Suicide Solution.
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Summary: A Severitus challenge, [Snape is Harry's father] Story begins at
11.59pm on July 30th. It's the summer before Harry's 6th year, and Harry's
changing . . . (A Dark Harry fic)
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*Coughs* Okay here's the next chapter, warning a very insane character causes torture again.
Chapter 31
In the ROR facing Draco and Tanathos stood Blaise, but he was not alone, nor was he in a position to greet his friends.
Tanathos pushed past Draco his temper rising again
"You bastard!" he hissed at Ron, who was pinning Blaise to the ground "You mother fucking bastard!" he picked Ron up off Blaise and threw him across the room. Seamus and Dean, who had been helping Ron, backed away quickly. Tanathos spotted this and hissed
"Gelo!" the two Gryffindor's froze in place and Tanathos turned his attention back to Ron, who was getting up off the stone floor, slowly
"What the fuck do you think you're playing at Weasley?" he hissed as he reached him
Ron didn't answer, so Tanathos threw him to the ground and smashed his head against the stone floor.
"Answer me!" he hissed. Again Ron stayed silent so Tanathos hit his head on the floor again, repetitively.
Meanwhile Draco was helping Blaise stand
"Are you okay?" he asked the dark haired boy
"Yeah. Where's Tanathos? I mean Harry?"
Draco smiled "Don't worry I know he's Tanathos."
"You do. Oh shit. I'm sorry Draco I would have told you eventually honest. Are you mad?"
Blaise was leaning against Draco heavily and so the blonde boy moved him over to a chair and sat him on it.
"No I'm not mad. Surprised, but not mad. Why did you think I would be?"
Blaise leant back in the chair and took a deep breath before he answered his friend
"Well yeah. I did. So why aren't you mad?"
Draco shrugged "I've come to like Tanathos. I'll get him back someday"
Blaise blinked
"But I thought you weren't mad?"
Draco smirked
"I'm not, but he entered my Manor, without telling me, I have to hit him at least once for that."
Blaise laughed then coughed slightly before asking
"Where's Tanathos now?"
"Beating up Weasley. Can't you feel his mind?"
Blaise shut his eyes briefly then opened them with fear filling them. Draco was taken back
"What? What did you find out?" he asked anxious
"Tanathos is going to kill him"
"What!" Draco screeched "Are you serious?"
Blaise gave him a look that said all too clearly 'Well Duh'
"You have to stop him"
He said to the blonde boy
"Why?"
Blaise sighed
"Because if he does kill him Dumbledore will be alerted immediately. It's one of the defences in the school"
Draco stared at him
"How do you know that?"
Blaise shrugged "Not all the professor's have their minds as guarded as Dumbledore and Snape do"
Draco smirked "So you probed. Find anything interesting?"
Blaise smiled "Yes and I'll tell you later. But first you have to stop Tanathos!"
"Okay, Okay, I'm going" Draco stood and moved over to where Tanathos was punching Weasley in the face.
"Harry you cant kill him," he said simply to the raven-haired boy
"I know, doesn't mean I can't hurt him," he snarled back
"What of Thomas and Finnegan?"
Tanathos snorted, "They're frozen for the minute. I'll hit them later. But as for now" he stood and with a wave of his hand forced Ron to hover in front of him.
Weasley was in a bad shape. His body was covered in blood, his breathing was rough, bruises were already forming on his face and some of his pale skin had been ripped off his face and neck.
Tanathos looked at him coldly and reached into his pocket. Blaise recognised it as the picture frame of Lady Campaspe.
"Engorgio" Tanathos muttered and the frame resumed its normal size. He waved his hand again and it fitted its self against the wall.
"Hello milady" he greeted the closed curtains politely. They opened as he spoke and Lady Campaspe smiled down on him, then after taking in the state of him and his robes frowned slightly
"What have you been up to Tanathos dear?"
Tanathos shrugged
"Not much. Just beating up an old friend that's all. You?"
"Tanathos and I have been making potions and talking about his life, my life and such and such"
Tanathos smiled at her
"I've missed speaking to you mother"
Behind him he heard Draco gasp and he smirked
"Yes dear, it has been a while hasn't it. What date is it?"
"Tuesday 2nd of November milady"
"The 2nd of November? Why havent you spoken to me sooner dear? I wanted to here about the party."
Tanathos looked down briefly "I am sorry, but other things have come up"
She smiled "Quiet alright. Now tell me who are you torturing?"
A look of hatred past over his face and he replied in a bitter voice "Ronald Weasley"
Lady Campaspe frowned "Disgusting family, they disgrace the name of Wizards!"
Tanathos smirked "I couldn't agree more. However I was wondering milady if you knew any spells that could torture him, but not kill him"
"Of course I do. What kind of torture do you prefer?"
"One that causes loss of blood would be good." He replied in a tone of one commenting on something as simple and everyday as breakfast.
"Abscido. Causes multiple cuts to be afflicted on the victim's body." She replied smiling
Tanathos grinned, "Cool"
He turned to Weasley who was still hanging limp in the air. His grin widened and he hissed
"Abscido!"
Weasley screamed. Tanathos laughed as the blood splattered from the young Ron Weasley's body and hit Tanathos.
On the floor Dean and Seamus watched in horror as one of their dorm mates literally ripped another to shreds.
Draco stepped back and whispered to Blaise
"Get someone here. Harry will kill Weasley if he's not careful"
'Professor!' he called mentally to Severus who answered in an annoyed voice
'What Blaise I'm working on a potion'
'It can wait. You'd best get you to the ROR quickly!'
'Why?' He asked the 6th year curious and yet still annoyed that his potion making had been interrupted
'Bring some healing potions too!' Blaise cried to him
'Why?' Severus asked again irritated that he was not being told the full details
'Because Cercis is ripping Weasley to shreds. Literally! And neither Draco nor I can stop him!' Blaise's voice was desperate
'What! I'll be right there! Try and stop him!' Severus shouted back
"Draco Snape is on his way! Try and stop him!"
Draco gave Blaise a look and said "Personally I would rather face a Horntail in a bad mood then try to stop Harry at the moment"
"I don't blood well care just try! I should be able to move soon, my energy is coming back, just go!"
Draco walked back over to where Tanathos was still talking pleasantly to Lady Campaspe and every now and then cursing Weasley with a different spell that the picture recommended he try.
Draco pulled his wand out and raised it to stun Tanathos, but he never got that far
"Put your wand down Draco"
Draco blinked, how had Tanathos seen that he had had his wand out?
"I was just going to help you" he said quietly
Tanathos laughed "No you weren't. You were trying to stop me. I could here what you and Blaise were saying. Now stand back Draco, unless you too wish to be covered in the filthy Weasley blood"
Draco grimaced and Tanathos laughed again
"No I didn't think you would."
"Harry, come on stop this. He's had enough"
Tanathos turned to face him and immediately Draco wished he hadn't. Tanathos was scaring him that much was obvious but it wasn't the torturing of Weasley that scared him no it was the fact that Tanathos looked remarkably like the Dark Lord, and knowing what the Dark Lord was capable of and seeing it mirrored in Tanathos was what scared him.
"Never thought I'd see the day a Malfoy defended a Weasley." He hissed
"Neither did I" came a voice from the door, every one who could turned to see who it was
Severus scanned the room. Taking it the two Gryffindors frozen to the spot, the injured Blaise collapsed in a chair, Lady Campaspe' s portrait on the wall, Weasley being held off the floor magically while various spells, hexes and curses were being inflicted on him, Draco standing in front of Tanathos with his wand in his hand at his side and then lastly on his son who was glaring at Draco and that was when he noticed a silver dagger in his hand.
Severus sneered "Any one care to explain what is going on here?" he asked the room
"I'm just having a little fun, that's all" came the reply from Tanathos
"Yes I can see that." Severus answered him dryly "Care to explain why you have Draconis out again?"
Draco looked confused and Tanathos blinked and in an instant the blade was hidden, back in it's sheath resting in his cloak pocket
"No" he replied, Draco looked at him in shock
Severus walked into the room, the door shutting behind him. He glanced at Weasley then lifted him wand and stopped all the curses and hexes on him.
Weasley fell to the ground, still bleeding and his breathing was now worse than before.
"Draco, take Blaise to the hospital wing and do not speak of these events to anyone understand!" Severus barked at him
"Yes sir" he answered before making his way over to Blaise and then helped him out of the room and down to the Infirmary.
"Harry sit down. While I tend to Mr Weasley"
Reluctantly Tanathos moved to the chair Blaise had vacated and sat in it. He thought of cigarettes and Absinth. Both appeared, he lit up and opened the bottle taking a swig of the thick green liquid before starting to puff on the cigarette.
He watched in silence as his father tended to the wounds of Weasley.
"Honestly, you need to learn to be more clean when you do this sort of thing Harry" he said whilst stopping the bleeding coming from Weasley's arm.
"Defrost Thomas and Finnegan, Obliviate them then they can take Mr Weasley down to the Infirmary." Severus said to Tanathos, who waved his hand and then two Gryffindor's were released of the spell. Immediately they backed away from Tanathos, who frowned.
"Obliterate!" he said and a dreamy look came over the three Gryffindors faces. Tanathos then said to them
"You were walking along the 7th floor corridor and you found Mr Weasley in a state, you need to take him to the hospital wing. Go"
Thomas and Finnegan walked over to where Weasley was laying and helped him up, as one they left the room and disappeared from view.
Once they were gone Severus rounded on his son
"What did you think you were doing? You utter idiot! Have I taught you nothing?" Tanathos gazed back into his fathers face not at all shocked at the reaction
Severus stalked towards him. "Come on, let's go to my office to talk" he grabbed Tanathos by the arm and pulled him out of the chair and out of the room as they left Tanathos called the picture of Lady Campaspe to shrink and return to him. It obeyed his command instantly.
As they moved down to the dungeons neither spoke, students from all years darted out of the way as the Potions Master walked briskly through the school.
Once they were in his office Severus threw up the lock and secrecy charms then turned to Cercis
"Care to explain yourself?" he hissed
Cercis remained unaffected
"He attacked Blaise, I attacked him." He answered calmly
"Was it really necessary to inflict that much pain onto him?" Severus asked mildly amused
"No" Cercis said simply "But I did anyway" he grinned at his father
"And a fine job you did. However you look a mess, is all that blood Weasleys?"
Cercis looked down at himself "Er . . . Yes. Oops."
Severus shock his head "Honestly" he muttered before waving his wand over his son and the robes cleaned themselves quickly.
"Thanks" he smiled at his father "How did you know what was going on?"
Severus sat down in the chair behind his desk "Blaise contacted me, he was under the impression that you were about to kill Mr Weasley"
Cercis sat opposite him
"I was only having a bit of fun. I wouldn't have killed him. Honest" he added as he saw his father raise an eyebrow in disbelief.
"It's a shame you wont join the Dark Lord, you would be fantastic as a DE" he said to
Cercis quietly
"I don't follow anyone. I'll side with him yes maybe, but follow him, like the rest of the DE's do? Not bloody likely"
Severus looked up at him in shock
"You'll side with him?" he asked
Cercis shrugged "Yeah probably"
Severus blinked before moving around the desk and sweeping Cercis up into a hug. Completely unused to affection Cercis didn't know how to respond. He heard his father say into his hair
"This is fantastic!" Cercis was confused, his father never let his emotions get the better of him like this, nor did his father exert physical behaviour of any kind, unless it was damaging.
Severus pulled away from him
"Okay." Cercis said slowly "That was new. What's up with you?" he asked suddenly suspicious "You never show affection. What's going on?"
Severus smirked "Oh nothing my dear boy, I just wanted to hear a confession that's all" he sat back down and Cercis turned to him
"Who are you?" he asked him
Severus blinked "What do you mean?"
Cercis advanced on him "Who. Are. You?" he hissed slowly
Severus smirked and then answered in a voice totally different to his own
"I am your father child"
Cercis glared at him
"My father" he snarled "Would never hug me. Who are you?"
Severus stood up and smiled at Cercis.
"Well, well, well, I am impressed. You are very observant when it comes to Severus. Well done, 20 points to Gryffindor." The image of Severus flickered and Cercis stepped backwards.
"You Mr Potter were under suspicion of using the Dark Arts against students and now I have proof, not only of that but also of your allegiance to Voldemort."
Cercis stared in horror as the image of his father changed into that of the Headmaster.
"No" he whispered shocked "NO!" He shouted
Dumbledore smiled down at him coldly
"You Mr Potter are expelled from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
Cercis could only stare at the old man in shock
"Where is Professor Snape?" he asked quietly
"Doing his job" Dumbledore advanced on Cercis slowly "He has been spying on the students for me. Telling me who has and who hasn't been using the Dark Arts."
Cercis backed up further and found himself against the fireplace.
"I can't believe you!" he snarled. His hand, he realised had come into contact with the small pot of floo powder, a closed his fist around some, a plan forming in his mind.
Dumbledore smiled at him "Now Harry, I did warn you"
"No you bloody well didn't!" Cercis interrupted him
Dumbledore was about to speak again when the fire roared into life. Immediately Cercis tossed the powder into the flames and leapt into them crying
"Cleveland Manor!"
He looked back into the office and saw just as he left his father enter it and look around in shock.
'It doesn't matter now, Dumbledore can't get me at the Manor, I only hope I can explain to Mr Malfoy before he kills me about what's going on.'
He thought as the fire whisked him away from Hogwarts.
~S~
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