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OH MY GOD!! Thank you so much for the reviews! I hadn't been expecting any!! Thanks to changwufei05 for pointing out some things to me. To DaniMagik, Shambling Silk and Riku448, thanks and I hope you enjoy the rest of the story! I'm sorry about the unsigned review thing. This is my first story and this is also a new account so I haven't changed my settings yet. Oh and by the way, suggestions are so welcome!
Please review! I know I used the bonding idea from someone else's fic, but please bear with me. I tweaked it a little so it'll be different from the main idea.
'words' mentally, "words" orally. Get the point?
About Harry's Patronus, sorry but I hadn't noticed, and I totally forgot what I had read in the third book. It's a stag, not a horse. Thanks!
Previous chapter: Voldemort was defeated, and Harry was given the news that he's bonded to Snape.
Chapter one: Explanations
"WHAT!? Professor, this must be some sick joke. I CAN'T be bonded to a person who practically hates me!" Harry said, truly shocked.
"It's no joke, Potter. Believe me, I was shocked to death." Snape sneered. "B-but. That's impossible! How?" Harry asked. "Voldemort." Dumbledore simply replied.
"WHAT'S HE GOT TO DO WITH THIS!?" Harry yelled bewilderedly. "Geez, Potter. Let him finish." Snape said. "You see, Harry, when Voldemort tried to kill you when you were a baby, he used Severus' wand. According to Severus, Voldemort's had snapped in half when he tried to kill your father. As you know, the wand picks the wizard. Severus' wand rejected Voldemort, that's why the killing curse back-fired, and it also cast a new spell." Dumbledore explained. "That explains a lot." Harry said. Now he knew why Snape despised him so much. It wasn't his mother's love that saved him. It was Snape's wand. "That spell was the binding spell, Harry. And since you and Severus hadn't gotten any closer at all, the bond stayed on one level. It's the mind and body bond. The mind bond allows the bonded to read each other's minds if desired, though it's hard to do, and the easy part is the telepathy. You can communicate using telepathy, Harry. Then the body bond requires the bonded to stay together, for if apart for being apart a mere day can be deadly. And if one dies, the other dies. The next level is the heart level, achieved the time of your first kiss. The last level is the soul, which will be achieved. you get the point." Dumbledore continued. Harry nearly choked, and Snape made a face.
Silence for a minute. So thick you could cut with a knife. "Uhm." Harry said, trying to break the animosity. "We'll hold the bonding ceremony on Saturday, and Harry, your things have been transported to the dungeons. Since today is Thursday, I'll give you this week off, since two days will be enough for your honeymoon." Dumbledore said. Harry just said nothing, not trusting his voice to say anything pleasant. Both Snape and Harry nodded.
"Oh, yes, by the way, Harry. Don't worry, the announcements will be made tomorrow, and since it is only two months off before summer vacation, and there is no current DADA teacher, I would like you to fill in the position.
"Excuse me, Professor, but did I just hear you say that you wanted me to be the DADA professor?" Harry squeaked out. Dumbledore nodded. //Okay, this is getting too much.// Harry thought. "How's that possible, sir? I'm still a student!" Harry said. "Yes, Harry you are still a student, but a very extraordinary one at that. You are one point below Miss Granger, and she is the top student. For your other lessons, we have arranged for you to be tutored during weekends. You shall start teaching next week." The headmaster explained.
"This is getting too much." Harry voiced out promptly before he fainted.
Harry woke up the next morning in his quarters with Snape, with Snape sitting on a chair beside the bed. Harry observed his surroundings. //This is wonderful.// He thought.
The bed sheets were dark green velvet, the curtains hanging from the four poster silver silk. They were tied back. The whole room was carpeted, the carpet fluffy white, and the walls were that of stone. There was a fireplace to his right, where there was a coffee table and two leather chairs facing each other. To his left was a door, to presumably a walk-in wardrobe or a comfort room. His gaze turned to the man beside him.
"So you finally graced me with your consciousness, Potter." Snape said moodily. Harry just shrugged. Snape glared. "Don't you think we should start unpacking your things, Potter?" Snape asked.
"There isn't much to unpack, Professor, but I guess we should." Harry replied. He got up, but he suddenly realized he was only wearing his boxers. "Um. sir, can you please hand me a change of clothes?" Harry requested, blushing furiously. Snape chuckled inwardly, but glared and handed the boy a shirt and jeans.
"Why are your clothes like this, Potter?" The potions master asked when he saw Harry's clothes. Everything was worn out, either too big or too small. Harry shrugged and simply replied, "The Dursleys, sir." "Do you have any robes other than those issued by the school?" He asked. Harry shook his head. "If you're going to be a professor here, you should buy new robes, and clothes, they'll disrespect you if you wear school robes." Severus said. "I haven't any time. Or muggle money." Harry said. 'I know how to get muggle money, and you have wizard money. I'll take you shopping later, after the faculty meeting.' Severus said mentally.
"Holy smokes! This telepathy thing really works! Oh, and thanks, erm. sir." Harry said. "Think nothing of it." Severus quickly replied. 'You won't be needing these clothes, Potter. We're getting new ones later today. Here.' Snape said to Harry, handing him a robe. Severus put Harry's clothes back into his trunk.
"Get up, Potter, we'll have to eat breakfast before the faculty meeting." Severus said with his usual scowl. Harry got up and put his shoes on. "This is the bedroom. The door to the left is the wardrobe and comfort room," Severus started as they left, entering another room. "This is my personal library, you are permitted to use it. My office is the door to the right, and my laboratory is the door to the left. The password to our quarters is Oh well." Severus continued. Harry gazed at the marvel and nodded. They headed towards the great hall.
They entered the hall by faculty entrance, and everyone's eyes fell on Harry and Severus. Apparently the headmaster had made the announcement. "Everyone, I present to you, Professor Potter." Dumbledore said.
Cheers erupted from the Gryffindor table, along with Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. The Slytherins were sulking. //Probably because of the bond.// Harry thought. His eyes fell on Hermione and Ron, who were smiling proudly, along with clapping the loudest.
He smiled at them and took his seat, next to Severus. He ate fervently, for he hadn't realized he was utterly famished. After they had eaten, Dumbledore stood up to announce something else. The headmaster cleared his throat to get everyone's attention.
"Everybody, as you now know, Mr. Potter is your new professor in DADA. You shall treat him as member of staff. And you shall treat the student body as students, Professor Potter. Take points and give detention if you need to." Dumbledore said.
At the staff meeting, all the teachers congratulated Harry. Nothing much has been said, except for the advice and the rules. The meeting ended at nearly noon, and Severus and Harry headed for the school entrance as they have arranged to have their shopping trip.
OH MY GOD!! Thank you so much for the reviews! I hadn't been expecting any!! Thanks to changwufei05 for pointing out some things to me. To DaniMagik, Shambling Silk and Riku448, thanks and I hope you enjoy the rest of the story! I'm sorry about the unsigned review thing. This is my first story and this is also a new account so I haven't changed my settings yet. Oh and by the way, suggestions are so welcome!
Please review! I know I used the bonding idea from someone else's fic, but please bear with me. I tweaked it a little so it'll be different from the main idea.
'words' mentally, "words" orally. Get the point?
About Harry's Patronus, sorry but I hadn't noticed, and I totally forgot what I had read in the third book. It's a stag, not a horse. Thanks!
Previous chapter: Voldemort was defeated, and Harry was given the news that he's bonded to Snape.
Chapter one: Explanations
"WHAT!? Professor, this must be some sick joke. I CAN'T be bonded to a person who practically hates me!" Harry said, truly shocked.
"It's no joke, Potter. Believe me, I was shocked to death." Snape sneered. "B-but. That's impossible! How?" Harry asked. "Voldemort." Dumbledore simply replied.
"WHAT'S HE GOT TO DO WITH THIS!?" Harry yelled bewilderedly. "Geez, Potter. Let him finish." Snape said. "You see, Harry, when Voldemort tried to kill you when you were a baby, he used Severus' wand. According to Severus, Voldemort's had snapped in half when he tried to kill your father. As you know, the wand picks the wizard. Severus' wand rejected Voldemort, that's why the killing curse back-fired, and it also cast a new spell." Dumbledore explained. "That explains a lot." Harry said. Now he knew why Snape despised him so much. It wasn't his mother's love that saved him. It was Snape's wand. "That spell was the binding spell, Harry. And since you and Severus hadn't gotten any closer at all, the bond stayed on one level. It's the mind and body bond. The mind bond allows the bonded to read each other's minds if desired, though it's hard to do, and the easy part is the telepathy. You can communicate using telepathy, Harry. Then the body bond requires the bonded to stay together, for if apart for being apart a mere day can be deadly. And if one dies, the other dies. The next level is the heart level, achieved the time of your first kiss. The last level is the soul, which will be achieved. you get the point." Dumbledore continued. Harry nearly choked, and Snape made a face.
Silence for a minute. So thick you could cut with a knife. "Uhm." Harry said, trying to break the animosity. "We'll hold the bonding ceremony on Saturday, and Harry, your things have been transported to the dungeons. Since today is Thursday, I'll give you this week off, since two days will be enough for your honeymoon." Dumbledore said. Harry just said nothing, not trusting his voice to say anything pleasant. Both Snape and Harry nodded.
"Oh, yes, by the way, Harry. Don't worry, the announcements will be made tomorrow, and since it is only two months off before summer vacation, and there is no current DADA teacher, I would like you to fill in the position.
"Excuse me, Professor, but did I just hear you say that you wanted me to be the DADA professor?" Harry squeaked out. Dumbledore nodded. //Okay, this is getting too much.// Harry thought. "How's that possible, sir? I'm still a student!" Harry said. "Yes, Harry you are still a student, but a very extraordinary one at that. You are one point below Miss Granger, and she is the top student. For your other lessons, we have arranged for you to be tutored during weekends. You shall start teaching next week." The headmaster explained.
"This is getting too much." Harry voiced out promptly before he fainted.
Harry woke up the next morning in his quarters with Snape, with Snape sitting on a chair beside the bed. Harry observed his surroundings. //This is wonderful.// He thought.
The bed sheets were dark green velvet, the curtains hanging from the four poster silver silk. They were tied back. The whole room was carpeted, the carpet fluffy white, and the walls were that of stone. There was a fireplace to his right, where there was a coffee table and two leather chairs facing each other. To his left was a door, to presumably a walk-in wardrobe or a comfort room. His gaze turned to the man beside him.
"So you finally graced me with your consciousness, Potter." Snape said moodily. Harry just shrugged. Snape glared. "Don't you think we should start unpacking your things, Potter?" Snape asked.
"There isn't much to unpack, Professor, but I guess we should." Harry replied. He got up, but he suddenly realized he was only wearing his boxers. "Um. sir, can you please hand me a change of clothes?" Harry requested, blushing furiously. Snape chuckled inwardly, but glared and handed the boy a shirt and jeans.
"Why are your clothes like this, Potter?" The potions master asked when he saw Harry's clothes. Everything was worn out, either too big or too small. Harry shrugged and simply replied, "The Dursleys, sir." "Do you have any robes other than those issued by the school?" He asked. Harry shook his head. "If you're going to be a professor here, you should buy new robes, and clothes, they'll disrespect you if you wear school robes." Severus said. "I haven't any time. Or muggle money." Harry said. 'I know how to get muggle money, and you have wizard money. I'll take you shopping later, after the faculty meeting.' Severus said mentally.
"Holy smokes! This telepathy thing really works! Oh, and thanks, erm. sir." Harry said. "Think nothing of it." Severus quickly replied. 'You won't be needing these clothes, Potter. We're getting new ones later today. Here.' Snape said to Harry, handing him a robe. Severus put Harry's clothes back into his trunk.
"Get up, Potter, we'll have to eat breakfast before the faculty meeting." Severus said with his usual scowl. Harry got up and put his shoes on. "This is the bedroom. The door to the left is the wardrobe and comfort room," Severus started as they left, entering another room. "This is my personal library, you are permitted to use it. My office is the door to the right, and my laboratory is the door to the left. The password to our quarters is Oh well." Severus continued. Harry gazed at the marvel and nodded. They headed towards the great hall.
They entered the hall by faculty entrance, and everyone's eyes fell on Harry and Severus. Apparently the headmaster had made the announcement. "Everyone, I present to you, Professor Potter." Dumbledore said.
Cheers erupted from the Gryffindor table, along with Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. The Slytherins were sulking. //Probably because of the bond.// Harry thought. His eyes fell on Hermione and Ron, who were smiling proudly, along with clapping the loudest.
He smiled at them and took his seat, next to Severus. He ate fervently, for he hadn't realized he was utterly famished. After they had eaten, Dumbledore stood up to announce something else. The headmaster cleared his throat to get everyone's attention.
"Everybody, as you now know, Mr. Potter is your new professor in DADA. You shall treat him as member of staff. And you shall treat the student body as students, Professor Potter. Take points and give detention if you need to." Dumbledore said.
At the staff meeting, all the teachers congratulated Harry. Nothing much has been said, except for the advice and the rules. The meeting ended at nearly noon, and Severus and Harry headed for the school entrance as they have arranged to have their shopping trip.