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Chapter Twenty Five – Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind.
Albus was sitting in his office enjoying a cup of tea with Bill when Fawkes screeched and flew to the window. His familiar was hopping up and down in agitation, when Albus went over to investigate he immediately saw the red sparks floating over the main gate. Albus did not know why they were there, but red sparks were used in the wizarding world as a sign of an emergency. He opened the window and allowed Fawkes to fly out to investigate. He placed a fire call to Poppy to expect an emergency in the hospital ward, he also sent Bill to help Poppy set up. He had a bad feeling he knew who this was about.
Severus was with Voldemort and this would not be the first time he had arrived back this way. Although it was an unusual occurrence because Voldemort needed his spy in Hogwarts and having such things occur during the school year could get the children suspicious Albus just wanted him here for safety and because he cared. He loved the stubborn boy like a son. Many a time he had found himself smiling like a mad man after Severus had stormed into his office, rant and raved about how all the children should be expelled so he can have a quiet life and then storm out. Albus would always just sit there and allow Severus to vent his frustration and smile to himself when he had left.
As he rushed from his office and along the corridors to get outside the castle, Albus' thoughts bounced around from one thing to another. He would need to inform Professor Sinistra that she would need to take over the duties of running Slytherin until Severus was better. He would have to inform Harry, which was not a job he was looking forward to. He knew that Harry's feelings for Severus ran very deep, and if only Severus would admit it his feelings run equally as deep for the younger man. He knew the arrival of Bill could cause a few complications, but he hoped they might be able to get past them.
As he neared the main gates he could see a black form moving his heart was saddened and overjoyed all at once. His boy was alive but injured. He raced over to Severus as he saw him trying to get to his feet.
"Easy now, my boy."
"Albus?" Severus was obviously confused and hurt. "Ahhh." He moaned out in pain.
"Careful, let me get you a stretcher."
"No. I am alright."
"Nonsense, Severus."
"No."
Albus knew this was a losing battle; Severus had a stubborn streak as long as the river Nile. He no doubt did not want any of the students to see him being carried in on a stretcher. Albus acquiesced, this time. He would allow Severus his pride in walking in, but he would not allow Severus to not accept his help in getting there. "Only if you let me help you walk."
"Fine."
Albus smiled as he took most of the weight of the younger man as they walked back to the castle and up to the hospital ward.
***
They took a little longer then Albus would have liked to reach the hospital ward but it would be worth it if it would keep Severus passive. "Poppy?"
"Over here, Albus... Merlin! Severus."
"Not quite Poppy." Severus ground out in an attempt to be sarcastic.
"Albus, get him onto the bed, come on."
Albus helped settle Severus in and left Poppy to her work, he wanted to stay but knew he would be in the way. He dragged Bill out with him.
"Do you think he will be alright?"
"Bill, Severus is as tough as they come. I am sure he will pull through. Why don't you take a seat while I go and inform a few people."
"Sure."
Albus watched as Bill settled into a seat, he knew Bill still had feelings for Severus, what he wasn't sure of was Severus' feelings for Bill. He went to Poppy's office and placed a fire call to Professor Sinistra's office to ask her to look after Slytherin until Severus was well enough to resume his duties. He then placed a fire call through to Minerva's office. This was the one he was not looking forward to, partly because Harry would need to be told and partly because no matter how much bickering Minerva and Severus did, they were extremely fond of each other.
"Albus, to what do I owe this pleasure?" He saw Minerva answer from her desk.
"I bring bad tidings with me I am afraid, my dear."
"Albus, whatever is the matter."
"It regards Severus."
"What has happened?"
"I am not sure, but he has returned from Voldemort badly injured. He is conscious but he is not well."
"Merlin help him. Albus what can I do?"
"I need you to tell Harry."
"Harry! He will not take it well, Albus." Minerva said worriedly.
"I know Minerva, but he must be told, I do not want him to hear it through the school grapevine. Try and keep him away from the hospital wing for a while. It will be busy up here and people will wonder why Harry Potter is visiting Severus."
"I understand, Albus, I will speak to him and inform him of the situation. Tell Severus my prayers are with him."
"I will Minerva. Good day."
He ended the call and went back out into the main part of the hospital to wait for Poppy to give them Severus' diagnosis. He joined Bill on the chairs.
***
Minerva hated this part of the job, passing on bad news to students. She knew it was a responsibility of all the Heads of House but she would never get used to it. She entered Gryffindor common room and spotted Harry, Ron and Hermione seated upon the comfy chairs by the fireplaces all with their noses in books. "Mister Potter, I need to see you in my office immediately."
"Is something wrong?"
"I will tell you in my office, Mister Potter, come along." She watched as Harry rose with a shrug of his shoulders to his friends and exited the common room.
***
Harry walked along to McGonagall's office in silence. Since the war had started again he had heard stories of how Heads of House would come and collect you to give you bad news in private. He wondered what he was going to be told; though he was not close to the Dursleys he wished them no ill. He was at a loss; he guessed it might not be bad news, maybe she wanted to talk to him about his summer arrangements.
He was ushered into her office and told to sit and given a cup of tea, he was really starting to worry now. "Is something wrong, Professor?"
"Mister Potter, Harry, there a has been an accident of some sorts which has hospitalized Severus."
Harry's eyes widened in panic and fear. "I have to go!" Harry got up to leave.
"Harry, please sit back down. I am afraid you cannot go to the hospital wing now. The Headmaster believes that it would be too dangerous to have you there, do you understand?"
"Yes, but it doesn't mean I have to like it." Harry snapped out, he took a deep breath. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you."
"Do not worry, I understand. You are worried and upset, Harry, as am I."
"What happened?" Harry whispered.
"I am not sure, Severus returned from a meeting with You-Know-Who and needed to go to the hospital. Apparently he was conscious and talking but in a bad way."
Harry's head snapped up at hearing that name. "Voldemort!" He spat out between clenched teeth. He saw McGonagall flinch a little.
"Mister Potter, I want your word that you will not do something stupid." Her tone was stern.
"You have my word, I am just angry at him! He always tries to take everything away from me that I love." Harry huffed as he slouched back in his chair folding his arms.
He saw McGonagall raise an eyebrow at his bold statement and he blushed a little at admitting he loved Severus out aloud to another that was not Ron or Hermione. "I am sure Poppy is doing everything possible and that he will be fine. You may see him later when the Headmaster says it is alright to do so."
"Okay, I am just so worried about him. I don't know what I would do if something happened to him. Listen to me, I sound like a love sick puppy." Harry rolled his eyes in mock disgust.
Harry stayed in her office for the next hour they swapped stories about Severus. Mainly Harry just listened to Professor McGonagall tell him about Severus at school and what an intense young man he was. He hadn't changed that much, Harry thought he was still intense about almost everything.
***
Albus rose from his chair when Poppy rejoined them from the cubical she was treating Severus.
"What's the diagnosis?" Albus asked her.
"He will live, no need to worry. From what he was able to tell me, he was teaching the aged children battle potions and one of them, and I quote 'caused a Longbottom'. The cauldron exploded and to save the child he pushed him out of the way and took the full force of the explosion himself. He does not remember how he got back to Hogwarts. His injuries are mostly superficial; he has minor burns to the side of his face, which will be gone by the morning. The knock to the side of his head caused me the most trouble he had a small fracture which a little skele-grow will fix while he sleeps. He lost a little blood that I have given him a potion for and strangely he seemed a little sleep deprived but again I have given him a potion to rectify that problem. He should sleep now through the night with very little interruption."
"An excellent job as always, Poppy."
"Thank you, Albus, very kind of you to say."
"If it was not for you this school would have fallen apart years ago."
Poppy laughed at him. "Be gone with you, Albus, and stop cluttering up my hospital wing." She playfully shooed him away.
***
The sun was starting to set and Harry was watching its descent from the small window in his dormitory. He remembered spending his very first night at Hogwarts on this very windowsill; he tended to return to this sill when things were on his mind, then it was the wonderment of it all, now it was the worry he was feeling for Severus. He wanted to desperately run to the hospital wing and go see him, even if all he could do was sit there and be there for him when he woke up, he just felt so useless at the moment. Harry wiped angrily at his face as a tears leaked from his eyes. He was startled when he felt a soft hand rest on his shoulder.
"Harry."
"Hey, Hermione, how's it going?"
"Harry, you have been really quiet since you came back from Professor McGonagall's office. I know you are worried about Professor Snape, but he is in good hands." Hermione perched on the edge of the windowsill and gave Harry a sad smile.
"I know, it's just unfair that I am not allowed to go and see him."
"Well, you could go see him."
"How? McGonagall and Dumbledore have told me to stay away."
"I never said this to you, but why don't you use your father's invisibility cloak."
"Mione, you are a genius!" He got up to go and collect it.
"Harry, now is not a good time to go, why not wait until after supper when the hallways are a little quieter."
"You know, Mione, if you had used your brains for prank pulling and rule braking you would have been unstoppable."
"Thank you, I think." She lent over and kissed Harry on the cheek and gave him a cheeky wink and left him to his thoughts.
"He'll start to think he's something special if people keep treating him that way."
"Watch it, Lefty!" Harry told the snarky left head of his Runespoor.
"OOOO, I'm really scared now." It replied.
"Why are you always so mean to me, Lefty?" Harry asked him.
"Take no offence kid, I'm just playing with you. You are such an easy target, you are far to emotionally open, not like our last master."
"I guess. I can't help it."
"Listen because I will only say this once. You are a nice kid; you care about others, you worry about the safety of others. You always put others before you and you allow me to pick on you, then you feed me. You know what that all means?"
"No."
"It means you are too nice but you know what?"
"What?"
"I like you, you have got real heart. Now if you ever repeat any of that especially when those two are awake," She nodded in the direction of the sleeping middle and right heads. "I will deny it and call you a liar because lets face it, you wont let me go hungry."
Harry lightly laughed. "I guess you are right, I wont let you starve and I promise never to tell anyone that you were nice for a few minuets. Nobody would believe me anyway."
"That's the attitude kid. Now go eat and then go see that man of yours and leave me in peace and quiet to get some sleep."
"Thanks, Lefty."
"Don't mention it. Ever!"
Harry smiled at the left head and got down from the windowsill, grabbed his invisibility cloak and stuffed it up his jumper and headed to the Great Hall for supper.
***
Harry had dragged out his supper for nearly over an hour, he wanted to be one of the last to leave the hall so there would be less chance of bumping into another person. Generally once the students had finished supper they returned to their common rooms and stayed there, especially when the time was ticking down towards exam time. He left the hall and slipped in behind one of the suits of armor and put on his invisibility cloak around himself. Undetected he walked towards the hospital wing.
Even though he was practised at this, he mentally slapped himself for forgetting his map but it was early enough that anybody around did not attempt to be quiet so he knew when almost any one was coming towards him. He reached the hospital wing successfully and gently pushed the door open just enough so he could slip through. He could see a low light on behind a curtain and as it was the only bed occupied he guessed it was where Severus was. As he crept closer he realised someone else was there, again he mentally slapped himself for forgetting the map, because if he had it he would know who was there. Harry was extra careful in taking the final steps towards the curtain, he was glad to see there was quite a big gap in them that he could slip through undetected.
He had to keep himself in check not to gasp out loud when he saw Bill Weasley sitting down next to Severus' bed on a chair holding Severus' hand. His Severus' hand! Harry became frozen on the spot; he knew he should leave because this was obviously a private moment but he found himself unable to move, it felt as though he had become rooted to the spot.
"...So worried, you have no idea what I thought when I heard it was you that was injured. I though I had lost you again, Severus, I couldn't handle it if I had. I love you, Severus, so much. I always have, you were my first true love. I know you doubted me when I told you the other night but I was telling you the truth. I know you still have feelings for me, I could tell when we kissed..."
Harry felt as though he had been hit in the stomach and that he had lost the ability to breath properly. Other night? When we kissed? What the hell! How could Bill sit there and talk of things like love when Harry didn't even know that there had even been 'love' between them! Harry didn't know if he felt angry, jealous, sad or even dismayed, he wanted to reveal himself and ask whet the hell was going on between these two and exactly how bloody long it had been going on. From what Bill was saying it had been quite some time. He watched as Bill brought Severus' hand up to his lips and place a small kiss on the knuckles, then with his other hand stroke the side of Severus' face in a practised move. Harry's heart shattered into a thousand pieces as he watched Severus ever so slightly lean into that touch.
"There is no need to worry, Severus, I will look after you from now on. I won't let anyone else hurt you, ever."
Harry felt as though he was losing control of his emotions, he heard a small noise come from the bedside table and looked over. He noticed a small hairline crack down the side of the water jug. Harry knew it was time to leave before he did something stupid and lost total control of his magic and temper. He saw Bill look over at the table and search for the source of noise; it was time for him to leave. He didn't know how much longer he could remain quiet, especially with the tears that were now running down his cheeks. He turned and fled, he tried to make no noise but he didn't care, he just needed to get away.
He ran all the way back to Gryffindor Tower and up to his bed. He spelled the curtains closed and placed a silencing charm up around him and cried out loud to himself.
***
Severus awoke the next morning feeling a lot better, still a little stiff but well rested. He glanced to the side of his bed and noticed Bill asleep in the chair. He frowned a little at seeing him sitting there; he was uncomfortable with him being there because he thought he had made his feelings clear the other night, obviously not. Then again he did agree to allow their friendship to continue, Severus did not believe Bill would be so prepared to continue on a friendship once he found out about Harry. Harry was considered an honorary member of the Weasley family; he wasn't sure how Bill would feel about him 'dating' his adopted younger brother. Severus sat up and his movement woke Bill.
"Good Morning, Severus." Bill said with a stretch and a yawn.
"Bill. You should not have stayed here all night."
"I wanted to, to make sure you were okay."
"It was very kind of you, but unnecessary."
Bill just smiled at him, "I'll go get Poppy for you."
Severus watched as Bill left his cubical, he had a bad feeling he was going to have to explain things all over to him, Severus was not looking forward to that, again! He turned to pour himself a glass of water when his hand stopped short of the jug. He noticed a small crack down the side of the jug, on closer inspection he saw a single droplet of water had managed to leak through. For some reason he felt drawn to it and ran a single finger down the hairline crack. He had the oddest sensation run through him, somehow it felt familiar but yet he couldn't place it.
"Severus, are you alright?"
"Yes, Poppy. Poppy, was anybody else in here last night?"
"Albus popped in once last night but nobody else was here, why?"
"No reason, just wondering."
Poppy lent in closely to him and whispered, "Mister Potter was told to stay away for security reasons but I have it on good authority that he desperately wanted to visit." She winked at him. Severus just nodded at her in thanks.
***
Severus was released from the hospital wing after he had showered and eaten enough food to feed five people. The first thing he wanted to do was find Harry, he didn't know why he all of a sudden felt so in need of the younger man's company but he really wanted to see him. The problem was that he could not exactly march into Gryffindor Tower and ask him to go for a coffee, though the looks on everyone's faces would be worth the trouble he would get in. Harry was not due to come down and visit him for another few days' for their weekly rendezvous. He would just have to bide his time and wait for an opportunity to present itself.
***
It was late that evening and Severus was starting to worry, he had not seen Harry at lunch or supper. He had been hoping to catch him as he left the Great Hall. He could not chance it tomorrow morning because too many students would be around as they all had lessons tomorrow and he did not have potions with the seventh year Gryffindors until Thursday. The solution to his problem came in the form of Harry's owl, Hedwig, who came to visit him that evening. She flew straight to the perch and started to preen herself. Severus often wondered why she visited him in the dungeons so much, not that he minded, it just perplexed him a little. He asked her if she would mind taking a letter to Harry she hooted softly and Severus took that as an affirmative.
***
Harry had not left his bed since he had returned to it the previous night in tears, he had heard Ron and Hermione come in and discuss whether they should wake him or not. He silently thanked Ron for persuading Hermione to leave him be and not to bother him until Monday morning. He had not really stopped crying since then, he felt miserable. He heard Hedwig hooting from outside of his curtains, he opened them just enough to let her through. She was carrying a scroll he took it from her. He immediately recognised the spidery scrawl.
H.
I was wondering if it would be possible for us to meet up soon.
S.
He couldn't face him right now; he didn't want to be told it was all over between them. He knew it was but did not want to hear it, he didn't think he could handle it right now. He grabbed a scrap of parchment and a quill and scribbled a reply and sent it back with Hedwig.
***
Severus was eagerly waiting a reply to his note and was thankful when Hedwig returned so quickly. He barely gave a moment's thought to the fact that she flew away straight after delivering the note. He opened it.
S.
I can't bear to actually hear you say the words, but don't worry I know what you are going to say. Don't worry, I won't cause a scene; I will stay out of your way.
H.
Severus reread it three times, after the third time it still made no sense to him. What was Harry convinced he was going to say to him? All he wanted to do was see him; he still felt a little shaken from the accident and thought Harry would understand him and his worries about the Dark Lord. Somehow Harry had gotten the wrong idea, he just didn't know how or what he had gotten the wrong idea about. He would just have to try and catch him in one of the corridors tomorrow.
***
During breakfast the next morning Severus was unable to catch Harry's eye. Only once had the young man looked up at the table and it was not at him. He tried again unsuccessfully through lunch, but again Harry did not once look up at the table. Something was seriously wrong with him, he looked a little pale and was not eating very much, his friends also looked a little worried. He decided that if he couldn't get Harry alone for a few minutes then he would approach Miss Granger. He had done a favour for her after all; okay, it was for his and Harry's own good that he take the antidote, but she did ask him for his help and if he had to he would ask her for hers. She was not like Weasley who would go blabbing to everyone that 'Snape' had asked him a favour. Yes, that is what he would do if he had no success with finding Harry by the end of the school day.
He never had to ask Miss Granger for her help because his opportunity to corner Harry came not long after the last lesson for the day. He spotted Harry walking down the Transfiguration corridor looking miserable and in a world of his own. He stormed up behind him and grabbed him by the upper arm and dragged him into one of the empty classrooms. "Tell me what the hell is going on!" He said in an annoyed tone. He as not prepared to admit to being a little worried out loud.
"Nothing, Professor." The tone was very dismissive, that irked Severus even more. Severus cast several silencing and locking charms on the room. "That's not necessary, I'm going now."
Severus took a deep breath, "Harry, what the hell has happened here?"
"You know dammed well what has happened. I know what you were going to say and I told you I don't want to hear it. But don't worry, I accept it." Harry was pointing a finger at him in rage. There was a tingle in the air that was somewhat familiar.
"How do you know what I was going to say? I had no idea what I was going to say. I know you don't like me spying but I have to do it and yes, occasionally I get hurt, but really it is not that often."
"What! You weren't even going to mention it? I had you down as many things, Professor Snape, but a coward was not one of them."
Oh that got Severus' hackles up and he saw red. He may not have been from the House of the Brave, but he considered what he did by going to the Dark Lord whenever he called and look him in the eye and lie to him to be pretty damn brave! "I have no idea what the fuck you are going on about, Potter." He saw Harry flinch at the use of his surname and he stepped right up to him until their faces were mere inches apart. "I assure you I do not have the faintest idea what the hell you are going on about. Your under used brain must be working overtime and you have started to imagine things. One other thing, Potter," Severus spat at Harry. "I might not be a heroic Gryffindor like you but some of the things I have had to do in the name of the light would make most of those brave little Gryffindors flee in terror." He turned to leave, his temper was starting to run too high and he did not want to say something he would regret.
"Severus, were you ever going to tell me?" He heard Harry choke back tears. He stopped in his tracks, Severus was at a loss, he didn't even know what they were arguing about.
"Tell you what?"
"That you are in a fucking relationship with Bill Weasley!" Harry shouted at his back.
Severus spun back around with a look of shock on his face. "Where in Merlin's name... did you get that idea?" The latter part of his sentence trailed off as he placed the slight disturbance in the air. It was coming from Harry; it was like a tangible strain of his magic, a frighteningly dark strain, it was like all his negative emotions all rolled into one. Thank Merlin he wasn't attempting to become the next Dark Lord, Severus mused, because if he let all that darkness and negative energy rule him he would be unstoppable. He had felt it before but where? The hospital! The water jug that had a crack in it, that was where he had felt this power signature before, but what the hell happened in the hospital? He was asleep the whole time. "I have no relationship with Bill except friendship."
"You're lying."
"No I am not. I should have told you we were involved when we were students but that was before you were even born."
"I heard him in the hospital wing, I know what is going on." Harry shouted back at him.
"Well then, why don't you let me in on it because I was asleep and have no idea what was said." He replied sarcastically.
He watched as Harry angrily wiped away the escaped tears. Part of Severus wanted to go over and comfort him but the other part was still dangerously angry. "Bill kept going on about how much he loved you, and how much he knew you still cared. He could tell because of the kiss you shared with him and now that he was back in the country you two could be together again. He kept touching you in a very intimate and gentle way. Stroking your face and kissing your hand...you weren't exactly looking like you weren't enjoying it!"
"I had been given a dreamless sleep potion. Voldemort could have come in and stroked my face and I would have been none the wiser." He was so angry with Harry right now that he had even used the Dark Lord's chosen name. "And for your information, Bill kissed me and I told him thanks but no thanks. The only thing he could feel from that kiss was the frustration of the interruption you and I had experienced earlier that evening. All I could think about was you. Thank you very much for trusting me and waiting to hear my side before making any snap judgments."
"What do you expect?"
"I expect you to trust me! I held back thinking you were too young for an adult relationship but you kept trying to prove me wrong and eventually you won me over. Now I can see that I was foolish in thinking you were grown up enough to handle such a thing."
"You should have told me."
"I have not seen you since Bill arrived at Hogwarts. When exactly should I have told you? Well? Maybe I could have asked the Dark Lord if I could borrow one of his fireplaces to place a call to you to tell you about a previous partner who tried, unsuccessfully I might add, to come on to me. What the hell do you expect from me?" Severus shouted right in Harry's face.
"Severus..." He never allowed Harry to finish that sentence, he had heard enough for one day. He grabbed him by the shoulders and threw him up against the door and pressed his own body up tight against Harry's. He could feel a jolt shoot right down his spine, it was almost always present when he was this close to Harry and their emotions were highly strung, it was like their magic sizzled against each other's when it was brought to close to the surface.
He saw a momentary flash of uncertainty in Harry's eyes but chose to ignore it. He placed his right hand on Harry's face and brought their mouths together in a searing kiss. He nipped quite hard at Harry's bottom lip and he heard the boy whimper as his mouth opened. Severus took full advantage of it and thrust his tongue into Harry's open mouth. The kiss was hard and full of raw sexual energy.
Breathing heavily he rested his forehead on the cool door in front of him, he could feel Harry lean his head on his. He spoke quietly, not having the energy to scream and shout anymore. "I did not mean to be so rough, I am sorry."
"No need to apologise, Sev, trust me, wow!"
Severus let out a snort of laughter. Still speaking quietly and facing the door Severus continued. "That night I told Bill that there could be nothing between him and I because my heart belonged to another. That other, is you. I love you Harry."
Next Chapter: The trio's futures are decided and Draco makes a decision.
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