Detention

"Harry can you return to your human form now please, and we will have a talk." Professor Dumbledore smiled warmly at the Black Phoenix known as Harry Potter.

Harry concentrated as hard as he could and it took a few minutes to return to himself. He was after all still shocked that he could talk to Fawkes. Harry had not seen what he looked like before, and the surprise was overwhelming knowing he was a rare Black Phoenix. Finally a pale looking Harry Potter sat down in the chair provided and looked at his Headmaster.

"Would you care for some tea while I explain a few things to you about your magical animagus form?" Harry nodded.

"Harry have a lemon drop while I set up tea and something to eat, I'm sure you are getting a bit hungry with all this transforming."

Harry reached over and took a lemon drop from the large bowl on Professor Dumbledore's desk and popped it into his mouth. Unknowing that it was laced with calming draught. Professor Dumbledore handed Harry his cup of tea and set a plate of tacos beside him on the table. Harry gave him a questioning look.

"Tacos Harry, a Muggle food they are really good." Harry shrugged and bit into the taco. "Now Harry I must tell you that I am truly impressed with you. A magical animagus? That hasn't happened in over 400 years and the fact that you are a Black Phoenix is also amazing."

"Sir I thought that it was impossible to become a magical animagus?"

"Not so Harry, just that it is very rare, very rare indeed."

"I've read a small amount about the Black Phoenix before, but could you tell me more about them?"

"Certainly my boy, as you know Fawkes here is a Fire Phoenix and can do many things. Fawkes as you know can carry immense loads which he demonstrated for you in your second year. He can also wield a deadly flame and his tears have extreme healing powers.

"Now you Harry are a different kind of Phoenix all together. The Black Phoenix has the ability to wield a dark magic. Powerful enough to destroy Tom Riddle once and for all. Your feathers are very magical, one white feather from the back of a Black Phoenix, in a certain potion can bring back the dead. Now another ability is to read minds, not like Legilimency but read thoughts that are currently being thought. You can also alter those thoughts to your liking. I never want to see or hear about you using your abilities to harm anyone do you understand? It can easily cause the victim to go insane, if dealt with the wrong way. Harry I need you to also know this. You would be a very powerful asset to Lord Voldemort if he ever got his hands on you. He must never find out your form. You are the only Black Phoenix in existence so be very careful..

Harry was shocked at what the Headmaster had told him before he got up and headed back to Gryffindor tower.

"Ten points from Gryffindor for being out after curfew last night Mr. Potter." said a icy voice from the corner of the room. Harry froze, he waited until the person emerged from the shadows. It was Snape and if looks could kill Harry could have sworn he was long dead and buried, swallowing the lump in his throat he said. " Professor." Harry could not hold back the groan and muttered, "Yes Sir," as he left the office.

Harry walked down to the dungeons very slowly, knowing he would be in deep trouble and did not know what his Potions Professor would do to him now that he knew he was the Phoenix that he had just spent all morning pouring his heart out to. With a shaky hand he knocked on the door of Doom.

"Enter."

Harry walked in to see his Professor holding a sharp blade in his hands and an evil sneer on his face. Harry's eyes went wide with fear, 'was he going to kill me?' Harry thought.

"Don't just stand there like and idiot close the door and get over here, this is what you will be doing for the next four hours."

Harry walked slowly over to the table where a dead animal lay, Snape had removed its blood and was bottling and labeling it for future use. Snape snapped at Harry and began to bark out orders. " Since you like to think yourself above others, and want to spend your spare time with me. You will cut this up into 6 inch pieces and put them in these large mouth jars."

"I am sorry Sir."

"Pardon me? Did you just say something I would actually want to hear?"

Snape glared his death glare at Harry and finished, " No, I didn't think you had said anything worth my while to listen to. Get to work!"

Harry began to cut the animal up into the sizes that he was asked, it took almost the whole four hours to finish it. Harry looked up from the table with bloody hands and tired feet and said, " I'm finished Professor." Harry twisted his neck back and forth to get the kinks out of it while he waited for Snape to set him free from his detention. His luck didn't hold out though, Snape stalked over to the table and inspected his work then he said. "You will carry those two jars and follow me."

Snape picked up the other two jars and headed out of the classroom. Harry looked at his teacher as if he grew another head, 'If I'm not done with detention, Merlin this is going to be one long night'. Harry quickly gathered up the two heavy jars and followed Snape up from the dungeons and out towards the lake.

"It is my unfortunate duty to feed the giant squid this week, that is why I was out here last night."

"Oh." Harry said as he sat the jars down next to the ones Snape had already set on the ground.

Snape just looked at Harry for a few minutes in contemplation. He shook himself out of his thoughts and waved his wand and the lids easily removed themselves from the jars. He levitated one of the jars out over the lake were the giant squid could normally be found and dumped it in, returning the jar to the edge of the water. The squid began to splash around as it's large tentacles came up to slap the surface of the water, grabbing at bits of food as they sank back into the abyss. Harry and Snape stood there watching until the squid stopped moving around. Snape again levitated the next jar out over the water and repeated the same process.

Harry looked over at Snape who was watching the progress of the squids feeding. He looked sad in Harry's opinion he thought, 'Maybe he is worried that I will tell everyone what he told me this morning'.

"Sir, I won't ever tell anyone what you told me. I promise you, I wouldn't do that to you."

Without looking away from the water Snape said, " And why should I even believe a word you say?"

"Because I care," Harry reached up and ran his hand down Snape's face.

"I wouldn't do anything on purpose to upset you, if I could help it."

"I know it was not your fault, I should not have told a bloody bird my most trusted secrets."

The two didn't speak for a few minutes and then Harry asked. "Are you really gay?"

Snape raised his eyebrow and said with a sarcastic snooty voice as he waved his hands around dramatically, "Of course haven't you seen all my paramours lining up at my door just to be with me?"

Snape then turned to look at Harry and said, "I am also sorry for the truth serum incident, I had no idea that you were gay. I know what it feels like to be outed, It was found that I was also gay during my school years, and it was a very hard time for me." Snape said.

Snape felt the light caress on his cheek and sighed deeply closing his eyes, then he opened them and looked into Harry's gleaming emerald eyes. Without knowing what he was doing Harry leaned forward and engulfed Snape's mouth with his own. Harry pulled back from the kiss and blushed, realizing what he'd just done he backed away almost stumbling and ran as fast as he could towards the castle muttering an apology on his way.

Snape couldn't believe Harry Potter had kissed him he was shocked. Harry's soft lips felt warm and smooth against his own. He closed his eyes to savor the memory of the small gentle kiss that Harry had placed on his lips.

Snape withdrew his wand again levitating the two other jars out over the lake, dumped them and returned them to sit with the others. He then banished the four empty jars to his lab, and turned to head back up to the castle still thinking about the kiss.

Harry ran as fast as he could back to Gryffindor tower. Once he was safely inside and up in his dorm behind the curtains, he picked up his pillow holding it close he cried himself to sleep. The last thing Harry though before sleep took him was, 'I can't believe I kissed Snape.'