Pretty Boy

Chapter 35

Taking No Nonsense from Dumbledore

Harry and Severus had just finished breakfast when Dumbledore made his way down. They'd noticed him on the map before the snake could tell them. After that, Harry who was once again playing his part as 'Hadrian', he disappeared into Severus' Potions lab. Severus remained where he was reading a Potions Weekly magazine. Acting as if he had no idea that Dumbledore was currently on his way, the only indicator were his dark eyes filled with irritation.

"Severus I must speak to your apprentice at once," said Albus Dumbledore, calming walking into Severus' quarters.

Severus regarded Dumbledore blankly, putting the magazine down frowning at the man.

"Hadrian!" snapped Severus his lip curling, he wasn't a bloody house elf, and refused to be treated like one. Once the Dark Lord was dealt with, there was little doubt they'd have to kill Dumbledore as well. He was merely tolerated because of his usefulness as spy. Dumbledore would probably refuse to help him after the Dark Lord was defeated permanently.

"Yes?" called Hadrian sounding confused from inside the Potions lab.

"Come here," said Severus rolling his eyes, giving Dumbledore the impression he was barely tolerating someone living with him. This is exactly what Dumbledore was probably expecting of him.

"What is it?" asked Hadrian staring at Severus in confusion.

"The Headmaster would like a word," said Severus pointing out the irritated man.

"Can I help you?" asked Hadrian his voice immediately changing.

"Care to explain what happened yesterday?" demanded Dumbledore looking extremely pissed off.

"Excuse me?" said Hadrian his voice going cold and hard, his eyes shutting off every single emotion. They looked like dark endless emerald tunnels, much like Severus' - only Severus' was black endless tunnels.

Dumbledore looked completely stunned and thought perhaps he had taken the wrong approach with the man. Swallowing sharply, Severus was extremely surprised to see Dumbledore looking nervous. He hid his smirk, inwardly gleeful. Severus knew all of Dumbledore's weak points - things he couldn't hide. Pulsing temple when he's angry, swallowing hard when he was nervous and twinkling when he was happy about something. There were many more to point out but Severus knew what to look for.

"Care to explain what happened?" asked Dumbledore sounding a bit apologetic, summoning coffee and tea he sat down as if it was his office not Severus' private rooms. It was Harry's turn to see Severus stiffen angrily, it was a good job Dumbledore's eyes were on him - even Harry had noticed he looked pissed.

"We canvassed the Orphanage; Weasley was constantly going on about how evil and disgusting the Orphanage was. He could feel the evilness of the place or so he told me, how I do not know." said Hadrian shrugging indifferently.

"Weasley is a curse breaker; he can see wards, magic basically and can dismantle anything. He works at Gringotts for them, and as much as I hate to admit it he is good at what he does." said Severus grudgingly.

"Ah," said Hadrian nodding thoughtfully before he got back to his original topic at hand. "We waited hours but nothing happened, Weasley was once again going on about it, as I had nothing else better to do. We got distracted then we heard screaming coming from the ground floor. We ran as fast as we could, barrelled in and found a werewolf salivating over children…defenceless Muggle children at that." said Hadrian disgust clear to hear in his voice.

After a few seconds of silence Hadrian spoke again.

"Thanks for letting me know what Greyback was by the way! Next time information is withheld from me I walk." snarled Hadrian angrily.

Dumbledore paled but nodded solemnly both Severus and Harry didn't miss the bulging vein at Dumbledore's temple

"Weasley distracted the werewolf as I led the children out of the room…not an easy thing to do." snapped Hadrian, not explaining if he meant getting the children out or Weasley distracting the werewolf. "When I got back, the werewolf as tearing into Weasley, I did the only thing I could think of to save his life."

"You should not have killed him. He could have provided useful information. He deserved Azkaban not death." said Dumbledore angrily.

"That creep was going to kill defenceless children. Even if it was on Voldemort's orders and you seriously trying to tell me, that you would rather him in Azkaban? Only to be broken out again in a few months time?" sneered Hadrian looking at Dumbledore in disgust.

"I have cleared the situation up for you do not let it happen again, we apprehend them not kill them." said Dumbledore.

"Even if it meant mine and Weasley's lives?" scoffed Hadrian.

"It wouldn't have come to that!" said Dumbledore adamantly.

"You are so sure of yourself aren't you" said Hadrian his lip curled in repugnance.

"We are not the Dark side we do not decide their fate." said Dumbledore.

"They decide their own fate." said Hadrian.

"You may believe so…next time I will leave it to the Ministry," said Dumbledore threateningly.

"Go ahead, tell them what the big bad Hadrian Williams did…I merely defended myself and a fellow wizard from a werewolf. Not to forget the dozen Muggle children that would have been turned." snapped Hadrian. "Do not try and make me feel indebted to you, Albus Dumbledore, you will not like the consequences. My parents did not raise me as a fool."

Dumbledore looked at Hadrian flabbergasted, Severus wasn't sure if it was because Harry saw though his ploy or if he was genuinely shocked that he had been spoke to in such a way. Severus couldn't help but think it was perhaps it was a bit of both. Severus now had to fight very hard to stop the smirk erupting on his face. He couldn't help but admire Harry; he had Dumbledore displaying every single one of his emotions in a short conversation.

"I'm sorry you feel that way," murmured Dumbledore getting up and leaving his shoulder slumped as if wanting sympathy. He wouldn't find it here from either of those men.

"Believe me, you do not want to know what I really feel or think." said Hadrian furiously.

"I have said my piece, I shall leave you to it." said Albus before making his way out of the room, as if the grim was on his heels.

"That felt good." said Hadrian smirking wryly at the closed door.

"Dumbledore wont like that," muttered Severus but his smirk outshone Harry's. Severus had waited years to hear someone say that. Hadrian unlike him had nothing to lose, which was a good thing really. He didn't want Harry indebted to Albus Dumbledore for anything.

Suddenly the Floo flared, Sirius and Remus stepped out, and looking relieved to see Harry up and about.

"Is this invade my quarter's day?" grouched Severus. Giving a small token of protest at the fact they were there, just in case they forgot who exactly he was.

"Dumbledore been down?" asked Remus. It's a good job they hadn't come through sooner then if that was the case.

"Indeed," smirked Severus his black eyes shining with mirth.

"Oh this I have to hear!" beamed Sirius sitting down, Harry eventually sat down looking rather like a peacock, a proud peacock.

"Why did you come?" asked Severus, ignoring Sirius' words.

"I just wanted to make sure Harry was alright, and tell you Bill Weasley was infected." murmured Remus sadly.

"He's a werewolf?" asked Hadrian looking on in sympathy.

"Yes, Greyback's saliva must have gotten into one of his wounds as he had no bite marks." said Remus looking saddened. What made him feel more guilt was the fact he was glad it wasn't Harry. So much for not wishing the curse on anyone, given the choice he'd pick Bill all the time.

"Are you going to help him?" asked Hadrian.

"I am. I'm the only one available to help him adapt." said Remus shuddering as he remembered his own lonely days trying to get by. His father and mother, locking him in the cellar, every full moon with tears in their eyes. They hadn't been able to help him much; the Lupin's hadn't exactly been rich so he suffered the transformations and got well without the aide of a potion. It had been a godsend when he finally got to Hogwarts, after each fool moon he got potions to help him get well quicker and easier. That was until Severus had invented the Wolfsbane potion, making his infliction easier to bear.

"When were you bitten?" asked Hadrian.

Remus didn't look like he was going to tell him, then his shoulders sagged and realized Harry wasn't a child and he should tell him. "I was bitten when I was five years old…my father you see had offended Greyback and I was the price my father paid. My father was a Wizard; my mother on the other hand was a Muggle…the strain of watching me transform all the time weighed heavily on her. Her heart eventually gave out on her, and it was just my father who is no longer in this world."

"Greyback was the one that bit you?" asked Harry, just how long had that creature been out there biting innocent people? And why had they let it continue? It wasn't right.

"Yes," confirmed Remus.

"Fucking hell, how long has he been a werewolf? What age is he? And why hasn't anyone done a fucking thing about him?" snapped Hadrian furiously.

"Nobody wanted to cross him." said Remus.

"Do you get re-named after being bitten?" asked Harry smirking slightly.

"No," said Remus a small smile playing on his lips as if he understood Harry's little joke. In fact it had been Lily who'd said it first. She'd been amused by it to say the least, and even Remus, who didn't like talking about it, had been grinning.

"You'd think so…after all Remus is the name of a twin boy that mythology said was raised by a she-wolf. Not only that but Lupus means wolf your name couldn't have been more predicted if it tried" said Hadrian. "Then there's Fernier, it's a moon on Saturn isn't it?"

"Yes," said Remus simply as if he had those thoughts running through his head for years now. Wondering if he had truly been destined to be a werewolf all the time.

"Won't the fact he can see magic make it worse? His transformations I mean?" asked Hadrian curiously.

"I…hadn't even thought of that." said Remus clearly stunned by the question.

"When you are in wolf form you can see better right? Which means he will see the magic wherever he is and it could be bad…" said Harry in contemplation.

"You have a point…it could very well have adverse reactions." said Remus nodding deep in thought.

"Did you see the way his family was looking at him though Remus?" asked Sirius looking pensive.

"Unfortunately," said Remus looking disgusted.

"What does that mean?" asked Hadrian his eyes narrowing in on them.

Severus' nostrils flared as if he already understood what they were talking about, his black eyes flashed in fury.

"Most of the family acted like he was about to jump up and kill them," said Remus shame faced.

"Surely not," protested Severus, he hadn't seen a family so loyal to one another to think they were turning back on one member of their family was shocking to say the least. He had held the Weasley's in a high regard for that particular trait if nothing else.

"Only Fred, George and Charlie looked sad instead of scared." said Sirius.

"Well they aren't the family I thought they were," said Severus disgusted.

"No they aren't…even I had my family with me during the hard times." said Remus his hand covering his face in tiredness. It had just been the full moon last night, so he got exhausted easily, even with the Potions.

"Well he's going to need you a great deal, they see family as everything. Exactly how the Weasley's were raised, it's going to kill him." said Severus looking pissed off. He may not like the children but damn it! How could they do that? How could they turn their back on one of their own? Especially Molly Weasley of all people?

Harry changed the subject to cheer them up; putting his memory into a pensive he let them watch it. They came out wide eyed, laughing very much amused with Dumbledore being taken down a peg or two. Unknown to Harry, Remus and Sirius had shivered hearing Harry speaking so coldly. They had gotten used to the casual tone of voice they had forgotten Harry cold be a cold, hard young man. That life on his own and doing what he did to survive, the looks and voice were probably bred into him through-out his life. It was serving him well, and they just hoped they were never confronted by an angry Harry Potter. If he had been in his normal form they could have bet all Sirius' gold that he would have been even more intimidating.

They only stayed for a few more hours before going back to see Bill Weasley. They would be doing it a lot in the coming weeks, preparing him for his first full moon as a werewolf.

Harry refused to allow himself to feel guilty; he had done what he had to do and couldn't change a thing. It still made him very uncomfortable that Weasleys family seemed to have deserted him, no one deserved that - then again either had he deserved what life had thrown at him. Or rather what Dumbledore had thrown at him anyway.

Harry had learned long ago that life simply was never fair, and everyone should learn that sooner or later. You make your own way in the world, and screw everyone else. Or at least that's how he used to think until he met Severus. He had a partner a life partner now and he truly wanted it to last. Remembering how Severus had comforted him earlier made his stomach jolt pleasantly.

Later that night, with the memories of the night before, Harry took control once he'd taken the Anti-Dote to the aging potion. Harry had proceeded to worship Severus' body everywhere, returning the favour from last night. Knowing how much pleasure it brought another person made Harry want to allow Severus that pleasure. So he shrugged Severus off when he tried and failed to urge him up. Only then did it dawn on him exactly why Severus was doing it. He had then shaken his head, told Severus there was a difference and that he loved him and wanted to share this experience with him. Severus didn't need any more convincing after that, he lay back and allowed Harry to have his wicked way with his body. Harry didn't often take control, but he liked it when he did…he also knew Severus wasn't used to bottoming so he didn't make a habit of it. Even after being in control Harry still wrapped himself snugly in Severus' arms before drifting off to sleep.

There we go! enjoy R&R