Summary: AU/Year2/Severitus. Gryffindor turned on Harry when his Parsletongue abilities were discovered. Family discoveries are made- and what's with the Mages and the new Merlin House?

Rating: PG-13/T

Dedication: To my "sisters" and "brother", Adrianna, Kelli, and Harrison (Adrianna is my only biological siblings, Kelli and Harrison are neighbours and friends for ten years now :mutters about coming home from school and seeing the said trio arguing over watching Barney or Tellytubbies: Yikes:ducks flying books thrown by Harrison: You STILL can't throw:shrieks and ducks a camera: ) :peeks back in: And a huge, gigantic shout out to my first (and only) reviewer: HecateDeMort :hands HecateDeMort a platter of chocolate chip cookies/biscuits:

Author: Serpent's Raven

Beta: nobody :sobs:

Title: An Unlikely Raven

Posted: Thursday 15 December 2005

Edited: NA

A/N: My teachers decided to be nice and not assign homework, so I decided to add chapter two. This was originally in chapter one, but it seemed to drag a little too much. So, enjoy the second chapter:hits play button on remote: Uhhhh :stares at remote: Ah ha:turns and hits play manually:

An Unlikely Raven

Chapter Two Awakenings

Severus had been nearly asleep when Harry let out a gasp, followed by a whimper. Sobs and pleading soon followed as Severus leapt up, moving to sit on the bed next to the sobbing child. Feeling the carefully erected walls around his heart, his cold façade falling, Severus gently pulled Harry onto his lap, cradling him like he would with a small child. Shushing him soothingly, Severus leaned against the headboard so Harry's full weight was on him. Sobs disappeared slowly into soft hiccoughing while Severus held and soothed the twelve-year-old, murmuring softly. He glanced down to see open emerald eyes, filling with tears.

"Hush, Harry. It's alright." He soothed, holding the child closer. "No, it's not. They left me. I should've know. Their friendship was too good to be true!" Harry said thickly, either not realising or not caring that he was currently cradled against his Potion's Master. "Shh, child. It wasn't your fault. They brought this upon themselves." Severus soothed, carding his hand through the messy locks.

Severus continued the soothing motion, startled when Harry spoke in a soft voice. "Da?" He asked softly, Severus feeling his breath hitch in his throat. "How?" He asked in a whisper, onyx meeting dark emerald. "Mum, I saw her. She told me. Is it true?" Harry asked, hope filling his eyes. Severus nodded mutely, not trusting his voice. "So I'm Alecsxander?" Harry murmured, Severus hugging him tightly. "Yes, Harry." Severus whispered thickly into the dark locks. "Aleck, Da. Mum told me other things too." Harry corrected, his voice muffled by the thick robes. "May I sleep more?" He asked, sleep lacing the soft tenor. "Yes, Aleck. Sleep." Severus soothed, emerald eyes slipping closed.

End A/N: :Manually hits stop: Kinda cruddy, I need a beta. I have the biggest choir concert our school has the entire year tonight- it's "wickedly awesome". We have candles and robes (though we always have those) and seven choirs and the orchestra! That's in… :checks watch: four hours and forty minutes, but I have to be there a half hour early. Please review :Looks at HecateDeMort hopefully:

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