A/N: I know that I promised that this chapter would be up soon after I
posted the last one but my computer got a virus and didn't work properly
until now. Sorry I kept you waiting so long but its here now. Thank you
very much to everyone who reviewed I really appreciated your comments.
Chapter Nine - The Nightmare
It was about 2.30 in the morning when Severus jerked awake to hear screams coming from Harry's room and he dashed into his room to see what was wrong. He walked into the room to find Harry writhing on the sheets, screaming in pain, but obviously asleep.
"Harry . . . Harry wake up!" When this didn't work he stepped over to the bed and shook Harry who immediately sat bolt upright clutching his scar. "I . . . Professor?" Harry said still dazed from his dream. "What happened? Are you alright?" Severus asked, his voice frantic with worry.
Harry just sat there, utterly humiliated that his dreaded Potions master had seen him in his moment of weakness. "I'm fine Professor, sorry I woke you" he said, not looking at Severus, who realised that Harry was not wearing his glasses and lent over to pass them to him when Harry flinched as though expecting to be struck. "Harry I'm not going to hurt you, that is something you don't have to worry about anymore" he said, his voice calm, betraying none of the anger he felt towards the Dursleys for the way that they had treated him.
There was a slight pause, "Harry, you were clutching your scar, what happened?" Severus asked again, his tone more persistent this time. "I . . ." Harry paused, unsure of what to say. "When Voldemort is near my scar hurts, like a warning of danger, . . . and when he is feeling particularly hateful I often have 'dreams' where I see and . . . feel what he is doing." Harry said, still avoiding Severus' eyes. "I'm sorry I woke you" he said again, his voice devoid of emotion as he finally lifted his eyes to meet Severus' and was completely surprised to see pity and . . . concern? in them.
"That doesn't matter" Severus said, not caring about being woken up, "I don't need much sleep anyway, but you . . . see the things he does? The things Death Eaters do?" Severus asked, horror in his voice. "Unfortunately." Harry replied dully, far too used to the 'dreams' to be as horrified as he should be.
"What . . ." Severus paused, unsure of what to say, "What happened last night?" "Random Death Eater attack, it wasn't anyone I recognised though." Harry said, not wanting to go into details. "I . . . oh." Severus said, at a loss for words at how calm Harry was about all this. He sat quietly foe a while, searching for something that he could say that would make Harry feel better than he must be feeling, because Severus himself, a hardened Death Eater, was never very happy after an attack and Harry was only 15. "If it will help, I can make you Dreamless Sleep potions." He said, hoping that he had said the right thing.
"Thank you Professor, I'd appreciate that." Harry said before lying back down on the bed and returning his glasses to the bedside table, "I'm going to try and get some more sleep now." He pulled the covers up to his chin and turned away from Severus, who took this as his cue to leave and went back to his room.
Once Severus had left Harry buried his head in his pillow and cried softly for the people who had died that night, people that shouldn't have died and he vowed that he would stop Voldemort, somehow. After a few minutes his tears dried up and he went back to sleep, this time with no more dreams to haunt him.
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It was about 5.30 when Severus awoke again and his thoughts immediately went to Harry and he wondered how he had slept after his nightmare, and how he was doing, because even though he had put on a brave front Severus knew that he had suffered last night.
The reality of Albus Dumbledore's impending visit struck him as he lay there and he wondered what would change after he had told them his plans.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Harry was still asleep when Severus knocked on his door at 6.30 so Severus pushed the door open and gently shook Harry awake. "Harry, it's time to get up, breakfast will be here soon." Harry blinked groggily at him before nodding and heading to the bathroom to get ready. By the time breakfast had arrived Harry was dressed and was much more awake. When he re-entered the living room he found Severus sitting at the table and he sat opposite and started eating his breakfast.
"Morning Harry, how are you feeling? Did you get any more sleep last night?" "I'm okay Professor and I got a little sleep, did you?" "I slept well Harry." There was silence as they both tucked into their breakfasts. "The Headmaster should be here soon and . . ." Severus trailed off as there was a knock on there door "that'll probably be him now, he has a thing for disturbing people at ungodly hours of the morning."
Severus got up and opened the door, "Morning Albus come in" he said and stepped aside so that Albus could enter. He stepped inside and smiled at Harry, "Morning you two, did you sleep alright?"
TBC
A/N: I know this could have been longer but I will post the next chapter soon (unless my computer gets another virus and it won't even load up Windows, never mind the Internet, again.) All comments are welcome and thank you for reading my story so far.
Chapter Nine - The Nightmare
It was about 2.30 in the morning when Severus jerked awake to hear screams coming from Harry's room and he dashed into his room to see what was wrong. He walked into the room to find Harry writhing on the sheets, screaming in pain, but obviously asleep.
"Harry . . . Harry wake up!" When this didn't work he stepped over to the bed and shook Harry who immediately sat bolt upright clutching his scar. "I . . . Professor?" Harry said still dazed from his dream. "What happened? Are you alright?" Severus asked, his voice frantic with worry.
Harry just sat there, utterly humiliated that his dreaded Potions master had seen him in his moment of weakness. "I'm fine Professor, sorry I woke you" he said, not looking at Severus, who realised that Harry was not wearing his glasses and lent over to pass them to him when Harry flinched as though expecting to be struck. "Harry I'm not going to hurt you, that is something you don't have to worry about anymore" he said, his voice calm, betraying none of the anger he felt towards the Dursleys for the way that they had treated him.
There was a slight pause, "Harry, you were clutching your scar, what happened?" Severus asked again, his tone more persistent this time. "I . . ." Harry paused, unsure of what to say. "When Voldemort is near my scar hurts, like a warning of danger, . . . and when he is feeling particularly hateful I often have 'dreams' where I see and . . . feel what he is doing." Harry said, still avoiding Severus' eyes. "I'm sorry I woke you" he said again, his voice devoid of emotion as he finally lifted his eyes to meet Severus' and was completely surprised to see pity and . . . concern? in them.
"That doesn't matter" Severus said, not caring about being woken up, "I don't need much sleep anyway, but you . . . see the things he does? The things Death Eaters do?" Severus asked, horror in his voice. "Unfortunately." Harry replied dully, far too used to the 'dreams' to be as horrified as he should be.
"What . . ." Severus paused, unsure of what to say, "What happened last night?" "Random Death Eater attack, it wasn't anyone I recognised though." Harry said, not wanting to go into details. "I . . . oh." Severus said, at a loss for words at how calm Harry was about all this. He sat quietly foe a while, searching for something that he could say that would make Harry feel better than he must be feeling, because Severus himself, a hardened Death Eater, was never very happy after an attack and Harry was only 15. "If it will help, I can make you Dreamless Sleep potions." He said, hoping that he had said the right thing.
"Thank you Professor, I'd appreciate that." Harry said before lying back down on the bed and returning his glasses to the bedside table, "I'm going to try and get some more sleep now." He pulled the covers up to his chin and turned away from Severus, who took this as his cue to leave and went back to his room.
Once Severus had left Harry buried his head in his pillow and cried softly for the people who had died that night, people that shouldn't have died and he vowed that he would stop Voldemort, somehow. After a few minutes his tears dried up and he went back to sleep, this time with no more dreams to haunt him.
* * * * * * * * * * *
It was about 5.30 when Severus awoke again and his thoughts immediately went to Harry and he wondered how he had slept after his nightmare, and how he was doing, because even though he had put on a brave front Severus knew that he had suffered last night.
The reality of Albus Dumbledore's impending visit struck him as he lay there and he wondered what would change after he had told them his plans.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Harry was still asleep when Severus knocked on his door at 6.30 so Severus pushed the door open and gently shook Harry awake. "Harry, it's time to get up, breakfast will be here soon." Harry blinked groggily at him before nodding and heading to the bathroom to get ready. By the time breakfast had arrived Harry was dressed and was much more awake. When he re-entered the living room he found Severus sitting at the table and he sat opposite and started eating his breakfast.
"Morning Harry, how are you feeling? Did you get any more sleep last night?" "I'm okay Professor and I got a little sleep, did you?" "I slept well Harry." There was silence as they both tucked into their breakfasts. "The Headmaster should be here soon and . . ." Severus trailed off as there was a knock on there door "that'll probably be him now, he has a thing for disturbing people at ungodly hours of the morning."
Severus got up and opened the door, "Morning Albus come in" he said and stepped aside so that Albus could enter. He stepped inside and smiled at Harry, "Morning you two, did you sleep alright?"
TBC
A/N: I know this could have been longer but I will post the next chapter soon (unless my computer gets another virus and it won't even load up Windows, never mind the Internet, again.) All comments are welcome and thank you for reading my story so far.