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Chapter 7
"Ok, I am more than bored" Draco commented, looking at the crowd of people.
"You and me both" Harry replied. "I swear, even Binns has more interesting classes than this party!"
"Mhm" Draco muttered. "So, when's Athan going to show up?"
"I don't know, but let's find out, shall we?" Harry said.
"How?" the blonde asked.
"I'm not the Lord of Light for nothing, you know" he replied. "Give me a few minutes, I'll contact him telepathically"
"Now he thinks of it" Draco mumbled.
"I tried before, but he didn't respond" Harry replied. "And he doesn't now, either"
"Maybe he's dead?" Draco suggested with a shrug and Harry glared at him.
"I'll send somebody to check up on him" the Lord of Light said and closed his eyes for a few seconds. "There. Ramses will check up on him or Cian"
"So, what do we do now?" Draco asked, looking around at the celebrating bunch of the Seer's friends.
"Dunno" Harry replied. "But I spent a lot of my childhood in a cupboard, so I'll manage"
"By the way, what happened to Cynthia?" Draco asked. "One minute you two were together and the other poof! No more relationship"
"We broke up" Harry replied raising an eyebrow.
"Wow! No shit?" the other said sarcastically. "I mean how did you break up?"
"She was pissed at me for disappearing all the time"
"Aha" Draco said, knowing he wouldn't get anymore out of Harry. "So, you over her?"
Harry didn't answer for a while. He just stared at the dancing Trelawney and then gave a small sigh.
"Would you get over Ginny?"
"I guess not" Draco replied. "You loved her that much, huh?"
"She's irreplaceable" Harry answered. "And now she's going out with Bob"
"Well, she might be irreplaceable, but I think you should try meeting someone new, Harry. No use in being single all your life and I think you'd manage loving someone else"
The Lord of Light didn't reply but looked around the room. Draco knew that his best friend's love life wasn't something he should interfere with, but maybe he should be seeing somebody. It already was three years since he and Cynthia broke up and Harry still wasn't over her. True, he probably would never forget her, but if he broke up with Ginny and she'd start dating someone else, he'd probably date again, too. True, he'd never forget the red haired angel, but still.
Suddenly, Harry's head snapped up and he said to Draco:
"Come on. Athan's in the USA and he's very fine. We need to see what's going on"
Draco felt the nervousness in his friend's voice and they went quickly to Trelawney, excused themselves and Apparated to a place near Athan's.
/-/-/-/-
"He's tried to contact Athan again" Akvar told M.
"It's pretty bad, what do we do next?" she asked.
"Send him a letter saying that Athan's safe and that they should go to Paris and meet him there" Akvar replied and took out a pen and a piece of parchment and started writing, when Severus Snape came in through the door fast.
"Quick! The pipes over the training room exploded and there's water everywhere!"
The two looked at each other and then started running along with Snape down the corridors.
"You go forward, Draco, I need to check on the reservoirs with Harry" Snape said and dragged M. with him onto some other corridors. "You're always with Draco nowadays and I can't have a word with you without him knowing" Severus said calmly.
"Um, is there something Draco shouldn't know?" M. asked.
"You know there is, Harry" he replied. "I know you still love Cynthia"
"Yeah, yes I do" M. replied thinking hard to remember anything about a person called Cynthia. No such luck, though.
"Do you think you could still love someone else, Harry?" he asked.
"I don't know... I really don't know" she replied. It was a good answer, right? Just what was this all about and why were they slowing down? "What about the reservoir?"
"It's ok and I blew up the pipes. I needed to talk to you in private for a while."
"You blew up the pipes?" she asked incredulously.
"Yes, but don't worry, it's serious, but all damage is reversible and Draco will take care of it."
"If you say so" she replied. This was odd. What could Snape possibly want with Harry so much he would blow up pipes in order for Draco to not know?
"I wanted to say I wanted a word in private with you tonight. At eight o' clock, is that alright?"
"Make it ten o'clock" she replied.
"Ten it is" he said. "Now, let's go back. The reservoirs are ok."
/-/-/-/-
"I want to sleep, Akvar" she complained. "I'm tired"
"It's only nine and a half!" he replied. "And plus, that Snape might know it isn't really you if he finds out you've gone to bed at half past nine."
"Really, Akvar, he won't. Please, let me go to bed!"
"Fine" he said with a sigh. "Good night and see you in the morning"
"Night" she said and let out a yawn and head for the bedroom.
After a long fight with herself, she decided not to tell Akvar anything about Snape and pretend she was sleepy. So, the moment he went out the door, she went back to Harry's office and sat down and started pondering about Snape's 'talk'. What was up with him, anyways? Why had he asked of 'Cynthia'? And what was this with Harry's love life... Ok stop right there, it wasn't what she thought it was, was it? But was Harry gay? No, Snape had mentioned 'Cynthia' and that was a woman's name... right? So, it wasn't about love. But what if Harry was bi? Oh, for God's sake, what was the Lord of Light into?
She spent nearly a half an hour into those thoughts until Snape himself entered the room.
"It's pouring outside" he said quietly.
"I've noticed" she answered. No, she hadn't, but hey! No use to admit it, ow was there?
"So, how's the wound in your heart?" he asked softly.
"What--... Healing badly and it'll leave a scar" she replied. Right, Cynthia.
Snape came closer to her and held her in his arms, gently and a bit more than just friendly. She just leaned into his embrace hoping Harry wouldn't kill her when he returned.
"I wish I could help" the Potion Master said softly.
"You are, Severus" she replied gently. "But give me time..."
"Three years is not enough?" he asked. "And you've been delaying me for nearly a year now"
"Is it really that much?" she asked sadly.
"Yes" he replied. "I understand if you don't want to... just tell me."
"You must understand that she has a great place in my heart... and it is not easy to love another"
"I know, Harry. I know" he replied and hugged her. "Just give me a chance. I'm not asking you to forget her, I'm asking you to see the others around you"
"To see you, you mean" she said gently.
"Me too" he replied sheepishly.
"You love me so and I can't return it... I feel guilty and I would feel guiltier if we were to be together" she said.
"Don't. Even if I knew you'd use me, I'd feel alright"
She sighed and looked at him sadly.
"Would you, Severus? Cynthia remains in my heart, maybe forever. If she were to welcome me back, I am afraid I would go with her"
"I understand. But meanwhile, let me offer you comfort" Severus said with a small smile. "It is not often that I share, but this is one of those times that I do"
She smiled and let her head on his shoulder.
"Do you?"
"If you love me the tenth of what you love Cynthia, I do"
Her smile widened. Hey, could she go to Hollywood? She was good enough to play Harry, wasn't she? And he was difficult to play.
But just then soft lips caught her own into a gentle kiss she gave in to. Harry would kill her, but it really wasn't that bad. Dying happened to everybody, right?
When he broke the kiss, all that escaped her lips was:
"Goodness, Severus"
/-/-/-/-
AN:
M: Oi, oi, oi, oi, oi! Severus... Harry... me! And I actually wrote that!
Akvar: Yes, you did. Interesting. Hey, is this considered slash or not?
M: Maybe on Severus's side. I don't think on mine, anyway.
Akvar: So, it's half-slash.
M: I don't know. But I think it's a first on ff.net.
Akvar: Could be.
M: I should write a fic like this. Before someone steals my idea!
Akvar: You go right ahead. I can even see the summary: "Someone/Someone slash. Or not? I don't know. Slash on one side... Wait, no! It's not. Ah, just read and you'll get the point!"
M: Not a bad idea for a summary. Maybe I should start working on the fic.
Akvar: You definitely should. And what would the pairing be?
M: Dunno... Um... How about 'HP(OC)/SS slash. Or not. Depends on which side you look at it. I don't know, you decide!'
Akvar: There! Even a good summary. How about the title?
M: 'How to Seduce a Gay Guy If You're a Woman'?
Akvar: Too long.
M: Perhaps you're right. How about 'Polyjuice'?
Akvar: Gives away too much.
M: 'I Am Not Who I Seem'
Akvar: That would do.
M: Great! If I see any bunnies I'll get to work!
Akvar: raises eyebrow Bunnies?
M: Plot bunnies! Mwahaha!
Akvar: Well, let's just leave her to her new slash/non-slash story, shall we? So, read, review and tell us what you think –and give her a good title, by the way-
Later AN by Akvar: it was solved, she made me post this later. The story is called 'I love whom I love' and yadda, yadda, you can find it on her page.
Chapter 7
"Ok, I am more than bored" Draco commented, looking at the crowd of people.
"You and me both" Harry replied. "I swear, even Binns has more interesting classes than this party!"
"Mhm" Draco muttered. "So, when's Athan going to show up?"
"I don't know, but let's find out, shall we?" Harry said.
"How?" the blonde asked.
"I'm not the Lord of Light for nothing, you know" he replied. "Give me a few minutes, I'll contact him telepathically"
"Now he thinks of it" Draco mumbled.
"I tried before, but he didn't respond" Harry replied. "And he doesn't now, either"
"Maybe he's dead?" Draco suggested with a shrug and Harry glared at him.
"I'll send somebody to check up on him" the Lord of Light said and closed his eyes for a few seconds. "There. Ramses will check up on him or Cian"
"So, what do we do now?" Draco asked, looking around at the celebrating bunch of the Seer's friends.
"Dunno" Harry replied. "But I spent a lot of my childhood in a cupboard, so I'll manage"
"By the way, what happened to Cynthia?" Draco asked. "One minute you two were together and the other poof! No more relationship"
"We broke up" Harry replied raising an eyebrow.
"Wow! No shit?" the other said sarcastically. "I mean how did you break up?"
"She was pissed at me for disappearing all the time"
"Aha" Draco said, knowing he wouldn't get anymore out of Harry. "So, you over her?"
Harry didn't answer for a while. He just stared at the dancing Trelawney and then gave a small sigh.
"Would you get over Ginny?"
"I guess not" Draco replied. "You loved her that much, huh?"
"She's irreplaceable" Harry answered. "And now she's going out with Bob"
"Well, she might be irreplaceable, but I think you should try meeting someone new, Harry. No use in being single all your life and I think you'd manage loving someone else"
The Lord of Light didn't reply but looked around the room. Draco knew that his best friend's love life wasn't something he should interfere with, but maybe he should be seeing somebody. It already was three years since he and Cynthia broke up and Harry still wasn't over her. True, he probably would never forget her, but if he broke up with Ginny and she'd start dating someone else, he'd probably date again, too. True, he'd never forget the red haired angel, but still.
Suddenly, Harry's head snapped up and he said to Draco:
"Come on. Athan's in the USA and he's very fine. We need to see what's going on"
Draco felt the nervousness in his friend's voice and they went quickly to Trelawney, excused themselves and Apparated to a place near Athan's.
/-/-/-/-
"He's tried to contact Athan again" Akvar told M.
"It's pretty bad, what do we do next?" she asked.
"Send him a letter saying that Athan's safe and that they should go to Paris and meet him there" Akvar replied and took out a pen and a piece of parchment and started writing, when Severus Snape came in through the door fast.
"Quick! The pipes over the training room exploded and there's water everywhere!"
The two looked at each other and then started running along with Snape down the corridors.
"You go forward, Draco, I need to check on the reservoirs with Harry" Snape said and dragged M. with him onto some other corridors. "You're always with Draco nowadays and I can't have a word with you without him knowing" Severus said calmly.
"Um, is there something Draco shouldn't know?" M. asked.
"You know there is, Harry" he replied. "I know you still love Cynthia"
"Yeah, yes I do" M. replied thinking hard to remember anything about a person called Cynthia. No such luck, though.
"Do you think you could still love someone else, Harry?" he asked.
"I don't know... I really don't know" she replied. It was a good answer, right? Just what was this all about and why were they slowing down? "What about the reservoir?"
"It's ok and I blew up the pipes. I needed to talk to you in private for a while."
"You blew up the pipes?" she asked incredulously.
"Yes, but don't worry, it's serious, but all damage is reversible and Draco will take care of it."
"If you say so" she replied. This was odd. What could Snape possibly want with Harry so much he would blow up pipes in order for Draco to not know?
"I wanted to say I wanted a word in private with you tonight. At eight o' clock, is that alright?"
"Make it ten o'clock" she replied.
"Ten it is" he said. "Now, let's go back. The reservoirs are ok."
/-/-/-/-
"I want to sleep, Akvar" she complained. "I'm tired"
"It's only nine and a half!" he replied. "And plus, that Snape might know it isn't really you if he finds out you've gone to bed at half past nine."
"Really, Akvar, he won't. Please, let me go to bed!"
"Fine" he said with a sigh. "Good night and see you in the morning"
"Night" she said and let out a yawn and head for the bedroom.
After a long fight with herself, she decided not to tell Akvar anything about Snape and pretend she was sleepy. So, the moment he went out the door, she went back to Harry's office and sat down and started pondering about Snape's 'talk'. What was up with him, anyways? Why had he asked of 'Cynthia'? And what was this with Harry's love life... Ok stop right there, it wasn't what she thought it was, was it? But was Harry gay? No, Snape had mentioned 'Cynthia' and that was a woman's name... right? So, it wasn't about love. But what if Harry was bi? Oh, for God's sake, what was the Lord of Light into?
She spent nearly a half an hour into those thoughts until Snape himself entered the room.
"It's pouring outside" he said quietly.
"I've noticed" she answered. No, she hadn't, but hey! No use to admit it, ow was there?
"So, how's the wound in your heart?" he asked softly.
"What--... Healing badly and it'll leave a scar" she replied. Right, Cynthia.
Snape came closer to her and held her in his arms, gently and a bit more than just friendly. She just leaned into his embrace hoping Harry wouldn't kill her when he returned.
"I wish I could help" the Potion Master said softly.
"You are, Severus" she replied gently. "But give me time..."
"Three years is not enough?" he asked. "And you've been delaying me for nearly a year now"
"Is it really that much?" she asked sadly.
"Yes" he replied. "I understand if you don't want to... just tell me."
"You must understand that she has a great place in my heart... and it is not easy to love another"
"I know, Harry. I know" he replied and hugged her. "Just give me a chance. I'm not asking you to forget her, I'm asking you to see the others around you"
"To see you, you mean" she said gently.
"Me too" he replied sheepishly.
"You love me so and I can't return it... I feel guilty and I would feel guiltier if we were to be together" she said.
"Don't. Even if I knew you'd use me, I'd feel alright"
She sighed and looked at him sadly.
"Would you, Severus? Cynthia remains in my heart, maybe forever. If she were to welcome me back, I am afraid I would go with her"
"I understand. But meanwhile, let me offer you comfort" Severus said with a small smile. "It is not often that I share, but this is one of those times that I do"
She smiled and let her head on his shoulder.
"Do you?"
"If you love me the tenth of what you love Cynthia, I do"
Her smile widened. Hey, could she go to Hollywood? She was good enough to play Harry, wasn't she? And he was difficult to play.
But just then soft lips caught her own into a gentle kiss she gave in to. Harry would kill her, but it really wasn't that bad. Dying happened to everybody, right?
When he broke the kiss, all that escaped her lips was:
"Goodness, Severus"
/-/-/-/-
AN:
M: Oi, oi, oi, oi, oi! Severus... Harry... me! And I actually wrote that!
Akvar: Yes, you did. Interesting. Hey, is this considered slash or not?
M: Maybe on Severus's side. I don't think on mine, anyway.
Akvar: So, it's half-slash.
M: I don't know. But I think it's a first on ff.net.
Akvar: Could be.
M: I should write a fic like this. Before someone steals my idea!
Akvar: You go right ahead. I can even see the summary: "Someone/Someone slash. Or not? I don't know. Slash on one side... Wait, no! It's not. Ah, just read and you'll get the point!"
M: Not a bad idea for a summary. Maybe I should start working on the fic.
Akvar: You definitely should. And what would the pairing be?
M: Dunno... Um... How about 'HP(OC)/SS slash. Or not. Depends on which side you look at it. I don't know, you decide!'
Akvar: There! Even a good summary. How about the title?
M: 'How to Seduce a Gay Guy If You're a Woman'?
Akvar: Too long.
M: Perhaps you're right. How about 'Polyjuice'?
Akvar: Gives away too much.
M: 'I Am Not Who I Seem'
Akvar: That would do.
M: Great! If I see any bunnies I'll get to work!
Akvar: raises eyebrow Bunnies?
M: Plot bunnies! Mwahaha!
Akvar: Well, let's just leave her to her new slash/non-slash story, shall we? So, read, review and tell us what you think –and give her a good title, by the way-
Later AN by Akvar: it was solved, she made me post this later. The story is called 'I love whom I love' and yadda, yadda, you can find it on her page.