Chapter 26:
The next couple of months went by without any further incident for Harry and the year was coming to a close and Harry had mixed feelings about everything. On the one hand he was happy because he was finally moving on with his life and the prospect of something new was exciting, on the other hand he'd begun to wonder what was going to happen with Severus because he knew the man would be staying to teach at the castle. He had to push this to the back of his mind and concentrate on his classes as they increased tempo and intensity as the students were bombarded with information to pass their final exams.
Harry was pleased to see that his Quidditch team was dominating the tables as well as the year was coming to an end and he knew they had won the Quidditch cup even though they had one game left to play. Surprisingly it was Ravenclaw that had shaped up and were an actual threat but Harry knew that with their new game plans, something disastrous would have to go wrong in order for Slytherin to lose. In terms of the House Cup however, Harry didn't really know how they were going with this as, again Ravenclaw were on par with Slytherin and it was going to be a close finish. He marveled though at how good it would feel for once in his time at Hogwarts to win both in the same year.
Currently, however Harry was sitting in the transfiguration classroom with a few selected students that had been deemed the most stable and powerful for completing their Animagus transformations. They had these lessons after classes for the day, and just before dinner time as it was the only available slot for most of the students. To Harry's surprise, Draco hadn't been chosen, but Blaise and Hermione had, along with Dean, Luna and Neville. Harry felt a little sorry for Draco and Harry had the sneaking suspicion that he had only been chosen because he had the power of the ring to help him. It hadn't just been McGonagall to make the decision, Severus and the Headmaster had had a say as well and this only made him more curious to know what, if anything, Severus had said to get him in with this group.
"Now, the Animgaus transformation usually takes on the form of your Patronus Charm, however this has been questioned as some have taken on differing forms…" McGonagall's shrilly voice rung through the classroom and Harry listened intently.
Cool, so I'll be a Panther, he thought as he listened and wondered if there was another form it might take but came up with nothing. Everyone in the class turned when they heard the door open and Harry's heart skipped a beat when he saw Severus walking in, holding a small number of vials filled with Potions and made his way to the front.
"Oh, yes. Good evening, Severus." He said delighted and he nodded setting the Potions with a clank on her desk and took a seat in one of the seats at the front of the room.
"Professor Snape, has agreed to support you all in your transformations tonight and has a supply of varying potions if there be any problems to arise."
Harry looked up at Severus as he was sitting a couple of seats in front of him and he gave the man a knowing look before he turned his attention back to McGonagall who was still talking.
"Now, we shall go through the process again before we start the incantation…" and she continued for another fifteen minutes before she called Harry forward.
He was suddenly extremely nervous about this and he was starting to worry about partially transforming. He knew that Severus would be able to fix most cases of partial forms but there was still that little bit of doubt and knowing his track record and with his luck, he'd be just the person to get stuck with a pair of cats ears and a long tail. He took a deep breath as he made his way to the class and the students gathered around to the side as the tables and chairs moved towards the edges of the classroom to give each student some space.
Harry pulled out his wand and his Patronus leaped from the end of his wand and turned to sit in front of its caster. McGonagall had told them to take in every detail of their Patronus and Harry waved his wand in a circle making the Panther stand and walk in a circle before coming back to sit in front of him.
"Okay, I think I'm ready." Harry said with a shaky voice and swallowed before putting his wand on the desk where Severus was sitting.
"Close your eyes, Potter… That's it, now picture every detail of your Patronus from the tips of its ears to the very last piece of fur on its tail…" McGonagall was walking him through the process and he relaxed if only a little.
"Once you have the form embedded in your mind, allow it to fill you up." She continued and everyone waited patiently as Harry stood there ensuring every last detail was in place.
Severus was excited for Harry, he'd been happy to put him forward for this class as he knew in his heart and mind that Harry was more than capable of this transformation. He knew he had the mind for it, and just in case he didn't have all the power he had Severus's reserves that he could use. That was also another reason why he'd come to watch, not only could he fix the students if they failed but he could support Harry at the same time. He looked on in interest as Harry spoke the incantation perfectly and didn't expect to see what happened next.
"Muta in formam animalem." Harry spoke clearly and immediately felt pulling at his joints.
Harry still had his eyes closed so he imagined what his transformation was going to look like, he focused on his head and felt his ears moving up his head. He thought hard about the flicking of a tail behind him and in his lower back felt something growing where it shouldn't be. Next he imagined a black wet nose, whiskers protruding his cheeks, soft black fur covering his body, and lastly as he felt himself lowering to the ground, the rough pads on his paws and his nails growing longer into claws. He'd realized at the end when he felt himself on all fours he'd missed the teeth and he imagined two large canines and two smaller ones on the bottom along with others, the weird sensation making him keep his mouth open slightly. He felt his ears on top of his head moving to their own accord and could hear little sounds such as the shuffling of nervous feet, the gentle breathing of the woman behind him and the increased heart rate of his lover.
The gasp collectively gasped as they took in the black form before their eyes and Hermione gushed at how striking her friend looked in the Panther form. McGonagall was secretly proud of her ex-Gryffindor and stood back as she watched him carefully, being a fellow cat she was going to give him a once over of his teeth, claws and muscles whilst he was in the form as she knew what to look for.
Severus was gobsmacked and he'd raised a hand to his chest as he felt the pull of Harry getting a top up of energy from him. The fur was the blackest of black and his figure was lean, coming just short of Severus's hip in height and the tail behind him flicked as if it had a mind of his own. He stared on in amazement as Harry's form swung his head round to look at him and he had the brightest sparkling emerald eyes he'd ever seen. This wasn't Harry's normal natural glow, there was something hidden behind those green eyes and he had to admit it unnerved him a little.
Harry lifted his left hand, which was his left front paw and put it back down before doing the same with the rest of his legs. He swayed his rear end a little and felt the movement of his tail in response. He looked down at the floor and concentrating rather hard, he lifted his front paw and opposite rear paw and started to walk forwards but after a couple of steps he found that if he just let it happen he was able to walk fine. McGonagall had set up a large mirror so that each student could see their transformation and he walked over to it at the back of the classroom and checked himself out. This is better than I could ever imagine, he thought and he glanced that the students to see Hermione who was giddy with excitement and then flicked to Severus was outright staring at him.
Collecting his thoughts he looked back at himself and saw one side of his mouth raise as he attempted a smirk. He spied McGonagall's desk at the front and turned quickly to sprint towards it, growling ever so slightly as he did and with much determination he leaped up onto the high desk, turned and leaned his front down before pushing his body forward on the table as a loud roar erupted from his chest. He finished with a huff and a purr started in his chest as he felt content.
"Show off." Snorted Severus and the other students clapped at Harry's actions.
"That's enough, Mr. Potter. Now, stay there and I will check your form. Miss. Lovegood, you will go next." McGonagall sniffed and set about checking Harry over.
Once she was satisfied, and saw that Harry was healthy she told him to change back into his human self. He smirked as he remembered back to when he was in his first year when he and Ron had been late to class on their first lesson and McGonagall had jumped off the table in her Animagus form, changing back to tell the two of them off. He readied himself and jumped off the table and as he headed towards the floor visualized his human self and only missed landing on his feet my millimeters, stumbling forward.
"Honestly, Potter. Graciousness was never your thing was it?" Severus drawled as he looked at Harry amused and Harry winked at him as he looked away from the other students and laughed.
They got through the rest of the students in the remaining hour and Severus was pleased he didn't have to fix any partial transformations. Harry however, was the only one to successfully transform so they had more to work on in their next lesson but it wasn't expected that students fully transform on their first go, which made Harry's success a major feat.
Hermione had linked arms with Harry as they made their way to dinner that night and spoke animatedly about the transformation and she cooed at how awesome he looked once he transformed. Hermione expressed her concern however at her animal form that was bound to take place as her Patronus was an otter and she didn't think it would be very practical.
"Oh yes, because a large jet black Panther will be welcomed as I walk the streets of London." Harry said sarcastically and they both laughed as they reached the hall for dinner.
Finally the weekend rolled round and after dinner on the Saturday, Harry decided he was going to go and see Severus. It had been a few days since his first complete transformation into his Animagus and he was constantly practicing the transformation in the dorm when Draco wasn't there. He still felt bad that out of Harry, Draco and Blaise; Draco hadn't been picked and was then forced to watch his friends transform. Harry couldn't help it though and McGonagall had been strict on practicing how the transformations went so they could feel when something hadn't gone right. Amazingly enough, after another couple of sessions practicing all the other students had managed to transform completely, even if Neville had partially changed the first time, but after practice and correction Potions he got the hang of it.
Harry was standing outside Severus's quarters and he knocked before quickly changing into his Animagus and he stood with his front paws high up on the door leaning on it so he would fall on Severus when he opened the door. His plan went accordingly and Severus held the armful of Harry's Animagus form before pushing him to the side and shutting his door.
"Just because Professor McGonagall said you should practice, doesn't mean you have to walk around as a Panther all day." He shot playfully and Harry purred.
Severus for some reason always got a chill when Harry purred at him and he looked down at the Panther who was sitting there at his side, looking up at him and he noted the tail come to curl in front of his front paws.
Severus sighed, "Alright, come on then." Amusement in his voice and they went into the man's quarters.
Harry came round and jumped up onto the couch next to Severus who had just sat down and he cuddled into him and laid his head on the man's thigh as he pulled out a book and continued to read. Harry didn't mind, and he loved spending time in his form, it felt different and comfortable, he briefly wondered if this was how Sirius felt when he transformed. Free.
Severus had started to stroke Harry's head subconsciously as he read and it was steadily making Harry horny, so he lifted his head and nudged the man's hand as he mewled and purred. Severus narrowed his eyes at Harry and watched the boy shift so he was lying facing the man on his back, still in his form. Severus thought it was a little weird, and he certainly wasn't going to humor Harry by kissing the beast. So hoping Harry would change back he slowly crawled and hovered over Harry's form and felt the boy change back as he laid his body weight on top of him.
Looking down he saw the green eyes of a human Harry and the arousal of a human as well as felt it when he brushed his own rather hard groin over Harry's. They both moaned ever so slightly at the contact before Severus ravished Harry, making love to him on the couch.
Feeling sated, Harry peered up at the man as he pulled his head away from Harry's neck and they kissed briefly before they went to the bedroom, Harry smirking as he led the man through the door whilst purring. He knew Severus was becoming sensitive to Harry's purring and he challenged the man for round two, using some of his Panther abilities, but not the form itself, to bring Severus to up to the most explosive orgasm yet.