Harry was working with Sean Goulber from Ravenclaw near the end of the year when everything came to ahead.
"Okay," Harry said calmly, watching the two metals twisting together.
The boy was concentrating very hard, sweat breaking out on his brow as he worked the metals together.
"That's it," Harry said softly. "Just soften the gold a little more."
The gold flowed a little quicker as the boy worked the two metals into the bracelet he was trying to make. The spell was very complex and took a lot of concentration to hold them together as the boy worked. Harry watching carefully in case the boy slipped in his spell work but so far he hadn't had to help.
"Very good," Harry encouraged. "Just one last twist, then harden the metals again and you are done."
The boy worked the metals into place before hardening them together.
BANG!
Both Sean and Harry looked up as Severus crashed into the room.
"Your son!" Severus quickly said.
Harry was across the room before Severus could finish what he was saying, leaving Sean looking after the two men.
"What happened?" Harry demanded quickly.
Severus was leading them out of the school and Harry paled.
"Albus contacted me," Severus explained quickly. "Potter and his friends left through one of the fireplaces to the Ministry of Magic. Albus has gathered the Order in his office and he is waiting for us."
Harry quickly pulled out his phone and dialled the Department of Mysteries number then paled as his phone just beeped at him. He tried Kingsley's number with the same results.
"I can't get through to the Department or Kingsley," Harry reported to Severus beside him. "The line's been cut or corrupted."
Harry's phone suddenly rang in his hand.
"Blake," Harry answered.
"Blake, the Ministry has been cut off completely." Albus said in a rush. "We can't get in."
Harry swore as all his carefully laid plans came unravelling around him. His son had run off even after he had warned him. The Ministry had been blocked and he couldn't get a hold of anyone. Everything he had put into place, in case something like this happened, was for nothing.
"I can't get into contact with Kinsley," Harry replied. "Are you able to contact him?"
"Yes," Albus commented. "I have him here in my office as well as the Order."
"Severus and I are heading to your office now," Harry reported. "Can you pass the phone to Kingsley?"
"Blake," Kingsley greeted, once he had the phone. "I can't contact anyone with a phone from the Ministry or with any other communication device linked through the Ministry."
"The news just keeps getting better and better," Harry muttered. "He must have had someone corrupt the link in the phones. My phone isn't connected to the Ministry's network."
"The Ministry has been blocked off as well." Kingsley reported. "We can't get any information into or out of the place."
"Okay," Harry replied. "We'll be up in a minute."
Harry hung up and pulled his portkey from his pocket as Severus grabbed his arm. Severus's hand tightened around his arm as they landed and Harry quickly moved through to Albus's office. There were people all around him as they moved through to Albus and Kingsley. He quickly threw up a silencing charm around them.
"Your son and some of his friends were able to use the floo to get to the Ministry," Albus told him. "Straight after that, the Ministry went into lock down and we were cut off."
"There was a attack in East London and the Dark Mark was spotted," Kingsley reported. "Auror teams that were on duty were dispatched."
"Was it a attack?" Harry questioned.
"I haven't been able to find out," Kingsley admitted. "All lines of communication went down after they arrived."
"Is this Voldemort, Blake?" Albus asked softly.
"Yes," Harry replied. "He has been trying to get Ry to go to the Department by sending him visions. We told the boy they were fake and he was not to go."
Harry was frustrated and pissed off but he had to push those feelings to the side and deal with a problem at hand. He could yell at his son later.
"He would have flooed straight to the Department," Harry muttered as he ran a hand over his head. "I have been down there with him before."
Albus and Severus looked at him in interest but he ignored it.
"Okay," Harry announced as he thought through their options and looked around at the Order as they looked at them in interest or suspicion. "I'm going to have to punch a hole through the wards. So, that means I'll have to get the goblins to pass the base wards over to me."
"How are you going to do that?" Severus asked softly.
Harry gave him a wink.
"Just give me a minute," Harry said easily.
He pulled his phone out of his pocket and moved back but still within the boundary of the silencing charm around them. He flicked through his contacts until he found the number he wanted and pressed it. This was going to be the first test of the Treaty.
"Gringotts, London branch." A voice rumbled down the phone.
"It's Blake Sun, calling for Goldsmith." Harry said smoothly into the phone as the other wizards spoke quietly between each other.
"Yes, sir." The goblin said calmly. "Please wait."
Harry nodded as he pulled his silver knife and idly tapped it against his leg as he waited. The others paused in their conversation before turning away from him.
"What do you want, Sun?" The voice of Goldsmith demanded.
"I need you to hand over the base wards for the Ministry of Magic in London," Harry requested quickly. "The Dark Lord has taken over control of the connections with the building and placed it into lock down."
Silence greeted him for a couple of second.
"Where are you?" Goldsmith asked.
"Hogwarts."
"I'll be there in five minutes." Goldsmith replied reluctantly and hung up.
Harry smirked and slipped the phone and knife away as he turned back to the other three wizards.
"I'll be back in about five minutes," Harry told them. "Albus have everyone ready to go. If Bill is here, I will need him. We'll have to work fast."
"Okay, my boy." Albus replied.
Harry walked through the silencing charm breaking it and moved towards the stone room with Severus close behind him. All the eyes in the room were watching them. He would be the only person in the room that wasn't a member of the Order.
"Where are we going?" Severus asked, unsure.
"You can stay here," Harry offered. "I'm just going to the front gates. I won't be long."
"I'm going with you," Severus stated, stubbornly.
"Keeping an eye on me, Mr Snape?" Harry asked with a smirk and a wink and apparated to the front gates.
"That would be a full time job, Blake." Severus drawled when he appeared.
Harry gave him a small smile as he leaned back against the school gates and pulled his silver knife again to tap it against his leg as they waited.
"Why would he go to the Ministry?" Harry questioned, more to himself that Severus.
"I don't know," Severus replied as he leaned next to the man.
"Why did he not come to me?" Harry wondered. "Why would he act so recklessly? He can be so bloody stubborn."
Harry flipped the knife in his left hand a couple of times in thought.
"I would give you my opinion of the boy," Severus drawled. "But you are armed with a knife."
"And I know how to use it," Harry remarked with a smirk.
The two men looked up when a goblin appeared in front of them. Harry stepped forward with the silver knife still in his hand and kneeled down in front of the creature.
"Thank you for coming, Mr Goldsmith." Harry greeted quickly. "We have to do this quickly."
"You know the price?" The goblin inquired with a sneer, making Severus tense.
"Yes," Harry agreed and put his cane to the side.
The goblin looked down his long nose at Harry for a couple of minutes before pulling a knife from his own pocket. He sliced into his hand without another word. Harry cut his own hand with the silver knife.
"Only the London Ministry, Goldsmith." Harry stated sternly and the goblin gave him a smirk with a glint in his eyes. "I don't want any of the others."
"On my blood," The goblin rumbled.
"On my blood," Harry repeated and felt the magic settle around them.
Harry braced himself as he held his hand out and felt the wet grass soaking into his pants. The goblin grabbed his hand in his own. Information assaulted his mind and Harry quickly grabbed a hold of it as the link was made and passed to him. He worked through the link as he held the goblin's hand and everything else disappeared around him. The information flooded into his head about the wards and the state that the Ministry was in. It rushed into his head and Harry carefully filtered it all out.
He pushed all the useless information to the side as he grabbed a hold of the link that the goblin was holding. He took it into his mind and strengthened the connection before releasing the goblin's hand. His vision cleared and he looked up at the sneering face before him, the cut already healed on his hand.
"We have held our part," The goblin commented blandly. "You have one hour or your death before it passes back to us."
"Agreed," Harry confirmed as he held the link and pushed it to the side slightly. "Thank you."
Goldsmith's lips twisted up in what could have been a smile before the beast disappeared. Harry stayed where he was as he sorted out the link and made sure he had a good grasp on it before getting to his feet and turning to Severus. He held up the glass mouse and Severus grabbed his arm as Harry activated it.
Harry went to step forward but Severus held him back. He turned to the other man and raised his eyebrow in question.
"What was the price?" Severus asked, his dark eyes intense.
Harry gave a crooked smile.
"My sanity," Harry replied. "But I can hold it, Severus."
Severus's dark eyes bore into him as they stood there.
"We have to move Severus," Harry said softly.
"Everything ready, Blake?" The Headmaster asked from the doorway.
Severus held his arm a couple more seconds before releasing him.
"Yes, Albus." Harry said and grabbed Severus's hand briefly before moving into the office. "Kingsley, I need your badge to link in with the Auror department."
Kingsley moved forward and pulled his badge out and held it out to him without question.
"You can't use yours?" Kingsley asked.
"No," Harry answered as he took the badge, feeling the man's magic on it as he moved towards the fireplace where Bill stood waiting for him. "Bill, I need you to hold a couple of wards for me."
"What are you planning, Blake?" Albus asked as the rest of the Order looked on in interest.
Harry brought up a silencing charm around them.
"I hold the goblin's base wards for the Ministry but still have to get through the other wards," Harry quickly explained. "I will be making the link with the Auror department. I'm not sure how long I will be able to hold it. So Albus, I need you to go first. I won't be able to go through until after the last person. I'll bend the wards to the side to let you in and give you as much time as I can before I cut through them. They will be alerted the minute I cut through their wards to open the Ministry."
"Okay, my boy." Albus agreed as he clapped a hand on his shoulder.
Harry dropped the silencing ward as he stepped up to the fireplace and kneeled down to the side.
"Oh," Harry exclaimed as he looked over his shoulder Albus. "I may have you use dark magic. Just a heads up."
A few of the Order shifted and Harry could see mad eye watching him carefully out of the corner of his eye.
"Whatever you need to do, Blake." Albus replied with a smile.
Harry turned back to the fireplace as he slipped his silver knife out of his pocket again and cut into his palm with a sigh. It was a good thing that these things healed after they were used in a ritual or spell, or Harry was sure that his hands would be so scarred he wouldn't be able to close them.
Harry let a couple of drops of his blood fall on the fireplace stones and the flames flared up. He closed his eyes and held Kingsley's badge in one hand as he opened his mind and went looking for the connection in the fireplace. He hated linking in with the floo network it was too fluid under his hands and like to slip away without warning. It was also too easy to corrupt and send you to the wrong place.
"Okay, Bill." Harry announced, once he picked up the link with the floo. "Are you ready?"
"Yes, Blake." Bill replied as he sat next to Harry.
Harry reached out with his magic and Bill grabbed the connection Harry held out to him. He could feel the man's magic next to him as he fell into the link with the floo and Kingsley's badge in his hand. He grabbed the link harshly and held it tightly so it wouldn't wiggle away from him. He used the link with the badge and the Ministry and bumped up against the wards.
He passed the link between the Ministry and the fireplace to Bill as he focused on the wards. Bill took the link without question and held it tightly as Harry picked through the mess that the goblins had given him and the wards of the Ministry. He could feel the block and focused in on that magic as he used the goblin's wards to take him further in. He grinned as he saw the ward that he wanted and picked it up and bent it slightly, making a slight gap in the wards. He made it just large enough for the floo to get through.
He reached out to Bill and the man handed back the connection. Harry tied it all in together and opened the floo. The link felt like fire in his hands as he held it steady as it tried to get away from him every now and again. It didn't like to be held and Harry had to hold onto it tightly. He strengthened the direct connection from the Headmaster's office and the fireplace in the Auror Department.
"Okay," Harry stated, once he was sure he held everything in place. "Go."
Harry felt it as people passed over the link and held it tightly as the magic burned. He couldn't let it slip or wiggle away or someone would end up somewhere different than the Ministry or worse.
"Last one, Blake." Bill reported softly beside him.
"Once everyone is in," Harry replied. "I'm going to slice through this ward to open the Ministry."
"I could hold it?" Bill offered.
"No," Harry said with a smile. "No, you couldn't."
Harry felt the last person arrive and held it open for a few more minutes to give the Order time to get into place. He then picked up the ward that he'd bent and harshly sliced through it. He blinked open his eyes as he let go of his connection to the floo and flicked his hand at the slight sting in his fingers. Bloody things always bit him as he looked into the flickering flames and the bloody badge in his hand. He turned to Bill beside him and noticed how pale the boy looked.
"Are you okay?" Harry asked.
"Sorry, yes." Bill replied. "That was…fuck."
Harry smiled at the boy and clasped his shoulder. He passed the badge to him with a lopsided smile.
"I'm going to apparate into the Department directly." Harry told him. "You can use this badge to get into the Auror department. Tell Severus to help the children and I'll hunt down Ry."
"You're not going to use the floo?" Bill asked.
Harry got to his feet and held a hand out to the other man.
"Nah," Harry commented with a wink. "Don't trust them."
xXx
Severus looked around the deserted Auror department while he waited for Blake to arrive. He grew concerned when the fire went back to normal from the green colour it had been as Blake had worked. The fireplace suddenly flashed green and Bill arrived holding the Auror badge.
"Where's Blake?" Severus demanded.
"He said that he was going to apparate into the Department," Bill reported quickly. "He said for you to help the children and that he would hunt down Ry. His words not mine, sir."
Severus cursed the man.
"Do you know where the Department is?" Severus asked Bill.
"Follow the noise?" Bill replied with a shrug.
Severus just swore again as Bill grinned at him.
xXx
Harry palmed his badge and apperated from the front gates of the school to the Department of Mysteries. He could hear the noise the second he arrived and stepped out of the apparation room and into the hallway. He moved towards the noise and the rotating room as he pulled the elder wand.
He stepped into the rotating room and paused as he thought about where to go. He could hear the whispering in the back of his mind fade as his time ran out and the connection he had with the wards faded, leaving his mind free again.
"Veil of Death," Harry said softly into the room and a door opened to his left.
He stepped through the door and stepped into chaos. He swore as he looked around, the Order seemed to have the upper hand against the Death Eaters around him as Harry quickly spotted Ry.
He swore, as the time lines seemed to cross as he looked around and could almost feel the time magic in the air. Then a shiver went down his spine as he saw Sirius and the veil.
"No," Harry gasped as his eyes widened.
Harry quickly pulled dark magic around him in a shield and dashed forward as much as his leg would allow. He saw the minute that Bellatrix spell hit Sirius and with a cry he sent a spell across the room.
Sirius looked up in surprise as Harry's spell smashed into him sending him crashing to the side of the room. Harry winced as the man hit hard and Bellatrix turned in his direction, shock in her eyes. There was a pause in the room.
"No!"
Harry looked over to Ry, yelling at him being held back by Remus. Sirius sprawled out on the floor to the side of the veil. Remus looked at him with wide eyes.
"Get him out!" Harry thundered at the werewolf before moving forward, towards Bellatrix.
Bellatrix cried in glee and rushed towards Harry. Harry smiled grimly as the woman moved towards him with her wand held out. The woman's mad eyes glinting as they focused on him and Harry tightened his grip on his wand. His dark magic crackling across his skin.
"Dad!"
Bellatrix cackled in glee.
"Little Potter's father! Come to save your boy?" The woman cried.
"Yes," Harry stated shortly.
With a shout he sent a spell towards the woman who skipped to the side. She had flexibility on her side and Harry threw his cane to the side as a spell cut towards him. His shield absorbing the spell as the dark wand in his hand hummed at the magic around them. Harry grinned and skipped back. With a shout a black dog made of dark mists appeared, running towards the woman who cried out a spell cutting the beast in two.
Spells spun between the two as Harry moved closer to the woman. Every spell missing him while Harry's kept cutting through the woman's defences moving her further back in the room. The woman screamed in rage and yelled out the dreaded curse.
"Avada Kedavra!"
Harry pulled up the tiles in front of him to block the spell. The green light smashed into them, blowing them apart in front of him. Harry shielded his eyes and missed the next spell headed his way. The blue spell cut into his dark shield and smashed him, throwing him back into the wall behind him.
Bellatrix cackled madly moving forward. Harry lashed out with the dark magic gathered around him. The spell smashed into the woman throwing her from her feet and sending her sprawling.
"Stupefy!" Harry hissed quickly and the woman went limp.
Harry gathered up the dark magic again then turned to the next Death Eater. Suddenly a ripple went through the Death Eaters around him and then Harry felt it. That feeling of dark magic rolling through the building and he looked up.
Voldemort had arrived.
Harry looked around the room quickly before dashing back up the to the foyer of the Ministry. Following the dark signal Voldemort was giving out. Moving towards the greater threat.
Harry skittered into the Foyer to find Ry, Dumbledore and Voldemort and he cursed. He slowed his steps and tried not to draw attention to himself as he pulled his dark magic around him like a coat. Tapping into the magic in his core as he moved closer towards his son.
"Time to rid myself of one pain," Voldemort hissed, staring down at Ry. "Avada Kedavra!"
Harry lunged towards his son, knocking him out of the way of the killing curse. The green spell smashed into his side, burning into him as he gasped. He landed hard and gasped as his back smashed into the wall. Ry screamed his name and he flinched at the sound as fighting started up around him.
"Dad!" Ry yelled at him and he felt hands on his shoulders.
Harry screwed his eyes closed as he lay limp. The killing curse burning into him as the ring on his finger and the wand in his hand blazed hot. He could feel fire burning down his back and across his side. The Hallows taking glee in his pain. He could feel other hands on him as he gasped.
"Blake!"
"He was hit with the killing curse!"
"He's alive," Severus whispered, above him. "Are you sure?"
"Yes!"
Harry felt cold and hot all at the same time as shouting swirled around him.
"Blake?" Severus snapped, pushing against him.
Harry started to shiver, the dark curse coursing through his veins. The Deathly Hallows fighting against it as it consumed him and foreign magic.
"Blake!"
"Dad! You can't die! Dad!"
Harry reached out blindly and a small hand took his. He grabbed a hold Ry's hand, letting everything else crash over him as the curse burned its way through his system. With a last shake, Harry went limp as the last of the spell was eaten away by the Deathly Hallows. He squinted up at Severus's pale face and the tearful green eyes of his son.
He looked passed them to see Albus and Voldemort fighting it out, understanding once again why the man was so feared the world over.
"Give me a hand up," Harry whispered hoarsely.
"I don't think you should move," Severus gasped, his eyes wide and face pale.
"How are you alive?" Ry sobbed. "The killing spell hit you! The Hallows?"
"Just a graze," Harry replied.
"The killing curse doesn't graze, Blake!" Severus hissed. "It kills!"
"Not me it doesn't," Harry snapped.
He pushing himself up to his feet. He was unsteady but could already feel his magic gathering around him again, more light then dark this time. He stumbled forward and Severus quickly got under his arm. Harry's side was screaming at him but he moved forward. Suddenly Voldemort froze staring at Harry and Severus. Harry grabbed Ry's arm tightly in case the boy was going to do something stupid.
"I killed you!" The man screamed.
Albus paused, staring over at Harry in disbelief as well.
"You will find," Harry remarked softly with a hard look in his eyes. "That I am very hard to kill, Tom."
Voldemort's face twisted up and Harry quickly pulled on the light magic in him before the man could form a spell. He focused on the Dark Lord before releasing the light magic he'd pulled forward in a wave. The light magic drowning out the dark as he sent it hurdling toward Voldemort.
Severus, Ry and Dumbledore had to turn away from the brightness as Harry released the pure light spell. Voldemort screamed as Harry's light magic crashed into the man. Harry kept pouring magic into the spell until it ran dry.
He sagged and Ry quickly moved under his arm or Severus would have dropped him. When their eyesight cleared, Voldemort was nowhere to be seen. Harry panted for breath between Severus and Ry as Dumbledore moved over to the other men.
"Well done, my boy." Albus cried.
"Wow," Ry gasped.
Harry could only try to get his breathing under control, completely spent.
"Did you kill him?" Ry asked.
Harry chuckled darkly.
"Nope, but he is going to be hurting." Harry whispered.
Severus moved his hand on Harry's side, making him hiss.
"Sorry," Severus uttered, removing his hand.
"Black is downstairs," Harry reported. "I think I might have broken a couple of his ribs."
"You what?" Severus hissed.
Ry stiffened next to him. "Why did you cast a spell at him?"
"He was headed towards the veil," Harry stated, looking up at Albus.
The Headmaster paled.
"I'll go down and see him." Albus whispered.
"Tell him I'm sorry," Harry said softly, energy leaving him quickly.
"I will," Albus agreed. "Go back to the school, I'll clean up here and make my statement to the Minister when he gets here."
"Thank you," Harry muttered. "Severus the portkey is in my jacket pocket."
Severus reached into his pocket and pulled out the glass mouse.
"Wait," Ry said quickly. "What about my friends?"
"They are all safe," Severus sneered to the boy. "I gathered them all up myself."
"You did?" Ry gasped in disbelief.
"Later, Ry." Harry said stiffly.
"Home," Severus said shortly, activating the portkey.
The world revolved around them then formed into the stone room next to the Headmaster's office. Harry groaned, head pounding from the magic and his side screaming.
"Front gate," Harry hissed. "Before I pass out."
xXx
Severus quickly apparated the three of them to the front gate of the school and Blake went limp between them. Severus grunted under the added weight.
"Lower him down," Severus ordered Potter.
They gently lowered Blake to the ground. The man was out.
"Is he okay?" Potter questioned in concern as stared down at his father.
Severus checked the man's pulse.
"I don't know." Severus whispered.
He'd never heard of someone surviving the death curse well except the boy next to him.
"Should we take him to the hospital wing?" Ry asked.
"I don't know!" Severus snapped, pulling up Blake's blue shirt.
Ry gasped beside him as they looked at the red veins running all over the man's side and chest like a spider web that all led back to a fist sized red mark.
"That would have been where the killing curse hit him," Ry gasped. "I thought no one could survive that curse?"
"They can't, Potter." Severus uttered, looking over at the boy. "Normally."
The boy's eyes were too large and tears still escaped now and again. He knew the boy was in shock and he wasn't much better. He'd seen the killing curse hit his lover and his heart had almost stopped.
"Come one," Severus said, getting under Blake's arm. "Give me a hand to get him to his rooms."
Ry got under Blake's other arm and was glad for the fact that Blake was so short and slim as they made it up to the castle in silence. Halfway there, Blake groaned.
"Blake."
"Dad."
Blake shook his head and managed to get his feet under him but stumbled on the first step.
"Blake?" Severus asked, trying to see the man's face.
The man mumbled something and Severus decided to keep going. They made it up to Blake's room without a problem and they moved him into his bedroom. Severus and Ry gently placed Blake on the bed and the man sprawled out across it limply. Severus could tell he was awake but out of it.
"What's wrong with him?" Ry asked, sitting next to his father as Severus took the man's shoes off.
Severus looked up and said, "Looks like magic shock."
"What is that?"
"When you use too much magic, you go into a type of shock." Severus explained, pulling Blake's legs up onto the bed.
"Will he be okay?"
Severus sighed and looked down at Potter.
"He should recover from the magic shock," Severus said softly and for the first time, he rested his hand on the boy's shoulder gently and squeezed it in comfort.
The boy looked up at him in thanks, looking more like his mother in that moment than ever before. They started when a door banged open.
"Where is he!?"
Severus and Potter looked up as Black barged into the room and then stopped at the sight of Blake sprawled out across the bed, pale and lifeless.
"Oh my god!" Black froze and Remus ran into his back. "Is he?"
"No," Severus said shortly.
Potter threw himself into Black's arms crying as Remus gripped Ry's shoulder. Severus saw Black wince at the hug but he didn't push the boy away. He was grateful for the man in that moment.
"Thank god," Remus whispered.
"Are you okay, Sirius?" Ry asked, stepping back.
"Yeah, just have a couple of broken ribs and a concussion." Black replied.
"Why did Dad do that?" Ry asked softly, looking torn.
"He saved his life," Remus replied.
"What!" Ry yelped.
Blake groaned on the bed and everyone lowered their voices.
"How?" Ry asked softly.
"He stopped him from falling through the Veil of Death," Remus whispered.
"That piece of cloth?" Ry asked confused.
"They use that to execute people," Black explained.
"Shouldn't they put a barrier up around it or something?" Ry hissed.
"They should," Blake whispered hoarsely from the bed with an arm over his eyes to block out the light. "Stupid Ministry."
"Thank you Blake," Sirius said. "I owe you a wizard's debt."
"Oh god no," Blake muttered, to Severus amusement. "Now can you take Ry up to the Headmaster for him to yell at him. I'm too tired to do it."
Severus snorted, while the other two men smirked. Ry just looked down at his shoes.
"Come one Ry," Remus muttered, grabbing the boy's shoulder and steering him out of the room with Black on his heels.
Severus followed them out and shut and locked the main door before heading back into the bedroom. Blake was where he'd left him with his arm still over his eyes.
"Have they left?" Blake asked softly.
Severus shut the bedroom door and turned the lights down a bit before taking his robes off leaving him in his shirt and black slacks.
"They are gone," Severus replied, sitting on the bed beside the man.
"I guess I have some explaining to do?" Blake asked, moving his arm so he could look at Severus, his eyes just green slits.
"You do," Severus replied, lying down next to him.
"Tomorrow?"
"Will do," Severus answered.
Blake slowly rolled onto his side and Severus pulled the man into his arms. Severus listened as his breathing evened out. He could have lost Blake and the shock of watching that green spell hit him still ran through his head as he pulled the man closer.
Blake muttered something in his sleep, which made Severus smile. He ran a hand over his short black hair and down his neck. He could still see the light magic that the man had released in his mind's eye. He had believed that the man was a full Dark Wizard, after the amount of dark magic the man threw around, but after seeing that light magic tonight, he was no Dark Wizard. No Dark Wizard could hold that much light magic. That was why Voldemort had fled so quickly unable to stand against it or expected it. No one had expected it.
Severus ran his hand down the man's side and settled there, sleep overcoming him after such a shitty night.
xXx
Harry woke slowly the next morning every part of his body protesting. He could feel Severus curled up around him and just soaked it in for a couple of minutes before the need to pee had him moving. He untangled himself from Severus, surprised he was still dressed, and sat on the edge of the bed.
"Do you need a hand?" Severus rumbled from behind him.
Harry shook his head.
"Should be okay," Harry replied, his voice rough.
Severus lay back on the bed and just watched him. Harry just sat there.
"Are you okay?" Severus whispered, letting a hand rest on his back.
"Yeah, sorry." Harry muttered. "Zoned out a bit there."
Harry slowly got to his feet, one hand on the wall as he painfully limped towards the bathroom. He stripped off his clothing, eyeing off the red spot where the killing curse had hit him and the red veins spreading away from it. He ran a hand over the lines but couldn't feel any raised skin. He knew that it would fade by the end of the day.
He quickly used the toilet before stepping into the shower. He let the water run over his head and down his back easing the tension in his tired body. His head was pounding and his body wouldn't be forgiving him for a while.
He stepped back out of the shower and towelled himself dry before stepping out of the bathroom. He didn't bother with his clothes as he made his way back to the bedroom.
"Didn't realise I was in for a show?" Severus drawled silkily when Harry entered the room.
"Can't help you, love." Harry said softly, moving back to the bed. "You will have to give yourself a hand."
Severus smirked as Harry snuggled under the blankets and curled back up. A few minutes later he felt Severus next to him skin to skin. Harry rolled over onto his back, Severus looked down at him. He ran a hand over the red spot on his side.
"From the killing curse," Harry whispered. "Should be gone by tomorrow."
"You have been hit with the killing curse before?" Severus asked, curling up into his side.
Harry placed his hand on the man's hip and ran his thumb over the soft skin.
"Yes," Harry agreed.
"How…"
"I can't die, Severus." Harry confessed, closing his eyes. "I hold the Deathly Hallows."
Severus froze with his hand on the other man's chest.
"They are a child's story," Severus snorted.
"Nope," Harry said, feeling warm and comfortable.
"That's where your dark magic comes from?"
"Partly, yes." Harry conceded. "But I still wait for the day that it doesn't work."
Severus grip tightened on Harry's side, and the other man covered his hand with his own.
"The curse I spoke of before," Harry continued. "That is the Deathly Hallows."
Severus nodded, pieces of the puzzle falling into place. Harry started to drift off again when Severus spoke.
"Don't do that again," Severus whispered. "I'm not sure my heart could take the shock."
Harry grinned and curled up around Severus and fell back asleep.
xXx
Severus was eating breakfast at the dinning table in Blake's room the next morning when a soft knock sounded on the door. Severus got up and unlocked the door, Albus stood waiting on the other side.
"Severus, my boy." Albus grinned. "Can I come in?"
"Of course, Headmaster." Severus replied with a grin, standing back. "Blake is still sleeping."
"How is he?" Albus asked, looking over to the bedroom door.
"Tired," Severus replied.
"Yes, I imagine that he is after using all that magic." Albus agreed.
"And the killing curse." Severus muttered into his coffee.
"Ah yes," Albus stuttered, looking uncomfortable. "Did he talk to you?"
"Yes," Severus replied, he still hadn't wrapped his mind around the information.
"Oh good," The Headmaster said brightly. "I sat Harry Potter down and had a long talk with the boy. Luckily Voldemort didn't get the prophecy."
"That's because I have it," Blake stated from the doorway, leaning heavily into the frame in only a pair of black jeans.
"Blake, my boy." Albus said with a smile. "How are you?"
Blake waved the Headmaster back and limped to the table. Severus could only faintly see the red spot on the man's side under the bruising, but the red veins had disappeared completely. Severus pushed his mug of coffee towards Blake as the man took a seat.
"Better, Albus." Blake replied, still feeling tired. "You spoke with Ry?"
"I did," Albus agreed. "It looks like Voldemort sent him a vision of you."
"Me?' Blake asked in surprise.
"Yes," The Headmaster reported. "From what Ry said it was a vision of them torturing you."
Blake paled as he stared at the Headmaster.
"It sounded like it was very convincing," Albus added softly.
"Convincing enough for the boy to leave the school?" Severus asked in doubt.
"To Mr Potter it was." Albus remarked.
"He must have tortured some poor soul to make it that convincing," Harry said softly. "All for nothing."
The three men fell silent for a few minutes, each preoccupied by their own thoughts.
"Did you say you have the prophecy?" Albus inquired, breaking the silence.
"I do," Blake confirmed. "I had a contact in the Department pull it for me a while ago now. The Dark lord would never have gotten his hands on it."
"So last night was just a waste of life," Albus said sadly. "At least the Ministry now agrees that Voldemort is back and is just as powerful as before."
"So, he is just as powerful as he was before?" Blake questioned, sitting forward in his seat.
"I'm afraid so," Dumbledore confirmed. "The only change I see, are the red eyes, Severus?"
"Yes," Severus agreed. "He had brown eyes last time, otherwise he looks the same."
The two other men could see a shiver run down Blake's body. Severus also noticed the sharp look that Albus gave Blake and it intrigued him.
"The ritual to bring him back must have been complete," The man muttered as if forgetting that the other two were in the room.
"Yes," Albus agreed. "It's a terrifying thought."
xXx
Harry sat back in his seat, in his time when Voldemort was reborn he was a shadow of himself. Whatever the difference in the ritual was, it had changed the man. Made him more complete, which might also mean he could be saner as well.
"That was an impressive display of light power, Blake." Albus remarked with a twinkle in his eyes.
Harry gave the man a grin and a wink.
"I wasn't in the right state of mind to cast it," Harry admitted and took a sip of coffee. "So not one of my best, but it worked. Sometimes raw magic is just as effective as a spell."
Albus gave a laugh and said, "I would like to see your best."
Harry grinned and pushed his mug towards Severus for a refill. Severus sighed dramatically as he moved to his feet and grabbed up the mug to make another coffee.
"I was quite surprised by the light magic," Albus admitted.
"Is that because you believed that I am a full Dark Wizard?" Harry asked with a raised eyebrow.
Severus coughed a laugh and passed the new mug of coffee over and Harry gave him a nod and smile in thanks.
"I have a feeling I should have known better," Albus remarked.
"I do admit that dark magic comes to me a lot easier, due to the Deathly Hallows," Harry admitted. "The light magic is my own magic."
Albus raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"You are a Light Wizard?" Severus stuttered.
Harry just grinned and sat back in his seat with his coffee in his hand.
"I must admit," Albus said slowly. "That I am surprised by that."
"I'm a Potter," Harry reminded them with a wink. "Even if it's not my last name. The Potters have always been a light family."
"God," Severus groaned as he shook his head. "Do you have to keep reminding me?"
Harry coughed a laugh.
"Severus has a problem with Potters," Harry whispered to Albus.
The Headmaster's eyes twinkled behind his half-moon glasses.
"I would never of guessed." The man whispered back.
Harry barked a laugh as Severus glared at them, to which Harry just winked.
"He likes one Potter," Harry said softly. "But he has a different last name."
Severus swatted him on the shoulder which just made Harry laugh even harder.
xXx
Harry had headed back to bed after the Headmaster had left and was starting to feel a bit more normal when Severus woke him late that afternoon.
"Hey," Harry muttered as he rubbed a hand over his head.
"Dinner is about to start," Severus informed him as he sat on the side of the bed. "Do you feel up to it?"
"Yeah," Harry agreed. "Did Albus happen to pick up my cane?"
"As a matter of fact," Severus remarked with a smirk and held up the cane.
"Brilliant," Harry said with a grin. "Give me a minute."
Severus nodded while Harry placed the bruising balm on his side and ribs before dressing.
"Did Sirius and Remus leave?" Harry asked as he came back into the main room.
"Yes," Severus confirmed. "They left after talking to the Headmaster and Potter."
"Oh god," Harry said softly. "I still have to talk to Ry."
"I think the Headmaster might have caught him up to date," Severus remarked with a smirk.
"Oh boy," Harry cursed under his breath. "Is that better or worse?"
Severus smirked as they moved out into the hallway and towards the Great Hall. Severus kept close to his side as they walked along. Harry was a lot slower than normal and a little shaky but felt better as they moved along. They walked into the Great Hall and the whole room went silent. Harry looked up and around the room.
"What the hell?" Harry hissed at Severus.
A couple of fifth years giggled at the Hufflepuff table at Harry's swearing before the room erupted into clapping. Harry just looked around in confusion. Severus pulled a newspaper out of his pocket and passed it to Harry.
'He Who Must Not Be Named returned!
Albus Dumbledore and Blake Sun as well as other members of the Auror and Ministry departments stopped You Know Who from taking over the Ministry of Magic and causing chaos in the Wizarding world…'
The big picture on the front of the paper was of Dumbledore standing against Voldemort in the foyer of the Ministry and Harry groaned.
"Ah, for fuck sake." Harry cursed.
"50 points for swearing Mr Sun," Professor McGonagall said sternly as she walked passed him and patted his shoulder.
"You can't do that!" Harry called after the Professor.
The woman just kept walking.
"Don't make me make it 100 points, Mr Sun!" The woman called over her shoulder.
A few students laughed while Harry was left speechless, just holding the paper in his hand as he looked after the woman.
"Did I just lose points?" Harry asked, turning to Severus. "I'm not even a student."
Severus snorted before moving towards the Head Table.
"Severus," Harry called after the man. "Severus!"
Severus turned with a swirl of his black robes and a sneer on his lips. He folded his arms over his chest and looked back at Harry steadily. Giving him the full 'Professor' look as his black eyes glinted.
"I'm not a student!" Harry stated.
The giggling at the Hufflepuff table increased.
"That is a good thing, Mr Sun." Severus drawled. "Any house that you would be a part of. Would be in negative points by now."
The giggling increased into laughter as Severus turned back to walking up to the Head Table. Harry grinned then sat down at the Hufflepuff table.
"So what's new?" Harry asked the girl next to him, who dissolved into a giggle fit.
xXx
Harry made his way up to the hospital wing the next morning which Severus wasn't pleased with but the man still made the trip with him.
"Mainly to stop you from falling on your ass," Severus had muttered as they left his rooms.
Harry could feel the sweat on his face by the time he made it to the hospital wing and took a minute to wipe it off on his shirt. Severus made a disgusted noise beside him, which Harry just ignored. He stepped into the hospital wing to see a group of six students gathered on two beds talking to each other as they worked through a large pile of chocolate frogs and other lollies.
Harry clicked his way over to the group and dropped the newspaper he held on the top of the pile. Ry looked down at his hands while the other students looked anywhere but at Severus and Harry.
"Well done," Harry said softly. "You made the newspaper."
"Really?" Ron cried as he gabbed the paper while Hermione smacked his arm.
Luna looked off into space as Ginny and Neville tried to look as small as possible.
"I'm sorry, Dad." Ry whispered. "The Headmaster already yelled at me and Sirius and Remus."
Harry looked down his nose at his son, who cringed back.
"Hey they named you in here, Ry," Ron exclaimed suddenly, oblivious to everything around him.
Ron held up the newspaper, which Hermione snatched out of the boy's hand before smacking him over the head with it.
"Hey!" Ron squeaked.
Severus snorted next to Harry.
"We are so sorry sir," Hermione said in a small voice.
The rest of the students piped up with their apologies.
"You are forgiven," Harry said after a few minutes of silence and bowed heads. "But eight people lost their lives. One of you could have been a part of that number!"
The students lowered their heads further at Harry's hissed words.
"If you ever consider such a stupid thing again…" Harry let the sentence hang as he glared at each student.
"We're sorry, Dad." Ry said in a small voice.
"I'm not finished with you, Harry." Harry snapped as locked eyes with his son. "I will be sitting you down later and you will be telling me what the hell you were thinking! Do you understand?"
"Yes, Dad." Ry uttered meekly.
Harry glared down at his son before clasping the boy's shoulder and gave it a squeeze. The boy looked up at him with large green eyes and he sighed before swiping a handful of Chocolate frogs off the bed.
"Hey!" Ron yelped, which earned him another smack with the paper.
Harry passed a frog to Severus with a smirk and nicked a couple more.
"Thank you for your help Professor Snape," Hermione said in a small voice.
Harry turned to Severus as the man stood rooted to the spot.
"You are welcome, Ms Granger." Severus said slowly.
"Yes, thank you Professor." Ginny and Neville at the same time.
"Thank you," Luna added serenely.
Hermione elbowed Ron.
"Yes, Thank you." Ron said reluctantly.
"Wow," Harry muttered as he turned to Severus. "Please tell?"
Severus sneered down at him as Harry leaned back on the bed that Ry, Ron and Hermione were sitting on. Opening the chocolate frog in his hand as he looked the Slytherin over. Severus shifted before pulling his robes around his body and looking down his hooked nose at the students and Harry.
"He was great," Ginny piped up. "He walked straight in throwing curses and taking out Death Eaters left and right. Ron was walking around aimlessly after touching this brain thing and he just pushed him towards Hermione while cursing a Death Eater!"
"Yeah," Neville said excitingly, taking up the story. "They didn't stand a chance!"
Harry flicked the embarrassed man another frog as he munched down on his own. Severus caught it with one hand.
"Severus to the rescue," Harry smirked.
"Shove it, Sun!" Severus snapped.
Harry laughed and nudged his elbow at Ry.
"I sent him after you lot," Harry whispered out the side of his mouth.
Ry held a hand over his mouth as he tried to held back the laughter. Severus looked down his nose at Harry for a few more seconds before cracking a grin to the shock and amusement of the students gathered.
"See," Harry exclaimed to the group. "He's not so bad, he only eats students on Friday nights at midnight."
Severus smile widen, his dark eyes glinting. He could only vaguely remember how bland his life had been before he met Blake Sun and his son. Now it was something completely different.
"Okay, kids." Harry announced as he stood up. "I'm riding on a sugar high, so I'll leave you with it."
"Bye, sir"
"Bye, dad."
"Bye, Professor."
Harry ruffled his son's hair on the way out and fell into step with Severus. Harry chuckled suddenly.
"What?" Severus snapped.
"Oh Severus," Harry gasped. "My hero."
Harry bumped his shoulder with the other man's.
"Oh, god." Severus muttered. "No more chocolate for you."
Harry just grinned and laughed. Severus, not so much.
xXx
"Dad!"
Harry started awake, tightening his grip around Severus's waist, waking the man.
"Did you lock the door?" Harry muttered.
BANG!
"Dad-ugh!"
"I guess not," Harry chuckled.
"You need to teach that boy to knock," Severus muttered.
Harry just laughed harder.
"That's if he can look me in the eye after this," Harry replied mildly. "He wasn't the same after he yelled out in the middle of the night and I forgot pants before running into his room when he was four."
Severus huffed a laugh as Harry pulled the other man close.
"I'm sure he'll get over it," Severus muttered.
"I'm sure he will," Harry replied as he kissed Severus's shoulder. "Bring on the embarrassing teasing."
Severus just snorted.
End of Part two.
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