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Chapter 74
Severus woke up with a bloody hangover. He knew he overdid it the moment Evan brought in the Firewhisky and dared him and Potter to drink it with him. Potter said that Severus could not do it. He then decided that he would outdrink Potter. Hermione frowned at him but did not say a word. It was early May. They would soon need to bunker down for their NEWTS. Severus moaned and sought Hermione who blinked blearily at him.
"I am going to die." He said somberly. Hermione kissed his forehead and then rolled over. "Fuck. Get up. You have to go back to your common room. It's 6:50AM."
"Hermione it's Sunday. No one will be awake." He grumbled. He moved in closer and tried to fall asleep, that way the nausea and the pounding headache would go away. He nuzzled her neck. She drank her fair share too. "what if we stay in bed all day? I will not make a sound. I promise. We'll get late lunch and then go near the lake." He proposed.
She relaxed. "fine." Severus smiled and inhaled her scent. He fell asleep for a few seconds before Lily's loud voice and the lights in the room blasted.
"Hermione, we have a problem." Lily frowned. Severus opened his eyes. Lily looked sick. She wore a pink dressing gown. He looked toward Hermione who was half naked next to him. He stood up, he wore black boxers. "Eyes up Evans." He grumbled.
Lily punched him on the arm.
"Oy, no one wants to see you. Get dressed Snape." It was Potter who was putting on jeans and his glasses. The other man glanced at Hermione. She had her lacy black brassier on.
Severus pointed his wand at Hermione's bed and the curtains closed themselves. He dressed hastily. Blue jeans, black jumper over his head. He tried to look for his trainers. "Where are my bloody shoes?"
Hermione reappeared with her green dressing gown. She paced in front of him. "Accio Sev's trainers." She said and the shoes zoomed in from the loo.
Lily paced, "McGonagall is downstairs. She knows about the party. She's furious."
"How do you know?" Severus asked.
"Remus sent Peter." Lily said. Severus frowned, "Did the rat see you?" He would not allow such filth to see Hermione or Lily half undressed.
"Calm down." Lily said, "of course not."
"How do you know about Wormtail?" Potter asked.
"Never you mind how I know. You better keep the mutt and the rat away from Hermione's chambers." Severus pointed his wand at Potter.
He frowned, "Peter and Sirius would never. You are such a slime ball." Potter aimed his wand at him.
"Don't be stupid. McGonagall should be on her way. She wants all of the seventh years downstairs now. Lily put herself in the middle.
Hermione looked at him, "You have to do it. They cannot see you or James here." She looked under her bed and took the cloak. "Fly downstairs. It will cover you both. Disillution yourself too."
"No." Severus hissed.
"We don't have time Severus." She hissed back.
"Come here." He glowered at Potter.
Severus put on the cloak, Potter understood then. He went in close to him. They were huddled close together.
"You have to grab my hand." Severus loathed to touch the toerag. Potter felt the same way but did so. "You have to concentrate. You'll fall and it will all be discovered. Think of yourself arm in arm with me."
Potter nodded. They hovered over the steps. It took all of Severus' concentration to carry Potter with him. He almost slipped. They landed by the side of the staircase. Minerva held court in the middle of a ransacked common room. They all went overboard yesterday night.
Potter slipped out of the cloak and went up the stairs to his dorm. He disheveled his hair more so and came down the stairs in his pajamas.
"Nice of you to join us Potter. Where is Evans and Granger?" Minerva shrieked. Lupin, Black and surprisingly Narcissa were there. Severus felt as if his head would explode. He made his way to the portrait and opened it.
Minerva looked straight at him. "Who is there? Revelio." She did not give him a chance to do anything. The cloak however did not let him down. It stayed there covering him, aiding him. He heard Minerva clearly, "Where is Severus Snape?"
Severus slipped out and almost ran back to the dungeons. He whispered the password. The scene in there was not as chaotic as in the Gryffindor common room. Most of the seventh years were gathered around Horace who wore his dressing gown. He looked much more disheveled than Minerva but less affronted.
"Mulciber, kindly go and wake Snape. I simply will not have you stall me any longer. "Mr. Black, I simply cannot eat another single biscuit." He smiled genially at him.
Severus zoomed past Hugh and undressed quickly. He put on a black shirt and green flannel trousers.
"How did you get here?" Hugh asked him.
"Never mind, fill me in." Severus rumpled his hair almost painfully.
Mulciber had been in the Gryffindor common room last night. "It was the Ravenclaws, Quaid fell down the steps and broke his arm. Emmeline had to take him to the infirmary. It was close to 5:00 AM."
"Did he speak?" Severus asked as they slowly walked to the common room.
"No but Madam Pomfrey asked Emm and she got nervous. McKinnon tried to help but she was drunk. It did not help that Black and Abbott were there too. Professor Sprout waited for them at the common room. They all suspected but did not know until McGonagall escorted Black to his common room. She saw the state of the room and found Lupin passed out near Narcissa Black.
They reached the common room. Slughorn smiled at them. "I have been instructed to take you all to the Great Hall.
The seventh years walked behind Slughorn. There were no breakfast tables. There was Flitwick, Sprout, McGonagall and now Slughorn. Albus appeared on his dressing gown too.
Severus tried to appear as innocent as he could. Albus magicked a table. "Please have a seat." He went to sit by Hermione and Lily. He saw Evan sit by Marlene and Black. Narcissa sat next to Lupin and in front of them. She looked at him with red rimmed eyes. Severus noticed that they did not sit according to houses anymore. They were all mixed, mingled with people they liked. Helena Travers sat between Emmeline and Hugh. Julian sat with Rollanda and Quaid. Blanche sat near the rat and talked to Amelia Bones.
Albus' eyes sparkled with joy. "Your heads of houses are most disappointed. I want to hear from you."
There was a complete silence among them. The gatherings worked remarkably well. They had them almost every Friday night. They rotated common rooms. The Gryffindors offered theirs first. McKinnon oversaw the gathering in Ravenclaw Tower. Abbot oversaw the ones hosted in the Hufflepuff common room. Those were his favorites. The food and ambiance were the best. Avery was in charge of their gatherings. Black's spell with the dorm rooms worked like a charm. All of the younger students were sworn to secrecy. They had no reason to rat them out. Severus stayed quiet just as the rest of them. It would only work if they were all quiet and refused to betray each other.
He glanced at Narcissa. He saw flashes of her and Remus snogging. He switched to Pettigrew. He found fear but knew that he would not say anything. He would not betray James who placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder. He looked at Evan who appeared bored. Blanche looked scared while Amelia looked down to her hands.
"I will tell you what I know." Albus said congenially.
"Mr. Quaid was injured this morning. He was just about to enter the Ravenclaw Tower. Ms. Mckinnon, Mr. Black were inebriated as was Mr. Quaid. Ms. Vance was shell-shocked. Mr. Abbot was there too and just as drunk. My, I daresay that if I tested all your blood levels I would find that you have all partook in some alcohol." Albus' voice turned serious then. "Madam Pomfrey alerted the heads of houses. Horace found himself without two of his charges. Ms. Black and Mr. Snape. Minerva of course found Ms. Black in the remnants of the Gryffindor common room. Mr. Snape was nowhere to be found."
"Headmaster, I told professor Slughorn. Severus overslept. I couldn't wake him and he was not decent. He sleeps in the nude." Hugh finished. Severus blinked, "I do."
"I saw the Gryffindor common room open. You were there Severus Snape." Minerva accused him.
Severus looked innocently. "You don't fool me Severus. I know that face." Minerva replied.
Potter spoke, "I would never let Snape inside our common room professor."
Albus looked at Potter, "Why was Narcissa Black in your common room?"
"I let her in." Lupin said. "We are studying for our potions NEWTS. I needed some help."
"You are all lying. There was a party in that common room. There is evidence and traces of magic from all of you in that room." Albus finished.
"Let me tell you what I think happened. You have all gathered in the different common rooms since last January. You were caught this morning." Albus paced in front of them.
"I will not have all of you lie. I ask you once more. Did this happen? Have you all gathered in the common room in what I will call the 7th year parties?" Albus asked.
No one spoke. Severus smirked to himself. Minerva looked furious and so did Flitwick and Sprout. "All of your earned points will be deducted from the house cup. Those of you who play quidditch will be stripped of your positions. I leave the rest of the punishments to your head of houses. No one will be expelled or suspended."
Minerva's eyes rounded. Hermione, Remus and Lily earned many points for the house cup. Severus glanced at the hourglasses. Ravenclaw was in the lead, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Slytherin took the last spot. Severus winced as did the rest of his peers.
"All Hogsmeade visits are canceled of course. These parties will of course still happen. This time however, I ask that you do not introduce any alcohol or drugs as your fifth- and sixth-year classmates will be able to attend to these gatherings. The next one will take place in Ravenclaw Tower I expect." Albus' eyes twinkled as he left.
Minerva was furious. Horace frowned at them too. "Snape, Ms. Black and Mulciber, my office." Severus stood up as did Hugh and Cissy. They walked to the dungeons.
Slughorn sat in front of them. "Mulciber, you are of course now banned from quidditch. You will have detention in the dungeons with me the following week. Mr. Snape I cannot give you any more detentions. You are with me and McGonagall almost every evening until the rest of the year. There is no proof that you were in that common room. You will bring your talents to use. I will have you tutor my first years Saturday mornings, from 8:00AM to 12:00 PM." Severus blinked at him and remained quiet.
"Ms. Black, I will have to write to your guardians." Slughorn said almost mournfully. Severus knew that the old man had a soft spot for Cissy.
"Professor Slughorn, I was just trying to get my grades up for the NEWTS." She said with watery blue eyes.
"Be that as it may you still broke the rules. You will serve detention with me for the next two weeks." Slughorn dismissed them from his office.
Severus let out a sigh. "Not as bad as we expected." Hugh said and smirked. "How could you remain there?"
Narcissa huffed, "No one bothered you when you stayed in the Ravenclaw's common room with Vance. So shut it."
Hugh rolled his eyes and turned toward the Great Hall, possibly to see Emmeline. Severus grabbed Narcissa's arm, "so you and Lupin."
Narcissa frowned, "well yes."
"How?" Severus asked as they entered the common room.
"If you must know, I fancied you for the longest but you were always too busy with Granger. Remus is nice and he is a good kisser." Narcissa replied seriously.
"Cissy, he's poor." Severus smirked.
"Of course he is and a werewolf." Narcissa replied. "Of course I knew. I live with Regulus and Sirius. I heard him sneaking out to help Remus with one of his transformations last summer."
Severus needed sleep, "and you don't care."
"I don't. It's not as if I am going to marry him." Narcissa rolled her eyes, "also, you are one to talk, after all the shit you gave me for not accepting muggle borns. Remus cannot help it and if you must know, he is a very nice and decent boy." She left him in the common room.
Severus went up to his room and slept the rest of the day. He woke up at dinnertime and ate among his Slytherin peers.
Lily and Hermione laughed at Black about something or other. Hermione stood up and went to the Slytherin table. "Come with me." She said.
Severus followed her. "What?"
"Did you know?" She asked him once they were in an empty classroom.
"About?" Severus yawned.
"Remus and Black." Hermione said.
"Not until today. She said it's not serious." Severus shrugged.
Hermione frowned, "Remus said the same thing."
"Why are you frowning?" Severus asked her.
"I don't want Remus to get hurt." Hermione replied.
"He won't. He's a big boy." Severus shrugged.
Hermione laughed then, "what's so funny?"
"What do you remember from yesterday?" She asked him.
"I went in with Lily, Evan and Blanche. I kissed you and danced some songs with you. I talked to Amelia and Emmeline for a while. We then drank some butterbeer. I danced with you and Lily, some ABBA songs and then I smoked a joint with Remus and Hugh. I then danced with you again and we snogged by the bookcases near one of the windows. I then drank with Evan and Potter."
Hermione nodded, "all true, what do you remember after that?"
"Waking up in your dorm." Severus replied.
Hermione smiled wickedly, "I see."
"What happened?" He asked.
Hermione grinned. "you and James drank. Rosier stopped. Selwyn dragged him to snog him."
"You two talked a lot." Hermione said.
"No, we did not." Severus replied.
"You did. You two talked a lot about Babbitty Rabbity and Animagi." She said. "It was hours honestly; I've never seen Lily so happy." Hermione said with a smile.
"Never happened, what other stupid things did I do?" Severus asked.
Hermione laughed, "you sang Cherry Bomb with Lily at the top of your voice."
Severus paled, "I did not." Only he remembered it vaguely.
Hermione burst out, her shoulders shaking with mirth. "It was hilarious. I wish I could have taped it."
Severus frowned at her. "Well, if that was the worst I did." He glanced at Hermione. She shook her head.
"It was a good thing they were all gone by then." It was only Remus almost having sex with Narcissa on the floor and Peter passed out in the middle of the common room. Sirius escorted the last of the people back to their common rooms."
"Hermione, what did I do?" He asked her.
"You insisted that you were not going back. Narcissa was too busy with Remus. Lily was drunker than you and me. James transformed into Prongs."
Severus covered his head, "You couldn't fly so." Hermione actually wiped tears from her face and clutched her belly.
"I rode Potter. That is disgusting, that sentence was absolutely puke worthy." Severus had flashes then. He rode Potter up the girl's dormitory.
Hermione shook with laughter. "I see you find this very amusing." He glowered at her but it did nothing to stop her glee.
"I hope no one remembers." Severus said.
Hermione looked away. "I think it is more embarrassing for James. Remus teased him all day and now Sirius knows and so does Peter. Lily couldn't keep it together this afternoon. She has a very vivid recollection of all the events." Hermione laughed hysterically.
"My darling wife. Always comforting me." Severus pouted. Hermione kissed his hand. "I'm sorry sweetheart but it was hilarious. You shouldn't have let Rosier goad you into drinking so much."
Severus sighed, "how was the punishment?"
Hermione shook her head, "Minerva lost it on the Marauders. She almost took Remus' Headboy badge but realized none of you boys would ever be as responsible as Remus. She is writing to all the parents and the boys all have detention on Saturday evenings now."
"I am going to tutor first years Saturday mornings. I hope they're not all dunderheads." He said and frowned.
"How is your headache?" She asked him.
"Not as bad as in the morning." He said.
They went back to the Great Hall. Severus wore the cloak and entered the Gryffindor Common room. He flew to the girls' dorm.
He waited for one of the girls to open the door. Lily laughed at him for five minutes straight. "I thought you were James. Come in." She pulled him inside the room.
"Is this James' cloak? I forgot to ask earlier." Lily examined the cloak. Hermione came from the loo.
"Not really. It is Harry's and he left it to me so it is my cloak now." Hermione took it from her. She folded it and hid it away on her beaded bag.
Lily frowned, "you should give it back."
Severus watched them from Hermione's bed. "I don't think I will. It was never James'. Fleamont lost it the moment we came back in time."
"It's been passed down for centuries. It is rightly James'" Lily said reasonably.
Hermione smirked, "you are completely correct. This cloak was passed down to Harry who did not have children and decided to gift it to me. I am now its owner. I plan to keep tradition and gift it to my eldest child."
Lily was red in the face, "you cannot give that cloak to Riddle." She said the name angrily.
"Snape. He has not been a Riddle since he was eleven years old." Severus pointed out.
Lily frowned at him, "you know what I mean."
Hermione snarled, "Tom does not want it as he plans to have no children. He's decided to void his claim so it will wait for our future children if we ever have them. I will give it to Harry if we don't have them."
"It is Harry's." Lily half yelled. "Severus, you know it is."
Severus frowned, he never cared for the stupid thing. He looked between the two most important women in his life. He was caught in between. "It is Hermione's. Lily, it's not Potter's anymore, it's switched its alliance. It would have gone back to Potter when we came back as did the map."
They heard Potter knock Hermione grabbed his hand, "Lily, we may not speak of this again. Come Sev." She invited him to her bed. She closed the drapes and kissed him until he was breathless.
"You were brilliant." She said and undressed him quickly.
"I love it when you take my side." She kissed down his navel.
"Fuck Hermione." He growled when she took him out of his trousers.
"Mind the silencing charm." Potter yelled.
Severus waved his wand while Hermione grinned from the foot of the bed.