Daddy Dearest

Prologue

Severus Snape walked out the front doors of Hogwarts quickening his pace with every step. Turning to look back to make sure he hadn't been seen he clutched his left forearm where the dark mark was burning painfully into his skin and checked one more time for the potion that was required of him. He needed to get to the clearing in the forbidden forest that marked the end of the anti-apparition wards so he could Apparate to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.

Once he apparated to the front door of the manor he walked inside and quickly made his way to the basement where he knew Lucius kept the dungeons. Walking in he saw that most of the Death Eaters were already assembled. Pausing to pull the hood of his robe over his head, he walked the rest of the way in.

Scanning the room he realized that Voldemort hadn't made his entrance yet and he arrived early enough to not have to endure the Cruciatus Curse this evening. At least he hoped not anyway. Continuing his scan he noticed that Lucius must have updated the main part of the dungeons. The stone walls were the same yet extremely bare compared to the last time he was there nearly 14 years ago. Most of the Muggle torture devices were gone spare a few balls and chains. In the center of the room there was a large pit where a monstrous fire was blazing. Voldemort's throne was sitting on top of a small lift and a long table was off to the side. He wondered what it was for as they never had the need for one before.

Severus was snapped out of his thoughts by the arrival of the Dark Lord himself. He realized that the man had changed a lot since the night of the third task where Harry Potter had helped in the Lord's rebirth. He now had thick jet-black hair much like the Potter boy. 'Must be from the boy's blood that now runs in his veins. That should make things a bit more interesting.'

Before Severus could do anymore analyzing he realized that the meeting was now beginning to start. He watched as Voldemort took his throne and the Death Eaters became eerily quiet.

Voldemort sat on his throne and smirked at his followers. "I have summoned you here to tell you that I have come up with a full-proof way to get rid of the Potter boy."

A soft murmur went through the crowd and Severus groaned inwardly. 'Albus isn't going to like this. I wonder what he has planned now,' Severus thought.

"What plan is that master?" One stupidly slow Death Eater questioned.

"How dare you interrupt me while I am talking! Crucio!" Voldemort bellowed as he drew his wand at the other man, causing him to scream in pain. "Let that be a lesson to the rest of you. Never interrupt me!"

Severus gulped quickly, he remembered that particular rule VERY well.

"Now for my plan. I am going to bring him down slowly. Destroy his trust in others, especially the ones he cares for. And the first part of my plan I would have to say is ingenious."

"What would that be m'lord?" Questioned another Death Eater that Severus recognized the voice of. It was non-other Lucius Malfoy.

Voldemort stared sharply at the man but said nothing. Turning to a Death Eater that was standing by a hidden door off to the right, "Wormtail, bring out the body."

Severus's eyes widened, 'why does that name sound so familiar?' he thought.

"Yes m'lord," he replied shakily before bowing deeply and exiting out the door. A few seconds later a floating body came out of the door followed closely by Wormtail, who was holding a wand and directing the body with it.

Severus felt his jaw dropped as he got a good look at Wormtail. 'That's Peter Pettrigrew! But...but that's impossible! He's dead! Black killed him!' He watched as Wormtail brought the body out and lowered it to the floor with a flicker of his wrist. He tried to see who the man was but couldn't see as everyone else was doing the same thing. After a few moments he was able to get a clear look at who it was and what he saw caused his jaw to drop for the second time that night. 'Oh Merlin, it can't be!'

After Severus got over the shock of who it was, he watched as Voldemort walked over to the body and smirked. "Yes, this man is as he appears to be. I have major plans for this man. He is the first part of my plan for the demise of Harry Potter. Most thought I killed him that night I attacked his home but I just put a spell on him that caused him to appear dead. I then made an exact replica of his body and had one of my more loyal Death Eaters take his body to save place. I will be waking him up momentarily and then I will plant information into his head that will cause him to hate his son and others he cares for. This will cause the boy to be more vulnerable to the second part of my attack."

Severus stood shell-shocked, 'I may not like the boy but no one deserves this! It will kill him when he realizes that his father hates him! This can't be good at all. Albus won't believe this! We never expected...'

Severus was pulled from his thoughts when he heard Voldemort calling his name.

"Severus, come up here."

Severus moved his way to the front of the crowd, "I'm here, m'lord."

Voldemort gave a curt nod, "I want you to bring him to Hogwarts once I am finished with him and you will claim to have found him in an alley. However, don't give any indication that you know how he is alive."

Severus nodded, "Yes Master." Though all the while thinking he would have to tell Albus everything.

He watched as Voldemort turned back to the body and motioned for Wormtail to come forward again. "Wormtail, place him on the table."

Taking his wand he walked shakily over to the body and with a wave of the wand he managed to float the body on to the table. As he stood next to the body, Severus could have sworn he heard him mutter, "I'm so sorry. So sorry," before stepping away.

'Hmm that's interesting,' Severus thought to himself. He snapped back to attention when he was called again.

"Severus, I trust you have the Vivere Potion that I requested?"

"Yes, of course master," he reached into the folds of his robes and pulled out a bottled filled with a blood red potion and handed it to him.

Voldemort took the bottle and preceded to poor the contents down the man's throat. He then took his wand back from Wormtail and started casting a few spells that Severus realized he hadn't heard before but he managed to catch the words 'anima' and 'oculus'. Which were the Latin words for breath and eyes and could only conclude that he was telling the body to breathe and open its eyes.

Suddenly there was a crack of lightening and a boom of thunder as a storm began pounding on the roof and caused Severus to feel several shudders go down his spine. This had never happened before.

Severus turned toward the front again when a murmur of voices caught his ears. The man's body was once again breathing in air and beginning to stir.

Severus jumped when Voldemort bellowed, "Silence!"

After a few more moments of silence the man's eyelids started to flutter then open. Severus watched with baited breath as Voldemort leaned over the man to look him in the eye. Red eyes to what he knew from experience to be deep blue eyes.

"Welcome back...James Potter."