Once they had all finished their ice creams, Severus helped Harry and Dudley to build some sandcastles, using the buckets and spades which he had placed in the back of their pram that morning. He gently guided each of their hands, helping them each to build their first ever sandcastles, before he laid back and just watched them as they played about building more and more sandcastles, until eventually, by the time it came to lunchtime, they were surrounded by a plethora of them, so many that in order to place Harry and Dudley back in their pushchair, he had to cautiously step over a long, wide row of them, careful not to tread on any of them lest he upset either child.
For lunch, Severus took them to the same place he used to eat whenever his family brought him here when he was little - fish and chip shop on the corner of a long street, about a five minute walk from the beach. He ordered two adult portions of sausage, chips, and curry, then split one of them into two smaller portions, and he split the polystyrene tray into two, passing one of these smaller portions to Harry, and one to Dudley, before they headed back to the beach, all three of them munching away happily on their sausage, chips, and curry
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The Harry Potter Parent Alternative
FanfictionEver wondered what would happen if Harry were raised by someone else? Someone who wouldn't lock him in the cupboard under the stairs? A wizard, perhaps? Explore Harry's new life as he is raised by none other than Severus Snape, death-eater-turned-sp...
