Title: Of Silver and Green

Author: FairyTails13

Disclaimer: I own nothing…but the plot.

Rating: M

Summery: It is the Marauders' fifth year at Hogwarts and there is a new Head of Slytherin and life is about to get interesting for the Hogwarts Pranksters. What is it about this man that is so interesting? If only they could know what Cedric Potter knows, the deadly truth that is held in the future, his past. For Cedric Potter is Harry Potter, and few others know the true sadness that fallows the rise of Lord Voldemort.

Warnings: Marauders Period (time travel), SLASH, Dark Harry, Slytherin Harry. Older, powerful Harry. Vampire Harry.

Parings: Salazar Slytherin/ Cedric (Harry) Potter

Spoilers: I have not read the seventh book and will not include that info or the info from the sixth book, which I despise.

Key:

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

"Parseltongue"

'Dream/memory'

A/n: Thank you, all who reviewed, you have no clue how happy it makes me to check my mail and see those. This update came a bit faster than the last. School is finally starting.

Now on for the real reason you are on this page.

Chapter: Severus' new allies

Cedric had already paced Hogwarts Express' length seven times since the train had pulled into the platform and it wasn't even time for the students to get on yet. It wasn't like he was nervous or anything, that described the new professor of Divination, Sybill Trelawney, who was also roped into the dreaded Train duty. She was a nervous wreck; then again it was most likely because she started to predict his death and he got very rude towards her and had threatened that it would be her death before he died.

No, he was existed to see the look on his nephew's face, everyone's face that a Potter was a new Professor. If at all possible he wanted to keep what position a secret until he was introduced after the sorting feast where he could see the entire school's reaction. For all they knew he could be their new DADA teacher, who he briefly decided he would hunt down and ask how they had gotten of this ridiculous duty.

Cedric hadn't even met the person yet, of course, between him and Salazar and the potions they worked so hard on to finish in a week, they weren't leaving his laboratory unless it was to eat, sleep, or use the bathroom. And everyone in the castle knew not to bug him either, even on the train now he could barely hide that he hadn't slept well in the last week. He had to promise Sal that after his speech in the common room he would be going strait to bed and not wake up until breakfast the next morning.

In all truth, he couldn't wait for that, he would rather be asleep right now and not deal with any student until he had a day of sleep. Trying to keep down a jaw breaking yawn he went to go into the nearest cabin to drink the pepper-up potion Sal had stuffed into his cloak before he left to get on the train. Unfortunately the cabin closest to him was already occupied as the door he was in front of suddenly opened as someone walked strait into his chest.

It took the breath out of Cedric, and shocked the vampire but he stood his ground to look down at the student who had stumbled back muttering apologies. He held in his gasp as he caught the black eyes of Severus Snape. The fifteen year old was in no way short, but way to skinny. Even with thick robes on and how he hid the pain very well Cedric could see it, there behind his eyes. If he hadn't had gone through so much pain himself and recognize that look from his own eyes when he was younger he would have missed it. The withdrawn Slytherin in front of him was not the proud person Cedric knew as his teacher.

The new professor went to place a hand on the student's shoulder to check his guess; only to see himself correct when the black-haired fifteen year old jump back and shy away. Cedric just pretended not to notice and held all pity from his eyes and lowered his hand, knowing better then most that the Slytherin would hate it, "I am surprised to find a student on the train so soon, you are?"

The potion's master knew who the student was, not just from his own past but from the portraits near his classroom along the hallway; but he wanted to distract the student from what ever his mind had been on before to make Severus walk right into him.

Severus looked up bravely, Cedric's emotionless question bringing curiosity to his other wise well guarded eyes. He answered with a calm voice, "Severus Snape sir, fifth year Slytherin. Are you our new professor?"

Cedric held in a grin, "That depends one what you mean Mr. Snape, you will have three new professors this year. I am just one of those three."

Severus' eyes widened but before he could answer with another question as Cedric knew he would the vampire interrupted him, "Well, I am off to do my job Mr. Snape, see you at the sorting feast."

With that he turned and walked away, leaving a very confused Severus in his wake to wonder his brain out. Cedric had given him something other than his poor home life to think about. The vampire wondered when he was going to get to go to bed that night, knowing Severus' pain needed to be healed soon and sleep not being an option with that thought. But potions could only go so far in healing, and he was no healer. He didn't trust Poppy to not reveal anything to the Headmaster so he considered calling on Freddie for help.

Once again he tried to enter a cabin to take his pepper-up, his mind already starting to over flow with what he has to do. Taking it and ignoring the steam that came out of his ears he thought on what other students needed to be healed as well. He knew from his school years that Severus would not be the only one with a horrible home life. It was a known fact that over fifty percent of Wizard children were abused in some way, and not known to well was that most of them landed in Slytherin, their life giving them the attributes of the snake house.

Feeling only slightly better from his potion he prepared to hide himself in the shadows to not be seen by his nephew just yet.

In less than twenty minutes the train started to fill to the brim and no sooner did James Potter arrive did he and the rest of the marauders start hunting down Severus. It was when the train was moving that Cedric found himself running to a near battle scene, Trelawney and another teacher trying but failing to calm down the large battle field if Gryffindors and Slytherins. In the middle were Severus and the marauders. Behind his nephew and his friends were most of the upper year's lions. Next to and behind Severus were about twenty Slytherins, out numbered by a great number.

He wonder briefly if they were just defending their fellow Slytherin because he is a fellow snake or is any of them were actually friends or at least allies. The thought passed how ever with the sight of wands being drawn from the student and Trelawney's desperate yelling.

The vampire hissed his displeasure to him self and lifted his wand to his throat, his next words souring a volume that was not ignored, "Silence!"

Confused eyes and glares turned to him ever so slightly as silence finally did come as the whispering stopped as the bug-eyes female teacher let out as sigh of relief and revealed his identity, "Thank Merlin! Professor Potter!"

He didn't miss a beat in the silence, using it to his advantage, "Professors," he nodded to the two females that had failed to do what he had just done, "Please escort all Gryffindors besides Mr. Potter, Mr. Black, Mr. Pettigrew, and Mr. Lupin to their cabins."

The students stayed silent, in too much shock to say anything and the two witches started to do as told without question when the one Cedric did not know the name of paused, "What about the Slytherins?"

He almost glared at her but held it back, "I assure you ma'am; after I deal with the Gryffindors I will deal with them."

The snakes started to mutter at that but stopped as he gave them a look, they knew right of the bat that this Potter was most defiantly a Slytherin and would wait till the lions were gone and the man explained. Cedric gave them one last look before he watched his colleges ushering the rest of the Gryffindors. When the last one was gone is when he turned to his nephew who was killing him with hazel eyes, "Twenty five points from Gryffindor each for starting a fight before we even reached school."

The Sirius and James went ballistic while Remus and Peter stayed back with looks of disappointment and fear. James pointed a finger at his uncle, "You bloody traitor, you Slytherin git!"

The boy was pissed but poor of judgment until he saw the murderous look in the older Potter's eyes. Cedric took glee in the fact that the fifteen year old almost peed himself when he spoke, voice deadly calm and low, "You may believe that your father holds a stand in our family against me Mr. Potter. But you are in my territory now, I am your teacher and you will show me respect even if it kills you. You daddy dearest is not here to protect you."

The Gryffindors paled and Cedric knew he was getting looks from his fellow snakes at the relationship that was revealed to be shared between the Potters; Cedric however would not let his nephew get another word out, "Fifty point for you rude tongue, it will be more, trust me. Your house is already starting the year out one hundred and fifty points behind; do you want me to make it more?"

There were glares of hatred in their down cast eyes as the shook their heads, "Good, now you can leave to plan your vengeance, rest assure that it will not be easy."

The Gryffindors left with their tail in between their legs and the Slytherins turned to face his fully. Shock, surprise, and awe leaking out of their emotionless masks; no teacher had ever put James Potter in his place like that. He looked them over and decided that the way they stood around Severus meant that he was a friend, not just another Slytherin.

He saw many faces he recognized like Lucius Malfoy and his soon to be wife Narcissa hugging his arm to her side. He also saw Bella with a hidden shiver of disgust as she stood just behind her older sister. The rest he just recognized from how much they looked like a family member he probably went to school with. The vampire's lips formed a thin line before he finally spoke, "Forty points for baiting and falling into a fight. I expected better of my own house."

There were no groans of unhappiness at this; he was pleased that they took their punishment and he allowed a smirk to grace his other wise emotionless face, "And fifty for not complaining, heaven knows it would mean the end of the earth if the lions didn't."

Damn strait he was going to favor his house; well not as much as Severus would in the future, he wasn't about to take points way because of the student not knowing an answer they other wise shouldn't or couldn't know. With a nod he dismissed them with faint smiles being read on their faces. He did not miss the look Severus gave him and shared it for a moment before moved towards the conductor's compartment to see how much longer the trip would be.

Too long in his opinion, but thankfully nothing else occurred and he was able to hide what he was going to be teaching them.

!!!!

As soon as the Slytherins were in their compartment and sure the door was shut Narcissa let her mask fall as he looked at Severus who was sitting across from her, "I really wish we would have noticed before Sev, we- we should have."

Black eyes turned to her and the ashamed faces of the rest of the people in the small room. He was speechless, even Lucius Malfoy has the shine of true apologies in his silvery eyes. Severus opened his mouth, but nothing came out and another one of his year mates, Violet Gwinn spoke, "There is no excuse for us not noticing Severus, you are a fellow Slytherin, you were in pain and we ignored it."

He wasn't sure he wanted to believe their change of heart but felt he needed it, "It won't matter, they will continue to use me as their favorite test toy for their newest idea."

Lucius almost growled at the thought of what he Gryffindors did to their fellow snake, "No, they won't. Not if we have any say in it."

The Malfoy hated how the other male had let it happen with out asking for help. They were Slytherins, all they had were one other and they were suppose to help each other. Not one of them should be in pain and they had ignored that unspoken rule until they had seen the way James Potter had pushed Severus into the wall at wand point for no reason. It had boiled his nerves and his own wand was out before he was thinking.

He had seen how much it had hurt the other Slytherin, the way he flinched from unseen wounds. He knew abuse when he saw it. He was never abused, his father swearing that he would not repeat what his own father had done, but that did not mean he never saw it. Narcissa was abused up until the Malfoy head had stopped it with their betrothal; he was still trying to heal her and her sister's mental wounds.

Lucius had seen the two female teachers try to calm the quickly raging vocal fight between the two houses but hadn't cared, they couldn't do anything. He still remembers the shock of Severus' face when he and several Slytherins swooped in to rescue him, and hated that the younger wizard was so shocked by the act.

And then the obviously Slytherin teacher had arrived sporting black dress robes with hints of Silver and green. The way he had commanded the situation had drawn respect from all of the Slytherins who were completely shocked when he was revealed to be a Potter. He had heard of the Slytherin Potter from his uncle and the stories of them in school. But hadn't really believed it until he saw the way the man acted, the way he cut down his own family.

The cabin had grown quiet as Severus finally accepted what was happening, "Th-thank you."

Narcissa leaned forward but did not touched the other fifth year, knowing he would shy away, "You don't have to go in it alone anymore Sev, you aren't the only one who has to fight the out side world."

Little did she know that that was going to be enforced by their new head of house that night in the common room. Cedric was going to set an new Slytherin Conduct Code his house would be stupid to ignore.

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Cedric was one of the first ones to get off the train, watching over the students as they made their way to the boats or to the buggies. He was getting looks but he didn't care, he easily brushed them off from years of practice. He stood by the path that led up to the castle, waiting for everyone to get on their way and before he could go back on the train to make sure everyone was off that needed to be so he could make his way to the castle with everyone else.

It kind of annoyed him that he didn't arrive until McGonagall was already giving her speech of instructions to the first years in the main hall.

He leaned against the far wall next to the dungeon entrance; he wouldn't be able to enter until they did so he studied the large group. It was like an eternity for him when suddenly the head of Gryffindor walked over to him. They looked each other in the eye, Cedric would never tell anyone, but he greatly respected the woman. So he listened with apt attention when she finally spoke to him, "Thank you for handling the situation in the train. I will have a talk with our school pranksters."

He nodded his head to say welcome, not surprised that she already knew about the insentient. He knew a talk with her would not stop his nephew from seeking revenge on his unknown son, but he wouldn't tell the Head of Gryffindor how to run her house as he expected her not not tell him how to run his own, "Thank you Ma'am."

She raised an eye brow at him, "You stop that, you work with me and are my house rival, I will not have you addressing me so formally, Cedric. I don't care if you do so with Albus but we are on the same level here."

He couldn't help it, he smiled at her -not caring that she was very shocked by it or how out of character it was for him- it was rare but he would allow his old head of house the shock, "Alright Minerva, you just don't know what you go your self into.'

She smirked at him, recovering quickly, "I believe I do Cedric. I recall very well how competitive you got during Quidditch season."

He shrugged his shoulders in a very un-Slytherin way, "Just don't pout when we win the cup, Minerva."

The normally stern teacher managed to shock him with the roll of her eyes, "I highly doubt that." she paused, "I will love to continue this argument later Cedric, but we have a sorting to start."

He nodded his head to her and became emotionless to the outside world again as he watched her turned towards nervous first years -some sparing his curious looks- and entered the Great Hall with them. It hit him then that he should probably be in there already and curded train duty until he realized he would make a better entrance this way. He smirked to himself and leaned against the Great Hall's heavy wooden doors, waiting for his cue.

It took about twenty minutes for the sorting to end and Cedric found himself very interested in the Speech the headmaster gave next. "Ladies and Gentlemen, old or new, welcome to Hogwarts School of Witch craft and Wizardry. Out world is in the midst of a Dark decent but please keep comfort that you are safe here inside the words of this School." He paused to catch his breathe and continued on a brighter note; "As most of you might have noticed we have some new faces at the head table this year. Before we eat I would like to introduce to you out new Divination's Professor, S. P. Trelawney!"

There was a pause for applause until the Headmaster could be heard clearing his throat. "Next we have your new Defense of Dark Arts' Professor, B. L. Malfoy!"

Very quickly Cedric decided that he was going to kill his friend for not sharing this information to him. Plotting his revenge he listened for the applause and whispering to stop, really wanting to see the reaction that Benji was just given.

Finally the leader of the light started on his introduction, "As you may have also noticed, Professor Slughorn is not present," He was forced to pause as the Great Hall broke out on whispers, the strange new Professor from the train being the main topic.

It was cut short, "You may have already met our dear Potion's teacher's replacement on the train. Which is also why he isn't in here. Please welcome the New Head of Slytherin and Potions Professor C.H. Potter back to Hogwarts!"

On cue Cedric used his wand to open the doors and entered, Emotionless mask set as he walked in between the tables to the Head table wondering how the head master had known he was there but then gave up on that train of thought. As he passed the Slytherin table had erupted into near chaos with whispers about his surname and if he could be trusted. Cedric almost smiled as he heard Lucius Malfoy defend him with a stern voice.

Speaking of Malfoys he glared up at his friend who was smirking at him from the head table. After giving the Great hall a shallow bow as a welcome he rounded the table and took his seat. But not before he discreetly stomped on his Benji's foot, hard. The moment was not seen by anyone and Cedric had to hold back a smirk as he heard the blond whimper. Benji turned slightly, not wanting to draw attention to him self again because of the looks his shorter friend was getting; instead his glare was on full blast.

After calming the hall down again the Headmaster spoke, "I hope that all of you will welcome your new professors with open arms as they teach you this year," Cedric could see the pointed look his nephew was getting from the headmaster as he paused, "Now, let us dig in."

And like that, food appeared on the tables. Pulling food to his plate out of habit with living from his over protective mate Cedric had to smirk as everything he placed there was shoveled onto his friend's plate by said friend "Stomping on my foot Ricky? How mature, I thought you would be happy to see me."

It was muttered quietly, so that the rest of the table wouldn't notice. Cedric grabbed his goblet full of pumpkin juice and took a sip-wishing to anyone who was listening that it was his mate's blood instead- before he spoke, "Oh, I am very happy, but you could have warned a guy, and most of that was for not getting dragged into train duty with me."

A snort was his answer, "Right, I was hired well after those had been assigned. And you don't mind me taking your food do you, I know you will only pushing it around your plate the entire meal."

Cedric grunted, placing down his drink. The blond was right; he never ate when he was nervous. He kept running his speech through his mind as he looked out over his students as they ate and shared secrets. He almost smiled as he saw Severus talking happily with his house mates. He sighed, grabbing a roll, "Do you mind coming down? I will need enforcements and a Malfoy would really help."

Blue eyes looked over to his friend and Benji put down his fork, "Of course, but only because I agree one hundred percent with your new rules."

Cedric nibbled on his roll for a minute or two, happy that his friend would be teaching with him, if only for a year. That brought another topic to mind, "Wait," he put down his half eaten roll, "How the hell did you get Dumbledore to let you be a teacher. You are a Malfoy!"

The Malfoy sneered, "With the curse on the spot, it is quickly becoming harder and harder for them to find someone to up hold the spot."

The vampire raised an eye brow at him, "And he chose you?"

Benji sat back with a hidden grin, "You know very well that DADA was my best subject, and I am a Malfoy as you so fully throw in my face. Not eat before Sal kills me for not forcing it."

Cedric rolled his eyes, "You're the one that took all my food…"

He sulked as food was shoveled onto his plate in reply.

TBC

A/n: Quick question, if anyone even reads my ending or beginning notes, when did Sirius trick Sev into meeting Moony? It was in their fifth year right? I don't feel like looking it up really…

Surprize, surprise, Benji is the new DADA teacher…you didn't think you could get rid of him do you, or Al for that matter. And I don't care if Bella was the older sister sister in the books, I don't even care to remember or look it up, I just know I want her future husband to be older than her and didn't realize what year she would have to be in to be just that.

And I realize that this is shorter than the last chapter but I wanted to save the speech until then.

Anyway, Thanks for reading,

Please excuse my grammar,

FT