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Chapter Six

The three made their way into the castle and to Snapes chambers. "Right, who wants to go first?" Snape asked and picked up the jar of Floo powder. "I'll go," Michael said and stepped into the fireplace. Snape held the jar out and Mikey grabbed some floo. "Diagon Alley!" Michael said before dropping the floo and disappearing in the flames. Sylvester just looked at it for a moment before looking at Snape. "Your turn," Snape said and held the jar out. Sylvester looked at the floo before shaking his head. "What's wrong?" Snape asked. Sylvester looked at him before looking at the fireplace then back to him.

"Oh." Severus finally said. "You've never done it before?" He asked. Sylvester shook his head no. "Okay, you take some powder, stand in the fireplace and say, Diagon Alley. You have to say it very clearly okay?" Severus told him. Sylvester nodded weakly and stepping into the fireplace. He grabbed some floo. "Diagon Alley!" He said and dropped the floo. Next thing he knew he was on Diagon Alley with Mikey right there. Then Snape came out of the fireplace and stood next to Sylvester. "Ready?" He asked and put a hand on the boys' shoulder. He nodded and they went off to the shops.

They went to the clothes first and Sylvester just stayed silent and looked around. Severus looked at the boy, confused about why he wasn't pointing to anything he wanted. Mikey noticed the confused look and whispered to the potions master. "He's never been in a store before," he started, getting the mans attention. "He needs you to tell him it's okay to get stuff, he was never allowed to back at home," Mikey added and continued to look. Severus walked over to the boy and crouched to his height. Sylvester looked at him. "Sylvester, you can get whatever you want. I'm gonna buy you anything you want." Severus told him. The response Severus got shocked him and made him feel bad for the boy. "Why would you buy stuff for me? I'm a useless piece of trash that doesn't deserve anything." Sylvester told him.

"Sylvester Finn, I never want to hear those words escape your mouth ever again!" Severus started and crouched lower so the boy was looking down at him. "You are not useless and you are most definitely not a piece of trash! You do deserve new things and I'm gonna make sure you get new things!" Severus told him. Sylvester looked at him with tears in his eyes. "That's not true," Sylvester said, his voice cracking and a single tear falling while shaking his head lightly. "I don't deserve anything but pain and I'm worthless! You don't have to lie and say I'm not cause I know I am." The boy said softly as he started to cry silently. Severus felt the urge to cry for the boy.

Instead, he stood up and pulled the boy to him and hugged him. Thank god it's summer and no one is here! Severus thought to himself as he rubbed the boys back. "Sylvester you've been told lies your whole life if you believe that!" Severus said to him. The boy just cried. Severus let out an inaudible sigh and picked the boy up. It's a miracle the boys still alive after what he's been through and all the nutrients he's missing. He's the size of a six-year-old for Merlin's sake! Severus thought as he held the boy. Sylvester hid his face Severus's shoulder and cried. "Hush now, no more tears!" Severus said softly and rubbed his back.

Mikey looked at them with a smile before pulling out his phone and texting some friends from home to give the privacy.

"Now." Severus said and walked over to the clothes. "Tell me what you like." He said and pat the boys back. Sylvester shook his head. Severus sighed and Mikey looked over. The boy chuckled softly and walked over. "Come on Red!" Mikey said and walked over. "You know you need new clothes!" Mikey said. "No, I don't!" The boy said but it came out muffled. "Sylvester Finn you better pick out some clothes before I do it for you!" Mikey teased. "Don't you dare!" Sylvester seethed and glared at him. "Oh, won't you look so cute in this!" Mikey teased and held up a slytherin onesie. "Fine!" Sylvester said and sat up. "I'll pick my one clothes!" He said. Mikey smiled and Severus looked at him, impressed. Severus put the boy down and Sylvester glared at his older cousin and walked away with his arms crossed. "Prick." The boy muttered as he walked away. "I know." Mikey said and followed along with Severus.

"How did you do that?" Severus asked Mikey as Sylvester looked at clothes. "Oh, he hates when people baby him." Mikey said and crossed him arms. "He'll even be cross if you do." Mikey added and looked at him. Severus nodded. "I probably shouldn't say this." Mikey said and looked back at Sylvester. "And you probably won't agree." He sighed. "But you would make a great father for him." Mikey said and glanced back at the potions master. Severus looked at him. "I would?" Severus asked. "Oh definitely!" Mikey asked and looked at him. "You're strict but not a dick about it. You're kind even though you don't want to show it. That exactly what he needs." Mikey said and nodded his head towards his little cousin.

"I shouldn't tell you this, cause he'll get mad at me." Mikey said lowly and turned to Severus. "He likes you. Like he's told me that he'd rather have you at a parent than his real parents." Mikey told him. Severus looked at the twenty year old in front of him. "He also has a secret that I should warn you about." Mikey said and glanced at Sylvester before back to Severus. "Keep an eye on him in potions. He's told me he's wanted to make a potion to go back to a kid and live with someone who actually cares. I told him not to but he said he wanted to find a potion to make him a kid again. That all he wanted was a happy childhood." Mikey told him before walking over to Sylvester. Severus stood there for a second and thought. What if there was a potion to turn him back? Severus thought. He shook his head lightly and walked over to the two.

"Do you like this Sylvester?"  Severus asked as he saw the boy look at some black jeans and a long sleeve black under armor shirt. "Yeah." The boy said softly. Severus nodded as pointed his wand at them. "What are you doing?" Sylvester asked as he watched him. "Buying them for you." Severus said and bought them before Sylvester could protest. "Coon isn't it?" Mikey asked and ruffled Sylvester's hair. "He can buy it without going to the front of the store!" Mikey said. Sylvester nodded softly and allowed Severus to buy the clothes for him. "What's your favorite animal, Sylvester?" Severus asked. "Wolf." The boy answered, not thinking anything of it. Severus nodded and sneakily bought a wolf stuffy for him.

They ended their clothe shopping with four bags of clothes, much to Sylvester's dismay. "Ready to go or do you want to look around some more?" Severus asked. "I wanna go." Sylvester said and tried to hide a yawn. Severus smirked at the boy along with Mikey. Severus used a shrinking spell on the bags and put them in his robes pocket. "Alright, let's go!" He said and picked the boy up. "I'm going to apparate is there." He warmed Sylvester. The bow hid his face in his neck and nodded. Mikey gabbed Snapes' held out arm and once he grabbed it they disappeared. Sylvester held on tightly and they were soon there. Mikey let go of Snapes arm and sighed. "I've always hated that." The boy said. Severus nodded and rubbed Sylvester's back. "I take it you don't like that either?" Severus asked him. Sylvester shook his head no. Severus pat his back and the three made their way to Snapes chambers. They walked in and Mikey smiled when he saw Sylvester's face and saw the boy had fallen asleep.

"Awe the baby's asleep." Mikey joked. Severus raised an eyebrow at him. He sighed and decided Sylvester could sleep in his chambers and he carried him to the spare room. He laid the boy in the bed and took off his shoes and tucked him in. He turned the light out and went to the living room where Mikey was. As Severus walked by he saw a picture on the boys phone. "Is that Sylvester?" He asked. Mikey looked up and grinned. "Yeah!" He said and showed him. "He was six in this. I would have to saw it was the last day he was truly happy." Mikey said sadly. Severus ground lightly. "We went to an amusement park and Red really wanted to go on the slide. He thought it was the best ride there. It was Dad, Call, Red and I." Mikey told him. Severus nodded sand handed him the phone back. "Are you staying for dinner?" Severus asked. Mikey looked at him. "No, thank you. Dad has food at home." Severus nodded. "I'll see ya around. Tell Red I said bye and I'll see him later!" Mikey said. "Bye Michael." Severus said and the boy left. After the door closed, Severus smiled lightly and pulled his wand out and pointed it to the counter. Unbeknownst to Mikey or Sylvester, Severus had copies the picture with his wand and was having it copied so he would have the picture to give to Sylvester.