Moonfoot (WolfStar)

Chapter Three, The Rescue

Chapter Three, The Rescue

Severus Snape looked around at the street sign that read Magnolia Crescent. He hated being near his childhood home, even if he had come to terms with his inner demons he still didn't like being near here especially as he had to go and see Petunia, and oh how he loathed that malicious woman, but he would do it just to get Orion away from her and her walrus of a husband. Merlin only knows what they had been doing to the little boy. Sighing he needed to get his act together less he ruin his hard built reputation and he couldn't be having that.

As Severus stalked down Privet Drive he couldn't help but snort at all the cookie cutter houses and there same immaculate lawns, neat window boxes and expensive cars that stood in the drive ways each house trying to outdo the other in the expensive cars. As the wind started to pick up and a slight drizzle of rain started to fall Severus cursed and wrapped his cloak more firmly around him as he discreetly cast an impenetrable charm on himself so he wouldn't get soaked.

As he walked up the garden path of number four Privet Drive Severus could see through the window as Petunia and what must be her walrus of a husband waiting on hand and foot on an exceedingly fat toddler who was screaming at his mother to pass him a toy that was right next to him, as he was evidently too lazy to reach for it himself. Cringing Severus turned away from the sight he wanted to get Orion back to the wolf and mutt as soon as possible so he could return to his potion making, he tapped loudly on the brown wooden door with the golden door knocker and waited for someone to answer the door.

"How can I help......." Petunia greeted as she opened the front door however her voice trailed off into silence as she saw who was standing on her doorstep. "YOU!" Petunia shrieked drawing the attention of the man in number seven across the road who was hurrying to get out of the coming rain as he struggled with his shopping bags. Petunia went rather pale and quickly waved as he looked over before pulling Snape into the hallway and slamming the door to get away from the nosy neighbours.

Before Snape could start to shout at the horrible woman about manhandling his person the sound of heavy feet coming from the kitchen was heard and soon Vernon Dursley was also in the hallway. "What is going on Pet? Who is this man?" Vernon asked Petunia narrowing his eyes at Snape. "It's one of them Vernon. He's the one who told Lily of her freakishness." Petunia nearly shouted as she pointed a thin bony finger at Snape who was barely holding on to his rage as his magic tried to let loose. "Never speak of Lily in such a way in front of me Tuney. She was your sister or have you forgotten that very important fact. I am here for Orion and then I will leave and you will never see I or him again that I will make sure of. Now where is he?" Snape all but growled as he pointed his wand at two of the people in front of him.

"We don't know what you're talking about." raged Vernon is flabby face turning a dark puce colour. "There is no one of that freakish name living here. Now leave my home before I call the police." Vernon shouted pointing at the front door. Snape just raised a sardonic eyebrow at the man in front of him but he didn't move from his spot and nor did he lower his wand.

"I will not be leaving this house without the child I came for. And you may know him as Harry James Potter but that is not his name he is also not the son of Lily and James but their godson, who they were looking after when they were killed. Dumbledore took him from the Potter's house before Orion's real parents could come get him and put a Glamour charm on him to make him look like the son of Lily and James. Now where is he?" Snape demanded finally losing his temper.

"What you mean to tell me we have been looking after that freakish child for nothing when he is not even our nephew this is outrageous we've wasted our food and resources on that FREAK!!" Vernon Dursley shouted his face turning an even darker colour if that was possible, though he whitened down and stared warily at Snape as he jabbed his wand into Vernon's chest.
"I will not ask again Dursley," Snape snarled. "Where is Orion and don't give me that rubbish that he is not here as you yourself has just told me." Snape growled his eyes turning an even darker shade of brown so that they looked like onyx stones.

Vernon didn't answer he just looked from Snape to his wife who discreetly nodded her head in a way that said just get it over with sighing Vernon looked back at Snape who was getting more angry the longer it took for him to get Orion and leave this godforsaken house. As he went to open his mouth Vernon pointed to the cupboard under the stairs which Snape noticed with jolt in his stomach had far too many locks on it to be normal, with barely concealed anger Snape turned back to the Dursleys his eyes blazing in his anger. "You mean to tell me," Snape hissed in a deadly whisper. "That you made a nearly three year old boy stay in a cupboard under the stairs."

"It's where that freak deserves having that freakishness!" Petunia snarled though she moved to stand behind her husband when Snape turned his wand to her. "If I were you I'd keep my mouth shut as I'm a second away from cursing the two of you into oblivion with how you've treated an innocent child. Now get out of my way." Snape hissed as he pushed past the pair waving his wand at the locks on the cupboard and opened the door, almost ripping the door off of its hinges in his haste to get Orion and himself out of this hell hole.

What he saw when he looked into the cupboard turning on the over head light, almost made him gasp and buckle down to the floor but he kept his composure but the sight of the small starved and beaten boy stuffed into the tiny cupboard and was surrounded by cleaning products that should never be near a child of his age, made his ice cold heart rip into a thousand pieces. Orion was covered in all sorts of cuts and bruises and he was looking at Snape with wide and fearful silvery-blue/grey eyes with flecks of Amber around the pupil and a ring of Amber around the outside of the silvery-blue/grey; as Snape had taken off the Glamour after he had regained his senses as well as his composure. Orion's golden brown curly hair was matted with dirt and blood and it also smelt like he had had an accident.

Waving his wand to clean Orion up a bit Snape reached a hand out to the boy but pulled it back when Orion flinched away from him. "Orion I'm not going to hurt you I promise. My name is Severus Snape and I've come to take you away from these nasty people and take you back to your real mummy and daddy. Do you remember?" Snape asked slowly and carefully so the frightened boy understood what he said. After a few minutes of silence which for the first time unnerved Snape as Orion just looked at him with a frown on his face before a small sign of recognition crossed his face. "You knows my mamma and Dada?" Orion asked timidly, too timidly for Snape's liking but he just nodded his head to the small boy.

"Yes Orion I know your mamma and dada now come on let's get you back to them and then they can make you all better." Snape said as he saw Orion cringe in pain at the little movements he made. Snape held out his arms for Orion to come to him though he made sure that there was no negative emotion on his face otherwise he'd never be able to get Orion to trust him enough to return him home. After what felt like hours Orion finally made his way to Snape albeit slowly and cautiously. Once Orion was safely in his arms Snape stood up and turned and sent Petunia and Vernon his most poisonous look ever. "I would expect a letter about a court hearing in the next few days on how you've treated Orion as I've no doubt that Orion's patents will take you to court for what you have done to their son." with that said Snape took out a long piece of rope getting Orion to grasp hold of it before he activated the Port Key that would take him inside the Wards of Moon Cottage.