Chapter Seven: The Refusal:
Dumbledore looked at the young man calmly across from him. He knew he was going to have a fight on his hands, Severus was so very stubborn at times. Still he had to take control of the situation as it had gotten way out of hand. He had received some interesting letters this morning about his head of Slytherin Apparating all over England, Scotland, Ireland and even the Isle of Man! It seemed he was chasing down a certain Animagmus and if the muggles had seen them... Well thank Merlin it had been night time when both wizards had done what they had.
"Severus did you Apparate all over England, Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man last night?" Dumbledore said trying so very hard to keep his face straight with no smile.
"Yes sir." Snape said, trying so hard to look innocent.
"Were you after a one Sirius Black?"
"Yes sir."
"Did you chase Sirius Black into the forbidden forest?"
"Not in a manner of speaking sir." Snape said.
"Oh?" Dumbledore said.
"I chased Padfoot into the forest." Snape said.
"I see, Bane was not happy about that you know." Dumbledore said.
"I will send over some oats, mead and chocolate." Snape said.
"That is not all, where is Sirius Black or should I say Padfoot?"
"My rooms." Snape said.
"I want him brought here." Dumbledore said.
"No sir." Snape said.
Dumbledore leaned forward and looked at the young wizard before him. Snape was not kidding, he had the look of defiance all over his face. When he got this way even Dumbledore had a hard time getting him to behave or do as he asked. He could threaten to take a rod to Snape's backside but he knew that would not work, Snape had a high tolerance to pain thanks to both Voldemort and Bellatrix. He could make him write lines but Snape would just sneer at that. Snape rose and Dumbledore knew he was going to go off yet again. Merlin he was a high strung young man.
"Severus." Dumbledore warned in his sternest voice.
"No, I will not, you don't get it Albus, he was a bully in school a horrible boy! More than once I had to come to the defense of some poor soul mostly from my house and save them! Black is horrible, it was he who egged James Potter and Peter Pettigrew on to torment me! The fact he is still alive annoys me to no end! It's better for the world he stays a dog!"
"Severus." Dumbledore said his voice getting more stern.
"He is a stupid idiotic, brainless…"
"Severus." Dumbledore said louder.
"Addle-minded, slimy…"
"Severus." Dumbledore said a bit louder calmly getting to his feet.
"No good, foul, wicked, torturing, brutal, uncivilized…"
"Severus that is enough!" Dumbledore said walking up to the young man.
"No mannered ungrateful, horrid…Owe let go!"
"No, now do I have your attention?" Dumbledore said calmly twisting the other wizard's ear. "Good, now bring Padfoot here now!"
"Oh let him have him for a week or two." Came the voice of one Remus Lupin.
Dumbledore turned, hand still on Snape's ear. He saw McGonagall by Lupin and wondered what was going on. Why would anyone besides Severus wish to keep Sirius in his dog form? McGonagall was looking amused as well and Snape knew it had to be because Dumbledore was twisting his ear off!
"Why would you wish to have Sirius stay a dog?" Dumbledore asked.
"Severus deserves his payback." Remus said.
"Black needs discipline, this will teach it to him." McGonagall said. "Besides he is such a nice dog."
"Very well, one week."
"Four." Snape said.
"One Severus."
"Four headmaster."
"Two, two is the most."
"Fine Albus, can I take him to class to test…"
"Severus you will do no such thing!" McGonagall said.
"Fine, two weeks, then you can have him back." Snape said.
"Don't you dare abuse him." Lupin warned him.
"I do not abuse dogs." Snape said. "He is safe with me."
So it was Severus Snape got one Sirius Black in doggy form for two more weeks. He was going to have to work on getting him longer but for now two weeks would work nicely. He headed back to his rooms and found a very clean large black dog sprawled out on his bed fast asleep. He ordered the dog off and Padfoot had no choice but to obey. Snape went to his private lab and began to finish his work. He smirked, this was going to be a fun two weeks. He had Padfoot back and Sirius Black could not bother him! What a glorious two weeks this would be, or more if he got his way…
