Reminder of Warnings: Slash, twincest, Dumbledor plotting at my behest.... The usual.
-The Next Morning-
'Morning?' 'Think so' 'Bleh' 'We have lessons with Moony and Padfoot today.' 'So it's worth getting up, out of our warm bed?' 'Well...' *amusment* 'We need to know what they know.' 'Right'
"Mmmm... G'morning Fred." George sighed into Fred's shoulder. Fred laughed and pushed George to the side so that he could sit up. Groege laughed a bit. Fred pulled aside the curtain and got a face full of water. A grinning Remus Lupin held an empty glass.
"The first lesson is constant vigilance. You should always be ready. An attack can come at anytime. I could have killed you." Fred wiped his face and punched George on the arm for laughing at the expression on his face. "Come on. Get up. We have things to do."
The twins got up and did their morning routine. Remus was amused with the way that they silently communicated, tossing cloths and shoes at eachother.
"Come on you two. Enough showing off." Remus led the young men out of their dorm room, down the stairs, and out of Gryffindor Tower. He then led them through a maze of corridors, before stopping at a portrait of four men dressed head to toe in black.
"Password?" One of the men asked.
"I...am never up to any good." Remus told the painting. The men in the portrait nodded and the painting swung open.
Remus entered the room first, and the twins followed, eyes wide. There were mats covering part of the floor, and there was a wall covered in many types of muggle weapons. But there was also a fireplace with four chairs in front of it. Sirius was seated in one of those chairs. He stood when he saw who had entered.
"Welcome to the training room. You're welcome to come here at any time. Severus and Harry are using this room too, so if they ask you to leave, you have to... but at any other time this room is yours." Fred and George nodded and grinned at eachother.
"Okay... we have two things to cover today. We want to try you out on the weapons, see if you have any affiliation for any of them. But first, come over here." Remus led them to the center of the room, and positioned them so that they were facing eachother.
"Close your eyes," Sirius said. "Don't reach out to eachother with your hands, reach out with your minds. Be with eachother."
'Can we do this?' 'We are doing this.' 'That's good.' 'Should we tell them?'
"We've done it," Fred said quietly.
"Good. Start taking steps backwards, away from eachother, and tell us when you aren't connected anymore," Remus instructed. George nodded, and as one they started taking baby steps in the opposite direction.
'Still one' *amusment* 'Starting to feel it' 'Seperation' 'Splitting'
"Two," Fred gasped. "We've split." He opened his eyes and noticed that his twin was 15 feet away from him. Remus and Sirius were still in the middle of the room, looking at eachother, silently communicating.
"Very good. Your bond is very strong. Now come back together. I'm sure that that was uncomfortable for you both." Sirius motioned for both young men to come back to the center of the room. George grabbed Fred's hand and squeezed it, allowing their minds to settle back together.
"Now for the weapons." Remus said. "The weapons that are here can be used in place of, or with your wands. They were crafted by a Wizard-Smith, and each one of them has a magic core. When we were young, the marauders trained here, and we all chose weapons. James had a broad sword, and Sirius has a set of street daggers. I have a wooden staff."
"Go, feel them out. One should call to you." Sirius motioned. George walked over and picked up a set of throwing daggers, and Fred chose a twin pair of short swords. Remus nodded.
"Very good. And because of your bond, you should be able to use eachothers weapons. I can use Remus's staff, and he can use my daggers. And I always keep my daggers bronze plated instead of silver, so that they're always Remus friendly." Sirius gave his partner a special smile, and Remus grinned back.
"Okay...that's the lesson for the day. We didn't have anything else planned, unless you have questions." George shook his head. "Okay then. You should leave your weapons here. When you know how to use them properly, you will keep them on you at all times. But, for now...they'll stay here." Sirius pointed to the wall, and Fred and George put their chosen weapons back.
"Oh, and Severus asked if you could stop by the potions classroom sometime today. He's going to be there with Harry all day." Remus gave a small smile, while Sirius frowned darkly.
"Okay, we'll go there now." Fred took George's hand and started to pull him to the door.
"Bye Sirius, bye Remus. See you tommorow." George said while being pulled away.
The twins left the training room, and made their way to the dungons.
"Professor Snape?" George called.
"In here. Please come in." Severus answered. The twins entered the potions classroom, and saw Severus sitting across from a concentrating Harry. "Thank you for coming." The twins nodded.
"Hi Fred. Hi George." Harry whispered, not looking up from the crystal ball that he was staring into.
"Do you see anything yet Harry?" Severus asked.
"A little. I see the coming darkness. But I also see that the light is bright, and strong, and bonds are being formed and strengthened, and this could overcome the on-coming darkness." Harry sighed. "That's all."
"That's enough. And it was very well done." Severus took the crystal ball off the table. He turned and looked at the twins. "I asked you here to help Harry back to the Gryffindor dorms. He's been working hard, and he'll need to rest. And please make sure that he does rest." Severus gave Harry an affectionate smile. Harry smiled back, glowing at the complement, and the concern.
"Sure. We'll sit on him if we have to." Fred laughed. Severus stood, and walked around the table to help Harry to his feet.
"We'll meet again tommorow. We have to have you choose a weapon, and we'll work on some potions as well." Severus looked down at Harry and gave him a smile. Harry grinned back, his eyes shining.
"Okay, thanks for the lesson, Professor." Severus shook his head at Harry's words.
"You, dear Harry, in privet, and in the company of our trusted friends, can call me Severus." Harry nodded, and stood on his toes to give his...teacher? lover? friend? a light kiss on the mouth. He then turned to leave. Severus caught his arm, and brought him back...and gave him a 'proper' good-bye kiss.
Fred coughed. George smirked. Snape broke the kiss and glared at the twins. Harry gave a small laugh, and pulled away.
"Come on Fred, George. I need to go and nap. I'll see you later Severus." Harry started to leave, and the twins followed.
Harry led the way to Gryffindor tower, and gave the password to the Fat Lady. Inside, he collapsed onto the sofa in front of the fire. Fred and George sat down, one on each side of Harry, and reached out to pull him into a Weasley twin sandwich.
"We're proud of you little brother. You and Severus worked out your relationship." Fred said into Harry's hair.
"He said such beautiful things. He told me that I'd never be alone again, that he would take care of me, protect me, and be my partner in life, if that was what I wanted.... And it is what I want. I want him, with me, always." Harry said, grinning.
"Harry, you're finally getting a chance for love, and we couldn't be happier for you." George said, earning a smile from both Harry and his brother.
Harry fell asleep wrapped in a secure imbrace.
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"He agreed. Just like you said he would. He said that I was what he had been searching for his whole life." a rarely seen smile grew on Severus' face.
"Then we'll preform the binding spell soon." Albus grinned. "Ah, I love when things go exactly the was I'd like them to."
"That happens far to often." Severus grumbled, as he remembered taking the potions job just because Albus always got his way. Albus laughed.
"Well, you and Harry are only part of my grand schemes, if that makes you feel any better. I have other things that I'm focusing on." Albus ran a hand over his beard.
"Like what? Is there anything that I can help you with?" Severus asked.
"Well Fred and George Weasley have begun their training... and it's going well. You are covering Harry's training, and is that coming along alright?" Dumbledor asked.
"Oh yes. Even if I wasn't besotted with the boy, I'd be amazed at his ability to learn. He absorbs anything that I put in front of him. Although I wonder why he isn't the first in his class. He has the ability, but he remains at number five." Severus looked over at Albus.
"I believe that he doesn't want to be any more perfect, and special than he already is. So, he lets others outshine him." Dumbledor gave a small smile. "And, it could be because of his upbringing. I wish I could have put him anywhere except with the Dursley family. They mistreated him, badly. I think they made him doubt himself, and his worth." Dumblebor sighed. "And I don't know what to do to fix it in him."
Severus vowed to make his little love happy. Whatever it took, Harry had a right to experience total happiness.
So...that's my chapter...all 5 pages of it. ::nodnod:: Took me far to long... So review please...makes me write faster.... ::blows kisses and passes out cookies to the current reviewers:: Thanks everyone.