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!!!???!!!???Last Time!!!???!!!???
"Excellent. When can you be Moony?" Severus asked with the same glint in his eye.
"Give me five minutes and a room at Hogwarts and I'll say in ASAP." Remus said, walking up the stairs to his cottage. !!!???!!!??? Now!!!???!!!???
"Be quiet, Sev. I've got to make sure I can do this..." Remus said, aggravated. Severus had been pestering him to hurry up with his un packing and now was trying to get him to change back to Moony, and as much a best friend Severus was when they were back in their Hogwarts days, sometimes Severus was as bad as Sirius when he got excited or knew he had a duty he had to fulfill and when they got like this, it was very annoying when they rushed him.
"You want to see Harry?" Severus asked. He had gotten really excited. He finally let the thought of Harry being his son and that he had to help him adjust to his new home and he took this duty seriously.
"Yes."
"Then hurry up and see how fast you change!" #Harry's probably scared sick of this place... I know I was when I first got lost... but he's got Minerva with him... He won't get lost#
"If you would be quiet and let me go, Severus, I may actually accomplish the small task." Remus said calmly as Severus was holding his arm trying to drag him into the hallway.
"Err... right... that may help won't it?" Severus asked as he let go.
Remus thought of his wolf form and immediately turned into a silver wolf with a small black stripe in the shape of a crescent moon on his right shoulder.
"I guess you know you can turn into your wolf form at any time again, huh?" Severus chuckled.
The wolf barked and stared pointedly at Severus.
"Okay, Okay..." Severus sighed and thought of a pitch-black panther and with a *pop* turned into that same panther with opal eyes and a small circle of grey hair on his lower back where a scar usually placed from a particularly bad fight where he was slammed into a glass case when he was eight.
Severus growled at Moony when he let out a snort and Severus noticed the scar on his back.
*It was your fault. If you hadn't gotten mad at me for noticing you looked at Marcy that way then I wouldn't have messed with you and you wouldn't have pushed me in the glass.* Severus thought.
*What!? Why can I hear you!?* Remus' voice rang through Severus' head loud and clear.
*I slipped you a potion earlier. Helps us to read each others' minds. I thought it'd be useful if you wanted to teach this year. I'll need help with Harry. You don't mind do you?* Severus thought to the wolf with a very feline-ish grin on his face as he padded down the hall away from the shocked wolfy.
*No... Just... surprised. Where are we going?* Moony asked.
*Well, since I've gotten Harry's room done, I thought we'd look for the Marauder's Map and then you'll have to make sure Harry's room is ok or if I need to change anything since I'm new at this "Father" thing... * Felaw (Severus) responded.
*Fancy a race, Felaw?* Moony asked.
*Hope you can catch up. One...* Felaw stopped and took up a prowling stance.
*Two....* Moony took up a similar stance next to the panther.
*THREE!* they both thought and took off.
*Where to?* Moony asked.
*Filchey's office.* Severus thought.
*Okay. Meet you there. I'm taking a different route* Moony thought, turning a corner.
*I'll see if I can catch Minerva to see if Harry wants a ride. I dare say he'll be surprised.* Severus thought in kind as he turned a different corner, smelling Harry and another feline somewhere this way.
*Whatever, just make sure to meet me in old' Filchey's office in about ten.* Moony thought in a totally different corridor and running down a hall, remembering his Hogwarts days as he felt the cool stone under his paws and the wind in his fur.
*Kay... So how you been doing?* Felaw asked, penetrating his thoughts.
*I been same old same old. Come up with anything to help me?*
*I need a tester, and if it works, then yes I do.* Felaw ran faster up a corridor and turned, bumping into a very stern looking woman with a little boy next to her. *Bingo.*
Harry didn't look too frightened of the cat. He didn't know why, but he felt safe with it even as McGonagall made him back up slowly from the animal.
Severus noticed that Minerva must have shrunken a pair of Severus' robes and one of his cloaks, because he wasn't in his hospital gown anymore.
"No..." Harry murmured to the woman. He shook free of her grasp on his shoulder and walked up to the panther and stuck his hand out. "Fe...law..." Harry whispered.
Severus was in shock. He remembered! *Moony?*
*Yes, Felaw?* Remus asked. He was sitting in Filch's chair swinging the chair in circles and rolling around, having a grand old time.
*He just called me Felaw.* the black cat thought, nudging Harry's hand to make it rest on his head.
"And Aunt Minnie!" Harry suddenly remembered his nickname for the witch beside him that was in shock.
"You remember!" 'Auntie Minnie' said, hugging the little boy.
"And that other man... was Unkie Filly... and that other man was Papa Albus..." Harry babbled on. Felaw nudged Minerva's hand and turned around, looking at them.
"You want us to follow you." It was a statement Minerva said, taking Harry's hand.
The panther bobbed its head up and down as it walked beside Harry while Harry placed his hand upon the cat's head again.
Severus suddenly noticed something important. He was almost as tall as Harry himself in this form. He got an idea in his head.
*Go for it!* Remus' voice suggested.
Severus stopped in front of Harry. Felaw's head gestured to his back and Harry's eyes went wide.
"You want me to get up?" Harry asked. Felaw's head bobbed up and down and McGonagall stopped Harry from walking forward.
"Harry, your father wouldn't approve of that." Minerva reprimanded.
"This is Dad!" Harry suddenly exclaimed.
"What!? Is this true?" Minerva asked. Severus smirked and glared at Minerva the way only Severus Snape knew how to and Minerva pulled her arm out from in between the father and son and helped Harry gingerly get up on the Panther's back.
"Can you take him for now?" Minerva asked.
Felaw gave a low "Mreow" and pranced off with Harry laughing on his back.
"Bye-Bye Auntie Minnie!" Harry waved her off as Felaw took him around a corner. It was a dark corridor. Like his cupboard. Like when he would sit in pain after a beating. Harry whimpered and leaned over to hug Felaw around the neck and closed his eyes tight.
Severus noticed this and leaned his head back to nuzzle Harry's hand.
*Moony.... Charms corridor. I think Harry needs you too.* Severus thought to Remus and stopped walking and a few moments later, a wall moved right in front of them and a silver wolf emerged and barked at the sight of the now silently crying boy.
*Why is he crying?* Moony asked when he saw Harry look up at him.
*I don't know, but he somehow remembered that I was Felaw, and his dad, that Flitwick was his Unkie Filly, Minerva was his Auntie Minnie and that Albus was Papa Albus. I think he'll probably remember you're-* His thoughts were cut off as Harry squealed.
"Moony! MooMooMoony!" Harry laughed when he remembered the wolf in front of him.
Harry reached out for Moony, but lost his balance and Moony just caught him from falling with his nose and pushed him back up carefully.
Moony grinned wolfishly (How else? Rattishly?) And nudged Felaw hard making the cat stumble into the wall slightly and ran off.
Harry noticed this obviously and hugged Felaw around the neck and said "Go!"
Felaw didn't need any more persuasion and was off and running after the offending animal and only stopped when he saw that the wolf had led them to Filch's office. Moony was gone and Remus Lupin was sitting in Filch's chair spinning in circles with his arms spread out.
"Hello Harry!" Remus went towards Harry to pick him up but Harry jumped off Felaw's back and hid behind his father.
*What's up with him?* Remus thought to the panther. Severus hadn't changed back yet.
*Remember? Beatings? He's scared of contact unless it's Me.* Felaw thought.
Felaw thought of his human form and then with a pop! He was back being Severus Snape.
Harry looked surprised to see his father do that and just stared wide-eyed at both men.
"How are you doing, cub?" Severus asked.
"Cub?" Harry repeated.
"It's a nickname. Is it alright if I call you cub?" Severus asked, laying a hand on Harry's shoulder. When Harry flinched, Severus just kept his hand there.
"Yes, you can call me 'cub', Dad." Harry smiled. "I kind of like it."
Remus was looking through Filch's filing cabinets looking for something.
"Hey, Moony, looks like the list has gotten longer from the last time we've been here." Severus commented, looking at a list almost as high as him.
"Only by a few. Remember, we're the ones that put over half of the things we shouldn't have at school on there." Remus said as he opened a drawer and said "Aha!" triumphantly.
"Find it?" Severus asked, sitting in Filch's chair and setting Harry on his lap.
"Yep!" Remus said, waving an old piece of paper-like substance Harry didn't recognize.
"Dad?" Harry whispered, tugging gently on Severus' cloak.
"Yes, Cub?" Severus asked Harry.
"Is that... Moony?" Harry asked in a hushed voice.
"Yes. At your service, pup!" Remus said, bowing dramatically.
Harry smiled.
"I can call you pup, right?" Remus was still in the bowing position but looked up at Harry.
"Sure! As long as I can call you Papa Moony." Harry smiled wider when he saw Remus smile and stand up. Harry got out from behind Severus to stand in front of Remus.
"Can... I have a hug?" Harry asked Remus.
"Of course, pup!" Remus said. He picked Harry up and hugged him tightly. "I missed you, Harry!" Remus exclaimed. Severus went to the filing cabinets to get something he'd lost long ago in his 3rd year. He found them. He pulled out six pieces of parchment and stuffed them in his robes and cleaned up his mess.
"Come on, Moony, we've got to get back. It's almost 5:30 and we've still got to teach him the halls more. Looks like he needs to learn the appetite, too. Want to ride back, cub?" Severus said, smirking. Time flew when he was running down the halls, meeting old friends, and just having fun.
"Can I ride Papa Moony?" Harry asked Severus.
"If Moony says it's ok." Severus said, looking at Moony who shrugged.
"Okay. Just you have to hold on." Remus turned into Moony with a *pop* and Severus helped Harry to sit on Moony's back, because Moony was almost as tall as Harry.
Severus turned into the Black Panther and both animals ran through the halls, taking the long ways so they could have more fun with Moony in the front and Felaw in the back to make sure Harry didn't fall off. Which he didn't.
They ran into the Great Hall where Felaw and Moony stopped dead in their tracks.
(I would SOOO love to end there, but I'll be nice this once and tell you what was there.)
"Happy Birthday Harry!" signs were floating all around the room and a single table running down the hall held about 15 presents and a big green cake saying "Happy Birthday Harry! You're 4 Now!" in gold letters on it. Confetti was raining down everywhere and disappearing before hitting anyone and the whole staff was there. Auntie Ra, Auntie Minnie, Papa Albus, Unkie Filly and Auntie Poppy Harry recognized, but there were a few he didn't recognize.
Felaw turned back into Severus and picked Harry off of Moony who turned to Remus and followed Severus inside.
"Happy Birthday Harry!" everyone said. They didn't yell because obviously Albus told them he was scared of loud noises or too many people at once.
Harry was stunned. A birthday party? For him?! #Wow! # He thought.
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!!!???!!!???Last Time!!!???!!!???
"Excellent. When can you be Moony?" Severus asked with the same glint in his eye.
"Give me five minutes and a room at Hogwarts and I'll say in ASAP." Remus said, walking up the stairs to his cottage. !!!???!!!??? Now!!!???!!!???
"Be quiet, Sev. I've got to make sure I can do this..." Remus said, aggravated. Severus had been pestering him to hurry up with his un packing and now was trying to get him to change back to Moony, and as much a best friend Severus was when they were back in their Hogwarts days, sometimes Severus was as bad as Sirius when he got excited or knew he had a duty he had to fulfill and when they got like this, it was very annoying when they rushed him.
"You want to see Harry?" Severus asked. He had gotten really excited. He finally let the thought of Harry being his son and that he had to help him adjust to his new home and he took this duty seriously.
"Yes."
"Then hurry up and see how fast you change!" #Harry's probably scared sick of this place... I know I was when I first got lost... but he's got Minerva with him... He won't get lost#
"If you would be quiet and let me go, Severus, I may actually accomplish the small task." Remus said calmly as Severus was holding his arm trying to drag him into the hallway.
"Err... right... that may help won't it?" Severus asked as he let go.
Remus thought of his wolf form and immediately turned into a silver wolf with a small black stripe in the shape of a crescent moon on his right shoulder.
"I guess you know you can turn into your wolf form at any time again, huh?" Severus chuckled.
The wolf barked and stared pointedly at Severus.
"Okay, Okay..." Severus sighed and thought of a pitch-black panther and with a *pop* turned into that same panther with opal eyes and a small circle of grey hair on his lower back where a scar usually placed from a particularly bad fight where he was slammed into a glass case when he was eight.
Severus growled at Moony when he let out a snort and Severus noticed the scar on his back.
*It was your fault. If you hadn't gotten mad at me for noticing you looked at Marcy that way then I wouldn't have messed with you and you wouldn't have pushed me in the glass.* Severus thought.
*What!? Why can I hear you!?* Remus' voice rang through Severus' head loud and clear.
*I slipped you a potion earlier. Helps us to read each others' minds. I thought it'd be useful if you wanted to teach this year. I'll need help with Harry. You don't mind do you?* Severus thought to the wolf with a very feline-ish grin on his face as he padded down the hall away from the shocked wolfy.
*No... Just... surprised. Where are we going?* Moony asked.
*Well, since I've gotten Harry's room done, I thought we'd look for the Marauder's Map and then you'll have to make sure Harry's room is ok or if I need to change anything since I'm new at this "Father" thing... * Felaw (Severus) responded.
*Fancy a race, Felaw?* Moony asked.
*Hope you can catch up. One...* Felaw stopped and took up a prowling stance.
*Two....* Moony took up a similar stance next to the panther.
*THREE!* they both thought and took off.
*Where to?* Moony asked.
*Filchey's office.* Severus thought.
*Okay. Meet you there. I'm taking a different route* Moony thought, turning a corner.
*I'll see if I can catch Minerva to see if Harry wants a ride. I dare say he'll be surprised.* Severus thought in kind as he turned a different corner, smelling Harry and another feline somewhere this way.
*Whatever, just make sure to meet me in old' Filchey's office in about ten.* Moony thought in a totally different corridor and running down a hall, remembering his Hogwarts days as he felt the cool stone under his paws and the wind in his fur.
*Kay... So how you been doing?* Felaw asked, penetrating his thoughts.
*I been same old same old. Come up with anything to help me?*
*I need a tester, and if it works, then yes I do.* Felaw ran faster up a corridor and turned, bumping into a very stern looking woman with a little boy next to her. *Bingo.*
Harry didn't look too frightened of the cat. He didn't know why, but he felt safe with it even as McGonagall made him back up slowly from the animal.
Severus noticed that Minerva must have shrunken a pair of Severus' robes and one of his cloaks, because he wasn't in his hospital gown anymore.
"No..." Harry murmured to the woman. He shook free of her grasp on his shoulder and walked up to the panther and stuck his hand out. "Fe...law..." Harry whispered.
Severus was in shock. He remembered! *Moony?*
*Yes, Felaw?* Remus asked. He was sitting in Filch's chair swinging the chair in circles and rolling around, having a grand old time.
*He just called me Felaw.* the black cat thought, nudging Harry's hand to make it rest on his head.
"And Aunt Minnie!" Harry suddenly remembered his nickname for the witch beside him that was in shock.
"You remember!" 'Auntie Minnie' said, hugging the little boy.
"And that other man... was Unkie Filly... and that other man was Papa Albus..." Harry babbled on. Felaw nudged Minerva's hand and turned around, looking at them.
"You want us to follow you." It was a statement Minerva said, taking Harry's hand.
The panther bobbed its head up and down as it walked beside Harry while Harry placed his hand upon the cat's head again.
Severus suddenly noticed something important. He was almost as tall as Harry himself in this form. He got an idea in his head.
*Go for it!* Remus' voice suggested.
Severus stopped in front of Harry. Felaw's head gestured to his back and Harry's eyes went wide.
"You want me to get up?" Harry asked. Felaw's head bobbed up and down and McGonagall stopped Harry from walking forward.
"Harry, your father wouldn't approve of that." Minerva reprimanded.
"This is Dad!" Harry suddenly exclaimed.
"What!? Is this true?" Minerva asked. Severus smirked and glared at Minerva the way only Severus Snape knew how to and Minerva pulled her arm out from in between the father and son and helped Harry gingerly get up on the Panther's back.
"Can you take him for now?" Minerva asked.
Felaw gave a low "Mreow" and pranced off with Harry laughing on his back.
"Bye-Bye Auntie Minnie!" Harry waved her off as Felaw took him around a corner. It was a dark corridor. Like his cupboard. Like when he would sit in pain after a beating. Harry whimpered and leaned over to hug Felaw around the neck and closed his eyes tight.
Severus noticed this and leaned his head back to nuzzle Harry's hand.
*Moony.... Charms corridor. I think Harry needs you too.* Severus thought to Remus and stopped walking and a few moments later, a wall moved right in front of them and a silver wolf emerged and barked at the sight of the now silently crying boy.
*Why is he crying?* Moony asked when he saw Harry look up at him.
*I don't know, but he somehow remembered that I was Felaw, and his dad, that Flitwick was his Unkie Filly, Minerva was his Auntie Minnie and that Albus was Papa Albus. I think he'll probably remember you're-* His thoughts were cut off as Harry squealed.
"Moony! MooMooMoony!" Harry laughed when he remembered the wolf in front of him.
Harry reached out for Moony, but lost his balance and Moony just caught him from falling with his nose and pushed him back up carefully.
Moony grinned wolfishly (How else? Rattishly?) And nudged Felaw hard making the cat stumble into the wall slightly and ran off.
Harry noticed this obviously and hugged Felaw around the neck and said "Go!"
Felaw didn't need any more persuasion and was off and running after the offending animal and only stopped when he saw that the wolf had led them to Filch's office. Moony was gone and Remus Lupin was sitting in Filch's chair spinning in circles with his arms spread out.
"Hello Harry!" Remus went towards Harry to pick him up but Harry jumped off Felaw's back and hid behind his father.
*What's up with him?* Remus thought to the panther. Severus hadn't changed back yet.
*Remember? Beatings? He's scared of contact unless it's Me.* Felaw thought.
Felaw thought of his human form and then with a pop! He was back being Severus Snape.
Harry looked surprised to see his father do that and just stared wide-eyed at both men.
"How are you doing, cub?" Severus asked.
"Cub?" Harry repeated.
"It's a nickname. Is it alright if I call you cub?" Severus asked, laying a hand on Harry's shoulder. When Harry flinched, Severus just kept his hand there.
"Yes, you can call me 'cub', Dad." Harry smiled. "I kind of like it."
Remus was looking through Filch's filing cabinets looking for something.
"Hey, Moony, looks like the list has gotten longer from the last time we've been here." Severus commented, looking at a list almost as high as him.
"Only by a few. Remember, we're the ones that put over half of the things we shouldn't have at school on there." Remus said as he opened a drawer and said "Aha!" triumphantly.
"Find it?" Severus asked, sitting in Filch's chair and setting Harry on his lap.
"Yep!" Remus said, waving an old piece of paper-like substance Harry didn't recognize.
"Dad?" Harry whispered, tugging gently on Severus' cloak.
"Yes, Cub?" Severus asked Harry.
"Is that... Moony?" Harry asked in a hushed voice.
"Yes. At your service, pup!" Remus said, bowing dramatically.
Harry smiled.
"I can call you pup, right?" Remus was still in the bowing position but looked up at Harry.
"Sure! As long as I can call you Papa Moony." Harry smiled wider when he saw Remus smile and stand up. Harry got out from behind Severus to stand in front of Remus.
"Can... I have a hug?" Harry asked Remus.
"Of course, pup!" Remus said. He picked Harry up and hugged him tightly. "I missed you, Harry!" Remus exclaimed. Severus went to the filing cabinets to get something he'd lost long ago in his 3rd year. He found them. He pulled out six pieces of parchment and stuffed them in his robes and cleaned up his mess.
"Come on, Moony, we've got to get back. It's almost 5:30 and we've still got to teach him the halls more. Looks like he needs to learn the appetite, too. Want to ride back, cub?" Severus said, smirking. Time flew when he was running down the halls, meeting old friends, and just having fun.
"Can I ride Papa Moony?" Harry asked Severus.
"If Moony says it's ok." Severus said, looking at Moony who shrugged.
"Okay. Just you have to hold on." Remus turned into Moony with a *pop* and Severus helped Harry to sit on Moony's back, because Moony was almost as tall as Harry.
Severus turned into the Black Panther and both animals ran through the halls, taking the long ways so they could have more fun with Moony in the front and Felaw in the back to make sure Harry didn't fall off. Which he didn't.
They ran into the Great Hall where Felaw and Moony stopped dead in their tracks.
(I would SOOO love to end there, but I'll be nice this once and tell you what was there.)
"Happy Birthday Harry!" signs were floating all around the room and a single table running down the hall held about 15 presents and a big green cake saying "Happy Birthday Harry! You're 4 Now!" in gold letters on it. Confetti was raining down everywhere and disappearing before hitting anyone and the whole staff was there. Auntie Ra, Auntie Minnie, Papa Albus, Unkie Filly and Auntie Poppy Harry recognized, but there were a few he didn't recognize.
Felaw turned back into Severus and picked Harry off of Moony who turned to Remus and followed Severus inside.
"Happy Birthday Harry!" everyone said. They didn't yell because obviously Albus told them he was scared of loud noises or too many people at once.
Harry was stunned. A birthday party? For him?! #Wow! # He thought.
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Cool? Ugh? Whatever? It's ok? Pitiful? How do you feel about this? Send a review please! Thanks! Bai!
I don't have any new reviews yet! It takes about a day and a half for them to get to me, so I'll hopefully have some more reviewing response ness at the next update!