HARRY POTTER:Rainbow in the Dark

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Severus sighed and said, "Your father was an only child. Your grandparents had pretty much given up on ever having a child when your grandmother found out she was pregnant. When your father was born he was the center of their universe and love and attention were lavished on him. Your grandparents were very wealthy and probably had anywhere from thirty to forty house elves so your father never had to lift a finger to do anything around Potter Manor."

"Not even straighten up his room?"

"He did not need to; the elves were happy to do it for him. He continued to act the same way with his wife even though they had no house elves while they in hiding. I think while James grew up in some respects that Black did not; he never grew up enough to be a proper father."

"I guess it doesn't matter to me, Dad because mum had more than enough love for me and so do you so I don't care if my father didn't."

"We do not know what the future might have brought had Voldemort been defeated before that night, Harry. Perhaps given more time your father could have grown to appreciate what an exceptional son he had."

"Thanks, Dad," Harry said giving him a hug. He carefully put the folded pieces of parchment back into the envelopes, tied them back together with the ribbon and gave them to Severus. "Thanks for letting me read these."

"You are more than welcome, Harry. It is getting late. You should get ready for bed and I will come in and tuck you in."

"Okay, Dad," Harry said getting up and heading down the hallway to his room.

Severus sent the teapot, cups and saucers back to the kitchen, washed them, and put them away with a wave of his wand. He did the same with straightening up the living room and then took Lily's letters into his bedroom and put them back in the wooden box. He stepped back and stared at it, a kernel of an idea forming in his head for a Christmas gift for Harry. He went down the hall to Harry's room and knocked on the door and then opened it. Harry was laying in bed, staring up at the ceiling with a smile on his face. "Mum was really great, wasn't she?"

Severus smiled and tucked the covers in around him. "She was a very exceptional person," Severus agreed. "Goodnight, Harry. Sleep well." Severus kissed the top of his head. "I will see you at breakfast."

"Okay, Dad. You sleep well too."

Severus noxed the lights and went back to his own room. He put the wooden box back up on his closet shelf, got undressed and went to bed. Before falling asleep he made a mental note to himself to check on the status of Potter Manor with the goblin in charge of the Potter inheritance the next time they were in Gringotts.

The next morning after having breakfast in the Great Hall, Harry returned to Ravenclaw Tower. He was planning to meet his friends in the library to revise for a test they were having in Transfiguration the next day.

Severus decided to go and confront Dumbledore. He gave the gargoyle the password Licorice Wand and it jumped aside. He stepped on the bottom step of the spiral staircase, rode to the top and got off in front of the headmaster's office. He knocked on the cherry wood door and heard Dumbledore call, "Come in, Severus."

Severus came in his robe billowing out behind him. "Headmaster, I do not want Black seeing Harry again or even attempting to see him. He upset him greatly yesterday and I will not permit that."

Dumbledore raised his eyebrows. "What did Sirius do? I can't imagine he would do or say anything that would upset Harry."

"He was insulting towards me and it really upset Harry and he acted like he expected Harry to be a miniature of his father and I think he was disappointed that he is not. Harry was yelling at him when I came out of my lab and asked me to make him leave."

Dumbledore's eyes hardened. "What did you tell Harry about Sirius before he arrived?"

"I told him he was a friend of his father's who wanted to meet him. I wanted Harry to make up his own mind about the mutt and I must say Black did an admirable job of shooting himself in the foot as the Muggles say. Bragging about how popular and smart he and Potter were in school and bragging about being the so-called kings of the pranksters etc."

"If Sirius wants to continue to see Harry I won't forbid. It is his right as his godfather."

"And it is my right as Harry's father to protect him and I will set Black's arse on fire if he bothers Harry and if I do not, Minerva will!" Severus warned. He swept out of the office.

He went back to his quarters slamming shut the portrait door behind him loudly. How dare that old barnacle try to use Harry for whatever nefarious purpose he had in mind! He took a deep breath and decided to go into his laboratory and brew for awhile. Brewing always calmed him down and allowed him to forget his anger. He rolled his eyes and said, "I am telling you, Lily; I may be joining you sooner than I think! That's old fart is going to be the death of me yet!"

Harry and his friends were studying in the library when Hermione nudged Harry and nodded over to the table across from them where Dean Thomas was sitting alone. Harry pushed back his chair, got up and walked over to Dean's table and held out his hand, "Hi Dean, I'm Harry Snape and I wondered if you liked to join us over at our table. We're studying for our test in Transfiguration tomorrow. You're welcome to join us if you like."

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