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Harry awoke the next morning feeling energetic. He padded out of bed when he realized that his diaper was full. He went to his wardrobe to find a clean outfit for today, when he couldn't find them. He jumped when he heard Severus clear his throat behind him.
"They're in the top drawer, let me help."
Snape said, reading Harry's thoughts. Snape mumbled to himself, 'maybe I should have put them in your reach.'
Harry blushed but quietly, said thank you, and went to the bathroom. When he emerged, he practically bounced at Severus.
"What are we doing today?"
"Well, it's supposed to rain all week, but we have a visitor coming today."
Harry looked scared but then excited.
"Who?"
Harry literally jumped up and down.
"You might not like who it is.."
"Please Severus? Please tell me!"
"Mr. Malfoy."
Harry's excited face quickly turned to disappoint and rage.
"I don't want him here."
Harry said crossing his arms. Snape sighed.
"H-a-r-r-y... "
"He saw me that- that day!"
Harry stated, upset.
"I know, but you were very emotional and naughty."
"Wasn't naughty! Just.... Angry. At you!" Harry said defensively.
"I know my Harry, but maybe you could, apologize to him like you did to me? Do it for me, Harry."
"Will it make you happy?"
"Very happy and proud that my Harry has the guts to stand up to his enemy." Snape said puffing out his chest in pride.
"I'll do it for you, then."
Snape scooped him up and crushed him in a hug.
"Thank you, Harry!"
"Your welcome professor."
Snape put Harry down and as soon as he did, there was a big 'BOOM' followed by lightning. Harry jumped a mile in the air. As soon as he was down he sprinted to his room and under the covers on his bed cuddling sev. Snape followed him into his room.
"Are you alright, child?"
"I Hate storms. Reminds me of my cupboard.."
"Oh, Harry." Snape said and swung the blanket clad child-that-was-way-too-small into his arms.
"I'm scared.. "
"You can stay with me today, okay?"
"Okay."
"Mr. Malfoy is on his way, so I'm going to stay in the living room , alright?"
Harry nodded against Snape. He gently set Harry down so Harry could get a book to read. They both went into the living room after that. A knock sounded at the door.
"I'll get it." Snape said.
"Okay." Harry said quietly, reading. He was still put out that Draco was coming. Snape led Malfoy into the living room and Draco's eyes widened.
"What's he doing here?!"
"Harry is staying here for the holidays Mr. Malfoy." Draco grumbled, but didn't say anything else. "Why don't you settle down with a book, like potter?"
"Fine!" Draco fumed. Potter just continued reading. They came back a few moments later. Snape sat on the couch with Harry while Malfoy sat on the chair opposite of the couch. Malfoy glared at Harry while he passed. They sat there reading in comfortable silence until Harry got up and went to his room to work on some of his essays. A few minutes later, Malfoy followed him.
"Potter!"
"Malfoy. What do you need?" Harry said absently while still writing.
"Nothing...Hey! Don't ignore me!" Malfoy stomped over and read over Harry's shoulder, while Harry was STILL ignoring him. "I guess you can't hear potty, because I said," Draco quickly grabbed Harry's quill that was in his hand, "don't. Ignore. Me!" He shouted, snapping the quill in half. When he saw Harry's heartbroken expression, he said without thinking of the consequences,
"Yeah, go run to your daddy like the little crybaby you are- oh, wait." Draco smirked evilly. Harry was about to launch at the blond, but then heard the enraged professor speak in a quiet voice that sent chills down Harry's spine,
"Malfoy, you will wait outside the door for me. Right. Now."
Draco's eyes widened and he quickly scrambled outside. Harry just sat stock still, with his bum out of reach, Cause when he heard Snape's low voice, he knew the outcome would be spankings. He didn't want to say anything that he would regret, because he was still mad that Malfoy would say- THAT, and stoop that low.
"Are you alright, potter?"
Snape coming and bending down to the small child.
"I'm not a crybaby, am I?" Harry asked quietly.
"Oh Harry, no. If Malfoy doesn't get his way, he makes other people feel low. He even did it to me once."
Snape said embracing the distraught boy.
"Y-you?"
"He said I was a lonely fool who didn't deserve any friends or money. Just because he asked to borrow one of my spell books and I said no."
He heard Harry gasp in his chest and pulled away.
"If I have you, I'm not lonely and I have a friend, then you certainly aren't a crybaby."
Harry broke out in one of his silly smiles. Snape gently 'booped' him on the nose with his slender finger, but then turned serious again. "I have to deal with Malfoy now, so you can finish-" he looked over Harry's shoulder "Your transfiguration essay."
Harry looked down forlornly at his broken quill and Snape soon followed his gaze.
"Why that little- REPARO!"
Snape quickly got out his wand and shouted the incantation and the quill was suddenly fixed. The quill went into Harry's hands and he stared at it for a moment before Embracing Snape again.
"Your the best." Harry whispered.
"Well, I might not be to Mr. Malfoy. I have to go take care of him. I'll come back later." Snape responded, giving Harry's bum a playful swat. He was rewarded with a Yelp and then a, "heyyyyy!"
"Must've slipped my mind who I'm punishing." Snape smirked while walking out. Harry quickly got back to his essays.
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Snape stood over the scared blond not in his room.
"Do you have any idea how much that could've hurt potter, Mr. Malfoy?"
"But he-"
"Silence! Your very lucky he wasn't sobbing when you were finished belittling him. If I was him I would've jumped at you, but if he did he was going to get a spanking too."
If it was possible, Draco looked even angrier.
"You- you can't do t-that while he's here! He'll probably hear it in the other room!"
Draco tried to explain, horrified.
"Oh, I can. He's currently too busy with holiday essays that I doubt he will even focus on it, But if he does eavesdrop, I will spank him right then and there, In front of you, Mr. Malfoy. Be lucky we're doing this in private."
Draco couldn't believe it. He was happy that potter got spanked, but he was going to experience it himself, in a few moments. Which he hated, being treated like a little naughty toddler over his uncles lap. He couldn't help but pout. Snape pulled out the chair behind his desk.
"Draco, Come here please."
Malfoy stomped over.
"It's not fair."
"Life isn't fair."
Snape retorted picking Draco up and laying him across his lap. He gave him ten hard smacks on his bottom and righted the crying blond in his lap.
"It's over. Shhh, calm down."
Unlike Harry, he didn't accept his comfort afterwords.
"No! Leave me alone, you loner!"
Draco said pushing himself off Snape's lap. Snape magically locked the doors, in which, Draco was heading for.
"You are not leaving this room until you are calm. If I have to hug it out of you, then so be it."
"Let me out! I'm a Malfoy I don't need your sympathy."
"Go stand in the corner."
"What?!"
"You heard me. Go now if you don't want a another smarting bottom with you."
Draco growled as he headed to the offending area, mumbling about stupid godfathers. Once he was calm enough to not scream, Snape turned him around so that they were facing each other. Draco looked pitiful, his nose was runny and his eyes were red and swollen from the crying.
" 'm sorry, uncle sev.."
Draco said while about to use his sleeve to dry his face when Snape grabbed his wrist and pulled out a tissue out of his pocket. He wiped Draco's face down and when Malfoy wanted to get control, his hands were slapped away. Snape banished the handkerchief.
"You should be apologizing to potter, not me." Malfoy sighed but nodded. "But, give it time. If you come right after punishment, he will suspect that I made you. I want him and you know that you are truly sorry for your actions." Draco gave a slow nod and said quietly,
"I didn't mean it- I- I was mad that he was ignoring me.."
"I believe you, but you have to explain that to him. He's been treated very wrong his whole life by his- relatives."
Draco knew with that tone, something very wrong happened, but didn't press the issue. They walked out and Snape suggested he finish his book while he checked on Harry. He peeked in the door, when he saw Harry asleep on the desk.
"Poor child.."
He was gently picking up Harry when he stirred.
"I'm awake, professor."
"Okay, you want to come to the living area with me and Draco?"
"No, I'm gonna clean my room first."
Snape looked around the almost spotless room, "Alright, but your welcome to join us anytime." Snape said cupping Harry's cheek.
"Okay." Harry smiled.
While Snape and Draco read, there was thumping and every so often a soft 'oomf ' to go with it. Finally Draco lost it.
"What in Merlins name is he doing?"
Draco asked annoyed.
"He said he was cleaning." But Snape was wondering what the child had to clean to be making that much noise. "I'm going to check on him."
"I'm coming too."
Malfoy stated smugly. When he said that Snape stopped him with his arm.
"If you thinking he's going to be punished, I doubt that he's doing something to warrant punishment. Don't push it, young man."
Draco hmfed but said nothing else. They quietly peeked around the corner to Harry's room. Harry was running around looking for something, whispering hysterically.
"Where's he at? Where's he atttt?!"
Harry was throwing stuff around and didn't notice the two snakes at the door watching him with wide eyes. Finally he collapsed in all the stuff that he threw and starting to sob.
"I need himmmm! I lost him forever and ever.."
Harry sobbed and laid down his back turned to Snape and Draco, leaving the diaper elastic sticking up over his trousers. Draco stared and looked utterly confused.
"Who is he talking about?" Draco finally asked.
"I am not the one to tell. If you can Excuse us for a moment?" Snape asked and Draco hesitated going back but he finally did. Snape began to slowly walk over all his thrown belongings and to Harry.
"Harry.." Snape placed a hand on his hip.
"I lost him Severus, forever and ever..."
"Who are you talking about, child?"
"Sev..."
Harry said with the saddest expression on his face. At this Snape started to laugh.
"It's not funny! Why is it so funny to lose your friend?"
Harry looked like he was about to cry again. Snape picked him up and started swaying him.
"Oh, my harry.. You didn't lose sev, I put him in the wash."
"You could've told me!"
Then Harry cried relief tears. Once he was calm enough, Snape put him back on his own feet.
"You lied to me."
"I- what?!"
"Clean, potter, really?"
"I was going too.."
"It was close to spotless, and you had to tear it apart when you could've just told me the real reason you wanted to be away."
Harry was looking at the ground.
"I understand, sir. I'll tell you next time."
Snape bent down to Harry's level and said,
"You might not get to have a next time If you keep lying." Snape slightly turned Harry around and gave him two whacks on his bum. Harry broke down again, and latched onto Snape. Snape put his hand on his back and under his bottom, where he felt it grow warm and full. He picked Harry up and then went over to the dresser and got out a fresh diaper and clothes.
He set Harry down.
"Go take a shower, then we will have dinner."
Harry nodded and then disappeared into the bathroom for 20 minutes then emerged in only a towel. Snape was sitting on Harry's bed raising a questioning eyebrow.
"I- erm- it's difficult to get the diaper on alone.. With the tabs and all..."
Snape now understood. He crooked a finger at Harry and he scrambled over. Snape worked quickly putting on Harry's diaper. When Harry went to put on his trousers, Snape stopped him.
"I think it's warm enough in this house. You should just wear a shirt and I'll cover you up with a blanket when you get cold."
Harry was shaking his head rapidly.
"What if Draco sees? And you ALWAYS wear long sleeves. Why aren't you hot?"
Snape narrowed his eyes.
"If Draco does makes fun, he knows what to expect. As for me, I am completely fine. No more of cheek, or you'll be in a corner."
"I'm not a baby! You can't do this to me!"
"Says the wizard who just had a frenzy trying to find his stuffed bat...." When Snape looked up, he was expecting a fuming Harry, instead he found a heartbroken one. "Hey, hey.. You don't think I meant that.."
Snape reaching out to him, surprisingly Harry slapped his hands away.
"I don't need your or Malfoy's sympathy SNAPE." Harry spit out.
"Potter!"
"Leave me alone! I don't want dinner, I want you out!"
Harry shouted.
"As you wish, but you will eat one way or another."
Snape then walked out slowly, when he looked back Harry was standing with his arms crossed looking at the wall. Snape sighed and went to the living room where Draco was.
"What did you do to him?" Draco finally asked after a few minutes of silence.
"I said something that made him really angry and sad. I don't think he'll be talking to me any time soon."
Snape sighed.
"I'll go talk to him."
"We have to have dinner first."
"What about potter..?"
"I'll send it up, but I'll doubt he'll eat."
Snape stated. They both ate and Snape sent Harry a plate up. Meanwhile, Harry was aggressively building a pillow fort and that's when a house elf popped in and attempted to get Harry to eat.
"Young master has to eat first then play."
"I told that bat I wasn't eating dinner, and I'm not playing! I'm simply building a fort to hide away in."
Harry explained.
"Pippy will just set plate on young masters dresser."
Then he popped away.
"Stupid elf, stupid bat. I want everyone to just leave me alone!"
Then he crawled into his fort and cuddled a pillow to his chest. If he didn't have sev, then this was the next best thing. Just then he heard a knock on his door. If it's the stupid bat, I'm going to scream...
"Pott-whoa! This is cool! Did you build this?"
Malfoy. It HAD to be fucking Malfoy.
"Aw, come on potter. You can talk to me."
"No, your his spy. I don't want him here. You'll both make fun of me and boss me around 'cause your both slytheriens! Now get. OUT!"
Harry shouted and threw a pillow at him.
"Geez. Someone's moody..."
Malfoy said walking out. When he walked out, he saw his dad and sev talking together. He walked over.
"Farther!"
"Hello Draco. Severus was telling me how you yelled at potter.."
Draco looked down, guilty.
"I did, and I just tried to apologize to him, but he's in a pillow fort being moody and he won't eat."
Severus rubbed his face tiredly.
"Severus?" Lucius questioned.
"He's angry at me again."
"Well, maybe I'll go try to talk to him."
Lucius said while going to the hall to Harry's room. He quietly opened and shut the door behind him.
"How's my little Harry doing?"
Harry peeked out from behind the fort and his eyes widened in surprise. To even more of his shock, Lucius came in his fort and sat down next to him.
"I heard you and Severus were arguing."
Harry snorted. More like Snape insulting me..
"What happened little one?"
"He said that I'm a baby for losing my stuffed bat.." Harry said brokenly while putting his head on Lucius's shoulder.
"He shouldn't have said that."
"Mmhm."
Lucius picked Harry up and then went to the front door where his son and Severus were standing. Lucius gave Severus a mock glare and nodded his head towards Harry, Severus went up to Lucius.
"Harry, I'm very sorry I said those nasty things to you. Can you ever forgive me?"
Harry crooked his head out of Lucius neck and looked at Snape.
"I guess so." Harry answered while shrugging his shoulders and wiggling out of Lucius grasp. He put him down gently and he ran over and gave Severus a hug. Then Draco did too. When they let go of Snape, Harry gave Draco a hug too, shockingly. Harry whispered very quietly so only Draco would hear.
"I'm sorry, Draco."
"I'm sorry too, pot-Harry." Malfoy said returning the embrace. They pulled back and Draco stuck out his hand.
"Friends?"
Harry accepted the hand.
"Friends."
Severus and Lucius were watching the interaction with interest. Lucius whispered,
"No more bullying from these two, I'm guessing?"
"Hopefully." Severus said, but in the back of his mind he still had doubts about Malfoy, Granger, and Weasley.
"Draco, come. We best be on our way, Severus. Little one."
They said their goodbyes and the snake and the snake in lions clothing went to bed.
