"A Child's Hope" by Canopus Carina
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Key: "speech" 'thought' /emphasis/ *parceltongue* ~Letter~
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Severitus Challenge.
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Chapter Nineteen: Confrontations
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"You wanted to talk to me?" Severus asked, walking into the Headmaster's office.
"Yes, yes. Please sit down Severus. Would you like a lemon drop?" the elder man asked, holding a box open for the younger to take, but when he was refuse, he just took one for himself, popping one in his mouth.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Severus asked, knowing that if he didn't interrupt, he would be there until the lemon drop was finished.
"Oh yes, have you talked to Mr. Malfoy about the rules for when he is here? We want to make sure that there is as limited confrontation, now don't we?"
"How did you know Draco was here?" Severus asked clearly surprised, but that soon disappeared when he realized how stupid that sounded when he was talking about the Headmaster. That man knew almost everything.
"I just know these things," was the simple reply as the man's eyes sparkled mischievously. "Now why is Mr. Malfoy in our care now and not earlier? What happened Severus?"
"His good for nothing /Father/ decided to give him to the Dark Lord. The poor boy is too young to do something like that. No one should be forced into those type of situations."
"Well, you know Lucius more than I do," the Headmaster said slowly and mournfully, stroking his Phoenix's soft feathers for comfort from the dreadful news, "he was put out of Voldemort's good books when he was captured and failed to get the prophecy. By giving his only child to Voldemort, he probably thought that he would get into the inner circle again.
"Some people shouldn't become parents..."
"Yes, that is true, and some that should have become one, hasn't. Severus, I know that you were heartbroken when Lily supposedly left you for your cousin, James, but you now know that that wasn't true. Break down the hatred that you have built down against the boy and show him that you aren't truly black hearted."
"And what am I suppose to do? If I'm anywhere nice to the boy, I'll get into major trouble with the Dark Lord."
"Just wait for the opportunity to present itself, Severus. It will come."
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He did run someone down... the one he truly wanted to stay away from... Harry Potter... or his real name...
Sansone Pramod Snape
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Harry was just walking down the corridor to meet up with his friends in the Gryffindor Common room from having a quick chat with Remus when he was forced off his feet. He looked up angrily, expecting Peeves to give off his signature raspberry but was surprised to see Draco Malfoy standing at his feet.
"Oh yeah, you can't even wait until school starts to torture me, can you?" Harry asked sarcastically.
"Don't humor yourself," Draco replied with his usual smirk, pausing momentarily before saying, "Potter."
'He is missing something,' passed through Harry's mind, 'something isn't right with this picture.'
"Why are you here, Malfoy?"
"Because I want to," he retorted, clearly not going to give out anymore information on the subject, "But now why is Golden Boy here, huh? Dumbledore can't let you out of his sight now, can he?"
"You don't know anything, Malfoy, so don't even try guessing. You are really off."
"Actually, I know more than you do," Draco continued with a mysterious voice, "more than you will even believe. It is actually my disgust to know it, but at least it is something that you don't."
Without another word, Draco walked away with his usual gait, trying not to show Harry anything that could lead to suspicion, but he didn't even need to try. Harry was already walking toward the common room again, clearly not interested in what Draco had just said, though storing in the back of him mind.
"What happened?" Hermione asked, who had just came from the common room enterence, seeing his thoughtful face, "What did you talk about with Remus?"
"Oh nothing much, I couldn't get him to talk about Snape though, he probably told Dumbledore though."
"You can't hide something from Dumbledore," Ron laughed as he came into the conversation.
"The Marauders because Animagi without him knowing," Harry argued.
"Yeah, well Dumbledore now knows," Hermione said knowingly, "and I feel as if he knows that we are going to try."
"We'll just have to be sneaky in this operation," Ron said, eyes darting toward all of the shadows as if he was in the army on a battle field.
The corridor rang with laughter from Ron's antics and Harry forgot to tell the rest about Malfoy and what he had said. What he didn't know is that this would start as another adventure for him.
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The days slowly passed for everyone inside the castle and the frustration around them was so thick that the teachers were forced to keep the Gryffindor Trio and the Slytherin Ice Price away from each other.
Ron had almost blown up, slightly resembling a volcano before an eruption, only stopping as Hermione placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. Harry just walked away since he already knew that the Slytherin was there, and the other two followed. It was three days since that happened and no other confrontation had occurred. The teachers though it was that they were making some sort of truce, but it was mainly because they hadn't even been in the same room.
The Gryffindors were always in contact with Ginny, Luna, and Neville, talking about the steps on becoming Animagi and the ways they could take when they went to get Sirius. It was very soon that the school was about to start and the four students that had stayed over the summer, well for some of the summer, were sitting at their house tables waiting for the students to come. The new school year was just beginning, and with it, a new life, unexpected occurrences, and long needed hope.
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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.
Question for Chapter Twenty: I really don't know what type of question I should ask for this chapter, especially since the last one was so hard (sorry! I didn't think it would be like that!) It's just that in my mind it seemed easy, but that's just my weird mind. Anyway, an easy one, how do you think the Dark Lord reacts when he finds that Lucius can't control his son anymore?
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!
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 Harry Potter or Severitus Challenge.
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Chapter Nineteen: Confrontations
* * * * *
"You wanted to talk to me?" Severus asked, walking into the Headmaster's office.
"Yes, yes. Please sit down Severus. Would you like a lemon drop?" the elder man asked, holding a box open for the younger to take, but when he was refuse, he just took one for himself, popping one in his mouth.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Severus asked, knowing that if he didn't interrupt, he would be there until the lemon drop was finished.
"Oh yes, have you talked to Mr. Malfoy about the rules for when he is here? We want to make sure that there is as limited confrontation, now don't we?"
"How did you know Draco was here?" Severus asked clearly surprised, but that soon disappeared when he realized how stupid that sounded when he was talking about the Headmaster. That man knew almost everything.
"I just know these things," was the simple reply as the man's eyes sparkled mischievously. "Now why is Mr. Malfoy in our care now and not earlier? What happened Severus?"
"His good for nothing /Father/ decided to give him to the Dark Lord. The poor boy is too young to do something like that. No one should be forced into those type of situations."
"Well, you know Lucius more than I do," the Headmaster said slowly and mournfully, stroking his Phoenix's soft feathers for comfort from the dreadful news, "he was put out of Voldemort's good books when he was captured and failed to get the prophecy. By giving his only child to Voldemort, he probably thought that he would get into the inner circle again.
"Some people shouldn't become parents..."
"Yes, that is true, and some that should have become one, hasn't. Severus, I know that you were heartbroken when Lily supposedly left you for your cousin, James, but you now know that that wasn't true. Break down the hatred that you have built down against the boy and show him that you aren't truly black hearted."
"And what am I suppose to do? If I'm anywhere nice to the boy, I'll get into major trouble with the Dark Lord."
"Just wait for the opportunity to present itself, Severus. It will come."
* * * * *
He did run someone down... the one he truly wanted to stay away from... Harry Potter... or his real name...
Sansone Pramod Snape
* * * * *
Harry was just walking down the corridor to meet up with his friends in the Gryffindor Common room from having a quick chat with Remus when he was forced off his feet. He looked up angrily, expecting Peeves to give off his signature raspberry but was surprised to see Draco Malfoy standing at his feet.
"Oh yeah, you can't even wait until school starts to torture me, can you?" Harry asked sarcastically.
"Don't humor yourself," Draco replied with his usual smirk, pausing momentarily before saying, "Potter."
'He is missing something,' passed through Harry's mind, 'something isn't right with this picture.'
"Why are you here, Malfoy?"
"Because I want to," he retorted, clearly not going to give out anymore information on the subject, "But now why is Golden Boy here, huh? Dumbledore can't let you out of his sight now, can he?"
"You don't know anything, Malfoy, so don't even try guessing. You are really off."
"Actually, I know more than you do," Draco continued with a mysterious voice, "more than you will even believe. It is actually my disgust to know it, but at least it is something that you don't."
Without another word, Draco walked away with his usual gait, trying not to show Harry anything that could lead to suspicion, but he didn't even need to try. Harry was already walking toward the common room again, clearly not interested in what Draco had just said, though storing in the back of him mind.
"What happened?" Hermione asked, who had just came from the common room enterence, seeing his thoughtful face, "What did you talk about with Remus?"
"Oh nothing much, I couldn't get him to talk about Snape though, he probably told Dumbledore though."
"You can't hide something from Dumbledore," Ron laughed as he came into the conversation.
"The Marauders because Animagi without him knowing," Harry argued.
"Yeah, well Dumbledore now knows," Hermione said knowingly, "and I feel as if he knows that we are going to try."
"We'll just have to be sneaky in this operation," Ron said, eyes darting toward all of the shadows as if he was in the army on a battle field.
The corridor rang with laughter from Ron's antics and Harry forgot to tell the rest about Malfoy and what he had said. What he didn't know is that this would start as another adventure for him.
* * * * *
The days slowly passed for everyone inside the castle and the frustration around them was so thick that the teachers were forced to keep the Gryffindor Trio and the Slytherin Ice Price away from each other.
Ron had almost blown up, slightly resembling a volcano before an eruption, only stopping as Hermione placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. Harry just walked away since he already knew that the Slytherin was there, and the other two followed. It was three days since that happened and no other confrontation had occurred. The teachers though it was that they were making some sort of truce, but it was mainly because they hadn't even been in the same room.
The Gryffindors were always in contact with Ginny, Luna, and Neville, talking about the steps on becoming Animagi and the ways they could take when they went to get Sirius. It was very soon that the school was about to start and the four students that had stayed over the summer, well for some of the summer, were sitting at their house tables waiting for the students to come. The new school year was just beginning, and with it, a new life, unexpected occurrences, and long needed hope.
* * * * *
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.
Question for Chapter Twenty: I really don't know what type of question I should ask for this chapter, especially since the last one was so hard (sorry! I didn't think it would be like that!) It's just that in my mind it seemed easy, but that's just my weird mind. Anyway, an easy one, how do you think the Dark Lord reacts when he finds that Lucius can't control his son anymore?
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!
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