By Lady Firebird
Warnings: Fred/George, Snape/Harry, Sirius/Remus, and Ron/Hermonie. It's sad when you have to list the pairings in the warning section isn't it?
Disclaimer: Blew out the candles on my cake, and I wished really hard...but no luck...they still don't belong to me.
'Waking up now.' 'Really?' 'Yes.' 'We have to?' 'I think so...I heard movement on the outside.' 'But it's so warm here.' 'I know.' 'I love being here, like this.' 'Me too. I missed it.' 'Me too.'
Fred pulled his other half closer and snuggled in. George smiled against his brothers chest. The sunlight was peeking in through the curtians. Fred gave a small laugh.
"What do we have for classes today?" Fred asked quietly.
"Advanced Potions first. Ummm...Transfiguration, and Herbology, and DADA last. George said starting to make the motions of getting up. Fred stopped him, pulling him back down.
"We don't have to go to Potions...we can stay right here." Fred pleaded.
"Snape would skin us. He's teaching this class special for us... we need to be there." George smiled at his twin, and pulled away. As one the Weasley twins got up and got ready for their day.
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The Advanced Potions class contained three Ravenclaw seventh years, a Slytherin seventh year, and the Weasley twins. Snape reminded them all frequently that he was teaching this class as a favor to Dumbldor, and he had better things to do than to teach another class. But Fred and George knew that Snape enjoyed teaching this class. The students that were in it were good enough in potions that they didn't make any stupid mistakes, and more time could be spent in brewing than in cleaning up messes.
"Today class, we will start brewing the potion that we were discussing last class. Let me remind you that the yarrow roots need to be added at the correct time or the entire potion will be lost. You may begin." Snape sat back down, and George started boiling the water that they would need while Fred got the ingredients.
"The Beatle's legs first right?" Fred asked George, who nodded. Fred carefully ground the legs and poured it into the boiling water. The two took turns in stirring and cutting. The yarrow roots that determined the fate of the potion was carefully added at just the correct moment. George quickly put out the fire under the cauldren. Snape stood and started to make his rounds of the classroom.
"The potion will work...but there would need to be a large dose. Did you let the four main components the correct amount of time boiling?" Snape asked the two Ravenclaws working together. The thought for a moment befor answering carefully. George thought that this was one of the best parts of this class. Snape was really a great teacher. His insight was amazing. To bad he had to hide his knowledge in the classes where he didn't trust all of the students. The Slytherin that was in this class was on the light side of the war. He was sorted into Slytherin because he wanted to better himself... which was a Slytherin trait. But he played well with others, so Fred and George trusted him, as did Snape.
"Another flawless potion by the Weasley duo. This is very good work. I shall tell Dumbledor to add points to your house." Snape gave a rare half-smile and went to look at the last potion. Fred grasped George's hand and they shared their excitment.
'Flawless' 'That's right' *satisfaction...love* 'Because we're' 'together'
George bottled the potion while Fred cleaned up and gathered their things.
"Weasley and Weasley, please stay after the class. I'd like a word." Professor Snape said as he passed them on the way back to his desk. "Good work class. For homework, please use the potion on one of your fellow classmates. Please don't get caught. And if you do, make up a believeable story as to how you got ahold of the potion...because I won't bail you out. class dimissed." Fred and George stayed in their seats while the other four left the classroom.
"Fred, George, thank you both for staying. I actually have a few questions for you...if you don't mind." The rest of Snape's mask slipped away as he spoke the works. Identical smiles apeared on the twin's faces as they saw their friend Severus. The twins thought that it was a great shame that Snape kept up the hard masks that he did, and they were forever greatful that they had gotten under the masks... Severus was a wonderful friend, and an even better mentor.
"Albus has asked me to do a few favors for him." Severus sat down facing the twins. "He wants me to train Harry Potter. I'm okay with that... I will continue to do what I can do to protect him. But, Albus wants to...." Severus sighed and looked unconfortable. "He wants to bond the two of us. Some spell that I've never heard of. He said that it's similar to your bond, Black and Lupin are bonded by it. Do you two know anything?"
"Yes. Dumbledor told us about our bond, and Remus told us about him and Sirius. But they want you and Harry?" George gave a little giggle and Snape looked confused.
"What?"
"Well, Remus told us that the only reason that him and Sirius' bond comes any where our level is because they're lovers... and he said for our bond to become deeper we--" Fred answered.
"Need to become closer. So, we're working on it. But Dumbledor wants you and Harry to become lovers?" George added. Snapes head hit the table top, and he banged it there a few times. A low moan came from him.
"Damn Dumbledor. I hate the way he knows ever single thing that happens in this school. Harry and I kiss one time...just once...and it was because he has almost died...and I was glad that he wasn't dead, so we kissed... and Dumbledor knows! It's very annoying."
"Severus, was it you that kissed Harry?" Fred started.
"Or did Snape kiss him?" George finished the question giving Severus a hard look.
"It was a mixture of both. The kiss itself was hard instead of gentle. But I did hold him closely." Severus gave a wistful smile.
"And how did he react to the kiss?" Severus' smile grew a bit.
"When I got to him, he was on the ground. He had been hit by the Cruciatus Curse, I got down beside him and pulled him into my lap. I held him close, and then kissed him. He moaned a bit, and put his hands in my hair... and then he passed out. And I carried him back to Hogwarts."
"Has he said anything to you since?" Fred asked.
"Not really. I'm not sure that he even remembers." a soft, whistful sigh escaped Severus.
"Well, we can feel Harry out. See what he knows."
"We should probably let him in on what the spell is too. He should be aware of it, and we'll be able to answer any qusetions that he has, and maybe we'll be able to feel out what he thinks of you at the same time." Fred gave Severus a reassuring smile and he and George got up and left the potions classroom.
Fred led the way to the Gryffindor tower. He took one of the hidden passageways that went directly from the dungeon to the corridor where the Fat Lady's protrait was haug. George had many theories as to why there was a passageway between the two, but he knew it would be helpful for Harry and Severus later on.
"ForgenGred" Fred told the Fat Lady, and she opened up. The twins were the only Gryffindors who had their own password into the tower. In their second year they had made a deal with the Fat Lady that played on her love of gossip. She let them in with their own password, and they told her all the news from the Gryffindor commonroom.
The Gryffindor common room was nearly empty. A few first years were sitting around a table giggling softly, and Harry Potter was sitting in the chair that was unofficially called his. Ron and Hermonie were absent which the twins were greatful for. Their brother and his girlfriend liked knowing everything about their bestfriend, and Fred and George were sure that Harry didn't need them to overhear this conversation.
"Harry?" Harry looked up away from the fire, brushing his face off. George brushed the back of Fred's hand with his own, passing along a feeling of surprise. 'He was crying.' 'Over Severus?' 'Or someone else?' As one the twins sat on the couch next to Harry's chair.
"Hi Fred, George." Harry's voice was shaking slightly.
"Harry, can we talk to you about something?" Fred asked quietly. Harry nodded.
"Has Dumbldor talked to you yet?" Fred continued
"About the spell with Sev- Snape" George asked.
"Yes. And he said that if I had questions I could ask you." Harry said slowly.
"Well, he said the same thing to Snape, and he did have some questions, and we thought that you might have the same ones." George explained.
"The spell that he wants to use... connects two people. It makes a connection that's similar to a twin bond. Which is why Dumbledor told you to talk to us." Fred explained. Harry looked thoughtful.
"The connection itself will cause the two people to become one in a way. When Fred and I are touching, we think as one person, we feel as one person." George added.
"But us touching eachother deepens the bond so that we don't have to touch to be able to merge...."
"You mean that Dumbledor asked you two to become lovers?" Harry asked softly.
"Well...he didn't come out and say it that way...but it would help a whole lot with our training." Fred answered.
"And that's why it might be an advantage for you to bond with Snape." George finished. Harry thought for a moment and then gave the twins a small smile.
"And, Snape told us that he wouldn't hate being bonded with you..." Fred added trying to feel out Harry's feelings for the potions Professor. And at his words Harry perked up.
"He wouldn't? That's wonderful! I mean...he kissed me...and then ignored me, and I didn't know what to think...." Harry babbled. Fred and George shared a small smile. "Thanks...both of you. Maybe this will all work out."
"Come to us if you have any questions or doubts or anything." Fred told the grinning Harry.
"You're like a little brother to us, and we hate to see you in pain." George added, and Harry lept from his chair and gave Fred and George a large hug to show his gratitude for their words."
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Later that night saw Fred and George wrapped around eachother in Fred's bed.
'Tommorow we train with Moony and Padfoot.' 'Isn't that wonderful?' 'Wonder what they'll show us?' 'Wonder if we can suprise them?' 'We'll see tommorow.' 'Right.' *love*
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