Best of Me
Hannya
Disclaimer: Nope, sorry, I own nothing. You can tell because Chamber of Secrets wasn't rated NC-17 and didn't include any naked mud wrestling during the Quidditch game. Glad to clear that up for everybody.
Warning: Harry might be OOC but it kinda depends on how you interpret it and everything, Snape will definitely be OOC; don't know about the house elves.er. OOC, alright? And slash (although that shouldn't show up until *checks story outline* chapter four. But then I'm running with it! Mwahaha!).
A/N: Wow, you guys, I mean, wow. I thought, since chapter one was my least favorite chapter it wouldn't get much feedback but all you reviewers are so nice and helpful! So, thanks to everyone who clued me in to the Severitus Challenge rules and any and all suggestions for Snape snogging partners. I think it's between Remus, Sirius, or Hermione now so, please, help me narrow it down!
Oh, and thanks for pointing out a bunch of stuff I need to correct. Really, I mean it, if no one tells me when I screw up then I began to think I'm omniscient and.um, never mind.
CHAPTER TWO
Driver's license forgotten, Harry sat in his horror induced shock and tried desperately to resume some semblance of a normal thought process. Okay, so, he had noticed that he no longer looked like a James clone but the greasy hair he'd just attributed to puberty! So maybe his hair wasn't quite as bad as Snape's but the thought that one day it might be was almost enough to make the young wizard hunt down the Dark Lord himself and demand to be killed successfully this time.
A little frown formed between to dark arched eyebrows as he quickly came to terms with the new information. After all, he was the child who had to adjust to being not only a wizard but a ridiculously famous wizard almost as soon as he'd been told. Snape as his father should be easy. The aforementioned frown slowly relaxed as the Slytherin portion of his mind quickly supplied the benefits to being the Potions Master's spawn.
If he had a parent still alive (general nastiness of said parent notwithstanding), he shouldn't have to live with the Dursleys. No more blaming everything from bad weather to expired milk on him just so they had an excuse to release their aggression and own vindictive natures on him. He wouldn't be locked in cupboards and starved for inhuman amounts of time although, the Gryffindor inside him pointed out, he might be blown up or poisoned instead but, after the worst summer of his short life, Harry James Evans was willing to risk it!
Mind already formulating an explanation note to Dumbledore, the green- eyed son of a Deatheater tucked the precious document into the back pocket of his jeans and began packing, one question nagging on his consciousness.
If he was Snape's offspring, why the bloody hell was he so rotten at Potions?!!
Meanwhile, an unsuspecting Potions Master was lurking around the dungeons of Snape Manor, checking his ingredient stores and generally being less sour and bitter with no children to ruin his perfectly good day. Little devils..
Noting that his rat liver stock was low and suppressing a shudder at the memory of when he'd attempted to harvest his own, Mr. Tall, Dark, and Greasy made a quick note on a small bit of parchment that had the list of other ingredients that were running out and headed back up the stairs to his above ground floors. After all, it was an appropriately overcast day for shopping in Knockturn Ally and he shouldn't run into any students as the few who ventured there quickly found themselves distracted by bigger problems than running into a teacher.
Snape smirked happily at the thought of taking his entire first year potions class to Knockturn Ally and casually misplacing them. It would make the year go by quicker.. Sadly, his happy jaunt was killed before it had begun as a house elf leeched onto his pant leg before the dungeon door could even swing closed ominously. Grimacing slightly at the pitch of the wailing creature, the former Deatheater decided to see what had upset his servant so much.
"Dopey? Is there a reason you're crying all over my pants?" Yes, he wore pants. Comfortable worn tan slacks with a lumpy black sweater for warmth in the cold confines of his dung-er, storage room. After all, with no students to terrify he could lose the black menace look and wear something that didn't come with a draft, muggle-made or not.
The sobs merely increased in volume at his inquiry and the bulging eyes were now fountaining tears as Dopey choked out, "Dopey could not stop him, Sir! Young Sir was quite insistent, Sir!"
He separated the poor thing from his comfy pants with a frown and surprisingly gentle hands before asking another question. "'Young Sir?'? What-"
"Hello, Professor," A disgustingly cheerful and unfortunately familiar voice interrupted, drifting over from one of the tall-backed green chairs near the fireplace, lit despite the time of year. With a compulsive few steps, he could easily see Harry Potter, uncharacteristic smirk (that reminded him unnervingly of his own) firmly in place. So, really, he shouldn't have been terribly surprised with what the imp decided to tell him next.
"Or, rather, Dad."
Two hovering house elves, Grumpy and Sleepy, were almost crushed as the previously imposing Potions Master hit the floor in a dead faint, just feet from his son.
TBC..
I know it was short but I was running out of time before work. Forgive me? Anyway, to make up for it, here's a quick look at chapter 3's summary:
-living arrangements discussed -Necessary secrets revealed and previously revealed secrets are explained -fluffy bonding time
Anyway, if Harry seems OOC, which he is btw, it's because as his features have slowly been changing the dark side, er, his Slytherin side has become more prominent as well. Mwahahaha! Oh well, I'll explain later.
Oh, and I'll also hopefully be able to fix my previous mistakes by talking my way out of them in chappie 3.
With that said and done, here are the thanks!
Reviewer: Tanku! I need as much encouragement as I can get! gaimanamckean@hotmail.com: Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it a lot. I promise to further expand on Harry's shock (or I could just say he lost it when he found out his parentage) and am counting a vote in Lupin's favor for ya. Emma: THANKS! I had no clue what the ages were so now I can hopefully talk my way out of it later. Probably something about the stupid Dursleys getting him a hardship liscense. Do they have those in England? Hmm. Eternal Sailor Mercury: See! New chappie! BTW, Mercury was always my fav. Sailor Scout as well. Aniwda: The 7 dwarves! Get it! Um, okay, my humor is sad. Thanks for reviewing anyway! Snapefan51: "*rubs hands evily* Just wait, it'll be even more fun when he wakes up. Setsuri: Thank you, now I absolutely have to write Snape with a warped sense of humor. This should be fun! Aeryn Alexander: Ya know, it might be interesting to write Draco and Harry setting up Hermione with Snape. *marks your vote under Hermione on chart titled 'Possible Future Snogging Partners for Snape* Abby: Thanks, it's reviews like this that drive me guiltily back to the computer. Elvenfairie: Look, I updated quickly! This is so new for me.. Soccerstar3000: Tanku! I'll write as fast as my little hands can manage. TanisaFryre: Damn your name sounds familiar. So, either you review a lot or I read your stuff everywhere. Either way, you rock! Yannside: Very very grateful for the link, it helped bunches. Starheart20: And another vote for Hermione, thanks! Lady FoxFire: Oh, that's going to be fun to explain! Whitethorn: You'll see.*evil laughter* Lei Dumbledore: Thanks so much for the clue in on Severitus challenge. BTW, I kept thinking that was a guy but Severitus is a She! Weird, ne? Bramblersose: *glomps* Yeah! Another Slash shipper! So, I put a vote in for both Remus and Lupin, maybe you'll beat out the Hermione/Snape guys. Patchfire: You guys are so nice, helping my poor uninformed self. Thankyou! Lee Lee Potter: And even more chapters to come, it's looking like. I dunno, but with nice reviewers like all of you I'm going to drag this one out for a while, it looks like. Sara: No problem! Fire fox: Updated the next day, not bad if I do say so myself. Okay, it's kind of short but.oh well
Hannya
Disclaimer: Nope, sorry, I own nothing. You can tell because Chamber of Secrets wasn't rated NC-17 and didn't include any naked mud wrestling during the Quidditch game. Glad to clear that up for everybody.
Warning: Harry might be OOC but it kinda depends on how you interpret it and everything, Snape will definitely be OOC; don't know about the house elves.er. OOC, alright? And slash (although that shouldn't show up until *checks story outline* chapter four. But then I'm running with it! Mwahaha!).
A/N: Wow, you guys, I mean, wow. I thought, since chapter one was my least favorite chapter it wouldn't get much feedback but all you reviewers are so nice and helpful! So, thanks to everyone who clued me in to the Severitus Challenge rules and any and all suggestions for Snape snogging partners. I think it's between Remus, Sirius, or Hermione now so, please, help me narrow it down!
Oh, and thanks for pointing out a bunch of stuff I need to correct. Really, I mean it, if no one tells me when I screw up then I began to think I'm omniscient and.um, never mind.
CHAPTER TWO
Driver's license forgotten, Harry sat in his horror induced shock and tried desperately to resume some semblance of a normal thought process. Okay, so, he had noticed that he no longer looked like a James clone but the greasy hair he'd just attributed to puberty! So maybe his hair wasn't quite as bad as Snape's but the thought that one day it might be was almost enough to make the young wizard hunt down the Dark Lord himself and demand to be killed successfully this time.
A little frown formed between to dark arched eyebrows as he quickly came to terms with the new information. After all, he was the child who had to adjust to being not only a wizard but a ridiculously famous wizard almost as soon as he'd been told. Snape as his father should be easy. The aforementioned frown slowly relaxed as the Slytherin portion of his mind quickly supplied the benefits to being the Potions Master's spawn.
If he had a parent still alive (general nastiness of said parent notwithstanding), he shouldn't have to live with the Dursleys. No more blaming everything from bad weather to expired milk on him just so they had an excuse to release their aggression and own vindictive natures on him. He wouldn't be locked in cupboards and starved for inhuman amounts of time although, the Gryffindor inside him pointed out, he might be blown up or poisoned instead but, after the worst summer of his short life, Harry James Evans was willing to risk it!
Mind already formulating an explanation note to Dumbledore, the green- eyed son of a Deatheater tucked the precious document into the back pocket of his jeans and began packing, one question nagging on his consciousness.
If he was Snape's offspring, why the bloody hell was he so rotten at Potions?!!
Meanwhile, an unsuspecting Potions Master was lurking around the dungeons of Snape Manor, checking his ingredient stores and generally being less sour and bitter with no children to ruin his perfectly good day. Little devils..
Noting that his rat liver stock was low and suppressing a shudder at the memory of when he'd attempted to harvest his own, Mr. Tall, Dark, and Greasy made a quick note on a small bit of parchment that had the list of other ingredients that were running out and headed back up the stairs to his above ground floors. After all, it was an appropriately overcast day for shopping in Knockturn Ally and he shouldn't run into any students as the few who ventured there quickly found themselves distracted by bigger problems than running into a teacher.
Snape smirked happily at the thought of taking his entire first year potions class to Knockturn Ally and casually misplacing them. It would make the year go by quicker.. Sadly, his happy jaunt was killed before it had begun as a house elf leeched onto his pant leg before the dungeon door could even swing closed ominously. Grimacing slightly at the pitch of the wailing creature, the former Deatheater decided to see what had upset his servant so much.
"Dopey? Is there a reason you're crying all over my pants?" Yes, he wore pants. Comfortable worn tan slacks with a lumpy black sweater for warmth in the cold confines of his dung-er, storage room. After all, with no students to terrify he could lose the black menace look and wear something that didn't come with a draft, muggle-made or not.
The sobs merely increased in volume at his inquiry and the bulging eyes were now fountaining tears as Dopey choked out, "Dopey could not stop him, Sir! Young Sir was quite insistent, Sir!"
He separated the poor thing from his comfy pants with a frown and surprisingly gentle hands before asking another question. "'Young Sir?'? What-"
"Hello, Professor," A disgustingly cheerful and unfortunately familiar voice interrupted, drifting over from one of the tall-backed green chairs near the fireplace, lit despite the time of year. With a compulsive few steps, he could easily see Harry Potter, uncharacteristic smirk (that reminded him unnervingly of his own) firmly in place. So, really, he shouldn't have been terribly surprised with what the imp decided to tell him next.
"Or, rather, Dad."
Two hovering house elves, Grumpy and Sleepy, were almost crushed as the previously imposing Potions Master hit the floor in a dead faint, just feet from his son.
TBC..
I know it was short but I was running out of time before work. Forgive me? Anyway, to make up for it, here's a quick look at chapter 3's summary:
-living arrangements discussed -Necessary secrets revealed and previously revealed secrets are explained -fluffy bonding time
Anyway, if Harry seems OOC, which he is btw, it's because as his features have slowly been changing the dark side, er, his Slytherin side has become more prominent as well. Mwahahaha! Oh well, I'll explain later.
Oh, and I'll also hopefully be able to fix my previous mistakes by talking my way out of them in chappie 3.
With that said and done, here are the thanks!
Reviewer: Tanku! I need as much encouragement as I can get! gaimanamckean@hotmail.com: Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it a lot. I promise to further expand on Harry's shock (or I could just say he lost it when he found out his parentage) and am counting a vote in Lupin's favor for ya. Emma: THANKS! I had no clue what the ages were so now I can hopefully talk my way out of it later. Probably something about the stupid Dursleys getting him a hardship liscense. Do they have those in England? Hmm. Eternal Sailor Mercury: See! New chappie! BTW, Mercury was always my fav. Sailor Scout as well. Aniwda: The 7 dwarves! Get it! Um, okay, my humor is sad. Thanks for reviewing anyway! Snapefan51: "*rubs hands evily* Just wait, it'll be even more fun when he wakes up. Setsuri: Thank you, now I absolutely have to write Snape with a warped sense of humor. This should be fun! Aeryn Alexander: Ya know, it might be interesting to write Draco and Harry setting up Hermione with Snape. *marks your vote under Hermione on chart titled 'Possible Future Snogging Partners for Snape* Abby: Thanks, it's reviews like this that drive me guiltily back to the computer. Elvenfairie: Look, I updated quickly! This is so new for me.. Soccerstar3000: Tanku! I'll write as fast as my little hands can manage. TanisaFryre: Damn your name sounds familiar. So, either you review a lot or I read your stuff everywhere. Either way, you rock! Yannside: Very very grateful for the link, it helped bunches. Starheart20: And another vote for Hermione, thanks! Lady FoxFire: Oh, that's going to be fun to explain! Whitethorn: You'll see.*evil laughter* Lei Dumbledore: Thanks so much for the clue in on Severitus challenge. BTW, I kept thinking that was a guy but Severitus is a She! Weird, ne? Bramblersose: *glomps* Yeah! Another Slash shipper! So, I put a vote in for both Remus and Lupin, maybe you'll beat out the Hermione/Snape guys. Patchfire: You guys are so nice, helping my poor uninformed self. Thankyou! Lee Lee Potter: And even more chapters to come, it's looking like. I dunno, but with nice reviewers like all of you I'm going to drag this one out for a while, it looks like. Sara: No problem! Fire fox: Updated the next day, not bad if I do say so myself. Okay, it's kind of short but.oh well