Somebody
“and this house better be clean when I get home” was shouted to a small dark head of hair that lay on the ground where they had landed just a few moments earlier.
“Yes sir” was mumbled while the head looked at the floor as if it was the most interesting thing in the world, and at the moment it really was; for the person did not want to look into the other person eyes if they did not have to.
“Good” was said before the door was slammed and the person on the floor jumped from the noise. The person sat on the floor for a full two minutes before making an attempt to get up, since the last time they had tried to do that they were knocked right back down.
“Better get to work” the person mumbled as they made their way into the bedroom that they had vacated just a few short hours ago. As the person cleaned through out the day, the person thought about how they ended up where they were and how it got so bad so quickly.
~ Flashback~
“Come on mate! My brother just wants a date.” Ron Weasley said to his best friend Harry Potter. Harry on the other hand was blushing as red as you could go with the words that Ron just spoke.
“Ron” Harry started out only to be cut off by Ron again.
“Same sex pairings in the Wizarding world are fine, its just one date. Come on!” Ron said getting stressed that Harry would not answer in a positive manner.
“Okay” Harry said wondering on how it could possibly be since it was a member of the Weasley family.
“Really?” Ron said his eyes lighting up at the idea of Harry going out with his oldest brother Charlie.
“Yeah Ron” Harry said shaking his head at his best friend’s antics.
“Great, I’ll tell mom and she can set it up”
“Ron!” Harry squeaked at the idea of Molly Weasley knowing that he would be going on a date with one of her son’s.
“It’s fine, she told Ginny to leave you alone so you should be fine” Ron said waving off Harry’s concern.
“Ok” Harry said looking at the glint that was in Ron’s eyes. Harry would find out later that the glint in his eyes had nothing to do with him being happy for Harry and all about him being inducted into the Order for getting Harry out with Charlie. Two months later had Harry, Ron and Hermione graduating from Hogwarts with smiles on their faces and looking forward to be actively helping the Order more than they had. What Harry didn’t know was that both of his friends had been inducted and had been working for the Order since Harry’s arrival to the wizarding world at the age of 11.
~End of Flashback~
“I should have known better” Harry mumbled quietly as he made his way into the kitchen to start dinner for Charlie. As he walked the hallways of the large home that he was told to buy, he got a glimpse of himself in the mirror.
“I look horrible” Harry said touching one of the large bruises that covered his face. The bruises seemed to be the norm for him now, and Harry was beginning to wonder on if he had done something deserve what was happening to him now; but his mind was coming up blank so he could only shake his head and continue on to the kitchen. Charlie would not be happy if his dinner was not prepared and waiting for him when he got home. It was an hour later that Charlie walked into the house with a yell.
“Boy!”
“Yes sir” Harry said coming out of the dinning room where he had just placed Charlie’s meal down.
“Take care of my things, and I have an Order meeting tonight so I will be late.” Charlie said as he walked into the dinning room with out even asking if Harry was going to eat with him. He never did those kinds of things any longer, while Harry was in school he was the perfect gentleman but now Harry would be lucky to even get to sleep in bed let alone eat dinner with Charlie.
“Adequate as usual” Charlie said before standing and making his way to the master suite to get ready for the meeting. He did after all have a certain someone to impress although he hadn’t done it yet, but he hoped soon. Once Harry heard the crack of apperation, he made a bee line to the kitchen and to the dinner that he had made for himself. Harry knew better than to eat in front of Charlie, since the last time he did that he not only got beat for it but then didn’t get to eat for a week. Harry had to shake his head of those memories since they reminded him of his time at the Dursley’s and that was a time he wished not to remember. As the evening wore on Harry began to wonder why he was never allowed to the Order meetings, since he was told to be the ‘chosen one’ to defeat Voldemort. It would seem that they would want to train him instead of keeping him here and beat by his ‘boyfriend’. Harry snorted at the thought, ‘more like master’ Harry thought before turning in for the night. As Harry snuggled into the small cot in the smallest room of the house, he could only hope that one day someone would come and save him.
“Boy!” was yelled in a slurred voice that had Harry wincing at the thought of what would happen when he went to Charlie.
“Sir” Harry said as he got closer to Charlie.
“Why were you not up waiting for me?” Charlie said an angry glint in his eyes.
“I’m sorry sir” Harry said with his head down, which made it impossible for him to see the blow that landed a moment later.
“I didn’t tell you that you could rest” Charlie said angry due to his crush and love not noticing him yet again. After Charlie was able to get his thoughts together he grabbed Harry by the hair and dragged him to the master bedroom.
“You are going to pay” Charlie said ripping at Harry’s clothes, Harry only lay limply for he knew that if he fought there would be hell to pay later. He had learned that the first time he had fought back, Charlie only beat him harder and then raped him even more than if he hadn’t fought. Charlie was soon pounding into Harry’s small form while cursing about how he wasn’t worth anything and how once his real love fell in love with him that Harry would have to go. This is what hurt the most for Harry, hearing that not only was he not wanted but that the person that he was with was in love with someone else and was just being used for that reason.
A few weeks later had Harry wondering where Charlie was going with the smile on his face.
“Boy, there is an Order meeting this afternoon so I won’t be home for dinner.” Charlie said before cracking away to the meeting and trying again to get noticed by his love. Harry only watched in confusion for a moment before he left the foyer and made his way to the library where he spent most of his time when he wasn’t cleaning, cooking or doing something of the like. As Harry read, he wouldn’t know that a conversation and meeting were occurring about him and his training or lack there of.
~Grimmauld Place ~
“Order, order…Albus will be here shortly.” Minerva McGonagall said to the large group gathered around the kitchen table at the house.
“So Charlie how goes things with Potter?” Shacklebolt asked Charlie before seeing the smug smile on his face.
“How do you think?” Charlie said looking over the room and noticing that none were paying too much attention to him and Shacklebolt. What neither noticed was one person with beetle black eyes watching and hearing the whole conversation.
“I am assuming well if the look on your face is anything to go by.”
“Oh you bet; I not only made him buy the manor we stay at. I am also ‘training’ him to be under control. It won’t be long to where he will depend on me for everything.” Charlie said chuckling before coughing as Albus Dumbledore had entered the room.
“Welcome all, so glad you could make it” Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eyes. Severus had to wonder how the man could be happy about things when a war was going on and the savior of the wizarding world was missing as far as most knew.
“Headmaster”
“Albus” the group said in greeting the headmaster the leader of the Order of the Phoenix.
“Since the Dark Lord has stepped up his attacks, I have decided that we will need to be bit more pro-active in our strikes. We don’t have the luxury of waiting any longer…..” the headmaster said while rambling on and on about what they were to do. Severus frowned at the idea that Harry had not once been mentioned in all of these plans, so he decided to test a theory on what was really going on.
“Albus” Severus said drawing the attention of the room onto him self.
“Severus” the older of the two answered wondering what his spy had to say, since he was usually silent through the meetings.
“Is there a reason why Potter hasn’t been to a meeting and in the planning for the defeat? It was after all in the prophesy that you told us all about.” Severus saw the headmaster’s face go from happy and unhappy very quickly. ‘Wrong question then’ Severus thought to himself.
“Severus do not concern your self over that.” The headmaster said in a voice that told Severus that the line of questions was closed. Severus also noticed that pinched look on Charlie Weasley’s face as he asked about the young man.
“Have a good evening all” the headmaster said before going through the floo and back to his office. Severus was on his way out of the door when he was stopped by Charlie Weasley.
“Severus” the younger of the two said, before Severus cut him down to size.
“You were not given permission to address me as such, so stick to either sir or Professor Snape.” Severus said spinning around and beginning his trek back the door of Grimmauld and to his own small cottage so that he could figure out what was going on with the Potter brat.
“Professor” Charlie called once again not getting the clue.
“Weasley what is that you want?” Severus said just wanting to be home and figuring out the mystery of Harry Potter.
“I wondered if you would like to go out some time for a firewhiskey or something” Charlie said confident that he would not be turned down now that he asked out right.
“Mr. Weasley, no I do not want to have a firewhiskey or anything else with you for that matter sometime as you said.” Severus said whirling around and then apperating to his home. Severus didn’t notice the dark look that crossed Charlie’s face, thinking that since Severus had asked about Harry that there must have been something going on between the two when Harry was in school.
“Boy, come out, come out!” Charlie yelled looking for Harry around the manor. As soon as Harry stood in front of Charlie he was knocked to the floor and then yelled at.
“How dare you touch what was mine” Charlie said spittle flying due to his anger.
“Sir?” Harry said confused on how he could touch anything that was Charlie’s when all of that was locked in the master bedroom, which Harry was allowed to clean when Charlie allowed him to.
“Don’t act coy with me, I know good and well you have something going on with Severus Snape while you were at school.”
“No sir” Harry said not getting a chance to finish due to Charlie landing another blow on his body.
“Lie!” Charlie said now dragging Harry toward the master bedroom for Harry’s punishment.
“Sir” Harry said as he watched Charlie pull out a potion that he knew would cause more pain than was normal for a person.
“This is for stealing what is MINE!” Charlie said forcing the potion down Harry’s throat before rapping Harry as brutally as possible. Once Charlie has finished and feel asleep after pushing Harry off the bed, a silver light surrounded his stomach. Harry watched in horror as the light surrounded his belly. He had read enough over the last few months to know what had just happened.
“This can’t be happening. Not with him” Harry whispered to his stomach that now held a child inside.
“This can’t be happening” Harry whispered one more time before tears leaked out again as he curled into a ball to protect his belly from any attacks that Charlie may try later on. Harry was woken up by Charlie’s yell for him.
“Boy where are you?”
“Sir” Harry said as he made his way out of the room and down the stairs to where Charlie had a bag filled with stuff.
“Boy I am going on a mission by Dumbledore’s orders. I will be gone hopefully for a week” Charlie said eyeing Harry and seeing if he looked like he would try anything.
“Yes sir” Harry said looking at the floor and hoping that Charlie didn’t see the small smile on his face at the idea of being home alone for a week.
“If I see anything dirty or out of place you will pay.” Charlie said before taking hold of the portkey and his luggage before being pulled out of the house.
“Bye” Harry said waving to the empty air, before jumping up and down for a second before his injuries made them selves known. Harry then limped over to the bathroom to take a bath for the first time in a little over a year. While Harry was taking a bath, Severus Snape was busy at work trying to see if he could contact Harry. It wasn’t that he was concerned per say….okay so he was but it was for the whole wizarding world not just himself as well. ‘Okay, who am I kidding?’ Severus thought as he wrote a brief message and attached it to his raven to give to Harry. Not ten minutes later the message was returned with no answer and the seal not broken.