Title: Love Comes In Every Form

Author: VenusEvilOverlord

Pairing: Severus Snape/Sirius Black

Genres: Romance & Hurt/Comfort

Rating: M for Mature

Warnings: Violence, sexual situations, abuse and language

Disclaimer: I own nothing except the plot, the characters and settings belong to J.K. Rowling and the rights-holders, one of whom I am not, and I therefore intend no copyright infringement.

Fanfiction Summary: When Snape gets trapped in his new canine Animagus form, who's better to take care of him then another dog Animagus? SLASH. SS/SB. dog!Severus&Sirius

Full Summary: When Dumbledore decides that more Order members should have Animagus forms, Severus offers to try to become one. When he tries on his own, Severus gets trapped in his canine form and gets lost in London. Sirius finds him, and adopts him while he is still in dog form. The two become close friends, and eventual lovers after Sirius finds out who exactly he adopted.

-ooOoo-

Severus sighed as he sat in the hard-backed chair and surveyed the surrounding members of the Order of the Phoenix. The candlelight room was bright and cheery, exactly the type of environment he despised. The other members were sitting around the kitchen of Number 12, Grimmauld Place, chatting amiably.

The pressure was already building behind his eyes, and he sighed as the familiar throbbing of a migraine began to burn against his temples. Resting his elbows on the table and propping his face up on his palms, Severus watched the scene unfold, onyx eyes hooded and mysterious.

When the others all finally settled down enough to start the meeting, Dumbledore stood to address everyone. "As we all know," The elderly man began calmly, "Voldemort has been gathering his forces and is working on developing his attack strategies."

The room had gone quiet with respect for their leader, and Severus knew he wasn't the only one who had repressed a flinch at the name of the Dark Lord. "Now, down to business." Dumbledore said. "Severus, do you have anything to report?"

Having jerked slightly at the mention of his name, Severus leaned back in the chair and said smoothly, "The Dark Lord is attempting to find his Animagus form."

A murmur went up, and Dumbledore sighed. "I thought as much. Now, it appears we will need to do something to help our own selves."

The Order's attention flickered between Snape and Dumbledore, but when Albus looked at Severus expectantly, everyone turned to look back at him. "And he is also going to work on setting up recruiting offices." He finished his unusually small report, then began to absentmindedly pick at his fingernails.

A snort went up from the other side of the table, and Severus glanced up, eyebrows arched elegantly. Sirius Black was the cause of said incredulous snort, and he had leered in abhorrence at Snape. "Recruiting offices?" The loathing was thick in the dog Animagus' voice, which Severus merely sneered to in response.

"Yes. Unless you doubt my skills as a spy." Severus replied, pleasantries obviously fake.

"Yeah, well, I do!" Sirius retorted angrily.

"Well, at least I don't sit on my arse all day holed up in here doing nothing!" Severus spat, even though he knew they were acting like children.

"Gentlemen." Dumbledore was looking at them sternly, and with a final venomous glare at Sirius, Severus lounged back in his chair, returning to picking at his nails.

"Sorry." Sirius muttered, scowling at the table and tracing the grain of the wood with his fingers.

"Now, I've decided that as it is a useful skill that only three of our members have mastered, we should all try to learn it." Albus said, sapphire eyes twinkling again.

"What skill?" Arthur Weasley asked, as usually, eloquent and impatient.

"The Animagus transformation." The room fell silent, for effect Severus reasoned, then Dumbledore continued. "And Minerva, Kingsley, and Sirius will help nay of those who require assistance. I wish to have a report on your progress every meeting, so try to work on it in your free time."

As people pondered this new development, Tonks asked, "When do you want us finished?"

"As soon as possible." Dumbledore responded before sitting down and steepling his fingers in his lap.

Severus pursed his lips and emitted a suspiration, eyes half-lidded as he absentmindedly drummed his fingers on the table. "And we are to do this how, exactly? With all of our other duties, I know I at least have a full schedule." He said, voice silky and dark.

Sirius made a face, but Severus steadfastly ignored it. "Well, you'll just have to find a way to fit your practices in." Dumbledore replied, twinkling.

Severus sighed, but nodded. "Of course."

As the meeting progressed, Severus contemplated the other Animaguses in the room. There was Minerva McGonagall of course, the tabby cat, and Sirius, who was that scruffy dog, and Kingsley Shacklebot, a huge panther.

Severus wondered what his form would be. He knew it had a very large chance of being something ridiculous and humiliating, such as a vulture, or a bat. But he sincerely thought it wouldn't be. Hopefully, at least.

As the meeting was wrapped up, Severus swiftly took his leave before Molly or one of the others could ask him to stay for dinner. He Apparated back to the gates outside of Hogwarts, then entered the castle and headed up to the library.

After facing Madam Pince and retrieving all the books on the Animagus transformations he could find, Severus finally retired to the calm, quiet sanctuary of his dungeons. He ordered a cup of strong tea from the House Elf assigned to him-Mitzi, was it?-and settled down to research this new task.

The first book was utter nonsense; The Animagus Transformation for Beginners. It made him feel as though he was a first year listening to a very happy teacher talking to him as though he was stupid.

The next book was acceptable. Its name was in Latin, or some such rot, but he liked it. It was simple enough to understand yet not boring. The first step to achieving the Animagus transformation was to meditate.

Okay. He could do that. Meditating was easy enough. Severus quickly scanned over the next few chapters as he drank his tea, then decided that he would try tomorrow. It was late and he was tired. So, he went to bed after carefully marking his page and giving the empty tea cup back to Mitzi. Then, he went to sleep.