A/N: Gosh! I haven't been writing for more than a year now have I? Bet you thought I was dead or something…anyway, I back and here's the next chappie!

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"This is a special portkey made by Albus. It will take the two of you to a safe place…" Severus was interrupted by the freezing cold that announced the approaching dementors.

"What the? How could they release a dementor now when there is a visitor?" The ex-deatheater snarled as he shivered involuntarily. Sirius and Harry were similarly affected. The dementor floated closer to the trio and…

Chapter 3: A Safe Place?

"Expecto Patronum!" Severus aimed his wand and shouted at the dementor, who was hit and thrusted back.

"Quick! Hold on to the portkey!" The three frantic wizards felt the familiar tug and disappeared from the Azkaban Prison.

Harry felt sick and closed his eyes, taking a few moments to calm his queasy stomach. Breathing deeply, he could smell the fresh wet grass and hear birds chirping faintly in the distance. Seems like a wonderfully peaceful and safe place, until Sirius growled.

"I thought you said the Portkey will take us to some place safe?" Sirius glared at Severus with much dissatisfaction.

"How would I know that Albus' idea of safe is in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nothing but trees?"

"We are safe from wizards that's for sure, but I wonder how safe we are from the creatures in the forest. I hope there isn't any dark magical creatures here." The animagus glanced around nervously.

"Sirius, Professor Snape, what is that huge dark thing staring at us?" Harry asked quietly, albeit a little too calmly. From the nearby bushes, three pairs of glowing eyes stared unblinkingly at the newcomers. A bark was heard before the creature pounced on Harry.

"Ah! Help! Ah ha ha ha ha!" Harry frightened screams turned into helpless laughter as the Cerberus licked his face enthusiastically. "Fluffy, cut it out! I'm ticklish!"

"Fluffy? You call that monstrous dog 'Fluffy'? Sirius appeared totally flabbergasted while Severus just looked on in unconcealed disgust.

"Yeah, he's named by Hagrid, and we got to be friends after the Philosopher's stone incident. I was terrified of Fluffy at first, but he's just a larger dog if you ignore the three heads." Harry petted Fluffy with one hand while he wiped the slobber off his face with the other.

"All right, what should we do now? It looks like rain soon, and there doesn't seem to be any shelter in the next hundred miles or so…In fact, it seems like there isn't anything but trees all around us!"

"Well, I should really report to the headmaster about the new turn of events. I am still doubtful that you are really innocent, Black." Severus sneered.

"And how are you going to do that? I don't see any owls here."

"I have a two-way mirror. Now, cease your inane chatter and let me contact the headmaster." Severus searched in his pockets and drew out a mirror…that's cracked.

"Oh great, seems like your fantastic two-way mirror is not going to work now, is it?" The potions master threw his famous 'death-glare' at the ex-Azkaban prisoner.

"Sirius, Professor Snape, it's starting to rain, should we look for shelter? I think I see a cave over there." Fluffy gave an affirmative yelp as if agreeing with Harry. With another excited bark, the three-headed dog headed towards the direction of the cave.

The two grown men continued to bicker as they finally reached the dark, small cave. "Gosh, it's really going to be a tight fit, isn't it?" Sirius sniffed. "Is it just me or does it smell weird in here?"

Fluffy barked and trounced in the cave happily, breaking a few animal bones that were lying on the ground. "I think this is Fluffy's home." Harry offered.

"Beggars can't be choosers, Black."

After a while of silence, Fluffy prowled out of the cave, leaving the wizards to their own devices. "Looks like Fluffy got sick and tired of your presence, and chose to venture in the rain, Snape."

Hoping to stop the argument, Harry interrupted. "I think he's probably hungry and out looking for food." At that statement, the trio realized that they were getting hungry too. Since there isn't any food around, they decided to sleep off their hunger.

Even without Fluffy, the cave was still cramped, as it was littered with bones and there is a bed of straw that smells so bad, it was not hard to guess whose bed it belongs to. Avoiding that part of the cave, the wizards ended up lying next to each other, almost skin to skin. One would have thought that it would be awkward and the two adults would complain about the lack of privacy, but they were all so exhausted from the day's ordeals that they fell asleep almost immediately.

The warmth and light from the sun creeped into the cave, highlighting the absence of Fluffy, and the closeness of the trio. Harry has never felt more contented in his life, as he snuggled into the crook of his godfather's arms. Severus, on the other hand, were spooned behind Sirus, arms held tightly around the animagus' waist, who reciprocated by resting his head on Severus' shoulder. Needless to say, this peaceful sight did not last long. The first one to wake was the ex-death eater.

"BLACK! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING!"