Raising Snakes

2. Two Boys

It was 1965 October 31st and Tom was hugging Severus they were yet again in the cupboard hiding from the bullies of the orphanage that they called home, yes they were growing up at Wool's Orphanage of all things they were still open even after they were meant to 'close' down but they were operating out of a Warehouse on the outskirts of London so most people didn't know it was still open the Muggle Government sure as hell didn't know

"Tommy I'm scared" whispered Severus to his slightly older twin brother "I don't want them to get either of us but I'm slower so you should..."

"No Sevvy never say that ok we are twins and I'm older! I'll protect you they will ge bored sooner or later" said Tom

"But... we haven't eaten since two days ago and the matron doesn't care if we don't eat but I'm so hungry" this time Severus whined which lead the bullies right to them

The door was opened and their tormentors smiled time for the fun and games, the twins knew what was going to happen and it was winter time

The bullies dragged te two younger boys out of the cupboard and passed the matron's office the to crying

"What are you lot up to?" she asked and the 6 boys hid the twins kicking them to be quiet which they did

"Nothing just going for a walk and then back to our rooms to wait for dinner tonight" said the ring leader of the group

"Oh ok then" and she went back to the little tv that was in the room and a bottle of Scotch, she just didn't care about the state of which the children lived in as long as whoever funded the warehouse kept giving them the money keeping it just above code, she would use it for herself and she was happy about that plus gruel was on the menu for dinner tonight for the brats while she would have something expensive, she hummed to herself thinking of what she could have

"Let us go! we haven't done anything to you!" shouted Tom to them but the group just kept draggingthe along and to the one place that they hated more than anything...

...the basement

"No no no no no no!" screamed Severus to them he hated the basement he really did they would tie them up and leave them there for days last time it for for a week this time it could be even longer as they had hidden from them so it meant that the punishment would be bad

They started to tie them but to the wall while some went to get collect the rocks and lighters that they had taken from the matron's office when she was passed out drunk and anything else they could think of to hurt the twins

"No let me go please!" cried Severus but all that happened as a gag was placed him his mouth and a lighter to his back as by now both boys were topless

Severus completely freaked out at the flame and tried to get out of the hold but it wasn't working soon his back was burning and the smell of burning flesh reached everyone's noses and the leader of the gang of children started laughing at the boys and their discomfort the others were throwing stones and what not at Tom who didn't scream ot shout like Severus did he wanted to protect him but how?

How? how? how? how?

These words echoed in his head over and over again and he didn't realised that everything around them was starting to shake and rattle, the floor felt like an earthquake but in London? it couldn't be

Around Tom there was a dark green glow and his dark brown eyes now were flecked with green the same green that was around him

The leader screamed making the others notice it they ran away leaving the two hanging there, Severus was shaking due to being burnt and being scared, Tom sadly has passed out they would find out what it was in due time but for now they were stuck there until the gang got them down

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It was three days later when they were finally taken down and shoved out into the pouring rain, the two huddled together in a semi secluded area that was somewhat dry but not really it was always their got to spot as they would get soaked but it would take a while and by then they were normally let it as that was when the matron would do a head count and they were at least one a fortnight

"Freak 1 and 2 good you're both here finally where have you two bloody been..." she hiccuped in their faces in other words she was drunk as a skunk and didn't care that anyone could come in and see what she was like but it never happened

A knock on the door was heard making everyone jump they never expected that someone would ever come

She grabbed the two and pushed them into the dining hall, "well you two brats have bloody showed up at the worst possible time, go get in there with the other brats so then I can deal with whoever" she pushed them hard in the back making Severus to scream out in pain

"Oh shut up Freak we don't want whoever it is to know what happens here" said the matron to him as Tom helped him up and walked inside with him and to the back corner where sat a small bowl of gruel that they had to eat the other children tended to at least get one meal a day while they always had to share a small bowl of whatever they were coming 5 but they looked like they were coming 3 they were that small while the other children that were of the same age looked somewhat their age

The matron opened the and there stood a tall had to be about 6'0" at least, long black hair that looked like a neat mess with a patch of white hair that sat over his right eye, tied up at the nape of his neck, smartly dressed and the most piercing green eyes she had ever seen, they looked like they could see into her very soul

"Hello and welcome to Wool's Orphanage how can I help you?" she smiled sweetly at him

"Lord Errikos Ignotus Peverell, I am here to adopt two children, boys if you would" he walked in and brought his handkerchief to his nose "it's disgusting in here, lead me to the children"

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