Notes: Because of the long delay in chapters, I'm giving you all a small preview of what's to come. ::winces:: Hope it'll be enough!!
Light and Shadow
By Rosethorn
Chapter Two Teasers
'What do they teach you in your classes, Potter?' he found himself asking, mental voice somewhat dumbfounded—much to his dismay. It was one thing to feel dumbfounded; it was another entirely to convey that feeling. He could feel a sense of embarrassment coupled with annoyance directed back at him, and found himself smirking.
'Obviously not what you want them to teach,' the teen drawled. 'Before now, the only thing remotely similar to "bonding" is what the muggles refer to as "soul mates".' Snape snorted.
'I can see that now, Po—Harry. I really must speak with Binns about teaching the subject from a historical aspect. That way everyone will actually be aware of what is going on around them—a pleasant change.' Harry gave a mental snort.
'Please. If you know so much about bonds, then why did Professor Dumbledore have to tell you what it was that we have?' Snape gave the equivalent to a mental glare.
'Because that small part of bonding was not something I was taught—something that I will be sure to rectify shortly, as I have found several books on the subject.' Harry groaned.
'Now you're sounding like 'Mione,' he complained, flopping backwards onto his bed. 'And you still didn't answer my question about bond shock! Dodging things on me already?' the teen drawled. Severus narrowed his eyes.
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He stared hard at the hangings on the wall above him as he flopped backwards again onto his bed. But it couldn't be that simple of a definition, otherwise he would have had better luck with telling about what a spell did purely on the name of the spell. Granted, his lack of Latin vocabulary might be part of the reason for that last bit as well…
'Bond shock is…' Harry jumped at the sound of his bondmate's mind-voice. 'Bond shock is reacting negatively—strongly—to your bondmate when you are…consciously aware of the bond, though not always. Often bonds are discovered by two bondmates who send one another into bond shock,' Severus concluded, mind-voice (amazingly) clear of any disdain or sarcasm. It was almost…uncertain, as though Snape was very hesitant about telling the teen about bond shock. Harry blinked several times.
'So you're telling me that because you hate me, and I'm not overly fond of you, I'm going to end up in here all the time?' he asked tiredly, the long day catching up to him. 'My luck, eh? So now what?' he asked sarcastically. 'I'm supposed to tell old Voldie over there "Sorry! Can't go and let you kill me right now. I'm currently bonded to one of your Death Eaters who hates my guts. So he'll end up killing me before you do. How about a nice consolation tea with a sherbet lemon?"' Snape snorted once before beginning to laugh, the hilarity of the image sent with the teen's exasperation enough to put him over the edge.
'You've been around Albus too long,' he said finally, wiping a tear from one eye. 'And I needed that, thank you, Harry.' He heard some mental grumbling from his partner's end.
'Glad you find it funny,' Harry muttered, glaring at the ceiling (having lost interest in the tapestry).
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"Y-you mean we'll have to…" Harry swallowed and turned bright red. Severus gave him a darkly amused look, a malicious grin stretching across his face. Seeing the other man's expression, the teen dropped his head into his hands, muttering incoherently the entire way.
"Yes, Potter," Severus drawled. "That does mean that we're going to have to copulate in order to complete the bond." Harry began to twitch as his head shot back up again.
"I thought the wizarding world was conservative on matters of sex!" he exclaimed, trying to change the subject. Unfortuneately, he picked a rather bad subject to change to, as potions master's smile widened.
"They are, for the most part, Mr. Potter. However, you and I are bondmates. This does mean that it is safe to discuss the topic, should it come up…" Harry groaned and resumed his position of head in his hands. Severus began to chuckle evilly at the sight, causing the teen to bring his head up slightly and fix the potions master with a sour look. The look did not last long however, and Severus found himself growing wary at the smug expression that crossed the green-eyed wizard's face.
"Oh, but Severus. If we have to have sex to complete this bond, that means that you're going to have to deal with my 'fan club'," he said, grinning wickedly. Snape paled. "Not only that," Harry added, going for the kill. "You're going to have to be nice to…the Weasley clan." Severus actually whimpered at that.
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Hope that'll do it for the time being. Sorry about the delay!!!
Cheers!
Rosethorn