A/N: I am so sorry you guys. I thought for sure I would be updating faster but school is a pain in the ass and I just couldn't find the time. So here you are! Thanks so much for all the positive feedback, it really got me off my lazy ass. Haha, hope you all enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own. That is all.
Warnings: Meh, no real warnings for this here chappie. Mild, mild yaoi maybe? I dunno. Just shut up and read it m'dears.
Enjoy!
Harry sighed and stared up at the sheer overhang of his four-poster bed. He buried his face into his pillow and groaned when he heard another set of knocks. He let out an unmanly shriek as the sheets were torn off him by a rather dour looking man. Harry sat up to quickly cover his manly bits (having kicked his boxers off some time during the night) and gave the dark haired man an incredulous look.
"Oh stop it, Potter. Nothing I haven't seen before and you aren't naked. Now get up and dressed and in the Great Hall in half an hour. We shall begin your tutoring with Potions." And with a rather impressive sweep of his black cloak, the man swept from the room. Harry pinched the bridge of his nose and felt around for his glasses. He practically slammed them onto his face and yanked on a pair of sweats. He huffed in annoyance and yanked them back off, pulling on a pair of boxers and then stuffed his legs back into the baggy gray sweat pants. He was so not a morning person. He stumbled tiredly into the bathroom and splashed his face with cold water and grabbed a toothbrush off the counter. He figured they must have supplied him with toiletries as they hadn't been able to get him any during the trip to Diagon Ally.
Harry was panting heavily by the time he reached the Great Hall. He leaned on the door for a moment to catch his breath and compose himself. He pushed open the heavy door and casually sauntered in and was immediately greeted by the star of his recent dreams. Harry smiled brightly at the blonde and made his way over to where he was sitting.
"Good morning Harry!" Draco said his eyes bright and cheeks a light shade of pink. Harry smirked at the sight of the lightly blushing blonde and slid onto the bench to face him.
"Well now it's a good morning." Harry said, fighting to hold back a yawn and failing. "So what are you doing here, Draco? School doesn't start for a while yet." Draco blew out a breath of air.
"Well it's a bit of a long story, but bottom line is I'm living with my godfather now and he's a teacher here. Therefore, I had to come as he has to, well, tutor you." Draco said, his cute nose crinkled up at the thought of having to be at school when he didn't have to. "But that's okay I guess. At least you're here." He seemed to have realized what he said and flushed a bit darker. Harry grinned broadly and nudged the blonde's foot with his own. Draco nervously toyed with a lock of pale blonde hair and bit his lip and Harry had to stifle a moan. Draco flushed even darker and looked pointedly behind Harry. The raven haired teen tilted his head back to see the man from before.
"You're late, Mr. Potter." Said the man. Harry gulped audibly and could've sworn he heard Draco snicker.
"Ah, I'm sorry sir. It won't happen again." He said meekly, knowing that making excuses would only make the man more irritated. "So, um, am I correct in assuming that you are the Potions Professor?" The man nodded slightly, seeming to appreciate the fact that teen withheld any protests and excuses.
"My name is Severus Snape, though you brats are to call me Professor Snape or sir." The Professor said. Harry nodded his acquiescence and stood with the intention to follow the lanky Professor out of the room. "Hello, Draco, how are you this morning?" Severus asked the blonde, his tone softer and more gentle than when he had spoken to Harry.
"I'm great Sev. I have honestly never been better." Draco replied, a smile dancing on his lips. Harry noticed an extremely small twitch of the corner of Snape's lips and inwardly groaned. If this was the godfather, Harry just knew he was going to have a hell of a time winning the man's approval if he ever got the balls to ask Draco out. Severus nodded and placed a firm on Harry's shoulder.
"Well I shall see you at lunch, Draco. Potter, come with me. You have much to learn."
Severus was expecting to want to smash the Potter spawn's head in. What he wasn't expecting, however, was for the brat to be attentive and an incredibly fast learner. The man was actually surprised how un-alike the brat and Potter Sr. were. By the time it reached noon, Harry had already completed all of the major potions that had to be learned up to third year and even some fourth year and up potions, and was currently begging to be taught something harder.
"I promise," he pleaded. "I will never cause you any problems ever, I swear." Severus pinched the bridge of his decidedly large nose and looked at the open potions text. Veritaserum. The boy had only been learning potions for five hours and he wanted to make Veritaserum. He had to admit it, though. The boy was incredibly intelligent and had made all of his potions correctly on the first try, asking no questions. He didn't even ask for help, he just looked at the ingredients, shuffled through the cupboard, and pulling what he needed. The usually dour man almost smirked when he realized that the boy in front of him might even, no, did surpass Granger.
"Tomorrow. This is an incredibly complex potion that takes almost a month to brew and ingredients that I only keep in my private store." Severus responded after a few moments of deliberation. He needed more Veritaserum anyways, now he just had an excuse to make a batch.
"Thank you, Professor! I promise you won't regret it!" Harry chirped happily. Severus merely waved the boy off and Harry bounded out of the room to presumably meet Draco for lunch.
Harry slid onto the bench at one of the long tables and was immediately harassed by his godfather.
"So, pup, how was potions with the bat?" Sirius said with a glint in his eyes. Remus smacked his lover on the back of the head and Sirius shot him a sheepish grin.
"What he means is, how did your first potions lesson go?" Remus asked in a slightly reprimanding tone. A large smile graced Harry's handsome features and the teen began animatedly regaling his tales of the dungeons.
"It was so cool and Professor Snape said that I had advanced really fast and that he would let me make Veritaserum with him!" Remus smiled fondly at the boy and Sirius couldn't help but smile as well. If his godson was going to take a liking to the Dungeon Bat, then he figured he would at least be civil. Sirius rubbed his eyes and braced himself to be, dare he say it, nice to Severus if he had to.
"Hey Harry!" Draco's voice chirped from behind the couple. Harry smiled at the blonde and motioned for the other thirteen year-old to sit next to him. Sirius cleared his throat awkwardly as the two sat a little too close for the man's liking.
"Sirius, Remus, this is Draco Malfoy. Dray, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin." Harry stated not even having to think about the nickname. He pointed as he stated names so the blonde would know who was who. Draco smiled at the couple.
"So you're the new Defense teacher, right?" Draco asked, looking at Sirius. The man had to restrain himself form making a smart remark about the Malfoy's father.
"Yes, that's right. And my partner is going to help me teach." Sirius said throwing his arm over his lover's shoulders. Harry snickered at his godfather's antics. Sirius mock pouted in Harry's direction and the thirteen year-old stuck his tongue out. Draco let out the most adorable little snort-laugh in response to their antics, and Harry just about died.
"So Draco, what are you doing here at school so early?" Remus inquired softly. Draco grew silent for a moment.
"Ah, well, I live with Sev now. I'm probably disowned by now." He said with a nervous chuckle. If Sirius was shocked, he hid it well. This nice, shy, teen was not the devilish spawn that he was expecting. He figured that the young Malfoy would've turned out to be like his father.
"I may have rebelled and run away. I want nothing to do with him anyways." Draco tacked onto the end, his voice sounding bitter. Harry seemed to sense the tension and slung an arm over the slighter teen. Draco flushed a light shade of pink at the contact but didn't make any motion to remove the arm. Sirius flashed the blonde a knowing smile.
"Hey, we're family if you didn't know, Draco. Your mum is my cousin. Just call me Uncle Sirius." He said. Draco laughed softly and Harry inwardly groaned at the sound. Could Draco get any more perfect? He didn't think so, but he figure he'd be eating his words soon.
"Thanks, but I think I'll stick to Professor if it's all the same to you." Draco said good-naturedly. Sirius waved it off and immediately dug into the food that had appeared on the table. Harry was a little taken aback by the sudden appearance of food, but waved it off as a Hogwarts thing and dug in, his mind just then remembering that he hadn't even eaten breakfast. Draco shook his head in amusement as the raven haired teen wolfed down his lunch and quietly dished up his own serving, a small grin on his face.
About twenty minutes later the four sat fully sated and were chatting idly. Harry was rather impressed by Draco's escape from Malfoy Manor and Draco was in turn both enthralled and horrified by Harry's story. The two didn't even notice when Remus and Sirius left the table and continued to jabber away. Severus, Remus and Sirius observed the duo from a distance. Much to Remus and Sirius's surprise it was Severus who broke the silence first.
"I believe they will be good for each other." He stated simply. Sirius was beginning to wonder if he should call St. Mungo's. It was surprising enough that the two were even being civil towards one another. Remus gave the man a questioning look.
"What do you mean by that, Severus?"
"Just a hunch."
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