Severus took a seat at the table and pulled out the chair beside him for Harry. The body looked for a second and then pulled himself up onto the chair. Looking nervous, Harry glanced at the different options of food Narcissa had laid out onto the table for him.
He had never been given options of what food he wanted, let alone something fresh. He didn't know what to do so he sat quietly just looking at the different foods.
"Would you like to pick one to have Harry?" Narcissa asked in a gentle voice. She could see he was having a hard time comprehending what was happening and didn't want to make decisions to difficult. "Do you like apple sauce?" She asked.
Harry shook his head no. He only ever got rotten apples for his fruit from the Dursleys and hated the mushy texture of them.
"That's okay." Narcissa smiled, handing the apple sauce to Severus to put away. "My Draco doesn't like apple sauce either." She made a silly face. "You pick what you want. Severus here doesn't have much of a selection but i'm sure we can find something for you to enjoy if you don't like these options,"
Harry looked between the banana and the tart. He picked his hand up to reach for something before quickly dropping it back into his lap and ducking his head down.
"Did you want one Harry?" Severus asked pulling Harry's attention to him. Harry looked at the table again before looking at Severus and quietly asking "What dat?" while pointing at the Treacle tart.
"That's a treacle tart. It's like a pie of sorts, a dessert." Severus responded, smoothly pushing it towards the boy.
"Oh..I not allowed dessert so i eat a banana instead." Harry spoke quietly while reaching to the banana. He fiddled with it for a moment before placing it back on the table. He couldn't open it and was to scared to ask for help.
He knew asking for help meant not being able to do something which meant not being good enough and getting yelled at. He decided no food was better than being yelled at. So far these people had been nice but he couldn't trust them yet. Aunt Marge was nice until she learned he wasn't actually Vernon and Petunias child.
Thinking about Vernon Harry froze. He wasn't at home! What would happen when they realize he was gone?! He had to get back!
Harry jumped of the chair looking around frantically wondering how he was
going to get back to the Dursleys before they noticed he was gone. He didn't realize he had tears streaming down his face silently and he was breathing sporadically.
Narcissa got up from the table and walked over to Harry, kneeling beside him and pulling him into a hug. Harry screamed and started swinging his hands hitting Narcissa and kicking trying to get out of her grip.
"Shhhh. It's okay Harry. Can you tell Sissy what is wrong?" She spoke quietly in Harry's ear while rubbing a soothing hand on his back.
"Uncle Vewnon gonna mad! I need i need i need" Harry wailed helplessly.
Severus came over and led Narcissa to the couch with the boy in her arms. She placed Harry Between the two of them still rubbing his back. Severus held the Treacle tart in front of Harry. "Little one you are safe. You are not going back there. No one can hurt you here. Please eat." He held the tart closer to Harry.
Wiping his arm under his nose first, Harry reached out to grab the tart from severus' hand hesitantly. Before he reached it Severus pulled it back. "Let's get you cleaned up first and then you can eat."
Narcissa was already grabbing a damp cloth from the kitchenette and was walking back over to wipe Harry's face down. He pulled back at first but let Her gently wipe under his nose and his hands and arms.
Placing the Tart back infront of Harry, they watched as he slowly picked little bits and nibbled at them. At first he was hesitant but quickly realized how good it tasted.
He ended up eating about half of it before shaking his head when Severus offered him more. Neither had noticed that Narcissa had gotten up and disappeared into the bathroom until she came back out.
"Shall we get you cleaned up Harry? You are sticky from the Treacle tart and look like you could use a nice warm bath. How does that sound?"
Harry looked up at her shocked. He only ever got baths as a punishment. What had he done wrong? Was he not supposed to eat the tart? Was it a trick? He backed away into the sofa as far as he could.
Severus gently scooped Harry up into his arms. "What did i say Harry? You are safe. We want to make sure you are all clean before You get some rest." He spoke as he carried Harry towards the bathroom. "Would you like my help or would you like Narcissa to help you?" He set Harry on the bathroom floor.
Harry looked between the two of them before stepping closer to Severus' leg.
"Alright i shall step out for now." Narcissa smiled before closing the door behind her.
Severus sat on the edge of the tub that Narcissa had prepared for the boy. Sticking his hand in the feel the water he asked Harry to undress. The boy fiddled with his hands and looked down at his feet. Without a word Severus slid down onto the floor infront of Harry and grabbed the hem of the boys shirt. Hesitantly Harry raised his arms and let Severus pull the large dirty shirt off of his small frame.
Severus finished undressing Harry before placing him in the water. "How does that feel Harry?" He asked as he sat back down on the tubs edge. Harry looked up and gave the smallest of smiles before looking down at the water moving his hands to make waves. Severus thought for a moment how he could make the bath more fun for Harry before having and idea.
"Want to see something cool?" Severus asked in an intriguing voice. Harry gave him a questioning look so Severus pulled his wand out of his clock before whispering some words Harry didn't understand.
In the blink of an eye bubbles started spewing out of the end of Severus' wand landing in the bath and floating around the room. Harry made a shocked face before an animated rubber duck came quacking out of the wand aswell. Harry giggled and started playing with the toy and the bubbles. While distracted, Severus grabbed a small cup from the sink cabinet and filled it with water before carefully dumping it on the boys head.
After getting no reaction from the boy he continued to wash his hair and carefully scrubbed the dirt of the boy's body. He noticed many scars along the boy's back but made no mention of it as the child continued to giggle and play with the duck.
Grabbing a towel he picked Harry up out of the bath and wrapped him up to dry. He drained the tub and led the body towards his room where he handed Harry the pair of pajamas he had laid out. Harry silently started changing so Severus left to give him some space while he went to talk to Narcissa.
She was stood by the window thing something to an owls leg before shooing it off.
"I've just sent word to Lucious about the boy." She spoke before Severus could say anything.
"Very well. Would you go put Harry to sleep? You've much more skill then i do in that department." Severus spoke while putting the kettle on to boil.
"Of course" Narcissa responded before heading in to see the boy.
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My god i kind of forgot about this story.. I'm obviously still working on it but i'm not gonna promise anything about uploads cause i clearly don't stick to them lmao
Well here is chapter 8..i hope i didn't screw anything up.. yeah
that's all i really have to say lol
hope you enjoyed it
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Hayran KurguWhat would it be like if Harry Potter lived with the Malfoy family instead of the Dursleys? After Harry Potter was put in the Dursleys care, he was left by all wizards. Until 5 years later, Minerva McGonagall, goes everyday to check on him without b...
