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Chapter Five- That wasn't meant to happen!
Severus was happy…amazed but happy. Although not as amazed as Minerva it seemed, as he heard a whispered conversation between her and Albus,
"Do you think he cast a spell on her?"
"No Minerva I do not."
"But there must have been someth…"
"Why can you not believe that Harriet and Severus made friends of their own accord?"
"The both hated each other so much it seems impossible." Just as Albus was about to reply Severus walked by whistling. He knew to see him whistling would shock even Albus which was hard to do, so naturally Severus attempted to do it as often as possible.
Three weeks had passed since that morning in the great hall and Severus had been smiling almost constantly, even the appearance of the schools latest Longbottom hadn't dimmed his spirits…well maybe a little. Severus stopped abruptly, it was Harriet's free period of the day and that meant she'd bee under her invisibility cloak in his class ready to cause mischief. It was his own fault Severus concluded as in one her classes he had stood outside the room and made her chair become invisible. Then Severus had levitated it about the classroom so Harriet had kept tripping over, how he cursed that side of himself now. Harriet had retaliated which caused him to and so on and so on. Severus got his class of first year to go in (they surprisingly didn't seem afraid of him while the rest of the school were literally backing away) and then went in himself. Looking around Severus breathed a sigh of relief, everything appeared to be normal.
"Right." Said Severus walking over to his desk "today we will be making the simple shrinking solution. Instructions are on the board." Severus got out his want but dropped it in shock when with a loud squawk it turned into a parrot. While the class roared with laughter Severus was frantically searching for his real wand. 'I'm going to kill her and I'm going to kill those Weasley twins for producing these things' he thought when he figured out his real wand his disappeared. Finally he asked,
"Knott may I borrow your wand please? I seem to of misplaced mine." Severus heard a snort that he was sure hadn't come from a student. Thankfully the rest of the class did not require a want and so when the class filed out Severus turned to clean the black board. Suddenly he felt something hard poking him in the back. Smirking he said,
"Is that a wand or are you just pleased to see me?"
"Eww Sev that's gross." The wand was swiftly taken away and Severus turned to grin at an apparently empty classroom.
"How many times have I told you not to call me Sev? And why don't you take that cloak off?"
"Severus is such a mouthful! I don't feel like taking it off."
"Well then may I have my want back?" Severus had moved to where he approximately thought Harriet was. His guess proved to be right when a slender h\and emerged holding his wand, swiftly Severus grabbed the wrist.
"Ha got you!" Harriet giggled at him and threw her arms around his neck. Severus had never been spontaneously hugged before the last three weeks, but now he was getting used to it. He slipped his arms under the cloak and was hugging Harriet back when,
"Severus you seem to have lost your body." It was Albus. Severus cleared his throat and said,
"Yes, it seems I have."
"Well when you have found it I'd like to see you in my office." Albus left with that annoying twinkle in his eye. When he had gone Harriet collapsed at Severus's feet laughing.
"For goodness sake it wasn't that funny." Severus glared at Harriet as she emerged.
"Oh you should have seen your face!" Harriet cackled and then looked at him before hastily adding "ok I'm calm now. What have you done to upset Albus?"
"Nothing as far as I know. I'd better go, see you at dinner." Severus entered Albus's office a few minutes later and was surprised to see the rest of the staff –minus Harriet- sitting there.
"Sorry, am I late?" He asked feeling confused.
"No. We've been talking and have come to a decision about something that we've found out."
"Right." Severus slowly sat.
"About an hour ago I received an important letter. A band of Voldemorts old deatheaters have managed to break out of Azkaban and leading them are the two Malfoys. They left a note behind. It say's 'We have learnt Voldemorts ways. Even Harriet Potter cannot kill us all, so we shall kill you, starting with Potter.' Severus we were wondering if you could once again take Harriet to your mansion to protect her."
"Of course I will Albus; I'll go tell her right away."
"No Severus. You mustn't let on what the reason is it could destroy her." Severus looked at Albus's face and asked,
"What else haven't you told me?"
"We need to know how Harriet defeated Voldemort."
"But she told us herself, she cannot remember. It was lost when she blacked out, surly you'll stick up for her Hermione." Severus desperately looked at Harriet's oldest ally but the girl just sat there mutely. Albus was the one, who broke the silence,
"I believe that it is stored somewhere in her mind but it has been locked away because she doesn't want to remember. I will perform 'Legilimens' on her."
"Sir if you don't mind may I do that?" Severus knew that Harriet wouldn't want to run the risk of people finding out what had happened between them before."
"What will you tell her?" Albus was looking calmly at him.
"The truth, I will tell her about the breakout and that we think we need her knowledge. I will naturally not mention the not."
"Very well Severus." Albus consented. Severus left the office and spent the rest of the day teaching or hiding in his office. He didn't go to dinner; he didn't think he could stand Harriet questioning him in front of the others. At nine he summarised she would be finished and made his way up to Harriet's rooms. As though he was singing his death sentence Severus knocked on the door,
"Come in the passwords off." Severus stepped in and caught a glimpse of Harriet going into her bedroom clad in a towel, "I've just gotten out of the bath. I'll be with you in just a minute." Severus was sitting glumly on the sofa but when Harriet walked back into the room his mouth dropped. Harriet was only in her underwear, this didn't bother Severus at all because as Harriet said he'd already seen her like that. It was the actual underwear that got to him, before she'd worn modest cotton. Tonight however the bra was made out of flimsy lace. Her usual panties had been replaced with a lace and silk thong. Both pieces were lavender and as Harriet walked Severus couldn't help noticing that the colour complimented her honey gold skin.
"Sev. I thought I would be you. I'm getting dressed here; I have got to find out what you've been up to that made Albus demand to see you."
"Harriet!" Severus exploded; he just couldn't believe his eyes,
"What?" A frown appeared on her face.
"What are you wearing?"
"Oh." Harriet flushed "It's a long story to how I got these and I know you don't want to hear it."
"But I do! And if you refuse to tell me I'll just have to keep from you what I need to say." Severus was extremely curious now and Harriet stuck out her tongue at him.
"Mean! Very well I brought these ten years ago for you."
"Me?!" Severus was thunderstruck, had she thought he wore woman's clothes?
"Well not literally for you. They were for me to wear for you. I wanted to seduce you while wearing them. Then I realised it wasn't going to happen."
"Have you worn them for another man?" Severus didn't know why but he had to find out.
"No, they were brought with you in mind and only you. I even chose lavender because when I stayed with you I slept in the lavender suite."
"How come you're wearing them now?"
"I found them in a draw and thought it was a shame they'd never been worn as they are beautiful." Severus stared a moment longer the shook himself 'it's not as though you haven't seen her body before. Good grief man you've seen her naked before so get over it.' Severus told himself firmly and hen said out loud,
"I was wondering if you'd like to come to Snape manor for Christmas."
"Sev I'd love to!" Harriet smiled before pulling her t-shirt over her head, covering up the last of her skin.
"Also I must as a favour of behalf of the rest of the staff."
"What's that then?"
"The deatheaters have broken out." Severus swallowed nervously "Albus believes that the only way to stop them is how you defeated Voldemort. I know you don't remember but Albus also believes that it is locked away in your memory and wish's me to use 'legilmens' on you."
"No!" Harriet reeled back going deathly pale. Severus frowned, he'd expected something else but not what appeared to be terror.
"Is there something you wish to hide from me?"
"Yes… no… why you?"
"For a start we are friends and secondly I volunteered as I didn't think you'd want to risk someone finding out what happened when you last visited my manor."
"If we have to, just get it over with." Now Harriet sounded resigned and she stood in front of him. Severus shot her s concerned look, raised his wand and yelled "Leglimens". Then Severus was rushing into her mind. He watched the final departure of Voldemort with growing despair. How was he going to explain this to Albus? Then that memory was over and Severus was about to move on but his attention was caught. As he watched more and more memories Severus realised something 'I've been her only lover, that's why no man has ever seen the lavender set.' He thought wonderingly 'She cannot reach satisfaction without the thought of me as no other man can arouse her…' then with a jolt Severus realised he had watched too much and that Harriet was going to be furious. Severus wrenched his mind away with such force that he and Harriet went flying apart, Severus sat up shaking as he tried to take in what he had learnt.
"Harriet?" She looked at him trembling "You remember I once asked you how many lovers had you had?" She nodded "Well now I know that it's only been me." Harriet let out a sob and dived for her bedroom. Unfortunately for her to get that she had to go past him. Severus caught her and kissed her, "Why did you never tell me?" Harriet just looked at him before twisting out of his grasp and running past him. Severus left numbly, he knew he ought to see Dumbledore but he couldn't at that point in time. Later he sat staring into his fire and he came to an amazing realization. He felt triumphant over what he had learnt but also strangely tender. He daren't put a name to his feelings but Severus decided that he wished to win Harriet's heart as well as her body.