This is for His Lil' Half-Blood Princess. Thank you for reading my Twilight story even though you don't like it:) I desided to post this. It's been on my documents for forever. Let me know what you think:)

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A seven year old Severus crept down the hall and tiptoed down the steps quietly, careful not to awaken his father from his drunken slumber. Gripping the hand rail tightly in his tiny hands, Severus made his way slowly down the steps and stepped, barefoot on the cold tile. He quickly jumped back and glared at the offending floor in a cuter version of his older self. Smiling wickedly he suddenly took off and ran to the living room, jumping onto the worn couch. He laughed quietly at his triumphant adventure. Eager to play again, Severus would run around the downstairs then jump excitedly onto the couch.

On his fourth time around, Severus slipped on the hall rug and fell into a glass cabinet. He looked up in horror as the cabinet swayed and toppled on top of him. A terrified scream erupted from his throat as the sound of glass breaking sounded around him. Once the glass stopped falling Severus looked up, and saw his blood mingle onto the blue carpet, staining it an odd purple color. Suddenly the sound of someone stomping down the stairs made his heart leap in his chest.

"What did you do, Whelp?" Tobias asked his son and when he saw the blood stained carpet he jerked Severus up by the collar. Severus whimpered and held his cut arm to his chest as his legs dangled uselessly.

"Daddy," Severus said in distress, had he not been so distressed, he would have seen the murderous glint in Tobias' eyes and immediately stopped the frightened sentence. "My arms cut." Severus held out his arm for Tobias to see. Tobias gripped his sons arm tightly, causing for Severus to cry out in pain.

"All this noise for a bloody arm?" Tobias demanded and Severus nodded helplessly. Tobias shook Severus around and slammed him into the wall. "Clean up this mess." He said as he dropped Severus back to the floor. Severus whimpered and ran to the kitchen to get the broom and began to sweep the mess up. His arm bleeds more onto the carpet, enraging Tobias even more.

"You better hope that comes out, Boy. That was my mother's rug. If it stain's you'll be in for it." Tobias warned and salty tears fell from Severus' eyes. He just wanted his arm to stop hurting and for his mother to come home; she'd help him. Eventually, after hard scrubbing, only a faint mark was left on the blue rug.

"You got lucky twerp. Go to your room!" Tobias said loudly causing Severus to jump and start toward the stairs. "No, wait; go to the basement until I come get you." A sadistic gleam shown in Tobias' eyes and Severus quickly went into the freezing basement. He wished he'd at least put socks on. He shivered into himself.

He heard his mother come home hours later and he heard her ask where he was. Finally, he thought, I'll get to go into the warmth. But his hopes were smashed when he heard his father answer. His mother wouldn't think to check on him if he was already asleep. So Severus sat shivering on the cement floor.

"Happy Birthday, Sev." He whispered to himself. As he drifted off to sleep he burned the lesson he learnt today into his brain, Never make a sound when your hurt…

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