"A Child's Hope" by Canopus Carina
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Key: "speech" 'thought' /emphasis/ *parceltongue* ~Letter~
Disclaimer: I do not own anything Harry Potter or Severitus Challenge.
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Here's the next chapter, hope you like it.
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Chapter Fifteen: Reactions
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Previously...
No one knows that Harry isn't really a Potter. His real name is Sansone Pramod Snape...
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Shock, complete and utter shock... time wasn't going forward... nor backward... just staying in one place and repeating itself...
"His real name is Sansone Pramod Snape... Sansone Pramod Snape... Snape..."
'How could this happen?!? It's impossible! That spoiled brat can not be my son! There is just no way!'
'But wasn't it you who said that you wanted a child?' a second thought argued, 'You were married with Lily and the two of you always wanted a child.'
'But that brat?!?! NO WAY!'
'Why would she lie to you, Sev?'
'Why did she lie to me in the first place then? That stupid bastard is not what they think.'
'Of course he's not... they think he's a Potter, but he's a Snape.'
"THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT! AND YOU KNOW IT!"
"You know you are allowed to talk to yourself," a voice said from behind, "but when you answer yourself is when you truly are insane."
"Go away, Lupin," he growled back, taking no notice of the apparent shock that the werewolf had as he never even faced him.
"What made you so angry?" Remus asked confused at the Potion's Master's tone of voice, "You are acting just like you would if James had come back..."
Was it true? Was he truly that affected? Why? It was a mistake, nothing else. Lily must have just been delusional when she wrote the letter... but she is always sane... isn't she?
'She /was/' he corrected himself sadly. What he wouldn't give for Lily to be back? Didn't he promise himself long ago when she had died that if he was given anything of hers that he would cherish it forever? Wasn't it him that regretted everyday when he was in Voldemort's Dark Manor that he hadn't heard the whole story that was hidden from him that day? 'I was a fool...'
Without warning, Severus bolted out of the room, running past on Remus Lupin, whom was /very/ confused about now. What the fleeing man didn't notice was that he dropped the letter from Lily as he ran... one that Remus picked up...
'A letter from Lily?' he asked himself as he saw the signature down at the bottom. 'What?'
As he read threw the letter, Remus knew what had made the Potion's Master so angry... he knew about the marriage, him being one of Lily's closest friends as they both were studious even when they weren't in Ravenclaw...
Though he knew that this was not the time to be remembering the past... an angry Severus was not one that many people would like to challenge... and as he ran the only thought that passed through his mind was:
'Harry...'
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Time was ticking and it was going fast... time was speading up faster than it should! He couldn't just go back to the way he was, it was impossible... impossible I say! It just can not be!
Severus's mind was easily contradicting itself as one would do when they were in a predicament that seemed to never have an answer. He had run through the forest surrounding Hogwarts, never coming in contact with any of the inhabitants of the Forbidden Forest as they knew that he would easily harm them at any given time. He had run throughout the halls that even the Marauders hadn't found and had yet to end... until...
It was time for lunch and, as he was spending the past thirty minutes running around the school and the hours before that bringing all the courage he owned to face the truth of his late wife, didn't know that little fact. There was a passageway that he wanted to go through as it was the begging to a maze that he knew would eventually end the turmoil in his mind...
As his thoughts were set, he dashed into the Great Hall... stopping abruptly as he saw everyone there staring at him as if he were insane. He probably did think he was insane as there were numerous leaves hanging off of his robes, hair wind blown and sticking up even wilder than Potter's had been, and eyes glaring at any and every shadow there was. And then it came to /him/...
It was then that his eyes met Potter's. So lost, so naïve, so... uninformed... when he just sat there in the Great Hall.
"Severus!"
'Again the werewolf decides to turn up!' the Potions Master mused as he turned his best glare at the newcomer.
"That won't work on me, Severus Snape! Go back to your dungeons before you hurt someone!"
Remus knew that it was useless to order Severus around, but he also knew that he wouldn't give up and not try. Severus on the other hand, was already embarrassed that he had entered the Great Hall looking like a wreck that he didn't mind the werewolf's order. He simply turned around and walked back to his chambers where he knew, as much as he would try, he wouldn't have a chance to get to sleep.
'A good sleeping potion would do nicely...'
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"Would someone care to explain just what happen here?" an irritated Professor McGonagall asked, whom, like everyone else, was staring at the door that Severus had just left from.
Back in the Great Hall, there were many people, students and teachers alike, whom were silently demanding an explanation. Severus had come and left so abruptly that it confused even Professor Dumbledore! They all wanted to know /why/ Severus had even wanted to try to enter the Great Hall like that. The only problem was that the only person that could supply them with enough information to answer their requests had left... that only led to one person...
"Ummm.... hello," Remus said awkwardly as he saw that everyone's eyes had turned to him. It would be a long day, indeed.
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From Canopus: How do you like it so far? My AIM is K091288 and my YIM is c_carina@sbcglobal.net, feel free to IM me (but tell me who you are). If you want me to tell you when a new chapter is up, just tell me in a review.
Next chapter: Hopefully Draco comes in the next chapter, but it depends on how much I write...
Vote for Chapter Sixteen: How do you think Draco will react when Severus tells him the news? (a) denial, (b) immediately starts bugging the Trio for knowing something they don't, or (c) starts watching the Trio and start to learn that they aren't as he imagined.
Houses: If you don't know what house you should be in, I found a sorting that actually has questions that matter (unlike harrypotter.com). I have the web address on my bio, it's really good!
Well for the chapter fourteen question, only Faerie Fighter got the answer correct. I know that Remus is the best choice for the DADA job, but there are so many that have that and I really want to be original on this. Another thing is that the DADA teacher is a major factor during the year's adventure so I'm having another one (don't worry it's not Mary Sue, you already know her).
Tropic- I know about the rules of the Severitus Challenge, but I have a loophole for it. It doesn't say that Remus has to be the teacher (though many use it that way), but he will come in many times (just like just now). He's my second favorite character (Sirius being the first, the reason why I'm going to resurrect him) so he'll come many times.
I love reading your reviews, and for those who wanted to know, Harry doesn't find out for awhile now, I have it scheduled around Christmas (in the book, not real life). In the mean time, the Trio (what am I suppose to call them now that there are six?) are trying to find a way to get Sirius back.
Contact: If you want me to send you a notice when I update the story, please put your email address on a review. Anyone who wants to talk, whether it's just a 'hi' or you don't understand something, my AIM is K091288 and YIM is c_carina@sbcglobal.net
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Key: "speech" 'thought' /emphasis/ *parceltongue* ~Letter~
Disclaimer: I do not own anything Harry Potter or Severitus Challenge.
* * * * *
Here's the next chapter, hope you like it.
* * * * *
Chapter Fifteen: Reactions
* * * * *
Previously...
No one knows that Harry isn't really a Potter. His real name is Sansone Pramod Snape...
* * * * *
Shock, complete and utter shock... time wasn't going forward... nor backward... just staying in one place and repeating itself...
"His real name is Sansone Pramod Snape... Sansone Pramod Snape... Snape..."
'How could this happen?!? It's impossible! That spoiled brat can not be my son! There is just no way!'
'But wasn't it you who said that you wanted a child?' a second thought argued, 'You were married with Lily and the two of you always wanted a child.'
'But that brat?!?! NO WAY!'
'Why would she lie to you, Sev?'
'Why did she lie to me in the first place then? That stupid bastard is not what they think.'
'Of course he's not... they think he's a Potter, but he's a Snape.'
"THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT! AND YOU KNOW IT!"
"You know you are allowed to talk to yourself," a voice said from behind, "but when you answer yourself is when you truly are insane."
"Go away, Lupin," he growled back, taking no notice of the apparent shock that the werewolf had as he never even faced him.
"What made you so angry?" Remus asked confused at the Potion's Master's tone of voice, "You are acting just like you would if James had come back..."
Was it true? Was he truly that affected? Why? It was a mistake, nothing else. Lily must have just been delusional when she wrote the letter... but she is always sane... isn't she?
'She /was/' he corrected himself sadly. What he wouldn't give for Lily to be back? Didn't he promise himself long ago when she had died that if he was given anything of hers that he would cherish it forever? Wasn't it him that regretted everyday when he was in Voldemort's Dark Manor that he hadn't heard the whole story that was hidden from him that day? 'I was a fool...'
Without warning, Severus bolted out of the room, running past on Remus Lupin, whom was /very/ confused about now. What the fleeing man didn't notice was that he dropped the letter from Lily as he ran... one that Remus picked up...
'A letter from Lily?' he asked himself as he saw the signature down at the bottom. 'What?'
As he read threw the letter, Remus knew what had made the Potion's Master so angry... he knew about the marriage, him being one of Lily's closest friends as they both were studious even when they weren't in Ravenclaw...
Though he knew that this was not the time to be remembering the past... an angry Severus was not one that many people would like to challenge... and as he ran the only thought that passed through his mind was:
'Harry...'
* * * * *
Time was ticking and it was going fast... time was speading up faster than it should! He couldn't just go back to the way he was, it was impossible... impossible I say! It just can not be!
Severus's mind was easily contradicting itself as one would do when they were in a predicament that seemed to never have an answer. He had run through the forest surrounding Hogwarts, never coming in contact with any of the inhabitants of the Forbidden Forest as they knew that he would easily harm them at any given time. He had run throughout the halls that even the Marauders hadn't found and had yet to end... until...
It was time for lunch and, as he was spending the past thirty minutes running around the school and the hours before that bringing all the courage he owned to face the truth of his late wife, didn't know that little fact. There was a passageway that he wanted to go through as it was the begging to a maze that he knew would eventually end the turmoil in his mind...
As his thoughts were set, he dashed into the Great Hall... stopping abruptly as he saw everyone there staring at him as if he were insane. He probably did think he was insane as there were numerous leaves hanging off of his robes, hair wind blown and sticking up even wilder than Potter's had been, and eyes glaring at any and every shadow there was. And then it came to /him/...
It was then that his eyes met Potter's. So lost, so naïve, so... uninformed... when he just sat there in the Great Hall.
"Severus!"
'Again the werewolf decides to turn up!' the Potions Master mused as he turned his best glare at the newcomer.
"That won't work on me, Severus Snape! Go back to your dungeons before you hurt someone!"
Remus knew that it was useless to order Severus around, but he also knew that he wouldn't give up and not try. Severus on the other hand, was already embarrassed that he had entered the Great Hall looking like a wreck that he didn't mind the werewolf's order. He simply turned around and walked back to his chambers where he knew, as much as he would try, he wouldn't have a chance to get to sleep.
'A good sleeping potion would do nicely...'
* * * * *
"Would someone care to explain just what happen here?" an irritated Professor McGonagall asked, whom, like everyone else, was staring at the door that Severus had just left from.
Back in the Great Hall, there were many people, students and teachers alike, whom were silently demanding an explanation. Severus had come and left so abruptly that it confused even Professor Dumbledore! They all wanted to know /why/ Severus had even wanted to try to enter the Great Hall like that. The only problem was that the only person that could supply them with enough information to answer their requests had left... that only led to one person...
"Ummm.... hello," Remus said awkwardly as he saw that everyone's eyes had turned to him. It would be a long day, indeed.
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From Canopus: How do you like it so far? My AIM is K091288 and my YIM is c_carina@sbcglobal.net, feel free to IM me (but tell me who you are). If you want me to tell you when a new chapter is up, just tell me in a review.
Next chapter: Hopefully Draco comes in the next chapter, but it depends on how much I write...
Vote for Chapter Sixteen: How do you think Draco will react when Severus tells him the news? (a) denial, (b) immediately starts bugging the Trio for knowing something they don't, or (c) starts watching the Trio and start to learn that they aren't as he imagined.
Houses: If you don't know what house you should be in, I found a sorting that actually has questions that matter (unlike harrypotter.com). I have the web address on my bio, it's really good!
Well for the chapter fourteen question, only Faerie Fighter got the answer correct. I know that Remus is the best choice for the DADA job, but there are so many that have that and I really want to be original on this. Another thing is that the DADA teacher is a major factor during the year's adventure so I'm having another one (don't worry it's not Mary Sue, you already know her).
Tropic- I know about the rules of the Severitus Challenge, but I have a loophole for it. It doesn't say that Remus has to be the teacher (though many use it that way), but he will come in many times (just like just now). He's my second favorite character (Sirius being the first, the reason why I'm going to resurrect him) so he'll come many times.
I love reading your reviews, and for those who wanted to know, Harry doesn't find out for awhile now, I have it scheduled around Christmas (in the book, not real life). In the mean time, the Trio (what am I suppose to call them now that there are six?) are trying to find a way to get Sirius back.
Contact: If you want me to send you a notice when I update the story, please put your email address on a review. Anyone who wants to talk, whether it's just a 'hi' or you don't understand something, my AIM is K091288 and YIM is c_carina@sbcglobal.net