Childhood
Author: Humaira
Rating: G
Pairing: Hermione/Snape, Harry/Cho, Ron/Lavender
Category: Romance, Humour, Drama, Smut
Spoilers: Set in their seventh year
Summary: When a childhood potion goes awry on the last day of term, Hermione and Snape are stuck as their 6 year old selves. Havoc ensues and discoveries are made. But, once they are back to their old selves, what will happen?
Disclaimer: It all belongs to JK Rowling, Warner Brothers and Scholastic books. I don't own anything except a very warped mind. Please don't sue me. Author's Note: Thank you everyone for the reviews! Wow, didn't think I'd get so many for my first two chapters! Anyway, I will be answering all your questions and such in this chapter. And sorry for not updating, loads of exams, which still aren't over. But I'll post this chappy up till I have more time to write the next one. And QueenBonnie, I've taken your advice and I'm putting the story as a G. No NC-17 chapters will be posted here, But when written, those who want to read the NC-17 version can come to my site and read them. I'll post up links and such when the whole story is done
The room was filled with every toy imaginable. There were board games of the Muggle variety. Little corners steeped in mystery, perfect for playing hide and seek. And even a mini Quidditch pitch, complete with mini brooms.
The children squealed in delight as they set out to explore their new environment. As Harry, Ron, Lupin and Dumbledore walked further into the room they saw that it was in fact a very spacious apartment. There was a big double bed, a bathroom and the toy room.
"Professor, why is there only one bed?" asked Ron curiously.
Dumbledore's eyes twinkled, "We feel that these two will be scared if they are apart and start wanting their parents. This way, they have each other and the carers are nearby too."
He motioned for them to follow on to another room with a single bed, table, chair and large windows overlooking the Quidditch pitch and Forbidden forest. "This will be the carers bedroom for when they need to stay over night"
"OK, well, at least I know she's safe" said Ron breathing a sigh of relief. "You will tell us when she's gone back to normal?"
"Of course" said Dumbledore kindly.
The three men left Professor Lupin to look after the energetic children. When Lupin returned to the playroom he found it empty.
'This is not good' he thought uneasily.
"Hermione, Sev!" he called out, "Where are you? Are you playing hide and seek?"
A muffled giggle from somewhere confirmed this.
"I'm coming to find you!" he called out looking all around the room, but then he remembered his wand. He pulled it out, muttered "Point me" and was told they were hiding under the stack of board games.
"Oh, I do wonder where Hermione and Sev are, Let me have a look. Are they here?" he said pretending to look under some cushions, "No, they're not. Maybe they're here." He said looking under his table, "Or maybe, they're here!" he said coming to their hiding place and shouting, "Gotcha!"
What he found underneath him was a giggling Hermione, but a comatose Sev. Lupin looked worriedly at the young child, and bent down to sit next to him.
"Sev? What's wrong?" he asked gently
Sev remained silent as his young mind wandered to a time in this exact same situation when the death eaters had come for his parents. He had been forced to hide and thought he could breathe a sigh of relief until one found him and yelled, "Gotcha!"
"Noo, leave me alone!" he said to the memory. Thrashing his little hands at the invisible person, "No!"
Hermione watched in horror as Sev started struggling and eventually broke down and cried.
Lupin was horrified at the sight. Something must have happened during his childhood to make him scared of the dark places.
Slowly, Hermione made her way to Sev and pulled him close into a hug. At first he thrashed his little arms into her as well, thinking she was the long lost memory, but slowly he stopped and realised where he was. He let out a heart-wrenching sob, crying for the time that he couldn't cry. She just stroked his hair and comforted him, murmuring soft soothing words into his ears.
Lupin watched as Hermione comforted Sev. They seemed to fit together like two pieces of a puzzle, in perfect harmony. He decided to leave them alone for a bit while he went to tell Dumbledore about this development.
Hermione didn't even notice Lupin had left the room. All she knew was that this strange little boy was crying and she had to comfort him. Her mother did that to her whenever she needed to cry. She stroked his hair and murmured soft words into his ears. He seemed to cry for ages, not holding back his sobs. And she held him until his voice was raspy and his eyes could no longer shed tears.
Lupin came back in and by that time Sev's sobs had become mere hiccups. Lupin went to get some water for the boy and Dumbledore sadly looked into Sev's eyes and nodded his sympathies. It was as if he could see into his soul.
"Here" said Lupin handing Sev a glass of water, which he took gratefully.
"Sev, you want to talk about this?" asked Dumbledore gently. Sev looked unsure at first, but he met Hermione's brown eyes and he could tell there was curiosity in them. In his mind he made a decision. His mother had always said, if something was bothering you to tell someone or it will swallow you. Sev didn't like the idea of being swallowed, so he nodded.
Once he found his voice, he began to speak, "They came for my mummy and daddy. I was asleep, and they came." He said quietly
"Who came?" asked Dumbledore
"The men in white masks. They came for mummy and daddy. Then I ran and I hid somewhere deep and dark so they wouldn't find me." He said shuddering as he relived the memory painfully, "Then one of them found me and he said, 'Gotcha!'"
Lupin looked down in shame. Dumbledore looked into his eyes and shook his head to say it wasn't his fault that he had triggered this memory.
"What happened next?" asked Dumbledore.
"They beat me and then they started laughing as I cried. They said, big boys don't cry and they left." Sev's lower lip was trembling as he said this and sobbed some more into Hermione's arms.
"Is there no way to get justice for what's been done Albus?" asked Lupin angrily. No wonder Snape was such a bastard. At 6 years old, to have that happen to you was just awful. His body shook in fury for the men who did this to this sweet boy's family.
"I'm afraid not, as they are all dead" said Dumbledore sadly.
"What can we do for him?" asked Lupin quietly
"Treat him as you treated him before. And treat him the same way when he will change back." said Dumbledore kindly. There was no twinkle in his sad blue eyes. Albus had heard some pretty awful things in his time, seen worse, but this..this wrenched his heart strings. Snape had never told him about this.
"Hey Sev, you wanna play Quidditch?" asked Hermione as Sev calmed down.
Sev's eyes lit up and he said, "Yeah!"
Rating: G
Pairing: Hermione/Snape, Harry/Cho, Ron/Lavender
Category: Romance, Humour, Drama, Smut
Spoilers: Set in their seventh year
Summary: When a childhood potion goes awry on the last day of term, Hermione and Snape are stuck as their 6 year old selves. Havoc ensues and discoveries are made. But, once they are back to their old selves, what will happen?
Disclaimer: It all belongs to JK Rowling, Warner Brothers and Scholastic books. I don't own anything except a very warped mind. Please don't sue me. Author's Note: Thank you everyone for the reviews! Wow, didn't think I'd get so many for my first two chapters! Anyway, I will be answering all your questions and such in this chapter. And sorry for not updating, loads of exams, which still aren't over. But I'll post this chappy up till I have more time to write the next one. And QueenBonnie, I've taken your advice and I'm putting the story as a G. No NC-17 chapters will be posted here, But when written, those who want to read the NC-17 version can come to my site and read them. I'll post up links and such when the whole story is done
The room was filled with every toy imaginable. There were board games of the Muggle variety. Little corners steeped in mystery, perfect for playing hide and seek. And even a mini Quidditch pitch, complete with mini brooms.
The children squealed in delight as they set out to explore their new environment. As Harry, Ron, Lupin and Dumbledore walked further into the room they saw that it was in fact a very spacious apartment. There was a big double bed, a bathroom and the toy room.
"Professor, why is there only one bed?" asked Ron curiously.
Dumbledore's eyes twinkled, "We feel that these two will be scared if they are apart and start wanting their parents. This way, they have each other and the carers are nearby too."
He motioned for them to follow on to another room with a single bed, table, chair and large windows overlooking the Quidditch pitch and Forbidden forest. "This will be the carers bedroom for when they need to stay over night"
"OK, well, at least I know she's safe" said Ron breathing a sigh of relief. "You will tell us when she's gone back to normal?"
"Of course" said Dumbledore kindly.
The three men left Professor Lupin to look after the energetic children. When Lupin returned to the playroom he found it empty.
'This is not good' he thought uneasily.
"Hermione, Sev!" he called out, "Where are you? Are you playing hide and seek?"
A muffled giggle from somewhere confirmed this.
"I'm coming to find you!" he called out looking all around the room, but then he remembered his wand. He pulled it out, muttered "Point me" and was told they were hiding under the stack of board games.
"Oh, I do wonder where Hermione and Sev are, Let me have a look. Are they here?" he said pretending to look under some cushions, "No, they're not. Maybe they're here." He said looking under his table, "Or maybe, they're here!" he said coming to their hiding place and shouting, "Gotcha!"
What he found underneath him was a giggling Hermione, but a comatose Sev. Lupin looked worriedly at the young child, and bent down to sit next to him.
"Sev? What's wrong?" he asked gently
Sev remained silent as his young mind wandered to a time in this exact same situation when the death eaters had come for his parents. He had been forced to hide and thought he could breathe a sigh of relief until one found him and yelled, "Gotcha!"
"Noo, leave me alone!" he said to the memory. Thrashing his little hands at the invisible person, "No!"
Hermione watched in horror as Sev started struggling and eventually broke down and cried.
Lupin was horrified at the sight. Something must have happened during his childhood to make him scared of the dark places.
Slowly, Hermione made her way to Sev and pulled him close into a hug. At first he thrashed his little arms into her as well, thinking she was the long lost memory, but slowly he stopped and realised where he was. He let out a heart-wrenching sob, crying for the time that he couldn't cry. She just stroked his hair and comforted him, murmuring soft soothing words into his ears.
Lupin watched as Hermione comforted Sev. They seemed to fit together like two pieces of a puzzle, in perfect harmony. He decided to leave them alone for a bit while he went to tell Dumbledore about this development.
Hermione didn't even notice Lupin had left the room. All she knew was that this strange little boy was crying and she had to comfort him. Her mother did that to her whenever she needed to cry. She stroked his hair and murmured soft words into his ears. He seemed to cry for ages, not holding back his sobs. And she held him until his voice was raspy and his eyes could no longer shed tears.
Lupin came back in and by that time Sev's sobs had become mere hiccups. Lupin went to get some water for the boy and Dumbledore sadly looked into Sev's eyes and nodded his sympathies. It was as if he could see into his soul.
"Here" said Lupin handing Sev a glass of water, which he took gratefully.
"Sev, you want to talk about this?" asked Dumbledore gently. Sev looked unsure at first, but he met Hermione's brown eyes and he could tell there was curiosity in them. In his mind he made a decision. His mother had always said, if something was bothering you to tell someone or it will swallow you. Sev didn't like the idea of being swallowed, so he nodded.
Once he found his voice, he began to speak, "They came for my mummy and daddy. I was asleep, and they came." He said quietly
"Who came?" asked Dumbledore
"The men in white masks. They came for mummy and daddy. Then I ran and I hid somewhere deep and dark so they wouldn't find me." He said shuddering as he relived the memory painfully, "Then one of them found me and he said, 'Gotcha!'"
Lupin looked down in shame. Dumbledore looked into his eyes and shook his head to say it wasn't his fault that he had triggered this memory.
"What happened next?" asked Dumbledore.
"They beat me and then they started laughing as I cried. They said, big boys don't cry and they left." Sev's lower lip was trembling as he said this and sobbed some more into Hermione's arms.
"Is there no way to get justice for what's been done Albus?" asked Lupin angrily. No wonder Snape was such a bastard. At 6 years old, to have that happen to you was just awful. His body shook in fury for the men who did this to this sweet boy's family.
"I'm afraid not, as they are all dead" said Dumbledore sadly.
"What can we do for him?" asked Lupin quietly
"Treat him as you treated him before. And treat him the same way when he will change back." said Dumbledore kindly. There was no twinkle in his sad blue eyes. Albus had heard some pretty awful things in his time, seen worse, but this..this wrenched his heart strings. Snape had never told him about this.
"Hey Sev, you wanna play Quidditch?" asked Hermione as Sev calmed down.
Sev's eyes lit up and he said, "Yeah!"
