. Meanwhile, nobody but Black, Lupin, and himself knew the truth. They had become slightly leery of Dumbledore since they found out that he knew about the switch in Secret Keepers, and their concerns grew this past year when the man would not lift a finger to even begin to fight against Crouch. They figured they needed a way to protect Harry outside of the purview of the headmaster, just to be on the safe side.
Severus shook his head. He was not supposed to be daydreaming. He was supposed to be paying attention to his godson's movements. He had spent the day watching his godson in the gardens. He was beginning to notice how much he cared for the boy when he noted how thirsty the boy seemed. Harry was so overworked, and Severus understood now why the child acted the way he did. Knowing what he knew now, he could no longer hate the boy, and acknowledging the fact that the child was Lily's made it much easier for him to like him. Severus smiled as he thought about his godson.
At this moment, Severus was drawn from his revelry at the sound of a yell. Someone needed help. A quick scan of the street showed what the problem was and brought terror to Severus' heart. There, he saw his godson, Harry, being attacked by two dementors, almost succeeding in giving him the kiss.
The dark man began to run toward the young child right as said child yelled out, "Expecto Patronum." The white, luminescent stag leapt through the air, galloping and charging the two dark shadows that tried to suck the light out of his life. Severus quickly sighed in relief when the dementors disappeared and the patronus stag stood next to Harry, who was winded, but conscious.
"Harry!" The man yelled out, coming to the boy's side. Harry looked up into the man's eyes, confused.
"Professor Snape?" Harry gawked in disbelief as Severus began helping him to stand up. "What are you doing here?"
"Protecting you, apparently." Severus half-teased. All Harry could do was nod. Severus took out a piece of chocolate he happened to be carrying.
"At least you do a better job them Dung," Harry mumbled. Severus heard what Harry said, but pretended to not have. How did the boy know of Dung? Severus wondered.
"Well, let's get you out of here, then," Severus said. Harry nodded. They walked back to Number Four, Severus levitating Harry's cousin behind him. As they knocked on the door, Severus turned to Harry. "Go upstairs and pack your things. We're leaving." Harry quirked an eyebrow.
"Did Dumbledore decide that?" Harry asked. Severus shook his head.
"No, I did," he said. Harry looked stunned.
"You have the authority to do that?" Severus started to look annoyed.
"Now is not the time nor the place. We will talk later," Severus said, turning his attention forward. At that moment, the door opened.
"You!" Aunt Petunia spat. Severus grinned an evil grin.
"Tuney."
"Don't call me that!" Aunt Petunia hissed. She looked both ways outside before ushering them both in. "Get inside before the neighbors see you!" Severus rolled his eyes as he entered, Harry coming in behind him. Severus sat Dudley down as Harry went to do as he was told.
"Get back here, Freak," Uncle Vernon said. Severus quirked an eyebrow.
"Is that any way to address my godson?" He asked. Harry stopped in his tracks.
"Your what?" Harry screeched.
"Harry, do as you're told."
Harry's eyes bugged out, but he quickly ran upstairs to get his things. Meanwhile, Severus took the time to investigate the claims his other godson had made. He checked the cupboard underneath the stairs and, sure enough, there was a torn-up cot and some broken army toys laying on the floor. A sign posted on the wall read "Harry's Room," showing the intelligence and creativity of the five-year-old who made it.
As Harry came down the stairs, he was met with an owl carrying a letter. He sighed, knowing what it said.
"What is that, Harry?" Severus asked. He held out his hand and Harry put the letter in it. Severus opened the letter and read it. He looked back at Harry. "This means nothing. It will not stand in any court. I am an eye witness, as is your cousin."
"I demand to know what in the world just happened!" Vernon yelled, his face turning a shade of purple previously unknown to man.
"Your son was just attacked by dementors..." Severus started. Petunia paled. "Oh, yes, Tuney. I see you still remember the stories I told your sister. Lucky for you, Harry, here, saved him. Although, how he did it is another matter entirely."
"What is going on? My question remains unanswered. What is a denementor?" Vernon bellowed. Petunia stepped in.
"A d-d-dementor is a d-d-dark f-f-figure in the w-wizarding w-world that s-s-s-sucks out s-souls." Petunia said, stuttering. Severus looked around the house once more.
"The headmaster left you with something precious. He trusted you to treat the child with loving kindness. You failed. You failed to love him. You failed to care for him. You failed to treat him with the respect he was due. Know this, if it were up to me, he would not be coming back," Severus said. He turned to Harry. "Come along, Harry. We have places to be and people to see."
They walked a-ways before finding a hidden alley to apparate from. They soon appeared in front of Grimmauld Place. Severus handed Harry a piece of paper.
"Glad I swiped this off the headmaster's desk when I did. Always have a second plan, Harry. Always," Severus said. Harry just stared at the man.
"Godfather?" He gawked. Severus rolled his eyes.
"We'll talk once we're inside. I do not believe anyone else is here yet, which will be a good thing." He led Harry toward the door.
The door opened, and Harry heard the familiar shriek of Sirius' mother, Walburga, going on about blood traitors and mudbloods. Sirius ran into the room and shut the portrait up.
"Harry! You're here!" Sirius greeted happily, giving his godson a big bear hug. Harry grinned.
"I missed you too, Padfoot." Harry returned his godfather's hug, or he thought it was his godfather. He turned to Severus expectantly.
"Not now. We still await a third party," Severus told him, heading toward the floo.
"Why does there need to be a third party? Isn't this a discussion between you and me?" Harry asked.
"It's a discussion amongst your godfathers and overbearing mother," Sirius said, a sly grin forming at the sides of his mouth.
"I have more than one godfather?" Harry asked, shocked. Severus turned back before throwing the floo powder into the fire.
"No, the dog following you around Hogwarts is just for show," Severus drawled. He then called out "Lupin Cottage". Sirius glared.
"Hey!" He yelled. Severus shrugged. Moments later, Remus appeared through the floo, and after spotting Harry, rushed over to the boy and hugged him.
"Harry! You're here! What happened? No one was supposed to be here for weeks! Are you alright? Are you hurt?" Remus asked as he began checking Harry over. Severus rolled his eyes.
"Lupin, he is fine. He's just confused," Severus explained.
"What is going on?" Harry asked, as if trying to prove Severus' point.
Sirius sighed. "Harry, it was made aware to us last year that your parents named two godfathers over you," he began, turning to face the dark man. "You were supposed to be living with Severus for the past fourteen years."
"What?" Harry yelped. It was not like this was a bad thing, per se. He liked the man now. However, this was definitely a change to the timeline.
"It appears that Remus Lupin was supposed to be executor of your parents' will, instead of Dumbledore, as we originally thought," Severus explained. "For whatever reason, their will was never read. Dumbledore unfortunately had no right placing you anywhere, even with your aunt and uncle. In the will, it stated that Black and I were to raise you together in the event of Lily and James' deaths. Now that we know, we endeavor to carry out their last wishes."
"Well, not all of them. If that were the case, we'd be at Potter Manor right now," Sirius reminded Severus.
"Wait, back up. There's a Potter Manor?" Harry asked. "How was I never made aware of this?" How badly did we screw up this timeline? He wondered. And why couldn't we have screwed it up sooner?
"We don't know. We don't know why you were put with the Dursleys. We don't know why Dumbledore took control over the situation. We don't even know why I was left uninformed of my status as executor. All we know is that it happened and now we are trying to fix it. You will remain here for the remainder of the summer, I'm sure. I would rather fight an enraged hippogriff than try to take you away from Sirius and Severus," Remus said, his eyes twinkling. Sirius glared at Remus.
"I'd like to see you try," He said, scrunching his nose playfully. He brought his arm up around Harry. "I can't wait to show you your room. I have been getting it all ready." He took Harry upstairs and shut the door behind him.
"What the heck is going on?" Harry hissed at Sirius.
"I'm guessing this is different from the last timeline?" Sirius winced. Harry could be a force to be reckoned with when mad.
"Extremely!" Harry replied.
"What happened last time?"
"For one, Severus Snape was not my godfather."
Sirius rolled his eyes. "Isn't this better?" he asked.
"Yes, but that is beside the point. The point is, I don't know how much more of the timeline is changed now. Arabella Figg won't be there to defend me at my trial."
"Trial?" Sirius asked, confused.
"Yes, for using underaged magic. I used the patronus charm on dementors that were attacking me. Umbridge sent them. She tries to undermine any authority I may have on the subject of Voldemort. But never mind that. What else did we inadvertently change?" Harry asked, his arms held out in surrender.
At that moment, a familiar eagle owl swooped in and dropped a letter into the palm of Harry's hand. He looked down, stunned. He opened it, and automatically froze. In a neat, fine scrawl, two words jumped out at the boy. Help me!
CHAPTER END
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