Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and never will, everything belongs to the brilliant mind of JKRowling. I do not make any money off of this piece of writing and never will.
Title: Biology
Characters: Harry Potter (AKA James Toland), Julie Reynolds, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Adam Weasley, Maple Weasley, Robert Denton, Gaius Malfoy, and Ophelia Vivas
Rating: M
Pairings: Harry/Severus, Ron/Hermione, Remmy(Remus)/Reese(Sirius)
Genre: Drama
Words per Chapter: 925
Warnings: AU from book four on, het, slash, Muggle world, violence, language, post-war, hiding Harry, life left behind, and the standard whatever else this demented author thinks up.
Summary: The war ended and Harry Potter disappeared. Years later, a young secondary school science teacher runs into some people from his past. The life he had will be changed forever as they try to drag him back into their world.
Notes: An abbreviation of the previous note, I am doing the best I can in getting the UK's school system right. I still ask my friends there, but any mistakes are mine as I am not familiar with it.
Chapter 29: Friends
James let his eyes drift shut as he listened to the inane chatter of the people around him. He sat at a table that had both Ophelia and Robert at it, but it also a few of the people that he had met while in university. This was a group of people that he met up with every few months. He often remained silent during the meetings. Someone shook him. He opened an eye and looked at the person. The person was a girl with blonde hair and purple eyes, though James knew that the eyes came from colour contacts. He had learned years earlier that the girl liked the drama that an unnatural colour caused. She smiled when she saw that she had James' attention.
She hugged him. "You've been even worse than usual about keeping in contact, Jamie." James glared at the use of the name Jamie. He didn't like that name one bit. She completely ignored the look, which was something that was normal for her to do. "I'm in a new play. You should come and see it. It's on the West End." She continued to smile happily at him. James shook his head and didn't say anything. She didn't take his silence as him being mean to her. Yet, that was because she had known him long enough to know that it was normal for him. She wrapped her arms around one of his. "Oh, your muscles are bigger than when I last saw you." That caused James' lips to twitch in amusement.
Robert pulled her off of James a moment later. "Now lay off of him, Ashley. He's gay and won't fall for the sweet looks that you like to give him. You should try them on someone that's straight. It's more likely to work." Ashley smiled at him. She then switched seats with Robert. Robert looked at the rest of the people in Ophelia's pub. Yet, it didn't take long for Robert to focus back on James. "So…Have things gotten any better in certain departments?" He waited as James looked at the rest of the group. He opened his mouth to say something, but a strange feeling washed over him. He looked at the front door. It opened and in walked two of the people that he really had no desire to see.
In walked Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape. James was a little surprised to see Draco step into a Muggle pub, but he had learned to school his features rather quickly. Besides, he had already punched Draco for his past actions. That fact made it easier for James to look at the blonde. The others in the group noticed the two coming their way. James sat up as they stopped at the end of the table. He scowled. "What do you two want? I didn't think that you would be the type to come here." The others looked shocked at the fact that James seemed to know who the men were. They remained silent, but only because they wanted to see what was going to happen.
Draco cleared his throat and looked at James. "We need to speak with you…" He stopped there, almost as if he wasn't sure what to call James. James glared at him. Draco was one of the last people that James had wanted to speak to. Their relationship really had ended badly. Of course, James was doing his best to ignore the feeling that coursed through him at the sight of Severus He let out a slow breath as he tried to think of the words that he wanted to say. He could see that his friends were curious about what was going on. The only good thing was that he knew that they wouldn't say anything until after the two had left. Ophelia, however, was glaring at them. She had a feeling that they were from the same place as the other two people that she had met. This meant that they were automatically put onto her hate list.
James stood up. He only did that so he could look the men in the eyes. "You two can leave now. I don't want to talk to either of you, especially when I'm enjoying time with my friends. I would prefer not speaking to you at all, but I know that you'll likely make an appearance again. That's rather normal. Yet, I would be happier if you would jump off of the face of the Earth." His friends, minus Ophelia and Robert, stared at James in shock. They had never seen their friend speak like that. Severus glared and went to say something, but Draco stopped him. While it was a nice thing for Draco to do, it caused James to think that Draco had an ulterior motive in stopping the man. He sent a quick glance towards Severus.
Draco glanced around before looking back at James. "We will speak." He then left. Severus glared at James. James glared back and watched as Severus finally left as well. James waited a moment longer before sitting down and crossing his arms. He glared at the table as well. It took a few moments, but conversation picked up once again. James was glad that his friends didn't ask. They knew that he would only speak about it if he wanted to. It was always dependant on his mood, but they were used to his random mood changes. James looked at them and decided to join the conversation. After all, they were his friends.
A/N: Well, look at this, James has more friends. Hm…What could be going on on the Draco and Severus front? Well, you'll see. Hope you enjoyed. Later.
