Of Dreams and Nightmares

Summary: "Please, just kiss me once, professor, I won't tell." Severus is having nightmares of a certain boy and it is driving him mad. Instead of talking to the boy, he uses violence. Harry Potter is waking up with odd bruises that won't go away. Why is this happening?

Rating: R

Author: Snarry

Of Dreams and Bruises

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"Just one kiss, sir! Please, just kiss me once professor, I promise I won't tell."

Severus glared at the small boy. "Who do you think you are?"

"Please, you and I need it! I love you!" The boy cried.

Advancing to the boy, he slapped the boy across the room. Startled green eyes, full of tears, looked back at him.

"Sev! I'm not lying! I love you!" The boy spread his arms and walked to Severus, hope shining in his teary eyes.

Again, he walked to the boy and slapped his hands away. With a pain filled cry and a nasty crack, Severus knew he broke the beautiful boy's wrist.

"Get out! OUT!" Severus snarled to the cowering boy.

Not looking back, the boy sobbed his way out of Sev's rooms.

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Severus woke up with a start. What in the world did that dream mean?

The boy looked familiar. No... It couldn't be Potter...could it?

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"C'mon, mate, time to--Bloody hell! What happened to you?"

Harry opened his eyes and immediately, pain throbbed in his wrist and jaw.

"Harry! What happened? Hold on, I'll get Hermione."

Harry started to cry as he looked at his wrist. It was bent a funny way and it was turning blue. Did that happen to normal broken wrists?

He heard the door open and Hermione let out a squeak when she saw her best friend.

"Oh Harry! We have tog get you to the Hospital Wing!" Hermione sobbed.

She (surprisingly) picked him up with ease. "Harry, you weigh so little!"

And they began their long journey to the Hospital Wing with Ron by their side.

Not paying attention, she ran into Professor Snape.

"Granger--Holy hell! What happened to Potter?" Severus barked. Those were the same marks he gave to the boy in his dream.

"Professor Snape, please let us go to the Hospital Wing! Harry was attacked in his sleep!"

Severus rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Let me take him, Granger, you have classes to go to."

Hermione bit her lip and sighed. "I guess it would be safer, sir. Please be careful, Harry's in a lot of pain." She said as she handed over Harry.

"Hermione! Why give him to Snape! Now he will kill him!" Ron shouted furiously.

Severus glared. "Twenty points from Gryffindor. Now go before I take more!"

They scurried off.

"Potter? Do you know what happened to you?" Severus quietly asked the boy.

Harry tried to open his mouth, but it wouldn't budge.

Severus took out his wand and Harry's eyes widened.

"Potter, I am not going to curse you. I am only going to cast a simple healing charm."

Harry nodded, but nothing happened.

"Potter! Did you break my wand?" Severus shouted.

Harry tried to crawl out of Severus (surprisingly) warm arms, but only managed to fall out and hit his head.

He was out in seconds.

"Hmm, that will make it easier," Severus said to himself.

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"Oh my! What happened to Mr. Potter?" The school nurse cried.

Severus shrugged. "Granger and Weasley think he was attacked when sleeping."

Poppy did a magical scan on him and gasped. "Apparently, he has a soul mate."

Severus gasped. "That is really rare."

"But...his soul mate in an abusive one and Harry's soul mate in hurting him in his sleep, but not purposely."

"Who is his soul mate?" Severus asked.

"Hmm, it looks like a older, stronger male."

"A male? That is very uncommon!"

Poppy sighed. "Yes it is. Will you please call the Headmaster down here?"

Severus nodded. "Are you going to heal him?"

Poppy let a tear fall down her cheek. "No, magic won't work, it'll only make in more painful. His soul mate is the only one to stop it."

"I see."

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Tbc