Disclaimer: NOT MINE! NOTHING IS MINE EXCEPT FOR LOKI, THOR, VECTOR, LEO,
AKIRA, KAZUKI, AND RIN! AND OTHER OCS IN FUTURE CHAPTERS! THE HOUSE-ELVES
BELONGS TO ME TOO!
First time attempting to write a Harry Potter fic so be kind and R&R. And no one beta-ed this so don't mind my grammar mistakes.
Warning: This will be SLASH! Meaning 2 guys in THAT kind of relationship!
Spoilers: Books 1-4
Pairings: Main - Severus/Sirius Others - Reviewers choice! Voting ends July first!
Languages:
"blah blah blah" - English
'blah blah blah' - Japanese
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8. I have to take care of Snape?
(Posted 06/04/03 - Wednesday)
(Revision #1 11/06/03 - Thursday)
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"Here's the rundown," Loki said to Sirius, his rarely exposed soberness shown openly. "There are only a couple of days left before school starts so we're bringing Lightning and Jr. to an amusement park. Uncle is ill with a bad summer cold so you'll have to take care of him."
"Why me?" Sirius said, crossing his arms. "What about Remus?"
"That wouldn't be fair, would it?" Loki said, also crossing his arms. "You had your turn supervising us when we went to the carnival last week and Mr. Lupin can drive. The park is too far to ride in a cab or get car service so we rented one."
"You tricky brat," said Sirius.
"You pigheaded man," said Loki.
That initiated a glaring contest. Both were as stubborn as mules and if one didn't know better, they could have been mistaken as father and son having an argument in the hallway. Draco and Leo emerged from the basement, ready to go in T-shirts and jeans.
"Should we intervene?" Draco stage-whispered.
"Nah, I'm enjoying the free show," Leo stage-whispered back, shaking his head. "It's been a while since I've seen Loki's face so humorless."
"It scares me seeing him like this," said Draco. "This is the only time I've see the resemblance between him and Uncle Sev so clearly."
"It's a hackneyed technique used by people of all sides, black, white, and shades of gray," said Leo. "It's an effective way to get things done, especially from people who doesn't want to do it."
"Yea but I like the regular Loki more," said Draco.
"Me too," said Leo.
"What's taking so long?" Remus asked, coming in from the front door. "Kazuki and Harry are already in the car. We've been waiting for you."
Loki and Sirius broke eye contact.
"I'm just leaving Mr. Green last minute instructions on how to take care of Uncle," Loki said, serious face replaced by his trademark grin. "Okay Mr. Green. I gave Uncle his medicine already so he should be asleep right now. Wake him up in about three hours and feed him the chicken broth that's on the stove. Make sure he finishes everything and then give him another dose."
"What! I have to reheat the broth?" said Sirius. "I can't even boil water correctly. And what do you mean another dose? Dose of what?"
"No time!" Loki said, shoving Remus, Draco, and Leo out the door. "You're on your own! Oh yea, and make sure Uncle drinks plenty of fluids. BYE!"
The door slammed shut.
One thought ran around the Animagus' mind. "What am I going to do in the meantime?"
Sirius spent his three hours channel surfing, skimming Leo's comics, attempted to read Kazuki's Hamlet, and basically doing nothing but lounging on the couch. Fearing Loki's wrath, he heated the broth vigilantly without any mishaps. He poured it into a bowl and carried it upstairs on a tray.
"To knock or not to knock?" Sirius wondered, balancing the tray on one arm. "Damn that Shakespeare and his Hamlet."
The broth was cooling rapidly due to the air-conditioner on high. Sirius doubted Severus would like his soup cold, probably not even lukewarm, so he just turned the knob and pushed. He thanked Merlin the hinges didn't make a sound and walked inside. The lights were off but there was sufficient sunlight streaming through the windows.
"I won't have to worry about tripping," Sirius said inaudibly, breathing normally again and surveying the area.
The room was half the size of the Master bedroom with only a desk, bed, a dresser, and trunk in it. The desk held stacks of Potions books in Greek, Latin, and English. The trunk was at the foot of the bed, closed and locked. Sirius' eyes moved to the bed, or rather the occupant. Severus was completely cocooned by his blanket from his neck down.
"Cute," Sirius thought and would have kicked himself for thinking that if he wasn't afraid of spilling the broth. "Too bad I can't Obliviate myself."
He set the tray on top of the dresser and moved to shake the sleeper awake. His hand stopped as Severus meowed - MEOWED! - softly and shifted his position. Sirius figured this would be the only chance to really look at his enemy so he took the time to actually study him closely.
"He does have some good features," Sirius admitted, brushing the long strands that fell over Severus' face. "Loki dragging him out turned his sallow skin to a nicer color, though the fever gave him a pinkish tint on his cheeks. His nose isn't that big or crooked. I guess his best attributes are his eyes, when he's not glaring at someone, and his lashes. I'm a sucker for long dark lashes."
Severus' eyes fluttered and opened. "Hmm."
"Good morning sunshine," Sirius joked. "I'm your servant today and I brought you something to eat."
"Huh?"
Severus' head felt like it was stuffed with cotton. He was dizzy and in no mood to muster a glare at his invasion of privacy.
"Your broth's getting cold," Sirius said, loosening the blanket and hoisting Severus up. "Your sweet nephew would kill me if you didn't finish the broth he prepared just for you."
"Un," was his reply.
Sirius couldn't help but smile as he took the broth from the tray. Severus was a picture of a child, legs buried in his blanket, looking vulnerable, and his pajamas had Siamese cats on it. This was a courtesy of Rin as a late Christmas present. Severus' hands trembled a little, reaching for the bowl.
"You'll spill it," Sirius said, sitting on the edge of the bed. "Here."
Severus was skeptical at the hand holding the spoon to his mouth. He shrugged; his headache was pounding so he let himself be handfed. The bowl soon emptied and Severus leaned against his pillow.
"Where's your medicine?" asked Sirius. "Loki told me to give you another dose."
"I don't need another dose," said Severus.
"Let's see about that," Sirius said, feeling his temperature the old- fashioned way, forehead-to-forehead. "Your fever hasn't gone down. Where's the medicine?"
"The second drawer in the desk," Severus said, his cheeks growing hotter as he blushed. "There should be a bottle of pills in there."
"Pills?" Sirius said, going through the drawer and finding them. "You're a Potions Master but you're using Muggle pills for your cold?"
"It was Loki's idea," Severus said, rubbing his tired eyes. "He wants everyone to live like Muggles in this house so he hid my wand and key, and my Potions are in my laboratory."
"I'll get you a glass of water," said Sirius.
He came back quickly and shook out two white capsules from the plastic bottle. Severus took the pills and water. He frowned, popped them into his mouth and drank the water in one gulp.
"I knew I liked Potions better for a reason," Severus complained, lying down and fixing his blanket. "It takes so long for Muggle medicine to work."
"Want me to sing you a lullaby?" Sirius said, taking off his slippers and lying next to Severus. "You might fall asleep faster."
The added weight dipped the bed and Severus couldn't stop himself from sliding until he was touching Sirius. The Animagus grabbed one corner of the blanket and covered himself.
"Go away," Severus said, trying to push him off and failing. "You're too heavy."
"Or it could be that you're too weak," said Sirius. "Your skinny arms can't possibly move me."
"Fine," Severus said drowsily, the medicine doing their job. "Tell me a story."
"You're kidding me," Sirius said, turning his head and saw Severus wasn't kidding. "You asked for it. Once upon a time - "
Hours passed and the yellow sunlight became pink and orange. It cast shadows on the two sleeping adults. Severus was in the crook of Sirius' arm, head resting on the fugitive's collarbone. Sirius was snoring a little but not loud enough to bother Severus. The door to the bedroom cracked open and a slimmer of light entered.
"Uncle?" Loki said softly.
Sirius woke and saw Loki by the door. He put a finger in his lips and then pointed at Severus while shaking his head. Loki was amused.
"It's not what you think," Sirius whispered frantically, getting up.
"Stay right there," Loki whispered promptly. "I don't want Uncle waking up yet. He needs his sleep. I'll bring your dinners to you when it's ready."
Loki left and Sirius returned to his pervious position. The fifteen-year- old came back after half an hour, two plates in each hand. The delicious smell of rice topped with roast pork and duck, and a side dish of vegetables with oyster sauce filled the room. Severus stirred and sat up.
"Food?" he murmured.
"Yea, we got Chinese take-out," Loki said, giving Severus one of the plates. "We're too exhausted to cook. Kazuki, Leo, Jr., Harry, and Mr. Remus are downstairs eating already."
"Harry's still here?" Sirius said, massaging his arm to get the blood circulating again. "Maybe I should go down and eat with him."
Loki glanced at his uncle and saw him frown towards his food.
"Nope," Loki said, thrusting the other plate to Sirius. "You're staying here because you're not off duty from your nurse job until it strikes midnight. Enjoy your dinner!"
Loki exited, running to the kitchen and sitting down.
'My suspicion was correct,' Loki said excitedly to Kazuki.
'That's good isn't it,' said Kazuki. 'Mr. Snape has found a partner.'
'I'm in shock,' Loki said, eating his dinner. 'I couldn't believe it at first but the expression on his face when Mr. Black mentioned coming down to eat with Lightning. Uncle looked sad!'
'If you're in shock, you wouldn't be eating,' said Leo.
"English please," requested Harry and Draco.
"Aww, so we have a few secrets between us only," said Loki. "It'll probably freak you out if you knew what they were."
"I agree with the secrets part," Harry said, his Invisibility Cloak and the Marauder's Map were unknown to his new friends. "But there aren't a lot that can surprise me anymore."
"Ah, the whole crazy wizard wants to kill me thing," Loki said, skipping dinner and moving onto dessert, chocolate cake. "It's been what? Four years since he reappeared? Should just buy a gun and shoot his brains out."
"Eww, I'm trying to eat here," said Draco.
"You'll get used to his way of talking after a year or two," said Leo. "Anyone who has a weak stomach isn't allowed to be his friend."
"He's not permitted to play with the younger students either," said Kazuki. "He gives them nightmares."
"I can imagine why," Remus said, smiling.
"Not my fault they can't handle ghost stories," Loki said, eating bite after bit of his cake.
"You got cream on your chin," Leo said, wiping it off with a napkin. "When will you learn to take care of yourself?"
"Never!" said Loki. 'And I think Jr.'s jealous~~~'
'Jealous of what?' said the pro hacker who was totally dense when it comes to relationships.
'Draco likes you,' Loki said matter-of-factly.
'Eh?' Leo said, shell-shocked.
Kazuki giggled as Remus, Draco, and Harry were out of the loop. Sirius walked in with two empty plates.
"Uncle ate everything?" asked Loki. "Or he ate half and you finished the rest?"
"How did you know?" Sirius asked, wide-eyed.
"That Uncle of mine, he eats too little," said Loki. "He's as skinny as a rail. If Rin isn't around, Uncle doesn't look after himself at all."
"Who's Rin?" said Sirius.
"Mr. Green, you were the fastest one to ask," said Leo.
"I'm curious," said Sirius. "I want to know who's this Rin that can make Snape eat."
"So tell us," said Harry. "We want to know too."
"I've never heard of Rin from Uncle Sev before," said Draco.
"My dear Lightning, Jr., Uncle has kept all of his major secrets from you," said Loki. "I'm not going to get scolded for letting one out. Let's just say Rin is a very important person in Uncle's life."
"That's not saying anything," said Sirius.
"Depends how you look at the information," said Remus. "That statement really does say at lot. I mean there aren't many out there who can tell Severus how much he should eat."
"But I wanted more dirt to blackmail Uncle Sev," said Draco. "It's so hard to find anything juicy."
"Yea," Sirius said, frowning.
'Oh ho! He's jealous of Rin!' said Loki. 'I'm ratting to Uncle.'
'You should leave them alone,' said Kazuki. 'You might be wrong about their feelings.'
'Me, wrong?' gasped Loki. 'I think not!'
"I'm going back up," Sirius said, getting a glass of water. "Snape still has a fever so I'm giving him another dose to last through the night."
"I see you taking your nurse job seriously," said Loki. "That'll look good on your resume."
"Resumé?" said Sirius.
"Huh? I say something?" said Loki. "Pretend I'm invisible."
"Okay~~~" Sirius said, leaving the kitchen.
'When you say resumé you mean the one he'll need for his future confrontation with Mr. Vector, right?' said Kazuki.
'Father loves his baby brother so the man he marries has to be perfect,' said Loki. 'And if he passes Dad's round, there's another one after that.'
'Isn't that overdoing things?' said Leo. 'Mr. Snape will never get hitched at this rate.'
"Oops, look at the time," said Harry. "I have better go or the Dursleys would kill me."
"AH! I'm so sorry I've been ignoring you," Loki said, hugging Harry tightly. "Once I start rambling I forget the other people in the room. FORGIVE ME?"
"Err, sure," said Harry. "It's no big deal."
"NO BIG DEAL?" Loki said, sniffling. "You're my friend and friends have to listen and talk to each other. I'm ashamed to call myself your friend."
"He's a drama queen," Leo said to Draco, ruffling his hair. "I pity Lightning Boy."
"And I thought it was something to worry about," said Draco. "Hogwarts are in for a surprise."
"I wonder how Harry's friends would take the news," said Kazuki. "They don't like Mr. Snape much and with Loki being his nephew~~~"
Draco laughed. "I can't wait to see Weasley's face."
"The other professors will be busy this year," said Remus.
"I really have to go," Harry said, prying Loki off with difficulty. "The Dursleys are going to the beach so I'll see you tomorrow."
"Promise?" said Loki.
"Yea, I promise," said Harry. "Now let go of my arm."
"Okay," said Loki. "Tomorrow's agenda is indoor ice-skating!"
Harry left. Remus can't stand dirtiness so he cleared up the table and began washing the dishes. Leo, Kazuki, Loki, and Draco went back to the basement.
"I call the shower first," Draco said, taking out his pajamas.
"We know Jr.," said Loki. "You have an obsession with being clean."
Draco stuck his tongue out at him and went into the bathroom.
'Kazuki, you are so right,' said Loki. 'Lightning's friends are going to hate me.'
'People not liking you has never bothered you before,' Leo said, opening his laptop. 'You're still your old annoying self.'
'I think they'll like you once they get to know you,' Kazuki said positively. 'Besides, if Harry likes you, they'll know you're on their side.'
'Not if they think I'm corrupting him or something,' said Loki.
'Who cares,' said Leo. 'Lightning Boy is fifteen. He can choose his own friends.'
'We're going to meet them in a few days when we go to Diagon Alley,' said Kazuki.
'Is that what's bugging you?' said Leo. 'You're been zoning out lately.'
'Yea,' said Loki. 'We're meeting up with the whole Weasley's family and Ms. Granger. I'm not sure I'm ready.'
'So we'll make you ready in the next couple of days,' said Leo. 'No problem.'
'Leo and I are transferring to Hogwarts with you so we'll be there to support you,' said Kazuki. 'You'll do fine.'
'I love you guys!' Loki said, hugging Kazuki and then Leo.
'Ah!' cried Leo. 'I mistyped my password!'
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A.N. - Next chapter will have the Weasleys! How will Ron and Mr. Weasley react to computer genius Leo? How will the twins react to Loki's craziness? How will Ginny and Mrs. Weasley react to Kazuki's cross-dressing tendencies? BRING IN THE REVIEWS! And please R&R my new fic!
First time attempting to write a Harry Potter fic so be kind and R&R. And no one beta-ed this so don't mind my grammar mistakes.
Warning: This will be SLASH! Meaning 2 guys in THAT kind of relationship!
Spoilers: Books 1-4
Pairings: Main - Severus/Sirius Others - Reviewers choice! Voting ends July first!
Languages:
"blah blah blah" - English
'blah blah blah' - Japanese
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8. I have to take care of Snape?
(Posted 06/04/03 - Wednesday)
(Revision #1 11/06/03 - Thursday)
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"Here's the rundown," Loki said to Sirius, his rarely exposed soberness shown openly. "There are only a couple of days left before school starts so we're bringing Lightning and Jr. to an amusement park. Uncle is ill with a bad summer cold so you'll have to take care of him."
"Why me?" Sirius said, crossing his arms. "What about Remus?"
"That wouldn't be fair, would it?" Loki said, also crossing his arms. "You had your turn supervising us when we went to the carnival last week and Mr. Lupin can drive. The park is too far to ride in a cab or get car service so we rented one."
"You tricky brat," said Sirius.
"You pigheaded man," said Loki.
That initiated a glaring contest. Both were as stubborn as mules and if one didn't know better, they could have been mistaken as father and son having an argument in the hallway. Draco and Leo emerged from the basement, ready to go in T-shirts and jeans.
"Should we intervene?" Draco stage-whispered.
"Nah, I'm enjoying the free show," Leo stage-whispered back, shaking his head. "It's been a while since I've seen Loki's face so humorless."
"It scares me seeing him like this," said Draco. "This is the only time I've see the resemblance between him and Uncle Sev so clearly."
"It's a hackneyed technique used by people of all sides, black, white, and shades of gray," said Leo. "It's an effective way to get things done, especially from people who doesn't want to do it."
"Yea but I like the regular Loki more," said Draco.
"Me too," said Leo.
"What's taking so long?" Remus asked, coming in from the front door. "Kazuki and Harry are already in the car. We've been waiting for you."
Loki and Sirius broke eye contact.
"I'm just leaving Mr. Green last minute instructions on how to take care of Uncle," Loki said, serious face replaced by his trademark grin. "Okay Mr. Green. I gave Uncle his medicine already so he should be asleep right now. Wake him up in about three hours and feed him the chicken broth that's on the stove. Make sure he finishes everything and then give him another dose."
"What! I have to reheat the broth?" said Sirius. "I can't even boil water correctly. And what do you mean another dose? Dose of what?"
"No time!" Loki said, shoving Remus, Draco, and Leo out the door. "You're on your own! Oh yea, and make sure Uncle drinks plenty of fluids. BYE!"
The door slammed shut.
One thought ran around the Animagus' mind. "What am I going to do in the meantime?"
Sirius spent his three hours channel surfing, skimming Leo's comics, attempted to read Kazuki's Hamlet, and basically doing nothing but lounging on the couch. Fearing Loki's wrath, he heated the broth vigilantly without any mishaps. He poured it into a bowl and carried it upstairs on a tray.
"To knock or not to knock?" Sirius wondered, balancing the tray on one arm. "Damn that Shakespeare and his Hamlet."
The broth was cooling rapidly due to the air-conditioner on high. Sirius doubted Severus would like his soup cold, probably not even lukewarm, so he just turned the knob and pushed. He thanked Merlin the hinges didn't make a sound and walked inside. The lights were off but there was sufficient sunlight streaming through the windows.
"I won't have to worry about tripping," Sirius said inaudibly, breathing normally again and surveying the area.
The room was half the size of the Master bedroom with only a desk, bed, a dresser, and trunk in it. The desk held stacks of Potions books in Greek, Latin, and English. The trunk was at the foot of the bed, closed and locked. Sirius' eyes moved to the bed, or rather the occupant. Severus was completely cocooned by his blanket from his neck down.
"Cute," Sirius thought and would have kicked himself for thinking that if he wasn't afraid of spilling the broth. "Too bad I can't Obliviate myself."
He set the tray on top of the dresser and moved to shake the sleeper awake. His hand stopped as Severus meowed - MEOWED! - softly and shifted his position. Sirius figured this would be the only chance to really look at his enemy so he took the time to actually study him closely.
"He does have some good features," Sirius admitted, brushing the long strands that fell over Severus' face. "Loki dragging him out turned his sallow skin to a nicer color, though the fever gave him a pinkish tint on his cheeks. His nose isn't that big or crooked. I guess his best attributes are his eyes, when he's not glaring at someone, and his lashes. I'm a sucker for long dark lashes."
Severus' eyes fluttered and opened. "Hmm."
"Good morning sunshine," Sirius joked. "I'm your servant today and I brought you something to eat."
"Huh?"
Severus' head felt like it was stuffed with cotton. He was dizzy and in no mood to muster a glare at his invasion of privacy.
"Your broth's getting cold," Sirius said, loosening the blanket and hoisting Severus up. "Your sweet nephew would kill me if you didn't finish the broth he prepared just for you."
"Un," was his reply.
Sirius couldn't help but smile as he took the broth from the tray. Severus was a picture of a child, legs buried in his blanket, looking vulnerable, and his pajamas had Siamese cats on it. This was a courtesy of Rin as a late Christmas present. Severus' hands trembled a little, reaching for the bowl.
"You'll spill it," Sirius said, sitting on the edge of the bed. "Here."
Severus was skeptical at the hand holding the spoon to his mouth. He shrugged; his headache was pounding so he let himself be handfed. The bowl soon emptied and Severus leaned against his pillow.
"Where's your medicine?" asked Sirius. "Loki told me to give you another dose."
"I don't need another dose," said Severus.
"Let's see about that," Sirius said, feeling his temperature the old- fashioned way, forehead-to-forehead. "Your fever hasn't gone down. Where's the medicine?"
"The second drawer in the desk," Severus said, his cheeks growing hotter as he blushed. "There should be a bottle of pills in there."
"Pills?" Sirius said, going through the drawer and finding them. "You're a Potions Master but you're using Muggle pills for your cold?"
"It was Loki's idea," Severus said, rubbing his tired eyes. "He wants everyone to live like Muggles in this house so he hid my wand and key, and my Potions are in my laboratory."
"I'll get you a glass of water," said Sirius.
He came back quickly and shook out two white capsules from the plastic bottle. Severus took the pills and water. He frowned, popped them into his mouth and drank the water in one gulp.
"I knew I liked Potions better for a reason," Severus complained, lying down and fixing his blanket. "It takes so long for Muggle medicine to work."
"Want me to sing you a lullaby?" Sirius said, taking off his slippers and lying next to Severus. "You might fall asleep faster."
The added weight dipped the bed and Severus couldn't stop himself from sliding until he was touching Sirius. The Animagus grabbed one corner of the blanket and covered himself.
"Go away," Severus said, trying to push him off and failing. "You're too heavy."
"Or it could be that you're too weak," said Sirius. "Your skinny arms can't possibly move me."
"Fine," Severus said drowsily, the medicine doing their job. "Tell me a story."
"You're kidding me," Sirius said, turning his head and saw Severus wasn't kidding. "You asked for it. Once upon a time - "
Hours passed and the yellow sunlight became pink and orange. It cast shadows on the two sleeping adults. Severus was in the crook of Sirius' arm, head resting on the fugitive's collarbone. Sirius was snoring a little but not loud enough to bother Severus. The door to the bedroom cracked open and a slimmer of light entered.
"Uncle?" Loki said softly.
Sirius woke and saw Loki by the door. He put a finger in his lips and then pointed at Severus while shaking his head. Loki was amused.
"It's not what you think," Sirius whispered frantically, getting up.
"Stay right there," Loki whispered promptly. "I don't want Uncle waking up yet. He needs his sleep. I'll bring your dinners to you when it's ready."
Loki left and Sirius returned to his pervious position. The fifteen-year- old came back after half an hour, two plates in each hand. The delicious smell of rice topped with roast pork and duck, and a side dish of vegetables with oyster sauce filled the room. Severus stirred and sat up.
"Food?" he murmured.
"Yea, we got Chinese take-out," Loki said, giving Severus one of the plates. "We're too exhausted to cook. Kazuki, Leo, Jr., Harry, and Mr. Remus are downstairs eating already."
"Harry's still here?" Sirius said, massaging his arm to get the blood circulating again. "Maybe I should go down and eat with him."
Loki glanced at his uncle and saw him frown towards his food.
"Nope," Loki said, thrusting the other plate to Sirius. "You're staying here because you're not off duty from your nurse job until it strikes midnight. Enjoy your dinner!"
Loki exited, running to the kitchen and sitting down.
'My suspicion was correct,' Loki said excitedly to Kazuki.
'That's good isn't it,' said Kazuki. 'Mr. Snape has found a partner.'
'I'm in shock,' Loki said, eating his dinner. 'I couldn't believe it at first but the expression on his face when Mr. Black mentioned coming down to eat with Lightning. Uncle looked sad!'
'If you're in shock, you wouldn't be eating,' said Leo.
"English please," requested Harry and Draco.
"Aww, so we have a few secrets between us only," said Loki. "It'll probably freak you out if you knew what they were."
"I agree with the secrets part," Harry said, his Invisibility Cloak and the Marauder's Map were unknown to his new friends. "But there aren't a lot that can surprise me anymore."
"Ah, the whole crazy wizard wants to kill me thing," Loki said, skipping dinner and moving onto dessert, chocolate cake. "It's been what? Four years since he reappeared? Should just buy a gun and shoot his brains out."
"Eww, I'm trying to eat here," said Draco.
"You'll get used to his way of talking after a year or two," said Leo. "Anyone who has a weak stomach isn't allowed to be his friend."
"He's not permitted to play with the younger students either," said Kazuki. "He gives them nightmares."
"I can imagine why," Remus said, smiling.
"Not my fault they can't handle ghost stories," Loki said, eating bite after bit of his cake.
"You got cream on your chin," Leo said, wiping it off with a napkin. "When will you learn to take care of yourself?"
"Never!" said Loki. 'And I think Jr.'s jealous~~~'
'Jealous of what?' said the pro hacker who was totally dense when it comes to relationships.
'Draco likes you,' Loki said matter-of-factly.
'Eh?' Leo said, shell-shocked.
Kazuki giggled as Remus, Draco, and Harry were out of the loop. Sirius walked in with two empty plates.
"Uncle ate everything?" asked Loki. "Or he ate half and you finished the rest?"
"How did you know?" Sirius asked, wide-eyed.
"That Uncle of mine, he eats too little," said Loki. "He's as skinny as a rail. If Rin isn't around, Uncle doesn't look after himself at all."
"Who's Rin?" said Sirius.
"Mr. Green, you were the fastest one to ask," said Leo.
"I'm curious," said Sirius. "I want to know who's this Rin that can make Snape eat."
"So tell us," said Harry. "We want to know too."
"I've never heard of Rin from Uncle Sev before," said Draco.
"My dear Lightning, Jr., Uncle has kept all of his major secrets from you," said Loki. "I'm not going to get scolded for letting one out. Let's just say Rin is a very important person in Uncle's life."
"That's not saying anything," said Sirius.
"Depends how you look at the information," said Remus. "That statement really does say at lot. I mean there aren't many out there who can tell Severus how much he should eat."
"But I wanted more dirt to blackmail Uncle Sev," said Draco. "It's so hard to find anything juicy."
"Yea," Sirius said, frowning.
'Oh ho! He's jealous of Rin!' said Loki. 'I'm ratting to Uncle.'
'You should leave them alone,' said Kazuki. 'You might be wrong about their feelings.'
'Me, wrong?' gasped Loki. 'I think not!'
"I'm going back up," Sirius said, getting a glass of water. "Snape still has a fever so I'm giving him another dose to last through the night."
"I see you taking your nurse job seriously," said Loki. "That'll look good on your resume."
"Resumé?" said Sirius.
"Huh? I say something?" said Loki. "Pretend I'm invisible."
"Okay~~~" Sirius said, leaving the kitchen.
'When you say resumé you mean the one he'll need for his future confrontation with Mr. Vector, right?' said Kazuki.
'Father loves his baby brother so the man he marries has to be perfect,' said Loki. 'And if he passes Dad's round, there's another one after that.'
'Isn't that overdoing things?' said Leo. 'Mr. Snape will never get hitched at this rate.'
"Oops, look at the time," said Harry. "I have better go or the Dursleys would kill me."
"AH! I'm so sorry I've been ignoring you," Loki said, hugging Harry tightly. "Once I start rambling I forget the other people in the room. FORGIVE ME?"
"Err, sure," said Harry. "It's no big deal."
"NO BIG DEAL?" Loki said, sniffling. "You're my friend and friends have to listen and talk to each other. I'm ashamed to call myself your friend."
"He's a drama queen," Leo said to Draco, ruffling his hair. "I pity Lightning Boy."
"And I thought it was something to worry about," said Draco. "Hogwarts are in for a surprise."
"I wonder how Harry's friends would take the news," said Kazuki. "They don't like Mr. Snape much and with Loki being his nephew~~~"
Draco laughed. "I can't wait to see Weasley's face."
"The other professors will be busy this year," said Remus.
"I really have to go," Harry said, prying Loki off with difficulty. "The Dursleys are going to the beach so I'll see you tomorrow."
"Promise?" said Loki.
"Yea, I promise," said Harry. "Now let go of my arm."
"Okay," said Loki. "Tomorrow's agenda is indoor ice-skating!"
Harry left. Remus can't stand dirtiness so he cleared up the table and began washing the dishes. Leo, Kazuki, Loki, and Draco went back to the basement.
"I call the shower first," Draco said, taking out his pajamas.
"We know Jr.," said Loki. "You have an obsession with being clean."
Draco stuck his tongue out at him and went into the bathroom.
'Kazuki, you are so right,' said Loki. 'Lightning's friends are going to hate me.'
'People not liking you has never bothered you before,' Leo said, opening his laptop. 'You're still your old annoying self.'
'I think they'll like you once they get to know you,' Kazuki said positively. 'Besides, if Harry likes you, they'll know you're on their side.'
'Not if they think I'm corrupting him or something,' said Loki.
'Who cares,' said Leo. 'Lightning Boy is fifteen. He can choose his own friends.'
'We're going to meet them in a few days when we go to Diagon Alley,' said Kazuki.
'Is that what's bugging you?' said Leo. 'You're been zoning out lately.'
'Yea,' said Loki. 'We're meeting up with the whole Weasley's family and Ms. Granger. I'm not sure I'm ready.'
'So we'll make you ready in the next couple of days,' said Leo. 'No problem.'
'Leo and I are transferring to Hogwarts with you so we'll be there to support you,' said Kazuki. 'You'll do fine.'
'I love you guys!' Loki said, hugging Kazuki and then Leo.
'Ah!' cried Leo. 'I mistyped my password!'
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A.N. - Next chapter will have the Weasleys! How will Ron and Mr. Weasley react to computer genius Leo? How will the twins react to Loki's craziness? How will Ginny and Mrs. Weasley react to Kazuki's cross-dressing tendencies? BRING IN THE REVIEWS! And please R&R my new fic!