Sirius looked suspicious. "Where's Harry?"

Dumbledore smiled. "If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise, now would it?"

Sirius shifted slightly, looking to Remus for reassurance. His eyes flicked across the table, there where two people missing, Harry and Snape.

Harry smiled sweetly at Severus. "Well, lets get this over with, love"

Severus smiled but said nothing, holding the door open.

Sirius smiled as he saw Harry enter. His eyes widened as he recognized the boy walking beside Harry, holding his hand.....

"Snivellus." Dumbledore looked at Sirius.

Severus stopped short as his eyes met Sirius'. He groaned as he sat down, across from Sirius. Harry smiled widely at seeing his godfather, turing slightly to face Severus, with a warning glare he sent a silent message. 'I don't care if you don't like him, TRY to get along, for MY sake'

"HARRY! Nice to see you!" Sirius smiled. "I do hope your relatives have been nice to you."

Harry looked down at his plate, as the food appeared around him. "hmm"

'Sirius Black, half-brained incompetent idiot!' A voice said suddenly. Harry looked at Severus, who again, was staring at Sirius.

Sirius raised an eyebrow, the other boy hadn't said anything. "Why can't you two get past that?" Harry accidentally asked aloud.

"Wha-?" Sirius began, but stopped when Dumbledore placed a silencing hand on his shoulder. The rest of the table had quieted, turning to the two silent boys.

Harry looked at Severus. 'Hey! Don't look at me, they ALWAYS started it.'

Severus glared, as Harry shook his head. 'I don't get you two, really, could you be more childish?' Severus stiffened slightly. 'We should wrap this up, or carry on later.' He gestured slightly towards the rest of the table. "We have an audience now."

Harry looked up. The rest of the table was staring at them. "What?" Most turned away, but a few...Dumbledore, Remus and Sirius didn't.

"Ah, Harry....What was that?" Sirius asked.

Harry smiled reassuringly. "Nothing really, just talking to Severus."

Sirius' eyes widened. "Ho-Wha-Harry, how are you talking to him? You never opened your mouth!"

Dumbledore was deep in thought as he listened quietly to the conversation, as was the rest of the table. Harry shrugged. "I hear him in my head, I talk to him the same way. I just direct the thought at him and he hears it, it's the same way for me to hear him."

"Harry do-" Sirius said softly, pausing to think for a moment. His eyes widened, as did most of the other professors, they all looked to Dumbledore. "Albus....!"

Dumbledore smiled. "Harry, Severus. I must ask that you go down to your rooms and stay there until I send for you. Something has come up, something we must deal with." He continued before Severus or Harry could say anything. "I can't say anymore right now."

Harry and Severus looked at there half eaten food. 'I guess we'll stop by the kitchen on our way down, eh?' Severus stood, nodding. Harry followed him silently, placing a hand on Severus' shoulder. Severus smiled and pulled Harry closer, wrapping an arm around his waist.

Sirius waited until the large door to the hall closed securely, casting silencing spells and an anti-eavesdropping spell quickly. "ALBUS!! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!?!? WHY ARE HARRY AND SNAPE ACTING LIKE LOVE SICK PUPPIES?!??!?"

Albus waited for the ranting to finish, he turned to everyone else. "I need to know if anyone has seen this happen before, where Harry and Severus converse without saying anything."

Many nodded and told of small incidents similar to the one that had just happened. Dumbledore took it all in, thinking. Eventually he turned to Sirius. "Think some how, Harry and Severus have been bonded somehow."

Dumbledore stood, motioning that the 'meeting' was over. "You are not to answer any of Severus' or Harry's questions until we really find out what is going on." Sirius followed close behind Dumbledore, towards his office. "You're not answering my questions! Why was Harry hanging off SNAPE??"

Dumbledore walked into his office, going up the stairs. He motioned for Sirius to take a seat and did the same. "Sirius, what I am about to tell you will anger you or shock you, but I must ask that you don't take your emotions out on either Harry or Severus."

Sirius sat down, glaring at Dumbledore, his mind racing at the possibilities. "What Harry and Severus have is something special, so special I don't even think they truly realize it. It's a fragile relationship, I know you don't approve but, Sirius, I don't think they need your approval. I want you to support them as best you can, even if it mean ignoring Severus so as to not upset Harry."

Sirius' mouth opened and closed, much like a fish out of water, looking for words. He eventually stood, looking totally disgusted with Dumbledore. "Oh, and Sirius, could you please go and send Harry and Severus up here, The password, I believe, is Boomslang."

Harry smiled, sitting next to Severus, occasionally stealing a kiss every now and then. Severus said nothing, kissing back only half heartedly. "Potter, stop it." He barked as Harry leaned over to kiss him again. Harry looked hurt, looking searchingly at Severus.

"Why? I thought you loved me." Harry breathed.

Severus looked at him indifferently. "I have so far said no such thing."

Harry looked away, tears welding in his eyes. "I'm sorry...." He said, getting up and leaving the room, going and sitting on the lone bed.

Severus sighed. 'Why must I always take my anger out on people who don't deserve it? Why can't I keep my big mouth SHUT?' he heard Harry's hurt voice echo in his mind. 'Cause you're a hypocritical prat.' He stood, using a small scrap of paper as a bookmark. Severus walked quietly into the bedroom, gently sitting down next to Harry, who refused to look at him. "I'm sorry, Harry. I've had a trying.....day, I took it out on you, and that's wrong. I'm really sorry." He reached out and gently touched Harry's head, stroking back his unruly hair.

Sirius had quickly worked down the shock, as he walked into the cold, damp dungeons. 'How does Harry live in this? It's so.....Slytherin!'

Sirius muttered the password as he reached the picture of Salazar Slytherin, the picture swung open after a brief moment of looking questioningly at Sirius. "Harry...?" He stood silent for a moment, listening. He heard murmuring coming from a room in front of him, the bedroom, hue guessed.

Harry sat looking distressed on the bed, flinching away from Severus' eyes. Sirius glared, that boy had done something to Harry! He was about to rush in and yell at the Snape, when he heard Snape apologies and Harry except it, leaning into the other boy's touch.

'God, that really reminds me of how much Harry missed out on affection in is life.' He sighed, this calling attention to himself. Harry and Severus' heads whipping up to look at him. He smiled half heartedly. "uh...Dumbledore wants you two in his office....." He watched as Harry and Snape got up, walking past him. He followed them out, closing the door behind them.

They were all silent as they walked up towards the office, Sirius said a silent goodbye, as he turned down a different corridor.

The door swung open as Harry was about to knock on it. Dumbledore was scribbling madly on a piece of parchment, he slowed and came to a stop before looking up. "Hello, Harry, Severus. Please, sit down." The two teens complied. "Lemon drop?"

Severus shuttered. 'Vile things they are.' Harry laughed, nodding in agreement. "I bet you two are wondering why I asked you to leave early, and why I've called you up here."

Both boys nodded. "That might have crossed our minds, once...or twice." Severus said sarcastically.

Dumbledore ignored the comment. "I need you, Harry, to hold Severus' hand then hold both of your hands out for me to see." Harry complied hesitantly, looking questionably at Dumbledore. He smiled reassuringly at Harry, bringing up his wand, tapping Harry's and Severus' hands as he spoke. "Quanimas"

Harry and Severus looked at their hands as golden print appeared above them. 'Adamoumbra Iugum' Dumbledore clicked his tongue, sighing. Harry looked at him. "What was that?"

Dumbledore looked at Harry, then at Severus. "Harry, do you remember ever being hit with a stray spell, or having gotten splashed with a potion Neville made?" Harry thought for a moment.

"There was this one time, I was walking down the hall when Malfoy raced in front of me and muttered some spell, I got hit with it....but nothing was wrong, I even went and got checked up by Madame Pomfrey. She ran a bunch of tests but everything came up negative....why?" He asked.

Dumbledore nodded. "It would seem as if a bonding spell was placed on you and Severus." He chuckled. "It's really funny though...." Harry and Severus looked confused. "You see, this spell, it only bonds people who meet certain....requirements. Firstly, both bonded don't even have to be present when the spell is preformed. The one hit with the spell usually activates it with feelings of great distrust or hate towards another. Secondly, the two will only be bonded if they had, at any point in time, thought about having some sort of sexual relation with the other......" He paused for a moment. "This bond is unlike any other, it will let the two bonded go great distances from each other, out of the country, across towns etc. It slowly works on the feelings and makes them change from hate to love, or friendship, the stronger that hate, the more it has to change to love." He looked at Harry thoughtfully. "The Shadow bond, as it is called, doesn't do anything noticable to either of the bonded, so it seems as if they are perfectly normal, it slowly melds the minds together. That step has happened for both of you, even before you were totally aware it was someone else in your mind."

Severus looked at Dumbledore in disbelief. "I'm bonded?" Harry looked more confused than he was in the beginning.

Dumbledore smiled. "Your magics will also meld together slightly, so you will feel a slight increase in power." Dumbledore looked up as an owl flew into the room. He smiled, taking the letter from the owl as it landed. He read it silently, before turning the letter over to Severus.

Severus took the letter, looking at it cautiously. He didn't want anything else to mess up his day even more, as late as it was in this one.

'Dear Albus,

I regret to inform you but, I can not find a cure for this potion. All I found out is that it will wear off slowly, letting the person relive their life. The memories may return, I don't know really. If they do, they will seem distant and remote, like a dream. I am very sorry I could not help you.

Yours truly,

Matthew Hopkins'

Severus frowned looking up at Dumbledore, who looked old and defeated. "What does this mean?"

"Severus, I won't lie to you. I sent samples of that potion across the globe and back again, to twenty different people. Some who you knew, some I knew, all were the world's best in potions. They all slowly sent me back responses similar to this one. I know it hasn't been all that long but, they have been working non-stop. I regret to say this, but that was my last hope. Severus, you will be living the rest of your life, anew." He smiled slightly.

"You won't have a spy anymore..." Severus breathed. "I read about my old life, in the journals I kept."

Dumbledore nodded. "You two may go now." He smiled, his eyes twinkling again. "Also, Severus, one more thing. You will be attending ALL the classes Harry takes, and will be teaching Potions to him and his fellow year mates. You will only have to teach, your marking, if you wish, can be turned over to the other potions teacher."

Harry stood, following Severus blindly. He walked in a daze, everything he'd been told making little or no affect. He'd ask Severus, he seemed to understand, yes, he would tell him what it meant that he was bonded......