A.N; It's an attempt at a new chapter. I never said it would be good. I'd like it if my reader/s would be kind enough to e-mail me there ideas of interesting names for a potion and a spell that would cause insanity and mutations of a mythological/animalistic nature. So far I'm coming up blank. --- indicates a flashback.
Chap. 6 Friends?
Severus entered the great hall and noticed Remus leaning against the wall beside the great doors. He walked over to Remus, noticing how tired and ill he looked. Contrary to popular belief Severus did not hate the werewolf. The summer after Harry's fifth year he had ended up having a long talk with Remus. Actually, to tell the truth, Remus had cornered him right after a shower (A.N; I grin maniacally as the reader faints from shock, or as the case may be, lust.) in the bathroom at headquarters while everyone else was out. He still remembered what he had first thought when Remus burst into the bathroom.
He stepped out of the shower, ignoring the thin rivulets of water sliding down his pale form, and reached for the towel. He had just started to pull it towards him when the door opened. Open was to mild a word, disintegrated would be more appropriate. His jaw dropped as he looked at the remains of the door, the towel dangling from his hand. Striding through the wreckage was a sight that many women would kill for, but it chilled him to the bone. Stopping right in front of Severus, a shirtless Remus Lupin growled.
"W-what are you doing?" He stuttered in a high voice. It was hard to be intimidating when you're wet, naked and holding a towel in your hand. "What do you want? I'm busy."
"I want you." Remus growled enjoying the look on Severus' face. "And I'm sick of waiting for you."
Severus looked at Remus and gulped. The werewolf's bare chest was heaving, its lightly contoured muscles shifted under the skin. Severus started to slowly back away while shaking his head in soundless denial. Remus stepped forward trapping him against the wall. Ignoring the pale mans shaking, Remus leaned in so his lips were by the trapped mans ears, and then it happened. (A.N; isn't this where the cliffy goes. Lol.)
Breathing gently on Severus' ear Remus whispered, "You are going to get dressed and join me in the kitchen, and then you are going to tell me why you're still such an asshole towards me." He stepped back with a satisfied look in his eyes, and walked to the door. "You didn't think I was going to rape you, did you?" he shook his head, "You're not my type. I'm straight." With that he left the bathroom chuckling.
That had day had started a strong friendship between the two men. Remus looked up as Severus joined him. Severus shook his head as he saw the bags under Remus' eyes, and he became even more worried. Leaning against the wall he started to speak.
"Are you okay? You look even worse than usual and the full moon was over two weeks ago." Severus smiled at the other man. "You know I worry about you and the last thing I need right now is more worry."
Remus grinned. "I was tracking rumors of werewolves. Some are trying to make safe houses for those who are running from Voldemort. I ended up in a scuffle with a guy who thought I had sided with that bastard. Turns out that some death eaters had managed to catch him and his family a couple days before the full moon. They kept them alive and feed him the Wolfsbane potion. They restrained him in a cage and put his wife and daughter in a larger cage beside his. They stuck another werewolf in with his family and forced him to watch during the full moon." Remus shuddered.
"Its times like this that I hate that potion." Severus shuddered. "I'm surprised that they let him live though. It's not like them."
"They did it as a warning to other werewolves. He's pretty much insane, but he wants nothing more than revenge on the death eaters. Once the war is over he plans on committing suicide at his families grave." He shook his head and looked at Severus. "The only reason he didn't kill me, was the fact that I have never tasted human blood. They have him guarding the safe house, because he's willing to kill anyone who threatens them."
Severus nodded and opened his mouth only to shut it as Albus stood and called the meeting to order. He couldn't believe his ears when Albus told them that Potter needed a vacation. He just had to comment. It was too tempting to pass up.
"I can't believe that you called us over such a trivial matter." He snapped at Dumbledore. "I could have kept doing my research, instead of coming up here and wasting my time. Since when is a bloody vacation reason to call a full meeting? Just send the brat somewhere and lets us get back to more important things!"
The hall was filled with mutters as Sirius Black stood up and spoke. "I never thought I would say this at any point in my life, but that greasy git is right. You didn't need to call an Order meeting just for vacation plans." He took a breath. "I for one think that you had better have a damn good reason for this."
Remus chuckled a bit before he teased Sirius. "Sirius is just ticked off because this kept him from getting laid." Remus piped up. "But even I am curious as to why you feel this is so important, aside from keeping Harry safe." He looked at Dumbledore ignoring Sirius' red face.
As Albus started to explain Severus thought about the new potion The Dark Lord had him create. He heard the Headmaster say his name and started to pay attention. His mind put the pieces together before Albus had finished speaking. Potter was about to crack. Even he would admit, if only to himself, that Potter had weathered past events fairly well for a child. However even Potter had limits, and if they let him have a breakdown he might never recover from it. As usual Sirius started to pipe up without understanding the full implications.
"Can't we just send him to the burrow for a while, or even bring him here?" Sirius had a concerned look on his face. "That would let him relax and still be taug…"
Severus interrupted him. "And he would still be around the war. If I understand Albus correctly, then he needs to be far enough away that he won't end up being constantly reminded about the war. That means he has to be sent out of country, and he has to have someone who can continue his training with him." He looked from Sirius to Remus.
"Severus is right Sirius. He has to be somewhere peaceful and at the same time it has to be somewhere that he can have fun. We also have to make sure that he's in an area where he can be trained." Remus glanced apologetically at the now grumbling Sirius. "That's why we are all here. We have got to find where he can go, when and with whom."
Suddenly his arm began to burn. He quickly caught Albus' eye, glanced at Remus and swept off into the night. Severus was going to Voldemort.
A.N; wow biggest chapter yet. I must be getting better at this story thingy. I need your ideas for names ASAP. So did it seem like poor Sev was going to get it from our favorite little werewolf? I thought that it was kind of cute/funny. Is it just me or has Remus become more aggressive? I guess that's what happens when you don't think while writing. I might end up needing someone to write intimate scenes, so e-mail me your descriptions of Sev and Remus so I can decide who to do those scenes if I can't write them properly. (I will try at least one. Probably make it a one shot and get you to review with suggestions/opinions.)