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Besides this work will contain : mpreg and people out of character since I am definitely not JK Rowlings, and some strange sentences since I'm French. Still here?
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Chapter six – A stag, a fox and a broomshed
When the carriage stopped, Lily opened the door, looked right and left and jumped outside.
"We're clear"
Remus jumped after her. Just when Severus was about to follow, Lucius Malefoy jumped out of the next carriage, followed by Mac Nair, Avery and Nott.
"Shit" swore Remus before moving in front of Lily, trying to block the path of the four advancing Slytherins.
Behind Remus' back, Lily quickly took Sirius out of her pocket and gave him to Severus.
"I'm going to make a diversion, wait till they're not looking and run."
"How" Severus wanted to know.
"Animalia Potion" smirked Lily.
Severus merely raised an eyebrow, unconsciously petting a shaking mini Sirius before carefully storing him in his pocket.
He then waited near the door for an occasion.
Meanwhile, Lily quickly advanced to Remus who was facing the Slytherins alone. Fortunately, they were just finishing the insult stage.
She then put her hand on Remus' shoulder and said, faking confusion "Remus, I don't feel so well, I think Snape added something to our pumpkin juice..." before grabbing her stomach and transforming into her animagi form.
Soon, in front of the four Slytherins stood Remus Lupin and a seemingly panicking fox.
The Slytherins were on the floor laughing at the sight of Remus trying to catch a running fox while calling "Lily, wait, don't panic!"
To add to the confusion, a stag entered the dance, forcing the assembled students to scatter as Remus was doing a good impersonation of the Buridan donkey, apparently confused about which animal he should chase first.
Severus then took his cue and jumped out of the carriage and ran towards the castle.
Just when he had passed the Quidditch pitch, six seventh year Gryffondors confronted him.
"So, Snape, mind telling us why you're wearing Gryffondor robes?"
Severus tried to step back.
"Just catch him, we'll teach him a lesson!"
Severus nimbly sidestepped the Gryffondors and ran to the only shelter he could see: the brooomshed.
He quietly locked the doors with an advanced spell who would not be opened by an "Alohamora" and sit against the wall, catching his breath.
After having tried several opening spells in vain, seeing that the door stayed obstinately closed, the seventh years pounded on it and one of them called to Severus "So you want to stay locked in there. No problem with us. We'll even stay with you to keep you company and to be sure you won't go away" They snickered and made themselves comfortable around the broomshed.
"Oh no! That's not good, not good at all!" Severus mumbled while taking Sirius out of his pocket and giving him back his real size.
"Of course, I could always give you your robes back and ask them to take you to Dumbledore's office. But I'm afraid that by the time I manage to convince them that it is not a prank, your mother will be here..." his voice trailed when he noticed that Sirius, who had retransformed, was shaking, rocking himself and silently crying.
Severus sighed and embraced the crying Sirius. At first, he was tense, but when Severus tightened his embrace, he hugged him and sobbed, muffling the sounds into Severus chest.
Surprised, Severus just stayed here, hugging Sirius till his crying evolved into soft sniffling sounds.
"Okay, that's enough!" Severus stated firmly. Without breaking their embrace, he moved Sirius till he was able to look into his eyes.
"I'm tired of walking in the dark, and I can tell by the way your friends are trying to protect you that it's really serious. By the way, they are really good friends, I'm jealous!" he added, smirking softly in response to the sad smile Sirius gave him.
"Mind telling me what's going on? You don't have to tell me everything, just the great lines. That doesn't mean I won't help you to reach Dumbledore's office. It's just that... well, I'm curious OK?" he finished defensively, before taking a good look at Sirius who had his head on his shoulder and was frowning, considering his options.
Having reached a decision, Sirius nodded and reach inside his robes, still on Severus, for the inside sealed pocket. Opening it, he took the contract out, and gave it to Severus to read, then went back to his previous position and closed his eyes.
Amazed by this proof of trust, Severus blushed a little and began to read.
'So, let's see' he thought, 'I, Dolores Black... yadda, yadda, sold my son Sirius Black, on whom I have parental authority, to Mister Riddle, also known as Lord Voldemort, and owner of the Death eater's House of Pleasure, to use as he saw fit... yadda, yadda...' At this point of his reading, Severus felt nauseous. 'No wonder he's running! His own mother!' he tightened the hold he had on Sirius.
By the end of the contract, a little detail gave him hope. "It's not signed..." he murmured.
"Yes. I spied on their agreement. This Lord" Sirius spat quietly "was supposed to come back and test me the following morning. They had agreed to sign after. I couldn't bear to be sold like that, so as soon as they left, I took the contract, packed my trunk and flew to James'" he finished with a sigh.
"Ok" breathe Severus, folding carefully the contract before putting it back into the sealed pocket, "our next mission is to get past those Cro-Magnons and get you to Dumbledore."
"You still want to help me?" Sirius asked, in awe.
Severus snickered "Of course! Besides, it will give me the occasion to curse some Gryffondors. And Lily, James and Remus managed to improve my reputation by showing Malefoy and his goons that my prank was successful."
Sirius looked at Severus for a while and then laughed quietly "Animalia potion, near the carriage, yes..."
Severus stood and then hold his hand to Sirius "So, ready to run the last lane?"
With a look of resolution, Sirius clasped Severus hand in his own and stood with a nod.
"I'm sorry" he murmured.
"What for?"
"My housemates..."
"Don't worry, it's not your fault. I'm supposed to be the smart one, here. I should have transfigured your Gryffondor badge into a Slytherin one"
"But they would have still tried to pick a fight with you!"
Slowly, as to not startle Sirius, Severus enfolded him once more in his arms, hugging him and then releasing him.
"Listen to me. You are not responsible for anybody else's actions, only yours. If your housemates are stupid, there's nothing you can do"
He was nearly shocked out of his shoes when Sirius hugged him.
They smiled to each other before Severus took Sirius' hand in his own and guided him to the door.
He quickly checked that Sirius had his wand out and ready before he unlocked the door. The seventh years Gryffondors nearly didn't had the time to jump to their feet before being stunned.
"Ready?" Severus turned to Sirius and nearly jumped out of his skin when Sirius linked their hands before nodding. "Then, we are going"
They ran towards the castle, Sirius never making a move to take his hand out of Severus' own, showing him in his way that he trusted him.
Near the carriages, the commotion was coming to an end. Remus, dirty and sweaty like nearly all the students, was cradling Lily's fox form in his arms while Hagrid had managed to catch the stag.
The whole student body, minus some Slytherins, cheered and clasped. Everybody then marched towards the castle, including FoxLily and StagJames.
