Disclaimer: This is the last one coz I'm sick of writing them. I own
nothing it all belongs to JKR (apart from the storyline) etc.
A/N: I'm sorry it has taken me so long to update but I had writers block and I have also been really busy. I will try to update soon but no promises. . . Thanks to everyone who has reviewed, you are what keep me going, a special thanks to turkey whose advice was appreciated and your review made me happy (
* * denotes Severus' thoughts / / denotes Harry's thoughts
Now on with the story . . .
Chapter 11
Dumbledore's office
"So what should we start with?" "He needs to learn how to duel properly that's for sure, especially if you're going to have him fooling about on these 'adventures' you seem to encourage, then he need to know how to defend himself. . . with or without a wand" (A/N: I'm not referring to wandless magic btw) Severus said, sarcasm filling his voice.
"I'm glad you have decided to help me after all," Dumbledore said, smiling at Severus' look of disgust, "Seems as you suggested it, why don't you start him off on the basics of duelling tomorrow and then you can tutor him in Potions as you think he is so bad at it, I'm sure that extra help can only improve his ability and then perhaps you will be less inclined to insult him every lesson" Dumbledore raised an eyebrow as he said this before continuing smoothly, "I will also tutor him over the summer so that you don't have to spend all your time with him, and I do recall Poppy saying something about wanting to test him to see if he has any healing ability so that should lighten your load.
Why don't we say that you will teach him on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and I will teach him on Tuesdays and Fridays for the moment and we can review the situation after a few weeks?" Severus nodded in agreement and then stood up to leave, "I'd better go" he said quite abruptly, not happy that he would have to 'babysit' Harry for most of the summer. Dumbledore just nodded and watched him leave, hoping that this summer would give them a chance to resolve their differences.
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After adding the finishing touches to his Transfiguration essay Harry, who was decidedly bored at this point, got up to explore Severus' rooms, despite being told not to touch anything curiosity had gotten the better of him. He went back into the living room and took a proper look at the bookshelves in the corner and was dismayed to find them filled with potions books, although on closer inspection he was surprised to find muggle books tucked away, things like Lord of the Rings and a few other titles he recognised as books Hermione had recommended. As he was bored, he decided to humour her, took down Lord of the Rings, and went to the sofa to start reading it, intending to only read the first few chapters, but before long he was fully engrossed in the book and hadn't moved from the sofa by the time Severus returned from Dumbledore's office.
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When Severus walked in to his rooms of all the things he had expected to see, Harry reading quietly on the sofa was not one of them. He decided to make an effort and talk to Harry without snapping at him so chose a neutral subject, "Reading I am surprised, perhaps Miss Granger has had a good effect on you after all" *damn that didn't come out right . . . play nice Severus he's stuck with you too . . . * "What are you reading?" Severus asked in a slightly less derogatory tone than before.
Harry just looked blankly at him for a few seconds, surprised at the abrupt change before replying "Lord of the Rings, I hope you don't mind, but would I be able to borrow this until I'm finished, I mean you did say I could read the books in here after all?"
"You are welcome to borrow it, I'm just glad that you are taking an interest in something other than Quidditch and trouble making for a change." Severus glanced at the clock and realised that it was almost lunchtime "before we eat lunch I will tell what has been decided for the rest of the summer." Harry nodded and waited for him to continue, "Professor Dumbledore wants me to teach you how to duel properly, among other things, so I will be teaching you every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and he will teach on Tuesdays and Fridays, which makes your first lesson with me, tomorrow. You will have the weekend s to yourself but you will be expected to work hard and do as you are told, just as would be expected during term time, there will be no exceptions made because it is the summer, is that clear?"
"Yes Professor" Harry said both happy and disappointed. Happy that he would not have to spend all his time with Snape in the dungeons and disappointed that he would have to suffer three days a week of one to one torture with Snape. "Anyway" Severus continued, "You must be hungry so I'll get the house elves to bring us something to eat." Harry just nodded not really anticipating the prospect of food and Severus summoned one (A/N: I don't know how it is done so you will just have to use your imagination) and Dobby appeared with a 'pop'.
"Yes Professor Snape, what can I get you?" he said before spotting Harry and squeaking "Harry Potter sir, Dobby did not realise you were here, what can I do for you Harry Potter, sir?" Harry glanced at Severus before saying, "Professor Snape and I would like some lunch, please and could you bring it here so that we don't have to come down to the kitchens for it?" Dobby nodded frantically "Thank you Dobby" Harry said and Dobby said, "It is no problem Harry Potter sir I am happy to help you. I will have your lunch here soon" He bowed deeply before disappearing with another 'pop'.
"Well that was . . . interesting" Severus said, "Although I do remember Lucius ranting about you freeing on of his best elves" he shook his head at Harry and settled down to wait for lunch to arrive. When it did, Severus spoke first "I am going to Diagon Alley this afternoon and I was going to leave you here, but if you promise to behave then," Severus sighed, "You can come with me if you want." Harry's head jerked up in surprise "Really?" "Really." "I . . . thank you Professor." "Well get anything you want to take with you and I will be back in a minute, I want to leave as soon as possible, there is no telling how long it might take." He stood up and was just about to leave the room when he turned round, "And it's Severus," he said just before the door clicked shut behind him.
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Later . . . As they stepped out of the Leaky Cauldron into the bright sunlight of Diagon Alley Severus handed Harry an envelope "This is your school list, you might as well get your things while we are here. Now I'm going to the apothecary and the book shop and you can either come with me or we can get our things separately to save time?" "Well I was hoping to go to Quality Quidditch supplies, among other things so perhaps it would be best if we meet up later, maybe at Florean Fortescues?" "Fine I'll meet you there at 3.30pm . . . and Harry do be careful."
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One uneventful trip later and Harry was sitting outside Florean Fortescues, eating an ice cream while waiting for Severus to show up. When he did, they sat in silence, bags at their feet until Harry finished eating and they could floo back to Hogwarts. When they got back to Severus' rooms, they both filled the time until dinner relaxing with a book, after which they both relocated to their respective rooms.
TBC
Thanks for reading (my longest chapter yet) and any comments are welcome (so long as they make sense unlike bah bah black sheep's review which I don't get so if they feel like explaining either review again or email me)
Keep reviewing and I'll keep writing.
A/N: I'm sorry it has taken me so long to update but I had writers block and I have also been really busy. I will try to update soon but no promises. . . Thanks to everyone who has reviewed, you are what keep me going, a special thanks to turkey whose advice was appreciated and your review made me happy (
* * denotes Severus' thoughts / / denotes Harry's thoughts
Now on with the story . . .
Chapter 11
Dumbledore's office
"So what should we start with?" "He needs to learn how to duel properly that's for sure, especially if you're going to have him fooling about on these 'adventures' you seem to encourage, then he need to know how to defend himself. . . with or without a wand" (A/N: I'm not referring to wandless magic btw) Severus said, sarcasm filling his voice.
"I'm glad you have decided to help me after all," Dumbledore said, smiling at Severus' look of disgust, "Seems as you suggested it, why don't you start him off on the basics of duelling tomorrow and then you can tutor him in Potions as you think he is so bad at it, I'm sure that extra help can only improve his ability and then perhaps you will be less inclined to insult him every lesson" Dumbledore raised an eyebrow as he said this before continuing smoothly, "I will also tutor him over the summer so that you don't have to spend all your time with him, and I do recall Poppy saying something about wanting to test him to see if he has any healing ability so that should lighten your load.
Why don't we say that you will teach him on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and I will teach him on Tuesdays and Fridays for the moment and we can review the situation after a few weeks?" Severus nodded in agreement and then stood up to leave, "I'd better go" he said quite abruptly, not happy that he would have to 'babysit' Harry for most of the summer. Dumbledore just nodded and watched him leave, hoping that this summer would give them a chance to resolve their differences.
* * * * * * * * * * *
After adding the finishing touches to his Transfiguration essay Harry, who was decidedly bored at this point, got up to explore Severus' rooms, despite being told not to touch anything curiosity had gotten the better of him. He went back into the living room and took a proper look at the bookshelves in the corner and was dismayed to find them filled with potions books, although on closer inspection he was surprised to find muggle books tucked away, things like Lord of the Rings and a few other titles he recognised as books Hermione had recommended. As he was bored, he decided to humour her, took down Lord of the Rings, and went to the sofa to start reading it, intending to only read the first few chapters, but before long he was fully engrossed in the book and hadn't moved from the sofa by the time Severus returned from Dumbledore's office.
* * * * * * * * * * *
When Severus walked in to his rooms of all the things he had expected to see, Harry reading quietly on the sofa was not one of them. He decided to make an effort and talk to Harry without snapping at him so chose a neutral subject, "Reading I am surprised, perhaps Miss Granger has had a good effect on you after all" *damn that didn't come out right . . . play nice Severus he's stuck with you too . . . * "What are you reading?" Severus asked in a slightly less derogatory tone than before.
Harry just looked blankly at him for a few seconds, surprised at the abrupt change before replying "Lord of the Rings, I hope you don't mind, but would I be able to borrow this until I'm finished, I mean you did say I could read the books in here after all?"
"You are welcome to borrow it, I'm just glad that you are taking an interest in something other than Quidditch and trouble making for a change." Severus glanced at the clock and realised that it was almost lunchtime "before we eat lunch I will tell what has been decided for the rest of the summer." Harry nodded and waited for him to continue, "Professor Dumbledore wants me to teach you how to duel properly, among other things, so I will be teaching you every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and he will teach on Tuesdays and Fridays, which makes your first lesson with me, tomorrow. You will have the weekend s to yourself but you will be expected to work hard and do as you are told, just as would be expected during term time, there will be no exceptions made because it is the summer, is that clear?"
"Yes Professor" Harry said both happy and disappointed. Happy that he would not have to spend all his time with Snape in the dungeons and disappointed that he would have to suffer three days a week of one to one torture with Snape. "Anyway" Severus continued, "You must be hungry so I'll get the house elves to bring us something to eat." Harry just nodded not really anticipating the prospect of food and Severus summoned one (A/N: I don't know how it is done so you will just have to use your imagination) and Dobby appeared with a 'pop'.
"Yes Professor Snape, what can I get you?" he said before spotting Harry and squeaking "Harry Potter sir, Dobby did not realise you were here, what can I do for you Harry Potter, sir?" Harry glanced at Severus before saying, "Professor Snape and I would like some lunch, please and could you bring it here so that we don't have to come down to the kitchens for it?" Dobby nodded frantically "Thank you Dobby" Harry said and Dobby said, "It is no problem Harry Potter sir I am happy to help you. I will have your lunch here soon" He bowed deeply before disappearing with another 'pop'.
"Well that was . . . interesting" Severus said, "Although I do remember Lucius ranting about you freeing on of his best elves" he shook his head at Harry and settled down to wait for lunch to arrive. When it did, Severus spoke first "I am going to Diagon Alley this afternoon and I was going to leave you here, but if you promise to behave then," Severus sighed, "You can come with me if you want." Harry's head jerked up in surprise "Really?" "Really." "I . . . thank you Professor." "Well get anything you want to take with you and I will be back in a minute, I want to leave as soon as possible, there is no telling how long it might take." He stood up and was just about to leave the room when he turned round, "And it's Severus," he said just before the door clicked shut behind him.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Later . . . As they stepped out of the Leaky Cauldron into the bright sunlight of Diagon Alley Severus handed Harry an envelope "This is your school list, you might as well get your things while we are here. Now I'm going to the apothecary and the book shop and you can either come with me or we can get our things separately to save time?" "Well I was hoping to go to Quality Quidditch supplies, among other things so perhaps it would be best if we meet up later, maybe at Florean Fortescues?" "Fine I'll meet you there at 3.30pm . . . and Harry do be careful."
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One uneventful trip later and Harry was sitting outside Florean Fortescues, eating an ice cream while waiting for Severus to show up. When he did, they sat in silence, bags at their feet until Harry finished eating and they could floo back to Hogwarts. When they got back to Severus' rooms, they both filled the time until dinner relaxing with a book, after which they both relocated to their respective rooms.
TBC
Thanks for reading (my longest chapter yet) and any comments are welcome (so long as they make sense unlike bah bah black sheep's review which I don't get so if they feel like explaining either review again or email me)
Keep reviewing and I'll keep writing.