-- Red and Green Glass --
Author's Notes: It has taken me so long just to get this much in front of me and I wanted to wholeheartedly apologize for that. This fic has been driving me up the wall just trying to figure out who will be the next character I choose to play a part in this strange story, and then when I figured out that much, the story line has to follow... the moral of this? Try and avoid writers block, if its possible.
Again I apologise for the wait and I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as the others. Please let me know what you think,
Sarah, aka an angels reflection
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter okay! okay, now that that's settled its on with the story...
'This cannot be a coincident' Serveus thought with a disgusted scowl on his face 'It can not be a forsaken coincidence that the two nights that I have to walk from Hogsmede back to Hogwarts it pours with rain' He sighed then looked at the figure next to him.
'A lesson in etiquette would do him some good' Snape thought as he examined the boys posture. Completely covered by a long dark cloak the boy walked carefully beside him, his head bowed and his back slightly arched, 'Mind you, it is freezing' Snape thought giving the boy the benefit of the doubt. He certainly didn't look like this much, he looked far to vulnerable.
"Harry," Snape said his voice steady.
"What?" The boy answered rudely looking up at his potions professors face. His emerald eyes were alight with flames and if Snape hadn't been walking forward he would of taken a step back, but as it happened he ended up falling to the ground.
Harry raised an eyebrow at the potions professor, not making a move to help him. "You know its really unnerving"
"What is" Serveus muttered looking up at the boy from the ground.
"You being frightened of me" He said then continued to walk leaving his professor in the mud.
Serveus watched the Harry walked away until he was out of sight. It was rather strange, the more time he spent with the boy, the more like Dumbledore, no, like James, he became. Then suddenly he pulled himself out of the endless thoughts and assessed what had just happened 'Ha' he thought as he suddenly realized that the boy had left him sitting in the mud. 'Like father, like son'
~*~
"HARRY!" Serveus turned sharply as he heard Draco Malfoy's voice ring through the silent hall, then he moved into the shadows as he saw Harry walk down the stairs to meet him.
"Draco" He said with a nod, "So what can I do you for?" Harry said with a grin and Serveus couldn't help but think that the 'boy who lived' was being a little too relaxed for someone who was in the presence of a prospective death eater.
"What can I do you for?" Draco repeated, "You know you spend far too much time with the female members of Gryffindor"
"What exactly are you implying Draco!" Harry said with a laugh, "Sorry, Hermione has been saying it lately and I guess I just picked it up"
"You know your the most confusing person I've ever met" Draco said looking at Harry carefully.
Harry looked at him back with the same expression, "I don't know, am I really as confusing as Dumbledore? And then there's Voldermort, I mean he's pretty confusing if you think about it."
"I figured out your problem you know, you think too much" Draco said
Harry laughed, "Yeah well, can't do much about that one, so you ready for the quidditch match tomorrow?"
"No, I don't even know why I pretend to be anymore, your going to win"
"Really? Aw poor Malfoy, I'll let you win one day shall I!" Harry said,
'Strange' Serveus thought as he slowly pieced together what was unfolding in front of him, 'They seem to be friends, but then they are well, strange'
"Please don't I think that would be worse for my ego than if you beat me when your playing at your best." Malfoy said, "Anyway, I wanted to let you know, I er- made a choice"
Harry just grinned silently, "Well let me know how it goes" He said then went back to walking up the stairs towards the Gryffindor Common Room smiling to himself secretly.
"Oh and Harry,"
Harry turned and looked at him,
"Why were you outside?"
Harry looked down at himself, he was still dripping wet. He laughed quietly then looked at Malfoy, "Well you know these choices, a long time ago I made one, and well I'm sticking with it" he said then Malfoy grinned then turned and walked away in the direction of the Slytherin Common Room.
Serveus stood completely still in the shadows more confused than he had ever been in his life.
~*~
"Dumbledore I think I'm going to have to request a holiday, as I believe I'm going mad" Serveus said as he stood in front of the old headmasters desk. Dumbledore looked at him obviously amused.
"Is that so" He said not even attempting to cover the laughter that was behind his words.
"No, Dumbledore I think he's right, although I don't think much of this "going mad" business, now if we inserted the word "gone" in there now that would be much more appropriate" Sirius said from behind the dark potions teacher.
'Does he live here or something' Serveus thought his eyes narrowing.
Dumbledore chuckled lightly, causing Sirius to raise and eyebrow and Serveus' eyes to narrow only slightly further as that was as far as he could make them. Although only Dumbledore and Merlin could tell you what he was really laughing at, whether it be Sirus' joke, or how little things had changed since the two were children, or of course it could have been the twisted joke that Trelawny had told him earlier, or the fact that Ron was standing just outside the door doubled over trying to stop himself from bursting out with laughter as he silently listened in to the conversation that took place within. Or perhaps he was laughing at nothing, one could never be sure.
"It's not a laughing matter!" Snape cried, "I just saw, or I think I saw, the strangest thing, I swear I just saw Draco and Harry talking, in a civilized fashion, but they made no sense, well they did, but then they didn't, oh dear I need to sit down" He said then suddenly there was a burst of laughter from outside the door as Ron could no longer hold back the hysterics that were dying to be released.
Serveus turned to the door glaring at it as though there was no longer a door in the way and the sixth year red head was standing there with that dopey grin on his face, looking like a complete idiot.
"You are very welcome to join us Mr. Weasley, Merlin knows you might be able to offer some advice to Professor Snape" Dumbledore said lightly and the door opened revealing Ron, looking just as Serveus had predicted, 'What did I do to deserve this, will I forever being repaying my debt by having to work with this insufferable group of people' Snape thought pitying himself.
"Sorry about that Professor," Ron said sheepishly looking at Dumbledore, "I really didn't mean to listen in, I was sorta... Hey Sirius!" He cried with a grin changing the subject so obviously that the original topic just seemed to be dropped.
'They can all do it' Serveus cried silently 'Everyone of these, these, people, can just change subjects, they can just make people forget what they were argh!!'
"What's his problem?" Ron said giving Severus a sidelong glance.
"I thought you had figured that out, you were laughing incredibly hard" Sirius said, and Ron looked at him confused. Sirius sighed "Serveus has gone mad"
"Oh yeah!"
"You know what, he reminds me of you" Serveus said suddenly looking from Ron to Sirius.
Sirius stood there thinking about this piece of information, then shook his head, "A little, not really" He said after a moment and Serveus stood quietly pondering over this answer while Dumbledore sat in his seat humming to himself not really caring that everyone had forgotten he was there, just enjoying life as the minutes ticked by.
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Author's Notes: It has taken me so long just to get this much in front of me and I wanted to wholeheartedly apologize for that. This fic has been driving me up the wall just trying to figure out who will be the next character I choose to play a part in this strange story, and then when I figured out that much, the story line has to follow... the moral of this? Try and avoid writers block, if its possible.
Again I apologise for the wait and I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as the others. Please let me know what you think,
Sarah, aka an angels reflection
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter okay! okay, now that that's settled its on with the story...
'This cannot be a coincident' Serveus thought with a disgusted scowl on his face 'It can not be a forsaken coincidence that the two nights that I have to walk from Hogsmede back to Hogwarts it pours with rain' He sighed then looked at the figure next to him.
'A lesson in etiquette would do him some good' Snape thought as he examined the boys posture. Completely covered by a long dark cloak the boy walked carefully beside him, his head bowed and his back slightly arched, 'Mind you, it is freezing' Snape thought giving the boy the benefit of the doubt. He certainly didn't look like this much, he looked far to vulnerable.
"Harry," Snape said his voice steady.
"What?" The boy answered rudely looking up at his potions professors face. His emerald eyes were alight with flames and if Snape hadn't been walking forward he would of taken a step back, but as it happened he ended up falling to the ground.
Harry raised an eyebrow at the potions professor, not making a move to help him. "You know its really unnerving"
"What is" Serveus muttered looking up at the boy from the ground.
"You being frightened of me" He said then continued to walk leaving his professor in the mud.
Serveus watched the Harry walked away until he was out of sight. It was rather strange, the more time he spent with the boy, the more like Dumbledore, no, like James, he became. Then suddenly he pulled himself out of the endless thoughts and assessed what had just happened 'Ha' he thought as he suddenly realized that the boy had left him sitting in the mud. 'Like father, like son'
~*~
"HARRY!" Serveus turned sharply as he heard Draco Malfoy's voice ring through the silent hall, then he moved into the shadows as he saw Harry walk down the stairs to meet him.
"Draco" He said with a nod, "So what can I do you for?" Harry said with a grin and Serveus couldn't help but think that the 'boy who lived' was being a little too relaxed for someone who was in the presence of a prospective death eater.
"What can I do you for?" Draco repeated, "You know you spend far too much time with the female members of Gryffindor"
"What exactly are you implying Draco!" Harry said with a laugh, "Sorry, Hermione has been saying it lately and I guess I just picked it up"
"You know your the most confusing person I've ever met" Draco said looking at Harry carefully.
Harry looked at him back with the same expression, "I don't know, am I really as confusing as Dumbledore? And then there's Voldermort, I mean he's pretty confusing if you think about it."
"I figured out your problem you know, you think too much" Draco said
Harry laughed, "Yeah well, can't do much about that one, so you ready for the quidditch match tomorrow?"
"No, I don't even know why I pretend to be anymore, your going to win"
"Really? Aw poor Malfoy, I'll let you win one day shall I!" Harry said,
'Strange' Serveus thought as he slowly pieced together what was unfolding in front of him, 'They seem to be friends, but then they are well, strange'
"Please don't I think that would be worse for my ego than if you beat me when your playing at your best." Malfoy said, "Anyway, I wanted to let you know, I er- made a choice"
Harry just grinned silently, "Well let me know how it goes" He said then went back to walking up the stairs towards the Gryffindor Common Room smiling to himself secretly.
"Oh and Harry,"
Harry turned and looked at him,
"Why were you outside?"
Harry looked down at himself, he was still dripping wet. He laughed quietly then looked at Malfoy, "Well you know these choices, a long time ago I made one, and well I'm sticking with it" he said then Malfoy grinned then turned and walked away in the direction of the Slytherin Common Room.
Serveus stood completely still in the shadows more confused than he had ever been in his life.
~*~
"Dumbledore I think I'm going to have to request a holiday, as I believe I'm going mad" Serveus said as he stood in front of the old headmasters desk. Dumbledore looked at him obviously amused.
"Is that so" He said not even attempting to cover the laughter that was behind his words.
"No, Dumbledore I think he's right, although I don't think much of this "going mad" business, now if we inserted the word "gone" in there now that would be much more appropriate" Sirius said from behind the dark potions teacher.
'Does he live here or something' Serveus thought his eyes narrowing.
Dumbledore chuckled lightly, causing Sirius to raise and eyebrow and Serveus' eyes to narrow only slightly further as that was as far as he could make them. Although only Dumbledore and Merlin could tell you what he was really laughing at, whether it be Sirus' joke, or how little things had changed since the two were children, or of course it could have been the twisted joke that Trelawny had told him earlier, or the fact that Ron was standing just outside the door doubled over trying to stop himself from bursting out with laughter as he silently listened in to the conversation that took place within. Or perhaps he was laughing at nothing, one could never be sure.
"It's not a laughing matter!" Snape cried, "I just saw, or I think I saw, the strangest thing, I swear I just saw Draco and Harry talking, in a civilized fashion, but they made no sense, well they did, but then they didn't, oh dear I need to sit down" He said then suddenly there was a burst of laughter from outside the door as Ron could no longer hold back the hysterics that were dying to be released.
Serveus turned to the door glaring at it as though there was no longer a door in the way and the sixth year red head was standing there with that dopey grin on his face, looking like a complete idiot.
"You are very welcome to join us Mr. Weasley, Merlin knows you might be able to offer some advice to Professor Snape" Dumbledore said lightly and the door opened revealing Ron, looking just as Serveus had predicted, 'What did I do to deserve this, will I forever being repaying my debt by having to work with this insufferable group of people' Snape thought pitying himself.
"Sorry about that Professor," Ron said sheepishly looking at Dumbledore, "I really didn't mean to listen in, I was sorta... Hey Sirius!" He cried with a grin changing the subject so obviously that the original topic just seemed to be dropped.
'They can all do it' Serveus cried silently 'Everyone of these, these, people, can just change subjects, they can just make people forget what they were argh!!'
"What's his problem?" Ron said giving Severus a sidelong glance.
"I thought you had figured that out, you were laughing incredibly hard" Sirius said, and Ron looked at him confused. Sirius sighed "Serveus has gone mad"
"Oh yeah!"
"You know what, he reminds me of you" Serveus said suddenly looking from Ron to Sirius.
Sirius stood there thinking about this piece of information, then shook his head, "A little, not really" He said after a moment and Serveus stood quietly pondering over this answer while Dumbledore sat in his seat humming to himself not really caring that everyone had forgotten he was there, just enjoying life as the minutes ticked by.
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