Once In A Life Time

"Madam Pomfrey! Where's Harry?" Hermione asked.

"He's of somewhere together with Professor Snape."

"What? Why? Where?" Ron asked.

"I don't know! Severus always sneaks of! He dragged Harry with him this time!" she said in rage.

"Let's go tell Dumbledore," said Hermione.

Harry ate his pasta quietly. Finally Severus said:

"What are you thinking of?"

"If Sirius really is dead. By the look to judge on Remus face when he saw Sirius fall through... i could tell he knew something! Tell me what it is Severus! I know you know."

Severus put his fork and knife down.

"Harry, i know everyone's been telling you about James and Lily's bodies back in hte house. It's not true. The truth is that only your mother's body lay there. James disappeared in the same veil as Sirius did."

"When were you planning on telling me this? And was the veil in our home?" he said angrily.

"Yes it was. Before it was moved to the department of mysteries. And I'm sorry for not telling you, I didn't think you were ready to know yet."

"That's not enough! You know more!"

"I, Eh... We don't know if we could get James and Sirius out of there."

"What? Are they still ALIVE?"

"Likely not but their bodies are there."

"Is it likely that you could open the veil?"

"No. It seems almost impossible."

"Almost you say?"

"We don't know but we, the Marauders think it's possible to open it somehow. We have been working on it ever since James fell through."

"I've dreamt about the veil. I've tried to make it open. Once I almost made it but then Vernon woke me up."

"Do you remember how you did it? It could be important."

Harry looked down sadly.

"Nothing much. Only that I was looking at it. It didn't make sense any of it. It was just a stupid dream."

Severus looked thoughtful for a while.

"Just try to remember if you ever dream about it again."

"I will. I promise," said Harry with big green eyes.

Harry had a stupid hope of maybe finding James and Sirius alive in the veil, only trapped.

"Lemon drops?"

"Chocolate frog?"

"White sugar beans?"

"Red vampire lolies?"

"Come on Hermione! Face it! We can't get in!" said Ron sourly.

"Harry Potter candy!" she screamed in irritation.

The gargoyle sprung aside.

"Harry Potter candy? But there is no such thing!" she said.

"It doesn't matter Hermione. Let's go inside!" said Ron impatiently.

Dumbledore looked at the pair of them when they rushed inside his office.

"Miss Granger, Mr Weasley, is something wrong?" he asked slightly alarmed.

"Professor Snape have taken Harry!" said Hermione.

They could caugh a short glimpse of worry before it was gone in their headmasters eyes.

"Tell me everything about it Miss Granger."

"We came to see Harry and Madam Pomfrey told us that Professor Snape had senaked away with harry."

Dumbledore found his twinkle again.

"In that case I suggest you try to find your friend in the dungeons. I'm afraid Professor Snape have made it a habit to run of from Madam Pomfrey," said the headmaster with a trace of amusement.

"We will. Thank you headmaster," said Hermione and ran out. Ron hurried after her.

"Would you like to try some occlymency in my office?"

"Yes Sev. But you are weakening my mind every time you do."

"But it gets stronger when recovered."

"Oh. I never thought of that. Maybe you're right!"

They went to the office.

"Does this means I'm gonna have occlymency lessons once a week again?"

"It does. Ready? On the count of three, one two, three!"

Harry tried to fight Severus out of his mind. It was easier said than done.

He couldn't fight Severus. He knew he was on the floor again like he had been so many times before. He could see Voldemort kill Cedric. He could see Voldemorts rebirth in the cauldron, Dudley hit him in the alley. The dementors came, him along in the bathroom, Sirius death, Severus in potion class, Vernon destroying his picture of Hermione, Dudley punching him, along in the bathroom again. When he tried to repair the picture, him alone crying for Sirius. Throwing arrows at a picture of Aunt Marge.

"STOP!" Hermione bellowed.

She didn't know what Severus was doing but she could see harry on the ground, screaming.

"Expelliarmus" yelled Ron.

Severus wand flew away.

"10 points from Gryffindor Mr Weasley."

"You sat away from Harry!" Ron bellowed when Severus pulled Harry on his feet's.

"Is there a reason why?" Severus sneered.

"you are hurting him!"

"I'm not. I'm simply teaching him occlymency. Ask him."

"is that true harry?" Hermione asked him worriedly.

"Yes it is. I asked him to."

Both Hermione and Ron blushed deeply.

"Get out of here!" Severus hissed.

Quickly the two of them went outside.

"Harry? Alright there?"

Harry could see the rage coming on from Severus.

"I thought you said the Dursleys didn't do anything to you!"

"They don't!"

"I just fucking saw that oxe Vernon rip a picture that was yours just to hurt you! And that whale of son hit you!"

"Let me explain!"

"No! I'm gonna kill them, I'll-"

"SHUT UP! Listen to me! They had a reason! Dudley through I was doing magic when the dementors came and I had just hit Aunt Marge's dog Ripper when he ripped my picture as punishment!"

Harry didn't know exactly why he defended the people he hated but he didn't want Severus to get in trouble just because of him.

"But they still aren't nice to you! Or why else would you stay here during your hollydays?"

"I like it better here than with them," he said calmly.

"It better be the true reason or I'll transform them into something... unnatural!"

Harry was lucky that the Weasleys hadn't told Severus that he was locked inside his bedroom with bars on his windows before second year.

I won't complain, I won't bother people. I can handle it, he thought.