Just Another Year In the Life 2/?
Rated: R. HP/SS slash, also HG/RW het. Subject matter not for children, although nothing too graphic, but be careful when reading just to be on the safe side. Mentions the after-effects of rape, as well as some graphic violence in later chapters and sexual content.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or it's characters, that would be JKR.
Sequel to 'Friendship and Beyond.' Takes place the summer after Harry's graduation from Hogwarts. I suggest you read the previous story first; otherwise this one won't make much sense.
Robes and Secrets
Harry walked into the Great Hall a half an hour later accompanied by Severus to the hearty well wishing of his professors.
"Happy Birthday, Harry." Professor McGonagall said as soon as he sat down for brunch. Over the summer hols, those teachers that stay at the school each brunch instead of the breakfasts of the school year. Surprisingly quite a few of his professors were still eating when he and Severus entered late.
"Thank you, Professor." Harry replied shyly, blushing slightly as the other teachers called down similar sentiments from where they were sitting at the table.
"How many times have I told you to call me Minerva, Harry?" McGonagall asked in an amused tone of voice, although her stern facade never cracked the slightest. "After all, we are colleagues now. You are no longer my student."
"I'll try, Professor." Harry agreed automatically, but privately doubted he could ever be comfortable calling his teacher, past or not, by her first name.
"That is all we can ask my boy." Dumbledore called in a jolly voice from the side as he walked into the Great Hall wearing a purple and gold robe with ducks on it. He obviously saw Harry staring at his robes because he gestured to them, his eyes twinkling merrily. "You seem to be fascinated by my clothing. Perhaps a similar set for you for your birthday?"
Severus snorted as Harry's face lost all color and he looked in horror to the old headmaster and the ducks that chose that precise moment to begin quacking. Harry swallowed the lump in his suddenly dry throat and pasted on a fairly unconvincing smile on his face.
"Sounds… intriguing, Headmaster."
The headmaster positively beamed at his new DADA professor and began mumbling about 'cute fuzzy bunnies' and what colors matched with magenta. Harry barely kept his food down as he stared. This was the most powerful wizard of his times? He was bloody bonkers.
"What time are you expecting Miss Granger and Mister Weasley to arrive?" Dumbledore asked after he quickly transfigured a napkin into a small piece of parchment and began drawing furiously on it, nodding to himself a few times before sending it off with Fawkes who just so happened to appear at just that moment.
"They said around two o'clock this afternoon. Since they needed to do a bit of shopping in London this morning, they figured that they could simply drop by after they finished. That way they can spend the whole day with me.
"Fantastic, my dear boy. You have been working hard this summer. A day off with loved ones is just what you need." He encouraged, winking in Severus' direction as well.
Soon thereafter Severus stalked out of the hall, glaring in Albus' direction after calling the headmaster a 'meddlesome old fool.' Harry smiled winsomely as his lover stalked from the room as Albus chuckled good-naturedly. Harry followed the headmaster up to his office after they both finished eating to put the finishing touches on his latest exam before he relaxed for the day. Just as he finished the last question and went to go find Hedwig to deliver it to the University, Harry noticed two small dots appear near the school. The just so happened to be a bright red dot and a bushy-haired dot so Harry quickly sent off his owl and ran down the stairs.
Harry had seen his two best friends a few weeks ago, but he was particularly looking forward to seeing them today. Having talked to them both by owl every day, Harry knew that they were thinking of moving in together while Ron joined his father at the ministry and Hermione studied to become a healer. The training to become an Auror was hard and each day after he got home, Ron had to deal with his boisterous family. It was getting to be too much for the redhead. Hopefully while they were at Hogwarts for Harry's birthday he could convince them to get a house somewhere near by, preferably Hogsmeade.
He finally got to the ground level of Hogwarts and ran across the lawn calling to Ron and Hermione as he went. They finally heard him up ahead and Hermione barreled into him at full speed, almost knocking him over in the process. After she let got, Ron pumped his hand animatedly while holding Hermione about the waist. Harry couldn't help smile at their demonstrativeness, although he could also tell that neither seemed to be aware of it.
"Happy Birthday mate, how've you been?" Ron asked as they walked into the castle. "The git's treating you well?"
"Ron!" Hermione glared disapprovingly, elbowing her boyfriend in the ribs painfully. "That's Harry's boyfriend you're talking about."
"Don't let Sev hear you call him that. I think he'd be less upset being called a git." Harry said smirking as he pictured the utter disdain on Sev's face at being called that. For the life of him, Harry just couldn't picture Severus Snape, potions Master, and all around evil git, as anyone's boyfriend. Lover? Yes. Mate? Possibly. But boyfriend? Never.
"I've been busy with classes, and yes, Severus is treating me fine." Harry answered louder that necessary, trying to cut in before they started another heated argument. "So how have you two been? Have you decided whether to move in together yet?"
"Well, er…" Hermione began only to blush and stop, grabbing Ron's hand in a death grip. Ron wasn't doing much better, as his face was crimson and his freckles stood out abnormally on his face.
"Don't know how to tell you this mate… but, ah… we're gonna have a baby."
"A baby?!?" Harry screamed loudly, getting the attention of Flitwick and McGonagall, who happened to be walking the hallway, as well as a few of the ghosts who quickly sped away.
"Shush!" Hermione called quickly, looking around cautiously. "No one else knows yet."
"Oh. Okay." Harry agreed quietly and began to walk again when Hermione grabbed him by the arm and stopped him.
"So, what…do you…think?"
"Are you kidding?" Harry asked smiling softly at his two best friends, both who were watching him nervously. "I think it's amazing. You'll be the best parents, and of course I'll be their 'Beloved' Uncle Harry. What's not to love?"
Harry watched as they both breathed a sigh of relief, but still looked worried so he thought he'd try to get them to loosen up a bit, after all it was his birthday.
"Besides, I am sure I could get Dumbledore to make a nice magenta robe with 'cute fuzzy bunnies' on it for it's christening."
"Don't you dare!" Both Ron and Hermione shouted at once, chasing Harry through the halls as he ran from both of their wrath.
"Perhaps you're right." Harry agreed, calling over his shoulder as he ran towards the dungeons. "Maybe a bright orange is better."
Rated: R. HP/SS slash, also HG/RW het. Subject matter not for children, although nothing too graphic, but be careful when reading just to be on the safe side. Mentions the after-effects of rape, as well as some graphic violence in later chapters and sexual content.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or it's characters, that would be JKR.
Sequel to 'Friendship and Beyond.' Takes place the summer after Harry's graduation from Hogwarts. I suggest you read the previous story first; otherwise this one won't make much sense.
Robes and Secrets
Harry walked into the Great Hall a half an hour later accompanied by Severus to the hearty well wishing of his professors.
"Happy Birthday, Harry." Professor McGonagall said as soon as he sat down for brunch. Over the summer hols, those teachers that stay at the school each brunch instead of the breakfasts of the school year. Surprisingly quite a few of his professors were still eating when he and Severus entered late.
"Thank you, Professor." Harry replied shyly, blushing slightly as the other teachers called down similar sentiments from where they were sitting at the table.
"How many times have I told you to call me Minerva, Harry?" McGonagall asked in an amused tone of voice, although her stern facade never cracked the slightest. "After all, we are colleagues now. You are no longer my student."
"I'll try, Professor." Harry agreed automatically, but privately doubted he could ever be comfortable calling his teacher, past or not, by her first name.
"That is all we can ask my boy." Dumbledore called in a jolly voice from the side as he walked into the Great Hall wearing a purple and gold robe with ducks on it. He obviously saw Harry staring at his robes because he gestured to them, his eyes twinkling merrily. "You seem to be fascinated by my clothing. Perhaps a similar set for you for your birthday?"
Severus snorted as Harry's face lost all color and he looked in horror to the old headmaster and the ducks that chose that precise moment to begin quacking. Harry swallowed the lump in his suddenly dry throat and pasted on a fairly unconvincing smile on his face.
"Sounds… intriguing, Headmaster."
The headmaster positively beamed at his new DADA professor and began mumbling about 'cute fuzzy bunnies' and what colors matched with magenta. Harry barely kept his food down as he stared. This was the most powerful wizard of his times? He was bloody bonkers.
"What time are you expecting Miss Granger and Mister Weasley to arrive?" Dumbledore asked after he quickly transfigured a napkin into a small piece of parchment and began drawing furiously on it, nodding to himself a few times before sending it off with Fawkes who just so happened to appear at just that moment.
"They said around two o'clock this afternoon. Since they needed to do a bit of shopping in London this morning, they figured that they could simply drop by after they finished. That way they can spend the whole day with me.
"Fantastic, my dear boy. You have been working hard this summer. A day off with loved ones is just what you need." He encouraged, winking in Severus' direction as well.
Soon thereafter Severus stalked out of the hall, glaring in Albus' direction after calling the headmaster a 'meddlesome old fool.' Harry smiled winsomely as his lover stalked from the room as Albus chuckled good-naturedly. Harry followed the headmaster up to his office after they both finished eating to put the finishing touches on his latest exam before he relaxed for the day. Just as he finished the last question and went to go find Hedwig to deliver it to the University, Harry noticed two small dots appear near the school. The just so happened to be a bright red dot and a bushy-haired dot so Harry quickly sent off his owl and ran down the stairs.
Harry had seen his two best friends a few weeks ago, but he was particularly looking forward to seeing them today. Having talked to them both by owl every day, Harry knew that they were thinking of moving in together while Ron joined his father at the ministry and Hermione studied to become a healer. The training to become an Auror was hard and each day after he got home, Ron had to deal with his boisterous family. It was getting to be too much for the redhead. Hopefully while they were at Hogwarts for Harry's birthday he could convince them to get a house somewhere near by, preferably Hogsmeade.
He finally got to the ground level of Hogwarts and ran across the lawn calling to Ron and Hermione as he went. They finally heard him up ahead and Hermione barreled into him at full speed, almost knocking him over in the process. After she let got, Ron pumped his hand animatedly while holding Hermione about the waist. Harry couldn't help smile at their demonstrativeness, although he could also tell that neither seemed to be aware of it.
"Happy Birthday mate, how've you been?" Ron asked as they walked into the castle. "The git's treating you well?"
"Ron!" Hermione glared disapprovingly, elbowing her boyfriend in the ribs painfully. "That's Harry's boyfriend you're talking about."
"Don't let Sev hear you call him that. I think he'd be less upset being called a git." Harry said smirking as he pictured the utter disdain on Sev's face at being called that. For the life of him, Harry just couldn't picture Severus Snape, potions Master, and all around evil git, as anyone's boyfriend. Lover? Yes. Mate? Possibly. But boyfriend? Never.
"I've been busy with classes, and yes, Severus is treating me fine." Harry answered louder that necessary, trying to cut in before they started another heated argument. "So how have you two been? Have you decided whether to move in together yet?"
"Well, er…" Hermione began only to blush and stop, grabbing Ron's hand in a death grip. Ron wasn't doing much better, as his face was crimson and his freckles stood out abnormally on his face.
"Don't know how to tell you this mate… but, ah… we're gonna have a baby."
"A baby?!?" Harry screamed loudly, getting the attention of Flitwick and McGonagall, who happened to be walking the hallway, as well as a few of the ghosts who quickly sped away.
"Shush!" Hermione called quickly, looking around cautiously. "No one else knows yet."
"Oh. Okay." Harry agreed quietly and began to walk again when Hermione grabbed him by the arm and stopped him.
"So, what…do you…think?"
"Are you kidding?" Harry asked smiling softly at his two best friends, both who were watching him nervously. "I think it's amazing. You'll be the best parents, and of course I'll be their 'Beloved' Uncle Harry. What's not to love?"
Harry watched as they both breathed a sigh of relief, but still looked worried so he thought he'd try to get them to loosen up a bit, after all it was his birthday.
"Besides, I am sure I could get Dumbledore to make a nice magenta robe with 'cute fuzzy bunnies' on it for it's christening."
"Don't you dare!" Both Ron and Hermione shouted at once, chasing Harry through the halls as he ran from both of their wrath.
"Perhaps you're right." Harry agreed, calling over his shoulder as he ran towards the dungeons. "Maybe a bright orange is better."