I hope that most people were satisfied with the last chapter; it should have explained many a things in the story. Don't worry; I'll make for questions for you later on. Thanks all for the reviews! Remember Sam, she'll be important later on!
Chapter 6
The group awoke just after sunset and congregated in the dining area of the Manor. Severus looked like he was going to fall asleep in his breakfast, obviously not used to the nocturnal schedule.
"Coffee, Sev?" Amara asked, pushing the black elixir of caffeinated life towards him. He mumbled something unintelligible and grabbed the cup. He took one long drink and set the mug back down.
"That's better," he sighed. He now looked a bit more awake and aware of his surroundings. He leveled his gaze on Harry, who was contentedly sucking on a blood bag. "Harry, I have to apologize to you. You haven't done anything to me, so I have no right to be cruel to you. I hope that we could start anew."
"That sounds good sir," Harry smiled at the Potions Master. "I hope it wasn't my…history…that made you do this." Harry now looked a bit distant.
"Partially, but mostly it was Amara who gave my moral compass a bit of a tune up," Severus said. "Also, she gave me a reminder of someone who I had lost who told me never to judge too soon."
"Who was that?" Harry asked.
Severus paused, debating if he should tell Harry. "She reminded me of my wife, Samantha."
"Samantha was your wife?" Harry gasped. "Then I guess that this does belong to you." Severus looked at the boy with curiosity as Harry took a chain from his neck. On the end of the chain was a ring, a familiar ring to Severus.
"It's her wedding ring," Severus said slowly. "How did you get this?"
"When she died, he body turned into dust and blew away. The only thing left was her ring. I just wanted to remember my savior," Harry answered. "She said something odd to me before she died. It was 'share my heart with my Black Knight'. Do you understand that?"
"Sam always called me her Black Knight," Severus actually smiled, his mind flashing with memories. "But sharing her heart? That is beyond me."
The group was silent for a while, eating or drinking their breakfast (breakfast is when you wake up, so it was at night). Finally Amara spoke up. "Severus, do you think that you could tutor Harry in both magical and muggle subjects? He hasn't gone to a school and I know you can do both."
"That can be arranged. I would hate for the savior of the world not knowing what the Draught of Living Death was," Severus smirked.
"School?" Harry groaned.
"Stop whining, I haven't made you go to school before, I feel like I'm slacking in the guardian business," Amara glared.
"Don't worry; I'm not going to be the mean teacher I am at Hogwarts. Unless you annoy me, then I will," Severus said, sucking down the rest of his coffee. "Shall we begin today?"
"I feel like a man being led to the gallows," Harry sighed.
"Short drop with a sudden stop Harry, it will go by fast," Amara smirked.
"Why do I not feel good about this?" Harry asked no one.
Sorry, another short one, I've been hoping around places doing things, so I don't have a lot of time. Also I watched the Red Wings lose, so I'm a bit out of focus. I think the Horror category in this is wrong, what do you all think? On to reviews!
HecateDeMort- How eloquent. Thank you very much.
Drusilla- A bit easier to understand now isn't it? About Sam, some more about her will be surfacing later on.
Kaaera- Whoa, you're more hyper than me on caffeine. Maybe not…my friends shutter when I remind them of me and a two liter of Mountain Dew. Thanks so much!
HexWa- Oh, those guys, they're up there somewhere; I get odd flashes of crap for random stories from them. Like the end for Deletions Creations…*evil laugh* It was my computer going nuts, it is trying to kill me, I swear!