I just wanted to say thank you to all who reviewed and who have waited so patiently for this chapter! I had to deal with the death of my father as well as dealing with a hectic work schedule. I had a comment on one of my reviews. He or she said that Severus was acting like he didn't like Evan at the beginning of the story. I'm sorry. I have a nasty habit of using sarcastic remarks in my writing. Severus has always liked Evan and it's all just a front for the sake of his "little snakes". Also I changed the age of the boys. They are now sixteen. And Harry is now known until almost the end of the story as Emerald Gordon.
One more thing, I will now be going back and proofreading my previous chapters. I finally learned how to edit my chapters. Aren't you all so proud?!
Disclaimer: I hold no affiliations to Harry Potter what-so-freaking-ever and therefore do not get a single cent for this story!
ON WITH THE STORY!
"Good evening Headmaster, for what do I owe this pleasure?" Severus asked.
"Well my boy, I'll be frank. Earlier this evening the wards alerted me that you had returned to the school with another with you. I am here to see if everything is alright." Said the twinkling old coot.
"Come in Headmaster, you will find out soon enough, might as well be now." Severus said in that slightly peeved voice as Headmaster Albus Dumbledore stepped out of the fireplace. "Well Headmaster, I won't keep you long, I know how you enjoy your tea at night. He has gone to the kitchens with Potter for desert." Severus took a deep breath and let it out. "As you know Albus, my sexual preference leans towards men. While I was in London, I met a new bed partner. He's quite young and will be of age in a few short weeks. What amazed me is that he is not a muggle. He is very special to me and I wanted to see if he could be enrolled here. He has already become quite close to Potter." Severus finished.
"What is his name Severus?" The Headmaster even more intrigued now that Evan was mentioned. Severus made sure the barriers in his mind were strong before replying.
"Emerald Gordon."
The Headmaster seemed to be a little put out when he could not probe into Severus' mind. Albus tried to change tactics. "Are you quite sure that he is not a Death Eater agent Severus?"
Severus couldn't help it. With the trademark Slytherin Smirk on his face he replied, "Quite. I have seen him without any clothing on for several hours Headmaster." When he said this the old man blushed.
The Headmaster cleared his throat to cover his embarrassment and tried to change the subject but failed miserably. "You say that he is not of age Severus?" Severus was
in the mood to see the other man squirm.
"Yes Emerald is sixteen but I was not aware of that until this morning, However I did meet his parents and apparently they of approve of his lifestyle. They do not mind the fact that their teenager is in the club scene. A teenager who craves a more experienced touch."
At this point the Albus was Weasley-red from head to toe. "Yes well, bring him to my office in the morning. I must be off. Must be off, I have my appointment with Sybil." The Headmaster was quite eager to leave.
"Of course Headmaster, I'll be sure to bring my partner to the meeting then. Have a good evening and be sure to enjoy your tea."
"Good night Severus my' boy." Albus walked to the fireplace and as he leaving he heard the chamber door. Then he heard the voices in an eerie rendition of the Weasley twins.
"Hey Sev"- Emerald
"We're back!"-Evan
"Did you miss us Sev?" asked Emerald in a playful tone.
Severus rolled his eyes. "Terribly imp, come now I have to tell you something important." The trio made their way back to the comfy chairs.
"So what's up Sev?" asked Evan
"It has come to the Headmaster's knowledge that I've returned to the school with a guest. I've informed him of the situation. Emerald and I are to go to his office to in the morning for a meeting to test Emerald.".
The boys shared a worried look with each other before turning back to Severus. "Sev are you sure that that's a good idea? I mean we're barely had time to prepare Emerald." Asked Evan as he sat down.
"Well it's obvious, I'll just have to wing it." Emerald said as he slumped back into his chair.
"Er…. Wing it?" asked Evan
"Sorry American saying, means going in blind." Sometimes living with Yanks rubs off on you.
"All right moving on, here's the plan. We will tell the Headmaster the truth about how Emerald and I met. Yes, Emerald even our relationship. I already let that cat out of the bag." He said this after looking at his young lover's face. Then he took a deep breath. "But, here is where change tactics. We tell the Headmaster about how the Gordon's found you. We only tell him that your name has always been Emerald Gordon. We tell the story of when you met the Gordon's and how you got your name. That way it will be harder to pick up the lie since most of the information is all truth."
Emerald took all of this in before making a big yawn. Embarrassed he said, "Sorry, looks like the day finally caught up with me. Sounds like we can pull it off. Right now I'm looking forward to sleeping." Emerald pushed off his chair and stood before realizing that he didn't know where he was sleeping. "Eh, Sev where am I going to sleep?" Sensing that the discussion was over for now Evan and Severus got up out of their chairs.
"I do not think that it would be a good idea if you slept in my room , but if it's alright with Evan you can stay in my guest room." Severus looked to Evan.
"Although I would love to steal my baby brother away, I think it would be best if he stayed here tonight and I go back to Gryffindor tower. I'll see you two tomorrow!"
Giving his brother a hug Emerald said goodbye. Just before Evan left Severus said, "Tell Ginny I said hello Evan." Evan gave him a mock salute before walking out.
Severus sighed when Evan closed the door. "Let me show you to the guest room Emerald." He bent down and grabbed Emerald's bag that was forgotten for a while. When he got to the doors Emerald spoke up again.
" Sev, who is Ginny?" Severus was between a rock and a hard place. He would like to tell Emerald but it really wasn't his place to tell. Even though his mind was in turmoil his expressions never faltered.
"Emerald, I would like to tell you but it is not my place to say. However, I will say that Ginny is a very close friend of your brother." Severus pulled out his wand. "Tempus." The time showed that it was getting late. "I should let you get some rest, we have to be up early tomorrow. Good night Emerald, sleep well."
As Severus turned to leave emerald grabbed him by the shoulder to stop him. Emerald leaned in close, reached up and gave Severus a passionate kiss. " Thank you for everything that you've done Sev." Emerald said this after he had to come up for air. "Good night Severus." Severus dumbfounded blankly nodded before leaving. When he heard the door shut he realized that he just might have made a mistake when he agreed to just be friends with Emerald. Thank the gods that Emerald becomes of age in just a couple of weeks!
Severus found that sleep eluded him that night. If he wasn't fantasizing about Emerald in his dreams the he was awake reliving his night with Emerald. It made him so hard thinking about every moan, every gasp that Emerald made as Severus took him deep into the night. The feeling of Emerald writhing underneath him, and at one point on top of him. The taste of his skin, touching the lithe body. Those lips. Those eyes! Severus couldn't help it, he reached into him pants, took his member out and stroked his self to completion. Now satisfied his cleaned his self of the evidence and finally succumbed to sleep.
Emerald was having a very good dream. Severus was teasing him. Lightly skimming his hands, those oh so wonderful hands down his sides. His lips were on top of his, then like the hands they made their way down Emerald's body. Severus was about to finally put his mouth where Emerald wanted it when………
"AH WHAT THE HELL?!"
Emerald sat up soaking wet in ice cold water. Looking around for the culprit he quickly found the guilty person due to the fact that said person was currently laughing his ass off. Evan was clutching his stomach in laughter. His eyes filled with tears.
"Evan you don't have to worry about Voldemort anymore cause I'm gonna kill you myself." Poor Evan was screaming because Emerald was already on top of him tickling him in a spilt second. He couldn't help it, he squealed and screamed, and laughed, even though he was a macho guy.
Severus woke up to the sound of annoying teenagers. He rose from his bed, went to his dresser, picked up vial, and downed it. Years of practice kept him from shuddering at the taste. So dressed in his black pajama pants he made his way to the source of the disturbing noises. His guest rooms. What he saw made him chuckle on the inside. In his line of sight encased in boxers was Emerald's rear. Being completely wet made his tee adhere to every crevice. Emerald was on top of his brother tickling him to death it seemed. Severus decided end the little fun fest by clearing his throat. "I guess that it is safe to say that you are both awake then?" The boys looked sheepishly at each other before apologizing to Severus for waking him up. "It's alright just be sure to only do that when I've already have had a whole pot of coffee." After eating breakfast made by the house-elves Emerald left to get dressed.
Emerald came back out of the guest rooms in a tight long-sleeved tee, ripped jeans and Vans. When he saw Severus he frowned. "Sev what are you wearing?".
Severus looked down, he didn't see anything wrong. He was dressed in his teaching robes, what he normally wore while inside Hogwarts. "Is there something wrong with my robes Emerald?"
"Don't take this personally Sev but isn't it summer? Wouldn't you feel more comfortable in trousers and a dress shirt? It's hot!" Seeing the logic in the question Severus took off the robes and threw them over the couch. Then he stood back and stretched out him arms as if on display.
"Better?"
Emerald looked up and down the unsuspecting Potions Professor before replying, "Much Better." With that, the trio started their trek to the Headmaster's office.
Emerald still couldn't believe what he was seeing. He had been the castle for less than twenty-four hours. Evan was right, the paintings were alive and the staircases changed sort of like an escalator. Just then, Severus stopped in front of a gargoyle statue. Emerald swore that he could hear the words "Reese's Pieces" It must have been a password because the gargoyle moved out of the way and yet another staircase was revealed. The three went up the stairs and were met with a door. Severus raised his arm to knock on the door but was cut off short when a voice on the other side told them to enter. Severus opened the door.
There sitting at his desk was Headmaster Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. The old man rose from his desk. Emerald saw the man was very very old and that his hair and beard were the same color and length. He shook Emerald's hand and introduced his self with his full name. Emerald gave the man a cordial greeting of his own before being offered a seat from the Headmaster.
"Well now Emerald, tell me about yourself.". Albus asked as he sat back down in his chair behind the desk.
"Well Headmaster sir, I'm sixteen, a Leo, gay, and until two nights ago had no clue I was a wizard. I just did strange things that I couldn't explain." Emerald said this in a very business-like fashion.
"Well Emerald, you seem to have a very good head on your shoulders. Gordon… I do not know that family name. Are your parents non-magical?"
"You mean are they Muggles? Yes they are but actually I'm adopted. I was wandering around London at five years old when the Gordon's found me. I didn't even know my own name so they gave me one. They named me Emerald because of my eyes. They're Americans."
"Ah, interesting. The war did make lots of children orphans. Casualties for the cause." Dumbledore sighed dramatically and clapped his hands together once. "Well, I see no reason why we cannot admit you into our school. We just have to test your abilities to see where you are progress-wise." Dumbledore stood and gestured for the others to follow. The four went through a door and entered another room which looked like an obstacle course with everything needed for testing including a mini potions lab. When Severus saw the potions set he mentally cringed. They had no time to prepare Emerald for the potions portion. He begged to Merlin that everything would pan out.
One by one Emerald excelled in the testing. Summoning, transfiguring, even levitating. Then came the time for potions. Emerald was given a quick overview of the ingredients and then given a page and was told make a healing draught to the best of his abilities. He did phenomenal! He followed the directions to such a degree of skill that he looked like a Potions Master. What they never knew though was that while Emerald was being evaluated, Dumbledore was trying to sneak into his mind. He never could though. With the evaluation done Emerald was admitted into the school. "Just one more thing to make it official." said Dumbledore as he placed the Sorting Hat on Emerald's head.
Emerald was very pleased with his self. He kicked ass on those tests. Especially the potions part. Nothing could have prepared him for that. Thank goodness the Gordon's love cooking or else he would have been in big trouble. It was like cooking only with disgusting ingredients. He was so nervous that from the very beginning he started to meditate to clear his mind of all his worries. He had no idea that the Headmaster tried to break into his mind. After being admitted the Headmaster shook his hand again and congratulated Emerald. Then the old man put a really old ratty hat on his head. Emerald thought to himself. "What the hell?"
"Such language! Tsk tsk
I know I know…….. I am a terrible authoress, but I have excuses! Good ones too. Oh right you want to know what they are. Ok here it is: I'm lazy, plain and simple. I get into a fixed pattern of something and it's very hard to get out of it. If it wasn't for that one reader of mine who told me to update I would have forgotten that I even had a story. To all my readers new and old, this is a WIP- work in progress. I didn't actually forget that I had a story, truth be told, it's been tough writing this story because I've had ideas for another story floating around in my head. BUT I'm not going to be writing anything else until this story is finished. Starting a new story while not even updating this one is not fair to you guys. Okay back to my excuses. I also have ADHD, even though I'm medicated it's hard for me to stay focused for a while. So a warning for all readers: This story is gonna take a long ass time to write. But hey you know what they say: "Great things take time". Thanks guys and don't forget to review. I take all types, except for flames!
