u/Riddletobien

Snape took a step back. Harry whirled to look at him, at his numb form, feeling the corners of his mouth curl down in horror.

"So it's true? You're my father?" He squeezed his fist around the Resurrection Stone, but it was too small to be painful; it didn't help to distract his stressed mind.

The man's shoulders lowered, he blew out a deep breath. Of course his face remained strained, revulsion twisting his features. Suddenly his eyes caught Harry's with malice.

"No. Were you any less disappointing, I might now acknowledge you as my son-"

"Severus Tobias Snape!" Lily bellowed, quite formidable for a ghost. "I will be having none of that. If there is anyone disappointing at the moment, it's you!"

"Oh quit it, you've said your bit," Snape returned. "I'd rather thought drama was more your sister's game." He advanced on her - Harry wanted to pull him back. "You set me up and you expect me to play along? Do you know how much I hate that son of yours?"

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Edit: I just imagined Snape somehow being able to see Lily's ghost, however that wouldn't be possible I realise with Harry holding the stone. I'd be interested to see a shouting match between the three of them. Interesting point about James, someone saying that if he is not the father, Snape can't hate Harry so much. I just don't think he could change all his years of hatred so fast. This would just irritate him I guess? Oh well, I don't know how he would react to this. Perhaps run quickly in the other direction.

The prompt wasn't really clear, but I meant to show that Snape finds out that he has a son at the same time as Harry does.

Unlike almost all people I know (except some family members), I've had hyperacusis ever since I had memories. So since birth. In case you're wondering, I'm very sure because of bad experiences when I was very young and throughout my childhood (at some point I was able to draw a line but I haven't had the presence of mind as a very small child to give voice to the pain or to escape some yearly loud events). But only recently I've discovered an acknowledgment of this type of H. It's the third one on this list:

https://hyperacusis.net/what-is-hyperacusis/4-types-of-sound-sensitivity/ under "Hypersensitive Hearing (specific frequencies)".

I figured I couldn't be the only human who's got this since birth, so yeah for this thing existing in writing!

My question: does anyone else have H since birth, sensitivity and pain with loud sounds, and so not related to any kind of tinnitus or accoustic event - it's just always been there?

Of course there can be character development, but Snape has to keep that cruel or bullying streak. If anyone knows a story with this steady Snape I'd love to read!

I thirst for the (real, canon) cruel, bullyish Snape who stays that way - even for example when confronted with Harry's abuse. So NO Snape who gradually becomes mellow, has an insight that makes him kinder, that stuff sucks for me.

I prefer fics with Harry in it too. One thing I don't want to read is fics that take place in a different era (for example Marauders), so it should be 'Harry at Hogwarts time' or after that - if Snape lives after Nagini's attack.

If anyone is interested, I have a rec with this type of solid Snape.