CHAPTER ONE: The new DADA Teacher

Category: M/M, slash, angst, bitter, romance

Rated: Hard R /NC-17

Pairing: Severus/Remus and also a little bit of Sirius/Remus

Spoilers: Alternative Universe. The story is set at the beginning of Harry's third year at Hogwarts.

Disclaimer: The story is based on characters created and owned by J. K. Rowling. I only take them and use them to write this fanfic and no monetary gain will be made from this story.

Authoress homepage: you will also be able to find all my fics in the newt website: www . livejournal . com / user name daphnemyst

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Hogwarts was full of noise and laughs again, just like always happens at the beginning of the school term. Everyone was sitting at the Great Hall, laughing and talking about their holidays.

The new students, visibly nervous, stood behind the closed doors, waiting for the Headmaster to call them while at the large professor's table, a new teacher was waiting to be introduced at his news students.

From the Gryffindor table, three pair of eyes were looking at his new professor

"I hope he will be better than Lockhart" Ron said hopefully

"That's not so difficult" Harry replied

"Yeah, you're right mate" Ron exclaimed laughing

"This year's subjects are really interesting, have you seen them?" Hermiene asked exited, his nose glued to a heavy book.

"Oh, come on 'mione, we haven't started school yet!" Ron complained

"He is right, relax yourself!"

But their voices were silenced by Dumbledore, the Hogwarts' Headmaster who stood up, and indicated the opening of the sorting. The new students entered one by one by alphabetical order and were sent to the different houses. After the sorting, the Headmaster introduced the new DADA professor.

"My dear students, this year I have the pleasure to introduce you the new DADA professor, Remus Lupin. I hope he will receive the respect you have shown for the rest of the professors in that school"a bunch of applauses filled the room and after a few minutes Dumbledore encourage them to enjoy their meal.

Remus Lupin smiled satisfied 'It was good to be back' and looked at his right side, where the Potion's Master sat angrily, visibly annoyed by the immediate beginning of the term. Laughing he put a gentle hand over his left knee

"Don't get angry Severus, it's just a party, enjoy your last day of freedom".

"Arghhhhh ..." Professor Snape replied. At this reaction Remus couldn't help but start to laugh widely and his laugh soon was copied by his colleagues.

Dumbledore, from the other side of the table smiled briefly 'Maybe I have made something right, they seem to be happy. Perhaps Remus could calm that bitter personality of him' he thought, and then he concentrated on the long term he had in front of him, sighing with resignation.

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After the party, Severus had to guide the first year students at his new rooms and Remus made his way to the dungeons. When he reached the door he shouted the password and came in. The room was quite dark. Only the soft light of the moon bathed the air and Remus walked to the middle of the room and lit the candles.

A big bed was placed in front of a chimney, next to the bathroom's door, and the walls were hidden behind also big wooden shelves replete of books. A wood table with some chairs, a huge black cupboard and an uncomfortable couch filled the rest of the room and some heavy green curtains dressed the windows.

Remus smiled 'it is absolutely Snap-ish style, I need to do some changes here' he thought happily. He put his clothes on the cupboard and changed the sheet beds "lanolin it is not really comfortable my stoic professor" he said out loud

"So what do you suggest, Lupin?" Remus turned around to face the dark silhouette of his lover ho had just entered the room.

After nine years of relationship he persisted into calling him by his surname, so he decided to follow his game.

"What about silk silver sheets, my dear Potion's Master?" he asked with lusty eyes

"Sounds wonderful... but before that, what about some coffee?"

"You really know how to kill the mood Sev" he said, pretending to be angry

The Potion's Master couldn't help but laugh at Remus' comment.

Maybe it was not what one could classify as a romantic relationship, but they definitely had something that was not only sex. 'Of course the sex was good... well in fact was wonderful' but there was something else. Remus loved the no-longer 'greasy git' and he knew that Severus loved him too. Maybe he didn't whisper him love words in bed and he definitely not promised him eternal love but at his way, Severus loved him.

"Do you want me to lend you a map or do you think you can summon coffee by yourself?" Severus shouted at him from the bathroom.

"I think I could manage my dear" Remus said softly knowing fully well that Severus hated this type of 'ridiculous nicknames'. A loud angry noise was the only response.

Amused Remus summoned two cups of coffee. One with dark bitter coffee and the other one with lots of milk and sugar.

"Honestly Severus I can't imagine how you can drink your coffee like this, it's awful" Remus said making faces by the taste of Severus coffee "at least you could drink it with a little bit of sugar"

"I like it that way, you silly werewolf" Severus said, taking the cup of coffee from Remus hands while he managed to dry his hair with a towel.

He sat at the edge of the bed and started to undress himself. Remus was looking at him lustfully and licked his lips, roaming Severus' body with hungry eyes. Severus caught his aroused gaze and he started taking off his clothes painfully slowly, unbuttoning his large shirt sensually. Remus was getting more and more aroused as the black shirt was revealing Severus' paled chest. When the tenth button was unfastened Remus couldn't stand it anymore and jumped against his loved Potions Master who was smiling evilly. He pushed him hardly against the mattress and started kissing him roughly, tearing his shirt as he muttered "these buttons are going to kill me someday". Suddenly, A knock on the door made them jump.

"What the fuck....?" They stood up and tried to dress themselves properly again and after a few seconds Severus opened the door and saw Dumbledore worried face.

"I'm so sorry to annoy you my dear boys but there's something that The Order have to discuss immediately" he said severely.

"What's the matter Albus?" Severus asked worried

"I can't explain it here Severus, you will have to come to my office, the rest of the order are already there"

The two men followed the Headmaster through the damp corridors. When they arrived at his office the others were waiting with preoccupied expressions in their faces. Dumbledore sat behind his desk and remained silent for a few minutes while the others were staring at him intensely; no one knew why they had been convoked. Then he stood up, he looked extremely tired.

"What I'm going to tell you it's not easy, specially for some of you" he said while he looked at Remus. The werewolf felt a freezing shiver running up and down his body and big drops of sweat poured out of his body.

"In the following days we will have to be prepared to protect Harry, I have the suspicion that someone will try to kill the boy and we will have to be ready"

"Albus please, tell us what's happening?" Remus asked visibly anxious and a gently hand wrapped around his arm, holding him tightly.

A bunch of noises seconded the motion and sighing, Dumbledore looked at Remus' eyes with a comforting gaze. In the few seconds before the Headmaster spoke again, Remus got terribly ill. A suspicion was growing inside him like a cancer, eating him alive and he thought he won't be able to hear Dumbledore next words, and he was right.

"Sirius is back Remus, he escaped from Azkaban a few hours ago with some other Death Eaters"

TO BE CONTINUED