Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.
Warning: This story contains brief het sex (not with Harry or Severus) and pre-slash.
Author's Note: I really like Dean so I gave him a little role here. In most stories I read he's either just there, has one line, or he and the rest of the Gryffindor boys betrayed Harry.
Readers of The Future Is Not Set In Stone: Remember that Brian returned the past as it should be with the time turner and stopped himself from returning to the past. So basically Brian erased everything that happened with between Harry, Severus, and himself. So this one-shot is what actually happened between Severus and Harry without him being involved.
Comfort In The Astronomy Tower
Harry ran as fast as his legs would take him. He didn't know where he was going; all he knew that he had to get out of the Gryffindor Tower. Finally he couldn't run any longer and stopped by the Astronomy Tower. He walked up the steps slowly until he finally reached the top. At the moment he didn't know whether to cry or scream at the top of his lungs. He sat on the ground and looked back on the scene that shattered his heart.
Harry jogged back to the Gryffindor tower after a long Quidditch practice. He didn't even bother to shower. His girlfriend Ginny is sick and he wanted to get back to her as soon as possible. He finally made it to the portrait and gave the password. He swept through the common room not seeing Hermione who was trying to get his attention and flew up the stairs to his dorm. He walked in the dorm to see his curtains around his bed. He also detected a silence charm on them. Poor thing must be sleeping, he thought. He slowly peeked opened the curtains and saw a scene that made his blood run cold.
There was Ginny naked on top of some guy thrusting herself on his cock with her head thrown back in pleasure. The guy in question had his hand on his hips obviously enjoying "the ride". Their enjoyment was disturbed when the curtains flew open. They both turned around to looked at Harry's tear stained face. Shaking off her shock, Ginny got off of the guy and put on her robe.
"Harry, I-"
"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!?"
They look to see a red face Hermione Granger at the door. She stumped her way over to the group and stood by Harry.
"Hermione" Ginny started.
The next thing she knew she was on the floor holding her face with Hermione standing over her. Harry, still reeling of what he saw or Hermione swearing did nothing.
"How could you Ginny?! How could you?!" "And you!" pointing to the boy. "You should be ashamed of yourself. I know who your girlfriend is. I have Ancient Runes with her. She brags about you constantly how such a good guy you are to her. And this is the thanks she get! You will tell her or I will. NOW GET OUT!"
Fearing the wrath of Hermione he grabbed his clothes and got the hell out. Hermione turned her attention back on Ginny who have finally got off the floor. She was about to lay another round of screams on Ginny but Harry's voice stopped her.
"How could you Ginny? What did I ever do to you for you to betray me like this? I've been good to you, haven't I? What did I do for you to run into the arms of another guy? Answer me."
Ginny stared at him.
"ANSWER ME!"
Before she could answer they heard footsteps. Hermione turned around the see Dean, Seamus, and Neville. Most likely coming to see why Hermione was yelling. She never yells! Not even when they've done something stupid! Hermione went over to explain the situation. They look towards Ginny with disgust written all over their faces.
"Don't you have a question to answer Ginny?" he asked.
"Harry, I"
"ANSWER THE DAMN QUESTION GINNY! I DESERVE IT AFTER SEEING YOU FUCKING SOME GUY!
"It just happened Harry." she lied.
"Oh really! Pretending to be sick and bring some guy into MY BED and fuck him just happened!? I'm not stupid Ginny!"
Ginny sat on the bed and folded her arms.
"You don't spend any time with me. I got lonely."
The five looked incredulously at her. Harry was the first to recover.
"Ginny, I have classes and so do you. We talk at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We go out on dates at Hogsmede on the weekends. We study together in the evenings. What the hell are you talking about we do not spend any time together?
Ginny said nothing.
"He's was not the only one wasn't he Ginny?" a uncommonly cold voice of Dean asked.
"What are you talking about?" asked Hermione.
Dean looked at Seamus then at Hermione. " A few days ago Seamus and I were walking back to the Tower and Colin Creevy stopped us along the way. Even though he's out of the Harrycraze he still cared for Harry and he told us that... He looked at Harry briefly. That he's been seeing Ginny go into the Room of Requirement with various boys."
Harry closed his eyes and breathed deeply
"THAT'S A LIE!!" roared Ginny.
Dean stumped his way towards Ginny. "It is not a lie and you know it! Do you think that those hickeys go unnoticed whenever Harry was gone on some mission to defeat Voldemort. Think again bitch!
Ginny stood up and stood face to face with Dean. "It's none of your business what I do you faggot!" she whispered
Seamus and Neville pulled Dean back before he could strike the red head bitch. And sat him on the bed across from Harry's.
"How many?" Harry asked.
"Harry." she touched his shoulder but he pulled away from her touch.
"How many?" he asked. again.
"They meant nothing."
"HOW MANY?"
"Yes Ginny dear how many?" Hermione asked sitting down beside Dean.
Ginny stayed silent.
Ten? she asked.
Ginny looked down.
" Twenty?" Dean growled.
"Thirty-five?" Seamus asked.
Silence.
"Do we hear fifty?" Neville asked.
Silence.
The color drained from Harry's face.
"You slept with over fifty people? I didn't know it was even that many boys at Hogwarts unless she's been starting on the first years." Hermione said.
"Or she started with the skirts." Seamus commented.
"Harry let me explain!"
Harry backed up. "Stay the hell away from me!"
"Hey what's going on?" Ron asked stepping in the room.
Dean sighed. "Oh nothing Ron, just your sister is a two knut whore."
"Dean!" Seamus scolded.
Ron's jaw dropped and looked to Hermione and Harry; who in surprise to him said nothing.
"Harry do something! She's your girlfriend!" Ron cried.
Harry stood silent and had his eyes towards the floor.
"Harry just saw his girlfriend fucking some guy. I have no doubt that Harry would disagree with me."
"You take that back you bastard!" he said walking over to Dean.
"I will not." he said standing up.
"The only reason you felt this way is because she chose Harry over your arse!"
Dean laughed. "Did she tell you that? No no no, the reason is that one look at her naked body and I realize that I was gay in a heartbeat." Before he knew it, Ron punched him in the face.
"Ron!" Hermione cried and ran over to her boyfriend trying to push him away from Dean. Next thing anyone knew Ron was sporting a bloody nose from Dean.
"You bastard!" Ginny cried and slapped Dean across the face.
Seamus pushed Ginny away from him. "You stay the hell away from him you slut!"
By this time many Gryffindors were crowding in the room to see what's going on. They didn't pay attention to Harry who fell to his knees breathing uneasy. What he had witness today finally catching up to him. He vaguely Hermione standing over him calling his name. He vaguely remembers pushing her out the way and racing out the door.
By the time Harry finished replaying the memory in his head, his tears were blurring his sight. He didn't hear the footsteps that were slowly coming towards him.
"Potter! What the hell are you doing out here?"
That voice only belonged to someone and someone only.
"Snape." he simply said.
"Professor Snape Potter. " he growled. " Ten points from Gryffindor, now get back to the dormitories before I take more points and add a detention."
Harry stood up and face the professor with unshed tears. Snape's face soften for a fraction then got back to it's "I don't give a damn" look. Harry walked from the professor but a hand on his arm stopped him and pulled him back.
"I'm in a slightly good mood tonight Potter so humor me, what's with the tears?"
"None of your damn business, professor! "
Snape sneered at him and turn around to leave the Tower.
"She cheated on me." That stopped Snape in his tracks. He turned around to Harry.
"I came back from Quidditch practice and went upstairs to check on her. She had a silence charm on the bed so I assumed she was asleep. I peaked through the curtain and saw...I saw..." Harry put his hands in front of his face and cried. Unfamilar arms hugged him and put his head to his shoulder and start to rock him slightly. Snape's comforting me? I guess he is in a slightly good mood.
"Keep going."
Harry sighed. "She was...you know...and all of a sudden Mione came into the room and gave a preview of her wrath to Ginny and the guy who she scared away. By this time Dean, Seamus, and Neville came in and they found out what happened from Mione what happened. Ginny kept making excuses on what she did until I asked on how many." He held Snape tighter.
"And?"
" "
"Harry?"
"Over fifty people."
Snape stopped rocking them.
"That's not possible. There are about a little under 140 students at this school. Are you telling me that she slept with almost half of that amount. She couldn't have unless..."
"She's been sleeping with some of the younger students."
Snape felt sick to his stomach.
"What else happened?" he asked.
" Ron walks in and asked what's going on. And Dean..."
Snape hears a muffled laugh.
"What's so funny?"
"Well in response to Ron's question, Dean says " oh nothing Ron, just your sister is a two knut whore."
"Five points to Gryffindor."
Harry stopped moving and looked into Snape's face.
"It may be little but I do have a sense of humor. Now what happened next."
Harry laid his head back on Snape's shoulder and began to move. " Ron gave Dean what is probably now a black eye. Dean gave Ron a bloody nose. Ginny slapped Dean. Seamus pushed Ginny. Then I got the hell out of there. I couldn't take it anymore."
"I see."
Harry released Snape and stood back. " I should go back and check on the guys. No doubt there were more injuries then just a black eye and a bloody nose." Snape nodded. And before before Harry knew it, his lips were on Snape's. He steppd back quickly and briefly covered his mouth.
"I'm so so sorry! I-"
Before he could get another word out Snape snaked an arm around his waist and pulled him into a long deep kiss. Their tongues dueled until Harry's came out as the victor. When they ran out of breath they separated gasping for air.
"You graduate in six weeks." Snape..no Severus stated.
Harry looked confused by that. Well..duh! But then he realize what he meant and smiled. He may not date Snape instantly, but he could at least get to know him. Severus took his hand and kissed the back of it.
"Goodnight...Harry."
"Goodnight." he said and walked out of the Astronomy Tower and walked to his Tower. In the common room he found Ron on the couch by himself with a bruise cheek and his arm in a sling. Madam Pomfrey must have healed his nose. He quietly walked up to his dorm and into a scene that startled him.
Dean was lying in his own bed with not one but two ice packs on his eyes and sporting what looks like a broken wrist and a bruised cheek. Seamus who was holding the icepacks had a scratch on his cheek and some bruises on his arms. Neville was in his bed but Hermione was holding an icepack to his head. Hermione was the first to notice him in the room and ran over to him.
"Harry! Are you alright? You ran out of the room so fast and-"
"I'm fine Hermione."
"You sure Har?"
"Yeah Neville. I'm alright. What happened to Ginny?
He was surprised by the loud laughter that was coming for Dean's mouth. Seamus hit his boyfriend lightly to shut him up.
"Ginny...she...the girls..." was all he could get out before his laughter took over. Seamus slapped the icepacks back on his eyes to shut him up. It only made it worse.
Hermione rolled her eyes. "The girls that came to our dorm when the fighting broke out knew that Ginny was sleeping with their boyfriends; so they decided to take matters into their own hands and...yeah it was pretty bad. Madam Pomfrey said it could be weeks before she leaves the infirmary."
Harry's jaw dropped. He was surprised that not only Ginny was nearly beaten to a pulp but he didn't feel any sympathy for her.
"You should have heard McGonagall Harry. Seamus said " You are Gryffindors, you are suppose to be loyal and truthful to one another and blah blah blah" The others laughed.
"So why haven't you guys went to see Madam Pomfrey?"
The three boys boys looked around looked around...well except Dean who couldn't see a damn thing at the moment. Neville cleared his throat.
"Well Harry we decided to keep our bumps and bruises in your honor."
Harry raised an eyebrow.
"How?"
Dean sat up in bed. "Because we all got into a fight with Ron over your honor."
"No you got into a fight with Ron because you insulted Ginny and he punched you for it."
"Thus defending your honor." Neville said.
"If you want to call it that."
Dean grabbed a pillow and threw it at Harry landing dead in his face.
"Did I get him?"
"Yep straight in the face."
Harry grabbed the pillow and threw it at Seamus. Neville through his at Hermione who retorted and threw one back at Neville. Thus the great pillow fight began.
He may not be a Seer but Harry knew that these guys will be apart of his life until his last breath. Especially a snarky professor.
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Author's Note: This is part one of the prequel to The Future Is Not Set In Stone. I havent decided how many there will be.
Part 2: Betrayal of the Worst Kind: What did Ron do to cause the break up the Golden Trio? Will be placed in the Ron/Hermione category