Hey guys,
So Harry Potter was AMAZING! The best movie so far, I was sobbing the entire time, especially when Snape died! Anyways, here's the next chapter, if you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback please send a review :) Thanks!
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"No, I outright refuse and you know what you old man? You have a lot of nerve to be asking me to do something as big as this!"
Snape growled from across the room, enraged at the mere suggestion the headmaster had made. The audacity this man had, to ask him to do this and for the Potter boy nonetheless!
"Severus please calm down, here take a seat", Dumbledore calmly replied as he accioed a nearby chair to stand to the right, behind Snape.
However, instead of taking the offered chair, Snape simply discarded it and continued to stride and pace around the headmasters office.
"How could you, you, you meddling old coot, how dare you try to use Lily against me, I have repaid my debt, I owe the Potter's nothing more. Just because I loved her doesn't mean I will do this for her offspring. Anyways, have you've even discussed this with Potter? I am more than certain he will have as strong of feelings against this as I."
Dumbledore gazing at Snape replied, "Well my boy, I was hoping we could both tell him when the time is right, he really doesn't have much of a say in this but I do believe both of you will benefit from this new arrangement greatly."
"Do not 'my boy' me Albus", Snape snarled. "How dare you just assume I would do this for Potter! We may be getting along better but we certainly aren't all rainbows and butterflies, skipping through open fields of dandelions, arm in arm." As Snape continued his tirade, he suddenly halted mid-rant, raised an eye brow and questioned,
"And please do explain Albus, how exactly will I benefit from this?" Snape replied, his voice lingering on the "I" and there was definitely a hint of sarcasm there...
"Well I believed it was obvious Severus. I thought that perhaps it might be nice to have a little company for a while and anyways, it's only for a few weeks and consider the pros my boy", at this title Snape glared once again but Dumbledore simply disregarded it and continued, "you can watch over Harry and keep him out of trouble, maybe you'll even be able to put a few pounds on him, merlin knows he could use some more."
All Snape did was continue to scowl at the infuriating headmaster. Dumbledore however, chose to ignore this and kept on,
"Plus think about it Severus, it would be so much easier to keep your vow to Lily if the boy was actually in your care. I know that you've been watching him, I've seen you and I know for a fact that now that you have finally begun to view him as more than just James Potter's offspring, when he arrives back from a Summer with his relatives trust me, you will not like what you see."
"And why, pray tell, is that headmaster?" Snape snidely questioned. "Are you trying to suggest he can possibly become more spoiled and arrogant then he already is?"
Although he and the boy had finally come to an understanding it didn't mean that they were ready for a huge step like this.
In all honesty Snape didn't actually really believe the boy was all that arrogant anymore, still spoiled, yes, but he did hold the boy in higher opinion now that they had reached some sort of unspoken agreement.
They had both been trying to keep the peace between themselves. However, they certainly weren't friendly to one another either. At best they just tried to avoid each other and that seemed to be working out fine, however it would be far more difficult to simply steer clear of the other if they were stuck together for weeks on end, with no other human company or contact...
No doubt about it, they would become delirious, just like the Longbottoms, they'd both end up spending the rest of their lives at St. Mungos rotting like old vegetables.
No, no way, there was absolutely no way he would condone to this.
Looking back up at the headmaster and sending him another glare he replied "No Albus, and that is final, nothing good will come out of this arrangement, for me or the boy. He can't stand being with me in class, what makes you think he'll make it through weeks and weeks of me being the only human contact he will have?"
Dumbledore simply chuckled.
"My boy, you will not always be alone, I will drop by often and I'm sure Minerva would love to pay a visit to your lovely abode and if you'd like I could plan for Lupin to take the boy every Saturday or so in order to give you at least one day off and if you would prefer I could even arrange for you to just stay at Hogwarts with the boy for the Summer."
"No way headmaster", Snape quickly declined, "if I take the boy, and I mean if, then we will be returning to my manor, I refuse to remain in the wretched dungeons any longer then I must and I highly doubt our said savior will find the dungeons adequate to the living arrangements our Golden boy deserves." Snape sneered
Dumbledore, choosing to ignore Snape's dripping sarcasm and venom, simply responded, "Very well Severus, though I must admit I am surprised, I was under the illusion that you enjoyed the solitude and darkness the dungeons bring."
Shooting the headmaster a look, he replied, "the solitude maybe, but certainly not the dark, its far too dingy and gloomy, ever for I."
At this statement Dumbledore couldn't help but let out a chuckle. Yes he certainly believed the two boys would get along fine, they had so much in common even if they denied to realize it. Turning his attention back to the other man he smiled and with a gleam in his eye responded,
"Look Severus, you're the boys only hope, everybody else is far too old or far too busy to host a child for such a long time, except you. You can offer Harry everything he needs. A strict schedule, extra lessons, keeping him in proper health, training him to ward off Voldemort, discipline, maintaining and raising his grades. Maybe you'll even be able to break through to him, merlin knows that ever since his godfather passed away he has become a different person. I'm afraid Severus, afraid we're losing him, but you, you can bring him back, please Severus, please, do it for me, for Harry, for Lily."
At the mention of Lily's name Snape's reserve finally broke, "Fine" he snapped, "fine, he may come with me, but he will follow my rules and I will demand that he uphold a certain level of respect for me while he is being housed under my roof."
Dumbledore simply smiled and nodded, "as he should", he replied.
Snape sent one more scowl Dumbledore's way before storming out of his office, robes billowing behind him, eager to find some Hufflepuffs or Gryffindors to deduct some points from.
He still could not believe that he had agreed to this, he couldn't help but wonder how the boy would take the news...