Chapter eight: A Sirius Severus Conversation.

A/n: I don't own it so let's not pretend otherwise, kay?

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He sneered when he Snape heading in his direction, no doubt heading to the common room as well. While still aware of his future deeds, there was something about the boy that Sirius didn't like and couldn't stand.

"Looking especially greasy today Snivellus." Sirius called out that hated name effortlessly once the other boy was close enough.

"At least I don't have fleas, Black." Snape spat out in return and both boys froze.

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The continuation:

"Wh?" Sirius started but Severus didn't let him finish and slammed the Black heir on the wall near by. Casting a hasty silencing charm, Severus spat, "What the hell did you do?"

Sirius stared at him for a second before he himself snapped out, "Me? Why you greasy git! You're the one that practices Black Magic and you're blaming me?"

Snape growled, "Go to hell Black, for all I know you're responsible for this little trip through time because I know that I didn't do anything."

Sirius shook his head. "Like hell!" He spat out, "You have some nerve Snivellus!"

"Oh do shut it Black." Severus let the other boy go and watched impassively as Sirius reached for his wand. "You really shouldn't try anything, Black. As you said it so eloquently, I am the one that uses Dark Magic."

Sirius paused. "Black."

Snape frowned. "What?" He snapped.

The young marauder shrugged and placed his wand back in his pocket. "I said Black Magic, not Dark." He almost laughed when he saw Snape rolling his eyes.

"So in which point in time did you wake up? I did when James entered my compartment at the train." Sirius asked curiously and Severus stared. "Right before I got on the train if you must know."

Sirius nodded. "So hmmm, how did you die?" He winced at the glare he received but bravely (or stupidly) carried ahead. "Come on. I want to know, and speaking of, what happened after I died and what about Harry?"

"I would have thought that that brat would have been the first one you'll ask about, shows how much you care about him, hmm?"

Sirius ignored Snape's sneer and kept on staring. "Fine. The dark lord killed me, though I wonder why you pretend to care. Or is it so that you can gloat?"

As it were, Sirius felt kind of sad about that (after all, Snape did trust Voldemort at one point in time) and Snape perhaps guessing what Sirius was thing of (or just knowing the other boy so well after all this years), growled. "I don't need pity, especially not yours."

The other boy nodded. "And what about everything else?"

"I don't know."

"How can you not know?" Sirius asked confused and Severus shook his head. "Perhaps because I died before the end of the battle occurred?" He suggested sarcastically and Sirius flushed. "Oh! Wait!"

Severus did wonder how long it would take him to catch that. "What do you mean battle? You're talking about the one at the ministry, right?"

"No," Snape shook his head. "The fight at the ministry happened two years ago by my time."

"Oh." Sirius whispered and a faint grin played at his lips.

"What's so funny?" Snape spat and Sirius shrugged. "You're older now. We used to be the same age but now…" Snape raised a brow. "I fail to see how that is in any way funny."

Sirius grinned. "That's because you're not me." He ignored the other boy's muttered 'thank god'. "So can you at least tell me what happened until you…" he paused.

"I died?" Snape mocked and Sirius flushed. "Yeah that! And can you stop acting like that?"

"Like what?"

"Like that! I'm trying to act like a mature 35-years old man and here you are acting completely unlike your much-older age."

"if that's how you act like a 'mature 35-year old man' then I want to see how you act like a child…" The potions master sneered and Sirius rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Now do you mind telling me?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because you idiotic dog, don't you think that if anyone were to walk this hall and would see us, a pair of unassuming first-years, talking under a sixth-year silencing charm, they might suspect something?" He cut off Sirius' answer. "Of course, what was I think? You don't think, do you? That's what got you killed in the first place."

"Why you little…!" Sirius spat out, reaching for his wand once more. "Harry's far more important than anything! Especially stupid orders from annoying old men who don't know shit about things that matter!"

Snape glared. "Oh yes," he viciously growled out. "Because you sure helped your boy when you died on him."

The younger boy deflated. "I didn't mean to." He paused. "I…. how did harry take it?"

A scoff. "How do you think?" He turned away. "The boy was moping around looking as if someone killed his dog." A twitch of the lips was shared by both boys before Snape wiped his off. "The brat even had the nerve to blame me for your death!"

The marauder paused. "He did? But why? I mean you told me to stay out and warned me against going…"

"How should I know what that child was thinking of? He's yours not mine to wonder about."

"Have you ever wished he were?" Sirius asked and Snape frowned. "What?"

The boy turned his head away. "I saw you." He spoke softly. "With Lily." Snape froze but Sirius kept in going. "you look at her like James did."

"You're deluded." Snape sneered and Sirius smiled faintly. "Deny it all you want but it's the truth and I think," he nodded to himself. " I think that sometimes you wish that you two never drifted apart and that she would have married you and not James and that harry was yours as we-"

"Stop it!" Snape spat out. "Don't talk of things you know nothing of! And don't ever presume to know me because as sure as hell you don't!" He turned and walked away, hiding in the many empty rooms of the castle and wishing Black wasn't so right.

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"Are you okay Severus? You look a bit off." Lily asked Severus the next day at breakfast. Severus paused and for a moment wished that he hadn't let her drag him to the Gryffindor table. "I'm fine. Honest!" he added when she stared hard at him.

"Oh good you're here!" a perky voice called out and Severus and Lily turned around to see Sirius standing near by. "Can I sit with you?" he asked Lily, knowing that Snape would immediately say no.

"Sure." The Red-head grinned, easily ignoring the frowns some of the lions were giving her. "How are you Sirius?"

"Fine, thank you!" the dark haired child grinned as he took a bun from her plate and bit it. Frowning, he paused. "It tastes funny." He muttered and Lily giggled. "I put peanut butter on it!" she grinned and Sirius scrunched his face up. "Eww, that doesn't mix with butter." He placed the bun back on her plate.

"Does to me!" Lily smiled and bit into the half eaten food. "Maybe that would teach you to get your own food, instead."

"Nah," Sirius shook his head. He grinned and went to steal a stripe of bacon from Severus' plate when the other boy caught his wrist. "Place your hands anywhere near my plate and you'll be missing a couple of fingers." He threatened and Sirius winced. "Yeah. Sure." He pulled his hand back to his own empty plate.

"Sev! Don't be mean to Sirius." She gave said boy a pat on the head. "He can't help being special." She burst into giggles when Sirius said 'yeah!'.

Snape found himself smiling at her. "Quite true, Miss. Evens." He nodded and spread butter on a single piece of toast.

Sirius rolled his eyes and placed some things on his plate. "Did you know Lily, that Severus isn't a very sociable person?" he nodded when Lily stared at him with a frown, "it's true." He pointed his knife at the coffee-addict. "He promised to tell me something last night and then ran out on me."

Lily turned her stare on Severus and the boy shrugged. "Fine I'll tell him now."

Sirius paused. "You will?" he asked confused and Severus nodded. "Of course I'll tell you all about my dream."

"Your dream?" Lily asked and Severus smirked. "Oh yes. See I had the most wonderful dream during history class. It showed me the image of a shaggy black dog coughing up blood as more dripped out of his many gashes on his stomach." He nodded and ignored the way most students at the table looked at him (and then at their food) in disgust.

Lily took a bite of her sausage. "Oh? What happened to it?" she asked, sharing a grin with her best friend whom Sirius glared at.

"It had an unfortunate accident with an angry wizard's wand." He nodded and took another sip of his coffee.

"Yes, those things do happen often." Lily grinned and Severus snorted softly.

"You're gross." Sirius stated before shrugging and eating his food. "And no way would that dog ever get best by a wand, he's stronger than that." He ignored the rolled eyes Severus displayed.

Lily paused. "Am I missing something?"

Both boys shook their head and played innocent.

Tbc.

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A/n: so hmm, what do you think? The boys are slowly talking to one another and perhaps might warm up and act civil! Yes, shocking, I know.

Review and tell me what you think.