Dumbledore consulted a sheet in front of him. "According to Madam Pomfrey, Mr Malfoy has a sprained jaw and two teeth had to be magically regrown. He will be able to attend classes tomorrow but he is in for a most uncomfortable night." He looked up at Potter with disappointment on his face. "It is never an acceptable behaviour to physically strike one of your fellow students."
"Malfoy came into our compartment and called Hermione a 'mudblood', Ron a 'blood-traitor' and the Patil sisters 'a pair of wogs only fit to clean his manor and be whores'. If anything I let him off light with only a single backhand to that big mouth of his."
The three professors looked at the composed but angry twelve year-old in shock. Severus was not shocked at what his godson had said. The boy was almost quoting his father verbatim. What shocked the Potions Professor was the calm, deliberate manner the Potter brat had spoken. He sounded much more like an adult than a student.
Dumbledore was the first one to set aside his shock. "We shall deal with what Mr Malfoy said. However, I still cannot allow this to stand. You shall have three nights detention with Hagrid assisting in his duties as he assigns. I do not expect to hear of a repeat of this incident. Thank you, Mr Potter. You may return to the Gryffindor tower now."
Potter stood up at the dismissal. He turned towards the door before pausing and turning to look Severus straight in the eye. Brilliant green eyes met Severus's black eyes stare.
"Professor, would you please pass a message on for me? Let Malfoy know that the next time he crosses the line into hurting my friends there will not be a third time. If he wants to fight me he knows where to find me, but leave my friends out of it. And if he ever calls my mother that name again, I will bury him where he stands." Then Potter was gone before any of the professors could react.
"Dear Merlin, what happened on that train?" Minerva whispered. She turned on Dumbledore and started in on him. Severus ignored them. For the second time in five minutes he was completely shocked. For the first time looking at the Potter spawn he hadn't seen James Potter. He hadn't even seen Lily either.
He'd seen Michael Evans.
When Severus Snape returned to Spinners End after his Second year, Tobias Snape was already roaring drunk. When he noticed the return of his magical son he'd exploded into a rage. Tobias Snape was a petty man with no great gift; an office worker doing accounting work at a nearby foundry. Severus always suspected the elder Snape was intimidated by his son's obvious greater intelligence. Whether it was jealousy over magical or intellectual gifts or the fact he was a small-minded man that took out his anger and frustrations on a defenceless child didn't really matter. What mattered was the severe beating that followed.
Lily eventually found him in the weed-infested 'park' near their houses. She dragged her battered and bleeding best friend back to her house. Her mum, Patricia Evans, patched up her daughter's friend even as her eldest daughter looked on disapprovingly.
Then Michael Evans returned home. He was a foreman in the same plant where Tobias Snape was employed. That is where the similarity ended. The Evans man shared his youngest daughter's eyes but he was incredibly strong from lifting heavy loads all day in the heat of the foundry. While he wasn't built like a Muggle body builder, he was arguably the strongest man in the plant. He was also fairly intelligent and a leader amongst the workers. He also was known for a wicked temper and being the last man standing in pub brawls. He never started the fights but by God he finished them.
When Mr Evans heard what happened, he simply nodded and offered to walk Severus home. (The laws of the time hadn't given him much choice.) During the short walk to Spinner's End, Severus took comfort in the man's quiet, solid presence.
When he arrived home, Severus opened the door and Mr Evans followed him in. Tobias Snape saw his son and started yelling and moved forward to strike him again. He never noticed Mr Evans until the man's hand was clamped about his neck and hoisting him off the floor. Mr Evans effortlessly held the man above the floor and delivered a promise that if Tobias Snape ever touched his son again in anger it would not happen a third time.
The scared little man never touched his son again.
The expression, tone, and even the words were almost exactly what Severus Snape had just experienced again… except this time they were directed towards him. The only Muggle ever to defend Severus Snape and now to see him again in his grandson…
"Severus?" Dumbledore called out. "Severus, are you okay?"
"Potter is dangerous. He should be expelled."
"Come now Severus. I am sure if we simply keep them separated for now their tempers will cool."
Snape forced a sneer onto his face. "Mark my words, professor. Potter is the most dangerous student you've allowed in this school since the Dark Lord himself. Maybe even worse. The Dark Lord fought for power. Potter will do it because he thinks he is right ."
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