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WARNING: SEXUAL ABUSE OF AN ADULT AND SPANKING/ CP!

And if Harry seeing him trying to kiss Severus Snape of all people was not bad enough, Snape suddenly started to laugh- the sound so strange and new that Remus thought he must be hallucinating this, "I was trying to tell you we are not alone, Lupin. But please, go on- tell me more about how brilliant I am", his eyes were sparkling with amusement, and Remus turned dark red with embarrassment, "I…I did not…I was not…", he was stuttering, his face turning dark red, and Harry was still staring at him, an odd expression on his face, "I guess I better get going", Harry eventually interrupted his sorry attempts to explain this mess, "see you around, Remus", he sounded almost scornful, which was also new- Harry had never spoken in such a tone to him.

"I…uhm…"

Harry shot him another, irritated glance, and then he was gone- and he truly was alone with Snape now, but it did not feel as a wish come true anymore, it still felt like a nightmare.

"Now, you were saying?", Snape's voice was calm, and there was a flicker of amusement in his eyes, "I really should feel…flattered by your thoughtful gifts- since I assumed you hated me."

"No, I don't hate you", Remus choked out, determined to play his role until the end, "I…I kept trying to talk you, but…you always…were busy, so I decided to…to get more…creative."

He's not gonna believe a word I'm saying. This is pathetic. I am pathetic.

"Creative is an interesting word for it", Snape replied, "I believe you were trying to kiss me before Potter interrupted you?"

Ohmygod.

Remus' face turned even redder, "I…yes, well, I was…uhm…", he was not able to finish his stuttering because at that moment, Snape pulled him closer, and then his lips met his own. It was not a romantic kiss, far from it- it was demanding, rough, with Snape exploring his mouth, pushing his tongue against his, and Remus let out a small whimper, not even attempting to defend himself, his cock slowly hardening in his pants.

"You like that, wolf?", Snape let out a raspy chuckle, "you like giving up control to me?"

"Yah", Remus croaked, because what was one more humiliation, "I…that was…"

That was the best kiss I ever had.

"Shhh. Let's go to the bedroom, wolf. I want to see you."

Remus shuddered, but he followed Snape to his bedroom in a daze, still not sure if he was dreaming this or not. The bedroom turned out to be a quite spacious, comfortable room with a cozy rug on the floor, a dresser out of oak and a small bookshelf by the wall. The four poster bed dominated the room, and it looked inviting with the soft sheets and the small, decorative pillows.

"I want to see you", Snape repeated, "get undressed, wolf- and then present yourself to me."

What. The. Fuck.

Remus froze, "I…this is…uhm…quite fast to…eh…"

"I have been waiting so long, Remus", he said his name like it was…special, like he was special, and Remus suddenly started to believe in his own lie. Maybe Snape had been pushing him away the whole time because he secretly wanted him? He would get all the information he needed then, and he would even get to enjoy himself while extracting them. He hurried to get out of his robes, too distracted by his own thoughts to notice that Snape made no attempt to get undressed as well, and once he was naked, with his hard cock standing proudly between his legs, Snape's face turned into a smug smile, "someone's excited, hmmm?", he slowly reached out for his dick, fondling it, "it has been a long time, hasn't it?"

"Too…too long…", Remus admitted, moaning when Snape started to gently touch his balls, "yaaahh…that feels…good…"

"Patience, wolf- let's get you on the bed and ready for me", Snape's voice was smooth, so very smooth, and the touch on his dick felt so wonderful, and Remus closed his eyes and sighed, missing the fact that Snape had gotten a small vial out of his nightstand.

"Soo…good…", Remus grunted when Snape started to move his hand on his dick faster, and then he suddenly felt something cold on his cock- something strange, "what's…that?"

"Just a little lube", Snape replied calmly, "get on the bed, wolf- hands and knees."

Remus was too far gone to care anymore, and the lube was itching on his dick, and he just needed relief- so he crawled on the bed and got on his hands and knees, presenting himself to Snape like a horny little slut.

"What a good wolf you are", Snape said, his tone mocking, and then he raised his wand, mumbling something, and Remus blinked at him, his eyes dazed, "what…spell was that?"

Snape chuckled, and suddenly, he did not sound amused anymore, he sounded…menacing, "just a little spell to keep you in place, Lupin- until I have time for you."

"Wha…what?", all Remus could do was stare, and now the itching from that weird lube got way worse, it made him hard- hard to the point where it was painful. He tried to reach for his dick, the urge to release himself overwhelming, but his hands would not move. He tried to stand up, to get out of the humiliating position he was in, and then he realized with growing horror that he was unable to get up, "what did you do? Let me…what is…ohgod…", he moaned, his dick fully erect and painful, begging for release, "so…need to…urrggg…", he pushed his hips forward, humping the air, and Snape had to laugh, "getting desperate there, mutt?"

"I…please…you…so…hard…this…unnngg…hurts…", he kept humping, unable to control himself, and he could see Snape walking over to a small shelf by the door, taking something out, "here- this might help you, Lupin", he carefully placed a small heart shaped pillow in front of his hard cock- a pillow he had given Snape as one of his thoughtful gifts, "I have to say, I was going to burn that tacky thing with the rest of your…gifts, but now I am quite glad I kept it", he smiled at the Lupin, "let me watch you use it, mutt."

Remus had to sob, his brain was a fog of need, the need to come, but the realization that he was naked, on his hands and knees on Snape's bed, with his erect cock about to hump a kitschy, heart shaped pillow that he had given Snape as a present, sobered him instantly, "you…you asshole!", he sobbed again, trying to suppress the urge to push his hips into the soft and inviting pillow, "that…lube, what is that shit? What is this…here?"

"The lube is a potion- a potion that will keep you humping like a dog in heat for the next two hours or so", Snape explained mildly, "you will come- and come and come again- and it will be quite painful, mutt."

Remus wanted to scream, "you can't do…this to me! Let me go, this is…you'll get fired for this! This is harassment!"

"And you would know about harassment, right?", Snape asked drily, "after you have been stalking me, pestering me with gifts, forcing yourself on me, lying to me, manipulating me and have not only used Black but also Potter for your little scheme- not to mention the house elves."

All blood drained from his face, "what…are you…I didn't…"

Snape snorted, "don't even bother- you are a horrible liar, Lupin. Did you really think I would not notice that you were trying to get information out of me for Gryffindor? I have to say, it was quite amusing in the beginning- but once you started to use Harry Potter for your manipulations, it stopped being entertaining. I tried to warn you, mutt- I told you to take care of Potter, that he needed you, but instead, you became more and more obsessive. I did not even occur to you to go and check on Potter after he saw you basically jumping in my arms, instead, you eagerly dropped your robes and let me fondle you."

Remus quietly started to cry, his cock leaking pre-come onto the pillow, "please…Severus, I…I did not mean to…I'm sorry!"

"Oh, you will be sorry- once you have been forced to release yourself over and over, you will not even dream to deceive me like this ever again", Snape's voice had gotten cold, "and now I want you to be a good little wolf and hump that pillow- let me see how obedient you can be, Lupin."

Remus flushed red, noticing that his dick perked up again at the words, the embarrassment that Snape's order turned him on in some sick way wanting him curl into a ball and disappear. He was not able to disappear, though- he was forced to stay on his hands and knees, and since the urge to move his hips was overwhelming anyways, he sobbed loudly, and then he started to hump the pillow, his hard cock touching the soft fabric forcefully.

Ohgod…ohgod…please make this stop…

"There you go…", Snape mumbled, sounding pleased, "this will keep you busy for a while."

Remus cried and moaned at the same time when he came- but his dick did not soften, it stayed hard- and in despair, he started to hump the pillow again, now wet with his release. He could hear Snape chuckle in the background, but he did not dare to look at the Potion Master, the shame and humiliation too much to bear. And then Snape left- and he was alone in the bedroom, crying and screaming and humping the pillow over and over and over again.

Their footsteps were the only sound echoing in the hallway, and while Sirius was glad that no one saw him getting dragged along by Aurelius, he was also quite terrified about what was going to happen. He knew that legally, Aurelius could not spank him- he was not his brother, he was nothing to him, but still, his stomach was filled with dread.

I should have just stayed at Grimmauld's Place- then none of this would have happened.

He hung his head, feeling sorry for himself. His life was such a mess- and it seemed to get worse every day, "where are we even going?", he eventually asked the older boy, and Aurelius turned his head to look at him, "I am taking you to my quarters, Sirius."

"Your…quarters?"

"One of the advantages of being the Founder's son", Aurelius replied, and Sirius was relieved to realize that there was a hint of amusement in his voice, "Dumbledore and his thugs don't even know this part of Hogwarts exists- not that they could access it anyways", he led him to a hallway Sirius had never seen before, up a staircase and then up another staircase, and then finally, he opened a door and dragged him inside. They had entered an open space, on the left, there was the cozy living room, furnished with couches, two armchairs, a small fireplace, a shelf with books and some portraits on the wall. To the right, was a dining table with six chairs, and on the wall behind it a small kitchen. An opened door from the hallway showed parts of a bathroom, and the other door was closed- which led to the bedroom. The windows were overlooking the coast with its breathtaking view, and Sirius could hear the waves crashing into the cliffs.

"Have a seat, Sirius."

Aurelius was already walking over to one of the couches, sitting down, and after a moment of hesitation, Sirius sat down on the couch opposite from him.

"Now, I do remember telling you to not attract any unwanted attention, didn't I?", Aurelius' voice had gotten cold, and Sirius bit his lips, "Colin alw…"

"I do not care the slightest what Colin did or did not do", Aurelius interrupted him in such a cutting tone that Sirius had to wince, "Colin is not my responsibility- you are, Sirius. Do you have any idea what Dumbledore would do with you if he found out who you really are?"

"I could just tell him Gryffindor kidnapped me", Sirius mumbled sourly, "I am only here cause you are forcing me to be here. I hate being a dumb kid again, and I hate having to sit around in class all day and I hate that clown Colin. I just want to go home."

"Well, if that's the case, I can certainly talk to my father so he can pick you…"

Sirius paled, "no! Don't do that, he'd just transform me into a dog again and…and…punish me."

"And you think I won't punish you?"

Sirius shrugged, looking down, "at least you don't have a cane", he eventually mumbled, "that shit hurt like hell."

"Language, Sirius- don't make me wash out that mouth of yours with soap."

The boy looked up again, frowning, "you can't do that. You are not my brother."

Aurelius just smiled, "try me, boy- curse again and I'm taking you straight to the bathroom."

Sirius stared at him, and Aurelius did not even need Occlumency to figure out what the boy was silently debating.

Is he just saying that or would he really do that? Should I…find out? Maybe he's just bluffing.

"I'm never bluffing, Sirius", Aurelius told him calmly, "you are already getting a spanking for your behavior in the Common Room, so I would really advise you not to add any more punishment to that."

"You can't spank me", Sirius had gotten up, his hands balled into fists, "you…you are not in charge of me! No one is!"

"And we both know how that turned out", Aurelius remarked drily, "you have two options here, my boy- either take your spanking, or I am letting my father deal with your recent escapades. If I send him an owl now, he'd be here in less than ten minutes."

"That's not fair!"

"That's very fair- you know you deserve to be disciplined for that stunt in the Common Room, and I am even letting you pick your punishment instead of just pulling you over my lap."

Sirius blinked back the tears, "I don't deserve any punishment for messing around with Colin! It was between him and me! It's not even any of your business!"

"Everything you do is my business, Sirius", Aurelius simply replied, "and you did not mess around with Colin- you bullied him."

The boy snorted, "yeah, sure. Who cares? He was annoying and he deserved it. I am not taking crap from anyone."

"You won't make any friends among your classmates with that kind of attitude, Sirius."

"I don't need any friends. I don't need anyone."

Stubborn boy.

"Everyone needs friends and a family, Sirius", Aurelius answered calmly, "and anyone would be lucky to have you as a friend or brother or son."

Whatthefuck.

Sirius tensed, "you don't have to tell me stuff like that- I already agreed to spy for you", he sounded confused, and he reminded him so much of Tom in that moment, when Tom had mistrusted him, had not believed him that he cared for him- and now Tom's whole face lit up when he saw him, and he constantly demanded to be snuggled and held.

And one day, you will as well, angry little boy.

"It's the truth, Sirius- I would certainly feel very lucky to have you as my younger brother."

"Why? You already have a younger brother- and I used to have one, too."

"Regulus, hmm?"

Sirius tensed even further at hearing that name. He hated thinking of his little brother- it made him feel guilty, and it made him remember how much he failed him. He had had his fair share of family, and he never needed that again. He was just fine on his own, "I don't want to talk about him", it sounded defensive, "I don't want to talk about anything anymore. I want to leave."

Just like Tom back then- whenever stuff got too personal, he wanted to run.

"You can leave after your spanking, Sirius", Aurelius told him calmly, "you might not like it, but I am in charge of you now- and you will obey me. I am expecting you to act polite and kind around your classmates, and I am expecting you to apologize to Colin tomorrow."

"Apologize? To Colin? Never!"

"We shall see about that- a good spanking might just be able to change your mind", and then Aurelius got up and calmly walked over to Sirius who had pressed himself into the cushion of the couch, "stay…stay away from me!", he tried to kick the older boy, and Aurelius simply lifted him up, sat down again and then pulled him over his lap in one fluid motion.

"No! Stop this! Let me down!", Sirius kicks got more aggressive, so Aurelius carefully pinned his legs between his own legs, trapping him, "now, you will get five for being rude to Colin and another five for punching Colin- which makes ten in total. You are going to count them nice and loud for me, understand?"

"I am not gonna count shit for you!"

He howled when he got a hard smack to his backside for that comment, "I warned you about cursing, didn't I, Sirius? We are going to wash out that mouth of yours really good after we are done here", Aurelius sounded disapproving, and Sirius had to sob, not knowing why that made him so upset, "I am just mad cause this is so unfair!"

"You never had anyone giving you consequences and rules to follow, hmm?", Aurelius asked, carefully adjusting him on his lap, "so this is a little scary right now, am I right?"

Yes.

"No! I am not scared of anything!", he lied, squirming on Aurelius' lap. The truth was, he was terrified- he had never been spanked before, and he had no idea how much this was going to hurt. His parents had been abusive- the reason why he had spent most holidays with James and his family. They had not given him rules or boundaries- they simply had used him as a scapegoat, and it had made him so angry. He had not deserved any of it, and he had promised himself back then that he would never ever allow anyone to treat him unfairly- yet here he was, about to get spanked for simply telling that Colin clown what an annoying asshole he was. Aurelius and Gryffindor were just like his parents, always looking for a reason to punish him.

"Everyone is scared of something, little boy", Aurelius now said, and then he softly caressed his hair, just for a second, "but don't worry, this will be a quick spanking- and since I am using my hand, it won't hurt too much, Sirius", and then he slowly started to pull down his pants, and Sirius cried out, "stop! You…you can't do that! You goddamn piece of shit, don't you dare…"

"I need to see what I am doing, Sirius", Aurelius interrupted him, his voice strangely calm, "and you just earned another minute with the soap for cursing again."

"I didn't curse, I was just stating a fact!"

Aurelius stifled a smile, it would be exhausting to keep both Sirius and Tom in line in the future, but he knew it would also be very rewarding to teach and take care of both boys- that was, if he ever got Sirius to realize how much he needed a family.

"In that case, I was also just stating a fact", he retaliated, "it's time for your spanking now, Sirius- keep your hands down, or you'll get one extra", and then he lifted his hand, delivering the first swat to the boy's naked backside.

Smack.

"That…was it?", Sirius sounded…surprised, "was that the first one?"

"Yes, that was number one", Aurelius replied, amusement in his voice, "did you expect it to hurt more, little boy?"

"Yah."

"A spanking is not so much about the pain but showing you who's in charge, Sirius", Aurelius told him calmly, "now, if I were to use my belt, that would hurt- but I'd never do that to you."

"Why not?"

"You are too young to handle that much pain, Sirius- and I'd rather put you in the corner or give you lines to write to discipline you", Aurelius' voice had gotten soft, "now, you get nine more, little boy- make sure you count them nice and loud."

Smack.

"Two. That was two."

"Good boy."

Smack.

"Three!"

With every number, Sirius sounded more confident, now that he knew what to expect. It barely hurt, not after what he'd been through with his parents and at Azkaban, and even the cane had hurt way worse than this. He was relieved to realize that he could handle this- even though it was humiliating as hell to lay across Aurelius' lap and get smacked on his naked butt.

Smack.

"Eight! That was eight!"

"Smart boy", Aurelius sounded fond, "you are doing so well, counting so nicely for me, Sirius."

He thinks I am smart!

Sirius could not help but grin, even though he knew it was ridiculous- and then Aurelius smacked him again.

"Nine! I'm almost done!"

"Yes, you are- one more", Aurelius sounded like he was smiling, delivering the last swat to his exposed backside.

Smack.

"Ten! I'm done!", Sirius declared, starting to squirm. While it had not been painful, his butt was stinging- and he could not wait to rub it.

"You are done- and all forgiven, little boy", Aurelius told him, thinking to himself that he would have to find another method to discipline the boy in the future- Sirius was completely unresponsive to a simple spanking since he had experienced real, brutal pain before- something he should have had expected. He gently pulled Sirius' pants up, "come on now, we still have the matter of cursing to attend- and then you can leave, little boy."

"Fine. Whatever", Sirius agreed, thinking that a little soap in his mouth could not be that bad, either- the spanking had mostly been a joke, so what was some soap in his mouth? He followed Aurelius into the bathroom confidently, watching the older boy taking out a big bar of soap out of a cabinet, "now, you cursed twice- so that is two minutes for you, Sirius. You will bite down on the soap and keep it in your mouth until I tell you your time is up, understand?"

"Yeah, sure", Sirius eyed the soap critically, it smelled good- like lemons and something else, and he bit down on it hardly, certain he was able to handle this.

"UGRRGGGRGR!"

His eyes started to water instantly, the taste was horrific- and within seconds, foam had formed in his mouth, and he felt like gagging. Reflexively, he reached for the soap, but strong hands kept him from pulling it back out, "two minutes, remember?"

"GGRRNNFFF!"

"Shhh…I know, baby boy. I know it's uncomfortable, but this will help you remind yourself not to use bad words anymore", Aurelius had sat down, pulling the boy in his lap to hold him, "you need to breathe through your nose, baby boy. Can you do that for me?"

"GGNNNRRRGG!"

"Breathe, Sirius- in…and out…and in…and out…"

The boy whimpered, tears streaming down his face, and he struggled, desperately trying to get his hands out of Aurelius' grip to take the soap out, but Aurelius held him tight, "there you go…in and out. Shhh…you are doing great, my boy."

"Nnngggg…", his struggles lessened a little, and then Aurelius gave him a quick kiss on his curly hair, "one more minute, baby boy- and then you are all forgiven."

Baby boy.

Sirius had not even noticed until now that Aurelius had called him that- sure, he called him little boy, but technically, he was little compared to Aurelius- but baby boy somehow felt different.

"Mmmggrrr…"

"I know- almost done, Sirius", he kept holding him tight, humming something that was weirdly soothing, and twenty seconds later, his punishment was over. Aurelius led him to the sink and carefully took out the soap, and then he turned on the water, "drink as much as you want, baby boy- get all that yucky taste out."

Sirius did not need to be told twice, he filled his mouth with wonderfully cold, clear water, and then he spit it all out. He repeated that three times until he finally felt like his mouth did not consists of lemons, and then he looked at Aurelius, uncertain about what to do and what to feel.

"You are all forgiven, Sirius- I am so proud of you, baby boy", Aurelius was smiling at him now, the smile kind and friendly, and something inside him snapped. He had never had anyone say those words to him, no one had ever been proud of him, "just…just leave me alone! I…I hate you!", and then he turned around and stormed out of the bathroom, and he ran outside into the hallway, and he ran and ran and ran, and the whole time he ran, he was crying.

"Getting tired there, mutt?"

Remus wanted to cry out with relief when he saw Snape standing in the door, his arms crossed, an amused smile on his lips. He did not even care anymore how ridiculous he looked humping this damn heart shaped pillow, all he needed was this to stop, to finally be done ejaculating. There was barely any release left inside his balls, and it had gotten more and more painful to be forced to orgasm over and over and over again, "I…please…", he croaked out, his voice hoarse from screaming and moaning for the last thirty minutes straight, "please…make it…stop…"

"Well, there is a way to get you back to normal, Lupin", Snape said conversationally, walking closer, "but it would involve a quite…intimate approach."

"I…anything…", he had to sob, watching a small drizzle of his release wetting the already soaked pillow, "this…so…hurts…"

"Anything, hmm?", Snape's smile had gotten somewhat predatory, "even if the potion can only be reverted by the natural way of getting you relief?"

"The…natural…", Remus' eyes went wide when he watched Snape slowly untie his ropes.

I'm hallucinating. This cannot be real!

"You are not hallucinating", Snape replied smoothly, already undressed to his underwear, "why do you think I let you play your little games with me for so long, mutt?"

"I…you…hate me?", Remus supplied, unable to move his gaze from the impressive outline of Snape's manhood in his underwear.

"Hate is such a strong word", Snape remarked, taking off his underwear as well, "you annoy me, Lupin- and you frustrate me, and you certainly confuse me, but I do not hate you, I never have."

Remus was barely listening anymore, his whole focus on Snape's half-erect cock. It was massive, long and thick, and Remus felt himself flushing, his own dick perking up again. He had always known he was gay- and he had suspected Snape was, too- hence the idea to seduce him. Snape had loved Lily, but to him, it had always felt more like the love a brother had for his sister.

"You…really…want to…", he stuttered, so taken aback by Snape being naked, by Snape being hard, by Snape and him being in his bedroom together that he almost stopped the humping, "tell me to stop and I'll stop", Snape simply responded, getting behind him, and then he felt him slowly caressing his ass cheeks, "mmmhhh…I bet you'll be tight for me, wolf- tight and wet."

Remus whimpered, his dick hardening painfully, "I…please…just…do…it…"

"So impatient, Lupin", Snape laughed softly, and then he could hear a drawer opening, "let me get some real lube first- contrarily to what you might think, I do not want to hurt you."

Remus just whimpered something, and then his whimper turned into a moan when he felt Snape's finger slowly entering him, quickly accompanied by a second finger, and when the fingers eventually got replaced by something a lot bigger, he groaned, pushing back his hips, "soo…full…this is…mnmmmnnn…."

Snape just chuckled, steadily pushing his impressive cock deeper into the werewolf, "look at that greedy hole of yours, mutt…just like you were meant to take me."

His face flushed dark red, groaning loudly when Snape started to move- he had lost all of his shame as soon as he had started to hump the pillow, "oh…God…just…like…that…", and then Snape started to really fuck him, increasing his speed, and he was not able to talk anymore, all he could do was moan and cry and move his hips, meeting Snape's thrusts, and he had never felt anything like this before. Usually, his partners- the few he had had- would be careful with him, would be loving and slow- but Snape was none of those things. Snape just fucked him how he had always dreamt of being fucked- hard, fast, and dominant. They were both panting now, and Remus could feel his balls tightening, telling him that he was close to orgasm yet again. Snape kept pounding his hole forcefully, holding him by his hips, completely controlling him. And when he finally did come, his orgasm was harder than all the ones before, causing his vision to white for several seconds, but then reality slowly started to dawn on him.

What. Just. Happened.

"Did Dumbledore mention the new restrictions against the Slytherins?"

"No."

"Do you know when the next meeting will be?"

"No."

Aurelius sighed, looking at Sirius with a mix of exasperation and amusement, "you did attend the meeting, didn't you, Sirius?"

"Yes."

"Look at that- you actually can say yes. That knowledge will make me sleep better tonight."

Sirius did not want to find that funny because he did not want to find anything Aurelius said funny, so he scowled, "you can go to the next meeting yourself if you don't like my reports."

"It wasn't so much of a report as a selection of one word answers in my opinion."

"I don't care about your stupid opinion."

"Turn around, Sirius."

The boy balled his hands into fists, "that's not fair!"

"If you make me repeat myself, it's ten minutes in the corner for you, naughty boy."

Sirius glared at him, but he did turn around, hating this. The swat Aurelius delivered on his butt seconds later was a hard one, and he bit his lips. It had been two days since Aurelius had spanked him in his quarters and he had run off, and he'd been in a foul mood ever since. He still hated classes, and the meeting with Dumbledore yesterday had been a nightmare- the headmaster did not even care to pretend that he did not want the Slytherins gone, gone at whatever cost. Most of them were gone by now, since all the restrictions had made life quite miserable for them, but a few hardliner Slytherins were still at school, and Dumbledore was determined to force them to leave the school, along with anyone he had labeled a traitor. Dumbledore was more than furious about the fact that he could not do anything against Aurelius or Harry and his friends- he might be the headmaster of the school, but he had not founded it, and as the Founder's son and part of their army, they were under Godric's and Salazar's personal protection while they were at Hogwarts. Since Dumbledore did not know who Tom and Sirius really were, it had been quite easy to get invited to the alliance meeting, but it was difficult listening to his hateful rambles.

"I have nothing else to report, so can I go now?", Sirius did not even try to sound polite, and Aurelius sighed again, delivering another swat to his backside, "yes you may go, Sirius", he knew there was no point in talking to the boy when he was in this state, and the boy immediately stormed out of the living room in his quarters where they had been meeting and slammed the door shut behind him, causing Tom, who was sitting on the couch drawing a picture, to wince, "Relius?"

"Yes, Tommy?"

"Why is Sirius so angry all the time?"

"He's not used to have someone be in charge of him, baby bear", Aurelius explained, sitting down next to his younger brother and pulling him on his lap, "and it's very difficult for him to accept praise since he believes he does not deserve to be loved or taken care of."

Tom stayed silent for a while, clearly thinking hard, "he…he's like me, I mean…like I was, before the training."

"In some ways he is, yes", Aurelius agreed, pulling the boy closer, "but I don't think Sirius would benefit from the type of training I did with you."

"So…you won't train him? Why?"

"I might do some composure training with him at some point- but that will be between the two of us, Tommybear. I am in charge of yours and Sirius' discipline, so you don't need to worry about how Sirius will get trained", Aurelius' kept his voice calm, but he did need Tom to understand that he was not going to be involved in any training he would or would not do with Sirius. Tom was the youngest, and he would eventually have to learn to accept Sirius as being in charge of him as well- even though they had quite a long way to go when it came to that.

"I hate composure training", Tom grumbled now, snuggling closer to him, "it's so boring."

"Mmmhh…but it helped you, baby bear. Just think of how nicely you just sat here drawing and how easy it is for you now to sit still in class."

Tom blinked, knowing that Aurelius had a point- before training, he had always been somewhat restless, usually needing some whiskey or bourbon to calm down, but now he didn't- and since he had been deaged, he did not even need to be swaddled anymore to sleep peacefully, he just felt…calm, "maybe you should just snuggle Sirius, like you snuggle me, and then he'll be happier", Tom eventually pointed out, causing Aurelius to chuckle, "hopefully he'll let me do that soon", he gave Tom a soft kiss on his hair, "you are my sweet boy, you know that, right?"

"Yah, I know", Tom sounded happy, and proud, "you wanna see my picture now, Relius?"

"Of course I want to see your newest masterpiece", he winked at him, and Tom grinned, reaching for the picture, "it's almost done. Do you like it?", he had drawn a forest again- but this time, the trees looked like they were smiling, and there was the obligatory snake, but it was not dying this time, instead, it was busy eating a huge piece of chocolate cake which a friendly looking lion had apparently delivered.

"I did not know snakes like chocolate cake, Tommy", Aurelius said, stifling a laugh, and Tom nodded in earnest, "yah, they do. With lots of whipped cream."

"I feel like that reminds me of someone."

"It does? Maybe of me, cause I also like cake", Tom told him, grinning, and Aurelius laughed, ruffling his hair, "yes, maybe", he snuggled him close, and Tom sighed in content, closing his eyes, "love…you…Relius."

"I love you too, Tommybear."

They snuggled for a little longer until it was time for dinner, and eventually made their way to the Great Hall. Sirius was already there, scowling, and Aurelius noticed that his classmates mostly avoided him, not bothering to include him in their conversations and jokes. It made his heart heavy, and he assumed that it must be especially difficult to deal with for the boy since he had been very popular when he had first come to Hogwarts. He knew that Sirius still refused to apologize to Colin, and he still did not seem to realize that his classmates resented him for that. He had also noticed that Sirius steadfastly ignored the letters Godric and Salazar sent him- they wrote letters to all three of them, and while Tom always jumped with excitement whenever he got a letter, Sirius simply crumbled them to a ball and threw them in the trash, scowling. Aurelius knew that winning Sirius over would be hard- not as hard as winning over Tom, but still, the deeply rooted belief the boy had that everyone deserved to be treated cruelly by him since he had been treated the same way would be difficult to overcome. There was no improvement in their relationship within the next days, so far, the boy had met each of his approaches with open hostility, refusing to hang out in the quarters with him and Tom, refusing to answer any questions about his lesson or even how he was doing.

"What's with all the dumb questions? Leave me the hell alone!"

"Stop pretending you actually care! You don't!"

And every time, their conversations had ended with Sirius storming out of the room, looking mad and unhappy, and every time that happened, Aurelius got more worried.

My angry little boy- what's it going to take for you to finally see I'm trying to help you?

well...Sirius will understand in the next chap, which will finally have all the Tom/ Relius/ Sirius fluff :)

I'd love some feedback from you all! :)

stay safe!

xoxo,

Antonie