"Severus we have to talk." Remus had pulled Severus to the side of
the hallway while students walked by not noticing them. "Who did this to
you?"
"What are you talking about Remus?"
"What am I talking about? The bruises on you face! What do you think I'm talking about? Who did it?"
"No one." Severus turned and tried to leave. But he knew that his stubborn friend would not give up so easily. He knew that he would follow him, bugging him to tell until he finally broke and did so.
"Who was it? Tell me please." He sped up and got right in front of Severus to stop him in his tracks. "Look at me." Severus did so reluctantly. "Was it them? Was it... well.... James and Sirius?" Remus whispered.
"Remus, listen. I will say this and this only. We can't be seen together. We have to stop this. We can't be hanging around each other any more. At least not where any one can see us. Alright? Now I have to go if you don't mind. I have to get to study hall." Severus walked off Remus as he stood there dumbfounded.
He knew that it was James and Sirius. He wished that he had the courage to confront them about it, say something to them, stand up for himself and for Severus. But he knew that his "friends" would only laugh at him, and not take him seriously. And if they did? They were likely to beat him up, just like they did anyone else who pissed them off.
Remus climbed into the Gryfindor common room through the portrait of the fat lady, and found the whole common room abuzz. It seemed that James and Sirius were entertaining a group of second year girls. "Remus! Where have you been? We missed you at dinner!"
"I was out for a walk. You know... just to get a breather and what not."
"Remus, come here a second." Sirius walked over to the bottom of the stairs which led up to the boys' dormitory, leaving James to preform his "amazing" spells and charms in front of the dazzled, younger girls. "Moony, you do know that I love you right?"
Remus nodded, not wanting to look into those blue eyes that were ever so inviting, yet so full of hate and evilness. "Do you love me, Remus?"
"You know that you are just like a brother to me Sirius."
"No. I mean... more than a brother. Like... like a lover."
"Sirius, you know how I feel about you, okay? Can't we just leave it at that?"
"You love 'him' though don't you?"
"Who?"
"That foul, loathsome, Snivelous. You love him."
"Padfoot, why do you always do this? Can't I just be happy?" He turned and ran up the stairs two at a time. He then flopped onto his bed, and buried his face into his arms. His chest ached and his eyes begged to let tears fall upon his cheeks. But he thought better of it, as he heard footsteps come in behind him that without question, belonged to Sirius. He felt hands cover the top of his own, and he felt breathing on the back of his neck.
Sirius moved to try and kiss him. But Remus pulled away. "Moony, what's wrong?"
"Just... just go away. I don't want to deal with you right now ! Not after what you did!"
"What did I do?"
"Fuck off Sirius! You know damn well what you did! Don't play this game with me! You beat the living shit out of Severus all because you're a jealous prick! You and James both!" He stood and ran out of the room. He had to be on his own for a while. The anger within him was becoming too much. Maybe it was because the full moon was only a week away. Or maybe it was because he was not only feeling sympathy for Severus, but maybe he was feeling it for himself too. And the thought of that just about made him sick.
He walked into the common room, and he heard James yell after him. "Moony! Where ya going?" But he ignored him, exited through the portrait hole and walked the corridors in the dark. It was well past sunset by now.
Sirius had come back down the stairs and motioned for James to leave his company and come to talk in private. "Moony knows. We have to do something. Sev and him are getting too close. Severus told him what we did."
"Should we do something to Severus then?" Sirius nodded with a small smirk playing on his lips. "Okay Padfoot, what ya got in mind this time?"
Severus was sitting alone in the boys' dormitory. He sat and looked out the window as he worked on his Charms homework. Definitely not the highlight of his day. That was certain. He hated his Charms class. It was a waste of time is his view.
Closing his book, and giving up on his homework, figuring he would finish it in study hall, he decided to go for another walk. The one around the grounds which he had had earlier that day had done him well. Maybe he just needed to clear his head once more before turning in and going to sleep.
The halls were pretty much deserted. Which was good. Severus was pretty sure that the Marauders wouldn't be out walking at this time at night. Heaven forbid they do anything to get into trouble. Because surly they would get caught being as loud as they normally were. The care taker had his eye out for them anyways. Especially since they snuck out that one night and filled the great hall with stink bombs. When they were threatened of being suspended, they had decided to lay low for a while.
The moon shone through the big windows and onto the floor. This time next week, the moon would be full, and his friend would be absent for a while. The thought of it upset him. He couldn't imagine what it was like to be forced into something you hated once every month, without having any say in the matter. He felt sympathy for the guy. He really did.
It was then at that precise moment. A blanket came over him, and he was grabbed from behind. He struggled, and tried to get free, but couldn't. He heard familiar laughter. "Damn it Sirius! Let me go NOW!" Someone put their hand over his mouth from the outside of the blanket. "Shut up Severus!" came a hoarse whisper which of course belonged to James.
He was dragged out of the castle, against his will, trying to struggle against them. But it wasn't any use. By now he knew this. He never won. It was a fact.
Remus saw his two friends struggling to carry something outside into the dark. "What the hell are you guys doing?"
"Moony, go away. This has nothing to do with you. Mind your own business." James was still covering Severus' mouth, but he tried to mumble to indicate that it was him.
"Let him go! You guys stop it now! I am not kidding! I will go and get Dumbledore right now!"
"Get Dumbledore, and we'll tell him about your little moonlit walks with the creep, and how you two snogged the other night in the forbidden forest."
"I don't care! This is wrong! Stop it!"
Sirius stopped, and looked at James. He laid Severus down on the ground and told James to keep him down. "Remus... Moony...." he came forward and kissed him. "I'm sorry." He in one motion pulled out his wand and mumbled an incantation, "Potrificus Totalus!" which kept him from being able to move or do anything about the situation.
"Come on James. We've got to hurry."
The next morning, Remus awoke to the sound of screams. The spell had been lifted from him and he was once again able to move. He sat straight up to see where the scream had come from. He found that he was still outside the castle, laying on the ground. He looked around until he saw a sixth year Ravenclaw standing near the lake almost in sobs. "Someone help!" she screamed.
Remus got to his feet and ran to where she was. She then collapsed into tears and begged for help from him. Laying on the ground a few feet ahead of them, lay an unconscious, naked, black and blue, bleeding Severus Snape. "Bloody hell," whispered Remus, mostly to himself.
He ran and fell to the ground next to Severus. He shook him, tried to get him to come around, but found that it wasn't going to happen. He looked back up to the crying girl. "Go get somebody. A professor, Dumbledore, any body. Now!" The girl ran, still sobbing. But Remus wasn't worried about her.
He looked around, but his clothes weren't anywhere in sight. He knew that Sirius and James had done this. Where was he bleeding from? He couldn't tell. But there was blood on the blades of grass, mixed with the morning dew, and there was blood on his legs. He looked so fragile. Like if he were touched, he would shatter right in his hands. "Severus," he whispered. "Severus, it's me. Please, hang in there, alright? I'm going to get you help." His amber eyes looked him up and down, filling with tears, and wanting to release them.
"Good Merlin!" Remus turned to find Dumbledore approaching. "Remus, move, please." The old man knelt down where Remus had just been. Remus reached up to feel his cheek and noticed that it was wet and that he had been crying without noticing.
What happened next, happened so fast that Remus had no idea what was going on. His head hurt, and he was frightened, and tired, and.... what was the word? Damaged. Although he wasn't the one who had endured the blows, the hits, and probably the rape (knowing James and Sirius), he felt like he was the one that was hurt. He knew that on the inside he was just as badly beaten. But for both his and Severus' sakes he would have to be strong. He knew it wouldn't be easy though.
"What are you talking about Remus?"
"What am I talking about? The bruises on you face! What do you think I'm talking about? Who did it?"
"No one." Severus turned and tried to leave. But he knew that his stubborn friend would not give up so easily. He knew that he would follow him, bugging him to tell until he finally broke and did so.
"Who was it? Tell me please." He sped up and got right in front of Severus to stop him in his tracks. "Look at me." Severus did so reluctantly. "Was it them? Was it... well.... James and Sirius?" Remus whispered.
"Remus, listen. I will say this and this only. We can't be seen together. We have to stop this. We can't be hanging around each other any more. At least not where any one can see us. Alright? Now I have to go if you don't mind. I have to get to study hall." Severus walked off Remus as he stood there dumbfounded.
He knew that it was James and Sirius. He wished that he had the courage to confront them about it, say something to them, stand up for himself and for Severus. But he knew that his "friends" would only laugh at him, and not take him seriously. And if they did? They were likely to beat him up, just like they did anyone else who pissed them off.
Remus climbed into the Gryfindor common room through the portrait of the fat lady, and found the whole common room abuzz. It seemed that James and Sirius were entertaining a group of second year girls. "Remus! Where have you been? We missed you at dinner!"
"I was out for a walk. You know... just to get a breather and what not."
"Remus, come here a second." Sirius walked over to the bottom of the stairs which led up to the boys' dormitory, leaving James to preform his "amazing" spells and charms in front of the dazzled, younger girls. "Moony, you do know that I love you right?"
Remus nodded, not wanting to look into those blue eyes that were ever so inviting, yet so full of hate and evilness. "Do you love me, Remus?"
"You know that you are just like a brother to me Sirius."
"No. I mean... more than a brother. Like... like a lover."
"Sirius, you know how I feel about you, okay? Can't we just leave it at that?"
"You love 'him' though don't you?"
"Who?"
"That foul, loathsome, Snivelous. You love him."
"Padfoot, why do you always do this? Can't I just be happy?" He turned and ran up the stairs two at a time. He then flopped onto his bed, and buried his face into his arms. His chest ached and his eyes begged to let tears fall upon his cheeks. But he thought better of it, as he heard footsteps come in behind him that without question, belonged to Sirius. He felt hands cover the top of his own, and he felt breathing on the back of his neck.
Sirius moved to try and kiss him. But Remus pulled away. "Moony, what's wrong?"
"Just... just go away. I don't want to deal with you right now ! Not after what you did!"
"What did I do?"
"Fuck off Sirius! You know damn well what you did! Don't play this game with me! You beat the living shit out of Severus all because you're a jealous prick! You and James both!" He stood and ran out of the room. He had to be on his own for a while. The anger within him was becoming too much. Maybe it was because the full moon was only a week away. Or maybe it was because he was not only feeling sympathy for Severus, but maybe he was feeling it for himself too. And the thought of that just about made him sick.
He walked into the common room, and he heard James yell after him. "Moony! Where ya going?" But he ignored him, exited through the portrait hole and walked the corridors in the dark. It was well past sunset by now.
Sirius had come back down the stairs and motioned for James to leave his company and come to talk in private. "Moony knows. We have to do something. Sev and him are getting too close. Severus told him what we did."
"Should we do something to Severus then?" Sirius nodded with a small smirk playing on his lips. "Okay Padfoot, what ya got in mind this time?"
Severus was sitting alone in the boys' dormitory. He sat and looked out the window as he worked on his Charms homework. Definitely not the highlight of his day. That was certain. He hated his Charms class. It was a waste of time is his view.
Closing his book, and giving up on his homework, figuring he would finish it in study hall, he decided to go for another walk. The one around the grounds which he had had earlier that day had done him well. Maybe he just needed to clear his head once more before turning in and going to sleep.
The halls were pretty much deserted. Which was good. Severus was pretty sure that the Marauders wouldn't be out walking at this time at night. Heaven forbid they do anything to get into trouble. Because surly they would get caught being as loud as they normally were. The care taker had his eye out for them anyways. Especially since they snuck out that one night and filled the great hall with stink bombs. When they were threatened of being suspended, they had decided to lay low for a while.
The moon shone through the big windows and onto the floor. This time next week, the moon would be full, and his friend would be absent for a while. The thought of it upset him. He couldn't imagine what it was like to be forced into something you hated once every month, without having any say in the matter. He felt sympathy for the guy. He really did.
It was then at that precise moment. A blanket came over him, and he was grabbed from behind. He struggled, and tried to get free, but couldn't. He heard familiar laughter. "Damn it Sirius! Let me go NOW!" Someone put their hand over his mouth from the outside of the blanket. "Shut up Severus!" came a hoarse whisper which of course belonged to James.
He was dragged out of the castle, against his will, trying to struggle against them. But it wasn't any use. By now he knew this. He never won. It was a fact.
Remus saw his two friends struggling to carry something outside into the dark. "What the hell are you guys doing?"
"Moony, go away. This has nothing to do with you. Mind your own business." James was still covering Severus' mouth, but he tried to mumble to indicate that it was him.
"Let him go! You guys stop it now! I am not kidding! I will go and get Dumbledore right now!"
"Get Dumbledore, and we'll tell him about your little moonlit walks with the creep, and how you two snogged the other night in the forbidden forest."
"I don't care! This is wrong! Stop it!"
Sirius stopped, and looked at James. He laid Severus down on the ground and told James to keep him down. "Remus... Moony...." he came forward and kissed him. "I'm sorry." He in one motion pulled out his wand and mumbled an incantation, "Potrificus Totalus!" which kept him from being able to move or do anything about the situation.
"Come on James. We've got to hurry."
The next morning, Remus awoke to the sound of screams. The spell had been lifted from him and he was once again able to move. He sat straight up to see where the scream had come from. He found that he was still outside the castle, laying on the ground. He looked around until he saw a sixth year Ravenclaw standing near the lake almost in sobs. "Someone help!" she screamed.
Remus got to his feet and ran to where she was. She then collapsed into tears and begged for help from him. Laying on the ground a few feet ahead of them, lay an unconscious, naked, black and blue, bleeding Severus Snape. "Bloody hell," whispered Remus, mostly to himself.
He ran and fell to the ground next to Severus. He shook him, tried to get him to come around, but found that it wasn't going to happen. He looked back up to the crying girl. "Go get somebody. A professor, Dumbledore, any body. Now!" The girl ran, still sobbing. But Remus wasn't worried about her.
He looked around, but his clothes weren't anywhere in sight. He knew that Sirius and James had done this. Where was he bleeding from? He couldn't tell. But there was blood on the blades of grass, mixed with the morning dew, and there was blood on his legs. He looked so fragile. Like if he were touched, he would shatter right in his hands. "Severus," he whispered. "Severus, it's me. Please, hang in there, alright? I'm going to get you help." His amber eyes looked him up and down, filling with tears, and wanting to release them.
"Good Merlin!" Remus turned to find Dumbledore approaching. "Remus, move, please." The old man knelt down where Remus had just been. Remus reached up to feel his cheek and noticed that it was wet and that he had been crying without noticing.
What happened next, happened so fast that Remus had no idea what was going on. His head hurt, and he was frightened, and tired, and.... what was the word? Damaged. Although he wasn't the one who had endured the blows, the hits, and probably the rape (knowing James and Sirius), he felt like he was the one that was hurt. He knew that on the inside he was just as badly beaten. But for both his and Severus' sakes he would have to be strong. He knew it wouldn't be easy though.