Author's Note: Since everyone seemed to enjoy this so much here is the next chapter. Also in case it caused any confusion, the words between these * are thoughts. I'm trying to put this chapter into html, so for this chapter only, the thoughts will be enclosed in * and (hopefully) italics. If the italics work, in chapter 2 and any future chapters, the thoughts will be in italics. If anyone sees any errors, in grammar, format, spelling, anything, please tell me. I would also like to thank all of you who have reviewed, I really appreciate it. If you would like to see chapter 2 please tell me. My email is at the bottom of the story or you can review.
Disclaimer: None of the characters in the Harry Potter universe belong to me. The plot does. Please do not plagiarize. Any original characters that appear in future chapters are also mine.
Warning: If you did not see this in the summary or the prologue, here it is: THIS IS A SLASH STORY. That means m/m relationships. If you do not like this please do not read.
Hate Transformed
Chapter 1
When Harry burst into the Headmaster's office, he found him sitting behind his desk with a large pile of Bertie's Every Flavor Beans in front of him, poking at them suspiciously with the tip of his pencil. Not waiting for the Headmaster to acknowledge his presence, Harry started spilling out what he had found in an incomprehensible babble of words. "Professor Snape.... blood....detention....not moving..." Finally, Dumlbedore silenced him with a wave of his wand. "Okay Harry take a few deep breaths, then say it slowly so I can understand what you are trying to tell me." Harry did as he said and then said in a subdued voice, "It's Professor Snape, Headmaster. He didn't answer his door when I arrived for detention, so I knew something was wrong. I went in and found him on the floor. He looked very hurt; there was blood and everything." At the mention of blood Dumbledore was moving. "Get Madam Pomfrey, Harry. Bring her down to Severus' chambers. And hurry!"
When Harry arrived in the dungeons with Madam Pomfrey, he saw a startling sight. Headmaster Dumbledore was on the floor and Professor Snape was cradled in his arms. Madam Pomfrey gasped at the sight of Severus' bloody body and immediately started ordering Harry and the Headmaster around. "Albus, get Severus up to the infirmary. Not like that!" Madam Pomfrey cried, "Use your head, Albus. We don't know where he is injured, so you can't carry him in your arms, you might make his injuries worse." Looking ashamed, Dumbledore did as she told him and levitated Severus with a flick of his wand up to the infirmary.
With Severus taken care of, Madam Pomfrey turned to Harry, "Not a word of this to anyone, not even to Ron or Hermione, Harry. If they ask what happened at your detention, just say that Professor Snape wasn't there and you left. Is that clear?" She asked. "Yes, Madam Pomfrey." Harry replied. "Good, now go up to your room." As Harry was leaving she called out one last time, "And no detours on the way, Harry!"
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In the infirmary another scene was being played out. By the time Albus had reached the hospital, Severus was awake. *Where am I? The last thing I remember was arriving back in my rooms.* It was then that the pain of the past night caught up to him and he let out an almighty groan. "Severus, you're safe, you're back at Hogwarts." From a great distance Severus recognized that as Albus' voice, though he could not understand the words he was saying. *I must be safe wherever I am, if Albus is here.* he thought. And with that he drifted off to sleep, comforted by the prescence of someone he trusted. At least as much as he could trust anyone.
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In the morning Severus awoke again. The bright lights of the infirmary assaulted his eyes when he opened him, and he immediately called out in an as normal as possible tone as he could manage, "Madam Pomfrey, douse those lights! Are you trying to make me blind along with everything else!" It was then that he noticed the figure sitting by his bedside. Albus looked worn out and tired he realized, as Albus spoke to him, "I'm sorry, Severus, I didn't realize how bright the lights are. Let me turn them down, and I will be right back." Severus watched Albus leave, noting again how tired Albus seemed. The old man was walking slowly, his shoulders slightly bent, as if he was too tired to hold them up.
When Albus returned he immediately asked him, "Why am I here? What happened last night? The last thing I remember is arriving in my rooms after I answered Voldemort's call." Albus sighed, "I suspected you went to Voldemort last night. Didn't we have a discussion about this awhile ago? You are supposed to inform me when you go to him. What if you hadn't come back? I would have had no idea where you were or where to start looking. And the answer to your questions are that Harry Potter found you on the floor in your rooms when he went to report to you for his detention. The reason you are here is the state he found you in. What happened last night Severus?! You were covered in blood! And it was, by quite a large amount, yours! I think you have some explaining to do, Severus."
Severus turned pale when he recalled the events of last night. Then he started to smile, a cold, sarcastic smile, and said, "Well if you want the answer to why it happened, ask your precious Harry Potter. If you want to know what happened, come back to me after you ask him just why he was reporting to detention last night. I'll fill in all the technical blanks that he doesn't know, but I think it would be a good idea for you to get the background of why what happened last night, happened." Albus looked at Severus, puzzled by his words, "Harry Potter, Severus? What does he have to do with this?" When Severus just continued to smile, that same cold, sarcastic smile, with just a touch of glee in it now, he sighed, "Fine Severus, I'll ask him, but I expect a full report from you after I do!" With that parting comment, he left the room.
Severus, left lying in his bed in the infirmary, continued smiling, thinking, *If the only good thing that comes out of this is that Potter finally gets in some sort of trouble with Albus, I'll consider it a good bargain.* Then he once again recalled the incident that caused him to wind up in the infirmary, and turned slightly green, *Then again, I don't know if anything can erase the actions of last night. And I know nothing can erase the memories.*
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Once again if you have any comments or criticism please review at the bottom of the page or email me at born2rumble1st@yahoo.com. Also if anyone can think of a title for this chapter please email me, I am horrible with titles and chapter titles. For anyone who would like to know, if I get a good response chapter 2 should be up by next Friday or Saturday. It should include: Harry's explanation, Snape's, and a few other surprises. One last thing, I am having trouble deciding who to pair Snape with. While right now it may seem obvious that Harry is the one, I am also thinking of Draco as a possibility. Please tell me your opinion (It doesn't have to be Harry or Draco, remember it's your opinion, who knows, you may inspire me to write the pairing with Voldemort or both Harry and Draco!). Your vote counts! Thanks again for everyone's support. :)