Out of This World
By Chocolate Milk Macaroon
A/N: Hello!! Thanks for the reviews for the first chapter. After a lot of looking into other stories with a simaler plot I settled finally for what is going to happen in the future. Please R&R
Disclaimer: Don't own
Dorian awoke to find himself in the Hospital wing…why am I in here? He thought looking around the empty hospital wing. He wracked his brain until he remembered the forest, the strange weather, his father. He heard voices not too far in the distance; one was the nurse herself the other was his father. At first, he wanted to get their attention, being worried whether his family was safe. However, his stronger more curious side told him to listen in. He shut his eyes lightly and waited for them to become more audible.
"Professor, tell me again what happened." She said, by the tone of his father's voice she must have asked him many times. That was always the tone he used when someone woke him up too early or when he was reading.
"I was getting ingredients for Lupin's potion when the boy ran out from the bushes and collapsed." Severus replied in a monotone voice. 'The boy' Dorian hated the way that sounded.
"It seems he might've just had hypothermia but Mr. Potter did not leave the Gryffindor dorm last night." Pomfrey said confidently. Dorian heard not his own name but 'Potter'…that was odd.
"Now he's safe, I'll return to my quarters." He was about to leave when Dorian shot up,
"Don't go!" Dorian exclaimed leaping up from his 'sleep' diving in a sea of questions, "Where's mum? Where's Catherine and Leena?"
"I don't know what he's talking about." Severus replied lamely.
"I do." A tall bearded man entered, Dorian leaned back against the metal headboard.
"Hello professor." Both Severus and Dorian said simultaneously. The bearded man made his way to Dorian and sat down on the bed opposite of him.
"Do neither of you notice that this boy's hair is not nearly as messy as Harry's? Do you not think it's odd the boy's wearing summer clothes when it's below zero outside?" Neither the nurse nor his father said anything.
"Who's Harry?" Asked Dorian to Severus, "Is he a friend of the family?" He had to deal with a lot of those; his mother hated most of them so most of the 'Friends of the family' turned out to be just 'Friends of the father that everyone will respect or else'. Severus ignored the question and stared at Dumbledore.
"What is your name?" Asked the headmaster.
"Is this a joke?" Dorian replied with a shaky voice, "Okay, I get it; I shouldn't have gone off by myself. But this is getting too weird." He noticed the puzzled looks on the professor's faces and sighed heavily, "But if it makes you happier, I'll play along. Dorian Snape at your service." He did a mock bow in his bed. Severus's eyes went wide as he heard the name and turned to look at Dorian.
"Who might I ask are your parents, Mr. Snape?" Asked the headmaster calmly as if every teen declared themselves as the children of professors.
"Severus and Lily Snape." Dorian replied instantly, "Any more brain teasers? Let's see, my favorite color is red, I like the smell of the woods in the spring, and I don't like green…pretty bad to be looking in the mirror." He smiled mischievously.
"What is the last thing you remember?" Dumbledore asked just as calm as he was earlier.
"I remember going exploring in the woods, not really exploring just walking because you were off with Catherine." Dorian said to Severus, "Found this weird looking thing and found myself here."
"It seems either Mr. Potter or Mr. Snape has opened a portal subconsciously." Dumbledore sighed. "There can only be one of an individual in one universe or things…happen, thus I assume the actual Harry is currently in Mr. Snape's universe."
"What?" Dorian asked, "What are you talking about? Universe? Portal? What is this some cheesy science fiction movie? If Leena started all this I swear I was just kidding about stealing her diary."
"Dorian, somehow when the body gets…distressed it opens a portal to an alternate plane in which another version of you takes over." Dumbledore explained, "I assume Harry was feeling so helpless he opened a portal."
"So what does that mean?" Dorian asked, "This is some cheesy science fiction movie?"
"I guess you could say that" He replied, at that moment Dorian's face went solemn.
"So is there any way I can get home?" His voice cracked, he had learned long ago just to accept things.
"Only if the portal is opened again." Dumbledore sighed.
"What?!" Then again, he really didn't really learn things easily. "Then what's going to happen to me? Am I going to be Terry for the rest of my life? Oh Merlin! Is Terry a girl? Am I going to be a girl for the rest of my life?"
"His name is Harry." Pomfery said stifling a chuckle.
"Oh." Dorian's face flushed, "What am I going to do?"
"Live as Harry for a little while." Dumbledore replied.
"Sir! What if someone notices he isn't Harry?" Pomfery exclaimed.
"All he needs to do is learn more about Harry and wear his hair messier." Dumbledore shrugged messing up Dorian's hair he, in turn, quickly fixed the messy hair.
"Daddy? Is Dorian okay?" Asked a high-pitched girl's voice.
"Of course he's okay, see he's breathing." Another girl's voice added, "He's probably just going to play a trick on us."
"We can't be to sure." A male's voice cut into their conversation, Harry was sure he recognized this one. His eyes snapped open to see two redheaded girls and his potions professor peering down at him. He let out a little yelp and backed away feeling dirt below his fingers.
"He's okay alright." The taller redhead rolled her eyes. Harry stared at her trying to see if he recognized her over time. "Mum! Dorian's awake!" She called, a tent in the distance ruffled.
"Dorian? Why are you wearing your pajamas?" A woman emerged carrying a T-shirt and a pair of jeans. "I could have sworn when you ran off that you were wearing something…What is it?" She noticed him staring; Harry realized this was his mother.
"Mum?" He asked getting to his feet staring at her with a sideways glance.
"Yes…what's wrong?" Her face paled as she walked towards him with a worried look in her emerald eyes.
"Where's dad?" He asked, knowing this was just a dream.
"What are you talking about? Dorian, he's right there." She put her hand on Harry's forehead; Harry pulled away his head jerking from side to side seeing only Snape standing there with an open mouth. Harry then noticed the name reoccurring in everything she said, who was Dorian? Where's his father if this was his mother?
"No, where's James Potter?" Harry asked angrily, her already pale face went even paler her lips tightened much like his aunt's did.
"How did you hear that name?" She asked frantically, Harry looked into her eyes and saw they were welled up with tears. Harry realized what he said was wrong so quickly tried to redeem himself.
"J-just overheard it, at school." He said hesitantly feeling the tension rise. He spotted Snape leaving with the red headed kids into the forest, obviously to leave the two alone.
"I see." She stared at him, "Why is your hair so messy?"
"Well-I…" Harry turned away from her trying to think of a good lie.
"Dorian?" She said softly, Harry didn't turn around. "Who are you?" He felt a stick in his back.
"Harry Potter!" He replied in barely above a whisper, thinking only Merlin, I wish I would wake up now.
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