In response to my reviewer (Don't know why fanfic wouldn't let me reply...)

MapleTreeway; Oh, I wish I could! But you know, it would kind of ruin the plotline if I did... :D

So sorry, no. To be blunt about it. Because at the end I want to see Sev's reaction to Harry; and that scene in OotP? When Harry sees his memories? That, my friend, will be interesting ;) Thanks for reviewing!


'The Gryffindor's just couldn't leave him alone could they?' Severus thought smugly as he hid behind the sacks of flour, fairly confident they would leave soon so he could brood over a mug of steaming coffee.

"Homono revlio!" Sirius said grandly.

What? What was that? A Gryffindor with a brain? He wasn't expecting that.

"Gotcha now, Snivellus. Good thinking Siri." James added as an afterthought as he made his way to the corner of the room.

Severus looked around, not in fright; because he was a Slytherin. But in... looking for a way out. He needed an escape. Not an escape- he would never run away; but a ... somewhere for him to stand and fight.

Yes, that was it.

Images of a shaking and scared him held in Lupin's warm arms distracted him; and all too soon he felt real arms around his- not warm and comforting though, harsh and hurtful.

Severus shook his head, and glared at the wolf.

"Leave my head alone!" He growled, and James and Sirius talked about what to do with him.

"We could transfigure him into a turkey!" Sirius chuckled.

"Naah- he'd give everyone food poisoning, wouldn't you Sevvy?" James prodded him with the end of his wand.

"Maybe this isn't such a good idea..." Lupin said nervously, watching his ... the object of his admirations being cast to hang by the neck of his robes on a nail above the fireplace.

"At least he can cook now." James smirked; both headstrong boys turning their backs on Remus.

"Maybe turn up the heat a bit." Sirius waved his wand, and the grate beneath Severus went from gently smoking embers to a roaring fire; flames licking Severus's feet.

The Slytherin squirmed, and he hoped the idiots would leave him alone so he could charm himself down.

"Oh! Can't forget his wand now, can we?" Sirius reached forward to take it from the boy, then stopped. "Do I have to touch him?" He whined, pulling a face back at the two boys.

James barked a laugh, then motioned for Lupin to reach forward and take it.

"Why me?" The wolf looked pained; Severus was pleased to see.

"Because you owe us." Sirius said, seriously.

"We stopped you eating the greasy git," He motioned to Severus, who was sweating over the heat of the fire, "So you owe us."

Remus sighed, and frowned; looking hurt. Wearily he stepped forward in front of James and Sirius (as he was previously behind them) and went up close to Severus.

'I'm Sorry'. The boy mouthed, as he reached into the Slytherin's pockets.

Severus tried to wriggle out of it, but his shirt collar made a ripping sound; and he was restricted in movement from reaching his pocket anyway.

Severus frowned as the wolf got fingerprints all over his wand; and tried to accio it wandlessly, without much success.

"Awesome." Sirius grabbed it from the trembling Gryffindor; as Severus glared basilisks at the boy; and the egotistic marauder whispered delightedly with James.

"Right. So-" James raised his voice. "We're gonna be nice."

Severus smirked. Sure, and he was going to be a teacher someday.

"We're not going to do anything bad to you, nor are we going to hurt you." Sirius smirked.

"In fact- we're not going to do anything at all to you." James smiled; that dazzeling smile that had teachers believing him, and girls falling at his feet.

Remus gave an almost audible sigh of relief.

"So, goodnight!" James smirked; and went on his way.

"Wha? You're jst going to leave him?" Remus spun around as the two wizards made their way towards the door.

"Uh huh. Ain't we nice?" Sirius chuckled, with sarcasm dripping from every word.

"Oh wait! Nearly forgot!" James made a pantomine-like act of having forgotten to do something.

It was so obviously fake that Severus judt wanted to wring their necks and be over with it already.

"Can't forget about his wand now, can we?" James emphasised the 'can we' so much that Severus became suspicious,

"Oh no James!" Sirius added, also speaking loudly and clearly and oh- so - fakely.

Severus bit his tongue and raised his eyebrows. Yes, already?

"Here we go Severus, Wingardium Leviosa!" Sirius said, smirking; casting the wand over to him.

The wand shook and rattled against the table, as Sirius cast off the charm, "Oh no! Looks like I'm not good at charms. You do it, James."

For God's sakes already, just give me back my damn Wand! Severus thought.

Remus too, now had the decency to look worried.

"Why don't I-" He started, but James interrupted.

"No, let me. I know what I'm doing." He gave a large, 'reassuring' smile to severus; that made the Slytherin blush and worry for his wands safety. He didn't like those Gryffindors; and th eheat was getting to him too.

As soon as he had his wand back, augamenti!

Slowly, James sent his wand towards him; but just as it reached him,

"Oh no!" James said with no enthusiasm, slapping his hands to his head!

What happened next seemed to happen in slow motion for Severus; and all the noise in the room was reduced to a blur of background humming.

His wand, so nearly within arms reach; wobbled in the air and fell; falling falling towards the hungry flames of the kitchen fire.

It landed with a 'pffche' on top of aburning log in the grate below him, and he watched with teary eyes as the flames licked his ebony wand, and then shut his eyes, quite against his will, as the hungry fire started to burn the life out of his wand.

The fire shot up; feuled on by his wand's core.

In the background, distantly, he could just make out James's "Oh dear, what have I done? Seems that I'm no good at charms, either. You're the best here Sev. Why don't you show us how it goes, oh no wait- YOU CAN'T!"

The two Marauders were beside themselves with laughter; leaning heavily on the banister to help them up the ramp.

They quite missed Severus as a tear leaked down his eyes, ad Remus; who was standing as if his entire life had gone up in flames; not his arch- enemies wand.

Severus just willed them all away. "Accio." He whispered. "Accio, aguimneti!"

Nothing happened, not that he expected would anyway; but ...

His mother had gone with him to buy that wand; in one of the rare moments in which she was proud of him, the day he received his Hogwarts Letter.

Now it was gone; it was al gone. His father would leer at him; "I toldja so, didn't I. No good fur ya; a school like tha. Come wimme, now, Sun."

Hogwarts would throw him out; would they? Of course they would; he couldn't do magic without a wand, oh.

It was all over.

Everything had gone wrong now.

Him, Lilly; now the one thing he thought he still had left. Who he was; his magic.

Ohh- it was all so hopeless.

Remus stood, aghast. How could they? Didn't they knew that was an arrestable offence? Breaking a man's wand!

Not to mention- oh poor Severus!

He stood there watching; the poor boy was beside himself. Remus didn't think he had ever seen the boy so upset!

So... utterly helpless.

Tears streaked down his face, as Sirius and James left; laughing themselves into an early grave.

He best not be left alone with those two next moon; he would tear them to shreds.

Remus felt a strong sense of protectiveness for the Slytherin, and marched over; knowing exactly what he would do.

First he brought down Severus, using the cursed charm that had just ruined poor Severus so, but hopefully he might be able to do that.

Severus just sat where he was put, his head in his hands. He cried bitterly, because as far as he knew- nothing could be done.

Oh great, now the wolf was putting his mitts all over his wand again- hadn't they done enough already?

Remus sat in front of the fire, and quickly darted his hand into the flames; pulling out the two broken pieces of wand in one hand. He ignored the pain as blisters swelled up on his hands from the heat; well used to waking up after a full moon with cuts and grazes and bites, and concentrated.

The next part was going to be the painful bit.

He got his own wand out, and placed Severus' on the floor. Hovering his wand above the two pieces; he closed his eyes.

"Reparo." He whispered, flicking his wand, allowing all his energy to go into fixing the broken ebony.

Severus watched; the remains of tears streaming down his face, as the wolf tried the impossible.

You couldn't fix a broken wand, stupid Gryffindor, it took too much energy.


Sorry for being evil and leaving it there- I do have more on its way but I wanted to update before the new Year ;D

And a very happy new year to you all! :D