RE A/N: Okays yah so I had a complaint about the cover name so I changed it so it's less inconspicuous, so If you keep reading and see the name Simon and are clueless it means you haven't read this chapter since the cover name changed.
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A/N: To anyone who started reading this fic so long ago I'm soooo sorry for taking so gosh darn long getting this blasted 2nd chapter out. I don't know why it really took me so long but alas it did and work and school didn't help any.
Randomness of the moraco: Too much Dance Dance Revolution can make you all sweaty and smelly.
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The Young And The Hopeless
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Chapter 2
The Anthem
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Harry, as he promised managed to get Sev to the hospital wing without being seen. He seems familiar, but I know I don't know him, well don't actually know him know him. He still seems so familiar Harry kept thinking to himself on the way.
When they entered the hospital wing Pomfrey came out of her office asking 'What have you done this time, Potter?'
'Oh, I'm fine Madame Pomfrey,' Harry answered. 'It's just I found him by the lake,' he gestured to Sev, 'and you see-'
Harry was cut off by Pomfrey letting out a gasp. He watched curiously as the woman rubbed her eyes and looked back at Sev. 'Snape what have you done to yourself? Testing some aging potion you're working on or something?'
'Snape?' Harry whispered.
'I've no clue what you're talking about Pomfrey, but it seems you've taken some sort of aging potion yourself. Do you fancy having all those wrinkles or something, or was it purely accidental?' Sev retorted.
'You may be a co-worker, but that gives you no right to show your cheek like you did when you were still a student.'
'Have you gone mad woman? I am still a student!'
The infirmary door opened and a tall dark brooding potions master walked in. 'Madame Pomfrey, I finished your-' Snape stopped talking when he saw Sev and nearly dropped a flask containing a potion which he'd been bringing to Madame Pomfrey.
Pomfrey looked at Sev and then to Snape and back. She suddenly passed out onto the floor.
Snape stared at Sev for a moment and then looked to Harry. 'Mr. Potter, take your "friend" to see the headmaster. I'll take care of Pomfrey,' he said shushing them both out the door.
After the door closed rather harshly behind them Sev, or rather Severus, turned to Harry. 'Tell me Potter, what's his problem, who the hell is he and what's he got shoved up his arse? Also, I need pants, my legs are starting to get cold.'
Harry stared over at Severus as they were walking to the headmaster's office. 'I don't really think I'm the one who should tell you. I think that's why he sent us to the headmaster,' Harry explained. He then took off his robe and handed it to Severus. 'Here, put it on, button it up and hold it to you at the part that doesn't button. It'll keep you warmer and if someone sees us they won't see you in your underwear'
Severus took Harry's robe and wrapped it around himself holding it to him, still embarrassed that Harry had actually seen him in his underwear.
Harry and Severus walked in silence to the headmaster's office. Harry spoke the password and the gargoyle jumped aside. They climbed the stairs and then Harry knocked on the headmaster's door.
'Come in,' they heard from the inside as the doors swung open. 'Ah, Mr. Snape, I thought we should be expecting you sometime this year.'
'Excuse me?'
'When you do arrive back in your own time you will tell me about your experience and traveling through time to the future,' Dumbledore explained.
'The future?' Sev asked.
'So, you- you're Severus Snape? Just my age Severus Snape?' Harry asked.
'Yes, I am, do you know me in this time or something?'
'You already met yourself of this time.'
Severus raised an eyebrow.
'The one with something shoved up his arse,' Harry whispered to him.
'It is very important, Severus that everything go as normally as it can whilst you are here. We'll put you in all the classes you were attending your 7th year except potions. I will tutour you personally in that subject seeing as your future self is our resident potions master. I regret to say that you'll be staying in Gryffindor tower. We're going to give you a cover name and pass you off as a transfer student,' the headmaster explained.
'WHAT? Why do I have to stay in Gryffindor?!' Severus asked furiously.
'Harry, here is the only one who knows of your secret. I would much appreciate no one else finding out and with Harry knowing if you stay in Gryffindor he'll be able to keep an eye on you so that information isn't accidentally divulged, and so that you will be safer being around someone you now know and someone who knows of your secret.'
Severus sighed. 'Fine then, what's my new name?'
'Simon Edwards. I'll have a trunk of things and a new bed moved into the Gryffindor 7th year dormitory momentarily. Harry I will trust you show Severus, or rather Simon, to his new residence.'
'Okay,' Harry agreed.
Severus, or for now Simon, sighed and turned to follow Potter. They walked down the Hogwarts hallways toward Gryffindor tower.
'So, I suppose you're in some way related to James Potter?'
'Yes,' Harry replied. 'I'm his son.'
They arrived at Gryffindor tower. Harry shared the password so that Severus would know it and they then entered. Harry was thankful the common room wasn't very full of people, just a few younger year students so all turned to look at Severus as Harry dragged him as fast as he could to the boys' dormitory.
When they entered the dormitory Harry made note that a new four poster bed had been moved in right next to his with a trunk at the foot of the bed with the initials S.E. 'Well, I suppose, that's your new bed,' Harry said.
Severus walked over to the trunk and opened it to look inside. 'I suppose I'm also supposed to dress like a Gryffindor as well?'
'If you're going to stay here and pretend to be a member of Gryffindor house, then yes, you will,' Harry replied.
'I hate red and gold together. Gold is such a gaudy colour.'
'Well you might want to get dressed. Our dorm mates have pretty unpredictable times about coming in. You wouldn't want them catching you in your underwear trying to cover yourself with my robe now would you?' Harry inquired.
Severus glared at Harry.
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A/N: God, only knows how long it eventually took me to finish this blasted chapter. I guess it wasn't too hard it's just that every time I kept writing more and more on it I wasn't happy with it and then eventually I finally just added that last line in and I'm happy now and all that now needs to be done is for me to write more….I think I still remember how I was supposed to end this thing anyway. This is what I get for going off and leaving a fic unfinished for so darn long.