He ran quickly through the forest, sensing the imminent danger before his colleagues could tell him. He came to a stop and spotted the one who was in danger, and he quickly glanced at the full moon. Damn it Sirius, why did you have to tell Severus to come tonight? Are you trying to get him killed or bitten as well? He thought coldly before he raced forwards, hooked his arms around Severus' waist and dragged him away from the Whomping Willow that held the secret entrance to the Shrieking Shack.
"Let go of me," Severus snarled as he turned cold black eyes on the one who was preventing him to go inside. "POTTER!" he roared.
"I can't let you go in there," he said calmly as he continued to drag away.
"James, let me go," Severus snarled.
"Only if you promise me to not go in there," James said, brushing aside his messy black hair and gazing solemnly into Severus' eyes with his own hazel ones.
"Fine I promise," Severus snapped.
James relinquished his hold and then looked up at the full moon, trying to read its secrets that only members of his family could. "He approaches, but he is not ready to meet you yet," he said ominously.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Severus snapped at him.
"You will find in due time. When he arrives Severus, I hope you are happy with him and do be gentle with him as well. He will have had suffered a hard life, and he will have little guidance in the way of things," James said as he turned to leave.
"You called me Severus," Severus said, stunned that the Gryffindor, the man he hated the most had even called him by his birth name.
"I have no quarrels with you Severus, never had, but I find myself in a position that I must be in for things to happen the way they are supposed to happen. I will try to refrain from hurting you severely, but I can't promise that Sirius or Peter won't. Remus also has no quarrels with you," James then turned to look at Severus with a soft smile.
"I think I liked you better taunting me," Severus grumbled, unnerved by James' new attitude that he had been sporting ever since he turned 16 or was it 15.
'It is time to go Aqua,' a voice said inside of James' mind.
'Very well, where am I needed?' he questioned.
'Astronomy Tower, some girl from Ravenclaw is about to commit suicide. Have to stop it,' the voice said again.
"I have to go," James said with a smile before patting Severus softly on the shoulder before taking off at a dead run towards the castle.
"He is one strange man," Severus grumbled as he followed at a more sedated pace.
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